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It’s easy to look in the mirror and think about what we’d change. Maybe trim down a bit or buy a new outfit. I am often startled when I pass a mirror and see this much older person staring back at me, resembling my parents a little. If you haven’t already figured it out, when you’re looking a little gray around the edges you can switch out all the mirrors with nice pictures; maybe a beach landscape or peaceful still life. It’s less unsettling.

We like to buy stuff that clutters the house, and buy clothes until the closets nearly burst, and think we’re improving our lives, but we’re really only superficially distracting ourselves from the work that will truly enrich us, not to mention burdening ourselves with useless stuff.

If we live very simply, with simple foods; simple, small homes; and fewer possessions, we save money, time and energy, freeing us to grow and enrich ourselves from within. In other countries, people do this to be able to afford to travel around the world, experiencing other cultures, learning other languages, and challenging their people and planning skills.

Abraham Maslow, the creator of humanistic psychology, talks about the pyramid of human needs, which leads to the possibility of self-actualization— reaching a level of personal growth in which you achieve the best of your innate talents and capabilities, and enjoy their rewards. He describes those that have reached this state as confident, creative, ethical, moral, empathetic, accepting and able to feel more genuine joy and emotion. How they engage the world and see themselves within it is from a confident and capable position. I wish everyone had those traits; especially those in Congress.

There is a path, but it doesn’t involve a magic ring, a tunnel of traps or secret cave; however, there is treasure at the end. The path involves several steps, first of which is getting your basic food and shelter needs met. Living simply in a small and manageable abode, eating only whole local foods, and walking more will leave you healthier and more able to manage.

The second step is achieving a sense of safety, which involves having savings, a support network of friends, and being part of a community or church.

With those needs met, you are free and open to find love and be loved, which is step three. If this is as far as you get on your path, you are still doing well.

Esteem is the fourth step, in which you earn the respect of those around you and are able to recognize your worth. Looking back, you may see times in your life where you’ve been at different levels on this path.

The highest level, at step five, is self-actualization, where your needs are met, you feel confident and safe, you have deep love in your life, and a sense of respect for yourself and your place in your community. But going further, your innate talents or “superpowers,” come into play, and you are able to accomplish, and offer others, amazing things. If you reach this point, and come to face the end of your life, you can do so with joy and appreciation for the rich life and good fortune you’ve been allowed.

Natural Awakenings is about self-actualization, and November is our Personal Growth Issue. Be mindful this month. Take up meditation. Try yoga. Take steps to breathe and feel good, live simply and laugh more—just like it says on the cover each and every month.

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Holistic Health and Healing Center

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olistic Health and Healing Center, a new wellness center on the Strand, will host a Grand Opening party on Thursday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its offices at 1601 Oak Street, Unit 303 in Myrtle Beach. The entrance to the suite is at the rear of the large office complex, with parking close to the door. The offices include therapy rooms, classrooms, a yoga studio and various treatment rooms for alternative and complementary health therapies, such as massage therapy, facial treatments, acupuncture, aromatherapy, meditation, yoga, pranic healing, as well as several other classes and groups aimed at growing the mind, heart, body and soul. Classes for certified continuing education and teacher training for certain therapy professionals are planned for the upcoming annual schedule.

The Grand Opening event will feature free mini-classes and treatments, including meditation, yoga, chair massage, glow hand treatments and mini-Reiki sessions. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided, and attendants will have an opportunity to meet the director, Rebekah Ward, and some of the therapists and professionals.

Just for stopping by, visitors may receive coupons and spa treatment giveaways, but the first 50 to arrive also receive a surprise wellness gift.

For schedule of events, go to Meetup.com: Holistic Health and Healing of Myrtle Beach or Facebook by same name, or HolisticHealthAndHealingMB.com. See ad, page 28.

Georgetown Fire Relief Fundraiser

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weeties Sweets shop owners Skip Yeager and his wife, Cindy Hedrick, will donate $15 of each sale of a box of a dozen of their famous Low-Country Pecan Pralines to the relief fund for the victims of the September 25 fire in Georgetown. The fundraising program will continue until 1,000 dozen are sold. Because their pralines are handmade in small batches, it will be necessary to place orders for pickup or shipping. A box of a dozen pralines retails for $23.88, with one free.

To place an order, stop by the store at 707 Front St. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. any day, or call 843-545-5400 during business hours, or visit SweetiesSweets.com.

that Crazy Wrap Thing?

wners Jodie and Dr. Stan Gravely recently relocated their business, Crazy Wrap, to the Strand.

The Crazy Wrap is a powerful, botanically based wrap that delivers maximum tightening, toning and firming results where applied to skin in as little as 45 minutes. There is no water loss and one application sees progressive results over 72 hours. The wrap is made with all-natural ingredients, and results can last up to two to six months depending on client’s lifestyle.

With a coupon you can wrap for $25 or host a party and try it for free.

The Gravelys also offer a complete line of natural, whole food-based nutritional supplements through their marketing company that is overseen and endorsed by a medical doctor that believes prevention is better than treatment. They offer loyal customer plans where frequent customers earn 20 to 40 percent off all the products, with some free.

Crazy Wrap Thing is located within Adam and Eve Day Spa at 11th Ave. S. in North Myrtle Beach. For more information, call 276-618-8485 or visit JodieWraps.com. See ad, page 22.

2nd Annual Giving & Gratitude Community Class at Secret Lotus Yoga

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n Wednesday, November 27, at 6:30 p.m., Secret Lotus Yoga will hold its 2nd Annual Giving & Gratitude community yoga class, by donation, to benefit the Lowcountry Food Bank.

Lyndsay Bahn Trimble, owner and instructor at Secret Lotus, will teach a slow but dynamic flow sequence for all levels, bodies and ages. The class, paid by donation, is a fundraiser bringing together the yoga community with the loving hearts of others to build positive energy and funds to help some that are finding it difficult to maintain their most basic needs.

Also, join the yoga studio that day before Thanksgiving in a practice of fasting, with the intention to cultivate more awareness and gratitude for the food as well as the creation of that food that we all traditionally partake in on Thanksgiving Day. The Giving & Gratitude fundraiser and class is by cash donation, held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Lowcountry Food Bank.

For more information, call Lyndsay Bahn Trimble at 843-333-2656 or visit SecretLotusYoga.com. natural awakenings

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Springbank Retreat

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Finding a place of balance between oneself and the world around you is explored during workshops in November at Springbank Retreat. Located near Kingstree in a quiet, rural setting, Springbank has been an ecumenical center for retreats, hospitality, healing, Earth education, and the arts for more than 50 years.

The Dalai Lama says aging is “like changing clothes.”

Licensed therapist and health coach Christie Derrick-Guess will lead participants in “Vitality in Aging.” Recent models and other traditions offer a broad, holistic approach. This workshop supports participants as they explore their spiritual and psychological roots for identifying sources of resilience and vitality, even in the face of chronic health conditions.

Todd LeVasseur and Jason Hebal will explore “Experience Deep Ecology.” Participants will learn the basics of “deep ecology” as well as meditative and ritual techniques that can help to cultivate a greater ecological awareness.

A vegetarian lunch is included. LeVasseur has degrees in comparative religion and human ecology. Hebal is a massage therapist and certified meditation instructor through the N.C. School of Natural Healing. He brings teachings from the Cherokee beauty path on how to be in balance with ourselves and Earth as sacred human beings.

Basketmaker Linda Szocik will help participants enjoy the contemplative art of basket making: “Basketry: Weaving Balance & Beauty.” Woven into the schedule will be time for personal reflection and communal prayer. No experience is necessary, and materials are furnished. Szocik is a nurse practitioner and spiritual director who leads basket workshops.

Martha Cole, a fabric artist from Saskatchewan, Canada, will lead “All Beings Confluence.” Looking to creating a new human/Earth relationship of reverence and reciprocity in our world, participants will be invited to create an 8- to 12-foot sheer panel using paint and applied fabric. These panels will depict a life form or species, honoring its place in the web of life. They will be hung in the chapel, providing a visual inter-relatedness, widening our embrace of the whole. All materials are provided. “As an ‘art maker,’ I believe that art and visual images carry in them the power to generate change if they are created with honoring and respectful intention,” says Cole. “As a ‘culture maker,’ I am committed to effecting change in our society. I want these images to resonate, to affirm and deepen a personal connection in each of us to this land. I believe that if we can learn to love this land, we cannot help but work to save it, thereby saving ourselves in the process.”

“The Beauty Way: A Widening Embrace” will be presented by Marya Grathwohl. Featuring the music of songwriter Carolyn McDade, this workshop will explore fresh wisdom of recent scripture scholarship and Earth’s evolutionary revelations. From reflection and sharing, participants will enliven their commitment to contribute to the future of all life. Gathering in the promise of circle, opening them-

Veterans Sunday

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n Veterans Sunday, take control of your health and learn of the tremendous benefits essential oils can have on you and those you love, naturally and with no side effects, at the Natural Healthcare Seminar, November 10, especially for veterans and their family and friends, from 3 to 5 p.m. The seminar is led by Laura King, dõTERRA Diamond expert, and sponsored by Beth Good, Sandie Blackmon and Modern Cleansing Wellness. It will be held at the X Gym at 568 George Bishop Parkway in Myrtle Beach. The seminar will focus on the latest research, scientific findings and the newest products from dõTERRA, and those that bring three guests receive a free bottle of dõTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil. There are additional prizes and a raffle.

For more information and to register for the free event, call 843-828-4665, email ModernCleansing@gmail.com or visit EventBrite.com and search doTERRA Myrtle.

Unity Annual Art Day December 1

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rom 1 to 3 p.m., following the 11 a.m. Sunday Celebration Service, members of the Unity Myrtle Beach community will be showcasing their creative talents.

Artists and crafters invite you to stop in and peruse the fruits of their labor. Items for sale will include food, creative and original bedazzling jewelry, hand-crafted art pieces, eco soaps, skin products and more.

Stop in for lunch and do some great holiday shopping.

To reserve a space as an artist vendor and for more information, call 843-238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org. Unity Myrtle Beach is located at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach. See ad, page 13.

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selves into singing, simple ritual, and reflection, participants will move through colorful panels from the previous workshop, celebrating a more intimate knowing of the love that moves within all—widening our embrace. Grathwohl is an author, lecturer, Earth minister, and retreat director who has degrees in creation spirituality, philosophy, cosmology and Earth literacy.

Program fees include lodging and meals. For more information, contact Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree, 843-382-9777, or email at Springbank@SpringbankRetreat.org. See ad, page27.

Dr. Chris Bache Returns to Unity November

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he well-read person looks forward to what comes next, and to fear death today is simply to be uninformed,” says Dr. Christopher Bache. Bache will be Unity Myrtle Beach’s Sunday Service guest speaker at 11 a.m., November 17, with “No Fear of Death: 12 Books that Could Change Your Life.”

Bache, Ph.D, is professor emeritus in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Youngstown State University where he taught for more than 30 years in psychology of religion, transpersonal studies, Buddhism and Eastern religions. He is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and for two years was the director of Transformative Learning at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California. An award-winning teacher and international speaker, his work explores the philosophical implications of deep non-ordinary states of consciousness, especially psychedelic states. He has written a pioneering book in psychedelic philosophy and collective consciousness, Dark Night, Early Dawn: Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind. In addition, he has written Lifecycles: Reincarnation and the Web of Life, a comprehensive study of reincarnation and karma in light of contemporary consciousness research.

Saturday, November 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bache offers a workshop to explore four areas of research that collectively banish one’s fear of death permanently and completely. At least, that is the testimony of thousands of students that have studied this material with Bache. These areas are: near-death episode research, reincarnation research, life between life therapy, and psychedelic research.

This research uncovers the deeper rhythms of the life of the soul moving in and out of space-time, challenging itself in countless configurations. It unveils a universe that is supremely intelligent, infinitely patient, and singularly focused on our happiness. The suggested donation to attend the workshop is $30. A light lunch is included.

Unity Myrtle Beach is located at 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach. For information, call 843-238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org. See ad, page 13.

Lose Weight Through the Holidays

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he holidays are marked by food-based celebrations and gatherings that can sabotage any diet or weight-loss plans. Maximized Mind has a solution, helping individuals lose weight and keep it off without the need for diets and pills. Utilizing the subconscious mind, owner Mike Oglesbee reprograms the emotional associations with certain unhealthy food treats and replaces those negative and tempting triggers with healthier foods that support your diet goals.

You can avoid emotional eating and overeating by reprogramming your subconscious mind to enjoy healthy, satisfying meals without feeling denied. You can also use the technique to boost the motivation to exercise and stay physically active and remove any negative associations toward exercise. Maximized Mind offers one-on-one services and also a Weight-Loss Seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. on November 13 for $50. Only eight seats are available. The class is held at the Yoga Room, 196B Stonebridge Drive in Myrtle Beach.

