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Tree-Mendous Love How Trees Care for Each Other

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rom learning to communicate to physically caring for each other, the secret lives of trees are wildly deep and complex.

“They can count, learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network known as the ‘wood wide web’; and keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through their roots,” reveals Peter Wohlleben, a German forest ranger and author of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate— Discoveries from a Secret World, released in September.

Upon seeing two soaring beeches in the forest, Wohlleben observes, “These trees are friends. See how the thick branches point away from each other? That’s so they don’t block their buddy’s light. Sometimes, pairs are so interconnected at the roots that when one tree dies, the other one dies, too.”

Wohlleben is rekindling a re-imagination of trees even as many people consider their role is only to supply us with oxygen and wood. Using a mix of scientific research and his own observations from studying forestry and working in the forest since 1987, the man who speaks for the trees does so in decidedly anthropomorphic terms.

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“Scientific language removes all the emotion, and people don’t understand it anymore. I use a human language. When I say, ‘Trees suckle their children,’ everyone knows immediately what I mean,” he says.

After years of working for the state forestry administration in RhinelandPalatinate, and then as a forester managing 3,000 acres of woods near Cologne, he began to understand that contemporary practices were not serving the trees or those that depend on them very well. Artificially spacing out trees ensures that trees get more sunlight and grow faster, but naturalists report that trees exist less like individuals and more as communal beings. By working together in networks and sharing resources, they increase their resistance to potentially damaging influences.

After researching alternative approaches, Wohlleben began implementing some revolutionary concepts.

He replaced heavy machinery with horses, stopped using insecticides and let the woods become wilder. The pilot German forest plot went from losing money to posting a profit in two years.

As Dr. Seuss’ tree-loving Lorax says, “I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

Melissa Breyer, of Brooklyn, NY, is the editor of Treehugger.com, from which this article was adapted.

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newsbriefs Bringing Las Vegas Yogis Together

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he Vegas Gone Yoga! (VGY!) Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., October 6 through 8, at Springs Preserve, a peaceful, 180-acre nature retreat three miles from downtown. An opening night kick-off event at 5:30 p.m., October 6, features glow-in-the-dark yoga with a DJ (Glowga).

The festival offers a variety of classes, including vinyasa, kundalini, partner yoga, pranayama/meditation, yin yoga, kirtan, deep relaxation with aromatherapy and more than a dozen workshops. There will also be a merchant area for vendors to sell yoga apparel, jewelry, props, artwork, oils and scrubs.

Festivals can be bridges by which we connect to each other, because friendships and collaborations grow out of such interactions. Kristina Blunt, founder of the festival., has built such a bridge and is connecting Las Vegas yogis from throughout the city. “Gathering people in one place at one time creates the condition for the yoga community to connect in new ways,” she says. “At the center of all yoga practices is the motif of connection.” More than a dozen teachers from local studios have been selected to share their knowledge of yoga.

Location: 333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas. For more information, visit VegasGoneYoga.com. See ad, page 43.

Heritage Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch Pool Party

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he city of Henderson’s fourth annual Heritage Harvest Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 7, at Heritage Park Senior Facility. The festival includes three hours of hands-on activities for all ages, including a petting zoo, bounce house, face painting, carnival-style games, craft fair featuring more than 30 vendors, senior health and wellness booths and live entertainment.

The Western-themed Mama’s Wranglers family band performs at 11 a.m. Guests will be treated to free popcorn and candy, with additional refreshments available for purchase.

Following the festival from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Heritage Park Aquatic Complex, is hosting a Pumpkin Patch Pool Party for all ages, featuring bounce houses and slides, a Halloween-themed movie on a giant inflatable screen, music, diving for pumpkins and pumpkin painting.

Admission and parking are free Halloween registration is $3. Location: 300 S. Racetrack Rd. For more information, call 702-267-2950, 702-267-2980 or visit CityOfHenderson.com (activity code 436000) to register.

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Naturopath Mitzi Reed Opens Well Being Boutique

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itzi Reed is a naturopath doctor and certified sacred self-care coach.

Also a nourishing lifestyle coach, she educates, supports and empowers clients to take an active role in their life by giving tools that focus on lifestyle choices to nourish the body, mind and soul.

“I use my years of experience and training of coaching, as well as my training in naturopathy, to help you feel fully seen, heard, accepted and respected,” says Reed. “I’ll empower you to take an active role in your own health journey.”

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Consultations are available via Skype or telephone. For more information, call 702- 281-3688, email WellBeingbBoutique4u@gmail.com or visit WellBeingBoutique.net. See ad, Natural Resource Guide.

Hurricane Irma Imperils Healing Horses

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lying Change Equine Therapy, in Atlanta, is an internationally recognized program that partners rescued horses in therapy with children, teens, adults and families healing from traumas like childhood neglect and abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, natural disasters and the trauma of war and combat. In a study of their services, 82 percent of teens improved more in just five, one-hour sessions of equine assisted psychotherapy than they had in two years of traditional talk psychotherapy.

Hurricane Irma’s winds hit the farm full force, leaving behind a minimum of $20,000 in damages to the covered therapy barn and arena. The organization needs immediate help in any form— volunteers to help repair and rebuild, donations of building materials and cash donations.

It is important to mention that many of those in need of Flying Change’s services are least able to afford treatment. The program has never turned away a client they believed they could help based on the inability to pay. Flying Change relies on the support and generosity of the community and needs assistance now more than ever.

Location: 4680 Polo Lane SE, Atlanta GA. To donate, visit FlyingChange.org.

SolaceClub Offers Comfort to People Experiencing Grief

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olaceClub, a Las Vegas onlinebased business, offers monthly support packages, gift items and subscriptions for people in grief.

Grief support packages contain items hand-selected by their staff psychotherapist to best support people through the journey of grief. Packages include More Than Flowers, Self-Care Box for Men or Women, Anger Box and 2017 Holiday Survival Kit. Each box is thoughtfully designed to help people cope with the intense physical and emotional sensations that often accompany the first stages of grief. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Robyn Donaldson created SolaceClub as a platform and subscription service that helps those experiencing grief to know that after a loss, they never have to journey alone.

SolaceClub monthly subscriptions offer the chance to provide sustained support to loved ones or friends by sending several gift boxes for three or six months with a personalized note. Subscriptions also include access to a private online grief support and coping app. SolaceClub also offers grief cards, essential oils sprays, sage bath soak and Gin•Gin Candies.

Free shipping on all SolaceClub boxes. For more information, call 702-970-7523, email Founders@SolaceClub.com or visit SolaceClub.com.

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newsbriefs Las Vegas Pet Memorial And Celebration Of Life

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eople will gather in paying tribute to the bond we share with our furry, feathery or scaly companions from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., November 5, at Sunset Park.

This is an afternoon to honor the beloved pets that we have loved and lost, as well as those that have passed away in shelters.

Participants should bring a photo for the Remembrance Table.

The afternoon includes a social with light refreshments, candlelight ceremony, raffle, and discussion for those that would like suggestions about dealing with petloss grief. Used pet items in good condition or new items/food are gratefully appreciated and will be distributed to those in need. Cash donations accepted to help defray costs. Pets must be on non-retractable leash and kept under control.

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piritus Holistic Energy Center is promoting breast cancer awareness and raising funds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 21. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to local charities to support breast cancer survivors.

Attendees may enjoy a 20-minute reading/ session for $20 each with 11 of Las Vegas’ favorite healers. Other highlights include a Crystal Bed Energy session with Wayne Hilterbran, a medical intuitive, holy fire reiki master and teacher; survivor counseling, education and information with Jamie Shea; shamanic healing or divination reading with Laini Risto, a shamanic practitioner, international teacher, medium and singer; channeling with Debbie Hulbert, a medium, energetic interpreter and holy fire reiki II master; pet healing and holy fire reiki sessions with Amy Gumas, a holy fire reiki II master; Akashic Records readings; Seraphim Blueprint; Angelic Planetary Healing; Theta Healing; tarot; numerology; aura photography; and much more.

Participants receive 20 percent off in the Spiritus Smudge & Stuff retail shop.

Location: 4170 S Decatur Blvd., Ste. D-9, Las Vegas For more information, call 702-808-7324 or visit SpiritUsReikiCenter.com.

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imothy Smith, founder of TiKa Marketing, is a retired national board certified radiologic technologist, radiology administrator and small businesses developer providing Electroceutical sessions and training in physical vascular therapy applications. “In 1980, while working as an administrative chief technologist and X-ray technology instructor, it became obvious how impersonal medicine had become,” says Smith. “People weren’t being addressed by name, but by exam titles when they arrived in the X-ray department. They would say, ‘The gall bladder is here,’ rather than ‘Mrs. Jones is here for her gall bladder exam.’”

Smith felt that they had fallen into an abyss of casual medical terminology replacing personal identities and even empathy.

“With the aid of my entire staff, we designed, implemented and published the results, demonstrated over a year of monitoring and recording in-patient and out-patient result variations in Radiology Management - American Hospital Radiology Administrators. Final results confirmed that patients, once included in the process, including personalized interactions, were better able to cooperate in and tolerate their exams. Personalizing worked.”

Five years ago, just before their retirement, Smith and his wife survived a near-fatal motor-trike accident. They were traveling at 55 miles per hour when a mechanical malfunction spun the cycle 90 degrees to the right and sent them airborne off the freeway. “This is a frightening, life changing experience,” says Smith. “It can cause one to re-evaluate their life priorities. So, after all of the normal hospitalization, prescriptions, surgery and daily physical and occupational therapies, we were sent home. Of course, there were residual physical problems and considerable discomfort. After applying the physical vascular therapy sessions twice a day, the body started to correct many of the issues we faced and restored us to normal life functions.”

According to Smith, physical vascular therapy improves the microcirculation—74 percent of our total circulation—and helps the body to perform more normally. Rather than ending his career, Smith returned to his first adult profession of helping people to help themselves to better health with physical vascular therapy applications through TiKa Marketing. “Physical vascular therapy applications can enhance cardiac function, physical fitness, endurance, concentration, mental acuity, sleep management, stress reduction and relaxation,” he says. “All sessions are tailored to an individual’s personal health profile.

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Impact NV, founded in 2008, serves as a catalyst, dedicated to building community through collaborative partnerships for a more sustainable future. Sustainability is in many ways, a transformational word—first in that the understanding of what it means to be sustainable has changed over the decades.

Originally defined as the productive harmony between humans and nature that was necessary to guarantee the flowering of mankind, sustainability has since taken on a far more practical meaning. The economy, health, nature, built environment, energy, community, social equity and transportation now make up the components that ensure the endurance of prosperity.

