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hen I look at my children I have a sense of accomplishment and pride at the wonderful young adults they both have turned into. My son is now 19 and my daughter is 18. Almost in the blink of an eye they went from being toddlers to young adults. Where did the last 19 years go? I have watched both my children experience heartache and triumphs. Watched as they achieved their goals and overcame obstacles.

Kissed their boo boo’s and made everything right in their world. Despite the fact they both have turned out to be such great kids I can’t help but wonder, sometimes, maybe I didn’t do enough.

A couple of years ago after meeting the kids, a co-worker asked, “How did you do it, being a single parent?” I inquired, “Do what?” She replied, “How did you raise such wonderful kids?” After thinking on it for about two seconds I said, “I spent as much time as possible with my kids, I did what ever they did.” We went on to discuss the topic further where I explained that sometimes other things were put aside if it meant the three of us could spend an hour coloring, drawing, reading, watching a movie, and yes, even playing Rock Band with them and all their friends. I also explained that I wanted my home to be a safe place for them and their friends to hang out. Even now their friends come by, even if they’re not at home, to just check in.

As parents we all have those moments where we think, “I can’t believe I did that” or, “I wish I had handled that differently“ or even, “I don’t have a clue what to do this time.” Parents, the best advice I can give you is love your children and remember that no one is perfect and we all mess up. Listen to your children and encourage them at every opportunity. I have always told my children that the two things I wanted for them both were, to be happy and to follow their hearts.

In this issue you can find helpful information on parent insights from Dr. Wendy Mogel in “Balance Blesses Our Youth” and tips on healthier eating habits in “Healthy Eating, Family-Style.” So take some time and unplug from the world and spend some quality time with your family and, most of all, have FUN.

“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.”–Anonymous

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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.

16 SPIRITUAL CINEMA AND SUMMER MOVIE FESTIVAL AT THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING

17 THE CHALLENGE OF CO-CREATION

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18 BAREFOOTIN’: IT GROUNDS US Reap Earth’s Energy for Wellness

by Debra Melani

20 BALANCE BLESSES OUR YOUTH

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26 IMPROVING IMMUNITY Natural Ways to Keep Kids Well

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newsbriefs Bucks Art Expo Brings Artists Together

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ucks Art Expo was a dream for Kim Goben’s for two years before she finally got to see it happen in real life. She dreamed of having an art gallery that would provide new and rising artists with an opportunity to have their work seen. It is also a place for more mature and established artists to sell their work and be an inspiration to young artists as well as a positive influence on the community.

The gallery has many exquisite works that have been donated by artists from across the county. The proceeds from the sale of these works are put toward supporting the gallery. The gallery also accepts donations for children’s art supplies. This allows children, who may not be able to afford supplies, to participate in art classes.

Along with guitar and art lessons, Bucks Art Expo hosts monthly events, such as Spoken Word with Melonie M. King, and book signings with artists such as Janet Brice Parker. They will be hosting an Art Fair on November 16-18.

Bucks Art Expo is located at 660 Hwy 67 South in Priceville just off of I-65.

They are closed on Mondays, unless there are classes or exhibits scheduled, and open Tuesday-Saturday 10-6pm. For more information on classes and events please call or visit BucksArtExpo.vpweb.com.

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raveling to new destinations and learning about different cultures ignites the imagination and engages the senses in exotic ways, encouraging a fresh understanding of our place in the world and our connection with others. With the recent creation of Awakening Journeys, friends and readers of Natural Awakenings in the Tennessee Valley can enjoy several opportunities for self-discovery and adventure, beginning in fall 2012.

Travel excursions to Peru and China, offered in a special 10-day tour format, will be the first destinations available.

Sheryl Miller, a traveler from St. Petersburg, Florida, who recently toured China says, “This is a fabulous journey—an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

China will fill up your senses and expand your heart.” Likewise, visitors to Peru’s many historic sites, such as Machu Picchu and the Inca ruins surrounding Lake Titicaca, speak of remarkable vistas and extraordinary memories.

Travelers with Awakening Journeys will find themselves immersed in the varied cultures and traditions of each destination country. These one-of-a-kind trips are intended to inspire and enrich participants through purposeful travel, camaraderie and diverse activities.

Local group rates are available, and local nonprofit organizations can participate and use the trip as a fundraiser. For groups and local fundraisers, contact Cindy Wilson at 256-467-6537 for details. For more information and trip itineraries, or to register for an Awakening Journey, visit AwakeningJourneys.net.

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The new owners, Crystal Kiss and Jessica Glassman, are very grateful to Jennifer Bail for her support and encouragement as she passes down the torch so that they may continue to grow the community and the awareness of healthy living. As a new client special you can receive 10 days of yoga for $10.

Yoga Fire is located at 1874 Slaughter Road, Suite A, in Madison just off of Highway 72. For more information please call 256-399-YOGA (9642) or visit their website at YogaFireHsv.com. See ad on page 19.

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oga Studios is designed to provide their clients the opportunity to vibrate, hydrate, radiate and rejuvenate. By offering vibration technology, along with a far-infrared sauna, alkaline water and Himalayan salt products, Goga Studios is able to target whole body wellness.

Vibration technology is for everyone. It is especially great for those with time constraints, who struggle with traditional workouts or have physical limitations that keep them from their peak potential. Ten minutes is all it takes. Stand comfortably on their state-of-the-art, oscillating and pivotal vibration platform and be amazed how your muscles are gently utilized and the blood circulation begins to improve.

When you stand on the oscillating vibration platform, oscillating vibrations are produced with a side-alternating rocking movement, similar to walking.

Our bodies respond to this natural stimulus with an involuntary reflex muscle contraction similar to when we are pushed. Depending on the speed, muscles will react up to 23 times per second (approximately 11-12 contractions and 11-12 relaxations), and as the acceleration forces increase, your body will feel as though it “weighs� more.

This clever technology means you can work against a far greater influence or “load� of gravity in every movement you perform, otherwise known as G-Force.

Unlike other fitness machines, Whole Body Vibration (WBV) technology is particularly unique because it may achieve results for a wide range of objectives for all ages and body types, including those with physical limitations. Body builders and personal trainers love it because they find they are able to target specific muscles more effectively. Besides

the WBV machine, added benefits of attending the studio include the far-infrared sauna, alkaline water and Himalayan salt.

Goga Studios in Hampton Cove will be opening soon. Visit GogaStudios.com for details.

The Paranormal Study Center Welcomes Dr. Laj Utreja

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he Paranormal Study Center will host Dr. Laj Utreja. During his normal Spiritual Healing Classes, Dr. Utreja explores the body’s innate capacity to stay healthy and preserve itself against factors such as food, thoughts, and pollution (indoor and outdoor). His classes include practices to restore the body, mind and soul back to their intended states. Most people who follow selected parts of the program have never had the need for serious medical attention.

Dr. Laj Utreja is founder of the Institute of Spiritual Consciousness. Over the span of his professional career in engineering Laj has accumulated considerable training and experience in praanaayaama, yogaasana and ayurvedic healing at the Arsha vidya Gurukulam at Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, Art of Living, ISHA foundation and several other ashrams in India.

Laj has developed a system of Healing Consciousness (HC). It is best described as a collection of disciplines that when practiced regularly lead to the state of wellbeing. It draws upon a variety of traditions ranging from the art of breathing to stimulate the five vital airs in the body, specific yoga postures contributing to aerobics, listening to healing tunes, meditation and a well-experimented diet from Ayurvedic schools.

This presentation will be held at the Radisson Hotel in the Olympus Room at 8721 Madison Blvd, Madison. Friday, August 24 at 6:30pm.

UNLESS otherwise noted on the main website below: Admission is $10.

For more information Contact Dr. Laj Utreja: Lutreja7@gmail.com or visit ParapsychologyStudyGroup.com.

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editation has been an integral part of Eastern religions for over 5000 years. Today, many people have accepted meditation as a multipurpose tool and not just for spiritual enlightenment. Meditation can benefit not only the spirit, but the mind, emotions, and physical body as well. It can have remarkable effects on depression, blood pressure, headaches, heart rate, sleep, and other bodily functions.

Ever know someone who talks all the time? Even if it’s from a loved one, incessant talking can become quite bothersome and annoying. You can feel drained of energy when all you did was just listen. Unfortunately, some of us keep an incessant talker quite close all the time—our own brain or mind.

The objective of meditation is not to “empty the mind� because just as nature abhors a vacuum, the nature of the mind is to fill itself with thought. But uncontrolled, the mind is free to think about, reflect upon, contemplate, consider, mull over, and ponder whatever crosses your mind. The unfettered mind wastes a lot of energy. The long-term goal of meditation is indeed spiritual enlightenment, but those just beginning to meditate need to bring their minds back under control.

Just as physical exercise can improve muscular strength, endurance and flexibility, meditation is an equivalent mental exercise. A regular meditative program or routine is important to increase your powers of attention, and ultimately connect you to your inner, higher self, the Soul, your Godself.

The Light of Christ Center is offering an Introduction To Meditation starting on Wednesday, September 5 at 7pm. Students will be presented with two Western

and two Eastern techniques of meditation. At the end of this 4-week course, students can determine which method will work best for them. To register for this course, call the Center at 256-895-0255 and leave a message. The Light of Christ Center is located at 4208 Holmes Ave in Huntsville. See ad, page 15.

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Selected artists that grant permission to print their work on a cover are featured in a one-third page, professionally written “Cover Artist/Photographer� editorial (bio) that introduces the artist and includes their website and contact information.

Natural Awakenings covers reflect monthly editorial themes, and a variety of selections are distributed to all franchise publishers so they can choose which cover they want to run. “Our covers celebrate creativity and our mission of mapping out alternate routes to a healthier, happier, longer life that feels good all the way around,� says Bruckman. “Art and photography that are inspiring, uplifting and occasionally whimsical can unlock our imagination and nurture our spirit.�

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Why Folk Remedies Rock

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hat do white tea, witch hazel and rose extract— long used as natural aids for preserving youth and well-being—have in common? They all possess potential health and beauty properties that could be simply too good to ignore, say scientists from London’s Kingston University. The researchers, working in collaboration with British beauty brand Neal’s Yard Remedies, tested 21 plant extracts and discovered that their naturally occurring substances may offer new treatments to block the progression of inflammation. The findings are promising as potential treatments for aging skin, as well as more serious illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, neurodegenerative conditions and cardiovascular and pulmonary problems.

Using human cells as their model, the researchers applied three different concentrations of white tea (freeze-dried powder), witch hazel (dried herb) and rose extract (in a medicinal tincture) to see what effect the mixtures might have on suppressing the rogue enzymes and oxidants that play key roles in cellular inflammation and aging. All three remedies were remarkably effective in keeping inflammation in check.

Whenever inflammation starts—whether as a simple cut to a finger, exposure to the sun, chemicals or pollutants, or irritation due to an arthritic joint—the body begins to produce a protein compound called interleukin 8 that exacerbates the process. The three substances tested appear to successfully interfere with this.

White tea displayed the most marked results.

Elderberry Elixir: Backyard Medicine Chest

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esearch presented in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the 25th anniversary meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, suggests that poor sleep hygiene is associated with a lower grade-point average, both in high school and college. This can be prevented, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, by cultivating habits and behaviors that promote healthy sleep, such as establishing a relaxing bedtime routine and avoiding ingesting caffeine during the afternoon and at night.

