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

20 THE MIRACLE OF MIDLIFE

Being Exactly Who We Need to Be

by Marianne Williamson

24 SAVING ANIMALS

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Rescue You, Rescue Me

by Sandra Murphy

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A Taproot of Happiness

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Natural Iodine Supplementation A Must for Most Americans

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

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

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

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deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine.

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Hypothyroidism can further cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers. In children, insufficient iodine has been strongly linked with mental retardation,

use of zero-nutrient table salt in foods, leads to iodine depletion.

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

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

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newsbriefs New York City Conference Brings Experts to Share the Real Truth About Health

S In Memoriam John R. Voell, father, author and visionary co-founder of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation, has served as a mentor to our family of publishers for 15 years. During John’s time with us, the Universe responded to his faithful living of the principle to love God, one’s self and others by providing fertile soil for the big ideas he relished nurturing. His books, Cancer: How to Heal It—How to Prevent It and Cancer Report, as well as his latest development project, United We Can, were just a few of the ways that John allowed himself to be an instrument of the Divine in helping humankind.

John was passionate about the success of our magazine, pleased and proud that the now 90-strong family of Natural Awakenings franchise publishers touch the lives of millions of readers each month. He’s known around here for saying, “I don’t know what your spiritual beliefs are, but I believe that when I leave this world, I’m going to somehow measure my success by those I’ve helped along the way.” Those that knew and worked with him would say that he more than succeeded—he soared.

ome of the world’s top health and wellness experts will speak at The Real Truth About Health, a three-day conference promoting the truth about health, nutrition and the environment.

The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., January 10 and 11, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., January 12, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel’s Hudson Theater, in New York City. Attendees can participate in Q&A sessions throughout the event.

The roster of presenters includes Dr. Brian Clement, Ph.D., who has directed the Hippocrates Health Institute, in Florida, since 1980 and Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., a physician and founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, who speaks and writes about nutrition, food safety and public health issues.

Author of the award-winning book, Comfortably Unaware, Dr. Richard Oppenlander, a doctor of dental surgery who has been researching, lecturing and consulting on the topics of food choice and sustainability for 40 years, will talk about effect food choices have on personal health and the health of the planet.

Discussing the latest news and developments related to genetically modified organisms (GMO) will be Jeffrey Smith, the founding executive director of The Institute for Responsible Technology and consumer advocate promoting non-GMO choices.

Cost: $229 by Nov. 14; $299 and up afterwards.

For more information, call 516-921-1417, email Health@TheRealTruthAboutHealth.com or visit TheRealTruthAboutHealth.com.

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Lets Talk Teeth Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body is a paramount phrase you will see referenced on my website many times. It’s even the title of my first book, but what is the connection?

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irst people need to stop thinking about the mouth as something other than the first part of the digestive system.

There seems to be this idea that the mouth is different from the rest of the body. You don’t think of your heart as a separate entity, so why would you think of your mouth that way?

The simple truth is that your mouth is the beginning of your digestive system and is very sensitive to changes in the body. In the surgeon general’s report, Donna Shalala, said in her address of 2000: “The terms oral health and general health should not be interpreted as separate entities. Oral health is integral to general health; this report provides important reminders that oral health means more than healthy teeth and that you cannot be healthy without oral health.”

Most of what we consider diseases of the oral cavity are just symptoms of the body balance. For example periodontal disease, which about 80% of our population have in some form, is not the result of failing to keep your mouth clean. How many of you have gone to a hygienist and were told that you are still developing plaque and you need to brush and or floss better.

Well you can try and upgrade your cleaning techniques forever but nothing will change. Periodontal disease usually occurs when the body’s acid base balance is not where it should be.

Generally periodontal disease occurs when you are too acidic.

The acid is causing minerals to precipitate out of the saliva and on to the teeth forming plaque. At the same time, the mouth environment has shifted because of the acidity and the bad bacteria that are always present in small amounts now find conditions more favorable for growth. They attach to the plaque and start releasing toxins around your gums causing inflammation that can progress into bone loss.

Infected gums can also triple your risk of having a stroke, according to a 1998 study of 166 stroke victims done at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. And in yet another study conducted at the University of Buffalo, researchers surveyed the health history of 9,982 people from 25 to 75 and found that the 35% with severe gum disease were twice as likely to have a stroke. But why should this happen from gum Disease?

A study published in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ shows how C-Reactive Protein causes arteries to inflame and blood to clot, which can cause heart attacks and stroke. Medical researchers think that periodontal disease is related to increased levels of C-Reactive Protein. They say that toxins, which are generated as waste by periodontal bacteria get into the blood and trigger the liver to make more C-Reactive Protein.

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So now we know it’s not just your teeth that are at risk, but what’s the answer? Well, what if we were to think of periodontal disease not as a disease but as a symptom of the body being out of balance nutritionally?

When treating periodontal disease I like to do a diet analysis. Patients also fill out a symptom survey form which can be found on my website natdent.com. One of the first things to do is to make sure you are alkaline. A simple way to insure you are not alkaline is with lemons.

Lemons have many valuable healing properties. Lemons are good for getting rid of shingles and gallstones, and for being high in viatmin C. They are beneficial for the skin, reduce fat and dissolve certain waste particles in the blood stream. Lemons tend to remove toxins from your system, as well as reduce any radiation which might be present in the body. If you have had chemotherapy or radiation, a lemon remedy can be helpful.

To push the body into an alkaline state, mix one liter of warm water a day (roughly the size of a seltzer bottle) with the amount of lemons below.

Day 1- one lemon Day 2 – one and a half lemons Day 3- two lemons Day 4 – two and a half lemons Keep increasing the amount of lemons by ½ each day until you reach 5 lemons a day. Once you have achieved your high goal start decreasing the lemons by ½ a day until you get to zero.

5 lemons a day is a reasonable amount for smaller people and children. You can go up to 20 lemons a day. You can also add stevia to taste. You don’t have to drink the lemon drink all at once and can keep it in the refrigerator and sip some throughout the day. After consuming the lemon drink make sure you rinse your mouth with water every time you drink this since lemons can affect your tooth enamel over time.

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Dr. Zeines writes a series of articles on oral health and the relationship to general health. Readers are encouraged to submit questions to zeines@aol.com. For more info can be found at natdent.com

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The Doctor Says You’re Not Sick, “It’s Just in Your Head”!

The Illness That Doesn’t Exist!

You went to the doctor, who did many tests, but they came back with nothing unusual to report. Everything was ruled out, so the doctor said, “There’s nothing wrong with you.” But, it’s just not normal to be this tired!

You’re so tired at night you now go to sleep early, most every day. You sleep 8 to 12 hours and still wake up tired or even exhausted.

While almost everyone experiences fatigue from time to time, this is not like anything you’ve ever experienced before. You have chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that more than one million Americans suffer from it, with the numbers growing!

The Diagnosis: Does This Sound Like You? Have you felt generally “unwell” for three months or longer?

Do you have at least four of the following eight symptoms?

• Weakness and exhaustion, lasting more than 24 hours, following mental or physical activity • Un-refreshing sleep • Substantial impairment of short-term memory or concentration • Muscle pain • Pain in the joints, without swelling or redness • Headaches of a new type, pattern or severity • Tender or swollen armpit and/or neck lymph nodes • Sore throat(s) In addition to the symptoms above, the most common symptoms may be problems focusing or brain “cloudiness or fog”; generalized muscle pain (fibromyalgia); a feeling of malaise after almost any exertion; irritable bowel (diarrhea or constipation); depression or anxiety; chills and night sweats; or new food, odor or chemical sensitivities.

What’s Causing It? While the CDC and doctors say the cause(s) are unknown, alternative physicians have directly linked it to the Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis), herpes 6 virus, candidiasis, Lyme disease (undiagnosed due to false negative tests) and cytomegalovirus. You could have one or even several of these infections causing the illness!

The “traditional” doctors most likely offered no real help. If they gave you pharmaceutical medicine, it didn’t help or maybe made things worse. Even the “alternative” doctors that gave you vitamins orally and intravenously, herbs,

acupuncture, etc., only helped a little or for just a short time.

Well, please don’t give up hope! For those of you that are still suffering, the answer is Intravenous Medical Ozone Therapy.

You might be surprised to know that this proven, safe, but unusual, medical treatment has been used worldwide in more than 50 countries for many years (70), by over 45,000 physicians and therapists to successfully treat this and many other diseases and illnesses.

