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US Health Freedom Congress

Join us for the full three-day gathering or simply attend the keynote speech on Tuesday, August 2nd!

Hosted by National Health Freedom Coalition

July 31, August 1 & 2, 2016 St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN Tuesday, August 2, 2016, 6:30PM

Monday, August 1, 2016 (beginning at 6:30 PM)

Keynote Speaker: Ronnie Cummins,

Geoengineering: by Clifford Carnicom

co-founder and Int’l Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA)

“The Daily Assault on the Health Freedom Movement”

Dedicated to safeguarding organic standards and promoting a healthy, just, and sustainable system of agriculture and commerce.

Followed by the movie: “VAXXED” Q&A with Andrew Wakefield, Del Bigtree and Polly Tommey

Health Freedom: the inalienable right of all people to access the health care products, practitioners, and truthful information that they need for their own health and wellbeing Reservations required at www.healthfreedomcongress.org

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I’ve seen the company grow as we’ve expanded from 85 franchises to 95 in four short years. I hear from people almost weekly saying, “I love this magazine!” (FYI, my standard response is “I love hearing that!”) We’re definitely filling a need in the community as more people want to know about the information we provide in short, relevant, cutting-edge articles that meet people where they’re at and help them get to where they want to be.

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newsbriefs Women’s Empowerment Wilderness Experience in August

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oin Laura Adrian on an exploration of sea kayaking and camping, from August 11 to 13, on the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Adrian, a kundalini yoga teacher and CranioSacral Therapist practicing in the Twin Cities area, regularly offers classes and retreats focusing on self-care.

This expedition is an amazing opportunity to get into the flow of life. What better way to do that than in a sea kayak, exploring world-class sea caves on Lake Superior? The weekend retreat is an ideal introduction to the world of sea kayaking, with the threeday format providing enough time to be immersed in the outdoors and to recapture the spirit of one’s adventuresome self.

Laura Adrian First-time paddlers learn a range of skills and safety considerations that allow them to feel comfortable embarking on their own future trips.

Experienced paddlers can fine-tune their technique and deepen their knowledge of navigation, leadership and decision making on the water. Some of the island features include lighthouses, sea caves, wildlife, beaches and forests.

The program includes three nights of camping, daily yoga and meditation, all organic meals, complete gear rental and group activities. No experience is necessary.

Cost: $525. Space is limited. Register early to save your space at WholeLifeElevation.com.

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newsbriefs Mississippi Market Hosts Summer Shindig

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ississippi Market will host an outdoor celebration of all things summer at their Summer Shindig, from 3 to 7 p.m., July 9, at their West 7th Street location, in St. Paul.

In addition to family-friendly games and activities, food and drinks will be available for purchase and there will be live music from the St. Paul Mudsteppers.

Some of the games include the beanbag toss and chalk drawing. Attendees can also meet with local growers and producers, including Sin Fronteras Farm. There will be drawings to win a charcoal grill, camp chairs and an inflatable kayak.

Cost: Free. Location: 1500 W. 7th St., St. Paul. For more information, visit MSMarket.coop.

Summer Clothing & Seed Swap on July 23

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o It Green! will host its annual Summer Clothing & Seed Swap, from 2 to 4 p.m., July 23, at Mount Olive Church, in Minneapolis.

For the summer clothing swap, anyone can bring unwanted clothes and swap them for “new-to-you” items. Clean clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children of any age and size are welcome.

Do It Green! will donate any leftovers to charity.

This is a free event, but consider making a free-will monetary donation in support of Do It Green!, Minnesota’s sustainability program.

Location: 3045 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis. For more information, visit DoItGreen.org.

Eat Local Farm Tour Returns

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ocal farms open their doors for a day full of fun, learning and discovery at the annual Eat Local Farm Tour. Brought to you by your local food co-ops, this free, self-guided event features 29 local farms from Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Organizers of the event offer some tips: GPS can be spotty in rural areas so check directions on Google Maps before heading out; bring a cooler to store all the farm-fresh goods you may purchase; stay on established paths and don’t pick produce without a farmer’s permission; and leave pets at home.

The Eat Local Farm Tour is sponsored by the following local food co-ops that believe that supporting local growers is vital to providing healthy food and participating in environmental protection: Wedge Community Co-op; Lakewinds Food Co-op; People’s Food Co-op; Just Food Co-op; Linden Hills Co-op; Seward Community Co-op; Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op; Eastside Food Co-op; St. Peter Food Co-op; River Market Community Co-op; Valley Natural Foods; and GrassRoots Cooperative and Café.

Cost: Free. Location: A listing and map of the farms can be found at Wedge.Coop/ pdf/Farm-Tour.pdf.

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he Spirit Wellness Center will host its 6th annual Holistic Fair, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on July 23, at the Best Western Dakota Ridge Hotel, in Eagan.

Kellie Haehnel Registration for exhibitors and vendors is now open; businesses and providers that would like to participate are invited to apply. Volunteers are also needed for this event.

The fair offers holistic health practitioners, natural products retailers and other holistic-based businesses and services the opportunity to market themselves and/or their products to a health-minded audience.

“At the Holistic Fair this year we are looking to bring wellness and healthy lifestyles to the forefront,” says Kellie Haehnel, owner of The Spirit Wellness Center, in Eagan. “Everyone is looking for cost-effective ways to stay healthy and providers are always looking for ways to meet prospective clients. We believe there is a tremendous interest and enthusiasm for just such an event. There are so many holistically minded individuals who are thirsty for the kind of resources that this event will highlight.”

Haehnel adds, “Anyone interested in promoting their business and showcasing the products or services that they provide by reaching out to people and making personal contacts in a short amount of time should be registering for this event.”

Cost: $5 (includes keynote speaker and lectures), students/seniors $3, children free. Elective services extra. Location: 3450 Washington Dr., Eagan. For more information, call 612-804-4463, email Kellie@ TheSpiritWellnessCenter.com or visit TheSpiritWellnessCenter.com.

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OUnique WELLNESS is hosting their first Customer Appreciation Month, from July 18 Maureen Hyde to August 19. New members will receive Designed Clinical Nutrition programs at a 50 percent discount. Initial exam, consult, tests and report of findings are only $30/person. Plus, new members will receive a free gift valued at $20.

“We are very passionate about empowering as many people in the community as possible to achieve vibrant and optimum health through education and natural means without the use of unnecessary drugs or surgery,” says owner Maureen Hyde, DC. Every Wednesday during the celebration month, from noon to 5 p.m., they will host Wellness Wednesday Happy Hour, featuring innovative and healthy foods with recipes to sample as well as other great products. There will also be prize drawings throughout the month.

Hyde specializes in Nutrition Response Testing, functional medicine, Reconnective Healing and chiropractic care helping with a wide variety of health issues, including digestive problems, headaches, migraines, PMS or postmenopausal symptoms, sinus and allergy concerns.

Location: 2459 15th St. NW, Ste. A, New Brighton. For more information, call 612-314-9333, email YHC.Dr.Hyde@gmail.com or visit TheHealthiDeserve.com. See Directory Listing on page 30.

2016 U.S. Health Freedom Congress

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hirty health freedom organizations will gather from July 31 to August 2, in Northfield, to discuss state and national issues surrounding health freedom. The summit is open to everyone through registration.

The Meet and Greet on Sunday evening will include 6 the showing of I Stand for Health Freedom videos from the 2015 Congress opener, presentations from two lawyers on their experiences and a presentation by a local farmer on the issues he faces. Monday evening, following the Congress activities, there will be a presentation by Clifford Carnicom on geoengineering and a showing of the movie Vaxxed, followed by a Q&A session with Andrew Wakefield.

