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Welcome to the turn of spring with our March 2014 issue!

A new season is here with more light, more warmth and more positive elements for our health. May you use these pages in your hand as a guide to help you lead a more balanced, inspired and healthy lifestyle! From all of us here at Natural Awakenings, we all wish you a happy spring!

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contents 5 newsbriefs 12 12 healthbriefs 14 globalbriefs 20 greenliving 22 consciouseating 14 24 wisewords 26 healingways 28 calendar 30 resourceguide

Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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Silver Colloids Offers Natural Sinus Support

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16 SPRING IS HERE

But What Did The Long Winter Do To You?

by Paul Huljich

18 OZONE DENTISTRY What Can It Do For You?

by Peter Silver, DDS

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20 FOOD REVOLUTION IN A TANK

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24 FROM “WHY ME?”

TO “THANK YOU!” Wayne Dyer on the Value of Hard Lessons

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26 SUPERHERBS Four Plants to Help Fight Off Disease

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The Most “Mind Blowing” Way to Remove Stress From Your Life

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Judith Orloff Book Talks in New York City and Hartford

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r. Judith Orloff will visit the New York metro area to speak, meet readers and sign copies of her latest book, The Ecstasy of Surrender: 12 Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life, in three April events. She will appear at 7 p.m. on April 2 at the New York Open Center, at 1 p.m. on April 5 at West Hartford Yoga and at 7 p.m. on April 6 at Unity Church of New York.

An assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California-Los Angeles and intuitive healer, Orloff combines her training in conventional and alternative medicine in attesting that miraculous things happen when we stop pushing, controlling and trying so hard. Her new book is filled with strategies and solutions for surrendering anything that stands in the way of an extraordinary life, including stress, obsessive relationships, toxic people, money worries and fear of death.

Orloff dispels many outmoded ideas about health, aging, sex, power, beauty and money by showing that instead of defeat, surrender is the missing ingredient to success and bliss. It allows us to daily live in a passionate heart zone with faith in our self and the divinity of all life.

Of The Ecstasy of Surrender internationally renowned inspirational author Marianne Williamson says, “It takes you straight into the light: our surrender to a love and power greater than our own. Dr. Orloff nails it.”

New York Open Center, 22 E. 30th St., 212-274-1829, OpenCenter.org; West Hartford Yoga, 23 Brook St., 860-953-9642, WestHartfordYoga.com; Unity Church of New York, 70 W. 36th St., 212-560-0756, UnityOfNewYork.org. Also visit DrJudithOrloff.com.

recent study demonstrated that up to 90% of all medical doctors office visits are now a result of stress.

Our primitive survival brain, or ‘lower brain’, is the part of our brain physiology that is responsible for ‘survival.’ It is a reactive part of our physiology that keeps us in the grip of stress, fear, anxiety, reactive impulse, addiction, and frustration. This region of our brain is resistant to change, because change comes with uncertainty, even when that change is positive.

Your prefrontal cortex, or ‘Higher Brain,’ is the region of the brain that is creative, expansive, confident, peaceful, connected and problem-solving. It is the change-adapting part of your physiology.

Human experience is directly related to where the energy resides in the brain. What if you could energize your higher brain? Wouldn’t life be far better?

Indeed it would. And now there is a new breakthrough that releases a surge of energy into your largely untapped higher brain. More energy in this region of this brain means more corresponding emotional states associated with that region; more joy, possibility, freedom, and less stress, fear and anxiety.

A shift from lower-brain energy to higher brain energy breaks the hold that the survival brain has on us; the destructive patterns that keep us mired in our stress-driven lives—and shifts the operational mode to the higher brain. It’s like going from low gear to high.

The Higher Brain Living® (HBL) technique is a revolutionary gentle-touch process where a trained facilitator activates specific points in the body in a specific sequence with specific timing, creating a surge of energy from the primal fear-based lower brain into the prefrontal cortex, the seat of the Higher Brain.

I and our 165 licensed facilitators across the U.S have provided over 75,000 Higher Brain Living® personal growth sessions. The technique provides a spontaneous wave of energy and profound physiological effect follows that releases stress, rejuvenating and reorganizing the body’s cells. This activation creates a feedback mechanism that brings life-sustaining oxygen and increased metabolism into the Higher Brain. This creates change for an empowering gateway to a healthier, more sustainable, happier lifestyle that allows us to fulfill our highest abilities and inform your world with purpose, meaning and achievement.

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Billy’s Infinity Superfoods—the Best Mother Nature Has to Offer

• Infinity Greens – a blend of superfoods formulated to remove toxins and replenish with restorative nutrients for overall health and longevity.

y aim is for Infinity Superfoods to have a profoundly awesome impact on your health,” says Billy Merritt, regarding his organic, plant-based line of powders, capsules and bars. “Once you have tried our blue-green algae-infused superfood formula, I am confident you will experience a substantial difference in your overall health and vitality.”

Infinity Superfood formulas have a special nutritive property in all their ingredients.

Together they support detoxification, immune system, circulation, muscles, brain, joints, bones, digestion, liver, kidneys, pancreas, energy and overall longevity, Merritt explains. All ingredients

• Infinity Protein – a concentrate of pure plant foods formulated for optimal lean muscle development; 18.2 grams of pure protein and only 99 calories in one serving.

• Infinity-C – a blend of high vitamin C superfoods targeting your immune system.

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are organically grown (or harvested from the wild), dried at low temperatures, and ground into fine powder to be mixed with water, juice, smoothie, or taken in capsule form. This assures a level of incomparable purity and potency. In addition, Infinity products are free from wheat, wheat grass, gluten, soy, peanuts and GMO.

Not only has Merritt done his best to ensure his products are packed “with the most elite ingredients on Earth,” he tries to make them as affordable as possible as well. Consumers can choose from the following:

• Infinity Bars – a healthy meal for on the go.“These [products] have shown to beautifully impact the health and wellbeing of countless individuals seeking a better way to live through improved nutrition, and this is my wish for you,” shares Merritt.

For more information, call 877-291-1990 or visit InfinityGreens.com. See ad on page 2.

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When you dance,

your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.

It’s to enjoy each step along the way. ~Wayne Dyer

Talk to Your Loved Ones on the Other Side

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ue Frederick, best-selling author of Bridges to Heaven: True Stories of Loved Ones on the Other Side, has been an intuitive since childhood. She uses her gifts to help people fulfill their soul’s mission and use pain as fuel for a meaningful life. She will be leading an interactive workshop at Kripalu Center in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts on March 7-9, where she will offer a path to healing one of life’s most difficult challenges: grief.

This workshop covers: • Sue’s 8 Essential Steps for Healing Grief, including communicating with the departed and the Break Your Heart Wide Open meditation.

• Uncovering the gifts of pain and loss and how they fuel your greatest work and most fulfilling life.

• Sharing your stories and experiencing a direct conversation with the departed to help you heal.

• You'll return home with direct knowledge of the presence of your departed loved ones, a fresh perspective on pain and loss, and a meaningful plan for a brighter, happier future.

• Everyone in this workshop receives a brief personal reading from Sue. Sue Frederick’s Bridges to Heaven Workshop will be held at Kripalu Center Fri-Sun, Mar 7-9. More information and registration at Kripalu.org/presenter/ V0008261/sue_frederick

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he Lightworkers Healing Method is an all-volunteer organization on a mission to help all beings live their soul plans, creating lives of JOY in a world that works. How? As spiritual beings having a human experience, our souls have a plan for our lives before we’re born. We know there will be challenges, but we expect to win.