The weight-loss program is built on a solid foundation of a healthy self-image. By improving the self-image, you are more likely to succeed in your goals. The great part about this weight-loss program is that it affects virtually every part of your life. This truly is a transformational program that will have you enjoying life on a much deeper level.

Oglesbee is certified as an advanced hypnosis practitioner and instructor through the American International Association. He is also a master neuro-linguistic practitioner (NLP) trained through the American University of NLP. He utilizes several forms of psychology, including NLP, life coaching and subliminal messaging, in his hypnosis practice, which greatly affects his success rate.

For more information, contact Mike Oglesbee at 843-9576926 or visit MaximizedMind.com. See ad, page 12.

All About the Bees!

Low Country Herb Society Presentation

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he Low Country Herb Society (LCHS) will meet on Tuesday, November 12, at 10 a.m. at Grace Community Church on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, across from Litchfield Resort. The special presentation at this meeting is about bees, led by guest speaker Cheri Ward from Blue Pearl Farms located outside of McClellanville. Ward and her husband manage more than 30 colonies of bees on their organic blueberry farm.

Her presentation will focus on the life of bees, the role they play in our gardens and food systems and what herbs will attract them to our gardens.

Membership in LCHS is open to all throughout the area that have an interest in the cultivation and uses of herbs.

LCHS meets from September through May, but not all meetings are at Grace Church.

For more information, visit LCHerbSociety.info. natural awakenings

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he TV series Lie to Me is based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman, who popularized the scientific study of universal facial expressions, and Dr. Michael J. Lincoln, who paralleled Ekman’s work while taking it to a deeper psychological level. Atma Degeyndt, Lincoln’s protégée, is an organizational psychologist and intellectual visionary and has created a training system for any practitioner or intellectual enthusiast to be able to master the terrain of the human face. She will lead a workshop to help you discover facial analytics and raise your understanding of human beings to another level. The workshop will be held at Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville Street, Market Common, Myrtle Beach, on November 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. The class is open to all, and costs $25 per student.

For more information, call 843-839-9636 or visit YogaInCommon.com.

Marianne Williamson Running for U.S. Congress

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arianne Williamson, best-selling author and teacher of A Course in Miracles announced October 20 that she is running as an independent for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 33rd District. The theme of Williamson’s campaign is “Create Anew.”

She states: “The biggest threat to our country today is not from armies invading our shores. The biggest threat to our democracy is not bombs falling from the sky over an American city. No, our biggest threat is a pattern of a thousand cuts—the slow but now constant chipping away at our democratic freedoms—one capitulation to moneyed interests at a time, one new gerrymandered district at a time, one government surveillance program at a time, one limiting of our voting rights at a time, one intimidation of journalists at a time, one Patriot Act at a time, one National Defense Authorization Act at a time, one Trans Pacific Partnership so-called trade deal limiting our sovereignty at a time. So at what point— after how many moments when Americans mutter to ourselves ‘Ya gotta be kidding me!’—do we stand up to our own government and say, ‘Hey, guys! Whose side are you on?’ That question will not be answered in a meaningful way until it is asked in the most powerful way.

And that means not just from the sidelines and not just from online petitions. The question must be asked more often by people sitting in those seats, in that building, in that city.”

For more information, visit Marianne.com.

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New Location in Conway

atie O'Dea announced her move to 412 Main Street, Conway, just about a block from the old location, but at street level. You don’t need to be a member to shop, and hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the rest of the week by appointment by calling O'Dea at 843-241-4349 or emailing KatieAnne32376@yahoo.com.

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In Memoriam

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ohn R. Voell, father, author and visionary co-founder of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation, has served as a mentor to our family of publishers for 15 years.

During John’s time with us, the Universe responded to his faithful living of the principle to love God, one’s self and others by providing fertile soil for the big ideas he relished nurturing. His books, Cancer: How to Heal It—How to Prevent It and Cancer Report, as well as his latest development project, United We Can, were just a few of the ways that John allowed himself to be an instrument of the Divine in helping humankind.

John was passionate about the success of our magazine, pleased and proud that the now 90-strong family of Natural Awakenings franchise publishers touch the lives of millions of readers each month. He’s known around here for saying, “I don’t know what your spiritual beliefs are, but I believe that when I leave this world, I’m going to somehow measure my success by those I’ve helped along the way.” Those that knew and worked with him would say that he more than succeeded—he soared.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. ~Tecumseh

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Rosemary Revs Up Memory

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new University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows that meditation, a proven reducer of psychological stress, can also lessen stress-caused inflammation and thereby relieve the symptoms and pain of certain diseases. Long-term stress has long been linked to inflammation, an underlying cause of many diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, bowel disease, asthma, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Meditation study volunteers were divided into two groups—an eight-week mindfulness meditation course or a stress reduction program of supportive nutrition, exercise and music therapy that did not include meditation. The meditation group focused attention on the breath, bodily sensations and mental content while seated, walking or practicing yoga.

Immune and endocrine data was collected before and after training in the two methods and meditation proved to be more effective. Melissa Rosenkranz, a neuroscientist with the university’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and lead author of the report, concludes that, “The mindfulness-based approach to stress reduction may offer a lower-cost alternative or complement to standard treatment, and it can be practiced easily by patients in their own homes whenever needed.”

Tanning Beds Invite Melanoma

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s summer tans fade, some might feel tempted to use tanning beds to keep a “healthy glow”, but they may be less than healthy. A recent multi-country meta-study published in the British Medical Journal confirms that exposure to a tanning bed’s intense doses of ultraviolet light significantly increases the risk of cutaneous melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.

Of the 64,000 new melanoma cases diagnosed each year in Europe, more than 5 percent were linked by researchers to tanning bed use. Users experience a 20 percent increased relative risk of all types of skin cancer compared with those that have never used one. This risk doubles if indoor tanning starts before the age of 35, and the risk increases with every session.

osemary’s folkloric reputation for improving memory has been validated by science. UK researchers at London’s Northumbria University found that when the essential oil of rosemary was diffused into a room—a method practiced in aromatherapy—it enhanced participants’ ability to remember past events and remind themselves to do tasks planned for the future, like sending an anniversary card.

Mark Moss, Ph.D., head of psychology at Northumbria, says, “We wanted to build on our previous research that indicated rosemary aroma improved long-term memory and mental arithmetic. In this study, we focused on prospective memory, which is critical for everyday functioning.”

In the study, 66 people randomly assigned to either a rosemary-scented or unscented room were asked to complete a variety of tests to assess their memory functions. Those in the rosemary-scented room outperformed the control group.

Blood analysis of those exposed to the rosemary aroma confirmed higher concentrations of 1,8-cineole, the oil’s compound specifically linked to memory improvement. The researchers concluded that the aroma of rosemary essential oil can enhance cognitive functioning in healthy individuals and may have implications for treating people with memory impairment. The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, in Harrogate.

Happy Life, Healthy Heart

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eelings matter when it comes to protecting a person’s physical health. Researchers at Boston’s Harvard School of Public Health reviewing more than 200 studies published in two major scientific databases found a direct correlation between positive psychological well-being and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. They concluded that positive feelings like optimism, life satisfaction and happiness are associated with the reduced risk, regardless of a person’s age, weight or socioeconomic or smoking status. natural awakenings

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Walnuts Strengthen Sperm

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dding a handful of walnuts to a man’s daily diet might just increase the chance of pregnancy for couples with fertility problems. Scientists attribute male infertility as the central issue in 30 to 50 percent of the 70 million couples worldwide experiencing such difficulties.

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, investigated whether increasing intake of the polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish, flax seed and walnuts that are critical for sperm maturation and membrane function would increase sperm quality in men consuming a typical Western-style diet. They found that less than three ounces of walnuts added to a man’s daily diet improved sperm strength, size and motility (swimming ability). The men eating the walnuts also showed fewer chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm.

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new animal study from the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, reports daunting results.

Female mice that consumed the equivalent of a human drinking three cans of soft drinks a day doubled their death rate from all causes. The study further showed that fertility rates dropped dramatically in male mice and their innate ability to defend their territory diminished. All of the sugar-saturated mice performed poorly on cognitive tests.

The lab mice received a diet in which 25 percent of their total calories came from sugar (not high fructose corn syrup, which carries substantial additional health risks). That’s an amount commonly consumed in the Standard American Diet, easy to do in one sitting via a super-sized soft drink.

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Millennials Devote Time, Talent, Treasure Much is rightly written about how and why “millennials”, or “Generation Y”—the young people heading into the 21st century—spend their time and money. This generation is redefining the way we think about business, and conscious consumerism is now its own form of philanthropy. This age group is leading the charge by extending the premise of a moral compass to for-profit enterprises and looking for ever-more meaningful opportunities to have an impact. The trend carries fresh implications for the nonprofit sector, too, because millennials lead the way in forwarding worthy causes.

When The Case Foundation partnered with Achieve, a thought leader in nonprofit millennial engagement, to produce the Millennial Impact Report, researchers surveyed more than 2,500 millennials ages 20 to 35. They found that last year, 83 percent gave a financial gift to an organization supporting a cause that resonates with their interests. Seventy-three percent volunteered for a cause that they were passionate about or felt created impact, and 70 percent are raising money for their causes both online and offline.

Frack Attack

Controversial Drilling Threatens Pacific Ocean Federal regulators have approved at least two hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, operations on oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of California since 2009 without an updated environmental review that critics say may be required by federal law. Environmental advocates are concerned that regulators and the industry have not properly reviewed the potential impacts of fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf.

Fracking, a subject of heated debate, is a method of drilling that forces water, chemicals and sand deep beneath the Earth’s surface at high pressure to break up underground rock and release oil and gas.

Offshore fracking is currently used to stimulate oil production in old wells and provide well-bore stability.

In California, the oil company Venoco has been using fracking technology to stimulate oil production in an old well off the coast of Santa Barbara— where the public memory of the nation’s third-largest oil spill in 1969 lingers—since early 2010. Another firm recently received permission for fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel, home to the Channel Islands Marine Reserve.

So far, offshore fracking is rare, but officials expect that other firms may seek to utilize the environmentally damaging technology on offshore rigs in the future.

Young musicians from the village of Cateura, Paraguay, a town of 2,500 families that make a living by mining the 1,500 tons of solid waste daily dumped in a local landfill, have started making musical instruments from the debris.

Favio Chávez, an ecological technician and trained musician, was inspired to teach the local children to play music in an orchestra. He says, “The world sends us garbage, we send back music.” A documentary, Landfill Harmonic, is in production and a 30-member Recycled Orchestra has performed in Argentina, Brazil and Germany.

The message is that like other natural resources, children living in poverty have redeeming value and should not be deemed worthless.

Watch videos at Tinyurl.com/ ChavezOrchestra and Facebook.com/landfillharmonicmovie.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ~Jimi Hendrix

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Social Networking Funds Local Business

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Bamboo Fabric a Product of Greenwashing At least one dealer in sustainable products has taken a stand against bamboo fabric, which most people associate with bamboo lumber, a rapidly renewable resource that requires fewer pesticides to grow than other crops.

Laura Mathews, of Eco Promotional Products, Inc., in Washington state, cites the Federal Trade Commission’s report: “The truth is, most bamboo textile products, if not all, really are rayon, which typically is made using environmentally toxic chemicals. While different plants, including bamboo, can be used as a source material to create rayon, there’s no trace of the original plant in the finished rayon product.”

Mathews says that her company has discontinued selling bamboo clothing and all other items made from bamboo fabric. She notes, “It’s the responsibility of everyone to vet these and other similar terms to ensure that the eco-friendly product you’re putting your purchasing power behind is actually eco-friendly.”

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Community Sourced Capital (CSC) is a newly formed lender headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that aims to apply the crowdsourcing model to encourage the growth of locally owned businesses. “The hardest part is often not attracting shoppers once the project is off the ground,” explains co-founder Casey Dilloway, “but securing capital to get it started.”

CSC’s objective is to harness the power of the connections that tie local people together—both via social media and in the physical world—to find people willing to loan money to small local businesses. They may initially connect through Community SourcedCapital.com.

Lenders make funds available in $50 blocks up to a maximum of $250 per project, and are acknowledged by the receipt of a pale-blue square card bearing the CSC logo, which identifies them as “Squareholders”. The funds are then made available to borrowers at zero interest, and loans are paid back at a designated rate based on the company’s revenue. CSC makes loans of up to $50,000.

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Cooperation Rules in New Board Game Monopoly is a traditional, popular board game that provides fun for the whole family as players ruthlessly strive to outwit each other, form a monopoly and take ownership of all the real estate, houses, hotels and money. If that doesn’t seem like a pastime that teaches values of fairness and social justice, there’s a new game in town—Co-opoly.

In the 21st-century game, invented by the Toolbox for Education and Social Action (ToolboxForEd.org), players develop cooperative businesses using a team effort. Sharing knowledge and creating cooperative strategies determine whether everyone wins or loses. Instead of encouraging players to grab up all the wealth and bankrupt others, it showcases the economic success that can result when people work together.

