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Cancer Support with Kirstin Nussgruber 10-2pm

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Herbal Therapies for Allergies & Back to School Herbal Kits for Kids with herbalist Cheryl Karcher 2pm

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20 ACUPUNCTURE

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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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Beyond Pain and Arthritis

24 SPREADING THE LOVE Kula for Karma

by Susan Bloom

26 AGELESS BEING

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Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

30 SUPPLEMENTS 101

An Interview with Kirstin Nussbruber

by Lana Dykes

32 WHOLE CHILD SPORTS Free Play Earns the Winning Score

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36 CHOOSE HAPPINESS

Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch

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letterfrompublisher Celebrating Our 3rd Anniversary

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newsbriefs One Spirit Festival Expands to 2-Day Event

T Welcome New & Returning Advertisers OneSpirit Festival Christina Whited

Alice Rich Reiki Center

he Clinton Community Center will once again be the center of activity for the fall One Spirit Festival on September 26-27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A stellar line up of readers, holistic vendors, healers, practitioners, crafters and artisans, as well as crystal dealers will be featured both in the front yard and inside the Community Center.

Lectures will be presented all day, each day. Fifteen minute appointments may be booked in advance with the talented psychic readers, who are one of the prime attractions at the festival. Michael Zaikowski, Joanie Eisinger, and Brenda Ivey will be returning with their special gifts of Tarot, palmistry, direct channeling, and working with the angels.

“We are so pleased that so many people return to the One Spirit festival each time we offer it. Since the fall festival is a full two days for the first time, we are expecting even more attendees this time around,” says festival director, Christina Lynn Whited. Whited heads the Church of All Creation in High Bridge, NJ, as well as the Circle of Intention School of Intuitive Sciences. PSI, as well as Shoprite of Hunterdon County, are additional sponsors of the event now in its sixth year.

Admission is $5 per person. Location: Clinton Community Center, 63 Halstead Street, Clinton. For details call Christina at 908-638-9066 or visit OneSpiritFestival. org. See ad on page 13.

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Willow School Introduction to Enneagram Paul Rack

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eat the crowds and experience genuine personal service while browsing exclusive hand-picked styles.

Products include 100% organic cotton tops, captivating indigenous jewelry, luxury alpaca clothing and accessories for both distinct and classic tastes. The boutique, located in Lebanon, carries versatile essential oils and invigorating Ayurvedic goat milk products, including soap, shampoo, body creams, insect spray and pet care. Find something for anyone in any season at Desai Farms Unique Boutique!

Dr. Desai’s skincare line specializes in beyond organic Ayurvedic solutions, adopting a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy and well-balanced lives. The basic principle of Ayurveda is to prevent and treat illness by maintaining balance in the body, mind and consciousness. This is enabled by a discipline of proper lifestyle and diet supported by herbal remedies.

The Boutique offers 100% natural ingredients like lavender, lemongrass, tea tree, turmeric and more. The base of all Dr. Desai’s soaps is pure, nourishing goat’s milk. Be good to your skin the natural way with Dr. Desai skincare.

In addition to skincare, the Boutique carries pure essential oils for aromatherapy, natural perfume and deodorization. Elevate your mind and soul with the power of organic essential oils. Contact Donna Maria to design a personal essential oil blend by appointment.

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Location: 1012 Califon-Cokesbury Road, Lebanon. For custom essential oils, call Donna Maria at 908-305-3332. For more information, call 908-236-6742, visit DesaiFarms.net or visit DrDesaiSoap.com. See ad on page 12.

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“Healthy Eating on the Run” in Flemington

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ince 1994, when Natural Awakenings published its first edition in Naples, Florida, we have had the pleasure to showcase a wide variety of alternative views, therapies and products, many of which were completely new to our readers. Here are two examples of firsts to our Natural Awakenings Central NJ edition.

Introduction to Enneagram. The Enneagram is a powerful and elegant tool for self-knowledge, improving interpersonal relationships, and growing spiritually.

Emerging from ancient roots, the Enneagram shows how each of us relates to the world according to one of nine different personality types, each with promises and challenges. For workshop information, see ad on page 39.

ASPIRE to Excellence. Yvette Long, president, developed this unique approach to guidance for young men (ages 12-23). Thorugh creating a partnership of trust and respect, ASPIRE helps young men make better decisions, manage non-productive, destructive behavior, deal with anger and sadness, develop self-confidence and communication skills that will aid in achieving to his potential and take more of a leadership role in his life. For information, see ad on page 20.

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Relying on fast food more often than you’d like?

Learn about healthy eating as part of good selfcare with Tammy Westney when she presents “Grab and Go, Healthy Eating on the Run” on Saturday, September 19, from 12 noon - 2:00 p.m., at Acupuncture Works Center in Flemington.

This fun, hands-on cooking demonstration will help identify reasons why you may be too tired to cook as well as triggers for emotional eating. The recipes will focus on organic, whole food. Locally grown foods will be used whenever possible.

“I am happy to offer this class which blends my passion for cooking with the science of nutrition. We truly are what we eat right down to our cells,” says Tammy. “The body seeks balance. Without the nutrients we need, food cravings, feel sluggish, and becoming ill more easily arise. Eating to keep our bodies in balance can improve energy levels and create better health.”

Tammy Westney, who holds a Master’s in Nutrition and Integrative Health, is the owner of Coffee Owl Nutrition, located in Bucks County Pennsylvania.

Coffee Owl provides a blend of science and culinary art with an emphasis on both life cycle nutrition and enhancement of the microbiome. $25, including samples. Location: 84 Park Ave, Gavel Hall, Suite G-103C, Flemington. Seating is limited. Please register by calling Kristin Dudley L.Ac. at 973-979-1652. See ad on page 11.

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New Classes Offered at Be Here Now Yoga

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e Here Now Yoga, located in Flemington, is not your usual yoga studio.

Amidst the beautiful, open studio space, the classes are designed to help students connect their mind, body and spirit. In addition to regular classes, owner Karen Walsh integrates events that go beyond standard asana and delve into more specific areas of expertise.

Three exciting new programs are set to begin this fall: Yoga for Recovery, Healing Our Heroes: Reiki for Veterans and a 200 Hour RYT Therapeutic/Restorative Yoga program. The first, Yoga for Recovery, is for anyone who has suffered with addiction. Instructor Adam explains, “this weekly class is designed to help acknowledge and embrace these obstacles in order to grow from them and recognize the good that is in all of us.”

Healing Our Heroes: Reiki for Veterans, is intended to help veterans reduce pain, stress, anxiety and depression and to begin the healing process.

This monthly community program offers free 10-15 minutes Reiki sessions to veterans in Hunterdon County.

The 200 Hour RYT Therapeutic/ Restorative Yoga program will allow students to deepen their practice, teach yoga, and learn more about integrating alignment, therapeutics, and Restorative Yoga in their practice and their teaching.

Location: Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main Street, Suite 202, Flemington. For more information, starting dates and registration, visit BeHereNowYoga108.com or call 908-642-0989. See Yoga Profile on page 17.

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Organic Hair Salon Now Open in Hackettstown

Dating for your Soul Mate

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o you have a bad “dating pattern”? Been dateless for years? Just stepped out of a significant break up? If this sounds familiar, join Certified Love Attraction Coach Lisa Caroselli for Dating for Your Soul Mate, a 2-hour workshop on Sunday, October 25 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., designed to turn dating from difficult to delightful.

“The good news is – your soul mate is out there and you can’t miss them or mess it up,” says Caroselli. “This workshop will help you turn dating from awkward torture into a fun, enjoyable activity. Plus you get to connect with other singles in a lively, interactive way.”

Love Coach Lisa has been helping people connect with their soul mate and create a life they love for six years, and used the principles taught to find to her own soul mate.

Cost $35. Location: Center for Relaxation & Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Bldg 600, Ste 635, in Plainsboro. LisasLoveLiftOff.com. To register, see the events calendar at RelaxationAndHealing.com. See CRG on page 46.

Keeping Love Alive with Relationship Coach Rhoda Ondov

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enowned relationship coach, Rhoda Ondov, will be presenting Michele Weiner-Davis’ Keeping Love Alive program on Thursdays in October at Wellness Rocks!. The program teaches students how to make their relationship great and keep it that way. Michele Weiner-Davis, best-selling author of Divorce Busting, has designed this intensive interactive workshop program to focus on solutions rather than delving into the past or dissecting your problems.

An introductory session will be given September 17 at Wellness Rocks! from 7-8 pm for $15. Attendees can apply this to the full program fee and will be eligible for a 20% discount off of the full program cost of $500 (includes materials).

Location: Wellness Rocks!,28 Center Street, Clinton. For information and registration, call 908-642-6256 or email Rhoda.Ondov@gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ. com. See ad on page 15.

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holeListic Hair Design, an organic salon where beauty and health are treated as one, is now open.

Monica Sabo, owner, CNC and licensed cosmetologist with 25 years of experience, is excited by the opportunity to share her knowledge of the importance of using clean beauty products. “During my years of hairdressing I always had a passion for health and nutrition, which led to me also becoming a Certified Nutritional Consultant,” says Monica. “This led to the dream of opening a health conscious salon...now realized!”

Special offer to NA readers: First time guests receive a complementary max repair treatment (detoxes and nourishes the hair, $20 value) with any haircut and/ or color service.

Location: WholeListic Hair Design, 212 A Main Street, Hackettstown. For more information, call 908-813-8370.

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ecently, we had the opportunity to chat with Beth Youmans, owner of Yoga Central, yoga instructor, and all around amazing person.

