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SHAPING OUR FUTURE

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Eco-Initiatives with Promise and Purpose

THE FOUR QUALITIES OF A TRUE STATESMAN

CHIROPRACTIC CARE Help for Common Complaints

The Right to Know

GMO Questions & Answers

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17 ecotip 19 healingways 29 greenliving 31 community spoitlight

38 calendarofevents 44 classifieds 45 community resourceguide

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Gateway to Prevention

by Lynda Witt

19 CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Help for Common Complaints

by Kathleen Barnes

21 Chiropractic

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is More Than Just Moving Bones

by Dr. Lisa Orwick

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

23 Network Chiropractic Care

Alignment for Healing and Growth

by Dr. Martha Bergner

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FUTURE WE WANT

Global Commitments to Catalyze Change

by Brita Belli

29 Providing Support for Women in Need

by Jon D’Auria

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The Healing Touch

by Dale Bruder

33 The Right

to Know About What We Grow

Questions Get Answered

by Sylvia Haskvitz

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ustainability seems to have become a feel-good buzzword. I hear it used in conjunction with new building developments, farming, cooking, cafes, manufacturing and urban planning. There’s also much chatter on the news and the Internet about sustainability, and everyone seems to have their own definition. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get confused. What, exactly, is sustainability?

I surveyed a few readers and their responses included “low impact,” “occurring naturally on my planet,” and “efficient, with little or no waste.” Wikipedia defines sustainability as the “capacity to endure” and NASA notes that, “Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it.” According to the Environmental Protection Agency, sustainability is based on the principle that everything we need for our survival and well-being depends directly or indirectly on our natural environment. Sustainable development, as defined by the United Nations, includes fighting poverty, advancing social inclusion (including the status of women) and protecting the environment.

This month’s feature article, “Shaping the Future We Want,” on page 26, is about the broader global view of sustainability, stemming from this year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

Last week I received a few calls asking, “Did you hear what they said on the news last night? Organic food is not proven to be more nutritional, it just has fewer pesticides.” Well, isn’t that the whole point behind organic food? I personally think that organically grown food needs to be the standard, with labeling saved for the harmful kinds of growing processes (GMO grown, pesticides added, chemically treated).

October is Non-GMO Month, so we asked Melissa Diane Smith, director of education for the GMO Free Project of Tucson, to share with us on this topic generally and also specifically about the Tucson group’s efforts. I encourage you to check into the Non-GMO Pure Food Dinner program and one of the screenings this month of the new film, Genetic Roulette.

Learn the facts, become well educated and get involved, because it really is about people worldwide sustaining a healthy planet. You can start in your own backyard and move out from there. Venture into your communities and connect with others, for there is powerful energy when we strive for change together.

Be the change you want to see…for everyone’s future,

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aw living vegan foods are so much more than carrot sticks, fruits and salads. For those interested in exploring this healthy eating lifestyle, Arlene Siegel, owner of R’s Raw Kitchen, is offering a beginning series of four classes starting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. October 6, and three successive Saturdays. This series is offered every month.

Class begins with a hands-on experience in the kitchen, followed by gathering around the dining room table to enjoy the yummy foods that have just been prepared. Stimulating conversation, camaraderie and fun happen quite naturally. It’s the perfect time to get questions answered and build friendships and a support system.

The Introduction to the Raw Vegan Lifestyle class allows students to dip their toe in the water without a big commitment. However, Beginning Series grads go on to take Intermediate Classes that up their skills to prepare more elegant recipes.

It’s important to remember that taking small steps to add live, unprocessed foods to a eating lifestyle will improve health—guaranteed.

For more information, call Arlene at 520-318-1478 or visit RawKitchen.co.

New Healthcare Documentary at The Loft

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scape Fire: The Fight To Save American Healthcare opens October 5 at the Loft Cinema. The Village Voice called it, “A Must-See! An Inconvenient Truth for the healthcare debate.”

Renowned health expert Dr. Andrew Weil will attend the premiere for a post-screening Q&A at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 for Loft members, for this night only, resuming regular admission afterward.

Location: 3233 E Speedway Blvd. For more information, call 520-795-0844 or visit LoftCinema.org.

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New SOURCE Weight Loss Program

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new SOURCE Weight Loss Program, from the Tucson Center for Eating Disorders and Mental Health, uses a holistic approach designed for individuals that need to lose 30 pounds or more and for individuals that are struggling with issues related to obesity. This unique program combines traditional methods such as diet and exercise with metabolic balancing and food optimization, personalized meal planning, individual and group support, energy psychology techniques, neurofeedback and whole body vibration.

The goals of the SOURCE Weight Loss Program are to help individuals identify the underlying thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that prevent successful and sustainable weight loss, and establish healthy habits that increase physical, emotional and mental health.

Their approach to weight loss is one that promotes lifestyle change, which allows losing weight at a realistic pace and without gimmicks that stress the body, and at the same time supplies the tools needed for lasting and positive changes.

Location: 2559 East Fort Lowell Rd. For more information, call 520-531-1040, email DesertMilagros@comcast.net or visit DesertMilagros.net.

Become Hotter and Sexier Using Pheromones

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h e r o m o n e s a r e n a t u ra l l y secreted chemicals that that all mammals produce to attract a mate. Some people produce more than others, and we all produce less of them as we age. However, that situation can be fixed.

A Hotter U offers a blend that even helps with menopausal dryness and hot flashes. Their pheromones are hand-poured in a local facility and include five different scents for men and women, as well as unisex scents like musk, citrus, sandalwood and French vanilla. Jasmine vanilla is a femaleonly scent, while chocolate mint is for the guys.

For more information, call 520-275-4510 or visit AHotterU.com for video.

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The Money Breakthrough Method Seminar

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mall business entrepreneurs, those in business with a family member, or even corporate employees may all benefit from a new teleseminar that begins October 23 to create consistent, significant income and a new relationship with money in a way that makes it grow.

The Money Breakthrough Method is a uniquely designed group teleseminar series, hosted by Gail Benton, a certified Money Breakthrough Method and marketing coach. This program is a catalyst in taking bold actions and in manifesting money possibilities and creating success and freedom.

In a series of nine structured sessions, Benton will challenge participants to think about their money beliefs, relationship with money and the barriers to success. Included are “done-for-you” handouts, templates and audio modules that are exclusive to this program. Students will also enjoy Masterminding with other program participants on your same level, plus a 45-minute private coaching session with Benton to schedule at will.

For more information or reserve a spot, call 520-296-5695 or email Gail@coachingsolutionsforbusiness.com. See ad on page 9.

Experience the Power of Divine Healing Hands with

Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha

World-Renowned Soul Healer, Soul Leader, Divine Channel

and Master Allan Chuck

Divine Channel and Worldwide Representative of Master Sha

Dr. Sha is an important teacher and a wonderful healer with a valuable message about the power of the soul to influence and transform all life.

– Dr. Masaru Emoto, The Hidden Messages New! National Bestseller!

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Join us in person and receive a Divine Healing Hands blessing and free book!

Divine Forgiveness Brings Inner Joy and Inner Peace with Master Allan Friday, October 5, 9:30–11:30 am, Love offering La Castellana Café, 71 E. La Castellana Dr., Nogales 85621 • Carmen 520.870.1132

Compassion Boosts Energy, Stamina,Vitality and Immunity with Master Allan Friday, October 5, 6:30-9:30 pm, $15, $12 by September 30

Caritas Center for Healing, 330 E. 16th St.,Tucson 85701 • Christie 520.203.3027

You Have the Power to Heal Yourself with Master Allan Saturday, October 6, 1–4:30 pm, $20

Mountain Spirit Co-Op, 107 N. Cortez St., #100, Prescott 86301 • Divina 928.606.5117

Divine Healing Hands Soul Healing Evening and Introduction to Opening Your Spiritual Channels with Master Allan Saturday, October 6, 6:15–9:15 pm, $12

Mountain Spirit Co-Op, 107 N. Cortez St., #100, Prescott 86301 • Divina 928.606.5117

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Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

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he National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 75 percent of all adults are afraid to speak in public.

The consequences of this fear can result in being passed over for promotions at work, turning down better-paying jobs, not speaking up at work or at family functions and continuously living in constant fear of having to speak in public.

One client was so painfully shy in high school that she forced herself to sit in the front row, but not because she wanted to be smart. It was just more bearable to her to have the other kids’ eyes bore through the back of her head rather than have them turn around to look at her when she had to answer a question.

She learned that it is possible to speak in public without fear. She is now teaching others how they too, can quickly and easily reduce their fears and have the confidence to speak up at business Rose Mayer meetings or family functions.

Free half-hour initial consultation. For more information, call 520-400-0758 or visit RoseMMayer.com. See ad on page 9.

Hypnotherapy Helps Resist Holiday Binging

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ith such tempting holidays as Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas coming soon, many people find it hard to resist all the goodies that go with them. Hoping, wishing and willpower don’t always work.

Individuals may get a jumpstart on the holidays and the New Year by using hypnosis, a non-invasive, relaxing and rewarding technique that allows them to rethink their relationship with food. Rosemary King is an adult nurse practitioner, certified in holistic nursing, health coaching and hypnotherapy. Personal hypnosis sessions are provided in the privacy of your own home. King is offering a holiday special of $25 off the first hypnosis session, through December 31.

For more information, call 520-400-3456 or email rrking@FocusedWellnessSolutions.com.

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

Local BraveHeart Woman Travels to Israel

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arah Amos, a local member of BraveHeart Women, will join 33 Western women, 33 Palestinian women and 33 Israeli women for a Sarah Amos three-day celebration of peace and harmony between October 24 and 27, in Jerusalem, Israel.

The event will be filmed as part of an ongoing documentary on the nonprofit BraveHeart Foundation’s efforts to bring together women in conflict zones around the world.

Amos reaches out to women globally as one of BraveHeart Women’s “resonators”, participating in training involving an integrated series of exercises and role development and encouraging harmony through feminine collaboration.

A central part of BraveHeart Women events are Oxytocin Circles, which incorporate unique and effective techniques that transform the body from a “fight-or-flight” mode to a state of “create and collaborate,” enabling women to do so more naturally and effectively with one another and with less stress.

“The BraveHeart community is passionate about helping women be part of an ever-expanding global collective of women who intuitively sense they have a critical role to play in shaping a more harmonious future for our world,” says Amos.

For more information, visit BraveHeartWomenresonate.com or contribute at BraveHeartGlobalVision.com. See ad on inside front cover.

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Be Green and Save Some Green

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Natural Cosmetics Available Online

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arren’s Natural Cosmetics provides the highest quality beauty and personal care products available on the market today. All are made from totally natural ingredients and are cruelty-free (not tested on animals). Their products do not contain mineral oils, petroleum-based ingredients, preservatives, synthetic fragrances or detergents and are 100 Marie Farren percent organic, vegan and chemical-free.

A variety of personal natural care products is offered that includes natural makeup, handcrafted soap, face and body moisturizers, massage oils, shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste and sunscreen.

Available online only, Farren’s Natural Cosmetics guarantees proven formulas, affordable pricing, fast delivery and free shipping on all orders.

For more information or to order, call 520-327-0179 or visit FarrensNaturalCosmetics.com

atural gas customers are enjoying the most competitive and stable natural gas prices in nearly a decade, making gas the best energy value.

Utilities throughout the country are demonstrating their commitment to promoting smart energy choices through conservation and energy efficiency programs, including extensive rebates on high-efficiency natural gas appliances and other equipment.

Conserve energy and save money while protecting our planet’s valuable resources by replacing old, inefficient appliances in the home with energyefficient models and lower energy use by up to 30 percent. Save even more by taking advantage of Southwest Gas rebates for installing qualified energy-efficient equipment in the home, such as natural gas clothes dryers, tankless water heaters and smart low-flow showerheads, as well as qualified weatherization improvements.

Southwest Gas also encourages customers to visit their website for tips and resources that can help them use energy wisely.

To learn more about Southwest Gas Smarter Greener Better energy-efficient solutions and rebate programs, call 1-800-654-2765 or visit swgasliving. com/naturalawakeaz. See ad on page 6.

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Reduce Stress and Increase Creativity with New DVD

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tress has been linked to numerous health problems, but it also has a negative effect on the mind. Northwestern University Psychologist Mark Jung-Beeman found that stress reduces creativity and problem solving ability.

Reducing the level of stress can lead to better health and cognitive abilities and more creativity. There are many ways to reduce stress— meditation, nature walks, yoga and music are all excellent examples.

Now people can combine the beauty of nature in the comfort of their home with the Magic of Butterflies—Meditation Co n t e m p l a t i o n DV D, wh i ch combines the beauty of vibrant butterflies with soft, soothing music.

The disc features footage filmed at the Tucson Botanical Gardens butterfly exhibit.

The DVD is being offered at 30 percent off during October when purchased online. For more information and to view a sample, visit UniqueViewsOfNature.com.

See ad on page 26.

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spiritualbrief Receive the Gift of a Divine Healing Hands Book

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aster Allan Chuck, a divine and Tao channel, travels across the U.S. and Canada teaching people how to self-heal and how to help others to transform their health, finances, relationships or any other aspect of their life. During his visit to Tucson, Nogales, Tempe and Prescott, he will be sharing the gift of Divine Healing Hands. Chuck received the gift of Divine Healing Hands several years ago and has offered hundreds of powerful blessings to people all over the world and in all walks of life.

People that have experienced Divine Healings Hands blessings report relief from chronic pain, a boost in energy and stamina, increased mobility and agility, even transformation of challenging life situations.

In addition to lovingly bestowing Divine Healing Hands blessings at Master Allan’s events, he is selflessly gifting to anyone that requests it the newly released Divine Healing Hands: Experience Divine Power to Heal You, Animals, and Nature, and to Transform All Life. Each copy of the book has been preprogrammed by Dr. and Master Sha to offer 20 Divine Healing Hands blessings to the recipient.

Master Allan Chuck

For more information, call 520-870-1132, 520-203-3027, 928-606-5117 or 602315-0043, or visit SoulPowerPhoenix.com to receive a free book. See ad, page 8.

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Celebrate Food Day All Month Long

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Baby and Turtle Claudia Tremblay

Radiating gentleness and tranquility, the watercolors of artist Claudia Tremblay are rendered in a subtle palette of soft hues and often reflect her fascination with women and children around the world. Tremblay left her home in Quebec, Canada, to work with a non-governmental organization in Guatemala, where she planted medicinal gardens alongside the native women that had fled their country during its civil war and were returning home to start new communities.

With no formal training in art, Tremblay was inspired to portray the strength and spirituality of these hardworking women of the Maya highlands. “I had studied horticulture, and was sent to make gardens with these beautiful women in a hostile land,” she recalls. “In my free time, I tried day after day to capture the magic and melancholic depth of the Mayan people and their land.”

After 13 years, Tremblay returned to Montreal, where she continues to create “artwork for the soul.” Her recent series of richly shaded yoga watercolors compellingly evokes a focused, sacred energy. “Love and sensibility are always what I wish to transmit through my paintings,” advises Tremblay. “Let’s all dream a little more!”

ressing questions about the relationship between health, food security and sustainable food production for people and planet will be addressed in a coordinated campaign of education events by the local organizations, the GMO Free Project of Tucson, Native Seeds/SEARCH, Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture, the Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival and Tucson Food Day during the month of October. Local businesses, including WellnessFirst, New Life Health Centers and Native Seeds/SEARCH are sponsors.

A free public screening of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives will be shown at 7 p.m., October 11, at Crossroads Theater, 4811 East Grant Road. The film presents the case that genetically modified foods are profitable for the companies that make and sell them, but are leading contributors to our deteriorating health, as well as that of our animals, our crops and our soil.

The Tucson film premiere of the new short documentary, Seeds of Freedom, about the importance of seed saving and the current threats to that practice, will be shown at 7 p.m., October 16, followed by a discussion, at Native Seeds/SEARCH, 3584 East River Road. Admission is $5.

Community mesquite milling events will be held in Sierra Vista and Bisbee

by Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture on October 18 and 27.

The Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival, a celebration of all things sustainable, with a particular focus on sustainable food production, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 21, at Reid Park (TucsonSustainable.org/Festival).

On Tucson Food Day, October 24, a special food-oriented presentation will take place at the Loft Theater, 3233 East Speedway Boulevard. Genetic Roulette will be screened at 7 p.m., followed by discussion with Bill McDorman, executive director of Native Seeds/SEARCH, and Melissa Diane Smith, director of education for the GMO Free Project of Tucson. Admission is $5.

Additional events include a Santa Cruz Harvest Dinner on October 21 and the University of Arizona Food Day Fair on October 24 (TucsonFoodDay.com).

For more information, visit NativeSeeds.org and GMOFreeTucson.org.

V i e w t h e a r t i s t ’s p o r t f o l i o a t ClaudiaTremblay.com.

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eventspotlight Water Equals Life is Topic of Great Gathering Symposium

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thought-provoking benefit symposium of indigenous wisdom and scientific consciousness will be held from 1 to 5 p.m., November 10, at the Berger Performing Arts Center, sponsored by the nonprofit The Great Gathering. The theme is “Water equals life,” and indigenous and scientific leaders will collaborate to uncover solutions for one of Earth’s most pressing environmental challenges—climate change, and its impacts.

Presenters include a hydro-geologist and water resource planner, a curandera and ethno-botany scholar, a true-heart Hopi traditional and “cycle of life” wisdom keeper, a wildlife biologist, hunter, and tribal leader, and a master in climatology and American Indian studies. Two uniquely qualified moderators will engage the panel and audience in meaningful dialogue about indigenous views of sustainability, new scientific thought and resilience in the face of change.

Participants will gain the insight to integrate knowledge between the modern truth of ancient wisdom, cutting-edge science and emerging technology for a sustainable future.

Location: ASDB Tucson campus, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Cost is $29 to $39.

For more information, call 800-405-9791 or visit TheGreatGathering.org.

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Washday Woes Scented Products Pollute the Air

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ome scents make no sense for personal or planetary health.

Using scented laundry products can release harmful—even carcinogenic— pollutants into the air, report University of Washington researchers. Their findings, published online in the journal Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, show that air vented from machines using the top-selling, scented, liquid laundry detergent and dryer sheet contains hazardous chemicals.

When researchers analyzed captured gases from dryer vent fumes after participating households ran regular laundry cycles using liquid laundry detergent and a leading brand of scented dryer sheets, they found more than 25 volatile organic compounds, including seven dangerous air pollutants. Of those, two chemicals—acetaldehyde and benzene—are classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogens, with no established safe exposure level. Benzene is linked to leukemia and other blood cancers, according to the American Cancer Society, and studies have shown that acetaldehyde can cause nasal and throat cancer in animals.

“This is an interesting source of pollution, because emissions from dryer vents are essentially unregulated,” says lead author Anne Steinemann, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering and of public affairs. “If they are coming out of a smokestack or tail pipe, they are regulated—but if they’re coming out of a dryer vent, they are not.”

