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hile we can easily measure our physical weight, height and income, personal growth can be a more difficult subject to explore, measure and implement. Just how do we measure our internal growth? Our internal barometers for measuring inner growth are apparent if we look within. I am in recovery from my second hip replacement. Rather than deal with the daily pain and inconvenience of having a bum hip, I chose quality of life for a second time. I am so grateful for the abundance of choices we have Co-founder and in memory of John Voell available to us in both the eastern and western world of medicine. Hobbling around with emotional pain can be as debilitating as any physical ailment. Dark moods are, in essence, limps. If we are not fulfilling and feeding our passions, our needs and our truth, we suffer. Humans are meant to pay it forward and thrive when helping others. We need inner growth to sustain all the external energy bombarding us on a daily basis. During my first day back to work at my desk, I noticed an unusually large flurry of emails being sent between our family of 90 Natural Awakenings publishers. I was shocked to learn that our visionary co-founder, John Voell, had transitioned to the other side. John and I chatted on the phone for months about publishing the San Diego edition before I actually took the plunge and became a publisher. During our very first conversation I pledged that I would never ever consider taking on this task without a partner. Never say never because after months of due diligence and soul searching, I moved forward publishing Natural Awakenings solo with John's blessings. I want to take this time to honor John. He helped me grow as a person. He helped many of us grow collectively, one by one. We both knew that if we had it in us to give, the universe would receive. John worked right up until the day he unexpectedly left us. He left us with a legacy, a reason. I would like to acknowledge my family and friends as we ride this roller coaster of life together. Vulnerability comes to mind. Gulp! Accepting our own weaknesses and leaning on others is part of personal growth. “Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is.” ~ Marianne Williamson Share more smiles and brighten more lives,
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ohn R. Voell, father, author and visionary co-founder of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation, has served as a mentor to our family of publishers for 15 years. During John’s time with us, the Universe responded to his faithful living of the principle to love God, one’s self and others by providing fertile soil for the big ideas he relished nurturing. His books, Cancer: How to Heal It—How to Prevent It and Cancer Report, as well as his latest development project, United We Can, were just a few of the ways that John allowed himself to be an instrument of the Divine in helping humankind. John was passionate about the success of our magazine, pleased and proud that the now 90-strong family of Natural Awakenings franchise publishers touch the lives of millions of readers each month. He’s known around here for saying, “I don’t know what your spiritual beliefs are, but I believe that when I leave this world, I’m going to somehow measure my success by those I’ve helped along the way.” Those that knew and worked with him would say that he more than succeeded—he soared.
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n November 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. each night, devotional chantress Snatam Kaur will present two evenings of kirtan, singing, dancing, meditating, breathing and celebrating that promises to elevate the spirit. Joining Snatam will be Todd Boston on guitar and flute and special guest, eight-time Grammy Award nominated pianist, Peter Kater. On November 17 at 6:30 p.m. join Snatam Kaur along with guitarist Todd Boston, as she offers a compelling “Into the Heart of Chanting” workshop with live music that promises to elevate the spirit. Snatam Kaur, a beloved, world-renowned teacher of chant and yoga whose dedication to peace, love and well-being has inspired students and audiences around the planet, will share some profoundly healing and spiritually potent postures, movements, breathing and mantra chanting techniques designed to help us awaken our kundalini (life energy) and have it flow harmoniously throughout our bodies. According to Snatam, when we awaken this latent energy and balance our lives, we tap into our inner strength and become ready to meet life’s challenges with courage, grace, resolve and radiance.
he 3rd Annual Your Health is Your Wealth Event is being held Saturday, November 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, California. The event is intended for three audiences: cancer patients, cancer survivors and those wanting to prevent cancer. “Who do you know that doesn‘t have their life touched by cancer?” asks event facilitator, Carolyn Gross of Creative Life Solutions. “This year we will honor cancer patients and survivors who purchase tickets in advance with a free copy of the newly released book Breaking the Cancer Code.” Your Health is Your Wealth includes health education, health connections, lunch, a live auction and music. From the inception of this special event, Creative Life Solutions wanted to honor cancer patients with cutting edge information to inform, empower and educate people to be stronger and healthier after cancer than before. Registration and the health marketplace open at 9 a.m. followed by health education, live music, networking and the opening speaker, Carolyn Gross, patient advocate and co-author of Breaking the Cancer Code. Medical doctors, Geronimo Rubio Sr. and Jr., will also speak and live music will be performed by Adrienne Nims and Cheryl Angela. A buffet lunch and round table sessions with health resource providers will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. followed by closing speaker Michelle Ray, CSP, and founder of Lead Yourself First Institute.
Tickets available for one or all three events. Attending more than one event saves you 10 to 15 percent. Location: Seaside Center: 1613 Lake Dr., Encinitas. Tickets and bundled discounts available at SpiritVoyage.com/snatam. For more information, email spiritvoyageliveevents@gmail.com.
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osemary’s folkloric reputation for improving memory has been validated by science. UK researchers at London’s Northumbria University found that when the essential oil of rosemary was diffused into a room—a method practiced in aromatherapy—it enhanced participants’ ability to remember past events and remind themselves to do tasks planned for the future, like sending an anniversary card. Mark Moss, Ph.D., head of psychology at Northumbria, says, “We wanted to build on our previous research that indicated rosemary aroma improved long-term memory and mental arithmetic. In this study, we focused on prospective memory, which is critical for everyday functioning.” In the study, 66 people randomly assigned to either a rosemary-scented or unscented room were asked to complete a variety of tests to assess their memory functions. Those in the rosemary-scented room outperformed the control group. Blood analysis of those exposed to the rosemary aroma confirmed higher concentrations of 1,8-cineole, the oil’s compound specifically linked to memory improvement. The researchers concluded that the aroma of rosemary essential oil can enhance cognitive functioning in healthy individuals and may have implications for treating people with memory impairment. The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, in Harrogate.
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Controversial Drilling Threatens Pacific Ocean Federal regulators have approved at least two hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, operations on oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of California since 2009 without an updated environmental review that critics say may be required by federal law. Environmental advocates are concerned that regulators and the industry have not properly reviewed the potential impacts of fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf. Fracking, a subject of heated debate, is a method of drilling that forces water, chemicals and sand deep beneath the Earth’s surface at high pressure to break up underground rock and release oil and gas. Offshore fracking is currently used to stimulate oil production in old wells and provide well-bore stability. In California, the oil company Venoco has been using fracking technology to stimulate oil production in an old well off the coast of Santa Barbara—where the public memory of the nation’s third-largest oil spill in 1969 lingers—since early 2010. Another firm recently received permission for fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel, home to the Channel Islands Marine Reserve. So far, offshore fracking is rare, but officials expect that other firms may seek to utilize the environmentally damaging technology on offshore rigs in the future. Source: Tinyurl.com/PacificFracking
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Deadly Fungus Destroying Bat Colonies White-nose syndrome, a disease spread by a soil fungus, G. destructans, and thought to have been carried to North America from Europe, is devastating bat colonies in the U.S. and Canada. First identified in 2006 in a population of common little brown bats in a cave 150 miles north of New York City, the malady has claimed 98 percent of the bat population there by causing them to awaken prematurely from their normal hibernation and then die from lack of food and exhaustion. A single reproductive female little brown bat can eat her weight in insects each night. A recent Canadian study valued crops potentially lost to insects that would otherwise be devoured by bats at $53 billion a year. Without the bats to keep insect numbers down, farmers may turn to greater use of pesticides. Source: Telegraph.co.uk
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Cooperation Rules in New Board Game Monopoly is a traditional, popular board game that provides fun for the whole family as players ruthlessly strive to outwit each other, form a monopoly and take ownership of all the real estate, houses, hotels and money. If that doesn’t seem like a pastime that teaches values of fairness and social justice, there’s a new game in town—Co-opoly. In the 21st-century game, invented by the Toolbox for Education and Social Action (ToolboxForEd.org), players develop cooperative businesses using a team effort. Sharing knowledge and creating cooperative strategies determine whether everyone wins or loses. Instead of encouraging players to grab up all the wealth and bankrupt others, it showcases the economic success that can result when people work together.
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Kids Turn Trash into Musical Instruments photo courtesy of Landfill Harmonic
Young musicians from the village of Cateura, Paraguay, a town of 2,500 families that make a living by mining the 1,500 tons of solid waste daily dumped in a local landfill, have started making musical instruments from the debris. Favio Chávez, an ecological technician and trained musician, was inspired to teach the local children to play music in an orchestra. He says, “The world sends us garbage, we send back music.” A documentary, Landfill Harmonic, is in production and a 30-member Recycled Orchestra has performed in Argentina, Brazil and Germany. The message is that like other natural resources, children living in poverty have redeeming value and should not be deemed worthless.
