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pringtime always catches me slightly off-guard, as if nothing ever prepared me for the sight of new leaves, or the smell of freshlyturned soil or the birdsong that wakes me at sunrise. It seems new all over again.

In June, I learn—again—what “growing season” means. Every trip from the house to the car suddenly involves a pause to breathe deeply and savor the fragrances of the many blooms surrounding me. Sadly, there were years when I didn’t notice these gifts, but I’m learning to slow down.

Father’s Day comes in June, an opportunity to honor the dads in our lives. I remember my dad, but I also recall the dads of friends, plus the teachers, coaches, scout leaders, neighbors, uncles and anybody else who had a little time to spare for kids, back in the day. I’m the sum of their influences, whether those men knew it or not, and I wonder who is watching me and storing memories. This, also, reminds me to slow down.

Natural Awakenings uses Father’s Day to feature “Happiness and Balanced Man,” as a theme. I doubt that my dad would have picked up a magazine with those words on the cover. Self-care never seemed high on his list of priorities.

That’s one way things have changed for the better, I think; the world expects as much of men as ever, but nowadays we’re not expected to run entirely without maintenance. Dad would have chuckled at “Tress Stress, Natural Ways to Prevent Hair Loss,” as I do—too late for us! He was always quietly amused when young people discovered old ideas, and he would have appreciated “Bodybuilders Turn to Yoga.”

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

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A Wounded September 11 Firefighter

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16 HAPPY ALL DAY

Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life

by Judith Fertig

20 TRESS STRESS

Natural Ways to Prevent Hair Loss

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22 BUFF AND BALANCED Bodybuilders Turn to Yoga

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How to Raise Your Quotient

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28 GAY HENDRICKS ON NURTURING LOVE IN MIDLIFE

Why Growing Up Can Mean Loving Better

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The High Cost of Happiness

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op culture’s focus on happiness is misleading. We’re taught that we should be happy or we’re doing something wrong. While we know that human beings push away from discomfort and move toward happiness, do we really want to cultivate this unconscious predisposition? Perhaps it’s more resourceful to embrace what’s true, even when it’s not so happy.

According to Rising Fire co-founders Elle Rosenthal and Rosemary Beam, happiness is only one aspect of our lived experience. There’s also joy, sadness, anger, kindness, grief, strength and stillness. When we privilege happiness, the richness of our emotional palette becomes less available.

Think about what has to be done to get happy and stay happy. Cram bad feelings down; do anything to make others happy or to get approval. Or, we distract ourselves from real life when it doesn’t appear happy enough—with compulsive or destructive behaviors that allow us to hide. The cost of maintaining happy is very high! The stress it creates makes us sick and tired in the long run.

But, what if our goal were to know what is intimately true for us— uniquely and in this moment? Then we hear what our souls long for, and develop the muscle for authenticity.

An excitement builds that affirms the aliveness of being real. Freedom becomes a personal process, cultivated under any condition.

Rising Fire offers private sessions, coaching, classes and events that support the development of freedom. For more information, visit Rising-fire.com or find them on Meetup.

Painless Breast Screenings with Medical Thermography

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adiant Body Thermography (RBT) is hosting an Open House on Sunday, June 12 from noon to 3 p.m., inviting guests to see their own images taken with infrared imaging technology and view sample thermogram reports of breast and full body studies.

According to RBT owner, Candace Parmer, these thermograms provide physiologic information while leaving DNA intact. Full body scans are useful for locating sources of pain and dysfunction and safe even for babies. When used in conjunction with other tests, like ultrasound, thermography screening raises the percentages of detectable breast cancers above 95 percent while lowering false positive rates. Candidates for breast imaging include those with dense breast tissue, implants, scar tissue and anyone unable or unwilling to undergo radiation.

Parmer further explains that thermography provides risk information and early warning that mammography cannot. It can detect physiologic changes associated with breast cancer while still at a cellular level, providing patients critical time to reverse the course of disease.

“Learning about the unnecessary over-treatment of healthy women caused by aggressive breast screening compelled me to suspend my bodywork practice to work full time offering thermography’s exceptional early tumor detection capability,” says Parmer.

Thermograms taken at RBT are read by board-certified physicians. Reports are ready in two to three days. Rush option is available and referrals are not required.

RBT location: 1314 NW Irving St., #705, Portland. For more information about services, informational events and hours, call 503-775-1812 or visit RadiantBodyThermography.com.

Oregon’s Plum Deluxe Tea Named World Tea Award Finalist

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lum Deluxe Tea was recently named a finalist in the 2016 World Tea Expo, in both the Best Tea Blog and Best Tea Community/Social Initiative categories. The company was the only Oregon company featured. Winners across all 12 categories will be announced at the expo award dinner during the expo on June 15.

“We’ve been very intentional in creating not just a tea brand—but a tea movement—a call to encourage people to slow down and to connect people over mindful moments. We’re so grateful to see our efforts being acknowledged with this nomination,” says Andy Hayes, founder and creator of Plum Deluxe.

Launched in 2008, Plum Deluxe is a retailer of organic loose leaf teas and tea accessories. The company is more well-known for their tea of the month club, a $10 monthly subscription. While Plum Deluxe does not have a dedicated retail outlet, the brand can be spotted hosting pop-up shops and joint events with other Portland practitioners, such as Body Mechanics Pilates or Jill Knouse Yoga. Tea club members get free/discounted access to events and other club benefits, such as free shipping and discount.

For more information on Plum Deluxe Tea, visit PlumDeluxe.com.

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Peace in Schools Brings Mindfulness Classes to Area High Schools

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eace in Schools is a Portland-based nonprofit that teaches mindfulness and compassion to teenagers. In 2014, Peace in Schools created the nation’s first for-credit mindfulness course in a public high school. They started at Wilson and Rosemary Anderson High Schools, and last year partnered with Portland Public Schools to add mindfulness classes at Lincoln, Cleveland, and Alliance.

A teenager in Peace in Schools’ mindfulness class recently shared, “Before coming into this class I struggled everyday with inner battles that I felt I could never win. I truly believe this class saved my life.”

Barnaby Willett, Director of Program Development, said, “We’re a leader of a movement for mindfulness in education. Mindfulness is a force for change for young people. When teens learn how to be aware, connected and compassionate, they learn a new way of being.” He added that the expansion of their work to more schools has only been possible through community support.

Peace in Schools’ current fundraising drive will allow more Portland high schools to offer mindfulness classes in the fall of 2016. Willett said, “By giving today, supporters will help bring our life-changing program to more young people in Portland.”

You can read more about Peace in Schools’ mindfulness programs at PeaceInSchools.org.

Montavilla Food Co-op’s Annual Pancake Breakfast

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he Montavilla Food Co-op is proud to host its sixth Annual Pancake Breakfast to benefit the effort to bring a cooperative grocery store to the Montavilla neighborhood. Volunteers will offer a delicious and healthy breakfast made by some of Portland’s best up-and-coming young chefs using locally and organically sourced ingredients. The event will also feature live entertainment from local artists and a fantastic raffle with prizes from community artisans and stores. The public is invited to meet other member-owners, board and committee members and join the co-op.

The event takes place on Saturday, June 4 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Montavilla United Methodist Church, located at 232 SE 80th Street, in Portland. Admission is $10 and free to those who join the co-op before June 4. Prospective memberowners can join online at Montavilla.Coop or in person at the event. Attendees are encouraged to invite their friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to attend the event and engage on the Facebook event page.

Montavilla Food Co-op’s mission is to connect the East Portland community to healthy food, support local farmers and producers, build community wealth and advance sustainability initiatives all within a centrally located, cooperative grocery.

The co-op has entered the planning and feasibility stage of development and is seeking new member-owners to support its growth.

For more information about the co-op, visit Montavilla.Coop.

Create Lasting Joy & Success

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re joy and abundance eluding you? Do you wonder why you are unable to create lasting success toward your goals?

Studies in neuroscience reveal that we set goals using approximately 5 percent of our consciousness, while the subconscious mind, which makes up around 95 percent of our consciousness, houses outdated beliefs that can sabotage our goals, if not aligned with what we desire to achieve The good news is that, originated by Robert M. Williams in 1988, PSYCH-K® provides a variety of safe and effective ways to “re-write” the software of our mind by changing beliefs that sabotage us into beliefs that support us—simply and easily. It directly facilitates communication between the conscious portions of the mind.

It also includes processes to increase the “cross talk” between the two brain hemispheres, resulting in a “wholebrain” state, dramatically reducing the resistance to changing outdated subconscious programs.

“The ‘secret to life’ is belief. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that control our lives. PSYCH-K is a set of simple, self-empowering techniques to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular level.” ~Bruce Lipton, Ph.D Cellular Biologist, author of Biology of Belief.

To book a session in person/Skype or register for a PSYCH-K workshop, please contact Rita Soman at 503-6672023, Rita@RitaSoman.com or RitaSomanWisdom.blogspot.com.

Visit RitaSoman.com for her upcoming workshop on June 11-12 in Gearhart, Oregon.

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Live Comedy Evokes Trust and Empathy

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esearch from the UK University of Surrey has found that witnessing live comedy increases emotional interaction and bonding between the spectators and performer and enhances a general feeling of trust and intimacy among participants through the shared experience.

Published in the journal Comedy Studies, the study was conducted by doctoral candidate Tim Miles, who analyzed surveys and interviews of audience members, as well as comedians, including some well-known performers. Miles found that comics and audiences connected through sharing of admiration and empathy.

Bonds also formed as the audience began to identify with the observations and experiences of the comic.

“Comedy has often been seen to be a bit frivolous, but it’s actually something really important. My work looking at comedians and comedy audiences has shown how live, stand-up comedy fulfills a need for feelings of truth, trust, empathy and intimacy between people, which is really important in a society where many people often complain about feeling isolated,” says Miles.

Omega-3s May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer

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esearch published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that high blood levels of DHA, EPA and DPA—three omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil supplements—are linked to prostate cancer.

The study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center tested 834 men with prostate cancer and 1,393 healthy men; they found that such high concentrations were associated with a 71 percent increased risk of more serious prostate cancer and a 44 percent increase in the risk of less serious prostate cancer. The overall increased risk in all prostate cancers was 43 percent.

The findings of this study confirm similar research in 2011 and another large European study. “What’s important is that we have been able to replicate our findings from 2011,” says one of the more recent study’s authors, Theodore Brasky, Ph.D.

Ashwagandha Pumps Up Testosterone

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ow testosterone levels can be problematic for men as they age. Fortunately, Mother Nature produces her own form of testosterone booster: the herb ashwagandha. Research published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition tested 57 men between the ages of 18 and 50. They were divided into two groups—one was given 300 milligrams of the herbal extract twice a day for eight weeks; the other ingested a placebo for the same period. Both groups underwent supervised muscle training programs for the duration of the study.

The men that took the ashwagandha had significantly higher levels of circulating testosterone compared to the placebo group. The ashwagandha group also experienced an increase in muscle mass in the chest and arms, yielding an average arm muscle size of 8.6 centimeters, compared to the placebo group’s 5.3 centimeters.

Those men in the ashwagandha group also exhibited faster reductions of creatine kinase, a marker for the type of muscle fiber injury that occurs during strenuous exercise, following workouts.

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E-Cigarettes Produce Free Radicals

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lectronic cigarette use, or vaping, is on the rise as many consider it a healthier alternative to smoking. However, in a study published in the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, researchers from the Penn State University College of Medicine report that e-cigarettes produce considerable levels of reactive free radicals created by the high-temperature heating coils that warm up the nicotine solution.