The Las Vegas community is a national leader in this area, and Impact the efforts of Impact NV have contributed significantly to that leadership through their mission to be the leading voice of sustainability in the area, focusing the region’s resources on the issues and challenges facing our community. Through this process and programs such as Convene for Green, Impact NV amplifies and supplements local efforts that are dedicated to improving the quality of life and longevity of the region.

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wo of the nation’s champions for clean energy, Senator Harry Reid and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, have teamed up to bring back the nation’s foremost clean energy conversation. National Clean Energy Summit 9.0: Integrating Innovation will return to Las Vegas at the Bellagio Resort & Casino on October. 13.

Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver the keynote address. The recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.” Gore has been a driving force in the clean energy space. He has brought millions of people together through his nonprofit, 14

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The Climate Reality Project, to spread awareness of both the ongoing dangers posed by global warming and the available solutions to climate change.

Industry executives, nonprofit advocates, thought leaders, public officials and bipartisan decision makers will come together to exchange ideas and build connections that will drive the integration and widespread deployment of new and innovative clean energy technologies that deliver economic and environmental benefits.

“For eight years, the National Clean Energy Summit was at the epicenter of this nation’s clean energy progress.

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vital to achieving the incredible innovation in clean energy we’ve seen since we held the first summit 10 years ago,” says Reid. “Now, more than ever, these conversations need to happen on a bipartisan basis.”

“I’m proud that Nevada is a leader in the clean energy conversation. The state has a history of collaboration and thoughtful discourse which results in effective policy-making, and the Summit will provide a platform for energy leaders to come together to discuss new ideas and share best practices,” says Sandoval.

“Energy storage, rooftop solar, battery technologies and renewable innovations are all playing a meaningful role in Nevada’s future. This Summit places Nevada in the spotlight of the clean energy conversation, which is exactly where it should be.”

National Clean Energy Summit 9.0 will feature a diverse set of respected policymakers and industry leaders as speakers and panelists. “Now is the perfect time to bring back the National Clean Energy Summit,” says Karen Wayland, executive director of the Clean Energy Project. “Greater deployment of clean energy resources requires a commitment from policymakers, investors, innovators and business leaders. The Summit provides a national forum for exploring the clean energy innovations that create jobs, enhance national security, make the grid more reliable and deliver solutions that will contribute to a stronger and safer world.”

With a theme of Integrating Innovation, this year’s event will focus on how to maximize the benefits of innovative clean energy technologies, how state and local governments have integrated clean energy solutions to benefit the public, how the military is incorporating advanced energy into its core mission, new ways to integrate innovation in building design and operation, the electric vehicle revolution and how the developments of the past decade have dramatically changed the nation’s energy landscape.

Jarrett Clark is the Program & Communications Director at Clean Energy Projects in Las Vegas. For more information, visit CleanEnergyProjectNV.org or CleanEnergySummit.org.

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS A keynote speaker at the second National Clean Energy Summit in 2009, Gore returns to join a diverse lineup of speakers and panelists curated by Summit cohosts former Senator Harry Reid and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, which will also feature a panel of governors moderated by Governor Sandoval focusing on how state and local governments have led the way on clean energy solutions to benefit the public.

“Al Gore and I have been friends since we served together in the House of Representatives thirty-five years ago,” said Senator Harry Reid. “Vice President Gore is the most prominent environmental activist in the world today, and I am pleased my friend is coming to Nevada for the National Clean Energy Summit. He has dedicated his post-political career to solving the climate crisis, and I look forward to welcoming him to Nevada to continue the clean energy conversation.”

“Mr. Gore has played a key role in our nation’s clean energy conversation and I’m pleased that he’ll be a part of this year’s Summit,” said Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

“He has stressed the importance of state and local governments taking action to create clean energy solutions, and I’m looking forward to convening a panel of state leaders from across the nation who have pioneered paths to integrating energy actions that are improving their state’s infrastructures, economies and communities.”

FORMER DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY ERNEST J. MONIZ Former Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz leads an impressive list of notable clean energy visionaries added to the speaker lineup for “National Clean Energy Summit 9.0: Integrating Innovation” (NCES 9.0).

Dr. Ernest Moniz, world-renowned energy expert, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and current President & CEO of The Energy Futures Initiative, will lead a conversation on how to drive clean energy technology innovation through public and private investments and how to accelerate the deployment of emerging technologies.

Moniz, served as the thirteenth United States Secretary of Energy from 2013 to January 2017. As Secretary, he advanced energy technology innovation, nuclear security and strategic stability, cutting-edge capabilities for the American scientific research community, and environmental stewardship. He strengthened the Department of Energy strategic partnership with its seventeen national laboratories and with the Department of Defense and the broader national security establishment. Specific accomplishments included producing analytically-based energy policy proposals that attracted bipartisan support and implementing legislation, leading an international initiative that placed energy science and technol-

ogy innovation at the center of the global response to climate change, and negotiating alongside the Secretary of State the historic Iran nuclear agreement.

ADDITIONAL PANELISTS Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (ret.), U.S. Navy, Vice Chairman, CNA Military Advisory Board, Lieutenant General Richard C. Zilmer (ret.), U.S. Marine Corps, CNA Military Advisory Board, Brigadier General William B. Blaylock, National Guard Bureau-Joint Staff, Director of Logistics, Sherri Goodman, Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Hal Harvey, CEO of Energy Innovation, on integrating more renewable energy onto the grid; Jim Murren, MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO, on integrating innovative clean energy technologies into buildings; Paul Caudill, President of NV Energy, on working with the Department of Defense to develop on-base renewable energy.

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Harry Reid is a former five-term Democratic U.S. Senator from Nevada. He is the driving force behind the creation of the National Clean Energy Summit and has been a leading supporter of developing Nevada’s abundant solar, wind and geothermal resources. In 2009 as Senate Majority Leader, he led passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Nevada and helped the state become the nation’s renewable energy leader. Since Nevadans first elected him to the Senate in 1986, Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator who takes care of Nevada first. He is currently serving as a Distinguished Fellow at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Brian Sandoval was elected the 30th Governor of Nevada in 2010 and reelected in 2014. In 2005 he was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Nevada and in 2002 he was elected Attorney General of Nevada. He has previously served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and in the Nevada Legislature.

During his inaugural legislative session, Governor Sandoval transformed Nevada’s approach to economic development by moving the duties directly under his authority and created the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. During Governor Sandoval’s tenure, GOED successfully partnered the state with cutting-edge companies, technology innovations, and helped develop new industries across the Silver State, clean energy chief among them. He was selected by his peers to serve as Chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA). As NGA Chair, he leads an initiative called “Ahead of the Curve: Innovation Governors.” natural awakenings

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Resveratrol May Help Eye Health

esveratrol is a natural substance found in grapes, peanuts, blueberries and other foods that’s known for its heart-protective nature. Researchers believe it may also help promote eye health, including prevention of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration, but not much is known about its presence in the eyes. Scientists from Tongji Medical College, in China, set out to measure the concentration of trans-resveratrol in the eyes after oral supplementation.

Three daily doses of Longevinex, an oral trans-resveratrol-based capsule supplement, was administered to 35 adults prior to eye surgery on one of their eyes, and tissue samples of the conjunctiva, aqueous humor and vitreous humor were taken. Researchers measured the tissues for resveratrol concentration to determine how much of the supplement penetrated the eyes. Resveratrol metabolites were detected in the conjunctiva of 25 of the eyes, indicating that the beneficial substance does pass through the brain.

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esearchers from the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York City, studied the impact of music therapy on 60 patients that had undergone spinal fusion surgery. Half received a 30-minute music therapy session, along with standard postoperative care, within 72 hours of surgery. The other half received only standard care.

The scientists used the visual analog scale to measure pain before and after music therapy in both groups concurrently. The patients receiving music therapy experienced average pain level reductions from 6.2 to 5.09, while the control group averaged slight increases in pain, from 5.2 to 5.87.

“The degree of change in the music group is notable for having been achieved by non-pharmacologic means, with little chance of adverse effects,” explains Center Director and study co-author Joanne Loewy.

“Pain is subjective and personal, and warrants an individualized approach to care. Certified, licensed music therapists can tailor treatment to each patient’s musical preferences and address their pain level.”

l e v e n counties in New York instituted restrictions on trans fatty acids in restaurants in 2007. Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine used data from the New York State Department of Health statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and U.S. Census population estimates to determine the impact of these restrictions on the health of the community; they compared the 11 counties that had the restrictions to 25 counties without them.

The scientists concluded that hospital heart attack admissions were significantly lower for the 11 counties with the restrictions.

esearchers from the Harvard T. H . C h a n S c h o o l of Public Health and Brigham and W o m e n ’s Hospital, in Boston, followed 108,630 U.S. women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study between 2000 and 2008, comparing their mortality rates with the amount of vegetation around their homes.

The researchers also accounted for related risk factors such as age, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and smoking behaviors. They concluded that subjects living in the greenest areas had a 12 percent lower mortality rate than those living in the least lush areas during the study period.

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study from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, examined the impact of regular walking on people with vascular cognitive impairment, the second-most common form of dementia.

Th e a i l m e n t o c c u r s wh e n blood vessels become damaged by cardiovascular disease, impeding good blood circulation and making the brain work harder.

The researchers scanned the brains and conducted computerized decision-making and attention tests on 38 people with mild, early forms of vascular cognitive impairment. Half of the subjects were asked to participate in supervised, one-hour walking sessions three times per week for a six-month period. The remaining subjects did not walk.

After six months, the walking group showed improvements in both blood pressure and brain function, with their brains requiring less effort during the decision-making and attention tests.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha

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Within the study timeframe, 64 women from the placebo group were diagnosed with some form of cancer, while only 49 subjects from the treatment group faced a cancer diagnosis.

This represents a small, but significant reduction in the cancer rate for those taking vitamin D3. Further analyses of the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood revealed that the women that developed cancer had substantially lower levels of this vitamin than the subjects that remained healthy.

Spirulina Reduces Weight and Cholesterol

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pirulina platensis, a singlecelled blue-green algae used in supplements, is often taken for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. A new study from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, in Iran, tested the efficacy of spirulina supplementation on the body mass index (BMI), weight and cholesterol levels of 64 obese adults between the ages of 20 and 50.

Subjects were divided into intervention and placebo groups. The intervention group took twice-daily supplements of Spirulina platensis for 12 weeks. BMI, fasting blood samples and lipid profiles were assessed at the beginning and end of the study, and food intake and appetite were reported daily.

The scientists found more than double the reductions in both body weight and BMI in the spirulina group, compared to the control group. In addition, reductions in both total cholesterol and appetite were found in the intervention group.

