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

12 UbUntU Hair StUdio

Pay it Forward Philosophy by Erin Lehn Floresca

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22 it’S all aboUt We Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together

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Each month I make time to connect personally with my community partners who support this publication. I often hear feedback that my magazine reflects my life. And it’s true as my most recent life updates are revealed to locals and friends across the miles. I have chosen, or perhaps Natural Awakenings has chosen me, to do what I do best—connect people and their purposes. This exemplifies this month’s theme of Awakening Humanity and the “me to we” mindset that is happening and necessary to make the transformation from competition to commiseration. Our senior managing editor, Linda Sechrist, who wrote our December feature article “It’s All About We” travels to San Diego to join me in this crusade. Yes, it starts with the individual, the publisher who commits to a “me to we” transformation. From there it spreads like wild flowers as so many of our lives are entwined through this magazine. Just recently, I traveled to Aruba and was in awe to discover that it is a “green” island with windmills generating the island’s power. In fact, a great majority of the island’s population is living green and it all started with their mindsets. I heard it from the taxi drivers, the tour guides, and the fishermen. I even heard it from the Starbucks barista who wanted my autograph to share with her family since our magazine also shares the same message of “sustainable living.” This shift is obvious in our environment, our economy, our politics, our relationships. Storms like Sandy are yelling global warming. Internal hurricanes are blowing our minds and those who pay attention are experiencing awakening consciousness. I for one cannot ignore the pull and the changes that are occurring inside and outside. I am not at peace until I make the internal change that begs for my attention and action. All that is happening and changing is necessary to bring change and meet the shift that is required of us, in our minds, hearts, families, communities and our planet earth. Once we acknowledge our inner struggles and Vader Piet Wind Park, Aruba make an effort to change what is not working, we begin to create a natural cycle of goodness and kindness that becomes our new norm. We must begin by changing the destructive habits that are so ingrained in us, yet so easy to ignore. Each individual is a collective unit and our individual actions have a profound effect on everyone and everything. Does it matter in the end who is right or wrong or who is to blame? What does matter is recognition of our individual part in every action and consequence we bring upon ourselves. Our hearts know what needs to be implemented to bring humanity together as a whole. The time has come to bring a profound change to our world. This year, instead of succumbing to stressors that often come with the holidays, let’s all take the time to take care of our inner selves, as well as the outer world. This way, we can authentically spread holiday cheer, peace on Earth, and goodwill toward all of Earth’s creatures. Smiles and happy awakenings,

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newsbriefs Spirits Lift Despite Hurricane Sandy

fter one of the largest storms on record hit the Northeast, devastating the shorelines of New York and New Jersey and uprooting the status quo in surrounding states, locals saw a new kind of energy emerge among the populace. Kelly Martinsen, publisher of the Long Island edition of Natural Awakenings and a resident of Long Beach, New York, joined the corps of volunteers that are helping families and businesses dig out of the ruins of their once beautiful beach town. In turn, her magazine’s advertisers and neighboring publishers reached out to share their office space, homes and other heartfelt help to keep her own business afloat. “While I have lost much, I feel blessed to have lived through this event,” says Martinsen. “I was able to experience the wonderful nature of people helping people in the days after the storm.” Tina Woods, publisher of Natural Awakenings’ New York City edition, changed the role of her delivery truck from distributing magazines to carrying food to residents and volunteers assisting Gerritsen Beach neighborhoods, in Brooklyn. She also participated in recovery work along the Jersey Shore and collaborated with her advertisers to raise $1,000 for relief efforts. Woods observes, “In times like this, you know what it means to truly be local and look to the people immediately next to you to get by.” To join or support coordinated Hurricane Sandy relief efforts vetted by Charity Navigator, visit Tinyurl.com/JoinHurricaneSandyRelief

Natural Awakenings App a Global Hit

he Natural Awakenings iPhone/iPad app has now been downloaded around the world by over 20,000 people. “It’s exciting to know that Natural Awakenings continues to touch more and more people, without boundaries,” says San Diego publisher, Elaine Russo. The app was launched in January of this year and is available as a free download at Apple’s iTunes App Store. It helps users access Natural Awakenings’ powerful network of healthy living resources. The app features a national directory of products and services and connects users to them via instant links to phone numbers and websites. It also connects users to Natural Awakenings magazines around the country, and taps into Natural Awakenings’ extensive article archives library, including articles in Spanish. To download the free app, search “Natural Awakenings” in the iTunes App Store or visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.

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eventspotlights Women’s Wellbeing Symposium

he Vibrantly You Women’s Wellbeing Symposium and Ranch & Coast Magazine’s New Year New You Expo is being held January 18, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at La Costa Resort and Spa. The event is intended to bring attendees up close and personal with the most innovative leaders in women’s health and wellbeing. Speakers include Dr. Diana Hoppe, who will discuss “Transforming Women’s Health.” Dr. Hoppe is a leading physician in ObstetrIcs/Gynecology, clinical researcher, and founder of the Symposium. She is the author of Healthy Sex Drive Healthy You and was recently featured on the Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Jane Bening M.D. F.A.C.O.G. will speak about “Hormone Therapy, A Path to Vitality.” Dr. Bening is a distinguished physician with a thriving gynecology practice in Newport Beach. She is known for individualized care and brings extensive experience and enthusiasm for active hormone management benefiting women of all ages. Dr. Tess Maurcio, M.D. will discuss “Balancing Wellness with Beauty.” Dr. Maurcio is a Board Certified Dermatologist, graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, renowned speaker, author, and noted public figure. She is a role model for living in balance and guides women to look and feel their best by first focusing on beauty from within. Jennifer Gunsaullus, Ph.D. will cover “Mindfulness, Sexuality and Passion.” Dr. Jenn is a sociologist who works as a sexuality and mindfulness speaker, and a relationship and intimacy counselor. She specializes in helping women, couples and groups deepen intimacy, strengthen communication, and improve trust. To register and for more information, visit Vibrantly-You.com. See ad on page 26.

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ardiff 101 Main Street invites the community to the 5th Annual Cardiff Kringle Mingle, a special holiday celebration being held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 2. Attendees will enjoy a variety of engaging musical performances throughout the evening from the Devine School for Guitar, Bucket Ruckus, Ada Harris Wildcat Band and Hullabaloo. There will be yummy treats from VG Donuts, Starbucks, Sambazon and Rimel’s to tantalize anyone’s taste buds. This festive holiday scene also features a beautiful decorated tree donated by Teresa Barth, Encinitas Councilwoman. There will also be an opportunity to get a professional photo taken with Santa courtesy of Photography by Gabriela. Location: North Courtyard of Cardiff Town Center in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. For more details visit Cardiff101.com/kringlemingle.

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Ubuntu Hair Studio Embraces Pay it Forward Philosophy by erin lehn Floresca

awn Ellinwood, owner of Ubuntu Hair Studio in Solana Beach, adores any opportunity she gets to help people. In fact, she thrives on it so much her personal mantra is “I am because we are.” She embraces this point of view so whole-heartedly that she named her salon after the African philosophy of ubuntu which asserts that we are all connected to one another. And she is happiest when she is activating that mantra by “creating a big web of people helping other people.” Her salon is an ideal place for her to put those practices into action. Ubuntu Hair Studio embraces many philosophies, including a “Pay It Forward” policy when it comes to tipping. The idea was sparked when Ellinwood worked as a colorist at Frederic Fekkai in Beverly Hills. “At that salon, multiple people took care of each client,” recalls Ellinwood. “My assistant would shampoo their hair, somebody else would cut it, I would color it, and a totally different person would style it.” But she noticed when it was time to settle the bill many of the clients would appear overwhelmed. “They would get confused about whom to tip for what.” When Ellinwood opened up Ubuntu and adopted a similar teamoriented culture, she created a nontipping policy. “I wanted to take the pressure off of our clients and remove any confusion,” she says. Yet many of her customers insisted on tipping. “It’s ingrained in people to tip their hairdresser.” So Ellinwood decided that if her customers wanted to tip, she would let them donate their tips to charity. “This way,” she says, “they could choose one of the charities that we’ve spotlighted and it becomes a win-win for everybody.” Another neat aspect about the www.na-sd.com

