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The first cool, crisp mornings of fall are always a welcome introduction to the holiday season, especially since the words “cool” and “crisp” are so rarely used to describe South Carolina weather. This November brings a welcome relief to summer’s humidity and the 2012 political rancor, and a fresh start that begins with Thanksgiving gettogethers, gift shopping, and holiday traditions.

We tend to look back on the year as the holidays approach, and either bask in the glow of what we accomplished, or look with a shudder at the potential disasters we avoided. Perhaps we weren’t lucky enough to avert disaster. Health, finances, careers, or whatever issues may have arisen, we say that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. As we move into the last few months of the year, we tend to evaluate and plan, with family and friends nearby for support, what our goals for next year will be: fitness, wellness, budget or career change.

Our feature this month is titled Fashion a Passion-Driven Life. It suggests that a life driven only by making money to buy things won’t ultimately satisfy you as much as doing work in which you have your heart, your energy and your dreams fully engaged. If you are re-evaluating career, finances or your life pursuits, then this may be a concept to consider. For some long-time readers of and advertisers in Natural Awakenings, this isn’t news, since many of you I’ve met already exchanged an office job in a cubicle that came with a paycheck and dental plan for a new and less certain life promoting wellness, sustainability, integrity and peace.

Some of you started organic farms, began a wholistic health practice, opened a yoga studio, or joined an environmental activist group. Unexpected changes, from the loss of a job or ending of a business, forced some to reinvent themselves to prepare for a new career late in life. As you know, this can be tough and frightening, terrifically satisfying and always exciting. Temper your expectations to appreciate what you have with a new sense of gratitude, and prepare early to live simply with a strong network of good friends and family to cheer you on.

There was a decade not so long ago in which success was measured in dollars, and for some that may still be true, but for those of you reading this magazine, I am sure you see a different measure of success that while hard to quantify is easy to qualify.

I wish you the best in these months of cooler weather and warmer hearts.

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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.

12 HOUSE HAPPINESS Small, Green and Paid For

by Lindsey Blomberg

13 OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVEMENT

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atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed a large group of new publishers who completed an October training program at corporate headquarters in Naples, FL. The NAPC training staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs now launching new Natural Awakenings territories or taking over the production of existing magazines in locales across the nation. New markets include Syracuse, NY; Cincinnati and Columbus, OH; Baltimore, MD; and Hudson County, NJ. Existing franchises with new publishers at the helm include San Antonio, TX; Bergen County and Somerset, NJ; Roanoke, VA; Santa Fe, NM; and Long Island, NY.

Company CEO Sharon Bruckman launched the first edition of Natural Awakenings in 1994 and began franchising it in 1999. The company currently publishes more than 80 Natural Awakenings magazines throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, with 1.5 million monthly print copies and a collective readership exceeding 3 million.

“Interest in naturally healthy living that’s good for people and the planet is now influencing mainstream America, thanks in part to our active and growing readership,” says Bruckman. “Our dedicated family of publishers, supported by loyal advertisers, makes it possible for everyone to know they have healthy-life choices available to them.”

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Giving the Gift of Health at Garner’s Natural Life

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n Nov. 23-25, the traditional “Black Friday” shopping weekend after Thanksgiving, Garner’s Natural Life

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will be joining the buying frenzy with its holiday gift card special. Buy a $50 gift card for $40, or buy a $100 gift card for $75.

A Garner’s gift card is a perfect gift for someone interested in living healthily. Of course you can completely take advantage and buy cards for yourself, and take the generous discount, because who knows better than you if you’ve been naughty or nice? For anyone who uses supplements to support a pregnancy, keep on a diet, boost his or her strength training, help ease a health condition, or maximize his or her wellness regimen, the gift cards can be a nice surprise. They come in denominations of $10 to $100, so they can serve as employee gifts or stocking stuffers, prizes or rewards for throughout the coming year. “It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for your business all year,” says owner Candace Garner. “We encourage our customers to give the gift of health!”

For more info, contact Garner’s Natural Life at 4840 Forest Dr, next to Fresh Market, at 803-454-7700 or visit GarnersNaturalLife.com. See ad, back page.

The Cosmic Karma Game Metaphysical Monopoly

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onopoly, the game about wealth and real estate, is known worldwide, but the Cosmic Karma Game, created here in Myrtle Beach, may soon challenge that notoriety. Cosmic Karma is not about accumulating money, but, instead, about accumulating karma and living life with richness in deeds and soul, not cash.

The game was developed by Linda Look, retired public policy researcher from Washington, DC. Living in Myrtle Beach for the last 6 years, she finally completed the sketches of the game she envisioned back in DC. Illustrated by artist and graphic designer Crystal McLaughlin, also from Myrtle Beach, the board is laid out as a mandala, evocative of a Tibetan mandala. The game is expertly crafted, with engaging characters and beautiful art.

Cosmic Karma Game encourages reflection on values, behaviors, cosmologies: a mixture of Eastern teachings, Western psychology, and even a dash of 12-Step thrown in.

Players move around the board trying not to get bad karma, and trying to eliminate it when they do. Players exit and reenter the physical realm until they have removed all negative karma. Look recommends that you “think out of the box. At least open the box!”

The game, which sells for $38, is new to market this year and just beginning distribution. Two local retailers carry it: Yoga in Common, at 3080 Deville St, Market Common, Myrtle Beach, 843-839-9636; and Life in Balance, at 4347 Big Barn Drive, in Little River, 843-421-6717. It is also carried by Amazon.com, with excellent reviews. Cosmic

Karma is designed for ages 13 and above, 2 to 4 players, and takes from 30 to 90 minutes to play. But with the Cosmic Karma game, the insights you gain may be what you really win.

For more info, visit CosmicKarmaGame.com. See ad, page 25.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts

Healing Self/ Healing Earth Fall & Spring Sabbaticals (1-, 2-, & 3-months)

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts

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reativity and introspection come together at workshops and retreats during November at Springbank Retreat.

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.

Program fees include lodging and meals.

Flute player, writer and painter Cerantha Corley will present Awakening the Spirit Within: Learning to Play the Flute. “Let your soul speak to you through flute-playing and expressive painting,” Corley says. She also uses flute playing for balance and healing.

Basket maker Linda Szocik will lead the workshop Basketry: Weaving Balance and Beauty. She invites participants to come enjoy the contemplative art of basket making with time available for quiet reflection and communal prayer. No experience is necessary, and materials will be furnished.

Spirituality in a Time of Earth Transition will be led by retreat director Marya Grathwohl. “Peak oil, climate change, and global economic instability summons our courage to explore values and spiritual practices that can sustain us through profound cultural and personal transition,” she says.

Grathwohl is an author, lecturer and Earth minister with degrees in creation spirituality, philosophy, cosmology and Earth literacy.

Renowned fabric artist Martha Cole, from Saskatchewan, Canada, will be at Springbank. During her workshop, All Beings Confluence, she and the participants will create long, narrow, sheer panels that will be either painted or stitched to represent the energy of other spiritual beings. All materials will be provided. This community-based art project is based on the recording project Widening Embrace, by songwriter Carolyn McDade. The completed panels will be hung so that participants can walk among them to feel that they are part of an interconnected whole.

McDade will lead the workshop Widening Embrace: A Women’s Retreat. “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. Donations will be accepted. McDade invites guests to be

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Sept. 12- Dec. 5, 2012 l Feb. 6-May 1, 2013 Sabbatical participants can enjoy progams/retreats at no extra charge.

Rest the body, Renew the spirit, Refresh the mind Fall Retreats Awakening the Spirit Within: Learning to Play the Flute w/ Cerantha Corley, Nov. 9-11 Basketry: Weaving Balance & Beauty w/ Linda Szocik, Nov. 12-15 Spirituality in a Time of Earth Transition w/ Marya Grathwohl, Nov. 23-25 “All Beings Confluence” w/ Martha Cole, Nov. 27-30 Widening Embrace: A Women’s Retreat w/ Carolyn McDade, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Join us for a Songfest led by Carolyn McDade on Sun., Dec. 2 from 2-4 p.m. Donations accepted.

Register by calling 843-382-9777 l www.SpringbankRetreat.org 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree, SC 29556

part of the experience. “I urge you to come to this unique offering. Come participate in the ongoing creation of this incredibly stirring project,” she says. “If you can, stay for the singing circle. We will sing amidst the spirit and beauty of the beings.”

