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letter from publishers Ah, youth—a time when you could eat whatever you wanted and not worry about the effects. Well, that was then and this is now. Helping children make good food choices is hard when the foods that grab their attention still have additives, fillers, preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup. Kids are still overweight and underactive. They play less outdoors and play more indoors, on their devices. Our youngest son is of the iPad generation, inclined to exercise his fingers more than anything else. When he started gaining weight at a rapid rate, Michael and I initially brushed it off. “He’s just a kid,” we said. “Once he grows, he’ll stretch out of it.” Well, that was not the case. One day a teacher said to me, “Your son seems uncomfortable in class, like his stomach is bothering him. He has trouble focusing, and he looks so much larger.” At first her comment about his obvious weight gain annoyed me, but it made me take a closer look. He really had gained weight—so much weight, in fact, that I finally had to focus on the cause. I took him to gastro doctors, to check for celiac or thyroid issues. He was tested and probed and taken off certain foods. He was put on a gluten-free diet, only to have his body reject it by vomiting every three weeks. And every test came back negative. Relieved but still miffed, I decided to put my health and fitness knowledge to good use. I started by putting him on our stationary bike for just 10 minutes a day. Then I all but eliminated sugar—the one thing no doctor had mentioned—by lowering his daily intake to 10 milligrams. I went back to whole grains in our family’s diet and removed white starch altogether. The results were astounding. He lost 13 pounds, increased his bike time from 10 to 50 minutes and stuck with our healthy eating pattern. Now, at 13, he continues to check labels, still limits his sugar intake and has added a lot of tennis to his fitness routine. He has better focus at school, more energy and no belly pain! Our children are like clay when the mold is there, and by “parenting simply,” we benefit too. Lead by example, and they will follow. Sincerely, Cyrece, co-publisher

When I saw that our August theme is “simplified parenting,” I almost fell out of my chair laughing. In this day and age, I thought, there is absolutely nothing simple about parenting. Overscheduling, no time for family dinners, Facebook envy and juggling finances come to mind as just a few in a long list of challenges that make parenting complex. This month’s Natural Awakenings recognizes those challenges and reminds us to “snap out of it” and focus on what’s most important. Our writers offer simple ways to do this, like clearing out the clutter our kids have accumulated and keeping what they cherish most, or getting out in nature on a family hike and learning to be content without digital aids. Beyond these sage ideas, our “simplified parenting” messages can be summed up in one word: love. In this context, everything else is secondary. When what our kids want most is to be loved, parenting seems quite simple after all. Sincerely, Michael, co-publisher

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PARENTING

Why Less Means More Happiness

16 MULTILEVEL HEALING Embracing All Dimensions of Well-Being

19 A KINDER HEART

Cultivating a Life of Compassion

20 MIGHTY MINERALS What We Need to Stay Healthy

23 ERLING KAGGE

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24 NATURAL IMMUNE BOOSTERS FOR KIDS

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Moms’ Stress Eating Impacts Daughters Also

s a holistic food therapist, Sarah Thacker works with women who struggle with emotional and stress eating— an especially complex issue for mothers of daughters. “These women struggle to prioritize their wellness needs, which impacts their relationships, specifically with their daughters,” Thacker says. “Having intentional time to reenergize and restore mentally, physically and emotionally is essential to reducing stress, but it’s often lacking for stressed moms. The emotional eating then becomes a vicious cycle of Sarah Thacker stress causing eating and eating reducing feelings of stress.” For busy moms, the primary barrier to implementing healthy practices to reduce emotional eating, such as meal planning and preparation, exercise, mindfulness and relaxation, is time, she says. “Moms often put themselves at the bottom of their priority list, setting an unhealthy example for their daughters, who learn more by example and observation than by what they are told. Neglecting your own needs creates additional stress for the whole family and leads to additional stress eating.” While time alone is critical for moms, so is healthy mother-daughter time, she says. “When you are less stressed, you will inevitably be triggered less and resort to emotional eating less. Finding healthy practices to integrate into your daily routine that includes your daughter, such as meal planning and preparation, healthy movement and quiet moments of relaxation spent together, will support stronger relationships and promote more positive emotions.” Sarah Thacker, a licensed counselor, art therapist, yoga therapist, yoga instructor and EMDR clinician.

Judith Costa Hosts Barcelona Retreat on Happiness

udith Costa, a life and love coach, seminar leader, writer and speaker, will lead a vacation retreat, Loving Your Way to Happiness, from October 14 to 20 in Barcelona, Spain. “It’s the perfect combination of learning and pleasure,” she says. During the retreat, Costa will share her “instruction manual for life,” using coaching and techniques like mindfulness, dream work, journaling and visualization to teach Location: 280 Madison Ave. For more information, her at 718-482-7197, Yourcontact Undiscovered Keyemail to Awakening participants how to be happier, navigate life WholisticFoodTherapy@gmail or visit WholisticFoodTherapy.com. Entering the Radiance Tree of Life more easily and overcome challenges. “They will understand what has been holding them Kripalu Yoga Center back from living the life of their dreams, September 21st thru 23rd, 2018 | Stockbridge, Massachusetts why they are not truly happy, and why they don’t feel totally fulfilled, and they will do all eirdre Hade and William Arntz, who as The Mystic this within a small group setting,” she says. and The Physicist explore the intersection of Space is limited to 10 people so everyone can spirituality and science, will lead a weekend retreat, The receive individual attention. Tao of Surprise: Your Undiscovered Key to Awakening, The retreat will take place at Can Cuch September 21 to 23, at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Hotel, a restored 10th-century Catalan counin Stockbridge, Massachusetts. try house located in Montseny Natural Park, Hade is a mystic and poet and the founder of the Book images in Barcelona. “It has been converted into a by Endre Radiance Healing Journey. Arntz is the creator of Balogh Deirdre Hade and William Arnt uniquely enchanting place, surrounded by the film What the BLEEP Do We Know?! During this retreat, they will explore how the brain can support Deirdre Hade and William Arntz majestic elm and oak woods and pastures— an oasis of peace and tranquility,” Costa says. people on their path of self-discovery through mystical experience. The Mystic & the Physicist “In the retreat, participants will have the “We are living in the Age of Surprise, a time of great change,” Hade says. “This opportunity to connect with themselves and retreat is designed to help participants heal their hearts and ignite the light of their souls learn new skills, and do it surrounded by by learning to intuit, vision, create and manifest in the joy of quantum creation. They’ll wonderful Arntz, Creator of theby film, What The nature and the best Spanish food.” find the fun in the physics of transformationPresented and learnby to William live in the art of possibility Bleep Do We andtools Deirdre founder of In September, Costa will offer private consciously using surprise as a catalyst for healing. We’ll giveKnow?!, them the theyHade, need to The Radiance Healing Journey. sessions, a free lecture and two workshops in reclaim lost knowledge within their divine selves.” NYC. The program will cover transforming stress, anxiety and depression into a life of Receive all the necessary tools you need to transform stress, anxiety, grace; the science behind the power of surprise: harmonizing the left and right brains; depression, and overwhelm into living a life of Magical Grace. unlocking our “mystical superpowers”; karma clearing; receiving personal messages from Cost: $3,333 with playment plans upon request. For details, registration and payment the divine; and activating the Radiance Tree of Life, which Hade calls our “inner pillar of information, call Judith Costa at 646-204strength and resilience.” 4535, email JudithMCosta@hotmail.com Location: 57 Interlaken Rd., Stockbridge. For pricing, registration or more information, visit or visit JudithMCosta.com/retreats to read DeirdreHade/events.com. about any of her events.

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Two-Day Healing Course Focuses on Flower Power

J Eastover Offers Several Types of Multilevel Healing

s cofounder of Eastover, a holistic ecovillage and retreat center in Lenox, Massachusetts, Yingxing Wang has seen many types of multilevel energy healing. She says one of the most fascinating is Magnetic Harmonic Vibrational Therapy, which uses sounds produced by the human voice, singing bowls and other sources to “penetrate the subtle energy levels—the chakras, auric field and etheric realm— and the physical body to remove discordant vibrations, which are often a cause of imbalance or illness, and to re-establish the body’s natural harmonic tones and frequencies.” Qigong, the healing practice of cultivating qi (life-force energy), is taught in various forms at Eastover. Qigong is “vast in spiritual profundity and grace,” and depending on the form, it can heal the heart, body and mind, she says. “We’ve had presenters who were so in tune with energy forces that they could read the body’s 12 main meridian channels and then open and heal them with qi and manipulation. Others who practice more mystical healing forms deal in soul retrieval, bringing trapped, earthbound spirits into the light.” Eastover also offers the ancient practice of Chi Nei Tsang, an abdominal massage designed to heal on various levels while strengthening immunity, detoxifying organs, balancing emotions, improving sleep, restoring vitality and easing pain, PTSD and PMS. And recently, experts from the Kushi Institute have brought new, in-depth forms of healing to Eastover through classes in Macrobiotic Philosophy and Cooking, Visual Diagnosis and Nine Star Ki. For more information, email Events@Eastover.com, call 866-264-5139 or visit Eastover.com.

oseph Aldo, an intuitive holistic healer and spiritual mentor with a Ph.D., in natural health, will teach a course in Flower Essence Therapy from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 25 and 26, at the Balance Arts Center, in Manhattan. “Flower essences are energetic remedies that are one of Mother Nature’s many healing gifts to us,” Aldo says. “As our souls journey through this human experience, we encounter numerous challenges that require us to evolve through our Joseph Aldo limiting patterns, programs and beliefs. Flower essences assist us in a loving and compassionate way to move beyond our limitations and step into our soul’s greatness and beauty. Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues can be transformed through the subtle powers imbued within flowers.” The workshop will cover the history of flower essence therapy, including Dr. Edward Bach, the English homeopath who pioneered the therapy; understanding Bach’s 38 remedies and how to combine flower essences to make effective therapeutic remedies; working with chronic versus acute conditions; commonly used flower essences and combinations for transformational healing; the art of case taking and finding out key symptoms; working with intuition; distinctions between flower essences and other forms of energy medicine; and many more topics. There will also be live case taking with class volunteers, and flower essence combination remedies made on the spot. “This course is for both lay people and healers who wish to add another powerful therapy to their practice,” Aldo says. For more information, visit JosephAldo.com.