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People- and Planet-Friendly Fire Retardants An ultrathin film that consists of polymers found in crustacean shells could be an environmentally friendly alternative to the flame retardants used in bedding and sofas. Mattresses and furniture cushions are typically made of highly flammable polyurethane foam; to meet fire safety guidelines, manufacturers treat the foam with fire-retardant chemicals. These are typically brominated compounds that studies by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, in The Netherlands, have shown can act as endocrine disruptors, leading to neurological problems or even cancer.

The European Union has banned several of the flame-retardant compounds and U.S. and Canadian regulatory agencies have started to scrutinize their use.

The nano-coating could be sprayed on foam, which would make it easy for mass production; several companies have expressed interest in the material.

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Chipotle’s Identifies GMO Ingredients Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GM or GMO) used as ingredients in any food, the Chipotle Mexican Grill national fast food restaurant chain has chosen to do so, on the way to eliminating them from its menu altogether.

They have already switched fryers from using soybean oil, almost always made from genetically modified sources, to sunflower oil, which is not.

With 1,400 locations, Chipotle reports that its labeling system reflects that it does use GMO soybean oil in some of its products and that most of the grain used to feed its animals for meat and dairy is GMO corn. The chain’s success in this effort may also prompt other fast food outlets to follow suit. natural awakenings

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why you’ve done everything you have ever done, if you want to see what’s really going on, just observe your mind and emotions—just experience your inner state. If you objectively look, you will see that you are never completely at peace. You will see that you are not okay in there.

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The Path to Inner Peace 12 Steps to Spiritual Awakening

by Michael A. Singer

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pirituality is meant to bring about harmony and peace. But the diversity of our philosophies, beliefs, concepts and views about spiritual matters often leads to confusion or even conflict. The fact is that the very act of seeking spiritual freedom causes notions of success and failure, and these notions serve only to bind us to our own self-judgments: Am I growing? Have I done anything wrong? Am I meditating enough?

Truth is only complicated because we pass it through our habitual thought patterns. When we step back from ourselves, truth becomes simple. There are not many paths to freedom; there is only one. In the end, no matter what particular patterns of thought we have managed to build in our minds, freedom always means transcending these personal thought patterns.

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So how does one go about transcending the personal self and awakening to spiritual freedom? What is needed for this journey are succinct steps that are so universal that they can echo through the halls of any religion as well as support intellectual understanding. The following is a universal road map to Self-Realization.

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Realize that you are in there. You must first come to realize that you are in there. From deep inside, you are experiencing this world. You are experiencing your physical body, your thoughts and your emotions. You are conscious and you are experiencing what it is like to be human.

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Understand that you are not okay in there. Look to see what’s going on inside. If you want to understand

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Notice that you’re always trying to be okay. At any point when you look at the state of your inner being, you will see that something is bothering you. You will then notice that this causes urges, drives and impulses to do something about it. You will find yourself constantly trying to either get something or avoid something. All of this is done in an attempt to be okay.

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Watch as your mind strives to figure out how everything needs to be for you to be okay. If you watch, you will see that your mind is always telling you what you should and should not do, what others should and should not do and how things should and should not be. All of this is the mind’s attempt to first create a conceptual model of what would make you okay, and then try to get the outside world to match it.

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Realize that the process of defining how the outside needs to be is not going to make you okay. You must seriously look at this process of trying to be okay. You’ve been at it your entire life—you’ve just tried different things at different times. While it’s true that sometimes you manage to make it better for short periods of time, you know that you’ve never even come close to reaching a state of permanent peace.

Watch very closely how you react to the things your mind has preferences about. You will see that if your mind gets what it wants, you feel joy; if it doesn’t get what it wants, you feel disturbance. Likewise, when your mind experiences what it doesn’t want, you feel disturbance, and when it avoids what it doesn’t want, you feel relief.

You will never be okay playing this game because the world will never match the conceptual model your mind has made up. Eventually, you will come to see that struggling to be okay does not work. At some point, you will try to find a different way to be okay in there.

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Learn to not participate in the mind’s struggle to be okay. This step is about learning to sit in as the witness, the part of you that notices the inner urges to be okay. You must become comfortable with sitting in there and not participating in the inner energies. You learn to relax in the midst of them. You come to see that there is a habitual process in which the moment you feel inner disturbance, you are drawn into doing something about it. You must learn to sit inside and not participate in this process. If you truly understand that going outside to try to be okay inside doesn’t work, then you’ll be willing to sit inside and simply allow the disturbance to pass through. It is not difficult. If you can do this, all disturbance will cease by itself.

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Go about your life just like everyone else, except that nothing you do is for the purpose of trying to be okay. If you aren’t so preoccupied with trying to be okay, you will be free to sit inside and quietly love, serve and hon-

or whatever naturally unfolds in front of you. When you reach this point, you are no longer living for yourself. You are interacting with life, but not for the purpose of being okay.

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As you sincerely let go of the inner energies you are watching, you begin to feel a deeper energy come in from behind. Up to this point, everything you were watching inside was in front of you. But now that you are no longer being drawn into those personal energies, you’ll realize that your inner universe is actually very expansive. You will begin to feel Spirit flow in from behind. It lifts you and brings you great love and joy.

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Your inner experience becomes so beautiful that you fall in love with the energy flow, and you develop a very deep and personal relationship with it. It will become completely clear to you that there is a direct tradeoff between your personal energies and the amount of Spirit that you feel.

The more you get drawn into your personal energies, the less Spirit you feel; the less you participate in your personal energies, the more Spirit you feel. You now have a direct relationship with the spiritual energy, and you will find yourself constantly longing to experience it.

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You begin to feel the energy pulling you up into it, and your entire path becomes letting go of yourself in order to merge. Will is no longer needed. Now your path is strictly about releasing yourself into the pull of the higher energy. You must surrender deeply enough to be able to overcome the fear of losing your con-

nection to the personal self. You must be willing to die to be reborn.

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Once you get far enough back into the energy, you realize that your personal life can go on without you, leaving you free to become immersed in Spirit. This is the greatest miracle: You’ve surrendered and your entire life is about Spirit, yet people, places and things continue to interact with you. The difference is that these interactions require none of your energy. They happen naturally, by themselves, leaving you at peace and absorbed in Spirit.

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Now you are truly okay and nothing inside or outside of you can cause disturbance—you have come to be at peace with it all.

Because you are now completely okay, you don’t need anything. Things just are what they are. At this point, you know yourself as Self. The world, mind and heart cannot disturb you. You’ve transcended them all. What is more, instead of feeling drawn into Spirit, you now actually experience yourself as Spirit. You have no boundaries in time or space. You have always existed and you will always exist. You have no form, shape, gender or body. You simply are, have always been and will always be—Infinite Spirit.

Michael A. Singer is the author of The New York Times bestselling book, The Untethered Soul – The Journey Beyond Yourself (UntetheredSoul.com), which is the basis for this article. He is the founder of the Temple of the Universe, a yoga and meditation center established in 1975 in Alachua, FL.

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Being Exactly Who We Need to Be

by Marianne Williamson

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ow would we live, were we not afraid of death? How would we live if we gave ourselves permission to give to life everything we’ve got? In The Longevity Factor, Lydia Brontë, Ph.D., observes that we’ve added 15 years to our lives… but in the middle, not at the end.

No longer identifying ourselves as “over the hill” at whatever age, we are simply removing the hill. We are forging a different conversation and a new vision to take us beyond the limited thought forms that have defined the parameters of age for generations.

For the first time in history, we can realistically view the first half of life as a kind of gestation period, preparing us for an even more productive second half. Midlife is like a second puberty, a point at which one persona falls away and another comes to take its place.

What happens then is up to us.

Some begin a long, slow cruise toward death at that point, allowing memories to become more meaningful than the present. Others, remembering that the spirit within us never ages, see the moment of midlife as a rebirth— the time to put our engines into high gear. Whomever it is we were born to be, whatever our soul was coded to accomplish, whatever lessons we are here to learn; now is the time to seriously get going. We may regret that we’re no longer young, but we’re ecstatic that we’re no longer clueless.

We must be disciplined, though.

We want to become precision instru-

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ments now, focused on exactly what we want to do and being exactly who we need to be.

This requires separating from the person we were before to whatever extent that person was not who we know in our hearts we were created to be.

There’s no more time for five-year detours. No more time for relationships that don’t serve us or for staying in situations that aren’t true to who we are. No more time for pettiness, false pride or whatever other dysfunctional roadblocks obstruct our higher destiny and the joy that’s meant to be ours.

Our life might not be as fabulous as it used to be in some ways, but in other ways it’s even more fabulous. The Universe is constantly and infinitely elastic, responding not to our past, but to our present state of mind. As we learn to reprogram thoughts—atoning for our mistakes of the past and embracing the endless miraculous possibilities of the present—we step into a time when we have every reason to look forward with genuine excitement to what happens next.

Individually and collectively, we are now fitted to fearlessly forge new ground, wielding the power of what life has taught us so far and laying claim to the possibility of redemption, not only for ourselves, but also for the entire world. The planet needs a new story, aligned with a larger consciousness, and so do we.

What we need now are imagination and courage. Many of us feel we’ve

forever carried around a secret dream, rarely validating it even to ourselves and often denying its reality. Yet it has refused to go away and is ready to be born at last. Individuals that have spent decades achieving one thing or moving in one direction often take up something else entirely that gives them far more psychic satisfaction. They see achievements that were the height of their material success as preparation for an even greater one; the means by which they learned the skills ultimately needed to make their biggest contribution to the world.

Divine law guarantees that the power of “now” presents an endless fount of miraculous opportunities. In God, there are no limits to how high we can go, ever. In God, there is no time… only the call of the soul. It is not too late; we are right on time and we are better than we know.

Now, having visited so many other places in our journey of life, we seek our place within the collective heartbeat of holiness. When enough of us stand in the light of our higher purpose, seeking to be ever-greater servants of love, each consciously dedicated to creating a more loving world, then a new field of collective possibility will emerge among us. All that is not love will begin to fall away of its own dead weight. A profound moment of planetary renewal will occur then, after our having allowed it first to occur within us.

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed inspirational author and lecturer. Six of her 10 books have been New York Times bestsellers, including The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, the basis for this article.

Whatever you are, be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln

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Transform Your Life with Mentors, Books, Workshops and Online Courses

by Bess J.M. Hochstein

Our capacity for self-examination distinguishes us from other animals.

We feel compelled to ask: “Who am I? What am I here for? How can I attain my full potential?” The quest for answers has engaged humans for millennia.

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opular books that have helped people on this journey span centuries, from Wallace Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich (1910), Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich (1937), Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People (1937), Abraham Maslow’s Motivation and Personality (1954) and Dr. Thomas Anthony Harris’ I’m OK, You’re OK (1967) to Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret (2006).

The personal growth genre is a cornerstone of the publishing industry.

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Companies like Hay House, founded by motivational author Louise Hay, have flourished. Hay teaches, “No matter where we live or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.” The success of her 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life, a New York Times bestseller well into the 21st century, led to her publishing empire, which includes authors such as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss and Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. One of its recent top

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sellers is Pam Grout’s E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality.

Hay House has expanded its messages of hope and healing through online courses, films, conferences, special events and other opportunities to meet leading thinkers and peers.

Such expansion is essential as more of those pursuing the examined life seek personal interaction in community and find that inward exploration frequently translates into outward action to improve the world.

Perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, in California, the Esalen Institute, established in 1962, helped birth the modern human potential movement. It exists to help individuals grow through education, experience and research, with the conviction that positive personal and social transformation go hand-in-hand.

Today, Esalen offers about 600 workshops a year, serving around 12,000 participants. Popular programs range from dance and yoga to couples workshops and psychology courses.

Cheryl Fraenzl, director of programs, explains the appeal: “For most of us, life can be challenging and messy. Gaining the insight, skills and tools to move through the challenging times with more ease and grace while creating more love for yourself and those around you seems like a good investment of time and energy.

Being consciously kind and relationally wise ripples out and changes the world. The effort has to start with the individual, like paying it forward; imagine if we all were doing it?”

The largest holistic retreat center in North America, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, in Stockbridge, Massa-

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The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being. ~ Plato chusetts, attracts 35,000 participants to 800 programs annually. According to Denise Barack, the nonprofit’s director of program development, current workshops in high demand include qigong, Buddhist meditation, mindfulness and yoga nidra. She also notes a growing interest in diverse dimensions of yoga, dance and “authentic movement” for healing, addiction recovery, releasing trauma and energy medicine.

Psychotherapist and yoga teacher Stephen Cope, founder and director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, the Center’s yoga research department, notes that many guests first come to Kripalu “… as a result of some form of suffering. Then they engage in a period of self-exploration—perhaps learning some form of contemplative practice to help them manage themselves more effectively. Almost always there is a turn outward, back toward the world, and a longing to bring the healing power of contemplative practice into their own domain.”