Believe it or not, medical ozone is a gas that’s made at the time of treatment (it can neither be stored, bottled or put in capsules).

Organizations like the American Academy of Ozone Therapy and the International Association of Ozone in Healthcare and Dentistry are now organizing and teaching doctors in our country how to use this “miracle medicine” to help sufferers overcome this and other diseases and conditions that have been virtually untreatable.

So, you no longer have to suffer this debilitating illness!

More About the Symptoms

So, What’s the Answer; How Can I Fix It?

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More information about this amazing, safe and effective treatment is available at OzoneUniversity.com and on a fabulous DVD documentary, with more than 40 patient testimonials, called “Ozone Therapy: The Miracle Medicine,” by Gary Null, Ph.D., available from GaryNull.com.

Dr. Robins will be speaking at the N.A.V.E.L. Health Expo on Sunday, November 3, at the Huntington Hilton off Route 110 in Melville.

Robins is speaking at 11a.m. on medical ozone therapy effect on Lyme disease and all the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. Robins will also speak at 4 p.m. on the effect of ozone therapy on diseases such as HPV, herpes, candidiasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Edgar Cayce’s ARE Of New York Holistic Healing with the Edgar Cayce Remedies

By Jack Rosen, Edgar Cayce Health Care Educator

“Know that all healing forces are within, not without. The applications from without are merely to create within a mental and spiritual force.”

—Cayce Reading 1196-7 I have been using the Edgar Cayce Remedies for almost 50 years. My favorite treatments are the ones for muscular injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, sprains, tendon and ligament injuries and hairline fractures. Here is why: Healing my son’s hairline fracture.

Like Edgar Cayce, who often helped his sons with remedies recommended in his psychic readings, I helped my own son with the treatment of a hairline fracture. When my son David was 16, he fractured his ankle. A removable fiberglass cast was put on his foot. The pain was so severe that he asked me if I could do something about it. The ankle looked like it had a grapefruit in it.

I gently removed the cast, wrapped my son’s ankle with a tee shirt soaked in warm castor oil, and then placed a heating pad around it. After two hours I removed the pack. The swelling and the pain were gone. I then proceeded to rub his ankle with an Edgar Cayce formula called Egyptian Oil (its main ingredient is peanut oil).

The second evening, I made a different Edgar Cayce pack using apple cider vinegar and wrapped it in a heating pad. I mixed apple cider vinegar in a saturated solution of salt. I did this treatment for five days in a row. We also applied Egyptian Oil every day. After five days, we took David back to the Orthopedist who reported that he couldn’t find the fracture on the X-ray he took. I had to show him the previous three X-rays that were taken before the treatments that clearly showed the hairline fracture.

This Orthopedist said in disbelief that the treatment I used could never have done what I said it did. My son, who was 16 at the time, innocently told him that that was exactly what I did. By the way, Castor Oil Packs and Egyptian Oil are also part of the Edgar Cayce treatment for Arthritis.

Saving a friend’s foot from amputation.

A friend of mine fell off of a 100-foot cliff while ice climbing. He was flown by helicopter to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. When he arrived at the hospital, doctors wanted to amputate his severely injured foot to save his life. Besides two

broken ankles, he also had a torn carotid artery, several broken ribs and his pelvis was broken into two pieces. Using several of the Edgar Cayce Remedies—including the packs, oils, positive thinking and prayer—he was able to make a full enough recovery to win the New York State Tree Climbing Championship one-year later… on two healthy feet. A year and a half later, his Emergency Room doctor told a group of interns to look at him because he was a miracle—they would never see something like this again.

My friend’s wife turned to them and said: “Why not? If it worked for him it can work for others.” Watch this story of “A Miracle Healing” under Resources/Videos at www.edgarcaycenyc.org Every week, Cayce Health Care Educator Jack Rosen offers affordable workshops and individual consultations explaining how to use the Cayce remedies to help bring the body back to its natural state of health.

Cayce Remedies & Philosophy— November Workshops: Diet for Health; Atlantis & Egypt; Arthritis, Cysts & Sinus Aches; plus an Introduction to Cayce. For dates, times or consultations, call 212-691-7690.

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Information provided from the ARE Center should not be regarded as a guide to self-diagnosis or self-treatment. The cooperation of a qualified health care professional is essential if one wishes to apply any and all of the principles and techniques from the Edgar Cayce readings.

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EDGAR CAYCE

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

New York Times feature circa 1910

He is known for: Health Readings on: • Arthritis • Multiple Sclerosis • Epilepsy • TB • Blindness • Smoking • Diet

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Walnuts Strengthen Sperm

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dding a handful of walnuts to a man’s daily diet might just increase the chance of pregnancy for couples with fertility problems. Scientists attribute male infertility as the central issue in 30 to 50 percent of the 70 million couples worldwide experiencing such difficulties.

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, investigated whether increasing intake of the polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish, flax seed and walnuts that are critical for sperm maturation and membrane function would increase sperm quality in men consuming a typical Western-style diet. They found that less than three ounces of walnuts added to a man’s daily diet improved sperm strength, size and motility (swimming ability). The men eating the walnuts also showed fewer chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm.

HAPPY LIFE, HEALTHY HEART

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eelings matter when it comes to protecting a person’s physical health. Researchers at Boston’s Harvard School of Public Health reviewing more than 200 studies published in two major scientific databases found a direct correlation between positive psychological well-being and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. They concluded that positive feelings like optimism, life satisfaction and happiness are associated with the reduced risk, regardless of a person’s age, weight or socioeconomic or smoking status.

ROSEMARY REVS UP MEMORY

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osemary’s folkloric reputation for improving memory has been validated by science. UK researchers at London’s Northumbria University found that when the essential oil of rosemary was diffused into a room—a method practiced in aromatherapy—it enhanced participants’ ability to remember past events and remind themselves to do tasks planned for the future, like sending an anniversary card.

Mark Moss, Ph.D., head of psychology at Northumbria, says, “We wanted to build on our previous research that indicated rosemary aroma improved long-term memory and mental arithmetic. In this study, we focused on prospective memory, which is critical for everyday functioning.”

In the study, 66 people randomly assigned to either a rosemary-scented or unscented room were asked to complete a variety of tests to assess their memory functions. Those in the rosemary-scented room outperformed the control group.

Blood analysis of those exposed to the rosemary aroma confirmed higher concentrations of 1,8-cineole, the oil’s compound specifically linked to memory improvement.

The researchers concluded that the aroma of rosemary essential oil can enhance cognitive functioning in healthy individuals and may have implications for treating people with memory impairment. The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, in Harrogate.

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USING HERBS TO HEAL TOPICAL SKIN CONDITIONS

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kin conditions and their causes—be it chemical exposure or viral, fungal or bacterial infections—can be very difficult to diagnose and challenging to resolve. Without extensive testing, the exact cause can be very elusive, and a simple rash can become a big problem. However, according to traditional herbology, an herbal salve made from specific plant parts will tackle just about any skin infection or rash; this excludes psoriasis, which actually is an immune system disorder, rather than a topical skin problem.

Certain herbs used externally are known to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses and help the body to repair damaged skin by increasing the cell proliferation rate and relieving the itch and pain. Poke root, chaparral, blood root, neem, burdock and humic acid kill pathogens with very low risk of harm or irritation in most people. Calendula, aloe vera and comfrey are used to heal damaged skin by providing nutrients to keep skin cells healthy and increase the rate at which skin cells are replaced.

White willow bark and arnica Montana provide pain relief, while calendula, St. John’s wort and chickweed suppress inflammation and reduce itching.

Herbal extracts can be blended into topical salves that enable a holistic, natural approach to eliminating skin conditions and enable the skin to heal.

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

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Millennials Devote Time, Talent, Treasure Much is rightly written about how and why “millennials”, or “Generation Y”—the young people heading into the 21st century—spend their time and money. This generation is redefining the way we think about business, and conscious consumerism is now its own form of philanthropy. This age group is leading the charge by extending the premise of a moral compass to for-profit enterprises and looking for ever-more meaningful opportunities to have an impact.

The trend carries fresh implications for the nonprofit sector, too, because millennials lead the way in forwarding worthy causes.

