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This month, our June Natural Awakenings feature article, on page 15, is “The Healing Power of Story: How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free.” Everyone has a story of who they are, of their family, their children, their ancestors, their career, their accomplishments.

Those stories get retold, over and over, with slight adjustments and a little polish each time, eventually embellished into legend.

And there are different stories for different occasions—all mostly true, but edited for the context, the occasion or the audience. Family stories during the 4th of July gatherings might be about dad's heroics during the war, while at Christmas, they might be about how the grandparents celebrated the holiday in a small way in the shadow of the Depression or how mom and dad held things together during the early years. At funerals, stories might revolve around challenges the departed faced, which caused them to have to make difficult bargains, hinting at a dilemma in which forgiveness is needed.

These are all good stories, great for sharing and building a history of what we are about as families. But the real stories, the hard details or regrets, might remain buried, mired in shame, guilt or locked away awaiting a judgment that seems overdue.

Natural Awakenings writer Judith Fertig delves into that idea and challenges you to write your own story. This is a story not necessarily meant for sharing, publishing or embellishing, but one of pure truth that lets fresh air into the far corners of your soul. The phrase in the title of our article, “Our Truths Can Set Us Free” means exactly that. Getting to your personal truth, under the legend you may have constructed, might open a wellspring of clarity that may be just what you need to heal past wounds.

I find the real stories often more amazing, more inspiring and more heartwarming than the fiction people create, because they show our humanity, our flaws and our gifts. For me, that’s true with movies, too; and, unlike most, I enjoy theater based on real events more than total fiction and fantasy. When given the opportunity to listen, sometimes someone close to you will share a story that brings your view of the world and how he or she exists in it, into a wonderful focus. With everyone I’ve ever known, there’s the person you meet, and then there is that deep and complex true story of his or her life that takes time to know.

Our feature story encourages you to write your own true story about your life, your childhood, your time in the military, your loves, losses and challenges.

And, even if you never share it with a single soul, let it be your story, and let it bring you focus and clarity, forgiveness and comfort.

As always, it’s my hope that you find a gem within these pages that makes a difference in your life.

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

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How to Make Walking Part of Everyday Life

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13 LIVING OFF THE LAND Low- and No-Cost Ways to Feed a Family

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POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

by Judith Fertig

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Stand-Up Paddleboards Spell Family Fun

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Jack Johnson Plans Shows with the Planet in Mind

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newsbriefs Inlet Yoga Wellness Fair Saturday, June 21

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oin Inlet Yoga Studio for its inaugural Wellness Fair. Meet an amazing group of dedicated health and wellness advocates that are excited to share their knowledge and passion for healthy living.

Presenters include Mimi Rose, nutritional counselor from Diamond Health LLC; Jennifer Uhler, from the Healers Hands Massage; Cathy Andrews, of Salty Soles Reflexology; Terry Shelly Krassin, with DoTerra Essential Oils; Cathy King and her apothecary, King's Ransom; and, of course, yoga with Inlet Yoga. The day is free, but love donations are appreciated and accepted at the door. Inlet Yoga is located at 637 D Bellamy Avenue, Murrells Inlet, and the Wellness Fair is from 2 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call Maribeth MacKenzie at 843-6556272 or visit InletYogaStudio.com.

Morning Metaphysical Meetup Now Weekly Every Thursday at the Life in Balance Center

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nce a month just wasn’t enough! Members of the Metaphysical Meetup wanted to get together more regularly.

This is an enjoyable and uplifting gathering with like-minded seekers that tend to laugh a lot. Their goal is simply to share and grow together as they explore various methodologies, tools and techniques that are known to bring peace, expansion and overall wellness.

The Meetup is group driven and group focused in the safe, peaceful and welcoming environment of the Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center. No registration is necessary, and you can just stop by on Thursday mornings at 10:30. Meetings start with a meditation and go on from there. Suggested donation is $1. The Center is located at 4347 Big Barn Drive in Little River.

For more information, call the Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center at 843-421-6717 or visit LifeInBalanceCenter.org.

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Success 101 Course

Making Effective and Real Change

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esigned as a leadership course, Success 101 helps people achieve their ideal goals that seem out of reach from their current foundation in life. The Success 101 program implemented by Maximized Mind Hypnosis has proven to be effective and can help anyone on any level that desires success, progress and transformation in his or her life. Through hypnosis, you can step beyond the mental

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barriers that have blocked you and move forward to take on the role and challenges that you desire.

This course consists of five group sessions over a fourweek period. Each session is recorded and available for review and reinforcement, or for later use in life to boost your progress. The Success 101 method is designed in such a way that it can be applied to almost any area of life imaginable for self-improvement.

If you’re curious about what the program can do for you, Maximized Mind Hypnosis will be holding a free seminar for the upcoming Success 101 course June 18 at 7 p.m. that will allow you to preview the course with no obligation. It is free to attend, but you must call ahead and pre-register to reserve a seat. The full Success 101 four-week program begins in July at the Maximized Mind Hypnosis office at 4378 Oleander Drive, Suite #4 in Myrtle Beach.

For more information, call 843-957-6926 or visit MaximizedMind.com. See ad, page 8.

Gifu Art Xchange and Crystals New Crystals Just In

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f you’ve been to Gifu Art Xchange at Life in Balance Center in Little River, then you know there are always new crystals, minerals and gemstones arriving. It is co-owner Sharon Willick’s mission to make available the very finest stones coming forth at this time. Co-owner Bill Strydesky has just returned from a buying trip with spectacular handpicked treasures from across the globe. Prepare to be amazed; you are in for a real treat!

For more information on crystals, original artwork, classes and exhibitions, contact Sharon Willick and Bill Strydesky, of the Gifu Art Xchange, through their Facebook page: Gifu Art Xchange. See ad, page 18.

Beach Yoga Is Back With Shanti Myrtle Beach

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hanti Yoga Studio announced that the summer season morning beach yoga class begins in June. This class is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Charlotte Curtis at 7:30 a.m. and Saturdays with Olga Marie Thorn at 6:30 a.m.

This class is for all levels, including beginners; visitors and vacationers are encouraged to join in. Students should bring their own mats and meet at the beach at 48th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. The drop-in fee for the class is $15.

For more information or to visit Shanti Yoga Studio, go to 3901 N. Kings Hwy., Ste. 20-A, Myrtle Beach, call 843-4675444 or visit ShantiMyrtleBeach.com. See ad, page 9.

Speaking with Ease

Salt Games Beach Day Myrtle Beach At the Boardwalk at Pavilion Park

Workshop for Strengthening Your Authentic Voice

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verything great about life on the beach comes together in one weekend party June 14 and 15 with the Native Sons Salt Games at the Pavilion Park, beach and boardwalk near the center of Myrtle Beach. Free to attend, with events for the entire family, there will be competition surfing, beach volleyball, Crossfit Updog Summer Games, paddleboard races, a kids’ run, tug of war, keg toss, half pipe for open skating, hot dog eating contests, and more.

Opening the Salt Games weekend will be Dawn Yager, of Shanti Yoga Studio, at 10 a.m. on the beach with a super yoga class. If you can’t join, be sure to stop by at the boardwalk at 10 a.m. to show your support for yoga on the Strand.

For more information and the complete schedule, visit TheSaltGames.com.

Grand Opening

Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop

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he Spiritquest grand opening celebration is over the weekend of June 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free events, free gifts for the first 25 visitors, and giveaways throughout the weekend.

On Saturday, Dr. Connie Numbers, author of The Dear One Letters and host of the radio show Kickin’ it Up a Notch in Life, Love & Spirit with Dr. Connie Numbers, will be doing a talk and book signing. On Sunday, the Center’s owner, psychic Lisa Ann, who is also the author of No Phones in Heaven and Past Lives—Have I Been Here Before?, will be doing a talk and book signing. Visit LisaAnnUnlimited.com for more events during the celebration.

The Center offers private readings, healing sessions and past-life regressions, as well as weekly meditation classes, a monthly message circle (contacting the other side), a free monthly Meetup, and many other workshops catering to those on a spiritual quest. Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop is located at the Silver Coast Marketplace, 7199-4 Beach Drive, Southwest, in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, about 15 minutes past the North Carolina state line.

For more information, call 910-444-2229 or visit LisaAnnUnlimited.com and Facebook: Psychic Lisa Ann. See ad, page 12.

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ev. Margaret Hiller, MA, is nationally known for her heartfelt public speaking, workshop facilitation skills, and sense of humor. She has traveled extensively in the U.S. and other countries since 1979 presenting to groups of 20 to 1,000 and has been a frequent guest on radio and TV. She has a master’s degree in therapeutic psychology and is an interfaith minister, counselor and licensed Unity teacher.

On Sunday, June 22, Hiller leads Speaking with Ease, a workshop designed for personal and professional heartconnected communication, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to learn to overcome your fears about public speaking and receive easy tips on speaking with confidence and ease. You can draw on your own natural communication style and discover skills to build rapport with your audience, while staying present, focused and open for spontaneity. In the workshop, you will give and receive supportive and useful feedback and practice in a lighthearted and fun atmosphere. “After all those years of my radio show, Oprah, Donahue and book tours, I worked with Margaret Hiller and I’m finally at home in my own skin,” shares past attendee Kit Blaker.

Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach is located at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Drive, Surfside Beach. You must preregister at 843-333-8249 or miracles2@mindspring.com.

The workshop is presented on a love offering basis.

For more information, visit Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach at UnityMyrtleBeach.org. See ad, page 16.

Golf, Tennis and Fitness Clinic With Inlet Nutrition

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et personal wellness coach Linda Sacchetti show you how you can stay on top of your game each day with stamina, energy and muscle recovery.

Learn the proper way to hydrate and keep your muscles fueled.

Trainers know that early intake of essential amino acids helps to promote the increase of protein building. As you exercise, you increase your body’s nutritional needs and deplete energy levels. You need key nutrients to support recovery.

In June, Inlet Nutrition is offering free clinics where you receive gifts, sampling of featured sports products, a customize nutrition plan for your sport, and a free metabolism test.

The one-hour clinics will be held Saturday, June 7, at 11:30 a.m., and Wednesday, June 18, at 11:30 a.m. at Inlet Nutrition, 3556B Old Kings Highway, Murrells Inlet. Can’t make either of those dates? Contact Inlet Nutrition and Sacchetti will go to your golf course, tennis facility, gym or other site.

For more information, call Linda Sacchetti at 843-424-9586.

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Yoga DiVita's Grand Opening

Holy Money Investment Class

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New Studio in Longs

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any of us are confused about our finances, often short on cash, and know little about how to invest for the future. This is such a common problem that the Holy Money Investment Class has been very popular.

The classes, held at Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach, are based on the Holy Money Workshop, designed for participants to develop a deeper understanding of the “energy of money” from the classic New Thought authors Charles Fillmore, Dr. Joseph Murphy and Rev. Eric Butterworth. The second half of the classes will focus on becoming debt-free and learning the Wall Street secrets of investing money.

