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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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A Hawaiian Mantra Lets Love Back In

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publisher’sletter What WE CHOOSE “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow, or an obstacle to keep you from growing. YOU GET TO CHOOSE.” ~ Wayne Dyer

ust around this time of the year, when we all begin to think about sweet indulgences and nice romantic Valentine dinners, we also begin to reevaluate the life changes we’ve committed too when we welcomed the New Year. From the exercise programs to the healthier eating habits we pledge to adopt, February seems to be the trigger month to reflect on the changes we wanted or needed to make. Choosing is a large part of that commitment and our lives. It resides in every single moment of our daily routing. From the moment we awake to the moment we go to sleep, it’s our constant companion. However veiled by the daily stresses we face, more often than none, its impact and importance goes unseen or unacknowledged. Have we forgotten we are a direct product of our decisions? Or, did we simply “choose” to forget? As you reexamine your New Years goals let me share a few tips to help you keep or get back on track.  Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve fallen short of your own expectations. Many times we place great pressures on ourselves to accomplish a specific goal, when simply getting started is a great achievement. Recognizing that your life needs change and then choosing to follow it deserves a big pat on your back even when you “think” you’ve fallen short.  Forgive yourself. When you’re bent on beating the tar out of yourself for not reaching what you aimed for, you’re choosing fear instead of love. Begin from love and forgiveness and work yourself back on track. You’ll be rewarded with a new found sense of determination and motivation.  Don’t spread the blame. As you forgive yourself don’t forget to look in the mirror for those choices made which got you off track. It’s not anyone else’s fault or responsibility. Remember the choices YOU make carve out who or what you are or want to become. Give self love an opportunity to enlighten you with the truth so you may never have to repeat those derailing choices again. After all clarity of purpose comes from acceptance and forgiveness.  Have fun and laugh at yourself. Life is hard enough without adding the drama to it. Things can be challenging at times, but it’s how you deal with those challenges that makes or breaks you. Like Dyer shares in his quote, you can choose to grow from it or not. In this, our February issue we include inspiring articles to support your decision to jump back on course. From pioneering Doctors and patients reinventing Cardio Care (pg. 18), and spinning getting back on course (pg. 30), to natural ways to slide into a state of calmness (pg. 22), and a Hawaiian Mantra to let love back in (pg.45), you’ll be equipped to choose growth rather than not. And you don’t even have to give up your chocolate (pg. 34). Forgive yourself and others and release the anger as it doesn’t serve you well. CHOOSE to be happy and grow from each experience rather than blocking yourself from your goals. Happy Valentines! And Happy Choices! To Your Health!

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recision Barber Club, the highly - anticipated male-only barbershop and full-service spa has officially been opened for a year. Located in Miami’s retro-stylish Upper East Side district, Precision Barber Club is the first full-service men’s spa in South Florida to cater solely to the male demographic. Over the past decade, men’s grooming needs have increased dramatically. The ‘everyday man’ and ‘average Joe’ has been greatly influenced by anti-aging and grooming services, from creams and hair bump removal, to facials and chemical peels. Men are now seeking the same anti-aging and beauty benefits that women have been using for years. Due to this, the evolving modern man seeks a sanctuary that satisfies his grooming needs. Realizing this demand, television and film stylist Ray Pollock opened Precision Barber Club. Carefully crafted with the man in mind, Precision’s masculine décor, flat-screen televisions and cold beers add to the comfort of the spa, while the skilled staff and cutting-edge spa services keep men coming back. This is the only location that can tend to the modern day gentleman’s grooming needs form the top of his head to the soles of his feet and provide him with any male accessories he may need for the evening. Precision Barber Club is located in Miami Shores at 9703 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33138 and is open Monday – Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information and/or book your appointment call 786-507-1827 or visit www.precisionbarberclub.com.

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ormerly known as The Wellness Community, Cancer Support Community Greater Miami has helped cancer patients, their families and loved ones deal with the stressors that might accompany a cancer diagnosis. With five core components woven into all aspects of their services - Emotional Support Programs, Cancer Education, Healthy Lifestyle, Social Connections and, Resources –the Cancer Support Community has been supporting those affected with cancer since 2002. All programs are offered FREE of charge and are led by professionals licensed in their fields of expertise. “A diagnosis of cancer can be one of the scariest things someone will ever face,” explains Amparo Alvarez, Director, and Community Outreach. “Very often the practical and medical issues push aside the psychological concerns. After coming to Cancer Support Community, patients and caregivers alike express feeling more prepared to communicate with their health care team, and with their loved ones. They also learn strategies to cope with treatment side effects and with the emotional stressors that might surface. Most importantly, they learn to nurture joy and happiness even as they go through the cancer experience.” The FREE services are offered from the moment of diagnosis and throughout for adults, children and their loved ones. The Cancer Support Community Greater Miami is located at 8609 South Dixie Highway in Miami. For more information regarding orientation, registration guidelines and current program schedule, visit www.cancersupportcommunitymiami.org, or call 305668-5900.

Stop Being Afraid of Living A Workshop in the Keys

atural Fear is an ally for self preservation of the body, mind and spirit. False fear derails and destabilizes the psyche, undermining confidence, creating doubt, resistance, guilt, scarcity and other limiting beliefs. Join international speakers and authors of Morning Messages from Mary and Living Without Edges Don and Jacque Nelson on Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd as they present The Living in The Absence of Fear workshop in Marathon, Florida. “This workshop provides the tools to release false fear and create internal freedom,” explains Donna Waldrop, Licensed Massage Therapist, Kripalu Certified Yoga Teacher and founder of Connect to Share. “Truth with self is necessary to recognize and release false fear. The first step is to make an honest assessment of those aspects of self that are operating in conflict with internal freedom. The second step is to change the relationship to them. Each instance of angst, whether internal or external, is a potential alerting point to recognize the discord of false fear, begin the unraveling process, release shame and welcome back all parts of self.” Call Waldrop at 305-432-7877 to register for the workshop, go online at www.Connecttosacred.com, or visit the Nelson’s site at www.themarygroup.com. Workshop is from 10am – 6pm each day; cost is $250 with $100 deposit upon registration. See ad, page 58.

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newsbriefs Acupressure –Points To Ponder

cupressure, based in the concept of life energy flowing though “meridians” in the body, is an ancient healing technique which uses gentle to firm finger pressure to gradually press key healing points, stimulating the body’s natural self-curative abilities. Developed in Asia over 5,000 years ago, Acupressure Therapy is effective in the relief of stress-related ailments, and is ideal for self-treatment and preventive health care. “Acupressure therapy can be used to release tension, increase circulation, reduces pain, and develop spirituality and vibrant health,” explains Gil Melendez, LMT, CAMT, founder of Clear Pathways, specializing in Acupressure. “It is ideal for self-treatment and preventive health and it can assist you with weight loss, back pain, hormone balancing, the immune system, sleep and stress-related ailments, just to mention a few. The 12 Meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine are the body’s healing energy pathways which when massaged move this life energy through the meridians to improve flow and balance.” Gil Melendez not only practices the art of acupressure (acupuncture without needles) with his clients, but he also teaches them relevant acupressure points that they can utilize themselves in their own selfhealing. For more information or to book a complimentary consultation call 305301-1852. Clear Pathways is located at 16666 N.E. 19th Avenue, Suite 111 in North Miami Beach, Florida. See ad, page 34.

An Unconventional Valentine’s Day

t can be easy to get cynical about Valentine’s Day, especially if we are unfulfilled in our love life. But what if we turn the idea of Valentine’s Day on its head and instead of waiting for someone to fall in love with we focus on awakening that love within ourselves? On Saturday February 14th Sai Maa, a world-renowned spiritual master, healer, and humanitarian, will be offering a free introduction and brief orientation (prelude to the weekend workshop) called Find Out What is Possible: Introduction to Sai Maa. Through this prologue you’ll learn what is available through Darshan and about Sai Maa’s approach to awakening the planet and fostering global enlightenment. Darshan is an intimate experience of divine presence through a moment with an enlightened master. That divine expansion provides a direct access to the wellspring of love, ecstasy, and fulfillment that we search for outside of ourselves. Just think of it as a date with your soul. With a unique fusion of Eastern spiritual wisdom, Western therapeutic knowledge, and energetic mastery, Sai Maa shares teachings to uplift and empower others to master their lives as she has her own. This event will take place at the Miami Hilton Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Boulevard, from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Find out more by calling 303-996-0123 or visit www.saimaapassiontour.com. See ad, page 57. 8

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Online Radio Emphasizes Role of Natural Health Care

special Rethinking Health Matters online radio show, hosted by Natural Awakenings National Editor Linda Sechrist from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST, February 7, will highlight the importance of independent media in informing the public about natural health care options. Guests will include several Natural Awakenings publishers and Scott Tips, president of Natural Health Federation, an international educational nonprofit that protects access to healthy food and supplements and alternative therapies without government restrictions. Additional guests are Joanne Quinn, Ph.D., executive director of the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine, which collects clinical data to advance nontoxic, cost-effective therapies, plus international research consultant Ferdinando Pisani Massamormile. Also participating are Dr. James Forleo, author of Health is Simple, Disease is Complicated; Dr. Constance Casebolt, owner of South Carolina’s Greenville Functional Medicine; and Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s foremost open-access, natural medicine database. To listen, visit Rethinking Health Matters at BlogTalkRadio.com/greenmedradio.

Heart Centered Workshops in February

ebruary 14th is a special day designated for love. For couples, that may mean romance and intimacy. For singles, it may be time to share with friends and family. And for everyone it’s a good reason to join Life and Wellness Coach Kevin O’Brien as he offers two heart centered workshops. “It’s good to remind ourselves that the true source of love is WITHIN us - and we must take time to listen before we can authentically share ourselves with another and with the world,” explains O’Brien. “Most of us are living only a fraction of our potential. When we connect to our hearts we connect to our true power. “Join O’Brien on: February 13th: Massage For Couples, a fun and relaxing way to intimately connect with your special someone while learning and practicing a basic massage routine that can turn a stressful day into a soothing and sensual experience. No previous experience is required. Champagne or Sparkling Cider and chocolates included! This workshop is open to couples of any sexual orientation. February 22nd: Creating Your Heart’s Desire, where you’ll discover what you truly desire, and learn the secret to attracting it. Whether it’s a healthier body, an ideal relationship or financial abundance, you will learn how aligning your heart and mind with the power of your emotions can bring ANY dream into reality. Workshops will be held at Zensations: 7520 Red Road, Suite K, South Miami. To register, call 305-788-0777 or visit www.kevinobrienwellness.com. See ad, page 54.

Keeping Your Resolutions

ne of the benefits of having a New Year is the opportunity to simply reset. You can reset yourself, your relationships, and your lifestyle. Many people set resolutions for themselves in order to clearly see which area or areas they want to adjust. In a way, this is like a do-over, and we can all take full advantage of these opportunities whenever a new cycle begins. The New York Times published an article on January 3, 2014 based on research published for the National Academy of Sciences regarding resolutions. The experts cited four main ideas for helping people to keep their resolutions. They are to identify something valuable to you that needs to be changed, have a concrete plan for addressing your resolutions, try to bundle your resolutions together if you can, and also to find support with friends, family, and coworkers. There can be a great deal of stress associated with adjusting lifestyle for completing resolutions, and also coping with changes or difficulties. There can be a need for empowerment or clarity as well. The Banyan Holistic is a place that provides expert support.

