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This month, Las Vegas hosts several great, free events for you to learn about plant-based diets. Mark your calendar and meet me at Vegas VegFest 2017, September 30, for some amazing vegan cuisine, meet the vendors and learn from the best; Ellie Lak, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Vic Sjodin and Will Tucker. Then, save October 7 for the Grow Your Own Festival and learn how to grow fresh, organic produce year-round, right here in the valley. For details, see the Special Events and Shout-Outs on pages 11-15.

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Monsanto Faces New Scandal The Monsanto agrochemical company, long cited for its ubiquitous toxic Roundup herbicide and pro-genetically modified organism (GMO) science, is reeling from the disclosure of internal communications that indicate it suppressed knowledge of the potential dangers of its herbicide and received insider help from U.S. regulators.

Many documents have been made public by attorneys involved in a personal injury case involving cancer, just one of hundreds pending (reference nonprofit U.S. Right to Know at usrtk.org). Attorney Brent Wisner states, “These [documents] show that Monsanto has deliberately been stopping studies that look bad for them, ghostwriting literature and engaging in a whole host of corporate malfeasance.

They have been telling everybody that these products are safe because regulators have said they are safe, but it turns out that Monsanto has been in bed with U.S. regulators, while misleading European regulators.”

Monsanto is currently seeking to merge with Germany’s Bayer AG, another industry giant, but the deal is subject to government review. It remains to be seen if these revelations will interfere with the process or prompt other actions by such regulating bodies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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

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34 NATURE’S CLASSROOM

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newsbriefs True Health Acupuncture Relocates in Henderson

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rue Health Acupuncture has moved to 1481 West Warm Springs, Suite 129, in Henderson.

Through the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which includes acupuncture treatment, Chinese herbal formulas, moxa, cupping, gua sha, tui na, diet, exercise and massage, the mission of True Health Acupuncture is to provide natural modalities to promote healing, restore the body’s function and vitality and maintain a healthy lifestyle. They are board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Nevada state licensed as Oriental medical doctors.

They provide comprehensive health care services to patients in a friendly, professional and relaxed atmosphere. They also believe in educating patients as they work with them to achieve the best physical state possible.

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Maggie Kerr Awakening World Tour

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aggie Kerr, an astrologer with the John Edwards Entertainment Group and one of the worlds leading astrologists, with more than 40 years of experience will bring her world tour to Las Vegas at 7 p.m., September 12, at Enchanted Forest Reiki Center.

Kerr, also a psychotherapist, will share her experience tracking the big picture of human affairs and her life-changing healing tools in two-hour small groups. There will also be Q&A time with the audience—participants should have their date, time and place of birth details ready in case they are chosen for a personal reading. “Please join us for a fascinating and empowering gathering of our Soul Pod to spread some light in these tense times,” says Kerr.

Kerr will explain how we can work with wildcard energies to enlighten our lives and step into conscious co-creation. “This is a world tour, a once-in-a-lifetime for locals to meet Maggie Kerr live,” says Enchanted Forest Reiki Center owner Deborah Veach.

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hambra Johnson is an independent distributor and former platinum leader with Organo, a global network marketing company on a mission to change lives by helping people reach new levels of balance, freedom and well-being through their premium products and business opportunity.

The global OG Family is getting together in Las Vegas on September 2 and 3 to celebrate their biggest event of the year. Major announcements, inspiring speeches and expanded recognition ceremonies are only just some of the major highlights.

Organo is now a corporate sponsor of the nonprofit OG Cares Foundation which supports youth by providing them with opportunities to become productive and engaged members of their communities to initiate positive change for future generations.

Distributors provide product samples; individual product sales, automated shipping options and discounted sales of Organo premium gourmet beverages, nutraceuticals and personal care products through a preferred customers program. Along with exclusive monthly product promotions and specials, this is a great way to receive hassle-free monthly shipments of favorite products at a 25 percent discount off retail prices.

Location: 2280 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas. For tickets, visit UniversalAstrology.com.au/ events.html. For more information, call 702-948-4999 or visit EnchantedForestReiki.com.

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aturally Organic Healing Center (NOHC) specializes in herbs, highlevel greens and teas, and has now added high-grade pressed juices to the list of premium health products. Pressed juice offers a delicious beverage for energy, natural detox and just to feel great.

Customers can choose from a variety of green juices, fruit juices, vegan milks and powerful wellness shots. To add a serious health boosting kick to the juice, tonic herb shots help with some extra energy or to calm your mind for some meditation, Classes are taught onsite.

NOHC even offers a great deal on health and detox plans that incorporate these juices with other super foods and herbs to take health and well-being to the next level.

Location: 1171 S. Buffalo Dr., Ste.110, Las Vegas. For more information, call 702433-3874 or visit NaturallyOrganicCenter.com. See Natural Resource Guide Listing.

Fall Into Beauty with Ladies Who Lunch

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adies Who Lunch, Smart! for women living in the Las Vegas area, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 15, at The Hair Lounge, with hair and makeup tips. There will be door prizes and giveaways, and a portion of each ticket sold will benefit a local nonprofit organization.

Local women are invited to come together for an exploration of local beauty, wellness, cuisine and social networking. Attendees will receive a glamorous gift bag, raffle ticket and opportunity to find their new favorite things.

Ladies Who Lunch, Smart! launched earlier this year, and already has more than 725 local women in the group. They host a monthly luncheon for women to exchange meaningful conversation, make and renew connections and elevate knowledge.

Advance registration is required.

Early bird tickets are $35 each, including a glamorous gift bag, product samples and more. Location: 6040 Badura Ave., Ste. 160, Las Vegas. Tickets and information can be found at LadiesWhoLunchSmart.com. Charity nominations are available through Sept. 15 at https://goo.gl/forms/MpnTcabGZ2FI38F32.For more information, call Dallisa Hocking at 702-561-6943.

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VegFest Returns for Second Helping of Humanitarian Fun

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he expanded second annual Vegas VegFest, hosted by nonprofit CompassionWorks International, will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., September 30, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater for the thriving vegan and vegetarian community. This family-friendly event will feature tasty food by local chefs and restaurants, inspirational speakers that include leading change-makers in fitness, animal protection and veg cuisine, fantastic Vegas entertainment, fun activities for kids and more.

Los Angeleno Ellie Laks is the founder of The Gentle Barn (GentleBarn. org) in 1999, an animal sanctuary that rescues and rehabilitates severely abused and neglected farm animals. Once the animals are healthy, they help Laks heal at-risk inner-city and special-needs children.

She has always loved animals from the time she could walk, and is the author of My Gentle Barn, Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Learn to Hope.

She says, “The Gentle Barn is a glorious place of healing. It’s a sanctuary for both animals and kids that have had traumatic experiences. It’s the peaceful home to rescued animals who get to spend the rest of their beautiful lives there. It’s also a safe haven for at-risk children and

teenagers who, maybe for the first time ever, get to experience that peace, love and joy are real.

Vic Sjodin, director of outr e a ch f o r t h e nonprofit Vegan Outreach (VeganOutreach.org), started as a community organizer in Philadelphia.

In 2008, he began a six-year road trip to promote veganism. Sjodin has worked with hundreds of universities in 10 countries expressing his passion for getting others involved in this noble social evolution.

Will Tucker, a four-time natural bodybuilding champion, certified fitness trainer, author and owner of Will Tucker Fitness, in Gilbert, Arizona, (Facebook.com/WillTuckerFitness), is also known by many as, “America’s vegan trainer”.

He dispels the myth that large amounts of animal protein are required to build an outstand physique. His philosophy is that all the nutrients the body requires are available in a well-balanced, plant-based diet that is high in carbohydrates with minimal amounts of protein and healthy fats. He focuses on giving the

body what it needs on a cellular level to obtain better health while maximizing aesthetics.

Many of his clients have eliminated the need for prescription medications while eradicating physical ailments.

Tucker’s talks are educational and entertaining and he raises critical questions about commercial financial interests associated with our food choices regarding the impact on environmental, human and animal health.

Jane VelezMitchell (JaneUnchained. com), a nationally known TV journalist and bestselling aut h o r, c o v e r s crimes against people and animals and is the recipient of four Genesis awards from the Humane Society of the United States.

This vegan and environmentalist is well known for her animal rights advocacy. In July 2009, Farm Animal Rights Movement awarded Velez-Mitchell their Celebrity Animal Activist award Now she’s harnessing the power of the Internet to report on the breeding and use of animals in medical experiments, the treatment of animals in circuses and what she calls the institutionalized cruelty of large factory farms.

CompassionWorks International is the only international animal advocacy organization headquartered in Nevada and is dedicated to creating a more compassionate world for all beings. According to Carrie LeBlanc, M.A. Executive Director of CWI, they believe in the power of positive, professional animal advocacy, investigative work and conservation as the foundational blocks to building a better world for animals.

Admission is free, donations are accepted.

Location: 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy., Las Vegas. For more information and to RSVP (not required), visit VegasVegfest.com. To give online, visit cwint.org/donate.

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Learn the Language of the Mind

ntegrative Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner certification training is being held from September 28 to October 1 at the Palace Station. Participants will learn how to overcome unwanted habits in minutes; feel any emotional state instantly; get into rapport and create instant connection with anyone, anytime, anywhere; and program their unconscious mind to instinctively have any empowering belief.

