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Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit by Kathleen Barnes
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RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME TO CREATE GREATER INNER PEACE by Alexandra Lowry
26 YOGA ENTERS THE
MEDICAL MAINSTREAM Research Proves its Health Benefits by Meredith Montgomery
28 CHOOSE HAPPINESS
Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch by Linda Joy
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30 WHOLE CHILD SPORTS Free Play Earns the Winning Score by Luis Fernando Llosa
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newsbriefs Seniors Who Volunteer Enhance Satisfaction and Wellbeing
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tudies show that retirees who volunteer and engage with the broader community improve their own physical and mental health. In the next two decades, the number of Baby Boomers will swell to 110 million. Keeping them healthy is important for the entire society: The longer they live independently, the lower the community’s social and medical costs. Community Renewal Team’s Retired & Senior Volunteer Program helps seniors find connections, both with community projects and with each other. Hundreds of seniors throughout Central Connecticut are helping youngsters learn to read, assisting travelers at Bradley Airport, delivering meals to housebound elderly and even solving problems at the Attorney General’s Office. A part of the Corporation for National & Community Service’s Senior Corps, the RSVP program provides structure, training and support for retired individuals who want to learn a new skill, deepen an existing interest and improve the community where they live. For more information, call 860-760-3088 or email rsvp@crtct.org.
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George Hall Farm’s Organic Produce at Local Farmers Markets
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eorge Hall Farm of Simsbury has been certified organic for the last 35 years. They grow more than 50 types of vegetables, fruits and herbs and sell them through community supported agriculture memberships and local farmers’ markets. In fact, George Hall Farm can be found at farmers’ markets across Connecticut every day of the week including in Avon, East Windsor, Hartford, West Hartford, Farmington, Middletown, Plainville, Shelton, Simsbury and South Windsor. These markets extend through fall and sometimes even into the winter months. Find specific days and times on the farm’s website.
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one-year certification program begins September 25 with The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition (TIOSN). All classes are held at Holcomb Farm. TIOSN is reshaping nutrition education by teaching nutrition, soil health, soil re-mineralization, growing food, foraging, cooking, kitchen medicine and overall sustainable health. A few spaces remain for this eyeopening program that teaches a thousand years of food wisdom in twelve months. Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Rd, West Granby. To register or for more information, call Joan at 860-764-9070, email Joan@tiosn.com or visit TIOSN.com. See ad on page 3.
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oin Dr. Ming Wu, a Master Tai Chi and Qi Gong practitioner, for an introductory Tai Chi workshop on Saturday, September 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Hartford Town Hall and Conference Center. Among its many advantages, Tai Chi stretches the body, reduces pain in the back, neck and shoulders, massages the internal organs and fosters emotional relaxation. Some scientists believe it also increases brain size thereby improving memory and combatting Alzheimer’s Disease. West Harford Town Hall and Conference Center, 50 South Main St, West Hartford. Cost: $60. For more information, visit WuHealing.com. See ads on pages 6 & back cover.
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atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed new publishers that completed a training program in early August at the corporate headquarters, in Naples, Florida. NAPC staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs launching a new Natural Awakenings edition in Philadelphia and renewing publication of the existing Southeast Louisiana magazine. Founded by CEO Sharon Bruckman with a single edition in Naples in 1994, Natural Awakenings has grown to become one of the largest free, local, healthy living lifestyle publications in the world, serving approximately 4 million readers in 95 cities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. “Living a conscious lifestyle that supports our well-being and the sustainability of planet Earth has become more important than ever,” says Bruckman. “Our dedicated family of publishers, supported by loyal advertisers, connects readers with the resources they need to create a healthier, happy world that works for all living things.” For a list of locations where Natural Awakenings is publishing or to learn more about franchise opportunities, call 239-530-1377 or visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com. See ad on page 37. natural awakenings
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Y.E.S. FITNESS Slow the Aging Process Through Exercise by Debbie Marconi
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any Americans believe that when they approach the age of 50, a slippery slope of decline into old age begins—every year a little heavier, slower, weaker, less mobile and plagued by more aches and pains. It’s becoming more commonly known that illnesses and injuries after 50 can be greatly reduced by eating healthier and engaging in a consistent physical fitness routine. Y.E.S. Fitness of Burlington is there to help. Y.E.S. Fitness is focused on serving clients over 40 in a supportive, non-intimidating and non-competitive environment. The staff truly believes that individuals can “choose longevity” by exercising more and improving food choices. Chris Borda, owner of Y.E.S. Fitness, explains, “At the ends of our chromosomes are stretches of DNA called telomeres, which protect our genetic
“Individuals want to exercise for one of four reasons: to move better, feel better, look better or perform better,” data. But, each time a cell divides, the telomeres get shorter. This shortening process is associated with aging, cancer and a higher risk of death. Exercise has been proven to slow the shortening of these telomeres and, in turn, slow the aging process.” A team of professional coaches at Y.E.S. looks at each individual holistically and devises an exercise and nutrition plan that fits each client’s lifestyle and overall goals. The coaches have experience working with clients who bring a range of health concerns, from orthopedic issues to heart disease,
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diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and more. “Individuals want to exercise for one of four reasons: to move better, feel better, look better or perform better,” said Borda. New clients at Y.E.S. discuss their medical and sports history with a coach. Each client undergoes a functional movement screen to understand the unique ways in which his or her body moves and functions. The client explores goals so the coach understands exactly what the client wants to accomplish and why. “We know our clients lead busy lives and we need to be efficient with their time,” says Borda. “We also analyze your current eating habits and suggest one or two small changes that are achievable. We don’t simply print out a meal plan and hand it to you because that’s not sustainable over a lifetime. We educate our clients to enable them to make smarter food choices.” Training sessions are designed for groups of one to three individuals at a time. “Training in small groups is incredibly effective,” noted Borda. “It creates a sense of community and fun and individuals tend to push themselves harder when they’re working alongside someone else.” Y.E.S. Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. Visit YesFitnessCT.com or call 860-673-4293. See ad on page 22.
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STUDIO 3 SALON Certified Organic Hair Care
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nna Pitruzzello, owner of Studio 3 Salon in Wethersfield, has been in the salon business since 1982. In 2008, she opened her own salon using exclusively certified organic products. Studio 3 Salon offers a full array of salon services all in a safe, fumefree environment. “Many salons today offer organic products, but they continue to offer traditional hair products containing toxic compounds. Clients visiting those salons will be exposed to toxins through fumes in the air, even if they
have elected to use organic products for their own hair,” Pitruzzello points out. “The health of our bodies may be at risk as well; approximately 400 out of 456 hair dye colors evaluated by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) are classified as high hazard; this means they contain toxins associated with neurotoxicity, immune issues, cancer, allergies and many other conditions.” Pitruzzello says her decision to open a certified organic hair salon developed when she learned about the chemical sensitivities common
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Get Cooking and Start Losing
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or those who are trying to lose weight, there is exciting news. A recent study published in Public Health Nutrition Journal suggests that people who cook at home most of the time consume generally healthier meals with around 200 fewer calories daily, and only 16 grams of sugar (4 teaspoons), which is much less than the 22 teaspoons per day consumed by the average adult. This means that most people should be able to drop some pounds without going on another rigid and ineffective diet—all it takes is to get in the habit of home cooking more often. While it can be a challenge for many people to cook at home daily, the good news of the study was that cooking at home just 2 to 3 days per week was associated with decreased calorie consumption and improved diet quality, including less sugar, fat and salt. Many people need to overcome real barriers of regular home cooking, such as having a lack of time or cooking skills. For those who don’t normally cook, it’s best to start gradually. Make it a goal to cook a meal once a week and work up to cooking more often. Jane Grant is a registered dietician, a certified health coach, and owner of Grant’s Nutrition and Wellness. For more information, call 860-357-2282. See ad on page 32.