The event will culminate on Tuesday with a keynote speech by Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and international director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and its Mexico affiliate, Via Organica. Cummins has been a writer and activist since the 1960s, with extensive experience in public education, grassroots mobilization and marketplace pressure campaigns. Over the past two decades he has served as director of U.S. and international campaigns dealing with sustainable agriculture issues, including food safety, genetic engineering, factory farming and global warming.

Health freedom is the goal of many organizations and countless individuals, and the U.S. Health Freedom Congress aims to bring them together in one place to enhance their progress. Some of the issues discussed last year were GMO labeling, keeping organic standards meaningful, forced vaccinations and freedom to practice the healing arts.

The event is hosted by the National Health Freedom Coalition (NHFC), a nonprofit based in Minnesota. “We all want to protect the right of people to have what they need to be well, and that sometimes means fighting for our right to choose our own healing path, our right to have accurate information, our right to decline treatments or to avoid toxic substances,” states Diane Miller, JD, NHFC co-founder and executive director.

Cost: $25 Keynote Speech Tuesday night (no dinner); $60 Keynote Speech with Organic Banquet Dinner; $200 for entry to all events on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (includes food for all days). Location: St. Olaf College, Northfield. For more information, call 608295-3827, email Judy@NationalHealthFreedom.org or visit NationalHealthFreedom.org.

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Calcium Pills Don’t Build Bone Health

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esearchers reporting in the British medical journal The Lancet, analyzed 44 studies on calcium supplementation or dietary calcium and bone fractures and concluded, “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture and there is no current evidence that increasing dietary calcium intake prevents fractures.” Qualifying studies included more than 44,000 people.

A different meta-study from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, also published in The Lancet, reviewed 59 clinical and observational studies of calcium and bone density. The meta-analysis compared the effect of calcium doses of 500, 800 and 1,000 milligrams per day and found that bone density improvements ranged between 0.6 and 1.8 percent throughout the body during the first year of supplementation, but did not increase over time.

They concluded that the improvements in bone mineral density from calcium supplements were small and that results mirrored the increases seen from dietary sources, suggesting that neither method significantly improves bone health.

Energy Drinks Harm the Heart

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n addition to alertness, energy drinks may also trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increased blood pressure. Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, tested 27 healthy adults. The volunteers were split into three groups—one drank two cans of an energy drink per day, another consumed the same amount of a drink with Panax ginseng and the third a similar-tasting placebo beverage.

The subjects were given cardiovascular testing before and after the trial. After three weeks, the group imbibing the energy drinks had a significant increase in abnormal heart rhythms and higher blood pressure. The ginseng and placebo groups saw no change in their heart conditions.

Sachin A. Shah, a doctor of pharmacy and professor at Pacific’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, says, “Our findings suggest that certain energy drinks may increase the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm when consumed in high volumes. While we wait for more data, some consumers should exercise caution and not blindly follow the buzz.”

The Center for Science in Public Interest, a consumer health advocacy group, has reported that as of June 2014, 34 deaths have been associated with energy drinks.

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ADHD Meds Weaken Kids’ Bones

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Colorful Produce Slows Cell Aging

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new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition finds that an increased intake of carotenoids, powerful antioxidants found in plantbased foods, is associated with slower aging. The research tested 3,660 U.S. adults and measured blood levels of five common carotenoids: alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, combined lutein/ zeaxanthin and trans-lycopene.

The researchers found that those with levels that were in the highest quarter had 5 percent to 8 percent longer telomeres compared to those with the lowest quartile of carotenoid levels.

Telomeres are located at the ends of DNA chromosomes and get shorter as we age. Longer telomeres indicate greater longevity.

Carotenoids are found in the yellow-to-red pigments in many yellow, red and orange foods. They are also contained in green foods where chlorophyll shields the yellow-red color. Alpha-carotenes are present in carrots, cantaloupes, mangoes, kale, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Beta-carotene is found in some of the same foods, and also tomatoes, apricots and watermelons.

Beta-cryptoxanthin is found in papayas, apples and orange peels. Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in some of the same foods, along with kiwifruit, grapes, oranges, zucchini and squash.

Some of the highest levels are in corn.

Lycopene is in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, apricots and other redto-yellow foods.

new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth. This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine. At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

Osteopathy Alleviates Low Back Pain

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ore than 600,000 people undergo surgery for back pain every year, yet back surgery is often unsuccessful. Safer manual therapies provide a viable alternative, according to recent research.

A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period. Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

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

Moth Misery

Bright Lights Drive Them to Extinction National Moth Week, held from July 23 to 31 (visit NationalMothWeek.org for podcast), has prompted the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) to encourage cities to install motion-sensitive dimming streetlights and is working to designate dark-sky parks that could provide a refuge for nocturnal species. The giant silk moth and other insects pollinate 80 percent of our food crops. In turn, their bodies sustain innumerable birds, rodents and bats. Entire ecosystems rest on their delicate, powdery wings.

Only two species of moths are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and three others have gone extinct in the past decade. Many populations are seeing declines of up to 99 percent. Between monoculture crops, pesticides, changing climate, urbanization and decreasing darkness due to artificial lighting, the future of night-flying moths is uncertain.

Their only goal is to reproduce, guided to suitable nesting grounds by the shadow of the moon; many moth species do not even have mouths. However, cities now glow brighter than a full moon, and ambient light pollution radiating from urban areas draws moths to their deaths. IDA Program Manager John Barentine says, “Every time a person turns off and shields a porch light on their house, they’re helping.”

Source: Sierra Club

GMO-Free Pioneer

New Grain Transport to be Contaminant-Free Large food companies that are switching to non-GMO (genetically modified) soy and corn products must still worry about their ingredients picking up GMO contamination through conventional supply chains.

Now, Captain Drake LLC, a North Dakota grain plant, has acquired its own million-bushel terminal with dedicated rail cars used exclusively for GMOfree grains. President Mark Anderson maintains, “We’ll be able to obtain the best non-GMO commodities from three regions: North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada.”

In a 2015 Nielsen study of 30,000 consumers, 43 percent rank non-GMO as very important and 80 percent said they would pay more for foods that indicate a degree of healthfulness. Sales of non-GMO products exceeded $10 billion last year and are growing.

Anderson explains, “The supply chain needs to be tightened up and moved domestically. We consider this to be another strategic asset for food and beverage clients seeking suppliers committed to guaranteeing the integrity and purity of non-GMO commodities.”

Source: Tinyurl.com/NonGMOGrainTerminal

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Fresh Veggies Come Direct to Offices Pioneering employers are now offering fresh vegetables to help employees improve their diet—and their health. Tech companies are even hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful lunches and snacks. In Texas, the Farm to Work program is making it easy and affordable for workers to pick up baskets of local produce at the office.

Participants aren’t required to pay an initial lump sum or commit to buying every week. Instead, they can sign up to receive produce in any given week. Other groups around the country are also looking into workplace produce delivery programs, and while many use the traditional community supported agriculture (CSA) model, others are experimenting with different procedures.

The Farm Fresh Program, in Bellingham, Washington, connects local farmers to employers interested in receiving weekly deliveries. Meanwhile, Farm2Work, in Arkansas, links local purveyors of produce, meat, eggs, dairy, pies, jams and jellies to area employers. New York’s Adirondack Harvest, a branch of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, started by helping a single farmer link to area employers.

The next step, says Teresa Whalen, the group’s southern chapter representative, is working to persuade insurance companies to subsidize workplace CSAs in the same way they’re starting to subsidize gym memberships.

