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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 MEATY TRUTHS

Choosing Meat that’s Sustainable and Safe

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

32 LAND MANAGER

ALLAN SAVORY ON

HOLISTIC PASTURING

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How Cows Can Help Reverse Climate Change

by Linda Sechrist

34 THE EYES

TELL OUR STORY

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How Integrative Doctors See Into Whole-Body Health

by Linda Sechrist

36 TASTE THE RAINBOW Expand Your Palate with New Colorful Veggies

by Judith Fertig

38 NIGHTTIME PARENTING

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Fostering Healthful Sleep

by Stephanie Dodd

40 DEVELOPING GARDENS INSTEAD OF GOLF COURSES

Agrihoods Use On-Site Farms to Draw Residents

by April Thompson

42 WELL-MANNERED CATS

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Simple Ways to Get Kitty to Behave

by Sandra Murphy

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22 globalbriefs 32 wisewords

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34 healingways

36 conciouseating 38 healthykids 40 greenliving

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42 naturalpet 45 calendar

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In her interview entitled “Land Manager Allan Savory on Holistic Pasturing” (page 32), writer Linda Sechrist uncovers vital connections between “holistic pasturing” and climate change. Read this article to learn implications for the future this field of study suggests.

I recently underwent a self-imposed gall bladder detox cleanse: a challenge, but worth it. It is nice to get back to eating. During the cleanse I thought about my usual diet and considered adjustments that might be necessary. I think it’s safe to say, I’m on the right track, inside and out.

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newsbriefs Yamuna® Body Rolling

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amuna® Body Rolling (YBR) is a revolutionary therapeutic technique of special 4 to 10 inch inflatable balls that allows you to practice self-care to easily work specific muscles in detail. Suppleness is created in tight areas and range of motion is optimized, while muscles are re-educated to create positive and permanent changes in the body.

Emily Stein is a certified Yamuna® Body Rolling practitioner on a mission for those in pain to become pain-free using this non-invasive selfcare method. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in 2012, Stein began studying multiple healing modalities and soon uncovered how YBR aligned with yoga and stretching to provide unparalleled benefits.

Anyone can benefit from a YBR session, no matter age or fitness level; even expectant mothers have found the techniques calming and easy to do. Immediate and amazing relief can be felt after just one session. The YBR balls seemingly replace a massage therapist’s hands. After a session, many say they feel as though they’ve had a deep tissue massage.

Previous participants in Stein’s classes have reported soothing of plantar fasciitis, relief of sciatica, hip, back and shoulder pain and/or a calming of their nervous system.

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Orthomolecular Nutrition & Wellness Center Welcomes Dr. Bacon

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rthomolecular Nutrition & Wellness Center welcomes the newest and most exciting addition to their Ortho team, Dr. Jessica Bacon. Dr. Bacon brings an amazing, positive energy wherever she goes and has a passion for helping people through a natural course of practice.

Dr. Bacon, D.O. graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, now known as A.T. Still University in honor of its founder. She is Board Certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

Dr. Bacon believes that patient education and awareness are important keys to healthcare. She utilizes Functional Medicine principles along with an Osteopathic whole person mind-body-spirit approach to help patients ascertain and treat the root causes of their ailments.

From fitness and nutrition to meditation and alternative therapies, Dr. Bacon lives by the principles that she uses in her practice. She feels that by having a lifestyle and mindset which embrace the practice tenets, another level of confidence is added to the doctor-patient relationship.

Location: 9225 Ulmerton Rd., Ste. 312 Largo. For a consultation with Dr. Bacon, call 727-518-9808 or visit OrthoLiving.com. See ad page 25.

Inner Engineering with Shambhavi Kriya Comes to Tampa/St. Pete March 31 - April 3

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nner Engineering is a method, a tool to engineer a deep and lasting personal transformation.

The course is a comprehensive system addressing every aspect of human wellbeing, from body, mind and emotion to the funda-

mental life energy within us.

The four-day Inner Engineering program consists of methods derived from the ancient science of yoga and includes guided meditations, powerful breathing techniques and deeply engaging discourses about the nature of the mind and practical wisdom to manage life’s situations. This weekend program offers the rare opportunity to experience life transforming wisdom from an Isha teacher trained by Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and leading authority on yoga.

“The results I have been achieving from the Isha practice have been nothing less than phenomenal. Incredibly, allergies and acid reflux I suffered since childhood completely vanished, my cholesterol dropped 35 points and my blood pressure significantly reduced. I have also lost 45 pounds and stopped using caffeine, artificial sweetener and alcohol.” – Michael Gremley, CEO VoicePrism.

For information and to register, call 813-413-1661, email Tampa@IshaUSA.org or visit InnerEngineering.com/Live/ Tampa. See ad page 8.

4th Annual Yogi Festival and Live Music Kirtan

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n March 12, come to the beautiful grounds of The Lotus Pond Center for the 4th Annual Yogi Fest. Enjoy a full day of exciting events, with delicious Indian fusion food, local vendors and so much more.

Admission is free or get the Yogi Pass and attend unlimited yoga classes held on the nature deck, set to live music.

Fun workshops throughout the day include Belly Dancing, Drumming, Meditation, Acro Yoga,Mindful Writing and more. There’s something for everyone. Explore handmade and unique goods, listen to live entertainment by the Aerial Dragons and see demos from Sweetwater SUP. Bring your friends or connect with new ones!

The festival leads up to the event of the year at The Lotus Pond: Live Music Kirtan with David Newman. Join this celebrated kirtan artist for a sacred and soulful evening of call and response chanting and devotional music. This is a joyful and vibrational experience of the rhythms of traditional Indian and world beat music. Don’t miss it!

Location: 6201 Lynn Rd., Tampa. Festival begins 10am.

Kirtan 7-9pm. Cost: $20/advance, $25 day of event. Yogi Pass $15/advance, $20/day of the Fest. Workshops $15/each. Full details at LotusPondYoga.com. See ad page 21.

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Is Your Water Making You Sick?

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he new Echo® 9 allows us to drink water daily that resembles the “healing waters” where people commonly live very healthy to 100+ years. The new Echo® delivers 35 percent more molecular hydrogen (H2) than the previous model, with H2 the longevity key in pure healing waters. Purification is enhanced, natural minerals are retained and simple ionization provides the H2. Energy, not chemicals, are added to the water.

Visit MolecularHydrogenFoundation.org for proof via more than 600 studies that H2 helps with more than 150 human diseases (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, chronic inflammation). Echo® was endorsed by The Truth about Cancer which highlights H2. Health, energy, performance, weight can improve by drinking Echo® water.

If you drink plastic bottled water that fills heated plastic with water, view the new videos on EchoWaterMachine.com that explain the study of 18 popular brands, each containing more than 24,500 different chemicals and interfering with hormone receptors in women/men (60 percent, 90 percent, respectively).

The new model is affordable at $27/month purchase with installation/shipping included, maintenance-free and forever guarantee.

Echo® water saves substantial money ($0.26/gallon compared to plastic bottled water $1.49-$8.82/gallon).

For special pricing on your own “healing waters” (home/ business), contact Julie Phillips, CPNHS, Certified H2 Advisor, 813695-4372, JulieCNHP@gmail.com, EchoWaterMachine.com. See ad page 30.

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Advance a Career at Keiser University Tampa Open House

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eiser University will host a Spring into a New Career open house event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 19, at the Tampa campus. Current students, faculty and alumni will share information about the application process, programs and degrees offered at Keiser that can put attendees on the path to successful employment and career opportunities.

Prospective students will be able to interact with deans and program directors prepared to answer questions about how Keiser University resources give individuals a competitive advantage in furthering their education and entering the workforce. Attendees at the academically focused open house can also participate in hands-on activities such as classroom and lab demonstrations.

With more than 100 different associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs offered in fields such as business, health care, culinary arts and legal studies, Keiser University continually monitors workplace trends to help students best apply their educational experience. The school’s student-centered approach is focused on providing the necessary critical training skills and quality academics needed to directly enter the workforce upon graduation.

Location: 5002 West Waters Ave., Tampa. For more information, call 888-844-8404 or visit KUOpenHouse. com.

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Integrating Hypnosis & Psychology Certification Begins April 22

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atricia V. Scott, Ph.D., Certified Master Trainer for the International Association of Counselors & Therapists and Life Fellow with the International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association, is excited to be partnering with Licensed Psychologist and Master Trainer of hypnosis, Dr. Eric Rosen, for this comprehensive, internationally recognized training at UP Hypnosis Institute in Tarpon Springs.

Six powerful weekends (not consecutive) of experiential training cover basic and advanced hypnosis techniques, basic NLP and clinical/medical applications. Participants practice hypnotic techniques with fellow students from day one and with volunteers in the advanced training portions. Graduates will be competent and confident in their ability to perform a variety of hypnotic processes for behavior and habit control, health and emotional issues. They will learn about hypnosis law, scope of practice, liability insurance, starting and building a successful practice or integrating these methods into an existing one.

Scott combines her 24 years of experience as a clinical and medical hypnotherapist with Dr. Rosen’s vast psychology and hypnotherapy expertise to offer this unique program. Graduates meeting all requirements receive the “Certified Hypnotherapist” designation through the International Association of Counselors and Therapists and UP Hypnosis Institute.

For more information, call 727-943-5003, 866-537-7746 or visit UPHypnosis.com. See ad page 37.

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Qi Revolution National Event May 13-15

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i Revolution’s National Event is the biggest qigong event in the U.S., drawing thousands of healers and beautiful people into a focused practice. Breathing techniques are the best natural high and creativity activators. Correct food, breath and bloodcirculating exercises are shared to maximize energy and joy of life. Food-healing’s latest science is fascinating and presented with specific protocols used successfully for reversing asthma, cancer, diabetes, and more.

In addition to learning wisdom, Jeff Primack, author of Conquering Any Disease, promises to let attendees eat “Primack Pepper Paste”, homemade from sweet red peppers, which Primack believes are the most powerful food to reverse heart disease.

Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith and his wife Rickie are joining the event to inspire one and all with their Qi of Love and passionately talk on “Love’s Role in Creativity”.

Conference is non-denominational and open to the public. Massage therapists earn 16 CE hours. Other curriculum includes Foot Reflexology and Tui Na Qigong Massage. Event is fun, experiential and educational!

Cost: $99 for 2.5 days of profound energy. Location: Daytona Ocean Center. Seating limited. Call 800-2988970 or visit QiRevolution.com. See ad page 6.

businessspotlight Clearwater Family Dental

by Lee Walker

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etting all dental procedures taken care of in one dental office is somewhat of a rarity, however at Clearwater Family Dental it’s a regular occurrence. The reasons that Dr. Paul Rodeghero can offer such a broad range of services to patients, including cutting edge Ozone treatment and Platelet Rich Fibrin, can be traced to more than 30 years of experience and a zest for staying up to date on the latest advancements in dentistry.

Dr. Paul is a graduate of Ohio State University Dental School, a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry and a Fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantologist.

Dr. Rodeghero is skilled in Ozone dentistry, which only about 2 percent of dentists in the U.S. currently use. “We use Ozone to clean, sterilize and kill the germs that live in the deep pockets around the teeth. We also use it inside of root canals and at extraction sites.

Ozonated gas is always used to clean germs out of a tooth before filling it.

This therapy is really the strongest and most effective treatment we have for killing bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites in the mouth. It is truly a broad spectrum non-toxic therapy with no side effects,” advises Dr. Paul.

Additionally, Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) is used routinely in the office.

This involves spinning the extracted blood of a patient in a centrifuge and then placing the growth hormone (platelet fibrin) that has separated from the blood into an extraction site or where there is gum disease present. The PRF greatly enhances healing and growth of bone because it is the patient’s own healing proteins!

Dr. Paul’s preference for providing “dental health care” rather than “disease care” translates into optimal dental health for patients of all ages. If you are looking for a truly natural approach to handling your dental conditions then Clearwater Family Dental is right around the corner and ready to meet your dental health needs. Skill

and compassion go hand-in-hand in Dr. Paul’s practice, where providing cutting edge, comprehensive patient care is the norm.

Clearwater Family Dental, 215 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater. Call 727-442-3363. Visit MyClearwaterFamilyDental.com.

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Magnolia Bark Knocks Out Head and Neck Cancer Cells

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ead and neck cancers include cancers of the mouth, throat (pharynx and larynx), sinuses and salivary glands.

According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, more than 55,000 Americans are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and almost 13,000 die from these diseases annually.

