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funny thing happened to me today after paddling in from my friend’s paddle out—my first ever paddle out. A group of us all met at the beach to celebrate my friend Tom Chippendale’s life and to rejoice with his beautiful family and devoted friends. It was a magical occasion from so many angles. An extraordinary woman and longtime friend who had just survived breast cancer sang her heart out to the crowd. In fact, the first and last time I’d heard her sing was over a decade ago at another friend’s eulogy. Her melodious tunes poured through the hearts of everyone present then and today. The other singer and guitar player was the husband of the woman who had passed. Are you feeling it yet? Another longtime male friend strummed away as the crowd united in love. Our mutual Hawaiian friend, who was unable to attend, extended her Aloha spirit by blessing us with her talented and gracious hula dancers. Our other longtime friend and cherished coordinator tied it all together! There was food, acoustics, surfers, non-surfers, photographers and a lot of love here today. And yet, not a drop of alcohol. No one needed an altered state of mind to enjoy this gathering. The surviving wife, Julie, asked for only one thing—small waves. We gave her as much as we could, but were unable to grant that one request. About 40 to 50 of us paddled out to converge in a mixed swell of NW & SW conditions with sizable waves coming at us from all different directions. We had leis around our necks, flowers tucked in our wetsuits, stemmed carnations in our mouths. We were determined to meet in our friend’s church, the ocean. Our hearts, and Tom’s spirit, were given to the alter of mother ocean. We laughed and cried and began our way back to shore. When we arrived on shore, we made a new discovery—when you organize a crowd larger than 25 people on a state beach, the city needs to be notified. I sacrificed myself at the sand alter to the eager police officer waiting for just one vulnerable soul. I gave him my name, my number, my birth date and, yes, even told him I was a publisher. I was literally swept away by this wave of unexplained honesty as I was interrogated. When I was done, I turned around to see Tom’s full size photo smiling at me. “Aha!” I thought. “Of course he had something to do with it.” He was the most honest man I’d ever met in my life and I’m honored to receive a citation on his behalf and to fund the city if they really feel the need to collect on an innocent oversight. I also promised the officer that I would spread the good word. You know what the best part about today was? The smiles on everybody’s faces; it was all so healing. Tom always thanked me for taking Julie out in the ocean to have fun. What a guy, what a wife, what a family, and what a great bunch of friends. To all the good men in our lives—Happy Father’s Day,

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or those searching for the inspiration, guidance and healing necessary to face all aspects of everyday life, Hay House and IDEA are partnering up to present the all-new and all-day “You Can Heal Your Life” conference being held August 16 in Anaheim, California. This one-of-a-kind transformational summit is an opportunity to regroup, recharge and reconnect with one’s own magnificence. The conference is being offered as the chance to learn techniques for developing and deepening relationships, spirituality, health, wealth, intuition, self-esteem and passion. This event brings together world-renowned motivational speakers and transformational teachers and healers under one roof. It also offers guests the opportunity to have up close and personal interaction with some of the world’s most beloved self-help authors. Join top dynamic and motivational speakers, Cheryl Richardson, Nick Ortner, Anita Moorjani and Tara Stiles, for a day dedicated to healing every aspect of ordinary life with uplifting ideas and techniques to revitalize one’s mind, body and spirit. These exciting presenters will inspire attendees to create an exceptional life, use alternative techniques for stress-free living, and release their inner transformative powers. “You Can Heal Your Life” is sure to give attendees the tools necessary to change their life, reach their health and wellness goals and be more successful. Location: Anaheim Convention Center located at 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim. For reservations and more information, visit HayHouse.com/events or call 800-654-5126.

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he Qi Revolution is being held August 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. During this four-day qigong training, attendees will learn high-powered breathing techniques, qigong strength training, and food-based healing. Jeff Primack, qigong practitioner and founder of the Supreme Science Qigong Center, says, “Light your fire with spine tingling breathing exercises. Qigong Breathing can naturally bliss people out—better than drugs—and resolve health issues.” According to Primack, transcending the physical and experiencing oneself as pure energy is possible within a few minutes of the 9-Breath Method, a signature technique taught to over 50,000 people at Qi Revolution. “Oxygen retention and pulsation of breath is the secret of the masters and few courses offer this level of comprehensive instruction.” Primack and 25 other instructors will be leading a massive group to practice together. Primack, a long-time qigong practitioner, healed himself of asthma and through his workshops has helped tens of thousands discover the secrets of maximizing their own healing potential. During the first two days, Primack and his team of instructors will teach guests level one qigong healing and breathing applications. The instructors will move into even more powerful breathing applications on days three and four. “Mastering the breathing process improves well-being immediately and conquers stress. Food reverses nearly every disease if you know which ones are good for what problems. This is our specialty,” adds Primack. Cost: $149. Location: 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. For more details, visit QiRevolution.com. See ad, back cover.

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ne of the reasons I was drawn to Encinitas years ago was the people. And it’s one of the main reasons I’ve stayed for 25 years— despite my insatiable wanderlust. I’ve never felt so at home in a community, a community filled with so many amazing people. My heart aches as I write this because our community just lost one of our most precious members—Tom Chippendale. Tom was truly one-of-a-kind. He was the kind of guy that made you feel better just by being in his presence. In his professional life, Tom was a renowned neurologist at Scripps Health in Encinitas. He was my most trusted doctor who diagnosed and healed me when no one else could. He was giving and gentle, the most honest man I’ve ever known. He was by your bedside even if you weren’t his patient. When Tom wasn’t working, he could be found in the great outdoors. I surfed, paddled and camped with Tom on countless occasions. His calm demeanor was displayed in every environment imaginable. Even his adventurous side held an uncanny calmness. While searching for photos to contribute to this collage, I couldn’t find a single photo of Tom. Why? Because Tom took all the photos! It’s just another validation of his giving soul. He gave to many and asked for little while touching so many lives deeply— including mine. He is loved, cherished and honored forever. ~Elaine Russo, friend and patient of Tom Chippendale

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A relaxed grin, a sparkle in the eyes flavored with just a pinch of mischief, a calm yet inquisitive voice, a thirst for adventure and the unpredictable— that’s what comes to mind when I think of Tom. Time spent around the campfire overlooking the bluffs of San Juanico, letting the conversations drift from the mundane to matters of worldly importance, gregarious dinners at Mexican “hole in the walls,” stitching up the wounds of rambunctious kids, a comforting touch in the ER after yet another mishap. But most remarkable was that time spent with Tom was without pretense, without ego, without judgment…just being…simply being… I will miss him. ~Olivier Kolpin, friend of Tom Chippendale

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Gentle to the people, tender to the intimate, and in awe of his family, Tom Chippendale was a reputable figure whom, on top of it all, healed and devoted himself to numerous patients. Tom, like many other families involved in our yearly holiday gatherings, always tended to everyone in need to the best of his ability. No matter how long it’s been since our last acquaintance, it never halted the spread of admiring thoughts for those who surrounded you. It gives me pleasure to know that you were nothing short of love and a fulfilling lifestyle. You will be missed. ~Kathryn Hopkins Calm. Centered. Clearheaded. Compassionate. Tom Chippendale was a close friend for decades. We first met in training, when I was a medical student, and he was a first year neurology resident. We became good friends and began to surf, study, bike and hang out together. He joined the neurology practice in 1984, and I followed him by one year. He was my close friend, mentor and centering point. He leaves behind an empty space. Many people’s lives were enriched. He is deeply loved and sorely missed! ~Jack Schim, MD, friend and colleague of Tom Chippendale

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y friend Julie referred to it as the “Perfect Storm.” You know when you’re sailing along in calm seas and suddenly you’re hit with a squall of health issues? Maybe it’s Mother Nature telling you it’s time to bow down and baton down the hatches. I was working away, getting so many projects done while feeling superb with all I had accomplished. Without warning, a migraine struck. I slept for 30 hours in between waves of nausea. I woke up from that ordeal with an excruciating back ache. Surely, it had something to do with all the furniture and heavy objects I was lifting earlier in the week. I also fell off my workout routine and yoga sessions because I was so busy getting everything done. We are human and we are vulnerable. I called out for help to some close friends and practitioners and thankfully I was able to get a same day appointment with Troy Davis. His skilled hands were able to detect the source of my back pain within minutes. When I left his office, I was able to walk without wincing and my road to real recovery began. Davis’s tender demeanor allowed me to trust him on my first visit as I allowed his strong hands to work through my pain. I’m amazed at what he did for me in such a short time. Troy went right to the crux of it with confidence and skill. I will be going back to see him today and again for preventive pain maintenance. I highly recommend making an appointment with Troy or finding yourself a masseuse of such caliber. Prepare yourself for inevitable perfect storms and needed nurturing. We are all little vessels in a vast sea. Stay afloat!

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How the Mankind Project Is Changing the Lives of Local Men by Linda Sechrist

t takes only a few minutes of reading through the pages of the Mankind Project (MKP) website for a man or woman to understand why the work of this worldwide brotherhood of more than 45,000 adult males is changing the world, one man at a time. The short film on the homepage, which presents the question—what does it mean to be a modern, mature man—features MKP men, who speak briefly from their own experience about how grateful they are that they overcame their resistance and reluctance to accept an invitation to a New Warrior Training Adventure. The plethora of sincere and authentic personal testimonials, about the most valued aspects of being since their involvement with the New Warrior Training Adventure, are only an enticing peek at the personal benefits to the MKP experience. Sincere answers— making a difference in the community, learning to trust themselves as well as the wisdom of other men, being supported by other men, as well as a sense of community—hint at the underlying transformation these men have undergone. Their narratives also reflect the value of meeting regularly in local groups to express themselves, mentor one another, and share their life experiences of responsibility, accountability, personal truth, and living a life of integrity. Candid words tell of changed lives, including the lives of everyone around them, MKP was born in a brainstorming session in the mid-1980s as three men discussed their ideas for effective