When The Case Foundation partnered with Achieve, a thought leader in nonprofit millennial engagement, to produce the Millennial Impact Report, researchers surveyed more than 2,500 millennials ages 20 to 35. They found that last year, 83 percent gave a financial gift to an organization supporting a cause that resonates with their interests. Seventy-three percent volunteered for a cause that they were passionate about or felt created impact, and 70 percent are raising money for their causes both online and offline.

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Cooperation Rules in New Board Game Monopoly is a traditional, popular board game that provides fun for the whole family as players ruthlessly strive to outwit each other, form a monopoly and take ownership of all the real estate, houses, hotels and money. If that doesn’t seem like a pastime that teaches values of fairness and social justice, there’s a new game in town—Co-opoly.

In the 21st-century game, invented by the Toolbox for Education and Social Action (ToolboxForEd.org), players develop cooperative businesses using a team effort. Sharing knowledge and creating cooperative strategies determine whether everyone wins or loses. Instead of encouraging players to grab up all the wealth and bankrupt others, it showcases the economic success that can result when people work together.

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Chipotle’s Identifies GMO Ingredients Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GM or GMO) used as ingredients in any food, the Chipotle Mexican Grill national fast food restaurant chain has chosen to do so, on the way to eliminating them from its menu altogether.

They have already switched fryers from using soybean oil, almost always made from genetically modified sources, to sunflower oil, which is not. With 1,400 locations, Chipotle reports that its labeling system reflects that it does use GMO soybean oil in some of its products and that most of the grain used to feed its animals for meat and dairy is GMO corn. The chain’s success in this effort may also prompt other fast food outlets to follow suit.

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Frack Attack

Controversial Drilling Threatens Pacific Ocean Federal regulators have approved at least two hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, operations on oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of California since 2009 without an updated environmental review that critics say may be required by federal law. Environmental advocates are concerned that regulators and the industry have not properly reviewed the potential impacts of fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf.

Fracking, a subject of heated debate, is a method of drilling that forces water, chemicals and sand deep beneath the Earth’s surface at high pressure to break up underground rock and release oil and gas. Offshore fracking is currently used to stimulate oil production in old wells and provide well-bore stability.

In California, the oil company Venoco has been using fracking technology to stimulate oil production in an old well off the coast of Santa Barbara—where the public memory of the nation’s third-largest oil spill in 1969 lingers—since early 2010. Another firm recently received permission for fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel, home to the Channel Islands Marine Reserve.

So far, offshore fracking is rare, but officials expect that other firms may seek to utilize the environmentally damaging technology on offshore rigs in the future.

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Bamboozled Bamboo Fabric a Product of Greenwashing

At least one dealer in sustainable products has taken a stand against bamboo fabric, which most people associate with bamboo lumber, a rapidly renewable resource that requires fewer pesticides to grow than other crops. Laura Mathews, of Eco Promotional Products, Inc., in Washington state, cites the Federal Trade Commission’s report: “The truth is, most bamboo textile products, if not all, really are rayon, which typically is made using environmentally toxic chemicals. While different plants, including bamboo, can be used as a source material to create rayon, there’s no trace of the original plant in the finished rayon product.”

Mathews says that her company has discontinued selling bamboo clothing and all other items made from bamboo fabric. She notes, “It’s the responsibility of everyone to vet these and other similar terms to ensure that the eco-friendly product you’re putting your purchasing power behind is actually eco-friendly.”

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Unplug to Cut Stress, Up Success Whether it’s extreme texting, tweeting, Googling, posting or blogging, the phenomenon of being caught in the web of the Web is real.

Rationalizations range from coping with today’s information overload to fear of missing out (FOMO). Yet, detriments of such continual digital connectedness range from the stifling of family and social bonds to a lack of life skills that only face-toface communication fosters.

In 2011, The New York University Child Study Center reported that 8-to-18-year-olds average more than six hours of daily media use and that school grades of a surveyed group that considered themselves “heavy” users were considerably lower than their “light” use counterparts. Stanford Communications Professor Clifford Nass, author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop, remarked in a 2013 NPR interview that people that do extensive media multitasking “can’t filter out irrelevancy, can’t manage memory and are chronically distracted. They say they are productive and can ‘shut it off’, but can’t keep on task and focus on one thing.”

Fortunately, programs to unplug are catching on. More than 400 middle and high schools in 20 U.S. states plus Canada took a Digital Blackout Challenge to refrain from using electronic devices for one week during the 2012-2013 school year (DigitalBlackout.org). From Chief Sealth International High School, in Seattle, Washington, senior Marissa Evans says the experience informed her “there’s a balance between ‘too much’ and ‘just enough’” in being connected, and classmate Alex Askerov terms the Challenge “a breath of fresh air.”

For the 2013 documentary film, Sleeping with Siri, Seattle-based journalist Michael Stusser underwent a oneweek, self-assessed “techno gorge”, followed by a digital detox of the same duration. During stage one, he said his blood pressure went up 40 points after four days. He found, “You’re always waiting for a response.” He subsequently enjoyed being disconnected.

Foresters, a Toronto, Ontario-based life insurance provider, asks families to take a Tech Timeout pledge for at least one hour every day and make Sundays entirely non-tech, packed with family activities and socializing.

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Fracking Impact Hits Close to Home … and new pipeline project looms

By Ellen Weininger

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growing number of people are beginning to comprehend the health and environmental impacts of hydrofracking, or shale gas extraction, and oppose the practice; yet they often assume the negative impact of “fracking” is confined to areas where such operations are conducted.

However, as the expansion of natural gas infrastructure sweeps the New York tri-state area, we are quickly learning that both the infrastructure and the new gas supply itself pose health and environmental threats very close to home.

Fracking involves the highpressure injection of a highly toxic brew—millions of gallons of fresh water mixed with hundreds of chemicals and sand—into well bores to crack open shale. Unfortunately, 10 to 40 percent of this poisonous mixture returns to the surface with the natural gas, along with additional contaminants including heavy metals and radioactive elements like radon.

And the negative impact doesn’t end there. The full life cycle of shale gas production involves clearing large swaths of land; building roads; trucking millions of gallons of water, chemicals and hazardous waste; and creating a vast infrastructure—including pipelines that can leak and explode and highly polluting compressor stations—to bring natural gas, primarily composed of 16

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methane, to our homes, schools and other buildings.

The supply of natural gas in our area is expected to change this November, when the new Spectra Pipeline begins delivering natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region to New York City, Westchester and beyond. Marcellus Shale gas, known for its high levels of radon and other radioactive materials, will likely supplement and then ultimately replace the city’s current natural gas supply, which comes from the Gulf Coast.

The Gulf Coast supply, which has very low levels of radon to begin with, takes four or more days to reach the New York area, allowing sufficient time for radon decay to take place. (It takes 3.8 days for radon to begin to decay.)

In contrast, US Geological Survey data indicate radon levels in the Marcellus Shale may be 20 to 80 times greater than current Gulf Coast levels—and this new gas supply would travel for less than a day. This shorter transport time is inadequate for radon to decay prior to delivery, increasing the risk of public exposure to high levels of this known lung carcinogen.

Data indicate gas delivery from wellhead to each gas appliance like stoves, fireplaces, water heaters and boilers, could increase current levels of radon exposure by a factor of anywhere from 20 to 80 times or na-newyorkcity.com

more; however, the cumulative impact of multiple exposures from several gas appliances in one dwelling is unknown. According to the Centers for Disease Control and other federal and global health agencies, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers nationwide. There are no safe levels of radon exposure, and children, the elderly, and those already health-compromised are particularly vulnerable to its effects.

Unfortunately, the natural gas infrastructure in our region may spread further. A proposed expansion of the Spectra Algonquin pipeline is slated for Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held two scoping meetings on the proposal—one in Westchester County on September 30 and one in Danbury, Connecticut on October 1—with negligible communication to public officials and the general public.

While numerous requests to extend the deadline were made, October 14 marked the FERC deadline for public comments on the scoping process.

One of many concerns about the proposed pipeline is that it would intersect with a proposed underground high-voltage transmission line just a few hundred feet from the Indian Point nuclear power plant’s spent fuel pool,

and in close proximity to the Ramapo fault. The project would also involve replacing its existing 26-inch diameter pipeline with a 42-inch high pressure pipeline between Ramapo and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Explosions by natural gas pipelines can cause extensive damage, and pipelines also leak methane, a far more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. With inadequate pipeline regulation and oversight and Spectra’s history of safety issues, this pipeline project poses a serious threat to public health, safety, property values and the economy.