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ew research is turning up another natural remedy to mend what ails us.

Native to both North America and Europe and historically appreciated by Hippocrates as “nature’s medicine chest,” elderberries are especially rich in antioxidants, putting them near the top of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) list. Both the flowers and fruit are used to make tea, juice, wine, preserves and nutraceutical products to treat a variety of ills.

International herbalist James Duke, Ph.D., author of The Green Pharmacy, recognizes the elderberry’s age-old reputation as a remedy for viral infections and for treating cough, flu and tonsillitis. It’s even being studied for its activity against HIV and for regulating blood sugar.

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are examining its potential for preventing strokes and prostate cancer, reducing inflammation and boosting resistance to infectious diseases. They’re set to host the first International Symposium on the Elderberry, from June 9 to 14, 2013.

Terry Durham, a farmer and conservationist in Ashland, Missouri, describes elderberries—which are typically harvested in late August through early September—as “the superfruit in our own backyard.”

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WALKING + TEXTING = FORGETTING

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alking on a cell phone or texting might have an unexpectedly troubling downside. Researchers at Stony Brook University, in New York, studied young people that were texting while walking and discovered that they walked slower, veered off course more and experienced decreased working memory.

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esearch from the Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental organization, discloses that more than half of low-cost metal adult and children’s jewelry contain large amounts of toxic chemicals, including lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium and chlorine (from polyvinyl chloride, or PVC). The report notes that these chemicals have been linked in animal and some human studies to acute allergies and long-term health impacts such as birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity and cancer. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, young children should not be given or allowed to play with cheap metal jewelry, especially when unsupervised.

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Mom’s Diet Can Boost Baby’s Immunity

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hat a new mom eats during her pregnancy affects her unborn baby’s immunity, especially vis-a-vis allergies, reports new research in The Journal of Physiology. The research found that if a mother’s diet contains a certain group of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, walnut oil or flaxseed, the baby’s gut develops differently. These substances are thought to improve the way gut immune cells respond to bacteria and foreign substances, making the baby less likely to suffer from allergies.

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

Danger Signs Monsanto Weed Killer Causes Animal Mutations The world’s most popular weed killer, Monsanto’s Roundup, a systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide, can induce morphological changes in vertebrate skeletal animals, say U.S. biologists studying its effect on amphibians. A study

by University of Pittsburgh researchers says the poison, tested in environmentally relevant concentrations, caused the shapes of two species of amphibians to change. The study is the first to show these dangerous consequences.

The presence of predators can cause tadpoles to change shape by altering their stress hormones, but similar shape changes seen after exposure to Roundup suggest the weed killer may interfere with the hormones of tadpoles, and potentially, many other animals. The development is important because amphibians not only serve as a barometer of an ecosystem’s health, but also as an indicator of potential dangers to other species in the food chain, including humans.

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Better Doggie Bags Want Not, Waste Not The New York Times estimates that 78 million dogs produce more than 10.6 million tons of dung annually. To tackle the growing problem of unhygienic doggie doo-doo, about which USA Today reports, “At some beaches, dogs help raise bacteria levels so high that visitors must stay out of the water,� operators of Allan H. Treman Marine State Park, in Ithaca, New York, started a project in 2009 to compost the waste in its dog park.

Plastic bags that don’t decompose easily end up in landfills, so park officials began placing corn-based, compostable bags in dispensers. A local company, Cayuga Compost, picks up the waste weekly for processing and deposits it into a pile mixed with yard and wood waste at a nearby composting site.

In 18 months, the company composted 12 tons of dog waste from the park.

Lab tests have shown that the compost is pathogen-free and has a high-nutrient profile that is perfect for flowers, shrubs and trees. Cayuga Program Manager Mark Whiting calls it a great example of upcycling—taking something that is otherwise considered worthless and turning it into a product with higher value.

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How to Green Everyone’s Wardrobe Every fall, even with back-to-school sales, buying clothes can be costly for families. Also, new togs take a toll on the planet: Most common synthetic fabrics are petroleum-based; and according to the Sustainable Cotton Project (Sustainable Cotton.org), 25 percent of all insecticides applied in this country, including known carcinogens, are used to grow cotton.

Perceived as a disposable commodity, garments purchased for growing children are typically discarded after serving only a fraction of their useful life, while teens dismiss outfits when fashions change. Adults often have closets full of items from when they weighed less.

Here are 10 commonsense ways to redress the problem and lighten the family’s ecological footprint.

Wash only as needed. Avoid wasting energy and water by washing clothing only when it’s dirty, rather than after a single gentle wearing; then drip- or line-dry.

Go unisex for tots. Siblings can wear family hand-me-downs and share basic items like shirts and pants.

Share. Family members, friends and neighbors can swap perfectly wearable fashions when they tire of them.

Help strangers. Charitable nonprofits, detailed on websites like DressFor Success.org (women’s business attire) OneWorldRunning.com (athletic gear sent to developing countries) and SalvationArmyUSA.org (caring for the homeless), all have on-the-ground networks in place to redistribute goods.

Give it back. Some brands take back and recycle their products. Nike (NikeReuseAShoe.com), for instance, repurposes any brand of worn-out athletic shoes in the making of new sports facilities.

Shop where you drop. When dropping off donated clothing and other items at a thrift or resale store, walk inside and see what’s for sale.

Read labels before purchasing. Some clothes require more maintenance that isn’t eco-friendly, such as special detergents, ironing or even dry cleaning, which typically uses toxic perchloroethylene (PERC)—unless it’s a green cleaning process.

Look for alternatives. Clothing made from organic, low-impact or recycled materials such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo and recycled fibers, is available in stores and online.

Dress casually. Dress suits for men and women require dry cleaning, so whenever possible, leave such fine attire in the closet.

Buy the good stuff. Brand names often live up to their advertising. Prestigious trademarks often get that way by producing better-made, more durable clothing and also protecting their image by avoiding exploitive practices. Check them out online via third-party evaluators.

Source: Adapted from BigGreenPurse.com. natural awakenings

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Spiritual Cinema and Summer Movie Festival AT THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING

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or five Wednesday nights in August, The Huntsville Center For Spiritual Living is offering “Spiritual Cinema.” These are movies that move viewers with insights and awakenings, heart-opening, mind-expanding and soul-searching choices. After the film, viewers are invited to hang around and share thoughts with friends. Everyone is welcome, but seating is limited to first come, first serve.

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AUGUST 1 “The Shift” – 6:30pm.

Directed by Michael A. Goorgian and starring Wayne Dyer, Portia de Rossi and Edward Kerr.

Filmed on coastal California’s spectacular Monterey Peninsula at Asilomar, The Shift captures every person’s mid-life longing for a more purposeful, soul-directed life.

“Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life.

Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening and what in the morning was true, at evening will have become a lie.” - Carl Gustav Jung The Shift explores the intertwined lives of an overachieving businessman (played by Edward Kerr), a mother of two young children seeking her own expression in the world (Shannon Sturges), and a film director trying to make a name for himself (Michael DeLuise).

Also starring Portia de Rossi. The Shift not only inspires, but also teaches us how to find the path to our spiritual purpose and therefore our greatest joy.

AUGUST 8 “The Way” – 6:30pm.

Directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen.

The Way is a powerful and

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inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James.

Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son’s desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn’t plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him and his “California Bubble Life”. Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On his journey, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives.

AUGUST 15 “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale”

– 6:30pm. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen.

Based on a true story from Japan, Hachiko Monogatari (literally The Tale of Hachiko) is a moving film about loyalty and the rare, invincible bonds that occasionally form almost instantaneously in the most unlikely places. Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family keeps Hachi. The story is about the bond that can’t be broken between Hachi and Professor Wilson – even after death.

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Masterson and starring Bruce Dern, Kristen Stewart (pre-Twilight), and Tom Cavanaugh.

The Cake Eaters is a quirky, small town, ensemble drama that explores the lives of two interconnected families coming to terms with love in the face of loss.

Living in rural America, The Kimbrough family is a normally odd bunch; Easy, the patriarch and local butcher, is grieving over the recent loss of his wife, Ceci, while hiding a secret ongoing affair for years; Beagle, his youngest son who was left to care for his ailing mother, works in the local high school cafeteria by day but has a burning passion inside that manifests itself through painting street signs; and the eldest son, Guy, has been away from the family for years while pursuing his rock star dream in the big city until the day he learns of his mother’s passing and that he’s missed the funeral. Upon Guy’s return home, relationships between the characters begin to unravel.

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Directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Tom Shadyac, Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, and Howard Zinn.

I AM is the story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac (“Patch Adams, Liar Liar, Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty”), who experienced a life threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions: What's wrong with our world? and What can we do about it?

With a film crew of four, Tom visits some of today's great minds, including authors, poets, teachers, religious leaders, and scientists (Howard Zinn, Lynn McTaggart, Desmond Tutu, Thom Harmann, Coleman Barks) searching for the fundamental endemic problem that causes all of the other problems, while simultaneously reflecting on his own life choices of excess, greed and eventual healing.

“We started by asking what's wrong with the world, and ended up discovering what's right with it.”

—The Huntsville Center for Spiritual Living is located at 308 Lilly Flagg Rd in Huntsville. 256-883-8956. Visit CSL-Huntsville.org.

Right this moment, Spirit is in charge, knows what to do, and all is well.

The Challenge of Co-Creation

I let go and let Spirit work perfectly in every area of my life.

I choose to actively participate in creating the life the way I want it to be.

By Edwene Gaines

I release criticism, complaining, and negative habit patterns.

I choose love, and optimism, and divine right action.

I am at peace. I am grateful. I am loved.

And so it is, and so I let it be!

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ach of us is in a wonderful process of individuation, transformation, transfiguration, evolution, and enlightening. We fully understand that if we want a different future than the past we have experienced, then we must deeply invest ourselves in the challenge of co-creation. In short, we all are involved in change. Change calls for us to let go of old ideas, often requiring us to release comfortable ways of being and functioning. It requires that we step outside our comfort zones and play in new expanded areas. It calls for us to be beings of great courage and even greater faith.

Here are some affirmations to assist us in this letting go of the old and taking hold of the new in what Charles Fillmore, the co-founder of the Unity movement, calls the “onward impulse of the ever-evolving soul.” Speak them aloud while looking in the mirror. Write them at least once a week. Live them and watch with wonder as you form your new worlds.

We Have The Power!

We have the power to move through these times of seeming challenges by remembering who and what we really are: the sons and daughters of the living God with infinite possibilities of expression. We are and have always been God’s beloved.

In the model of the book of Genesis, we see that our Creator spoke this entire system into existence. Because we are made in that same image and likeness, it follows then that we have the power to speak words of creation.

In new thought, we focus on the power of the spoken word, because we know that each word that we speak is either creative or destructive.

I breathe out and release any fear, doubt or confusion.

AFFIRMATIONS FOR CO-CREATION I know that I am loved with an unconditional and everlasting love.

I breathe in and fill my being with trust and faith in Spirit.

Spirit has perfect solutions and right answers for any concern I may have in my life.

I sleep deeply and peacefully and awake joyously and vitally alive.

I am divinely guided to right thought, right speech and right action.

I allow myself to feel lovingly supported by my friends.

