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letterfrompublisher For our family, September is back-to-school month, and in a way, it’s more of a new year for us than January 1. As kids

return to school and I return a familiar routine to my days, it seems to be a great time to institute new life improvements

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The one strategy that stands out to me is inspired by our

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article “Choose Happiness,” by Linda Joy. She suggests three ways to “flip the

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happiness I heard once, and it really had an impact on me.

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switch” and be happy. Her article got me reflecting on another perspective on Radio talk show host Dennis Prager, author of Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual, has what I believe is a very profound and important perspective on the role that seeking and choosing happiness has for humanity. Prager asserts that while most of the time people tend to think happiness and the pursuit of happiness is self-serving, it is actually an altruistic endeavor and a moral obligation. It should be clarified that Prager uses the term happiness more to express how we behave or act around others, not so much with regard to how we feel. It’s more about making a choice to not display our bad moods or sadness, but rather presenting and sharing a positive, happy countenance.

He explains that we have the ability and obligation to choose how we act/ behave around others and that how we act (our mood) influences and affects others profoundly. Imagine, he says, how a child of unhappy parents or a spouse of an unhappy person would respond to being asked whether or not acting happy is a moral issue. He believes the overwhelming response would be that it is “no fun” having to be around an unhappy person, and that being around the unhappy spreads unhappiness, and spreading unhappiness is just wrong. People that act happy don’t inflict their issues on others. According to Prager, throughout history it has been shown that happy people make the world better and unhappy people tend to make it worse.

To those who throw down the “disingenuous” card, Prager says that it’s like brushing our teeth or bathing—body odor and foul breath is the truth, but we

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same with our moods, he says; brush them away and make a decision to present a happy countenance. You’ll help spread happiness to someone else, and your behavior may even affect how you actually feel. Of course, reminds Prager, we generally not be allowed to dictate how we behave or act.

I hope you enjoy this September edition and that whether you’re starting a “new year” as our family is, or continuing on with the back half of 2015, you’ll join me in putting some of these concepts about choosing happiness into action.

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newsbriefs Star Coyote Expands Yoga Offerings

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he Star Coyote Sound Temple (SCST) is now offering beginner and intermediate hatha yoga, kundalini and sound yoga. Classes are offered from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, 10:30 a. m. to noon every third Saturday and women’s classes every other Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning September 8. Some classes and special yoga events include sound healer and founder Jodi Roberts on Tibetan bowls and gongs for an added depth of experience and relaxation.

Roberts says, “I personally came off the road after 10 years of hauling heavy metal (gongs and bowls) and driving constantly. Yoga has been the pathway to recovering from the pain my body has been in. It is also a tool for de-stressing in alignment with all events Star Coyote Sound Temple offers. We are committed to supporting people with impactful ways to live life.”

Classes range from $15 to $25. Star Coyote Sound Temple is located in a private residence near the intersection of Coit and Spring Creek, in Plano. For more information, call 512788-1236. All classes are ongoing and information is found on the calendar at StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

What’s Shakin’ at the Heard?

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he Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary has a lot going on this season. The Native Texas Butterfly House and Garden and butterfly talks, both included with admission, will be closing for the season on September 30, but until then, visitors can walk among free-flying native butterflies and other pollinators that include native species.

At the talk on September 7, Amazing Monarchs, participants will discover more about our state butterfly, their migration pattern, lifecycle and how they can help to protect their habitat. This program is for adults, but youths over 10 may attend with an adult.

Preschool children have the opportunity to come together and become Preschool Nature Explorers. Children in each class will be engaged in hands-on learning experiences that promote an early connection to nature. Classes meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays from September 16 to December 15. Registration begins September 8.

The Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit, open from September 19 to February 21, 2016, allows visitors to walk back in time along a half-mile nature trail with nine life-size animated dinosaurs that move and roar.

Location: 1 Nature Pl., McKinney. For more information, visit HeardMuseum.org.

Roanoke Offers Round-The-Clock Anonymous Drug Disposal

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he Roanoke Police Department is maintaining a drug collection unit in the lobby of the police station located at 609 Dallas Drive. Unwanted and expired medications can be anonymously disposed of at any time at no cost. Accepted in the drug collection unit are medications for pets, over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, prescription ointments, prescription patches, sample medications and vaccines.

Sandra Pettigrew, a detective with the Roanoke Police Department, suggests, “Protect our kids, families and environment by properly disposing of your unwanted and expired medicines. Medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning, and flushed or trashed medicines can end up polluting our waters. Rates of prescription drug abuse are alarmingly high—over half of teens abusing medicines get them from a family member or friend, including the home medicine cabinet, and often without their knowledge.”

For more information call 817-491-6052 or visit RoanokeTexas.com.

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Go Green at Garland’s Healthy Living Expo

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he city of Garland will host the annual 2015 Healthy Living Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., September 19, with recycling stations, kid-friendly outdoor activities, stop and learn sessions with exhibitors and a 5k race sponsored by the Garland Water and Stormwater Management departments.

The H20 5k race is designed to help educate the community about water conservation and pollution. Runners will have the opportunity to enjoy health screenings, seasonal vaccines and green living exhibits inside of the Curtis Culwell Center, where the expo will take place.

The Healthy Living Expo Features helpful insights and advice on nutrition, exercise, composting, climate friendly landscaping and more. All activities, exhibits and information are intended to help visitors live healthier, more sustainable lives. The Garland Animal Shelter will bring along furry fourlegged companions, ready for a new family to adopt them into their home.

For more information, visit GoGreenGarland.org. See ad, page 18.

Robert Muller School Renamed The Living Ethics School

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he Robert Muller School, founded in 1986 by Vicki Johnston and dedicated to restoring childhood to children through natural learning, has changed its name to The Living Ethics School, which she feels aligns more closely with that of its parent organization, the nonprofit Center for Living Ethics. The next monthly Tea, Talk and Tour, where families of current and prospective students can learn more about the philosophy, curriculum and relationships, tour the facility and grounds and connect with other likeminded parents and families, will be held on September 14.

Robert Muller articulated Four Harmonies, including The Miracle of Individual Life; The Human Family; Our Planetary Home and Place in the Cosmos; and Our Place in Time. These harmonies interweave living/learning relationships at the Living Ethics School to promote heart connections in sync with wholebrain intelligence. The full stature of intelligent, competent, adulthood emerges from the fullest expression of childhood.

This is the goal and essence learning at the Living Ethics School.

Location: 340 Country Club Rd., Fairview, TX. For more information, call Johnston at 214-544-8338, or visit CenterForLivingEthics.org. See ad, page 8. natural awakenings

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newsbriefs Texas Regional Holistic Nursing Conference in Waco

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ponsored by AHNA, CenTex Chapter AHNA, Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center and McLennan Community College, the Texas Regional Holistic Nursing Conference will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m., October 9, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 10, at the Pearson Auditorium, PACE Education Building, Scott & White Center for Rehabilitative Medicine, in Waco.

Keith Blevens, Ph.D., is the keynote speaker and Resilience is About the Power of Thought is the theme. The Resilience Paradigm establishes psychological experience as not being bound by circumstances or the past. As our understanding of the resilience paradigm deepens, we naturally incorporate this into patient care.

Course objectives include recognizing how resilience develops properties of physical and psychological healing; identifying the single most important factor that deceptively seems to limit resilience; demonstrating efficacy of insight based learning; and utilizing this paradigm to generalize to all nursing patient care.

Blevens is a nationally known healthcare speaker and innovator. A licensed clinical psychologist for 40 years, he has served on the staff of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Waco and as director of psychological services at Baylor University.

Location: 3000 Herring Ave., Waco. Register at centexahna. org, discounts and seven CNE awarded for early birds.

Free Classes at Lone Star Yoga

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one Star Hot Yoga is conducting free yoga classes on September 7, including Hot Yoga (Bikram yoga) from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Core Flow from noon to 1 p.m. BYO mat, towel and water.

Location: 4897 SH 121, Ste. 260, The Colony, Texas. For more information, call Carolyn Cummins at 972-383-9642.

Preregister (required) at LoneStarHotYoga.com.

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Fitness Engineered for a Woman’s Body at New Barre Code Studio in Plano

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hicago-based fitness franchise The Barre Code, named for its use of the ballet barre, has opened a brand-new studio at 4757 West Park Boulevard, in Plano, creating a one-stop shop of cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, toning and restoration. Women can expect an innovative, all-encompassing program that reaches beyond the ballet barre—a powerful formula of empowerment and positivity that challenges clients to push their Julie Godfrey physical and mental limits. Julie Godfrey, owner of The Barre Code Plano, has 15 years of fitness experience and 11 years managing corporate wellness programs for Fortune 500 companies.

The spacious studio accommodates 28 clients and Plano instructors offer rotating class formats and empowering motivational skills to ensure participants will never get stuck at a plateau. The original Barre Code is a 50-minute, total body workout of isometric holds, heavy repetition and deep stretching. Brawl is a combination of kickboxing and strengthening moves that Self magazine dubbed one of the best workouts in the nation. Other unique signature workouts are available, as well.

As part of the grand opening, Natural Awakenings readers can try one of the six class formats at the Plano location for free when booking online. Use promo code NATURAL AWAKENINGS. For more information, call Godfrey at 469-298-0482 or visit TheBarreCode.com to view Plano’s current class schedule and book a reservation.

New Rosemeade Dog Park Opening

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he city of Carrollton has opened a brand-new, 45,000-square-foot dog park area adjacent to Rosemeade Recreation Center at 1330 East Rosemeade Parkway.

The open, grassy field, divided into a large dog area and a small dog area, is surrounded by a six-foot chain link fence. The park also includes new stone benches, a shade structure with picnic tables and drinking fountains for both humans and dogs, as well as a faucet/rinsing station.

For more information, visit CityOfCarrollton.com.

Free Prescription Drug Disposal in McKinney

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s part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Nationwide biannual Drug Take-Back event, citizens will be able to anonymously drop off expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., September 26 in McKinney.

Medication must be in its original container or removed from its container and disposed of it directly into the disposal box. If an original container is submitted, the individuals must remove any identifying information from the prescription label. All solid dosage pharmaceutical product and liquids in consumer containers may be dropped off.

Intravenous solutions, injectable substances and syringes will not be accepted due to potential hazards posed by blood-borne pathogens.

The service is free, and participants do not have to be a resident of McKinney. Location: 1550 S. College St., Bldg. D, McKinney. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/ McKinneyTakeBack. See ad, page 30.

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newsbriefs Learn All About Electric Cars

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he North Central Texas Council of Governments will observe National Drive Electric Week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., September 19, at the Grapevine Mills Mall. Texas is among the top 10 states in the number of electric vehicles (EV) on the road, and this event allows visitors to get up close and personal with EVs and their technology and enjoy informational displays about driving and charging, organizations and technologies, hands-on activities for adults and children, entertainment, giveaways and test rides for EV models.

For more information and registration, visit dfwcleancities.org/evnt. See ad on back cover.

kudos Researchers in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have proposed a “unified” way to explain the function of dietary bioactives in suppressing cancer-causing cell signaling. “Dietary bioactives are constituents in foods or dietary supplements other than those needed to meet basic human nutritional needs that are responsible for changes in health status,” explains Dr. Robert Chapkin, a distinguished professor in the college’s nutrition and food science department.

A group of graduate students in the lab have made discoveries about a unique class of dietary bioactives and their impact on dysfunctional cell signaling that can lead to cancer. They have demonstrated that long-chain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil, as well as curcumin, found in turmeric, are in a unique class of dietary bioactives that we have termed membrane-targeted dietary bioactives.

For more information, visit Today.Agrilife.org.

The Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children’s Literature award has been conferred on two books, Before We Eat: from Farm to the Table, by Pat Brisson and Mary Azarian, and The Prairie that Nature Built, by Marybeth Lorbiecki and Cathy Morrison, by the American Horticultural Society and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s International Junior Master Gardener program.

The award recognizes children’s books that effectively promote an appreciation for gardening, plants and the environment. According to Randy Seagraves, Junior Master Gardener international curriculum director, in College Station, “Both are engaging read-alouds that will prompt discussion and discovery with your kids.”

For more information, call Seagraves at 979-845-8565 or Seagraves@tamu.edu or visit jmgkids.us/bookawards.

