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auro Clerici, a certified practitioner of Esogetics Colorpuncture, leads a free hands-on workshop in this gentle healing therapy Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at ImpactHub, 394 Broadway at Canal Street.

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Colorpuncture leverages acupuncture points plus many others discovered by its founder, German naturopath Dr. Peter Mandel. Instead of using needles, a Colorpuncture practitioner applies treatments using a handheld device resembling a small flashlight, with interchangeable colored rods. The effect is gentle but powerful, Clerici says; people have described it as “extremely calming,” “relaxing,” “grounding” and “life-changing.”

Many ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Aztecs, used color therapy, he notes.

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“Our current money flow is a result of our thoughts and limitations,” says Tania Chumak, coach and founder of the Center of Prosperity. “Sometimes we might not be aware of the causes of our low money flow, like our ancestors’ unconscious’ beliefs that we innated. So even if you do not know about them, it is really possible that you have inherited them, especially if you have money issues. Those beliefs might be carried through seven generations and serve us in both positive and negative ways. Moreover, we might have another basis’ that we unconsciously caring, which preventing us from achieving the desire wealth and prosperity.”

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Living Well Despite Adversity

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oing through a difficult situation or transition, such as a divorce, an illness or the loss of a loved one, can cause us to become immobilized as we wallow in our grief. But it also can be a turning point, a catalyst for positive change, says Harriet Cabelly of Rebuild Life Now. Cabelly, a social Harriet Cabelly worker and positive psychology coach, supports people by helping them climb out from the depths of their pain and despair and begin to reengage with life once again.

“Challenges can cause us to get stuck,” she says. “But eventually, by allowing ourselves grief time and by embracing our strengths, we can rise above and move towards finding new meaning and purpose and rediscovering joy. We must give ourselves permission to feel all of our tumultuous feelings so that we can come through them and move to an eventual acceptance of a new reality.”

As an adversity counselor, Cabelly sees her work as “moving people from bitter to better.” She counsels her clients from grief to growth and travels the painful journey with them.

“Holding their pain and, in time, encouraging baby steps is the basis of my practice. It’s about support and movement. Life happens; it’s what we do with it that matters—how we rebuild our lives to live on well through and beyond our adversities.”

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Qigong, Tai Chi Events at Eastover

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astover, a 600-acre estate and retreat center in the Berkshires, will host a full slate of spring workshops and events focused on Chinese healing arts, culminating in late June with an international symposium on qigong, tai chi and Eastern medicine.

The 2017 calendar kicks off with Healing of the Heart Sheng Zhen Gong, taught by Junfeng Li, from March 31 to April 7, followed by Medical Qi Gong: A Comprehensive and Accessible 3 Level Workshop and Training, taught by Dr. Roger Jahnke, from April 21 to 27.

From April 21 to 23, Lorelei Chang will teach One Breath, One Brush Stroke, One Dance, a way to connect mind, body and spirit with breath, brush and movement. This program will include The Chinese Tea Ceremony: Honoring Its Healing Power, a musical ceremony led by Haiyan Feng, a tea master, Gu Zheng player and longtime qigong and healing arts practitioner.

On April 29, Eastover will host World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day, donating its studios and grounds to group leaders and participants. Roger Jahnke, renowned physician of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, cofounder of the National Qigong Association and current director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, will offer the keynote speech. The event is free, but groups are asked to reserve a space at Eastover.com/world-gigong-taichi-day.

From June 9 to 25, Grand Master Mantak Chia will lead a Universal Healing Tao Teacher Training at Eastover as part of his only North American teaching tour, and from June 23 to 30, Eastover’s International Symposium of Qi Gong, Taichi and Eastern Medicine will offer an opportunity to heal, connect and be empowered.

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esearchers from Northumbria University, in England, have discovered that drinking peppermint tea can improve working and long-term memory. After 180 healthy adults filled out questionnaires about their mood, they were selected at random to consume one of three drinks—peppermint tea, chamomile tea or water—and then rested for 20 minutes.

The subjects were then tested for memory and other cognitive factors and given a second mood questionnaire. Those that drank peppermint tea exhibited improvements in both types of memory and were more alert than the other two groups. The participants that drank chamomile tea displayed reductions in both memory and attention functions compared to the others.

Researcher Mark Moss, Ph.D., notes, “The enhancing and arousing effects of peppermint and the calming, sedative effects of chamomile observed in this study are in keeping with the claimed properties of these herbs and suggest beneficial effects can be drawn from their use.”

Cranberries Reduce Urinary Tract Infections

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ranberries, a staple on most holiday tables, can help women reduce their risk of urinary tract infections (UTI).

A recent study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research tested the impact of consuming whole-cranberry fruit powder on women that had experienced two or more UTIs in the previous 12 months.

Of the 182 study participants, 89 were given 500 milligrams of the cranberry powder daily for six months. The remaining 93 women ingested a placebo. The cranberry group reported significantly fewer infections than the placebo group. In addition, it took the women in the cranberry group more time to develop a first UTI than the women in the control group.

Bright Lights Encourage Healthy Eating

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esearch published in the Journal of Marketing Research links bright light to healthier food choices.

The study observed 160 diners at four separate metropolitan locations of a chain dinner restaurant between 6 and 8 p.m. Two of the restaurants used bright lighting (250 lux luminance) and the other two locations had dim lighting (25 lux luminance).

The researchers found that diners at the well-lit locations were more likely to choose healthy options such as baked or grilled fish and chicken than the patrons at the dimly lit restaurants.

These results were replicated in a laboratory test of 700 college students where scientists attributed students’ healthier choices to the alert feelings that being in a bright room elicits.

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Patient Pets

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

Pet dogs and cats are visiting with their seriously ill owners, reducing stress and improving morale, at the Juravinski Hospital, in Hamilton, Ontario. The Zachary’s Paws for Healing program, the first of its kind in Canada, was founded by Zachary Noble and his aunt, Donna Jenkins.

Before each visit, the animals are thoroughly cleaned so as not to introduce harmful germs, and brought in on covered, wheeled carts away from all other patients during their one-hour weekly visits. The all-volunteer program plans to offer foster care to pet owners that enter the hospital for treatment.

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The study Greening of the Earth and its Drivers, published by an international team in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows significant greening of a quarter to onehalf of the Earth’s vegetated lands based on satellite data from the past 33 years. This represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees that produce sugars using sunlight energy to mix atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with water and nutrients from the soil.

These sugars are the source of food, fiber and fuel for life on Earth. More sugars are produced when there is more of this greenhouse gas in the air in a process called CO2 fertilization.

About 85 percent of the Earth’s land is free of ice and covered by vegetation, currently encompassing 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area. Lead author Dr. Zaichun Zhu, a researcher from Peking University, in China, states, “The greening over the past 33 years reported in this study is equivalent to adding a green continent about two times the size of mainland USA, and has the ability to fundamentally change the cycling of water and carbon in the climate system.” The effect may serve as a carbon sink to help counter climate change.

Learn more at ZacharysPawsForHealing.com.

America Outdone Venezuela Bans GMOs

Source: Boston University

Missouri Debuts Energy-Generating Pavers Missouri is rolling out a set of energy-generating photovoltaic pavers along a section of the iconic Route 66 highway in a sidewalk pilot project—the first on a public right of way—in the U.S. The street pavers were developed by Solar Roadways, a company created by inventors Scott and Julie Brusaw, which raised more than $2.2 million in crowdfunding in 2014 to bring their technology to market.

The Brusaws claim that replacing all of America’s roads and parking lots with their solar pavers would generate more than three times what the country consumed in electricity in 2009.

The Missouri Department of Transportation considered their own crowdfunding campaign to support their energy experiment; plans called for the hexagonal solar panels to be fully installed and operational by the end of this year.

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Venezuela has passed a law that imposes some of the world’s toughest regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMO) and patenting of seeds in order to consolidate national food sovereignty, regulate the production of hybrid seed, reject the production, distribution and import of GMO seeds and ban transgenic seed research. Canada’s Centre for Research on Globalization describes it as one of the most progressive seed laws in the world.