Source: FarmToWork.org

ecotip Eco-Beach Blast

Sustainable Ways to Enjoy Sand and Surf

Recycling Nutrients Animal Droppings Help Forests Absorb CO2

A paper published in Forest Ecosystems concludes that frugivores, large, fruit-eating animals like toucans, tapirs, curassows and spider monkeys, help to keep the woods healthy by eating fruits and spreading seeds.

As traps for carbon and an effective defense against global warming, forests collectively absorb up to 30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions and store more than 1,600 gigatons of carbon in the soil.

“You have a lot of large birds that play a fundamental role for large trees,” says study author Mauro Galetti. “They increase the likelihood that seeds will turn into actual photosynthesizing plants.” However, big, tropical birds are constantly under threat of hunting, poaching and habitat loss; the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List notes that 14 of the world’s 16 toucan species, for instance, are decreasing in population.

The study found that without the help of high-capacity frugivores, there would be no way for larger seeds to grow into the towering trees that store carbon best.

Scientists now want to research individual species to calculate how much each animal’s services are worth in terms of battling climate change. Putting a dollar amount on a species, say Galetti, could be the only way to persuade governments to protect it.

Find the study at Tinyurl.com/ ForestCarbonReport.

When eco-conscious families hit the beach this summer, there’s more to be aware of than just picking up trash like drink containers, wrappers and found litter. Here are some other ways we can enhance our beach and water experiences while upping fitness benefits.

Rising water levels and severe weather events have damaged coastlines, so extra care is needed.

When setting up a beach spot, stay away from sand dunes and pockets of beach grass that serve as natural defenses against beach erosion. Also watch out for marked-off turtle hatching spots; prime nesting season is May through October, according to the nonprofit Turtle Conservancy. Teach kids not to chase birds. Walk around shorebirds to cause minimal disturbance; it’s stressful dodging danger during meals and wastes precious energy stores.

Walking on soft sand is like a weight-training workout, as detailed in Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s Barefoot Walking book.

Polluting chemicals enter waterways via fertilizer and industry runoff and accidents like the BP Gulf oil spill; don’t contribute more by using sunscreen that contains oxybenzine, which reportedly alters hormone function. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) maintains an online guide of safe sunscreens. The Huffington Post also suggests that we can make our own by mixing zinc oxide (a sunblocking agent), coconut oil (soothes and conditions skin), beeswax (for waterproofing) and tea tree oil (soothes and repairs skin and smells good).

The same care applies to chemical hair dyes, shampoos, conditioners and straighteners. Patronize clean, green salons that use natural hair treatments free of synthetic chemicals, ammonia or para-phenylenediamine (PPD). Or search “nontoxic hair care” online.

Plan a visit to coincide with a public volunteer beach cleanup event. Check with national organizations like Keep America Beautiful (kab.org) and local or countywide groups, as well as social media sites for group activities.

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ou may think you’ve identified your calling, questioned it, become disillusioned, left it and then come back to it in a different form. The following clues let you know you’re on the right track.

You realize you’ve been training for this since birth. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be.

You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities.

Your health may improve. Cravings for unhealthy foods will lessen and you’ll feel more energetic. Old aches and pains might disappear; even chronic illness can fade when you’re focused on your life purpose.

You feel strangely peaceful, despite reasons to be anxious. Your soul longs to express what you’re on Earth to express, and when you finally rise into alignment with your calling, your soul does a happy dance. Even if everything else seems to be falling apart and others consider you crazy, you’ll be centered in peace, relieved that you finally know what you’re called to do.

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The universe rolls out the red carpet. When called to do what is needed for the highest good of all beings, the universe bends over backwards to hand you whatever you need.

No request is too small. Unexpected money flows in and other resources appear just as you’re ready to give up.

You’ll know you’re on track, even if it is not quite clear what you’re on track to do.

People find you. Few can fulfill a calling alone. Most of us need a tribe to lift us up as we do brave, scary, world-changing things. When you’re aligned with your life purpose, the right people, including magic-wielding mentors, will find you at the right time, if only you’re courageous enough to be vulnerable about what you’re being called to do.

Dr. Lissa Rankin, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, is the author of Mind Over Medicine, The Fear Cure and The Anatomy of a Calling (TheAnatomyOfACalling.com).

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erhaps you are still in the beginning stages of identifying work that fits you perfectly, feels like a natural extension of yourself and gives you a sense of purpose in the world. But where does one even begin to start sorting through the thoughts racing through our heads regarding finding that career?

So often we try to go about these life-changing searches without a plan or methodology. As a result, we end up doing a lot of thinking, create more confusion and gain very little progress or clarity in actually moving towards our ultimate goal.

Here are a few tips to get you started on your search for meaningful, fulfilling work.

Get it out of your head and down on paper. Create a career search notebook (or binder or spreadsheet, whatever works for you). Divide it into sections including a section for clues you uncover about yourself; a section to record the things you know for sure you want as part of your future career; and finally, a section to keep track of careers that pique your interest and what you learn about these careers through your research.

By creating this written document, you can take all those thoughts swirling in your head and capture them in one place. Not only does this afford clear space for new ideas and clues to arise, it also allows you to see the pattern in your clues.

Identifying these trends helps lead you down a path to a career that fits well.

Where to look for clues. Natural gifts, aptitudes and the story of one’s life provide enormous clues to finding work that fits perfectly. On your career search journey, consider asking yourself three big questions: Who am I? Why do I work? Where do I work?

These three core questions will help you begin to identify important clues such as your natural talents and personality; what rewards you expect from your work (besides a paycheck); and the type of work environment that suits you best. Break these questions down bit by bit, adding everything you uncover into your career search notebook. Get crystal clear on elemental pieces of yourself.

Then put the puzzle pieces back together again to create a list of ‘must haves’ that you know for sure you want as part of your future work. Then use this list as a spec sheet or map to evaluate potential careers. If a potential career meets the items on your spec sheet, explore further. If it doesn’t match, don’t even consider it—it’s not a right fit for you.

The key to a career you love lies in its alignment with who you truly are: Your innate talents, aptitudes and personality. Work doesn’t have to feel like “work” if you’re doing what you were designed to do.

Kelly Lewis, of Kelly M. Lewis Coaching & Associates, in Edina, is a certified career coach specializing in career aptitude testing and career choice programs. For more information or to schedule a free consultation, call 952-456-8467 or visit KellyMarieLewis.com.

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FARE Hypnosis Unlocking the Power of Your Mind to Reach Goals of Any Kind

by Kate Hillenbrand

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ooking for a safe way to manage chronic pain or resolve issues around weight? The FARE Hypnosis Center covers those and many more issues allowing clients to transform to their fullest potential. Providing the highest quality hypnosis services is their intention and they meet that by being knowledgeable of the newest developments in that field. All FARE consulting hypnotists are certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Roberta Fernandez, founder of FARE Hypnosis, believes in its transformative value. “Five years ago,” she says, “I would have laughed at that idea.” She learned the benefits of hypnosis firsthand from the experience of painful, arthritic knees. In order to avoid addictive opioid drugs, she used hypnosis to turn off her pain prior to surgery and after surgical knee replacements were done concurrently. No pain meds were needed. Pain is processed in the head and hypnosis changes the way pain is perceived.

How Does Hypnosis Work?

It’s a trance state characterized as a heightened-state awareness and focused concentration where the person is open to suggestions. Light states of hypnosis happen when daydreaming or “losing oneself” in a book or movie. Hypnosis is

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an efficient way to access a person’s subconscious mind directly, though they’re alert the entire time. The subconscious is a vast reservoir of a lifetime of information and experiences.

