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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue, readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.
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Most of us recognize the hate/love relationship we have with technology. The foreverevolving learning curves can be challenging. In order to streamline my workflow, I spend hundreds of hours learning about the newest tools to deliver healthy living news and services to our community. Working smart in itself is creative since it offers us the opportunity to spend more time with our loved ones and make time for the “Choker” Mikey and “Captain” Antonio things we love doing. It is our choice whether Black Sparrow Pirateship we become hooked by technology or allow technology to unleash us. Like most things we sometimes have to be excessive in an activity to find the happy median. I have learned to accept and appreciate the rapid technological flow that engulfs us. It’s like a riptide. If we don’t fight it, eventually the strong current will ease up, release us, and allow us to swim peacefully to safety. I travel with my work as a publisher, but the key word is travel. I love my work and the opportunity to travel. I’m currently writing this letter from the publisher with much joy and love in my heart after spending a mini-reunion with my lifelong friends and family. I am constantly reminded and rewarded with my iPad and all the creative bells and whistles that it offers allowing me to take the time away from my desk. I extended my visit to Florida to spend a long weekend with my family and two adorable great nephews. My brother (grandpa) and I (the great aunt) were able to spend time on a pirate ship with my great nephews. The kids were dressed up as pirates before boarding the pirate boat. The crew did a fabulous job creating an adventure out to sea. The climax was finding “Jack the Pirate” —the pirate who stole the key to the treasure—out on what appeared to be an abandoned floating raft out to sea. The 20 kids dressed as pirates hosed “Jack “ down with water cannons and then punished him further when he came onboard by making him wear a glittering silver disco hat. This was a glorious form of creative expression that was enjoyed by both the children on deck who participated and the spectating adults viewing from the shaded stern of the boat. The kids then got to take a handful of gifts from the treasure chest that was hoisted onboard. We later took another ferry to Peanut Island with just my brother and nephews and their plastic swords. The boys hacked their way through the jungle and we spent the remainder of the day on a sandbar that we imagined was our newly discovered island. We spent the rest of the day continuing our pirate adventure with cherished memories for the rest of our lives. And speaking of adventures, photographers and artists will be excited to know that Natural Awakenings is extending a call for cover art and photography. Selected artists will have an opportunity to be featured on the cover of Natural Awakenings magazine and receive a bio that lets readers know how to connect with them. See page 11 for details. Walk the plank of life and ride the tides. Smiles and fond memories,
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loria Taylor Brown will be presenting “Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography” on September 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the House of Light in La Costa, California. This workshop is based upon her book, Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt: The Initiatory Path of Spiritual Journaling. Taylor Brown says, “Within each of us is a story, a sacred story that needs to be told of our heroic efforts and our losses. The scribes of Ancient Egypt devoted their lives to the writing of sacred stories. They show us how to capture the magic of our stories, so we can create meaning from experience. We can manifest new visions and new relationships to ourselves and to others. We can make new art filled with beauty and light.” Taylor Brown will show attendees how to create their personal universe of words, and how to begin writing their hero’s journey at this free event. Gloria Taylor Brown is a university lecturer, awardwinning writer, workshop facilitator, Alchemical Healing teacher, and recognized mystic and visionary. She has led 12 tours to Egypt, and will be leading her 13th tour in 2013. A lifelong student of Egyptian studies, she is the president of Taylor Brown International. She is also the marketing director for Natural Awakenings magazine. House of Light is a new venue for holistic workshops and trainings. It is a place where those who come can heal holistically and empower themselves with great tools to live a healthy, fulfilled and abundant life.” It is a beautiful, tranquil and peaceful space to heal,” says Taylor Brown. Location: 2004 Subida Terrace, Carlsbad, CA. To register, visit HowDoIHealMyself.org or contact Caroline Andrews at caroline@howdoihealmyself.org or 760-487-8482.
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he National Equine Resource Network (NERN) low-cost gelding clinic drive that has already gelded over 150 California horses this year will be expanding to other states this fall. “Our goal has always been to develop a model that will work anywhere. We believe that with the success of our pilot program in California we’ve done just that,” states Shirley Puga, NERN Executive Director. “Now it’s time to take it on the road.” The low cost gelding clinics have allowed horse owners, struggling in today’s economy, to geld of their horses via leading equine vets for $75 per animal—a nominal fee compared to the average cost for this procedure of $150300 or more. “Since March of 2011 a total of 242 horses have been gelded in heavily equine populated communities throughout California,” says Puga. “In a world where there aren’t enough good homes for existing horses, this represents approximately twelve hundred future foals that won’t be sired.” The out-of-state clinics will assist in further reducing the country’s future (excess) equine population, and will engage nonprofit equine rescues and equine veterinarians as partners. The first such clinic will be held this September in Washington State. In addition, NERN is organizing a twoday clinic in Nevada, and also exploring opportunities in other western states. For a current schedule of clinics and to inquire about participation visit National Equine.org or email nationalequine@gmail.com.
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r. Carolle Jean-Murat, MD, intuitive healer and founder of Dr. Carolle’s Wellness & Retreat Center of San Diego, is thrilled to announce that her book, Voodoo In My Blood: A Healer’s Journey from Surgeon to Shaman, will be released this October. Born and raised in Haiti to a family of healers, Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat completed her medical training in the U.S. and settled in San Diego in 1982. She soon was regarded as one of the best gynecologic surgeons around—tall and regal, a lone black female among the elite. But her success harbored a secret: when a patient entered her office, she could quickly and intuitively see the root cause of her patient’s illness, oftentimes knowing she could help the patient without having to put her under the knife. Jean-Murat knew she dare not make these claims aloud. Struggling to fit in with the Western medical paradigm, her intuition and vision were best left unmentioned. Voodoo in My Blood details the author’s journey from western medical practitioner to shaman. The memoir has already received rave reviews including one from acclaimed Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause who states, ”This fascinating memoir sheds light on the importance of asking yourself, ‘Have I created for myself the life I’ve meant to live?’” For more information, call 619-741-7261 or visit DrCarolle.com.
Call for Cover Art and Photography
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reative individuals that would like to see their work featured on the cover of a nationally distributed magazine now have an exceptional opportunity: Natural Awakenings is extending a call for cover art and photography and accepting submissions online via a dedicated webpage. The monthly healthy living, franchised publication, available free in more than 80 cities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, is known for eye-catching covers that feature original works by artists from around the world. “This is an exciting opportunity for artists and photographers to be featured on one of our covers and reach a huge new audience, because our readership exceeds 3.6 million,” says founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman. Selected artists that grant permission to print their work on a cover are featured in a one-third page, professionally written “Cover Artist/Photographer” editorial (bio) that introduces the artist and includes their website and contact information. Natural Awakenings covers reflect monthly editorial themes, and a variety of selections are distributed to all franchise publishers so they can choose which cover they want to run. “Our covers celebrate creativity and our mission of mapping out alternate routes to a healthier, happier, longer life that feels good all the way around,” says Bruckman. “Art and photography that are inspiring, uplifting and occasionally whimsical can unlock our imagination and nurture our spirit.” For more information, including a list of monthly themes, submission terms and format requirements, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/covers. See ad on page 32.
New Restaurant and Bar in Cardiff Opens
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long-awaited replacement to the venerable Yogi’s Restaurant, Cardiff Beach Bar at Tower 13, opens August 27 in Cardiff By The Sea. The casual beach atmosphere will make this new addition an excellent place to grab a burger and beer while watching the sunset or the races on the many widescreen TVs. The restaurant strives to use all natural, wild, organic and locally farmed products. Numerous vegan and vegetarian selections are on the menu, and patrons are encouraged to ask for vegetarian options with listed items on the menu. Executive Chef AJ Mortazavi has taken great care in creating an original and innovative menu, while staying true to traditional beach bar favorites. With live music during happy hour, from 4 to 7 p.m., and specialty drinks that range from My Little Mule and Pepe to Di’s Dilemma, this is sure to become a favorite hangout for the area. Prices are moderate, servings are large, and, according to the staff, “the portabella mushroom burger is to live for—no meat, just lots of healthy veggies.” Location: 2633 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Cardiff By The Sea. Call 760-635-1200 for more information.
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eventsspotlight Spiritual Awakening Conference Your Health is Your Wealth
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oin Dan Millman author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior along with actress and author Dee Wallace, the 12 Archangels known as THEO – channeled through Sheila Gillette, QiGong Master Lee Holden, and bestselling authors Mary Morrissey, Michael Mirdad, Robin Rose, Judith Lukomski and Nick Arandes at the 2012 Spiritual Awakening Conference being held November 9-12 in San Diego. According to Robin Rose, co-creator and coordinator for the Universal Lightworkers/Spiritual Awakening conference, “We believe as children of the Divine—created in complete love and with the power to create ourselves—that we do have a choice as to how this year will play out for all of humanity. Our focus at the 2012 Spiritual Awakening Conference is to continue to bring life-changing information that will assist not only the attendees as we gather, learn, celebrate and heal but also to inspire those we meet upon reentering our personal communities.” The conference features vendors, readers, healers, group prayers and meditations, dancing, drumming, a banquet dinner, and a live world peace prayer. Attendees will also get a chance to meet and listen to the music of Jonn Serrie composer for the film What the Bleep Do We Know!?, world Popera artists Armand and Angelina, and internationally renowned illusionist Jay Scott Berry. Location: San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 El Camino Real, San Diego. For more information, call 360-306-5675 or visit UniversalLightWorkers.com. See ad on page 39.