Some Dental Fillings Carry Mercury Risk

nyone who has heard or read about the Flint, Michigan, water crisis is aware of the dangers of mercury, a heavy metal that is toxic at low concentrations and poisonous to the nervous system. Our exposure to mercury usually comes via water. Mercury is a liquid, and when it evaporates into the air, it eventually settles in oceans or rivers, where fish, shellfish and other animals are exposed to it. We ingest mercury when we eat those fish—particularly Bigeye tuna, tilefish, swordfish, shark and king mackerel. But there’s another, less incidental way we may be exposed Anamaria Pontes to this neurotoxin: through mercury-containing amalgam dental fillings. Anamaria Pontes, a registered nutritionist and ayurveda therapist with Holistic Dentists, in Tribeca, recommends having a trained biological dentist remove and replace them. “These fillings are approximately 50 percent elemental mercury,” she says. “Swallowing mercury from dental amalgam preparation is not as toxic as breathing it in from its vapor form. Eating hard, crunchy foods and teeth grinding can increase mercury vapors. Lungs absorb up to 80 percent of inhaled mercury vapor, and from there it travels to other tissues and organs, particularly the kidney, liver and brain.” Pontes says acute or prolonged exposure to elemental mercury inhaled from amalgam fillings has several symptoms, including infertility, neurological issues, tremors, insomnia, headaches, brain fog, fatigue and emotional changes such as irritability, nervousness and mood swings. Holistic Dentists has an environmentally and health-friendly process for removing and replacing amalgam fillings. Location: 17 Park Place, NYC. For more information, visit Holistic-Dentists.com. August 2018

Holding Hands Reduces Pain Holdings hands with a loved one reduces physical pain, report researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Haifa that studied the brainwaves of 22 heterosexual couples between ages 23 and 32. When in each other’s presence, the couples’ brainwaves tended to synchronize, especially in the alpha mu band, a measure of focused attention; holding hands amplified this effect and markedly lowered pain levels. The more empathetic the man was to the woman’s pain, the more their brain activity synced and her pain decreased. Men that were less empathetic did not produce the same effect. 8

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Turmeric Helps Heal Skin Ailments Turmeric, with its renowned anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, seems to improve a number of skin conditions when taken topically or orally, concludes a review of clinical studies published in Phytotherapy. Researchers at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, and the University of California, Sacramento, selected the 10 strongest clinical studies on turmeric out of 234 published. They concluded that this spice, with its active ingredient curcumin, was effective in treating acne, oral lichen planus (mouth inflammation), pruritus (itchy skin), psoriasis, radiodermatitis (a side effect of radiation treatment), diabetic microangiopathy (bleeding of small blood vessels) and diabetic edema (swelling). Studies on other skin conditions were either inconsistent or ineffective, the report concluded.

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Risk of Prostate Cancer In a five-year study published in The Journal of Urology of 2,000 older Spanish men, those following a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, boiled potatoes, whole fruits, vegetables, legumes and olive oil that was low in juices had a significantly lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer compared to those eating a Western diet. This protective effect was not found in diets higher in fatty foods, red and processed meat, refined grains and sweets. The researchers also reviewed other science to date, confirming the protective effect of the Mediterranean diet as well as “healthy” and “prudent” diets, all consisting of greater portions of fruits and vegetables.

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Vitamin D can’t be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels. Thus, it remains stored and inactive for as many as 50 percent of Americans on nutrient-poor diets, reports a research review in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. “Without magnesium, vitamin D is not really useful or safe,” says study co-author Mohammed S. Razzaque, Ph.D., a professor of pathology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Erie, Pennsylvania. As a consequence, taking vitamin D supplements can increase a person’s calcium and phosphate levels, even if they remain vitamin D deficient, he explains; and that can lead to vascular calcification if their magnesium levels aren’t sufficient. The magnesium factor may explain why vitamin D supplementation doesn’t necessarily help vitamin D deficiency-related disorders such as skeletal deformities, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Natural sources of magnesium include almonds, cashews and other nuts, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, egg yolks, fish oil, green vegetables, mushrooms, oatmeal, soybeans, sweet corn, tofu, whole grains, and pumpkin, sesame, sunflower and flax seeds.

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Sodas Lower Fertility Women that drink one or more sugary sodas a day are 25 percent less likely each month to become pregnant. Men drinking the same amount are 33 percent less likely each month to father a child. Boston University School of Medicine researchers studied 1,045 men and 3,828 women that were tested for a period up to 12 menstrual cycles. Energy drinks had an even greater fertility-lowering effect than sugar-laden drinks; fruit juices and diet sodas had little impact.

Screentime Overdose Means Unhappy Teens Teens that spend the most time staring at screens while playing games, texting, surfing the Internet or engaging in social media tend to be unhappier than those with less screen time, reports a San Diego State University study of more than a million teens.

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Expecting Moms Can Protect Against Autism Mothers that take folic acid or multivitamins before and during pregnancy can significantly lower a child’s risk of autism, according to the latest research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry. Researchers from Canada, Israel and the School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City, studied 45,300 children, at the age of 10 on average, correlating children’s autism spectrum diagnoses with records of mothers’ supplementation. They found that women that took the supplements prior to pregnancy were 61 percent less likely to have a child diagnosed with autism. Taking supplements during pregnancy was linked to a 73 percent reduced risk. The overall likelihood of autism was 1.3 percent of the children.

Fiber Lowers Blood Sugar In a study that offers hope for people with Type 2 diabetes, Rutgers University researchers have shown that a diet high in diverse fibers promotes the growth of certain gut bacteria, leading to improved blood glucose control, increased insulin production and improved average blood glucose (A1C) levels. In the six-year study published in Science, 27 diabetes patients in China were fed a diet of whole grains, Traditional Chinese Medicinal foods and prebiotics for up to 86 days, while a group of 16 similar patients ate a similar diet with less fiber. All took the diabetes drug acarbose, which helps turn starch into fiber. By the study’s end, 89 percent of those on the high-fiber diet and 50 percent of the lower-fiber diet group reached blood sugar levels in the normal range. Researchers theorized that the fiber increased numbers of the specific bacteria that break down carbohydrates, producing short-chain fatty acids that nourished gut-lining cells, reduced inflammation and helped control appetite. A shortage of short-chain fatty acids has been associated with Type 2 diabetes and other diseases. August 2018

Picking Up Litter While Jogging Becomes a Winning Trend

Sweden’s latest fitness craze, plogging, is a mashup of jogging and the Swedish plocka upp, meaning pick up, in this case, litter. There are plogging groups in Scandinavia, Germany and other parts of Europe. According to the Swedish fitness app Lifesum, which makes it possible for users to track plogging activity, a half-hour of jogging while picking up trash will burn 288 calories for the average person, compared with 235 via jogging alone. A brisk walk expends about 120 calories. The Washington Post reports that in the U.S., it’s just starting to catch on among exercisers fed up with rubbish along their routes. They carry trash bags and pluck litter and recyclables off sidewalks and bushes wearing gardening gloves for safety. The environmental organization Keep America Beautiful recently started promoting plogging to encourage trash-free communities, putting out the #plogging message to its 600 affiliates. Spokesman Mike Rosen reports that response has been surprisingly robust.

Big Melt

North Pole Rises Above Freezing

March 20 is normally close to the coldest season at the North Pole, but an extraordinary thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this year. Analyses show that the temperature warmed to the melting point as an enormous storm pumped an intense pulse of heat through the Greenland Sea. Temperatures may have soared as high as 35 degrees, reports the U.S. Global Forecast System model. Such extreme warm intrusions in the Arctic, once rare, are becoming routine, research has shown. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters in July 2017 found that since 1980, these events are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense. Study author Robert Graham, from the Norwegian Polar Institute, says, “Previously, this was not common. It happened in four years between 1980 and 2010, but has now occurred in four out of the last five winters.” The events are related to the decline of winter sea ice in the Arctic, with last January’s the lowest on record.