These classes are educational and structured for you to become your own financial expert. Facilitator Dan Landis combines his more than 40 years of personal investing with his studies and understanding of New Thought principles.

Unity, a spiritual center for peace education, is offering classes on Monday nights, June 2 and June 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The classes will be held on a love offering basis.

Unity Christ Church of Myrtle Beach is located at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr. in Myrtle Beach, near 544 and Bus. 17. For more information, contact Dan Landis at ReikiDaniel@yahoo.com or call 828-318-9008. See ad, page 16.

Inlet Yoga Starts Beach Yoga in June

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aribeth MacKenzie, owner of Inlet Yoga Studio, announced that beach yoga is back for the season, and will take place at sunrise on the beach on the north side of the Garden City Pier. Don’t worry about bringing a mat, a large beach towel is fine. The class is for all levels and will be taught by MacKenzie. The first class is June 5, and the cost is $5. Check with Inlet Yoga to get confirmation on the time, since sunrise changes throughout the summer and the class start time will adjust. Also, due to weather, you will need to check Facebook for weather cancelations.

For more information, contact Inlet Yoga Studio at 843-6556272 and Facebook: Inlet Yoga.

he grand opening celebration and open house for Yoga Divita’s new studio is June 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be two free classes offered: Yoga Hour for beginners and intermediate students with no physical limitations, from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., and a Yin/Restorative class for the gentler students from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Doors will be open to observe classes and teachers will be present for questions. A great opportunity to see what Yoga DiVita has been offering for the past five years in the North Myrtle Beach area. Classes are open to ages 9 and wiser; those between 9 and 12 should be accompanied by an adult. There will be discounts offered for class pass yoga packages. Yoga DiVita is at 2126 Highway 9 East, Building G-2 in Longs. The studio is located in the second row of Parkway Plaza.

For more information, call Dawn Divita at 843-283-2827 or visit YogaDivita.com.

Prema Hara Kirtan At Shanti Yoga June 6

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he dynamic duo Prema Hara have dedicated their lives to the love of kirtan and living that joy with others.

Kirtan is a form of bhakti yoga (devotional yoga) that involves call-and-response chanting blended with soulful music that is said to calm the mind and open the heart. They will be performing at Shanti Yoga Studio in Myrtle Beach June 6 at 7 p.m. The cost is $20 for those pre-registered, and with that you also get a free pass to a future class at Shanti. The fee at the door is $25. To encourage teachers from the many Strand studios to attend, teachers that bring five students get a free ticket for entry.

Shanti Yoga Studio is located at 3901 N. Kings Hwy., Ste. 20-A, Myrtle Beach. For more information and to pre-register, call 843-467-5444 or visit ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

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Learning never exhausts the mind. ~Leonardo da Vinci

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healthbriefs

A Good Midlife Diet Prolongs Health in Later Years

Yummy Berries Cut Heart Attack Risk by a Third

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ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The berries contain high levels of powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins, which may help dilate arteries, counter buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits.

Published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the study involved 93,600 women ages 25 to 42 that completed questionnaires about their diet every four years for over 16 years. Those that ate the most berries had a 32 percent reduction in heart attack risk compared with those that ate them once a month or less, even if they ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables.

“This is the first study to look at the impact of diet in younger and middleaged women,” remarks the study’s lead author, Aedín Cassidy, Ph.D., head of the university’s nutrition department. “Even at an early age, eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life.”

It’s in Your Water, You’re Ingesting it, and it Could Be Deadly Water and Breast Cancer

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recent study regarding breast cancer points out that disinfection byproducts in tap water are linked to breast cancer. The study’s conclusions recommend a solid block carbon filter for drinking water. A well-designed carbon block cartridge can effectively remove trihalomethanes and other disinfection byproducts, as well as volatile organic compounds, certain heavy metals, gasoline byproducts, chloramines, parasites and other contaminants. However, for the purest drinking water, there are two better options: reverse osmosis (or RO), with a microbiological filter upgrade, or carbon filtration combined with steam distillation.

Pure water is responsible for carrying nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushioning joints, hydrating skin, converting food into energy, removing toxins and waste, empowering the body's natural healing process, and enhancing overall good health.

But the wrong kind of water can pollute, clog up and hinder your health and vitality.

The experts agree, "The quality of your water is just as important as the quantity."

As to quantity, if you're thirsty, you are probably slightly dehydrated already.

And if you are active, you lose more water than if you're sedentary. Diuretics, such as caffeine in coffee, tea and soda; alcohol; and even some prescription medications cause you to excrete more water than you normally would.

A good estimate of how much water you should drink is to take your body weight in pounds and divide that number in half. This is the volume in ounces of water a day that you need. So, if you weigh 150 pounds, you should drink at least 75 ounces of water a day. With exercise, add another eight-ounce glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active. And for every alcoholic beverage, you should drink an equivalent amount of water. When flying, it's a good idea to drink eight ounces for every hour you're on board the plane.

Source: The Waterwise.com learning center, and Southlantic Water in Myrtle Beach. See ad, page 26.

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Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they ate earlier in life. Researchers started with 10,670 healthy women in their late 50s and followed them for 15 years. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the results saw fewer chronic diseases among women that followed diets heavy in plant-based foods during midlife; these women were also 34 percent more likely to live past 70. Those that ate most similarly to the Mediterranean diet had even better outcomes—a 46 percent greater likelihood of living past 70 without chronic diseases.

Eleven percent of the subjects qualified as healthy agers, which researchers defined as having no major chronic diseases, physical impairments, mental health problems or trouble with thinking and memory. According to lead author Cecilia Samieri, Ph.D., midlife exposures are thought to be a particularly relevant period because most health conditions develop slowly over many years.

You being you is the blessing.

You being you is the miracle.

You being you is enough.

You being you is your soul signature. ~Panache Desai

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healthbriefs

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces the Urge to Light Up

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indfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests research from the psychology departments of Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon.

Scientists led by Yi-Yuan Tang, Ph.D., studied 61 volunteers, including 27 smokers, randomly divided into groups that either received mindfulness meditation training or relaxation training. Two weeks later, after five hours of training, smoking among those in the meditative group decreased by 60 percent, while no significant reduction occurred in the relaxation group.

Brain imaging scans determined that the mindfulness meditation training produced increased activity in the anterior cingulate and the prefrontal cortex; regions associated with self-control. Past research led by Tang showed that smokers and those with other addictions exhibited less activity in these areas than those free of addictions. The current study previously determined that myelin and brain cell matter in these two brain regions increases through mindfulness meditation.

Beets Beat Down Blood Pressure

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wo small studies have linked beets with lower blood pressure. A study from the University of Reading, in England, served beet-fortified bread or bread without beets to 23 healthy men. Those that ate the fortified bread experienced reduced diastolic blood pressure and less artery stiffness during the six hours afterwards.

Australia’s Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute studied 15 women and 15 men, divided randomly into groups that consumed either 500 grams of a placebo juice or beets with apple juice. During the 24 hours after consumption, the researchers noted a statistically significant reduction in systolic blood pressure of four to five points among the men drinking the beet juice.

Tapping Acupressure Points Heals Trauma in Vets

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motional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may be an effective treatment for veterans that have been diagnosed with clinical posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. EFT involves tapping on acupressure points while focusing on traumatic memories or painful emotions in order to release them.

As part of the Veterans’ Stress Project, an anonymous clinical study comprising more than 2,000 participants, 59 veterans with PTSD were randomly assigned to either receive strictly standard care or also experience six, hour-long, EFT sessions.

The psychological distress and PTSD symptoms showed significant reductions among veterans receiving the EFT sessions, with 90 percent matriculating out of the criteria for clinical PTSD. At a six-month follow-up, 80 percent of those participants still had symptoms below the clinical level for PTSD.

According to Deb Tribbey, national coordinator for the Veterans’ Stress Project, PTSD symptoms that can be resolved with the combined therapy include insomnia, anger, grief, hyper-vigilance and pain.

For more information, visit StressProject.org or EFTForVets.com.

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

Honeybee Hit Scientists Nab Fungicide as Bee Killer Colony collapse disorder, the mysterious mass dieoff of honeybees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the U.S., has been well documented, with toxic insecticides identified as the primary culprits.

Now, scientists at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have expanded the identification of components of the toxic brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen and decimating the bee colonies that collect it to feed their hives.

A study of eight agricultural chemicals associated with increased risk of infection by parasites found that bees that ate pollen contaminated with fungicides were three times as likely to be infected. Widely used fungicides had previously been accepted as harmless for bees because they are designed to kill fungus, not insects.

Dennis vanEngelsdorp, the study’s lead author, states, “There’s growing evidence that fungicides may be affecting the bees on their own, highlighting a need to reassess how we label these agricultural chemicals.” Labels on pesticides warn farmers not to spray when pollinating bees are in the vicinity, but such precautions have not applied to fungicides.

Source: qz.com

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globalbriefs Lawn Upload

Grass Releases Surprising Amounts of CO2

Which emits more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide: a cornfield or a residential lawn? According to researchers at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, it’s the grass. David Bowne, an assistant professor of biology, published the study results in the Soil Science Society of America Journal.

After measuring carbon dioxide released from each setting, the scientists found that urban areas deemed heat islands may have a smaller overall impact than previously thought, compared with suburban developments.

Previously, the heat island effect has been perceived as a phenomenon that occurs only in cities, where the mass of paved roads, dark roofs and buildings absorb and concentrate heat, making cities much warmer during hot days than other areas.

Both carbon dioxide releases and soil temperature were measurably higher in residential lawns than in croplands and higher temperatures are directly associated with carbon dioxide efflux. Bowne says, “As you increase temperature, you increase biological activity—be it microbial, plant, fungal or animal.” Increased activity leads to more respiration and increased carbon dioxide emissions.

Source: Tinyurl.com/LawnsVersusCorn

Father Factor

Involved Dads Make for Smarter, Happier Kids It’s well known that involving fathers from the start in children’s lives has a significant positive impact on their development, including the greater economic security of having more than one parent.

Yet, there’s more to the “father effect”.

Numerous studies have found that children growing up in a household with a father present show superior outcomes in intelligence tests, particularly in nonverbal, or spatial, reasoning that’s integral in mathematics, science and engineering. The IQ advantage is attributed to the way that fathers interact with their children, with an emphasis on the manipulation of objects like blocks, roughhousing and outdoor activities, rather than language-based activities. A study of Chinese parents found that it was a father’s warmth toward his child that was the ultimate factor in predicting the child’s future academic success.

A recent Canadian study from Concordia University provides new insights into a father’s impact on a daughter’s emotional development, as well. Lead researcher Erin Peugnot concluded, “Girls whose fathers lived with them when they were in middle childhood (ages 6 to 10) demonstrated less sadness, worry and shyness as preteens (ages 9 to 13) compared with girls whose fathers did not live with them,” he says.

