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HEALTHY

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NATURALLY Rethinking BEAUTIFUL CITIES Transforming the Cosmetics Industry

What Makes a Community Livable

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Eat Right to Sleep Well 10 Foods that Help Us Relax and Rest

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HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY PLANET

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ot far from my house, there’s a big intersection—nothing really special about it—it’s like big intersections everywhere. There’s a signal for pedestrians, of course, and it’s necessary to wait for traffic to stop, and for the traffic turning onto the road to clear.

Once the signal changes to “WALK”, it counts down the seconds you have to get across five lanes of road to the safety of the other side.

The countdown bothers me, and it bothers me a little more every year. I am not looking forward to the day I’m too slow to get across the street in the time allowed. For me, that countdown has come to symbolize the way the automobile dominates our built environment.

I’m not getting all misty-eyed about the past. Anybody who has ever had to muck out a stall—or had to go out with a coffee can full of oats to catch a frisky horse—can imagine what our lives would be like without our cars. Things were not perfect in the good old days.

I do, however, see some value judgments and trade-offs that seem to have been made without much thought. Living off of the main drag, in my neighborhood I don’t see much traffic. But there’s a vacant lot where, I’m told, the grade school once stood. Busing the children across town turned out to be more “efficient.” I don’t think anybody calculated the wear and tear on the kids, nor wondered if it’s possible to put a cash value on a neighborhood school and community center; but kids don’t walk to school here anymore, and we have a vacant lot where there was once a playground. Similarly, there’s a little old storefront that’s vacant now. Old-timers tell me there was a grocery there, but they couldn’t compete with the big box stores on the highway. There’s no more walking to the store—or sending one of the kids—when you need a dozen eggs or a quart of milk right away, and I wonder how driving a mile each way to the grocery store pencils out in comparison. I also wonder what you do if you don’t drive—brave the “countdown” intersection to get to a bus stop?

This issue of Natural Awakenings addresses these concerns and others in the same vein, with “Livable Communities We Love.” It’s an invitation to think about what’s valuable—and what’s missing—in the spaces we occupy. I recommend the “Livable Communities Toolbox” sidebar for follow-up reading.

I have never paid much attention to the cosmetic market, and “All Natural Beauty: Health Concerns Revolutionize the Cosmetics Industry” was news to me.

The utter cynicism of making and marketing toxic materials as beauty products is appalling. And people let their children wear that stuff? I’m happy to see the market changing, and glad I got to publish this article.

I also particularly liked “We Need Clean Waters: Streams and Rivers are Life Links,” in this issue. The notion of giving rivers the same rights, values and status of people might seem a little drastic, but only if you don’t recognize Mother Nature as a member of your immediate family. feel good, live simply, laugh more

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Contents 16 LIVABLE

COMMUNITIES WE LOVE

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Good for People and the Planet

20 PETER GROS

on Preserving Wild Nature

22 ALL-NATURAL BEAUTY

Health Concerns Revolutionize the Cosmetics Industry

24 RUNNING WITH THE KIDS

Strengthens Body, Mind and Family Spirit

26 EAT RIGHT TO SLEEP WELL

10 Foods Help Us Relax and Rest

28 DOING NOTHING Why Timeouts Matter

30 WE NEED

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CLEAN WATERS

Streams and Rivers Are Life Links

32 HEALTHY SUMMER HYDRATION

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34 PETS WELCOME HERE Happy Places to Live and Travel Together

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Experience What Feldenkrais Training Is Like

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eff Haller and Dwight Pargee are coming to Portland on June 22 to 24 to promote the Feldenkrais Training Academy program scheduled this October in Seattle. For anyone who has ever considered becoming a Feldenkrais practitioner—or even just tried a class and liked it, or never tried one but are curious—attending the June workshop will help to experience what it’s like to be in the training.

The workshop will explore the practice and art of the Feldenkrais Method with focus on how Feldenkrais practitioners use movement and attention to create well-organized, adaptable improvements at the neurological level, learning how to gain internal strength and how to help others thrive.

On Friday, Haller will offer hands-on sessions, and observers are welcome. Following will be a free introductory talk about the Feldenkrais Method and this new innovative training. Refreshments will be provided. On Saturday and Sunday, attendees will experience Awareness Through Movement group classes, watch demonstrations of Functional Integration lessons, practice hands-on work, learn some of the principles of the Feldenkrais Method, meet the staff and more.

Jeff Haller, PhD, GCFP, is a Feldenkrais trainer in Seattle; and Dwight Pargee, GCFP, is a Feldenkrais assistant trainer living in Bend. Go to InsideMoves.org/Workshop/11224 to learn more, register or schedule an appointment for a Functional Integration session with Haller, which will be offered on Friday, June 22, for $150. The event takes place at the Movement Center, in Portland.

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June Special for Light Therapy Energetic Healing

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aula London, of Light Therapy pdx, is opening a new business that focuses on Energetic Healing utilizing the frequencies of light. London discovered this modality when she herself was suffering from the ill effects of disruption in her electromagnetic field.

Experiencing positive results firsthand, she decided she wanted to become a practitioner to help other people who like her may not be responding to other therapies and are looking for something else that could help them.

Often, light therapy is associated with treating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with a light box. London, however, offers a unique form of light therapy known as Biontology, using an instrument called the Chiren. Combined with application of the Chinese 5-Elements, this form of light therapy for energetic balancing may benefit a variety of ailments.

At Light Therapy pdx, London is dedicated to facilitating each client’s healing journey so they may be able to regain their vitality and take back their health.

During the month of June through July 13, Light Therapy pdx will offer new clients their first three sessions at $40 each when purchased as a package. This includes a complimentary half-hour phone consultation.

Light Therapy PDX is located at 1607 NE Holman St., Portland. 310-947-2892.

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uthor David Kline has published a new book, Change a Letter, Change Your Life. The book gives readers the opportunity to learn about the law of attraction and how to use it to improve their lives. Encouraging readers to move beyond the phrase, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” Kline suggests readers take the initiative to formulate a new way of thinking by changing the “w” in when to a “t”, so that the resulting updated phrase becomes: “I believe, then I see.”

“What a difference one letter can make,” notes Kline. “It can change everything from a negative and stagnant approach to life, to a positive and forward-thinking stance. But changing that one letter in your belief system may be one of the hardest things you ever have to do. It means giving up your old thought processes and early programming and moving fearlessly ahead into uncharted territory.”

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A PERFECTLY RIPE PEAR

I run around with a little hammer and tacks between my teeth trying to hold on to flimsy, unreliable thoughts.

The frustration of nailing down, interpreting, assuming and sorting leaves me breathing heavy, while the first heavenly bite of a perfectly ripe pear tempts me with another sultry expression of her deliciousness.

The clanging and clattering of past hurts and desperate future hopes become my destination and I vaguely wonder what plane I missed standing there with my little hammer in the confused airport of comings and goings.

And Now continues to arrive with a mysterious smile, holding the pear and asking how I could possibly resist her and her lovely sisters Wonder, Awe, Sorrow, Joy and all the others standing in the wings who curtsy delicately in taffeta skirts made of stars falling off and lighting up again.

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Mountain Rose Herbs Announces Giving Project

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etween now and August 1, Mountain Rose Herbs (MRH) will be accepting applications to its brand new Mountain Rose Herbs Giving Project. This program, funded entirely by MRH, will award three $4,000 grants to people or organizations that need extra assistance to bring their plant- or conservation-centric projects to fruition. The winners will be announced by September 15. Applicants will create a video (under three minutes) that describes the project and post their video to social media with the hashtag: #MRHgrants4plants. To fill out a grant application and review complete application information and rules, visit the MRH website: Info.MountainRoseHerbs.com/mrh-giving-project.

Applications are open to anyone working on projects related to MRH’s mission, which includes projects focused on herbalism and herbal education, protection of native and medicinal plants, environmental stewardship or organic and sustainable agriculture.

“As a mission-driven company, giving back to the communities that embrace and support us is incredibly important,” said project creator and MRH Customer Experience Director, Irene Wolansky. “Although we regularly donate to nonprofit organizations and sponsor conservation and herbal events, we wanted to do more on a grassroots level. It only takes a small seed to grow into a massive old-growth tree, and in the same vein, there are awe-inspiring projects happening all around the U.S. which just need a little assistance to help them grow into fruition.”

The Mountain Rose Herbs Giving Project was created with home herbalists, small businesses and nonprofit organizations in mind. To be considered, projects must take place within the U.S. and have clearly defined goals with detailed action plans. Projects should be able to show tangible results and applicants will be required to submit a written project update and another threeminute video within one year of receiving funds.

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Energy Drinks Hurt Youth Health More than half of teens and young adults that have slaked their thirst with energy drinks report consequently suffering negative health consequences, reports a new study from Canada’s University of Waterloo. Of 2,055 Canadian participants between ages 12 and 24, 55.4 percent said they had negative health events afterwards. Of these, 26.5 percent trembled and felt jittery, 24.7 percent had faster heartbeats and 22.5 percent noted “jolt and crash” episodes—a spell of alertness followed by a sudden drop in energy.

Another 5.1 percent experienced nausea or diarrhea and 0.2 percent, seizures. Most respondents said they drank only one or two energy drinks at a time.

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In the first scientific study of facial exercise, 27 middleaged women that performed specific facial muscle movements looked an average of two-and-a-half years younger in 20 weeks based on a standardized scale called the Merz-Carruthers Facial Aging Photoscales.

By doing the exercises for 30 minutes each day or every other day, the fullness of both the upper and lower cheeks, in particular, of the women were significantly enhanced, report Northwestern University researchers.

“The exercises enlarge and strengthen the facial muscles, so the face becomes firmer and more toned and shaped like a younger face,” says lead author Murad Alam, a medical doctor.

Some of the study exercises can be found by searching the topic of Happy Face Yoga on YouTube.

Cardiovascular exercise improves a person’s healthy gut microbes even without making dietary changes, University of Illinois researchers report. In a study of 32 people, 30 to 60 minutes of exercise three times a week for six weeks boosted levels of healthy intestinal bacteria, especially for lean subjects, and less so for the obese.

The healthy bacteria produced shortchain fatty acids that reduce the risk of colon cancer.

“The bottom line is that there are clear differences in how the microbiome of somebody who is obese versus somebody who is lean responds to exercise,” says Jeffrey Woods, Ph.D., a kinesiology professor at the university.

Seek 15 Minutes of Device-Free Time When we’re feeling angry, stressed or overexcited, just 15 minutes of being alone without a device can put us into a more peaceful state, reports a University of Rochester study.

Young adults, sitting in a comfortable chair away from their devices, were given something to read, told to think about something specific or not given any instruction. Some were asked to sit alone for 15 minutes a day for a week and keep a diary. In all cases, such solo time away from devices helped reduce intense emotions afterward.