Dr. John Richie, a professor at Penn State and senior author of the research, says, “The identification of these radicals in the aerosols means that we can’t just say e-cigarettes are safe because they don’t contain tobacco. They are potentially harmful.”

The researchers found that levels of free radicals in e-cigarettes are between 100 to 1,000 times less than the levels produced by tobacco cigarettes, still making them a better choice than traditional cigarettes although they still carry risk. Richie explains, “The levels of radicals that we’re seeing are more than what you might get from a heavily air-polluted area, but less than what you might find in cigarette smoke.”

Previous research has found that e-cigarette smoke also contains aldehydes that can potentially cause cellular and tissue damage.

esearch from the University of Texas Medical School and Health Science Center has found that a medicinal mushroom extract may be able to eradicate human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease.

Presented last fall at the 11th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, in Houston, the clinical study treated 10 women that tested positive for HPV with the mushroom mycelia extract called active hexose correlated compound (AHCC).

The patients were given three grams of the AHCC once a day for six months or longer. Eight of them tested negative for HPV after the period, including three that were confirmed HPV-eradicated after stopping the AHCC treatment. The two other patients continued receiving the extract.

A phase II clinical trial led by Dr. Judith Smith, a professor at the UT Medical School, will be conducted.

Awe and Wonder Prime Physical Health

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wo related studies from the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the act of admiring the beauty of nature with awe and wonder can decrease inflammation in the body.

More than 200 adults reported their experiences of emotions on a particular day, including amusement, awe, compassion, joy, contentment and pride.

Samples of the subjects’ gum and cheek tissues were analyzed for cytokines, and the researchers found those that cited emotions of awe, wonder and amazement had the lowest levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6).

UC Berkeley professor and co-author of the research Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., says, “That awe, wonder and beauty promote healthier levels of cytokines suggests that the things we do to experience these emotions—a walk in nature, losing oneself in music, beholding art—have a direct influence upon health and life expectancy.”

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

Well Well

New Healthy Building Standard The WELL Building Standard, administered by the International WELL Building Institute, is the world’s first development criterion to focus exclusively on human health and wellness. It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research, harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and well-being.

Pioneered by the Delos company and the culmination of seven years of research in partnership with leading scientists, doctors, architects and wellness thought leaders, WELL is grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where people spend more than 90 percent of their time and the health and wellness impacts on occupants. It sets performance requirements in seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and state of mind.

WELL-certified spaces can help foster improvements in the nutrition, fitness, moods, sleep patterns and performance of occupants. WELL is independently certified by Green Business Certification Inc., which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and associated professional credentialing program.

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Municipal Pioneers

More U.S. Cities Leaving the Grid Nassau, New York, a town of 5,000 outside Albany, plans to ramp up a combination of rooftop- and ground-mounted solar, wind turbine and landfill methane-capture technologies to generate 100 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. “If all goes as planned, within the next four years, all six of the town buildings will be disconnected from the grid,” says Nassau Supervisor Dave Fleming.

The New York Department of Public Services wants this trend to grow through its Reforming Energy Vision (REV) initiative. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration is actively working to help municipalities, especially core towns and schools, move toward getting a significant portion of their power from renewable resources. Smaller, cleaner, power systems are less costly and cleaner alternatives to the traditional larger electrical stations.

San Diego, California, recently committed to securing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. It’s the largest American city to do so. Already, at least 13 U.S. cities, including San Francisco; Burlington, Vermont; and Aspen, Colorado, have committed to 100 percent clean energy. Las Vegas is among other major cities aiming to follow suit. Hawaii has pledged the same by 2045, the most ambitious standard set by a U.S. state to date.

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Bye-Bye Dye

Mars and Others Abandoning Artificial Colors Mars Inc., the maker of many candies, chewing gum flavors and other food products, is phasing out artificial food dyes over the next five years. The decision came as a response to growing customer demand, says CEO Grant F. Reid. Nestlé, General Mills, Kraft and Kellogg’s have also started eliminating artificial dyes from their products due to calls for more natural ingredients.

Common shades of red 40 and yellow 5 are presently ubiquitous, as per capita production of artificial coloring approved for use in food has increased more than five-fold since the 1950s. According to a study of supermarket labels by the Center for Science in Public Interest, an estimated 90 percent of childoriented candies, fruit snacks, drink mixes and powders contain artificial colors, and many parents are concerned about their potential impact on developing brains.

Several studies have scrutinized dyes’ possible link to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other effects on children’s behavior.

When a study by a group of British scientists suggested a link between the consumption of certain food dyes and hyperactivity in kids, Europe and the UK began requiring food with artificial dyes to carry warning labels.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to maintain that no causal relationship exists between color additives and hyperactivity in children, and doesn’t require warning labels.

Buzz Benefactors

More Retailers Ban Bee-Toxic Products Amidst the growing pollinator crisis and due to public pressure, Aldi Süd, the German supermarket chain with stores in the U.S., has become the first major European retailer to ban pesticides toxic to bees, including the neonicotinoids imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, from fruits and vegetables produced for their stores. Starting in January, Aldi produce suppliers have had to ensure their cultivation practices exclude eight pesticides identified as toxic to bees. Other retailers in the U.S. and Europe are also beginning to shun bee-toxic pesticides.

Home Depot will no longer use the class of pesticides known as neonics on 80 percent of its flowering plants; completing the phase-out in 2018. Lowe’s is ending the sale of products containing neonicotinoid pesticides within 48 months.

Smaller retailers are also working on removing neonics and other toxic pesticides from their shelves.

The science has become increasingly clear that pesticides, working individually or synergistically, play a critical role in the ongoing decline of honeybees and other pollinators. Bees in the U.S. and Europe have seen unprecedented losses over the last decade, and bee-toxic pesticides like neonicotinoids have consistently been implicated as a major contributing factor.

Source: BeyondPesticides.org If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.

Nature’s Metric

~Katharine Hepburn

Rethinking All Aspects of Society The International Living Future Institute’s Living Future Challenge presents a bold new framework for rethinking how systems, products, buildings and communities are designed. Based on the elegant and profound architecture of its recent Living Building Challenge that cites nature as the ultimate metric for success, the Living Future Challenge is now branching out to influence aspects of society.

The Living Community Challenge applies Living Building concepts to entire communities or cities; the Living Product Challenge asks designers and manufacturers to create net positive products; Net Zero Energy Building certification rates successful energy conservation in both new and existing buildings; Just becomes the social justice label for appropriately certified organizations; Declare confirms the merit of nutrition labels; and Reveal affirms a building’s energy efficiency status.

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globalbriefs Unsafe Playfields

Artificial Surfaces Pose Risks As of January, there have been 200 nationwide cases of cancers in young athletes that played on synthetic turf—many of them lymphoma, which is uncommon in the age group. In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew earlier safety assurances and called for new, more comprehensive studies.

A majority of professional and college athletes strongly prefer natural turf because those playing on synthetic turf suffer about 50 percent more knee and ankle injuries.

Other playfields use “crumb rubber” infill made of ground-up used tires formerly considered hazardous waste. Thus, sports players may be exposed to dozens of chemical compounds, most of which have never been tested for health impact; some of those tested are believed to cause cancer, birth defects, developmental and reproductive disorders and infertility.

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Many Americans work 50 hours a week or more because they think they’ll get more done and reap the benefits later. However, according to a metastudy published in The Lancet, people that clock a 55-hour week have a 33 percent greater risk of stroke and 13 percent higher risk of developing coronary heart disease than those that maintain a 35- to 40-hour work week. Data from 25 studies that monitored the health of 600,000 people from the U.S., Europe and Australia for up to 8.5 years were analyzed.

Paul Kelley, of Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, notes that even a traditional nine-to-five workday is at odds with peoples’ internal body clocks, contributing to sleep deprivation.

Now Sweden is moving toward a standard six-hour workday, with some businesses having already implemented the change. Linus Feldt, CEO of Stockholm app developer Filimundus, reports that the shift has maintained productivity while decreasing staff conflicts, because people are happier and better rested. Several Toyota service centers in Gothenburg that switched to a six-hour day 13 years ago also report happier staff, a lower turnover rate and increased ease in enticing new hires. A Swedish retirement home has embarked on a yearlong experiment to compare the costs and benefits of a shorter working day.

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Alternatively, a toxin-free backyard pond or water garden can be stocked with mosquito fish like gambusia that feed on and consume large quantities of insect larvae.

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Chemicals rinse off into shower and bath drains during later wash-ups.

How Qigong Healed a Wounded September 11 Firefighter

by Jonathan Henderson

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y lungs and sinuses suffered major damage at the trade towers site and everything from hearing loss to depression set in, which caused me to balloon to over 300 pounds. At a funeral for a firefighter who died of September 11-related lung cancer, I looked around at the low turnout and mentioned my disappointment to our Lieutenant. Looking at the small number attending he said, “I’ll show up for your funeral.” I turned and said, “I’ll show up for yours, too, pal.” Seeing we were a dying breed and there was major mishandling of healthcare for firefighters impacted by September 11 is what motivated me to find natural solutions.

During a spiritual vision, I saw my healthy self on a beach practicing a slow martial art having had no prior knowledge of qigong. I moved to San Diego to make the healthiest version of me and ate organic foods and smoothies. I removed toxic food and people from my life for a two-year sabbatical to get well. Soon, I was led to a mindbody studio and attended powerful qigong classes. During a “Breath Empowerment”, my lungs never felt so big!

My ribcage had expanded and I felt real energy surge through me like nothing I had ever known. I was buzzing for days after.

The studio was promoting a big seminar called “Qi Revolution” and I attended based on their suggestion.

Initially, I felt out of place with what seemed like mostly new age people in attendance, but when I did the practices with hundreds of others, it felt even more powerful than what I had known from my small group. Pressing on qi,

concentrating on breath and moving slowly had a great effect on me and almost everyone else in attendance.

I found qigong practice slowed my overly active New Yorker mind, allowing me to focus on giving my body and soul some long overdue healing energy.

September 11 anniversaries are emotional for those connected. On September 11, 2013, I was with San Diego FDNY retirees aboard the USS Midway reading names of rescue workers and flight crews lost 12 years earlier.

That morning I woke up, went to the beach and did Supreme Science Qigong Level-1 healing form with a rising sun. I did it by myself, for myself, for the first time ever and I felt energy pulsing and surging all around me; it was as my spiritual vision showed me. It made the most difficult day of the year easier somehow and gave me peace and calmness that stays with me now.

Since finding qigong, I’ve not taken addictive prescriptions, and I’ve had tremendous results with foodbased healing. I’ve lost 80 pounds and my lung capacity shows significant improvement. Everyone can help themselves with qigong, especially my firefighter family. Anyone seeking improved physical health, specifically better lung capacities, will benefit greatly from the Qi Revolution seminar.

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HAPPY ALL DAY Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life

by Judith Fertig

in the mind, he says, conscious selfobservation introduces a space between our perceptions and responses, allowing us to view our thoughts as separate from the person we really are.

Complementary methods may include breathing techniques or body awareness that help shift us away from anxious, “What if?” speculations into the ever-present now. With just a few minutes of mindfulness a day—the first thing in the morning or at night before retiring—according to Verni, “We can shift our relationship to ourselves and our life experiences in a way that allows for greater spaciousness, acceptance and compassion, and in doing so, can dramatically improve the quality of our lives.”