In addition to owning Yoga Central, Beth Youmans, PhD, E-RYT500, Beth has been teaching stress management in a variety of settings for over 35yrs. She has studied yoga since the mid 90’s and attended training with a variety of teachers (including, Erich Shiffman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Paul Grilley, Bobbi Ellis, Stephanie Pappas, Sarah Powers and more).

What attracted you to yoga?

When I was in high school/college I found myself searching for books on yoga. Back then it was much more difficult to find yoga classes. I was able to find yoga classes when I moved to California in the 70’s but found myself more drawn to meditation at that point. Fast forward, I became an avid runner in the 70’s completing marathons and shorter races and did not stretch. I began to experience injuries. When I sought out yoga to heal my body, I found the profound effect it had on my mind and spirit as well. I have maintained a meditation practice from the 70s.

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I opened Yoga Central in 2001 after completing a750hr training and completing my doctorate in psychology. The yoga teacher training helped me get through the dissertation process!

What was your motivation for opening a yoga studio?

We are fortunate to be exposed to practices that enhance our time on this earth. Sharing those practices and seeing people flourish is a gift. I have long consulted at major corporations as an employee assistance counselor and in that capacity I have been able to teach meditation, office yoga and other skills that make the day-to-day work life less challenging and potentially more fulfilling. A yoga studio allowed me to incorporate a wider array of practices.

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Does the studio have any special features?

Our teachers are long-term practitioners, continue to get more training and are very cognizant of adjusting the class to meet the needs of the students. We are less about attaining the perfect headstand and more about being peaceful in body, mind and spirit and letting the peacefulness express itself in kindness to others and self. We offer meditation classes monthly.

What do your students like best about the studio?

People remark that YC is a warm and friendly studio. They like that there are a variety of classes and that there is no pressure.

Location: 953 Rt. 202 North, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. Visit YogaCentralNJ.com for class offerings. See ad on page 39 and Yoga Profile on page 17.

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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray Matter

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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.

The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

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Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility.

The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures.

After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings.

After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results.

The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

Smog Increases Stroke Risk

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esearch from Germany has found that the high particulate numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old.

The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less).

The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer

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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent.

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years.

Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality.

Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine.

While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.

Muscle-Building Supplements Linked to Testicular Cancer

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ew research published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that taking muscle-building supplements can increase the risk of testicular cancer by up to 65 percent. The study monitored 356 cancer patients and 513 control subjects, all from Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The case-control study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, and tested for testicular germ cell cancer.

About 90 percent of testicular cancers originate from germ cells.

The researchers found the subjects that used multiple musclebuilding supplements and those that began using the supplements when they were younger had the greatest risk of developing cancer.

Green Tea, Apples and Cocoa Protect Against Cancer and Arterial Plaque

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esearch published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy. The researchers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of polyphenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow.

The researchers, from the Institute of Food Research, in Norwich, in the United Kingdom, tested the polyphenols, as well as human cells, in the laboratory.

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A Walking and Yoga Intervention

By Sara Elmiligi

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he holy month of Ramadan is a spiritual and body cleanse for a Muslim during the religious 2920 day period. For millions of Muslims worldwide, fasting is part of this observance and involves an obligatory conscious abstinence from food and water from sunrise to sunset. The duration of the fast depends on geographical location and season conditions. After sunset, Muslims have no restrictions with any food or liquid consumption.

This is when the cortical monkey takes over within many people. Dinner, dessert, coffee, no sleep, and people adapt to the late night owl regimen.

How detrimental is this cortical monkey that comes out of the fasting person? A study in Saudia Arabia showed that nearly 2/3 of a 173 participant sample of women had gained 6.5 pounds or more of weight. An outsider might wonder how this could be possible if a woman is intermittent fasting for a month? Almost half of these Saudi

Arabian women reported it was directly related to overeating at social gatherings at night and nearly 88% of those women consumed pastries and coffee after sunset.

Would exercise be a solution to this “overeating at night” habit? The answer is yes!

For my graduate thesis in Exercise Science, I conducted a Walking and Yoga Intervention for Fasting Women During Ramadan. The study included 33 women aged 18 or older who were fasting during the month of Ramadan.

The women were randomly divided into walking, yoga, or control groups. The walking and yoga groups performed their assigned exercise twice a week.

Before the intervention began, I performed several tests to measure fitness, flexibility and stress along with body composition measurements.

The walking group would meet after dinner for a 1-mile walk. Many particularly enjoyed the walking group

because it was a time when they could socialize, exercise a little, and drop the weight of their day into a nice fresh breeze of air. The yoga group met for 45 minute sessions at the Dar- Ul- Islam mosque in Elizabeth, NJ twice a week.

For many participants, yoga was a new experience. The sessions were held during the brief time between dinner and the Taraweeh prayer (nightly prayer and meditation at the mosque). The practice of lying on their backs inhaling the scent of earthly incense and exhaling their daily stress away enabled some to report that they felt “reenergized and evenly distributed during Ramadan.”

Many also reported that they felt mindful of what they were eating and how much they were eating, particularly on the nights they were practicing yoga.

This was fascinating because the women were precisely practicing Ramadan’s objectives: to increase spiritual discipline and self-control.Yoga became the exercise that served as a reminder to what the bigger picture was. Ultimately, this is what these fasting women needed. A constant reminder of being mindful along with some exercise and/ or stretching.

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Acupuncture: Beyond Pain and Arthritis

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The acupuncture system consists of over 300 acupuncture points aligned in is a series of Meridians, or channels, that flow from head to hands and feet (or paws and hooves), as well as internally. There are 12 regular plus 3 extraordinary acupuncture channels corresponding to the organ systems within the body. Although we cannot exactly equate the Chinese organ system to our anatomical organs, there is ample evidence and case documentation that specific diseases and health problems can be resolved or improved with proper acupuncture treatment and point selection.

Most commonly, people think of acupuncture as a hugely effective treatment for arthritis and pain. Acupuncture works to alleviate pain by relieving stagnation of blood (life fluid) or Qi (life force or energy). What does this mean?

When the flow of blood or Qi is obstructed or blocked, it is like water hitting a dam. The accumulation of blood or Qi at this dam causes pain. Placing

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Stagnation can also be affected by the weather; dampness, heat or cold can all aggravate pain.

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Spreading the Love Through the gift of therapeutic yoga, Kula for Karma brings compassion, hope, and healing to populations in need

by Susan Bloom

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nce considered an “alternative” therapy, a wealth of scientific research continues to confirm the benefits of yoga on reducing stress, elevating energy levels and mood, enhancing the quality of sleep, improving flexibility, and promoting the healing process for those suffering from a range of chronic illnesses. Understanding the power of this practice first-hand based on the positive impact it had on her own life, Geri Topfer founded Kula for Karma – named after the Sanskrit word for ‘community’ – in 2007 to extend the benefits of therapeutic yoga and meditation to people of all ages in need throughout the greater metropolitan area. She was soon joined by Kula for Karma Executive Director Penni Feiner on a journey that’s since touched thousands with a healing message of love and hope. We sat down with Topfer, 54, and Feiner, 63, to learn more about the spirituality behind their creation of Kula for Karma and how this groundbreaking, non-profit organization is positively impacting the many communities it serves.

NA: Tell us about your background and what brought you to practice yoga.

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Topfer: I worked in the publishing industry for many years, but when I had my three children I found it difficult to balance work and family. I began pursuing other interests, including acting classes, and the teacher recommended that I take yoga to help calm the anxiety I felt performing in front of people.

When I first started yoga, I remember feeling like I’d come home – I loved the people, the music, and the philosophy.

I threw myself into yoga classes of all styles and eventually took many teacher trainings.

Feiner: I worked in the management of our family’s custom sheet metal fabrication business for over 30 years and was looking for a way to calm my overactive mind when a friend suggested yoga. Though I found it hard to relax at first, I kept attending and noticed that the stretches of calmness I felt in class lasted longer and longer; I was able to be still, centered, and mindful for the first time. My mind had always been filled with self-judgment and criticism and yoga really helped me to soften around that and love myself despite the imperfections.

NA: Why did you launch Kula for

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Topfer: Though I was teaching, I felt I needed to be doing something more with my yoga, though I didn’t know what that would look like. Then a yoga teacher of mine described how she was helping children in Ecuador and I realized that there was a lot of work to be done right here in our own backyard.

Feiner: Geri started the program by offering yoga to children at a studio in Bergen County once a week. I heard she was looking for volunteers to teach a group of teenage girls who had been abused and I volunteered to teach that class. We both recognized the power of yoga and how important it was to offer effective tools to these populations.

After that, our programs blossomed as the name got out and the need was recognized. Today, we have over 600 volunteer yoga teachers in our network and currently have 50-60 active volunteers teaching 70+ programs for everyone from young children and at-risk teens, victims of domestic violence, and veterans struggling with PTSD to oncology and cardiology patients in greater metro area hospitals such as Hackensack, Englewood, Valley, Saint Barnabas, St. Joseph s, Mount Sinai, and Bellevue. We ll soon be launching programs at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NYU Langone in New York City, and Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.

NA: What do your programs aim to do?

Topfer: We provide a hopeful, heartfelt approach to creating community and a safe environment for people to be their most vulnerable selves while working to give them portable tools to manage pain, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

The practice of therapeutic yoga really hits home on so many levels and is so important to the holistic integrative approach to healing. For us, it’s about love and the understanding that we’re all one thread away from the populations we’re serving. We’d ultimately love to bring our programs to operating rooms and medical schools to help physicians and surgeons be more mindful too.

NA: Since launching Kula for Karma, has society become more open to yoga?