Pay it Forward this holiday season with gift certificates from Ubuntu Hair Studio. The certificates can be used for salon services and boutique items. studio is that they save all of the hair clippings and stockpile it for future use as oil spill cleanup mats through their participation in the Matter of Trust Program. “We’ve been collecting hair since the day we opened,” says Ellinwood. When the BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, Ellinwood was able to send out several shipments immediately. And speaking of the interconnected web of humanity, Ellinwood loves to align with companies where you can purchase something and give back at the same time. She feels privileged to be able to offer retail space in her boutique to help sell some amazing products for craftspeople all over the globe. For instance, the boutique carries products from 31 Bits. “This jewelry, made from paper beads, is handcrafted from women in Uganda,” she says. “They are beautiful, high

end products that really stand out.” Ellinwood has loved watching 31 Bits evolve over the past few years. “The jewelry is really high fashion; they are truly pieces of art.” Other products she loves include the little travelers dolls from Kithi. “I remember when Kelly, who owns Kithi, first reached out to me,” says Ellinwood. “She is from South Africa and she told me she is very familiar with the philosophy of ubuntu.” Soon Ellinwood was introduced to the little travelers dolls, created by a group of South African crafters and she knew she had to carry the Kithi products. “These dolls are delightful,” she says. “You can wear them as a pin or put them on your cellphone.” Kithi also designs jewelry and home products fashioned from Imfibinga seeds found near the Mpumalanga River in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. “These seeds grow on reeds on the banks of the river and when they mature they develop a hole in the middle, creating an ideal bead,” says Ellinwood, who notes that Kithi offers charming holiday ornaments as well. And these are just two examples of the many product lines you’ll find in Ubuntu’s boutique. “Our clients appreciate being able to make purchases that can make big differences in people’s lives,” says Ellinwood, who believes that every bit helps. “It’s the little choices we all make that can create big change in the world,” she says. Ubuntu Hair Studio, 109 S. Acacia Ave., Solana Beach. Call 858-7925959 or visit UbuntuHairStudio.com. See ad on page 17.

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One-Size Meditation Does Not Fit All

n intriguing study recently posted online by Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, suggests that new meditators are most likely to stick with the practice and reap its healthful benefits if they select methods with which they are most comfortable, rather than those that are most popular. In one of the first studies to compare meditation techniques head-to-head, author Adam Burke, a professor of health education at San Francisco State University and the director of its Institute for Holistic Health Studies, taught 247 participants four popular methods—mantra, mindfulness, Zen and qigong visualization. He asked them to choose which they preferred to practice at home for six weeks before techniques were evaluated. The simpler methods, mantra and mindfulness, each were preferred by 31 percent of study participants. Zen and qigong were selected by about 22 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Burke says the results showed the value of providing people new to meditation simpler and more accessible methods, and also emphasized that no one technique is best for everyone. He hopes to see more comparative meditation studies, especially to determine if particular methods are better at addressing specific health issues such as addiction. “If that’s the case,” he advises, “healthcare professionals would be able to guide patients toward techniques that will be most effective for them. Additional studies are also needed to determine if there is a way to predict which method will be best suited for any particular individual.”

A Wise Man’s Gift for Arthritis Sufferers

rankincense, an aromatic resin obtained from Boswellia trees native to Africa, is an age-old herbal remedy that may help alleviate the pain of arthritis, according to scientists at Cardiff University, in Wales. “The search for new ways of relieving the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis is a long and difficult one,” says Dr. Emma Blain, who led the research with coinvestigators Professor Vic Duance, from Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences, and Dr. Ahmed Ali, of the Compton Group. The team believes they have been able to demonstrate that treatment with an extract of Boswellia frereana—a rare frankincense species—inhibits the production of key inflammatory molecules and helps prevent the breakdown of cartilage tissue that causes the condition. The African Somali people have long used extracts of frankincense as a traditional remedy for arthritis. “Our research achieved the use of innovative chemical extraction techniques to determine the active ingredient in frankincense,” says Ali. “We will now be able to further characterize the chemical entity and compare its success against other anti-inflammatory drugs used for treating the condition.”

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‘Voodoo in My Blood’ Book Review by erin lehn Floresca

on’t you love books that are so captivating you can’t put them down? That was the case for me when I got my hands on a copy of the newly released Voodoo in My Blood: A Healer’s Journey from Surgeon to Shaman by San Diego-based medical intuitive and renowned gynecologist, Carolle Jean-Murat, MD. The book takes readers on an enthralling journey through Jean-Murat’s life as a young girl growing up in Haiti to how she became the renowned healing practitioner she is today. The book details Jean-Murat’s fascinating history as the granddaughter of a Voodoo healer, growing up in Port-auPrince, Haiti, during a time of political unrest. It was also a time when the Catholic Church had been declared Haiti’s official church, so we learn early on that Jean-Murat felt that she had to hide the Voodoo part of her heritage as she strived for a better life for herself. When she was a child, her Voodoo Priest grandfather tells Jean-Murat that she is destined to be a healer and we witness her journey as she blossoms into a prominent and well-respected female ob-gyn surgeon. However, she always had a feeling in the back of her mind that she was neglecting her roots. And in getting back to her roots, we observe her true path begin to take shape. Jean-Murat’s story is filled with an abundance of successful moments along with an equally large number of heartbreaking moments. It is a raw tale, told with unwavering truth about the string of challenging choices she had to make in order to become the woman she is today—a woman who is true to herself. As readers, we get a rare opportunity to witness someone’s intuitive side kicking in as Jean-Murat shares how she begins to receive messages from her inner self. The more her intuitive side reveals itself, the more she trusts and listens to it. And the more she trusts her intuition, the better able she is to become the true healer she was destined to be. Overall, it is a book full of hope that each of us, no matter what our struggles, can become the person we were meant to be.

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Smog Begone

Dramatic Decline in Los Angeles Air Pollution Legendary late-night TV host Johnny Carson made the thick, automobile-generated smog that covered Los Angeles the butt of jokes for decades, but times have changed. In the past 50 years, California’s Los Angeles Basin has shown a 98 percent decrease in levels of some vehicle-related air pollutants even as area denizens now burn three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel. Between 2002 and 2010 alone, the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) dropped by half, according to a new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. “The reason is simple. Cars are getting cleaner,” says Carsten Warneke, a NOAA-funded scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Primarily emitted from the vehicle tailpipes, VOCs are a key ingredient in formation of ground-level ozone, which at high levels can harm people’s lungs and damage crops and other plants. The magnitude of the drop in VOC levels was surprising, although it doesn’t mean that ozone levels have dropped as steeply, because the air chemistry is complex. Levels of ozone pollution in the basin are down, but don’t yet meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards. Warneke expects the decrease in VOC emissions by cars to continue, given that engine efficiency continues to improve and older, higher polluting vehicles will be taken off the roads. Source: American Geophysical Union (Tinyurl.com/SmogBegone)

Coming Clean

Environmental Hall of Shame From shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste to laundry detergent and window cleaners, hundreds of chemicals of unknown origin and effect can be found everywhere in our daily lives. Some are regulated by government agencies, but many are not; some cleaning products, for example, are not even required to list their ingredients on labels. The research team at the nonprofit consumer watchdog Environmental Working Group has released a new Cleaners Hall of Shame database (Tinyurl.com/CleanerHallOfShame) that ranks more than 2,000 household cleaners by how hazardous their ingredients are and how much information is on their labels. Many products contain ingredients known to cause asthma or are contaminated with carcinogens. Even so-called “green” products aren’t necessarily any better. Many of them boast of ingredients made from plants, rather than petroleum, but there is little or no safety data for some plant-based ingredients. A truly green product poses few risks to health or the environment and transparently informs users of its content. 16

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Bird Brains

When the Warm Get Going Global climate change is a real, measurable phenomenon, according to a new study, based on the National Audubon Society’s North American Christmas Bird Count. It found that avian species have taken decades to adjust their ranges northward in response to warming winters. Frank La Sorte, a researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, New York, and lead author of a study supported by the National Science Foundation, says in the Journal of Animal Ecology that because birds are highly mobile and migrate north and south with the changing seasons, they are better able to shift their ranges than less mobile, non-migrating species, such as amphibians. “It makes sense that species move slower than the rate at which climate is changing,” says La Sorte. “Many of them need to follow a prey base and a type of vegetation, or they need certain kinds of habitat that will create corridors for movement. Species are responding under their own time frame.” The challenge for humans is daunting. “We have to give species the opportunity to respond by providing corridors for movement and longterm maintenance of those corridors,” says La Sorte. “That requires cooperation across political boundaries.” Source: ABC News

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Kwanzaa Celebration Spreads The 46th annual Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1, may be observed by as many as 18 million people this year. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor is it meant to replace Christmas. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of black studies, as a celebration to honor the values of ancient African cultures and inspire African Americans working for social progress. The name comes from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza,” which means, “first fruits of the harvest.” Its seven principles are believed to have been key in building strong, productive families and communities in Africa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, a sense of purpose, creativity and faith.

Personalized Social Media Giving Gets Results

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Now, the office of the high commissioner for human rights has been awarded the Guinness World Record for having collected, translated and disseminated the declaration into more than 380 languages and dialects, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making it the world’s most universal communication. The work sets out a broad range of fundamental human rights and freedoms to which all men and women everywhere are entitled, without distinction. It was drafted by representatives from all regions and legal traditions, and has over time been accepted as a contract between governments and their peoples.

Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose. org, has enabled his organization to provide a record $40 million in funding for 300,000 U.S. classroom projects, simply by personalizing public appeals for charitable giving. When potential donors enter their personal interests, an online database supplies a list of corresponding classroom projects. For example, artists might consider funding a silkscreen press for an art class. Hikers can purchase trees for a classroom to plant. When the funded project is completed, the donors receive a note from the teacher, along with photos. DonorsChoose.org maximizes the personalization potential by asking the participants if they want to post their donation on their Facebook wall, where friends may read the post and feel compelled to make their own donation. Teacher-generated Facebook project updates garner even greater success; these two types of Facebook status updates have so far raised a combined $1.9 million.

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Local Store Supports Artisans Here and Abroad Earth’s Elements Offers Fair Trade Items Direct from Craftspeople

em Rai, owner of Earth’s Elements in downtown Encinitas, has a mission: To provide high quality gifts, furniture, and home décor items made by artisans from around the world and here at home. Honoring the practice known as “fair trade,” Rai travels twice a year to locales such as Nepal, India, Tibet, Bhutan, and Thailand to obtain beautiful items for his new Encinitas shop. Under the fair trade system, it is the individual artisan who sets the price of his or her work. Since the items are all hand produced, the price is the same whether the order is for one piece or 500 pieces. The middleman or wholesaler is eliminated, and the craftspeople, including apprentices, are paid a fair price. This supports their families and helps keep the crafts alive. Rai knows the fair trade system well. Some items in his store come from his own family in Katmandu, Nepal. Colorful yarn, scarves, and bags are made by Rai’s aunt and her friends while they stay home with the chil-

dren. The yoga comfort wear, Rai’s own design, is also made in Nepal. Housewives in Ghana make the colorful baskets and cottage workers in India create the beautiful quilts hanging from the walls of the shop. Earth’s Elements features unique furniture designed in Bali. The pieces are made from dead mahogany and rosewood trees rather than cutting live trees. The shop also offers tables and chairs made of tree roots from Thailand. The final polishing is done here using eco-friendly water-based finishing. Rai designs silver jewelry, then purchases the raw materials and stones and contracts with silversmiths in Bali to produce the items. He also purchases from a local artist who uses beads from Africa, Asia and the Middle East to create one-of-a-kind art jewelry pieces. Another local artist makes handmade paper scrolls. Rai also plans to feature books by local authors on spiritual topics and to host book signing events. Guests at Earth’s Elements are treated to chai tea made from Himala-

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yan spices, making their shopping experience a feast for the senses as well as a way to support artisans throughout the world. Earth’s Elements is located at 559 South Coast Hwy 101 in downtown Encinitas. For more information call 760-230-6145 or email earthselements@hotmail.com. See ad on page 9.

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Here are some fresh ways to tweak family traditions for a greener holiday this and every year. Incorporate local, sustainable cuisine into the family feast. Ingredients for a traditional holiday dinner can travel up to 30,000 miles. Instead, show support for local community farmers and reduce food transportation miles by choosing a heritage turkey or meatless entrée. Stellar complements may include organic cranberry jelly, mulled apple cider or wine from an area farm, orchard or vineyard. Adopt or recycle the Christmas tree. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as many as 33 million live-cut Christmas trees are purchased each year in North America, and most end up in landfills. Fortunately, Christmas tree adoption services like Central California’s Rent a Living Christmas Tree are popping up across the country, allowing them to go on living. The potted trees can be rented and delivered. If tree adoption services are not yet available locally, make sure to recycle a live holiday tree so it’s turned into landscape mulch for reuse as ground cover to hinder weeds and nourish plantings. Reduce energy costs through efficient cooking. Wait to fire up the oven until the heritage turkey or organic ham is ready to go in; preheating is unnecessary for these slow-roasting items. For baked goods, opt for glass or ceramic pans, which allow cooking time to remain the same while lowering the heat by about 25 degrees. Another energy-saving trick is to place stovetop cookware on the smallest burner possible; more heat will embrace the pan, while less is lost to the surrounding air. A six-inch pan on an eight-inch burner typically wastes more than 40 percent of the energy generated. Crockpots work well for serving other small family dinners during the busy holiday season or anytime; an entire meal requires about 17 cents worth of electricity. At cleanup time, load up the dishwasher fully. One load of dishes scrubbed in a dishwashing machine uses 37 percent less water than washing the same dishes by hand. Send plant-able holiday cards. According to CalRecycle, an estimated 2.6 billion holiday cards are sold each year in the United States, enough to fill a football field 10 stories high. This year, instead of the usual snail mail, send a bouquet of flowers for the price of a stamp. Recipients can plant a GreenFieldPaper.com grow-a-note holiday card in the ground and see wildflowers bloom. For plant-able holiday cards that can be personalized with a corporate logo, BotanicalPaperworks.com offers card sets and party favors.

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dropped in on Earth’s Elements as they were opening their doors for business one morning. The minute I walked in the door, I was warmly greeted by the owner, Hem Rai, who instantly rolled out the welcome mat for me. I was served the best homemade tea I have ever tasted and spent a very memorable 20 minutes sitting on the couch talking with Hem. While there, I felt like I was in the comfort of my own home. Hem was such a gracious host. He is interesting, charming, unique and inviting. His shop is a perfect reflection of his personality—it, too, is warm and inviting, charming, and filled with unique items from Nepal. Stop in for a taste of Hem’s tea and hang out for as long as you like. You will discover there is not any pressure but a welcoming yearning to stay. Enjoy. See ad on page 9.

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A Cornucopia of Delicious Treats photos by Stephen Blancett

here’s nothing so comforting as the scent and taste of homebaked treats. To fill a home with cheer, try these delectably healthy recipes. Some are gluten- or dairy-free, others pack less butter and sweeteners (thus fewer calories) than their typical counterparts, and a few are vegan (containing no animal products, including honey). All are perfect for holiday celebrations, hostess gifts or exchanges.

Gluten-Free Apricot Scones

These scones freeze well and taste even better the next day, warmed for 30 seconds in a microwave. Serve with apricot jam or honey. Yields 8 servings (342 calories per serving) 1½ cups brown rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour 1 /3 cup potato starch 2½ tsp baking powder 2½ tsp xanthan gum ¼ cup natural cane sugar ½ tsp salt ½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed

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5 eggs (divided) ½ cup plus 1–2 Tbsp plain low-fat yogurt ¾ cups dried apricots, finely chopped ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond extract 1 Tbsp water ¼ cup turbinado sugar

Apple-Walnut Coffee Cake

Preheat oven to 350° F. Sift together first 7 ingredients (brown rice flour through salt). Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, yogurt, apricots and extracts. Add to flour-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Yields 16 servings (239 calories per serving)

Dust work surface with brown rice flour. Turn out scone mixture and pat into a nine-by-nine-inch square. Cut scones into desired shape or use a biscuit cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush mixture over scones. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Here’s a favorite yummy treat for festive brunches. Guests and family will never guess that this decadent indulgence contains much less butter and sugar than a typical coffee cake.

¼ cup light brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (divided) ¼ cup (½ stick) cold unsalted butter ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup maple sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp low-fat buttermilk (1 percent) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Butter pan sides and top of parchment.

In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon and ¼ cup flour. Cut in ¼ cup cold butter until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles a streusel topping. Refrigerate until ready to use. In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together ½ cup room-temperature butter and maple sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda and salt into egg-butter mixture. Mix until just combined. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool before releasing from pan.

Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix together flours, carrot, coconut, sugar, oats, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together water, oil and vanilla. Add wet mixture to dry. Mix to combine. Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and cherries. Scoop batter by 2 tablespoons each onto a baking sheet, pushing in any stray pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool for 2 minutes and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

Healthy Red Velvet Cupcakes

These moist cupcakes use spelt flour for a lighter texture, more protein and fewer calories than wheat flour. Avoid artificial colors by using vegetablebased food coloring, or make your own. Yields 8 to 10 servings (352 calories per serving)

Vegan Trail-Mix Cookies

These crunchy-chewy cookies are perfect for snowshoe hikes or crosscountry ski trips. Yields 36 servings (135 calories per serving) ¾ cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 cup carrot, shredded 1½ cups unsweetened coconut, shredded 1½ cups natural cane sugar 1½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup water ½ cup canola oil 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup grain-sweetened chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted 1 cup cherries, dried

Cupcakes 1½ cups white spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed) ½ cup natural cane sugar ½ cup melted coconut oil (or safflower oil) 2 eggs at room temperature ¾ cup buttermilk at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp lemon juice 3 tsp natural red food coloring

Agave Cream-Cheese Frosting 8 oz Neufchâtel (reduced-fat) cream cheese at room temperature 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp agave nectar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp cornstarch Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin tin with 8 to 10 cupcake liners or coat with cooking spray. Place flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder into the bowl. Whisk until well blended. Place sugar, oil and eggs in a separate large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add buttermilk, vanilla, lemon juice and food coloring. Whisk lightly until combined. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until mixture comes together. Do not overmix. Gently spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake 10 minutes and test with a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, turn pans and bake another 3 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting. (Or store in an airtight container until ready to frost. Do not refrigerate, which dries them out.) Beat cream cheese, agave and vanilla together. Sift cornstarch over mixture and blend until smooth. Frost cupcakes just before serving.