Once someone has experienced the benefits of contemplative practices such as yoga, meditation, breathing and other healthy lifestyle routines, notes Cope, a powerful aspiration typically arises to share these practices and perspectives. “These practices all lead to a sense of union, relatedness and sameness with others,” he says, “and this burgeoning consciousness of sameness compels us to share what we’ve learned.”

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Omega Institute for Holistic Studies offers similar self-empowering and reflective opportunities. Dr. Stephan Rechtschaffen and Elizabeth Lesser founded Omega in 1977 as a “university of life.” Through working with prominent Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists and others, Lesser has found, “By combining a variety of religious, psychological and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger.”

Based since 1981 in a former camp on a lake with more than 100 buildings on 200-plus acres, Omega hosts more than 23,000 guests in up to 500 programs between mid-April and October, plus special programs in Costa Rica and New York City. Director of Rhinebeck Programs Carol Donahoe notes the rising interest in workshops on dietary cleansing, detox and juicing, such as “Reboot with Joe Cross: A Jump Start to Health and Weight Loss,” led by the filmmaker of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. Personal transformation and mindfulness programs led by teachers like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki

Santorelli, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Byron Katie and Pema Chödrön are perennial favorites.

“As humans, we continue to be fascinated by the big questions in life,” observes Donahoe, “like, ‘Where do we go when we die? Who are we if we are not our thoughts?’ People seem particularly drawn to hearing about it from those that have always lived their lives in a left-brain, logical way, and then come to believe the unexplainable through an extraordinary life experience, and now view the world through a completely different lens.”

As examples, she cites neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander, who recounts his near-death experience in his bestselling book, Proof of Heaven, and neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight. Taylor’s 2008 TED talk was ranked the nonprofit’s second most-watched for the past two years.

Both of these cutting-edge thinkers have given presentations at Omega, which, like at Esalen and Kripalu, helps bring ideas and practices that once seemed on the fringe—from

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ersonal growth can be advanced by activities that improve selfknowledge and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations.

It’s worth investing in: Consider these core universal benefits.

Self-Awareness

Growing self-awareness enables an individual to live a life by design, instead of one marred by feelings of mediocrity, discontent or being a victim of circumstance. When elevated awareness becomes one’s modus operandi, it brings infinite spiritual riches to life.

Happiness

Successful growth requires taking personal responsibility for each choice we make in shaping and responding to circumstances and other people. Most of us are happier when we feel that we have some control over creating our own reality. Feeling empowered supports self-worth and increases our confidence to make even more of the changes we desire to comfort and nurture us and keep us safe.

Success

True success isn’t about the dollars and cents of financial worth—it’s realized via living a life of balance and fulfillment in our health, family life, social relationships, career and contributions to our community and world.

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yoga and meditation to complementary medicine and sustainability—into mainstream consciousness. Particularly innovative initiatives include helping military veterans heal from post-traumatic stress disorder; the women’s leadership center; the center for sustainable living; and pioneering programs on mindfulness in the workplace, education system and at-risk urban youth communities.

“We recognize that because we live in an interconnected world; the behavior of one can contribute to creating changes that benefit the whole,” says Donahoe. “Doing both the inner and outer work can awaken the best in the human spirit, and so provide hope and healing to individuals and society.”

For those unable to travel great distances for a holistic immersion experience in community with likeminded seekers, Wanderlust Festivals may offer an answer. Four-day regional summits, primarily held at ski resorts during the off-season, feature teachers like Shiva Rea, Elena Brower and Gurmukh; stimulating discussions; yoga; music and adventure, amidst stunning vistas.

Wanderlust co-founders Sean Hoess and Jeff Krasno strive to create an expansive space for personal growth and mindful living. One common element at every gathering—now including urban and exotic locales—is Seane Corn and Suzanne Sterling’s Off the Mat program, mobilizing yoga students toward activating social change.

The Shift Network is dedicated to creating an online community that shares the tools of self-actualization, empowering a global movement of people creating an evolutionary shift of consciousness that leads to a more enlightened society, built on principles of sustainability, peace, health and prosperity. This new model for the human potential movement has roots in the grandfather of retreat centers; The Shift Network’s founder, Stephen Dinan, both worked at Esalen and contributed to Esalen’s Center for Theory & Research.

Dinan explains that at a meditation retreat, he received a detailed vision of “a large global transformation network that would be helping to

usher in a shift to the new era.” The Shift Network now offers free teleseminars and online summits on subjects ranging from meditation and parenting with presence to enlightened business practices and cultivating peace.

“We started with The Sacred Awakening Series—40 days with 40 spiritual leaders—and 30,000 people signed up in 21 days,” says Dinan. The Inspiring Women Summit attracted 25,000 participants. Since 2010, more than 400,000 people from 160 countries have participated in free teleseminars; 18,000 have paid for online courses such as Barbara Marx Hubbard’s Agents of Conscious Evolution, Andrew Harvey’s Christ Path and Thomas Hüebl’s Authentic Awakening.

The Shift Network has already reached profitability and donated more than $50,000 to nonprofits. Dinan’s vision includes providing education program certifications; building a multimedia platform of e-zines, mobile phone apps and web TV broadcasts; and eventually building facilities and intentional communities to model the possibilities of a more healthy, peaceful, sustainable way of life.

From reading a book on meditation to attending a yoga intensive or tapping into a multifaceted community striving to change the world, we have myriad opportunities to lead an examined life. While the seeker may have a personal goal in mind, each mode of self-inquiry can expand outward toward making the world a better place.

Hay encourages us all. “You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

Bess Hochstein is a freelance writer enjoying bicoastal bliss in Berkshire County, MA, and Sonoma County, CA. Connect at BessHochstein.com.

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A Taproot of Happiness

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f the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice,” a maxim first voiced by mystic Meister Eckhart, has held true through the centuries. Why should this simple act mean so much?

Expressing gratitude works wonders.

Gratitude reminds us to recognize good people in our life. They range from loved ones to those that render a kindness to a stranger. Treasuring goodness in every form brings more of it into our experience.

Gratitude turns bad things into good things. Having problems at work? Be grateful to be employed and serving others. Challenges keep life interesting, enhance judgment and strengthen character.

Gratitude reminds us of what’s important. Being grateful to have a healthy family and friends, a home and food on the table puts smaller worries in perspective.

Gratitude reminds you to say, “Thank you.” Call, email or stop by to say thanks… it takes just a few minutes to express our reason for doing so. People like being appreciated. It creates a satisfying beam of mutual happiness that shines on.

Habit-Forming Tips

Here are some ways to overcome any initial discomfort felt in stepping forward to thank others.

Create a morning gratitude session.

Take a few minutes each morning to close your eyes, silence the to-dos and give thanks to whomever and whatever is cause for gratitude.

Show thanks. Sometimes we think about something helpful or kind that someone did for us recently or long ago. Make a note, call them up or even better, tell them in person with sincere conviction why you continue to be grateful and appreciative. Another option is a thank-you card or email—keep it short and sweet.

See the silver lining even in “negative” situations. There are always two ways to look at something. We can perceive something as stressful, harmful, sad, unfortunate and difficult, or look for the good embedded in just about everything. Problems held in a positive light from a different perspective can be opportunities to grow and to be creative in devising a solution.

And the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

Learn a gratitude prayer. Many songs and prayers, religious or not, serve to remind us to be grateful. Find or write a special one and post it in a highly visible spot.

Leo Babauta is the founder of the simplicity blog, ZenHabits.net, and author of bestselling e-books Focus, The Little Guide to Un-Procrastination and Zen to Done. natural awakenings

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The Fight Against Genetically Modified Seeds and Food by Beth Davis

According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, 70 to 80 percent of the foods we eat in the United States contain genetically modified organisms (GMO), mostly from corn, soy, canola, sugar beets and cottonseed oil. Yet, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require GMO food labeling.

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irtually all commercial GMOs are engineered to withstand direct application of herbicide, such as Monsanto’s Roundup, and/or to produce their own systemic insecticide. A growing body of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and more. It’s a well-known fact that most developed

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nations do not consider GMOs to be safe. In more than 60 countries around the world, there are significant restrictions or bans on the production and sale of GMOs.

Each month, marches and rallies take place in many major cities worldwide protesting Monsanto and GMOs. Participants believe they have a right

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to know what is in their food and to be able to grow their own food with seeds that have not been genetically modified. In Oklahoma City, concerned citizens took part in a March Against Monsanto. Dedicated to enlightening and educating the public on the issue, a variety of speakers offered their input and information. Among them was Magdalena Slavova, a woman who was instrumental in leading the successful ban of GMOs in her home country of Bulgaria. As part of a large anti-GMO campaign, she and others worked diligently to ensure other Bulgarians understood the negative impact GMOs could have on health and the environment—and it worked. In 2010, the country effectively banned cultivation of genetically modified organisms.

How did they do it? Slavova, a passionate advocate for the environment and a self-professed lover of food, nature and people (she loves organic gardening, has a line of handmade mineral makeup and is an aromatherapist), says education was key.

“We presented the public with facts about GMOs—information that was proven by research,” she explains.

“We handed out flyers and had a strong presence on Facebook and online forums. Social media is a great tool because it’s free and it reaches all parts of the world.” The goal was simply to spread the word and get people to care. She says she recommends the same strategy for Americans.

“Americans need more information; some people have never heard of GMOs,” she notes. “If they know the facts—that genetically engineering foods can cause problems with our im-

a right to know whether the food they are purchasing likely contains genetically modified ingredients.

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mune system, cause allergies, impact fertility and more—then they may be more willing to take a stand.”

For the anti-GMO campaign in Bulgaria, a core group of about 20 people worked to make the ban happen, although many more participated outside of the group and were just as essential to the process. She says it was a real team effort with a wide range of individuals creating an energetic, dynamic group. They met two or three times a week to strategize and divide job duties. The group remained very professional and was sure to always check its facts—even participating in discussions with scientists, attorneys among others. Meeting often is critical, she says. “It takes time, but you are able to determine what to do next.”

Because of their efforts, others became passionately involved in the cause.

“For example, we had an online forum of mothers who craved information—they didn’t want their children to become victims,” explains Slavova.

“They would protest in the street every single day—no matter the weather conditions. The media would show up and support them.”

During the most emotional part of the campaign, Slavova says national research revealed that 97 percent of Bulgarians did not want GMOs. The National Assembly took into consideration the public will and adopted the most restrictive law in the European Union—making Bulgaria the country with the strictest law for GMO release into the environment.

She says in the United States, pushing for GMO labeling is a good start. The Organic Consumer Association has a truth-in-labeling petition that individuals can sign. The petition is designed to show the government that individuals feel strongly that they have

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• Get involved; talk to organizers.

• Attend events and meet with organizers afterward. If you like what you see, meet again each week to plan together what is next.

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So, why is Slavova so driven to help other countries in the fight to ban GMOs? “The world is one place—we are all one,” she states. “I would love to see Americans stand up for their land and protect it.”

To sign the Organic Consumer Association’s petition, go to OrganicConsumers.org/monsanto/action.cfm.

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The March AGAINST

MONSANTO – Round Two

by Jackie Boyce

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hen the 2nd March Against Monsanto (MAM) took place on Saturday, October 12, in Myrtle Beach at Chapin Park, only 44 people showed up instead of the 200 that were present for the event at the Market Common in May. The second March Against Monsanto was a global event planned to coincide with World Food Day. Some of the cities participating around the globe included Berlin, Strasbourg, Chicago, London, Sydney and Mumbai. The turnout in Germany and Australia was very good as well as in some other countries.

Activist Tammy Bennett, who spearheaded both Myrtle Beach events, explained that the plan was to march from Chapin Park, on 14th Avenue North, to the Oktoberfest at Plyler Park, on 8th Avenue North, with their posters. However, when the marchers showed up at the Oktoberfest, they were told by city security officers, who were checking bags at the entrance, that they could not come in with their posters or they would be arrested, the only exception was if their posters and pamphlets were religious in nature. The choice was not to be confrontational, Bennett explains. “It’s about being a peaceful warrior in love, educating people.”

It was shortly after the marchers were turned away that Channel 13 arrived on the scene, the only other media besides Natural Awakenings to cover the event. When Channel 13 did not have a local farmer to interview, the crew left without a story. However, another angle Channel 13 reporters could have chosen to run with was the issue of freedom of speech. How was it that peaceful protesters were denied admittance to a city event with their signs?

For a global event that has had 3 million people in 400 cities in 57 countries participating, where is the media coverage? The first MAM, in May, was underreported especially in this country and to some degree worldwide. There seems to be a media blackout concerning Monsanto and GMOs. GMOs, of course, are genetically modified organisms, changed in a laboratory by inserting genes that could not occur naturally, making the plant produce its own pesticides, resist the Monsanto weed-killing products or produce

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a nutrient or element at a level not found in nature. This second MAM was even removed by Facebook as an event just days ahead and then reinserted after the march with an apology for Facebook’s “mistake.”