Zoological Society of Florida Welcomes a New President/CEO

he Zoological Society of Florida announced that it has appointed William W. Moore as its President and Chief Executive Officer following an extensive national search. Bill joins Zoo Miami and the ZSF at a critical time as it embarks on major capital projects including construction of a new entrance and the Florida: Mission Everglades exhibit. “We’re excited by Bill’s arrival to Miami and his outstanding leadership experience of over 30 years in the field,” commented ZSF Board Chair Harlan Chiron, MD. “Bill is no stranger to the ever-changing and fast-paced tourism industry. He brings a passion for wildlife appreciation and conservation which will help propel our institutional growth.” The Zoological Society of Florida is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that supports Zoo Miami through education, conservation and outreach programs; marketing and public relations; volunteer services and financial support for the construction of new exhibits. Zoo Miami is located at 12400 SW 152 street; Miami, FL 33177. General Zoo Admission is: $15.95/adult, plus tax and $11.95/child (3-12) plus tax. Children under two, Zoo members and parking are free. Zoo Miami’s hours are 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM; ticket booths close at 4 P.M. For more information please visit www.zoomiami.org. Natural Awakenings joins Zoo Miami in welcoming Mr. Moore. We wish him great success at ZSF.

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Early Warnings of Heart Troubles Differ for Women

omen may worry more about breast cancer, but in reality, heart disease is the top killer of American women, claiming 300,000 lives a year, 7.5 times the number that die of breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although heart disease is more often perceived as a men’s issue, since 1984 more women have died of heart disease than men. Part of the reason may be that women’s heart attacks can differ from men’s and the American Heart Association (AHA) warns that women often fail to recognize the symptoms, ranging from torso aches and pains and nausea to anxiety, shortness of breath, dizziness and extreme fatigue. They may experience subtle symptoms for months and write them off as byproducts of menopause, heartburn or effects of aging. The National Institutes of Health states that 43 percent of women that have heart attacks experience no chest pain. The difference between the more subtle signs of a heart attack in women and the more dramatic signs in men may help explain why 75 percent of men, prompted to act quickly, survive a first heart attack, while only 62 percent of women do, according to the AHA. “Research shows that women may not be diagnosed or treated as aggressively as men,” notes the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Nostalgia Arms Us for the Future

aving lingering fond memories of happy times, once actually thought to be a psychiatric disorder, have now been confirmed as a healthy and, ultimately, positive activity. Most people experience nostalgia at least once a week and nearly half of those surveyed reported experiencing it three or four times a week, say researchers at England’s University of Southampton. When speaking wistfully of the past, individuals are usually reconstructing happy memories of family and friends, and typically become more optimistic about the future, reports lead researcher and Social Psychologist Constantine Sedikides, Ph.D., who observes, “Nostalgia makes us a bit more human.” The Southampton paper, presented to the American Psychological Association, meshes well with another study confirming that nostalgic memories inspire positive feelings of joy, high self-regard, belonging and meaningfulness in life. In two studies, social psychologists at North Dakota State University found that past fond memories help us become more self-confident and cope better in the present. “We see nostalgia as a psychological resource that people can dip into to conjure the evidence they need to assure themselves that they’re valued,” says lead researcher Clay Routledge. 10

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FDA Moves to Ban Trans Fats

eart-clogging trans fatty acids may soon be a thing of the past. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the first step to remove trans fats from its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) list, effectively banning their use in food products. Trans fats, also known as hydrogenated vegetable oils, can be found in many processed foods, including baked goods, microwave popcorn, peanut butter, frozen pizza, margarine and coffee creamers. Created by adding hydrogen to liquid oils to turn them into a solid form, trans fats have been used to improve the texture, shelf life or flavor of foods. For more than a decade, numerous scientific studies have documented that trans fats raise dangerous LDL cholesterol and lower good HDL cholesterol. The FDA’s proposed ban would require the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats, likely over several months or years, noting their threat to health. Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the move could prevent 20,000 heart attacks a year and 7,000 deaths. Many food manufacturers have already phased out trans fats since new nutrition labeling requirements were introduced by the FDA in 2006; plus an increasing number of local laws have banned them.

A Different Breathalyzer Test for Heart Failure

imply blowing up a balloon may help doctors test heart function, according to a new study from the Cleveland Clinic. Although such examinations usually require expensive and sometimes invasive procedures, the new test can be done in a doctor’s office in 30 seconds, according to the research findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The patient simply breathes into a Mylar balloon, similar to a party version, and the air is passed through a machine to produce an individual “breathprint”. Researchers determined that exhaled breath contains volatile organic compounds that can be easily analyzed to determine potential heart failure.

Zinc Orchestrates Immune Response

any have heard that zinc can stop a cold in its tracks, and new research from Ohio State University tells us why; it turns out that zinc gently taps the brakes on immune responses, slowing them down and preventing inflammation from spiraling out of control. The researchers’ work with human cells and animals found that zinc serves to balance the immune response within the cells so that the consequences of insufficient zinc at the time of an infection include excessive inflammation. Of all the zinc contained in our bodies, only about 10 percent of it is readily accessible to help fight off an infection, notes Daren Knoell, professor of pharmacy and internal medicine and lead author of the study, published in Cell Reports. The research team suggests that proper zinc balance is especially important in battling serious and potentially deadly infections. Zinc deficiency affects about 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 40 percent of the U.S. elderly.

The Whole Fish is Best for Blood Pressure

ver the years, a broad range of research has confirmed that omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish like salmon, tuna and sardines promote heart and brain health. Now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine have found that taking fish oil supplements isn’t as effective at keeping blood pressure under control as eating an actual fish. The animal study published in the U.S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that eating oily fish helped open ion channels, a complex series of membranes in the cells that line blood vessels, letting sodium, calcium and potassium in and out of those crucial cells and helping reduce blood pressure. Because fish oil supplements did not activate the ion channels, they didn’t reduce blood pressure in the same way.

Egg Whites Function Like Blood Pressure Meds

Happy Marriage, Healthier Lives M

University of Missouri expert says that people in happy marriages are more likely to rate their health better than their peers as they age. Evidently, engaging with one’s spouse builds a strong relationship that can improve spirits, promote feelings of well-being and lower stress. Analyzing data from 707 continuously married adults that participated in the Marital Instability Over the Life Course panel study, a 20-year nationwide research project begun in 1980, researchers found that married people have better mental and physical health and are less likely to develop chronic conditions than their unmarried, widowed or divorced peers. Thus, researchers recommended involving spouses and families in treatment for any illness. They further suggested that in cases of a strained marital relationship, improving marital harmony would also improve health.

aintaining healthy blood pressure is vital for long-term heart health, and scientists have now discovered evidence that a component of egg whites may have beneficial cardiovascular effects. Researchers from Clemson University, in South Carolina, found that a peptide in egg white, one of the building blocks of proteins, reduces blood pressure in animals about as much as a low dose of Captopril, a prescription medication for high blood pressure. The RVPSL peptide acts as a natural ACE inhibitor, functioning similar to the entire family of prescription medications that treat hypertension.

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Wild Valentines

Many Animals Mate for Life Humans like to think of themselves as unique when it comes to taking vows of togetherness. But a surprising number of other species in the animal kingdom provide sterling examples of fidelity, monogamy and lifelong pairing. Gibbons, of the ape family, are the nearest relatives to humans that mate for life. They form extremely strong pairings and both sexes are on relatively equal footing in their relationships. Bald eagles, our national emblem, typically mate for life, except in the event of a partner’s inability to procreate. Wolves, often portrayed as tricksters in folklore, conduct a family life more loyal than many human relationships. Wolf packs typically comprise a male, a female and their offspring, making them akin to a human nuclear family. Swans form monogamous pair bonds that last for many years or even for life. Their loyalty is so storied that the image of two swans swimming with their necks entwined in the shape of a heart has become a universal symbol of true love. French angelfish are seldom found far from their mate, because they live, travel and even hunt in pairs. The fish form monogamous relationships that often last as long as both individuals are alive. In fact, they act as a team to vigorously defend their territory against neighboring pairs. Other examples include albatrosses, African antelopes, black vultures, Malagasy giant rats, prairie voles, sandhill cranes, termites and, of course, turtle doves. To view images, visit Tinyurl.com/AnimalMatePics and Tinyurl.com/Animal MatesSlideshow.

Sweet Solution

Turning Agri-Waste to Good Use Cement that incorporates waste ash from sugar production is not only stronger than ordinary cement, it also qualifies as a greener building material. Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, have found that cement made with sugar cane ash mixed in is stronger, can withstand higher pressure and crumbles less than ordinary cement. In countries where sugar cane is grown, such as Cuba and Brazil, this agricultural waste product has been added to cement for years. Extracting sugar from the cane typically leaves a lot of fiber waste that is burned into ash, discarded and then requires disposal. Using sugar cane ash also can lower the energy use and carbon footprint of cement production. Heloisa Bordallo, a researcher at the Institute, comments, “You are saving both CO2 emissions and raw materials.” Source: EcoSeed.org 12

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Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) recently confirmed that after 36 years, the Voyager 1 probe crossed the boundary of the heliosphere, or the extent of our Sun’s influence, a year ago. It’s the first manmade object to venture into interstellar space. At a distance of about 12 billion miles from the Sun, the latest data indicates that Voyager 1 has been traveling through the plasma, or ionized gas, present in the space between stars. The journal Science notes that this corroborates the existence of a longhypothesized boundary between the solar plasma and the interstellar plasma. Voyager 2, a companion craft launched at the same time, is also expected to break the barrier. Source: EarthSky.org

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Small Retailers Gaining Force While online mega-shopping malls have decimated many types of small businesses around the country, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies notes that independent bookstores are doing surprisingly well. For the last four years, their number and total sales have grown, despite the recent recession. In 2009, citizens patronized 1,651 independent bookstores in the United States; today their number exceeds 1,900. In addition, local coffee shops have grown faster than the largest chain’s storefronts. Bakers and specialty food purveyors, independent pharmacies and pet, fabric and stationery stores are growing, too. One reason for the good news is the “buy local” ethic promoted by groups such as the American Independent Business Alliance. Last year, sales at independent businesses in cities benefitting from these campaigns grew 8.6 percent; those without them still increased 3.4 percent. Independents are winning customer loyalty in part by hosting and sponsoring events that enrich the community. The public is realizing that buying local supports area families, keeps more dollars circulating locally and strengthens a healthy sense of community that benefits everyone.