Then we’re born and it’s harder than we thought it would be. Our lives get off track. We get stuck. Luckily we all have Angels and Guides to help us.

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he brain is a master computer constantly sending messages at rapid speed. These messages run through the Atlas via the spinal column and nervous system. If the Atlas is turned or twisted (as is on 98% of people from birth), then messages are being stifled, confused and not fully delivered.

That creates stress and tension in the system. Those are critical markers for many serious health conditions that begin to occur.

Medical journals are publishing new research about how critical Atlas alignment is for optimal health and that it maybe the hidden cause of many chronic pain conditions related to back, knee, ankle, joint, hip or stiff neck, ADD, ADHD, TMJ, challenged immune systems, scoliosis and more.

The benefits of Atlas Balancing™ have profound impact on the entire body structure. It is a gentle technique imploring only light touch and “inspired” soundcodes™…NO manipulation or adjustments and usually just one session is required. This technology breakthrough opens the body to a natural, guided self-healing. Each code is toned to specific areas and innately programmed to work at the root level of cause. This alignment can bring lasting changes in one’s physical, emotional, mental and spiritual system.

Atlas Balancing is a foundational alignment and can increase the effectiveness of all other modalities.

Atlas Balancing Creator, Elisabeth Westermann from Germany is offering Level 1 training, March 28-31 and April 4-7 (both required). Boston area. For more information and EARLY BIRD registration visit www.atlasbalancingusa.com/ atlas-balancing-humans. Contact Bhimi: 310-466-7600.

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Our all natural personal skin care product brings comforting relief to sufferers of many skin irritations. DermaClear has proven to be effective against: • Shingles • Psoriasis • Eczema • Allergic Rash • Jock Itch • Burns • Insect Bites • Stings • and more DermaClear will simply feel good putting it on. Cooling and soothing, the Calcium Montmorillonite/Calcium Bentonite clay penetrates pores and open areas of the skin and pulls out toxins and inflammation. The proprietory blend of homeopathics go even deeper, address the root causes and assist to bring even deeper toxins to the surface.

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Silver Colloids Support Sinus Health Naturally

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or people with sensitive sinuses, life can seem like a contest between breathing more freely and staying off of steroid sprays and antibiotics, because using them regularly in a preventative manner can lead to serious health consequences. Naturally maintaining sinus health requires an antimicrobial agent that kills offending microbes, yet is harmless enough to use several times a day indefinitely. A natural protocol that uses an enhanced aqueous silver colloid of greater than 30 parts per million is now being used to relieve the burden on the immune system and prevent chronic irritation of sinus passageways.

One crucial function our sinuses perform is filtering the air we breathe, which is filled with viruses, bacteria and fungi. The easiest way to maintain sinus health is to kill these pathogens before their numbers become large.

Silver colloids, delivered through the nose with either a neti pot or nasal spray bottle are one way to do this, according to Steven Frank, author of Managing Sinus Health: Clearing Sinus Infections Without Antibiotics. For the remedy to work, it is important to blow the nose prior to use and then coat the tissues of the nasal passageways, allowing the liquid to remain there as long as possible. Then a second, similar spray application can follow after a few minutes, avoiding blowing the nose in the interval.

Frank is the founder of Nature’s Rite and chief technical officer at Klearsen Corporation—two companies that research and develop herbal formulations and natural health products. He holds numerous patents on antimicrobial colloids and respiratory infection therapies.

For more information, email SteveF@NaturesRiteRemedies.com or visit MyNaturesRite.com/blog. See ad, page 10.

Coconut Oil Manages Cholesterol, Shrinks Waistlines

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educed physical activity and increased consumption of carbohydrates and saturated fats fuel increased rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance, plus abnormal lipid content in the blood. Although coconut oil is a saturated fat, its chemical composition appears to prevent it from generating negative effects on lipid profiles, according to a growing body of research.

In an earlier study published in Lipids, women that exhibited abdominal obesity consumed supplements of either coconut oil or soybean oil. Throughout the 12-week trial, both groups followed the same weight-loss diet. At the end, the coconut oil group presented a higher level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or protective cholesterol, and smaller waistlines, while the soybean oil group showed lower HDL levels and an increase in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) plus a less desirable LDL-to-HDL ratio. In a later study published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, consumption of coconut oil was again associated with a beneficial lipid profile in pre-menopausal women.

Researchers that conducted a concurrent pilot study with male and female subjects found that men also experienced shrinking waistlines when supplementing with coconut oil.

They explain that coconut oil contains mainly mediumchain fatty acids, which rapidly convert into energy, thereby circumventing the cycle that makes cholesterol and stores fat (Pharmacology).

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among companion animals. According to a report by the Environmental Working Group, pets, like a canary in a coal mine, may be the environmental sentinels that are now signaling a clear connection between disease and manmade chemicals.

In a study that analyzed blood samples of dogs and cats, 48 of 70 industrial chemicals and pollutants were traced, many recording levels that were substantially higher than previously reported in national studies of humans. Dogs displayed double the concentration of perfluorochemicals (used in stain-proof and grease-proof coatings); cats evidenced 23 times the concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) fire retardants and 5.4 times the amount of mercury.

PBDE levels in hyperthyroid cats have been linked to eating canned cat food and to the increased use of PBDEs in consumer products during the past 30 years. In humans, high levels of flameretardant chemicals are implicated in endocrine disruption, Type 2 diabetes and thyroid disease.

Suggestions for minimizing exposure include avoiding chemicalladen household cleaners, furnishings and carpet; drinking carbon-filtered water; steering clear of food and beverage containers made from or lined with plastic (including cans); and eating organic produce and free-range meat.

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Superfoods Defend Against Radiation

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wo superfoods show promise for protecting people from radiation damage—cruciferous vegetables and miso, a food paste made from fermented soybeans. Scientists have identified a specific chemical byproduct, 3,3’diindolylmethane (DIM), derived from the digestion of cruciferous vegetables and especially concentrated in broccoli, that is responsible for the defensive effect. The source of miso’s beneficial properties needs further investigation, but appears to stem from the fermentation process.

Research led by Gary Firestone, Ph.D., of the University of California-Berkley, and physician Eliot Rosen, Ph.D., of Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., concluded that administering supplemental DIM before or immediately following lethal levels of radiation exposure protected rats from immediate death. If clinical trials with humans are successful, the compound could be used to minimize acute radiation sickness.

A comprehensive research review published in the Journal of Toxicologic Pathology lends credence to miso’s shielding power. Mice that ate miso a week before irradiation appeared to be protected from radiation injury.

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Legumes Improve Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure

cup of beans a day may keep the doctor away. In a randomized trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine of 121 participants diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, daily consumption of approximately one cup of legumes (peas and beans) was found to improve glycemic control and reduce systolic blood pressure and heart rate, thereby reducing participants’ calculated risk score for coronary heart disease (CHD).

Body weight, waist circumference and fasting blood glucose and triglyceride levels also decreased on the legume diet. Legumes appear to make dietary carbohydrates digest more slowly and with a lower glycemic index, which has been associated with reduced hypertension and fewer CHD events in pre-diabetic individuals.

Natural Iodine Supplementation A Must for Most Americans

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Vitamin E Hope for Cancer Care

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

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lusive anti-cancer elements of vitamin E, natural tocopherols, have been identified by researchers at Ohio State University as being able to deactivate an enzyme essential for cancer cell survival.

Although both alpha and gamma forms of natural tocopherols worked, the gamma was the most potent in shutting down the troublesome enzyme. Through manipulating the structure of the gamma molecule, the scientists were able to create an agent 20 times more effective than the original vitamin. In mice, this agent reduced the size of prostate cancer tumors.