Social Networking Funds Local Business Community Sourced Capital (CSC) is a newly formed lender headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that aims to apply the crowdsourcing model to encourage the growth of locally owned businesses. “The hardest part is often not attracting shoppers once the project is off the ground,” explains co-founder Casey Dilloway, “but securing capital to get it started.” CSC’s objective is to harness the power of the connections that tie local people together—both via social media and in the physical world—to find people willing to loan money to small local businesses. They may initially connect through Community SourcedCapital.com. Lenders make funds available in $50 blocks up to a maximum of $250 per project, and are acknowledged by the receipt of a pale-blue square card bearing the CSC logo, which identifies them as “Squareholders”. The funds are then made available to borrowers at zero interest, and loans are paid back at a designated rate based on the company’s revenue. CSC makes loans of up to $50,000. Source: Yes magazine
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Chipotle’s Identifies GMO Ingredients Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GM or GMO) used as ingredients in any food, the Chipotle Mexican Grill national fast food restaurant chain has chosen to do so, on the way to eliminating them from its menu altogether. They have already switched fryers from using soybean oil, almost always made from genetically modified sources, to sunflower oil, which is not. With 1,400 locations, Chipotle reports that its labeling system reflects that it does use GMO soybean oil in some of its products and that most of the grain used to feed its animals for meat and dairy is GMO corn. The chain’s success in this effort may also prompt other fast food outlets to follow suit. natural awakenings
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Exciting New Menu Items Speaking of menu items, the Café’s predominantly vegetarian menu has also been revamped to include even more delicious dishes. “We honored the Café’s four-year anniversary on September 2 by launching the new menu,” says Johanna. The fresh, diverse menu has been a hit with old and new customers alike. “We have a lot of regular customers in the local yoga community,” says Johanna. “We also have a lot of families with small children and expectant mothers who are especially concerned about their health. Many with special health challenges, or those exploring different ways of eating also enjoy dining here.” And dine there, they do—in droves—as a visit to Lotus Café is always a festive and friendly experience. And those following special diets will be especially pleased as vegan and gluten-free options are in abundance. “We’re excited to offer a wide variety of alternative meals to our guests,” says Carl who recently discovered he had a gluten intolerance. “I was suffering from migraine headaches,” he explains, “but after becoming gluten-free, the headaches have gone away.” In fact, the pair believes a lot of people are suffering from gluten-related health problems and don’t even know it. That is why they are excited to offer these options to their customers, including desserts. “We bake fresh cupcakes every day, including two gluten-free choices,” says Carl.
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Lemongrass and in the private lives of our staff members.” Once the certifications are complete, Lemongrass Center for Well-Being will be the first official business in San Diego that has a full staff of Oneness Blessing Givers. Home is Where the Heart is The Lemongrass experience all begins with the 1914 cottage that Teipel discovered over 10 years ago. “This house instantaneously gave me the feeling of coming home,” she recalls. “And that is a familiar, comforting tug that our clients feel as well.” With that in mind, extra care was put into the entire sensory experience of a visit to Lemongrass. With a carefully crafted mix of aromatherapy, visually inspiring colors and furnishings, quality tactile sensations, the Lemongrass experience is a feast for the soul. “Each spa treatment also begins with a foot soak and scrub to really connect and ground each of our guests,” explains Teipel. And speaking of 10 years, Lemongrass recently celebrated their 10 year milestone with a customer appreciation party. “We had 140 attendees enjoying food and beverages by all local vendors including Bitchen Burgers food truck, gluten-free cupcakes by Healthy Creations and wine by Solterra winery,” says Teipel. “We also offered complimentary mini spa treatments and Oneness Blessing/Deeksha sessions.” No Tipping Policy One neat aspect about Lemongrass is that it is a completely gratuity-free environment. “My philosophy is that we are all working professionals; we aren’t working for tips,” explains Teipel. “There is no pressure on the client and no pressure on the staff.” Teipel feels that the no tip policy makes every client feel equally serviced. She proudly compensates her staff in a manner that shows she truly honors their artistry and craft. “The best tip you can give us is to come back!”
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Transform Your Life with Mentors, Books, Workshops and Online Courses by Bess J.M. Hochstein
Our capacity for self-examination distinguishes us from other animals. We feel compelled to ask: “Who am I? What am I here for? How can I attain my full potential?” The quest for answers has engaged humans for millennia.
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opular books that have helped people on this journey span centuries, from Wallace Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich (1910), Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich (1937), Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People (1937), Abraham Maslow’s Motivation and Personality (1954) and Dr. Thomas Anthony Harris’ I’m OK, You’re OK (1967) to Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret (2006). The personal growth genre is a cornerstone of the publishing industry. Companies like Hay House, founded by motivational author Louise Hay, have flourished. Hay teaches, “No matter where we live or how difficult
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our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.” The success of her 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life, a New York Times bestseller well into the 21st century, led to her publishing empire, which includes authors such as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss and Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. One of its recent top sellers is Pam Grout’s E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. Hay House has expanded its messages of hope and healing through online courses, films, conferences, special events and other opportunities to meet leading thinkers and peers. NA-SD.com
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Such expansion is essential as more of those pursuing the examined life seek personal interaction in community and find that inward exploration frequently translates into outward action to improve the world. Perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, in California, the Esalen Institute, established in 1962, helped birth the modern human potential movement. It exists to help individuals grow through education, experience and research, with the conviction that positive personal and social transformation go hand-in-hand. Today, Esalen offers about 600 workshops a year, serving around 12,000 participants. Popular programs range from dance and yoga to couples workshops and psychology courses. Cheryl Fraenzl, director of programs, explains the appeal: “For most of us, life can be challenging and messy. Gaining the insight, skills and tools to move through the challenging times with more ease and grace while creating more love for yourself and those around you seems like a good investment of time and energy. Being consciously kind and relationally wise ripples out and changes the world. The effort has to start with the individual, like paying it forward; imagine if we all were doing it?” The largest holistic retreat center in North America, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, attracts 35,000 participants to 800 programs annually. According to Denise Barack, the nonprofit’s director of program development, current workshops in high demand include qigong, Buddhist meditation, mindfulness and yoga nidra. She also notes a growing interest in diverse dimensions
~ Plato of yoga, dance and “authentic movement” for healing, addiction recovery, releasing trauma and energy medicine. Psychotherapist and yoga teacher Stephen Cope, founder and director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, the Center’s yoga research department, notes that many guests first come to Kripalu “… as a result of some form of suffering. Then they engage in a period of self-exploration—perhaps learning some form of contemplative practice to help them manage themselves more effectively. Almost always there is a turn outward, back toward the world, and a longing to bring the healing power of contemplative practice into their own domain.” Once someone has experienced
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the benefits of contemplative practices such as yoga, meditation, breathing and other healthy lifestyle routines, notes Cope, a powerful aspiration typically arises to share these practices and perspectives. “These practices all lead to a sense of union, relatedness and sameness with others,” he says, “and this burgeoning consciousness of sameness compels us to share what we’ve learned.” In Rhinebeck, New York, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies offers similar self-empowering and reflective opportunities. Dr. Stephan Rechtschaffen and Elizabeth Lesser founded Omega in 1977 as a “university of life.” Through working with prominent Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists and others, Lesser has found, “By combining a variety of religious, psychological and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger.”
Based since 1981 in a former camp on a lake with more than 100 buildings on 200-plus acres, Omega hosts more than 23,000 guests in up to 500 programs between mid-April and October, plus special programs in Costa Rica and New York City. Director of Rhinebeck Programs Carol Donahoe notes the rising interest in workshops on dietary cleansing, detox and juicing, such as “Reboot with Joe Cross: A Jump Start to Health and Weight Loss,” led by the filmmaker of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. Personal transformation and mindfulness programs led by teachers like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Byron Katie and Pema Chödrön are perennial favorites. “As humans, we continue to be fascinated by the big questions in life,” observes Donahoe, “like, ‘Where do we go when we die? Who are we if we are not our thoughts?’ People seem particularly drawn to hearing about it from those that have always lived their lives in a left-brain, logical way, and then come to believe the unexplainable through an extraordinary life experience, and now view the world through a completely different lens.” As examples, she cites neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander, who recounts his near-death experience in his bestselling book, Proof of Heaven, and neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the bestselling memoir My
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grandfather of retreat centers; The Shift Network’s founder, Stephen Dinan, both worked at Esalen and contributed to Esalen’s Center for Theory & Research. Dinan explains that at a meditation retreat, he received a detailed vision of “a large global transformation network that would be helping to usher in a shift to the new era.” The Shift Network now offers free teleseminars and online summits on subjects ranging from meditation and parenting with presence to enlightened business practices and cultivating peace. “We started with The Sacred Awakening Series—40 days with 40 spiritual leaders—and 30,000 people signed up in 21 days,” says Dinan. The Inspiring Women Summit attracted 25,000 participants. Since 2010, more than 400,000 people from 160 countries have participated in free teleseminars; 18,000 have paid for online courses such as Barbara Marx Hubbard’s Agents of Conscious Evolution, Andrew Harvey’s Christ Path and Thomas Hüebl’s Authentic Awakening. The Shift Network has already reached profitability and donated more than $50,000 to nonprofits. Dinan’s vision includes providing education program certifications; building a multimedia platform of e-zines, mobile phone apps and web TV broadcasts; and eventually building facilities and intentional communities to model the possibilities of a more healthy, peaceful, sustainable way of life. From reading a book on meditation to attending a yoga intensive or tapping into a multifaceted community striving to change the world, we have myriad opportunities to lead an examined life. While the seeker may have a personal goal in mind, each mode of self-inquiry can expand outward toward making the world a better place. Hay encourages us all. “You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” Bess Hochstein is a freelance writer enjoying bicoastal bliss in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Sonoma County, California. Connect at BessHochstein.com.
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Soul Sister by Susan Bloom
Best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) opens up about her new-found emotional health and best-selling new novel, The Signature of All Things.