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Canada Shows the Way via Mass Transit The government of Ontario, Canada, is issuing “green bonds” to fund the expansion of mass transit infrastructure in the province. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says, “Green bonds are a great tool to raise capital for a project with specific environmental benefits. The worldwide market for green bonds in the last year has doubled; it’s now estimated to be more than $346 billion in U.S. dollars.” Source: Treehugger.com

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According to a report in The Boston Globe, some American schools regret that they replaced woodshops with high-tech educational forums in the 1990s. Shop class is valuable for students that may underperform in traditional academic settings and empowers them to learn and produce tangible results. Doug Stowe, a woodworker and teacher in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, writes in WisdomOfHands.Blogspot.ca, “Our society has inadvertently created a dependent generation of young people that don’t know how to fix things and lack even the most basic manual competence. Putting girls and boys into shop class would challenge rampant consumerism because a person is less inclined to throw out a piece of furniture and buy a replacement if they know how to fix it. “With so many cheap imports flooding stores, it’s difficult for students to gain perspective on the resources and time required to create a piece of furniture, so shop class can teach students to appreciate long-lasting quality and its accompanying fair price tag. In this way, shop class is linked to sustainability.” Source: Treehugger.com

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Transformational Healing: The Spiritual Role of the Healer by Mary T. Sise, LCSW “Healing is not about making the illusion better, but about releasing or getting out of the illusion. We have become separated in our mind from our true essence, which is pure Light.” — Her Holiness Sai Maa

hat is the illusion? Sai Maa, creator of Transformational Healers Program, teaches that the illusion is the voice of our ego, telling us that we are our story and continually trying to justify our existence, moods, and opinions. From this space of ego and separation, we contract our energy field, which then creates “dis-ease” within us. Western medicine frequently overlooks this, treating only the symptoms of the energy contraction such as back pain, cancer or depression. Transformational healing transcends the “treat the symptom of disease” model of healing. Rather than focusing on symptoms or collecting various healing techniques, transformational healing focuses on the cause of the contraction in our energy field, mind or body; and also on the spiritual role of the healer. In the role of the healer, we recognize that, similar to a tuning fork, our own energetic vibration impacts others. When we acknowledge and release our own lower vibrational fears, we are then able to experience the higher dimensional levels where healing occurs naturally. The mechanism or modality for the transfer of energy (i.e., talk therapy, surgery, massage) although necessary, becomes much less important. All great masters have shown us that healing occurs when higher vibrational energy comes into contact with a lower vibrational condition. 16

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There are two important questions to ponder: If the healer’s vibration is so important, how do we increase our own capacity for Light to flow through us? And, if we are not coming from a space of pure Light, will we incur karma? The issue of incurring karma was one of the most shocking things I became aware of during my training with Sai Maa. Sai Maa states that everything is karma, and if we take money when we ourselves have not healed something, we are incurring karma. All healing happens in the vibration of Love, when a higher vibration meets a contracted vibration. Since there are only two energies on this planet—love and fear—this means that healers cannot have the same vibration as the client, otherwise the healer will be triggered and go into contraction themselves. The expression of the fear may be different (shame, judgment, anger, terror, guilt, unworthiness), but the healer must have healed that energy within themselves to be a clear, effective conduit of healing Light. If the healer isn’t coming from that higher space, then he or she is using their own personal energy, which is exhausting and, frankly, not very powerful. This is how those in the healing profession get sick themselves. I have come to realize that healing doesn’t happen with the words I say, it only happens with the energy I AM. If my words don’t match my vibration, then they have no power to heal or transform. Mary Sise, LCSW, is a social worker with a private practice in Latham, NY. She also serves as the Program Director for Sai Maa’s Transformational Healers Program. More information may be found at www.MarySise.com.

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ing proper nutrition, fitness and stress management—which must include love and support—can reduce symptoms of CHD and other chronic conditions. He remarks in Love & Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health that despite numerous studies showing a medical basis for its occurrence, the reason why CHD is reversible is still the subject of debate. Ornish’s work has paved the way for a growing corps of pioneering integrative physicians successfully collaborating with patients to reduce the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States.

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n 1977, Dr. Dean Ornish began to think beyond an allopathic medicine paradigm that defined the reversal of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and the hypertensive diseases such as heart failure and stroke, as physiologically implausible. Undaunted by the challenge of funding his research, he pushed forward. Results of his foundational 1986 to 1992 Lifestyle Heart Trial, published

in the Journal of the American Medical Association, proved that individuals with preexisting coronary atherosclerosis that make intensive, integrated lifestyle changes can begin to experience improvements in their condition after as little as one year without using lipid-lowering drugs. Based on his 30-plus years of clinical research, Ornish and his colleagues further showed that five years of follow-

The cause of cardiovascular disease is arterial plaque, a fine layer of fatty material that forms within the arteries and blocks blood flow. It is largely the result of food and activity choices, plus the degree of inflammation in the arteries. Dr. Steven Masley’s three keys to improving heart health highlighted in his book, The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up, and an upcoming PBS special, concern lifestyle factors capable of shrinking plaque, improving circulation and strengthening the heartbeat. “Abnormal plaque growth is preventable 90 percent of the time,” states the president of Masley Optimal Health Center, in St. Petersburg, Florida. While conducting research on the heart health of nearly 1,000 patients over a period of 20 years, Masley suspected that the traditional assessment approach of measuring cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure didn’t effectively address the biochemistry within arteries. Testing intima-media thickness (IMT) using a simple 10-minute external ultrasound confirmed it.

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heart and arteries; and learning how to better manage stress. He contends that cardiovascular events remain the top cause of death because individuals are largely unaware of treatment options before they get into trouble. More, “Most people falsely assume that their condition has been fixed with a medical procedure and/or drugs, and that a lifestyle change isn’t necessary.”

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Dr. Stephen Sinatra, an integrative cardiologist, anti-aging specialist and bioenergetics psychotherapist in Manchester, Connecticut, has also shifted his heart health paradigm. He now prescribes a combination of conventional medicine, food, supplements, mind/body strategies and natural healing methods. His book, Heartbreak and Heart Disease: A Mind/Body Prescription for Healing the Heart, relates many inspiring case histories that address the psycho-emotional component of heart health and illustrate how to repair and reopen a broken heart by releasing long-repressed emotions. Following two years of Gestalt psychotherapy training and seven years of bioenergetics training, Sinatra likewise realized that heartbreak was one of the major causes of heart disease. An expert in the field of natural cardiology,

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he had once believed that cholesterol and fat were the primary causes before 40 years of treatment research taught him otherwise. “Cholesterol is not the reason for heart disease,” advises Sinatra, founder of HeartMDInstitute.com and author of The Great Cholesterol Myth. “The body produces and needs cholesterol to convert sunlight to vitamin D, to make sex hormones, vital semipermeable membranes for the body’s trillions of cells, plus bile salts for digestion. Even your brain makes and uses cholesterol to build connections between the neurons that facilitate learning and memory.”

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Sinatra names the real perpetrators of heart disease—stress, inflammation and overeating sugar and processed foods containing saturated fat. He counsels that the heart benefits less from a lowfat, high-carbohydrate diet than one low in carbohydrates and higher in healthy fats, overturning widespread medical mantras. Also, a high-fructose, high-grain carbohydrate diet raises triglycerides, increases the risk of metabolic syndrome and contributes to insulin resistance, causing the liver to produce more cholesterol, as well as more inflammatory, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) particles, all of which increase the risk for CHD, diabetes and stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that metabolic syndrome, which affects nearly 35 percent of American adults, may overtake smoking as the leading risk factor for CHD. The AHA currently is focused on

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Dr. James Forleo, a chiropractor in Durango, Colorado, with 30-plus years of clinical experience, maintains that health is simple, disease is complicated (also the title of his book). He counsels patients, “If mental stress is present in your life, you owe it to your cardiovascular system to change to a healthier lifestyle. Your life may depend on it.” Forleo has recognized that an individual’s state of mind can be a big help or hindrance in maintaining a healthy heart. “The heart represents a different realm of experience entirely, one that cannot be explained by logic and reason,” comments Forleo. He champions the link between maintaining normal spinal function and healthy heart function, along with supporting the inner presence of Spirit, which he calls the healthy heart’s ultimate elixir. “Its essence relaxes the heart, opens the mind to possibilities greater than itself and provides the perspective that the heart and the mind are complementary,” he observes. He explains that when our emotions get bottled up, something in

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our heart or circulation has to give. “If you or someone you know experiences heart problems, chances are that unresolved emotions lie directly below the surface,” he says. “There are exceptions, and genetic problems can explain many heart defects, but heart problems don’t usually show up unless emotions are involved.” Forleo’s concept is supported by the work of Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., executive vice president and director of research at California’s Institute of HeartMath. His research papers include The Energetic Heart: Bioelectromagnetic Interactions Within and Between People. “Today, evidence suggests that the heart may play a particularly important role in emotional experience. Research in the relatively new discipline of neurocardiology has confirmed that the heart is a sensory organ and acts as a sophisticated information encoding and processing center that learns, remembers and makes independent functional decisions that don’t involve the cerebral cortex,” advises McCraty.

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Pioneering integrative medical doctors Masley, Sinatra, Forleo and Mona Lisa Schultz, who also holds a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience, agree that in matters of heart disease, emotions take center stage. Schultz, who recently co-authored All is Well: Heal Your Body with Medicine, Affirmations and

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Intuition, with Louise L. Hay, a leading founder of the self-help movement, applies her 25 years of experience as a medical intuitive with the best of Western clinical science, brain research and energy medicine. Shultz observes, “Every illness has an emotional component, which tells us intuitively that something or someone in our life or environment is out of balance and needs to be addressed. Our use of language—such as frustration makes our heart race, anger boils our blood—and our common sense are telling us what we don’t need more studies to confirm. If we can’t deal with our anger in a timely fashion, name our feelings, respond effectively and release them, we increase our chance of illness, ranging from hypertension to cardiovascular events.” According to the American Journal of Cardiology, the U.S. spends 10 percent of all healthcare dollars for cardiovascular disease prevention and medical management versus 90 percent on medical treatment procedures and hospital care. For individuals interested in taking charge of their heart health, working with a physician that embraces the emerging paradigm of integrative lifestyle changes and prevention can be a drug-free, lifesaving decision. Linda Sechrist is the senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for full interviews.

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significant amounts of weight by eating slowly and mindfully. Accordingly, Kripalu has encouraged eating in silence for nearly 40 years, a practice Lord heartily recommends to her patients for one meal a day. Walk a labyrinth. A meditative walk on a labyrinth may be just what the doctor ordered, says physician Esther Sternberg, professor of medicine and research director at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. “A labyrinth differs from a maze, which has high walls and many dead ends,” notes Sternberg. “Walking a maze is inevitably stressful; a labyrinth has the exact opposite effect. There is only one path in and one path out. You go to the middle, meditate and walk back out. It’s a perfectly calming walking meditation.” In physiological terms, Sternberg explains, the deep breathing induced by labyrinth walking activates the vagus nerve, which prompts relaxation. It does this by interrupting the brain’s stress response and halting the release of adrenaline and the stress hormone cortisol from the adrenal glands. Our ancestors built labyrinths as early as 4,000 BCE. They exist today in churches, healing centers and backyards all over the world. Finger labyrinths, even as simple as an outline printed on a piece of paper, also have proved to be effective relaxation tools, says Neal

Harris, a licensed clinical professional counselor in Barrington, Illinois. His study confirming its relaxing effects was published in the Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health. Shake (or laugh) it off. Anyone that has ever felt like exploding from tight shoulders, indigestion, headaches or other conditions caused by accumulated stress can benefit from Lord’s recommendation to experience a whole-body shake. “Just stand with your feet firmly planted and start shaking—first your feet, then your legs, arms, head and neck and eventually, your whole body—for at least two or three minutes,” she counsels. “You’ll shake off all of that tension, energize every cell and probably start laughing, another great stress reliever.” A good belly laugh is likewise a powerful stress reliever, according to a study by researchers at Indiana State University, in Terra Haute, published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. Results also showed that laughter increased production of the protective cells that boost immune function. Create a memory garden. For Sternberg, her personal place of peace is an unconscious re-creation combining the sights and smells of her grand-

mother’s garden with the comfortable “at home” feeling of her parents’ deck and mementos from a happy time in Crete. At the center of Sternberg’s happy memories are fragrant jasmine and gardenia trees, lavender and basil, all reminders of happy times in her life. She recalls, “It wasn’t until I was finished that I realized what I had done.” A review of relevant science reported in Neural Plasticity explains that the brain’s hippocampus region, a seat of memory, especially related to place, also normally regulates the production of cortisol. But an excess of cortisol due to stress can impair its memory functions. “When we are in a place that brings happy memories to mind, we let go of stress and stop the release of cortisol,” says Sternberg. “It helps to just think of a place where we have been happy.” She recommends creating a home space with some plants on a windowsill, photos of happy family gatherings, fabrics or paint in beloved colors and perhaps inherited items that trigger fond memories. Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books, including 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Music Soothes the Soul Dozens of studies from leading institutions like Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts, the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, in Yonkers, New York, and Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, show that music can offset stress, relieve pain, lower blood pressure, improve immune function and support restful sleep. So play a tune or two of much-loved music and let the calming effects induce a state of relaxation. According to research from the American Society of Hypertension, classical music, the blues and other soothing music work best because they cause the body to release endorphins and slow breathing rates. It’s better yet if our favorite music inspires stress-releasing body movement. Source: GreenMedInfo.com

