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It’s All About We! Co-Creating a Brighter Future Columbia Edition

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‘Tis the season of indulgences, including eating all those wonderful holiday foods we love, even when we know they aren’t the most healthful. This is when we forget calories, nutrition and fiber and grab an extra piece of ham, or turkey, or grandma’s exquisite chocolate cream pie, fruit cake, casserole, cookies, sweet potatoes, homemade muffins, and more until it all seems like a sweet blur. We eat our way ravenously into our fat pants, saved for just such an emergency, expecting that in January we will pledge and resolve to exercise all our bulging gains away until we’re back to wearing the skinny pants.

It’s all part of the tradition. Our January Natural Awakenings will certainly be filled with healthful ideas for getting underway with those New Year’s resolutions.

As a nation, we recently engaged in a discussion centered around the statement “I built it,” implying that some of us created our own successes without the slightest help or support from, and perhaps in spite of, our friends, associates, family, community or shared resources and government. While it’s good to be proud of our own personal achievements, I think we can all agree that we all, without exception, depend on the support, cooperation and contribution of others around us to accomplish much of anything and to gain the resources we need. But, more importantly, when we can all join together with a universal vision to co-create success, amazing things can happen. Presently, we are able to communicate with others around the globe at such speed via twitter, Facebook, smartphones and the net that we are almost a single worldwide conversation.

Co-creation and the new “we” is what our December feature article and theme is all about. It’s where we are headed.

In this time of resolutions and the bursting of the “I-built-it” myth for the “wewill-create-it” future, as well as this time of thankfulness for the treasures we have, remember those who support you and contribute to your successes and communicate that appreciation. Recently, a few people have surprised me with an unexpected “thank you” for things I do ordinarily. It brightened my perspective for at least the full day of work. We all have our routines, our work and our compensation, but to be recognized and thanked can be a terrific reward when your burdens seem unending. Make one of your resolutions for this holiday season and New Year be to thank everyone who has been a part of your success, your survival, and recognize them as a part of your “we.” As always, I hope you find good things within our pages, and we thank you for supporting us over these many years.

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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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Marci Shimoff Explores its Transformative Power

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14 THE LUMINOUS WEB Why We Are One

by Barbara Brown Taylor

15 IT’S ALL ABOUT WE

Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together

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he KD’s Treehouse Annual Little Holiday Party returns Saturday Dec. 8, from 1 to 4 pm, with a sing along with Palmetto Children’s Music, Tag It Art, Little Local Bazaar, holiday gift sales, prizes, and more. It will surely be a day to enjoy.

Reshma, with Blue Silk Photography, will be there again taking photos with Santa. If this date doesn’t work for you, or you would like your photos done sooner in time to mail Christmas cards, she will be taking appointments for photos with Santa on Dec. 1. Santa will be available again for photo-ops on Dec. 15, from 10 am until 12:30 pm.

KD’s Treehouse is the eco-chic children’s boutique that offers unique and affordable 100 percent organic cotton clothing as well as a wide selection of eco-friendly toys that are safe for children and require an imagination, not batteries! The new website makes it easy to shop from home, and for family far away to order and ship for Christmas.

Located at 2911 Devine St, in Columbia, KD’s Treehouse can be reached at 803-748-0198. Visit KDstreehouse. com. See ad, page 8.

Sathya Sai Baba, The Power of Love

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ithout ever soliciting funds or seeking publicity, what resource would make hospitals that provide worldclass cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and multiple other surgeries be available and completely free to patients? What would provide safe drinking water for millions when their governments fail to do so? What would create revered educational institutions that graduated accomplished students?

What would unite people of all faiths through service and community to realize our oneness with “all that is”? Love is the answer.

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We’ve heard of the “power of love.” But how many of us truly believe that love is all-powerful? And even among those who may believe love is all powerful, how many are aware of a contemporary demonstration of the power of love that is spoken of in the scriptures of all the great faiths throughout the world? Through such massive unprecedented humanitarian works, Sathya Sai Baba (1926-2011), tangibly demonstrated this all powerful nature of love.

From a very young age with unparalleled wisdom and compassion, Sathya Sai Baba looked after the poor and guided both children and adults into proper behavior by composing and teaching songs, poems and plays. His understanding and experience of unity, the oneness of all, manifested in the purest level of love possible. Peasants, housewives, scholars, doctors, lawyers, judges, sportsmen, politicians, astronauts and royalty were all attracted to and soothed by his love like a parched traveler encountering a fresh stream. He did not endeavor to start a new religion, but rather to give each a better understanding of his/her own religion using the principles of love and unity. He came to show that love is God, and so is the true essence of man.

You can learn more about Sathya Sai Baba: The Power of Love in a special series of classes on Dec. 2 and 9, from 9:15 to 10:30 am, and with meditation sessions and experiences also from 9:15 to 10:30 am on Dec. 16, 23 and 30.

Classes take place in the Social Hall at Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia.

For more info, call 803-736-5766 or visit UnityColumbiaSC.org. See ad, page 10.

Who Am I, Who Are You? Winter 2013 Workshop Series

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arolina Reiki Institute Inc. and Belladonna’s Gifts invite you to join them on the fourth Sunday with workshops to explore and learn more about our inner selves and how our outer selves are impacted. Pick and choose among the three workshops ($35 each) or participate in all three ($100 prepaid.) Take home useful information, self-help suggestions and a flower remedy for your current state. All workshops are held from 2 to 4 pm at Belladonna’s Gifts, 612 St. Andrews Rd, Ste 1, Ashland Park Shopping Center.

On Jan. 27, learn energy anatomy: Chakras, meridians, safety energy locks, auras, bio-field; learn what are they and why they matter. Learn how to know when they are out of balance, or not functioning at an optimal level, and what to do to bring them back into balance and our physical bodies back to health.

On February 24 explore the Enneagram (ANY-a-gram), a tool for self-knowledge and integration. Unlike most psychological profiles, which are based on how one perceives reality, the enneagram is based on how one engages reality.

It reveals our motivation as well as our strengths and weaknesses. By discovering our basic style and what motivates

us, we can begin to understand not only our own responses or reactions to the world around us, but also what motivates others to respond or react as they do. We can begin to use this understanding to bring about change and growth in ourselves and within our relationships with others. It is an excellent tool for self-knowledge and for increasing harmony in a workplace setting or any setting where group dynamics are involved.

On March 24, learn Flower Essences. First researched

by Dr. Edward Bach, flower essences are homeopathic remedies used for assistance with emotional issues. As with most energy medicine, the effects can be at the same time quite subtle yet very powerful. Covered in this workshop will be the original 38 remedies and their benefits and usage. Methods of preparing essences from your own flowers will be shared, and each attendee will take home a bottle of essences combined to address your own personal issues. A self-assessment questionnaire will be sent after registration is received, to be completed and brought to class. All other materials will be supplied.

For more info, contact Margaret Self, 803-551-1191 or email mself@carolinareikiinstitute.com. See ad, page 20.

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Healing Self/ Healing Earth Spring & Fall Sabbaticals (1-, 2-, & 3-months) February 6-May 1, 2013 Sabbatical participants can enjoy progams/retreats at no extra charge.

Rest the body, Renew the spirit, Refresh the mind Widening Embrace: A Women’s Retreat, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Join us for a Songfest led by Carolyn McDade on Sun., Dec. 2, 2-4 pm. Donations accepted.

Thresholds & New Beginnings: A Contemplative Retreat w/ Theresa Linehan, Feb. 8-10 Wholeness/Holiness Retreat for Women: Opening Minds & Hearts w/ Margie Hosch, Feb. 11-16 Well-Springs: Celebrate Self & Spirit through Creative Movement & Expressive Arts w/ Pepper Sarnoff & Faye Townsend, Feb. 19-20 12-Step Retreat for Women: w/ Kathy McGrogan, Betsy Bowman, & Dot Goodwin, Feb. 22-24 Register by calling 843-382-9777 l www.SpringbankRetreat.org 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree, SC 29556

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reative individuals who would like to see their work featured on the cover of a nationally distributed magazine now have an exceptional opportunity: Natural Awakenings is extending a call for cover art and photography and accepting submissions online via a dedicated webpage. The monthly healthy living, franchised publication, available free in more than 80 cities in the US and Puerto Rico, is known for eye-catching covers that feature original works by artists from around the world.

“This is an exciting opportunity for artists and photographers to be featured on one of our covers and reach a huge new audience, because our readership exceeds 3.6 million,” says founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman. Selected artists who grant permission to print their work on a cover are featured in a one-third page, professionally written “Cover Artist/Photographer” editorial (bio) that introduces the artist and includes her website and contact information. Publisher Keith Waller adds, “Amy Windland, from Columbia was our

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cover artist in magazines across the country with her piece Monarch Butterfly.”

Natural Awakenings covers reflect monthly editorial themes, and a variety of selections are distributed to all franchise publishers so they can choose which cover they want to run. “Our covers celebrate creativity and our mission of mapping out alternate routes to a healthier, happier, longer life that feels good all the way around,” says Bruckman. “Art and photography that are inspiring, uplifting and occasionally whimsical can unlock our imagination and nurture our spirit.”

For more info, including a list of monthly themes, submission terms and format requirements, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/covers. See Amy Windland’s portfolio at Yessy.com/AmyWindland.

Live from the 92nd Y with Madeline Albright

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n her newest and most personal book, Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948, Madeleine Albright looks at her family’s experiences during this tumultuous time in history before, during and after World War II. In this conversation, hear Albright’s story along with her interviews with contemporaries and newly available documents about the enormously complex events that took place. Albright served as the 64th Secretary of

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newsbriefs State from 1997 to 2001. Her distinguished career also includes positions on Capitol Hill, the National Security Council and as US Ambassador to the United Nations. She is the author of Madam Secretary, Memo to the President Elect, The Mighty and the Almighty and Read My Pins.