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Facial Exercises Ease Midlife Signs of Aging

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Preterm Births Down After Coal Plant Shutdown After a polluting coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania was shut down in 2014 by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulatory action, the chances of women living 30 miles downwind having a preterm birth fell by about 28 percent, report Lehigh University researchers. While the plant was operating, women in affluent New Jersey communities downwind had a 17 percent greater risk of having babies of very low birth weights— less than 5.5 pounds—than did women in other similar affluent areas.

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Scientists Discover Alcohol-Cancer Link Alcohol has been linked to seven types of cancer, including breast and bowel, and scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, in Cambridge, UK, have tracked down a possible cause. In lab tests, they found that when the body processes alcohol, acetaldehyde is produced. Acetaldehyde alters and damages DNA within blood stem cells, leading to rearranged chromosomes and a greater likelihood of cancer.

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Mangoes Carry Health Benefits Mangoes contain potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties that may prove useful in treating gastrointestinal disease, cognitive decline and diabetes, report scientists at the University of Palermo, in Italy.

Also, Texas A&M researchers have found that 300 people with Crohn’s disease that ate 200 to 400 grams of commercially available frozen mangoes daily for eight weeks had fewer digestive symptoms, improved inflammation biomarkers and less colon cancer-linked molecules in their digestive tracts.

New Healthy Coffee Alternative Success by Health (SBH), a new, re-branded company in the healthy lifestyle industry with its Reishi Mushroom-infused coffee products, now offers two healthy coffee products—Café Noir and Café Latte—in the natural beverage niche market for sales affiliates. They are formulated with the Reishi (Ganoderma) Mushroom, to help eliminate unhealthy caffeine in coffee, and with it, the unpleasant metabolic crashes associated with conventional coffee products.

They smooth out the traditional highs, lows, jitters and resulting negative pH levels in the body.

SBH is the latest direct marketing company started by Jay Noland, a former professional baseball player well-known in the direct selling industry. His business model eliminates the retail middleman through individual, independent sales affiliates. Each affiliate purchases a packet of Café Noir, the standard black coffee, for 68 cents a cup, and asks others they know and meet, “Do you drink coffee?” It’s an easy way to initiate a dialogue about the latest in healthy coffee.

SBH founding members and independent affiliates are Dr. James Marinakis, an internationally recognized alternative medicine practitioner, in Boca Raton, Florida, and Jo Dee Baer, an age-group record-setting triathlete and health coach in Central Florida.

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People that Don’t Slight Sleep Eat Better

A spate of recent worldwide studies reveal several cholesterol-healthy alternatives to olive oil.

Ingesting 15 milliliters a day of virgin coconut oil for eight weeks increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) “good cholesterol” levels in 32 young adults by an average of 5.72 milligrams/deciliter, researchers at Thailand’s Chiang Mai University found.

Walnut oil slashed heart disease risk in 100 Type 2 diabetes patients that swallowed capsules containing a total of 15 milliliters of walnut oil a week—the amount of oil obtained from 4 to 5 servings of the nuts.

They experienced significant drops in total cholesterol, low-density (LDL) “bad cholesterol” and triglycerides after 90 days, reported Iranian researchers at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Camelina oil from the Camelina sativa plant, also called false flax, lowered LDL levels in 79 men with prediabetic symptoms, whereas diets high in either high- or lowfatty fish did not, according to the University of Eastern Finland. The men consumed 30 milliliters of the oil for 90 days.

Those that sleep more than seven hours a night are likely to eat better the following day, according to researchers from King’s College London. In the study, 21 people known to typically sleep fewer than seven hours increased their sleep time by 47 minutes after receiving tips on sleep hygiene such as drinking less caffeine and going to bed neither too hungry nor too full. The following day, they consumed almost 10 fewer grams of sugar in food and drinks on average and also consumed less fat and fewer carbohydrates than a control group.

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eco tip

Rail Trails

Summer Vacations with a Fun Twist

This summer, consider the convenience and relaxation of watching the world go by outside a panoramic side window instead of focusing on driving the road ahead. Train travel is also more cost-effective, affordable and eco-friendly than flying. SmarterTravel.com highlights railroad discounts for children, seniors, students, AAA members, military personnel and other demographics.

Additional advantages include accessible central city terminals, a generous luggage policy and less time waiting until departures. If a station has an unattended parking lot, arrange to be dropped off.

Amtrak (Amtrak.com) encompasses 300 daily trains on more than 21,000 miles of track to more than 500 destinations. Particularly scenic routes include the California Zephyr that winds through the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains between San Francisco and Chicago; and the Adirondack train between New York City and Montreal, Canada, offering spectacular views of both its namesake national park and the historic Hudson River Valley.

Amtrak’s 75 vacation packages (AmtrakVacations.com) range from three days to two weeks. Sights include the Grand Canyon and Glacier, Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks. Most long-distance routes provide sleeping accommodations with passenger amenities for day and night.

Advanced technology electric locomotives began enhancing Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor runs in 2016. Designed for maximum energy efficiency with a regenerative braking system that feeds back into the power grid, this innovation saves electricity and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Amtrak’s partnership with CarbonFund.org allows passengers to offset the carbon emissions footprint from their rail travel. Custom contributions can be made via the Rail Calculator or short- or long-distance traveler or Amtrak Trainiac preset options on Amtrak’s website.

Many travelers also enjoy narrow-gauge, short-rail junkets. Popular options include Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Railroad (DurangoTrain. com), a nostalgic trip back to the mining days of the Old West; the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (CumbresToltec.com), a 45-mile ride along the New Mexico/Colorado border; and the Conway Scenic Railroad (ConwayScenic. com) in New Hampshire, within two hours of both Portland, Maine, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Neighboring Canada affords many scenic trains including trips connecting Toronto with Vancouver and Calgary. Visit RockyMountaineer.com and ViaRail.ca.

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Independent Action

Quick Quarters

Simple Eco-Houses on the Upswing

A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called Passivdom uses a 3-D printing robot to produce parts for tiny houses.

The machine can print the walls, roof and floor of the company’s 380-square-foot model in about eight hours.

The windows, doors and self-contained plumbing, sewage and self-electrical systems are then added by a human worker. Solar energy is stored in a battery.

Filtered water collects from humidity in the air. Prices start at $64,000 per house (Passivedom).

M.A.DI., in Italy, produces prefabricated A-frame houses in five sizes that can be set up anywhere. The basic model is rated an energy class B, but can be upgraded with an option of adding solar panels to make the structures energy-independent.

Homes made by Lifehaus blend low-cost, off-grid appeal with holistic living and luxurious details. The Lebanon company is pioneering energy-neutral dwellings made from locally sourced and recycled materials. Green home dwellers will also be able to generate electricity and grow their own food.

At the North American Climate Summit in Chicago last December, more than 50 mayors from around the globe signed the Chicago Climate Charter, intended to guide cities toward reaching greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals similar to the Paris climate accord. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says each mayor will pursue a customized plan, noting, “We’re all going to get to the same destination in our own way.” President Trump’s intended exit from the Paris agreement has sparked an uproar from leaders worldwide, especially mayors in cities long committed to reducing emissions.

Dozens of cities are committed to 100 percent clean and renewable energy goals and pledged to promote clean transit through using zero-emissions buses. Emanuel believes, “Climate change can be solved by human action.” Cities’ actions now may well pay off in the long run.

Deadly Cargo Oil Spill Threatens Ocean Ecology

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severely impact important reefs, fishing grounds and protected marine areas in Japan. They are also concerned by the toxic nature of the ultra-light, highly flammable oil and unknown impacts. Simon Boxall, with the centre, notes, “It’s not like crude, which does break down under natural microbial action. This stuff actually kills the microbes that break the oil down.”

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Cincinnati has contracted with the energy company Dynegy to purchase 100 percent renewable energy to operate most of its municipal facilities through at least 2021.

The green energy will power police and fire stations, health clinics, recreation centers and most administrative buildings, including city hall.

The city’s greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by more than 9 percent and its utility rates by more than $100,000 annually. The deal will bring the city closer to its goal of running on 100 percent renewable energy by 2035.

Mayors Worldwide Sign Climate Charter

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Eco-Villains

Cleanup Cites Worst Plastic Polluters

A week-long beach cleanup and audit at Freedom Island in the Philippines last September exposed the companies most responsible for plastic pollution in the critical wetland habitat. The Greenpeace Philippines and #breakfreefromplastic movement audit, the first of its kind in the country, revealed that Nestlé, Unilever and the Indonesian company PT Torabika Mayora are the top three contributors of plastic waste discovered in the area, contributing to the more than 2 million tons of mismanaged plastic waste in the Philippines, the third-biggest source of plastic ocean pollution per year. See the whole list at Tinyurl.com/TopTenPolluters.

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Plastic Bags Get the Boot

Boston will join 59 other Massachusetts municipalities and hundreds of others across the nation, including Seattle, Washington, and Washington, D.C., in banning single-use plastic shopping bags by the end of this year. Instead, Boston shoppers must bring their own totes or pay store owners five cents or more for a thicker, compostable plastic bag or a larger paper bag with handles. “This new ordinance protects the health of our neighborhoods and environment, while at the same time easing the burden on taxpayers and saving local retailers millions,” says Kirstie Pecci, director of the Conservation Law Foundation’s Zero Waste Project.

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Click on a Campsite Website Opens Up Private Land to Campers

A Portland startup online at LandApart. com is expanding the share-economy Airbnb-model concept to private landowners and campers. People that want to camp or rent a cabin in a beautiful area can pay a private landowner for access. CEO Ven Gist says the move is in part a response to sometimes crowded public lands that often cannot be reserved. He says, “We’re basically collaborating with landowners to open up new wild spaces that people can find and book for truly secluded, unique outdoor experiences.” Prices average between $30 and $40 per night.

Find an introductory video at Gust.com/companies/landapart.

Green Team Seattle Mariners Win Eco-Award

CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field, homes of the National Football League Seahawks and Major League Baseball (MLB) Mariners, respectively, introduced a Strawless in Seattle campaign last September. More than 100 local businesses joined with the Lonely Whale Foundation to help eliminate plastic waste.

Safeco Field is the most sustainable baseball facility today, recycling 96 percent of all waste generated last season. As a result, the Mariners earned MLB’s Green Glove Award for 2017. Every food service item is recyclable or compostable, and cleaning crews manually separate waste items from recyclables after every game.

The Mariners have been playing under energy-efficient LED lights since 2014, the first MLB ball club to do so. The team also added a 450-square-foot urban garden before the 2016 season that provides fresh vegetables and herbs for the concession stands.