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eventspotlight 2015 DFW Solar Tour Coming October 3

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rganized by the nonprofit, volunteer-based North Texas Renewable Energy Group (NTREG), in cooperation with the Texas Solar Energy Society and the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour, the sixth annual DFW Solar Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 3, to visit select innovative homes and buildings.

The tour enables people to learn how their neighboring homeowners and businesses are using solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies to save money and consume less of our natural resources. The strategies and techniques on display during this year’s tour range from changing to LED light bulbs and selecting more efficient appliances to cutting-edge, ultra-efficient eco-homes and businesses that are generating as much or more energy than they consume.

Last year, more than 500 visits to homes, schools, libraries and other buildings were made, drawing people from as far away as Hot Springs, Arkansas, to see what forward-thinking people in North Texas are doing to build a self-sufficient, sustainable future.

Tour Coordinator Mellen West says, “We will be including homes with solar panels, wind turbines, greywater systems, electric cars and manual lawnmowers whose owners never go to gas stations. The tour will include businesses such as The Da Vinci School, near Midway and Royal, which received a prestigious LEED Gold certification for their ground-up green building techniques.”

NTREG’s Lissa Magel adds, “We will be featuring some new locations this year, and we actively welcome homeowners and businesses to volunteer to be a part of the tour.

The National Solar tour is the largest grassroots solar event in the nation, involving about 150,000 participants and 5,000 solar energy sites nationwide. West notes, “We have sponsorship opportunities at the kilowatt, megawatt and gigawatt levels available to those committed to keeping this kind of peer-to-peer educational event fun and free to the public.”

Admission is free. For more information, visit dfwsolartour.org.

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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray Matter

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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.

The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the nonyoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility.

The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures.

After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings.

After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results. The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

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Daily Exercise Adds Five Years to Life

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esearch published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has determined that just 30 minutes of exercise, six days a week, can result in a reduced risk of early death by 40 percent, regardless of the intensity of the exercise.

The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932.

The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improvement was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers.

The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to increase physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.

Green Tea, Apples and Cocoa Protect Against Cancer and Arterial Plaque

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esearch published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy.

The researchers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of polyphenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow.

The researchers, from the Institute of Food Research, in Norwich, in the United Kingdom, tested the polyphenols, as well as human cells, in the laboratory.

Muscle-Building Supplements Linked to Testicular Cancer

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ew research published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that taking muscle-building supplements can increase the risk of testicular cancer by up to 65 percent. The study monitored 356 cancer patients and 513 control subjects, all from Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The case-control study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, and tested for testicular germ cell cancer.

About 90 percent of testicular cancers originate from germ cells.

The researchers found the subjects that used multiple musclebuilding supplements and those that began using the supplements when they were younger had the greatest risk of developing cancer.

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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer

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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent.

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years.

Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality.

Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine.

While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.

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memorization skills; improves hand-eye coordination; builds confidence and a sense of achievement; and promotes social interaction and teamwork when performing with others. Or, give tickets to introduce a child to classical, pops or jazz concert-going.

Parties that Celebrate Life and the Planet The most memorable birthday parties make us feel good, and going green makes them feel even better.

Youngsters

Location matters. Consider a park or beach as a setting to promote exercise and time outdoors. Children’s museums and wildlife centers frequently host kids’ birthday parties. Other “experience parties”, as suggested at Tinyurl.com/GreenChildPartyTips, include pottery making, tie-dyeing organic T-shirts or touring a local fire station.

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Forgo traditional trappings. Rather than using paper materials, consider decorating an old sheet as a festive tablecloth, utilize recycled computer or other repurposed paper to print custom placemats, and personalize cloth napkins found at estate sales or made from old clothes with guest names written with fabric pens for a unique and reusable party favor. Find details on these and other tips at Tinyurl. com/PBS-Green-Party-Ideas.

Sustainable gifts. PlanToys makes its toys from rubberwood, a sustainable byproduct of latex harvesting, and non-formaldehyde glues. For preteens, gift a subscription to the National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick magazine or a birdhouse or bird feeder.

Make a maestro. Presenting a gift card for introductory music lessons can launch a young musician. A recent study by the National Association for Music Education notes that early exposure to music develops language, reading, math and

Healthy drinks and eats. Serve or bring organic, locally made beer and wine and pure fruit juices. Have the party catered by a health food restaurant or store, or order organic takeout.

Do-good gifts. Antique and consignment shops are filled with items rich in culture and history. Museums, art centers and specialty gift shops offer fair trade creations handmade by overseas workers that all purchases assist.

Family ties. Work beforehand with a partner or family member of the birthday celebrant to showcase family photos at the party and spark sharing of nostalgic stories among guests.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

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A Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking.

Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones.

The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions.

The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand.

Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall.

According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepart mentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs. Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.”

Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change.

Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conventional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, maintenance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds.

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Supreme Hope

Online Summer of Peace Program Continues Designed by The Shift Network as “the largest virtual peace event on the planet,” a free, online threemonth global movement program, The Summer of Peace, continues through September 21. It promises to inspire participants by teaching ways to heal conflicts within oneself, in relationships and in the world using peace, instead of conflict, as the new baseline.

Featured thought leaders include Deepak Chopra, Ervin Laszlo, Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim, Karen Armstrong, Lisa Garr and Congressman Tim Ryan, plus messages from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall.

Programs include The Subtle Activism Summit: Inner Dimensions of Peace Building from September 8 to 10, and 11 Ways to Transform Your World from September 11 to 21, concluding on the United Nations International Day of Peace.

“You’ll discover more personal ease, joy and well-being with techniques to connect more profoundly to the deep peace within yourself and the latest in the science of compassion,” says Garr, host of The Aware Show and Being Aware and bestselling author of Becoming Aware. She also attests that participants will find the best practices for citizen engagement and conscious activism to help accelerate the shift to a world of peace.

A photographer gets people to pose for him.

A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. ~T. Guillemets

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Spavia Affordable Massage in West Plano

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Spavia is a franchise business owned locally by Stephanie Pearson. own reading material or browse the seShe loves that Spavia is different, has lection of calming books and magazines personalized service, affordable prices, available on natural topics—not stressful gives back to the community and has news or flashy, trashy magazines. Spa a focus on natural health and welladvisors record customers’ preferences to make sure their personal needs are ness. “Everything that Spavia is known met each time. A robe and sandals are for is right on point with this concept. provided, and a tea bar and chocolates are available in the retreat rooms. Spavia also offers many spa products for purchase in the lobby.

A massage can be an extremely calming, rejuvenating and healing experience. The hands of the massage therapist moving and relaxing muscles with aromatic oils is simply delightful.

Spavia takes it to the next level with a special Four-Handed Massage. This

is a synchronized massage with two massage therapists working together to maximize the experience. It would be a very enjoyable gift for a special person or occasion.

All massages are a full 60 minutes

long, and Spavia’s signature Swedish massage starts at $69, with an introductory rate of $49. Some of the specialized massages start at $85. Spavia offers deep tissue, hot stone, sports therapy, maternity, couples, four-handed massage and more.

Skin care treatments are also available.

Skin care treatments such as facials, peels, wraps, scrubs and even mineral make-up are available. A wellness program allows members to receive $20 off per month on services.

If a group is interested in coming in for a bridal party or special event, Spavia offers SpaLebrations, where a larger space is available for the group to be pampered together and enjoy the day.

In addition to massage’s commonly understood benefits, such as relaxing, de-stressing and loosening tight muscles. Pearson explains that it is also used for headaches, digestive issues, insomnia related to stress, nerve pain, fibromyalgia, skin care, anxiety and sports injuries.

Pearson’s goal is to build strong relationships with customers, participate in more community involvement and become a staple service in the area. “Everyone is a team player here,” she says. “We take part in a lot of local events, are involved in PTA, support local charities and volunteer.

The staff focuses on each and every guest who walks in the door and wants us to be a place people recommend to their friends.

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Choose Happiness Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch

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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance?

Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.

Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success.

When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her

success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!”

After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

Be Grateful Now

While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.

Let Love In

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to protect ourselves, even against the love we want.

Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.”

Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others

If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses.

Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.”

It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world!

As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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he Christmas season is coming up fast. While red is the typical Christmas color, it is not the favorite financial color; certainly not the color of choice for how people want to end the year financially. For many, Christmas is a budget buster; they spend through their savings only to end up putting the balance on credit cards; thinking, “This will be easy to pay off during the next few months.”

Here is a suggestion. Begin creating a gift list now and pricing each item, then shop around for the extremes—highest and lowest prices for each item (manufacturer’s suggested retail price versus sale price). Save/ budget for the highest price and make the purchase at the lowest price, then put the difference into savings.

We will discover two things as we exercise the discipline of putting the difference into savings: We will enjoy shopping for deals more instead of paying the regular retail price; and we can make this into a game with the children while teaching the value of saving and how to shop. They will become more savvy consumers and will enjoy growing their savings.

Everyone loves a good sale and sharing great finds with their friends.

Take control of the Christmas season by putting the savings into the nest egg. With a Black Christmas, shoppers will feel more security and peace of mind as they end the season in the black.

Wendell Brock, MBA, ChFC, is a chartered financial consultant and owner of Outside Investment Advisors, in McKinney.

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Why are most American kids getting turned off by sports by the time they should be really leaping into it? ~Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys and Raising Girls and physical skills—might hamper our children’s healthy physical, social, psychic and creative development.

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any parents concerned that their children are getting engulfed by social media often turn to sports to spark physical activity. They scramble to sign their toddlers up for swimming and tennis lessons, T-ball and soccer practice, hoping these activities will teach their kids about motivation and leadership, while getting them off the couch and out the door. They hope that sports will be a conduit for their kids to learn what it takes to strive, drive toward

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a goal and succeed in later life.

As a result, more than 40 million kids across America are engaged in organized play. But youth sports are not a panacea; while parental intentions are good, they sometimes don’t realize the potential for negative consequences.

Those that have studied the phenomenon believe that youth sports—which on the surface, appear to provide a perfect environment for children to learn life lessons and develop critical social

It seems that many young kids playing on teams today are over-coached by controlling, command-oriented adults.

As Jenny Levy, head coach of the University of North Carolina’s 2013 NCAA champion women’s lacrosse team at Chapel Hill puts it, “Kids are kind of like overbred dogs, mimicking the drills we run in practice. They aren’t wired to think creatively. They do what they know. What’s safe.”

This kind of behavior can start at an early age, when kids should be engaging in free play with minimal adult supervision in unstructured settings. Parenting expert Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline, says, “Parents are giving in to enormous societal pressure to push kids into high-performance sports settings several times a week. It’s an ‘arms race’ of sorts, with the clear victims being the kids themselves that are robbed of their childhoods.”

There’s a much more holistic way kids can experience play, including sports. An American Academy of Pediatrics study attests that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential for helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive developmental milestones, plus managing stress and becoming resilient.

Payne observes, “In free play, children have to actively problem solve and take one another’s feelings into account if the play is to be successful. In sports, the social problem solving is largely extrinsic, facilitated by coaches, referees or parents. During a child’s formative stages, between the ages of 5 and 12, having the freedom to develop, create

and innovate is critical.”

Creativity isn’t limited to only younger children. How sports are taught in this country at all levels, right up through college, often inhibits athletic creativity and problem solving—as Levy has noticed year after year in the freshmen players she trains—rather than fostering these attributes.

A Better Alternative

It’s crucial to consider the whole child, not just the budding athlete. To revive a child’s imagination and create better conditions for developing creativity, resiliency and flexibility, contemplate the option of taking a child out of organized youth sports for a while to provide the time, space and opportunity to rediscover childhood play and games. Then support them in re-entering organized athletics when they’re a bit older and more physically and emotionally ready.

Also, some kids that get heavily involved in highly structured youth sports too early may be prone to behavioral problems and serious physical injuries.

The best thing a parent can do for a young child that is active and interested in sports is roll up their sleeves and join in unscripted backyard or playground family play. Kids thrive in the attention offered from mom or dad, regardless of parental athletic skill levels. Also, organize play dates with other neighborhood kids of varying ages, because they love to learn from each other, including how to work out disagreements.

Once kids are socially, emotionally and physically ready, organized sports can be an amazing platform for funfilled learning. Having already experienced healthy free play, a child will be ready for and thrive in a more focused, competitive, organized and structured play environment. Fortified by a creative foundation in earlier years, a youngster is better able to identify and express their own mind, body and spirit.