The event takes place Dec. 5, from 8 to 9:30 pm, at the Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC, 306 Flora Dr, Columbia. Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 at the door.

For more info, call 803-787-2023 or visit JCCcolumbia. org.

After the Storm Spirits Lift Despite Hurricane Sandy

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fter one of the largest storms on record hit the Northeast, devastating the shorelines of New York and New Jersey and uprooting the status quo in surrounding states, locals saw a new kind of energy emerge among the populace.

Kelly Martinsen, publisher of the Long Island edition of Natural Awakenings and a resident of Long Beach, NY, joined the corps of volunteers who are helping families and businesses dig out of the ruins of their once beautiful beach town. In turn, her magazine’s advertisers and neighboring publishers reached out to share their office space, homes and other heartfelt help to keep her own business afloat.

“While I have lost much, I feel blessed to have lived through this event,” says Martinsen. “I was able to experience the wonderful nature of people helping people in the days after the storm.”

Tina Woods, publisher of Natural Awakenings’ New York City edition, changed the role of her delivery truck from distributing magazines to carrying food to residents and volunteers assisting Gerritsen Beach neighborhoods, in Brooklyn. She also participated in recovery work along the Jersey Shore and collaborated with her advertisers to raise $1,000 for relief efforts. Woods observes, “In times like this,

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you know what it means to truly be local and look to the people immediately next to you to get by.”

To join or support coordinated Hurricane Sandy relief efforts vetted by Charity Navigator, visit Tinyurl.com/JoinHurricaneSandyRelief.

Springbank Eco Retreat for Spirituality and the Arts

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s one year draws to a close, the cycle of life continues at Springbank Retreat with a new schedule of programs and retreats that invite participants to grow mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Located near Kingstree in a quiet, rural setting, Springbank has been an ecumenical center for retreats, hospitality, healing, Earth education, and the arts for more than 50 years.

To close out 2012, Carolyn McDade is leading a workshop, Widening Embrace: A Women’s Retreat, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. “We yearn to create a new human/Earth relationship of reverence and reciprocity in our world,” McDade says.

“We desire to create that rightness in all the ways we relate to the sacred whole. As we gather in the promise of circle, opening ourselves into singing, simple ritual, and reflection, we move into a more intimate knowing of the love that moves within all—widening our embrace.” McDade is committed to the power of the human voice singing and speaking truth to move society to transformation. She will lead a song fest for the public on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 2 to 4 pm. Donations will be accepted.

Starting off programs in 2013, Springbank staff member Theresa Linehan will present Thresholds and New Beginnings: A Contemplative Retreat. It will be held from Friday, Feb. 8, to Sunday, Feb. 10. The program will guide participants through the threshold of a new year, a moment for stepping into fresh and new perspectives. Through prayer, presentations and quiet, the Spirit will guide in new ways of seeing.

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Wholeness/Holiness Retreat for Women: Opening Minds and Hearts will be led by Margie Hosch on Monday through Saturday, Feb. 11 to16.

Hosch has provided marriage and family counseling for more than 20 years, as well as weekends of renewal for Christian women. This retreat is designed to bring together spiritual and psychological aspects of women’s lives. It will bring them a new sense of inner strength and self-nurturing through daily spiritual direction, counseling, creative expression, prayer and silence.

Pepper Sarnoff and Faye Townsend will lead Well-Springs: Celebrate Self and Spirit through Creative Movement and Expressive Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 19 and 20. Both are longtime Well-Springs facilitators and have backgrounds in the arts and as therapists. Participation in this WellSprings program can lift one’s heart and mind to a greater clarity and lightness, while preparing for change and growth. Powerful music, playful movement, and integrative reflection will be used to reshape minds, open hearts, invigorate spirits, and connect deeply with one another, while experiencing joy and renewed creativity.

Exploration of Native spirituality and tradition is a way of connecting with the natural world and one’s Higher Power. Kathy McGrogan, Betsy Bowman and Dot Goodwin will present a 12-Step Retreat for Women on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 22 to 24.

They will focus on enhancing prayer and meditation through Inipi (Prayer Lodge) and the Chanupa (pipe) ceremony. Participants also will be able to experience reflective time outdoors at Springbank. The three facilitators bring many years of interest in Native spiritual practices, as well as experience in counseling.

Program fees include lodging and meals. For more info, contact Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd, Kingstree, or 800-671-0361 or SpringbankRetreat.org. See ad, page 5.

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It’s Pomegranate Season

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he holidays are here and the beautiful deep red pomegranate is a featured fruit in the grocery store. It may not be a fruit you are familiar with, but it should be since it is a super food. The pomegranate is symbolic of health, fertility and eternal life. The seeds can be eaten alone, or are an eye-pleasing addition to salads as well as a juicy, crunchy surprise, and the juice is packed with wellness perks too.

Pomegranates are a great antioxidant; in fact, the juice may be a better antioxidant than grape juice or red wine. The seeds are also a great source of fiber, iron, B Vitamins including folic acid, and potassium.

Pomegranate seeds are also a non-fish source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are anti-inflammatory. Inflammation is the root cause of most chronic disease. Therefore, anti-inflammatory foods, like the pomegranate, help protect your heart, reduce risk of cancer, and more.

Recipes galore can be found online, as well as tips on how to easily seed a pomegranate. This holiday season get to know this wonderful fruit!

For more info, contact Dr. Rachel E. Hall, an integrative family physician, at Expect Wellness, 803-661-8452, DrRachelHall.com. See ad, page 18.

A Wise Man’s Gift for Arthritis Sufferers

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rankincense, an aromatic resin obtained from Boswellia trees native to Africa, is an age-old herbal remedy that may help alleviate the pain of arthritis, according to scientists at Cardiff University, in Wales. “The search for new ways of relieving the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis is a long and difficult one,” says Dr. Emma Blain, who led the research with co-investigators Professor Vic Duance, from Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences, and Dr. Ahmed Ali, of the Compton Group. The team believes they have been able to demonstrate that treatment with an extract of Boswellia frereana—a rare frankincense species—inhibits the production of key inflammatory molecules and helps prevent the breakdown of cartilage tissue that causes the condition.

The African Somali people have long used extracts of frankincense as a traditional remedy for arthritis. “Our research achieved the use of innovative chemical extraction techniques to determine the active ingredient in frankincense,” says Ali. “We will now be able to further characterize the chemical entity and compare its success against other anti-inflammatory drugs used for treating the condition.”

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Nutty Way to Help Preserve Cognition

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alnut consumption is associated with better memory scores and cognitive function, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. In the Prevención con Dieta Mediterrnáea study, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health, results show that a Mediterranean diet, supplemented with olive oil or one ounce of mixed nuts, half of which are walnuts, is more beneficial than a low-fat diet when it comes to body weight, blood pressure, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation.

The nutrient-dense walnuts provide antioxidants and alpha-linolenic acid, the plant-based omega-3 fatty acid. Both are key nutrients with antiinflammatory properties that help protect brain cells from the oxidative damage associated with cognitive decline.

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Pitfalls of NoFat Salad Dressings

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or those thinking about balancing a rich holiday meal by choosing a low- or no-fat salad dressing, consider this: To get the most nutrients from leafy greens and vegetables, we need to pair them with a healthy fat. A recent Purdue University study showed that the more “good” fat there was in a salad, the more carotenoids diners absorbed.

The researchers found that vegetable oils rich in monounsaturated fats like olive oil, or polyunsaturated fats like sunflower oil, help the body absorb essential carotenoids and other nutrients and increase their bioavailability in the intestines. The study also found that eating bread with butter with a salad was also beneficial, although to a lesser extent.

Citrus Fruits Lower Risk of Stroke

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opular winter citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruit come with an unexpected health benefit: eating them may lower the risk of ischemic strokes (clots), especially in women, per a study reported in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.

The researchers analyzed 14 years of follow-up data from the National Institutes of Health Nurses’ Health Study, which included 69,622 women who reported their food intake every four years, including details on fruit and vegetable consumption. The study discovered that a high intake of flavanones, a subclass of flavonoids found in the greatest concentrations in oranges and grapefruit, was associated with a 19 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke.

In the study, the presence of flavanones came primarily from oranges and orange juice (82 percent) and grapefruit and grapefruit juice (14 percent). However, the researchers recommended that consumers increase their citrus fruit intake, rather than juice consumption, to avoid the sugar in many commercial juices.

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Go Ahead, Smile

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re you hiding the beautiful outward expression of your inner spirit, your smile, because you’re concerned about stained teeth? Well, here are some natural ways to whiten your teeth so you can smile carefree.

First, brush regularly, and don’t forget to floss. Look for natural whitening toothpastes that contain ingredients like foodgrade essential oils, hydrogen peroxide, or baking soda. And don’t forget the flossing. It helps keep your gums healthy, and removes staining from between your teeth.

Be mindful of what you eat. Fruits and vegetables, like broccoli, carrots, strawberries and apples, naturally “brush” your teeth while you are eating, and contain malic acid, which is a natural whitening agent. Chew thoroughly.

Pay attention to how you consume liquids. Using a straw can reduce discoloration from tea, wine and more.

And if you can’t use a straw, or feel silly doing so, be sure to brush as soon after drinking as possible.

Lastly, try oil pulling. First thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, place about a tablespoon of whole, unrefined coconut oil in your mouth. It will quickly turn from solid to liquid. Begin pulling the oil slowly through your teeth, side to side, front to back. Don’t swish; instead, slowly and gently pull the oil through your teeth. Not only will it whiten, but it will remove bacteria and toxins as well. (Note: Do not spit down the drain; it will become a clogging solid again.)

For more info, contact Dr. Rachel E. Hall, an integrative family physician, at Expect Wellness, 803-661-8452, DrRachelHall.com. See ad, page18.