Over-the-counter vitamin E supplements are limited because many use synthetic forms that do not contain the natural gamma tocopherols. The study’s authors, led by Ching-Shih Chen, Ph.D., note that the human body cannot absorb the high dosages of natural vitamin E required to achieve the anti-cancer effect; their goal is to develop a safe pill that could be taken daily for cancer prevention.

Farm Relief

FDA Wakens to Local Needs Small farms, farmers’ markets, local food processors and community food banks have been given a reprieve, because on December 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to take a second look at proposed new laws that would have put many of them out of business. The new rules, proposed under the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), came under fire from consumers, farmers and others with voices that were heard.

The FDA said its “thinking has evolved,” and “…significant changes will be needed in key provisions of the two proposed rules affecting small and large farmers.

These provisions include water quality standards and testing, standards for using raw manure and compost, certain provisions affecting mixed-use facilities and procedures for withdrawing the qualified exemption for certain farms.”

Source: TheDailyGreen.com

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Looming Law

Vanishing Whales

Illegal Hunting Continues to Decimate Species Whales are still being killed, despite an international ban on commercial whaling.

According to Greenpeace, many whale species are down to around 1 percent of their estimated former abundance before the days of commercial whaling.

Fourteen whaling nations came together in 1946 to form the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to manage whale stocks and recommend hunting limits where appropriate, but the continuing decline of populations forced the IWC to call for an outright ban on all commercial whaling in 1986. Yet Japan, Norway and Iceland continue to defy the ban, each harvesting hundreds of whales every year.

Several green groups, including the Natural Resources Development Council (NRDC), recently petitioned the U.S. government to take action against Iceland under the Pelly Amendment to the Fisherman’s Protective Act. “The Amendment allows the president to impose trade sanctions against a country that is ‘diminishing the effectiveness’ of a conservation agreement—in Iceland’s case, the whaling moratorium and another international treaty that prohibits trade in endangered species,” writes the NRDC. The petition names several Icelandic firms—including major seafood companies with ties to the country’s whaling industry—as potential targets for trade sanctions.

To learn more, visit iwcoffice.org or Greenpeace.org.

Star Trekking

Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) recently confirmed that after 36 years, the Voyager 1 probe crossed the boundary of the heliosphere, or the extent of our Sun’s influence, a year ago. It’s the first manmade object to venture into interstellar space.

At a distance of about 12 billion miles from the Sun, the latest data indicates that Voyager 1 has been traveling through the plasma, or ionized gas, present in the space between stars. The journal Science notes that this corroborates the existence of a longhypothesized boundary between the solar plasma and the interstellar plasma. Voyager 2, a companion craft launched at the same time, is also expected to break the barrier.

Source: EarthSky.org

International Pact Could Lower Food Protections

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest global trade pact to be negotiated since the inception of the World Trade Organization. Many details remain a mystery and negotiations are being conducted in secret.

Leaked drafts of its provisions indicate that the TPP would give multinational corporations the power to sue countries, states, counties or cities in order to negate laws specifically designed to protect citizens, such as bans on growing genetically modified organisms (GMO). Corporations would be allowed to resolve trade disputes in special international tribunals, effectively wiping out hundreds of domestic and international food sovereignty laws.

The TPP would require countries to accept food that meets only the lowest safety standards of the collective participants. If enacted, consumers could soon be eating imported seafood, beef or chicken products that don’t meet basic U.S. food safety standards, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would be powerless to stop imports of such unsafe foods or ingredients. Plus, the labeling of products as fair trade, organic, country-of-origin, animal welfare-approved or GMO-free could be challenged as barriers to trade.

Opposition has grown, thanks to petitions by members of the Organic Consumers Association and other groups. More than 400 organizations, representing 15 million Americans, have petitioned Congress to do away with accelerated acceptance of the measure without full debate.

For more information, visit OrganicConsumers.org and search TPP.

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Good News: New Yorkers!

Spring is Here!

But what did the long Winter do to you?

By Paul Huljich

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re you feeling fat, lazy, and on the verge of total hibernation?

If so you have most likely developed a case of the Winter Blues.

Also referred to as SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), the Winter Blues reoccurs every year as the weather gets colder and the days become shorter.

According to CNN, about 15 percent of the U.S. population suffer from symptoms of SAD which is defined as a situational mood disorder brought on by diminishing daylight in the fall and winter months.1 High doses of vitamin D and fish oil during these embittered winter months have proven to be a very effective natural remedy for SAD, leading most doctors to believe that two of the body’s central neurotransmitters—melatonin and serotonin— depend in large part on adequate vitamin D synthesis.

Vitamin D levels are inversely related to those of melatonin, a moodregulating hormone. If you have not stored adequate Vitamin D, by being out in the morning sun in the summer months, you could be a candidate for SAD condition. Melatonin helps temper your circadian rhythms, darkness triggering melatonin secretion by the pineal gland within your brain, helping to promote a healthy night’s sleep.

Melatonin influences insomnia, mood swings and even food cravings, which explains why you may want to binge on chocolate for comfort!

With serotonin, it’s the reverse —

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serotonin production increases when a person is exposed to sunlight, hence it’s likely that a person will have lower levels of serotonin during the winter months when the days are shorter. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, whereas higher levels of serotonin help to combat depression.

Nutrition is one of the best ways to fight the Winter Blues. Wr are what we eat. By eating healthy and cutting out all the C-R-A-P (an acronym for caffeine, refined food, alcohol and processed food) from our diets we can empower and fortify ourselves against losing the fight to bad eating habits which wreak havoc in our bodies and minds.

What we eat and drink has a profound effect on our wellness influencing everything from brain chemistry to sleep. Along with exercise, attending to your diet is one of the most immediately effective changes you can make in your life. A balanced and healthy diet is crucial to good health. It helps to combat stress while fortifying both the mind and body.

Good-Mood Foods

Our brain communicates electrical impulses by passing neurochemicals from one cell to the next. These neurochemicals are created by the brain from the food and drink we consume, meaning that what we eat and drink has a direct bearing on our state of mind.

This process is otherwise known as the Good-Mood Food connection. By na-newyorkcity.com

basing your diet around Good-Mood Foods, including fresh vegetables and fruits; whole grains; legumes, nuts and seeds; low-mercury seafood (wild-caught if possible); and lean, unprocessed and preferably free-range poultry and turkey, you are not only fortifying yourself against SAD but, moreover, giving yourself the key to greater longevity.

Our Second Brain

The “Second Brain” is located in the gut lining of the small intestine where 90% to 95% of the serotonin receptors are found. In eating “Good-Mood Foods” we aid the production of serotonin needed in our body as well as help protect against many colonic related diseases and inflammatory conditions that cause pain such as constipation, leaky gut, and colitis, to name just a few.

Through eating “Good-Mood foods”, keeping hydrated, getting as much vitamin D as possible, connecting with friends and family, and healthy exercise you can fend off SAD and start spring with a new beat in your step!

Paul Huljich is the author of STRESS Pandemic For more details, visit www.stresspandemic.com.

1 http://www.cnn. com/2012/11/28/health/seasonal-affective-disorder-raison/

Ozone

Dr. Howard Robins

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

Oxygen’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 antioxidant 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, 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, Robins was successful in significantly reducing two patients’ 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 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), 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 Robins. “Their nails and hair grow longer, stronger and faster. Their complexion is healthier, and their blood circulates better.”

For more information, call Dr. Howard Robins at 212-581-0101.

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

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What Can Ozone Do For You? What is ozone?