Daily Joy at Home

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hroughout the past decade, success researchers and positive psychologists have sketched out in broad strokes the big picture of our elemental yearning for happiness. According to Martin Seligman, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, inner happiness derives from four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment. What we want to know now is how to instill happiness into daily practices.

In her latest book, Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives, happiness expert Gretchen Rubin fleshes out the needed details. She maintains that the shift into a happier way of being can be as simple as changing our habits, which she terms the invisible architecture of daily life. Rubin found, “We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives.”

We can start small in sometimes surprising ways that encourage personal, family, workplace and community well-being.

Simplify—Exercise—Meditate Israeli-born Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., a former Harvard lecturer and author of the bestselling Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, had 16

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854 students enroll in one of his pioneering classes on happiness in 2006, the highest enrollment for any class at the time. “Students explored ways to apply these ideas to their life experiences and communities,” he says. Today, he lectures and consults worldwide on the science of happiness, or “optimal being and functioning”.

Ben-Shahar suggests we cultivate three personal habits. The first one is to simplify, saying, “We need to turn off our phones, email and other distractions at home, so we can fully be with the people we care about and that care about us. Time affluence—time to enjoy and appreciate—is a predictor of happiness.” The second is to exercise. “We were not meant to be sedentary,” he says. The third is to meditate. “Meditating helps us to develop extreme resilience to negative emotion.”

Ken A.Verni, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in Highland Park, New Jersey, endorses the importance of a mindfulness habit. In his new book, Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide, Verni outlines easy, step-by-step actions to form a new happiness habit that concurrently reduces stress and increases enlightenment. He starts with what he calls “compassionate attention”; being fully awake or present in our lives without judging what we’re thinking.

When we view our thoughts as events

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Another way to improve the quality of our life is to reverse one habit. Shonda Rhimes, creator of TV dramas that include Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, admits that she’s a driven, Type-A person in her new book, Year of Yes. A busy career in Los Angeles, three children and little leisure left her feeling unhappy, so instead of reciting her habitual, “No” to anything extraneous—like parties, eating chocolate chip cookies or spending a lazy afternoon chatting with an old friend—she decided to change that habit to, “Yes.”

One of Rhimes’ most profound revelations occurred after she responded positively when her children asked her to play. She observes that kids don’t want that much from us and playtime rarely involves more than 15 minutes; when we give them access and attention, it makes everyone feel good.

Rubin agrees that it’s the little things that can contribute to family happiness. As a New York City mother of two, she decided that she’d be happier if she knew she was creating family memories. She started regularly preparing “special occasion” family breakfasts, a relatively easy meal to customize. She says, “Studies show that family traditions support children’s social development and strengthen family cohesiveness. They provide the connection and predictability that people crave. I know that I enjoy a holiday more when I know exactly what we’re going to do and when we’re going to do it.”

Take the Secret Society of Happy People’s personal happiness inventory at Tinyurl.com/HappinessCheck. Tinyurl.com/ DefiningOurHappiness provides an introduction.

Home for Matthieu Ricard, a biochemist turned Buddhist monk, could be a Nepalese monastery or a seat at scientific conferences around the world. As the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, he defines happiness as a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind.

“It’s not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a mood, but an optimal state of being,” he says.

In order to nurture it, Ricard recommends taking some time each day for quiet reflection, noting, “The contemplative approach consists of rising above the whirlpool of our thoughts for a moment and looking calmly within, as if at an interior landscape, to find the embodiment of our deepest aspirations.” By cultivating attention and mindfulness, the cares of everyday life

become less burdensome. Such a spiritual practice of just sitting quietly for 10 minutes a day, observing the thoughts that randomly cross our minds, and then gently shooing them away, can be enormously beneficial, he says, as it helps us put things in perspective and aim for continuous calm.

Flipping the Switch

Changing thought habits to focus on the good things in life is an approach that works for clients of Mary Lynn Ziemer, a life coach in Estero, Florida. Ziemer suggests we “flip the switch” from negative thinking and make a habit of starting our day being positive and grateful for 10 minutes. She recommends we start by doing deep breathing—four seconds breathing in, hold for seven seconds, eight seconds breathing out— repeated four times. Next, we ask our-

selves how we feel in the moment and identify the emotion, and then ask what thoughts we can think to feel better.

The last step of the exercise is to frame a positive outlook in an affirmation, such as, “I am so grateful that I know I am doing the best I can and everything will work out. Everything is fine.” Ziemer adds, “Remember that happiness comes from love and takes you to a place of peace and calm. It is such emotions that beget success in relationships, health, supply, and clear purpose. Plus, it benefits everyone around you.”

Happiness Habits at Work

Dallas happiness researcher Shawn Achor, founder of Goodthink, Inc., and author of The Happiness Advantage, applies the science of happiness to the workplace. His research echoes the personal positivity of Ziemer, Verni and Ben-Shahar’s approaches to nurturing happiness. “Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our lives,” says Achor.

“When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises and we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.” The Harvard Business Review published his

1 0 HABITS OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE

by Kristi Ling

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appy people don’t find happiness like you’d find a penny on the ground; they make it happen, with action. Cultivating happiness habits can make a marked difference in your life.

4 Be deliberately optimistic. Optimism is imperative to emotional wellness.

4 Prioritize mindfully. Consistently align choices, intentions and actions with the top priorities of love, happiness and health.

4 Keep uplifting resources on hand.

A few surefire mood-lifters may include a green smoothie, mani-pedi and solo dance party to at least one get-your-feetmoving song by a favorite artist.

4 Put yourself first. It’s the best way to bring your A game to everyone else.

4 Be a prolific seeker. Seek beauty, joy, adventure, pleasure, growth and power-

ful meaning in all areas of life. Let life move you to possibility, opportunity and gratitude.

4 Don’t make things personal. Absolutely nothing others say or do is about you, ever.

4 Examine the worst that can happen.

Many of the limitations you’re placing on yourself aren’t real—they’re illusions.

4 Practice loving-kindness. Making this a habit changes the vibration of your life and the lives of those around you. Plus it feels great.

4 Be aware of your energy. Tune in to surrounding energy, as well as the energy you’re emitting and notice what needs to be adjusted or abandoned.

4 Be wary of media consumption.

Limit messages in everything from email and news to books and music that take you away from the calm, open space within that revels in joy and wonder. Conversations count, too.

Kristi Ling is the author of Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss. The life and business coach shares more at KristiLing.com/ operationhappinessresources. natural awakenings

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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.

day to go from multitasking to simply focusing on their breathing. This drops their stress levels and raises accuracy rates. It improves levels of happiness and it takes just minutes.”

~Voltaire research results: “Creativity triples and productive energy rises by 31 percent.

Sales rise by 37 percent and the likelihood of promotion rises by 40 percent.”

Achor’s method is helping people rewrite the way they think by first looking for positives at work. Workers write down three highly specific, positive things about their workday for 21 consecutive days. Rather than just, “I love my job,” acknowledge, “I love my job because I get to help people every day.”

Or, “I love my morning tea because it gets me going.” Achor reports that at the end of the period, “Their brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world not for the negative, but for the positive first.”

Taking a work break for two minutes of mindfulness is also effective. “We did this at Google,” he says.

“We had employees take their hands off their keyboards for two minutes a

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Happiness in the Community We can foster happiness habits at home, at work and in the community.

Rubin suggests starting such a group, akin to a self-help book club or bridge group, but with extra benefits. She even offers a free starter kit for those that want to try it, available via Gretchen Rubin.com/habits/start-a-habits-group.

In addition to the happy exchange of ideas and success stories, happiness habits group members also have the benefit of being accountable to each other.

Others can help us continue to color in the details supporting and forwarding the broad brushstrokes of positive emotions, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishments in a down-to-earth, fun way.

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

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HAPPIER IN JUST MINUTES n Journaling for two minutes about one positive experience we’ve had over the past 24 hours allows our brain to relive it. n Exercising, including 15 minutes of cardiovascular action a day, teaches our brain that our behavior matters and improves our mood. n Meditating for even a few minutes at a time relieves an overloaded brain and allows it to focus on one thing at a time. n Writing one quick email in the morning praising or thanking someone we work with or just to make them happy will make us feel a sense of social support, a great predictor of happiness.

Source: The Happiness Advantage,

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TRESS STRESS Natural Ways to Prevent Hair Loss

by Jody McCutcheon

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ncient Egyptians sought to stem hair loss and stimulate hair growth with a cocktail of iron oxide, red lead, onions, alabaster, animal fats and honey. Today, we’re still deploying creative approaches. Men’s hair loss, specifically, is a billion-dollar industry, touting solutions ranging from chemically laced topical treatments and drugs to transplants and wigs. Yet hairloss science is imperfect; it’s riddled with misinformation that allows companies to sell products of varying efficacy.

The average head holds about 120,000 to 150,000 strands of hair, and it’s normal for both men and women to lose 50 to 100 strands daily. We lose hair for several reasons. Chiefly, aging weakens hair and makes it more brittle; it also decreases hormone production, slowing hair growth. According to a study published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, anything that interrupts the normal hair cycle can trigger diffuse hair loss. Triggers include physiologic trauma and emotional stresses, nutritional deficiencies, endocrine imbalances and illness, as well as genetics, including pattern baldness. Even air and water pollutants and sunlight’s phototoxic aging effects may facilitate alopecia (sudden hair loss).

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While it’s impossible to completely stop natural hair loss catalyzed by aging and genes, the rate can be controlled and abnormal loss may be reversed while stimulating growth.

Dietary Changes. The typical North American fat-, protein- and salt-rich diet fosters an acidic environment in the body which can lead to premature hair loss. Iron-rich foods like lean red meats and dark green veggies contribute to ferritin levels sufficient to increase the hair’s growth cycle. Iron also delivers oxygen to hair follicles, further inciting growth. In a review of related research, the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology reports that double-blind data confirmed the findings of a study in women with increased hair shedding in which a significant proportion responded to llysine and iron therapy.

Because hair is made mostly of protein, and protein deficiency is thought to cause hair loss, it would seem that consuming more protein would stimulate growth, although moderation is the key. Too much protein may result in baldness, according to Dr. Michael Eades, who owns ProteinPower. com. The American Heart Association recommends against high-protein diets

because most Americans already eat more protein than they need.

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, shellfish, nuts and seeds and their oils can facilitate the production and action of hormones and oily lubricants that effect a healthy scalp and follicles and bouncy, shiny hair.

A-complex and B-complex vitamins also are said to promote vibrant, shiny hair; B12 to neutralize premature hair loss; vitamin C and zinc to help strengthen hair; biotin to avoid hair loss and premature graying; vitamin D to facilitate healthy follicular growth; and vitamin E to maintain a healthy, moisturized scalp.

Eating whole foods like organic eggs, lentils, spinach, red meat, pumpkin seeds and salmon is ideal, including plenty of fruits and vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Most vegetable skins are also rich in silica, which helps strengthen hair.

Drink More Tea. Green tea, saw palmetto (or its extract) and stinging nettle tea contain ingredients that inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a compound that’s been linked to thinning hair and pattern baldness, according to Medical News Today. These products are used in battling some forms of alopecia and concentrated ingredients of these teas are available in pill form.