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ith the release of her groundbreaking 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the world got to know author Elizabeth Gilbert and the post-divorce year she spent searching for personal truths and new love in the trattorias of Italy, the ashrams of India and the lush gardens of Bali. A #1 New York Times bestseller that sold
over 10 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 30 languages, the book landed Gilbert a spot on Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and was subsequently made into a 2010 movie starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. But Gilbert didn’t stop there—she continued to forge new inroads with readers in her 2010 sequel, Committed, as she explored the convention of marriage, both culturally and from her own experience as she prepared to wed the Brazilian businessman she met and fell in love with in Bali. Through her honest and beautifullywrought prose, Gilbert ventured where other writers dared not go, baring her soul as she navigated the delicate balance between relationships and personal fulfillment and subsequently becoming a guru on life and love for scores of readers worldwide. A Connecticut native who now lives in Frenchtown, New Jersey, where she owns an eclectic home décor shop called Two Buttons, the five-time author has just released her critically-acclaimed sixth book, The Signature of All Things, and is in a healthier, wiser, happier and more settled place than ever thanks to a personal journey that’s held many life lessons. We recently
sat down with the warm and approachable Gilbert, 44, to discuss how she’s grown since her Eat, Pray, Love experience and the advice she offers readers for achieving greater emotional health. NA: What are some of the lessons you learned about yourself following the experiences you chronicled in “Eat, Pray, Love” and “Committed”? Gilbert: I think the writing of those two books helped me enormously just to know myself. I spent my twenties and early thirties just flinging myself at life in such wild and experimental ways, and it was only after a complete breakdown that I finally stopped and faced myself. I guess I had hit that wall we all eventually run into, the one with the graffiti on it that reads: “You are the common denominator in all your life’s problems, lady!” It was painful and exhausting to finally start to pick that reality apart and see where my own destructive behaviors kept bringing me the same troubles again and again—both in my own life and in the lives of others. I don’t think I could have become an adult if I hadn’t set aside the time, alone, to finally start to sort all that out. And I certainly would have had no business getting married until I’d really recognized the roots of my own suffering. Without that recognition, I would have continued to trade out partners forever, always looking for the perfect match who would somehow complete me. It wasn’t until I completed myself that I was ready to embark upon a relationship again. NA: How do you feel you’ve achieved a healthier and more balanced lifestyle in the last several years? Gilbert: OK, I have a confession! Over the last 10 years, I’ve grown really averse to the word “balance” —only because I think it’s become yet another word that we now use to beat ourselves up and punish ourselves with. We’ve all been trained that we must seek balance in all regards, which comes dangerously close to sounding at times like “perfect.” I’m not sure
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I’ve ever met a perfectly balanced person—and if I did, I’m not sure I would want to be friends with her! To live is to fall in and out of balance constantly; this is the human universal. We exist on a slippery, spinning, unstable planet and our minds are often slippery, spinning, unstable neighborhoods. We achieve balance for periods of time, and then we teeter and totter and lose ourselves and tumble...and then try again. I would hate for somebody to abuse herself because her life hasn’t reached that point of perfect equilibrium. That said, I do love the word “healthy,” which I believe includes a healthy sense of self-forgiveness for the times we fall short. NA: Through the publication of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed, you’ve inspired so many readers to become more independent, move on from regressive behaviors and relationships, and find that which truly drives them, regardless of what others think. Any tips for readers as it relates to letting go and identifying and pursuing the life they’re meant to live? Gilbert: The question I ask people when they come to me for advice is, “When was the last time you were on the trail?” Generally, they understand my question immediately and can usually give an exact date. When was the last time you truly felt like you were walking your own path, following your own compass? What happened
between then and now? How far away from your trail have you drifted? Do you think you could find it again? Would you ever allow yourself permission to seek it? I can never know the answers to these questions—only the person herself can know. But I love stories of people rediscovering their trail. I always tell the story of a woman who told me that after she’d read Eat, Pray, Love, she realized that she hadn’t felt truly happy and free in her body since she was 14 years old, which was the last time she’d been figure skating—a pursuit she’d once adored but had given up when she reached puberty. Amazingly, this woman was now 44, which meant that she hadn’t felt free and happy in her body for thirty years! So she decided to take up figure skating again. Not professionally, just out of love—just three mornings a week, early in the day, allowing her husband to get the kids off to school while she went to skate. She signed up for classes at a local rink and just gave herself that time on the ice, alone in her own body. I love this story because it doesn’t involve her getting a divorce and moving to India; all it took was three mornings a week and a pair of ice skates for this woman to give herself permission to feel joy again, to feel the moment, the simplest flow of life. And the story doesn’t end with her winning an Olympic medal—nor does it need to. It ends with a woman allowing herself to walk (or in this case, glide) on her trail once more. NA: Your new book, The Signature of All Things, was released this October to rave reviews. Anything you’d like to share about the book or how the experience of writing it was the same or different for you relative to that of Eat, Pray, Love? Elizabeth Gilbert at a recent booksigning event at her Frenchtown, NJ, shop Two Buttons (images courtesy of Susan Bloom)
Gilbert: It’s a historical novel about a fictitious female botanical explorer and her adventures in the world of science, love, intellect, and travel. I worked on it for four years and it contains my entire heart. My readers will see all of my old favorite themes in there—unconventional women’s lives, passion, travel, curiosity and redemption. I’m excited for it to be out! NA: Who are some of your favorite authors and why? Gilbert: I love all of the great 19th century novelists and always have— Dickens, Austen, Trollope, James, Eliot. I love their broad, sweeping storytelling and mastery of language, but mostly I love the confidence of their narrative. We lost the idea of a reliable narrator somewhat in the last century, but I, for one, love to be told a story by an expert who knows what they’re doing and to be taken by the hand and led on a wonderfully crafted adventure. In my writing, I always aspire to be that narrator for my readers. NA: Finally, how do you feel about where you are in your own personal journey and do you have any final tips to help readers enhance their emotional health? Gilbert: There’s no doubt that I’m a far healthier person after Eat, Pray, Love than I was before; I’m less inclined to injure myself through too many excesses (emotional or otherwise), and when I do slip up, I’ve learned how to be more gentle and forgiving of myself. I think the best we can hope for is a life where we harm ourselves and others as little as possible—to me, that’s health. Freelancer Susan Bloom writes for New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press, New Jersey Monthly Magazine and USA Today and specializes in topics related to nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyles. Bloom can be reached at Susan. Bloom.Chester@gmail.com.
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lzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia and a general term for memory loss and other intellectual disabilities serious enough to interfere with daily life, affects 5.6 million Americans. According to The Lancet Neurology, a well-respected medical journal on brain research, Alzheimer’s, which presently has no cure, is preventable. “Lifestyle choices, like aerobic exercise and eating plenty of healthy fats and reducing carbohydrates, affect overall brain health, as well as the risk of Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and author of the new bestselling book, Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers. Food is a powerful epigenetic modulator—it can enable or hamper our DNA, thus regulating the expression of many genes. Experts have only begun to understand the damaging consequences of wheat consumption. “Grain Brain is a timely wake-up call about how we are increasingly challenging human physiology by consuming what we are not genetically prepared to process, like the 133 pounds of wheat the average American eats annually,” says Perlmutter. He believes that one of the main culprits for the decline in brain health in modern times has been the introduction of wheat into the human diet. Today’s modernized and hybridized wheat crops share little genetic, structural or chemical similarity to the wild einkorn variety of grain our ancestors consumed in small amounts. In the West, 20 percent of calories come from wheat-
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based food. Perlmutter is among those “A hallmark of what I term to disease processes like Alzheimer’s, mild that regard this as a dangerous statistic, cognitive impairment and coronary artery disgrain brain is that brain ease. The researchers concluded that elevated especially since Dr. Alessio Fasano, a dysfunction is predicated hemoglobin A1C is directly associated with pediatric gastroenterologist and research scientist who leads the Center for Celiac on the inflammation from brain shrinkage, says Perlmutter. Research & Treatment at Massachusetts He further notes, “The function of the consumption of gluten, General Hospital, in Boston, found that brain, which is 60 to 70 percent fat and mainas well as the long chains the gluten in wheat leads to the productained by the fats you consume, depends on of sugar molecules known its environment.” Grain Brain recommends a tion of zonulin in the gut. Zonulin increases the permeability as carbohydrates.” diet that’s aggressively low in carbohydrates of the intestinal wall, allowing proteins to (60 grams per day) and bountiful in supportive ~ Dr. David Perlmutter leak from the gut into the bloodstream, brain fats. These include extra-virgin olive oil, explains Perlmutter. These proteins, which sesame oil, coconut oil, ghee, almond milk, would normally remain within the digestive system, then chalavocados, olives, nuts, nut butters, cheese and seeds such lenge parts of the immune system, the macro fascia and certain as flaxseed, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and chia. It is also other types of white blood cells that increase production of rich in above-ground vegetables such as kale, broccoli, inflammation-related chemicals. “Zonulin is the cornerstone of spinach, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and salad greens, diseases characterized by inflammation in the brain—Alzheim- while relatively low in below-ground vegetables like beets, er’s, autism, Parkinson’s and attention deficit disorders—as well carrots and potatoes, which are higher in carbohydrates. It as autoimmune diseases,” advises Perlmutter. also calls for reduced fruit consumption. Fasano’s research shows that such a reaction to zonulin “Having two to four servings of fruit every day, based is present in 100 percent of humans—not just in the 1.8 on America’s present food pyramid, is not helpful. More percent of the population that have celiac disease or 30 in line with avoiding brain drain is an apple or a handful percent that are gluten sensitive. “A hallmark of what I term of berries, or about 100 calories worth of any fruit. In my grain brain is that brain dysfunction is predicated on the inopinion, the pyramid needs to be stood on its head,” advises flammation from consumption of gluten, as well as the long Perlmutter. “We should eat a diet similar to what our anceschains of sugar molecules known as carbohydrates,” says tors survived on for 2.6 million years and reprogram support Perlmutter. “This includes fruit, which also was consumed of our genetic destiny for the better.” in limited quantities by our ancestors.” He cites a published analysis by Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet. Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist, Fellow A diet high in carbohydrates has been directly related of the American College of Nutrition and author of Grain to atrophy, or brain shrinkage, according to a recent GerBrain. For more information on his 2013 PBS Grain Brain man study by University of Bonn researchers, published in series, visit DrPerlmutter.com. Neurology. A blood test for hemoglobin A1C, the standard laboratory measurement to assess average blood sugar, is Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenfrequently used in studies that correlate blood sugar control ings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interview. The Best Thing About Our Products Is What We Leave Out!