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arolyn Gross, local author of several books on healthy living and owner of Creative Life Solutions, presents Your Health Is Your Wealth Event from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 19, at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Featuring a healthy marketplace, education, entertainment and great food, this event includes presentations by guest speakers Geronimo Rubio, M.D.; work/life balance expert, Eileen McDargh; and a panel with health practitioners and researchers. “My goal is to bring great people with exceptional health ideas together to inspire and inform. I encourage people to come eager to learn and ready to make positive health changes,” explains Gross. Diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2003, Gross was offered only one solution—a complete mastectomy, which she turned down. Cancer- free and a committed patient advocate, she considers herself a “cancer thriver— instead of a cancer survivor.” Gross dedicates herself to sharing her message of self-care, hope and healing to others. “Your Health Is Your Wealth Event’s purpose is to share new ways for people to prevent or live with cancer,” says Gross. Cost: $40 per person in advance or 2 for $75. Location: 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 760-741-2762 or visit YourHealthIsYourWealth.EventBrite.com. See ad on page 13.
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or those searching for the inspiration and guidance needed to face today’s personal, political and financial challenges, look no further than Hay House’s annual I Can Do It!® conference in Pasadena, to revitalize the soul, enlighten the mind and spirit, and obtain creative strategies for prospering and thriving in the current climate. Featuring nearly two dozen of today’s most powerful motivational authors, the I Can Do It! conference being held October 26-28 at the Pasadena Convention Center will bring thousands together to discover new messages of empowerment and wisdom. Attendees will hear such headliners as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Debbie Ford, Cheryl Richardson, Brian Weiss, Gregg Braden, Doreen Virtue and Bruce Lipton, along with 15 other bestselling authors and acclaimed speakers. Among the others to take the stage will be: Sonia Choquette, Richard Moss, Joe Dispenza, Denise Linn, John Holland, Eldon Taylor, Deborah King, Kris Carr, Robert Holden, Geneen Roth, Sarah McLean, Ken Druck, Jean Haner, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini and Donna Gates. “The I Can Do It! conference is an extraordinary opportunity for individuals to realign and concentrate only on themselves and their personal journey,” said Reid Tracy, president and CEO, Hay House, Inc. “The conference provides an opportunity to step outside of the normal day-to-day life and leave feeling reenergized, refreshed, and refocused on achieving goals. We handpicked the presenting authors to bring a wealth of knowledge, inspiration and enlightenment to attendees.” Location: 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA. For more information visit ICanDoIt.net. Tickets for the conference can be purchased at HayHouse.com or 1-800-654-5126. See ad on page 36.
a.m. to 4 p.m. This family-friendly affair, hosted by Escondido Events, is expected to draw upwards of over 5,000 participants and their furry four-legged friends to downtown Escondido, a truly pet-friendly community. Highlights of this year’s event include live music, tasty food pet parade, costume contests, owner look-a-like contest, local non-profit rescues on-site, ask-a-vet booth, latest in disease prevention and much more.
Location: Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido. For more information visit EscondidoEvents.net.
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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.
Noodle Doodle Creativity on Tap
Creativity is often perceived as an unpredictable event, the product of an unexpected “Aha!” moment. But a pair of Michigan psychologists, Mareike Wieth, of Albion College, and Rose Zacks, of Michigan State University, decided to research the concept. They discovered that problems requiring a flash of illumination to solve are best approached during the time of day when thinkers are not actually at what they feel is their peak. Reporting their findings in the journal Thinking and Reasoning, they assigned 428 students to fill out a questionnaire with 19 questions, including, “What time would you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?” and “How much do you depend upon an alarm clock?” Participants were categorized as morning, evening or neutral types and randomly assigned to a morning or afternoon testing session. Some problems were analytic in nature, others were inspiration-based. While the more logical type of problem solving showed no statistical difference, morning people scored higher on the insight-demanding challenges in the late afternoon, and vice versa. Wieth and Zacks believe the results depend upon an inhibitory process that suppresses distracting information. It is thought that this system performs less efficiently when individuals are less alert, allowing random thoughts to enter the decision-making process, resulting in more creative thinking.
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Designer Matthew Fromboluti, of Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, has turned conventional wisdom about modern construction upside-down with his architectural design, Above/Below, submitted for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition. His underground skyscraper would theoretically fill a 900-foot-deep, 300-acre-wide crater left by the Lavender Pit copper mine, in Bisbee, Arizona. A cone-shaped, inverted tower would allow people to live, work and even grow food in a huge cavern, covered by a dome. The building is designed to maintain a comfortable temperature via a passive climate-control system suited to the hot desert environment. A solar chimney provides natural ventilation as the sun heats the air at the surface, causing it to rise and draw cooler air up through vents at the bottom. The moving air passes through wind turbines at the top of the chimney, generating electricity. Fromboluti’s aim is to atone for the mine’s destruction of the landscape by finding new ways to harvest the energy that went into excavating it, suggesting that no design should be considered “off the table” when planning for the future.
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National Yoga Month Celebration Kicks Off
oga studios, teachers and students are celebrating Yoga Month throughout the country with free classes and events during September. For the third year, Natural Awakenings is a sponsor of National Yoga Month. This grassroots healthy living campaign and national observance, hosts the One Week Free Yoga Card program with more than 1,600 yoga studios offering free classes to new students during September and October. Cards can be downloaded from YogaMonth.org and redeemed at participating studios throughout the United States. Yoga Month Founder Johannes R. Fisslinger says, “Experience is a powerful teacher, so we decided to give people the opportunity to try yoga for themselves.” Hundreds of community yoga events are registered and searchable in the organization’s online yoga finder. The culminating event for the month-long campaign is The Time for Yoga, a global community practice on September 30. The Yoga Month campaign’s programs facilitate actionable guidance for individuals wanting to better their health through yoga. Yoga Month is a campaign of The Yoga Health Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote preventive health care and inspire a healthy lifestyle. In 2011 more than 25,000 cards for free yoga were printed and 650 events were posted on the organization’s website.
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The Rehabilitation of Plastic The rap on most plastic is that although it can be recycled, it doesn’t decompose in landfills. For a period of time, the city of Houston halted its composting of household yard waste due to the cost of having to cut and empty the plastic bags used in curbside pickup, even though the annual landfill fees exceeded $1 million. But now the service has resumed, based on the use of new, compostable plastic bags that require no special handling; the city even garners income from sales of composted clippings. Dinnerware, such as utensils, plates and cups, is another niche market in which advocates see potential for use of compostable plastics, especially by cafeterias, restaurants and other institutions. Not only are such items not biodegradable, they often end up being thrown out with food waste. Biodegradable polymers that break down in a matter of months are more expensive; for example, the BASF company’s Ecoflex material costs about two-and-a-half times more than the polyethylene it replaces. But proponents say that it provides value by enabling the largescale collection of organic waste, such as grass clippings and food, and that the potential for growth is enormous.
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Natural Ways to Plump Up Skin for Fall
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nce summer’s warmth and humidity give way to fall’s cooler, dryer and windier days, skin can lose its healthy plumpness and vital glow. Stress, poor nutrition, lack of water, inadequate sleep, free radicals and ultraviolet radiation can also take their toll, leaving our complexions dry and depleted. Dirt and grime that penetrate the pores can disrupt the skin’s natural protective barrier, making it more susceptible to blemishes and allowing precious moisture to escape, causing sagging skin and wrinkles. Edwina Clark, CEO of Nature’s Glow, based in Wylie, Texas, says, “To help skin stay plump and smooth during the fall and winter seasons, eat a variety of antioxidantrich fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water and get adequate sleep.” She also recommends following a set of natural strategies for cleansing and moisturizing. First, wash your face with a gentle cleanser and tepid water to remove the initial layer of dirt and dead skin cells. Next, take a steamy shower or use a facial steamer for at least five minutes. The steam will swell and soften the skin around your pores to allow for deeper cleansing. Place a teaspoon of baking soda in your palm and add a squirt of facial cleanser and a few drops of water to create a paste. Smooth this on your skin in a gentle, circular motion to remove the last bits of dirt from your pores and help them shrink. Baking soda is safe and gentle enough to use regularly as a natural exfoliant. Steam the face for another five minutes to allow your freshly washed skin to absorb more moisture. Finally, apply a moisturizer and pat your face with a cold, damp towel to shrink the pores and engage the skin’s natural protective barrier to resist blemishes and decrease moisture loss. Repeat this process often, and your skin will be plumper and smoother by Thanksgiving. For more information, visit ICanGlow.com. See ad, page 6.
Mate Tea Fights Colon Cancer
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ccording to a recent University of Illinois study, bioactive compounds in mate tea, a beverage consumed in South America for its medicinal properties, killed human colon cancer cells in vitro. The scientists attribute this surprising health benefit to the tea’s caffeine derivatives that not only induced death in the cancer cells, but also reduced important markers of inflammation. Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
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Why Laptops Should be Renamed... and Relocated
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he portable computers that serve as our business and communication “lifelines” may actually be thwarting unborn lives. Researchers suggest that laptop computer (LTC) users should avoid putting the devices directly on their laps, especially for extended periods of time. Recent research reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility examined semen samples from 29 healthy male donors that used an LTC on their laps, near their testes. The scientists found that LTCs connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi resulted in decreased sperm motility and increased sperm DNA fragmentation. A separate study, published in the journal Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, noted that electromagnetic fields produced by LTCs likely induce currents within the body and can expose developing fetuses in pregnant women to unsafe levels. The researchers concluded that, “[An individual’s] ‘laptop’ is paradoxically an improper site for the use of an LTC, which consequently should be renamed to not induce customers towards an improper use.”