A study from the University of Alabama and the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center found that a magnolia herb extract called honokiol may treat these cancers. It tested human cancer cell lines in the laboratory from different parts of the body, including the mouth, larynx, tongue and pharynx. The researchers found that the honokiol extract halted the growth of each of these cancer cells and induced cell death.

Lead researcher Dr. Santosh K. Katiyar and his colleagues wrote, “Conclusively, honokiol appears to be an attractive, bioactive, small-molecule phytochemical for the management of head and neck cancer, which can be used either alone or in combination with other available therapeutic drugs.”

Probiotics Reduce Aggressively Negative Thoughts

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ecent research from the Netherlands’ Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition has discovered that negative and aggressive thinking can be changed by supplementing with probiotic bacteria. The triple-blind study followed and tested 40 healthy people over a period of four weeks that were split into two groups; one was given a daily probiotic supplement containing seven species of probiotics and the other, a placebo.

The subjects filled out a questionnaire that measured cognitive reactivity and depressed moods using the Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity, which measures negative and depressed thinking. After four weeks, the probiotic group showed significantly lower scores in aggression, control issues, hopelessness, risk aversion and rumination, compared to the placebo group.

“The study demonstrated for the first time that a four-week, multispecies, probiotic intervention has a positive effect on cognitive reactivity to naturally occurring changes in sad mood in healthy individuals not currently diagnosed with a depressive disorder,” the researchers concluded.

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Nutrient in Hemp Promotes Health

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u m a n s h av e been using cannabis to treat conditions including common autoimmune disorders, seizures and spasms, stress, depression and anxiety, chronic pain, neuropathy, nausea and skin conditions for thousands of years. Until the 1930s, the herb was found in nearly every American doctor’s black bag before it was outlawed due to negative press, creating a deficit in scientific research and testing of the plant’s medicinal benefits.

While medical marijuana is making a comeback in some states, many cannot legally purchase marijuana to treat their conditions. A legal alternative is available in the form of a natural cannabidiols (CBD) hemp oil. The cannabis plant is rich in phytonutrients, antioxidants, essential oils and some 80 cannabinoids, the most important of which appears to be CBD. Found in industrial hemp, CBD is said to help to regulate the body’s system functions without the “high” produced through traditional marijuana use.

Patented in 2003 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as an antioxidant and neuro-protectant, CBD is listed there as useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and HIV, as well as providing cardio-protective benefits.

Sunshine Global offers oral sublingual CBD in a 400, 700, 1,800 and 2,500 milligram air-pressed pump. For more information, call 800-334-1236 or visit www.SunshineGlobalHealth.com. See ad, page 33.

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Metal and Mineral Imbalances May those with frequent migraines had Produce Migraines that four times the cadmium, more than

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esearch from Turkey’s Yüzüncü Yil University has concluded that migraines may be linked with higher levels of heavy metals in the blood and deficiencies in important minerals. The research tested 50 people, including 25 diagnosed with migraines and 25 healthy control subjects. None of those tested were taking supplements, smoked, abused alcohol or drugs or had liver or kidney disease or cardiovascular conditions.

Blood tests of both groups found

twice of both the iron and the lead and nearly three times the levels of manganese in their bloodstreams compared to the healthy subjects. In addition, the migraine group had about a third of the magnesium, about 20 times less zinc and almost half the copper levels compared to the healthy group. “In light of our results, it can be said that trace element level disturbances might predispose people to migraine attacks,” the researchers stated.

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Losing Pancreatic Fat Reverses Diabetes

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study from Newcastle University, in England, has found that losing fat content in the pancreas can alleviate Type 2 diabetes. The researchers tested 18 obese people between the ages of 25 and 65 that were diagnosed with diabetes alongside a control group that were not. Subjects received gastric band surgery before eating an appropriately healthful diet for eight weeks.

During this time, subjects in both groups lost an average of nearly 13 percent of their body weight and around 1.2 percent of their body fat. More importantly, the diabetes group lost about 6.6 percent of triglyceride pancreatic fat, or about 0.6 grams.

The weight loss and loss of triglyceride fat from the pancreas allowed the patients to produce normal amounts of insulin. Professor Roy Taylor, the head researcher of the study, says, “For people with Type 2 diabetes, losing weight allows them to lose excess triglyceride fat out of the pancreas and allows function to return to normal.”

Channel-Surfing Couch Potatoes May Lose Cognitive Skills

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esearchers from the University of California at San Francisco, working with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and other research agencies, have found that watching television may affect cognition, specifically as it relates to executive function and processing speeds.

The study followed 3,247 people over a 25-year period, beginning in their early adult years. Those that frequently watched television during their early adult years had a 64 percent higher incidence of poor cognitive performance compared to less frequent television watchers. This was after adjusting results for the effects of many other known lifestyle factors that affect cognition such as smoking, alcohol use and body mass index.

The effects of television watching worsened when combined with reduced physical activity during young adult years. Those with low physical activity and a high frequency of watching television were twice as likely to have poor cognition compared to those that had low television viewing combined with high physical activity during that period.

Ingrown Nails Linked to Over-Trimming

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study from the UK’s University of Nottingham published in the journal Physical Biology has found that over-trimming nails can lead to structural changes to the shape of the nail that increase the risk of ingrown nails and other nail conditions. The risk was more prevalent in larger nails, such as large toenails and thumbnails.

The researchers furthered a hypothesis called the theory of nail plate adhesion that links the nail’s healthy growth to the side-to-side curvatures of the nail plate.

The researchers identified that when this nail plate adhesion becomes weakened through trimming, it can result in one of three potential nail conditions: spoonshaped or pincer-shaped nails, or ingrown nails.

The paper noted deficiencies among many nail salons regarding these potential conditions. While they may be reversed over time with careful maintenance, prevention is the best medicine, according to the researchers.

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communityspotlight Collaborative Divorce Litigation isn’t the Only Option

by Linda Sechrist

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racticing Attorney Audrey Jefferis doesn’t have quick and convenient elevator speeches to describe collaborative divorce. Why? Because explaining how a small group of legal, mental health and financial professionals collaborate to resolve divorce through a non-litigated, peaceful and respectful team-based approach, takes far longer than any 60-second elevator ride.

An attorney for more than 20 years, Jefferis is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law. As a specialist, she helps people through difficult times. “Litigation simply isn’t the only option available to divorcing parties anymore,” says Jefferis.

Collaborative divorce is a well-proven and innovative way of approaching divorce where both parties agree not to go to court and commit all of their efforts to reaching a settlement. The collaborative team consists of the divorcing couple, their attorneys, a mental health neutral (facilitator) and a financial neutral. They all work together toward the singular goal of reaching a settlement. “It is not an easy process. “Much time and hard work goes

into exploring settlement options and arriving at mutually agreed-upon terms,” notes Jefferis.

In collaborative divorces, parties have to engage in meaningful dialogue with each other but they have the help of the whole team. Threatening and disrespectful conduct has no place in the collaborative process. “In my opinion,” says Jefferis, “the collaborative divorce process can be a catalyst for quicker and more complete emotional healing for the parties. Litigation keeps the anger alive and delays the healing process.”

Collaborative divorce is generally less expensive than litigation and involves less emotional angst. “The biggest advantage of a collaborative divorce is the synergy of the team effort and the exclusive focus on finding solutions that are individually tailored to the family. When the team is right and the clients are truly engaged in the collaborative divorce process, everybody wins,” notes Jefferis.

According to Jefferis, collaborative divorce is not appropriate in all cases.

“It doesn’t work where there is a severe abuse of power, serious mental illness, or where only one party is not interested in being collaborative.

Determining if the case is right for the collaborative divorce process is the most important first step. Thereafter, finding the right team of professionals to handle the collaborative case, is paramount,” she says.

Location: 3060 Alt. 19 N., Ste. B6, Palm Harbor or 8138 Massachusetts Ave., New Port Richey. For more information on collaborative divorce, family law mediation, or other family law matters, please call 727-845-6174 or visit FloridaFamilyDivorce.com.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Nixing Monsanto Guatemala Just Says No

The government of Guatemala has repealed legislation dubbed the “Monsanto law”, which was approved last year to grant the biotech giant special expansion rights into ecologically sensitive territory, after widespread public protest. The demonstrations included groups of indigenous Mayan people, joined by social movements, trade unions and farmers’ and women’s organizations.

Following political party battles, the Guatemalan Congress decided not to just review the legislation, but instead cancel it outright.

The Monsanto law would have given exclusivity on patented seeds to a handful of transnational companies. Mayan people and social organizations claim that the new law would have violated their constitution and the Mayan people’s right to traditional cultivation of the land in their ancestral territories.

Lolita Chávez, of the Mayan People’s Council, states, “Corn taught us Mayan people about community life and its diversity, because when one cultivates corn, one realizes that a variety of crops such as herbs and medicinal plants depend on the corn plant, as well.”

Source: UpsideDownWorld.org

Food Fight

College Cafeterias Lead the Way in Sustainable Eating Colleges and universities are changing how they purchase and prepare food in their dining halls to provide students healthy, sustainable meal options, with many of them working to source food locally.

American University, in Washington, D.C., purchases more than a third of the food served in its cafeterias within 250 miles of its campus. McGill University, in Montreal, spends 47 percent of its food budget on produce from its own campus farm and growers within 300 miles.

Middlebury College, in Vermont, partners with seasonal local vendors, including those operating its own organic farm.

Taking it a step further, Boston University cafeterias serve meal options that include organic, fair trade, free-range, vegetarian-fed, hormone- and antibioticfree, sustainably harvested food items to students. Cornell University composts about 850 tons of food waste from its dining halls each year. At Duke University, surplus food is donated to food banks, and both pre- and post-consumer scraps are composted.

Other steps include the University of California, Berkeley’s new Global Food Initiative to address food security in a way that’s both nutritious and sustainable, and efforts at the University of Illinois to recycle cooking oil for biodiesel production.

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Critter Cuisine

Edible Insects Can Help Feed the Planet Insect expert and bug farmer Sarah Beynon, Ph.D., a research associate for England’s University of Oxford, reports, “Two billion people eat insects every day, and not just in the West.

In fact, insects are extremely good for you and eating them is good for the planet, too.” Western governments are enthusiastic about the potential of entomophagy—the human practice of eating insects—for feeding growing numbers of people sustainably.

By 2050, humans will require 70 percent more food, 120 percent more water and 42 percent more cropland.

Meat production is predicted to double, and conventional production consumes extraordinary volumes of land and water resources. A recent British Food and Agriculture Organisation report suggests that there are more than 1,000 known species of edible insects.

Insects are extremely nutritious, containing lots of calcium, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids, and are low in cholesterol. They’re also packed with protein; by weight, crickets can contain more protein than beef.

Source: TheConversation.com

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Establishing an Environmentally Responsible Society Begins with Us

Whistleblowing Allowed

Court Overrules Law Gagging Animal Abuse Probes U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill has written that in a pivotal case of animal cruelty undercover reporting, the Idaho Dairymen’s Association responded to the negative publicity by drafting and sponsoring a bill in a class known as Ag-Gag legislation that criminalizes the types of surreptitious investigations that expose such violent activities. Seven other states currently have similar Ag-Gag laws on the books.

Winmill declared the law unconstitutional in his decision, stating that its only purpose is to “limit and punish those who speak out on topics relating to the agricultural industry, striking at the heart of important First Amendment values.” The law was deemed to violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, “as well as preemption claims under three different federal statutes,” cites Winmill.

“This ruling is so clear, so definitive, so sweeping,” says Leslie Brueckner, senior attorney for Public Justice and co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the case. “We couldn’t ask for a better building block in terms of striking these laws down in other states.”

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Costco Shoots Past Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market, founded in 1978, grew to be the number one seller in the nationwide movement toward organic and natural eating, with more than 400 stores. But mainstream grocers such as WalMart and Kroger have since jumped on the bandwagon, and smaller players like Trader Joe’s and The Fresh Market have proliferated. Now Costco has moved into the current number one position, illustrating the market potential of budget-conscious consumers that desire to eat better.

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Fossil-Fuel-Free Food Trucks Go Solar

The food truck industry is good for a quick, cheap meal or even a gourmet meal, but emissions from these portable feasts are a growing concern, given the estimated 3 million trucks that were on the road in 2012. New York state has launched an initiative to put 500 energy-efficient, solar-powered carts on city streets this summer.

A pilot program gives food truck vendors the opportunity to lease the ecocarts for five years at little to no extra cost. They are expected to cut fossil fuel emissions by 60 percent and smog-creating nitrous oxide by 95 percent. If the technology was implemented nationwide, it could spare the atmosphere an enormous carbon footprint.

