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f I had to choose my favorite theme during our last 12 issues of Natural Awakenings magazine, this month’s “Passion and Purpose” would be it, because that is precisely what led me toward a career move in this field.

Many of you may experience, as I did, a persistent inner voice urging me to seek a purpose in life that would make a difference to myself and to others. I remember my excitement when I was chosen at the tender age of 21 to represent one of the largest wholesale housewares firms in New York. It was a huge honor and serious career opportunity. Yet, after several years of selling $50 toilet brush sets to department stores, I had to ask myself, “Who cares?”

I craved a career that I was passionate about, but lacked direction. I had little ability to map out that journey and didn’t even know where to turn for help. It wasn’t until many careers later that I took a look around and asked what the one thing is that I have been passionate about all my life that I could share with others and make a difference. Publishing Natural Awakenings has been the toughest, most demanding job I have ever attempted, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything.

I never face a day of work with anything less than 100 percent passion and enthusiasm. Every chance I get, I look for new ways to share everything that Natural Awakenings is about. We recently had the opportunity to be part of facilitating a Center for Lifelong Learning course on integrative medicine, which has proven most successful and rewarding. The eight-class courses are taught by many of our local experts, and the attendance and response has been outstanding. We have also launched the Natural Awakenings radio show on NewsRadio 1620 AM, Pensacola’s Expert Panel (PEP) Talk Show. We are excited to provide our readers with a new venue to query experts in the natural health community.

I know that over the years, my friends and family have shunned my discussions about what constitutes a healthy bowel movement and cringed at the thought that I prefer to meet my beef (cow) face-to-face before I choose to serve it to my family. Yet they will attest that for most of my life, I have been passionate about sharing a healthier, more balanced way of life. I view wellness as the greatest gift from our creator, and my deepest values are based on my ideal that we all deserve to feel good… every day.

This sentiment is well shared by Lisa Marshall in our feature article, “Fashion a Passion-Driven Life,” about recognizing your passion and turning it into your life’s purpose. This month’s issue offers several resources and modalities for finding a better way with articles by our own local expert, Teri Haggerty, PCC, MBA, in “Cultivate Kids’ Passion and Purpose,” and renowned author Jack Canfield, in “Overcome Obstacles to Achievement.” Our intention is that anyone seeking a new course will be empowered by the passion of community leaders such as Jamie Sanders, of Unity in Pensacola, who shares, “Charting a New Course with Soul GPS.” Our community of holistic practitioners gladly opens its arms with resources and expertise to help you find your passion and develop your life’s purpose.

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22 FASHION A PASSION-DRIVEN LIFE Realize Your Purpose and Feed Your Soul

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by Lisa Marshall

25 CARDIO BUZZ

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by Debra Melani

26 HOLIDAY CHEER

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Special Drinks Help Make a Party Memorable

by Judith Fertig

28 CHARTING A NEW COURSE WITH SOUL GPS

by Jamie Sanders

30 OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVEMENT

Jack Canfield Shares Insights on Creating Success

by Linda Sechrist

32 HOUSE HAPPINESS

Small, Green and Paid For

by Lindsey Blomberg

34 AGING GRACEFULLY

Good Ways to Care for Pets in their Golden Years

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he Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 2 and 3 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 4, in downtown Pensacola’s historic Seville Square, with a juried art show featuring more than 200 of the nation’s best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists and craftsmen.

The festival features great music on the main stage, with dance and more on the Parrish Performing Arts Stage. The Children’s Stage hosts local performing arts, dance and music groups and authentic craftspeople in the Heritage Arts area.

The Children’s Arts Festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, provides free, hands-on artistic opportunities for kids. A Student Art Show showcases the talents of school students in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Some of Pensacola’s best-known restaurants will be serving local favorite concessions, along with dozens of booths with traditional festival fare.

Admission is free. For more information, visit ggaf.org.

Earth Ethics Meeting to Discuss Regional Strategies

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arth Ethics will sponsor a group meeting of environmentalists at 6 p.m., November 6, at the Bayview Senior Citizens Community Center, in Downtown Pensacola. People are invited to find out what is going on within the environmental community and how they can become involved. The event allows environmental groups across Northwest Florida to address their missions, goals and identify areas in which they need help and explore partnership opportunities.

Location: 2000 E. Lloyd St., Room 101. For more information, call 850- 549-7472 or visit EarthEthics.us.

Free Health Lectures at Baptist Health Care

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aptist Health Care, in Pensacola, offers monthly educational seminars to support its mission to improve the quality of life for area residents. Seminars are held at Baptist hospitals and medical parks in a variety of cities. The cost is free, but reservations are required.

For more information, including a locations, a complete schedule of topics and calendar, call 850-469-7897 or visit GetHealthyPensacola.com. See the Community Calendar in this issue.

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Displaced Homemaker Program at Transform Your Life

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ransform Your Life, in Pensacola, is hosting an ongoing program—Transitions: Displaced Homemakers—from 9 a.m. to noon, Mondays. Eligible women may join a new group every second Monday for a one-week class. The program is free and walk-ins are encouraged. This Transitions program is designed to help women gain the confidence and selfsufficiency needed to lead a full and productive life. It includes individual and group counseling, job placement services, education and skills training, health education, financial and legal information and social service referrals.

Eligible women are age 35 or older, have worked in a home providing household services for family members, are not adequately employed and would have difficulty securing adequate employment. Other eligibility requirements also apply. The Displaced Homemaker Program is sponsored by Emerald Coast TEAM Services, Inc., and the state of Florida through a grant administered by the Department of Economic Opportunity.

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he Gulf Coast Pirate Festival, replete with swordfighters, live cannon fire, mermaids, pirate magic, pirate music, gypsy dancers, contests, food, games, crafts and rides, is taking place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 10 and 11 and, at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds.

Admission is $10 adult/$5 children/free under 4. Costumed pirate zombies get in for half price. Weekend passes are available.

The Buccaneer’s Ball kicks off the fun in the Expo Hall, from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m., November 9, for those 18 and older, with a costume (required) contest like no other. Meet Captain Jack and hear live pirate music from groups like Drunk & Sailor, Everwas and others. Enjoy belly dancing, pirate-related entertainment, door prizes, pirate karaoke with prizes, games and much more. Cost is $15/$25 couple (includes some refreshments). Cash bar.

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newsbriefs Learn to Make Greek Kefir

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elanie Angelis of The Grecian Garden will instruct attendees in how to prepare a delicious, healthful Mediterranean treat at Kefir 101, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., November 3, at Old Thyme Remedies, in Pensacola. Kefir is a delicious, easy-to-makeprobiotic cultured milk.

Topics include how to make homemade milk kefir and water kefir (a healthy soda alternative); where to obtain kefir cultures and their differences; flavoring options and maintenance; homemade vs. store-bought versions; and how to make dairy-free kefir with coconut.

Location: 2475 E. Nine Mile Rd., Pensacola. RSVP to 912-6996.

Natural Awakenings’ Family of Franchises is Thriving

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atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed a large group of new publishers that completed an October training program at corporate headquarters in Naples, Florida. The NAPC training staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs now launching new Natural Awakenings territories or taking over the production of existing magazines in locales across the nation. New markets include Syracuse, New York; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Hudson County, New Jersey. Existing franchises with new publishers at the helm include San Antonio, Texas; Bergen County and Somerset, New Jersey; Roanoke, Virginia; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Long Island, New York.

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

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

For a list of places where Natural Awakenings is publishing or to learn more about franchising opportunities, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com or call 239-530-1377.

Local Bakery Offers Gluten-Free Products

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donna’s Bakery is a locally owned and operated bakery with more than 35 years of culinary experience in catering, baking, wedding and event planning. Originating in downtown Fort Walton Beach, there are locations in downtown Pensacola and now, Destin Commons, where an open house celebration will be held November 3.

The bakery offers cupcakes, pies, cake balls and wedding cakes, including many health-conscious treats with flavors ranging from chocolate to coconut, carrot and champagne that can be made gluten-free.

The Pensacola and Destin locations have breakfast and lunch café menus, featuring salads, sandwiches and quiche.

For directions and more information, call 850-424-5847 (Destin) or 850-226-7552 (FWB) or visit AdonnasBakery.com.

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More Americans are Eating Fresh

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t’s official: Americans are eating more fresh foods than they did five years ago.

A recent survey of 800 U.S. adults by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation reports that more than 68 percent of respondents say they eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables than they did in 2007.

Farmers’ markets and stands attracted 70 percent of the survey participants, although only 14 percent regularly shop at such venues. More good news: 64 percent of the respondents agree that it’s very important that produce be grown in an environmentally friendly way and also important that the fruits and veggies be organic.

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Cranberry Juice Yields Knockout Punch

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

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

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

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

Good Foods to Keep the Brain Sharp

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: PLoS One

Nuts Help Neutralize Metabolic Syndrome A

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

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

Antibiotics Overused for Sinus Infections

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“Patients don’t g e t b e t t e r f a s t e r o r have fewer symptoms when they get antibiotics,” says Dr. Jay F. Piccirillo, a professor of otolaryngology and the study’s senior author. He adds, “Our results show that antibiotics aren’t necessary for a basic [acute] sinus infection—most people get better on their own.” The researchers do suggest treating symptoms such as pain, cough and congestion and carefully watching to see if further treatment is necessary.

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Eco-Gyms

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

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

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

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

In the hotter, drier climate of the semiarid African savanna, flowing between the Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea, farmers have successfully fought back an expanding Sahara Desert and turned once dry, uncultivated scrub into highly productive farmland.

The key to success is allowing trees to grow where they once cut them down, and adopting agricultural techniques that take full advantage of scarce water resources.