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causes urges, drives and impulses to do something about it. You will find yourself constantly trying to either get something or avoid something. All of this is done in an attempt to be okay.
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Watch as your mind strives to figure out how everything needs to be for you to be okay. If you watch, you will see that your mind is always telling you what you should and should not do, what others should and should not do and how things should and should not be. All of this is the mind’s attempt to first create a conceptual model of what would make you okay, and then try to get the outside world to match it.
The Path to Inner Peace 5 12 Steps to Spiritual Awakening by Michael A. Singer
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pirituality is meant to bring about harmony and peace. But the diversity of our philosophies, beliefs, concepts and views about spiritual matters often leads to confusion or even conflict. The fact is that the very act of seeking spiritual freedom causes notions of success and failure, and these notions serve only to bind us to our own self-judgments: Am I growing? Have I done anything wrong? Am I meditating enough? Truth is only complicated because we pass it through our habitual thought patterns. When we step back from ourselves, truth becomes simple. There are not many paths to freedom; there is only one. In the end, no matter what particular patterns of thought we have managed to build in our minds, freedom always means transcending these personal thought patterns. So how does one go about transcending the personal self and awakening to spiritual freedom? What is needed for this journey are succinct steps that are so universal that they can echo through the halls of any religion as well as support intellectual understand-
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ing. The following is a universal road map to Self-Realization.
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Realize that you are in there. You must first come to realize that you are in there. From deep inside, you are experiencing this world. You are experiencing your physical body, your thoughts and your emotions. You are conscious and you are experiencing what it is like to be human.
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Understand that you are not okay in there. Look to see what’s going on inside. If you want to understand why you’ve done everything you have ever done, if you want to see what’s really going on, just observe your mind and emotions—just experience your inner state. If you objectively look, you will see that you are never completely at peace. You will see that you are not okay in there.
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Realize that the process of defining how the outside needs to be is not going to make you okay. You must seriously look at this process of trying to be okay. You’ve been at it your entire life—you’ve just tried different things at different times. While it’s true that sometimes you manage to make it better for short periods of time, you know that you’ve never even come close to reaching a state of permanent peace. Watch very closely how you react to the things your mind has preferences about. You will see that if your mind gets what it wants, you feel joy; if it doesn’t get what it wants, you feel disturbance. Likewise, when your mind experiences what it doesn’t want, you feel disturbance, and when it avoids what it doesn’t want, you feel relief. You will never be okay playing this game because the world will never match the conceptual model your mind has made up. Eventually, you will come to see that struggling to be okay does not work. At some point, you will try to find a different way to be okay in there.
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Learn to not participate in the mind’s struggle to be okay. This step is about learning to sit in as the witness, the part of you that notices the inner urges to be okay. You must become comfortable with sitting in there and not participating in the inner energies. You learn to relax in the midst of them. You come to see that
there is a habitual process in which the moment you feel inner disturbance, you are drawn into doing something about it. You must learn to sit inside and not participate in this process. If you truly understand that going outside to try to be okay inside doesn’t work, then you’ll be willing to sit inside and simply allow the disturbance to pass through. It is not difficult. If you can do this, all disturbance will cease by itself.
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Go about your life just like everyone else, except that nothing you do is for the purpose of trying to be okay. If you aren’t so preoccupied with trying to be okay, you will be free to sit inside and quietly love, serve and honor whatever naturally unfolds in front of you. When you reach this point, you are no longer living for yourself. You are interacting with life, but not for the purpose of being okay.
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As you sincerely let go of the inner energies you are watching, you begin to feel a deeper energy come in from behind. Up to this point, everything you were watching inside was in front of you. But now that you are no longer being drawn into those personal energies, you’ll realize that your inner universe is actually very expansive. You will begin to feel Spirit flow in from behind. It lifts you and brings you great love and joy.
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yourself in order to merge. Will is no longer needed. Now your path is strictly about releasing yourself into the pull of the higher energy. You must surrender deeply enough to be able to overcome the fear of losing your connection to the personal self. You must be willing to die to be reborn.
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Once you get far enough back into the energy, you realize that your personal life can go on without you, leaving you free to become immersed in Spirit. This is the greatest miracle: You’ve surrendered and your entire life is about Spirit, yet people, places and things continue to interact with you. The difference is that these interactions require none of your energy. They happen naturally, by themselves, leaving you at peace and absorbed in Spirit.
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you can cause disturbance—you have come to be at peace with it all. Because you are now completely okay, you don’t need anything. Things just are what they are. At this point, you know yourself as Self. The world, mind and heart cannot disturb you. You’ve transcended them all. What is more, instead of feeling drawn into Spirit, you now actually experience yourself as Spirit. You have no boundaries in time or space. You have always existed and you will always exist. You have no form, shape, gender or body. You simply are, have always been and will always be—Infinite Spirit. Michael A. Singer is the author of The New York Times bestselling book, The Untethered Soul – The Journey Beyond Yourself (UntetheredSoul.com), which is the basis for this article. He is the founder of the Temple of the Universe, a yoga and meditation center established in 1975 in Alachua, FL.
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Your inner experience becomes so beautiful that you fall in love with the energy flow, and you develop a very deep and personal relationship with it. It will become completely clear to you that there is a direct tradeoff between your personal energies and the amount of Spirit that you feel. The more you get drawn into your personal energies, the less Spirit you feel; the less you participate in your personal energies, the more Spirit you feel. You now have a direct relationship with the spiritual energy, and you will find yourself constantly longing to experience it.
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A Taproot of Happiness by leo Babauta
Be thankful Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
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f the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice,” a maxim first voiced by mystic Meister Eckhart, has held true through the centuries. Why should this simple act mean so much? Expressing gratitude works wonders.
ward to thank others. Create a morning gratitude session. Take a few minutes each morning to close your eyes, silence the to-dos and give thanks to whomever and whatever is cause for gratitude.
Be thankful when you don’t know something for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Gratitude reminds us to recognize good people in our life. They range from loved ones to those that render a kindness to a stranger. Treasuring goodness in every form brings more of it into our experience.
Show thanks. Sometimes we think about something helpful or kind that someone did for us recently or long ago. Make a note, call them up or even better, tell them in person with sincere conviction why you continue to be grateful and appreciative. Another option is a thank-you card or email—keep it short and sweet.
During those times, you grow.
See the silver lining even in “negative” situations. There are always two ways to look at something. We can perceive something as stressful, harmful, sad, unfortunate and difficult, or look for the good embedded in just about everything. Problems held in a positive light from a different perspective can be opportunities to grow and to be creative in devising a solution.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
Gratitude turns bad things into good things. Having problems at work? Be grateful to be employed and serving others. Challenges keep life interesting, enhance judgment and strengthen character. Gratitude reminds us of what’s important. Being grateful to have a healthy family and friends, a home and food on the table puts smaller worries in perspective. Gratitude reminds you to say, “Thank you.” Call, email or stop by to say thanks… it takes just a few minutes to express our reason for doing so. People like being appreciated. It creates a satisfying beam of mutual happiness that shines on.
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Learn a gratitude prayer. Many songs and prayers, religious or not, serve to remind us to be grateful. Find or write a special one and post it in a highly visible spot. Leo Babauta is the founder of the simplicity blog, ZenHabits.net, and author of bestselling e-books Focus, The Little Guide to Un-Procrastination and Zen to Done. NA-SD.com
Be thankful for the difficult times.
Be thankful for your limitations because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.
They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you’re tired and weary because it means you’ve made a difference. It is easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks. Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings. ~ Author unknown
Stay Healthy During the Holidays by Patricia Boultbee-Wingo
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t this time of year we set ourselves up to get sick—and at a time when we want to enjoy the holidays cooking, eating and enjoying family that we haven’t seen since last year. How do we do this? Primarily by eating large amounts of sugar! In addition to sugar’s negative effects on health, such as brain fog and weight gain, the burden on our immune system packs the largest punch this time of year. Clinical studies have proven that sugar significantly impairs the capacity of neutrophils to engulf and destroy bacteria. In one study in particular researchers proved that the greatest impact was 1 to 2 hours after eating sugar but lasts for at least five hours. So, if you have sugar at every meal, and you eat every 5 to 6 hours, your immune system never catches up. Add in the candy bowls and baked treats that come out this time of year and the immune system is fighting with one (or both) arms tied behind it’s back. Our immune system not only fights viruses and bacteria, but it’s
also on constant alert for allergens, inflammation and cancer. This complex defense system not only needs to be strong, it needs to be regulated to avoid becoming over-active, creating allergies and auto-immunity. Acupuncture has been clinically proven to not only strengthen the immune system, but also balance immune response to prevent allergic reactions, auto-immune disorders and chronic pain. Acupuncture, along with simple lifestyle changes such as reduced sugar, regular exercise, stress reduction and restorative sleep are easy, natural ways
Immune Builder Special through November 30 Carlsbad Family Acupuncture is offering an Immune-Builder Special. Clients can purchase five Immune Balancing Treatments for $340—that’s a savings of $100 off the regular price. According to Boultbee-Wingo, “The goal of these treatments is to reduce stress, balance and strengthen the immune system, improve sleep, increase energy, reduce sugar cravings and improve overall health.” Book your treatments now and have a healthy, happy holiday season! Offer expires November 30, 2013, and cannot be combined with insurance or any other offer. Call 760-729-0115 or visit CarlsbadFamilyAcu.com.
to remain healthy this holiday season. Resources: Role of Sugars in Human Neutrophilic Phagocytosis. Sanchez, Reeser, et al. 1973; Acupuncture Modifies Immune Cells. Takashi, Sumino, et al, 2009. Patricia Boultbee-Wingo, MSTOM, LAc, is the founder of Carlsbad Family Acupuncture, PC, located at 1207 Carlsbad Village Dr., #Y in Carlsbad. For more details, call 760-729-0115.