The country intends to establish a national seed system to implement the new law. The group will monitor and sanction any agricultural violations, with a focus on the protection of traditional seeds.

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Satellites Reveal Unexpected Plant Growth

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filmpreview COLLATERAL BEAUTY When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it’s not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

COLLATERAL BEAUTY, stars Will Smith, alongside an all-star ensemble cast that includes Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren. The film is directed by David Frankel (“Marley & Me,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” and “Hope Springs”).

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not skin care. You can buy came to Dr. Mariana skin care off the supermarket Boneva having suffered shelf. from skin issues most of my

My individual life. By that point, I was just assessment included cutting hoping to find a product sugar and dairy from my diet that did at least some of and a simple, three-product what it claimed to do. I went cleansing regimen. To my to Beauty Plus Aesthetics delight, I saw changes within for Vibradermabrasion, a Lu Lopez weeks: my skin was clear, noninvasive treatment that soft and hydrated. When I went back to exfoliates old cells to improve skin replenish my supply of products (which tone and texture. The treatment did last very long), I thanked Dr. Boneva everything it claimed: the surface of my for changing my life. I have now been face was like new. her patient for over four years and But the most transformative part of that first encounter was my consultation cannot imagine using other products or following other advice. with Dr. Boneva. She was the first Somewhat recently, Dr. Boneva doctor to treat my skin problems from was considering collaborating with the inside as well as the outside. It was a corporation to mass-produce her a complete approach to skin health. product line for wider distribution. I Notice I used the phrase skin health,

told her that while I was happy for her, I was concerned that the quality of the products would suffer without her direct oversight. I firmly believe that it is her personal involvement that ensures the products deliver as promised. To my relief, they have stayed under her control and continue to be effective.

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RELAXATION DENTISTRY

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magine that you have a dentist appointment tomorrow and are scheduled to have work done. Instead of being worried or anxious, you take a little pill and get a great night's sleep. When you get up, a companion escorts you to the dental office, where you lay back, get a cozy blanket and are given some more relaxing meds. Soon you are dozing off and getting some much needed rest. While you are in dreamland, your dentist is gently and painlessly restoring your mouth to a state of perfect health and beauty. After what seems like just a short while, he is calling your name to wake you up. Your companion appears and gets you home, where you recline on a couch, watch tv and eat ice cream.

You might even catch up on some more sleep, if you wish.

Relaxation Dentistry is the use of anti-anxiety and relaxation medications to help a person completely relax through their dental visit while restoring your smile. Due to the nature of the sedation pill, you are not aware of the length of your visit and it seems like a very short time has elapsed.

This type of dental visit is designed for people who are anxious and/or have had a traumatic experience at a dental office and have no desire to ever go back. It also works well for extremely busy people who want to have as few visits as possible. Other people who benefit from this experience are those who have trouble holding their mouth open as well as people who find it hard to sit still.

For patients who have a strong gag reflex, having relaxation dentistry is the perfect answer.

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offer outside financing to help you fit this into your budget.

Depending on what procedures you had done, your response to Relaxation Dentistry may be anything from nothing to moderate soreness that can easily be treated with something like ibuprofen.

This is an extremely safe procedure when performed by someone who is certified and well trained. I have over 18 years of experience in this field. Your vital signs are monitored constantly and the dosing of the medications are done very carefully and safely.

While you are having a Relaxation session at my office, there is no doubt that Ozone will be involved. In my office, we use Ozone to kill bacteria before placing restorations, to fight gum disease and even to help whiten teeth!

This versatile gas can be bubbled into water or oil and placed under the gums and used as a rinse.

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In many cases, no drilling or injections are needed, because Dr. Silver uses an air/powder spray to remove the decay that doesn’t cause any discomfort. For more extensive restorations, pain free injections are given and you are profoundly numb so that nothing will bother you. For those with any dental anxiety, we have nitrous oxide (laughing gas) which helps you relax in our extra soft chairs. We also offer Relaxation Dentistry (Sleep Dentistry) for those patients who want a completely alternative visit.

After wiping out the bacteria, a remineralization solution is placed on the tooth, so it can start healing itself immediately. Then a tooth colored restoration is placed and your tooth is ready for chewing!

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LOVING LARGE Scientists Say We’re All Connected

Cosmic View

by Linda Sechrist

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rue love is not something reserved exclusively for soulmates, couples, children, friends or family. Observations by sages for millennia and by enlightened scientists more recently are increasingly aligned with the point of view articulated by renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield that true love and awareness—a sense of universal connectivity and the idea that divinity, or the sacred, is found in all things—are indistinguishable.

Scientific View

This state of being, generally denoted by strong feelings of love or acceptance toward others, brings us into contact with universal energy which connects all of humanity with the natural world.

Clues to our united commonality are explored in two 21st-century books, Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D., and A General Theory of Love, by medical doctors Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon. These authors explore the brain science that’s related to love and awareness.

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Although trying to grasp love intellectually may be like eating soup with a fork, the authors of A General Theory of Love cite feelings as a good starting point. Fredrickson describes love as “the momentary upwelling of three tightly interwoven events: a sharing of one or more positive emotions between you and another; a biochemical synchrony between your and the other person’s biochemistry and behaviors; and a reflected motive to invest in each other’s well-being that brings mutual care.”

Fredrickson, director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, believes love is a complex physiological response; a “positivity resonance.” She describes key factors in love’s ability to biologically transform us as oxytocin, a hormone active in social bonding and attachments, and the vagus nerve deep within the brain stem that connects with numerous organs, including the lead “character” in this relationship, the heart.

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During their 30-year friendship, Bob Staretz collaborated with astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., the lunar module pilot on Apollo 14 and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, to research and write “The Quantum Hologram and the Nature of Consciousness,” published in the Journal of Cosmology. Their scientific theory explains how all of creation learns, self-corrects and evolves as a selforganizing, interconnected holistic system through love.

“Without exception, everything in nature exists and works together in total balance, resonance and harmony, interacting as one. From this perspective, Edgar and I reached the obvious conclusion—the organizing principle of the cosmos is agape love, an ultimate form of unconditional love that accepts all things existing in nature without regard to conditions, expectations, shortcomings, flaws or faults,” explains Staretz.

The former executive director of Eternea, an organization focused on spiritually transformative experiences and the study of consciousness, Staretz says individuals that undergo such an experience attest that loving one another and all

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Fredrickson notes is far more ubiquitous than previously thought possible.

Her research shows that it requires only connection, not the intimacy or shared history that comes with any special bonds.

Micro-moments of the connected oneness we feel as life-giving reverberations occur via shared smiles or laughter, a common compassion or an engaging story. Humans all hunger for such moments. The prerequisites are perceived safety and authentic sensory connection with another, even if it’s fleeting. In Fredrickson’s perspective, such neural coupling is a biological manifestation of oneness in which a habitual focus on “me” expands to a life-expanding “we”.

of nature, of which we are a part, is the central reason for our existence.

Anita Moorjani’s latest book, What If This Is Heaven? reiterates the life lesson she learned from her dramatic near-death experience in which she identified herself as a state of pure consciousness connected with everything in the cosmos. She clearly heard: “Your only work is to love yourself, value yourself and embody this truth of self-worth and self-love so that you can be love in action. That is true service, to yourself and to those who surround you.”

This message continues with her, and she explains that by not loving ourselves, we are denying the part of God that expresses itself through us. An overarching insight from her lifechanging journey is, “Unconditional love is a state of being, not an emotion. It’s not just one side of the coin—it’s the whole coin.”

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~William Blake

How-to Resources Interest in this deeper perspective led The Shift Network, which offers online transformative education, to host a recent Advanced Teachings for Truly Loving Yourself with Margaret Paul, P.h.D., co-author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By You?