Detox. Eliminating alcohol, tobacco and coffee can help. Excessive booze and caffeine lead to dehydration, which makes hair dry and brittle, and also dramatically depletes the body’s iron

and zinc levels. Cigarette smoke contains toxins that accelerate hair loss, as well as premature graying.

Chill Out. Stress is a widely known factor in hair loss, specifically of a condition called telogen effluvium (Principles of Dermatology, by James Marks and Jeffrey Miller). Meditation and exercise can relieve stress and create a better hormonal balance, thereby helping to prevent alopecia.

Massage of body and scalp also may be beneficial. Adding oils such as almond or coconut infuses the scalp with essential vitamins and minerals. A study by the Journal of Dermatology shows that applying onion juice can lead to hair growth.

Treat hair gently, air-drying rather than rubbing it with a towel.

Don’t Fake It. Using extensions and weaves or wearing tight wigs or hairpieces daily may damage hair follicles by stressing their anchor to the scalp, accelerating hair loss. Also, hair straighteners, tight pony tails, blow dryers and heated rollers may damage or break off follicles. Consider natural hair dyes.

Eschew Shampoo. Most commercial shampoos contain sodium laurel sulphate (SLS) or sodium laureth sulphate because it’s inexpensive, lathers well and typically thickens hair via salt. SLS also corrodes follicles and impairs their ability to grow hair. Consider switching to organic shampoos and conditioners.

Jody McCutcheon is a freelance editor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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by Aimee Hughes

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e don’t typically envision iron-pumping bodybuilders also flowing and breathing through yoga postures, yet many are combining these complementary disciplines to realize huge benefits.

Competitive Edge

Nicolina Sandstedt, a yoga teacher trainer and anatomy expert with the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja, Mexico, observes, “The body awareness and alignment focus that the practice of yoga asanas [positions] offers helps bodybuilders find correct posture. Yoga also teaches elegance in transitions that improve competitive posing.”

Peter Nielsen, a bodybuilder, yoga practitioner and world-class fitness guru in Detroit, observes, “Most bodybuilders haven’t fine-tuned their presentation. They often grimace and look uncomfortable, with their veins popping out.” He points out, “Yoga helps teach bodybuilders how to slow down, breathe into each posture and ultimately win posing competitions because of the grace, elegance and body awareness that yoga provides.”

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Joseph Grassadonia, bodybuilder, yoga enthusiast and founder of On Fitness magazine, in Kahuku, Hawaii, cites NAPortland.com

additional benefits: “Incorporating yoga into your workout routine improves your core, giving you overall body strength in specific targeted muscle groups. It also increases flexibility, stability and mobility, allowing greater range of motion. Most importantly, it will keep you from being sidelined with injuries.”

“Stretching a muscle can make it more aesthetically pleasing,” remarks Sandstedt. “In yoga, we often hold postures for a relatively long period of time, in a more isometric endurance workout, than the short, repetitive movements performed in bodybuilding. Bodybuilding develops fast-twitch muscle fibers for power and speed, while yoga develops slow-twitch muscle fibers for endurance. Both are important for tissues to stay healthy while building muscle mass.”

Nielsen notes, “Bodybuilding makes me feel stronger; I look better and have loads of endurance. Yoga makes me feel more centered; it softens me so I can hear and surrender to what my body is telling me rather than me just telling it what to do.” Such listening is essential to preventing injuries that periodically plague bodybuilders. Slowing down into yoga’s present moment awareness teaches bodybuilders how to perform from a place of presence rather than on autopilot, which is when most injuries occur.

“Yoga works all the muscles, even the smaller, intrinsic muscles often neglected in bodybuilding,” Sandstedt says. “In addition to facilitating healthy posture, these small muscles help support balanced joint alignment.” She explains that the explosive, repetitive movements used to build muscle mass in bodybuilding make the muscles less elastic, which also inhibits range of motion. Less elastic muscles may be more prone to injury, as daily activities require both strength and mobility.”

Beginning Yogis

For bodybuilders that want to give yoga a shot, Nielsen advises trying a structured, 30-day yoga challenge. He sees how after the first month with his clients, the positive effects become apparent and most bodybuilders don’t want to go back to life before yoga.

Sandstedt offers, “I advise newcomers to incorporate a light yoga routine into the beginning and end of each bodybuilding training session. Ending training sessions with a few yoga postures will help balance the body, bringing a sense of calm and equanimity to the workout experience.”

“In my fitness career, I’ve found that yoga perfectly complements any strength training program as a form of stretching, flexibility and de-stressing,” says Nielsen.

“Yoga focuses me, and helps me to isolate whatever muscle I choose. It helps me reach my fullest potential and simply makes me a better version of myself.”

Aimee Hughes is a doctor of naturopathy and freelance writer in Kansas City, MO. Connect at ChezAimee@gmail.com.

COMPARING BENEFITS Yoga

Bodybuilding

Stretches and lengthens muscles while relieving tension

Shortens and builds muscles while building tension

Moves prana (life force energy) throughout the body, boosting energy levels and mental sharpness after a session

Expends energy, sometimes ending in muscle fatigue and mental exhaustion

Improves oxygenation of the circulatory system, providing energy and invigoration

Improves muscle oxygenation, which helps growth and repair functions

Tones muscles gradually

Builds muscle strength rapidly and enhances the toning aspect of yoga

Involves the body, mind and spirit

Primarily involves the physical body

Accessible to every age group

Not accessible for the very young and very old

Promotes body confidence through self-acceptance

Promotes body confidence through a fixed physical aesthetic

Prevents injuries through body awareness and helps heal injuries through yoga therapeutics

Can cause injury absent preventive awareness

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Tasty Homemade Alternatives to Junk Food

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lanning ahead is an effective key to healthy eating and weight management. Having healthy snacks available, both savory and naturally sweet, helps us to conquer cravings and avoid a sugar rush—or slump.

Between-meal nutritious and delicious snacks can be easy to make. Plus, unlike commercial foods, we know their ingredients. Here, Natural Awakenings has tapped two plant-based whole foods experts and cookbook authors for their best snack recipes and tips.

“Healthy happens when we’re prepared,” says Elise Museles, of Washington, D.C., the mother of two sons who writes at KaleAndChocolate. com/blog and recently released Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover.

“Nutritious is delicious; healthy doesn’t have to be bland and boring.” she says.

Nor does it take hours to make.

“I pick one day a week to do meal prep,” she explains. “After a visit to our Sunday farmers’ market, I work in the kitchen for a few hours so I’m ready to go on Monday and for the rest of the week.” Whenever hunger threatens to derail her from a whole-foods, nutrientdense diet, Museles is equipped with options like protein balls and carrot hummus. She’s also learned that having naturally sweet foods at hand helps divert cravings, realizing, “You just want a sweet thing more if you think you can’t have it. Plus, I think better when my blood sugar is stable.”

Museles combines naturally sweet dried fruits such as goji berries and tropical coconut to make a handy snack mix. “Like blending smoothies, this basic trail mix can have many variations,” she says.

She also suggests maintaining a well-stocked freezer. Museles freezes berries in season to pop in the blender

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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for smoothies; pitted and peeled avocados to thaw and mash over gluten-free toast; and frozen banana slices to layer over nut butter.

Canadian Ella Leché, a mother of two daughters best known for her website PureElla.com/blog, is the new author of Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough cookbook. She came to a plant-based lifestyle in 2008 after a whole foods diet helped her overcome a chronic illness. Her blog documents her journey to wellness—one healthy change at a time.

Leché, a graphic designer and photographer in Mississauga, near Toronto, started an elimination diet four months after the birth of her first child, when she noticed puzzling symptoms.

“I started to make small changes and slowly but surely, I began to recover,” she says. Today her diet is 90 percent vegan and gluten-free.

“I had a sweet tooth, but I didn’t have the balance thing figured out,” Leché admits. Foregoing sugar was hard emotionally, even though her body had difficulties with sugar, which seemed correlated to frequent headaches and mood slumps. Slowly, she started emphasizing naturally sweet, pure foods like dates and fruits and found other ways to ease cravings. “Starting the day with a savory, healthy breakfast can cut sugar from your diet because the sweet taste on our tongue essentially sets the brain into craving sugar,” she says.

Leché enjoys involving her children in making snacks like healthy turnip or kale chips. When she gets a hankering for something sweet, she chooses her special cranberry and chocolate protein balls, sweetened with dried fruit and bolstered with almonds and walnuts. They take minutes to make and keep in the refrigerator for a week or in the freezer for up to three months.

Having easy-to-prepare, whole food snacks on hand keeps families happily snacking on quick bites and on track with healthy eating. “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle,” says Museles. “If you like recipes that are good for you, it’s a sustainable lifestyle.”

Judith Fertig is the author of the awardwinning Back in the Swing Cookbook and blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle. blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

Natural Quick Snack Recipes 2 cloves garlic, peeled ¾ cup water Juice of ½ lemon 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes ½ tsp sea salt Preheat the oven to 300° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Make sure the kale leaves are thoroughly dry. Tear them into large pieces and place in a large bowl.

Rinse and drain the cashews.

In a food processor, process the cashews, bell pepper, garlic, water, lemon juice, yeast flakes and salt until a smooth paste forms.

Turnip and Beet Chips Yields: Up to 4 servings 4 turnips, peeled 4 beets, peeled ¼ cup grapeseed oil or other neutral oil 1 tsp sea salt Preheat the oven to 325° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Slice the turnips and beets using a mandolin and place in a large bowl. Drizzle the oil over the vegetables, sprinkle with the salt and toss to fully coat.

Toss the kale leaves in the paste to fully coat, and then place them on the baking sheet in a single layer; don’t overlap any.

Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the leaves and bake another 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Note: Alternatively, dehydrate the kale leaves in a food dehydrator for 8 hours on a high setting (no need to turn them over).

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

Bake for 15 minutes, turning over chips halfway through the baking time. Then lower the temperature to 200° F and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until golden.

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

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Superfood Trail Mix Yields: About 3 servings This trail mix is loaded with antioxidants. Pack up a mason jar and store it at the office or other work station or make individual serving packets to take along on hikes. ½ cup sunflower seeds 1 cup walnuts 1 cup goji berries ½ cup coconut flakes ¼ cup cacao nibs

Raw CranberryChocolate Protein Balls Yields: 20 servings

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and store in an airtight container.

1½ cups raw walnuts 1 cup raw pecans ½ cup naturally sweetened dried cranberries 5 Medjool dates, pitted ¼ cup raw cacao powder 1 to 2 Tbsp chocolate or vanilla protein powder 1 to 2 tsp water 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 drops liquid stevia

Source: Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover, by Elise Museles

Process all of the ingredients in a food processor until a dough forms.

Turn off the processor, remove the blade and roll a teaspoon of the dough into a ball using the palms of the hands.

Repeat with all the dough. Enjoy between meals or after a workout. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to three months.

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

Frozen Banana Sandwiches with Almond Butter and Cacao Nibs Yields: 2 servings These take only about 5 minutes to make, and there are no rules when it comes to mixing and matching different nut butters and nutritional boosts.

1 banana 2 Tbsp almond butter 1 tsp cacao nibs Peel, then cut 1 banana in half lengthwise and then slice it in half horizontally. Arrange the quarters on a small baking sheet or freezer-safe plate and spread equal amounts of nut butter on the banana slices. Top with the cacao nibs for added crunch (optional), and then place two banana slices together to make two “sandwiches”.

Freeze at least 3 to 4 hours until solid.

Then, remove from the tray and store in the freezer in containers (for up to a month), or wrap individually for a graband-go option.

