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As women age the ovaries start making fewer sex hormones in preparation for the cessation of reproduction. This stage may last from 4-6 years, and most women begin perimenopause in the early to mid-forties. However, each woman is different and may experience it earlier or later. Peri-menopause can cause a number of uncomfortable symptoms that are related to hormone decline. Some of these symptoms are: bloatedness, insomnia, low libido, vaginal dryness, mood swings, night-sweats, and hot flashes. Loss of youthful levels of hormones will, in many cases, lead to osteoporosis and premature cognitive decline.

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Yoga Nidra uses a series of body, breath and awareness techniques to achieve a profound level of stillness and allows us to manage life with clarity and serenity. A single hour of Yoga Nidra is as restful and effective as four hours of conventional sleep. This powerful technique doesn’t require great skill or physical capability and can be used by anyone to optimize mental and physical health.

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Admission is $10 per day for adults and free for children. The fee for overnight camping is $10. Vendors and organizations interested in having a booth at the festival can visit HGFairfieldArts.org for more information.

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Holistic Healing with the Edgar Cayce Remedies

By Jack Rosen, Edgar Cayce Health Care Educator

"Remember, healing—all healing comes from within. Yet there is the healing of the physical, there is the healing of the mental, there is the correct direction from the spirit. Coordinate these and you’ll be whole!"

—Cayce Reading 2528-2 In the Edgar Cayce philosphy, the key to healing is to be in harmony spiritually, mentally, physically. Through the use of castor oil and other packs, tonics, herbs, electrical appliances and other natural modalities, we seek to help the body to heal itself. Cayce’s approach to cysts does this primarily with castor oil packs.

A Painful Cyst Disappears My brother-in-law Scott had a cyst on his back which made it painful for him to sit. I found out about it when I picked him up at the airport along with two of his friends who were physicians. He was in a great deal of pain while sitting in the car. They wanted to stop at a drugstore to pick up a scalpel so they could lance the cyst when we got home. I suggested using a castor oil pack instead. In the rearview mirror, I could see the doctors rolling their eyes. Recently, Scott had used the Cayce remedy for sprained ankles successfully, so he trusted my advice. I soaked a piece of gauze in castor oil and placed it on the cyst, covered it with clear plastic and put a heating pad on top of it for an hour. When I removed the gauze, the cyst had opened and the pus was released. The pain was gone. He continued the treatment five days a week for a month. After a month, you couldn’t even see where the cyst had been.

Relief for My Infected Tooth While I was having a root canal, the endodontist discovered a cyst in my infected tooth. He wanted to send me to an oral surgeon to remove the cyst before he could finish the procedure. When I told him I wanted to try an alternative treatment, he looked at me like I was crazy. For one week, I placed a cosmetic pad soaked in castor oil beside the tooth between my cheek and gum. I then placed another soaked pad outside on my cheek, covered it in clear plastic and put a heating pad on top of it for an hour each day. The next week, I placed a castor oil-soaked pad between my cheek and gum for two hours each day. When I returned to the dentist in two weeks, he was able to finish the procedure. He

said that as bad as it had looked before, that’s how good it looked now. Yet he never asked me what I had done.

Grapefruit-Sized Ovarian Cyst Gone For ovarian cysts and fibroids, Cayce also advised douching with products frequently mentioned in his readings—Glyco-Thymoline and Atomidine. A friend of mine had an ovarian cyst the size of a grapefruit. She placed a castor oil pack over her abdomen and applied a heating pad over it for an hour, four days a week. She also alternated douches that included these two formulas. The first week, she started feeling better. In three months, a sonogram revealed that the cyst was gone.

Cayce Health Care Educator Jack Rosen offers affordable workshops and individual consultations explaining how to use the Cayce remedies to help bring the body back to its natural state of health.

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The Father of Holistic Medicine One of Histories Greatest Psychics (1877-1945) Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment of New York City Edgar Cayce who was known as the Sleeping Prophet, gave what was known as “Readings” on thousands of different subjects. He is the most recorded Psychic that ever lived.

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Healthy Mouth Healthy Body Saving Your Gums

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ere’s a startling statistic to sink your teeth into. More teeth are lost due to gum disease than to tooth decay.

In fact, 75 percent of American adults over the age of thirty-five suffer from some form of periodontal disease, according to the American Dental Association.

Periodontal disease takes two forms: simple gum inflammation called gingivitis, which is caused by bacteria, and a more severe gum infection called periodontitis, which may lead to tooth loss.

There are commercials on television that show how all the germs in the mouth are killed when certain mouthwashes are used. However, disease is not due to the presence of bacteria, but rather to the body being out of balance in such a way that the bacteria responsible for the inflammation are breeding out of proportion. Killing the bacteria is only part of therapy.

Research associates periodontal disease with over forty diseases including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, stomach ulcers, osteoporosis, obesity, weight loss, pneumonia and

respiratory diseases. Studies show that if you have gum disease, you are 4 times as likely to get heart disease or a stroke.

A natural dentist will help you determine if the cause of gum disease is from an acid/alkaline imbalance in your body. That’s why diet and eating the proper foods are so important for good oral health. A strong immune system, healthy gums and bones, good nutrition and bacterial control are vital in preventing periodontitis.

Regular dental visits are a must, as well as dedicated oral hygiene such as brushing after meals, cleaning between the teeth using floss, stimulating the gums using a water irrigator, and even scrubbing the tongue with a brush or a tongue scraper before you go to sleep. If your gums aren’t bleeding when you brush, or are not inflamed or receding, that doesn’t necessarily mean you do not have gum disease. As a pre-caution, one should check with their dentist every three or four months.

A study in the Journal of Medical Genetics indicates that the health of your gums can be determined by your genes as well. In fact, genes may play as important of a role as diet and dental hygiene in the development of gum disease. And while a certain amount of stress is considered normal, excessive stress can take its toll on the teeth and body. This can be seen especially when college students have finals and are under extra stress, or when starting a new job, taking care of the kids or anything else that adds stress to your life.

Conventional dentists focus all their efforts on removing symptoms rather than trying to get to the cause of the problem. What this means is that before long you’ll be right back in that dental seat.

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Brushing causes gums to bleed.

Persistent bad breath.

Soft, swollen, or tender gums.

Pus appears when you put pressure on gums or teeth.

Loose teeth.

Receding gums.

Your bite changes because of teeth shifting.

Denture fit changes.

Dr. Zeines writes a series of articles on oral health and the relationship to general health.

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OZONE

“The Miracle Medicine”

Dr. Howard Robins

Effective, widespread treatment of disease is possible through toxin elimination, if only more doctors would fill patients in on the internationally renowned, results-driven method that’s capable of doing it.

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xygen’s reputation precedes it. The human body is largely composed of it, most of our metabolic energy production comes from it, and all our internal processes are regulated by it. In fact we can’t live without it.