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

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

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

Loving It

Fast Food that’s Good Food Mike Roberts, once the president and CEO of McDonald’s, has cofounded Lyfe Kitchen, a restaurant chain that aims to serve healthy food on a fast-food scale. The acronym Lyfe stands for Love Your Food Everyday, and the food is made without butter, cream, white sugar, white flour, high-fructose corn syrup, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), trans fats or additives.

He foresees hundreds of the alternative bistros opening across the country, all serving locally sourced, sustainable gourmet meals with the efficiency and economy usually found in a fast-food chain.

With free-range chicken; burgers from grass-fed, humanely raised cattle; roasted kabocha squash; beet and rice salad and Napa cabbage salad, costs are expected to be pricey at first, but decrease as more locations are added.

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Veggie Feast

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

Visit Gentle Thanksgiving.org.

Wishful Fishing Derricks to Get a New Lease on Life

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

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

The New York Times reports that about 650 such oil and gas industry relics, referred to as “idle iron”, would be demolished with large amounts of explosives under the old rules, killing thousands of fish and other sea creatures. Now the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is seeking recognition of offshore platforms as essential fish habitats.

To ease liability concerns and help insure and maintain structures to be spared such removal, John Hoffman, chief executive of Black Elk Energy, an oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas, has founded a nonprofit organization, Save the Blue.

To convert a platform into a reef, approval is required by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

Under the federal Rigs-to-Reefs program, a structure is only partially removed: cut off down to 85 feet below the water surface. Fish densities have been found to be 20 to 50 times higher near converted rigs than in open water. Each platform typically supports more than 10,000 fish.

ecotip Cherished Charities

Top 10 Giving Tips for Maximum Impact These guidelines from Charity Navigator can help Natural Awakenings readers make wise decisions in donating dollars to favorite eco-causes.

1 Be Proactive. First, take the time to identify which environmental results are most important to the family and be specific about the goals you expect via giving.

2 Engage in Dialogue. Before contributing to an organization, talk with staff to learn about the group’s accomplishments, goals and challenges.

3 Confirm Nonprofit Status. Check to ensure that the recipient is registered as a public nonprofit charity [501(c) (3)]; this also qualifies donations as tax deductions.

4 Check for Commitment to Accountability and Transparency. Charities that

follow good governance and transparency practices are less likely to engage in unethical or irresponsible activities and more likely to be making a measurable difference. Even advocates of big-picture environmental causes will find ways to quantify the quality of their contributions to planetary health.

5 Examine the Charity’s Financial Health. The financial health of any organization is a strong indicator of its performance. The most efficient nonprofits invest 75 percent or more of their budgets on programs and services and less than 25 percent on fundraising and administrative fees.

6 Review Executive Compensation. Even eco-charities need to pay their top leaders a competitive salary in order to attract and retain the talent needed to run a viable organization and produce results. But don’t just accept the CEO’s compensation at face value; compare it with counterparts in organizations of similar size, mission and location.

7 Be Careful of Sound-Alike Names. Don’t be confused by a charity that purposely chooses a name strikingly similar to a more reputable, well-known organization.

8 Hang Up the Phone. Recognize that the for-profit fundraising companies often used for charitable telemarketing campaigns keep 25 to 95 cents of every dollar they collect.

9 Concentrate Giving. Choose a few favorite causes to focus on. Spreading donations among multiple organizations can diminish the overall impact, because a percentage of each gift immediately goes toward overhead.

10 Make a Long-Term Commitment. Wise donors support their favorite environmental and other charities over the long haul, because they understand success requires a reliable pool of long-term, committed supporters.

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Community Spotlight

Foster Children Get Special Assistance in the Panhandle

by Kyla Stevens

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he stories of children being placed in foster care can be heartbreaking. Often abused, neglected and abandoned, these kids need safe and stable new homes.

Yet, the transition to overcrowded foster care facilities, sometimes outside the children’s home area, separated from siblings, can prove quite traumatic. Fortunately for foster children in Okaloosa, Walton, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Children in Crisis, Inc. (CIC) is working to change all that. Children under CIC care are referred from the Florida Department of Children and Families foster program and are placed by the Families First Network.

Since 2008, the Children’s Neighborhood (CN), operated by CIC, has provided emergency and long-term care for foster children. In their emergency shelter, kids’ needs are addressed by a 24-hour staff. A typical stay is 30 to 90 days, after which the children are moved into a CN family foster home that can house up to eight children. CN provides almost 100 foster beds, and is committed to keeping siblings together. Their 16bed Susanna Wesley House also provides

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the only emergency shelter in District 1.

Judy Manning, operations director of CIC, states, “When we help heal a child today, we are helping to heal generations to come. One day, when they become a parent, they will be able to love their children and end the cycle of abuse.”

CIC plans to expand beyond their current facilities because there is a severe shortage of foster homes in the community, particularly in Okaloosa and Walton County.

For more than 1,400 foster cases each year in District 1, which encompasses most of the western panhandle, there are only 330 community foster homes, providing a total of 675 beds.

This shortage means that 26 percent of the children are placed in overcapacity homes and nearly half of all foster children with siblings are separated from them.

A foster child is moved three or four times a year on average, with some moving up to 10 times per year. Children’s lives are stabilized in the unique CN family foster homes because these households can keep up to eight siblings together in each one. Two live-in house parents reside with the children and are responsible for their care. In addition, two foster grandparents live there as well, allowing the full-time house parents every other week-

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end off. Each family foster home eats meals together and plays together. Medical care, dental care and counseling are also provided. So is one-onone tutoring, to insure children continue to progress in school.

Additionally, CN teen transition homes are geared toward high school students that are aging out of the foster care system, to help teach them necessary life skills.

CIC is a nonprofit charity, so donations are tax deductible, and administrative and fundraising expenses account for only 11 percent of revenue. While CIC receives a daily allowance for children’s expenses from the state, it only covers about one-third of actual costs. Campaigns raise money for other food, clothing and care expenses.

Donations of non-perishable food, toiletries, household supplies, clothing, computers and office equipment are also welcome. Donations of time are needed and volunteers fill jobs such as grounds maintenance, office assistance, event coordination and tutoring.

CIC President and CEO Ken Hair comments, “The most important thing our community can do for our children is to help us sustain operations. Although we’ve made wonderful progress thus far, having the funds to help feed, clothe and care for our at-risk children is critical.

Equally important is our wonderful board, staff, volunteers and community support.

The CIC’s Change for Children campaign places collection jugs in participating schools in Okaloosa and Walton County. Children, facility and staff can drop their spare change in the jugs in order to support children in the neighborhood.

The CIC also hosts large charity events, such as their annual golf tournament and benefit concerts and dances.

The CIC Faith Community Committee (FCC) of volunteers, co-chaired by two elected members of the board of directors, meets once a week. The FCC encourages local congregations to accept children living at the Children’s Neighborhood into their ministries by inviting them to church activities and hosting activities specifically for the children. Congregants are encouraged to visit the CN campus as volunteers.

The FCC is also responsible for coordinating monthly birthday parties for foster children. They even provide a Prayer-a-Day calendar, using direct prayer to address various aspects of foster children’s lives. For example, on day four,

prayers are offered for “children struggling to recognize their worth,” and the next day, toward “families during their home visits.” In this way, CIC is helping to answer the prayers of many children in Northwest Florida.

Also, Kid’s Club 400, which also helps feed, clothe and care for children, is seeking 400 people in District 1 willing to commit to an annual pledge of $1,000 or more for three years or longer, but accepts donations of any amount.

Hair notes, “Since opening our first home in 2008, together we’ve given a home to more than 330 children, which represent more than 28,500 days and nights of a home. And we’ve kept all our brother and sister siblings families together.”

Kyla Stevens is a student with the New College of Florida and an intern with Natural Awakenings NW Florida.

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he CIC capital campaign restricts funds to construction and cannot be used for food, clothing or care, so they maintain separate fundraising campaigns for these purposes. The CN facility in Fort Walton Beach is located on a 20-acre campus, made possible by a 50-year charitable land lease supplied by Northwest Florida State College, for which CIC pays $1 per year. Construction commenced in two phases. Phase 1 began in January 2005 with a capital campaign, and approximately $5 million is needed in order to complete it. In 2008, CIC built the first two homes: the Susanna Wesley House emergency shelter and the Blessings House family foster home. The next year, the Charles Rigdon pavilion, the Dugas Family Foundation neighborhood center and the Kids’ Clubhouse recreation center were opened to provide play facilities for the children. In 2010, CIC added two more foster homes, Sue Sue’s House family foster home and Opportunity Home, for teens.

The newest CIC family foster home, Ya Ya’s, built with larger families in mind and able to house up to 12 children, is set for completion in early 2013. The Travis Tringas House family foster home will be constructed next. Naming opportunities available, starting at $6,000, for community members that wish to be remembered as making a lasting change for foster kids.

Capital campaign donors should visit ChildrenInCrisisFl.org.

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Business Spotlight Barbara Bruni Extends the Benefits of Pilates

by Jude Forsyth

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arbara Bruni, owner of Pilates Core Training, in Pensacola, has opened a second business at the same location, Barbara Bruni and Beyond, which will focus on the teaching aspect of her Pilates studio. “I love to help people get moving, pain-free, so they can enjoy their lives,” states Bruni. “But I also want to help the Pilates instructors expand their understanding and techniques, so they can give more to their clients.”

Her goal is to train new instructors, as well as teach a series of continuing education (CE) classes.

certification in Gyrotonic Expansion System and Gyrokensis.

Bruni is also a licensed massage therapist and specializes in the John Barnes technique of myofascial release, which releases blockages in the body to allow freedom of movement and a greater capacity to strengthen and stretch. “Sometimes people have too much pain or restrictions to move, so we do the release work and then progress to gentle movement. After that, they can join a Pilates mat class or start working the equipment,” says Bruni.

