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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

28 ECO YARDS

Turning Lawns into Native Landscapes

by Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

32 MEDICAL MASSAGE

Targeted Therapy for Specific Ills

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by Linda Sechrist

34 RUN FUN

Races Beckon Beginners

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by Aimee Hughes

36 EGGS-PERT ADVICE How to Buy Good Eggs from Happy Hens

by Judith Fertig

38 TONY JUNIPER

on How Thriving Ecosystems Sustain Prosperity

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by Randy Kambic

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WILD REVEALS OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

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by April Thompson

44 ECO-FRIENDLY

HOME BUILDING

Innovations Boost Energy Efficiency

by John D. Ivanko and Liam Kivirist

48 ENZYME THERAPY FOR PETS

A Key to Good Health

by Shawn Messonnier

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pril 2017 has arrived and we once again bring a rich installment of natural health movement news and views to the people of Tampa Bay.

In recognition of the official return of Earth Day, Saturday the 22nd, this issue highlights environmental action, shining light on the crucial importance of sustainable living.

This month, we again report on locally organized opportunities and eco-friendly actions featuring fun events on both sides of Tampa Bay. Check out our special Earth Day Events listings (page 26). From fun entertainment and arts and crafts to enlightening exhibits on green-friendly building, gardening, and energy-water conservation, the Tampa Bay community shines in its own unique way.

On page 28, authors John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist share insights on “Eco Yards”, suggesting a bunch of ways to effectively turn lawns into native landscapes.

As a big fan of massage therapy, I found Linda Sechrist’s article on “Medical Massage” (page 32) particularly enlightening. This richly researched piece examines the many ways massage therapy targets and helps specific ills. It is employed by therapists working in collaboration with doctors, chiropractors, wellness centers, retirement care communities and more.

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newsbriefs Dr. Tong Offers Mastery of Life Lessons Process at Crystal Bay

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piritual healer/teacher of God, Dr. Mark Tong had the opportunity to work at an alternative cancer clinic with Stage IV cancer patients where he developed a process to identify the underlying emotional events and traumas that manifested into the disease. The implementation of this process gave patients the opportunity to receive healing and to obtain peace.

Today, using this same process, Dr. Tong teaches others to assist those with physical and emotional “issues” for healing and wellness. He discovered the “Seven Life Lessons” where he found that everyone is working on specific life lessons, and that these lessons are tied to specific emotions, events and relationships. By following this process, he and his students are able to assist others in identifying their life lessons and, more importantly, assist them in mastering the lesson(s). This same process is found to be effective in healing significant relationships, often times avoiding the need for ongoing counseling.

Dr. Tong is the author of Prevent Cancer and the owner/ director of Crystal Bay, a 60-room historic resort that provides assistance in attainment of wellness, healing and spiritual growth.

Location: 7401 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. For more information, call 727-914-7676. See ad page 19.

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Green Burial within a Nature Preserve

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eartwood Preserve Conservation Cemetery is the first in the Tampa Bay region to design a conservation cemetery within a nature preserve. They conserve and permanently protect the endangered natural habitats by providing environmentally sustainable burial options.

Heartwood Preserve brings peaceful rest for loved ones and their families as well as providing ecological vitality and beauty, offering a serene environment to visitors.

Natural or green burial is a safe and environmentally friendly practice that allows the body to return to the soil naturally by using biodegradable materials, avoiding vaults and toxic embalming fluids. Many cultures and faiths throughout the U.S. and around the world have historically used natural burial. It is now becoming a more common burial option offered in many cemeteries across the country.

Conservation burial takes this practice a step further by burying in a nature preserve rather than a conventional cemetery, and utilizing a portion of the burial fee to help maintain and protect the preserve’s natural ecosystems.

Location: 4100 Starkey Blvd., Trinity. Take a walk in the woods, experience a guided tour or enjoy social events. For more information, call 727-376-5111, email Info@HeartwoodPreserve.com or visit HeartwoodPreserve.com. Like them on Facebook. See ad page 39.

Inner Engineering with Sadhguru in Tampa April 29-30

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nner Engineering provides tools and solutions to empower and create a life the way you want it. It gives you the opportunity to intellectually explore the basics of life using methods from the distilled essence of yogic sciences. The course imparts practical wisdom to manage your body, mind, emotions and the fundamental life energy within.

Whether a seasoned yogi or a novice, Inner Engineering will meet you where you are, laying the groundwork for happier, more intentional living. For those seeking professional and personal excellence, this program offers keys for meaningful and fulfilling relationships at work, at home, in the community and within one’s self.

Sadhguru himself will be presenting the Inner Engineering Completion program, from April 29 to 30, at the Tampa Convention Center. This is a unique opportunity to receive this lifenurturing science live—from an authentic source. (Completing Inner Engineering Online, a seven-session online course, is a prerequisite for this program.) People from all over the world will travel to this event as Sadhguru personally conducts but a few sessions annually.

Program is open to ages 15 and up. For complete details and registration, call 813-413-1661 or visit InnerEngineering.com.

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Earth Fare Hosts First Free Seminar

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he recently opened Earth Fare store in Seminole will be playing host to a free seminar at 6 p.m., on April 20, presented by Jennifer Baer, ARNP, of LifeWorks Wellness Center.

Titled “The Gut and Its Hidden Impact on the Body,” the seminar will cover the reasons intestinal disease occurs, how it may be the underlying cause of many conditions and how it can be treated with natural solutions.

“The gastrointestinal system is often referred to as the second brain and I will explain why this is so,” Baer states. “I will also discuss the importance of taking care of this system for long-term health and longevity.”

Manager of the Seminole store, Tony Odorisio expresses, “We are very pleased to be bringing this talk to our customers because they like to stay informed about health issues.

We are confident they will want to take advantage of this educational seminar and we look forward to welcoming Jennifer to our store.”

Location: Earth Fare, 7774 113th St. N, Seminole. LifeWorks Wellness Center is located at 301 Turner St., Clearwater. For information about LifeWorks, call 727-466-6789 or visit LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com. See ad page 2.

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Integrated Energy Therapy Takes Healing to a New Level

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hile being fundamentally similar to acupuncture, reiki or therapeutic touch, Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) differs in that it targets cellular memory. Cellular memory is often the source of energetic blockages that support the development of depression, anxiety, self-sabotage or substance use.

IET facilitates changes at the DNA level. Practitioners direct Universal energy to release the vibrational effects of limiting beliefs, trauma or grief manifest as emotional or physical illness or blockages. It is particularly effective for abuse or family dysfunction in that the energy of these conditions can be released without having to relive the experiences.

Cynthia Higgins, MD, a 12-year master level instructor of IET and traditionally-trained psychiatrist, shares, “Transition to Energy Medicine represents a natural progression. Regardless of the modality we choose to heal, a return to wellness represents the body’s return to that vibration at which it functions optimally.

IET is a powerfully effective way of supporting this shift in consciousness as the whole being is returned to a state of harmony and unity with All That Is.”

Natural Awakenings’ readers receive 10 percent discount on first session. Location: MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center, 5632 Bee Ridge Rd., #101, Sarasota. For more information and/or appointment, call 941-378-9959 or visit SerenityServicesfl.com.

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Lecture on Gröening’s Teachings in Tampa

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atjaz Lesjak, M.D., will lecture on a cost-free way of attaining healing based on the teachings of Bruno Gröening, at 7 p.m., on April 24, at the Carrollwood Dental Lab in Tampa. A member of a worldwide medical scientific group encompassing many doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals who examine and verify healings that occur at these events, Dr. Lesjak will present several of these documented healings and inform on how to absorb a divine healing stream that’s available to everyone, regardless of social background, nationality or religion. It’s attested that many experience the healing stream during these lectures.

Gröening (1906-1959) spoke to crowds of help-seekers in 1950’s post-war Germany, urging a return to a belief in God and goodness. During these talks, mass healings of even chronic and incurable illnesses occurred, including multiple sclerosis, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, depression and drug addiction. The healings continue today.

The Bruno Gröening Circle of Friends is a nonprofit organization that operates entirely on voluntary donations.

Physicians like Lesjak volunteer and travel giving lectures in their free time without remuneration.

Cost: Free. Location: 16518 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa. For more information, call 414-852-2222 or visit Bruno-Groening.org. See ad page 8.

Massage is Good Therapy

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graduate from the Wood Hygienic Institute Professional School of Massage and Colon Hygiene, Willie Rodriguez specializes in Swedish, Therapeutic and Deep Tissue Massage as well as sciatic pain relief. He is licensed with the state of Florida, Lic #MA83159 and fully insured.

Massage is good therapy with multiple benefits. Swedish Massage is known for relieving stress, promoting relaxation, reducing anxiety, increasing blood circulation and promoting better sleep, among other life-enhancing qualities.

Therapeutic Massage offers the client a deeper experience than Swedish but lighter than Deep Tissue Massage.

Deep Tissue Massage relieves back pain (upper, mid or lower), shoulder pain, increases range of motion, relieves muscle tension (knots), helps with neck pain and much more.

To make it most convenient for his clients, Rodriguez provides massage therapy at Ocean Breeze Day Spa in Dunedin as well as an outcall service to home or office.

All therapies are customized to suit client’s specific needs. Required by Florida law, draping is tactfully used.

Location: 2058 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin. For an appointment at the spa or your location of choice, call 727644-6017. For more information, visit WillieRodriguez. amtamembers.com. See ad page 32.

Yoga Teacher Training at St. Pete Yoga Begins June/July

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t. Petersburg Yoga has been a trusted and enduring beacon of authentic yoga in the Tampa Bay area for more than 27 years. The studio is the largest yoga and meditation school in Florida and the only studio with all 500-level instructors.

Their next Yogi Training session formally begins soon (July for 200-hr. and June for 500-hr). You can get started today. The training is flexible in curriculum, schedule and payment plan, designed to custom tailor the program around you. This program is for anyone looking to use yoga to self-discover and who feels that the timing is right to move towards more freedom.

Students will embark on a transformative five-month personal journey, taught by 10 of the most experienced yogis in the area, and along the way gain Self-mastery using a wide range of yoga systems including: Therapeutic Essentials; Restorative; Classics; Power; Vinyasa; Philosophy; Meditation; Swing/Aerial; Yogi Life Coaching; and Mind Yoga. Students receive a 200- or 500- hour Yoga Alliance Certificate at program completion.

Cost: Save $150 by signing up by May 1. Location: 2842 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg. For more information and sign-up, call 727-894-9642 and/or visit StPeteYoga.com.

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Shamanic Rainbow - Wisdoms of Earth to Stars

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ira Lash is a Daoist priest with a doctorate in medical qi gong from the International Institute of Medical Qi Gong. She is a graduate of the Foundation of Shamanic Studies pioneered by Michael Harner. A trained herbologist in Western herbal medicine, she is also selfstudied in Chinese, Ayurvedic and South American modalities.

Having a strong connection with nature, spirituality, mediumship, consciousness, music and art, Lash is a reiki master, shamanic practitioner and medical qi gong master and has studied multiple energy medicine modalities, including Theta Healing, Access Bars, Reconnective Healing, DNA flame activator and Angel Therapy.

She facilitates Constellation Ancestral Healing, Quantum Touch, Chinese massage and past life regression and has a basic understanding of astrology charts for determining life paths and karmatic needs. She is also a firewalk instructor, weather worker, performs dowsing and shamanic house and land clearings and specializes in sacred ceremonial work.

Lash studied mediumship and psychic development with some of the top psychics at Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp and Lily Dale in New York. She is also a shamanic teacher facilitating dreamwork circles for both corporate and spiritual groups.

For more information or appointment, call 813-500-9863, email Mira@ShamanicRainbow.com or visit ShamanicRainbow. com. See ad page 58.

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he Natural Awakenings healthy living, healthy planet lifestyle app has been upgraded with a brand-new look and updated features. The changes to the free app, which has already been downloaded by 40,000plus users, will make keeping up with the best choices for a green and healthy lifestyle easier than ever.

New features include being able to sign up for promotions, updates and newsletters plus linking to the Natural Awakenings website. Visitors can find local magazines nationwide; a national directory of healthy and green businesses and resources with products, practitioners and services, complete with directions; updated national monthly magazine content; archives of hundreds of previously published articles that are searchable by key words; and an archive of articles in Spanish.

“These upgrades and expanded accessibility will empower people to enjoy healthier, happier and longer lives more easily than ever before,” notes Natural Awakenings founder Sharon Bruckman. “Offering free access to Natural Awakenings’ powerful network of healthy living resources through this exclusive app is another way we can serve our users.”

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Barefoot Running Improves Technique

arefoot running has become a popular activity for athletes, and with the right training, can be a helpful tool for many runners. A recent study from the University of Jaén, in Spain, confirms the benefits of barefoot running.

Researchers set out to determine what types of changes a 12-week program of barefoot running would produce in foot strike patterns, inversion, eversion and foot rotation.

Thirty-nine recreational athletes with no experience in barefoot running participated. Twenty formed the experimental group, with 19 serving as a control group. Researchers determined each runner’s low, high and comfortable running speed and conducted pre- and post-running tests using cameras to document foot strike patterns.

The experimental group’s training consisted of a progressive increase in the duration and frequency of barefoot running, while those in the control group performed the same progressive running program with their shoes on.

The experimental group showed significant changes in foot strike pattern, with a tendency toward a mid-foot strike at all speeds. They also displayed changes in foot rotation and inversion toward a more centered strike at the lower speed, supporting the notion that progressive barefoot training can help athletes trying to change their foot pattern to a mid- or front-foot strike.