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Smog Begone

Dramatic Decline in Los Angeles Air Pollution Legendary late-night TV host Johnny Carson made the thick, automobile-generated smog that covered Los Angeles the butt of jokes for decades, but times have changed. In the past 50 years, California’s Los Angeles Basin has shown a 98 percent decrease in levels of some vehicle-related air pollutants even as area denizens now burn three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel.

Between 2002 and 2010 alone, the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) dropped by half, according to a new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. “The reason is simple. Cars are getting cleaner,” says Carsten Warneke, a NOAA-funded scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Primarily emitted from the vehicle tailpipes, VOCs are a key ingredient in formation of ground-level ozone, which at high levels can harm people’s lungs and damage crops and other plants. The magnitude of the drop in VOC levels was surprising, although it doesn’t mean that ozone levels have dropped as steeply, because the air chemistry is complex. Levels of ozone pollution in the basin are down, but don’t yet meet US Environmental Protection Agency standards.

Warneke expects the decrease in VOC emissions by cars to continue, given that engine efficiency continues to improve and older, higher polluting vehicles will be taken off the roads.

Source: American Geophysical Union (Tinyurl.com/SmogBegone).

Bird Brains

When the Warm Get Going Global climate change is a real, measurable phenomenon, according to a new study, based on the National Audubon Society’s North American Christmas Bird Count. It found that avian species have taken decades to adjust their ranges northward in response to warming winters.

Frank La Sorte, a researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, NY, and lead author of a study supported by the National Science Foundation, says in the Journal of Animal Ecology that because birds are highly mobile and migrate north and south with the changing seasons, they are better able to shift their ranges than less mobile, non-migrating species, such as amphibians.

“It makes sense that species move slower than the rate at which climate is changing,” says La Sorte.

“Many of them need to follow a prey base and a type of vegetation, or they need certain kinds of habitat that will create corridors for movement. Species are responding under their own time frame.”

The challenge for humans is daunting. “We have to give species the opportunity to respond by providing corridors for movement and longterm maintenance of those corridors,” says La Sorte. “That requires cooperation across political boundaries.”

Source: ABC News.

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Leaf Relief

Urban Trees Act as Crime-Stoppers The city of Baltimore’s high crime rate inspired a gritty TV drama. But a new study (Tinyurl.com/TreeCrimeReport) by the University of Vermont’s Transportation Research Center, in Burlington, found that a 10 percent increase in trees in a given area led to a 12 percent decrease in crime. “It’s really pretty striking how strong this relationship is,” says Austin Troy, lead author of the study, published in the journal Landscape and Urban Planning.

Researchers examined the correlation in and around Baltimore using aggregated crime data and combining it with high-resolution satellite images to conduct the analysis. The working hypothesis is that because people enjoy spending time in pleasant outdoor spaces, there are more observers present to hinder criminal activity. Also, a well-maintained landscape seems to send a message that someone may be watching.

To avoid culture bias, the study considered many socioeconomic factors, including housing, age, income and race of residents, as well as variables such as rural versus city setting and population density. The findings should prove helpful to urban planners.

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Bearing Gifts Will Bullas

US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is spearheading a new wave of renewable energy research by recruiting top scientists from the nation’s best research laboratories to staff a new agency called ARPAE, modeled after DARPA, the research and development wing of the Pentagon that invented the Internet. With a surge in funding for renewable energy, courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, plus grants from the Department of Energy, ARPA-E has made more than 180 investments in basic research projects in renewable energy.

One company, Ocean Power Technologies, is installing a 260-ton generator in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast to capture renewable energy from waves. If the generator operates as planned, it will link to the grid and generate enough electricity for 1,000 homes.

Other ARPA-E-funded projects are making cheaper batteries, more efficient air conditioners and appliances, experimental algae-based biofuels, carbon sequestration (trapping) technologies and even plants that secrete crude oil.

Combining award-winning artistic skills with a humorous point of view, Will Bullas makes fine art fun. The whimsical birds and other animals that populate many of his watercolors reflect the artist’s ebullient sense of sparkle and mischief; plus, he often titles the quirky wildlife works with zany one-liners.

Bullas has been drawing since he was a youth. His first professional pieces were pencil portraits of fellow soldiers in Vietnam sent to loved ones back home.

Returning from military duty, he enrolled in the Brooks Institute of Fine Art, in Santa Barbara, CA, and graduated with a degree in oil painting.

Today, Bullas is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society; in 1986, he was also elected to membership in the Knickerbocker Artists of New York. His art currently enlivens a wide range of products, including high-fashion T-shirts, note cards and coffee mugs, and his books, A Fool and His Bunny and A Fool Moon, include introductions by fans Clint Eastwood and Doris Day.

When asked about the source of his inspiration, Bullas replies: “Absolutely everything—books, music, television… even listening to friends tell stories can evoke some kind of imagery for me. Life is a bottomless well of ideas.”

Source: The Atlantic magazine (Tinyurl.com/SilentGreen).

View the artist’s portfolio at WillBullas.com.

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Kwanzaa Celebration Spreads The 46th annual Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, may be observed by as many as 18 million people this year. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor is it meant to replace Christmas. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of black studies, as a celebration to honor the values of ancient African cultures and inspire African Americans working for social progress.

The name comes from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza,” which means, “first fruits of the harvest.” Its seven principles are believed to have been key in building strong, productive families and communities in Africa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, a sense of purpose, creativity and faith.

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Human Rights Day is Dec. 10 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948. Now, the office of the high commissioner for human rights has been awarded the Guinness World Record for having collected, translated and disseminated the declaration into more than 380 languages and dialects, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making it the world’s most universal communication.

The work sets out a broad range of fundamental human rights and freedoms to which all men and women everywhere are entitled, without distinction. It was drafted by representatives from all regions and legal traditions, and has over time been accepted as a contract between governments and their peoples.

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Personalized Social Media Giving Gets Results Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org, has enabled his organization to provide a record $40 million in funding for 300,000 US classroom projects, simply by personalizing public appeals for charitable giving. When potential donors enter their personal interests, an online database supplies a list of corresponding classroom projects. For example, artists might consider funding a silkscreen press for an art class. Hikers can purchase trees for a classroom to plant. When the funded project is completed, the donors receive a note from the teacher, along with photos.

DonorsChoose.org maximizes the personalization potential by asking the participants if they want to post their donation on their Facebook wall, where friends may read the post and feel compelled to make their own donation. Teacher-generated Facebook project updates garner even greater success; these two types of Facebook status updates have so far raised a combined $1.9 million.

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then we experience everything more through the eyes of love.

The Institute of HeartMath has discovered that the magnetic field generated by the heart—what’s measured on a magnetometer—is 5,000 times stronger than that of the brain. HeartMath research has also demonstrated that when we’re in a positive emotional state, our hearts beat in a coherent rhythm that causes all the other systems in the body—including the brain, immune system and hormones—to work more efficiently and harmoniously. Their research shows that experiencing this regularly leads to better health, slows the aging process and brings us greater creativity, resilience and happiness.

Do challenging economic times help us grow spiritually?

What are the seven doorways to practicing unconditional love revealed by your own research?

How Unconditional Love Harmonizes Our World

Marci Shimoff Explores its Transformative Power

by Judith Fertig

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self-described “seeker from the get-go,” Marci Shimoff, is an expert at helping others effect greater personal fulfillment and professional success. The noted transformational leader, speaker and author has written two bestselling books on happiness and unconditional love—Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out and Love for No Reason: 7 Steps for Creating a Life of Unconditional Love, and co-authored six bestselling titles in the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series.

What is the old way of looking at love, versus the new paradigm shift you propose?

We’ve been trained to think of love solely as energy between two people, usually experienced as conditional love—we feel love if the other person agrees with us, treats us a particular way or loves us back. But love is actually the essence of who we are, and when we live in a state of unconditional love, what I call “love for no reason,” we experience our essence that is love, which doesn’t depend on another person, situation or romantic partner. It is the core of every spiritual tradition.

Why do our ways of loving often seem inadequate?

We each have a “love set-point,” the upper limit of our ability to give and receive love. We can’t feel more love by trying to change the outside—by relying on others to fill us up—because it will never work in the long run. We need to raise our love set-point higher;

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We can use any life challenges to help us grow and find fresh avenues of lasting fulfillment. Success and money don’t guarantee happiness, and I know that from my own wake-up call.

In 1998, I had three of my Chicken Soup for the Soul books on The New York Times bestseller list at the same time. One day, I spoke to 8,000 people and autographed 5,432 books and felt like an author rock star. Yet when I returned to my hotel room that night, I burst into tears. All of the success was great, but it still hadn’t made me happy. That’s when I began my intensive study of happiness and love.

Does science support our capacity to daily experience and deepen a love for all things?

Science is finding that there is a neurophysiology of love. Studies by researchers in major institutions worldwide show that we can do simple things like breathe more deeply, walk barefoot on earth, listen to uplifting music or practice meditation that will support us in experiencing more unconditional love. These activities create greater heart rhythm coherence and new neural pathways in the brain.

How does having a heart that’s open to unconditional love benefit us?

I’ve interviewed hundreds of people that are living examples of unconditional love. I’ve found seven access points to experiencing more love: safety, being grounded and present; vitality, energy and well-being; unconditional self-love, feeling empowered; openness, being comfortable giving and receiving love; communication, listening and speaking with love; vision, seeing through the eyes of love; and oneness, feeling connected with the greater wholeness of life.

How does one person’s loving larger bless our families, communities and world?

The more we experience love, the more we spread love to others. Our feelings are contagious. This idea is beautifully expressed in an ancient Chinese proverb:

“When there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.

When there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.

When there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.”

Connect with Marci Shimoff at HappyForNoReason.com.