Breast Health Screening Questioned

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c t o b e r i s B r e a s t C a n c e r Awa r e n e s s Month, and thousands of well-meaning healthcare providers will continue to recommend mammograms. However, a growing body of research suggests that X-ray mammography may not be the best screening approach, at least on an annual basis, and even the National Cancer Institute notes potential harms ranging from false results to overtreatment and radiation exposure.

A 2006 study published in the British Journal of Radiobiology revealed that the type of radiation used in X-ray-based screenings is more carcinogenic than previously believed. The researchers wrote, “Recent radiobiological studies have provided compelling evidence that the low-energy X-rays used in mammography are approximately four times—but possibly as much as six times—more likely to cause mutational damage than higher energy X-rays.”

Peter Gøtzsche is director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre and an author of the landmark 2001 Cochrane systematic review, Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammography, which concludes, “Currently available reliable evidence has not shown a survival benefit of mass screening for breast cancer.” In 2011, Gøtzsche stated, “It is getting more and more difficult to argue that mammography is reasonable to [use] for breast screening.”

Caffeine a No-No for Babies

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ew moms that are breastfeeding should abstain from caffeine, according to an interview with Dr. Ruth Lawrence published in the Journal of Caffeine Research, a peer-reviewed publication.

Lawrence says that because infants are not able to metabolize or excrete caffeine efficiently, a breastfeeding mother’s consumption of the drug may lead to caffeine accumulation and symptoms such as wakefulness and irritability in her baby.

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Eco-Checklist Tracks Personal Progress Keeping daily to-do lists is standard practice for many life projects. Now, the environmentally conscious can periodically monitor their personal ecoprogress via ChasingGreen.org/greenactions. The website helps people to become greener by suggesting many activities and ideas to consider and then check off when they have been accomplished, all while exchanging ideas with an interactive community.

Eight categories—energy, health, heating and cooling, recycle and reuse, travel, water, miscellaneous and one-time actions—together contain more than 150 distinct actionable steps. Users can register or log-in using Facebook and save the latest additions to their progress report, then return at any time to monitor the successful greening of their lifestyle.

For example, while many homeowners may have already insulated their dwelling, the energy section points out possible areas for improvement, including water pipes, roof, walls, window treatments, doors, ductwork, water heater and basement. Some tips in the miscellaneous section are timely for upcoming holidays, such as giving an eco-friendly gift, substituting an experience for a tangible gift and sending e-cards instead of traditional paper greetings.

The travel section reminds the eco- and budget-conscious to check their cars’ tire pressure often, as underinflated tires put more rubber on the road, which demands more energy to drive and hurts gas mileage. When planning trips, a rail option is deemed better for the environment than driving or flying.

Operators of the site, based in Walla Walla, Washington, state: “By offering small steps towards going green, we hope to give people a starting point and a source of inspiration. We are advocates of the proverbial, ‘Well, I can do that!’ moment.” Relevant articles on various topics offer additional eco-tips, enhanced by user comments and reviews.

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Thermography

Gateway to Prevention

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any individuals, including allopathic (conventional) doctors, do not understand thermography and compare it to mammography. The two technologies are not comparable, because mammograms only evaluate anatomy (structure) and cannot determine the physiologic nature (function) of what is seen. Evaluating physiology is the strength of digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI).

The skin is the largest organ in the body, and one of its functions is temperature regulation. It keeps our core Lynda Witt temperature constant by regulating the micro-dermal circulation in the superficial layers of the skin. Temperature regulation is automatic via extremely complex interactions controlled by the sympathetic nervous system.

Skin temperature is not the same everywhere in the body, and these variations produce some interesting patterns, often appearing as a kind of montage, with each pattern being unique for every individual. Thermographically, this is known as a “thermal fingerprint” and it is the foundation of these clinically useful images.

To know whether a breast thermogram is normal, a stable pattern is established by obtaining a follow-up thermogram three months after an initial study. If the two are identical, the pattern is presumed to be normal for the individual and thermal screening can then occur annually.

One’s thermal fingerprint is remarkably stable over a lifetime. Only when pathology develops does the pattern change, due to the abundance of neural pathways through which temperature regulation occurs. DITI detects physiologic changes deep in the breast tissue, even though it only images the skin as the developing pathology affects the surrounding sympathetic neural fibers, which relay the message to the skin surface where the local temperature is measured.

It is the shift away from one’s stable baseline that is the telltale sign of developing disease. If a woman is alerted to these physiologic changes, she can intervene much earlier and work with her practitioner to address diet, stress management, hormone status, vitamin deficiencies and other aspects of healthy living in an attempt to reverse/ prevent the progression of disease. These physiologic changes offer women six to eight years prior notice that disease may be developing before a tumor is found on a breast exam or mammogram.

DITI is the doorway into a new medical paradigm that empowers women to take responsibility for their breast health in an effort to prevent or reverse disease.

Lynda Witt is a certified clinical thermographer and owner of Proactive Health Solutions, LLC. Visit www.ProactiveHealthSolutions.org for more information.

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lient was not satisfied with her thermographic results and made changes in lifestyle to improve her breast health.

Below: The thermal findings in the left breast are considered suspicious for developing low grade pathology due to the temperatures embedded in the digital file/image and patterns of heat (red/orange color).

After dietary and other lifestyle changes were implemented, client had a three-month follow-up scan which showed improvement in breast health as the temperatures reduced and hyperthermic patterns (red/orange color) resolved.

Annual imaging to monitor stable physiology resulted in even more improvements being seen. Both breasts now exhibit hypothermia (blue/green colors have taken the place of the red/ orange colors) and client is at low risk for developing disease.

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Chiropractic Care Help for Common Complaints

by Kathleen Barnes

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ost people visit a chiropractor because they are in pain and seeking relief, although some initially visit for general health,” says Keith Overland, president of the American Chiropractic Association and a practicing chiropractic physician in Norwalk, Connecticut.

“Every doctor of chiropractic should first perform a complete and thorough exam and develop a diagnosis to determine the

best approach to the patient’s condition.”

Rick Burns, a doctor of chiropractic and professor of chiropractic technique at Palmer College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, Iowa, notes that more than 100 techniques and endless permutations of adjustments and thrusts can be used to help bring the body back into alignment and health. “Most chiropractors integrate several methods, depending on the needs of the patient,” he says.

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While chiropractors undergo four years of post-graduate training, like medical doctors, they specialize in, “… making certain the brain communicates 100 percent of the time through the spinal cord to the nerves,” explains Burns. Miscommunication between the brain and the nerves caused by spinal misalignments, called subluxations, are at the heart of the science of chiropractic adjustment.

Most chiropractic schools give students a basic toolbox of techniques before individual practitioners go on to obtain certification in advanced techniques; much like medical specializations, says Overland. His specialties include treating sports injuries and he has many Olympic athletes as patients.

Most Common Techniques

Diversified: This catch-all term encompasses the short thrust spinal adjustment approach used by an estimated 80 percent of all chiropractors, says Dr. Cynthia Vaughn, an Austin, Texas-based chiropractor and member of the board of governors of the American Chiropractic Association.

It is characterized by what is called the high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust (HVLA), resulting in the popping sound familiar to most people that have experienced chiropractic care. Although the adjustment is painless, some patients instinctively tense their muscles.

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‘My reflexes being faster than yours,’” remarks Burns. “The average muscle contracts in about a quarter of a second.

We do a lot of speed training so we can do the adjustment in one-tenth of a second.”

Activator: The activator technique, used by about 20 percent of chiropractors as part of an integrated practice, employs a small, spring-loaded, rubber-tipped device, slightly larger than a pen, which applies a small amount of force to a specific area. It makes a stapler-like sound and the recipient usually feels only slight pressure.

“Not everybody can tolerate the more aggressive manipulation that is performed as a foundation in chiropractic, especially elderly people or very young children,” says Overland.

“The activator technique claims to be

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faster, more specific and less forceful than manual adjustment.”

Applied kinesiology: Also known as muscle testing, applied kinesiology evaluates muscle strength at various specific points to help determine if a specific type of adjustment or even a nutritional supplement might be helpful to an individual patient as a treatment.

This individualized treatment is popular among chiropractors and their patients.

“It is a way to glean a tremendous amount of diagnostic information to specifically tell where the subluxations (imbalances) are,” says Vaughn, “and is used by about 20 percent of chiropractors.”

Sacro-occipital technique (SOT): Another form of non-forceful adjustment, SOT usually involves having the patient lie face down on a table. Inserting a variety of wedges asymmetrically distributed under the pelvis creates a helpful torque.

“Gravity causes the adjustment to happen very subtly in about 10 minutes,” explains Vaughn. “It is effective for the elderly and people with osteoporosis that can’t tolerate more vigorous adjustments.”

Gonstead: Similar to the HVLA technique, a Gonstead approach pays particular attention to the lower spine and the effects of its misalignments on the rest of the body. These practitioners generally prefer to adjust the neck with the patient in a sitting position.

More than half of all chiropractors use some form of the Gonstead technique. It involves detailed structural analysis of the spine, which can include various types of palpitation, nervoscope analysis of heat and nerve pressure along the spine, and X-rays.

“All of these techniques require extensive education and thousands of hours of training,” concludes Overland.

Adds Burns, “Each patient is evaluated and diagnosed individually.

So try different techniques and see what works for you. The goal is to unlock the body’s ability to heal itself.”

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and publisher. 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women, written with Dr. Hyla Cass, is among her many books. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.

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Chiropractic is More Than Just Moving Bones

by Dr. Lisa Orwick

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r. Lisa Orwick has been a ch i r o p ra c t o r s i n c e 1 9 9 6 , practicing in Tucson since 2000.

She provides thorough, gentle and compassionate care that has become her hallmark within the community.

Dedicated to providing the latest technology and techniques in chiropractic care, she has a motor vehicle collision certification, is certified in Kinesio taping and provides every patient with Erchonia cold laser treatments. Orwick is unique in her field. We asked her to explain some of the mystery surrounding her field.

What is chiropractic?

Chiropractic, founded in 1895, is Greek for “done by hand.” It is a drug- and surgery-free profession known for treating the musculoskeletal and nervous system.

The foundational principle is that the body can heal itself when the spine is aligned and the nervous system is functioning optimally.

Most people are familiar with the biomechanical aspect of chiropractic, to adjust the spinal bones (vertebrae) when they are out of alignment (subluxated). It is analogous to your car tires being out of alignment; they wear down faster and cause more complicated and expensive problems if not addressed immediately.

But chiropractors are actually nerve doctors more than bone doctors.

The bones out of alignment degenerate the disc, which interferes with nerve function. The nervous system is the first system formed by an embryo and runs all systems in the body (immune, respiratory and cardiovascular). That is why people that get adjusted regularly get sick less often, sleep better, feel better and have more energy.

The brain is the master control center that sends signals through the spinal cord and out through the nerve roots to communicate vital instructions to every muscle and organ of the body. If there is

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Dr. Lisa Orwick subluxation, the nerve transmission may be compromised and messages are not received clearly by the body, causing pain, weakness, muscle spasms, headache or even decreased digestion.

Further, constant feedback from the body (proprioception) to the brain helps the brain protect the body from harm. Subluxations cause incomplete or unclear messages to be sent to the brain, thus impairing its ability to protect the body. For example, someone trips and falls because the brain wasn’t exactly clear where the foot was in relation to the ground (bad proprioception or inaccurate nerve information).

How do people get a subluxation?

Subluxation can be caused by an old or recent trauma, falling, sports injury,

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auto accident, improper lifting, poor ergonomics, sleeping wrong, poor posture, overexertion, stress or poor nutrition.

Are all chiropractors the same?

All chiropractors are not the same. There is a wide spectrum of techniques, from intense “cracking” to barely touching, as with network chiropractic. While some chiropractors adjust with their hands, others use adjusting tools and high-tech equipment to lessen the impact on the body. Arizona chiropractors require

an extra license to do acupuncture or physiotherapy. Physiotherapy utilizes modalities such as ultrasound, electricstim, cold laser or Kinesio tape (as seen on the Olympic athletes).

What’s the difference between What should patients expect chiropractic and an allopathic on the first visit? Will X-rays be approach to spinal pain? taken?

Allopathic (traditional) doctors treat the A chiropractor is a physician, and on the first visit will take a thorough history, perform a comprehensive exam, give a diagnosis and possibly order X-rays for your safety, to be more specific about

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your adjustments and to find underlying causes for your pain (degenerated disc, arthritis, scoliosis, fracture, ruptured ligaments or subluxations).

symptoms of spinal pain by masking it with prescription medications, performing surgery or giving spinal injections. Most chiropractors use a holistic approach that assists the body to heal itself through adjustments. Chiropractors search for the root causes of the problem and address them with lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, proper ergonomics, orthotics and supplements.

What conditions does chiropractic help?

Chiropractic treatment is appropriate for cases of auto accidents, neck/mid and low back pain, headaches, TMJ, carpal tunnel syndrome, fatigue, scoliosis and fibromyalgia, to name a few.

Will insurance pay?

Medicare, some health insurance and auto policies of responsible party will pay or reimburse for chiropractic.

How does someone find the right chiropractor?

Try to find the right chiropractor that is safety-oriented, holistic, compassionate, gentle, experienced, trained in multiple techniques, provides nutritional counseling, licensed in physiotherapy and extremity adjusting, certified in Kinesio taping, spends time with you and educates you, and uses the latest equipment (Erchonia cold laser) and treats you as an individual.

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Alignment for Healing and Growth

by Dr. Martha Bergner Dr. Martha Berner

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hrough our nervous systems, we experience life; we move and eat and emote, run and play, work and rest, laugh and cry. Our inborn intelligence coordinates all our functions through the “hardware� of our brain, spinal cord and nerves. The individual that is clear of interference in his or her nervous system has a more effective connection between emotional, physical and spiritual aspects. Network chiropractic care consists of a profound sequence of spinal evaluations and adjusting techniques that appear very gentle, but which have powerful and farreaching effects on the nervous system.

In the past decades, chiropractic has taken a leap forward. Dr. Donald Epstein, a chiropractor, watched his patients in care and noticed that while some people had wonderful results, others experienced less powerful healing. He studied all the chiropractic techniques he could find, and eventually put together a network. The results have been so revolutionary that research has now documented that not only do people in network chiropractic offices report reduced pain and improved flexibility, but they also report increased energy, increased inner awareness and improved quality of life.

and from the tissues and cells of the body. Through an extensive network, our inborn wisdom coordinates all functions and regenerates and animates all body parts. Every cell of the body is affected by its reception of this vital life energy.

Health is a function of the quality and quantity of nerve messages.

The messages carried by the nerves coordinate activities that go on beyond our conscious awareness, controlling our heart rate and depth and rate of breathing, for example. If the nervous system is not carrying the proper messages to the proper place at the proper time, functions can go wrong or simply not occur at all.

Interference in the transmission of nerve messages is called a subluxation.

In network spinal analysis, we define two types. The first is the traditional

structural subluxation, due to compression or squeezing of a nerve as it passes through the opening between bones of the spine.

It is usually a result of a mechanical or physical stress from which the body could not recover. The second type of subluxation is called a facilitated subluxation. This is an elongation or twisting of the spinal cord and its associated nervous tissue.

This is most likely due to emotional,

Our Wonderful Nervous System

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mental or chemical stress from which the body-mind has not recovered.

Adapting to The Environment

Any time there is a change in our environment, whether it be physical, chemical, mental or emotional, we must adapt to it. Our nervous system perceives the change and messages are passed along the nerves to the brain, which reacts and sends messages back along the nervous system to accomplish any movement or other change that is appropriate. If we cannot adapt totally, there is a twisting, stretching or compression of the system, and his interference disrupts the nervous system’s ability to receive new information. This is a subluxation. Essentially, information has been received, but it has not been fully processed or reacted to. Now the system must function by perceiving new information through a filter of old information. Our subluxations become a way of life.

We have become so accustomed to the feel of our dominant patterns that we may have subluxations for many years before the cumulative effect is sufficient to produce an overt symptom, such as pain. Symptoms are warning signs, indicating that change is necessary.

Very light contact in a specific place at a specific time can have important effects on our nervous system. The “adjustment” is created by the body’s response to the directed force. This force may be gentle or firm, depending upon what our body needs. When the subluxation is released and proper spinal alignment is restored, our life force energy is released to resume its natural flow.

Finding True Health

A local interference to the expression of our body’s healing intelligence and forces can have a global effect on our health and quality of life. In like manner, as the health of individuals in any locality improves, a more naturally peaceful state can evolve in our global community, as well.

Martha Bergner is a chiropractic physician, practicing in Tucson. For more information, call 520-296-5899 or visit DesertMountainHealth.com.

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Shaping the Future We Want

treaty that set targets for greenhouse gas emissions the United States refused to sign—the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is held once every 20 years. The theme of Rio+20 was simple and direct: The Future We Want.

Moving away from political posturing and endless negotiating, the meet-up asked businesses, governments and charities to publicly declare their specific commitments and solicited the public’s ideas for realizing sustainability, all aligned with the priorities and opportunities of the 21st century. “With growing populations depleting resources, how do we keep increasing and ensuring prosperity while we are already using more than we have?” queries U.N. spokeswoman Pragati Pascale. “It’s a conundrum.”

Sustainable development, as defined by the U.N., includes fighting poverty, social inclusion (including advancing the status of women) and protecting the environment. Building a sustainable future for the planet, say those involved, means addressing all three simultaneously.

It demands the kind of real, immediate action so evident at Rio+20.

Real Results

By the end of the Rio conference, more than 700 voluntarily secured commitments, valued at more than half a trillion dollars, were earmarked to address everything from protecting forests and reducing ocean pollution to building rapid transit bus systems and increasing the number of women entrepreneurs in the green economy. The NRDC launched CloudOfCommitments.org to track and publicize new pledges

by Brita Belli and make them easily searchable by region or category.

Some commitments are breathtaking in scope: n International development banks have pledged $175 e don’t need another plan of action or more billion to boost sustainable transportation in developing treaties; what we need are people that will countries; begin to implement the commitments and meet n Bank of America promised $50 billion over 10 years to the goals that have already been created and established,” finance energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and explains Jacob Scherr, director of global strategy and advocacy energy access; for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), about n The World Bank committed $16 billion to boost clean energy, access to electricity and cookstoves in developing the new thinking that drove this year’s Earth Summit in Rio nations; de Janeiro, Brazil.

The June conference brought together international n The New Partnership for Africa’s Development promised heads of state, business leaders, nonprofits and activists to to achieve energy access for at least 60 percent of Africa’s prioritize and strategize sustainable development. Unlike population by 2040; the United Nations’ annual climate change conferences, n The European Bank offered $8 billion by 2015 to support energy efficiency projects in Eastern Europe and Central which led to the Kyoto Protocol in 1997—a legally binding Asia; n Microsoft pledged to be carbon neutral across all its operations by the end of 2013; n The United States together with the Consumer Goods Forum (which represents more than 600 retail and manufacturing companies) committed to achieve zero net deforestation in their supply chains by 2020.