The issue with Monsanto is about the labeling of GMO foods so as to give people a choice, along with ensuring people are informed about what is happening with their food production and the control of seeds. Bennett advocates the right for consumers to have a choice. “That’s the only sin—taking away people’s choice.” Food manufacturers decry added costs to do so, when in fact, accounting proves that the cost to declare the contents on packaging is zero and potentially going to non-GMO ingredients increases the product cost a negligible percentage.

Monsanto is the world’s largest pesticide producer.

Matt Hazelton, who is active in educating the public about Monsanto, said: “They have a history of lying to the public about their products in the past: aspartame, Agent Orange, DDT pesticide and PCBs, and now they want to own the seeds,” which would have to be purchased every year or season and not just come naturally from the harvest of the crops, plus they would be for growing GMO plants.

Among the participants in the march, John Kerr pointed out that in his dad’s day, “food was not called organic, it was just called food,” because basically it was all organic and there was no such thing as GMOs.

Niki Gallagher, another participant, commented, “My grandfather [who lived in rural Pennsylvania] had a farm and never used pesticides.” Maya Morrow, from Atlanta, decided she wanted to participate in the march even though she was a tourist in Myrtle Beach.

Maria Rodale, who writes a Blog on the Huffington Post website, pointed out, “The non-GMO movement is at core about the right to know.” More research is needed to understand the long-term health and environmental implications of genetically engineered food. According to Rodale, “In the U.S., the research is essentially being conducted on the public without their consent.”

Although there has been resistance from the U.S. government to require that food producers label products made with GMO ingredients, a nonprofit group, called Non-GMO Verified Products, has taken on voluntary GMO labeling as a third party with great success. Monsanto executives and board members routinely rotate between government positions and back to Monsanto, making their power within the government exceptional.

Bennett says there are plans in the making for a spring festival, with a food market, music and artists, as another way of creating awareness about our food. Interested citizens can join the Facebook site “MAM stand for Myrtle Beach Healthy Food” to learn more about healthy choices with food. The next worldwide MAM event is planned for May of 2014.

For more information, visit March-Against-Monsanto.com, VandanaShiva.org, Facebook: March Against Monsanto or Facebook: MAM stand for Myrtle Beach Healthy Food.

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Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason—most humans can use some rescuing, as well.

Saving Animals

Saves People Rescue You, Rescue Me

by Sandra Murphy

Like water, grace seeks its own level. In rescuing animals, the rescuer is often also rescued. Both lives change for the better.

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uster came to us for a reason,” says Amy Burkert.

“My husband, Rod, and I were walking our SharPei, Ty, in our Philadelphia neighborhood when a man warned us about ‘a big, black dog’ in the alley. The friendly fellow came home with us and after a fruitless search for his family, we decided to make him part of ours.”

In 2009, when the couple encountered difficulty finding a vacation hotel that would accept their new 70-pound German shepherd as an overnight guest, they decided to

launch GoPetFriendly.com, a website that assists in finding travel accommodations for families with dogs and other pets. Selling their house in Pennsylvania and hitting the road in a 24-foot-long RV, they’ve now traveled to 47 states to research and qualify content for the website; Rod works from “home” and Amy writes the weblog. Their travel schedule flexes, with most stops lasting one to three weeks.

“It’s not the life two accountants were banking on, but we couldn’t be happier,” she says, “and we owe it all to Buster.” The site now lists more than 60,000 hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, beaches, dog parks and activities across the United States and Canada, plus a road trip planner.

“I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I can’t find a husband, so I’ll get a dog,’” says BJ Gallagher, a sociologist and award-winning author. “I’d lived in my Los Angeles house for 16 years and knew none of the neighbors. Within six months of adopting Fannie from a shelter, I’d met them all. Thanks to her, I’ve become a full-fledged member of my community.” Fannie’s Chinese heritage includes chow and Pekingese breeds.

Transformations can come from more unusual pets, as well. Soon after Susan M. Tellem, a registered nurse in Malibu, California, gifted her husband, Marshall, with two tortoises for his birthday, the couple discovered there was no national protection program for the reptiles. They started American Tortoise Rescue (Tortoise.com), an organization that has been rescuing, rehabilitating and providing sanctuary to more than 3,000 water turtles and land tortoises since 1990. Their education and awareness initiatives for humane treatment have gone international, as well.

It was a bird that rescued April Leffingwell. She had been dealing with a severe back injury that necessitated pain medication and kept her from regular work for six months when she and her husband visited a local Los Angeles pet store, “to get out of the house.” She was touched by seeing a large Moluccan cockatoo that was afflicted with

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When members of the armed forces deploy, they often have to find alternate living arrangements for pets and may not always be successful.

Kimberly Gauthier, a blogger at KeepTheTailWagging.com, and her ex-Army partner are securing funding and laying plans to foster dogs for deployed soldiers. Emailing updates and Skype visits will aim to boost the morale of both the dog and serviceman or woman. The couple lives on five acres in Marysville, Washington.

An animal-enriched environment has proved to be helpful for author Kathy Rowe, a 20-year veteran retired from the military, and her husband, Scott, who also retired from Air Force service that included Special Forces duty. They have chosen to live on a 100-acre farm in Tyner, Kentucky.

Kathy believes their variety of resident rescued animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, turkeys and a potbelly pig, all help Scott in dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Riding, working with and grooming his horse, Quint, is particularly helpful. “My husband is less frustrated, has better focus, is less jumpy and has fewer flashbacks than he used to,” relates Rowe. “Knowing that our rescue dog, Lola, is guarding the farm, he feels he can sleep better because she has his back.”

Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason—most humans can use some rescuing, as well.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy of St. Louis, MO, at StLSandy@mindspring.com.

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GRAIN FREE &

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BRIGHT How Wheat, Carbs and Sugar Are Affecting Your Brain Health

by Linda Sechrist

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lzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia and a general term for memory loss and other intellectual disabilities serious enough to interfere with daily life, affects 5.6 million Americans. According to The Lancet Neurology, a well-respected medical journal on brain research, Alzheimer’s, which presently has no cure, is preventable.

“Lifestyle choices, like aerobic exercise and eating plenty of healthy fats and reducing carbohydrates, affect overall brain health, as well as the risk of Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and author of the new bestselling book, Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth

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about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers.

Food is a powerful epigenetic modulator—it can enable or hamper our DNA, thus regulating the expression of many genes. Experts have only begun to understand the damaging consequences of wheat consumption.

“Grain Brain is a timely wake-up call about how we are increasingly challenging human physiology by consuming what we are not genetically prepared to process, like the 133 pounds of wheat the average American eats annually,” says Perlmutter. He believes that one of the main culprits for the decline in brain health in modern times has been the introduction of wheat into the human diet. Today’s modernized and hybridized wheat crops share little genetic, structural or chemical similarity to the wild einkorn variety of grain our ancestors consumed in small amounts.

In the West, 20 percent of calories come from wheatbased food. Perlmutter is among those that regard this as a dangerous statistic, especially since Dr. Alessio Fasano, a pediatric gastroenterologist and research scientist who leads the Center for Celiac Research & Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, found that the gluten in wheat leads to the production of zonulin in the gut.

Zonulin increases the permeability of the intestinal wall, allowing proteins to leak from the gut into the bloodstream, explains Perlmutter. These proteins, which would normally remain within the digestive system, then challenge parts of the immune system, the macro fascia and certain other types of white blood cells that increase production of inflammation-related chemicals. “Zonulin is the cornerstone of diseases characterized by inflammation in the brain—Alzheimer’s, autism, Parkinson’s and attention deficit disorders—as well as autoimmune diseases,” advises Perlmutter.

Fasano’s research shows that such a reaction to zonulin is present in 100 percent of humans—not just in the 1.8 percent of the population that have celiac disease or 30 percent that are gluten sensitive. “A hallmark of what I term grain brain is that brain dysfunction is predicated on the inflammation from consumption of gluten, as well as the long chains of sugar molecules known as carbohydrates,” says Perlmutter. “This includes fruit, which also was consumed in limited quantities by our ancestors.” He cites a published analysis by Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet.

A diet high in carbohydrates has been directly related

to atrophy, or brain shrinkage, accord- “A hallmark of what I term broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, Brussels ing to a recent German study by Unigrain brain is that brain sprouts and salad greens, while relatively low in below-ground vegetables like beets, versity of Bonn researchers, published dysfunction is predicated carrots and potatoes, which are higher in in Neurology. A blood test for hemoglobin A1C, the standard laboratory on the inflammation from carbohydrates. It also calls for reduced fruit consumption. measurement to assess average blood consumption of gluten, “Having two to four servings of fruit every sugar, is frequently used in studies as well as the long chains day, based on America’s present food that correlate blood sugar control to disease processes like Alzheimer’s, of sugar molecules known pyramid, is not helpful. More in line with avoiding brain drain is an apple or a handmild cognitive impairment and coroas carbohydrates.” ful of berries, or about 100 calories worth nary artery disease. The researchers of any fruit. In my opinion, the pyramid concluded that elevated hemoglobin ~ Dr. David Perlmutter needs to be stood on its head,” advises A1C is directly associated with brain Perlmutter. “We should eat a diet similar shrinkage, says Perlmutter. to what our ancestors survived on for 2.6 million years and

He further notes, “The function of the brain, which is reprogram support of our genetic destiny for the better.”

60 to 70 percent fat and maintained by the fats you consume, depends on its environment.” Grain Brain recomDr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist, Fellow mends a diet that’s aggressively low in carbohydrates (60 of the American College of Nutrition and author of Grain grams per day) and bountiful in supportive brain fats. These Brain. For more information on his 2013 PBS Grain Brain include extra-virgin olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, ghee, series, visit DrPerlmutter.com. almond milk, avocados, olives, nuts, nut butters, cheese and seeds such as flaxseed, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenchia. It is also rich in above-ground vegetables such as kale, ings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interview.

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Jungle Gym

Moving Like Animals Can Wildly Improve Fitness

by Debra Melani

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itness seekers across the country are finding their wild sides by crouching like cougars, leaping like leopards and crawling like crabs.

Although it might seem like they’ve let silliness encroach on their fitness goals, these adventurous types might be on the right track, realizing more of the rippled muscles and exceptional agility of our four-legged complements.

“It’s getting people back into their own bodies,” says Mike Fitch, creator of Animal Flow, one of several fitness programs offered in health clubs around the country that enable participants to make the most of their inner beast. “People are tired of being injured and doing the same old workouts. They need a more well-rounded, holistic approach to their health.”

Fitch, founder of Global Bodyweight Training, in Miami, Florida, incorporates fluid movement (including parkour, break dancing and gymnastics) in his routines.

Animal-related workouts are proving to be a fun form of natural bodyweight training—named a top fitness trend for 2013 by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Men and women are mimicking animals to attain stronger, leaner and more agile

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bodies that perform better in life.

Whether building arm strength by swinging their lower bodies sideways, feet-to-hands, like a gorilla, or toning thigh muscles by stalking forward inches from the ground like a panther, animal workout converts are toning their bodies in challenging ways without the use of heavy weights or equipment.

“The bear crawl is another good example,” advises David Nordmark, author of Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training for Everyone. With hands and feet on the ground and rear end raised in the air, the bear crawl involves scrambling quickly forward and backward—a popular high school football and karate agility drill for years. He contends, “Even if you think you are in shape and do it for a minute, you’ll be amazed at how much more of a workout your arms get.”

Neal Pire, a New Jersey-based strength trainer and ACSM fellow, agrees the movements are intense and strength building, but wonders if an evolved, two-legged animal is meant to mimic four-legged species. “It’s a very tough workout,” says Pire. “You’re loading muscles where typically you

don’t have very much leverage, so your muscles are doing all of the work; yet some moves might be overloading to certain people’s joints.”

Fitch claims the overall result is increased muscle endurance. He cites a study published in the journal Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism of women that found wholebody, aerobic resistance training like what’s applied in his program supplies a cardiovascular workout similar to endurance training, but with the added benefits of increased balanced muscle strength and perceived enjoyment.

“I call it body balance, working your body as a unit,” Nordmark says, citing pushups, which activate specific muscle groups, as a more traditional example. He notes, “I think it gives people a more natural and attractive look than bodybuilding, more like dancers or even martial artists or gymnasts.”

Working out like animals keeps human cores activated, especially when combining the exercises together for a sustained routine. In addition to tightened abdominal muscles, it boosts calorie consumption and leads to en-

“Even if you think you are in shape and do it for a minute, you’ll be amazed at how much more of a workout your arms get.” ~ David Nordmark on “the bear crawl” exercise hanced core and overall strength. Fitch points to a relevant study of college football players that demonstrated the strength connection, published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Pire concurs that sustained exercises at a moderate range, as with animal workouts, is an effective calorie burner. Firming up a flabby middle also works to improve balance, as another study in the same journal showed, involving sedentary women performing fitness ball exercises.