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YOGA BOOSTS BRAIN GRAY MATTER
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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects. The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.
Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ~Bob Harper
Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile
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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility. The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures. After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings. After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results. The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.
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esearch from Germany has found that the high particulate numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old. The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less). The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.
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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer
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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years. Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality. Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine. While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.
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Online Summer of Peace Program Continues Designed by The Shift Network as “the largest virtual peace event on the planet,” a free, online three-month global movement program, The Summer of Peace, continues through September 21. It promises to inspire participants by teaching ways to heal conflicts within oneself, in relationships and in the world using peace, instead of conflict, as the new baseline. Featured thought leaders include Deepak Chopra, Ervin Laszlo, Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim, Karen Armstrong, Lisa Garr and Congressman Tim Ryan, plus messages from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall. Programs include The Subtle Activism Summit: Inner Dimensions of Peace Building from September 8 to 10, and 11 Ways to Transform Your World from September 11 to 21, concluding on the United Nations International Day of Peace. “You’ll discover more personal ease, joy and well-being with techniques to connect more profoundly to the deep peace within yourself and the latest in the science of compassion,” says Garr, host of The Aware Show and Being Aware and bestselling author of Becoming Aware. She also attests that participants will find the best practices for citizen engagement and conscious activism to help accelerate the shift to a world of peace. For more information or to register, visit SummerOfPeace.net.
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Chakradance™ Will Free Your Blocked Energy DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING Dancing with your eyes closed you will go within to discover and balance your energy centers. EXERCISE, ENERGIZE AND BE ENLIGHTENED No experience necessary. Feel the music, hear the guided imagery and allow yourself to be free.
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Embracing Invasives Rethinking the Balance of Nature
Environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation, traveled across six continents and ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom and the Great Lakes to reveal some outdated scientific ideas about invasive species and the balance of nature. Pearce argues that mainstream environmentalists are correct that we need a rewilding of the Earth, but they are wrong if they believe it can be achieved by reengineering ecosystems. He thinks that humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the new ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it’s crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing this new ecology, Pearce proposes, is our best chance, maintaining, “To be an environmentalist in the 21st century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.” Source: Earthtalk.org
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De-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken Areas
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Parliament of World Religions Gathering The 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, regarded by organizers as the oldest, largest and most inclusive gathering of all faiths and traditions, will be held from October 15 to 19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. International spiritual leaders will come together to share wisdom and best practices in dealing with critical global issues, especially climate change and care for creation; income inequality and wasteful consumption; and war, violence and hate speech. Leading speakers include the Dalai Lama, Karen Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan, Mairead Maguire, Jim Wallis, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Eboo Patel, Vandana Shiva and Michael Bernard Beckwith. Attendees can also participate in a Women’s Assembly and Program Initiative; training in dialogue, interfaith activism, fundraising and organizing; musical performances and film showings; breakout sessions; and networking opportunities. Cost: $200 to $550, based on date of registration. Discounts and housing options are available for families, groups, organizations and students, along with scholarship and sponsorship opportunities. For more information or to register, email 2015@ParliamentOfReligions.org or visit ParliamentOfReligions.org.
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking. Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones. The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand. Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall. Source: EcoWatch.com
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hakradance™ nine-week series class participants will learn to dance to body freeing meditative music designed to connect imagination, feelings, intuition and senses. It is an experience that promotes going within and exploring the soul while dancing with eyes closed. Most describe it as a freeing and enlightening experience. All levels of physical ability are welcome and no experience is necessary. Each class begins with an opening meditation and then moves into the dance with some guided imagery. A
mandala art is created after the dance to integrate the experience. Class ends with a closing meditation. The class series begins with an introductory overview, explores a different chakra each week and ends with an integration class. There are three class times available: Saturdays, September 19 to November 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, September 16 to November 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; Tuesdays, September 15 to November 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. A free Chakradance class will be
offered on Saturday, September 12, at 11 a.m. to give students a chance to explore this experience. Classes are held in the yoga studio at Center for Progressive Therapies, 192 Hartford Rd, Manchester. Cost for nine-week series is $100 – Discounted price for early registration by Sept 12 is $75. Registration required. Contact Barbara at ReikiByBarb@yahoo.com or 860-836-6665. For more information see C4PT.org or ChakraDance.com. See ad on page 14.
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four-day Emei Qigong Level I workshop will be held on October 17 and 18 and November 14 and 15 at the Unitarian Society of Hartford. Diana Heymann, Emei teacher and student of Master Pat Bolger and Grandmaster Fu Wei Zhong, will teach this seminar. Qigong instruction has become increasingly available. “Classes and seminars are appearing in recreation, community and yoga centers, some of them simply called qigong and others with a descriptive title,” noted Heymann. “It’s easy to be confused about the differences among various schools and beginning students may mistakenly conclude that all Qigong forms are the same; however, the differences are profound.” Of the three major schools in China, Emei Qigong is the one most focused on healing the body’s physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. Emei Qigong was founded in 1227 when a monk climbed Emei Mountain and sat until reaching enlightenment. With this enlightenment came a synthesis of more than 3,600 schools of thought, philosophies and techniques that he called the Emei Linji School of Qigong-Emei Qigong. This knowledge was kept secretly alive for 700 years. All of this changed when the lay lineage holder, Grand Master Fu Wei Zhong determined his mission was to disseminate this knowledge and, to that end, he has trained teachers in the West to carry on the Emei tradition with their students.
Diana Heyman “Emei Qigong is distinctive because movements are easy to learn, it strengthens healing energy and graduated levels of training offer a well-defined path for continuing study,” adds Heymann. Practitioners report enhanced physical vitality in the form of increased energy and strength, improved mobility, reduction in back pain and migraine pain, normalization of blood pressure, reduced gastrointestinal distress and more. “Emei Qigong can also help reduce emotional stress by enabling individuals to face life’s uncertainties with ease, dispel chronic anger, relieve
worry and anxiety, lift the weight of sorrow and grief and free the mind from overthinking,” says Heymann, adding, “It eliminates illnesses at their source, removes blocks that perpetuate old habits and enables practitioners to heal themselves.” Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Ave, Hartford. The workshops run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with the exception of October 18, when it ends at 2:45 p.m. Cost is $99. To register, contact 860-2339897x102 or HeyDiana42@gmail.com. Details available at EmeiQiGongSpirit. weebly.com. See ad on page 3.