Drinking More Water Improves Food Intake

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uopeng An, Ph.D., a kinesiology and community health professor at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, studied the hydration and dietary habits of more than 18,300 American adults and found that drinking more water each day can impact the overall calories and nutritional value of food consumed.

Reviewing data from four parts of the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, in which participants were asked to recall their food and drink intake during two non-consecutive days, An determined the percentage of plain water drunk by each person. He found an association between a 1 percent increase in the subjects’ daily intake of plain water and an 8.6-calorie reduction in food intake. An also discovered a slight reduction in foods high in fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol with the change.

Participants that increased their plain water consumption by one to three cups reduced their calorie intake by 68 to 205 calories per day. The same increase in water correlated with a daily reduction in sodium intake by 78 to 235 milligrams, five to 18 grams less sugar and seven to 21 milligrams less cholesterol.

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Sedentary Kids Lag in Reading Skills

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study from the University of Eastern Finland, in Kuopio, has found that less active boys perform worse in reading and arithmetic classes than their more active counterparts. Researchers studied 89 boys and 69 girls ages 6 to 8 and measured their sedentary time and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time using a heart rate monitor, movement sensors and body fat percentages. The subjects’ arithmetic and reading skills were calculated using standardized test scores.

Comparing the data, the researchers found that higher levels of MVPA were associated with higher reading fluency in grade one and that lower reading levels were associated with more sedentary time in grades one through three.

A significantly stronger correlation was discovered when male subjects were the focus. Sedentary boys that spent less time engaged in MVPA displayed consistently poorer scores in both reading fluency and comprehension than their peers. For girls, more sedentary time was associated with better arithmetic scores.

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Chelation Cuts Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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esearchers from the Mount Sinai Medical Center, in Miami Beach, concluded in a 2016 review of research that chelation therapy using agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) can significantly reduce risk of cardiovascular events.

The review highlighted research showing that heavy metals such as cadmium have been linked with increased cardiovascular disease risk, and chelation therapy has been shown to effectively remove heavy metals from the body.

Of particular interest was a study that specifically tested the effectiveness of chelation therapy on reducing cardiovascular events. The randomized, doubleblind study involved 1,708 patients ages 50 and up that had experienced a heart attack at least six weeks prior. Half were given 40 infusions of a 500 milliliter chelation solution with EDTA. The other half received a placebo.

Researchers measured deaths, heart attacks and strokes, along with other heart conditions and subsequent hospitalization for an average period of 55 months. They found that the chelation therapy reduced heart attacks and strokes by 23 percent and reduced hospitalization for heart attacks by 28 percent.

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2016 review from Australia’s Murdoch University, in Perth, confirms the cognitive benefits of consuming plants in the Salvia genus, particularly sage. Cognition includes processes associated with attention, memory, judgment, evaluation, reasoning, problem solving and decision making.

Researchers discussed the theory that an accumulation of amyloid-ß peptide (Aß) in the body is responsible for some cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s patients. Studies have shown that sage can protect mice against Aß-induced neurotoxicity, thus helping to preserve cognition.

The researchers also highlighted acetylcholine (ACh), a neurotransmitter believed to play an important role in attention, learning, memory and motivation.

ACh enzyme inhibitors help prevent alterations in ACh, preserving these functions.

In vitro and animal studies show that some species of salvia are effective ACh enzyme inhibitors.

In addition, animal studies have shown that sage extracts can reduce depression and anxiety. Both of these conditions can contribute to a decrease in cognitive function.

Further research is needed to determine the extent of the effect and safe dosage.

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Ocean Sanctuaries Expand in Pacific The Pacific island nation of Kiribati has established the world’s second-largest (1.3 million-square-mile) shark sanctuary, which bans commercial fishing throughout, and has also expanded the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary. The possession, trade and sale of sharks and shark products are also prohibited in these areas as is the use of fishing gear such as wire leaders for targeting sharks.

Worldwide, about 100 million sharks are killed each year in commercial fisheries. Nearly 30 percent of all known shark species assessed by scientists are now threatened with extinction. Sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they mature and reproduce slowly. Many Pacific island nations have established shark sanctuaries, recognizing the valuable ecosystem and economic roles that healthy populations provide.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora recently added 13 shark and mobula ray species to its list, a step toward ensuring sustainable and legal trade of these species.

March for Science this Earth Day Concerned citizens will unite on April 22 for a March for Science in Washington, D.C., and locations around the world to champion robustly funding and publicly communicating science for the common good as a pillar of freedom and prosperity. The group is calling on political leaders and policymakers to enact evidencebased standards in the public interest. The focus will showcase science as a tool to find answers and influence decisions at all levels, from astronomy to zoology, including environmental science and climate change.

Jacquelyn Gill, Ph.D., was part of the original group sparking the idea of a March for Science via her initial tweet. “We know how to keep our air and water clean, and the outcomes of the research should inform the policy,” says Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine.

Caroline Weinberg, a New York City science writer and program co-chairwoman, says, “Within hours, satellite marches were popping up around the country, then the world.” Organizers report several hundred established event locations and the number continues to grow.

To join or create an event, visit MarchForScience.com/satellite-marches.

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Phasing Out Plastic Film Food Wrappers Many grocery store foods are wrapped in plastic packaging that creates non-recyclable, non-biodegradable waste, even though thin, plastic films are not efficient at preventing spoilage. Some plastics are also suspected of leaching harmful compounds into food. Researcher Peggy Tomasula, D.Sc., is leading a U.S. Department of Agriculture team developing an environmentally friendly film made of the milk protein casein that addresses these issues. She states, “The protein-based films are powerful oxygen blockers that help prevent food spoilage.

When used in packaging, they could prevent food waste during distribution along the food chain.”

Plastic six-pack rings are renowned for their negative impact on wildlife and the environment.

Now the Saltwater Brewery, in Delray Beach, Florida, is making edible six-pack rings for beer cans that are 100 percent biodegradable.

Constructed of barley and wheat ribbons from the brewing process, they can be safely eaten by animals that come into contact with the refuse. Company President Chris Gove notes, “We hope to influence the big guys and inspire them to get on board.”

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Teen Finds Drought Solution in South Africa Kiara Nirghin, a South African teenage girl and recent winner of the Google Science Fair’s Community Impact Award for the Middle East and Africa, is pioneering a new technology to fight drought. The Holy Web, her super-absorbent polymer, can store reserves of water hundreds of times its own weight.

Drought remains one of South Africa’s main challenges, with at least eight provinces requiring regular food relief. The project is designed to help farmers in dry areas build large water reservoirs for an adequate and regular supply of water for irrigation. “I wanted to minimize the effect that drought has on the community, and the main thing it affects is the crops. That was the springboard for the idea,” says Nirghin. Her invention uses recycled and biodegradable waste products such as avocado skins and orange peels to make the polymer sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly.

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Toxin-Free Farmlands Rise to 4.1 Million Acres

Tree Terminators Insects Assault America’s Forests

Scott Shander, a Mercaris economist, says, “With today’s lower commodity grain prices, farmers are looking to add value and meet consumer demands. The global market is dictating U.S. prices.

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According to data service Mercaris, the U.S. had a record 4.1 million acres of organic farmland in 2016, an 11 percent increase over 2014. As of June 2016, the number of certified organic farms reached 14,979, including 1,000 startups.

The top states in organic cropland after California, with 688,000 acres, are Montana, Wisconsin, New York and North Dakota.

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In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, the tiny hemlock woolly adelgid spends its life sucking sap and eventually killing the tree. The bug is one example of an expanding horde of insects draining the life out of forests from New England to the West Coast. Aided by global trade, a warming climate and droughtweakened terrain, this invasion represents one of the greatest threats to biodiversity in the U.S. Scientists say they are already driving some tree species toward extinction and causing billions of dollars a year in damage, with the situation expected to worsen.

Today’s connected world enables foreign invaders to cross oceans in packing materials or on garden plants, and then reach American forests to rapidly expand their ranges. According to a new study in Ecological Applications, scientists say several species of hemlock and 20 species of ash could become nearly extinct in coming decades. Such destruction would eliminate a critical sponge to capture greenhouse gas emissions, a natural shelter for birds and native insects and a reliable food supply for bears and other animals. Dead forests also increase the danger of wildfires.

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A Female Taoist Master Speaks

“5-Elements of Politics & Religion”

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anya Storch, a professor of world religions, fluent in English, Chinese and Russian, trained with qigong masters from Taoist and Siberian lineages, later emigrating to the U.S. from the Soviet Union. She became Jeff Primack’s first qigong teacher. Primack went on to become the founder of Qi Revolution and has since trained thousands of qigong teachers.

Primack: In 1998 I met Tanya at the University of Florida’s Department of Religious Studies.

She was teaching classes in Taoism and Eastern religion.

In my first class with Professor Storch, she spoke on “lucid dreaming” wherein you become aware you are dreaming while still in the dream. Her teachings brought me closer to God and my relationship with spirit. Tanya taught me to use 5-Elements to be a more effective qigong teacher in this world. FiveElements of Fire, Water, Metal, Soil and Tree are Tanya’s area of expertise and this is her story.

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ern Ural Mountains.

Each summer, between the ages of 4 and 10, I was taken from my family in Leningrad and forced to stay three months with my grandma of the Votyak, a small ethnic minority who secretly practiced an ancient religion on veneration of natural forces.

Children in this village barely spoke Russian but they ran barefoot on the harsh, cold floor. These times awakened my primordial qi and began my journey of balancing the elements of fire and water.

Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union and educated by the Communist regime, I was trained to love a tiny metal star with the face of “Grandpa Lenin”.

God saved me from this madness by leading me to a master teacher of qigong and Taoist psychology. Through years of meditation and knowledge of 5-Elements, I learned to save energy from conflicts and increase energy in my body.

My teacher, trained as a hereditary Taoist master, came from a family that had preserved secret teachings for hundreds of generations about Tao, yin-yang, 5-Elements, qigong and herbal remedies. During the Chinese Revolution, an oracle advised him to marry a Russian woman and escape so his knowledge could be preserved and disseminated. He successfully escaped, avoiding torture which befell other men in his family. Because of his great talents, he became a language instructor at the Leningrad University where I studied with him for many years. In addition to this Taoist master, I managed to study with Russian Orthodox priests and Buddhist lamas. Both Christians and Buddhists supported each other during this time and hoped their united prayers would help destroy the great evil dictatorship of the USSR.

In Buddhism and Orthodox Christianity, our human body is viewed as a temporary temple filled with eternal light, our spirit and consciousness.

Purification of the temple is viewed as high priority. This is why, urged by my new clergy friends, I tried several rather

challenging forms of physical-spiritual purification, including going for days without food. I practiced consuming only a bowl of rice per day for five months, walking barefoot in deep snow, swimming in the middle of winter in water surrounded by ice, and lying dead on the hard floor for eight to nine hours (long enough for the soul to completely leave the body and travel).

I endured arrests, interrogations and other forms of political persecution in my country. This unique qigong knowledge was instrumental in creating conditions of hopeful energy as my family went through immigration in Austria, Italy and the U.S. Keeping peace with God, respecting all He created, and wisely using my innate fire have made my life bloom to the fullest, despite my age and injuries. I live without fear or other negative emotions.

When one understands the 5-Elements, one understands their own mind patterns, magnetic field and how to make its vibration stronger.

Primack: Professor Tanya’s immigration allowed for the creation of the Qi Revolution conference attended by over 50,000 Americans. Today, Professor Storch teaches at the University of the Pacific in California. She won’t let you call her a master but she is the closest to this ideal I have found. Although she

authors university textbooks on religious studies and gets paid well, Tanya’s bed is a futon on the floor and her couch is two floor pillows. While Tanya lacks places to sit in her physical dwellings, she has developed real energy that trumps material comforts.

Thousands of beautiful people will be practicing qigong under one roof, May 19 to 21, at the upcoming Qigong Revolution in Daytona. Cost is deliberately kept low so everyone who wants to learn can be present. Lineup includes: Qigong Routines, Breath Empowerment, Meditation, Food-Healing, Tui Na Massage and the “Collective Qi” from so many practicing in unison is magical. Professor Storch and Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, another expert on qigong, will be speaking at this one-ofa-kind event. Qi Revolution is nondenominational and promotes connection with God, the Tao and Great Spirit, teaching that sincere heart and posture matter most. The intention of gathering is to unify across cultures to reveal higher human potential.

Cost is $149 for 3-days. Open to the public. Fire, police and military personnel admitted free. Daytona Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach. Seating is limited. For more information and tickets, call 800-2988790 and/or visit QiRevolution.com.

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Great American Cleanup & KEEP TAMPA BAY BEAUTIFUL Sat., April 22, 8:30am–noon Volunteers beautify parks and recreation areas, clean seashores and waterways; plant trees, community gardens and flowers; and conduct educational programs and litter-free events. Visit KeepTampaBayBeautiful.org.

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TAMPA BAY ECOFEST PADDLE Sat., Apr 22, 8:30am-2pm Lowry Park Boat Ramp, 1204 W. Flora St. Tampa Bay Ecofest Paddle on the Hillsborough River. Water, sunscreen required. Organized by Sierra Club Tampa Bay Group. FMI: 813-966-9785 or email tbico@live.com.

he federal Every Student Succeeds Act, passed in December 2015 to take effect in the 2017-2018 school year, is the first law in U.S. history to include language that supports environmental education. Plans call for it to be integrated with current state standards, graduation requirements, teacher development and assessment, funding sources and policy action steps.