Source: Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover, by Elise Museles

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Practice forward thinking and willingness to let go of the past. People with high EI are too busy thinking of future possibilities to dwell upon things that didn’t work out in the past. They apply lessons learned from past missteps in taking future actions. They never see failure as permanent or a personal reflection of themselves.

Look for ways to make life more fun, happy and interesting. At work, at home and with friends, high EI people know what makes them happy and look for opportunities to expand the enjoyment. They receive pleasure and satisfaction from seeing others happy and fulfilled, and do whatever they can to brighten someone else’s day.

Expend energy wisely. High EI folks don’t hold onto anger over how others have treated them, but use the incident to create awareness of how to not let it happen again. While they move on and forgive, they don’t forget, and are unlikely to be taken advantage of again in the same set of circumstances.

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Always learn and grow. High EI people are lifelong learners, constantly growing and evolving. Being critical thinkers, they are open to changing their minds if someone presents a better idea. They trust themselves and their own judgment to make the best decision for themselves.

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he role of emotional intelligence (EI) in helping to facilitate success and happiness in individual lives has become well accepted. People with high EI tend to share seven habits.

Focus on the positive. While not ignoring bad news, EI people have made a conscious decision to not spend much time and energy focusing on problems. Rather, they look at what’s positive in a situation and seek solutions. They focus on what can be done and what’s within their control.

Associate only with positive people. High EI people regard complainers and negative people as energy drains. They tend to avoid them to maintain their own vitality. Instead, they spend time with those that look on the bright side of life. They tend to smile and laugh and attract other positive people. Their warmth, openness and caring attitude leads others to regard them as more trustworthy.

Set boundaries and assert a position. Although their friendly, open nature may make them appear as pushovers to some, people with high EI are able to set boundaries and assert themselves when necessary; they demonstrate politeness and consideration, yet stay firm. High EI people guard their time and commitments and know when they need to say no.

They don’t make needless enemies. Their response to potentially volatile situations is measured, not inflated, and managed appropriately. They think before speaking, allowing themselves time to calm down if their emotions start to feel overwhelming.

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Gay Hendricks on Nurturing Love in Midlife Why Growing Up Can Mean Loving Better

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Probably the biggest ay Hendricks factor is that people and his wife, in the second half of Kathlyn, have life tend to be open to discovered through learning and trying new working on their own things, such as adopting relationship and counour practice of schedulseling hundreds of other ing two, 10-minute concouples that the time versations a week to take from midlife onward ofcare of relationship busifers the greatest opporness: one covers “stuff tunity of any other petalk”, the other is “heart riod to grow love. At a talk”. Often, it only takes mutual low point, they a few minutes of trying made the life-changing out a brand-new activity decision to rebirth their Gay Hendricks and to spark a major rebirth marriage, tapping into his wife, Kathlyn of intimacy. a new source of energy and rejuvenation that’s producing How pivotal is self-love, a tough extensive and surprising benefits. concept for many, in securing

The Ojai, California-based couple, both with Ph.D. degrees, co-authored a healthy relationship? their first trailblazing bestseller, Conscious You can only love another person to Loving, more than 20 years ago and have the extent that you love yourself. After published 30 other books, including their we take people through a process delatest, Conscious Loving Ever After. The signed to give them a clear experience Hendricks Institute that they founded of loving themselves unconditionally, annually offers workshops and seminars they often tell us that the experience in North America, Europe and Asia. Their changed everything in their relationnonprofit Foundation for Conscious Livship. It’s powerful because so many of ing funds research, films and scholarships us enter a relationship in an attempt to related to relationship well-being. get the other person to love some part of ourselves that we don’t know how to love, which never works. Learning to Why do you say the best relalove ourselves is an inside job. tionships are possible in the

second half of life, including the greatest sex?

Childrearing responsibilities often decrease in our 40s and 50s, affording more time and resources to invest in the quality of the relationship. Psychological and spiritual maturity also comes into play—the more deeply we know ourselves, the more able we are to communicate meaningfully with our partner.

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Hot Days Are Hard on Pets

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How to Prevent, Detect and Treat Heatstroke

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s outdoor temperatures heat up, pets may suffer from the effects of increased ambient temperatures. While problems such as squamous cell carcinoma and moist dermatitis (skin hot spots) increase along with temperatures and amount of sun exposure, the most serious heat-related health issue is heatstroke. Holistic vets recommend some simple, commonsense steps that will help and also possibly save a pet’s life.

Heat stroke in both people and pets develops when core body temperature rises and stays above a certain level. In dogs and cats, the tipping point tends to be a body temperature higher than 106 degrees Fahrenheit. This can happen more quickly in overheated dogs and cats because they don’t have the ability to sweat in order to cool off like people do; this is due to a lack of eccrine sweat glands over most of their body surface.

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overwhelmed if their temperature rises quickly and a pet can’t remove itself from the surrounding warm environment. Dogs such as pugs and bulldogs that have a short, broad skull are especially at risk due to genetically impaired breathing structures; they can easily overheat even in mildly warm weather.

Ferrets and rabbits are especially prone to heatstroke because they typically dwell in cooler temperatures.

As a result, these small mammals do best when housed indoors rather than outside; outdoor time should be limited and supervised.

Heatstroke in pets is usually easy to detect for a pet with a history of being in a hot environment from which it cannot escape to cool itself in shade or water or take a refreshing drink.

Excess panting, dark red gums and a “hot feel” to the ears and hairless skin of the abdomen are clues.

First-aid involves quickly cooling the animal and notifying the veterinarian that a pet suffering from heatstroke

is on the way. Wetting it will begin the process. Applying either ice packs or ice cubes in a plastic bag wrapped in a towel to avoid freezing the skin also helps. Recommended spots for the packs are on the back of the neck, armpits and groin, as these areas have large arteries and veins close to the surface.

If possible, don’t spend much time on these actions, because getting the pet to the doctor quickly is the overriding goal. Administering homeopathic drops of arnica and hypericum via the mouth from a natural home first-aid kit while en route to the vet may assist healing.

Treatment at the veterinary hospital involves continued cooling, including intravenous fluids and cool water enemas.

Cooling the pet must be done quickly in order to restore enzyme systems to normal functioning. Hospitalization will likely be required to evaluate the patient for potential serious complications, including cardiac arrest, shock, septicemia, bloody diarrhea, and disseminated intravascular coagulation to ensure against a usually fatal disorder involving the pet’s blood-clotting mechanisms. With prompt assistance, most pets with heatstroke will recover, but treatment can be extensive and expensive. The most important aspect is initiating it early to prevent permanent organ and brain damage.

Prevention is ideal and preferred over the need for treatment. Guard against leaving furred pets outdoors for extended periods of time during hot weather. Pets that must be outside need protection from the heat and sun in shaded areas with access to plenty of fresh cool water; provide several water bowls.

Opinion is divided about whether longer-haired pets seem more comfortable and have fewer weather-related problems if their hair is cut short, but don’t cut it down to the skin, as that removes their protective coat and predisposes them to sunburn. A good rule of thumb is that if it’s too hot for the pet’s person, it’s too hot for the pet.

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e waste no time getting right down to the juicy gist of the mindbending grand mutable square that June presents us. The Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces gridwork is laid within the first week of June, only to repeat and re-emphasize the themes again on a more vocal level come the summer solstice of June 21.

The theme? The foundations of our inner “fixed and stable” meet up with the outer world energetics of “subject to change”. The road signs we pass along the way will be showing us where we might benefit from a little more flexibility, versatility and a greater level of resourcefulness.

The June 4 New Moon and Full Moon of June 20 should spark our innate curiosity to explore any monkey wrenches messing with our machine and make adjustments accordingly.

Mantras and musings for the month of June: Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Have a plan, but be open to opportunity. ~ Ralph Raikes

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): The only difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment. ~ Sally O’Brien

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22): Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. ~ Unknown

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~ William Arthur Ward

Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Unknown

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Flexibility, as displayed by water, is a sign of life.

Rigidity, its opposite, is an indicator of death. ~ Anthony Lawlor

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): It’s easier to think outside the box if you don’t draw one around yourself. ~ Jason Kravitz

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): Fulfilled life is possible in spite of unfulfilled wishes. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): The great artist is the simplifier. ~ Henri-Fredric Amiel

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions. ~ Earle Gray Stevens

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. ~ Albert Camus

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Regarding the nature of reality, it all depends on who is looking and from where. ~ Stuart Wild

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Wholistic Nutrition Student Health Fair – Hello, July! – 5:30-8pm. July 8. Learn more about nutrient dense foods, probiotics, roots and herbs, nondairy milks and cheeses and much more. Sample delicious foods and take home recipes. Free. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org.

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Summer Retreat with Swami Chetanananda – July 19–24. Meditation, satsang, hatha yoga, healing practices and community seva. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383.

Take a Qi Vacation – July 20-24. Join us for our annual summer retreats at the relaxing Still Meadow Retreat Center in Damascus with renowned Qigong Masters! Offering a five-day session featuring Heart of the Crane, Small Celestial Circulation, Taoist Sleep Meditation and more. Our 2.5 day session will feature Celestial Pillar Qigong to strengthen and boost your Zheng Qi giving you a foundation for a strong and vibrant life. Pre-approved for 25 or 15 NCCAOM PDA’s. Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School, 503 380 5814 or Info@LingGui. org. LingGui.org/events.

Wild Woman Camp-Out – 12pm. July 30 & 31.

A sacred women’s camp-out retreat of earth communion, self-celebration and sisterhood. Dance, Drumming, Yoga, Organic Meals, Nature Trails, Earth Magic and Ceremony.$99. Goddess Temple Portland. 503 715 7219. GoddessTemplePortland@ gmail.com. WildWomanCampout.Eventbrite.com.

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M2 Meditation maximizes the effectiveness of the time you invest in meditation so you get more benefit with less effort. 1627 NE Alberta St, Ste B1, Portland. Contact: Matthew Koren 503 765 6542, Matt@SpiritInTransition.com. Meditate.SpiritInTransition.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Free Wine Tasting – 4-7pm. Join us for our monthly wine tasting. Stop in to sample some great wines.

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New Moon Toning and Sound Healing Bath – 7-9pm. This powerful sound healing bath combines 12 singing crystal bowls, a gong and a brief toning exercise we’ll do together as a group in the beginning for a powerful way to cleanse, balance, open and activate each of our chakra centers! No prior experience or a good voice necessary! Let’s cultivate greater bliss as we call forth our intentions. Awakenings Wellness Center, 1016 SE 12th Ave, Portland.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 4 The Nourished & Diaper Free Baby – 1-2:30pm.

A three-part workshop introducing alternative diapering techniques, nourishing foods for baby from first foods into toddlerhood and movement practices for you and your little one. For anyone interested in gaining insight into intuitive parenting techniques. Roseway Yoga & Movement, 6529 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. RosewayYoga@gmail.com.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Qigong – 1-4pm. Qigong is moving meditation enriched with breath and imagery; this practice expands the breath, heals the organs and connects students with Nature and their inner Selves. Beginners and experienced qigong practitioners will benefit from this self-care class. Students learn a series that they can practice on their own to recuperate and rejuvenate. Movements are easy to follow for all ages. OSM, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland.