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The Miracle of Midlife Being Exactly Who We Need to Be by Marianne Williamson
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ow would we live, were we not afraid of death? How would we live if we gave ourselves permission to give to life everything we’ve got? In The Longevity Factor, Lydia Brontë, Ph.D., observes that we’ve added 15 years to our lives… but in the middle, not at the end. No longer identifying ourselves as “over the hill” at whatever age, we are simply removing the hill. We are forging a different conversation and a new vision to take us beyond the limited thought forms that have defined the parameters of age for generations. For the first time in history, we can realistically view the first half of life as a kind of gestation period, preparing us for an even more productive second half. Midlife is like a second puberty, a
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point at which one persona falls away and another comes to take its place. What happens then is up to us. Some begin a long, slow cruise toward death at that point, allowing memories to become more meaningful than the present. Others, remembering that the spirit within us never ages, see the moment of midlife as a rebirth— the time to put our engines into high gear. Whomever it is we were born to be, whatever our soul was coded to accomplish, whatever lessons we are here to learn; now is the time to seriously get going. We may regret that we’re no longer young, but we’re ecstatic that we’re no longer clueless. We must be disciplined, though. We want to become precision instru-
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ments now, focused on exactly what we want to do and being exactly who we need to be. This requires separating from the person we were before to whatever extent that person was not who we know in our hearts we were created to be. There’s no more time for five-year detours. No more time for relationships that don’t serve us or for staying in situations that aren’t true to who we are. No more time for pettiness, false pride or whatever other dysfunctional roadblocks obstruct our higher destiny and the joy that’s meant to be ours. Our life might not be as fabulous as it used to be in some ways, but in other ways it’s even more fabulous. The Universe is constantly and infinitely elastic, responding not to our past, but to our present state of mind. As we learn to reprogram thoughts—atoning for our mistakes of the past and embracing the endless miraculous possibilities of the present—we step into a time when we have every reason to look forward with genuine excitement to what happens next. Individually and collectively, we are now fitted to fearlessly forge new ground, wielding the power of what life has taught us so far and laying claim to the possibility of redemption, not only for ourselves, but also for the entire world. The planet needs a new story, aligned with a larger consciousness, and so do we. What we need now are imagination and courage. Many of us feel we’ve forever carried around a secret dream, rarely validating it even to ourselves and often denying its reality. Yet it has refused to go away and is ready to be born at last. Individuals that have spent decades achieving one thing or moving in one direction often take up something else entirely that gives them far more psychic satisfaction. They see achievements that were the height of their material success as preparation for an even greater one; the means by which they learned the skills ultimately needed to make their biggest contribution to the world. Divine law guarantees that the power of “now” presents an endless fount of miraculous opportunities. In
God, there are no limits to how high we can go, ever. In God, there is no time‌ only the call of the soul. It is not too late; we are right on time and we are better than we know. Now, having visited so many other places in our journey of life, we seek our place within the collective heartbeat of holiness. When enough of us stand in the light of our higher purpose, seeking to be ever-greater servants of love, each consciously dedicated to creating a more loving world, then a new field of collective possibility will emerge among us. All that is not love will begin to fall away of its own dead weight. A profound moment of planetary renewal will occur then, after our having allowed it first to occur within us. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed inspirational author and lecturer. Six of her 10 books have been New York Times bestsellers, including The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, the basis for this article.
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Saving Animals
Saves People Rescue You, Rescue Me by Sandra Murphy
Like water, grace seeks its own level. In rescuing animals, the rescuer is often also rescued. Both lives change for the better.
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uster came to us for a reason,” says Amy Burkert. “My husband, Rod, and I were walking our Shar-Pei, Ty, in our Philadelphia neighborhood when a man warned us about ‘a big, black dog’ in the alley. The friendly fellow came home with us and after a fruitless search for his family, we decided to make him part of ours.” In 2009, when the couple en-
countered difficulty finding a vacation hotel that would accept their new 70-pound German shepherd as an overnight guest, they decided to launch GoPetFriendly.com, a website that assists in finding travel accommodations for families with dogs and other pets. Selling their house in Pennsylvania and hitting the road in a 24-foot-long RV, they’ve now traveled to 47 states to research and qualify
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content for the website; Rod works from “home” and Amy writes the weblog. Their travel schedule flexes, with most stops lasting one to three weeks. “It’s not the life two accountants were banking on, but we couldn’t be happier,” she says, “and we owe it all to Buster.” The site now lists more than 60,000 hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, beaches, dog parks and activities across the U.S. and Canada, plus a road trip planner. “I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I can’t find a husband, so I’ll get a dog,’” says BJ Gallagher, a sociologist and award-winning author. “I’d lived in my Los Angeles house for 16 years and knew none of the neighbors. Within six months of adopting Fannie from a shelter, I’d met them all. Thanks to her, I’ve become a fullfledged member of my community.” Fannie’s Chinese heritage includes chow and Pekingese breeds. Transformations can come from more unusual pets, as well. Soon after Susan M. Tellem, a registered nurse in Malibu, California, gifted her husband, Marshall, with two tortoises for his birthday, the couple discovered there was no national protection program for the reptiles. They started American Tortoise Rescue (Tortoise.com), an organization that has been rescuing, rehabilitating and providing sanctuary to more than 3,000 water turtles and land tortoises since 1990. Their education and awareness initiatives for humane treatment have gone international, as well. It was a bird that rescued April Leffingwell. She had been dealing with a severe back injury that necessitated pain medication and kept her from regular work for six months when she and her husband visited a local Los Angeles pet store, “to get out of the house.” She was touched by seeing a large Moluccan cockatoo that was afflicted with a damaged claw. Her husband recognized how she related to the bird’s condition and brought Izzi home the next day. Now with just one leg, Izzi has learned to sleep while lying down to rest his other limb. “Izzi and I found each other when we were both
naturalpet Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason—most humans can use some rescuing, as well. broken,” she says. “We’ve become each other’s source of strength. If he can live with only one leg, I can live through pain.” When members of the armed forces deploy, they often have to find alternate living arrangements for pets and may not always be successful. Kimberly Gauthier, a blogger at KeepTheTailWagging.com, and her ex-Army partner are securing funding and laying plans to foster dogs for deployed soldiers. Emailing updates and Skype visits will aim to boost the morale of both the dog and serviceman or woman. The couple lives on five acres in Marysville, Washington. An animal-enriched environment has proved to be helpful for author Kathy Rowe, a 20-year veteran retired from the military, and her husband, Scott, who also retired from Air Force service that included Special Forces duty. They have chosen to live on a 100-acre farm in Tyner, Kentucky. Kathy believes their variety of resident rescued animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, turkeys and a potbelly pig, all help Scott in dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder. Riding, working with and grooming his horse, Quint, is particularly helpful. “My husband is less frustrated, has better focus, is less jumpy and has fewer flashbacks than he used to,” relates Rowe. “Knowing that our rescue dog, Lola, is guarding the farm, he feels he can sleep better because she has his back.” Humans rescue animals, but animals show up for a reason—most humans can use some rescuing, as well. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy of St. Louis, MO, at StLSandy@mindspring.com.
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How an Accident
Inspired a Product Line An Interview with Petgensys Co-founder, Greg Horwitz
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hen, as a pedestrian, Greg Horwitz, PhD, was hit by a drunk driver, he might not have thought it was one of the best things that could have happened to him. But the universe works in mysterious ways. In 2004, Horwitz underwent spinal fusion surgery due to degenerative injuries resulting from that accident. Four months after the surgery, Horwitz and his wife Amy Wang, PhD, MBA, adopted a Black Labrador. Riley, their loyal four-legged companion, helped Horwitz recover from his injuries, despite the pain. With Riley’s help, Horwitz began enjoying simple physical tasks again, like taking walks. When Riley experienced a torn ligament a few years later, it was only natural for Horwitz and Wang to search for a healthy, non-phar-
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maceutical solution to ease Riley’s suffering. As much as they searched, they couldn’t find the perfect solution. And that is where their story took a unique detour. The Conception “When Riley became injured, I realized he wasn’t able to tell me about how much pain he was in or any discomfort he might have felt from side effects of pharmaceutical medicine,” he recalls. “I knew first-hand what chronic inflammation could do to the quality of a person’s life. I could only imagine how much an animal suffers.” Soon, Horwitz and Wang had an official mission: to take their “25 years of combined scientific research in cellular and biological mechanisms of cancer, metabolic disorders, and inflammatory pathways in mammals,” and find a solution to alleviate chronic pain in dogs. In January 2011, after almost two years of research and development, the pair launched their company, PetgensysTM, which carries multiple antiinflammatory human-grade products for dogs consisting of their proprietary formula, RELEAVINTM. “The natural ingredients found in RELEAVIN help to promote the integrity of cellular membranes while helping to reduce pain associated with inflammation, all without any harmful side effects,” explains Horwitz.
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naturalpet ease pain or discomfort associated with daily exercise and activity,” says Horwtiz. And to round out the product line, Petgensys’s Breath Spray can help reduce any infection in the gums by preventing bacterial growth and plaque build-up in the teeth and gums.