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Good for People and the Planet

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any people define a livable city as one that is easy to get around in by foot, bike or public transportation. Many also prioritize ready access to fresh, local, organic food via farmers’ markets and community gardens.

Others champion affordable housing and cost of living factors, safe neighborhoods with a diversity of people, careful stewardship of clean air and water, and plentiful amenities, including considerable open space and natural settings. Many work to preserve and enhance a sense of place suited to the locale.

Partners for Livable Communities, a national nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that renews and restores communities, maintains, “Livability is the sum of the factors that add up to a community’s quality of life, including the built and natural environments, economic prosperity, social stability and equity, educational opportunity and cultural, entertainment and recreation possibilities.” The American Association of Retired Persons considers livable communities as age-friendly for young and old alike.

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Along with economic opportunities, a leading stimulus in moving to urban centers is, “More people are looking for a sociable environment where they can walk out of their door to the shops or transit and be among others they recognize who also recognize them,” observes Suzanne Lennard, director of the International Making Cities Livable Conferences, LLC, in Portland, Oregon. “People who have traveled abroad, especially to Europe, and tasted the quality of life possible in a truly livable, walkable, beautiful and sociable city, often want to find such a place to live themselves.”

Following are a few examples of America’s many livable cities. More are transitioning and evolving as city planners, government officials, businesses and nonprofit community organizations strive to make their hometowns both people- and planet-friendly, often through public and private partnerships.

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operated—into greenspace, bike lanes and other enticing and productive public areas.

“Biking and our food scene have exploded,” says Chris Sandvig, director of policy with the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, which advocates for equitable urban revitalization through their Vacant Property Working Group, helping communities access blighted areas for pennies on the dollar. “We’re now one of the top 10 bicycling commuter cities in the country.

People also come here as food tourists due to vibrant local agricultural activity.”

“A related ideal is to create compact, human-scale, mixed-use urban centers in the suburbs that are less expensive to construct— and thus remain more affordable—while placing shops, schools, parks, services, workplaces and public transit within walking and biking distance,” Lennard notes. “This ensures a healthy, affordable and high quality of life for all; suburban, as well as urban.”

Fast-growing Carmel, Indiana, just north of Indianapolis, is following suit. “After years of watching the suburbs sprawl into subdivisions with large lawns, privacy fences and cul-de-sacs, we created a vibrant central core with apartments, townhomes, condos and new options for smaller homes—all within walking distance or a short bike ride to new places to work, shop and dine,” explains Mayor James Brainard. The design efforts serve people instead of cars.

“Carmel has spent the last 20-plus years building more than 900 miles of trails and multi-use pathways, enabling residents to commute by bicycle to work and enjoy easy access to a growing number of parks and recreational areas,” says Brainard. To facilitate traffic flow, some 100 roundabouts replaced stoplights and four-way stops.

“Reducing traffic congestion has improved our air quality, and saved gasoline and lives.” A new, mixed-use downtown Arts and Design District includes a Center for the Performing Arts with a Center Green that hosts a farmers’ market in summer and an outdoor Christkindlmarkt and outdoor skating rink in winter.

“The old way of doing things in which cities and towns sat back and let the market dictate how a community should be grown must come to an end,” remarks Brainard, advocating the benefits of local governance.

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Key elements of smart cities—sensors, cameras, data analytics and powerful networks that capture and relay vital information— help them become more energy-efficient or quicker to respond to environmental and residential issues. Such products highlighted the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Reducing traffic can also contribute to safer highways and shorter commutes with decreased greenhouse gas emissions.

“Citizens are using apps to monitor issues and alert city managers, improving the livability of their communities,” explains Steve Koenig, senior director of market research with the Consumer Technology Association.

In Boston, the app BOS:311 allows residents to instantaneously notify government departments of pollution concerns, like blocked drains and other environmental or community needs, feeding the information directly into the city’s work order system via their mobile phone. This real-time collaboration results in a cleaner, safer and healthier city.

The Envision Charlotte project encompasses interactive kiosks in 64 businesses and government buildings citywide, gathering energy usage data for office buildings to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. So far, energy consumption has dropped 19 percent, saving companies about $26 million. The program has strengthened economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability.

Nature in the City

Some cities have focused on the natural environment for improving local livability while mitigating contributions to climate change. Forested open spaces, wetlands and protected watersheds improve air quality, protect drinking water and buffer intense storms. Such areas also connect more people with nature and engage them in communal and healthy outdoor recreation.

Portland, Oregon, boasts more than 10,000 acres of parks, plus an innovative Biketown sharing program that has facilitated 160,000 bike trips since its launch in 2016.

The city’s Bike Bill requires all new streets to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians by design. Portland also embraces urban gardens and allows residents to raise chickens, bees, goats or rabbits in their backyards.

No one wants to live where pollution runs unchecked or water is unsafe to drink.

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program works to keep stormwater out of sewers and reduce rainwater runoff through decentralized soil-based and plant-based systems, including pervious pavement, green roofs and rain gardens. Begun in 2011, its goal is to reduce rainwater runoff by 85 percent by 2036. Rainwater has become a valuable community resource.

The program is just one of many ways that the City of Brotherly Love is transforming itself into one of the greenest in the United States. Overseen by the city’s Office of Sustainability, Greenworks Philadelphia devises long-term sustainability strategies that encompass eight facets, including clean and efficient energy, carbon-neutrality and zero waste. Preparations are already underway to cope with a hotter, wetter future.

Preserving a Sense of Place

Making communities livable goes beyond infrastructure. Actions usually involve preserving, protecting and enhancing what appeals to residents. Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one example of many where livability priorities are guided by the values of its residents and its sense of place.

“From our historic public square and marketplaces to outdoor cafes, farmers’ markets and community festivals; from human-scale architecture and balanced transportation to pedestrian and bicycle networks, this place represents shared values,” says Mayor Javier M. Gonzales.

“Santa Fe is also full of public art. The city is designed to be safe, creative and inspiring for young and old, families of all kinds and everyone else that comes to see us.”

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Ultimately, making cities move livable for children can make them highly livable for all. “Children need the same things from a city that we all need, but their needs are greater than ours,” says Lennard. “The environment a child grows up in shapes their health and their mental and social development for the rest of their lives. Our modern, unwalkable suburban environments are contributing to childhood obesity, which has been widely linked to

chronic diseases that in the past were only associated with old age.”

She notes, “Children need the exercise of walking or biking to school. They need safe streets so they can become independent and explore their neighborhoods; sidewalks and other outdoor areas where they can play, meet friends and interact with adults in the community; easy access to nature; beauty in their environment; and intriguing architecture, works of art and other places to stimulate their affection and imagination. As they become teenagers, they need access by foot or bike to a wide variety of resources to broaden their horizons. Don’t we all need these things?”

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eter Gros, co-host of the original Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom TV show, wildlife expert and environmental conservationist, now educates groups of young people that spend more time on their handheld devices than they do outdoors.

His message impresses upon the next generation the importance of wildlife and open spaces as they gift us with heartfelt awe and balance, and engage us with nature to offset manmade lives.

His 30 years of field experiences include serving as a wildlife lecturer and licensed U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibitor. An active member of the American Zoo and Aquariums Association and the Zoological Association of America, Gros is also on the board of directors of the Suisun Marsh Natural History Association and a trustee for the Cheetah Conservation Fund. He lives in Seattle and spends time in national forests when not speaking to groups.

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Deer, raccoons, alligators and coyotes are common neighbors, depending on where you live. The deer population used to be controlled by natural predators like wolves; without wolves, deer can overpopulate.

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brings raccoons. Coyotes and alligators must lose their fear of humans in order to eat. Don’t feed, tease or interact with them. Take photos from a distance. Call your local government animal agency for help or referral to a licensed animal rehabber before “rescuing” an abandoned baby; mothers often spend periods of time away hunting for food.

Why are some animals in danger of being killed on sight?

We react to snakes, wolves and bats from a place of unfounded fears: snakes don’t have facial expressions, are seen as cold or slimy and move quickly; wolves are dangerous; bats can tangle in your hair. These are all tall tales. Animals want to avoid us.

We’ve reacted to our own fears with needless snake roundups, bounties on wolves and panic when a tiny bat swoops by. Historically, there have been no attacks on humans by wolves, and reintroducing them into Yellowstone National Park has restored a natural balance. Snakes keep disease-carrying rodents away. Bats use their radar to steer clear.

We need to understand each animal’s purpose and place in nature. Feeding wildlife corrupts natural behaviors and removes their fear of humans. When we deem them a nuisance or inconvenient, we treat them like they’re disposable and have no value. It’s better for everyone to enjoy the fact that animals are there and keep our distance.

Who else is working to educate people about the importance of wildlife and habitat?

Zoos used to be concrete-enclosed collections of animals. Now they are education centers, offering enrichment programs and improved natural habitats to keep the animals active and interested. Waterfalls, swimming pools, trees, puzzles and toys that prompt animals to mimic hunting behaviors help keep a resident animal’s mind and body active.

Breeding programs help maintain endangered species. We’re able to study and learn about a species while caring for them. One breeding program I worked with focused on spotted and striped big cats: the leopards and tigers. In another, we used incubators to hatch eggs among a threatened ostrich population. In Big Sur, California, condors have been raised with puppets so they wouldn’t imprint on humans before being released. Nature and science centers across the country are also teaching people about the importance of animals.

What makes you hopeful for the future?

Each of us can make a daily difference in preserving our natural world. I’ve been fortunate in being able to showcase wild animals, help endangered or protected species and share what I’ve learned in educational forums.

Good news includes sighting of the black-footed ferret, once thought to be extinct. Mountain lions are recovering.

We are learning from past mistakes. A big lesson is that what nature provides isn’t in endless supply, so we must be wise and frugal with all of our natural resources.

What are you most passionate about?

No one should have a wild or exotic animal as a pet. The animals I show to audiences were bottle-raised or rescued. They can’t be released and so have become animal ambassadors. When people see them, they better understand the importance of nature and wildlife to people and the planet. I’m passionate about preserving wildlife and open spaces.

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rom red carpets to Teen Vogue magazine, the natural beauty trend has taken the industry by storm. Consumer whims may have sparked its beginnings more than a decade ago, but demand is now spiking profits into the billions.

“Consumer need is influencing retailers to offer cleaner formulas reflecting firm ecovalues,” says Karen Behnke, the pioneering entrepreneur who founded Juice Beauty, in San Rafael, California. Behnke aimed to create meaningful change in the industry when she assembled her dream team 13 years ago.

The company now owns a trailblazing patent and sets the standard for clinical organics.