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Toivo Mind-body Center Presents the Prohealing Festival and 5K
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oivo, created by Advocacy Unlimited’s Executive Director Deron Drumm, is a mind-body wellness center that offers yoga, meditation, drum circles, qigong, Zumba, mandala art workshops, support groups and more. It is intended for people with or in recovery from mental health or addiction issues as well as the general population. All classes are donation based and nobody is ever turned away for lack of funds. This provides opportunity to those who may be unable to afford traditional studio classes to engage in positive activities they may never have been able to try otherwise. Whether you or someone you love has struggled on life’s path, or you simply believe as strongly as those at Toivo do in the healing power of holistic practices, all are invited to attend on Saturday, September 26, at Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, for the ProHeal-
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ing Festival and 5K. The festival is an opportunity to come together in community and to remind those who have lost hope that healing is possible. This free event will begin with a 5K walk/run followed by activities like yoga, sound healing meditation, drumming, qigong, Zumba and inspirational talks. There will also be a vendor village, chair massage, reiki, henna, face painting, hoop play, food trucks, a labyrinth and more. Come to celebrate the multiple pathways to healing and the strength of the human spirit. The people who work at Toivo feel blessed to walk a true path each day. They proudly give back to people like themselves. In return, they get to experience the joy of seeing mind-body practices make a difference in the lives of others, fulfilling the dream of shortening the span of suffering for others. For anyone who is feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, scared or without a place to belong, Toivo is there to welcome you with a hug, a listening ear, a hot cup of tea, and perhaps a kick-ass yoga class. To understand Toivo, one needs only look inside. Outside exists the
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fast-paced world; the Hartford streets filled with vehicles and people and all the associated noise. Inside, the atmosphere is quiet, calm and serene. Toivo director Kelvin Young begins each day sitting on a folded blanket in silent meditation at the mind-body center he oversees. Not long ago, Young began his meditation practice in a far less serene environment. He was in prison. He discovered meditation as a sad, angry and lost man, and it helped him rise above his circumstances and change the trajectory of his life. Seeing Young now makes it difficult to imagine the same man so low, caught up in the throes of addiction. “He meets every individual who walks through the doors of Toivo with complete love and acceptance,” states
“Whether you or someone you love has struggled on life’s path, or you simply believe as strongly as those at Toivo do in the healing power of holistic practices, all are invited to attend…The festival is an opportunity to come together in community and to remind those who have lost hope that healing is possible.” Hilary Bryant, yoga instructor and Holistic Health Coordinator at Toivo. “His ability to support those who are suffering is unlike anything I have ever seen.” When Drumm envisioned the creation of Toivo, he hoped for a place where all would be welcome, leaving labels at the door, inspiring individuals to take responsibility for their wellness and look within for strength, hope and healing. He hoped this for others as he had found strength, hope and healing from addictive behaviors and obsessive compulsive thoughts. Drumm’s passion is to help make holistic healing modalities like qigong, yoga, meditation and workshops on topics like nutrition and stress management more accessible for those with psychiatric and addiction histories or experiences. “I am privileged to witness the transformative value of these practices every day. I have students who use yoga to help balance out their mood and energy, finding the necessary Yin to Toivo Staff combat their overactive Yang qualities. Others attend our classes to fill voids in their schedule, keeping them from isolating, ruminating or engaging in addictive behaviors. For some it is all about learning to be in the present moment, learning to sit with themselves, maybe even love themselves,” states Bryant. “For many it is entirely about community. When at Toivo, people do not have to feel so alone, knowing that most everyone at a drum circle, sharing in both pain and laughter with them, has been where they are. It was only a few years ago that I was working through many serious life issues myself. Had I not found yoga, I know I would not be alive today. Toivo members keep me humble, reminding me of how lucky I am to be where I am today.”
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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit by Kathleen Barnes
Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.
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n a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth, Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age. “We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.” One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”
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tem that we will become decrepit, frail and mentally feeble at a certain age. “When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend. We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives. Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In
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the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050. What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly. Their position is backed by science. Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill. Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.” “Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds. “Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”
Take Control of the Body
“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress. “Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and
systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden. While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.
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mune dysfunction,” says Bowden. His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products. Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.
Inflammation
Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath
the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden. His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body. A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.
Glycation
This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging. Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes
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gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi. Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.” Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.” Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control. Dietary choices alone can make you 13 years younger or older than your actual age.” Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical
and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.
Stress
The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology. Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar,
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Align with Spirit
“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.” Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature. You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.” Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.” We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?” Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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Shift Your Relationship with Time to Create Greater Inner Peace by Alexandra Lowry
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any people have never considered that they have a specific relationship with time. Everyone has a “time perspective” or viewpoint. When left unchecked, this perspective can be detrimental. For example, people can be trapped in their past or their future, which is extremely limiting.
es, and is reluctant to postpone feeling good for the sake of greater gain later. Challenged by “shiny object syndrome” and/or the need for instant gratification, this person is popular but tends to have a less healthy lifestyle and take more risks.
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Past-negative: This person focuses on negative personal experiences that continue to have the power to be upsetting, leading to feelings of bitterness and regret. Past-positive: This person has a nostalgic view of the past, and usually is in close contact with family. This person tends to have happy relationships, but the downside is a more cautious, “better safe than sorry” viewpoint, which can prevent progress.
Present-hedonistic: This person is dominated by pleasure-seeking impuls-
Presentfatalistic: This
person isn’t enjoying the present and feels trapped in it, unable to change the inevitability of the future. This sense of powerlessness can lead to anxiety, depression and risktaking.
Future-focused: This person is ambitious, focused on goals and big on making ‘to do’ lists. There may be a nagging sense of urgency that creates stress. This person’s investment in the future can come at the cost of close relationships and recreation time. All five types come into play for everyone at some point, but there are probably one or two perspectives in which most people are currently aligned with at any one time. Culture and childhood can have a major influence on how a person views time. Bringing awareness
to time perspective can help a person develop a more flexible, healthier approach to living by consciously shifting that relationship with time. The aim here is to find a perspective that supports essential psychological needs and deeply held values. Balance and inner peace comes from making positive use of the past, finding healthy ways to relish the present and routinely making plans for positive steps into the vision that is held for a complete future. Alexandra Lowry is a Certified Integrative Life Coach and owner of The Wisdom Alliance. For more information or to schedule a public speaking engagement, call 860-559-1264 or visit TheWisdomAlliance.com. See ad on page 8.
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affordable, build people’s aniel Sperry, a “couchsurfer” faith and trust in one in his late 50s, decided a another and create few years ago to quit his day meaningful connections job and make a living by performing across cultures. cello music and reciting poetry in living It’s easy to rooms across the country. “I didn’t know become a member by it would become a catalyst for bringing creating a profile as communities of local people together,” a host and/or a travhe says, but his first gig, eler, which includes a “little shotgun shack” verified identification. Guests in Elko, Nevada, don’t need to reciprocate by became more than hosting or leaving gifts, a once in a lifetime although lasting friendexperience. Years later, his ships are a common reElko host remains a close friend sult. Hosts and guests are and hosts a regular (and lucrative) stop encouraged to leave honest on his cross-country tours. Not only does creating As a traveler, offer reviews for each other, which helps ensure ongoing connections with strangan ethnic meal, good safety and good behavior all ers make us happier—as story or how to say around. University of Chicago social Meanwhile, nonscientists have proven—it hello in a different members also are welcome leads to fun travel stories. If language. As a host, to explore couchsurfing we choose to see the world via the decade-old organizabe open to what events in their city. Fun to make new tion at Couchsurfing.com, we guests can teach. opportunities connections include weekly might find ourselves sleeping Keep a travel log language exchanges, skill on a sailboat in the Irish Sea; meeting backpackers by solar- and guestbook to swaps, outdoor activities and potlucks. powered light in a cave in record memories. “For me, it’s undeniably Petra, Jordan; sharing a room about the community, the kind of person it with a pet bird that falls asleep listening to sappy love songs on the radio; or jamming tends to attract,” says Joseph Abrahamson, a couchsurfer in his mid-20s. “A room to old-time banjo and fiddle tunes in a full of couchsurfers is full of stories and North Carolina kitchen. listening and sharing and trust. It changes The global community of couchsurfa person in a positive way… people that ers, now 10 million strong, considers travel like this for long enough can no strangers “friends you haven’t met yet.” longer survive with closed minds.” They currently are hosting and organizing more than half-a-million events in more Lisa Rosinky is a freelance writer than 200,000 cities worldwide this year. in Boston. The aim is to make travel easier and more
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Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream Research Proves its Health Benefits by Meredith Montgomery
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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.” Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension.
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According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually. Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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physical exercise done with breath awareness becomes yoga; anything done without the breath is just a physical practice. ~Rajan Narayaran
Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.
Mounting Evidence
“Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board because the root cause of 70 to 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga increases the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, reducing the amount of stress hormones in the body. Studies collected on PubMed. gov demonstrate that yoga has been found to help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, depression, diabetes, reproductive functions and pregnancy, among other issues. Studies at California’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute have tracked amelioration of heart disease. A
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growing body of research is validating yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, including at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A small study at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene expression, indicating it may induce health benefits on a molecular level.