According to Master Trainer of NLP, Dr. Matt James, president of Empowerment Partnership and presenter for the Hay House 2017 annual world summit, “Neuro refers to neurology, linguistic refers to language and programming refers to how that neural language functions. In other words, learning NLP is like learning the language of your own mind.

Your results in life come from your actions, which come from your thoughts and emotions. Your thoughts and your emotions come from your programming.”

Participants will learn tools and techniques to free themselves of limiting beliefs so they can achieve their goals. James explains, “You will also learn integrative energy techniques to facilitate balance and improved motivation. This combination will help free you of the baggage that has prevented you from achieving your goals and help you improve your relationship with yourself and others to achieve your desired results.”

Cost is $194. Location: 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas. For more information and to register, call 800-800-6463 or visit EmpowermentPartnership.com. See ad, page 37.

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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS AND HEALING

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D Events will conduct their 16th annual International Symposium of Quantum Consciousness and Healing, Pioneers in Consciousness, Science & Space Research, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., October 20 through 22, at the Alexis Park All Suite Resort.

Topics of discussion include Quantum Consciousness, Health, Quantum Healing, Space, Free Energy, Spirituality, Secrets of Pyramids and Human Origins. There are many speakers with more than 100 lectures, workshops, panels, exhibits, yoga, music and documentary films with a dinner banquet. BYO yoga mat.

Speakers include David Adair, Professor Mehran Keshe, Princess Kaoru Nakamaru, Dr. Sam Osmanagich, Captain Paul Watson, Richard Gordon, Dr. Jere Rivera Dugenio, Jordan Maxwell, John Lear, Riana Milne, Richard Gordon, Boris Petrovic, Laura Eisenhower, Saeed David Farman, Jennifer Noel Taylor, Tracy Repchuk, Art Giser. Edwin Harkness Spina, Tamra Oviatt, Logan Jayson Piette, Harijiwan, Cosmin Mahadev Singh, Samuel Kiwasz, Peter Sterling, Andrei Knight, Ph.D., Sheila Z Stirling, Ph.D., Ronja Vieth, Ph.D., Caroline Cory, Brad Olsen, Alexandar Mazzone, Rion DeRouen, Isabella A. Greene, Eric Dadmehr, Sel Sarkin, Tom Paladino, Aurora Buchanan, Jennifer Montero, Alana Marie, Anara Whitebear, Chris Katsaropoulos, Abby Namazi, Eileen Meyer and Alan Bedian.

Other topics include Plasma Technology usage in Space, Plasma Cancer Treatment, Scalar Energy, Energy Healing, Peace, GMO, United Nation Agenda 21, Nano Technology, Teleportation, The Montauk Chair, Alternate Reality, The Mandela Effect, Warping Space Time, HAARP Weather Control, 5TH Dimension, Alternate Time Lines, Mind Control, Pleiadians, Arcturians, Tall White ET, Space - Time Continuum, Worm Holes, Time Travel, Alternate Realities, Artificial Intelligence, Subconscious Mind, Alien Intervention, Geoengineering, Ecology, Eugenics, Cybernetic, Bioelectonics, Extraterrestrial Types, ET Disclosure, Cosmic Cultures, Secret Space, Paranormal, Metaphysics, DNA Activation, Ascension, Secrets of Pyramids, Human origins, Crop circles, Path of Enlightenment, Conscious Leadership, Business Networking, Self-Development, Empowerment, Personal Growth, Soul Cleansing, Karma cleaning, Self-Confidence, Vitality, Joy, Life Satisfaction, Evolution, Thriving, Awakening, Mastery, Yoga, Kundalini yoga, Prana Yoga, Meditation, how to build a better future with Star Seeds and Indigo and the New Humanity.

Free public exhibits are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Location: 375 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas. For tickets, visit 5devents.com.

For more information, visit AlexisPark.com. See ad, page 5.

“B ifu JC (James Cox) will conduct a four-class workshop series in meditation training from noon to 2 p.m., September 9, 16, 23 and 30, at Naturally Organic healing Center. He is a master instructor in qigong, tai chi (taiji chuan), yang and chen styles, a certified medical qigong therapist and ordained Buddhist and Taoist priest.

Cox states, “Meditation and qigong are systems for developing internal energy and focus, particularly for health, vitality and mind expansion. Qigong is the art and science of developing internal energy, particularly for health and vitality, mind expansion and spiritual cultivation. Chi kung uses body movements, rhythmic breathing, visualizations and healing sounds.”

The class will discuss and practice the different types of meditation and why someone should start with concentration training first. “In order to gain control of the mind and be able to sit quietly, one must first practice mindful training sometimes referred to ‘taming the tiger’ or ‘repulsing the monkey’, and also must condition their physical body,” says Cox. Participants will will experience meditation practice and learn a powerful medical qigong stretch set based on opening the joints and improving circulation so they can sit for longer periods of time comfortably.

“Meditation refers to any of a family of practices in which the practitioner trains his or her mind or self-induces a mode of consciousness in order to realize some benefit,” says Cox. “The term can refer to the state itself, as well as to practices or techniques employed to cultivate the state. There are dozens or more specific styles of meditation practice.”

e Good-Get Dirty-Grow Your Own” is the motto of the Grow Your Own Festival, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 7, at Vegas Roots Community Garden. Participants will learn How to Grow Fresh, Organic Produce from the valley’s top urban gardeners and farmers in workshops and demonstrations designed for hands-on education and digging in the dirt for the know-how to grow year-round produce in Las Vegas.

Festival highlights include novice to advanced gardening workshops such as How to Garden in Vegas, Beds Buckets or Towers, Container Gardening 101, Gardening With Your Kids, Growing Garden Towers, Hydro & Aquaponics, Fruit & Nut Trees in the Desert, Herb Gardens Galore and Composting 101.

Displays and DIY demos will be hosted by Minimal Market for household cleaners, toothpaste and beauty aids, canning and fermenting. Ditchin’ Dairy will present a yogurt, cheese and cream demo by Virgin Cheese.

A chef demo stage features local restaurants, a wine and beer garden and a wood-fired pizza oven. There will be a Green Halloween fashion show, an auction by The Studio Place students, a general store with bulk organic seeds and a vendor village with dozens of community-minded, sustainable exhibitors, artisans and organic food—plus live music, entertainment and more.

Junior gardeners will enjoy student-led workshops, a kids’ zone featuring school garden clubs, scavenger scarecrow making, a make-and-take station by Project Angel Faces, a performance from the School of Rock West Las Vegas, and a meet-and-greet and Las Vegas public premiere performance by John Paul Ouvrier as The Wizard of Youth 4 Kids LIVE! Festival founder Jodi Paige, CCO of Virgin Cheese and an organic vegan, says, “We are experiencing a food revolution.

Conscious consumers have connected the dots from heavily processed, low-nutrient foods to the ailing health of their families.

The demand for organic produce free from pesticides is at an all-time high, along with emergence of the backyard gardener.

This festival is part of a movement to regain control of our food supply and our health. We want to empower people with the basics of being able to grow produce for their families in buckets or beds in their backyards or balconies,”

Cost is $30 at door or $100 for all four classes. Location: 1171 S. Buffalo Dr., Ste. 110, Las Vegas. For more information, call 702433-3874 or visit NaturallyOrganicCenter.com. See ad, page 9.

Admission is free. Location: 715 N. Tonopah Dr., Las Vegas. For more information, email Info@GrowYourOwnFestival.com or visit GrowYourOwnFestival.com. See ad, page 15.

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irgin Cheese returns to the Fall festival season in a big way! First at Vegas Veg Fest on September 30 serving up organic, gourmet bistro grilled cheese sandwiches, then bringing their faire to the Grow Your Own Festival on October 2, at Vegas Roots Community Garden. These premier offerings will be accompanied by organic Blueberry Fig Chutney and Power Greens Pesto for dipping.

Just as enticing, Jodi Paige, CCO (Chief Cheese Officer), will present their premiere, free, Ditchin’ Dairy Demo at the Grow Your Own Festival, showing folks how they blend home-made yogurt, cream cheese, coffee creamers and sauces, based on pure plant power.

Jodi and Virgin Cheese will be featured at the premiere Health Healing and Happiness – Sedona – The Soul Connection, October 20-22, turning on the Verde Valley to the Ditchin’ Dairy demo as well.

In November and December, Virgin Cheese returns to Fresh52 and weekend markets, bringing specialty holiday items, so friends and families can serve up conscious, crueltyfree, delicious cuisine at their traditional gatherings. If you have been trying to ditch dairy and the processed food cheese type alternatives have been letting you down, you owe it to yourself to try the decadent and delicious, Virgin Cheese, a slice above the rest. They ship to Seattle, New York, and Wisconsin for world-wide shipping via Vegan Essentials and locally, until holiday farmers markets, you can pick up rounds at The Bronze Café at the Market on Fremont and Seventh, seven days/week.

For more information, call 702-525-5077, email info@virgincheese.com or visit VirginCheese.com.

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re you looking for fun things to do with your pets? The Las Vegas Pet Scene Magazine has you covered! Fall is a great time for pet lovers in Las Vegas.

The cooler weather means more outside pet events and opportunities to have fun with family and friends.

Most of the events are pet friendly so your pet can participate with you. Many of the events are sponsored by local shelters and rescue groups as fundraisers to help support the ongoing work of animal rescue and adoption. The Calendar of Events will help you stay connected to the local “pet scene” & happenings and to be part of the larger pet community. Pet Events are updated regularly on their website as well as on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Starting their seventh year, the Las Vegas Pet Scene Magazine continues to be a valuable resource for pet parents offering interesting, inspiring and educational articles.