Bruni hosts a local TV show, Pilates Core Training, on UWF-TV at 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Her Pensacola studio, located 2130 Summit Boulevard, at the Roger Scott Athletic Center, offers all levels of individual and group training using the classic Pilates equipment and group mat sessions.

Spinning and yoga classes are also available there.

“I want to work with people who want to improve their lives and are willing to take responsibility to help themselves,” she says. “I like to co-partner with people. I help you find out what you can do to help yourself.”

Bruni started as a massage therapist 25 years ago in Boston, where she took advantage of the many opportunities to study various alternative therapies. When she moved to Pensacola 20 years ago, she changed her career to personal training. Bruni was introduced to Pilates 13 years ago and fell in love with the benefits and how it bridged exercise and bodywork.

“Pilates for me was the missing link, and I loved how the focus was self-responsibility and body alignment,” she explains. “You come out feeling like you’ve had a great massage.” She holds comprehensive certifications from two Pilates programs that apply current research and practice in sports medicine and movement science to the principles established by the modality’s founder, Joseph Pilates. Bruni also holds a degree in exercise science and

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Therapist Spotlight Brenda Bischoff: Empowering the Authentic Life

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renda Bischoff, owner of Transform Your Life, in Pensacola, is a talented motivational speaker and special event coordinator. Her passion for health and wellness issues stems from the loss of her mother to lung cancer and dealing with a serious illness of her own.

When Bischoff’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, it became apparent that conventional medicine was not working, so she began researching alternative therapies and even volunteered at an herb shop to learn all she could to help her mother. Later, Bischoff was inspired by a doctor that recommended she study hypnotherapy to work with the subconscious mind and its ability to heal the body.

In 1990, Bischoff became a certified hypnotherapist, and her own mission and vision for her life evolved as she began sharing her knowledge with others. She explains, “I am a dream maker. I use my gifts of insight, inspiration, wisdom, enthusiasm and motivation to empower myself and others to step into the realm of possibilities, where dreams do come true.”

Bischoff is enthusiastic about her chosen profession, saying, “I love, love, love public speaking! I love teaching!

I am passionate about what I believe in and I enjoy sharing share great life stories that help to empower people.”

Bischoff guides her clients through the understanding of their

subconscious mind and how to overcome thoughts and feelings of negativity. Her advanced training and experiences provide a strong belief system. “The mind/body belief system connects our physical health.

We live our life by our internal stories. These stories are often not ours, but our parents and those of other people who have influenced our younger mind. We may struggle to live with them because it may be a negative belief system, and the subconscious mind wants to be right,” she explains.

Bischoff believes we draw people and events to ourselves that make those belief systems true, even if it means sabotaging our own success, but the subconscious mind can be changed with hypnosis, because while the past events can’t be changed, the emotional attachment to them can be. This allows a client to live the future with a different reaction.

Bischoff describes one client’s breakthrough years ago. “A young woman was suffering from the effects of a very abusive mother and couldn’t overcome her past. Using time line therapy and having her look down at her life events as a series of little lights along a line, I asked her which light was shining the brightest. Without hesitation, she said the third one. Her abuse started at age 3. We discussed how her brightest light was there to be the light for her mother’s darkness. This view changed her thoughts and feeling regarding her mother and helped her to heal.”

Bischoff doesn’t just offer hypnotism as a healing modality, but combines

it with other therapies such as NeuroLinguistic Programming, life coaching, time line therapy, reconnective therapy and energy work. She offers alternative energy healing modalities and helps the clients to develop the skills necessary to turn their dreams and visions into reality, so they can maximize their personal and professional growth.

“We are given a truth at the level we can receive it,” she says. “Some people are not ready to receive or accept what they learn, so I gently walk the path with them. As they empower themselves, they experience what it is to be authentic. It’s wonderful to see them transform and begin a new life.”

Transform Your Life Center is located behind the University Mall, in Pensacola. Call Bischoff for a free consultation at 850-637-1631 or visit TransformYourLife.net.

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Top Cold and Flu Fighters for Children

by Dr. Lauri Grossman

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popular worldwide,” she says, “and it’s not just the flavor. They have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and other medicinal properties that modern science is just beginning to document.”

Another helpful resource is Healing Spices: How to Use 50 Everyday and Exotic Spices to Boost Health and Beat Disease, by Dr. Bharat Aggarwal, also a Ph.D. and researcher at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston.

Natural Cough Syrup

“Elderberry syrup is great for coughs,” advises Lennihan.

“A study done in Israel showed that elderberry extract is as effective against the flu as Tamiflu.”

ith the onset of school, parents are stocking up on essentials, including at-home remedies to help keep kids healthy this winter. Natural Awakenings has compiled several leading experts’ best tips.

Green and Yellow Produce

Dr. James Balch, a leading natural health expert, urologist and pioneering author in healing nutrition, recommends menus rich in colored fruits and vegetables filled with carotenes. “These foods are potent antioxidants, help with immune function and are involved with the growth and repair of tissues,” he writes. For picky eaters, serve crispy carrot sticks, buttery sweet potatoes and juicy apples.

Nuts and Seeds

Keep crunchy sunflower seeds within easy reach. High in vitamin E, they help children resist the flu and upper respiratory infections. Brazil nuts are good too, because they are high in selenium that keep bacteria and viruses from replicating.

Healing Herbs

Burke Lennihan, a registered nurse, certified homeopath and author of Your Natural Medicine Cabinet, encourages parents to stock up on garlic, ginger, turmeric and cayenne. “There’s a reason why [these herbs] are so

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Dr. Deborah Gordon, of Ashland, Oregon (DrDeborahMD.com), recommends that parents use supplements relied on as basics in the home generations ago: “All children benefit from fermented cod liver oil.” Although it tastes bad, it’s one of the most effective immune boosters available in a safe and easily absorbable form.

Vitamin D

While protecting skin from direct sun rays is an ongoing concern, current research shows that many children are deficient in the vitamin D sunshine provides. Gordon advises parents, “Ask your pediatrician to test your children to determine if they need supplements.”

Powerful Probiotics

In Treatment Alternatives for Children, Dr. Lawrence Rosen, who practices at the Whole Child Center, in Oradell, New Jersey, notes: “By adding probiotics to vitamin D supplementation, parents can be even more certain to keep the flu away from their children.”

Homeopathy Help

Lennihan maintains that using homeopathy can stop a child’s nascent cold before it blossoms fully. “When your son shows signs of lower energy and just wants to lie on the couch, or your daughter has a mild fever and says her throat is a bit scratchy, those are the times for ferrum phosphoricum,” she says. “The 6x potency will keep the cold from ever developing.” Two pellets, three times a day, works well.

If parents miss the early signs of an approaching cold, then arsenicum album is the homeopathic medicine needed. Lennihan holds that it’s the most useful remedy when a child’s nose is running incessantly.

She attests that allium cepa [common bulb onion] is a good backup if a child has an itchy nose or raw red skin under it. Both remedies are best given in 30C potency, two to three pellets three times a day for up to three days, to see if symptoms subside.

Chiropractic Care

Dr. Joseph Passanante, a New York City chiropractor, offers insights based on immunology research that has demonstrated a link between the nervous system and regulation of the immune function. Thus he states, “By aligning the spine and removing nerve interference, chiropractic care enhances immunity, so that good health is maintained.” Receiving regular gentle adjustments can help children ward off illness more effectively, and they will become more limber from the treatments.

Clean Water

Encourage children to wash their hands regularly and drink plenty of fresh water. The Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, advises drinking water, clear-broth soups or warm lemon water with honey to loosen congestion and prevent dehydration.

Over-the-counter, water-based saline nasal drops and sprays also can help combat stuffiness and congestion.

Plus, unlike nasal decongestants, they are safe and non-irritating, according to Mayo sources. They also note that a saltwater gargle can relieve a sore or scratchy throat.

Chicken Soup

Our grandmothers may have been even smarter than we thought. Recent studies at The Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, illustrate that chicken soup relieves colds in two ways. It acts as an anti-inflammatory by inhibiting the cells that add to inflammation and by speeding the movement of mucus, reduces the time that viruses are in contact with the nose.

Sound Sleep

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Lauri Grossman, a doctor of chiropractic and certified classical homeopath, practices in New York City, NY. Learn more at amcofh.org and HomeopathyCafe.com.

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Manage Stress

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Many Americans occasionally complain of having a lack of energy, and for some it’s a daily experience. Low energy levels can arise from a number of underlying factors, but poor diet and ongoing stress are the most likely culprits.

Eat Right

A consistently healthy diet can be the missing key ingredient to maintaining high energy in the long term, along with avoiding short-term energy dips.

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

“If you think of getting energy from a cup of coffee or a candy bar, understand that it’s just a quick boost that doesn’t last long,” advises Gerbstadt, author of The Doctor’s Detox Diet. “The kind of energy you get from complex carbs and whole grains will stay with you.”

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Adding a little protein, like a piece of low-fat cheese or a dollop of peanut butter on a whole grain cracker, will keep energy steady for even longer, starting with breakfast.

Gerbstadt further notes that a mid-afternoon energy drop may be due to a blood sugar dip. The carb/protein plan also works well at these times, or a cup of green tea might just hit the spot. “Green tea does deliver some caffeine, but it has literally hundreds of antioxidants, like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), that boost metabolism and stoke the metabolic fires,” she says.

Plus, because most people have less-than-perfect diets, certain supplements can help raise energy levels and enhance overall health. Gerbstadt recommends vitamin D for those that don’t spend much time in the sun, to enhance immune function; fish oil

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“Stress is one of the biggest energy zappers of physical, emotional and spiritual energy,” says Jon Gordon, of Jacksonville, Florida, author of The Energy Bus and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, sports teams, hospitals and schools on the subject of staying positive.