The Products Petgensys has multiple product lines including grooming products for the skin and coat, nutraceutical supplements, and a mouth and dental care spray. The skin and coat therapy line includes the All-Natural Moisturizing Shampoo, Skin & Coat Conditioner, and Pain Relief Spray. “These products are amazingly effective due to the ability of a dog’s skin to quickly absorb the RELEAVIN,” says Horwitz. “In just one wash with our shampoo, people notice a difference.” They also notice speedy improvements with the highly concentrated Pain Relief Spray. Oral nutraceutical supplements include the increasingly popular Joint & Muscle Chews which help to support joint function. “Daily use helps
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Happy Founders One thing is for sure, Horwitz is overjoyed that he took the plunge into business ownership. “I love being an entrepreneur in the pet industry. It’s so different than lecturing to students at a university, or speaking to other researchers. I get to be able to work with my dog, and be around animals all day long,” he says. While he and his wife have struggled with the usual ups and downs of entrepreneurship, Horwitz couldn’t be happier with their decision to establish Pentgensys and feels a great sense of accomplishment. “Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about running a business. We’ve had many successes and we’ve made many mistakes,” admits Horwitz. “If I’m going to fail at something, let me fail while I’m having fun driving around from pet store to pet store with my dog.” The pair believes that one of the most essential aspects of the business is being accessible to their customers. “It’s important to us that when people call the company looking for advice or information that they get to talk directly to me or Amy, the formulators of these products,” shares Horwitz. “What’s that saying, ‘my dog helps me find friends?’ That’s how we feel. Through our work with Petgensys, we continue to meet some of the most amazing like-minded people and we think of them as friends. We just love being with our animals and connecting with other people and their animals.” Horwitz’s whole perspective on life changed, for the better, after his accident. “I have a much richer appreciaNA-SD.com
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tion for life and the things that many people take for granted. For instance, I never take for granted the sheer joy in being able to take a walk.” He also doesn’t take for granted the unconditional love that pets give to their pet parents. “Dogs ask for so little from us and we get so much from them. Plus, we learn so much from them, like how to live more in the moment,” he says. “Dogs know when a moment has passed and they’re ready to move on without regret.” The path to success has many avenues. How does Horwitz measure success when it comes to Petgensys? “We feel successful when people tell us that one of our products has made a significant difference in the quality of their pet’s life. Our joy really comes from making great connections and being able to help so many cherished pets live happier, pain-free lives.” The Petgensys line is available at Pupologie, located at 123 N. El Camino Real, Ste. #G in Encinitas. Find other stores that carry Petgensys and learn more about the Petgensys story, RELEAVIN and inflammation at Petgensys.com.
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SUNDAY Flea Free Organically at Encinitas Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. Stop poisoning your pets. Flea Free Organically eliminates both fleas and worms also protects against heartworm. Kills all bugs in 60 seconds. Save your pets and the planet from toxic chemicals. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St (across st Vulcan), Encinitas, 92024. 760-331-4525. JDiters@FleaFreeOrganically.com. FleaFreeOrganically.com. Hillcrest Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. At Hillcrest DMV Parking Lot, Lincoln & Normal St, San Diego, 92103. HillcrestFarmersMarket.com. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace – 9:30am-5pm, Sun & Sat. Espresso by the Sea Cafe & Gifts: More than just coffee. See new 3 LED Powercaps: hands-free power to see in the dark, up to 1/2 mile. A great gift idea for someone that has everything. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Leucadia/Encinitas Farmers’ Market & Art Fair – 10am-2pm. Art supplies focusing on nontoxic, reusable, recycled and renewable materials. Painting projects for kids each week. Free. $5 for painting projects. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St, Encinitas, 92024. 760-652-5194. TreePassion@ gmail.com. Nature-Of-Art-Kids.com. North San Diego (Sikes Adobe) Certified Farmers’ Market – 10am-3pm. 12655 Sunset Dr, Escondido, 92025. Claire Winnick: 858-735-5311, Info@ NorthSDFarmersMarket.com. Solana Beach Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. Local and organic farm fresh produce, flowers, cheeses, packaged foods, artisans, as well as a food court with tables for eating there. 444 S Cedros Ave, in the heart of the Cedros Ave Design District, Solana Beach. 858-755-0444. Karen@SouthCedros.com. CedrosAvenue.com.
MONDAY 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 – 1-5pm, Oct-Apr; 3-7:30pm, May-Sept. 8860 Lawrence Welk Dr, Escondido, 92026. Lorrie Scott: 760751-4193.
TUESDAY Coronado Ferry Landing Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. Coronado Ferry Landing, 1201 First St, Coronado, 92118. CoronadoFerryLandingShops.com.
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Escondido Downtown Farmers’ Market – 2:306pm, Oct-Apr; 3:30-7pm, May-Sept. Downtown Escondido’s Certified Farmers’ Market, Grand Ave between Kalmia & Juniper, Escondido, 92025. 760745-8877. DowntownEscondido.com. Chula Vista - Otay Ranch Certified Farmers’ Market – 7pm, winter; 4-8pm, summer. 2015 Birch Rd & Eastlake Blvd, Chula Vista, 91915. 619-2790032. OtayRanchTownCenter.com.
UTC Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. CSA brings produce from several different organic farmers rather than just one. Westfield UTC Mall on Genesee near Macys 9001 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, 92122. 619-7953363. Brian@SDMarketManger.com. Oceanside Sunset Market – 5-9pm. Mission Blvd & Tremont St, Oceanside, 92054. 760-579-2614. MSOceanside.com. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com.
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Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. Rain or shine; year-round. Public Parking Lot, 2930 Roosevelt St, between Carlsbad Village Dr & Grand Ave, Carlsbad, 92008. ExperienceCarlsbadVillage.com.
La Mesa Certified Farmers’ Market – 2-6pm. Date Ave & University Ave, La Mesa, 91941. Suzanne Bendixen: 619-249-9395.
Mission Hills Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. W Washington St & Falcon St, San Diego, 92103. Ron La Chance: 858-272-7054, RonLaChance@ gsws.com.
Vista’s Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Features fruit, vegetables, food items, plants and other specialized products. Generally has 50-60 vendors, of which more than 40 are certified organic farmers who sell a wide variety of locally-grown produce. County Courthouse (North County Regional Center), 300 block of S Melrose Dr, Vista. 760-9457425. VistaFarmersMarket.com.
Santee Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm, winter; 3-7pm, summer. Abandoned School Parking Lot, 10445 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee, 92071. 619-449-8427. SanteeCertifiedFarmersMarket@gmail.com. Main Street Farmers’ Market – 4-8pm. Features organic-certified fresh produce, seafood, variety of nuts, honey, arts & crafts, live music and more. Historic Downtown Vista, 131 S Indiana Ave. Bill Westendorf: 760-224-9616. Vvba.org/FarmersMarket.html. Encinitas Certified Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm, Oct-Apr; 5-8pm, May-Sept. Nearly 40 vendors selling local farm fresh produce and specialty items such as cheeses, meats, gelato, and artisan breads. Parking lot B 600 S Vulcan Ave, corner of E and Vulcan. More info: Encinitas101.com. Ocean Beach Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm, AprDec; 4-7pm, Jan-Mar. Purchase the freshest, and most delicious locally grown produce, art, flowers, and more. 4900 block of Newport Ave between Cable & Bacon sts, Ocean Beach, 92107. 619-224-4906. OceanBeachSanDiego.com.
THURSDAY Oceanside Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Hwy 101 at Pier view, Oceanside, 92054. 619-440-5027. SDSU Farmers’ Market – 10am-3pm. Held during the fall and spring terms. Canceled on rainy days. San Diego State University, Campanile Walkway, between Hepner Hall & Love Library, San Diego, 92182. Clube3.org. Chula Vista Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm, Nov-Mar; 3-7pm, Apr-Oct. Center St between Church & Third Ave, Chula Vista, 91910. 619-4221982 x 3. ThirdAvenueVillage.com/Farmers-Market.
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City Heights Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. University Ave and Fairmont Ave, San Diego, 92105. CityHeightsFarmersMarket.com. Little Italy Mercato – 9am-1:30pm. Year-round; rain or shine. At Date & India sts, San Diego, 92101. LittleItalyMercato.com. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace – 9:30am-4pm. See Sun listing. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Del Mar Farmers’ Market and Food Court – 1-4pm. Year-round. 1050 Camino Del Mar, between 10th & 11th sts, Del Mar, 92014. DelMarFarmersMarket.org.
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SaTUrDaY, NOVeMBer 2 Fall Plantstravaganza – 9am-3pm. Features gorgeous water-saving plants from local growers. Personal 20-min consultations available with landscape professionals for $20. Free/members, kids 12 & under; $2/general at door. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. For consult appt: 619-660-0614 x 10. TheGarden.org.
SUNDaY, NOVeMBer 3 Free Manure Management and Composting Workshop – 11am-1pm. Bandy Canyon Ranch, 16251 Bandy Canyon Rd, Escondido, 92025. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Project KEPPT: North Campus – 1-3pm. A vaccination clinic, companion animal food bank, also spay/neuter vouchers, licensing, microchipping, behavior/training advice, companion animal friendly housing referrals and veterinary financial aid referrals. $10 suggested donation. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. For program qualifications & details: 760-757-4357 x 2907 or AHoang@ SDHumane.org.
MONDaY, NOVeMBer 4 FACE Foundation Golf Tournament – Join the FACE Foundation for our upcoming Golf Tournament. A cocktail hour, buffet dinner, live auction, and a Q&A with Corey Pavin and Jeff Sluman will follow. Proceeds benefit FACE Foundation. $500 to play; $50 for guests. Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Face4Pets.org.
FriDaY, NOVeMBer 8 Friday Evening Hike – Enjoy a lesser explored walking trail in Tecolote Canyon, between the golf course and Balboa Ave. The coyotes are frequent
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I Can Do It!® Pasadena This is the conference you’ve been waiting for! Spend the weekend with the most inspiring authors of today, like Louise Hay, Dr. Dyer, Kris Carr, Nick Ortner and many more! Unlock your infinite potential by healing past pain, embrace your authentic self and make positive choices stick for a happier, healthier you in 2014! Give yourself the gift of empowerment and say YES to being your best! At the Pasadena Civic.