In partnership with readers, advertisers, rescue & adoption groups, volunteers, pet parents, fosters, and pet lovers it offers a platform for their shared passion – PETS! Readers look forward to regular features like the Las Vegas Pets where readers can show off their pets, photo contests, The Kids Scene, Save A Life - Adopt A Pet highlighting nine available pets for adoption, and a directory of Rescues & Shelters.

The Las Vegas Pet Scene Magazine is a bi-monthly publication and can be picked up at over 350 locations throughout Southern Nevada.

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cott Thompson is a life coach at Hearth Centered Coaching Solutions and teaches at Yoga Energy LV as a certified meditation and reiki master teacher and is also a Usui/holy fire II karuna reiki master teacher at Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, Spiritual Items ‘n More. He offers spiritual life and meditation coaching; holy fire 2 Usui and karuna reiki private training and certification; and Usui and karuna sessions.

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esearchers from several international universities have found that seniors that provide caregiving services live longer than those that do not. The scientists analyzed survival data and information collected from the Berlin Aging Study on 500 adults over the age of 69 from 1990 to 2009. They compared survival rates from the subjects that provided caregiving for children, grandchildren and friends to those that did not.

Of the subjects analyzed, the half that took care of their grandchildren or children were still alive 10 years after their first interview in 1990. Caring for nonfamily members also produced positive results, with half of the subjects living for seven years after the initial interview. Conversely, 50 percent of those that did not participate in any caregiving had died just four years after their first interview.

The researchers warn that caregiving must be done in moderation. Ralph Hertwig, director of the Center for Adaptive Rationality and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, in Berlin, explains, “A moderate level of caregiving involvement seems to have positive effects on health, but previous studies have shown that more intense involvement causes stress, which has a negative effect on physical and mental health.”

LESS SALT REDUCES NIGHTTIME POTTY VISITS

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study from Nagasaki University, in Japan, has found that reducing salt in the diet can cut down on the number of trips to the bathroom during the night. Researchers followed 321 men and women with high-salt diets and sleep problems for 12 weeks. Of the subjects, 223 reduced their salt intake from 10.7 grams per day to 8 grams and the remaining 98 increased their salt intake from 9.6 grams per day to 11 grams.

The nighttime urination frequency rate for the salt reduction group dropped from 2.3 times per night to 1.4 times, while the increased salt group’s rose from 2.3 to 2.7 times per night.

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esearchers from Helsinki, Finland, analyzed data from 2,000 people to find out how sleeping patterns affected their food choices.

They discovered individuals that wake up early make healthier food choices throughout the day and are more physically active.

“Linking what and when people eat to their biological clock type provides a fresh perspective on why certain people are more likely to make unhealthy food decisions,” explains lead author Mirkka Maukonen, from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, in Helsinki.

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esearchers from Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, have found that regular yoga practice can help reduce anxiety and depression in young women with eating disorders. The scientists followed 20 girls between the ages of 14 and 18 that were enrolled in an outpatient eating disorder clinic that comprised the larger control group.

Those selected agreed to participate in a weekly yoga class and complete questionnaires after six and 12 weeks, assessing their anxiety, depression and mood. Of those that started the study, five attended all 12 yoga classes and six completed between seven and 11 classes. Researchers found decreases in anxiety, depression and negative thoughts among those that participated in the yoga classes, with no negative side effects.

Another study from the University of Delaware, in Newark, supports these results.

Half of the 38 residential eating disorder treatment program participants did one hour of yoga prior to dinner for five days and the other half did not. The yoga group showed significant reductions in pre-meal anxiety compared to the control group.

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new study from West Virginia University, in Morgantown, reveals that listening to music and practicing meditation may help improve memory function for those in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers asked 60 adults experiencing subjective cognitive decline (SCD), a common predictor of Alzheimer’s, to engage in kirtan kriya musical meditation or listen to other music for 12 minutes a day for three months, and then consider continuing for an additional three months. Scientists measured the memory and cognitive function of the 53 participants that completed the six-month study and found significant improvements in both measurements at the three-month mark. At six months, the subjects in both groups had maintained or improved upon their initial results.

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esearchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, examined the effectiveness of tonsillectomies in children with recurring throat infections. Using data from nearly 10,000 studies of tonsillectomies, the scientists analyzed illness rates and quality of life for young patients following the surgery.

The analysis found that children experienced a notable drop in school absences and infections in the first year after the surgery, but that these benefits did not persist over time. Dr. Siva Chinnadurai, an associate professor of otolaryngology and co-author of the report, believes, “For any child being considered a candidate for surgery, the family must have a personalized discussion with their healthcare provider about all of the factors that may be in play and how tonsils fit in as one overall factor of that child’s health.”

eets contain high levels of dietary nitrate, which can increase blood flow and improve exercise performance. Researchers from Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tested the impact of consuming beetroot juice prior to exercise on the somatomotor cortex, the part of the brain that processes information from the muscles.

Twenty-six older adults with hypertension that generally don’t exercise were split into two groups. Half were given a beetroot juice supplement with 560 milligrams of nitrate prior to a thrice-weekly, 50-minute treadmill walk for six weeks. The other half were given a placebo with very little nitrate. The beetroot juice group showed substantially higher levels of nitrate after exercising than the placebo group.

“We knew going in that a number of studies had shown that exercise has positive effects on the brain,” explains W. Jack Rejeski, director of the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Wake Forest and study co-author. “We showed that compared to exercise alone, adding a beetroot juice supplement for hypertensive older adults to exercise resulted in brain connectivity that closely resembles what is seen in younger adults.”

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

Milk Muddle

The Aurora Organic Dairy pastures and feedlots north of Greeley, Colorado, are home to more than 15,000 cows—more than 100 times the size of a typical organic herd. It is the main facility of the company that supplies milk to Walmart, Costco and other major retailers.

They adhere to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic regulations, but critical weaknesses exist in the inspection system the government uses to ensure that food is organic; farmers are allowed to hire their own inspectors to certify them, and thus can fall short of reaching standards without detection.

Organic dairies are required to allow the cows to graze daily throughout the growing season rather than be confined to barns and feedlots. Although the USDA National Organic Program allows for an extremely wide range of grazing practices that comply with the rule, Aurora was observed onsite and via satellite imagery by the Washington Post as having only a small percentage of the herd outdoors on any given day.

The company disputes the data. U.S. organic dairy sales amounted to $6 billion

last year; although it is more expensive to produce, the milk may command a premium price of 100 percent more than regular.

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Finland, internationally renowned for innovative educational practices, is poised to become the first country to eliminate school subjects. Officials are making changes to be implemented by 2020 that will revolutionize how the school system works by allowing pupils to absorb a body of knowledge about language, economics and communication skills.

“We need something to fit for the 21st century,” says Department of Education head Marjo Kyllonen. The system will be introduced for seniors beginning at age 16.

They will choose which topic or phenomenon they want to study, bearing in mind their ambitions and capabilities. “Instead of staying passively in their benches listening to the teachers, students will now often work in smaller groups collaborating on projects, rather than just assigned classwork and homework.”

Another new model of learning sparked by XQ: The Super School Project (xqsuperschool.org) is underway at New Harmony High School, housed on a floating barge at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. They’ve received a $10 million grant to work on environmental issues when it opens in 2018.

“High schools today are not preparing students for the demands of today’s world,” says XQ Senior School Strategist Monica Martinez; she notes that about a third of college students must take remedial courses and are not prepared to thrive as employees.

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Plutonium Problem Glass or Cement May Encase Nuclear Waste

Congress might consider authorizing the U.S. Department of Energy to encase much of the nuclear waste at the Washington state Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation’s largest waste repository, in a cement-like mixture, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. It states that when burying the waste, cement would be less expensive and faster than vitrification, an alternative process currently used to turn the waste into glass logs.

A $17 billion vitrification plant, one of the federal government’s most expensive construction projects, is intended to separate much of the waste into high- and low-level radioactive material, but construction has stalled over design and safety concerns.

After the highly radioactive waste is immobilized in the glass logs, it would theoretically be shipped to an as-yet-nonexistent national repository proposed for Yucca Mountain, in Nevada.

The 56 million gallons of waste in question is left over from plutonium production for nuclear weapons since World War II, and the site itself has a history of leaks. The Department of Energy likes the cement burial, but state officials believe the best way to safely deal with the waste and protect the environment is by turning it into glass.

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Bat Banter

The Egyptian fruit bat is a highly social mammal that roosts in crowded colonies. A machine learning algorithm helped decode their squeaks, revealing that they speak to one another as individuals.

The research appears in the journal Scientific Reports.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, discovered that the bats exchange information about specific problems in four categories. Ramin Skibba, at Nature, notes that besides humans, only dolphins and a handful of other species are known to address individuals, rather than making broad, general communication sounds. Studies allow that it may eventually be possible to understand nuanced communications in other species.

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Winnebago Assists Computer Literacy Librarian Shannon Morrison drives the Digibus, a new, 40-foot-long Winnebago computer classroom that hit the road in January bound for Fresno County, California, communities with the goal of bringing free computer literacy and job searching skills to the public. It employs 12 computer tablets with keyboards and staff that include bilingual interpreters. The library bus was scheduled to spend one week at each of two different communities each month.