Breathe Deeply Perform this subtle de-stressor while in line at the market or driving. It slows heart rate, oxygenates the body, improves mental clarity and has a relaxing effect on the nervous system. n Sit or stand straight. n Put the tip of the tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind the upper front teeth, and keep it there throughout the entire exercise. n Inhale through the nose for a count of four. n Hold each breath for a count of seven. n Exhale completely through the mouth with a whoosh sound for a count of eight. n Repeat three more times. Source: DrWeil.com

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Creating an inspired and healthy home environment soothes the soul and recharges our proverbial batteries. Making healthful choices in the products we use and consume helps ensure we retain a healthy body and vibrant living in an era when we are inundated with disease-producing toxins in our homes, food, air and water. Applying simple solutions to slow down helps us maintain a calm mind amidst the frenetic pace of daily life. Periodically unplugging from the instant demands of technology is a good first step. Tuning into our life purpose and sharing it with others allows us to shine. We naturally radiate our inner light in ever-expanding ways.

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that because our home influences us on many levels, the setting is continually either supporting or depleting its occupants. Consciously creating and sustaining a nurturing environment fortifies the roots from which family members evolve and grow. Experience shows us how improving our immediate surroundings, ranging from our wardrobe to household furnishings, helps to manifest positive internal transformations. The activity likewise reflects our inner landscape, allowing us to take a step back and observe how we are changing and hope to change. That’s why we periodically feel impelled to clear unsettling clutter from our private spaces. It’s an irritant that disrupts order and our sense of beauty; even when it’s stashed in drawers and closets, we still know it’s there. It competes for attention and distracts our focus. A recently relocated design client felt that her new house was beautiful, but didn’t feel like a home. The woman

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ships compared to extroverts that often cultivate many friends. Christine Fonseca, an educational psychologist and author of Quiet Kids, notes the danger in misunderstanding a child’s hesitancy or reserved nature. “Kids can benefit from understanding who they are and what it means to be an introvert. Otherwise, they may compare themselves to their extrovert friends and feel deficient.” Introverts own many exceptional qualities. They tend to be deep thinkers able to work independently in highly creative and innovative ways. They may prefer to learn a lot about a few topics instead of a little about many different areas. Often described as empathetic, conscientious and self-aware, introverts make authentic leaders and effective managers as adults. Introvert and extrovert temperaments are distinguished by how individuals generate energy. Introverts process the world and recharge through solitude; many can flourish in social situations as long as they can rejuvenate by being on their own. Fonseca notes a defining difference in physiol-

make eye contact and smile. Also, ogy. “Introverts use part of the nervous because self-promotion doesn’t come system that has a long pathway from naturally to introverts, they often need point A to point B, so it takes them coaching to highlight their own assets longer to process information.” when applying for a club, college or Cain adds, “Introverts also usujob. ally have a longer runway than others, Fonseca encourages families to emso it takes them longer to take off and brace digital technology. She observes, fly. It’s crucial that the message they’re “Most introverts are extroverts online. receiving from parents and teachers is, While face-to-face communication ‘That’s okay.’” It’s important that partends to drain them, that doesn’t hapents balance how they honor a child’s pen as much online, plus it’s easier to preferences with teaching them skills feel more adept socially there.” They’ll to thrive. “Don’t expect them to follow still need to disconnect and renew after the gang,” says Cain. “Instead, encoursocializing online, so it’s important to age them to follow their passions.” set usage boundaries. Parents can empower children Fonseca, who has one introverted with tools to increase their comfort and one extroverted child, facilitates zone. If youngsters have difficulty dialogue that teaches each of them to speaking up in class, it helps to prepare communicate with their peers about them with what they want to say betheir needs. “My introvert tells her forehand. Cain notes that this lessens extrovert friends not to take offense anxiety and when they are able to if she needs to take quiet time alone. speak up, they’ll feel like part of the They offer each other a perspective that class. makes their own point of view more Simple tips can offer relief in well-rounded.” uncomfortable social situations. Perillo reinforces social manners before she2014- 1/2 From january page a neuropsychological perspective, introverts and extroverts can and A’ngel arrive at an event. She learn from each other, as well. Accordfocuses on the greetings, reminding her ing to Fonseca, extroverts that habituto extend her hand first, speak clearly,

ally activate their sympathetic nervous system (“fight-or-flight”) can experience burnout if they don’t learn how to slow down and be calm. However, introverts, relying mostly on their parasympathetic system (“rest and digest”), can be overly calm and slow to respond to situations. Fonseca notes, “It’s not about one temperament being more positive than the other; it’s about understanding who everyone is, their authentic self and finding balance.” Meredith Montgomery is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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How does it differ from other approaches to finding love? Many approaches focus on the external reasons love is elusive, such as all the good men are taken, men don’t like powerful women or just not having met the right person. This approach focuses more on the internal reasons—going within to discover and release one’s own conscious and unconscious barriers. For most of us, a gap exists between how much we think we want love and how much we are actually open and ready to receive it. Until we bridge that gap, we will covertly keep love at bay, and won’t even realize we are doing it.

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CYCLES OF SPIN Returning to its Heart-Healthy Origins Presently, Yoga For Vets’ by Janet Osen mission is straightforward: allow veterans to see the ike many newly minted sports, monitor. The original goal was to beneﬁts of yoga with four heart “Spin” has at its center a nearprovide an “aerobic base” by working free classes. In the future, at 65 to 80 percent of one’s maximum mythical figure: its creator, Jonathan however, Yoga For Vets heart rate, making the heart a more Goldstein—better known as Johnny hopes to support veterans effective pump and increasing oxygen G—by most accounts a unique eccentric in yoga passion by offering schol- levels throughout the body. with an unheralded for cycling. arships for teacher In 1987, while training for the train- The Spin program follows the prinandAcross workshops. renowned ings The Race America ciple that participants will train aero-

bike event, a mega-marathon 3,100bically for six to 12 weeks prior to a Supporting troops “Race Day”—a special ride performed mile race from Los Angeles our to New with four freebyyoga York, Goldstein was struck a car classes and at a steady anaerobic threshold genertheir community nearly killed. in It produced an epiphany: ally at 85 to 95 percent of maximum Building an indoor bike simulating the heart rate. Anaerobic threshold, or AT, outdoor experience would create a is the point at which the body accumunovel workout that would incorporate lates lactic acid in the muscles faster cardio training and emphasize a mindthat it can be removed. body connection. “Aerobic base building creates a With the formation of Mad Dogg strong foundation for increasing one’s Athletics in 1994, the Spinning craze lactate threshold,” explains Lorey Pro, a began rolling. Rolling Stone magazine master Spin instructor and assistant direcnamed it the newest hot exercise and tor of fitness and wellness at Louisiana by 1996 there were 1,000-plus SpinState University. “Riders can increase ning centers in 30 countries. their tolerance for anaerobic exercise.” Please Visit Our Website to “The metabolism’s foundation is True to Locate Form Classes in your area.strengthened by aerobic base building. Conceived as a form of cardio biofeedWithout it, the body will fall apart if back, the activity keyed on training www.yogaforvets.org the athlete moves right into anaerobic the heart muscle aerobically using a threshold training,” explains Shannon www.namiami.com

Derby, a master Spin instructor and certified group fitness and personal trainer at Mountain’s Edge Fitness Center, in Boulder, Colorado. In contrast to indoor cycling, Spin requires that exertion rates be correlated to levels based on maximum heart rates, and revolutions per minute (RPMs) or pedal strokes be kept at pre-specified levels. According to Pro, Spin should combine mind and body training by using a variety of heart rate zones to improve health, fitness and performance. Instructors take participants through a series of rides known as Energy Zones, each serving a specific purpose like endurance, strength or recovery. Terri Arends, a master Spin instructor and group fitness director at the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Texas, attests that without such rides, the aerobic foundation crumbles. She likes to put riders through “kicking Spin rides and moments of Zen that allow riders to let go and find their inner athlete.”

Lost in Translation

In today’s typical Spin class, no one wears a heart monitor. While some gyms and boutique facilities offer endurance or strength rides, most conduct only interval rides featuring top 40 music selections and a loose interpretation of the prescribed movements, positions and cadence rates. “Interval rides tend to get picked most,” observes Derby. “There are many different kinds and they are fairly easy to teach and well liked, even though that isn’t what the official Spin-

ning program recommends.” Del Lugo, a Spin instructor and fitness professional in Suffern, New York, who works at the nearby Torne Valley Sports Complex and Lifeplex Health Club, says he rarely sees classic Spin done anymore. In Lugo’s world, Spin should be simply a “fun, safe experience with the instructor endeavoring to instill enthusiasm and encouragement.”

Moving Forward

One key indicator of whether a fitness activity is a trend and not a fad is the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual Fitness Trends survey. In 2012, Spin made ACSM’s top 20 list of fitness trends, citing it as “one of the most popular group exercise programs in the commercial sector.” Yet it fell off of ACSM’s list last year. Reviving the original training program may prove helpful in preventing potential Spin burnout. Workouts were originally designed to culminate each week in a meditative, low-impact recovery ride to allow for rest and recovery, which is pivotal to any successful fitness program. The key to Spin’s continuity may be in moving cycling back to its origins—re-educating participants about how best to use Spinning to maximize desired results for body, mind and spirit. Janet Osen is a freelance writer in Rockland County, NY. She is a certified Spin instructor currently working toward her 200-hour yoga teacher certification.

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Fish oil contains beneficial docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. The principle metabolites derived from the metabolism of EPA and DHA tend to be antiinflammatory. Contrariwise, omega-6 fatty acids, which are found in warm-weather vegetable oils, produce pro-inflammatory mediators. Because omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids compete with each other to be converted to active metabo-

lites (pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory) in the body, decreasing the intake of omega-6 fatty acids and/or increasing dietary omega-3 fatty acid levels, available through fish oil, is generally considered beneficial. The differing numbers identifying omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids simply refer to where the carbon-carbon double bonds are positioned in the molecules. Supplementing with fish oil may also reduce the occurrence of atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and sudden cardiac death by decreasing inflammation throughout the body, including in the heart.

While other therapies can be used to help pet heart patients, these three are a sound starting point. In some cases, they may be suitable instead of medications that can cause side effects to the kidney and liver, or at least allow for smaller doses. Natural remedies provide a gentler alternative. Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, TX, is the award-winning author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats and Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets. For more information, visit PetCareNaturally.com.