“The real action, the real energy, was the 21st-century aspect [of Rio+20],” advises Scherr. “I call it the ‘network world’, recognizing the number of players today. It’s not just national governments; it’s states and cities, corporations and philanthropists. In addition to the official meetings and negotiations, between 3,000 and 4,000 other gatherings were

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going on between business people, mayors, civil society organizations and others, presenting myriad opportunities to make specific commitments. We’re moving to a different dynamic.”

Sowing Seeds The inclusive atmosphere is reflected in another new U.N.-sponsored international sharing website, FutureWe Want.org, featuring visions and videos relating to sustainability and solutions to dire environmental problems, such as turning global warming-inducing methane from China’s farms into a usable energy source; predicting periods of drought in Ethiopia to prevent humanitarian crises; and investing in solar power to bring electricity to 1.4 billion people around the world. More than 50 million people worldwide have submitted ideas for a more sustainable world, ranging from ways to increase public education to plans for stopping industrial pollution and better managing waste.

“The huge public engagement in the conference is exciting,” says Pascale, “because that’s really how progress will happen. People have to force their governments to take action.”

The NRDC dedicated website is part of a coordinated effort to hold governments, businesses and nonprofits accountable and inform the public. The new U.N. websites facilitate a thriving discussion of what sustainability means and how it can be put into practice.

“We want to continue the overall campaign and build upon it,” says Pascale. “Whatever frustrations people have with businesses, nongovernment organizations (NGO) or governments, we need to harness that energy and keep that dialogue going to give people a voice in making sustainability happen.”

“With growing populations depleting resources, how do we keep increasing and ensuring prosperity while we are already using more than we have? It’s a conundrum.” ~ Pragati Pascale, United Nations spokeswoman cleaner, healthier New York City, one that could accommodate 9 million predicted residents by 2030, aims to be a model for urban sustainable development. Its original 127 initiatives leave few sustainability stones unturned, including cleaning up brownfields, building more playgrounds and parks, increasing public transportation and bike lanes, implementing aggressive recycling, enforcing green building standards and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Two-thirds of the initial goals have already been achieved; the latest update calls for 132 initiatives, including a new set of annual milestones.

Speaking at the Museum of the City of New York in 2009, Daniel Doctoroff, the former deputy mayor of economic development and rebuilding for the Bloomberg administration, called PlaNYC “one of the most sweeping, most comprehensive blueprints for New York ever undertaken.” Most critically, all of

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Evergreen Cooperative Initiative (ECI): Businesses and community groups in Cleveland, Ohio, determined that they needed to solve the problem of joblessness in low-income areas by creating living-wage jobs and then training eligible residents to fill them.

They developed a new, cooperativebased economic model, based on green jobs that can inspire other cities with similar economic woes.

The ECI is a community undertaking in which anchor institutions like the Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals and the municipal government leverage their purchasing power to help create green-focused, employee-owned local businesses, which to date include a green laundromat, the hydroponic greenhouse Green City Growers, and Ohio Cooperative Solar, which provides weatherization and installs and maintains solar panels. The solar cooperative will more than double Ohio’s solar generating capacity from 2011 levels by the end of 2012 (see EvergreenCooperatives.com).

CALGreen: Updated building codes may not generate much excitement until we consider that U.S. buildings account for a lion’s share of carbon dioxide emissions (39 percent), and consume 70 percent of the electricity we generate. The U.S. Green Building

“Breakthrough Thinking from Cover to Cover That Will Lead to More Meaningful Discourse and Heightened Impact.”

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Results-Oriented Role Models

State-based examples of sustainable development in action speak to widespread needs in the United States.

Here are examples of five models worth replicating.

PlaNYC: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of PlaNYC, on Earth Day 2007, signaled an historic moment. The people’s vision of a

its stated commitments are achievable (see Tinyurl.com/PlaNYC-goals).

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Council (USGBC) reports, “If half of new commercial buildings were built to use 50 percent less energy, it would save over 6 million metric tons of CO2 annually for the life of the buildings— the equivalent of taking more than 1 million cars off the road every year.”

The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), which took effect in January 2011, sets the highest green bar for new buildings in the country. It requires that new buildings achieve a 20 percent reduction in potable water use, divert 50 percent of their construction waste from landfills, use paints and materials with low volatile organic compound content and provide parking for clean-air vehicles. Multiple key stakeholders have been involved throughout the process, including the California Energy Commission and the Sierra Club.

“We really tried to bring together an entire spectrum of people and groups with different perspectives and expertise to build a consensus,” says David Walls, executive director of the California Building Standards Commission. “If we were going to put something in the code, we wanted to make sure it was right.” (See Tinyurl.com/CALGreenHome.)

Renewable Portfolio Standard: Texas leads the country in electricity generated from wind power. One complex, in Roscoe, features 627 turbines on 100,000 acres that cost $1 billion to build. Much of the rapid growth of the state’s wind industry can be credited to Texas’ Renewable Portfolio Standard, legislation passed in 1999 that mandated construction of renewable energy, including solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass and landfill gas, in addition to wind.

It further mandated that utilities generate 2,000 megawatts of additional renewable energy by 2009, then 5,880 MW by 2015 and 10,000 MW by 2025. The 10-year goal was met in six years, and Texas has added many green jobs, increased tax revenues and provided security against blackouts, which is critical in the event of extreme heat or drought (see Tinyurl.com/ TexasStandard).

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Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund: Clean technology is booming despite the economic recession and attracting serious investment funds.

According to a report by Clean Edge, Inc., venture capital investments in clean technologies increased 30 percent between 2010 and 2011, from $5.1 billion to $6.6 billion.

New Jersey entrepreneurs are upping their state’s potential in this arena with the Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund. The program proffers loans of up to $2 million for companies, research facilities and nonprofits engaged in producing clean energy technologies, ranging from energy efficiency products such as LED lighting to solar, wind, tidal, biomass and methane capture. A condition of the loan is that a project must employ 75 percent of its workforce from New Jersey, or commit to growing 10 high-paying jobs (minimum $75,000 annually) over two years (see Tinyurl. com/NewJersey-EDA).

Grassroots Leadership

Elinor Ostrom, the political economist who won a Nobel Prize in economics but passed on just before the start of the Rio conference, dedicated her last blog post to considering the event’s impact.

Titled “Green from the Grassroots,” the post stressed the priority of a multifaceted approach to curbing emissions.

“Decades of research demonstrate that a variety of overlapping policies at city, subnational, national and international levels is more likely to succeed than single, overarching, b i n d i n g a g r e e m e n t s ,” O s t r o m remarked. “Such an evolutionary approach to policy provides essential safety nets should one or more policies fail. The good news is that evolutionary policymaking is already happening

organically. In the absence of effective national and international legislation to curb greenhouse gases, a growing number of city leaders are acting to protect their citizens and economies.”

She reported that even in the absence of federally mandated emissions targets, 30 U.S. states have passed their own climate plans and more than 900 mayors signed a climate protection agreement essentially agreeing to reach the Kyoto Protocol goals the federal government refused to sanction.

Rio+20 built upon such bottomup commitments and pushed states and businesses to go further than they’d ever imagined. “There was an incredible amount of energized activity,” concludes Scherr. “Many people came away feeling empowered and encouraged, because they saw that the sustainability movement is truly worldwide. That’s going to be the legacy of Rio.” Brit a Belli, the editor of E-The Environmental Magazine, reports for Natural Awakenings.

COMPELLING INTERNATIONAL ECO-INITIATIVES Aruba is working with Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room program to transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

Australia will spend $33 million to establish the world’s largest network of marine reserves.

Germany has committed to drawing 80 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050.

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency signed an agreement with the European Union to reduce its carbon emissions by 77,000 tons in the next 3.5 years.

Norway has pledged $140 million to boost sustainable energy in rural Kenya, including replacing kerosene lamps with solar alternatives.

Source: CloudOfCommitments.org

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Providing Support for Women in Need

by Jon D’Auria

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n 2008, Elaine Birks-Mitchell founded The Bra Recyclers, in Gilbert, Arizona, to help underprivileged women achieve comfort, confidence and physical well-being, one bra at a time. October marks the third annual Bra Recycling Month (TBR) that she started in 2009 to see how many lightly used and unwanted bras they can collect. Last year, their goal was 10,000 garments, and they received 11,000. This year, they are shooting for 15,000.

TBR is teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and on October 1, they will be kicking off their Bra-volution drive. Collection drop-off points will be open at Dillard’s, Fry’s and other locations to be announced.

Brassieres have the stigma of being a necessary undergarment that can be a stylish, sexy and, as many women will attest, pricey, accessory. The truth is that finding the right bra can help a woman’s posture, her back health, her physical well-being and her confidence if it is properly fitted and well crafted. No one know this more than Birks-Mitchell, who took a leap of faith by dedicating her life to helping women that can’t afford bras within their budgets.

“Men don’t always realize it, but a

good bra is such an important thing for a women and it can literally change their life,” she says. “In terms of physical health, self-esteem, pride in how you look and feel and eliminating unnecessary back problems, good bras are essential to women’s health.”

Birks-Mitchell knew she had wanted to do something with her life that would give back to her community in a unique and uncharted way, so she began researching textile recycling and clothing donation processes and came up with a blueprint for her mission. “I looked closer at what shelters and donation places needed and discovered the vast lack of bras that were being donated,” she relates. “I knew that I had a bunch in my drawer that I didn’t need and I didn’t know what to do with them. They’re so expensive, but we just tend to throw them away when we get rid of them. In my own research, I found that no big groups in the U.S. focused on bras. I set up the website and it took off so fast I was overwhelmed, as I started getting bras from every direction.”

What started as Birks-Mitchell’s dream quickly grew into an industry.

TBR began by provisioning just two organizations that distributed the bras to the women that needed them. Less than four years later, TBR distributes to more than 64 organizations and has 20 dropoff locations in America, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. They recently set up a distribution group in South Africa, as well. “When we started off, we would just ship a bunch of bras to different places, but we found that they needed different sizes specifically,” she says.

“They oftentimes needed larger-sized bras because women in transition aren’t eating correctly, are under a lot of stress and aren’t really active. Now we have a NaturalTucson.com

form online where they can tell us the sizes they need and we keep a detailed inventory.”

The organization has also been able to help women that have suffered from breast cancer and are facing financial woes on their road to recovery. “There are specific mastectomy bras with inserts in them for post-surgery patients and women have been recycling those. We’ve also been getting special prosthetic bras for the same purpose.

It’s hard enough for those women to go through the struggle they had to endure—we’re just trying to help them get on with their lives and stay positive.”

While Birks-Mitchell’s business is expanding every year, she still needs more help and more bras to be donated, because demand is also growing with the hard economic times. She explains, “I like to say that we’ve started a Bravolution. We’re looking to get more women involved to give a hand and spread what we’re doing through word of mouth and community awareness.

I only have so many hands, so I need other women to step up and help the community they live in. I don’t think there’s the awareness that women can truly help someone with something they were only going to discard. Everyone can’t cut a check these days with the way money is in the world, but you can definitely open your drawer and take out a bra that is never used.”

Location: 3317 S. Higley Rd., Ste. 114441. To donate bras, learn more about the organization or find a way to help, call 480-988-2283 or visit BraRecycling.com.

Jon D’Auria is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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Bio-Touch

The Healing Touch

by Dale Bruder

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healing touch therapy that anyone can learn has been quietly expanding globally. Formulated seven millennia ago in ancient Egypt, a healing touch utilizing the first two fingers of each hand on specific points of the body continues today. Experience and research have concluded that, over time, the combination of correct points and light touch enhances the body’s natural healing ability.

Passed on in modern times by a mining engineer in the back country of Colorado and carried to the Hawaiian Islands, spreading to Australia, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Mexico and North America, it has become to be known as Bio-Touch.

In the early 1990s, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, a group of healers and visionaries began a journey that spans decades and generations. They wanted to share with all people a way to relieve the suffering of the planet through a simple application of touch and emphasize the Golden Rule of, “Love thy neighbor.”

Rational and pragmatic in their approach, Cheryl Bucky, Paul Bucky and Joyzelle Beasley established a nonprofit entity to hold their vision. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, their seed continues to spread globally through practitioners of the healing therapy of Bio-Touch.

As with all movements, the vision evolved from idealism to practicality, from establishing centers everywhere to spreading the healing touch by teaching others. The journey of growth in personal self-awareness remains present today. Bio-Touch is offered freely to the public, encouraging everyone to be receptive to their own healing capacity.

“The goal of the Foundation was to pass on the simple ideal of ‘Love thy neighbor’ and to make certain Bio-Touch was passed on with full integrity,” Paul, a co-founder and executive director, says, “It was started as a means of getting Bio-Touch into every hut on the planet.”

The pivotal point occurred in 1993, when co-founder Beasley established a center in Tucson. Another center opened in Yuba City, California, in 1996 with the help of Dr. Michael Blanchard. Certified practitioners Shahrzad Awyan in Egypt, Howard Chait in Australia, Elizabeth Roma in Mexico, Feriel Moelart of the Netherlands, who is also active in the Czech

Republic, and the Tucson practitioners are among the many people offering Bio-Touch globally. The Tucson Center has been continually staffed for 20 years, providing education and delivering the Touch on a donation basis to thousands of recipients.

“After my heart transplant in 1998,” Chardonai, a woman in her early 60s declared, “I saw and felt a power in the simple action of the Touch in a demonstration. I had to know more.” A few days later, she visited the Tucson Bio-Touch Center. During her first session, she experienced being overwhelmed by the power of the touching she received. Chardonai was amazed to learn the practitioner was a volunteer and she could donate what she could afford for the service. Chardonai’s story has been repeated again and again by people that have experienced the healing touch, and many have become practitioners of Bio-Touch.

Research since 2002 by independent M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s reports benefits of the touch therapy. Most recently, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) Senior Nursing Research study combined the research of Dr. Gary Schwartz, Ph.D., Kenna Stephensen, M.D. and others with hands-on experience. The researchers measured blood pressure before and after a session.

In August 2011, at NWOSU, senior nursing students were required to participate in a research project intended to validate the efficacy of Bio-Touch in managing stress, relaxation, pain and restlessness. Carole A. McKenzie, Ph.D., RN, CNM, a professor and chair of the nursing division at NWOSU, led the research. She states, “There were 247 subjects in the study. All

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the parameters showed significance at the less than .0001 level.

Subjects reported feeling less stress, pain and restlessness and more cared for and more relaxed.”

The study was presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, in Brisbane, Australia, in August 2012. It was repeated last August with blood pressure and pulse readings added to the data collected, which will be analyzed in the 2012 semester.

Syliva McConico was referred to the Tucson Center seeking help for her exhaustion. She recounts, “While still on the table receiving treatment, I knew I would become a practitioner. It took me nine months, and in April 2011 I became a Bio-Touch certified practitioner.”

Now McConico, an advocate of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) says, “Time in the session rooms with recipients is precious. They share their recovery of health progress, appreciation of the non-invasive nature of Bio-Touch, and the welcoming atmosphere. Priceless!”

Shahrzad Awyan, an Egyptian certified practitioner, says, “This healing technique was practiced in Egypt 7,000 years ago, but contemporary Egyptian authorities refuse to allow it, calling it witchcraft because of the miraculous results of the healing method. I love giving and receiving the Touch and am grateful to the higher wisdom and to Paul for being guided to learn and teach this priceless gift of God.” “In 2009, I came across and learned Bio-Touch in Egypt through Shahrzad Awyan,” says Feriel Moelart, of the Netherlands. “Since then, I am very grateful to have learned it and also grateful for the IFBM foundation for sustaining the teachings and spreading this knowledge.

“I introduced this method in two countries; the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. I’m happy the teachings are spreading.

It offers humans a simple way to help themselves and others around them by triggering the self-healing capacity of the body.

It gives people a strong sense of power and self-worth in any situation by just touching. Everyone can make a difference wherever they are. I see and experience around me the Touch empowers whoever uses it, no matter who they are or where they are.”

Moelart goes on to say, “I am grateful to Paul Bucky for giving me the opportunity to use the distance learning program

to become a certified practitioner. This gives people all over the world the opportunity to learn and spread these teachings.

Wonderful!”

The Tucson Center is staffed and the Touch is provided by interns and volunteers, supported by donations and Foundation memberships. The enterprise is similar to structured communities. Actively engaging the philosophical tenets of acceptance, self-awareness and community, it has become self-sustaining and continues to evolve.

The early years of the Tucson Center included a bold social movement of maintaining a Bio-Touch house. Practitioners lived together, and students and an extended community congregated in an Eastside residence. A lot of inspired activity was generated there and at the Center through the spirited commitments of the Bio-House residents.

People moved on; co-founder Cheryl moved to Denver, Beasley into retirement. Paul stayed on to be executive director of the Tucson Center. New practitioners provide the touch that enhances the body’s natural ability to heal. Every generational change builds on its ancestors. The structure of volunteers, Foundation support and consistent presence garners attention far and near. A common thread throughout is internal growth and development of awareness that attracts committed practitioners to the philosophy and the integrity of Bio-Touch.

Over time, the integrity of the method has remained intact.

“We are very committed to making sure that everyone learns the points as they are recorded in the manual.” Paul says. “It is important as Bio-Touch passes from generation to generation that we keep it a simple technique that can be practiced by anyone.”

As interest spread globally, the parent company, the International Foundation of Bio-Magnetics (IFBM) invested in a distance learning approach of presenting the training and certification that maintains the integrity of the BioTouch delivery system. As knowledge of the Touch spreads across borders into other nations and far-flung countries, the manuals are translated into many languages, demonstrating the nimbleness of a mindful and healing movement.

These days, the population at the center includes the current generation of 24 practitioners and interns, accredited teachers and administrators. Practitioner training and certification continues to build the next generation locally and globally. The philosophical tenets of a volunteer culture remain in place, sustaining continuous growth and providing safe, peaceful places where one can find the healing therapy of Bio-Touch.

A Bio-Touch open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., October 27, to tour the facility, meet practitioners, and learn about Bio-Touch history and techniques from founder Paul Bucky at 11: a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The Tucson Bio-Touch Center is located at 5634 E., Pima St. For more information, call 520-323-7951, email Office@justtouch. com or visit Justtouch.com. See ad on page 5.

Dale Bruder is a freelance writer based in Tucson. Connect at Info@dalebruder.com.

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The Right to Know About What We Grow Questions Get Answered

by Sylvia Haskvitz

October is Non-GMO Month, created by the Non-GMO Project (NonGMOProject.org) in 2010, so we asked Melissa Diane Smith, a nutritionist, speaker for the Institute for Responsible Technology and director of education for the GMO Free Project of Tucson, for some background and insight on the subject.

What are GMOs and why should Is there an upside to GMOs? It’s important for consumers to understand we care?

GMOs are genetically modified organisms that don’t occur in nature, but are created in a laboratory by forcing genes from one species into the DNA of another species.

GMOs are used to make crops that are tolerant to herbicides that kill other plants and to make crops that have a little bit of insecticide in every bite.

