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lternative education is an innately interesting subject for me. Being an entrepreneur, following passion and not criteria has always been the norm. My youngest daughter has been attending college in Switzerland. The strict foreign curriculum has challenged her to new heights. The Swiss testing, rules and guidelines differ greatly from the U.S. One of her many finals involved a presentation showing the differences and similarities between U.S. and Switzerland educational systems. She recently used my entrepreneurial background and various businesses for her school project to demonstrate such differences. In her presentation, she notes that the Swiss school system inherently instills fear with their grading system. They avoid punishment by avoiding risk, making you bullet proof sort of speak. They want to achieve a definitive outcome. In my mind, definitive outcomes do not prepare you for the unexpected. The ability to react, reinvent and rethink on a moment’s notice is crucial in our world today. I feel the U.S. emulates the Swiss to some degree with an ever-increasing grade point average to be accepted to college. While I believe testing is necessary, I also believe that unnecessary stress is not. I realize we must all be faced with obstacles and challenges that we do not like and that we do not anticipate. It makes us stronger individuals and provides us with wisdom later in life. Education can be delivered with a positive reinforcement approach—it can be, and should be, rewarding to absorb knowledge. Test scores and grades are not the only indicators of future performance; however, they are necessary for qualifying, creating effort and accountability. Like everything, it’s all about moderation. Our world delivers information so fast these days—we barely have time to receive it, let alone process it. Imagine being a child bombarded by information and educational demands at the same time. Creativity and vision are essential to humankind. Perseverance, patience and persistence are necessary to follow our passion. Passion needs fuel. When it comes to education, I believe we need a blend—a perfect combination of traditional and alternative education. This is why I am a huge advocate of schools like Bastyr University that accomplish this very thing by providing the best of both worlds. Schools like Bastyr not only create new niches, but offer an alternative, hands-on real life approach to learning. We need a regiment to follow and at the same time we need the freedom and encouragement to think out of the box. Thinking out of the box allows us to get out of the box. This mindset is the very reason we are now seeking and practicing alternative education, energy sources, and preventive measures to save our planet. We could begin by teaching our children and young students of today that fear is a natural process in school, sports, relationships and in all choices in life. Fear cannot be avoided and should not be added in to make us tough. Fear is inherent in all of us and learning how to accept, welcome and even embrace it is the most important thing we can teach our children. Failure is a process, not a punishment. It’s acceptable to fail, thus it is acceptable to take risks. Alternative education is a risk because it is contrary to the norm. It should be welcomed and embraced. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon. Alternative education is like putting a man on the moon.

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ver heard of the Holistic Chamber of Commerce? San Diego’s North County Chapter President, Eileen Kurlander, of Carmel Valley, and others from around the continent met last weekend to determine how to make sure everyone knows about it. Meeting at a conference center in Estes Park, Colorado, leaders of this organization hammered out plans for expanding the focus and scope to reach more holistic-minded businesses and consumers, as well as help to establish government policies that promote wellness. The Holistic Chamber of Commerce is a gathering place for professionals who practice with the intention of creating healthy people and healthy businesses on a healthy planet. Since its creation just a few short years ago, it has grown consistently with chapters springing up all across the United States and Canada, as well as the United Kingdom, and membership increasing steadily. The conference in Colorado was the first opportunity many of these leaders had to come together to determine the next steps needed to build on this momentum. “It’s an exciting time bringing businesses together to explore conscious options, and steer the direction towards education and policies that promote wellness,” says Kurlander. “Together, we are creating something greater than we could have individually.” Currently, the international organization boasts three chapters in San Diego County, and more than a dozen throughout California. For more information, contact Eileen Kurlander at 858-9457532 or visit SDNC.HolisticChamberOfCommerce.com.

Bastyr University California Partners with IPSB College of Massage and Integrative Health

astyr University California naturopathic medicine students will have the opportunity to include additional skills in their therapeutic toolkits, as the University has entered into a new partnership with IPSB College of Massage and Integrative Health (IPSB). The collaboration, similar to the one established at Bastyr University’s Seattle campus with Bellevue Massage School, gives naturopathic doctoral (ND) students the option to train for licensed massage therapist (LMT) certification in an accelerated summer course. Not only does the additional knowledge provide ND students with a deeper, first-hand understanding of the body’s mechanics, but it also will help them become more well-rounded primary care doctors once they graduate. “Naturopathic doctors studying the power of touch through massage therapy will be able to provide their patients with a more integrative approach to wellness,” says Michele Nowak-Sharkey, IPSB college director. “We are honored to partner with Bastyr in support of patient health.” Joni Olehausen, ND, associate dean of naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University California, adds, “We are thrilled to connect with IPSB. Their rich history, like-minded vision of natural and integrative healing, and strong local ties promise to benefit both of our institutions as well as patients in California.”

For more information about the accredited Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree program at Bastyr University California, visit Bastyr.edu/California. For more information about the massage therapy programs at IPSB College, visit ipsb.edu.

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he Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon Heats up Del Mar Beach September 7. The event, presented by Helen Woodward Animal Center, offers tons of beach fun for dogs and the people who love them. In addition to more than 70 dogs competing for surf dog supremacy, there will be music, food, kid’s crafts, beach games, booths, and the Paddle Paws Paddle Boarding Parade. The action starts at 8 a.m. and there won’t be a dull moment. The beach and events are all dogfriendly so be sure to bring Fido. For more information or to register for the competition, visit SurfDogSurfAThon.org.

Paramahansa Jagadish Healing Intensive in Orange County

lobally-renowned master healer Paramahansa Jagadish offers a shortcut to a higher vibration and divine connection from noon to 5 p.m. on September 6 during his Divine Light Intensive at Visions and Dream Emporium in Costa Mesa. Jagadish is considered a healer’s healer who generously shares his astounding gifts for profound healing through divine love, spiritual awakening and palpable blessings that deepen people’s relationships with the Divine. Jagadish guides people in discovering their own Stewardship of the Soul. With more than four and a half decades of deep and concentrated spiritual practice rooted in Eastern Yogic, Tibetan Buddhist and Hawaiian traditions, he brings together both an Eastern and Western perspective. He is known worldwide for his work in Karma Cleaning and Ancestral Healing. Jagadish has a unique ability to tap into the loving energy of the Divine and to transmit that energy directly to the participants in the room. This Divine Light Transmission ability comes from years of study and practice with Holy Siddhas, saints and spiritual masters of India. With a Multi-Dimensional Sacred Healing transmission, one receives a cleansing and balancing of their physical and subtle bodies, while being energized with the Divine Energy. Benefits include a boosting of the immune system, and increased sense of wellbeing, and an opening of the heart to sacred love and compassion. Attendees leave Jagadish’s sessions feeling empowered. Cost: $100. Location: Visions and Dream Emporium, 2482 Newport Blvd., Ste. 1-3, Costa Mesa. For more details, visit StewardshipOfTheSoul.com. 8

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oin Matrix Energetics for the upcoming “MJoy of Being (Women)” seminar being held September 13-14 at the Hilton San Diego Del Mar in Del Mar. The course is designed for women who want to explore consciousness and its unlimited potentials. It will specifically address and release patterns that may hinder us from embodying our true authentic selves as limitless beings. Specific applications will be shared, demonstrated and practiced so that women may access and realize more joy, flow, integrity and personal fulfillment in all endeavors. Attendees will also be exploring and deepening their embodiment of heartcentered awareness to open into greater receptivity of universal consciousness, intuitive awareness, and grace. Melissa Joy, event facilitator, has been teaching Matrix Energetics life transformational seminars around the globe since 2008. She is the founder and instructor of the “M-Joy of Being” seminar series, a unifying movement in consciousness dedicated to exploring and expanding heart-centered awareness and practical personal empowerment for women. She is also the author of the book, M-Joy Practically Speaking; Matrix Energetics and Living Your Infinite Potential. In addition, Matrix Energetics will host their “Fundamentals Intensive + ME Unplugged: Spatial Clairvoyance!” seminars on October 10-13 at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles. Attendees will learn to access transformation and infinite possibilities with Matrix Energetics Fundamentals. Participants will also get a chance to open their intuitive abilities further with Unplugged. San Diego event location: 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. Los Angeles event location: 6225 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, visit MatrixEnergetics.com or call 800-269-9513.

Healthy Snacks for Kids by Ashley Tunstall

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ealth issues go hand in hand with selfesteem. It’s natural that poor health, poor diet and a poor mindset can at times feed on themselves. Feeling crummy affects every aspect of your life. Sometimes we don’t even bother going to the doctor for a variety of reasons like lack of energy, fear of judgment, avoidance, denial—the list could go on and on. Finding a doctor you can trust and confide in, one that treats you like a human being and not just a medical record is a rare find and a cherished commodity. Thankfully, San Diegan women have access to a doctor that has made it her mission to support her patients holistically and help them feel empowered. If you’re a woman looking to get back in shape, both mentally and physically, Dr. Hoppe and her diet program should be sought out. Her Clean, Burn and Shape 10 Day Program is an exciting program that offers fast results. Dr. Oz sought out Dr. Diana Hoppe— you should too!

hildren’s nutrition is just as important—if not more important—than adult nutrition. Kids’ bodies and brains grow rapidly and proper nutrition is essential for stabilizing their energy and evening out their moods. Yet we see so much junk food marketed to children on TV and even provided in their homes and in schools. Fortunately, kids often prefer to snack than eat whole meals and healthy snacks are a good way to sneak more nutrient dense food into their diets. Here are three tips for creating healthy snacks and motivating kids to eat them.

Choose real, unprocessed, whole foods as snacks. Although it is hard to get kids to eat vegetables, some are more palatable than others such as avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots. Accompaniments such as nut butters, yogurt dips, and cheese help make the veggies more appealing.

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Let your child choose a fruit and a vegetable at the grocery store or farmers’ market. This makes eating the food seem more like a choice than an assigned chore. Don’t order off the kid’s menu. Many restaurants do not feature vegetables or healthy foods on the kid’s menu. However they often provide options for adding sides to a meal such as rice or green beans and can easily prepare a protein such as chicken breast or a beef patty. There are many other ways to get creative with healthy snacks for kids. For recipes, visit EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com. Ashley Tunstall is a certified nutritional consultant at Envision Personalized Health, located at 4620 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste.14, San Diego. For more details, call 619-229-9695.