Luis Fernando Llosa is the co-author of Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and co-founder of WholeChildSports.com.

A writer, speaker and former Sports Illustrated reporter, he lives in New York City, where he coaches his five kids. For more information, visit LuisFernandoLlosa.com. natural awakenings

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AGELESS BEING

Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

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“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

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and mentally feeble at a certain age.

“When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly. Their position is backed by science. Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds.

“Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within.

“Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products.

Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

Inflammation

Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden.

His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body.

A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.

Glycation

This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are

Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging.

Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.

Stress

The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology.

Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi.

Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.”

Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.”

Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control.

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13 years younger or older than your actual age.”

Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of lifeshortening lifestyle options.

Align with Spirit

“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to.

Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for antiaging,” says this renowned physician.

“It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Age-Defying Exercise

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pecially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace.

Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one: n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand. n Finally, do the entire series in reverse.

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likely that many of their patients do.

“You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.

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Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream Research Proves its Health Benefits

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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.”

Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension.

According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest

in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually.

Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s

“Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board because the root cause of 70 to 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga increases the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, reducing the amount of stress hormones in the body.

Studies collected on PubMed.gov demonstrate that yoga has been found to help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, depression, diabetes, reproductive functions and pregnancy, among other issues. Studies at California’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute have tracked amelioration of heart disease.

A growing body of research is validating yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, including at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A small study at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene expression, indicating it may induce health benefits on a molecular level.

Cultural Challenges

“For yoga to be effective, a regular practice must be implemented, which is challenging in a culture where people can’t sit for long without an electronic device. It’s more than just popping pills,” says Narayanan.

McCall says, “Even if people can commit to just a few minutes of yoga practice a day, if they keep it up the benefits can be enormous.”

“There are no sales reps telling doctors to use yoga

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Any physical exercise done with breath awareness becomes yoga; anything done without the breath is just a physical practice. ~Rajan Narayaran therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine.

Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation International (cyai. org) are both beginning to offer certifications for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance.

Medical school curricula have started shifting to embrace complementary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies.

The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy.

“Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-size-fits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized approaches.”

While medical research is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are systematically underestimating how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pressure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.”

Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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The Hidden Deficiency Having the proper amount of iodine in our system at all times is critical to overall health, yet the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that iodine deficiency is increasing drastically in light of an increasingly anemic national diet of unpronounceable additives and secret, unlabeled ingredients. This deficit now affects nearly three-quarters of the population.

Causes of Iodine Deficiency

Radiation

Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation

Low-Sodium Diets

Overuse of zero-nutrient salt substitutes in foods leads to iodine depletion

Iodized Table Salt

Iodized salt may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to air

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A Growing Epidemic Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and skin and hair problems. This lack of essential iodine can also cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers; and in children, intellectual disability, deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impaired growth, according to studies

by Boston University and the French National Academy of Medicine.

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Rick Hotton and the Mindful Art of Holy Molé

by Randy Moore

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

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The central theme of Holy Molé essence of his award-winning cartoon is the hero’s journey to understandHoly Molé, an original creation influing and self-acceptance. It’s a familenced by Eastern sensibilities and the iar path of hope and courage that etiquette of martial arts. resonates with people of all ages.

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Alexandra Paul on Vegan Activism Her Kind Lifestyle Honors All Living Things

by Gerry Strauss

What is your philosophy of life?

Be kind. Being kind is different from being nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload of acquaintances and an inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular.

Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disobedience supporting peace, equal rights and the environment. Being kind to myself inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.

How has activism forged your identity and inspired others?

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t may seem odd that one of the most intensely dedicated public activists is also known for starring in one of TV’s most superficial shows of the 1990s, but Alexandra Paul overturns stereotypes. Behind that signature Baywatch onepiece that kept David Hasselhoff on his toes beats the heart of a true soldier for animal rights and population stabilization. At 52 years young, she is extremely fit and knowledgeable about the vegan lifestyle that got her there.

make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what to buy, what to eat and how to be, and I also think it is the most effective way to encourage change in others.

What drives your commitment to a vegan diet?

I became a vegetarian when I was 14, after reading Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, which taught me how eating meat was destructive to the planet. A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and learned the ethical reasons against eating animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier.

Although I did it to benefit animals, being vegan has enriched my life and changed the way I look at the world. The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals for food, so my veganism is helping the planet, as well as my own health.

Which other aspects of your diet and lifestyle do you credit for looking and feeling vital?

My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun.

The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals for food. ~Alexandra Paul I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes.

I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy.

I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that helps me feel good every day.

I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.

Why do you enjoy working out?

For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching.

Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays pain-free. Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too. It’s the best present I ever gave myself.

Like everyone, sometimes I don’t particularly feel like working out, but all these factors make it easier to start, and once I start, I’m always glad to be exercising.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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One way to keep the doshas in balance is through the foods we eat.

Eating the Ayurvedic Way

by Peggy Breeze

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yurveda, a 5,000-year-old healing system from India, offers a unique approach for determining a correct diet based upon individual constitution. Different from the current Western definition of a balanced diet, which is based on eating from different food groups, ayurveda views a person’s own makeup as the key component.

In ayurveda, all matter, including the human body, is made up of five elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. Ayurveda groups the five elements into three basic types of energy, or functional principles, that are present in everybody and everything. Each element brings with it certain attributes or qualities: ether or space— clear, light, subtle, soft, immeasurable; air—mobile, dry, light, cold, rough; fire— hot, sharp, dry; water—cool, liquid, dull, soft, oily, slimy; and earth—heavy, dull, static, dense, hard, gross.

There are no single words in English to describe these principles, so we use the original Sanskrit words vata, pitta and kapha. Vata is the combination of ether and air, pitta is fire and water and kapha is earth and water. According to ayurvedic tradition, for humans, it is at conception

that a combination of these elements come together to determine the unique makeup or dosha of the individual. As long as the doshas are normal in quality and quantity, the body will remain balanced. However, if the original distribution is out of whack, then imbalance sets in and the body will begin to experience pain and suffering in the form of illness.

One way to keep the doshas in balance is through the foods we eat.

That is why in ayurveda, food is thought of as medicine. To understand how this works, consider another ayurvedic theory—like energies attract like energies.

So for those with a vata constitution, eating foods that are light, dry, cold and rough, (the attributes of ether and air) will increase the elements of air and ether in the body and thus may cause a vata imbalance. Vata imbalances can range from constipation, dry skin and eyes to osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, as well as fear.

The same goes for those with a pitta constitution that eat hot, sharp, oily and dry foods; the increase in the fire and water elements may cause pitta imbalances. Rashes and acne, ulcers and acid reflux, rheumatoid arthritis,

bleeding gums, red eyes and migraine headaches, as well as anger, envy, hate and over-competitiveness are examples of pitta imbalances. Kapha constitutions that eat cool, liquid, oily, heavy, dense and hard foods, which could increase the water and earth elements in their bodies, could experience the imbalances of weight gain, congestion and depression.

Keeping with the theory that like energies increases like energies, then opposite energies balance. An example of this might be if someone is of a pitta constitution (fire and water), and their pitta dosha has become imbalanced due to eating peppers, onions or hot soup (hot and wet properties), they might try eating cooling cucumbers or a salad (cool and dry properties). The same might go for a vata constitution that has become vata imbalanced. The imbalance may have come from eating cold and dry foods (smoothie, salad) and could be balanced by eating oatmeal and soup (warm and liquid properties).

In addition to food, other things like the seasons, the time of day, the time of life, lifestyle, habits, environment and even exercise styles, including types of yoga classes, can balance or imbalance a person. An ayurvedic consultant can help determine a specific constitution, and then guide the patient through those areas that are causing imbalance. With this knowledge in hand, everyday decisions can help us stay healthy throughout the year and even our entire lifetime.

Peggy Breeze is a kripalu ayurveda diet and lifestyle consultant, Himalayan Institute ayurveda yoga specialist, certified ACE and AFAA personal trainer and owner of The Balanced Yogi. For more information, call 972-658-1600 or visit TheBalancedYogi.com. See listings, pages 43 and 47.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 First Friday Dance – 7-9:30pm. Join us for an evening of music and fun as we dance to the music of Andy Guarino. Refreshment served. Free dance lessons at 6:15pm with paid admission of $5/person.

Lewisville Senior Center, 1950A S Valley Pkwy, Lewisville. 972-219-5050.

Horsemanship Day Camp – 9am-1:30pm. Ages 7 & up. Adults welcome. Get a general overview of the responsibilities of having a pet of this size, and get a chance to do some basic riding. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.

Let’s Go Fishing – 10-11:30am. Youth fishing event at HNWR. No registration needed. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman.

903-786-2826. FriendsOfHagerman.com.

Fall is for Planting: Best Trees & Shrubs for Texas – 10:15am. Get tips on designing your landscape with trees and shrubs, and learn how to properly prepare your soil and plant for a naturally healthy and beautiful garden.. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.

Zip Line Day – 1-4pm. Soar through the treetops of the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary as you travel down the Ropes Course’s zip line. For ages 8+.

Purchase one ticket for each time you would like to go down the zip line; $12/person. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. Preregistration required. 972-562-5566.

HeardMuseum.org.

Rosemeade Dog Park opening, Carrollton

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

savethedate MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Free Yoga Day at The Mat Yoga Studio – An opportunity to try yoga for the first time; experience a new style of yoga; take a class from a new instructor. Classes including Open Flow, Senior/ Chair Yoga, Gentle Flow and R&R. All levels welcome. 18484 Preston Rd, Ste 201, Dallas. For more info or to register: 972-497-9642.

savethedate MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Free Day of Yoga Classes at Lone Star Hot Yoga – 9:30-11am, Hot Yoga (Bikram yoga) & 12-1pm, Core Flow. Special Introductory Month discount offer for new students on the day of class. Must register online. Bring mat, towel and water. Lone Star Hot Yoga, 4897 SH 121, Ste 260, The Colony. 972-383-9642. To register, see first timer tips & class descriptions: LoneStarHotYoga.com.

Butterfly Talk: Amazing Monarchs – 10am. Discover more about our state butterfly, their migration pattern, life cycle and how you can help protect their habitat. Designed primarily for adults. Included in general admission. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972562-5566. HeardMuseum.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Preschool Nature Explorers – Sept 8-Dec 15. Ages 3-4. This informal science program introduces your child to the natural world through nature walks and hands-on science activities that foster cooperation with others, language development and creative play. Classes meet Tues, Wed or Thurs. $210/Heard Museum Member; $230/nonmember. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566. HeardMuseum.org.

Women’s Yoga – 11:30am-12:30pm. A women’s class for all levels of yoga ability. Join us for sa-

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Homeschool Natural Science Programs – Tuesdays, Sept 8-Dec 15. 1-3pm. Students, ages 5-11, will experience learning through classroom activities, outdoor field investigations, laboratory science, small group activities and take-home study packets. $210/Heard Museum Member; $230/nonmember. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566.

HeardMuseum.org.

Dallas Sierra Club Meeting: Zero in on Zero Waste – 7-8:30pm. Tony O’Sullivan will talk about the City of Dallas’ goal of zero waste by 2040 through recycling, reusing, composting, etc.

Free. Brookhaven College, Bldg H, 3939 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch. Kirk Miller: 972-699-1687.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Bird Walk – 7-10am. Bring binoculars and field guides if have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. Can expect about 30+ species. All ages welcome. Connemara Meadow Preserve, 300 Tatum Rd, Allen. ConnemaraConservancy.org.

cred breath and sacred movement in the hatha style lead by Carol Shoop. Bring a yoga mat. $15. Star Coyote Sound Temple, private residence near Coit & Parker, Plano. RSVP for address: 512-788-1236.

StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Dallas Vegan Drinks – 6:30-8:30pm. Meet fellow vegan and veg-curious folks for a great evening of drinks, fun and discussion on vegan goings-on in the Metroplex. Location varies. For more info: Drinks.

DallasVegan.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 “It’s your planet love it” Journeys – Sept 12-13.

Sow What/Organic Gardening. Camp designed around the Girl Scout Leadership requirements, but open to families who want to participate also.

Call to check age level. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville.

Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.

Water-Wise Landscape Seminars – 9am-5pm.