That’s a huge change in the way food is produced—the biggest change in the history of our planet—and those genetically modified foods now account for roughly 75 percent of the food sold in U.S. supermarkets. All of us should care because genetically modified foods have been allowed on the market without safety testing, without labeling and without most of our knowledge or consent in this country, largely because of heavy corporate influence.

That means we’re all in a feeding experiment we didn’t sign up for. Even worse, animal studies suggest there are serious health risks associated with eating genetically modified foods, including infertility, immune system problems, accelerated aging, disruption of insulin and cholesterol regulation, gastrointestinal problems and organ damage.

that GMOs do not benefit consumers in any way. They provide no better taste, no better nutrition and no lower price at the grocery store. GMOs only benefit the chemical companies that make the patented genetically modified seeds and their corresponding chemicals, usually herbicides such as RoundUp, which the genetically modified foods are tolerant to.

In other words, higher amounts of herbicides are sprayed on genetically modified herbicide-resistant crops. Other plants that haven’t been treated die, but the genetically modified crops live. That practice led to an increase of herbicide use of 383 million more pounds used in the first 13 years after genetically modified crops were introduced and

according to new data, an increase of 527 million more pounds of herbicides in the first 16 years. The companies that make those herbicides are the ones that are making the huge profits.

What percentage of GMO crops is produced in the U.S. compared to other countries and what are they?

I’m sorry to say that the United States grows by far the most genetically modified (GM) crops in the world. In 2011, it grew 69 million hectares of GM crops—more than double the amount grown in the next two countries, Brazil and Argentina, and more than the rest of the other countries growing GM crops in the world combined.

The five main GM foods that are hidden and so pervasive in many foods in our supermarket are soybeans, corn, canola, cottonseed and sugar from sugar beets. There also is a small percentage of zucchini and yellow crookneck squash that is genetically modified; alfalfa, used as feed for animals; and most of the papaya grown in Hawaii.

What is the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act on the California ballot in November?

On election day this year, November 6, there will be a historic vote by voters in California on whether foods with genetically modified ingredients should be labeled in that state. It may not seem like what happens in California should have any bearing on us in Arizona or any other state, but in this case, that’s not true.

The California measure, if passed, would be the first law in the United States requiring the labeling of genetically

I encourage everyone who wants to understand the many risks and questions associated with genetically modified foods to come to one of the movie showings we are doing in Tucson this month.

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modified foods, and that is likely to have far-reaching effects, likely ushering in labeling for the rest of the country.

Studies consistently show that 90 percent of Americans think genetically modified foods should be labeled, as they are in 50 other countries around the world. The California vote on this measure, known as Proposition 37, is critically important because California has the eighth largest economy in the world, and experts say it is unlikely for any company that sells food products nationally to have two separate labels—one for California and

one for the rest of the country.

So, everyone who wants genetically modified foods labeled should make sure their friends and family members in California know about the importance of Proposition 37 in California and know that a yes vote will lead to clear labels on genetically modified foods and a greater ability for all of us to make informed grocery shopping choices.

What is the GMO Free Project of Tucson?

The GMO Free Project of Tucson is a

nonprofit, all-volunteer group dedicated to informing the Tucson public and restaurants about genetically modified foods, their risks and how to avoid them.

We have created an Eat GMO-Free Challenge that people can follow on our website and Facebook page. It provides a tip a day on how to avoid genetically modified foods every day this month.

We also started a Non-GMO Pure Food Dinner program. Pasco Kitchen & Lounge, The Tasteful Kitchen, Harvest Restaurant and Lavender Restaurant (in Green Valley) were the first restaurants in the Tucson area to agree to offer NonGMO Pure Food Dinners. I’d like to give a shout-out to the owners and managers of those restaurants for taking a chance and being such pioneers in offering the types of Non-GMO Dinners that growing numbers of people want.

We consumers actually can create the kind of world we want more easily than we think. If each of us does our part by purchasing higher quality, non-GMO food, such as the food offered at these Pure Food Dinners, we can move the market to non-GMO fairly quickly.

Based on the new film, Genetic Roulette, that our GMO-Free group is screening this month, eating genetically modified foods also may promote inflammation and increased intestinal permeability, conditions linked to numerous health problems that are on the rise in humans. I encourage everyone who wants to understand the many risks and questions associated with genetically modified foods to come to one of several showings in Tucson this month. To learn about film screenings and how you can join us at one of our upcoming Pure Food meals, visit our website, gmofreetucson.org.

Sylvia Haskvitz, MA, RD, holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics and a master’s degree in speech and communication studies, with a focus on interpersonal and intercultural communication. She is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and the author of Eat By Choice, Not By Habit (EatByChoice.net) and contributing author to Healing Our Planet, Healing Ourselves.

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The Four Qualities of a True Statesman

by Brett and Kate McKay

What qualities should citizens look for in the next leader of the free world? What core criteria might voters consistently use to evaluate any legislative or other candidate running for political office?

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rofessor J. Rufus Fears, Ph.D., sets a high standard in articulating the yardstick by which we should measure leaders of either gender. As a noted scholar specializing in the history of freedom (Tinyurl.com/TrueStatesman), he emphasizes that the role of a politician and a statesman are not the same. A statesman, Fears attests, is a free leader of a free people and must possess four essential qualities.

A Bedrock of Principles

The statesman builds a platform on a foundation of firm, unchanging,

fundamental truths that he believes at his very core comprises his overarching philosophy. In the face of changing times, opposition and challenges, this foundation will remain intact. A statesman may change the details of his policies and his methods, but only inasmuch as expedient tactics serve to further his bedrock principles in the long run.

A Moral Compass

A statesman does not govern by public opinion polls, but instead makes decisions by following his own moral

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compass that is rooted in a sense of absolute right and absolute wrong. He is not a relativist. When he believes something is wrong, he plainly says it is so and does everything in his power to fight against it. When something is right, he is willing to overcome any opposition to preserve and spread it.

The statesman is ambitious—he must be to obtain a position of power— but there are things he simply will and will not do to get to the top. He is a man of integrity; he speaks the truth. He leads by moral authority and represents all that is best in his countrymen.

A Vision

A statesman has a clear vision of what his country and his people can become. He knows where he wants to take them and what it will take to get there. Foresight is one of his most important qualities, because he must be able to recognize problems on the horizon and find solutions good for both the short term and long term. The statesman keeps in mind not only the here and now, but the world that future generations will inherit.

The Ability to Build a C o n s e n s u s t o A ch i eve that Vision A politician may have a bedrock of principles, a moral compass and vision, but if he lacks the ability to build a consensus around them, his efforts to change policies, laws and the course of history will largely be in vain.

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feel from their constituents to align themselves with the statesman’s vision.

Thus, success ultimately hinges on his ability to convince his country’s citizens of the soundness of his philosophy.

To win their hearts, the statesman shuns media campaigns and instead harnesses the power of the written, and especially the spoken, word; he is a master orator. His lifelong study of great books and the lessons of history allow him to speak to the people with intelligent, potent, well-reasoned arguments.

Instead of tailoring his rhetoric to the public mood, he speaks to the very best that exists within people, understanding that powerful rhetoric can articulate, bring forth and activate sometimes deeply buried ideals. His authority derives from his belief in what he says. He does not make emotions soar and burn with empty promises, but instead keeps his word and does what he says he will do.

Based on a professional lifetime

of research, Fears believes that the three greatest statesmen in history are Pericles, of Athens, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. Their bedrock principles rested on the ideals of freedom: democratic liberty, equality under the law and individual freedom— the freedom to live as we choose. Each embraced a vision of expanding liberty for citizens, yet all courted controversy in some of the measures they deemed necessary to achieve their vision.

In Fears’ estimation, the ultimate measuring rod of any true statesman and what matters most is that their leadership ultimately led to more freedom for more people in the long run.

Authors Brett and Kate McKay of Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded TheArtOfManliness. com blog in 2008 to help men become better citizens, fathers, husbands and friends. Its educational messages attract 8 million page views a month.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

Lose YourSelf Weight Loss Program – Begins Oct 1st. 8 weeks total health program with yoga classes, affirmations, meditations, private sessions, and emotional eating program. MySelfCentered.com.

Wisdom from the Future – 12:30-2pm. Spiritual Expansion, Healing, & Planetary Service. Come to experience any of these with a committed, loving group.

Presented by Janice Thomas. $25. Spirits Child, 3870 W River Rd, Ste 120. RSVP: 520-877-5039.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2

Monsoon Nectar Demo – 1-3pm. Demonstrating organic and natural hair and skin care products.

Free samples available. New Frontiers Marketplace, 1420 W Hwy 89A, Sedona. 520-366-1641.

MonsoonNectar.com.

Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation – 7pm. With Buddhist Nun Gen Kelsang Lingpur. 1st Tues each month. Golf Links Library, 9640 E Golf Links Rd. 520-441-1617. MeditationInTucson.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

A Primer on Ayurvedic Treatments – Oct 6-7. 9am6pm. With Christopher Sean Rice. 20 CE hours. $450. A Rich Experience, 7435 N Oracle Rd, Ste 101.

520-544-8086. ARichExperience.com.

Edible Desert Plants and Mesquite-Milling Demonstration – 10am. Members of Desert Harvesters give a walking tour of the library’s edible landscape, demonstrate mesquite-milling, and provide recipes using mesquite flour. Free. Martha Cooper Branch Library,1377 N Catalina Ave. Registration required: 520-594-5315, Library.Pima.gov.

Learn Reiki (Level I) – 10am-6pm. Become a certified Reiki I practitioner. An in-depth study of Reiki principles, self-healing techniques, chakra health and Reiki’s role in spiritual development. $120. Earthworks of Tucson. Clarice Naugle & Will McCastle: 440-341-6155.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

Earth Harmony Festival – 10:30am-8pm. A weekend celebration devoted to creating a sustainable future now. Keynote speaker: Gary Paul Nabhan. Tours of the working EcoVillage. Live music, art, food and more. Free. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, 2074 Pendleton Dr, Tumacacori. 520-398-2542.

EarthHarmonyFestival.org.

Critical Conversations – 1-3pm. Are you or someone you know facing advanced illness? Be informed. Know your resources. Face your fears and find your way. Rincon Congregational, United Church of Christ, 122 N Craycroft. 520-400-0274.

PassagesEducation.org.

Gluten: ZERO Global – 11:30am. Luncheon with guest speaker Dr. Rodney Ford, world-renown Pediatric Gastroenterologist. Silent auction, GF Products, booksigning. Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort, 245 E Ina Rd. Info/tickets: SouthernArizonaCeliacSupport.org.

The Art of Photography – 11am. Lecture with Tracy Quinn. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. 520-398-2371.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

Habitat for Humanity Tucson Accepting Applications for Homeowners – 5:30-7pm. Attend a free information session to learn more about how to qualify for a Habitat home and a zero-interest mortgage.

Habitat for Humanity Tucson, 621 W Lester St. HabitatTucson.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

Divine Forgiveness Brings Inner Joy and Inner Peace – 9:30-11:30am. Experience deep inner peace and joy with simple, yet profound forgiveness practices and Divine Blessings from Divine Channel, Master Allan Chuck. Love offering. Spanish/English. La Castellana Café, 71 E La Castellana Dr, Nogales. Carmen: 520-870-1132. SoulPowerPhoenix.com.

Fall Home and Garden Show – Oct 5-7. 10am-7pm, Fri & Sat; 10am-5pm, Sun. Solar for the home, gardening, knitting, activities for kids and more. $8, $4/military & senior, free/age 12 & under. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S Church Ave. 520-791-4101.

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Stop Pain Now – 12-2pm. Free Workshop. Prescott College Tucson, 2233 E. Speedway Blvd. Gary Olsen, 520-449-2128. Register at RockingTheBody.com Habitat for Humanity Tucson Accepting Applications for Homeowners – 1-2:30pm. Attend a free information session to learn more about how to qualify for a Habitat home and a zero-interest mortgage. Lena South Tucson Branch Library, 1607 S Sixth Ave. HabitatTucson.org.

You Have the Power to Heal Yourself – 1-4:30pm.

Divine Channel, Master Allan Chuck, teaches you simple and practical Four Power Techniques to transform health, relationships, and finances. $20; $29 both events by Oct 1. Mountain Spirit Co-Op, 107 N Cortez St, Ste 100, Prescott. Divina: 928-606-5117.

Harvest for Hope 5k – 5-6:30pm. Walk, run, skip or jump on a 5k course over the multi-use path. Free; bring a bag of non-perishable food for Catalina Community Services. Oro Valley Marketplace, Oracle & Tangerine rds. Info: 520-469-7084.

Divine Healing Hands Soul Healing Evening – 6:159:15pm. Join Master Allan Chuck, Divine Channel, and experience the power of Divine Healing Hands to transform health, relationships, finances and more. $12. $29 for both events by Oct 1. Mountain Spirit Co-Op, 107 N Cortez St, Ste 100, Prescott. Divina: 928-606-5117.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes – 9am. A walk to raise awareness, provide education locally and help fund research for the American Diabetes Association.

Rillito Downs, 4502 N First Ave. Main.Diabetes.org.

Arts and Crafts Fair – 9am-2pm. Locally-made jewelry, woodwork, wrought-iron, stained glass, bead work, recycled art, folk art, candles, fudge and more for sale by their creators. Free admission. Cat Mountain Station, 2740 S Kinney Rd. 520-578-8795.

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Center for Spiritual Living Tucson’s Sunday Celebration Services – 10am, meditation; 10:30-11:30am, service. Nickerson Auditorium, 3231 N Craycroft Rd, 85712. 520-319-1042, Admin@TucsonCSL.org, TucsonCSL.org.

Reiki Level I – 12-5pm. Take this important step toward raising your own energetic level and increasing your ability to manifest and balance and heal yourself and others on the physical, mental, and emotional levels. Judy Ferrig, Reiki Master: 520-245-4214.

Spiritual Expansion, Healing, Planetary Service – 12:30pm. Take your next life step during a safe journey into your Spiritual Self: healing limitations; discovering untapped gifts; becoming lighter, more complete. Reverend Janice Thomas. Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. 520-577-3300.

BraveHeart Women Resonate Chapter Meeting – 1-4pm. What’s all this about Divine Feminine energy? Let’s look at what’s blocking and step into it.

Mention Natural Awakenings, receive free pass ($40 value). Viscount Suites Hotel. Reserve seat, Sarah: 520-290-3070, Sarah_520@msn.com.

Private Physician/Healthcare Practitioner Screening of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives – 4-6pm. New movie on the health effects of GMOs followed by a discussion. Free. Wellness First, 3861 N First Ave. Registration required: 520-209-1755.

GMOFreeTucson.org.

Wake Up Now: Satsang with Stephan Bodian – 7-9pm. Join the author of Buddhism for Dummies for meditation. Caritas Center for Healing, 330 E 16th St. StephanBodian.org. CaritasHealing.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

Tasting History, Planting for Our Future – 7pm.

Learn how heirloom plants can be integrated into the home landscape for food production. Free. Pima Community College, Amethyst Room, 1255 N Stone Ave. 520-629-0510 x 7011.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9

Monsoon Nectar Demo – 1-3pm. Demonstrating organic and natural hair and skin care products.

Free samples available. New Frontiers Marketplace, 1420 W Hwy 89A, Sedona. 520-366-1641.

MonsoonNectar.com.

Divine Healing Hands Soul Healing Evening with an Introduction to Opening Your Spiritual Channels – 6:45-9:15pm. Learn about the four key spiritual channels and receive powerful blessings from Divine Channel, Master Allan Chuck. $5. Shrine of Holy Wisdom, 5025 S Ash Ave, Ste B-15, Tempe. Chandra: 602-315-0043. SoulPowerPhoenix.com.

True Wolf – 7:30pm. Documentary raises as many questions as it answers, especially about the boundaries of our contemporary relationships with wild animals. Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway Blvd.

LoftCinema.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10

WaterSmart Landscapes for Homeowners – 9-11am, Desert-Wise Landscape: Xeriscape. Free. Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N Campbell Ave. Registration required, SmartScape Program: 520-626-5161, SmartScape.Pima@gmail.com.

Bisbee After Five Art Walk – 5-8pm. PanTerra Gallery in Bisbee is hosting Monsoon Nectar’s launch party for two new travel kits: Monsoon Nectar Sunrise and Monsoon Nectar Sunset, 100% pure skin care on the go. More info: 520-366-1641.

MonsoonNectar.com.

WaterSmart Landscapes for Homeowners – 9-10:30am, Desert Rain Gardens; 10am-12pm, Greywater Rebate Seminar. Free. Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N Campbell Ave. Registration required, SmartScape Program: 520-626-5161, SmartScape.Pima@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

Winter Veggie Gardening – 9-11am. Presented

by Native Seeds/SEARCH. $25/members, $45/ nonmembers (includes membership). Includes materials, seeds. NS/S Conservation Center, 3584 E River Rd. For details & registration: 520-622-0830 or NativeSeeds.org.

Positive Aging for Women Conference – 9am-2pm.

Educational sessions include Positive Aging Through Fitness; Healthy Mind, Healthy Life: Tips for the Aging Brain; Eating for Health. $10 includes lunch. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 8051 E Broadway Blvd. Register: 520-324-1960, Pcoa.org.

Memoir of a Seed Saver – 5pm. Book discussion and signing with author Diane Ott Whealy of Seed Savers Exchange. Free. NS/S Retail Store, 3601 N Campbell Ave. NativeSeeds.org.

Free Public Movie Screening of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives – 7pm. Free, but must preregister. Presented by GMO Free Tucson and Native Seeds/SEARCH. Crossroads Theater, 4811 E Grant Rd. Register: GMOFreeTucson.org.

TIES Guest Speaker: Dr. Mary Neal – 7pm. Orthopedic spine surgeon had a near-death experience from drowning while kayaking; author of To Heaven and Back: The True Story of a Doctor’s Extraordinary Walk with God. $5. Unity Church of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. 520-395-2365. TucsonIANDS.org.

4th Annual Multifaith Pride Service – 7-9pm. Heart and blessings dedicated to celebrating the lives and relationships of Tucson’s LGBTQ community. Raise funds for Habitat for Humanity’s Rainbow Build.

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E Adams St. 520-306-0157. HabitatTucson.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

Patagonia Fall Festival – Oct 12-14. 11am-5pm, Fri & Sat; 10am-4pm, Sun. Music, art and family fun.

Includes 140 vendors of art, crafts and food. Patagonia Town Park, Rte 82 between Sonoita & Nogales. 520394-2229. PatagoniaFallFestival.com.

Desert Spa Series – Oct 12-14; Fri 5-9pm, Sat/Sun 9am-6pm. Instructor: Ann Mihina. 20 CE contact hours for bodyworkers. Tuition: $375. Cortiva Institute, 6390 E Broadway Blvd. 520-407-5160 or Cortiva.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – 7:30am. Choose a 1-mile or a 2-mile walk to raise awareness and funds for care, support and research via the Alzheimer’s Association. DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, 1100 S Randolph Way.Register: 520-322-6601, Alz.org.

Master Gardener Home Garden Tour – 9am-3pm.