Conventional mobile vendors may spend more than $500 a month on fossil fuels; in addition to the gasoline consumed in driving, truck lighting and refrigeration systems are powered by diesel generators and propane fuels the grills, sometimes all running up to 10 hours a day. The annual nationwide load can add up to hundreds of billions of pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

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What is BrainCore Neurofeedback?

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rainCore Neurofeedback is also known as EEG Biofeedback. It is a guided exercise for the brain. It is actually a learning modality designed to retrain dysregulated brainwave patterns.

The theory of neurofeedback is based on a simple concept: When you have information on what your brainwaves are doing, your brain can use that information to change how it works.

The goal of all neurofeedback is to transform an unhealthy, dysregulated brainwave imbalance into a normal, healthy, organized pattern. By doing this, the brain becomes more stable and is able to operate optimally and efficiently. It is completely noninvasive and is considered by the Food and Drug Administration to be completely safe.

Published research has demonstrated neurofeedback’s efficacy in managing many neurological conditions such as ADHD, migraine and tension headache, insomnia, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, post stroke syndrome, anxiety, depression, PTSD and panic attacks as well as other conditions.

Some professional and Olympic athletes use neurofeedback to fine-tune their brains for peak performance.

Depending upon your mental state, your brain produces four distinct brainwaves: Beta are produced when you are alert and focused; Alpha are produced when you close your eyes and relax; Theta are produced briefly when you start to fall asleep; and Delta occur when you are sleeping.

All neurofeedback begins with a Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG) evaluation. The QEEG is a test designed to objectively evaluate a person’s brainwave patterns. The brainwave data recorded with the QEEG is statistically compared to a sophisticated and large normative database and a report is generated. This assessment procedure allows the doctor to determine whether a patient’s brainwave patterns are different from normal.

The QEEG provides the doctor with the neurofeedback training protocols that will be used during the training sessions. These protocols are designed to retrain the brainwave patterns toward normal. As the brainwave patterns normalize, the brain is able to operate more optimally and efficiently.

Neurofeedback Training Sessions

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is displayed on the doctor’s monitor.

The software automatically detects when the brainwaves are properly ordered and it feeds that information back to the patient. This feedback appears in the form of a game, movie or sound, which signals the patient that the brainwaves are becoming more ordered. For example, the patient could be watching a puzzle of a picture that is being filled in piece by piece. As long as the patient’s brainwaves are moving in an orderly direction, the puzzle pieces are filled in and the patient hears a tone. If the brainwave patterns move away from an orderly configuration, then the puzzle does not get filled in and no tone is produced. The patient is actually controlling the completion of the puzzle with their brain and the brain is learning how to regulate itself.

With our newest technology, the patient performs the training while watching a movie. In this case the patient may watch a DVD movie or even a program on Netflix that is being controlled by their ability to regulate their brainwaves.

The movie will get brighter as the brainwaves normalize and darker when they become dysregulated. The brain’s natural desire to watch the movie clearly will drive those neurological circuits that normalize the brainwaves and allow the picture to be visualized. The more those circuits are driven and used, the more neuroplastic changes take hold. The patient learns how to use those new circuits during the demands of everyday life.

For the past 40 years, neurofeedback has been studied in research labs at prominent universities throughout the world. A typical session lasts about 30 minutes and the typical patient usually requires about 25 sessions, however some cases may require more. The changes are permanent. Once the patient’s brain learns how and when to produce a certain brainwave, that ability becomes embedded in a permanent circuit within the brain. The formation of this new circuitry is referred to as neuroplasticity and is the theoretical basis for how we learn.

Dr. Frank H. Duffy, a professor and pediatric neurologist at Harvard Medical School, stated, “Neurofeedback should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be universally accepted and widely used.”

BrainCore of Tampa Bay, at the office of Dr. William Lichter, became the first and only BrainCore certified neurofeedback center in Tampa in 2013. For more information, call 813-885-6001 and visit BrainCoreTherapy. com. See ad page 38.

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Meaty Truths Choosing Meat that’s Sustainable and Safe

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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Every five years, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines are revised to reflect the

latest nutritional science. In 2015, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee attempted to include the concept of sustainability. The committee, which included top nutrition scientists, defined sustainable diets as “a pattern of eating that promotes health and well-being and provides food security for the present population while sustaining human and natural resources for future generations.”

It made the case that a diet higher in plant-based foods and lower in animalbased foods both promotes health and protects the environment—resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions, and less energy, land and water use.

But political pressure from the livestock industry prevailed, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell jointly announced, “We do not believe that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the appropriate vehicle for this important policy conversation about sustainability.” Instead, they advised the committee to focus solely on nutritional and dietary information.

In her book Food Politics, nutritionist and author Marion Nestle explains that recommendations to decrease consumption have never been popular with the food industry.

Nonetheless, Roni Neff, Ph.D., who

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n his essay The Pleasures of Eating, Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and poet, writes: “If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good water nearby and trees for shade.” He, like a growing number of conscious eaters, wants no part of the industrial meat system in which animals are raised in concentrated animal feeding operations.

Media coverage has helped educate consumers previously unaware of how their food is produced and why it matters. The documentary film Food Inc., as well as books like Fast Food Nation,

by Eric Schlosser and The Chain, by Ted Genoways, describe common livestock industry practices that mistreat animals, pollute water and air, endanger workers and threaten public health. With increased understanding of the connections between diet and health, climate, environment and social justice, even many Americans that still like the taste of hamburger and steak have sided with Berry; they want sustainably raised, humane and healthful red meat.

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directs the Center for a Livable Future’s Food System Sustainability and Public Health Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, recommends consuming less red meat in particular, because of its large environmental footprint. Neff points out, “Thirty percent of greenhouse gas emissions are connected to red meat.”

However, not all red meat is created equal. In her book Defending Beef, environmental lawyer and cattle rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman makes a case for sustainable meat production, noting, “Well-managed grazing could be part of an effective strategy to combat climate change.”

In their book The New Livestock Farmer, authors Rebecca Thistlethwaite and Jim Dunlop praise the increase in farmers producing pasture-raised, ethical meats and the growing number of farmers selling directly to people that reject the industrial system. Neff likewise supports such sustainable livestock agriculture, which integrates pasture-raised animals on farms, rather than isolating them on feedlots, where they typically eat a grain-based diet (such as genetically engineered corn) and receive growth stimulants, including hormones and antibiotics.

Risky Hormones and Antibiotics Mike Callicrate, a St. Francis, Kansas, rancher educated in the industrial model of meat production, is considered an expert on its negative consequences.

He served as an advisor for Food Inc., and Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Callicrate observes, “The same chemical compounds that athletes are banned from using in baseball are used to produce our food animals, which our children eat in the hot dogs at the ballgame.”

According to the USDA, about 90 percent of feedlot cattle receive hormone implants to promote growth.

Yet the European Union Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health reports that the use of natural and artificial growth hormones in beef production poses a potential risk to human health, especially among children.

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by Melinda Hemmelgarn Choose certified organic meat.

Organic certification prohibits antibiotics, added hormones and genetically modified (GMO) feed.

Select grass-fed and grass-finished meats. Look for the nonprofit American Grassfed Association (AGA) certification, which ensures animals eat only grass and forage from the time of their weaning until harvest, and are raised without antibiotics or hormones (AmericanGrassfed.org). AGA standards apply to ruminant animals only: beef, bison, goat, lamb and sheep.

Concerns about growth-promoting drugs led the American Academy of Pediatrics to call for studies that direct-ly measure their impact on children through milk and meat. The President’s Cancer Panel Report on Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk also states, “Growth hormones may contribute to endocrine disruption in humans.” Their dietary recommendations include choosing meat raised without hormones and antibiotics.

Rising Resistance Antibiotic resistance is now one of the world’s most critical public health prob-

lems, and it’s related to misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Antibiotic resistance— when bacteria don’t respond to the drugs designed to kill them—threatens to return us to the time when simple infections were often fatal.”

Veterinarian and food safety consultant Gail Hansen, of Washington, D.C., explains that bacteria naturally develop resistance anytime we use antibiotics. “The problem is overuse and misuse; that’s the recipe for disaster.”

She explains that more than 70 percent of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are

Support Country of Origin Labeling. This mandates that retail cuts of meat must contain a label informing consumers of its source. The U.S. meat industry has worked to stop such labeling.

Beware of misleading labels.

“Natural” provides no legal assurance about how an animal was raised. “Vegetarian feed” may mean GMO corn and/or soy. (See Greener Choices.org.)

Buy directly from family livestock farmers. Check out sites like Local Harvest.org and Tinyurl.com/Farmers MarketsDirectory.

Pay attention to portions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture serving size weighs three ounces, about the same size as a deck of cards. Think of meat as a side dish and balance the rest of the plate with vegetables, leafy greens, beans and other legumes.

Once a week, cut out meat. Participate in Meatless Mondays (Meatless Monday.org).

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not used to treat sick animals, but to promote growth and reduce the risk of infection related to raising animals in unsanitary, overcrowded spaces.

A recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states: Adding antibiotics to the feed of healthy livestock “often leave the drugs ineffective when they are needed to treat infections in people.”

The AAP supports buying meat from organic farms, because organic farming rules prohibit the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics. Stacia Clinton, a registered dietitian in Boston who works with the international nonprofit Health Care Without Harm, assists hospitals in both reducing meat on their menus and increasing purchases of meat from animals raised without antibiotics. The goal is to reduce the growing number of antibiotic-resistant infections that cost hospitals and patients billions of dollars each year.

A Friends of the Earth report, Chain Reaction: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply, revealed that most meat served by American’s top chain restaurants come from animals raised in industrial facilities where they are fed antibiotics. Only two out of 25 chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread, report that the majority of their meat is raised without routine antibiotics. A recent study by Consumers Union also found antibiotic-resistant bacteria

on retail meat samples “carcinogenic to To be interested as nationwide. humans” and red meat

In California, Govin food, but not in (beef, veal, pork, lamb, ernor Jerry Brown signed horse and goat) food production, mutton, Senate Bill 27, making as “probably carcinohis the first state to ban to humans.” Risk is clearly absurd. genic the use of routine low increases with amount doses of antimicrobial consumed, and the evi~Wendell Berry drugs that are medically dence is strongest for the important to humans to relation of processed meats to colorecpromote livestock weight gain or feed tal cancer. efficiency. The bill doesn’t go into effect Trentham explains some factors until January 2018, but will contribute that make red and processed meats to making meat safer and antibiotic risky. “Heating or smoking meat creates drugs more effective. cancer-causing compounds. Processed meats contain salts, nitrates and nitrites; a chemical mélange of preservaRed and Processed tives that can increase risk,” she says.

Meats Targeted Trentham and Karen Collins, a regisDietary advice to reduce the consumptered dietitian and advisor to the AICR, tion of red and processed meats, reconcur that the form of iron found in gardless of how the animals are raised, meat also contributes to cancer risk. is not new. Kelay Trentham, a registered

Still, the IARC report recognizes, dietitian in Tacoma, Washington, who “Eating meat has known health benspecializes in cancer prevention and efits.” Meat is a rich source of protein treatment, points out that joint reports and B vitamins, iron and zinc. Livefrom the World Cancer Research Fund stock feed further influences nutritional International and American Institute composition, with meat from cattle for Cancer Research (AICR) since 2007 raised on pasture (grass) containing have recommended restricting conhigher levels of beneficial omega-3 sumption of red meat to less than 18 fatty acids compared to meat from ounces a week and avoiding processed animals fed grain. meats.

According to medical doctor and In 2015, the World Health OrNational Institutes of Health researcher ganization International Agency for Captain Joseph Hibbeln, consuming Research on Cancer (IARC) classified fewer omega-6 fatty acids and more processed meat (like hot dogs, ham, omega-3s may be one of the most imsausages, corned beef and beef jerky) portant dietary changes for cutting the risk of chronic diseases, reducing inflammation, improving mental health, enhancing children’s brain and eye development and reducing worldwide incidence of cardiovascular disease by 40 percent.

When it comes to eating meat, the agricultural practices, quantity consumed, and methods of processing and cooking make a difference. It turns out that what’s good for the environment is good for animals and people, too.

Melinda Hemmelgarn is an awardwinning registered dietitian, writer and Food Sleuth Radio host with KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO. Connect at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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The Benefits of Ear Reflexology

by Sam Belyea

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eflexology works by stimulating the sensitive nerve endings on the feet, hands, face and ears, but most people give a funny look when I mention the ear’s effectiveness in relation to chronic pain. How can such a small and overlooked part of the body produce results?