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It’s All About We Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together by Linda Sechrist

fter decades of studying issues of environmental destruction, poverty and war, Malcolm Hollick, Ph.D., author of The Science of Oneness: A New Worldview for the Twenty-First Century, concluded in 2006 that a better future for humanity requires a more holistic worldview. It must be one that reflects the evidence of both new sciences and established spiritual traditions, all of which point to a deep unity, or Oneness, the grand reality underlying and often belying the superficial testimony of the senses. Hollick concluded, “We become open to the experience of this unity

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physics and biology—as well as pioneering ideas and anecdotal evidence presented by leading philosophers and authors, affirmed the existence of a reality in which everything is connected and linked in a coherent whole. Such thinking further revealed that evolution has equipped humans with genetic wiring for co-creation, cooperation and collaboration. Martin A. Nowak, a professor of biology and mathematics at Harvard University and co-author of Super Cooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed, explains that most great innovations of life have resulted not from competition, but cooperation, the real “master architect” of evolution. Nowak believes that figuring out how cooperation comes about and breaks down is the key to human survival as a species. Books such as The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us, by Lynne McTaggart, a scientific researcher and award-winning journalist, and The Golden Motorcycle Gang: A Story of Transformation, co-authored

by motivational speaker Jack Canfield, are helping individuals to see through the illusions of the old “survival of the fittest” and “I win, you lose” paradigms into one expressed in terms of connectedness and relationships. This new “Me-We” thinking and way of being has been spreading; it now informs everything from enlightened environmental stewardship to economics, as well as health and spiritual well-being.

How Community Works Canfield emphasizes the valuable lesson of collaboration and cooperation he learned while working for W. Clement Stone, a philanthropist and self-help author: When working together, focus on overlapping goals and interests, and not on differences. In Chicago, Illinois, where the Eat Fresh Eat Local movement sparks successful collaborations, the focus is on food, rather than issues of race, sex or economic disparity. There, hundreds of people are growing food together in communal spaces on city-owned land, privately owned empty lots and rooftops, as well as in school gardens, food forests and urban farm sites. “Self-reliant, community-operated urban farms and the food centers that retail the produce to residents in surrounding neighborhoods—some in the city’s most isolated and impoverished communities—are economic drivers that create jobs,” says Erika Allen, projects manager of Chicago’s Growing Power office. The daughter of national organization founder Will Allen notes that local workshops resemble a crosssection of the world. “Participants from different countries, cultures and economic levels come together for three meals a day, where we connect, share perspectives and learn from one another.” Another successful initiative, Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC), brings together the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Office of

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Expanding Worldview College settings are similarly intended to encourage stimulating and expansive dialogue among diverse populations. At Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, recent environmental study grads Dana Rubin and Hannah Blackmer met Frances Moore Lappé when she visited to share the message of her book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want. As a result, the pair embraced the need to shift their view of the world away from looming negatives to focus on creating positive connections and meaningful relationships that recognize life’s interdependence and fuel constructive change. After more research, the duo built a simple website named Convenient Resilience.com and created a blog before commencing a coast-to-coast, 100-day, solutions-oriented journey last summer. They posted nearly 30 “webisodes” of heartfelt interactions with individuals and organizations with stories to tell, like the group at 2100 Lakeside Emergency Men’s Shelter, in Cleveland, Ohio, that is using small-scale, practical and cost-effective solutions to lessen their impact on the environment. “The personal stories we heard affirm what we learned from Frances—that it’s possible to locally solve global problems together,” advise the sojourners, who travel in a greasepowered car. “Learn to think beyond negative thought traps that engender fear,” advises Lappé. “Thinking, ‘There isn’t enough to go around, so I have to grab what I can now,’ for instance, focuses on separateness and lack, which is precisely what got us into the state we are in.”

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Medicine, Health Care and Society, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester. “A peaceful revolution is being led by ordinary citizens across our nation,” confirms Ryan. “At the core of it is mindfulness—finding ways to slow the mind, pay attention to the present moment and see how you are connected ~ Craig Hamilton to others and can work in a spirit of cooperation to get things done.” ence. The Art of Hosting (and conven The inner impulse to recognize ing conversations that matter), World the deeper unity of all life and sense Café, Vistar Method for Circles and the reality of Oneness is bubbling up OpenSpace collaborations leverage within individuals, small groups and technology for the practice of mindfulorganizations, and finding expression ness to foster deeper connections, auin writings and teachings, according to thentic conversations and outside-theBarbara Marx Hubbard, author of Birth box ideas, all contributing to a more 2012 and Beyond: Humanity’s Great enlightened collective intelligence. One’s own new world perspective Shift to the Age of Conscious Evolution. Individuals that feel compelled can even emerge as a result of a dark to join with others in expanding their night of the soul, as Patricia Ariadne, consciousness to help foster systemic Ph.D., author of Drinking the Dragon, change and a culture of a higher order has observed with clients that have are invited to find a compatible group. undergone a personal metamorphosis Hubbard offers webcast training for as a result of the economic downturn. Agents of Conscious Evolution (ACE), “Often, the entire process of transformation indicates a spiritual initiation— now 3,000 members strong; Craig Hamilton, founder of Integral Enlighta renewal or rebirth—that acts as an enment, provides an online telecourse induction into a level of expanded called Awakening to an Evolutionary consciousness and new relationship Relationship to Life. with Spirit,” remarks Ariadne. “True “Evolutionaries sense that we are spiritual progress inevitably leads to a facing a critical moment in the unfolddesire to be of greater service to others, ing of our human story and feel called to go from ‘Me to We,’ which I believe to create pathways to a better future,” is our mandate for the 21st century.” says Hamilton. He notes that the Living mindfully can literally 35,000 participants in his most recent change our brains, states Jon Kabatintroduction to his webcast were interZinn, Ph.D., in the introduction to A ested in where they could find a supMindful Nation, by Ohio Congressman portive community of kindred spirits Tim Ryan, which reports on the supcommitted to living porting science. life on the same “Mindfulness… “My experience has level. He states, “We can improve our instinctively know convinced me that capacity for perspective taking and fixing the many problems that we can accomplish more together.” decision making, A partnerthat beset us requires and enhance our ship with The Shift emotional intellinothing less than ripping Network, which gence and our abilempowers a global up our rulebook and ity to act with clarity movement of those and wisdom, alone starting afresh, based intent on creating and in concert with others.” Kabat-Zinn on something other than an evolutionary shift in consciousness, is the founding dievery man for himself.” has enabled Hubrector of the Center bard, a featured sage for Mindfulness in ~ Lynne McTaggart www.na-sd.com

in the documentary Awaken Soul to Soul, and her ACEs to launch a global initiative to mark the inauguration of a sustainable planetary civilization on December 22. Thousands of individuals are now working in collective hubs across the United States to prepare for the Planetary Birth Day celebration. An initial concern for many individuals seeking to experience Oneness is, “What happens to my identity?” Christopher M. Bache, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Youngstown State University, in Ohio, reassures us that within the matrix of connectivity, individuality is not suffocated, but paradoxically liberated into deeper forms of self-expression. “While opening to the collective fields that surround us melts the boundaries of the private ego, bringing about the ‘death of self’ noted in spiritual literature, as the ego dies, a deeper form of individuality is born— not an isolated individuality, but one that thrives in subtle give-and-take,” explains the author of The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness. While the idea of a future in which American and other cultures reflect oneness can seem distant and idealistic, it is already present in South Africa’s Xhosa community in the form of Ubuntu, a worldview which means, “I am what I am because of who we all are.” According to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, Ubuntu iterates the essence of being human and speaks to the fact that it’s impossible to exist as human beings in isolation. We are people through other people. “We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected, and what you do affects the whole world,” he observes. “When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.” Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. For more information and in-depth interviews on It’s All About We, visit ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Mindful Holiday Traditions Simple Ways to Add Meaning and Family-Centered Fun by barbara amrhein