2 seminars: Water-Wise Landscape Design 101, 9am-12:30pm; Fantastic Plants for North Texas, 1:30-5pm. Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese of Beautiful Landscapes will be the speaker at both sessions. Attendees at each session will receive a copy (limit one per household) of her book, Common Sense Landscaping. Mountain View College Performance Hall, Bldg E, 4849 W Illinois Ave, Dallas. More info & to register: 214-670-3155, SaveDallasWater.com.

Wildflowers at Hagerman NWR – 10-11:30am.

Texas Master Naturalist Jim Varnum presents on wildflowers. Varnum is a self-taught student of nature where his interests range from birds to plants to prairies to land preservation. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. 903786-2826. FriendsOfHagerman.com.

Bees & Pollination Class – 10am-12pm. Learn about the biology of bees and conservation practices to conserve pollinators. Trophy Club Park. Register: tcparks.org.

NTREG Monthly Meeting – 10am-12pm. North Texas Renewable Energy Group meeting with presenter and discussion. Midway Hills Christian Church, 11001 Midway Rd, Dallas. ntreg.org.

Fall Lawn Care: Tips from the Pro’s – 10:15am.

Learn how to feed and treat your garden, for lush green color all through fall. Prepare your lawn for the cool season with the right nutrients and soil treatments, so that it stays healthy and weed free all year long. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations.

817-222-1122. Calloways.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 DORBA Beginner Clinic – Consists of basic instruction including bike setup, safety, trail etiquette and basic bike handling skills. After the instructional portion, there will be a group ride of the trail. More info & to RSVP: dorba.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

savethedate TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Crossing Over with John Edward Live – 8-10pm. Evening consists of question-andanswer sessions and messages from the other side. No one attending any John Edward event is guaranteed a reading. $150-$225. DFW Airport Marriott Hotel North, 8440 Freeport Pkwy, Irving. For tickets: 800-514-3849, JohnEdward.net or Etix.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

savethedate THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Natural Networking – 11:30am-1pm. Business owners and professionals who help people live better by promoting health, wellness, sustainability, personal growth, integrative medicine, healthy kids and pets, financial well-being and peace of mind, please join us as we connect our community. Meets 3rd Thurs each month. Open group. Menu includes salads and gluten-free pizza. Hosted by Natural Awakenings North Texas Magazine. Networking is $10 (cash only) or support our host restaurant by purchasing your own lunch and there is no charge for meeting.

Held at Palio’s Pizza Café, 1941 Preston Rd, Ste 1004, Plano. RSVP important; space limited.

Email your details to NAMS@NA-NTX.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 “It’s your planet love it” Journeys – Sept 12-13.

Get Moving/Clean Energy. Camp designed around the Girl Scout Leadership requirements, but open to families who want to participate also. Call to check age level. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-4408382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.

Basics of Backyard Composting – 8-11am. Learn the basics of turning garden debris into garden gold through composting. Also learn to use specialized

red worms to compost your food waste and create a fertile soil amendment for plants. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano.

Register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.

savethedate SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Garland Healthy Living Expo – 9am-1pm.

Learn about the importance of personal health, safety and environmental issues. Fun activities and demos. H2O 5k. Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd, Garland. More info: GoGreenGarland.org.

3rd Saturday Nature Talks: How to Identify Wildflowers – 9:30am. You can learn a lot about a plant just by looking at its flower. Learn about flower parts and then go outside to identify wildflowers in bloom in the area. Included in general admission. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566.

HeardMuseum.org.

Butterfly Garden Walk – 10-11am. Meet with a docent in the butterfly garden at the Refuge; walk through as the guide interprets the garden and identifies any visiting butterflies. Weather permitting. Free. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. 903-7862826. FriendsOfHagerman.com.

Friends of Hagerman Nature Photography Club Meeting – 10am-12pm. Program: Bird Photography by Mike Cameron. Those who want to come early for some photography field work before the regular meeting, should meet at 8am at the Visitors Center extended parking lot. Two sharing themes for the Sept: “Water” and “Birds.” Meetings open to anyone interested in nature photography; visitors may attend free of charge to see if the club is for them; nominal dues for members. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. For details: fohphotoclub@gmail.com.

Square Foot Gardening – 10am-12pm. Learn how you can grow veggies with less labor, less time and in less space in your own backyard. $15. Mountain View College, 4849 W Illinois Ave, Dallas. Info, Lori De La Cruz: ldelacruz@dcccd.edu.

Homestead Open House – 10am-1pm. Walk through LLELA’s restored 1870s log house and smokehouse, a replica dugout, and unrestored barn. Staff and/or volunteers available to answer questions. $5. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 972-219-3930. llela.org.

City of Arlington Ecofest – 10am-10pm. A free, family-oriented event, helps build a sense of community, stimulates environmental awareness, and promotes stewardship across North Texas. Founders Plaza, 100 W Abram St, Arlington. NaturallyFun.org.

Explore Rich, Colorful Fall Flowers – 10:15am.

Express your creativity with fresh colors and textures in your flower beds and containers. Learn about the best new fall plants, important planting and care tips, and design secrets to add flair. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.

Kundalini Yoga & Sound – 10:30am-12pm. Each class begins with light stretching and a chant, to warm up bodies and minds, before moving through a guided meditation, ranging from stillness to active.

End each class with a gong sound healing while your body integrates in savasana relaxation pose. $25.

Star Coyote Sound Temple, private residence near Coit & Parker, Plano. RSVP for address: 512-7881236. StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.

Night Hike – 7:30-9:30pm. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the nature trails. Ages 5 years and up. $10. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 972-219-3930. llela.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

savethedate SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Kids’ Inside-Out Mask Painting – 2-3:30pm.

Begin with a guided meditation to help calm the mind, ground and center our energy and stir the creative juices. Then paint both sides of a blank mask. No rules, no limits, no artistic talent required. Ages 6-12. $20/child includes mask, paints, stickers and other decorations. Gideon Math & Reading Center, 3555 S Murphy Rd, Richardson. RSVP, Kris Sands: 214-236-4037.

savethedate SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Yin and Yang of Yoga and Sound – 4-5:30pm.

Colin De France leads an hour of gentle yin yoga while Jodi Roberts plays Tibetan bowls to help expand your breathing and deepen your pose.

The 30 mins of musical savasana include Colin on didgeridoos and Jodi on the large gongs. $30.

Star Coyote Sound Temple, private residence near Coit & Parker, Plano. RSVP for address: 512-788-1236. StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.

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savethedate MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 C-Section Recovery Therapy (CSRT) Demos and Open House Event – 6-8:30pm. Receive a personal demonstration by the creator of CSRT, John James, and Specialist Lauren Cato Robertson. Learn how this gentle, non-pharmaceutical, non-invasive therapy can effectively free you from chronic pain.

Free 20-min session; preregistration required. The C-Section Recovery Center, 3400 Silverstone Dr, Ste 119, Plano. To RSVP or make an appt: 972-6123399. CSectionRecoveryCenter.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Consumerism – 7-8pm. Discover how everyday consumer decisions impact our environment. Learn about the culture of consumerism, the cycle of waste, and what actions you can take to make a difference. Free.

Davis Library, 7501-B Independence Pkwy, Plano.

Register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Renewable Energy Roundup & Sustainable Living Expo – Sept 25-27. The 15th year for this familyoriented Green Living Fair. It has grown to be the largest green show in the South. Bell County Expo Center, 301 W Loop 121 (at IH-35), Belton. ntreg.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 MDA Muscle Walk – 8am. Join forces with others to raise critical dollars that will make a real difference in the lives of people fighting life-threatening muscle disease in your community and across the nation. Globe Life Park. Info, Caitlin Carter: 972-480-0011.

Community Clean Up – 9-11am. Dumpsters, Electronic Recycling, Document Shredding & Household Hazardous Waste Disposal. Available to Trophy Club residents only (must have current water bill as proof of residency). Byron Nelson High School, 2775 Bobcat Blvd. TrophyClub.org.

Drug Take-Back – 10am-2pm. Dispose of expired or unused prescription drugs. Safely dispose of all accumulated expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs. Free & anonymous. Do not have to be a resident of McKinney to participate.

Solid Waste Service, 1550 S College St, Bldg D, McKinney. 972-547-7335. McKinneyTexas.org.

Let your Garden Sing with Bird Song – 10:15am.

Create a backyard haven for birds and beneficial wildlife. Learn how to attract particular species of birds by providing the correct bird foods, housing and environmental conditions. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.

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savethedate TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Dinner Tonight: A Taste of Fast and Fresh Healthy Cooking Demonstrations – 6:308:30pm; doors open 5:45pm. Chef Darren McGrady will return as our Royal Host to share palace experiences with a treat from the kitchen. Door prizes, free event cookbook, gift bags.

Receive free samples from the 2 demonstrated menus. $25 after. Collin College Conference Center, Preston Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco. To register: 1-877-THR-WELL or TexasHealth.org/Dinner-Tonight.

plan ahead OCTOBER savethedate OCTOBER Natural HealthFest Fall Edition 2015 – An important day of top-notch speakers and handpicked exhibitors. Sponsored by the Healthy

by Nature radio show (HBNShow.com). For the exact date, North Dallas location and other details: NaturalHealthFest.com.

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savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Harvest Craft Bazaar – 9am-4pm. Our 27th year. Over 50 craft vendors along with baked goods for sale; breakfast and lunch food available. Come and browse and buy. First United Methodist Church The Colony, 4901 Paige Rd, The Colony. 214-957-9775. fumctc.org.

Family Day Fall Festival – 9am-6pm. Find spectacular Fall decorations including scarecrows, bales of hay, special displays, a pumpkin patch and loads of free activities for children. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.

2015 DFW Solar Tour – 10am-4pm. Learn how neighboring homeowners and businesses are using solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies to save money and consume less of our natural resources. Admission free. For more info: dfwsolartour.org.

The Art of Fall Landscape Decorating – 10:15am.

Add to the Fall fun, with a terrific landscape display.

This garden event will show you how to decorate for the season, with plants and flowers in Fall colors, pumpkins, scarecrows, bales of hay and more. Free.

All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122.

Calloways.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Landscape for Life – Tuesdays, Oct 6-Nov 3.

7-9pm. Hands-on series covers the role of successful soil practices, water capture and conservation, as well as plant material selection in a sustainable, eco-friendly garden design. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano.

Register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Texas Regional Holistic Nursing Conference – Oct 9-10. 7-8:30pm, Fri; 9am4pm, Sat. Keith Blevens, PhD, is the keynote speaker and Resilience is About the Power of Thought is the theme. The Resilience Paradigm establishes psychological experience as not being bound by circumstances or the past.

Pearson Auditorium, PACE Education Building, Scott & White Center for Rehabilitative Medicine, 3000 Herring Ave, Waco. More info & to register: centexahna.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Food Day Plano – Inspires Americans to change their diets and our food policies. A national event, with newly forming Plano components currently in production; thousands of events all around the country bring Americans together to celebrate and enjoy real food and to push for improved food policies. More info, Greg Carlson: 214-682-9224. FoodDay.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 DYBO: Dance Your “Buts” Off – 11am-1pm.

Dance Your “Buts” Off, not the ones you sit on, the ones you live in. Make a soul to soul connection with like-hearted women. Donation: $12. ahhhMazing Life at Wylie Social Dance Center, 109 S Birmingham, Wylie. 214-282-9058. ahhhMazingLife.com.

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REI Outdoor Equipment Store, 4515 LBJ Frwy, Dallas. 866-527-4918.

NOTE: All calendar events must be received by the first of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Review guidelines and submit entries online at NA-NTX.com/advertise.

Open Stage – 7pm-12am. An opportunity to practice performance on a stage with an engaged and supportive audience. Performers sign up to show off their skills in a 5-min time slot, which we film and share with the performer to help hone their craft.

After variety show, practice any and all types of performing art. $5 cover, 21+. House of Poets, 580 W Arapaho Rd, Ste 199, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214-494-0952.

sunday Sunday Morning Rides – Various start times and lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot.

Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972231-3993.

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Sunday Worship: New Life Community – 8am & 11am. Sunday school in between worship services at 9:30am. 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco. 214-8724205. NewLifeFrisco.org.

Sunday Worship: Stonebriar Community Church Service – 9am & 10:45am. 4801 Legendary Dr, Frisco. 469-252-5200. Stonebriar.org.