Ozone gas has many applications in Dentistry that can make your visit so much easier and healthier. Ozone gas, also known as activated Oxygen, is a molecule of Oxygen (O2) with an extra Oxygen atom added on (O3). When Ozone is applied to bacteria, it destroys it upon contact. Ozone can be applied as a gas, bubbled into oil and also bubbled into water. It has been used in Dentistry world wide since the 1930's, but sadly there are only a small percentage of dentists in the U.S. that are trained to use Ozone.

Cavities and Ozone

Cavities, also known as decay, are localized bacteria eating into your tooth structure.

Traditional dentistry involves cutting off considerable amounts of healthy tooth structure to avoid leaving bacteria in the tooth.

In the best case scenario, if decay is located early enough, we can actually kill the bacteria that causes the decay with the application of ozone gas and then using a remineralizing agent, allowing the tooth to repair itself. This is done without any drilling or anesthesia and is completely non invasive.

If the decay has progressed a bit further, we can then use a painless air/ powder spray to remove the decay, leaving all healthy tooth structure alone. Ozone is applied and the tooth is remineralized and a small tooth colored filling is placed.

If the decay has progressed deeply into the tooth, we are now able to numb you painlessly, remove the decay with a minimal amount of drilling and place a restoration, preserving all healthy tooth structure.

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Gum Disease and Ozone

Gum disease is bacterial colonies living both on tartar stuck to teeth above and below the gum line, as well as in pockets that form around the teeth. These bacteria eat the food that you eat and send out waste products that first destroy the attachment of the gum to the tooth, creating a deeper pocket, and then destroy the actual bone holding the tooth in place.

Traditional gum disease treatment involves major cutting of the gums and suturing them to eliminate pockets, but has a long and painful healing process. It also doesn't address the bacteria problem and the disease can easily reoccur.

If someone has Gingivitis, which is gum disease primarily in the soft tissue of the gums, we treat that with gentle cleaning of the teeth and applying Ozone gas and oil to kill the bacteria. If the disease has progressed to the point of bone loss, we will also use a laser to kill more bacteria, along with the Ozone. Very often we fabricate custom trays to deliver Ozone to the entire mouth, which has the added advantage of stopping and preventing decay while also treating the gums. Some people who are prone to decay and/or gum disease have this done on a regular basis to maintain a healthy mouth.

for the area to heal before you can finish the job of putting in a post and making the crown. Using traditional implants to stabilize a loose denture also require the cutting, drilling and waiting.

Minimally Invasive Ozone Implants usually only take 2 visits, require no cutting of the gum, a hole in the bone only 2 millimeters wide and no long healing period. We use ozone gas, water and oil to promote much faster healing than any regular implant. Usually during the same visit that we place the implant, we place the crown. Because there are fewer visits and fewer parts involved, the cost is less as well.

Finally, since Minimally Invasive Ozone Implants are much narrower, they can go places where traditional implants will not fit.

Implants and Ozone

Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth and to stabilize loose dentures.

Traditional dental implants involve cutting and surgically flapping back your gum on two separate visits and drilling a hole into your bone the size of a No. 2 pencil. Then you have to wait months na-newyorkcity.com

Dr. Silver

So if you or someone you know might consider having this very positive experience, please call 212-924-6890.

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Minimally Invasive Ozone Dentistry M.I.O.D.

Free consultation and Exam valued at $325

Dr. Peter Silver

For over 18 years, Dr. Peter Silver, DDS, has been practicing MIOD in Greenwich Village, near Union Square. MIOD is the use of specialized techniques that allows your teeth and gums to be healed in the most gentle manner possible. Traditional dentistry attacks cavities by removing healthy tooth structure along with the decay. Dr. Silver uses Ozone gas to eliminate the bacteria, leaving your healthy tooth structure unharmed.

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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Food Revolution in a Tank

Aquaponics Offers Year-Round Homegrown Fish and Veggies

by Avery Mack

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icture a salad of mixed lettuces or romaine accented with microgreens and ripe, red tomatoes alongside an entrée of tilapia, complemented by a dessert of fresh strawberries—all organic, eco-friendly and freshly harvested, even in the middle of winter. The ingredients for this meal don’t have to travel many miles to reach the table—they can be found just several feet away, thanks to aquaponics.

“Aquaculture is fish farming, hydroponics is soilless gardening,” explains Becca Self, executive director of educational nonprofit FoodChain, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. “Aquaponics is a mutually beneficial blend of the two.

Our indoor aquaponics system produces about 150 pounds of fresh tilapia every month, plus nearly 200 pounds of lettuces, herbs and microgreens.”

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clubs and students of all grade levels.

The seafood restaurant’s website notes, “We can step outside our back door into the farm for our superfood salad greens, herbs and tilapia.”

FoodChain is also finding a way to use waste grain from the microbrewery as fish food. According to brewmaster Robin Sither, the grain is free of genetic engineering, but not organic. He notes that it’s rare for a brewery to use organic grain.

The general hydroponics concept dates back to ancient practices in Chinese rice fields, Egyptian bottomlands flooded by the Nile River and Aztec floating gardens perched on low rafts layered with rich bottom muck. By the early 20th century, chemists had identified solutions of 13 specific nutrients which, added to water, could entirely substitute for fertile soil. That’s when William F. Gericke, Ph.D., of the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, took the science of hydroponics into commercial production.

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combine fish tanks and plant troughs, fish waste provides fertilizer for the plants, while the plants clean the water for fish,” says Gina Cavaliero, owner of Green Acre Aquaponics, in Brooksville, Florida. The 2013 Aquaponics Association Conference, in Tucson, Arizona, reported that aquaponic plants grow faster and offer higher yields, plus the sustainable technology recycles 90 percent of the water.

In Denver, JD Sawyer, president of Colorado Aquaponics, operates a 3,000-square-foot farm in a food desert neighborhood (without easy access to fresh, healthy, affordable food). Koi, tilapia and hybrid striped bass fertilize romaine, bib lettuce, kale, Swiss chard, spinach, chives and strawberries.

Other crops include tomatoes, peppers, yellow squash and root vegetables like beets and carrots. Tilapia and bass sell to the community and restaurants; koi are used in livestock ponds.

Sawyer remarks, “An aquaponics system can be indoors or out, depending on the climate, for commercial use or in the home. The basement, garage or a spare room is ideal for growing your own food.” Home garden sizes range from a 20-gallon aquarium to a 10-by-20-foot area.

Avery Ellis, an ecological designer and permaculture specialist in Boulder, Colorado, builds dynamic, living, nonconventional systems. “The temperature in most homes is near 70 degrees, an ideal temperature for a tropical fish like tilapia,” he says. “A 50-gallon fish tank, a 50-gallon storage bin and a timer to feed the fish automatically and supply light can be a self-sustaining system.”

Outdoors, a greenhouse or geodesic dome can house the system. “A harmonious balance maintains itself, and we enjoy maximum yields from little labor,” says Ellis. He reflects that the solutions for feeding the world exist if we just open our eyes to what needs to be done. For those that don’t care to harvest and clean fish, decorative koi species work well.

Erik Oberholtzer, founder and owner of Tender Greens restaurants, which sources from nearby southern California farms and is exploring ways

“We like to use heirloom varieties; we don’t want just pretty plants that have diluted flavor.

Butter lettuce is the tilapia of plants—it’s easy to grow for a good yield.” ~ Erik Oberholtzer, Tender Greens restaurants to install an aquaponics system in each of its restaurants, explains, “The world is suffering from a loss of growing habitat, genetically modified seeds and global warming. Aquaponics enables growers to stay ahead of climate change, making it the future of sustainable farming.