Demonstration gardens at the Pima County Extension Center and four working gardens of Master Gardeners are open for viewing and discussion. $8. Pima County Cooperative Extension Center, 4210 N Campbell Ave.520-626-5161.

Karma: The Law of Action and Reaction – 10-11am.

Join us as we explore the 3 types of karma and soul as an eternal aspect of the self. Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco, Annex Rm 3. 520-603-1558.

Santmat.net.

Mind & Body Expo – 10am-5pm. Join us for a day of healing. Choose your favorite healing modality at a very affordable price. Choose from Astrology Readings, Massage or even Toe Reading and more. New Moon Haven. 520-825-9044. NewMoonHaven.com.

Access BARS Session – 9:30am-6pm. Patrick McNally will teach how to create your life to live in ease and joy. Joan Sciortino will co-facilitate. Please register: 631-514-5407, JoanCiortino@yahoo.com or BeingJoy123.com.

Center for Spiritual Living Tucson’s Sunday Celebration Services – 10am, meditation; 10:30-11:30am, service. Nickerson Auditorium, 3231 N Craycroft Rd, 85712. 520-319-1042, Admin@TucsonCSL.org, TucsonCSL.org.

Practical, Positive Spirituality – 10:30am. Experience a different kind of Sunday morning, live life more fully and effectively. Life lived in alignment with Spirit is better. Unity Spiritual Center of Peace, 1551 S Eastside Loop, Ste 121. 520-546-3696.

Info@UnityChurchOfPeaceAZ.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15

Salon – 5-7pm. 3rd Mon each month. Topic: Beekeeping with Jaime de Zubeldia of ReZoNation Farm Free. NS/S Retail Store, 3601 N Campbell Ave. NativeSeeds.org.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

Exercising Naturally – 9am-3pm. With Patrick Moore. 5 CE hours. $110. A Rich Experience, 7435 N Oracle Rd, Ste 101. 520-544-8086.

ARichExperience.com.

Part of Act for Seed Freedom – 7pm. The Tucson film premiere of the short documentary Seeds of Freedom. $5. Native Seeds/SEARCH, 3584 E River Rd. Seating limited; register: Info@NativeSeeds.org.

They Call It Myanmar: Lifting The Curtain – 7:30pm. The cinematography, music and contemplative words make it a hymn to a land that has grown out of the oldest cultures in Asia. Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway Blvd. LoftCinema.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

Burgundy, Boobies, & Blues – Wine, Live Music, Art & Food to benefit Tu Nudito, helping children with serious illness & women with breast cancer.

MySelfCentered.com (schedule under Yoga Events).

Lomi Lomi Hawaiian Massage – Oct 19-21; Fri 4-9pm, Sat/Sun 8am-6:30pm. Instructor: Robert Van Overdijk. 25 CE contact hours for bodyworkers.

Tuition: $400. Cortiva Institute, 6390 E Broadway Blvd. 520-407-5160 or Cortiva.com.

You Can Heal Your Life: The Movie by Louise Hay – 5:40pm, doors open; 6pm, film. A free showing at Unity Spiritual Center of Peace. Light refreshments for small charge. 1551 S Eastside Loop, Ste 121.

520-546-3696. Info@UnityChurchOfPeaceAZ.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

What Does Consciousness Mean to You? A one day workshop designed to help you explore different methods to access knowledge from many different realms of existence. Lunch, snacks, and drinks provided. $165. Equinox Horse Ranch, Arivaca. Tina Suaso, PhD, 520-405-0963.

JourneysInConsciousness.com.

NaturalTucson.com

Watershed Management Group Home-scape Tour – 10am-4pm. Self-guided home tour features a dozen centrally located rain water harvesting oasis, featuring all passive designs to various types of cisterns, and greywater as well as other food producing, soil building, energy saving practices. $10. 520-396-3266. Co-op@Watershedmg.org.

Watershedmg.org/Home-Tour.

Women’s Wellness Day – 12-5pm. Enjoy a day of yoga, stress reduction, food, hand treatments and massage. Hourly interactive talks on nutrition, gaining energy, living fulfilled, and thought patterns with Sandy Hogan and Dr. Jeanine from Dallas. $40 per ticket, all-inclusive. MySelfCentered.com.

Eliminate Energetic Cords – 1-3pm. Remove energetic attachments that connect you to others in non-beneficial ways and stop the energy drain by “decording.” $30advance, $35 at event. New Moon Haven. Register/info, Judy Ferrig: 520-245-4214.

Urban Retreat: Meditations for a Clear Mind – Session 1: 2-3pm; Session 2: 3:30-4:30pm; Session 3: 5-6pm. Relax with three guided meditations that lead to mental clarity and inner peace. Discover inner potential for lasting peace and happiness. $5/session, $12/day. 520-441-1617. MeditationInTucson.org.

Argentine Tango Workshop – 4-6pm. Workshop will present the history of the Argentine Tango Dance, the culture behind it, the traditional music, and some of the dance elements of Argentine Tango. Live demonstrations. New Moon Haven. 520-825-9044.

NewMoonHaven.com. TangoArgentino.Sharepoint.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

Demystifying Treatment Protocol for Healing Phases – 9am-5pm. Instructor: Ginger Castle, 7 CE contact hours for bodyworkers. Tuition: $140. Cortiva Institute, 6390 E Broadway Blvd. 520-407-5160 or Cortiva.com.

The Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival – 9am-5pm. Sustainable products and services, family-friendly activities, and a non-GMO food area highlight this day of fun and education about local food security and sustainability.

TucsonSustainable.org/Festival.html.

Yogananda Gathering – 9am. Attune to Yogananda’s teachings through chanting, meditation affirmations, readings and the beautiful Festival of Light ceremony.

Refreshments and fellowship follow. 1002 E. Prince Rd. Elizabeth: 520-299-9309. AnandaArizona.org.

Center for Spiritual Living Tucson’s Sunday Celebration Services – 10am, meditation; 10:30-11:30am, service. Nickerson Auditorium, 3231 N Craycroft Rd, 85712. 520-319-1042, Admin@TucsonCSL.org, TucsonCSL.org.

Benefits of Animal Reiki – 1-2:15pm. Join Andra’s Animal Reiki Therapy for this presentation by Andra S. Ewton. Free. The Center for Advanced Energy Therapeutics, 1976 N Kolb Rd. RSVP required: 520-882-0292, AndraART@cox.net, AndraART.com.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

The Money Breakthrough Method Seminar – Begins October 23. Teleseminar series with Gail Benton. In nine structured sessions, Gail will challenge you to think about your money beliefs, your relationship with money, and the barriers to your success. 520-2965695 or Gail@coachingsolutionsforbusiness.com.

Monsoon Nectar Demo – 1-3pm. Demonstrating organic and natural hair and skin care products.

Free samples available. New Frontiers Marketplace, 1420 W Hwy 89A, Sedona. 520-366-1641.

MonsoonNectar.com.

AIWC 4th Tuesday Networking Evening – 6-8:30pm.

Dr. Steven Gurgevich, PhD speaks on “Clinical Hypnosis: Application for Medical Conditions.”

Networking. Presentation. Dinner by Chef Sharon Eaker. Tucson Osteopathic Medical Fdn, 3182 N Swan Rd. Register: AZIntegrative.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24

Walking Tour of Barrio Viejo – 9am. Hispanic cultural and architectural traditions are highlighted in a tour of Barrio Viejo. $15. La Pilita Museum, 420 S Main Ave. Register: 520-625-8365.

The Painting Experience returns to Tucson, October 26 - 28.

Meet the mystery of creation!

All levels of experience are welcome.

Schedule: Friday (7p – 9.30p), Saturday (10a-5.30p), and Sunday (10a-5p).

Hosted by the Center for Expressive Arts.

www.processarts.com 888.639.8569

Saturday and Sunday, October 27-28, 2012

Mindful Communication from the Heart; Meditation and Nonviolent Communication 2 day Non-Residential Retreat with Lhasha Tizer and Sylvia Haskvitz Presence, compassion and speaking your truth with heart and listening with a desire to really know someone else’s truth brings joy and a quality of relationship that will amaze and astound you — nurturing you down to your toes!

Beautiful east-side Tucson location

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Special Food Day Presentation – 7pm. Movie screening of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, followed by a panel discussion. $5. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway Blvd.

GMOFreeTucson.org. NativeSeeds.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

Raindrop Technique – 10am-2pm. With Melissa Rich. 4 CE hours. $100. A Rich Experience, 7435 N Oracle Rd, Ste 101. 520-544-8086.

ARichExperience.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Medical Massage Seminar – Oct 27-28; 9am-5pm.

Instructor: Dr. Ross Turchaninov. 16 CE contact hours for bodyworkers. Tuition: $250. Cortiva Institute, 6390 E Broadway Blvd. 520-407-5160 or Cortiva.com.

2-Day Non-Residential Retreat – Oct 27-28. With Lhasha Tizer and Sylvia Haskvitz. Mindful Communication from the Heart; Meditation and Nonviolent Communication. Open to all. Beautiful east side location, Tucson. Details: EatByChoice.net.

Pink Ribbon 7k Run/Walk – 8am. A 4.3-mile walk and run to benefit breast-cancer research. $30. Empire High School, 10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way. Register: Taggrun.com.

Master Gardeners Plant Sale – 8-11am. A variety of cacti, succulents, herbs, ground-covers, shrubs, vines, fruiting and landscape trees are among plants for sale.

Free admission. Pima County Cooperative Extension Center, 4210 N Campbell Ave. 520-626-5161.

Center for Spiritual Living Tucson’s Sunday Celebration Services – 10am, meditation; 10:30-11:30am, service. Nickerson Auditorium, 3231 N Craycroft Rd, 85712. 520-319-1042, Admin@TucsonCSL.org, TucsonCSL.org.

Bio-Touch Open House – 10am-3pm. With founder Paul Bucky giving presentations about the Bio-Touch history and technique at 11:30am & 1:30pm, and light refreshments being served. Bio-Touch, 5634 E Pima St. 520-751-7751. JustTouch.com.

Learn Reiki (Level II) – 10am-6pm. Become a certified Reiki II practitioner. A study of symbols associated with Reiki II, techniques of intuitive healing, a discussion on the auric field and Reiki’s role in spiritual development (part 2). $150. Earthworks of Tucson. Clarice Naugle & Will McCastle: 440-341-6155.

Energy Field Analysis: Phobia Be Gone or Trauma Be Gone –12:30-5:15pm. Included, 3 sessions with other practitioners of 40-minute sessions each. $50. Limited spaces. For details: CJeffries@WhereYouHealIt.com.

Divine Teachings of Light and Sound – 1pm. All spiritual seekers cordially invited to a free introductory talk and video. Presented by a higher initiate of MasterPath. Pima Community College, Downtown Campus, Amethyst/Community Room, 122 N Stone Ave. Masterpath.org.

Changing Limiting Belief Systems – 1-3pm. Interactive workshop to explore belief systems that limit us and influence our outcomes. Presented by Judy Ferrig. $30/advance, $35/day of. Spirits Child, 3870 W River Rd, Ste 120. RSVP: 520-245-4214.

Tea Leaf Reading with Kat Jones – 1-3pm. Kat will teach you the basics of tea leaf reading and you will spend some time seeing what the leaves have to say to you. $20. New Moon Haven. 520-825-9044.

NewMoonHaven.com.

Psychic Fair: Church Fundraiser – 2-5pm. Variety of readings: Spiritual One-on-One, Crystal ball, Abstract Art, Psychometry, Sea shells, Tarot Cards and Tea. All proceeds go to the Hi church. $20/15-min reading. Church of Mankind, 1231 S Van Buren Ave. 520-461-2910, 520-790-7374.

Wellness Day – 12:30-5:15pm. Four sample healing sessions all for $50: Hypnotherapy, EFT, Aromatherapy, Acupuncture, Soul Healing, Life Coaching, Reiki, Access Bars, Shamanic Healing, Relationships, Energetic Facelifts. Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. Info: 520-303-6042, Unitics@q.com.

Sacred Storytelling & Kirtan – 8-9:15pm. An evening of sacred story and chant (kirtan), where the stories bring the kirtans to life and the kirtans give the stories a shot of soul. Performed by storyteller Jordan Hill and musician Bradford Trojan. Free. 314 E 6th. 520955-9632. 3JewelsTucson.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Tucson – 8am. A walk to raise awareness and raise money for The American Cancer Society. $20. Kino Veterans Memorial Sports Complex, 2500 E Ajo Way. Register: 520-320-6382, MakingStridesWalk.org/TucsonAZ. Dogtoberfest – 10am-2pm. People and their dogs enjoy games, food, a beer garden, music and vendors. All proceeds benefit Handi-Dogs. $5, free/ dogs & children ages 12 & under. St. Gregory College Preparatory School, 3231 N Craycroft Rd. DogtoberfestAZ.org.

Free Stress-Free Workshop – 11:30am-1pm. Yoga poses to rejuvenate and revitalize the body, breathing practices and deep relaxation to calm and restore the mind, meditation and visualization to center the spirit. Yoga Connection, 3929 E Pima. 520-323-1222.

YogaConnection.org.

Sloan Wainwright and Sue K Riley In Concert – 1pm.

Positive, empowering “Music that Matters” from women who understand the power of song. $10. Unity Spiritual Center of Peace, 1551 S Eastside Loop, Ste 121. 520-546-3696. Info@UnityChurchOfPeaceAZ. com. SloanWainwright.com. SueKRiley.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

Full Moon Gathering – For women. Circle with likeminded, heart-centered women. Celebrate the Sacred Feminine. $10. Central Tucson. Zelie@Zelied.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30

Green Bag Lunch – 12-1pm. Last Tues each month.

Topic: Best Practices for Wildflower Gardeners with Gary MasKarinec of Wild Lands Restoration.

Free. NS/S Retail Store, 3601 N Campbell Ave. NativeSeeds.org.

Monsoon Nectar Demo – 1-3pm. Demonstrating organic and natural hair and skin care products. Free samples available. New Frontiers Marketplace, 1420 W Hwy 89A, Sedona. 520-366-1641. MonsoonNectar.com.

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Divine Administration Seminar – Nov 2-4. Ascension Science and the Physics of Rebellion. Could you be a Destiny Reservist? Discounts for early registration. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori. 520-603-9932. GccAlliance.org/DivineAdministration-Seminars.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Astrology for Beginners – Saturdays, Nov 3-Dec 1.

10am-12pm. Discover how cosmic influences shape our everyday lives. Learn the terms and concepts necessary to understanding natal astrology. $150 includes 5-class workshop & all materials. Earthworks of Tucson. Will McCastle: 440-341-6155.

Bio-Touch Practitioner Training – Nov 3-4. 10am4pm. Fun and interactive hands-on training with Certified Practitioners teaches you to help friends and family to relive pain and stress. $48 includes Bio-Touch manual and DVD. Bio-Touch, 5634 E Pima St. 520-751-7751. JustTouch.com.

Birthday Celebration for Spirits Child – 3-7pm. Celebrate our 10th birthday today. We will have readings, entertainment and more. Come in your most creative costumes for chances at free readings. Spirits Child, 3870 W River Rd, Ste 120. 520-744-4402.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

TIES Guest Speaker: Dr. Pam Kircher – 6:30pm. A family physician and hospice doctor had a near-death experience at age six; author of Love is the Link. $5.

Unity Church of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco.

520-395-2365. TucsonIANDS.org.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Foundations in Myofascial Release I Seminar – Nov 9-11. With Walt Fritz physical therapist; runs Pain Relief Center. Leave this seminar prepared to begin using myofascial release immediately. Approved for CE hrs for physical therapists/PTAs and NCBTMB. Medicine Wheel Wellness. 585-244-6180. Walt@ MyofascialPainRelief.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Bio-Touch Certification – Nov 10-11. 9am-4pm.

Days 1and 2 of the 4-day class, for those that have completed the Practitioner Training. Certified Practitioners have the opportunity to participate in the center programs that serve the community with an effective technique. All 4 days $60. Bio-Touch, 5634 E Pima St. 520-751-7751. JustTouch.com.

Water = Life – 1-5pm. Are you interested in Indigenous knowledge? Environmental climate change?

Do you want to help the world? Attend The Great Gathering benefit symposium. $29 pre-donation.

Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W Speedway.

800-405-9791. TheGreatGathering.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Bio-Touch Certification – Nov 17-18. 9am-4pm.

Days 1and 2 of the 4-day class, for those that have completed the Practitioner Training. Certified Practitioners have the opportunity to participate in the center programs that serve the community with an effective technique. All 4 days $60. Bio-Touch, 5634 E Pima St. 520-751-7751. JustTouch.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

How Does It Feel? – Dec 9-14. Sensory Awareness Foundation Retreat. 6 days in beautiful Barra de Navidad, Mexico. 18 CEUs for LMTs $200 with registration by Oct 31. Pat Baxter: 520-490-8715.

HealingArtsBarradeNavidad.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

Ultimate Stress Escape – Jan 12-19. Yoga/lifestyle retreat with private chef, luscious Monsoon Nectar Skin Care, beach yoga, massage. $2500/all-inclusive.

Register online, enter promo code “Natural Awakenings” tosave $100. Perfect Christmas gift. Tango Del Mar Beach, Costa Rica. UltimateStressEscape.com.

ongoingevents sunday Miracle Marketplace: Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market – 8am-12pm. Fresh organic produce, artisans, psychic readings, and more. New vendors always welcome. Ample parking. Monterey Court, 505 W Miracle Mile at 14th Ave. 520-2072429 x 2. Marketplace@MontereyCourtAZ.com.

MontereyCourtAZ.com.

A Metaphysical Approach to The Bible – 9am & 11am, youth program. Child care both services. Youth program at 11am. What were the deeper meanings that Jesus meant? Find out at Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. 520-577-3300.

Yogananda Gathering – 9am. 3rd Sun. Attune to Yogananda’s teachings through chanting, meditation affirmations, readings and the beautiful Festival of Light ceremony. Talk “Egotism and Desire: The Thieves of Happiness.” Food and fellowship follows. 1002 E Prince Rd. Elizabeth: 520-299-9309.

AnandaArizona.org.

Community Meditation – 9-9:45am. Various styles of meditation are offered. Open to beginning meditators and experienced ones looking for a sangha to meditate with. Free. Yoga Connection, 3929 E Pima.

520-323-1222. YogaConnection.org.

God Dwells Within – 9-10am: Meditation. 10-11am: Service. Inspirational services harmonize body, mind, and soul with Paramahansa Yogananda’s timeless, scientific methods of yoga meditation.

Tucson Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship, 1702 E Prince Rd, Ste 140. 520-792-6544.

TucsonMeditationGroup.com.

Tucson Farmers’ Market at St. Philips Plaza – 9am1pm. Organic produce, fresh baked goods, custom blended teas, fresh roasted coffees, range-fed meats, gourmet soups and sauces, tamales and more. Intersection of River & Campbell. 520-882-2157.