The new Spectra Algonquin project would include the expansion and construction of five compressor stations, which are loud and operate continuously, with each one emitting tons of toxic pollutants a year. Health problems associated with compressor station releases include respiratory and neurological problems, headaches, skin lesions, blisters and bloody noses, among others. The impact could be critical for citizens of the tri-state area, where air quality is already unacceptable according to US Environmental Protection Agency standards.

Although the US Energy Information Administration projects a steady decline in demand for natural gas through 2040, gas infrastructure projects are proliferating across New York and other states. Given the glut of natural gas and cheap energy prices domestically, one could surmise that natural gas exportation is the ultimate goal. Expanding and building new gas infrastructure unwisely invests in dirty fossil fuels at a time when we should be fast-tracking our investment in and expansion of clean, renewable energy infrastructure instead.

What can you do to protect your family and community?

1. Test your home’s radon level now, as a baseline, in case that level increases later. Get information about radon testing at health.ny.gov/environmental/radiological/radon/ testkit.htm 2. Do whatever you can to save energy, and urge schools, businesses and government to do the same. (Please visit EnergizeNY.org.)

3. Promote proposed legislation A6863/S4921, introduced

by NYS Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and NYS Senator Diane Savino to help protect the public from exposure to radon in natural gas.

4. Contact FERC at FERC.gov. Comments should refer to Spectra Algonquin Incremental Market Project Docket # PF13-16-000 and should be addressed to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.

5. Learn more at an upcoming educational forum to be announced. (Check the Natural Awakenings online calendar listing.)

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Minimally Invasive Ozone Implants A dental implant is an artificial root that is placed in the bone to replace missing teeth or stabilize a denture.

What is an implant and who needs them?

healing. This mini implant has the abutment attached to it as one piece so that no extra visit is necessary.

At the same visit that we place the implant, we can also place the finished restoration, the crown.

There are many reasons to have a dental implant placed.

Replacing missing teeth is very important to maintain the ability to properly chew your food and not have all your biting on just one side of your mouth. For wearers of dentures, having a loose denture is a nightmare. Using dental implants to stabilize the denture can completely change how you eat and smile.

The advantages of minimally invasive ozone implants

Traditional Implants

Traditional implants are placed by cutting a flap of gum to expose the bone, then drilling a hole 5-6 mm wide (about the size of a No. 2 pencil). The implant is placed into the bone and the area is left alone to heal for about 2-3 months.

At the second visit, a small amount of gum is removed to uncover the implant and place a healing cap onto it. Then an abutment can be placed which connects the implant from below the gum to a visible above the gum structure upon which a crown (cap) can be fabricated.

no cutting of the gum versus cutting it twice - A 2 mm hole in the bone instead of a 5-6 mm hole - Use of ozone to kill bacteria and speed up the healing

process - Little to no discomfort after the procedure

• Fewer visits to the dentist

Minimally invasive ozone implants are very different from the traditional implants. At the initial visit we take an impression of the area that is going to have the implant.

There is no need to cut a flap of gum, a tiny hole is made through the gum and a very small hole is made in the bone (2 mm). The area is then treated with ozone gas to kill any bacteria and speed up the healing process. Then a very small implant is placed gently into the bone using ozonated oil to create a bacteria free area and allow for much faster New York City Edition

• Less invasive surgery

• Lower cost due to fewer visits and fewer parts • Can fit into places traditional implants will not go

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Traditional dentistry attacks cavities by removing healthy tooth structure along with the decay. Dr. Silver uses Ozone gas to eliminate the bacteria, leaving your healthy tooth structure unharmed.

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

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

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The Miracle of Midlife Being Exactly Who We Need to Be

by Marianne Williamson

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ow would we live, were we not afraid of death? How would we live if we gave ourselves permission to give to life everything we’ve got?

In The Longevity Factor, Lydia Brontë, Ph.D., observes that we’ve added 15 years to our lives… but in the middle, not at the end. No longer identifying ourselves as “over the hill” at whatever age, we are simply removing the hill. We are forging a different conversation and a new vision to take us beyond the limited thought forms that have defined the parameters of age for generations.

For the first time in history, we can realistically view the first half of life as a kind of gestation period, preparing us for an even more productive second half. Midlife is like a second puberty, a point at which one persona falls away and another comes to take its place.

What happens then is up to us.

Some begin a long, slow cruise toward death at that point, allowing memories to become more meaningful than the present. Others, remembering that the spirit within us never ages, see the moment of midlife as a rebirth—the time to put our engines into high gear.

Whomever it is we were born to be, whatever our soul was coded to accomplish, whatever lessons we are here to learn; now is the time to seriously get

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going. We may regret that we’re no longer young, but we’re ecstatic that we’re no longer clueless.

We must be disciplined, though. We want to become precision instruments now, focused on exactly what we want to do and being exactly who we need to be. This requires separating from the person we were before to whatever extent that person was not who we know in our hearts we were created to be.

There’s no more time for five-year detours. No more time for relationships that don’t serve us or for staying in situations that aren’t true to who we are. No more time for pettiness, false pride or whatever other dysfunctional roadblocks obstruct our higher destiny and the joy that’s meant to be ours.

Our life might not be as fabulous as it used to be in some ways, but in other ways it’s even more fabulous. The Universe is constantly and infinitely elastic, responding not to our past, but to our present state of mind. As we learn to reprogram thoughts—atoning for our mistakes of the past and embracing the endless miraculous possibilities of the present—we step into a time when we have every reason to look forward with genuine excitement to what happens next.

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are now fitted to fearlessly forge new ground, wielding the power of what life has taught us so far and laying claim to the possibility of redemption, not only for ourselves, but also for the entire world. The planet needs a new story, aligned with a larger consciousness, and so do we.

What we need now are imagination and courage. Many of us feel we’ve forever carried around a secret dream, rarely validating it even to ourselves and often denying its reality. Yet it has refused to go away and is ready to be born at last. Individuals that have spent decades achieving one thing or moving in one direction often take up something else entirely that gives them far more psychic satisfaction. They see achievements that were the height of their material success as preparation for an even greater one; the means by which they learned the skills ultimately needed to make their biggest contribution to the world.

Divine law guarantees that the power of “now” presents an endless fount of miraculous opportunities. In God, there are no limits to how high we can go, ever. In God, there is no time… only the call of the soul. It is not too late; we are right on time and we are better than we know.

Now, having visited so many other places in our journey of life, we seek our place within the collective heartbeat of holiness. When enough of us stand in the light of our higher purpose, seeking to be ever-greater servants of love, each consciously dedicated to creating a more loving world, then a new field of collective possibility will emerge among us. All that is not love will begin to fall away of its own dead weight. A profound moment of planetary renewal will occur then, after our having allowed it first to occur within us.

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed inspirational author and lecturer. Six of her 10 books have been New York Times bestsellers, including The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, the basis for this article.

FOUND OBJECTS

By Sue Frederick, author of Bridges to Heaven: True Stories of Loved Ones on the Other Side

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n my daily work with clients, I’ve heard hundreds of stories about grieving people finding an object that they believe is a sign from their departed loved one.

These experiences are always very healing for the grieving person— a moment that helps them understand that their loved one lives on and watches over them.

On Valentine’s Day, seven months after my husband Paul died, I was going through a filing cabinet, looking for financial information to prepare my taxes, when I discovered a chocolate Valentine heart with a ribbon wrapped around it and a note from Paul wishing me, Happy Valentine’s Day. It stunned me to find it.

As I sat on the floor, crying and amazed to be holding a Valentine’s gift from my dead husband on Valentine’s Day, I remembered that one year ago, Paul had said he couldn’t find a little Valentine’s gift he’d bought me. He was frustrated that he couldn’t remember where he’d put it. One year later, seven months after his death, he nudged me to find it where he’d left it. He helped me find it exactly on Valentine’s Day. These impossible events are not coincidences. They’re our loved ones reaching out to help us heal and to show us that we’re not alone. Take a moment to reflect on when this may have happened in your life. Do you remember finding something that you knew in your heart was a gift from your departed? Honor them by acknowledging you received it and knew it was from them. Say, “Thank you, I recognize your divine presence in my life.”