The conscious represents only 5 percent of the mind’s capacity. The conscious is logical and analytical and is where short-term memory and willpower are stored. The remaining parts of the mind are the unconscious which regulates bodily functions such as breathing and digestion, and the subconscious housing emotions, imagination, intuition, values, filters, life stories, long-term memories and a person’s “wants”. It’s these latter parts of the mind that operate at a speed of thousands of items per second. The two sections are separated by what’s known as the critical factor—the protective filter that blocks the conscious

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from instant communication with the subconscious where the cause of adverse habits can lie. In the trance state, it is the subconscious mind that is accessed for creative solutions.

The critical factor forms around age seven. Prior to that, everything experienced enters the subconscious without benefit of a filter. The critical factor offers protection. It prevents things from bubbling up that would cause a meltdown. Hypnosis bypasses this gateway.

Hypnosis has been around for centuries but it’s in the last 10 to 15 years that imaging equipment, research and clinical trials have increased, showing it can be remarkably effective for a wide variety of conditions.

Most everyone responds to hypnosis. The practitioners at the FARE Hypnosis Center initially meet with clients to determine if they’re ready for change.

They look at clients’ goals and ask what the benefits are to accomplishing them.

Whatever we focus on expands.

One weight loss client’s goal was to fit into a smaller size dress. With Fernandez’ help, she had her refocus on something personal by asking,

Reception area and meeting spaces at FARE Hypnosis Center “How does that It’s only after the Bicycles are a common benefit your life?” outdated belongtheme displayed through- ings are cleaned The client realized she wanted out that treasured out the FARE Hypnosis to restore the feelthings can be offices. The bike represents kept in an easily ing she’d receive, knowing her husthe hypnotist who provides accessible place; band appreciated maintaining that the transportation in the order involves looking at her as she walked out of right direction, but it’s the extra work on the the room. clients’ part.

Weight loss is client who does the steering Bicycles most complicated, and pedaling to complete are a common much like peeling theme displayed the journey. away layers of an throughout the onion to get to FARE Hypnosis the source of perhaps lifelong issues. offices. The bike represents the hypnoFernandez believes in being creative tist who provides the transportation in and uses the client’s imagination to the right direction, but it’s the client help them be more compliant. “I don’t who does the steering and pedaling to know what they need, but their subcomplete the journey. Thus why FARE conscious does,” she explains.

Hypnosis teaches practical self-hypChanging behaviors can involve nosis methods so clients can continue getting to the root cause. Using the the work at home after an average of metaphor of “cleaning the garage”, six in-office sessions. why would one want to do that? What Hypnosis also works with children. is the function? Maybe to park the car As a tool, it can help them take control. inside or discard items no longer used.

Fernandez tells of one young client who

had a bad experience at the dentist leaving him afraid to even have his teeth examined let alone the much-needed work done. No dentist would work with him because of the disturbance he’d create. With Fernandez’ help, he’s able to see the dentist again.

In late September, FARE Hypnosis will offer a seven-week group class for its weight-loss clients using hypnotic gastric band surgery. It’s designed to leave participants feeling full and satisfied on smaller amounts of food without the dangers and side effects of actual gastric surgery. Hypnosis rids old beliefs and introduces positive messages and habits that can transform people to their desired body size and shape.

Location: 8353 Crystal View Rd., Ste. 201, Eden Prairie. For more information, call 952-934-1315 or visit FARE Hypnosis.com. See ad, page 26.

Kate Hillenbrand is a freelance writer, certified holistic health coach and the owner of Gut Instincts by Kate.

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REAL NEWS THAT MATTERS Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

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n virtually all aspects of life, we are influenced consciously or subconsciously by mainstream media messages. Today, six media giants—Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Time Warner, Viacom and DirecTV—control the vast majority of what we watch on TV and in movies, listen to on the radio and read in books, newspapers and magazines. According to Ben Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New Media Monopoly, this handful of conglomerates form a cartel that wields enough influence to affect U.S. politics and define social values.

Thirty years ago, before many mergers and acquisitions, 50 corporations owned nearly all of American media.

Today’s infotainment and rhetoric, misrepresented as news, is leading millions to conclude that these colossal powers do not exist to objectively report the truth.

Mainstream Media’s True Colors

Although a recent Gallup Poll reflects Americans’ lack of trust in mainstream media’s reporting of news fully, fairly and accurately, fair reporting was what HarperCollins, a prominent publisher,

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expected upon the 2016 release of New York City holistic psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan’s A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives. They were shocked when the book was boycotted.

“The New York Times, Dr. Oz and Good Morning America refused to schedule author interviews or write book reviews. There wasn’t a whisper anywhere on mainstream media about my evidenced-based book on how women can holistically recover from depression without a single prescription. HarperCollins was baffled. I was their first credentialed author who spoke out against pharmaceuticals,” says Brogan.

So Brogan turned to independent outlets, including print, online and social media, her own website, newsletter lists and word-of-mouth. Her work soon broke through into three of the top bestselling book lists: USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times. That example serves as clear proof of the importance and power of independent media to furnish the public helpful and in-depth information on wide-ranging topics that mainstream broadcast media

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typically only cover in 30- to 60-second blurbs or not at all.

Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, learned Brogan’s lesson early on. “Independent media have been crucial in disseminating my life’s work. Given the misinformation being spread by regular news and government channels about weight and health, we deserve to hear the truth about what’s in our food, toxins in our environment and how we can truly heal our bodies,” says Hyman, a nine-time bestselling author.

Independent Voices

Today’s independent media landscape shifts at warp speed. With 24/7 Internet access to websites, both groundbreaking journalism and grassroots perspectives appear in original articles and blogs.

Outlets include independent online radio, TV shows, newspapers, filmmakers and “citizen journalists” armed with smart phones instantly transmitting images and updates via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. From a growing recognition that such media play a vital role in shaping a more informed and engaged citizenry, more attention is again being paid to the need for real news that matters.

Breaking the reign of junk food news generators is the mission of ProjectCensored.org, a media research program at California’s Sonoma State University.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on webinars, podcasts and e-books exploring health and healing, self-help, spiritual enlightenment and creativity, indicating a reading audience with a hunger for deeper wisdom. Since 1973, New Dimensions Radio, co-founded and hosted by Justine Willis Toms, has featured many of the world’s most respected wisdom keepers. “Guests exclaim how refreshing it is to speak in-depth and at length. Mainstream, commercially based media consistently present sound bites on how things are breaking down and not working, without opening thought to constructive visions for a future that benefits all life and the planet,” says Toms.

“Independent media have broken away from dependence on the moneyed interests holding tight reins on the news and information they publish. Be-

cause we’re listener-supported, public radio is free to explore a wide range of timely and timeless topics,” he says.

Leaning away from one-sided views gives independent media space to expand people’s perspectives and positive expectations for the future. The seven-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor international news organization was established in Boston over a century ago to till human thought and thereby improve human lives via an uplifted journalistic standard. “Its quiet insistence for human rights and against tyranny; for generosity and against selfishness; for intelligence, charity, courage, integrity and most of all, for progress and hope—surely that has helped,” remarks John Yemma, current columnist and former editor.