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Researchers found that in 6 percent of adult Americans included acupuncture as part of their regular health care regimen.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed annually on October 24 since its initial commemoration on October 24, 2002. It is part of an effort designed to increase public awareness of the progress, promise, and benefits of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

An estimated 36% of U.S. adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health. When megavitamin therapy and prayer specifically for health reasons is included in the definition of CAM, the number of U.S. adults using some form of CAM in the past year rises to 62%. Among the common CAM practices identified by the survey were acupuncture, acupressure, herbal medicine, tai chi and qi gong.

Most commonly used for pain relief, acupuncture is based on the theory that needle stimulation of specific points on the body’s energy channels, called meridians, corrects imbalances and helps restore health. Some Western experts believe that the needles stimulate pain-sensing nerves, which trigger the brain to release endorphins, the body’s pain-relieving chemicals.

Former President Richard Nixon is generally credited with popularizing acupuncture in the West after he toured medical facilities during his visit to China in 1972. New York Times reporter James Reston, who was traveling with Nixon and underwent an emergency appendectomy during the trip, wrote extensively about the post-operative pain relief he experienced.

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ur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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The easiest way to save money on airfare is by being flexible, because flying on certain days at certain times can be more affordable. Shopping among airports and carriers can also yield dividends, perhaps leaving from one airport and returning to another or combining airlines based on the lowest available rates for legs of the trip. Off hours for flying are very early in the morning or late at night; keep looking for deals right up to the deadline.

Airlines send deals and special offers to those that sign up for email alerts. Stay updated on their social media platforms if they release special offers to online followers. To avoid incrementally increasing prices and falling victim to some packagers’ tactics of dynamic pricing and tracking computer searches, clear the browser’s cookies between searches. Try helpful Travel Apps for smartphones; not only are they mobile, they vary in service and scope to suit individual needs. Most are free.

Biodegradable Reeboks Help Solve Waste Problem Reebok is introducing a completely compostable sneaker designed to neither harm the environment when created nor potentially clog a landfill when discarded. The shoe’s upper section is made of sustainable organic cotton, while the sole is derived from industrially grown corn, harvested when it’s older and tougher. Even the eyelets are stitched, using no metal or plastic.

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Wind turbines make cleaner energy, but are dangerous to birds and bats. According to a study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin, approximately 573,000 birds and 888,000 bats are killed annually by wind turbines, which are providing increased wind power capacity nationwide. At one solar power plant in California, an estimated 3,500 birds died in just the plant’s first year of operation.

What would help most is offshore turbines and knowledge about migration routes. The safest place for wind turbines is in the ocean, because songbirds and bats don’t migrate over such waters. On land, many songbirds fly at night and can’t see the wind turbines until it’s too late. Once they’ve discovered the unsafe area, they avoid it. Because migration routes are based on availability of food, water and resting areas, birds are forced to fly around the turbines, adding miles to their trip and the burning of more calories.

Estimates of just how many bats are dying each year range from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Radar installations help to keep bats away from the deadly blades. Other remedies include slowing the blades at night to reduce collisions, which has proved to reduce overall wildlife deaths by 73 percent.

In 2016 the American Wind Energy Association announced voluntary guidelines to halt turbines during low wind speeds, when bats are most active, to reduce bat fatalities by 30 percent. With two more industry changes, bat fatalities could drop 90 percent: feathering, or turning the blades parallel to the wind so the turbines don’t rotate; and higher cut-in speeds so they don’t rotate in light winds.

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A collaborative study published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that toddlers under the age of 2 are more likely to eat French fries than vegetables on any given day; one in four 6-to-11-month-olds and one in five 1-year-olds consumed no vegetables at all.

This concerning downward trend began more than a decade ago.

The percentage of babies and toddlers eating canned or frozen fruits and vegetables declined by 10 percent between 2005 and 2012, and the consumption of dark, leafy greens among those under 2 has halved since 2005. Dr. Annemarie Stroustrup, an associate professor with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York City, says, “You often have to offer a new food to a toddler up to 10 times before they will eat it.”

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Columbus Day Renamed to Honor First Peoples Many people feel that Christopher Columbus is partly responsible for the genocide of Native Americans, and bestowing him a day of celebration adds insult to injury. In a progressive move, the Anadarko City Council, in Oklahoma, unanimously voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day—observed this year on October 9. City employees get the holiday off, and other municipalities in Oklahoma have followed suit.

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Court Removes Manmade Barriers A legal challenge in Washington state may require spending nearly $2 billion to restore salmon habitat by removing barriers that block fish migration. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2013 ruling ordering the state to fix or replace hundreds of culverts that allow streams to pass beneath roads, but block the salmon.

Lorraine Loomis, chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, states, “This is a win for salmon, treaty rights and everyone that lives here.” The group represents 21 tribes in western Washington that challenged the state over the culverts in 2001, part of decades-long litigation over tribal fishing rights. She advises, “Fixing fish-blocking culverts under state roads will open up hundreds of miles of habitat and result in more salmon.”

Concrete and steel allow us to build immense houses, skyscrapers and dams, but in 2012, the U.S. Energy Information Administration determined that cement manufacturing uses more energy than any other industry. A new substitute process of growing biodegradable bricks via millions of bacteriadepositing chemicals, similar to the way coral grows, is now coming into use.

The bacteria are injected into a brick mold with an aggregate material such as sand. After a short time, the bacteria turn it into a solid brick. Not only is this a renewable resource, it uses relatively little energy and is a viable option for future methods of construction, including terraforming other planets (Tinyurl.com/Biodegradable BuildingMaterials).

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Forests Shift West with Climate Change The consequences of climate change are impacting plant species in unanticipated, but logical ways; for instance, conifers and other needle trees are moving northward because they are more sensitive to temperature than flowering, deciduous trees. They already populate the boreal forest of eastern North America, so they’re well-adapted to expand into colder, drier conditions.

Individual trees can’t move, but populations can shift over time as saplings expand into a new region while older growth dies in another. A new study published in Science Advances also shows that about three-quarters of tree species common to eastern American forests, including white oaks, sugar maples and American holly, have shifted their population centers westward since 1980 due to drier conditions in the East.

Global warming has significantly altered rainfall totals.

Songlin Fei, a professor of forestry at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and one of the study authors, observes, “Different species are responding to climate change differently. Most of the broadleaf species of deciduous trees are following moisture that’s moving westward.”

Changes in land use, conservation efforts, wildfire frequency and the arrival of pests and blights all play parts in shifting populations. Forest ecosystems are defined as much by the mix of species and the interaction between them as by the simple presence of many trees. If different species migrate in different directions, then ecological communities could eventually collapse.

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ecotip Mold Gold

Decaying Autumn Leaves Feed Summer Gardens

Pansy Robert Llewellyn Photographer Robert Llewellyn first started photographing trees for a book project with garden writer Nancy Ross Hugo, a collaboration that changed the course of his career. “I had always thought of trees as objects in the composition of a photo, not something alive and connected to everything in the ecosystem,” says Llewellyn. “Now I approach trees like I’m meeting someone new. I want to know how they live.”

Llewellyn has photographed many artful designs of the plant kingdom in more than 30 books, including Trees Up Close, Seeing Seeds and Seeing Flowers. His latest work is The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods. Through his lush, hyperrealistic close-ups of the natural world, Llewellyn seeks to inspire others to approach flowers, seeds and other forms of plant life with wonder, curiosity and appreciation.

He lives with his wife in leafy Albemarle County, Virginia, surrounded by a living library of millions of trees.

In many parts of the U.S., autumn brings fallen leaves, and the benefits of composting can be extended via leaf molding. “You get new leaves every year. You don’t need to take leaves to a landfill or burn them,” advises Lee Reich, Ph.D., a garden and orchard consultant in New Paltz, New York (LeeReich.com). Digging or tilling leaves into garden beds and containers, using them as mulch, fosters natural soil conditioning, supplies beneficial nutrients and enriches earthworm habitat. PlanetNatural.com estimates that 50 to 80 percent of tree nutrients end up in their leaves.

According to FineGardening.com, “Leaf mold prevents extreme fluctuations in soil temperature, keeps the soil surface loose so water penetrates easily, retains soil moisture by slowing water evaporation and stimulates biological activity, creating a microbial environment that helps thwart pests.”

One method comprises piling leaves in a corner of the yard or in a wood or wire bin at least three feet wide and tall. Thoroughly dampen the entire pile and let it sit, checking the moisture level occasionally during dry periods and adding water if necessary. Another option is to fill a large plastic bag with leaves and moisten them. Seal the bag, and then cut some holes or slits for airflow. Check every month or two and add water if the leaves are dry.

Either way, the decomposition process for most leaves can take six to 12 months; DIYNatural.com reports that some leaves, like oak, can take up to three years to decompose. Hasten the process by mowing the leaves a couple of times before adding them to the pile or bag; turning them over every few weeks with a shovel or garden fork; or covering the contained pile with a plastic tarp to keep the leaves wetter and warmer.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.

~Yoko Ono

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GOOD REASONS TO TRY ACUPUNCTURE Thousands of Studies Show Healing Results

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he ancient Chinese art of acupuncture is gaining popularity in modern Western medicine for many reasons.

“There’s lots of research to support the effectiveness of acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions,” says Thomas Burgoon, a medical doctor who practices internal medicine in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and is president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, an association of doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine that use acupuncture in conjunction with conventional treatments.

Acupuncture treatments typically involve the nearly painless insertion of very thin needles to stimulate the body’s natural repair and regulation mechanisms based on the fundamental Chinese medicine principle that the inside of the body can often be treated from the outside. Burgoon explains that acupuncture works by stimulating and releasing the body’s natural pain relievers, including endorphins, producing the feel-good brain chemical serotonin and relieving inflammation, as well as bringing many other body processes into normal function.

Brevard, North Carolina, licensed master acupuncturist Paul Buchman, adds, “Acupuncture differs from conventional Western medicine in many ways, primarily in that when it treats a disease on the physical level, it also has far-reaching effects on our mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.”

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Chronic back pain: Chronic low back pain affects 80 percent of us at some time and is the second-most common cause of disability in American adults, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A recent study of Australian patients arriving in Melbourne hospital emergency rooms complaining of low back pain found that those treated with acupuncture experienced as much pain relief in an hour as those given drugs.

The U.S. Library of Medicine database lists more than 23,000 studies on acupuncture.

“When I treat a person for low back pain, I always take pulses in several parts of the body, and then take into account many factors, including age, gender and life situation,” says Buchman. “The underlying causes of the pain may be different in a 20-something student with a stressful academic load than a 50-something woman that’s a recent empty nester redefining her future,” he explains.

When researchers at China’s Central South University reviewed 13 studies on acupuncture and low back pain, they concluded that comprehensive treatment plans that involve acupuncture are urgently needed.