Coenzyme Q-10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinol or ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring antioxidant synthesized in most tissues in the body. The highest concentrations are in the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas. In the diet, CoQ10 is found in foods such as organ meats, poultry, fish, meat, nuts, soybean oil, fruits, vegetables, eggs and dairy products. The Professional’s Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines explains that CoQ10 is used in electron transport in mitochondria—small organelles inside cells that convert carbohydrates and fats into energy. It reports that studies in people with hypertension showed a reduction in systolic blood pressure through CoQ10 supplementation. Benefits of such therapy studied in people with a heart that has failed in its pumping ability showed increased improved heart function and proper dilation of the blood vessels for improved circulation. It is proving to be one of the best nutrients to help an ailing heart.

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For the filling, melt the chocolate chips with the coffee and vanilla in a medium metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring often with a spatula. Combine the tofu, melted chocolate mixture and agave in a blender or food processor until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour the filling into the crust and refrigerate for 2 hours or until the filling becomes firm.

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o’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian huna, a secret to facilitating forgiveness within; or simply, the art of forgiveness. Four healing phrases are employed in a harmonic mantra to help “make things right” or “correct the errors”. It works to cleanse hurt feelings and relieve suffering from being in an unforgiving or unforgiven state. According to the Babylon online dictionary, Ho’oponopono is used to release problems and blocks that cause imbalance, unease and stress in the self; bring peace and balance through physical, mental and spiritual cleansing that involves repentance and transmutation; and create balance, freedom, love, peace and wisdom within individuals, social entities, the world and the universe. Ho’oponopono Forgiveness Mantra i am sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. i love you. These four forgiveness phrases, both individually and collectively, help heal us and our relationships with others, especially loved ones. Each one melts hearts and heals souls. Going deeper, we can voice this mantra in communing with the divine and see the effect both within and without.

i am sorry for participating in this erroneous memory data. Please forgive me for not seeing the perfection in this moment, and playing back a universal memory I have received within me that is riddled with wrongs and errors. Thank you for cleansing me, others, the world and the universe. i love you. Loving the sweet divine is the greatest power or energy there is in all space. I am now loving everyone involved and affected. I know that my perceptions of them are within me, where this error first occurred and where it can be eradicated. Like planting a seed in soil that grows into nothing of our making, the divine does the work as we allow it to work through us. As we come to consistently use the Ho’oponopono mantra, we may elect to select a special word as a substitute for the whole mantra to use as a touchstone, so that when we say or think this word, we are immediately clear and clean of all the pain associated with any erroneous memory data presented. Our heart is healed and family or friends will return to relationships with a lighter heart. We do not need to understand how it works, only that it does.

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“Each heart image has its unique markings and patterns, just as our own heart experiences make us who we are,” explains cover artist Darlene Seale. She created Kandinsky Hearts on an iPad using a digital painting program with a specialized stylus as her brush. “I make every stroke by hand as if I were using traditional paint and a brush,” she says. Inspired by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, she shares, “I admire artists that combine unusual elements that invite the viewer in. There’s always more to explore the deeper one is willing to look.” As a child, Seale discovered color via crayons and paint and recalls the power they gave her. “Those tools suddenly opened my eyes to so many possibilities,” she recalls. Seale’s artistic explorations are executed in a variety of media, with a primary focus on graphic design, blending art and words. She shares, “I believe art heals the heart and its creation promotes joy. For this reason, I find myself drawn to making iconic images using an abundance of color, texture and pattern.” Seale creates art and teaches art workshops in her home studio near San Diego in Fallbrook, California. She remarks, “When I make something and it evolves into art that’s quite different than what I expect, I love it. It’s both humbling and joyful.” View the artist’s portfolio at BadBirdStudio.com.

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’ve always been mystified by our pets’ hold on us and their gifts. They don’t speak words, argue, rationalize their behavior, or have to win. Veterinarians and others have written extensively about their unconditional love, comfort, knowingness, and companionship. Nevertheless, most of us tend to separate ourselves from other species, a natural distinction, of course. This despite the fact that orangutans can now use Ipads,1 and a recent report suggests that dogs’ brains look and function in many ways like humans’, including a region associated with positive emotions.2 Such breakthroughs seem to herald the work of Dr. Vint Virga, a veterinarian and animal behavior therapist with a thirty-year plus practice. In his The Soul of All Living Creatures, he writes of his exceptional and inspiring view of our pets and other animals: “I believe passionately that all living creatures, animals and humans, are unique and individual beings” (p. xii). Far from the stereotypical cold physician, Virga’s mission is to help us understand and appreciate animals’ uniqueness, recognize the bonds we share in feelings and communication, and reflect on these bonds for greater understanding, deeper awareness, and joy in our own lives. Beyond training, medical expertise, and the everproliferating technological diagnosis and treatment devices, he suggests we reignite the ancient art of intuitive listening— connection on the deepest level. In this book, the ten chapters are replete with illustrative, fascinating, and often heartbreaking stories of animal and human patients. Virga tells of the uncanny faculties of our pets and other animals with evocative chapter titles. He writes with ease and lively prose, with many heartstringpulling anecdotes about animals he has treated over the years. If anything, he writes too movingly. Any reader who has lost a pet will identify with his accounts of dying animals and may relive our own sorrow. But we can rejoice with him in his major purpose: “If we allow our souls to touch those of animals, together we can change how we live from day to day, and discover a deeper sense of connection to others and the world around us“ (p. 212). Whether or not you have experiences with pets, you will be elevated, expanded, and enlightened reading this book. You’ll look differently at pet owners walking their dogs or frolicking in dog parks, lions in the wild, dog and cat shows, documentaries of meerkats. And if you do have your own pet, you’ll gaze at and hug him or her with renewed wonder and love. Review Edited for Space. © 2013 Noelle Sterne, Author, Trust Your Life: Forgive Yourself and Go After Your Dreams (Unity Books). www.trustyourlifenow.com Blog: http://authormagazineonline.wordpress.com.

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taken information about LDN to their doctors, and their doctors have agreed to prescribe it for them. I am so happy when I hear stories like this. But more often, they write that their doctors have not been convinced to prescribe LDN for them. In these cases, I can help them find doctors who will prescribe it. Hopefully, as time goes on, more will succeed.

Honest Medicine

An interview with Best-Selling Author and Patient Advocate Julia Schopick

uring the last generations, patients expected a more paternalistic style of medicine, doing exactly what the doctor ordered. Today, with the internet, television and the latest research articles at hand, patients are more prepare and participatory in their treatments. They bring to the table not only the latest treatments, but time-tested forgotten ones. HONEST MEDICINE: Effective, Time-Tested, Inexpensive Treatments for Life-Threatening Diseases introduces four timetested and lifesaving treatments. Natural Awakenings asked Julia Schopick, best-selling author and patient advocate, some important questions about her journey and inspiration for writing this book. Q. The most difficult task a patient has is convincing their physicians that they are not merely “a disease or patient number,” but an intelligent human being capable of participating in their road to recovery/health. How do you think Honest Medicine is helping patients improve their doctorpatient relationship? A. Convincing doctors that it is a good thing to have true partnerships with their patients isn’t easy. They’ve been taught (some say, indoctrinated) by the medical system, and by their medical education, that the “doctor as God” model still stands. The good news is that books like mine are giving patients the courage to demand a different way of communicating and interacting with their doctors. And some are actually succeeding! I have been hearing from so many people who have read my book, and it pleases me that many of them have brought information from it to their doctors about treatments I write about that they want their doctors to prescribe for them. The treatment most people tell me they have shared with their doctors is Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), an inexpensive, nontoxic, off-label drug that has been used successfully to treat many autoimmune diseases and some neurological conditions since the mid-1980s. Some patients tell me that they’ve 48

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Q. We still live in a society where doctors are often treated as “Gods”, making it difficult to suggest alternative treatments in fear of angering or losing them. How did you make the transition from “passive patient” to a powerful advocate and overcome those obstacles? A. This is a difficult question, with a rather long answer. As I describe in my book, even though I was the daughter of a doctor, and hence, was brought up NOT to think doctors are gods, when my husband Tim was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in 1990 at the age of 40, I was still pretty passive, as was he. Perhaps the correct word is “terrified.” We were both terrified and, for a few years, did exactly as his doctors recommended – and nothing more. He had surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and took the medications his doctors prescribed. Period. But after a few years, we noticed that he was suffering from every side effect and complication from the treatments, including hydrocephalus (water on the brain), multiple seizures and even a radiationcaused stroke. So, I finally went online and began looking for treatments that might improve his quality of life. I found lots of innovative treatments for him. Some were nutritionbased; others were not. As a result, he began to thrive. Both Tim and I felt that his extra years of life (and improved quality) resulted from these treatments. (His doctors had “given” him three years to live; he lived fifteen.) But the sad thing for us was that none of Tim’s doctors were at all interested in learning about these non-toxic treatments that we felt had extended his life by so many years. It seemed to us that they only wanted to use expensive (often toxic) pharmaceutical treatments. For the first few years of his illness, I thought very little about this. My only interest was in helping Tim. Then, something happened that turned me into a patient advocate almost overnight, and made me become determined to help patients by spreading the word about non-toxic, inexpensive treatments like those that were helping my husband, but that doctors weren’t aware of—and were, in fact, often openly hostile to. In 2001, Tim had a recurrence of his brain tumor. After this surgery, his suture line wouldn’t heal. His doctors performed eight additional surgeries in eight months, attempting to make the skin on his head heal. But nothing worked. In fact, the repeated surgeries just made him much worse until, finally, he was bedbound, brain injured and paralyzed from all the surgical assaults on his body. As you can imagine, I was frantic, and searched everywhere for answers. Finally, through an integrative doctor friend, I found an FDA-approved treatment that worked—Silverlon—and it worked literally overnight. I was delighted, and assumed his doctors would be delighted, too. But they weren’t. Some of them even tried to convince me that it was not the treatment I had found that had

worked, but one of their treatments that had “kicked in,” after Tim had been on it for over six weeks. I knew this didn’t make sense. This experience empowered me. My mission was (and still is) to educate people about treatments their doctors may not know about; treatments that are often better than those their doctors prescribe. But we must face the fact that many doctors don’t want patients who are empowered advocates. The challenge is to find doctors who are more open to this relatively new way of interacting. I am well aware that many doctors feel uncomfortable with this kind of patient/ doctor communication. So I am conducting teleseminars and coaching sessions for patients who want to convince their doctors to prescribe a treatment for them that their doctors don’t yet know about. My first teleseminars and coaching sessions are concentrating on teaching patients to educate doctors about Low Dose Naltrexone. But I plan to expand my scope and help patients become advocates themselves when advocating /trying other treatments, as well. Q. Once you realized your present physician wasn’t a good fit for your goals, how difficult was it to find someone that would support your suggestions? A. In my personal case, I was lucky, because my work as a public relations consultant for private practitioners had put me in touch with many integrative doctors. These are doc-

tors who use both conventional and alternative treatments, often together. So I actually knew which doctors in my geographical area (Chicago) were open to my way of thinking. But most patients don’t have a network of doctors who are open to treatments that are “outside the box.” I usually suggest that they consult one of the following websites: Acam. org (American College for Advancement in Medicine), HolisticMedicine.org (American Holistic Medical Association); Icimed. com (International College of Integrative Medicine); and Ahha.org (American Holistic Health Association). All four of these organizations have physician referral networks, so that patients can find doctors in their cities/ states who will be more open to integrative and alternative treatments. Q. We are all fortunate to have your website (www.honestmedicine.com) listing loads of resources, including hospitals and physicians, who will work with integrative/alternative treatments. But how did you manage before that? A. This is a wonderful question. As I noted previously, I did have some knowledge of doctors who were open to my kind of medicine. But still, when I was confronted with my husband’s brain tumor diagnosis, I was faced with trying to find doctors for him – specialists -- who were more open, and this wasn’t so easy. I actually wrote Honest Medicine as my way of helping others to find doctors and resources because