Judith Fertig, of Overland Park, KS, is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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The Luminous Web Why We Are One

by Barbara Brown Taylor

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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~ Chief Seattle, 1855

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hat I see is an infinite web of relationship, flung across the vastness of space like a luminous net. It is made of energy, not thread. As I look, I can see light moving through it as a pulse moves through veins. What I see “out there” is no different from what I feel inside. There is a living hum that might be coming from my neurons, but might just as well be coming from the furnace of the stars. When I look up at them, there is a small commotion in my bones as the ashes of dead stars that house my marrow rise up like metal filings toward the magnet of their living kin.

Where am I in this picture? I am all over the place. I am up there, down here, inside and outside of my skin.

How could I ever be alone? I am part of a web that is pure relationship, with energy available to me that has been around since the universe was born.

Where is God in this picture? God is all over the place. God is up there, down here, inside and outside of my skin. God is the web, the energy, the

space, the light—not captured in them, as if any one of those concepts was more real than what unites them—but revealed in that singular, vast net of relationship that animates everything that is.

It is not enough for me to proclaim that God is responsible for all of this unity. Instead, I want to proclaim that God is the unity—the very energy, the very intelligence, the very elegance and passion that make it all go. This is the God who is not somewhere, but everywhere; the God who may be prayed to in all directions at once. The “I am who I am,” in whom everything else abides.

For the moment, we see through a glass darkly. We live in the illusion that we are all separate “I ams.” When the fog finally clears, we shall know that there is only One. Excerpted from The Luminous Web, by Barbara Brown Taylor, with permission of Cowley Publications.

It’s All About We Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together

by Linda Sechrist

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fter decades of studying issues of environmental destruction, poverty and war, Malcolm Hollick, PhD, author of The Science of Oneness: A New Worldview for the Twenty-First Century, concluded in 2006 that a better future for humanity requires a more wholistic worldview. It must be one that reflects the evidence of both new sciences and established spiritual traditions, all of which point to a deep unity, or Oneness, the grand reality underlying and often belying the superficial testimony of the senses.

Hollick concluded, “We become open to the experience of this unity only when we recognize at the deepest intuitive level that we do not exist as separate selves.” The founder of the Findhorn College Foundation, in Scotland, recognized that while the

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old worldview has disintegrated, the concrete of a new one has not yet set.

He also observed how the acceleration of scientific findings—advancing knowledge and understanding of the universe, as well as the meaning and purpose of life—would continue to influence the general worldview.

Within a decade, of the publication of his book, hard scientific evidence across many disciplines— particularly physics and biology—as well as pioneering ideas and anecdotal evidence presented by leading philosophers and authors, affirmed the existence of a reality in which everything is connected and linked in a coherent whole.

Such thinking further revealed that evolution has equipped humans with genetic wiring for co-creation,

cooperation and collaboration. Martin A. Nowak, a professor of biology and mathematics at Harvard University and co-author of Super Cooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed, explains that most great innovations of life have resulted not from competition, but cooperation, the real “master architect” of evolution. Nowak believes that figuring out how cooperation comes about and breaks down is the key to human survival as a species.

Books such as The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us, by Lynne McTaggart, a scientific researcher and award-winning journalist, and The Golden Motorcycle Gang: A Story of Transformation, co-authored by motivational speaker Jack Canfield, are helping individuals to see through the illusions of the old “survival of the fittest” and “I win, you lose” paradigms into one expressed in terms of connectedness and relationships. This new “Me-We” thinking and way of being has been spreading; it now informs everything from enlightened environmental stewardship to economics, as well as health and spiritual well-being.

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Canfield emphasizes the valuable lesson of collaboration and cooperation he learned while working for W. Clement Stone, a philanthropist and self-help author: When working together, focus on overlapping goals and interests, and not on differences.

In Chicago, IL, where the Eat Fresh Eat Local movement sparks successful collaborations, the focus is on food, rather than issues of race, sex or economic disparity. There, hundreds of people are growing food together in communal spaces on city-owned land, privately owned empty lots and rooftops, as well as in school gardens, food forests and urban farm sites.

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city’s most isolated and impoverished communities—are economic drivers that create jobs,” says Erika Allen, projects manager of Chicago’s Growing Power office. The daughter of national organization founder Will Allen notes that local workshops resemble a crosssection of the world. “Participants from different countries, cultures and economic levels come together for three meals a day, where we connect, share perspectives and learn from one another.”

Another successful initiative, Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC), brings together the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Chicago Medical Society and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. The BHC agribusiness project develops and maintains a system of more accessible food supply, distribution and markets where people live, work, play, pray and learn.

Neighbors in Milwaukee, WI, organized park cleanups with the longrange goal of replacing crime and litter with learning. Now, Riverside Park, once an area of urban blight, has both a college-level field research station and grade school outdoor classroom, offering innovative school, adult and community programs operated by the Urban Ecology Center (UEC). Programs serve 44 schools and have spawned two branches in Washington Park and Menomonee Valley to serve residents in those areas.

The UEC’s latest project, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, the River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee County Parks, private businesses and local landowners, is an arboretum that will protect and restore 40 acres of land for native species and wildlife habitat along the Milwaukee River. “With the creation of the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum, southeastern Wisconsin has a new, biologically diverse space for growing future environmental stewards,” says UEC Executive Director Ken Leinbach. He particularly likes creating spaces and resources that give people that wouldn’t normally connect a place to bump into one another.

“The transformation of our society, world and universe starts and ends with the transformation of ourselves… and in this way to co-create with others and Spirit a person, a community, a civilization, a planet and a cosmos that are whole and harmonious.” ~ Malcolm Hollick

Expanding Worldview College settings are similarly intended to encourage stimulating and expansive dialogue among diverse populations. At Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, MA, recent environmental study grads Dana Rubin and Hannah Blackmer met Frances Moore Lappé when she visited to share the message of her book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want. As a result, the pair embraced the need to shift their view of the world away from looming negatives to focus on creating positive connections and meaningful relationships that recognize life’s interdependence and fuel constructive change.

After more research, the duo built a simple website named Convenient Resilience.com and created a blog before commencing a coast-to-coast, 100-day, solutions-oriented journey last summer. They posted nearly 30 “webisodes” of heartfelt interactions with individuals and organizations with stories to tell, like the group at 2100 Lakeside Emergency Men’s Shelter, in Cleveland, OH, that is using small-scale, practical and cost-effective solutions to lessen their impact on the environment. “The personal stories we heard affirm what we learned from Frances—that it’s possible to locally solve global problems together,” advise the sojourners, who travel in a greasepowered car.

“Learn to think beyond nega-

tive thought traps that engender fear,” advises Lappé. “Thinking, ‘There isn’t enough to go around, so I have to grab what I can now,’ for instance, focuses on separateness and lack, which is precisely what got us into the state we are in.”

Starting Within A big-picture, more-whole-systems perspective forms naturally when individuals come together to explore the power of building intentional coherence. The Art of Hosting (and convening conversations that matter), World Café, Vistar Method for Circles and OpenSpace collaborations leverage technology for the practice of mindfulness to foster deeper connections, authentic conversations and outside-thebox ideas, all contributing to a more enlightened collective intelligence.

One’s own new world perspective can even emerge as a result of a dark night of the soul, as Patricia Ariadne, PhD, author of Drinking the Dragon, has observed with clients that have undergone a personal metamorphosis as a result of the economic downturn.

“Often, the entire process of transformation indicates a spiritual initiation— a renewal or rebirth—that acts as an induction into a level of expanded consciousness and new relationship with Spirit,” remarks Ariadne. “True spiritual progress inevitably leads to a desire to be of greater service to others, to go from ‘Me to We,’ which I believe is our mandate for the 21st century.”

Living mindfully can literally change our brains, states Jon KabatZinn, PhD, in the introduction to A Mindful Nation, by Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, which reports on the supporting science. “Mindfulness… can improve our capacity for perspective taking and decision making, and enhance our emotional intelligence and our ability to act with clarity and wisdom, alone and in concert with others.”

Kabat-Zinn is the founding director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester.

“A peaceful revolution is being led by ordinary citizens across our nation,”

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“We are facing a critical moment in the unfolding of our human story, and feel called to create pathways to a better future.”

are invited to find a compatible group.

Hubbard offers webcast training for Agents of Conscious Evolution (ACE), now 3,000 members strong; Craig Hamilton, founder of Integral Enlightenment, provides an online telecourse called Awakening to an Evolutionary Relationship to Life.

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confirms Ryan. “At the core of it is mindfulness—finding ways to slow the mind, pay attention to the present moment and see how you are connected to others and can work in a spirit of cooperation with get things done.”

The inner impulse to recognize the deeper unity of all life and sense the reality of Oneness is bubbling up within individuals, small groups and organizations, and finding expression in writings and teachings, according to Barbara Marx Hubbard, author of Birth 2012 and Beyond: Humanity’s Great Shift to the Age of Conscious Evolution. Individuals that feel compelled to join with others in expanding their consciousness to help foster systemic change and a culture of a higher order

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“My experience has convinced me that fixing the many problems that beset us requires nothing less than ripping up our rulebook and starting afresh, based on something other than every man for himself.” ~ Lynne McTaggart

“Evolutionaries sense that we are facing a critical moment in the unfolding of our human story and feel called to create pathways to a better future,” says Hamilton. He notes that the 35,000 participants in his most recent introduction to his webcast were interested in where they could find a supportive community of kindred spirits committed to living life on the same level. He states, “We instinctively know that we can accomplish more together.”

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Network, which empowers a global movement of those intent on creating an evolutionary shift in consciousness, has enabled Hubbard, a featured sage in the documentary Awaken Soul to Soul, and her ACEs to launch a global initiative to mark the inauguration of a sustainable planetary civilization on Dec. 22. Thousands of individuals are now working in collective hubs across the United States to prepare for the Planetary Birth Day celebration.