“We work to uncover where progress is occurring, even though headlines proclaim the contrary. There are always two sides to a story,” says Susan Hackney, a senior director with the Monitor, which consistently resists the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

Magazines such as Natural Awakenings, Mother Jones, The Optimist and Yes! are likewise stirring up conversations on

We in America are the best entertained and least informed society in the world. ~Neil Postman, media theorist and educator

Knowledge has organizing power,” advises Smith.

meaningful issues via larger perspectives with a focus on tangible solutions. They address such areas as the damaging health and environmental effects of genetically engineered food, championed by Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology.

“Europe could kick genetically modified ingredients (GMO) out of their food supply because their mainstream media covered the health dangers, while U.S. mainstream media ignored them and kept Americans in the dark. Independent media in the U.S. enable democracy and consumer-inspired transformations of all kinds.

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Allan Savory, economy, social founder of the responsibility, bioSavory Institute ~Amy Goodman, host and co-founder, mimicry and the and originator of Democracy Now news hour butterfly effect,” a holistic land says McCammon. management sys The existing worldview, with all tems approach to recover and preserve leader and author of Enough! How of its core assumptions and rules, aims sustainable resources, underscores the to Liberate Yourself and Remake the to restrain awakening individual and need for change leaders and indepenWorld with Just One Word, contractcollective consciousness. McCammon dent thinkers. “As we ponder who they ed with independent publisher Red observes, “As long as the ‘old story’ was might be, we realize it’s not those that Wheel Weiser to get her message told repeatedly by mainstream media discover new, counterintuitive insights, out. “It’s been building awareness of with conviction, it could command our but those that spread the knowledge. forbidden knowledge—that we each attention and make us doubt our inner The groundbreakers are pioneers like have unrealized potential to affect story. Trusting that the outer world had writers, poets, artists, speakers and reality by changing our thoughts. We our own best interests in mind meant social networkers. After 50 years of can nurture a shift in global culture that there was no need to turn within. trying to understand the intense instiaway from an existing way of life that This is changing. Thanks to farseeing, tutional resistance to and ridiculing of has bred fear, lack and a belief in courageous and strong enough indemy work of managing complexity in a scarcity,” explains McCammon. pendent media, there’s been an oversimple manner, holistic management is

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ZEN GOLF Master the Mind to Master the Game

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remember the moment I had what I call my ‘golf game epiphany,’” recalls Steve Hughes, a passionate golfer from Richmond, Missouri. “I realized that my main obstacles were in my head, and from that day on, my golf game changed.”

In any athletic or fitness endeavor, the pursuit of excellence unfolds an array of challenges. While golf presents some of the toughest hurdles to improvement, any links enthusiast can better their game by acquiring a champion’s mindset. Applying a few Zen techniques and disciplines adapted from the Buddhist tradition of mindful awareness—which teaches that the mind is everything—can work wonders.

Zen Golf master and performance psychologist Joe Parent, Ph.D., of Ojai, California, advises: “The key is finding a way to let the ‘thinking’ mind do all the preliminaries to physical performance—selecting a target, judging the lie, gauging weather influences, etc.—and then letting our ‘intuitive’ mind take over, enabling our body to make a swing that’s free from second-guessing ourselves.” He calls the optimal playing mentality, “Not too tight, not too loose.” It’s the sweet spot that allows us to perform via our best self. Some key techniques

prepare us to find and reside in this just-right Goldilocks place of being not too hot and not too cold.

Developing mental fortitude takes us even further than we can imagine.

Mastery is born from discipline, focused attention and a deep core desire to adopt habits and behaviors that will upgrade our mindset.

Author of Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game, Parent teaches his students to enter a state that he calls “trusting versus trying.” He teaches a “one stroke at a time” approach, which emphasizes awareness of being in the present moment, as many contemplative spiritual traditions do.

When the golfer is deeply engaged in the present moment with just the right level of emotional intensity, free of distractions and worries about future swings, they become integrated with what’s taking place on the course in the here and now to the point of total absorption.

In yoga, pranayama, or breathing techniques, are employed to promote relaxation in the mind and body. The Zen approach to golf uses breath work to allow body and mind to make the most fluid and powerful golf swing possible for the player. “The single factor that sets apart the top performers

in any athletic discipline from the rest of us is their state of mind,” says Craig Perkins, a yoga master and founder of the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja California, Mexico. “From all my years of yogic study, there’s one teaching that always sticks with me: If we want to master our game, whether it’s golf, yoga or chess, we must first and foremost master our mind.” Practitioners maintain that, meditation can take our mental game to its optimal level and Perkins believes, “Meditation is the number one practice for cultivating self-trust.”

Positive visualization, which can be supported by meditation, is another method champion golfers leverage to improve their performance levels.

Parent teaches his students, “Establish a clear image in your mind’s eye, and the body will follow.” Repeating this technique with every shot helps the golfer cultivate the habit of positive visualization by seeing the results.

Physical prowess is of little consequence if our mental game is off.

Under the intense pressure of a golf match, execution suffers when performance anxiety isn’t kept under control.

While many golfers have what it takes to succeed—the requisite native ability, experience, technique and talent—mental hang-ups can cause them to call it a day. Detrimental habits can undermine our self-confidence, as well as our score.

The solution lies in pinpointing what’s behind them and applying pertinent Zen techniques to either gradually alleviate or winningly work with them.

Hughes, who makes his home overlooking the greens of Shirkey Golf Course, says, “It’s about getting out of your own way. When you’re at one with the game as it presents itself, you know your game will be much better than when your mind is racing off to work issues, family dramas and all the other usual life stuff. When I learned how to establish myself in this present moment awareness, not only did my golf game change for the better, so did the rest of my life.”

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy on the faculty of the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at ChezAimee@ gmail.com. natural awakenings

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Make Time for Downtime

Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

by April Thompson

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ere’s something to add to our to-do list: nothing.

Americans today work

more hours than ever before, foregoing hard-earned vacation days and spending more time with electronic

devices than with friends and family.

The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

Downtime is most acutely needed in the workplace. In a survey of nearly 20,000 workers, The Energy Project and Harvard Business Review found that 59 percent of them were physically exhausted, emotionally drained, distracted and lacking purpose.

Headquartered in Yonkers, New York, with offices in Europe and Australia, The Energy Project has helped hundreds of businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, create healthier, happier and higher-performing workplaces. The company takes its cues from elite athletes that carefully build rest and recovery periods into their training schedules.

“Just as your body needs sleep and food to function optimally, so does your mind and spirit,” says Annie Perrin, an executive vice president with the project.

There’s a mounting body of neurological research to buttress the analogy. Important assimilation of learning and “meaning making” occurs in the resting brain, according to Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., associate professor of education, psychology

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and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and author of Emotions, Learning, and the Brain. When our minds are allowed to wander, they engage a network of interacting brain regions that together are thought to play a key role in building our ability for inward reflection and recollection, known as the default mode network. Immordino-Yang’s research suggests that such activation during restful moments is positively associated with the recalling of memories, envisioning the future and even developing a moral foundation.

“This network seems to be more engaged when we aren’t actively gathering information or working on an external goal,” remarks Immordino-Yang. Zoning out on TV or video games doesn’t produce the same brain benefit because, “It’s about looking inward rather than outward,” she says.

The default network does engage when introspection occurs during nurturing social interaction, such as while enjoying a reflective conversation with friends or family. She recommends banning technology and other distractions during periods spent in activities that bring joy and meaning so that we are present in a mindful way.

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific personal habits that lead to dimin-

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific personal habits that lead to diminishing returns in both work and play time. ishing returns in both work and play time. In one exercise, workers are asked to rank current incoming emails from one to five, with the highest number equating to, “I need to respond immediately.” Most rate nearly no fives, says Perrin, a realization that has helped many people change their email habits.