Nerve distraction. When the body is experiencing pain or discomfort, sending signals along the same nerve pathways will help to dull the perceived acuteness of that pain.

By stimulating the sensitive nerves in the ear reflexes during a headache or migraine, we have a great opportunity to help the body rebalance and take inventory of its areas of tension without invading the area of sensitivity with deep tissue massage, shots or harmful medications.

Reading the ears. When the body decides to manifest physical symptoms, the ears are a quick and easy way to observe the current state of the body’s systems. Redness, irritation, hypervascularity, dryness and temperature changes can all be noticed in sections of the reflex areas on the ear that are currently under duress. As we understand how the physical, mental and emotional states interconnect with the ear reflexes, we can open a deeper conversation relating to how someone’s internal state may be playing into their physical experience of discomfort. As we understand that no symptom manifests within the body by chance, we unlock a key to the human experience through how we learn to communicate with our own body’s signs and signals.

Referencing the Ear Zones Diagram, we can see the five major horizontal zones and their meanings in reflexology.

The next time that you have physical discomfort, find the related section on the ear and apply an alternating clamp-release pressure with your thumb and index finger on the front and back of both ears in that zone. Depth and hard pressure are not needed because we are addressing nerve endings which are naturally sensitive. This simple technique will create a new stimulus that will help the body find its sense of balance while relaxing you during a time of potential stress.

Ear reflexology can be very useful around the home with friends and family as well. Professionals seeking to learn the basics of ear reflex work can train to be certified in reflexology or simply take a weekend class to understand the basics.

Sam Belyea is the owner and head trainer for The Foot Whisperer Reflexology Institute and is Tampa Bay’s only dual-nationally certified reflexologist. He has been practicing reflexology for more than seven years and teaches the institute’s 300-hour Reflexology Certification Program along with weekend workshops on reflexology across the U.S. The Foot Whisperer Reflexology Institute is located at 4810 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. For more information, call 813831-9420 and/or visit FootWhisperer.com. See ad page 12.

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feet which are in shoes, and the face which may be awkward to work on in a crowded or social setting. Ears provide an easy way to apply the alternating pressure techniques for which reflexology is famous without the need to disrobe or contort the body. This fact is also very helpful with self-care; reflexology using the ears can easily be taught to aid sinus congestion, an upset stomach or general stress. When we can give someone the power to apply a self-healing technique like reflexology, it increases their level of body awareness and begins a true sense of starting the recovery/reconnection process with the self. natural awakenings

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Land Manager Allan Savory on Holistic Pasturing

How Cows Can Help Reverse Climate Change

by Linda Sechrist

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hen concurrent dangers arising from overpopulation, desertification (fertile land turning to desert) and climate change were just beginning to attract technological solutions, pioneers like Allan Savory, a young wildlife biologist in Zimbabwe, Africa, were researching how healthy soil captures carbon dioxide and stores it as carbon.

It’s the way nature renders the most pervasive greenhouse gas more helpful than harmful and a major reason why this is not happening globally is because of desertification.

This innovative game-changer has since received Australia’s 2003 Banksia International Award for “doing the most for the environment on a global scale” and the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, recognizing solutions that address humanity’s most pressing problems. The Savory Institute, founded in 2009, and its Africa Center for Holistic Management, demonstrate how using livestock to improve soil and decrease dependence on water— plus increase its ability to hold moisture and carbon—grows more grass and improves profits for ranchers, landowners and investors.

What prompted your examination of soil biology?

In the 1960s, I first became alarmed at the rate of land degradation in Africa’s vast grasslands, which were turning to desert. Looking for a solution, I hit upon a profound relationship—that the 32

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grasslands, their soils, soil life, plants and animals had evolved symbiotically with large, grazing herbivores of many species and pack-hunting predators. As my inquiry led beyond Africa, I noticed that the same was true of similar ecosystems worldwide, including those of the U.S. Great Plains.

Long ago, the Great Plains supported herbivores that traveled in immense herds for safety from predators.

Where there are now approximately 11 large mammal species, there were once more than 50. The trampling of dung and urine, as well as grazing of such vast numbers constantly on the move, developed deep carbon-storing and rain-holding soils that also break down methane. Only in the presence of large roaming herds of herbivores periodically working the surface soil does this happen; it works much like a gardener does, breaking bare surfaces and covering them with litter and dung. Only in this way do grasslands thrive.

How did this revolutionize your thinking about land and livestock management?

Being trained at a university to believe that grazing livestock causes land degradation blinded me to the deeper understanding that humans’ management of the animals, not the animals themselves, has been the problem.

Historically, the healthiest soils in the world’s vast grain-growing regions were those that had supported the largest

populations of natural wildlife and intact pack-hunting predators.

We now have in hand a natural solution able to reverse U.S. and global desertification, which is contributing to increasing severity and frequency of floods and droughts, poverty, social breakdown, violence, pastoral genocide and mass movement into cities and across national borders. Restoring brilliant natural functions through holistic management of even half of the world’s grasslands has the potential to pull all of the legacy carbon out of the atmosphere, put it back into the ground where it belongs and keep it there for thousands of years. Livestock aided by holistic, planned grazing that mimics nature can return Earth’s atmosphere to preindustrial carbon levels while feeding people with cleaner meat.

I can think of almost nothing that offers more hope for our planet for generations to come. In fact, it has so many benefits—including an eventual net cost of zero or less—that even if climate change wasn’t an issue, we should be doing it anyway.

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How is holistic pasturing proceeding?

Ultimately, the only sustainable economy for any nation is derived from growing plants on regenerating soil. Today’s conventional agriculture is producing more than 75 billion tons of dead, eroding soil every year—more than 10 tons for every human alive. The largest areas of the world’s land are either grasslands or former grasslands.

Holistic, planned grazing to reverse desertification has gained support from thousands of individual ranchers, scientists, researchers, pastoralists and farmers. Currently, it is practiced on more than 30 million acres over six continents with encouraging success.

The Savory Institute encourages and links locally led and managed holistic management hubs around the world, now numbering 30 in Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and U.S., with more forming every year.

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

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The Eyes Tell Our Story

How Integrative Doctors See Into Whole-Body Health

by Linda Sechrist

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o poets, the eyes have long been known as windows to the soul.

Systemically trained ophthalmologists, optometrists and functional medicine doctors see these organs as a potential indicator of high blood pressure, diabetes, stress-related effects and nutritional deficiencies, as well as sites for potential glaucoma and macular degeneration.

The connection between overall health and eye health is rarely addressed during conventional eye exams, which are based on standard protocols for prescribing eyeglasses, drugs or surgery. Conventionally trained optometrists and ophthalmologists, lacking education in nutrition and alternative approaches, treat the eyes as isolated organs. In contrast, systemically oriented, holistic eye experts treat them as integrated parts of the whole body.

Eye doctors like Marc R. Grossman, doctor of optometry, a co-founder of Natural Eye Care, Inc., of New Paltz, New York, and Edward C. Kondrot, a medical doctor and founder of the

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Healing the Eye & Wellness Center, in Fort Myers, Florida, take such a preventive and integrative approach.

They recommend good whole foods nutrition, supplemented with antioxidants and plant-based formulations of omega-6 and omega-3 oils, together with adequate sleep and exercise.

Key complementary treatments can be effective in improving sight and reversing some conditions.

Grossman, also a licensed acupuncturist, explains in his book Greater Vision: A Comprehensive Program for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Clarity how he incorporates the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of vision into his philosophy of eye care.

At Somers Eye Center, in Somers, New York, he uses a full range of mind-body therapies, combined with conventional methods to address dry eye syndrome, nearsightedness, farsightedness, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

Kondrot, a leading board-certified homeopathic ophthalmologist, uses a slit-lamp binocular microscope to ex-

amine the complex living tissue of the eyes. The author of 10 Essentials to Save Your Sight, he’s experienced in regeneration nutrition and maintains that our overall health impacts our vision. His toolbox includes multimodal protocols like homeopathy, detoxification, oxygen therapy, low-level microcurrent to stimulate cellular activity, palming (using the hands over closed eyes) and other alternative methods to reverse visual loss. He regularly uses the Myers’ cocktail, an intravenous therapy with a high concentration of B-complex and C vitamins, taurine (an amino sulfonic acid), trace minerals and zinc.

“Regardless of your eye condition, regular eye exercises can increase eye muscle flexibility and support circulation for better delivery of oxygen, essential nutrients and the flow of energy to the eyes,” says Grossman. He notes that “Aerobic Exercise Protects Retinal Function and Structure from Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration,” a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience in 2014, was the first of its kind to link physical exercise with improved retinal health and prevention of common eye diseases.

While Kondrot emphasizes that vitamins A, C, D and E are essential to eye health, particularly in preventing macular degeneration, he cautions that taking a supplement is no substitute for expanding the diet to include foods such as kale, spinach, parsley, collard greens, cooked broccoli, green peas, pumpkin and Brussels sprouts. All include lutein and zeaxanthin, two types of important carotenoids contained within the retina and found in the leaves of most green plants. Digestive enzymes, probiotics and the amino acid betaine are also necessary to facilitate better absorption of nutrients.

Dr. Connie Casebolt, board certified in family medicine and founder of GFM Wellness, in Greenville, South Carolina, practices with a whole body-mind perspective and incorporates supplements in patient disease prevention and wellness plans. “As the eye is bathed in the same chemicals and nutrients as the rest of the body, eye conditions can be affected by problems affecting the rest of the body,” she says. “Low adrenals can contribute to macular degeneration.

Additionally, disruption of the energy flowing through acupuncture meridians related to teeth affected by root canals can also affect the eyes. “

She likes the book Whole Body Dentistry, by Mark Breiner, a doctor of dental surgery, because it includes numerous case histories of systemic illnesses, including eye disorders, that improve with better oral health. “Trying to sustain good health and avoiding toxins such as tobacco and excess sugar can definitely help in maintaining good vision,” explains Casebolt.

Sensitive, complex and composed of more than 2 million working parts, the eyes are their own phenomenon.

Annual eye exams are important at every age to help us do what’s needed to maintain our precious gift of sight.

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Taste the Rainbow, Expand Your Palate with New Colorful Veggies

by Judith Fertig

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mericans’ vegetable habits are in a rut. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 50 percent of the vegetables and legumes available in this country in 2013 were either tomatoes or potatoes. Lettuce came in third, according to new data released in 2015, advises Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating.

Further, 87 percent of U.S. adults did not meet basic vegetable serving recommendations from 2007 through 2010, a fact cited in the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. Yet, urban supermarkets overflow with a wealth of common and exotic vegetables, often displayed side-by-side: broccoli and broccolini, green bell and Japanese shishito peppers, and iceberg lettuce and leafy mâche, or lamb’s lettuce.

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expert Terri Evans, a doctor of Oriental medicine in Naples, Florida. “Our diet should be 60 percent produce—40 percent vegetables and 20 percent fruit,” she says. “To keep this sustainable for the long term, we should eat what tastes good, not what we think is good for us. Some days, we crave the sweetness of carrots; other days, the bitterness of artichokes or the heat of hot peppers. Our bodies can tell us what we need.”

Keep Expanding Choices

Going Green. Dark green and slightly peppery arugula is good with a little olive oil and lemon juice. Finely shredded Brussels sprouts bulk up a mixed salad, while adding the benefits of a cancer-fighting cruciferous vegetable.

Instead of mineral-rich baby spinach, try baby Swiss chard, suggests Matthew Kadey, a registered dietician in Waterloo, Ontario. He also suggests microgreens, the tiny shoots of radishes, cabbage, broccoli and kale, all rich in vitamins C and E. Squash It. Varieties of summer and winter squash add color, body and flavor to one-dish meals, with the added benefits of B vitamins, magnesium and fiber. LeAnne Campbell, Ph.D., author www.natampa.com

of The China Study Cookbook, simmers a mix of fresh chopped vegetables including yellow summer squash or zucchini, and flavors with coconut and curry powder. Vegan Chef Douglas McNish, of Toronto, makes an okra and squash gumbo in the slow cooker.

Sneak in a Smoothie.

Change up a smoothie routine by swapping out the usual baby spinach for a blend of cucumber, apple and fresh mint, or else sweet potato and carrot, suggests Sidney Fry, a registered dietitian and Cooking Light editor, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Snack Attack. An array of colorful vegetables served with dips and spreads can be an easy way to experiment with veggies.