For more info, contact Springbank Retreat for EcoSpirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd, Kingstree, at 843-382-9777 or visit SpringbankRetreat.org. See ad, this page.

Eartha Gets Well Wins Children’s Book Award

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onway chiropractor Dan Falk and his wife, Kristi Falk, founder of the Wellness Council, won a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award under the Health Issues category, for their book Eartha Gets Well. The contest drew about 1,000 entrants.

Begun first as an art activity for children at an arts festival at Market Common, Myrtle Beach,

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newsbriefs the character Eartha and her dog, Cooper, were created, and then illustrated by artist Caitlin Beidler for children to color in. The story lines promote healthy choices for children. The characters and stories are taking on a life of their own, as the Falks continue with a series of 10 additional story books.

Copies are available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon and at BQBPublishing.com.

For more info, visit EarthaBooks.com. See ad, page 18.

Farmers’ Market at Whaley Street Is Now Soda City Market at Main Street

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he All-Local Farmers’ Market that previously met at the Whaley Street location on Saturdays has moved to the 1500 block of Main Street in downtown Columbia. Under the new name and banner, Soda City Market, they will be set up and greeting their loyal customers every Saturday morning, from 8 am to noon, rain or shine.

The same farmers and vendors will be there as usual, offering fresh local produce, dairy, seafood and meat products, baked goods, prepared foods, grains and beverages, along with artwork, crafts, yard and garden items, flowers and natural body care products. Soda City is accepting applications for more vendors, but, as always, local farmers selling direct get priority.

For more info, contact Emile DeFelice at 803-917-0794, email sodacitysc@gmail.com or visit SodaCitySC.com.

for you. Expecting Well Maternity Spa & Wellness Center, 514-A Gervais St, in the Vista. 803-661-8452 to preregister.

For more info, contact Denby Beauchamp at 803-6671371, HypnoBirths@yahoo.com, HappiestBirth.com.

Rosewood Market Holiday Preparations

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his year at Rosewood, you can get your turkey free range, organic, and this year supplies are good for fresh, never frozen, organic turkeys. Tofurkey, a staple holiday fare for us vegans, is always on hand, along with preordered side dishes from the deli.

Changes to the schedule due to the holidays are that the farmers’ market events are on Nov. 1 and 15 this month only, and in the following month are on Dec. 6 and 20.

While many seasonal markets close for the winter, the Rosewood farmers’ market will continue through the holidays.

Gift certificates are available in any denomination, and make great stocking stuffers, employee gifts and handy lastminute gifts for friends and aquaintenances. Be sure to plan ahead and have several on hand before the rush.

For more info, contact Rosewood Market and Deli, 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, at 803-256-6410. See ad, page 24.

CFSA Workshop: Organic Transition for Produce Farmers

HypnoBirthing® and Cloth Diapering Classes at Expecting Well

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ednesday, Nov.7, 6:15 pm, Denby Beauchamp, certified HypnoBirthing® instructor and certified clinical hypnotist, will begin her next four-class HypnoBirthing® series at Expecting Well Maternity Spa & Wellness Center.

Don’t just learn to cope with labor; HypnoBirthing® techniques will help you achieve a calm, safe, gentle, relaxed birth. You will learn how to eliminate the fear and tension associated with labor and childbirth through breathing and relaxation techniques. These methods can help shorten labor and help your body do what it was designed to do, thus helping you avoid potentially unnecessary medical interventions.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 11 am, Leslie with Carolina Cloth returns for her popular class, Cloth Diapering 101. This class is free to anyone interested in learning more about the ecological, economical, convenient option of cloth diapering.

Leslie reviews the pros and cons of each diapering system now available. Join us and decide if this is the right decision

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mall farm farming is coming back in South Carolina, reversing the trend of years past, toward bigger industrial farms and vanishing family farms. Even better, small family farms may find it easier to go organic, and farm with integrity and profit. The demand for heirloom organic produce is booming.

On Nov. 29, from 9 am to 4 pm, join the Carolina Farm Stewards Organic Transition workshop to learn what you need to do to qualify your produce farm and products to be certified organic. Learn from experts as they demystify the organic certification process and requirements, give you practical tips on efficient farm planning, and share guidance for record keeping for transitioning farms. Meet the Clemson University administrators and inspectors who will teach and discuss the process.

The workshop, funded by the SC Department of Agriculture, will take place at City Roots Urban Farm, 1005 Airport Blvd, Columbia, and will include lunch and a tour of an organic Parson’s Produce farm. The lunch, provided by Spotted Salamander, costs $12.

For more info and to register, contact Eric Soderholm, organic transition coordinator, at 252-482-0696 and see the flyer at CarolinaFarmStewards.org.

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Cranberry Juice Yields Knockout Punch

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hen scientific studies first provided evidence that cranberries are a powerful agent in fighting urinary tract infections (UTI), the supplement industry was fast to react by putting cranberry pills and extracts on the market.

But are they as effective as drinking cranberry juice or eating the sauce?

Recent analysis by Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers answers. The researchers tested proanthocyanidins (PAC), a group of flavonoids found in cranberries and thought to be what gives the juice its infection-fighting properties, offering hope that these could translate into an effective extract. However, the report concluded that cranberry juice itself is far better at preventing biofilm formation—the precursor of infection—than PACs alone.

The virulent form of E. coli bacteria that is the cause of most UTIs is covered with small, hair-like projections, known as fimbriae, which act like hooks and latch onto cells that line the urinary tract. When enough bacteria adhere to the cells, they form a biofilm that leads to infection. Cranberry juice prevented the bacteria from forming this biofilm, while PACs alone were not as effective.

Good Foods to Keep the Brain Sharp

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ew research reveals that diet may make a difference in reducing the risk of developing the most common form of dementia, known as Alzheimer’s disease. A study published by the American Academy of Neurology suggests that eating foods containing omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be related to lower blood levels of a problematic protein called beta-amyloid associated with Alzheimer’s and memory problems.

For the study, 1,219 people older than 65 and free of dementia provided information about their diets for an average of 1.2 years before their blood was tested for beta-amyloid. Researchers looked specifically at 10 nutrients, including saturated fatty acids; omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; mono-unsaturated fatty acids; vitamins E, C, B12 and D; beta-carotene; and folate. The scientists found that higher consumption of omega-3 fatty acids corresponded to lower blood beta-amyloid levels.

Particularly, those consuming just one gram more than other study subjects’ average daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids experienced a 20 to 30 percent decrease in beta-amyloid levels in the blood. One gram of omega-3s can be obtained by eating half a salmon fillet, once a week. Other foods that contain healthy omega-3s are flax seeds, almonds, walnuts and walnut oil, tuna and sardines and in small amounts, vegetables like Brussels sprouts, kale, spinach and salad greens.

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Shrimply Alarming

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hrimp cocktail is a popular holiday appetizer, but may not be the healthiest menu choice.

Researchers at Texas Tech University have found evidence of antibiotics in samples of farm-raised shrimp of international origin imported onto US grocery shelves. The antibiotics present included nitrofuranzone, a probable human carcinogen.

Two samples of the seafood tested in major cities contained levels of nitrofuranzone that were 28 and 29 times higher than the amount allowed by the US Food and Drug Administration. Domestic shrimp harvested from the Gulf of Mexico also contained carcinogens and toxicants, according to a recent article by GreenMedInfo.com.

Equally unsettling, most farmraised shrimp is far from sustainable, says Oregon researcher J. Boone Kauffmann, who estimates that 50 to 60 percent of shrimp farms worldwide are built on cleared mangrove areas. The shrimp produced from these farms have a carbon footprint up to 10 times higher than beef from cows raised on cleared Amazon rainforest areas.

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Nuts Help Neutralize Metabolic Syndrome

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ccording to the World Health Organization, metabolic syndrome—linked to inflammation and oxidative stress that increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease—affects 25 percent of US adults and 20 percent of adults worldwide. A nut-rich diet may offer some protection.

Researchers at the University of Barcelona, in Spain, discovered that a daily one-ounce serving of mixed nuts, including raw, unpeeled walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts, boosted patients’ levels of beneficial metabolites derived from metabolizing tryptophan (an amino acid), serotonin (a hormone), fatty acids and polyphenols (phytochemicals with antioxidant activity). Their findings support the hypothesis that nuts can help prevent metabolic alterations that lead to chronic disease.

Waking to a Brighter Future Begins with Are You Exposed?