SIGNS IN NATURE

When your loved one crosses over, they’ll often manifest signs in nature to let you know that they’re still watching over you. Yet we frequently dismiss these signs as meaningless. How frustrating this must be to our loved ones on the other side! They reach out to comfort us and we dismiss it as coincidence.

When Paul and I were falling in love, he gave me a beautiful silver necklace and matching earrings with a jade moon and star pendant. The necklace pendant and each earring featured a crescent moon with a star in the

middle of the crescent. He told me that he was the moon and I was his shining star. This became the symbol of our love, and I wore the necklace every day. Many times during our relationship he whispered to me, “You’re my shining star.”

Three days after his death on July 13, we held an outdoor memorial service in our backyard. It was a clear beautiful summer evening in the mountains. A group of about thirty friends sat in a large circle, sharing Paul stories.

In the middle of this heartfelt evening, a friend nudged me to look up at the sky. Directly above us was the crescent moon with a bright star (Jupiter) in the middle of the crescent— exactly reflecting the image in the pendant Paul had given me, which I was wearing that evening. I shared this uncanny sign with our friends and passed around my necklace for everyone to see. The pendant was duplicated in the sky above our heads.

We all felt a rush of energy and knew that Paul was with us. It was a healing moment for everyone in the group— a sense of his presence and a sign of divine order in action. Later I learned that the sky configuration with Jupiter nestled inside the crescent moon rarely occurs. I don’t believe in coincidences. Imagine how many factors were in motion to line up that exact astronomical configuration (which had always symbolized our relationship) on the night I would be sitting outside, mourning his loss with my friends at his memorial service.

Divine order is so much greater than we can imagine.

To learn more about embracing your higher self and listening to your intuition in order to open yourself to seeing the messages from your departed loved ones, pick up Sue Frederick's latest release: Bridges To Heaven: True Stories Of Loved Ones On The Other Side.

Sue Frederick Author of I See Your Dream Job; I See Your Soul Mate; & Bridges to Heaven: True Stories of Loved Ones on the Other Side (St. Martin’s Press) www.CareerIntuitive.org Sue@BrilliantWork.com 303-939-8574 natural awakenings

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Good morning sunshine!

Serotonin, Vitamin D & SAD

By Paul Huljich

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ike all living things, we need the sun.

For millions of years, humans have spent many hours out in the sun each day. In the same way that plants harness the sun’s rays through photosynthesis, our bodies use sunlight to help the skin produce the vitamin D it needs to build bones, bolster the immune system and even protect against cancer (including skin cancer).

In today’s modern world, most people have lifestyles that deny them sunshine therefore preventing them from acquiring the levels of vitamin D that evolution intended us to have. The sun’s ultraviolet-B rays absorbed through the skin are the body’s main source of this nutrient. “As a species, we do not get as much sun exposure as we used to, and dietary sources of vitamin D are minimal,” Dr. Edward Giovannucci, nutrition researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health, wrote in The Archives of Internal Medicine.1

In the past few years, numerous studies have shown that optimizing your vitamin D levels may actually help prevent as many as 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancers. There is even evidence that Vitamin D protects against colds, flu and viral infections.2 Yet despite our knowledge of the many benefits of Vitamin D, we live in a culture that has grown to demonize the sun, and hence are facing the consequences of an increase in Vitamin D deficiency.

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foraging for food; the majority of people in today’s world work and recreate mostly indoors. Technology has cast a system in which we spend most of our times commuting in vehicles to work in either offices or enclosed spaces, then spending our leisure time in either in shopping malls, movie theaters, bars, restaurants, or in our own homes in front of the television or computer screens.

Studies show that as many as three out of four Americans suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. A study published in 2009 in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that 70 percent of Caucasians, 90 percent of Hispanics and 97 percent of African Americans in the US have insufficient blood levels of vitamin D. Traditionally, vitamin D has been viewed by researchers and physicians as functioning mainly to maintain bone density and prevent bone loss. Bone-softening diseases that have been attributed to vitamin D deficiency include osteomalacia, osteopenia, and osteoporosis in adult patients. Consequently, emerging research suggests that the presence of vitamin D contributes to the overall health of other body systems, including the immune system, the autoimmune system, the cardiovascular system, and the integumentary system.3

Vitamin D deficiency can also lead to other conditions such as “Seasonal Affective Disorder” (SAD) and insomnia.

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vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D levels are inversely related to those of melatonin, a mood-regulating hormone. Melatonin helps temper your circadian rhythms, with darkness triggering melatonin secretion by the pineal gland within your brain, helping to promote a healthy night’s sleep.

Melatonin influences insomnia, mood swings and even food cravings. Sunlight shuts melatonin production off, while triggering release of vitamin D — that’s why doctors recommend getting outdoors as a remedy for jet lag.4

The effect of sunlight, Vitamin D and Serotonin in winter are intrinsically connected. Serotonin synthesis is hypothesized to be dependent on the duration of bright light exposure the previous summer. When we wake up and wear our sun glasses first thing in the morning, it changes our of natural day light input, hence interfering with our circadian rhythm. Try to soak in the morning sun and where your sunglasses after 10am.

But... don’t get too excited and overdose on the sunshine! You can get a sunburn at ANY time of year, not just the summer months. If you are heading out to soak up some early rays, protect your skin with a light sunscreen, like SPF 15 -- especially if you are fair skinned or burn easily! Otherwise, exposing yourself to too much sun can lead you down the road to skin cancer.

Paul Huljich is the author of STRESS Pandemic at www.stresspandemic.com tinyurl.com/3yoma6g tinyurl.com/dxro8y5 3 tinyurl.com/lcvzdsl 4 tinyurl.com/d3e8d2 1 2

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Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason—most humans can use some rescuing, as well.

Saving Animals

Saves People Rescue You, Rescue Me

by Sandra Murphy

Like water, grace seeks its own level. In rescuing animals, the rescuer is often also rescued. Both lives change for the better.

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uster came to us for a reason,” says Amy Burkert. “My husband, Rod, and I were walking our Shar-Pei, Ty, in our Philadelphia neighborhood when a man warned us about ‘a big, black dog’ in the alley. The friendly fellow came home with us and after a fruitless search for his family, we decided to make him part of ours.”

In 2009, when the couple encountered difficulty finding a vacation hotel that would accept their new 70-pound German shepherd as an overnight guest, they decided to launch GoPetFriendly.com, a website that assists in finding travel accommodations for families with dogs and other pets. Selling their house in Pennsylvania and hitting the road in a 24-foot-long RV, they’ve now traveled to 47 states to research and qualify content for the website; Rod works from “home” and Amy writes the weblog. Their travel schedule flexes, with most stops lasting one to three weeks.

“It’s not the life two accountants were banking on, but we couldn’t be happier,” she says, “and we owe it all to Buster.” The site now lists more than 60,000 hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, beaches, dog parks and activities across the U.S. and Canada, plus a road trip planner.

“I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I can’t find a husband, so I’ll get a dog,’” says BJ Gallagher, a sociologist and awardwinning author. “I’d lived in my Los Angeles house for 16 years and knew none of the neighbors. Within six months of adopting Fannie from a shelter, I’d met them all. Thanks to her, I’ve become a full-fledged member of my community.” Fannie’s Chinese heritage

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includes chow and Pekingese breeds.

Transformations can come from more unusual pets, as well.

Soon after Susan M. Tellem, a registered nurse in Malibu, California, gifted her husband, Marshall, with two tortoises for his birthday, the couple discovered there was no national protection program for the reptiles. They started American Tortoise Rescue (Tortoise.com), an organization that has been rescuing, rehabilitating and providing sanctuary to more than 3,000 water turtles and land tortoises since 1990. Their education and awareness initiatives for humane treatment have gone international, as well.

It was a bird that rescued April Leffingwell. She had been dealing with a severe back injury that necessitated pain medication and kept her from regular work for six months when she and her husband visited a local Los Angeles pet store, “to get out of the house.” She was touched by seeing a large Moluccan cockatoo that was afflicted with a damaged claw. Her husband recognized how she related to the bird’s condition and brought Izzi home the next day.

Now with just one leg, Izzi has learned to sleep while lying down to rest his other limb. “Izzi and I found each other when we were both broken,” she says. “We’ve become each other’s source of strength. If he can live with only one leg, I can live through pain.”