I expect and receive miracles of love, creativity and substance every day.

Edwene Gaines will be speaking The Secret of Permanent Prosperity at Unity Church On The Mountain on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 10:30am, and will have a Workshop on The Four Laws of Prosperity from 1:00pm to 3:30pm. For more information please call 256-536-2271 or visit UnityChurchOntheMountain.com.

Edwene is the author of the book The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity, A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance, and is owner-director of Rock Ridge Retreat Center in Valley Head, Alabama.

She has made a 100% commitment to the transformation of the abundance consciousness of the world.

An ordained Unity minister since 1979, she is also president of The Masters’ School. She has trained approximately 500 Master Prosperity Teachers. She travels about 250 days a year presenting Prosperity & Commitment Workshops. A Certified Firewalking Instructor, she facilitates the Firewalking Ceremony several times each year. Edwene has served as a member of the International New Thought Alliance Executive Board. In 2006 she was honored by the International New Thought Alliance with the Torchbearer for New Thought Award. That same year she was honored by the Association of Unity Churches International with the Light of God Expressing Award at their annual conference.

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Imagine feeling the surge of well-being that comes from strolling barefoot on a moist, sandy beach or sinking all 10 toes into a cool, lush lawn on a warm summer day. Both comprise an experience known as “grounding” or “earthing”. Recent research suggests that these tempting life experiences offer more than feel-good frolics; they might help reboot health.

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y the end of the day, I could hardly walk. My feet would be screaming,” relates Lynn Deen, 66, of Mio, Michigan, describing dealing with Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis in both heels. “I struggled with it for four years. I tried everything, from conventional treatments to complementary therapies. Nothing touched it.”

Then Deen listened to an online interview about earthing, a therapy that involves connecting with the Earth’s electrical field, either through skin-toground contact (barefoot strolls) or by using home grounding products available online. Motivated by a yearning to maintain her active lifestyle, she decided to try it. Three months later, she attested, “My heels were completely normal.” And because she opted to use a special earthing bedsheet, Deen says

her husband benefited, too. “We have better sleep, less snoring and a better sense of well-being,” she reports.

Theoretically, because the waterabundant human body is a good electrical conductor, such grounding allows negatively charged free electrons, which are rife on the Earth’s surface, to enter the body and scour it for free radicals: those positively charged particles that may cause disease and inflammation.

“Most of the diseases today are related to chronic inflammation,” says Dr. Martin Gallagher, a physician and chiropractor who heads Medical Wellness Associates, a large integrative medicine clinic in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. “That inflammation is considered to be the buildup of positive electrons. The Earth’s free

electrons neutralize these chemical buzz bombs, called free radicals, bringing the body back to homeostasis.

It is that state of equilibrium that allows the body to heal.”

Today’s lifestyles have nearly eliminated that natural healing effect, says James Oschman, director of the Nature’s Own Research Association, in Dover, New Hampshire. “When I was a kid, my shoes came off in the spring and didn’t come back on until fall,” Oschman recalls. Today, almost everybody wears plastic-soled shoes, rides in vehicles and hangs out indoors on carpet and wood or tiled floors, completely blocking these free electrons, which Oschman maintains are the most effective and efficient antioxidants available. He states, “We’ve experienced a total disconnect.”

His claim is supported by small studies that are beginning to accumulate, indicating the potential benefits of grounding. Here is a sampling of the findings, from The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Helped the body’s natural healing response. Researchers compared physiological changes during a two-hour grounding session of 14 men and 14 women and then a two-hour sham session. Changes in respiration and heart rates plus blood oxygenation within 20 minutes of grounding appeared to aid the healing process, reports lead author Gaetan Chevalier, Ph.D., director of the Earthing Institute. He notes that as in previous studies, subjects with acute inflammation experienced less swelling, redness, heat and pain.

Decreased muscle pain. Researchers looked at blood counts and chemistry in eight active exercisers, following routines that assured muscle soreness.

Four subjects treated with grounding techniques showed a boosted immune response and reported reduced pain.

Oschman says that some professional athletes swear by the practice, including members of four U.S. Tour de France teams (between 2003 and 2007) that were grounded nightly during the competitions.

Gallagher, who estimates that 70 percent of his patients consciously practice grounding, sees improvement in conditions including heart disease, arthritis, chronic pain, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, attention deficit disorder, allergies, asthma, menopausal symptoms, sleep apnea and jet lag. Judged safe for all ages, blood-thinners present the only known complication, so heart patients should consult their doctors.

“This is like the relationship of vitamin D from sunlight,” concludes Gallagher. “We are receiving something that is integral to our design, part of our nature. Earthing isn’t an intellectual concept; it’s a necessity of life.”

Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health, medicine and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at Debra Melani.com or DMelani@msn.com.

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Improved sleep and reduced pain and stress. Researchers grounded 12 patients looking for these benefits while they slept. Comparing their cortisol levels (a stress-related hormone) prior to the eight-week study with results from periodic retesting and follow-up interviews, they found that grounding reduced nighttime levels of cortisol and better aligned its secretion with the body’s natural 24-hour circadian rhythm, which is important for sleep.

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Balance Blesses Our Youth Wise Parenting Insights from Wendy Mogel

What advice do you have for parents of young children?

by Meredith Montgomery

Race to Nowhere reveals the problems associated with America’s academic testing culture. What are the most critical weaknesses of today’s public school system?

It is breaking my heart to see enrichment programs sacrificed on the altar of standardized testing and such extreme focus on the core academic skills. We certainly want our children to have these skills, but we are losing sight of how much is learned through play, imagination, art and music.

High school students feel tremendous pressure to succeed. It seems that as a society, we are displacing our own anxieties about the unstable economy

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linical Psychologist and author Wendy Mogel, Ph.D., is known for the practical parenting advice featured in her books, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and The Blessing of a B Minus. She is a leading expert appearing in Race to Nowhere, a documentary film examining the achievement-obsessed culture permeating America’s schools, and serves on the advisory board of Challenge Success, an organization that supports schools and families in reversing and preventing the unhealthy tolls assessed by our current educational system.

Speaking from the perspective of her “compassionate detachment” philosophy, Mogel explores the educational challenges that students face today and offers some solutions.

involvement for young people, healthy teacher-parent relationships are vital, as well. Anxious parents can sometimes act like bullies to teachers when they are concerned about their child’s success. I encourage teachers to work with parents in a respectful and diplomatic way, without becoming defensive or taking anything too personally; I remind them that parents are often just nervous.

and the condition of the planet onto our children.

As we try to arm them with a set of skills to face an uncertain future, we are also losing sight of who they are as individuals. Too often we overlook the reality that some young people are not natural scholars, athletes or gregarious leaders, but possess other equally worthy abilities.

How are such blind spots affecting our youths?

Students are paying the price for the pressure being put on them on multiple levels: Heavy backpacks are damaging their spines, sleep deprivation interferes with their learning process and expectation of perfection can lead to girls with eating disorders and demoralized boys with a desire to give up.

I routinely speak with students that feel compelled to personally end hunger in Rwanda while they must also score high grades in several advanced placement classes, excel in multiple extracurricular activities and maintain a slender figure. Some of these same high school kids tell me they fear that scoring a B- on a quiz may cause their parents to divorce or drive their mothers into depression, partly based on some sense that adult pride and security rest on their children’s accomplishment.

What can teachers do to facilitate healthy learning environments?

While teachers can set an example of work-life balance, exuberance and

Encourage learning via this wonderful, natural world. Children are natural theologians, biologists, seekers of social justice, artists, poets and above all, explorers and inventors. We serve children well if we see them as seeds that came in a packet without a label. Our job is to provide sufficient food and water and pull the biggest weeds. We don’t know what kind of flower we’ll get or when it will bloom.

How can parents foster learning and success in all of their children at home?

A big piece of a parent’s responsibility is to clearly see each of their children for who they are, independent of parental preconceptions and dreams, and to foster that individual’s strengths and enthusiasm for life, instead of struggling to fit him or her into society’s narrow definitions of success. A snapshot taken of a child today should not be confused with the epic movie of his or her entire life.

Good parents model balance; but the default position in our culture has become overindulgence, overprotection, overscheduling and expectations of perfection. When parents pick their kids up from school, instead of cross-examining them about test scores and who they sat with at lunch, a mom or dad can share something delightful about their own day; something interesting they saw or did or thought that reminded them of their son or daughter. Communicate that it’s a pleasure to be a parent and an adult.

Show them that as grownups, we continue to learn new things. Inspire them to want to be happy adults and parents.

Meredith Montgomery is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

Championing a Broader Vision of Success

by Meredith Montgomery

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hallenge Success (ChallengeSuccess.org), a project of Stanford University’s School of Education, works with schools, parents and youths to develop and institute customized action plans to improve student well-being and engagement. According to the nonprofit organization’s co-founder, Denise Pope, Ph.D., “We recognize the great pressure being put on today’s kids in regard to performance, tests and grades. Unfortunately, this is keeping many of them from becoming resilient, motivated, active contributors in society. Our initiative provides a voice of reason, translating research into actions that allow students to thrive.�

Offerings include practical and engaging classes, online courses and videos for parents that help them learn best practices for their children. As one example, “We encourage parents to avoid overscheduling,� says Pope. “Every child needs playtime, downtime and family time every day.�

For schools seeking reform, Challenge Success offers dynamic conferences in which a team of administrators, teachers, parents and students, led by a consulting coach, creates site-specific strategies for change.

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Connect as a family: Aim for at least 20 minutes of daily family time. Enjoy meals together, consider going for a family walk or designate an “unplugged� time for everyone.

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Emphasize projects and problem-based learning.

Achievement improves when students are engaged in handson learning. Make daily assignments relevant to students’ lives and try assigning a final project in lieu of a final exam.

Explore alternative and authentic forms of assessment. Because not all students perform well on tests, multiple forms of assessment, such as narrative reports, writing assignments or creative projects, can augment scores to more effectively reveal where teachers need to focus attention.

Enhance the climate of care. Encourage positive student/ faculty relationships, so that teachers are approachable and accessible. Establish stress reduction and relaxation techniques, plus mindfulness activities.

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The un-family meal

Healthy Eating, Family-Style No-Fuss, Stay-Trim Strategies

by Matthew Kadey

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n exhausting routine of early morning wakeups, soccer practices and work deadlines makes it understandably easy to put healthy family eating on the back burner. As more time-strapped families adopt drive-through dining, it’s no surprise that weight scales nationwide are buckling under the pressure.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, more than a third of American adults are obese. But the expanding-waistline epidemic impacts far more than just the quality of life among adults. A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association states that 16 percent of children are either overweight or obese, with another 16 percent knocking on the door.

According to Sally Phillips, a registered dietitian and nutrition expert at Ohio’s Akron Children’s Hospital, a child that has an unhealthy body weight not only often has self-esteem issues, but is also at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, elevated blood cholesterol and triglycerides, plus orthopedic challenges; all health problems that possibly could impact life expectancy.

More, childhood obesity that progresses into adulthood has been linked to increased artery wall thickness—a marker for atherosclerosis. Because many overweight children become plump adults, lifestyle modification at an early age is vital. Try these no-fuss strategies from experts to overcome today’s pitfalls to attaining family nutrition.