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irst impressions not only count— they are surprisingly accurate, at least when it comes to detecting whether a stranger is “made” to be compassionate, trustworthy or kind. New research by the University of California, Berkeley suggests that it can take just 20 seconds to recognize who is genetically so inclined. Two dozen couples participated in the study and provided DNA samples. Researchers documented them as they talked about times when they had suffered. A separate group of observers that did not know the couples were shown 20-second video segments of only the listeners and asked to rate which participants seemed most compassionate, based on facial expressions and body language. The listeners that received the highest ratings for empathy turned out to possess a particular variation of the oxytocin receptor gene known as the GG genotype. Dubbed the “love hormone”, oxytocin is naturally secreted into the bloodstream and the brain, where it promotes social interaction, bonding and romantic love. “People can’t see genes, so there has to be something going on that is signaling these genetic differences to the strangers,” says Aleksandr Kogan, lead author of the study. “What we found is that the people that had two copies of the G version displayed more trustworthy behaviors: more head nods, eye contact, smiling and open body posture. These behaviors signaled kindness to the strangers.”
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responsibly heading to bed on time after brushing their teeth. One father shared that he had to pay his son to brush his teeth every morning and night, so who was in charge? Family or social responsibility: Tasks that contribute to the family or social environment should not result in financial reward, such as washing the dishes or reading to a younger sibling. One mother, after explaining the plan to her children and consistently applying it, saw their attitude transform in just a couple of weeks. Instead of fighting, the three kids now work together each night to clean up after dinner without arguing. Paying for completion of specific tasks: Determine and agree to guidelines that include the general tasks or duties that are expected, the performance of which will result in earning the specified allowance. By defining what is over and above personal, family or social responsibility, parents encourage and reward children for their extra efforts. Those same kids agreeably cleaning up after meals may
With an entitlement mindset, a child simply expects to be paid each week. With an entrepreneur’s mindset, a child finds ways to create value and earn money through applied creativity.
also be thinking of extra chores around the house to earn their allowances. Encouraging a child’s entrepreneurial spirit: Inspire children to think of creative ways to earn money and watch in pleased amazement at how creative they become when they really want something. One 12-year-old now has a business collecting cans from all of his neighbors and is earning $100 every other week. He was able to buy the faster skateboard he wanted and even justified it as a business expense, because he could collect the cans more quickly with it. Providing structure and enabling communication in a family’s approach to allowances is critical to ensuring that children learn good money habits that will serve them well for life. It’s a mutually constructive way to teach principles related to the importance of saving, spending less than they earn and consistently giving back to their community. The answer to the question of whether or not to pay a child an allowance and under what conditions rests with the parents. The greater and more vital question is what mindset do they want to create and nurture within their children: a sense of entitlement or an entrepreneurial spirit? The foundational choice is theirs. Sharon Lechter is CEO of Pay Your Family First, creator of the ThriveTime for Teens life and money reality board game and co-author of Outwitting the Devil, Three Feet from Gold and Rich Dad Poor Dad. A recognized financial education expert, she is a member of the National CPAs Financial Literacy Commission. Learn more at SharonLechter.com. natural awakenings
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elebrities have them. Super wealthy people have them. Star athletes have them. All of these people have their own team of health gurus working with them to achieve their goals. Wouldn’t it be great to have a team of people working with you to realize your wellness goals? And wouldn’t it be even better if this team could be found under the same roof? This is exactly the environment that can be found at Envision Personalized Health where owner Vickie Nickerson, a pioneer in the health and fitness industry, and her team offer a completely integrative approach to personal wellness. Nickerson began her career over two decades ago as a personal fitness trainer. Over the years she became a weight and lifestyle management counselor and is currently in the process of adding Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor
and Herbology to her repertoire. So how did a personal fitness trainer evolve into an integrative health specialist? It all started when Nickerson began designing personal fitness programs for her clients. She had clients from all levels of fitness levels, including many with special needs. “With that in mind, I began to offer in-home training for many of them,” says Nickerson, “but the equipment at people’s homes wasn’t as practical as the equipment used at the gym; and lack of privacy at the gym was a factor too.” So she opened the first personal training studio in San Diego and had the best of both worlds. Soon, she realized that she needed a nutritional program to go along with it. With fitness and nutrition in place, next would be rewards for progress. The rewards and recovery benefits of massage were
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needed, so the massage component came next, followed organically by other aspects of the wellness studio. When the realization hit her that stress management was probably the biggest factor in regards to her client’s wellness, along came yoga and acupuncture too. What makes the business stand out? Here is what makes Envision Personalized Health so unique—not only is it a private studio, it is also a whole team of health therapists working together under one roof to realize their client’s health goals. By working closely with other wellness practitioners in the same location, they are able to collaborate as a team to create an integrative wellness program. Envision Personalized Health clients are more assured of reaching their goals, and the team of providers is happier too. “We are really providing personalized service for our clients,” says Nickerson. “We got into this business to heal people, and as a team, we are doing just that.” Envision Personalized Health team members are able to customize a wellness program around each individual. In fact, during client care sessions the team works together to find the best solutions and programs to fit each client’s needs. “Our clients absolutely love it,” says Nickerson. “They feel safe and very well cared for.”
Their clients are generally people in their early twenties on up. According to Nickerson, “The private setting we offer allows us to tailor the environment for each client.” For instance, if a 45-year-old male client who is working on gaining muscle mass comes in, they can play more upbeat music to pump him up and energize his workout. If the next session is a 92-year-old woman working on keeping her muscles stretched and moving, they can put on something more age appropriate so she can hear instructions better, and concentrate. Another neat aspect is that Envision Personalized Health is a family-run business. Nickerson’s daughter Genevieve is a personal trainer and esthetician that manages the spa side of the business and her daughter Vanessa is an office and marketing manager who is also studying to be a fitness trainer. How does the program work? Clients come in to get a general initial assessment which allows the health team to better know and understand the client needs before recommending services. The team truly listens to the needs, not just sell services. After the initial assessment they will either recommend a service, or one of the three sampler packages: Fitness, Wellness, and Spa Sampler. These sampler packages allow clients to try out a variety
of services related to their interests for a low price. “The health team likes them too as it gives the practitioners a better idea of what would best be suited to each individual client.” After that, the client is able to make an informed decision on what monthly package would be most beneficial to them. Along with a variety of fitness options and spa services to choose from, Envision Personalized Health offers Ayurvedic skincare and nutritional counseling. According to Nickerson, “Ayurveda connects mind, body and spirit to the world around us. And when any one of these components are out of balance it can, and does, manifest in our bodies. I love being able to offer Ayurvedic services. It gives me one more tool I can use to help people.” One more plus is that Envision Personalized Health is centrally located off Interstate 8 and Mission Gorge Road so they are just a quick drive from most areas in San Diego. “This works out great for so many of our clients, like our business owners, who need to get in and get out quickly,” adds Nickerson. Envision Personalized Health is located at 4620 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 14 in San Diego. For more information, call 619-229-9695 or visit EnvisionPersonalizedHealth.com. See ad on page 5.
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Exploring Our Creative Side Engaging in Community Arts Brings Unexpected Rewards by Judith Fertig
“Turning, moving, spinning, dresses swirling, music beating, eyes in contact with a partner, then another, then another, then another, and the fiddle turns a corner, the phrase repeats, the dance repeats. You smile. Your body smiles.” ~ Doug Plummer, photographer and contra dancer, Seattle, Washington
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hree years ago, Janine Joslin, a savvy business executive, set her sights on becoming a Dazzler, and today is a proud member of the Leawood, Kansas, chapter of community tap-dancing troupes. “I love to dance and perform, and I felt that had been missing from my own life,” she says. After a friend suggested it, Joslin showed up for her first practice ready to go, wearing tights and tap shoes. Potential Dazzlers must prove they’ve learned the routines before being selected to perform for the public. Luckily, says Joslin, “I’m a quick study,” and soon took her place in this 50-andup women’s group that likes to routinely Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area retirement facilities, church halls and special events. Learning the stopand-go, Broadway-style routines such as Steppin’ Out and Millie is more of a mental challenge than aerobic exercise, comments Joslin. “The main thing is it exercises your brain.” Performing for appreciative groups is a great feeling, she notes, and helps 22
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make the twice-weekly practices worthwhile. Just being around inspiring women has helped Joslin look at aging differently. She’s now applying her business skills to set up her troupe’s first website. Joslin’s experience proves what many dancers, artists, writers, actors and musicians know: Active, hands-on, group participation in the arts is beneficial on many levels.
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In a recent study commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts, the researchers found that, “People that engage in arts in a group setting develop a sense of community as they exchange favors (such as meeting to learn lines or loaning painting supplies); identify themselves with a cast, music ensemble or www.na-sd.com
choral group; and develop a sense of trust and expectations of reciprocity.” It also noted, “Through the arts of ethnic traditions—such as classical Indian dance, Jamaican steel drums or Japanese raku ceramics—participants develop and maintain their cultural heritage and communicate their cultural identity to outsiders.”