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Common Weed Is Lightweight Insulator The Canadian Coast Guard is testing milkweed pods as a source of potential environmentally friendly insulation in partnership with Encore3, a manufacturing company in Québec, Canada, in prototype parkas, gloves and mittens. The plant is roughly five times lighter than synthetic insulation and hypoallergenic.

The Farm Between, in Cambridge, Vermont, harvests the plants and sends the material to Encore3. Co-owner John Hayden says, “Milkweed is grown as an intercrop between the rows in our apple orchard to increase biodiversity and provide a host plant for monarch caterpillars. Monarch populations are in serious decline, and the two things we can do to help on the land we steward are to not use pesticides and provide milkweed habitat.”

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Free Wheeling

Architecture Becomes Portable Innovative, moveable mini-houses, tents and wagons are gaining advocates amid a trend toward traveling light with style. Designs range from the functional to the outlandish, and also encompass forms of transport from tugboats to tractors. The four-wheeled Collingwood Shepherd Hut wagon has a shingled exterior and wood-burning stove.

Some options can provide ready shelter during a crisis or protection in extreme weather. The Rapid Deployment Module temporary dwelling can be assembled in an hour; DesertSeal’s inflatable, lightweight tent can ward off extreme heat.

The experimental Camper Kart turns a shopping cart into a mini-home with a roof, sleeping deck and storage, all of which can be folded right back into the cart. The Portaledge is a small hanging tent that climbers can affix to a rock face and sleep in safely partway up the rock. Golden Gate 2 camper features a rounded timber frame, portholes and a spot for a surfboard.

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Lasers Stamp Prices on European Produce Food retailers are aiming to cut plastic and cardboard packaging by ditching stickers on fruits and vegetables, instead using high-tech laser “natural branding” and creating huge savings in materials, energy and CO2 emissions. Pilot projects are underway in Europe with organic avocados, sweet potatoes and coconuts.

The technique uses a strong light to remove pigment from the skin of produce. The mark is invisible once the skin is removed and doesn’t affect shelf life or produce quality. The laser technology also creates less than 1 percent of the carbon emissions needed to produce a similar-sized sticker.

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Retired Volunteers Keep National Parks Humming Retirees are volunteering at hundreds of nationally protected lands. They staff visitor centers, do maintenance, clean up debris and remind visitors to keep food items secure from wildlife. Last year, volunteers outnumbered National Park Service staff about 20 to one, expanding the financially strapped agency’s ability to serve hundreds of millions of visitors.

Nearly a third of them are 54 and up, contributing to the 7.9 million service hours worked in 2015 by all 400,000 volunteers. Volunteer opportunities also exist at National Wildlife Refuge sites, fish hatcheries and endangered species field offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Sallie Gentry, volunteer coordinator for the Southeast Region, based in Atlanta, notes that Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has a dozen designated spots for motor homes in its Volunteer Village. She says most volunteers are local retired residents whose working hours vary while RV volunteers commit to 20 hours a week for at least three months. In return, they get free hookups for electricity, sewage, propane and water. “They have skills they want to contribute, but are also looking for a social outlet,” notes Gentry. Cookouts and potlucks are common.

She also cites the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, an important migratory stop especially for songbirds, as a place with great appeal.

“We supply uniforms, training, tools and orientations,” says Gentry. “It’s a mutually beneficial investment.” She suggests that individuals apply for specific sites at least a year in advance.

Megan Wandag, volunteer coordinator for the USFWS Midwest Region, based in Minneapolis, cites the popular Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, in Bloomington, and the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, near Des Moines, as “oases near urban areas.”

USFWS Southwest Region volunteer coordinator Juli Niemann highlights the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, in central New Mexico, that has 18 recreation vehicle spots and an average occupancy duration of five months. “It’s a prime wintering place for sandhill cranes.”

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The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.

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study from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, in São Paulo, Brazil, suggests a link between regular yoga practice and an increase in brain cortical thickness, associated with memory and attention.

The researchers used brain imaging scans (CT) to measure the cortical thickness of 42 Brazilian women older than 59. Twentyone of the subjects had practiced hatha yoga regularly for at least eight years. These women were compared to 21 other women matched for age and education that engaged in other physical activity comparable to hatha yoga.

The researchers found that the cortical thickness in the yoga practitioners was significantly greater in the left prefrontal lobe of the brain. This portion of brain gray matter is linked to awareness, attention, executive function and memory, suggesting that hatha yoga practice may be associated with cognitive preservation.

The scientists added, “The present results parallel those previously reported in which younger yoga and meditation practitioners had greater gray matter volumes than non-practitioners compared to non-practitioners in the following brain regions: larger gray matter volume in the right anterior insula and right inferior temporal gyrus.”

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ith the U.S. opioid epidemic reaching a boiling point, insight into the effectiveness of alternative methods of pain relief has become increasingly relevant. Scientists from the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System have found yoga to be an effective technique to reduce back pain.

The researchers divided 150 California veterans with chronic low back pain into two equal groups. One attended two yoga classes per week— comprising postures, movement and breathing techniques—for 12 weeks in addition to their more conventional treatment. The other continued such treatment without yoga. Scientists measured pain levels before and after the core study period and again six months later.

After only 12 weeks, those that participated in the yoga practice experienced a 2.05 point reduction in Roland−Morris Disability Questionnaire scores, compared to a 1.29 reduction for those that received only usual care. After six months, this difference increased, with the yoga group’s scores decreasing 3.37 points compared to only an 0.89 reduction in the usual care group. In addition, pain intensity scores were reduced by 0.61 in the yoga group and 0.04 in the group receiving usual care after 12 weeks.

Opioid medication use declined among all participants, from 20 percent to 8 percent after six months.

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Rodney Yee on Yoga as a Way of Life

You can blink and half your life is gone.

You can’t always be busy, busy, busy; you have to decide how to fill your life.

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enowned yogi and international teacher Rodney Yee, of New York City, has maintained an inspired yoga practice for 37 years while juggling career obligations, fame and family life.

While the benefits of yoga are increasingly well known—from stress reduction and pain management to a more limber body and inner peace—Lee is also aware of the challenges to maintaining a consistent practice. Here he shares insights on the pitfalls encountered by both beginning and advanced students.

“My advice is to first get rid of self-berating behavior, including judgmental inner dialogue. In many aspects of life, we are constantly measuring ourselves against a standard, which is a waste of time and energy,” says Yee.

With a professional background in classical dance and gymnastics, Yee decided to give yoga a try at a nearby studio when he craved more physical flexibility. “As many people do, I came to yoga for a reason. I was a dancer with tight joints. After the first class, I couldn’t believe how I felt. It was not at all like an athletic high; I had a sense of well-being and knew what it means to feel peaceful and clear.”

For people with jam-packed lives, finding time for exercise can be daunting. Yee suggests a relaxed approach to scheduling yoga into a busy day. “As the rishis [Hindu sages] say, we shouldn’t ‘try’ to meditate, not try to force a natural state. To say, ‘I have to do yoga,’ just puts another thing on our to-do list. Sometimes discipline is needed, but another part of discipline is not about force.”

Different approaches to yoga abound, and part of staying motivated may include exploration of a variety of traditions as individual needs change due to lifestyle, health, interests or simple curiosity. Yee reminds us to go with the flow and follow how we feel in the moment. “Different schools of yoga exist because each offers something different. There is a form for all of our moods and a practice for how you feel at any given time.”

Reflecting on how his own practice has evolved through the years, Yee recollects, “In my 20s and 30s, my yoga practice was arduous, including three to four hours of strong, physical work and a half hour of pranayama [breath work].

Then for 20 years, it involved a lot of teaching. Over the past 17 years, my practice has become more subtle, with a focus on sequencing and meditation; it’s about how to do this all day long in the context of my body and my life; about being both centered and in the world. In some way, we’re always doing yoga, as we already take 20,000 breaths a day. From a philosophical and ethical point of view, yogis have no choice but to practice.”

Because many American women have found their way to a yogic path, men often assume it’s primarily a women’s niche. But yoga has been a male practice for nearly 2,500 years in other countries. Yee encourages men to not feel intimidated. “Why not try something that can help you improve your business, family life and even your golf game?” he queries.

While Yee believes in a no-pressure approach, he also suggests inviting ways to foster consistency. “If you are just beginning, set aside a half-hour before going to bed or get up a half-hour earlier. Also note that pain is less to be avoided than learned from.”

Wisdom can come from dedication to a yoga practice.

Yee’s philosophy is, “You can blink and half your life is gone.

You can’t always be busy, busy, busy; you have to decide how to fill your life. As spiritual teacher Ram Dass counsels, ‘Be here now.’ Train yourself to bring body, mind and heart together and fully drink from that.”

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BEING BEAUTY What Makes Us Glow

by Glennon Doyle Melton

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lenty of people are pretty, but haven’t yet learned how to be beautiful. They have the right look for the times, but they don’t glow. Beautiful women glow.

That’s because beautiful is not about how we look on the outside; it is about what we’re made of and being “full of beauty” on the inside. Beautiful people spend time discovering what their idea of beauty is on this Earth. They know themselves well enough to know what they love, and they love themselves enough to fill up with a little of their particular kind of beauty each day.