It’s an ethical way to make quality food healthy, affordable and profitable.”

Aquaponics methods deliver fish free of mercury and genetically modified fish food, plus the freshest vegetables possible, all without the worry of weeds, rabbits, insects, suspect fertilizers, toxic herbicides and pesticides. A home aquaponics system can be one of the best green investments to make in 2014. According to Oberholtzer, “Eating this way should not be a luxury.”

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

The first wealth is health. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Aquaponics Advantages 4 Enthusiasts can start small 4 No soil is needed 4 No fertilizer is needed (provided by the fish) 4 No toxic pesticides 4 Uses 90 percent less water than conventional methods 4 Plants help filter indoor air 4 Pests and diseases are easier to spot for treatment 4 Growing basil helps repel pests 4 Operator controls nutrition levels at less cost and waste 4 No nutrients pollute the larger environment 4 Stable, high yields of organic produce and safe-fed fish 4 Year-round production from indoor systems 4 Easy to harvest; fish harvesting is optional 4 Aesthetic enjoyment

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GLUTEN-FREE

ON THE GO Safe Eating Away from Home

by Judith Fertig

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lthough following a diet without gluten has become easier due to increased availability and labeling of gluten-free foods, we still need to know how to make sure which foods strictly qualify. We always have more control in our own kitchen, yet we’re not always eating at home. Natural Awakenings asked experts to comment on reasons for the demand and offer practical tips and tactics for healthy eating on the go.

According to the Center for Celiac Research & Treatment, 18 million Americans are now gluten sensitive, 3 million more suffer from celiac disease, and the numbers continue to skyrocket, says Dr. David Perlmutter, a neurologist and author of Grain Brain. Gluten, a naturally occurring protein in wheat, barley and rye, is prevalent in the modern American diet.

Perlmutter points to new wheat hybrids and increasing amounts of gluten in processed foods as exacerbating the problem.

He particularly cites today’s overuse of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medications as contributors to “inappropriate and excessive reactions to what might otherwise have represented a non-threatening protein like gluten.”

Solutions at Work

Jules Shepard, a mother of two in Washington, D.C., and author of Free for All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten-Free, AllergyFriendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy who also shares recipes at Blog.

JulesGlutenFree.com, remembers when going out for a gluten-free lunch was difficult. “The friendly lunch spots my co22

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workers and I used to enjoy on a weekly and sometimes even daily basis were no longer friendly for me,” she says. “There was nothing on the menu I could eat, and it seemed better for everyone if I simply stayed in the office. But it isolated me socially from my colleagues and deprived me of a much-needed midday break that had been such an enjoyable part of my routine.” Attending catered breakfasts or lunches for office meetings also presented difficulties.

Shepard learned that it’s best to be prepared and pack something, even if it’s only a snack.

“Some of my favorites include fresh fruit, like apples or bananas with peanut or almond butter, washed berries, applesauce, coconut yogurt, hummus and red peppers, trail mix, dry cereals like granola, and nutrition bars. I keep a variety of these bars in my purse and car year-round, so I’m never bored with my choices.”

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oatmeal is a staple in my life,” advises Shepard. She never leaves home without it, regardless of the length of the trip. “All you need is a cup or a bowl and some boiling water. Be sure to buy certified gluten-free oats, because regular oats can be contaminated with gluten grains.”

Shepard also recommends avoiding presweetened varieties.

Kate Chan, a teacher and mother of two in suburban Seattle, Washington, who has been following a gluten-free diet since 2000, has solved the problem of eating healthy at work another way: The family cooks extra the night before. “While cleaning up the kitchen, I just pack the leftovers for lunch. I like to vary the side dishes a bit if I pack side dishes at all, and toss in fruit and more vegetables,” she says. Chan likes to use a bento-style lunch box with several compartments, plus thermal containers, so she can enjoy a variety of gluten-free lunch options.

On the Road In Los Angeles, California, Kristine Kidd, former food editor at Bon Appétit, has recently returned to gluten-free eating.

On her menu-planning and recipe blog, KristineKidd.com, and in her cookbook, Weeknight Gluten Free, she recommends whole, fresh foods from farmers’ markets that are naturally gluten-free. When she and her husband hike the Sierra Mountains, she carries homemade, high-fiber, gluten-free cookies to eat on the way up and packs gluten-free soups such as butternut squash and black bean, corn tortillas with fresh fillings, and fruit for a delicious lunch upon reaching the peak.

Some gluten-free snacks can contain as many empty calories as other types of junk food, notes Registered Dietitian Katharine Tallmadge. “Many ‘gluten-free’ products are made with refined, unenriched grains and starches, which contain plenty of calories, but few vitamins or minerals.” She agrees with Kidd and others that choosing whole, natural, fresh foods, which are naturally gluten-free, makes for healthy eating wherever we go.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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4 Baked sweet potato chips 4 Certified gluten-free instant oatmeal, unsweetened 4 Cheese on rice crackers with olive tapenade (purée) 4 Corn tortillas with fresh fillings

You Can Take It with You

by Judith Fertig Our experts suggest delicious, nutritious choices for gluten-free eating at work, play or anywhere we wander.

For food safety, keep foods that need to be kept hot and cold in separate thermal containers.

4 Asian stir-fry with rice 4 Baked egg frittata or baked egg “muffins” 4 Baked falafel 4 Baked polenta “fries”

4 Fresh fruits 4 Fresh salads, dressing on the side 4 Gluten-free granola or granola bars 4 Nori (seaweed) wraps 4 Precooked quinoa with dried fruit and rice milk 4 Raw vegetables with hummus 4 Sandwiches made with whole-grain, gluten-free bread 4 Smoked fish 4 Stew, gumbo or vegetable sautés packed with cooked rice on top 4 Vegetable soups with beans or rice 4 Vietnamese pho (soup) with rice stick noodles

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wisewords From “Why Me?” to “Thank You!”

Wayne Dyer on the Value of Hard Lessons

by Linda Sechrist

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fter four decades teaching selfdevelopment and empowerment and authoring more than 30 bestselling books, Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., shares dozens of events from his life in his latest work, I Can See Clearly Now. In unflinching detail, he relates vivid impressions of encountering many forks in the road, from his youth in Detroit to the present day, and reflects on these events from his current perspective, noting what lessons he ultimately learned.

What has writing this book taught you and how can it help others better understand their own lives?

My biggest lesson was that our whole life is like a checkerboard. When I looked back on my life, I began to realize this and gained an awareness of the fact that there’s something else moving all of the pieces around. The key to attracting this mystical guidance into your life is to start with awareness that all things are possible and to forget about yourself. When you get your ego out of the picture, your inner mantra isn’t, “What’s in it for me? and “How much more can I get?” Instead, when your inner mantra is, “How may I serve or what may I do for you?” and you practice consistently living this way, you attract this mystical guidance. I have found that the more I 24

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do this, the more these miracles show up.

There are 60 chapters in the book. Every time I finished one, I would think: “Now I can see clearly why I had to go through all of these experiences and learn all these lessons.” As a result, I suggest that whenever something happens that leads you to ask, “Why is this happening to me?” shift instead to the awareness that all experiences, no matter what, are gifts.

You describe the influential patterns and motivators in your life as diamonds and stones; how would you characterize your childhood years in foster homes?

I can now see that spending the better part of my first decade in a series of foster homes was all a part of God’s infallible plan for me. I believe I was in a type of training camp for becoming a teacher of higher spiritual and commonsense principles. If I was going to spend my adult life teaching, lecturing and writing on selfreliance, then I obviously needed to learn to rely upon myself and be in a position to never be dissuaded from this awareness.