Cultural Challenges
“For yoga to be effective, a regular practice must be implemented, which is challenging in a culture where people can’t sit for long without an electronic device. It’s more than just popping pills,” says Narayanan. McCall says, “Even if people can commit to just a few minutes of yoga practice a day, if they keep it up the benefits can be enormous.” “There are no sales reps telling doctors to use yoga therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine. Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation International (cyai.org) are both beginning to offer certifications for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance. Medical school curricula have started shifting to embrace complementary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies. The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy.
“Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-size-fits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized approaches.” While medical research is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are systematically underestimating how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pressure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.” Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).
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Choose Happiness Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch by Linda Joy
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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance? Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.
Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.
Let Go of ‘Supposed To’
Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success. When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen. Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her success felt empty. She writes from her
home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!” After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.
Be Grateful Now
While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now. Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart— why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’” Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.
Let Love In
We all want to feel loved, but when we’re afraid of getting hurt, we put up barriers to protect ourselves, even against the love we want. Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another
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chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.” Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.
Look Inward Instead of to Others
If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses. Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.” It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame— and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world! As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose. Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.
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Youngsters Location matters. Consider a park or beach as a setting to promote exercise and time outdoors. Children’s museums and wildlife centers frequently host kids’ birthday parties. Other “experience parties”, as suggested at Tinyurl. com/GreenChildPartyTips, include pottery making, tie-dyeing organic T-shirts or touring a local fire station. Forgo traditional trappings. Rather than using paper materials, consider decorating an old sheet as a festive tablecloth, utilize recycled computer or other repurposed paper to print custom placemats, and personalize cloth napkins found at estate sales or made from old clothes with guest names written with fabric pens for a unique and reusable party favor. Find details on these and other tips at Tinyurl.com/PBS-Green-Party-Ideas. Sustainable gifts. PlanToys makes its toys from rubberwood, a sustainable byproduct of latex harvesting, and non-formaldehyde glues. For preteens, gift a subscription to the National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick magazine or a birdhouse or bird feeder. Make a maestro. Presenting a gift card for introductory music lessons can launch a young musician. A recent study by the National Association for Music Education notes that early exposure to music develops language, reading, math and memorization skills; improves hand-eye coordination; builds confidence and a sense of achievement; and promotes social interaction and teamwork when performing with others. Or, give tickets to introduce a child to classical, pops or jazz concert-going.
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Whole Child Sports Free Play Earns the Winning Score by Luis Fernando Llosa
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any parents concerned that their children are getting engulfed by social media often turn to sports to spark physical activity. They scramble to sign their toddlers up for swimming and tennis lessons, T-ball and soccer practice, hoping these activities will teach their kids about motivation and leadership, while getting them off the couch and out the door. They hope that sports will be a conduit for their kids to learn what it takes to strive, drive toward a goal and succeed in later life. As a result, more than 40 million kids across America are engaged in organized play. But youth sports are not a panacea; while parental intentions are good, they sometimes don’t realize the potential for negative consequences. Those that have studied the phenomenon believe that youth sports—which on the surface, appear to provide a perfect environment for children to learn life lessons and develop critical social and physical skills—might hamper
Every elite athlete starts as an innocent kid playing fun games. ~Travis Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for sports integrity
Why are most American kids getting turned off by sports by the time they should be really leaping into it? ~Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys and Raising Girls our children’s healthy physical, social, psychic and creative development.
Too Much Too Soon
It seems that many young kids playing on teams today are over-coached by controlling, command-oriented adults. As Jenny Levy, head coach of the University of North Carolina’s 2013 NCAA champion women’s lacrosse team at Chapel Hill puts it, “Kids are kind of like overbred dogs, mimicking the drills we run in practice. They aren’t wired to think creatively. They do what they know. What’s safe.”
No matter what happens on the field or in the pool, your first four words to your kids afterward should be, “I loved watching you.” That is all. That’s all your kids really want to hear. ~Luis Fernando Llosa This kind of behavior can start at an early age, when kids should be engaging in free play with minimal adult supervision in unstructured settings. Parenting expert Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline, says, “Parents are giving in to enormous societal pressure to push kids into high-performance sports settings several times a week. It’s an ‘arms race’ of sorts, with the clear victims being the kids themselves that are robbed of their childhoods.” There’s a much more holistic way kids can experience play, including sports. An American Academy of Pediatrics study attests that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential for helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive devel-
opmental milestones, plus managing stress and becoming resilient. Payne observes, “In free play, children have to actively problem solve and take one another’s feelings into account if the play is to be successful. In sports, the social problem solving is largely extrinsic, facilitated by coaches, referees or parents. During a child’s formative stages, between the ages of 5 and 12, having the freedom to develop, create and innovate is critical.” Creativity isn’t limited to only younger children. How sports are taught in this country at all levels, right up through college, often inhibits athletic creativity and problem solving—as Levy has noticed year after year in the freshmen players she trains—rather than fostering these attributes.
A Better Alternative
It’s crucial to consider the whole child, not just the budding athlete. To revive a child’s imagination and create better conditions for developing creativity, resiliency and flexibility, contemplate the option of taking a child out of organized youth sports for a while to provide the time, space and opportunity to rediscover childhood play and games. Then support them in re-entering organized athletics when they’re a bit older and more physically and emotionally ready. Also, some kids that get heavily involved in highly structured youth sports too early may be prone to behavioral problems and serious physical injuries. The best thing a parent can do for a young child that is active and interested in sports is roll up their sleeves and join in unscripted backyard or playground family play. Kids thrive in the attention offered from mom or dad, regardless of parental athletic skill levels. Also, organize play dates with other neighborhood kids
of varying ages, because they love to learn from each other, including how to work out disagreements. Once kids are socially, emotionally and physically ready, organized sports can be an amazing platform for fun-filled learning. Having already experienced healthy free play, a child will be ready for and thrive in a more focused, competitive, organized and structured play environment. Fortified by a creative foundation in earlier years, a youngster is better able to identify and express their own mind, body and spirit. Luis Fernando Llosa is the co-author of Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and co-founder of WholeChildSports.com. A writer, speaker and former Sports Illustrated reporter, he lives in New York City, where he coaches his five kids. For more information, visit LuisFernandoLlosa.com.
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Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and inland tilapia in Southern California.
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ith the demand for seafood outpacing what can safely be harvested in the wild, half the seafood we eat comes from aquaculture, says Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Yet, farmed seafood has a reputation for uneven quality and questionable farming practices. A primary reason is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood consumed here, according to NOAA.
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tions. One is to purchase farmed fish raised in the U.S., says Sullivan. The agency’s FishWatch consumer information service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.” Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, yearround supply of healthy and delicious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies. On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts
on the environment are bad news.” A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sustainability and environmental concerns.
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Chefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimicking the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen. The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural depression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed. With no antibiotics, nonGMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat. The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for centuries, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, nonGMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwater cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.” True North Salmon follows a three-bay system, similar to crop rotation on land. Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites. Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agriculture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to
leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors. “We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates. “We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of nonGMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are spring fed,
providing a great environment for trout.” In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing something new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse
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raditional sports stadiums and arenas generate a huge carbon footprint. Multiple sources concur that during a single football game, a 78,000-seat stadium can consume 65,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, and discarded cardboard, plastic and paper; in-stadium food and beverage containers; and tailgating debris that includes cans and bottles leave behind a mountain of waste. A dozen years ago, the pioneering Philadelphia Eagles enlisted the help of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to begin a persistent push to their goal of going green. Today, the NRDC publishes the Greening Advisor guidebooks on green operating practices for all professional teams in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer, plus the U.S. Tennis Association, and has expanded to include college sports.