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Most art disciplines can be experienced at any age. No previous training or ability is required, just a curious spirit and willingness to participate and learn. Fun options range from a painting party, in which participants set up an easel and paint a canvas at Uncork’d Art, in Washington, D.C. (UncorkdArt.com), to African drumming at DrumRise, in Decatur, Georgia (DrumRise.net). “A drumming class is a great way to reduce stress, have fun, relax and reenergize, all at the same time; it has even been shown to positively affect your immune system,” say co-founders Amy Jackson and Colleen Caffrey. Such activities allow us to dabble and explore amidst the power of a group and maximize the joy of artful endeavors, which many prefer to the cost of individual lessons. One of the most accessible community arts is choral music, as it requires no special equipment. Singing in a group can also become a com-
munity tradition that gathers people of all ages and lifestyles in fellowship and celebration. Since 1882, singing Handel’s Messiah has become an annual highlight for a Swedish wheat-farming community in South-Central Kansas. For three months before Palm Sunday, 200 farmers, homemakers, college students and business owners from the Lindsborg area gather twice weekly to rehearse the three-hour piece (Bethanylb.edu/Oratorio_History.html). Becky Anderson, the owner of Lindsborg’s Swedish Country Inn, who has sung for 41 years, points to a particularly thrilling moment during each performance. “There is just this exhilaration as the audience jumps to their feet yelling, ‘Brava, Brava.’ Golly, that’s fun.” Chicagoans maintain a similar holiday tradition. For 35 years, free Do-It-Yourself Messiah concerts have provided a community-funded uplift (imfChicago.org). Thousands of audience members lend their voices to thrilling performances of this masterpiece, led by a world-class conductor and soloists and backed by an all-volunteer orchestra of local professionals and amateur musicians. Storytelling is yet another community performing art that requires no special equipment. The National Storytelling Network (StoryNet. org) advances the art of storytelling through a national conference and local storytelling guilds. The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild, in Pennsyl-
vania, meets once a month at a local coffee house (LVStorytellers.org). Members include professional and amateur storytellers, poets, actors and newcomers that love to practice—or just listen to—this ancient art. Strong community and cultural identity is forged on other stages, as well. The Community Actors Theatre, in San Diego, California’s, Oak Park, performs many plays written by local playwrights exploring themes in black culture (CommunityActorsTheatre.com). For Calvin Manson, a local poet and playwright who teaches acting workshops, the nonprofit venue feels like a mom-and-pop outfit. “They have the raw talent that could be developed into something wonderful. People don’t just learn to be actors and playwrights. They learn to work together, to commit to a common struggle. When they leave, they know how to work with people, to be team players.” Sometimes, a life change can open the door to a creative outlet. As a newly single 30-something, photographer Doug Plummer says that when he fell in with the Seattle contra dance scene in the mid-1980s, “It became my primary social life.” Derived from New England folk dance, two lines of dancers face each other and move to the rhythms of fiddle music. “Since 2003, anytime I’m in New England, I try to stay over on a Monday and catch the Nelson [New Hampshire] dance,” says Plummer. Likening it to participat-
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“When I’m not doing any plays, things just don’t go right. This is my justification. This is my opportunity to just be me.” ~ Eva Jones, foster parent and member of Community Actors Theatre, Oak Park, California
ing in the slow-food and similar local movements, he says, “I feel like I’m entering into a mode of slow-dancing.” At the weekly Nelson gatherings, “The dancers will drift in; singles, couples and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone puts out the fiddle case for the $2 admission. Whoever volunteered to bring baked goods sets them out. Harvey shows up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair on the stage. Bob sits at the piano. ‘Line up for a contra,’ barks Don, in a clipped, Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Monymusk.’ Then everyone just joins in.”
Auditioning for the Role of a Lifetime
The next level of volunteer arts participation may involve an audition and a greater commitment. At the same time, these pursuits offer prime opportunities to expand artistic skills and join in something bigger than one’s self. Since 1873, the Cincinnati, Ohio, May Festival has served as a shining example of community showmanship (MayFestival.com). Chorus auditions are held in September, rehearsals begin in January and concerts routinely sell out by May. Music critic Nancy Malitz comments, “It’s that special, tiny sliver of the year when everybody stretches. When hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the tempo by devoting every night to rehearsal and every day to thoughts of the concerts to come… when audiences look their finest, clap their loudest.” Lawrence Coleman, a chorus member for 15 years, has found that
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singing and networking with other May Festival vocalists has paid off in surprising ways. “I’ve recorded and had other singing engagements and opportunities, all because I’ve been connected to the chorus and the people in it,” he says. Coleman also sings with the rhythm and blues gospel group Fo Mo Brothers, performing at area churches and the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion. Coleman remarks, “I have friends in the chorus from very different walks of life. We come together for the single purpose of making great music. People of differing backgrounds and schools of thought can do more than coexist. It’s confirmed for me that we can learn to celebrate our differences when we have a common goal.” Even those that don’t feel inherently artistic can find venturing into an art form unexpectedly rewarding. Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy is commonplace in Bay Area English Regency Society waltzes and “longways” dances, in Palo Alto, California (baers.org). Alan Winston, a computer systems administrator and veteran dance caller, observes that these patterned dances appeal to math-science-logic-computer types. “It’s a great place for people that live in their heads to get out and be social,” he says. Appropriately, the dances all feature choreography from Jane Austen’s era. Depending on the theme of the dance—like the sophisticated Cyprians Ball or spirited Return of the Regiments Ball—the ambience may
be elegant or rowdy, explains Winston. Dances are taught beforehand to music such as George Washington’s Favourite Cotillion, an 1808 tune performed by musicians playing a clarinet, piano and recorder. Many wear period costumes, while others come in jeans. Winston is usually bedecked in a wine-colored waistcoat with tails that he found on eBay. Plein air painters forsake the indoors to take their paints, easels and canvases outside. Plein-Air Painters of
America regularly paint in groups in the fresh air and then hold an exhibition; annual workshops help teach techniques (p-a-p-a.com). At the recent seventh annual Florida’s Forgotten Coast event, in the state’s Panhandle, billed as America’s Great Plein Air Paint-Out, featured artists set up alongside amateurs eager to learn more (PleinAirfl.com). Whatever one’s newly discovered or longtime treasure, individuals engaging in a group arts activity forge strong social bonds, keep ethnic arts traditions alive, learn new things in new ways and experience joyous personal growth. … All while creating something wonderful. Judith Fertig regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings. She’s an award-winning cookbook author at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.
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Proven Approaches for Safe Practice by Lynda Bassett
Between 15 and 20 million Americans practice yoga, spending an estimated $5.7 billion annually on classes and accessories. National Yoga Month, in September, reminds us to always make personal safety a guiding principle during practice sessions. Experts advise the following guidelines for practicing injury-free yoga.
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to master a pose right away; thus, a “Type A” person may have the most potential for injury, observes Sadie Nardini, New York City-based founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and host of Cable TV’s Viera Living’s daily yoga show, Rock Your Yoga. Some instructors may have a vigorous Type A attitude, as well. “Keep looking if you feel pushed,” she advises. Choosing a style is less important than choosing the instructor best suited to the student’s needs. “Finding the right teacher,” says Nardini, “is kind of like dating. Keep looking until you find your match.”
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Research the teacher. Investigate a yoga instructor’s credentials before signing up for a class, advises Meredith Montgomery, a board member of the Yoga Health Foundation and publisher of Natural Awakenings’ Mobile/Baldwin edition. Read the instructor’s biography to verify his or her professional training, certification and level of experience. YogaAlliance.org maintains a well-respected registry of instructors that have been certified as registered yoga teachers (RYT). Analyze the class level. Consider the name of the class, plus the level of advancement. New students may want to begin with a gentle, restorative or yin-type class. To reduce any risk, “Sign up for classes that are one level lower than where you are,” advises Fishman. Ask how many students are allowed in the class; a smaller size means more one-on-one attention. Speak out. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Fishman emphasizes; get to the class early, introduce yourself to the teacher and perhaps audit various classes. Good instructors always ask students about their health and fitness history. Look for special needs groups. “You can get really specific in choosing the right yoga class, whether it focuses on back care or other therapeutic yoga,” notes Nardini. Exercise caution. Certain areas of the body, like the back, neck and limbs, are particularly prone to injury, counsels Hartman. “Twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pressure,” so take things slowly and stop if pain occurs. Practice correct alignment. Experts agree that proper alignment is key to injury-free yoga. “There’s a lot to proper alignment; it’s integral to being a yoga teacher,” says Fishman. A good one will walk the room to make sure everyone has the correct form, keeping the vertebrae more or less in line, even in a twisting pose. Seek modifying options. Instructors must teach modifications in poses to accommodate the individual, often using props such as blocks and straps. Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be overemphasized. “Kripalu’s teaching methodology, for
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example, emphasizes coordinating movement with breath because it is one of the leading ways to prevent injury,” Hartman says. Go with a teacher that understands anatomy. A teacher with such a background knows not only how muscles move, but also how they move together. Experts in yoga understand kinesiology—the natural synergies and limits to muscle and joint movement, according to Fishman. Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teaching transitions between poses. Consider prior injuries. “People think of yoga as a healing practice. That does not [necessarily] mean it will help heal a previous injury,” says Nardini. “It’s possible you can make it even worse.” Those with previous injuries, plus elderly individuals and expectant mothers, must take extra safety precautions. Remember that yoga is not about competition. “Don’t be afraid to take a time out,” says Fishman. “Or go into a child’s or modified child’s pose if you need to.” In the end, “Yoga is about increasing awareness of the body. A well-schooled yoga teacher intends to create individual, empowering experiences,” concludes Hartman. Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett.com.
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Ilene. First came Friday from Virginia, then littermates Cacey and Lumpy, also from Virginia. Next followed two more littermates from Zephyr Hills, Florida, dubbed The Emperor and Mickey Blue Eyes.” Siamese Rescue requires an application with references, Ilene advises. “The agency told us that they prefer the right placement because there is nothing sadder than placing one and then having to take it back.” Many Internet pet adoption services are linked with the nation’s largest animal welfare organizations and humane societies as well as thousands of animal rescue groups across the country. Such is the case for PETS911. com and PetFinder.com, where entering your zip or postal code will access
listings for thousands of the area’s adoptable pets. Both sites offer visitors the opportunity to choose the closest shelter or rescue so that pet pickup is convenient. Reviewing posted photos of available animals makes personalized pet selection fun. Clicking on the photo and then hitting “print” on the display screen makes pictures easy to print out and readily available for adoptive parents to proudly tout. Descriptions accompanying the photos include the animal’s age, gender, breed, color and disposition, with helpful comments like “I’m affectionate” or “walks on a leash.” This eliminates much of the guesswork and helps people make a good decision. Frequently sites report “Happy Tails” of heartwarming adoptions. Most online services go beyond adoption, providing a wealth of advice on care, disaster preparedness, selecting a veterinarian, feeding, training, and even how to manage behavioral problems. A few, like Petfinder.com,
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How is unblocking creativity linked to having a prosperous heart and a life of enough?