When every cell is properly oxygenated, the immune system can function and maintain itself relatively undisturbed. So it’s clear that oxygen is an integral piece of the wellness puzzle, but what about ozone? Only one little molecule separates it from our beloved oxygen, yet the term is bound to leave many scratching their heads. The medical ozone we speak of is known for ridding the body of toxins, eradicating sickness, and giving hope to those who otherwise would have spent their lives riddled with chronic disease. Together with oxygen, it just may be the disease-fighting superhero you never knew existed.

“Ozone acts like a super anti-oxidant and is a super detoxifier that selectively, like a claw or glue, attaches to and eliminates all viruses, fungus, yeast, and mold, as well as every form of bacteria, toxic metal, and pathogen from the body,” explains Dr. Howard Robins, considered the foremost clinical expert in North America on Bio-oxidative therapy, who has been administering ozone therapy to patients for more than 22 years. Just like clutter in life leads to diminished performance, the motley build-up of unwanted parasitic organisms in our bodies paves the way for disease or causes it directly.

Since 1990, Dr. Robins has administered more than 185,000 safe Direct IV ozone therapy and Major Autohemotherapy treatments. By combining medical-grade O2 (oxygen) and O3 (ozone gas) and safely delivering it into the body, over 45 thousand physicians in over 50 countries across the world have successfully eliminated distressed patients from diseases like Herpes 1,2 and 6, shingles, multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Hepatitis B and C, HPV, diabetic ulcers and peripheral neuropathy, candidiasis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and even AIDS. Recently, through the targeted use of ozone therapy, Dr. Robins was successful in significantly reducing two patient’s Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), a painful condition (also known as CRPS) that only worsens over time to a tolerable level, which had never been done before.

Despite such a stellar track record, ozone therapy is not usually the treatment

of choice for those patients struggling with disease. When they come to Dr. Robins for help, it’s usually because every other doctor they have tried has been unable to offer relief. Some other countries legally mandate the use of ozone in all pre-and post-op instances to prevent infection, ours remains relatively in the dark, unaware of the benefits and impressive results of ozone. Would you believe that, in Germany, if a patient is not given the choice between antibiotics and ozone treatment, his or her doctor could be accused of medical negligence? As a founding member of the American Academy of Ozonotherapy (AAO) and The International Association for Ozone in Healthcare and Dentistry (IAOHD), Dr. Robins has lectured around the world on medical ozone’s benefits.

Ozone therapy is remarkably safe when done correctly, but there are side effects—just not the kind you want to avoid. “People fall asleep easier, sleep better, and have more energy,” shares Dr. Robins. “Their nails and hair grow longer, stronger, and faster. Their complexion is healthier, and their blood circulates better.” If only prescription medication could offer patients such a shiny list of For more information please contact Dr. Howard Robins at 212-581-0101.

Dr. Robins is considered the foremost clinical expert on the use of Ozone in North America with over 21 years of clinical practice and 185,000 treatments performed.

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Bloggers that wrote about their problems and allowed readers to respond reported the greatest improvement in mood. The comments on blogs were overwhelmingly positive, offering constructive support.

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Dr. Niloo Dardashti is familiar with such challenges and provides individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment for teens, young adults, and college and graduate students with the following issues: Anxiety (OCD, phobias, GAD, Tics), Depression (sadness, dysthymia, bipolar), Relationships, family conflict and divorce, Career decision making, Academic decline, Social skills deficits, ADHD See Dr. Dardashti, PsyD, HHP in our community directory on page 30 and call her today for a FREE 10 minute phone consult with mention of Natural Awakenings.

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Numerous factors can cause this fragile ecosystem to swing out of balance, increasing the possibility for discomfort. While many products address vaginal dryness, they typically contain hydrocarbons such as mineral oil, petrolatum and liquid paraffin, prompting many women to avoid them. The difficulty can be particularly problematic for women undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, because petroleum-based products can build up on the skin and deflect the radiation.

Lubrigyn’s line of pH-balanced cleansing, moisturizing and lubricating products, formulated with natural active ingredients and free of hydrocarbons and hormones, can help. They all contain hyaluronic acid (HA), an intensive moisturizer capable of absorbing hundreds of times its own molecular weight in water, which draws moisture and enables the skin to be hydrated and even helps to rebuild skin cells. Other basic ingredients include calendula (marigold) to soothe skin, and lubricating elastin, plus jojoba and sweet almond oils, which together add tone, elasticity and skin protection.

Lubrigyn products may be used with or without water, and won’t disappear down the shower drain like some other plantextract moisturizing products.

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The Honeymoon Effect Bruce Lipton’s Insights on the Science of Love

by Linda Sechrist

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estselling author Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., is a stem cell biologist and international leader in bridging leading-edge science in cell behavior and physiology with Spirit. The Honeymoon Effect: the Science of Creating Heaven on Earth is his latest book. He will be a keynote speaker at the International Gathering of Eden Energy Medicine (IGEEM) in Orlando, September 18 to 22.

Did you intend for The Honeymoon Effect to be part of a trilogy?

Only when I completed it did I realize that it was a third leg of a trilogy, and all part of the same pattern. My first book, Biology of Belief, is about how your beliefs create your personal health, biology and life experiences. Spontaneous Evolution explains what happens when you become part of a large number of people that share the exact same beliefs, together manifesting the physical life that we experience and the world we live in based upon those beliefs. In-between personal beliefs and total global communal beliefs is The Honeymoon Effect, where we each follow our fundamental biological imperative that propels us to bond lovingly with other people and be part of a community.

What happens if we believe that we aren’t loveable?

The function of mind is to take a belief and create reality from what you believe.

If you believe you are not lovable, unconsciously all your behavior will generate experiences that will prove to you that you aren’t lovable. You can’t get out of that rut unless you change that belief.

In my workshops, I ask people to make the statement, “I love myself.” I evaluate them using muscle testing [kinesiology] to see if they really believe it. Based on my experience in hundreds of lecture halls, more than 80 percent of attendees never test positive. Following the logic of this, if 80 percent of our entire population does not hold the belief that they are loveable, then they are denying that others can love them. Why this is so makes sense when I explain to my audiences that subconscious programs, one of which is “I do not love myself,” control 95 percent of their behavior.

Explain how the two minds—the conscious and subconscious—work.

The conscious mind, your creative mind, holds thoughts about who you are and what you want from life. Not bound by time, the conscious mind lets go of the present moment to respond to a question about what you’re doing tomorrow, what you did last week or to imagine something else. The common factor is that every time your conscious mind engages in thought, it disconnects from the current moment and your default subconscious programs takes over to seamlessly carry on. This happens a lot when we drive a car.

The significant issue is that the conscious mind attends to the present moment only 5 percent of the time. The rest of the time it flips through thoughts, leaving subconscious beliefs and behaviors playing automatically. The problem with this is that your fundamental beliefs, habits and behaviors, as well as your personal 18

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identity in the subconscious, consist of unfiltered remarks and observed behavior from parents, family members, the community, school, church, etc.—programming that was acquired between the womb and age 7, before the conscious mind was working.