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An evening with Matthew Fox – 7pm. In his talk entitled “Spirituality for the 21st Century, worldrenowned author, Matthew Fox, will explore how today’s spirituality can move us from despair about today’s world to hope by awakening us to our divine origins of wholeness. Sponsored by The UNITY Center. Marylhurst University, Hawthorn Rm, West Linn. Contact Rev. Victoria Etchemendy 503 697 9765. TheUnityCenter@WorldHealing.org.

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with the earth, with your spiritual guides and helpers, with the trees, plants, animals, elements and the universe! Allow the vibrations of the drum to send you deeper inside yourself, opening you to greater life wisdom. Fully guided by your hosts Kim “Alder” McDonald and Jamie “Cedar” Rogers. $20 Heart Exchange. Drumming In Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Contact 503 621 6178.

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MONDAY, JUNE 6 Authentic Marketing for the Holistic Practitioner – 9am-5pm. As in holistic health care, there is no one-size-fits-all formula in marketing. This workshop is an opportunity to clarify what simple, effective and authentic marketing looks like for you. You will leave with an actionable one-page marketing plan in hand, and quite possibly a dose of genuine enthusiasm for marketing, too. With Andrea M. Bailey. $150 (discounts available). WNP Elective Hours/CEU Hours: 7. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring. org/classes.

FRIDAY JUNE 10 Healing Yoga for the Brain and Nervous System – June 15-July 15. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave., Portland. 503 231 0383.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Career Training Previews – 10am. Learn about Oregon School of Massage’s 640-hour training program in the massage profession at this FREE presentation. OSM is committed to providing holistic education that integrates the body, mind, heart and spirit. Winter term begins January 11.

Community Education classes are also offered each quarter. Visit our website for details. OSM-Salem, 2111 Front St NE, Salem. Call 503 585 8912 for Salem Preview / 503 244 3420 for Portland Preview. LB@OregonSchoolOfMassage.com. Oregon SchoolOfMassage.com.

Tarot Playshop – 10am-1pm. An intuitive approach to Tarot for healing and empowerment. Fun and informative playshop where we learn the art of using one of human-kind’s most complex intuitive tools.

Come explore the archetypal, universal patterns of Tarot and awaken the seer within you. Even those experienced with Tarot will learn inspiring new approaches. We supply cards. Register on Meetup or call. Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center, 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland. Contact Rising Fire 503 288 5175 or info@Rising-Fire.com.

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Basic Psych-K Workshop – 10am-6pm. June 1112. In this two-day interactive workshop, you will learn how to communicate with the subconscious mind, using a unique muscle testing protocol, two different processes for changing subconscious beliefs, i.e., the New Direction Balance and the Resolution Balance. A goal clarification process, called VAK to the Future, makes it easier for the subconscious mind to better understand and assist you in achieving your goals. 89080 Easy Way Road, Gearhart. Contact Rita Soman 503 667 2023 or Rita@RitaSoman.com. Ritasoman.com.

Qigong for Breast Health - Diamond Qigong – 1:30-6pm Sat & 9am-3:30pm Sun. A woman’s life, as well as today’s man, depends on their breast health. By circulating qi in the breasts, you will stimulate energy of the five organs creating optimal functioning systems. Diamond Qigong is a form that focuses on nourishing Yin (blood, qi, and jing), releasing blockages in the meridians, and stabilizing the emotions. This qigong is also effective for hernias and prostate health. Pre-approved for 10 NCCAOM PDA’s. Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School, 503 380 5814 or Info@LingGui. org. LingGui.org/events.

Community Drum, Draw and Healing Potluck – 4-9pm. Come spend an evening in community, in connection with spiritual guides. Join us for a potluck meal. Drum around a fire. Receive healing vibrations through drumming, toning, Reiki and other modalities. Draw up your vibrational wisdom. Be led by spirit and guided by intuition.

Offer, receive and rejuvenate. Hosted by Kim “Alder” McDonald and Jamie “Cedar” Rogers. $25 Heart Exchange. Drumming In Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Contact 503 621 6178.

Cedar@CedarPathways.com. CedarPathways.com.

DrummingInOneness.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 Open House Summer Celebration of Safe Medical Screening - 12-3pm. Radiant Body Thermography is hosting an Open House on Sunday, inviting guests to see their own images taken with infrared imaging technology and view sample thermogram reports. Thermography is 100% safe, non-invasive, no compression and painless. A drawing will be held for a free screening; need not be present to win. Park free till 1pm. 1314 NW Irving St, #705, Portland (Irving Street Lofts). Contact Candace Parmer 503 775 1812 info@RadiantBodyThermography.com.

RadiantBodyThermography.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Career Training Previews – 6:30pm. Learn about Oregon School of Massage’s 640-hour training program in the massage profession at this FREE presentation. OSM is committed to providing holistic education that integrates the body, mind, heart and spirit. Winter term begins January 11. Community Education classes are also offered each quarter. Visit our website for details. OSM-Portland, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland. Call 503-244-3420 for Portland Preview / 503 585 8912 for Salem Preview. LB@OregonSchoolOfMassage.com. Oregon SchoolOfMassage.com.

Drawing Up Wisdom – 7-9:30pm. Access your personal inner wisdom and guidance through drawing, through simple mark making, by opening your connection to the spiritual realms, to the earth, and to your body and allowing this energy to flow within you and out into your drawing. Fully guided process. No skills or experience required.

Come together in community to share our experiences and our wisdom. Drumming In Oneness, 3535 SW Coronado, Portland. Contact 503 621 6178 or ReconnectivePathfinder@gmail.com. EmergentPathwaysThroughArt.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method® – 5:30-6:30pm. Join Susan Marshall for five classic Awareness Through Movement® group classes on expanded breathing, safer pelvic movement, freeing your back and more. Learn how to bring more ease into your daily movements: standing and sitting posture, breathing, walking, turning, reaching. Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais developed a series of lessons designed to improve life through movement. His approach was to encourage conscious attention to small movements. By engaging the brain and nervous system, people learn in a simple, pleasurable way. Make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant. No experience necessary. The Wellspring School for Healing Arts, 2440 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. Info: 503 313 9813. Drop into any class or book online: at TheWellspring.org/classes. Susan.Marshall@ FeldenkraisPdx.com. FeldenkraisPdx.com.

Wholistic Living Series: Strings, Strains, Cuts, Bites & More – 6-8pm. In this two-hour class, we will go over some natural remedies to help manage strained muscles, poison oak, bug bites, sunburn, cuts & scrapes and more that come with all of the fun of summertime activity. With Michael Guida. $36. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 The Energy Bar – 12-2pm. Come enjoy a local made tincture cocktail, energy shifting and acupuncture pins in 20 minute mini-sessions. Temple

Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland.

Email CypherTempleMedicine@gmail.com for inquiries. TempleMedicineHealing.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Solstice/Full Moon Sound Bath and Cacao Ceremony – This blissfully relaxing sound healing bath combines 12 singing crystal bowls and a powerful gong to assist in cleansing, balancing, opening and activating each chakra center. We create sacred space to release lower energies so we may better embody the higher vibrations of Source and Solar energy! Enjoy an optional cacao ceremony to celebrate the longest day of the year. Contact Nicole 323 842 3589. TrinitiHealing@yahoo.com.

TrinitiHealing.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 Authentic Marketing for the Holistic Practitioner – 9am-5pm. As in holistic health care, there is no one-size-fits-all formula in marketing. This workshop is an opportunity to clarify what simple, effective and authentic marketing looks like for you. You will leave with an actionable one-page marketing plan in hand, and quite possibly a dose of genuine enthusiasm for marketing, too. With Andrea M. Bailey. Eligible for 7 CEU hours. $150. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org.

TheWellspring.org/classes.

Full Moon Fire Ceremony – 7 to 9pm. Fire ceremonies have been used by our ancestors through the ages as ritual, celebration or connection to Spirit. This Peruvian style fire ceremony is built

to pray, give thanks, and release dense energy to be transmuted to light. Come join a community of like-minded souls. This is an extremely potent form of ceremony. Register on Meetup or call 503 288 5175. 6505 SE Monroe, Milwaukie. info@RisingFire.com. Rising-Fire.com.

Singing Crystal Bowls Meditations – 7:309:30pm. Each Solstice and Equinox and a special celebration on Diwali, we meditate with the Singing Crystal Bowls, with folks locally and non-locally, for peace, harmony and love for the planet. Free Lending Library, veggie refreshments/herbal tea, Chakra balancing & healing. Dates: Mon, 6/20; Thu, 9/22; Sun, 10/30 (Diwali); Wed, 12/21 Yuletide Party begins at 6:30pm, call for info. Energy exchange $10. Confirm Attendance: 503 288 8369 or JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 Meditation with Essential Oils with Sharon Anoff – 7-8pm. This is a guided meditation by donation that is enhanced by the scents of oils. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland. Email CypherTempleMedicine@gmail.com for inquiries.

TempleMedicineHealing.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30 Last Thursdays Drink & Draw – 7-9pm. Come sip on tea, wine and tinctures while drawing a staged model. Bring supplies or use ours, as paper and charcoal is provided. $20. Temple Medicine Healing, 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland. Email CypherTempleMedicine@gmail.com for inquiries.

TempleMedicineHealing.com.

ongoingevents TawnyaAngel555.com .To schedule a one-on-one reading or Angelic Auric Clearing call Tawnya Love at 360 567 7576.

SUNDAY Morning “Loving Kindness” Meditation Group with Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master – 9am-12pm.

Come and experience group meditation with meditators and beginners alike on the fourth Sunday of each month. There will be multiple sits with discussion in between. Bring your own sit cushion; chairs available. Please call or email to register. The group is offered “No Charge.” 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland. 503 997 8611. PMR1354@hotmail.com.

Essence of Yoga Meditation Teacher Training – 11am-2pm. Contact Tawnya Love for more information on our next upcoming 3 month Essence of Yoga Meditation Teacher Training. Early bird cost if paid in full by Feb 28th is $1,555. At the event, cost is $2,000. Payments are available. This is a 3-month mentorship meeting once a week for 3 hours. You will receive your teacher training certificate upon completion. Call Tawnya Love for more info at 360 567 7576. TawnyaAngel@gmail. com TawnyaAngel555.com.

Sacred Soul Sunday with Local Angelic Shamanic Healer Tawnya Love – 5pm Pacific on TheTawnyaLoveShow.com. Have an important message?

Contact Tawnya Love at TawnyaAngel@gmail. com for an opportunity to be interviewed on our live show. Join our live conversation via live chat or call in to the show for a complimentary reading.

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MONDAY T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 5:30-6:30pm. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and self-development. All levels welcome! With Michael Guida. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/ classes.

Art as Meditation – 6:30-9pm. Alternate Monday nights starting Jan 11. Engage with your inner self through your own imagery using guided meditation, a variety of art materials and reflection to express what arises. No art or meditation background needed. All skill levels welcome and encouraged.

7110 SW Fir Loop, #250, Tigard. Contact Margaret Greene 503 926 2490. MGreene442@gmail.com.

MyJourneyWay.com.

The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, satsang and guided meditation in our beautiful meditation hall.

Children’s program downstairs during meditation.

Community yoga ($5) before meditation from 5:456:45pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

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Acupuncture Meditation Group – 7:30-10pm.

Journey toward self discovery and wholeness.

Connect - Share - Embody - Transform. We will be meditating with the archetypes associated with the selected acupuncture points and exploring our relationships between these energies. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. The Everett House Healing Center, 2917 NE Everett St, Portland. Contact Melanie Misenheimer, LAc 704 995 9926 or MelanieM. LAc@gmail.com. BlossomingEarth.com.