Feiner: Absolutely. At Hackensack Hospital, for example, our flagship and first hospital program, we used to offer therapeutic yoga to cancer patients in a small conference room and the class got more and more traction. When the hospital unveiled its beautiful new John Theurer Cancer Center in 2010, it featured a special yoga room, which reflects their recognition of the value of this practice to their patients. This remains one of our proudest achievements.

Topfer: People are definitely looking for these integrative options and the medical profession is increasingly advocating for it – it’s the perfect storm. We hope to help make the practice of yoga even more mainstream so that one day it’s not considered ‘alternative,’ but just ‘healthcare.’

NA: How personally rewarding has Kula for Karma been for you?

Feiner: I wake up every day inspired and challenged by the work that we do; it’s just magic. I feel so much joy and richness and fulfillment from reaching out to more populations and being part of creating a wave of wellness.

Topfer: To be able to tap into your passion, turn it into action, create a platform for volunteerism, and make a difference in the lives of others is extraordinary, and I feel so lucky to have Penni as my partner and to be able to share something with someone who allows you to be your best self every day. Looking ahead, we hope to create greater awareness of the benefits of therapeutic yoga to integrative healthcare and to continue doing what we’re doing in a bigger, brighter way to reach even more people in need.

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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

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n a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth, Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age.

“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

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Our Western society fosters a belief system that we will become decrepit, frail and mentally feeble at a certain age.

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insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle

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Their position is backed by science.

Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds.

“Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship

improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within.

“Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

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any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.

Stress

The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology.

Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi.

Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.”

Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.”

Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control.

Dietary choices alone can make you 13 years younger or older than your actual age.”

Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of life-shortening lifestyle options.

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Align with Spirit

“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world

is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup.

“The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one: n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand. n Finally, do the entire series in reverse.

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SUPPLEMENTS 101: An Interview with Kirstin Nussgruber

by Lana Dykes

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ertified Holistic Nutritional Consultant Kirstin Nussgruber, and founder of Eat Holistic, is passionate about and has specialized in empowering her clients to adopt a whole foods approach to strengthen and support the body’s immune system from the inside out. A breast cancer survivor, she learned firsthand the importance of an integrative approach to one’s health, using the body, mind and soul to facilitate true healing.

Recently we sat down with Kirstin to learn the basics about supplements. As you will see, she went far beyond the beginner level.

What are supplements?

The word “supplement” has its roots in the Latin word “supplere” meaning to fill up or complete. Supplements add a benefit to your overall nutrition and sometimes this may be a missing link at a given time.

Are supplements necessary?

Our overall diet today is generally far from complete in nutrient value, as we have replaced fresh whole foods with industrialized and processed food items. In addition, our modern and stressful lifestyle causes our bodies to often be nutrient deficient. So, in short, yes!

But let’s be honest. Whether you are a dedicated, seasoned supplement-taker, or an “on-again-off-again” one, everyone has had moments of secretly doubting whether they really work, or whether you feel better while taking them.

And if you are a newcomer to the supplement world, you’re probably confused about which ones to take. How do you choose? You find yourself wondering if you need 30mg of something or 5000IU of something else.

I have been in your shoes. As you may know, I love delving into the mysteries and secrets of nutrition. Lifting the veil off supplements is no exception.

Do I need to take supplements all the time?

Not necessarily. Consider these four things: 1. Figure out what you wish to achieve. Do you need immediate relief from say, a cold or allergies? Do you wish to target a more ongoing concern, like pre-menopausal issues? Do you want to follow a general maintenance protocol?

2. Our bodies have little storage “tanks” for various nutrients, often you may only need to supplement for a limited time to replenish these “tanks” so the body is able to run at full speed again.

3. I recommend having yourself checked out by an integrative physician and getting a micronutrient blood test to determine which nutrients you are deficient of. This way, you know exactly what you need to focus on under careful supervision.

4. If you are taking any chronic medication, you need to take care not to have your drugs interact negatively with your supplements. Your pharmacist can help you here, and so can I.

Which brand is a good quality?

Generally speaking there are 3 types of supplement brands: professional- grade, health food store and integrative pharmacy-grade, and supermarket-grade. The difference is price, quality of content and strength or potency of ingredients.

Suppliers of professional-grade supplements differentiate themselves by being able to make a single medical benefit claim based on the years of research they are involved in. The higher the potency, the more professional and individualized supervision is necessary. These supplements will only be administered through a physician’s or practitioner’s office, and are almost always guaranteed to be of highest quality. Pure ingredients mean optimal absorption rates.

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and can be offered to the public without careful personalized clinical supervision.

You should make sure that the packaging ensures that the purity and potency of the product is guaranteed. Supplements need to be protected from light, heat (ideally under 80°F) and moisture. The expiration date should be visible. You can likely still use the product up to six months past the date, but be aware of any changes in color or smell.

What do you mean by “pure” ingredients and “optimal absorption” rates?

Besides the actual nutrient, each supplement can contain a myriad of other ingredients commonly referred to as excipients, which include binders, fillers, lubricants, colorants, sweeteners, flavorings and coating materials. These can often cause allergic reactions or digestion issues. A high quality supplement will not only exclude most of the above ingredients, it will state on its label which excipients, if any, are included.

Generally, a long list of excipients means the manufacturer is cutting costs for profit. However, not all excipients are bad. Excipients are needed during the manufacturing process to ensure a certain consistency. Bio-active excipients, such as fiber, seaweed and plant gums, may actually help to break down the product in the gut, maximize the absorption and work in synergy with the actual nutrient.

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having the freedom to develop, create and innovate is critical.”

Creativity isn’t limited to only younger children. How sports are taught in this country at all levels, right up through college, often inhibits athletic creativity and problem solving—as Levy has noticed year after year in the freshmen players she trains—rather than fostering these attributes.

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Whole Child Sports Free Play Earns the Winning Score

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any parents concerned that their children are getting engulfed by social media often turn to sports to spark physical activity. They scramble to sign their toddlers up for swimming and tennis lessons, T-ball and soccer practice, hoping these activities will teach their kids about motivation and leadership, while getting them off the couch and out the door. They hope that sports will be a conduit for their kids to learn what it takes to strive, drive toward a goal and succeed in later life.

As a result, more than 40 million kids across America are engaged in organized play. But youth sports are not a panacea; while parental intentions are good, they sometimes don’t realize the potential for negative consequences.

Those that have studied the phenomenon believe that youth sports—which on the surface, appear to provide a perfect environment for children to learn life lessons and develop critical social and physical skills—might hamper our children’s healthy physical, social, psychic and creative development.

Too Much Too Soon

It seems that many young kids playing on teams today are over-coached by controlling, command-oriented adults.

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Chapel Hill puts it, “Kids are kind of like overbred dogs, mimicking the drills we run in practice. They aren’t wired to think creatively. They do what they know. What’s safe.”

This kind of behavior can start at an early age, when kids should be engaging in free play with minimal adult supervision in unstructured settings. Parenting expert Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline, says, “Parents are giving in to enormous societal pressure to push kids into high-performance sports settings several times a week. It’s an ‘arms race’ of sorts, with the clear victims being the kids themselves that are robbed of their childhoods.”

There’s a much more holistic way kids can experience play, including sports. An American Academy of Pediatrics study attests that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential for helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive developmental milestones, plus managing stress and becoming resilient.

Payne observes, “In free play, children have to actively problem solve and take one another’s feelings into account if the play is to be successful. In sports, the social problem solving is largely extrinsic, facilitated by coaches, referees or parents. During a child’s formative stages, between the ages of 5 and 12,

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It’s crucial to consider the whole child, not just the budding athlete. To revive a child’s imagination and create better conditions for developing creativity, resiliency and flexibility, contemplate the option of taking a child out of organized youth sports for a while to provide the time, space and opportunity to rediscover childhood play and games. Then support them in re-entering organized athletics when they’re a bit older and more physically and emotionally ready.

Also, some kids that get heavily involved in highly structured youth sports too early may be prone to behavioral problems and serious physical injuries.

The best thing a parent can do for a young child that is active and interested in sports is roll up their sleeves and join in unscripted backyard or playground family play. Kids thrive in the attention offered from mom or dad, regardless of parental athletic skill levels. Also, organize play dates with other neighborhood kids of varying ages, because they love to learn from each other, including how to work out disagreements.

Once kids are socially, emotionally

and physically ready, organized sports can be an amazing platform for funfilled learning. Having already experienced healthy free play, a child will be ready for and thrive in a more focused, competitive, organized and structured play environment. Fortified by a creative foundation in earlier years, a youngster is better able to identify and express their own mind, body and spirit.

Luis Fernando Llosa is the co-author of Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and co-founder of WholeChildSports.com.

A writer, speaker and former Sports Illustrated reporter, he lives in New York City, where he coaches his five kids. LuisFernandoLlosa.com.

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Lessons in Sustainability

The Gladstone-based Willow School’s new Health, Wellness & Nutrition Center sets a new standard in green design and education

by Susan Bloom

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s New Jersey’s nearly 1.4 million K-12 students head back to school this month, many will encounter aging public school buildings that incorporate poorly ventilated, airtight designs, inefficient lighting, outdated vinyl flooring maintained with a bevy of potentially noxious cleaning agents, and other unhealthy building materials. For the 120 pre-K through eighth grade students of the Willow School in Gladstone, however, the return back to school will offer a completely different experience one that sets a new benchmark in environmental appreciation, responsibility, and sustainability. Thirteen years ago, the Willow School became the first school in the U.S. to build a USGBC LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold-certified building and followed up with an even more elite LEED Platinum building for its second school construction project, the Barn, in 2007. This past April, the school unveiled its newest achievement in sustainable

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construction -- a 20,000 square-foot Health, Wellness & Nutrition Center designed to the stringent standards of the Living Building Challenge, which requires that a building produces more electricity than it uses, harvests more water than it consumes such that it replenishes the local aquifer, and generates no waste that’s not recycled for other purposes. In other words, a building that truly acts like a tree.