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Innovative Shortcut to Faster Travel A Hyperloop is a proposed vacuumtube mode of passenger or freight transportation moving enclosed capsules along on thin cushions of air; it was first named in an opensource “vactrain” design released by a joint team from Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX companies. It could offer an affordable, lowcarbon and super-fast alternative to current transportation systems. Flying between Amsterdam and Paris usually takes an hour, but can be longer due to security procedures. Currently, the same trip on a Thalys railway fast train takes three hours and 17 minutes. Hyperloop passenger group and cargo capsules can theoretically travel at more than 700 miles per hour, thus making the journey in about 30 minutes. Hyperloop seems ideally suited to a small continent with many large urban centers. The Dutch team that won the SpaceX Hyperloop competition is rapidly working toward a commercial solution to connect all of Europe. Hardt Global Mobility has the backing of the Technical University of Delft, Dutch railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen and multinational construction company BAM.

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Literacy Project Dolly Parton Donates Millions of Books

Singer Dolly Parton donated the 100 millionth book of her career via her nonprofit Imagination Library earlier this year. She began in 1995, donating books to children in her home state of Tennessee. Now, Imagination Library mails 1 million-plus books per month to children around the world. Parton celebrated the milestone by donating to and giving a reading at the Library of Congress. “My daddy couldn’t read and write, and that always troubled and bothered him, so I wanted to do something special for him,” says Parton. “I got the idea to start this program and let my dad help me with it, and he got to live long enough to hear the kids call me the ‘book lady.’”

The maxim “less is more” applies well to skin care and personal hygiene. Overuse of products is costly and increases pollution. Both genders are prone to overdoing it when it comes to basic activities like washing, shampooing and shaving. Here are some helpful tips. Take fewer showers and spend less time in the shower to conserve water. A study by the Water Research Foundation ranks showers as the second-highest residential use of water at 20 percent, just behind toilets, at 24 percent. Some traditional soaps can strip natural skin oils. Dr. Doris Day, a dermatologist in New York City, suggests products labeled as “cleaner”, such as a body wash formulated to add moisture back into skin. An estimated 2 billion disposable razors are discarded annually in the U.S. Helpful ideas include using a long-handled safety razor to shave women’s legs; positioning it at a 20-degree angle with the proper pressure can significantly increase a blade’s lifespan, saving money and the environment. To streamline our personal care routine, Treehugger.com suggests we completely use up existing products, resist seasonal fads and new colors, and use products that serve multiple roles. For example, a good oil can serve as a makeup remover, skin and face moisturizer, lip balm, frizz tamer and shaving lotion. For men’s aftershave, it’s healthier to go natural, avoiding perfumed products that contain petroleum-based chemicals. ChasingGreen.org recommends makers like Weleda, Herbal Choice, Burt’s Bees and Aubrey Organics, which offer skin toners and balms with natural ingredients like sunflower, coconut, lemon, St. John’s wort, witch hazel, myrrh, shea butter, beeswax and essential oils, including organic jojoba seed oils. Note that some products labeled as organic and natural can include synthetic chemicals when the term organic doesn’t apply to the entire formula.

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More Happiness by Deborah Shouse

Parents wishing to simplify child-raising seek less stress and more fun; less scheduling and more casual time; less “shoulds” and more “want-tos” less second-guessing and more confidence.

or a happier family life, experts encourage parents to stay true to their own values, strengths and sense of family purpose, focusing on the wonders of their children instead of endless daily tasks. It begins with each child feeling loved.

Learn Love Languages

For Gary Chapman, Ph. D., author of The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively, understanding each child’s particular needs for touch, affirming words, quality time, gifts or acts of service is foundational to parenting success. “Other than security, a child’s deepest need is to feel loved,” says Chapman, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “If their love tank is full, children grow up emotionally healthy. Knowing a child’s preferred language helps parents effectively communicate their feelings. The question is not, ‘Do you love your children?’ It’s, ‘Do your children feel loved?’” As Chapman arrives home, his son rushes to hug him, grinning while his dad tousles his hair. Chapman’s daughter often 12

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calls out, “Dad, come into my room. I want to show you something.” This is how he communicates with each child in their primary love language. Parents learn their children’s preferred communication style by observing their behavior, noticing how they express love and listening to them. They can also offer options and track results. For example: n Would you like to take the dog to the park (quality time) or for me to help you study for a test (acts of service)? n Would you like to wrestle (touch) or shop for your new shoes (gift)? “Ideally, we offer heavy doses of the child’s primary language and sprinkle in the others,” says Chapman. “Children who feel loved respond better to suggestions and discipline. They also learn how to express their feelings.”

Avoid Unreal Idealizing

Some parents carry a mental snapshot of their ideal child, perhaps envisioning a kid that is into sports or even-tempered or academically gifted. Often, that picture is very different from the actual child. The first step to truly accepting the child is to allow ourselves to feel whatever authentic feelings pop up. The parent might think, “I love my son, but am struggling; I adore sports and may never get to share that with him.” “Give yourself time to process disappointment,” advises Susan Stiffelman, a Los Angeles marriage and family therapist, mother of one and author of Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected. “Then identify the things you love about your kids and share those with them.” As just one example, we might convey that we love the sound of their voice and how gentle they are with the baby. “Appreciating our children as they are is one way to keep our hearts open,” says Stiffelman.

Simply Raising Children Resources A Fine Parent, blog, Sumitha Bhandarkar, AFineParent.com/blog Edit Your Life, podcast, Asha Dornfest, EditYourLifeShow.com The book Parent Hacks:134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids, by Asha Dornfest

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Focus on the Good

When Barbara Unell, a parent educator and author of Discipline With Love and Limits: Calm, Practical Solutions to the 43 Most Common Childhood Behavior Problems, birthed twins, she was initially daunted by the work of caring for them. Then she began simplifying by focusing on the “wow” factors. “Being a parent speaks to the core of our humanity. Experiencing the growth and development of a human being is miraculous. I started looking at parenting through that lens,” says Unell, who lives in the Leawood, Kansas, area. Asha Dornfest, of Portland, Oregon, a podcaster, co-author of Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less and mother of two, relates, “I paid more attention to my values and my family’s unique needs and was less influenced by parenting experts, social pressures and well-meaning peers.” Dornfest explored her own values by asking, “What did I learn from my parents?” and, “How do I want my family to be different?” She also practiced trusting her intuition. “Even when I’m not certain I’m right, I know I love my children, I’m doing my best, and I’ll make adjustments if necessary,” she says.

Create Rhythm and Rituals

Rhythmic activities ease the anxiety of family transitions and furnish warm solidarity, consistency and connectedness. “Increasing the predictability of meals, bedtime and other rituals also improves family life,” says Davina Muse, a mental health counselor and mother of two from Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Muse serves as training director for Simplicity Parenting, a program based on Kim John Payne’s book Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to

Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids that offers a connective ritual families can merge with mealtimes. Each person describes a “rose” (one good thing from the day) or a “thorn” (one challenging thing) and a “bud” (one thing they’re anticipating). Such sharing builds a family connection and helps kids discuss difficult issues, notes Muse. Also, “Describing the bud lifts everyone’s mood.” Every Friday evening, the Dornfests share a Sabbath dinner, a low-key way for them to gather and talk. “This ritual adds a rhythm to our week and anchors us,” says Dornfest.

Elect De-Stress Over Distress

Everyone can sometimes become overscheduled and overwhelmed; a balance between scheduled time and downtime is necessary to well-being. In her daily checkin, Dornfest confers with herself and her husband, inquiring, “How are things going? Are they too hectic? Is our schedule energizing or draining?” She advises, “When I feel like I’m riding a runaway train, I slow down. There seem to be so many ‘shoulds’ in parenting; we instead need to discover what our family loves.” Before enlisting a child for an activity, Dornfest suggests we ask why it’s important: Are you making up for your own missed opportunities as a child? Are you worried your child will miss out? Do you equate these lessons with being a good and caring parent? Parenting is more than checking off lists and tasks. It’s about being connected with children. Build in playtime, roughhousing, chase each other around the yard, toss balloons or balls together, blow bubbles and welcome opportunities for laughter.

Soothing Quiet Time

Children that act out or withdraw may not have enough downtime. Take the kids outside to play. “Nature is very soothing,” says Muse. “Climb

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ncorporating love throughout the day keeps a child’s tank full. Consider these tips from love languages expert Gary Chapman.

Physical Touch – Get Close ¤ Greet the child with a hug ¤ Stroke their hair while they talk about a challenging day ¤ Snuggle while watching TV

Affirmations – Encouraging Words ¤ Put a positive note in the child’s lunch box ¤ Appreciate something the child did or said ¤ Create an encouragement jar, with praising words to use as needed

Quality Time – Periods of Undivided Attention ¤ Ask a specific question about their day that elicits discussion ¤ Schedule a date with each child ¤ Create something together, like a photo album

Gifts – Tangible Expressions of Love ¤ Make a special meal or dessert; maybe do it together ¤ Have some small gifts the child can choose from as rewards for positive actions ¤ Seek natural gifts, like a special feather, stone or flower

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Most parents think their children would go crazy if half their toys and books were removed, but this isn’t true. “My trainers and I have worked with thousands of parents on decluttering, and the results have been powerful,” says Muse. The Simplicity Parenting approach encourages parents to discard broken toys, give away anything no longer being played with and attractively store current playthings. She observes, “As you decrease the quantity of toys

and clutter, you increase the child’s attention and capacity for deep play.”