EducationWorld.com offers lesson plan ideas for students. For example, students from third grade through high school might collect their household junk mail and explore ways to reduce it. Those in kindergarten through eighth grade may create a binder of information on endangered species that includes maps, animal facts and threats to their survival, exploring causal interconnections throughout the planet.

Students can also build a cafeteria compost pile or find ways to improve their school’s recycling program.

Kathleen Rogers, president of the nonprofit Earth Day Network, on EarthDayNetwork.org, says, “We need to promote environmental consciousness into our children’s curricula so

they are able to analyze problems, think critically, balance needs and take informed action.”

Earth Day isn’t just one day. Aware citizens can take a rewarding action every day. Help Tampa Bay celebrate and forward its progress toward sustainability at these local Earth Day 2017 events.

8th EcoFest/Earth Day Tampa Bay Saturday, April 22, 10am-3pm Lowry Park Zoo, 7525 N. Blvd., Tampa Celebrating Tampa Bay individuals, organizations and businesses dedicated to the principles of sustainability (ecology, equity and economy). Free FMI: 813-948-4190 or email EcoFest@LearningGate.org.

Tiny Living Tiny Footprint Sat., April 8, 10am-4pm Hillsborough Community College (HCC) 4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa HCC’s 2017 Sustainability Expo. Earthfriendly living: bio-digesters, composting, tiny/minimalist living benefits. Inludes United Tiny House Assoc. exhibit of tiny houses. Free. Visit 2017BeyondSustainability.EventBrite.com.

SUSTainable st. Pete Earth Day Sat., April 22, 10am-5pm Historic Williams Park, Downtown St. Pete Celebrated by billions around the globe, Earth Day expresses common reverence and respect for our planet. Organized by Chart 411, focused on green businesses, environmental activists and family activities. FMI: EarthDaysp.com.

SUNSET SCREENING AT STETSON Tue., April 11, 8-10pm Stetson University College of Law 1401 61st St. S, Gulfport Early Earth Day event featuring screening of “Just Eat It–A Food Waste Story.”

Explore the issue of food waste from farm to fridge. FMI: email Sustainability@PinellasCounty.org.

Green Thumb Festival 2017 Sat-Sun., April 22-23, 9am-4pm Walter Fuller Rec. Center, 7891 26th Ave. N, St. Petersburg Earth-friendly environmental and horticultural exhibits, diagnostic soil and water sample clinic, free butterfly plants, Garden Wagon Parade, food court, entertainment and more. Free FMI: StPeteParksRec.org/greenthumb.

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ECO YARDS Turning Lawns into Native Landscapes

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raditional turf lawns are an ecological nightmare,” says John Greenlee, author of The American Meadow Garden, who notes that most monoculture turf lawns never even get used.

His company, Greenlee and Associates, in Brisbane, California, designs residential and other meadows throughout the U.S. as an engaging alternative.

Many other appealing options likewise use native plants appropriate to the local climate. For instance, replacing Kentucky bluegrass, Bermuda grass or another non-native species with natives can deliver drought resistance and lower irrigation needs; eliminate any need for fertilizers or toxic pesticides; reduce or eliminate labor-intensive and often polluting mowing and edging; enhance the beauty of a home; and attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife.

Before replacing a lawn, determine the desired result. It may simply be achieving a low-maintenance, lawn-free yard; growing food like vegetables, herbs, fruit or nuts; or supplying ample flowers for a fresh weekly bouquet. Other benefits might include increasing privacy, dining al fresco, escaping into nature or even sequestering carbon dioxide to reduce climate change.

To be successful, choices must be appropriate to the climate, plant hardiness zone, local zoning ordinances and homeowner association rules. Also consider the soil quality and acidity, moisture content and whether plantings will be in full sun or shade, or both.

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From the Midwest to New England, “Wild ginger makes a nice, low groundcover with heart-shaped leaves in shade or part shade, where lawn grass often struggles,” suggests Pam Penick, of Austin, Texas, author of Lawn Gone: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard. “Pennsylvania sedge, a low, grassy, meadow-like groundcover, can also work. For areas with full sun, bearberry, an evergreen creeping shrub with red berry-like fruit in fall, or prairie dropseed, a beautiful prairie grass with sparkling seed heads in fall, might be worth trying.”

“Stick with the Carex family of plants, the sedges, for a native meadow,” echoes Greenlee. “They vary in color, texture and height. Follow nature’s lead and create a tapestry of commingled plants. Start slow and add flowering plants like Queen Anne’s lace, daisies, asters and poppies.”

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In sunny and well-drained areas of the South, Penick suggests Gulf muhly, an ornamental grass. “Its fall blooms resemble pink cotton candy floating above its green leaves.” In Florida, flowering sunshine mimosa with fernlike leaves and other natural groundcovers are low maintenance.

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The right regional native plants often include grasses and ferns, herbaceous plants like flowering perennials and woody ones like shrubs, vines and trees. Native plants provide shelter and food for wildlife and help preserve a sense of place. “Work with a professional landscaper in your area, ideally a member of the Association for Professional Landscape Designers,” advises Greenlee. Tap a local university extension service, master gardener and garden club for local expertise, often available at no or low cost via classes or club membership.

leaves that puddle around it, suitable for shade or partially shaded areas,” advises Penick. “It’s slow to grow, but highly drought-tolerant and nicely covers a dry slope or spills over a retaining wall.

Texas sedge makes a lowgrowing, meadowy alternative that’s evergreen and needs mowing only once every year or two.”

Moss is a fine option for shady and moist areas. “If moss is naturally colonizing a patch of yard, allow it to fill in where the lawn doesn’t want to grow,” Penick counsels. “It makes a springy, evergreen groundcover needing only brief misting to keep it looking good during dry periods.”

Mediterranean and California Coast

Plentiful sunshine, rare frosts and modest rainfalls make many California coastal areas perfect for growing lots of plants, rather than plots of water-thirsty turf. “For full sun, work with California yarrow, purple sage, Indian mallow, white sage, lupines and California sagebrush,” recommends Charlie Nardozzi, of Ferrisburgh, Vermont, author of Foodscaping. “In shade, try mountain yarrow, mimulus monkey flower, California honeysuckle, California flannel bush and coyote mint.”

“Blue grama grass is native to many states, and buffalo grass is native to states west of the Mississippi River in the right places,” adds Greenlee.

They’re especially suited for meadows established in drought-prone regions.

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“For sunny areas, try goat’s beard, penstemon, beach strawberry, mock orange and huckleberry,” says Nardozzi, who

covers gardening nationally at GardeningWithCharlie.com. “For part shade, experiment with gooseberry, red flowering currants, western amelanchier, deer fern, trillium and wild ginger.”

Adding some clover to a traditional lawn may eliminate the need for fertilizers while retaining some turf, says Erica Strauss, of Gamonds, Washington, in her Northwest Edible Life blog.

“When the clover loses leaf mass from mowing, its roots die off to compensate and nitrogen enters the soil for neighboring plant roots to use.”

White clover works well for those on a budget; microclover costs more and is even better.

For shady, north-facing or boggywet areas, Strauss recommends sweet woodruff. Moss is another option.

Semi-Arid, Steppe and Desert Climes

“If you crave a lawn but want to go native, Habiturf is perfect for the hot, dry Southwest,” says Penick. Developed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in Austin, Texas, it’s a mix of several native turf grasses, looks like a shaggy traditional lawn and can be occasionally mowed on a high setting to keep it neat. Once established, it needs far less water than traditional turf.

“Silver ponyfoot grows well in many regions as an annual; as a perennial, it needs mild winters,” Penick continues.

“Native to western Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, it likes good drainage, gravelly soil and full-to-part sun.”

Xeriscaping—landscaping that requires little to no water—is especially prevalent in hot, dry regions. Plant picks typically include cactus, succulents, agave and herbs like rosemary or sage.

John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist, co-authors of ECOpreneuring and Farmstead Chef, operate the Inn Serendipity, in Browntown, WI.

More EcoYard Ideas Edible Landscaping

A kitchen garden represented by any kind of edible landscaping replaces some turf grass with produce. Carefully designed and maintained, it can be as attractive as any other garden space. “According to GardenResearch. com, 30 million U.S. households, about 25 percent, participated in vegetable gardening in 2015,” reports Dave Whitinger, executive director of the National Gardening Association, owned by Dash Works, in Jacksonville, Texas.

“To integrate edibles into a landscape, first assess the locations of sunny and shady spots,” says garden consultant Charlie Nardozzi. “Then, identify plants suited to the growing conditions that will fit in those areas.

Mix in edibles with flowers, shrubs and groundcovers to keep the yard beautiful.” For urban areas, he recommends raised beds and containers as a good way to integrate edibles, bringing in clean soil and moving containers to the sunniest spots in the yard.

“We have 3,000 raised beds in Milwaukee,” says Gretchen Mead, executive director of the Victory Garden Initiative, which helps install edible landscapes. “We went from about 35 new kitchen gardens eight years ago to more than 500 each year now.”

The easy-to-build raised beds go on top of or in place of turf lawns. For Midwestern residents, Mead recommends beginning with six crops that can be started as transplants, like tomatoes or broccoli, and then growing a couple of plants from seed, like zucchini or green beans.

Water-Saving Gardens

“Water-saving gardens use less of this precious resource through appropriate plant choices, rain-conserving features, berming and terracing to slow runoff, water-permeable hardscaping and smart irrigation practices,” says Pam Penick, author of The Water-Saving Garden. “Regardless of where you live,

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saving water is a priority for everyone.

Drought is a growing problem in the Southwest and West, but also affects the Midwest, Southeast and even New England.”

“Rain gardens help absorb, retain and use rainfall, preventing it from draining into the sewer,” agrees Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd, with Colorado’s Denver Botanic Gardens. “Rain barrels collect water from gutters and downspouts so there’s more control in time and method of distribution, including perhaps drip irrigation.”

According to the Groundwater Foundation, in Lincoln, Nebraska, rain gardens can remove up to 90 percent of problematic nutrients and chemicals and up to 80 percent of sediments from rainwater runoff. Compared to a conventional lawn, they allow 30 percent more water to soak into the ground.

Hardscaping

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walkways, patios, fountains, decks and grilling areas to enjoy the outdoors. “Plant people can get excited about planting but forget to leave ample space for patios and paths, often resulting in an overgrown, pinched look for seating areas and other places meant to be inviting,” cautions Penick. “It can also be easy to underestimate how large plants

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can grow in a few years. Plan ahead for these ‘people spaces’ and install them before establishing garden beds.”

Landscapers recommend being generous with this technique without paving over paradise. “Plants will spill and lean over hardscaping, so it won’t feel too large once your garden is filling in,” says Penick. “To address runoff and allow rainwater to soak into the soil, use water-permeable paving wherever possible: gravel, dry-laid flagstone or pavers; even mulch for casual paths.”

MEDICAL MASSAGE Targeted Therapy for Specific Ills

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haron Puszko, Ph.D., founder of the Daybreak Geriatric Massage Institute, in Indianapolis, teaches and certifies massage therapists working in assisted living, long-term care and memory care facilities. She relates, “These individuals appreciate not only the physiological benefits of massage but also having a therapist touch and address them by their names. A 105-yearold woman jokes, ‘Now that they’ve figured out how to keep us alive for so long, they don’t know what to do with us. Thank God for massage therapy.’”

Specialty certificate programs such as Puszko’s, representing advanced education and training within a modality qualified as therapeutic massage and bodywork, are benefitting both massage therapists and clients. Some outcomebased specialty modalities considered as requirements for specific populations such as seniors, athletes, infants and cancer patients and survivors, are referred to as “medical massage”.

The nonprofit National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork provides an accredited, voluntary certification beyond entrylevel state licensure. To maintain their status, therapists must complete 24 hours of continuing education and 100 hours of work experience, and pass a criminal background check every two years. The certifying board also approves

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continuing education providers that teach specialty techniques, including integrative health care, sports massage and military veteran massage. The result is therapies administered according to a national standard of excellence requisite for therapists working in collaboration with doctors, chiropractors, wellness centers, retirement care communities and other medical settings.

Puszko, an approved provider who founded her service in 2000, offers beginning and advanced weekend workshops for therapists on the complexities of physiological changes and technical skills required to work with geriatric or senior clients. She works from three offices in upscale retirement communities and teaches approved continuing education curricula throughout the U.S. and internationally.

“Although the skills I teach are not taught in massage school, they are in demand at independent and assisted living facilities where massage is considered a vital aspect of health care,” says Puszko. “Older Americans represent the greatest challenge to massage therapists. For elderly residents, stretching and pulling on delicate skin and joints, as well as pushing one’s elbow into gluteus maximus muscles, are unacceptable approaches.” She explains that they might be called upon for a range of needs from helping prepare a 70-year-old marathoner for a race

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to reducing the stress of an exhausted hospice patient.

Geri Ruane is one of four founding directors of Oncology Massage Alliance, in Austin, Texas. She manages the operations for this nonprofit created in 2011 to help therapists that volunteer to administer complimentary hand and foot massage therapy to cancer patients and caregivers in chemotherapy infusion rooms and prior to radiation treatment. Ruane defines the essential aspects of an oncology massage therapist’s (OMT) skill set. “A properly trained therapist has an informed understanding of the disease itself and the many ways it can affect the human body; the side effects of cancer treatments, such as medications, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation; and the ability to modify massage techniques in order to adapt accordingly. Our main purpose is to reduce stress and provide emotional support for cancer patients and caregivers in radiation and infusion rooms.”