When we are with a beautiful woman, we might not notice her hair, skin, body or clothes, because we’ll be distracted by the way she makes us feel. She is so full of beauty that some of it overflows onto us. We feel warm and safe and curious around her. Her eyes typically twinkle a little and she’ll look at us closely—because a beautiful, wise woman knows that the quickest way to fill up with beauty is to soak in another’s beauty. The most beautiful women take their time with other people; they are filling up.

Women concerned with being pretty think about what they look like, but women concerned with being beautiful think about what they are looking at, taking in the loveliness around them. They are absorbing the whole beautiful world and making all that beauty theirs to give to others.

Source: Adapted excerpt from Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton (Flatiron Books). She’s the founder and president of the nonprofit Together Rising. Read more at Momastery.com/blog.

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Plant-Based Food Choices are Important

by Annoula Wylderich

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n today’s more aware, evolving society, we are learning that our health, our planet and other sentient beings are all impacted by the dietary options we choose. Our decisions have ramifications far beyond what we might assume.

If we consider ourselves environmentalists, we can’t do so while still consuming animal flesh. Funneling crops and water through factory farm animals rather than using those resources directly is among our country’s top ways of wasting water and polluting the environment. More than half of all water used in the U.S. goes toward raising animals for consumption. While a totally vegetarian diet requires about 300 gallons of water per day, a meateating diet utilizes more than 4,000 gallons of water per day. That’s because factory farms demand more water than all other users combined, and produce 130 times as much waste as the entire human population of the country.

Farming animals requires about a third of all greenhouse-gas-emitting fossil fuels used in the U.S. and has destroyed three-quarters of our topsoil, which is a permanent environmental catastrophe that cannot be reversed.

Experts predict that we will begin to see the fallout by 2050 from what we are leaving our descendants after we’ve ravaged the Earth so badly that there is

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no solution or going back.

Theywill have to deal with the aftermath of our actions and choices.

Factory farm animals are injected with growth hormones to make them bigger. Because they would not ordinarily be able to survive in their filthy, unhealthy environment, they are subjected to dangerous chemicals just to keep them alive long enough to slaughter. These substances include pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, dioxin and even a form of arsenic. Humans will eventually consume whatever the animal has ingested and processed within its body.

Random U.S. department of Agriculture inspections have even discovered traces of feces in animal products, most likely from the killing floor of slaughterhouses that process this food.

While we should be concerned about the cancer-contributing chemicals found in these products, they alone are not reason enough to reconsider what we eat. There is no fiber in animal products, but there is plenty of fat and cholesterol, to which is attributed heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other maladies.

Perhaps the most compelling reason to forego consuming animals and their byproducts is because these beings literally suffer to death in the process of becoming our food. They are born and live in confinement, fear, extreme temperatures, overcrowding, filth and abuse. They receive no veterinary care and are denied the fulfillment of even their basic physical and emotional needs. Due to the speed with which

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they are processed into food, many animals are still alive and conscious during slaughter. It is estimated that every year, more than 50 billion land animals and over 1 trillion fish and other marine animals are killed for food worldwide.

That’s a lot of suffering.

The beauty of embracing plantbased choices once a week or more is that we don’t need to be concerned as to whether the food is good for us or is contributing to the devastation of our planet and global warming—or harming animals. There are enzymes, phytonutrients and important vitamins in fruits, grains, legumes and vegetables that we don’t find in animal products.

These contribute to our health, longevity, youthfulness and overall vibrancy.

The popular Meatless Monday campaign, which is gaining speed and being embraced throughout the U.S. and Clark County, locally, encourages avoiding animal products, including eggs and dairy, just one day a week. We can go for two or more if we really care about our health, the environment and the prevention of animal cruelty.

The fact is that we are all connected to one another and to the many other species with which we share the Earth. The way we treat each another says a lot about who we are. If we are willing to show compassion to ourselves and those we love, then we can also extend that to all other living beings that are part of this life. This seemingly small gesture makes a big statement about our evolution as human and spiritual beings.

Annoula Wylderich is senior district leader volunteer for the Humane Society of the United States.

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Eating Vegan on the Road Clever Ways to Eat Healthy Anywhere

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raveling can be tricky for those trying to eat a plant-based diet, especially on long stretches of highway. More than 33 percent of Americans, or 100 million-plus people, are eating vegan/vegetarian meals more often, even if they do not adhere to a strict plant-based lifestyle, concluded a 2011 Harris Interactive study commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group. Here is what the discerning traveler can do when hunger strikes.

Start by looking for vegan pit stops before you go. Identify a plant-friendly restaurant group, such as Dr. Andrew Weil’s True Food Kitchen (now in 12 states), and then Google for their locations. Smartphone apps such as Finding Vegan and Happy Cow help point the way to vegan-friendly restaurants around the world.

This month, Natural Awakenings asked three savvy travelers how they manage plant-based eating wherever they go.

For Dustin Harder, eating well on the road is a matter of research and preparation. He is the New York Citybased chef/host of the online program The Vegan Roadie, with 100 U.S. restaurant visits and counting and now seeking 28

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crowdfunding for its third season, set in Italy. Harder has learned to investigate his dining options ahead of time, and always packs a travel-size, high-speed blender, lots of trail mix and his favorite condiments of sriracha (bottled hot sauce) and nutritional yeast.

“You can locate great vegan restaurants in surprising places if you search online before you travel,” he says, listing Viva Vegeria and La Botanica, in San Antonio, Texas, and The Red Fern, in Rochester, New York, among his finds.

Where vegan restaurants are scarce, he

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turns to plant-based options at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. His DIY hotel-room cuisine favorites are a Hotel Smoothie, Banushi (banana sushi) and Pizzadilla, a cross between a pizza and a quesadilla, “cooked” in aluminum foil using a hotel iron and ironing board.

Matt Frazier, a runner and co-author of the No Meat Athlete Cookbook, recently went on the road for a selffunded book tour. Not only had he left his high-powered blender back home with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, he was on a tight budget.

“The trick that has helped me not just survive, but thrive on the road is eating fresher, more whole and more raw,” he says. He recommends filling up on kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, nuts and seeds, berries, beans, onions and mushrooms.

Lindsay S. Nixon, author of The Happy Herbivore Guide to PlantBased Living and related cookbooks, has traveled from her home in Los Angeles across the country and around the world, finding plant-based foods wherever she goes. “Almost every city has a Thai or Italian restaurant where you should be able to find something on the menu or adapt a dish to stick with plants,” she says. “You might have to get a little creative. I once asked for salsa and a plain, baked potato; not a bad combo, as it turns out.”

Wherever we find ourselves, we can still find healthy ways to eat.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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by Dustin Harder of the tortilla, top with peppers and onions, spoon over the marinara and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Fold the other half over the toppings, and then fold the foil over the entire Pizzadilla, completely closing the edges of the foil.

Place the foil packet on the ironing board and the iron on the foil packet. Iron it out to flatten slightly and then leave iron on the foil packet for 2 minutes, flip and repeat. Open foil, cut the Pizzadilla in half and it’s ready to eat.

Pizzadilla 1 large tortilla of choice (whole wheat or GMO-free corn) ½ cup Daiya vegan mozzarella shreds 2 Tbsp onion, chopped 2 Tbsp green pepper, chopped ¼ cup pizza sauce or marinara, store-bought Shredded fresh basil for garnish (optional) Field Roast Grain Meat Italian Sausage (optional) Large piece of aluminum foil Iron and ironing board Preheat hotel or travel iron; the linen setting works well.

While the iron is preheating, place tortilla on a square of aluminum foil large enough to enclose the tortilla.

Sprinkle half the cheese on one half

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Place blueberries in a line down the middle lengthwise, about an inch apart.

1 cup filtered water or apple juice Handful or two of tender, baby greens, such as baby spinach or kale 1 banana, peeled, or another favorite soft, peeled fruit

Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds or strawberry slivers and top with raw nut crumble. Slice into pieces the size of sushi roll pieces.

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FABULOUS FAN FARE Cheer For Healthy Tailgating Foods

by Judith Fertig

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at, play, party… and repeat. We may call it tailgating, fangating, homegating, a watch party or simply eating with friends before a big game. According to the American Tailgaters Association, in St. Paul, Minnesota, an estimated 50 million Americans tailgate annually.

Whether we’re on the road or at home, making the menu healthy is a winning strategy for hosts and guests. Here, two experts divulge their winning ways.

Says Debbie Moose, author of Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating or Watching the Game at Home, Ivy League schools like Princeton and Yale claim credit for pregame picnics that 19th-century sports fans packed into their horse and buggy for local road trips. Moose lives in the tailgate trifecta of the North Carolina triangle, home to Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest universities. She enjoyed discovering that University of Washington sports fans from the Seattle area like to sail to their chosen picnic spots, while

University of Hawaii folks grill fish on hibachis in Honolulu.

Moose naturally prefers healthy, Southern-style fare such as deviled eggs and marinated green bean salad, which can be served hot, cold or at room temperature. “At the game or at home, your guests will be moving around, so go for foods that can be eaten with one hand,” she suggests.

She also plans her menu around color, universal appeal and variety because it’s healthier than just serving a mound of barbecued chicken wings and a big bowl of potato chips. She likes recipes that can do double duty; her black bean summer salad with cherry tomatoes and corn can function as a colorful side dish or as a salsa for nonGMO blue corn chips. “Recipes that you can do ahead of time make things easier on game day; just pull them from the fridge and go,” says Moose.