Build Resilience

Simplifying parenting means releasing the notion that children must be happy, wellbehaved and delighted with life and their parents at all times. Unell used the daily multitasking challenges with her twins as exercises in developing resilience and modeling these skills for them. If children spill milk, the parent comments, “No big deal. We all spill things.” When there’s a minor accident, “Let’s just get towels and clean it up.” A resilient attitude is, “Something goes wrong, we fix it.” It’s also about being flexible and coping with disappointment. “To build resilience, parents need to feel comfortable in the presence of an unhappy child,” says Stiffelman. “If parents don’t allow children to be disappointed, kids can become rigid, lack confidence and struggle with unreasonable expectations.” During meltdowns or disappointments, she recommends sitting quietly, listening, and then empathizing and helping put the

children’s feelings into words. “This is not the time to lecture or advise,” she says. “Upset children can’t really listen.” Yet, they can be heard—a key way to help them mature. Parents that learn to simplify happily discover that their children feel calmer and more loved, socially and emotionally adept, and resilient. Concepts focused on creating connections, rather than parenting perfection, are easy to weave into everyday life. Deborah Shouse is a writer, speaker, editor, dementia advocate, parent and grandmother. She’s also the author of Connecting in the Land of Dementia: Creative Activities to Explore Together (DementiaJourney.org).

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When there’s a little time and energy, use these ideas to connect. ¤ Start by smiling upon seeing the kids. ¤ Throw together an impromptu picnic and eat on the living room floor, in the yard or at the park. ¤ Ask the kids to read aloud while parents cook. ¤ Balance a soft item on a spoon held between the teeth and stage a fun race. ¤ While cooking, keep kids busy prepar ing a restaurant-style menu, a place setting with utensils wrapped in paper napkins and a way to take orders. ¤ Put on aprons and whip up homemade pizza, cupcakes or something unusual, like BLT pancake sandwiches. ¤ Buy write-on, wipe-off place mats and have kids doodle while they wait to eat. ¤ Dress up for dinner. Wear old Halloween costumes, put clothes on backwards or eat in pajamas. ¤ Share thanks. Everyone shares one thing they are grateful for.

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ing trees, searching for rocks and pine cones, playing with dirt, sticks, water and leaves all offer healing down time.” To escape from worries and distractions, Stiffelman suggests three or four minutes of meditation or simply designated quiet time. For little ones, lay a stuffed teddy bear on the child’s tummy and have them notice how the animal is moving. A parent and child can also be aware of the sounds they are hearing, plus incorporate a little mindful breathing into the bedtime ritual.

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r. Wayne Jonas’ curiosity was piqued after hearing stories of patients that have experienced healing from chronic illnesses or reclaimed well-being without following conventional medical advice. So he focused on researching dimensions of healing that Western medical schools never taught him. The rewards were radical discoveries: whole system science exploring the web of connections within the body; the need to acknowledge an individual’s core multi-dimensions—body/external, behavior/ lifestyle, social/emotional and spiritual/mental—and what’s needed to unlock each person’s inherent capacity for health and healing. The author of How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal, Jonas concludes, “Only 20 percent of healing comes from the treatment agent the doctor applies. A full 80 percent of the healing potential, which lies dormant in everyone, comes from constructing a meaningful treatment response unique to you. This is internal, highly personal and uses simple principles and components.” During his 40-year career, Jonas was 16

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able to observe multi-level healings with patients, as well as through other professional roles. He’s served as director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, a research scientist at the World Health Organization, CEO and president of the former Samueli Institute and director of the medical research fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Applying whole system science, Jonas developed the view of a patient as a veritable ecosystem. “We are more like a garden to be cultivated than a car to be fixed. Healing emerges when we support and strengthen the connections within us—body, behavior, social and spirit—making us more whole,” says Jonas. His broader approach for healing now includes the impacts of beauty, order, an optimal healing environment, connecting with nature, elements that induce an individual’s greatest meaning response, nourishment of the spiritual self, making time for joy, the roles of love and the physical presence of loved ones and a supportive social network, as well as the energetic contributions of other social interactions and emotional dimensions.

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For nearly 40 years, James Oschman, Ph.D., author of Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis, has been conducting research in physiology and the biophysics of energy medicines worldwide, including at Cambridge University, in England, and Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio. “Medical doctors are unaware of the body’s energy field because they aren’t taught anything about it or physics in medical school. Although the vast majority believe there is no science behind energy medicine or any that proves the body even has an energy field, it is real and has been measured,” says Oschman. He’s passionate about including energy medicine in healing, and says, “To understand the human body, health and healing, you have to look at all dimensions without any exclusions. No aspect of science, medicine or life should be left out. All medical interventions and everything you do to the body involves energy. An awareness of this can fully transform any medical approach.” Jonas experienced the energetic dimension of healing when his wife, Susan, was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Although skeptical, he tried the process of laying his hands on her while imagining a soft, white light filled with love being transmitted through the top of his head, down through his hands and into her body. “I knew of the dozens of experiments done at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. When meditating individuals put their hands around test tubes containing immune cells, the amount of infrared radiation emanating from their hands increased, which stimulated the immune cells to produce more adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy-producing molecule found in all cells. After this exposure, those cells survived better when hit with stresses such as heat and chemical shocks,” says Jonas. “Susan said that she could feel something and fell asleep. The next day, she felt less fatigued, slept less and was more active. From then on, I cut back on travel and made sure my body—in all its physical, social and emotional dimensions—was around,” says Jonas. To help patients and doctors expand their own perspectives, Jonas has developed a healing-oriented practices and environments (HOPE) consultation protocol (DrWayneJonas. com/resources). It includes questions a doctor

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n recent years there has been growing demand for products made with the oil or extract from CBD (cannabidiol). CBD is a chemical compound naturally occurring in cannabis and hemp—two plant iterations of the same species. Emerging research indicates that CBD reduces depression and anxiety and may be as effective as anti-anxiety pharmaceuticals and antidepressants on the market. Research also shows that CBD reduces pain, inflammation and epileptic seizures, and may help with addiction. CBD has a growing legion of fans, despite its high price tag. It takes a lot of hemp to produce a little CBD, and if the company is doing things right, the price also includes the cost of testing. Toxins in the soil are absorbed by growing hemp plants and concentrated during the CBD extraction process. So when it comes to CBD, organic hemp is preferred. New York law requires that over-the-counter CBD products be derived from industrial hemp, which contains less than 0.3 percent of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in CBD’s biological cousin, marijuana. The industry is not regulated, so in order to get safe, high-quality CBD, buy it from a trusted source so you’ll know what you’re getting. Recently Natural Awakenings asked three local experts for their tips on shopping for CDB products.

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Nagi Wissa, a registered pharmacist and owner of Lake Mahopac Pharmacy New York, says CBD oil is a hot item these days. It’s so popular that he’s been out of stock for two months and is scrambling to get it back on the shelves. “It’s a huge science now,” he says. “Everyone’s talking about it.” He says, “the reason for its surging popularity is that it reduces pain and inflammation and eases cancer-related symptoms such as nausea.” His store sells CBD oils, creams and pills, none of which cause euphoric effects. The different formulations serve different purposes, he says. “Depending on the ailment, when people come in, we make a suitable recommendation,” he says. “If someone has elbow pain, for example, we would steer them towards a cream.” 18

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Shira Adler, the local author of The ABCs of CBD: The Essential Guide for Parents (and regular folks too), says that because of its nature, CBD helps relieve a broad variety of symptoms. “The endocannabinoid receptor system, which is how all mammals are wired to receive CBD and the rest of the cannabinoid family, creates homeostasis in the body,” she says. “The endocannabinoid system basically regulates all of our other systems. Since the underlying symptomology of every challenge, issue, ailment and state of disease is inflammation, if nothing else, consider CBD your best ally to address inflammation.” As a CBD educator, advocate, and entrepreneur, Adler speaks locally and nationally about CBD and the hemp and cannabis industries from a holistic perspective. Through her business, Shira Synergy, she sells CBD oil and other products, which together form a holistic CBD wellness system. Her CBD tinctures range from 1,000 to 3,000 mg. per bottle. She also sells CBD Body Butter and Shira Synergy Aromatherapy Sprays, CBD-infused proprietary blends of essential oils (Clear, Center, Nurture, Inspire, Smile). “Many more products are coming,” she says. Right now, there are a few really good companies that sell CBD products, and many not-so-good ones, she notes, adding, “The fact is, not all CBD is equal, or even legal.” She recommends learning the basics before buying any CBD product. In general, she says, you get what you pay for. “Sure, you can grab a lower-dose CBD product in a one-milliliter bottle (the standard size) of CBD for not a lot, but then you’re not getting a lot of CBD. It could be highly diluted, mixed with too high of the MCT (one of the usual carrier bases), or in a delivery method that doesn’t really get into your system to do what CBD is designed to do to support your vibrant wellness.”