oo many winter holidays whiz by in a blur of presents, parties and rich foods, muting the season’s true messages of love, hope and peace. By slowing down and refocusing on what makes this time of year so special, we can help our children—and ourselves—create fresh, meaningful traditions and experience genuine joy. “If the spirit of the season at your home is more ‘Gimme, take me, buy me,’ instead of ‘Deck the halls,’ don’t despair,” advises internationally renowned educator and child expert Michele Borba, Ph.D., author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions:101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries. “There are more subtle ways to encourage your kids to appreciate the greatest gifts of the holiday season. The simplest way is to focus on gifts of the heart and letting your kids be participants, not just recipients.” Try these tips for helping youngsters co-create traditions that celebrate family, friends, sharing with others and

the holidays’ festive delights. Emphasize experiences, not things. Presents can never take the place of presence. Years from now, children will rarely recall what they

unwrapped, but will remember special times spent together as a family. Take a nature walk to collect pinecones and other seasonal items for holiday décor. Designate a Family Night and let the kids choose the activity, like seeing a movie or a holiday performance such as The Nutcracker, playing a favorite board game or building a gingerbread house. At dinner, ask youngsters to relate their favorite holiday memories, and then build upon their responses to plan this year’s celebrations. Treat cards as treasured gifts. Gather the family ‘round when opening cards from others, catching up on their news and recalling funny or enjoyable shared moments. Skype calls and videos offer pleasurable immediacy while mailed cards become an appreciated, permanent memento. Encourage children to create handmade or personalized cards for grandparents and other relatives, enclosing photos or drawings and a short note describing the reasons that person means so much to them. Hand deliver other cards to neighbors, accompanied by a plate of homemade, healthy treats. Children can also send cards to military personnel overseas via a Red Cross program at Tinyurl.com/HolidayHeroMail. Practice creative giving. Adopt a less fortunate family or child for the holidays (local churches or social service agencies can provide information) and ask youngsters to be “Santa’s little helpers” by picking out and thoughtfully wrapping books, toys and other gifts. Help children research good

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causes and earmark a small amount of money for them to gift to the cause of their choice, such as an animal shelter or other local nonprofit. Honor the gift of time, as well: Youngsters that spend a few hours helping out at a food pantry, caroling at a nursing home or wrapping gifts for Toys for Tots will experience and remember the true joy of giving. Nurture a sense of the spiritual. Worship services aren’t the only venue for sharing family values and beliefs with children. On the night of the Winter Solstice, December 21—the shortest day and longest night of the year—enjoy dinner by candlelight. Afterwards, stargaze in the backyard and make some holiday wishes. On another evening, turn off all the lights except the Christmas tree, menorah or other special candles and talk quietly about your blessings. Listening to a CD of carols from around the world reinforces a spirit of unity and invites lively discussions about how other cultures observe their holidays. Celebrate the season’s sights, sounds and fun. Ask children to help choose a tree and make or buy an ornament with special meaning for them. Then join in an informal decorating party with holiday tunes (kids get to choose some favorites), cocoa and cookies. Set aside an evening to walk or drive around the neighborhood to admire holiday lights and displays. Those in northern climes can build a family snowman, forge a “snow angel” chain in the yard or go sledding at an area park. As a fun twist on traditional caroling, grab some kazoos and go humming with the kids and their friends. To capture these great holiday moments, ask each child to take turns as the official family photographer. Borba believes these types of shared experiences help children understand the true meaning of the season and bring back the heartfelt joy it represents. “In the end,” she advises, “remember that the holidays are really meant to be about love, togetherness and wonderful memories.” Barbara Amrhein is a freelance writer and editor for Natural Awakenings. natural awakenings

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Tiki Cat & Tiki Dog Gourmet Whole Foods by Erin Lehn Floresca

ave you ever had a cat “gift you” with a dead rodent or bird? According to Christine Hackett, President of Petropics Gourmet Whole Foods, “When a cat brings an animal and lays it down at your feet, he is honoring you. He is saying ‘you take the first bite.’” For animals, food is the language of love. A lioness in the wild will catch dinner and make a very large deal of presenting it to her family. To her, and to other pack animals, it is an honor to feed her loved ones. When it comes to eating food, animals are very much like us: they seek emotional and nutritional support, and they, too, care about aroma, flavor and texture. When we feed our pets, we are doing more than providing them a meal. “We are honoring them,” says Hackett. “And there is no better way to honor them than to feed them food that truly nourishes them on every level.” However, many of the pet foods on the market today cannot truly nourish our pets. Why is that? “Because our animals are carnivores and many

lower grade pet foods contain fillers that aren’t good for our pets’ health,” explains Hackett. But the folks at Petropics Gourmet Whole Foods are out to change all of that. Since 2005, the company has been producing human grade certified food for cats and dogs. Their mission is to improve the health and wellness of pets around the globe. “Our food truly is fit for human consumption. Any product in our Tiki Cat and Tiki Dog lines of pet food could be safely fed to your kids as well as your pets,” assures Hackett. Since the recent pet food contamination scares, Hackett shares that there has been a lot more interest in Petropics and other natural pet food companies. “Although there were so many tragic stories that came out involving people’s pets, thankfully there has been a positive backlash from the issue as well,” she says. “Lots of pet owners switched to higher quality pet foods, and have stayed with those foods.” There has also been a surge of better products on the market, more in-

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formed and label-savvy consumers and veterinarians, and an overall reduction in the number of lower premium pet food brands available. “In fact,” says Hackett, “research shows that 25 percent of pet food consumers are currently exploring gourmet foods. It is the fastest growing category.” Hackett is thrilled with this because she knows that “the more informed the consumers are, the more they will seek out better products, and the healthier all of our pets will be.” So, what exactly makes a better quality pet food product? “First of all, the ingredients should only be what cats and dogs need to eat—protein, fat and moisture,” says Hackett. “They’re carnivores; there is no need for any unnecessary fillers.” Beyond that, it’s maintaining high manufacturing standards. And Petropics takes better quality to the extreme. “We rock the boat a little bit in what we do,” says Hackett. And that is an understatement. The company goes as far as using special culinary techniques and building broth profiles. “It’s what happens in human food manufacturing, so why not in pet foods?” asks Hackett. Petropics whole-heartedly em-

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Wondering what to give Tiger or Fido for the holidays? How about a sampler packet of Tiki foods wrapped underneath the tree. braces respect for consumers, animals and nature. “A great deal of thought and effort goes into ensuring that we are respecting the animals that are being fed,” says Hackett, “as well as the animals that are being used in the food supply.” The company adheres to using sustainable foods and materials and only uses suppliers that offer human grade meats and have strict animal husbandry standards. “We feel at peace knowing what we are offering others to feed to their pets,” says Hackett. With all of this serious attention being paid to quality control in their products, there’s still room for some fun in there, too—starting with the festive island-style Tiki labels, designed by Hackett’s husband and co-partner, Robert. In fact, the company embraces the whole tropical island spirit. “The Spirit of Aloha breathes life into every aspect of our company,” says Hackett. “It’s a holistic approach to good living, which includes enjoying life to the fullest.” Stores that carry their products often hold wine and cheese receptions as well, where customers—the human variety—gets to sample the Tiki pet foods. Hackett has heard some fun feedback from samplers, including “I’d buy this Puka Puka Chicken to make my chicken salad before buying canned chicken in the grocery store from now on!” and “I could make some killer gourmet tacos with this.” And the best part about those comments is that they really could.

he 2nd Annual San Diego Holiday Pet Festival is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 21-22 at The Children’s Park in San Diego. This family-friendly event includes holiday shopping, desserts, holiday goodies, photos with Santa, a pet runway, live music, an apple pie eating contest and much more. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Kids of America, a nonprofit organization designed to teach children how to ensure a prosperous future for themselves. Location: Martin Luther King Promenade, San Diego. For more information, visit TheHolidayFestival.com.

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n Saturday, November 17, 60 orphaned dogs and cats flew across the country, via a donated charter from Southwest Airlines, chaperoned by SeaWorld’s animal rescue experts, just in time for a safe and secure new home for the holidays at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe. The extraordinary rescue was made possible by Southwest Airlines, whose Flight Crews donated their time and whose fuel provider BP donated fuel for the flight; along with the donated manpower of SeaWorld, providing veterinarians and technicians to assist and chaperone the pets across the country. SeaWorld’s experts in San Diego also donated transportation for the pets to their new home after they “touched paw” at Lindbergh Field. “These are the silent victims,” says Helen Woodward Animal Center President Mike Arms. “There are shelters that have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy, without electricity, without supplies. Despite this, the goodhearted rescue facilitators have taken in an overwhelming number of pets displaced by the hurricane and waiting to be returned to their owners. We received a call from these shelters asking for our help and we were so lucky to have incredible friends like Southwest and SeaWorld to help us.” Helen Woodward Animal Center is seeking donations to provide care for these hurricane orphans until each one has been adopted. Any remaining funds will go toward the care of other orphaned pets at Helen Woodward Animal Center. For more information, visit AnimalCenter.org, call 858-756-4117, or visit Helen Woodward Animal Center located at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe.