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I didn’t have a “me” to help us. We were really on our own. I am committed to helping other people, so they won’t be as alone as we were when we were confronted with Tim’s brain tumor diagnosis. Q. If drug companies are not interested in conducting clinical trials on alternative treatments, like the ones you mentioned in your book, due to low returns on their investments, how were these rediscovered as in the case of The Ketogenic Diet? A. In the case of all four treatments I write about in my book, it is a combination of patient advocates and physician advocates who spread the word about a particular treatment to the public. The Ketogenic Diet has a great story behind it – a story I tell in Honest Medicine. This high-fat, low protein, low carbohydrate diet had been the “standard of care” for the treatment of childhood seizures since the 1920s at such prestigious institutions as the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins. Yet, with the discovery of anti-seizure medications, the diet fell out of favor. Although several doctors believed in and used the diet, it was a non-doctor, Hollywood writer/director/producer Jim Abrahams (“Airplane,” “Hot Shots,” etc.) who revived interest in it after his infant son Charlie was diagnosed in 1994 with intractable seizures. These are seizures that just won’t stop. Although Jim was able to go to the “best of the best” hospitals and doctors, he was not offered the Ketogenic Diet for Charlie. The poor infant was put on combinations of drugs – some-

times three and four at a time – until he was so “stoned” that he was literally “bumping into walls.” Through his own library research, Jim found out about the Ketogenic Diet and brought the information he found to Charlie’s doctors. They scoffed, telling him the diet “won’t work,” and suggested instead a surgery on Charlie’s brain. Jim agreed to the surgery, but it didn’t work either. This frustrated Jim so much that, finally, he and his wife Nancy took Charlie to Johns Hopkins where he was put on the diet. Forty-eight hours later, his seizures stopped, never to return. Jim became an impassioned advocate for the Ketogenic Diet and set up an organization with a website, www.CharlieFoundation.org, where people can find a huge amount of information about the diet, including the names and locations of hospitals countrywide that administer it. In addition, through his non-profit organization, Jim hired a nutritionist who educates hospital staff throughout the world on how to administer the diet. In short, it is Jim Abrahams who brought the diet back into the mainstream. So, the way treatments like those I write about in my book are brought into the mainstream is usually by patients and patients’ relatives, as well as by some doctors who advocate for them. (In the case of the Ketogenic Diet, as well as two of the other treatments I feature in my book -- Low Dose Naltrexone for autoimmune diseases and intravenous alpha lipoic acid for liver disease – doctors also champion these treatments. But it is patient advocates who have actively spread the word about them.)

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Q. What is next for you and your goal to “change” our healthcare system? A. I am working on another book – this one 100% about Low Dose Naltrexone. In Honest Medicine, all of the LDN patient contributions were from multiple sclerosis patients who have

been helped by taking it. But multiple sclerosis is not the only condition LDN has been known to help. It has successfully helped people with a whole assortment of autoimmune and neurological conditions. So my next book will contain contributions from patients with many other conditions that have been helped by LDN, including Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. I can tell you that, from the chapters that have been completed so far, these stories are very impressive. I will also continue to conduct teleseminars and coaching sessions to help patients convince their doctors to prescribe outside-the-box treatments for them. In addition, I plan to look for, find and write about other treatments that are – like the four I write about in Honest Medicine -- “effective, time-tested, inexpensive treatments for life-threatening diseases.”

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Stalking the Self An Indigenous Way to Self-Awareness and Responsibility –a personal story/lesson

by Hal Robinson

ative teachers have taught me through stories how to live in this world in a peaceful way. This is my personal story and maybe a “teaching story” about learning from someone I call enemy. I called a friend who is a carpenter to do some repair on our office building, setting an early morning time to accommodate his schedule. He did not show up or call to cancel the appointment, behaviors I consider rude and disrespectful. As a result, my thoughts about him were judgmental and critical: “He is a jerk. He is rude, disrespectful and full of himself.” When I returned home, I continued these critical thoughts and felt self-pity. “I wasted my morning waiting on him.” My thoughts were critical and judgmental, my emotions were anger and self-pity, and my body was tight and tense. I finally had an awakening thought: This must be a spiritual experience, as all the components of living in a body are trying to get my atten52

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tion right here, right now. I was blaming and seeing someone as an “enemy” whom I would normally call a “friend.” I spent a lot of energy blaming my emotions on someone else and feeling like a victim of someone else’s behavior. I know that self-pity weakens me; it is based in the thought form of victimhood, perceiving of myself as a victim of events or people or circumstances. The visual picture of victimhood is being a leaf at the mercy of the wind. This limiting belief creates a reality of hell for me. For a long time (maybe 40 years) my intent has been to expand and polish my awareness, and my operating belief is that Spirit will assist me. One truth seems to be the fact that thoughts create emotions. My judgmental thoughts about my carpenter friend created my anger (in the moment I wanted to believe his behavior created my anger). Judgment creates distance; a friend became an enemy through my thoughts. The next part of this awakening les-

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son was seeing the carpenter as a mirror of my own behaviors. I looked down onto my desk and saw some insurance papers that had been given to me in August, and it was now November. I had agreed to fill them out by the end of August. These papers had been on my desk for four months and somehow I did not “see” them. To me this is called being asleep. All the things I had said about the carpenter were really true about me. Irresponsible, disrespectful, full of himself – that was all me. Each time I make someone an “enemy,” I am looking in the mirror. Each time I judge and criticize someone, I am behaving in the same way and am “asleep” to my own behavior. By looking in the mirror my enemy became my teacher. If I can “wake up” I can receive the gift of awareness and become more responsible. I am reminded that when I react to people with judgment, criticism and blame, I am looking in the mirror at someone who is a spiritual teacher. I am also reminded of how reactive I am, how quick I am to judge. I remember the consequences of judgment; making someone an enemy creates physical, mental and emotional suffering. I remember that I create my suffering. This way of self-awareness was once called stalking before stalking had such negative connotations. Stalking the self was considered an honorable way to behave, to become more aware and responsible. By becoming more aware and responsible I can treat everyone with more respect and kindness. This writing and sharing is dedicated to my Older Sister and Teacher, Germaine Sitting Crow, who crossed one year ago. Sister was a holy woman for the Wasa Wakpa Community in South Dakota, my guide and mentor, one who taught me about unconditional love, as have my grandchildren. Hal Robinson, MRC, is a partner in the Healing Arts Center, a holistic medical facility in Kerrville, Texas. He oversees the Dancing Bear Teaching Lodge, the educational and training component of the Healing Arts Center. For information about the lodge visit www.dancingbearteachinglodge.com.

Cross Reactivity: When Gluten-Free is Not Enough

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hen the body creates antibodies against gluten, those same antibodies also recognize proteins in other foods. When we eat those foods, even though they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain gluten, the body may react as if we just did. So we may be doing a fantastic job of remaining completely glutenfree, but still launch an immune response, exhibit symptoms and feel bad. Proteins are found in all foods. Gliadin (gluten) is a chain of amino acids in a specific sequence, and it is the specific sequence of these amino acids that determines what kind of protein is formed. Then these amino acid chains are folded, which gives a protein its structure. The folding is integral to the function of the protein. An antibody is a Y-shaped protein produced by immune cells in the body. Each tip of the Y contains the region of the antibody that can bind to a specific sequence of amino acids that bind with receptors on the protein structure. Think of it like a lock (protein) and key (antibody). The formation of antibodies against a protein depends on the sequences of amino acids in that protein and how is folded. Certain amino acid sequences in proteins, like gliadin, are more likely to be the target of new antibody formation than others simply because of the location of the protein sequence. This is also part of why certain foods have a higher potential to cause allergies and sensitivities. In that case, the amino acid sequence that an antibody recognizes in gliadin is also present in another protein from another food. There are 20 different single amino acids and millions of ways to link them together to form a protein structure. The gliadin string of amino acids and protein structure is similar enough in structure and amino acid sequence to other foods that the body may also attach the anti-gliadin antibody to a protein from another food.

In recent studies, anti-gliadin antibodies did cross-react with all dairy, including whole milk and isolated dairy proteins (whey, casein, casomorphin and butyrophilin). This may explain the high frequency of dairy sensitivities in gluten sensitive patients. Oats, brewer/bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yeast, instant coffee (but not fresh coffee), milk chocolate (attributable to the dairy proteins in chocolate), sorghum, millet, corn, rice and potato all have been cited in reviewed studies to cross-react with anti-gliadin antibodies. While not all people with gluten sensitivities will also be sensitive to all of these foods, they should be highlighted as high risk for stimulating the immune system, just like gluten does. Because these are commonly used ingredients in commercial gluten-free baked goods, caution should be exercised if individuals are still experiencing symptoms. They may do well to remove these foods, as well, if they are simply not seeing the improvements hoped for by eating gluten free. We have the choice of either cutting these foods out of our diet and seeing if we improve, or we can now get tested for cross-reactive foods to see if our body produces antibodies against these foods. Betty Murray, CN, CHC, is a certified nutritionist, health coach, author of Cleanse: Detox Your Body, Mind and Spirit and founder of Living Well Dallas, an integrative medical center in Dallas. For more information contact her at 972-930-0260 or Info@ livingwelldallas.com.

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FEBRUARY 7 - 9 Miami International Map Fair - Peruse and purchase antique maps from some of the finest map dealers in the world. Learn about maps through a series of lectures by experts in the field and enjoy special events held throughout the weekend. Proceeds from Map Fair go toward maintaining and improving the exhibitions, educational programming and community outreach. HistoryMiami Members: $5 Non-Members: $10. History Miami, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130 www.historymiami. org, 305-375-1492

THURSDAY, February 6 The Facts about Genetic Cancer Risk - 6-8 pm. Genetic risk educator, Rae Wruble, will provide information about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, genetic testing, and local genetic risk education services. Cancer Support Community, 8609 South Dixie Highway, Miami. Register at 305-668-5900. 2014 Be My Cupid! -- Join Pecan’s Day Spa this evening 5:30pm-8:00pm and purchase your Valentine the perfect gift, memberships and packages available at this event! Call for more details! Pecan’s Day Spa (305)284-8636

SATURDAY, February 8 Stress Management through Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Meditation with Dr. Lata Sonpal - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - here you will learn causes of stress and techniques to release it. The program is Free and open to public at Palmetto Bay Library, 17641 Old Cutler Road, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. For further information contact 305-271-2772, call 305-232-1771

TUESDAY, February 11 KarmaBeat Breath - 7-9:30 p.m. Enjoy the practice of breath, energy/shamanic healing, music and sharing for healing, increasing self-awareness and clearing karmic patterns. CitiZEN Yoga Ten Museum Park Building, 1040 Biscayne Blvd., #4002, Miami, FL 33131, $50 305-588-3521

FEBRUARY 13-17 Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail - Miami International Boat Show is one of the largest boat shows in the world. View the showcases of more than 2,000 exhibitors, including the latest powerboats, sailboats, engines, electronics and accessories. Events are held at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Strictly Sail, the sailing section of the show, is held at Miamarina at Bayside. Visit website for more information.