Hospitals in 35 states and Washington, D.C., now offer massage therapy to individuals during cancer treatment. MK Brennan, president of the Society for Oncology Massage, created in 2007, in Toledo, Ohio, is a registered nurse with

a longtime practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brennan observes, “In nursing school, I was taught how to give a back rub, an aspect of patient care once provided by all nurses, but no longer part of a nurse’s education. It now appears that there could be a resurgence of interest in offering massage therapy in hospitals that would encompass more medical aspects and require modified techniques for different patient populations.”

In addition to oncology and geriatric massage, other select massage therapy modalities such as orthopedic, bodywork, Asian techniques and those related to pregnancy, infant and child health care as well as other special needs require advanced education and training.

Before making an appointment with a massage therapist/bodyworker for a specific type of help, inquire about their knowledge, experience, training and continuing education.

Ask about additional credentials above entry-level core education that are specific to special needs.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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’ve run in cities, rural areas and suburbs. I’ve run while deployed to military bases in the Middle East, in cities on four continents, in blazing heat and winter snowstorms,” says Maria Cicio, a licensed professional counselor candidate and marathoner in Grove, Oklahoma. “I’ve been running regularly for 25 years, mostly injury-free, and have found what works best for me.”

For beginners, Cicio recommends starting with a 5K race. “There are a hundred reasons why a full marathon would not be fun for a beginner, but trail running, charity races and 5K road races are perfect,” she says.

Cicio attests the physical health benefits come from the training and preparation more than from the race itself.

“You can run for many years before deciding to run an official race, in which case you’ll probably have already experienced increased cardiovascular health, improved muscle tone and strength.

“Running your first race can focus your running and turn it into training. You might increase your daily or weekly mileage, depending on the planned length of the race, or add some speed work to your regular running routine. When I’m training for a race, I’m more in tune with what my body needs; I also sleep better,” she says.

The mental benefits are what keep many people running, even after the physical ones seem to plateau, advises Cicio. “Running means regular exercise, so it can improve our general mood. While numerous studies show this to be true, the best evidence comes from runners themselves.”

Almost everyone has heard of a runner’s high, even if we haven’t experienced it ourselves. It’s long been accepted that endorphins released during exercise create a feeling of euphoria after a satisfying workout. Recent research on mice

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by the Central Institute of Mental Health at the University of Heidelberg Medical School, in Germany, suggests that it might be natural endocannabinoids that lighten our mood and contribute to the high.

Meditation master Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, in Halifax, Canada, teaches an online course, The Art of Mindful Running. He points out that running, or doing any physical activity, in a meditative state can deepen, train and enhance the mind. “Within 20 to 30 minutes, you have an opportunity to work with your mind. Instead of just spacing out or trying to get exercise, you can actually say, ‘I am going to be present, I am going to relate to my breathing and my movement a little bit,’” says Mipham. “This is healthy both for the mind and the body.”

Those looking for an alternative to running on concrete and asphalt find that trail running ups the fun factor while nature nurtures us. “While I’d always loved running races, the roads rarely changed. Even the same trail tends to change daily, with a new puddle or a log to jump or crawl over, or a new offshoot. The natural running landscape is full of surprises,” says Nikki Partridge, an avid trail runner, American College of Sports Medicine-certified personal trainer and Stott Pilates instructor in Auburn, California.

“Trail running healed me,” says Partridge. “I always had some injury from running: tendonitis, sprained ankles, runner’s knee, pulled hamstrings, illiotibial band syndrome, shin splints or plantar fasciitis. I became a walking encyclopedia on injury and recovery. But the trails saved me. I no longer pronated when I ran, I had no more tendonitis from running on canting sidewalks—even my knee pain disappeared—my balance improved and my body was happy.”

When winding down after a race, carve out ample time for recovery and reflection. “I always ask myself what I liked about how it was organized, course conditions, support staff and the after-party, and then look for another race that fits my preferences,” says Cicio. “Consider taking a vacation around a particular race that interests you or find a local road race the next time you travel. For a modest fee, you get to run a race and typically luck into a T-shirt, food and party camaraderie.”

The running world can open our eyes to new places, good people and greater self-awareness, along with physical fitness. Spring is a good time to lace up our shoes and begin the expansive journey.

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy and senior staff writer for LongevityTimes online. Connect at Aimee@LongevityTimes.com. natural awakenings

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Eggs-pert Advice How to Buy Good Eggs from Happy Hens

by Judith Fertig

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anice Cole, the author of Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes, knows how delicious a really fresh egg tastes. She keeps three chickens she calls “the girls” in the backyard of her suburban Minneapolis home. “Jasmine, a white Silkie, lays small, beige-colored eggs; Keiko a black and white Ameraucana and Silver Wyandotte cross, green eggs; and Peanut, a brown, feathery Cochin mix, brown eggs,” relates Cole.

Cole has learned a lot about the natural lives of chickens. They need 14 hours of sunlight to produce eggs and lay about one per day. Chickens must be protected from predators, locked up at night in their coop for optimal well-being and let out in the morning to roam. Here are some tips for buying the freshest, most delicious and humanely raised chicken eggs.

Deciphering the language on an egg carton is a first step. Diet affects flavor.

“Eggs from pasture-raised chickens allowed to roam—eating grass, worms and bugs in the backyard or a pasture—will look and taste better than eggs from chickens limited to an inside space eating chicken feed,” says Cole.

“Pasture-raised eggs will have a fresh

herbaceous, or grassy, flavor with an ‘egg-ier’ essence.”

“Look for the terms organic, free range or ideally, pastured or pasture-raised,” advises Adele Douglass, in Herndon, Virginia, executive director of Humane Farm Animal Care (CertifiedHumane.org).

“USDA Organic” is a U.S. Department of Agriculture label confirming that the food the chicken ate was certified organic. “Non-GMO” indicates a diet free of genetically modified ingredients.

“Free-range”, another USDA label, means the chicken had continuing access to the outdoors. “Pasture-raised” assures that the chicken roamed outdoors daily, eating what they wanted; the ideal scenario.

“Cage-free” is a USDA-regulated designation ensuring that the chickens were allowed to roam freely about within their building to get food and water.

“Natural” has no real meaning says Douglass; the term invokes no USDA regulation and nothing about actual farming practices. “Certified Humane” or “Animal Welfare Approved” means that each free-range hen has at least two square feet of outdoor space; it’s the most desirable designation, says Douglass.

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physical conditions similar to those Cole affords, but on a larger and more efficient scale, usually without the love.

In regions where 14 hours of daylight are not a given, farmers use artificial lighting. When snow is too deep for the birds to venture out and it’s too cold for bug life, farmers supply indoor coops and feed. How well and humanely they do this is up to consumers to find out.

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Eating one egg a day, or moderate consumption, will not raise cholesterol levels in healthy adults, concludes a 2012 review in the journal Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. While egg yolks contain cholesterol, they also possess nutrients that help lower the risk for heart disease, including protein, vitamins B12 and D, riboflavin and folate, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston. A study by Kansas State University researchers published in the 2001 Journal of Nutrition also found that phosphatidylcholine, another substance in eggs, can decrease the amount of cholesterol the body absorbs from them.

Plus, eggs are great sources of micronutrients and antioxidants, says Kristin Kirkpatrick, a registered and licensed dietitian and wellness manager for Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, in Ohio. “I’ve always been a huge proponent for eggs. As lean sources of protein, they help us stay full, are easy to prepare and can be part of a healthy eating regime because they’re packed with free-radical- and inflammationfighting antioxidants.” Kirkpatrick adds, “Eggs also help protect eyes.

Their nutrient-rich yolks, like leafy green vegetables, are high in lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids that studies have repeatedly shown help protect against macular degeneration.”

Ideally, all chickens would be treated like Cole’s “girls.” For now, the best most of us can do is choose “Pasture-Raised,” “Organic” and “Certified Humane”. Getting to know more about the farmers that produce our eggs is even better.

Judith Fertig writes food health articles and cookbooks from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

More than 90 percent of eggs sold today come from giant egg factories. ~ Pete and Gerry’s, America’s first Certified Humane egg producer

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Eggs to Trust Here’s Humane Farm Animal Care’s Adele Douglass’ short list of sources for well-raised eggs.

Kirkland Signature Organic Eggs, at Costco, are Certified Humane.

While not pasture-raised, they’re cage-free. Costco has partnered with several small family farms throughout the country, which guarantees peace of mind for Costco and gives these smaller purveyors a steady stream of business.

Vital Farms, of Austin, Texas, supplies eggs to stores throughout many of the southern and western states.

They specialize in Pasture-Raised and Certified Humane eggs, produced by about 90 family farms. Recently, they pioneered a process to make “culling” (killing non-egg-bearing male chicks) more humane.

Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, headquartered in Monroe, New Hampshire, works with more than 30 family farms in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

Their eggs are Organic and Certified Humane, as the chickens live in spacious barns with outdoor access. “Most of the year, they roam outside our barns as they please on organically grown grass amid clover and wildflowers,” says owner Jesse Laflamme. “At the same time, we also have to ensure our hens are safe from predators and communicable diseases from wild birds.”

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Tony Juniper on How Thriving Ecosystems Sustain Prosperity

by Randy Kambic

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eading environment advocate and author Tony Juniper has been an Earth champion for three decades, imploring humanity to urgently understand that we need nature to thrive.

His recently reissued book What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? How Money Really Does Grow on Trees, first published in 2013, won the Independent Publishers Living Now gold medal. It warns about the severe environmental cost of poor land planning; informs how birds, coral reefs, rain forests and other flora and fauna help preserve and sustain our quality of life; pushes for new recycling laws; and seeks to make children early enthusiasts.

Formerly executive editor of Friends of the Earth, he serves as president of the Wildlife Trust, in Great Britain, teaching faculty of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and is sustainability advisor to Prince Charles, a noted conservationist.

Why do you believe that economic growth and conservation can coexist?

We are measuring economic growth crudely with no sense of quality.

One country can have 2 percent gross domestic product growth and at low environmental cost, whereas another measuring similar growth might be both causing massive environmental destruction and concentrating the generated wealth among small numbers of people.

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We need to grow economies in ways that protect the environmental services that create opportunities for growth in the first place. It’s a major challenge for a world hell-bent on simplistic, crude measures of economic performance.

In the Ivory Coast, where I recently visited, many poor rural people grow cocoa. One way to expand its economy is to produce more cocoa at the expense of tropical rain forests, which ultimately destroys the economy because forests are a major source of rainfall. Extended droughts caused by deforestation reveal that kind of growth is self-defeating. We need a more sophisticated approach, with the economy becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ecology, not the other way around.

Are true eco-cities and eco-suburbs feasible?

We can design much more livable areas for the protection and health of wildlife, nature and residents. Nature also has a major bearing on the costs of a country’s healthcare system. A number of population level studies, including from the Netherlands, reveal how people with access to green space feel better and experience higher levels of well-being, especially in mental and psychological health.

Many Western countries are seeing increased incidences of depression, anxiety and other psychological

problems that can be reduced through greater access to open areas, green spaces and wildlife.

We can expect massive increases in urban areas worldwide in the next 40 years. There’s an opportunity now to plan in integral ways to make these places better for everyone. Failing to integrate nature into them will ramp up the public health costs later on.

What can citizens do to strengthen U.S. environmental policies?

First, every election has candidates we can vote for that are more or less knowledgeable and clued into environmental issues.

Second, we can exercise power in our purchasing choices. Some companies take leadership positions on environmental and sustainability issues; others don’t. With some research, shoppers can find the best companies to patronize, like those that prioritize low-carbon emissions, resource efficiencies and environmental protection policies. Many of them are advocating for more sensible, long-term environmental policies.

In the U.S., one of the biggest pushbacks to the new administration will be from progressive companies that know the future has to be green; buying from these businesses strengthens their role and influence.

Third, we can add to the people’s collective voice by joining campaigns and backing Earth-conscious organizations like the National Audubon Society, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club.

Why do you believe it’s important to instill basic ecological principles in youngsters?

In the future, if fewer people understand the implications of climate change, ecosystem degradation, loss of wild animals and rampant toxic pollution, it’ll be even harder to embed adequate responses. The next generation should know how this planet works.

Our world doesn’t succeed just on the basis of technology. It’s being run on microorganisms, the actions of forests, seas, soils and everything in the natural world. People that don’t know this can do a lot of damage.

When more young people know the basics, it’s more likely they’ll behave in ways that reflect them. Progressive urbanization, with ever fewer people having direct experience of how nature works, is already an issue, so investing in our youth now will pay dividends in their future.

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The Heart of the Wild Reveals Our Spiritual Life Excerpts from “America’s National Parks” from The Hour of Land

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t was standing inside I was held in a I learned early Nothing.

Timpanogos Cave (a darkness so deep that my on we live by eyes seemed shut even national monument) as an 8-year-old child that marked they were open. All wild mercy. though me. Hiking to the entrance I could hear was the sound of the cave with our church group, we of water dripping and the beating heart were ushered in by a park ranger. Imof the mountain. mediately, the cool air locked inside the I don’t know how long I stood inside mountain enveloped us and we wore Timpanogos Cave before our church it as loose clothing. Immense stalacleader realized I was missing, but it was tites and stalagmites hung down from long enough to have experienced how the ceiling and rose up from the floor, fear moves out of panic toward wonder. declaring themselves teeth. We were Inside the cave, I knew I would be found. inside the gaping mouth of an animal What I didn’t know was what would find and we were careful not to disturb the me—the spirit of Timpanogos. beast, traversing the cave on a narrow

To this day, my spiritual life is found constructed walkway above the floor so inside the heart of the wild. I do not fear as not to disturb its fragility. But it was it, I court it. When I am away, I anticipate the Great Heart of Timpanogos Cave my return, needing to touch stone, rock, that captured my attention. water, the trunks of trees, the sway of

When everyone else left the chargrasses, the barbs of a feather, the fur left ismatic form, I stayed. I needed more behind by a shedding bison. time to be closer to it, to watch its red Wallace Stegner, a mentor of mine, orange aura pulsating in the cavernous wrote: “If we preserved as parks only space of shadows. I wanted to touch those places that have no economic the heart, run the palms of my hands on possibilities, we would have no parks. its side, believing that if I did, I could And in the decades to come, it will not better understand my own heart, which be only the buffalo and the trumpeter was invisible to me. I was only inches swan that need sanctuaries. Our own away, wondering whether it would be species is going to need them, too. It cold or hot to the touch. It looked like needs them now.” ice, but it registered as fire.