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urricane Sandy pounded the East Coast on October 29, but her widespread wrath remains intense. According to America’s Pet EduTainer™ and founder of PetFirstAid4U. com, Arden Moore, “Dedicated staff and volunteers from the ASPCA, The Humane Society of the United States, Alley Cat Allies and more are working hard to reunite people with their lost pets, assist animal shelters, and aid in the clean-up.” During the storm hundreds of pets were injured or separated from their loving families. The goal is to get these pets back into good health and returned to their loved ones. “Pets keep us grounded, keep us sane and fill us with unconditional love,” says Moore. Moore stresses that many pet organizations are still in need of supplies, donations, volunteers and people to temporarily foster pets. Several groups that need help include North Shore Animal League, Animal Care & Control of NYC, Humane Society of New York City, and Facebook’s Hurricane Sandy Lost and Found Pets. To connect with Arden Moore, visit FourLeggedLife.com.

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mallBatch is launching a new 100 percent raw, non-grain diet for cats. Free-range Turkey Sliders for cats will be hitting freezers at your local independent pet retailer mid-month. SmallBatch is a small family owned company based in the bay area. Inspired by the wonderful local and sustainable sources around them, they set out to make a different kind of raw pet food. All of the company’s ingredients are carefully selected: organic herbs and vegetables, hormone and antibiotic free meats, and only pure honest supplements such as organic kelp and bee pollen. SmallBatch pet foods are available locally at Pupologie, located at 123 N. El Camino Real, Suite G in Encinitas.

e all love our dogs and would like to believe that they would never do any harm to us or our families. Yet each year, according to the website DogBite.org, “dog bites occur every 75 seconds in the United States.” Joseph and Carrie Perk know this reality all too well. In 2009, their precious 2-year-old son, Liam, was fatally bitten by their family dog. In memory of Liam, they established the Liam J. Perk Foundation to help spread the news about dog behavior, safety tips, and dog bite prevention. So how can we help prevent dog bites? According to the Perks, “If you are near an excited dog, act like a tree. In other words, stand in place, keep your hands in front, and wait patiently until the dog leaves.” The proper way to meet a dog is to ask the owner if you can pet him, then ask the dog, and if everything is OK, pet the dog under the chin. It’s important to know that if a dog shows no interest in you, leave him alone. Common dog stress signals include lip licking, turning away, half-moon eyes, yawning, a closed mouth and shaking off.

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Caring for Indoor Cats by Michelle Bernard

n cases and places where pet owners feel that it’s unsafe or unwise to allow domesticated cats to roam outdoors, we may wonder about ways to ensure the mental and physical welfare of our indoor-only animals. For cats, following a few helpful tips and creative ideas suggested by Michelle Bernard, author of Raising Cats Naturally, provides caregivers ready options for supporting their feline’s overall well-being.

Fresh Air and Sunshine Fresh air and sunshine are vital to all living creatures. Private porches inserted into a window or perched nearby typically become favored resting places, especially when a bird or squirrel feeder is placed on the other side of the screen. Keep windows and shades open whenever possible, and secure screens to prevent an escape or a fall. It makes for great “kitty TV.” During colder months, a makeshift “kitty beach” can offer a purrfect place to sunbathe. Simply mount two clip-on lamps with 100-watt full-

even plastic rings from milk jugs. Sometimes a simple cardboard box or paper bag can provide hours of amusement. The “great laser light chase” offers lots of action, but take care to avoid shining light directly into the animal’s eyes. Cats love to play with a kitty fishing pole as well; be sure to store these out of reach when not in play due to potential harm from entanglement or ingestion of the string. Felines are easily amused and can entertain themselves with many thoughtful toys purchased through pet stores or the internet. For example, the Dipsy Doodle Tiger Toy is a miniature version of a toy developed to entertain big cats in zoos, and The Cat Dancer provides springy fun that simulates stalking, hunting and chasing prey.

Interactive playtime with kitty is a great way to bond and help a pet to burn off excess energy and alleviate boredom. spectrum lights from any hardware store in a safe spot. Then place a piece of sheepskin (the “beach”) under the lamps and watch kitty happily bask away the day. Putting the lights on timers allows sun worshippers to enjoy the beach in the morning and later in the day. Entertainment Interactive playtime with kitty is a great way to bond and help him or her burn off excess energy and alleviate boredom. Expensive toys aren’t necessary for good fun. Most cats love the tiny fur mice available in pet stores for a dollar or less. They also enjoy all sorts of lightweight balls (such as ping pong balls), rolled up pieces of paper or

Scratching Poles Both indoor and outdoor cats must have some form of scratching post available. A scratching post covered in carpet often encourages a cat to scratch on carpeted floors, so sisal rope or sisal fabric is the preferred covering. Try satisfying kitty’s need for climbing and spending time in high places with a five-foot high wooden step ladder wrapped with sisal rope. And enhance another homemade scratching post with real tree limbs. The more options for scratching activities, the happier the cat. Though it may seem unnatural to keep a cat from going outside, it’s often the only way to protect her from traffic or predators. A bit of creativity and commitment to nurturing kitty’s needs go a long way toward keeping an indoor friend happy, healthy and safe. Michelle Bernard is recognized for her sound approach to rearing cats as well as her writings on many aspects of holistic cat care. She offers consultations from her North Carolina home. For more, visit Blakkatz.com.

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sunday Flea Free Organically at Encinitas Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. Stop poisoning your pets. Flea Free Organically eliminates both fleas and worms also protects against heartworm. Kills all bugs in 60 seconds. Save your pets and the planet from toxic chemicals. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St (across st Vulcan), Encinitas, 92024. 760-331-4525. JDiters@FleaFreeOrganically.com. FleaFreeOrganically.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, Sun & Sat. Espresso by the Sea Cafe & Gifts: More than just coffee. See new 3 LED Powercaps: hands-free power to see in the dark, up to 1/2 mile. A great gift idea for someone that has everything. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Leucadia/Encinitas Farmers’ Market & Art Fair – 10am-2pm. Art supplies focusing on nontoxic, reusable, recycled and renewable materials. Painting projects for kids each week. Free. $5 for painting projects. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St, Encinitas, 92024. 760-652-5194. TreePassion@ gmail.com. Nature-Of-Art-Kids.com.

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. Local and organic farm fresh produce, flowers, cheeses, packaged foods, artisans, as well as a food court with tables for eating there. 444 S Cedros Ave, in the heart of the Cedros Ave Design District, Solana Beach. 858-755-0444. Karen@SouthCedros.com. CedrosAvenue.com.

monday Welk Certified Farmers’ Market Place – 1-5pm, Oct-Apr; 3-7:30pm, May-Sept. 8860 Lawrence Welk Dr, Escondido, 92026. Lorrie Scott: 760751-4193. Chula Vista, Swiss Park Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. 2001 Main St, Chula Vista, 91911. Marlene Salazar: 619-424-8131.

tuesday Coronado Ferry Landing Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. Coronado Ferry Landing, 1201 First St, Coronado, 92118. CoronadoFerryLandingShops.com. Escondido Downtown Farmers’ Market – 2:306pm, Oct-Apr; 3:30-7pm, May-Sept. 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 (7pm, winter). 2015 Birch Rd & Eastlake Blvd, Chula Vista, 91915. 619-279-0032. OtayRanchTownCenter.com.

wednesday Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. Rain or shine; year-round. Public Parking Lot, 2930 Roosevelt St, between Carlsbad Village Dr & Grand Ave, Carlsbad, 92008. ExperienceCarlsbadVillage.com. Santee Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm, winter; 3-7pm, summer. Abandoned School Parking Lot, 10445 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee, 92071. 619-449-8427. SanteeCertifiedFarmersMarket@gmail.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. Encinitas Certified Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm, Oct-Apr; 5-8pm, May-Sept. Nearly 40 vendors selling local farm fresh produce and specialty items such as cheeses, meats, gelato, and artisan breads.