When members of the armed forces deploy, they often have to find alternate living arrangements for pets and may not always be successful. Kimberly Gauthier, a blogger at KeepTheTailWagging.com, and her ex-Army partner are securing funding and laying plans to foster dogs for deployed soldiers. Emailing updates and Skype visits will aim to boost the morale of both the dog and serviceman or woman. The couple lives on five acres in Marysville, Washington.

An animal-enriched environment has proved to be helpful for author Kathy Rowe, a 20-year veteran retired from the military, and her husband, Scott, who also retired from Air Force service that included Special Forces duty. They have chosen to live on a 100acre farm in Tyner, Kentucky. Kathy believes their variety of resident rescued animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, turkeys and a potbelly pig, all help Scott in dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Riding, working with and grooming his horse, Quint, is particularly helpful. “My husband is less frustrated, has better focus, is less jumpy and has fewer flashbacks than he used to,” relates Rowe. “Knowing that our rescue dog, Lola, is guarding the farm, he feels he can sleep better because she has his back.”

Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason— most humans can use some rescuing, as well.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy of St. Louis, MO, at StLSandy@mindspring.com.

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LIVING GRATITUDE

A Taproot of Happiness

Be Thankful Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.

by Leo Babauta

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

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f the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice,” a maxim first voiced by mystic Meister Eckhart, has held true through the centuries. Why should this simple act mean so much? Expressing gratitude works wonders.

Gratitude reminds us to recognize good people in our life. They range from loved ones to those that render a kindness to a stranger. Treasuring goodness in every form brings more of it into our experience.

Gratitude turns bad things into good things. Having problems at work? Be grateful to be employed and serving others. Challenges keep life interesting, enhance judgment and strengthen character.

Gratitude reminds us of what’s important. Being grateful to have a healthy family and friends, a home and food on the table puts smaller worries in perspective.

Gratitude reminds you to say, “Thank you.” Call, email or stop by to say thanks… it takes just a few minutes to express our reason for doing so. People like being appreciated. It creates a satisfying beam of mutual happiness that shines on.

Habit-Forming Tips

Here are some ways to overcome any initial discomfort felt in stepping forward to thank others.

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Create a morning gratitude session. Take a few minutes each morning to close your eyes, silence the to-dos and give thanks to whomever and whatever is cause for gratitude.

Show thanks. Sometimes we think about something helpful or kind that someone did for us recently or long ago. Make a note, call them up or even better, tell them in person with sincere conviction why you continue to be grateful and appreciative. Another option is a thank-you card or email—keep it short and sweet.

See the silver lining even in “negative” situations. There are always two ways to look at something. We can perceive something as stressful, harmful, sad, unfortunate and difficult, or look for the good embedded in just about everything. Problems held in a positive light from a different perspective can be opportunities to grow and to be creative in devising a solution.

Learn a gratitude prayer. Many songs and prayers, religious or not, serve to remind us to be grateful. Find or write a special one and post it in a highly visible spot.

Leo Babauta is the founder of the simplicity blog, ZenHabits.net, and author of bestselling e-books Focus, The Little Guide to Un-Procrastination and Zen to Done. na-newyorkcity.com

Be thankful when you don’t know something for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During those times, you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings. ~ Author unknown

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Speakers, Healers, Vendors and Readers Over 100 exhibitors, 1000 guests!

Tarrytown Doubletree Hotel, 455 South Broadway Exhibitor spots available 914-422-1784

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Restorative Workshop to Balance Vata Dosha—24pm. According to Ayurveda, we are made up of five elements: earth, water, fire, air and space. In the autumn, the air and space elements tend to increase, making us feel anxious, restless and fearful. The poses in this workshop are selected to quiet and calm the nervous system and bring stillness and clarity into your fall!

ISHTA Yoga, 56 E 11th St, New York, NY. 212-5984800, ishtayoga.com or yogacitynyc.com/events/ calendar/2013/november/?page=1.

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bodies through fitness games and Pilates stretches. A free youth recreation center membership is required to participate. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center (in Alfred E Smith Playground), 80 Catherine St, New York, NY. 212-360-3304 or nycgovparks.org/events/2013/11/04/ shape-up-nyc-girls-fitness-fun.

Heal Yourself with Vibration and Sound – 11am.

Did you know that for 1000s of years, sound has been successfully used as a powerful healing mechanism? With the use of sound, it is possible to make profound changes in brainwave patterns and states of consciousness, as well as positive changes in the body. Jill Mattson. A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St (W of 7th Ave) New York, NY. 212-691-7690 or secure-booker.com/areofnewyork/ClassSchedule/ ClassSchedule.aspx#.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Awaken Wellness Fair – 10am-5pm. Come experience the biggest Body, Mind and Spirit event just north of New York City! The fair’s mission is to educate people how to live the very best, richest, healthiest and most fulfilled lives possible. Be sure to visit the Bodhi Meditation area, in addition to a whole host of other vendors ready to help you discover the very best and latest ways to achieve wellness of body, mind and spirit. Awaken Wellness Fair, Doubletree Hotel, 455 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY. Linda at 917-822-1169, lihua.wu@gmail.com, bodhimeditationsociety.org/ classes-events or awakentoyourbestself.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Shape Up NYC: Girls Fitness and Fun – 4:455:30pm. In partnership with the NYC Girls Project, Shape Up NYC is offering free fitness classes for girls ages 6-13. Girls Fitness & Fun is a 45-minute workout that focuses on building strong, healthy

Discover Your Past Lives Through Hypnosis – 7-9pm. Do you wonder about your purpose here on Earth? Have you ever experienced profound longing for a particular time-period or geographic location you have never visited? Past Life Regression is a fascinating branch of hypnotherapy dating back to the beginning of human civilization. Hypnotherapists continue to conduct Past Life Regressions today due to the incredible healing that can take place as a result.

Grace Smith, Master HypnoCoach and Hypnosis Trainer. Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, New York, NY. 212-645-0141 or namastebookshop.com/11-05discover-your-past-lives-through-hypnosis-gracesmith.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Improving Your Posture Workshop- 6:30-9:30pm.

We often try to achieve good posture by “holding” our torso, shoulders, head, neck or abdomen in a particular way. But good posture has nothing to do with the way we hold ourselves. From a Feldenkrais perspective, good posture is simply one of the many rewards of knowing how to sense, feel and refine our own physical organization. This empowering three-hour workshop features innovative Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® exercises to enhance your posture, balance, comfort and sense of well-being. By giving your brain and body a chance to experience a better way of being organized, you’ll be on your way to developing better postural patterns. The Feldenkrais Institute of NY 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor., New York, NY. 212727-1014 or feldenkraisinstitute.com. (Mention code NA1 to receive a 10% discount off the workshop fee.)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Cowgirl Creamery: A Cheese Talk and Tasting – 7pm. Join Cowgirl Creamery founders Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, two of the world’s greatest cheese makers, for a talk and tasting. Hear the story of the Cowgirls and how they created their artisanal creamery, as well as the rise of the organic food movement.

Get a primer on tasting, buying, storing, pairing and appreciating all kinds of cheese, as you taste their famous wares. Warburg Lounge, Lexington Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY. 212-415-5500 or 92ytribeca.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Healing Celebration – 7pm. At this special event, you will experience group and individual healing plus powerful attunements and activations for all! Peter Goldbeck. A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St (W of 7th Ave), New York, NY. 212-691-7690 or secure-booker.com/areofnewyork/ClassSchedule/ ClassSchedule.aspx#.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Heal Your Life Workshop – Nov 9 and 10. So, how do you live your truth? And furthermore, what is truth? Lillian Kui, Certified Life Coach and Workshop Leader, suggests that these questions and others are what we all think about but don’t usually know how to go about finding answers. Learn how to release negative messages and use tools like visualization and affirmations to help create the wonderful life you deserve. Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, New York, NY. 212-645-0141 or namastebookshop.com/11-09and-10-heal-your-life-workshop-with-lillian-kui/.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Arm Balance – 2-4pm. Want to replace your feet with your hands? Join us and explore the foundations of arm balances. These funky-looking poses are less about arm strength and more about knowing how to shift your body weight (and your mind), connecting to your core power and applying proper alignment. Even if you think you cannot do this, you will be gently and safely guided, step-by-step. Be inspired to take the next step in your yoga practice! W. Liz Mandarano. Sacred Sounds Yoga, 163 Bleecker St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. 212-533-9642, info@sacredsoundsyoga.com or sacredsoundsyoga.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Union Square Greenmarket – 8am-6pm. View a behind-the-scenes look at the Union Square Greenmarket to find out what’s in, what’s not to be missed and what’s especially delicious and beautiful!

