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I love the beauty of autumn. By now, Natural Awakenings’ faithful readers are well aware of my penchant for color and nature and this season offers a rich array. Yet, this year, as the season transitions, the air turns colder and the leaves fall to the earth, I am also experiencing a sense of melancholy, especially given the recent death of my beloved cat, Guapo, my wonderful feline companion of 13 years. Despite that sadness, his passing was beautiful as we were able to be together, I was able to make him comfortable and he died peacefully. It felt sacred to witness such serenity. One focus for this month’s edition is energy and this experience further exemplified for me how everything is energy, whether it’s a human, a cat or a leaf. I know he is with me. I feel it. And when we do or receive energy work with positive intent, I truly believe we are helping heal ourselves, each other and the world. Another focus of this edition is environment. You’ll notice that from the news, health and global briefs to the articles and calendars in this issue, there are so many ways we affect and are affected by our environment (externally and internally). Some of the things you can learn about? How you can help Long Island Sound and Connecticut lands to be sustained for future generations… A link between childhood obesity and phthalates found in plastics… The ability to offset illness through foods, such as grapes or Dulse seaweed… Deforestation issues in Brazil, which affect us all… How we can take steps to avert the worst aspects of environmental decline… Finding inspiration by trekking in different areas of the world… Creating stronger communities through co-ops like Elm City Market... Check out Natural Awakenings’ advertisers, too, for a wealth of products and services to help you maintain a healthy environment in your body, mind, spirit, as well as your surrounding home, community, country and world… Also, be sure to check out this month’s Business Spotlight Article! No doubt you will recognize Physical Therapy (PT) Services of Guilford. Most people think of PT for post-surgery rehabilitation, but it can offer relief for so many issues. Meet Phyllis Quinn (whose mother, also named Phyllis Quinn, started the practice on the Shoreline nearly 40 years ago…) and learn about the multitude of ways physical therapy can be helpful to you for alleviating pain and dysfunction from injury, illness or otherwise. There is a saying that comes to mind for me today…”where attention goes, energy flows…” If everything is energy and it will move where you focus, what do you want to invite into your life and environment today? As I think of Guapo incarnate and continue feeling his presence, I hope you will join me in gratitude for each day’s opportunities and the loving connections in life. After all, “thanks for the blessing of you” is a good place to start…

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newsbriefs Elm City Market: Building Community with Co-ops

o-ops do things differently. They’re people working together for better food, stronger communities and a healthier world. October is National Co-op Month and Elm City Market co-op in New Haven is offering an opportunity to learn more about cooperative businesses. During the first Friday each month, the businesses in downtown New Haven host a city-wide party (on9newhaven.com). On Friday, October 4 (6-8pm) will be Illuminate On9, an event with fun activities throughout downtown, and at which Elm City Market will illuminate the subject of co-ops. Everyone is welcome to wander the aisles for food samples by cooperatives and local vendors. Elm City Market sells a wide variety of organic, conventional and local foods, but really, it’s about people. Given the desire to offer greater access to fresh, healthy foods in downtown, citizens of New Haven rallied together to open Elm City Market in only 13 months. The co-op is coming up on their second anniversary. It opened with 756 member-owners and is now owned by over 2,050 people in the community. They sell products from over 200 local farmers, vendors and businesses. The co-op is located on Chapel and State Streets in a newly-built LEED Platinum building, along with Devil’s Gear Bike Shop and 360 State Street, a 32-story apartment community. Elm City Market is said to be “a market by the people for all people,” and everyone is invited to come experience it for themselves. Elm City Market’s location is 777 Chapel Street in New Haven CT, 203.624.0441, Elmcitymarket.coop. See back cover ad.

Walk Offers Hope for Huntington’s

t is estimated that there are tens of thousands of citizens with Huntington’s Disease (HD) in this country, with hundreds of thousands more at risk. HD is a hereditary degenerative brain disease involving slow and irreversible loss of mental and physical capacities, is fatal and currently has no cure (though Kundalini Yoga, T’ai Chi, holistic healing and supplements like fish oil, Creatine and CO-Q10 are said to help delay symptom onset). The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA), a non-profit all-volunteer organization started by Marjorie Guthrie (wife of Woody Guthrie, who died from the disease), has chapters around the country working to improve the lives of everyone affected by HD through family services, education, advocacy and research. Its annual fundraiser, the Team Hope Walk, will take place locally at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison on Sunday, October 20. Registration opens at 9 a.m., with the walk at 10 a.m., plus music, raffles, lunch (donated by Tata’s chef/owner Efrain) and children’s activities. 100% of donations support the HDSA’s fight to improve the lives of all people affected by HD. Connecticut also has a separate state-funded clinic, the UCONN Health Center HD Program, where area HD patients can be treated (testing, social work, etc.) for free. HD support groups include a caregiver group at UCONN and three area HDSA meetings. For information, sponsorships, raffle/ auction item donations, or volunteering a healing modality (e.g.: massage), contact Susan McGann, President of HDSA’s Connecticut affiliate, at 860.558.8847, hdsa.org/ct. Register: hdsa.org/thwct.

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Nurture Your Inner Gardener at Natureworks

hough the term organic may seem new to many, Natureworks has been offering expertise in Connecticut organics for the past 30 years. Natureworks, a retail garden center, was founded in 1983 by Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, with a commitment to only use organic fertilizers and pest control products. This commitment flows through every aspect of the business from the retail shop to the landscaping crews. Natureworks offers landscape design, installation, and maintenance services. They specialize in perennial gardens and unusual plants. Natureworks is deeply committed to education in all they do. The company’s demonstration gardens are living classrooms where visitors can grow their gardening knowledge. Edible gardens are planted around the nursery to inspire self-grown organic food. Visitors are

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newsbriefs New Haven Abuzz with Spelling Bee Swarms

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ome find yourself in a swarm, spellbound, competing for a honey of a trophy!” Such is the invitation for public involvement in the New Haven Reads Spelling Bee, scheduled for Friday, October 25. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dodds Theater in New Haven. Teams comprised of three adults will compete in the Bee, a fundraiser supporting New Haven Reads’ literacy programs. Approximately seven teams comprise a “swarm.” Each word is announced, defined, and used in a sentence. Teams have 20 seconds to

write down their spelling. When the timing buzzer sounds, each team holds up its answer for the judges, remaining in the competition until a word is incorrectly spelled. When there is only one team standing, that swarm is over. The winners of each swarm then meet in a final round. Team registration is $225. Other ways to be involved include: sponsoring a team; being in the audience; placing a program ad; and, spreading word about the event. New Haven Reads was founded in 2001 by Chris Alexander as a free community book bank. Its mission is to share the joy and power of reading. New Haven Reads tutors over 500 children weekly at sites throughout New Haven, distributes over 100,000 free books annually, and provides workshops and activities to support families. Dodds Theater at the University of New Haven is located at 300 Orange Street in West Haven. For information, visit Newhavenreads.org

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Toning with Tetu: Holographic Sound Healing Concerts

andeane Tetu uses voice toning and quartz crystal bowls to facilitate deep relaxation, stimulate the body’s natural healing ability and help participants come into resonance with the tonal memory of their own optimum health. According to Tetu, everything in and around the body resonates to sound, and sound is the primary mover for change. Because the human voice is a carrier wave for consciousness and intention, vocal toning and chanting are powerful sound vibrations for moving energy to facilitate change and healing. Vocal toning has been documented to help release emotions and physical pain, relieve stress, decrease tension, balance brain wave patterning, increase immune system response, and stimulate energy flow. Tetu offers holographic sound healing concerts throughout each month at Enchanted and Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health in Guilford, Avant Garde in Branford, Facilitated Healing Center in Cromwell, Meiklem Wellness Studio in Bozrah, and other locations, as well as private sessions by appointment (her current schedule is listed at Rowanlakepublishers.com). In a holographic sound healing concert, the vibrational tones of voice and crystal bowls, used with the intention of healing, help attendees release outworn patterning, balance their body’s energy centers and nourish optimum physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Randeane Tetu is a Holographic Sound Healing Master, Melchizedek Method Healing Master, Reiki Master, Karuna Master, Shamballah Master, and certified in Quantum Touch and Magnified Healing. She is reachable at 860.345.4226. Holographic Sound Healing, the Healing Art of the Hathors is authored and originated by Paul Hubbert, guided by the Hathors.

Citizens Saving the Sound

he natural resource of Long Island Sound provides recreational fun for all ages, habitat for wildlife, and income to many local economies. However, the Sound is heavily affected by the 20 million people who live within 50 miles of the coastline. Storm drains lead to Long Island Sound, so even the actions of those living at a distance affect its health. Current problems include water quality and pollution issues, diminished quality of tidal wetlands and other habitats which require restoration, and the need for more watershed management to protect local land and water. The Long Island Sound Study is a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, private organizations, and educational institutions working together to restore and protect Long Island Sound. Information on its website, Longislandsoundstudy.net, offers awareness of problems and solutions. The Sound is used for so many activities—boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, picnicking, observing nature—and each person can help ensure responsible sustainability for future generations to also be able to enjoy this natural resource. To that end, the site offers volunteer opportunities, as well as suggestions for individuals, such as conserving water (e.g.: use low-flow faucets, repair leaks, use dishwashers/clothes washers only when fully loaded, take short showers, etc.), recycling, properly disposing of electronics and any hazardous chemicals and conserving energy (e.g.: efficient lighting, home energy audits and unplugging electronics when not in use). It suggests using organic lawn care and sound-friendly landscaping techniques. To learn more and sign up for a free newsletter, visit Longislandsoundstudy.net.

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Yoga Therapy & Five Healing Elements

or five Tuesdays in October, instructor Christine Ucich of SunDo Taoist Healing Arts will lead yoga therapy sessions for beginners or advanced students dealing with pain issues. This series will utilize mindfulness training in yoga and breathwork while examining the relationship between emotions and pain. The Five Element Yoga Therapy Healing System combines traditional yoga therapies of body awareness with Taoist practices that focus on the navel chakra, or Sea of Chi, in the lower abdomen. When tension or pain manifest in a part of the body, these are signals that the area needs care, attention and healing energy. Simple mindful awareness may bring relief, in addition to increased Qi energy flow cultivated through Taoist breathwork and gentle stretches for the body’s energy system, which affect the five-element meridians of water, wood, fire, metal and earth. Classes will happen every Tuesday from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at The Fitness Haven in New Haven. The Fitness Haven is reachable at 938 State Street in New Haven, CT, 203.562.2833. For directions and online registration, visit Thefitnesshaven.com.

Free Family Training for Dealing with Dementia

ndividuals caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias are invited to attend any or all of four Family Training Seminars with information about different aspects of that care. These free classes will be held in Day Kimball Healthcare’s Private Dining Room in Putnam (at the front entrance to the hospital). Each meeting of this fourpart program will be led by a different speaker. Classes will

each take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Seminars include: Thursday, October 17 “Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias;” Monday, October 28 “Communication Techniques/Managing Behavior Challenges;” Monday, November 18 “Family Dynamics/Caregiver Stress;” and, Monday, December 9 “Locating Community Resources/Legal and Financial Planning.” Everyone is welcome. Pre-registration is required. Day Kimball Healthcare is a non-profit, integrated medical services provider comprised of Day Kimball Hospital, four healthcare centers in Danielson, Dayville, Plainfield and Thompson, Day Kimball HomeCare, Day Kimball Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut, Day Kimball HomeMakers and Physician Services of Northeast CT, LLC. This comprehensive healthcare system offers primary care and a multitude of medical and surgical specialties along with leading-edge technology and diagnostics. Day Kimball Healthcare is located at 320 Pomfret Street (Route 44) in Putnam, Connecticut. For information, or to register, call 860.928.0422, or visit Daykimball.org.