The sit-down meal is an endangered family function, thanks to hectic schedules, time spent with TV, video games, the Internet and other electronic devices, as well as the perceived uncool factor of noshing with the folks. Yet studies show that family meals foster communication and usually lead to higher intakes of calcium- and fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, plus lower amounts of unhealthy fats, sugar and sodium, says Keith-Thomas Ayoob, Ed.D., a registered dietitian and associate clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York.

A supporting study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association confirmed that tykes that took in fewer family meals (and watched more TV) were more likely to be overweight.

University of Minnesota researchers found that adolescent girls that ate often with their family were less prone to use cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.

Try this: Commit to a sit-down meal most days of the week, suggests Registered Dietitian Brenda J. Ponichtera, author of Quick and Healthy Recipes and Ideas.

Don’t overlook breakfast as potential family time as well, counsels Ayoob. “Kids that eat a well-balanced breakfast do better in school, have improved vitamin and mineral intake and are more likely to maintain a healthy body weight.”

Liquid calories Today’s average American household obtains more than 20 percent of its daily calories from beverages; on average, soft drinks alone account for 8 percent of adolescents’ calorie intake.

The rise in beverage consumption has mirrored the country’s slide toward rounder body shapes. “Satiety is less when you drink calories versus eating the same calories in foods, because drinks empty from the stomach quicker,” advises Phillips. “The extra calories from liquids can easily exceed what the body can use.”

The worst culprits are “liquid candy” such as soda and energy, sport and sweetened fruit drinks. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Harvard researchers

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confirmed that a greater intake of these beverages leads to weight gain in adults and children. “Plus, most sweetened drinks don’t have much nutritional value,” says Ayoob. Although they contain important vitamins, even fruit juices, such as orange, cranberry and apple, still pack a lot of concentrated sugars.

Try this: Phillips recommends limiting empty-calorie sweetened beverages and replacing them with unsweetened choices like low-fat milk, homemade iced tea and filtered water jazzed up with lemon or lime. Keep daily intake of fruit juice between four to eight ounces, and focus on eating whole fruits, instead.

“You can also freeze natural fruit juice in ice-cube trays,” says Phillips.

“Pop these into [a glass of] water for a hint of sweet flavor.” Send children to school or camp with a reusable, BPA-free water container (stainless steel works well) so they get in the aquadrinking habit. Also consider stocking the fridge with refreshing, potassiumrich coconut water.

Chicken again?

Never before has such a variety of foods been more readily available. Still, too many families fall into the trap of preparing the same familiar eats—like spaghetti, chicken, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on white bread— week in and week out.

When children are repeatedly presented with the same foods, they don’t learn to appreciate new flavors and textures, which reinforces a picky palate and a fear of unfamiliar dishes, says Ayoob. From a body weight standpoint, an article published in Science suggests that when the brain isn’t gratified by food—which can happen when the family eats roast chicken for the fourth time in the same week—people are more likely to make midnight kitchen raids and add to their total calorie intake.

Try this: Once a week, have a newfood-of-the-week meal, featuring healthy ingredients such as quinoa, lean bison or kale, paired with family favorites, to encourage branching out. “Don’t throw in the towel if your child emphatically refuses it at the start. Research shows that it can take 10 or more times before a new food is accepted by a finicky eater,” advises Phillips, a mother of two.

She also suggests letting kids loose in the produce department to pick a new fresh item they are curious about, and then involving them in its preparation, so they are more likely to try it. “Or, substitute a familiar food, like apples, with pears,” Ayoob recommends.

Snack attacks With so much unhealthy snack food marketed toward kids, it’s easy for youngsters to graze their way to a bigger waistline.

Findings shared by Italian university researchers in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition specifically link savory, energy-dense snack foods with childhood obesity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the percentage of American children eating three regular meals a day has decreased over the past 25 years, while consumption of high-calorie, snack-type foods has gone up.

“Unhealthy snacking can have an impact on academic performance, energy levels and weight,” Ayoob remarks.

Try this: Don’t push the panic button if a child looks a little heavy while he or she is still growing, but it never hurts to give the household pantry and fridge an overhaul.

First, get rid of nutrient-devoid chips, cookies and soda.

“Replace them with healthier, portable fuel like nuts, baby carrots, low-fat string cheese and cottage cheese, yogurt and dried fruit,” suggests Ayoob. This does away with the good-versus-bad food battle on the home front.

Ponichtera likes keeping a bowl of varicolored seasonal fruit on the counter for when kids return home ravenous. She also recommends offering sliced veggies and fruit with tasty and nutritious yogurt, guacamole or hummus dip, or making after-school smoothies, using frozen fruit, healthy, low-fat milk and yogurt.

Because watching TV—including commercials extolling unhealthy foods—provides prime opportunities for mindless snacking (various studies link excess TV time with elevated body fat), consider pulling the plug after an hour. If snacking must be done in front of the tube, Ponichtera likes natural, unbuttered popcorn, deeming it excellent because it’s wholegrain, low in calories and high in filling fiber.

Meals in a hurry The desire for something quick may be why half of total U.S. food expenditures today go to meals prepared outside the home. Studies suggest that the more we purchase fast food,

the greater our girth. “This should come as no surprise, because what is often ordered is mostly out-of-control portions, higher in calories, fat, sugar and salt, than what would be served at home,” says Ayoob.

Even shunning the all-too-familiar drive-through for a smarter option could pack on pounds. Researchers reported in the Journal of Consumer Research that an individual is likely to underestimate the calories in a meal marketed by a restaurant as healthier, than those in a meal from a perceived offender.

This mistake often leads to overeating through purchasing extra or bigger side orders, suggest the study’s authors.

University of Minnesota research suggests that adolescent members of families that rely on fewer than three purchased meals per week are more likely to consume healthier beverages and vegetables with meals and less prone to indulge in soda and chips at home.

Try this: Skip the fast food outlets and open The Joy of Cooking. “Preparing more home-cooked meals is all about planning and implementing time-saving strategies,” says Ponichtera. Take time during the weekend to create dinner menus for the coming week, with input from all family members, and make a detailed grocery list to facilitate an efficient visit to the health food store and grocery. Ponichtera also stresses the, “Cook once, serve twice,” trick, where home chefs purposely double the recipe and plan to serve leftovers later, adding different sides for variety.

When time is at a premium, tossing ingredients for stews or chilies into a slow cooker in the morning is a tasty and healthy option. “Always have a few homemade dishes that can be easily warmed up, such as lasagna, soups and casseroles, in your freezer,” adds Ponichtera. It also works to freeze leftovers in lunch-size containers to take to work.

On days when family members have time to cook, make salads and dressings (served on the side) or bean, vegetable and whole-grain side dishes ahead of time, so they will be ready accompaniments for the coming week’s entrées.

“Involving children in the meal prep not only saves parents time,” reflects Ponichtera, “but also teaches kids valuable cooking skills they might otherwise lack.” Everybody wins.

Canadian-based registered dietitian and nutrition writer Matthew Kadey also takes active vacations to keep trim.

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IMPROVING IMMUNITY Natural Ways to Keep Kids Well

by Kathleen Barnes

Dr. Lawrence Rosen suggests a homemade hand wash blend of essential oils commonly called Thieves Oil. He makes up his own sweet-smelling antibacterial blend from cinnamon, clove, lemon eucalyptus, rosemary and orange oils, mixed with a little aloe vera and water. Keep in a spray bottle next to every sink.

In California, a Loma Linda University study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eating or drinking eight tablespoons of sugar (about the amount in two, 12-ounce soft drinks) can: Reduce the ability of white blood cells to fight off infection by 40 percent. Lower immune function for up to five hours. Block absorption of vitamin C, which plays a vital role in immune function. Make cells more permeable to the influx of bacteria and viruses.

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or most parents, back-to-school season also signals the start of cold season, which for some kids, can stretch out for months. Kids’ immune systems, like their brains, need to be educated and strengthened, which might explain why young children are likely to experience two or three colds a year, says Dr. Lawrence Rosen, a holistic pediatrician practicing in New Jersey and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine.

Here are some great strategies to keep kids healthy and bolster their immune systems throughout the year.

Manage stress: Stress is probably the biggest challenge to a child’s immune system, says Rosen. “Stress plays a big role in immune health.

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It literally impacts us on the cellular level. Studies repeatedly show that kids get sick more frequently when they are stressed out.”

“Give your kids some down time,” Rosen advises. “Don’t schedule every minute of their time. If you are a compulsive scheduler, then schedule quiet time.”

Sleep is a vital component of immune system health, he points out. “Most children need at least eight hours of sleep a day and surprisingly, teenagers may need as much as 10 hours.”

Eat right: Eliminating sugar completely from a child’s diet is a huge step toward better health and building a strong immune system, says holistic Pediatrician Debby Hamilton, of Boulder, Colorado.

Tracee Yablon-Brenner, a registered dietitian, holistic health counselor and co-founder of RealFoodMoms.com, offers a few tips to get kids enthusiastic about healthy eating: Ask kids to help prepare the food and set the table, with tasks appropriate to their ages. Cut vegetables in small pieces and “hide” them in favorite foods; for example, add zucchini and broccoli to spaghetti sauce. Grow a garden (even a container garden) and engage children in the fun of growing food. Take them to a farmers’ market to help pick out meal ingredients.

Any food high in vitamin C is great for strengthening immune systems and improving overall health.

Sources include citrus fruits, berries,

bell peppers, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts and all dark, green, leafy vegetables, especially kale.

Yablon-Brenner thinks that juice is too high in sugar (even natural sugars) and instead favors fiber-rich whole fruits. She encourages eating lots of wild-caught fish (avoiding farmed fish, which can be contaminated with mercury and other toxic substances) and plenty of foods rich in vitamin E and zinc, such as pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

Probiotics are also important for keeping the immune system strong.

For some kids, eating all-natural yogurt is enough, but for others, probiotic supplements may be necessary. “I’m really passionate about educating and teaching families about the benefits of eating real food and helping them recognize that food is really the best medicine,� says Yablon-Brenner.

Exercise: Daily exercise is a key component of any health regimen. “Sometimes, I literally write a prescription for family exercise,� says Rosen.

Outdoor exercise is beneficial because it also exposes children to the sun, helping them to manufacture the vitamin D that is essential for a strong immune system. Other highly recommended exercise programs include yoga for stress reduction, which can be adapted even for small children.

Supplements: Rosen and Hamilton both favor select supplements for children, especially during cold and flu season.

Rosen recommends a wholefood multivitamin for kids every day, as well as vitamin D supplements, as follows: 400 IU daily for babies, 1,000 IU for young children, 2,000 IU for tweens and 4,000 IU for teens and adults. A blood test may check levels of vitamin D. Hamilton adds 15 milligrams of zinc daily and likes targeted herbal preparations for preventing and treating colds.

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Our focus on antibacterial products today has actually led to the growth of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.� As a postscript, she recommends avoiding hand sanitizers; not only are they less than effective, but their alcohol content can cause dry skin.

Your children will see what you’re all about by what you live rather than what you say. ~Wayne Dyer

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and publisher; 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress is her latest book. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.

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by Gatlianne

—PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEWIS METTS

Fish Pose Our greatest unhappiness in life comes from wanting things to be different than they currently are.

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e all inherently know that happiness is a choice and that we create our unhappiness. Spiritually this is easily understood, however, our humanity gets in the way of us creating happiness as a constant in our lives. We look to others, material objects, experiences, and other outside sources to make us happy.