Daina Falk, of New York City, grew up around professional athletes because her father, David Falk, is a well-known

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sports agent. Excitement-generating sports are in her blood and inspired her to write The Hungry Fan’s Game Day Cookbook. She knows that most of the tailgating in her area takes place for football and baseball games and NASCAR races. On HungryFan.com, Falk serves up tips for every fangating/homegating occasion, from the Kentucky Derby to the Super Bowl.

“Keep your menu interesting,” says Falk. “I always like to feature a dish for each team. For instance, if you’re hosting an Alabama versus Washington watch party, you could feature an Alabama barbecue dish with white sauce and oysters or other fresh seafood. Both dishes are characteristic of the local foods in the universities’ respective hometowns.”

Falk recommends buying more local beer than needed to make sure not to run out.

Game day guests can get hot and thirsty, indoors or out. Supply lots of filtered water in non-breakable containers.

For easy entertaining, Falk recommends biodegradable dishes and cups.

“Whenever there are a lot of people in one room, especially when they’re drinking, a glass will likely be broken,” she says. “Save yourself cleanup and the risk of glass shards by committing to temporary cups and plates that are Earth-friendly and compostable.”

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Healthy Tailgating Recipes triple. Make it the day before the game and refrigerate. ½ large red onion, thinly sliced 1 /3 cup extra virgin olive oil Ÿ cup herb-flavored white wine vinegar or regular white wine vinegar Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 lb fresh green beans, ends trimmed, but left long

Crowd-Pleasing Marinated Green Beans Yields: 8 servings This simple salad is easy to double or

When the water comes to a boil, add the green beans. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes or just until the beans are bright green; do not overcook.

Pour the beans and hot water over the onions in the colander. Rinse under cold running water to cool down. Drain well for a few minutes.

Place the beans and onions in a large bowl or large re-sealable plastic bag.

Pour the dressing in and mix with the vegetables.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Refrigerate four hours or overnight, stirring or shaking occasionally.

Place the sliced onions in a colander over the sink.

Let come to room temperature before serving.

In a small bowl, stir together the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper until combined. Stir in the garlic. Set aside.

Courtesy of Debbie Moose, Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating or Watching the Game at Home.

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Chilled Red Bell Pepper Soup Yields: 4 small servings Quadruple this recipe to make soup for a larger gathering. Serve in small sipping cups—cold for games in hot weather or hot for games in cold weather.

Black Bean Summer Salad Yields: 8 side dishes or 4 light meals This salad is easily doubled to feed a crowd.

2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels 2 (15 oz) cans black beans, rinsed and well drained 5 or 6 green onions, white and green parts, chopped 1 large sweet banana pepper, seeded and chopped 1½ cups halved cherry tomatoes 6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp lime juice 2½ Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp chili powder Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 /3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves In a large bowl, toss together the corn, black beans, green onions, banana pepper and tomatoes.

1 red bell pepper, stemmed ½ cup low-fat Greek or dairy-free yogurt ¼ yellow onion 2 Tbsp tomato paste 1 small/mini-cucumber ¼ cup rice vinegar 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 4 large garlic cloves 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil Garnish: Flat leaf (Italian) parsley (minced optional) Roasted and salted pumpkin seeds Blend all main ingredients, except garnish, in a high-speed blender into purée.

Serve topped with the parsley and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds.

Adapted from Daina Falk’s HungryFan.com.

Vegetarian-Friendly Barbecue Cauliflower Nuggets Yields: 8 appetizer servings Plant-based barbecue is a home run or touchdown.

1 head of cauliflower 1 cup all-purpose or gluten-free flour 1 Tbsp barbecue spice blend 1 cup nut milk of choice 1 cup tomato-based barbecue sauce Accompaniment: Dipping sauce of choice Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Rinse and separate cauliflower florets into small- to medium-sized pieces.

In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, vinegar, chili powder, salt and pepper.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the barbecue spice, flour and nut milk until smooth.

Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat them all. Then stir in the cilantro.

Dredge each piece of cauliflower in the batter before placing it on the baking sheet.

Refrigerate from 1 to 3 hours to let the flavors come together.

Bake for 18 minutes or until golden brown. Brush the cauliflower with barbecue sauce and return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes.

Note: If using frozen corn, drain it well and lightly sauté in a couple of teaspoons of olive oil before adding it to the salad.

This removes moisture that may make the salad watery.

Courtesy of Debbie Moose, Southern Holidays: A Savor the South Cookbook.

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Remove the cauliflower from the baking sheet and plate alongside a dipping sauce of your choice.

Adapted from Daina Falk’s HungryFan.com.

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NATURE’S CLASSROOM Outdoor Learning Engages the Whole Child

by Meredith Montgomery

Nature-based schools provide a child-centered, guided discovery approach to early learning that appeals to kids, parents and teachers and offers far-ranging benefits.

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or youngsters at Tiny Trees Preschool, in Seattle, nature is their classroom— rain or shine; tuition even includes a rain suit and insulated rubber boots.

At Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool, in Milwaukee, children use downed wood to build forts and fires. Students of Vermont’s Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) program use spray bottles of colored water to spell words in the snow.

Forest Schools Based on the publicly funded forest kindergarten model used by Scandinavian countries since 1995, Tiny Trees encompasses seven urban park locations throughout the city, ranging from 15 to 160 acres. With no buildings, playgrounds or commercially produced furniture and 30 percent less overhead, “We can make exceptional education affordable,” remarks CEO Andrew Jay.

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stream, we observe them from a bridge, and then search out the headwaters to see where they’re coming from,” explains Jay.

Nature Preschools The launch of Earth Day in 1970 and America’s nature center movement in the 1960s yielded another immersive nature-based model that includes indoor learning.

The preschool at the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designcertified Schlitz Audubon Nature Center includes three nature-focused indoor classrooms and three outdoor areas— two with manmade structures like a slide and picnic tables, and one left completely natural. Founding Director Patti Bailie says the children spend most of their day outside and teachers can take them beyond the play areas to explore 185 acres of prairie, forest, wetlands and lakefront beach habitats.

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ECO currently collaborates with seven Vermont public schools from preschool to high school, offering year-long programs for students in inquiry-based outdoor learning for up to four hours a week.

“We immerse ourselves in nature with a 10-minute hike into the forest,” says program coordinator Melissa Purdy. Students first learn safety protocols and how to set up camp. Introducing skill-appropriate tools, preschoolers whittle sticks, third-graders build teepees and lean-tos, and high school students build bridges across streams.

Building Resiliency Sharing space with insects and plants requires special safety protocols and preparation, but the injury rate of outdoor learning is no higher than that of indoor schools. “Children are building risk literacy—they climb trees, but only to safe heights; they step on wet rocks, but learn how to do so without falling,” says Jay. Classrooms without walls work because students have a sense of freedom within reasonable boundaries.

“In winter, we dress warmly and do more hiking to generate body heat.

We use picnic shelters in heavy rains.

Children don’t have anxiety about the future—rain means puddles to splash in and snow means building snowmen,” says Jay.

Developing the Whole Child Outdoor learning naturally creates knowledge of local ecosystems, environmental stewards and a sense of place, but teachers also observe many other developmental benefits.

At the Magnolia Nature School, at Camp McDowell, in Nauvoo, Alabama, Madeleine Pearce’s agile and surefooted preschoolers can hike three miles. Located in a rural county with

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Kindergarten means “children’s garden” and originally took place outdoors. It’s commonplace today in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

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a 67 percent poverty rate, the school partners with Head Start to secure tuition-free opportunities for families. Pearce attests how exploring the 1,100-acre property fosters language skills. “With less teacher instruction, children have more time to talk freely with each other.”

Instead of loudly calling kids in, Purdy uses bird calls or a drum, which fosters a sense of peace and respect.

During daily sit time students observe themselves as a part of nature.

“As birds sing and wildlife appears, children see the rewards of quiet and stillness, so self-regulation becomes natural,” agrees Bailie.

Bailie sees how children in forest kindergartens express better motor skills, physical development and cognitive abilities than those restricted to traditional playgrounds. Natural playscapes change with the season, are sensory-rich and provide extra oxygen to the brain—all factors that correlate to brain development. Such benefits are reported in Brain-Based Learning

by Eric Jensen, Brain Rules by John J. Medina and the Early Childhood Education Journal.

Parents and teachers often describe nature preschool students as being more observant, confident, inquisitive and engaged.

Outdoor preschools also foster microbial exposure, essential for healthy immune system development.

“Without this exposure, children are at increased risk for developing allergies, asthma, irritable bowel disease, obesity and diabetes later in life,” says B. Brett Finlay, Ph.D., author of Let Them Eat Dirt, which cites supporting science.

Kindergarten readiness is a goal of all preschools, but Pearce doesn’t believe a traditional academic focus is required. “By putting nature first, children are socially and emotionally ready for kindergarten,” she says. “They know how to conquer challenges and are ready to take on academics.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

OUTDOOR PLAY “We are innately connected to nature, but need to provide opportunities to make that connection,” says Patti Bailie, former assistant director of Antioch University’s nature-based Early Childhood certificate program, in Keene, New Hampshire. Here’s how.

Get wild at home. Hang bird feeders, grow wildlife-attracting plants, start a compost pile and designate an area of the yard for natural play where kids can dig and the grass isn’t mowed.

Explore a forest instead of a playground. Without swing sets and toys, children create imaginative play, build forts and climb trees.

Incorporate active transportation into the family routine. Walk, bike or paddle. Rain gear and flashlights enable rainy and after-dark explorations.