Watch and taste cooking demonstrations by some of New York’s hottest local chefs. Be sure to join the electric energy of market day as you pick out your justpicked fresh fruits and vegetables, heritage meats and award-winning cheeses, breads, jams, pickles, flowers and plants, wine, ciders, maple syrup and a whole lot more. North and West sides of Union Square Park, New York, NY. grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattanunion-square.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The Wellness Lounge – 6-9:30pm. At The Wellness Lounge you will have the opportunity to receive complimentary one-on-one consultations with up to 10 wellness professionals and learn about products and services to support you in feeling good and having a healthier life. You are invited to come relax and unwind from your busy day and receive 1 FREE non-alcoholic or alcoholic cocktail, up to 10 FREE one on one mini consults with the expert of your choice, a FREE chair massage, a goodie bag of products & discounts for health and wellness services, and an opportunity to mingle, network and meet other like minded people. Pranna Lounge, 79 Madison Avenue, NYC, 33333. Tickets $15 at www.thewellnesslounge2013.eventbrite.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 The Language of Astrology – 6:30-8:30pm. Join us for this 4-week exploration into the exciting field of astrology! Learn signs of the Zodiac, the association between the signs and their corresponding planets, how the signs relate to the houses, which house is connected with work, love, and health and so much more. The final week puts it all together and interprets the key aspects of your own chart and that of your fellow students.

Plan to email Maria Rodriguez (workshop facilitator)

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at Selfhealing1@gmail.com to have a chart created.

Namaste Bookshop, 2 W 14th St, New York, NY. 212645-0141 or namastebookshop.com/11-13-20-27-and12-04-the-language-of-astrology-with-maria-rodriguez/.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Back Care Strategies Workshop- 6:30-9:30pm.

Back pain is a common and often debilitating problem, which prevents many people from being able to enjoy the activities they love. The Feldenkrais Method helps by improving our musculoskeletal organization, so that pressure is reduced on our discs, joints, ligaments and muscles. Inflammation subsides, and healing can take place. Join Feldenkrais Institute co-founder, Marek Wyszynski, for a very informative workshop constructed to improve the comfort of your back.

Understand how to mobilize your skeleton for better back support, comfort and flexibility, and reduce the frequency and severity of many common back problems. The Feldenkrais Institute of NY 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor., New York, NY. 212-727-1014 or feldenkraisinstitute.com. (Mention code NA1 to receive a 10% discount off the workshop fee.)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Explore Your Past Lives – 7pm. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to journey to a past life!

Explore that past life and separate from your past-life personality. Exchange gifts with him or her and bring back some quality or awareness which can benefit you today. Laurie Greenberg. A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St (W of 7th Ave), New York, NY. 212-691-7690 or secure-booker.com/areofnewyork/ ClassSchedule/ClassSchedule.aspx#.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 TT Healing Group – 10am-12pm. You are cordially invited to participate in a Therapeutic Touch Group Meeting and no RSVP. We will begin with a group meditation and guided distance healing to be followed by individual TT treatments for everyone present. The meeting will close with a brief group meditation and some sharing. Modest donations of $3-$5 accepted.

New York Theosophical Center, 240 E 53rd St (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), New York, NY. 347-225-6721, Susan at akapainter@mindspring.com, Gabriela at gaby. solomon@hotmail.com or questbookshop.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Sense and Sensibility: The Human Body – 10am.

Sight, sound, touch, taste and smell are the great communicators to the brain about the world of feeling.

Learn the fascinating ways they work and explore a mystery bag of “sense” items that you can take home.

92Y Tribeca Classroom, Lexington Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY. 212-415-5500 or 92ytribeca.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Eat Sleep Play: Building Health Every Day – 10am5pm. Step into CMOM’s exhibit and experience interactive ways for families to create a healthier lifestyle together. All activities and information are based on the latest medical and behavioral research. Learn essential facts and skills to make simple changes to build strong habits now and for the future. Children’s Museum of Manhattan, The Tisch Bldg, 212 W 83rd St (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY. 212721-1223, cmom.org or nyc-arts.org/events/16251/ Eat-Sleep-Play-Building-Health-Every-Day.

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markyourcalendar FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH The Real Truth About Health Seminar-3 Days with Dr. Brian Clement, Cherie Soria, Dan Ladermann, Richard Oppenlander and other special guests live from Times Sqaure in New York City at the Legendary Hudson Theater.

Contact 516-921-1417

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method- 6:309:30pm. Join our esteemed Practitioner Mark Hirschfield for this special program to learn why the Feldenkrais Method is unlike any other for improving your physical health and comfort. By releasing habitual patterns that no longer serve you and improving your musculoskeletal organization, the benefits will include pain relief, better posture, increased mobility and flexibility, improved breathing, stress reduction, increased energy, and a more “embodied” sense of self. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity to begin making meaningful changes in your body. The Feldenkrais Institute of NY 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor., New York, NY. 212-727-1014 or feldenkraisinstitute.com. (Mention code NA1 to receive a 10% discount off the workshop fee.)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Stretch and Relax Yoga – 7:30-8:45pm. This class emphasizes the deep and juicy stretch of all major muscles and connective tissues through a series of slow movements and breath awareness. We seek ways to release tightness in your body, whether in your hips and shoulders or hamstrings and quads. The class ends with relaxing, resting pose to prepare your body and mind for the rest of the week. Masako Miyakawa.

Sacred Sounds Yoga, 163 Bleecker St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. 212-533-9642 or sacredsoundsyoga.com.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Natural Running- 6:30-9:30pm. Would you like to learn techniques that will help you make the change to healthier, more natural biomechanics so that you can train safely, enjoy your running experience and achieve your performance goals? If so, then you won’t want to miss this workshop, which will include Feldenkrais exercises, indoor running drills, and video to help you increase your knowledge and skill. Whether you are an experienced runner or just thinking about starting a running practice,you won’t want to miss this unique event, taught by Jae Gruenke, a running ‘guru’ and Feldenkrais Practitioner. The Feldenkrais Institute of NY 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor., New York, NY. 212727-1014 or feldenkraisinstitute.com. (Mention code NA1 to receive a 10% discount off the workshop fee.)

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Manhattan Meditation Class and Group Practice – 7-8:30pm. Meditation, the ability to focus all of your attention in one area, comes with a myriad of well-publicized health benefits. Experience increased concentration, decreased anxiety and a general feeling of happiness and peace as you participate in this class and group practice. Chelsea Studios, 151 W 26th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY. 516-442-7408, ladyni88@ gmail.com or bodhimeditationsociety.org.

Meditation Practice Group – 6pm. The Edgar Cayce readings clearly present meditation as a foundation for spiritual growth. The group will meditate together primarily using the methods described within the Cayce readings. This will be followed by a short discussion around any issues, problems or concerns about meditation. Randall Okey. A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Center, 241 W 30th St (W of 7th Ave), New York, NY. 212-691-7690 or secure-booker.com/areofnewyork/ ClassSchedule/ClassSchedule.aspx#.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Health and Race Walking – 9:30-11am. The NY Walkers Club and North Meadow Recreation Center invite you to get fit as you enjoy the beautiful park landscapes! North Meadow Recreation Center in Central Park, New York, NY. 212-860-1370, hlook@centralparknyc.org or nycgovparks.org/ events/2013/11/23/health-and-race-walking.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Nature Exploration Hike – 11am. Discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest on this Nature Exploration Hike. The hike is classified as physically vigorous since it includes rugged terrain and hills in its long distance. Wear comfortable shoes or boots and bring water and a light snack. Inwood Hill Park, Seaman Ave and Isham St Entrance, New York, NY. 212-304-2365 or nycgovparks.org/ events/2013/11/24/nature-exploration-vigorousinwood-to-fort-washington.

MONDAY, NOVEMBERE 25 Museum of Mathematics – 10am-5pm. More than 30 exhibitions reveal the wonders of math in this 19,000-square-foot space. Interactive, hands-on, engaging and fun, the exhibitions invite participation, encourage experimentation, and spark curiosity in visitors of all ages and math skills. They bring math concepts to life in ways that amaze, astound, enlighten and entertain. Many have surprising outcomes that stimulate visitors to want to understand why. 11 E 26th St (between 5th and Madison Aves), New York, NY. 212-542-0566, momath.org or nyc-arts.org/ events/45228/momath-exhibitions.