Light-Filled he FDA regulates food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, but the vast majorT ity of your dangerous exposures come from chemicals in pesticides, cleanHolidays ing agents, furniture and other solid goods. Chemicals are introduced into our Welcome to Natural Awakenings’ special Awakening Humanity issue

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environment at an alarmingly fast rate with little to no testing. Essentially, they are innocent until proven guilty. To make matters worse, these chemicals get into our air, water and soil and work their way into the food chain.

Even in cosmetics, which are regulated, there are many chemicals that are dangerous, like phthalates and parabens, so the consumer must be vigilant. The Environmental Working Group has links on its website, EWG.org, to help the consumer evaluate cosmetic, beauty and cleaning products (personal and household). You can also download the PDF Not Too Pretty.

Through multiple routes, we are subjected to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), PCBs, BPA, dioxins, furans, heavy metals, organophosphates, phthalates, VOCs, PFCs, and more. These chemicals interrupt our hormones, causing a myriad of problems. For example, phthalates, found in cosmetics, personal care products, plastic toys and containers (even some IV tubing and bags!) are known to cause birth defects of the male reproductive organs.

And don’t forget to think beyond the home. Products used at spas are often laden with dangerous chemicals. Nail polish contains phthalates and other toxic chemicals, the newer gel and shellac varieties are even worse. The California Environment Protection Agency studied 25 nail products that claimed to be “3 free” (dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde, toluene) and only two passed the muster. One was Zoya®, which is the nail product used at Expecting Well, a Columbia spa for expectant mamas and any exposure-savvy consumer.

For more info, contact Dr. Rachel E. Hall, integrative family physician, at Expect Wellness, or visit DrRachelHall.com and Facebook.com/Expect Wellness.

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The Other Problem with Trans Fats

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o keep the holidays merry, rather than moody, check labels when stocking the pantry and avoid products containing trans fatty acids, which not only contribute to insulin resistance, inflammation and heart disease, but also exacerbate mood swings. After studying nearly 1,000 men and women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine found that consumption of dietary trans fatty acids (dTFA) was significantly associated with greater aggression and irritability.

The study, led by associate professor Dr. Beatrice Golomb, provides the first evidence linking dTFA with adverse behaviors, ranging from impatience to overt aggression. Analysis of participants’ baseline dietary information and behavioral assessments were adjusted for sex, age, education and use of alcohol or tobacco products.

The new finding strengthens health experts’ recommendations to avoid eating products like margarines, shortenings and prepared foods that contain trans fats and to steer clear of serving them in schools and other institutions.

Source: PLoS One.

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Antibiotics Overused for Sinus Infections

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study by investigators at the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, concludes that antibiotics typically prescribed for sinus infections aren’t any more effective than inactive placebos. “Patients don’t get better faster or have fewer symptoms when they get antibiotics,” says Dr. Jay F. Piccirillo, a professor of otolaryngology and the study’s senior author. He adds, “Our results show that antibiotics aren’t necessary for a basic [acute] sinus infection—most people get better on their own.” The researchers do suggest treating symptoms such as pain, cough and congestion and carefully watching to see if further treatment is necessary.

More Americans Are Eating Fresh

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t’s official: Americans are eating more fresh foods than they did five years ago. A recent survey of 800 US adults by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation reports that more than 68 percent of respondents say they eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables than they did in 2007. Farmers’ markets and stands attracted 70 percent of the survey participants, although only 14 percent regularly shop at such venues.

More good news: 64 percent of the respondents agree that it’s very important that produce be grown in an environmentally friendly way and also important that the fruits and veggies be organic.

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African Savannas Hold Clues to Drought Relief This year, much of the United States has experienced the most severe drought since the 1950s, prompting governors to declare emergency conditions. There is no guarantee that the crisis will be alleviated, but new research points to a way that farmers may be better able to cope.

In the hotter, drier climate of the semiarid African savanna, flowing between the Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea, farmers have successfully fought back an expanding Sahara Desert and turned once dry, uncultivated scrub into highly productive farmland. The key to success is allowing trees to grow where they once cut them down, and adopting agricultural techniques that take full advantage of scarce water resources.

Experts claim that today’s American farmers should recognize the benefits that trees can bring to even the most arid plots of land. Chris Reij, a sustainable land management specialist at Free University Amsterdam, who has worked in Africa since 1978, observes, “Given the situation in the US corn belt, these practices might help farmers in Kansas and Iowa adapt to more extreme weather and help make their crops more resistant to drought.”

Adding more trees, planted in rows between crops or bordering fields, could provide many of the same benefits found in Africa: improved soil and water quality and windbreaks that keep dry topsoil from going airborne. Fallen leaves and twigs inject nutrients into the soil, reducing the need for expensive fertilizers that can also pollute nearby streams or wells. Trees cool temperatures on a local scale, trap carbon and clean the air. Their roots are natural filters between fields and waterways and can help keep soil moist. Plus, tree fruits and nuts provide food for farm animals and wildlife. It’s an Early American agriculture tradition worth revisiting.

Find more information from the USDA National Agroforestry Center at nac.unl.edu.

Eco-Gyms

Workouts Feed the Grid A new crop of environmentally conscious gyms and fitness centers are adopting practices to save energy by adding electricity-generating workout equipment and using other strategies to reduce environmental impacts. It’s known as the green gym movement, which continues to grow and innovate.

The Los Angeles Times reports that members of AC4 Fitness, in Goleta, CA, generate power and feed it back to the grid every time they step on a treadmill or elliptical. They also bring their own refillable bottles and have access to a hydration station that provides free water, filtered by reverse osmosis. Patrons can store their belongings in lockers made from recycled plastic. The Greenasium Fitness Studio, in Encinitas, CA, sports floors covered with mats made from recycled tires, and their dumbbells are used and refurbished.

Veggie Feast

Meatless Traditions Replace Turkey Day Across America, millions of people will celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with a new, more compassionate and lifeaffirming tradition that eschews killing and eating animals. Citing factors that include torturous breeding and production practices, health risks posed by additives and adulteration, and the ethics of animal killing, Gentle Thanksgiving has become a Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) annual campaign. Families are encouraged to prepare a whole vegetarian or vegan meal to commemorate the traditional occasion of communal sharing and abundance. Soy-based mock turkeys are widely available, as well as a cornucopia of meat-free recipes.

Visit Gentle Thanksgiving.org.

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Fact Quest

Students Thirst for Eco-Knowledge As part of its 25th Envirothon, a competition for students across the United States to test their knowledge on environmental issues, a survey commissioned by Canon U.S.A. and conducted online by Harris Interactive found that a majority of 14- to-18-year-olds looking for information about the environment seek it outside of the classroom. Data also indicate that teens believe environmental issues will have an impact on their lives in the future and want to know more about them.

With three-quarters feeling that school curricula are inadequate, two-thirds of the students use TV as their primary information source. A majority of surveyed teens ages 16 to 18 favor the Internet, print newspapers and other periodocals.

Seventy-five percent of all of the teens surveyed believe that humans have a major impact on climate change. The top three environmental changes that they fear will impact their quality of life are poor air quality (66 percent), global warming (61 percent) and poor solid waste management (59 percent). Other major areas of concern are deforestation, water shortages and energy availability.

Students are also looking for ways they can help, such as recycling, conserving electricity and water, cleaning up public spaces, carpooling, bicycling and using public transportation.

Get involved at EnviroThon.org.

Wishful Fishing

Derricks to Get a New Lease on Life The US Department of the Interior has rules governing nonproducing ocean oil rigs: They must be torn down after a certain period of time. What sounds like a sensible policy to deter oil companies from abandoning idle rigs is now being reconsidered as the growing depletion of natural reefs may give them a new purpose as artificial reefs.

Below the surface at one 30-year-old rig in the Gulf of Mexico, corals, sea fans and sponges cover a maze of pipes. Schools of jack and snapper, solitary grouper and barracuda circle in its shadows and eco-dive boats periodically stop at the enormous structure, where dolphins, sea turtles and sharks are often spotted.

The New York Times reports that about 650 such oil and gas industry relics, referred to as “idle iron”, would be demolished with large amounts of explosives under the old rules, killing thousands of fish and other sea creatures. Now the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is seeking recognition of offshore platforms as essential fish habitats. To ease liability concerns and help insure and maintain structures to be spared such removal, John Hoffman, chief executive of Black Elk Energy, an oil and gas company based in Houston, TX, has founded a nonprofit organization, Save the Blue.