“We’re excited that traditional department stores such as Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Holt Renfrew are adding our products to their beauty departments,” says Behnke, who attributes Juice Beauty’s tremendous growth in recent years to a surge of interest in chemical-free, luxury alternatives.

all-natural, a result likely driven by the scientific information age (see KariGran.com/ pages/greenbeauty for details). Reputable scientific studies revealing parabens in breast cancer biopsies have demonstrated that everything applied to the skin also enters the bloodstream, hence the effectiveness of dermal nicotine and birth control patches. Thus, it can be alarming to realize that the average woman will unknowingly consume seven pounds of lipstick containing petroleum-based emollients, synthetic preservatives and artificial dyes during a lifetime, undoubtedly another reason consumers are switching to natural options.

Katey Denno, a Los Angeles makeup artist to the stars, noticed cosmetic red flags early in her career. “The first time I turned over a palette that most makeup artists carry and saw specific colors that couldn’t be used on eyes or lips, I was confused; if something isn’t safe for lips or eyes, how can it be good for any part of Natural Replaces Toxic us?” queries Denno, who switched from A recent Green Beauty Barometer online social work to makeup artistry 11 years natural awakenings August 2016 7 survey revealed that more than half of ago. “The change in the industry has been women want their skincare products to be substantial. Now green is mainstream, and

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Millennials continue to drive consumer demand for higher standards. “Retailers understand that the skincare/makeup landscape is changing,” advises Behnke.

“Traditional brands are no longer attracting younger consumers that are demanding organic, clinically validated products.”

Denno concurs, stating, “The spotlight on clean products comes from the growing acknowledgement that we can and must do all we can to lower our overall toxic load.”

Demand Escalates Women are fueling the natural beauty movement, yet more men than ever are also seeking healthy alternatives. Grooming products with unisex packaging and fragrances are among top sellers. Informed teen and 20-something buyers are inclined to choose people- and eco-friendly brands that are also cruelty-free.

A wide selection of aluminum-free, natural, personal care products including underarm deodorants are showing up in supermarkets. Women are ditching toxic hair dyes and going silver to avoid thinning hair and allergies, and unwittingly, creating a new fashion statement. Plus, there’s growing interest in DIY cosmetics using everyday good-for-you ingredients found in the kitchen.

Artisan perfumes are gaining popularity among women that want the mystery and allure of fragrance without the side effects of manmade, chemical-based brands.

“Some new customers are frustrated by commercial products giving them headaches, while others say that they just don’t like perfume, when what they actually don’t like is synthetic fragrance chemicals,” says Ananda Wilson, a botanical perfumer and owner of Gather Perfume, in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

“It’s inspiring when they smell real plant scents and see how their world lights up! The molecules in natural perfumes are active and interact with personal chemistry, so they unfold differently on each

wearer, creating a unique signature and experience.”

Wilson ventured into botanical blends when both awareness and supplies of appropriate ingredients were scarce. “Perfume history is largely rooted in natural materials, but until recently, there was a mass blackout of this precious lineage.

When I started, there was barely anything available, and only through a handful of aromatherapy companies,” she explains.

Now, Wilson bases her products on botanical infusions from plants she’s grown or collected, including wild beach roses, clover and spring poplar buds.

It only takes a whiff to dispel the myth that natural perfumes lack sophistication or tenacity. “Naturals have a breadth of possibilities—opulent white florals, fresh and clean, or dirty and smoky,” expounds Wilson.

Eco-beauty is emerging from conscious lifestyle choices and creating the next era of cosmetics. “It’s fun to be called a pioneer in organic beauty,” muses Behnke. “Our products, employees and happy customers comprise an encouraging accomplishment.”

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Families and coaches agree that running benefits both body and psyche. “Running as a family is an incredibly bonding experience, A Matter of putting aside some of the usual conflicts and perceived hierarchies and and just coming together,” says William Pullen, a London, England, psychotherapist and author of Running with Mindfulness: What really happens when our bodies Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, cease to function? How can we plan our lives to make the most of our Stress, and Depression. “Running also gives us a place where we time on Earth? After an unexpected can develop skills like building confidence and competency.” awakening, D. L. Kline writes about his

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“The important thing is to show up. It’s about participation, not breaking personal bests,” Pullen continues. Kids can play a game while running, such as silently counting steps, trees or other runners.” Mindfulness can also include sharing how it feels to run and meeting challenges along the way.

Bloom suggests tuning in to nature. “Being in beautiful surroundings or watching for animals can promote mindfulness,” he says. “It can be spiritual.”

Safe Start

For beginners, experts recommend approaching running as a desirable pastime and adopting a slow, easy pace. “Always make running fun, not a chore,” encourages Bloom. “Frame it as being outside, playing and sharing with friends and family. Make a game of it as much as possible.”

Whether a family chooses to run in the park or in a community race, experts stress the importance of not setting goals.

“Make it pleasurable. Don’t worry about time and distance. Start with short distances, maybe a block or two for novice runners or very young children,” advises running coach Jeremy Sanders, from Winchester, Virginia. “Be patient. Some days, the kids will get cramps. They may whine or get moody. Other days, they will be happy and content. Don’t let one bad run ruin the opportunity to try again another time.”

Running coaches and seasoned runners agree that it is wise to tailor runs according to age and fitness levels. “Kids can begin at school age, 5 or 6; but start them with a few minutes and then add more, up to 15 minutes to a half an hour or so a few days a week. Always mix in sprints for short attention spans. Keep it simple. No fancy running shoes are needed when starting, just regular sneakers,” advises Bloom. “For teens, 30 to 45 minutes at a time a few times a week is fine, provided that they have bona fide running shoes.”

Breathing While Running William Pullen: “Mindful breathing is simply making the observation of one’s breath being the priority over thoughts. Each time the mind interrupts, gently return to the breath. Learning how to do that gently is what it’s all about—it means letting go of forcing, wishing and striving—and just gently doing.”

Marc Bloom: “I’m not a fan of instructing young kids how to breathe while running because thinking about a must-do task can spoil the fun, and also seem like homework. Runners breathe naturally through their mouths, with an occasional deep breath through the nose. You can get technical with this, but not for kids.

Be aware if breathing gets labored. If kids feel out of breath they’re probably running too fast. Kids love to start off fast, often too fast.

Also, normal breathing might feel ‘out of breath’ and wrong to them because they’re not accustomed to it. Explain this to newbies beforehand by telling them what to expect.”

Jeremy Sanders: “Everyone is different. Your breathing changes with effort and the more you run, the more you learn what works for you. You can experiment by breathing through only your nose or only your mouth, or in combination, in through the nose and out through the mouth. You can also alter the number of steps between each breath to get a comfortable rhythm going.”

Inspiration

Finding inspiration as a family can include running for worthy causes; most communities host charity runs. “This can become a focal point for getting in shape, raising money and running for the greater good, not just yourself,” says Bloom.

Mindful running presents regular opportunities to explore new places, focus on details that often go unnoticed and make exercise an active meditation for all involved. “Show kids how to notice what is going on around them when they run,” suggests Pullen. “You can read up and educate yourselves on trees, geology or the change of seasons so they feel a powerful sense of connection and freedom.”

Whether running as a family is motivated by a desire to stay fit, get someplace or simply share more quality time, being in the present moment is most important. “Life is not about striving all the time,” exhorts Pullen. “Take the kids out. Keep it fun and make it into an adventure.”

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etting enough sleep—or not—has a trickle-down effect. A study in the Journal of Obesity shows that good quality shut-eye helps us reduce stress, lose weight and function better.

Research also shows that most Americans would be healthier, happier and safer going about their daily activities if they slept 60 to 90 more minutes each night, according to the American Psychological Association. A consistent sleep routine helps enable a good night’s rest, with activities like going to bed at the same time whenever possible; shutting down the Internet, email and text messaging at least an hour before bedtime; and limiting intake of caffeine and alcohol.

Another best practice is eating foods that help us relax, fall and stay asleep. Four primary sleep-promoting vitamins and minerals naturally found in foods are tryptophan, magnesium, calcium and vitamin B6. Some of these help the body produce melatonin, the hormone responsible for regulating the body’s sleep/wake patterns called circadian rhythms. Others enhance serotonin, which carries nerve signals and relays messages in the brain related to mood and sleep.

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Some foods are naturally packed with these essential vitamins and minerals, and eating certain foods at certain times can help us tip the scale towards a successful night of restful sleep.

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Kiwi. Full of vitamins C and E, serotonin and folate, kiwi can help us sleep longer. In a study at Taipei Medical University, in Taiwan, researchers had participants eat two kiwifruits one hour before bedtime for four weeks.

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Soy. In a Japanese study published in the Nutrition Journal, researchers surveyed 1,076 participants between 20 and 78 on how often they ate soy products, which are rich in sleep-enhancing isoflavones. Those that ate the most soy foods enjoyed deeper, more sustained sleep. Researchers concluded that soy’s isoflavones help regulate the sleep/wake cycle.

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Fish. Salmon, halibut, mackerel and tuna help boost the production of vitamin B6, which helps make melatonin. A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania published in Scientific Reports found that eating more fish led both to better sleep and improved cognitive function in children.

Fiber-rich foods. Choices such as chia seeds, nuts and whole grains help promote restorative “slow-wave” sleep, according to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

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Calcium-fortified yogurt. According to Dr. William Sears, a pediatrician in Pasadena, California, and author of The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night’s Rest for the Whole Family, “Calcium helps the brain use the amino acid tryptophan to manufacture the sleep-inducing substance melatonin. This explains why dairy products, which contain both tryptophan and calcium, are some of the top sleep-inducing foods.”

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Bananas. Rich in potassium, magnesium, tryptophan and vitamin B6, which are used to make melatonin, bananas help promote good sleep. A study in the Journal of Pineal

Research found that men that ate two bananas at a time for a week had a rise in melatonin that reached a peak two hours later; pineapple juice and orange juice also raised those levels.

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Walnuts. Eating a handful of walnuts an hour before bedtime provides fibersupporting, restorative, slow-wave sleep, concluded a study in the journal Nutrition. Plus, walnuts are a good source of tryptophan, which helps make serotonin and melatonin; University of Texas researchers also found that walnuts contain their own source of melatonin.

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Dark leafy greens. Kale, spinach and collard greens are among the magnesiumrich greens that can help us de-stress and go to sleep, says Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a professor of pulmonary and sleep medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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Almonds and dates. Nerina Ramlakhan, Ph.D., a London sleep therapist and author of Fast Asleep but Wide Awake: Discover the Secrets of Restorative Sleep and Vibrant Energy, counsels her clients to start at breakfast by eating eight almonds and two dates. These two fiber-rich foods are able to slowly help produce melatonin for later in the day.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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by April Thompson

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n a harried world where our work is never done, it’s tough to take timeouts to do nothing. Yet, when we pump the brakes on Americans’ obsessive drive, we discover fresh productivity, creativity and contentment.