Exercise, a widely acknowledged energy booster, does double duty in moderating stress, according to the experts. Gordon’s prime recommendation for vanquishing it is a combination of exercise and emotional balancing: “You can’t be under stress and thankful at the same time,” he says. “So take a ‘thankyou’ walk every day and get the benefits of the physical exercise, as well as shifting emotions to a more positive state.”

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

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

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books, including The Super Simple HCG Diet. Learn more at KathleenBarnes.com.

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

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

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

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

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The Varied Causes of Chronic Fatigue

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Often, this testing shows a hormone imbalance, not just for menopausal women, but for younger women that suffer from PMS. Using bio-identical hormones that use the same molecule as the body produces will turn on the cell process and return hormone levels to an acceptable range.

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Off-the-clock volunteerism is soaring. Due to working and earning less, people are also consuming less, cooking, sewing and gardening more, rediscovering forgotten passions and relationships and finding new ones in the process.

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

People are remembering their soul’s mission and waking up to the true work they are intended to do.”

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

Fashion a Passion-Driven Life

Realize Your Purpose and Feed Your Soul

by Lisa Marshall

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

Then the economy collapsed, forcing her to shutter her businesses, file for bankruptcy and consult with a career counselor to plan her next steps. Today, at 57, she’s working as a life coach and business consultant and as she sees it, living the life she is meant to live.

“When you hit hard times and say, ‘My worst fears have come true; what am I going to do now?’ It makes you realize you will only find true success when you follow your passion,” she says.

Readnower represents what some see as the silver lining in these

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

Purpose Over Profits

According to a recent study by the nonprofit Encore.org, which helps older Americans pursue more meaningful careers, as many as 9 million people ages 44 to 70 have already transitioned into encore careers that combine purpose, passion and a paycheck. Another 31 million would like to.

Meanwhile, surveys show that new college grads are increasingly gravitating toward nonprofit and public sector jobs that feed their

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

“The decade in which we have matured has been turbulent in almost every dimension,” says John Coleman, 31, a recent graduate of Harvard Business School and co-author of Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders. “This generation is looking at a world that has so many problems and saying, ‘The old opportunities are not there anymore, so we have to create new ones.’ Many are actively seeking more meaning and purpose at work.”

One 2010 survey of 500 MBA students found that when considering a long list of options for what they looked for in a career, they ranked “intellectual challenge” and “opportunity to impact the world” as their first and third pri-

orities, bracketing “comIt is not how much your passion,” she counsels. Attwood has observed pensation” which ranked you do, firsthand how success often second. but how much love follows, because, “When

Another analysis by you put you choose in favor of the The New York Times found things that have the greatthat in 2009, 11 percent into the doing, est, deepest meaning for more college graduates that matters. you, the universe supports worked for nonprofits than you more than if you are in the previous year. Ac~ Mother Teresa just tepid and neutral about cordingly, Coleman’s book something.” is packed with encouraging examples,

For some, that has meant working from a Harvard MBA student and a fewer hours for less pay, in order to allow U.S. Marine that co-founded a nonmore time for clarifying meditation, famprofit addressing poverty in Kenya’s ily dinners, volunteering at a local shelter, largest slum to a biomedical engineertaking a long-yearned-for dance class or ing grad that launched a web-based planning the next career shift. It has also car-sharing service. led to willing trade-offs in buying less and

This altruistic, purpose-driven doing more for oneself. career track seems a stark departure

According to the 2010 MetLife from that of the baby boomers, collecStudy of the American Dream, 77 tively referred to as the “me” generation percent of Americans now say that for its materialistic ethos. Yet those that achieving their big dream comprises specialize in helping people find more improving the quality of their lives by meaningful lives say this group curstrengthening personal relationships. rently counts among their best and most As for millennials, 39 percent say they focused customers. already have what they need. Also,

“We are at a time in the world those that feel growing pressure to buy when it is more socially acceptable more and better material possessions to follow your passions,” says Janet has dropped from 66 percent in 2006 Attwood, whose Passion Test workto well below half today. shops—established in 2004—are

“Plenty of people have already welcoming more people than ever. “In started down this path. They’re growmy day, my dad was so freaked out I’d ing vegetables, raising chickens and end up homeless that he sent me to keeping bees.

They’re building their business school so I would learn how own homes, often with the help of to type. Back then, parents never asked: friends and neighbors,” writes Boston ‘What turns you on?’”

University Sociology Professor Juliet

That’s a shame, remarks FrederSchor, Ph.D. ick, because first hints at our purpose

In her groundbreaking book, often bubble up in our youth. “I Plenitude: The New Economics of believe all of us know at some point True Wealth, she argues that contrary what our gift is, but we often bury it to many economists’ assumptions, a and say, ‘I have to fit in and get a job shorter work week and smaller econwith benefits and a good paycheck.’” omy is better for society as a whole.

There is an alternative.

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

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

Any Example Proves the Rule

Ever since childhood days of helping her mother make clothing for the family, Juliette Bastian has had a passion for fashion design. Her love of dancing dates back to watching

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

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

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

Narrow the list to your top five passions.

Write all five passions down on five index cards.

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

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

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

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

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Cultivate Kids’ Passion and Purpose

by Teri Haggerty

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o kids a favor and help them learn how to live a life of passion and purpose. Creating awareness with a child of their gifts and how to use them sets them on a path to live a life of health and happiness in a variety of ways.

Choose one or more of these simple ways to guide children to discover their true life path.

Help young people notice the times when they are doing things that thrill their hearts. Ask them how they feel at those times and why the experiences are important to them. Their answers give clues to who they are, which leads them to creating habits that lead to inner well-being. Asking powerful questions opens their awareness of choices that fulfill who they are, both in their personal life and as they begin to explore idea of future careers.

Encourage them to spend their spare time exploring hobbies and doing activities that they feel a passion for. Kids will discover and learn skills that will serve them well in their future. Hours of other activities may be robbing them of critical natural skill-building for their future careers.

Allow them to “shadow” people in a variety of careers and later describe what they liked and did not like about what they observed. This practice provides important clues about what their future career path might look like.

Teach children to take on a project that takes some time. Not getting something finished instantly and working overtime teaches persistence and tenacity. These are important qualities for their future. Encourage them along the way and celebrate their small successes.

Create opportunities to truly dialogue with them about something they believe is important. Being “seen” by another person using deep listening skills is critical to their development. Swap roles and let them listen to you for five minutes. This will cultivate a skill that they will be thankful they learned at a young age to help them build successful relationships.

Teri Haggerty, PCC, MBA is a certified life coach and author in Pensacola.

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Purpose concentrates your effort and energy on what’s important; you become effective by being selective. Nothing energizes like a clear purpose. ~ Rick Warren, from The Purpose Driven Life American Bandstand. But when it came to choosing a career, “There was always this trigger that went off in my head that said, ‘You need to make money,’” she explains.

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Debra Melani

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

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

One in four Americans experiences energy-sapping fatigue at any given time, according to Tim Puetz, Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health, who has published studies on the exerciseenergy link. Although it’s a difficult response to measure, more than a dozen studies from institutions such as Duke University and The University of North Carolina have shown that regular physical activity can reduce fatigue by about 40 percent, says Puetz.

“If exercise were a pill, it would be like the magic pill of all time,” remarks James Hill, Ph.D., executive director of the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health

and Wellness Center. Research suggests that exercise enhances nearly every system in the body, he says. “But you have to walk on that treadmill; you can’t just sit on it.”

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

“When I roll out of bed in the morning, I’m not reaching for a cup of coffee,” Puetz says. “I’m reaching for my sneakers. I do a morning run every day and the days I don’t get it in, I can feel the difference.”

A workout can boost mood, relieve stress, improve cognitive function and generate new connections in the brain, all promoting a sense of energy, Hill notes.

Researchers believe that changes in the brain are the most likely reason for the exercise-energy link, according to O’Connor.

A recent groundbreaking study led

by J. Mark Davis, Ph.D., director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory at the

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

Just getting the blood pumping with a cardio blast can make people feel more energized, Hill contends, because blood supplies oxygen and nutrients that generate fuel for the body. Regardless of the energy connection, researchers note that exercise improves overall health, maintains healthy weight and reduces risk of disease, making it an obvious choice as a double-duty energy boost.

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

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

“You don’t have to run a marathon,” Puetz adds. In fact, it’s best not to overdo it, Puetz and O’Connor counsel. High-intensity workouts can drain energy in the short-term, and serious athletes that over-train can even end up in a low-energy, depressed state, they say. Their study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics looked at otherwise healthy, but fatigued, people, finding that both low- and moderatelevel exercise produced a similar and significant reduction in fatigue.

O’Connor offers a general recommendation, which varies with fitness level, of walking, swimming or cycling at least 10 minutes and up to an hour most days of the week. Even taking two or three 10-minute walks throughout the workday will make an energy difference, Puetz advises.

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

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

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consciouseating Musician Dave Matthews’ Dreaming Tree wines of Sonoma County, California, tout lighter bottles for a smaller carbon footprint, labels made of 100 percent recycled paper and sustainably grown corks. He recently partnered with The Wilderness Society.

HOLIDAY CHEER Special Drinks Help Make a Party Memorable

by Judith Fertig

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his year, glasses of choice holiday cheer might help everyone feel jollier the morning after, as well as during festive get-togethers. As party hosts or guests, we can stock or bring gluten-free beverages and organic spirits, wines, mixers and cocktails that avoid sugary syrups to help keep our “fa-la-la” spirit going stronger and longer.

Leave it to award-winning author A.J. Rathbun, a Seattle-based wine and spirits expert, to steer us away from ingredients that can turn naughty on those that are nice. He leads us off with some of his favorite beverages.