Mystic Messengers Psychic Fair – 9am-4pm. 1st Sun (2nd Sun if a holiday). Readers, healers, intuitives, vendors. Admission free. Readings and healings: $20 for 15 mins. Windmill Suites, St Philip’s Plaza (Campbell & River). 520-742-9905.

ReadersAndHealers.com.

Advice for Life and Prayers for World Peace – 10am.

Everyone welcome. Free. Kadampa Meditation Center, Arizona, 1701 E Miles St. 520-441-1617.

MeditationInTucson.org.

Ai Chi – 10am. With Connie Seddon. Connect to your source with moving meditation in warm saltwater. Let go stress, pain, grief. Remember love, freedom, joy. $15/class; $50/4 wks. Santa Rita Springs. 520-3266747. AquaticRelaxation.com.

Center for Spiritual Living Tucson’s Sunday Celebration Services – 10am, meditation; 10:30-11:30am, service. Nickerson Auditorium, 3231 N Craycroft Rd, 85712. 520-319-1042, Admin@TucsonCSL.org, TucsonCSL.org.

Inspirational Services – 10am-2pm. Word of inspiration, healing, meditation, psychic messages.

United Fellowship Chapel, 4718 E Hawthorne St. 520-327-0142.

NaturalTucson.com

Are you “Spiritual but not religious?” – 10:30am.

Join us as we explore practical, positive teachings that will transform your life. Child care available. Unity Spiritual Center of Peace, 1551 S Eastside Loop, Ste 121. 520-546-3696.

Info@UnityChurchOfPeaceAZ.com.

Community Interfaith Church – 10:45am, Visioning Meditation; 11am, Sunday Celebration. Teaching New Thought Spirituality for a new way of living. Rev. George Wrigley, Senior Minister. 6265 N La Canada, south of Orange Grove Rd, on west side of road. 520-861-8734.

CommunityInterfaithChurch.com.

Sunday Service – 11am. Coffee & conversation, 10:30am. Celebrating the Unity of God and Man, Worship, Healing, Prophesy. The Temple of Universality. Masonic Temple, 3590 N. Country Club Rd., Country Club & Prince.

Founder Rev. Betty Tatalajski: 520-884-5340.

TempleOfUniversality@gmail.com.

TheTempleOfUniversality.org.

“Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path through the Teachings of Bruno Groening”– Oct 21, Dec 2. 12-5pm. Free documentary film. Presented by the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. UMC, Rm C, 1501 N Campbell Ave. Evey Weissman: Weissmae@email.arizona.edu.

Bruno-Groening.org/English.

Stress-Busting Drop-In Group – 1-3pm. Enjoy a guided meditation and visualize your dream life, releasing “yes, but...’s” and breaking through obstacles. $20. Maria Kingsley, Hypnotherapist & EFT/NLP Practitioner. 1636 N Swan, Suite 100. 520-780-0170.

Church of Mankind Services – 2pm. Come to the healing chair and receive laying-on of hands or messages from your Angels and Guides during services.

Church of Mankind, 1231 S Van Buren Ave. 520-4612910, 520-790-7374.

Curves Laughter YogHA Club – 5:30pm. Free and open to the public. 2816 N Campbell Ave, Albertson’s Center, northeast corner Glenn & Campbell. Gita: 520-777-7544.

Sunday Feast and Festival – 5:30-8pm. Musical mantra chanting: 5:30pm. Spiritual discourse: 6pm. Ancient Arati ceremony consisting of music, chanting, and dancing: 6:30pm. Govinda’s legendary 7-course feast: 7pm. $3. Govinda’s Natural Foods, 711 E Blacklidge Dr. 520-792-0630.

GovindasOfTucson.com.

Self-Realization Fellowship – 6-8pm. Tucson Meditation Group. Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. 1702 E Prince Rd, Ste 140. 520-792-6544.

TucsonMeditationGroup.com.

Desert Ashram – 7pm. Immerse yourself in a beautiful and peaceful monastic center. Spiritual teachings of Swami Amar Jyoti, chanting, meditation, library, bookshop, walking paths. Free. Personal retreats available. Desert Ashram, 3403 W Sweetwater Dr. 520-743-0384.

monday Morning and Evening Meditation – 7am & 7pm, Daily. Begin and end your day with Sanskrit chanting, worship and meditation. Free. Desert Ashram, 3403 W. Sweetwater Dr, 520-743-0384.

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Green Valley Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Organic produce, organic meats and eggs, prepared food, baked items, body care products, coffee, teas, jams, jellies, soaps, artisans and live music. La Posada, Continental and S Park Centre Ave. Ed: 520-603-8116.

White Eagle World Healing Meditations – 10-11am.

A nice way to begin the week using White Eagle channeled books of Spiritual Unfoldment. Start any time. Free. Metaphysics World, 2559 E Broadway Blvd. 520-884-5340.

Elder Circles – 10:30am. 3rd Mon. The Wisdom Journey, a safe, respectful place for harvesting your life. A project of Center for Community Dialogue. Requires registration at OASIS. Fee. Oasis, 2099 E River Rd. Confirm meeting: 520-298-6542. DelJonesAZ@cox.net.

OurFamilyServices.org.

Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation – 11:30am. Mon & Wed. With Carolyn Rashti, MS. Slow movements and breathing relieve pain, tension, depression and improve tone, circulation and endurance. 1st class free; $160/8 classes. Santa Rita Springs. 520-7424292. AquaticRelaxation.com.

Stillness Meditation Group – 1:30-2:30pm. For patients, families, staff and community. Free. Kiewit Auditorium Room 2951, The University of Arizona Cancer Center University Campus, 1515 N Campbell.

Marsha Drozdoff, ACSW: 520-694-4605. Kathleen Pickrel, LMSW: 520-694-4786.

Qigong Class – 6-7pm. A gentle practice that activates your body’s meridian pathways, loosens your joints, and clears/moves stagnant chi. Pre-payment discounts available. Caritas Center for Healing, 330 E 16th St. Oliver: 520-881-0723 or OliversOasis7@gmail.com.

CaritasHealing.com.

The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – 6-8pm. 2nd & 4th Mon. Study group presents practical tools to solve the many problems of daily life. 1002 E Prince Rd. Elizabeth: 520-299-9309. AnandaArizona.org.

NW Global Chant – 6:30pm. 1st & 3rd Mon. Group Chanting from all spiritual traditions. No musical experience necessary. Free. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 3601 W Cromwell Dr. 520-260-1515.

520-304-4812.

Ganoderma Coffee – English Conference: Mon, 7pm.

Spanish Conference: Tues/Thurs, 7pm. Learn more about Ganoderma. Consultant Luis & Alma Celaya invite you as their guest at Los Portales Restaurant, 2615 S 6th Ave. 520-955-4398.

Community Meditation – 7-8pm. Various styles of meditation are offered. Open to beginning meditators and experienced ones looking for a sangha to meditate with. Free. Yoga Connection, 3929 E Pima.

520-323-1222. YogaConnection.org.

tuesday Community Food Bank Farmers’ Market – 8am12pm. Fresh food from AZ farmers, demonstrations and samples. Cash, food stamp benefits, AZ FMNP checks welcome. 3003 S Country Club. 520-6220525. CommunityFoodBank.org.

Tea and Empathy (actually healthful breakfast, too) – 8:30am, 10am. 2 Tuesdays per month. $20$30 requested tuition. For exact address & Oct dates: Silgiraffe@aol.com.

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Certified Reiki Master/Life Coach – 9am-12pm. Promote healing through stress reduction and relaxation.

Learn new life skills and explore the possibilities.

Practitioner, Sheryl Brown. $30/hr session by appt.

Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. 520-9078983. EnrichmentLifeCoaching.com.

Belly Dancing for Fun – 10-11am. Women only. All belly types welcomed. DeeAnn Saber teaches you more ways to have fun with your own body. $5/ seniors, $10/others. WellnessFirst!, 3861 N First Ave. DeeAnn: 520-668-0039.

Free Energy Field Analysis Q & A – 10am-12pm.

Got a nagging health concern? Call with a specific health question and receive information unique to your health. Sponsored by The Healing Clinic - Where You Heal It. Cheryl Jeffries, Certified Practitioner.

520-309-8726.

Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercises – Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 5, 10-12 am. 4 part series of classes. $20/ class or $70 for 4 parts. Spirits Child, 3870 W. River Road, (next to Sprouts). RSVP required. Sitaaraa@ aol.com or 216-785-4770. TraumaPrevention.com.

Free Community Yoga – 2:30-3:30pm. Join us to begin, expand or enhance yoga practice. All levels of experience welcome. Yoga Connection, 3929 E Pima. 520-323-1222. YogaConnection.org.

Ventana Plaza, Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. Organic produce, organic meats and eggs, prepared food, baked items, body care products, coffee, teas, jams, jellies, soaps, artisans and live music. Sunrise and Kolb. Ed: 520-603-8116.

Energization, Chanting and Meditation – 5pm, West or 6pm, East. Practice techniques taught by Paramahansa Yogananda. Free. Two locations: West, 3009 N Gaia Place (Grant/Silverbell/Goret Rd), 520-7431948. East, 4651 N Tierra Alta Dr (Catalina Hwy/ Houghton). 520-607-7760. AnandaArizona.org.

Ai Chi – 6pm. Tues & Thurs. With Connie Seddon.

Stretch, relax, tone, breathe life into your day in Santa Rita Springs warm pool. Release stress, grief, aches and pains. $15/class; $50/4 wks. Santa Rita Springs.

520-326-6747. AquaticRelaxation.com.

Tucson Tuesday Laughter Yoga – 6-7pm. Gently through breathing and yogic exercises, we touch your heart with playful laughter designed to promote peace and healing. Free. St. Francis in the Foothills, River & Swan, Rm 30. Loti: 520-490-5500.

East Central Global Chant – 6:30pm, 4th Tues.

Group chanting from all spiritual traditions. No musical experience necessary. Free. Atria Valley Manor, 5549 E Lee. ActOnWisdom.com/Global-Chant.

Ascended Masters’ Introductory Classes – 6:307:45pm. Release Light from your Individualized I AM Presence with assistance from the ascended masters. Call for dates & location: 520-795-4147 TempleOfThePresence.org.

Taize Meditation Service – 6:45pm. 1st & 3rd Tues.

Taize is a service of prayer, song, readings, silence and meditation. Free. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 602 N Wilmot Rd at 5th St. 520-749-7950.

SJTucson@aol.com.

Oneness Deeksha Circle- 7-9pm. Transformational energy that leads to a permanent awakening: bliss, divine grace, immediate inner peace and more. Donation. Cactus Flower Wellness Center, 5813 N. Oracle Rd. Jon Michael, certified trainer. 520-869-4982.

Alice Bailey Books – 7pm. Reading of books channeled to Alice A. Bailey by Djwhal Khul. Facilitated

by Rev. Inger Mason, followed by guided meditation.

Start any time. Free. Details: 520-331-5252.

Ganoderma Coffee – English Conference: Mon, 7pm.

Spanish Conference: Tues/Thurs, 7pm. Learn more about Ganoderma. Consultant Luis & Alma Celaya invite you as their guest at Los Portales Restaurant, 2615 S 6th Ave. 520-955-4398.

wednesday Healing Touch at Arizona Oncology Resource Center – A relaxing, nurturing energy therapy that assists in balancing the mind-body-spirit. Barbara Evans-Levine and other Certified Healing Touch Practitioners. Cancer Care Center, 2625 N Craycroft, Ste 100. 520-324-2840.

Downtown Farmers’ Market & Arts and Crafts Mercado – 8am-1pm. Wed & Thurs. Fresh fruits and vegetables; arts and crafts from local artists. South lawn of the Tucson-Pima Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave. 520-326-7810.

Kundalini Yoga meets Joyology – 9:30-10:30am.

With Rami Katz. For beginners and seasoned yogis alike, using humor, music and energy medicine. $8/ class. WellnessFirst!, 3861 N 1st Ave. 520-209-1755.

Rami: 520-405-4068.

Silent Prayer and Meditation – 9:45-10:15am.

Experience the healing peace of shared Silence.

All welcome who wish to explore and discover their Oneness with Spirit. Unity Spiritual Center of Peace, 1551 S Eastside Loop, Ste 121. 520-546-3696.

Info@UnityChurchOfPeaceAZ.com.

Fun-Day Wednesday – 9:45-11:30am. Spiritualism/ Metaphysical Law, using fun, food and friends.

Facilitated by Rev. Betty Talalajski. Start any time.

Free. 520-884-5340.

Qigong at Arizona Oncology Resource Center – 121pm. Qigong is an ancient Chinese mind-body-spirit practice that boosts your immune system and brings a sense of balance and harmony. Barbara Evans-Levine, instructor. 2625 N Craycroft, NW corner of Grant/ Craycroft. 520-760-0054.

Metaphysical Meet-Up – 2-3:30pm. Explore subjects such as synchronicity, energy fields, things can’t explain, spirituality, the inner voice or knowing, alternative modalities. Free. The Healing Clinic; Where You Heal It, 11440 W Picture Rocks Rd. Cheryl Jeffries: 520-309-8726, CJeffries@WhereYouHealIt.com.

Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Come experience a soothing yoga class, work at your own pace and enjoy the benefits that yoga has to offer. Presented by Linda; no RSVP necessary. $10. Spirits Child, 3870 W River Rd, Ste 120. 520-744-4402.

Global Chant – 6-7:15pm. Group Chanting from all spiritual traditions. No musical experience necessary.

Free. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (Koch Chapel), 1200 N Campbell. ActOnWisdom.com/Global-Chant.

Free Tai Chi and Chi Kung – 6-7:30pm. Instruction in Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form and related Chi Kung; emphasis on whole-body movement.

Rm 30-31, Saint Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, 4625 E River Rd. 520-795-8612, Dsrtdrgn@gmail.com.

BaGua – 6-8pm. Join Tony DellaCroce for an experience in this ancient internal martial art practice. $10.

Caritas Center for Healing, 330 E 16th St. Tony: Waterformed@msn.com. CaritasHealing.com.

Self-Realization Fellowship – 6-8pm. Tucson Meditation Group. Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Free. 1702 E Prince Rd, Ste 140. 520-792-6544.

TucsonMeditationGroup.com.

Yoga and Meditation – 5:15-6:45pm. As taught by Paramahansa Yogananda. Includes energization and chanting. All levels of yoga and meditation welcome.

Free. 1002 E Prince Rd. Elizabeth: 520-299-9309.

Oneness Blessing – 6:30pm. Experience divine love, inner peace, quieting of your mind, and grace through Deeksha, transference of intelligent energy. $10 suggested donation. Central Tucson location.

Lucia Maya/Zelie Duvauchelle: 520-579-8844, LuminousAdventures.com, ZelieD.com.

Yum Yum Stretch – 6-7:15pm. Led by Jaime Chandler, LMT. A unique blend of gentle yoga, breathing, meditation, and fun with exercise balls. $10 or 10 sessions for price of 9. Caritas Center for Healing.

520-979-2836. Jrcenterprises@gmail.com.

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Tucson Village Experience – 6-8pm. 2nd & 4th Thurs.

An experiment in consciously connecting, inspiring and supporting personal and group strengths into an active network of sustainable community. Free. 510 N Stone Ave. Shift-Tucson.org.

iRest® Meditation – 8-8:45am. Introduction to the basic practice of yoga nidra. Experience profound relaxation, peace and greater sense of harmony in your daily life. Free. Yoga Connection, 3929 E Pima.

520-323-1222. YogaConnection.org.

Eastside Global Chant – 6:30pm. 1st & 3rd Thurs.

Group chanting from all spiritual traditions. No musical experience necessary. Free. Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E Wrightstown Rd (between Pantano & Camino Seco). ActonWisdom.com/Global-Chant.

Wake Up With the Birds – 8-9:30am. Spot wetland birds, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors on a walk. Binoculars available. Free. Agua Caliente Regional Park, 12325 E Roger Rd. 520-615-7855.

EEducation@Pima.gov.

TIES (Tucson IANDS Experience Sharing) – 6:30pm.

Guest Speaker Series, 2nd Thurs (Oct-May); Small Group Sharing Meetings, 3rd Thurs year round. Share NDE’s and other spiritual transformations. Unity of Tucson, 3617 N Camino Blanco. Susan or Chuck: 520-395-2365. TucsonIANDS.org.

Farmers’ Market Voyager RV Resort – 9am-1pm.

2nd Thurs. Organic produce, organic meats and eggs, prepared food, baked items, body care products, coffee, teas, jams, jellies, soaps, artisans and live music. Voyager RV Resort, Kolb & Interstate 10.

Ed: 520-603-8116.

Angelic Meditation – 10:30-11:30am. Join Aitreyia as she incorporates the angels and takes you through a guided meditation each week. Experience a different endeavor each time. $10. Spirits Child, 3870 W River Rd, Ste 120. 520-744-4402.

Free Tai Chi and Chi Kung – 11am-12:30pm. Instruction in Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form and related Chi Kung with emphasis on whole-body movement.

Non-violent self-defense. Church of Christ, 2848 N Mountain Ave. 520-795-8612. Dsrtdrgn@gmail.com.

The Desert Crones – 1-3pm. Programs and meetings for women over 50. Programs include guest speakers, writing workshops, and drumming circles.

Free. Fellowship Square, Villa III, 210 Maguire Ave. 520-409-3357.

BraveHeart Women’s Oxy Circle – 3pm. 4th Thurs. Discover a scientific method do everything with more ease. Free. Oro Valley.

For questions: 520-290-3070. Join our meetup: Meetup.com/Tucson-BraveHeart-Women.

Heal yourself Through Yoga – 4pm. Personalized therapeutic yoga for women in the Viniyoga tradition. $10/drop-in, $42/5-class card, $75/10-class card. Desert Ashram, 3403 W Sweetwater Dr. 520-743-0384.

Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Santa Cruz River. Park on the west bank of the River (one block South of Speedway & West of the I-10).

BarrioHollywood.com.

BraveHeart Women Oxy Circle – 5-7pm. 1st & 3rd Thurs. Learn to de-stress and connect soul to soul.

Free. Alvernon & Grant. For address: 520-290-3070.

Meetup.com/Tucson-BraveHeart-Women.

Miracle Marketplace – 5-8pm. Fresh organic produce at the Monterey Court Farmers’ Market. New vendors always welcome. Ample parking. 505 W Miracle Mile, one block west of Oracle Rd at 14th Ave. 520207-2429 x 2, Marketplace@MontereyCourtAZ.com.

MontereyCourtAZ.com.

Desert Ashram – 7pm. Immerse yourself in a beautiful and peaceful monastic center. Spiritual teachings of Swami Amar Jyoti, chanting, meditation, library, bookshop, walking paths. Free. Personal retreats available. Desert Ashram, 3403 W Sweetwater Dr. 520-743-0384.

The Bodhisattva Vow – 7pm. Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation with Western Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Lingpur. Drop-in classes. Everyone welcome. First class free with this ad. Kadampa Meditation Center, Arizona, 1701 E Miles St. 520441-1617. MeditationInTucson.org.

Ganoderma Coffee – English Conference: Mon, 7pm.