Diane Van Deren: Endurance Beyond the Limit

s part of its mission of “building the best gear for the outdoors, supporting the preservation of wild places, and inspiring a global movement of outdoor exploration,” The North Face® Speaker Series will present Ultrarunner Diane Van Deren in a Wednesday, October 23, talk titled “Endurance Beyond the Limit.” After undergoing brain surgery for epilepsy, Van Deren was given a seizure-free life and a drive to live each day to the fullest. The winner of many of the world’s most demanding adventure races, her most recent feat was garnering the speed record for the 1,000-mile Mountains to Sea Trail across North Carolina. As part of her New Haven talk, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Yale Law School’s

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Levinson Auditorium (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), she plans to share how a brain injury applies to running, what it takes to be an ultra runner and what she needed to do to run the Mountains to Sea Trail last year. Ticket options include $10 reserve seating tickets (with proceeds going to the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut) and free general admission seating. All tickets, free or paid, must be reserved online ahead of the event to ensure space. After the talk, there will be a meet and greet for all ticketholders at the New Haven Trailblazer store (296 Elm Street).

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Fresh, Fun and Local at Rose Orchards

ince the 1600’s the Rose family has farmed land on the Branford/Northford town line. Over the last hundred years the farm has alternated from an orchard, which was decimated during the Hurricane of ‘38, to a dairy farm, and back again to an orchard in the early 1970s. Their current offerings have been expanded to include a greenhouse filled with tomatoes, other vegetables, bedding plants, and hanging baskets. The Rose Farm is committed to providing good family fun in an outdoor setting complete with farm animals for the children to feed, a hay maze for children to play in, and a scenic hayride tour through a covered bridge and the woods for young and old alike. Produce includes peaches, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, squash, peppers, eggplant and broccoli. Pick Your Own is available for strawberries, apples, pears, and raspberries. The family makes and sells their own maple syrup, as well as pies, muffins and cookies in a multitude of flavors. Their Creamery has old fashioned custard (vanilla, chocolate, or a twist) as well as low-fat frozen yogurt in seasonal flavors with options for candy, toppings, and fresh fruit. Autumn opportunities include a corn maze, pumpkin patch and apple picking, plus the scenic wagon ride featuring Pumpkin Head. The farm

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market is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Creamery is open from 9 a.m. to 9 pm. Rose Orchards is reachable at 33 Branford Road in North Branford, CT (one mile from exit 55 off of I-95), 203.488.7996, Roseorchardsfarm.com.

Council Conserves Connecticut’s Land

n order to sustain beautiful outdoor spaces for current and future generations, it is essential to find ways to conserve the land. Formed in 2006, The Connecticut Land Conservation Council is a coalition of land trusts, statewide conservation and advocacy organizations, town conservation and open space commissions, garden clubs and private individuals working together “to advocate for land preservation, stewardship and funding, and ensure the long term strength and viability of [Connecticut’s] land conservation community.” The Council provides technical assistance and referrals for land trusts (nonprofit, community-based organizations dedicated to the permanent protection and stewardship of land for public benefit) and other organizations on Connecticut-specific conservation topics. It also offers training and education, advocacy for critical issues (including at the state capitol), a source of conservation news and activity and a venue for bringing issues of importance to other conservation groups. The Council’s website is rich with information for anyone interested in area land conservation. Viewers can learn about conservation resources, find local land trusts, read how state and federal policy affect conservation in their communities, find workshops/classes, and discover ways to connect with others in the community. The site also includes listings around the state for events, such as the annual conference, Earth Day activities in spring, the October 19 Fall Foliage Walk (through Branford Land Trust), an Autumn Moonlight Walk on the Garvin Trail on October 13 and a Shepherd’s Trail Hike on Sunday, November 3 (through Madison Land Trust), and many more. For information, visit ctconservation.org.

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Nutrition and Chiropractic Healing with Dr. Bob

r. Robert Skarzynski (aka: “Dr. Bob”) has been a practicing doctor of chiropractic in Guilford for over 25 years. He treats concerns such as back pain, disc or neck problems, headaches, plantar fasciitis, whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome and more using services such as hands-on chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic ultrasound, neuromuscular re-education, electrical muscle stimulation, trigger point therapy and exercises. One newer component of his practice is Nutrition Response Testing, which is said to help resolve issues associated with weight, diabetes, digestive conditions, headaches, heart problems, depression, anxiety and more. Built upon Applied Kinesiology, Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body to determine root causes of ill health (e.g.: foods, chemicals, etc.). It involves a current health status assessment and “Personalized Natural Health Improvement Program.” The program aims to correct the cause of problems through natural nutritional means so the body regains the ability to heal itself. It includes nutrition education, as well as whole food supplementation (at the program’s start) and acupuncture for allergies, if needed. Dr. Bob graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 1986. He completed 400 hours of chiropractic orthopedics training and continues taking courses in chiropractic care. His education has also included a fellowship in acupuncture, graduation from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego’s whiplash and brain injury course, certification in Neuro-muscular Re-education, and Nutrition Response Testing course graduation. For information/appointments, or to invite Dr. Bob to give a presentation, contact 63 Church Street in Guilford, CT, 203.453.0232, ctshorelinenutritionresponsetesting.com. See ad on page 37.

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Organic Hair & Body Care at Everlastings

s the season transitions from summer to autumn, observing falling leaves can encourage the letting go of whatever no longer serves at this time. Whether undergoing health challenges, seeking organic/holistic alternatives, or just desiring a place to rest, relax and renew, Everlastings Spa offers a number of services for hair and body care. In addition to a full range of beauty services such as highlights, haircuts, bridal up-dos and special occasion styling, autumn offerings include: a facial with extra exfoliation using pumpkin peel; a rejuvenating Ayurveda Champissage combining scalp, neck, shoulder and facial massage in one service; a range of 100% organic autumn hair colors, including vibrant reds,

hot chocolate browns and golden blondes; and, more. All products used are pH balanced and contain no ammonia or harsh ammonia substitutes, parabens, plastics, sulfates, or animal products. Complimentary consultations are offered by appointment. Items available for purchase include organic hair and body care products, hair accessories, clothing, vitamins and supplements, healthy living books, relaxing/meditation CD’s, custom gift baskets and more. In addition to sharing creatively through their professional expertise, staff aims to support clients in their quest for relaxation and renewal, at times encouraging them to try something new and “spread the love” (“without love, all our gifts are nothing!”). Everlastings is reachable at The Carriage House (Suite 3618), 2614 Boston Post Road in Guilford, CT, 203.458.1298, Everlastingssalon.com. See ad on page 12.

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Acupuncture’s Growing Acceptance

ne in 10 American adults has received acupuncture at least once and nearly half of them say they are “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their treatment, according to a survey sponsored by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Sixty percent of survey respondents readily accepted the idea of acupuncture as a treatment option, and 20 percent have used other forms of Oriental medicine, including herbs and Chinese bodywork. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed on Oct. 24. For more information, visit aomday.org.

More Plastics, More Obese Kids

causal link between the worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity and phthalates commonly used in soft plastics, packaging and many personal care products is becoming more evident. A Korean study from Sanggye Paik Hospital at the Inje University College of Medicine, in Seoul, shows that the risk of childhood obesity increases with the level of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) in the bloodstream. The study indicates that phthalates may change gene expression associated with fat metabolism. DEHP in particular is a suspected endocrine disruptor, or hormone-altering agent. Children with the highest DEHP levels were nearly five times more likely of being obese than children with the lowest levels. The scientists studied 204 children ages 6 to 13, of whom 105 were obese. A chemical commonly used to soften plastics, DEHP is found in some children’s toys, as well as myriad household items. Phthalates can be found in pacifiers, plastic food packaging, medical equipment and building materials like vinyl flooring. Personal care products such as soap, shampoo and nail polish may also contain phthalates.

Dulse Seaweed a Heart Health Powerhouse

ulse (palmaria palmata), a protein-rich red seaweed, could become a new protein source to compete with current protein crops like soybeans, according to scientists at Ireland’s Teagasc Food Research Centre. Dulse harvested from October to January usually has the highest protein content. This functional food also contributes levels of essential amino acids such as leucine, valine and methionine, similar to those contained in legumes like peas or beans. It may even help protect against cardiovascular disease. The Agriculture and Food Development Authority reports that for the first time, researchers have identified a renin-inhibitory peptide in dulse that helps to reduce high blood pressure, like ACE-1 inhibitors commonly used in drug therapy. 14

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Grapes Grapple with Metabolic Syndrome

t’s high season for grapes, and consuming any variety of this sweet fruit—red, green or black— may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to new research presented at the 2013 Experimental Biology Conference, in Boston. Natural components in grapes, known as polyphenols, are thought to be responsible for this benefit. Metabolic syndrome comprises a cluster of conditions—increased blood pressure, high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels—that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Working with lab animals, researchers found that three months of a grape-enriched diet significantly reduced inflammatory markers throughout the body, most significantly in the liver and abdominal fat tissue. The diet also reduced the fat weight of the animals’ liver, kidneys and abdomen compared with those that were on a control diet. The grape intake also increased markers of antioxidant defense, particularly in the liver and kidneys. “Our study suggests that a grapeenriched diet may play a critical role in protecting against metabolic syndrome and the toll it takes on the body and its organs,” says lead investigator E. Mitchell Seymour, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Health System. “Both inflammation and oxidative stress play a role in cardiovascular disease progression and organ dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes.”

Natural Eye Care for Aging Dogs

any owners of middle-aged and older dogs worry about their pets’ declining eyesight. Cloudy eyes are of particular concern, but that is not necessarily a sign that a dog is going blind, advises Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, Texas. “While cataracts strike many older dogs, a more common condition is lenticular or nuclear sclerosis, a thickening of the lens of the eye,” says Messonnier. He explains that this normal change causes the eye to appear somewhat cloudy or gray, similar to a cataract. However, unlike a cataract, this type of sclerosis does not interfere with the pet’s vision. “Veterinarians can easily tell the difference between these conditions,” he says. “No treatment is necessary for lenticular sclerosis; cataracts are often treated with carnosine drops or with surgery.” For prevention, Messonnier suggests minimizing toxins that can cause inflammation throughout an animal’s body, not just the eyes. This means using blood titer testing instead of annual vaccinations, reducing the use of flea and tick chemicals, using natural pet foods and minimizing the use of conventional medications. He also recommends feeding a pet nutrients that contribute to health and reduce inflammation and cellular damage, including fish oil, probiotics and antioxidants like bilberry, which supports eye health.

Ease Sleep Apnea with Herbs

leep apnea is a serious health problem in which the sleeper can stop breathing as often as 30 times an hour. Conventional medicine says that apnea is caused by a sagging soft palate or some other obstructive tissue in the throat. Not so, says Master Herbalist Steven Frank, of Nature’s Rite, who believes that it is instead caused by a reduced signal from the brain to the diaphragm, prompting breathing to slow down or even causing the sleeper to stop breathing. “After a short period of time, the brain realizes the need to breathe and forces a rapid inhalation, dragging any sagging soft tissues into the airway and disturbing the sleep cycle,” he says, explaining such an obstruction as a consequence, rather than a cause. Conventional medicine usually addresses sleep apnea with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. Using such a device can be costly and cumbersome, as well as uncomfortable, creating its own form of sleep disruption. Frank suggests that a more natural solution to sleep apnea can be found by ingesting three simple herbs—lobelia, thyme and cramp bark. These work together to intensify the signal from the brain to the diaphragm, increasing lung efficiency, relaxing related skeletal muscles and so providing relief. For more information, call 888.465.4404 or visit NaturesRiteRemedies.com. See ad, page 29.

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Accelerating Amazon Deforestation After more than six years of steady decline, the deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon, which serves as vital lungs for the planet, more than doubled in just six months this year, according to the nonprofit research institute Imazon. Observers blame the increase in part on Brazil’s weakened Forest Code, established to protect the rainforest by limiting how much land can be cleared and developed. Senior researcher Paulo Barreto explains, “Imazon uses satellite images to evaluate the deforestation monthly.” In May 2012, the Brazilian Congress changed the Legal Reserve rule that requires landowners to keep 80 percent of their property forested by eliminating mandatory fines as long as the land is reforested. But enforcement is difficult and the land is often used for growing cash crops such as soybeans or raising cattle. New guidelines also allow clear-cutting closer to riverbanks, and environmentalists are alarmed about threats to biodiversity. Additionally, 60 new dams are on the government’s agenda. Source: Living on Earth (loe.org)

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New York State Could Achieve It by 2050 A new study lays out how New York State’s entire demand for end-use power could be provided by wind (50 percent), solar (38 percent) and geothermal (5 percent), plus wave and tidal energy sources. This ambitious goal could be achieved by 2050, when all conventional fossil fuel generation would be completely phased out. The plan also generates a large net increase in jobs. Mark Jacobson, a co-author of the study and professor of civil and environmental engineering at California’s Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, analyzes how energy technologies impact the atmosphere and how society can transition rapidly to clean and renewable energy sources if we integrate production and energy use in a systems perspective. Robert Howarth, Ph.D., the senior co-author and a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, in New York, has been tackling climate change and its consequences since the 1970s. He says, “Many pundits tell us that solar, wind, etc., are great conceptually, but that it will take many decades to start to make these technologies economically feasible.” However, “New York is one of the larger economies in the world, and New York City is the most energyefficient city in the U.S.” NaturalNewHaven.com

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by Nancy Cohen “Coming here was the best thing for me. I don’t know what I would have done without them. When I first came here I was on so many pain medications. Now I take only an occasional muscle relaxer. Here, they treat the soft tissue. With continued care here it’s improved. They’re the greatest. And, they really genuinely care about you.”