“We’re socialized to pride ourselves on accomplishment and achievement, yet when you step back, you realize doing nothing produces a valuable currency, especially in enhanced mental health,” says Colleen Long, a Boston psychologist and author of Happiness in B.A.L.A.N.C.E: What We Know Now About Happiness.

Italians call it la dolce far niente, or the sweetness of doing nothing, while the Dutch word niksen translates as “doing something without a purpose”. Here are a few tips to reclaim the art of be-ing over do-ing.

Create a “do nothing” ritual. Set aside a special time and make it known.

It can start the morning or wind down an evening. It may be meditating a few minutes or enjoying a bit of aromatherapy, wherever the heart leads.

Relax into the moment. Acknowledge

guilty feelings when they arise, but don’t heed them. It takes time to undo mental programming and learn to quiet the voice urging, “Don’t just stand there, do something!”

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Mindfully do nothing. It’s not about

vegging out with passive activities like watching TV or checking email. It’s a time to come alive to our senses and surroundings, whether listening to music or peoplewatching, free of distractions from phone calls or anxious thoughts.

Doing something is okay. The aim

is to let go of the compulsion to check off every item on our to-do list—but that doesn’t mean blankly staring off into space.

These are purposeful moments without a specific purpose. Doodle in a sketchbook, wander around the neighborhood or lie in the grass and look at clouds. Spontaneously go with the flow.

There’s no one way or right way to do nothing. “Just by carving out space,

you’ll get a benefit even if it doesn’t feel like you’re doing it right or perfectly,” advises Long. It looks different for different people.

“Before I had kids, my ‘nothing time’ might be just being out in nature or simply doing one thing mindfully at a time, like washing dishes. Now I incorporate the principle into family time. One day a week, I shut off the phone, get on the floor with my kids and just let life get messy.”

Connect with April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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Change is the end result of all true learning. ~Leo Buscaglia

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu

We Need Clean Waters Streams and Rivers Are Life Links

by Avery Mack

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reeks, streams and rivers flow into ponds, lakes and oceans, carrying pollution. Keeping large bodies of water clean starts with local waterways.

As awareness of this need rises, some rivers in Africa, India, New Zealand and elsewhere are being protected and recognized as living entities, with rights, values and the legal status of people. While court cases brought by commercial interests are challenging such decisions, progress continues on many fronts.

Cleanup Success Stories

“The Fox River’s been our treasure since Native Americans paddled there,” says Barbara Smits, part-owner of Old Northwest Frontier Tours, provider of self-guided auto, bicycle and walking tours via eBook, in De Pere, Wisconsin. “To see people sail, boat, ice fish or sightsee here again is a joy.” The Fox River Cleanup Project, a multi-year effort covering 13 miles that began in 2009, reduces the health and environmental risks from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the sediment.

Lake Winnebago, source of the lower Fox River, is currently stewarded under the 2000 Lake Sturgeon Management Plan.

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Recent meetings have sought citizen input for updates in managing sturgeon stock.

In Athens County, Ohio, Michelle Shively, in Trimble, is Sunday Creek’s watershed coordinator. “Every minute, 850 to 1,000 gallons of polluted water from an underground mine pool flows into the creek, turning the water orange from iron waste. Once the iron is removed, you need to do something with it,” she says.

Guy Riefler, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil engineering, and John Sabraw, professor of art and chair of a painting and drawing program, both with Ohio University, in Athens, found a way to wash, dry and pulverize recovered iron. It will be sold to Gamblin Artists Colors to make oil paints for artists in mustardy ochre, rusty red and violet tones. Not yet widely available, 500 sample tubes of Reclaimed Earth Violet were featured at an initial fundraiser.

“Cleaning water is expensive, but now we’ve turned the problem into a method to fund more work,” says Shively.

Throughout history, river dams have been built to provide power or irrigation, prevent flooding and provide municipal water needs. Of approximately 80,000

three-foot-tall or higher Water is life, and clean more diverse solutions,” U.S. dams, only about water means health. says Wallace J. Nichols, 2,500 produce hydroPh.D., the Monterey Bay, ~Audrey Hepburn power. Removal of old California, author of Blue dams no longer serving Mind: The Surprising Scitheir original function can restore entire ence That Shows How Being Near, In, On, watershed ecosystems, provide habitat for or Under Water Can Make You Happier, fish and wildlife, add jobs, improve water Healthier, More Connected, and Better at quality, reinstate natural sediment and What You Do. “The bad news is that most nutrient flow, and save taxpayer dollars. projects are funded, directly or indirectly,

Built in 1929 and abandoned after by the federal government. Cuts add chalWorld War II, demolition of an Eklutna lenges and stress to looking for solutions.”

River dam, in Alaska, began in 2016. Curtis Cities like Pittsburgh, Superior and McQueen, an Eklutna tribal leader and Duluth are among many that are protectCEO of Eklutna Inc., which now owns the ing, restoring and rejuvenating riverfronts dam, reported that 300,000 cubic yards of with increased public access, thus rekinsediment had amassed there, along with dling residents’ love for and recognition of junked cars, TVs and other trash. The tribe the mental and physical benefits provided is the first in the nation to be involved in by their waterways. such a massive project, intended to restore

“We’re in a period of big ideas,” says its historic salmon population.

Nichols. Two can be easily implemented.

In 2017, dams were removed in First, he explains, don’t build right on the Alaska, California, Connecticut, Indiana, water; instead, sit in the “second row”.

Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Second, gain perspective by experiencing Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New changes in waterways.

Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina,

“One way to do this is to spend an Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, hour a day, or even an hour a week, in, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. on or near the water. Take someone new A map at Tinyurl.com/DamRemovals with you each time,” suggests Nichols. shows dams taken down since 1916.

“You’ll see how best to value, promote

“The good news is that in meetings and defend our right to clean water.” like the St. Louis River Summit, in Superior, Then teach the kids.

Wisconsin, in March, clean water wasn’t viewed only in a strictly scientific sense, Connect with the freelance writer via but added the human factor to produce AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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t day camp or the pool, on the playing field or in the backyard, kids can get really thirsty, especially as temperatures climb. Although filtered water is always a good choice, sugary, carbonated, artificially colored and flavored beverages can be tempting. Having homemade options ready can entice kids to stay hydrated in a healthy way.

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sports nutritionist and mother of active kids, I know there’s a lot of misinformation out there, and I get all kinds of questions from parents about what drinks are best for kids,” says Jackie Berning, Ph.D., a registered dietitian, sports nutrition consultant and professor of health science at the University of Colorado, in Colorado Springs. “Parents need to know that all beverages are not created equal when it comes to hydrating them. The best [healthful] beverages taste good when your child is active, so encourage their drinking more of them,” she says.

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contents for active kids during sports and other activities should contain at least 100 milligrams (mg) of sodium and at least 28 mg of potassium per eight ounces. It should be noncarbonated.

We asked two moms keen on nutrition how they include these elements in drinks that kids will like.

Mom Picks Michele Olivier, the mother of daughters Elliette and Parker, views herself as both a lover of food and a control freak. The Denver, Colorado, recipe blogger started off making food for her baby and toddler. As her kids grew and their nutritional needs changed, she created new recipes, including healthy sports drinks that both balance electrolytes and hydrate.

While Elliette loves water and has no trouble staying hydrated, Parker loves juice, so Mom had to “make something that looks like juice, but is healthy,” says Olivier. Four main ingredients are a little frozen fruit left over from breakfast smoothies, a bit of honey for sweetening, a dash of Himalayan sea salt and water,

or herbal tea or coconut water. She might also add fresh mint, ginger or other natural flavorings (BabyFoode.com).

Heather Dessinger, a mom of three and blogger of recipes and natural mothering tips from Santa Fe, Tennessee, makes a drink based on coconut water with lime juice, raw honey and sea salt for older kids that play soccer or other warm-weather sports. Dessinger describes herself as a researcher and healthy living DIY fan (Mommypotamus.com).

With homemade drinks, we know exactly what is—and what isn’t—in them.

They can be made in batches and kept in the refrigerator. Dessinger relates, “I’ve found that when I make a batch with honey, which is naturally antimicrobial, and store it in the coldest part of the fridge, my homemade sports drink lasts for at least a week.”

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

HEALTHY HYDRATING RECIPES

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Blackberry + Lemon + Mint Electrolyte Drink Yields: 4 cups 4 blackberries, fresh or frozen ½ lemon, juiced 1 mint leaf 1 Tbsp honey ⅛ tsp Himalayan pink salt 4 cups water, herbal iced tea or coconut water Place all ingredients in a blender and set on high for 45 to 60 seconds or until fruit is completely puréed.

Add ice to a water bottle and pour electrolyte water on top to serve.

Popsicle Option: Follow the same instructions, but add an additional tablespoon of honey, and then pour the electrolyte drink into popsicle molds and freeze overnight.

Courtesy of Michele Olivier, Tinyurl.com/4SportsDrinks4Kids.

Coconut & Lime Sports Drink Yields: about 4½ cups of bolder taste for older kids 3 cups coconut water 1 cup water or more, based on preference in strength of flavor) ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (lemon is also delicious) ¼ tsp Celtic sea salt or other unrefined sea salt with trace minerals 2 Tbsp raw honey or maple syrup (or more to taste) Few drops of Concentrace mineral drops (optional)

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Mix all ingredients together and store in a sealed glass container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Adapted from a recipe courtesy of Heather Dessinger, Tinyurl.com/MoreSports Drinks4Kids.

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

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OHS Adopts 11,207 Pets in 2017!

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Natural Awakenings congratulates the Oregon Humane Society on their many amazing achievements!

Pets Welcome Here OHS has been saving lives for 150 years!

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Happy Places to Live and Travel Together

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s of last year, 90 million dogs lived in American homes. Including cats, birds, fish, small animals and reptiles, the grand total is 393 million, reports the American Pet Products Association. Pets are considered family members by 95 percent of their people. Accordingly, pets are a key consideration in choosing a friendly place to live or visit.

The personal finance website WalletHub analyzed the most pet-friendly U.S. cities encompassing criteria inclusive of access to veterinarians and cost, pet insurance rates, pet-friendly restaurants, pet-centric businesses, dog parks and animal shelters. SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company, ranked cities by dog parks, pet-friendly restaurants and stores, walkability, weather and housing costs. Unsurprisingly, many high picks are in warmer climates.