To convert a platform into a reef, approval is required by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Under the federal Rigs-to-Reefs program, a structure is only partially removed: cut off down to 85 feet below the water surface. Fish densities have been found to be 20 to 50 times higher near converted rigs than in open water. Each platform typically supports more than 10,000 fish.

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New Supercomputer Predicts Climate Changes Yellowstone is one of the greatest natural treasures in the American West, and there’s now a new environmental “sheriff” in town. A supercomputer of the same name is set to model future climate changes and forecast extreme weather like no other.

“It’s a big deal,” says climate scientist Linda Mearns, PhD, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, CO. The Washington Post reports that Yellowstone will help researchers calculate climate change on a regional, rather than continental, scale. With a better grasp of how warming may affect local water resources, endangered species and extreme winds, local and state governments will be able to plan more effectively.

The $30 million supercomputer, funded by the National Science Foundation, will generate climate projections for seven-square-mile tracts, instead of the previous capability of 60-square-mile units. It will also provide climate snapshots in intervals of hours, rather than days.

Mathew Maltrud, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, in New Mexico, says, “We’re moving into a realm where we have models that resemble the ocean, the atmosphere, the ice and the land to a high degree.” Yellowstone will show a more realistic interaction of these components.

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House Happiness Small, Green and Paid For

by Lindsey Blomberg

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anda Urbanska’s dream home is more cottage than castle. Despite childhood yearnings for sprawling digs with a lavish pool, her concern for the planet’s welfare and a practical approach to finances has led her to a radically different fantasy: a home that is small, green and paid for.

Owning a smaller home is a “triple hitter,” says the Harvard graduate and author of The Heart of Simple Living: 7 Paths to a Better Life. “With a smaller home, we can pay off the mortgage quicker, use less furniture and have less space to clean and maintain, heat and cool.” Also, less space effects less consumption— needed more than ever as dwellings have increasingly turned into what Urbanska refers to as suffocating, “sinkholes of stuff, clogging the flow of energy and movement in our lives.”

She predicts, “Once we’ve purged our systems of the excess, the focus will be on creating lives that are dynamic and streamlined, where the carbon cost of a thing is weighed along with its price tag, and where the focus is on usability, rather than ownership.”

The rise of McMansions as part of a runaway “bigger is better” mentality saw the average American house size surge from 983 square feet in 1950 to 2,521 square feet in 2007, reports the National Association of Home

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Builders (NAHB). Due to the 2008 recession, many owners were left with upside-down mortgages, causing newer homes to be more modest in size. Like the notorious sports utility vehicle craze, now faded due to steep gas prices, the McMansion trend is quickly declining.

“Today’s entry-level buyer seems to prefer a far simpler presentation than what had been popular with their parents,” observes Heather McCune, former editorin-chief of Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler. “I don’t think it would be out of line to characterize it as an anti-McMansion attitude.”

Real estate website Trulia.com recently reported that slightly more than half of Americans say that 1,400 to 2,600 square feet would be their ideal home size. According to the NAHB, nine of 10 builders are planning or constructing smaller homes than in the past. In 2010, the average new home size dropped to 2,377 square feet and by 2015, the average newly built home is predicted to measure just 2,140 square feet. Even in more affluent areas, builders are beginning to construct model homes that are one-third smaller than what they were building just a few years ago.

“‘Small is beautiful’ is back in vogue,” remarks Andrew Gates, a Sotheby’s International Realty real estate broker in Salisbury, CT. “The simplicity aesthetic is more prevalent after what we’ve been through the past few years.”

Savings accrued from the pur-

chase of a more sustainable, lower-impact home allows reasonable investments toward modern, energy-efficient upgrades like bamboo flooring, water conservation and filtration devices and Energy Star appliances. The National Association of Realtors’ 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers found that nearly 90 percent of buyers considered heating and cooling bills important, and more than 70 percent wanted high-efficiency appliances.

“As advocates of energy efficiency, we have been encouraged by a change in home buyers’ and homeowners’ attitudes toward energy efficiency,” says Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC. With increased energy efficiency comes increased home value; a recent study in The Appraisal Journal indicates that the market value of a home increases by $10 to $25 for every dollar saved on annual fuel bills.

Coinciding with smaller singlefamily living quarters is a boom in multigenerational homes across the country. According to US Census Bureau data, as of 2010, 4.4 million homes held three generations or more under one roof, a 15 percent increase from 3.8 million-plus homes just two years earlier. In multigenerational households, the need for expensive daycare is lessened, while grandparents and adult children can also contribute to household income by paying rent. Urbanska, who resides in North Carolina with her 90-year-old mother and 15-year-old son, says, “I’ve been able to save money on both child and elder care while staying close to Mother in her later years.”

The rapid turn toward both financially and environmentally smarter habits looks like it’s here to stay, concludes Michelle Kaufmann, co-author of the acclaimed Prefab Green and a Sausalito, CA, architect of eco-friendly homes. She says she is busier than ever, because these concepts are resonating widely. “It’s sad that it took a complete economic meltdown for people to appreciate smaller homes,” she observes, “but at least something good can come from it.”

Lindsey Blomberg is a freelance writer in Sarasota, FL.

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Overcome Obstacles to Achievement

Jack Canfield Shares Insights on Creating Success

by Linda Sechrist

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ack Canfield is best known as co-author of The New York Times number-one bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages. A featured teacher in the films The Secret and Tapping the Source, he also has been interviewed on more than 1,000 radio and TV segments.

He currently serves as CEO of The Canfield Training Group and president and founder of the Transformational Leadership Council.

Even with a wealth of webinars, teleclasses, workshops and other tools advising everyone how to live the life of their dreams, why do so many still struggle to feel successful?

Just having a map in your hands doesn’t mean that you will get to your destination. Understanding your fears and limiting beliefs does not necessarily give you the ability to overcome them. Humans also have built-in protective mechanisms that often override their efforts to achieve their goals in order to maintain the status quo.

While ideas presented in programs and courses to help people achieve success can inspire and motivate positive change, many people get stuck when they have to apply them.

In the past, many of the methods used to overcome obstacles to success have been tedious and time consuming, requiring months or years of intense concentration and relentless perseverance.

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Why is it so challenging to make the changes necessary to succeed?

The mind is divided into two hemispheres. One is responsible for rational, conscious thought and processes ideas sequentially, using language.

The other is emotional, and processes ideas simultaneously, using pictures. The emotional, subconscious mind is far more powerful than the rational, conscious mind. It controls about 95 percent of our thoughts and actions and is motivated by the pull of pleasurable rewards and the push of negative emotions.

To understand the challenge of change, think of the emotional mind as an elephant and the rational mind as the rider. As long as the elephant doesn’t have a strong desire to move in a particular direction, the rider can control the elephant. However, if the direction that the elephant wants to go in is different than what the rider has in mind, the chance of forcing the elephant radically diminishes.

The reason that so many people fail to achieve success is that the elephantine subconscious is innately averse to the new action that needs to be taken. To make tasks much easier, the elephant must be motivated to move in a certain direction or, at the very least, remain neutral and not resist the rider.

By applying some newer, cuttingedge tools that support change, such as tapping points along the body’s energy meridians, the approach used in the Emotional Freedom Technique

(EFT), it is not only possible to get the elephant to cease resisting, but can also shave time off the journey to personal power and accomplishment. Tapping can transform the beliefs and emotions that cause self-doubt, self-sabotage, procrastination and other roadblocks. It is being used around the world to help people minimize or eliminate issues as varied as fears, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, food cravings and chronic pain.

What do you consider ultimate success?

Many people report that after applying my 64 recommended success principles, they have achieved outstanding results in one area of their life, although they didn’t meet their expectations in another. Ultimate success isn’t about having only financial success, yet poor relationships; it’s about having success in all areas of your life.

So, as practitioners like my coauthor Pamela Bruner, a business success coach and EFT expert, teach the tapping technique, they verbally introduce a powerful success principle and note the resistance people might encounter when trying to implement that principle. This can be done in person or self-administered, as demonstrated on the DVD included in our book, Tapping Into Ultimate Success.

How can we support our goals in everyday life?

I’ve learned that few people actually study the principles of success as they relate to life. In college or business school, students are taught management skills that apply to business, but not the skill sets or mindsets needed for success in their personal lives. Students in educational institutions of any kind never learn that they control their life. We all need to understand that the books we read, the TV shows we watch and the social environment we choose to immerse ourselves in all either undermine our success or support it.