While change can be hard, Perrin suggests creating new, healthy rituals through repetition, which taps into the brain’s desire for automaticity.

For example, she advises workers to schedule “renewal breaks” every 90 minutes after completing a block of high-priority tasks. “If you’ve been sitting, move; if the mind has been active, do something to quiet it, like meditating or simply closing your eyes.” She also suggests finding workers to buddy up with and schedule mutual breaks to help support and

hold each other accountable.

Immordino-Yang suggests that another practice to maximize the value of downtime is to combine it with exercise. “A walk can be rejuvenating,” she says. “While the body is engaged, the mind is free to wander.”

The Energy Project calls on managers to model these downtime activities for their employees. Some companies have instituted policies that limit sending email from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., as well as during weekends and vacations, so staffers don’t feel compelled to read and respond to keep up with work.

Setting limits is even more crucial for young people with minds and habits that are especially malleable.

“I see teenagers taking their phones into the bathroom or bed to text in the middle of the night. Parents need to put a stop to this,” counsels Immordino-Yang. “The brain needs uninterrupted rest to work at its best.”

Learning that being a productive employee or an emotionally available parent requires giving ourselves a break and gives us permission to rest. We find that downtime is not just good for ourselves, but also for our families and workplaces.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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Icy Treats for Hot Summer Days

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n 2015, manufacturers of commercial dog and cat foods and treats issued 28 recalls, some for multiple products, due to the potential presence of listeria or salmonella bacteria, mold, dangerous levels of cumulatively harmful propylene glycol, inadequate thiamine, elevated levels of vitamin D, off odors or labeling problems (Tinyurl.com/PetFoodManufacturerRecalls). In response, homemade treats have grown in popularity to ensure that pets enjoy safe and healthy snacks.

“Most summer fruits work naturally to cool the body,” advises Cathy Alinovi, co-author of Dinner PAWsible: A Cookbook of Nutritious Homemade Meals for Cats and Dogs, in Pine Village, Indiana. “Healthful treats, made from the best ingredients, are a good way to take a break from summer heat.”

She suggests taking a refreshing look at low-calorie fruits and veggies such as stuffed celery used in creative, tasty ways.

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Use the freshest ingredients, organic and non-GMO (no genetic modification) where possible; tuna or salmon in a pouch is safer than BPAcanned fish.

freeze. To serve, cut into one-bite pieces appropriate for a dog’s size.

Another easy favorite is filling an ice cube tray two-thirds full with Greek-style or traditional plain yogurt mixed with diced strawberries or whole blueberries and freeze overnight. For cats, omit the fruit and instead add bits of mercury-free water-packed tuna or salmon as a special treat. Add fresh or dried catnip to catch Kitty’s attention.

“Once when fixing dinner, I dropped a piece of frozen yellow squash and the dogs dove for it,” says writer Livia J. Washburn, in Azle, Texas, of her Chihuahuas. “Nicki waits for things to hit the floor; Nora showed her game face and won the Squash War.”

“Obesity is the number one nutritional disease affecting our pets, so summertime activities that avoid overheating are vital for overall health,” says Veterinarian Jeff Werber, a veterinary medical journalist with a Los Angeles practice. “Proper nutrition is critical—not only to the foods we feed, but to the treats we give.”

Twelve years ago, Rick Woodford’s Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, Jackson, was diagnosed with lymphoma. In order to keep him eating, Woodford shared his own food. Jackson lived an additional four years, in part due to improved nutrition.

“Portion control is important,” he says. “What’s right for an 80-pound dog is way too much for a 30-pounder.” Woodford, the author of Feed Your Best Friend Better and Chow, lives near Portland, Oregon.

Frosty Paws is a lower lactose version of ice cream for dogs and discriminating cats. Recipes for homemade versions can be found online. The basics are one ripe, mashed banana, 32

ounces of plain or vanilla yogurt and two tablespoons of honey, all mixed in a blender and frozen in small ice cube trays. Variations may substitute goat’s milk yogurt or add a quarter-cup of strawberries, cranberries or blueberries for antioxidants in lieu of the honey. Frozen vegetable broth, primed with added bits of cooked chopped spinach, broccoli, carrots or a small cheese cube, is a hit with dogs. Cats like theirs with tidbits of chicken, turkey or a few shreds of cheese.

Using a bone-shaped ice cube tray lets humans know it’s the pet’s treat. “When I was developing frozen treat recipes, my husband came in from the yard one hot afternoon and went straight to the freezer,” says Paris Permenter about John Bigley, co-authors of The Healthy Hound Cookbook, in Cedar Park, Texas, who live with mixed breeds Irie and Tiki.

“I watched him eat two helpings of the dog ice cream and then told him what it was. We often share our food with our dogs. It was nice for them to share their goodies with us!”

The bottom line for the best summertime treats is to go healthy, be creative, use fresh ingredients, don’t overindulge and stay cool.

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FRIDAY, JULY 1 Yogi Happy Hour – 6:30-7:30pm. Enjoy a relaxing vinyasa candlelight practice and then stay after for complimentary refreshments and mingling with others. $10. Yoga Sol, 21 5th St NE, Minneapolis.

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“Pay-what-you-can” Wellness Night – 7-9pm. We invite you, the first Friday of each month, for a “Pay what you can”-styled Wellness Night. Therapies: Reiki Circle, Colorpuncture, Access Bars & others.

Psinergy Natural Health, 1553 Como Ave, St. Paul.

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MONDAY, JULY 4 CELEBRATE THE FOURTH!

TUESDAY, JULY 5 A Sustainable We Celebratory Event – 6:309:30pm. Hosted by MPLSGreen. $20 must RSVP at MplsGreen.com. Surly Brewing Company, 520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Homeopathy: A Holistic Form of Health Care – 6-7:30pm. Learn some basics about homeopathy and how by working with the immune system it can help with physical, mental and emotional issues.

Free. First Wed of each month. Minnesota Center for Homeopathy, 7104 Lake St W, St Louis Park. Teresa Stewart 612-720-2332. Homeovista.org.

New Moon Drumming Circle – 7-9pm. Join together in the energy of new beginnings and manifestation. The circle will include heartbeat drumming and opportunities for sharing as we co-create together. Bring your own drum if you have one. $10.

Fillmore Room or Patio, Unity Church, 4000 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley. UnityMinneapolis.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Family Day – 10-11:30am. Join us the first Thursday of every month for Family Day at the Wedge Table with Blooma Yoga and Wellness. Free. Wedge Table, 2412 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis. Wedge.coop.

Be the Peace We Seek: Community Meditation for Peace – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn how to use meditation to bring peace to your life and community.

Join with community members who are also focused on creating peace. Free. Sumner Library, Cargill Meeting Rm, 611 Van White Memorial Blvd (Hwy 55 & I-94), Minneapolis. Meetup.com/TC-Energy.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 Healing Touch Level 1 – 8am-5pm (Fri & Sat).

Healing Touch is relaxing, nurturing energy therapy which uses gentle, heart-centered touch to assist in balancing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and enhances the body’s natural ability

to heal. $295. Normandale Community College.

952-358-8343. Normandale.edu/ce/classes.

Free Qigong – 1-4pm. Discover the truth about moving energy in your body and feel how you can easily restore harmony, balance and renewed energy in physical and emotional healing. Free. Register online.

Spring Forest Qigong, 7520 Market Place Dr, Eden Prairie. SpringForestQigong.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 – 9am-5:15pm.