Source: HappyChild.com.au

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This Way to Pain Relief

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How to Make Walking Part of Everyday Life

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ippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine,” and Americans agree: According to the U.S. Surgeon General, walking is America’s most popular form of fitness. It’s free, convenient and simple. The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention reveals that 10,000 daily steps help lower blood pressure, shed pounds, decrease stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Here’s how to rev up the routine and stay motivated.

Practical Tips

Breathe. Belly breathing calms the parasympathetic nervous system, expands lung capacity and improves circulation. Inhale through the nose, fill the belly and expel through the mouth, advises Asheville, North Carolina, resident Katherine Dreyer, co-founder and CEO of ChiWalking.

Try new techniques and terrain. “The body is smart and efficient. It must be constantly challenged in safe ways and tricked into burning more calories,” says Malin Svensson, founder and President of Nordic Walking USA. She suggests taking the stairs or strolling on

sand to strengthen the legs and heart.

Dreyer recommends ascending hills sideways (crossing one foot over the other) to engage new muscles and protect the calves and Achilles tendons. She also suggests walking backwards for 30 steps every five minutes during a 30-minute walk to reestablish proper posture.

Push with poles. Compelling the body forward with Nordic walking poles can burn 20 to 46 percent more calories than regular walking, reports Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Svensson explains, “Applying pressure to the poles activates abdominal, chest, back and triceps muscles, which necessitates more oxygen and thereby raises the heart rate.” The basic technique is: plant, push and walk away.

Mindful Tips

Feel the Earth move under your (bare) feet. Improve mood, reduce pain and deepen sleep by going outside barefoot, says Dr. Laura Koniver, of Charleston, South Carolina, a featured expert in the documentary, The Grounded.

“The Earth’s surface contains an infinite

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Let your feet speak for an important cause and sign up for an awareness walk.

Practice moving meditation. To lighten a heavy mood, “Imagine your chest as a window through which energy, fresh air, sunshine, even rain, can pour into and through you as you walk,” says Dreyer. To ground a scattered mind, she suggests focusing on connecting one’s feet with the Earth.

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Make fresh air a social affair. A group walk can boost performance levels of participants, says Dennis Michele, president of the American Volkssport Association, which promotes fun, fitness and friendship through noncompetitive, year-round walking events.

Horowitz suggests strolling with friends and sharing sensory discoveries. “A fresh perspective can help tune you into the great richness of ordinary environments often overlooked,” she says.

reservoir of free electrons, which, upon contact with the body, can neutralize damage from free radicals,” she says.

Notice nature. Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, finds walking outdoors infinitely more engaging than exercising in the gym. Seek out woodsy hikes, scenic waterways or historic downtowns, and “open up to experiencing the world,” she says.

Ditch the distraction of electronic devices. Horowitz views walking texters as “hazards and obstacles, non-participants in the environment.”

Australian researcher Siobhan Schabrun, Ph.D., reveals the science behind the sentiment in her recent University of Queensland study. The brain, she found, prioritizes texting over walking, resulting in “slowing down, deviating from a straight line and walking like robots, with the arms, trunk and head in one rigid line, which makes falling more likely.”

Walking a dog brings mutual benefits.

Dr. John Marshall, chief oncologist at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., prescribes dog walking to his cancer patients, asserting it yields better outcomes than chemotherapy. For maximum enjoyment, strive to hit a stride, advises Carla Ferris, owner of Washington, D.C. dogwalking company Wagamuffin.

Be a fanny pack fan. Fanny packs, unlike backpacks, which can disturb natural torso rotation, comfortably store identification, phone, keys and water, says Svensson. Ferris agrees: “Walks are so much more enjoyable hands-free.”

Walk while you work. Much of the independent and collaborative work at Minneapolis finance company SALO emerges as employees walk slowly on ergonomic treadmill desks. “Being up, active and forward-moving on the treadmill benefits productivity,” says co-founder Amy Langer. Alternatively, consider investing in a cordless headset or standing desk. “Most anything you can do sitting, you can do standing, and supporting your own body weight is almost as beneficial as walking,” she says.

A study reported in the journal Diabetologia suggests that sedentary time combined with periods of moderate-to-vigorous exercise poses a greater health risk than being gently active throughout the day. Dreyer’s mantra?

“The body is wise. Listen when it says, ‘Get up and walk a bit.’”

Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

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by Avery Mack

Whether it’s membership in a food co-op, tending a backyard garden or balcony tomato plant or foraging in the woods for edibles, living off the land means cleaner, fresher and more nutritious food on the table.

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o switch from running to the market to stepping into a home garden for fresh produce, it’s best to start small. Smart gardeners know it’s easy to be overwhelmed by a big plot so they plan ahead with like-minded friends to swap beans for tomatoes or zucchini for okra to add variety. If one household is more suited to freezing excess harvests while another cans or dehydrates, more trades are in the offing. Start kids by having them plant radishes, a crop that will give even the most impatient child quick results.

“You can’t do everything yourself,” counsels Kathie Lapcevic, a farmer, freelance writer and teacher in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I have a huge garden, expanded now into about 7,000 square feet, that provides 65 percent of what our family eats,” she says. “On the other hand, I can’t imagine life without nut butter and found I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. A few trips to the store are inevitable.”

Lapcevic plants non-GMO, heirloom varieties of seeds in her chemical-free garden. She adds a new variety or two each year and reminds peers that it takes a while to build good soil.

Three years ago, she also added pollinator beehives on the property. Their honey reduces the amount of processed sugar the family uses.

From Libby, Montana, Chaya Foedus blogs on her store website PantryParatus.com about kitchen selfsufficiency. “Foraging is a good way to give children a full sensory experience,” she remarks. “We turn a hike into a mission to find and learn about specific foods, where they come from and what to do with them.” To start, select one easily identifiable item for the kids to pick. “In Libby, that’s huckleberries,” says Foedus. “Similar to blueberries, they grow on a bush, so they’re easy to see and pick. Huckleberries don’t grow in captivity—it’s a completely foraged economy.”

Michelle Boatright, a graphic designer and hunter of wild plants in Bristol, Tennessee, learned eco-friendly ways to forage from a game warden friend. Five years later, her bookcase holds 30 books on edible plants—she brings two with her on excursions.

“When in doubt, leave a plant alone.

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Foraging 101

by Chaya Foedus 4 Start small.

4 Get permission before picking on private property.

4 Make sure no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used.

4 It’s easy to mistake a poisonous lookalike for an edible plant. Learn to identify both before picking.

4 Skip the mushrooms at first—learn from an experienced mushroomer before going solo.

4 Always taste-test at home; the woods are not the place to cope with a surprise allergic reaction.

4 Make a day of it. Enjoy the outdoors, learn more about native plants and invite kindred spirits along on the hunt.

Source: Adapted from PantryParatus.com.

take only about 10 percent of what’s there and leave the roots, so it can grow back.

“For example, ramps, a wild leek, take seven years to cultivate,” says Boatright. “Overharvesting can wipe out years’ worth of growth. In Tennessee, it’s illegal to harvest ramps in state parks. Mushrooms are more apt to regrow, but leave the small ones.”

As for meat, “I was raised to never shoot a gun, but to make my own bows and arrows,” recalls Bennett Rea, a writer and survivalist in Los Angeles, California. “Dad used Native American skills, tools and viewpoints when he hunted. Bow hunting kept our family from going hungry for a few lean years and was always done with reverence.

It’s wise to take only what you need, use what you take and remember an animal gave its life to sustain yours.”

Rea uses several methods for obtaining local foods. “Living here makes it easier due to the year-round growing season. For produce, I volunteer for a local CSA [community supported agriculture] collective. One

hour of volunteering earns 11 pounds of free, sustainably farmed, organic produce—everything from kale to tangerines to cilantro.

“Bartering is also an increasingly popular trend,” he notes. “I make my own hot sauce and trade it for highend foods and coffee from friends and neighbors. Several of us have now rented a plot in a community garden to grow more of our own vegetables. I only buy from stores the items I can’t trade for or make myself—usually oats, milk, cheese and olive oil.”

Truly good food is thoughtfully, sustainably grown or harvested.

It travels fewer miles; hasn’t been sprayed with toxins or been chemically fertilized; is fresh; ripens on the plant, not in a truck or the store; and doesn’t come from a factory farm. The old saying applies here: “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.”

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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hristopher Nyerges, of Pasadena, California, author of Guide to Wild Food and Useful Plants and Foraging California, has spent 40 years teaching others to find free food safely as part of an ongoing curriculum (SchoolOfSelf-Reliance.com). He knows, “Wherever you live, common weeds and native plants can supplement food on the table.”

He particularly likes to use acorns as a food extender, grinding them into a powder and mixing it 50/50 with flour to make bread and pancakes. For greens, he likes lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), a weed that crowds out native plants, but is easily found, nutritious and versatile. He uses the leaves like spinach and adds the seeds to soup or bread batter. He likens it to quinoa.

Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a tra-

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ditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.”

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are good edible ground covers. Purslane leaves add a lemonpepper crunch. “If the neighbors complain, plant some nasturtiums—they’re pretty and good to eat, too,” he notes.

Varieties of cactus, like the prickly pear, are also edible; remove the thorns and cook the pads with tofu or eggs.

“I’m all for using technology, but know how to get by without it, too,” Nyerges advises. “There’s no such thing as total self-sufficiency. What we can be is self-reliant and knowledgeable users. Begin by learning and applying one thing.” He’s found, “There aren’t directions to follow; the path to selfreliance is different for each person.”

which he outlined a master monomyth.

It involves leaving everyday life and answering a call to adventure, getting help from others along the way, facing adversity and returning with a gift, or boon, for ourselves and others. It’s a basic pattern of human existence, with endless variations.

Power to Heal the Body

THE HEALING POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

by Judith Fertig

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fter his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night.

He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts.

At first, Boudreau tried to make sense of his conflicted feelings by writing fiction. Then he wrote a detailed, nonfiction analysis of his deployment,

but that didn’t help, either. In 2009 he wrote a memoir, Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine, that came closer to conveying his personal truth. “I needed to get back into the story,” he says, so he could pull his life back together in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Like Boudreau, we all have stories—ongoing and ever-changing—that we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives. They can help us heal and powerfully guide us through life, or just as powerfully, hold us back.

In 1949, Sarah Lawrence College Professor Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in

How does telling our truth help heal our body? Professor James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the mind-body benefits of story, which he explores in Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. In the late 1980s, while consulting for the Texas prison system, Pennebaker discovered that when suspects lied while taking polygraph tests, their heart rate rose, but when they confessed the truth, they relaxed.

“Our cells know the truth,” writes microbiologist Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., who also blogs at SondraBarrett.com, in Secrets of Your Cells, “Our physiology responds to what we’re thinking, including what we don’t want people to know.” When we are afraid to tell a story and keep it in, “Our cells broadcast a signal of danger,” she explains.

“Molecules of adrenalin, along with stress hormones, connect with receptors on heart, muscle and lung cells— and in the case of long-term sustained stress, immune cells.”