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communityspotlight Having the students work in the clinic is beneficial from so many angles. First of all, they get to see as many patients as possible before heading out on their own. “We want our NDs in training to be prepared for the world once they are out of school, and this is one way to do it,” she explains. In addition, having a larger team in the clinic helps the local community. “We’re able to deliver quality care in a unique treatment model that they can’t get elsewhere,” says Lynn. “We want to help as many people in San Diego as possible so we offer affordable rates. We even have special rates for students, military personnel and seniors.” Lynn is consistently impressed with the student body. “Bastyr attracts energized, passionate people who want to change the world,” she says. Associate Dean of Naturo-

Bastyr University California Offers Team Approach to Wellness by Erin Lehn Floresca

hat if every time you went to the doctor you saw not only one doctor, but three? Three passionate, dedicated people working with you to help you achieve your wellness goals. That’s exactly what happens at the teaching clinic at Bastyr University California in San Diego. With an integrative approach to wellness, Bastyr is helping to pave the way for a better holistic treatment model of the future. Whether you’re going for your annual checkup, or dealing with a nagging health condition, Bastyr University Clinic embraces the team approach for each patient. “We offer a new choice to the conventional treatment model,” explains Director of Marketing and Media for Bastyr University, Martha Lynn. “Each of our patients is a unique individual with different needs. And with our team care model, we’re better able to help them achieve their best health.” While holistic medicine has come a long way, many people still don’t realize that a naturopathic doctor (ND) is able to do what a medical doctor can do. And then some, because NDs have the added bonus of naturopathic medicine on top of Western medicine. “It’s the best of both worlds,” says Lynn. “Think of NDs as detectives who want to get to the bottom of their patient’s health mysteries to resolve symptoms from the root. They dig a little deeper to find out why a certain health issue is happening.” Lynn says it’s an exciting time for the Bastyr University California campus. Not only is student enrollment up, but advanced students are now able to take a role in Bastyr patients’ healthcare. “The campus is evolving. Many of the students are now in their third year of a four year, accredited medical training and are actively involved in patient care,” says Lynn. 10

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pathic Medicine, Joni Olehausen, ND, couldn’t agree more. “Passion is the most consistent trait I find in our students,” she says. “Our campus attracts passionate, intelligent students that are interested in medicine and have a pioneering spirt. Our students have a strong drive to heal the world in a way that aligns with their personal philosophy.” Bastyr students, says Olehausen, are ideal role models for practicing what they preach. According to Olehausen, the beauty of naturopathic care is blending evidence-based medicine with traditional healing arts. The students in the teaching clinic get a chance to see this in practice on a daily basis. “A typical student’s day at Bastyr University Clinic involves a half hour preview, three hours of patient care followed by a half hour group session where the whole team comes back together to discuss case presentations,” shares Olehausen. “The attending physician and all the students get an opportunity to participate in each

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case and chime in with their unique perspective on the case.” Olehausen shares that in the teaching clinic, students learn the art of balancing science with patient care and safety. “Patients have the benefit of four to six brilliant minds working on their case,” says OleElijah McCarthy and Jahaz Shine-Marcello, hausen. “Ultimately, the third-year naturopathic medical students. patient gets to decide what treatment works best for them while students get real life opportunities to help patients achieve their health goals.” Bastyr University Clinic is also instrumental in the most important aspect—preparing each student for life as a naturopathic doctor once they graduate. “Once our students graduate, we know they are ready to go out into the global community and make a difference,” says Olehausen. “Not all of our students end up in private practice. Some become public speakers and write books, other focus solely on teaching others about healthy eating. It’s up to each student to decide how they want to make a living and they can really be as creative as they want with this ND degree.” Location: 4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego. For more information on programs of study, or how to become a patient at the teaching clinic, call 858-246-9700 or visit Bastyr.edu.

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his month’s cover features a photo from local photographer Allison Roedell. Her husband, Jeffrey Brownstein, captured the Community Spotlight photo on this page. “It was a pleasure doing Jeffrey Brownstein and Allison Roedell at the photo shoot of Elijah Petco Park. McCarthy and Jahaz Shine-Marcelloat at Bastyr. Their enthusiasm, and dedication to their work and others was apparent during our brief time spent with them,” says Roedell. Aside from photo shoots with Natural Awakenings magazine, Roedell and Brownstein enjoy taking photographs in their backyard. They are grateful for the spectacular views of the sun setting near downtown San Diego— with the ocean and mountains on either side, and plenty of creatures that end up as subjects in their photos. They carry their cameras everywhere, and look forward to new travel destinations—enabling them to explore their photography passion. To connect with Allison Roedell and Jeffrey Brownstein, visit PhotoHealingMessages.com and JoyPhotoArt.com.

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Tough Family Life Linked to Chromosome Aging

hen Princeton University researchers analyzed data from a representative sample of 40 African-American boys enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study that followed children born in major U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000, they determined that those that lived through 9 years of age with less-stable families, such as parents with multiple partners and harsh or hostile parenting styles, had a higher probability of having shorter telomeres compared with other children. Telomeres were, on average, 40 percent longer among children from stable families. Telomeres are the segments of DNA at either end of a chromosome that protect the ends from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Shorter telomeres can decrease life expectancy by reducing the number of times our cells can divide, and scientists are discovering that a person’s living environment may lead to the condition. Using large cohort (age group) study data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, another group of researchers from Amsterdam’s Vrije University found significantly shorter telomere length among those with higher stress markers; the shorter length was also associated with aging approximately 10 years faster. In addition, the scientists observed significantly shorter telomere length among people with depressive symptoms lasting longer than four years; the shorter length correlated with both longer and more severe depression.

Parents’ Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in Children

esearchers from Australia’s University of Tasmania have found that children exposed to the secondhand smoke of their parents will likely face abnormally thickened carotid arteries later in life. The finding, published in the European Heart Journal, followed 3,776 children that participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study. The children were divided into groups according to whether neither parent smoked, one parent smoked or both parents smoked. Questionnaire results were combined with ultrasound testing to correlate exposure during childhood with the health of carotid arteries, and researchers concluded that the effects are pervasive even 25 years later. Those exposed to two parental smokers as children had significantly greater thickness of inner carotid artery walls than did children with non-smoking parents. Their arteries also showed signs of premature aging of more than three years compared to children of nonsmokers. The researchers wrote, “There must be continued efforts to reduce smoking among adults to protect young people and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the population.”

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We Are All Butterflies Earth Is Our Chrysalis by Shari Grayson

ike a beautiful butterfly transformed from a caterpillar, learning experiences can change us, literally from one state of being to another. Traditional education offers intellectual information toward gaining knowledge or a skill. Transformative education creates experiences that shift our belief paradigms. It invites curiosity, self-awareness and self-reflection from which we can move into new relationships with ourselves and our world. IPSB College of Massage & Integrative Health tells us that true transformational learning takes place on three levels: physical, emotional and spiritual. This then becomes Embodied Learning using a “three centers” approach and the “body/mind” as vehicle. This kind of teaching goes beyond the use of traditional lectures, reading material, and audio/visual presentations to incorporating demonstrations, dialogue, practice doing, self-reflection and shared learning with others—methods that promote 30 to 90 percent retention rates. Education that incorporates the physical, emotional/spiritual, mental/ psychological aspects gives students the opportunity to create lasting change and offers a profound way of being in the world. More importantly, students are then empowered to create lasting and positive change in the world. Shari Grayson, BA, MBA, HHP, is an instructor and serves as Academic Chair at IPSB College of Massage & Integrative Health. For more information, call 858-505-1100 or visit ipsb.edu.

Pine Bark Extract Reduces Perimenopausal Symptoms

esearch published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine confirms that pine bark extract can significantly reduce symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, including restless legs syndrome and hot flashes. For three months, 170 perimenopausal women were given 30 milligrams of Pycnogenol patented pine bark extract or a placebo twice a day. Although a placebo effect was noted, the supplement significantly improved all but two symptoms and was especially effective in improving vasomotor and insomnia/sleep patterns. The severity of symptoms among the Pycnogenol group, as measured by the Kupperman Index, decreased 56 percent more than for the placebo group. In another study, scientists from Italy’s Pescara University gave 70 perimenopausal women a placebo or 100 milligrams of Pycnogenol daily for two months. The supplement group experienced fewer menopausal symptoms and showed improvements with symptoms that include fatigue, insomnia, reduced concentration, memory problems, dizziness, depression and irritability.

Flaxseed Lowers Blood Pressure

ating flaxseed reduces blood pressure, according to researchers from Canada’s St. Boniface Hospital Research Center. They attribute the effect to its omega-3 fatty acids, lignans and fiber. The researchers examined the effects of flaxseed on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with peripheral artery disease, a condition typically marked by hypertension. Patients consumed a variety of foods that collectively contained 30 grams of milled flaxseed or a placebo each day for six months. The flaxseed group experienced significantly increased plasma levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids and lower average systolic blood pressure (by 10 mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (by 7 mm Hg). Those in the flaxseed group with initial systolic blood pressure levels over 140 mmHg saw reductions averaging 15 mmHg.

HEELLESS SHOES MAY HELP PREVENT RUNNERS’ INJURIES

British study published in Footwear Science analyzed the effects of running in experimental heelless footwear compared with conventional running shoes with reinforced heels. The objective was to see if the heelless footwear would reduce the risk of chronic injury related to the habitual rear-foot strike pattern associated with conventional heeled shoes. Using eight cameras with optoelectric running motion capture technology,12 male runners were tracked at four meters per second. The heelless running shoe resulted in less impact, greater plantar flexion and greater ankle eversion (rolling outward). The researchers concluded that the heelless shoes decreased the risk of chronic running foot injuries linked to excessive impact forces, but concede they may increase injury potential associated with excessive ankle eversion.

Medicinal Mushrooms Boost Athletic Performance

esearch from Italy’s Pavia University found two medicinal mushroom species—cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)—significantly improve race performances and recovery times among competitive cyclists. The researchers studied seven male cyclists that had competitively raced for more than 10 years. For one month, they were given placebo supplements, after which the researchers tested their performance and recovery during races and workouts. Then, for the next three months, the cyclists daily used medicinal mushroom supplementation. The researchers found the mushrooms significantly increased performance and recovery in both workouts and races compared with the placebo period. The two types of mushrooms both boosted testosterone levels and reduced post-workout cortisol levels. The mushroom supplementation also increased their antioxidant status, reducing their risk of exhaustion. natural awakenings

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Healthiest U.S. Metro Areas in 2014 The American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) seventh annual American Fitness Index (AFI) ranks Washington, D.C., at the top with a score of 77.3 (out of 100), followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul (73.5), Portland, Oregon (72.1) Denver (71.7) and San Francisco (71). San Diego ranked 69.2. Overall, metro areas in 25 states scored 50 or above; the two lowest-ranking hovered near 25

True Grit

Why Persistence Counts

Margo Pellegrino, a homemaker, mother of two and healthy oceans advocate from Medford Lakes, New Jersey, will begin a 1,600mile journey from nearby Trenton to Chicago, Illinois, by outrigger canoe on August 13 as part of Blue Frontier Campaign’s ocean explorers project. During her two-month trip, she’ll meet with local environmental groups and the media to raise awareness of the urgent need to clean America’s waterways. “All water and everything in it ends up in the ocean,” Pellegrino says. “Plastics and chemicals are particular problems, but soil runoff during floods and heavy rains also impact the ocean and marine life.” During previous paddles, Pellegrino saw firsthand the effects of dumped industrial waste in the waterways she traversed. She notes that nationally, oil rig operators have federal permits to dump 9 billion gallons of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, waste into the ocean each year. On Pellegrino’s first trip in 2007, she paddled nearly 2,000 miles up the Atlantic Coast, from Miami, Florida, to Maine. In 2009, she partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to go from Miami to New Orleans, Louisiana, to build support for a Healthy Oceans Act (OnEarth.org/author/healthyoceanspaddle). In 2010, she canoed along the Pacific coastline from Seattle, Washington, to San Diego, California. Next summer, Pellegrino plans to paddle down the Mississippi River.