Suddenly, I heard the heavy door Excerpts from The Hour of Land: A slam and darkness clamp down. The Personal Topography of America’s group left without me. I was forgotNational Parks by Terry Tempest Wilten—alone—locked inside the cave. liams, reprinted with permission. Learn I waved my hand in front of my face. more at CoyoteClan.com/index.html.

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NEW WAVE Kids Organize to Save Our Oceans

by April Thompson

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arth’s oceans shelter more than a million species, employ millions of people and feed billions more. Their complex ecosystems increasingly face critical challenges, including acidification, overfishing and pollution. Inspiring us all, youths nationwide are stepping up with bold, creative actions benefiting present and future generations to show us how we too, can do our part.

Sean Russell, 24, of Englewood, Florida, was exposed to ocean wonders in junior marine conservation summer camps and 4-H programs. Volunteering with Mote Marine Laboratory’s dolphin research program, in Sarasota, Russell was struck by how improperly discarded fishing line entangled and killed dolphins and other wildlife. At 16, he launched the Stow It—Don’t Throw It Project to promote portable receptacles made from repurposed tennis ball containers for anglers to stash used fishing line for later safe disposal on shore.

More than 21,000 containers have been distributed nationwide to date.

While earning a bachelor’s degree in biology, Russell launched the Youth Ocean Conservation Summit to harness youth enthusiasm for related issues.

Six summits have convened hundreds of concerned young change-makers and adult professionals. “Young people learn about current threats to marine

life and become inspired by peers sharing ideas and successes,” says Russell.

Planning and skill-building sessions fuel action, often assisted by microgrants to help kick-start community projects.

Russell is also involved with the nonprofit EarthEcho International, which activates young leaders through peer-to-peer networks. One recent campaign, 3T4E, encouraged youth worldwide to pick up three pieces of trash on November 1 and document their efforts. Nearly 2 million social media impressions later, they’ve reached youth in 24 states, in 19 countries and on six continents, according to Executive Director Mia DeMezza.

Founded by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, the Washington, D.C., EarthEcho shares service learning stories that record steps young people are taking to mitigate local waterway issues. In a virtual classroom field trip series, they can explore issues such as oceanic dead zones and acidification through dynamic multimedia presentations. “These young people are going to inherit the problems we’ve created, and deserve a seat at the table,” says DeMezza.

Given the opportunity, youth can play a key role in conservation, research and policy making for Earth’s oceans. “I look at youth not as leaders of the future, but leaders of today,” says Russell.

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Daniela Fernandez, 23, is one of the youth leaders working to bridge the generational divide on ocean conservation issues. An undergraduate at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., she was invited to a 2013 United Nations (UN) meeting to address the state of the world’s oceans. When she inquired if they had social media outlets to share their discussions, she discovered they did not. The 2016 Christopher Benchley Ocean Award winner relates, “I returned to campus with a sense of urgency about the issues I learned about, which led me to start a nonprofit to connect Millennials with the oceans.”

The resulting Sustainable Oceans Alliance (SOA) has since hosted three global ocean summits with participants from more than 30 colleges and universities, learning directly from leaders in government, science, business and policy. Summit-watch parties at embassies around the world enabled Millennials to submit questions and comments online. Consequently, Secretary of State John Kerry’s office partnered with SOA to incorporate a youth component in the state department’s 2016 Our Ocean Conference.

The SOA, recognized by the United Nations as a game-changing initiative, has catalyzed 30 chapters on U.S. campuses, with plans to expand to Britain, Chile and Spain. Actionable steps include advocating for college curricula on ocean health. Already, the alliance has helped sway global policy, gathering 30,000 signatures petitioning that ocean conservation be included in UN sustainable development goals. It also mobilized youth advocating for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, America’s first marine monument (measuring a bit larger than Yellowstone National Park), off of Cape Cod, created by former President Obama in 2016.

Russell and Fernandez agree that rallying around solutions is key to engaging youths and adults alike.

“You can talk about the problems all day long, but it’s solutions that inspire people to take action,” says Russell.

Fernandez adds, “Often, people feel helpless in the face of big issues, but if you give them a simple way to help, they will get behind it.”

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

Sea Change Youth worldwide are engaging in innovative ways to activate their communities and combat ocean pollution.

Pédrisson and Emmanuelson Bernard, of Carrefour, Haiti, won the 2016 Millennium Oceans Prize for a win-win solution to urban waste, ocean pollution and unemployment.

During Haiti’s rainy season, the city’s streets carry trash to the sea. The brothers developed a waste management system and mobilized community youth to help keep the streets clean, in turn protecting the waters upon which the island community depends.

Students from Borrisoleigh, Ireland, won the EurOcean Foundation’s European Mário Ruivo Prize for a marine trash-fighting solution called Bags with Tags, in December.

Laura Hutchinson and Antoinette Atik designed stylish totes to curb the use of plastic bags, including magnetic tags for easier retrieval from waterways; they worked with local stores to distribute them at points of sale.

In another 2016 Professor Mário Ruivo Prize finalist effort, students from the island of Malta developed a way to keep waste from falling out of the usually open trash bins serving local ferries that transport 4 million passengers annually by collaborating with town officials to place three marine-friendly containers near the ferry departure point.

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“When a homeowner views their energy monitoring data, they quickly begin seeing the correlation between their energy consumption and production,” says Leon Dulak, the MREA site manager. “The direct correlation drives them to change how they live and use energy.”

It costs slightly more on a monthly mortgage to build a home that costs far less per month to operate. ~Dan Chiras Energy Storage

Tesla Motors does more than produce high-end electric cars and solar shingles.

The company is also on the cutting edge of future energy storage. Tesla’s new, compact Powerwall 2 battery system, complete with inverter, can power an average two-bedroom home for 24 hours.

Chiras says, “Utilities throughout the nation are cracking down with special fees on solar-home owners that occasionally pull electricity from the grid. I think more people are going to opt to go off-grid or install a Tesla battery to provide nighttime power to preempt this. It’s easier to maintain than a standard lead-acid battery, and should last as long. When its useful life is over, the homeowner returns it to the company.”

“Saltwater-based batteries for homeowners are coming up,” observes Clay Sterling, assistant professor of electrical technology at Kankakee Community College, in Kankakee, Illinois. “The batteries from Aquion Energy are nontoxic, safe and recyclable.” Their Aspen series of aqueous hybrid ion batteries contain neither heavy metals nor toxic chemicals and are non-flammable and non-explosive, adding to their safety.

Home Plans

Building green gets easier with green home plans. The prototype, superinsulated, 970-square-foot NewenHouse sustainable home in Viroqua, Wisconsin, is about 50 percent smaller and more than 80 percent more energy efficient than the average American home. The plans-and-services package for the Passive House-certified NewenHouse home features double walls for insulation and a super-efficient heat recovery ventilator.

Four different home plans are available for houses under 1,000 square feet.

HOME TECH UPDATE Nest Smart Thermostat

Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat replaces the old thermostat and immediately starts saving energy and money. Partnered with a smartphone, custom settings will lower the temperature at night, warm up the house upon waking and reduce heating or cooling swings when owners are away. On average, people save 10 to 12 percent on heating bills and 15 percent on cooling bills according to Energy Trust of Oregon research, with the device often paying for itself in less than two years.

Blueair Purifier

Leveraging a mix of filters, ionizers and fans, the Blueair HEPASilent air purification system captures 99.97 percent of particles down to 0.1 micron. A range of sizes are available to suit different spaces.

Haiku Light

The Haiku Light fixture from Big Ass Solutions brightens when someone enters a room and turns off when it detects the absence of movement. The light-emitting diode (LED) fixture produces 50 percent more light than a typical 15-watt compact fluorescent light (CFL).

Natufia

The Natufia Kitchen Garden is a fully automated vertical garden that easily fits into a kitchen area. Natufia manages the non-GMO, certified organic seed germination, watering, nutrient needs, humidity control and light cycles, freeing the gardener to simply pick and savor year-round fresh produce. While pricey, it provides an option for urbanites that both lack outside growing space and prioritize convenient healthy eating.

Smart Robot

This handy droid vacuums up dust mites, allergens, pet hair and dirt. iRobot’s Roomba 880 detects debris, maneuvers around most furniture and curtains, features a high-efficiency particulate air filter to suck up the small stuff, works on a variety of surfaces and automatically plugs itself in to recharge.

Self-Cleaning Toilets

The bowl of Toto’s MH wall-hung, high-efficiency toilet with powerful 3-D dual flushing is coated with a nanotechnology glaze that seals the porcelain with an ionized barrier; its non-porous surface repels visible and invisible waste. The company’s smart toilet model also cleans itself.

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. ~Dolly Parton

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Mattress Covers and Protectors

If you’re looking for a more immediate or budget-friendly option to help minimize exposure to dust mites, start with waterproof protectors or pads for your mattress and/or pillow. These can be found in both synthetic and organic materials. Most can be machine washed and dried, allowing you to keep your mattress and pillow surfaces cleaner and drier, and helping to reduce the buildup of allergens in your bedding.

Allergies in the Bedroom

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If you’re not ready to upgrade your mattress or bedding, there are still some simple steps you can take to help minimize dust mite allergens in the bedroom:

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veryone wants to wake up in the morning after a restful night of sleep feeling refreshed and ready to start their day. Unfortunately for allergy sufferers, this isn’t always the case.

The most common triggers for asthma and other bedroom allergies are dust and dust mites. According to WebMD. com, it is estimated that over 20 million Americans have allergies to dust or dust mites. The dust mites themselves aren’t necessarily the problem but rather a protein found in their droppings which can cause humans to produce antibodies. Common reactions to dust mite feces may include itching, sneezing, watery eyes and wheezing, and these allergies have even been linked to headaches, fatigue and depression.

Your Mattress

One of the most common places for dust mites to harbor is inside a mattress. Mattresses or pillows made with non-breathable synthetic foams, polyester fibers or down feathers can trap moisture; dust mites thrive in environments with relative humidity over 50 percent. Preventive measures include reducing humidity and increasing breathability. It is also important to control the buildup of dead skin cells which serve as the dust mite’s food source.

Coil mattresses are the least favorable for allergy sufferers due to their innerspring design where dust mites, their droppings and dead skins cells can accumulate. Fluffy pillow tops with light,

loose padding and soft synthetic fibers can also create a breeding ground.

Most of us vacuum our floors on a regular basis and occasionally vacuum our sofas and chairs, but when was the last time you vacuumed your mattress?

Periodically vacuuming the surface of your mattress can help remove dust mites, their food source and their allergen-inducing remnants. A leading bagless vacuum manufacturer has even designed a hand-held vacuum just for this purpose but any vacuum cleaner is capable of the job. Be sure to use the crevice tool to get into the deep recesses where dust mites may hide.

Another aggravator while sleeping, though most people don’t give it a thought, can be the chemicals found in traditional mattresses. Unfortunately, most conventional mattresses use polyurethane foams and polyester fabrics that off-gas while you sleep, especially when the mattress is new. As a result of breathing in these off-gassing chemicals, individuals have reported symptoms ranging from headaches to stuffiness.

You can eliminate your exposure to potentially harmful toxins in mattresses by choosing one made of natural materials such as wool, cotton or latex. Not only do these compositions eliminate the nasty chemicals that could cause respiratory issues, they also feel great and may be a solution for common mattress complaints of aches and pains.

• Regularly wash and thoroughly dry sheets, blankets, comforters and mattress pads • Keep the bedroom dry and clean • Choose hard surface flooring such as wood or tile. If carpet is a must, choose low-pile carpet or area rugs that can periodically be replaced or cleaned.

• Don’t go to sleep with wet hair • Air out the bedroom periodically • Run a fan in the summertime to disperse humidity From small, simple steps to changing out your mattress for a more natural option, there are a number of things you can do to minimize exposure to common bedroom allergens. Start small and see if you notice improvement. If not, keep experimenting and focusing on increasing breathability and decreasing moisture in your bedroom setting.

If you’re thinking about upgrading your mattress, the sleep specialists at Sleep Organics in Sarasota are there to help. Featuring the healthiest and highest quality mattress and bedding options available, they love helping people find solutions to common health problems related to sleep and the sleep environment.

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ENZYME THERAPY FOR PETS A Key to Good Health

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nzymes are among the most commonly used supplements for cats and dogs because they are widely beneficial. They support digestive health and enhance nutrient absorption, as well as reduce inflammation and boost overall wellness.

A nutrition school adage states, “If you have a question on your exam and don’t know the answer, put down ‘enzymes’ and you’ll likely be correct.”

The point is that enzymes made by the body for specific functions are essential to life because they affect nearly every physical or biological process.