We experience increased heart rate, tense muscles, shortness of breath and lower immunity when we’re stressed. She notes, “When we release the stories and feelings that torment us, our cells respond with great relief and once again become havens of safety.”

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in facing life-threatening illness, and maybe because of it. Dr. Shayna Watson, an oncologist at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, in Canada, encourages physicians to listen to patients. “In the name of efficiency,” she reports in an article in Canadian Family Physician, “it’s easy to block out patients’ stories and deal only with the ‘facts’, to see the chat, the time and the stories as luxuries for when there is a cancellation. The study of narrative tells us, however, that in these easily neglected moments we might find more than we expect; there can be understanding, relationship building and healing— the elements of our common humanity.”

A current problem is but a dot on the entire timeline of a person’s existence. By keeping their larger story in mind, patients can find a

wider perspective, with the strength and resolve to heal, while the physician can see the patient as a person, rather than a diagnosis.

Power to Heal Emotions

“Telling your story may be the most powerful medicine on Earth,” says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, who practices integrative medicine in Mill Valley, California.

She’s tested the concept firsthand.

“So many of us are tormented by the insane idea that we’re separate, disconnected beings, suffering all by our little lonesome selves,” she observes.

“That’s exactly how I felt when I started blogging, as if I was the only one in the whole wide world who had lost her mojo and longed to get it back.

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They did it by telling their stories, witnessed with loving attention by others that care. “Each of us is a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. Yet, so many of us leave our stories untold, our songs unsung,” remarks Rankin.

“When this happens, we wind up feeling lonely, listless and out of touch with our life purpose. We are plagued with a chronic sense that something is out of alignment. We may even wind up feeling unworthy, unloved or sick,” says Rankin, who blogs on related topics at LissaRankin.com.

Power to Heal a Family

Sometimes, writing a new story can help keep families connected. Kansas City, Missouri, author and columnist Deborah Shouse took an unplanned and unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Shouse discovered that as her mother was losing her memory and identity through dementia, crafting a new narrative helped her family hold it together, a process she details in Love in the Land of Dementia.

“You have to celebrate the person who is still with you,” Shouse says, noting we may discover a different, but still interesting, person that communicates in ways other than talking. She recommends employing a technique she calls The Hero Project, which she developed with her partner, Ron Zoglin. It uses words, photos and craft supplies in what Shouse terms “word-scrapping” to generate and tell a new story that helps keep the personal connection we have with our loved one and make visits more positive. She shares more supportive insights at DeborahShouseWrites.wordpress.com.

Sharing an old story may also provide a rare link to the past for a person with dementia. “Savor and write down the stories you’re told, even if you hear certain ones many times,” Shouse counsels. “By writing down the most often-repeated stories, you create a legacy to share with family, friends and other caregivers.”

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of a longer life story, says author Byron Katie, a self-help specialist from Ojai, California, who addresses reader stories via blog posts at ByronKatie.com. Sometimes we tell ourselves the wrong story, one that keeps us from realizing our full potential, while making us miserable at the same time. Examples might include “I will always be overweight,” “My partner doesn’t love me” or “I’m stuck here.”

Katie’s book, Who Would You Be Without Your Story? explores how we often take what happens in our lives, create a story with negative overtones, believe that version of the story and make ourselves unhappy. “The cause of suffering is the thought that we’re believing it,” she says. By questioning our stories, turning them around and crafting new and more truthful ones, we can change our lives.

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Humorist, speaker, and professional storyteller Kim Weitkamp, of Christiansburg, Virginia, knows that the power of story creates wider ripples.

She sees it happen every time she performs at festivals and events around the country. “It is naturally in our DNA to communicate in story form,” she advises. “The power of story causes great revelation and change in those that listen.”

She cites supporting studies conducted by psychologists Marshall Duke, Ph.D., and Robyn Fivush, Ph.D., at the Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life, in Atlanta, Georgia. “They found that children—at ages 4, 14, 44 or 104, because we’re all children at heart—are more resilient and happy and rebound faster from stress when they know their family stories. They know they’re part of something that’s bigger than themselves that people in their family have kept going,” says Weitkamp.

“When people leave a storytelling event, they leave telling stories,” she says with a smile, “and that results in happier and healthier families and communities.”

Judith Fertig tells stories about food at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot. com from Overland Park, KS. natural awakenings

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Stand Up Paddleboards Spell Family Fun

by Lauressa Nelson

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ost kids growing up in Chattanooga have crossed the Tennessee River via the Walnut Street pedestrian bridge; far fewer have been on the river beneath it,” remarks Mark Baldwin, owner of area paddle sports outfitter L2 Boards.

Using stand up paddleboards (SUP), he loves guiding adults and children on their own up-close discoveries of the river’s cliffs, caves, fish, turtles and birds.

Waterways are enchanting at any

age, and SUP recreation naturally tends to inspire creative quests. Its physical and developmental benefits are a bonus. “The stand up paddleboard is the bicycle of the water. Because paddleboarding can be done at any age and fitness level, the whole family can enjoy it together,” says Kristin Thomas, a mother of three in Laguna Beach, California, SUP race champion and executive director of the Stand Up Paddle Industry Association.

“Children are fascinated by the play of the water and the motion of the board. Parents can acclimate an infant to flat-water paddling by simply creating a well of towels onboard, with the baby snuggled between the feet, looking up at them,” advises Lili Colby, owner of MTI Adventurewear, near Boston, Massachusetts, which makes life jackets for paddle sports.

She notes that U.S. Coast Guard law requires that children 30 pounds and under wear infant life jackets to provide special head and neck support that turns a baby’s face up with an open airway within three seconds of entering the water.

It’s a good idea to first practice paddling short distances in shallow waters near the shore. Toddlers are more likely to lean overboard to play in the water, Colby cautions, so engaging in nature-inspired games along the way will help occupy them onboard.

“Young children introduced to water sports in the context of positive family interaction typically become eager to paddle on their own,” observes Tina Fetten, owner of Southern Tier Stand Up Paddle Corp., who leads a variety of SUP experiences throughout New York and northern Pennsylvania. “If they are strong swimmers, I bring them on a large board with me and teach them the skills for independent paddling.”

Although SUP boards look like surfboards, stand up paddling is commonly taught on flat water, making it easier and more stable than surfing. Still, swimming competence and adult supervision are prereq-

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“Parents should outfit all children with a life jacket, Coast Guardapproved for their age and weight, as well as a leash, which attaches to their ankle and the board with Velcro straps,” Pratt says. “If children fall into the water, a tug of the leash enables them to quickly retrieve their largest floatation device, the board.”

Experts agree that success is relatively easy, so children build confidence quickly. The sport can be adapted to suit individual needs and positions, including moving from standing to sitting or kneeling, says Fetten, who teaches adaptive SUP lessons in a community pool. As she sees firsthand, “All children, especially those with disabilities, benefit from the empowering feeling of attaining independent success.”

“A water-based sport is the healthiest outlet children can have,” attests Wesley Stewart, founder of Urban Surf 4 Kids, a San Diego nonprofit that offers free SUP and surf clinics for foster children. “Being on the water requires kids to focus on what they’re doing and has the ability to clear their minds and give them freedom. It’s like meditation. Plus, SUP is a low-impact, cross-training cardio activity; it works every part of the body.”

Beyond the basic benefits, SUP keeps children engaged by offering endless opportunities to explore the geographic and ecological diversity of different types of waterways. SUP activities and levels can grow along with children; teens can try yoga on water, competitive racing and the advanced challenges of surfing. Fitness is a bonus to the rewarding ability to propel one’s self through the water.

SUP enthusiast Lauressa Nelson is a freelance writer in Orlando, FL, and a contributing editor for Natural Awakenings.

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tand-up paddleboarding (SUP) has become a worldwide phenomenon, with the long boards and paddlers appearing all over the Strand, in the inlets, rivers and even in the ocean when the waters are calm. The large, more stable and buoyant boards are easier to stand on and balance than the smaller surfboards, which opens up the realm of doing yoga while on the boards in the water. Core strength, breath and form are already important to a yoga routine. Now, consider the added challenge of engaging the muscles needed to balance while moving into your postures. This adds a new dimension to your yoga practice.

Inlet Yoga Studio along with Express Water Sports in Murrells Inlet will be starting their season for SUP yoga in June. Led by teachers Allison Flowers and Javier Lopez, of Inlet Yoga, the sessions take place when the weather is right and the tide high, so that paddling yogis don’t disturb the oyster beds on the inlet bottom. Because of that criteria, of weather and tide together, the SUP yoga classes will be announced on the Inlet Yoga website and Facebook page. The timing of tides varies, and weather is changeable. The waters for the class include the calm waters of Murrells Inlet, beginning at Express Water Sports, near the Marshwalk.

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Andrew Raak, of Express Water Sports, is also a yogi, and worked with Inlet Yoga owner Maribeth MacKenzie to put the program together for the first season last year. Raak will take your reservation for a class and a board, and he can be reached at the Express Water Sports office number, 843357-7777. Express Water Sports will be the main contact for scheduling, reserving your space and canceling if it determines that the weather prognosis is poor.

The $30 fee includes the hour-long SUP yoga class, your board and gear, as well as a two-hour tour of the inlet on the board, with the group, led by Raak. On occasion, Raak may also be available to photograph events of the day with your group. The days planned for SUP yoga are Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, when conditions are right.

Contacts for information: Andrew Raak, Express Water Sports, 4042 Hwy. 17 Bus., Murrells Inlet, 843-357-7777 and Info@ExpressWaterSports. com. See also Facebook: Express Water Sports.

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inger-songwriter Jack Johnson’s touring concerts have almost always doubled as fundraisers for local environmental nonprofits. “Early on, we recognized that we could not only fill a room, but also raise funds and awareness for nonprofit groups we believe in,” says Johnson. Then, as he started playing larger venues, “I realized the power of touring to connect our fans with local nonprofits in every town we played.”

Johnson and his wife, Kim, also founded two environmentally focused charitable foundations, and during the past five years, all of his tour proceeds have been donated to them, in turn going to hundreds of environmental education nonprofits worldwide. The enabling commercial success began in 2001 when his debut album successfully established this Oahu, Hawaiian’s trademark mellow surf-rocker style.

Since then, he’s released five more studio albums, including the most recent, From Here to Now to You.

“While I have so much gratitude for the support our music receives, for me, music has always been a hobby, a side thing. It grew into a way to work in the nonprofit world.

Being engaged in environmental education almost feels like my real job, and the music’s something we’re lucky enough to provide to fund related causes,” says Johnson.

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fuel all tour trucks, buses and generators. Comprehensive conservation efforts including refillable water bottle stations, plus organic cotton T-shirts and reusable or biodegradable food service ware are standard at his shows. “We try to be environmentally conscious every step of the way,” says Johnson. “Our record cases and posters use recycled paper and eco-friendly inks. We record albums in my solar-powered studio. It’s an ongoing learning process and conversation as we find even better ways to do things.”