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mentoring. Armed with their ideas about male initiation rites, Bill Kauth, a psychotherapist and seminar leader, Ron Hering, a university professor, and Rich Tosi, a Marine veteran and former General Motors engineer, took a group of 17 men on a “Wildman Weekend” in 1985. Since then, MKP has become a national nonprofit, operating dozens of men’s centers in the United States, Europe and Africa. These centers, and the men involved with them, teach tools that help men transform from a life of the head into a life of the heart. The transformational process requires a community of men, a sense of deep commitment, and a safe place to practice new skills that help men dismantle society’s emotional, physical, and cognitive barriers that keep them isolated and distanced from each other as well as their families and friends. The results of having a safe space to explore NA-SD.com

a deeper purpose and mission for their life is creating a different culture around what it means to be a man. Attila Tota and Randy Smith, local residents, are MKP men who have learned that the journey from the head to heart, although only approximately 12 inches, is an arduous adventure that takes a village of support to undergo and complete. Both men, grateful that they stepped beyond their comfort zone, explain. “I’ve made a community of genuine, authentic friends, who are part of my I-group. Together, we support each other, look for ways to improve ourselves and create a safe place to express who we are in the present tense, which is a work in progress. It’s refreshing to feel safe and have trusting relationships with other men, who I can count on to support me. In the Marines, men are taught to cover their buddy’s back on the battlefield. Off the battlefield, men don’t do that. They compete. In our weekly MKP I-group, that began gathering about nine years ago, we refer to our space as the ‘Safest Place on Earth’,” says Tota, who did his New Warrior Adventure Training in 2005 and helped to establish a local Boys To Men group for teenage boys. Smith adds a caveat. “We’re imperfect men on a path, who are willing to risk looking at our issues and take responsibility for them. A lot of women find that attractive and tell me to find them an MKP guy. They think he’ll be perfect because he’s been through the warrior weekend. Truth is, like all the rest of us, he’ll be in the process of peeling off his layers. In our I-group, where we hold up mirrors for one another, we support each other because it’s challenging for anyone—man or woman—to develop true transparency and inner strength that projects a stronger role modeling image,” notes Smith, whose New Warrior Adventure Training occurred in 2000. For more information on the Mankind Project local I-group, visit MKPSD.org. Visit MankindProject.org and Boys ToMen.org.

He says he’s sorry. He stopped blaming women or his parents or men for his pain years ago. He stopped letting his defenses ruin his relationships. He stopped letting his penis run his life. He has enough self-respect to tell the truth. He creates intimacy and trust with his actions. He has men that he trusts and that he turns to for support. He knows how to roll with it. He knows how to make it happen. Photo courtesy of Joy PhotoArt - Jeffrey Brownstein

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He is a role model for young men. He is rigorously honest and fiercely optimistic. He holds himself accountable. He knows what he feels. He knows how to cry and he lets it go. He knows how to rage without hurting others. He knows how to fear and how to keep moving.

He knows his spirit and his connection to something greater. He knows that the future generations are watching his actions. He builds communities where people are respected and valued. He takes responsibility for himself and is also willing to be his brother’s keeper. He knows his higher purpose.

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He feels guilty when he’s done something wrong. He is kind to men, kind to women, kind to children. He teaches others how to be kind.

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Yummy Berries Cut Heart Attack Risk by a Third

ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The berries contain high levels of powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins, which may help dilate arteries, counter buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits. Published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the study involved 93,600 women ages 25 to 42 that completed questionnaires about their diet every four years for over 16 years. Those that ate the most berries had a 32 percent reduction in heart attack risk compared with those that ate them once a month or less, even if they ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables. “This is the first study to look at the impact of diet in younger and middleaged women,” remarks the study’s lead author, Aedín Cassidy, Ph.D., head of the university’s nutrition department. “Even at an early age, eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life.”

Saw Palmetto Combos Combat Enlarged Prostate

hree studies published in 2013 support the effectiveness of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extract for the treatment of prostate inflammation and other symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly called enlarged prostate. In addition, both lycopene, a dietary carotenoid with strong antioxidant value, and selenium, an essential trace element that promotes an optimal antioxidant/oxidant balance, have been shown to exert beneficial effects in BPH. Researchers from Italy’s University of Catania studied 168 patients with prostate enlargement among nine urological medical clinics. Those taking a combination of saw palmetto, selenium and lycopene experienced greater reductions of inflammation markers and reduced risk of prostate cancer after three and six months of treatment. In an Australian study from the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine of patients with BPH, 32 men took an encapsulated formula containing saw palmetto, lycopene and other plant extracts, while 25 men were given a placebo. After three months of treatment, men receiving the herbal formulation experienced a 36 percent reduction in related symptoms, while the placebo group showed an 8 percent reduction. The herbal supplement group also showed a 15 percent reduction in daytime urination frequency and an almost 40 percent reduction in nighttime urination frequency. The long-term effectiveness of saw palmetto supplementation was reinforced in a Russian study of 38 patients with early prostate enlargement. After 10 years of receiving 320 milligrams of saw palmetto extract per day, researchers found no progression of the condition among the patients. 14

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Tapping Acupressure Points Heals Trauma in Vets

motional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may be an effective treatment for veterans that have been diagnosed with clinical posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. EFT involves tapping on acupressure points while focusing on traumatic memories or painful emotions in order to release them. As part of the Veterans’ Stress Project, an anonymous clinical study comprising more than 2,000 participants, 59 veterans with PTSD were randomly assigned to either receive strictly standard care or also experience six, hour-long, EFT sessions. The psychological distress and PTSD symptoms showed significant reductions among veterans receiving the EFT sessions, with 90 percent matriculating out of the criteria for clinical PTSD. At a six-month follow-up, 80 percent of those participants still had symptoms below the clinical level for PTSD. According to Deb Tribbey, national coordinator for the Veterans’ Stress Project, PTSD symptoms that can be resolved with the combined therapy include insomnia, anger, grief, hyper-vigilance and pain. For more information, visit StressProject.org or EFTForVets.com.

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces the Urge to Light Up

indfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests research from the psychology departments of Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon. Scientists led by Yi-Yuan Tang, Ph.D., studied 61 volunteers, including 27 smokers, randomly divided into groups that either received mindfulness meditation training or relaxation training. Two weeks later, after five hours of training, smoking among those in the meditative group decreased by 60 percent, while no significant reduction occurred in the relaxation group. Brain imaging scans determined that the mindfulness meditation training produced increased activity in the anterior cingulate and the prefrontal cortex; regions associated with self-control. Past research led by Tang showed that smokers and those with other addictions exhibited less activity in these areas than those free of addictions. The current study previously determined that myelin and brain cell matter in these two brain regions increases through mindfulness meditation.

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Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they ate earlier in life. Researchers started with 10,670 healthy women in their late 50s and followed them for 15 years. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the results saw fewer chronic diseases among women that followed diets heavy in plant-based foods during midlife; these women were also 34 percent more likely to live past 70. Those that ate most similarly to the Mediterranean diet had even better outcomes—a wo small studies have linked beets with lower blood 46 percent greater likelihood of living pressure. A study from the University of Reading, in past 70 without chronic diseases. England, served beet-fortified bread or bread without beets Eleven percent of the subjects qualito 23 healthy men. Those that ate the fortified bread expefied as healthy agers, which researchers rienced reduced diastolic blood pressure and less artery defined as having no major chronic stiffness during the six hours afterwards. diseases, physical impairments, mental Australia’s Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute studhealth problems or trouble with thinking ied 15 women and 15 men, divided randomly into groups and memory. According to lead author that consumed either 500 grams of a placebo juice or beets with apple juice. Dur- Cecilia Samieri, Ph.D., midlife exposures ing the 24 hours after consumption, the researchers noted a statistically significant are thought to be a particularly relevant reduction in systolic blood pressure of four to five points among the men drinking period because most health conditions the beet juice. develop slowly over many years.

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id you know that snoring is the number one symptom for people who suffer from a potentially deadly disease called Obstructive Sleep Apnea, (OSA). In fact, OSA can also lead to daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, high blood pressure and many more life-altering issues. Symptoms of OSA can range from snoring to feeling unrested after sleep. The Mayo Clinic defines sleep apnea as “a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.” It is often known that sleep apnea sufferers experience repeated pauses in breathing during sleep, causing hundreds of awakenings each night, often for a minute or longer in duration. In most cases the patient is completely unaware of these breathing stoppages because they don’t trigger full awakening. These sleep awakenings cause acute surges in blood pressure and heart rate, further increasing stress to the heart. Sleep apnea is seen more frequently among men than among women. Other risk factors include being overweight and over the age of 40. It is estimated that more than 50 million Americans suffer from OSA. Despite this ever growing statistic, unfortunately over 90 percent still remain undiagnosed. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, OSA increases the chances of heart attack, stroke, type-2 diabetes, obesity, brain damage and depression. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine now recommends dental oral appliances as a primary or first line of treatment for mild to moderate OSA. If you or someone you love has sleep apnea, find a dental office that works closely with area specialists to determine the best treatment for you. Jeffry S. Kerbs, DDS, has an office at 240 S. Hickory St., Ste. 207, in Escondido. For more information, call 760-7463663 or visit DrJKerbs.com.

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Colony collapse disorder, the mysterious mass die-off of honeybees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the U.S., has been well documented, with toxic insecticides identified as the primary culprits. Now, scientists at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have expanded the identification of components of the toxic brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen and decimating the bee colonies that collect it to feed their hives. A study of eight agricultural chemicals associated with increased risk of infection by parasites found that bees that ate pollen contaminated with fungicides were three times as likely to be infected. Widely used fungicides had previously been accepted as harmless for bees because they are designed to kill fungus, not insects. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, the study’s lead author, states, “There’s growing evidence that fungicides may be affecting the bees on their own, highlighting a need to reassess how we label these agricultural chemicals.” Labels on pesticides warn farmers not to spray when pollinating bees are in the vicinity, but such precautions have not applied to fungicides.