A “Net Positive” Experience

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rolling hills, “this is a ‘net positive’ facility that runs on the sun’s energy, a building in which we’ve looked at every nut, bolt, and screw under a microscope to ensure that there are no toxic materials incorporated in its construction,” said Willow School co-founder Mark Biedron of the new Center, which features commercial and teaching kitchens, a dining room, performance arts space, a health/wellness area, an energy gallery, four middle school classrooms, 10,000 square feet of outdoor agricultural gardens and composting areas, and regenerative native landscaping.

Every occupiable room in this building has views to the outside, the construction features natural materials such as wood, stone, and products made out of plants, an extensive array of skylights allow lots of natural light, and the building s indoor air quality is incredibly pure thanks to the lack of toxic materials and the incorporation of a natural ventilation system, Biedron said. In addition to delivering the traditional core curriculum that every student needs, we re interested

in teaching children and adults how the planet works and connecting the educational curriculum to the ecosystem.”

The result? “Using the school s founding principles of celebrating the joy and wonder of learning while pursuing academic excellence, promoting mastery of the English language as the basis for communication and collaboration, and embracing a strong virtues program, which models both ethical relationships between people as well as between people and the natural systems that support them,” Biedron said, “the school delivers a strong academic program while incorporating a progressive model of education where children can learn the skills and habits of mind that will ensure their success in today s everchanging, information-rich world.”

The Center s other claims are equally impressive. The $7.5 million structure uses natural daylighting, 100% renewable solar electric power from a rooftop photovoltaic array to produce over 75,000 more kWh of electricity annually than it uses, and captures, treats, and utilizes rainwater in the building to flush toilets and for

irrigation, all helping to reduce energy consumption. In addition, the facility’s Energy Gallery displays a real-time energy monitoring system for tracking rain water harvesting as well as solar energy production and usage, allowing students to participate in and learn from the process, and has also integrated ‘Garden to Table’ culinary instruction into the curriculum within the school’s expansive teaching kitchen and agricultural gardens.

A Biophilic Response

The theory of biophilia suggests that humans naturally want to connect to other human beings but also want to connect with nature, because this gives us life and makes us feel good inside -- we have a biophilic reaction when we connect to nature, Biedron explained. At the Willow School, it feels really great for both children and teachers to be in these buildings, and studies show that improvements in test scores and behaviors are also linked to this connection.

In natural environments like these which bridge us to our place, children learn in a much deeper way.”

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The global community of couchsurfers, now 10 million strong, considers strangers “friends you haven’t met yet.” They currently are hosting and organizing more than half-a-million events in more than 200,000 cities worldwide this year. The aim is to make travel easier and more affordable, build people’s faith and trust in one another and create meaningful connections across cultures.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 31 Free Week of Qi Gong – Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Free introduction for beginners to our events and one-hour classes. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908- 647-1563.

QiGongforHealing.com Swimming Dragon Qi Gong with Patty – 121pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563.

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T’ai Chi Chih with Janet –6-7pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Wuji Qi Gong with Fran – 5:30-6:30pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Swimming Dragon Qi Gong with Patty – 7:308:30pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 GLBT of Hunterdon County – 6-8:30pm. Youth, teens, adults and parents welcomed.Monthly outings, speakers and events. Free. North Branch County Library, 65 Halsted St., Clinton. Matthew Loscialo: 908-300-1058. MatthewL@student.fdu. edu. GLBTofHunterdonCountyofNJ.com.

Wuji Tai Chi with Fran 10:30-11:30am. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Authentic Self Seminar – 7-8:30pm. Speaker Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden will help you understand how to tune into your authentic self and life purpose so you can lead a more fulfilling and heart-centered life. Free. Basil Bandwagon Natural Market, 276 Rt. 202/31, Flemington.

Registration required: 908-788-5737. 908-7300658. SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net.

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Wuji Tai Chi and Qi Gong with Brian – 6:307:30pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Open Room Acupuncture – 4:30-7pm. Free to new patients. RSVP: 908-392-3468. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. \ QiGongforHealing.com.

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Chair Massage with Karen – 4:30-7pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Cancer Care Support with Kirstin Nussgruber –10am-2pm. Nutritional and Lifestyle Counseling for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908 658-4900. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

Wuji Tai Chi with Brian – 1:30-2:30pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Chair Massage with Karen – 5:30-8pm. Free for beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd.,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Brunch with Brian – 10am-12pm. Learn more about your health and the healing arts of China. Free for

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beginners. Qi Gong for Healing, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Oneness Blessing Meditation – 11:30am. Oneness Blessing is a direct transfer of Divine energy from one person to another, for the unique purpose of awakening to the experience of Oneness. Free. Love offering. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-7308792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

“The Secret to Your Success” – 10:30am. Speaker: Rev. Della Menechella. Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton.

609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Reiki Share Celebration – 2-5pm. Enjoy Reiki healing, meditation, high vibration crystal singing bowls, gongs and chants. Speaker: Beth Wishbow, Reiki Master Teacher. $10. EZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rogers Ave., Bridgewater. Beth@ InSightHolisticHealth.com. 908-526-0002. Meetup. com/New-Jersey-Reiki-Circle.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Wellness 101 – 7pm. 2 nd Weds. of the month.

Learn about health and wellness. Free NET demo, a powerful stress reducing technique. $20 suggested donation. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor East, Somerville. RSVP: 908-300-8800. Meetup.com/The-Wellness-Clubof-Central-Jersey.

Micronutritional and MTHFR Testing –46:30pm. Testing thru Spectracell Labs. Most insurance accepted. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. 908-658-4900.

ValleyPharmacyRX.com T’ai Chi Chih with Janet Oussaty, PhD – Free intro: Sept. 9. Series begins Sept. 16 and Oct. 21. Considered a moving meditation, its daily practice enables the mind to become less distracted and the heart to become more centered and peaceful, enabling one to live in the present moment. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. Full schedule: YogaCentralNJ.com.

Free Intro Session for TLS Weight Loss Series – 7:30-8:30pm. Health Coach Karen Sammer discusses 12-week TLS Weight Loss Solution program. Transform your body and life. Begins Sept.

16. Free. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. RSVP: 908-642-0989, or karen@beherenowyoga108.com. BeHereNowYoga108.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Stand Up and Speak Out Fair – 7-10pm. Speak out on bias, bullying and bystanders. Presented

by GLBT of Hunterdon County. All welcome. $5.

Spring Run School, 11 Minneakong Rd., Flemington. 908-300-1058. MatthewL@student.fdu.edu.

GLBTofHunterdonCountyofNJ.com.

Family Yoga with Jen – 7-8pm. For children 6-10 years old accompanied by an adult. $10/adults, $5/chidren. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. Preregistration requested: 908642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

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Shamanic Journeying Drum Circle with Saharra White Wolf – 7:30pm.Smudging, drumming, guided visualization, integration. Bring paper and pen. $20.

Call 908-268-0724 to confirm date. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Yoga & Ayurvedic Cooking Workshop – 1-3pm.

Discover the secrets of spices, therapeutic properties of oils, ancient Ayurveda cooking techniques and doshas (body types). $40/Preregistered by Sept.

10. $45/at the door. eZential Wellness & Gurukul Yoga, 1300 Prince Rodgers Ave., Bridgewater.

908-526-0002. eZentialWellness@gmail.com. eZentialWellness.com.

Meditation: The Power of Cultivating Loving Kindness – 11:30am-12:30pm. Sept. 12, 26.

Instructor: Beth Youmans, PhD. By being kinder to ourselves, we begin to be kinder to others. No

experience required. $16. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Nest, 52 Main St., Chester. 908-391-4463. Barbara@ RadiantLifeCoach4U.com. RadiantLifeCoach4U.com.

Healing our Heroes: Reiki for Veterans – 3-4pm.

Monthly community program offers free 10-15 minutes Reiki sessions to veterans in Hunterdon County.

Facilitated by Reiki Masters and their students. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington.

908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

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“Abundance and the TAO of Now” – 10:30am.

Speaker: Rev. Rich Volk. Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton.

609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Herbal Therapies for Allergies/Back to School Herbal Kits for Kids with Cheryl Karcher –2pm.

Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900. Janet@ ValleyPharmacyRX.com. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

Health and Vitality Q&A with Barbara Steingas – 1pm. Author Barbara Steingas answers your questions and autographs her newest book. Robin’s

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Complete Yoga with Karen Sedlazek, RYT – 7:308:30pm. Mon. Sept. 14-Oct. 5. Practice yoga from a holistic perspective including centering, chanting, visualization, asana, pranayama and stillness. $16/ class. $52/series. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Beginner T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Thru Movement –11am-12:15pm; 7:30-8:30pm. 6 sessions, begins 9/16. Activate, circulate and balance the intrinsic energy of the body known as chi. Instructor: Janet Oussaty, PhD. $83. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Beyond Beginner T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Through Movement – 6-7:15pm. 6 sessions, begins 9/16.

Dr. Janet M. Oussaty. Practice 19 simple, gentle movements. Moving meditation can reduce stress, pain, regulate blood pressure, increase energy and more. $83. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Leaky Gut Syndrome with Dr. Nikki Conte, N.D. –7pm. Connect the link between the digestive tract and your brain functions. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster.