Headache: Acupuncture has long been used to relieve the pain of migraines and tension headaches. Australian research published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that 16 acupuncture sessions cut in half the number of days that patients experienced migraines, significantly reducing pain.

“Acupuncture is a must-try therapy for anyone with migraines or chronic or tension-type headaches,” says Burgoon.

He notes that Aetna Insurance Company policy considers acupuncture among accepted, medically necessary treatments for migraines, chronic low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, postoperative dental pain and nausea associated with surgery, pregnancy and chemotherapy.

Asthma and allergies: More than 25 million Americans have asthma, including 6.8 million children. Danish research published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine showed that 10 acupuncture sessions given over a three-month period reduced asthma symptoms and use of inhaled steroids, but only when acupuncture was ongoing.

Benefits diminished when treatments were discontinued. German researchers at Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center found similar effects for seasonal allergies by comparing it with the effects of antihistamines and sham acupuncture.

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“Patterns of bad health get more ingrained in our body systems as we get older,” says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist specializing in treating children in New York City and professor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

“If we can catch an illness in a child’s first seven or eight years, we may be able to prevent it from becoming chronic in adulthood.”

Digestive problems: Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating colic in babies, irritable bowel syndrome, morning sickness and postoperative nausea caused by anesthesia and chemotherapy treatments, verified in research from

Australia’s University of Sydney on patients after surgery for metastatic liver cancer. Several other studies, including one from the Milwaukee’s Medical College of Wisconsin, show that acupuncture rebalances the nervous system and restores proper digestive function, while relieving pain.

The World Health Organization review of research notes how acupuncture relieved gastrointestinal (GI) spasms better than atropine injections, and also recommends acupuncture for relief of nausea. “Acupuncture helps calm down an overactive GI tract and stimulates an underactive one,” explains Burgoon.

Acupuncture is a non-pharmaceutical remedy for many health problems, Burgoon says. “I fell in love with acupuncture when I discovered I could use it to treat some problems that nothing else helped. I almost never prescribe any medications.

Instead, I help people get off pharmaceuticals.”

Kathleen Barnes is author of many natural health books, including The Calcium Lie 2: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know, with Dr. Robert Thompson. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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cupuncture for KidsAcupuncture can be helpful for children, especially in treating asthma, allergies and childhood digestive disorders, including colic, says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist who specializes in treating children in New York City.

“Acupuncture for children rarely involves the use of needles. Since their qi (life force) flows very close to the surface of their skin, it doesn’t require a lot of movement to get things flowing in the right direction,” she explains.

Acupuncture for kids typically involves light, fast brushing of the skin to encourage a healing circulation of energy.

Katin teaches parents to continue treatments at home. She explains that it’s still technically acupuncture, not acupressure, which would involve prolonged stimulation of the body’s energy meridian sites. Sometimes she includes the use of small instruments for tapping or brushing the skin and tuning forks to stimulate the meridian points. She remarks, “The kids love it.”

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While students receive instruction in the classroom, the clinic is where students develop into quality health care providers, including filling herbal prescriptions at the herbal dispensary, writing case histories, keeping patient records, and participating in patient and clinic management, and conducting outreach activities and providing information and services regarding Oriental medicine to neighboring communities.

Acupuncture In traditional Oriental Medicine, disease is considered to be the result of disharmony of energy flow, or Qi, within the body or between the body and the environment.

Acupuncture is one of many ancient Oriental treatments that serve to correct imbalances of Qi in the body, allowing it to achieve optimum energy and function.

Herbal medicine Traditional Oriental herbal medicine makes use of a wide variety of traditional Oriental herbs. Generally, these medicines are used to increase one’s overall energy or to improve a specific organ or organ function, such as the heart or circulation.

Most formulas require a variety of herbs, which are boiled together to extract the necessary nutrients and substances.

Medicines can also be provided in the form of powders or in small pills and tablets, for easy transportation and ingestion.

Herbalists trained in the use of Oriental Medicine are able to create custom-made herbal medicines based on each individual’s specific health needs, allowing for a great amount of control and customization.

Oriental Medicine services At Wongu Health Center, our clinical interns under the supervision of the licensed Oriental Medicine Doctor will perform the treatment as prescribed by the supervisor. At the end of the treatment, your treatment plan will be discussed which may include any herbal formulas, nutritional advice, and the continuing treatment plan.

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Intern Clinic Hours Monday-Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Fermented Foods Revival Rediscover Probiotic-Rich Foods

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Colorful jars of fermented Korean kimchee, Indian chutney, German sauerkraut and bottles of kombucha line many grocery store shelves today. We’re in the midst of a fermented food revival.

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“I grew up in New York City as the grandson of immigrants from Belarus, and sauerkraut and pickles were common foods I always loved, but neither my grandparents nor anyone else I knew made them,” says Sandor Katz.

This Woodbury, Tennessee, writer who travels the world giving related workshops is credited with bringing fermented foods back into the limelight. He explains, “I am self-taught and learned to ferment by experimentation. It was that first successful batch of sauerkraut that sparked my obsession. I also love eating cheese, beer, chocolate, coffee, yogurt and many other products of fermentation.”

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Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes, homestead in Oregon’s Jackson Valley. “A fateful Christmas gift—a ceramic crock full of bubbling, fermenting cabbage under the tree, funky fermenty smell and all,” first piqued their interest, Kirsten recalls. “Eventually, we started our own small farmstead fermentation company.” Christopher explains that the combination of salt and shredded or chopped vegetables can launch the production of probiotic lactic acid bacteria that preserves the food and drives off “bad bacteria”.

Jennifer McGruther, who lives in the Pacific Northwest, is the author of The Nourished Kitchen cookbook, an offshoot of her blog of the same name.

Her first batch of fermented food was yogurt. Now she visits her local farm-

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ers’ market every Saturday before spending Sunday prepping foods for the rest of the week. “Traditional foods like fermented vegetables, yogurt or kombucha don’t take long to prepare; they take time to culture, but it’s so rewarding,” she says.

How Much Is Enough?

Fermented foods offer a variety of positive effects on health. “If you’re consuming a diet rich in fermented foods, you’re essentially bathing your GI tract in healthy, food-related organisms,” says food research scientist Robert Hutkins, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fermented foods with live probiotics can also improve brain function, according to a study in the journal Gastroenterology.

Fermented foods are meant to be eaten as condiments, not consumed in large quantities. Overdoing such

intake might cause bloating, cramping and other digestion problems. Dr. Leonard Smith, a gastrointestinal and vascular surgeon and medical advisor for the University of Miami Department of Integrative Medicine, recommends “a half-cup of cultured vegetables or two ounces of your favorite probiotic liquid per day to start.” He says it’s possible to eventually work up to having a serving of cultured vegetables and probiotic liquids at every meal, or possibly as a between-meal snack.

Christopher Shockey adds, “We don’t see these foods as a ‘medicine’ to be eaten daily because you have to force yourself; instead, we see it as a fun, delicious, easy, healthful addition to mealtime.”

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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ermented foods are well known for building gut health. Now a growing body of research shows that they improve immunity, brain and heart functions,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D. The board-certified doctor of natural medicine, certified herbalist and author blogs from Vancouver, Canada.

Get started with these simple, plant-based recipes from her latest book, The Cultured Cook: Delicious Fermented Foods with Probiotics to Knock Out Inflammation, Boost Gut Health, Lose Weight & Extend Your Life.

Salvadoran Salsa Yields: about 1 quart This gingery and spicy salsa, also known as curtido, is a traditional Salvadoran food. The twist here is added turmeric and green apple. Serve on its own, as a condiment with chips, on sausages or over salad. Maybe mix a couple of heaping spoonfuls with

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freshly mashed avocado for a fresh take on guacamole. ½ green cabbage 1 to 2 carrots 1 green apple, cored and quartered One 2-inch piece fresh ginger ½ cayenne chili ½ small purple or red onion One 2-inch piece fresh turmeric 3 Tbsp unrefined fine or 6 Tbsp unrefined coarse sea salt 1 quart (or liter) filtered water natural awakenings

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Use a food processor with a coarse grating blade to shred the cabbage, carrots, apple, ginger, chili, onion and turmeric. (Consider wearing food-safe gloves to avoid touching the chili.)

Transfer to a crock or a large glass or ceramic bowl, and mix well.

In a pitcher or large measuring cup, dissolve the salt in the water, stirring if necessary to dissolve the salt. Pour the saltwater over the salsa mixture until all ingredients are submerged, leaving a couple of inches at the top for expansion.

Place a snug-fitting plate inside the crock or bowl over the salsa-water mixture; then weigh it down with food-safe weights or a bowl or jar of water, so the vegetables remain submerged under the brine as they ferment. Cover with a lid or a cloth, and allow it to ferment five to seven days, checking periodically to ensure the salsa is still submerged below the water line.

If any mold forms on the surface, simply scoop it out. It won’t spoil the salsa unless it gets deeper inside the crock. (It may form where the mixture meets the air, but it rarely forms deeper.)

After one week, put the salsa in jars or a bowl, cover and place in the fridge, where it usually lasts up to a year.

Vegan Kefir Yields: about 1 quart Traditional kefir is made with cow’s milk, but can be made with plantbased milks like cashew, almond, sunflower seed or coconut. The sweetener feeds the kefir microbes, leaving minimal sugar in the end product.

The grains will grow over time; only about one tablespoon of kefir grains is needed to keep the kefir going; remove the extras to eat, give to friends or add to compost.

1 quart (or liter) filtered water ½ cup raw, unsalted cashews 1 tsp coconut sugar, pure maple syrup or agave nectar 1 Tbsp kefir grains (a natural starter, available at health food stores and online) Mandarin sections for garnish (optional) Use a blender to blend the water,

cashews and coconut sugar (or maple syrup or agave nectar) until it’s smooth and creamy.

Pour the cashew milk into a 1½- to 2-quart glass jar, making sure it is less than two-thirds full. Add the kefir grains, stir and then place the cap on the jar.

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Leave the jar at room temperature for 24 to 48 hours, gently shaking it periodically.

The cashew milk will become somewhat bubbly, then will begin to coagulate and separate; shake it to remix the kefir or scoop out the thicker curds and use them like soft cheese or sour cream.

Refrigerate up to one week. When ready to serve, pour the kefir into a glass and garnish the rim with mandarin orange sections, if desired.

Fermented Chopped Salad Yields: about 6 cups Unlike other salads, this version stores for many months in the fridge. Serve on its own or toss it in vinaigrette and serve over brown rice for a quick and nutritious rice bowl dinner.