Carrots in deep red, vibrant yellow, purple and orange are delicious raw and supply beta-carotene, promoting eye health. Leaves from pale green Belgian endive spears are tender and crunchy. Orange or “cheddar” cauliflower has a more creamy and sweet flavor than its pale cousin.

“Colors equal health, and the more colors we eat, the better our overall health,” says Susan Bowerman, a registered dietitian, lecturer in food science and nutrition at California State Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, and co-author of What Color Is Your Diet?

“We also have to be willing to try new foods or new varieties of foods, or maybe to prepare unfamiliar foods in a way that will make them taste good, so that we will be willing to add more plant foods to our diet.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle. blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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he colors found in fresh vegetables can indicate an abundance of necessary phytochemicals and nutrients. “Many people I see in my practice consume excess food, but have nutrient deficiency,” says Terri Evans, a functional medicine expert and doctor of Oriental medicine.

Eating a variety of colorful vegetables can be part of the remedy.

“Each color in a vegetable represents 10,000 micronutrients,” explains Evans. “The more colorful you make your diet, the happier your body will be.” She notes that supplements supply a lot of one nutrient, while vegetables gift us with tiny amounts of many requisite nutrients.

According to the nonprofit Produce for Better Health Foundation, plant phytochemicals may act as antioxidants, protect and regenerate essential nutrients and work to deactivate cancer-causing substances. So, the more color on our plates, the better.

Yellow and orange—in squash and some tomatoes—point to higher levels of vitamins C and A. The beta-carotene behind these colors is renowned for supporting healthy eyesight.

Dark green—in leafy greens and cabbages—evidences higher levels of vitamins K, B and E. Chlorophyll creates the color and indicates its welldocumented detoxifying properties.

Red—in red bell peppers and tomatoes—indicates vitamin C. Lycopene, which provides the color, is widely associated with lowering the risk of prostate and breast cancers.

Purple and blue—in radicchio, red cabbage and eggplant—deliver vitamins C and K. Anthocyanins that create the color are powerful antioxidants geared to keep us heart-healthy.

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Nighttime Parenting

Fostering Healthful Sleep

by Stephanie Dodd

According to the American Psychological Association, up to 70 percent of children experience sleep disturbances that affect their emotional and physical well-being.

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arents frequently awakened by a child’s interrupted slumber typically are torn between the need to care for their own health and that of their child. The goal is to meet everyone’s needs, so that adequate adult sleep doesn’t feel like child neglect. Solutions are feasible if the parent is emotionally equipped to feel continuing empathy for their little one and secure in their choices for resolution, regardless of setbacks or delays.

Uncovering the real reasons that a child stays alert at bedtime or wakes during the night—such as inconsistent timing of sleep cycles, excessive fatigue, insufficient physical activity, hunger, pain, anxieties, inadequate downtime or a desire for continued interaction with a parent—is the first step. With so many variables, frustration can impede the workings of parental intuition, which is key to the process, as is testing individual possible solutions long enough to assess the result and then confidently move forward.

Internal Calm Expecting a child to feel so empowered that they can fall asleep on their own is a good beginning. Lindsay Melda, of Atlanta, relates, “Our daughter used to wake us up by coming into our bed each night. Once I realized I was anxious about her sleeping alone in her room and was able to instead trust she was okay, she easily slept through the night, waking more rested.

My own anxiety was causing her sleep disturbances.”

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Parents that model self-care help their children learn to care for themselves.

or between the eye Christine Gipple, brows, often accomof Oaklyn, New panied by attention to Jersey, a practitioner current thoughts and of non-violent comfeelings, in order to munication, shares, restore a balanced “When my daughter feeling. is chatty at bedtime Karin Davidson, and I’m past ready of Media, Pennsylfor her to be in bed, vania, co-founder of I have to consciously the Meridian Tapping pause, or I can snap ~ Sheila Pai, author, Techniques Associaat her, thus delaying Nurturing You tion, says, “Including bedtime. Granting tapping with a supmyself just five minportive nighttime routine can be a godutes to reset myself and be present in send. It can relieve distress, whatever the moment before I gently re-engage its source, increase feelings of security is critical to the outcome.” and promote a peaceful transition

Such checking in with ourto sleep.” In clinical studies from selves helps keep a parent thinking the National Institute for Integrative positively. Law of Attraction specialist Healthcare, EFT has been shown to Cassie Parks, of Denver, Colorado, advises, “When you focus on the feel- counter the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, contributing to decreased ing you desire once a child is peacesleep disturbances. fully asleep, rather than the feeling Marissa Wolf, of The Woodlands, you want to move away from, your Texas, relates, “We moved here from chances for success greatly increase.”

San Diego when my son was 34 Noting how we envision nighttime months old. He was acting out in ways unfolding or creating a nighttime viI’d never seen before, mourning the sion board can help focus and mainloss of his routine. Within weeks after tain these feelings. we started tapping before school and Releasing Stress at night, he was back to his happy self.

Last night, he simply went to bed and One method parents have successfully fell asleep. Now when I see his builtused is the Emotional Freedom Techup emotions, I know we need to tap.” nique (EFT). It involves light tapping (To learn more about EFT methods, on specific points along the body’s visit emofree.com.) energy meridians, like the collarbone

Nourished Rest Good nutrition is also important to healthy sleep. According to Health Coach Sarah Outlaw, owner of the Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey and an advanced Nutrition Response Testing practitioner, “Children may be devoid of minerals because of the filtered water we drink. Supplementing with minerals like magnesium or enriching the diet with trace minerals, sea salt and mineral-rich bone broth will promote a healthy immune system, along with a nervous system programmed for sleep.”

Outlaw also advises, “A whole foods diet is paramount to children’s health and sleep ability. Parents should limit or eliminate artificial flavors, sweeteners and sugar; preferably at all times, but at least an hour before bedtime.”

When a parent takes the time to plan each step toward their goal of optimum sleep and feels secure in following through, they can create a personalized and consistent bedtime routine that fosters a sense of safety for children that feel heard and tended to and know what to expect. Children that gain the ability to naturally develop sleep skills reap lifelong health benefits.

Stephanie Dodd is the author of the international bestseller, Good Baby, Bad Sleeper. She blogs at HeartCentered Sleep.com.

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Developing Gardens Instead of Golf Courses Agrihoods Use On-Site Farms to Draw Residents

by April Thompson

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or thousands of homeowners in “agrihoods” across the U.S., homegrown is a way of life.

Planned developments incorporating neighborhood agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, according to Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow specializing in sustainability with the Urban Land Institute. He estimates there are a few hundred agrihoods nationwide, in all regions and at all price points. “The trend is the convergence of several things, including a growing interest in local business, local food, healthy lifestyles and the foodie culture,” says McMahon.

He adds, “Today’s developers have to differentiate their properties to survive, and farms have become the new golf course of real estate development.”

Agriculture is a far lower-cost amenity that can even return a modest profit by selling its harvest to the community.

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Beyond food, agrihoods help grow community, a huge draw for those living in isolated suburban areas. In 2014, Abby and Michael Wheatfill moved their family to Agritopia, a planned community in Gilbert, Arizona, near Phoenix. Billed as an urban farm, the central feature of Agritopia’s 166 acres, knitting together commercial, agricultural and open space with 450 residential homes, is a working farm, with roving pigs, lambs and chickens, a citrus grove and rows of heirloom vegetables.

Farm, family and community life are interwoven. The Wheatfills lease a plot in an on-site community garden.

Other residents buy shares in the community supported agriculture project or purchase produce or eggs from the community farm on the honor system.

“We especially love the narrow, tree-lined streets and wide porches, and that we can walk or bike to fun,

locally sourced restaurants,” says Michael, a technology consultant.

Private backyards are small in favor of community space, nudging residents to meet each other, Abby says.

The Cannery, in Davis, California, is one of the newest agrihoods and also one of the few that redeveloped an industrial tract. This 100-acre development, still under construction, will feature 547 new homes on the former site of a tomato processing facility, in addition to affordable rentals for low-income families. Its heart and soul is a working farm that will feed the community’s households and supply its restaurants. The Cannery is a pioneer in clean green energy, with solar-powered homes, connections for electric cars, and many other energyconserving features. Thirsty homeowner lawns are prohibited in most of The Cannery’s mini-neighborhoods, but no home is more than 300 feet from public green space.

Samrina and Mylon Marshall, both physicians in their mid-50s, will be among the first residents to move in this spring. “We like that it’s a green energy community featuring multigenerational living. We’re also big on eating locally and seasonally, so the urban farm was a key draw,” says Mylon.

North Atlanta family Gil and Jeny Mathis and their two daughters, 12 and 14 years old, discovered Serenbe, a planned community in Chattahoochee

Hills, Georgia, two years ago. Now it’s literally their second home. “It provides a different life for our children on weekends they couldn’t otherwise have.

The community aspect has penetrated our lives in a way that we couldn’t have predicted,” says Gil.

Both girls love it, and the younger sibling is lobbying to relocate there full time. The family likes the people Serenbe draws and the opportunities to engage with them, the consistent access to natural and organic food and its artist-in-residence program.

Serenbe was the inspiration for the Olivette Riverside Community and Farm, a 346-acre, back-to-the-land project near Asheville, North Carolina.

Its owners are transforming a failed high-end gated community and adjacent historic farm along the French Broad River into an agri-centered development featuring a blueberry orchard, community gardens, vegetable farm and greenhouse.

“It’s vital that we re-localize our food supply,” says Olivette co-owner Tama Dickerson. “One of the first things we did was to incorporate this farm and see what areas we could preserve, because what you keep is just as important as what you develop.” Future plans include hiking trails, artist live-work spaces, tiny houses, little free libraries and a K-8 school.

Agrihoods aren’t solely for agriburbs. Creative public housing

developers are bringing agriculture to high-density neighborhoods. The smoke-free Healthy High-Rise Arbor House, a 124-unit, low-income apartment in the Bronx, in New York City, features a 10,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse and a living lobby wall that grows organic vegetables for the community year-round. Residents can obtain a discounted share from the farm using SNAP benefits (food stamps) and take free classes in cooking fresh. Arbor House also allocates 40 percent of its rooftop crop harvests for the larger community.

Agrihoods can take many forms, including those involving gardens cropping up in schools, parks and hospitals nationwide, as well as informal, guerilla gardens in vacant lots. Many cities, including Falls Church, Virginia, and Takoma Park, Maryland, have even changed local zoning laws so residents can keep chickens and bees in their backyards for eggs and honey, according to McMahon.

“The era of the 2,000-mile Caesar salad has come to an end,” says McMahon, citing high transportation costs that make locally sourced food good for businesses and consumers alike. “The trend of growing food closer to home—in some cases at home—is here to stay.”

Connect with April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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WELL-MANNERED

CATS

Simple Ways to Get Kitty to Behave

by Sandra Murphy

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hree million cats end up in shelters every year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Owners cite landlord restrictions or allergies in the family as leading reasons. Often, the animal is blamed for an easily fixed behavior problem; the Wake County Animal Center, in Raleigh, North Carolina, interprets rationales such as, “Kitty has a sensitive stomach [throws up] or pees under the bed [likely a urinary tract infection].”

“I prefer to call such things issues, not problems. They’re often evidence of natural instincts that need to be redirected,” says Anne Moss, owner of TheCatSite.com, from Tel Aviv, Israel.

“A vet visit will rule out physical concerns so you can move on to behavioral issues.” Once a cat’s adapted to living with humans, life becomes more pleasant for everyone.

Cats can be trained. Dallas cat owner Bettina Bennett of WhichBoxMedia.com advises, “Start early, attach rewards and be consistent. Our four cats don’t scratch the furniture, come when called and know when it’s bedtime.”

Clicker training works well, adds Becky Morrow, a doctor of veterinarian medicine who teaches at Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh. “I have 13 cats living in my home and a sanctuary housing 65 more. They’ve learned to walk on a leash and obey commands.”

Dr. Jeff Werber, a Los Angeles

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veterinarian, has found that scratching furniture, biting people, nocturnal activity, throwing up and ignoring the litter box are the five most common complaints. Scratching lets Kitty leave her scent, stretch and shed old claws.

He suggests, “Get a scratching post, but don’t put it in an-out-of-the-way location. Cats like to be where we are.

Start with it in the center of the room and gradually move it to the corner.”

Measure how tall a cat is when standing on her hind legs with front legs fully extended. Get a post that is half again as tall so she can really stretch. Gently rub her paws on the post first, and then dab on a bit of catnip as added enticement. Cats don’t like unfamiliar textures, so avoidance training tools can include laying aluminum foil or backing-side-up carpet runners over furniture arms and cushions plus double-sided sticky tape at the corners to preserve upholstery.