Involved Dads Make for Smarter, Happier Kids It’s well known that involving fathers from the start in children’s lives has a significant positive impact on their development, including the greater economic security of having more than one parent. Yet, there’s more to the “father effect”. Numerous studies have found that children growing up in a household with a father present show superior outcomes in intelligence tests, particularly in nonverbal, or spatial, reasoning that’s integral in mathematics, science and engineering. The IQ advantage is attributed to the way that fathers interact with their children, with an emphasis on the manipulation of objects like blocks, roughhousing and outdoor activities, rather than language-based activities. A study of Chinese parents found that it was a father’s warmth toward his child that was the ultimate factor in predicting the child’s future academic success. A recent Canadian study from Concordia University provides new insights into a father’s impact on a daughter’s emotional development, as well. Lead researcher Erin Peugnot concluded, “Girls whose fathers lived with them when they were in middle childhood (ages 6 to 10) demonstrated less sadness, worry and shyness as preteens (ages 9 to 13) compared with girls whose fathers did not live with them,” he says. Source: HappyChild.com.au

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Nonprofit Works to Lower Student Debt A small nonprofit named SponsorChange.org, recipient of the nationally recognized Dewey Winburne Community Service Award for “do-gooders”, is pioneering a way to help college graduates battle student loan debt by applying their skills on behalf of nonprofit community organizations. Researchers at ProjectOnStudentDebt.org say seven of 10 college students that graduated in 2013 owed money on a student loan, each averaging nearly $30,000 in debt. With SponsorChange, graduates with student loan debt sign up to help participating organizations, earning credits while adding work experience and leadership roles to their résumés. Organization donors sign up to reimburse the workers for their time by helping to pay down their student loans through tax-deductible funding. All see specific results for their contributions to worthy causes.

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Connectedness Ranks Above Power and Fame It seems that fame and fortune are less important to us than our connections with fellow human beings, after all. A study conducted by Queendom.com and PsychTests.com in 2012 and 2013 applying their proprietary Values Profile Test with 2,163 people showed they only moderately valued money and power, at best, which took a backseat to social values on a personal level. This revelation comes on the heels of another study on career motivation that similarly showed a drop in participants’ consuming desire for money and power in the workplace. The researchers at Queendom.com assessed 34 separate facets within six categories of values—social, aesthetic, theoretical, traditional, realistic and political. The five top-scoring facets were empathy, family and friends, appreciation of beauty, hard work/diligence, altruism and the importance of helping others. Financial security came in 24th place and power was near last at 29th in importance. Ethics/morals placed 10th. For more information, visit Queendom.com. natural awakenings

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Laws Permit Oil and Gas Drilling in Iconic Public Lands News that the U.S. Department of the Interior will allow drilling for oil and gas in a proposed wilderness area in southern Utah’s Desolation Canyon puts a spotlight on the practice. A report by the Center for American Progress reveals that 42 national parks are at risk, including 12 where oil and gas drilling is currently underway and 30 where it could be in the near future. Among the threatened wild places are iconic American national parklands, including Grand Teton, in Wyoming, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Dinosaur National Monument, in Colorado, Santa Monica Mountains, in California, Glen Canyon, in Arizona, Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Canyon, in New Mexico, Everglades and Gulf Islands, in Florida, Arches and Canyonlands, in Utah, and Glacier, in Montana. The reality is that all public lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges, are potentially open to oil and gas leasing unless they are designated as “wilderness”, the highest form of land protection designated by the government. Source: The Wilderness Society (Tinyurl.com/NationalParkDrilling)

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Grass Releases Surprising Amounts of CO2 Which emits more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide: a cornfield or a residential lawn? According to researchers at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, it’s the grass. David Bowne, an assistant professor of biology, published the study results in the Soil Science Society of America Journal. After measuring carbon dioxide released from each setting, the scientists found that urban areas deemed heat islands may have a smaller overall impact than previously thought, compared with suburban developments. Previously, the heat island effect has been perceived as a phenomenon that occurs only in cities, where the mass of paved roads, dark roofs and buildings absorb and concentrate heat, making cities much warmer during hot days than other areas. Both carbon dioxide releases and soil temperature were measurably higher in residential lawns than in croplands and higher temperatures are directly associated with carbon dioxide efflux. Bowne says, “As you increase temperature, you increase biological activity—be it microbial, plant, fungal or animal.” Increased activity leads to more respiration and increased carbon dioxide emissions. Source: Tinyurl.com/LawnsVersusCorn 18

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We look out for the quality of the air we breathe indoors and out and we aim to drive in the most fuel-conscious manner to keep emissions down. What about the air quality inside our vehicles during necessary hours on the road? The Ecology Center, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, nonprofit, attests that extreme air temperatures inside cars on especially hot days can potentially increase the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and release chemicals and other ingredients from new-car dashboards, steering wheel columns and seats into the interior air. Some manufacturers are responding by greening their interiors: Toyota is using sugarcane to replace plastic; Ford has turned to soy foam instead of polyurethane foam; and Land Rover is tanning its leather with vegetables, not chromium sulfate. Carbon monoxide seeping in from engine combustion can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and fatigue and even trigger asthma. The potential exists “if there’s a leak in the system between the engine and the rear of the vehicle and there’s even a small hole in the body structure,” advises Tony Molla, a vice president with the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. “Have the exhaust system inspected by a certified technician to make sure everything is secure and not rusted or leaking.” Also have the cabin air filter checked. Part of the ventilation system, it helps trap pollen, bacteria, dust and exhaust gases in air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems and prevents leaves, bugs and other debris from entering the interior, according to the Car Care Council. Most vehicle manufacturers recommend changing it every 12,000 to 15,000 miles. (Find a range of educational information at CarCare.org.) It’s always beneficial to have fresh air entering the vehicle when driving. Open a window slightly or blow the air conditioning on low in the vent position when not in heavy traffic. “Don’t run it on the recycle or max A/C mode for long periods to make sure you’re getting fresh outside air in and flushing out any contaminants in the cabin air,” adds Molla. Using sun reflectors and visors helps keep interior temperatures down. Check local motor vehicle departments for state policies regarding tinted windows, which can reduce heat, glare and UV exposure. It always helps to park in the shade.

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THE HEALING POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free by Judith Fertig

fter his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night. He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts. At first, Boudreau tried to make sense of his conflicted feelings by writing fiction. Then he wrote a detailed, nonfiction analysis of his deployment, but that didn’t help, either. In 2009 he wrote a memoir, Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine, that came closer to conveying his personal truth. “I needed to get back into the story,” he says, so he could pull his life back together in Northampton, Massachusetts. Like Boudreau, we all have stories—ongoing and ever-changing—that

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we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives. They can help us heal and powerfully guide us through life, or just as powerfully, hold us back. In 1949, Sarah Lawrence College Professor Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he outlined a master monomyth. It involves leaving everyday life and answering a call to adventure, getting help from others along the way, facing adversity and returning with a gift, or boon, for ourselves and others. It’s a basic pattern of human existence, with endless variations.

Power to Heal the Body

How does telling our truth help heal our body? Professor James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the mind-body benefits of story, which he explores in Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. In the late 1980s, while consulting for NA-SD.com

the Texas prison system, Pennebaker discovered that when suspects lied while taking polygraph tests, their heart rate rose, but when they confessed the truth, they relaxed. “Our cells know the truth,” writes microbiologist Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., who also blogs at SondraBarrett.com, in Secrets of Your Cells, “Our physiology responds to what we’re thinking, including what we don’t want people to know.” When we are afraid to tell a story and keep it in, “Our cells broadcast a signal of danger,” she explains. “Molecules of adrenalin, along with stress hormones, connect with receptors on heart, muscle and lung cells— and in the case of long-term sustained stress, immune cells.” We experience increased heart rate, tense muscles, shortness of breath and lower immunity when we’re stressed. She notes, “When we release the stories and feelings that torment us, our cells respond with great relief and once again become havens of safety.” We need to tell our stories even in facing life-threatening illness, and maybe because of it. Dr. Shayna Watson, an oncologist at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, in Canada, encourages physicians to listen to patients. “In the name of efficiency,” she reports in an article in Canadian Family Physician, “it’s easy to block out patients’ stories and deal only with the ‘facts’, to see the chat, the time and the stories as luxuries for when there is a cancellation. The study of narrative tells us, however, that in these easily neglected moments we might find more than we expect; there can be understanding, relationship building and healing— the elements of our common humanity.” A current problem is but a dot on the entire timeline of a person’s existence. By keeping their larger story in mind, patients can find a wider perspective, with the strength and resolve to heal, while the physician can see the patient as a person, rather than a diagnosis.

Power to Heal Emotions

“Telling your story may be the most

powerful medicine on Earth,” says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, who practices integrative medicine in Mill Valley, California. She’s tested the concept firsthand. “So many of us are tormented by the insane idea that we’re separate, disconnected beings, suffering all by our little lonesome selves,” she observes. “That’s exactly how I felt when I started blogging, as if I was the only one in the whole wide world who had lost her mojo and longed to get it back. Then I started telling my story—and voilà! Millions of people responded to tell me how they had once lost theirs and since gotten it back.” They did it by telling their stories, witnessed with loving attention by others that care. “Each of us is a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. Yet, so many of us leave our stories untold, our songs unsung,” remarks Rankin. “When this happens, we wind up feeling lonely, listless and out of touch with our life purpose. We are plagued with a chronic sense that something is out of alignment. We may even wind up feeling unworthy, unloved or sick,” says Rankin, who blogs on related topics at LissaRankin.com.

“By sharing our stories together and finding common ground, we lay the groundwork for world peace and much more.” ~Rev. Patrick McCollum

to generate and tell a new story that helps keep the personal connection we have with our loved one and make visits more positive. She shares more supportive insights at DeborahShouseWrites. wordpress.com. Sharing an old story may also provide a rare link to the past for a person with dementia. “Savor and write down the stories you’re told, even if you hear certain ones many times,” Shouse counsels. “By writing down the most often-repeated stories, you create a legacy to share with fam-

ily, friends and other caregivers.”

Power of the Wrong Story

Our thoughts are a shorthand version of a longer life story, says author Byron Katie, a self-help specialist from Ojai, California, who addresses reader stories via blog posts at ByronKatie. com. Sometimes we tell ourselves the wrong story, one that keeps us from realizing our full potential, while making us miserable at the same time. Examples might include “I will always be overweight,” “My partner doesn’t love me” or “I’m stuck here.” Katie’s book, Who Would You Be Without Your Story? explores how we often take what happens in our lives, create a story with negative overtones, believe that version of the story and make ourselves unhappy. “The cause of suffering is the thought that we’re believing it,” she says. By questioning our stories, turning them around and crafting new and more truthful ones, we can change our lives.