For more information, visit JackCanfield.com.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazine.

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Grounded in Gratitude Embrace Every Gift Because Each Blessing Counts

by Frank Jude Boccio

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n counting our daily blessings, we find that even uneventful or difficult days possess precious gifts. Consider all the contributions that make it possible for family members to gather for the holidays—the workers that helped construct and maintain the vehicles that brought us here, the house where we come together and the trees that light the fireplace. Consider the food that nourishes us, thanks to the Sun’s energy, Earth’s minerals and rain and the labor of the farmers, processors, truckers, retailers and cooks. Whether or not the holidays fulfill our expectations, we have much for which to be grateful.

As the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh points out, every blessing is the gift of the whole universe. When we stop and really look, we see that we

are supported continuously in countless ways.

Author Roger L’Estrange noted in the 17th century how humans tended to “mistake the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our own industry.” We awaken when the alarm goes off due to the skill of the technology’s engineers, designers, assembly workers, distributors and salespeople.

We can turn on the light because power company workers are supplying the electricity. Our morning spiritual practice is the gift of generations of teachers and writers who observed the truth and shared what they learned. It feels good to be bowled over by each moment of grace and the simplest act of kindness.

Such gratitude flows when we break out of a petty point of view—

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with its self-centered expectations and demands—to appreciate that through the labors, intentions and existence of an inconceivably large number of other people, life forms and elements, we have been given the miracle of life, with all its present goodness. This heightened awareness of our connection spontaneously fills us with a joy and gratitude that transforms our experience. Thankfully, gratitude can be cultivated. It simply takes practice in being present to what is being given.

It helps to remain aware of some of the most pernicious obstacles to thankfulness, and one of the most obvious is the failure to notice what we have, including a roof over our head and someone to love. As Joni Mitchell sang, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” So the first step is to start paying attention to gifts that have always been there, but until now went unnoticed and unappreciated.

We are rich in what counts and never truly alone, because we are always supported by the universe. The 13th-century mystic Meister Eckhart counseled, “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice.”

Frank Jude Boccio is the author of Mindfulness Yoga (MindfulnessYoga. net).

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31 million would like to.

Meanwhile, surveys show that new college grads are increasingly gravitating toward nonprofit and public sector jobs that feed their souls more than their bank accounts. Off-the-clock volunteerism is soaring. Due to working and earning less, people are also consuming less, cooking, sewing and gardening more, rediscovering forgotten passions and relationships and finding new ones in the process.

“When the economy tanked, it prompted a real moment of spiritual awakening for all of us,” observes Sue Frederick, of Boulder, Colorado, a nationally renowned career counselor who also applies her intuitive skills in helping clients like Readnower find their muse. “We are no longer able to hide out behind jobs and benefits that might not have been a good fit for us to begin with. People are remembering their soul’s mission and waking up to the true work they are intended to do.”

In the midst of uncertainties, many are asking, “Why am I here?”

Fashion a Passion-Driven Life Realize Your Purpose and Feed Your Soul

by Lisa Marshall

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hree years ago, Cindy Readnower felt as if work was swallowing her life. As a single mom with two sons to support and two franchise restaurants to run in Sarasota, FL, she routinely would get up at 4 am and go to bed after midnight. She didn’t see enough of her boys. “I never had a free moment to just shut down and think about what I really wanted,” she recalls.

Then the economy collapsed, forcing her to shutter her businesses, file for bankruptcy and consult with a career counselor to plan her next steps.

Today, at 57, she’s working as a life coach and business consultant and as she sees it, living the life she is meant to live.

“When you hit hard times and say, ‘My worst fears have come true; what am I going to do now?’ It makes you realize you will only find true

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success when you follow your passion,” she says.

Readnower represents what some see as the silver lining in these challenging economic times. At a time of high unemployment, when some can’t find a job and others are working grueling hours to compensate for laid-off coworkers, many Americans are stepping off the corporate hamster wheel and sincerely asking themselves: “What is my purpose here, and how can I realize it?”

Purpose Over Profits

According to a recent study by the nonprofit Encore.org, which helps older Americans pursue more meaningful careers, as many as 9 million people ages 44 to 70 have already transitioned into encore careers that combine purpose, passion and a paycheck. Another

At the leading edge of the purpose-driven career movement is the millennial generation, now in their 20s through early 30s. Having come of age amidst the Enron Corporation scandal, 9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the 2008 economic collapse, they’re graduating from college with a more wholistic perspective on what constitutes a good career.

“The decade in which we have matured has been turbulent in almost every dimension,” says John Coleman, 31, a recent graduate of Harvard Business School and co-author of Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders.

“This generation is looking at a world that has so many problems and saying, ‘The old opportunities are not there anymore, so we have to create new ones.’ Many are actively seeking more meaning and purpose at work.”

One 2010 survey of 500 MBA students found that when considering a long list of options for what they looked for in a career, they ranked “in-

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Another analysis by The New York Times found that in 2009, 11 percent more college graduates worked for nonprofits than in the previous year. Accordingly, Coleman’s book is packed with encouraging examples, from a Harvard MBA student and a US Marine who co-founded a non-

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For some, that has profit addressing poverty It is not how meant working fewer in Kenya’s largest slum to much you do, hours for less pay, in a biomedical engineering grad who launched a webbut how much order to allow more time for clarifying meditation, based car-sharing service. love you put family dinners, volun This altruistic, purposeat a local shelter, driven career track seems into the doing, teering taking a long-yearned-for a stark departure from that of the baby boomers, colthat matters. dance class or planning the next career shift. It lectively referred to as the ~ Mother Teresa has also led to willing “me” generation for its matrade-offs in buying less terialistic ethos. Yet those and doing more for onewho specialize in helping self. people find more meaningful lives say

According to the 2010 MetLife this group currently counts among their Study of the American Dream, 77 best and most focused customers. percent of Americans now say that

“We are at a time in the world achieving their big dream comprises when it is more socially acceptable improving the quality of their lives by to follow your passions,” says Janet strengthening personal relationships.

Attwood, whose Passion Test workAs for millennials, 39 percent say they shops—established in 2004—are welalready have what they need. Also, coming more people than ever. “In my day, my dad was so freaked out I’d end those who feel growing pressure to buy more and better material possessions up homeless that he sent me to busihas dropped from 66 percent in 2006 ness school so I would learn how to to well below half today. type. Back then, parents never asked:

“Plenty of people have already ‘What turns you on?’” started down this path. They’re growing

That’s a shame, remarks Frederick, vegetables, raising chickens and keepbecause first hints at our purpose often ing bees. They’re building their own bubble up in our youth. “I believe all homes, often with the help of friends of us know at some point what our gift and neighbors,” writes Boston Universiis, but we often bury it and say, ‘I have ty Sociology Professor Juliet Schor, PhD. to fit in and get a job with benefits and

In her groundbreaking book, a good paycheck.’” There is an alternaPlenitude: The New Economics of tive.

True Wealth, she argues that contrary to many economists’ assumptions, a Work and Consume Less, shorter work week and smaller econLive More omy is better for society as a whole.

Attwood stresses that living in line More, such a lifestyle, “allows people with one’s passion isn’t just about to build stronger social connections, work, noting, “It’s about your relationmaintain their physical and mental ships and friends, your spirituality and health and engage in activities that are health, what you consume and where more creative and meaningful.” you choose to live….”

She asks clients to write down five life-defining passions (see sidebar) and use them as a guidepost. “Whenever you are faced with a choice, a decision or an opportunity, choose in favor of your passion,” she counsels.

Attwood has observed firsthand how success often follows, because, “when you choose in favor of the things that have the greatest, deepest meaning for you, the universe supports you more than if you are just tepid and neutral about something.”

Any Example Proves the Rule

Ever since childhood days of helping her mother make clothing for the family, Juliette Bastian has had a passion for fashion design. Her love of dancing dates back to watching American Bandstand. But when it came to choosing a career, “There was always this trigger that went off in my head that said, ‘You need to make money,’” she explains.

Take the Passion Test Make a list of your passions; the 10 or 15 things most critical to your happiness and well-being. Start each entry with, “When my life is ideal, I am … ” (living in a beautiful house in the mountains, working in a job that changes lives, spending plenty of time with my children, etc.)

Don’t worry about how you’ll get there. Just write it down. You become whatever you are committed to.