When humans become a target for a cat’s pounces, use toys as decoys.

A short play session will satisfy their desire to hunt. Leave curtains open so she can see outside, clear shelves for climbing and have a cat tree or window shelf for optimum viewing. A nearby bird feeder will hold a feline’s attention for hours.

Werber advises, “For undisturbed household sleep, get the cat toys out about an hour before your bedtime.

Fifteen minutes of play will tire a pet. Let him calm down and then feed him. A full cat is a sleepy cat.”

Some cats nibble, while others gulp food and then throw up. The recommended antidote is to feed smaller amounts several times a day.

Cats should eat both dry and wet food to get carbohydrates and meat, Werber advises.

Throwing up can be a sign of hairballs, even if unseen.

Put the cat on a natural hairball remedy once a day for four days, then two times a week, until the vomiting stops. A touch of non-petroleum jelly on the cat’s nose or a bit of fish oil or pumpkin in her food will work.

When cats ignore the litter box, note what’s changed—the type of litter, location of the box, a lurking stray

cat or the pet’s health. Arthritic cats find it hard to climb into a tall-sided box. Felines feel vulnerable when using the box, and like to know what’s around them—a lidless box makes them feel safer says Werber. The rule is to have one more litter box than there are cats. If the house is more than one story tall, food, water, beds and litter should be available on every level.

“All cats should be kept indoors, microchipped and wearing a colorful collar and tags,” says Werber.

Colors give birds fair warning if a cat ever goes outside.

With time and attention, any cat can become an active, well-behaved family member.

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See monthly, by the day and hour, what’s happening in the Bay area. So many educational and uplifting events to assist with personal and planetary health: enjoy seminars, lectures, workshops, book signings, beauty and nutrition events, leading edge health solutions, spiritual connections, for singles, couples and families. Printed calendar is a gratis feature exclusively for advertisers who make this magazine possible. Non-advertisers are free to use on-line calendar at natampa.com, click on submit calendar tab.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Breaking the Patterns that Bind You: Understanding the Cycle of Karma – 1:30-4pm. Kamini Desai, PhD, Education Director of the Amrit Yoga Institute and author of Life Lessons, Love Lessons, will discuss what karma is and how it can work for us or against us. We will discover the basic principles that break limiting cycles and foster our ability to lead a full and happy life. We will experience the powerful practice of the Amrit Method of yoga nidra, a technique that can be used to reshape and change our karmic patterns at the root. $35/ in advance, $45/day of event. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage.com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Couples Weekend Getaway & Workshop – 7pm-Sun 2pm. Join Richard & Diana Daffner, authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples, for a romantic beach getaway.

Bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. Celebrate your love. Connect with your beloved on a soul level. $695/couple. Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota. More info, other dates or request a brochure, 941349-6804, IntimacyRetreats.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 EcoBlue Creative Workshop – 10am-4pm. A day of healing arts on the water. EcoSpiritual educa-

tion, wildlife exploration, paddleboard, float yoga and meditation, Sound guided imagery, music, art, poetry therapy, Kundalini yoga, spiritual life coaching, gong bath, evening music Meditation Concert with Leesa Sklover, Tarpon Springs. Registration required, 727- 947-2541, DrSklover@gmail.com, LoveLifeProductions.net.

Group Acupuncture & Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture – 10:30am-noon. Join others in a relaxing and healing environment to receive acupuncture or facial rejuvenation acupuncture. Through this group setting you may experience an enhanced healing effect: emotionally, physically, mentally & spiritually. $55/Acupuncture Only. $85/Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture. Initial consult required. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa. 813-833-2299. PureElementsHealing.com.

Architecture of Asana – 3-5pm. Standing Postures with Heather Benton, eRYT500. Learn the building blocks of asana and break down each pose to align and define your body with a focus on standing postures. $25. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Heather 727-480-3004. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

Deepening Your Practice through the Chakras – 4-5:30pm. This class is an opportunity for yoga practitioners to explore the practical application of the chakras in everyday yoga practice. Instructor

Sam Belyea guides students through the chakra system while giving real-world examples, interesting insights and breathwork (pranayama) techniques in a fun and soothing environment. Open to the public. $25. Pose By Pose Yoga, 17761 Hunting Bow Cir., Lutz. Details 813-501-4987.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 Yoga for Perfectionism – 1-3:30pm. Alissa Phillipoff, 500 RYT. Join us to learn how to use yoga’s body, mind and life practices to transform unhealthy perfectionism and move towards less reaction and more mindful freedom. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up, 727894-9642, Info@StPeteYoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Meditation the Art of Taming the Mind – 3-4:30pm.

Lisa Recchione, MA, Life Coach. Learn techniques to allow you to meditate successfully and help you develop and expand a meditation practice. The Gong is played and class ends with guided meditation. $15.

Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Lisa 727595-6036. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

The Art of Zen Tea – 4pm. Tea is an art & culture.

Learn from Jacky Lee, Chinese artist & founder of Oriental Zen Tea. He will share his knowledge of tea, including cultural aspects & health benefits. Tasting to follow! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Naturally Enhancing Immunity and Anti-Aging – 6-8pm. Come hear Dr. Christopher Jackson, PhD, DOM, nationally board certified author of over a dozen articles and host of the 4-year running radio show A Path to Wellness on WSPF-DB.com, talk about his practice using Natural, Functional, and Integrative Medicine. Focuses on treating the underlying causes of disorders ranging from hormonal imbalances, infertility, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Your Life Spa Your Success, 9657 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg.

Info & Registration 727-322-3190. YourLifeSpa.com.

Mind-ing Your Weight with Hypnosis: Create Your Ideal Healthy Body – 6:30-8:30pm. Patricia V. Scott, Ph.D., teaches hypnosis & NLP techniques for achieving and maintaining a fit, healthy body & lifestyle. Guided hypnosis included. $25/class. Buy five & get one class free. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Thyroid Problems? Free Seminar – 6pm. Fatigue?

Weight gain? Thinning hair? Feeling cold? Anxious?

Brittle nails? Brain fog? Drs. John & Alexa Parker, DC, D.PSc provide answers. Synergy Integrated Health, 4343 W Henderson Blvd., Tampa. Seating limited, Reservations, 813-254-5200, TampaThyroid.com, SynergyFixMe.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Meditation – 1:30-2:30pm. Lisa Rae Muir, Shamanic Practitioner, will be holding a class for anyone wishing to either begin or resume a meditation practice. Drop from your head and into your heart, get grounded and experience peace and balance through guided meditation. $10. Apollo Beach. Info and registration, Lisa 813-773-4777, LisaRaeShaman.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Yogi Festival 2016 at Lotus Pond Center Tampa – 9:30am-6:30pm. 4.5 acres of Florida beauty, with Yoga classes $15 for all day any/all classes. Workshops $15 for each specialty workshop. Delicious Indian Fusion food, Swami Juice & Kombucha local vendors. Live Kirtan with David Newman (Durga Das) 7-9pm $20; $25/at door. Lotus Pond Center, Tampa, 813-961-3160.

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Holistic Health Symposium & Expo – 10am3pm. Holistic speakers, food, music, raffles, prizes, demos. 1pm Dr. Les Cole, St. Pete Health & Wellness, presents “7 Habits of Highly Healthy People”.

Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 9th St. N., St. Pete. Dr. Cole 727-202-6807.

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Yoga Tools to Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis – 1-3:30pm. Megan Moyer, 500 RYT. Learn and practice yoga techniques to help treat and prevent osteoporosis. We’ll look at nutrition, lifestyle choices and asana practices that can fortify this important part of your structure and life. Appropriate for both women and men and students who have a family history of osteoporosis. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up, 727894-9642, Info@StPeteYoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Introduction to White Lotus Flower Qigong & Daoism Meditation – 1:30-3:30pm. Master Shifo Orlando. In this workshop, you will learn how to open the joints and energize the five important internal organs (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys) according to Daoism Medicine. Also, you will learn how to have proper body alignment, release of tension, regulation of breath and quieting of the mind. Qigong is beneficial for adults of all ages and ability levels, all health conditions. $30/advance, $35/day of event.

Register early; space is limited to 15. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage.com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

Gong Immersion – 6-8pm. Gail (Updesh Kaur) Dutton, Kundalini Yoga Teacher & Trainer. After light yoga and meditation, students move into deep relaxation in savasana (corpse pose) to immerse themselves in the healing vibration of the sound of the gong.

The gong is said to be both healing and soothing to the trillions of cells in the body that receive its vibration. Listening to the gong is restorative, meditative, and restful. $15/members, $17/non-members. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Essential Knife Skills – 4pm. Theo Tillson, NFP Food Service Director. Learn how to slice, dice & chop to prep meals faster & more safely. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Bean Basics – 11am. Debby DeGraaff, natural foods chef & author. Learn how & why it’s important to shop in bulk! Debby will explain the basics & show you how to make a creamy Hummus, proteinpacked Lentil Loaf & delicious Sesame Gravy. All dishes are vegan & gluten-free! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Free Hypnosis-NLP meetup: Change Your I.D. – 6:30-8:30 pm. Patricia V. Scott, Ph.D., previews her new program “Change Your I.D.”, designed to teach people how to literally change their identity by accessing inner

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talents and re-programming the subconscious mind.

Contributions appreciated to offset expenses. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Eye Health: Cataracts to Macular Degeneration – 6pm. How nutrition and detoxification play key roles. Presented by Dr. Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD, Clinical Nutritionist. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo.

RSVP 727-826-0838, rsvp@PeaksOfHealth.com.

PRP International Wine Tasting – 6-8pm. Learn about unique, top quality wines from all over the world delivered directly to you. Our personal Wine Consultant will provide you with detailed knowledge on the wine, food pairing, storage and more.

And have the added benefit of learning about our unique health and exercise building equipment while you relax. Your Life Spa Your Success, 9657 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Info & Registration 727-322-3190. YourLifeSpa.com.

Acupuncture and Fibromyalgia – 7pm. Join us for a class on how Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and massage can help with fibromyalgia.

Attendees of the class get a gift certificate to receive their first Acupuncture treatment free plus $15 off their first massage (new patients only–limited to the first 10 to sign up). Jade Tree Wellness Center, 3039 49th St. N, St. Pete. 727-344-8690, JadeTreeWellness.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits – 6-8pm. I replace my addiction with self-reliance.

I compassionately re-parent myself. Join Sunder Luber, 500 RYT, Kundalini Teacher & Trainer, owner in any one of our classes in this two-part, 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life.

Begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18. $108/8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage.com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

Restorative Yoga Certification for Yoga Teachers – 6:30-8:30pm Friday. 8:30am-5:30pm Saturday and Sunday. March 18-20. 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 70+ pages included. Add this much needed knowledge of therapeutically oriented yoga to your teaching skills. 18 live CEUs $330. Lotus Pond Center, Tampa, 813-961-3160. YogaLotusPond.com.

Couples Weekend Getaway & Workshop – 7pm-Sun 2pm. Join Richard & Diana Daffner, authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples, for a romantic beach getaway.

Bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. Celebrate your love. Connect with your beloved on a soul level. $695/couple. Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota. More info, other dates or request a brochure, 941349-6804, IntimacyRetreats.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Spring Into a New Career Open House at Keiser University – 10am-1pm. Keiser University hosts an open house focusing on careers and employment opportunities available through the various degree programs offered at the university. Attendees learn from current students, faculty and alumni about the application process, programs and degrees offered, and potential career paths. Exploring new opportunities is an exciting experience. Clearwater Keiser University Campus, 16120 US Hwy. 19 N. For more information, call 1-888-844-8404 or visit KUOpenHouse.com.

Group Acupuncture & Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture – 10:30am-noon. Join others in a relaxing and healing environment to receive acupuncture or facial rejuvenation acupuncture. Through this group setting you may experience an enhanced healing effect: emotionally, physically, mentally & spiritually. $55/Acupuncture Only. $85/Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture. Initial consult required. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa.

813-833-2299. PureElementsHealing.com.

Spring Cleaning with Essential Oils – 11am12:30pm. Are you ready for Spring Cleaning? It’s right around the corner, can you believe it? Join us and learn how to use only non-toxic solutions to keep your home clean and fresh for the whole family.

Spring cleaning will be so much easier, affordable and safer! Drawing for a free Thieves spray cleaner.

Free. Natural Med Therapies, 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd., Ste. C, Largo. RSVP 727-541-2211.