Power to Heal a Family

Sometimes, writing a new story can help keep families connected. Kansas City, Missouri, author and columnist Deborah Shouse took an unplanned and unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Shouse discovered that as her mother was losing her memory and identity through dementia, crafting a new narrative helped her family hold it together, a process she details in Love in the Land of Dementia. “You have to celebrate the person who is still with you,” Shouse says, noting we may discover a different, but still interesting, person that communicates in ways other than talking. She recommends employing a technique she calls The Hero Project, which she developed with her partner, Ron Zoglin. It uses words, photos and craft supplies in what Shouse terms “word-scrapping”

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Humorist, speaker, and professional storyteller Kim Weitkamp, of Christiansburg, Virginia, knows that the power of story creates wider ripples. She sees it happen every time she performs at festivals and events around the country. “It is naturally in our DNA to communicate in story form,” she advises. “The power of story causes great revelation and change in those that listen.” She cites supporting studies conducted by psychologists Marshall Duke, Ph.D., and Robyn Fivush, Ph.D., at the Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life, in Atlanta, Georgia. “They found that children—at ages 4, 14, 44 or 104, because we’re all children at heart— are more resilient and happy and rebound faster from stress when they know their family stories. They know they’re part of something that’s bigger than themselves that people in their family have kept going,” says Weitkamp. “When people leave a storytelling event, they leave telling stories,” she says with a smile, “and that results in happier and healthier families and communities.” Judith Fertig tells stories about food at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot. com from Overland Park, KS.

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James Pennebaker and fellow researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that a simple writing exercise can help free people from emotional burdens, as first reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Here’s how to apply it: Every morning for four consecutive days, write down feelings about what is bothersome: Something you are thinking or worrying about too much. Something you feel is affecting your life in an unhealthy way. Something you have been avoiding for days, weeks or years. The idea is to write about the emotions that surround this thing you’re reluctant to admit or speak about. Pennebaker says it’s not necessary to reread what’s written or tell anyone about it. The simple act of writing down emotions surrounding a story begins the process of releasing it and relaxing.

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The Moth organization features true stories told live by people of all ages on The Moth Radio Hour, the Internet and at group story “slams” around the world. At TheMoth.org, would-be storytellers find tips on how to craft their tales for a listening audience at live story slams around the world, as well as via webcasts. They can then record NA-SD.com

a two-minute story pitch in order to be accepted as a live storyteller during a future slam.

Ask and Answer

Moving through the process Byron Katie calls “the work” uncovers the truth about the stories we are telling ourselves in order to create newer, healthier ones. First, think of a negative thought that’s worrying you, such as “I’m stuck.” Next, ask four questions about it. Is it true? Can I absolutely know it’s true? How do I react—what happens—when I believe that thought? Who would I be without the thought? Now write down honest answers, which might be something like: “I’m not really stuck, I just think I am. Deep down, I know I have the power to move forward, but am unsure about the direction or way to go about it, so I feel anxious. Without the thought of ‘I’m stuck,’ I would feel freer to find a solution.” Then, turn those thoughts around, for example, to, “Really, when I think about it, I feel much freer than when I deny or gloss over my erroneous thought.” When we turn around a specific limiting thought, we can experience the power of letting go of not only a misguided, but ultimately untrue internal story.

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COACH High-Tech Boosts Healthy Routines by Linda Sechrist

hen President John F. Kennedy announced in 1961 that the U.S. could send a man to the moon and return him safely by the end of the decade, few suspected the bounty of technological spinoffs that such National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space missions would yield. Today, many of NASA’s research advancements, as well as technologies developed outside the space program, are put to good use in everyday life. Of particular interest are products used in fitness workouts. ABI Research, a technology market intelligence company, revealed the growing popularity of consumer health and wellness technologies in its latest market projections for wearable, health-related devices. Estimates are that 80 million wearable monitoring devices, including heart monitors and biosensors that read body temperature and motion, will be sold by 2016. When Clint, a global market research firm, conducted its most recent Fitness and Technology Survey, its findings showed technology at work. Based on 745 online interviews with people in seven countries, 72 percent of exercisers embraced some type of technology, including smartphone apps, to support their fitness routines two or more times a week. In recent years, amateur and professional athletes have increasingly benefited from technological advances that help them chart, improve upon and customize their fitness routines. Tracking fitness progress and weight loss is now just clicks away with per-

sonal devices such as a Wi-Fi scale, which accurately measures weight, body fat percentage and body mass index. Online graphs chart the individual’s progress. While the typical setting for measuring blood pressure and heart rate used to be at a physician’s office, hospital or pharmacy, new digital wrist blood pressure and heart monitors now allow exercise enthusiasts to do it themselves, wherever they are, helping ensure they are not exceeding the safety parameters of their fitness programs. User-friendly digital pocket pedometers and wireless activity-during-sleep wristbands both work in conjunction with a downloaded app to allow self-monitoring. Exercisers can track steps, distance walked, cycled or swum, calories burned and total active minutes, as well as how long and how well they sleep. In some U.S. fitness centers, members have an option of working with an automated virtual personal trainer. This almost-do-it-yourself approach to professionally guided fitness begins with a survey of an individual’s lifestyle and goals to create a personalized fitness regimen. Each time the exerciser goes to the center, they insert a key into a “smart trainer”, generating the day’s 30-minute customized workout. The technology focuses primarily on helping clients manage weight and maintain muscle. Technologies, such as the pneumatic (air) compression boot system, are improving at-home recovery for hip and knee surgery patients as well as for top-performing athletes seeking quicker

muscle recovery. A medical grade boot system has air-filled chambers that remain inflated as they progress from the foot up the leg. Frequent cycles flush out waste and replenish the blood supply to the muscles. “A properly fit boot ensures increased circulation of the entire limb and hip flexor region,” says Mark Strube, the owner of the Recovery Pump System. Strube, an athlete and former U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Member, used one for a quick comeback from hip surgery. More complex bio-analyzing systems retrieve feedback from the body’s electromagnetic fields, the multiple energy meridians and the frequencies of the body’s cells and organs. “Such systems are largely used by chiropractors, naturopaths, physical therapists and acupuncturists,” says Loran Swensen, CEO of Innergy Development, which owns AO Scan, maker of the Magnetic Resonance Bio-Analyzer. For people that struggle with traditional workouts or physical limitations, whole body vibration technology may be a solution. “When you stand on the oscillating platform, the body reacts to the vertical vibratory stimulus with an involuntary muscle contraction; depending on the speed, muscles can react up to 23 times per second,” advises Linda Craig, co-owner of Circulation Nation, in Greer, South Carolina. Similar platforms are becoming commonplace in chiropractic practices. Consumer applications of medical devices have led to the home use of additional sophisticated technologies like laser therapy. Successfully used for more than 30 years in Europe to treat trauma, inflammation, overuse injuries and cosmetic issues, as well as to provide pain relief and healing, some forms have recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With 129,397,925 gym members worldwide according to a recent International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association report, it’s safe to predict that consumer demand ensures even more significant technological advances are in our near future. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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ippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine,” and Americans agree: According to the U.S. Surgeon General, walking is America’s most popular form of fitness. It’s free, convenient and simple. The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention reveals that 10,000 daily steps help lower blood pressure, shed pounds, decrease stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Here’s how to rev up the routine and stay motivated.

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Breathe. Belly breathing calms the parasympathetic nervous system, expands lung capacity and improves circulation. Inhale through the nose, fill the belly and expel through the mouth, advises Asheville, North Carolina, resident Katherine Dreyer, co-founder and CEO of ChiWalking. Try new techniques and terrain. “The body is smart and efficient. It must be NA-SD.com

constantly challenged in safe ways and tricked into burning more calories,” says Malin Svensson, founder and President of Nordic Walking USA. She suggests taking the stairs or strolling on sand to strengthen the legs and heart. Dreyer recommends ascending hills sideways (crossing one foot over the other) to engage new muscles and protect the calves and Achilles tendons. She also suggests walking backwards for 30 steps every five minutes during a 30-minute walk to reestablish proper posture. Push with poles. Compelling the body forward with Nordic walking poles can burn 20 to 46 percent more calories than regular walking, reports Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Svensson explains, “Applying pressure to the poles activates abdominal, chest, back and triceps muscles, which necessitates more oxygen and thereby raises the heart rate.” The basic technique is: plant, push and walk away.

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Feel the Earth move under your (bare) feet. Improve mood, reduce pain and deepen sleep by going outside barefoot, says Dr. Laura Koniver, of Charleston, South Carolina, a featured expert in the documentary, The Grounded. “The Earth’s surface contains an infinite reservoir of free electrons, which, upon contact with the body, can neutralize damage from free radicals,” she says. Notice nature. Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, finds walking outdoors infinitely more engaging than exercising in the gym. Seek out woodsy hikes, scenic waterways or historic downtowns, and “open up to experiencing the world,” she says. Practice moving meditation. To lighten a heavy mood, “Imagine your chest as a window through which energy, fresh air, sunshine, even rain, can pour into and through you as you walk,” says Dreyer. To ground a scattered mind, she suggests focusing on connecting one’s feet with the Earth.

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Make fresh air a social affair. A group walk can boost performance levels of participants, says Dennis Michele, president of the American Volkssport

Let your feet speak for an important cause and sign up for an awareness walk. Association, which promotes fun, fitness and friendship through noncompetitive, year-round walking events. Horowitz suggests strolling with friends and sharing sensory discoveries. “A fresh perspective can help tune you into the great richness of ordinary environments often overlooked,” she says. Ditch the distraction of electronic devices. Horowitz views walking texters as “hazards and obstacles, non-participants in the environment.” Australian researcher Siobhan Schabrun, Ph.D., reveals the science behind the sentiment in her recent University of Queensland study. The brain, she found, prioritizes texting over walking, resulting in “slowing down, deviating from a straight line and walking like robots, with the arms, trunk and head in one rigid line, which makes falling more likely.” Walking a dog brings mutual benefits. Dr. John Marshall, chief oncologist at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., prescribes dog walking to his cancer patients, asserting it yields better outcomes than chemotherapy. For maximum enjoyment,

strive to hit a stride, advises Carla Ferris, owner of Washington, D.C., dogwalking company Wagamuffin. Be a fanny pack fan. Fanny packs, unlike backpacks, which can disturb natural torso rotation, comfortably store identification, phone, keys and water, says Svensson. Ferris agrees: “Walks are so much more enjoyable hands-free.” Walk while you work. Much of the independent and collaborative work at Minneapolis finance company SALO emerges as employees walk slowly on ergonomic treadmill desks. “Being up, active and forward-moving on the treadmill benefits productivity,” says co-founder Amy Langer. Alternatively, consider investing in a cordless headset or standing desk. “Most anything you can do sitting, you can do standing, and supporting your own body weight is almost as beneficial as walking,” she says. A study reported in the journal Diabetologia suggests that sedentary time combined with periods of moderate-to-vigorous exercise poses a greater health risk than being gently active throughout the day. Dreyer’s mantra? “The body is wise. Listen when it says, ‘Get up and walk a bit.’” Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