Many others are working to spread the word about a larger sense of lifegiving love, including Cleveland, Ohio, intuitive psychologist Debra L. Reble, Ph.D., author of Being Love: How Loving Yourself Creates Ripples of Transformation in Your Relationships and the World. She says, “Our soul’s purpose is to be and express love. We dream of love, yearn for love and make love, but rarely do we realize that we are love, a source of divine energy.”

Reba Linker, a New York City life coach and author, hosts a Leaders in Self-Love Facebook page and the Paint Yourself into The Picture online coaching show. Linker’s philosophy on love resembles that of New Thought leader Michael Beckwith, minister, author and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, California—

to discern that our true nature is love is to know that we are created in the very image and likeness of love, the essence of life itself.

Gary Sinclair, author of Healing Memories in Seconds, views his life from an altitude of oceanic oneness.

His 35 years of study in a field that uses energy to heal spirit, mind and body led him to develop Soul Link, a memory energy therapy. His work is changing the face of therapy for those with post-traumatic stress disorder and led to the revelation, “Love pulls whatever it touches to its highest potential.”

Teaching what he knows “beyond a shadow of a doubt” helps to shift his students’ worldview. “All of creation is made up of electromagnetic energy vibrating at different frequencies. We are energy beings who can learn to manage our energy to heal ourselves.

We are all connected by omnipres-

ence, the energy of love, a heart connection of life. Consciously choosing this awareness allows us to be ‘love living life.’”

Kamini Desai, director of education for the Amrit Yoga Institute, in Salt Springs, Florida, lends her yogic perspective to love. “We are each a wave on the ocean of existence. Even though we are separate waves, we carry the essence of the same ocean.

When that essence manifests in us as spirit, its quality is a healing force of love surrounding our cells, causing our heart to beat and regenerating our organs. This intelligence guides and directs the universe in the same manner that it heals and maintains our body. In yoga, we learn to listen to its subtle voice so that we can follow its urges and energetic impulses to the source from which it springs.”

The perceptions of California’s HeartMath Institute founder Doc Childre, dedicated to helping people access their intuitive insight and heart intelligence, are generally aligned with those of Fredrickson. Both approaches recognize how order and balance in the nervous system and smooth, harmonious and coherent heart rhythms enhance our ability to clearly perceive a far larger universe of experience.

The ensuing connections widen the windows of perception to view ourselves as no longer separate, but part of a unified whole. Accumulated micro-moments of love communicated through synchronized gazes, touches and vocalizations forge a shared subjective appreciation of connection and oneness. We feel ourselves embodying positive resonance and experience easier and more immediate rapport in familial, familiar and even new relationships. We discover abundant opportunities to feel love, loved and loving as we make ourselves available to them.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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During the holiday gift buying season, it’s good to recall the days of old-fashioned toys.

Simple, wooden toys made with non-toxic paints are far safer than those sprayed with varnishes and paints containing lead and volatile organic compounds.

Plastics can emit unhealthy chemicals used during manufacturing, which also produces environmental pollution. Pieces can break off, possibly injuring soft skin, or be consumed by toddlers with dangerous results. A recent report

by Environment California, a research and policy center, found that products designed for babies and young children, such as soft plastic teethers, bath accessories and others, contain phthalates. Many toys require batteries containing heavy metals like mercury and cadmium.

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Safe, Fun Gifts for Kids

ChasingGreen.org recommends eco-conscious makers of toys available at GreatGreenBaby.com, including organic cotton stuffed animals; BabyBunz.com, featuring sustainably harvested cherry wood rattles and organic Egyptian cotton animals; and GreenToys.com, with play meal cookware and serving pieces made from bioplastic, consisting of a corn and starch resin. Here are other factors to consider.

Educational toys can “enhance

language, conceptual understanding and numerical and spatial cognition,” according to a study in the journal Mind, Brain and Education. Six-to-8year-olds can gain an appreciation for archaeology playing with Smithsonian toys available at Barnes & Noble and BarnesAndNoble.com. PristinePlanet. com sells wood puzzles, solar-powered robots and board games from the Golden Gate National Park Conservancy. The Discovery Channel Store has safe toys and books for kids.

Follow age guidelines in choosing gifts, advises Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of the Toy Industry Association. “Age-grading has nothing to do with how smart a child is—it’s based on the developmental skills and abilities at a given age and the specific features of a toy.”

Practice conservation while saving money by canvassing thrift and consignment shops for classic card and board games.

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Toxic Relationship Parallels Toxic Mattress

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ere was my dilemma: I knew I needed to let go, but I was too invested. The papers were signed.

The ring was off. I was a free man again.

But my heart was still handcuffed to the bedpost like Fifty Shades of Grey.

It’s just stuff, I told myself—but such beautiful stuff, alive with sentiment and style. She’d gotten the armoire, the chairs, the sofa, but I’d held firm: the bed was mine.

Hermes, Gucci, Chanel … back then, only “the best” was good enough for us. Too much time had gone into picking out our sleek, Italian-French nest of love. The thirteen-week delivery had been worth it. It was a masterpiece of costly minimalism.

But no sooner had the 500-threadcount Pratesi sheets been tucked in than the love wars began. We spent more than a decade wrestling with our relationship, and much of the grappling took place between the sheets. Our makeup sex was bittersweet and plentiful.

I held on longer than I should have to our fabulous resting place. I will die in this bed, I had promised myself after the first night of designer sleep, and I died many small deaths between those crisp linen layers. But as a man in my late 30s, I knew perma-death was a ways off.

I didn’t even consider letting go of the bed until I redeemed a post-breakup Groupon gift voucher for a feng shui consultation. When I opened the door to my new, “single-guy” digs, Lisa stepped in: five feet, five inches of Chanel-scented, business-casual beauty. The mutual attraction was gratifyingly confirmed

with meaningful glances and shy smiles that preheated the relationship corner of my nearly empty, brick-walled paradise.

Bagua map in hand, Lisa entered the bedroom and stopped short at the sight of Ms. Hermes. She frowned delicately before announcing, “This is beautiful, but it must go.”

Our consultation had taken the ugly turn of a speed date with strings.

I loved my old bed. It was beautiful but cursed, apparently. How was I to know that the angry vibrations from my past were “stuck” in the wood frame, headboard and mattress? Lisa gently suggested a “fresh start.”

I was not above trading on my disappointment to score lunch and bed shopping dates with Lisa. We clicked for a sweet moment in time—long enough for the sting of separation from my old bed to fade, and short enough for my new bed to retain only happy memories before Lisa relocated to San Francisco.

It would be awhile before I discovered the joy of organic bedding, but I was on the path to understanding energy, object placement and vibrations.

And for this guy’s guy from the Midwest, that’s saying a lot.

Brian Benko owns the Clean Bedroom.

To learn about the benefits of an organic mattress and how they can impact daily life, call (212)764-3232 or visit TheCleanBedroom.com.

Organic Best Choice for Healthy Sleep When it comes to sleep, “the best” has nothing to do with luxury labels. Most mattresses contain toxic chemicals that off-gas right through designer sheets. Here are 10 reasons why an organic mattress is truly the best choice—for people and the earth.

1. Standard industry mattresses are made from manmade materials, most of them petrochemical-based.

2. “Petrochemical-based” means derived from oil.

3. Oil is not a renewable resource.

4. Oil is highly flammable.

5. Oil contains toxins. (Remember seeing cleanup workers wearing suits and gas masks after the Gulf oil spill?)

6. Petrochemical-based materials have never been tested for their long-term health effects on humans.

7. People who sleep on a foam mattress are spending a third of their lives sleeping on oil.

8. The chemicals used to make standard mattresses flameproof are highly suspect. No long-term studies have been done to see what effects these chemical treatments might have on humans.

Information stating they are safe is provided by the mattress industry, backed up by a vague statement from the FDA. 9. Our skin absorbs toxins; our lungs breathe in airborne vapors. Do we really want to trust the mattress industry to tell us it’s safe to sleep on their products?

10. Organic mattresses are made with sustainably farmed cotton and wool.

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Ozone The Miracle Medicine From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City

What is Ozone?