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ational Physical Therapy Month is an annual commemoration held each October. Its intent is to “recognize the impact that physical therapists make in restoring and improving motion in people’s lives.” Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed health professionals who evaluate and treat pain, injury and dysfunction. They educate patients on the body’s biomechanics and provide non-invasive treatments enabling restoration of function, ease of movement, injury/disability prevention, and enhanced quality of life by working with the body’s natural ability to heal itself (without medication). 2014 will mark 40 years that the family-owned Physical Therapy Services of Guilford (located in Branford) has been 18

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in business. Current owner Phyllis Quinn’s mother (also named Phyllis Quinn), started the business, which was the first private PT practice on the shoreline. She took over in 1994. Quinn and her staff (Janet Smith, PT, Faith Irwin, PT, David Nebiolo, DPT, Ally Hamrick, Jean Arthur and Lisa Egan) help treat issues in patients of all ages from babies to clients in their 90’s. Treatments can relieve: arthritis; back/knee/ neck/shoulder problems; carpal tunnel; headaches; sinus and ear pain; osteoporosis; sports injuries; and, more. Staff also treats issues one might not normally associate with PT healing. For example, women afraid to discuss incontinence, even with their doctor, will “suffer in silence.” Quinn helps patients to resolve this issue. With illnesses like Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis she says exercise is important for quality of life. Staff keeps patients functioning, especially when treatment is begun during the disease’s earlier stages. PT addresses balance issues, which could otherwise leave patients vulnerable to falls. It is an alternative for pregnant women who can’t take drugs and whose pelvis can shift and require realignment. Though the natural hormone, relaxin, opens the pelvis for delivery, it makes women vulnerable to injury, so PT alleviates potential problems. PT deals with the musculoskeletal system, “taking out the hindrances in the body and letting it do its thing.” For example, in a patient with pneumonia staff will find the side

of the lungs that’s not working well. Then, by getting the rib mechanics working better, they let the body heal itself. It is important for PTs to be sensitive to the way the body works in order to accurately identify issues and avoid further dysfunction/injury. Quinn and staff include gentle exercise, education and various techniques (such as muscle energy and myofascial) in their comprehensive, integrative care. They aim to help patients avoid surgery whenever possible. Each appointment involves 40 minutes of personalized one-on-one treatment with the PT. PT Services of Guilford

numerous conditions, including concussions, dizziness and sleep problems. For anyone troubled by foot pain, tingling or numbness (neuropathy, etc.), PT services of Guilford offers Anodyne Therapy for relief. This non-invasive, drug-free treatment is an infrared light therapy which stimulates the body to produce nitric oxide (increasing blood flow by dilating vessels). Treatments can help with both acute pain/injury and chronic illnesses like diabetes. Anodyne Therapy can reduce pain (hence pain medication use), improve circulation and re-establish sensation. When asked for basic advice, Quinn offers: 1. When you start to get better, don’t decide to wash the kitchen floor… 2. The body is logical. Pain may not be felt immediately, so when something bothers you, consider what you were doing 24 to 48 hours prior. 3. Keep moving. This doesn’t necessarily mean at the gym… even cooking, mowing the lawn and gardening help. 4. Exercise has multiple benefits. It helps with sleep, blood pressure, alleviating depression, reducing stress. “If they could find a drug that could do everything exercise does it would be a miracle drug.” We’re built to move and when you don’t, things break down. Think of humans as 90% water. Think of a pond without movement, leaving the water stagnant and muddied. Now think of a brook with slow, but continuous movement…that’s what’s healthy.

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specializes in Manual Therapy, which includes a screening process whereby the PT palpates the spine to assess the body in about 90 seconds. This helps determine the area of greatest restriction, hence where to begin the treatment. The whole body is screened, even if only one area is hurting, “because oftentimes where you’re feeling pain is where your body is trying to compensate” rather than being the area of the pain’s root cause (e.g.: whiplash in the neck from a car accident, which, upon assessment, also shows that the low back, which had no pain, was affected. Or…your dog pulls you, you get stuck in the rib, but it hurts in the neck. Neck muscles attach to the rib cage. The pain won’t ebb until the rib is taken care of…). To assess an issue and address its cause it is important to (re)check the whole body, how it moves and which areas may be “stuck.” Staff may also use Craniosacral Therapy, which involves lightly placing hands on a patient’s head and checking it for tension. Rather than forcing the body where it doesn’t want to go, this work takes it, instead, to where it wants to move, thereby releasing stress and enabling ease of movement and diminishment of pain. This therapy is said to help with

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leaders believe that we can still reverse the dangerous current course. “These next few years are going to tell the tale about the next 10,000 years,” says well-known global environmental activist Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. “We’re not going to stop global warming; it’s too late for that. But we can keep it from getting as bad as it could possibly get.”

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enowned “We’re not going to stop opted for the “bunny slope” approach, climate sciglobal warming; it’s too a leisurely descent entist Richard Somerville, Ph.D., late for that. But we can from the ubiquitous use of climateuses simple lankeep it from getting as bad changing fossil guage and sports analogies to help us as it could possibly get.” fuels. Unfortunately, greenhouse gases understand climate ~ Bill McKibben would have had to change and the peak two years ago risks ahead. A distinguished professor emeriand now be in decline in order to take tus, researcher at California’s Scripps the easy way out. Instead, the amount of Institution of Oceanography and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere shot author of The Forgiving Air, he likens past 400 parts per million last May, a greenhouse gases to a scandal that’s level that most scientists agree the planet rocked major league baseball in recent hasn’t experienced since long before the years. “Greenhouse gases are the stearrival of modern humans. roids of the climate system,” he says. “Science tells you, you can put this Although we can’t link them to any much carbon dioxide into the atmosingle weather event, we can see them sphere, but no more,” without changing the planet’s climate too dramatically, in the statistics at the end of the seaSomerville says. “Mother Nature tells son, Somerville says. With the bases you, you cannot wait 50 or 100 years to loaded, “Look out, because Mother solve this. You have to do it in five to 10 Nature bats last.” years. There’s been a general failure to To explain how we could confront connect the dots.” The bit of good news the problem, he turns to another sport, skiing. If we were serious about avoiding is that time has not yet completely run out. He and other pioneering thought a worst-case scenario, we would have

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Sandra Postel agrees. “Water, energy and food production: These things are tightly linked, and all are affected by climate change.” From Los Lunas, New Mexico, she leads the Global Water Policy Project, a group also focused on

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McKibben’s grassroots group, 350.org, opposes the planned Keystone XL pipeline that, if built, is expected to transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United Bill McKibben States to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Increasing fossil fuel infrastructure, he says, is impractical, and we’d be better off investing in clean and renewable energies such as wind, solar and geothermal. It’s a theme also sounded by Frances Beinecke, president of the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council and author of Clean Energy Common Sense. With the Frances Beinecke failure of the U.S. Congress to enact climate legislation, her group, encompassing 1.4 million online members and activists, is pressing the Obama administration to live up to its pledge to regulate the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. The leading culprits for climate-changing gases, they contribute 40 percent of the country’s carbon emissions. “It’s time to act, and we have to act now,” Beinecke says.

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“Tell politicians that you care about this. We’ve got to get countering climate change high on the priority list.” ~ Richard Somerville the climate conundrum, as well as National Geographic’s Change the Course national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign. Competition for water is increasing in several parts of the country, she says, and will only get worse as dry conditions increase demands on groundwater. Endangered sources detailed Sandra Postel in her extensive related writings include the Ogallala Aquifer, vital to agricultural operations across much of the Great Plains, and California’s Central Valley, the nation’s fruit and vegetable bowl. In the Colorado River Basin, which provides drinking water to some 30 million people, water demands already exceed the available supply—and that gap is expected to widen with changes in the region’s climate. In other regions, the problem is too much water from storms, hurricanes and flooding, a trend that Postel and other experts say will also worsen

as the world continues to warm and fuel weather extremes. Beyond the loss of lives and property damage, this “new normal” holds stark implications for communities. “We’ve built our bridges, dams and other infrastructure based on 100-year records of what’s happened in the past,” advises Postel. “In a lot of ways, how we experience climate change is going to be through changes in the water cycle. If the past isn’t a good guide to the future anymore, we’ll have to change our water management.” (See nrdc.org/ water/readiness by city and state.)

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The world’s oceans are being transformed by climate change in ways we are only beginning to understand. Since the Industrial Revolution, oceans have absorbed a significant portion of the carbon dioxide generated, experiencing a 30 percent rise in acidity; that’s expected to reach 100 to 150 percent above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century, according to the nonprofit National Academy of Science (NAS), in Washington, D.C. “Thank goodness for the oceans, but they are paying a tremendous price,” says Oceanographer Dawn Wright, Ph.D. Dawn Wright She’s chief scientist of Esri, in Redlands,

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“Water, energy and food production: These things are tightly linked, and all are affected by climate change.” ~ Sandra Postel California, that analyzes geographic system relationships, patterns and trends. The higher acidity levels are “taking a toll on shellfish such as oysters, clams and sea urchins, as well as coral reefs, where much aquatic life is spawned,” Wright explains. Climate change may have other devastating impacts on the ocean food chain—and eventually us—that scientists are only beginning to discern. As just one of myriad impacts: Ocean acidification threatens the country’s $3.7 billion annual wild fish and shellfish industry and the $9.6 billion slice of the global tourism business that caters to scuba divers and snorkelers, according to a recent NAS study.

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We can be grateful for some hopeful developments in the call to act. Wright, who has advised President Obama’s National Ocean Council, is overseeing her company’s ocean initiative, which includes building an ocean basemap of unparalleled detail. While less than 10 percent of the world’s oceans’ underwater realms are mapped today, Esri is compiling authoritative bathymetric data to build a comprehensive map of the ocean floor. Public and private sector planners, researchers, businesses and nonprofits are already

using this map and analysis tools to, among other things, conduct risk assessments and provide greater understanding of how onshore development impacts oceans’ natural systems. Municipalities are also taking action. New York City plans to restore natural buffers to future hurricanes, while Philadelphia and other cities are restoring watersheds, replanting trees in riparian areas, adding rain gardens, laying permeable pavement and revamping roofs and parking lots to reduce stormwater runoff. Investing in such “green infrastructure” is less costly than expanding “grey infrastructure” such as underground sewer systems and water purification plants. Increasingly, local authorities are relocating communities out of flood zones to allow rivers to reclaim wetlands, an effort which also creates new recreation and tourism spots. Floodplains buffer against extreme flooding and drought, plus filter stormwater runoff, removing farm and lawn fertilizers and other chemicals that otherwise enter waterways, creating deoxygenated “dead zones” where aquatic life can’t survive, as exemplified by parts of Lake Erie, Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

“Thank goodness for the oceans, but they are paying a tremendous price.” ~ Dawn Wright “These solutions are unfolding here and there,” Postel notes, while also remarking that too many locales are rebuilding levees at their peril and allowing people to return to areas that

flood repeatedly. “An amount of climate change is already locked in. We will have to adapt, as well as mitigate, simultaneously.” Somerville, who helped write the 2007 assessment by the Nobel Prize-winning International Panel on Climate Change, labels it “baloney” when politicians say there’s not enough time or it’s too expensive to address the problem. “It’s very doable,” he maintains. “First, inform yourself. Second, tell politicians that you care about this. Then raise hell with those who don’t agree. We’ve got to get countering climate change high on the priority list.” McKibben recommends that the country gets serious about putting a price on carbon emissions. Meanwhile, he’s encouraged by the people-powered regional successes in blocking fracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas, and credits grassroots groups for holding the Keystone pipeline project at bay. “We’re cutting it super-close” and need to change the trajectory of climate change, according to McKibben, who says we can still have good lives powered by wind and solar, but will have to learn to live more simply. “I don’t know where it will all end and won’t see it in my lifetime. But if we can stop the combustion of fossil fuels and endless consumption, then there’s some chance for the next generation to figure out what the landing is going to be.” Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., who specializes in health, science and environmental issues. Learn more at ChristineMacDonald.info.