Some educators believe that improvements in instruction, curriculum and school environments are not enough to raise the achievement levels of all students, especially disadvantaged children. Also necessary is a quality called “grit”, loosely defined as persistence over time to overcome challenges and accomplish big goals. Grit comprises a suite of traits and behaviors that include goal-directedness (knowing where to go and how to get there); motivation (having a strong will to achieve identified goals); self-control (avoiding distractions and focusing on the task at hand); and a positive mindset (embracing challenges and viewing failure as a learning opportunity). A meta-study of 25 years of research by John Hattie and Helen Timperley, professors at the University of Aukland, New Zealand, has shown that giving students challenging goals encourages greater effort and persistence than providing vague or no direction. Students aren’t hardwired for these qualities, but grit can be developed through an emerging battery of evidence-based techniques that give educators a powerful new set of tools to support student success. A famous example of the power of self-regulation was observed when preschoolers that were able to withstand the temptation of eating a marshmallow for 15 minutes to receive a second one were more successful in high school and scored about 210 points higher on their SATs later in life than those with less willpower (Tinyurl.com/ StanfordMarshallowStudy).

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points. “The AFI data report is a snapshot of the state of health in the community and an evaluation of the infrastructure, community assets and policies that encourage healthy and fit lifestyles. These measures directly affect quality of life in our country’s urban areas,” says Walter Thompson, Ph.D., chair of the AFI advisory board. Find the complete report at AmericanFitnessIndex.org.

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Doctors Order Up a Bike for Patients The Prescribe-a-Bike program (Tinyurl.com/Prescription Bikes) allows doctors at Boston Medical Center, in Massachusetts, to write low-income patients prescriptions for a one-year membership to Hubway, the city’s bike-sharing system, for $5, which is $80 less than the regular charge. A free helmet is part of the deal. According to The Boston Globe, one in four Boston residents is obese, and Kate Walsh, chief executive of Boston Medical Center, believes the program can help. “Regular exercise is key to combating this [obesity] trend, and Prescribe-a-Bike,” she says, “is one important way our caregivers can help patients get the exercise they need to be healthy.” Source: The Atlantic Monthly

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Airports Establish Bee-Friendly Acres The Common Acre is a nonprofit partnering with the airport serving Seattle, Washington, and the Urban Bee Company (UrbanBee.com) to reclaim 50 acres of vacant land to plant native wildflowers as pollinator habitat for hummingbirds, butterflies and disease-resistant bee colonies. A GMO-free (no genetic modification) wildflower seed farm is also in the works. Bees present no threat to air traffic and the hives discourage birds that do pose a danger to planes. Beekeeper Jim Robins, of Robins Apiaries, in St. Louis, Missouri, rents an area with a plentiful supply of white Dutch clover, and Lambert Airport views his enterprise as part of its sustainability program. O’Hare Airport, in Chicago, the first in the U.S. to install hives, is rebuilding to its full complement of 50 hives after losing about half of them to 2014’s extreme winter. It’s a project that could be a model for airports everywhere—using inaccessible scrubland to do something revolutionary, like supporting a local food system. One hundred foods make up 90 percent of a human diet, and bees pollinate 71 of them. Learn more at CommonAcre.org.

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Simple Device Provides Safe Water in Africa The WarkaWater tower is providing an innovative new way to harvest safe drinking water, normally an onerous task in Ethiopia and many other parts of Africa. Obtaining water via repeated trips to the nearest source is extremely time-consuming and what’s collected is often highly contaminated and harmful to drink. Also, this task is commonly carried out by females, putting them in danger of sexual harassment or worse enroute. The towers, inspired by the native warka tree, are a vertical bamboo system that harvests potable, clean water from the air through condensation, using a fog-harvesting fabric that can collect up to 25 gallons of safe drinking water per day. Each tower costs about $550, and can be built in a few days by village residents using locally available materials.

Dangerous Influx Gas Pipeline Pumps Radioactive Radon into Homes

In New York City, the Spectra gas pipeline that went online in 2013 is delivering more than just energyefficient, clean-burning natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. It’s also piping radioactive radon gas that’s contaminating commercial and residential boilers, ovens, stoves, dryers and water heaters at 30 to 80 times baseline levels—well above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safe level for radiation exposure. According to Dr. Sheila BushkinBedient, with the University of Albany, New York, “While it may be possible to remove other components of raw natural gas such as ethane, propane, butane and pentanes at natural gas processing centers, it’s not possible to remove radioactive substances such as radon. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second-leading cause among smokers and indirect (secondhand) smokers.” The Spectra conduit is one of hundreds of pipelines and fossil fuel infrastructure projects across the country being quickly approved by the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission. Citizens should demand that elected officials connect the dots and halt the uncontrolled rush to drill new sites regardless of safety concerns and let them know people are alarmed by the possibility of radioactive gas entering their communities. To learn more, visit MariasFarmCountryKitchen.com/radon-gas.

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ecotip New School Rules

n Avoid buying all new school supplies. Gently used binders and book bags can last years. Sturdy, simple backpacks skip the cost of faddish brand-name and celebrity products. For supplies that must be replenished, like paper, seek out post-consumer-recycled options.

Eco Strategies for Back-toSchool Prep

Families preparing for the coming school year will welcome easy ways to stretch the budget while protecting the environment our kids are growing up in. n Buying new clothes can be expensive, and most of today’s synthetic fibers are petroleum-based, while toxic pesticides are commonly used to grow cotton. For healthier alternatives, check labels for clothes made from organic, low-impact or recycled materials such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo or recycled fibers. Inexpensive options are found in Salvation Army and other thrift store locations, as well as repurposing hand-me-downs among siblings.

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n For lunch boxes, food containers and utensils, look for retro metal, a cloth bag and other alternatives to plastic (which can contain harmful chemicals) and glass (which can break). Beth Terry, in her book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too (MyPlasticFreeLife.com), suggests searching Mighty Nest.com and LifeWithoutPlastic.com, makers of stainless steel, naturally lacquered wood and other non-plastic, durable children’s bowls, cups, plates and utensils. n Healthy afterschool extracurricular activities today typically require driving commutes. Look into carpooling with nearby families to save time and gas, cut vehicle emissions and expand friendships. n Check the school’s eco-practices. Encourage local administrators to conduct recycling programs and to email documents to parents instead of using regular mail.

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Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything by Linda Sechrist

n the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced Open Space Technology (OST), it has been used hundreds of thousands of times by three-quarters of the world’s countries. Whether a few people gather in a circle to share ideas and brainstorm personal issues or thousands discuss a bulletin board of topics around tables, OST is a safe, informal venue for transformative learning. Guided by purpose-based, shared leadership, it allows individuals focused on a specific task to freely speak their thoughts and be heard. It also encourages breakout groups to mine for more information—learning individually, as well as collectively, and self-organizing in order to concentrate on more complex topics. “Boeing engineers used OST to learn how to redesign airplane doors and young Egyptians used it to strategize for their Arab Spring,” as examples, comments Owen.

Circle Principle

For Owen, like Jack Mezirow, author of the paper, “Core Principles of Transformative Learning Theory,” 20th-century

Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and Juanita Brown, co-founder of The World Café, learning is transformation, the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. “The circle principle contains the predictability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previously,” explains Owen. He points to an experiment regarding children’s capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the former science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it. Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsoft’s Paint program. Repetition of the experiment in other impoverished sections of India yielded similar results. Wherever he established an Internet connection,

children that could not read English, the Internet’s default language, taught themselves how to use the Web to obtain information through their interactions with each other and the computer. “I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experiment—learning is emergent, which is another word for self-organizing,” remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional education to the “banking” method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own. Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Florida-based consultant with a Canadian multidisciplinary consulting firm, explains how the OST learning environment changed her life: “My personal transformation began in 2009, when I volunteered to assist another OST facilitator. I was a perfectionist who judged myself harshly and struggled with the question, ‘Who am I to think I can help hold space for leaders to transform themselves through their learning when I have so little experience?’” She notes, “Before such experiences, even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often believed that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express.” Now she says she has shed her peoplepleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other people’s agendas and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. “As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the moments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions,” says Daigle. “I invite others to do the same.”

Co-Learning

In a compulsory two-year Theory of Learning class for an International Baccalaureate degree at California’s Granadas Hill Charter High School, math and science educator Anais Arteaga helps students apply two major elements of transformative learning: self-reflection to critique one’s own

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assumptions and discourse through which they question or validate their judgments. She focuses on the roles that perception, language, reason and emotion play in a student’s learning and decision-making abilities. “Questions and lively discussions are the basis of the class,” Arteaga says. “We begin with a question and explore what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process.” Using a democratic model in which the teacher welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mutually discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. “When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We don’t really know anything for certain,” she remarks.

Worldview Explorations

Katia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive director of education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), headquartered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organization’s Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages everyone in age-appropriate ways in

reflecting upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world. “When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus attention on differences and limitations,” says Petersen. “They realize that everyone has their own truth.” Through small groups and conversations, participants unpack how the program has influenced them by answering questions that explore what inspired, surprised and changed the way they perceive the world. “WE’s transformative learning experiences draw from the heart and soul of individuals, rather than stuffing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives,” notes Petersen. She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. “A student was killed in a driveby shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for compassion and understanding would not

allow them to seek revenge. Instead, they chose to save lives in their communities using their new skills.”

Mycelium School

Ashley Cooper and Matt Abrams, cofounders of the Mycelium School, in Asheville, North Carolina, re-imagined a learning environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and social change agents committed to activating their potential and realizing solutions to today’s challenges. A 12-week learning journey allows individuals to become increasingly adept at learning from and helping each other learn. The curriculum offers minimum structure, significant support and collaboration with others. “In the learning community, individuals are dedicated to a project or life question of their choice,” explains Cooper. Participants’ goals include changing careers, determining the next steps after retirement or how to pursue true passions to make a difference in the world. Cheri Torres, Ph.D., founder of the Ashevillebased Innovation Partners International SE, was one of the earliest participants in the Mycelium Learning experience. She says that she obtained an expanded understanding of the approach that she uses in her work. “The

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whole systems approach I use with organizational and community leaders enables them to shift from a top-down management model to one that engages everyone and uses the collective intelligence and collaborative efforts of all for the collective good. My own learning journey transformed the level of awareness I bring to my work and the understanding of who I am,” advises Torres. “My original guiding question was, ‘How can I get so clear about my work that I can explain it in plain language?’ Ultimately, my question shifted to what would it be like for me to live and work from a place of wholeness. Through conversations with Ashley and self-reflection, I realized I was not walking my talk within my own mind-body-spirit system. My journey helped me understand that my most effective role in my own life, as well as with clients, is to create the conditions for collective intelligence and collaboration to emerge in service to the whole,” says Torres.