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Bowling Nights with Himalayan Healing Bowls 7-8:30 p.m. Join Vic for an the empowering waves of singing bowls and chimes as they harmonize you with joy, prosperity, good relations, health, and love. CitiZEN Yoga, Ten Museum Park Building, National Spiritual Director Gen Kelsang Jampa. 1040 Biscayne Blvd., #4002. Miami, FL 33131, Simple but effective techniques for unlocking the $40, 305-588-3521 power of the mind. Limited seating; register now. $50 includes vegetarian lunch. Drolma Kadampa Valentine’s Massage For Couples – 7-9:30 pm Join Buddhist Center Miami, 1273 Coral Way, Miami Licensed Massage Therapist and Life Coach Kevin 33145; 786.529.7137 O’Brien for a fun and relaxing way to connect with your special someone. Champagne (or Sparkling TUESDAY, February 18 Cider) and chocolate included! Open to couples of any sexual orientation. Only $65 per couple before English Countryside Magical Workshops with 2/10, $75 after. Zensations, 7520 Red Road, Suite shamanic teacher Rosemary Hanson. Guided K, in South Miami. 305-788-0777. meditations, channeling, and spirit messages for the coming year. Rosemary also offers private reading FEBRUARY 14 & 21 and reflexology sessions. Visit website for times and prices. Aum Home Shala, 3104 Florida Ave., Couples Valentine Weekend Getaway & Work- Coconut Grove, FL 33133. 1-305-441-9441. shop: 7:00pm – Sun 2pm. Join Richard & Diana Daffner, authors of “Tantric Sex for Busy Couples,” FEBRUARY 20 - 23 for a romantic beach getaway. Bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. $650/couple. South Beach Wine & Food Festival: Join your Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL. More info, other favorite Food Network hosts including Rachael dates & locations, brochure. 1-877-282-4244. Ray, Emeril Lagasse, Paula Dean, Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence and many more for cooking demos FRIDAY, February 14 and book signings at the American Express Grand An Unconventional Valentine’s Day - 6pm - Tasting Tents. Visit the web site for a complete 10pm - Darshan is an intimate experience of divine listing of events and to purchase tickets. Various presence through a moment with an enlightened locations throughout South Beach. 877-762-3933

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master. This Valentine’s Day, spend the evening in the elevated consciousness of your own soul. Miami THURSDAY, February 20 Hilton Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Posture and your health: what’s the connection? Florida, 33132. Free. 303-996-0123 Learn this critical relationship from Dr. Brady Barnacle Under Moonlight- A monthly concert 7-8pm. 3850 Bird Road Suite 402b. Call 305 448 held on full moon nights at the Barnacle Historic 2600 to reserve your space State Park in Coconut Grove, 3485 Main Highway. Bring a picnic, bring your friends and enjoy a lovely FRIDAY, February 21 evening. Gates open at 6 pm. Music lasts from 7-9 pm. No pets and no alcohol are allowed. $7 for ages Master Yoga Class with Sid McNairy – 5:3010+, $3 for ages 6 - 9; and those under 6 are free. 7:00pm Join Certified Baptiste Teacher Sid McNairy for a fun and powerful power vinyasa practice. Hop 305-442-6866. on your mat, flow with your breath, and empower yourself to expand your practice and your life. $20. FEBRUARY 15 - 17 Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coconut Grove Arts Festival- Meet with exhibiting Coral Gables. 786-953-7709 artists, sample fine cuisine, enjoy live entertainment and take a walk through history. 3390 Mary St, South FEBRUARY 22 - 23 Bayshore Dr. in Downtown Coconut Grove. $10 per person per day. Children 12 & under, Metrorail South Miami Rotary Art Festival - 10amGolden Passport and Patriot Passport holders are 6pm. Free. Proceeds from the show fund Rotary free. 3-day passes available for $17. Residents of scholarships as well as international and local Coconut Grove in the 33133 zip code can enjoy the community service projects. 5750 SW 72 ST. Festival all 3 days for $5 with a 33133 pass (proof (between Red Road and US1 in South Miami) Contact 305-769-5977. of residency

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discover the role that your emotions play in your ability to manifest the life you truly desire. Learn to LIVE the Truth that all the Masters have known. $45 before 2/19, $55 after. Zensations, 7520 Red Road, Suite K, in South Miami. To register call 305-788-0777. The Spirit of Yoga Inversion Workshop – 1:30-3:30pm with Sid McNairy. Inverted postures are some of the most beneficial yet intimidating of the asanas. You will be guided through alignment, technique, proper modifications, and learn how to develop the power in your core strength. $50. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709. Seventh Annual Everglades Area Tours Paddle-In – A great social event to bring together like minded paddling folks for a day of family-oriented fun. It is a great opportunity to meet new friends who enjoy the paddling the area, learn a bit of the colorful local history and experience a wonderful part of Florida. The event is free, however, with the goal to raise money for a local charity. This year’s beneficiaries will be the Museum of the Everglades and Friends of Fakahatchee. Visit website to RSP.

FEBRUARY 23 - March 2 Winter Star Party – Approximately 600 astronomers from around the world gather to view southern constellations, comets and stars in the Lower Keys’ clear night skies – virtually the only place in the continental U.S. where they can be viewed. Lectures, programs and workshops round out the event. Contact 305-661-1375,

FEBRUARY 22 – 23 19 Annual Upper Keys Gigantic Nautical Flea Market - Free. Find hundreds of marine and water sports-related vendors offering wares to thousands of buyers seeking deals on new and used boats, marine equipment, electronics, fishing tackle, dive gear, nautical arts and crafts, and more. All proceeds benefit local area youth Sat. 8am-5pm/Sun. 9am-3pm. Founders Park, MM 87 bayside, on Plantation Key. 305-453-3802. th

49th Annual Old Island Days Festival - Free. The art show is a highlight of Key West’s Old Island Days, a celebration of local arts, culture and history that began in 1960 under the auspices of the Old Island Restoration Foundation. Fine art aficionados can discover the work of approximately 100 artists. Whitehead and Caroline Streets, in the Old Town district. 1-305-294-1241.

FRIDAY, February 28 35th Annual Garden Walk - The Garden Walk is a unique, self-guided tour showcasing properties in the Upper Keys. Several distinctive, private gardens, each with its own personality and charm are located between MM 82 and MM 102, include a hammock with native plants and trees as well as landscapes of lush exotics and salt-tolerant seascapes. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presented by the Upper Keys Garden Club. Tickets are available for a $25 donation. 305-332-0535.

SUNDAY, February 27 Inversions: an Iyengar Workshop with Liora Haymann. Liora’s teaching is both challenging and supportive, with an emphasis on alignment, sequencing, and building self-confidence. Aum Home Shala, 3104 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove, FL 33133. 1-305-4419441.

SATURDAY, March 8 Kendale Elementary Carnival - Fun filled day full of games, rides, food, vendors, basket auction, silent auction and much more! Call or text Ofi at 305-724-6664 for more information. Tickets on sale the day of the carnival. Kendale Elementary at 10693 SW 93 Street

floridakeys FEBRUARY 8 - 9 20th Annual Pigeon Key Art Festival- 10am-5pm in the Marathon Community Park MM 49. The art festival is a juried show with over 85 locally and nationally selected fine artists and craftsmen in 9 different categories. Proceeds from the festival benefits the Pigeon Key Foundation. Tickets can be purchased on festival day: adults $7, students $3 and free for children under 12 years. Contact: 305-289-9555.

FEBRUARY 14 - 15 54th Annual Key West House & Garden Tour - Tour a series of elegant and unique private homes of Key West, ranging from exquisite restorations to creative renovations, and the interior design that complements their architecture and adds a unique Key West flavor. The February and March tours are offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with visitors responsible for providing their own transportation. Proceeds help benefit the Old Island Restoration Foundation. 305-294-9501.

FEBRUARY 18 - 19 Annual Chili Cookoff – the public is welcome to attend and vote for the best chili at this tasty event from 11-4, as local competitors rival for best chili in town, including prizes. $10 admission allows tastes of all chili entrants. Islamorada Moose Lodge, contact Nancy Laxe, 305-664-1086.

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Buddhist Meditation Class w/ Prayers for World Peace ~ 10:30am-noon, $10. Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center Miami, 1273 Coral Way, Miami 33145; 786.529.7137 Power Vinyasa All Levels – 10:30-12:00pm with Luca Richards, Certified Baptiste Teacher, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709.

MELT Roller Series: 5:30-6:45 pm - Reduce joint pain and muscle tension. 5 classes for $90 or $22/class for drop-ins. Aum Home Shala, 3104 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove, FL 33133. 1-305441-9441. Meet the Doctor. The Banyan Holistic Healthcare Center: Pinecrest location, FREE ORIENTATIONS. Insurance Accepted Call now, (305)663-5696.

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Dharma Meetings – 2pm. Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Buddhist Meditation Class ~ 7:30-9pm, $10. / Center 3239 West Trade Ave. Unit 10, Coconut With monk Gen Kelsang Norbu. Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center Miami, 1273 Coral Way, Miami Grove. FREE. 305-775-7541. Embracing a Life of Peace and Freedom 33145; 786.529.7137 Family Fundays at Fairchild9:30am-5pm. Join The Mary Group for a Transforming Weekend Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 1st Sunday of Power Yoga All Levels – 10:30-11:30am with Talarico, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages Redefi neRoad, yourCoral relationship with Fear. the workshop. month 10901 Old Cutler Gables. Salvatore available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, 305-667-1651. Acquire insight and tools to set yourself and Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709. your life free. Jazzercise® - $5. 10am. South Miami Community Expressions Performing Arts offering Ballet Center 5800 SW 66 St. Call Cathie 305-666-5457. 4Pointe - for Teens, $15 per class and class time Miami Center for Spiritual Living- 10:30am- Free. 6-7:15pm, at the Miami Beach JCC 4221 Pine Tree Non-denominational spiritual message. 2490 Coral Drive-786-512-8783 Way, Miami, 786-206-6355. Contact Donna Waldrop Massage Relief for Combat Veterans - 50% Sunday Services at SOUL Church – 11am at the off therapeutic massages for our combat service 305 432-7877 SOUL Service at the Elks Lodge, 6304 SW 78th St in personnel. Call 305-351-0819. Shala Spa 1119 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. South Miami. Free pot-luck lunch.and 305-221-6516. Presenters: Don Jacque Nelson

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Ballroom Dance w/Lessons- $2 donation. 7-9:30pm. (lessons from 7:30-8) St. Mathew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 SW 72 St. For more info: 305-667-7715.

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wednesday Yoga For Busy Professionals –$18/class or package. 6:30 PM. Better Health Care Center, 7520 Red Rd. South Miami. 305-788-0777 Garden Hatha Yoga – with Terra-Nova, RYT in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. 12:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. 305-673-7256

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Power Vinyasa All Levels – 4:00-5:00pm with Lizzett Chiappy, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709.