Your default subconscious programs, acquired in early childhood, do not support the desires, goals and aspirations of adulthood unless you reprogram your beliefs. When you operate from your conscious mind and are mindful—The Honeymoon Effect— the subconscious programs do not play.

How do we know what our subconscious programming is?

What you seek in life and have to struggle for, and infrequently attain, shows you what is not supported by the beliefs in your subconscious, whether it’s health, a relationship or a desired job. What you are actually struggling against and putting your efforts into is overcoming resistance to a program that doesn’t support the outcome you want.

For more information, visit BruceLipton.com. See Bruce Lipton's upcoming event on page 27.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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e all need iodine, yet most of us don’t get enough of it through our diet. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that iodine deficiency in the developed world has increased fourfold in the past 40 years and now affects nearly three-quarters of all adults.

Numerous U.S. practicing physicians quoted widely in the media estimate that the incidence of hypothyroidism in our adult population may be between 30 and 70 percent.

Thus, we can’t efficiently produce the thyroid hormones that serve as chemical messengers triggering nearly every bodily function. The presence or absence of iodine affects our every cell.

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Symptoms can range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and a variety of skin and hair problems.

Hypothyroidism can further cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke.

Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers. In children, insufficient iodine has been strongly linked with mental retardation, deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine.

Low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, is the most recognized and obvious indicator of low iodine intake because the thyroid gland contains more concentrated iodine than other organs.

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Radiation: Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation emitted by cell phones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens and other electronic devices.

Iodized table salt: The human body cannot utilize the iodide added to this product.

Low-sodium diets: Failure to use healthy salts to fulfill sodium requirements, plus overuse of zero-nutrient table salt in foods, leads to iodine depletion.

Bromine: This toxic chemical overrides iodine’s abilities to nourish the thyroid, adrenal and other hormone-producing glands.

A known carcinogen, it is used as an anticaking ingredient found in almost all baked goods, unless the ingredients specifically cite unbromated flour.

Iodine-depleted soils: Due to poor farming techniques, iodine and other minerals in soil have declined, so most foods today are devoid of naturally occurring iodine.

Proper iodine supplementation with a high-quality product like Natural Awakenings Detoxified Iodine can prevent harm by protecting the thyroid and other endocrine glands and restoring proper hormone production.

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Adventures Abound at Frost Valley YMCA

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uring Frost Valley YMCA’s Adventure Programs, campers choose from action-based activities, service-oriented trips (like working with Habitat for Humanity), and rugged excursions to beautiful and challenging locations around the United States.

These empowering experiences, led by highly trained counselors, teach leadership and survival skills. From these experiences, campers find confidence and strength to last a lifetime.

Adventure Trips

Advanced trips, the top tier of the adventure program, are monthlong journeys to the beautiful backcountry regions of the Northeast.

Campers challenge themselves as they work together to set goals and build routes through the wilderness. Nothing is comparable to the life lessons and leadership skills that an Advanced trip can offer a young camper.

Adventure Village One Week Try-It (Grades 6-8) August 11-16 Adventure Village, our introductory program for the adventurous at heart, combines the best of traditional Overnight Camp and Adventure Trips. Campers choose from multiple adventure-based activities like climbing the tower, all-day hikes, orienteering, mountain boarding, zip-lining and honing outdoor survival skills. They also join main camp for traditional camp activities.

Service Trips

Frost Valley YMCA is dedicated to service and the idea that to live a meaningful and healthy life one should give back to their community.

The service trips at Frost Valley YMCA are focused on making an impact on the community. Campers who participate in our service trips will receive a signed letter validating at least 35 hours of accredited service per trip.

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Habitat for Humanity – Catskills (Grades 9-12, min. age 14) Available Sessions 1, 3 & 4 Campers work with Habitat for Humanity Catskills to gain community service hours, make new friends, acquire new skills, and “give back.” Helping to rebuild the Catskills from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irene, campers earn up to 35 volunteer service hours. They will also enjoy the beauty of the Catskill Mountains by climbing in the nearby Mohonk Preserve and biking in the esteemed Minnewaska State Park.

Maine Trail Builders (Grades 9-12) Available Session 2 Campers explore the beautiful area of Acadia, Maine, as they help maintain trails and complete service work with the National Park Service. Digging in the dirt, trimming trees and doing various other projects around the park, they will earn up to 35 hours of community service. On days off, they’ll climb cliffs above the ocean and bike the carriage roads.

White Mountain Kayak & Climb (Grades 9-12) Available Session 1& 3 Travel to the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire and learn technical kayaking skills with experienced instructors. We will also climb some of the best cliffs on the east coast at North Conway. This trip, outfitted with the well-known Eastern Mountain Sports Outdoor School, is for the budding outdoor enthusiast who wants to take their love of the outdoors to the next level.

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RETHINKING

CANCER A Brave New World of Effective Natural Therapies

by Linda Sechrist

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usan Silberstein takes her message for preventing cancer and recurrences to medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs and universities from her BeatCancer.org headquarters in Richboro, Pennsylvania. The nonprofit organization provides research-based education and counseling on how to prevent, cope with and beat cancer through immune-boosting holistic approaches. Since 1977, it has helped nearly 30,000 cancer patients and more than 50,000 prevention seekers.

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function, improving nutritional status and addressing the reasons for sickness in the first place.”

“Conventional medicine never addresses the cause, which is a process that needs to be understood so the individual can turn it off,” elaborates Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained scientist Raymond Francis, author of Never Fear Cancer Again: How to Prevent and Reverse Cancer. Based on his experience beating cancer and research into cellular biochemistry and molecular biology, he concluded that the disease is a biological process that affects the entire body, not something that can be cut out, killed or poisoned.

“Central to healing and prevention is the elimination of things that fuel the growth of cancer cells, such as sugar, toxna-newyorkcity.com

ins, heavy metals, nutrient-deficient processed foods and an acidic environment in the body,” observes Francis. “Regular exercise, a daily, high-quality multivitamin and detoxification are equally crucial to restoring the body’s biological terrain.”

Doctor of Naturopathy Judy Seeger, founder of CancerCleanseCamp.com and host of CancerAnswers.TV and Cancer Winner Radio, recommends both a regular detoxification regimen and ongoing healthy nutritional plan to help maintain a healing alkaline environment. While this helps cleanse the body of environmental toxins, the toxic emotions and stress that produce acid, weaken the immune system and create an environment for cancer to propagate, must also be dealt with.

Experts generally agree on a range of basic, commonsense preventive measures that include a low-fat, plant-based diet; aerobic, flexibility and strength exercises; healthy sleep habits; and other stress-reducing activities. “These are basic ingredients for maintaining sound health, and can be crucial toward improving the health of an individual with cancer,” says Dr. Keith Block, the “father of integrative oncology,” and author of Life Over Cancer.