World Café

Like OST, the World Café, co-created by Brown and David Isaacs, of Burnsville, North Carolina, creates a transformative learning environment for individuals of all ages. Its primary principles are: set the context, create hospitable space, explore questions that matter, encourage everyone’s contributions, connect diverse perspectives, listen together for patterns and insights and share collective discoveries. Webs of conversation created around actual or occasionally virtual tables resemble those found in coffeehouses. “Conversation is a core meaningmaking process, and people get to experience how the collective intelligence of a small or large group can become apparent,” says Brown. After several rounds of conversation on one or more topics, participants offer their harvest of key insights, learning and opportunities for action with the full group gathered to reflect together on their discoveries. “World Café provides an environment in which you are comfortably

drawn forward by the questions you are asking together. When enough diversity is present, varied perspectives are offered and people feel listened to and free to make their contribution,” observes Brown. What participants learn in this setting creates the climate of conditions that support the kinds of transformations that can change lives. Brown remarks, “When it happens to me, I feel like my brain cells have been rearranged. I know something in the collective, as well as the individual, has been evoked, so that something never before imagined becomes present and available.” Transformative learning has been compared to a sea journey without landmarks. Adventurous individuals that are open to traversing its highly engaging processes can emerge as autonomous thinkers, capable of contributing fresh, new ideas that just might transform the world we live in. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAbout We.com for the recorded interviews.

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Children at Wisconsin’s Montessori School of Waukesha learn to baste; spoon beans or rice from bowls; cut paper, draw, paint or paste cutouts; and sew or embroider using a three-finger grip. It strengthens the muscles they will need later to practice writing skills.

Schools that Rock Innovators Blaze Creative Paths by Sandra Murphy

Creative educational initiatives offer more flexible programs of study than traditional institutions. First introduced into the United States in the latter part of the 20th century, today there are thousands of such facilities operating according to their own lights. Yet many share certain distinguishing characteristics including emphasis on close studentteacher relationships, diverse experiential learning and development of student decision-making skills aided by peer and parental support. All aim to prepare and equip students for future success both inside and outside the classroom.

Montessori

At age 3, kids at the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, in Maryland, are gaining early math and motor skills, plus an appreciation for healthy foods, in unique and innovative ways. “The children roll out a long mat containing 1,000 beads that they use to learn to count by twos, fours and 10s,” says Jenny Smolen, development coordinator and grant writer for the school. “When it’s time for multiplication and division, they’re prepared.” The school is located in a food desert—fresh, unprocessed food isn’t 20

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readily available—so the kids plant seeds to grow in pots until it’s time to transplant them to the garden. “Before the seed-to-table program, the kids didn’t know what fresh tasted like. Now they go home and ask for vegetables for dinner,” says Smolen. The school also has six chickens that supply fresh eggs, and two beehives produced 100 pounds of honey last year that was sold to raise funds. The school is free of charge to Baltimore city students chosen by lottery. Currently, 330 students from diverse backgrounds ages 3 through 13 attend, NA-SD.com

with 1,000 names on the waiting list.

Waldorf

Waldorf School alumna Jocelyn Miller, an account manager at Matter Communications, drives 45 minutes from Newburyport, Massachusetts, to take her three children to The Waldorf School at Moraine Farms, in Beverly. “On bad weather days, I wonder why I make the drive, but the smiles when we arrive are worth it,” she says. There, her children spend time outdoors regardless of the weather. Indoors, they draw illustrations to bolster lessons on history and geography. Second-graders work in three-hour blocks of time, rather than the traditional 45 minutes. Fifth-grade students recently spent three weeks studying Greek mythology. Older students play in an orchestra and learn German and Spanish. They also knit; the craft builds manual dexterity and helps children learn to plan, correct mistakes, be creative, visualize the finished product and mindfully create something useful or decorative. Middle school and high school students at the Waldorf School of Garden City, in New York, universally participate in seasonal sports—baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. The emphasis on the values of teamwork and sportsmanship complement development of skills. The school’s policy is, “You don’t have to be a superstar to get playing time,” noting that the quality of athletic teams is consistently strong.

ers in a school setting have to teach Online Tutorials Teachers, students and standardized subjects, in certain ways, “There’s an explosion in online learnparents at Weinacker’s to the whole class. We use customized ing, too,” observes Bob Bowdon, learning to inspire and excite children executive director of nonprofit Choice Montessori School, in individually. We help parents discover Media, an education news service at Mobile, Alabama, apply their child’s learning style, personality ChoiceMedia.tv, produced in New and ideal learning environment.” York City. School kids in some states daily, weekly, monthly Materials provided include instruc- are able to opt out of a class at school and yearly logs of goals tor guides, user-friendly websites and if they feel the teaching style is holdinteractive games and other activities. ing them back, instead tapping online and work plans to track “It gives kids the freedom to explore, teachers available in a virtual school progress. All of this can be learn and discover,” Parnell adds. “This setting. Louisiana’s Department of Educaadjusted as kids discover is how you grow a lifelong learner.” tion’s Jump Start program partners high new topics they want Un-Schooling schools and local companies to offer Un-schooling, another pioneering apstudents one-day-a-week internships to learn more about.

The school also brings some green into the city with a horticultural program that fully cultivates a quarteracre field. Its steady harvest of fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains includes lettuce, beans, spinach, broccoli, kale, corn, oregano, thyme, rosemary, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. A new greenhouse keeps produce growing through winter months. Students at Conservatory Prep High School, in Davie, Florida, were tasked with finding a way to walk on water in order to explore principles of flotation and buoyancy. After researching and experimenting with each of a series of materials, they analyzed what went wrong, worked to fix it and then tried again. “We did the testing at our onsite pool,” says Wendy Weiner, Ed.D., the school’s founder and principal and a Waldorf alumna. “We saw some pretty funny results, but they eventually invented a pair of shoes that worked. Of course, they were pretty big shoes.”

Homeschooling

Homeschooling provides another option. Parents don’t need to know all about a subject with organizations like Bridgeway Academy’s homeschool curricula at hand. This Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, institution provides easy access to tools and support for families nationwide. “We’re a kindergartento-12th-grade provider,” says Jessica Parnell, academy president. “Teach-

proach, is a method of homeschooling in which children pursue areas that interest them, eat foods they enjoy, rest when needed, choose friends of all ages or none at all and engage their world in unique, powerful and self-directed ways. Suzanne Strisower, a life and career coach in Oroville, California, has written a commoncore, standards-based curriculum for un-schoolers. “It’s a yearlong program for ages 15 and up designed to enable a student to realize his career path and life’s purpose,” she says.

apprenticing in trades. “It’s real-world, on-the-job training,” says Bowdon. Thanks to such innovative approaches to school curricula and technology, parents and children have more options than ever before for learning. Instead of memorizing information until the next test and then forgetting it, more learning is customized and hands-on, because children that learn by doing, remember.

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Standout Schools Help Inner-City Kids Shine New York City students participating in The Young Women’s Leadership of East Harlem School are motivated to think about where, not if, they will attend college. The first three all-girl graduating classes boasted 100 percent college enrollment with the help of the Young Women’s Leadership College Bound Initiative, which funds a fulltime college counselor at several of the city’s public high schools. The majority of the students are the first in their families to attend college. Harlem Village Academy Charter School, in Manhattan, ranks highest among all public, non-selective high schools in New York City in terms of college enrollment. Because many

children enter it as fifth-graders with a first grade reading ability, they typically receive extracurricular, phonics-based reading instruction, attend a homework club and have access to outside tutors. Performance generally improves throughout middle school, and 90 percent of the students stay in the Harlem Village Academies (HVA) network through high school. The class of 2012 had a 100 percent graduation rate compared with a 60 percent average for the city’s high schools. Nationally, only 8 percent of low-income students graduate from college, but 88 percent of all HVA high school graduates starting with its first senior class in 2011 have remain enrolled in college classes.

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Runner’s Hi Women and Social Media Revolutionize the Sport by Debra Melani

hether donning colorful tutus or making a marathon a girls’ day out, the current running scene is attracting a broader group of fitness-seekers mindful of the enhanced benefits of a more wellrounded approach. Rather than pursuing fierce competition and personal bests, these runners are focusing on social bonding and overall well-being, likely boosting their fitness success.

Two main factors are fueling what’s shaping up as a new running boom: women and social media. “The first running-boom era was male-centric and competitive,” observes Ryan Lamppa, of Running USA. He’s referring to the 1970s, when, largely thanks to 1972 Summer Olympic marathon gold medal winner Frank Shorter and The Complete Book of Running, by James Fixx, many were inspired to

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hook up Walkmans, lace up sneakers and train for distance races. “Today’s running boom is female-centric, much bigger and more focused on health and fitness and completion, rather than competition.” Forget elapsed running time; just cross the finish line and have fun doing it, seems to be a growing mantra. Women’s participation hit an all-time high in recent years, comprising 56 percent of the more than 15.5 million runners finishing U.S. races sanctioned by Running USA in 2012 and 61 percent of U.S. half-marathoners in 2013. “Women tend to be more social and more in tune with their health overall, and that’s definitely a driving force,” Lamppa says. Couple the female factor with social media-driven, nontraditional race events and the result is explosive. “Events are fun, community-centered and sometimes charity-driven,” Lamppa says of the many innovations, from paint-splashing 5Ks to mud-slinging obstacle course action, which attracted 4 million entrants last year.

Boosts Bonding

These trends could indicate America’s collective progress toward fitness as studies show the social factor plays a huge motivational role in participation. “I think running adherence strengthens when there is accountability and social support,” remarks Englewood, New Jersey, sports psychologist Greg Chertok, citing a meta-analysis of data in Sport & Exercise Psychology Review that backs his notion. For example, such social exercise events inspire happiness. “If you are physically close to someone that is happy, eager and optimistic, you are naturally going to share those feelings,” explains Chertok, who is also a spokesman for the American College of Sports Medicine. “Just through social connectedness alone, you’ll gain boosted performance and mood.” As a finisher of two Tough Mudders (an intense obstacle course challenge), Chertok can personally testify to the benefits of camaraderie. “It’s just like if a married couple got stuck in a storm and had to brave the elements;

the act of doing something challenging together is very bonding.” Simply joining a recreational running group—also increasingly popular and often social media-driven—can bolster success. “When a bunch of individuals work together to pursue a common goal, they are incentivized by the group,” Chertok remarks. “You’ll run at a faster clip or go a longer distance if you are with a group, because each runner values the group and doesn’t want to let members down.”

Brings Balance

Mixing things up can also improve running performance and decrease risks of injury, enhancing long-term staying power. One study found that eight weeks of simple strength-training exercises by conditioned runners boosted their running performances over their conditioned, but non-strength-training peers, as noted in the Health & Fitness Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. As for injury prevention, everybody, regardless of sport, needs to cross-train, advises Mindy Caplan, a wellness coach in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “In any sport that you engage in, you end up working certain muscles the same way all the time. Then those tighter muscles start to pull on the joints and without stretching, you end up with problems.” Moving the body in different ways helps, and working on stretching and flexibility can elongate muscles and protect tendons and joints. “The new runner of this second running boom has much more information about training, health and fitness, and injury prevention,” says Lamppa, who occasionally cross-trains by biking and includes some yogarelated stretching as part of his regular routine. “You have to have balance in your running as in your life. If you can get to that point, you will get a very positive response from your body and mind.” Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at Debra Melani.com or DMelani@msn.com.