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I have taught creative unblocking for 35 years. When I’ve asked my students about money, inevitably their responses are emotional exclamations: “Money is the biggest block to my creativity,” or “I feel like I can handle anything but money,” or “Do we have to talk about money?” I believe that every person is creative, and can use his or her creativity to create a life of “enough”. I have worried about money and found that having money does not end this worry. I have also discovered practical tools that have lifted my students and me out of money worries into a prosperous heart. Prospering is something we can do today, no matter how much money we have. Prosperity is not just about money, www.na-sd.com
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ulia Cameron is an award-winning author, poet, playwright and filmmaker, perhaps best known for her precedent-setting works on creativity, including The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World and The Right to Write. In her latest book, The Prosperous Heart, she presents a 10-week program that guides readers in developing a life that is as full and satisfying as they ever imagined possible.
although our relationship to money must be brought out into the light, and we must be brave enough to look at it candidly. Having enough is having a life beyond need and worry. It’s about finding satisfaction in our lives, improving the lives we have, straightening out our finances and creating a life that is enough for us.
What led you to conclude that a prosperous heart is about a spiritual bottom line, rather than a financial one?
My experience of this principle has been cumulative. When teaching The Artist’s Way through the years, I have sometimes been moved to give away memberships in a class in order to help creatively stymied individuals that felt they couldn’t afford the 12-week course. While this didn’t add to my bank account, I felt rewarded on a spiritual level as I watched those students blossom over the course of the class.
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What tools do you offer readers in The Prosperous Heart? Morning Pages remain the primary tool of a creative recovery and for establishing prosperity. Three daily pages of longhand writing—strictly stream of consciousness—work to provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Counting is another bedrock tool of prosperity; keeping a small notebook tracking every penny in and every penny out puts us in touch with our true values, which is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity. This daily writing, coupled with counting, brings emotional and financial clarity. Together, they help us discover our true values—both personal and monetary— and uncover the actions that will lead to a life that is truly our own. Abstaining from financial imbalance is simple when we stop debting. A commitment to practicing the tool of abstinence plugs the leaks and our personal lifeboat stops sinking. While this may seem severe, it leads straight to more prosperity. Walking at least twice a week for a minimum of 20 minutes works to put events into a healthier perspective. We may walk out with a problem and walk back in with a solution. Walking also offers the opportunity to encounter sights and sounds that fire the imagination and replenish our inner well of creativity. As we walk, we can experience the richness of the world, as well as our own inner prosperity. I recommend taking a time out once in the morning and once at night, for five minutes, to sit quietly and consciously count your blessings, or simply rest. Time outs also put us in closer touch with our own inner resources. Ideas often come to us during these periods, which prove to be time-efficient and guided by wisdom. Through many years of experience, I have seen how the tools explored in The Prosperous Heart help people from all walks of life come into contact with their true value system. When they act in alignment with their values, they naturally feel a sense of prosperity. When they do what they love and do it well, the money seems to take care of itself. Find the next chapter on personal creativity at JuliaCameronLive.com. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazine.
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PEACE MAIL Spreading Good Will on Earth Through Art by April Thompson
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ainter Franck de Las Mercedes, of New York City, has combined a pair of hopeful concepts—world peace and free art for all—in a quickly broadening art initiative inspired by an “Aha!” moment at the local post office. “I had always painted on the boxes I shipped my paintings in,” relates the native Nicaraguan. “One day, a postal clerk commented that my boxes were like works of art. I thought about how I had prompted the worker to pause in her everyday routine and wondered, ‘What if I shared my painting on the outside of a box, rather than the inside, and what if it carried a message of peace?’” Since that pivotal 2006 encounter, the artist has sent more than 10,600 abstractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled with messages like, “Handle with Care: Contains Peace,” to
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individuals in 70 countries, as part of his Priority Boxes Art Project. Each empty box is symbolically “full” of meaning, engaging the thought of the recipient as well as the sender, plus the interpretation of all those handling it throughout its postal journey. De Las Mercedes hopes that his painted-message boxes will stimulate new ways of communicating through art. He maintains, “We shouldn’t have to wait for world leaders to take a stand or create peace; it can begin through interpersonal dialogue.” While many people write to the artist requesting boxes for themselves, others order them for loved ones. Requests vary widely, from a death row inmate that asked for a box for his daughter and a mom that wanted to give one to her son, a leukemia sufferer whose daily highlight was a trip to the family mailbox. The brightly painted boxes also have helped reconcile feuding friends and family members, serving as a peace offering from one to the other. It all helps to bring feelings of greater peace and understanding to the human race, one person at a time. More than 100 schools across the United States have adopted the project, with students creating their own versions of the peace box in the classroom. School-sponsored peace boxes reach patients in hospitals and military personnel overseas and have been used in interschool box exchanges to support anti-bullying campaigns. It would be difficult to find a group that couldn’t benefit from such fresh inspiration. To request a box, make a donation or start a local peace art project, visit fdlmStudio.com/PriorityBoxes.html. April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.
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Keys to Greater Creativity by Judith Balian
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hat’s your definition of creativity? Do you define creativity narrowly, thinking that only successful writers or visual artists are creative? The truth is that we’re all creative, and we express it every time we perform even the most mundane tasks such as deciding what to wear in the morning or what to have for dinner at night. But what does it take to be creative? And are there things you can do to become more creative? The famous American psychologist, Carl Rogers, described three conditions that are necessary for creativity to flourish: Being Open to Experience. If you are curious, have a tolerance for ambiguity, and are able to suspend judgment, you will be more creative than someone who is rigid. Seeking out new experiences and having a sense of wonder will get your creative juices flowing. Relying on Your Own Evaluation. As you create a work of art, a piece of writing, or something as simple as a new furniture arrangement in your home, can you rely on your own judgment rather than seeking approval from others? This doesn’t mean you should be unwilling to hear others’ opinions, but the final determination of your work’s value should reside with you—and that requires keeping your inner critic at bay. Toying with Elements and Concepts. Can you play spontaneously with ideas, colors, shapes and relationships of things to each other? By rearranging elements into unlikely groupings, you shape new ideas. Sometimes toying with the ridiculous can bring forward a hunch or hypothesis that will be the genesis of your next great creative project. Weaving these three strategies into your daily life might do more than just expand your creativity. It could transform the way you see yourself, while making your life richer and even more fun. Judith Balian offers classes such as The Artist’s Way and private sessions to help people reclaim their creativity and move forward with their projects and goals. She can be reached at 760-436-8848 or by visiting Excoveries.com.
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sunday Flea Free Organically at Encinitas Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. Stop poisoning your pets. Flea Free Organically eliminates both fleas and worms also protects against heartworm. Kills all bugs in 60 seconds. Save your pets and the planet from toxic chemicals. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St (across st Vulcan), Encinitas, 92024. 760-331-4525. JDiters@FleaFreeOrganically.com. FleaFreeOrganically.com. Hillcrest Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. At Hillcrest DMV Parking Lot, Lincoln & Normal St, San Diego, 92103. HillcrestFarmersMarket.com. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace – 9:30am-5pm, Sun & Sat. Espresso by the Sea Cafe & Gifts: More than just coffee. See new 3 LED Powercaps: hands-free power to see in the dark, up to 1/2 mile. A great gift idea for someone that has everything. Seaside Bazaar Marketplace, 459 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024. 760-579-2614. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com. Leucadia/Encinitas Farmers’ Market & Art Fair – 10am-2pm. Art supplies focusing on nontoxic, reusable, recycled and renewable materials. Painting projects for kids each week. Free. $5 for painting projects. Paul Ecke Elementary, 185 Union St, Encinitas, 92024. 760-652-5194. TreePassion@ gmail.com. Nature-Of-Art-Kids.com. North San Diego (Sikes Adobe) Certified Farmers’ Market – 10am-3pm. 12655 Sunset Dr, Escondido, 92025. Claire Winnick: 858-735-5311, Info@ NorthSDFarmersMarket.com. Solana Beach Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. Local and organic farm fresh produce, flowers, cheeses, packaged foods, artisans, as well as a food court with tables for eating there. 444 S Cedros Ave, in the heart
of the Cedros Ave Design District, Solana Beach. 858-755-0444. Karen@SouthCedros.com. CedrosAvenue.com.
monday Welk Certified Farmers’ Market Place – 1-5pm. 8860 Lawrence Welk Dr, Escondido, 92026. Lorrie Scott: 760-751-4193. Chula Vista, Swiss Park Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. 2001 Main St, Chula Vista, 91911. Marlene Salazar: 619-424-8131.
tuesday Coronado Ferry Landing Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. Coronado Ferry Landing, 1201 First St, Coronado, 92118. CoronadoFerryLandingShops.com. Escondido Downtown Farmers’ Market – 3:307pm, May-Sept; 2:30-6pm, Oct-Apr. Downtown Escondido’s Certified Farmers’ Market, Grand Ave between Kalmia and Juniper, Escondido, 92025. 760-745-8877. DowntownEscondido.com.
wednesday Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market – 1-5pm. Rain or shine; year-round. Public Parking Lot, 2930 Roosevelt St, between Carlsbad Village Dr & Grand Ave, Carlsbad, 92008. ExperienceCarlsbadVillage.com. Mission Hills Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. W Washington St & Falcon St, San Diego, 92103. Ron La Chance: 858-272-7054, RonLaChance@ gsws.com. Encinitas Certified Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm, May-Sept; 4-7pm, Oct-Apr. 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. UTC Certified Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. CSA brings produce from several different organic farmers rather than just one. Westfield UTC Mall on Genesee near Macys 9001 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, 92122. 619-7953363. Brian@SDMarketManger.com. Oceanside Sunset Market – 5-9pm. Mission Blvd & Tremont St, Oceanside, 92054. 760-579-2614. MSOceanside.com. EspressoByTheSeaCafe.com.
friday La Mesa Certified Farmers’ Market – 2-6pm. Date Ave & University Ave, La Mesa, 91941. Suzanne Bendixen: 619-249-9395.
saturday City Heights Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Farm fresh produce, hot food vendors, live entertainment, craft vendors and more. University Ave and Fairmont Ave, San Diego, 92105. CityHeightsFarmersMarket.com. Little Italy Mercato – 9am-1:30pm. Year-round, rain or shine. At Date & India sts, San Diego, 92101. LittleItalyMercato.com.