Moving the body in many directions in intense, but flowing, almost dance-like workouts, naturally improves stability, agility, flexibility and

balance, as exhibited in the animal kingdom. “Challenging the body as it moves in all directions uses the body the way it was intended to be used,” maintains Fitch. Nordmark also points to similarities in yoga poses resembling animal postures that have contributed to physical and spiritual health for millennia.

Nordmark and Fitch believe that animal themes provide many more bodyweight movements that can keep workouts fresh and be mastered for life, keeping bodies strong and functional as people age. “If you meet an old bear in the woods, he’s not walking around with a walker,” Nordmark observes. “He’s still a formidable animal, and you don’t want to mess with him.” Plus, adds Fitch: “The workouts are great fun.”

Watch animal moves in action at Tinyurl.com/AnimalFlowVideo.

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

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Feldenkrais/Bones for Life Walking Workshop w/Heidi McGovern PT, GCFP, BFLT−1-4:30pm.

Walk away your stress using classic somatic lessons to address ribs, shoulders, spine and more. Taking this awareness into walking you will explore different ways of walking. Bring your walking poles, 2 canes or 2 sticks. 3 sets of poles for sale at $20/ set. Poles not mandatory. Bring a mat. Possum Trot Rec Center in NMB. Fee: $35 or $30 for repeaters or class students. Pre register by 10/28 at 843-2805584. Info: 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

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Candlelight Séance Party Honoring All Souls’ Day w/ Margo Ross Sears−7-9pm. Join us while the veil between worlds is thinnest. Professional psychic medium brings everyone fun, info, and channels visitors from the other side, for individuals and group. Registration req. $25. Questions: margo@ indigoanswers.com, 336-273-1260. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

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Discover Facial Analytics w/Atma Degeyndt−79pm. The television series Lie to Me is based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman, who popularized the scientific study of universal facial expressions. Dr. Michael J. Lincoln took it deeper. Degeyndt, Dr. Lincoln’s protege, is an organizational psychologist and visionary, creating a training system for one to master the terrain of the human face. Discover Facial Analytics and raise your understanding of human beings. $25 per student per class. All class levels. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB, 843-839-9636, YogaInCommon.com.

NOVEMBER 1-3 Vitality in Aging w/Christie Derrick-Guess. Recent models and other traditions offer a broad, holistic approach to aging. His Holiness the Dalai Lama says aging is “like changing clothes.” Explore your spiritual and psychological roots for identifying sources of resilience and vitality, even in the face of chronic health conditions. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $275 fee includes lodging and meals.

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Grace-Full Crossings w/Rev Cathy Andrews−13pm. Learn the definition & history of psychopomps, (also called midwives & doulas), and their modern-day roles; how to create sacred space for the one transitioning, hospital, hospice facility or at home and the transition process and therapies appropriate for each of the stages. Cathy will share her decade-long experiences as a midwife, and will give you guidelines to help create a space on your own for your loved one that is dignified and sacred.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 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.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Hay Time w/Kristi Thompson, Certified Heal Your Life® Facilitator−10am-Noon. (1st Wed) A discussion group based on a variety of metaphysical topics by Hay House Publishing authors. Love donations gratefully appreciated. Info: HayHouse. com or Kristi, 843-424-8317, Kthompson@ trilogylifeservices.com. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Smoking Cessation Hypnosis Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−6-8pm. Become a non smoker for good.

Utilizing hypnosis and re-association, Maximized Mind has a system that produces an extremely high success rate. Live life as a non smoker in an easy and natural way without going through the harsh withdrawals. $85. Only 8 seats avail. Pre-register at 843-957-6926. 196B Stonebridge Dr. MB. MaximizedMind.com.

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.

Business by the Numbers, w/ Stefanie Campione−7-9pm. Learn how numerology can benefit you in your professional life. Learn how to work better with co-workers, how to be a better boss, what are the compatible numbers, the business numbers, the partnership numbers & the toxic numbers. Learn how to time the opening of a business or when it’s time to go to the next level. Learn about your strengths & weaknesses. Registration req. $25 or $40 for two. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Got Indigo? Identifying Indigo Children or Adults w/ Margo Ross Sears−7-9pm. Also known as Indigo babies, crystal children, scouts, rainbows, octarines, old souls, Buddha babies, peace warriors, ADHD, Aspbergers, autistic and whiz kids. Are you or your child one? Take a short indigo quiz, learn features of Indigos, supernatural abilities, why they’re here, what their future looks like, parenting or teaching them, and more. Registration req. $20. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Connecting Spiritually through Art w/Jennifer Thompson−10am-3pm. A safe, relaxed atmosphere in which you can explore your higher soul consciousness. Creativity can open a door for us to connect with the divine. Through meditative seeking we can open our minds and souls to true reality—the deep longings for life and meaning that too easily get brushed aside in the busy-ness of today’s world. No art experience necessary. Art

materials provided. Registration req. $100. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843-421-6717

Nutrition, 3556B Old Kings Highway, Murrells Inlet. 843-424-9586.

Weight Loss Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−6-8pm.

Maximized Mind specializes in helping individuals lose weight through re-association of the foods you choose to eat. Stop over eating, emotional eating.

Motivate toward an active lifestyle. Change your internal self image and achieve a healthy lifestyle and desired weight. $50. Only 8 seats avail. Preregister at 843-957-6926. 196B Stonebridge Dr. MB. MaximizedMind.com.

Experience Deep Ecology w/Todd LeVasseur & Jason Hebal−10am-4pm. Learn the basics as well as meditative and ritual techniques that can help to cultivate a greater ecological awareness.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $50 fee includes vegetarian lunch. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

Change Your Vibration, Change Your Life w/ Psychic Lisa Ann−4-6pm. To get something off the top shelf you get something to step on so you are taller. You are living your life on a certain vibrational level. Every level offers different opportunities and blessings. If you are not happy with your life you need to lift your vibrational energy and get on the level with better opportunities and blessings, as simple as stepping on something to reach that top shelf. Registration req. $45 pre-paid, $55 at the door. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717.

Black Light Yoga Class−7-9pm. Fundraiser for “Yogis for Change,” which sponsors an international micro-loan outreach project. Playlist this month: Hip-hop. Prepare for fun. $10 per person. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB. Register at 843-839-9636, YogaInCommon.com.

NOVEMBER 9-10 Art in the Park w/Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild−10am-pm. The 41st year. 60 artists from the East Coast, 20 from the local area. Paintings, woodworking, photography, jewelry, fabric, glass, metal, pottery and stone. Free Admission. Child and pet friendly. Valor Park, 1120 Farrow Pkwy, Market Common, MB. Info: JoAnne Utterback, 843 446-3830, ArtsyParksy.com.

Intuitive Development Intensive–Session 2 w/ Anaswara Erica−10am-3pm both days. 3-part series of classes to unlock the psychic within. (Session 3, Dec 14-15). Everyone has psychic abilities; we use our intuition on a daily basis. Intuitive Development will teach you basics on intuition and how to use tools such as pendulums, cards and crystals.

Manual provided. Covering mediumship, dreams, telepathy, chakras, channeling, meditation, remote viewing, clairaudience, clairvoyance, healing, etc.

Facilitator is certified ThetaHealing® practitioner, meditation teacher, medium, and the owner of Prasad Healing. $150/weekend. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

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Natural Healthcare Seminar w/Laura King–35pm. dōTERRA Diamond expert helps you take control of health and learn the benefits of essential oils on Veterans Sunday. Latest research and the newest products. Sponsored by Beth Good, Sandie Blackmon and Modern Cleansing Wellness. Free, with prizes and a raffle. Bring 3 guests and get free dōTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil. Must register. X Gym at 568 George Bishop Pkwy, MB. 843-828-4665, ModernCleansing@gmail.com.

How to Balance Your Heart Chakra w/Galina Ross, Sacred Heart Healer/Teacher of the IHAI−46pm. Powerful meditations to open the heart chakra and let the energy of love be present in our energy field. Receive powerful visualization exercises to practice every day. Create an energy connection with soul mates, and more. Pre-registration req. $25. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 All About the Bees! w/Cheri Ward−10am. Cheri and her husband manage over 30 colonies of bees on their organic blueberry farm, Blue Pearl Farms, outside of McClellanville. Her presentation will focus on the life of bees, the role they play in our gardens and food systems and what herbs will attract them to our gardens. Open to all. Grace Community Church, Hwy 17, Pawleys Island, across from Litchfield Resort. LCHerbSociety.info.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 The Future of Essential Skin Care Lunch & Learn w/Inlet Nutrition−11:30am-1pm. Lunch will be served, Free. Bring a friend and get a $10 gift. Bring 2 and get $20 gifts. Seating limited. Inlet

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 “Effort, Discipline, and Letting Go” w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. Unity Celebration Service.

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

Crystal & Mineral Basics w/ Sharon Willick−13pm. Learn about clear quartz, how crystals & minerals raise your vibration to facilitate growth & awareness while promoting health & wellbeing in everyday life. Learn how to choose, cleanse & work with them. Experience meditating with them in a simple body layout to balance, cleanse and align the Chakras with special stones that you keep.

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Law of Attraction Monthly Meetup w/Dr Janet Hosmer−7-9pm. Join Certified Law of Attraction Practitioner, Exec Dir of Life in Balance, in a monthly study group focusing on the Law of Attraction and other modalities that we can use to enhance our life experience. This month: learning with Abraham and Esther Hicks from their 2013 Art of Allowing cruise. Just drop in. Love Donations Appreciated. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 The Wonders of Wreaths w/Rebecca Turk & Katie Dickson−9:30am-2pm. Learn how to create exquisite wreaths from the unique plants found right here at Moore Farms Botanical Garden. Your beautiful creation then goes home with you. Lunch provided.

Following the class, take a guided tour of the garden. $35 per person, 100 New Zion Rd, Lake City.

Info:843-210-7582, rturk@moorefarmsbg.org.

NOVEMBER 15-17 Basketry: Weaving Balance & Beauty w/ Linda Szocik. Come enjoy the contemplative art of basket-making. Woven into the schedule will be time for personal reflection and communal prayer.

No experience necessary. Materials furnished.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $325 fee includes lodging and meals. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 The Wonders of Wreaths w/Rebecca Turk & Katie Dickson−9:30 am-2pm. Learn how to create exquisite wreaths from the unique plants found right here at Moore Farms Botanical Garden. Your beautiful creation then goes home with you. Lunch provided.

Following the class, take a guided tour of the garden. $35 per person, 100 New Zion Rd, Lake City.

Info:843-210-7582, rturk@moorefarmsbg.org.

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Work from Home or Office, PT or FT, No prior experience necessary, full and ongoing training.

Join our team. Call Linda for the next Health & Wealth business orientation. 843-424-9586

FOR RENT Prime Conway Main Street. Office plus classroom space. $400/Mo. 843-488-3440

MISC Boresha Coffee Diet - Turns the keycode to tell your body to either burn or store fat. Did you know white rice is LESS fattening than brown rice? If every other method of weight loss has failed you, this program will finally be the one to dramatically change your life Call for an appointment to learn about the with Tammy at ModernCleansing.com on the “bookit” button.

843-828-4665, ModernCleansing.bfreesystem. com, 6371 Dick Pond Rd MB Free Zyto Scan - a biofeedback that tells if your body is lacking in an essential oil. Call for details and consult. Modern Cleansing in Myrtle Beach, 843-828-4665

VOLUNTEERS SC-CARES SANCTUARY VOLUNTEERS willing and able to do odd jobs for lots of furry hugs and kisses as payment...18 years or older or with chaperon. SC-CARES is a nonprofit no-kill shelter for exotic animals. Support by donating time and love. Lisa 843-546-7893, info@sc-cares.org.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to be subjects for Chios or Reiki healing classes from supervised students. Renée, 843-241-0609, 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB. Big You, Little You w/Dr Connie Numbers, PsyD, LCSW−10-4pm. Experience knowing yourself on a deeper level with such topics as “How to identify where your past is controlling your present and what to do about it”; “How the ‘little you’ can bring incredible love and joy into your life, and more. Dr. Numbers is the author of "The Dear One Letters", a path for growing and evolving as a soul. $60 before 10/28 - $75 after. (Bring lunch).

The Myrtle Beach Yoga Room and Healing Arts Co-op, 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB, 843-450-9402.

Info: MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Monthly Psychic Fair−10am-4pm. Mediums, Psychics, Medical Intuitives, Tarot Cards, Angel Cards, Numerology, Past Life Readings, Spirit Guide Readings, Aura Photography, Reflexology, Reiki & more. Door prizes. Free admission. Check out the expanded Metaphysical Bookstore & Gift shop, now carrying exotic incense, smudging supplies, crystals, gemstones & the beautiful artwork of Bill Strydesky & Sharon Willick, with 15% off everything on Fair Day. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, LR. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

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Natural Health Talk w/Dr. Melody Iles–10am.