An initial concern for many individuals seeking to experience Oneness is, “What happens to my identity?”

Christopher M. Bache, PhD, professor emeritus in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Youngstown State University, in Ohio, reassures us that within the matrix of connectivity, individuality is not suffocated, but paradoxically liberated into deeper forms of self-expression.

“While opening to the collective fields that surround us melts the boundaries of the private ego, bringing about the ‘death of self’ noted in spiritual literature, as the ego dies, a deeper form of individuality is born— not an isolated individuality, but one

that thrives in subtle give-and-take,” explains the author of The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness.

While the idea of a future in which American and other cultures reflect oneness can seem distant and idealistic, it is already present in South Africa’s Xhosa community in the form of Ubuntu, a worldview which means, “I am what I am because of who we all are.”

According to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, Ubuntu iterates the essence of being human and speaks to the fact that it’s impossible to exist as human beings in isolation. We are people through other people.

“We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected, and what you do affects the whole world,” he observes. “When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.”

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. For more information and in-depth interviews on It’s All About We, visit ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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here’s nothing so comforting as the scent and taste of homebaked treats. To fill a home with cheer, try these delectably healthy recipes. Some are gluten- or diary-free, others pack less butter and sweeteners (thus fewer calories) than their typical counterparts, and a few are vegan (containing no animal products, including honey). All are perfect for holiday celebrations, hostess gifts or exchanges.

¾ cups dried apricots, finely chopped ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond extract 1 Tbsp water ¼ cup turbinado sugar

Gluten-Free Apricot Scones

Preheat oven to 350° F. Sift together first 7 ingredients (brown rice flour through salt). Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.

In a separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, yogurt, apricots and extracts. Add to flour-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Yields 8 servings (342 calories per serving)

Dust work surface with brown rice flour. Turn out scone mixture and pat into a nine-by-nine-inch square. Cut scones into desired shape or use a biscuit cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

These scones freeze well and taste even better the next day, warmed for 30 seconds in a microwave. Serve with apricot jam or honey.

1½ cups brown rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour 1 /3 cup potato starch 2½ tsp baking powder 2½ tsp xanthan gum ¼ cup natural cane sugar ½ tsp salt ½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed 5 eggs (divided) ½ cup plus 1–2 Tbsp plain low-fat yogurt

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Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush mixture over scones. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

Apple-Walnut Coffee Cake

Here’s a favorite yummy treat for festive brunches. Guests and family will

never guess that this decadent indulgence contains much less butter and sugar than a typical coffee cake.

Yields 16 servings (239 calories per serving) ¼ cup light brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (divided) ¼ cup (½ stick) cold unsalted butter ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup maple sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp low-fat buttermilk (1 percent) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.

Butter pan sides and top of parchment.

In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon and ¼ cup flour. Cut in ¼ cup cold butter until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles a streusel topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together ½ cup room-temperature butter and maple sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda and salt into egg-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool before releasing from pan.

Vegan Trail-Mix Cookies

These crunchy-chewy cookies are perfect for snowshoe hikes or crosscountry ski trips.

Yields 36 servings (135 calories per serving)

¾ cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 cup carrot, shredded 1½ cups unsweetened coconut, shredded 1½ cups natural cane sugar 1½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup water ½ cup canola oil 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup grain-sweetened chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted 1 cup cherries, dried Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix together flours, carrot, coconut, sugar, oats, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together water, oil and vanilla. Add wet mixture to dry. Mix to combine.

Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and cherries.

Scoop batter by 2 tablespoons each onto a baking sheet, pushing in any stray pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool for 2 minutes and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Muffins These lightly sweetened, butter-free muffins evoke the scents and tastes of the holidays. With fewer carbs and calories than regular sugar, the concentrated fruit-juice reduction also adds

moistness; look for all-natural options, such as Wax Orchards’ Fruit Sweet.

Yields 16 servings (145 calories per serving) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground allspice 1 cup pumpkin purée 2 /3 cup fruit-juice reduction (or light agave nectar) ½ cup canola oil ¼ cup coconut milk ½ cup unsweetened coconut, shredded 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted ¾ cup dried cranberries Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups.

Sift together flours, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and allspice in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin purée, fruit-juice reduction or agave, oil and coconut milk. Stir wet mixture into dry until just incorporated (do not overmix). Fold in coconut, walnuts and dried cranberries.

Divide batter evenly among muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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Healthy Red Velvet Cupcakes

Place flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder into the bowl. Whisk until well blended.

These moist cupcakes use spelt flour for a lighter texture, more protein and fewer calories than wheat flour.

Avoid artificial colors by using vegetable-based food coloring, or make your own.

Place sugar, oil and eggs in a separate large bowl. Whisk until smooth.

Add buttermilk, vanilla, lemon juice and food coloring. Whisk lightly until combined.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until mixture comes together. Do not overmix.

Yields 8 to 10 servings (352 calories per serving) Cupcakes 1½ cups white spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed) ½ cup natural cane sugar ½ cup melted coconut oil (or safflower oil) 2 eggs at room temperature ¾ cup buttermilk at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp lemon juice

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3 tsp natural red food coloring Agave Cream-Cheese Frosting 8 oz Neufchâtel (reduced-fat) cream cheese at room temperature 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp agave nectar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp cornstarch Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin tin with 8 to 10 cupcake liners or coat with cooking spray.

Gently spoon batter into muffin cups.

Bake 10 minutes and test with a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, turn pans and bake another 3 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 2 minutes.

Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting. (Or store in an airtight container until ready to frost. Do not refrigerate, which dries them out.)

Beat cream cheese, agave and vanilla together. Sift cornstarch over mixture and blend until smooth. Frost cupcakes just before serving.

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t’s easy to take breathing for granted.

But tune in to your breath—when, say, halfway through a sun salutation or headed for a finish line—and you’ll find that it not only feeds muscles fresh oxygen, but also indicates whether it’s time to increase the intensity of the activity.

To get the most out of every breath, follow these exercise tips from acknowledged experts.

Running

With closed lips, breathe in sharply and deeply through the nose. Then purse the lips as if trying to blow out a candle and exhale through the mouth.

While running, breathe in for one step and out for two.

“The rapid inhale and slower exhale in this technique fills lungs from the bottom,” explains Danny Dreyer, author of ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running. “Breathing exercises help take in more air when inhaling and empty lungs completely when exhaling.

Muscles receive more glycogen, which lowers the chances of their cramping up.”

Yoga

Use the Hindu breathing method called ujjayi, in which the lungs are fully expanded. First, inhale once with the mouth open, and then exhale the same way, making a “Ha,” sound.

Then close your mouth and continue making the same sound while inhaling and exhaling through the nose (it will resemble the rushing sound that Darth Vader makes in Star Wars movies).

“Your breathing is the barometer of all your poses,” says Elena Brower, founder and co-owner of Virayoga, in New York City. If you’re gasping

for air, back out of the pose. “Always give preference to deeper breathing over deeper postures,” advises Brower.

This controlled breathing technique is largely responsible for the yoga buzz that helps keep students coming back for more.

Strength Training

Exhale through the mouth when lifting weights and inhale through the nose when lowering them. As a rule of thumb, take two seconds to raise weights and three to four seconds to lower them.

“Focusing on your breath keeps your brain in the game, so you’re more likely to pay attention to overall form,” says Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist, personal trainer and fitness consultant in Darien, CT.

Cycling

“The key to breathing on a bike is to go in through the nose and out through the mouth, and to be as relaxed as possible,” Holland counsels. As intensity increases on climbs or long rides, breathe more forcefully—deeper, quicker inhalations through the nose and rapid exhalations through the mouth.

“The more relaxed your breathing is, the more relaxed your entire body will be,” says Holland. “Relaxed breathing conserves energy, prevents fatigue and improves endurance.” Using forceful breaths when you’re tired also sends more energizing oxygen to muscles to help counter fatigue.

Source: Women’s Health online © 2012 Rodale Inc. All rights reserved; used with permission.

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ith the volume of household waste soaring 34 percent beyond normal levels in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, it’s particularly important to remain eco-conscious during the holidays,” says Anna Getty, author of I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas. “It’s easy to get so wrapped up in buying gifts and decorations that eco-friendliness goes out the window.”

This year, consider giving the family’s stocking stuffers a sustainable makeover by gifting homemade items.

Getty observes, “Useful, thoughtful homemade gifts can be really sweet… and green.”

A Jar for Everyone With a ribbon and label of instructions, inexpensive canning jars and glass containers filled with homemade goodies can become creative and practical gifts for everyone on the list.

Sugar body scrubs offer a simple and affordable home spa experience.

Combine two cups of sugar with one cup of oil (sweet almond, grapeseed or olive) and add 10 to 20 drops of essential oils to scent. Try a combination of rosemary and peppermint for an invigorating morning scrub or lavender and vanilla to unwind later.

Fill jars with ingredients for some simmering home aromatherapy. Labels instruct recipients to boil the contents in a small saucepan of water, and then reduce heat to simmer, adding water as needed. Combine evergreen sprigs, cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried apple

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peels and citrus rinds for a festive holiday scent. Lemon, rosemary and vanilla afford a refreshing alternative.

For family grill masters, obtain bulk spices for barbecue rubs at a health food store. A basic recipe from DadCooksDinner.com combines four tablespoons paprika, four tablespoons brown sugar, two tablespoons chili powder, one tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, two teaspoons garlic powder, two teaspoons onion powder and one teaspoon dried thyme.

Upcycled and Sewn Experienced crafters can follow online guidelines to upcycle fabric scraps and unwanted clothing and linens. An old sweatshirt or sweater becomes an iPad case and colorful T-shirts morph into tote bags and scarves.