RSVP: 908-658-4900. Janet@ValleyPharmacyRX. com. ValleyPharmacyRX.com Introduction to Keeping Love Alive – 7-8pm.

Workshop presented by Rhoda Ondov, Relationship Coach. Learn main points of program and give you the tools to improve communication and intimacy with your partner. $15. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. 908-642-6256. Rhoda.Ondov@gmail. com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Patient Appreciation Day – By appt. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center celebrates annual Patient Appreciation Day. Music, goodies, complimentary adjustment and more. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor East, Somerville. RSVP: 908-300-8800.

Yoga on the Roller with Ana Giametta, RYT – 6-7:15pm. Rolling improves blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulates the stretch reflex in muscles, thus reducing pain and increasing the range of motion. $18/class. $16/roller. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Grab and Go: Healthy Eating on the Run – 122pm. Fun, hands-on cooking demonstration. Healthy eating as part of good self-care. $25. Acupuncture Works Center/Kristin Dudley, 84 Park Ave., Gavel Hall, G-103C, Flemington. 973-979-1652.

AcupunctureWorksCenter.com Private Intuitive Tarot Readings with Jessica McKay – 12-3pm. Jessica uses her gifts of clairvoyance and connecting with your spirit guides and guardian angels to intuitively read tarot cards. $60/30 min session. eZential Wellness & Gurukul

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908-526-0002. eZentialWellness@gmail.com. eZentialWellness.com.

Free Qi Healing Sessions with Janet Oussaty, PhD – 10-11:30am. Free 15 minute sessions. Qi Healing can restore, revitalize and rebalance our health. A subtle and gentle approach to working with energy. $75/hour sessions. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Stress: Sources & Solutions Seminar – 9am1pm. Interactive presentation will cover emotional, spiritual and physical disciplines and tools for management and prevention of stress, anxiety and depression. Speaker: Dr. Jim Owens. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury. For info: 908730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Free Community Yoga Class – 3-4pm. Discover the benefits of stress relief and health with a sample yoga class. Free with Food Bank of Somerset County donation. eZential Wellness & Gurukul Yoga, 1300 Prince Rodgers Ave., Bridgewater. 908-526-0002. eZentialWellness@gmail.com. eZentialWellness. com.

“The Science of Mind is a Prosperity Teaching” – 10:30am. Understand why God wants us to be prosperous and free! Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton.

609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Asperger Friends Support Group – 3-5pm. 3rd Sun. of the month. Teens, young adults and parents welcome. Health Quest, 310 Rt. 31 N, Flemington.

Information: 908-300-1058. AspergerFriends.com.

learn about and experience the oils first hand. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor East, Somerville. RSVP: 908.392.3188.

Meetup.com/The-Wellness-Club-of-Central-Jersey.

Intro To MELT Workshop – 11am. Learn how to reduce joint pain and muscle tension with self-treatment techniques. $25. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Preregistration required: 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Belly Dancing with Stephanie Pappas – 7:309pm. Enthusiastic, graceful and playful blend of movements. Bring out your natural joy, grace and playful spirit. $20/advance. $25/at the door. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington.

908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Conquering the Greens - Fall in Love with these Nutritional Powerhouses – 2pm. Speaker: Kirstin Nussgruber. Taste samples guaranteed. Free. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900. Info@ ValleyPharmacyRX.com. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

“How To Optimize Your Health & Vitality” – 6-7:30pm. Author Barbara Steingas shares 5 tips to optimize your health & vitality. Methodist Church, 40 Church St., High Bridge. 908-391-4463.

Barbara@RadiantLifeCoach4U.com.

RadiantLifeCoach4U.com.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Anxiety & Stress Management Support Group – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Mon. of the month. Safe, supportive environment to change self-talk and break the worry cycle. $10 suggested donation. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. 732-419-3551. SandHillsWellness@ gmail.com. FeedingAllWhoHunger.com.

Spirit Science – 7pm. 3rd Mon. of the month.

Discussion and exploration into the nature of the universe and our infinite connection to everything around us. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor East, Somerville. RSVP: 908-300-8800. Meetup.com/The-Wellness-Clubof-Central-Jersey.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Intro to Essential Oils – 6pm. Introduction to the benefits of essential oils. Speaker: Joyce Shotwell to

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One Spirit Festival – 10am-5pm. Sept. 26, 27.

Holistic vendors, readers, healers, practioners, crafters, artisans and more. $5. The Clinton Community Center, 63 Halstead St., Clinton. 908638-9066. OneSpiritFestival.org.

Reiki II Training & Certification – Sept. 26, 27.

1:30-7pm. Expand your Reiki abilities in comprehensive in-depth training. Instructor: Beth Wishbow, Reiki Master Teacher. $175. EZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rogers Ave., Bridgewater. Register: 908-526-0002. Beth@InsightHolisticHealth.com.

Meetup.com/New-Jersey-Reiki-Circle.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 “Abundance is not Something we Aquire- It is Something we Tune into” – 10:30am. Understand why lack is a lie and a manmade construct Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt.

Aug 31-Sept 4

FREE WEEK! 5 consecutive weekdays of free introduction for beginners to our events and one-hour classes.

Two kinds of Qi Gong, plus WuJi Tai Chi, T’ai Chi Chih, chair massage, and first-timers at community acupuncture. Classes days and evenings. No advance registration required. Attend any or all. See Calendar of Events listings August 31 thru September 4 for more details.

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savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Introducing the Enneagram: A Workshop – 11am-4:30pm. Learn about the 3 centers and get a summary of each of the 9 types. Discover your individual type. Explore working with the 9 levels of health in each type. $60, inc. lunch.

Christ Presbyterian Church, 1600 Washington Valley Rd., Martinsville. RSVP: Paul Rack 908-625-1844 or paulrack@optonline.net.

605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Awakening to Love’s Presence – 12-4pm. Interactive seminar discusses how to experience peace of mind regardless of what is going on around you. $59/September 20. $75/at the door. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury. For info: 908-730-8792. Jean@UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

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Sharing Circle – 6-7pm. Come meet other like minded adults to discuss and support ongoing transitions toward enlightenment. $15. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. RSVP: Meetup.com/ Creative-Frequencies or info@CreativeFrequencies.net. 908-310-1476. CreativeFrequencies.net.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Dinner with Dr. Redmond – 6pm. This month’s topic: vaccines. Dr. Redmond dispels some of the myths about vaccines. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor East, Somerville. RSVP: 908-300-8800. Meetup.com/ The-Wellness-Club-of-Central-Jersey.

Back to School, Back to Health – 4-7pm. Ask Dr. Michele Gardner questions and find out if chiropractic is right for your family. Gardner Family Chiropractic, 84 Park Ave., Suite G105, Flemington.

RSVP: 908-782-7470. DrMicheleGardner.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Introduction to Animal Reiki for Reiki Practitioners – 7-8:30pm. Apply the principles and system of Reiki when working with animals.

Pre-requisite: Level 2 Reiki Certification.

Preregistration and payment required: $25. Center for Relaxation & Healing at Plainsboro, 666 Plainsboro Rd., Ste 635, Plainsboro. 908-7300658. SueAnn@FithDimensionHealingEnergy.net.

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“Outsmarting Autism” with Patricia Lemer, M.Ed., LPC – Diet and nutritional information for kids with special needs. Very limited seating. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900. Janet@ ValleyPharmacyRX.com. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

planahead THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Keeping Love Alive Program – 7-8:30pm. Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Speaker: Rhoda Ondov, Relationship Coach. Learn the tools to improve communication and intimacy with your partner. $500. Wellness Rocks, 28 Center St., Clinton. Rhoda: 908-642-6256 or Rhoda.

Ondov@gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 Reiki Share Celebration – 2-5pm. Enjoy Reiki healing, meditation, high vibration crystal singing bowls, gongs and chants. Speaker: Beth Wishbow, Reiki Master Teacher. $10. EZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rogers Ave., Bridgewater. Beth@ InSightHolisticHealth.com. 908-526-0002. Meetup. com/New-Jersey-Reiki-Circle.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Cancer Care Support with Kirstin Nussgruber –10am2pm. Nutritional and Lifestyle Counseling for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster.

RSVP: 908 658-4900. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Introducing the Enneagram: A Workshop – 11am-4:30pm. Learn about the 3 centers and get a summary of each of the 9 types. Discover your individual type. Explore working with the 9 levels of health in each type. $60, inc. lunch. Christ Presbyterian Church, 1600 Washington Valley Rd., Martinsville. RSVP: Paul Rack 908-625-1844 or paulrack@optonline.net.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Nourishing Soups - Give Your Body the AntiOxidant Boost it Deserves - 2pm. Speaker: Kirstin Nussgruber. Taste samples guaranteed. Free. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900. Info@ValleyPharmacyRX.com. ValleyPharmacyRX.com.

Reiki I Training & Certification – 1:30-6pm.

Oct. 24, 25. Learn ancient art of healing and selfempowerment. eZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rogers Ave., Bridgewater. Beth@InSightHolisticHealth.com. 908-526-0002. Meetup.com/ New-Jersey-Reiki-Circle.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 Dating for Your Soul Mate – 11am-1pm. Turn dating from difficult to delightful with Lisa Caroselli, Certified Love Attraction Coach. $35. Center for Relaxation & Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Bldg 600, Ste 635, Plainsboro. LisasLoveLiftOff.com.

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FOR SALE MASSAGE TABLE – Has face opening and adjustable height. Excellent Condition.