Sunday Worship: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Service – 9:30am & 11am. The services are the same, with music at both. Also have a service on the 1st Wed at 7pm. 6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco.

214-387-4700. StPhilipsFrisco.org.

Sunday Worship: River of Glory Service – 10am.

Also Wed, 7pm. 501 Accent Dr, Plano. 972-5646316. RiverOfGlory.org.

Sunday Worship: Unity Spiritual Center of Denton Service – 10am, coffee; 11am, service. Unity takes spiritual principles and makes them practical in your life. 6071 New Hope Rd, Krugerville. 214453-0218. UnityOfNewHope.org.

Adult/Teen Horse Club – 11am-5pm. 1st Sun. Do you have horse experience, but wish to ride and learn more? Join the Camp Tonkawa Horse club.

This Sunday club is for adults, children come on Saturdays, Homeschoolers on Mondays. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. For restrictions & details: 940440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.

Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm, Sun & Sat. A selfguided tour to learn about the animals that call In-Sync home. Helpful volunteers available to answer any questions. $10/adult, $7/senior (65+), $7/child (4-12), free/under 4. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888.

InSyncExotics.com.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group – 2-3pm.

3rd Sun. Get info on local resources, education and support. Open to anyone whose loved one may be affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Autumn Leaves of McKinney, 175 Plateau Dr, McKinney.

972-542-0606.

Nature Explore Family Club – 3-4pm. 1st Sun. Also 1st Mon, 9-10am. Event aims to connect children and families with nature through fun, ageappropriate activities. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano. Register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.

Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club – 3-5pm. 4th Sun except Nov & Dec. Hear local speakers presenting a variety of topics. North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven Rd, Dallas. gdogc.org.

Healthy Living Expo: Sept. 19, Garland

monday savethedate MONDAY Living Ethics School Open House: Tea, Talk, Tour – 9:30am. 2nd Mon. We invite you to come learn more about our heart-centered, scientific, loving, intuitive and co-creative approach to learning. Living Ethics School (formerly Robert Muller School), 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview. RSVP requested: 214-544-8338. CenterForLivingEthics.org.

Overeaters Anonymous – 12pm. Weekly Mon-Fri. A 12-step recovery program for compulsive eating.

Prairie Creek Baptist Church, 3201 W 15th St, Plano. 972-238-0333.

Angela’s Open Mic Night – 6pm. Grab your guitar, keyboard, banjo, etc and come show us what you got. Also offer live music every Thurs, Fri & Sat in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere where we feature comfort food and great spirits. Free. Angela’s at the Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th, Plano. 972-633-9500.

AngelasCrosswalk.com.

Chess Night – 6-8:45pm. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. 940-349-8752.

Beekeeping Meeting – 6:30pm. 2nd Mon. Beginner to experienced keepers welcome, ages 8-80. Free. Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. Collin College Conference Center (Central Park Campus), 2200 W University Dr, McKinney. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-843-8084. CCHBA.org.

Monday Night Ride at Arbor Hills – 6:30pm. Bring bike, helmet and light. Meet at the trail head at Arbor Hills. More info: DORBA.org.

Monthly Keep Aubrey Beautiful Meeting – 6:307:30pm. 3rd Mon. Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce, 205 S Main St, Aubrey. Deborah Goin: 940-343-1313.

Native Plant Society Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Mon. Guest speakers on topics related to native plants and

Young Actors Guild Meetings – 2nd & 4th Tues.

Meetings consist of theatre games, exercises, workshops and lessons. Open to all current members and those interested in becoming a member. $25/yearly membership. McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney. 214-544-4630.

Barre Fitness Class – 9-9:50am. Tues-Sat. A full-body workout consisting of isometric holds and repetition, to develop muscle stamina and endurance. Different props and routines are used in each class to challenge you. $15. The Barre Code Plano, 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano. 469-298-0482. TheBarreCode.com.

Stroller Skate – 9-11am. $4. Thunderbird Roller Rink, 3200 Thunderbird Ln, Plano. 972-422-4447.

ThunderbirdRink.com.

Dinosaurs Live – Sept 19-Feb 21. 9am-5pm, TuesSat; 1-5pm, Sun. Encounter the 46-ft T-Rex and 9 new life-size animatronic dinosaurs. Included in general admission. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972562-5566. HeardMuseum.org.

Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden – Thru Sept 30. 9am-5pm, Tues-Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. Walk among free-flying native butterflies and other pollinators. The butterfly house includes native species, which vary by season. Included in general admission. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566. HeardMuseum.org.

savethedate TUESDAY Healthy Eating Tours – 10am & 4pm. Learn how to make healthier choices, using our ANDI scoring system. Learn how to read labels; build menus around plant-based foods low in fat to ensure highly nutrient dense meals. Whole Foods Market, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729.

Dallas Museum of Art – 11am-3pm. 1st Tues. Programming designed specifically for children age 5 and under and their families, but all ages welcome.

Art-making activities, story times, performances, and gallery activities. Free. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas. 214-922-1200.

Yoga for Runners – 6:45-7:45pm. 20-wk program, less than $8/session. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

Collin County Archeological Society Meeting – 7pm. 2nd Tues. Meetings open to the public and

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anyone with interest in archaeology. Attendees encouraged to bring whatever artifacts they may have collected for discussion and/or identification by the group. Texas Star Bank, 2800 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney. Facebook.com/pages/Collin-CountyArcheological-Society/148974455268422.

Collin County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Meeting – 7pm. 2nd Tues. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-380-4030. HeardMuseum.org.

PTAS Chapter Meetings – 7pm, refreshments; 7:30pm, meeting & program. 4th Tues, Sept-Nov & Jan-May. All meetings and other activities open to everyone. PTAS offers interesting programs and wonderful guest speakers at our meetings that bring a great variety of expertise and excitement to the membership. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. Program details: PrairieAndTimbers.org.

Public Knowledge – 7pm. 1st Tues. Adults celebrating brains and brews through conversation and presenters from diverse fields in science and history.

Different bar or restaurant location each month. For location details: FWMuseum.org/PublicKnowledge.

Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable – 7-9pm. 2nd Tues. Membership (free) open to anyone with interest and energy. Help advance the cause of inclusivity in the City of Plano. Plano City Hall, Training Room A, 1520 Ave K, Plano. More info: 972-941-7747, Planomcor.org.

savethedate Tuesday Funtastic Functional Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm.

Also Thurs. For fun and function: to be truly amazing join us for a cardio and full-body yoga fitness class. Energy and relaxation. $15. ahhhMazing Life at Wylie Social Dance Center, 109 S Birmingham, Wylie. 214-282-9058. ahhhMazingLife.com.

wednesday Business Opportunity: LegalShield – 11:45am1pm. Learn how to generate extra daily cash or fulltime income sharing very affordable legal and identity theft plans by LegalShield. Work at your own pace and style; promote the casual referral to friends and family, or work business accounts, HR benefit plans or broad consumer markets. $15 includes entree, drink and gratuity. Razzoos, 3904 Dallas Pkwy, N of Parker Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings, Pam: PamelaWidom@yahoo.com.

Bible Study: New Life Community – 12pm & 7pm. 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco. 214-872-4205.

NewLifeFrisco.org.

Breastfeeding Cafe – 12-1pm. Designed to offer support to all nursing mothers from newborn challenges to toddler strikes, all breastfeeding moms welcome to join us to chat about breastfeeding at all ages and stages of nursing. Cafe is attended by a Certified Lactation Counselor and/or Le Leche League Leader. Baby scale available to do before and after weights. You may turn up at any time during the cafe to ask your questions. Free. 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-371-5448.

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Frisco Noon Lions Club – 12-1pm. 2nd & 4th Wed. Friendships, fun and fulfilling. Come share the joy of community involvement and fellowship while helping make the world a better place. Designed for busy small business owners and professional and works well for the time conscious individual (stay at home mom, student, retiree). All welcome, ages 18 & up. Free. Buy own lunch if wish to eat.

For details, Brandy Miles & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-335-2487.

Art History Brown Bag Series – 12:30-1:30pm.

1st Wed. Presented by Annie Royer. A look at the “isms” including cubism, romanticism, modernism and impressionism. How did one “ism” influence the next? How did artists influence and challenge each other? Series will heighten one’s appreciation of art and provide insight into the mind of the artist.

Free. Heard-Craig Carriage House located, 205 1/2 W Hunt St, McKinney. 972-569-6909.

Barre Fusion – 12:30-1:30pm. Non-impact but calorie-burning workout that blends ballet, yoga, and Pilates to sculpt the entire body. $15 or class pass. Pilates for Life, 200 S Austin Dr, Allen. Joanna Adamson: 772-584-0324. Pilates-ForLife.com.

Hatha Yoga with Andy McDonald – 6-7pm.

Gentle, powerful and mindful hatha yoga for your after-work unwinding. Bring a yoga mat. $15. Star Coyote Sound Temple, private residence near Coit & Parker, Plano. RSVP for address: 512-788-1236.

StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.

Adults with Special Needs Cooking Classes – 6-8pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. Call for details. Space limited. $10. Market Street Culinary School, 6100 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney. Reserve spot now & mention Natural Awakenings North Texas: 972-548-5167.

Evening Social Runs/Walks – 6:30pm. Post party new restaurant each 6 weeks. All levels welcome. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

Organic Society Meeting – 6:30pm, seed & info exchange; 7pm, meeting. 3rd Wed. Denton Organic Society. Denton Senior Center, 509 N Bell Ave, Denton. 940-382-8551.

Sport Watch Tech Clinics – 6:30pm. 2nd Wed. Garmin, Polar, Nike, Times, Moto, Soleus. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

savethedate WEDNESday Baryasa – 6:30-7:20pm. A class consisting of vinyasa flows and deep stretching to nurture and restore. Utilizing the barre to assist with balance and deepening of poses, Baryasa is an ideal complement to anyone’s wellness or workout regimen. $15. The Barre Code Plano, 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano. 469-298-0482. Reserve a spot: TheBarreCode.com.

River of Glory Service – 7pm. Also Sun, 10am. 501 Accent Dr, Plano. 972-564-6316. RiverOfGlory.org.

Dinosaurs in the Dark, Heard Museum Richardson. More info: 972-231-0114 or CSReadingRoom-Richardson.com.

thursday Grapevine Farmers’ Market – Thru mid-Oct. 8am-4pm, Thurs-Sat. Eat healthy with locally-grown produce and products. Town Square Gazebo, 325 S Main St, Grapevine. 817-793-8634. FarmersMarketOfGrapevine.com.

Free Admission & Wildlife Program – 9am-9pm.

3rd Thurs. Admission and parking free. 7:15pm, Special Program: Saving Our Birds, The work of the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. 214-309-5801.

Radical Acts Discussion Group – 12-1pm. Richardson Christian Science Reading Room, 1930 N Coit Rd, Ste 120, Richardson. More info: 972-2310114 or CSReadingRoom-Richardson.com.

McKinney Farmers’ Market at Adriatica – 3-6pm or sellout. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. 6851 Virginia Pkwy, W McKinney. 972562-8790. McKinneyFarmersMarket.com.

CPR Training – 6-8pm. American Heart Training Center with 125 trained instructors. Texas CPR Training, 4013 Carrizo, Plano. 214-770-6872.

TexasCPR.com.

Fitness in the Square (FITS): Part of Be Fit Frisco – 6:30-7:30pm. A free one-hour exercise class in the courtyard in front of Frisco City Hall. For kids 10+ to adults. Bring water, towel, and appropriate clothing and shoes. The type of workout changes each month. Bring your family and move together.

Be Fit Frisco, Frisco City Hall Square, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. 972-292-6501.

Classic Yoga – 6:30-8pm. Beginner/intermediate hatha yoga, breath, meditation and chanting lead by Colin De France. $20. Star Coyote Sound Temple, private residence near Coit & Parker, Plano. RSVP for address: 512-788-1236.StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Service – 7pm. 1st Wed. 6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco. 214-387-4700.

StPhilipsFrisco.org.

Power Yoga – 6:45-7:45pm. In conjunction with Luke’s Locker Allen, class meets at Allen Yoga Center, 915 Market St, Allen. Details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

Healing Testimony Meeting – 7:30-8:30pm.