Learn this simple, efficient and effective method for helping manage and reduce stress, heal physical and emotional pain, and enhance the quality of life. $149 ($52 class fee plus $97 for materials). Please bring your own lunch. Unity Church, 4000 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley. UnityMinneapolis.org.

Shiatsu Basics – 10am-5pm. Designed for those who would like to learn a simple and safe massage sequence to practice on family and friends, or for those considering a career in massage/bodywork. $75. Register by 7/5/16. 952-562-5200. CenterPoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy School & Clinic, 5300 West 35th St, Minneapolis. CenterPointMn.com.

Free Healthier Together Workshop – 2-3:30pm.

Open to everyone. Experience the power of Belly Button Healing. Call or email to reserve your seat: 763-208-4246 or Maplegrove@BodyNBrain.com.

Body & Brain, 9672 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove.

Summer Shindig – 3-7pm. Join us for an outdoor celebration of all things summer. Take a seat outside, purchase one of our signature brats, a hot dog or veggie burger, grab a beer from Urban Growler or lemonade and enjoy live music. Free. Mississippi Market, 1500 W 7 St, St. Paul. MSMarket.Coop.

SATURDAY, JULY 9

savethedate Kundalini Awakening Events Documentary movie screenings of Kundalini. The film includes input from experts in various fields. Seminar with Chrism Learn on how to live with the gift of grace. Shaktipat offered.

July 9 & 10 • 9am to 5pm Must Register. $295 or ask for group rate Seminar near Cannon Falls, with camping options. Contact: Rosemary at RosemaryG@UsInternet.com 651-452-3161 or 651-329-9615.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 Healing with Flower Essences – 9am-3pm. Laura Adrian teaches the healing power of flower essences and how you can use them to live life to live with more clarity, balance, and freedom. $45. Will Heal Farm, 2365 Lake George Dr, Cedar, MN. Register at WholeLifeElevation.com.

Pranayama Basics – 11:30am-1pm. Pranayama breath is a key component to any yoga class and a vital part of the ancient tradition. You will leave with an overview of the types, their benefits, and practical applications for your life and practice. $15/members or $20/drop-in. Yess Yoga Studio, 23 East 26th St, Minneapolis. YessYogaStudio.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Intuitive Readings Half Price – 10am-8pm. Amy quickly sees the core issues and gives you tools to live a life you love. Career or relationship questions are her sweet spots. $50 for 60 minutes. Book now, these spaces will fill quickly. Intuitive Pathfinder, 308 Prince St, #160, St Paul. IntuitivePathfinder. com/schedule-a-service. 612-791-3001.

Introduction to Yoga/Gentle – 6-7pm. (July 13 to Aug 17) Starting point for students who are new to yoga, as well as for those looking for a more gentle, back to basics class. Led by Amy Erickson. $150 for 6 weeks. Anoka Massage & Pain Therapy, 710 E River Rd, Anoka.amy@enstasyoga.com. AmyJoyOnline.com.

Turn the Volume Down on Your Pain – 6-8pm.

There is no “pain center” in your brain. You can control how you experience pain or learn how to turn down the volume with hypnosis. Free. Fare Hypnosis Center, 8353 Crystal View Rd, #201, Eden Prairie. FareHypnosis.com.

Holistic Chamber of Minnesota – 7-9pm. This month there is Speed Networking. Free for first–time visitors. Metamorphosis Center, 1301 E Cliff Rd, #105, Burnsville. HolisticChamberMn.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 14 Homegrown Goodness: Baby Food Goes Local 5-7pm. Learn tips, tricks, and recipes for building new flavor combinations for tiny tummies. $25. The Good Acre, 1790 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights.

Register at TheGoodAcre.org.

Concussion Discussion – 6:30-8pm. Join Dr Janell Matz and Amy Zellmer as they share information and answer questions on concussions. Free. Martin Luther King Community Center, 217 Mackubin St, St Paul.

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FRIDAY, JULY 15 Happy Heathy Hour – 6-8pm. A fun evening of mingling, shopping and pampering with free samples, demos, chair massage and more. $15. Bay Salon & Boutique, 13869 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka.

Meetup.com/Self-Love-Sisters.

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SATURDAY, JULY 16

TUESDAY, JULY 19

TUESDAY, JULY 26

2016 Eat Local Farm Tour Guide – 10am-4pm.

Explore local farms as they open their doors for self-guided farm visits filled with activities for kids, learning and discovery. For a list of farms, activities, etc. visit Wedge.Coop/pdf/Farm-Tour.pdf.

Free Magnet Healing Class – 9:30-10:40am, 6:307:40pm. Open to everyone. Learn how to do healing with magnet and experience the power of Magnet.

Please call or email to reserve your seat. 763-2084246 or Maplegrove@BodyNBrain.com. Body & Brain, 9672 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove.

Introduction to the Enneagram – 9am-4pm.

This self-discovery lens provides a clearer way to observe your own behavioral tendencies and ways of being in the world. $155 (Includes: Workshop, materials, continental breakfast and lunch). Contact Marcia@MarciaHyatt.com or 218-387-9239. Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan.

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Hennepin County Fix–it Clinic – Noon-4pm. Bring your broken household goods and clothing in need of repair. Please also bring any tools and supplies you think might help with the job. Free. Minneapolis Community & Technical College, H Building (Helland Center), First Floor, Room H1002, 1501 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis. Hennepin.us/FixItClinic.

Energy and Cycles: How They Shift and Shape Us – 1-3pm. Linda Michels (astrologer) and Amy Vasterling (Intuitive Reader) share cutting-edge information on the inside working of cycling energy. $25. Intuitive Pathfinder, 308 Prince St, #160, St Paul. IntuitivePathfinder.com. 612-791-3001.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Creating Sacred Space: Sacred Geometry – 2-6pm.

Sacred Geometry has been used for thousands of years to create sacred space. Learn to infuse a space with positive energy, and create energetic walls to protect that space from outside influences. $100. Bhakti Wellness Center, 7550 France Ave S, #220, Edina.

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LHSC Healing Drum Circle – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditation, chanting, singing, journeying, visualization, affirmations. Drumming for world peace, your own personal healing, healing of others and healing of Mother Earth. $5 suggested donation. Lake Harriet Spiritual Center, 4401 Upton Ave, Minneapolis.

MONDAY, JULY 18 Healing Through Taste: An Ayurvedic Approach 5-6:30pm. One of the simplest yet most profound lessons ayurveda gave the world is how to heal with the six tastes, how they create balance or imbalance in the body and when to use each taste for therapeutic effects. Free. Valley Natural Foods, Burnsville.

13750 Co. Rd. 11, ValleyNaturalFoods.com.

Hypnosis is a Natural State of Mind – 1212:45pm. Find out how hypnosis works and if it’s a modality that can assist you in reaching your goals.

Take back control. Free. Bring your brown bag lunch. Fare Hypnosis Center, 8353 Crystal View Rd, #201, Eden Prairie. FareHypnosis.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Developmental Movement in Early Childhood – 7-9pm. movement can rewire the brain at any stage of life. Catherine Burns, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, will discuss the role of movement in children’s development. Free. Think Bank, 3655 Hazelton Rd, Edina. TwinCitiesMn.HolisticMoms.org.

Numerology of Kabbalah – 7-9pm. Discover the meaning behind numbers with Sarah Smriga. $30.

Metamorphosis Center, 1301 E Cliff Rd, #105, Burnsville. Metamorphosis.Center.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Ramsey County Fix–it Clinic – 10am-1pm. Bring your broken household goods and clothing in need of repair. Please also bring any tools and supplies you think might help with the job. Free. Ramsey County Library, 400 10th St NW, New Brighton.