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Improve all aspects of life. It’s a skill, not a gift. Nothing is off limits. As taught at Institute of Noetic Sciences Social Workers, Massage Therapists, Yoga Teachers: 30 CE hours

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Tucker Square Greenmarket – 8am-5pm.

Greenmarket’s gateway to the Upper West Side, the Tucker Square Greenmarket offers locally grown produce. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. This week only, the market is open today, Wednesday, instead of its usual Thursday because of Thanksgiving. Print out the Tucker Square Greenmarket coupon to receive great deals from each stand! New location due to construction is Columbus Ave at 64th St, New York, NY. grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/tucker.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – For the 87th year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will usher in the holiday season with familiar sights like giant balloons, high-kicking Rockettes and Santa’s big sleigh. The excitement of the parade brings joy to millions, both in the city and to those who view it in their homes across America. For parade routes and other important information, visit social.macys.com/ parade or timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/macysthanksgiving-day-parade.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Manhattan Meditation Class and Group Practice – 3:30-5pm. Meditation is the ability to focus all of your attention in one area and comes with a myriad of wellpublicized health benefits. You will have decreased anxiety, increased concentration, and a general feeling of happiness and peace as you participate in this class and group practice. Phelps House in Goddard Riverside Community Center, 595 Columbus Ave, New York, NY. Rui at 646-250-0669 or bodhimeditationsociety. org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Tai Chi & Push Hands – 3-4:15pm. This is a twoperson sparring exercise that balances the energies of both people by applying the principles of QiGong and Tai Chi. It enables students to neutralize aggression while remaining calm and effective in the face of adversity. This class is a great introduction to the martial arts aspect of tai chi chuan. Calum Douglas-Reid.

Sacred Sounds Yoga, 163 Bleecker St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. 212-533-9642 or sacredsoundsyoga.com/ classes.html.

markyourcalendar EDGAR CAYCE CENTER EVENTS 241 W. 30th St., Midtown NYC 212-691-7690 See Upcoming Events at www.edgarcaycenyc.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2 & 3 JILL MATTSON, Healing & Manifesting With Sound To Advance Your Consciousness.

Jill has spent the past 20 years researching Vibratory Sound Energy for healing, manifesting and other remarkable uses. Discover how sound and music can help you change frequencies in your body, mind and soul—often with immediate effects! Nov. 1– Ancient Sounds Of Advanced Civilizations, 7-9:30 pm; Nov. 2–Heal Yourself With Vibration & Sound, 11 am-6 pm; Nov. 3–Secrets Of Manifesting With Sound, 1-5 pm.

NOVEMBER 2-6 MALCOLM SMITH, Spiritual Healer from England.

This internationally admired healer considers himself an ordinary person with an extraordinary gift—the ability to be a channel for healing energy from God. For more than 25 years, he has used his gift to relieve the pain, disease and suffering of thousands. Call 212-691-7690 for appointments.

NOVEMBER 8 & 9 YOUR PSYCHIC SOUL, Embracing Your Sixth Sense with Judith Pennington.

Learn how to tap into your inner guidance for creativity, insight, healing. Come on a scientific and mystical journey into the depths of your problemsolving soul and let it guide you through this time of challenge and change. Nov. 8–Introduction, 7-9 pm; Nov. 9–Workshop, 11 am-6 pm.

NOVEMBER 20 LORNA BYRNE, A Message Of Hope From The Angels.

Irish mystic Lorna Byrne has been seeing angels since she was a baby and sees angels physically, every day, with as much clarity as the rest of us see people.

Her message of hope from the angels draws sell-out crowds all over the world. Come for an uplifting evening, 7-9:30 pm. Lorna will be interviewed for an hour, answer audience questions, then individually bless anyone who wishes it. Space is limited!

Register early!

NOVEMBER 22-24 MERKABA CLASSIC, Weekend Workshop with Maureen St. Germain.

She teaches the 17-Breath Merkaba Classic to: Accelerate your Ascension process, Assist with Planetary Transformation, Achieve Direct Contact with Your Higher Self, remember your mission on Earth and reawaken your Connections with God. Register by Nov. 20, save $149.

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Located in the heart of Columbus Circle, Eastgate Acupuncture specializes in making alternative healthcare a great experience. With focus in Pain, Injury, Fertility, Chronic Disease and Facial Rejuvenation we have the practitioner that is right for you.

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

CLASSICAL FENG SHUI BIOS INSTITUTE

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

ENERGY HEALING PRISCILLA BRIGHT, MA

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

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

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MARK SIAGH

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

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

HOLISTIC COUNSELING NILOO DARDASHTI, PSYD, HHP

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

LIFE COACH DAVID BARTKY

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

As a Certified Law of Attraction Life Coach, I show my clients how to use the Law of Attraction in their lives so they can attract whatever it is they want. If you already know about, or have heard about, or are interested in finding out about how you can use the Law of Attraction in your life, give me a call. My clients also find that after working with me, they’re not only attracting more of what they want, they simply feel more excited about life and enjoy each day more than before. Don’t you want to experience that too? Please also check out my new book “Vibratize Your Life!” on Amazon.

MOVEMENT THERAPY THE FELDENKRAIS INSTITUTE OF NY 134 W 26th St, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10001 212-727-1014 www.feldenkraisinstitute.com

The Feldenkrais Method is a powerful resource for improving the physical comfort & wellbeing of people of all ages. With a combination of slow, gentle movements and guided attention, the Feldenkrais Method can bring about dramatic improvements in our body’s muscularskeletal organization. This can quickly reduce pain and tension & increase our ease of movement. It can also improve physical comfort, flexibility, balance, posture & muscular efficiency. The Feldenkrais Institute of NY makes the Feldenkrais Method available 6 days a week, all year round. We offer 14 Feldenkrais exercise classes every week, over 50 workshops each year, & individual treatment sessions with our skilled staff of Practitioners.

Mention code: NA1 to receive a 10% discount on all services & programs.

NATURAL BEAUTY MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

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

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

Recycle your Textiles at

SpinGreen.com na-newyorkcity.com

NATURAL DENTAL DR. VICTOR ZEINES

57 West 57th Street New York City, NY 10019 & Shokan NY 212-813-9461 • www.natdent.com Holistic dentist & author, Dr. Zeines, takes into consideration the whole persons balance of physical, environmental, mental, emotional & spiritual needs so you receive a more complete dental health evaluation & treatment. Dr. Zeines is available for phone consultations.

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR SIMPLICITY HEALTH ASSOCIATES Dr Ivy Branin, ND 230 West 13th Street, Suite 1-B New York, NY 10011 646-470-8458 www.simplicityhealthassociates.com

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

NATURAL HEALING

OZONE DENTISTRY

ARE OF NEW YORK, INC.

DR. PETER SILVER

Edgar Cayce' s Association for Research and Enlightenment Center offers affordable workshops and individual consultations explaining how to use the Cayce remedies to help bring the body back to its natural state of health. You can find NYC’s largest selection of Cayce remedies and books on holistic health, and holistic health practitioners, including chiropractic, massage, energy & intuitive healing. There are also frequent workshops on angelic, shamanic, sound & energy healing; pendulum dowsing, akashic records, and dreams. See ad, page 13.

Located in an easily accessible area

by Union Square, Dr. Peter Silver practices Minimally Invasive Ozone Dentistry. Ozone is used to kill bacteria in cavities and gum disease, while speeding up the healing of your tissue. Dr. Silver also practices GuiltFree dentistry, where you are never made to feel uncomfortable about the condition of your mouth. If you are anxious about visiting the dentist, Dr. Silver uses laughing gas and does sedation dentistry as well. See ad on page 19 .

241 West 30th St. 2nd floor New York City, NY 10001 212-691-7690 • www.edgarcaycenyc.org

24 East 12th Street, Stuite 305 212-924-6890 • www.JazzDentist.com Dr.PeterSilver@gmail.com

OZONE THERAPY DR. HOWARD ROBINS

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

The Healing Center 200 W. 57th St., Suite 807 New York, NY 10019 212-581-0101 • DrHowardRobins@gmail.com

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

If you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, Ozone Therapy will most likely be the answer, even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope. If you are questioning if your condition can be treated, call or email Dr Robins contact information above. See ad on page 3.

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