What to Seek

“First, look for pet-friendly landlords. Space to play, socialize and exercise animals is next on my list, followed by breweries and restaurants that allow dogs on their patios,”

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says Alexandra Bassett, a professional dog trainer and owner of Dog Savvy Los Angeles. “I hike off-leash in Runyon Canyon and we visit the Pawbar at Pussy & Pooch, a pet lifestyle boutique, to mingle and sample treats. Food is the fastest way to make a dog comfortable in just about any setting.”

Irvine and Carlsbad, California, and Portland, Maine, are among the first cities to ban use of toxic pesticides in public areas and homes, following pressure from local groups. Being closer to the ground and smaller in size, pets suffer adverse reactions faster than humans. Contact local environmental groups to help ban harmful insecticides and herbicides in public areas.

In Pasco County, Florida, Epperson Community homes exemplify eco- and pet-friendly planning, with open spaces and solar power-lit trails for jogging and walking. Birdhouses throughout the property welcome wild feathered friends.

A centerpiece lagoon enhances scenic walks and uses less water and energy than a traditional pool or golf course. Separate paths allocated for bikes and driverless cars keep dog walkers safe.

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Colony Cove, in Find amenable lodging friendly pups can ride Ellenton, Florida, is along in a horse-drawn at PetsWelcome.com. a 55-plus retirement carriage from Doublecommunity that altree Carriage Comlows multiple pets, including some breeds pany, in Spring Valley. Dogs are welcome to banned elsewhere. It maintains a large dog watch or snooze through film showings at park, and at summer’s end, dogs are welthe Long Drive-In, in Long Prairie. come to take a dip in the pool. Further, the

Birgit and Jim Walker, authors of Keep association offers mobile groomers, photos Your Paws on the Road: A Practical Guide to with Santa and costume contests.

Traveling with Dogs, travel by RV in sum All species are welcome at Rose Villa mer with their three dogs to favorite stops Senior Living, in Portland, Oregon, where like Tombstone, Arizona. “Some tourist residents’ request for an off-leash dog areas don’t welcome dogs, but in Tombstone, park play area was granted. One resident dogs can go for stagecoach rides and down owns two dogs, two cats and an African into a mine with you,” she says. gray parrot.

Kim Salerno, president and founder

The largest-ever Canadian residential of TripsWithPets.com, in Wake Forest, project to earn Leadership in Energy and North Carolina, recommends Kimpton or Environmental Design platinum certificaAloft hotels. “Kimpton accepts any pet, any tion, Calgary’s University District, embraces size, weight, breed or species. Amenities ecological conservation, habitat restoration include a bed, treats, a water bowl and toys and long-term conservation management with no additional pet fee,” she says. principles. Designed for residents to age

Salerno continues, “In Asheville, dogs in place with their families, recreational are allowed on the grounds of the Biltmore fitness amenities include on- and off-leash Estate. The Ernest Hemingway House, in dog parks, a pet-friendly activity space and Key West, Florida, allows small, cat-friendly paths leading to parks. dogs. Boutiques, feed stores, wineries and art galleries may say yes to pets. Ask first Favorite Activities and make sure your pet is well-behaved.”

Sara Nick, chief content officer at Side Whether at home or traveling, families walk Dog Media, in Minneapolis, suggests can enjoy many opportunities to share new experiencing unique adventures. Dog padexperiences with pets. Just be sure they dling takes on new meaning via stand-up mind their manners to have a good time. paddleboarding with a pooch at Minnesota’s Split Rock Lighthouse and Tettegouche Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy state parks. Whatever the weather, equineat StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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ogs eat grass, roll in it and walk on it. Pesticides on feet and fur walk into the house. One of the top three pesticides sold in the U.S., known as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, or 2,4-D, is used for golf courses, landscaping and public areas. Popular products containing 2,4-D include: n Bayer Advanced All-in-One Lawn Weed and Crabgrass Killer n Ortho Weed-B-Gon Max n Scotts Liquid Turf Builder n Scotts Snap Pac Weed & Feed n Sta-Green Phosphorus-Free Weed & Feed Source: HealthyPets.Mercola.com

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San Francisco—dog parks, walkability and friendly restaurants Albuquerque—only 28 rainy days a year, plus affordable housing Tucson—50 welcoming restaurants and sunny weather San Diego—200 restaurants, plus a dogs-welcome beach Denver—posted solid scores in all categories Las Vegas—dog parks favored by dry, sunny weather New York City—high on walkability, especially in good weather Sacramento—affordable housing and lots of green space Phoenix—friendly restaurants and shops, plus sunny days Chicago—great walking; bundle up against lake breezes Top 10 list by SmartAsset.com. Find a different, 100 best list at Wallethub.com/edu/most-pet-friendly-cities/5562.

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Aromatherapy Foundations – 9am-5:30pm.

Aromatherapy is a powerful, yet simple modality to incorporate into massage and your life. Connect with your sense of smell. By understanding where essential oils come from and how they interact with our bodies, you can make the most effective use of them. Get acquainted with 5 essential oils and experience simple treatments that you can immediately incorporate into your practice. All supplies are included with this class. This class is a prerequisite for Aromatherapy - Part II. NCBTMB Approved. $250. OSM Portland Campus, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland. 503-244-3420.

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An Evening with Dr. Amit Goswami – 6:308:30pm. Quantum physics is not only the future of science, but is also the key to understanding consciousness, love, death, God, psychology and the meaning of life. Theoretical Quantum Physicist and bestselling author Dr. Goswami will discuss his recent book, The Everything Answer Book, and a wealth of information ranging from the new physics to the spiritual implications of the latest scientific breakthroughs. $20. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929.

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Empaths & Relationships – 11am-12:30pm. Finding Love that Feels Good. Laura Rowe will talk on the fundamentals of relationships for empaths: attraction, attachment, boundaries and sustainability.

From the perspective of the empath, we will discuss topics such as the difference between soul mates and life partners and why we can attract, and be attracted to, narcissists. Conscious relationships that feel good to both partners are possible for empaths. $20. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail. com. NewRenBooks.com.

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Reflexology Variations – 9am-5:30pm. Certain areas of the body, notably the feet, contain reflex connections with internal organs. Foot Reflexology is a form of massage used for both healing and relaxation. A basic introduction to three variations on foot reflexology–hand, ear and emotional energy. Learn simple reflexology treatments for hands and ears and be introduced to the Language of the Feet based on the emotional model of Universal Reflexology.

Includes ample practice time. $170. OSM Portland Campus, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland.

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Eat To Live: Western Conditions – 9am-5:30pm.

Two classes, Jun 10 & Jul 8. With Erin Brockmeyer, LAc, Dipl. OM. Learn what type of diet benefits someone with allergies, arthritis, asthma, autoimmune disorders, candida, cardiovascular health, diabetes, hypertension, hypo/hyperthyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome and other digestive disorders, mental and emotional health, migraines and/or prostate health. Class also covers the appropriate wholistic dietary approaches to manage weight loss, nutritional needs of athletes and other special populations. Open to health care practitioners as well as interested community members. $325. Eligible for 14 CEU hours. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland.

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Beginner’s Yoga Practice for Stress Relief, Strength and Mobility – Noon-4pm. A fun and experiential introduction to the health-increasing possibilities awaiting you in a yoga practice. All ages welcome. The Movement Center, 1021 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383. TheMovementCenter.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 Essence Qigong – Noon-1pm. Tuesdays thru Jun 12. With Mu Lan. Chinese Essence Qigong brings body, spirit and mind together. The movements are gentle, in slow motion and very meditative. Essence Qigong can be effective in eliminating diseases, improving health, balancing emotions and refining the spirit. Mu Lan is one of about 300 teachers trained to teach this in the U.S. $12 drop-in. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482. Info@TheWellspring.org.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7 Massage Training Preview – 6:30-8:30pm. Provides a practical framework of the time and energy required to earn a massage license. Topics include an overview of training and the profession, financing, a review of Oregon licensing requirements plus career opportunities and challenges. The Preview can help you make a sound decision about pursuing massage training. We recommend all prospective students attend and welcome friends and/or family who wish to accompany you. Previews are free of charge. To RSPV call 800-844-3420. OSM Portland Campus, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland.

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Messages from Beyond: Psychic Jane de Forest – 6:30-8:30pm. An uplifting and insightful evening with psychic artist and author Jane de Forest. She will utilize her extrasensory abilities to read the room and gather information relevant to people whose loved ones are in the afterlife. With her automatic drawing technique, Jane often draws exact renderings of people and places she has never seen and can distill the meaning of the messages that come through. $25. New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929.

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Run Wild! Nature Adventures Family Fun Day – 1-5pm. TreeSong’s annual nature education fundraiser. Come dressed up as a wild thing for a day of running, walking and soaring through beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake Park. Experiential nature-based activity stations and an immersive journey around the beautiful lakeside trail. Live music, acrobats, games, art activities, face painting and more. Nature fun for all ages. Get a taste of what we offer at TreeSong while supporting our mission to foster stewardship of and connection to nature, community and self. $10/child, $15 at the door, under 2 free.

Fallen Leaf Lake Park, 2911 NE Everett St, Camas, WA. 360-837-8733. TreeSongNatureAawareness@ gmail.com. TreeSongNatureAwareness.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 11 Enneagram Portland Summer Seminar Series – 6:30-8:45pm. Jun 11, 18, 25 and Jul 2. Understand and explore the 9 Points of View of the Enneagram Personality System. Join Portland’s Personality Specialist for this series. Explore The 3 Instincts, The 3 Triads, The 9 Ennea Types and the many other dynamics of the system. You’ll get a solid, interdisciplinary educational course that supports communication, relationships, professional growth and spiritual development. Enneagram Portland, 1220 SW Morrison #1305, Portland. 503-295-4481.

DaleJRhodes@aol.com. EnneagramPortland.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Essence Qigong – Noon-1pm. See June 5 listing for details.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 17 Massage Training Preview – 6:30pm. The free preview provides a practical framework of the time and energy required to earn a massage license.

Topics include an overview of training and the profession, financing, a review of Oregon licensing requirements plus career opportunities and challenges. Can help you make a sound decision about pursuing massage training. We recommend all prospective students attend and welcome friends and/or family who wish to accompany you. Free.

To RSVP in Portland, call 800-844-3420. OSM Portland Campus, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland. OregonSchoolOfMassage.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 Ayurvedic & Yoga Therapy Health Fair – 10am4pm. Haven’t heard of Yoga Therapy or Ayurveda?

We look forward to helping you find the joy and bliss always available through the breath, postures and healthy routines, lifestyles and herbs. Event will be at Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Full Moon Shamanic Journey for Healing and Clarity – 7-8:30pm. Gather in ceremony on the evening of the Full Moon. Using the beat of the drum, we will enter an altered state of consciousness and retrieve gifts and guidance from your spirit allies. Wear comfortable clothes and bring whatever you need to be relaxed for the journey (blanket, pillow, etc). You will be asked to take some notes after the journey, so please bring a notepad. $20.