The truth is nothing outside of us can make us happy. We must flow with life, accept what is, trust ourselves and life, and be at peace within before we can find true happiness. Our happiness is our own individual responsibility—to look to another for our happiness puts a lofty expectation on them. We expect those most dear to us to make us happy.

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There are many aspects of creating our own happiness and being at peace within but a major part of the equation is flowing with life instead of fighting against it. Fish Pose is aptly named as the fish’s ability to float in the water is what progresses it through its life. This pose opens the lungs, heart, and abdomen making it easier to breathe deeply thereby increasing the lung capacity.

Being able to stop and take a full, complete breath goes a long way in accepting what is in life.

To practice Fish Pose lie on the back with legs extended. Breathe deeply and slowly arch the back, raising the head, as you come up to the elbows. Release the head back to rest the crown on the floor. Support yourself in the pose with your elbows and forearms. Breathe fully, expanding the chest and abdomen.

Feel the stretch of the chest and the release that comes with this pose. To come out of the pose, slowly press up on the elbows, lift the head then release down to lie again on the back. Utilize Fish Pose as a counter to Shoulder Stand or Plough and counter Fish with

Child’s Pose. All of these poses work together to provide deep bodily peace and deep connection to the Self.

It is said that this pose is the “destroyer of all diseases.” It is a highly restorative pose that promotes spinal health, which in turn, encourages overall physical and emotional health. Caution should be used if one has high or low blood pressure, suffers from migraines, or has a severe lower back or neck injury.

If nothing else, Fish Pose certainly provides a release of the tension and stress we carry and promotes relaxation but more importantly it is a reminder to be like the fish and find your flow so that you flow along with life on the current of happiness.

M/Gatlianne is an Author, Yoga Instructor, Interfaith Minister and Holistic Health & Reiki Practitioner based in Athens, AL. For more information contact her at M@Gatlianne.com or visit Gatlianne.com, DeepRiversHealing. com, or DiscoverPath.com.

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Come Back to Your Senses A Childlike Spirit Shows the Way

by Clint Kelly

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hildren know that the wonders of creation may be comprehended through the five senses; for what are the senses really, but five portals, or ways, of knowing?

Watching any group of children for a time brings a distinct sense that they are closer to understanding all that the senses have to teach us.

They don’t just smell a flower; they inhale it. An ant is best observed not from a standing position, but on one’s belly. They do not simply taste something good and move on, they roll it around the tongue, lick it gradually and make it last. Children savor their senses, patiently waiting for the full story to emerge.

A child’s imagination is embellished by the senses to the point of celebration. Children are teachable because they are hitting on all cylinders of human sensory perception and can never get enough. A child at play is a child with portals wide open.

If adults lived that way—hilariously, at full speed, unencumbered—how much more might they perceive and how much more might others perceive in them? To that child at play, there is something of God that is also in the rain, the mud and the untethered laughter that rings out from the puddle-splasher.

So, how do we come back to our senses? Revel in the little things. Cook together and discuss how every sense comes into play. One of many people’s favorite activities is to make organic popcorn, a wonderful object lesson in how all the senses work together to yield a pleasurable result. Hear it pop, smell its mouthwatering goodness, see how the kernels expand, taste the yummy results and feel the difference between popped and unpopped corn, lightly topped with natural salt.

“Feely” bags are fun. Place a fruit or vegetable in a small sack or clean sock and have kids guess what’s inside by listening to the sound it makes when shaken, what it smells like, what it feels like and with eyes closed, what a small bite tastes like.

Lastly, let them look inside.

We do well to keep our eyes peeled too, like children, and be amazed by all the ways life is continuously communicating with us.

Clint Kelly is the author of the Sensation series of thrillers, based on the human senses. He lives with his wife in the high-touch beauty of Washington State.

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calendarofevents WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Madison Mega-Marathon – Daily throughout 2012. Enjoy reading? Try the Madison Mega-Marathon to whet that reading appetite. Madison Public Library, 130 Plaza Blvd, Madison. 256-461-0046. Madison@Hmcpl.org.

Show Stoppers – 9am-2pm. For all those actor wannabes out there, we have just the place at Burritt’s theatre camp. Step into new worlds as we discover just how fun it is to pretend. This camp is filled with engaging activities that will include pantomime and theatre games. Learn about theatre history, dramatic terms, creating sets, and more. Build confidence in a friendly environment full of laughs, adventure, and make-believe. Imaginations will run wild this summer on Burritt’s stage. $185 (members), $195 (non-members). Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville. 256-536-2882. BurrittOnTheMountain.org.

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age – 9am-5pm. Journey back through the Ice Age to view some of Earth’s largest and most awe-inspiring mammals in The Field Museum exhibition Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age. Monumental video installations, hands-on interactive displays, life-sized models, fossil tusks and skulls—and even touchable teeth—bring these ancient giants back to life. This exhibit is included in general admission.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

The Art of Nature: The Sanctuary Artists Group – 11am-4pm. The Art of Nature is an exhibition that will bring to life Huntsville’s Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary as seen through the eyes of area artists, historians, authors, and poets. The Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary is a local wilderness park located near Hampton Cove. Combined with the Hays Nature Preserve, it is Huntsville’s largest and most undeveloped parkland. Within the park, one can enjoy the hiking trails, view wildlife, and absorb the beauty of the forests, fields, and wetlands. Huntsville Museum of Art. 256-535-4350. HSVmuseum.org.

Live Trivia – 6-7pm. Come play live trivia at Casa Blanca. Each table is a team, we play fun music and give away gift cards to the winners. Enjoy your dinner while answering questions about movies, history, sports and more. Casa Blanca, 7500 S Memorial Parkway, Huntsville.

Sightseeing Cruise on Pickwick Belle – 1-2:30pm. Come aboard for a relaxing cruise on the Tennessee River! Cruise along on an authentic paddle wheel riverboat and take in all the beautiful sights the area has to offer. Cruising out of 802-B Wilson Street at Ingalls Harbor, Decatur.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 Barks & Brews – 4-7:30pm. July thru October dog training will take place in the Downtown Dog Park every Monday and Wednesday evening. The October classes are on Tuesday and Thursdays. Each day three different classes are offered: Puppy Socialization, Beginner Training, and a Tricks Class. Each week a local vendor will visit your class with free giveaways for your pup HomeGrownHuntsville.com.

Saucy Duo Crafts: Girls Night Out – 6:30-8:30pm. Project: World of Crosses Wine Bottle. Guests will be supplied with all the materials to create a crossthemed Wine Bottle Candle and complimentary smaller bottle. Saucy Duo Crafts instructions will lead you in easy to understand, step-by-step directions. Your one of a kind creation will feature a unique cross design with an inspirational saying you select. Fill your wine bottle with oil and light it on your back porch.

Or fill with faux flowers for a pretty centerpiece for your dinner table. Saucy Duo Crafts & Cocktails is a great way to spend a Girl’s Night Out with your best girlfriends. $35. Cash bar. Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 First Monday Weekend Trade Days – Aug 4-6. One of the Deep South’s oldest and largest trade days where bartering, haggling, and swapping of goods has not passed on with time. It is a true blend of antique shows, craft fairs, and rummage sales. Believed to have begun in the mid-1850’s, where merchants plied their wares around the Court House in downtown Scottsboro. Admission: Free. Info phone: 256-574-3100. Jackson County Courthouse Square, Scottsboro, AL.

Seeds to Sprouts: Raccoons – 10-11am. Meet other parents while nature comes alive for you and your little one, ages 2-5, at 10 am on selected Fridays.

Enjoy stories, lessons, hands-on activities and guided tours. Parents free with membership or Garden admission. $8 for first child, $5 for each additional sibling in the same family. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, 256-830-4447. Hsvbg.org.

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Make your $25 check payable to: Natural Awakenings 14 Woodland Ave Trinity, AL 35673

*Please remember to include your name and mailing address.

Addtional contact info, such as Email address, is encouraged.

Soggy Seals Triathlon – 7-10am. The sprint triathlon will consist of a 3 mile run, 8 mile bike and 200 meter swim. Southeast YMCA, 1000 Weatherly Rd, Huntsville.

Eurasian Eagle Owl to Burritt – 11:30am-1pm.

Curt Crealey brings Maximus to visit us on the mountain. Join us for this special presentation with this Eurasian Eagle Owl. Curt started his journey with raptors at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, MO, and spent 5 years learning about raptors. You will be inspired by Curt and his love for this predator and stories about many other birds of prey. Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville. 256536-2882. BurrittOnTheMountain.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Barks & Brews – 4-7:30pm. Dog training in the Downtown Dog Park every Monday and Wednesday evening. Each day three different classes are offered: Puppy Socialization, Beginner Training & Tricks Class. Each week a local vendor will visit your class with free giveaways for your pup. Afterwards we’ll head to Furniture Factory where your first drink is on us. HomeGrownHuntsville.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 Alabama Jubilee: An Ode to Alabama’s Musical Talents – 9am-5pm. From Dinah Washington, the “Queen of the Blues;â€? WC Handy, the “Father of the Blues;â€? Hank Williams, Sr., the first country music superstar; to three finalists on American Idol: Alabama has produced an impressive list of artists. The summer exhibit will take a brief look at many of the well-known artists, as well as those that may not be as well-known‌yet. Special guest: Jimmy Buffet.

Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville.

256-536-2882. BurrittOnTheMountain.org.

Encounters: Sloane Bibb – 11am-4pm. The Museum is pleased to again present its award-winning Encounters series of regional contemporary art with works by North Alabama artist Sloane Bibb.

His distinctive painted assemblages incorporate found objects and retro print ephemera into whimsical implied narratives. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350.

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The Red Clay Survey: 2012 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art – 11am-4pm.The Red Clay Survey is an exhibition that regularly “takes the pulse� of contemporary Southern art through a selection of work in all styles and media determined by jurors with strong national credentials.

The works typically range in style from the traditional to the avant-garde and encompass painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, fine craft, photography, and mixed media works from artists throughout an 11-state region. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350.

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Mind, Body Yoga with Katherine – 6:30-7:30pm.

A blend of asanas (poses) that will tone the body, as well as calm the mind and energize the spirit. The poses are fairly easy and you’re encouraged to do as much or as little of the series that fits your level, from beginner to experienced. Soles Dance Center, 901 Franklin St, Huntsville.

Moms Painting Party – 9:30-11am. While the kids are busy with their camps and playdates, come spend an hour and a half of creative fun. No experience necessary. We supply everything you need to paint a lovely 11x14 canvas. Cost $35. A portion of the proceeds go to a local non-profit.

June will benefit AGAPE of North Alabama. Sign up at Art-of-inspired-living.com. Studio 114, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 Fidos After 5 – 5-8pm. Give Fido a chance to walk through the Garden and play in the no leash zone.

General admission or Garden Membership is required for humans and dog admission is $1 each. Hsvbg.org.

Art with a Twist – 5:30-8pm. Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage and your closest friends and enjoy painting your very own masterpiece. Don’t worry if you have never painted before, you will enjoy step-by-step instructions from a fabulous teacher, and you get to take your painting home at the end of the class.

You must be 21+ to participate. Reserve your spot by contacting Lisa Roth at LRoth@hsvmuseum. org or 256-535-4350 ext 215. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350.