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Like many people who sell CBD products, Marcie Manfredonia Siciliano, owner of Custom Candle, in Bedford Hills, New York, got into the CBD business because she was a happy customer. She had suffered from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, inflammation and anxiety for years, and felt she was running out of options, until the day she discovered CBD. “From the moment I was introduced to CBD, it changed my quality of life drastically,” she says. “The hype is real.” Now she sells CBD in her Bedford Hills store. “There are many brands on the market, but the most well-known and sought-after companies manufacturing CBD products are Charlotte’s Web and Healthy Hemp,” she says. “The forms vary from liquid drops and edibles to creams, candles and diffusers.” Custom Candle now carries a wide selection of CBD products, including gummies, edibles, creams, lotions, candles, diffusers and more. What does the future of CBD look like? “Where we are now… with CBD and the entire cannabis-hemp industry is just the beginning,” Adler says. Lake Mahopac Pharmacy (LakeMahopacPharmacy.com) is located at 559 Rte. 6, Mahopac, NY. Shira Adler (ShiraSynergy.com) can be reached at 888-392-5242, and her book, The ABCs of CBD, is available on Amazon. Custom Candle Co (CustomCandleCo.com) is located at 25 Depot Plaza, Bedford Hills, NY.

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Cultivating a Life of Compassion

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he path to mentally transcending the world’s intrusive bustle is to be compassionate with our self and others. It begins in a relaxed heart from which emanate daily thoughts, words and deeds. Here’s a helpful centering exercise. Sit or lie in a quiet spot for about 10 minutes with eyes closed and become aware of breaths moving in and out, then feel each one fully by filling the lungs from bottom to top. With each exhale, slowly and completely empty the lungs. On each inhale, refill the lungs again. Mentally reciting “optimum oxygen” three times helps the body deeply absorb the nourishing element. Then bring both hands to the center of the chest to connect with the emotional heart centered there. Feel it pulsing beneath palms and fingers while quietly saying aloud, “I relax my heart.” Let the shoulders release coiled tension and drop gently. Repeat saying, “I relax my heart” and sense the heart fluttering open a bit more. Rest in this feeling. Again say, “I relax my heart” and notice awareness drop into it, a feeling of being present in the heart. Feel all tension and holding-on melting down and out onto the floor. Then fill the lungs deeply and release the air through puckered lips; blow out with strength and purpose. Continue for a minute or two, allowing each exhalation to come straight from the center of the chest. When it feels complete, the feeling of active release will subside. Sense how much lighter the heart feels. Further relax the heart and shoulders, letting go into the ocean of love native to our heart. Envision floating safely in this ocean. See it stretched into infinity. Feel its warm embrace. Now choose kindness in this moment. Relax into kindness without judgment or pressure, only loving acceptance. Accept the infinite ocean of love available and open to it. It is filled with compassion, and now so are you. Rest gently for a few minutes, until once again aware of everyday surroundings. Rub hands over both arms, legs, hands and feet to feel present in the room. Then go about a heart-centered day with the waves of the infinite ocean of love gently lapping there. Amy Leigh Mercree, of Naples, FL, author of The Compassion Revolution, is a medical intuitive and relationship and wellness coach. Learn more at AmyLeighMercree.com.

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Minerals—inorganic chemical elements or compounds that cannot be produced by the body, but occur in nature—play a key role in helping us function at our best.

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ccording to the authors of Minerals: The Forgotten Nutrient - Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy, they are integral to our health. Joy Stephenson-Laws, the lead author and founder of the nonprofit Proactive Health Labs, in Santa Monica, California, suggests getting a full-spectrum mineral test through a healthcare provider to identify any deficiencies or imbalances. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives a broad, general Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for minerals, it’s not the most up-do-date or the most specific information according to gender, age or stage in life. The more current Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) are nutrient-reference values developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies—five private, nonprofit institutions that provide independent, objective analysis, located in Washington, D.C., Irvine, California, and Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Intended

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to serve as a guide for good nutrition by covering 40-plus nutrient substances and more demographically specific than the RDA, the DRI provides a scientific basis for the development of food guidelines in the U.S. and Canada. This list of important minerals, based on the worldwide studies collected in the journal Minerals, is a good starting point. Another good reference is the extensive chart from the IOM of the National Academy of Sciences at ConsumerLab.com/RDAs.

Our Body’s Periodic Table Sodium with Chlorine

Why we need it: fluid balance, nerve transmission, muscle contraction Food sources: sodium combines with chlorine in salt; Himalayan sea salt also contains 84 trace elements Recommended Daily Intake: 1,500 milligrams (mg) of sodium

Potassium

Manganese

Why we need it: fluid balance, nerve transmission, muscle contraction Food sources: bananas, dried figs, nuts, avocadoes Recommended Daily Intake: 4.7 grams (g)

Why we need it: healthy immune system Food sources: nuts, seeds, green leafy vegetables Recommended Daily Intake: 11 mg

Calcium

Why we need it: to ward off colds, aid sexual function Food sources: oysters, shellfish, red meat, whole grains, nuts Recommended Daily Intake: 9 mg for women, 11 mg for men

Why we need it: strong teeth and bones, muscle relaxation and contraction, blood clotting, blood pressure regulation, immune system health Food sources: leafy green vegetables, fortified nut milk, dairy products, canned sardines/salmon, dried figs, oysters; plus mineral water brands labeled higher in calcium and lower in sodium, per integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil Recommended Daily Intake: 1,000 to 1,200 mg

Zinc

Copper

Why we need it: facilitates enzymes action Food sources: organ meats, whole grains, shellfish, dark leafy greens Recommended Daily Intake: 900 micrograms (mcg)

Iodine

Sulfur

Why we need it: joint function Food sources: fish, beef, poultry, egg yolks, beans, coconuts, bananas, garlic Recommended Daily Intake: 6 mg of sulfur-containing amino acids per pound of adult weight

Phosphorous

Why we need it: works with calcium to build strong bones, repair cells Food sources: salmon, yogurt, turkey, lentils, almonds Recommended Daily Intake: 700 mg

Magnesium

Why we need it: thyroid function, healthy skin and nails Food sources: seaweed, turkey, cranberries, navy beans, iodized table salt Recommended Daily Intake: 150 mcg

Selenium

Why we need it: lowering cancer risk Food sources: Brazil nuts, tuna, halibut, turkey Recommended Daily Intake: 55 mcg

Molybdenum

Why we need it: facilitates production of natural enzymes Food sources: lima beans, cauliflower, peas, soybeans Recommended Daily Intake: 45 mcg

Why we need it: strong bones, energy, mental health Food sources: leafy green vegetables, nuts, seeds and foods with fiber Recommended Daily Intake: 310 to 320 mg for adult women, 410 to 420 mg for adult men

Chromium

Iron

We require macrominerals—those we need in larger amounts—as well as microminerals—those necessary in trace amounts. For a good overview from the Harvard University Medical School, visit Tinyurl.com/HelpGuide2Minerals.

Why we need it: helps make blood hemoglobin Food sources: breakfast cereals fortified with iron, white beans, dark chocolate, beef liver, spinach Recommended Daily Intake: 18 mg for adult women, 8 mg for adult men

Why we need it: reduces insulin resistance, helps lower cholesterol Food sources: lean meats, whole grains, broccoli, green beans Recommended Daily Intake: 25 mcg for adult females, 35 mcg for adult males

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climb was challenging and you were rewarded with a feeling of accomplishment, satisfaction and some great views. My kids, now in their mid- to late 20s, still remember those hikes, appreciate nature, and hike regularly. My take-away at the time was if I had a mountain like that in my back yard, I would simply climb it a couple of times a week and that would be all I needed to stay in shape and have a good time doing it. A little over four years ago I was driving down the Palisades Parkway on my way to the George Washington Bridge and noticed a footbridge over the highway. I remembered from growing up in the area that this bridge led to hiking trails along the Palisades. The next week I went back for a hike with my son and have been hiking regularly ever since. I’ve lost weight, my blood pressure has gone down and I am in the best shape I have been in for decades. And guess what? There are hundreds of miles of trails within easy reach of NYC and no fee or charge to explore them. Whenever I see kids on the trails they are filed with excitement and wonder. And many of the older hikers I meet have been doing it all their lives. So start them young and help them acquire a healthy habit for a lifetime.

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Take a Hike With Your Kids by Roger Dubin

ant to do something special for your kids that can prepare them for a happy and healthy life? Take them hiking. There are many places within a short drive from Manhattan, even ones accessible from mass transit.

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Help them prepare: clothing, gear, food, water, meds. Go short: limit distance, vertical gain. More “payoffs per mile”: viewpoints, lakes, waterfalls, etc. Invite a peer!