Enzymes help normal, healthy pets use nutrients and support the righting of gastrointestinal disorders, whether involving simple vomiting, diarrhea, chronic or complete constipation, anal sac disorders or inflammatory bowel disease, regardless of cause. Because sick pets often suffer from reduced appetite

and impaired digestion, enzyme supplements are often added to a dietetic regimen to improve their nutritional status.

Helpful enzymes include proteases, carbohydrases (like amylase) and lipases that break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats, respectively. Digestive enzymes are highly specific both to the type of food they act upon and the conditions under which they work. They can be derived from pancreatic, plant or microbial sources (bacteria or fungi).

While pancreatic enzymes activate mainly in the small intestines (being inactive in the stomach’s lower pH environment), plant and microbial enzymes begin digesting foods in the stomach immediately after ingestion and likely even on the food being prepared, if the enzymes are added several minutes before they are eaten. Enzymes from microbial and plant origins have a broader spectrum of activity because they are stable and active through a wide pH range of 3.0 to 8.0.

Enzymes may be helpful for pets with inflammatory conditions, including arthritis, dermatitis, allergies, asthma and cancer. In such cases, they should not be administered with food, because otherwise they will be “used up” before the pet digests the food.

It’s also possible to use enzyme supplementation to reduce excessive

shedding because enzyme supplementation is widely recognized to increase the absorption of nutrients, some possibly involved in controlling hair growth. Some of these nutrients may be used in thyroid hormone synthesis, which can positively affect hair growth and reduce shedding.

A novel use for enzymes is to help pets practicing coprophagia, or the eating of their own or another animal’s feces. Adding the proper enzymes to the diet is believed to curb this problem, which could result from a nutrient deficiency caused by incomplete digestion and absorption. For pets with behavioral coprophagia, enzyme supplementation is unlikely to help the problem but will still benefit the pet’s overall health.

The recommended dose by breed and weight is based upon experience, the label of a specific product and directions provided by the family veterinarian. Using enzymes according to a professional’s advice is safe, with rare to nonexistent side effects. Talk to the pet’s doctor about the best enzyme products to address individual needs and keep them healthy.

Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, TX, is the author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats and Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets. For more information, visit PetCareNaturally.com.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Shamanic Journey Dreamwork Circle – 2pm.

Shamanic & Qi Gong instructor Mira Lash offers this 3-hour circle for direct divination, psychic development and healing. This is the deeper active meditative work in healing modalities and consciousness shifting. Learn to divine, align and heal yourself and others. 6440 2nd Ave. S, St Petersburg.

Info 813-500-9863.

powerful philosophy and postures that will stretch your understanding of your abilities. Over the course of 7 Wednesdays, learn to remove what’s in your way and move more gracefully through life.

All levels welcome. $65/all 7 classes. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Composting: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly – 4pm. Loretta Buckner, We Grow from Here, presents this workshop all about the basics of composting: how-to, methodologies & troubleshooting.

Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Reiki I & Reiki II – 6-10pm. Reiki II Apr. 10. Class Certification when completed Reiki II and also Reiki III and CEUs available for LMT, Provider Number MCE 50-13619, for Reiki credits. Reiki is a noninvasive & practical tool for regeneration, transformation and healing. Rev. Maria Antonieta Revello, Reiki, Karuna & Qigong Master, Light Therapist & Samassati practitioner, NLP practitioner. Member of ICRT, ILA. Information and to reserve your space, 813-334-7424, ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Warrior Yoga – 6-7pm. 7weeks, 7hours, 7ways to Release the Warrior Within. Tachi Crisanti offers

Chakras and Essential Oils – 1:30-3pm. Laurel James, essential oil wellness guide, certified kundalini yoga teacher. Join us to learn about a safer, more affordable and effective natural solution for your health! Come discover tangible, therapeutic benefits of essential oils for your mental, physical and emotional well-being. Learn how to incorporate essential oils into your daily life and yoga practice.

Free. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater.

727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

The Body’s Natural Healing Abilities – 6:30pm.

Sebastian Caliendo DC, Naturalife Wellness Center.

Learn how your body can heal itself in most cases if you take responsibility for your own health. Free.

Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Fast Track Technique with Jaz Goven – 6:308:30pm Free Intro. Fri 4/7 6:30-9:30pm: Being Extraordinary! $47. Sat 4/8 10am-5pm: Level 1 Certification Training – learn how to do Fast Track for personal transformation $250. Sun 4/9 10am-

5pm Level 2 Certificate Training. Learn more about Fast Track with others $250. Tue 4/11 6:30-9:30pm Spiritual Money $47. Pre-registration encouraged.

Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Info & register, Susan 708-616-9872, SusanKutuh@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Clearing & Cleansing of Your Spiritual Life Lessons – Apr. 7-9. Catapult your spiritual awareness into the stratosphere with spiritual healer/teacher Dr. Mark Tong. Discover your remaining life lessons, release negativity, engender unconditional love and healing relationships. Register early: $895/Single, $1299/Double, includes private room, meals, course, materials. Crystal Bay Hotel, 7401 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-914-7676. MarkTong.com.

Healing Sound Journey – 7-9pm. Rosie Warburton, sound healer and skilled musician, sets the stage for profound healing and personal transformation as she plays Tibetan and quartz crystal singing bowls, flutes, gongs, ocean drums, rain sticks, rattles and didgeridoos. This particular journey will feature assorted Himalayan singing bowls as an introduction to her Healing with Tibetan Singing Bowls workshop (12 Massage CEUs offered Apr 7-9). $25/in advance, $30/door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Marty 727-392-9642 or Rosie 401816-5158. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Everyday Use of Young Living Essential Oils for a Healthier Lifestyle – 11am-12:30pm. With Dr. Machelle Perkins and Liz Dalbo, learn the many uses for Young Living Oils Premium Starter kit so you can incorporate them into your everyday routine. Free class & samples. Natural Med Therapies, 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd., Ste. C, Largo. RSVP 727-541-2211.

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Mission & Vision: The Business of Yoga – 12:305:30pm. Kimberly Waugh, E-RYT 500. Design your life, set your mindset and discover manifesting methods to turn your passion into an entrepreneurial venture, including evolving strategies to clarify and simplify your vision, lifestyle and career. Workshop is for 200-Hour certified teachers (Elective in 300 HR TT) or students interested in advanced studies. $85/with 7 day advance registration; $95 after. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Yoga for Healthy Body Image – 1-3:30pm. Assessing and moving in the right direction for healthy and sustainable weight can be a Mindful Yoga practice.

In this workshop we will: Discover the mind’s role; Apply techniques to adjust metabolism; Realize the most effective physical practices for these goals.

Workshop cost included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: 727-894-9642, Info@StPeteYoga. com, StPeteYoga.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 Hormones: Balance is Key – 6pm. Free. Medical Masters Institute of Anti-Aging & Wellness, 1501 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. P, Tarpon Springs. RSVP 727940-5278. DoctorNyree.com.

Free Meetup: What is Parts Therapy? – 6:308pm. Enjoy an evening exploring this amazing process with Patricia V. Scott, Certified Master Trainer of hypnosis & NLP. Contributions appreciated to offset MeetUP expenses. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13 Introduction to Proactive Health – 1-3pm. In this interactive class with Sharon LaRosa, DOM, learn how some basic techniques, therapies, nutrition, foods and other natural substances can improve your well-being for a proactive approach to your health. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. 727-2894747. AwakeningWellness.org. Info, 727-366-2684, SharonLaRosa@yahoo.com.

how to prepare a vegetarian wrap with crispy, fresh falafel & all the fixins’, and for the omnivores, just add meat! Class is 2nd Thurs. every month. Free.

Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Full Moon Gong Meditation – 7:15-8:30pm. With Lisa Recchione, E-RYT500. The Gong’s vibrations quickly quiet the mind and resonate within the body to free energy and break through and clear emotional, energetic and physical blocks allowing one to tune into the universal frequency. This powerful tool promotes healing, manifestation and the state of deep awareness.

All student levels welcome. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $15/in advance, $20/door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Lisa 727-595-6036.

Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15 Developing Core Strength through Yoga – 11am12:30pm. Heather Benton, E-RYT500 helps you find your core, strengthen it safely and learn how it works to stabilize your practice, increase your balance, enhance your strength and take your yoga practice to the next level. Receive a copy of the sequence for home. $25/in advance, $30/door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Heather 727-4803004. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

Yoga for Anxiety – 1-3:30pm. This workshop is an opportunity to learn how to use yoga’s mind-bodylife tools to make movement away from the pain and suffering that result from an imbalance towards anxiety. Workshop cost included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: 727-894-9642, Info@ StPeteYoga.com. Details StPeteYoga.com.

Shamanic Journey Dreamwork Circle – 3pm.

Shamanic & Qi Gong instructor Mira Lash offers this 3-hour circle for direct divination, psychic development and healing. This is the deeper active meditative work in healing modalities and consciousness shifting. Learn to divine, align and heal yourself and others. Harmony Church, 2517 W. Henry Ave., Tampa. Info 813-500-9863.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16 Easter/Resurrection

Falafel Wraps – 6:30pm. Meg Dixon, RD & Victoria Myers, RD, Nourishing Minds Nutrition, offer this class for members of “multi-vore” homes. Learn

A New and Different Easter Celebration – 10:30am-noon. Join us for a New Thought perspective on this traditional holiday. Suncoast Center

for Spiritual Living, Roland Park School, 1510 N. Manhattan Ave., Tampa. Suncoastcsl.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 Live Well Weight Management – 6pm. Turn your weight loss into a lifestyle; take it off and keep it off.

Free. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 2100 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Pete, 727-202-6807. StPetehw.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 20 The Gut and Its Hidden Impact on the Body – 6pm. Presented by Jennifer Baer, ARNP, LifeWorks Wellness Center. The gastrointestinal system is often referred to as the second brain. This seminar covers the reasons intestinal disease occurs, how it may be the underlying cause of many conditions and how it can be treated with natural solutions. Free. Earth Fare, 7774 113th St. N, Seminole. 727-319-0183, EarthFare.com.

Access Your Inner Genius with Hypnosis - 6-9pm.

Public welcome to participate as practice clients & enjoy experiencing this powerful processes to access your inner genius. Certified practitioners receive 3 CEUs to expand skills with techniques, scripts & interactive practice. $25; $20 (UPHI Members).

UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003.

UPHypnosis.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 21 Restorative Yoga Certification for Yoga Teachers – Apr. 21-23. 6:30-8:30pm Fri. 8:30am-5:30pm Sat-Sun. Nancy MacDonald, E-RYT500, certified restorative yoga teacher. Postures explained for group classes or privates. This is not the crazy, over the top amount of props but restorative yoga for real people in the real world. Training manual 80+ pages included. Add this much needed knowledge of therapeutically oriented yoga to your teaching skills. 18 live CEUs $350. Lotus Pond, 6201 Lynn Rd., Tampa. YogaLotusPond.com.

TriYoga with Lynne (Chandra) Andrews – 6:309pm Fri: Tri Yoga Gentle Flows for the whole body. 12:30-3pm Sat: Basics 108 Free the Spine; 3:30-6pm Free the Hips & Spine. Apr. 21-22. Discover a deeper level with TriYoga flows, slow and

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meditative in nature, creating a balanced mind, body and spirit. Lynne travels from Tallahassee to offer these gentle flows not seen in yoga studios in this area. $40/1 session, $70/2, $108/All. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 EARTH DAY

SUNDAY, APRIL 23 Vision-Boarding with Pamela Sprecher – 2-4pm.

Reflections include selected reading and how it applies to our vision boards; ways to put intentions into actions; breaking limiting beliefs; visualization/affirmation meditation to open us to receive; sharing manifestations that have occurred since first workshop (this is the 3rd but is beneficial as a standalone). Seats limited, pre-registration encouraged. $20. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. AwakeningWellness. org. Info & Registration, 813-352-4944, TheReadPamela@gmail.com.

Hello Paleo! – 4pm. Cindy Palouian CHC, Cindy’s Health Corner. Whether you have recently joined

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the paleo movement or just want to find out more about this healthy eating lifestyle, you will gain an insight into what the paleo diet entails as well as learn how to cook a tasty paleo meal. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Energetics of Food: Food as Medicine – 6:30pm.

Dr. Paul & Cara Reynolds, The Reynolds’ Kitchen.

What you put at the end of your fork is more powerful medicine than anything you will find at the bottom of a pill bottle. A gluten & dairy-free cooking class! Last Weds. every month. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 24 Lecture on Bruno Gröening’s Teachings – 7pm.

Dr. Matjaz Lesjak, MD, a member of the Medical Scientific Group of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends, will present lecture about spiritual healings, medically verifiable. Free/Donations appreciated. The Carrollwood Dental Lab, 16518 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa. Info, 414-852-2222, Bruno-Groening.org.

Thyroid – 6pm. “What they don’t tell you about your thyroid.” Presented by Tracie Leonhardt, DO. Free. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo. Please RSVP 727-826-0838, rsvp@PeaksOfHealth.com. Visit online store at PeaksOfHealth.com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 29

Best Kept Secrets of Anti-Aging – 6pm. Free.

Medical Masters Institute of Anti-Aging & Wellness, 1501 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. P, Tarpon Springs.

RSVP 727-940-5278. DoctorNyree.com.

Yin Restorative Two-Day Immersion – 9am-5pm, Apr. 29-30. JoAnn Sloan, RYT 200. A thorough investigation of Yin approach to practicing/teaching hatha yoga. Methodologies are inclusive, providing insight into the synergy between yin and other modalities including: meditation, sound therapy, chakra and energy work, Ayurvedic principles. For 200-Hour certified teachers (Elective in 300 HR TT) or students interested in advanced studies. $215/with 7 day advance registration; $245 after. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@ AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 Chelation Therapy for Heart Disease in Diabetes – 6pm. Cutting your mortality risk by 43%. Presented by Dr. Les Cole, MD ABAARM, ABIHM. Free.