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Dine & Dash, a downtown trolley tasting – 6-9pm.

Dine on hors d’eourves, sip on cocktails & dash to the next location. Join us every 2nd Thursday from April thru September as the trolley wisks you to five different downtown establishments. Tickets are only $30 per person and that includes the trolley ride and “samples� at each restaurant. Seats are limited.

Downtown restaurants & bars, Huntsville.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 Miracle Bash – 6:30-10:30pm. The Miracle Bash, the first of two Swim for Melissa events, is a fun party for adults. Guests will enjoy dinner, silent and live auctions and a live band. Proceeds from the Miracle Bash will benefit the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. For more information, please visit HuntsvilleHospital.org or call 256-265-8077.

Ballroom Dance Class and Party – 7-10pm. There will be a group class at 7pm with a different dance being taught every month. Then from 8-10pm social dancing. $10 per person. 3005 L and North Dr SW, Huntsville.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 2nd Annual Run to Rescue: 5K – 8-10am. We will be running on a cross country course laid out at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama. Come out to set a benchmark time for next year and support homeless and needy individuals who live in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. Bob Jones High School, 650 Hughes Road, Madison.

Swim for Melissa – Children ages 4-15 years old are invited to raise money for the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation and participate in this fun, non-competitive swim event.

Hampton Cove Pool, 2700 Hampton Cove Way SE, Owens Cross Roads. 256-265-8077. Foundation.hhsys.org.

Latin Class and Party – 8pm-1am. A group class at 8pm with either Salsa, Merengue or Bachata being taught.

Then Latin dancing from 9pm to 1am. Southern Elegance Dance Studio, 3005 L and North Dr W, Huntsville.

SUNDAY AUGUST 12 Alabama Ballet Summer Residency Dance Discovery Workshop – 7-10pm. The traditional Thursday evening Dance Discovery workshop and dress rehearsal performance for area kids and their parents will take place on August 12 starting at 7pm, All of that evening’s Dance Discovery activities are free. Gorham’s Bluff, 101 Gorham Dr, Pisgah, AL.

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MONDAY AUGUST 13 Stringing Beans and Drying Apples – 2-3pm.

Visit the Historic Park every Tuesday at 2pm to check out the extra fun we have scheduled for you and your family. No reservations are necessary. Just drop in and enjoy the fun. Burritt on the Mountain.

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TUESDAY AUGUST 14 South Huntsville MOMS Club – 10-11am. This meeting is a monthly meeting that is open to prospective members and is free. Membership for the year is $25 and gives access to a large variety of events centered around stay-at-home moms and their kids in the following zip codes: 35801, 35802, 35803, 35805, 35808, 35898, 35741, 35754, 35763.

Trinity Methodist Church Room 269. 607 Airport Rd, Huntsville.

QuickBites with QuickBooks – 11:30am-1:30pm.

Facilitator: Beverly Lang, Diversified Business Solutions. Join us for this monthly lunch series as we explore a different aspect of QuickBooks each month. Our August topic is “Short Cuts and Tips: Things Every QB User Should Know.” Huntsville/ Madison County Chamber of Commerce. 256535-2000.

Write Right Lunch & Learn: Craft of Writing – 12-1pm. What drives your story? What drives your characters? Go beyond plot to the real heart of your story. Presenter Linda Winstead Jones first published in 1994 and is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of more than 60 romance novels and novellas. Bring a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided. Questions? Contact Mary Moore at askus@ hmcpl.org or 256-532-5975. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Second Floor Events Room, Huntsville. Hmcpl.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 Madison Junior Chamber (Jaycees) meeting 6:30-7:30pm. An open meeting for all Jaycee members as well as those interested in joining the Jaycees. The Jaycees is a civic organization for young professionals 21-40 years old. Dublin Park, 8324 Madison Pike, Madison.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 The Children’s Corner at The Greene Street Market – 4-6pm. The third Thursday of August The Greene Street Market at Nativity will have an new interactive area just for children. Come, have fun and learn about gardening, recycling, healthy eating, and farms. Church of the Nativity, 208 Eustis Ave, Huntsville.

Sidewalk Arts Stroll; A Downtown Marketplace 4:30-8:30pm. The Sidewalk Arts Stroll around downtown Huntsville’s historic courthouse square

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is a premier marketplace with a diverse collection of artists, vendors, and performers. Enjoy free entertainment as you peruse vendor booths with original artwork, pottery, organic produce, fresh cut flowers, handcrafted paper-and much more. Courthouse Square, 100 Northside Square, Huntsville.

Art Krewe’s Night at the Museum – 6-8pm. All Huntsville young professionals are invited to the Spencer hall at Huntsville Museum of Art to mingle and view the galleries. No admission charged, cash bar. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350. HsvMuseum.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 Seeds to Sprouts: Rocks – 10-11am. Meet other parents while nature comes alive for you and your little one, ages 2-5. Enjoy stories, lessons, hands-on activities and guided tours. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, 256-830-4447.

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Parents’ Night Out – 6-9pm. Sign your children up for Sci-Quest’s Parents’ Night Out and spend a Friday or Saturday night on your terms. Your children will enjoy a pizza dinner, age-appropriate science activities, and time with Sci-Quest’s hands-on exhibits. Registration required. Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center, 102 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville.

256-837-0606.

“Memories of Elvis” Dinner Cruise on Pickwick Belle – 7-9pm. Join the Pickwick Belle as she presents a two hour “Memories of Elvis” show with a tasty meal served right to your table. Entertainment by an Elvis Tribute artist performing everyone’s favorite Elvis songs. Decatur. Cruising out of 802-B Wilson Street at Ingalls Harbor, Decatur.

Sanders Family “Homecoming” – 7-8pm. It’s October, 1945. The war is over and America’s years of prosperity are just beginning. But there’s another kind of rite of passage at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where the Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. Having been called to preach in Texas, he’s already bought a 10-gallon hat, quit his job at the pickle factory and is preparing to ride into the sunset with his wife June, who is eight months pregnant. Tomorrow morning, June’s brother Dennis will take over as the congregation’s pastor. Join the Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and touching stories and 25 fabulous Bluegrass Gospel favorites.

Burritt on the Mountain, Old Country Church, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville. 256-536-2882. Burritt OnTheMountain.org.

Mozart’s Women Ars Like That: Cosi fan tutte Aug 17-18, 7:30pm; Aug 19, 2:30pm. Ars Nova presents the classic opera buffa sung in English by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the VBC Playhouse with full orchestra. Cosi fan tutte’s libretto was written by Da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart.

Von Braun Center Playhouse, 700 Monroe St. SW, Huntsville.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Community Awareness For Youth (CAFY) – 10am-2pm. Attendees can expect to enjoy free food and soft drinks, as well as prizes and a variety of family-oriented activities, such as a rock-climbing wall, martial arts demonstrations, and inflatable bouncy houses. In addition, Landers-McLarty donated 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to be passed out to the first 500 qualifying students.

Huntsville Jaycee’s Building, 2180 Airport Rd SW, HuntsvilleJaycees.com.

Summer Lights Celebration: The American Cancer Society Eighth Annual Gala – 6-10pm.

The gala includes unique live and silent auction items, music, and gourmet dinner. It is an evening of celebration of cancer survivors and in honor of those we have lost to cancer. Cocktail attire. Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville. Please contact ACS office for invitation, 256-536-1863. SummerLights Celebration.org.

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/ Madison County August 2012 Business After Hours – 5-7pm. The premier networking event for professionals in the area. This program gives individuals the opportunity to discuss and share ideas while learning about other local businesses. It is a relationship-building experience held in a relaxed setting that benefits you and your company through added contacts and resources. Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County, 225 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-2000. Info@hsvchamber.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 WordPress – 11am-1pm. Do you have a WordPress site or blog and find yourself getting frustrated because you aren’t sure how to go beyond a simple post? Once a month we’ll cover a different aspect of WordPress. Bring your laptop. Sign up at Art-ofinspired-living.com. Studio 114, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. LoweMill.net.

Art Critique – 6:30-7:30pm, 4th Wednesday of each month. In the interest of nourishing our expanding artists’ community we are hosting a monthly Art Critique here at Lowe Mill. We openly invite and encourage all artists to attend. All we ask is that all attending come with the spirit to: create, share and express without reservation. 1st Floor Gallery, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. LoweMill.net.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 Master Artist Workshop: Lian Quan Zhen – 9am4pm, Aug 23-25. Watercolor Impressions: Color Pouring & Blending. In this workshop, students learn basic techniques such as composition and coloring, as well as Lian’s techniques including the “Color Pouring and Blending.” Open to all level students. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 256-535-4350 ext. 222. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350.

HsvMuseum.org.

Wild@Art – 6-9pm. A fusion of the best of Southern Culture… wildlife appreciation, fine food, and just a teensy bit of alcohol. Wild game cooking demonstration by the Sporting Chef, Scott Leyseth.

Bourbon Tasting by Pritchard Distilleries, a laser skeet shooting game, and a unique auction of autographed ducks from artists, designers and celebrities from all over the country. Proceeds will benefit the Huntsville Museum of Art and Alabama Wildlife Federation. Check out our FB page to find out how you can get on our invitation list. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville. 256-535-4350. HsvMuseum.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 Mad Scientist Ball – 5:30-9:30pm. Join us for a night of celebration to benefit Sci-Quest with live music from Toy Shop, catering by Cyn Shea’s, and a live and silent auction. Event proceeds benefit Sci-Quest, a nonprofit organization. Reservations required. Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center, 102 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville. 256-837-0606.

Walk to Defeat ALS – 11am-1pm. The Walk to Defeat ALS® is The ALS Association’s biggest annual event, which raises funds to sustain patient care and support cutting-edge research by the world’s best and brightest scientists. Choose a walk near you, then rally together your friends, family, and co-workers to form a walk team and make a difference. Adtran, 901 Explorer Blvd NW, Huntsville.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 27 Running of the Bulls 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run – 8am–5K Run; 9am–1 Mile Fun Run. Hampton Cove Middle School welcomes runners of all levels and speeds and especially encourage all of our kids to come out and participate. Where: Big Cove Creek Greenway through the Annie B. Hayes Nature Preserve.

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Kitchens for CASA – 1-5pm. CASA of Madison County’s annual fundraiser and self-guided tour will take you through several of Madison County’s most lovely homes.Info at CasaMadisonCty.org.

Concert at the Columns: Microwave Dave and the Nukes – 7-8:30pm. Bring a picnic, friends, and a blanket and enjoy the show. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, 256-830-4447.

Hsvbg.org.

“Annie” Presented by Lyrique Music Productions 7-9pm. Set in the 1930s, Annie is the story of how a brave little orphan took on New York City to find her parents...and how her optimism and heart touched the nation. Von Braun Center Playhouse, 700 Monroe St. SW, Huntsville.

“Parrot Head” Dinner Cruise on Pickwick Belle – 7-9pm. Join us for a two hour cruise on the Tennessee River with live entertainment by Steve Hopper featuring all of Jimmy Buffet’s greatest hits. Cruising out of 802-B Wilson Street at Ingalls Harbor, Decatur.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 13th Annual Bridgeport Jubilee – An entire day of family fun including musical entertainment throughout the day including blue grass, gospel and local pickers and singers. Also food vendors, silent auction, arts & crafts, bingo, antique car show, motorcycle show, children’s games, and historical storytelling with re-enactors. A fantastic fireworks show ends the Jubilee. Donations accepted. For info: Mary Mashburn 256-495-3114.