Johnson’s team often requests increased recycling efforts and use of energy-efficient light bulbs at venues, advancing long-term eco-changes everywhere they perform. He explains, “Our thinking is that once they change the light bulbs for us, they’re not going to go back to the old light bulbs after we leave. Many venue managers tell us they have stuck with the improvements because they realize that they’re easy to do.”

Marine pollution and single-use plastics are issues high on the musician’s environmental list, but the topic he’s most passionate about is food. In his home state of Hawaii, 90 percent of food is imported. “The idea of supporting your local food system is a big deal in our family and we take that point of view on the road because it’s a vital issue anywhere you go,” he says.

At each tour stop, all of the band’s food is sourced within a specific radius. Johnson also works with radio stations to promote regional farming, helping to build community and fan awareness of the benefits of supporting local farms. At home, Johnson has solar panels on the roof and drives an electric car. The entire family, including three

children, participates in recycling, worm composting and gardening. “It’s fun to take what we learn at home on the road and bring good things we learn on the road home,” he says.

The Swiss Family Robinson is one of the family’s favorite books. “We love figuring out ways to apply ideas,” he remarks. “For our first water catchment system, we got 50-gallon drums previously used for oil and vinegar from a bread bakery and attached spigots. The kids were so excited to watch them fill the first time it rained.”

Johnson finds that all of the facets of his life work together. For example, “Music is a social thing for me. I get to share it with people. Surfing is where I find a lot of balance; it’s a more private time. But I also come up with lyrics and musical ideas while I’m surfing.”

Johnson’s approach to inspiring all generations to be conscious of the environment is to focus on the fun, because it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the big picture.

Understanding that his own kids are among the future stewards of planet Earth, he works diligently to instill values of creativity and free thinking.

Johnson reflects, “When I look at things that are in the world now that we would have never dreamed possible when we were growing up, I recognize how much can change in one generation. Looking for answers that aren’t there yet—things nobody’s thought of—that’s what’s going to solve problems.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Celebration Service “What’s the Point” w/Guest Speaker Dan Landis LUT Candidate−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 2 Holy Money Investment Class at Unity w/Dan Landis, LUT−6-7:30pm. (Series, 1st & 3rd Mon ea mo) Based on the Holy Money™ Workshop, designed for participants to develop a deeper understanding of the energy of money from the classic New Thought authors Charles Fillmore, Dr. Joseph Murphy & Rev Eric Butterworth. Will focus on becoming debt free. Learn the Wall Street secrets of investing. Structured for you to become your own financial expert. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Monthly Meditation Circle w/Galina Ross, Sacred Heart Healer/Teacher, IHAI−6-8pm. Share love & support, and feel that we are together in the ascension. Galina is an Energy Attunement, Reiki, Sacred Heart and Sound Healing Teacher/Healer, certified Hypnotherapist, co-founder of the Intl Healing Art Inst. Bring a blanket & pillow. $5. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Develop Your Intuition: Identifying Your Natural Abilities through Exploration w/Annie Kaufman−6:30-8:30pm. (Every other Tues) Explore through fun group and individual exercises to develop your natural intuitive abilities. $35, or bring a friend: $30 each. RSVP req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Open Door Reiki Share w/Eileen Foose, RN & other area Reiki masters−7-9pm. (1st Tues) A gathering of like minds for mini Reiki treatments and a sharing circle. Enjoy the energy work at Unity.

Free will love offering to assist the Care Team of Unity Christ Church. Unity Christ Church of MB,

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5th Dimensional Meditation w/Psychic Lisa Ann−7:30-9pm. Held the first Tues of every month. $15 Yoga Room & Healing Art CoOp, 196 Stonebridge Dr, MB. 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Hay Time Monthly Meetup w/Kristi Thompson, Certified Heal Your Life® Facilitator−10amNoon. (1st Wed) A discussion group based on a variety of metaphysical topics by Hay House Publishing authors. Info: HayHouse.com, Kristi, 843-424-8317, kthompson@trilogylifeservices. com. $10. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Reiki Professional Development Monthly Meetup w/Kristi Thompson−6-8pm. Join Reiki Master/ Teacher Kristi for this professional development Meetup for all Certified Reiki Practitioners of all levels and experience. Meet once a month to learn about techniques and topics regarding Reiki. Different topic weekly. $10. Kristi Thompson, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Dir of Operations, 843-421-6717.

Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. Meditation, prayer, hands-onhealing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516,UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Free Hypnosis Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−7pm.

Learn how hypnosis works and how the subconscious mind can create success or sabotage. Tap into the power of the subconscious mind in order to create real and lasting change and understand your behaviors better. Learn why you encounter struggles and difficulties when trying to change habits or reach goals. Must preregister. 4378 Oleander Dr, #4, MB. 843-957-6926, MaximizedMind.com.

Tools for Your Spiritual Journey-Monthly Meetup w/Sandra Walter, Cht, & Mary Roberts,

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Reiki Master & Intuitive−7-9pm. Discover where you are in your spiritual journey. Mary specializes in Angel messaging, outer realm visions for your future and Reiki. Sandra specializes in past life retrieval, intuitive messages and kinetic healing.

Attendees receive an Angel and soul card pull. $20. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Mind Spa w/Maximized Mind Hypnosis−7:30pm.

Balance, healing, and growth. One hour group hypnosis session will work to empower you through confidence and self esteem building, learning ways of coping and relieving anxiety. An evening of rejuvenation and renewal by cleansing the mind and body through the power of hypnosis. $25.

Seating is limited, first come first served. Must preregister. 4378 Oleander Dr, #4, Myrtle Beach.

843-957-6926, MaximizedMind.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Kirtan w/Prema Hara−7pm. Call and response chant and live music at Shanti. Groups of 5 or more get 1 ticket free, so teachers bringing 5 students can attend free. $20 preregistration plus 1 free class pass for a future class at Shanti or $25 at the door. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, Myrtle Beach, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

JUNE 6-8 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training w/Beryl Bender Birch. Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute and Inlet Yoga hosts teacher training for current 200 hr teachers. Offers a comprehensive study of several different modalities of asana including assists, adjustments, modifications, and alignment, plus the more subtle and refined practices of pranayama and pratyahara, and an in depth exploration of the inner limbs of the 8 limbed path: dharana, dhyana, and Samadhi. 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet, Info & registration: 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Golf, Tennis & Fitness Clinic w/Inlet Nutrition−11:30am. Stay on top of your game w/ stamina, energy, & muscle recovery. Prizes, sampling of featured sports products, a free me-

tabolism test, and a customized nutritional plan for your sport. Cutting edge tips to stay on top of your game. Inlet Nutrition, 3556B Old Kings Hwy, Murrells Inlet. Seating limited: RSVP to Linda at 843-424-9586.

The Healing Way to Abundance: Releasing 4th Chakra Energies w focus on Prosperity & Success w/Annie Kaufman−1-4pm. Identifying woundings, conflicts and vows in your 4th chakra then using a multi-discipline approach to healing and releasing blocks to your heart connection to self and others. $40, pre-registration RSVP req.

Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol. com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

JUNE 7-8 Spiritquest Grand Opening Weekend−9am-3pm.

Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop opening celebration. Free events, free gift for first 25 visitors. Giveaways throughout the day. 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-3558022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Celebration Service “The Eye of the Beholder” w/Guest Speaker Susan Boles, LUT & Spiritual Counselor−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Angel Light Initiation w/Annie Kaufman−1-4pm.

Angel Light Healing will balance, purify & integrate your energy centers, open & align all your physical & etheric bodies with the Angelic Realms.

Eat before attending; wear all white or bring a white sheet; 2 pillows, blanket and bottled water.

Recommended love offering $10-$30. RSVP req.

Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol. com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Visualize What it is You Want to Create Your Life to Be w/Annie Kaufman−1pm-3pm. We create as we live and our life is our story. Create what you want using a vision board as a tool; tell the story you want to create. $35 or bring a friend for $30 ea.

Pre-registration, req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Law of Attraction Monthly Meetup w/Dr. Stan Gravely, Law of Attraction Minister−7-9pm. The Law of Attraction and teachings of AbrahamHicks. Discover your true potential in life through education, motivation, inspiration, and edification.

Evolve, grow and expand and awaken to your true self apart from the codes, rules, regulations and dogma of religion. Discover who you are, you will be tuned in and turned on to reach your full potential in life. Drop in. $1. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Smoking Cessation Hypnosis Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−7pm. Utilizing hypnosis and re-association, Maximized Mind has developed a system with an extremely high success rate. Reprogramming

your life as a non smoker in an easier and natural way without going through the harsh withdrawals of quitting smoking. $65. Attendees can return for future group sessions free. Must preregister. Only 8 seats avail. 4378 Oleander Dr, #4, Myrtle Beach.

843-957-6926, MaximizedMind.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Message Circle (Contacting the Other Side) w/ Psychic Lisa Ann−7-9pm. $35, Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop, 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Shifting to 5th Dimension-Change Your Vibration, Change Your Life−10-12pm. $25, Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop, 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

Learn Toning and Balancing Chakras through Toning w/Annie Kaufman−11am-5pm. Learn how to use our natural abilities of our voice to effectively be a tool to heal and balance the body and chakras for yourself and others. $45 or bring a friend for $40 ea. Pre-registration, req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Full Moon Drum Circle w/Mary Roberts & Shaman Craig Talbot−7-9pm. Join in the fun & feel the beat. Bring your drums, tambourines, noise makers, or whatever you have. Share rhythm and get in tune with each other, form a group consciousness, entrain and resonate, and to become one. Donation: $5. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Celebration Service “The First Miracle” w/ Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. All are welcome.

Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-2388516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Doterra Oil Class at Modern Cleansing−10:30am.

Free class to learn how natural oils can be a part of your medicine cabinet. Learn how to use essential oils to ward off colds, earaches, and bring down a fever in 5 minutes. RSVP by 4pm Monday or call for info: 843-828-4665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra.com/bbgood.

Develop Your Intuition: Identifying Your Natural Abilities through Exploration w/Annie Kaufman−6:30pm-8:30pm. (Every other Tues) Explore through fun group and individual exercises to develop your natural intuitive abilities. $35, or bring a friend: $30 each. RSVP req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Spiritquest Meetup For Your Soul w/Psychic Lisa Ann−7:30-8:30pm. Free. Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop, 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

classifieds BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GET IN THE BEST SHAPE of your life and make money while doing it. I am looking for a few driven people who desire to change themselves and be greater than their present situation.

If you are willing to be mentored and want an unlimited permanent financial income, then please contact me today. Linda 843-424-9586.

LOOKING FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH MINDED practitioners, yoga instructors, energy practitioners and health instructors to join our team. We offer classes on holistic health topics to the community educating people on the science behind a holistic approach to healing. We work in conjunction with local medical doctors, chiropractors and counselors making up a strong healthcare team for those wanting to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Commission per service performed or monthly rental, per day, week or month. Located five in the heart of Myrtle Beach. Will also provide a platform to advertise on our website, Facebook, Schedulicity and other sources. Marketing and sales training offered. Onsite laundry, WIFI, yoga room and classroom, 4 treatment rooms. Branch out and develop your own clients. Holistic Health And Healing, 843-267-9979 or 910-228-6966 ask for Rebekah or Steve.