Creating therapeutic hot/cold bags can be fairly simple, even without a sewing machine. Cut a 16-by-eight-inch piece of flannel, cotton, fleece or terrycloth and fold it in half with the finished side inside, lining up the edges. Using sturdy thread, sew a quarter-inch seam along the open edges, leaving a halfinch opening. Carefully turn the fabric right-side-out through the opening and fill the bag three-quarters full with long grain white rice. Tuck in the opening’s unfinished edges and sew closed.

To treat aches and pains, the giftee can microwave the bag for 30 seconds at a time until achieving the desired temperature or place it in the freezer to use as a cooling or freezer pack. For aromatherapy, mix the rice

Guerilla Gardening’s (GuerillaGardening. org) recipe for seed bombs makes fun gifts for gardeners and nature lovers.

Choose flower and herb seeds that grow well in each recipient’s region.

Combine five parts clay soil or potter’s powder (from art supply stores), one part compost and one part seeds, with water to bind. Form the mixture into balls approximately one inch in diameter and let dry for one to two days in an empty egg carton. Wrap seed bombs in recycled paper or cloth tied with a ribbon and instructions.

Toss them in the yard or garden and watch them grow.

Creative and Kid-Friendly Enlist Santa’s elves to assemble a fortbuilding kit for children, inspired by Saltwater-Kids.com. Stock a pillowcase with two sheets, clothespins, plastic clamps, rope, suction cups and a flashlight. Tie up the pillowcase with rope and a cute label, and watch old linens come to life with a little imagination.

Give broken and unwanted crayons a second life with fun-shaped recycled crayons. Fill greased muffin tins or cookie cutters on a foil-lined cookie sheet with broken crayon pieces (paper removed). Bake at 150 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until the crayons melt.

Allow them to cool completely before removing from the molds.

“I like to encourage families to focus on creating memories and rituals as a way to avoid excessive holiday consumption,” says Getty, who is renowned for her home-cooked gifts packaged in reusable tins with recycled bows. She notes, “These become a tradition that people know and love.”

Such heartfelt gifts open the door to special moments and memories celebrating the true spirit of the season.

Meredith Montgomery is the publisher of Natural Awakenings of Mobile/ Baldwin, AL. Connect at Healthy LivingHealthyPlanet.com.

Holiday waste report source: epa.gov.

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Holiday Raw Food “Cooking” Class w/Sharon Wright–10am. Holiday food continues: Holiday Dip, Cream Corn, Ambrosia, Holiday Roll w/ Nut Stuffing & Gravy, Pecan Pie with Ginger. Celebrate the upcoming Holidays the healthy way. $40 per person includes fabulous meal Good Life Café, 3681-D Leaphart Rd, West Columbia, Register at 803-454-3516.

Live from the 92nd Y w/Madeline Albright– 8-9:30pm. Hear Albright’s story from her new book Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 along with her interviews and newly available documents about her family’s experiences and the complex events around the World War II. Albright served as Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001, with a career on Capitol Hill, the National Security Council and as US Ambassador to the United Nations. $18 Single programs: $8 in advance; $10 at the door Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC, 306 Flora Dr, Columbia, 803-787-2023. JCCcolumbia.org.

Free Essential Oils Class w/Expecting Well– 12:30pm. Learn about dōTERRA essential oils and how they can enhance your wellness. Topic: The greatest gift, Frankincense. Please pre-register.

Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais, Columbia. 803661-8452, ExpectingWell.com.

Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids: Understanding Mindfulness in a Busy World w/Elizabeth Dukes, LPC, ATR-BC & Mary How, MA, ATR-BC–35pm. An intro to helping parents and children become more present, calm, and relaxed in their everyday lives. Explore informal mindfulness practices and formal meditation practices for families. Geared towards younger children (aged 2-6), but all are welcome. $35 per family (1 parent & 2 children; $5 each additional family member. $50 max). Bethel United Methodist Church, 4600 Daniel Dr, Columbia. Info, register: 803-269-8730, AngelFishCreations.com.

Sumter Fantasy of Lights–6pm. Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, opens 12/1, then every evening through December, Opens Sumter Poinsettia Festival 2012.

Twinkling holiday imagery created by more than one million lights, floating Christmas tree, holiday favorites. Free. 800-688-4748, ?SumterSC.gov.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Men’s Spirituality Group at Unity−9:3010:30am. The guys discuss “Eric Butterworth: His Life and Teaching.” Who was this living, breathing man behind some of the world’s most powerful metaphysical writings and radio broadcasts ? What was Eric Butterworth like as a man? Newcomers welcome. Love offering. Unity of Columbia SEE Room, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia, 803-7365766, UnityColumbiaSC.org.

The Healing Circle at Unity w/Deborah King– 12:30-2pm. Rebirth, breathing”, and celebration of life now. Newcomers welcome to enter the class at any time. Come and play with the energy which we all are. Love offering.. Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd., Columbia. Info: 803-736-5766, UnityColumbiasc.org.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Reiki Clinic w/Margaret Self–10:30am-12:30pm.

Join us as we share Reiki treatments in a group.

Open to all, no training necessary. Great intro to Reiki energy. $10, must preregister. Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Columbia. Info: 803551-1191 or CarolinaReikiInstitute.com.

Green Drinks–5:30-7pm. For all in green building, sales, conservation, recycling, nature & politics to gather for fun & shared enlightenment. Check Facebook: Green Drinks Columbia. For the September location or visit KeeptheMidlandsBeautiful.org/ Calendar/GreenDrinksColumbia.asp.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 Natural Awakenings Discount at Rosewood– 8am-8pm. 20% off purchase price at Rosewood Market, Deli and other sale items not incl. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

Silhouette Art of Your Child w/Erik Johnson– 11am-1pm & –3pm-6pm. 3rd generation silhouette artist will be at KDs treehouse to hand-cut images of your precious children. Makes fantastic holiday gifts. Call for appointment, 803-748-0198, KDsTreehouse.com.

Sidewalk Farmers Market at Rosewood–4-7pm.

Join us and meet your growers: Pee Dee Ranch, grass fed and pastured meats; Our Local Catch, fish shrimp, clams, live crabs, fillets and whole fish; Wil-Moore Farms, chicken, eggs and turkey sausage. City Roots Urban Farm; Trail Ridge Farm & Dairy, goat cheese; a lemonade stand and tie-dyed T-shirts. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia.

RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

Reiki Clinic w/Margaret Self–5:30pm-8pm. Join us as we share Reiki treatments in a group. Open to all, no training necessary. Great intro to Reiki energy. $10, must preregister. Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Columbia. Info: 803-551-1191 or CarolinaReikiInstitute.com.

DECEMBER 7-8, 14-15, 20-22 Night of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens. Brookgreen Gardens come to life with 5,500 hand-lit candles, sparkling lights and strolling musicians. Walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, hear the sounds of hand bells ringing, carolers singing, and celebrate the season with family and friends. Local choral ensembles, hand bell choirs and jazz groups play classical and current holiday favorites and a variety of musicians perform. $16, children ages 4-12 are $7, children age 3 and under free. One of top 20 SE US holiday attractions.

Brookgreen Gardens US Hwy17 Bypass, across from Huntington Beach. Pawleys Island. Info: Brookgreen.org.

Little Holiday Party w/KD’s Treehouse–1-4pm.

Food, fun and special sales. KDs Treehouse is an eco-chic children’s boutique that offers unique and affordable 100% organic cotton clothing as well as a wide selection of eco-friendly toys that are safe for children and require an imagination, not batteries. 2911 Devine St, Columbia. 803-748-0198, KDsTreehouse.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 Community HU Chant–10am. HU (pronounced Hue) is a spiritual sound that connects us with the Holy Spirit (God’s Life Force). It is a love song to God and is very uplifting, especially in a group setting, sung for about 20 min. Refreshments follow. Free, all are welcome. 7 Oaks Rec Center, 200 Leisure Lane. Info: Steve, 803-318-1887, ECK-SC. org, or Meetup.com/Columbia-spiritual-seekers/.

Laughter Yoga for Health and Wellbeing w/ Dr. Delores Pluto–12:30-1:30pm. Laugh for no reason, without jokes, comedy, or humor. Laughter Yoga=laughter exercises+yoga breathing. Come as you are. No experience, special clothing, or equipment necessary. Donations accepted. Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia, 803736-5766. UnityColumbiaSC.org.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 The Midlands Celiac Support Dining Out–6pm.

All welcome, including spouses & kids. No dues.

Dining out: Travinia in Lexington, 5074 Sunset.

Rebekah Godfrey 803-530-7234, Facebook: Celiac Pal, sites.google.com/site/midlandsceliacs/.

The Light Within You Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Event w/Nicki Anahata Musick–7-9pm.

“Live light, travel light, be the light” Be inspired in the season with our Kundalini Yoga, Meditation & Music event featuring Kundalini Yoga sequential exercise warm up, Light of the Soul Meditation, Kirtan and original musical composition from the heart. $20. Balance Your Yoga Studio, 7325 St. Andrews Rd Ste B, Irmo. Info: 803 251 9433, 803 765 2159, balanceyouryoga@gmail.com or YogaAndWellness.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 Photos with Santa w/Reshma of Blue Silk Photography–10am-12:30pm. Will be doing photos with Santa! KDs Treehouse is an eco-chic children’s boutique that offers unique and affordable 100% organic cotton clothing as well as a wide selection of eco-friendly toys that are safe for children and

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require an imagination, not batteries. 2911 Devine St, Columbia. 803-748-0198, KDsTreehouse.com.

Farmers Market at Rosewood–4-7pm. Join us and meet your growers: Pee Dee Ranch - grass fed and pastured meats; Our Local Catch - fish shrimp, clams, live crabs, fillets and whole fish; Wil-Moore Farms - chicken, eggs and turkey sausage. City Roots Urban Farm and Trail Ridge Farm & Dairy - goat cheese; a lemonade stand and tie-dyed T-shirts. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia.