Register: 800-654-5126 or HayHouse.com/Events
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SaTUrDaY, NOVeMBer 9 Discover IT Forward Workshop – 9:30am. Feel more in the flow with life; eliminate fatigue; show up fully in relationships; be happier; increase confidence; say goodbye to bad habits. Lemongrass Center, 910 2nd St, Encinitas, 92024. Enroll, Dave: 760-815-6591. Info: DavidLesinski.com/Services/ Discover. Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. Bayside Community Center, 2202 Comstock St, San Diego, 92111. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. The Dirt on Soil: Testing, Prepping and Planting – 10am-12pm. Hands-on workshop. Learn how to test your soil, how to prepare it for planting and the proper use of fertilizers. Free/members, $10/ nonmembers. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Registration required: 619-660-0614, TheGarden.org. Escondido Humane Society’s Adoptable Dogs and Cats – 10am-1pm. Petco Escondido, 1000 W Valley Pkwy. EscondidoHumaneSociety.org. Garden Work Party – 1-3pm. Help tend to native plants. Old Town State Park Native Garden, corner of Taylor & Congress sts. More info: CNPSSD.org.
markyourcalendar SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
3rd Annual Your Health is Your Wealth Event
Come for the Health Education, Stay for the Music! This full-day event will feature over 25 years of research in Immunotherapy and Non-Invasive cancer treatment. Authors include: Geronimo Rubio MD and Patient Advocate Carolyn Gross of Breaking the Cancer Code, Michelle Ray of Lead Yourself First.A Health Marketplace, Roundtable Speakers and Music provided by Adrian Nims and Cheryl Angela. Tickets: $45 Register: 760-741-2762 or YourHealthYourWealth2013.EventBrite.com California Center for the Arts Escondido
MONDaY, NOVeMBer 11 Holiday Marketplace – 6-9pm. Shop for plants, garden-related merchandise, garden art, gift memberships, horticultural services and more. Over 50 exhibitors. Free/members; $5/general. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: SDHort.org.
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WeDNeSDaY, NOVeMBer 13 Cowles Mountain Big Rock Park Evening Hike – Take a quick, fun hike up the Big Rock side of San Diego’s highest point. Learn about the chaparral world by flashlight. Registration required, Diane Purkey: 619-865-8598. SanDiego.SierraClub.org. Project KEPPT: North Campus – 1-3pm. See Nov 3 listing. San Diego Humane Society North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. For program qualifications & details: 760-757-4357 x 2907 or AHoang@SDHumane.org.
SaTUrDaY, NOVeMBer 16 Free Home Composting Workshop – 10am12pm. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms, and how to save water in the process with The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. TheGarden.org.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
San Diego Conscious Music Fest 1-3:30pm & 7-10:30pm The SDCMF springs from our vision to expand the impact of music as a catalyst for transforming lives. Birch North Park Theater 2891 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92104 $27 - $77 ConsciousMusicSD.com
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Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. City Farmer’s Nursery, 4832 Home Ave, San Diego, 92105. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org. Escondido Humane Society’s Adoptable Dogs and Cats – 10am-1pm. Petco Escondido, 1000 W Valley Pkwy. EscondidoHumaneSociety.org. Gardening Class: Make a Stunning Thanksgiving Table Arrangement – 1pm. Learn to make an arrangement for your holiday dining table in a hands-on class. $30 includes all materials provided. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Must register by Nov 11: Clee@AltaVista Gardens.com. AltaVistaGardens.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 North Campus, 572 Airport Rd, Oceanside, 92058. Pre-register: 619243-3490 or SDHumane.org.
5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. For program qualifications & details: 619-299-7012 x 2203 or AHoang@SDHumane.org.
SaTUrDaY, NOVeMBer 30 Cathy Carey Studio Garden Tour – Nov 30 & Dec 1. 10am-4pm. Suggested $10 admission will benefit the Escondido Humane Society. 2048 Ridgecrest Place, Escondido, 92029. EscondidoHumaneSociety.org.
upcoming Revitalize Your Life – Jan 18-23, 2014. Holistic Health Retreat Sedona, Arizona. Lodging, meals, classes, workshops, excursions and personalized health assessments included. LimeAndLotus.com.
THUrSDaY, NOVeMBer 21 Project KEPPT: Central Campus – 1-3pm. See Nov 3 description. San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, 92110. For program qualifications & details: 619-299-7012 x 2203 or AHoang@SDHumane.org. What is My Dog Saying at the Dog Park? – 6:308pm. The San Diego Humane Society’s Canine Behavior Specialist, Jerrica Owen, will help teach dog owners watching off-leash play how to recognize red flags and when to step in and help their dog out of a risky situation. 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.
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Free Composting Workshop – 10am-12pm. San Diego Botanic Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, 92024. Register: 760-436-7986 x 222 or SolanaCenter.org.
SUNDaY, NOVeMBer 24 Project KEPPT: Central Campus – 1-3pm. See Nov 3 description. San Diego Humane Society,
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markyourcalendar JANUARY 18, 2014 8:30am-4pm Vibrantly You: Women’s Wellbeing Symposium
NOVEMBER 15 & 16 AT 7:30pm Snatam Kaur 2 Concerts with Todd Boston and Peter Kater
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Into the Heart of Chanting Workshop Snatam with Todd Boston Kundalini yoga workshop with live music. Seaside Center: 1613 Lake Dr, Encinitas Tickets and Bundled discounts: SpiritVoyage.com/Snatam
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ongoingevents daily markyourcalendar November 1-25 Nutrient-Dense Food Drive Benefiting Brother Bennos Foundation Food can be dropped off 10am-6pm 7 days/week Lemongrass Center 910 Second St. Encinitas, 92024 LemongrassCenter.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. Iyengar YogaNorthCounty.com.
sunday True Vinyasa Yoga: All Levels – 11am. Also Thurs, 5:30pm. With Nikki Bose. Passionate, talented and creative. Making friends and transforming together. Yoga is union with highest self. $11/class, $250/monthly. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 773-391-6181, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com. Grow Getters: Propagation and a Pot Luck Lunch – 11:30am-3pm. 1st Sun. Learn more about propagation and potting plants. Help us grow our growing area. Free. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Info & sign up: LWalag@ AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org. C o m p o s t i n g Wo r k s h o p s – 1 - 2 p m . C h ula Vista Nature Center, E St & Bay Blvd. To reserve: 619-409-5900. ChulaVistaCA.gov.
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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. Elemental & Chakra Yoga Classes – Mon-Fri, 10am. With Airin Aquarius who was trained in Bali, India and Hawaii. Focusing on how the elements and chakras help us to manifest our highest living. $11/drop-in. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 808-741-2197, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com. 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. Transformational Breathflow Healing Meditation – 7-8:30pm. With Christian Minson (Breathflow.com). Allowing you to release static energy trapped inside you and breathe in fresh life force energy. $20. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 760-445-4264, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com.
tuesday Living Green Workshop – 6:30pm. Occurs every Tues, 6:30pm and every 2nd & 4th Sat, 3:45pm. Learn the tools for living a green lifestyle and making a positive impact on the environment and your wallet. Free. Green Professional Solutions, 319 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, Ste 203, San Marcos, 92078. 858-204-3137. GreenProfessionalSolutions.com. Conduit for Self-Healing – Thru Dec. 6:30-8pm. Every month, on the 2nd Tues, we bring in experts from a wide range of holistic health arenas to share their knowledge with you. $10. 3910 Normal St, Ste A, San Diego, 92103. 619-756-2741. Limited seating; reservations required: Meetup.com/ConduitForSelfHealing. 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. Certified Nutritionist Consultant (CNC)™ – 7-9:50pm. Every Tuesday. Introductory or full certification. Special discounts. Most comprehensive training from nationally honored nutritionists. Revised. Natural Healing Institute, 515 Encinitas Blvd, Ste 201, Encinitas, 92024.760-943-8485. NHICollege.com.
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. Certified Clinical Master Herbalist (CCMH)™ – 7–9:50pm. Every Wednesday. Introductory or full certification. Special discounts. Most comprehensive training from nationally honored Master Herbalists. Revised. Natural Healing Institute, 515 Encinitas Blvd, Ste 201, Encinitas, 92024. 760-9438485. NHICollege.com
thursday Clairvoyant Trance Psychic Thursdays – 10am5pm. With Rev. Anthony. He is for real. A channel for Spirit to deliver life altering messages from the astral realms, guaranteed. Walk-ins; Appts. $35. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 330606-8730, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com. True Vinyasa Yoga: All Levels – 5:30pm. Also Sun, 11am. With Nikki Bose. Passionate, talented and creative. Making friends and transforming together. Yoga is union with highest self. $11/ class, $250/monthly. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 773-391-6181, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com. Candlelit Freeflow Dance Movement with Cacao – 7:30pm. With Airin Aquarius. Her classes are always fun, creative, relaxing and invigorating. $15/class, $60/month. PBHC, 1950 Garnet Ave, San Diego, 92109. 808-741-2197, 858-337-0889. PBHolisticCenter.com.
friday Yoga in the Garden – 9-10am. Come and 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. Monthly Network Luncheon – 11am-2pm. 2nd Fri. Speaker, introductions, shoutouts, displays, gifts. Rancho Santa Fe. More info: Womens Wisdom.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
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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.
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.
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.
Wildlife Tracking Walks – 8:30-10:30am. 1st Sat. Learn to recognize and identify various signs left behind by resident wildlife. Free. Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, 2 Father Junipero Serra Trl, San Diego, 92119. 619-668-3281. MTRP.org. Famosa Slough Work Party – 9am. 2nd Sat of odd months. Meet along W Pt Loma Blvd about 200 ft east of the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd. RSVP: 619-224-4591. FamosaSlough.org.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. 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.