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For more than 35 years, pioneers of energy medicine like Barbara Ann Brennan, founder of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing; John F. Thie, founder of Touch for Health; and Donna Eden, founder of Eden Energy Medicine, have delved beyond conventional models of healing to confirm that our sensory experience of the world is as limited as our vocabulary to describe it. New language for new concepts is required, such as: nature’s drive for wholeness, resonance, a new band of frequencies, restructuring DNA, local fields and the non-local field, encoding, entrainment, strings, strands, attunement, evolutionary healing and vibration. Eden, who has had a lifelong ability to make intuitive health assessments later confirmed by medical tests, can look at an individual’s body, see and feel where the energy flow is interrupted, out of balance or not in harmony, and then work to correct the problem.

“Very little of the natural world that human beings evolved in still exists. In addition, our bodies haven’t adapted to modern stressors or the electromagnetic energies associated with technologies that occupy our living and working environments,” says Eden. “Energy medicine is invaluable because anyone can learn how to understand their body as an energy system and how to use techniques to restore energies that have become weak, disturbed or unbalanced.” Her teaching tools include her classic book, Energy Medicine, and Energy Medicine University, which she founded in 2006 in Sausalito, California. In a 2009 talk at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Oschman predicted that energy medicine will become prominent in antiaging medicine. “When I review the history of medicine, there are periods in which things stay pretty much the same, and then there are great breakthroughs. I think that with the advent of energy medicine, another milestone is upon us.” Learn more at issseemblog.org, the International Society for Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine website. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAbout We.com for the recorded interviews.

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with shifting to more +Energy are: acupuncture; coaching/ therapy; Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT); (guided) meditation; Reiki; T’ai chi/Qigong; time in nature hiking/ walking/running; yoga; and, more. However, the simplest way to begin changing focus is to take a deep cleansing breath followed by a full exhalation in order to access clarity [oxygen to the brain] and intuitive guidance [from the heart]. To regain a positive perspective on your self and the situation, it can also be helpful to remember to ask and listen to “What energy must I shift in order to be, do, and have that which will help me feel better?” When cultivating +Energy, it’s key to make healthy agreements with yourself. These are agreements that incur a stronger energy of relaxation and calm in your body, rather than stuckness or stress. Your heart feels open/loving and you have clarity in thought and voice. Examples can be: “When I start a meal, then I take three deep, cleansing breaths so I eat more mindfully, hence healthfully,” or “When I plan my week, then I include time to exercise/socialize,” or “When I answer the phone, then I smile because it makes me feel better and conveys a kindness to the other person.” The following “Seven Tips to Enhance +Energy for Focus and Flow” can also serve as a stimulus to the creation of lasting, healthy transformation to boost your quality of life. 1. Affirm: “I am willing to move forward with the premise that: The way I treat myself teaches others how to treat me and how they may treat themselves.” *Remember, when you agree to be responsible for the type of energy you exude in a place, relationship or circumstance, you make a difference by choosing to create +Energy flow. 2. Trust: “I give myself permission to heal, to feel better by celebrating my best every day, even when that best is

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3. Assert: “My choice to make and keep healthy agreements with myself and others is important to me. *Remember, when you commit to do, be, or have what brings you to a level of comfort with yourself, each person, or circumstance, rather than being attached to a specific outcome or unmet expectation, you create +Energy flow.

No matter what life brings, may these tips help you both create a limitless flow of +Energy and invest in bringing greater clarity and quality into your life.

4. Confirm: “I am committed to making and keeping healthy agreements with myself.” *Remember, when you decide to come through for yourself, life comes through for you and you create +Energy flow. 5. Believe: “When I make a healthy agreement with myself, I ask empowering questions, make uplifting statements, and take inspired actions, which honor those agreements and help me invest in my quality of life.” *Remember, when you take time to be the observer, like an eagle above a storm, you get a fuller view from which to create +Energy flow.

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the land and the people that live on it. “We’re going to small towns,” she says, “where many residents make their livelihoods from oil. There’s a deep division between such people and our group. But when we listen to each other, that division gets healed.” Activist David Rogner says that longdistance walks don’t just raise awareness of political and social issues—they also give people hope. He spent 25 months walking across the United States in the first coast-to-coast roadside litter program, Pick Up America. “As we walked and picked up trash, we inspired people to believe there could be change,” he says. His trek gave him hope for his own future, too. He now believes, “If you commit your life to the healing and restoration of community and yourself, you are going to be wholly provided for.” Whatever the purpose, there are many scenic long-distance walking trails to choose from. The Pacific Crest Trail, from the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California to the uppermost

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

Reiki Certification Classes w/Barbara Ritchie – Classes by appointment only - Reiki Levels I, II, III (ART), Master. Approved Provider for CE Hours. Meriden. 203.235.5703, baritchie30@gmail.com, Centralconnecticuttaichi.com.

Bulbs for Breast Cancer – Oct. 5 & 6. A weekend of fun events and workshops celebrating life and the beauty of bulbs. Make bulb purchases count as Natureworks donates a portion of weekend sales to a local breast cancer support group. Free. Natureworks. 518 Forest Rd. Northford. 203.484.2748.

PT Services of Guilford Offers Free Hand Pain Screening – Hands always aching? Want to find relief without injections or medications? Come in for a FREE hand pain screening. Feel better! 500 East Main St. Ste. 310. Branford. 203.315.7727.

FREE Reiki Clinic w/Anita Jones, RMT – 11am3pm. Enjoy a 10-15 min. session of Reiki and learn about healing energy. Thyme and Season. 3040 Whitney Ave. Hamden. Info: 203.415.4791.

Yoga Therapy: Five Element Healing System (5 Tues. Classes) – 6-7:15pm. Balance energies of water, wood, fire, metal & earth with Taoist yoga, breathwork & Qi Gong exercise. Gain new perspective on stress/pain management, emotional or mental imbalance. $55. Fitness Haven. 938 State St. 203.562.2833.

Yoga of the Mind – 2-4pm. Come learn to bring the calm feeling one gets on the yoga mat, OFF the mat & into daily life. Discover how to uncover truth & free up negative patterns of thinking. Register: Breathingroomct.com.

Self Healing Tai Chi – 6:30-7:30pm (10/1 & 10/8). w/Susan Margaret, 3rd degree black belt in Dragon Style Kung Fu + certified instructor of Kung Fu + Tai Chi. Tai Chi- meditation in motion, considered the fountain of youth in China. $25/class. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000.

Reiki I Class w/Anita Jones, RMT – Learn about Reiki energy, its history and how to use it for self and others. Plenty of practice. Attunement given. Certificate and manual included. Hamden. $125. Info and registration: 203.415.4791.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 New Haven Bird Club First Wednesday Walk: Osbornedale State Park, Derby – 8am. Varied habitat of freshwater ponds, fields and woods. Free. Meet at Kellogg Environmental Ctr. parking lot. 500 Hawthorne Ave. Tina Green 203.247.2660.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 “Focus on Our World” – 9am-9pm daily through 10/28. Photographers Dan Mead and Sally Eagle offer a global perspective of wildlife, landscapes, and cultures from around the world. Free. Paul Mellon Arts Center. 332 Christian St. Wallingford. 203.697.2398, Choate.edu.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

Canning + Harvest – 12-2pm. Elm City Market celebrates Fall + harvest season! Learn the basics of canning w/ball jars. Take home canning info./ samples. Enjoy tastings of crisp assorted apples from their produce dept.! Elm City Market. 777 Chapel St. New Haven. Info: 203.624.0441, Elmcitymarket.coop. Focus & Flow Class: +Energy for the Depleted Soul w/RMT/Holistic Coach Diane Esposito – 1-3pm. Create habits to feel connected, clear, progressive even w/overwhelm & distraction (w/unique +Energy tips/crystals/stones/ florals). $20. $25/dr. Reg. req’d. 203.913.3869, personalharmonyandhealth.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

Mommy and Me – 9:15-9:45am (every Thursday). Free music, art and movement classes for children aged 18 months to 3 years. Creative Arts Studio. 122 S. Pomperaug Ave. Woodbury. 203.266.4392, Castkidz.com.

Free Foot Screening – PT Services of Guilford is offering a FREE foot screening. Call today to find out more about Anodyne Therapy for foot pain. Feel better! PT Services of Guilford. 500 East Main St. Ste. 310. Branford. 203.315.7727.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

Environmental Magician Cyril the Sorcerer – 1:30-2:30p. Cyril the Sorcerer enchants/entertains & educates w/an afternoon of sustainable sorcery. Admission by donation. Portion of proceeds to CT Recyclers Coalition (ctrecyclers. com). CELC. 28 School St. Branford. Register: mandm@CTExperiential.org.

Illuminate On9: Co-ops Rock! – 6-8pm. Elm City Market illuminates New England Co-ops during the neighborhood wide event, Illuminate On9. Learn about other local co-ops & enjoy samples from local vendors! Elm City Market. 777 Chapel St. New Haven. Info: 203.624.0441, Elmcitymarket.coop. Intro to Tarot – 7-8:30pm (10/4, 10/18, 10/25). w/ Lisa Morrison. Learn how to read the Tarot for self and friends without a book! Develop interpretive and intuitive skills in fun and creative ways in this 4-week intro. $70. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. Info: Enchanted 203.453.4000. Holographic Sound Healing Concert w/Randeane Tetu – 7:30pm. Vibrational sound used w/ intention can shift the energy in/around the body to help re-establish physical, emotional, mental & spiritual health & well-being. $10. Shoreline Ctr. for Wholistic Health. 35 Boston St. Guilford. Randeane Tetu 860.345.4226.

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Circle of Love/Spiritual Empowerment Group w/Gayle Franceschetti – 6:30-8pm. Delve within to enhance ability to tap into divine energy. Join the unconditional loving energy of this open and evolving group lead by spirit. $15. 36 Cheshire Rd. Wallingford. 203.265.2927, sunnispirit@sbcglobal.net.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Self-acceptance...The Gateway to Oneness – Learn what it means to be a “Flow-er of Energy,” 10 steps for developing self-acceptance, and 4 steps how to face the Critic (or Shadow) within. Woodmont United Church of Christ. 1000 New