1 radish, finely chopped ½ small onion, finely chopped 1 turnip, chopped into ½-inch chunks 1 carrot, chopped into ½-inch chunks 3 small apples, chopped into ½-inch chunks

Handful of green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths 1 rutabaga, chopped into ½-inch chunks 1 to 2 grape leaves, kale leaves or other large leafy greens (optional) 3 Tbsp unrefined fine or 6 Tbsp unrefined coarse sea salt 1 quart (or liter) filtered water In a medium bowl, mix the radish, onion, turnip, carrot, apples, green beans and rutabaga; then transfer to a small crock.

Place the grape leaves or other leafy greens on top of the chopped ingredients to help hold them under the brine; then weigh the mix down with foodsafe weights or a jar or bowl of water.

In a pitcher or large measuring cup, dissolve the salt in the water, stirring if necessary to dissolve the salt.

Pour the brine over the salad, cover with a lid or cloth, and let ferment for one week

Dish out into jars or a bowl, cover and refrigerate, where the salad should last six to 12 months.

Recipes and photos are courtesy of Michelle Schoffro Cook and New World Library; visit DrMichelleCook.com.

Remove the covering, weights and grape leaves or other leafy greens.

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or the past 40 years, Robert Llewellyn has photographed thousands of unique beauties— many of them trees, flowers, seeds and other landscape elements. “For a photographer, anything can be a good subject, even dirt,” he says.

“My mission is to move people from merely looking at things to deeply seeing things as they are.”

For Llewellyn’s first collaboration with garden writer Nancy Ross Hugo, Remarkable Trees of Virginia, published in 2008, the pair drove 20,000 miles in four years observing and capturing the complex lives of 100 notable trees. It was on this assignment that the Earlysville, Virginia, photog-

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rapher developed his now-signature technique, subsequently used to illustrate one of their follow-up books, Seeing Trees.

“I wanted to photograph small parts—leaves, fruit, bark and flowers— so I would cut off a bloom, twig or seed pod and put it on a light table and take hundreds of photos, which, strung together, were infinitely sharp, like a botanic drawing. I found I could zoom into my subject up to a pollen grain this way.”

Llewellyn lives with his wife on a 60-acre farm in tree-studded Albemarle County, enjoying 200-year-old oaks outside their front door. His latest of nearly 40 books, The Living Forest, is due out in October.

Why are trees, to your eyes, so captivating?

When I first started photographing trees, I thought of them as objects in the design of a photograph, rather than something that’s alive. When I began to look at a tree’s acorns, flowers and pollen, I realized that this tree is doing what we do: it’s born, grows, has offspring and dies; it seeks air, nutrients and light. Trees all have a fascinating master plan for survival and reproduction. Some trees can build an architectural structure that grows 150 feet high and can withstand 100-milean-hour winds.

How do you suggest that a newbie tree-watcher start learning how to see trees more intimately?

Read a book like Seeing Trees, then get up, go out and observe trees in real time, at different times of the year and track what they do. Take pencil and paper and draw them, or take pictures.

Start by exploring trees in your backyard or a nearby park.

Share a quality magnifying glass to encourage youngsters to get closer to the trees, too. Challenge them to find flowers, fruit or spots where last year’s leaves fell off. Kids love that. I visit schools and have kids go out and collect fallen tree debris that we look at together.

Rather than seeing trees as dead in winter, what can we look for?

Trees are very much alive in winter.

When leaves fall off, they leave behind little pointed leaf buds. You can cut them open and find tiny green leaves encapsulated which remain unfrozen, waiting to open up in the spring. Twigs in winter show leaf scars where the leaves dropped.

We can also witness the diverse life in and on trees in all seasons. That includes bugs, plants, fungi and parasites, in addition to the animals that nest in them and eat their fruits and nuts. I once found a round ball on an oak tree that turned out to be a wasp gall for its offspring, its larvae hanging in the middle.

How are tree-viewing skills transferrable to other aspects of our lives?

The skill of observation is vital: moving from looking to seeing. At a party, you can just mindlessly chatter with people or you can really see them—what their bodies, gestures and emotions are communicating. Labels and names get in the way of seeing things as they are.

Stop labeling things or worrying about what they are called; as in meditation, just relax into observing, to embrace things as they are.

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

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What makes some of your favorite trees so distinctive?

Red maples make an early entrance in spring, their flowers appearing before the leaves, and drop their “helicopter” seeds in spring to germinate before anything can eat them. In spring, an entire hill will turn red with these maples, but it’s not their leaves; it’s the trees’ flowers, getting ready to drop their showy red dresses on the ground before anything else is blooming.

You can learn a lot about trees by seeing what’s on the ground through their life cycles. Sycamore, for example, has both male and female flowers.

The female flowers develop into fruiting seedpods that dry out and hang on through winter until a spring wind blows them apart.

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Elders. Shared history, respect and affection are vital to belonging.

Adults coping with a high-stress, industrialized culture might tend to find elders’ stories slow-moving and boring, but they are a critical resource for our collective survival. Beware of the “star from afar” syndrome that posits outsiders as experts, rather than honoring and developing our own community resources, which won’t disappear at the end of an event.

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n facing up to today’s often degrading environmental, economic, political, social and hyper-individualistic cultural conditions, we instinctively know that survival requires coming together to effect constructive change. Here are proven approaches to community building that work.

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Build a campfire. Whether literal or metaphoric, create a clear, focused attraction that draws people into a circle.

Connect with nature and the seasons. Tying gatherings into what’s happening seasonally with all life forms is a traditionally effective way of fostering community.

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Welcome each person. Either designate greeters or go around the circle welcoming and acknowledging each participant before proceeding with the event’s main activity.

People that feel seen and known are more likely to stay involved.

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Provide food and drink. Traditional societies have always taken hospitality seriously. Having people bring items to add to the collective feast is better than catering.

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Ceremony, ritual and the sacred.

Deep in our collective human memory lie countless spring and harvest festivals, ceremonial or religious events, meals and celebrations that included a strong sense of passage, initiation and the sacredness of all life. Use one as a springboard to add meaning to a contemporary gathering.

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Collective problem solving.

People bond into a community when they participate in solving a real-world community problem, helping someone in need or addressing a situation that demands a community solution. Consider using Robert’s Rules of Order or other guidelines for discussions that maintain civility, discourage competitiveness and peacefully resolve conflicts in order to reach consensus.

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Gifts and sharing. As we focus on creating a sharing society versus a gimme culture, it’s nice to give small gifts such as a plant or garden flower, organic seeds or regifted items to event attendees. It’s a simple way to help everyone feel valued, appreciated and welcomed. The key is keeping events local, simple and created by the community for the community. Many hands make light work, and some of the best community events cost the host little, while everyone involved brings their own chair or blanket, serving ware and potluck dish.

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Shopping. People have been bonding through meeting others in the marketplace since ancient times. Sales or silent auctions are popular when the money paid becomes a gift to the community.

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A little excitement. Raffles and door prizes add fun as long as any money raised goes into the common coffers as a gift to all.

Child care. Children provide a necessary source of untamed energy and entertainment for any gathering. Multigenerational exchanges also help form and shape them through exposure to role models and life education, even if they might not feel engaged at the time.

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Storytelling. Humans learn best when seeing and hearing stories.

Facts don’t arouse us as much as narratives and full-body experiences do.

Bombarding people with facts won’t create desired change. We must be inspired to act on the knowledge.

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Transportation. Facilitating carpools and providing transportation for those without cars or unable to walk builds community even before the event starts.

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Dance and body movement. Modern society makes us sit a lot. Physical action connects us in a way nothing else can.

Beauty and music. Our eyes and ears are portals to the soul and spirit of the human psyche. Even a simple drum can bond individuals into a coherent group.

Community singing can be powerful medicine, as places of worship ever demonstrate. A simple flower on the table or painting on the wall brings powerful archetypal energies to bear as we come together. An outdoor meeting brings nature’s magnificence to our senses, adding extraordinary power to events.

The bottom line is that any community gathering, organization or event that engages body, mind and spirit has a far greater chance of surviving and thriving.

Linda Buzzell is a psychotherapist, ecotherapist, blogger and co-editor of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind. She co-founded a local permaculture guild, and a voluntary simplicity circle which met for 10 years in her local community. Connect at EcotherapyHeals.com.

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choolchildren are learning the calming effect of tuning into their minds and bodies through a pioneering program in Baltimore, Maryland, that’s replacing time outs and school detentions with mindful moments.

Trained staff—including many former students—teach yoga, mindfulness practices, meditation, centering and breath work that empower kids to resolve conflicts peacefully.

Brothers Atman and Ali Smith and friend Andres Gonzalez founded the nonprofit Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in 2001 in response to the pressing need to help kids living in challenging urban environments better manage stress, anger and other heightened emotions. Today, the organization is sowing the seeds of mindfulness with some 7,500 students a week across 18 Baltimore-area schools, usually beginning through daylong, school-wide interventions and afterschool programs supporting targeted populations.

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center themselves through breathing exercises and meditation in the Mindful Moment Room in the HLF flagship Robert W. Coleman Elementary School. “Sometimes when I get mad, I just breathe deep. I picture being in a certain place I like and I just stop being mad… I think of being a bigger person and doing something maybe a wise man would do,” advises one fifth-grade participant.

“When we had to take a big test, before I took it and in the middle, I took deep breaths to stay calm and finish the test. When everybody around you is making a lot of noises, you just try to tune them out and be yourself, do your breathing,” says another fifth-grader.

The training starts with educators learning mindfulness techniques both to help their students and also manage their own stress in the classroom. “The program was a fantastic experience,” says Lori Gustovson, a teacher at Baltimore’s Lincoln Elementary School. “We integrated the exercises into our daily

schedules, helping many students and teachers focus their attention and regulate emotions such as anxiety, anger and frustration. We are a better school because of the time they spent in our classrooms teaching us the beauty of paying attention to breath, movement and each other,” she observes.

Participating schools have reported fewer fights, better attendance and higher grades, among other benefits, according to Ali Smith, all results backed by independent research.

Recent studies in schools from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio, have shown that teaching kids mindfulness practices can heighten attentiveness, self-control and empathy, while reducing stress, hyperactivity and depression, and improving academic performance.

The kids also apply their newfound skills at home. “To take ownership of the practice and understand the benefits, you have to know how to explain it, so we use a reciprocal teaching model,” says Ali. “We teach the kids to say, ‘Mom, Dad, you look stressed; can you take a breather with me?’”

Martin, a Lincoln Elementary student, was pleased to report, “I went to my house and taught my mom how to do all the things you guys taught us.”

Virginia, another student, noted, “This morning I got mad at my dad, but then I remembered to breathe, and then I didn’t shout.”

Other schools are following suit.

Mindful Schools began in 2007 as a single-school program in Oakland, California, and then expanded to support online and in-person courses and a network of mindful educators spanning all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The David Lynch Foundation funds efforts to bring transcendental meditation to underserved kids in classrooms like the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School, in Queens, New York; Wilson High School, in Portland, Oregon; and Wayzata West Middle School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, among others.