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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. 800-262-4167 x 4. AgriServiceInc.com. Living Green Workshop – 3:45pm. Also occurs every Tues, 6:30pm and every 2nd & 4th Sat, 3:45pm. Learn the tools for living a green lifestyle and making a positive impact on the environment and your wallet. Free. Green Professional Solutions, 319 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, Ste 203, San Marcos, 92078. 858-204-3137. GreenProfessional Solutions.com.
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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.
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Patricia Boultbee-Wingo, MSTOM, L.Ac. Carlsbad Family Acupuncture, Prof. Corp. 1207 Carlsbad Village Dr., #Y, Carlsbad 760-729-0115
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CAliFOrNiA trOpiCAl Fruit Vista, CA 760-434-5085 CaliforniaTropicalFruitTrees.com
A wholesale nursery in Vista, CA, specializing in tropical fruit trees. We also grow citrus and many subtropicals such as mangoes, guavas and bananas.
We are a full service alternative medicine clinic offering acupuncture, herbs, Functional Blood Analysis, nutrition and massage. Start feeling great today!
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BAstyr uNivErsity CAliFOrNiA
910 2nd Street, Encinitas 760-633-1970 LemongrassCenter@gmail.com LemongrassCenter.com
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.
Lemongrass Center for WellBeing is a sanctuary of sacred space with Aveda spa & salon services, the Soulful Garden Boutique and a Wellness program designed to support the creation of a reservoir of deep calm for its members.
aDUlT eDUCaTiON 4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 858- 246-9700 ND-San-Diego.Bastyr.edu
BUSiNeSS NeTWOrKiNG GsDBA
Matt Harding PO Box 33848 San Diego, CA 92163 619-296-4543 • Fax: 619-296-5616 Sales@GSDBA.org • GSDBA.org The Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) is one of the largest specialty chambers in San Diego County and the second largest LGBT and supportive chamber in the nation. GSDBA prides itself on its outreach to other business chambers and to the community at large. We have a variety of networking opportunities for our members and special events for everyone. We produce the Annual GSDBA Business Directory which is distributed to over 30,000 consumers each year.
Sandra Blackie Freedom of Fitness 858-273-4151 FreedomOfFitness.com
Freedom of Fitness is a Personal Training & Nutrition Consulting business, located at World Gym, in Pacific Beach. Sandra Blackie’s services include; strength & endurance training, weight loss & healthy weight management, programs to change body composition, lower stress, and promote a healthy lifestyle. Sandra is also available for seminars & health fairs.
tAKE tiME FOr yOur hEAlth 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.
riChArD lEvANDEr 760-632-9390 BRE#01460940
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760-632-9302 BRE#00902753 Sea Coast Exclusive Properties Sell your home fast & for top dollar! Before listing your home, get this Free Report which reveals 27 tips to give you a competitive edge. Visit SDhomeTopDollar. com. Portion of each sale donated to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
Envision Personalized Health 619-229-9695 EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com
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Envision Personalized Health is a private center for customized health, fitness and spa services. Specializing in Personal Training, Pilates, Yoga, Acupuncture, Nutrition, Ayurveda, Massage and Spa Services. Private by appointment.
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FUNCTiONal MeDiCiNe ECOpOlitAN
Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren 2409 Lyndale Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55405 Phone: 612-870-2974 • Fax: 530-690-8447 Clinic@Ecopolitan.com Ecopolitan.com Functional medicine is the clinical application of holistic thinking combined with rigorous scientific principles. Functional medicine combines scientific research with innovative tools for accurate diagnosis and safe and efficient medical treatment of complex and chronic conditions.
GreeN liViNG 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.
GrEEN prOFEssiONAl sOlutiONs Jeanne and William Knox 858-204-3137 GreenProfessionalSolutions@gmail.com GreenProfessionalSolutions.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.
Hair SalON ENtEr thE GODDEss BEAuty lOuNGE Candus Garcia, Organic Color Educator/Stylist 619-517-4160 EnterTheGoddessBeautyLounge.com
The best thing about our products is what we leave out - No Ammonia, No Fumes, No Damage. Experience Beautiful, Longer Lasting Color Results - people and planet friendly.
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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 pAtriCiA AriADNE, ph.D. 760-455-0805 Patricia@DrAriadne.com
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.
HealTH SerViCeS prANiC hEAliNG OF sAN DiEGO Mary D. Clark, PhD 741 Garden View Ct, Ste 201 Encinitas, CA 92029 888-226-4325 • 858-382-3169 Fax: 619-615-2078 Mary@iPhysics.com PranicHealingSD.com
Pranic Healing is a comprehensive energy-based healing system. Developed by Master Choa Kok Sui, it is a unique and revolutionary system of natural healing techniques that scientifically integrates the world’s best healing modalities. Pranic Healing is a no-touch, painless, healing art and science that acts as a powerful catalyst to spark the body’s inborn ability to repair itself. Many physical, emotional, and mental issues may be alleviated or prevented. Free monthly healing clinics offered.
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DrAGAN GiuriCi, hhp
Massage, Qigong, Therapeutic Yoga, Holistic Counseling Part of Envision Personalized Health 619-229-9695 EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com Dragan teaches private and semiprivate qigong and therapeutic classes, and offers unique therapeutic massage sessions combining different massage modalities with energy therapy (qigong, Reiki, bioenergy).
MODErN AyurvEDA (CArDiFF) Dave Lesinski 760-815- 6591 Dave@ModernAyurvedaLiving.com ModernAyurvedaLiving.com
Modern Ayurveda assesses your current imbalances to develop a customized health plan that restores balance within your mind, body and spirit, while considering your lifestyle and needs. Our favorite words are radiance, power and peace of mind!
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.
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In the Gold Wellness Center 162 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, Ste A-55 Encinitas, CA 92024 760-334-3440 • Fax: 760-334-3441 DrDebNov@Yahoo.com • DrDebNov.com Dr. Debbie treats with a philosophy of addressing the needs of the whole person; she uses a wide array of holistic therapies in her San Diego chiropractic practice, including: general gentle chiropractic, natural allergy treatment, women’s health care, pediatrics, mood swings, Cranio-Sacral therapy, homeopathy, Bach Flowers, NET, and functional and integrative medicine. Now accepts insurance.
iNSpiraTiON ONENEss sAN DiEGO
Contact: Mikal Shumate 760-801-8900 OM@AwakeningSanDiego.com OnenessSanDiego.com We meet 7days/week all over San Diego. We offer a sacred energy transfer known as Deeksha or the Oneness Blessing which brings about a flowering of the heart and leads to higher states of consciousness and awakening.
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.
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Cary O’Rielly, DDS 4403 Mandhester 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.
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.
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SelF-Help & MOTiVaTiON
DOCtOr OF NAturOpAthy
Dr. Robert O Young, PhD, D.SC, MS 760-751-8321 Info@PHMiracleLiving.com PHMiracle.com
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Dr. Young is a nationally renowned cellular microbiologist who speaks to audiences around the world on health and wellness. He is the coauthor of The pH Miracle book series.
NeTWOrKiNG wOMEN’s wisDOM
Judy Ann Foster 760-798-4183 Judy@WomensWisdom.net WomensWisdom.net
Judith Balian Encinitas, CA 92024 760-436-8848 Fax: 760-652-1632 JBalian@Excoveries.com Excoveries.com Need some support or inspiration? Feeling stuck? Take the Artist’s Way and rediscover your creativity! Private sessions and other expressive arts workshops also available.
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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.
ph MirAClE rEtrEAt CENtEr Dr. Robert O Young, PhD, MS, D.Sc. 760-751-8321 Info@PHMiracleLiving.com PHMiracleLiving.com
Rancho Del Sol is a 46-acre ranch with lush foliage and blooming fruit trees where state of the art wellness retreats and educational programs are held.
prODUCe 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.
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
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.
YOGa yOGA BOuND
Alana Bray, Owner 760-720-YOGA (9642) YogaBoundForLife.com
4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 858-246-9730 Bastyr.edu/California/Bastyr-University-Clinic
A Yoga studio in Carlsbad Village specializing in Vinyasa and Yoga Therapy with experienced teachers enthusiastic about accommodating practitioners of all ages and skill levels.
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.
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naturalpet And the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin
petresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our pet commmunity. To find out how you can be included in the Pet Resource Guide, visit na-sd.com for guidelines and to submit entries.
HOliSTiC laWN/YarD Care ECOGArDENErs OF sAN DiEGO 858-277-1100 Pete@EcoGardeners-SD.com EcoGardeners-SD.com
Weekly residential holistic lawn and yard care. We do not use leaf blowers, gasoline-powered mowers or chemicals. We use organic products to keep your pets safe. Free quotes.
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Rebekah Peterman Fallbrook, CA 92028 760-230-0748 SBFPET@gmail.com SunnybrookFarmHolisticPetCare.com Helping owners take care of their pets naturally! Boarding, consultations, and more.
NaTUral peT pEt NutritiON CENtEr CArlsBAD 6949 El Camino Real, Ste 104 760-804-7387 PNCPets.com
We specialize in matching appropriate products for your pets’ needs. Want to try it? We have samples of dry and raw for dogs and cats.
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123 N El Camino Real (Trader Joe’s Mall) 760-436-1226 Pupologie.com Holistic pet foods, treats, and supplements. Great toys and accessories. Low-stress grooming and photography. We educate! Pick our brains. Free Delivery to qualifying orders.
peT GrOOMiNG DOG BEACh DOG wAsh 4933 Voltaire St. San Diego 92107 619-523-1700 DogWash.com
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