Food - Stadium food has always been part of the fan experi-
ence, but it’s possible to eat sensibly and well with options like the roasted turkey sandwich at AT&T Park, in San Francisco, where concessionaires source locally and compost leftovers. Veggie burgers, vegan cheesesteaks and sushi have also found their way onto game-day menus to add a change of pace for fans, says Julianne Soviero, author of Unleash Your True Athletic Potential. The growing interest shown by the sports industry in composting offers enormous potential benefits, and not a moment too soon, says Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D., co-founder of the Green Sports Alliance and director of the NRDC Sports Project. Using recyclable containers counts—New York City’s venerable Yankee Stadium reduced its trash load by 40 percent by switching to biodegradable cups and service ware. PepsiCo supported the upgrade by exchanging its conventional plastic bottle for a bio-based version made from agricultural waste. 36
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Lights - At New York’s Oncenter War Memorial Arena, the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch pro team skates under LED lights. “They make the arena brighter. It’s easier to see the puck,” says defenseman Joey Mormina. “The fun light show that follows goals adds energy for the crowd and players.” LED lighting provides improved clarity in TV transmissions and sports action photos and doesn’t create soft spots on the ice, like traditional lights. “Utica and Binghamton teams switched to LED after playing in our arena,” comments Jim Sarosy, chief operating officer for the Crunch. Water - “The Crunch is the first pro hockey team to skate on recycled rainwater,” Sarosy adds. “It’s collected from the roof, stored in three central reservoirs in the basement and pumped into the Zamboni machine for resurfacing the ice.” The practice also diverts rainwater from overworked sewer systems. The first pro football stadium to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium features a 27,000-squarefoot rooftop garden to help control water runoff. Home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Kings, the Staples Center has swapped out 178 flush urinals for waterless models, reducing annual water usage by 7 million gallons. Like the Eagles, the Florida Marlins pro baseball team, in Miami, now uses 50 percent less water via low-flow plumbing fixtures. Also, the stadium’s upgraded landscape design lessens outdoor irrigation needs by 60 percent. The University of Georgia likes keeping its grass green, but hates wasteful water dispensers. Its football field is now watered via an underground irrigation system that saves a million gallons a year. Soil moisture sensors indicate when watering is needed. More Creative Practices - Lincoln Financial Field, home to the Philadelphia Eagles, now boasts more than 11,000 solar panels and 14 wind turbines that combined, generate more than four times the energy used for all home games in a season. The staff uses green cleaning products and has increased recycling more than 200 percent since 2010. Most creatively, the carbon costs of team travel are offset via mitigation by financing tree plantings in their home state and purchasing seedlings for a wildlife refuge in Louisiana. The Seattle Mariners Safeco Field’s new scoreboard uses 90 percent less power than its predecessor and the Arizona Cardinals pro football team provides bags for tailgating fans to use for recycling. Five NBA arenas have achieved LEED certification—Phillips Arena (Atlanta Hawks), Toyota Center (Houston Rockets), American Airlines Arena (Miami Heat), Amway Center (Orlando Magic) and Rose Garden (Portland Trail Blazers). The goal of a cleaner, healthier planet is achievable with systemic shifts like these as more pro and collegiate sports teams score green points. Connect with our freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.
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Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphur-containing compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable. Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems. Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin. The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add betacarotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress. Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response. Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocyanins, the latter high in antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun damage and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer prevention. Processed tomato products contain higher levels of lycopene than the raw fruit.
Audi Donamor regularly contributes to Animal Wellness Magazine (Animal WellnessMagazine.com), from which this was adapted and used with permission.
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Meet instructor Cyndi Roberts and tour her private Hartford yoga studio. Learn about therapeutic, gentle, and prenatal yoga customized to your individual needs. Free
This 8-week class will introduce students to this ancient Chinese system. Alleviate stress, calm the mind, improve balance and circulation and increase flexibility. $72 Presented by George Hoffman, Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong Spirit Matters at Ravenwood 199 W Center St Manchester
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STANDUP PADDLE BOARD YOGA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 9-10:30am
Enjoy this unique experience bringing together both yoga and nature on a safe, floating yoga mat. SUP Yoga is easier than you think and even beginners can enjoy the special bliss.
Cultivating Change Counseling Services, LLC 392B Merrow Rd, Tolland RSVP: 860-458-2020
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Learn to train your brain to improve your response to stressors in life. Don’t accept living with stress and don’t let it become your “normal”. Alternative Health, Inc. 625 New Park Ave, West Hartford Register: 860-218-2838
Information Sessions – 6–7pm. (& Thursday, September 17th, 5pm–6:30pm). The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. Call 203-8744252, email info@learn.edu or visit Learn.edu/ events. Free Presentation – Positive Psychology: Emotional Wellbeing and Happiness with Dr. Enrico Cheli and Cristina Antoniazzi – 7–8:30pm. The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. 203-874-4252.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Holistic Chamber of Commerce – Business education topic: Bookkeeping Options of Small Business – 6:30–8:30pm. The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. 203-874-4252.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMEBER 12 9am-12pm
Professional training program in In-Depth Body Psychotherapy and masters in Pastoral Counseling Program Training. For psychotherapists, pastoral counselors, energy healers, body workers and health professionals.
Facilitated by Andrea Frasier, RMT, CCH, ICRT Member
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Level I 11:30am-5:30pm $130/by 8/29; $155/after
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Level II 11:30am-5:30pm $175/by 8/30; $200/after
Free Hartford Family Institute 17 S Highland St, West Hartford
Level I & II (together) $250/ by 8/30; $275/after
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Whether you are seeking growth within yourself, professional life, or in your relationships, this program can provide you with an understanding of human dynamics. Free
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
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Instruction from master Tai Chi instructor, Dr. Ming Wu, who will teach basic Tai Chi movements and explain the health benefits of each.
Plus $20 Workbook fee
5:45-8pm
Learn the ancient healing art of transferring energy through your hands. Support your body’s natural ability to heal, eliminate toxins and help others. Reiki is easily learned by anyone and can improve overall health and accelerate spiritual development. Reiki Master Teacher (RMT) Class also available upon request.
Register: 860-432-5678 or visit YogaBorn.com For more information about the classes call Andrea Frasier: 843-467-7918
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Information Session for Educators – 4–6pm. The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. Thursday, September 17th, 4pm – 6pm Keigwin Middle School, 99 Spruce Street, Middletown. 203-874-4252.
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Dance like no one is watching. Go within and feel the freeing meditative music designed to connect imagination, feelings, intuition and senses. No experience necessary. $75/ by 9/12 $100 Center for Progressive Therapies – Yoga Studio 192 Hartford Road, Manchester
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Level III Advanced Reiki Training (ART) 11:30am-5:30pm $250/by 9/5; $275/after
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Participants are required to fulfill 40 hours of volunteer work immediately following the training. The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury 1361 Main St, Glastonbury To register: CtAudubon.org/center-at-glastonbury or Cindy Bartholomew, CBartholomew@ctaudubon.org For more info: 860-633-8402, ext 205
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Information Session for Educators – 4–6pm. Keigwin Middle School, 99 Spruce Street, Middletown. 203-874-4252.
Medicine Cabinet Makeover with Essential Oils – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn how pure essential oils can greatly enhance your physical and emotional health - naturally, cost-effectively, and without dangerous side effects. Free. TFC Health Foods, 230 Farmington Ave, Farmington. RSVP, Christine: 917-488-5788.
Replacing Your Medicine Cabinet with Essential Oils – 7-8:30 pm. Learn how to use mankind’s first medicine to enhance your well-being. Sponsor: Alliance for Holistic Living. Presenter: Patty Wade, LMT of Touch of Health Massage Therapy. Free, non-perishable food donation encouraged. The Conduit Center, 1227 Burnside Ave, Ste #1, East Hartford. 860-888-4314.