Parking lot B 600 S Vulcan Ave, corner of E and Vulcan. More info: Encinitas101.com. Ocean Beach Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm, AprDec; 4-7pm, Jan-Mar. Purchase the freshest, and most delicious locally grown produce, art, flowers, and more. 4900 block of Newport Ave between Cable & Bacon sts, Ocean Beach, 92107. 619-224-4906. OceanBeachSanDiego.com.

thursday Oceanside Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Hwy 101 at Pier view, Oceanside, 92054. 619-440-5027. 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. Chula Vista Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm, Nov-Mar; 3-7pm, Apr-Oct. Center St between Church & Third Ave, Chula Vista, 91910. 619422-1982 x 3. ThirdAvenueVillage.com/FarmersMarket. UTC Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. CSA brings produce from several different organic farmers rather than just one. Westfield UTC Mall on Genesee near Macys 9001 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, 92122. 619-7953363. Brian@SDMarketManger.com. Oceanside Sunset Market – 5-9pm. Mission Blvd & Tremont St, Oceanside, 92054. 760-579-2614. MSOceanside.com. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com.

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

saturday City Heights Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. University Ave and 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. See Sun listing. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Del Mar Farmers’ Market and Food Court – 1-4pm. Year-round. 1050 Camino Del Mar, between 10th & 11th sts, Del Mar, 92014. DelMarFarmersMarket.org.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. Pranic Healing Course: Psychic Self Defense – Dec 1-2. CIHS Campus, 741 Garden View Court, Ste 204, Encinitas, 92024. 888-226-4325. PranicHealingSD.com. Wildlife Tracking Walks – 8:30-10:30am. 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. Ruffin Canyon Care Restoration – 9am-12pm. 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. Bonnie Hough, Chair of FRC: 619-840-8327. Volunteer Day at Tierra Miguel Farm – 9am-1pm. Help the farmers; includes hands-on activity, farm tour, potluck lunch and opportunities to learn. Tierra Miguel Farm, 14910 Pauma Valley Dr, Pauma Valley, 92061. 760-742-4213. CSA@TierraMiguelFarm.org. TierraMiguelFarm.org. Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation is providing a free composting workshop. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process. San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, 92024. Space limited; register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Pet Photos with Santa & Holiday Boutique – 10am-4pm. For a $10 donation to Escondido Humane Society animals, receive a keepsake 4x6 photo; for an additional $10, get a CD with the digital file. Additional packages available upon request. Escondido Humane Society, 3450 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, 92027. 760-888-2235. EscondidoHumaneSociety.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. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Winter Wonderland Animal Pet Fair and Adoption Event – 11am-5pm. A number of animal-related vendors will be on hand, gourmet food trucks, holiday activities, real snow, holiday carolers and of course, lots of animals available for adoption. Also kicking off a supply drive to support Project KEPPT program so bring down leashes, collars, canned pet food, or other pet supplies to contribute to this great program. San Diego Humane Society,

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Houndstooth Pet Dental Clinic – By appt. Premier Non-Anesthetic Dental Service for dogs and cats. A safe and effective alternative to traditional dental care for one’s pet. Owners are asked to stay with pet and watch procedure. Happy to answer questions on home care. Pupologie, 123 N El Camino Real, Ste G, Encinitas, 92024. To schedule appt, Sunnybrook Farm: 760-230-0748. SunnybrookFarmHolisticPetCare.com. HoundstoothPetDental.com. Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Grow Getters: Propagation and a Pot Luck Lunch – 11:30am-3pm. Learn more about propagation and potting plants. Help us grow our growing area. Free.

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Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Info & sign up: LWalag@AltaVistaGardens. org. AltaVistaGardens.org. Composting Workshops – Sundays, 1-2pm. Chula Vista Nature Center, E St & Bay Blvd. To reserve: 619-409-5900. ChulaVistaCA.gov. Project KEPPT: North Campus – 1-3pm. A vaccination clinic and companion animal food bank, in addition to the spay/neuter vouchers, licensing, microchipping, behavior and training advice, companion animal friendly housing referrals, and veterinary financial aid referrals available every day. $10 suggested donation. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. For program qualifications & details: 760757-4357 x 2907 or AHoang@SDHumane.org.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 Bird Watching Monday – 8am. 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. Free Reading & Healing Clinic – 7:30-9pm. Vessa Rinehart’s Clairvoyant Class offers free aura healings and readings the 1st Mon each month. Intuitive Insights, 4455 Morena Blvd, Ste 1085, San Diego, 92117. 858-509-7582. MyIntuition.net.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Consciousness Circle Book Study – Every Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm. One Heart-One Mind Center for Spiritual Living, 11211 Sorrento Valley Rd, Ste F, San Diego, 92121. 858-453-9830. Free Going Green Seminar – 6:30-8pm. Every Tuesday the Financial Freedom Team teaches how to keep your family safe, get out of debt, achieve financial freedom and achieve total wellness. Receive valuable tips for physical, financial, personal and environmental wellness. Free. Held at Rhythm City Grill, 1080 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078. More info, Jeanne Knox: 858-204-3137 or JKnox@WeDeliverWellness.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 River Rescue – Team attacks and removes smaller and harder to reach trash sites along the river. All tools and supplies provided. More info: 619-2977380 or Doug@SanDiegoRiver.org. Wednesday Trail Walk – 10am. Explore trails of Balboa Park with a ranger. Leisurely pace. Difficulty level varies, check trail map. Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. 619-235-1122. BalboaPark.org. USGBC-SD Education Committee – 11:40am1pm. Raise public awareness about green building, increase technical knowledge, support the accreditation of LEED professionals and accelerate the certification of LEED projects. UCSD Extension Sorrento Mesa, 6925 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, 92121. USGBC-SD.org. USGBC-SD Program Committee – 6-8pm. Responsible for planning and conducting informational and educational programs. Schmidt Design, 2655 4th Ave, San Diego, 92103. USGBC-SD.org. Pet Loss Support Group – 6:30-8pm. Sessions led by a licensed social worker and open to ages 10 and up, including pet parents who are considering or preparing for euthanasia. Bring pictures of

your pet with you to the sessions. Free, donations appreciated. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Reservations encouraged, but not required: 619-299-7012 x 2311 or SDHumane.org. San Diego Herb Club Meeting – 7pm. Monthly program topics vary. Round table discussions held to assemble gardening tips specific to the San Diego herbal gardener. Visitors welcome. Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park. 619-579-0222. TheSanDiegoHerbClub.com. Soul-TV – Every Wednesday, 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out SoulTV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – Every Thursday, 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s twovolume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org. Answer To Your Own Life – 6:30-8pm. Be a peak performer and Masterful Manifester. Overcome fears, learn to create your internal “comfort zone.” Discover new ways to consciously create expanding experiences InnerOptimal, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Ste S, Encinitas, 92024, 760-633-3328. InnerOptimal.com. Pet Loss Support Group: North Campus – 6:308pm. Sessions led by a licensed social worker and open to ages 10 and up, including pet parents who are considering or preparing for euthanasia. Bring pictures of your pet with you to the sessions. Free, donations appreciated. San Diego Humane Society, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Reservations encouraged, but not required: 619-299-7012 x 2311 or SDHumane.org.

gested donation. Winter-themed photos available for $5. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. RSVP: 619-299-7012 x 2230 or SDHumane.org. Sierra Club 1st Friday Movie Night – 6:30pm. Showing A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees and The Mono Lake Story. Chapter Offices, 8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Ste 101, San Diego, 92111. For film descriptions: SanDiego.SierraClub.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. The Natural Health Workshops – 9-10am. Virtually 99% of all Americans may find some solutions to their health problems by addressing four nutritional goals. Learn about these the 2nd Sat each month. No sales, free calls. Teleconference number: 218-339-4600 + Pin of 976418#. NaturalHealthWorkshop.org. Dog Beach Cleanup – 9-11am. 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. Kids in the Garden: Topic – 10am-12pm. Soils and Composting. $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. Tamale Making 101 – 10am-2pm. Experience the Latin American tradition of making tamales for the holidays. In this hands-on class you will make both meat and vegetarian tamales, plus a delicious Mexican Christmas punch. Each participant takes home one dozen tamales. $55/members, $65/nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.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. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Become CPR Certified – 3-6pm. Key changes reflecting the new science from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines. First aid basics; Medical emergencies; Injury emergencies; Environmental emergencies; Adult CPR and AED use; Optional modules in child CPR, AED use, & infant CPR. Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years. $75 includes lite snack and certification. Envision Personalized Health, 4620 Alvarado Canyon Rd, Ste 14, San Diego, 92120. Space limited; RSVP: 619-229-9695. EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com.