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ith children especially susceptible to germs, chemical sensitivities and allergens, it makes sense to ensure that the child-friendliness of day care facilities extends to their ecological integrity. When Denise Adusei, of New York City, was unable to find a preschool that included all the criteria she sought, she decided to create and direct Peartree Preschool, a year-round day care facility for 2-to-5-year-olds. “An ecofriendly day care environment is more than nontoxic paint, organic food and unscented soaps. It’s what you don’t see, as well,” says Adusei. “We first looked for a building with lots of natural light near Central Park. Manhattan has a high rate of allergens, so we went ahead with a thorough environmental inspection on what looked like an ideal building,” recalls Adusei. Inspectors pulled tiles from the floor, opened walls to check for mold and collected samples. “When they discovered signs of an old oil spill in the basement, we knew it was an unsafe place for children. We kept looking until we found the right building with large windows, near the park and environmentally safe,” she says, noting that her own kids now attend Peartree. Workplace coach Paul E. McGinniss, who also blogs at NewYorkGreenAdvocate.com, says, “Creating a garden onsite and connecting with local farmers or CSAs [community supported agriculture] to provide healthy, fresh foods is a great way to educate kids via a learning activity. New York’s Hudson Valley, where I live, has a farm to school

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arving out time from crammed calendars for a week or more away from home can pose such a hurdle that more than half of all American workers forfeit hard-earned vacation days every year. Sometimes a long weekend in an inspiring locale is all we need to recharge our batteries. Short vacations invite welcome rest and relaxation and are often more sustainable, according to Gary Died-

richs, publisher of the online Green Traveler Guides (GreenTravelerGuides. com). “Airplanes pollute more than any other form of travel. When you take shorter trips by other means, whether bicycle or a hybrid rental car, you’re way ahead environmentally,” says Diedrichs, whose family enjoys road-tripping in an old Mercedes converted to run on recycled vegetable oil. For families, short, sweet trips

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like waking to a rooster’s call and then digging into a farm-fresh breakfast of free-range eggs, accompanied by homemade bread, cheese, jam and honey. Afterwards, stroll an apple orchard or fragrant field of lavender. Most farms allow guests to pitch in with the chores, maybe feeding chickens, milking cows, picking cherries or making yogurt. Find a place nearby at FarmStayUS.com. Renew your spirit. Reconnect with your faith or explore a new spiritual calling with a short stay at a retreat center. Some furnish structured guided sessions, such as vipassanã Buddhism’s silent retreats, at which participants sit in meditation eight hours a day without access to media or other distractions. Other centers assist guests in creating self-directed retreats tailored to personal goals. Grounds often feature sacred spaces like labyrinths or meditation gardens, providing an inspiring environ-

ment to contemplate one’s spiritual journey. RetreatFinder.com supplies a comprehensive listing of possibilities conducive to every spiritual persuasion, from Anglican to Zen, across the country and worldwide. Taste the terroir. A long weekend amidst vineyards can be a refreshing way to simultaneously explore the countryside and refine our wine palate. Along with tastings, some vintners provide tours of their vineyards and cellars, including insights into the characteristics of local terroirs that give each vintage its distinctive taste. Some also have bed and breakfast inns onsite, eliminating the need for a designated driver. The site WineriesByState.com lists domestic wineries in all 50 states; KennUncorked.com provides information about biodynamic and organic winemakers.

detox from stress while indulging in corporeal treats like a hot stone massage, aromatherapy treatment or rose petal bath. Green spas use natural products such as unbleached organic linens and botanically derived oils, which are gentler on skin. Most practice sustainability in other areas as well, such as water management, energy use and waste reduction. Search for the perfect getaway treat at GreenSpaNetwork.org. Numerous farms, spas, parks and vineyards are waiting to be explored; many nearby that we may overlook draw visitors from around the world. “Local travel gives us a chance to dig more deeply into the places that surround us,” says Diedrichs. “We can have fun playing tourists in our own backyards and support sustainable, local businesses we discover along the way.”

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We’d love it if our kids had fewer sick days away from school, but what if by bolstering their immune systems now, we could also protect them from serious diseases going forward?

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uring childhood, when the immune system is still developing, there’s a great opportunity to set the stage for improved health and resilience,” says Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician and nutritional researcher in Flemington, New Jersey, and author of Disease-Proof Your Child. “A healthy diet and lifestyle can help kids avoid common childhood illnesses like colds, ear infections and allergies, as well as ensure greater resilience against disease later in life.”

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study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, kids that ate the most fruit had a 38 percent lower risk of cancer later in life. Berries, cherries, plums and pomegranates are among the most powerful immuneboosting fruits. For veggies, eat more dark leafy greens, tomatoes, carrots and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Also emphasize whole grains and healthy fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocado, advises Fuhrman. Sugar-laden calories depress the infection-fighting activity of white blood cells, says Dr. Alan R. Gaby, of Concord, New Hampshire, author of the textbook, Nutritional Medicine. Even natural sweeteners such as honey and juice have similar effects when consumed in excess, he says. Try healthy options like pomegranate and kiwi fruit salad; trail mix with raw almonds; dried cranberries and air-popped popcorn; and hummus with red pepper strips and baby carrots for dipping. NA-SD.com

Probiotics can enhance immune function in children by stimulating white blood cells and reducing inflammation, says Gary B. Huffnagle, Ph.D., a University of Michigan Medical School immunology research professor and author of The Probiotics Revolution. They are especially protective against allergies, diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Start with yogurt: Serve with cereal; mix with mashed bananas and freeze in ice cube trays for a cool treat; or make smoothies with unsweetened, non-dairy yogurt and frozen berries. Or consider a Lactobacillus acidophilus supplement; aim for 5 billion CFUs per day of Lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), an ayurvedic herb, boosts immunity by supporting and balancing adrenal function, says Dr. John Douillard, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado, chiropractor, ayurvedic physician and author of Perfect Health for Kids. The adrenal glands produce cortisol, and overproduction of this “fight-or-flight” hormone can dampen immunity. Ashwagandha is particularly helpful for preventing colds and can also be used when kids are stressed or tired. For children ages 6 to 12, give 500 milligrams per day with breakfast; children over 12 can take 1,000 mg a day.

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“Puberty and adolescence are marked by dramatic shifts in and surges of hormones,” says Dr. Richard Shames,

of Sebastopol, California, co-author of Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? “This is monumental, as far as the developing immune system is concerned. As the immune system is directly linked to hormonal influences, any hormonal imbalance will affect overall immunity.” Shames recommends selenium—a potent antioxidant and general immune booster—to help balance hormones. For children ages 8 to 18, aim for 100 mg per day.

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“Once a child has been exposed to dirt and germs, the immune system responds by trying to expel those bacteria from the body, which strengthens immunity,” counsels Jane Sheppard, owner of HealthyChild.com and founding executive director of the Holistic Pediatric Association. Avoid antibacterial soaps, cleansers and gels; most contain the chemical triclosan, which some researchers suspect of contributing to development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Instead, use a natural antibacterial

gel or make one, by combining witch hazel or alcohol, tea tree oil and lavender essential oil.

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“The sun is our primary source of vitamin D, which has broad effects on the immune system,” Fuhrman says. “Depending on your skin tone and the local climate, about 15 minutes of full sun exposure a day will lead to natural production of sufficient amounts of vitamin D.” If kids have dark skin or live in a cloudy region, they may need vitamin D supplements—at least 200 IU per day.

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“You can give your kids the best food and nutrition, but if they have underlying sadness, their immune system will suffer,” remarks Sheppard. “When you’re happy and when you laugh, your brain releases chemicals that increase immunity.”

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We love our seafood, a delicious source of lean protein. The latest data reports U.S. annual consumption to be more than 4.8 billion pounds of it, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with the average American eating 3.5 ounces of seafood a week. About half of the catch is wild-caught and half farmed. How do we know which fish and shellfish are safe to eat and good for ocean ecology?

he best approach is to choose seafood carefully. Oil spills, waste runoff and other environmental disasters can compromise the quality of seafood with toxic contaminants like mercury and other heavy metals and industrial, agricultural and lawn chemicals. These pollutants can wash out from land to sea (and vice versa). As smaller fish that have eaten pollutants are eaten by larger ones, contaminants accumulate and concentrate. Large predatory fish like swordfish and sharks end up with the most toxins. Beyond today’s top-selling shrimp, canned tuna, salmon and farmed tilaNA-SD.com

pia, more retailers and restaurants are also providing lesser-known seafood varieties like dogfish and hake as alternatives to overfished species such as sea bass and Atlantic cod. These new-to-us, wild-caught fish can be delicious, sustainable and healthy.

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An outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable varieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice

a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides instant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table. Online information at SeafoodWatch. org and via the app is regularly updated. The Blue Ocean Institute, led by MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conservation, community economics and global peace by steering consumers and businesses toward sustainably fished seafood. It maintains a data base on 140 wild-caught fish and shellfish choices at BlueOcean.org. Hoki, for instance, might have a green fish icon for “relatively abundant” and a blue icon for “sustainable and well-managed fisheries,” but also be red-flagged for containing levels of mercury or PCBs that can pose a health risk for children. As species become overfished, rebound or experience fluctuating levels of contaminants, their annual ratings can change.

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food Watch has now joined with the Harvard School of Public Health to also advise what’s currently safe to eat. Entries on their list of “green” fish, which can shift annually, are low in mercury, good sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and caught or farmed responsibly. If the top-listed fish and shellfish aren’t locally available, look for the Seafood Safe label, started by EcoFish company founder and President Henry Lovejoy, which furnishes at-a-glance consumption recommendations based upon tests for contaminants. Labels display a number that indicates how many four-ounce servings of the species a woman of childbearing age can safely eat per month. (Find consumption recommendations for other demographics at SeafoodSafe.com.) Expert-reviewed independent testing of random samples of the fish currently monitors mercury and PCB levels. Lovejoy advises that other toxins will be added to the testing platform in the future. “My dream is to have all seafood

sold in the U.S. qualify to bear the Seafood Safe label, because consumers deserve to know what they’re eating,” says Lovejoy. “We need to be a lot more careful in how we use toxic chemicals and where we put them.”

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Some retailers also provide details on their seafood sourcing. Whole Foods, for example, offers complete traceability of the fish and shellfish they carry, from fishery or farm to stores. Their fish, wild-caught or farmed, frozen or fresh, meet strict quality guidelines in regard to exposure to antibiotics, preservatives and hormones. They also display Seafood Watch and Blue Ocean Institute ratings at the seafood counter. Wise seafood choices feed and sustain our families, foster a healthier seafood industry, support responsible local fisheries and keep Earth’s water resources viable. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Cures in the Kitchen Dr. Mark Hyman is Fed Up with Our National Health Crisis by Judith Fertig

n the groundbreaking new documentary film, Fed Up, Dr. Mark Hyman prescribes a major overhaul of the diets of all family members in communities across America to prevent far-reaching unwanted consequences. Hyman practices functional medicine, which takes a whole-system approach to treating chronic illnesses by identifying and addressing their root causes, starting with poor diet. He is also the bestselling author of a series of books based on The Blood Sugar Solution.

stamps and fast food and didn’t know how to navigate a grocery aisle, shop for real food, read a label, equip a kitchen or cook nutritious meals. Their grandmother has a garden, but never taught her children how to grow food, even though they live in a temperate rural area.