Foldable. $250. BODY CUSHIONS – Have face opening for massage/chiropractic table. $125. Call Allen Lewis at 908-757-7166 for information and to purchase.

ongoingevents sunday Open Beginner Ballet – 11am-12:30pm. Elementary principals of ballet with a focus toward individual progression. Leotard, tights and Ballet shoes required. $17/class, $150/ten-class card.

Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732246-7300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Free Mindfulness Meditation Practice – 9-10am.

The Counseling and Mindfulness Group, 121 Shelley Dr., Ste 2E, Hackettstown. 646-872-7488.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 5:30-6:45pm. Open to anyone affected by cancer: survivors, those in treatment, caregivers and supporters. No experience required. Suggested donation: $5. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Suite 202, Flemington. RSVP: 908-642-0989, or karen@beherenowyoga108.com.

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Unity Spiritual Center Sunday Service – 10am.

Rev. Carmela Vuoso-Murphy. Join us for prayer, meditation, song, uplifting spiritual message and fellowship afterwards. Exceptional youth programs during the service for children, pre-teens and teens.

Outdoor labyrinth open dawn to dusk. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury. For info: 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Sunday Transformation Service – 10:30am. A warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Come to one of our services and mingle afterward with refreshments and conversation. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton, Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton.

609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Psychic Sundays at Inside/Out – 1-4pm. Psychic friends will over their services in 15-minute sessions. $35. Circle of Intention, 76 Main St., High Bridge. 908-638-9066. See schedule of psychics and book appointments: InsideOutOnMain.com.

monday Massage Monday by Donna – by appointment.

Relief for muscle pain, headaches, and stress. High quality organic oils. Reiki Yoga Wellness Center, 550 Union Ave., Middlesex. 732-369-3263. ReikiTherapyCenter.net.

Tai Chi – Qi Gong – 7pm. For all levels. $15/payable at door. RSVP requested to Nancy at 908-2680724. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center Street, Clinton.

WellnessRocksNJ.com.

Swimming Dragon Qi Gong –12-1pm. Weds., 7:30-8:30pm. Be a beautiful dragon! $50/4 lessons.

Starts anew each month. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

T’ai Chi Chih –6-7:15pm, beyond beginners. 7:158:30pm, beginners. Dr. Janet Oussaty, Instructor. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Complete Yoga with Karen Sedlazek, RYT – 7:308:30pm. Mon. Sept. 14-Oct. 5. Practice yoga from

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a holistic perspective including centering, chanting, visualization, asana, pranayama and stillness. $16/ class. $52/series. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Pilates – 6:30-7:30pm. Increase core strength using breath, flow, coordination, concentration, control and precision. Bring yoga mat. $17/class, $150/tenclass card. Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732-246-7300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Himalayan Singing Bowl Meditation –7:308:30pm. Starts Sept. 28. $15. Hunterdon Integrative Medicine, HRCH Building, 215 Rte. 31 S, Flemington. Registration required: 908-788-2572.

IntegrativeMedicine.HunterdonHealthcare.org.

Pilates Mat with Props – 1pm. Challenging class incorporate weights, Thera-Bands, Magic Circles and classical Pilates Mat exercises. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-7545901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Book Club, Chakras and Crystals, Essential Oils and Reiki Share – 7pm. Each Monday holds different mind/body/spirit workshop. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. 908-6420989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com. BeHereNowYoga108.com.

Prenatal Yoga Workshop – 6:30pm. This special class focuses on helping moms-to-be relax and prepare their bodies and minds to welcome new life into this world. Registration required. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Registration required: 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

tuesday Hatha Yoga by Cathy – 7-8pm. Poses designed to open many channels for energy to flow within the body and mind. $10. Reiki Yoga Wellness Center, 550 Union Ave., Middlesex. 732-369-3263. ReikiTherapyCenter.net.

Tai Chi – Qi Gong – 5:30pm & 6:30pm. For all levels. $15/payable at door. RSVP requested to Nancy at 908-268-0724. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center Street, Clinton. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

Beginner Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes –10:3011:30am, 6:30-7:30pm. Easy to start, fun to do, relaxing and health enhancing. $96/8 classes. $15/ drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Open Intermediate/Advanced Ballet – 6-7:30pm.

Involves more complex ballet concepts and elements. Previous ballet experience recommended.

Ballet shoes required. $17/class, $150/ten-class card.

Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732-2467300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Yoga for Recovery – 8:15-9:15pm. Class aimed towards helping people in recovery live a lighter, happier life through asana, pranayama, meditation and restoratives. No experience required. $5 suggested donation. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. Must preregister: YogaForCancerCare@gmail.com or 908-803-0968.

908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

BeHereNowYoga108.com.

HunterdonChamberRadio.com. Fifth DimensionHealingEnergy.net.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 4:15-5:30pm. Gentle yoga class is designed for people whose lives have been affected by cancer and their support person.

No experience required. Suggested donation: $5. Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, 30 Rehill Ave., Somerville. For information: 866-742-5762.

SteepleChaseCancerCenter.com.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 11am-12:15pm. Gentle yoga class is designed for people whose lives have been affected by cancer and their support person. No experience required. Suggested donation: $5. P.S. 108, 300 Lamington Rd., Bedminster. PS108.org.

“Connecting with Loved Ones in Spirit” – 7:309pm. Sit with psychic mediums who will contact the energy of your loved ones who have passed away.

By appointment only. Contact Garry: 908-852-4635 or garry@hyp4life.com. Hyp4Life.com.

Gentle Relaxation Yoga – 7:30pm. Therapeutic class focuses on reducing chronic tension, improving the joint range of motion and strengthening the musculature of the body to optimize its function.

Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Crystal Singing Bowls Guided Meditation – 8-9pm. Relax as you receive the vibration from the singing bowls while listening to a guided meditation.

Find the stillness within. Bring a mat and blanket. $15. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. For information: MeetUp.com/Creative-Frequencies or info@CreativeFrequencies.net. 908-310-1476.

CreativeFrequencies.net. WellnesRocksNJ.com.

wednesday Nutrition and the Science behind Weight Loss – 7-8pm. Naturopathic Doctor, Derek Rodger, educates participants on the science behind losing weight through nutrition. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. DrRodgerND@gmail.com.

WellnessRocksNJ.com.

Qi Gong and Tai Chi for Beginners – 1:30-2:30pm.

Lighthearted exploration of Qi. $96/8 classes. $15/ drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Wu Ji Qi Gong for all levels – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn to relax while you increase your strength and vitality. $96/8 classes. $15/drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563.

See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Beginner T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Thru Movement –11am-12:15pm; 7:30-8:30pm. 6 sessions, begins 9/16. Activate, circulate and balance the intrinsic energy of the body known as chi. Instructor: Janet Oussaty, PhD. $83. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Beyond Beginner T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Through Movement – 6-7:15pm. 6 sessions, begins 9/16.

Dr. Janet M. Oussaty. Practice 19 simple, gentle movements. Moving meditation can reduce stress, pain, regulate blood pressure, increase energy and more. $83. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Healing with Ki Energy – 12-6pm. Allow Master Sang Jin Lee heal you with Ki Energy. Scheduled appointments are requested. Stop by to observe the healings taking place. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. For more information and registration, contact Master Amy Spina: 773-677-8872 or amyspina@gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

KiAmerica.com.

Pilates Mat with Props – 10am, 6:30pm. Challeng-

ing class incorporate weights, Thera-Bands, Magic Circles and classical Pilates Mat exercises. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

A Course in Miracles Study Group – 7-8:30pm.

This is an ongoing group whose purpose is to support students of the Course and answer any questions they have whenever the need arises. This group meets offsite. 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Faithful Servant Alt Cancer Support Group – 7:30-9pm. 1st Thurs. of each month. Share your story along with others through faith, and natural healing in combination with western medicine. Free.

Somerset Hills Baptist Church, 510 MountAiry Rd, Basking Ridge. Antonina Memoli, 908-464-6414.

FaithfulServant@Optimum.net. FaithfulServantCancerSupport.com.

thursday Reiki Share & Healing Circle – 5:30-6:45pm.

Reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, promotes healing based on “life force energy” that flows through us. $10 suggested donation. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. 732-419-3551.

FeedingAllWhoHunger.com.

The Universe is Calling Book Study – Sept. 10Oct. 15. Author Eric Butterworth states, “The call of the Universe is to come up higher, to take charge of your life, to release your hidden splendor.” Registration: $75/Sept. 6. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (Pattenburg). 908-730-8792.

UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Gentle Relaxation Yoga – 7:30pm. Therapeutic class focuses on reducing chronic tension, improving the joint range of motion and strengthening the musculature of the body to optimize its function.

Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Holistic Moms of Hunterdon Meeting – 3rd Thursday of the month. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. HolisticMomsOfHunterdon@gmail.com.

WellnessRocksNJ.com.

MELT with Deborah Harris – 11am. Specialized soft body rollers and small MELT Hand and Foot Balls simulate the results of manual therapy. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren.

Preregistration required: 908-754-5901. Yoga-NPilates.com.

Holistic Around Hunterdon Internet Radio Program – 5-6pm. Program educates listeners and promotes awareness on living a holistic, healthy and balanced lifestyle. Information: SueAnn@ FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net. 908-730-0658.

Joel S. Goldsmith Study/Meditation/Tape Group – 10-11:45am. (Except 1st Thurs of the month.) If you are a mystic at heart and are seeking conscious union with God, this group may help you reach your goal. Connie Wilson facilitates. Love offering.

Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792.

UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Community Open Room Acupuncture – 4:307pm. Explore affordable way to access acupuncture for your health issues and experience amazing relaxation results. Michael Gonzales, L.Ac. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Appointment required: 908-392-3468. 908-647-1563.