Organic Spirits

In the category of organic spirits, Rathbun likes Square One organic vodka, Casa Noble tequila and Juniper gin. “Also, if you can find their products,” he advises, “great organic and sustainably made spirit-makers from the state of Washington include Bainbridge Organic Distillery, Side Track Distillery, Sound Spirits and the Woodinville Whiskey Company.”

Organic Wines and Bubbly

“Much like spirits,” Rathbun says, “you may have to do some research on wines and sparkling wines, and then find the finest organic options in your area.”

Some good choices for organic wines include Nuova Cappelletta, from Italy’s 26

Piedmont region and Snoqualmie wines from Washington State. Also, the Organic Wine Company of San Francisco imports a variety of organically produced French Languedoc wines. For a sparkling wine, Rathbun suggests La Cantina Pizzolato’s prosecco, produced in Italy’s Vento region.

Organic and Low-Sugar Mixers

Keeping the artificial ingredients to a minimum in mixers is important, too. “I strongly suggest Rachel’s Ginger Beer,” says Rathbun. “It’s not sugar-free, but is organic and gluten-free. Also, FeverTree mixers (tonic water, bitter lemon, ginger ale and ginger beer) are all natural—again, not all sugar free—and amazing. Organic or fresh-squeezed fruit juices also make good mixers. Monin has a sugar-free pomegranate syrup that can substitute for grenadine.”

Gluten-Free Spirits, Wine and Beer

Rathbun found that small-batch distillers that use local and organic ingredients assure customers that they’re getting the real thing, with no unwanted extras. Koval, in Chicago, for instance, offers a naturally gluten-free millet whiskey that’s distilled from organic

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grain, and then aged in oak barrels made in Minnesota, deemed free of even trace amounts of gluten.

Other gluten-free alcoholic beverages can include wines, vodka, tequila, brandy, bourbon and scotch. By contacting the maker or company directly, gluten-free fans can find out more about their beverage of choice. Captain Morgan’s spiced rum, for example, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau permit to be designated as gluten-free, is not labeled as such on the bottle.

Gluten-free beers are appropriately labeled and include Sapporo, a Japanese beer brewed from rice; Green’s, a British beer made from a blend of sorghum, buckwheat, millet and brown rice; and O’Brien’s, an Australian beer using a blend of sorghum, millet and rice. Gluten-free beer lovers can also check locally for micro-brewed options.

Crafting a Holiday Cocktail

Signature cocktails have become a holiday specialty of Andrea Currie, who recently appeared on the Discovery Channel’s Craft Wars. “A cocktail is kind of like a dessert,” says the San Diego, California, creativity specialist. “You don’t have one every day, and when you do have one, you want it to be really, really good.” Moreover, she adds, “When you make cocktails by hand, you get to control the ingredients.”

Currie blogs and crafts at Hand MakeMyDay.com, with her husband, Cliff. His becoming gluten-free three years ago prompted her to develop her gluten-free Mistletoe Mojito, using rum distilled from sugar cane, rather than grain. Pear juice, fresh strawberries and mint combine for a fresh-tasting and festive concoction.

Signature cocktails can build excitement for holiday get-togethers, notes Rathbun. “Plan on serving only two or three signature drinks, plus having wine, beer and a nice nonalcoholic option,” he suggests. “If you start mentioning these drinks on the invitations to whet people’s appetites, you give your celebration more personality from the get-go and help ensure a memorable holiday party.”

Award-winning cookbook author Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

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3 large mint leaves 2 fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered 3 oz (two jiggers) spiced rum 4 oz (½ cup) pear juice or nectar Ice for cocktail glasses Splash of carbonated lemon-lime beverage Slices of fresh pear and mint sprigs for garnish 1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint and strawberries with rum, using a wooden muddler or a wooden spoon.

2. Add the pear juice and shake.

3. Pour into cocktail glasses filled with ice and add a splash of carbonated lemon-lime beverage.

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Charting a New Course with Soul GPS

by Jamie Sanders

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here are times in our lives when it may feel that we are stuck. We have little energy, listless passion or even lack a sense of true direction or purpose. Without these things surging through our bodies, minds and spirits, we have little chance of moving forward in the pursuit of feeling successful and happy. Believing one is stuck often stems from a sense of feeling bored with our usual routine of being and doing. Once we lose our, “This is something I enjoy,” energy about our work, relationships and so on, we tend to not give our best.

When we do not give our best to the world around us, we may begin to feel that something is wrong with everyone and everything we encounter. We discover that we have become detached and distant with our own center of be-

ing, which can in turn create inner feelings of separation and even resentment.

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When we can seek and find a deeper relationship with our inner selves, we find the contentment His Holiness speaks of beginning to bubble forth like the crystal waters of a mountain spring. We must desire to tap into that place within us that calls us to become centered and still more often throughout our day. Being peaceful, being relaxed and focused on what brings us joy is what empowers us to do what is ours to do in all areas of our lives. Empowered people have a way of empowering others. Kind people have a vibration of kindness that rarely goes unnoticed.

Happy people draw to them other happy individuals that shift the energy wherever they may be. These people are passionate about who they are and about the adventure of being fully alive and living a purposeful life.

What are we passionate about— health and wellness, spirituality, world issues? We all have something about life that speaks to us, so why not pursue the things that call out to our inner joy?

When we set an intention to discover more about the things we are drawn to, it is suddenly as if we have turned on our inner GPS, and it is leading us in a new, passionate direction. Some are fearful of the unknown or even the thought of something new and different, but when we make a choice to do something out of the box and a stretch from the ordinary, we open the doors and windows to new opportunities that stimulate our sense of being in the flow of living once more.

If we desire to move forward and become unstuck, we must make a conscious choice to do just that—move forward. We are far more powerful than we often give ourselves credit for; life awaits us to embrace our passion and our purpose. Once we do, the entire universe applauds and rallies around to support us fully in our endeavors. Take time to get quiet, get still on your inner and outer sides, turn on your spiritual GPS and let the journey begin.

Jamie Sanders is an ordained Unity minister, radio and television personality and the host and producer of Spirituality Today on the Unity Online Radio Network.

He is a noted speaker at conferences, churches and spiritual centers around the country and serves as the senior minister at Unity of Pensacola. Sanders can be reached through UnityPNS.org.

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Overcome Obstacles to Achievement

Jack Canfield Shares Insights on Creating Success

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ack Canfield is best known as co-author of The New York Times number-one bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages.

A featured teacher in the films The Secret and Tapping the Source, he also has been interviewed on more than 1,000 radio and TV segments.

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

destination. Understanding your fears and limiting beliefs does not necessarily give you the ability to overcome them.

Humans also have built-in protective mechanisms that often override their efforts to achieve their goals in order to maintain the status quo.

While ideas presented in programs and courses to help people achieve success can inspire and motivate positive change, many people get stuck when they have to apply them. In the past, many of the methods used to overcome obstacles to success have been tedious and time consuming, requiring months or years of intense concentration and relentless perseverance.

Even with a wealth of webinars, teleclasses, workshops and other tools advising everyone Why is it so challenging how to live the life of their to make the changes dreams, why do so many necessary to succeed? still struggle to The mind is divided into two hemifeel successful? spheres. One is responsible for ratioJust having a map in your hands doesn’t mean that you will get to your 30

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The other is emotional, and processes ideas simultaneously, using pictures.

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

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

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

By applying some newer, cutting-edge tools that support change, such as tapping points along the body’s energy meridians, the approach used in the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), it is not only possible to get the elephant to cease resisting, but can also shave time off the journey to personal power and accomplishment. Tapping can transform the beliefs and emotions that cause self-doubt, self-sabotage, procrastination and other roadblocks.

It is being used around the world to help people minimize or eliminate issues as varied as fears, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, food cravings and chronic pain.

What do you consider ultimate success?

Many people report that after applying my 64 recommended success principles, they have achieved outstanding results in one area of their life, although they didn’t meet their expectations in another. Ultimate success isn’t about having only

financial success, yet poor relationships; it’s about having success in all areas of your life.

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

the DVD included in our book, Tapping Into Ultimate Success.

How can we support our goals in everyday life?

I’ve learned that few people actually study the principles of success as they relate to life. In college or business school, students are taught management skills that apply to business, but not the skill sets or mindsets needed for success in their personal lives. Students in edu-

cational institutions of any kind never learn that they control their life. We all need to understand that the books we read, the TV shows we watch and the social environment we choose to immerse ourselves in all either undermine our success or support it.

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

Tapping the Mind’s Hidden Power with Hypnosis

by Maia Rizzi

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any people believe that we are moving toward a new frontier of consciousness that will allow us to rediscover and redefine who we are and just what we are capable of achieving. This second Renaissance is one of the heart and mind, a rebirthing of the innate powers we all possess, but have forgotten over time. We each have a storehouse of potential energy that can be activated through hypnosis.

Sports teams and Olympian athletes practice hypnosis and counselors and psychiatrists employ it. Now it is being used in the medical field. Hypnosis has been researched and validated in such prestigious hospitals, universities and institutions as The Mayo Clinic, the National Institutes of Health, Stanford University, Columbia University and others.

People like Candace Pert, Ph.D., a professor at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience and Rutgers University, and Dr. David Felten, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, have done extensive research that supports the assertion that the chemicals in our system form a dynamic information network, linking our minds and bodies—literally, a bodymind.

The mind is divided into two sections—the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The conscious mind is comprised mostly of our thoughts, wishes, daydreams and preoccupations. It uses logic and rational deduction to make decisions and judgments. The subconscious lies deeper and uses programming received over a lifetime to create emotions. Using hypnosis, this programming can be overridden, rechanneled and refocused into a more positive expression.