RamseyCounty.Us. Reiki Level 1 & Reiki Level 2 Weekend – 10am6pm. Sat/Sun. Join us for weekend of Reiki. Take 1 or both. After successful completion Saturday, receive a certificate as a First Degree Reiki Practitioner. Any Reiki Level 1 Practitioner may take Level 2. Contact us if you took Reiki 1 from a different organization. $75 & $150. 763-533-6527.

Meta Institute, 5121 Winnetka Ave, Ste 200, New Hope. MetaInstitute.com.

Clothing & Seed Swap – 2-4pm. Do It Green hosts their annual clothing and seed swap. Bring some. Take some. Free (donations accepted but not required). Mount Olive Church, 3045 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis. DoItGreen.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 31 Intro to Arial Yoga – 11am-noon. Learn the principles of using aerial hammocks and basic aerial moves to set you up for success in all of other Aviary classes. $15. The Aviary, 201 Sixth St SE, Minneapolis. TheAviaryMpls.com.

U.S. Health Freedom Congress – A gathering of state and national health freedom organizations, leaders and advocates. $200 for 3 days or can pay for select events individually. St Olaf College, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield.

NationalHealthFreedom.org.

looking ahead AUGUST 3 & 4 Reiki Master Level 3 – 6-9:30pm. (Wed & Thu evening). Become a Reiki Master. Students should be certified as a Second Degree Reiki Practitioner with the Meta Institute (otherwise, contact Meta for additional information), & document at least 50 hours of providing Reiki sessions. $300. 763533-6527. Meta Institute, 5121 Winnetka Ave, #200, New Hope. MetaInstitute.com.

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The Spirit Wellness Center 6th Annual Holistic Fair

Healthy Life Expo

July 23 • 9am-5pm Cost: Admission $5

(Optional services start at $20) Dakota Ridge Best Western Hotel 3450 Washington Dr, Eagan.

Contact Kellie for more information 612-804-4463 Kellie@TheSpiritWellnessCenter.com.

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Unpack Your Box- Demonstration & Tasting Class – 5:30-6:30pm. Tips, tricks, tastes and techniques for preparing your CSA produce. Classes will be offered on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Free. Good Acre, 1790 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights. Register at TheGoodAcre.org.

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October 29 & 30 • 10am-5pm Cost: $6 entry (or free with ad found in Natural Awakenings)

Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 2nd Ave St., Minneapolis MediaMaxEvents.com

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sunday Free Yoga Nidra – 9:30-10:30am. Led by Anne Parsons, this yoga class is offered at no charge every Sunday in May. Svasti Yoga, 3751 Bloomington Ave S, Minneapolis. SvastiYoga.com.

Sunday Morning Meditation Service – 10-11am.

This Sunday Morning Alternative is for persons of all traditions who desire spiritual nourishment through a meditation-based service. Suggested donation $5$20. Center for Performing Arts (Sun Room), 3754 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis. Awake-in-life.com.

Free Holistic Health Seminar Series – Noon1:30pm. Each talk combines practical knowledge, story-sharing, and experiential learning for those curious about holistic practices that are becoming common in health care: aromatherapy, healing touch and guided imagery. Free. Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church, 2035 Charlton Rd, Sunfish Lake, MN. 651-455-9449.

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monday Light Meditation Classes – 6:30-7pm. Be led through a simple mindfulness meditation. Whether you are new to meditation or have been meditating for many years, it can be helpful to meditate with a group and have an instructor lead you in a focused way. Free.

Center of Light, 2548 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis.

612-205-5545. Minneapolis@CentersOfLight.org.

Latin Fusion Group Dance Classes – 8-9pm. No partner or dance experience needed. Learn fun the Salsa, Samba, Cha Cha, Merengue, Rumba and more. $16 drop-in. Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School, 3012 Minnehaha S, Minneapolis.

Julia is at 612-562-6870.

tuesday Hand Drum for Beginners – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn drum technique as we learn and practice African, Brazilian, Latin and American hand drum songs. $10. Women’s Drum Center, 2242 University Ave W, St Paul. WomensDrumCenter.org.

Free Meditation – 6-7:30pm. Join us for a free weekly meditation. Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Hennepin County Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. FreeMeditation.com.

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Massage & Pain Therapy, 710 East River Rd, Anoka.

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Max Meditation System - 6:30-7:30pm. A guided meditation, combining ancient meditation techniques with modern Neuro-Linguistic Programming to help beginning and experienced meditators quiet the mind and connect for a relaxing meditation. $15 or 5 for $55. Healing Elements, 2290 Como Ave, St. Paul.

651-348-6216. HealingElementsWellness.com.

Introductory Presentations on the Transcendental Meditation Program – 7:30-9pm. Transcendental Meditation is easy to learn and offers a lifetime of benefits for health, well-being and development of the human potential. Free. Transcendental Meditation Center, 399 Ruth St N, St. Paul. 651-714-0254.

TM.org/Transcendental-Meditation-Twin-Cities.

thursday Meditation and Yoga Sampler Program – 6-9pm.

Hatha yoga, 6-7pm; guided meditation, 7-7:30pm; speakers, 7:30-8:30pm; vegetarian soup and fellowship follow. $15/suggested donation. The Meditation Center, 631 University Ave Ne, Minneapolis. 612-379-2386.

TheMeditationCenter.org.

friday Gentle Yoga for Every Body – 10:30am-noon. A welcoming environment for students of all shapes and sizes. $15 drop-in. River Garden Yoga, 455 W 7th St, St. Paul. RiverGardenYoga.com.

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ROUTE DRIVER – Various routes in the Twin Cities for magazine deliveries. Flexible hours.

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PRODUCTS BIOMAT – Feel rejuvenated in body and mind with the Amethyst Biomat. Experience relief form joint pain, reduce your stress and improve your circulation. Call Jennifer at 651-705-6760 or visit CrystallineLight.com for more information. Try for free for one week!

Practice Qigong – 12:30-1pm. Please feel free to join at the Spring Forest Qigong Healing Center for a practice group. Free. Spring Forest Qigong, 7520 Market Place Dr, Eden Prairie.

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Drop-in Meditation – 5:15-6pm. A guided meditation presented through the lens of a Wisdom Practice (gratitude, compassion, and inquiry). $20 (or donation). Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan. AslanInst.com.

Cardio Fitness Drumming – 6-7pm. Burn calories in a fun, way with this full body workout that doesn’t feel like a workout. Free. Nutrition Hub, 7880 University Ave NE, Fridley. Text or call to reserve your spot. 612-787-2582. Facebook.com/ TheNutritionHub.Fridley.

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Practice Qigong – 12:30-1pm. Please feel free to join at the Spring Forest Qigong Healing Center for a practice group. Free. Spring Forest Qigong, 7520 Market Place Dr, Eden Prairie. SpringForestQigong.com.

Cardio Fitness Drumming – 8-8:30am. Burn calories in a fun, way with this full body workout that doesn’t feel like a workout. Free. Nutrition Hub, 7880 University Ave NE, Fridley. Text or call to reserve your spot. 612-787-2582. Facebook.com/ TheNutritionHub.Fridley.

Introduction to Yoga/Gentle – 6-7pm. A great starting point for students who are new to yoga, as well as for those looking for a more gentle, back to basics class. $120 for 6 weeks. Starts May 4. Anoka

Free Meditation – 6-7:30pm. Join us for a free weekly meditation. Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie. FreeMeditation.com.

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INTUITIVE GUIDANCE INTUITIVE PATHFINDER

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