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Experience this 1100 year-old rarely taught qigong exercise. Gather and transform qi to achieve vitality, longevity, improved quality of life and healing power. $45 Presented by George Hoffman, Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong Spirit Matters at Ravenwood 199 W Center St Manchester Register by 9/16: 860-742-5892
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Reiki I & II TRAINING SEPTEMBER 19-20 NOVEMBER 7-8 9am-5pm $250
Advanced Reiki SEPTEMBER 25 9am-6pm $175
Reiki Master SEPTEMBER 26-27 9am-6pm $550
Learn this non-invasive healing technique used in hundreds of hospitals across the U.S. May be used on self or others. Dr. Oz’s “favorite alternative treatment.” Oure Garden Hebron Register: OureGarden.com 860-617-2140
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Dyad Meditation – 12-6pm. This dynamic form of contemplation meditation is a simple yet profound technique to remove long held obstacles to selfrealization through inquiry and communication. $39/ in advance, $4/day of. Vital Life Center, 100 W Main St, Plainville. 860-479-0466.
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Join us as we review the exciting and dramatic case studies of What The Body Knows and What The Body Shows after a 70 Minute Access Bars® session. FREE Energetic BEing Center 3 Barnard Ln, Bloomfield Register: 860-830-1180
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 5:30-7pm at Canton Town Hall
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 6:30-8pm
The Conduit musicians use instruments such as ancient Himalayan singing bowls and planetary gongs to guide attendants into a relaxed state. $30.60/By 8/27 $34/After
Find your balance between softness and strength, ease and effort with Yin yoga – the perfect companion to an active (Yang) yoga practice, and to our busy lives. $19 Yoga Center of Collinsville 10 Front St, Collinsville
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Medicine Cabinet Makeover with Essential Oils – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn how pure essential oils can greatly enhance your physical and emotional health - naturally, cost-effectively, and without dangerous side effects. Free. TFC Health Foods, 230 Farmington Ave, Farmington. RSVP, Christine: 917-488-5788. FREE Teleconference - The Stiletto Dialogue: Conscious, Conversations, Captivating Women! – 7-8pm. Join speaker Alexandra Lowry to discuss “the Shadow - the Dark and the Light and Us” and how to identify and make peace with your shadow for a powerful shift forward. Info or register with Karen Senteio, 860-594-8598.
FERTILITY: THE SHARED JOURNEY with Mercier Therapy
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 7:30pm
Witness a documentary film that explores infertility in America and discover how Mercier Therapy, and the Shared Journey Fertility Program, is helping women become pregnant. FREE Lotus Center 45 East Main St., Avon RSVP: 860-987-3823 www.LotusCenter-llc.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Information Sessions: Call-in – 10:30-11:30am. The Graduate Institute, 171 Amity Road, Bethany. Call Call-in Number: 712-432-1690, Access Code #583832.
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Ikebana Art and Tea – 3:25-4:15pm. Explore traditional Japanese flower arrangement and tea. Ikebena art uses branches, leaves and flowers to exercise and express your creativity. Enjoy traditional Japanese green teas. $25 (includes Ikebana you can bring home). Culteavo, 29 Mill Street, Unionville. 860-470-5121.
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Yoga Hikes – Starting 8am. Guided hikes infused with the spirit and practice of yoga. Refresh your senses, restore connection to the natural world, and rejuvenate body, mind, and breath. $30-$40 (student discount available). Locations vary. Register: YogaWithSybil.com.
PROHEALING FESTIVAL & 5K SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 7am-1pm
Join Toivo by Advocacy Unlimited as we celebrate the many ways people heal! Activities will include yoga, meditation, zumba, qi-gong, drumming, henna, food trucks, live music and more! FREE
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Free “Choose Longevity” Workshop: 7-8:30pm. Individuals aged 40-plus. Learn about the physiology of aging, and how our methods reverse downward effects. Y.E.S. Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. 860-673-4293.
Share your voice in devotion! Enjoy the music of kirtan stars Benjy & Heather Wertheimer as their national tour stops in Connecticut for one night only. $25/In advance, $30/At the door. Reservations strongly recommended Journey of Yoga 730 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
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Best selling author, Chris Grosso comes to Toivo to celebrate the release of his new book Everything Mind.
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Restorative Yoga - All Levels – 9:30-10:45am. A luxurious class with passive postures done over props for a meditative practice allowing you to surrender layers of deeply held tension. Perfect for beginner and advanced yogis. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/ new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Zumba/Aqua Zumba – 12pm. Latin inspired cardio-dance workout exercise. Fun and easy to follow, simple moves to dance music like Meringue, Salsa, Bacchante, Rumba and more. Mon and Wed at 7:15pm. $5, $50/11 classes. C4PT, 192 Hartford Rd, Manchester. For more info: 860-690-4858. Create Financial Freedom with Healthy Products – 4-5pm. Learn how to build a business and create financial freedom for you by distributing natural Aloe Vera nutritional supplements to help others be healthy. Free. Bristol (call for address). RSVP: 860-372-8171. Qigong - All Levels – 5:30-6:30pm. Deep breathing and flowing movements derived from ancient Chinese healing exercises for increased balance, flexibility, muscle and bone strength, immune function, decreased pain and stiffness. $17/drop-in. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642.
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Total Strength Class – 6-7am. Total Strength classes are the #1 priority to burn calories and build lean muscle to boost your metabolism for the long-term. $20. YES Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. 860-673-4293. All Levels Yoga – 9:30 -10:45am. Learn to manage stress, decrease aches/pains, release emotional/physical blocks. Class is personalized to your needs. Here is your chance to feel even better. $12-$15/suggested donation, all welcome regardless of ability to pay. Universalist Church of West Hartford. 433 Fern St, West Hartford. SpadaWellness@gmail.com. Gentle + Restorative Yoga – 10:30-11:45am. Gently held postures for joint health and nurturing. Great for any experience level. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/ new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. GirlYoga for Teens and Tweens – Begins 9/21. 3:15-4:15pm (grades 9+), 4:30-5:30pm (grades 5-8). A specialty class addressing the physical and emotional needs of 21st century girls. $48/4 week session. Journey of Yoga, 730 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury. 860-680-1482.
All-Levels Power Yoga – 6-7pm. Power vinyasa class in a heated room. Baptiste influenced, strong and challenging with an emphasis on compassion and mindfulness. Get in the flow-meditation in motion. $18/drop-in. Sanctuary Power Yoga, 163 Albany Tpke, Ste 400, Canton. 860-496-1500. Meditate Through the Madness – 6pm. Hosted by Torin Lee. Learn to manage the stress of life through mediation. $10. Oneida Holistic Health Center, 16 West Rd, Marlborough. Call to register: 860-467-6518. Tai Chi Class – 6-7pm. Practiced to achieve therapeutic benefits, as well as, to promote balance and to improve flexibility and overall strength. $15. Wu Healing Center, 45 S Main St, Ste 100, West Hartford. 800-990-9332. Yoga – Monday thru Friday. 6pm. Gentle with sound current to allow inner tuning toward peace and true nature. Unique ancient ways of yoga allow for soul awakening and self discovery. C4PT, 192 Hartford Rd, Manchester. $6, $50/10 classes. For more info: 860-649 9600. Meditation & Tea – 6:45-7:15pm. Begins 9/14. Meditation that includes gentle stretches, breathing exercises and chanting. You will feel centered and focused. We will serve tea after the practice. Donation - $5 suggested. Culteavo, 29 Mill Street, Unionville. 860-470-5121.
the tension in your body and helps you release it, resulting in lighter movement and less stress and pain. $45/45-minute lesson. Song-a Day Music Center, 2809 Boston Tpke, Coventry. 860-742-6878. Emei Wujigong Qigong Group Practice – 6:307:30pm. Come and experience a qigong form for rebalancing and strengthening body, mind and spirit. All abilities welcome. All Wednesdays 5-6pm. 1st class free. Unitarian Meetinghouse, 50 Bloomfield Ave, Hartford. For more info, Diana: 860-461-0908. Meditation as a Way of Living With Tom Dest – 7-8:30pm. Imagine inner calmness and its effect filtering into every area of your life. Feel a flow of love in everything you do and everywhere you go. $15. C4PT, 192 Hartford Rd, Manchester. Preregistration required: 413-822-8486. New - Turbo Kick Boxing with Mary – Tuesday and Thursday. 7:15-8:15pm. Extreme aerobic workout is fun and will get you in shape. Starting 9/8 we will offer Tuesday beginners class and Thursday advanced class. C4PT, 192 Hartford Rd, Manchester. $5. For more info: 860-883-9664. Sweat & Surrender Vinyasa Flow – 7:30pm with Kristina Kutsukos. Come breathe, sweat, and surrender in this all levels Vinyasa flow class. Sacred Rivers Yoga, 28 Main St, East Hartford. 860-657-9545.