St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 2100 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Pete, 727-202-6807. StPetehw.com.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 27

Cooking for Dogs – 11am. Dr. Sandra Truli-Springer, Holistic Veterinarian. Preparing wholesome, healthy meals from scratch is an excellent way to be sure you know the health benefits of everything that goes into your dog’s mouth. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing – 1-3:30pm.

Nancy MacDonald, certified restorative yoga teacher & trainer and Robert Austin, sound healer, combine these two specialties to open the doors to personal healing. Nancy will guide you into supported restorative postures as Robert plays live, crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls and other instruments. Tibetan bowls will be played on the body during some postures. $40. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Limited space. Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.

The Joy of Re-Invention: Eco Yoga Therapy – 3:30-5:30pm. Leesa (Sangeet) Sklover, PhD, CRC, CMT. Monthly workshop where the elemental theme is different each month. This month, we cover the Fire element within. Workshop includes a combination of Yoga Therapy, Kundalini Yoga, Music Therapy and Symbolic inquiry combined to soothe the soul and body. $25; Yoga Village Member Pricing $20. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Silent Meditation Walk at Heartwood Preserve, Zone Out – 4:30-5:30pm. Danielle Lee of Zenfully Yours Yoga guides you in silence through a conservation nature preserve. Silence allows you to be more present in your body and the present moment. She will lead the group with breathing techniques and keep you “zoned out” for 45 minutes of peaceful walking and connecting with nature.

Free. Heartwood Preserve, 4100 Starkey Blvd., New Port Richey. Info & RSVP, Diana 727-376-5111, HeartwoodPreserve.com.

Yoga Nidra – 3-4pm. Doug Warner, E-RYT500, leads this unique form of guided meditation with the practitioner comfortably reclined and supported.

The nidra practice gently trains the mind to stay consciously aware while creating a sense of deep relaxation. All student levels welcome. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $15/in advance, $20/door.

Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info,

Douglas 727-804-5356. Registration Yoga4All. com/workshops.

Inner Engineering Program – Apr. 29-30. First time course offered in Tampa as well as a unique opportunity in that program creator, Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and leading authority on yogas, will be conducting this program in person. Tampa Convention Center. For info and registration, visit InnerEngineering.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30 Yoga Nidra with Nancy MacDonald – 2:303:30pm. With over 100 hrs. training and nine years’ experience in guiding Yoga Nidra, Nancy guides you in this meditation known as “Yogic Sleep” for deep relaxation, self-healing and integration. It involves systematically relaxing the body, breath and mind as you enter a deep relaxed state to refresh the physical, emotional and mental bodies.

All levels. No experience necessary. $15. Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park.

Register, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.

Raw Three-Course Meal – 4pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef will show you how to make raw pasta with a savory red sauce, Thai coconut curry soup & chocavonana pudding. Brad’s raw class is last Sun. every month. Free. Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, MAY 13 The Pelvic Floor for Women –– 1-3:30pm. With Nancy MacDonald ERYT 500, YCAP. So much is going on “down there”. Too tight, too loose, neutral pelvis. Why squatting is so good and what to do about squatty potty. There are better things than kegels. Important info about the pelvic floor from post-childbirth to healthy aging. 2.5 hrs. CEU for Yoga Alliance registered yoga teachers. Handouts provided. $35. Lotus Pond, 6201 Lynn Rd., Tampa, 813-956-3506. Register YogaLotusPond.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 19 Qi Revolution – May 19-21. Qigong Routines, Breath Empowerment, Meditation, Food-Healing, Tui Na Massage and the “Collective Qi” from

This bundle of joy and the newest member of the Barnard family, Bella Bee is a tricolor Beagle, born on Dec. 22, 2016, in Largo, FL. so many practicing in unison is magical. Qigong experts Tanya Storch and Dr. Roger Jahnke, guest presenters along with Jeff Primack, founder. Music. $149/3days. Fire, police and military admitted free. Daytona Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach. Seating is limited. Info and tickets, 800-298-8790, QiRevolution.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Four-Day Inner Engineering Program – 6:30pm Free Intro before program begins. Jun. 22-25. Program consists of methods derived from the ancient science of yogas. Rare opportunity to experience life transforming wisdom from an Isha teacher trained

by Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and leading authority on yogas. Info, 813-413-1661, Tampa@IshaUSA.org.

Register at InnerEngineering.com/ieo-new/total.

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ongoingevents sunday Gentle Restorative Yoga – 9-10:15am. Doug Warner, E-RYT500. Learn to observe the breath and feel the subtle effects in your body. Calming, relaxing class for relieving stress, recovery from illness & fatigue and increasing flexibility & circulation. All student levels welcome. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Doug 727-804-5356. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

25 Years of Teaching Meditation – 10-11am Sun; 6:30-8:30pm Weds; 6-7pm Fri. Learn three unique pre-Buddhist approaches to practicing meditation; techniques used by the earliest Yogis designed to awaken into the freedom and fullness of yourSelf.

Practice the fundamentals, avoid common pitfalls, and get guidance creating a practical, sustainable, life-changing practice. No experience needed. St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-8949642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – 2:30-5pm.

Feb. 19 - Apr. 9. The 8-week training as developed

by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Learn to cultivate your natural capacity to care for yourself and find greater balance, ease and peace of mind. CEs available. Register by Jan. 20 for discount. Florida Community of Mindfulness, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Info and registration, FloridaMindfulness.org/mi.

monday Gentle Yoga with Reiki – 9:30-10:30am. We focus on basic yoga philosophy, basic asanas, meditation and breathing techniques, followed by reiki healing.

Love offering $5, $10 or $15 as you are guided.

Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK St. N, Ste. 100, St Pete. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

Gentle AM Yoga – 10-11:30am. Gentle morning class that warms the joints slowly and gently, bringing fluidity back into the body. Not a lot of getting up and down; all poses can be modified to work with your body. Excellent class for chronic back pain; learn from back care specialist, easy/gentle Nancy MacDonald. Alignment using props brings ease to poses. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com.

Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry. ~Muriel Rukeyser

Making Music for Healing – 4:30-5:30pm. Introduction to Native American flute. Claudia Tristancho will show you how easy it is to play and heal using handmade instruments by local flute maker Utah Farris. Handmade flutes available for purchase.

Love offering as guided, $5, $10 or $15. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St., Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747, AwakeningWellness.org.

Inner Wisdom Coaching Circle – 6-8pm. Join Coach Dianne Kipp in a “telecoaching” group each month to discover your internal wisdom, while learning how to overcome your “Monkey Mind” negative self-talk. You will learn the foundations of Ontological coaching, as well experience what it is like to “be coached”. Bring your life challenges, desires, and dreams and we’ll get you on the road to your success! $30 per person per month; 3 or 6 month commitment required. Contact Coach Dianne 727-481-1646 or coach@diannekipp.com.

Unleash Your Potential – 6pm. You’ve always known you had potential. Isn’t it time you unleashed it? Come to this lecture and find out how you can be happy and successful. Refreshments served. Free.

Dianetics Foundation of Tampa, 1300 E. 8th Ave., Tampa. Juan Carlos 813-872-0722.

Monday Evening Meditation with Sound Bowls – 6:30-7:30pm. Relaxing meditation and sound healing with Tibetan Bowls’ vibrational healing can open your chakras to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual understanding. Love offering: $5 $10 or $15 as you are guided. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK St. N, Ste. 100, St Pete.

727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

Asana Clinic: Series of Five – 7:30-9pm. Mar. 6, 13, 20. Kimberly Waugh, E-RYT 500. Asana, pranayama and guided meditation. Topics: Perfect postures to release tension in the front of the body; lower back, hips and hamstrings TLC; stretch the sides and legs for more agility; slow down, calm down with supported forward bends; power in the center and calm at the edges. CEUs available. $10/ class, $50/series. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Attention Coaches and Want-a-Be Coaches! – Join Coach Dianne Kipp, experienced, certified and mentoring coach on a monthly “coaches conversation call” to build community, exchange ideas and gain insight to solving difficult client challenges.

Details 727-481-1646, diannekipp.com.

tuesday Beginner Yoga Workshop Series – Noon-1pm.

April. 4, 11, 18, 25. Bev Klein, 200 RYT, certified restorative yoga instructor. Learn the fundamentals of a basic yoga practice in a small group setting, meeting weekly for four consecutive sessions to explore what yoga is all about and develop a love for practice. $30/series. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Kids Mindful Yoga – 4-5pm. Also Thurs. Kids ages 5 to 9 can learn the fundamentals of Mindfulness in body, breath, mind & life through yoga. Taught by our

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Although small in stature, Bella, a 2-yearold pygmy goat, comes with a big personality. She lives in Wesley Chapel with Rose Kalajian, Natural Health Hut. Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, and Mom of two. Parents can relax at the same time in their own separate Restorative class. 4-5pm, St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-894-9642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Acupuncture & Cupping with Amparo – 4:307:30pm. Treat yourself to a healing 30-minute session with our certified Florida licensed acupuncturist, Amparo Parades. Your body will thank you. $30.

Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK St. N, Ste. 100, St Pete. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

Align and Strengthen – 5:45-7pm. Nancy MacDonald uses her knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics to allow your yoga practice to unfold with structure yet playfulness. Understand the ease within the postures even as they challenge you; deepen your understanding of the yoga postures, develop greater flexibility and awaken the mind-body connection.

Shanti Vinyasa Studio, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinyasa.com.

Free Yoga Class – 5:45-7pm. Beginners welcome.

If you are new to yoga or new to Yoga4All, are a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, please join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one). Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Marty 727-392-9642, Yoga4All.com.

Acupuncture Intern Clinic $25 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm. Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you. They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Pete, 727-551-0857, stpetehw.com.

How to Think Clearly – 6:15pm. Find out about the negative effects of drugs and toxic residues and how you can get rid of them. Have a healthy body, be energetic and think clearly. Free. Church of Scientology of Tampa, 1300 E. 8th Ave., Tampa. RSVP Prabhjot 813-872-0722, Scientology-Tampa.org.

Roll & Renew – 6:30pm. Yoga for Stress with Stacy Renz, E-RYT, PYT, OTR. Spend the hour on the floor luxuriating in breath, long stretches and self-massage. Learn to use the foam roller and yoga tune-up balls to alleviate trigger points and stimulate meridian lines. $16. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. F, St. Pete. 727-826-4754, Schedulicity. com/scheduling/LRYQK9/classes.

Minding Your Weight: Create Your Ideal Healthy Body – 6:30-8:30pm, 2nd Tues. monthly. Patricia V. Scott, Ph.D., teaches hypnosis & NLP techniques

for achieving and maintaining a fit, healthy body & lifestyle. Guided hypnosis included. $25/One class or Buy five/get one class free. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

wednesday Ageless Agility: Not Just Yoga Anymore – 8:309:45am or 10-11:30am. Nancy MacDonald presents mindful strength training for those who don’t want the gym or are recovering from injury or illness.

Focus on balance/fall prevention uses resistance bands, balance discs, small weighted balls and more.

Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park.

Info, 727-542-0116, ShantiVinaysa.com.

Reiki Share – 10am-2pm. By appointment only.

Experience the most profound, powerful & gentle relaxation technique; feel renewed and lighter.

Re-establish healthy frequencies of cells and your whole vibrational field, bringing back health to cells, tissues and organs. Complements any form of therapy. Appointments, 813-813-334-7424 Maria, 813-447-2558 Raysa or ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

Lunchtime Meditation – Noon-1pm. Learn a deep processing technique to quickly achieve a meditative state that will have you sailing through the afternoon more productive and purposeful. Followed by Tibetan singing bowls. Love offering $5 $10 or $15 as you are guided.

Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK St. N, Ste. 100, St Pete. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org Herb Student Clinic $10 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm.

Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you.

They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. St. Petersburg Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Pete, 727-551-0857, stpetehw.com.

Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 7-8:45pm. In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh. Mindfulness practice helps to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. UU St Pete, 719 Arlington Ave N, St Petersburg, Info floridamindfulness.org.

thursday Almost Hot Fun-Day Flow – 5:45-7pm. Prepare to ignite your inner fire with a balanced, flowing practice as Heather Benton, E-RYT500 guides you in this deliciously warm devotion in motion. Connecting breath and movement, leave refreshed and invigorated. Bring water and towel. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Heather 727-480-3004. Yoga4All.com.

Hypnosis & NLP Master Class-MeetUP – 6-9pm.

Usually held last Thursday; check website to be sure.

Public welcome to participate as practice clients & enjoy experiencing Hypnosis-NLP with certified practitioners receiving 3 CEUs to expand skills with techniques, scripts & interactive practice with attendees. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

Healing & Message Service – 7pm. First Thursday each month. Spiritual Healer/Teacher Dr. Mark Tong offers a one-hour healing service. Attendees will hear insights to wellness and healing along with a

channeled meditation to “anchor” the idea. Each attendee receives a healing message from Spirit.

Free. Crystal Bay Hotel, 7401 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-914-7676.

friday Morning Hatha Yoga – 8:30-9:45am. Nancy MacDonald’s knowledge of anatomy and functional movement allows the practice to unfold with structure yet playfulness. Understand ease within the postures even as they challenge you. Deepen your understanding of the yoga postures, develop greater flexibility and awaken the mind-body connection. All levels.

Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park.

Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com.