Go for it. Take a hike with your kids. In addition to being the marketing director for this magazine, Roger is the volunteer trail supervisor for over 50 miles of trails in South East Harriman (managed by the New York New Jersey Trail Conference). Follow him on Instagram @MrNaturalNYC or simply contact him if you have any questions or want any tips.

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Exposes them to nature and creates an appreciation of plants, wildlife, and land formations. Helps them learn how to be content without the help of digital aids. Provides exercise and helps them develop balance and coordination Helps teach a sense of direction Encourages the use of many of the senses at once

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The New York New Jersey Trail Conference, NYNJTC.org. NYNJTC has been connecting people with nature since 1920 and maintains 2,165 miles of trails. The simple “Find a Hike” tab helps you locate hikes with specific features.

Palisades Interstate Park Commission, right across the Hudson: NJPalisades.org

AMC New York New Jersey Chapter: AMC-NY.org

ADK North Jersey Ramapo Chapter: HudsonHikers.org

And don’t forget the Boy Scouts (now girl-friendly) and the Girl Scouts

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Erling Kagge on Our Deep Need For Silence by Randy Kambic

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xplorer, publisher, art collector and author Erling Kagge inspires us to find silence around and within us as a transformative experience. The lengths he’s gone to make himself an authority in this pursuit include being the first person to complete the Three Poles Challenge on foot—the North and South poles and Mount Everest summit. He has also traveled to Japan to meditate and practice yoga. The Norwegian’s seventh book, Silence: In the Age of Noise, selected as a 2017 Great Read from the Indie Next List, recounts his experiences and presents observations of many past and present poets, philosophers, artists and other explorers—including Plato, Aristotle, Søren Kierkegaard, Oliver Sacks, Blaise Pascal, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Stendhal, Denis Diderot and Mark Rothko—in exploring where we find silence and how to invoke it to improve well-being. It provokes reader reflection, demonstrating the kind of active engagement Kagge believes silence invites. He explores why it’s essential to our sanity and happiness and how it can open doors to wonder and gratitude. Kagge, whose previous books address exploration, philosophy and art collecting, runs Kagge Forlag, a publishing company in Oslo, where he lives.

Why do you consider silence, “the new luxury”, more important now than ever before? Silence in itself is rich. It is a quality, something exclusive and luxurious, and also a

When they come to the end of it, the poor wretches realize too late that for all this time, they have been preoccupied in doing nothing.” Everything Earthly can be snatched away in an instant. Life is long if you know how to use it. Even if we were to live 1,000 years, our lives would feel short if we threw away this present time. We exist, but few of us actually live.

What have been the most helpful takeaways from your experiences? Your mind—in silence—can be wider than the sky. Silence is about getting inside what you are doing—experiencing, rather than overthinking, and not living through electronic devices and other people.

Where may silence be found? It’s easier to find silence than many people think or believe. I walked alone to the South Pole for 50 days and nights under the midnight sun in search of total silence; but I never found it before I turned inwards toward inner silence and uncovered forgotten sides of a universe just as mysterious as outer space. One universe stretches outward, the other inward.

Are there practical steps to achieve a state of silence?

Which insight from the great thinkers cited in your latest book means the most to you?

You can shut out the world and fashion your own inner silence whenever you run, cook food, have sex, study, chat, work, think of a new idea, read or dance. Silence is not about turning your back on your surroundings, but the opposite; it’s seeing the world a bit more clearly, staying on a course and aiming to love your life as much as you can. I had to use my legs to go far away in order to discover this, but I now know it’s possible to reach silence anywhere. One only needs to subtract. It’s about finding your own South Pole.

The Roman philosopher Seneca, 2,000 years ago, said, “Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present and fear the future.

Randy Kambic, an Estero, FL, freelance writer and editor, regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

practical resource for living a richer life. Silence is a deep human need that in our age, has ended up being scarcer than plastic bags from Louis Vuitton. To me, silence is a key to unlock new ways of thinking. I wanted to write about silence because I consider it nearly extinct.

August 2018

Natural Immune Boosters for Kids

How to Power Up Their Defenses by Marlaina Donato

trong immunity is a cornerstone of optimum health, and may be weakened or enhanced by what we eat and how we manage our emotions. Starting young in incorporating good ongoing habits can go a long way toward building a better immune response to whatever a person encounters.

Kid-Friendly Foods Organic strawberries, brightly colored peppers, vitamin D-rich eggs or almond trail mix can turn a child’s brown bag lunch into an immune-boosting power meal. “Diet is one of the main pillars for children’s health. I teach parents and kids that food can be fun, and not to be obsessed with counting calories or portions,” says Dr. Alina Olteanu, a holistic pediatrician in Dallas, Texas. “I recommend an anti-inflammatory diet based on lots of colorful vegetables and fruits, and healthy fats like fish, nuts, seeds, avocado and olive oil. Eating fermented foods like sauerkraut, pickled vegetables and kimchi supports a healthy microbiome.” Adequate protein supports healthy immunity, as does reducing inflammatory foods 24

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containing monosodium glutamate (MSG), caramel color, sodium nitrite, food dyes and chemical preservatives. Such measures help reduce the burden on a child’s immune system. According to Naturopathic Doctor Sarah Anne Rothman, of Thyme Integrative Health, in Pacifica, California, limiting or eliminating processed sugar is also recommended; studies by Loma Linda University, in Loma Linda, California, show that sugar consumption suppresses immune response for five hours. Olteanu notes, “Desserts can be fruits and a small amount of dark chocolate, which is rich in antioxidants and actually healthy.” Her favorite sweetener for kids older than 1 year is raw honey; however, she cautions against giving honey to infants during their first year.

Exercise and Herbal Allies Exercise has been shown to increase blood and lymphatic circulation and in turn, helps move antibodies through the system and do a better job at fighting invaders, according to Harvard Health Publishing. Exercise is also a renowned

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stress-reliever, especially outdoors, which manifests the bonus of vitamin D fortification from healthy sun exposure. “I strongly encourage all my patients to spend at least an hour a day playing outside,” says Olteanu. Childhood stress is a real factor that can weaken immunity, yet juvenile anxieties may be dismissed or go unnoticed by adults. Caffeine-free herbal teas and glycerin-based tinctures such as chamomile, lemon balm, passionflower and lavender can be reliable double-duty allies for children, calming them while also promoting immune response. Essential oils are another boon. “The benefits of using essential oils on children are immense. Many oils are safe for all age groups and can elevate mood, induce relaxation and boost natural defenses,” says holistic nurse and certified clinical aromatherapist Patricia Springer, in Mason, Ohio. Springer recommends diffusing organic lemon or orange essential oil for 30 minutes two to three times a day in the house or applying one to two drops on a cotton ball and inhaling. Adding a few drops of Roman chamomile or lavender essential oil to Epsom or sea salt makes a calming, immune-boosting bath.

Homeopathy Homeopathy is a system of natural healing to which kids often respond positively. There are well-known over-the-counter remedies that treat acute conditions without side effects, but certified classical homeopath Julia Eastman, a doctor of Oriental medicine in Naples, Florida, recommends a more thorough approach. “Homeopathy can be life-changing, but it’s a system based upon the unique physical, emotional and energetic constitution of the individual. Going to a board-certified classical homeopath is the ideal route, because they can profile the child’s complete constitution, including patterns of illness and personality for the best possible result.” Treating children’s illness homeopathically when symptoms arise without taking the big picture into account can sometimes cause more harm than good. “Homeopathic remedies are not preventive medicine unto themselves, but using them constitutionally can help to improve overall health, immunity included,” says Eastman, who has witnessed dangerously high fevers in infants relieved

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Natural Therapies Transform Lives by Sandra Murphy

Pets, like humans, can face physical and mental challenges. Today’s fresh approaches help pets replace disabilities with abilities and lead fuller, happier lives.