First Church of Christ Scientist, 100 St Lukes Dr,

Dallas Down-River Club Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Thurs. Canoeing, kayaking and rafting club. Roma’s,

7402 Greenville Ave, Dallas. 214-373-0500. More info, Dale Harris: 972-680-2727.

Funtastic Functional Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. See Tues listing. ahhhMazing Life at Wylie Social Dance Center, 109 S Birmingham, Wylie. 214-282-9058. ahhhMazingLife.com.

friday Free Mom & Kids Yoga – 5:30-6pm. 1st Fri. Find out how our Multisensory Kids Yoga can help improve your child’s focus and grades while keeping you both fit at the same time. SMARTS Club, 8780 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco. Registration required & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214-872-8592.

Free Community Yoga – 6-7pm. 1st Fri. Suitable for all levels. Learn to breathe, relax and renew. Space limited. Free. Transform U Fitness, 1565 W Main St, Lewisville. Pre-registration required: 972-849-9666.

Acoustic Jam Session – 7pm. Weekly open jam and song circle. All acoustic instruments and levels welcome. All music genres welcome. Sponsored by the Visual Art League of Lewisville. Free. MCL Grand, 100 N Charles, Lewisville. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-444-0825.

Friday Evening Shabbat Service – 7pm. Join Shir Tikvah, the Reform synagogue of Frisco as we inspire a love for lifelong learning, the celebration of living a Jewish life, and a commitment to honoring the beautiful traditions of our heritage. Held at 7700 Main St, Frisco. 469-269-0718. For specific schedule: ShirTikvahFrisco.org.

Community Dance – 7-9:30pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. Live Music, varied styles. Fun for all ages 21 and up. $5/ person Denton Senior Center, 509 North Bell Ave, Denton. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 940-349-8720.

Square and Round Dance for Fitness and Fun – 7:30pm. 1st & 3rd Fri. Individuals and couples of all ages welcome. Texas Reelers, 820 W Arapaho, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-235-1400.

saturday Denton Rugby – We are always looking for new recruits in Dallas Fort Worth Area. Email for more info about how to join. Currently we have players that live in Lewisville, Flower Mound, Keller, Southlake, Frisco and many others. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings to Jason Millerd: JMillerd@TWU.edu.

Operation Kindness – 3rd Sat. No Kill animal shelter brings animals for adoption. Weather permitting. Whole Foods Market, outside store, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729.

Pathfinders Fun Cycling – A free, non-competitive riding group for all cycling skill levels. Short, weekly bicycle rides for the purpose of fun and exercise. All rides held on the weekend, less than 20 miles and include a food destination and a “no rider left behind” policy. Routes and destinations change each week.

For more info: Facebook.com/CycleHighlandVillage.

Saturday Morning Rides – Various start times and

lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-231-3993.

Small Fry Sports Classes – A skills and developmental sports class for boys and girls ages 3 & 4. Each month offers a different sport which allows children to develop new skills and gain exposure to all sports offered at the Y. Parents participate alongside their child during this fun and active class. $20/YMCA Family Member, $40/everyone else. Frisco Family YMCA, 3415 Main St, Frisco. Trey Gilmore: 214-297-9622.

Clear Creek Birding Walk – 7:30-10:30am. Last Sat. With Elm Fork Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists. Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Rd, Denton. txmn.org/elmfork.

2nd Saturday Bird Walk – Thru May. 8am. Learn more about birding. These walks are intended to help beginning and intermediate birders with bird spotting and identification techniques. Included in general admission. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972562-5566. HeardMuseum.org.

Coppell Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Seasonal produce for the North Texas area, natural meats and eggs, seafood, organic dairy products, honey, teas, breads, mixes, flowers, plants, and more. Coppell Farmers’ Market, Corner of Bethel & S Coppell Rds, Coppell. CoppellCommunityGarden.org.

McKinney Farmers’ Market at Chestnut Square – Thru mid-Nov. 8am-12pm. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. Locally grown and produced food and craft items. Live music. 315 S Chestnut St, McKinney. 972-562-8790. McKinneyFarmersMarket.com.

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Roanoke Farmers’ Market – Thru Sept. 8am12pm. Fresh produce from area farmers in historic, downtown Roanoke. Austin Street Plaza, 221 N Oak St. For more info, Kraig Copp: 940-391-3360.

Saint Michael’s Farmers’ Market – Thru early Nov. 8am-12pm. Shop local and fresh, with farmers/ growers who practice natural, sustainable, organic farming and are within a 150-mile radius of Dallas County. Baked goods, tamales, cheeses, eggs, local honey, meats, and pastas also available. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave at Colgate Rd, Dallas. SaintMichaelsMarket.com.

Frisco Rotary Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 17.

8am-1pm. Local growers offer fruits and vegetables. Also offered are baked breads, meat from local ranchers, honey, arts and crafts and various other products. 6048 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco.

FriscoRotaryFarmersMarket.com.

Hike with a Master Naturalist – Thru Dec 5. 9-11am.

Trophy Club Park Front Gate, 2885 Trophy Park Dr, Trophy Club. 817-491-9616. TrophyClubPark.com.

Recycling: Electronics – 9-11am. The city of Plano encourages residents to bring all old electronic devices (not being used) to this site for proper disposal.

For details, location & mention North Texas edition of Natural Awakenings: 972-769-4150.

Greenville Farmers’ Market – Thru Dec 15. 9am12pm. 2400 Lee St on Bois d’Arc, Greenville. 972 251-1532. GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com.

Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Waste Collection Program – 9am-12pm. 2nd Sat. For Lewisville residents; must bring driver’s license for proof of residency. A convenient, safe and environmentally sound way to get rid of waste materials that should not be put into the landfill. City of Lewisville Residential Convenience Center, 330 W Jones St. CityOfLewisville.com.

Collin County Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct. 9am1pm. Features Texas-grown produce and meats, locally made products and a community center to learn about green and healthy living. Murphy City Hall South Parking lot, 206 N Murphy Rd. CollinCountyFarmersMarket.org.

Free One-Hour Seminars – 10am. Topics: gardening, beekeeping, rainwater collection, goat milking, poultry. Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Living, 7781 Gholson Rd, Waco. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 254-754-9663.

Second Saturday for Youth – 10-11:30am. For youngsters aged 4-10; children 6 & under must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, A/V Classroom, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. Reservations necessary: 903-786-2826.

Beginner Bikram Yoga Workshops – 12-1pm.

Every other Sat. Learn the fundamentals of Bikram yoga. Alignment and proper form are key to getting the most benefit out of your yoga practice. Fundamental I: Standing Series. Fundamentals II: Standing Series. $20; $15/early bird if registered day before. Lone Star Hot Yoga, 4897 SH 121, Ste 260, The Colony. 972-383-9642. To register, see first timer tips & class descriptions: LoneStarHotYoga.com.

Homestead Open House – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Time subject to change during heat of summer. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is home to several historic structures, most notably the Minor-Porter Log House, which dates to about 1869. Volunteers on hand to guide visitors through the structures and answer questions in this informal tour. Visitors welcome to arrive at any time during the open hours and tour at their own pace. Regular admission to LLELA: $5/person; free/age 5 & under.

No additional charge for tour. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville.

972-219-7980.

Kayak down the Elm Fork – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Whether have lots of river time under your belt or have never set foot in a kayak, you’re welcome here.

Kayak Power provides equipment and instruction followed by a 6-mile trip down the Elm Fork to a shuttle vehicle. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Reservation required: 214-669-1663.

Frisco Humane Society Adoption – 12-4pm. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sat. We invite you to meet and greet some of the wonderful dogs and cats available for adoption from Frisco Humane Society. PetSmart in Frisco, 3333 Preston Rd. 972-498-8980.

Heard Nature Photographers Club – 1pm. 2nd Sat. Speakers and discussions. Topics include how-to and technique discussions and travelogue presentations.

Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-462-7314.

SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program – 1pm. 1st Sat. Designed to help those who are grieving the loss of a beloved companion animal.

Free. Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center, 2400 Lone Star Dr, Dallas. 214-742-7722.

Mockingbird Chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas Monthly Meeting – 1:30pm. 1st Sat. Local poets and guests are welcome to recite their poetry.

Meetings are casual and visitors are always welcome. Heard-Craig Carriage House, 205 W Church St, McKinney. MockingbirdPoetry.org.

Guitar Swap Saturday – 2-5pm. Buy, sell or trade guitars. Guitar Gallery, 100 Louisiana St, McKinney.

214-504-4921.

Kid’s Fish – 11am-1pm. Ages 4-11. The opportunity to go outside to our pond and do some live fishing (weather permitting). If bad weather will have a scavenger hunt. Free. Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 2501 Bass Pro Dr, Grapevine. 972-724-2018.

Free Guitar Class – 4pm. Kids ages 9 and up can try out a free guitar class (guitars provided) to see if music is something they are interested in trying out. Guitar Gallery, 100 Louisiana St, McKinney.

RSVP required: 214-504-4921.

Parkour in the Park – 11am-1pm. Learn to move past obstacles like water. All ages. No experience required. Very welcoming group. Participants of all abilities and ages: 8-80. Free. Locations vary.

Details: 817-475-8370 or ParkourInThePark.com.

Sunday Mountain Bike Group Ride – 6pm. Open to all levels. Informal and leaderless. Food, fun and riding. Food served after the riding. Location changes weekly. For details & location: BBishop@ Bikemart.com.

Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm. See Sun listing. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888.

InSyncExotics.com.

Stargeezer Star Party – 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Sat. Bring the whole family. Star parties begin at sunset, weather permitting. Free. Spring Park, Jonandrea Ln, Garland. TASObserving.org.

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Downtown McKinney’s Second Saturday – 7-10pm. 2nd Sat. Explore local art galleries, listen to great local and regional talent and taste specialties in some of the area’s best eateries. Historic Downtown McKinney, 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney.

972-547-2660. McKinneyTexas.org.

Frisco StarFest – Sunset-10:30pm. 2nd Sat. Approximately a dozen telescopes will be set up for your viewing pleasure. Weather permitting. Free.

Frisco Commons Park. TASObserving.org.

daily savethedate DAILY Dairy Farm Tours – By appt only. Experience life on a dairy farm with an educational tour including how and what cows are fed, the benefits of grass-crop based feed (silage), the milking parlor, bottle feeding baby calves along with the learning the benefits of drinking raw milk vs pasteurized milk. Everyone gets samples of milk and treat bags for the children. $5/person age 2 & up. Circle N Dairy, 2074 CR 446 Gainesville.

940-372-0343. CircleNDairy.com.

Drug Disposal – Unwanted and expired medications can be anonymously disposed of at any time at no cost. Accepted drugs: medications for pets, over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, prescription ointments, prescription patches, sample medications and vaccines. Roanoke Police Department Lobby, 609 Dallas Dr. For more info: 817-491-6052 or RoanokeTexas.com.

First Aid Classes, CPR & Babysitter Training – Various days. Monthly at various branches.

For specific info on cost, space availability, times: YMCADallas.org.

savethedate DAILY Food Connection to Your Child’s Behavior Webinar – Food Triggers Linked to ADHD, Asthma, Allergies and Autism. With Leann Forst, MBA, CHHP. Learn about everyday food toxins and what they are, why they matter, and how they relate to childhood illness. Be able to make informed decisions about our diet. $40/download. For more info: 214-673-4788.

To download: GroovyBeets.com/webinars/ webinar-video-product-food-connectionchilds-behavior.

Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of Native American Art – Thru Sept 13. Currently touring the country from the Diker Collection. Exhibition features 120 masterworks representing tribes across the North American continent. Amon Carter Museum of Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. More info: 817-738-1933 or CarterMuseum.org.

Dallas Farmers’ Market – 8am-6pm. Year round.

One-stop shop for all your produce, meat, floral and specialty-food needs. Farmers from 150 miles around come to give you the chance to “buy locally.” 1010 S Pearl Expwy, Dallas. DallasFarmersMarket.org.

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Leann Forst, Board Certified Health Coach and Food Toxin Specialist 214-673-4788 • GroovyBeets.com Improve your health and vigor. Lose weight. Feel better. Get out of pain.

Take the toxins out of the food you're eating and eliminate or improve symptoms such as asthma, ADHD, allergies and more.