What are some of these illnesses?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a natural medicine Herpes 1, 2 and 6; shingles; multiple sclerosis; that safely destroyed every bacteria, fungus yeast and AIDS; hepatitis B and C; Lyme disease; chronic mold with virtually no adverse reactions? And what if fatigue syndrome; candidiasis; rheumatoid arthritis; it also destroyed every toxin, harmful free radicle and lupus; acne; fungal infections, including fungal parasite in our body safely as well? If it existed you nail infection; diabetic retinopathy; diabetic ulcers would probably have read about it or heard about it and gangrene; diabetic neuropathy; and macular Dr. Howard Robins from someone or somewhere by now. Wouldn’t you degeneration are just some of the many diseases and have? Well, guess what!? It not only does exist, but it conditions it has been used to safely and successfully has been used in more than 45 countries by thousands of physicians treat worldwide! in hundreds of hospitals and clinics for over 70 years! Not only that,

If the medical problem you suffer from is not listed here, but there are hundreds of peer reviewed medical studies on its use. you should check to see if medical ozone has been used to treat it, as the actual list is very, very long.

Why haven’t we heard about it?

So, why haven’t you heard about intravenous ozone therapy? If not for Ed McCabe’s book on Oxygen Therapies, in 1988 (followed almost 20 years later by his more complete and accurate book Flood Your Body with Oxygen, available at Amazon.com), we might still have not known of its use in Europe and its past historical medical use in the U.S.

So, why haven’t you heard about ozone therapy? Follow the money trail! It may be hard to believe but the pharmaceutical industry, along with help from the FDA, has suppressed information about its benefits and its use here in the U.S. because of the money that would be lost if the use of antibiotics, antivirals and antifungal medicines were diminished due to its amazing benefits.

Ozone is simply a non-patentable medicine. Since it is a highly reactive gas, it has to be made “fresh” at the time of its use in a machine that passes electric current through medical grade oxygen in a special hand-blown glass tube. It can’t be stored in a powder, tablet, capsule or liquid form like other medicines.

There are many websites (one of the best is OzoneUniversity. com) with great information along with dozens of translated studies (type in “search intravenous ozone therapy” on PubMed.gov, our National Library of Medicine) available, which will inform you about many of its safe and effective uses.

Recently, Gary Null, Ph.D., made a powerful documentary called Ozone Therapy: The Miracle Medicine (available at GaryNull.com), which discusses the use, safety and medical benefits of it. Some 40 patients also appear giving testimonials demonstrating ozone’s ability to completely get rid of many diseases and conditions previously thought to be incurable.

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Is it safe?

What happens is that when medical grade oxygen and ozone gas is safely and painlessly injected by trained professionals into a vein (you can’t get an embolus from oxygen, only from nitrogen gas), the extra “O” in the ozone molecule acts like a glue stealing an electron from anything in our body that it can latch onto. Healthy cells in our body contain natural antioxidants that protect them against damage or destruction. Only pathogens are destroyed.

The most famous study done on its safety was published in Germany in 1982. In Germany, medical ozone therapy is used pre- and post-operatively to prevent infections. Jacobs, et al., reported in his published study that close to 400,000 patients were given more than 5,500,000 treatments over a two-year period with an adverse reaction rate of .0007! There is no pharmaceutical medicine that comes even close to that safety record. Easy to see why “Big Pharma” is not interested in letting the news out about ozone.

So, if you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, medical ozone therapy will most likely be the answer (it doesn’t get rid of genetic diseases) even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope.

For more information, call Dr. Howard Robins at 212-5810101. Robins is considered the foremost clinical expert on the use of ozone in North America, with more than 24 years of clinical practice and 185,000 treatments performed.

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Heal Adrenal Fatigue

NATURALLY Practical Ways to Regain Vitality

by Linda Sechrist

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atigue due to physical or mental exertion is common in those beleaguered by stress, poor eating habits and insomnia, struggling to balance the needs of family and career and too often using caffeine and other stimulants to artificially rebound energy. James L. Wilson, Ph.D., a doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy, educates medical professionals about an even more serious health issue he identifies as “adrenal fatigue”; it’s characterized by below-optimal adrenal function induced by an overload of such stressors. Our two walnut-sized adrenal glands, one atop each kidney, produce vital hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and many other functions, including how the body deals with stress.

Identifying the Core Issue

In his book, Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome, Wilson sheds light on the scope of the problem.

“The fact that adrenal fatigue is unrecognized by conventional medicine has left millions of people suffering from an untreated problem that interferes with their ability to function normally and capacity to enjoy life. For those whose adrenal glands are ‘running on empty’, even something as basic as happiness seems almost out of reach,” comments Wilson, who resides in Tucson, Arizona.

Individuals suffering from adrenal fatigue are most concerned about their low moods, energy, mental acuity and libido, for which conventional medicine typically prescribes antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs. These medications do nothing to revive adrenal functioning.

This faulty condition also affects weight gain and a propensity toward the development of some diseases, including

fibromyalgia. “Your resiliency, energy, endurance and very life depend on the proper functioning of the adrenals,” Wilson says.

We’ve inherited our sympathetic nervous system and its stress response of fight-or-flight from our prehistoric ancestors. It hasn’t evolved to differentiate between an acute threat to survival and the chronic threats from looming deadlines, financial pressures and other modern-day worries.

“The adrenal stress response to physical danger or any perceived psychological threat is identical—the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine responsible for cascading physiological reactions,” explains Dr. Vijay Jain, who treats fatigue from an integrative perspective at his Mind Body Wellness Center, in Palm Coast, Florida.

Suggested Treatments

Adrenal fatigue is mainly a self-induced health problem that doesn’t just appear. It results from an accumulation of ongoing choices that we can change.

Jain applies ayurvedic principles to reestablish balance in the body’s three prominent mind-body types that influence personal well-being. These are known as vata, pitta and kapha. For people primarily characterized by vata and pitta typology, fatigue is the result of being overactive and burning the candle at both ends. For those with kapha constitutions, fatigue is the outcome of a sedentary lifestyle with insufficient movement and eating the wrong foods for them.

He further recommends getting more sleep with regular bedtimes, practices such as yoga nidra meditation, pranayama (yogic breathing) and a slower-paced yoga practice with longerheld meditative poses, as well as massage and a diet designed to restore our biological energies, or doshas, to a balanced state.

“Depending on a patient’s constitution I advise some to slow down and burn 50 percent less of their candle, while I tell others to increase their physical activity and improve their diet.”

Jain also recommends a type of ayurvedic purification and detoxification treatment that involves a series of five therapies including massage and herbal treatments. Performed in sequence, these allow the body and mind to drop into a state of peacefulness. Acupuncture treatments are also helpful, along with a regimen of adaptogenic herbs such as ginseng, schisandra and ashwagandha, according to Jain.

In Happy Healthy Thyroid: The Essential Steps to Healing Naturally, author Andrea Beaman writes about how she recovered naturally from adrenal fatigue. To restore energy and vitality to the body, she further recommends the healing practices of hatha yoga, qigong and tai chi. “These modalities build energy, whereas power yoga, and cardiovascular exercises drain energy in fatigued individuals,” advises Beaman. She notes that it can take six months to two years to restore desired energy levels.

Beaman counsels individuals with behavioral characteristics that make it more challenging to burn less of their candle. She grabs their attention with the critical nature of their situation. “‘You are in and out of life in a blink. If you’re exhausted at age 48, how are you going to live a vibrant, happy and exuberant life right up to the finish line?’

That generally works,” she says.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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Restorative Drinks Revive Good Cheer

by Judith Fertig

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uring jam-packed special occasions like holidays, our drinks should multitask, too. We need festive tipples to refresh us without overdoing it, restore equilibrium if we overeat or drink or revive us when we’re feeling low from a seasonal cold or flu.

In addition to traditional offerings that family and friends might expect, why not add a new and improved signature drink to everyone’s repertoire? These feel-good beverages, featuring winter fruits high in vitamin C, anthocyanins, therapeutic herbs and fresh ginger, deliver delicious boosts to help us feel our best.