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ost kids growing up in Chattanooga have crossed the Tennessee River via the Walnut Street pedestrian bridge; far fewer have been on the river beneath it,” remarks Mark Baldwin, owner of area paddle sports outfitter L2 Boards. Using stand up paddleboards (SUP), he loves guiding adults and children on their own up-close discoveries of the river’s cliffs, caves, fish, turtles and birds. Waterways are enchanting at any age, and SUP recreation naturally tends to inspire creative quests. Its physical and developmental benefits are a bonus. “The stand up paddleboard is the bicycle of the water. Because paddleboarding can be done at any age and fitness level, the whole family can enjoy it together,” says Kristin Thomas, a mother of three in Laguna Beach, California, SUP race champion and executive director of the Stand Up Paddle Industry Association. “Children are fascinated by the play of the water and the motion of the board. Parents can acclimate an infant to flat-water paddling by simply creating a well of towels onboard, with the baby snuggled between the feet, looking up at them,” advises Lili Colby, owner of MTI Adventurewear,

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near Boston, Massachusetts, which makes life jackets for paddle sports. She notes that U.S. Coast Guard law requires that children 30 pounds and under wear infant life jackets to provide special head and neck support that turns a baby’s face up with an open airway within three seconds of entering the water. It’s a good idea to first practice paddling short distances in shallow waters near the shore. Toddlers are more likely to lean overboard to play in the water, Colby cautions, so engaging in nature-inspired games along the way will help occupy them onboard. “Young children introduced to water sports in the context of positive family interaction typically become eager to paddle on their own,” observes Tina Fetten, owner of Southern Tier Stand Up Paddle Corp., who leads a variety of SUP experiences throughout New York and northern Pennsylvania. “If they are strong swimmers, I bring them on a large board with me and teach them the skills for independent paddling.” Although SUP boards look like surfboards, stand up paddling is commonly taught on flat water, making NA-SD.com

it easier and more stable than surfing. Still, swimming competence and adult supervision are prerequisites to independent paddling according to paramedic Bob Pratt, co-founder of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which leads water safety classes in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. “Parents should outfit all children with a life jacket, Coast Guardapproved for their age and weight, as well as a leash, which attaches to their ankle and the board with Velcro straps,” Pratt says. “If children fall into the water, a tug of the leash enables them to quickly retrieve their largest floatation device, the board.” Experts agree that success is relatively easy, so children build confidence quickly. The sport can be adapted to suit individual needs and positions, including moving from standing to sitting or kneeling, says Fetten, who teaches adaptive SUP lessons in a community pool. As she sees firsthand, “All children, especially those with disabilities, benefit from the empowering feeling of attaining independent success.” “A water-based sport is the healthiest outlet children can have,” attests Wesley Stewart, founder of Urban Surf 4 Kids, a San Diego nonprofit that offers free SUP and surf clinics for foster children. “Being on the water requires kids to focus on what they’re doing and has the ability to clear their minds and give them freedom. It’s like meditation. Plus, SUP is a low-impact, cross-training cardio activity; it works every part of the body.” Beyond the basic benefits, SUP keeps children engaged by offering endless opportunities to explore the geographic and ecological diversity of different types of waterways. SUP activities and levels can grow along with children; teens can try yoga on water, competitive racing and the advanced challenges of surfing. Fitness is a bonus to the rewarding ability to propel one’s self through the water. SUP enthusiast Lauressa Nelson is a freelance writer in Orlando, FL, and a contributing editor for Natural Awakenings.

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cess. When he stops hiding from himself, signs of his emerging as a mature hero, an alpha wolf, will appear. He’ll recognize that he makes mistakes, absorb and acknowledge his vulnerability, admit he doesn’t know all the answers and become comfortable with this loss of control. These are the lessons a man must learn to become a more realistic, whole and three-dimensional individual. How he reacts to setbacks and takes responsibility for his actions molds character and helps him take his rightful place in society, rather than a false position. Instead of being obsessed by competing for things and one-upmanship in the material world like an alpha boy, the alpha wolf grows up by adding strong spirituality and compassion to his life skills. He sees the bigger picture, and by viewing people as friends rather than rivals, is better able to forge mature, loving relationships and be a better father. Our sons need to be exposed to emotionally intelligent role models and discussions of attendant values and traits. It’s not a simple or easy path, but it’s an essential process for boys and men that benefits them and everyone in their lives. Nick Clements is an inspirational speaker, workshop leader and author of a trilogy of books on male spirituality and rites of passage, including his recent novel, The Alpha Wolf, A Tale About the Modern Male. He also blogs on masculinity at HuffingtonPost.co.uk/nick-clements. Learn more at NickClements.com.

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e all know hard-charging young men that have their foot planted firmly on the accelerator. They claim that easing off would damage their career and be an admission of failure. They are wrong. Those enjoying early successes can grow up overstressed by trying to stay on the fast track at any cost. These alpha boys are doing what they think others want them to do. In many cases, they are influenced by subtle and overt pressures from parents, peers and celebrity lifestyles, as well as advertising and video games. As a consequence, these men, obsessed with superficial goals, are emotionally stunted, controlling and unable to form long-term relationships. The good news is that if they can recognize these symptoms and want to change, they may be ready to mature into an alpha wolf, a whole different kind of man. An essential catalyst for this change usually comes from experiencing personal wounding: being overlooked for a promotion, feeling redundant, losing a friend or status or perhaps sacrificing a former identity to parenthood. Ultimately, the true test is how he faces such failure and deals with his emotions without labeling himself as weak. The hallmark of mature manhood is how a guy acknowledges his diminishment, not how he manages suc-

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inger-songwriter Jack Johnson’s touring concerts have almost always doubled as fundraisers for local environmental nonprofits. “Early on, we recognized that we could not only fill a room, but also raise funds and awareness for nonprofit groups we believe in,” says Johnson. Then, as he started playing larger venues, “I realized the power of touring to connect our fans with local nonprofits in every town we played.” Johnson and his wife, Kim, also founded two environmentally focused charitable foundations, and during the past five years, all of his tour proceeds have been donated to them, in turn going to hundreds of environmental education nonprofits worldwide. The enabling commercial success began in 2001 when his debut album successfully established this Oahu, Hawaiian’s trademark mellow surf-rocker style. Since then, he’s released five more studio albums, including the most recent, From Here to Now to You. “While I have so much gratitude for the support our music receives, for me, music has always been a hobby, a side thing. It grew into a way to work in the nonprofit world. Being engaged in environmental education almost feels like my real job, and the music’s something we’re lucky enough to provide to fund related causes,” says Johnson. As the size of his audiences grows, so does the size of his potential environmental footprint. On the road, Johnson’s team works with the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance to fuel all

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tour trucks, buses and generators. Comprehensive conservation efforts including refillable water bottle stations, plus organic cotton T-shirts and reusable or biodegradable food service ware are standard at his shows. “We try to be environmentally conscious every step of the way,” says Johnson. “Our record cases and posters use recycled paper and ecofriendly inks. We record albums in my solar-powered studio. It’s an ongoing learning process and conversation as we find even better ways to do things.” Johnson’s team often requests increased recycling efforts and use of energy-efficient light bulbs at venues, advancing long-term eco-changes everywhere they perform. He explains, “Our thinking is that once they change the light bulbs for us, they’re not going to go back to the old light bulbs after we leave. Many venue managers tell us they have stuck with the improvements because they realize that they’re easy to do.” Marine pollution and single-use plastics are issues high on the musician’s environmental list, but the topic he’s most passionate about is food. In his home state of Hawaii, 90 percent of food is imported. “The idea of supporting your local food system is a big deal in our family and we take that point of view on the road because it’s a vital issue anywhere you go,” he says. At each tour stop, all of the band’s food is sourced within a specific radius. Johnson also works with radio stations to promote regional farming, helping to build community and fan awareness of the benefits of supporting local farms. At home, Johnson has solar panels on the roof and drives an electric car. The entire family, including three children,

participates in recycling, worm composting and gardening. “It’s fun to take what we learn at home on the road and bring good things we learn on the road home,” he says. The Swiss Family Robinson is one of the family’s favorite books. “We love figuring out ways to apply ideas,” he remarks. “For our first water catchment system, we got 50-gallon drums previously used for oil and vinegar from a bread bakery and attached spigots. The kids were so excited to watch them fill the first time it rained.” Johnson finds that all of the facets of his life work together. For example, “Music is a social thing for me. I get to share it with people. Surfing is where I find a lot of balance; it’s a more private time. But I also come up with lyrics and musical ideas while I’m surfing.” Johnson’s approach to inspiring all generations to be conscious of the environment is to focus on the fun, because it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the big picture. Understanding that his own kids are among the future stewards of planet Earth, he works diligently to instill values of creativity and free thinking. Johnson reflects, “When I look at things that are in the world now that we would have never dreamed possible when we were growing up, I recognize how much can change in one generation. Looking for answers that aren’t there yet—things nobody’s thought of—that’s what’s going to solve problems.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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veryone longs to maintain selfcontrol and a calm, positive attitude when they are under pressure. Although it’s common to perceive our own personal stress as greater than anyone else’s experiences, stress happens to everyone every day. While we intend to set aside daily “me time” for meditation, deep breathing exercises, yoga, tai chi or qigong, we’re more likely to replace these valuable and important exercises with other responsibilities such as taking the kids to after-school activities, catching up on errands or personal obligations.