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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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certification of LEED projects. UCSD Extension Sorrento Mesa, 6925 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, 92121. USGBC-SD.org. USGBC-SD Program Committee – 6-8pm. Responsible for planning and conducting informational and educational programs. Schmidt Design, 2655 4th Ave, San Diego, 92103. USGBC-SD.org. San Diego Herb Club Meeting – 7pm. Monthly program topics vary. Round table discussions held to assemble gardening tips specific to the San Diego herbal gardener. Visitors welcome. Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park. 619-579-0222. TheSanDiegoHerbClub.com.
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Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org.
Bird Watching Monday – 8am. Discover the fascinating birds and the unique art of bird-watching. San Diego Botanical Garden, 230 Quail Garden Dr, Encinitas, 92024. 760-532-0917. SDBGarden.org.
Wildlife Tracking Walks – 8:30-10:30am. Learn to recognize and identify various signs left behind by resident wildlife. Free. Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, 2 Father Junipero Serra Trl, San Diego, 92119. 619-668-3281. MTRP.org.
Free Reading & Healing Clinic – 7:30-9pm. Vessa Rinehart’s Clairvoyant Class offers free aura healings and readings the 1st Mon each month. Intuitive Insights, 4455 Morena Blvd, Ste 1085, San Diego, 92117. 858-509-7582. MyIntuition.net.
Soul-TV – Every Wednesday, 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out SoulTV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.
Ruffin Canyon Care Restoration – 9am-12pm. Bring gloves and hand tools if have, but loaners available. Wear hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, and long sleeves. Ruffin Canyon, 9298 Shawn Ave, San Diego, 92123. Bonnie Hough, Chair of FRC: 619-840-8327.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Consciousness Circle Book Study – Every Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm. One Heart-One Mind Center for Spiritual Living, 11211 Sorrento Valley Rd, Ste F, San Diego, 92121. 858-453-9830.
Volunteer Day at Tierra Miguel Farm – 9am-1pm. Help the farmers; includes hands-on activity, farm tour, potluck lunch and opportunities to learn. Tierra Miguel Farm, 14910 Pauma Valley Dr, Pauma Valley, 92061. 760-742-4213. CSA@TierraMiguelFarm.org. TierraMiguelFarm.org.
Free Going Green Seminar – 6:30-8pm. Every Tuesday the Financial Freedom Team teaches how to keep your family safe, get out of debt, achieve financial freedom and achieve total wellness. Receive valuable tips for physical, financial, personal and environmental wellness. Free. Held at Rhythm City Grill, 1080 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078. More info, Jeanne Knox: 858-204-3137 or JKnox@WeDeliverWellness.com.
Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – Every Thursday, 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s twovolume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.
Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Every Sat meet in the Garden’s Plaza area for a docent led tour. Water and sun protection recommended. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Healthy Back Yoga – 1-2pm. 1st & 3rd Sat. This free class is a gentle approach combining breathing and postures to heal and stretch the back while building strength in the legs. Benjamin Branch Library, 5188 Zion Ave, San Diego, 92120. 619533-3970. University Heights Point Restoration – 1-3pm. Projects range from trash pickup, non-native plant removal, planting native plants and trail maintenance. 6800 Easton Ct, San Diego, 92120. Contact Ranger Jason: 619-235-5262 or JWallen@ SanDiego.gov.
Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 River Rescue – Team attacks and removes smaller and harder to reach trash sites along the river. All tools and supplies provided. More info: 619-2977380 or Doug@SanDiegoRiver.org. Wednesday Trail Walk – 10am. Explore trails of Balboa Park with a ranger. Leisurely pace. Difficulty level varies, check trail map. Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. 619-235-1122. BalboaPark.org. USGBC-SD Education Committee – 11:40am1pm. Raise public awareness about green building, increase technical knowledge, support the accreditation of LEED professionals and accelerate the
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Grow Getters: Propagation and a Pot Luck Lunch – 11:30am-3pm. Learn more about propagation and potting plants. Help us grow our growing area. Free. 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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Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Hay House, Inc. proudly presents
Crystal Healing & Psychic Self-Defense – Sept 7-9. 3-day workshop. Learn how you can use this effective no-touch, painless healing that sparks the body’s ability to repair itself and alleviate pain. Pranic Healing of San Diego Office, 741 Garden View Court, Ste 204, Encinitas, 92024. Register: 888-226-4325, PranicHealingSD.com. Tool, Knife and Scissor Sharpening – 1-6pm. True Sharp will be in front of People’s Co-op, 4765 Voltaire St, San Diego, 92107. OBPeoplesFood.coop.
PA S A D E N A October 26 - 28, 2012 Pasadena Convention Center
Free Public Lecture on Kriya Yoga – 7pm. A Pathway to Human Excellence. Kriya Yoga International. All are welcome, light vegetarian dinner to be served. Shiva Vishnu Temple, 7930 Arjons Dr, Ste B, San Diego, 92126. For info: 818-585-6991 or Info@LosAngeles.Kriya.org.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Famosa Slough Work Party – 9am. Meet along W Pt Loma Blvd about 200 ft east of the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd. RSVP: 619-2244591. FamosaSlough.org.
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The Natural Health Workshops – 9-10am. Virtually 99% of all Americans may find some solutions to their health problems by addressing four nutritional goals. Learn about these the 2nd Sat each month. No sales, free calls. Teleconference number: 218-339-4600 + Pin of 976418#. NaturalHealthWorkshop.org. Dog Beach Cleanup – 9-11am. You and your friendly dog are invited to join Friends of Dog Beach at our regular Beach Cleanups. All cleanup supplies provided, along with treats for you and your dog. Dog Beach, North Ocean Beach. More info: 619-523-1700. DogWash.com/html/BeachCleanup.htm.
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Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Every Sat meet in the Garden’s Plaza area for a docent led tour. Water and sun protection recommended. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Garden Work Party: Shrub Shaping – 1-3pm. The fall equinox is a good time to shape up the smaller shrubs in a native landscape. By pruning now, after the plants have finished flowering and seeding or fruiting, the plants will have plenty of time to form buds for next year’s flowers and fruit. Old Town State Park Native Garden, Congress & Taylor sts. CNPSSD.org.
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Kids in the Garden: Wonderful World of Worms – 10am-12pm. $5/child (accompanied adults free); free/members. Alta Vista Gardens, Children’s Garden, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. Reserve: 760-822-6824 or FarmerJones@AltaVistaGardens. org. AltaVistaGardens.org.
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Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627
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Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.
Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon – 8am-3pm. A great family day at the beach for surfers and dog lovers alike. The funds raised will be used to support all the programs at Helen Woodward Animal Center. Includes over 40 vendors, food, and an Opportunity Drawing. Dog Beach, 3006 Sandy Ln, Del Mar, 92014. Sign Up: AnimalCenter.org/Events/SurfDog.
Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.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.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Volunteer Bird Count – 7:30am-12pm. All levels of experience welcome. For more info & to receive an automatic reply with meeting location, contact Robert Patton: Birds@SanElijo.org. San Diego Horticultural Society Meeting – 5:307:45pm. Jason Kubrock, Mo Price, and Wendy Proud. Topic: Welcome to Club Med: Ideal Plants for San Diego’s Mediterranean Climate. All welcome. Free/member, $10/nonmember. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. More info: 760295-7089 or SDHortSoc.org.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Monthly Network Luncheon – 11am-2pm. Speaker, introductions, shoutouts, displays, gifts. Rancho Santa Fe. More info: WomensWisdom.net.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. Guided Bird Walk – 8-10am. Join MTRP Trail Guide and resident Birder, Jeanne Raimond, for an adventure in Bird Watching. If have binoculars and/or a field guide, please bring them. For location: MTRP.org. San Elijo Lagoon Volunteer Work Party – 9-11am. Locations vary, and activities typically
include habitat restoration, invasive plant removal, planting of new native plants, trash pickup and removal, and trail maintenance. More info: SanElijo.org. Toss The Turf – 10am-12pm. Less grass, less water, more fun. Learn from an expert. A short course in turf removal, tips for soil evaluation, tuning up your irrigation system and water smart landscapes. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Every Sat meet in the Garden’s Plaza area for a docent led tour. Water and sun protection recommended. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Healthy Back Yoga – 1-2pm. 1st & 3rd Sat. This free class is a gentle approach combining breathing and postures to heal and stretch the back while building strength in the legs. Benjamin Branch Library, 5188 Zion Ave, San Diego, 92120. 619533-3970. Free Encinitas Pranic Healing Clinic – 1-3pm. An effective no-touch, painless healing that sparks the body’s innate ability to repair itself and al-
The Artist’s Way: Rediscover your Creativity – Using the book and expressive arts activities in a safe space, this 9-wk class will increase your confidence, tap into your intuition, overcome procrastination, and reform your inner critic. Have fun and make new friends too. $330. Tuesdays at Soul of Yoga in Encinitas, Wednesdays in San Diego. More info: 760-436-8848 or Excoveries.com. Free Introduction to Pranic Healing – 6-8pm. Learn how to use this effective no-touch, painless healing that sparks the body’s ability to repair itself and alleviate pain. Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market, 4765 Voltaire St, San Diego, 92107. Limited space, RVSP: 888-226-4325. PranicHealingSD.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Access Your Intuition – 5pm. Open discussion for women guided by Intuitive Life Coach Patricia Hill takes place on the 2nd Wed each month. Each call features a different topic; first call free. For info, Patricia: 904-434-4235. AccessYourIntuition.com. USGBC-SD Marketing Committee – 6-7:30pm. Promotes programs, events, and workshops to members and professional community. Kristen Victor Designs, 2305 India St, San Diego, 92101. RSVP and send any agenda items to Lucia: Lucia@ Hutchenspr.com. USGBC-SD.org. Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627
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leviate pain. Complimentary 20-min session from experienced healers. California Institute for Human Science (CIHS) Campus, 741 Garden View Court, Ste 204, Encinitas, 92024. 888-226-4325. PranicHealingSD.com. Friends of Famosa Slough Bird Walk – 1-3pm. An easy walk with good views of a variety of birds and salt marsh habitat. Free. Meet at the kiosk by the corner of Famosa Blvd & W Pt Loma Blvd, San Diego, 92138. 619-224-4591. FamosaSlough.org. Assessment Day – 2-4pm. Twenty different assessments including blood pressure, basal metabolic rate, fitness strengths and weaknesses, and more. Vital step in creating a fitness plan to meet individual needs. $50. Pre-registration required. EZIA Human Performance, 230 Birmingham Dr, Cardiffby-the-Sea, 92007. 760-635-1200. EziaHP.com.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. 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. Labyrinth Walk Group – 2:30pm. We use the labyrinth as a meditation tool and other nature rituals to release and empower. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For info & to regis-
ter, Penny Stephens: 760-390-3072, PStephens@ AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Women’s Healing Clinic – 7:30-9pm. 3rd Mon each month ladies receive a psychic reading and healing on any topic: relationships, careers, etc. No appointment necessary. $10. Intuitive Insights, 4455 Morena Blvd, Ste 1085, San Diego, 92117. 858-509-7582. MyIntuition.net.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Consciousness Circle Book Study – Every Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm. One Heart-One Mind Center for Spiritual Living, 11211 Sorrento Valley Rd, Ste F, San Diego, 92121. 858-453-9830. Free Going Green Seminar – 6:30-8pm. Every Tuesday the Financial Freedom Team teaches how to keep your family safe, get out of debt, achieve financial freedom and achieve total wellness. Receive valuable tips for physical, financial, personal and environmental wellness. Free. Held at Rhythm City Grill, 1080 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078. More info, Jeanne Knox: 858-204-3137 or JKnox@WeDeliverWellness.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 River Rescue – Team attacks and removes smaller and harder to reach trash sites along the river. All tools and supplies provided. More info: 619-2977380 or Doug@SanDiegoRiver.org. Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Free Introduction to Pranic Healing – 7-9pm. Learn how to use this effective no-touch, painless healing that sparks the body’s ability to repair itself and alleviate pain. Pranic Healing of San Diego Office, 741 Garden View Court, Ste 204, Encinitas, 92024. Limited space, RVSP: 888-226-4325. PranicHealingSD.com.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org. Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography – 7-8pm. Presented by Gloria Taylor Brown. Based upon her book, Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt. Free. House of Light, 2004 Subida Terrace, Carlsbad, 92009. To register, Caroline: 760-487-8482 or HowDoIHealMyself.org. Sierra Club Monthly Program – 7:30pm. Free. Joyce Beers Center, 3900 Vermont St, San Diego, 92103. More info: SanDiego.SierraClub.org.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 E-Waste Collection – 9am-12pm. The 4th Sat each month the Solana Center will collect TV’s, computers, monitors, cell phones and other electronic waste. They will dispose of the materials through Recycle San Diego. Donations accepted to support the work of the Solana Center. Solana Center, 137 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, 92024. 760-4367986. Sandy@SolanaCenter.org. SolanaCenter.org. Fundamentals of Pranic Healing Level 1– Sept 22-23. 9am-5:30pm, both days. Learn how you can use this effective no-touch, painless healing that sparks the body’s ability to repair itself and alleviate pain. Pranic Healing of San Diego Office, 741 Garden View Court, Ste 204, Encinitas, 92024. 888-226-4325. PranicHealingSD.com.
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Landscape Design Basics – 10am-12pm. Design a water-smart garden from the ground up. Bring ideas, pictures and creativity. A professional landscape designer will take you through the steps to accomplish your dream landscape. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-6600614 or TheGarden.org. Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Every Sat meet in the Garden’s Plaza area for a docent led tour. Water and sun protection recommended. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Creative Healing: Playing for Change Day – 1-6pm. Musicians and fans will come together with a shared intention of doing something positive for the world and supporting music education for kids everywhere. Get information from key Earth-conscious speakers and listen to a variety of musical performances. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For more info: 760945-3954, AltaVistaGardens.org. Cooking with Klibs: Back to School and Basic Dinners – 1:30-3:30pm. Kid-friendly meals loaded with vegetables that children eat like Vegan Black Bean Brownies. $15/member, $20/nonmember. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. 760-945-3954. Pre-registration required, walk-ins will be welcome: MissKlibs1@netzero. com. AltaVistaGardens.org. CSA San Diego Support Group Meeting – 2pm. The Celiac Sprue Association is a national support organization that provides information and referral services for persons with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Rady Children’s Medical Office Bldg, 3030 Children’s Way, San Diego, 92123. GlutenFreeInSD.com. Home Grown Community Gardening Class – 2-3pm. This month is open to the participant’s choice of topic. We’d hate to have the year go by and not cover something that is really important to our group. 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. Fall Equinox Celebration and Labyrinth Walk – 5:30-8pm. The Equinox is about pulling in Moon energy and setting our intention to empower what we want in our lives now. We will use the labyrinth as a meditation tool along with other nature rituals to release and empower. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For info & to register, Penny Stephens: 760-390-3072, PStephens@ AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. 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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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter – 7pm. Presenter Greg Rubin. Free lecture on a variety of California native plant topics. Open to the public. Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, Rm 101, 1800 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. CNPSSD.org. Soul-TV – 7pm. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly “Live” for a new interactive spiritual talk show with an exciting line-up of very special guests. Not in the Encinitas area? Check out Soul-TV online. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. The Amazing HCG Fat Burning Solution – 7-9pm. A free lecture by Naturopath Michael Hollis, ND on how HCG targets fat, to produce rapid, healthy weight loss over a 6-wk period. Dr. Hollis will describe the mechanisms of weight loss and how HCG offers a solution that will not crash your metabolism like yo-yo dieting but can actually help you lose up to a pound a day. The Center for Health & Wellbeing, 3636 Fifth Ave (Hillcrest), San Diego, 92103. 619-814-5500. IntegrativeMedicineSanDiego.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Bhagavad Gita with Tom Kelly – 11am. Ongoing study using Yogananda’s two-volume commentary and translation, “God Talks with Arjuna,” facilitated by Tom Kelly, former monk in the SRF Monastic Order of 25 years. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Free Meditation – 6:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org. Prayer Workshop – 7-8pm. Center for Spiritual Living Carlsbad, 390 Oak Ave, Ste H, Carlsbad, 92008. 760-434-9579. CSLCarlsbad.org.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Falun Gong Exercise and Meditation Practice – Held every Sat & Sun weekends. Free. In parks around the county. Gisela3@cox.net. FalunDafaSD.org. EFT Level II Class – 9am-5pm. A technique that creates rapid and profound changes on both physical and emotional levels. House of Light, 2004 Subida Terrace, Carlsbad, 92009. 415-215-3456. Meetup.com/Tapping.
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California plants. This important seminar will guide you through proper plant placement and California Native plant care. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Free Garden Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Every Sat meet in the Garden’s Plaza area for a docent led tour. Water and sun protection recommended. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Pre-registration required: 619-660-0614 or TheGarden.org. Full Moon Labyrinth Walk – 7:30-9:30pm. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084. For info & to register, Penny Stephens: 760-390-3072, PStephens@AltaVistaGardens.org. AltaVistaGardens.org.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 30 Day Raw Food Challenge – 12:30-3:30. The Nest Life is hosting Guest Lecturer, Ciann Masi, N.D., D. Ay. Introduction to cleanse, lecture, obtain recipes, and packet of info. Discuss 30 day support from Ciann & daily encouraging emails. Akasha Yoga. 3211 Holiday Ct. #203, La Jolla, CA. $149.00 (Pay on day of lecture by cash or check). Please R.S.V.P. to Melissa at melissa_hopki50@ hotmail.com Soul Awakening Services – 8am, Meditation; 9am, Sacred Movement Yoga; 11am, Yoga Church. Join Tom and Trisha Kelly every Sunday for all or part of your Sunday practice. The Soul Center, 627 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, 92024. 760-943-7685. SoulOfYoga.com. Seeds & Bulbs Party – 8:30-11:30am. The Seed and Bulb Team sorts, cleans, and packages bulbs and seeds that have been collected by various members, so they can be offered for sale at the Fall CNPS Plant Sale (Oct 13). Tecolote Nature Center. SeedsAndBulbs@ CNPSSD.org. CNPSSD.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.
daily $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
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Blvd, San Diego, 92103. 760-213-1110. NaturesWhisper.com. Ask the Doctor & Screenings – At Sprouts Farmers’ Market. Info on times & locations: Sprouts.com. Donations Accepted – 9:30am-6pm, M-F; 9:30am5pm, Sat; 11am-5pm, Sun. All profits support individuals with Autism and other developmental or learning disabilities. Potpourri Thrift & Resale, 1024 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, 92054. 760-7221880. Potpourri@TeriInc.org. TeriInc.org. Sprouts Tasting Events – Days & times vary. All locations. Sample some of Sprouts’ favorite items. Info on locations & times: Sprouts.com. Yoga Classes – Days & times vary. Iyengar for beginners and advanced practitioners. Iyengar Yoga Center of North County, 2210 Encinitas Blvd, Ste U, Encinitas, 92024. 760-632-0040. IyengarYogaNorthCounty.com.
