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newsbriefs The Whispering Heart Healing Center Opens in Decatur

new center of healing has opened in Decatur called The Whispering Heart. The center combines several healing modalities and technologies into one location, with rates that are affordable for everyone. Healing services include: Infrared Sauna, BioMat, In Light Wellness System, MusicGlove Therapy, Aromatherapy and Essential Oils, Healing Touch Therapy, and coming soon, Mild Hyperbaric Therapy. The Dynamic Infrared Sauna uses beneficial penetrating infrared waves help the body remove heavy metals and other toxins, increase blood circulation, ease pain from sore muscles or aching joints, burn calories and improve skin tone. The BioMat also delivers infrared rays, while adding amethyst crystals and negative ions to create a triple synergy of healing energy for the body. The BioMat confers a wide range of health benefits, including deep relaxation and relief of inflammation and pain from many causes. The In Light Wellness System uses LED Light Therapy to relieve minor pain, stiffness and muscle spasms, increase local blood flow, and promote healing for conditions such as burns and diabetic ulcers. MusicGlove Therapy is a revolutionary hand rehab program that links muscle movements to music that has been clinically proven to improve hand function after stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurologic and muscular injury, developmental disability, and cerebral palsy. Healing Touch is a biofield energy therapy that can facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Cost for all services is $1 per minute. The Whispering Heart is located at 1221 13th Ave SE, Decatur, 35601. Walk-ins are welcome and appointments available 10am-5pm Mon-Fri and 10am-3pm Sat. 256-822-1108. See ad, page 23.

Jeffrey Rich, LMT, Attended Advanced Constellations Training with Stephan Hausner

n the first week of April, Jeffrey Rich, LMT and Systemic Constellations Facilitator, attended several days of advanced constellations training with internationally recognized teacher and constellation facilitator, Stephan Hausner in New York. Systemic and Family Constellations is the life-work of Bert Hellinger, German psychotherapist, and is a sought-after and useful healing modality throughout the world. Constellations Jeffrey Rich work is just now becoming more popular in the United States as more facilitators are being trained here. Systemic Constellations is a unique modality which allows us to see and bring relief to the hidden dynamics in natural systems, notably in families, businesses, and nature systems. The goal of Family Constellations is to increase the flows of love in the family system. This is done by bringing to light and releasing the hidden entanglements we find ourselves in involving other members of the system. In families, these entanglements can be with living family members, or with ancestors long past, especially with those forgotten or excluded from the system. Constellations are powerful as group work when individuals represent family members, and are equally powerful using objects to represent family members, as in individual sessions. Constellations are one of the only methods available for easing systemic and transgenerational pressures that can be found in living systems. In 2015, Jeffrey completed a seven-month systemic constellations facilitator training with Francesca Mason-Boring, bicultural author, facilitator, and constellations trainer. He now offers monthly constellations workshops and individual constellations sessions. Shining Mountain Healing Center, 900 Wellman Ave #5, in Five-Points, Huntsville. Shining-Mountain.com. Jeffrey.Rich@ gmail.com. 256-337-1699. See ad, page 6.

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newsbriefs Holistic Massage and Organic Body Wraps Available at Dominion Restart

esley McCarley, Managing Massage Therapist at Dominion Restart, has specialized in body treatments throughout his massage career. As he has delved deeper into the healing and medicinal side of holistic care, he Wesley and Linda McCarley took body wrapping to the next level to incorporate into his healing regimen with his clientele. Wesley uses the finest organic ingredients, including Aztec clay, Manuka honey, essential oils, and herbal remedies to concoct each wrap. A wrap can be a catalyst of healing for cystic acne, skin allergies, water retention, detox from allergies, after surgery or a medical procedure, to enhance lymph and blood flow, and so much more. A body wrap is so much more than losing inches or smoothing out cellulite, though those are definite benefits. Body wrap treatments are often offered in a series, which can open doors to deeper healing. Linda McCarley says that she often sees a client come in with an assumption of a surface issue that with wellness consultation and a series of massage and wraps shows a deeper issue, either physically, emotionally, or spiritually. “One client came in to do a series of body treatments for cystic acne,” says Linda, “and Wes felt like the sores were more than acne and suggested clean eating and lifestyle changes. She’s still coming in for maintenance and herbal treatments as she continues finding out what the deeper issues are. This is the perfect example of the door of healing opening up for this young woman to seek out not only physical healing, but emotional healing as well.” Dominion Restart is located at 415 Church St NW, Ste C, inside Dominion Salon and Spa in Huntsville. 256-651-2572. See ad, page 17.

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Shakti River Offers Integrated Movement Classes at the Healing Arts Center

hakti River has joined the Healing Arts Center as an Integrated Movement Practitioner and Yoga and Pilates Instructor. She is currently offering Custom Integrated Movement classes as well as Yoga and Pilates classes for groups both on and off-site. Integrated Movement instruction focuses on improving posture and body alignment during movement as well as at rest. Shakti draws on her training Shakti River in Pilates, Shambhava Yoga, and Thai Therapeutic Massage in developing Integrated Movement techniques and principles. The goal of Integrated Movement is to eliminate bodily discomfort in everyday experience, both during activity and rest. Currently, Shakti is teaching classes for clients of Susan Jeffreys’ Structural Integration therapy. Structural integration clients at any stage of the 10-part series are encouraged to take Shakti’s classes once weekly for four weeks. The intention is to complement the structural integration with movement instruction that will reinforce positive patterns and optimize the changes made by the structural integration by putting the body into motion. Integrated Movement instruction can also benefit anyone. By observing an individual’s posture and body alignment in standing, sitting, walking and moving, Shakti can often identify many issues that can be addressed. Improvement in body alignment and movement mechanics can have significant positive results in overall well-being. “A good posture and body mechanics can result in less energy leakage from your body, leaving you with much more energy and vitality at the end of the workday,” says Shakti. Shakti River is located in the Healing Arts Center, 525 Fountain Row, Huntsville. ShaktiRiver.webs.com. Facebook.com/ Shakti-River.Yoga-Pilates. Shakti.River@gmail.com. See ad, page 7.