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Haven Ave. Milford. Reserve a spot by calling 203.515.1339. Angelspeake™ Class w/ASpke™ Facilitator Diane Esposito – 6:30-8:30pm. Communicate w/angels, guides, loved ones. Receive support, guidance, mini-readings. Develop clairaudience, clairvoyance, clairsentience. $33/1st cls. & materials, $25/after. Wlfgd. Reg.: 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com. “Eating to Your Health: How to Love it and Make it Work” – 7pm. Claire Criscuolo, author, registered nurse & owner of Claire’s CornerCopia in New Haven (since 1975) will share her thoughts (& food samples) on healthful eating. Miller Memorial Library. 2901 Dixwell Ave. Hamden. Hamdenlibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Hawaiian Shamanic Healing Class w/Barbara D’Addio – 6:30-8:30pm (10/9 & 16). Learn Shamanic breathing, grounding, protection, sacred geometry. Channel light, see/feel transfer energy. Hands on healing w/Hawaiian Kahi tradition. $40/2 classes. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 Introduction to Chakras & Color Therapy: Diane Esposito RMT – 6-7pm. Learn the introduction to color therapy using crystals to align chakras. Help promote relaxation, balance, fun & creativity in life. $5. Pre-registration includes one chakra stone. Seating is limited. sign up early. KanduBeads.com. Soulcraft Art Workshop w/Karen – 6:15pmmeditation-6:30-8:30pm. Self-healing through artistic expression. Join in this creative, stress free evening of fun. Enjoy Vision Quest painting w/collage. All supplies included. $35. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000. Audubon Connecticut Staff: “New Haven as an Urban Refuge for Birds and People” – 7pm. Program discusses future habitat improvements at New Haven parks. Free. Whitney Center Cultural Arts Center. 200 Leeder Hill Dr. Hamden. 203.230.1697. Inflammation, Aging & Disease w/Dr. Bethanie Wilkinson – 7-8:30pm. Workshop to discuss what are signs of inflammation and some simple life style changes to reduce inflammation. $20. Shoreline Ctr. for Wholistic Health. 35 Boston St. Guilford. Register: bwilkinsonwellness@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Drama Classes for Students Ages 10-14 w/ Long Wharf Theater in New Haven – 12:302:30pm. 9-week session on Fridays (Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13). Register now! Openings still available! Contact 203.433.4658, mandm@CTExperiential.org. Holographic Sound Healing w/Randeane Tetu – 7:30-8:30pm. Vibrational sound assists the body’s natural healing ability, nourishes emotional self & nurtures the soul’s highest purpose. Release old patterning/balance energy/stimulate healing. $15. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000. Bellydance Class Series – 7:30-8:30pm (every Friday). A cardio and muscle toning workout to boost fitness level, body awareness, coordination & confidence! Discover the magic of this beautiful

dance form w/teacher, Aleenah. $55/four classes. The Fitness Haven. 938 State St. New Haven. 203.562.2833.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Reiki I & II Certification w/RMT, Intuitive, Holistic Coach Diane Esposito – 9am-3pm. (RI: Sat. 10/12 $150; RII: Sat. 10/19 $175; RIII: 10/26 $200) or request 2 half-days/eves. Mastership & Reiki sessions by appt. Wlgfd. Register & free pre-class consult: 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com. Inversions Workshop – 2-4pm. Focus on the skills necessary to start moving towards handstands, forearm balances, headstands and shoulder stands & the different variations of these poses. Register: Breathingroomct.com. Creative Challenge Class: Chain Maille 4:1 Weave – 2-4pm. Learn basics of the European 4:1 weave-the fundamentals of chain maille. Attendees need 2 pairs of flat nosed jewelry pliers (available for sale day of class). $30. Pre-registration required. Limited Seating, sign up now! KanduBeads.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 Reiki II Class w/Anita Jones, RMT – Increase Reiki knowledge. Learn the basic Reiki symbols and distant healing. Attunement given. Certificate and manual included. Hamden. $150. Info and registration: 203.415.4791. The Big Sit! – The object is to record as many species of birds as possible from one 17-foot diameter circle. Join a circle or create your own. Free. John Triana 203.758.7203. Reflexology Certification Course w/Barbara Ritchie –8:30am-12:30pm (3 Day Class: Oct. 13, 20,.27). $325. Approved Provider for CE Hours. Meriden. 203.235.5703, baritchie30@gmail.com, Centralconnecticuttaichi.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Free Manual Therapy Therapeutic Consultation – Had physical therapy w/o relief? Try manual therapy, hands-on treatment. 40 minutes one-on-one w/staff. Feel better. Experience the difference! Call for FREE consultation. PT Services of Guilford. 500 East Main St. Ste. 310. Branford. 203.315.7727.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Super Weight Release Program – 7-8:30pm (seven Tuesdays: 10/15-11/26). Get at the root of overeating. When one transforms their relationship with self and handles emotions, they can reprogram the mind about food. $210. Woodmont UCC. Milford. Register: 203.415.8567.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Guided Meditation w/Emotional Freedom Technique – 6:30-8:30pm (& Tues. 10/22). w/ Diane Esposito, RMT/Holistic Coach. Relax/rejuvenate/balance emotions. Strengthen self-esteem. Clear aura/chakras. Connect w/angels/guides. $20; 2@$20/cls. Wlgfd. Reg.: 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com. A Circle of Women – 7-9pm. Join in sacred space to discover and strengthen authentic self, celebrate “womens’ ways,” live in rhythm with the seasons and cycles of life. Healing the world one woman at a time! $25. Holistic Therapies. 15 South Elm St. Wallingford. Register: Susan 203.645.1230.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Series w/ Beth Roth – 7:30-9:30pm (Wed: 10/16-12/11), + 1 Sun. 10am-4pm 12/1 (no mtg. 11/27). Meditation Series $320 by 10/7, $360 after & Materials fee $30 paid in person to the instructor on the first night. Fresh Yoga. 319 Peck St. New Haven. info@freshyoga.com.

Piloxing – 10:30-11:30am. A workout that blends the power, speed and agility of boxing with the sculpting and flexibility of Pilates and fun, sexy dance moves! Piloxing embraces the feminine as powerful! $15/class. The Fitness Haven. 938 State St. New Haven. 203.562.2833, Thefitnesshaven.com.

FREE Reiki Clinic w/Anita Jones, RMT – 11am3pm. Enjoy a 10-15 min. session of Reiki and learn “One Night Stand” Guest Lecture Series – 5-7pm. about healing energy. Thyme and Season. 3040 “Power of Mantra: Teaching and Mala Making.” Whitney Ave. Hamden. Info: 203.415.4791. Make a Meditation Bracelet (Mala) class and demonstration by Eve Arias, Resident Teacher at Readings w/Jessie – 11am-3pm. Clairvoyant/IntuiOdiyana Center for Meditation. $25/registration tive/Spirit Guide Artist Jessie offers readings & is (includes materials to make bracelets and lecture). avail. to present a drawing of one’s Spirit Guide, intro to one’s power animal & the natural gem for KanduBeads.com. heightened energy. $1/min. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Full Moon Meditation w/Gayle Franceschetti – Post Rd. Glfd. 203.453.4000, Spiritguidelady.net. 6:30-8:30pm. Align w/new energies of full moon. Opportunities for allowing spiritual energies to Prenatal Partner Yoga – 1-3pm. In this class, reach human hearts and minds. Tap into this vast practice poses, breathing, mindfulness & meditapool of energy. $20. 36 Cheshire Rd. Walling- tion skills that will be useful to everyone throughford. 203.265.2927, sunnispirit@sbcglobal.net, out pregnancy, labor, birth & beyond! Register: Breathingroomct.com. Return2love.net. Quit Smoking with Hypnosis – 7-9pm. A safe, Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back – 2:30-4:30pm. natural & effective modality to end the unhealthy w/Liz Owen, co-author of Yoga for a Healthy habit of smoking. Learn to use the power of the Lower Back, Shambhala Books. Attendees receive subconscious mind to become smoke free! $25. a complimentary copy of Liz’s book as they learn Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health. 35 Boston ways to relieve pain. Beginners welcome. Yoga in St. Guilford. 203.453.5520. Register: hypnodeb@ Middletown. 438 Main St. 860.347.YOGA(9642), Yogainmiddletown.com. yahoo.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

The Joy of Money – 7-9:15pm. Stressing over money issues? In this workshop, learn 3 powerful steps to shift from scarcity to abundance. Leave feeling confident about finances and with a possibility for a new relationship with money. Woodmont United Church of Christ. 1000 New Haven Ave. Milford.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

Unplug, De-Stress & Regenerate! – 10:30am-3pm. Mini-retreat day dedicated to self: guided meditation, hypnosis to release stress/focus on new goals, walking meditation, chair massage, light snacks. $75/advance reg. Shoreline Ctr. Wholistic Health. 35 Boston St. Glfrd. Register: hypnodeb@yahoo.com.

Yin/Yang Monthly Intensive w/Melissa Hall – 9:30-11am. 45 minutes of Vinyasa, where poses are held for one to five breaths. Then, stretch & restore connective tissue and joints w/45 minutes of Yin. $19/drop-in or class card. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. info@freshyoga.com. Women’s Full Moon Empowerment Drum Circle – 7:30-9pm. Come experience therapeutic drumming, facilitated by Lydia Smith. The cost is $15/person. Therapeutic Recreation Center. 19 Hazel Terr. Woodbridge. For more info: Chris 203.804.5343. Dance to Freedom w/Nancy Melillo – 7:459pm. Dance to Freedom is all about moving and breathing. It is a low-pressure dance party with a soulful soundtrack! $19/drop-in or Fresh class card. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. info@freshyoga.com.

Reiki III Class with Anita Jones, RMT – Deepen Reiki knowledge. Learn meditations and techniques for enhancing Reiki energy. Attunement given. Certificate and manual included. Hamden. $250. Info and registration: 203.415.4791.

Therapeutic Riding Seminar – 11am-4pm. Seminar on the physical, cognitive, and psycho-social values of therapeutic work with horses. Presented by Dr. Rebecca Cohen, Psy.D, Jody Rowell, LCSW and Dr. Donna Latella, OT. $50. Therapeutic Recreation Center. 19 Hazel Terr. Woodbridge. 203.804.5343. Sleeping Giant Park Assoc. Fall Foliage Hike – 1:30pm. Enjoy the Giant decked out in its full autumn splendor. Approx.. 3 hrs. involving uneven, rocky terrain. No reg. nec. Free. Meet: bulletin board by kiosk near park entry. Mt. Carmel Ave. North Hamden. Info: hike_the_giant@yahoo.com, sgpa.org.

Yoga Nidra-The Art of Undoing: Relieve Chronic Stress & Exhaustion – 3-5pm. Gentle yoga Early Bird Sale – 7-9am. Come in between these warm-up + restorative yoga sequence & end w/ hours to receive a $5 gift card, free coffee and shop Yoga Nidra, “yogic sleep.” Deep relaxation which many unadvertised specials. Natureworks. 518 can lead to a deep meditative state. IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Res. req. 860.961.4507, Forest Rd. Northford. IFoundFitness.com. Advanced Training For Hypnotists! The Affect Bridge & Other Regression Techniques – 10am3pm. This class is open to all certified hypnotists! $140/advanced registration with Deb Boushey. Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health. 35 Boston St Guilford. 203.453.5520, hypnodeb@yahoo.com.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 Circle of Love/Spiritual Empowerment Group w/Gayle Franceschetti – 6:30-8pm. Delve within to enhance ability to tap into divine energy. Join the unconditional loving energy of this open and evolving group lead by spirit. $15. 36 Cheshire Rd. Wallingford. 203.265.2927, sunnispirit@sbcglobal.net.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Free Back Consultation w/PT Services of Guilford – Stop back pain NOW! Come visit for a FREE consultation. Find pain relief without medication! PT Services of Guilford. 500 East Main St. Ste. 310. Branford. 203.315.7727. Craft Party! – 5:30-7pm. Come and bring as many friends as desired. Make free projects or just hang out in a fun environment. $5/person. Adults 14+. Includes lots of projects and light refreshments. KanduBeads. 346 Quinnipiac St. Bldg. 1. Flr. 2. Wallingford. 203.793.7348, Kandubeads.com. Holographic Sound Healing Concert w/Randeane Tetu – 7:30pm. Vibrational sound used w/ intention can shift the energy in/around the body to help re-establish physical, emotional, mental & spiritual health & well-being. $10. Susan’s Fine Salon & Gathering. 338 Town St. East Haddam. 860.345.4226.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Family Healthercise – 4:30-5:30pm (Wednesdays). Family HEALTHercise: Dance the way to health with the C Scott Hill Center. Ages 6+. Wilson Branch Library. 303 Washington Ave. New Haven. Contact: John Jessen 203.946.6541.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Feng Shui Color Therapy & Guided Meditation: Diane Esposito – 5:30pm. Experience empowering ways to relax, find balance & refresh energy. Learn techniques to promote healthy, lasting transformations with customized color therapy for 7 main chakras. $25. Pre-registration required. KanduBeads.com. Eden Energy Daily Routine w/Margaret Mather – 7-8:30pm. Learn simple techniques to stimulate each of the vital energy systems of the body and bring them into balance. Open meridians, clear toxic energies, stimulate energy flow. $20. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 Forrest Yoga Monthly Intensive w/Heidi Sormaz – 9:30-11:15am. Class is a Level 2/3 and designed & sequenced with a specific focus area in order to help move one’s practice to the next level. $19/drop-in or the use of any Fresh Yoga class card. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. info@freshyoga.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 New Haven Bird Club Branford Supply Ponds, Branford – 8am. Fine birding location with migrant and resident species in varied habitat of woods, ponds, shrubby areas. Meet at Supply Ponds parking lot on Chestnut St. Maria Stockmal 203.488.3876. Reiki III ART Cert. w/RMT Diane Esposito – 9am-3pm (or request 2 half-days/eves). $200/Cert. advanced techniques/crystals/stones. (RI: 10/12 $150/Cert.; RII: 10/19 $175/Cert.) Mastership/Reiki sessions by appt. Wlngfrd.