803-530-3270, RosewoodMarket.com.

Devine Night Out on Devine St–5-8pm. More than 40 stores on Devine in Columbia will welcome guests for an evening of shopping, socializing and festive cheer. Free “after party” at Henry’s, 2865 Devine St 8-10pm with lie entertainment, food and beverages. 803-608-6161. DevineStreetColumbiaSC.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Natural Awakenings Discount at Rosewood– 8am-8pm. 20% off purchase price at Rosewood Market, Deli and other sale items not incl. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Good∙Clean∙Fun Saturday–8:45 AM - 11:30am.

Meet at Sam’s Club parking lot, 350 Harbison Boulevard, Columbia on the side of the parking lot closest to Bower Parkway for a community cleanup along Bower Pkwy, Harbison Blvd to Piney Grove Rd. Waiver required for all volunteers. Must be 14 or older and parent/guardian must sign for all under 18. Adult must supervise children groups over 3. Trash bags and gloves provided. Wear sturdy shoes, dress for weather. Info 803-733-1139, KeepTheMidlandsBeautiful.org.

Holiday Raw Food “Cooking” Class w/Sharon Wright–10am. Holiday food continues: Holiday Dip, Cream Corn, Ambrosia, Holiday Roll w/ Nut Stuffing & Gravy, Pecan Pie with Ginger. Celebrate the upcoming Holidays the healthy way. $40 per person includes fabulous meal Good Life Café, 3681-D Leaphart Rd, West Columbia, Register at 803-454-3516.

Spirit Connections w/Val Ryan–7-9:30pm. Contact passed loved ones, spirit guides and past lives w/psychic medium. Will answer questions, help you to connect on your own. Discussion Topic: The Mayan Calendar & 2012. $20. St. Andrews Rd Columbia area. Info, registration & directions: 803750-7117, val@ryanspirit.com or ryanspirit.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Holiday Friendship Feast at Unity–11am. Bring a friend to Unity’s Sunday Celebration at and share our bountiful buffet afterward. Bring your favorite dish and sample the favorites of everyone. Pick up the “Columbia Unity Cookbook” at the Unity Bookstore and learn the recipes. Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia, 803-736-5766 or UnityColumbiasc.org.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Natural Awakenings Discount at Rosewood– 8am-8pm. 20% off purchase price at Rosewood Market, Deli and other sale items not incl. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

Sidewalk Farmers Market at Rosewood–4-7pm.

Join us and meet your growers: Pee Dee Ranch, grass fed and pastured meats; Our Local Catch, fish shrimp, clams, live crabs, fillets and whole fish; Wil-Moore Farms, chicken, eggs and turkey sausage. City Roots Urban Farm; Trail Ridge Farm & Dairy, goat cheese; a lemonade stand and tie-dyed T-shirts. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia.

RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Christmas Eve Candlelighting - Light of the World w/Rev Sherman-7pm. Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia, 803-736-5766 or UnityColumbiasc.org.

DECEMBER 27-28 Reiki Level I, Traditional Usui Reiki System w/Margaret Self, Reiki Master, NHD–1pm-5pm.

Entry-level class combines 4 attunements, instruction, discussion & practice time. Can be used in any situation to promote healing & wellness, on self & others. Manual included. Preregistration reqd. $250 before 12/17, $300 after, Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Cola. 803-551-1191 or CarolinaReikiInstitute.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 Natural Awakenings Discount at Rosewood– 8am-8pm. 20% off purchase price at Rosewood Market, Deli and other sale items not incl. 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. RosewoodMarket.com, 803-530-3270.

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Reiki Clinic w/Margaret Self–5:30-8pm. Join us as we share Reiki treatments in a group. Open to all, no training necessary. Great intro to Reiki energy. $10, must preregister. Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Columbia. Info: 803-551-1191 or CarolinaReikiInstitute.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 Reiki Level II, Traditional Usui Reiki System w/Margaret Self, Reiki Master, NHD–5pm-9pm.

Attunement connects student to a higher, more focused vibration of the Reiki energy. Techniques for distance healing. Healing of spiritual/emotional issues taught. Discussion, practice time & manual included. Preregistration req. $300 before 1/7, $350 if paid after. Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Cola. Info: 551-1191, CarolinaReikiInstitute. com.

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ongoing events Have You Had a Spiritual Experience? Meet in a comfortable and informal setting where all Spiritual points of view are appreciated, non-dogmatic approach. Free, sponsored by Eckankar. Past discussion topics: Past Lives, God Realization, Dreams, and Coincidences. An important forum for all who love God who are serious about their Spiritual growth. Dates and times vary, see contact info for update. Steve at 803-318-1887, ECK-SC.org, or meetup.com/columbia-spiritual-seekers/.

Sathya Sai Baba: The Power of Love–9:15am.

Do you believe that love is all powerful? Are you aware of a contemporary demonstration of love that is spoken of in the scriptures of the great faiths of the world? Meditation hour to experience Being Love. We’ll practice unconditional love through chanting and light-meditation. Meets every Sunday (12/2, 9, 16, 23, 30) Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia. 803-736-5766 or UnityColumbiaSC.org.

Unity of Columbia Sunday Celebration Service w/Rev Scott Sherman−11am. Prayer, meditation, great music and a series of uplifting messages from a variety of interesting speakers. Unitots and Unikids, metaphysical bookstore open 9-11am.

Unity of Columbia, 1801LeGrand Rd., Columbia, 803-736-5766, UnityColumbiaSC.org

Grandparent’s Day–all day. KD’s loves Grandparents at the treehouse. To show their appreciation, they offer 15% off regular priced merchandise (excluding strollers, breast pumps & accessories, doTerra and art) KD’s Treehouse. 2911 Devine St, 803-748-0198, KDsTreehouse.com.

Aikido-Weapons & Empty Hand w/Walter Patterson–7:30-9am. A powerful martial art with non-violent philosophy. $30/month includes 2x/ week practice. Harbison Recreation Center, 106 Hillpine Rd, Columbia. Info: 803 319-1438.

Free Beginner’s Intro Tai Chi Class w/Wes Adams–6pm. Tai Chi—a beautiful art people fall in love with, both for the benefits & for the joy. Fitness, health, relaxation, clarity, energy, confidence, peace & balance. Sign up online at ColumbiaTaiChiCenter.com/signup. 2910 Rosewood Dr. Info: Wes, 803-873-2100, or ColumbiaTaiChiCenter.com.

Nia w/Nancy Whitlock−6pm. Nia teaches you to consciously move in gentler ways to bring greater comfort and ease into your life. It revitalizes your mind and body as it uplifts your spirit and emotions.

Moves are adaptable for all ages and fitness levels.

Still Hopes Wellness Center, West Columbia. Info: Nancy 803-779-8077, niacolumbia@gmail.com, nianow.com.

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation w/ Nicki Anahata Musick–6:30-8pm. Classes offer a deep practice and experience in personal transformation, healing

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Journey into Stillness w/Emily McCravy–9-10am.

Begin your day in a state of profound radiance by journeying to the center of your deepest selves through guided meditation in a group setting. Open to all. Suggested donation: $10. Must pre-register.

2065 Blossom St, Ste 205, Columbia, 803-2550834, emccravy@hotmail.com, EmilyMcCravy. com.

Weight Watchers–Noon. Weekly meetings led by a trained Weight Watchers specialist. The essentials of healthy weight loss, good nutrition, and behavior modification are discussed. 10-week program Join anytime. $98/10-week session (join anytime- fees will be prorated) Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC, 306 Flora Dr, Columbia, 803 787 2023 JCCcolumbia.org Yoga w/ Robin Pawlina RN, CYI–5:30-6:45pm.

Multi-Level Yoga Class. All are welcome. Robin has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years and creates an environment that allows the student to manage stress with a relaxed and supportive style.

Cost: $15/class or $66 for 6 week session. About your Health, 120 Kaminer Way Pkwy, Ste J, Columbia. Info & register: Robin, 803-926-0895.

Aikido-Ukemi(falling) & Empty Hand w/Walter Patterson–7:30-9am. $30/month includes 2x/week practice. Harbison Recreation Center, 106 Hillpine Rd, Columbia. Info: 803 319-1438.

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Kundalini Yoga & Meditation w/ Nicki Anahata Musick–10:15-11:30am. Classes offer a deep practice and experience in personal transformation, healing and self awareness through life changing exercise, healing sound (mantras), mudras, (hand gestures), meditations, and spiritual teachings.

Build strength and meet any life challenge. Experience a yoga practice for the Aquarian age. Frontier Movement, 2730 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info: 803 765 2159, YogaAndWellness.com

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6 Weeks to Good Health Series–5:30-8pm.

Beginning Jan 10. Want to lose weight, improve your cholesterol profile, manage diabetes or hypertension better? This course will focus on behavioral, nutritional and culinary strategies to help you improve your health. Cost: $50/class or $240 for all classes. Columbia’s Cooking Kitchen, 915 Greene St. Registration, Info: Elaine, 803-5765666, mclanep@mailbox.sc.edu.

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Prenatal Yoga w/Rachel Hall, MD, RYT200– 5:30pm-6:45pm. Open to all students. Prepare mind and body for labor and more. 1st class free. $10-14/ class packages. Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais, Columbia. 803-661-8452, ExpectingWell.com.

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation w/ Nicki Anahata Musick–6:30-8pm. Classes offer a deep practice and experience in personal transformation, healing and self awareness through life changing exercise, healing sound (mantras), mudras, (hand gestures), meditations, and spiritual teachings. Build strength and meet any life challenge. Experience a yoga practice for the Aquarian age. Sun Spirit Yoga and Wellness, 735 Meeting St, Columbia. Info: 803 765 2159, YogaAndWellness.com

Prenatal Yoga w/Rachel Hall, MD, RYT200–5pm6:15pm. Prepare mind and body for labor, delivery & welcoming new life. 1st class free. $10-14/class packages. Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais, Columbia. 803-661-8452, ExpectingWell.com.