Convenient, personal phone consultations and coaching with Board Certified Health Coach. Get guides, recipes, ideas, tips, encouragement, support, and accountability. Daily, weekly, monthly programs available. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

aroMaTHerapY doreY aroMaTHerapY & reFleXoloGY

Mary Ellen Dorey, Reflexologist/Clinical Aromatherapist 5924 W Parker Rd, Ste 100, Plano 75093 972-567-3962 • DoreyAromatherapy.com European and Ayurvedic Reflexology and aromatherapy sessions, plus a full line of products for well care, body care and natural perfumes.

Reflexology works with the feet and helps to balance the subtle energy systems of the entire body leaving you feeling refreshed and energized. See ads, pages 38 and 41.

aYurVeda THe BalanCed YoGi

Peggy Breeze 972-658-1600 • TheBalancedYogi.com Achieve optimal health with Ayurveda, the ancient healing practice that balances body, mind, and spirit. I provide comprehensive assessments that uncover your imbalances, create customized diet and lifestyle plans to help you achieve your wellness goals, offer Ayurvedic therapies and online consultations. Let me help you harmonize and energize your life.

BeauTY Hair Color sTudios

9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com Organic color for your hair and health.

Open seven days a week. “No-Neck-Pain” wash basins have built-in headrest for your comfort and to protect your neck. See ad, page 27.

sYnerGY BalanCe nuCCa CHiropraCTiC HealinG CenTer Dr. Cecilia Yu, D.C., NUCCA practitioner 12740 Hillcrest Rd, Ste 138, Dallas 75230 972-387-4700 • MySynergyBalance.com

By aligning the first vertebrae through a precise NUCCA adjustment, Dr. Yu eliminates nerve interference from the brain stem.

Such interference can manifest itself in any manner including Scoliosis, skin conditions, behavioral disorders, herniated discs or joint problems. Unlike traditional chiropractic, even traditional upper-cervical chiropractic, there is no popping, cracking or twisting and a NUCCA adjustment holds longer which means you return far less often. See ad, page 21.

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MassaGe spaCe

7000 Independence Pkwy, Ste 180 Plano 75025 972-612-5363 • Massage-Space.com In addition to our massage services, we offer facials, hair removal, sugaring, waxing and make up services too. Our estheticians specialize in anti-aging, skin clarifying and complexion rejuvenating facial treatments.

See ad, page 6.

preMa daY spa & ManiCure

BJ Jackson and Steffany Curry, Owners 3600 Shire Blvd, Richardson TX 75082 972-422-2600 • PremaDaySpa.net Prema Day Spa is a premiere, upscale, multi-use facility offering massages, facials, nails, waxing, makeup, as well as health/wellness seminars, corporate events, monthly charitable events, bridal showers, teen parties, princess parties, and space rental.

Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-7pm.

972-975-7873 ThePureLivingCo.com

The Pure Living Company specializes in keeping your precious living environment clean and green. Did you know most of cleaning agents on the market today are toxic & there are no regulatory agencies that monitor those products in your home? If your home is toxic, it makes you toxic too leading to bad health problems such as asthma, headaches, and even cancer. We pride ourselves in using only natural ingredients in order to protect you, your family, and your furry friends. See ad, page 22.

ColoniCs dFW Colon Care

17810 Davenport Rd, #108 Dallas, 75252 972-380-4845 • DFWColonCare.com Optimize the resources within your body and jump start your colon by cleansing, hydrating and eliminating waste with the touch-less Angel of Water Colonics. See ad, page 10.

spaVia daY spa

Home of the Four-Handed Massage Plano: Park and N Dallas Tollway by Target 469-304-9444 • SpaviaDaySpa.com See full listing under Massage. See ad, page 9.

Business opporTuniTY KYani

Shellie Rabago, Independent Distributor 254-624-8562 Shelz.Kyani.net Leading-edge nutritional products that have tangible benefits to those who use them, and a compelling business opportunity.

See ad, page 8.

CrYoTHerapY BeloW Zero CrYo sauna

Justin Miller, Owner 8715 Lebanon Rd, Frisco 75034 469-362-8191 • BelowZeroCryo.com Initially used exclusively by pro athletes, the cryosauna is a high-tech machine that helps reduce inflammation, improve sleep, boost immune system, burn calories, aids in detoxing and de-stressing, improves skin conditions, reverses signs of aging and aids in muscle recovery. Safe and natural therapy, cryotherapy is perfect for those that have grown tired of other therapeutic methods that may only mask symptoms. See ad, page 17.

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DAIRY CIRCLE N FAMILY DAIRY

Michelle and Tommy Neu 4 Miles West of I-35; on US 82, County Rd 446, Lindsay 76240 940-372-0343 • CircleNDairy.com State-permitted dairy licensed to sell fresh, all natural unprocessed grade A raw milk. See full listing under Farms & Farmers' Markets. See ad, page 11.

DECLUTTERING / ORGANIZING SERVICES THE DECLUTTERBUG

Anita Sisler 339-832-1220 • TheDeclutterbug.biz Now is a perfect time to declutter. Let me help you turn cluttered areas of your home into perfect, peaceful spaces. Moving? I can help you with the process of decluttering while packing up your home and/or unpacking and making your new home cozy. Serving the North Texas area. See ad, page 31.

DENTISTRY DENTAL STUDIO OF CARROLLTON Drs. Robert and Sandhya 2005 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton 75010 972-395-0150 • DSofCarrollton.com And 331 W Harwood Rd, Hurst 76054 817-282-4539

Approaching dentistry from a natural, whole body health perspective, we make teeth beautiful, keep them healthy and offer honest education on how balanced structures in the face/mouth can affect your overall health. Serving adults, children and apprehensive clients, at our state-of-the-art facility we offer the cutting-edge "DNA Appliance"; a small device which addresses snoring and sleep apnea, mercury free fillings and crowns, teeth whitening, Clear Braces, TMJ pain and much more. See ad, page 16.

DINING Café Brazil

200 Coit Rd, Ste 112, Plano (by Central Market) 469-229-9140 A breakfast-to-late-evening dining and coffee house offering delicious food in a casual, eclectic familyfriendly space. Healthy meal options to decadent deserts available.

SHANDIZ MEDITERRANEAN GRILL & MARKET 4013 W Parker Rd, Plano 75093 972-943-8885

Halal meats, fresh produce, groceries and flat bread baked on-site.

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DOULA A POSTPARTUM DOULA ON THE GO Valerie Ybarra • 480-236-2924 ADoulaOnTheGo.com

Lack of sleep? Anxiety? Postpartum depression? Need an extra pair of helping hands? I have more than 30 years of experience. Newborn care specialist, infant/mommy massage, breast feeding education and night care. Here to meet your needs! See ad, page 10.

EDUCATION LIVING ETHICS SCHOOL

Vicki Johnston, Founding Director 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview 75069 214-544-8338 • CenterForLivingEthics.org Are you seeking a learning environment that nurtures the whole child? Children thrive in heartcentered relationships that cultivate whole-being intelligence through nature, creativity, discovery, storytelling, meaningful learning and individual projects. Full and part-time programs available. We welcome you to our monthly Tea, Talk and a Tour. See ad, page 8.

ENERGY HEALING Holistic Energy Practice, LLC

Kris Sands, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner Star Coyote Sound Temple, Plano 75023 214-236-4037 • HolisticEnergyPractice.com People and animal energy sessions.

Reiki, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner, Totem Animal Guides, Intuitive, Energetic Transformation.

Kids' Intro to Healing Energy Wo r k s h o p , G r o u p G u i d e d Meditations, Healing Oasis. Office located in Star Coyote Sound Temple in Plano, TX. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

FARMS & FARMERS' MARKETS CIRCLE N FAMILY DAIRY

Michelle and Tommy Neu 4 Miles West of I-35; on US 82, County Rd 446, Lindsay 76240 940-372-0343 • CircleNDairy.com State-permitted dairy licensed to sell fresh, all natural unprocessed grade A raw milk. Visit us at the farm to learn why our great-tasting, fresh, raw milk is a safe and naturally healthier choice for your family. Call us to schedule a tour to see a working family farm and be sure to visit our on-site store for fresh raw white and chocolate milk, cream, free-range eggs and more. See ad, page 11.

Collin County Farmers Market

Murphy City Hall Complex 206 N Murphy Rd, Murphy 972-679-0698 • collincountyfarmersmarket.org Texas-only products. Every Saturday through October 31, from 9am to 1pm.

25-30 local farmers, ranchers and artisans with produce, flowers, lavender, honey, eggs, poultry, meat, cheese, bread, coffee and handmade health and beauty products. See ad, page 31.

HONEY POT FARM

Money Family / Guy Money, Beekeeper McKinney 75070 • 972-829-3216 Honey as raw, local, organic, yummy and healthy as it gets. Our hives are in Collin and surrounding counties, and because our honey is straight from the hive, nothing added and never heat pasteurized, you get all the vitamins, minerals, live-enzymes, and pollens which are the allergyfighting benefits that are heat filtered out of most other store-bought honeys. Available at Frisco Farmers Market, McKinney Trade Days, Sprouts, Market Street or pick up at our home office. Look for the bee in cowboy boots! See ad, page 13.

LITTLE ORCHARD PECANS LittleOrchardPecans.com 469-500-3099

Grown on family farms, our hard shell “native” pecans are smaller and sweeter than the “paper shell” hybrids found in most store. Typically pesticidefree, they’re low-carb, no sodium, almost no natural sugars and can help lower “bad” cholesterol. Order online or at select local retailers. See ad, page 13.

FINANCIAL ADVISOR WENDELL BROCK, MBA, CHFC Outside Investment Advisors 214-937-9905 • OutsideIA.com Blog: OutsideEconomics.com

Improve your fiscal health and reduce your physical stress by learning strategies to keep more of what you earn. Reducing financial stress will greatly improve the quality of your life. It is through preparation that we obtain peace of mind. Sign up to receive our blog posts.

FITNESS AHHHMAZING LIFE

101 S Jackson Ave, #300, Wylie 75098 214-282-9058 • AhhhMazingLife.com

LONE STAR HOT YOGA

4897 SH 121, #260, The Colony 75056 972-383-9642 • LoneStarHotYoga.com

THE BARRE CODE PLANO

Julie Godfrey, Owner 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano 75093 469-298-0482 • TheBarreCode.com

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Seventeen DFW stores including: Denton, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Hurst, Lewisville, Little Elm, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, Southlake. See ad, page 8.

4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com

972-479-9139 KarenAsburyMD.com

Our practice is dedicated to healing using a combination of holistic medicine and conventional medicine where needed. See ad, page 27.

Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health. See ad, page 23.

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Jarrod Arnold, Owner 469-585-0234 • GuysInGreen.com Eco-friendly residential and commercial pest control using botanical products.

We control all types of insect pests including termites, mosquitoes, ants, roaches and fleas without the use of harsh, dangerous chemicals. We offer programs from a single pest one time treatment to a comprehensive total protection plan. Call to schedule your Free inspection. See ad, page 17.

Hair salon Hair Color sTudios

9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com Open seven days a week, we offer organic color for your hair and health. “No-Neck-Pain” wash basins have built in headrest for your comfort and to protect your neck.

Whether you're simply sensitive to some of those harsher chemical lines or just want vibrant, beautiful, healthy hair you'll love our natural approach to how we treat your hair and overall beauty. Ask about free color consultation. See ad, page 27.

House oF Gilead reneWal CenTer Dr. Stephen Duncan 2200 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Ste A, Plano 75023 972-596-5055 • HouseOfGilead.com

Scientific, complementary, homeopathic and holistic healing options that pharmaceutical-led practices cannot offer. Our lab work can show what traditional tests cannot. Cellular screening for fungus, bacteria, viruses, heavy metals and parasites, Hair Analysis, Ionic Cleanse, LED, Oxygen and RIFE therapy, nutritional assessments, herbal medicine, saliva and urine testing and well visits available. Read client testimonials on our website. See ad, page 26.

HolisTiC VeTerinarian paWs & ClaWs peT HospiTal

Shawn Messonnier 2145 W Park Blvd, Plano 75075 972-867-8800 • PetCareNaturally.com Offering drug-free treatments, antiaging medicine, holistic anesthesia, and blood testing for early diagnosis of cancer in healthy pets. See ad, page 13.

JuiCer Heroes

Bryan and Kristi Wright, Owners Frisco: 6975 Lebanon Rd, #306, 75034 Plano: 2100 Dallas Pkwy, #150, 75093 469-803-5919 • JuicerHeroes.com/Frisco Raw fruit and vegetable juices, made daily from farm-fresh, local and organic produce. Delicious, healthy, no-sugar or other additives, and served in glass bottles so you can stay and sip, or grab and go, there is a variety of seasonal flavors to suit every taste and desired health benefit. See ad, page 23.