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every encounter, challenge and situation is a spectacular thread in a tapestry, and that each represents and defines my life, I am deeply grateful for them all.

Each of us has a mission of some kind to fulfill at the moment we make the shift from nowhere to now here, from spirit to form. I’ve seen firsthand how this universe has a creative source of energy supporting it that is literally the matrix of all matter.

Nothing occurs by happenstance anywhere, because this universal mind is perpetually on call, going about its miraculous ways in terms of infinite possibilities.

What can you see clearly about your role as a parent?

I’ve watched my eight children show up from birth with their unique personalities and blossom into their own awakenings. I know for certain that the one Divine mind that is responsible for all of creation has a hand in this engaging mystery. Same parents, same environment, same culture and yet eight individuals, with their own distinctive character traits. Khalil Gibran stated it perfectly in The Prophet: “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”

Each of my children had their blueprint from God. My job has been to guide, then step aside and let whatever is inside them that is their own uniqueness steer the course of their lives.

What has your life taught you about prayer?

I feel that the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi says it best: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is darkness, let me bring light. Where there is sadness, let me bring joy.” The masters I’ve studied pray to become more godly, more like where we originally came from.

My prayer is always, “Help me to remind myself to get rid of this ego and to be like You are. Help me to be my highest self, the place within that is God.” Linda Sechrist is a Natural Awakenings senior staff writer. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the extended interview.

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Superherbs Four Plants that Fight Off Disease

by Kathleen Barnes

Mother Nature’s most potent healing herbs are already on most spice racks or growing nearby, often right outside the door.

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erbs, respected for their healing properties for millennia, have been widely used by traditional healers with great success. Now clinical science supports their medicinal qualities.

Pharmaceutical companies routinely extract active ingredients from herbs for common medications, including the potent pain reliever codeine, derived from Papaver somniferum; the head-clearing antihistamines ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, from Ephedra sinica; and taxol, the chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat several types of cancer, including breast cancer, from Taxus brevifolia. These are among the findings according to Leslie Taylor, a naturopath and herbalist headquartered in Milam County, Texas, and author of The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs.

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Even among an abundance of healing herbs, some stand out as nature’s “superherbs” that provide an array of medical properties, according to Rosemary Gladstar, of Barre, Vermont, the renowned author of Herbal Remedies for Vibrant Health and related works. Two of these, she notes, are widely considered nuisance weeds.

Plantain (Plantago major): Commonly used externally for poultices, open wounds, blood poisoning and bee stings, it also helps relieve a wider variety of skin irritations. According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology, this common “weed” fortifies the liver and reduces inflammation, which may reduce the risk for many kinds of chronic diseases. At least one study, published in the journal na-newyorkcity.com

Planta Medica, suggests that plantain can enhance the immune system to help fight cancer and infectious diseases.

“Plantain is considered a survival herb because of its high nutritional value,” advises Gladstar, who founded the California School of Herbal Studies, in Sonoma County, in 1978. A new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirms it’s an excellent source of alpha-tocopherol, a natural form of vitamin E and beta carotene that can be used in salads for those that don’t mind its bitter taste.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Like plantain, dandelion is one of the most powerful medicinal herbs on the planet. “Dandelion is revered wherever you travel, except in the United States, where it is considered noxious,” observes Gladstar.

Americans should reconsider their obsession with eradication. Dandelion root is an effective treatment against several types of cancer, including oftenfatal pancreatic and colorectal cancers and melanoma, even those that have proven resistant to chemotherapy and other conventional treatments, according to several studies from the University of Windsor, in England.

Traditionally part of a detoxification diet, it’s also used to treat digestive ailments, reduce swelling and inflammation and stop internal and external bleeding.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Turmeric gives curry powder its vibrant yellow color. “Curcumin, turmeric’s most important active ingredient, is a wealth of health, backed by substantial scientific evidence that upholds its benefits,” says Jan McBarron, a medical and naturopathic doctor in Columbus, Georgia, author of Curcumin: The 21st Century Cure and co-host of the Duke and the Doctor radio show.

Several human and animal studies have shown that curcumin can be an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, both in prevention and to slow or even stop its progress. One Australian study showed that curcumin helps rid the body of heavy metals that may be an underlying cause of the memory-robbing disease. Scientists at the

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University of California, Los Angeles, found that curcumin helped dissolve the plaques and tangles of brain material characteristic to Alzheimer’s.

Curcumin is also known to be effective in lessening depression and preventing heart disease, some types of cancer and diabetes, says McBarron.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale): Primarily used for its considerable antiinflammatory properties, ginger makes a delicious and healing tea and an enticing spice in a variety of dishes. This herbal powerhouse has at least 477 active ingredients, according to Beyond Aspirin, by Thomas M. Newmark and Paul Schulick.

Considerable research confirms ginger’s effectiveness against a variety of digestive problems, including nausea from both morning sickness and chemotherapy. Research from Florida’s University of Miami also confirms its usefulness in reducing knee pain.

“Ginger is a good-tasting herb to treat any type of bacterial, fungal or viral infection,” says Linda Mix, a retired registered nurse in Rogersville, Tennesse, and author of Herbs for Life!

The health benefits of these four vital herbs are easily accessed by growing them in a home garden or pot or via extracted supplements.

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Note: For referenced studies, check the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 1 5Rhythms Dance/Movement Class – 10am-12pm.

This class, facilitated by 5Rhythms® certified teacher Margaret H. Wagner, is a dynamic movement practice.

It’s a practice of being in the body that ignites creativity, connection and community. Using musical beats from around the world, it is a body and soul workout for young and old, survivors of bum knees, bad backs and broken hearts! Students move through the energies of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. $20; $15 for full-time students with valid IDs. New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St (between 7th and 8th Aves), New York, NY. 203-209-0047, margaret@ MargaretWagner.com or 5Rhythms.com.

MONDAY, MARCH 3 Chair Yoga – 10-11am. Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can be practiced while sitting or standing using a chair for support. A low impact class, it focuses on strengthening the body’s inner core through slow movements, concentrating and breathing. For adults and seniors. Recreation center membership is required. Visit the recreation membership page for more information. Asser Levy Recreation Center (Playground), 392 Asser Levy Place, New York, NY. 212-447-2020 or nycgovparks.org/events

markyourcalendar MARCH 8-9, 2014 LEVEL ONE: The Foundation (prerequisite)

MARCH 29-30, 2014 LEVEL TWO: Letting Go of the Past N.E. School of Acupuncture (Boston “Hybrid”).

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ANGELICALLY GUIDED ENERGY HEALINGTM Be Who Your Soul Wants You To Be Experience the joy! Learn to align with soul purpose. Improve all aspects of life. It’s a skill, not a gift. Nothing is off limits. As taught at Kripalu, Institute of Noetic Sciences. CE Provider: NASW, NCCAOM, NCBTMB.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 6

Meditation Class – 7-8:30pm. This unique integrative approach utilizes a full spectrum of proven lifeenhancing and life-changing tools and techniques, including insights from the fields of positive psychology, neuroscience, yogic techniques as well as traditional body/mind preparatory practices.

Experience quiet reflection, interactive discussion, storytelling, compassionate listening as well as guided meditation. Andrew Vidich, Ph.D., award-winning author, consultant and transformational speaker. Just around the corner by the Namaste Bookshop, 80 5th Ave, Suite 1104 (11th Floor), New York, NY. 212-645-0141 or namastebookshop.com.