Prenatal Yoga w/Rachel Hall, MD, RYT200.

Time varies week to week. Check website for time. Open to all students. 1st class free. Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais, Columbia. 803-661-8452, ExpectingWell.com.

Soda City Farmers Market–8am-12pm. Producer-only farmers’ market offering fresh, local food straight from South Carolina farmers. 1500 block Main St, Columbia. Info: 803-250-5801, StatePlate.org.

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation w/ Nicki Anahata Musick–8:30-10am. Classes offer a deep practice and experience in personal transformation, healing and self awareness through life changing exercise, healing sound (mantras), mudras, (hand gestures), meditations, and spiritual teachings. Build strength and meet any life challenge. Experience a yoga practice for the Aquarian age. Frontier Movement, 2730 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info: 803 765 2159, YogaAndWellness.com.

CHIROPRACTIC John A. Drew, DC, Family Chiropractor 26 Office Park Ct Columbia 803-865-3000 DrewFamilyChiro.com Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could find a solution that not only kept your family healthy, but was also affordable? Your family can experience optimal health without it costing you an arm or a leg. Experience the benefits that regular chiropractic care offers.

Affordable family plans are available. Come see how we are different.

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I provide you and your family chiropractic care, health information and wellness resources to support your body’s natural ability to heal, feel better and enjoy living an active lifestyle! Call me to schedule your appointment or discuss how I can bring our onsite chiropractic care and healtheducation services to your business, school or athletic team.

COUNSELING INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING SERVICES

Sherri Jefferson, MA, LMT, NCC, LPC/I 803-414-5652 sfdcew@aol.com Sherri has 18 years of experience working within integrative health care. Each session is grounded in a safe and sacred space. This allows each person to embrace his or her own evolving life process.

Sherri utilizes a variety of tools, including, but not limited to, Heart Math, Emotional Freedom Technique, NLP, Body Talk, and advanced kinesiology. You are invited to call for a 50% discount on your first counseling appointment.

“Sherri helped me profoundly through my issues with grief and PTSD. She brought me back into the world of the living.” J.J., Columbia

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Julie Bradshaw offers intuitive life readings, akashic record readings, and angel and spirit guide readings. She is a Reiki master and certified hypnotherapist who is also certified in Psych-K and NLP. Using various methods of energy psychology, she assists clients in releasing issues as they are identified during a reading. Julie has been studying and working with energy healing for more than 20 years.

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THERMOGRAPHY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH INC. 120 Kaminer Way Pkwy, Ste J Columbia 803-798-8687 www.AboutYourHealthSC.com

About Your Health Inc. is a small business whose main focus is health education and health-enhancing services.

These services include, but are not limited to, one-onone nutritional counseling, Reams pH testing, parasite programs, aquachi footbaths, far infrared sauna, weight-loss programs, and thermography as featured on the health segment on WIS TV. We offer a full line of hard-to-find natural, organic, whole food nutritional supplements, and some specialty items that include raw foods and natural household items. See ad, page 16.

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Matrx Coaching: Assisting you through the Matrx of your mind to achieve your business and life goals “one pebble at a time.” At Matrx Coaching, we understand the thought systems and beliefs we have that sustain our patterns of production.

These systems express themselves through goals, wants, desires and needs; and are so interconnected on a finite scale that they keep you in a spiral of non-achievement. To create change or embrace the change that is happening in your business and life, call now to set an appointment and learn more.

SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUP

803-318-1887 Contact Steve ECK-SC.org Meetup.com/Columbia-spiritual-seekers Have you had a spiritual experience that you would like to share in a relaxed, nondogmatic setting? Eckankar hosts open discussions (meetups), worship services and more at no charge. All are welcome. These are important forums for all who love God and who are serious about their spiritual growth.Topics include understanding past lives, dreams, coincidences, God’s creative life force and more. Call ahead: time and date may vary.

BELL LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS 1-800-333-7995 ext. #2294 BellLifestyle.com

Formulated natural health supplements intended for pain control, urinary health, preventive illness, virility, stress relief, weight control and other common conditions. See ad, next page.

GARNER’S NATURAL LIFE 4840 Forest Dr, Ste 15a Columbia Trenholm Plaza 803-454-7700 garnersnaturallife.com

At Garner’s Natural Life we offer the purest, most innovative high-quality natural products.

With more than 130 collective years of wellness experience, our expert staff provides the most unsurpassed customer service in our industry.

We are proud to say that our knowledge allows us to encourage choices that will positively impact the heath and future of our community and environment. See ad, back page.

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satisfaction. Helps to maintain healthy skin from the inside simply by cleansing the blood, instead of attacking the skin from the outside with creams or washes. * This makes sense. Usually you can see how it benefits your skin within days. * Many people wrote they were surprised how fast it worked. Lots of testimonials from pleased users on our Bell website. There is absolutely no risk for trying Dr. Hammoud’s product. <Last couple of years I tried everything. Results with Bell Skin Disorders #60 were unbelievable. I have beautiful skin again.

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Here is proof that snoring can be corrupting your health and your marriage. Three out of 10 couples are considering divorce because of snoring says a major magazine article. You are not alone! An official survey says 48% of all people snore. 75% are affected, if you add non-snoring husbands that have snoring wives or vice versa.

Snoring is caused by slack muscles in the throat. A common complaint is that people feel that they are not well rested in the morning. Many people wrote they are now sleeping like a babies.

Their partners are delighted. This natural health product Sound Sleep #23 usually helps the first night. No side effects. <College professor had lack of good sleeps with many #23 interruptions for last 8 years that made her tired during the day. Within 3 days taking Bell Sound Sleep #23 the terrible snoring stopped. I wake up feeling refreshed and energized. I can concentrate in a focused, happy manner. I feel delighted with this natural product. Dr. Anele E. Heiges, 77, New York, NY < A life changing product. The very first night I took the capsules and every night after I had a restful and wonderful sleep. It has been a God send and blessing. I am by nature a skeptic. The money-back guarantee convinced me to try it. Jimmy Pay, 53, Gardendale, AC <3 Years on Bell Sound Sleep #23. My wife and I are entirely satisfied. Snoring episodes have completely disappeared. This has improved our lives enormously. Leo Fortin, 60, St-Georges, QC < Basically you saved my husband’s life. For the last 5 years my husband had very bad nights. Bell #23 was nothing short of a miracle. I have my husband back. No more snoring. No more napping during the day. I am telling all our friends. Bonnie Johnson, 64, Wichita, KS < My life changed. Sleep now 7-8 hours. I am a retired college professor and author of books. I have no more need to nap during the day. Nothing I tried helped until I started Bell Sound Sleep. I am so delighted with this product I would like to make motivational speeches to help others. Carmen V. Caruso, 66, Ann Arbor, MI On the Bell Website we list phone numbers or email addresses of actual users of this product and all other Bell products. Most are delighted to talk about their relief.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. <AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT SC IN: <GREENVILLE Garner’s Natural Life 27 Pleasantburg Dr.; Health & Harmony (Tienda Naturista) 2710 Whitehorse Rd., Suite 381.; The Wild Radish 161 Verdin Rd.<CHARLESTON Plantation Pharmacy 776 Daniel Ellis Dr.; Plantation Pharmacy 2 531 Wappoo Rd. <COLUMBIA Garner’s Natural Life 4845 Forest Dr.<WEST COLUMBIA Congaree Pharmacy 3907 Edmund HWY #D<TAYLORS Market for Life 2801 Wade Hampton Blvd. #15<SIMPSONVILLE All Natural Health & Beauty Center 101 E. College St.<IRMO Murraywood Health Foods 7001 St. Andrews Rd.<SUMTER B.J.'S Health Food Store 103 West Liberty Street <GOOSE CREEK Vitamins Plus 119 North Goose Creek Blvd.<SUMMERVILLE God's Green Acre Natural Foods 1240 C Central Ave.<MYRTLE BEACH<SURF SIDE BEACH Ocean Lakes Pharmacy 1415 HWY 17 N <CONWAY Nye’s Pharmacy 1600 10th Ave. (843)248-5015<ANDREWS Reynolds Drug Store 7 S Morgan Ave. (843)264-5454<FORT MILL Total Fitness Warehouse 334 Springhill Farm Rd.<FLORENCE Nature's Alternatives 1301 West Evans St. (843)669-4372<HARTSVILLE Hartsville Drug Co. 134 W. Carolina Ave.<BLUFFTON Berkeley Flowers & Gift 108 Buckwalter Pkwy. Suite 2-D <GREENWOOD Emerald Health Farms 409 Emerald Farm Rd.; Nature’s Remedy 422 Montague Ave Ste 2 <LAURENS Adair Apothecary 911 W main St.<COPE Earthen Treasures 4931 Cannon Bridge<NINETY SIX Family Pharmacy 206 North Cambridge St. <ESTILL Hanna’s Discount Pharmacy 26 E Railroad Ave. <AIKEN Medical Center Pharmacy Inc. 410 University Pkwy Suite 2800<CHESTERFIELD Wannamaker’s Drug Store 107 West Blvd.; Chesterfield Drug Co. 139 Main St.<CHERAW Vitality Health Food 151 Market St.<CAMDEN Value Pak Discount Drugs 1032 Broad St.<WALHALLA Ken’s Thriftee Pharmacy 112 E Main St.<BEAUFORT It’s Only Natural 110 Sea Island Parkway.

In other towns try your local health food stores first. If they don’t have it and don’t want to order it for you, order on our website or call us with Visa or Mastercard. S & H $9.95.

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