N AT U R A L AWA K E N I N G S G R A N D STRAND is for sale, to the passionate, qualified buyer to take the helm into the next decade.

Call 843 497-0390 or email GSpublisher@ naturalawakeningsmag.com.

EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING SALES person needed. Are you into the healthy living sustainable culture?

If you love NA, and enjoy meeting people, this could be for you. Commission for ad sales, work your own hours, mostly from home and outcalls.

GSpublisher@naturalawakeningsmag.com.

FOR SALE LIQUIDATION SALE: Eclectica, 10138-5 Beach Dr SW Calabash, is closing in June. All merchandise 50% off: gifts, jewelry costume and craft, smudging supplies, crystals, books, used books, antiques, furniture, cards and postcards, angels, salt lamps, essential oils, butter mints, chimes, baskets and much more, excluding displays, designer Jewels by Julia, Salt Lamps and antique jewelry. Wed-Sat 11-6 and by appointment. Sundays and Mondays are by chance. Special wholesale deals for business entrepreneurs, 2 jewelry/glass display cases for sale $189 each.

VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to be subjects for Chios or Reiki healing classes from supervised students. Renee, 843- 241-0609, Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, MB

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JUNE 17-19 Reiki Level I Certification w/Kristi Thompson−69pm ea day. Usui Reiki is an ancient Japanese art utilizing energy that promotes healing. A combination of lecture, discussion, meditation, experience and 9 hours of training, attunements, & manual from the International Center for Reiki Training, certificate of completion and follow-up support. $160. Info & register: Kristi Thompson, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Dir of Ops, 843-424-8317, 843421-6717, kthompson@trilogylifeservices.com.

Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 Golf, Tennis & Fitness Clinic w/Inlet Nutrition−11:30am. Stay on top of your game w/ stamina, energy, & muscle recovery. Prizes, sampling of featured sports products, a free metabolism test, and a customized nutritional plan for your sport. Cutting edge tips to stay on top of your game. Inlet Nutrition, 3556B Old Kings Hwy, Murrells Inlet. Seating limited: RSVP to Linda at 843-424-9586.

Intenders of the Highest Good Monthly Meetup & Potluck w/Janet Hosmer, PhD−11am-1pm. A worldwide grassroots phenomenon started 12 years ago on Hawaii by four friends, spread throughout the globe. In an Intenders Circle you're shown how to set your intention to have that which you desire come to you. In the Circle, we support and help one another to become as clear as possible in our words and our thoughts so that we can live our lives to the fullest. Bring a snack or covered dish if possible. Meeting is free. Life in Balance Spiritual

Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

Certified Law of Attraction Practitioner and Executive Director, Life in Balance Center leads. Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

$35 for new attendees, $30 for returning students.

Pay with pre registration by 6/17 at Possum Trot, 843-280-5584. Info: Heidi 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Success 101 Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−7:308:30pm. Free seminar with Maximized Mind Hypnosis to develop and utilize leadership and success qualities. 5 part series delves deep within the subconscious mind and replaces the negative and unwanted qualities and characteristics with new and improved ways of living life and being effective in pursuing and creating your goals. Reserve your seat. Seating is limited and is first come, first serve. 4378 Oleander Dr, #4, MB. 843-957-6926, MaximizedMind.com.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Weight Loss Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−7pm.

Free Maximized Mind Hypnosis intro event to learn about their life changing and guaranteed weight loss program backed by a full year of free coaching and support. All attendee’s will receive a session to experience the system first hand. Limited seating.

Pre-registration req. First come first served. 4378 Oleander Dr, #4, Myrtle Beach, 843-957-6926, MaximizedMind.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Feldenkrais® and your Back w/ Heidi McGovern, Feldenkrais Practitioner, PT−1-4pm. Explore ways to move easier with less pain. Find ways to expand your movement repertoire-more choices and options are available. Possum Trot Community Center, NMB. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Possum Trot Community Center, NMB.

Calling All Plantaholics w/Rebecca Turk−9:30amNoon. How to pick and where to look for good quality plants. Will provide you with a list of great nurseries, greenhouses, seed/ bulb companies and plant sales to purchase from. Will divide plants in the Moore garden, so come prepared to get your hands dirty. Learning about division will allow you to multiply the ones you have and save money, you get to take some of the plants home. Limited to the first 25. Cost: $20. Moore Gardens, 100 New Zion Rd, Lake City. Info: Rebecca Turk at rturk@ moorefarmsbg.org, MooreFarmsBG.org/events/.

Chakra Healing Workshop−10-12pm $25 Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-3558022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

Psychic Fair–10am-4pm. Mediums, Psychics, Medical Intuitives, energy healing, Tarot Cards, Angel Cards, past life readings, essential oils, infused chakra candles, Reiki & more. Aura Photography, great new exotic & rare gemstones & crystals from Brazil. Find unusual incense, smudging supplies, inspirational items & artwork. 15% off gift shop items. Free admission. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Inlet Yoga Wellness Fair−2-5pm. Join Inlet Yoga for the First Annual Wellness Fair. Presenters include Mimi Rose, Nutritional Counselor from Diamond Health, LLC; Jennifer Uhler from the Healers Hands Massage; Cathy Andrews of Salty from Soles Reflexology; Terry Shelly Krassin with DoTerra Essential Oils; Cathy King and her apothecary, King's Ransom; and of course yoga with Inlet Yoga. Love donations accepted at the door.

637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet. 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

JUNE 21-22 Art in the Park at Chapin Park w/Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild−10am-4pm. 42nd Year. Over 60 artists from the East Coast with about 20 from our local area. Paintings, woodworking, photography, jewelry, fabric, glass, metal, pottery and stone.

1400 N. Kings Hwy. MB. Free admission. Child and pet friendly. JoAnne Utterback, 843 446-3830, ArtsyParksy.com.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 22 Celebration Service “Our Cosmic Identity” w/ Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Speaking with Ease Workshop w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−1:30-4pm. For personal and professional heart-connected communication and public speaking. Taught for Certificate Program at Univ. of NC– Wilmington; S. OR Univ, Ashland; Santa Barbara City College, CA. Love offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, pre-register 843-333-8249 or miracles2@ mindspring.com, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24 Doterra Oil Class at Modern Cleansing−10:30am.

Free class to learn how natural oils can be a part of your medicine cabinet. Learn how to use essential oils to ward off colds, earaches, and bring down a fever in 5 minutes. RSVP by 4pm Monday or call for info: 843-828-4665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra.com/bbgood.

Learn the Power of Your Breath w/Annie Kaufman−6:30-8:30pm. Learn breathing techniques that will help you function effectively, bring relaxation and peace. Also, learn techniques to use for healing on mental, physical, emotional and spiritual levels. $35 or bring a friend for $30 ea.

Pre-registration, req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Health & Wellness Monthly Meetup w/Anna Barnett−7-8:30pm. Join Registered Nurse, Certified Sound Therapist, Reiki Practitioner and Life in Balance registered practitioner for this informative monthly gathering. (Ea last Tues of mo.) Each month Anna and the group will choose a health and wellness topic to explore. RSVP. $10. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Public Reiki Share–7-9pm. Open to all. For new and experienced practitioners to participate in giving and receiving Reiki in an atmosphere of friendship and love to each other and to attendees.

Participating in a share is a beneficial way of honoring one another as healers. Just drop in. $5 min donation. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Psychic Development−10-12pm $25 Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop 7199 Beach Dr SW, #4, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

The Healing Way to Abundance: Releasing 5th Chakra Energies w focus on Prosperity & Success w/Annie Kaufman−1-4pm. Identifying woundings, conflicts and vows in your 5th chakra then using a multi-discipline approach to healing and releasing blocks to being your most authentic self. $40/workshop, pre-registration RSVP req.

Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol. com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Monthly North End Drum Circle w/Mary Roberts & Shaman Craig Talbot−7-9pm. Bring your drums, tambourines, noise makers, or whatever you have that makes noise. Share rhythm and get in tune with each other; form a group consciousness; entrain and resonate and to become one. $5 min donation. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Celebration Service “Where is the Universe Going” w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Life in Balance Monthly Thanks-Giving Day w/LIB Registered Practitioners−11am-1pm. A morning of grateful sharing with kindred spirits. Practitioners will begin with a meditation or chant to open sacred space, and follow with short presentations, mini-card pull readings, energy relaxation, Q&A sessions and more. Free, refreshments provided. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Ashtanga Posture Clinic w/Maribeth MacKenzie & Javier Lopez−2pm-5pm. Learn the postures of the Primary Series, including the sequence and the many variations, and how to create a practice that is right for ANY body. Time will be spent learning the sequence, the postures and how to modify the postures so that you may benefit from the amazingness of marrying breath and movement into this beautiful and empowering practice. All levels welcome $30 nonmembers, $25 members.

637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet, 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

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Develop Your Intuition: Identifying Your Natural Abilities through Exploration w/Annie Kaufman−6:30-8:30pm. (Every other Tues) Explore through fun group and individual exercises to develop your natural intuitive abilities. $35, or bring a friend: $30 each. RSVP req. Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

Open Door Reiki Share w/Eileen Foose, RN & other area Reiki masters−7-9pm. (1st Tues) A gathering of like minds for mini Reiki treatments and a sharing circle. Come and enjoy the energy work at Unity. Free will love offering to assist the Care Team of Unity Christ Church. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Hay Time Monthly Meetup w/ Kristi Thompson, Certified Heal Your Life® Facilitator−10amNoon. (1st Wed) A discussion group based on a variety of metaphysical topics by Hay House Publishing authors. Info: HayHouse.com, Kristi, 843-424-8317, kthompson@trilogylifeservices. com. $10. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Reiki Professional Development Monthly Meetup w/Kristi Thompson−6-8pm. Join Reiki Master/ Teacher Kristi for this professional development Meetup for all Certified Reiki Practitioners of all levels and experience. Will meet once a month to come together and learn about techniques and topics regarding Reiki. Will explore a different topic. $10. Kristi Thompson, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Dir of Operations, 843-421-6717. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. Meditation, prayer, hands-onhealing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516,UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

ongoing events sunday Unity Christ Church Sunday Morning Circle w/Susan Boles, LUT & Lesta Sue Hardee–9:3010:30am. Metaphysical Studies, Spiritual DVDs with dialog. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Unity Christ Church Celebration Service w/Rev. Margaret Hiller & Guests–11am service. Prayer, meditation, song, messages & family. Music by the Unity Band. Youth programs ea Sun, Bookstore open 10am-1pm. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Oneness Blessing w/Unity Blessing Givers– 12:20pm. In Peace Chapel after the regular service.

Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

monday Nia “Light” w/Mary Tyler−9:30am. Nia is a nonimpact fun and aerobic workout, connecting body, mind and spirit. Nia combines 9 different fitness forms to empower people of all ages, fitness levels, sizes and shapes to move their bodies. Led by licensed Nia Instructor and Reiki Master. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB, marytyler@sc.rr.com, 843-839-9636.

Vinyasa/Yin/Restorative w/Laura–6:30-8pm.

Begins with vinyasa and transitions to yin poses with a focus deep within the pelvis and shoulder girdle. Concludes with restorative yoga to prepare the body for rest. All levels. Drop in $15 or class pass. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, MB, 843-4675444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Kripalu Yoga w/Penny–7-8:15pm. Gentle stretching & Restorative yoga, with breathing techniques, warm-ups, postures, meditation & relaxation.

Kripalu teacher. Suggested $10 love offering.

Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. Surfside. 843-902-1416, pennyoga@aol.com.

tuesday New Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge w/ Inlet Nutrition. AM & PM classes. Weekly prizes, coaching support, nutritional lessons, free metabolism test, more. $35 to join. 12 wk program, ongoing registr. Cash prizes (top 3 losers, inch loss winner) awarded at the end of the challenge.

Ongoing classes and registration. Rules in place for accountability. Murrells Inlet. Linda: 843-424-9586.

Ashtanga Primary Series w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble−9-10:45am. Breathwork and a powered up, traditional flow of postures linking mind and body together for a mindful moving meditation. All levels with knowledge of sun salutations. Prepare to sweat and detoxify. $15 or class passes. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com, 843-333-2656, SecretLotusYoga.com.

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Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais® Method w/Heidi McGovern PT GCFP−10-11am.

To feel better, move easier, look younger & release stress. Scientifically based non-habitual movements capitalize on the brain’s capacity to change. $10 per class or pay by month for $10 discount. Bring a mat.

Possum Trot Rec Center in NMB. 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Hot Vinyasa w/Dawn–6:30-7:30pm. All levels practice with options for advanced students and modifications for those who need it. Room is heated. Drop ins welcome, $15 or class pass. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

New Iyengar Yoga Level I-II w/Karyl Tych, certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher−6:30-8pm. Mixed level class will include core, foundational poses, challenging poses, such as backbends, balances and inversions. $15 drop in or $96 for 8 wk session.

Live Oak Yoga Studio, 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB, 843 340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Shag Dancing w/Steve & Patty Stacy–7:15pm.

Learn the fundamentals of the dance that originated in the Carolina's. Champion award winning instructors teach this 5 week series. Drop-In: $15 per class.

Singles and Couples welcomed. Movement Works, 910-579-4845, at 9500 Ocean Hwy W, Calabash, NC. MvmtWorks.com.

Evening Flow Candlelight Yoga w/Nancy Smith, MA RYT–7:15-815pm. Vinyasa/flow classes focus on flowing from pose to pose and linking the movement with the breath. Builds endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility, while calming the mind.

Sitting, standing, and inverted postures. Non intimidating options for newbies, but challenging variations for advanced students. Relaxing environment.

Some yoga experience recommended. Drop-In: $10 per class. Movement Works, 910-579-4845, at 9500 Ocean Hwy W, Calabash, NC. MvmtWorks.com.

wednesday Free Metabolism Test w/Linda Sacchetti. Find out your body fat %, pounds of body fat, lean body weight & what your targets should be, by individual appt in MI. Info: Linda, 843-424-9586.

Revitalize Your Beauty Free Spa Beauty Facial w/Linda Sacchetti. Defy aging for younger looking skin with antioxidants, aloe vera, and glucosamine.

Includes a light weight clay mask to improve texture, tone, and firming. By individual appt in Murrells Inlet and MB. Info: Linda, 843-424-9586.

Women’s Iyengar Yoga w/Karyl Tych, certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher−9-10:30am. Designed to meet the unique needs of women, appropriate for students practicing a year or more. $15 drop in or $96 for 8wk session. Live Oak Yoga Studio, 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB, 843 340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Bookstore for the Miracle Minded–11am-4pm.

Books on healing, spirituality, personal growth, wellness; metaphysics as well as unique gift items.

Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8616, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Brown Bag Lunch & Book Group w/Rev. Margaret Hiller & Friends–12:30-1:45 pm. Based on Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Contemplative Mid-Week Unity Service–5:30-

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6:30pm. Meditative Music, Silence, Brief Readings, Meditation. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

New Iyengar Yoga Level I w/Karyl Tych, certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher−5:30-6:30pm. Appropriate for students new to yoga or returning to yoga.

Iyengar is known for its emphasis on correct alignment and clear methodical instruction. $12 drop in or $80 for 8 wk session. Live Oak Yoga Studio, 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB, 843 340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Yoga Basics w/Claire Liddle–5:30-6:30pm. Tools for building strength, flexibility, calming the mind, and finding peace within each moment. Introduced to yoga basics including use of props, the therapeutic values of yoga, safe physical alignment, and breath awareness. For those without physical limitations. $12 walk-in, 10 class pass $96, 4 wk limited $60, 4 week unlimited $80. Yoga DiVita at Parkway Plaza, 2126 Hwy 9E, Unit G2, Longs.

843-283-2827, YogaDivita.com.

All levels. Each week explore a different pose from the vinyasa yoga system. Drop ins welcome, $15 or class pass. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, MB, 843467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Yoga Hour-Kundalini Inspired w/Dawn DiVita–5:30-6:30pm. Chakra/Energy based class, creative flow, safe alignment, and warming you from the inner core out. Holding longer or moving with breath, will open heart, still the mind, and balance energy from head to toe. Modifications offered to challenge you safely at your level. A fun and peaceful experience, for those without physical restrictions, ages 9 and wiser. $12 walk-in, $10 class pass $96, 4 wk limited $60, 4 wk unlim $80.

Yoga DiVita, Parkway Plaza, 2126 Hwy 9E, Unit G2, Longs. 843-283-2827, YogaDivita.com.

A Course in Miracles w/Marc Breines–6:30-8pm.

Brienes helped with the first printing of The Course in Miracles and established the first groups worldwide for CIM. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. Info: 704-309-2415.

Candlelight Vinyasa w/Maria–6:30-8pm. Vinyasa practice with sun salutations, forward bends, backbends, arm balancing and inversions. All levels welcome, modifications are given. Drop ins welcome, $15 or class pass. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, MB, 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Vinyasa w/Amanda–6:30-7:30pm. Vinyasa practice with sun salutations, forward bends, backbends, arm balancing and inversions. Modifications are given, All levels welcome. Drop-ins $15 or class pass. 3901 N Kings Hwy, #20A, MB, 843-4675444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

Oneness Blessing–6:30pm. (Except 1st Wed), Unity Peace Chapel, Love Offering. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. 843-2388516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Meditation Class w/Psychic Lisa Ann−7:30-8:30pm.

For beginners and pros alike. $10. Spiritquest Healing Center & Angel Gift Shop, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Info: 845-355-8022, LisaAnnUnlimited.com.

Meditation Group w/Annie Kaufman–7-8pm.

Guided imagery mediation for relaxation, pain management, therapeutic effects and healing. If new to meditation you will be given instructions. $10must RSVP. (Call by 2pm to verify- may have late cancellation.) Holistic Health and Healing Center of Myrtle Beach, 1601 Oak St, #303, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

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thursday Gentle Morning Yoga w/Penny–9-10:15am. For all levels & all bodies by certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. Variations on postures for those with medical problems. Suggested love offering $5. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside. Penny, 843-902-1416, pennyoga@aol. com, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Bones For Life® w/Heidi McGovern PT, BFLT−10-11am. Support your bones with easy to learn exercises developed by Ruthy Alon.

Learn what your bones respond to & have fun doing it. $10 per class or pay by the month for a $10 discount. Possum Trot Rec Center in NMB. 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Metaphysical Morning Meetup−10:30am-Noon.

Now weekly-an enjoyable and uplifting gathering with like-minded seekers who laugh a lot. Share and grow, explore methodologies, tools and techniques to bring peace, expansion and wellness. Group driven and focused in safe, peaceful and welcoming environment. No registration is necessary, just drop in. Starts with a meditation. Donation: $1. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, Lifein Asana Clinic w/Elise–Noon-1pm. Get a practice in while learning alignment. Alignment is everything.

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Ashtanga Primary Series w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble−9-10:45am. Breath work and a powered up, traditional flow of postures linking mind and body together for a mindful moving meditation. All levels with knowledge of sun salutations. Prepare to sweat and detoxify. $15 or class passes accepted.

417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com; 843-333-2656, SecretLotusYoga.com.

Fridays with Anna-Sound Therapy & Reiki w/Anna Barnett−2-4pm. Led by certified sound therapist, critical care nurse, Reiki practitioner with degree in social work. As an RN, she saw patients being treated by symptom instead of non-invasive holistic approach to health and wellbeing. This led her to Sound Therapy approach & Reiki. $20 for ½ hour session. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

saturday Nia Class w/Mary Tyler−9:30am. Come dance your joy. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts for. people of all shapes and sizes. Connects the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB, marytyler@sc.rr.com, 843-839-9636, NiaNow.com.

Saturday Specials for Readings & Healings– 10am-4pm. Life in Balance Registered Spiritual Practitioners. No appointment necessary. Walk-ins welcomed. Psychic & Card Readings, Reiki, Past Life Readings & Angel Massages. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

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ACUPUNCTURE

CHIROPRACTIC

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CLINIC

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CLINIC

S u z a n n e S w e a r e n g e n , A P, Dipl.OM (NCCAOM), is a licensed acupuncture physician and is board certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. In her work, she strives to provide compassionate care for individuals seeking holistic solutions for ailments, illnesses and maintenance of good health. Additional modalities include, but are not limited to, craniosacral therapy, homeopathic medicine and cold laser. Over the course of 15 years, she has developed her professional skills through credited courses and seminars in order to best serve her patients.

Since graduating Life University in 2011, Dr. Jeannine Rummel has been practicing in the Myrtle Beach area. Her patients include newborns to the elderly and all ages in between. It is her goal as a chiropractor to serve and educate her community on what it truly means to be healthy.

Rummel's approach is to use comprehensive judgment to make the best choices to create an abundant life.

Suzanne Swearengen, DOM, AP 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-692-9243 AlternativeHealthClinicMB.com

BODY TALK HOLISTIC HEALTH AND HEALING CENTER 1601 Oak St, Ste #303, MB Tom Palya, PT, CSCS, CBP 724-366-9813 BodyTalkMyrtleBeach.com

Body Talk is based on the premise that the body can heal itself as long as the internal lines of communication within us are intact. Stress can cause these internal lines of communication circuits to become disrupted and compromised. Over time, this will lead to a decline in physical, emotional and mental well-being as well as DIS-EASE (disease) within the body. A Body Talk practitioner will use a subtle form of neuromuscular biofeedback to quickly locate, balance and repair these areas of stress to allow for the fastest possible healing to occur. Body Talk is a comprehensive healthcare system based on energy medicine that looks to re-synchronize the body’s energy systems to restore optimal health, harmony and vitality. Body Talk will stimulate the body’s innate ability to heal itself on all levels of the body, mind and spirit.