Vinyasa Yoga For Everyone – 7-8:15pm. Classic yoga postures in flowing sequence linked by breath. Learn breathing techniques that keep you invigorated and calm in your daily life. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642.
Tinker Time, With Robin Ritz, Certified Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach – 8pm. Call in to join group of others using Small Steps and Breaking Blocks. Work on whatever is calling to you; art, crafts, plans, bills, painting, drawing, writing. Free. For event details: 860-450-6164.
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Chair Massage – Treat yourself to a relaxing break. You decide how long. $1/minute. Oneida Holistic Health Center, 16 West Rd, Marlborough. Walk-ins welcome or call for an appointment: 860467-6518. Express Vinyasa Yoga – 6-7am. Touches on all the essentials of the core standing, balancing, and seated postures. Build strength, heat and focus moving through sun salutations linked with breath and clarity. Some yoga experience recommended. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Consortium of Unicorns – 9-10am. This unique empowerment group supports women on their quest to reconnect with themselves. Learn what true self worth, self-love looks and feels like. $20. The Beyond Center, 281 Hartford Tpke, Suite 5G, Vernon. 860-899-4700. Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 12-1pm. Learn gentle yet powerful movements that create strength and flexibility without stretching or straining. $13/drop-in. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 S Elm Street, Wallingford. Contact Carol Meade: 203-415-8666. Lessons in the Alexander Technique – 2:15-6pm. The Alexander Technique improves awareness of
Coffee with Coach – 7am. Early morning session facilitated by Torin Lee, Life Coach. Learn ways to handle stress, navigate change and make each day count. $10. Oneida Holistic Health Center, 16 West Rd, Marlborough. To register: 860-467-6518. Gentle Yoga – 10:30-11:45am. Gently held postures for joint health and nurturing. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Clinical Nutritionist Meet & Greet – 12-1pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Meet Cindy Mimo, MS, CCN, and learn how clinical nutrition applies nutrition therapeutically to improve gastrointestinal integrity and reach your individual health and wellness goals. My Life Nutrition, 160 Oak St, Ste 204, Glastonbury. Reservations: 860-888-6467.
Free Sessions - Epiphany – 6-8:30pm. 1st Wednesday of the month. CranioSacral therapy, Therapeutic Touch, Reflexology, Reiki, and more. 20-minute sessions are provided to promote relaxation, sense of well-being, and to ease discomfort. Children welcome. Free, donations accepted. 225 Commerce Dr, Canton. Iahp.com/ Karen-R-Kramer. Total Strength Class – 6-7pm. Total Strength classes are the #1 priority to burn calories and build lean muscle to boost your metabolism for the long-term. $20. YES Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. 860-673-4293. The Women’s Wisdom Circle – 6:30-8pm. 9/2, 9/16, 9/30. A place to connect in a genuine, supportive environment. This safe and confidential collective is free from judgment or criticism as we explore life’s profound questions. $10 contribution each gathering. Tania Palermo Studio on Main, 264 Main St, Manchester. For more info: Alexandra Lowry of The Wisdom Alliance. 860-559-1264. Free Seminar - Lose Weight and Keep it Off with Ideal Protein – 6:30-7:30pm. Registered nurse explains how easy it is to lose weight while eating whole foods combined with protein supplements without feeling hungry. Free. Living Healthy Weight Loss Center, 112 S Main St, (Rte 177), Unionville. Reservations: 860-977-9001. Osteotap for Bone Vitality – 7-8pm. Move, breathe, smile, brush, and tap. Manage stress, fortify connective tissues, build bone density and vitalityhealth benefits proven by NIH research. All abilities welcome. $15. Yoga Room, Malibu Fitness, 15 Executive Dr, Farmington. 860-578-2465. Our Mindful Moves – 7-8pm. Move, breathe, smile, brush, and tap. Manage stress, fortify connective tissues, build bone vitality, gain real health benefits proven by NIH research. All abilities welcome. $15. Yoga Room, Malibu Fitness, 15 Executive Dr, Farmington. 860-578-2465.
thursday Move and Groove - Conscious Conditioning with Sandy Byrne – 8:45-10am. Fusing the expertise of conditioning athletes with yogic consciousness, this fun, energetic class will jump-start your metabolism and get your body feeling strong and supple. $16/ drop-in, class cards available. River Rock Yoga, 274 Silas Deane Hwy, Wethersfield. 860-757-3339.
Emei Wujigong Qigong Group Practice – 12-1pm. Come experience a qigong form for rebalancing and strengthening body, mind and spirit. All abilities welcome. All Thursdays except the 1st of the month, 6:30-7:30pm. $5, 1st class free. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 S Elm St, Wallingford. Info: EmeiQigongChan.com. Nutritional Recovery – 1:30-2:30pm. An educational support group for people struggling with weight management and/or eating disorders. All are welcome. Free. CCAR Windham Recovery Community Center, 713 Main St, Willimantic. 860-423-7088.
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The Women’s Wisdom Circle – 9-10:30am. 9/10, 9/24. A place to connect in a genuine, supportive environment. This safe and confidential collective is free from judgment or criticism as we explore life’s profound questions. $10 contribution each gathering. Tania Palermo Studio on Main, 264 Main St, Manchester. For more info: Alexandra Lowry of The Wisdom Alliance. 860-559-1264. Metabolic Zone – 9:30-10:30am. Our version of a cardio workout. Monitored by heart rate, burn calories, get your metabolism revving, and give you the cardiovascular benefits you are looking for. $20. YES Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. 860-673-4293. Bump Day – 10am-6pm. 60-minute prenatal massage or reflexology by Colleen Dumas, LMT and certified in prenatal care. Refreshments, raffle. $40. Oneida Holistic Health Center, 16 West Rd, Marlborough. Call for an appointment: 860-467-6518. Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 12-1pm. Learn gentle yet powerful movements that create strength and flexibility without stretching or straining. $13/drop-in. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 S Elm Street, Wallingford. Contact Carol Meade: 203-415-8666. The Dietitian’s Produce Pick Recipe Demo – 3-5pm. Do you need new fun and tasty recipes on how to eat more fruits and veggies? Sample Shana’s recipe and pick up more simple recipes. ShopRite of West Hartford, 46 Kane St. Strength & Structure – 4:45-5:45pm. Relieve stress step-by-step in this challenging class. Rob will address your “aches of the day” in a way that benefit everyone in class. $20/single, $40/ unlimited month. 1735 Ellington Rd, South Windsor. YogaBorn.com. Sweat & Surrender Vinyasa Flow – 5pm with Kristina Kutsukos. Come breathe, sweat, and surrender in this all levels Vinyasa flow class. Sacred Rivers Yoga, 28 Main St, East Hartford. 860-657-9545. H.U.S.H. Holistic Universal Sound Healing – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Thursday. Restore the inner balance of the body and awaken the spirit with gongs, crystal and brass bowls. $20. Monthly groups in Columbia. For location and reservations, Linda: 860-428-2097. Qigong Group Healing and Silent Meditation – 6:30-8pm. 1st Thursday of the month. All levels of health addressed. No experience necessary. Fee: donation. Holistic Therapies Classroom, 15 South Elm St, Wallingford. Contact Pat for more info if this is 1st attendance: 203-500-6492. Vinyasa Yoga For Everyone – 7-8:15pm. Classic yoga postures in flowing sequence linked by breath. Learn breathing techniques that keep you invigorated and calm in your daily life. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642.