Bridgeport Train Depot Museum, 114 Soulard Square, Bridgeport, AL. Green U – 9am-3pm. Green U is a one day FamilyFriendly Festival for the Environment. Join us to hear guest speakers teach us how our community can become more ecologically friendly. Regional businesses specializing in “green” products and services will be on hand to educate and demonstrate their offerings. Participate in a variety of workshop and hands-on events to teach you how to “be green.”

Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, 256-830-4447. GreenUAlabama.org.

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Zumba Gold classes – 4:30-5:20pm. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane, Huntsville. Nomadic Tapestry.com.

Lunchtime Belly Basics – 11:30am-12:30pm. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville.

NomadicTapestry.com.

Meditation – 8:20am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-883-8596. CSLHuntsville.org.

Beginning Belly Dance Classes – 5:30-6:30pm.

Learn new school belly dance with an old school flair. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville. 256-637-9979. NomadicTapestry.com.

Basketweaving – 2pm-3pm. No reservations necessary. Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr SE, Huntsville. BurrittOnTheMountain.com.

A Course in Miracles Study Group – 9:15am.

Shared reading and group discussions. Extra books available. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville. 256-895-0255. LightOfChristCenter.org.

Unity Church On The Mountain Service – 10:30am. Adult Sunday School at 9:30am. Practicing Oneness with God in a positive light of love for all. 1328 Governors Dr. SE, Huntsville. 256-5362271. UnityChurchOnTheMountain.com.

1-Hour Mystery School – 11am. A different service each week including ritual, music, and a message in an open, loving environment. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville. 256-895-0255.

LightOfChristCenter.org.

Social Dance Class – 3-6pm. Social Dance Class taught by Sandra Watts. Combination of ballroom and country/western dance. Prepares you to dance anywhere. One hour class with practice dancing to follow. $6.00. Gee’s Place, 2274-A Highway 72 East, Huntsville. 256-682-7886.

Power Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. Erin Kennedy. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Zumba Dance – 6-7pm. “JAK”arta. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Beyond Basic Bellydance – 5-6pm. Michelle. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville.

NomadicTapestry.com.

monday Your Yoga with Casey – 6-7am. Beginner’s class with Casey, $14 session or $45 for 4 class pack (valid one month from purchase) Studio 258, 2nd floor, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville.

Email: Casey@youryogasite.net or call 256-6797143. YourYogaSite.net.

Beginner Couple/Partner Dances – 6-8pm. Sandra Watts will be teaching Sweetheart Schottische along with other partner dances. Social dancing after the class. If you have never danced, this is the class to learn how. $5.00. Gee’s Place, 2274-A Highway 72 East, Huntsville. 256-682-7886.

Beyond Basics – 6:45-7:45pm. For those with less than 75 hours of class time training. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville. 256637-9979. NomadicTapestry.com.

Yoga Class – 6:00-7:15pm. Iyengar-based yoga focuses on form, technique and alignment. Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Ste C, Huntsville. 256-704-5080. BodyLanguagePilates.com.

Level I Yoga – 6:30-8pm. All levels. Bonnie Richardson. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenter OfHuntsville.com.

Dialogue on Awakening – 6:30-8pm. Weekly forum with rotating facilitators. Love offering. Please call 256-534-8779 for location and more details.

Heart Of Dixie Orchid Society Meeting – 6:308:30pm. The Heart of Dixie Orchic Society meets every third Monday of the month in the Boeing Education Room. Every month features presentations from how to grow orchids to orchids around the world. The public is welcome to attend.Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, 256-830-4447. Hsvbg.org.

Huntsville Photographic Society Program Night 7-8:45pm. Come and associate with some of the best photographers in the valley. Join for only $20 per year. We meet the second and fourth Mondays of each month except December. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Auditorium, 915 Monroe Street, Huntsville. HuntsvillePhotographicSociety.org.

tuesday Pilates – 9-10am. Annette Beresford. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville.

256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Free Biomat Sessions – 10am-5pm. Free 30-minute Biomat sessions all day at the Center for Directional Healing. Call to reserve a time. 256-882-0360.

DirectionalHealing.com.

Level I Yoga – 10:15-11:30am. Annette Beresford.

The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOf Huntsville.com.

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Beginning Belly Dance Class – 5:30-6:30pm.

Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville. 256-637-9979. NomadicTapestry.com.

Line Dancing – 6-8pm. New and old line dances taught by Diane Martin. $5.00. Gee’s Place, 2274-A Highway 72 East, Huntsville. 256-682-7886.

Level I Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Mitzi Connell. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville.

256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-883-8596. CSLHuntsville.org.

Beginner/Intermediate Mat Class – 6-7pm. This class adds more exercises from the series and will challenge one’s mind/body connections. Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Ste C, Huntsville.

256-704-5080. BodyLanguagePilates.com Toastmasters: Redstone Toastmasters – 6-7:30pm.

The Apollo Room, Radisson Hotel, 8721 Madison Boulevard, Madison. Guests always welcome.

Redstone.FreeToastHost.net.

Science of Mind Classes – 6:30-8:30pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville.

256-883-8596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Eating Issues and Body Image Support Group – 5:50-7:30pm. Free support group for women who struggle with any body image or weight issues, including those with eating disorders. Facilitated

By Rachael Martin (nutritionist) at 603 Ward Ave, Huntsville, 35801 (Five Points area). Call 256-4266884 for information.

Basic American Tribal Style (ATS) – 6:45-7:45pm.

Lea. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Level 1 Pilates – 7-8am. All levels. Michelle Camper. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenter OfHuntsville.com.

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Bellydance Blast Class – 4:30-5:20pm. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane, Huntsville. Nomadic Tapestry.com.

Back to Basic Drumming – 8-9pm. Darbuka Dave.

Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Beginning Yoga – 7pm. Holly Dyess. Beez Fitness, 7495 Wall Triana Highway, Madison. $8 at the door for non-members. IronHorseFitness.com.

The Living Art Bonsai Society – 7pm, first Tuesday of every month at the Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. Contact: Shelby Aesthetic, 256-417-7187 or Hsv.LivingArtBonsaiSociety@ gmail.com. LivingartBonsaiSociety.org.

wednesday Level 1 Pilates – 7-8am. All levels. Michelle Camper. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenter OfHuntsville.com.

Creamery Tours – 9am, 10am, 1pm, 2pm. Find out where and how the goat cheese recommended by Oprah, Food Network, and Southern Living is made.

Belle Chevre Creamery, 26910 Bethel Road, Elkmont (Huntsville). $8 adults, $4 kids, free for 6 and under. 256-423-2238. Email@BelleChevre.com.

Science of Mind Classes – 10am-12pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville.

256-883-8596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Burritt Buddies - Mystery the Rooster – 12-1pm.

Come with your preschooler (3 or 4 year old) and join other Burritt Buddies on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Each month, we will feature a different animal.

Our animal of the month will be spotlighted through a combination of activities that may include a craft, story, game, snack or tour. Wear your play clothes and be ready to meander through the park. Please remember to call (256-536-2882) and reserve your spot two days before. You may want to bring a picnic for after the tour.

Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville.

256-536-2882. BurrittOnTheMountain.org.

Bellydance Blast Class – 4:30-5:20pm. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane, Huntsville. Nomadic Tapestry.com.

Hike at Hays with Operation Green Team – 9-11am. Operation Green Team will lead hikes through Hays Nature Preserve on the natural and paved trails each Wednesday through August 29.

Enjoy exercise surrounded by the beauty of the Preserve. Registration is free. Contact 256-532-5326 or MailGreen.Team@HuntsvilleAL.gov to reserve your spot. In the event of inclement weather, hikes will be canceled.

Spiritual Awareness Class taught by Rev. Grace Gifford – 6:30-8pm through December 8. Living the truth through the Christ within all of us. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr. SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271. UnityChurchOnThe Mountain.com.

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Beyond Basic Zils – 6:45-7:45pm. Sallye. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Yoga for Back Care class at Body Language Pilates – 5:30-6pm, Thursdays, March 29-May 3.

Yoga postures can be modified for back care health and healing. Common conditions such as scoliosis, sciatica, herniated disks, neck strain etc. are addressed. Space is limited. Contact Suzanne Newton at Suzanne.M.Newton@gmail.com or 256 585-3727 to sign up. Drop-ins are also accepted based on space availability.

Fusion Pilates – 9-10am. A fusion of Pilates and Hanna Somatic work teaching one to access and strengthen one’s deepest connections bringing balance to one’s spine and overall posture. Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Ste C, Huntsville.

256-704-5080. BodyLanguagePilates.com.

Pilates – 9-10am. Annette Beresford. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500-A Pratt Ave, Huntsville.

256-658-9748. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Beginning Belly Dance Class – 5:30-6:30pm.

Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville. 256-637-9979. NomadicTapestry.com.

Level I Yoga – 10:15-11:30am. Annette Beresford.

The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOf Huntsville.com.

Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-883-8596. CSLHuntsville.org.

Lunchtime Belly Basics – 11:30am-12:30pm.

Shahala Liz. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Power Yoga – 6-7pm. Claire Herdy. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville.

256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Greene Street Market – 4-8pm, every Thursday until Oct 25. The Church of the Nativity is sponsoring a farmer’s market in Huntsville. The market will be in the parking lot at the southeast corner of Greene Street and Eustis Avenue in downtown Huntsville.

West Coast Swing Dance Class – 6:30-8:30pm.

West Coast Swing Dance Class taught by Stephane Schneider. One hour class with practice dancing to follow. No partner needed. $5.00. Gee’s Place, 2274A Highway 72 East, Huntsville. 256-682-7886.

Free Tennessee River Writers Group – 6:30-8:30pm.

Open-minded, open-hearted and creative group. Exercises, Readings, considerate critiques. All experience levels welcome. Flint River Coffee Company, 1443 Winchester Rd. Call George Kost 256-682-5479.

Satsang – 6:30pm. Satsang with Gangaji. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville.

256-883-8596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Searching? – The Red Mountain Study Group of Huntsville invites inquiries from men and women, no matter what their beliefs, who are still searching for the meaning of their lives now and here. Our work includes meditation, practice and study based on the teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff. We are affiliated with the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York. 256361-9575. Email: rmsg@att.net.

Zumba Gold Class – 4:30-5:20pm. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 C Jordan Lane, Huntsville. Nomadic Tapestry.com.

Dance Basics– 5:30-6:30pm. Amber. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. Nomadic Tapestry.com.

Align & Wine! – 6-9:30pm. Yoga with Mitzi at the Huntsville Museum of Art. Cost and additional details at MitziConnell.com. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street South. HSVmuseum.org.

“A Course in Miracles” – 6:30pm. A class that will positively change your life at Unity Church on the Mountain. 1328 Governors Dr. SE, Huntsville, 256-536-2271. UnityChurchOnTheMountain.com.

“Life Questions” Class – 6:30pm. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. Info: 256-536-2271 or call Debbie Preece at 256-337-8200. UnityChurchOnTheMountain.com.

Level I Yoga – 6:45-8:15pm. Bonnie Richardson.

The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOf Huntsville.com.