“People often write down a passion, but if they can’t immediately see how they can manifest it, they erase it and instead write something down that they can easily put their arms around. In other words, they play it safe,” says Janet Attwood, co-author of The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose.

Instead, think big.

Narrow the list to your top five passions.

Write all five passions down on five index cards.

Post passions in places you will routinely see them, such as on the bathroom mirror and refrigerator door; display them prominently on your computer.

Create a vision board (a collage of representations of your passions). “It’s an easy way to keep your attention on the things you really want to grow stronger in your life,” notes Attwood.

Use these priority passions as a guidepost. “Whenever you are faced with a choice, a decision or opportunity, choose in favor of your passions,” advises Attwood. Then run to the goal with purpose in every step.

Take the test again every six months, because passions can change and evolve over time.

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This is the true joy of life—being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. ~ George Bernard Shaw

By her mid-40s, this San Dimas, CA, resident boasted a six-figure salary and a successful, but not terribly fulfilling career doing accounting and strategic business planning. To indulge her creative side, she created colorful spreadsheets, but it wasn’t enough. “At one point, I acknowledged, ‘I am not happy walking into work anymore,’” recalls Bastian, now 52. “I felt like a hamster on a wheel.”

Seven years ago, she walked out, and with Attwood’s help, set out to find her true callings. “People always think you have to pick just one, but you have passions that run across every aspect of your life,” she says. “I now realize I

am a dancer, fashion designer, family person and spiritual woman.”

Bastian begins each week by making a color-coded “strategic plan of action,” making sure to include elements of each of her five passions: financial freedom, exceptional relationships, optimal health, successful business ventures and an alliance with God. That means she’s back in school studying fashion design, and now makes time for dancing, church, family and a part-time career-coaching business.

She says that it has been financially rough at times. But the “sacrifices”—like fewer hair appointments, fancy clothes, meals out and expensive holiday gifts for friends—have been well worth it. “I now have the flexibility, freedom and joy of knowing I am living who Juliette truly is,” she says with a smile. “I know I’ll be taken care of as long as I honor what truly matters to me.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance writer near Boulder, CO. Connect at Lisa@LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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A diet featuring antioxidant-rich vegetables, healthy carbohydrates, low-fat proteins and healthy fats will not only keep energy levels high, it’s also essential to long-term health, according to Dr. Christine Gerbstadt, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“If you think of getting energy from a cup of coffee or a candy bar, understand that it’s just a quick boost

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that doesn’t last long,” advises Gerbstadt, author of The Doctor’s Detox Diet. “The kind of energy you get from complex carbs and whole grains will stay with you.”

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Bonus Energy Boosts In her book, Positive Energy, Dr. Judith Orloff offers simple strategies to help keep spirits high. The first is to choose our friends wisely.

Most of us have encountered someone that repeatedly drains our energy and do well to recognize the signs of an “emotional vampire”: “Your eyelids get heavy and you feel like taking a nap,” she says. “Draw boundaries by learning that saying ‘No’ is a complete sentence.”

For friends and relatives who always seem to be in the middle of a crisis: Do not encourage a drama king or queen by asking him or her how they are, advises Orloff. To deal with a chatterbox,“You must politely interrupt, as hard as that skill may be to learn.”

Finally, “Laughter gives a big energy boost, so be silly and have fun.” Share a laughter break.

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Plus, because tasks at hand. Getting away spiritual energy,” most people have Jon Gordon, from the computer screen says less-than-perfect of Jacksonville, FL, diets, certain author of The Enerto weed the garden for supplements can gy Bus and consulhelp raise energy 10 minutes or taking a tant to Fortune 500 levels and enhance companies, sports quick turn around the overall health. teams, hospitals Gerbstadt recomblock can quickly reverse and schools on the mends vitamin D subject of staying an energy slump. for those who don’t positive. spend much time in

Exercise, a the sun, to enhance immune function; widely acknowledged energy booster, fish oil for non-fish eaters for heart does double duty in moderating stress, and brain health; and all B-vitamins according to the experts. Gordon’s to support everyone’s natural energy prime recommendation for vanquishproduction. ing it is a combination of exercise and

emotional balancing: “You can’t be under stress and thankful at the same time,” he says. “So take a ‘thank-you’ walk every day and get the benefits of the physical exercise, as well as shifting emotions to a more positive state.”

Dr. Judith Orloff, author of Positive Energy, adds, “Walking meditations are joyous exercises in mindfulness, putting one foot in front of the other and being in the now; set your critical mind aside to be replenished by the energy of the air, greenery and nature.

“I also practice this short meditation throughout the day to calm myself and become more energized and clear,” she says. “For just three minutes, I close my eyes, focus on my breath and then envision a positive image, such as the night sky reflected in a body of water. These mini-tuneups get you back to yourself, so you are centered and clear to continue your day.”

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Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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A GING GRACEFULLY Good Ways to Care for Pets in Their Golden Years

by Sandra Murphy

We know that animals subjectively age faster than humans.

What are the signs and how can we ease the way for an elderly pet?

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s with humans, living longer doesn’t mean adding on time at the end, but adding to the middle, when pets can still enjoy themselves, maybe with some changes and modifications,” advises doctor of veterinary medicine Mark Howes, owner of Berglund Animal Hospital, in Evanston, IL. “Pets deserve quality of life.”

Howes believes the old rule of thumb—one human year equals seven dog years—has changed. Size and breed are also factors now. “A 7-year-old great Dane is a senior, but for a Pomeranian, it’s closer to 10,” he says. “For other breeds, 12 is not necessarily elderly.”

Key signs that indicate a pet may be slowing down and require special attention include changes in appetite, mobility and social interaction with people and other pets. In general, watch for flagging desires, abilities and cooperation.

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Helpful Steps

Instead of visiting a veterinarian’s office, choosing a vet that makes house calls is one viable solution. This is how New York City-based Dr. Jonathan Leshanski has specialized in aiding pets for 15 years. “During home visits, I notice things a pet’s person may miss or misinterpret in the midst of daily companioning,” says Leshanski, who sees more cats than dogs.

“Because house calls are convenient for owners, I see pets more often and can diagnose problems earlier.”

Dr. Cathy Alinovi also takes to the road with her rural practice, Hoof Stock Veterinary Service, in Pine Village, IN. She’s found, “The best way to keep a pet healthy and present longer is to keep the brain active,” adding that clients attest that their dog lived well and longer because of early intervention. “Some treatments for maintaining flexibility in their body are as simple as massage and stretching,” she adds.

An older or ill pet can become a finicky eater whose diet needs revamping. Dogs can sometimes skip a meal or two, but it’s important for cats to eat regularly says Jodi Ziskin, a wholistic nutrition consultant who specializes in companion animal care in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

“Each animal is different, and it’s important to find the right food texture, smell and taste,” she notes.

“Keep nutrients as pure and organic as possible and serve real meat and veggies. If a pet has trouble chewing or needs more fluids, try dehydrated foods, thinned by blending with filtered water to a puréed consistency.

Don’t set food and water dishes on the floor—raise them so the pet’s head is higher than his stomach, which helps digestion.”

Ziskin recalls how a wholistic diet and supplements enabled her own cat, Kayla, diagnosed with chronic renal failure, hyperthyroidism and irritable bowel syndrome at age 14, to live twice as long as her original prognosis of three years. Acupuncture and subcutaneous fluid therapy complemented her nutritional program.

For pets with chronic pain from

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. ~ Horace

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arthritis or another ailment, veterinary house calls can literally be lifesavers, because they give owners more options than premature euthanasia. Dr. Karri Miller, a veterinary oncologist with Veterinary Healthcare Associates, in Winter Haven, FL, advises: “Cancer treatments for pets are not as harsh as they are for people and have fewer side effects. Before making a decision about treatment, consult a veterinary oncologist and ask a lot of questions.

More pets today are living longer with a good quality of life.”

Dr. Kathleen Cooney, owner of Home to Heaven veterinary services, in Loveland, CO, likes the team approach. “We teach people to partner with their pet on a day-to-day basis and help take away the fear by educating the family to recognize the stages of aging and illness, pain and crisis, manage nutrition and live like their pets do—in the moment, not in the future. Understanding brings peace.” When the end comes, compassionate euthanasia at home or on Cooney’s farm lends a comforting atmosphere at a difficult time.