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BUILDING BETTER BONES Bouncing, Leaping and Lunging Our Way to Bone Health

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“Peak bone strength is reached by the age of 30, so it’s vital for young people to engage in dynamic impact movement through their teen years and 20s,” says Sherri Betz, chair of the American Physical Therapy Association bone health group, a doctor of physical therapy and geriatric-certified specialist with a private practice in Santa Cruz, California.

Engaging in sports during our youthful developing years helps build strong, wide and dense bones that will carry us well into old age, literally giving us a firmer base to stand on. It’s paramount to encourage children and young people to be physically active and for us all to continue with athletic activities throughout adulthood to preserve the bone health peak we reach at age 30.

Optimal Bone Exercises

“Adulthood is a perfectly good time to start building and improving bone fitness and health. The outcome is just a little bit less,” says Steven A. Hawkins, Ph.D., a professor of exercise science at California Lutheran University, in Thousand Oaks.

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“Bone responds to exercise much like muscle,” explains Larry Tucker, Ph.D., professor of exercise sciences at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah. “Bone doesn’t grow, per se, but like muscle, it does get denser and stronger according to the stresses and strains put on it.”

“The key is to put a heavy load on bones to stimulate them to grow,” Hawkins notes.

Standing exercises are recommended, because the bones most likely to benefit from strengthening exercise are 30 targeted leg and hip bones, says Tucker.

“Surprising the bone is your best bet,” points out Betz. “Don’t do the same things over and over again at the same time, either repetitive exercises like running or weight lifting or consistent combinations; even high-intensity exercise can diminish the effects.”

The most highly recommended exercises involve those that require changing directions, bouncing and leaping—from basketball to lively dances, and even some intense yoga postures. Hopping and jumping are probably the best way to strengthen bones, but must be done in the proper way, according to Tucker and others. Research by Tucker’s team pub-

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lished in the American Journal of Health Promotion studied the effects of jumping on hip bone density in premenopausal women. It may seem counterintuitive, but Tucker reports that most benefits are gained from jumping as high as possible, resting 30 seconds and repeating up to 10 times twice a day in intervals at least eight hours apart. “If you jump continuously, the exercise loses effectiveness pretty quickly,” he says.

Those that enjoy circuit training should do something else during the 30-second rests between repetitions, Tucker advises. Because it’s the jolt of jumping that stimulates bone strength, using a mini-trampoline or another cushioning device to lessen impact on the body won’t increase bone density.

Betz cautions against starting a jumping program too quickly. “Proper alignment, balance and body awareness come first,” she says. “Do 20 to 25 heel raises in a row, a full squat with good alignment and a full lunge to ready the body for a jumping program.” Such strengthening safeguards against falling and injury.

Walking Isn’t It

Walking, running, weight training and other repetitive exercises don’t improve bone density, says Hawkins.

“Walk and do other repetitive exercises for cardiovascular health and general fitness. While these might help maintain current bone strength, they won’t improve bone density.” Walking reduced the risk of hip fracture by 41

Yoga for Bones Yoga doesn’t involve bouncing or jumping for the most part, but it can be helpful in maintaining strong bones, says Sherri Betz, a Santa Cruz, California, physical therapist and Pilates and yoga instructor. “Poses, including the tree, chair, warrior, triangle, half moon and sun salute, need to be as dynamic as possible and focus on leg strengthening and spine extension.

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Numerous studies confirm that exercise of any kind keeps us healthy, but for bone health, the answer is to start weight-bearing exercises early and sustain the practice for a lifetime.

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ome cats started their careers in barns with minimal job opportunities. With updated skills, they now boost office morale, encourage reading, promote products and provide therapy. Community cats even work in private security.

In the Office Millennials, now comprising a third of this country’s stressed-out labor force, according to the Pew Research Center and American Psychological Association, are among those that can benefit from having a cat around. Lowered blood pressure is one result, according to research by psychologist Karen Allen, Ph.D., conducted at the University at Buffalo. Even when comfort breaks are hard to schedule, insistent cats cannot be ignored.

“Pompous Albert, a rejected show cat, works at SafeWise, in Salt Lake City,” relates Sage Singleton, who handles Albert’s Instagram account.

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Smith’s Ace Hardware and Housewares, in Princeton, New Jersey, has Dusty patrol its 18,000-square-foot facility, often escorting customers along the aisles.

At St. Augustine Health Ministries, in Cleveland, the furry receptionist is Oreo. This black-and-white stray claimed the job by installing herself at the front desk to welcome guests and visit with residents that miss having their own pet.

Therapists At the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, Duke Ellington Morris visits with patients while nurses check vital signs; he’s part of an animal-assisted therapy program through the city’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Literacy Aids “At 18, Cleo, my small, gray cat, retired from therapy visits and missed the attention,” says Michelle Cardosi, a retail clerk in Silt, Colorado. “Kids reading to her at the school library provided a solution that satisfied everyone.”

In 2010, the public library in White Settlement, Texas, adopted Browser to remedy a rodent problem. Five years later, the city council cited pending renovations and a potential impact on allergies in backing a motion to oust Browser. Supporters, pointing out that the cat brought children through the doors, successfully petitioned to keep the four-legged employee.

Private Security Less socially developed feral felines can provide needed services. The Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats rescues such cats from Los Angeles shelters. Each is vetted, spayed/neutered and microchipped. “When they’re adopted out in threes, community cats are more likely to stay on the job,” notes founder and headmistress Shawn Simons.

“In Southern California, working cats are employed as assistants to brewmasters at the Monkish Brewery to protect the grain and hops and at Saluti Cellars as vintner support in charge of gopher population control,” says Simons. “More traditionally, cats at the Portuguese Bend Riding Club barn discourage mice and make friends with horses and riders.”

The school’s Working Cat Program partners with area recycling centers, golf courses, warehouses and industrial parks that could otherwise lose hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to vermin-related structural damage, including gnawed wiring and other potential fire hazards. “Businesses get an all-natural, safe and effective way to control pests and cats live life naturally,” says Simons.

Working cats of many stripes are becoming increasingly common. For a business, it’s a money-saver; for a cat, it’s a lifesaver.

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100% of the proceeds from this event go to animal rescues in Southern Nevada. Exploration Park at Mountain’s Edge, 9600 S. Buffalo Dr, LV. For details, visit FunFurAndFun.com OCTOBER 15: Fall Festival – 12-5pm. Fun for the whole family. Live entertainment. Pet adoptions. Food trucks. Kid zone. Vendors. Free admission and parking. Hosted by Farmanity Project, Big Paw Rescue, Double Y Ranch. 8025 Bermuda Rd, LV. FarmanityProject.org OCTOBER 28: Tzu Howl’0’Ween Pawty – 12-2pm. Calling all Vegas Tzus: join the first ever ShihTzu howl’o’ween pawty. Costumes are suggested, but not required. Pictures and costume contest begins at 12:30pm, after which the Tzus will play. Hosted by Vegas Golden Tzus, Barkin Basin Dog Park, 7351 W. Alexander Rd, LV. Facebook.com/VegasGoldenTzus Further Our Furry Friends – 6-9pm. save the lives of animals with severe challenges (abuse, birth defects, illness, neglect and/or starvation).

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY A’NGEL!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 October Full Moon Ceremony – 7pm. Let your spirit feel the ancient connection with Grandmother Moon as she rises in the sky casting the magic of soft light and shadows. Receive messages, blessings and healings through Shamanic Medium Laini Risto. $20. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-308-8464.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Faster Tapping/EFT Workshop – 10am-12pm.

Go within. Aim, release & transform mindset to change your life. Transformational Life Coach Nicola Vitkovich addresses the entire mind/body system to create core, lasting changes. $5 Love donation. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688. UnityLasVegas.org

markyourcalendar Grow Your Own Festival Be Good • Get Dirty • Grow Your Own Gardening Workshops, Chef/Food Demonstrations, Kids Zone, Craft Vendors, Food Trucks, Music & Entertainment and more!!

October 7th • 10am-4pm.

Cost: FREE 702-525-5077 Register for free tickets at: GrowYourOwnFestival.com Level 1 Psychic Development Certification – 10am-12pm. Deeply interactive 4 week workshop with psychic Dallisa Hocking. Learn the basics on how to: use tarot or angel cards, pendulums, Palm Readings 101, Aura Readings, Psychometry: mediumship, meditations, call in Spirits. $200.

Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com Carriers in Aromatherapy – 11am. There are many different carriers that add their own unique qualities to your blend. Each month we will look at three or more, see how they differ and learn what they bring to your blend. $30/advance. $35/Door.

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Level 2 Psychic Development Certification 4-week Workshop – 12:30am-2:30pm. 4 week workshop with psychic Dallisa Hocking. Take a deeper dive into practicing developing your psychic and medium skills, primarily through psychic games, activities and practice readings. Become advanced with Tarot and Angel Cards, psychic and mediumship, protecting and clearing energy. $200.

Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com JUST BREATHE Meditation & Relaxation Hour with Debbie Veach – 3pm. Each Sat. Each of us deserves time to relax and breathe. 1 hour of peace filled with calming music, breathwork and gentle stretch exercises can shift your entire state of being. $10. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 All About Orange Essential Oil – 11am. October is the month of Orange and the Essential Oil fits right in. Learn about its many uses, how it compares to other citrus oils and how it keeps us well during the winter months. $30/ advance. $35/door. Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-331-7606.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 All About Orange Essential Oil – 6pm. October is the month of Orange and the Essential Oil fits right in. Learn about its many uses, how it compares to other citrus oils and how it keeps us well during the winter months. $30/advance. $35/door. Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-3317606. AlternativePathfinders.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 Shamanic Journey Experience – 7pm. Connect to the ancient Spiritual path of shamanism.

Learn Shamanic Journey with live drumming.

Experience journeys to your own sacred space in nature. Meet power animal spirits and guiding teachers for wisdom through direct revelation.

Love donation. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-308-8464.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Holy Fire 2 Reiki 1 & 2 Certification – 9am.

Empower yourself with Reiki, a gentle spiritual healing modality that promotes relaxation, pain reduction, and mental/emotional balance. Learn Reiki; different uses, intuitional body scanning, basic hand positions, Reiki history. Professionally bound and printed manual included. $300. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-286-3669.

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The Enneagram & Spirituality – 10am-12pm.

Everyone fits into one of the 9 basic Enneagram personality types. Learn more about yourself and how to better relate to friends, family and co-workers. The Enneagram is about transforming lives. $5 Love donation. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688.

UnityLasVegas.org Germ Control for Kids-in-School – 11am.

Kids are exposed to all kinds of germs while in school, especially since antibacterial products are now being banned. Learn what natural products you can use to keep them healthy and germ free. $30/advance. $35/door. Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-331-7606.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Winter Wellness with Herbs and Oils – 11am.