In the rush to complete a daily “to do” list, we’re also more likely to skip meals, eat the wrong foods, and suffer from sleep deprivation. In general, the majority of us have experienced living this unhealthy, fast- paced life at one time or another leaving the body and mind to function with a “wired and tired” feeling. Repetition of this pattern can quickly escalate to adrenal fatigue and a sense of depletion, depression and overwhelming imbalance. Our daily overload of stress, be it our perception or truth, holds the body’s “fight or

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flight” stress response engaged. This causes an interference with digestion of food for energy and a hormone balance. Many health problems are caused by stressors in our environment including the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and harmful electricity and radiation from electronics. Some of the many symptoms include constipation/ diarrhea, nausea, heartburn, arthritis, all infections, high blood pressure, heart disease, anxiety, allergies, asthma and migraines. Also, emotional stress can contribute to many health problems. All stress is linked to higher levels of inflammation and pain, according to research conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. Is it possible to avoid stress or alter the stress response so that what we think, feel and do will cause less harm? The good news is that Mother Nature provides us with natural solutions such as nutrients, B-vitamins, essential fatty acids (quality fish or cod liver oils) and herbs that provide nerve relaxant benefits as well as adaptogens that help our body deal with stress. Adaptogens, such as the herb Ashwaghanda, can help the adrenal glands balance whether they are functioning too high or too low. According to Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, when a quality product is taken regularly under the recommendation of a health professional, improvement can be experienced in from one to eight weeks. Experienced practitioners also recommend homeopathy and Bach flowers to assist with calming and or energizing the central nervous system.

Herbal solutions that can help with stress Kava (Piper methysticum) This plant is native to the South Pacific and used therapeutically to bring about a sense of calm and well-being. It is used to treat restlessness, anxiety, sleep problems (insomnia) and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Valerian Root (Valeriana officinalis) Since the early days of Greece and

Rome, valerian was prescribed as a medicinal herb to treat insomnia. It was used to treat nervousness, trembling, headaches and heart palpitations. Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) This is an adaptogenic herb because it acts in non-specific ways to increase resistance to stress without disturbing normal biological functions. For centuries, rhodiola root has been used worldwide in traditional medicine. It enhances mental clarity and cognitive function. Ginseng Also an adaptogen, this popular herb is capable of protecting the body from physical and mental stress and helping bodily functions return to normal. It is a recommended remedy for people who are frequently fatigued, weak, stressed and affected by repeated colds and flu. St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) This herb, with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties, has a long history of being used as a medicine. In ancient Greece, it was used for a range of illnesses, including various “nervous disorders.” St. John’s wort is one of the most commonly purchased herbs in the United States for treating depression. It is believed that hypericin, in St. John’s Wort, helps to raise the levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain to improve mood.

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he book Focus Thoughts Produce Results: A Profile of Successful Methods by Dr. Marianne Maynard provides readers with easy to use, practical methods to successfully cope with life events and accomplish their desired goals. “Allow this book to be your personal guide for personal and spiritual growth and self-actualization,” says Maynard. According to Maynard, using the focus thoughts methods described in the book, previous readers have been successful in their college studies, employment areas, and accomplishing their personal goals. Maynard shares, “The chapters offer methods, procedures and personal examples on how to focus your thoughts to produce desired results in stressful situations and achieve your life’s goals.” To purchase the book, visit Amazon.com. Marianne Maynard can be reached at MariannePHD@live.com.

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o switch from running to the market to stepping into a home garden for fresh produce, it’s best to start small. Smart gardeners know it’s easy to be overwhelmed by a big plot so they plan ahead with like-minded friends to swap beans for tomatoes or zucchini for okra to add variety. If one household is more suited to freezing excess harvests while another cans or dehydrates, more trades are in the offing. Start kids by having them plant radishes, a crop that will give even the most impatient child quick results. “You can’t do everything yourself,” counsels Kathie Lapcevic, a farmer, freelance writer and teacher in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I have a huge garden, expanded now into about 7,000 square feet, that provides 65 percent of what our family eats,” she says. “On the other hand, I can’t imagine life without nut butter and

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found I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. A few trips to the store are inevitable.” Lapcevic plants non-GMO, heirloom varieties of seeds in her chemical-free garden. She adds a new variety or two each year and reminds peers that it takes a while to build good soil. Three years ago, she also added pollinator beehives on the property. Their honey reduces the amount of processed sugar the family uses. From Libby, Montana, Chaya Foedus blogs on her store website PantryParatus.com about kitchen selfsufficiency. “Foraging is a good way to give children a full sensory experience,” she remarks. “We turn a hike into a mission to find and learn about specific foods, where they come from and what to do with them.” To start, select one easily identifiable item for the kids to pick. “In Libby, that’s huckleberries,” says Foedus. “Similar to blueberries, they grow on a bush,

so they’re easy to see and pick. Huckleberries don’t grow in captivity—it’s a completely foraged economy.” Michelle Boatright, a graphic designer and hunter of wild plants in Bristol, Tennessee, learned eco-friendly ways to forage from a game warden friend. Five years later, her bookcase holds 30 books on edible plants—she brings two with her on excursions. “When in doubt, leave a plant alone. It’s too easy to make a mistake,” she advises. “Know how to harvest, too— take only about 10 percent of what’s there and leave the roots, so it can grow back. “For example, ramps, a wild leek, take seven years to cultivate,” says Boatright. “Overharvesting can wipe out years’ worth of growth. In Tennessee, it’s illegal to harvest ramps in state parks. Mushrooms are more apt to regrow, but leave the small ones.” As for meat, “I was raised to never shoot a gun, but to make my own bows and arrows,” recalls Bennett Rea, a writer and survivalist in Los Angeles, California. “Dad used Native American skills, tools and viewpoints when he hunted. Bow hunting kept our family from going hungry for a few lean years and was always done with reverence. It’s wise to take only what you need, use what you take and remember an animal gave its life to sustain yours.” Rea uses several methods for obtaining local foods. “Living here makes it easier due to the year-round growing season. For produce, I volunteer for a local CSA [community supported agriculture] collective. One hour of volunteering earns 11 pounds of free, sustainably farmed, organic produce—everything from kale to tangerines to cilantro. “Bartering is also an increasingly popular trend,” he notes. “I make my own hot sauce and trade it for highend foods and coffee from friends and neighbors. Several of us have now rented a plot in a community garden to grow more of our own vegetables. I only buy from stores the items I can’t trade for or make myself—usually oats, milk, cheese and olive oil.” Truly good food is thoughtfully, sustainably grown or harvested.

“While walking my dog, I forage fruit as I find it. One day I found and ate a few blackberries, a yellow wild plum and then a pinkish wild plum.” ~ Jill Nussinow

Foraging 101 by Chaya Foedus 4 Start small. 4 Get permission before picking on private property. 4 Make sure no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used. 4 It’s easy to mistake a poisonous lookalike for an edible plant. Learn to identify both before picking.

It travels fewer miles; hasn’t been sprayed with toxins or been chemically fertilized; is fresh; ripens on the plant, not in a truck or the store; and doesn’t come from a factory farm. The old saying applies here: “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.” Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

4 Skip the mushrooms at first—learn from an experienced mushroomer before going solo. 4 Always taste-test at home; the woods are not the place to cope with a surprise allergic reaction. 4 Make a day of it. Enjoy the outdoors, learn more about native plants and invite kindred spirits along on the hunt. Source: Adapted from PantryParatus.com.

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hristopher Nyerges, of Pasadena, California, author of Guide to Wild Food and Useful Plants and Foraging California, has spent 40 years teaching others to find free food safely as part of an ongoing curriculum (SchoolOfSelf-Reliance.com). He knows, “Wherever you live, common weeds and native plants can supplement food on the table.” He particularly likes to use acorns as a food extender, grinding them into a powder and mixing it 50/50 with flour to make bread and pancakes. For greens, he likes lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), a weed that crowds out native plants, but is easily found, nutritious and versatile. He uses the leaves like spinach and adds the seeds to soup or bread batter. He likens it to quinoa. Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a tra-

ditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.” Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are good edible ground covers. Purslane leaves add a lemonpepper crunch. “If the neighbors complain, plant some nasturtiums—they’re pretty and good to eat, too,” he notes. Varieties of cactus, like the prickly pear, are also edible; remove the thorns and cook the pads with tofu or eggs. “I’m all for using technology, but know how to get by without it, too,” Nyerges advises. “There’s no such thing as total self-sufficiency. What we can be is self-reliant and knowledgeable users. Begin by learning and applying one thing.” He’s found, “There aren’t directions to follow; the path to selfreliance is different for each person.”

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Unleashing Unlimited Potential with Panache Desai by April Thompson

orn into an East Indian family in London, England, Panache Desai grew up steeped in spiritual practices like meditation. Though recognized by spiritual teachers as possessing a special gift, Desai rejected his spiritual foundation as a teenager, trading it for the excitement of London’s rave music scene of the 1990s before moving to America. It wasn’t until he was 22 and living in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice Beach that the pain of the way he had rejected his true inner nature reached a crescendo. In opening himself up to the possibility of the divine, Desai underwent a spiritual awakening that has led him to dedicate his life to helping others make their own journey from self-rejection to contentment. Unaffiliated with any one religious or spiritual tradition, Desai works with simple, yet powerful principles of energy to help free people from self-imposed limitations and unlock their potential. His first book, Discovering Your Soul Signature: A 33-Day Path to Purpose, Passion & Joy, just released, is a departure from his earlier focus on creating meditation CDs and other audio recordings.

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point in embracing your life’s calling? Every time I would visit a spiritual teacher as a kid, they would say, “We’ve been waiting for you.” But I just wanted to be normal and was also skeptical; not every wellintentioned person is necessarily leading you home. I reached a turning point when I knew something had to change. I told myself that if this thing called God really exists and if I’m here to be a messenger, I have to experience it personally. In that moment, I began to undergo a transformation that culminated in a direct experience of the divine; an infinite ocean of energy vibrating with unconditional love. I felt part of what every spiritual teacher has been telling the world for thousands of years: that the true nature of reality is love, a love that expresses itself through all life forms. That experience allowed me to accept my role of helping others see and achieve their potential.

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known this. The subtlest form of vibration is the soul, which is overlaid by the emotional, with the physical as the outermost layer of energy. Because the emotional layer can accumulate a density that enshrouds our soul’s light and potential, it’s important to address it. Energy is like water—it wants to flow and can shift states at any moment. Judging or rejecting any aspect of our genuine identity disrupts that flow of energy. For example, if instead of being available to feel your anger when it arises you repress or deny it, that accumulating emotion acquires density and over time, becomes rage. But if you can learn to slow down and lean into the emotion, the anger can wash through and out of you and energy again flows freely. By allowing ourselves to acknowledge, experience and release these emotions without judgment, we are clearing the obstacles to our authentic self, what I term one’s “soul signature”.

How is discovering our soul signature related to finding our calling?