See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Silent Meditation – 12-1pm. Join us for all or part of this hour of silence, as we meditate for a higher awareness of the Presence of God. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

friday Tarot Card Readings by Sandra – 10am-6pm.

Tarot card readings are 1/2 off on Fridays. Call for information. 531 Union Ave., Middlesex. 732648-9293.

Private class with Brian Coffey – 9-10am. Call for appointment. $60. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early. $10. Pure Light Wellness Center, 233 Raritan Ave., Highland Park. Info: Arboleda99@yahoo.com. 732-543-1183. Facebook. com/purelight233.

Mindfulness Meditation – 6-6:45pm. Meditation in the Buddhist and Yogic traditions. All levels. $15/Drop-in. Free for YMCA members. YMCA Old Bridge, 1 Mannino Park Dr., Old Bridge. 732727-0704.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 1:15-2:15pm. This chair yoga class is designed for people whose lives have been affected by cancer and their support person.

No experience required. Suggested donation: $5.

Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, 30 Rehill Ave., Somerville. For more information: 866-742-5762.

SteeplechaseCancerCenter.com.

saturday Beginner Yoga with Beth Youmans, E-RYT500 – 9:30-10:45am. Supportive, instructive and fun class designed to gain flexibility- both physical and psychological. $16. $33/3 classes. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. Preregister: 908-707-0759.

YogaCentralNJ.com.

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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email Publisher@NaturalAwakeningsCNJ.com to request our media kit.

ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture Works Center

Kristin A. Dudley L.Ac. 84 Park Ave, STE G-103C, Flemington, NJ 08822 973-979-1652 AcupunctureWorksCenter.com Gentle acupuncture with Kristin Dudley L.Ac. can be both very relaxing as well as healing. Acupuncture has been used for centuries to ease muscle and arthritis pain, relieve stress, increase energy and improve sleep. Welcome everyone and de-stress in a nurturing and healing enviroment. See ad on page 11.

ANIMAL HEALTH & WELLNESS Bernardsville Animal Hospital

James Baxter, DVM Vedrana Gjivoje, DVM 41 Morristown Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 908-766-0041 BernardsvilleAnimalHospital.com Bernardsville Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility specializing in animal wellness and laser surgery.

Together with their professional and courteous staff, Drs. Baxter and Gjivoje strive to provide the best preventative and surgical care for your pet.

Contact us today to learn more about our practice and how we can best serve the needs of you and your cherished pet. See ad on page 30.

BRANCHBURG ANIMAL HOSPITAL, PC Karin Derfuss, DVM, CVA 1167 Route 28, Branchburg (near RVCC) 908-707-0045 BranchburgAnimalHospital.com

Integrative veterinary care in a warm and caring environment. Complete full service veterinary hospital for your 4 legged family members.

Limited house call service available for clients. See ad on page 21.

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AROMATHERAPY - SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL IDENTITY SCENTS Donna Maria 908-305-3332

Connect to your spiritual self through the power of scent. Experience a unique personal consultation which opens you to create the custom blend that can identify, protect, and preserve your spiritual energy. I also do group events.

ATTRACTION coach LISA CAROSELLI

Love Coach LCaroselli08@optimum.net LisasLoveLiftoff.com Lisa helps her clients prove that they do not have to change one iota of who they really are for true love to come into their life. She assists clients in strengthening their connection with Source by uncovering their heart’s desires, which is God as them. As her clients cultivate a life that they love, their right and ideal mate enters in. This true love relationship 1) exceeds anything from their list or past, 2) gets better over time; 3) helps support them in their life’s purpose and healing; 4) and is a love that benefits everyone connected with them. Join her mailing list. Get a free report and webinar recording. LisasLoveLiftoff.com/sign-up/

AURA HEALING ROSLYN KARPEL

Matawan, NJ 732-583-6654 AurasByRoslyn.com Roslyn is passionate about reading and interpreting energy by looking at your center to see energy and drawing it. She will place her hand over an area in pain to get the vision to discover the origin. Roslyn also helps people find success in relationships and overcome blocks to pure potential. Aura Reader & Life Coach, Individual sessions/Channeling/Psychic Readings, Past Lives/Medium/Meditation.

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BODY CARE PRODUCTS Aya’s Natural Treasures Ayanna Williams 201-889-2190 AyasNaturalTreasures@gmail.com AyasNaturalTreasures.com

Aya’s Natural Treasures: Vegan Natural Bath & Body Products has something for everyone. All products are natural and handcrafted in small batches with TLC and good intention.

Vegan. Paraben, phthalate, sulfate and petroleum free. Not tested on animals.

chinese healing arts QI GONG FOR HEALING

Brian Coffey LMT, and Fran Maher CA 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren 908-647-1563 QiGongForHealing.com Specializing in T’ai Chi and Qi Gong classes, as well as private session clinical Qi Gong and acupuncture since 1994. Join us for our Chinese Medicine weekend seminars to learn how to apply clinical Qi Gong remedies to specific disorders. Excellent for the lay person and healthcare providers alike. All are welcome to observe a class or to join one. See ad on page 36.

CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS Gardner Family Chiropractic Dr. Michele Gardner 84 Park Avenue, Suite G105 Flemington 908-782-7470; 908-782-8201 info@drmichelegardner.com DrMicheleGardner.com License Number: 38MC00684300

With the foundation of a healthy nervous system, our families and the next generation will have the ability to realize their greatest dreams. Discover true health!

See ad on page 20.

colon hydrotherapy NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER 21 Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809 908-333-4146 bus; 908-455-1064 cell NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper pH in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

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COUNSELING & MINDFULNESS THE COUNSELING AND MINFULNESS GROUP

Jacky Fernandez, LPC, LCADC Dan Massey, CADC 121 Shelley Drive, Suite 2E Hackettstown, NJ 07825 646-872-7488 CounselingAndMindfulness.com We are qualified, experienced, licensed and certified mental health professionals who offer counseling and mindfulness instruction for groups and individuals. We offer a safe, compassionate, acceptance-based environment with proven, research-based methods. But most important, we offer warmth, compassion, and genuineness. We practice what we teach. See ad on page 38.

DENTISTRY mg dENTAL cARE

Mohinder K. Garg, D.D.S., FAGD MG Dental Associates, P.A. 906 Oak Tree Road, Suite B, South Plainfield 908-754-8881 â&#x20AC;˘ MGDentalCareNJ.com Dr. Garg and his team are committed to provide you and your family with the highest quality dental care in a comfortable, state-of-the-art environment! Specialities include dental implants, which are the most innovative and natural solution for missing teeth. Please call for absolutely free consultation (that includes panoramic x-rays) to find out your dental implant options. See ad on page 18.

Holistic Around Hunterdon Radio Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden, Producer/Host 908-730-0658 SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net

Weekly internet radio program devoted to holistic, healthy, balanced living.

Connecting listeners to holistic practices and opportunities throughout Hunterdon County. Find us on Facebook @ HolisticAroundHunterdon.

Wellness Simplified

Dian Freeman M.A. Certified in Clinical Nutrition & Holistic Health Morristown, NJ 973-267-4816 WellnessSimplified.com Nutritionist Dian Freeman and staff nutritionists LuAnn Peters - Brenda Woodruff of Dianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wellness Simplified in Morristown, NJ, offer private nutritional consultations, Applied Kinesiology and Ondamed biofeedback sessions. Dian also teaches classes and a nutritional certification course in preparation for the national Certified Nutritional Counselor (CNC) exam. Also, to address energetic and vibrational healing, a variety of crystal and energy healers are available by appointment and LuAnn mixes personalized formulas combining various Bach flower remedies. See ad on page 19.

Fifth Dimension Healing Energy, LLC Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden 908-730-0658 SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net

Offering alternative and complementary energy healing practices to bring balance and harmony in a gentle and effective way to people and animals. Services offered include: Reiki, Animal Reiki, Spiritual Response Technique (SRT), BioMat infrared light & negative ion treatments, custom-blended Flower Essences, EFT, Homeopathy, Animal Communication and more. See ad on page 31.

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INTRODUCING THE ENNEAGRAM

Paul Rack 908-625-1844 paulrack@optonline.net enneagramconvergence.blogspot.com The Enneagram is a powerful and elegant tool for self-knowledge, improving relationships and growing spiritually. On October 17, 11am-4:30pm, an Enneagram workshop will be held at Christ Presbyterian Church, 1600 Washington Valley Road, Martinsville. $60, lunch included. Register by contacting Paul Rack. See ad on page 39.

HAIR RESTORATION & Beauty The Hair For Life Center

62 Chestnut Street, Englewood, NJ 07631 855-328-4247 info@thehairforlifecenter.com TheHairForLifeCenter.com The Hair For Life Center is a private salon for people who would like to correct a hair loss problem or just want a little more volume or length.

See ad on page 16.

Healing BODYWORK Elizabeth Smith

energy healing/ intuitive work CHRISTINA LYNN WHITED

EDUCATION/HOLISTIC healing

ENNEAGRAM

Channeled Energy Healing & Consultations 908-638-9066 CircleOfIntention.com If you are experiencing blocks or inertia and long for greater clarity, the four steps of Spiritual Detox will help enormously. Christina specializes in this process the virtually effortless clearing of past life trauma from the Akashic Records and cellular memory. Burdens are lifted, more joy is experienced, and intuitive abilities are enhanced through Spiritual Detox. Classes are also offered, through the Circle of Intention School of Intuitive Sciences, in psychic development, Inter-dimensional Photography and more. Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Sessions and Angel Card Readings are available. Also see InsideOutOnMain.com and OneSpiritFestival.org for additional information.e

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Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner Annandale, NJ / NY-NY 917-544-5670 esmithforrosen@gmail.com ESmithforRosen.com Elizabeth Smith is a Rosen Method bodywork practitioner with a background in hospice and palliative care nursing.