Colds, Flu, Congestion, Oh My! Learn the herbs and essential oils that boost your immune system and keep you healthy during the dreaded flu season and how to create natural products you can make yourself. $30/advance. $35/door. Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-3317606. AlternativePathfinders.com

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Usui Reiki II plus Holy Fire 2-NIGHT Certification Class – 6:30-9:30pm. Learn Reiki to heal unwanted habits and the past Receive a Reiki II attunement. Learn three Reiki symbols.

Distant healing. Gyoshi ho. Reji-ho. Byosen scanning. Chakra balancing with stones and Holy Fire Reiki. $200. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 Winter Wellness with Herbs and Oils – 6pm.

Colds, Flu, Congestion, Oh My! Learn the herbs and essential oils that boost your immune system and keep you healthy during the dreaded flu season and how to create natural products you can make yourself. $30/advance. $35/door. Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-3317606. AlternativePathfinders.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 October New Moon Ceremony – 7pm.

Grandmother Moon begins her new path in Scorpio. Join us for a New Moon water ceremony to set energy for the Taurus Full Moon 2 weeks later with Shamanic Medium Laini Risto. Love donation. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-308-8464.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 20/20 My Oh My It’s Pumpkin Pie Event – 10am. Sample 20 minute reading/session for only $20 each. With 10 of Las Vegas’ favorite healers enjoy Crystal Energy Bed, Shamanic and Angelic Planetary Healing, Tarot cards, channeling, Reiki pet healings. Includes Pumpkin Pie desserts too. $20. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-808-7324.

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Faster Tapping/EFT Workshop – 10am-12pm.

Go inside. Aim, release & transform mindset to change your life. Transformational Life Coach Nicola Vitkovich addresses the entire mind/body system to create core, lasting changes. $5 Love donation. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688. UnityLasVegas.org Holiday Gift Creation – 11am. Holidays are fast approaching. Create your own bath products with natural essential oils, butters and salts and make your gift giving extra special. These are easy to make and fun to create. $30/advance. $35/door.

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Aura Camera & Channeling Event/Connect to Your Angels – 2pm. This event is one of our most beloved events to hold. It is the one event where nobody walks away untouched by what they experience. See physical proof of how your energetic body is affected. $75. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-9484999. EnchantedForestReiki.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 Usui Reiki I Certification Class Plus Holy Fire – 9am-5pm. Learn How to smudge Reiki Principals.

Reiki Lineage. Gassho meditation. Chakra balancing. Receive a Reiki I attunement Hand Positions and much more The Holy Fire Reiki is an additional form of powerful yet gentle Reiki. $150.

Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Emotion Support with Essential Oils – 11am.

Holidays are approaching fast and bouts of depression, overwhelm and stress abound. Essential oils can lift the spirit, reduce stress and help you avoid S.A.D., Seasonal Affective Disorder. In this class you’ll learn how. $30/advance. $35/door.

Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-331-7606.

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October 24 5 to 7pm True Health Acupuncture 1481 W Warm Springs Suite 129 Henderson 702-475-0870

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Discover Your Power Animal: A Shamanic Journey with Ray Veach – 6:30pm. Experience a Shamanic Journey to meet your “Animal Spirt” whom will be your friend -guide and increase your healing power. Learn the many useful ways of a Shamanic journey and the tools it can provide. $20.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRIET!

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“Karuna” Reiki Drumming Circle and Chants with Holy Fire Karuna Master Teacher Debbie Veach & Ray Veach – 6:30pm. Combining Reiki by flowing it through the beat of a drum and chanting and you’ve the perfect way to let go of stress, negative energy, clear the mind and empower the soul. $5. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 Emotion Support with Essential Oils – 6pm.

Holidays are approaching fast and bouts of depression, overwhelm and stress abound. Essential oils can lift the spirit, reduce stress and help you avoid S.A.D., Seasonal Affective Disorder. In this class you’ll learn how. $30/advance. $35/door.

Alternative Pathfinders, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-331-7606.

Free Seminar – 6:30pm. Does someone you love struggle with LD, anxiety, ADHD, dyslexia, ASD, Tourette’s, reading or MS symptoms? Looking for options? Our programs are based in neuroscience.

Offering foundation help with no medications.

Hope starts here. RSVP. Free.1 Brain Solutions, Inc. 1003 S Cimarron, LV. 702-340-2248.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 Mediumship 101 with Laini Risto – 6:30pm.

Beginners welcome. 3 day beginning workshop developing the practice of mediumship (hours vary).

Open to anyone sensitive or receptive to unseen energy divine energy. Experience group/Individual readings, conscious & unconscious mediumship. $150. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Suite D-9, LV. 702-308-8464.

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EMPLOYMENT PERSONAL ASSISTANT – Successful local entrepreneur looking for a part time, holistic minded personal assistant. Experience a plus.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 The Enneagram & Spirituality – 10am-12pm.

Everyone fits into one of the 9 basic Enneagram personality types. Learn more about yourself and how to better relate to friends, family and co-workers. The Enneagram is about transforming lives. $5 Love donation. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688.

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ongoingevents DAILY Launch Your Creativity! – Remove blocks to writing, singing, art, design and more. Confidential, practical, strategic, soul-expanding. Please visit GoalsWithHeart.com/AskMegZ Medical Qigong – Tue-Fri. 10-1apm. Use body movements, rhythmic breathing, visualizations and healing sounds to develop internal energy for health, vitality, mind expansion and spiritual cultivation. $10.

Naturally Organic Healing Center, 1171 S Buffalo Dr, 110, LV. 702-433-3874. NaturallyOrganicCenter.com Wongu University Health Center – Mon-Thu. Wongu University Health Center offers a variety of affordable acupuncture treatments and Oriental medical care to the public. Private session by the OMD available. Discount for senior, veteran and student. Call for more details. Wongu Health Clinic, 8630 S Eastern Ave, LV. 702-852-1280. Clinic.

WonguUniversity.com Wongu University of Oriental Medicine – Graduate Program – 9:30am-5:30pm. The non-profit school offers a Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine. Coursework includes acupuncture, herbology, Taiji, moxibustion, Western medicine, practice management and more. Currently accepting applications. $180/didactic unit. $18/clinical hour. Wongu University of Oriental Medicine, 8620 S Eastern Ave, LV. 702-463-2122.

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SUNDAY Sunday Morning Spirit and Nature Meditation Walk – 7am. Walk with us at the wetlands las Vegas.

Enjoy the outdoors and observe spirit in nature. $5 donation. Wetlands on East Tropicana. 760-8286692. GoodVibesLV.com Music, Message and Meditation! – 9 am & 11am.

Unity of Las Vegas is a spirit-filled church where anyyone can feel at home. Rev. Shad Groverland says, “With our practice of true inclusivity, not only are you welcome here, you’re one of us.” Love donation.

Unity of Las Vegas, 222 S Rainbow Blvd., Suite 215, LV. 702-382-8688. UnityLasVegas.org.

Halo-Yoga in the Salt Cave – 11am. Take your yoga practice to a whole new level. This is a mind-bodyspirit affair inside our pristine Himalayan Salt Cave.

Gentle movement flow, crystal bowl sounds, salty air will leave you feeling like new. $25. Salt Room LV, 1958 Village Center Cir, 7, LV. 702-228-7258.

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Sunday HU Devotional Meditation – 12pm. Join us for a chanting meditation service using the HU mantra. Known as the love song to God. Donation.

Good Vibrations Healing Arts Studio, 2400 N Tenaya Way, LV. 760-818-6692. GoodVibesLV.com

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& student. Call for more details. Wongu University Health Center: 8630 S Eastern Ave, LV. 702-8521280. Clinic.WonguUniversity.com Tai Chi Fundamentals – 6-7pm. This is a beginners course in Tai Chi. We will be going over proper breathing, structure, moving with energy and also learn the Yang 48 Tai Chi Form. Great for balance of mind, body, spirit. $10. Naturally Organic Healing Center, 1171 S Buffalo Dr, 110, LV. 702-433-3874.

NaturallyOrganicCenter.com Evening Reiki Circle – 6:30-8:30pm. Come for the laughter and stay for the Reiki. Experience this gentle spiritual healing modality that promotes relaxation, pain reduction, mental and emotional balance. Practitioners of Reiki and other spiritual healing modalities welcome. Love donation. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-808-7324. SpiritusReikiCenter.com Laughter Yoga Class – 6:30-7:30pm. Laughter Yoga is about breathing, moving and exploding with the kind of laughs you feel in your belly and in your soul. This is a low impact program-you can use the chair or floor. $10. Sophia Center for Goddess Study, 6034 Smoke Ranch, Rd, LV. 702-489-7999.

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TUESDAY Tai Chi Fundamentals – 6-7pm. This is a beginners course in Tai Chi. We will be going over proper breathing, structure, moving with energy and also learn the Yang 48 Tai Chi Form. Great for balance of mind body spirit. $10. Naturally Organic, 1171 S Buffalo D, 110, LV. 702-433-3874.

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WEDNESDAY Discovering Tarot Class – 11am-1pm. All welcome.

Zoie Knox will teach the meaning of a new card, practice card/spread readings and provide a personal reading. Start any week. Please bring a journal. $20.

Sophia Center for Goddess Study, 6034 Smoke Ranch Rd., LV. 702-489-7999.

Mid-Week Meditation – 12pm. Door closes at 12:05, so come early. Take a mid-week break and tap into higher wisdom to break old patterns and re-center.

This is a great way to set or renew your intentions.

Free ($5 energy exchange welcome). 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-331-7606 .AlternativePathfinders.com Art Of Crochet Project Workshop – 6:30pm8:30pm. All skill levels are welcome. Tap into the flow of creativity and learn to crochet. Yarn, hook, patterns and instruction are provided. Light refreshments will be served. $20/per person. Luminosity Wellness Center, 2400 Tenaya Way, LV. 240-507-3619.

TheEnergyAndArtsChurchOfHealing.org Hot Hula Fitness – 7-8pm. Hot Hula Fitness® incorporates easy to perform dance movements set to the sounds of traditional Polynesian drum beats.

We isolates your larger muscle groups, increasing strength and definition to your core, glutes, quads and arms. $10.Oasis to Zen, 5715 W Alexander Rd, 140, LV. 702-491-6035. OasisToZen.com

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Evening Reiki Circle – 6:30-8:30. Come for the laughter and stay for the Reiki. Experience this gentle spiritual healing modality that promotes relaxation, pain reduction, mental and emotional balance.

Practitioners of Reiki and other spiritual healing modalities welcome. Love donation. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702808-7324. SpiritusReikiCenter.com.