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Register & free pre-class consult: 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com. Fair Trade Fair – 12-2pm. Oct. is Fair Trade Month! Come to Elm City Market to celebrate! Fun photo contest w/Cissé Trading Co. + samples of delicious fair trade products, like their cocoa & Equal Exchange’s smoothies (made by bike power)! 777 Chapel St. New Haven. 203.624.0441, Elmcitymarket.coop.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 Halloween Fairy Festival – 10:30am or 1:30pm. Come in costume to celebrate and build fairy houses in the Natureworks gardens. Participants will take home a mini-garden made from a hollowed-out sugar pumpkin and annuals. $20/pre-registration required. 518 Forest Rd. Northford. 203.484.2748. 2nd Annual Kids Trick or Treat – 11am-1pm. A spooky fun event for the whole family at Elm City Market featuring guided trick or treat, pumpkin decorating, make a trick or treat bag, face painting, apple samples & more fun activities/ crafts. 777 Chapel St. New Haven. 203.624.0441, Elmcitymarket.coop. Introduction to Hiking in the Giant – 1:30pm. Learn about the park’s hiking trails, navigating & clothing/equipment for safe, enjoyable hiking. Free. Meet at bulletin board/kiosk near park entry. Sleeping Giant Pk. Assoc. Mt. Carmel Ave. North Hamden. Info: hike_the_giant@yahoo.com, sgpa.org.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 Free Shoulder Consultation at PT Services of Guilford – Why suffer with shoulder pain when something can be done about it? Come see staff for a FREE shoulder consultation. Find pain relief without medication! PT Services of Guilford. 500 East Main St. Ste. 310. Branford. 203.315.7727.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 Creative Arts Studio Fall Festival – 9am-1pm (10/29 & 30). Visit this preschool/kindergarten/ daycare (3 mos.-6 yrs.) on this fun day w/garden scavenger hunts & more. Learn about progs. to foster independence/creativity & help kids flourish. 122 S. Pomperaug Ave. Woodbury. 203.266.4392, Castkidz.com. Bead Swap! – 5:30-7pm. Come and bring as many friends and beads as desired. Attendees swap w/ other beaders and refresh their stash. Meet a fun new beady friend in a safe friendly environment. Adults 14+. Free. KanduBeads. 346 Quinnipiac St. Bldg. 1. Flr. 2. Wallingford. 203.793.7348, Kandubeads.com. Karuna Reiki Levels 1 and 2 w/Susane Grasso – 6:30-8:30pm (10/29 & 11/5). Take skills to the next level. Enhance practice and life. Master Practitioner level required. 2-part class. $300. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 We Are Not Alone: The CT Ghost Hunters – 7pm. See ghostly figures? Hear noises? Experienced paranormal activity? Attend a presentation w/the CT Ghost Hunters. Learn what happens during a paranormal investigation. Free. Reg. req. Guilford Lib. 67 Park St. 203.453.8282, Guilfordfreelibrary.org.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 Film Cultures Colloquium & Screening Series – 7pm. Screenings of “Nosferatu” (Germany, 1922), directed by F.W. Murnau; and “Freaks” (USA, 1932), directed by Tod Browning. Free. Whitney Humanities Center, Auditorium. 53 Wall St. New Haven. Info: kirsty.dootson@yale.edu, Yale.edu/whcfilms.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Wine On9 – 6-8pm. Elm City Market takes part in Wine On9, a neighborhood-wide event that offers sampling of local wines & paired cheese. This event kicks off a fun weekend celebrating the 2nd birthday of the co-op! Elm City Market. 777 Chapel St. New Haven. 203.624.0441. Details: Elmcitymarket.coop.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 The Healing Arts of Emei Qigong - Level 1 Training – Nov. 2, 3 & 4: 9am-5pm (11/2 & 4); 9am-3:30pm (11/3). Seminar taught by Master Patricia Bolger. 3 days of comprehensive qigong training for $60. Holistic Therapies. 15 South Elm St. Wallingford. Info/Register: Pat 203.500.6492, Emeiqigongchan.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 The Art of Equanimity: Yin Yoga & Mindfulness Meditation w/Josh Summers – 9am-5pm. Learn to deepen connection w/the heart of Equanimity. Receive tools for formal practice & in daily contexts. Taste the peace that emerges. All levels. $90 ($75 before 10/27). Fresh Yoga. Erector Square. Freshyoga.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Harvest Boxes Available at CT Farm Fresh Express: Order Today for Delivery Thursday! – Fresh local fruits & vegetables picked at their peak of freshness. Farm-fresh deliveries made to homes year-round anywhere in CT. Info: ctfarmfreshstore.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Book Discussion w/Mark Schenker: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel – 7pm. Set in the 1520’s, Wolf Hall places the historical Thomas Cromwell at the ctr. of the novel’s rich social & psychological evocation of the early crises of the reign of Henry VIII. Free. Reg. req. 203.389.3433, Woodbridge.lioninc.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 De motu textis w/Randall McLeod – 4:30pm. One in a series of Yale Program in the History of the Book lectures: scholars across disciplines explore the materiality of the written word over time & across cultures. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Lib.121 Wall St. New Haven. Beinecke. library.yale.edu.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Love 2 Sign with Jaye – 10:30-11am. Sign language class for children ages 6 months to 6 years. Registration is required. Killingworth Library. 301 Rte. 81. Killingworth. 860.663.2000, Killingworthlibrary.org.

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sunday Sunday Morning Yoga – 8-9am. This Kripalu based practice will stretch & tone muscles, relieve stress & anxiety. Class geared toward all levels, modifications always given. Hour-long class will leave attendees feeling restored & replenished. IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Info: 860.961.4507. Prenatal Yoga – 9:30-11am. Students practice poses and movements that appropriately stretch and strengthen the body while preparing for delivery physically and psychologically. No yoga experience needed. Yoga in Middletown. 438 Main St. 860.347. YOGA(9642), Yogainmiddletown.com. Buddhist Faith Fellowship Gathering and Family Sunday School, Middletown, CT – 10am-12pm. Mother Dharma program for mommy and baby, Montessori inspired classes for children 15 mos.-15 yrs., Dharma Buddies for young adults, and classes at NE Institute for Buddhist Studies by donation. bffct.net. Guided Hikes – 1pm. Ansonia Nature Center. 10 Deerfield Rd. Ansonia. Info: 203.736.1053. Candlelight Yoga – 7:30pm. A mostly restorative practice. Attendees tap into the breath, explore their bodies and leave feeling incredibly better then when they arrived. “If not working on the self, one is not really working.” $10. The Fitness Haven. 938 State St. New Haven. 203.562.2833.

monday Angelic/Intuitive Readings, *Reflexology, Reiki, EFT, Guided Imagery – Mon.-Sat. by appt. Phone or *in-person session w/Aromatherapy w/RMT/Holistic Coach Diane Esposito. Reiki practitioner certific. wkly. Mention ad for $10 off 1st session. Wallingford. 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com. Sunrise Flow Yoga – 6:30-7:30am. A fast paced Vinyasa flow inspired class including sun salutations, warrior sequences and balancing poses. This class will energize and revitalize attendees - a great way to start a Monday! IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Info: 860.961.4507. Vinyasa – 9:30-10:45am. w/Melissa. Move, flow and refresh for the rest of the day! New student special: $30/2-weeks unlimited classes. Fresh Yoga. 319 Peck St. New Haven. 203.776.9642.

Yoga with Marlene – 10:30am/7:15pm (classes also offered Tues. 9:30am/6:30pm, Wed. 6:30pm, Thurs.10am/6:30pm, & Fri. 9:30am). Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203.453.5360. Yoga and Guided Healing Meditation with Marcie – 12-2pm. $10. Shoreline Wellness Center. 415 Main St. West Haven. Info: 203.931.1184. $5 Community Flow at Fresh Yoga – 12:151:15pm. All are welcome. All students will be encouraged to move mindfully, feel every breath and explore their own unique expression of each yoga pose. No experience necessary. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. 203.776.9642. Qigong – 7-8pm. Learn a practice that invigorates the internal energy, relieves stress, tones and stretches the muscles, and connects the mind and body. $15/class. Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health. 35 Boston St. Guilford. Info: Tranquil Mountain Internal Arts 860.301.6433, tmiarts.com. Spirit of Happiness Salon: Walk Your Life’s Path with Light and Purpose – 7-9pm (2nd Mon.). Each month, join a different conversation re: the spirit of happiness. Upcoming: Build the bridge for conscious living/organic spirituality. Milford Barnes & Noble. 203.305.8091, juliette@juliettestorch.com.

tuesday Intuitive Readings w/Susan Margaret – 11am3pm. Susan is a medium who has been doing psychic readings for 43 years. She uses playing cards, reads palms and uses basic astrology in her readings. $1/ min. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000. Yin Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. Take a shape, relax deeply into stillness, learn how to be w/self. Class creates positive stress on the body’s connective tissue to help rejuvenate & find a new experience of flexibility. $30/2-wks. unlimited classes. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. 203.776.9642. Yoga with Marcie – 5:30-6:30pm. Shoreline Wellness Center. 415 Main St. West Haven. Info: 203.931.1184. Power Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. A yoga class that will MOST CERTAINLY make one SWEAT! A circuit based workout incorporating cardio bursts and light weights within a yoga practice. Take practice to a whole NEW level! IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Info: 860.961.4507.

Holistic Moms Network, Middlesex County CT – 7-9pm (last Tuesdays). Nonprofit organization connecting parents interested in holistic health and green living. 1st meeting free. United Church of Chester. 29 West Main St. Chester. To contact, confirm dates or see topics, visit Holisticmoms.org. Restorative Yoga w/Ellen – 7:15-8:30pm. Restorative yoga is about moving mind/body away from normal activity and into a relaxed state of being. Poses held for 5-20 minutes w/props. New students $30/2-weeks unlimited classes. Fresh Yoga. 319 Peck St. New Haven.203.776.9642. Free Reiki Sessions: The Universal Reiki Plan – 7:30-8:30pm (& 8:30-9:30pm Thurs.). Reiki teachers Jeannette & Jim of ReikiOvertones & students offer free Reiki sessions. Appt. only. Love offering appreciated. 95 Harris St. Fairfield. Details: Jim & Jeannette 203.254.3958, Info@ReikiOvertones.com. T’ai Chi Ch’uan/Qigong – 7:35-8:35pm. Beginner class. A martial art w/relaxed movement helps to focus mind, reduce stress, improve balance, and strengthen the body. East/West Healing Arts Center. 410 State St. North Haven. Call to confirm details: Bob 860.301.6433.

wednesday Introductory Massage Special! – Massage Savvy offers affordable, quality massage. Introductory special: $49/one hour Swedish or firm, $59/deep muscle. Loyalty program w/discount on multiple massages. 2514 Boston Post. Rd. Guilford. (rear entrance). Sched. an appt.: 203.453.8667, Massagesavvyct.com. Qi gong – 7:30-8:15am. Exercise system including mvmt., healing posture, self massage, breathing techniques, relaxation, energy meditation. All ages/levels. Beneficial for many illnesses/disorders/dysfunctions. Helps release deep emotions/ stress. IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. 860.961.4507. Moderate Yoga – 8:45-9:45am & 6-7pm. A Kripalu inspired class that unites breath with movement. This is a well-rounded class that both tones and stretches the body. IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Info: 860.961.4507. Emei Wujigong Qigong Group Practice – 12-1pm (& Thurs. other than 1st one of month 6:30pm). Experience a qigong form for rebalancing & strengthening body/mind/spirit. All abilities/ health levels. 1st class free (reg. $5). Holistic Therapies Classrm. 15 South Elm St. Wallingford. EmeiQigongChan.com. Yoga with Marcie – 12-1pm. Shoreline Wellness Center. 415 Main St. West Haven. Info: 203.931.1184. Library Yoga at New Haven Public Library – 1-2pm. Drop-ins welcome. Bring a mat. Instructors vary. 133 Elm St. New Haven. Call for details and to ensure class will take place as scheduled: 203.946.8835, cbrown@nhfpl.org.