Spanish Conference: Tues/Thurs, 7pm. Learn more about Ganoderma. Consultant Luis & Alma Celaya invite you as their guest at Los Portales Restaurant, 2615 S 6th Ave. 520-955-4398.

Church of Mankind Services – 7:30pm. Sun: 2pm.

Come to the healing chair and receive laying-on of hands or messages from your Angels and Guides during services. Church of Mankind, 1231 S Van Buren Ave. 520-461-2910, 520-790-7374.

friday Personal Retreats – Immerse yourself for a weekend or more in the peace and beauty of a monastic center.

Spiritual teachings of Swami Amar Jyoti, meditation, chanting, library, walking paths. Desert Ashram, 3403 W Sweetwater Dr. 520-743-0384.

Tucson Farmers’ Market East – 9am-1pm. Organic produce, fresh baked goods, custom blended teas, fresh roasted coffees, range-fed meats, gourmet soups and sauces, tamales and more. Jesse Owens Park, south of Broadway on Sarnoff. 520-882-2157.

Elder Circles – 10am. 2nd Fri. The Wisdom Journey, a safe, respectful place for harvesting your life. A project of Center for Community Dialogue.

St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E River at Swan.

Confirm meeting: 520-298-6542. DelJonesAZ@cox.net.

OurFamilyServices.org.

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Catalina Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Fresh produce, baked goods, salmon, range-fed beef, artisans, unique gifts, food court, more. 77 N Marketplace (Farmer’s), 16733 N Oracle Rd (opposite Eagle Crest entrance), Catalina. 520-825-4427.

Tucson Children Need Your Help – 10am-12pm. 2nd Sat. See how can become a foster family. Learn the requirements and process in becoming a foster family.

CPES Loving Hearts Foster Care, 2828 N Country Club, Ste 100. 520-884-7954.

Friday Farmers’ Market at Broadway Village – 10am-2pm. Southern Arizona’s only indoor (A/C)/ outdoor venue. Organic produce, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, coffee/teas, cheese, eggs, plants, artisans, body care, massage, music. Broadway/ Country Club. 520-603-8116.

Plaza Palomino Saturday Market – 10am-2pm. Fresh produce, breads, coffee, tea, plants, tamales, salsa and emu oil products. Live music. 2970 N Swan Rd. 520-523-1005.

Healing and Psychic Messages – 12pm. United Fellowship Chapel, Inc, 4718 E Hawthorne St. Rev David J Miller, Pastor: 520-327-0142 or 520-603-0407.

Joyful Path of Good Fortune – 7pm. Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation with Stephan Hlohowskyj.

Drop-in classes. Everyone welcome. First class free with this ad. Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E Wrightstown Rd. 520-441-1617. MeditationInTucson.org.

Unity Reiki Circle – 7pm. 2nd Fri. Reiki is a Tibetan energy technique balancing energy bodies, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, allowing the natural flow of Universal Life force to flow more abundantly.

Unity Church, 3617 N Camino Blanco. 520-2722819. TheReikiSource.com.

Self-Realization Fellowship – 7-8:30pm. The teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. Donation. Tucson Meditation Group, 1702 E Prince Rd, Ste 140. 520792-6544. TucsonMeditationGroup.com.

saturday Miracle Marketplace: Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market – 8am-12pm. Fresh organic produce, artisans, psychic readings, and more. New vendors always welcome. Ample parking. Monterey Court, 505 W Miracle Mile at 14th Ave. 520-2072429 x 2. Marketplace@MontereyCourtAZ.com.

MontereyCourtAZ.com.

Oro Valley Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Organic fruits and vegetables, breads, pastries, aromatherapy, tamales, salsa, flowers. Corner of Naranja & La Canada in the Town Hall complex. 520-882-2157.

Rincon Valley Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm. Organic produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, ironworks, arts and crafts by local artisans. 12500 E Old Spanish Trail.

St. Philips Saturday Farmers’ Market – 9am-2pm.

Organic produce and meats, prepared foods, baked goods, coffee/teas, cheese, eggs, honey, plants, body care, massage, green/ecological products, health conscious items, health practitioners, music. River & Campbell. 520-603-8116.

Kaballah – 10am-12pm. A body of knowledge encompassing the inner esoteric teaching of Judaism.

Class taught using Western Hermetic tradition combined with Jewish traditional information. Free. Start any time. Rev. Judy Fishman: MagicJudy@aol.com.

Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercises – Saturdays, Oct. 13, 20, 27 and Nov. 4, 10-12 a.m. 4 part series of classes. Spirits Child, 3870 W. River Road, (next to Sprouts). RSVP required.. $20/class, $70 for 4 parts. Sitaaraa@aol.com or 216-785-4770.

TraumaPrevention.com.

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Aqua Yoga – 11:30am-12:45pm. With Norma Itule.

Generate flexibility, strength and balance. Calm conscious breathing and enjoy the luxury of being present in this moment. $15/class; $50/month. Santa Rita Springs. 520-977-6847. AquaticRelaxation.com.

Spiritual Development for Children – 12-1pm. With Allarah LaVelle (Allarah Shashona). Teach your children how to have a closer connection to God/Spirit/ Creator and their Angels/Guides. $10. WellnessFirst!, 3861 N First Ave. Preregister required: 520-742-6393 or TheVoiceOfSpirit.net.

Soundstream Sanctuary – 1-2:15pm. With Norma Itule. Guided sound and inner movement practice, floating in warm saltwater. For experienced students of meditative self inquiry. $15/class; $50/month. Santa Rita Springs. 520-977-6847.

AquaticRelaxation.com.

Qigong and Tai Chi Kung – 2-3pm. With Joe Pinella.

Harness the power of your mind, spirit and body for personal well-being. Combine breathing techniques, movement and inspirational visualizations. $10/class.

WellnessFirst!, 3861 N First Ave. 520-343-3523.

Joe@QigongHealingInstitute.com.

Bruno Groening Circle of Friends Community Hours – 3-4:30pm. Introductions by appointment.

Free. University of Arizona Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Room E, cafeteria. Evey Weissman: 520-904-4801, Weissmae@email.arizona.edu.

Bruno-Groening.org/English.

Toastmasters of Unity – 4:30-5:30pm. Conquer your fear of public speaking with a friendly, supportive group meeting in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Everyone welcome. Risky Business, 6866 E Sunrise Dr. Jeff: 520-861-7039. ToastmastersOfUnity.com.

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to Holly@NaturalTucson.com. Deadline is the 15th of the month.

500 + SQ FT of carpeted beautiful teaching space includes ample parking, chairs and conference tables at WellnessFirst! 3861 N First Ave, $20 per hour, various times and days available. Zach, 520-209-1755.

A GIFT OF WELLNESS The Reconnection, Reconnective Healing, Counseling, Ionic Foot Baths, Reflexology. Ask about our specials.

520-548-3820.

A N I M A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N A N D ENERGY HEALING Better understand your animal to enhance your relationship, address behavioral issues, learn what your pet needs to be healthy. Judy Ferrig, M.S., 520-245-4214, OpenPathways-EnergyandCommunication.com.

AQUATIC MASSAGE THERAPY offers rich menu of Cranial Sacral Therapy, Jin Shin Jyutsu, and Shiatsu. Dorothy Richmond, LMT 520-6224201. SantaRitaSprings.com.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Organic, vegan, whole food concentrate with over 42 antioxidants.

Increase Energy & Health. Opendoor2life.com.

HYPNOTHERAPY AND BIOSLIFE SLIM, a combination that works together for weight loss success. FocusedWellnessSolutions.com.

Rrking.myunicity.net.

TREATMENT/SEMINAR SPACE Treatment rooms and large room available in cooperative healing center. Have your healing practice/ workshop here and enjoy both group support and independence. Many rental options available.

Karen , 520-940-0486.

LASTONE THERAPY The Original Hot and Cold stone massage. Coupled with massage, Shiatsu, Reiki, toning and crystals, Mary takes you on a journey. Mary Nelson, 520-400-9364.

Nelson@LaStoneTherapy.com, LaStoneTherapy.com.

MEETING ROOM for presentations, therapy groups, meditation, workshops, etc. Midtown location, off-street parking. Rates modest, flexible.

Lotus Massage & Wellness Center, 2850 E Grant, 520-326-7700, LotusTucson.com.

MEETING ROOM AND PRACTITIONER ROOMS for rent at SpiritsChild Metaphysical Center, Orange Grove and Thornydale. SpiritsChild, 520-744-4402.

NONFORCE NETWORK CHIROPRACTIC and Allergy Elimination techniques. 15 years experience in Tucson. See ad and practitioner listings. 520-296-5899. DesertMountainHealth.com.

PART-TIME COLON HYDROTHERAPIST wanted. Certification, communication & marketing skills, nutrition & detox knowledge and managerial skills required. Sheila Shea, Intestinal Health Institute. 520-325-9686 or Intestines@SheilaShea.com.

TRY THE VIBRACUSSOR Medical Massage Treatment Tool for deep relief of joint and muscle tissue pain and restrictions. Randy L.M.T. 520-312-9563.

communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide, email Holly@NaturalTucson.com to request our media kit.

ACUPUNCTURE Marcey Rosin, L.Ac., M.A., NCCAOM.

Acupuncture at El Dorado Health Center 520-904-1460 MarceyRosinAcupuncture.com

Practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbology, Marcey treats many health conditions including specialization in the treatment of asthma, migraines, and digestive problems. Everyone deserves to experience the healing power of acupuncture. For this reason, Marcey offers discounted rates for those requiring regular follow up treatments.

THREE TREASURES ACUPUNCTURE AND HEALING ARTS Andrea Alagammai, L.Ac., M.S., M.A., R.N. Acupuncturist, Reiki Master, Energy Healer 520-298-7222

Andrea’s foundation in counseling, yoga and nursing blends into her Energy Medicine practice: Psychespirit-physical healing through energetic transformation. Sessions integrate Acupuncture, Reiki, Craniosacral, Lymph Drainage, EFT, Sound and Energetic therapies. Enhancing immunity, calming the mind, relieving pain, restoring health.

bodywork ARMORLESS BODY THERAPIES

Randy Usem, LMT Radix Practitioner Campbell & Grant 520-312-9563 Armorless.net TucsonMassageAndBodyTherapy.com

CAROL DANIEL, LMT

520-760-3358 TucsonMindfulMassage.com

Experience the healing and intuitive touch of an accomplished professional massage therapist who for the past 27 years has used a wide variety of modalities on a diverse clientele.

Massage promotes health and fosters a deep sense of physical and mental peace.

LASTONE THERAPY

Mary D Nelson, LMT 6761 N Harran Dr., 85704 520-400-9364 Nelson@lastonetherapy.com LaStoneTherapy.com

LaStone® alternates the temperatures of the stones resulting in a chemical response. This “vascular gymnastics” assists in self-healing, reduced inflammation and congestion of body fluids. A Session with Mary is like taking a week’s vacation in three hours. See ad on page 30.

LOTUS MASSAGE & WELLNESS CENTER 2850 E. Grant Rd. 520-326-7700 LotusTucson.com

For massage that relieves long-held tension, alleviates pain, and brings lasting therapeutic benefits – while feeling great to receive – call Lotus Center. Enjoy deep tissue massage, specialty techniques, or combination treatments at no extra cost. You’ll appreciate our soothing setting and exceptional therapists.

See ad page 30.

LUMINOUS ADVENTURES

Lucia Maya 520-579-8844 Lucia@luminousadventures.com LuminousAdventures.com

Reiki - Craniosacral - Raindrop Technique. Lucia offers a unique blend of energy work and aromatherapy which brings you to a state of profound and deep relaxation.

From this place of stillness, your body can heal, coming into balance and resolving physical and emotional pain. See ad page 30.

Massage on the Rocks Tomi Murphey, LMT 520-318-3427 Murphey1111@gmail.com

Tomi uses a holistic approach to her integrative bodywork sessions.

Experience the healing power of Aquatic Massage or Negative Pressure Massage (Cupping) at lovely Santa Rita Springs. Tomi has 30 yrs experience in Healing Arts, 16 years as a massage educator.

MEDICINE WHEEL DENTAL & WELLNESS CENTER Mercedez Lucke CranioSacral, Myo Fascia, Energetic Release 4650 W. Jojoba, 85745 520-743-7101

Come and experience a unique bodywork session by Mercedez Lucke. She utilizes Dr. Swidler’s Percussion Table in combination with CranioSacral Therapy, Myo Fascia/energetic release and combinations of massage and intuitive body work. Evening/wkend by appt. See ad on page 22.

COMING NEXT MONTH

Randy has 25 years bodywork experience, providing treatments that are stress busting or for specific issues. Sometimes sessions are energetic and primal, using sound, breath and movement which access deep tension and feelings. Also, Male-Female Team facilitating a uniquely blended, nurturing massage experience. See ad page 30.

Live Your Passion & Purpose Create your best life. Feel fit, energized and happier.

Experts show the way in Natural Awakenings’ special November issue.

BIO-TOUCH CENTER 5634 E Pima St, 85712 520-323-7951 Office@justtouch.com JustTouch.com

Practicing and teaching Bio-Touch to alleviate pain and stress, and support good health through all stages of life. Personal sessions are shared on a donation basis. See ad on page 5.

For more information about advertising and how you can participate, call

520-760-2378

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ROCKING THE BODY

Gary Olsen Massage Teacher 520-449-2128 RockingTheBody@gmail.com RockingTheBody.com

Specializes in injury recovery after car accidents and helping people perform in work and sports without pain. Also offering Ethics and technique CEU Massage Workshops to fit your schedule. See ad page 30.

SANTA RITA SPRINGS

Dorothy Richmond, LMT Aquatic Massage, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Cranial Sacral, Watsu 520-622-4201 • 520-990-1857 Watsu_Woman_Az@yahoo.com SantaRitaSprings.com

Aquatic Massage, or Watsu®, immerses the body in 96 degree warm water, using flowing wavelike movement and the water’s resistance to stretch and free joints, muscles, connective tissue, and nerves while your therapist keeps your nose above water. Wave patterns of energy release tension into the flow and regenerate tissue. Deep relaxation frees the mind. See ad page 30.

coaching counseling & guidance ARMORLESS BODY THERAPIES

Randy Usem, LMT, Radix Practitioner Campbell & Grant 520-312-9563 TucsonEmotionalAndTraumaTherapy.com TucsonMassageAndBodyTherapy.com

Affordable alternative or addition to traditional therapy. Radix is a Neo-Reichian, Deep Feeling, Regressive Process similar to Bioenergetics and Primal Therapy.

Exploring with breath, body awareness, centering and grounding to access anger, fear, grief, longing and restore love, trust, pleasure, fulfillment and aliveness. See ad page 30.

COACHING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS

Gail Benton , Owner Tucson, Az. T: 520-296-5695 C: 520-404-4819 Gail@coachingsolutionsforbusiness.com

Business coaching for entrepreneurs, couples, family businesses.

Align your Money Mindset, Business Systems, Life Purpose and Passion. Call for a complimentary Strategy Session. See ad on page 9.

chiropractic MARTHA BERGNER, M.S., D.C. 5929 East Pima St., 85712 520-296-5899 DesertMountainHealth.com

Offering Network Chiropractic, which gently but powerfully helps you dissipate spinal tension and experience ease and comfort. Also, NAET, Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Techniques, which helps remove blockages that can result in allergies, sensitivities, digestive disturbances, and more. 15 years experience!”

See ad on page 13.

WINTERHAVEN HEALTH CENTER Dr Nathan Conlee 3020 North Country Club Rd., 87516 520-322-6161 PerformanceNeurology.com

Dr. Conlee, Chiropractor Neurologist, diagnoses and treats such conditions as Dystonia, ADHD, Peripheral Neuropathy, vertigo, migraine headaches, balance disorders, numbness, tingling, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other conditions related to neurologic function.

Also available: acupuncture, physiotherapy, kinesiotape, nutrition and allergy testing. See ad on page 12.

HEALTHY COUPLES

Bill White, M.A., Love Coach 520-319-9132 TheHealthyCouple.com

Quick and dramatic results are common. Bill is a master at navigating relationship challenges to restore love and play. Resolve anger, arguments, emotional distancing, broken trust, childhood influences. Call for a free initial interview.

PATHWAY TO YOUR SOUL LIFE COACHING Josie Collins MS, CPCC 520-275-6085 PathwayToYourSoul.com

Would it be ok with you if life got easier? Learn to identify your core values and innate gifts, overcome limiting beliefs and emotional blocks, and discover your soul’s mission. Live your life with more joy, grace, ease and fun.

TRANSFORMATIONAL INTUITIVE GUIDANCE Lucia Maya 520-579-8844 LuminousAdventures.com

Get clear about what you want and how to achieve it, with support and guidance on your journey. Through deep listening, powerful questions, and my practical and spiritual approach you will unveil your heart’s desire and live your dreams.

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colon hydrotherapy INTESTINAL HEALTH INSTITUTE Sheila Shea, Director 4427 E. 5th St., 85711 520-325-9686 IntestinalHealthInstitute.com

Sheila is an IACT member, instructor and is National Board Certified in the field of Colon Hydrotherapy.

With 34 years of experience, she offers sessions daily, professional trainings and public education. She guides people with dietary, detoxification and liver flush programs.

VERY SPECIAL ALTERNATIVES Vonnie Schultz Albrecht, RN Central Tucson location 520-403-1686 VerySpecialAlternatives@gmail.com

Confidentiality, privacy, and respect for your individual needs. Closed gravity system with dual-filtered, UV-purified water and disposable speculums. Probiotic reflorastation.

Also offering consultation, referral services, ear coning, phlebotomy skills, The One Command. Affordable rates & packages. By appointment including weekends.

dentistry MEDICINE WHEEL DENTAL Dr. Steven A. Swidler DDS & Dr. Kenneth C. Glass DDs 4650 W. Jojoba Dr., 85745 520-743-7101 MedicineWheelDental.com

Medicine Wheel Dental is Tucson’s Premier holistic integrative dental practice. Utilizing a balanced mix of traditional dentistry with exclusive naturopathic, holistic and alternative modalities, Medicine Wheel Dental provides the highest level of personalized dental care. “With awareness we can make a choice.”

See ad on page 22.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION 1-800-654-2765 Energyefficiency@swgas.com SwGasLiving.com/Efficiency

Delivering smart energy solutions for your home or business. Take advantage of our programs and incentives on residential and commercial high-efficiency equipment and learn a Smarter Greener Better® way to save money and the environment. See ad on page 6.

energy work EARTHWORKS OF TUCSON Clarice Naugle Will McCastle 440-341-6155 EarthworksTucson.com

Through healing, education and consultation Will & Clarice can guide you toward realizing your highest human potential. Empower yourself and embrace a new reality. Call today and learn how their services will assist you in enhancing your Earth journey. See ad on page 35.

healthcare A NEW CREATION WOMEN’S CLINIC 3055 W. Ina Rd., Ste. 195 520-293-1117 ANewCreationWomensClinic.com

We take time to listen, provide personal attention and individualized care. Services include Primary Care/Gynecology. Evaluation, treatment, management of common health problems including high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disorders, perimenopause, menopause, birth control, colposcopy, annual exams, pap/screening tests, prescription services. See ad page 23.