New Renaissance Bookshop, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland. 503-224-4929. NRBEvents@gmail.com.

NewRenBooks.com.

plan ahead Western Herbs in a Clinical Practice Part II – Wednesdays, Jul 11 thru Aug 15. 5:30-8:00pm.

With Rylen Feeney. This 15-hour class explores the medicinal uses of more than forty Western Herbs.

Covers historical, traditional and current usage of popular and effective herbs with the Chinese Medicine energetics included as appropriate or available. An excellent class for anyone interested in

the clinical use of Western herbs, including Chinese Medicine practitioners wanting to introduce Western herbs into their practice. You can still take this class even if you missed Part I! $300. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland.

503-688-1482. Info@TheWellspring.org. Register: TheWellspring.org/classes.

Summer Retreat with Swami Chetanananda – Jul 24-29. See website for more information; the full schedule for the Retreat will be posted in July. $575. Early bird price $520 if paid in full by Jun 29. If you need help with your registration, please speak with Kari at The Movement Center office: 503.231.0383, ext 2202. TheMovementCenter.com.

Nutrition for Disordered Eating Across the Spectrum – Aug 4-5, Sat & Sun. 9am-5:30pm both days. With Elizabeth Saviteer, MS, CN, LMHC. Workshop covers basic eating disorder information and explores specific interventions, phraseology and counseling techniques for building trust, motivation and hope. Tools for treatment planning, nutrition interventions, how and when to use nutrition education with clients and meal coaching. Nutrition philosophies include Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating and Normal Eating. Open to any current healthcare practitioner.

Eligible for 14 CEU hours. $350. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland.

503-688-1482. Info@TheWellspring.org. Register: TheWellspring.org/classes.

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Natural Specialty Food, Snacks, Soda and Gifts from JW Merc – Monthly feature: “get-to-know-us” intro boxes (3 to choose from) includes real maple syrup, Oregon hazelnuts, Mineral Refresher and more. Free office delivery in PDX/’Couv. Cash/check OK - C-Cards via PayPal on website. Call/text 208-424-0042 or write JWMerc@gmail.com.

Portable Near Infrared Sauna – Safe and energy efficient. Insulated tent measures 4x4x5, wooden stool, bamboo mat, lamp housing, 4 bulbs, skin brush, protective sunglasses. All materials rated non toxic. Boosts metabolism.

Releases toxins. Raises body temperature killing virus and bacteria. $700/OBO. Pics and more info at tinyurl.com/saunabundle. JeanetteMarie Rinehart@gmail.com.

First 3 Fridays each month 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Call 503-231-0383 to register The Movement Center 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland OR www.themovementcenter.com

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Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383.

Info@TheMovementCenter.com. TheMovementCenter.com.

NOTE: All calendar events must be received by the 12th of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Visit NAPortland.com/resources/calendar/ to submit online. No phone calls or faxes, please. Email Calendar@NAPortland.com for guidelines or assistance.

Evening Reiki Share Group – 7-9:30pm. First Wednesday. With Paul M Rakoczy, Reiki Master.

Share or exchange reiki energy with practitioners and beginners alike. No experience necessary to encounter the warm energy. Donations accepted.

Please RSVP by email. Individual sessions and attunements by appointment. 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland. 503-997-8611. PMR1354@hotmail. com. PaulRakoczyTherapist.com/groups.

located. Sliding scale fee. 503-544-9248. DouglasBloch@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/lnjfuvk.

sunday Morning “Loving Kindness” Meditation Group – 10am-1pm. Fourth Sunday. With Paul M. Rakoczy, Reiki Master. Experience group meditation with meditators and beginners alike. There will be multiple sits with discussion in between. Bring a sit cushion; chairs available. 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205, Portland. 503-997-8611. RSVP to PMR1354@ hotmail.com. PaulRakoczyTherapist.com/groups.

Restore and Renew with Heather – 7-8:15pm.

This restorative practice is a luxurious way to wind down your weekend while simultaneously renewing your mind and body for the week ahead.

Each class consists of 5-6 restorative poses aimed at soothing the central nervous system, relieving stress and restoring mental clarity. Bolsters, blocks, blankets, eye-pillows, sandbags and chairs provide the ultimate in support for your physical body as your mind settles into the Theta brain state of deep relaxation. All levels welcome. DAYA Foundation, 5210 SW Corbett, Portland. 503-552-9642. Info@ DayaFoundation.org. DayaFoundation.org.

Kyklos International Folk Dancers – 7-9:45pm.

Dance with us. We do a variety of dances from Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Israel and the United States, with a mix of couple, line and set dances.

Newcomers are warmly welcomed. Please bring clean soft-soled shoes to protect the dance studio floor. Kyklos events are fragrance-free. Please do not wear chemicals or scented products. $2; free for Reed students. Reed College Sport Center, 2870 SE Botsford Dr, Portland. KyklosFolkDancers.org.

monday T’ai Chi Chuan: Yang Style – 5:30-6:30pm. With Michael Guida. T’ai Chi Chuan is a Taoist form of exercise and active meditation. Practicing the form promotes greater energy awareness and selfdevelopment. All levels welcome. $12 drop-in; see website for specials. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482.

TheWellspring.org/classes.

Gentle Evening Flow with Heather – 6:307:45pm. This evening practice incorporates movement (asana), breathwork (pranayama), mindfulness tools and meditation into a gently-paced, reflective Hatha flow class. Basic yoga postures and gentle stretching are balanced throughout a flowing sequence that seeks to move energy through the body; releasing areas of residual stagnation and tension, while preparing both mind and body for a restful night’s sleep. All levels welcome. DAYA Foundation, 5210 SW Corbett, Portland. 503-552-9642.

Info@DayaFoundation.org. DayaFoundation.org.

Healing from Depression & Anxiety Support Group – 6:30-9pm. Experience the healing power of community. Learn practical tools and coping strategies that will create wellness and reduce your symptoms of depression and anxiety. Conveniently

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The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for chanting, satsang and guided meditation in our beautiful meditation hall. Community yoga ($5) before meditation, from 5:45-6:50pm. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383. Info@TheMovementCenter.com. TheMovementCenter.com.

tuesday Free Psychic Healing – By appointment, Tue-Thu. Phone Healing with Rev. Natasha Deakins. Tired of repetitive themes in your life? Make life-altering changes & heal your deepest struggles, anxieties, pains, stress, traumas & issues. Begin a journey toward self-love, respect & joy. Try it free. Call now. 720-499-8469. Psychic@NatashaDeakins. com. NatashaDeakins.com.

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. $13 drop-in; other discounts may apply.

The Movement Center Yoga Studio, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-313-9813. Register: MCYoga. com/calendar.

Healing from Depression & Anxiety Support Group – 6:30-9pm. See Monday listing for details.

Tuesday Night Weekly Meditation – 7-8pm.

Cultivate presence in your life through meditation, sacred play and centering techniques. Learn to transform and release heavy energy from the body, mind and energy field. We focus on different methods each week to enhance or build a foundation for your own practice. $10. Rising Fire Shamanism: School & Healing Center, 1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 5, Portland. 503-288-5175. RisingFire.One@gmail. com. Rising-Fire.com.

wednesday Free Psychic Healing – see Tuesday listing for details.

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

Qigong as Medicine Series – Noon-1:15pm.

Classes provide an introduction to this healing practice. $75 for 6 weeks. Sellwood Yoga/Align Fitness, 8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland. 503-823-3195.

RoseCityQigong.com.

The Movement Center Community Meditation Program – 7-8pm. Join us for a short talk and guided meditation. Community yoga ($5) before meditation, from 5:45-6:45pm. The Movement

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thursday Free Psychic Healing – see Tuesday listing for details.

T’ai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 9-10am. See Monday listing for details.

Dao Yin Stretch – 5:30-6:15pm. Thursdays Jun 26-Aug 23. This movement discipline strengthens & enhances vitality in many dimensions by opening the joints and clearing the channels of energy.

Dao-Yin Stretch will also increase mobility, strength and resilience improving your coordination, balance and endurance. Dao-Yin helps the student develop the body awareness and understand the principles of alignment. Workshop is open to beginners. $125.

OSM Portland Campus, 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, #100, Portland. 503-244-3420. OregonSchoolOfMassage.com Beginning Qigong – 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Transition from your work day to evening relaxation with this wonderful introduction. Epidavros Spa, 223 E. Powell, Gresham. 503-667-1500. RoseCityQigong.com

friday Feldenkrais: Awareness Through Movement – 10:30-11:30am. With Susan Marshall, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, ERYT-200 Yoga Teacher. Influenced by yoga and martial arts, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais developed a series of lessons designed to improve life through movement, to encourage conscious attention to small movements.

By engaging the brain and nervous system, people learn in a simple, pleasurable way. $12 drop-in; see website for specials. The Wellspring School, 2440 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Ste 202, Portland. 503-688-1482.

Info@TheWellspring.org. Register: TheWellspring. org/classes.

Learn, Grow and Play – 1:30-2pm. Inner Essence weekly workshops. Rehab - 2nd Friday of the month. Activate, retain and regain stability and strength in a functional pattern that teaches you how to move as a whole body. Love Your Spine - 3rd Friday. Gain new insight into honoring your spine and how to create movement in your daily life with subtle exercises. How To Class - 4th Friday. Learn how to manage your sore muscles with tricks and tips. Hands-on class. Classes $10 for non-members, free for members. RSVP; space is limited. Inner Essence Chiropractic & Healing Center, 2205 N Lombard St, Ste 101, Portland.

503-893-4407. InnerEssenceChiro@gmail.com.

InnerEssenceChiro.com.

100 Handprint Healing Ritual – 5:30-7:30pm.

First three Fridays each month. A powerful ceremony from the Tibetian Buddhist tradition to address

challenges to physical, mental or emotional health.

Call to reserve a place. The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. 503-231-0383. Info@TheMovementCenter.com. TheMovementCenter.com.

Celestial Living Arts Monthly Forecast

Gentle Evening Flow with Heather – 7-8:15pm.

See Monday listing for details.

June 2018

saturday Hypnosis for Weight Loss – 2-5pm. Reawakening from within. Natural, simple, easy weight loss program using hypnosis, qigong and nutrition. Space is limited; call to RSVP. 15800 SW Stratford Loop, Tigard. Sue Wiebe 503-267-8074. SueWiebe1234@ yahoo.com. ReawakeningFromWithin.com.