Kid FiT – Kid Fun CaMp TonKaWa

1036 CR 203, Collinsville 76233 940-440-8382 • CampTonkawaTexas.com We are all connected to nature, and at Camp Tonkawa, our classes, camps and events help you to nurture that connection. Feel your connection to all living things.

Sense the spirit of the wilderness. Know that you are related to the Earth on a practical and a spiritual level.

Our goal is for everyone to be as knowledgeable of the natural world as the Native Americans, who love, honor and respect our planet Earth... Mother Nature.

See ad, page 13.

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Leann Forst, Board Certified Health Coach and Food Toxin Specialist 214-673-4788 • GroovyBeets.com Improve your health and vigor. Lose weight. Feel better. Get out of pain.

Take the toxins out of the food you're eating and eliminate or improve symptoms such as asthma, ADHD, allergies and more.

Convenient, personal phone consultations and coaching with Board Certified Health Coach. Get guides, recipes, ideas, tips, encouragement, support, and accountability. Daily, weekly, monthly programs available. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

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inFanTs a posTparTuM doula on THe Go Valerie Ybarra • 972-665-8765 ADoulaOnTheGo.com

Lack of sleep? Anxiety? Postpartum depression? Need an extra pair of helping hands? I have more than 30 years experience. Newborn care specialist, infant / mommy massage, breast feeding education and night care. Here to meet your needs! See ad, page 10.

Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 • EarthKindServices.com Organic lawn treatment that gets amazing results. We do all the work – spreading an even layer of composted top dressing onto your lawn with our specialized spreader.

Bare spots fill in, better drought tolerance and disease resistance. Safe for kids and pets. See ad, page 26.

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here is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ~Sophia Loren

7000 Independence Pkwy, Ste 180 Plano 75025 972-612-5363 • Massage-Space.com The health benefits of massage are well documented and our goal is to help people have affordable access to regular massages. Ask about our free-to-join Personal Wellness Program where you can get regular massages at discounted rates. See ad, page 6.

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Home of the Four-Handed Massage Plano: Park and N Dallas Tollway by Target 469-304-9444 • SpaviaDaySpa.com Home of the fourhanded massage, resort like amenities and affordable massage spa pricing. Spavia offers, therapeutic massage, paraben-free skin care treatments and products, facials, body wraps, waxing, makeup to help you achieve better health, beautiful skin and emotional peace, naturally. See ad, page 9.

THe C-seCTion reCoVerY CenTer 3400 Silverstone, Ste 119, Plano 75023 972-332-5265 CSectionRecoveryCenter.com

Specializing in proprietary therapeutic massage system (CSRT). See full listing under Women’s Health. See ad, page 3.

MaTerniTY a posTparTuM doula on THe Go Valerie Ybarra • 480-236-2924 ADoulaOnTheGo.com

Lack of sleep? Anxiety? Postpartum depression? Need an extra pair of helping hands? I have more than 30 years experience. Newborn care specialist, infant / mommy massage, breast feeding education and night care. Here to meet your needs! See ad, page 10.

naTuropaTHiC pHYsiCians innoVaTions Wellness CenTer

Dr. Kimberly Wilson, NMD 6545 Preston Rd, #200, Plano 75024 972-608-0100 • InnovationsWellness.com Your family's health is "naturally" our passion. Using naturopathic medicine, our approach is holistic and non-toxic, helping those with cancer, hormone imbalances, fatigue, chronic illness, depression and much more. Let us be a partner in your wellness and show you naturopathic solutions to your health concerns.

orGaniC laWn Care earTH Kind serViCes

Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 • EarthKindServices.com Organic lawn treatment that gets amazing results. We do all the work – spreading an even layer of composted top dressing onto your lawn with our specialized spreader.

Bare spots fill in, better drought tolerance and disease resistance.

Safe for kids and pets. See ad, page 26.

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pain relieF BeloW Zero CrYo sauna

Justin Miller, Owner 8715 Lebanon Rd, Frisco 75034 469-362-8191 • BelowZeroCryo.com See full listing under Cryotherapy. See ad, page 17.

pediaTriCs HealTHY Kids pediaTriCs

4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health.

See ad, page 23.

peT aniMal House VeTerinarY CHiropraCTiC

Dr. Crystal Sale 972-251-0545 • AnimalHouseChiro.com See ad, page 11.

HollYWood Feed 12 DFW locations HollywoodFeed.com

Wide selection of natural and holistic pet food and products, professional pet grooming and self-service dog washing stations.

Thirty-five stores across the S o u t h e a s t i n Te n n e s s e e , Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. For a list of locations, visit HollywoodFeed.com. See ad, page 2.

paWs-n-TiMe peT Care

Annette Griswold, Pet Care Specialist 480-600-7727 • Paws-n-Time.com In-your-home pet care, specializing in overnight, daytime and extended stays. Elderly, special needs and shy pets welcome.

radio sHoW HealTHY BY naTure radio sHoW

Martie Whittekin; Certified Clinical Nutritionist Saturday 8am • KWRD 100.7 FM Interviews with authors, doctors and other experts about natural approaches to health and happiness.

Listener calls are always welcome.

Archives of past shows available on HBNShow.com.

real esTaTe darlene oWen, realTor

Remax Town & Country 301 S Watters Rd, Allen 75013 972-979-7640 • DarleneOwen.com I specialize in helping with all the technical aspects of home- selling or buying, like getting a great deal and a perfect location, but my clients also love that I have a knack for helping with some of the more intangible, stress-inducing things that go along with the process as well. If you're looking for an agent who can help and support you beyond just the paperwork, call me today! See ad, page 28.

reFleXoloGY doreY aroMaTHerapY & reFleXoloGY

Mary Ellen Dorey, Reflexologist/Clinical Aromatherapist 5924 W Parker Rd, Ste 100, Plano 75093 972-567-3962 • DoreyAromatherapy.com See full listing under Massage. See ads, pages 38 and 41.

sound HealinG sTar CoYoTe sound TeMple

Jodi Roberts, Founder Coit Rd and Parker, Plano 75075 512-788-1236 • StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com See full listing under Wellness Centers. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

spiriTual deVelopMenT neW liFe CoMMuniTY CHurCH 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco 75033 214-872-4205 NewLifeFrisco.org

sHir TiKVaH reForM sYnaGoGue Rabbi Heidi Coretz 7700 Main St, Frisco 75034 214-500-8304, • ShirTikvahFrisco.org

Services are held on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. Every service welcomes children of all ages. Religious school classes take place on Sunday mornings during school year. Visit website for service schedule.

sT. pHilip’s episCopal

6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco 75034 214-387-4700 • StPhilipsFrisco.org Sunday services, community programs, job ministry, preschool, and St. Philip’s Academy “K” class.

THerMoGrapHY THerMoGrapHY CenTer oF dallas Addison and Rockwall 214-352-8758 • ThermographyCenter.com

Don’t wait for an alarming symptom to tell you there’s an abnormality. Regular screening with thermography can detect abnormalities, many times 8-10 years before other screening methods and give you the practical information you need to monitor and improve your health. No pain. No compression. No radiation. See ad, page 7.

VeTerinarY serViCes aniMal House VeTerinarY CHiropraCTiC

Dr. Crystal Sale 972-251-0545 • AnimalHouseChiro.com See ad, page 11.

paWs & ClaWs peT HospiTal

Shawn Messonnier 2145 W Park Blvd, Plano 75075 972-867-8800 • PetCareNaturally.com See ad, page 13.

WaTer WaTersedGe sTruCTured WaTer Twenty First Century Health 972-855-8711 TwentyFirstCenturyHealth.com

Bringing dead city water back to the living, structured water nature intended. Cutting edge technology. Call us or visit our website to learn more about how improving your home’s water can improve your health. See ad, page 41.

WeiGHT loss BeloW Zero CrYo sauna

Justin Miller, Owner 8715 Lebanon Rd, Frisco 75034 469-362-8191 • BelowZeroCryo.com See full listing under Cryotherapy. See ad, page 17.

GrooVY BeeTs

Leann Forst, Board Certified Health Coach and Food Toxin Specialist 214-673-4788 • GroovyBeets.com See full listing under Health Coach and see ads on pages 30 and 41.

JuiCer Heroes

Bryan and Kristi Wright, Owners Frisco: 6975 Lebanon Rd, #306, 75034 Plano: 2100 Dallas Pkwy, #150, 75093 469-803-5919 • JuicerHeroes.com/Frisco Raw fruit and vegetable juices, made daily from farm-fresh, local and organic produce. Delicious, healthy, no-sugar or other additives, and served in glass bottles so you can stay and sip, or grab and go, there is a variety of seasonal flavors to suit every taste and desired health benefit. See ad, page 23.

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Jodi Roberts, Founder Coit Rd and Parker, Plano 75075 512-788-1236 • StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com Founded by anthropologist Jodi Roberts, Star Coyote Sound Temple is a place where you can get to know yourself in a deeper way. We offer a safe space of peace, mindful communication, creativity, relaxation, fun, joy and health. Music includes drums, Tibetan bowls, and gongs. Private and group healing sessions are available. Workshops, classes, massage, mindfulness meditation and yoga are offered for all ages. See ads, pages 30 and 41.

WoMen's HealTH THe C-seCTion reCoVerY CenTer John James, LMT, CSRT Founder Lauren Cato Robertson, LMT, NCTMB 3400 Silverstone, Ste 119, Plano 75023 972-332-5265 CSectionRecoveryCenter.com

C-Sections sever muscle, fascia, lymph vessels and nerve pathways. Often seemingly unrelated symptoms including TMJ, headache, low back pain, plantar fasciitis, and more are ‘referred pain’ from C-Sections performed months or even decades earlier. Our proprietary therapeutic massage system (CSRT) can free you from the negative effects of C-Section surgery. See ad, page 3.

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Regular screening with thermography can detect abnormalities, many times 8-10 years before other screening methods and give you the practical information you need to monitor and improve your health. No pain. No compression. No radiation. See ad, page 7.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: KYANI TRIANGLE OF HEALTH – Three super products known to help with inflammation, high cholesterol, cardiovascular health, cognitive function and increased energy. Also, a revolutionary network marketing opportunity with the most lucrative pay plan in the industry. More info, call Shellie 254-624-8562.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY BECOME A DENTAL ASSISTANT – This unique 10-week course is designed to provide you the core concepts you will need to get started. In this unique program, practicing dentists and experienced dental assistants give you maximum hands-on training and experience in an actual dental office setting. Reasonable cost. Short timeframe. Saturdays only. For more info, call 214-789-2011 or visit CDofCarrollton.com.

CLASSES/TRAINING HEAL YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP LEADER TRAINING – Become a licensed teacher in Louise Hay’s philosophy. All materials provided.

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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED – Juicer Heroes is expanding and hiring for the Frisco and Plano locations. Full- and part-time positions available. Excellent customer service, ability to work in fast-paced environment and an interest in healthy living required. To apply, visit either store: Frisco – 6975 Lebanon Rd., #306; Plano – 2100 Dallas Parkway, #150; or call 469-803-5919.

NOW HIRING – Professional housekeepers who want to work in a chemical-free environment.

Advancement opportunities available. For more information, call 972-975-PURE (7873).

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE PART-TIME OFFICE SPACE – Two rooms with desk and Wi-Fi access for temporary, weekday rentals. One has a massage table, both have chairs for coaching/counseling sessions. Star Coyote Sound Temple is a vibrant center located in private residence. Must have your own clients. No access to Star Coyote clientele. $20/hour. Contact Jodi 512-788-1236 or JodiSacredSound@gmail.com.

UPSCALE OFFICE PROPERTY – Customize this 1,600 sq ft space to suit your professional or medical office needs. Free standing building with one side currently occupied by a dental office.

Great location. Excellent visibility. In Carrollton just minutes from highways 121 and 35. Call Ms. Krishan: 832-545-1243.

WELLNESS PRACTITIONER $400 – Client access to communal waiting area and restroom; wireless internet; sink/counter space within individual room. Ideal space for Naturopath, Acupuncturist or Holistic Practitioner in Plano. Clair 214-762-1075.

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