She has a long-standing interest in helping people be more at ease with themselves, whether they are experiencing physical or emotional issues.

Rosen Method bodywork is an approach to well-being that uses a unique combination of gentle touch and verbal support. See ad on page 38.

holistic chiropractors Samsara Chiropractic WELLNESS CENTER

Dr Jennifer Redmond 1 Eastern Ave., Second Floor East Somerville, NJ 08876 908-300-8800 DoctorRedmond.com We believe that the body is designed to heal itself but structural issues, toxins, lack of nutrients, or an emotional component can affect overall health. We offer Whole-istic healing techniques including Neuroemotional Technique, Active Release techniques, Activator, Flexion Distraction and more! See ad on page 27.

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HOLISTIC HEALTH

Be Well Be Whole - Holistic Health Janette La Vigne 908-303-1676 BeWellBeWholeHealth.com

Regain Youth & Vitality from the Inside Out! When was the last time you talked with someone about your health and received the personal attention you deserve? Could one conversation change your life? Schedule an initial consultation today! See Yoga Profile on page 17.

HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS EZENTIAL WELLNESS

1300 Prince Rodgers Ave, Bridgewater 908-526-0002 ezentialwellness@gmail.com eZentialWellness.com GurukulYoga.com All are welcome to join our body-healing and mindbalancing yoga classes, with a wide assortment to suit your needs. Our knowledgeable instructors are certified with Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists. We offer Reiki shares and classes, nutrition workshops, private yoga therapy, monthly events, and 200 or 500 hour yoga therapist training programs. See Yoga Profile on page 17.e 3

hypnosis/hypnotherapy Hypnosis Counseling Center Barry Wolfson 28 Mine St, Flemington 554 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 908-996-3311 • HypnosisNJ.com

With 27 years of experience, Hypnosis Counseling Center of New Jersey utilizes both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. We regularly hold adult education seminars, as well as work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals who want to better their lives. We specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement, and public speaking. The State of New Jersey and Fortune 500 Corporations are among our many satisfied customers. See ad on page 13 .

HYP4LIFE LLC

Improving Your Life Through Hypnotherapy Garry Gewant, MA Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist 908-852-4635 Garry@Hyp4Life.com • Hyp4Life.com Incorporating traditional hypnotherapy techniques with other holistic modalities is Garry’s forte. Using traditional hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, Weight Control, Stress Management, Elimination of Fears, Improving Sports, Artistic, and Academic Performance, Anger Management, etc. His practice also includes Reiki Healing, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, Metaphysical Counseling, Psychic/Mediumship and Past Life Regression Therapy as taught to him by Dr. Brian Weiss, author of Many Lives, Many Masters.

LIFE COACH Radiant Life Coaching

Barbara Steingas, BS, MA 908-391-4463 Barbara@radiantlifecoach4u.com RadiantLifeCoach4u.com

MASSAGE - therapy Body Be Well Massage

Lauren Curtis, LMT 615 Mountain Blvd., Watchung, 07069 908-333-7746|lauren@bodybewellmassage.com BodyBeWellMassage.com Lauren Curtis, LMT is a New Jersey State Licensed massage therapist, who specializes in various forms of massage, including Oncology, Pregnancy, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Medical, Aromatherapy, and Chair massage. She is also trained in Foot Reflexology and Reiki.

MEDITATION/SPIRITUAL CENTER FOR HEALING and EMPOWERMENT

Phyllis Livera 732-882-9676 CenterForHealingAndEmpowerment.com Are you seeking deeper meaning in your life? Are you stressed and ready for a change? Tired of being in both physical or emotional pain?

We offer spiritual development, meditation and mini-me yoga classes, which have been helping people live more productive, happier lives.

NUTRITION EDUCATION DR. DEREK RODGER, ND

Naturopathic Doctor & Nutritionist 888-234-7685 | DrRodgerND@gmail.com DrRodgerND.com Dr. Rodger (ND) became a nutritionist and later a Naturopathic Doctor after learning that many people can and have cured themselves using nutrition and herbs as their healing products. Today through the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, he prepares students to pass the Certified Nutritional Consultant exam. See ad on page 33.

Through her own experience of restoring her health from Crohn’s Disease (deeemed incurable by traditional medicine) and being a physical therapist for almost 30 years, Barbara is able to help clients find the missing pieces of what she calls their healing puzzle to improve their health in a more natural and holistic manner. She does this by helping people identify the physical, emotional, mental and spritual strategies best suited to achieve their results faster, in a more cost and time effective way, ultimately eliminating a life of pain and suffering behind, just as she did.

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PAIN RELIEF/MANAGEMENT The Center for Spine, Sports, Pain Management and Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Edward Magaziner, MD 2186 Route 27, Suite 2D, North Brunswick 877-817-3273 DrEMagaziner.com

Dr. Magaziner’s goal of treatment is to repair, regenerate, and eliminate injury or pain, and it’s causes.

Specializing in: Orthopedic Regenrative Medicine, Endoscopic Spinal Discectomy, PRP, Stem Cell Grafts & Prolotherapy. See ad on page 2.

pSYCHIC/INTUITIVE Psychic Gallery

Zophie, Psychic Reader, Advisor, Life Coach 990 Towne Plaza/Route 202 South Branchburg, NJ 908-231-0808, 908-397-7797 zophiepeace777@hotmail.com PsychicGallery.com Naturally gifted, Zophie reads palms, auras, tarot cards, and uses crystals and healing pyramids. Individual sessions, workshops and parties. Gallery showcases crystals, antiques and other gifts. See ad on page 15.

TAROT CARD READINGS BY SANDRA 531 Union Avenue, Middlesex, NJ 08846 732-648-9293 732-356-2088

Call now for 2 free questions.

Specializing in Tarot Card & Crystal Readings, Palmistry, Meditations Therapy, Aura Cleansing, Soulmate Consultations. A natural born psychic with over 25 years in the field of Spiritual and Holistic Healing, Sandra uses her ability to foresee and help with guidance for a prosperous and positive future. All readings are private and confidential.

INTUITIVE READINGS BY DON JULIO 233 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, 08904 732-543-1183 arboleda99@yahoo.com facebook.com/purelight233

Soul readings and private consultations with Don Julio.

By focusing on the client’s body, Julio is able to “read the soul” allowing him to see visions of present, past and future conditions. Session includes time for questions and spiritual guidance. Also available spiritual healing and Shamanic Reiki.

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psychotherapy/ENERGY HEALING/counseling SHIFTING YOUR GEARS, LLC Dr. Nancy Erb, LCSW, ACSW 3 locations (Flanders, Clinton and Whitehouse Station), NJ 908.268.0724 www.Drnancyerb.com Dr_nancyerb@yahoo.com

Are you “talked out”? Proven holistic techniques will get you where you want to be. Incorporating Neuro Emotional Technique (NET), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Reiki ... Let me help you “shift your gears” and work thru barriers to achieve your goals.

AUTHENTICITY PSYCHOTHERAPY

Annmarie Agosta Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-R Offices in East Brunswick & Highland Park 732-955-6178 annmarieagosta@gmail.com AuthenticityTherapy.com In a word...unconventional.

An eclectic approach within a holistic framework, encompasses body, mind, and soul. Over 25 years in social services/mental health field with experience with most psychotherapeutic issues and populations. Special areas of expertise are LGBTQ population, trauma, addictions, and spirituality.

Individual, Couples and Group Work. all out of network insurance plans are accepted. See ad on page 10.

REIKI Reiki-Yoga Wellness Center 550 Union Ave., Suite 12 Middlesex, NJ 08846 732-369-3263 yourreikitherapycenter@gmail.com ReikiTherapyCenter.net

Focused on providing body, mind and soul services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.With a variety of offerings to choose from, we’re sure you’ll be happy working with us. Visit our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. See ad on page 31.

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REIKI & Hypnosis Alice Rich Reiki Center

Alice Rich, Certified Master Teacher Usui Reiki Ryoho, Karuna Reiki®, Crystal Healing Certified Hypnotist 732-501-7628, alice@AliceRichReikiCenter.com AliceRichReikiCenter.com Reiki, Crystal Healing and Integrated Energy Therapy® or Hypnosis sessions can help reduce pain physically, mentally and emotionally, promote a healthy lifestyle, achieve personal and professional goals, create balance and harmony and advance your spiritual journey. Private sessions and classes. Certification classes on Reiki, Crystal Healing and IET.

RELATIONSHIP COACH Ondov Relationship Coaching Rhoda Ondov 2 Division St. Suite 15, Somerville NJ 908-642-6256 rhoda.ondov@gmail.com

Are you in a troubled relationship? Maybe your marriage is in crisis, or there is infidelity, or you are facing divorce. Or, you may be fighting with your teenage kids, or having difficulty disciplining younger children.

Whatever your issue, relationship coaching can bring clarity and restore harmony. See ad on page 15.

SHAMANISM/REIKI Saharra White-Wolf

Clinton, NJ 973-902-5737 Awakya.com; Meetup.com: awakya Shamana and a certified Reiki/Karuna Master and Teacher. Her mission is to connect adults and children back to their hearts and spirit.

Offerings include Shamanic drum journeying circles, past life regression, healing sessions for children/adults, Certified Reiki classes, Reiki and energy worker healing circles, sound healing, private journey work, and full moon ceremonies.

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