The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary – Open during regular garden hours. A mosaic of classic and exotic orchids greets visitors that takes its cues from a modernist Key West estate garden! Throughout the exhibition, varied events and activities capture the artistic and cultural appeal of the Florida Keys through music, a curated poetry walk and much more. Enid A Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY. 718-817-8700 or nybg.org.

markyourcalendar MARCH 7-9 TALK TO YOUR LOVED ONES ON THE OTHER SIDE Sue Frederick, best-selling author of Bridges to Heaven: True Stories of Loved Ones on the Other Side, has been an intuitive since childhood. She uses her gifts to help people fulfill their soul’s mission and use pain as fuel for a meaningful life. She will be leading an interactive workshop at Kripalu Center in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts on March 7th-9th, where she will offer a path to healing one of life’s most difficult challenges: grief.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 7 One Body One World – 8am-8pm, March7-9.

ECA World Fitness is an international organization representing the wellness and fitness community.

Its reputation for integrity—“Fitness With A Conscience™”—presents this Conversion and Massage Expo featuring expo shopping, food, a salon spa, massages, fitness products and numerous amazing classes (e.g., “Corrective Strategies for Common Shoulder Issues,” “Core Fusion Cardio,” “Yoga for Tight Hamstrings and Hips”) throughout each day. This small family-owned business is socially responsible, donating a portion of its profits to the support of human rights, sustainability, tolerance and diversity. Marriott Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway, 5th and 6th Floors, 109 W 38th St, 4th Flash, New York, NY. Ecaworldfitness. com/eca-events/obow/obow-sessions/ or M4hf.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 5Rhythms Dance/Movement Class – 10am-12pm.

This class, facilitated by 5Rhythms® certified teacher Margaret H. Wagner, is a dynamic movement practice.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Finger Lakes School of Massage Financial Aid Night – 5:30-7pm. Learn how to fund a massage therapy education with Kate, financial aid coordinator at Finger Lakes School of Massage in Westchester. Info on loans, scholarships, VA benefits or Grants. Free.

RSVP: 914-241-7363 x14 or flsm.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Healthcare Reform Enrollment Answers and Assistance – 10am. State-trained staff will be present to assist you with obtaining health coverage through Healthcare Reform. They can help you enroll in a health plan and answer any questions you may have.

Free. Access Community Health Center, 83 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor, New York, NY. Call Amala Williams at 212-780-2575 or visit nydailynews.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 5Rhythms Dance/Movement Class – 10am-12pm.

This class, facilitated by 5Rhythms® certified teacher Margaret H. Wagner, is a dynamic movement practice.

It’s a practice of being in the body that ignites creativity, connection and community. Using musical beats from around the world, it is a body and soul workout for young and old, survivors of bum knees, bad backs and broken hearts! Students move through the energies of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. $20; $15 for full-time students with valid IDs. New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St (between 7th and 8th Aves), New York, NY. 203-209-0047, margaret@MargaretWagner. com or 5Rhythms.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Beginner’s Mind - Weekly Guided Meditation – 3-5pm. Join us on Sundays for meditation instruction and sitting practice led by IDP teacher Adreanna Limbach.

Appropriate for beginners as well as experienced meditators, this afternoon session offers guided instruction, discussion, and opportunity for questions and comments in an encouraging and compassionate environment. The Interdependence Project, 302 Bowery, 3rd Floor (middle buzzer), New York, NY. 917-675-7151 or theidproject.org/events.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 MoMA Art Lab: Movement – 10:30am-4:30pm.

Discover different kinds of movement in art—from artworks that suggest motion, to objects that actually do move, to the gestures artists make when creating art. You can play with balance while making a mobile, experiment with performance art, create a stop-motion animation and engage in other hands-on activities.

Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY. 212-708-9400, moma.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 5Rhythms Dance/Movement Class – 10am-12pm.

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What if you could energize your higherbrain?Wouldn’t lifebefarbetter?TheHigherBrainLiving®(HBL)tech-

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around the world, it is a body and soul workout for young and old, survivors of bum knees, bad backs and broken hearts! Students move through the energies of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. $20; $15 for full-time students with valid IDs. New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St (between 7th and 8th Aves), New York, NY. 203-209-0047, margaret@ MargaretWagner.com or 5Rhythms.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Monthly Reiki Share with Jyogan Hakata-Kohler – 5:30-8pm. This Reiki Share (led by Jyogan HakataKohler, Namaste Bookshop’s resident Reiki Teacher) is open to anyone, even if you have never tried Reiki before! It is in the same style as the share held in Kyoto, Japan at Dai Zen In Temple with Hyakuten Inamoto (Jyogan’s teacher). Everyone will receive group-style Reiki (one person lies on the table as others give Reiki).

And, a basic Attunement to the Reiki Energy will be given to all who attend. $20. Namaste Bookshop Healing Center, 80 5th Ave, Suite 1104, New York, NY. 212645-0141, namastebookshop.com or JyoganReiki.com.

MONDAY, MARCH 24

Leading a cast of 16 top wellness-oriented and prevention-minded healers,supermodel Carol Alt, cancer survivor, author, actress and host of A Healthy You on the Fox News Channel will show you how to lay the foundations for optimal wellbeing, lasting beauty, fabulous fitness and inspiring longevity.

New York City Green Festival launches its third year April 26-27 at a new venue, Pier 94. Tickets are available online now. Early bird tickets are 50% off until March 15th with Code NATAWAK14.

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for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes. Capacity limited (no groups, dogs, bikes or strollers). Hallett Nature Sanctuary, enter from the path south of Wollman Rink, New York, NY. Centralparknyc.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

Finger Lakes School of Massage Open House – 6-8pm.

Join us for an evening at Finger Lakes School of Massage to learn about our nationally-accredited Massage Therapy program. Family and friends are also welcome.

Call 914-241-7363 or visit flsm.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Central Park Tour: North Woods – 12-1:15pm. View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the “Manhattan Adirondacks.” This route

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involves many hills and stairs, providing you with a good fitness experience. Tours take place rain or shine, except in extreme weather conditions (heavy rain and wind, snowstorms, wind chill below 25 degrees or heat index above 95 degrees). Charles A Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, New York, NY. 212-860-1370, tours@centralparknyc.org or nycgovparks.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 5Rhythms Dance/Movement Class – 10am-12pm.

This class, facilitated by 5Rhythms® certified teacher Margaret H. Wagner, is a dynamic movement practice.

It’s a practice of being in the body that ignites creativity, connection and community. Using musical beats from around the world, it is a body and soul workout for young and old, survivors of bum knees, bad backs and broken hearts! Students move through the energies of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. $20; $15 for full-time students with valid IDs. New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St (between 7th and 8th Aves), New York, NY. 203-209-0047, margaret@ MargaretWagner.com or 5Rhythms.com.

AST for Bodyworkers at Finger Lakes School of Massage – 3/29-3/30. Advanced Stretching Techniques (AST) focuses on accessing different muscle groups using a variety of stretches done on clients via the table and floor. 10 CEU credits. Requirement: Licensed Massage Therapist. Sign up at flsm.com under workshops.

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The Most “Mind Blowing” Way to Remove Stress From Your Life – 6:30-8:30pm. Our primitive survival brain (lower brain) is the part of our brain physiology responsible for survival and is a reactive part that keeps us in the grip of fear, anxiety, reactive impulse, addictions and frustration. The “higher brain” is the region of the brain that is creative, expansive, confident, peaceful, connected and problem-solving.

What if you could energize your higher brain?

Wouldn’t life be far better? The Higher Brain Living® (HBL) technique is a revolutionary gentletouch process that can help create a magnificent life more quickly and effortlessly. Dr. Michael Cotton.