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I got the whole family cooking, washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and What has your experience with Fed touching real food—onions, garlic, Up shown you carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, about the root cause of tomatoes, salad greens, even asparagus. After 12 months, the mother had many diseases? lost 100 pounds and was off of blood In Fed Up, I met with a family of five pressure medication, and because the to talk with them about their health and understand the roots of their family father had lost 45 pounds, he finally qualified for a kidney transplant. The crisis of morbid obesity, pre-diabetes, son originally lost 40 pounds, but renal failure, disability, financial stress and hopelessness. Rural South Carolina, because he was stuck in a toxic food environment at school and only able where they live, is a food desert with to get a job at a fast-food eatery, he nearly10 times as many fast-food and gained much of it back. I’m happy to convenience stores as supermarkets. report that he is now working to get The family’s kitchen was also a back on track. food desert, with barely a morsel of real food. There were no ingredients to make real food—only pre-made factory How is sugar a primary factor science projects sold in cans and boxes in creating obesity? with unpronounceable, unrecognizable Of some 600,000 processed food items ingredient lists. on the market, 80 percent contain This family desperately wanted added sugar. Sugar calories act difto find a way out, but didn’t have the ferently from fat or protein calories knowledge or skills. They lived on food in the body. Sugar calories drive food 32

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addiction, storage of belly fat, inflammation and fatty liver (now the number one reason for liver transplants). They also disrupt appetite control, increasing hunger and promoting overeating, and are biologically addictive. Sugar calories are the major contributor to heart attacks, strokes, cancer, dementia and Type 2 diabetes. Sugar is a root cause behind the tripling of obesity rates in children since the 1970s. As just one example illustrating government policy culprits, although poor people are disproportionately affected by obesity, the food industry vigorously opposes any efforts to limit the use of food stamps for soda. Every year, the U.S. government pays for $4 billion in soda purchases by the poor (10 billion servings annually) on the front end, and then pays billions more on the back end through Medicaid and Medicare to treat related health consequences that include obesity and diabetes.

What are the consequences if we don’t attack the problem of poor diet now? The costs of a poor diet are staggering: At the present rate, by 2040, 100 percent of the nation’s federal budget will go for Medicare and Medicaid. The federal debt soars as our unhealthy kids fall heir to an achievement gap that limits America’s capacity to compete in the global marketplace. At the same time, having 70 percent of young people unfit for military service weakens national security. In a detailed scientific analysis published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of respected scientists reviewing all the data affecting projected life spans concluded that today’s children are the first generation of Americans ever that will live sicker and die younger than their parents. Health issues due to poor diet comprise a national crisis. They threaten our future, not just for those fat and sick among us, but all of us. For more information on Fed Up, visit FedUpMovie.com. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Water sports for dogs can be done just for fun or to earn recognition. Venues range from a backyard adult or kiddie pool to a lake, river or ocean. All offer healthful exercise for canine bodies and brains.

ome dogs seem born to swim, while others learn to love it and a few make entertaining spectators. It all depends on temperament, breed and body style plus energy and confidence levels, as well as training. Not all dogs love to swim, says Eileen Proctor, a pet lifestyle expert in

Denver, Colorado, so proceed cautiously. “One of the first things to do is buy a properly fitted life jacket that keeps his head out of the water,” she counsels. “Once he is used to wearing it, train him to use steps [like in a pool] to walk into and out of the water every time.”

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naturalpet Michelle Yue, a professional dog trainer in Washington, D.C., takes her dog, Max, to a dog-specific pool twice a month. At the Canine Fitness Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, Max swims in one pool while canine buddies paddle in another. To prevent possible squabbles, company policy allows only same-household dogs to swim in the same pool. “Max is a fetching maniac in the water,” remarks Yue. “He doesn’t like to dive, but if his ball sinks, he’ll go after it. It’s low-impact, high-exercise playtime and the only thing I know that will wear out a 2-year-old German shepherd pup.” The skill of directed retrieval can be described as advanced fetching. Several toys or dumbbells are placed on the bottom of the pool and the handler tells the dog which item to retrieve. Nautical nosework is the most challenging—five floating objects like tennis balls or dummies are launched into the water by another person. The dog must then find, indicate and retrieve the one ball his person has handled. Other fun options are teaching a pet to tow a raft in the pool or to team swim with his owner. In a more complex aqua-agility exercise, the dog swims a circle around his owner as a prelude to both of them swimming a synchronized, zigzag course between floating markers before returning to their starting positions. Ernie, a 95-pound Labrador retriever that lives with Sierra Prause, a marketing assistant, and Jaron Clinton, a search engine content marketer,

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n many companies, staff members take on titles like CEO, CFO and Vice President of Something or Other. At Homegrown Meats in San Diego, however, they favor titles like warrior and head chief. Why is that? Because their team works together in tribal-like fashion and adheres to tribal wisdom in their business practices. “Back in the tribal days, when Native Americans killed an animal, they made sure to use every part of that animal. It was the beginning of sustainable practices,” says Homegrown Meats tribe member, Jennifer Wolfe. “In fact, it was beyond sustainable and society needs to go back to those old fashioned ways. It’s better for the cows, the environment and us.” Wolfe, who spearheads the pet division says, “Our tribe is much bigger than just the people in our company; it extends out into the community.” That is why before they even launch a new product, they consult with their extended family tribe to ensure their products are well-received. “This includes family, friends, distributors and consumers.” Homegrown Meats’ hot dogs are just one example of a recent tribal fa-

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vorite. “Whoever thought that hot dogs would be good for you?” asks Wolfe. Turns out, their beef hot dogs pack a walloping nine times the amount of omegas versus other hot dogs in the marketplace. With this in mind, the Homegrown Meats tribe reached out to local schools, matched the price the schools were paying for other hot dog brands, and now can rest assured knowing that many local school children are now eating healthier meats during school lunches. So what is it that makes Homegrown Meats so special? To begin with it is locally owned and operated by San Diego families and the cornerstone of the cattle operations are the NA-SD.com

Mendenhalls; seventh generation cattle ranchers in San Diego. “The herds are mostly English bred animals such as Black and Red Angus and Herefords with our primary ranches based on Palomar Mountain,” says Jenna Mendenhall. Homegrown Meats grass-fed and grass-finished animals spend their entire lives grazing on certified organic native grasses while enjoying a free range lifestyle. Speaking of roaming freely, the Homegrown Meats tribe can regularly be seen on the ranch ensuring that their cows are happy, stress-free and healthy. Their efforts are paying off, with Whole Foods being their grocery partner and all products being a Step 4 on the Global Animal Partnership 5-Step™ Animal Welfare Rating Standards scale. Earlier this year, Homegrown Meats launched their first pet jerky treats. “We are a tribe of animal lovers,” explains Wolfe. “And we wanted to share this healthy, nutrient dense beef with our pets.” Wolfe believes that when animals eat raw, organic, non-GMO diets, they will seldom have a need to visit the vet because their bodies are so healthy from eating a clean diet. The pet jerky treats, currently beef and liver, are human grade. In fact, Wolfe admits to eating the treats on occasion, although she says it doesn’t taste as delectable as the Homegrown

The late Joel Mendenhall and his trusty ranch dog, Blue.

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NATURAL PET Jennifer Wolfe’s pets, Reggie, Jerome and Dior, anxiously await their Homegrown Meats pet jerky treats.

Meats jerky products made for people. “So far, the community feedback has been fantastic,” she shares. “San Diego pets love the jerky treats and we’re thrilled that we’re able to provide them with such high quality beef products.” Homegrown Meats has been so overjoyed with the feedback that they’ve already got several new pet food items soon to launch on the horizon. “We’ll unveil them soon as we are still fine tuning the formulation,” says Wolfe. And doing it right means consulting with the community tribe. Once the tribe has spoken, we can expect more high quality beef products from this eco-conscious company. Homegrown Meats pet jerky treats can be found in many local stores, including Pupologie, located at 123 N. El Camino Real, in Encinitas. To connect with Homegrown Meats, call 858-454-MEAT (6328) or visit homegrownmeats.com. To connect with Pupologie, call 760-436-1226 or visit Pupologie.com.

Joel Mendenhall and his wife, Jenna, at the ranch.

Homegrown Meats La Jolla Butcher Shop, located at 7660 Fay Avenue, Suite C, in La Jolla, carries all beef products for both their human and pet customers.

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FARMERS’ MARKETS SUNDAY Rancho Santa Fe Certified Farmers’ Market – 9am1:30pm. 16079 San Dieguito Rd, Rancho Santa Fe, 92091. RanchoSanta FeFarmersMarket.com. Hillcrest Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. At Hillcrest DMV Parking Lot, Lincoln & Normal St, San Diego, 92103. HillcrestFarmersMarket.com. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace – 9:30am-5pm. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Leucadia/Encinitas Farmers’ Market & Art Fair – 10am-2pm. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St, Encinitas, 92024. 760-652-5194. TreePassion@ gmail.com. Nature-Of-Art-Kids.com. San Marcos Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. WIC, EBT, Debit/Credit accepted. 1020 W San Marcos Blvd, Old California Restaurant Row Parking Lot, San Marcos, 92078. SDFarmBureau.org. North San Diego (Sikes Adobe) Certified Farmers’ Market – 10am-3pm. 12655 Sunset Dr, Escondido, 92025. Claire Winnick: 858-735-5311, Info@NorthSDFarmersMarket.com. Solana Beach Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. 444 S Cedros Ave, in the heart of the Cedros Ave Design District, Solana Beach. 858-755-0444. Karen@SouthCedros.com. CedrosAvenue.com.

MONDAY Chula Vista, Swiss Park Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. 2001 Main St, Chula Vista, 91911. Marlene Salazar: 619-424-8131. Welk Certified Farmers’ Market Place – 3-7pm, Year-round, rain or shine. 8860 Lawrence Welk Dr, Escondido, 92026. 760-651-3630, no texts. FarmersMarketSD@WelkResorts.com.

TUESDAY Coronado Ferry Landing Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. Coronado Ferry Landing, 1201 First St, Coronado, 92118. CoronadoFerryLandingShops.com. Alpine Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. Bethel Church, corner of Tavern & Arnold. 1929 Arnold Way, Alpine, 91901. AlpineFarmersMarket.com.

Escondido Downtown Farmers’ Market – 3:307pm, May-Sept; 2:30-6pm, Oct-Apr. Downtown Escondido’s Certified Farmers’ Market, Grand Ave between Kalmia & Juniper, Escondido, 92025. 760745-8877. DowntownEscondido.com. Chula Vista - Otay Ranch Certified Farmers’ Market – 4-8pm, summer; 7pm, winter. 2015 Birch Rd & Eastlake Blvd, Chula Vista, 91915. 619-2790032. OtayRanchTownCenter.com.