Refresh

The season of hospitality is happily also the season of pomegranates, blood oranges and Meyer lemons (a sweeter, thin-skinned, aromatic variety). These vibrant fruits give a taste of good cheer to anything we can pour, shake, muddle or simmer.

Whether we offer fresh-squeezed blood orange juice in the morning, a non-alcoholic cocktail of pomegranate juice and sparkling water, or a squeeze of Meyer lemon juice in a hot toddy or tea, the tart flavor is a sure pick-me-up. The red color in antioxidant-rich blood oranges and pomegranates indicates the presence of anthocyanins, compounds that might help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as treat eye disorders, according to an article published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Meyer lemons are a good source of vitamin C, essential for producing collagen needed to support the formation of new bone, blood vessels, ligaments and tendons, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Restore

After an evening of over-imbibing, our systems need to reboot. The stomach needs help in processing alcohol, plus we may be dehydrated and feeling a little queasy. Filtered water, coconut water or a sweet, caffeine-free coffee or carbonated beverage of the lemon-lime variety rehydrate, as well as help our digestive system break down and flush out the alcohol.

According to Registered Dietitian Aicacia Young, in Austin, Texas, founder of ClimbHealthy.com, the simple act of drinking water before we go to bed can assist in the recovery process.

Research published in the Food & Function journal found that lemon-lime soda helps the body metabolize alcohol better by speeding up its ability to process the compound aldehyde dehydrogenase, the main cause of hangover symptoms.

For nausea and motion sickness, ginger or peppermint tea can help, according to studies in the American Journal of Physiology and the French Prescrire International.

Revive

Sometimes the stress of holiday to-dos, often combined with travel, can lower the resilience of our immune system. When we feel symptoms of a cold or flu coming on, the classic hot toddy can help us feel human again. The alcohol in whiskey is a natural decongestant; plus, it helps get us to sleep. Honey soothes and perky lemon juice gives us hope that we’ll feel better the next day.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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Seasonal Drinks that Revitalize

and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain out the ginger slices and serve in a mug.

Blood Orange French 75 Yields: 1 serving In a champagne flute, pour a jigger of gin, the juice of half a blood orange and a squeeze of Meyer lemon juice.

Top up with champagne.

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Holiday Sangria Yields: 8 servings Combine 1 liter of cabernet sauvignon, a quart of pomegranate juice, ¼ cup agave nectar, 1 thinly sliced Meyer lemon and 1 thinly sliced pear in a pitcher. Add ice and stir. Pour into glasses to serve.

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Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, and then add 1 small knob of fresh ginger, precut into thin slices. Reduce the heat

Yields: 1 serving Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the juice of half a Meyer lemon, a tablespoon or two of honey and a jigger of whiskey. Serve hot in a mug.

Fresh Hot Peppermint Tea Yields: 1 serving Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. While it’s boiling, place 7 to 10 fresh organic mint leaves in a tea cup. Pour the hot water over the mint leaves and let them steep in the cup for 5 minutes. Strain out leaves as desired, and enjoy.

Courtesy of Heather Crosby, author of YumUniverse: Infinite Possibilities for a Gluten-Free, Plant-Powerful, WholeFood Lifestyle; YumUniverse.com/ fresh-peppermint-tea.

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Meyer Lemon Hot Toddy

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Krista Tippett on Our Evolving Spirituality Why it Evokes Hope

by Randy Kambic

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rista Tippett helps us ponder the meaning of life as host and executive producer of On Being, the award-winning weekly radio program and podcast produced in Minneapolis for more than 400 public radio stations. The bestselling author of Einstein’s God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit has been acclaimed for thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.

Her latest book, Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, reflects upon how spirituality intersects with science, technology, health, art and politics.

This daughter of a Southern Baptist minister first launched her show, originally titled Speaking of Faith (also the title of her first book), on Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media in 2003. Today, Tippett continues to discuss faith, spirit, inner growth and what it is to be human with leading authors, thought leaders and pioneering change makers. She also hosts online classes and a blog.

How has On Being evolved to reflect existing dimensions of spirituality that have proven surprising?

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do a hometown. We craft our spiritual lives and choose our faith, even if it’s the faith of our families.

In many that don’t claim a religious affiliation, especially Millennials, I encounter a spiritual curiosity and ethical passion akin to religion at its best. Because seekers dwell both inside and outside of traditions, my life of conversation stretches beyond boundaries in ways I did not expect when I began.

I also never imagined that I’d interview physicists, evolutionary biologists and neuroscientists exploring territory previously reserved for theologians and philosophers. Together, they are illuminating the ancient questions related to our place in the cosmos; the nature of human freedom and consciousness; even beauty and the reality of mystery.

Which guests do you feel have resonated the most with listeners and why?

A show that seems to have touched more people most deeply is my interview with the Irish poet, philosopher and author John O’Donohue just before he died in his early 50s. He radiated such an unusual combination of qualities: wisdom, tenderness and playfulness; mysticism, theology and a raw Celtic earthiness. He’s someone who could speak of God with great wildness, strangeness—and authority. He inspired with his vision of beauty as a human calling and somehow embodied it for na-newyorkcity.com

the listener. I meet all kinds of people that keep that show on their playlist and listen again and again.

In general, my favorite guest is the most recent person interviewed.

At the moment, it’s Jimmy Wales, the Wikipedia co-founder, who stunned me with his insistence on kindness as the virtue that’s made this nonprofit’s ethos and accomplishments possible. Another is civil rights veteran Ruby Sales, who wisely works to uplift the human drama of our political/social moment, like the way we must come to be as articulate about what we love as about what outrages us.

How do you see people’s awakening sensibilities influencing local and global issues?

I am drawn to the notion that we are in the adolescence of our species. The globe right now is like a map of the teenage brain, prone to recklessness and destruction in places and simultaneously possessing vast potentials for creativity and advances. So many are relentless in telling the story of destruction that it seriously colors how we tell the story of our time. I stand among those shining a light on the abundant beauty, goodness and courage in our world so these become more visible and evident at a global level.

Are you optimistic about the future?

I am hopeful about the future. My life of meaningful conversation has led me to re-imagine the meaning of hope. It has nothing to do with wishful thinking, but rests on the lives of beauty and goodness I see everywhere I turn. It’s a choice—a more exacting and courageous choice than cynicism or resignation. The pain and fear alive in the world surface as anger and violence, and some of us are called to be calmers of fear.

We must create the world we want our children to inhabit and do so together. Hope isn’t an option on this path; it is one of our primary resources for getting there.

Randy Kambic is a freelance writer and editor in Estero, FL, and regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

The PB&J of Daily Health

By Franklin St. John

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veryone knows that peanut butter and jelly go together, but the same can be said about antioxidants and liver support supplements. That may seem like a strange analogy, but let me explain.

By now the importance of antioxidants to our health is common knowledge. We must have sufficient antioxidants in our system at all times to combat free radicals and to neutralize any pollutants and foreign chemicals to which we are exposed. Unfortunately, even though we are aware of the health dangers these intruders present, we often ignore the threat, especially when we do not see any obvious health problems in our bodies.

Let me assure you of one thing: the time to protect your health is when you don’t have any obvious health problems. Most people begin to panic when there is an evident problem. That’s when they begin to search for answers.

We know that pollutants in the air and water, as well the chemicals to which we are exposed on a daily basis, can and do cause free radicals to form in our bodies. And we know that those free radicals damage our organs and our DNA. The only way that we can fight free radical formation is by taking sufficient antioxidants every day. The most efficient antioxidants are those found in green tea. The EGCG as well as the other polyphenols in green tea have been shown to be among the best antioxidants for neutralizing free radicals.

When free radicals are neutralized, they are removed to the liver, the body’s filter, where they are disposed of through our normal disposal system.

This works really well when the liver is healthy and not overworked. Unfortunately, with the ever-increasing number of neutralized free radicals that must be removed from the body, the liver in many cases becomes overworked and therefore less efficient at its job.