Because our minds and bodies are so connected, that opens the door for us to use hypnosis as a modality to assist modern medicine. In fact, hypnosis is often used prior to surgery, because it has been shown to decrease the amount of anesthesia needed, lower blood pressure, lessen blood loss, facilitate healing and help calm patients’ fears. Hypnosis has also had considerable success with migraine headaches and many forms of chronic pain.

Maia Rizzi is a nationally certified clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Breakthrough Hypnotherapy. Contact her at 850-291-2081.

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House Happiness Small, Green and Paid For

by Lindsey Blomberg

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anda Urbanska’s dream home is more cottage than castle.

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

Owning a smaller home is a “triple hitter,” says the Harvard graduate and author of The Heart of Simple Living: 7 Paths to a Better Life.

“With a smaller home, we can pay off the mortgage quicker, use less furniture and have less space to clean and maintain, heat and cool.” Also, less space effects less consumption— needed more than ever as dwellings have increasingly turned into what Urbanska refers to as suffocating, “sinkholes of stuff, clogging the flow of energy and movement in our lives.”

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

The rise of McMansions as part of a runaway “bigger is better” mentality saw the average American house size surge from 983 square feet in 1950 to 2,521 square feet in 2007, reports the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Due to the 2008 recession, many owners were left with upsidedown mortgages, causing newer

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homes to be more modest in size.

Like the notorious sports utility vehicle (SUV) craze, now faded due to steep gas prices, the McMansion trend is quickly declining.

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

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

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

Savings accrued from the purchase of a more sustainable, lower-impact home allows reasonable investments to-

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

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

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

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

Lindsey Blomberg is a freelance writer in Sarasota, FL.

Smart Downsizing Requires a Plan

by Jann Coulson

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arger families may need a larger home to accommodate everyone, but it is also wise to plan to downsize to a postchild-rearing home as needs change. Homeowners may be tempted to keep a larger home for future family and friends’ visits, but saving $5,000 annually in maintenance costs by downsizing pays for a lot of condo rentals for guests.

Alterations made throughout the life of the larger property can actually prepare the home for its future use. Downsizing may include identifying future needs such as like single-level living, larger doorways, minimizing utility bills or targeting prop-

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A remodel can serve multiple goals: to make the house sell faster if a move is necessary; to make the house a functional rental property; or alternatively, to provide a lower maintenance, senior-friendly house should a long-term stay be desirable. Today, it is a smart move to look carefully at the advantages of remodeling with an eye to green living. Changes in insulation, energy-efficient appliances, watersaving devices and other eco-strategies may prove to be practical alternatives to traditional planning. For seniors especially, it is wise to be on the lookout for new technology that would help conserve energy and provide low maintenance as they age-in-place.

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

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We know that animals subjectively age faster than humans.

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

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

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

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

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Helpful Steps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Kathleen Cooney, owner of Home to Heaven veterinary services, in Loveland, Colorado, likes the team approach. “We teach people to partner with their pet on a day-to-day

basis and help take away the fear by educating the family to recognize the stages of aging and illness, pain and crisis, manage nutrition and live like their pets do—in the moment, not in the future. Understanding brings peace.”

When the end comes, compassionate euthanasia at home or on Cooney’s farm lends a comforting atmosphere at a difficult time.

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

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

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Radio Interview with Alice McCall – 10pm. On Health & Healing with Angela Levesque, hear about McCall’s transformative journey with breast cancer and how her self-healing journey can be applied to your life. www.a2zen.fm. alice@healingpath.info.

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Learn to Meditate in Half a Day – 10am-1pm.

Kelsang Chenma, American Buddhist nun,will lead a clear practical day course in meditation that can reduce feelings of stress and unhappiness.Suitable for novice and seasoned practitioners. $20. Pens.

Branch Kadampa Buddhism Center GA. 1010 N.12th Ave,Ste 221, Pns.

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Ever’Movie Night: PLANEAT – 6:30pm. PLANEAT is the story of three men’s life-long search for a diet that is good for our health, good for the environment and good for the future of the planet. Dr. T Colin Campbell in China explores the link between diet & disease. Free.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Spiritual Growth Circle with Alice McCall – 9:30am12:30pm. Ongoing bi-monthly work to keep you on your spiritual path & aligned with the Earth’s ascension.

Includes deep transformative work & practical tips.Very uplifting.$55.Teleconference. Reservations Required. alice@healingpath.info.

Fermenting 101 – 1pm. Come learn how easy it is to make sauerkraut kimchee & pickles. Experience various other fermented items & discuss fermented foods like kefir, kombucha, & yogurt. $5/members, $7/non-members. Pre-payment req. Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op Community Room. RSVP. 850-438-0402.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Modern Buddhism – 7:30pm. Kelsang Chenma, American Buddhist nun will show how Buddhist teachings offer solutions to daily problems. Join in a meditation and experience the peace of an undistracted mind. Free. Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 Adams St, Pns.

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206 B Center St, Gulf Breeze, 850-982-8018. PranicHealingAndWellness.com.

Surviving the Holidays – 10:30am. There are lots of opportunities during the holiday season to get de-railed from our health goals. Join Jodi Brown & learn some “survival” techniques for getting though it all successfully.This class will focus on green smoothies and how to make your own nutrient dense “power bars”. $5/members, $7/non-members. Pre-payment required.

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Guided Healing Meditation – 6-7pm. Attendees report a sense of balance, calmness, and healing afterwards. Feel the difference a guided meditation with Alice McCall can make for you. $15. Teleconference. RSVP Required. alice@healingpath.info.

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savethedate Herbal Certification Course – 9am-1pm.

2/9/2013. Back to Our Roots, Herbal Certification Course with Herbalist Kathy Hubbard. Study the healing properties of herbs to promote better health. $415 includes all materials. Preregistration required. $100 off with deposit/registration

by Dec. 14. Old Thyme Remedy, 2475 E. 9 Mile Rd., Ste E, Pns. 850-516-7655.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

2012 Gulf Coast Women’s Business Conference – 9am-4pm. Get connected with other women in business & enjoy informative presentations.$60. SBDC at UWF. Reg. 850-595-0063.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Avalon LED Light Event – 10am. Presentation & light session. Learn about this cutting-edge light & its therapeutic benefits. Free. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden Street Pns. 850-424-8261. Avalonlightkeepers.com.

savethedate An Intimate Evening with International Psychic Medium Ericka Boussarhane – Come experience a life changing message from the other side. Days Inn, 6501 Pns.Blvd. Pns. $25.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Community HU Song – 9-9:30pm. HU, a love song to God, is a gift to the world. Tune into its many blessings and experience divine love. Free. Hampton Inn, Highway 98, Navarre. 850-494-0281. HU at HearHU.org.

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Understanding Your Financial & Cash Flow Statements – 9am-12pm. 11/13,11/15.Learn how to create and use profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements to manage a small business. Fee $45. SBDC at UWF. 850-595-0063.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Coaching Kids – 6-7:30pm. For Teachers/Parents (only): Learn 5 Ways to Cultivate Teens Passion & Purpose. Free with registration. Limit 12 attendees. Discover scholastic success & improvement through coaching techniques resulting in hope, engagement and wellbeing for students. Certified Life Coach Teri Haggerty,850-293-8765. teri@ doorknobbooks.com.

Making and Using Herbal Vinegars – 6-7:30pm. Join us for an evening of fun and learning how to make and use herbal vinegars. See how it’s done and get some simple, affordable, and personal gift ideas for this holiday season. $20. Find us on Facebook. Old Thyme Remedies 850-912-6996.

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GMO Awareness – GM crops are infiltrating organic crops & people are virtually unaware. Discussing ways to ensure the sustained availability of non-GMO foods and products. Free. Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op Community Room. Everman.org/events.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

Eating Raw for The Holidays – 10:30am. Join raw foods chef, Jodi Brown, as she prepares alive, nutritionally dense holiday recipes using common ingredients and basic equipment. Pre-payment required.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

12-12-12 TWIN HEARTS Meditation – A beautiful time for transformation/healing on global and personal level with TWIN HEARTS meditation. Unity Church, 716 N.9th Ave. (lower level), Pns. Donation/ canned food Manna. Lori Thomas 850-221-2381.

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Herbal Certification Course – 9am-1pm. 2/9/2013.

Back to Our Roots, Herbal Certification Course with Herbalist Kathy Hubbard. Study the healing properties of herbs to promote better health. $415 includes materials. Preregistration required. $100 off with deposit/ registration by Dec. 14. Old Thyme Remedy, 2475 E. 9 Mile Rd., Ste E, Pns. 850-516-7655.

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Art Treasures On The Beach –10am-5pm. MonSat. Enjoy all mediums by13 local artists.Villagio Shoppping Ctr, 13700 Perdido Key Dr, Pens. Talis Jayme, 850-261-9617.

Lunchtime Pilates Class –12pm. Use of reformers, towers and chairs for intermediate levels. $28 or packages avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836.

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Multi-level Pilates Mat Class with props – 5:45pm.

All levels. $12 or packages avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.

Abhaya Open Yoga – 6:30-8pm. A vigorous Vinyasa flow class taught by Nancy LaNasa. Who doesn’t like yoga on Monday? $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.

End of Summer Art Sale –13 local artists, all mediums. Villagio 13700 Perdido Key Dr, Pens. 850-2619617. artworksgalleryonperdidokey.blogspot.com.

Chi Gong – 9am. With Dr. Dennis Baron at Unity of Pensacola. Suggested love-offering $20. 716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

Thomas Easley – Certified Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild (AHG) provides one-on-one personal health consults. Call for Appointment. $60.Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90, Pace. 850-994-5656.

tuesday FREE Healing & Meditation Clinc (closed last 2 weeks). Promote general wellness/stress reduction. 501 Adams St, Pns. Lorraine. 850-433-2042 or 221-2381.