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently. ~Bill Watterson

© Liz Howell

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he mental gymnastics are in play as the solar power of the Sun and quicksilver Mercury dance together through the versatile and dexterous sign of Gemini in the first twelve days of June. Concurrently, action-oriented Mars is downshifting for an extended visit in Aquarius—also an air sign given to mental engagement. Gemini + Aquarius percolates a lot of questions, curiosity and ideas to circulate.

The new moon of June 13 will highlight the pain points indicating where our thinking is of help or of harm. The full moon on June 27 will cast a serious look at what is holding us back from taking the necessary steps to establish the care resources required to support basic needs.

Mantras and musings for the month of June: Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Illusion is the first of all pleasures. ~Voltaire Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22): Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way. ~Alan Watts Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): Energy does not judge, it merely creates. ~Alaric Hutchinson Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded. ~Buddha Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. ~Deepak Chopra

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer and forgiveness. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ~Anaïs Nin Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously

blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear. ~various Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought. ~Lawrence J. Peter Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Equanimity?

In the end, it seems to be like dignity: only you can provide it for yourself. ~RJ Eskow Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): There is no poison on earth more potent, nor half so deadly, as a partial truth mixed with passion. ~Michael Tucker Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): It takes courage not to get discouraged. ~Benjamin Ferencz Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): You cannot spend your life preparing for future losses. It disrespects the blessings of the here and now. ~unknown

Gemini! Celebrate your birthday with 15% off astrology readings for you this month.

Liz@CelestialLivingArts.com | CelestialLivingArts.com June 2018

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Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email Advertising@NAPortland.com to request our media kit.

BOoks, gifts, & events

ACUPUNCTURE

NEW Renaissance

ALL WAYS WELL ACUPUNCTURE & WELLNESS

Books, Gifts, and Events for Conscious Living 1338 NW 23rd Ave at Pettygrove, Portland 503-224-4929 NewRenBooks.com

Rebecca MH Kitzerow, LAc Jonathan Irvin, LAc 503-548-4403 AllWaysWell.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

Voted Favorite Natural Health Center 2017, Favorite Acupuncturist 2014 to 2017. Now in Portland and La Center. Facial Rejuvenation, Chinese Herbs.

Book online!

CHIROPRACTIC

AKASHIC RECORDS Body-Mind-Spirit Healing Arts LLC

Patty Oliver, Akashic Records Soul Realignment® Master 503-369-7810 BodyMindSpiritHealingArts.com

judith boothby, ms dc pc

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

SARASVATI INSTITUTE OF AYURVedic yoga THERAPY

Susan Bass, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 857-919-2866 AyurvedicYogaTherapy.org 200, 300 & 600-hour Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Programs Portland’s first Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Program. SIAYT is recognized by Yoga Alliance, IAYT, NAMA & APPNA.

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

Portland/Vancouver Edition

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.

inner essence chiropractic and healing CENTER Vitalistic Chiropractic, Naturopathic, and Rolfing 2205 N Lombard St, Ste 101 Portland, OR 97214 503-893-4407 InnerEssenceChiro.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.

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503-908-0950 EcoMaids.com/Portland.com 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.

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

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

1620 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214 503-233-0943 ThirdWayChiropractic.com

Release yourself from past-life karma with an in-depth reading and clearing of your Akashic Record. Conducted by phone, Skype or in-person.

Ayurveda

ECOMAIDS

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Vitalistic chiropractic bringing consciousness into healing your physical, emotional and spiritual bodies; Naturopathic medicine healing the root cause; Rolfing for balance and freedom of movement.

Self Mastery Linda Lawson Mentor and Coach 720-301-3993 Heartlink-Ed.com

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY QUANTUM STILLNESS CRANIOSACRAL 3695 NW South Rd Portland, OR 97229 917-588-6015 SeaCummins.com

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

dentist AAdvanced Dental

Dr Inna Shimanovsky, DMD 1508 Washington St, Oregon City 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.

Aesthetic Dentistry of Lake Oswego Larry Bowden, DMD 17720 Jean Way, Ste 200, Lake Oswego 503-620-7100

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

energy healing expert pain Healing

Emotion/Body Code Practitioner Lori Arveson 971-800-1560 LoriArveson@gmail.com ExpertPainHealing.com Lori specializes in relieving chronic pain. Lori uses the Emotion / Body Code system to identify and release trapped emotional energies caused by physical and emotional trauma, entities, toxins, pathogens, inherited emotional energies, and other manifestations that create imbalance in our bodies, causing chronic pain and disease that manifests in daily life.

Hands of Freedom Healing/ Quantum-Touch®

Judie Maron-Friend, Certified QT Level I, II & Self Created Health Instructor/ Practitioner 8725 NE Broadway St, Portland 503-753-1590 JudieMaronFriend@gmail.com VitalityLink.com/p/hofh When one learns QuantumTouch®, 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.

MARCONICS 5D ENERGY & HEALING THERAPY Ron Rathburn M.Sc., CMP 360-823-7071 NWSpiritualCollective.com

Energy healing modality that integrates high wave frequencies to balance and clear the chakras; recalibrate the body’s energetic field and integrate the higher aspects of soul identity.

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.

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.

Functional Medicine A NEW WAY CLINIC

9320 SW Barbur Blvd, Ste 165, Portland 503-545-6285 ANewWay.clinic

Dr. Tal Cohen integrates Functional medicine, Chinese and Japanese medicine, nutrition therapy, and herbal medicine to find and treat the root cause of your symptoms.

HEALTH INTUITIVE MEDIUM BE-JOY!

Readings By Phone or In-Person 1316 NW 23rd Ave, Portland 503-805-7403 Be-Joy.com

holistic education The Wellspring School for Healing Arts

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.

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HOLISTIC LIFE GUIDE

LANDSCAPING Blossom

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

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

1829 NE Alberta St, Ste 8 Portland, OR 97211 503-837-3557 Info@BlossomPdx.com BlossomPdx.com At Blossom, it is our goal to meet your landscape and construction needs while providing ecological and sustainable solutions for the environment.​

massage holistic Wellness

MIKI MORROW, LMT

Yaimayu Massage 201 SE 124th Ave, Ste 202 Vancouver, WA 98684 360-608-0135 MikiWaMassage.com Facebook.com/Yaimayu Lic. MA00025265

COHESIVE THERAPY HEALING & REJUVENATION CENTER

2400 Broadway St, Vancouver WA CohesiveThearpy.org

Offering programs for motor vehicle, workman comp, weight loss detox programs, mind body spirit healing and rejuvenation.

Accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield for Acupuncture and massage.

HEALTH MATTERS

Constance Coquillette, MSW 971-404-5174 Lisa Fishman, MA 425-736-4784 HEALTH MATTERS NORTHWEST LLC HealthMattersNW.com

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

We offer massage and bodywork courses for aspiring massage therapists, licensed professionals and the general public.

Specializing in preventing/reversing Specializing disease & controllingin weight preventing/ with and food controlling reversing disease Constance Coquillette, MSW weight with food.

971.404.5174

Lisa Fishman, MA 425.736.4784

www.healthmattersnw.com

MINISTER/CELEBRANT

SUPERIOR SPORTS NUTRITION & WEIGHT LOSS

NW SPIRITUAL COLLECTIVE Marie Marks BA, STT, IWA 360-609-6498 NWSpirtualCollective.com

Ellen Gyberg, Holistic Nutrition Expert 360-601-0137 Superior-Nutriton.net

Celebrant/Minister: weddings, rite of passage, blessings, prayers, meditations, cultural and custom design ceremonies.

Transformational Advocate: spiritual guidance & mentoring.

hypnoTHERAPY LOVING KINDNESS HypnoSIS

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

ORGANIC SALONs

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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REV!VE organic Salon

4460 SW Garden Home Rd, Portland 503-360-1324 ReviveOrganicSalonPDX.com

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

PERSONAL TRAINER MICHAEL HAYNES

NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Sr. Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss Specialist 312-519-9270 Train_With_Mike@yahoo.com Providing personalized, science based, efficient, biomechanically sound workouts designed to meet your immediate goals and focus on long-term health & wellness. Pearl location. No gym membership needed. Also mobile - I’ll come to you!

PETS MEAT & BONES CALIFORNIA, INC.

220 NW 8th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Hello@MeatAndBones.com MeatAndBones.com

Holistic raw food for happy & healthy dogs. We formulated our unique balanced blend that your dog will love eating and you will love feeding.

QIGONG ROSE CITY QIGONG Rose Allen Portland, OR 503-961-2242 RoseCityQigong.com

Qigong practice delivers proven health benefits.

People are discovering that these simple movements coordinated with breath and focused awareness are easily learned. Enliven your energetic life force by joining this health movement. Rose is a Certified Instructor with 12 years of dedicated practice. Now is a great time for self-healing.

READERS TAROT READINGS Dynamic, Insightful, Empowering

Crystal Chakra Healings Resolve Major Life Issues Now Gina Crystal 360-984-6837 RadiantCrystal@att.net GinaCrystal.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.

yoga DAYA FOUNDATION

Sarahjoy Marsh, Yoga Teacher + Therapist 5210 SW Corbett Ave, Portland SarahjoyYoga.com DayaFoundation.org Public yoga classes, private lessons, yoga therapy, and Hunger, Hope + Healing Series for women with food and body image issues.

GOod beginnings YOGA

SOUND HEALING SOUND HEALING PRACTITIONER Mikaela Jones 3736 SW 10th Ave Portland, OR 97239 503-705-1609 HealingSoundBaths.com

Trained in sound healing and hypnotherapy, Mikaela utilizes various sound healing instruments and her voice for stress release, Higher Self communication, goal manifestation, restoring harmony to body, mind, and Spirit.

therapy/counseling EMOTIONAL PEACEMAKING

Hypnotherapy/Energy Psychology Val Jolley C.Ht, P.NLP, EFTP, QTP ValJolley.com

Paul M Rakoczy, LCSW

Humanistic Psychotherapy/ Reiki 3939 NE Hancock, Ste 205 503-997-8611 Pmr1354@hotmail.com PaulRakoczyTherapist.com SJL PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES Stuart J. Levit, Ed.S, M.Ed.

4531 SE Belmont St, Portland 503-983-7949 Info@StuartJLevit.com StuartLevit.com Have a particular life obstacle that you are trying to understand and resolve? Somatic and Mindfulness based counseling in a private comfortable space.

Evening & weekend hours available.

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

JULY

Coming Next Month Organic Farmers Growing America’s Health Plus: Anti-Inflammatory Foods

KARMA YOGA & FITNESS

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

SARASVATI INSTITUTE OF AYURVedic yoga THERAPY

Susan Bass, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 857-919-2866 AyurvedicYogaTherapy.org 200, 300 & 600-hour Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Programs Portland’s first Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Program.

SIAYT is recognized by Yoga Alliance, IAYT, NAMA & APPNA.

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

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

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