What does this mean? It means that the neutralized free radicals are reintroduced into our bodies, which can cause additional health problems, including an overloaded, less efficient liver. In other words, the pollutants in our body remain there, which definitely results in impaired overall health.

Almost 20 years ago, HerbaSway introduced a product that was patented for treatment of viral infection of the liver (patent number 5,939,072), based on

a successful study of its use for Hepatitis B. Originally named Liver Enhancer but now known as HerbaSway Daily Detox, it is a liquid concentrate Traditional Chinese Medicine designed to be taken daily to give the liver the energy and help that it needs to remain strong so that it can do what it was intended to do: remove neutralized free radicals and toxins from our bodies.

Too often the liver cannot handle the huge number of contaminants to which we are exposed. As the patent for HerbaSway Daily Detox explains, the polysaccharides in various mushroom extracts, such as Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi, Cordyceps, Poria and Hericium, strengthen the liver and give it more energy to work as it’s intended to.

Although all six mushroom extracts are listed in the patent, the first four are the most effective in helping the liver function properly.

The strengthening effect of HerbaSway Daily Detox and the antioxidant boost from HerbaGreen Tea complement each other perfectly—just like peanut butter and jelly.

Franklin St. John, founder of HerbaSway Laboratories, was taught traditional Chinese herbal medicine and qigong by a Taoist master from the mountains of China. For more information, call 1-800672-7322 or visit HerbaSway.com.

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A Gorgeously Greener Holiday Fresh Thinking About Décor

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ature’s holiday decorations can transcend cliché pine wreaths or farmed trees to make highly personalized indoor décor that supersedes traditional greenery. Yet mistletoe, holly leaves and berries, eucalyptus, poinsettias, tree needles, acorns and a cut tree’s water reservoir can be harmful to both pets and children. Here are some better choices.

The Tree

For smaller spaces or to make a statement, try grouping topiary trees of varying heights draped with solar twinkle lights and small ornaments or fresh flowers to create a focal point in a bay window.

“A lemon-lime cypress lends another burst of unexpected color on an entry hall table,” says freelance floral designer Janet Corrao, in Nutley, New Jersey. “It smells good, too.” Plants six inches tall work well.

Corrao suggests setting the pots in colorful, inexpensive metal buckets from craft stores for added glamour.

Unless deemed a hazard to active kids or pets, set up a mid-sized stepstool on a table or open a six-foot ladder in a corner and hang ornaments down the center space; add garlands and lights and set potted flowers and small gift boxes on the steps. Search “alternative Christmas trees” at 26

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Another option uses hedge-like plants in lieu of a tree. Consider an English or Japanese boxwood plant or evergreen lilly pilly, and then trim to the desired size and shape. Plant it outdoors as weather and climate permit.

The Table

“While we were working on a photo shoot, the photographer decided to include a Christmas scene. I was able to add fresh greenery from the property to the red ornaments and white orchids that I’d brought along. It made a striking centerpiece running the entire length of the table,” says florist Angie Zimmerman, of Angie Zimmerman Designs, in El Dorado Hills, California.

“For the fireplace mantel I used branches with red berries to add height on either side of the central mirror and then duplicated the centerpiece design between them.”

A festive table can be dressed with appealing edibles. Use a bread wreath as a base and stud it with skewered basil leaves, cherry tomatoes and small balls of fresh mozzarella cheese for an easy, selfserve, Caprese appetizer. A colorful dish of balsamic dressing or another dip in the center, along with small plates and holiday napkins, completes the offering. na-newyorkcity.com

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For a sit-down dinner variant, place a few Caprese skewers in small, clear, glass vases along the table with individual finger bowls of dip. Flat-leafed green parsley sprigs add another special touch. Zimmerman further suggests using deep-red Roma apples, cored, as candle holders.

Make living place cards with small pots of herbs. Chalkboard paint identifies the plant and guest seating. Also consider colorful painted pots sporting a small cactus.

Transform oranges into aromatic pomanders by scoring the rinds with a citrus stripper in a spiral, circle or other pattern.

Use a small nail to make holes and stud the fruits with whole cloves. Adding seasonal greenery and sterilized pine cones makes a beautiful and fragrant centerpiece.

The Front Door

“I love to use pine cones for centerpieces,” Corrao says. “Our weather is cold enough that I don’t have to worry about bugs when collecting cones in the neighborhood.” For warmer climates, bake the pine cones for 30 minutes in a 200-degree oven to melt excess sap, kill insects and fully open them.

Sold online or in kitchenware stores, a bay leaf wreath offers cheer at the door.

After the holidays, hang it in the kitchen for easy access. “Kumquats, lemons, tangerines, small oranges and crabapples add color to green wreaths,” notes Corrao.

Garlands

For many, Christmas demands the smell of fresh pine boughs. Spice up the traditional greenery with carnations or other light-hued flowers colored with the juices of fresh, canned or frozen fruits and veggies—red from cranberries, beets and cherries; yellow and orange from yellow onions and carrots; purple from blackberries; green from spinach; pink from strawberries; and blue from red cabbage or blueberries. Freshly cut the flower stems and put them in the liquid from crushed produce or the can to absorb color. Hang garlands out of reach of young children and pets.

Navjot Kaur, of Navjot Designs, in Chicago, says, “We all have greenery in our yard or patio gardens that can be used for the holidays. It’s fun to alter the design based upon what is available.”

Imagination and inspiration can spark new, greener traditions.

Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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an and woman’s best four-legged friend can activate and energize even the most reluctant couch potato or exhausted owner, making the family dog an excellent exercise buddy. Regardless of how lax we may be, everyone feels better after some kind of workout. A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology confirms that working up a sweat outdoors affords an appealing boost of energy, enjoyment and improved state of mind.

Dogs love routine, so they’ll be waiting by the door for their daily walks.

Make each outing mindful by letting the pet choose the route and pace. While they stop to sniff, do hamstring stretches by leaning against a wall, fence or tree. Once the warm-up portion is completed, add sprints to burn more calories. Ask for a sit, pick a goal a short distance away and then give the cue to run together fast. After arriving at the goal, ask for another sit.

“Our favorite time to go is before 7 a.m. to avoid cars and when the asphalt isn’t too hot for his paws,” says Monica Weintraub, a food and travel blogger currently working from Beijing, China.

“Carl loves the burst of energy, and we both build muscle.”

A backyard agility course can complement or even substitute for walks.

It’s easy to make with weave poles, jumps and tunnels. Vary the order of the obstacles and run alongside the dog to call out each one. When it’s excessively wet, cold and icy or hot outside, create an indoor agility course. Use blankets and upturned chairs for tunnels, cardboard boxes to designate a weaving trot and a hula hoop for jumps. Set it up on top of rugs that foster firm footing.

Balance can also be improved with exercise balls. While some dogs only see a soccer game, others try to balance on the ball, strengthening core muscles like their humans.

Learning doga, or yoga for dogs, incorporates a canine’s natural trainability, flexibility, mimicry of human moves and desire to please. Kristen Corral, who’s also certified in animal massage, teaches Anima yoga fusion classes for people and pets of all ages in Las Vegas.

“Anima means an expression of one’s true inner self,” she explains. “We work on balance and never force the dogs into poses. They’re excited during the first sessions, but as you move and breathe

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together, it becomes a calming and relaxing activity.”

Floor exercises with the help of a dog also helps strengthen core muscles.

Do leg lifts and teach the pet to walk under a raised leg to ensure it stays raised for the proper amount of time.

Incorporate fetch games with sit-ups; throw the toy when sitting up and accept it back while reclining. Alternate arms—the dominant one has better aim, while the other one adds steps for the dog as it runs to fetch an errant toss.

For chair exercises, use a toy to lure the dog under the chair, moving it from side-to-side, simultaneously working the waistline. Fetch lets the dog chase the toy before dropping it in front of the chair, giving the owner’s core muscles a workout when bending to pick it up each time.

Dogs love to play hide-and-seek.

It’s easy with two people; one holds the dog while the other hides. If solo, teach the pet to sit until a timer goes off before starting the hunt.