Physical Adaptations Zach, a rescued cat, welcomes foster pets to Paw Prints in the Sand Animal Rescue, in Newport Beach, California, teaching kittens cleanliness, and good manners to dogs. “We can’t imagine life without him,” says Monica Sederholm, co-founder of the organization. A congenital condition causing irregular bone growth in his shoulder blades, fused bones and a missing kneecap hasn’t stopped him. Muscle pain keeps him from retracting his claws, but daily massages help him relax. Although Zach remains mobile, walking is difficult or sometimes impossible when an animal is missing a limb or paralyzed. Designed for specific disabilities and fitted for size, a wheelchair cart provides freedom most cats and dogs embrace. Rescue volunteers and adoptive parents must keep clutter off the floors, supervise and remove the cart to allow for comfortable naps. Gwen Cooper, author of Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with 26

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a Blind Wonder Cat and the Curl Up with a Cat Tale series, adopted Homer, a blind kitten from Miami. “Never having sight, he wasn’t afraid to take risks,” she explains. “He climbed, explored and played with our other cats.” When a move to

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Emotional Relief Tracy Krulik, a certified canine separation anxiety trainer in northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area, is a graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers. “Using videoconferencing, I can watch my client’s dogs at home, see when panic starts and create daily training plans to keep them safely calm.” Feldenkrais practitioner and author of Grow Young with Your Dog: Learn How You and Your Canine Companion Can Feel Better at Any Age! Mary Debono, of Encinitas, California, sees a variety of pets. “I invited an Arabian named Easy to be the demo horse during

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Manhattan, New York, presented a scary prospect for Cooper, Homer inspired her, saying, “Homer didn’t let fear of the unknown trip him up. He taught me the relationships you’re sure you don’t want can be the most meaningful.” “Dottie CrazyPants, a rescued Harlequin Great Dane with severe skin and ear infections and a dysfunctional immune system, had no quality of life until I tried holistic treatments,” says Lara Katz, executive director of the North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center, in Mebane. Dottie didn’t gain weight, even though she ate a lot and drank gallons of water a day, resulting in indoor accidents. “A raw food diet resolved many health and housebreaking issues.” Discontinuing regular medications left Dottie miserable and nearly unable to walk. “A massage therapist said her energy centers were blocked,” Katz says. “After an energy medicine treatment, Dottie slept through the night for the first time in months. Her paws looked better short term.” A combination of holistic treatments including cold laser and red-light therapy, Chinese herbs, an anti-yeast protocol and probiotics works best. Katz also uses only eco-friendly cleaning and laundry products. “Certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Dottie’s visits take a bit of management because of the types of cleaning products used in nursing homes. It’s worth it. She’s completely changed my lifestyle regarding how many toxins we’re exposed to daily.”

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Lesson Learned Sandy Johnson, former actress and author of The Pet Healer Project and Miracle Dogs: Adventures on Wheels, in Los Angeles, was in recovery from Stage 4 kidney cancer when she adopted Charley, a Brussels Griffon. “Her singlemindedness taught me my greatest lesson about the body’s ability to heal,” she says. Animals show less concern about blindness, a bum knee or even the need for a wheelchair than humans do. People that live with special needs animals are quick to say the benefits far outweigh the cost. When we’re open to the possibilities, such pets offer lessons in living life to the fullest. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Macrobiotic Annual Summer Conference – Thru Aug 4. Features over 25 teachers, counselors and chefs. Presentations include cooking, philosophy, energy healing, visual diagnosis. Gourmet meals served daily, private sessions available daily. Studies run morning to evening, culminating in a gala fundraising dinner for education. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139. Events@Eastover.com. MacrobioticsSummerConference.com. Eastover.com/ workshop/macrobiotic-summer-conference-2018.html.

The Healing Forces of Harmonic Sounds and Vibrations with Qigong – Aug 16-19. Magnetic harmonic Vibrational Therapist Jay Emmanuel shares powerful techniques using forces of the sounds produced by the human voice in combination with alchemy crystal singing bowls and Himalayan bowls to activate “the inner natural pharmacy” of the body. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com/workshop/healing-forces-harmonicsounds-vibrations-qigong-jay-emmanuel.html.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 Unburdening Our Soul with Energy and Light – 10am-5:30pm. Using Andean Traditional Ceremony and practices, Jorge Luis Delgado empowers others to heal wounded pasts and assists in connecting to your spiritual selves to release dark energies burdening your lives. Learn how to expand your consciousness and enhance your capacity for love, work, service and wisdom. $125/ members, $145/nonmembers. New York Open Center, 22 E 30th St, Manhattan. 212-219-2527. OpenCenter.org/unburdening-our-soul.

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Sat Nam Fest East – Kundalini Yoga & Music Festival 2018 – Aug 8-12. Immerse yourself in the joy, challenge and rejuvenation of kundalini yoga, sacred chant, healing, creativity and discovery. Come home to your heart. More teachers and classes than ever before, giving you an ocean of possibilities to expand into bliss. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com/workshop/sat-nam-fest-east-kundalini-yoga-music-festival-2018.html.

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Dance of Liberation – 10am-5:30pm. With Parashakti. Discover the fiery lights of your authentic self and dance to the rhythms of your liberated spirit through a powerful and beautiful practice that sheds inhibitions and heightens inner awareness. This seven-step, life-changing program can assist you in moving beyond conscious fears and limitations. $140/members, $175/nonmembers. New York Open Center, 22 E 30th St, Manhattan. 212-219-2527. OpenCenter.org/dance-of-liberation.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 Holistic Healing and the Power of Flowers – Aug 25-26. 10am-6pm. With Joseph Aldo, PhD. Flower essences are one of Mother Nature’s many healing gifts. They can assist us in a loving and compassionate way, moving us beyond limitations into the soul’s greatness and beauty. Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues can be transformed through the subtle powers imbued within flowers. See Article on page 7, for additional information. Balance Arts Center, 34 W 28th St, 3rd Flr, Manhattan. JosephAldo.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 Book Signing and Talk: Unmedicated – 7-9pm. Unmedicated, by Madisyn Taylor, is a unique path for people wishing to heal themselves from the debilitating effects that excessive reliance on medication can create in the body, mind and spirit. It’s a practical, achievable plan to transform your life, guiding you to clear your mind, nurture your spirit and strengthen your body. Aum Shanti Bookshop, 230 E 14th St, Manhattan. 212-260-2866. AumShantiBookshop.com/events.

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A Course in Miracles – 1:30-4pm. Lecture discussion with Jon Mundy, PhD. Ongoing monthly class, the 2nd Sunday of each month except May. Introduced to the Course by its scribe Dr Helen Schucman in 1975, Mundy has been an active student-teacher/author ever since. $20 suggested donation. New location: The Society of Jewish Science, 109 E 39th St, Manhattan. 845-496-9089. MiraclesMagazine.org.

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plan ahead SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Reiki Level I: Shoden Class – 3-9pm. Rev Jyogan Hakata-Kohler teaches this beginners class where you will learn traditional Japanese and be attuned to reiki energy for the rest of your life. Begin your practice and use the energy on yourself and others. Includes Komyo Reiki Kai manual and Level 1 reiki practitioner certification. Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, Manhattan. 212-645-1014. Info@NamasteBookshop.com. NamasteBookshop.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Terence Dunn’s Flying Phoenix Qigong – Sept 1316. This immersive workshop imparts its significant health benefits through a yogic mechanism that brings all the organ functions of the body under the regulation of the subconscious mind. The practice has extraordinary healing properties unlike any type of energy generated by other forms of yoga. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139. TheDaobums.com/topic/12639-flying-phoenix-chikung. Eastover.com/workshop/master-terence-dunnsflying-phoeniox-qigong-iii.html.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 The Tao of Surprise, Your Undiscovered Key to Awakening – Sept 21-23. With William Arntz and Deirdre Hade. Heal your heart and ignite the light of your soul in this retreat designed to develop your ability to intuit, vision, create and manifest in the joy of quantum creation. Explore how the super-charged brain can support your path of self-discovery. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, 57 Interlaken Rd, Stockbridge, MA. Kripalu.org/presenters-programs/tao-surpriseyour-undiscovered-key-awakening.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 Loving Your Way to Happiness – Oct 14-20. Are you ready to invest in yourself by having the best Spanish food, unforgettable experiences, and an opportunity to be with yourself, know who you are and how to create true joy in every moment of your life? Vacation and learn through daily classes with the Mediterranean Sea at your feet. Natural Park of Montseny, Can Cuch de Muntanya, 35. 08445 Canoves, Barcelona. JudithMCosta.com or HotelCancuch.com/hotel-con-encanto.

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sunday Reiki Group Class – 2nd Sun, 3-9pm. With Jyogan, Reiki Shihan (master teacher). Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, Manhattan. 917-723-4342. Jyogan@TraditionalReikiCenter.com. TraditionalReikiCenter.com. Reiki Share – 4th Sun, 5:30-8pm. With Jyogan, Reiki Shihan (master teacher). Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, Manhattan. 917-723-4342. Jyogan@TraditionalReikiCenter.com. TraditionalReikiCenter.com.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Sheng Zhen Chinese Medicine Professional Training – Sept 28-30. With Junfeng Li. Sheng Zhen Gong, a method of self-healing, is referred to as “qigong of unconditional love”. The focus is on healing of the heart, making self-healing very effective when the heart is open. Moving and non-moving forms are designed to remove negative energy and gather positive healing energy. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com/workshop/ qigong-junfeng-li-professional-training.html.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Fall in Love with Yourself – 10am-6pm. With Judith M Costa, Unconditional Love Coach. The most important relationship you will ever have in your life is the relationship with yourself. Learn tools and techniques to love yourself no matter what and discover why it is so important. Quest Bookshop, 240 E 53rd St, Manhattan. 646-204-4535. JudithMCosta@hotmail.com or JudithMCosta.com/fall-in-love-with-yourself-workshop.html.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Fall in Love with Your Body – 10am-6pm. With Judith M Costa, Unconditional Love Coach. Your relationship with yourself, your mind, body and soul is the most important one in life. Learn to achieve radical well-being, manage weight gain/loss, understand sickness, heal your emotions and overcome anything to become healthy and joyful. Quest Bookshop, 240 E 53rd St, Manhattan. 646-204-4535. JudithMCosta. com/fall-in-love-with-your-body-workshop.html.