The soul signature is our purest potential expressed. You can have a calling to be a writer, but unless you are connected to who you are at the deepest level, your writing won’t have the same impact. Accessing our soul signature is a process. We didn’t end up where we are overnight, and it can take time to get back to that place where we can express our truest selves by working with the techniques of energy transformation described in my book.

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or many, handwritten letters bundled with ribbon, pressed flowers and fading photographs have been replaced by emails, computerized cards and digital images, with the notable exception of scrapbooks. A scrapbook, done right, is a memorabilia treasure chest. Pages are embellished, decorated and personalized to bring memories alive. Pets get to strut their stuff, too. Mary Anne Benedetto, author of Write Your Pet’s Life Story in 7 Easy Steps, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, says that no matter the species, each pet has special

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dress in matching costumes like Fiona and Shrek, Princess Leia and Yoda, Mr. and Mrs. Claus. It’s a creative outlet after writing computer code all day and a good excuse to play together.” Schmitter places the photos in pre-made greeting cards and has a current mailing list that exceeds 250, including the doorman, neighbors, the vet and groomer, friends and family. “The deli guy told me he looks forward to each holiday just to see what we’ve come up with. That’s what motivates me; our fun photos can make somebody’s day better.” Heather Post, owner of The Etiquette Seed, in Daytona Beach, Florida, specializes in coaching and speaking engagements. When her inlaws traveled to their summer home, she made a scrapbooklet for them. “It showed Sophie, our rescue terrier, at the door, window or in the car, with rhyming captions that said she missed them.” Post sends similar photo “stories” to her daughter, Meghan, now in college; a cousin’s daughter even took Sophie’s Halloween photo to preschool for show and tell. Whichever forum we choose, stages and phases of a pet’s life can be celebrated with a lock of hair, paw print, obedience school certificate and lots of photos. After all, a pet is part of the family. Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLouis FreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

Yvette Schmitter keeps her dog’s photo sessions short because, “Chance pouts after 20 minutes.” If a large dog looks intimidating, soften its appearance by adding a bright bandana, hat or goofy sunglasses. Liisa Kyle took weekly photos of a pup to show its growth. Joanna Campbell Slan, author of the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft mystery book series, offers several additional tips.

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n Take photos from the pet’s eye level instead of from above. n For a dark-haired pet, use a contrasting background; a colorful blanket or pale wall makes it stand out.

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n Add texture by layering papers and adding trinkets and creative captions. n Notes from a groomer can make a cute addition. n Catalog the words a pet knows on a designated page. Go beyond the obvious command words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1 National Cat Protection Society Open House – Help many unwanted cats and kittens while enjoying their company with other feline fans. Free. 9031 Birch St, Spring Valley, 91977. More info & to RSVP: 619-469-8771. NatCat.org. Dog Training 101 – 10:30-11:30am. People-only workshop for new and seasoned dog owners into how dogs learn. Includes basic house training and manners, canine communication, the principals of obedience training and more. $10 suggested donation. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Pre-registration required: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Free First Friday Movie Night – 6:30-9pm. Movie: Living Downstream. Documentary follows Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and cancer survivor, during one year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. Chapter Office, 8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Ste 101, San Diego, 92111. SanDiego.SierraClub.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Ageless Living Workshop – Be bold never be old. In just one day you can learn the Ageless Living Lifestyle wellness system for getting and staying fit, healthy and energetic for life. Details: BeBoldNeverBeOld.com.

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a click and a treat. Please leave pets at home. $12/ person. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Pre-register: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Dog Days of Summer Dog Adoption Event – 9am-1pm. Hundreds of adoptable dogs available from dozens of local rescue and shelter agencies. Enjoy food, drinks, prizes and music. San Diego 6 Studio, 8253 Ronson Rd, Kearny Mesa, 92111. SanDiego6.com. Free Home Composting Workshop – 10am12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, 92024. Register: 760-4367986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Rainwater Collection and Greywater for Homeowners – 10am-12pm. Candace Vanderhoff, architect and owner of RainThanks and Greywater, demonstrates the ease of use and money saving potential of grey water and rain harvesting systems. Free/members, $10/nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. 619-660-0614. TheGarden.org.

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

SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Wag & Walk: Balboa Park – 9am-12pm. A fun fitness adventure for canines and their human companions. Enjoy a morning exercising and getting to know some of the SD Humane Society’s animals looking for a loving home. 1788 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. Info/register: SDHumane.org.

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Spring Fling Gala – Helen Woodward Animal Center fundraiser. Includes live entertainment from The Heroes, selections from San Diego’s top restaurants, open bar, live and silent auctions, and an incredible opportunity drawing. Fairbanks Village Plaza, Rancho Santa Fe. More info & to register: AnimalCenter.org. Volunteer Orientation – 8am. Escondido Humane Society, 3450 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, 92027. 760-888-2275. EscondidoHumaneSociety.org. Wag & Walk: Rancho Carrillo – 9am-12pm. A fun fitness adventure for canines and their human companions. Enjoy a morning exercising and getting to know some of the SD Humane Society’s animals looking for a loving home. 6200 Flying LC Ln, Carlsbad, 92009. Info/register: SDHumane.org. Free Home Composting Workshop – 10am12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Ln, Fallbrook, 92028. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Clicker Training for Cats Lecture – 6:30-8pm. Learn to teach your cat to come when called, play without biting or scratching, stay off the table, walk on a leash, do cute tricks and games, all with

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Medicine Wheel Ceremony – Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. More info: AltaVistaGardens.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Clicker Training for Cats Lecture – 6:30-8pm. Learn to teach your cat to come when called, play without biting or scratching, stay off the table, walk on a leash, do cute tricks and games, all with a click and a treat. Please leave pets at home. $12/ person. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. Pre-register: 619-243-3490 or SDHumane.org.

Free Home Composting Workshop – 8-10am. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. San Diego Zoo, 2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, 92101. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org.

Want to promote your Event/Class/Workshop? Visit NA-SD.com and click on “advertise” Gala Awards Celebration – 6-9pm. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Wilderness Act and the achievements of leaders in the community, businesses and volunteers. $50. Mission Trails Regional Park, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, 92119. Registration required by June 20: SanDiego.SierraClub.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Yoga in the Garden – 9-10am. Get in touch with nature, relax your body and renew your spirit. Basic yoga flow format. No prior yoga experience required. $10/drop-in. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. More info: AltaVistaGardens.org.

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upcoming MONDAY, JULY 7 Somatic Teacher Training – 6-10pm, Mon & Wed; 9am-5pm, Sun. Registration is now open for training that runs July 7 thru Aug 10. $800. IPSB College of Massage & Integrative Health, 9025 Balboa Ave, Ste 130, San Diego, 92123. 858-5051100. ipsb.edu.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 Doggie Street Festival 2014 – 9am-4pm. Adoption-focused festival. Enjoy food, music and special guests. Canines and their peeps can shop for unique pet products and much more. Adoptable animals available, too. Liberty Station/NTC Preble Field, 2455 Cushing Rd, San Diego, 92106. DoggieStreetFestival.org.

To become part of our Classifieds please email Publisher@NA-SD.com or call 760-436-2343. OPPORTUNITIES AMAZON PLANT MEDICINE – Plant program in the Peruvian Amazon. AmazonTeacherPlants@gmail.com.

HOUSING FOR SALE: Natural country feel 3BR/2BA view home close in but worlds away. Native plants, composted vegetable beds, ponds. Sited on hilltop for cooling breezes. BHHS Ca. Rlty. Donna Davis, 760-518-5612. DonnaDavisRealtor.com.

Affordable Licensing, Vaccination & Microchip – 10am-12pm. Residents of Oceanside or Vista, can stop by to renew or purchase a new license (late fees will be waived). South Buena Vista Park, 1602 Mountain Pass Cir, Vista, 92081. More info: SDHumane.org. Free Home Composting Workshop – 10am12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Spring Valley East Community Campus, 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, 91977. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Tropical Look-Alikes, Lush yet Water Wise – 10am-12pm. Landscape designer Christiane Holmquist teaches about water-saving plants that give you brilliant colors and lush foliage even in our arid San Diego climate. Free/members, $10/ nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. 619660-0614. TheGarden.org.

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

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Learn the tools for living a green lifestyle and making a positive impact on the environment and your wallet. For Workshop Schedule Green Professional Solutions 858-204-3137 TheTotalWellnessConcept.com

$15 Yoga Classes – Bring your child into class with you for Vinyasa Mama T & Th at 9:15am or childcare is available during class MWF 9:30am & Sat, 9am. Nature’s Whisper Yoga, 4205 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92103. 760-213-1110. NaturesWhisper.com. Ask the Doctor & Screenings – At Sprouts Farmers’ Market. Info on times & locations: Sprouts.com. Donations Accepted – 9:30am-6pm, M-F; 9:30am5pm, Sat; 11am-5pm, Sun. All profits support individuals with Autism and other developmental or learning disabilities. Potpourri Thrift & Resale, 1024 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, 92054. 760-7221880. Potpourri@TeriInc.org. TeriInc.org. Sprouts Tasting Events – Days & times vary. All locations. Sample some of Sprouts’ favorite items. Info on locations & times: Sprouts.com. Yoga Classes – Days & times vary. Iyengar for beginners and advanced practitioners. Iyengar Yoga Center of North County, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Ste U, Encinitas, 92024. 760-632-0040. IyengarYogaNorthCounty.com.

Composting Workshops – 1-2pm. Chula Vista Nature Center, E St & Bay Blvd.To reserve: 619409-5900. ChulaVistaCA.gov.

monday Volunteer Bird Count – 7:30am-12pm. 2nd Mon. All levels of experience welcome. For more info & to receive an automatic reply with meeting location, contact Robert Patton: Birds@SanElijo.org. Bird Watching Monday – 8am. 1st Mon. Discover the fascinating birds and the unique art of bird-watching. San Diego Botanical Garden, 230 Quail Garden Dr, Encinitas, 92024. 760-532-0917. SDBGarden.org. San Diego Horticultural Society Meeting – 6-9pm. 2nd Mon. All welcome. Free/member, $15/nonmember. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: 760-295-7089 or SDHort.org.