Linda Vista Farmers’ Market – 2-6pm, winter; 3-7pm, summer. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. WIC, EBT, Debit/Credit accepted. 6939 Linda Vista Rd, Linda Vista Plaza Parking Lot, San Diego, 92111. LindaVistaFarmersMarket.com. Chula Vista Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm, Apr-Oct; 3-6pm, Nov-Mar. Center St between Church & Third Ave, Chula Vista, 91910. 619-4221982 x 3. ThirdAvenueVillage.com/Farmers-Market. UTC Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. Westfield UTC Mall on Genesee near Macys 9001 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, 92122. 619-7953363. Brian@SDMarketManger.com.

WEDNESDAY State Street Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Rain or shine; year-round. On State St between Carlsbad Village Dr & Grand Ave, Carlsbad, 92008. StateStreetMarket.com.

Oceanside Sunset Market – 5-9pm. Tremont St & Pier View Way, adjacent to Coast Hwy, Oceanside, 92054. 760-754-4512. MainStreetOceanside. com or SunsetMarket.com.

Mission Hills Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. W Washington St & Falcon St, San Diego, 92103. Ron La Chance: 858-272-7054, RonLaChance@gsws.com.

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Santee Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm, summer; 3-6pm, winter. 9603 Carlton Hills Blvd, corner of Mast & Carlton Hill. 619-449-8427. SanteeCertifiedFarmers Market@gmail.com. Main Street Farmers’ Market – 4-8pm. Historic Downtown Vista, 131 S Indiana Ave. Bill Westendorf: 760-224-9616. Vvba.org/FarmersMarket.html. Encinitas Certified Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm, May-Sept; 4-7pm, Oct-Apr, rain or shine. Parking lot B, 600 S Vulcan Ave, corner of E & Vulcan. More info: 760-522-2053, no texts. Manager@ FarmersMarketEncinitas.com. FarmersMarketEncinitas.com. Ocean Beach Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm, AprDec; 4-7pm, Jan-Mar. 4900 block of Newport Ave between Cable & Bacon sts, Ocean Beach, 92107. 619-224-4906. OceanBeachSanDiego.com.

THURSDAY Oceanside Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Coast Hwy at Pier View Way, Oceanside, 92054. 619-440-5027. MainStreetOceanside.com. SDSU Farmers’ Market – 10am-3pm. Held during the fall and spring terms. Canceled on rainy days. San Diego State University, Campanile Walkway, between Hepner Hall & Love Library, San Diego, 92182. Clube3.org.

La Mesa Certified Farmers’ Market – 2-6pm. Date Ave & University Ave, La Mesa, 91941. Suzanne Bendixen: 619-249-9395.

SATURDAY Vista’s Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. County Courthouse (North County Regional Center), 300 block of S Melrose Dr, Vista. 760-945-7425. VistaFarmersMarket.com. City Heights Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. WIC, EBT, Debit/Credit accepted. Fresh Funds Matching Program offered. 4350 Wightman between 43rd & Fairmont Ave, San Diego, 92105. CityHeightsFarmersMarket.com. Little Italy Mercato – 9am-1:30pm. Year-round; rain or shine. At Date & India sts, San Diego, 92101. LittleItalyMercato.com. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace – 9:30am-4pm. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Del Mar Farmers’ Market – 1-4pm. Year-round. 1050 Camino Del Mar, between 10th & 11th sts, Del Mar, 92014. DelMarFarmersMarket.org. People’s Produce Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Certified farmers’ market just west of the Euclid Trolley Station. Fresh produce, prepared food, fitness activities, healthy living demonstrations and handmade gifts. EBT and WIC accepted. 4981 Market St (Market & Euclid). ProjectNewVillage.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 Movie Night: Windfall – 6:30-9pm. When a group of townspeople in Meredith, NY, discovered the impact that 400-ft-high windmills could bring to their community, they became deeply divided. An eye opener for anyone concerned about the environment and the future of renewable energy. 8382 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Ste 101, San Diego, 92111. More info: SanDiego.SierraClub.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 Irrigation 101 – 10am-12pm. Tune up your existing irrigation system to help it save you money. Get tips for retrofitting existing systems and installing a basic drip system. Free/members, $10/nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. 619-660-0614. TheGarden.org. 4th Annual Hounds for Hope Walk – 10am-1pm. A canine cancer awareness and wellness festival. A short walk around the perimeter of the park kicks off the day and vendor booths open for samples and shopping. All proceeds benefit Labs In Need. Liberty Station, Point Loma. HoundsForHopeWalk.org. Wildlife Night Hike – 7:30-9:30pm. Enjoy the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve at night, meet mule deer (usually), plus bats, tarantulas, owls and more. A moderately paced walk on flat ground. Meet at kiosk on the corner of Park Village Road and Camino del Sur Rd. Info: 858-484-3219.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 Water Wonderland: Kids in the Garden – 10am12pm. All the fun with water in the garden. $5/ child (accompanied adults free); free/members. Alta Vista Gardens, Children’s Garden, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Reserve: 760-822-6824 or FarmerJones@AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.

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CARDIFF’S DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Bring your dog and your whole family for this free one-day dog festival featuring 200 vendors, a Blessing of the Dogs, dog contests, tasty food, a kid’s zone, pet adoptions, an agility course, a large silent auction, music and a beer garden!

For more information: Cardiff 101 Main Street 760-436-0431 CardiffDogDaysOfSummer.com Garden Work Party – 1-3pm. Help the California Native Plant Society. Old Town State Park Native Garden, San Diego, 92110. More info: CNPSSD.org. Free Loose Leash Walking Workshop – 2-4pm. For people and their canine friends that can use a few tips on how to have nice easy walks. Mission Valley Mall, 1640 Camino del Rio N, San Diego, 92108. SDHumane.org. Full Moon Pier Walk – Aug 9 & 10. 7-9pm. Walk along the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, normally closed to the public, on an exclusive moonlit tour. $22-$25. Birch Aquarium at Scripps, 2300 Expedition Way, San Diego, 92037. RSVP required: 858-534-5771 or Aquarium.UCSD.edu.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 First Aid for Dogs and Cats – 1-5pm. Covers both dog and cat issues for $60/person and includes either a Dog or Cat Pet First Aid Handbook (or pay $80 for both books) and Pet First Aid certification. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Pre-register: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11 Creating Paradise Wherever You Live – 6-9pm. Speaker: Tom Piergrossi. San Diego Horticultural Society Meeting. All welcome. Free/member, $15/ nonmember. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: 760-295-7089 or SDHort.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 Say Cheese! Making Cheese, That Is – 6-8pm. Spend a delicious summer evening with Don Axe of Valley View Farms making (and tasting) a variety of cheeses from goat’s milk. Free/members, $10/ nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. 619660-0614. TheGarden.org. Introduction to Veterinary Holistic Health Care Lecture – 6:30-8pm. Learn the basics of holistic health for pets and their people. Please leave pets at home. $12/person. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Pre-register: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

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markyourcalendar Saturday, August 16 8am-6pm YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE CONFERENCE Join Cheryl Richardson, Tara Stiles, Nick Ortner and Anita Moorjani for a transformational Saturday and gain life changing tools, uplifting ideas and healing techniques to lift your mind, body and spirit! Anaheim Convention Center Register by June 27 and Save $50!

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Grooming Day at the Gardens – 8am-12:30pm. Come help clean up and take care of the Garden. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. More info: AltaVistaGardens.org.

Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Barrels & Branches Nursery, 1452 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, 92024. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 Seed & Bulb Work Party – 9am-12pm. Help the California Native Plant Society. Lakeside’s River Park Conservancy, 12108 Industry Rd, Lakeside, 92040. More info: CNPSSD.org. Reiki Refresher Course – 9am-1pm. Are you already certified in Reiki but haven’t used it in a while? Review the basics, receive a refresher attunement and gain new insight on how Reiki has evolved since “The Shift.” $135. Limited seating, RSVP: 949-309-6546. DivineJourney.net. Reiki Healing Circle – 4-6pm. $10 love donation. Divine Journey, 2101 El Camino Real, Ste 204, Oceanside, 92057. 949-309-6546. DivineJourney.net.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 Introduction to Veterinary Holistic Health Care Lecture – 6:30-8pm. Get an overview of topics on nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage, laser therapy and PT/rehab for dogs & cats. Also learn about many healthcare options to compliment conventional healthcare for pets. Please leave pets at home. $12/person. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Pre-register: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 Yoga in the Garden – 9-10am. Get in touch with nature, relax your body and renew your spirit. Basic yoga flow format. No prior yoga experience required. $10/drop-in. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. More info: AltaVistaGardens.org. Pacific Beach Drive Cleanup – 9-11am. Help Surfrider San Diego Chapter clean up the beach and street at Pacific Beach Drive. Meet at the end of Pacific Beach Dr on the sand. More info: SurfriderSD.org.

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Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Schwaesdall Winery, 17677 Rancho de Oro Dr, Ramona, 92065. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org.

markyourcalendar I Can Do It! October 24-26 Leave the thorns behind and make your life a bed of roses at I Can Do It! 3-Day Retreat in Pasadena. Featuring Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Doreen Virture, Dr. Christiane Northrup.

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markyourcalendar Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon Sunday, September 7 • 8am-2pm A great day at the beach to see more than 70 dogs competing. Includes vendors, music, food, kids’ crafts, beach games, and Paddle Paws Paddle Boarding Parade. Bring Fido!

Pasadena Civic Auditorium and Convention Center For more information and to register: HayHouse.com/ I-Can-Do-It-2014-PasadenaFull-Conference-Pass or call 800-654-5126

Dog Beach 3006 Sandy Ln., Del Mar, 92014 More info or to register: SurfDogSurfAThon.org

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San Diego Horticultural Society Meeting – 6-9pm. 2nd Mon. All welcome. Free/member, $15/nonmember. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: 760-295-7089 or SDHort.org.

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$15 Yoga Classes – Bring your child into class with you for Vinyasa Mama T & Th at 9:15am or childcare is available during class MWF 9:30am & Sat, 9am. Nature’s Whisper Yoga, 4205 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92103. 760-213-1110. NaturesWhisper.com.

Grow Getters: Propagation and a Pot Luck Lunch – 11:30am-3pm. 1st Sun. Learn more about propagation and potting plants. Help us grow our growing area. Free. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Info & sign up: LWalag@ AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.

Donations Accepted – 9:30am-6pm, M-F; 9:30am5pm, Sat; 11am-5pm, Sun. All profits support individuals with Autism and other developmental or learning disabilities. Potpourri Thrift & Resale, 1024 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, 92054. 760-7221880. Potpourri@TeriInc.org. TeriInc.org.

C o m p o s t i n g Wo r k s h o p s – 1 - 2 p m . C h ula Vista Nature Center, E St & Bay Blvd. To reserve: 619-409-5900. ChulaVistaCA.gov.

California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter – 7pm. 3rd Tues (except Aug & Dec). Free lectures on a variety of California native plant topics. Open to the public. Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, Rm 101 or 104, 1800 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. CNPSSD.org.