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For the Training of Interfaith Ministers 212-866-3795 • AllFaithsSeminary.org InfoAllFaithsSeminary.org@gmail.com Classes: Society of Jewish Science 109 E 39th St, NYC All Faiths Seminary International (AFSI) is accepting applications through August 15 for fall 2018 Interfaith programs. Monthly classes begin the 2nd Saturday of September and end the 2nd Saturday of June 2019.

AUM SHANTI BOOKSHOP

226 E 14th St, NYC 212-260-2866 • AumShantiBookshop.com Aum Shanti Bookshop is a community-oriented spiritual gallery providing offerings that inspire clarity, guidance and inspiration on one’s journey. They offer high-vibration, 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. Join for tarot, psychic and astrology readings.

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153 West 27th St, NYC 212-691-7690 • EdgarCayceNYC.org Holistic health and personal growth resource in midtown Manhattan since 1997. This nonprofit Center offers: NYC’s largest selection of Cayce remedies and 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, NYC 212-645-0141 • NamasteBookshop.com Namaste Bookshop and Healing Center offers a unique and large selection of Eastern and Western philosophy books, tarot cards, crystals, pendulums, calendars, wind chimes, incense, greeting cards, yoga accessories, meditation cushions, instructional and music CDs and DVDs, salt lamps, and 20 sections of books – including Spanish. The event space above the bookshop holds classes, workshops and book signings, and provides rooms for regular readers and practitioners.

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NEW YORK OPEN CENTER 22 E 30th St, NYC 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 mindbody 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.

REFLECTIONS CENTER FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING

227 E 24th St, NYC 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 wellwalked 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!

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Present Centered Therapies Upper West Side DrMongno@PresentCenteredTherapies.com 212-799-0101 • PresentCenteredTherapies.com Awarded the 2015 Best Business of New York for Counseling and Mental Health, Dr. Mongno has helped both couples and individuals communicate better, heal faster and achieve a better quality of life for more than 20 years. Dr. Mongno’s practice originates from his personal work over the course of his life journey, and integration of the most effective therapeutic modalities. His clients report he is both compassionate and professional with an ability to create insightful and emotionally corrective experiences leading to lasting change. He is available for appointments in person, by phone and via Skype.

GETAWAYS & RETREATS EASTOVER ESTATE AND RETREAT 430 East St, Box 2282, Lenox, MA 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.

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PULSE Manifestation™ 914-262-7426 • EvieFischer@gmail.com

Eve Fischer, MAed and channel, is co-founder and co-developer of PULSE Manifestation™, a technique for creating whatever you want in your life, while releasing old patterns that block you. PULSE (perception uniting life spiritual energy) works on a psychological and physiological level and is designed to become a daily practice and a lifetime tool. It’s fast, easy, enlightening and effective. PULSE is also used by large groups of people for the transformation of the World in a moving ceremonial meditation called “The Ultimate Manifestation”. While PULSE Manifestation is usually taught in a workshop format, Fischer is currently offering individual (or partner, friend, family member) intensive sessions, a whole-day or two-day experience convenient to Manhattan, Bronx and lower Westchester. Virtual experiences are also available.

DEIRDRE HADE

Mystic And Spiritual Teacher DeirdreHade.com Join her Soul Pod online for weekly teachings, inspirations, blessings, and prayers. Come connect in person at Kripalu in Stockbridge, MA on Sept. 21-23 where she will be leading a retreat with her husband William Arntz, the creator of What the BLEEP Do We Know!?

MEG HAGAR MS, RD, CDN, CHHP Registered Dietitian/Holistic Nutritionist 115 Broadway, Ste 1800, NYC 347-395-2815 • MegTheDietitian.com

Specializing in helping stressed, busy women find relief from digestive and skin issues, Meg Hagar uses the right healing nutrition therapy and stress management to provide a well rounded and comprehensive regimen for healing. Visit the website to schedule your complimentary strategy session and find out how you can finally break free of troubling skin and tummy issues! Virtual appointments available.

PHILIP RADIOTES

Serving New York City Phil@TreinNYC.com • TreInNYC.com Shake your stress away with TRE! A certified provider, Philip Radiotes teaches this body-based approach to stress and trauma recovery and integration. The simple exercises that comprise TRE lead to the release of core tension in a relaxing, meditative way. Reconnect with your body and move past life’s traumas. Email or visit his website to schedule a session.

THINK AT

646-632-5181 • Think-AT.com Think AT is a new small 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 15 years of training.

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WHOLISTIC FOOD THERAPY 280 Madison Ave, Ste 702, NYC 718-482-7197 WholisticFoodTherapy.com WholisticFoodTherapy@gmail.com

Sarah Thacker specializes in working with women who struggle with emotional/stress eating, eating disorders body-image issues, PTSD and anxiety. Using an integrative approach including EMDR, mindfulness/meditation training, nutritional awareness and creativity development you will identify, work through and release the root cause of your struggles with food.

INTUITIVE GUIDANCE NATALIE DAVIS

8514 5th Ave, 2nd Flr, Brooklyn, NY 718-688-2959 • NatalieDavisPsychic.com Gifted intuitive, Natalie Davis, has been helping people with intuitive readings for more than 45 years, since the age of seven. She is a fifth generation psychic and provides guidance on your past, present, and future. She can answer all your questions, tell you about love, soulmates, business, work, marriage, health and family. She can also provide names and descriptions of meaningful people through your life. Her specialty is reuniting loved ones and she can advise you on finding your soulmate. Her intention is to bring love, peace, and light to all.

NATURAL BEAUTY MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

210 Fifth Ave, Ste 1102, NYC 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 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.

NATURAL DENTISTRY TRIBECA CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HOLISTIC DENTISTS 17 Park Place, NYC 212-732-2200 • Holistic-Dentists.com

Dr. Lewis Gross has more than 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-of-theart facility, offers among other things, laser dentistry, metal-free implants, non-invasive oral cancer screening, ozone, and alternatives to surgery and root canal.

NATURAL PET TAILS OF DOG: FORCE FREE TRAINING AND BEHAVIOR 646-675-869 • TailsOfDog.com Tails of Dog provides forcefree, customized, top-quality dog training and behavioral guidance for owners and their dogs. From puppyhood to the golden years, communicating with your dog involves more than just training; it’s a lifestyle. Tails of Dog invites you to continue your tale whether you are navigating through basic manner cues or a more serious behavioral issue.

OZONE THERAPY DR. HOWARD ROBINS The Healing Center 200 W 57th St, Ste 807, NYC 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 today.

PRODUCTS HERBASWAY

800-672-7322 • HerbaSway.com Founded in 1996, HerbaSway Laboratories is located in Wallingford, CT. Our formulas are based on traditional herbal combinations that have been used for thousands of years. Using only the purest ingredients and wildcrafted herbs, in combination with the latest Western scientific research, HerbaSway’s formulas are synergistically blended to produce optimal balance in your body.

LEVANA™ MEAL REPLACEMENT LevanaMealReplacement.com Levana@LevanaMealReplacement.com

Finally, an all-natural alternative to most worthless corn-syrup-waterchemical meal replacements offered on the market! Levana™ Meal Replacement is cookbook author and restauranteur Levana Kirschenbaum’s brainchild! It is a curated blend of dehydrated and ground pure whole foods that form a complete meal, dietary needs and/or limited special dietary needs and for people with limited time to prepare their meals from scratch. We offer both sweet and savory options that mix with liquid or combine with your favorite recipes. Meets all compliance standards: No Added Sugar, Kosher, Vegan, Certified All-Natural, Soy-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free and Non GMO.

SPIRITUALITY MUSA MUHAIYADDEEN

TheWitnessWithin.com Sufi Study Center on Meetup.com Musa Muhaiyaddeen (Emanuel L. Levin) has been teaching Sufism around the world for many years and is a direct disciple of Sufi Master, M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. Musa devotes his time serving others, inspiring everyone to clear out what blocks them from connecting to their inner spirituality and to understand their relationship with God.

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE REIKI REV. JYOGAN

Reiki Shihan (Master Teacher) 917-723-4342 •TraditionalReikiCenter.com Jyogan@TraditionalReikiCenter.com Jyogan is one of only a few reiki master teachers who have studied traditional Japanese-style reiki directly in Kyoto, Japan while he was living in that sacred city where reiki originated. Jyogan passes this direct connection to reiki root practices and teachings on to you. Learn and experience reiki from its source. Other teachers of reiki teach westernized reiki. Reiki group classes are held monthly on the 2nd Sunday and Reiki Shares on the 4th Sunday of every month at Namaste Bookshop’s Healing Center near Union Square. Private classes and treatment sessions can be scheduled at any time. Jyogan is also a Ministerial Director and officiates weddings as well as ordains other Ministers.

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SIERRA BENDER® 888-794-3330 • SierraBender.com Sierra Bender, a modern-day Renaissance woman and leading pioneer in the Women’s Empowerment, leadership movement for more than 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, Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga and other media outlets in Australia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, U.K., Germany and the U.S.

August 2018

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