Tonic Teas and Oils – 5-6pm. Take an enlightening journey into Superior Tonic Herbalism and Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils over Tea and an invigorating lecture. Food is Medicine and we will show you how to become your own Tea Healer. Free.

Naturally Organic, 1171 S Buffalo D, 110, LV. 702433-3874. NaturallyOrganicCenter.com.

FRIDAY Spiritual Reiki Mastermind – 7-9pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. Join us for an unforgettable Inspirational Meditative & Healing experience! Reconnect with your Higher Self. Receive personalized healing in a loving, warm, friendly atmosphere. Bring a friend, or meet one! Open To Everyone. Free. Love offerings accepted. Center for Spiritual Living, 1420 E. Harmon Ave, 2nd floor, Rm3, LV. 702-659-2390.

TransformVegas.com Medical Qigong Theory – 11:15am-1:30pm. This class is both lecture and practice on the fundamentals of Qigong Healing. Learn diagnostic techniques, energy projection, energy cultivation, cleansing, tonifying, sound and color therapy. Become a balanced and powerful healer. $10. Naturally Organic, 1171 S Buffalo D, 110, LV. 702-433-3874.

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SATURDAY Qigong with Sifu JC – 9-10am. Qigong is a self healing system that incorporates body, breath, visualizations and sounds to develop internal energy for health, vitality, mind expansion and spiritual cultivation. $10. Naturally Organic, 1171 S Buffalo D, 110, LV. 702-433-3874.

NaturallyOrganicCenter.com Tai Chi with Sifu JC – 10am-11am. Tai Chi is a wonderful art for anyone who wants to increase strength, focus, posture, 702-433-3874.

NaturallyOrganicCenter.com Goddess Gathering – 10:30am -1pm. The goddess gathering is a combination of goddess study and sisterhood socialization. Learn about ancient and living goddess and how to apply their attributes to our daily lives. Embrace your goddess powers. Love donation. Love donation. Sophia Center for Goddess Study, 6034 Smoke Ranch Rd, LV. 702-489-7999.

SophiaGoddessCenter.org Wudang Tai Chi Sword – 11am-12pm. The Wudang Sword is one of the most revered weapons in Martial Arts. This elegant style will teach you how to move like a dragon, how to project your energy and the full sword form. $10. Naturally Organic Healing Center, 1171 S Buffalo Dr, 110, LV. 702433-3874. NaturallyOrganicCenter.com

Saturday, October 7th & Sunday, October 8th Springs Preserve | 8am-6pm Friday, October 6th: VGY! Happy Hour 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Glowga 7pm - 8:30pm

VGY!F is a full weekend event which connects the yoga and wellness community in new ways through asana, music and art.

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Natural RESOURCE GUIDE We're connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare, sustainability and peaceful living within our community.

EDUCATION ACUPUNCTURE TRUE HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE

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ANIMAL COMMUNICATION HEAR THEM SPEAK

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OASIS TO ZEN WELLNESS CENTER & TRANSFORMATION SPA Organic Facials, Massage, Holistic Workshops & More 5715 W Alexander Rd, #145, LV 702-491-6035 • OasisToZen.com

WONGU UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER 8630 S Eastern Ave, LV 89123 702-852-1280 Clinic.WonguUniversity.org

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Wo n g u U n i v e r s i t y Health Center offers a variety of affordable acupuncture treatments and Oriental medicine care to the public. Discount for seniors, veterans and students. Tue-Thu. Call for more details.

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Offering educational consulting for families whose children struggle. Looking for options to traditional approaches? Just not sure what to do next? Do the answers you’ve been given not fit the needs of your child?

Call today. See ad, page 33.

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Telepathic communication, counseling and healing for multi-species families. Healing with Body Talk, Reiki, Matrix Energetics and more. Plus transcript and follow-up call.

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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine provides natural healthcare for individual needs. True Health Acupuncture focuses on restoring the body's healing potential, vitality & helps patients maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Halotherapy in the Himalayan Salt Cave Massages, Facials, Health Classes & More SaltRoomLV.com • 702-228-7258 Welcome to the world of halotherapy & d i s c o v e r a revolutionary solution to respiratory difficulties. Naturally treat allergies, asthma, copd, bronchitis, etc. We also offer halo-massages, facials, halo-yoga & halo-meditation classes. 100% natural Allergy relief for all ages. See ad, page 12.

HEALING CENTERS ENCHANTED FOREST REIKI CENTER, SPIRITUAL ITEMS 'N MORE 2280 S Jones Blvd, LV 89146 702-948-4999 EnchantedForestReiki.com

Reiki-ShamanicCranial SacralChakra BalancingSound TherapyBars AccessCrystal healers. Plus lots of classes and events such as Reiki certification, meditations, intuitive studies and much more. Visit our beautiful metaphysical gift shop. See ad, page 7.

HERBAL MEDICINE VINCE LINK, OMD

2920 S Rainbow Blvd, Suite 140 Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-444-4775 Are you tired of taking drugs with many side effects? There are thousands of different natural herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine that are safe and effective for treatment of many conditions.

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Dr. Michael Bell, DDS 8068 W Sahara Ave, #A, LV 89117 702-256-7666 • LVTMJDentist.com

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Holistic dentistry with a whole body approach to create a healthy smile and body. Live microscopic viewing of mouth bacteria. Laser gum disease treatment.

Computerized TMJ and bite analysis. Mercury testing and removal. Nutritional testing. Autonomic nervous system analysis. Invisalign. See ad, page 11.

AAA DENTAL & FOUR SEASONS DENTAL SPA

Dr. Jim Wright, DDS, AIAOMT, AIABDM 8855 W Flamingo, LV 89147 702-281-9900 • HolisticDentistLasVegas.com Practicing holistic, biological dentistry with safe removal of mercury. State of the art early detect cavity mapping, cosmetic, general, specialty dentistry and low sensitivity t e e t h w h i t e n i n g . O ff e r holistic, no-prep veneers, Lumineers, Invisalign Braces, dental implants and All on 4 Implant Bridges, sleep and full sedation dentistry. See ads, page 3 and page 48.

Aura and chakra analysis and balancing, natural energy work, non-denominational metaphysical spiritual counseling, meditation classes and training, high vibe wellness products, Reiki energy treatments, pain management, nature excursions and prayer service and offerings. See ad, page 19.

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HOLISTIC WELLNESS

2920 S Rainbow Blvd, Suite 140 Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-444-4775

OASIS TO ZEN WELLNESS CENTER & TRANSFORMATION SPA Holistic Workshops, Facials, Massage, Reiki & More 5715 W Alexander Rd, #145, LV 702-491-6035 • OasisToZen.com

Transforming holistic wellness and beauty from the inside out.

We integrate traditional spa services, workshops and organic alternative healing modalities, to harmonize and raise vibration for unstoppable radiance and soul beauty. See ad, page 5.

Meditation is mostly taught and learned for mind and body health maintenance. However, i n Tr a d i t i o n a l C h i n e s e Medicine, meditation can also be used for therapeutic intervention when dealing with insomnia, stress, anxiety, hypertension and pain management, just to name a few. Learn meditation for self-healing. Call for class details or visit our website: VinceLinkomd.com.

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WELLBEING BOUTIQUE NATUROPATH

8724 Spanish Ridge Ave, Ste 120, LV 702-776-8881 • BodyMFR.com

702-281-3688 WellbeingBoutique4u@gmail.com WellbeingBoutique.net We use integrated methods through mind-body awareness and connection, transforming self sabotage beliefs and behaviors, healing food, sacred self care, and modalities that heal you from the inside out.

Specializing in the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release. The ultimate whole body approach, mind-body treatment and missing link to healthcare.

Highly effective in treating acute and chronic pain.

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NEUROPLASTICITY BRAIN SOLUTIONS INC OF SUMMERLIN 1005 S Cimarron, Las Vegas, NV BrainSolutionsInc.com Info@BrainSolutionsInc.com 702-340-2248

TOMATIS METHOD THE TOMATIS METHOD

1005 S Cimarron, Las Vegas, NV BrainSolutionsInc.com Info@BrainSolutionsInc.com 702-340-2248

Offering brain-based help for children and adults: ADHD, learning challenges, sensory integration, ASD, Tourette’s, anxiety, reading, stroke and concussion recovery. Our neuroplasticity programs generate foundational results with no medications. Hope starts here. Call today. See ad, page 33.

Developed by Dr. Alfred To m a t i s , t h i s p r o g r a m strengthens focus, memory, language, learning, processing and coordination. By reducing anxiety, sensory issues and stress we generate resiliency in our clients, leading them to greater success. No medications. See ad, page 33.

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OASIS TO ZEN WELLNESS CENTER & TRANSFORMATION SPA Organic Facials, Massage, Holistic Workshops & More 5715 W Alexander Rd, #145, LV 702-491-6035 • OasisToZen.com

Inner balance and harmony create ageless beauty. Our organic spa services integrate mind, body and spirit healing, creating harmonic balance between traditional anti-aging services and a pinch of organic hippy. See ad, page 5.

WONGU UNIVERSITY

8620 S Eastern Ave, LV 89123 702-463-2122 • Start@Wongu.org Wongu.org Nevada State Board approved to offer a MS Degree in Oriental Medicine.

Didactics with clinical training in acupuncture and herbology ensure competent practitioners.

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WELLNESS CENTER RESCUES/ADVOCATES NEVADA VOTERS FOR ANIMALS

2375 E. Tropicana Ave, #295, LV 89119 702-660-8970 • AVoice4Pets.org Leading the fight in Nevada for animal protection. Author of Cooney's Law (felony cruelty law). We promote and improve the welfare for domestic and wildlife animals, bringing attention to make a difference in issues surrounding companion animals; animal cruelty, pet overpopulation and responsible pet ownership through education, information, legislation and enforcement. See ad, page 39.

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TAI CHI TAI CHI FOR HEALTH

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Practice Tai Chi to promote health, reduce stress, improve balance/stability and numerous other benefits.

Instructor has over 45 years of tai Chi experience. Yang and Zhao forms including sword forms.. Also we offer meditation classes.

NATURALLY ORGANIC HEALING CENTER

Central Summerlin! Charleston & Buffalo 1171 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, LV 702-433-3874 NaturallyOrganicCenter.com Naturally Organic is Summerlin's best resource for all things health related. From classes, meditations, supplements, lectures and health programs, just walk in, we'll take it from there! Check out our website!

YOGA/YOGA THERAPY DOWN DOG DIAGNOSTICS YOGA THERAPY 702-768-2906 DownDogDiagnostics.com

Specializing in anxiety disorders, back care and women’s health. Wellness practices using traditional yoga fused with modern wellness and designed to meet the individual where they are, aiming to bring about balance and healing. See ad, page 12.

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