Dr. Jeannine Rummel 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-692-9243 AlternativeHealthClinicMB.com

ENERGY HEALING & AURA READING

Bio-Energy Field Therapist Aura Photography Chios Master Teacher Reiki Master Teacher Crystal Therapy Ordained Minister 843-241-0609 www.InnerLightOuterLove.com

Renée Lewis brings new modalities to the Grand Strand area with the introduction of Chios Energy Field Healing and Aura Photography Readings. Renée is also a Reiki Master and member of the International Center for Reiki Training. She specializes in crystals with her energy work and utilizes her medical background in her teaching by incorporating physics and biology for easier comprehension. She teaches certification classes for Reiki and Chios and is available for workshops and private sessions or readings. Meets at Life in Balance Wellness Center, in Little River; Secret Lotus Yoga, in Myrtle Beach; and The Yoga Room, in Socastee.

ENERGY HEALING & INTUITIVE MEDIUM REV. ANNIE KAUFMAN, RN

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HEALTH COACH THE BE WELL COACH

REV. RENÉE LEWIS, B. Msc, CCMT, CRMT, RT(R)(M)(MR)

Myrtle Beach 636-524-9188 HeavenlyWorkers.com Facebook.com/SpiritualEndeavors

Bars, Reconnective Healing and the Reconnection, and others. It is Annie's deepest desire to assist people in releasing their blocks to moving forward and healing those things that prevent them from reaching their highest potentials. She is an advocate of self-empowerment and feels strongly about giving people tools to take with them to do the conscious work that will help them move forward.

Annie has been a nurse for 27 years, spent mostly in Home Care and Hospice. She was guided to move more into the healing arts as her intuitive abilities expanded. Annie is an empath and a medium.

She has clairvoyant (clear seeing), clairsentient (clear feeling), claircognizant (clear knowing), clairaudient (clear hearing) and some clairessent (clear smelling) abilities.

Annie Kaufman is an internationally known powerful healing facilitator. She's been trained in many modalities, including Akashic Record Clearing, Access Consciousness/

Eat Well, Live Well, Be Well Leslie O'Neill 843-360-1140 TheBeWellCoach.com

Leslie O'Neill is a professional Health Coach with more than 15 years’ experience in the Health and Wellness Industry and Certified with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. As a Holistic professional, her approach is to look at how all areas of your life are connected and to help you achieve your health goals through practicing great nutrition and self-care. She works with her clients to create a happy, healthy lifestyle in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding. Her coaching programs are personalized for you, and together you both will bring balance back into your life. See ad, page 9.

HYPNOTHERAPY MAXIMIZED MIND

Mike Oglesbee, CAH, MPNLP 843-957-6926 MaximizedMind.com

Mike Oglesbee has developed the most powerful and effective system to boost you to success.

Mike utilizes hypnosis, NLP, life coaching, and other traditional psychology methods to provide immediate, positive change within the 90% of the mind known as the subconscious where the root of problems actually exist. Success begins within. Call Mike for a free consultation, or visit MaximizedMind.com for more information.

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METAPHYSICAL BOOKSTORE, Giftshop & LIBRARY LIFE IN BALANCE SPIRITUAL CENTER

4347 Big Barn Center Little River 843-421-6717 LifeinBalanceCenter.org

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Life in Balance is a non-profit educational center where you can find spiritual & metaphysical books and DVDs, meditation or mantra CDs, Josephine Wall greeting cards, exotic incense, smudging products, candles, or beautiful gemstone and chakra jewelry! We now also carry many exotic & powerful crystals and gemstones, along with spiritual artwork by Bill Strydesky & Sharon Willick of Gifu Art Xchange! The Center also provides a 600 title Metaphysical Library, offers over 20 educational & practical workshops each month, has a monthly Psychic Fair, and is honored to work with a family of psychics & healers ready to help you move forward on your path, enhance your life experience and facilitate your spiritual growth. See ad, page 10

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH BEACH BABY’S DOULA SERVICES INC

Pat Burrell, RN, CD, (DONA), WCBE, CLC, CHT 843-213-1393 BeachBabys.net

Beach Baby’s provides services to assist families throughout pregnancy, as well as assistance with caring for baby after birth. It provides doula services and baby nurses in Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties. Its services also include rebirthing, wholistic childbirth education and massage. See ad, page 26.

NUTRITIONIST & DIGESTIVE HEALTH DALE HICKS, CNHP, CNC

Digestive Health Specialist Natures Naturals Wellness 817 2nd Ave N, North Myrtle Beach 843-249-4444

The human body’s starting point is a state of natural health, or homeostasis, and the body will always attempt to maintain this natural balance. Symptoms arise when the body cannot maintain homeostasis and yet a disease process is not yet present. As a certified nutritionist and natural health professional, Dale Hicks works with a proven system of identifying the source of her client’s problems (stress)—not just the effects (symptoms)—and provides suggestions on how to reduce or eliminate the stress, nourish the involved tissues, and improve waste elimination, which allows the body to restore its normal functions.

Her practice includes the use of specialty food enzymes (essential nutrients approved by the FDA

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as food supplements for more than 50 years) to aid and complement food digestion, absorption and elimination, which also includes supplemental natural herbs, vitamins and minerals for healing the stressed organs and tissues of the body. Hicks also incorporates live and dried blood cell analysis, natural detoxification processes, hatha yoga, and practical dietary changes in her practice.

KENNETH LUX, PHD

Alternative Health Clinic 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-712-2330

Dr. Lux works with individuals and couples. His approach focuses on trauma resolution.

And by trauma he does not mean only major blows and abuses, but also lesser personal shocks, such as humiliations and embarrassments, especially if these have occurred in one’s earlier years. From a spiritual perspective, he also tries to bring the idea of karma into the picture, and calls this karma sensitive psychotherapy. He uses a natural conversational approach that is not based on what is referred to as the medical model with its categories of diseases or illnesses, and has little or no need for psych drugs.

Call for a free phone consultation.

SPIRITUAL HEALING AND MEDIATION STUART BAKER 508-737-6569

Stuart Baker has been both a spiritual healer and a mediator for years. He approaches both skills from the same source of deep compassion and faith in the unique light and potential that we all carry. As a spiritual healer certified in James Keeley’s RUH methodology LiveRUH.com, he has witnessed many rapid yet profound shifts and awakenings, often times with core issues that have plagued people for years.

As a mediator and peacemaker, he has witnessed life-changing resolution to conflict. His consulting website is ConsciousCooperation.com. His healing website is coming. References and testimonials are available.

WELLNESS COACH LINDA SACCHETTI

Personal Wellness Coach Murrells Inlet 843-424-9586 or 843-651-9350

As a personal wellness coach, Linda Sacchetti has served the Grand Strand for seven years.

Her mission is teaching nutrition to promote health and well-being.

She provides many services: weight-loss challenge facilitating, wellness evaluations, free metabolism tests, healthy breakfast in-services for businesses, and free personal 1-1 coaching for weight loss or weight gain. Join the team! Training provided.

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YOGA INLET YOGA STUDIO 637 D Bellamy Rd Murrells Inlet 843-655-6272 InletYogaStudio.com

Inlet Yoga is dedicated to serving yoga students at every level of their personal practice, offering classes seven days a week from beginner to advanced. Classes include Ashtanga, Hatha, Gentle, Yin Yasa, Chair, Hot, Prenatal and Restorative. Our $5 Community class on Saturdays from 11:00-12:00pm benefits the Coastal Carolina Animal Rescue of Murrells Inlet and is followed by a free Meditation class 12:00-12:30 pm . Our new summer classes include Wednesday 6am $5 Sunrise Beach Yoga, Wednesday 9:45-10:45 am $5 Community Class , Friday 7:45-8:45 am Slow Flow and Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga!

LIVE OAK YOGA STUDIO

Karyl Tych, Certified Iyengar Teacher 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB 843-340-YOGA (9642) LiveOakYogaStudio.com

Come to Live Oak Yoga Studio to study Iyengar yoga, known for its emphasis on clear methodical instruction, correct alignment, and the use of props. You’ll receive individual attention in each class. The studio is fully equipped including a rope wall. Karyl Tych, a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar in India.

MOVEMENT WORKS

Nancy Smith, MA, RYT 9500 Ocean Hwy W Calabash, NC 910-579-4845 MvmtWorks.com Facebook: MvmntWorks

Movement Works is a holistic dance, martial arts and yoga center, dedicated to giving students both the joy of movement and of stillness.

They inspire students to express themselves authentically through a variety of classes for all levels and ages, designed to uplift ones spirit while strengthening the body. Interdisciplinary classes are offered for adults and children. They invite you to share this experience and welcome you into their community as they celebrate movement and music!

SECRET LOTUS YOGA & HEALING ARTS

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS

YOGA DIVITA

417 79th Avenue N, Ste E (upstairs) Myrtle Beach 843-333-2656 SecretLotusYoga.com

Parkway Plaza 2126 Hwy 9E Unit G-2 Longs, SC 29568 843-283-2827 YogaDiVita.com

Secret Lotus offers Ashtanga Vinyasa for all levels and body types ranging from beginner to advanced, challenging the breath, mind and body to connect in a powerful union. Brand new or experienced practitioners welcome! In addition to Ashtanga classes, they offer Ashtanga-influenced prenatal, gentle and Mommy & Me yoga. Also offering massage and Reiki. Mention this ad, and your first class is free.

Yo g a D i Vi t a i s a w a r m , welcoming environment for all to come together. A place to be with ease, breathe with clarity, and move with grace.

The multidisciplinary studio is the home of certified teachers in many forms of yoga: Hatha, Anusara, Warm Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin and more. Classes held Monday through Saturday, mornings and evenings, ages 13 and wiser.

SHANTI YOGA

YOGA IN COMMON

Shanti Yoga offers Ashtanga (led and mysore), Vinyasa and Hot yoga classes. Free community class every Sunday; all donations benefit h.e.a.r.t. of Myrtle Beach.

Each class explores breath, movement and perception.

Emphasis on both theory and practice provides students with the necessary foundation to expand in a personal and profound way. See ad, page 9.

YOGA in COMMON offers classes during a wide variety of hours, seven days per week. They welcome all students—new or those returning to yoga. Their schedule is also great for those that want to practice daily.

Visit their website or follow them on Facebook to keep up with their wellness gatherings and special events.

3901 N Kings Hwy, Ste 20-A Myrtle Beach 843-467-5444 ShantiMyrtleBeach.com

3062 Deville St The Market Common, MB 843-839-9636, 843-385-6176 YogaInCommon.com

BELL LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS 1-800-333-7995 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, back page.

Try to be like the turtle—at ease in your own shell.

~Bill Copeland

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