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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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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. See ad on page 10.
NATURAL HOLISTIC DENTISTS DR. STACY GODES
The Center for Natural Dentistry Holistic and Biological Dental Practice 760-536-1199 TryNaturalDentistry.com Facebook.com/NaturalDentistry Providing safe, alternative dental options to the health-conscious individual. Offering ozone therapy, safe mercury removal, root canal removal, fluoride-free practice, and much more. See ad on back cover.
O’RIELLY DENTAL PRACTICE
Cary O’Rielly, DDS 4403 Mandhester Ave., Ste. 206-B Encinitas, CA 92024 760-632-1304 <tel:760-632-1304> MyHolisticDentist.com HolisticDentist@gmail.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. See ad on page 7.
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DEXTER’S DELI
Tori Rosay Del Mar: 858-792-3707 Carlsbad: 760-720-7507 San Elijo Hills: 760-471-9500 DextersDeli.com Info@DextersDeli.com Dexter’s Deli offers natural, healthy solutions for many of your pet’s health issues. We are San Diego’s largest natural pet store offering the best selection of healthy foods, products and information for your pet’s well-being. See ad on page 29.
SUNNYBROOK FARM PET CARE
Rebekah Peterman, CiHOM, Herbalist Fallbrook, 760-230-0748 SunnybrookFarm@att.net SBFPet.com Exclusive In-Home Boarding and Alternative Care consultation. Helping owners take care of their pets naturally. Boarding, consultations, energy balancing treatment, energetic screening, individualized diet screening, cooking class for dogs, and more. See ad on page 21.
MARKETING EXCOVERIES
Judith Balian Encinitas, CA 92024 760-436-8848 Fax: 760-652-1632 JBalian@Excoveries.com Excoveries.com Need marketing? We offer practical, cost-conscious solutions to build your business or practice. We’ll set you apart from the competition with results-oriented traditional and online marketing. Whether it’s a beautiful website, a great brochure, or an eye-catching postcard you need, we can make it happen. As a Constant Contact Business Partner, we provide all setup/training. With 20+ years of experience, we also provide marketing strategy and confidencebuilding coaching to help you successfully promote yourself. Call today—it’s your next best step.
Holistic, natural dental practice focused on helping you achieve whole-body wellness through dentistry. Dr. Marvin is an IABDM Board Certified Biological Dentist. See ad on back cover.
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Carl & Johanna Wright 2 locations: 3955 Fifth Ave, San Diego 765 S Coast Hwy 101, in the Lumberyard, Encintas, CA 92024 760-479-1977 LotusCafe@hotmail.com LotusCafeAndJuiceBar.com Come nurture yourself. Lotus Cafe is dedicated to serving fresh, natural, healthy food at affordable prices, prepared with love, simplicity, and a joyful heart. Our menu is predominantly vegetarian, with many vegan items and gluten-free options. For our non-vegetarian patrons, we also have chicken and fish items, including a turkey burger. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Locally owned and operated. We look forward to serving you. See ad on page 31.
NATURAL PET PET NUTRITION CENTER CARLSBAD
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. See ad on page 29.
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VITALIA NATURAL MEDICINE
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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. See ad on page 10.
WOMEN’S WISDOM
Judy Ann Foster 760-798-4183 Judy@WomensWisdom.net WomensWisdom.net Women Empowering Women in friendship and business. Creating fabulous events for fabulous women since 1991. Join us for monthly network meetings with guest speaker. Connect with women who are making a difference.
NUTRITIONAL CLEANSING ISAGENIX INTERNATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL CLEANSING Michele Miller Encinitas, CA 760-473-4297 MicheleMiller.Isagenix.com
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PET GROOMING DOG BEACH DOG WASH 4933 Voltaire St, San Diego 92107 619-523-1700 DogWash.com
We’re a do-it-yourself dog wash, offering quality services and products since 1993. We’re two blocks from Dog Beach. Open every day from 7am to 9pm.
SELF-HELP & MOTIvATION HAY HOUSE
800-654-5126 HayHouse.com
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RESTORATIvE GREEN CLEANING NELSON’S GREEN CLEAN
Dave Nelson 13308 Julian Ave, Lakeside, CA 92040 619-851-6675 NelsonsGC@gmail.com NelsonsGreenClean.net We use the Green Balance process on carpets, upholstery, fine fabrics, and tile/grout. Call today for a pre-inspection and estimate. See ad on page 29.
TONY’S BEST WAY
858-459-3201 1-888-Carpet Care (1-888-227-7382) TonysBestway@gmail.com TonysBestway.com Carpets, also Green & Dry, Upholstery, Area Rugs, Drapery, Stone, Tile & Grout, Hardwood & much more! Best Quality Cleaning For 40yrs. For more information visit us at TonysBestway.com. Health + Clean. Removes Germs & Allergens. Environmentally Safe. See ad on page 19.
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Paul Pate, Owner 619-450-6553 Paul@BlueOceanWindowCleaning.com BlueOceanWindowCleaning.com Transform the feel of your home with clean windows. Professional cleaning of your windows, solar panels, mirrors in your home or office. Increase the output of your solar panels by 30-70%. Exterior windows cleaned free. See ad on page 4.
WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE DIANA HOPPE, M.D., INC.
Diana Hoppe, M.D. 317 N El Camino Real, Ste 310 Encinitas, CA 92024 760-635-5600 • 760-815-8825 Fax: 760-635-5642 DrDianaHoppe@gmail.com DrDianaHoppe.com Dr. Diana Hoppe is a board certified Ob/Gyn providing the highest level of health care for women of all ages in a calm, comfortable setting. At her new practice, she will specialize in perimenopause/ menopause, hormone therapy and decreased libido. Call for your individualized wellness program today. See ad on page 20.
YOGA INNER STRENGTH YOGA & HEALING CENTER Laurie A. Mort 2124 El Camino Real, #202 Oceanside, CA 92054 760-822-1348 isyoga@cox.net isyoga.com
Inner Strength Yoga & Healing Center is a safe, peaceful haven away frm the stresses of day-to-day life. We operate from the belief that all healing begins from within. Our mission is to provide you with the tools & techniques for an inner strength to heal from within. We offer a variety of yoga classes and healing services to support you on your personal journey. See ad on page 35.
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globalbriefs
Harm Alarm
Keep Running
According to a report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, local ecosystems can be influenced and even disturbed by noise pollution. Clinton Francis, of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, in Durham, North Carolina, found that the uproar of noisy gas wells that operate day and night in northwestern New Mexico woodlands drives away some wildlife species and attracts others, and also alters the overall makeup of area plant life. Specifically, he discovered that the reshuffling of desirable birds and small mammals changed the odds of success for local plant reproduction. Hummingbird pollination, important for certain wildflowers, increased, while birds likely to spread around pine seeds without eating all of them largely gave way to seed-eating mice.
The Bambi Effect
Robust Record-Breaking Centenarian In October 2011, a 100-year-old Briton, Fauja Singh, became the world’s oldest marathon runner, finishing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Canada, in eight hours and 25 minutes. Last April, Singh went on to complete the London Marathon in seven hours and 49 minutes before announcing that he’ll continue running, but only in races from 5K up to half-marathons, and maybe even a vertical run up skyscraper steps. Born in India, Singh moved to the UK in the 1960s, becoming the world’s oldest half-marathoner in 2010 at the age of 99, via the Inter-Faith Marathon, in Luxembourg. He has participated in the Olympic Torch Relay twice, in Athens in 2004 and London in 2012. The London resident credits ginger curry, tea and being happy for his endurance. The multiple Guinness World Record-holder says, “The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people that are negative, stay smiling and keep running.” Singh trains by running 10 miles every day. Sources: BBC; ibnlive.in.com
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Cool Schools
Spotlight on Sustainable Colleges Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, are gaining traction in the collegiate selection process, according to The Princeton Review’s latest poll. Its Hopes and Worries survey sampled 7,445 college-bound students nationwide and found that 68 percent say commitment to sustainability impacts their college choice, based on campus environmental initiatives, how deeply the curriculum integrates sustainability and how well the colleges prepare students for green jobs. The 16 institutions of higher learning considered most eco-savvy are: American University, Arizona State University, College of the Atlantic, Dickinson College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Oregon State University, San Francisco State University, The State University of New York-Binghamton, University of California-Santa Cruz, The University of Maine, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Virginia Tech and Warren Wilson College. “The best schools integrate sustainability across their community [in] how they manage their finances, academic offerings and operations. They don’t treat sustainability as an add-on or extra credit assignment,” says Rachel Gutter, director of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools. “But even the best still have… a long way to go, and there’s a moment for humility in that.” Source: Fast Company 46
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