Me Time 4 Teachers – This weekly online class provides teachers with simple ways to self nurture through life coaching and light coursework. It covers the topics of self reflection, relieving stress, emotional well being and clearing negativity from your environment. Coaching calls are 30 minutes weekly. $199 / 4 weeks. Questions: text 720 301 3993. Register online at Heart2HeartCoaching.org.

TUESDAY Save Your Low Back: Physical Therapy Movement Labs for Low Back Pain – 9:30-10:30am.

Does Low Back Pain have you frustrated or missing out on things you love? Join MovePT Movement Labs to tackle your Low Back Pain during the month of May. 1409 Franklin St, Ste 103, Vancouver (inside Whole Health Wellness Group). Contact Dr. Jeni Gall 503 310 1323 or JeniGall@MovePT.org.

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Save Your Hips & Knees: Physical Therapy – 9:30-10:30am. Tuesdays, June 7-28. Does Hip or knee pain have you frustrated or missing out on things you love? Join MovePT Movement Labs to tackle your Achy Hips and Cranky Knees during the month of June. Get expert physical therapy advice and explore Optimal Movement as a group.

1409 Franklin St, Ste 103, Vancouver (inside Whole Health Wellness Group). Contact Dr. Jeni Gall 503 310 1323 or JeniGall@MovePT.org. MovePT.org.

Authentic Expression Through Art and Meditation – 9:30am-12pm. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Longing to be more authentically you? Come practice with us by centering through meditation and then using art materials to express what arises. No experience necessary and all materials provided. 7110 SW Fir Loop, #250. Contact Margaret Greene 503 929 2490 or MGreene442@ gmail.com. MyJourneyWay.com.

Art As Meditation – 9:30-12pm. Alternate Tuesday mornings. Engage with your inner Self through your own imagery using guided meditation, art materials and reflection to express what arises. We will be using a variety of art materials. No art or meditation background needed. All skill levels welcome and encouraged. 7110 SW Fir Loop, #250, Tigard. Contact Margaret Greene 503 926 2490. Mgreene442@ gmail.com. MyJourneyWay.com.

Amma Therapy Student Clinic – 10:30am, 11:45am, 1pm, 4pm, 5:15pm, 6:30pm. April 19-July 26. The Wellspring School’s Amma Therapy Student Clinic is a perfect way to experience Amma Therapy at an affordable price. Appointments are available for all ages. $35 for a one-hour treatment (*specials available). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

Bone Health, Balance and Better Sleep: Physical Therapy Movement Labs for Ladies Over 50 – 11am-12pm. Tuesdays, June 7-28. Join this Special Movement Lab Series for Women Over 50. Tackle topics relevant to you in this 4-week physical therapy series dedicated to declines that often come with aging: Bone Density, Balance, and Quality Sleep. 1409 Franklin St, Ste 103, Vancouver (inside Whole Health Wellness Group). Contact Dr. Jeni Gall 503 310 1323 or JeniGall@MovePT.org.

MovePT.org.

Your Body After Baby: Physical Therapy Movement Labs for Moms and Babies – 11am-12pm.

Growing and raising babies is hard work! Our bodies go through a lot during pregnancy, labor, recovery and the endless tasks of feeding, changing, soothing and hauling babies and their gear. Could you use a little help getting back in shape and easing the pains associated with the Best Job Ever? 1409 Franklin St, Ste 103, Vancouver (inside Whole Health Wellness Group). Contact Dr. Jeni Gall 503 310 1323 or JeniGall@MovePT.org. MovePT.org.

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® Class– 5:45-6:45pm. Bring greater ease into your daily movements: breathing, walking, turning, reaching, safer pelvic movement, freeing your back and more. The Movement Center Yoga Studio, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. Drop-in fee: $13. Other discounts may apply. Questions: 503 313 9813.

Register online: MCYoga.com/calendar.

Tuesday Night Weekly Meditation – 7-8pm. Cultivate presence in your life through meditation, sacred play and centering techniques. Learn to transform and release dense energy from your body, mind and

energy field. We focus on different methods each week to build and enhance the foundation of your practice. Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center, 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland.

Contact 503 288 5175 or info@Rising-Fire.com.

Rising-Fire.com.

Source that I promise will ignite great outer shifts in your life situation. 10-class punch cards or dropins are available. Buy two 10-class punch cards and get your second card half price. Divinely Inspired Healing and Art from the Heart, 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver. RSVP at 360 567 7576.

Max Meditation: 5 Ways to Connect with Your Spirit – 7-8pm. Max Meditation for the busy, modern seeker. Our thoughts affect the collective energy field of the universe. This energy field inspires our thoughts, and thoughts inspire our actions. If we want more peace on Earth, why not start with the energy we’re putting out there every day? Max Meditation increases the effectiveness of the time you invest in meditation so you get more benefit with less effort. Practice 5 modalities in one hour.

503 415 9533. Find out more at SpiritInTransition. com/max-meditation.

The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, satsang and guided meditation in our beautiful meditation hall.

Children’s program downstairs during meditation.

Community yoga ($5) before meditation from 5:456:45pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503 231 0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

WEDNESDAY 8 Brocades Qigong – 11:45am-12:45pm. This practice is essential to ensure health and longevity.

Made up of a series of stretching routines with accompanied breathing, the Eight Brocade is one of the oldest and most widely practiced exercise in the world. With Rylen Feeney. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@ TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

Senior Discount – Every first Wednesday of each month is Senior Morning at the Hollywood Grocery Outlet! During this time, anyone 55 or better will receive 10% off their total purchase (excludes alcohol). Hollywood Grocery Outlet, 4420 NE Hancock St, Portland. 503 282 5248.

Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method® – 5:30-6:30pm. (5 consecutive classes, 6/15-7/13).

Influenced by yoga and martial arts in the middle of the last century, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais developed a series of lessons designed to improve life through movement. His approach was to encourage conscious attention to small movements. By engaging the brain and nervous system, people learn in a simple, pleasurable way. With Susan Marshall, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, ERYT-200 Yoga Teacher. $12 drop-in (see website for specials).

The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/classes.

Somatic Essentials-Essential Oils 101+Meditation – 6-8pm. Join Jamie Smith for a weekly essential oil education series. We will cover the fundamentals of what an essential oil is, how they work, why dōTERRA, and the methods of application and safety. Learn how essential oils can support your immune system, mood, hormonal system and more, while empowering you to take control of your health. We will also incorporate some gentle movement and meditation, as well as an in-depth study of one oil every week. During the fall we will focus on grounding oils (cypress, juniper, ‘balance’, frankincense, etc) and grounding movements. 3329 SE Madison St, Portland. MyDoTerra.com/jamiepsmith and ReclaimingPdx.com.

Gentle Yoga/Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Ready for greater alignment of your Body, Mind and Soul?

Ready to consciously create the life you were born to live? Ready to reclaim your power and heal body, mind and soul? Come step in weekly with consistency and observe the great inner shifts with your

Evening Reiki Share Group with Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master – 7pm. Come and share or exchange Reiki Energy with practitioners and beginners alike on the first Wednesday of each month. No experience necessary to encounter the warm energy.

Donations accepted. Please call or email to register.

Also, individual sessions and attunements by appointment. 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland.

503 997 8611 or PMR1354@hotmail.com.

THURSDAY T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 9-10am. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and self-development. All levels welcome! With Michael Guida. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/ classes.

FRIDAY 100 Handprint Healing Ritual at the Movement Center – 5:30 -7:30 pm. (1st three Fridays each month.) 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. Call to reserve a place: 503 231 0383.

SATURDAY T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 8-9:15am. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and self-development. All levels welcome! With Michael Guida. $12 drop-in (see website for specials). The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503 688 1482 or Info@TheWellspring.org. TheWellspring.org/ classes.

Level 1 Yoga – 9:30-11am. Join us for a yoga class and start off your Saturday relaxed and de-stressed.

Detailed instruction and individualized attention.

Intro package: 2 classes for $15. Harmony Yoga, 2108 NE 41st Ave, Portland. 503 335 8851. HarmonyYogaPdx.com.

Empowering the Empath Level 1 Mentorship – 4-7pm. Every third Saturday. Calling All empaths and sensitive souls. Are you ready to clear the fear and step in and embody your full power and potential? Ready to cultivate and strengthen your empathic and psychic gifts? If you answered yes, then this is the workshop/mentorship for you. Join us every 3rd Saturday of every month. 208 NE 117th St, Vancouver. Contact Tawnya Love 360 567 7576 or TawnyaAngel@gmail.com. TawnyaAngel555.com.

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ALL WAYS WELL, LLC

Rebecca Hurwood, LAc 1525 SW Park Ave, Ste 103, Portland 503-267-5570 AllWaysWell.com 2014 Nattie Award Winner - Voted Favorite Acupuncture/TCM Practitioner and Favorite Natural Women’s Health Specialist. Facial Acupuncture, Foot Reflexology, Gentle and Effective Acupuncture; Insurance Accepted! Book online; free consult available!

BODY SCREENING RADIANT BODY THERMOGRAPHY 1314 NW Irving St, #705 Portland, OR 97209 503-775-1812 Info@RadiantBodyThermography.com

A medical thermography clinic providing 100% safe, non-invasive, painless breast and full body screening utilizing digital infrared thermal imaging.

Reports written by thermologists, board-certified physicians.

1620 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214 503-233-0943 ThirdWayChiropractic.com Dr Boothby utilizes a soft tissue technique to relieve structural tension on the nervous system and restore ground support to the body.

NORTH PORTLAND WELLNESS CENTER

Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Massage 4922 N Vancouver Ave, at Alberta St 503-493-9398 NorthPortlandWellness.com We specialize in Injury Treatment, Auto Accident Recovery, Acute & Chronic Pain Relief and Family Health & Wellness. At the North Portland Wellness Center our dedicated team provides effective medicine in a warm, comfortable environment.

CHIRO/B.E.S.T/KST MARINA ZARE, DC

925 NW Overton, Portland, OR 97209 503-477-6322 BodyElementsPdx.com

BOOKS, GIFTS & EVENTS NEW RENAISSANCE

Books, Gifts and Events for Conscious Living 1338 NW 23rd Ave at Pettygrove, Portland 503-224-4929 NewRenBooks.com Oregon’s largest metaphysical book and gift store specializing in spiritual books from all traditions. Events to enlighten, educate and entertain. Full event listings at NewRenBooks.com.

Using numerous innovative technologies in the filed of chiropractic, I help people reach a higher sense of physical, biochemical, emotional and overall state of well being. Improvement in chronic pain, allergies, asthma, digestion, sleep, mobility, energy, vitality, ADHD/ADD... Experience a different flavor of chiropractic!

CLEANING ECOMAIDS

503-908-0950 EcoMaids.com/portland EcoMaids is Oregon’s premier green cleaning company serving homes and businesses. We are committed to creating safe and healthful spaces for your family, pets, and coworkers; while reducing harmful toxins in our ecosystem.

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COACHING & CONSULTING DAVID BARTKY

Certified Law of Attraction Life Coach 973-444-7301 Info@LifeCoachDavid.com LifeCoachDavid.com Are you ready to start attracting what you want, instead of what you don’t want? I can coach you on how to do that! First session is free. “Phone coaching at its best!”

SPIRIT IN TRANSITION Matthew Koren 503-765-6542 SpiritInTransition.com

We coach you to break through challenges and live an extraordinary life, on purpose and powerfully.