He founded The Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment, in Skokie, Illinois, that customizes care plans based on each person’s medical, biochemical, physical, nutritional and psychosocial needs.

Nourish Biochemistry

Thousands of cancer patients have outlived their “medical expiration date” by using alternative nontoxic treatments and approaches, many of which are documented in Outsmart Your Cancer, by Tanya Harter Pierce.

Lou Dina, a cancer survivor who like Francis, underwent a journey of intensive research, became a patient advocate and authored Cancer: A Rational Approach to Long-Term Recovery. Dina speaks at conventions hosted by the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), founded in 1971 by Ruth Sackman. He also appears with other survivors in the FACT documentary based on Sackman’s book, Rethinking Cancer: Non-Traditional Approaches to the Theories, Treatments and Prevention of Cancer.

From decades of findings by interna-

tional clinicians, FACT educates practitioners and patients to view chronic degenerative diseases as systematic malfunctions caused by breakdowns in the balance of body chemistry that are subject to bio-repair. However manifested, they are viewed as correctable and controllable via an individualized program that includes a balanced diet of whole, unprocessed, organic foods—spurred by Gerson therapy that floods the body with organically grown nutrients—supplementation and detoxification. Other key measures involve body temperature therapy, cellular and stem cell therapies and the use of botanicals.

“Nutrients in food directly impact the mechanisms by which cancer cells grow and spread,” explains Block. “They also indirectly impact cancer by changing the surrounding biochemical conditions that either promote or inhibit the progression of malignant disease. This is why targeting only tumors is not enough to quash cancer. Conventional cancer therapies almost inevitably leave behind at least a small number of malignant cells. Your internal biochemical terrain plays an integral role in determining whether a tumor will regain a foothold after treatment, metastasize to distant sites or stay where it is without posing a threat.”

Block notes that a healthy biochemistry can help prevent unpleasant and possibly life-threatening, complications.

An anti-cancer biochemical terrain will even boost a patient’s overall quality of life. At the Block Center, detailed assessments identify disruptions in six defining features of patients’ biochemical terrain— oxidation, inflammation, immunity, blood coagulation, glycemia and stress chemistry. Cancer thrives on terrain disruptions, which also can impair treatment.

Focus on High-Impact Foods

Kathy Bero, founder of NuGenesis Inc., in Stone Bank, Wisconsin, asks, “How many other lives could be saved if doctors prescribed a diet primarily focused on plant-based, angiogenic-inhibiting foods for all cancer patients?”

Angiogenesis is the development of new blood vessels. Cancer turns the body against itself by hijacking the angiogenesis process and keeping it permanently activated, ensuring that cancerous cells

“When it comes to one’s lifetime risk of cancer, healthy diet and lifestyle choices can make all the difference.” ~ Susan Silberstein, Ph.D., founder and president of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education receive a dedicated, uninterrupted blood supply. “To effectively prevent cancer, inflammation and angiogenesis need to be controlled before a tumor can get a foothold,” advises Bero.

Bero has personally beaten back two unrelated aggressive forms of cancer and credits the angiogenic-inhibiting foods in clinical research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. Examples include green tea, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, grapefruit, lemons, tomatoes, cinnamon, kale, grape seed oil and pomegranate.

“These foods also played a significant role in strengthening my immune system and restoring my overall health, which was radically affected by many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation,” remarks Bero.

Boost Recuperative Powers

Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., a former vice president of nutrition for a national network of cancer hospitals and author of The Wisdom and Healing Power of Whole Foods and Beating Cancer with Nutrition, recommends a triple threat. “Cancer requires a threefold treatment approach to create a synergistic response. Teaming up to reduce the tumor burden without harming the patient, re-regulate the cancer to normal healthy tissue and nourish the patient’s recuperative powers is far better than any one approach,” says Quillin.

He maintains that restrained medical interventions, appropriate nutrition and naturopathic approaches can bolster nonspecific natural defense mechanisms to reverse the underlying cause of the disease.

“Nutrition and traditional oncology treatments are synergistic, not antagonistic, as many oncologists believe,” advises Quillin.

Glenn Sabin, founder of FON Therapeutics, similarly suggests that multi-inter-

ventional, outcome-based studies, akin to Dr. Dean Ornish’s approach to prostate cancer, could greatly benefit conventional oncology. Sabin recounts his Harvard Medical School-documented remission of advanced leukemia in his upcoming book, N-of-1: How One Man’s Triumph Over Terminal Cancer is Changing the Medical Establishment.

Sabin turned to therapeutic nutrition, neutraceuticals, stress reduction and exercise to become a 22-year cancer “thriver” without the aid of conventional therapies.

He also emphasizes the importance of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of healing with the cancer patients he coaches. “If you don’t have your head in the game, it’s hard to make anything else work for you,” counsels Sabin.

Understand the Connection

Silberstein and other leading physicians, including Dr. Tien-Sheng Hsu, a Chinese psychiatrist and author of the Secret to Healing Cancer; Dr. Jingduan Yang, a board-certified psychiatrist and founder and medical director of the Tao Institute of Mind & Body Medicine; and Seeger, believe that the mind and spirit play a significant role in healing.

“Cancer begins in the spirit and ends up in the body, which is why I recommend that anyone positively diagnosed read the Cancer Report,” remarks Silberstein. Cancer Report, co-written by John R. Voell and Cynthia A. Chatfield, discusses psychoneuroimmunology and the powerful role that the mind, emotions and spirit play in contributing to or resisting disease and healing even the most terminal of cancers (Tinyurl.com/ VoellCancerReport).

Yang and Hsu, who also use acupuncture protocols, believe illness is a reflection of inner problems that disrupt the body’s naturally powerful immune system. “Cancer is a symptom delivering a message: You need to take better care of yourself—emotionally, chemically, physically and spiritually,” says Yang. As a faculty member of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Yang sees firsthand how few patients understand that the trauma of a diagnosis and treatment can reactivate past

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connection to something larger than themselves, their healing process tends to stall.”

~ Doctor of Naturopathy Judy Seeger traumas, unresolved issues, blockages and repressed emotions. Both he and Hsu offer mind/body/spirit interventions to help patients cope better.

“I talk to people who do all the right things to improve their biochemistry, but without an emotional detox and spiritual connection to something larger than themselves, their healing process tends to stall,” Seeger observes. Her online talk shows feature long-term cancer survivors like Dr. Carl Helvie, author of You Can Beat Lung Cancer Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions.

“It all comes down to the microcosm of the cell. If we give our 73 trillion cells everything they need, the macrocosm of the body will function properly,” says Francis. The authors of Cancer Killers, Dr. Charles Majors, Dr. Ben Lerner and Sayer Ji, agree. Up till now, they attest that the war on cancer has been almost exclusively an assault on the disease, rather than an enlightened preventive campaign that clearly identifies and counters how cancer develops. “The battle can only be won by instructing people in how to boost their body’s immune responses to kill cancer cells before they face a fullblown diagnosis and showing them how to aggressively address the hostile exterior agents that turn healthy cells cancerous.”