Join a family nature club. At ChildrenAndNature.org, connect with other families that value and use the natural world for playing, growing and learning via their Natural Families Forum.

NATURE JOURNALING TIPS

by Meredith Montgomery

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ature journal content is highly personal, ranging from scientific species accounts to wildlife-inspired stories. With just a notebook, pencil and fully engaged senses, nature enthusiasts of all ages can foster observation skills, creativity and outdoor exploration.

Prompt open-ended questions.

“Nature journals encourage children to ask questions and search for answers,” says Tiny Trees Preschool CEO Andrew Jay, of Seattle. Ask why flowers are blooming, how slugs suddenly appeared and what type of tree a leaf came from. Build upon findings with drawings and notes.

Make a sound map. Project Learning Tree, a nationwide environmental education program funded by the American Forest Association, suggests drawing an “X” in the middle of the page to represent where the child is sitting. Then use pictures, shapes or words to show the relative

locations of surrounding sounds.

Consider the macro perspective.

Vermont’s Outdoor Education Coordinator Melissa Purdy shows students close-up shots of moss or sticks without revealing what the abstract image is.

Students note what they observe and wonder as they try to solve the mystery.

Alternatively, challenge children to draw their own macro images by looking at an object with a magnifying glass.

Find a sit spot. Give children the time and space to write and draw freely in their journal as they sit quietly in nature. “Return to the same spot regularly and see how things have changed,” advises Patti Bailie, a professor of early childhood education at the University of Maine, in Farmington. If kids are too busy exploring and learning while outside, reflections can be captured once they’re back inside, too.

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n 2008, the Sebastopol, California, filmmaking team of Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo created Science and Nonduality (SAND), which later became a nonprofit organization aimed at fostering a new relationship with spirituality that is free from religious dogma, based on timeless wisdom traditions, informed by cutting-edge science and grounded in direct experience.

The next year, they organized the first SAND conference, exploring nonduality and the nature of consciousness.

Since then, the duo has been producing short films that contribute to the expansion of human awareness, and hosting annual conferences in the U.S. and Europe involving leading scientists, academics and other pioneering thinkers.

Thousands of participants from around the world interact in forums and respectful dialogues with luminaries such as Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., a professor of computational physics at Chapman University, in Orange, California; Peter Russell, a theoretical physicist and author of From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness; Robert Thurman, Ph.D., professor of Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University, in New York City; evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris, author of EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution; and Robert Lanza, physician,

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Where do revelations about a deeper reality begin?

MB: Individual and communal explorations often occur around life’s big questions, such as what it means to be conscious and to seek meaning and purpose; the possible place of intuition as the edge where knowledge meets the unknown and unknowable; and how crucial individual awakening is to social transformation.

What is meant by nonduality?

ZB: Nonduality is the philosophical, spiritual and scientific understanding of fundamental oneness in which there is no separation. Through quantum mechanics, Western science has reached an understanding of what Eastern mystics have long understood.

Duality, generally determined in terms of opposites such as self and other, conscious and unconscious, illusion and reality, as well as separation between the observer and the observed, is an illusion. Nonduality is the understanding that our identifying with common dualisms avoids recognition of a deeper reality.

Until recently, human sciences have ignored the problem of consciousness by calling it the “hard problem”.

This has led to our present fragmented worldview rife with chaos, conflict and crises. It may be time for scientists to accept the discoveries of the mystics and consider consciousness intrinsic to every observed scientific phenomenon.

Understanding that consciousness is the key to the universe, reality and ourselves may be the missing link in bridging science and spiritualty.

What difference can exploring the nature of consciousness make?

ZB: Understanding the new science that points to consciousness as all-pervasive and the fundamental building block of reality—that we are all made of the same essence, like drops in the ocean— can change how we approach and harmonize day-to-day living. We can be far more open, peaceful and accepting of others. Absurd violence, as well as economic, social and political crises, could all be things of the past, based on a new quantum understanding of our interconnectedness and oneness.

How has the nonduality movement evolved?

MB: SAND has evolved into something we never imagined when we began discussing the ideas that the true spirit of science and spiritually is best supported by an open mind and a nondogmatic inquiry; while science seeks to understand our external reality and spiritual thinkers seek to understand our inner, personal experience of consciousness, these seemingly different disciplines rarely come together in open dialogue.

It became more evident that we weren’t looking for scientific answers or proof of what spiritual wisdom traditions teach, but rather to expand the questions asked of both science and spirituality. Open-ended questions arise such as: What if space and time are just useful maps and quantum mechanics is pointing us to a deeper reality more mysterious than we can ever imagine? What if science and spirituality, while responding to our collective aspiration to grow and progress, would no longer need to carry the burden of having all the answers? What if we considered our search open-ended,

rather then having to arrive at a grand theory of life or final state of enlightenment? What if, while we probe deeper into reality and who we are, we realize that knowledge gathered will always be just a stepping-stone?

For information about the 2017 conference in San Jose from Oct. 18 to 22, visit ScienceAndNonduality.com.

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

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Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., lead researcher of the study, remarks, “A failed regulatory system and suspect practices by some in the pet food industry puts countless dogs at risk of ingesting excessive fluoride.”

Fluoride occurs naturally in rocks, soil and thus some food plants and water supplies. More enters food via use of fluoride-based pesticides and commercial processing facilities. The EWG advises that two-thirds of all Americans, along with pets and farm animals, are exposed to artificially fluoridated tap water.

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Fluoride Dangers to Humans While fluoride exposure hasn’t been studied in dogs or cats, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola, ample research points to the dangers of fluoride to human health, including: n Arthritis n Bone cancer (osteosarcoma) n Bone fractures n Brain damage and lowered IQ n Damaged sperm and increased infertility n Deactivation of 62 enzymes n Dementia n Disrupted immune system n Disrupted synthesis of collagen n Genetic damage and cell death n Hyperactivity and/or lethargy n Impaired sleep (inhibits melatonin produced by the pineal gland) n Increased lead absorption n Increased tumor and cancer rate n Inhibited formation of antibodies n Lowered thyroid function n Muscle disorders

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Fluoride Dangers to Canines Dogs are at substantial long-term risk for exposure to unacceptably high levels of fluoride. They are, for example, at significantly higher probability for bone cancer than humans, with more than 8,000 cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., compared with about 900 human cases.

According to the EWG, a dog drinking normal amounts of tap water would be exposed to 0.05 to 0.1 milligram (mg) of fluoride per kilogram (kg) of body weight daily. A 10-pound puppy that daily eats about a cup of dog food would ingest approximately 0.25 mg fluoride per kg body weight a day, based on average fluoride content in the eight contaminated brands it tested. Altogether, the puppy could be exposed to 3.5 times more fluoride than the EPA allows in drinking water. Large breed puppies may be exposed to even more fluoride due to higher water intake.

Whatever the size and the appetite of a dog, combined fluoride exposure from food and water can easily become unsafe. Eating the same food every day, they may be constantly consuming more fluoride than is healthy for normal growth, leading to health problems and higher veterinary bills later in life.

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The EWG recommends owners purchase pet foods free of bone meal and other meals made from animal byproducts. It also suggests that government set fluoride limits in pet food that protect both puppies and large breeds most at risk for bone cancer.

Dr. Michael W. Fox, an internationally recognized veterinarian and former vice president of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, recommends providing pets with fluoride-free water; spring water or reverse osmosis filtered water also works well.

In preparing homemade food for a pet, make sure any added bone meal is free of fluoride and lead.

Ethical bone meal producers will test for these contaminants; verify with the source.

Fox suggests a good bone meal substitute might be fossilized oyster shell, dolomite or a synthesized or refined calcium supplement like calcium citrate, ascorbate, stearate or gluconate. Or, consider a pure tricalcium and dicalcium phosphate, blended with magnesium.

Fox attests that bones from longer-lived food animals such as dairy cows, laying hens and breeding stock likely contain higher

levels of fluoride than shorter-lived animals like chickens, calves and lambs. In his article “Fluoride in Pet Food: A Serious Health Risk for Both Dogs and Cats?” he writes: “Fluorides accumulate in farmed animals over time from phosphate fertilizers, phosphate supplements, bone meal and fish meal supplements and pesticide and industrial-pollution-contaminated pastures and animal feed. The bones, fins, gills and scales of fish are often high in fluoride.” He recommends raw food diets that avoid ground bone from older animals like beef cattle and adult sheep.

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Fluoride-Free Feeding Tips n In homemade food preparation, avoid Teflon-coated pans, which may increase the fluoride levels in food. n Avoid cooking with fluoridated water, which concentrates fluoride in the food. n Avoid toothpaste or oral rinses intended for humans, to brush canine teeth. Dental health products made for pets are fluoride-free.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 All About Peppermint – 6pm. Each month we go in depth about one particular essential oil and this is the month of Peppermint. Learn about its many uses, precautions and how to create blends. $30/Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080.

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Usui Holy Fire 2 Reiki ART/Master Training – 6:30pm. Sept 8-10. Become a Holy Fire Reiki Master. For Reiki II practitioners or Usui Reiki Masters who want to enhance your practice with Holy Fire. Includes 160-page professional manual explaining all healing techniques, placements and ignitions. $15. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-808-7324.