Beginning Yoga – 7pm. Holly Dyess. Beez Fitness, 7495 Wall Triana Highway, Madison. $8 at the door for non-members. IronHorseFitness.com.

friday Level 1 Pilates – 7-8am. All levels. Michelle Camper. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville.

256-533-7975. YogaCenter OfHuntsville.com.

Bellydance Blast Class – 4:30-5:30pm. Shahala Liz. Nomadic Tapestry, 1219 B&C Jordan Ln, Huntsville. NomadicTapestry.com.

Concerts on the Dock – 6-9pm. Friday nights, Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment, 2211 Seminole Drive. Picnics, coolers and pets on a leash are welcome. 256-533-0399. LoweMill.net.

Public Clearance Session – 7pm. Third Friday each month. Learn effective healing through reception and application of Divine energies. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville.

256-895-0255.

Paranormal Study Center – 6:30pm, fourth Friday each month. Meets at Radisson Hotel/Olympus Room, 8721 Madison Blvd, Madison. For more information, contact Lamont Hamilton at World Psychic@email.com.

Ballroom Dance Class and Party – 7-10pm. Group class at 7pm with a different dance being taught every month. Then, social dancing from 8 to 10pm. $10 per person. Southern Elegance Dance Studio, 3005 L and North Dr SW, Huntsville.

saturday Madison City Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. Come early for the best selection of local produce, home baked goods, goat cheese, milk, eggs, meats, fresh herbs, honey, relishes, jams and jellies. Come see creations from local artisans including handmade cards, soaps, lotions, jewelry, candles, wood and iron works and other handmade items. 1282 Hughes Road, Madison.

Natural Childbirth Classes 9-11am. Downtown Cullman. A 4-part series. Call to Register 256-9620975. BirthingBeautiful.net.

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Intro to Yoga at Body Language Pilates – 10-11:30am, Saturdays, March 31-May 5. This is a 6-week series class that is suitable for beginners and all levels of students who want to refine the basic skills of Yoga. Postures are taught in a precise alignment method. Active postures are balanced with restorative postures and meditation. Space is limited. Contact Suzanne Newton at Suzanne.M.Newton@gmail.com or 256 585-3727 to sign up. Drop-ins are also accepted based on space availability.

Level I Yoga – 9-10:15am. Pam Herdy. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

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Your Yoga with Casey – 9:45-10:45am. Beginner’s class with Casey, $14 session or $45 for 4 class pack (valid one month from purchase) Studio 258, 2nd floor, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville. Email: Casey@youryoga site.net or call 256-679-7143. YourYogaSite.net.

Level 1 Gentle Yoga– 10:15-11:45am. Nikki Russell. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 E Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-653-9255 or 256-533-7975.

YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Cardio Ballroom – 11am. Mega calorie burning dance fun. No more treadmill!

Madison Ballroom, 9076 Madison Blvd, Madison. GabrielaDance.com.

Level I Yoga – 11:30-12:45pm. Bobbie Brooks. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 East Pratt Ave, Huntsville. 256-533-7975. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

Artist Market – 12-4pm. Local artists and others are invited to set up a booth and sell their wares to the public. There will be art, jewelry, vintage clothing, records, and more interesting things for sale inside our facility. Safe from rain.

Free admission. Flying Monkey Arts Center at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville. FlyingMonkeyArts.org.

Community HU Song – 1:30-2pm. Join others in singing HU, an ancient love song to God that can help and uplift one in countless ways. Huntsville ECK Center, 900 Wellman Avenue, Ste 3, Five Points. 256-534-1751. Eck-Alabama.org.

Reiki Free Clinic (no charge) – 2-4 pm. Every Third Saturday of each month.

Center for Personal Growth, 924-B Merchant Walk Way SW, Huntsville. For appointments contact Shari Feinman-Prior at Shari1717@gmail.com.

Huntsville Ghost Walk – 6-8pm. Who is the angry ghost in the courthouse?

What is the story behind the haunting tune phantom children sign while playing on Walker Street? Who are the Civil War soldiers who refuse to give up their timeless struggle for life and death? Does time stand still for these spirits? Learn the answers to these questions and many more on Saturday nights June through October during Huntsville’s Ghost Walk. Harrison Brothers Hardware Store.

124 Southside Square, Huntsville.

Ballroom Dancing – 7pm Beginner Group Class, 8pm Dance Party. Madison Ballroom Dance Studio, 9076 Madison Blvd, Madison. 256-461-1900.

MadisonBallroom.com.

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FENG SHUI ENERGY HEALING COLON HYDROTHERAPY CENTER FOR OPTIMAL WELLBEING U’Jeana Wilson Owner/Certified Colon Hydrotherapist Degree in Psychology 256-489-9806 Center for Optimal Wellbeing is the longest operating colonic therapy provider in Huntsville. First time clients have expressed immediate feelings of increased energy levels and improved efficiency in waste elimination. You will enjoy the experience of your own “personal cleansing spa” as you receive colon hydrotherapy (colonic), far infrared sauna, an optional massaging shower, and ionic footbath services—in a clean, comfortable, and relaxing private environment.

Call for directions and a 10% discount on your first service when you mention Natural Awakenings or use code COWB.

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For over 20 years, Susan Spalding and the staff at the Center for Directional Healing have been helping people achieve harmonic health through Directional Healing, Reflexology, and now the Amethyst Biomat.

Clients may choose a single service, or combine all three for the most complete healing experience. Healing techniques, articles, and more information are available online at DirectionalHealing.com.

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MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL MADISON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY, LLC 1634 Slaughter Rd, Suite C Madison, AL 35758 256-430-9756 MadisonSchoolOfMassageTherapy.com Our training will change your life forever in a new career as a Professional. Student massages available for 1/2 the regular rate. AL Board of Massage School Lic# S-117 AL State Board of Ed. School Lic# 1200I.

CENTER CIRCLE COUNSELING Jane Ajaya, LCSW, MSEd Located at Behavioral Health Solutions 1644 Slaughter Rd, Madison 35758 256-325-1690 CenterCircleCounseling.com Jane.Ajaya@gmail.com Offering compassionate, confidential guidance and counseling for mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health and happiness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness meditation, energy-work, dream analysis, hypnotherapy, grief and recovery work, 12 step support. Individual, couples and family therapy. In private practice for over 20 years. Most insurance accepted. No insurance? Still affordable.

HYPNOTHERAPY CENTER FOR INNER WELLNESS Becky Waters Certified Hypnotherapist and Professional Breathworker 3322 S. Memorial Parkway, Suite 641 Huntsville, AL 256-348-5236 Creating positive change through hypnotherapy and Breathwork. Empowering you to live to your highest potential. Relieve stress and anxiety, release negativity, pain management, pre/post medical procedure, fears/phobias, weight loss, smoking cessation, and more

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JIN SHIN JYUTSU® JIN SHIN JYUTSU OF HUNTSVILLE Sandra Cope Huntsville 256-534-1794 256-509-3540 Certified Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner. An easy, effective way of restoring health and well-being by balancing the body’s energy pathways to enhance the body’s natural healing abilities.

MASSAGE A NEW YOU MASSAGE AND BODYWORK Paula J. Sorg (L.M.T. #3321) 2222 Rhett Ave, Ste A, Huntsville, AL 15093 East Limestone Rd, Harvest, AL 256-520-0663 ANewYouBodyWork@gmail.com ANewYouMassageAndBodyWork.com Helping you relieve stress, recover from injury or just helping you transform your life through better health. Offering Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Hot Stone Massage along with Neuromuscular and Paraffin Wax Therapy.

CENTER FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND BODYWORK 1634 Slaughter Rd., Madison 256-430-9756 Our vision is to provide professional massage services in a comfortable clinical environment to Madison and the surrounding area. Student massages available for 1/2 the regular rate.

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MEETING ROOMS/ EVENT SPACE LIGHT OF CHRIST CENTER 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville 256-895-0255 LightOfChristCenter.org The Light of Christ Center is comfortably situated in a vintage Centenarian House conveniently located near the UAHuntsville campus. Our Center facilities are available for rent to both members and non-members. We offer our Spiritual Home as your ideal venue for weddings, receptions, memorial services, classes/workshops and other gatherings. Call 256-895-0255 and leave a message if you’re interested in a tour or to speak with someone about your event. Amenities available: • Kitchen (microwave only) • Solarium • Lounge/Salon • Roundtable Room (meeting/dining) • Chapel (w/up to 50 chairs)

MUSIC THERAPY HEALING SOUNDS MUSIC THERAPY Stephanie Bolton, MA, MT-BC 256-655-0648 ImageryAndMusic.com Huntsville, Alabama-based music therapy practice focused on improving personal health and wellness using guided imagery and music techniques. Currently providing workshops and individual consultations.

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Dr. Gilliam treats a variety of health problems with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart disease, hormone replacement and thyroid issues being at the forefront. Dr. Gilliam sees patients from around the world due to the reputation she has earned by treating hard to treat medical conditions. Dr. Gilliam works to find the cause of medical conditions and does not simply treat the patients’ symptoms.

Reiki is a simple natural and safe method of healing. Reiki treats the physical body, the emotions, and the mind and spirit, creating many beneficial effects. Many have experienced miraculous results.

Reiki works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

Advanced Practitioner Lic.#249 Dr. Ida P. ROLF method 2336A Whitesburg Drive 256-512-2094 RolfGuild.org Serving Huntsville since 1995 “When the body gets working appropriately, then the force of gravity can flow through. Then spontaneously, the body heals itself.” —Ida P. Rolf

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NUTRITIONIST EATING & BODY IMAGE SOLUTIONS Rachael Martin, MS, RD, LD, CEDRD 603 Ward Ave Huntsville, AL 35801 256-426-0688 Rachael@EBiSolutions.org Rachael Martin offers Nutrition Therapy to a varied population, with a non-traditional spin. She works with several specialties, including eating disorders, weight management, body image, severe thyroid and hormonal disorders, diabetes, as well as general health and well being. At all times a non-diet approach is used.

Learning to understand and work with your body’s nutritional needs in primary to her practice. A whole food focus is always emphasized, and supplement use is encouraged when they are needed. Call for an appointment (evening and weekends times are available).

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"Medicine for the Soul," shamanic healing is the sacred technology which can help you achieve wholeness by addressing the spiritual causes of disease.

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Our goal is to teach individuals how to take control of their health and well-being through the Pilates method, creating a wholesome person of sound mind, body, and spirit. Private, semi-private and group training on the equipment is available along with group mat classes.

A complete system of body education that balances the physical body, improves posture, and helps resolve chronic pain. Created by Dr. Ida P. Rolf in the 1950s, Structural Integration has been scientifically validated and has withstood the test of time, as millions of people have enjoyed the remarkable benefits.

Explore the techniques of shamanic healing and find answers. Offering Soul Retrieval, Thoughtform Unraveling, Illumination, Space Clearing, Past Life Work and much more.

By positively reinforcing change and holding a space of nonjudgment, Jason Kendrick, The Go-To Guru, helps the Recently Rockbottomed to rebound upward in a self-validating discovery process of remembering and reclaiming their resonant Soul Purpose, which ignites and propels a passion that emancipates Joy. • Usui Reiki Master • Indigo Adult • Intuitive Healer and Counselor • Energy Healer • Energetic Conversation Facilitator • Author and Speaker

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