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Intuitive Readings w/Barbara D’Addio – 2:305pm. Psychic/Intuitive, Shaman practitioner, Energy worker, Reiki Master, National Certified Hypnotist, Cert. Past Life Regression Therapist, EFT, Numerology, In Touch Therapy. $1/min. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000. Stony Creek Yoga for Stress Relief – 5:457pm. Classes taught by Gina Macdonald MA, LPC will emphasize the breath with flowing movement (pranayama). $10/session. Basic yoga required. Willoughby Wallace Library. 146 Thimble Island Rd. Stony Creek. Contact: Gina Macdonald 203.710.6665. Yoga with Marlene – 6:30pm (classes also offered Mon. 10:30am/7:15pm, Tues. 9:30am/6:30pm, Thurs.10am/6:30pm, & Fri. 9:30am). Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203.453.5360.

Qigong Group Healing and Silent Meditation – *NEW TIME: 6:30-8pm (1st Thurs. 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 information if 1st attendance-Oct. only: 203.715.3732. Healing Effects of Whole Foods – 6:30-8:30pm. This 5-wk. hands-on course teaches fundamental components of a healthy diet & nutrition. Leave w/empowering tools, recipes & handouts that will further enhance learning at home. $300. Shoreline Ctr. for Wholistic Health. Guilford. chefbill@billklar.com.

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Beginner Friendly Yoga: Introduction To Movement – 7:45-9pm. Simple, straightforward movements. Slow paced and instructional. Focuses on breathing and building basic skills needed to move on to more complex movements. *Donation-based. 4 Ocean Ave. West Haven. AnthonyPascale.com.

Yoga with Marlene – 9:30am (classes also offered Mon. 10:30am/7:15pm, Tues. 9:30am/6:30pm, Wed. 6:30pm, & Thurs.10am/6:30pm). Yoga classes for all ages and problems in a serene atmosphere with emphasis on stress-management. 1221 Village Walk. Guilford. Info: 203.453.5360.

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Intuitive Readings w/Susane Grasso – 11am-3pm. Usui & Karuna Reiki Master & Clairvoyant Susane sees auras/mirrors of soul/emotions & physical being. $1/min. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000, Enchantedguilfordct.com.

Ecology & Outdoor Adventure with Common Ground Nature Center & CELC for Ages 9-14 – Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, Apr. 24, May 15. Have fun, get outside, enjoy activities that build community and leadership. $7/day. Register: 203.433.4658, Mandm@CTExperiential.org.

REGISTER NOW: Drama Classes for Students Ages 10-14 w/CELC & Long Wharf Theater New Haven – 12:30-2:30pm (9-wk session: Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, Dec. 6, 13). Students will explore the fundamentals of acting & improvisation. $160. Info: 203.433.4658, mandm@CTExperiential.org.

The Milford Chamber’s ‘Health & Wellness Council’ – 8:30-9:30am. (2nd Thurs. monthly). Group is comprised of businesses in the health and wellness industry. 5 Broad St. Milford. 203.878.0681, prisco@priscopr.com, Milfordct.com.

Power Vinyasa – 4:30-5:45pm. Heated (80+ deg.) flowing class based on Baptiste Vinyasa Power Yoga. Vigorous, fast-paced series of poses condition the whole body, offer peace of mind & the ability to move more powerfully/authentically. Fresh Yoga. 49 Orange St. New Haven. 203.776.9642, Freshyoga.com.

Healthy-Steps, The Lebed Method – 3-4pm/ Mddltwn, 5:45-6:45pm/Madison. w/Susan Sandel. Gentle therapeutic exercise/mvmnt prog. Helpful for breast cancer survivors/chronic health conditions. Free. Sponsor: Mddlsx. Hosp. Ctr. for Survivorship & Integrative Med. 203.457.1656. Iyengar Yoga – 5:30pm: Back Care, ongoing, 7pm: Restorative Yoga (most weeks). All levels. Align and awaken self. Yoga in Middletown. 438 Main St. 860.347.YOGA (9642), Yogainmiddletown.com. Spin/Yoga Class – 5:45-6:45pm. Spend 30 min. on the indoor cycle working up a great sweat with energizing music. The 2nd half of the class is strengthening, stretching yoga moves with a final relaxation period. Truly a mind/body workout! IFoundFitness. 190 Main St. Deep River. Info: 860.961.4507. Yoga for Your Health – 6:30pm. Ansonia Nature Center. 10 Deerfield Rd. Ansonia. Details: Pam 203.888.4124.

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Saturday Garden Walks – 9:30am. Themed walks and activities in the demonstration gardens. Join Nancy in the gardens, as she highlights the flowers, fruit and foliage of this wonderful time of the year. Free, no need to pre-register, just show up! Natureworks. 518 Forest Rd. Northford. 203.484.2748. Create a Work of Art – 11am. Fun, laid back series of classes. Learn easy basic techniques & skills to create a work of art. All participants are welcome to stay after class for an open studio. Knowledgeable staff is here to help. Free w/$10 purchase. 346 Quinnipiac St. Wallingford. 203.793.7348. ReikiShare: The Universal Reiki Plan – 11am1:30pm. Pre-register to share Reiki & join in a FREE workshop to make it a Reiki day! The 3rd Sat. of every month. Free (“love offering”). Bloodroot Rest. 85 Ferris St. Bridgeport. Reservation only: Jim or Jeannette 203.254.3958, Info@ReikiOvertones.com. Creature Features – 12pm. Ansonia Nature Center. 10 Deerfield Rd. Ansonia. Info: 203.736.1053. Intuitive Readings w/Lisa Morrison – 12-4pm (Oct. date: 10/26). Goddess, Tarot, Rune & Past Life Readings. Lisa believes readings should balance humor, healing & inspiration. Her intention is to help restore balance/encourage wholeness. $1/ min. Enchanted. 1250 Boston Post Rd. Guilford. 203.453.4000. Pilates – 1-2pm. w/Certified Pilates Instructor. Pilates exercises develop strength, flexibility and breath control as they address both spinal mobility and stability. Beginners welcome. Yoga in Middletown. 438 Main St. 860.347.YOGA (9642), Yogainmiddletown.com.

saturday Introductory Massage Special! – Massage Savvy offers affordable, quality massage. Introductory special: $49/one hour Swedish or firm, $59/deep muscle. Loyalty program w/discount on multiple massages. 2514 Boston Post. Rd. Guilford. (rear entrance). Sched. an appt.: 203.453.8667, Massagesavvyct.com. Nei-jia in Shelton at the Slab – 8am. Chinese arts of moving meditation and self-defense. Tai-chi stresses slow, balanced and relaxed postures. Pakua employs horizontal actions emphasizing the open palm. Hsing-I uses rolling, vertical actions emphasizing the fists. Free. Info: 985.210.8089. Stony Creek Intermediate Level Hatha Yoga Classes with Gina Macdonald MA, LPC – 8:3010am. Walk-ins welcome. $10/session. Willoughby Wallace Library. 146 Thimble Island Rd. Stony Creek. Contact: Gina 203.710.6665.

Reiki Practitioner Cert. – 9am-3pm. w/RMT/Holistic Coach Diane Esposito. Reiki I: 2nd Sat./$150; Reiki II: 3rd Sat./$175; Reiki III 4th Sat./$200; $450/ Mastership by appt. Reiki & angels, private class/ sessions avail. Wlgfd. Reg./free pre-class consult: 203.284.1204, PersonalHarmonyandHealth.com.

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ADOPTION SERVICES CONNECTICUT ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES – Mission: to create, strengthen & support families through the adoption/permanent placement of children in safe & loving homes. Free info. sess. 7pm, 1st Thurs. monthly. Panera. 1201 Boston Post Rd. Milford. Reg. by 3pm Wed.: 860.444.0553, ctadoptions.org.

ALS SUPPORT THE ALS ASSOCIATION CONNECTICUT CHAPTER – Leading the fight to treat & cure ALS through research & advocacy while empowering people w/Lou Gehrig’s Disease & their families to live fuller lives w/compassionate care & support. 4 Oxford Road, Unit D4. Milford. 203.874.5050, WebCT.alsa.org.

A QUESTION OF ETHICS “THOU SHALL NOT KILL” Is it ethical for animals to end up on our table? www.DoNotEatUs.org www.Universal-Spirit.org 800.846.2691.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS HAROLD LEEVER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER – In addition to continuously developing & facilitating its own support groups, the ctr. provides a meeting place for established support groups arranged through the American Cancer Society. 1075 Chase Pkwy. Waterbury. 203.575.5555, Leevercancercenter.org. SMILOW CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS – Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, in collaboration w/Yale Cancer Center, offers a range of services, including support groups for patients & their families. ynhh.org/smilow-cancer-hospital/ patient-information/cancer_support_groups.aspx.

CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDREN – Mission: to promote the well-being of Connecticut’s young people and their families by advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies. Connecticut Voices for Children. 33 Whitney Ave. New Haven. 203.498.4240.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS THE CHILDREN’S COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF CT, INC. – Serving children, youth & families in South Central Connecticut since 1999. Committed to providing diverse & creative support services to children & families throughout CT to ensure that every child counts. New Haven. 203.786.6403, ccp-ct.org.

CONNECTICUT KIDS CONNECT KIDS – Learn about CT history, people, government & culture. Find things to do, places to go & explore, people to meet & reasons to be proud to be a Connecticut Kid. Kids.ct.gov.

E-BOOK & PRINT FORMATTING POLGARUS STUDIO – This husband/wife team formats books (including Kindle editions) for authors around the world who have written work but are struggling w/how to get it ready for sale or correctly converted/formatted for online viewing. Info: Polgarusstudio.com.

CT HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS – New groups offered periodically throughout the year including day/eve groups serving adults who’ve lost a loved one (spouse, parent/ family member, partner, or friend). Registration required. Free. Branford. Info: 203.315.7544.

IN HOME TUTORING IS YOUR CHILD GETTING THE GRADES S/HE NEEDS TO SUCCEED? – Tutor Doctor is CT’s premier in home tutoring service. We specialize in working with students of all ages in a oneon-one environment with a customized curriculum to meet each individual’s needs. We have qualified tutors available to assist students in all subjects, test prep and overall organization & study skills. 203.283.4039, hometutorsct.com.

KIDS CLOTHING WARM THE CHILDREN – Provides new winter clothing for needy children. 166 Skunk Misery Rd. Higganum. Info: 860.345.4873, mack@warmthechildren.org, Warmthechildren.org.

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FOOD ISSUES THE NEW HAVEN FOOD POLICY COUNCIL – A volunteer advisory board addressing local & regional food issues & impacts on individuals, communities, businesses, the environment & local government. Meets 3rd Wed. 8-9:45am/ City Hall – public welcome. 203.773.3736, staff@NHFoodPolicyCouncil.org. NEW HAVEN FARMS, INC. – Promotes health & community dev. through urban agriculture. Affordable fresh fruits/vegetables for those affected by diet-related chronic disease. A community response to intersecting crises: diabetes/obesity/ environmental degradation/poverty. 203.915.1892, Newhavenfarms.org.

FOR RENT BEAUTIFUL, PRIVATE, NEWLY RENOVATED – Tranquil Setting. Center of town. 2nd floor. Smaller office $550. Larger office $850 per month. Utilities included. Call Janyce: 203.481.6222.

AMERICAN LYME DISEASE FOUNDATION – Dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment, of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Lyme, CT. Info: aldf.com. CT LYME RIDERS, INC. – Founded in 2007 by motorcyclists Sandy Brule & Tony Gargano. A 501(c)(3) non profit public charity aiming to bring awareness to the public about Lyme Disease. Events & info. 860.537.0255, ctlymeriders.com.