HAWAIIAN ENERGY MEDICINE Zelie Duvauchelle 520-237-7533 ZelieD.com

H a w a i i a n E n e rg y M e d i c i n e Ho’oponopono, to set right, a Hawaiian process for cleansing old memories and entanglements from the past. Combined with Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral makes for a powerful combination. Open to the suchness, live an authentic life.

HOPE HEALING

Jodi Encinas 520-275-1861 JodiHopeHealing@gmail.com

Awaken to your highest potential.

Energy healing helps you to move beyond any issue of the mind, body and spirit. For the individual, group or business owner who is ready for life to flow. 1/2 off your first session.

INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES

Keep Your Energy System Flowing Candace Studebaker 520-818-3848 SheHawk12@aol.com IntegrativeEnergyTherapies.weebly.com

Testing and treating all 9 dynamic parts of the body’s energy system to rebalance for health. Bars-Access Consciousness, Reiki, Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch and emotional and spiritual issues addressed. Individual instruction to maintain balance in the energy system.

OPEN PATHWAYS

Judy Ferrig, M.S., IARP Energy, Healing, and Communications 520-245-4214 OpenPathways-EnergyAndCommunication.com

Energetic healing for people and animals is key to wellbeing and health. I use a variety of modalities such as Reiki, chakra and aura clearing, visualization, and balancing with stones, crystals, sound, color, and essences to work on the most effective vibrational level. Medical studies support the work I do as instrumental in healing.CE’s available for all Reiki levels.

healthfood stores NEW LIFE HEALTH CENTERS NewLifeHealth.com

New Life Health Centers is locally owned and operated.

We have been serving Tucson since 1970 with the best products to help you live a long and healthy life. Our motto is “New Life KNOWS Nutrition” We make it our goal to do just that…KNOW nutrition…in order to serve you better. See ad inside back cover.

health screening PROACTIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC

Lynda Witt ACCT Certified Thermographer 520-235-7036 ProactiveHealthSolutions.org

Screening thermography has the opportunity to detect changes at any stage in the development of breast cancer from the first year through to when a tumor is dense enough to be seen with mammography. This early detection of change can lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatment options as well as the opportunity for patients and their healthcare practitioners to intervene at an early stage with preventive treatment.

See ad page 16.

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GOVINDA’S NATURAL FOODS BUFFET CHAITANYA CULTURAL CENTER 711 E. Blacklidge Dr., 85719 520-792-0630 GovindasOfTucson.com

Enjoy resort-like atmosphere of waterfalls, peacocks, fountains and gardens while relishing international vegetarian cuisine emphasizing healthy organic produce. Dinner under $10. Join us for weekly Sunday Festival at 5:30 pm with musical meditation, spiritual discourse and dinner at 7 pm for $3.

Organo Gold Consultant Luis & Alma Celaya buenisimocafe1@gmail.com 520-955-4398 Buenisimo1.OrganoGold.com

Having heartburn after drinking coffee? Ganoderma coffee is your solution. Enjoy a cup of coffee that provides great flavor and amazing benefits to your health by supporting the Immune system, Lowering cholesterol, providing energy, supporting circulation, Liver protection and antioxidante. See ad on page 14.

holistic healing CARITAS CENTER FOR HEALING 330 E. 16th St. 520-624-2743 CaritasHealing.com

For a full-service wellness experience, come to Caritas, where you can receive Imago relationship counseling, acupuncture, massage therapy, Craniosacral therapy, and wellness classes.

Select from our panel of experienced practitioners. Rental space for classes/ workshops is also available in this beautiful center located in a calm, historic neighborhood.

ENERGY HEALING/EFT – ADV

Phyllis Winslow LMT, EFT Practitioner, PSYCH-K Graduate: Barbara Brennan School of Healing 520-909-3455 EnergyTherapyAz.com

Phyllis can help you create the life you desire. Experience rapid relief from physical pain. Get to the root cause and resolve health, relationship and emotional issues including depression, fears, grief and sexual trauma. Over 20 years of healing experience.

GOURMET GIRLS GLUTEN FREE BAKERY/BISTRO

A GIFT OF WELLNESS

Do you have celiac disease or suffer from gluten intolerance? Visit Tucson’s only completely gluten free bakery/bistro where you can enjoy breakfast, lunch or freshly baked treats in a relaxed and friendly environment without worrying about cross contamination.

See ad on page 14.

Reconnective Frequencies en-able spiritual and evolutionary advancement, enhance the renewal functions of the body, and increase vibratory levels for healing and development.

Many report healings from afflictions including depression, cancers, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders and AIDS-related diseases. Available in person or long-distance. See classifieds for other services. Schedule your appointment today.

5845 N. Oracle Rd. 520-408-9000 GourmetGirlsGlutenFree.com Tues-Sun 7am-3pm

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JOURNEY TO WELLNESS

Pam McMahon, Ph.D., CHt, NCC 520-730-0236 LifeHealer4U@aol.com LifeHealer.org

Devoted to optimally enhancing and improving your overall natural state of being and daily life. Ear Candling, Ionic Detox Foot Baths, Hypnotherapy, Reflexology, Herbal and Nutritional Counseling, Wellness Planning and Guidance. Beautiful and serene practice space, open 7-days/week. Experience vibrant health today. See ad pages 8 and 36.

MARY BETH ACKERLEY MD, MD(H) Board Certified Psychiatrist Homeopathic Physician 520-299-5694 MaryMD@mypassion4health.com MyPassion4Health.com

Dr. Mary Beth Ackerley, MD, MDH, is a classically-trained board-certified psychiatrist and homeopathic physician who specializes in the holistic treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, and menopause through the use of amino acid therapy, hormone replacement, nutritional support and homeopathy. She was appointed by the Governor to sit on the Arizona Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine. See ad page 5.

THE HEALING CLINIC – WHERE YOU HEAL IT

Cheryl Jeffries, CCHT, CSD, Practitioner 520-309-8726 CJeffries@whereyouhealit.com WhereYouHealIt.com

Whether the issue is physical, emotional or spiritual, there is a healing path for you at the clinic. The environment is one of support and mentoring in combination with results- oriented advanced healing practices. What if? FREE consultation. See ad on page 20.

HOMEopathy DESERT ROSE HOMEOPATHICS & HERBALS 3065 N. Campbell Ave. SW Corner of Hedrick & Campbell 520-918-0100 M-F 10-6, Sat. 9-1.

DesertRoseHomeopathics.com

A specialty shop offering homeopathics, flower essences, vitamins, herbal tinctures, supplements, LifeWave patches and locally crafted blends.

Personalized consultations. Hard-tofind remedies. Well-known brands.

Safe, balanced, natural alternatives for adults, children and pets. Come by and enter our monthly drawing to win free products.

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HOME SERVICES Mary’s House Cleaning Service

8808 East Dexter Dr., 85715 520-360-0688 MarysHouseCleaning.com Mary_victoria_glenn@hotmail.com

Providing chemical-free house cleaning and window washing services throughout the Metro Tucson, Vail, Rita Ranch, Marana since 1993. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and move out/in services. Licensed, insured, pet-friendly, reasonal rates, all natural cleaning products. Free consultation, 15% off first cleaning.

PLANET HUGGER 877-624-3326 Planet-Hugger.com

An eco-friendly home and office cleaning company & offers natural cleaning products.

877-624-3326. See ad on inside front cover.

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JOURNEY TO WELLNESS

Pam McMahon, Ph.D., CHt, NCC Board Certified Hypnotherapist 520-730-0236 LifeHealer4U@aol.com LifeHealer.org

One-on-one hypnotherapy treatments in weight loss, smoking cessation, insomnia, anxiety, and past life regression therapy. Pam’s unrelenting mission is to help others let go of limiting behaviors and beliefs, discover their power and live up to their highest potential. See ad pages 8 and 36.

metaphysical gifts & supplies New Moon Haven

16256 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 100 Catalina, 85739 520-825-9044 NewMoonHaven.com

A place where Spirit Runs free.

New Moon Haven offers metaphysical items that uplift the Spirit and soften the heart. We also offer workshops with the intention of supporting selfawareness, physical well-being and expanding consciousness.

Room Rental available.

FOCUSED WELLNESS SOLUTIONS Rosemary R. King APRN, HN, CHt. 520-400-3456 FocusedWellnessSolutions.com

Rosie is dedicated to partnering with women to help them succeed in their wellness goals. She provides health coaching at convenient times over the telephone and hypnotherapy in the privacy of your home. Individualized hypnotherapy CDs are also available.

INTUITIVE GUIDANCE Rev. Maria Kingsley Hypnotherapist & EFT/NLP Practitioner 1636 N. Swan, Ste. 100 520-780-0170 Kadakingsley@msn.com

Change what is stopping you from living the happy, free life you have wanted all along. Intuitive Wisdom is available for you. We can access this together through hypnotherapy, remove obstacles with EFT and anchor new thoughts and behaviors with Neuro-Linguisitc Programming. It’s fun and effective. Free initial interview. See ad on page 21.

Spiritschild

A Unique Gift Shop Marana Market Pl., Ste. 120 S.E. Corner Thornydale & Orange Grove 520-744-4402 SpiritsChild.com

Your resource for one-of-akind gifts including crystals, jewelry, candles, music, books and spiritual tools for practitioners and students alike. See the calendar section for personal and spiritual development classes, workshops and book signings. Truly a spiritual oasis awaiting your exploration. New location.

See ad on inside front cover.

UNIQUE VIEWS OF NATURE Rose@uniqueviewsofnature.com UniqueViewsofNature.com

Love nature? Get creative with free stock photos/videos for design, web or print use. Find fun, informative and inspiring nature DVDs and photography gifts. All available online at UniqueViewsofNature.com.

See ad on page 26.

naturopathic medicine Genesis Natural Medicine Center 3920 N. Campbell Ave. 520-495-4400 GenesisNMC.com

Genesis provides a level of compassionate, personalized care not seen in medicine today. We listen to our patients. Our specialties include: Naturopathic oncology and primary care, acupuncture, Chinese herbs, colon hydrotherapy, Intravenous nutrient therapy, lymphatic drainage, massage, pain management, FIR-Sauna. See ad on page 7.

Dr. DeeAnn Saber, NMD WellnessFIRST! 3861 N. First Ave., 85729 520-209-1755 3861WellnessFirst.com

Dr. Saber is a Primary Care Naturopathic Physician who specializes in Endocrinology and Functional Medicine. Using science-based information as well as your personal symptoms we will together find the best way to your optimal health. See ad page 12.

personal growth and development TOASTMASTERS OF UNITY ToastMastersOfUnity.com

Saturdays 4:30-5:30 pm. Learn how to speak in public with a friendly, supportive group in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

Check website for location.

Come see what Toastmasters is all about. Everyone welcome!

physical therapy PEDERSEN PHYSICAL THERAPY Michelle Pedersen, PT WellnessFIRST! 3861 N. First Ave., 85729 520-603-8640 PedersenPT.com

Michelle integrates traditional physical therapy and structural bodywork to treat your whole body. She helps to establish new movement patterns that promote flexibility, coordination, balance and stamina and accelerate your pain-free recovery. Michelle holds certifications in lymphedema and kinesio taping. See ad on page 17.

salon/spa services I-KO-I SALON AND SPA

3161 N. Country Club Rd., Ste. 101 520-881-6096.

MagicBeeNutrition.com

No-toxic smell nail salon. Manicures $15, Pedicures $25 -featuring individually cleaned pipeless jets bowl, detoxify $15. No DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde in products. No-Ammonia hair color and perm. Also, Organic Desert Honey. Fresh Royal Jelly and more bee products. Call 520-881-6096.

Natural Way Wellness Spa 329 E 7th St. 520-882-8828 NaturalWayWellnessSpa.com

Natural Way Wellness Spa believes in affordable and all natural whole body health. Services include massage, facials, peels, waxing, body treatments, custom aromatherapy, and personal yoga instruction.

Book now by phone at (520)-8828828 or online NaturalWayWellnessSpa.com. See ad on page 15.

PURE AESTHETICS

5110 E. 5th St., 85711 520-514-PURE(7873) PureSAestheticsTucson.com

Interested in skincare? Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School is the only school in Tucson dedicated exclusively to aesthetic education. We offer a variety of spa services including facials, waxing, and body treatments, as well a selection of truly natural skincare products.

VAHALLA NATURAL SPA AND BEAUTY

Trudy Erickson 520-743-1249 Beautipage.com/TrudyErickson

Enjoy spa treatments and have beautiful skin with natural safe cosmeceuticals. No harmful preservatives, sulfates, parabens or gluten. No artificial dyes. fragrances. Cruelty free, made in America. Call for custom facial or shop online at your leisure. Beautiful healthy gift collections!

schools CORTIVA INSTITUTE – TUCSON 6390 E. Broadway Blvd., 85710 520-407-5145 Cortiva.com

Cortiva Tucson’s massage therapy programs are comprehensive and grounded in the value of clientcentered care. The student clinic offers treatments to the public 5 days a week. Visit cortiva.com/tucson for information on massage therapy treatments and careers. See ad on page 34.

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SKY ISLANDS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Dr Shari Popen, Director 3101 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., 85715 520-382-9210 Director@skyislands.org SkyIslands.org

Sky Islands is a non-profit, tuition-free public high school, grades 9-12. Environmental studies are integrated throughout the place-based educational program. Core classes are all teacher-taught by highly qualified educators. Sky Islands currently has open-enrollment in all grades. See ad on page 19.

skincare MONSOON NECTAR

520-366-1641 MonsoonNectar@gmail.com MonsoonNectar.com FB: Monsoon Nectar

100% pure essential oils and botanical skin care promises vibrant skin. Bioconscious, intricate formulas target anti-aging with immune boosting properties and moisturizers for improved well-being. Order or find retail locations on website. See ad on page 11.

spiritual teachings CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING - TUCSON Rev. Donald Graves Sunday Service: 3231 N. Craycroft Rd., 85712 520-319-1042 TucsonCSL.org

Through partnering with possibility, expanding in consciousness, compassion and connection, and by offering spiritual tools that change lives, the Center for Spiritual Living Tucson provides an environment for spiritual deepening through classes in spiritual practice, community building activities, and meaningful sharing. “It’s like coming home, in a good way.” Sunday Celebration Service 10:30am, 10am Meditation. See ad on page 17.

DESERT ASHRAM

3403 W. Sweetwater Dr., 85745 520-743-0384 DesertAshram@truthconsciousness.org TruthConsciousness.org

An oasis of peace welcomes seekers from all traditions for: Satsang of Swami Amar Jyoti (Wisdom Teachings of universal classical spirituality, chanting, meditation) 7:30 pm Thursdays/Sundays; Aarati (Sanskrit chanting, worship/meditation) 7 am/pm daily; Women’s Hatha Yoga 4 pm Thursdays. Library, bookshop, retreats, service.

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Tools For Spiritual Growth Susan Thompson 3617 N. Camino Blanco Annex Room 3 520-603-1558 Santmat.net

Know Thyself as Soul Foundation presents a FREE one hour class entitled Karma: The Law of Action and Reaction Saturday Oct 13 10-11am at Unity of Tucson. Join us as we explore the 3 types of karma and soul as an eternal aspect of the self. See ad on page 5.

SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP

Tucson Meditation Group 1702 E. Prince, Ste. 140 520-792-6544 TucsonMeditationGroup.com Yogananda-Srf.org

Devotional Services: Sundays 10am-11am.Meditation Services: Sunday 9am-10am & 6pm-8pm, Wednesday 6pm-8pm, Friday 7pm8:30pm.

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER ARIZONA 1701 E. Miles St., 85719 520-441-1617 MeditationInTucson.org

Learn time-tested methods for finding peace of mind - the key to happiness. Weekly classes in Buddhist meditation and philosophy, prayer services, retreats and spiritual advice with Resident teacher Gen Kelsang Lingpur and senior practitioners. Everyone welcome.

Tucson IANDS Experience Sharing (TIES) Facilitators: Chuck & Susan 520-395-2365 Meetup.com/Spiritual-Explorations

Information on and sharing of NDEs and other transformative experiences. Open to public.

Everyone has experiences worth sharing. Guest speaker series on 2nd Thursday, small groups on 3rd Thursday each month, 6:30pm at Unity Church of Tucson. See ad on back cover

UNITED FELLOWSHIP

CHAPEL, INC David Miller 4718 E. Hawthorne St., 85711 520-327-0142 United-Fellowship-Chapel.com

Self-Realization/Psychic-Development to know thyself, to heal, and to change is available on an individual basis. The Meta-physical Principles Course is an in-depth study of metaphysics. In the Universal Metaphysics course one learns the definitions. In the Seminary, one may become an ordained minister. See ad page 36.

UNITY CHURCH OF PEACE

1551 S. Eastside Loop, Ste. 121, 85710 520-546-3696 Info@unitychurchofpeaceaz.com

Explore your spirituality in a warm and loving community of caring friends. Learn practical tools that really work to improve your life, and the world around you. Sunday service 10:30.

Prayer services Sunday at 8:50am and Wednesdays at 9:45am. unitychurchofpeaceaz. com. See ad page 43.

THE TEMPLE OF THE PRESENCE 11902 East Irvington Rd. (SW corner of Old Spanish Trail) 520-751-2039, ext. 100 TempleOfThePresence.org

Saint Germain and the Ascended Masters stand ready to assist you. In their Radiance, you will learn how to release the Light from your Individualized I AM Presence. Find Divine solutions to every challenge. Spiral upward to your Ascension. Thursday classes, 7pm.

The Temple of Universality Founder: Rev. Betty Tatalajski NEW Masonic Temple, 3590 N. Country Club Rd. 520-884-5340 TempleOfUniversality@gmail.com TheTempleOfUniversality.org

Worship, Healing, Prophesy. Celebrating the Unity of God and Man. 11:00 am Sunday service, Free Metaphysical development classes in areas of: White Eagle World Healing Meditation, Alice Bailey books, Spiritual/Metaphysical Law, and Kaballah.

UNITY CHURCH OF TUCSON Rev. Larry and Mary Ellen Swarz 3617 N. Camino Blanco, 85718 520-577-3300

Ministry of love, inspiration, learning, wholeness and joy empowering all people to embrace their Divine Nature. Daycare: ages 1-5. Family health clinic: free, donation or Medicare. Beautiful, low-cost weddings. Bookstore for spiritual thinkers. Sunday services 9am and 11am.

Home to “The Daily Word.”

yoga Self Centered Yoga & Fitness 4425 N. Campbell Ave. 520-299-0331 MySelfCentered.com

The studio offers all styles of yoga for any level with awesome instructors, location, events for health & wellness, a boutique featuring Monsoon Nectar Organic Skin Care and the Ultimate Stress Escape Yoga & Lifestyle Retreat in Costa Rica, UltimateStressEscape.com. See ad on page 11.

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