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friday Chair Massage – Treat yourself to a relaxing break. You decide how long. $1/minute. Oneida Holistic Health Center, 16 West Rd, Marlborough. Walk-ins welcome or call for an appointment: 860-467-6518. Meditation & Tea – 6:45-7:15am. Meditation that includes gentle stretches, breathing exercises and chanting. You will feel centered and focused. We will serve tea after the practice. Donation - $5 suggested. Culteavo, 29 Mill Street, Unionville. 860-470-5121. Community Acupuncture Clinic – 10am2pm. Provides in-group setting using points below elbows and knees. Effective for pain, stress, chronic illness, medication side effects and more. $20-40/sliding scale, + $10/fee first visit. Windham Hospital, 112 Mansfield Ave, Willimantic. 860456-6002, option 5. Get Balanced – 11am-12pm. Increase mental clarity, improve agility-dexterity-strength and regain balance. You’ll find yourself craving fewer sweets and keeping your energy level up. $20/ single, $40/unlimited month. 1735 Ellington Rd, South Windsor. YogaBorn.com. Kids Yoga – Begins 9/21. 4-4:45pm. Give your little yogi a taste of all that yoga has to offer fitness, fun, self-soothing, relaxation and more. $10/in advance, $12/at the desk. Journey of Yoga, 730 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury. 860-680-1482. CommUnity Siddhanath Yoga & Meditation – 6-7:30pm. With Andrew Burkamp. Come learn chakra meditation and pranic healing techniques from the tradition of Kundalini Kriya yoga. $10/ suggested donation. Sacred Rivers Yoga, 28 Main St, East Hartford. 860-657-9545. Reiki Share – 6-8 pm. 1st Friday. Meet other trusted practitioners and make personal and professional connections. Learn new techniques and get inspiration from the way others practice this healing modality. You will have an opportunity to give and receive reiki. All levels and lineages welcome. Free, donations accepted. Hosted by Andrea Frasier, RMT, CCH at Yoga Born, South Windsor. RSVP by Thursday: 843-467-7918. H.U.S.H. Holistic Universal Sound Healing – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Friday. Restore the inner balance of the body and awaken the spirit with gongs, crystal and brass bowls. $20. Monthly groups at Unity Church, South Windsor. For location and reservations, Linda: 860-428-2097.
saturday Harvest Market & CSA Pick Up at ShopRite of West Hartford! – 7am-12pm. Support local CT farmers and eat more fruits and vegetables this summer. Shana, your ShopRite dietitian will have recipes and nutrition information for you take home. ShopRite of West Hartford. 46 Kane St.
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Morning Express Vinyasa Yoga – 7:45-8:45am. Touches on all the essentials of the core standing, balancing, and seated postures. Build strength, heat and focus moving through sun salutations linked with breath and clarity. $40/30 days unlimited classes (new students). Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Total Strength Class Training – 8:30-9:30am. Total Strength classes are the #1 priority to burn calories and build lean muscle to boost your metabolism for the long-term. $20. YES Fitness, 292 Spielman Hwy, Burlington. 860-673-4293. Ellington Farmers’ Market – 9am-12pm. Thru Oct 17. Over 35 vendors in a quaint country setting. Weekly themes, entertainment and Kids Power of Produce Club. Arbor Park, Main St, Ellington. EllingtonFarmersMarket.com. Gentle Yoga with Holly Prosperi, Instructor, Musician & Vocal Coach – 9-10:15am. In this class you will experience postures and breathing techniques that calm the mind, relax the body and improve joint health and flexibility. $15. Vital Life Center, 100 W Main St, Plainville. 860-479-0466. Power Yoga – 9-10:15am. A vigorous class weaving yoga philosophy and body alignment through sequences that are designed to engage the entire body and to develop your practice. $40/30 days unlimited classes (new students). Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Tai Chi Class – 9-10am. Standing Qi Gong exercises for beginners flowing into the short form of Yang Style Tai Chi. $15. Wu Healing Center, 45 S Main St, Ste 100, West Hartford. 800-990-9332. Cat Adoption Open House – 10am-4pm. Protectors of Animals. 144 Main St, East Hartford. POAinc.org. Natural Weight Loss Seminar – 10am-12pm. Learn how tasty and vitamin-packed Aloe Vera drinks and supplements help you to lose and manage weight for a healthy, active life. Free. Bristol (call for address). RSVP: 860-372-8171. Belly Dance – 10:45am-12pm. Connect spirit and body through a sensual movement workout. Fusing yoga-based warm ups, belly dance techniques, and a cool-down meditation. Beginners and drop-ins welcome. $40/30 days, unlimited classes/new students. Yoga Center of Collinsville, 10 Front St, Collinsville. 860-693-9642. Improve Posture and Balance with the Alexander Technique – 11am-12pm. Learn to prevent aches and pains by aligning your body naturally. Handson guidance from teacher will help you too remove tension and move more freely. $15. Miller Alexander Technique, Farmington. 860-656-6177. Slow Flow (Unheated) Yoga with Meditation – 11:15am-12:15pm. A slower, gentler flow that still incorporates many of the poses from our traditional power class and concludes with a guided meditation. $18/drop-in. Sanctuary Power Yoga, 23 Franklin St, Torrington. 860-496-1500. Community Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. Come get your vinyasa on for a great cause. All donations go to our Powerful Woman Scholarship Fund at South Windsor High School. $5/donation. The Yoga Shop, South Windsor. TheYogaShopct.com.
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Owen James, Director Manchester/East Hartford 860-888-4314 www.TheConduitCenter.com Conduit musicians use gongs, singing bowls and other instruments for effortless relaxation, and personal growth. Sounds deepen other healing practices like yoga and massage therapy. See ad on page 13.
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One-on-one yoga instruction for stress relief, chronic pain, healing from injury, and pregnancy in her private studio in West Hartford. Sessions by appointment only. See ad on page 26.
JOURNEY OF YOGA
730 Hopmeadow St. Simsbury, CT 06070 www.JourneyOfYoga.com 860-680-1482 Inspiring health and happiness with every individual who steps through our door by offering Beginner, Hot Power, Vinyasa, Gentle, and Restorative classes throughout the day. See ad on page 27.
YOGA CENTER OF COLLINSVILLE
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Serving over 35 towns in Greater Hartford 860-621-7387 (PETS) WaggingTails.com Since 1995, Wagging Tails provides professional, compassionate, award winning, and convenient pet sitting, dog walking, mobile grooming, and pet waste removal services for Connecticut’s pets. See ad on page 38.
10 Front St, Collinsville, CT 06019 860-693-YOGA (9642) info@YogaCenterCollinsville.com www.YogaCenterCollinsville.com
Experience yoga in the vibrant surroundings of historic Collins- ville. Morning / evening classes available: Beginners, Gentle, Mixed, Advanced, Yogalates, Belly Dance and yoga for Kids. Drop-ins welcome! New student special: $40 for one month of unlimited yoga classes. See ad on page 25.
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Learn Tai Chi From a Master If you’ve always been interested in exploring Tai Chi, here is your chance to learn from a sixth generation Tai Chi master.
Saturday, Sept. 12 • 10 am to 4 pm West Hartford Town Hall and Conference Center • 50 South Main Street Tai Chi involves slow, gentle movements, deep breathing and meditation and is the ideal full-body exercise for people of any age or physical ability. The practice tones muscles, trains the major ligaments that serve as the springs of the body, and strengthens biomechanical alignments. This enables the bones and internal organs to withstand the forces of gravity that pull on all the other parts of your anatomy. The movements of Tai Chi continuously massage your internal organs, creating beneficial compressions in the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen.
• Reduce stress • Improve immune system • Improve strength and balance • Increase stamina and vitality • Reduce pain and stiffness • Improve bone density • Protect against depression, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
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Register before July 30 and get $10 orregistration visit off the $60 fee.
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