Architecture of Asana – 3-5pm. Seated Postures with Heather Benton, eRYT500. Construct your foundation to elevate your practice! Perfect for anyone interested in alignment in their practice. Focus on Seated Postures. Beginners welcome! Open to all levels of fitness. Walk-in permitted on a space available basis with instructor permission. $25. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Heather 727480-3004. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

Reflexology Certification Program Weekend – March 19-20. This weekend is part of a 12-month, 300-hour program available for LMTs, acupuncturists and licensed health professionals with massage in their scope of practice to train to become Certified

Reflexologists. Sam Belyea, program director, guides students through balancing the systems of the body using the technique of Reflexology. Each weekend includes additional topics such as business development, meditation, and self-care. $2100/Year; $175/ Weekend, The Foot Whisperer Reflexology Institute, 4810 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. Details 813-831-9420, FootWhisperer.com/reflexology_training.

Tai Chi Instructor Certification – March 19-20. Tai chi helps health, stress, focus, balance, much more.

Grandmaster Dennis Kelly, world renowned instructor.

Class counts as 1 of 5 toward CPNHS Certified Professional of Natural Health Sciences. Also grandfathers a CNHP into CPNHS title. $250 regular, $225 early-bird.

RSVP 813-695-4372. WOW-Simplified.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20 VERNAL EQUINOX 12:30am EST Master Class: Inversion Immersion – 8:3010:15am. Join Jaye Martin, 500 RYT & International, as he guides you through a yoga practice designed to give you all the necessary tools needed to develop a safe and confident inversion practice. Jaye will teach you how to incorporate props (blocks, straps, blankets) to assist in getting upside down, along with step-by-step instructions on how to balance on your hands, head and forearms. $30/advance, $35/day of event. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage. com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

It is health that is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Yoga for all Seasons: Spring Cleaning – 1:303:30pm. Join Anji Kozikowski, 200 E-RYT in this workshop; using the ancient healing wisdom of Ayurveda, discover how to adapt your yoga and lifestyle practices to enhance your connection with the natural season and cultivate optimal well-being.

The focus will be on the season of spring, learning the qualities and characteristics of Kapha Dosha, the nutritional principles to support this dosha and yoga postures to shake off the heaviness of winter. $30/advance, $35/day of event. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage.com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

Raw Carrot Cake – 6:30pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef. Who doesn’t love a slice of sweet & spicy carrot cake? Learn how to make a healthy, raw twist on this dessert favorite. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Spring Equinox Gong Celebration – 3-5pm. With Lisa Recchione, E-RYT500. The sounds and vibrations of the gong help us experience a profound Pure Elements Biz Card Ad.qxp_Layout 1 2/13/16 8:02 PM Page 1 meditative state growing even more powerful during

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the Equinox. Gentle stretching and breathwork followed by the gong. Yogi Tea, Indian food and desserts will be served afterwards. Must preregister for food prep; non-refundable 24 hours prior to event. $25.

Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Lisa 727595-6036. Registration Yoga4All.com/workshops.

MONDAY, MARCH 21 Spring Break Camp at the SPCA Tampa Bay – 10am-3pm. March 21-25. 6-11 yrs. of age. Keep your two-legged critters busy this spring break where they will have the opportunity to spend time with our shelter and farm animals, create unique arts and crafts, play games and learn about kind and responsible pet ownership. Campers will learn how our rescue transport team works to help injured and sick animals, get to enjoy visits from guest speakers in animal welfare, and discuss important values such as kindness and compassion. And best of all, they’ll meet new two-legged and four-legged friends at the same time! $195/per camper. Ike and Libby Einhurst Education Center, 9099 130th Ave. N., Largo. Info & registration, Amy Edwards, Community Outreach and Children’s Programs, 727-586-3594. spcaTampaBay.org/pet-camps-workshops.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 Detoxification Made Simple – 6pm. Why we need to detox and how to do it. Presented by Dr. Nyree Abdool. Organic, vegan snacks provided. Free. 1501 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. P, Tarpon Springs. RSVP 727940-5278. DoctorNyree.com.

Benefits of Cranial Release Technique – 6-8pm. Come hear Dr. Clark Walters explain the principles of the Cranial Release Technique; a very

unique procedure that results in a major release of chronic stress while allowing the brain and nervous system to come into a more balanced and optimal state of function. Gentle, yet profound, it creates a deep release of the inner tension in the nervous system as well as other tissues in the body, putting the brain back in charge and creating the best conditions for healing, health and well-being. Effects are usually felt immediately! Your Life Spa Your Success, 9657 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Info & Registration 727-322-3190. YourLifeSpa.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 Full Moon Meditation – 10-11am. Our meditation group is a wonderful gathering of open minded individuals. Once a month we celebrate the Full Moon and go deep into meditation. We follow by blessing our projects and goals. No experience necessary. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa. 813-833-2299. PureElementsHealing.com.

Food Allergies – 6:30pm. Liat Golan, RD, LD/N, Bee Well Nutrition. Identify & manage your food allergies. Join us & discover which foods in your diet could be making you tired, anxious or gain weight.

Get the basic principles & learn how to choose the right diet to eliminate food allergies. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 What Does DNA Have to Do with It? – 6pm.

Connections and infections. Presented by Jeanne Bangtson, DC. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo.

RSVP 727-826-0838, rsvp@PeaksOfHealth.com.

Managing Weight Loss: Your Journey – 6:30pm.

Dominique Ostrander, Jarrow Formulas. Do you have these questions about weight loss: What’s my ideal body weight? How do I know how many calories to eat? What supplements can I take to help me lose weight & feel better? Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits – 6-8pm. In shifting my perspective on the past, I embrace the present and future. Join Sunder Luber, 500 RYT, Kundalini Teacher & Trainer, owner in any one of our classes in this two-part, 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life. Start your journey in this New Year with a commitment to Self; begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18. $108/8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475. Info@ AYogaVillage.com. AYogaVillage.com/events.

MONDAY, MARCH 28 Thyroid Problems? Free Seminar – 6pm. Fatigue?

Weight gain? Thinning hair? Feeling cold? Anxious?

Brittle nails? Brain fog? Drs. John & Alexa Parker, DC, D.PSc provide answers. Synergy Integrated Health, 4343 W Henderson Blvd., Tampa. Seating limited, Reservations, 813-254-5200, TampaThyroid.com, SynergyFixMe.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Healing Yourself Naturally! – 6-8pm. Hear Jeanine’s story on how she worked her health

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THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Inner Engineering with Shambhavi Kriya – March 31-April 3. This 4-day weekend program offers the rare opportunity to experience life-transforming wisdom from an Isha teacher trained by Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and leading authority on yoga. This program is offered in Sarasota, St Pete and Tampa. Info & registration, 813-413-1661, Tampa@IshaUSA.org or InnerEngineering.com/Live/Tampa.

PLAN AHEAD FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Yamuna Body Rolling 4-Week Class Series – 5:30-6:45pm. Continues April 8, 15, 29. Emily Stein, facilitator. This innovative and therapeutic fitness approach uses special 4-10” inflatable balls and one’s own body weight to free restrictions, realign muscles and bones and recharge the body’s energy system. It is great for improving posture, reducing stress and tension, calming the nervous system and eliminating most aches and chronic pains. Wk 1: Save your feet and wrists. Wk 2: Save your hips and legs. Wk 3: Save your shoulders and neck. Wk 4: Sideline and back. Kapok Pilates and Wellness, 908

N. McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater. 727-365-8574.

KapokPilatesAndWellness.com.

Couples Weekend Getaway & Workshop – 7pmSun 2pm. Join Richard & Diana Daffner, authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples, for a romantic beach getaway. Bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. Celebrate your love.

Connect with your beloved on a soul level. $695/ couple. Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota. More info, other dates or request a brochure, 941-349-6804, IntimacyRetreats.com.

Yoga Teacher Training Blue Ridge Mountains – Apr. 1-24. Immerse yourself in the spectacular beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains while deepening your yoga practice and learning the skills of a yoga teacher. Lotus Pond offers 200hr & 300hr teacher training. Contact Val Spies and make an appointment for an info session on the 200hr program at 813-961-3160 or 813-956-3506. The Art of Living Retreat Center, Blue Ridge Mountains.

LotusPondYoga.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Teaching Advance Asana – 7-9pm Friday. 9am5:30pm Saturday. 10am-5:30pm Sunday. April 8-10.

Karin Stephan, Iyengar Yoga teacher presents this teaching workshop for yoga teachers of all lineages.

You will learn to assess students’ abilities and teach multi-level classes. Learn teaching techniques that provide a challenging yet safe environment for all students in the class. Also learn intuitive methods in reading the students asymmetries and how these poses will be affected by the asymmetries. 15 live CEUs $270. Lotus Pond Center, Tampa, 813-9613160. YogaLotusPond.com.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 5

LoveLife / Earth Day Workshop & Pink Moon Meditation Concert – 2-9pm. Join Leesa Sklover, PhD, E-RYT 200, YT 300, CMT, IKYTA, ACA for paddleboard instruction, float paddle meditation and yoga, eco wellness education. Gulf /Bayou water cleanup, full moon meditation concert 7:30pm.

Come for some or all. Tarpon Springs. Info and registration, 727-947-2541, DrSklover@gmail.com, FloatPaddleYoga.com, LoveLifeProductions.net.

How to Thrive! Getting Great at Living Life! – 6-8pm. Come hear Ericka Black speak about getting you past the things that are holding you back to make the changes you want to make and live the life of your dreams. Her proven system will give you a blueprint for powerful change that will skyrocket you forward in a short time! It’s a journey to wake up your soul and get in touch to transform your existence into a purposeful and powerful real life that you love and are excited about! Your Life Spa Your Success, 9657 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Info & Registration 727-322-3190. YourLifeSpa.com.

Hypnosis International Certification – 6-weekends (not consecutive) comprehensive training in the art, science & practice of hypnosis. Learn basic, advanced, medical hypnosis, regression, parts integration, Time-Line, NLP & more. Graduates certify through the International Association of Counselors & Therapists & UP Hypnosis Institute. $3095/ Before 3/20. $3395/After. $2895/UPHI Members.

UPHI, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. Dates/details 727-943-5003, 866537-7746, UPHypnosis.com.

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filled calm waters. Tarpon Toms, Tarpon Springs.

Info & Registration, Leesa Sklover 727-947-2541, LoveLifeProductions.net.

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to a variety of yoga classes and massage, all in one place! Tree Of Life Yoga, 6800 Gulfport Blvd., Ste. 205, S Pasadena. 727-514-3051. TreeOfLifeYoga.org.

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 Meditation and Buddhist Teaching – 10am-Noon. In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh with Fred Eppsteiner. Mindfulness practice helps one to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. 6501 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, Info tampa-updates@floridamindfulness. org or visit floridamindfulness.org.

The Nine Steps to Oneness and Ascension Workshop – 2-5pm. Gail Yip-Chuck is a master spiritual healer and teacher and a pure crystallized channel for the One Infinite Creator. In December 2015, Gail was given two opportunities to enter the higher worlds but chose not to ascend and returned to illuminate the pathway of ascension for others. The pathway is the Nine Steps to Oneness and Ascension. These ongoing Sunday events are ideal for the newly awakened individuals on the path of Light. Intermediate and Advanced lightworkers must schedule a Master class. Cost $99 per workshop. Contact Gail 813-810-3677, AlternativeMedicalHealing@ yahoo.com, www.AlternativeMedicalHealing.com.

The Dr. Tracie Show – 3-4pm. “Your expert in Integrative Medicine.” News Radio WFLA 970.

Candlelight Meditation – 6pm. Let yourself drift in a sea of peaceful music, beautiful imagery, and candlelight that creates an atmosphere of tranquility and serenity for you to soak in. Sanctuary at First Unity Spiritual Campus, 460 46th Ave. N (at 4th St.), St Petersburg, 727-522-2222.

monday Massage Therapy with Alegra Cerrato – 11am3pm. Every Mon, Wed, Fri. In conjunction with Island Massage Therapy at Tierra Verde, we are now offering a selection of therapeutic massages at our studio, including Thai Yoga Massage. Treat yourself

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Yoga with Shannon – 5-6pm or by appointment.

E-RYT 200/RYT 500 Yoga instructor specializing in restorative therapeutic yoga: rehab from injuries; chronic pain; stretching tight muscles; strengthening weakened muscles; reducing stress & anxiety; breath work; meditation. $10 Sugg’d Love Donation. Your Life Spa Your Success, 9657 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Info & Registration 727-322-3190.