Nutrition & Natural Health class. Check website for November topic. Free. 315 Main St. Conway.

Info: 843-488-3440, SCWellness.net.

“No Fear of Death” Workshop w/Dr. Chris Bache−10am-3pm.Explore 4 areas of research: near death episode research, reincarnation research, life between life therapy and psychedelic research. Light lunch included. Suggested donation: $30. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Afternoon of Wellness w/ Pangea Organics & Tulaa Jewelry−3-6pm. Stop in for shopping, and fun.

Wellness talk and meditation, skin and body care products giveaways, jewelry giveaways, special holiday prices. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB. Register at 843-839-9636, YogaInCommon.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 “No Fear of Death” w/Guest Speaker, Dr. Chris Bache−11am. Unity Celebration Service. No Fear of Death: 12 books that could change your life.

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

BE G.R.E.A.T. or Enlightened Way to Success w/Galina Ross, Energy Healer/Teacher−1-3pm.

Will activate your creativity, imagination and purposeful intentions with a real coaching session about speed networking and mindset training.

Reconnect with your purpose and people in your life. Receive messages about how to change your life from our motivational experts. 3 hr class will bring your success platform into form. Registration req. $60. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Yoga Therapeutics: Yoga for Insomnia w/Maribeth MacKenzie−3:30-4:45pm. While exercise may improve sleep, yoga works specifically on reducing muscle tension, affecting the ability to fall asleep and the quality of sleep. Benefit from a calming practice to help insomnia and try a more active practice to help release pent-up tension. Specific Asanas as well as Pranayama will be discussed and practiced that will help promote deep, relaxing, healing sleep. Members $10, non-members $15.

Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet.

Info: 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

Wings on the Ground-Level II w/Rev Cathy Cartisano Andrews−4-7pm. Have you ever felt like you wanted to help in some way after disasters, or times of turmoil? You may be ready to receive the encodements to become a member of Wings on the Ground. Concentrating on courage, faith, integrity, honesty, compassionate detachment, unconditional love for all humanity. Be angelic human warriors on the earth. Channeled through Archangels Metatron, Michael, and Gabriel. Pre-registration req. Level I not required. $40. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 A Closer Walk With God w/Susan Boles, Licensed Unity Teacher−11am-1pm. Ready to experience more miracles? Just a little shift can make a powerful difference in your relationship

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with the Divine. Dissolving charges that stem from your early relationship with parents is essential. Explore experience and deepen your relationship with Light, Love, Life, Peace and Joy. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Are YOU an Earth Angel? w/Rev Cathy C. Andrews−6:30-8:30pm. Are you an incarnated angel, star person, elemental, Wise One, Evolving Soul or Dabbler? learn more about your relationships, life mission, health, and more! Based on Doreen Virtue's book Earth Angels. Cost: $25.

Holistic Health and Healing Center of MB, 1601 Oak St, Ste 303, Myrtle Offices Complex. Rev Andrews: 843-315-4373,mermaidreams4me@ gmail.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 The Future of Essential Skin Care Lunch & Learn w/Inlet Nutrition−11:30am-1pm. Lunch will be served, Free. Bring a friend and get a $10 gift. Bring 2 and get $20 gifts. Seating limited. Inlet Nutrition, 3556B Old Kings Highway, Murrells Inlet. 843-424-9586.

Past Life Regression Hypnosis Seminar w/Mike Oglesbee−6-8pm. Explore your past lives for fun, curiosity, or to enhance your life by tapping into hidden potentials that are lurking within. Mike will guide you through a deep state of hypnosis allowing you to explore many different lives that you have lived. $50 per person. Only 8 seats avail.

Pre-register at 843-957-6926. 196B Stonebridge Dr. MB. MaximizedMind.com.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Grand Opening - Holistic Health and Healing Center−10am-5pm. at. Free mini- classes and treatments including meditation, Yoga, chair massage, glow hand treatments and Reiki. Refreshments provided. Spa and treatment giveaways and the first 50 guests will receive a wellness gift. Center offers various types of massage therapy, facials, acupuncture, aromatherapy, meditation, Yoga, Pranic Healing, classes and more for growing the mind, heart, body, and soul. 1601 Oak St Unit 303 MB. Info and sched: Meetup.com or Facebook: Holistic Health and Healing of Myrtle Beach, HolisticHealthAndHealingMB.com.

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. Love donations accepted. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, LR. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

NOVEMBER 22-23 Reiki Level II Certification w/Kristi Thompson−10am-3pm both days. Usui Reiki, an ancient Japanese art utilizing energy, is a powerful relaxation technique that promotes healing.

Includes 10 hours of lecture, discussion, meditation, training, attunements, and manual from the Intl Center for Reiki Training (if not rcvd during Reiki I) and certificate of completion, with support beyond the classroom. $160, registration req. Trainer is a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Heal Your

Life® Facilitator, Certified Angel Card Reader™, Life Coach and Director of Operations at the LIB Center. Info: 843-424-8317, Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Keeping the Happy in the Holidays: Kundalini Yoga w/Nicki “Anahata” Muscik−1:30-3:30pm.

Visiting instructor with more than four decades of experience, from Columbia, leads workshop.

Attendees need no prior Kundalini experience to participate. $25 per person, but bring a friend for free. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, Market Common, MB. Info and register: 843-839-9636 or YogaInCommon.com.

Healing from Within – Automatic Writing w/ Galina Ross & Kim DuCharme−4-6pm. Share time, spirit and messages from our guides. Learn about spirit writing or automatic writing; and study techniques and meditations, helping you communicate on your own. Also experience the automated writing with Kim. Registration req. $30. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Opening Your Heart: Love, Compassion, and Forgiveness w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. Unity Celebration Service. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Intro to the Akashic Records w/Virginia Koch−13pm. The Akashic records are described as containing all knowledge of human experience and the history of the cosmos, and are metaphorically described as a library. The concept was popularized in the theosophical movements of the 19th century and is derived from Hindu philosophy. Learn what the records are, how they are read, and what is available that can help you. Registration req. Love donation. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

See the World from a New Perspective: Headstand Workshop w/Javier Lopez−3:30-5:30pm.

Learn the proper technique of performing a headstand in various stages. Master the technique and prevent any injuries while experiencing the amazing benefits. Build self-confidence and accomplishment. The headstand is the "king of all asanas". Master the headstand and master space and time. Members $20, non-members $25.Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet. Info: 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

Message Circle w/Psychic Lisa Ann−4-6pm. Internationally known psychic medium, intuitive healer, ordained minister, author, TV host and speaker leads powerful meditation before delivering personal message to each. Participants allowed to ask one question. Limited to 12 attendees. Registration req. $35. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

NOVEMBER 26-29 “All Beings Confluence” w/Martha Cole. Looking to creating a new human/earth relationship of reverence and reciprocity in our world, participants will create an 8 to 12 ft sheer panel using paint and

fabric, depicting a life form or species, honoring its place in the web of life. Panels hung in the chapel, providing visual inter-relatedness, widening our embrace of the whole. Materials provided.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $375 fee includes lodging and meals. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Giving & Gratitude Community Class w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble–6:30-8pm. Community yoga class, by donation, to benefit the Lowcountry Food Bank. Slow but dynamic flow sequence for all levels, bodies and ages. Cash donation, 100% of proceeds go to charity. Fast the full day and donate the food savings $. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB, lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com; 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 1 The Beauty Way: A Widening Embrace w/ Marya Grathwohl. Explore fresh wisdom of recent Scripture scholarship and Earth’s evolutionary revelations. From reflection and sharing, we enliven your commitment to contribute to the future of all life. Gathering in the promise of circle, opening to singing, simple ritual, and reflection, move through colorful panels from the previous workshop, celebrating a more intimate knowing of the love that moves within all. Features the music of Carolyn McDade. Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts, 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree. $275 fee includes lodging and meals. 843-382-9777 or SpringbankRetreat.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Smudging, Creating and Maintaining a Sacred Space in Your Home w/Sharon Willick−1-3pm.

Learn how to smudge your home for blessing, clearing & purifying the energy as well as creating a peaceful, safe environment. Learn about a variety of herbs including sage, cedar, sweetgrass, lavender & juniper and what they do. Clearing with sage is great but only the beginning! Registration req. Free.

Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Info: 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Monthly Drum Circle−7-9pm. Join in the fun & feel the beat. Bring your drums, tambourines and noise makers. Drop in. share rhythm and form a group consciousness; entrain, resonate and become one. Love donation. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River.

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Unity Annual Art Day–1-3pm. Unity members, artists and crafters showcase their creative talents.

Includes food, hand crafted original jewelry and art pieces, eco soaps, natural skin products and more.

Buy lunch, do holiday shopping. 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 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.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 Feldenkrais & Interrupting Patterns of Stress Workshop w/Heidi McGovern PT, GCFP, BFLT−1-4:30pm. Explore through gentle easy movement, using the science based Feldenkrais Method® subtle cues of stress. Learn to discover and interrupt habitual patterns of stress. Live a freer and empowered life. $35. Discount to $30.

For class students/workshop repeaters. Bring a mat. Possum Trot Rec Center NMB. Register at the Center 843-280-5584. Info: Heidi 843-361-8436, heidimcgov@juno.com HeidiMcGovern.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 Conversations With the Universe w/Simran Singh–11am. Unity Celebration Service guest speaker. Singh is a humanitarian, life coach, motivational speaker, Reconnective Healing™ practitioner, magazine publisher, book author, online radio talk show host and Governor Nikki Haley's older sister. Love Offering. Community Potluck following service, vegan and vegetarian dishes appreciated. At 2-4:30pm Simmi presents the workshop The Rebel Road. $25 cost. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

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look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living? ~Bob Marley

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 Om for the Holidays-Holiday Boutique−1-5pm.

Shop for the yogis in your life. Yoga arts and crafts, Om Sweet Om Jewelry, yoga clothing, props and accessories, music, videos, SoyVeda candles and teas, gift baskets, gift certificates and much more.

Chair massage offered, a holiday raffle to win a free month of yoga plus more surprises. Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet. 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

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Bookstore for the Miracle Minded–10am-1pm.

Books on healing, spirituality, personal growth, wellness; metaphysics as well as beautiful, unique gift items. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-2388616, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Weight Loss Challenge w/Inlet Nutrition. AM and PM classes avail. Weekly prizes, coaching support, nutritional topics, free metabolism test and more. $35 fee to join. Cash prizes awarded at the end of the challenge. Rules in place for accountability.

Now registering for the Fall challenge. 2 locations: Murrells Inlet & Georgetown. New Class in October, but can join any week. Linda: 843-424-9586.

monday Free Health Analysis at Conway Laser-Like Lipo−9:30am-Noon. Free printed results of your health status: tests and analysis of your body fat ratio, Body Mass Index, hydration level, metabolic age, caloric intake and more. By appt: 843-347-7546, Conway Laser-Like-Lipo. 235 Singleton Ridge Rd Ste A, Conway, ConwayLaserLikeLipo.com.

Zumba w/Marissa–9:30-10:30am. Everyone is welcome. Call ahead to reserve spot. Bring water and towel plan to sweat. Caution-you may have a great time burning many calories. 5$ per class. 843602-7581 MarissaAustin.Zumba.com. Advanced Alternative Health 4620 Dick Pond Rd (544).

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Organic Yoga Alignment w/Buster Bryan– 5:45pm. Using simple poses Buster will teach you perfect alignment with the use of props in the Iyengar style. Great class for beginners and teachers alike. Drop-in rate $10. The Yoga Room and Healing Art Co-Op. 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB. 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Tae Bo® w/It Works Fitness–6pm. Certified Tae Bo class. $8. Call ahead to reserve spot. Advanced Alternative Health, 4620 Dick Pond Rd (544), 843333-0279, AAHealth.info.

Psychic Development & Meditation w/Psychic Lisa Ann−7-9pm. Psychic medium, intuitive healer, minister, author, TV host & speaker, covers topics and uses guided meditations custom designed for the group. Sacred Space, Grounding & Protection, Prayer of Protection, Clearing negativity, Quieting the Mind, Chakras, Journaling, Automatic Writing, Connecting with your Angels and Guides, Crystals, Pendulums, Psychometry, Readings and Connecting with Loved Ones. Exercises will include Aura Cleansing, Guided Meditation, Chakra Balancing, Automatic Writing for yourself, and Practice Readings. $20 Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Buddhist Study Group−7:30pm. Myrtle Beach Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist study group offers a 7 wk course, “Intro to Buddhism”. Group meditation & meditation instruction. Free, donations accepted, not req. Forestbrook Area, MB. Info: 843-655-8056, myrtlebeachkksg@aol.com, KagyuStudySC.info.

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Yoga Hour Class w/Jo Ducey–6-7am. Energizing practice with a creative flow, safe alignment, and warm you from the inner core out. Modifications will be offered to challenge you safely at your appropriate level. Cost: $12walk-in, $96 for 10 card pass, $60 for 4 wk unlimited pass. Yoga DiVita, 4340 Big Barn Dr. #108, Little River. 843-2832827, dmdivita@yogadivita.com, YogaDivita.com.