Ancient traditions meet modern science to deliver tools essential to living your dreams while expressing your unique, spiritual gifts.

SALSBURY & CO. April Salsbury 503-850-8411 SalsburyAndCo.com

Building strong foundations and growing your business. Business & healthcare private practice consulting.

CONSTRUCTION GLACIER VALLEY BUILDERS LLC

A Full Service Construction Company 503-893-9318 GlacierValleyBuilders.com Small Local Family Run Business specializing in additions, remodels, and ADUs. We also take on smaller projects and provide property maintenance for rental properties.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY RUBATO CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY 10403 SE 10th St, Vancouver 360-624-5151 JimIvories.net

Help with whiplash, migraines, PTSD, concentration, dizziness, TMJ, neck/shoulder/back pain, and more--in a peaceful setting. Jim Templeton, LMP #MA00013314

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Dr Inna Shimanovsky, DMD 1508 Washington St, Oregon City ith Your Comfort in Mind 503-659-3003 AAdvancedDental.com The Smile for your Healthy life.

State-of-the-art dental care with your comfort in mind, while also caring about the world we live in.

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AESTHETIC DENTISTRY OF LAKE Dr. InnaOSWEGO Shimanovsky, DMD Larry Bowden, DMD 17720 Jean Way, Ste 200, Lake Oswego 888-588-3745 LakeOswegoCosmeticDentist.com

We are dedicated to providing our guests with comprehensive dental excellence in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere so that optimal health, beauty and comfort can be realized for individual needs. The finest quality will always be provided.

DENTAL DESIGNS

Lance J. Heppler DMD, FAGD 900 SE Chkalov Dr, Vancouver 360-896-1449 DentalDesignsVancouver.com Dr. Lance Heppler’s mission is to put patients at ease. His friendly demeanor is easy to talk to and his attention to detail means you’ll always be getting the very best in dental care. His approach to dentistry is to meet patient needs by blending art, science and intuition. Dr. Heppler follows an amalgam removal protocol to safely remove mercury fillings.

JAY HARRIS LEVY, DDS

Holistic Dental Care 511 SW 10th Ave, Ste 1102, Portland 503-222-2157 JayHarrisLevy@gmail.com JayHarrisLevy.com

ENERGY HEALING HANDS OF FREEDOM HEALING/ QUANTUM-TOUCH®

Judie Maron-Friend, Certified QT Level I, II & Self Created Health Instructor/Practitioner 8725 NE Broadway St, Portland 503-288-8369 JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com VitalityLink.com/p/hofh When one learns Quantum-Touch®, during class students typically relieve 50% - 100% of each other’s pain. Not only do bones align with a light touch, inflammation reduces and healing accelerates. Often students experience dramatic and profound emotional release. Contact Judie to learn more or sign up for a class today and discover your power to heal.

TEMPLE MEDICINE HEALING

Amy Kimmick, BSN RN 1716 NE 42nd Ave, Portland TempleMedicineHealing.com My work brings you back to you, by way of energy healing, mediumship, and knowledge of the body to release ancestral patterns and emotions.

TRINITI HEALING

Hypno-Chakra Therapy Nicole Alcyon, Certified Hypnotherapist 323-842-3589 TrinitiHealing@yahoo.com

HEALING LOTUS

503-609-07987 Rachel@Healing-Lotus.com Healing-Lotus.com Certified Quantum Touch and Energy Healer, Rachel takes a holistic approach, incorporating healing modalities to support and enhance your body and minds ability to self-heal.

Holistic dentistry is about promoting oral health by customizing the finest quality dentistry to suit a patient’s needs in a safe, caring environment.

EYEWEAR EYES ON BROADWAY 2300 NE Broadway Portland 503-284-2300 EyesOnBroadway.com

FEED SUPPLY CONCENTRATES, INC.

Wholesale & Retail since 1938 5505 SE International Way, Milwaukie 503-234-7501 ConcentratesNW.com

FELDENKRAIS FELDENKRAIS® CENTER OF PORTLAND Susan Marshall, GCFP Laurelhurst Healing Arts Building 3059 NE Glisan St, Portland 503-313-9813 FeldenkraisPDX.com

Improve neck, back and hip pain, recover from workplace, auto and bike accidents, sleep better and more.

Find out why Norman Doige, MD in his 2015 NY Times Bestseller, The Brain’s Way of Healing, highlights the Feldenkrais Method® as applied neuroplasticity—using your brain and nervous system for effective recovery.

HEALTHY FOODS GROCERY OUTLET

4420 NE Hancock, Portland, 97213 503-282-5248 GroceryOutlet.com Your neighborhood market! Foods, health & beauty products, general merchandise, beer, wine & produce. Check out our huge selection of NOSH (Natural, Organic, Specialty & Healthy)!

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HOLISTIC EDUCATION

LIGHT THERAPY TRIOASIS PDX

THE WELLSPRING SCHOOL FOR HEALING ARTS

5520 SW Macadam, Ste 150, Portland, OR 971-205-5593 TriOasisPDX1@gmail.com

2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202 Portland 503-688-1482 TheWellspring.org

Offering comprehensive training and education in Wholistic Nutrition, Chinese Medicine, Amma Bodywork Therapy, Herbs and Movement Arts since 1995.

HOLISTIC LIFE GUIDE

TriOasis can help you increase circulation, reduce pain, and speed healing using Low Level LED Lights, Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen, Whole Body Vibration, and much more!!

MASSAGE SACRED STONE MASSAGE

JAMIE “CEDAR” ROGERS, MA 503-621-6178 Cedar@CedarPathways.com CedarPathways.com

Interpret messages from the body, heart, and spirit, transform blockages, and explore heart-centered life direction. Holistic approach, utilizing artistic, energetic, reflective, and metaphoric pathways.

HOLISTIC WELLNESS

360-949-3172 SacredStoneMassage.com Cupping, Reiki,Reflexology, Essential Oils. Online booking available. By appointment only.

MASSAGE TRAINING OREGON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

Training LMT’s for over 25 years 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland 503-244-3420 OregonSchoolOfMassage.com

BY DESIGN BODYWORK

Ray J. Drlik, CMTA, FDN, LMT 7460 SW Hunziker St, Ste H, Tigard 503-901-6013 Ray@ByDesignBodywork.com ByDesignBodywork.com

DOT CHAKRA

Chakra Opening Classes & Products 408-910-9345 DotChakra.com

NUTRITION NOURISH NORTHWEST

HYPNOTHERAPY

Nutrition & Fitness Studio 4418 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland 503-234-7280 NourishNorthwest.com

LOVING KINDNESS HYPNOSIS

Laney Coulter, BCH, NLP 7135 N Vincent Ave, Portland 503-289-3614 Laney@LovingKindnessHypnosis.com LovingKindnessHypnosis.com

3939 NE Hancock, Ste 213, Portland 503-380-5814; 206-817-4117 Info@LingGui.org LingGui.org

Celebrating 26 years of qigong teachers’ training with over 15,000 qigong teachers worldwide. Approved Continuing Education Providers with NCCAOM & California Acupuncture Board. We are happy to offer a number of deeply fulfilling certification programs for dedicated practitioners of Qigong, as well as public workshops for people who wish to learn for self-healing.

REFLEXOLOGY NANCIE HINES

NBCR Certifed Reflexologist Portland Reflexology 503-867-2778 PortlandReflexology.com

REIKI VICKI MCARDLE

Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Master Portland, OR 503-939-4357 VickiMcArdle.com

RETREAT CENTER ANANDA CENTER AT LAURELWOOD Retreat, Conference and Event Center 38950 SW Laurelwood Rd, Gaston, OR 97119 503-746-6229 AnandaLaurelwood.org

A beautiful place to host your next meeting, event, retreat or conference and only 45 minutes west of Portland.

We have bright spaces for groups of all sizes; lovely guest rooms, most with views of the lush valley; delicious vegetarian meals served daily; yoga and meditation.

SHAMANIC HEALING

Laney is a Board Certified Hypnotist who is available to help you with the following and more: Fertility, Business Success, Motivation, General Sadness, Weight Mastery, Smoking Cessation, Relationship Issues, Phobias, Anxiety, Anger Issues and Breaking Habits.

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My goal is to work with YOU to help YOUR body work the way it was designed to work.

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ORGANIC SALONS HAIRAPY PDX

4640 SW Garden Home Rd, Portland 503-360-1324 HairapyPDX.com

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Hairapy PDX is an organic and ammonia-free salon promoting beauty, wellness and green living by being free of chemicals, damaging toxins, and harmful carcinogens.

AFRICAN SHAMANIC HEALER DIVINER Downtown Portland 503-922-4585 MyShamanHealer@gmail.com

We combine Primordial and modern spiritual tools to Heal emotional, physical and spiritual dis-ease.

We help you remove or circumvent karmic and other obstacles inhibiting your progress in life, love, relationship, career, spiritual pursuits, and female-centric spiritual solutions regarding childbirth and miscarriage.

SHAMANIC HEALING RISING FIRE SHAMANISM School & Healing Center 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland, OR 97211 503-288-5175 Rising-Fire.com info@Rising-Fire.com

Rising Fire integrates energy healing with psychological process and awareness training. This exceptional approach develops emotional intelligence and freedom in daily life. Healing services, nutrition counseling, coaching, classes, and community events.

TAWNYA LOVE

Intuitive Angelic Shamanic Healer 360-567-7576 TawnyaAngel@gmail.com TawnyaAngel555.com TheTawnyaLoveShow.com

TANTRIC HEALING THE TANTRA STUDIO, LLC Maria D Sigel C.P 1235 SE Division St, Portland 503-884-7032 TheTantraStudio.com

THERAPY/COUNSELING JULIE GLASER,

MA, LPC, CADCIII Counseling & Hypnotherapy 2304 E Burnside, #2, Portland 503-752-1893 JulieGlaser.com

YOGA GOOD BEGINNINGS YOGA

GoodBeginningsYoga@yahoo.com GoodBeginningsYoga.com Prenatal + Mom & Baby yoga with Sound healing. Classes in North Portland.

INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDIC YOGA THERAPY Susan Bass, E-RYT 500, Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner & Nutritional Consultant, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist 3430 SE Belmont St, Portland 503-208-2716 AyurvedicYogaTherapy.org

RITA SOMAN, MA, CADC III

147 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 503-667-2023 Rita@RitaSoman.com RitaSoman.com Skype: Rita.Soman1 Google/YouTube: Rita Soman I can help you to change your subconscious beliefs that limit you in life. Work in person/ Skype. Visit website for PSYCH-K® workshop schedule.

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Portland’s first Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Program.

Our school is certified by Yoga Alliance, National Ayurvedic Medical Association & Association Ayurvedic Practitioners North America.

KARMA YOGA & FITNESS

13031 SE 84th Ave Clackamas, 97015 503-482-8620 Info@KarmaYogaAndFitness.com KarmaYogaAndFitness.com

THE MOVEMENT CENTER YOGA STUDIO 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland 503-231-0383 TheMovementCenter.com

Hatha yoga for all levels, workshops & specialty classes, private sessions, teacher training & yoga studies program, at a beautiful meditation and retreat center in the heart of the city.

PAUL M RAKOCZY, LCSW Humanistic Psychotherapy/ Reiki 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205 503-997-8611 Pmr1354@hotmail.com PaulRakoczyTherapist.com

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