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For aging or terminally ill pets, Dr. Mary Gardner, owner of Lap of Love, in Broward County, FL, works with families through the end of the pet’s life. “As a veterinarian who solely practices in-home hospice and euthanasia, I have been given a unique privilege,” she says. “Hospice care supports both the pet and family. I make sure the family and I have a clearly defined goal—the comfort of the animal.” Similar to hospice care for humans, pets in hospice are given palliative care that can prolong life without suffering or pain.

Accepting help from a hospice service is not about giving up, but simply recognizing that additional treatment will not cure the illness. It’s accepting that the quality of each day of life is more important than the number of days. It’s living fully, beginning to end, right up until the last breath.

Sandra Murphy is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings magazines.

“A pet doesn’t need to eat every nutrient every day. A balance achieved over several days will work. Getting them to eat is the main thing,” says Jodi Ziskin, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based animal wellness counselor. “Details can be worked out later.”

She suggests these nutritious tips for perking up interest:

Feed the animal two to four times a day in small amounts, so the stomach is neither empty or overfull.

Changing from a raw diet to cooked food can aid digestion for older pets.

For cats: Quinoa, millet or rice slows digestion and allows absorption of more nutrients. Because cats utilize fat in their diet better than dogs, a fullfat, plain yogurt is a good treat.

For dogs: Low-fat yogurt and probiotics soothe the stomach. Chicken thigh meat offers more flavor than breast meat.

For both: A scrambled egg is a welcome treat. Also, add a bit of liquid from no-salt added, low mercury, wild caught, BPA-free cans of waterpacked tuna poured over their regular food or alternatively, ground-meat baby food. Aroma plays a large part in appetite, so appropriately warm foods before serving. Chamomile tea—about two teaspoons for cats and more for dogs, depending on size—has a calming effect and aids digestion.

Like humans, pets sometimes need an antacid—ask a veterinarian for advice. If administering pills is a problem, crush them in the liquid from water-packed tuna, put it into a feeding syringe and slowly squirt the liquid into the corner of the pet’s mouth.

LapOfLove.com/Pet_Quality_of_Life_ Scale.pdf helps owners track signs of improvements or deterioration that require adjustments in life management.

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C ARDIO BUZZ Trade Energy Snack-Attacks for a Daily Dose of Exercise

by Debra Melani

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nergy is a hot commodity today, with online ads and storefront posters for so-called energy products shouting, “Feel the rush,” “Revitalize your mind,” and “Re-think the way you re-energize.” People are reaching for these artificial jolts in record numbers, but many buzz-seekers don’t realize they have free access to a much better energy shot: exercise.

Experts across the board agree that we would be wise to trade in our lattes and high-calorie power bars for a regular lunch-hour walk, because of the many happier returns exercise provides.

One in four Americans experiences energy-sapping fatigue at any given time, according to Tim Puetz, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health, who has published studies on the exerciseenergy link. Although it’s a difficult response to measure, more than a dozen studies from institutions such as Duke University and the University of North Carolina have shown that regular physical activity can reduce fatigue

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by about 40 percent, says Puetz.

“If exercise were a pill, it would be like the magic pill of all time,” remarks James Hill, PhD, executive director of the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. Research suggests that exercise enhances nearly every system in the body, he says. “But you have to walk on that treadmill; you can’t just sit on it.”

Exercise burns calories, while energy drinks and snacks add them. Plus, unlike caffeine and other stimulants, exercise improves sleep (as long as it’s not too close to bedtime), points out Patrick O’Connor, PhD, co-director of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory at the University of Georgia, and Puetz’s research partner. Periodic exercise can prevent people, often fatigued because of insufficient sleep, from falling into a vicious cycle.

“When I roll out of bed in the morning, I’m not reaching for a cup of coffee,” Puetz says. “I’m reaching for my sneakers. I do a morning run every

day, and the days I don’t get it in, I can feel the difference.”

A workout can boost mood, relieve stress, improve cognitive function and generate new connections in the brain, all promoting a sense of energy, Hill notes. Researchers believe that changes in the brain are the most likely reason for the exercise-energy link, according to O’Connor.

A recent groundbreaking study led

by J. Mark Davis, PhD, director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory at the University of South Carolina, found that mice that exercised one hour a day for eight weeks, versus mice that lounged nearby, developed new brain mitochondria, considered the energy powerhouses of the cells (Journal of Applied Physiology). Researchers knew from human studies that exercise can boost these mitochondria in the muscles, but the brain connection had never been shown. Davis speculates the increase could play a role in boosting exercise endurance by making the brain more resistant to fatigue, plus help individuals feel more energetic.

Just getting the blood pumping with a cardio blast can make people feel more energized, Hill contends, because blood supplies oxygen and nutrients that generate fuel for the body.

Regardless of the energy connection, researchers note that exercise improves overall health, maintains healthy weight

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“What so many of us do is grasp at things and try to make ourselves feel better in the short-term,” Hill says.

“Regular exercise can make us feel better in the long term.”

“You don’t have to run a marathon,” Puetz adds. In fact, it’s best not to overdo it, Puetz and O’Connor counsel.

High-intensity workouts can drain energy in the short-term, and serious athletes that over-train can even end up in a low-energy, depressed state, they say. Their study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics looked at otherwise healthy, but fatigued, people, finding that both low- and moderate-level exercise produced a similar and significant reduction in fatigue.

O’Connor offers a general recommendation, which varies with fitness level, of walking, swimming or cycling at least 10 minutes and up to an hour most days of the week.

Even taking two or three 10-minute walks throughout the workday will make an energy difference, Puetz advises.

“Anything’s better than nothing,” he concludes. “The bottom line is: If instead of reaching for that cup of coffee, you grab a pair of athletic shoes, you are not only going to experience the desired energy boost, you are going to be living a healthier lifestyle.”

Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health, medicine and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com or DMelani@msn.com.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 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–5:30-8pm. 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.

NOVEMBER 2-4 Fall Back in Love with Your Body w/Chelsea Roff. Retreat guest instructor from Los Angeles, Managing editor for Intent.com, writer for 21st Century Yoga. A retreat, not workshops – students must attend all 5 sessions. Myrtle Beach locals: $150, or those needing housing at Market Common luxury condos in Myrtle Beach: $390 plus (depending on size unit you choose, or double occupancy).

3080 Deville St, Market Common, Myrtle Beach.

Register at 843-385-6176 or MindfulDestinations. com or YogaInCommon.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Governor’s Cup Road Race 8K/Half Marathon in Columbia− 7:30-8am. One of South Carolina’s marquee running events. Includes a 4 mile walk and Kid’s Cup Run. Race begins near the State House, then through historic neighborhoods and ends at the USC horseshoe. CarolinaMarathon.org, GovernorsCupSC.org.

Raw Foods Holiday Cooking Class w/Sharon Wright–10am. It’s that time of year again, but make it healthier. Cranberry Sauce, Holiday Nut Loaf, Sweet Potato Souffle, and festive desserts will be created, bursting with natural nutrition. Good Life Café, 3681-D Leaphart Rd, West Columbia, $40/person includes foods and meal. Register at 803-454-3516.

Five Gyres Last Straw Plastic Pollution Solutions Bike Tour w/Stiv Wilson−7–8pm. Five Gyres Institute has 6 bicyclists riding from Boston to Charleston to raise awareness for plastic in the oceans, stopping in Pawleys Island for presentation.

5gyres.org. At Barefoot Barista Restaurant Coffee House and Tea Rooms, 10080 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, 843-957-7803, BarefootBarista.net.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 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

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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. “Welcoming Change and setting new intentions for the next month to clear the path for fun and adventure”. Allowing the flow of grace to lead the purpose of our healing to express our souls. Newcomers welcome. Love Offering. Info: 803-549-6302.Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd., Columbia. UnityColumbiasc.org.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 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.

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.

Intro - Pure Mind, Pure World: How We Can Purify Our Mind to Experience Lasting Inner Peace w/ Gen Nyema–10:30am-12:30pm. Will teach how we can purify negative karma using meditation, as well as how to purify negative karma within our daily life. $15 or $10 students/seniors.

Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Center, 2999 Sunset Blvd West Columbia. 803-200-2115 MeditationInSouthCarolina.org Free Essential Oils Class w/Expecting Well– 12:30pm. Learn about dōTERRA essential oils and how they can enhance your wellness. Topic: Oils to prevent and treat colds/flu. Please pre-register.

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

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Eckankar Worship Service “Tune in to Gods Blessings”–10am. Free, all are welcome. 7 Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane. Info: Steve, 803-318-1887, ECK-SC.org, or Meetup.com/Columbia-spiritualseekers/.