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Trivedi Online Workshop with Guruji Mahendra Trivedi – 11am. Receive 3-extended energy transmissions. The Trivedi Effect strengthens the connection to Divine Source giving us the ability to make powerful lasting changes. This journey of transformation brings greater physical and emotional health, happiness, calmness, peace and prosperity. Take advantage of this priceless opportunity. Only 3 more will be available after this September workshop. Trivedi Effect, 10624 S Eastern Ave, HD. 877-493-4092. Register: CS@ TrivediEffect.com. TrivediEffect.com Enneagram & Spirituality-Discover your Unique Gifts & Improve Relationships – 10am-12pm. Everyone fits into one of the 9 basic enneagram personality types. Join us to 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 Carriers in Aromatherapy – 11am. In this monthly class we will be discussing 3 or more different carriers used in Aromatherapy, why use them and what properties they add to your blend and more. $30/Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-4604080. AlternativePathfinders.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 All About Peppermint – 11am. Each month we go in depth about one particular essential oil and this is the month of Peppermint. Learn about its many uses, precautions and how to create blends.. $30/Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Warrior Goddess Training Book Study – 7-8pm. It is time for you to claim your Warrior Goddess energy! Join us as Ann delves into the sensibilities of Warrior Goddess Training by Heather Ash Amara. You will need a copy of the book. $5 per class. Sophia Center for Goddess Study, 6034 Smoke Ranch Rd, LV. 702-48-7999.

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Shamanic Journey Experience – 7-9pm. Connect to the ancient spiritual path of Shamanism. Learn Shamanic Journey with live drumming. Experience journeys to your own sacred space in nature. Meet your power animal spirit and guiding teachers for wisdom through direct revelation. Love donation.

Shamanic Song, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-308-8464. LainiRisto.com

Usui Reiki II plus Holy Fire Certification Class – 9am.-5pm. 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 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com Pendulums & Muscle Testing – 6:30-8pm. Learn to enjoy a pendulum along with muscle testing in an open, fun and interactive environment. Need a pendulum? No worries.... Pendulums: $10-$20 with 20% off in the Spiritus Smudge & Stuff Retail Store. Love donation. Spiritus Holistic Energy Center, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-8087324. SpiritusReikiCenter.com Reiki Sessions for Pets – 10am-4pm. Energy healing is not just for humans. Your pets love it too!

Reiki helps animals with behavioral, emotional and physical issues. Bring any pets: dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, ferrets, snakes etc. 30 min for $25.

Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki. com Digestive Care with Essential Oils – 11am. IBS symptoms affect 25-45 Million people in the US and can be mildly irritating to debilitating. Let’s discuss how essential oils can help relieve many of these symptoms. $30/Advance. $35/Door.

Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080. AlternativePathfinders.com Headache Relief with Essential Oils – 11am.

Taking pain relievers to soothe your headache or migraine can be counterproductive. In this class we will discuss different types of headaches and the essential oils that help relieve them. $30/ Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 New Moon Meditation – 7-9:00pm. The New Moon is an extremely powerful time for new beginnings: planting new seeds and putting new cycles into motion. A perfect day to start a new project, a new relationship, a new business. $25.

RYK Yoga & Meditation Center, 8450 W Sahara Ave, 109, LV. 702-478-9600. RYKYoga.com Digestive Care with Essential Oils – 11am. IBS symptoms affect 25-45 Million people in the US and can be mildly irritating to debilitating. Let’s discuss how essential oils can help relieve many of these symptoms. $30/Advance. $35/Door.

Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St B26D, LV. 702-460-4080. AlternativePathfinders.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Guided Group Meditation w/Singing Bowl – 7pm. Guided group healing meditation led by Rev. Shad for all faiths, beginners and experienced meditators alike. Visualization exercise with music and crystal singing bowl will carry you deeper into the process. Soft chairs are provided. Love offerings appreciated. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688. UnityLasVegas.org September New Moon Ceremony – 7-9:30pm.

Grandmother Moon begins her new path in Libra.

Join us for a New Moon Water Ceremony to set energy for the Aries Full Moon 2 weeks later on October 5th with Laini Risto Shamanic practitioner.

Love donation. Shamanic Song, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-308-8464. LainiRisto.com

Enneagram & Spirituality-Discover your Unique Gifts & Improve Relationships – 10am-12pm. Everyone fits into one of the 9 basic enneagram personality types. Join us to 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 Mystical Fair – 2-8pm. Stay all day, explore the different styles and talents of the Intuitive Peer Counselors and have the opportunity to have your questions answered! Buy many tickets for a longer session, or visit many counselors. $5/ per ticket. Sophia Center for Goddess Stud, 6034 Smoke Ranch Rd, LV. 702.489.7999.

SophiaGoddessCenter.org The Q Process Workshop: The Art Of Living With Nothing And No One Against You – 1-4pm. Two-Saturday workshop. Discover and heal root causes of judgments. Shift from criticism to compassion. THE Q PROCESS is a scientifically-proven system, applying research from neurobiology, developmental psychology, quantum science and spiritual truths. Call for info/ registration. $75. Unity of LV, 222 S Rainbow, 215, LV. 702-382-8688. UnityLasVegas.org

Digestive Care with Essential Oils – 6pm. IBS symptoms affect 25-45 Million people in the US and can be mildly irritating to debilitating. Let’s discuss how essential oils can help relieve many of these symptoms. $30/Advance. $35/Door.

Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080. AlternativePathfinders.com

Usui Reiki III/& Master Teacher Plus Holy Fire 3-DAY Certification Class – 9am-5pm.

In this class you will receive the advanced Reiki attunement and Master Ignitions Learn the Usui Master Symbol, Work with a crystal grid Aura clearing (psychic surgery) Reiki Attunements, Holy Fire Reiki and more. $875. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-9484999. EnchantedForestReiki.com

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Life Colors Aura Class with Renee Penley – 6:30pm. Your aura can tell you what kind of occupations are best for you, your purpose, how to maintain and enhance your positive characteristics, your attitudes around money, relationships, career and more. $20. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999.

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Karuna Reiki Drumming Circle and Chants with Holy Fire Karuna Master Teachers Debbie Veach & Ray Veach – 6:30pm. The immense clearing and healing experience of Reiki, Drumming and Chanting and Rattling will empower your soul in ways you didn’t know were possible. feel free to bring your drum, or rattles. $5. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

The Bone Dance with Laini Risto – 7-9pm.

Experience a contemporary Shamanic ritual called The Bone Dance based on an ancient ceremony called dismemberment. It creates a clear spiritual path for dramatic personal and worldly change.

Feel universal support for your future. Love donation. Shamanic Song, 4170 S Decatur Blvd, D-9, LV. 702-308-8464. LainiRisto.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Respiratory Care for Children & Adults – 11am.

Sept 23-24. Many Americans have some sort of respiratory distress, from congestion to Asthma or COPD. Learn the essential oils that can help you breathe and a few from which to stay away. $30/Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-460-4080.

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Foot Care with Essential Oils – 11am. “Oh, my aching feet” is heard often in our society. Let’s talk about ways to pamper them and help them feel rested and rejuvenated with natural butters, salts and oils. $30/Advance. $35/Door. Alternative Pathfinder, 4045 Spencer St, B26D, LV. 702-4604080. AlternativePathfinders.com

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Usui Reiki I plus Holy Fire 2-night: Certification Class TwoDay Workshop – 6:30-9:30pm. 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 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-9484999. EnchantedForestReiki.com

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markyourcalendar Crystal & Tibetan Bowl Meditation & Reiki in the Salt Cave Relax, close your eyes and sink into a comfortable zero-gravity chair inside our pristine Himalayan Salt Cave while the cosmic sounds of Crystal & Tibetan Bowls take you deep into meditation. $40

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Crystal Grid Reiki Circle with Tawney Kohl & Christine Brisco – 6:30pm. This beautiful event will have you sitting around a massive crystal grid filled with loving, healing, empowering energies, all while receiving Reiki. The grid will be customized and channeled according to spirit. $5. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 2280 South Jones Blvd, LV. 702-948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 6th Annual Healthy Kids Festival – 10am-2pm.

Public is invited. Activities for young children.

Free. Walnut Rec Center, 3075 N Walnut Road, LV. All 4 Kids, 702-948-5942.

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NOVEMBER First Annual Rose Show I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, But We Have One – 12 to 4pm. The South Valley Rose Society is hosting its first-ever Rose Show. Free.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Women’s Mastermind Class – 6-9pm. This monthly class is designed for the creative spirit and entrepreneurial mindset. The most beautiful trait about being a woman is our feminine energy that thrives within a creative space. $25/pre-register. $30/Door. Women’s Wellness and Visionary Coach with Dia Marie, 750 S Rampart Blvd, 15, LV. 702-927-6651.

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Soul Dance Movement Meditation – 7:30pm.

This workshop is not just about dancing, it goes much deeper. Through lovingly guided movement, we will release, re-pattern and completely disorganize ourselves to consciously break free behaviors that no longer serve us. $18. RYK Yoga & Meditation Center, 8450 W Sahara Ave, 109, LV. 702-478-9600. RYKYoga.com

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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 Unity of Las Vegas Sunday Experience Sunday Services – 9 am & 11am. Unity of Las Vegas, is a non-judgmental, spirit-filled church where anyone can feel at home. 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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MONDAY Wongu University Health Center Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Services – Offering a variety of affordable acupuncture treatments and Oriental medical care to the public. Private session by the OMD available. Discount for senior, veteran & 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.

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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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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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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). North Las Vegas. 702-460-4080. 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

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

THURSDAY 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.

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