The best winning strategy is to naturally nurture a body—structurally, chemically, energetically, emotionally and spiritually—so that the inner terrain naturally kills cancer cells and stops them from growing.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe. com for the recorded interviews.

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Our Own Ode of Joy Singing Heals Our Soul, Sets Us Free

by Jan Kortie

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efore singing was part of any human culture, it was part of nature.

Nature never tries hard; it just is. It grows and blossoms and flows. So does heartfelt singing—as a joyful expression of soul, of one’s essential being. It is giving and sharing. Most of all, it is alive.

Singing like this doesn’t ask for effort. But it does ask for courage. In expressing our longings, hopes and love, we may encounter fear, shame or sorrow. That’s part of the beauty and surprising simplicity of liberating ourselves through song, which can be equally cheerful, lighthearted and humorous, or insightfully confronting the challenging issues in our lives.

Some people make every effort to sing eloquently, but the joy of singing is just as fully accessible for those that can’t master the technical qualifications or even carry a tune. All we really need to do to achieve personal satisfaction is to sing what’s inside us, enabling who we are to emerge. That’s why singing is healing; it helps make us whole.

Giving emotional space to ourselves in song allows us to be heard in a special way; no two voices are alike because each is exactly suited to the individual. Our innate tendency to sing, na-newyorkcity.com

like other forms of music, connects us with others and reminds us of ways in which we are attuned to one another.

More natural than talking, the vibration of a singing voice is the most magical, direct way to connect our internal and external worlds.

It’s comforting to note that we can only sing off-key if we compare our voice to another’s. No child ever decides by himself that he can’t sing. A child spontaneously sings, dances and draws without preconception until an authority figure steps in with a discordant opinion.

Singing is a natural phenomenon as intuitive as breathing. It’s our right to sing freely, and so share our hearts and music with the world. As a soaring expression of love it contributes greatly to the well-being of individuals, communities and society.

Jan Kortie first introduced the idea of voice-liberation in the Netherlands 30 years ago, developing a joyful approach to personal and professional singing that extends beyond traditional methods and techniques. His book, Your Soul Wants to Sing, available in Dutch, is the primer for his Academy of Voice Liberation, where he serves as director.

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The Right Choices Help Children Thrive

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s youngsters head back to the classroom, parents can get their children off to a smart start by giving them key supplements. Here are some experts’ top picks.

Build Brains Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Because the brain’s nerve cell membranes are made of fat, ingesting a healthy fat— DHA—helps them stay lithe and limber enough to successfully fire off neurotransmitters, sharpening kids’ mental abilities. “Attention, focus, processing efficiency, memory—they’re all dependent on cells working effectively, and DHA will help,” says Randall Neustaedter, a doctor of Oriental medicine and author of The Holistic Baby Guide.

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study published in Clinical Pediatrics found that 4-year-olds that ingested 400 mg a day of DHA for four months showed improvement in listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition skills.

Because finding an effective dose of pure DHA (at least 300 mg a day) can be difficult, Dr. Robert Rountree, co-author of Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child, recommends administering liquid fish oil in a daily child’s dose of 800 to 1,500 mg at a ratio of 60 percent eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to 40 percent DHA. “Anti-inflammatory EPA can help allergies and inflammation from colds and other viruses kids get,” explains Neustaedter.

Algae can be a vegetarian substitute for fish oil, Neustaedter continues, but it contains only DHA, not EPA. Another vegetarian option, echium oil, internally converts to EPA at a one-to-one level, but not to DHA. Flaxseed oil is mostly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which converts to DHA and EPA at a rate of only 3 to 7 percent.

Phosphatydylserine (PS).

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in older adults, it may also improve attention, concentration, learning, behavior and school performance in youngsters.

PS is found in small amounts in foods like eggs and soy. Therefore, Neustaedter recommends dietary supplementation of 100 mg a day for children that could use a brain booster. The best PS supplements are made from soy.

Improve Immunity Vitamin D. “It’s my top immune supplement choice for most children,” says Rountree. The vitamin is crucial for triggering the body’s natural immune system to react to and fight off infections. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that daily 1,200 international unit (IU) supplements of vitamin D3 reduced cases of seasonal flu in schoolchildren by more than 40 percent. Neustaedter recommends that school-aged children supplement with 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day. Unlike D2, D3 is natural and nontoxic, he says.

Probiotics. These “friendly” bacteria help reestablish beneficial intestinal flora to both assist digestion and immunity. “Eighty percent of the immune system is produced in the small intestine,” says Neustaedter. “Having a healthy small intestine will lead to a healthy immune system. Probiotics will go a long way to accomplishing that.”

Rountree recommends children receive a mixture of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria—at least 15 billion colony-forming units a day. A study by an international team published in Pediatrics showed that probiotic supplements may reduce the incidence of fevers, coughs, runny noses and other infections in young children.

Elderberry. “If kids get frequent colds, elderberry can be helpful,” notes Neustaedter, who suggests that children take such extracts according to label instructions for acute sickness during the cold and flu season. He considers it a worthy antiviral and immune system stimulant.

Elderberry’s immune-boosting potential may be due to its ability to

enhance antioxidant activity. Several studies, including one issued by the National Institutes of Health, have shown that black elderberry extract may shorten the duration of a bout of flu.

Soothe Stress Magnesium. “If kids have a hard time turning their minds off and going to sleep, calcium and magnesium will help,” Neustaedter advises. As a calming mineral, magnesium trumps calcium; because kids tend to need more calcium for their bones, the two nutrients are usually given together, adds Rountree. He recommends that children take 100 to 300 mg of magnesium daily, depending on their age and weight.

Lemon balm (melissa officinalis). To soothe anxiety, Rountree points to lemon balm as safe and gentle, yet effective. St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin, reports that researchers have found that lemon balm, in combination with other herbs like valerian, may ease restlessness, anxiety and sleep disorders. Kids can drink one to two cups of freshly brewed tea daily. For a tasty and convenient option, substitute glycerites; tinctures that use glycerin to extract the active constituents from herbs.

Pamela Bond is the managing editor of Natural Foods Merchandiser and former editor-in-chief of Delicious Living magazine.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Land Art Generator Initiative: Freshkills Park – 9am-5pm. This exhibition, featuring the top 25 designers from around the globe, was an ideas competition to design a site-specific public artwork that has the ability to harness energy cleanly from nature and convert it into electricity as well as have natural beauty.

Freshkills Park will be the transformation of what was formerly the world’s largest landfill and will become a symbol of renewal and how our society can restore balance to the landscape. The Arsenal in Central Park.