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Friday Night Liberty: Holiday Gifts with a Creative Twist – 5-9pm. Infuse your holiday shopping with creative gifts from NTC’s resident groups. Stop by galleries, artist studios, museums and retail shops for unique trinkets, works of art and those gifts that will sure to be their favorites. Free. NTC Command Center, 2640 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, 92106. More info, Whitney Roux: 619-5739300, WRoux@NTCFoundation.org. Winter Holiday Doggie Cafe – 6-8pm. Have fun socializing with other dog lovers and their dogs while practice teaching your dog how to be calm around exciting distractions like people, other dogs and food. Behavior and Training specialists “on-paw” to answer training questions. $10 sug-

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Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

Access Your Intuition – 5pm. Open discussion for women guided by Intuitive Life Coach Patricia Hill takes place on the 2nd Wed each month. Each call features a different topic; first call free. For info, Patricia: 904-434-4235. AccessYourIntuition.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 Volunteer Bird Count – 7:30am-12pm. All levels of experience welcome. For more info & to receive an automatic reply with meeting location, contact Robert Patton: Birds@SanElijo.org. San Diego Horticultural Society Meeting: Bring me Slow Flowers – 6-9pm. Award-winning author Debra Prinzing will introduce the emerging green flower movement, which is buying from local flower farmers, shortening the field-to-vase journey for fresh cut flowers. All welcome. Free/member, $10/nonmember. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: 760-295-7089 or SDHort.org.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 Consciousness Circle Book Study – 6:30-7:30pm. One Heart-One Mind Center for Spiritual Living, 11211 Sorrento Valley Rd, Ste F, San Diego, 92121. 858-453-9830. Free Going Green Seminar – 6:30-8pm. Every Tuesday the Financial Freedom Team teaches how to keep your family safe, get out of debt, achieve financial freedom and achieve total wellness. Receive valuable tips for physical, financial, personal and environmental wellness. Free. Held at Rhythm City Grill, 1080 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078. More info, Jeanne Knox: 858-204-3137 or JKnox@WeDeliverWellness.com. Cancer Survivors Group – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn the 5 secrets to Reinventing your Life after Cancer. Call for conformation & directions. Free. Sorrento Valley. Gail Tyrrell, Ruby Heals Foundation: 888503-6695. RubyHeals.org.

USGBC-SD Marketing Committee – 6-7:30pm. Promotes programs, events, and workshops to members and professional community. Kristen Victor Designs, 2305 India St, San Diego, 92101. RSVP and send any agenda items to Lucia: Lucia@ Hutchenspr.com. USGBC-SD.org. Telepathic Communication with Pets Lecture – 6:30-8pm. Learn about telepathic communication with animals from renowned animal communicator, author, consultant and teacher Brigitte Noel. Please leave pets at home. $12/person. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Pre-register: 619-243-3424 or SDHumane.org. Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org. What are our ‘Just Be’ Classes? – 6:30-7:30pm. Active guided meditation with healing sounds, conscious breathing and proven techniques of visualization. Meditation is easy and powerful to achieve success and peace in your life. InnerOpti-

mal, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Ste S, Encinitas, 92024, 760-633-3328. InnerOptimal.com. Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Monthly Network Luncheon – 11am-2pm. Speaker, introductions, shoutouts, displays, gifts. Rancho Santa Fe. More info: WomensWisdom.net. Winter Holiday Doggie Café: North Campus – 6-8pm. Have fun socializing with other dog lovers and their dogs while practice teaching your dog how to be calm around exciting distractions like people, other dogs and food. Behavior and Training specialists “on-paw” to answer training questions. $10 suggested donation. Winter-themed photos available for $5. San Diego Humane Society, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. RSVP: 619-2997012 x 2311 or SDHumane.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. Guided Bird Walk – 8-10am. 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. San Elijo Lagoon Volunteer Work Party – 9-11am. 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. Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation is providing a free composting workshop. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process. Town & Country Apartments Community Garden, 230 Catania St, San Diego, 92113. Space limited; register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Pet Loss Support Group – 10-11:30am. Sessions led by a licensed social worker and open to ages 10 and up, including pet parents who are considering or preparing for euthanasia. Bring pictures of your pet with you to the sessions. Free, donations appreciated. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Reservations encouraged, but not required: 619-299-7012 x 2311 or SDHumane.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. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org.

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Healthy Back Yoga – 1-2pm. This free class is a gentle approach combining breathing and postures to heal and stretch the back while building strength in the legs. Benjamin Branch Library, 5188 Zion Ave, San Diego, 92120. 619-533-3970. Friends of Famosa Slough Bird Walk – 1-3pm. 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. First Aid for Dogs and Cats – 1-5pm. Class includes suggested treatments for choking or breathing difficulties, possible broken bones, shock, poisoning or snakebites, carsickness or temperature illnesses, and more. Covers both dog and cat issues for $60/person and includes either a Dog or Cat Pet First Aid Handbook (choose the species want or pay $80 for both books) and Pet First Aid certification. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Registration required: 619-299-7012 x 2230 or SDHumane.org. Assessment Day – 2-4pm. Twenty different assessments including blood pressure, basal metabolic rate, fitness strengths and weaknesses, and more. Vital step in creating a fitness plan to meet individual needs. $50. Pre-registration required. EZIA Human Performance, 230 Birmingham Dr, Cardiffby-the-Sea, 92007. 760-635-1200. EziaHP.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Labyrinth Walk Group – 2:30pm. We use the labyrinth as a meditation tool and other nature rituals to release and empower. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For info & to register, Penny Stephens: 760-390-3072, PStephens@ AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.

veterinary financial aid referrals available every day. $10 suggested donation. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. For program qualifications & details: 619-299-7012 x 2203 or AHoang@SDHumane.org. Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org. Enriching your Animal’s Life Lecture – 6:308pm. Learn how everyday items can increase your animal’s mental and physical stimulation, all while increasing the bond you both share. And as a bonus we will be having a “making enrichment” workshop. Build something special for your pet that you get to bring home. Please leave pets at home. $12/ person. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Pre-register: 619-243-3424 or SDHumane.org. Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Winter Solstice Celebration and Labyrinth Walk – 4-5:30pm. The Solstice is about pulling in Moon energy and setting our intention to empower what we want in our lives now. We will use the labyrinth as a meditation tool along with other nature rituals to release and empower. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For info & to regis-

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. Affordable Licensing, Vaccination & Microchip Event – 10am-12pm. The San Diego Humane Society and Kendra Jiannuzzi, DVM will be on site providing affordable vaccinations and microchips. If you are a resident of Oceanside or Vista, you can stop by to renew or purchase a new license (late fees will be waived). Eastside Park/Joe Balderama Recreation Center. More info: SDHumane.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. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Cooking with Klibs: Christmas Time in the Southwest– 1:30-3:30pm. With Flower-stuffed Stacked Enchiladas, Black Beans with Rice, and Pumpkin Tamales. Recipes: Gluten free. $15/member, $20/ nonmember. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. 760-945-3954. Pre-registration required, walk-ins will be welcome: MissKlibs1@ netzero.com. AltaVistaGardens.org.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 Women’s Healing Clinic – 7:30-9pm. 3rd Mon each month ladies receive a psychic reading and healing on any topic: relationships, careers, etc. No appointment necessary. $10. Intuitive Insights, 4455 Morena Blvd, Ste 1085, San Diego, 92117. 858-509-7582. MyIntuition.net.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 River Rescue – Team attacks and removes smaller and harder to reach trash sites along the river. All tools and supplies provided. More info: 619-2977380 or Doug@SanDiegoRiver.org. Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

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CSA San Diego Support Group Meeting – 2pm. 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.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 Tibetan Yoga Workshop – 10am-4:45pm. Relax and prepare for the new year with a day of restful Tibetan Yoga exercises to refresh the senses. $80, vegetarian lunch included. A non-profit organization. Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Pl, Berkeley, 94709. 510-809-1000. NyingmaInstitute.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. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org.=

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Freedom of Fitness is a Personal Training & Nutrition Consulting business, located at World Gym, in Pacific Beach. Sandra Blackie’s services include; strength & endurance training, weight loss & healthy weight management, programs to change body composition, lower stress, and promote a healthy lifestyle. Sandra is also available for seminars & health fairs.

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The Center For Health & Wellbeing 3636 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA (in Hillcrest) 619-814-5500 IntegrativeMedicineSanDiego.com Dr. Janette Gray, M.D. is a licensed physician practicing “Holistic Integrative Primary Care” specializing in Optimal Aging, Prevention, and Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy. As Medical Director of The Center For Health & Wellbeing, she has assembled a team of leading edge doctors and alternative health practitioners to address all your healthcare needs. We look forward to being your partner in great health.

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In the Gold Wellness Center 162 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, Ste A-55 Encinitas, CA 92024 760-334-3440 • Fax: 760-334-3441 DrDebNov@yahoo.com • DrDebNov.com Dr. Debbie treats with a philosophy of addressing the needs of the whole person; she uses a wide array of holistic therapies in her San Diego chiropractic practice, including: general gentle chiropractic, natural allergy treatment, women’s health care, pediatrics, mood swings, Cranio-Sacral therapy, homeopathy, Bach Flowers, NET, and functional and integrative medicine. Now accepts insurance.

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