Farmer’s Market – Vendors selling fresh and local produce, herbs, cheeses, plants and pastries in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden (2000 Convention Center Drive) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free! 305-673-7256 Connected Warriors - Free Yoga Classes for Veterans and Families of Veterans - 3pm at Brickell Hot Yoga 301 SW 17th Road, 33129 305-856-1387 Free orientations for PTSD and pain relief with discount services for military or vets. The Banyan Holistic Please call 305-663-5696 to schedule Free Veterans Sailing – with Team Paradise, the Paralympic Sport Club of Miami. 12 – 12pm Team Paradise Sailing, Inc. 2620 S. Bayshore Drive, Miami 33133. 305-776-8778. SUP Discount for Combat Veterans – All Combat Vets get 20% off Stand Up Paddling with Lubo, on Key Biscayne, 786-301-3557. Call to schedule an outing Drub-Dhe Meditation- 7:25-9:30pm. Freedonations are welcome. Regency House 353 West 47th St., Flat 7A, Miami Beach. Contact: Robert Phuntsog Ngo-drub 305-213-2577. Hatha Yoga – 6-7:30pm – Free - King David Foundation, 17971 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL Suite #117. Bennett - 305-949-0950. Free Acupuncture for Combat Veterans – 1-2pm, Acupuncture Center for Wellness, Inc., 16663 NE 19 Avenue, Suite 111, North Miami Beach, Fl. 33162, (305) 940-7763. Healing With Dance - South Miami Hospital for physical limitations from illness/surgery. No dance experience necessary. 9:30-10:30am. $5. 786-662-8106.

thursday Power Vinyasa All Levels – 8:00-9:00am with Julianne Arhee, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709. Therapeutic Yoga – 11:00am-12:00pm with Luca Richards, Certified Baptiste Teacher, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709 Meet the Doctor. The Banyan Holistic Healthcare Center: Miami Lakes location, free orientations. Insurance accepted. Call now, (786) 888-1609.

Yoga and Meditation Class-7-8:30pm. Free. West Dade Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way. RSVP Lawrence 305-926-3578. Garden Yoga – With Terra-Nova (RYT) in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. 12:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. 305-673-7256. Farmer’s Market –Miami Beach Botanical Garden (2000 Convention Center Drive) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free! 305-673-7256.

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Dharma Meetings – 8pm. Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center 3239 West Trade Ave., Unit 10, Coconut Grove. FREE. 305-775-7541.

Yoga For Mature Bodies – $18/class or package. 10:30 AM. Better Health Care Center, 7520 Red Rd. South Miami. 305-788-0777

Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) - Free jazz concerts on the last Fri. Joan Lehman Building, 770 NE 125 St. 305-893-6211.

Yoga with Drishti- 6:30pm at Biscayne Park Recreation Center, 11400 NE 9th Court. 305-335-7618.

Coral Gables Art Walk – An art walk centered around downtown Coral Gables, with all the galleries between Miracle Mile and Ponce de Leon Rd. Free trolly transportation.

Laughter Yoga Sessions - $5.00 each - 9:30-10:15 AM, North Shore Youth Center 501 72nd Street, Miami Beach 33141, 305-861-3616 Overeaters Anonymous - Beginner Meeting - 7:30 pm Riviera Presbyterian Church 5275 Sunset Dr., Coral Gables, FL 33143 Hatha Yoga Class - 5:30 - 7:00pm at Sai Ayurvedic College, $15 -9000 SW 137 Ave, Suite 220, Miami 33186, 305-380-0652

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Kids Yoga (4-8 Years) – 9:30-10:30am with Sophie Phillip, RYT. $10 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709.

Private Yoga Classes at Sanacion Shakti- from 6:30-7:30pm. Please call 786.275.4783 to schedule your session. 2005 West 62th StreetHialeah, FL 33016.

Lincoln Road Art Walk- 1st Sat. of the month. 7-10pm. 40+ local artists, museums and galleries in South Beach. ArtCenter/South Florida 800, 810 & 924 Lincoln Road. 305-674-8278.

Meditation Classes in Spanish Sanacion Shakti - 5:00-6:00pm. Call today to reserve your spot. Call 786.275.4783 for more information and reservations.

Open House/Exhibitions – 2nd Sat. Meet ArtSouth studio artists & staff. Free. Refreshments. 240 North Krome Ave. 305-247-9406.

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Free Acupuncture for Combat Veterans – 1-2pm, Acupuncture for Wellness Center, Inc., 7550 SW 57th Avenue, Suite 116, South Miami, FL 33143, 305-669-6699.

Family Night- 3rd Friday of the month. 3-9pm. Free admission & parking. Miami Children’s Museum, 980 Macarthur Cswy. 305-373-5437.

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Jazzercise® - $5. M&W 6:30pm. South Miami Community Center 5800 SW 66 St. Ongoing classes available all week. Call Cathie 305-666-5457. Meditation for overall well-being- 7:30- 9pm. 8150 SW 92 St, Miami. 786-556-7318. Donation.

Power Vinyasa All Levels – 10:30-11:30am with Crystal Long, RYT. $20 drop-in or packages available. Bala Vinyasa Yoga. 1430 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 116, Coral Gables. 786-953-7709.

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Stories for Children - 10:30am. Key Largo Library, 101485 US1. 1-305-451-2396. Also Thur, 10:30am, Stories for children ages 2 ½ -6.

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Meditation- Free. 7pm. Unity Church, 9591 Overseas Highway, Marathon.

Big Pine Key Flea Market- 8am. South of the only traffic light in town on U.S. 1.

Tai Chi – 7pm. $15. Coffee Mill Dance and Yoga Studio, 916 Pohalski St, Key West, 1-305-296-9982; 1-305-735-3519.

Family Swim YMCA. 2-4pm. $3 Adults, $2 Kids. FKCC swimming pool. 1-305-295-9622.

Water Wellness Program- 8am. $5. Yoga, Pilates and Meditation. MM 92 Oceanside. 1-305-393-1162.

Movies at The Spiritual Garden - Spiritual up lifting movies. 1st and 3rd Sun. 7pm. Good will offering is $5. Unitarian Universalist fellowship 801 Georgia St. 1-305-394-2005. Nightly Sunset Celebration - Free. Enjoy a spectacular sunset entertained by the various carnival performers and vendors. Mallory Square, Key West. 1-305-292-7700.

wednesday Ancient Indian Meditation - 6:30-8:30pm. 1-305292-6958.

Tai Chi for Inner Harmony - 9:30-11am on Sugarloaf Key. Call Lydia at 1-305-745-2811.

Cardio-Sculpting Class 8:30-9:20am. Pirate Wellness Center, MM21.4 Cudjoe Key. 1-305744-3348

Toddler Playtime Stories- Ages 10 months to 2 years and their caregivers. Free. 10:30am-12:30pm. Key West Library, 700 Fleming Street, Key West. 1-305-292-3595.

Yoga/Meditation – 8am. $7 Key Largo Community Park, MM 100 ocean side. 1-305-853-1003.

tuesday Free Guided Relaxation Class - 7 -8 PM at Islamorada Fitness MM 85.9 bayside. Bring a towel or exercise mat and a pillow. (Sponsored by Keys To Peace. 305-619-0534. Mothers and Babies Group - for new moms, their babies and expecting mothers. Free. 1-3 p.m. Healthy Start, Gato Bldg, 1100 Simonton St., Key West. 1-305-293-7516 or 1-305-293-7511.

Family Hour- Special programs for children of all ages. Free. 1pm. Key West Library, 700 Fleming St, Key West. 1-305-292-3595. Story Hour - ages 5 years & up. 10:30-11:30am. Games & stories. Marathon Library, 3251 Overseas Hwy. 1-305-743-5156. Key West WPA Walking Tour – Old Town Key West. 10am. $20. 1-305-296-3573. Yoga/Meditation – 8:30am. $7 Key Largo Community Park, MM100 Oceanside. 1-305853-1003.

Belly Dancing Class - $10. 7:30pm. All levels welcome.

monday Aerobic Dance - 1-1:55pm. CoffeMill Dance. 916 Pohalski St. 1-305-296-9982.

saturday

thursday Water Wellness Program - 8am. $5. Yoga, Pilates and Meditation. MM 92 Oceanside. 1-305-393-1162.

friday Salsa Dance Lessons- 7:30-9pm. Paradise Health & Fitness. 1796 N.Roosevelt Blvd. 1-305-296-6348.

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“Reach a state of emotional, mental & physical balance”, I can help transform your vitality and life for the better. Services: acupuncture, Chinese herbology, cupping, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, reiki & bodytalk.

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My practice focuses on mediation and collaborative family law to best preserve family relationships and conserve finances through respectful and effective divorce resolutions. Other areas: Prenuptial agreements and cooperative divorce.

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Acupuncture Physician 717 Ponce De Leon Blvd. Ste #325 305-445-4494

Want to Feel Your best? The Benefits Of Acupuncture is the solution. Soothing, Peaceful atmosphere to help you reach your best. Some Health Plans accepted.

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Turn to your angels for wisdom and guidance. Debbie is a certified Angel Messenger Practitioner who will help you get the messages you need from your angels. She is also a Reiki Master and Akashic Record reader. Follow her on Twitter: Angelinpocket

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Specializing in divorce, family matters, life-changing events, and women’s issues. Reiki Master. See ad, page 59.

ENERGY HEALING EXIT 27 TRANSFORMATIONALHEALING

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Leslye Jacobs conducts healing for her clients globally. An I/O Psychologist since ‘96 with roots in regression/hypnotherapy - she has worked with healers from around the world. Her futuristic style of DNA/ energy healing accelerates vibrational frequency resulting in substantial shifts in clients health, wellbeing and relationships.

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Transform your life by changing the way you eat and looking deeper into the emotions that could be sabotaging your efforts. Get a holistic nutrition counseling session to guide you step by step into the most introspective and fascinating healing experience of your life.

HOLISTIC PHYSICAL THERAPY MINSU HEALING OASIS

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Minsu’s Healing Oasis, a holistic physical therapy practice, dedicated to eliminating your back and neck pain. We combine Energy Medicine with traditional physical therapy and CranioSacral therapy to help you live pain free!

HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING DANIEL R. MESCH, L.M.H.C.

975 41st St., Ste 303, Miami Beach 10300 Sunset Drive, Suite 460, Miami 305-672-0588

Dr. Mesch provides psychotherapy services including hypnosis and regression therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Call to participate in our regression group. We provide services in Spanish, English and Hebrew. See ad, page 31.

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www.miamitherapy.com 305-461-2459-Miami Shores

Voted “Best of” Psychotherapists by Family, Health and Counseling Magazine and “Best” Psychotherapist by the Coral Gables Gazette. Dr. Munhall counsels individuals, couples and families using a psychodynamic approach to help you obtain your goals and resolve conflicts, anxiety, depression and other problems.

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Learn the basics of meditation and reiki, center yourself and quiet your mind, Reap tremendous benefits including greater relaxation, less anxiety and maybe even a better night’s sleep.See ad, page 55.

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Dr. Sonpal, Licensed Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Fellow in Clinical Hypnotherapy, trained by and worked for Dr. Brian Weiss (Many Lives Many Masters) at the Weiss Institute for seven years. She provides psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, inclusive of Past Life Regression and Progression, to all age groups. See ad, pages 12.

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Dr. Munhall brings her extensive experience of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and couple therapy to you also as a Certified Sex Therapist. Sex therapy may restore the connectedness in your relationship, with an emphasis on love and understanding as couples explore issues such as a lack of desire, trust issues, effects from aging, past sexual abuse, among other problems. See ad, page 4.

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A 6th Generation Intuitive, Deirdre offers in-person & telephone private intuitive readings, Weekly Intuitive Development class series, Certified Angel & Mediumship Workshops & Mind, Body & Soul Conferences. Visit her site for details, www.DeirdreAbrami. com

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