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

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

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Whether your heart’s desires are to mend a broken back or a broken heart, related to stress or to trauma, Rightbrain/Leftbrain exercises help you move forward beyond grief and change. 7:30-8:30pm Dr. Jefri Edwards M.A., A.T.R., D.D. The Yoga Body Oceanside 222 Wisconsin Ave., Oceanside 92054 760-967-1402 AngelsWatchingOverYou.com

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

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SuperSlow Meet-Up – 7-9pm. 3rd Thurs. An informal group for SuperSlow instructors, enthusiasts, clients and novices to get together. Turtle Shell Health at Smarter Exercise, 543 Encinitas Blvd, Ste 104, Encinitas, 92024. 858-465-0013. TurtleShellHealth.com.

Famosa Slough Work Party – 9am. 2nd Sat of odd months. Meet along W Pt Loma Blvd about 200 ft east of the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd. RSVP: 619-224-4591. FamosaSlough.org.

friday Monthly Network Luncheon – 11am-2pm. 2nd Fri. Speaker, introductions, shoutouts, displays, gifts. Rancho Santa Fe. More info: WomensWisdom.net. Friday Night Liberty – 5-9pm. 1st Fri. Evening of free open artist studios, galleries and performances throughout NTC Arts & Cultural District at Liberty Station. NTC Command Center, 2640 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, 92106. More info, Whitney Roux: 619-573-9300, WRoux@ NTCFoundation.org.

saturday Guided Bird Walk – 8-10am. 3rd Sat. Join MTRP Trail Guide and resident Birder, Jeanne Raimond, for an adventure in Bird Watching. If have binoculars and/or a field guide, please bring them. For location: MTRP.org. Wildlife Tracking Walks – 8:30-10:30am. 1st Sat. Learn to recognize and identify various signs left behind by resident wildlife. Free. Mission Trails

Dog Beach Cleanup – 9-11am. 2nd Sat. You and your friendly dog are invited to join Friends of Dog Beach at our regular Beach Cleanups. All cleanup supplies provided, along with treats for you and your dog. Dog Beach, North Ocean Beach. More info: 619-523-1700. DogWash.com/html/BeachCleanup.htm. San Elijo Lagoon Volunteer Work Party – 9-11am. 3rd Sat. Locations vary, and activities typically include habitat restoration, invasive plant removal, planting of new native plants, trash pickup and removal, and trail maintenance. More info: SanElijo. org. Ruffin Canyon Care Restoration – 9am-12pm. 1st Sat. Bring gloves and hand tools if have, but loaners available. Wear hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, and long sleeves. Ruffin Canyon, 9298 Shawn Ave, San Diego, 92123. 619-840-8327. Kids in the Garden – 10am-12pm. 2nd Sat. New topic each month. $5/child (accompanied adults free); free/members. Alta Vista Gardens, Children’s Garden, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Reserve: 760-822-6824 or FarmerJones@AltaVistaGardens. org. AltaVistaGardens.org. Docent-Led Guided Tours – 10:30am. Last Sat. Tour focuses on water-wise plants. Free with admission or membership. San Diego Botanical Garden, Visitor Center, 230 Quail Garden Dr, Encinitas,

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

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

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

Judi Bryan 760-822-9234 JudiB33@gmail.com VibrantLife.AmazonHerb.net

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

ADULT EDUCATION BODY CONDITIONING

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

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

COMMUNITY

COUPLES COUNSELING START TALKING AGAIN

Susan Swartz. MFT 990 Highland Dr., 212-A, Solana Beach 858-356-8003 Susan4Therapy.com How to stop arguing. I help people get to the real issues quickly and make the relationship better. Simple tools provided. Real help. Call today!

A wholesale nursery in Vista, CA, specializing in tropical fruit trees. We also grow citrus and many subtropicals such as mangoes, guavas and bananas.

THE LOVE & INTIMACY MENTOR Integrative Breath Work Specialist Tziporah Kingsbury 928-274-6787 CKBreathe@hotmail.com

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

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Build strength and lose fat in as little as 30 minutes a week. Ana Nieto believes that balanced energy is the key to physical and spiritual success. Our cutting edge technique conditions your body for optimized performance.

WELLNESS & FITNESS CENTER

CALIFORNIA TROPICAL FRUIT Vista, CA 760-434-5085 CaliforniaTropicalFruitTrees.com

Ana Nieto, Personal Trainer 858-465-0013 Ana@TurtleShellHealth.com contact us for a free consultation

DERMATOLOGY NON-INVASIVE DERMATOLOGY Dr. William Heimer Encinitas and Hillcrest 760-944-7000 DrHeimer.com

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

EDUCATION IPSB COLLEGE OF MASSAGE & INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 800-748-6497 info@ipsb.edu IPSB.edu

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

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Envision Personalized Health 619-229-9695 EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com

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

GREEN LIVING GREEN PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS Jeanne and William Knox 858-204-3137 GreenProfessionalSolutions@gmail.com TheTotalWellnessConcept.com

Green Professional Solutions was founded by like-minded individuals with one goal, to enhance lives. We assist people achieve Total Wellness; Personal, Physical, Environmental and Financial.

SLEEP ORGANIC MATTRESSES

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

HAIR SALON UBUNTU HAIR STUDIO Dawn Ellinwood 109 S. Acacia Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075 858-792-5959 UbuntuHairStudio.com

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

HEALTH AND WELLNESS ABSOLUTELY SMOKE FREE – 1 HOUR Dr. Ginger Marable, PhD, CHt Offices in North San Diego County 760-420-2279 DrGinger10@cox.net AbsolutelySmokeFree.com

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

FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO

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

PATRICIA ARIADNE, PH.D.

MASSAGE

760-455-0805 Patricia@DrAriadne.com

MASSAGE BY TROY

Known as the Transition Therapist, Dr. Patricia Ariadne uses dreams and “cutting the ties” work to help clients heal and move forward in life. If you need an ally during a difficult time, call Dr. Ariadne.

SEA VEGETABLES & SEALOGICA Caroline Andrews 760-487-8482 Caroline@SeaLogica.com

The Breast You Save May Be Your Own! Breast cancer is running rampant and prevention is the key. Simple Solution. Safe, effective and simple. Call today at 760-4878482.

HEALTH SERVICES

Troy Davis HHP, CMT 46069 619-876-8188 MassageByTroy88@gmail.com MassageByTroy.com As a licensed HHP, CMT and graduate of Mueller College, Davis has been practicing massage for 3 years and is settled in a new location on Park Blvd. in Hillcrest/ University Heights. He specializes in Swedish and Deep Tissue and his clients range from athletes to stay-at-home moms. Call or go online to book an appointment today!

NATURAL HOLISTIC DENTISTS JEFFRY S. KERBS, DDS

Loma Linda University Graduate 1983 Safe Biocompatible Dentistry Digital x-rays, safe amalgam removal 760-746-3663 • Visit us! DrJKerbs.com Bring your mouth to optimum health and beauty through nonsurgical laser gum therapy and metal-free conservative dentistry. Stress-free Spa dentistry. Ozone therapy.

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

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

O’RIELLY DENTAL PRACTICE

Cary O’Rielly, DDS 4403 Manchester Ave., Ste. 206-B Encinitas, CA 92024 760-632-1304 HolisticDentist@gmail.com MyHolisticDentist.com Integrative Dentist Carey O’Rielly, DDS provides holistic family dentistry for patients from 3 to 93, including cosmetic smile makeovers using bio-friendly materials, bonding and lasers.

HOMEOPATHY HOMEOPATHIC BALANCE Cindy Sanders, M.A. 760-943-6337 CME4Health2@gmail.com

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

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NATURAL SKINCARE SKIN FITNESS, ETC.

Charlene Handel 5825 Avenida Encinas, Ste. 107 Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-438-4600 Chandel@RoadRunner.com SkinFitnessEtc.com With over 25 years in the beauty industry and having worked on all skin types, Charlene has formulated over 100 recipes to custom blend natural ingredients at the time of your facial to meet each client’s needs. She combines the best of both worlds, traditional holistic wisdom with modern, cutting edge medical technologies and equipment. The result? Dramatic effects on the skin without using toxic injections or surgical procedures; instead with the help of natural remedies based on kinesiological testing.

NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE BASTYR UNIVERSITY CLINIC

4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 858-246-9730 Bastyr.edu/California/Bastyr-University-Clinic The licensed naturopathic doctors at the teaching clinic of Bastyr University California offer comprehensive health care that focuses on the body’s natural ability to heal.

NETWORKING WOMEN’S WISDOM

Judy Ann Foster 760-798-4183 Judy@WomensWisdom.net WomensWisdom.net Women Empowering Women in friendship and business. Creating fabulous events for fabulous women since 1991. Join us for monthly network meetings with guest speaker. Connect with women who are making a difference.

NATURALLY TO YOUR DOOR

Delivery of Organic Fruits & Veggies 858-946-6882 NaturallyToYourDoor.com Naturally to your door delivers farm fresh organic or naturally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and other natural products direct from local farms to your door.

RESTAURANTS LOTUS CAFE & JUICE BAR

(in the Lumberyard) 765 South Coast Highway 101, Suite H-101 Encinitas, CA 92024 760-479-1977 LotusCafeAndJuiceBar.com Lotus Cafe is dedicated to serving fresh, natural, healthy food at affordable prices, prepared with love, simplicity, and a joyful heart. Our ingredients are sourced with care and are always natural.

SPA COCOON FLOAT SPA

Float Therapy • Sensory Deprivation • Isolation Tanks 619-688-3978 Info@CocoonFloatSpa.com CocoonFloatSpa.com Float therapy is one of the most effective all-natural therapies available today. Floating has been proven to help a wide variety of illness, and offers both physical and mental wellbeing to its practitioners. Our float tanks provide an environment free of gravity and distractions where you will likely experience the most complete relaxation you have ever felt.

TANTRA AND INTEGRATIVE BREATH WORK TRANSFORMING LIVES Tziporah Tantric Life and Relationship Mentor Integrative Breath Work Specialist 928-274-6787 BreathWorkIntimacyCoaching.com All-encompassing holistic approach to transforming life, love and relationships. Gain greater overall well-being physically, mentally and emotionally. Over 16 years of experience in the healing arts.

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

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

WINDOW CLEANING EXCELLENCE IN WINDOW CLEANING James “Jim” Cherrington, Owner PO Box 462373, Escondido, CA 92046 San Diego • 760-746-0713 Temecula • 951-302-9633 ExcelWin@hotmail.com

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