212-360-8163 or nycgovparks.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Family Camping – 6pm-7am. The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping throughout the spring and summer and we look forward to welcoming your family! Participants are chosen by lottery. To enter your name, visit nyc.gov/parks/rangers/register. Inwood Hill Park, NY. 212-628-2345 or nycgovparks.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Parents & Me Yoga – 9-9:45am. Join us for free yoga for the whole family with Robin Rosiello, a certified children’s instructor. All ages are welcome. Meet on Abby’s Lawn in Fort Tryon Park. Please arrive early, and bring a towel or yoga mat. Note that the ground is sloped and there are uneven spots. Rain or wet ground cancels. Abby’s Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, NY. 212-7951388, info@forttryonparktrust.org or nycgovparks.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 Crystal Elixirs Class with Mary Vukovic – 1-5pm.

Discover the benefits to your health and well-being that crystal elixirs and essences can provide. You will also find clear directions for using crystal elixirs and essences effectively and develop an understanding of how they are made while you gain an appreciation for the way they work. Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, NY. 212-645-0141 or namastebookshop.com/calendar.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 RIPA/Nike Softball and Baseball Camp – 9am-5pm.

The Randall’s Island Park Alliance and Nike team up for an outstanding free 2-day program in which participants will be led through exercises and drills to help them hone their skills. Nike coaches provide guidance to participants to build them into better, faster, stronger athletes. Participants will enjoy premium Nike product trials, giveaways, t-shirts and awards. The camp will encourage sportsmanship and build self-confidence. Free and open to boys and girls ages 12-18 and all experience levels. Randall’s Island Park, NY. 212-860-1899, cynthaly.pinkney@parks.nyc. gov or nycgovparks.org

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Plants and Fungi: Ten Current Research Stories – 10am-6pm. Step into the world of the garden’s plant scientists via this exhibition which showcases some of the plant mysteries they’re unraveling all around the globe.

For more than a century, NYBG scientists have traveled far and wide to better understand plants and fungi. Current

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research projects range from the study of mosses and lichens to blueberries and vanilla orchids. Nathaniel Lord Britton Science Rotunda and Elizabeth Britton Science Gallery, New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY. 718-817-8700 or nybg.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 NYRP Garden Grooves – 6-8pm. Live music comes to NYRP gardens this summer! Enjoy the sounds and performances of local musicians in our public green spaces. Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community Garden, 174 Suffolk St, NY. Nycgovparks.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 ExploreYour Past Lives—And Beyond – 6:30-9pm. “Did You Choose Your Parents?” In this workshop with Laurie Greenberg PhD, Hypnotic Group Journeys takes you on a visit to the pre-birth state and you’ll have the opportunity to visit your connection with parents and family, recall your soul’s goals and revisit preparations for your current life. $30, members $25. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St, NY.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Pranic Psychic Self-Defense – 9am-6pm, August 10 and 11. Do you feel drained and can’t figure out why?

Do you wish you knew how to protect yourself from contaminated places and negative people in your life?

This workshop will help you. You will be taught quick remedies to flush out contaminations from your aura as well as powerful techniques to protect yourself and your loved ones from peoples’ negative thoughts and negative emotions. Discover the “ultimate weapon” for psychic selfdefense. The Center for Pranic Healing, 369 LexingtonAve (at 41st St), NY. 201-896-8500 or pranichealingusa.com.

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Omega Institute, NY Boot Camp For Goddesses Teens and Adults Ask yourself two questions: What does being feminine mean to me, and what truly is the definition of a Goddess to me? Once you can answer this deep within your soul, you can then embrace, embody, and own the power of your feminine essence. You will then know how to put your female spirit into action. The time has come to put your female spirit into action at Sierra Bender’s Boot Camp for Goddesses. Sierra demonstrates how a Goddess Warrior creates her own destiny, rather than allowing her environment to shape her. Her energy comes from a place of centeredness and balance. She is in touch with her intuition and brave enough to follow its guidance. This summer learn to become victorious and courageous, not victimized and compromised.

www.SierraBender.com na-newyorkcity.com

Cayce Psychic and Healing Fair – 12-6pm. Explore psychic and intuitive readings, energy and alternative healing in mini-sessions with the Cayce Center’s talented practitioners and friends. $20 each. Free admission to the fair! Free mini-workshops throughout the fair, including previews of upcoming workshops. After the fair, join a Spirit Message Circle with Calise Simone, 7:30-9pm, admission $25. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St, NY. 212-691-7690 or edgarcaycenyc.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 12 Healing With Sound – 7-9pm. Edgar Cayce said music and sound would be the medicine of the future.

Quartz crystal bowls, drums, rattle and the voice will be utilized to facilitate meditative states/shamanic journeys allowing cleansing of the mind and soul. With Lubaina Choudhury. $20. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St, NY. 212-691-7690 or edgarcaycenyc.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Central Park Circuit – 6:30-7:30pm. Get fit with innovative exercises designed by top trainers to utilize the park’s best natural features: rocks, trails, stairs, hills, and gorgeous open lawns. Maximize your strength and agility, as well as increase flexibility and muscle tone. All fitness levels welcome. Space is limited to 20 participants per class on a first-come, first-served basis. Ages 18+. Members have guaranteed entry, bring membership card to secure spot. Great Hill, Central Park. Support.centralparknyc.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 New York City Lunch Break with Meditation and Yoga – 1-2pm. Join the newest member of our yoga and meditation family, Zita, for a much-needed break in the middle of the day and the middle of the week.

Each session includes guided meditation and gentle yoga. No need to change clothes. You can use a floor mat or sit in a chair. Zita is a certified yoga instructor and each session is $10. Go back to work relaxed and refreshed! Next door to Quest Bookshop, 242 E 53rd St 4th Floor, NY. 212-758-5521 or questbookshop.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 High Line Field Station – 1-7pm. Whether it’s your first walk or your 100th visit, High Line Greeters help you discover a new side of the High Line. This mobile information cart, staffed by High Line Greeters, is a group of knowledgeable volunteers who answer your questions and provide information about the park’s history, design, landscape, and more. The Field Station is also stocked with free resources, e.g., bloom lists, seasonal High Line Art maps, and information about upcoming free events and activities for the whole family. Chelsea Market Passage, The High Line, NY. 212-206-9922, krystin. hence@thehighline.org, highline.org or nycgovparks.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 River Flicks for Kids: Beetlejuice – 8:30pm. A recently deceased couple return as ghosts to live quietly in their home. When a new family moves in, they employ Beetlejuice, a bio-exorcist, to get them out.

Beetlejuice, however, has his own agenda. (Rated PG) Free popcorn served. Movie begins at dusk. Pier 46, Charles and West Sts, NY. Nycgovparks.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

Lavender Dream Workshop: Cracking Your Own Dream Code – 1-5pm. Judy B. Gardiner, author of the book Lavender—An Entwined Adventure in Science & Spirit teaches a simple 6-step method that encourages dreamers to solve their mystery dream movie. Discover how you, the microcosm, are connected to the macrocosm through dreams. $60, $50 members. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St. NY. 212-691-7690 or edgarcaycenyc.org.

Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory – 11am3pm. Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and guide your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY. 718-817-8700 or nybg.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 Tree Talks with Parkies and Friends: How Parks Procure and Plant Street Trees – 6:30-7:30pm. Join us for a lecture series celebrating all the intricacies, challenges and decisions involved in urban forestry in New York City.

Parks Forester Nave Strauss. Please register in advance.

The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 5th Ave, NY. stewards@ milliontreesnyc.org or nycgovparks.org.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Create Your Own Crystal Empowerment Tool – 125pm. Come for a special “make your own” workshop with Travis Ogden, crystal healer, designer, teacher.

Explore pendulums, wands, talismans and pendants, then learn how to create your own tool for empowerment, self-healing, protection, clearing, balancing. All materials provided. Take home a tool worth $40-$50 in materials alone! $125, members $100. Register by August 17.

Minimum 6, maximum 10. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St, NY. 212-691-7690 or edgarcaycenyc.org.

Edgar Cayce Remedies Workshop: Electrical Healing “Appliances” – 7-9pm. Learn about the Wet Cell and Radial Appliance recommended for regenerating nerve function in Parkinson’s Disease, MS, ALS and Lime Disease and the Violet Ray for arthritis, digestive disorders and more. From the health readings of “the Father of Holistic Medicine.” $25, members $20. With Jack Rosen, Cayce Health Care Educator. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St, NY. 212-691-7690 or edgarcaycenyc.org.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 26

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park – 3pm.

The New York Public Library presents its new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation. Fort Washington Library, 535 W 179th St, NY. 212-927-3533 or nycgovparks.org.

Outdoor Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm, till September 30. Join Reflections Yoga Studio at Firefighters Memorial Park for a donation class of outdoor yoga that will benefit Engine Company 54 monetarily and will benefit you physically and mentally. Bring your own mat, rain or shine. 48th St between Broadway and 8th Ave, NY. 212-974-2288 or reflectionsyoga.com.

markyourcalendar AUGUST 24-25, 2013

Natick, MA. Webinar. Distance Learning Lightworkers Healing Method™ Angelically Guided Energy Healing™ BE Who Your Soul Wants You To Be. Experience the joy! Healing practitioners, serious spiritual seekers learn to align with soul purpose.

Improve all aspects of life. It’s a skill, not a gift. Nothing is off limits.

Level One: The Foundation As taught at Kripalu and the Institute of Noetic Sciences CE Provider: NASW, NCBTMB, NCCAOM www.LightworkersMethod.com 855-780-3855

ECOFESTcelebrates 25thAnniversary inTimes Square-Crossroads of the World! – Featuring green, sustainable exhibits; activities encouraging a sustainable lifestyle, ECOFEST is free and fun for all! See our 10 foot snowman, Tibetan sand mandala, musical performances, enjoy healthy food and much more! Contact West Side Cultural Center, 136 W 70th St, #1, NY. 212-496-2030 or ecofest.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Bryant Park Tai Chi – 7:30-8:30am. Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels.

Fountain Terrace in Bryant Park, 6th Ave and 41st St, NY. 212-768-4242, bpc@urbanmgt.com or nycgovparks.org.

markyourcalendar SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 10am to 5pm

AWAKEN FAIR NEW JERSEY Bringing all the fun, education and experiences of 12 years of Awaken Fairs to Ft. Lee NJ Over 100 exhibitors, 1000 guests! www.AwakenFair.com click on “New Jersey” Exhibitor spots available 914-422-1784

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Heart-Centered Meditation Technique – 6-8:30pm.

Please join us on Thursday evenings to experience this powerful meditation technique, led by Ischa Lea. Ms. Lea helps individuals cultivate a direct personal relationship to the Pure Self within, the key to opening the floodgates of healing and the unification of mind, body and soul.

Suggested donation $20 per person. Quest Bookshop, 240 E 53rd St, NY. 212-758-5521 or questbookshop.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Hudson River Park Greenway and Central Park Bike Tour – 2pm. Join a fabulous New York City bike ride along the Hudson River Park Greenway and through Central Park. Enjoy spectacular views of the river and city skyline as you cycle at a leisurely pace through the city. Tour departs from Hudson River Park near Times Square, NY. Hudsonriverpark.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Nature Walk with Leslie Day – 9-10:30am. Learn to identify and value the flora and fauna with Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City and Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Learn about the geology of the cliffs, trees, invertebrates, mammals, birds, and flowers on the Broadway side of Fort Tryon Park. Please bring binoculars, but do not bring your pets. Meet at Broadway and Bennett Ave, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, NY. Nycgovparks.org.

markyourcalendar SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS

FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER

9:00am-4:30pm

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Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training Nyack, NY Discover what ancient yogis have known for thousands of years. Taught by Kamini Desai, this training will get you started with one of the most effective meditation and mindfulness practices you'll ever come across, Yoga Nidra is truly for everyone. Give us seven days and we'll change your life forever. $1500 or $450 per weekend.

Birchwood Center 85 S. Broadway, Nyack For more info contact Betsy Ceva, 845-358-6409 or betsy@birchwoodcenter.com

www.BirchwoodCenter.com

SEPT 7–8, 2013 MEADOWLANDS, NJ Meadowlands Expo Center Find out more at GFEXPO.COM

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communitydirectory Acupuncture Eastgate Acupuncture P.C. in Columbus Circle 1841 Broadway, Suite 907, NY, NY www.eastgateacupuncture.com 646-719-1883

Located in the heart of Columbus Circle, Eastgate Acupuncture specializes in making alternative healthcare a great experience.

With focus in Pain, Injury, Fertility, Chronic Disease and Facial Rejuvenation we have the practitioner that is right for you.

Treatment may include any of the following therapies: Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Cupping, Kyo-Jung, and Herbal Recommendations. Eastgate Acupuncture accepts insurance and will be happy to help you determine if you have acupuncture benefits under your plan.

Classical feng shui BiOS Institute

Michelle O'Carroll, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP 212-390-0442 • BiOSinstitute.com Fusing the sacred design traditions of ancient India and China with the latest advancements in environmental science, we use precise, time-tested methodologies to align your home or workplace with the universal laws of spatial energy. Whether renting, remodeling or building, we’ll help you supercharge your environment to create good health, abundance and prosperity. Web-based & in-person consults available. Receive a detailed report (25-30 page PDF) with recommendations for your site/landscape design, interior arrangement and décor! Schematic design services available for new construction. Call for your FREE introductory consultation today!

ENERGY HEALING PRISCILLA BRIGHT, MA

Transformational Energy Healing Office mid-town NYC priscilla@priscillabright.com 845-417-8261 Priscilla Bright, MA is an international energy healer who is the past School Dean of the international Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and a presenter at Omega Institute and NY Open Center. Her profound and deep yet gentle energy work guides you to connect with your own powerful internal source of renewal and wisdom. Energy blocks soften, life-giving energy increases, and your intuition is more easily heard.