Introduction and Demonstration free with RSVP ($97 at door), The Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Ave, New York, NY. 818-77-1473, Jackie@consciousmediarelations. com or higherbrainlivingwellness.com/ny-expo/.

A New Protocol, A New Paradigm, A New Standard.

Taught by creator Elisabeth Westermann from Germany, the Atlas is the Gateway for the entire nervous system and critical marker for dysfunction. The secret to this profound work is “inspired soundcodes™”, that when toned by the practitioner, creates a language that’s specific to the root levels of cause. What makes this modality so unqiue is there is NO manipulation or adjustment; only one session is usually needed; and increases the effectiveness of all other modalities. Most clients notice an immediate result in better flexibility, stability and range of motion. This course is for chiropractors, acupuncturists, cranial sacral & massage therapists, reiki & any healing practitioner.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

Info/Registration: www.atlasbalancingusa.com/

Spread Joy! Visit Lehigh Valley, PA for 10 days & complete your 95 Hour Kids Yoga Teacher Certification with an accomplished Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS) with Yoga Alliance. This energizing training is for anyone who cares for children, including teachers & teaching assistants, health care professionals, youth leaders, & yoga teachers. You’ll meet others with a passion for yoga & children. Together you’ll learn tools & activities to safely share yoga with kids. You will leave a Kids’Yoga Teacher. Dancing Elephant Kids And Family Yoga is committed to your success.

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Lehigh Valley, PA 484-554-4601

Open Hours: Hallett Nature Sanctuary – 1-3pm.

Normally closed to visitors except on guided tours, come meander at your own pace along the rustic trail and see how the Conservancy is turning this onceweed-filled promontory into a native woodland garden

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NATURAL DENTAL DR. VICTOR ZEINES

ACUPUNCTURE EASTGATE ACUPUNCTURE P.C. in Columbus Circle 1841 Broadway, Suite 907, NY, NY 646-719-1883 www.eastgateacupuncture.com

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.

INTEGRATED MEDICINE PATIENTS MEDICAL

800 Second Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10017 347-269-4762 www.patientsmedical.com A Bridge to Health, Hope and Healing... Integrate the Best of Conventional Technology with Holistic 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.

NATURAL BEAUTY MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

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.

THE CURIOUS TREE SOAP CO.

Christina Scali & Laura Pica, Founders TheCuriousTreeSoap@gmail.com www.etsy.com/shop/TheCuriousTree www.facebook.com/thecurioustree Find us on Instagram #thecurioustree Artfully hand-crafted, natural soaps and organic scrubs for all skin types!

At The Curious Tree our mission is simple: to change the world in small but powerful ways. We take pride in making natural and organic products that are good for you and harmless to our environment.

We also believe in giving back, that’s why 5% of proceeds and 1/10th of our stock goes to local charities & food banks. That’s good karma every time you scrub! Join our movement and choose from 40 different scents by shopping online at www.etsy.com/shop/TheCuriousTree.

Use coupon code GOODKHARMA10 for 10% off!

MUSHANA

www.Mushana.com Recycled paper and glass, handwoven bark cloth, and hand-painted cotton fabrics lovingly crafted into stunning home and fashion products.

Natural vegetable dyes are used, creating a full color palette from soft neutrals to rich, vibrant hues. Products are handmade by women of Uganda to sustain their daily lives.

OZONE DENTISTRY DR. PETER SILVER

24 East 12th St., Stuite 305 212-924-6890 • www.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.

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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

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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.

210 Fifth Ave. Suite 1102 New York, NY 10010 maurucio@mauriciohair.com 212-532-3030 • www.MauricioHair.com

MASSAGE SCHOOL

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.

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

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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.

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPEMENT, HEALING AND EVENT CENTERS ARE OF NEW YORK, INC.

241 West 30th St. 2nd floor New York, NY 10001 212-691-7690 • www.edgarcaycenyc.org Edgar Cayce' s Association for Research and Enlightenment Center offers affordable work-shops and individual consulta-tions explaining how to use the Cayce remedies to help bring the body back to its natural state of health. You can find NYC’s largest selection of Cayce remedies and books on holistic health, and holistic health practitioners, including chiropractic, massage, energy & intuitive healing. There are also frequent workshops on angelic, shamanic, sound & energy healing; pendulum dowsing, akashic records, and dreams.

NAMASTE BOOKSHOP & HEALING CENTER 2 W 14th St. New York, NY 10011 212-645-0141 www.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 www.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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SUPERFOODS INFINITY SUPERFOODS

250 W 49th St., 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 212-974-2288 www.reflectionsyoga.com

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Reflections Center for Conscious Living is an urban oasis nestled among giant financial institutions, Times Square, Broadway theaters and luxury high-rises in Hell’s Kitchen, midtown Manhattan. We welcome and invite you to transcend the tensions of city life and join us for a “just right” yoga class with some of the best teachers in NYC, an illuminating talk, or a super cool dance party. Come to Reflections and celebrate all of who you are.

Years ago, founder Billy Merritt suffered a falling out with his health from a head trauma. Consequently, he began having seizures and inhibited blood flow to his arms and hands. His determination to recover naturally led him to further pursue the healing power of nature’s medicinal Superfoods. For 17 years he has worked diligently on precision-tuning his superfood formulas for the health and well-being of people all over the world. S ee ad on page 2.

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE REIKI JYOGAN HAKATA-KOHLER Reiki Shihan (Teacher) www.JyoganReiki.com Jyogan@live.com

SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE PO Box 237047 New York, NY 10023 Jose Mestre, 347-306-0729 Marshall Stackman, 212-600-1992 www.stws.org

STWS is a nonprofit that offers holistic/integrated healing modalities to people affected by 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, the BP oil spill in the Gulf, as well as armed forces personnel and veterans. Over 3000 people have gone through our programs including over 1200 NYC firefighters.

SWTS also offers Yoga by Donation classes that are offered on a donation basis to the 9/11 community, all firefighters & their immediate family members, people who have been affected by Sandy military personnel and veterans. More information online.

THE META CENTER

Have you wanted to learn the Japanese art of Reiki hands-on healing? Jyogan Hakata-Kohler, also a Buddhist Lay Teacher, studied all 3 initial levels of Reiki while he was living in Japan directly with Buddhist Priest and renown Reiki Teacher Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto. Jyogan teaches and certifies students in all levels of Reiki (Komyo Reiki Kai). You too can practice Reiki as it is taught in Japan! In addition, Jyogan offers a monthly Reiki Share on the 4th Sunday of every month that is open to all even if you have never tried Reiki before (see calendar listing). Reiki Treatments are also offered at Namaste Bookshop and Healing Center (2 West 14th St., 212-645-0141) and other locations around New York City. You will experience and learn Reiki directly from its roots in Kyoto, Japan!

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

214 W. 29th St., 16th Floor New York, NY 10001 212-736-0999 www.metacenterny.com

SIERRA BENDER®

The META Center is an upscale space rental and event facility in New York City focusing on Multidimensional Education, Transformation & the Arts. It offers conference rooms and private consultation rooms for day, evening and weekend rentals plus a full program of events If you’ve got an event dedicated to the Healing Arts, Personal Growth, Transformation, Creativity or the fostering of Metaphysical Education, the META Center is the Place To Be! This upscale facility includes Conference Rooms and Private Consultation Rooms.

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. She’s been featured on Oprah Radio, CBS, Univision TV, USA Today, Marie Claire, Shape, Body & Soul, Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga and other media outlets in Australia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, U.K., Germany and the U.S.

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