“I ask Felix, my mixed-breed dog, to hold a sit-stay while I go hide,” says Chantelle Wallace, a professional writer who volunteers to exercise animals at Skyline Pet Care and Fitness, in Austin, Texas. “Hide and seek activates both mental focus and physical exercise.”

Dancing to favorite tunes expends lots of energy. Dogs may perform obedience moves to the beat or, like humans, dance like nobody’s watching.

Scientists at the University of Missouri are among those that have found that music improves moods, too.

Teaching a dog to help around the house impresses everybody and takes advantage of bad weather to catch up on chores. They can tour a laundry basket to bedrooms, pick up trash or place items for recycling in a bin. Select individual items to be carried up or down stairs for a muscular workout. Take some tips from Jesse, a most helpful dog, at Tinyurl.com/HouseholdHelpPooch.

When our will to exercise is wavering, an eager dog will help keep an exercise routine interesting and on track. The dog’s goal is always to have fun with their favorite person.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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Embrace the Water: Heal Yourself, Heal the World!

– Do you love yoga but break into a sweat when you pass any kind of an aquatic environment? Are you one of the 52% of Americans who could not save themselves if they fell into water over their head? Using yoga breathing and meditation techniques, you can learn life-saving and liberating skills to help you face fear, overcome resistance, embrace the water, and enhance your life. By combining yoga practices with safe, gentle, supported practice in the water, you can experience the transformative and exhilarating effect of doing something you never thought was possible. Beryl Bender Birch, eRYT, CYT and Bill Meier, Aquatics Director for Bard College. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com/embrace-water.html.

Tarot Certification Course by J Sol – 3-5pm each day. “Tarot is perfect for anyone interested in divination, thought about practicing it, or been told how strong their intuition is,” states J Sol, professional Tarot practitioner and class instructor. It is also good for helping navigate life’s rough waters. This six-part course will cover the history of Tarot, how it works, and how to use it in daily and professional life. Become certified in the fundamentals and give people the know-how and confidence they need to establish a foundation for themselves. Aum Shanti Bookshop, 226 E 14th St (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), New York, NY. 212-260-2866 or aumshantibookshop.com/events.

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FREE “Collateral Beauty” Pre-Screening – 7:30pm.

When a successful New York advertising executive suffers great tragedy, he retreats from life. His concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, but he seeks answers from the Universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it’s not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

“Collateral Beauty” stars Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren. Crosby St Hotel Screening Room, 79 Crosby St, New York, NY. 212-226-6400 x1032. RSVP at WBTickets.com/NA.

Awaken Wellness Fair – 10am-5pm. Awaken to your best self! Speakers, healers, vendors and readers, over 100 exhibitors, 1000 guests. Exhibitor spots available. Tickets make a fantastic holiday gift!

Hotel Pennsylvania Penntop Ballroom, 401 7th Ave, New York, NY. AwakenFairs.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Reflections Annual Holiday Bazaar – 9am-5pm.

Connect with a community dedicated to living consciously. Shop for truly unique holiday gifts. Nourish yourself with healthy snacks, yoga, meditation, wellness classes and one-on-one mini healing sessions.

Join Reflections Center for Conscious Living & Yoga, along with Chakra Institute, Match My Spirit and Body Local for this annual event! This year, all offerings are donation-based, with 100% of the proceeds from classes and sessions given to the New York Foundling, an organization providing services for underserved children, families and adults with developmental disabilities. Recommended donation for classes and healing sessions is $20. 227 E 24th St, New York, NY. 212-974-2288 or ReflectionsYoga.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 Book Signing and Talk “365 Days of Gratitude” – 1-3pm. What are you grateful for? When life gets heavy, it can be difficult to remember the things we could be grateful for. When Muskan Virk, now 10, was 6 years old, she heard the term “gender equality” and asked for an explanation. She learned of the injustice and inequality that many face, and it caused her to start a journal, writing down all the things she was grateful for.

She gave the journal to her mother who was inspired to create a book to uplift you and remind you of the beauty and pleasures that surround you. Some proceeds are used to help build Muskan’s foundation, “Helping Hands,” which assists homeless people and others in need. Aum Shanti Bookshop, 226 E 14th St, New York, NY. 212-260-2866 or aumshantibookshop.com/events.

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FEBRUARY 3-4, 2017 Write in the Beat, An Open Floor Art in Motion Workshop – Drop-in class on Friday, 8-10pm; Saturday, 10am-4pm. This healing practice of movement and the arts helps you feel at home in your bodies. Track emotions, stories and patterns holding you back and turn them into creative fuel for dance, writing or drawing, with the goal to move and include all that comes. Perfect for artistsin-private, part-time punsters, and those ready to stretch the imagination. All are welcome. New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St (between 7th and 8th Aves), New York, NY. 203-209-0047, margaret@MargaretWagner.com or openfloor.org/node/3453.

MARCH 31-APRIL 7, 2017 Healing of the Heart Sheng Zhen QiGong Training – Master Junfeng Li dedicates his life to helping others, caring for the planet, and calls for the union of our hearts as one. He often says “I am only 78 years young.” This is a rare opportunity to be with him for 5 days at Eastover. He has cultivated his spirit towards higher consciousness, therefore has received gifts of teaching and transformation from Divinity itself and has been called upon to transmit this knowledge to enlighten others and help alleviate suffering. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com/li-junfeng-2.html.

APRIL 23-27, 2017 Medical QiGong: A Comprehensive and Accessible 3 Level Workshop and Training – Do you seek healing, want to maximize wellbeing or to widen and deepen your existing practice? With 40 years as a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Dr Roger Jahnke, OMD, has discovered that any QiGong can be tailored to become Medical QiGong, and that you can learn the essence of Medical QiGong in a brief training. Once trained, you can use the principles with any form of QiGong for the rest of your life. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com/roger-Johnke.html.

Mantak Chia Healing Tao Teacher Training – This Universal Healing Tao Basic Retreat, the only North American teaching tour by Master Chia, is a training for beginners and for those desiring to become associate instructors (see prerequisites at http://healing-tao.org/healing-tao-certifications/htiacertification-requirements). During the week, these primary meditations will be studied: Cosmic Orbit, Cosmic Sounds, Inner Smile and Healing Love.

Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com/mantak-chia.html.

FRI, JUNE 23-FRI, JUNE 30, 2017 Eastover Medical QiGong, Tai Chi and Eastern Medicine Symposium – Join 12 internationally renowned leaders/masters for this symposium which will dive deep into the wisdom of the ancient healing traditions of the East. Discussion includes practical modern applications of powerful practices like QiGong and Tai Chi. Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. Learn how to be ALIVE— “Always Living in Vibrant Energy.” Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or Eastover.com/symposium.html.

ongoing Restoration & Renewal Weekly Relax and Rejuvenate Retreats – Where else can you go to both “get away from it all” and “find it all?” From the peace and solitude of 600 acres to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, from hiking trails and mountain streams, to the world-renowned festivals, from invigorating yoga and qi gong classes to world-class theatre, there is something for everyone, all year ‘round! Spend all or part of your day on the beautiful grounds, with quiet moments in the Japanese and English gardens, enjoy delicious natural cuisine, or choose from a variety of daily movement classes and workshops. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866264-5139 or Eastover.com/restoration-renewal.html.

Nutritional Therapy Training Certification Program – 24/7. Winter courses begin February 13, 2017. This 9-month training course is part online and part in-person, and works with your schedule. It includes 3 in-person workshop weekends and workshop dates vary by city. Registration is currently open and venues include Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York City, San Diego, Toronto, among others. $5,400 for the 9-month program. 800-918-9798 or nutritionaltherapy.com/ntt-programs/ntp-classes.

Colorpuncture Workshop: What it is and HandsOn Demonstration – Every Wednesday, 6-7pm.