Doterra Oil Class at Modern Cleansing−10:30am.

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: 843-8284665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra.com/bbgood.

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.

Meditation Pract ices w /R ev. M argar et Hiller−5:30-7pm. New class series, 8 Tuesdays, thru December 10. Meditation does not have to be hard or tedious. It can be healing and transformative. Class based on the book, Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian, who has practiced and taught meditation for over 35 years, including the Omega Institute. Love Offering. Unity Christ Church of MB, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Meditation Circle w/Galina Ross, Sacred Heart Healer/Teacher of the IHAI−6-8pm. (1st and 3rd Tues only) To share love & support each other & to feel that we are together in the ascension, led by an energy attunement, Reiki, Sacred Heart & Sound Healing teacher, healer, certified hypnotherapist, co-founder of the IHAI. Bring a blanket & pillow.

Love donation. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

The Healing Way to Abundance: Looking at Prosperity & Success w/Annie Kaufman–6-8pm. (starts 10/15, 1 class/week, 8 weeks). Multi-discipline approach to healing and releasing the block to your abundance as it pertains to prosperity. Highest benefit when all classes are attended but can take individual classes. $35/class or save $40 if all paid in advance. Holistic Health and Healing Center of Myrtle Beach, 1601 Oak St, Unit 303, Myrtle Offices Complex. Annie Kaufman, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol.com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

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Restorative Yoga w/Christine–6pm. Learn to let go and deeply relax. Candlelight, soft music, aromatherapy, inspirational readings and guided relaxation using props, bolsters, eye pillows, and blankets. Good for those who have anxiety, depression, insomnia, illness, recovering from surgery or are otherwise in a weakened condition. The perfect antidote to stress. No experience necessary. $15 or discounted pass classes avail The Yoga Room and Healing Art Co-Op. 196C Stonebridge Dr, MB. 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais® Method w/Heidi McGovern PT GCFP−6:307:30pm. New class starts 6/4. 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. Preregister at 843-280-5584, heidimcgov@juno.com, HeidiMcGovern.com.

Leading Edge Workshop w/Dr Stan Gravely, PhD–7pm. Educates, motivates, inspires and assists attendees through inspirational messages and prophetic insights. Will give personal and general prophetic words of encouragement, and give opportunity for attendees to ask questions. No single brand of religion or philosophy promoted.

For the benefit of self-enlightenment and selfempowerment apart from environmental and social influences. Office at Adam and Eve Spa, NMB Business Center, 1029 Hwy 17, NMB near the bowling center. 276-618-8486, DrStanPhD.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 MB. 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.

Free Health Analysis at Conway Laser-Like Lipo−9:30am-Noon. Free printed results of your health status: tests and analysis of your body fat ratio, Body Mass Index, hydration level, metabolic age, caloric intake and more. By appt: 843-347-7546, Conway Laser-Like-Lipo. 235 Singleton Ridge Rd Ste A, Conway, ConwayLaserLikeLipo.com.

Zumba w/Marissa–9:30-10:30am. Everyone is welcome. Call ahead to reserve spot. Bring water and towel plan to sweat. Caution-you may have a great time burning many calories. 5$ per class. 843-602-7581 MarissaAustin.Zumba.com.

Advanced Alternative Health 4620 Dick Pond Rd (544). AAHealth.info.

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

Books on healing, spirituality, personal growth, wellness; metaphysics as well as beautiful, unique gift items. Unity Christ Church, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-2388616, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Tae Bo® w/It Works Fitness–5:30pm. $8. Call ahead to reserve spot. Advanced Alternative Health 4620 Dick Pond Rd (544) 843-333-0279.

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First Responders Yoga w/Detective Mike Quinn−7-8pm. Class for anyone who serves the community as a “First Responder.” No prior yoga experience necessary. By donation. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, The Market Common, MB, 843-839-9636, YogaInCommon.com.

Guided Meditation Group w/Annie Kaufman– 7:30-8:30pm. Starts 11/6. Guided Imagery Meditation for relaxation, pain management, therapeutic effects and healing. No experience necessary, if new to meditation, instructions given. $10. Holistic Health and Healing Center of Myrtle Beach, 1601 Oak St, Unit 303, Myrtle Offices Complex. Annie Kaufman, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol. com, HeavenlyWorkers.com,

thursday Yoga Hour Class w/Jo Ducey–6-7am. Energizing practice with a creative flow, safe alignment, and warm you from the inner core out. Modifications will be offered to challenge you safely at your appropriate level. Cost: $12walk-in, $96 for 10 card pass, $60 for 4 wk unlimited pass. Yoga DiVita, 4340 Big Barn Dr. #108, Little River. 843-2832827, dmdivita@yogadivita.com, YogaDivita.com.

Fit Club w/ Linda Sacchetti−8:30-9:30am. Have fun, get moving to a healthier active lifestyle, bring a friend. All fitness levels. Meet every Thursday to exercise followed by a recovery drink & stretching.

Must preregister. 843-424-9586.

Gentle 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.

Light of Day Meetup w/Rev. Jeanne Porter Ashley−10-11:30am. A Spiritual Metaphysical dialogue group. Rev. Jeanne brings a lifetime of experiences to the table. A decades-long meditation participant in the Buddhist, Vipassana, and chanting traditions, she is also an experienced, skilled Deepak Chopra workshop facilitator. Topics are from group suggestions. $3. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. Schedule: 843-877-6607, Info: 843-4216717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

Doterra Oil Class at Modern Cleansing−11am.

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: 843-8284665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra.com/bbgood.

Gentle Vinyasa/Slow Flow w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble−11am-12:15pm. A restorative, indulgent flow of postures designed to calm the mind and relax and tone the body. For all levels and bodies. $15 or class passes accepted. 417 79th Avenue N, Suite E, MB. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com; 843333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Yoga Meditation for Stress Relief w/Paula Kenion, MS–6:30-7:30pm. Learn easy Yoga meditation and breathing to de-stress for healthy mind, body, and soul. All are welcome. (We meditate in chairs for comfort, or blankets provided for floor.) $10 per class or discount passes avail. The Yoga

Room, 196 C Stonebridge Dr, MB 843-450-9402, MyrtleBeachYogaRoom.com.

Doterra Oil Class at Modern Cleansing−6:30pm8pm. 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.

friday 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 be prepared to sweat and detoxify. $15 or class passes accepted. 417 79th Avenue N, Suite E, MB. lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com; 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Free Health Analysis at Conway Laser-Like Lipo−9:30am-Noon. Free printed results of your health status: tests and analysis of your body fat ratio, Body Mass Index, hydration level, metabolic age, caloric intake and more.

By appt: 843-347-7546, Conway Laser-LikeLipo. 235 Singleton Ridge Rd Ste A, Conway, ConwayLaserLikeLipo.com.

saturday All-levels Ashtanga Vinyasa w/Lyndsay Bahn Trimble–10-11:30am. Breath work and a powered up, flow of postures linking mind and body together for a mindful moving meditation. All levels;be prepared to sweat and detoxify. $15 or class passes accepted 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB, lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com; 843-333-2656; SecretLotusYoga.com.

Saturday Specials for Readings & Healings−10am-4pm. Call for individual appts.

Sandra Walter: 843-267-9332, Intuitive Healer, Psychic & Certified Hypnotherapist; Kristi Thompson: 843-424-8317, Certified Heal Your Life® Instructor & Angel Card Reader ; & Mary Roberts: 843-399-5124, Reiki Master, Angel Light Practitioner & Angel Messenger. Life in Balance Spiritual Wellness Center, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River, 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceCenter.org.

The Healing Way to Abundance: Looking at Prosperity & Success w/Annie Kaufman–3:305:30pm. (starts 10/19, 1 class/week, 8 weeks).

Multi-discipline approach to healing and releasing the block to your abundance as it pertains to prosperity. Highest benefit when all classes are attended but can take individual classes. $35/ class or save $40 if all paid in advance. Holistic Health and Healing Center of Myrtle Beach, 1601 Oak St, Unit 303, Myrtle Offices Complex. Annie Kaufman, 636-524-9188, SpiritualAnnie@aol. com, HeavenlyWorkers.com.

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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide, email GSAds@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request a media kit, or visit our website at GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com.

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

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 wholistic 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. See ad, page 31.

BONE HEALTH HEIDI McGOVERN, PT

Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Bones for Life® Teacher/Trainer 843-361-8436 heidimcgov@juno.com HeidiMcgovern.com

One can always improve posture and mobility. Bones for Life® and Awareness Through Movement® classes, workshops and private Functional Integration® sessions are offered on the Strand and Florence. CE units available for “Bones” workshops. Heidi brings to her practice 30 years experience and a strong focus on the human drive to live a life of harmony with one’s self and others. See ad, page 21.

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

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. See ad, page 31.

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COUNSELING DR. STAN GRAVELY, PhD Life Science Minister North Myrtle Beach 276-618-8486 DrStanPhD.com

Dr. Stan is an author and Life Science Minister who assists people reach their full potential spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, financially and in every way. Dr. Stan offers individual and family counseling, lifestyle consultants, and is available for workshops, seminars, and all public speaking venues. If you desire to evolve, expand and awaken to your true self apart from all the codes, rules and regulations of religion, then call today for an appointment.

Dr. Stan and his wife, Jodie, also offer nutritional supplements to help people look younger and live longer! Dr. Stan also conducts a free workshop every Tuesday night, see ongoing events.

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. See ad, page 12.

METAPHYSICAL BOOKSTORE & LIBRARY LIFE IN BALANCE SPIRITUAL CENTER 4347 Big Barn Center Little River 843-421-6717 LifeinBalanceCenter.org

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, Essential Oils, exotic incense, smudging products, candles, or beautiful gemstone and chakra jewelry! We now also carry crystals and gemstones, along with spiritual artwork by Bill Strydesky & Sharon Willick of Gifu Art Xchange!

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The Center also provides a 500 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 and enhance your life experience and facilitate your growth.

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH BEACH BABY’S DOULA SERVICES INC

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

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 33.

NUTRITIONIST, DIGESTIVE HEALTH DALE HICKS, CNHP, CNC

Digestive Health Specialist Cleansing Power at the Beach 807 2nd Ave N, North Myrtle Beach, 843-427-7263

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 as food supplements for more then 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

I work with individuals and couples. My approach focuses on trauma resolution. And by trauma I do 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 I also try to bring the idea of karma into the picture, and call this karma sensitive psychotherapy. I use 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 I have little or no need for psych drugs. Call me for a free phone consultation.

WEDDING CEREMONIES REV. LINDSLEY H. FIELD Weddings of the Heart Murrells Inlet 843-651-1086 LindsleyField.com

Lindsley is a licensed, all-faith minister since 2004, who helps partners create personalized wedding ceremonies. She will work closely with the couple to help them design the ceremony that beautifully expresses and reflects their beliefs, faith, heritage and wishes.

Whether traditional, non-traditional or a unique blend creating a contemporary ritual her gift and love of ceremony offers the service of their dreams. A wedding that touches your heart, changes your life and is unforgettable. One couple's recent comment, "We never imagined our wedding would be so perfect and moving."

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.

My mission is teaching nutrition to promote health and wellbeing. I provide 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 my team! Training provided. See ad, page 6.

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4340 Big Barn Dr., #108 Little River, SC 29566 843.283.2827 dmdivita@yogadivita.com YogaDivita.com

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, Boomer, Hot, Prenatal and Restorative.

Our $5 community class on Saturdays, from 11am12 pm, is followed by a free meditation class 1212:30 pm that benefits the Coastal Carolina Animal Rescue of Murrells Inlet. Come breathe, empower and transform yourself at Inlet Yoga.

LIVE OAK YOGA STUDIO

Karyl Tych, Certified Iyengar Teacher 9904A N Kings Hwy Myrtle Beach 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.

SECRET LOTUS YOGA & HEALING ARTS

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

YOGA IN COMMON

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

YOGA in COMMON offers classes during a wide variety of hours, seven days per week. We welcome all students—new or those returning to yoga. Our schedule is also great for those who want to practice daily. Visit our website or follow us on Facebook to keep up with our wellness gatherings and special events.

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING ALLISON DENNIS COLLINS, E-RYT 500 & NC LMBT #6786 Heart of Yoga School 919-929-8961 OmBlueSky@gmail.com HeartOfYogaSchool.com AllisonDennisCollins.com

Heart of Yoga School Teacher Training, near Sunset Beach, NC. Yoga Alliance Registered 200-hour and 300-hour trainings offered in seasonal five-day modules. 200 hour starts in October 2013: advanced 300-hour course begins in May 2014.

You can take more than one year to complete, and you can register for just one module. Call for location and fees.

SHANTI YOGA

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

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 11.

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