Restorative/Yin Yoga – 10-11:30am. Join Nancy MacDonald, yoga therapist, certified restorative yoga teacher, as she guides you in postures supported with yoga props as the body unwinds and unfolds naturally. Discover inner calm and whole body wellbeing; good for anxiety, depression, stress. All Levels. Shanti Vinyasa, 9079 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Purchase class passes at ShantiVinyasa.com.

Tai Chi and Qi Gong – 4:30-6pm. 4:30pm Dao Yin and warm-up exercises. 5pm Qi Gong and Tai Chi sequences. Instructor Dr. Justin Fontanini has extensive experience and knowledge of these ancient arts. $10 Suggested donation. Reservations, 813-334-7424 Maria or Acupuncture & Natural Therapies 813-968-2128. ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits Part I – 6-8pm. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Fridays. Modules 3–6. Karampreet, Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Join the Yoga Village Community in any class in this 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life. Start your journey with a commitment to Self; begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and the process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18/ class; $108/reserve for 8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater, 727-712-1475. Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Couples Beach Retreat & Workshop – 7:30pm Fri-1:45pm Sun. Transform your relationship through sacred intimacy and conscious loving.

Discover Tantra. $595/couple, Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, IntimacyRetreats.com; Dates, other locations, brochure, call 1-877-282-4244.

New student discount on passes for everyone. 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Marty 727-3929642. Yoga4All.com Qi Gong: Supreme Science Qi Gong – 9-10am.

Val Mirea, DOM, AP leads this group class through powerful and relaxing qi gong positions and techniques. $10. St. Pete Health & Wellness, 222 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg. RSVP 727-551-0857.

Free Sleep Consultation at Sleep Organics – 10am-5pm or by appt. Find out how to remedy aches and pains and get better quality sleep. 650 Central Ave., Sarasota, 941-312-5906, Sleep-Organics.com.

Reiki Share – 10am-2:30pm, 3rd Sat. Experience the powerful & gentle relaxation technique. It helps re-establish healthy frequencies to cells and tissues bringing back health. Call 813-340-3556 Dr Marta Alarcon after 5pm, 813-334-7424 Ma. Antonieta or reikishrine@gmail.com.

Easy Self-Hypnosis Training – 1-3pm. Usually held last Saturday; check website to be sure. Patricia V. Scott, internationally certified Master Trainer of hypnosis, teaches how to discover untapped potentials, talents & abilities using the power of your Unlimited Mind. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). Hypnosis CD, workbook & scripts included. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

Now Playing Saturdays: The Dr. Tracie Show – 3-4pm. Listen Live on iHeart Radio to “Your expert in Integrative Medicine.” NewsRadio WFLA 970.

Awakening Wellness Center Affordable Saturdays – Treat your body to any of our services, including Tibetan Bowl relaxation therapy, nutritional counseling, acupuncture/ cupping, sound therapy, and more. One hour session with a certified professional $25. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Dr., Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. Call for appointment, 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

Email your favorite pet picture to Debbey at dwilson@natampa.com for inclusion in the magazine.

saturday Yoga with She Toles RYT-200 – 8:30am. Yoga will extend your health and life, keep you flexible with poise; also excellent for emotional balance. RSVP by Friday. She 813-546-3754 or YogaShe@hotmail.com.

YogaQiVibration.com.

F r e e Yo g a C l a s s – 9-10:15am. Also Tues.

5:45pm. Beginners always welcome at Yoga4All. If you are new to yoga or new to Yoga4All, are a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one).

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communityresourceguide ...connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide call 727.865.9339.

aesthetician Skin Plus Energy Inc.

Jacqueline Bonacci 7310 Central Ave., St Petersburg 727-642-6165 SkinPlusEnergyInc.com Organic Skin Care and Energy Therapy. Crystal Photon Mat and Vibrational Sound Therapy included with facials. Naturally energizing! $34 Introductory facial with Energy Therapy offered!

alternative medicine LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

Tom Elman, AP, LMT 3039 - 49th St. N, St. Petersburg 727-344-8690 JadeTreeWellness.com

Happy, Healthy, Whole! Acupuncture, Herbs and Massage to help you feel better. We treat everything from asthma to emotional issues, from Acid Reflux to Fibromyalgia. Free Consultations!

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Chris Dziubinski, DOM, AP, L. Ac 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway,Tampa, FL 813-935-CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com

Florida Board Certified Acupuncture Physician offering acupuncture therapies for the whole family. Established, comfortable, caring and professional integrative medicine clinics in South & North Tampa. In-network with most medical insurances; accept payments from HRA, HSA and FSA.

Natural Med Therapies Machelle Perkins, D.O.M. 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd # C, Largo 727-541-2211 NaturalMedTherapies.com

National & state board certified with 15+ years experience in Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Cold Laser & more.

Bio-Puncture and Mesotherapy to treat pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression. Lab testing, most insurances. Free Nutritional Consultation.

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Natural Living Chiropractic & wellness center Dr. Paula Giusto 310 South Brevard Ave. Tampa, Fl 33606 813-253-2565

NaturalLivingChiropractic.org Family chiropractic care, wellness care, nutritional counseling, neuromuscular massage therapy.

Jin Shin Jyutsu & craniosacral therapy.

Dr. David Minkoff Dr. George Springer & Sue Morgan, ARNP 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com Specializing in natural hormone replacement therapy: the natural, bioidentical way and other safe, natural nutritional solutions for menopause symptoms, including weight loss, acupuncture, chelation, allergy elimination, and walk-in care.

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ACUPUNCTURE Jade Tree Wellness Center

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Professional Herbalists Training Program Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies 222 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg 727-551-0857 AcuHerbals.com

The 2-year program meets one weekend each month for class and Wednesday nights for our hands-on student clinic. This program is designed to create clinical herbalists in a combination of Chinese and western herbalism.

Many open classes. Designed to meet American Herbalists Guild standards.

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Orthomolecular Nutrition & Wellness 9225 Ulmerton Rd., Ste. 312, Largo 727-518-9808 OrthoLiving.com.

We address the underlying root cause of disease by using a variety of modalities such as Nutrient IV’s, Chelation, Weight loss, HRT, PEMF and more. To see if you qualify for Medical Marijuana go to OrthoMMJ.com.

astrology Astrology for Your Soul

Aluna Michaels, M.A., Esoteric Astrologer Dunedin 727-239-7179 AlunaMichaels.com Second-generation astrologer and Soul Evolutionist practitioner.

Over 25 years of experience.

Insightful, unique perspective on goals and issues. “Together we will unveil your soul’s purpose.”

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coaching Dianne M. Kipp, BSN, PCC, CTT

ICF Certified Coach & Business Culture Consultant Dianne M. Kipp & Associates, LLC 727-481-1646 coach@diannekipp.com DianneKipp.com

Wanting to achieve the best in your personal relationships, professional or business goals? Try coaching with a certified coach.

You will be amazed at the results!

Coaching Courageous Living choices & senior executives for over 8 years. Complimentary Personal Values Assessments & Intro-session available.

colon Hydrotherapy RENEW LIFE

Bonnie Barrett 28469 US Hwy 19 N. #402, Clearwater 727-461-7227 RenewLifeFla.com, Lic# MA14802 MM35406 25 years experience. Expert in colon hydrotherapy using pressure points, abdominal massage, essential oils, and lymphatic drainage.

All disposable tubing used. Very comfortable and relaxing room with private bathroom. See ad page 21. .

compounding pharmacy Pharmaco Meds & Compounding Christos Delmadoros, Pharm.D. 2640 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin 34698 727-754-9497 PharmacoMeds.com

Pharmacy solutions for you and your pets. Specializing in custom medication compounding in the areas of hormone replacement therapy, scar/burn therapy, veterinary medications and more. See ad page 18.

dentists Beata carlson, DDS

2701 Park Dr. Suite 4, Clearwater 727-712-3837 NaturalAndCosmeticDentistry.com Natural, Holistic, Aesthetic Dentistry. Careful Silver filling removal. Non-metal crowns and bridges. Be pampered in our Spa-like atmosphere. See ad back cover.

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS, INC.

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Patricia V. Scott, President 727-943-5003, 866-537-7746 UPHypnosis@yahoo.com, UPHypnosis.com

Imagine Integrative Therapy

Rev. Kevin McCullough, SCP 727-207-2201 ImagineIntegratedTherapy.com imagineintegrativetherapies@gmail.com

Safety Harbor location.

Imagine relief from chronic pain or cancer treatment side effects.

Healing Touch, Reiki, Guided Imagery, Aromatherapy, Guided Meditation.Your home or my

integrative medicine

David F. Doering, DDS

Doering Family Dental 1201 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa 813-933-5365 TampaDentalCare.com Cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Conservative approach to periodontal (gum) treatment. See ad page 37.

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METAPHYSICAL STORE

Gaia Spiritual Doorways (Est. 2010) 26300 Wesley Chapel Blvd., Lutz 813-943-3666 GaiaSpiritualDoorways.com GaiaGiftShop@yahoo.com Only shop of its kind within 10 miles. Near Tampa Premium Outlets. 10 mins. off Hwy. 275. $50K. Serious inquiries only. Call noon-8pm or email.

paul t. rodeghero, dds

Clearwater Family Dental 215 S Myrtle Ave., Clearwater 727-442-3363 MyClearWaterFamilyDental.com Our practice is a full service family practice. We welcome patients of all ages and can handle any concern that you may present to us. See ad page 13.

Ray Behm, DDS

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Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place. ~Scott Peters

Integrative & holistic medicine for women & men: Natural Hormone Therapy, Anti-Aging, IV Chelation, Nutritional Vitamin Therapy, Fatigue & Stress Management, Weight Loss, Yoga, Nutritional Counseling. Affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital. Most insurance accepted.

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Rose Kalajian—Herbalist

Natural Health Hut Clinic and Herb Farm 813-991-5177 ImHerbalist.com Specializing in growing the herbs used in my clinic practice and in the Herbal Remedies I formulate.

Consultations are available for humans, dog, cats, and horses.

Promoting health through the use of Herbs. See ad page 38.

127 N. Garden Ave., Clearwater 727-446-6747 BehmNaturalDentistry.com Improve your overall health with holistic dentistry! Materials are tested for compatibility with your body. We remove toxic metals, treat root canals, and strengthen teeth and gums with state-of-the-art ozone treatments.

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Professional Hypnosis & NLP Certification Training, Weekly classes & Private sessions (Smoking, Weight, Stress, Sports, Habits), Clinical/Medical Hypnotherapy available w/referral. Speaking Services & Corporate Programs.

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Tracie Leonhardt, DO 1120 Belcher Rd. S., Ste. 2, Largo 727-826-0838 PeaksOfHealth.com

Dr. Leonhardt is Board Certified & Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Offers a personalized program for each individual patient.

Hormone replacement therapy, weight loss, thyroid, GI issues, Diabetes, infrared sauna, IV nutrition, Anti-aging, Chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue, and toxicities. See ad page 9.

Success by design

9095 Belcher Road Pinellas Park Fl, 33782 727-548-0001 PoundsAwayTampaBay.com

Kate Nucci, CCHT

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Transpersonal Hypnotherapist 813-424-0335 Kate@KateNucci.com KateNucciHypnotherapy.com Hypnotherapy is a gentle and very effective tool that allows you to re-pattern your beliefs, attitudes and behaviors to create success in your life. Contact now for free consultation. See ad pages 39.

A Wellness Center for Age-Management, Functional Medicine and Medical Weight Loss. Specializing in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement including Pellet Therapy, Gut Health/ Food Allergies, Detoxification, Nutritional Evaluations, Acupuncture, Massage therapy and more.

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St. Petersburg Health & Wellness

Les Cole, MD 2100 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg 727-202-6807 StPeteHW.com.

Board certified in Anti-Aging/ Regenerative and Integrative/ Holistic Medicine. Specializing in men’s & women’s health, bio-identical hormones, weight, diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, fatigue, stress, gut health, chelation, IV vitamin C, nutrition.

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meditation Meditation on the Inner Light and Sound 1-877-MEDITATE SantMat.net

Learn how to live in alignment with the soul’s purpose and to experience greater harmony within, with others, and with the environment. Always free, never a charge.

thermography Stillpoint Health Thermal Imaging June Drennon, Certificated Clinical Thermographer StillpointHealth@gmail.com 727-729-2711

American College of Clinical Thermography 2008. Prevention is better than early detection.

Knowledge is power: Know your risk factors to make corrections and avoid developing pathology.

Call for location convenient for you. See ad page 37.

MAY Women Rising Plus: Natural Pregnancy

veterinarian animal alternatives holistic health care Dr. Anne Lampru 238 E. Bearss Ave., Tampa 813-265-2411 AnimalAlternatives.org

Dr. Anne Lampru has practiced holistic veterinary medicine since 1983. Believing that each pet is unique, she tailors a health restoration or maintenance plan to their individual needs.

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May articles include: Women at Work Healing the World Preparing for Natural Pregnancy & Childbirth and so much more!

psychotherapy Lois A. Miller, L.C.S.W., PA

238 E. Davis Blvd. Suite 302, Tampa 813-258-3906, Fl. Lic. swooo1738 info@mytherapywithheart.com MyTherapyWithHeart.com

Medicine River Animal Hospital Shawna L. Green, DVM 15235 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach 727-299-9029 MedicineRiverAnimalHospital.com

Integrative and holistic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Treating anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, trauma, transitioning and more, using EMDR, EFT, mindfulness, and other modalities. See ad page 20.

Shamanism Mira L. Lash, DOM - Daoist Priest

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Compassionate health care catered toward the needs of your pet offering preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, senior wellness, and more.

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