Joy, relaxation, and emotional freedom increase, and stress and anxiety decrease. In-person or phone healing sessions. Free initial phone consultation.

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Mark Siagh

Reconnective Healing® Practitioner mark_siagh@yahoo.com 347-879-3133 • www.TheReconnection.com A Reconnective Healing® session tends to be a life-changing experience, introducing you to an astonishing ocean of energy, light and information, an opportunity to experience your divine nature.

Healing beyond body, mind and spirit, including the evolution of your very essence. Contact Mark for details.

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integrated medicine SVETLANA KOGAN, MD

Doctors at Trump Place Longevity Spa and MediSpa 194 Riverside Boulevard New York, NY 10069 212-580-0900 • www.DTPdoctors.com Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Kogan has been practicing Western and Eastern Medicine for over 10 years. She has been taking care of New Yorkers since 2001, combining traditional medicine and holistic healing. Her work has been featured in the press repeatedly and can be seen at www.DTPdoctors.com. See ad on page 2.

JACK WIENER, LP, CDMT 98 Riverside Drive, Suite 1A New York, NY 10024 212-724-2044 jawiener6@gmail.com

Adults 35-80. Exercising with no pain. Dancing who you are. A technique that shifts physical and emotional habits, and reclaims the flow of feelings through the body in a uniquely personal way. Founder of the School for Creative Movement, 54 years of teaching, 33 as a movement therapist and 22 as a psychoanalyst.

Small classes.

holistic Counseling Niloo Dardashti, PsyD, HHP

Integrative Psychologist, Coach & Holistic Health Individual & Couples Services 646-789-5113 • www.DrNilooDardashti.com Dr. Niloo Dardashti has helped hundreds of clients nationally in achieving their life goals and having better relationships. She is an expert at identifying the core issue, whether physiological or psychological (or both). Her approach is solutionoriented, integrating her training in cognitive behavioral therapy, couples therapy, eastern spirituality, and holistic mental wellness (which entails the use of targeted amino acid therapy). She is consistently called upon by the media to comment on wellness issues. In addition to her doctorate in psychology, she is board certified as a holistic health practitioner. Her multi-faceted approach is innovative and highly effective. Call Dr. D today and mention Natural Awakenings and receive a FREE 10 minute phone consult!

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LIFE COACH DAVID BARTKY

CERTIFIED LAW OF ATTRACTION LIFE COACH 973-444-7301 • www.lifecoachdavid.com Do you want to improve your life?

As a Certified Law of Attraction Life Coach, I know how to coach you to attract what you want into your life.

Whether you want to attract more money, your dream job, better relationships, etc., I can help you do just that. My clients find that they not only attract more of what they want into their lives, they are enjoying feeling more excited about life in general. I always offer the first session for free. Please also check out my new book “Vibratize Your Life!” on Amazon.

Natural Beauty Mauricio Hair Studio

210 Fifth Ave. Suite 1102 New York, NY 10010 maurucio@mauriciohair.com 212-532-3030 • www.MauricioHair.com Mauricio is a cross-cultural hair artist who provides a holistic approach to the beauty industry—one that focuses not only on the physical but also on the overall well-being of his clients, through unique services, truly organic products, a tailored experience and Zen-like environment that all work together to support the mind, body and soul.

Mauricio’s private hair studio mission is to be the first of its kind: an innovative eco-friendly hair studio and ‘inner beauty salon’ that seeks to unlock every guest’s beauty. Natural color services are available for both pregnant and everyday clients.

Milla’s Treatment Boutique 18 East 41st Street Suite #1704 New York, NY 10017 212-213-5844 info@millastreatmentboutique.com www.millastreatmentboutique.com

ORGANIZING PROFESSIONAL Organizing PROS@ Amazing Being Consulting Professional Home Organizer Wardrobe Consultant 917-414-0970 amazingbeing@optimum.net www.amazingbeingconsult.com

Milla’s Treatment Boutique offers you a tranquil, organic chic environment where customized treatments are created to meet your skins specific needs. Utilizing Eminence Organics Skin Care in conjunction with Laser treatments, aesthetic problems are corrected and your skins radiance is maximized. Milla’s also offers a wide variety of additional services including Laser Hair Removal, Skin Tightening, Eyelash Extensions, Massage. At Milla’s we also specialize in Ethnic Skin Care. “I treat a womans skin as her key to confidence and ultimately, success in whatever her business may be. My clients are amazing people. They deserve to have clear, glowing, radiant, timeless-looking skin, reflective of their attitudes and approach to living.”

An essential part of living the best life possible is having a home you love.

Yet, clutter is taking over our space and eventually our lives, spilling into every day, making us feel defeated and powerless. Organizing PROS are on a mission to change all that - one closet and one home at the time. Armed with patience, compassion and positive attitude we help you sort thru/ organize everything and assist with donating no longer needed ‘stuff’ to charity. Let things from your past become a part of someone future. Go to amazingbeingconsult.com for detailed information, before/after photos and client testimonials. Member of NAPO.

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OZONE THERAPY

DR. VICTOR ZEINES

57 West 57th Street New York City, NY 10019 & Shokan NY 212-813-9461 • www.natdent.com

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Holistic dentist & author, Dr. Zeines, takes into consideration the whole persons balance of physical, environmental, mental, emotional & spiritual needs so you receive a more complete dental health evaluation & treatment. Dr. Zeines is available for phone consultations. See article

Women’s Wellness Sierra Bender®

Empowering Women One at A Time 888-794-3330 www.SierraBender.com Sierra Bender, a modern day Renaissance woman and leading pioneer in the Women’s Empowerment, leadership and entrepreneurship movement for over 25 years. She is the founder of the SBEM Core Institute, Sierra Bender Empowerment Method®(SBEM), Boot Camp for Goddesses® internationally renowned retreat, and author of Goddess to the Core (Llewellyn, 2010). Her charismatic appeal has been featured internationally, in media outlets including Oprah Radio, CBS and Univision TV, in USA Today and other newspapers and magazines throughout Australia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, U.K., Germany and the U.S., as well as in Marie Claire, Shape, Body & Soul, Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga and Natural Awakenings Magazine.

Dr. Howard Robins The Healing Center 200 W. 57th St., Suite 807 New York, NY 10019 212-581-0101 • DrHowardRobins@gmail.com If you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, Ozone Therapy will most likely be the answer, even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope. If you are questioning if your condition can be treated, call or email Dr Robins contact information above. See ad on page 3.

Naturopathic Doctor Simplicity Health Associates Dr Ivy Branin, ND 230 West 13th Street, Suite 1-B New York, NY 10010 646-470-8458 www.simplicityhealthassociates.com

Dr Ivy Branin, ND, is a Naturopathic Doctor dedicated to making her patients feel great using natural therapies and methods. Although she sees a wide variety of conditions, her practice focuses on mood and sleep problems, autoimmune disease, gastrointestinal conditions, and women’s health.

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