Abhaya Slow Flow Yoga – 5:30-7pm. A slower paced Vinyasa yoga class taught by Nancy LaNasa, certified Jivamukti instructor. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.

Hatha Yoga – 6pm, Hosted by the Wellness Center.

Ask about Yoga4Vets. Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90.

Pace. Resse Jones, CYI 850-450-5971.

Tr u t h o n Ta p – 6 p m . L a s t Tu e s d a y o f each month, spiritual discussion with Rev Jamie Sanders. Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12 Ave, Suite 111, Pens. 850-438-2277.

Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Facilitated by Brenda Q. Bischoff, C.L.C., C.HT., C.I. $10. 7100 Plantation Rd., Ste. 11, Pens.

Free Healing and Meditation Clinic – 7pm. Promotes general wellness and stress reduction. Spiritual teachings, Lorraine Graves Ph.D. 501 Adams St., Pens.

850-433-2042/221-2381. PranicHealingOasis.com.

Metaphysical Bible Study – 10am. Unity of Pensacola.

716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

wednesday Community Acupuncture Clinic – 5-7pm. $20. Great way to sleep better, quit smoking, & de-stress. Eastern Traditions, 7552 Navarre Pkwy suite 6, Navarre. 850-554-3464.

Yoga with Sudevi Linda Kramer – 5:45-7:15pm. $12 drop in rate, pkgs avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens.

850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.

Intro to Twin Hearts Meditation and Energy Healing – 6:30pm, The Center for Pranic Healing, 203-B Center St, Gulf Breeze 850-982-8018.

Wisdom Circle of NW Florida – 6:30pm. A forum for self-discovery, consciousness raising, spiritual growth and community building. Attendees choose topics of discussion. Donation. Call for location. Pens. 850-494-1045.

Abhaya Open Yoga – 6:30-8pm. A vigorous Vinyasa yoga class taught by Nancy LaNasa, certified Jivamukti teacher. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.

Spiritual Living Discussion Group – 6:30pm. Learn spiritual tools for your personal life. Love offering.

2385 Bur Oak Dr, Cantonment, FL. Jim and Carolyn Vary, RSVP. 850-637-4488.

Pilates Intermediate Reformer & Tower Class –7-8pm. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836.

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Unity of Pensacola Choir Practice – 6pm. Open to all who would like to perform upbeat, contemporary, positive music. 716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

Thomas Easley – Certified Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild (AHG) provides one-on-one personal health consults. Call for Appointment. $60.Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90, Pace. 850-994-5656.

thursday LEED AP’s – Do you need GBCI credits? Attend the USGBC NGC Chapter Webinar Series. Check our website for more info: usgbc-ngcc.com.

PTSD Acupuncture Clinic – 5-7pm. Improves sleep & emotions for military and other victims of trauma.

Eastern Traditions, 7552 Navarre Pkwy suite 6, Navarre. 850-554-3464.

Herb Study Group and Cancer Prevention Class – 6-8pm. Participants meet to watch videos, learn recipes and discuss herbal attributes. Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op, Pens. 850-549-4881.

Hatha Yoga – 6pm, Hosted by the Wellness Center. Ask about Yoga4Vets. Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90. Pace.

Resse Jones, CYI 850-450-971.

Community Acupuncture and Emotion Code Clinic – 6:30-8:30pm. Dr. Bonnie McLean is providing her Community Acupuncture Clinic for stress reduction, combined with Margie Kalaluhi’s Emotion Code sessions. $20/acup, $10/ec. 5012 Muldoon Cir, Pens.

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Free Educational Seminars – 7-9pm. Offered the last Thursday of every month. Topics will cover a diverse range of alternative healthcare options and how they are implemented in a modern world. Refreshments will be served. Soulstice Bodyworks, 12385 Sorrento Rd, Pens.

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Iridology and Cardiovascular Screening – 2nd Saturday.

Dr. Jim Bledsoe will be holding iridology and cardio screenings on the 2nd Saturday of each month. $30/$50. Healthquest, 4761 Bayou Blvd, Pens. Call for appt. 850-479-7220.

Abhaya Open Yoga – 9-10:30am. A vigorous and fun way to recover from Friday night. Rock out on Saturday morning at Abhaya. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.

Kundalini Yoga – 9-10:15am. Class held downstairs at Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway.

850-932-3076. UnityOfGulfBreezeFL.com.

Yoga for Life – 10am.Yoga for Life and Even Flow Yoga. Peace for the body, mind and soul. Seniors $5 discount. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd, Pens. 850-865-7144.

Spinning and Pilates – 9-10:15am. Special spin bikes that move followed by 1/2 hour mat class. $12. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCore Training.com.

Tai Chi for All Ages – 10-11:15am. For wellness, stress relief and immunities. Bring a friend. $5. Chips Health Club, 100 McAbee Court, Gulf Breeze. 850-380-8830.

Words of Peace TV – 2pm. Last Sat. Words of Peace “What we are looking for is inside, not outside.” Prem Rawat, also honorably known as Maharaji. Cox Cable Ch 4 & WUWF Public Access Channel, Pens. 850-341-9838.

sunday Miracles Discussion Group – 9:30am. (upstairs); Celebration and Meditation – 10:30am. (downstairs).

Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway.

850-932-3076. UnityOfGulfBreezeFL.com.

Awakening to Greater Spirituality in Your Life – 11am. Eckankar Worship Service. Free book included.

Every 3rd Sunday. Presented by local members of ECKANKAR. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. 850-862-0446.

Laughter Yoga Club – 2-3pm. 2nd Sunday. Laughing exercises and yogic breathing with Kathy Hubbard, CLYL. Boosts immunity, releases stress, and improves circulation. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Pens. 850-748-3149.

Abhaya Open Flow Yoga – 4:30-6pm. A great way to wind down the weekend with a challenging vinyasa class taught by Jenifer Roberts. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pensacola. 850-439-0350.

friday Pensacola Little Theatre’s Studio 400 – Tickets $17 for Café seating; $10 for Gen. Admission.

850-434-2042. Pensacola LittleTheatre.com.

The Northern Gulf Coast Chapter of USGBC –121pm. Meets on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Bowden Building. usgbc-ngcc.com.

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

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Local Produce & Farm Resources CSAS & FOOD CO-OPS EVER’MAN NATURAL FOODS CO-OP 315 West Garden Street, Pensacola 850-438-0402 Everman.org

We offer a large variety of natural and certified organic products, vitamin supplements, natural groceries, local and organic produce and environmentally friendly products for the community. Mon-Sat. 7am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm.

FLORIDA FRESH MEAT COMPANY

850-374-2181 OffTheVine.org We produce USDA inspected, hormone & antibiotic free, gourmet 100% grass fed Angus beef, grass fed lamb and natural pastured pork & pastured chicken. This beef is a product of the Angus cattle ranches located in North Central Florida. These exceptional animals feast on a salad bar of pesticide-free “gourmet” forage including clover, wheat, oat & rye grass, millet and more.

SUPERGANIC FARMS BUYING CLUB

West Pensacola Superganicfarms.com Certified Superganics. Join this Buying Club for $10 and have access to a variety of fresh harvest and superganically grown produce. Every Saturday between 7am-11am beginning May 19, 2012. No pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, chemical fertilizers, or genetically modified organism(GMO).

Seasonal produce prices available online.

All natural beef and hogs, free roaming grain and grass fed. Meet the farmer, know exactly what you getting and choose your dinner. Taking orders now.

Bartlett Meadows Cut Flower Farm

Farm Fresh Flowers in Pace, FL 850-390-5361 Gmb3450@aol.com BartlettMeadowsFarms.com Pick up fresh cut flowers form out farm or other locations in Pensacola. Flowers are perfect for all occasions including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and events. Wholesale accounts offered. Call for availability.

CAMBRIDGE FARMS

3200 Deloach Ln, Milton, FL 850-855-6420 Cambfarm@gmail.com CambridgeFarms.web.com As a certified grower for the State of Florida, we grow and sell pesticide free, safe to eat right off the bush or vine, all natural fruits and produce. Farmer Market Program with ongoing classes and education. Visit our website to learn about the Food Safety Act that will impact the way food is grown.

TWIN OAKS FARMS

3207 creek road Bonifay, FL 32425 850-547-5636 Cell: 305-282-5999 renee@twinoaksfarm.net TwinOaksFarm.net We raise chickens and ducks for eggs and meat. They roam freely on pasture, grass, bugs and sunshine is part of the diet. They are fed certified organic real grain without soy.

We are USDA certified organic and 100% soy free farm.

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Local farm raising certified organic 100% grass fed cattle and lamb. Raising all natural Rotakwa Red Devon cross cattle with no hormones or antibotics. You will find the meat from the Red Devon cattle to be very tender and lots of taste. Individual cuts, quarter, half or whole. Call for availability.

850-374-2181 OffTheVine.org We are the original Organic Box Program.

All organic - all the time! 100% Guaranteed.

Celebrating 10 years of bringing the farmers market to you. Simply check our weekly list every Friday and place your produce order over the weekend. Pick up locations available across the Gulf Coast or for delivery. Like us on Facebook and read our OTV Blog.

ANITA & MARK’S HAPPY BOVINE & SWINE FARM 8770 Redfish Point Rd., Lillian, AL 36549 251-942-2126

40701 Pine Grove Rd, Bay Minette, AL 36507 251-937-8728 Rhastings4@Yahoo.com

MOONLIGHT MICRO FARM

6618 Beach Dr., Panama City Beach, FL 850-624-7075 Chandra@MoonlightMicroFarm.com

Moonlight Micro Farm is dedicated to community building, environmental stewardship and the cultivation of real food. We offer open pollinated and organic gardening seeds, sprouting seeds, gardening accessories & gifts, and garden design. Visit us at Seaside Farmers Market. We ship!