Summer Critter Camp – Thru Aug 22. For preschool-grade 8. Children experience a full week of amazing animal interactions and summer camp activities. Daily sign-ups Aug 18-22. Helen Woodward Animal Center, 6461 El Apajo Rd, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. More info: 858-756-4117 x 318 or AnimalCenter.org. Yoga Classes – Days & times vary. Iyengar for beginners and advanced practitioners. Iyengar Yoga Center of North County, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Ste U, Encinitas, 92024. 760-632-0040. IyengarYogaNorthCounty.com.

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monday Volunteer Bird Count – 7:30am-12pm. 2nd Mon. All levels of experience welcome. For more info & to receive an automatic reply with meeting location, contact Robert Patton: Birds@SanElijo.org. Bird Watching Monday – 8am. 1st Mon. Discover the fascinating birds and the unique art of bird-watching. San Diego Botanical Garden, 230 Quail Garden Dr, Encinitas, 92024. 760-532-0917. SDBGarden.org. Sculpting Classes – 2-5pm. Also Thurs, 10:3012:30pm. Year round; start anytime. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. More info: AltaVistaGardens.org.

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wednesday River Rescue – 1st & 3rd Wed. Team attacks and removes smaller and harder to reach trash sites along the river. All tools and supplies provided. More info: 619-297-7380 or Doug@ SanDiegoRiver.org. Wednesday Trail Walk – 10am. 1st Wed. Explore trails of Balboa Park with a ranger. Leisurely pace. Difficulty level varies, check trail map. Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. 619-2351122. BalboaPark.org. San Diego Herb Club Meeting – 7pm. 1st Wed. Monthly program topics vary. Round table discussions held to assemble gardening tips specific to the San Diego herbal gardener. Visitors welcome. Casa del Prado, Rm. 101, Balboa Park. 619-579-0222. TheSanDiegoHerbClub.com.

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Shelter Island Walk and Talk Bunch – 1011:15am. Take a walk from the parking lot at Bali Hai to the end of Shelter Island and back (2.2-mile roundtrip). Some go to lunch after. Free. Bali Hai, 2230 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, 92106. Walkabout-Int.org.

Guided Bird Walk – 8-10am. 3rd Sat. Join MTRP Trail Guide and resident Birder, Jeanne Raimond, for an adventure in Bird Watching. If have binoculars and/or a field guide, please bring them. For location: MTRP.org.

Balboa Park History Stroll – 11am-12pm. Specially trained History Center guides lead this easypaced stroll through the Park, revealing many of the intriguing aspects of its past, present and future. Reservations requested, but walk-ups welcome. $10-$12. San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. SanDiegoHistory.org.

friday Monthly Network Luncheon – 11am-2pm. 2nd Fri. Speaker, introductions, shoutouts, displays, gifts. Rancho Santa Fe. More info: WomensWisdom.net. Public Tours of Scripps Oceanography – 12-1pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. Learn more about the research and discovery under way at Scripps Oceanography with an outdoor walking tour. Free, but registration required. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8622 Kennel Way, San Diego, 92037. To register: ScrippsOceanography.eventbrite.com. Friday Night Liberty – 5-9pm. 1st Fri. Evening of free open artist studios, galleries and performances throughout NTC Arts & Cultural District at Liberty Station. NTC Command Center, 2640 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, 92106. More info, Whitney Roux: 619-573-9300, WRoux@ NTCFoundation.org.

Wildlife Tracking Walks – 8:30-10:30am. 1st Sat. Learn to recognize and identify various signs left behind by resident wildlife. Free. Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, 2 Father Junipero Serra Trl, San Diego, 92119. 619-668-3281. MTRP.org. Famosa Slough Work Party – 9am. 2nd Sat of odd months. Meet along W Pt Loma Blvd about 200 ft east of the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd. RSVP: 619-224-4591. FamosaSlough.org. Dog Beach Cleanup – 9-11am. 2nd Sat. You and your friendly dog are invited to join Friends of Dog Beach at our regular Beach Cleanups. All cleanup supplies provided, along with treats for you and your dog. Dog Beach, North Ocean Beach. More info: 619-523-1700. DogWash.com/html/BeachCleanup.htm. San Elijo Lagoon Volunteer Work Party – 9-11am. 3rd Sat. Locations vary, and activities typically include habitat restoration, invasive plant removal, planting of new native plants, trash pickup and removal, and trail maintenance. More info: SanElijo.org. Ruffin Canyon Care Restoration – 9am-12pm. 1st Sat. Bring gloves and hand tools if have, but loaners available. Wear hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, and long sleeves. Ruffin Canyon, 9298 Shawn Ave, San Diego, 92123. 619-840-8327. Kids in the Garden – 10am-12pm. 2nd Sat. New topic each month. $5/child (accompanied adults free); free/members. Alta Vista Gardens, Children’s Garden, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Reserve: 760-822-6824 or FarmerJones@AltaVistaGardens. org. AltaVistaGardens.org.

Docent-Led Guided Tours – 10:30am. Last Sat. Tour focuses on water-wise plants. Free with admission or membership. San Diego Botanical Garden, Visitor Center, 230 Quail Garden Dr, Encinitas, 92024. 760-532-0917. SDBGarden.org. Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Tour the lush, colorful and water-wise garden with a knowledgeable garden docent. Bring your questions and hear the secrets and stories that make our garden special. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. 619-660-0614. TheGarden.org. Friends of Famosa Slough Bird Walk – 1-3pm. 3rd Sat. An easy walk with good views of a variety of birds and salt marsh habitat. Free. Meet at the kiosk by the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd, San Diego, 92138. 619-224-4591. FamosaSlough.org. University Heights Point Restoration – 1-3pm. 1st Sat. Projects range from trash pickup, nonnative plant removal, planting native plants and trail maintenance. 6800 Easton Ct, San Diego, 92120. Contact Ranger Jason: 619-235-5262 or JWallen@SanDiego.gov. CSA San Diego Support Group Meeting – 2pm. 4th Sat. The Celiac Sprue Association is a national support organization that provides information and referral services for persons with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Rady Children’s Medical Office Bldg, 3030 Children’s Way, San Diego, 92123. GlutenFreeInSD.com. Home Grown Community Gardening Classes – 2-3pm. 4th Sat, except Dec. With Diane Hollister, master gardener and composter. Garden and grow food in one’s own back yard. Pre-registration required. Free. El Corazon Compost Facility, 3210 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside, 92054. 800262-4167 x 4. AgriServiceInc.com.

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ADULT EDUCATION BASTYR UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA 4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 858- 246-9700 ND-San-Diego.Bastyr.edu

Pursue a career as a primary care doctor at private, nonprofit Bastyr University California, the state’s first and only accredited school of naturopathic medicine.

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Assisting people to Return to the “Right Relationship” with Yourself, Body, Mind and Spirit. Feel freer, physically and emotionally, and be empowered to create the life—with clear boundaries and confidence —that meets your emotional, physical, sexual and spiritual needs. As we use the keys for complete transparency and radical connection to create intimacy.

TRANSITION THERAPY Patricia Ariadne, Ph.D. 760-445-0805 TransitionTherapist.com

Going through a divorce, job change, serious illness, death of a loved one, or other difficult transition? Helping people successfully navigate change is my specialty.

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Since 1977, IPSB College has offered master-level massage therapy education. Students receive all of the training necessary to become expert health professionals.

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Creating a vibrant and Sustainable lifestyle with wild-crafted, organic nutrition and skin care while sustaining a living rain forest. Rain Drop therapist, expert at ear coning and Access Consciousness Facilitator.

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Fractora is an advanced fractional radio-frequency nonsurgical treatment available. Common areas of treatment are the lower eyelid, upper eyelid, smile lines, cheeks, mouth and neck.

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Envision Personalized Health is a private center for customized health, fitness and spa services. Specializing in Personal Training, Pilates, Yoga, Acupuncture, Nutrition, Ayurveda, Massage and Spa Services. Private by appointment.

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Mark Neel, Owner 800 Grand Ave., # B11, Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-720-9111 SleepOrganic.net Organic, all natural mattresses and bedding for babies, kids and adults. 12 models; keeps spine in alignment. No chemicals, no fire retardants. Modular never needs replacing.

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Built on a foundation of community, passion, contribution and strength, Ubuntu Hair Studio will shift the way consumers purchase beauty products and services.

HEALING ARTS FAMILY HEALING ARTS/THERAPEUTIC EXPRESSIONS Dr. Jefri Edwards MA, ATR, DD Registered Art Therapist 760-967-1402 South Oceanside: Studio Solace By The Sea

Adults: restoring spirit painting sessions. Kids: art-making paper mache angels while parents enjoy personal renewal 1/2 day retreats. A picture IS worth 1,000 words. This is true when moving forward with meditative art-making. This includes inner-imagery, breath work, mind-body connection, broken heart and soul redemption, and removing blocks to creativity and healing. Learn to release to who you are through the creative process. Your spirit will lift in emotional freedom from the stresses of grief, loss, change, separations, illness and other traumas. Come relax, revive, restore in color! TBI and PTSD welcome as wounded warrior and veteran children and families are free.

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With advanced, personalized hypnotherapy a smoker can quit in about an hour. Habits are located in the subconscious. Since all hypnosis is self-hypnosis, the highly motivated smoker is given the tools to go into their own subconscious and disconnect the smoking habit, break up all their triggers (after meals, on the phone, etc.), and reinforce with their personal motivations. Our system has a 95% success rate and we offer a lifetime guarantee. Call Dr. Ginger for a free consultation.

ENERGY HEALING

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HEALTH SERVICES PRANIC HEALING OF SAN DIEGO Mary D. Clark, PhD 741 Garden View Ct., Ste. 201 Encinitas, CA 92029 888-226-4325 • 858-382-3169 Fax: 619-615-2078 Mary@iPhysics.com PranicHealingSD.com

Pranic Healing is a comprehensive energy-based healing system. Developed by Master Choa Kok Sui, it is a unique and revolutionary system of natural healing techniques that scientifically integrates the world’s best healing modalities. Pranic Healing is a no-touch, painless, healing art and science that acts as a powerful catalyst to spark the body’s inborn ability to repair itself. Many physical, emotional, and mental issues may be alleviated or prevented. Free monthly healing clinics offered.

HOMEOPATHY

How can you be more of your own true self? Learn about and balance your energies with cutting edge techniques in psychotherapy and energy healing sessions.

FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO

Dr. Wayne Greathouse, DC 9988 Hibert St., #100 San Diego, CA 92131 888-664-4213, code Natural Awakenings3 FMGSD.com Foundation Medical Group of San Diego listens and works with you to help ‘heal your body naturally’ and end the painful suffering from neuropathy. There is hope for patients whose nerves and limbs have been harmed by neuropathy. Our proprietary care program improves circulation and helps restore feeling in damaged limbs. Our team is dedicated to community outreach to help people learn the latest options that aide people in living a healthier, more pain-free life! Call for a FREE consultation and exam.

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Cindy Sanders is a Classical Homeopathic Practitioner who uses homeopathy and holistic nutrition to help your body finds it’s natural and unique balance. Cindy’s training is to listen to the body’s own symptoms which tell the story of what is out of balance and what tools are needed to correct the imbalance. Call Cindy to discuss how she can help you live the healthy, happy life you deserve!

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