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING ANNAHAVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Provides treatment for depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ADHD, Obesity, spiritual counseling and anger management for adults and children. Call now to schedule an appointment. 203.606.2071. You have the right to be HAPPY. CounselingwithAnnaHaven.com.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

HEALING FROM GRIEF COVE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN – Provides hope/healing for grieving children/teens. Helps them understand the grieving process, how to communicate/ask for help/avoid negative effects of unresolved childhood grief & offers support in a safe, healing environment. Meriden. 800.750.2683, covect.org.

HIGHER HEIGHTS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, INC. – Mission: to change the lives of under-represented college bound students to empower, encourage & equip them to obtain a post-secondary education. “Inspiring Young Minds, Elevating a Community.” New Haven. 203.859.6647, Higherheightsyouth.com.

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ADVANCED ALLERGY RELIEF

Anne Mitchell, ND North Haven and West Hartford Offices 203.239.3400 aarct.com Do you have asthma, hay fever, sinusitis, excema or other allergy symptoms? Are you careful about what you eat because of food allergies or intolerances? At Advanced Allergy Relief, we offer a safe, rapid elimination of allergic reactions. No medication, No Needles, Child friendly, Effective.

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Specializing in Advanced Allergy Therapeutics Betty Brainerd, ND Guilford, CT 203.738.0020 DrBrainerd.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALING ARTS PERSONALHARMONYANDHEALTH.COM Wallingford, CT 203.284.1204

Improve your quality of life w/ empowering guidance & support. Move to the Heart of Healing w/ Diane Esposito, RMT/Holistic Coach/author of Play, Heal, Love! The Art of Creating Healthy Relationships. Be inspired; create habits & boundaries that heal w/in-person or phone Readings, Reiki, Reflexology, EFT, Angelspeake, Meditation. See ad on page 7.

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Madison, CT 203.245.9317 kevinhealy@sbcglobal.net DrHealMe.com Applied Kinesiology is neurological evaluation to find dysfunction. It addresses problems instead of chasing pains. Dr. Healy tests if a therapy benefits the dysfunction and finds immediate answers about which result in the most improvement. Chiropractic, craniosacral, myofascial, and acupressure are among the therapies Dr. Healy uses. No single cure exists since disease (which includes a state of dysfunction) typically involves many areas of the body. The goal of any therapy-physical, chemical, or emotional-is to improve function, and a combination of therapies has the best results. See ad on page 10.

EDUCATION

Are you suffering from allergies or sensitivites? Would you like to live life without medications or the need to avoid certain foods, animals, or other offending substances? We can help you. Our Advanced Allergy Therapeutics results in elimination of allergic reactions. Noninvasive, no needles, safe for all ages.

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CONNECTICUT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CENTER 28 School Street Branford, CT 06405 203.433.4658 mandm@CTExperiential.org http://CTEXperiential.org

CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) of Branford is a dynamic middle school program that provides small classes and combines exceptional academics with hands-on and real-world learning experiences to fit the academic, social, and emotional needs of the 5thâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8th grade student. Contact us to schedule a visit or for more information at: mandm@CTExperiential.org or call 203.433.4658. See ad on page 12.

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3040 Whitney Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 203.407.8128 Our 16th year! Open 7 days : M-F 8:00-7:30; Sat 9-7; Sun 10-5 ThymeAndSeasonNaturalMarket.com One of the largest selections of natural, organic, nonGMO, gluten-free & vegan foods in the area - local produce, organic & freerange meats / poultry, local artisan cheese, sustainable fish, organic baby food, quality pet food & remedies, safe cleaning & paper products, fair trade chocolate & coffee. Vitamin, mineral, herb and whole food supplements, homeopathic & ayurvedic remedies and a Certified Nutrition Counselor to assist you; Health Talks by health profs Thurs eves Spring & Fall. Pick up a healthy hot breakfast or lunch MonSat: 4 entrees & 6 soups plus salads, sandwiches, sushi, & wraps. A dedicated helpful staff. See ad for events on page 11.

HOLISTIC DENTIST MARK A. BREINER, DDS, FIAOMT

5520 Park Ave, Ste 301, Ffld Town Line Merritt Pkwy, Exit 47 203.371.0300 WholeBodyDentistry.com Dr. Mark A. Breiner is a pioneer and recognized authority in the field of holistic dentistry. With over 30 years of experience, he is a sought after speaker and lecturer. His popular consumer book, Whole-Body Dentistry, has been sold worldwide. See ad on page 11.

HOLISTIC PEDIATRICIAN PREFERRED PEDIATRICS

Diana Lopusny, M.D., F.A.A.P. 88 Noble Avenue, Suite 101, Milford, CT 203.874.2800 PreferredPediatricsofct.com Dr. Diana Lopusny, a board certified pediatrician, has years of hands-on experience with infants and children ages 0-22. Her personalized blend of conventional and homeopathic medicine offers her patients traditional, loving, and modern care.

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Adam Breiner, ND, Director Elena Sokolova, MD, ND David Brady, ND, CCN, DACBN Fairfield/Trumbull town line 203.371.8258 WholeBodyMed.com

PHYSICAL THERAPY OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

Using state-of-the-art science combined with centuries-old healing modalities, our caring naturopathic doctors correct underlying imbalances and address issues which may interfere with the body’s ability to heal itself. Treatment protocols or therapies include: Abdominal Manual Therapy, Acupuncture, NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS Allergy Desensitization, Chinese Medicine, Colonics and other A LIFE CENTER Detoxification Protocols, Jenna Henderson, ND Electro-Dermal Screening, 2 Broadway, North Haven, CT Energy Medicine, FDA-cleared 1007 Farmington Ave, Suite 7A P h o t o t h e r a p y, F u n c t i o n a l West Hartford, CT Medicine, Herbal Medicine, 203.239.3400 H o m e o p a t h y, H o r m o n a l info@thelifecenterofct.com Balancing, Hyperbaric Oxygen TheLifeCenterofct.com Therapy, Metabolic Typing, Nutritional Assessment, RealIntegrative Health Solutions so Time EEG Neurofeedback, and other therapies. See that you can feel better, look ad on page 11. better and have the energy you need! The best of modern, NUTRITION scientific medicine alongside ancient healing traditions. Address the root cause of imbalance and find DR. ROBERT SKARZYNSKI, DC wellness in mind, body and spirit. Most insurances 63 Church Street, Guilford, CT 203.453.0232 Skarzynski@sbcglobal.net accepted.. See ad on page 13. A dynamic network of licensed therapists offers quality massage to reduce tension/anxiety, relax body & mind, enhance immune system, lessen muscle pain/tension, offer headache relief, improve sleep. Programs include: Intro. special $49/one hour, multiple massage discounts & corporate on-site chair/event massage. See ad on page 13.

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Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body to determine the underlying causes of ill or non-optimum health. Causes include foods, metals, chemicals, immune challenges, allergies, and more. The doctor works one on one to make meaningful and educated changes as needed in the patient’s diet. The majority of supplements used are organic whole food. The system determines when supplements are needed or no longer needed. Results have been outstanding!

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The Carriage House At The Gate House West 2614 Boston Post Rd, Guilford, CT 203.458.1298 EverlastingsSalon.com

Linda Maude, PT 111 New Haven Ave. Derby, CT 06418 203.735.8336 PhysicalTherapySoCT.com

Specializing in evaluation & treatment of musculoskeletal imbalance & injuries. Results achieved that traditional physical therapy may not. Therapeutic approaches such as manual therapy, craniosacral, visceral manipulation and vestibular rehab. State of the art facility for strengthening and overall rehabilitation.

RECREATION CENTER THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER 203.804.5343 TherapeuticRecreationCenter.com

Center unites Beth Patella Center for Music & Animal Assisted Therapy Services. Innovative programs for all children & adults, including those w/disabilities. Early Childhood Music; Music for persons w/Disabilities; Drumming; Sound Therapy; Canine/Equine Assisted Therapy; Veterans Wounded Warrior Equine Project & more. See ad on page 9.

TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH JULIETTE STORCH

203.305.8091 juliette@juliettestorch.com JulietteStorch.com Are you ready to stop dipping your toes in and splashing around in your life and actually and dive into your BIG life? Are you ready to make the pilgrimage, make the journey and travel into your soul? Are you ready to get into your body and out of your head? Are you ready to re-awaken, remember, and unleash your soul? If you are saying “YES” then this is for YOU! As an intuitive and soul whisperer I guide you on your LifesPath to manifest your soul’s purpose and mission. Are you ready?

Everlastings offers a Full Service, Holistic, and Organic Approach to Hair and Body, and Features, Organic and Dimensional Color, Highlights, Bodywaves, Relaxers and Razor cuts. Please call for your individual consultation. See ad on page 12.

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WEIGHT LOSS A LIFE CENTER

Jenna Henderson, ND 2 Broadway, North Haven, CT 1007 Farmington Ave, Suite 7A, West Hartford, CT 203.239.3400 info@thelifecenterofct.com TheLifeCenterofct.com

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Get off the dieting merry-goround and FINALLY achieve your ideal weight. We offer a medically supervised weight loss program with whole foods, individualized nutrition, emotional eating support, meal planning and weight loss coaching. MOST INSURANCES ACCEPTED See ad on page 13.

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RAVEN’S WING YOGA

19 South Main St. Branford, CT 203.488.9642 RavensWingYoga.com Rooted in the sacred teachings of yoga, Raven’s Wing is an inviting & safe place for all who desire positive change. Gentle, beginner, moderate and vigorous classes offered, as well as monthly workshops, kirtan and seasonal celebrations. Ayurveda and private instruction also offered. See ad on page 10.

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YOGA/ GUIDED HEALING MEDITATION SHORELINE WELLNESS CENTER, LLC

415 Main Street, West Haven, CT 203.931.1184 ShorelineWellnessCenter.com

Find wellness w/Yoga & Guided Healing Meditation. No experience nec. Yoga: Enhance muscle strength, calm, focus, posture, inner peace, flexibility & spirituality. $10. Meditation: w/soft music & Marcie’s nurturing voice, be guided on a journey exploring levels of relaxing, letting go & healing. $5.

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e all need iodine, yet most of us don’t get enough of it through our diet. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that iodine deficiency in the developed world has increased fourfold in the past 40 years and now affects nearly three-quarters of all adults. Numerous U.S. practicing physicians quoted widely in the media estimate that the incidence of hypothyroidism in our adult population may be between 30 and 70 percent. Thus, we can’t efficiently produce the thyroid hormones that serve as chemical messengers triggering nearly every bodily function. The presence or absence of iodine affects our every cell. Natural Awakenings Detoxifed Iodine is 100 percent natural, raw iodine in an ethyl alcohol solution. We thank all those that are benefiting from this product and enthusiastically telling us their great results.  Available only at NAWebstore.com  My wife, who suffered from extreme fatigue and other symptoms, saw a dramatic increase in energy after just a few days of taking the natural iodine drops. Now if she misses a day, she’ll end up falling asleep in the middle of the afternoon, like she used to do before taking the iodine. It works! ~ Aaron My doctor told me that I had a hypothyroid condition, prescribed medication and was happy with the follow-up test results, yet I noticed no positive effects on my overall wellbeing. Within two weeks of using the Natural Awakenings Detoxified Iodine, I had more energy, felt more awake and enjoyed clearer thinking and greater peace of mind. People even comment that I look younger. I am a fan! ~ Larry

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deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine. The answer is simple: Taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage can rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the thyroid and the whole body.

Reasons Behind Iodine Deficiency Radiation: Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation emitted by cell phones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens and other electronic devices. Iodized table salt: The human body cannot utilize the iodine added to this product. Low-sodium diets: Failure to use healthy salts to fulfill sodium requirements, plus over-

use of zero-nutrient table salt in foods, leads to iodine depletion. Bromine: This toxic chemical overrides iodine’s abilities to nourish the thyroid, adrenal and other hormone-producing glands. A known carcinogen, it is used as an anticaking ingredient found in almost all baked goods, unless the ingredients specifically cite unbromated flour. Iodine-depleted soils: Due to poor farming techniques, iodine and other minerals in soil have declined, so most foods today are devoid of naturally occurring iodine. Proper iodine supplementation with a high-quality product like Natural Awakenings Detoxified Iodine can prevent harm by protecting the thyroid and other endocrine glands and restoring proper hormone production.

Your Thyroid Needs Protection! Natural Awakenings Detoxiﬁed Iodine Can Provide the Protection You Need

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