ROAMIN’ ROAN ACRES

Milton, FL 850-621-2296 RoaminRoanAcres.web.com Raw goat milk and products from healthy, Nubian dairy goats. Licensed in Florida for milk sales; not for human consumption per Florida law. We also offer soaps, lotions, and locally made bath & body products.

FARMERS’ MARKETS CRAZY FARMER HYDROPONIC GARDENING & FARMER MARKET

1308 W. Government St. Pensacola, FL (G st & Govn.)

850-438-8739 crazyfarmerspensacola@yahoo.com As your local farmers market, we grow organically and hydroponically in a sustainable and responsible method. Available currently: Tomatoes, Swiss chard, basil, mint, bok choy, cabbage, mustards, collards, honey, eggs & homemade bread.

Open daily 8am-5pm. Mon,Wed, Fri. 8am1pm. Tues & Thurs.

SEASIDE FARMER’S MARKET Every Sat. Morning Year Round jlkuntz@mac.com or facebook us

The Seaside Farmers Market is comprised of local growers and crafts people who offer locally grown produce and farm products that are healthy and environmentally conscious. We are located in downtown Seaside behind “Raw & Juicy” at the amphitheater. Please come and support your local community. Saturdays 9am-1pm.

MEET UP gROUPS REALFOOD, PANAMA CITY Meets Every 3rd Saturday, 850-532-4633 Unity, 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City Meetup.com/RealFood-GroupPanama-City

Offers what your body needs: organics, non-GMO/industrialized, lowprocessed, high nutrient, local & whole foods. Committed to the local food community, environment, and sustainable quality foods.

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ACUPUNCTURE DR. SHERYL ROE Acupuncture Physician 850-225-3460. DrSRoe.com Acupuncture Works! Learn how it can work for you at either office (Mary Esther Blvd. or Navarre Healing Center in Harvest Village). Treating all types of pain, addiction, sleep disorders, stress, fibromyalgia, PTSD. Feel better soon. See ad page 19.

BODYWORKERS SHARALEE HOELSCHER RCST®

Restore your family’s health using simple techniques to stimulate the body’s own healing capacity; safe and effective for common childhood and parenthood complaints. Acupressure, reflexology, organic herbs also utilized.

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Coastal Acupuncture 8 N. Coyle Street Pensacola 850-637-1548 CoastalAcu.com Offering Traditional Chinese Medicine in downtown Pensacola.

Our practice specializes in females from fertility to menopause. Headaches, allergies, pain and stress all relieved with acupuncture!

FARRAR CELADA, AP, FABORM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 310 E Gov. St, Pensacola 850-677-0432 FloridaCompleteWellness.com

Ready to feel like yourself again?

Specializing in hormonal imbalances, infertility, and natural pain relief for over a decade.

Offering free same-day consults, call today!

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114-B Benning Dr, Destin 850-837-2690; cell: 813-841-4890 SalonVedat@gmail.com SalonVedat.com Organic Salon Systems has started a revolution of healthier, cleaner, natural, organic, and better performing professional salon products.

Beauty without sacrificing health. Coloring and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair. No SLS, ammonia, parabens or plastics. See ad page 3.

Free book for new patients: Mercury Free Dentistry. Ozone, Laser NoSuture Gum Surgery, Test for compatible materials, cavity-causing bacteria.

Examine for gum disease bacteria Laser Cavity Diagnoses, Saliva, pH Check, Oral Galvanic Screening, no fluoride. See ad page 21.

Certified Rolfer™ (MA34039) Registered Craniosacral Therapist 850-450-8508 HealingWithBodywork.com Get out of pain once and for all!

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Enjoy moving freely in a more organized, comfortable, and balanced body. See ad page 17.

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EASTERN TRADITIONS Katherine Semmes, Acupuncture Physician 7552 Navarre Parkway, Ste 6. Navarre 850-554-3464

IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com

SOULSTICE BODYWORKS 850-725-2330 facebook.com/SoulsticeBodyworks SoulsticeBodyworks.MassageTherapy.com

Susan Giangiulio MEd, CECP, CLP 850-240-2279 Back-To-Basic-Wellness.com

Certified Lifeline Technique™ and an Emotion Code Practitioner applying kinesiology, known as muscle testing, to communicate with the subconscious. One or more sessions release trapped emotions, helping to eliminate personal obstacles and limiting behaviors.

Soulstice Bodyworks is a massage therapy practice in Perdido providing alternative care for the modern world through intelligent and personalized therapeutic touch.

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colonic therapy AUSTIN HEALING ARTS Carole A. Austin, RN, LMT, Lic 18275 101 Clematis St, Pensacola 850-470-0420 Is your body a toxic waste site? Cleanse your entire large bowel of toxicity, harmful bacteria, accumulated waste.

Safe, sanitary, refreshing. Massage, far-infrared sauna available. See ad page 16.

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Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils and supplements. Contact us for personal consultations, in-home classes, household products, health supplements, diffusers, group presentations and business training.

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Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 SkinDeepDestin.com Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared saunas. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers.

OFF THE VINE ORGANIC PRODUCE Serving Pensacola, Brewer, Pace/Milton, Gulf Breeze and Navarre 850-374-2181 • Support@OffTheVine.org OffTheVine.org

All organic - all the time! We bring the farmers market to you.

Check our list every Friday and place your produce order over the weekend. Pick up or for delivery available. See ad page 6.

ORGANO GOLD

Dave & Becky Scholtes 850-324-5336 Dscholtes.organogold.com

Drink healthier Coffee. 100% Arabica coffee infused with 100% organic Ganaderma Lucidum, a Chinese herb noted for healing properties. Call today for free sample. See ad page 28.

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PENSACOLA NATURAL FOODS INC 916 W Michigan Ave, Unit C Pensacola, FL 850-433-8583 • PensacolaNaturalFoods.com 15% off vitamins, herbs and homeopathics every day. 10% off groceries for military. Natural and organic groceries; wheat-, dairy- and gluten-free foods; nitrate-free meats and poultry; homemade sandwiches; low-carb foods; organic wine and beer; locally made jewelry, soaps and candles. Bulk-order discounts, no membership fee.

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INTUITIVE/MEDIUM ERICKA BOUSSARHANE Professional Psychic Medium 850-941 4321 • ColdCasePsychic.com As an internationally known psychic medium, Ericka has been featured on national TV and radio stations across the country. She studied through the Astrological Institute of Integrated Studies where John Edward received training in Psychic Development.

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3 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 TeresaBrown.net Experienced intuitive medium, public speaker, and author. Find peace, healing and renewal of energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or phone. See ad page 33.

Transformational Energy Healer & Counselor BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist 850-585-5496 • HealingPath.info Phone sessions to heal serious health issues, unwanted patterns, and more. Authored Wellness Wisdom on natural health and healing; inspired by her journey with cancer.

HYPNOSIS BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF, CLC, CHT CI Hypnosis, Hypnobliss™, Life Coaching, NLP 850-637-1631, 850-501-3662 Brenda@TransformYourLife.net TransformYourLife.net

Time Line Therapy, Certified NGH Hypnosis Instructor. Imagine living the life you have already dreamed of. Take the first step now. Call for a free consultation. See ad page 11.

REflexology LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR 251-625-0080 or 850-380-4943 LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123 Certification in Ingham Reflexology through the International Institute of Reflexology. Phase I & II. 16 CEUs per workshop.

Daphne, AL. Available to everyone, workshops provide education in better health naturally.

MAIA RIZZI, CCHT Nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Practicing for over 20 years Pensacola, 850-291-8041

Specializing in stress management, behavior modification, feelings of fear and anxiety, weight loss, smoking cessation, motivational issues, relationship problems, inner-child concerns, lack of self-esteem, sports enhancement. Call for a complimentary consultation. See ad page 24.

RETIREMENT LIVING THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE Brooke Hicks 850-934-4306 • BlakeLiving.com A retirement, assisted living, and memory care community inspiring wellness in an enriched environment. Also, short-term respite program for caregivers to have their loved one stay as a guest; enjoy the many services and personalized care.

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spiritual center UNITY OF PENSACOLA Jamie Sanders, Minister 716 N. 9th, Pensacola 850-438-2277 UnityPNS.com Unity of Pensacola offers, spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. We provide philosophy that is spiritual, not religious, and love-based, not fear based.

WELLNESS CENTERS BONNIE MCLEAN, OMD, AP, MA, BSN Baybridge Chiropractic Clinic 107 Baybridge Dr., Gulf Breeze (850)-932-1778 • SpiritGateMedicine.com Helping you heal with Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, N.A.E.T., Energy Medicine, Infra Red Therapy, Shamanic Healing, Guided Imagery and Hypnosis. Contact me about stress related disorders, pain or habit control, women’s health, a l l e rg i e s , a n d r e j u v e n a t i o n , i m m u n i t y a n d longevity.

SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 SkinDeepDestin.com Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared sauna. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers. MM27113. MA49032.

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Thomas Easley, Clinical Herbalist 850-994-5656 PaceWellnessCenter.com Facebook/The-Wellness-Center Offers supplement/herbal wellness; assessment practices: iridology, tongue/fingernail/pulse analysis, glandular body typing.

Healing therapies: ionic footbath, hot house, chi machine, and massage therapy. See ad page 19.

WATSON ALTERNATIVE HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS CENTER Ward Dean M.D. Marie John M.D. 5536 Stewart Street, Milton 850-623-3836 Anti-aging, holistic pediatrics, chelation, weight loss, hyper-baric chamber, preventive medicine, hydrogen peroxide, photo-illumination, alternative cancer treatment, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, nutrition. See ad page 16.

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