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.

NOVEMBER 12-15

HypnoBirthing w/Denby Beauchamp–6pm. 4 class series starts. Enjoy a calm, safe, shorter, easier, more comfortable birth through self-hypnosis, guided imagery, and breathing techniques.

Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais. 803-667-1371, hypnobirths@yahoo.com, www.happiestbirth.com.

Basketry: Weaving Balance & Beauty w/Linda Szocik. Come enjoy the contemplative art of basket-making. There will be time for quiet reflection and communal prayer. No experience necessary.

Materials furnished. Springbank Retreat for EcoSpirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $325 fee includes lodging and meals.

843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Awakening the Spirit Within: Learning to Play the Flute w/Cerantha Corley. Find out how a Native American-style flute can express your inner song. Let your soul speak to you through flute-playing and expressive painting. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $275 fee includes lodging and meals.

843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Free Cloth Diapering Class w/Expecting Well– 11am. Cloth diapering has entered the 21st century.

Join the class and decide if this is the right choice for you. Please pre-register. Expecting Well, 514-A Gervais, Columbia. 803-661-8452, ExpectingWell. 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 nd 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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 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.

Farmers Market at Rosewood–4-7pm. Join us and meet your growers:Pee Dee Ranch, grass fed

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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.

NOVEMBER 16-18 Above the Clouds-Yoga Retreat to Ceaser’s Head, SC w/Guest Yogi Mitchell Hughes from Columbia. $295 per person includes yoga, meditation, catered meals, hiking & beautiful lodging.

Details and registration at or call 843-385-6176, YogainCommon.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Reiki Level I, Traditional Usui Reiki System w/Margaret Self, Reiki Master, NHD–9am-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 11/7, $300 after, Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Cola. 803-551-1191 or CarolinaReikiInstitute.com.

GoRuck Challenge Adventure w/Green Berets−1pm, 10pm. A team event, not a race, where you navigate a course, 15-20 miles over 8-10 hours in Myrtle Beach with a Special Forces rucksack containing bricks. Participants are all civilians, events worldwide. Team of 30 or so starts and finishes together, completing challenges along the way, assigning team members to challenges based on their strengths. As much mental as physical. $160, portion benefits Silent Warrior Scholarship. MB teams training at CrossFit Myrtle Beach, CrossfitMyrtleBeach.com. Info: GoRuckChallenge.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Gluten Free Meeting w/Central SC Celiac Support Group–6:30pm. All welcome, including spouses & kids. No dues Lexington Medical Center’s North Tower, Classroom # 1. Info: 803 463-2321 or email midlandsceliacs@gmail.com, sites.google.com/ site/midlandsceliacs

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 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.

NOVEMBER 23-25 Spirituality in a Time of Earth Transition w/ Marya Grathwohl. Peak oil, climate change, and global economic instability summons our courage to explore values and spiritual practices that can sustain us through profound cultural and personal transition. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $250 fee includes lodging and meals. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

Yoga and the Golfer’s Mind w/Marty Crocker.

Yoga in Common 3 day retreat with visiting instructor from Hilton Head. Students must attend all sessions; Fri evening, Sat, & Sun morn. Includes

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a round of golf with Marty at Legends Golf Resort. Beach locals cost includes retreat and golf only: $150. With housing costs for luxury Market Common Myrtle Beach condo, $555/person plus.

Register: 843-385-6176, MindfulDestinations.com or YogaInCommon.com.

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.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6

Reiki Level II, Traditional Usui Reiki System w/Margaret Self, Reiki Master, NHD–9am-1pm.

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 11/14, $350 if paid after. Carolina Reiki Institute, 112 Wexwood Ct, Cola. Info: 551-1191, CarolinaReikiInstitute.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; Trail Ridge Farm & Dairy, goat cheese; a lemonade stand and tie-dyed T-shirts.

2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. RosewoodMarket. com, 803-530-3270.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Friendship Sunday–11am. Bring a friend to Unity’s Sunday 11am Celebration Service and share a potluck dish afterward . Unity cookbooks available in the Bookstore. 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia, 803-530-6199. UnityColumbiaSC.org.

NOVEMBER 27-30 All Beings Confluence w/Martha Cole. Create a 2- by 12-foot sheer panel using paint and applied fabric, giving creative expression to a creature to be honored. All materials provided. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $350 fee includes lodging and meals. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 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.

NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 2 Widening Embrace: A Women’s Retreat w/ Carolyn McDade. Move and sing among the panels of Beings from the 11/27-30 workshop, enter into a more intimate knowing of the love that moves within all – widening our embrace. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $285 fee includes lodging and meals. Carolyn will also lead a Song Fest on Sunday, 12/2 from 2-4 pm. The public is invited, and donations are accepted. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

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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.

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.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Little Holiday Party w/K.D.’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/.

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/.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 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.

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

ongoingevents 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.

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/.

How to Pray Without Talking to God w/Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett−9:30-10:30am. Learn how to pray to experience a rich and fulfilling spiritual practice without adhering to creeds and dogmas. Classes facilitated by LaVoice Kallestad, LUT. Meets every Sunday (10/7-11/18) Unity of Columbia, 1801 LeGrand Rd, Columbia. 803-7365766 or UnityColumbiaSC.org.

Unity of Columbia Sunday Celebration Service −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

CHIROPRACTIC DREW FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 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

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.

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, and art) KD’s Treehouse. 2911 Devine St, 803-7480198, 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.

Sandhill Farmers Market–2pm-7pm. (Ends 11/20)Located at the entrance to Clemson’s Sandhill Research & Ed Center, 900 Clemson Rd (across from Village at Sandhill), Columbia. Fresh local produce, meat, shrimp, eggs, milk, cheese and honey. Also plants, baked goods, homemade bread, boiled peanuts, yarn and woolen items. Live music and Master Gardeners available to answer questions. Info clemson.edu/sandhill, 803-6993190, 803-788-5700.

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.

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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.

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: ColaCitySC.com.

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.

SHELLY JONES, DC Chiropractic Wellness Center Inc. 5209 Forest Dr, Ste C Columbia 803-771-9990 doc@drshellyjones.com DrShellyJones.com

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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FITNESS COLUMBIA TAI CHI CENTER

Wesley Adams, Owner/Instructor 2910 Rosewood Dr Columbia 803-873-2100 ColumbiaTaiChiCenter.com Wes Adams is dedicated to helping people live happier, healthier, more balanced lives by teaching traditional lineage Tai chi. In this day of “cardio Tai chi” workouts and one-day Tai chi instructor certification seminars, there is a strong need for authentic instruction in the complete art of Tai chi. Wes is a certified instructor under the American Center for Chinese Studies, NY. See ad, page 26.

INTEGRATED HEALING PHOENIX RISING

Katz Delaney-Leija, MSW, EFT-CC, Psych-K Advanced, Energy Medicine 803-530-6199 kdelauney@sc.rr.com Discover an alternative to conventional therapy that produces lasting results, quickly. Katz Delaney-Leija incorporates her therapy skills, insight, intuition and spiritual guidance to hone in on the issues that block self-healing and success.

Specialties include health issues, stress, trauma, self-worth, sexual issues, service-related PTSD, and relationships. Call for a free assessment.

INTEGRATIVE & HOLISTIC MEDICINE EXPECT WELLNESS

514-A Gervais St Columbia 803-661-8452 DrRachelhall.com expectwellness@sc.rr.com Find us on Facebook for great health tips Integrative/Holistic medicine consults for anyone wanting to approach their health more naturally. Dr. Hall is a board certified family physician and is preparing to take the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine exam in November 2012.

Together we will focus on treating you as a whole person, finding the root of the problem, not just treating symptoms.

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INTUITIVE READINGS THE SOURCE WITHIN YOU Rev. Julie E. Bradshaw 803-800-9211 TheSourceWithinYou.com

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.

LIFE COACH/BUSINESS COACH SUZANNE RILEY WHYTE 803-760-6403 info@matrxcoaching.com MatrxCoaching.com

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.

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

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.

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS 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.

classifieds Health Services Holistically and Scientifically based stressreduction sessions. Introductory session price $25; includes computerized assessment. The personalized stress-reduction technique can be used discreetly at any time and under any circumstance.

Please call or visit Sherri Jefferson, MA, LMT, NCC, LPC/I, 803-414-5652 or visit IntegrativeCounselingSC.com.

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*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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