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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.

Gentle PM Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Instructor Nancy MacDonald E-RYT500 helps you let go of the day and find the peace within through gentle yoga postures and smooth stretches; excellent class for those with back pain or old injuries. Feel confident in finding the tools from a back pain specialist and yoga therapist to give yourself the gift of yoga to help relieve stress, balance emotions, and bring flexibility to the body, mind and heart. Aromatherapy is offered. All levels. Easy/ Gentle. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd, Seminole.

Nancy 727-542-0116. Pre-registration Yoga4All.com.

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 Inspiration Radio – 7:30am. Listen to Dr Tracie J Leonhardt, DO, on 1110 AM; call in with questions on topic of the day.

Ultimate Paddle Board Experience with Leesa – 3-4pm Quick Start Paddle class. 4:30-Sunset Float Paddle Yoga and meditation. Enjoy eco tours, couple’s paddle, float coaching and meditation.

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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 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.

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.

Reiki I & II Usui System – 6-10pm. Class Certification and CEUs available for LMT, Provider #MCE 50–77, for Reiki credits. Rev Maria Antonieta Revello, Reiki, Karuna & Qigong Master. Reiki II, Thursday. RSVP 813-334-7424.

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 Reiki Share – 10am-2:30pm. Also 3rd Sat. Experience the most profound, powerful & gentle relaxation technique. It helps re-establish healthy frequencies to cells and tissues bringing back health.

Call 813-425-2596 Dr Marta Alarcon, 813-334-7424 Maria, reikishrine@gmail.com.

Meditation Class – 10-10:45am. Enjoy the experience of manifesting a wonderful, magical life by going deep within yourself. Learn to align with yourself and tap into the currents of your soul.

When you are really in the flow and tuned, wonderful opportunities present themselves at exactly the perfect moment; synchronicity abounds, and

all the people, resources and circumstances present themselves. $15. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa. 813-833-2299.

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Inspiration Radio – 11:30am-Noon. Listen to Dr. Tracie J. Leonhardt, DO, on 1110 AM; call in with your questions on the topic of the day. Also listen daily for her metabolic health minute of the day.

Joel Chudnow Hosts Hawk Health Hour – Noon1pm. Wholistic Health Educator and Natural Lifestyle Counselor Joel Chudnow is back on the radio and web, interviewing and showcasing wholistic healthcare professionals in Tampa Bay. WMNF 88.5 HD4 and live streaming HawkRadio.com.

Tai Chi & Qi Gong – 4:30-6pm. 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 (but no one will be turned away). Acupuncture & Natural Therapies, Reservations 813-968-2128. ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

Hatha Yoga: Align and Strengthen – 5:30-6:45pm.

Continue your journey of yoga with alignment and strength. Yoga therapist and E-RYT500 instructor Nancy MacDonald’s knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics allows the practice to unfold with structure yet playfulness. Understand the ease within the postures even as they begin to challenge you.

Deepen your understanding of the yoga postures, develop greater flexibility and awaken the mindbody connection. Private instruction available. Aromatherapy will be offered. Easy/all levels. Nancy 727-542-0116. Pre-registration Yoga4All.com.

Women’s Inner Song: A Relationship Collaboratory – 5:30-6:30pm. A creative look at relationship to ourselves, others, world. Live, weekly workshop combines spiritual life coaching, yoga and mindfulness meditation, creative arts therapies, music therapy, sound guided imagery and inspirational education and discussion. Leesa Sklover, PhD, CMT, CRC, IKYTA, E-RYT200. A Yoga Village, Ste. A., Clearwater. Registration required 727-947 2541, 917 860 0488. For bio, classes and workshops, visit LoveLifeProductions.net and AYogaVillage.com.

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.

Group Acupuncture & Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture – 6-7:30pm. Join others in a relaxing and healing environment to receive acupuncture or

facial rejuvenation acupuncture. Through this group setting you may experience an enhanced healing effect: emotionally, physically, mentally & spiritually. $55/Acupuncture Only. $85/Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture. Initial consult required. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa.

813-833-2299. PureElementsHealing.com.

Interested in Yoga Teacher Training? – 6:15pm Free Info Session. 7pm Free Yoga Class. Learn about our 200hr YA Certified Yoga Teacher Training Program, now enrolling for January 2016. Teaching teachers, creating communities and lifelong friends for over 11 years. Exceptional teachers from Kripalu Center, Stockbridge & Boston, MA and well know local teachers. Lotus Pond, 6201 Lynn Rd., Tampa.

813-961-3160. YogaLotusPond.com.

Body Rolling with Emily Stein – 7-8pm. Do you yearn to have a happy, tension-free, pain-free, flexible body? Join us and learn this revolutionary therapeutic technique using special 4-10” inflatable Yamuna balls. We will teach you how to do self-care working specific muscles throughout your body in detail. Create suppleness in tight areas of the body and optimize your range of motion. Wear close fitted yoga/exercise clothes, bring a yoga mat and water. Traditional Taekwondo Center of South Tampa, 3617 Henderson Blvd., Ste. C, Tampa. 239253-3612. RollForFitness.com.

Restorative/Yin Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Join Nancy MacDonald E-RYT500, Certified Restorative Yoga teacher as she guides you in the peaceful practice of restorative/ yin yoga. Postures will be held so the body can unwind and unfold naturally. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd, Seminole, 727-542-0116, Shantivinyasa.com.

thursday 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.

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.

Spiritual Discussion Group – 7:30pm. Last Thursday of the month. Includes guided meditation. Share your insights about any spiritual subject or feel free to ask for advice on any life lesson you are currently

facing. Free. Donations welcome. 800 Tarpon Woods Blvd., Ste. F1, Palm Harbor. Space is limited. RSVP, Bianca 727-560-8209, The-Focused-Mind.com.

friday Manifestation Class – 11am-Noon. Enjoy the experience of manifesting a wonderful, magical life by going deep within yourself. Learn to align with yourself and tap into the currents of your soul.

When you are really in the flow and tuned, wonderful opportunities present themselves at exactly the perfect moment; synchronicity abounds, and all the people, resources and circumstances present themselves. $15. Pure Elements Healing, 5915 Memorial Hwy., Unit 120, Tampa. 813-833-2299.

PureElementsHealing.com.

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.

saturday 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.

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. 813-765-5166 Maritza, 813-4252596 Dr Marta Alarcon, 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.

Ultimate Paddle Board Experience with Leesa – 11am Float Yoga, 1pm Quick Start. Enjoy eco tours, couple’s paddle, float coaching and meditation. Paddle lessons in amazing manatee and dolphin filled calm waters. Presented by FloatPaddleYoga.com and Love Life Productions. Tarpon Toms, Tarpon Springs.

Info & Registration, Leesa Sklover 727-947-2541, LoveLifeProductions.net.

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ACUPUNCTURE Jade Tree 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! See ad page 17.

Professional Herbalists Training Program

Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies 222 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33705 (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.

See ad page 20.

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Chris Dziubinski, DOM, AP, L. Ac 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, FL 33618 (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.

Pure Elements Healing

Kerry Kott, DOM, LAc 6105 Memorial Highway, Suite J Tampa, FL 33615 (813) 833-2299 PureElementsHealing@gmail.com PureElementsHealing.com

Kerry uses intuition and professional experience creating a truly unique experience! Acupuncture, Pranic Healing, Food Healing, Herbs, Oils, Crystals, Angel Healing, Spiritual Guidance. Insurance Accepted. See ad pages 13 and 47.

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.

Law Offices of Steven A. Culbreath, P.A. Steven A. Culbreath Esq. 111 - 2nd Avenue N.E., Suite 900 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 456-6463 steve@saculbreathlaw.com ImmigrationLawTampaBay.com

Member AILA/prestigious AV-rating. Authored articles on U.S. immigration law, visa strategies, legislative / regulatory updates, demystifying government agencies, insight into government practices. Visas, Greencards, Citizenship.

chiropractic Natural Living Chiropractic & wellness center Dr. Paula Giusto 2102 S. Mac Dill Ave., Tampa (813) 253—2565 NaturalLivingChiropractic.org

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

Jin Shin Jyutsu & craniosacral therapy.

coaching Dianne M. Kipp, BSN, PCC, CTT

Natural Med Therapies

Machelle Perkins, D.O.M. 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd # C, Largo, 33777 (727) 541—2211 NaturalMedTherapies.com

attorney

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

Offering the latest in pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy for healing, enhanced metabolism, detoxification, optimal vitality. Call for a free session on the new Bemer PEMF device. See ad page 25.

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.

alternative medicine LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

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.

See ad inside front cover.

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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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colon Hydrotherapy RENEW LIFE

Bonnie Barrett 28469 US Hwy 19 N. #402, Clearwater (727) 461—7227 RenewLifeFla.com, Lic# MA14802 MM12728 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. Raindrop massage available also.

counseling Willing Heart Counseling

Kerry Knesl, LCSW 105 S. Albany Avenue, Tampa FL 33606 (813) 468-5858 Kerry specializes in relationship issues, depression/mood disorders, eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, women’s issues, self-esteem, adolescent issues, grief, military family issues, work stress, and gay/lesbian issues.

integrative medicine

Energy Medicine Joyce M. Claflin, LMT (MA46691)

Certified Samassati Colorlight Practitioner & Eden Energy Medicine St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (941) 445-2213 jmcheavenly444@gmail.com jmcHeavenly.com

Joyce offers Colorlight Therapy and Energy Medicine to release negative thoughts, balance emotions and change limiting beliefs.

These techniques carry information which can penetrate the DNA, change energy fields and reset the body’s matrix.

dentists Beata carlson, DDS

2701 Park Dr. Suite 4, Clearwater, Fl. 33763 (727) 712—3837 NaturalAndCosmeticDentistry.com Natural, Holistic, Aesthetic Dentistry. Careful Silver filling removal. Non-metal crowns, bridges and partials. Be pampered in our Spa-like atmosphere. See ad back cover.

Kathie Gonzales, ARNP-BC 2325 Ulmerton Rd, Suite 11 H Clearwater, FL 33762 (727) 572-8016

Integrative, Regenerative and Anti-Aging: Bio-identical Hormones including Pellets. Thyroid, Weight Management & Hair Loss. Allergy & Heavy Metal Testing. Nutritional Infusion Therapy, UBI/OZONE and Chelation.

Mind Body spirit Care Ron N. Shemesh, M.D. 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, FL 33618 (813) 935—CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com

herbalist 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 32.

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.

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 19.

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 16.

Ray Behm, DDS

127 N. Garden Ave., Clearwater 33755 (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.

See ad page 41.

Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center

hypnosis

Tracie Leonhardt, DO 1120 Belcher Rd. S., Ste. 2, Largo, Fl 33777 (727) 826-0838 PeaksOfHealth.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 18 and 23.

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 11.

St. Petersburg Health & Wellness

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS, INC.

Patricia V. Scott, President (727) 943—5003, (866) 537—7746 UPHypnosis@yahoo.com, UPHypnosis.com Professional Hypnosis & NLP Certification Training, Weekly classes & Private sessions (Smoking, Weight, Stress, Sports, Habits), Clinical/Medical Hypnotherapy available w/referral. Speaking Services & Corporate Programs.

See ad page 37.

Les Cole, MD 222 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (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.

See ad pages 4 and 20.

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MH#0423 / since 1982 Psychotherapy / Consultation 1700 Park Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33710 (727) 804—1706

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.

EMDR Therapy for stress, trauma and change. Counseling for people with grief, loss, esteem issues; relationship communication, life assessment, direction and goals, father/daughter relationships.

weight loss HCG ACCELERATED DIET

LifeWorks Wellness Center Sue Morgan, ARNP Sue Minkoff, RN 301 Turner Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 466 6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com Experience this revolutionary, medically supervised weightloss program, where patients lose 14-20lbs in 24 days.

See ad inside cover.

pain management veterinarian

Monica Obando Hypnotherapy Monica Obando CCHt, CTACC, RYT 15310 Amberly Dr. Suite 250 Tampa, FL 33647 (813) 333-2120 monica@monicaobando.com MonicaObando.com

Monica uses hypnotherapy to treat pain, anxiety/stress, weightloss and smoking cessation, among others. Hypnosis goes to the root of the problem without drug side effects!

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

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.

See ad page 43.

Medicine River Animal Hospital Shawna L. Green, DVM 15235 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach, FL 33708 (727) 299—9029 MedicineRiverAnimalHospital.com

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

See ad page 42.

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 22.

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wellness spa Your Life Spa, your success

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