Come and join us for an evening of exploration of Colorpuncture as a gentle way to support the healing of your mind/body system. Mauro will spend part of the hour explaining what Esogetics Colorpuncture is and how it works, along with a quick sequence that will help your midbrain to relax. Followed by a question and answer session. ImpactHub, 394 Broadway at Canal St, New York, NY. RSVP at dontstophealing.com/events. For more info see article page 7.

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communitydirectory CONSCIOUS CENTERS & SHOPS AUM SHANTI BOOKSHOP

226 E 14th St., New York, NY 10003 212-260-2866 • AumShantiBookshop.com Aum Namaste Book and Crystal Gallery is a community oriented spiritual gallery providing offerings that inspire clarity, guidance, and inspiration on one’s journey. They offers “HighVibration”, “Reiki-Charged” and “Spiritually Energized” items such as a semi-precious gems and tumbled stones, one of a kind rare crystal specimens and clusters, beautifully hand crafted jewelry made with Love and empowering energy.

EDGAR CAYCE CENTER

153 West 27th St., NYC 10001 212-691-7690 • EdgarCayceNYC.org Holistic health and personal growth resource in midtown Manhattan since 1997. This non-profit Center offers: NYC’s largest selection of Cayce remedies & books, with affordable instruction on using them to bring body, mind and spirit back to a natural state of health.

NAMASTE BOOKSHOP & HEALING CENTER

2 W 14th St., New York, NY 10011 212-645-0141 • NamasteBookshop.com Namaste Bookshop and Healing Center offers a unique and large selection of Eastern & Western philosophy books, tarot cards, crystals, pendulums, calendars, wind chimes, incense, greeting cards, yoga accessories, meditation cushions, instructional & music CD’S & DVD’s, salt lamps, and 20 sections of books- including Spanish..

The event space, in the same building above the bookshop, holds classes, workshops, and book signings as well as provides rooms for regular readers and practitioners.

NEW YORK OPEN CENTER

22 E. 30th St., New York, NY 10016 212-219-2527 • OpenCenter.org The Open Center presents programs of exceptional depth and integrity, concentrating in five major areas: Contemplative and Spiritual Traditions; Health and Wellness; Psychology; Society and Ecology; and Creativity and the Arts. Programs and teachers focused on understanding health and mind-body healing, depth psychology, mystical and esoteric traditions, compassionate dying, socially responsible investing, humanity's impact on the earth and renewable energy, untapped sources for creativity in the arts and what we can learn from world cultures.

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REFLECTIONS CENTER FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING

227 E 24th Street, NYC 10010 212-974-2288 • ReflectionsYoga.com Reflections Center for Conscious Living and Yoga is an East Side urban oasis in Murray Hill/Gramercy, near Gramercy Park’s well-walked paths.

We invite you to transcend the tensions of city life and join us for a “just right” yoga class with some of the best and most skilled teachers in NYC, an illuminating talk, or a super cool dance party. Come to Reflections and celebrate all of who you are! We are located steps from the 6 or N/R trains to 23rd St., at 227 E. 24th St. between 2nd & 3rd aves.

GETAWAYS & RETREATS EASTOVER ESTATE AND RETREAT 430 East St, Box 2282, Lenox, MA 01240 866-264-5139 • Eastover.com

Eastover is a 600-Acre sanctuary and residential holistic retreat center in Berkshire Lenox, MA, A dedicated facilitator of Holistic events and retreats. Minutes to Stockbridge and Great Barrington, next to October Mountain with views of Mt. Greylock.

HEALING, FOCUS & WELLNESS CENTER OF PROSPERITY

Tania Chumak Founder, Reiki Master, Theta Healer Practitioner, Practical Psychologist 41 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010 646-883-3307 • CenterOfProsperity.com centerofprosperity@gmail.com Our center is the center of alternative psychology and energy healing. The methods that we are using give people practical, psychological and spiritual guidance in overcoming negativities. We developed programs that help people to fulfill their dream; find a soul-mate; achieve the rhythm of their true weight; balance and harmonize all aspects of their life.

DAVID SCOTT BARTKY

Certified Law Of Attraction Life Coach Certified Consulting Hypnotist 973-444-7301 • LifeCoachDavid.com As an experienced and certified Law of Attraction life coach I can teach you how to use the Law of Attraction so you can start attracting what you want in all areas of your life! As a Consulting Hypnotist I can help you achieve the results you want when it comes to weight loss, reducing stress, sleep issues, etc.

Feel free to contact me to discuss if coaching or hypnosis is right for you.

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NYS • HI Licensed Healthcare Practitioner 808-264-5309 • HappyAndHealthyLife.ABMP.com Your Highest Radiant Light-Filled Self is warmly invited to learn High Vibrational Healing Artsʼ Solutions and tools for your “highest path and healing.” I help clear obstacles for all aspects of life by opening stronger groundings to your Light. Letʼs transform life's stressors and trauma through wholistic subconscious healing with compassion. Simple self-empowerment techniques are taught, supporting your BEST BRIGHTEST WELLNESS. Mentoring opportunity to master communing with your innate light guidance for realization, purpose, and clarity. Wishing You A Happy & Healthy Life!

THINK AT

646-632-5181 • Think-AT.com Think AT is a new small Think AT business located in Battery Park city, dedicated to teaching Alexander Technique, mainly through individual lessons. The name is inspired by the focus of Alexander Technique on "thinking," which affects the way we live, including how we move whether with patterns of tension or ease. Teachers at Think AT have expertise with more than 12 years of training.

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NATURAL DENTISTRY DR. PETER SILVER

919 2nd Ave, 2nd Flr 212-924-6890 • TheOzoneDentist.com Dr.PeterSilver@gmail.com Located in an easily accessible area by Union Square, Dr. Peter Silver practices Minimally Invasive Ozone Dentistry.

Ozone is used to kill bacteria in cavities and gum disease, while speeding up the healing of your tissue. Dr. Silver also practices Guilt-Free dentistry, where you are never made to feel uncomfortable about the condition of your mouth.

If you are anxious about visiting the dentist, Dr. Silver uses laughing gas and does sedation dentistry as well.

TRIBECA CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HOLISTIC DENTISTS

17 Park Place, NYC 10007 212 732 2200 • Holistic-dentists.com Dr. Lewis Gross has over 31 years’ experience providing holistic dentistry to adults and children with his staff of dental specialists and integrative practitioners.

Offering less invasive and more natural solutions for patients with difficult dental issues and those who seek just a good family dentist. Our recently renovated, state-ofthe-art facility, offers among other things, Laser Dentistry, metal free implants, non-invasive oral cancer screening, ozone, and alternatives to surgery and root canal.

MASSAGE FINGER LAKES SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

272 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, NY 914-241-7363 • flsm.com Join us for a transformative experience as you develop your intuitive and scientific abilities to heal through therapeutic touch. Classes taught to auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners. Financial aid available for full and part-time programs.

NATURAL BEAUTY MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

210 Fifth Ave. Suite 1102, New York, NY 10010 212-532-3030 • MauricioHair.com Mauricio is a 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 ecofriendly 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.

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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.

PARENT & RESILIENCY COACH REBUILD LIFE NOW

Harriet Cabelly, LCSW Upper West Side, NY Manhasset, Long Island 516-214-4778 • harriet@rebuildlifenow.com RebuildLifeNow.com Harriet Cabelly is a social worker and positive psychology coach. She specializes in working with people in critical life situations and counsels them through their grief and growth. Having worked in the New York City school system for many years, she continues with her love of working with parents to educate and improve the lives of parents and children.

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR DR. SUSAN CUCCHIARA

120 E. 56 street Suite 740, NY, NY 10022 212-652-2240 • www.NaturallySue.com office@naturallysue.com Dr. Susan Cucchiara is a Naturopathic Doctor whom is trained as a primary care physician and is an expert in natural and holistic health. Dr. Cucchiara sees everyone from pediatrics to geriatrics and treats everything from the common cold up and through chronic diseases. She develops a personalized treatment plan to address your health concerns utilizing single homeopathic remedies, biotherapeutic drainage remedies, herbs, supplementation, nutrition and athome remedies.

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