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The Paranormal Study Center Hosts International Psychic LaMont Hamilton

aMont Hamilton will present “How To Function and Survive as a Multi-Sensory Being in 2016 and Beyond” at the Paranormal Study Center meeting on Friday, June 24. Most of us are having a “fivesensory” type of experiences as our actions, emotions and behavior depends on what we normally LaMont Hamilton perceive through those five physical senses and how it influences our personality. In each of our incarnations, our soul creates the type of special personality and body and during our lifetime; this very personality contributes to the evolution of our soul. Most of the time, this personality is a splintered entity since there are many incomplete parts that are out of harmony and balance of our Spiritual energy. In case of multi-sensory personalities, he or she will learn more rapidly and will not need 10 or 20 or even 200 lifetimes to learn a major lesson like trust, love or responsibility. Impulses, hunches, sudden or subtle insights, intuition and inspirations help multi-sensory personalities to assist the soul during our evolutionary journey. This realm is invisible to most of the five-sensory individuals on the planet but that is changing this year. LaMont will share his insight into the events that are now shaping our world in 2016 and how you can influence that outcome in a more positive way that serves you. Date: Friday, June 24, 6:30pm. Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 4801 Governors House Dr (next to Landry’s Seafood), Public Admission: $10. ParapsychologyStudyGroup.com. Meetup. com/Huntsville-Paranormal-Study-Center.

his class is all about how to “work smart, not hard.” Fascia BodyWork is a deep tissue massage that is just as rewarding for the therapist as it is for the client. It is fascia specific, not muscle specific. There is no digit work. It is performed with flat, smooth surfaces such as the back of the fist, flat of the palm and back of the forearm. Marsha Mathes The goal of Fascia BodyWork is to create a more fluid fascia rather than “gel-like” fascia. This modality creates a drag on the tissue instead of a gliding stroke. The drag assists the fascia to become more fluid, which allows muscles better function, flexibility, and range of motion. Fascia is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue that permeates the human body. Fascia interpenetrates and surrounds muscles, bones, organs, nerves, blood vessels and other structures. Fascia is an uninterrupted, threedimensional web of tissue that extends from head to toe, front to back, interior to exterior. It is responsible for maintaining structural integrity, providing support and protection and acts as a shock absorber. The instructor, Marsha Mathes, is a LMT, NCBTMB Approved Provider and AL instructor. This workshop offers 16 CEs for LMTs. Early bird special is $325 if paid by June 11. Date: June 25-26, 8:30am-5:30pm. Location: Parkway Office Center, 3313 Memorial Parkway SW, Ste 116, Huntsville. Register with Marsha at 256-698-2151 or Mathes79@knology.net, or visit her web site at MarshaMathes.SkinCareTherapy.net. See listing, page 31.

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newsbriefs Massage Therapist Carol Labriola Joins the Healing Arts Center

Cryotherapy Relieves Pain, Enhances Recovery, and Improves Well-Being

arol is moving her massage practice to The Healing Arts Center. She has spent more than seven years honing her skills, practicing a variety of styles and techniques including Pain Management, Stress Relief, Hot Stone Massage, Aromatouch Technique, Pre-natal Massage, Essential Oil Therapy, and Canine massage. During the first three years of her professional career, Carol Carol Labriola refined her craft as a care-giver and relaxation expert. She studied the art of pampering at a world-renowned day spa. The following three years were spent on the opposite end of the spectrum at a busy chiropractic clinic. Work here was less about pampering and more about healing—both mind and body. It was during this stretch that her clientele revealed to her that her specialization lies in pain management and stress relief. “For some people,” Carol says, “that means keeping stress under control with relaxing massage. For others, it’s about working deep layers of muscles and tissues, encouraging them to realign to reduce the pains of daily activity.” Carol’s cumulative experience has aided her in developing technical skill, complimenting her intuitive healing touch. She seems to have a knack for finding trouble spots, as if her hands just know where to go. Her massages help reduce pain and stress and rejuvenate the spirit through the practice of Reiki. She is thrilled to be joining the diverse team of practitioners at the new Healing Arts Center.

ith whole body cryotherapy, the body is safely exposed to low temperatures (-200 to 240ºF) for a short duration. The client stands in a cryosauna for about three minutes, which lowers the client’s skin surface temperature significantly. This short time exposure triggers a systemic anti-inflammatory response, increases oxygen in the blood, release of toxins and endorphins. Cryotherapy has been used by people with all sorts of health and fitness goals, from weekend warriors, to professional athletes, to those looking to ease the aches and pains of growing older. Cryotherapy’s wide appeal is due to its wide range of benefits, including faster recovery from sports stress, relief from joint pain, enhanced energy, reduced inflammation, decreased muscle soreness, and improved skin tone. Cryotherapy is also used by those suffering from longterm medical conditions such as fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy and rheumatoid arthritis to combat chronic muscle and joint discomfort. Even after one session, the wonderful effects from whole body cold therapy can be felt. The rush of endorphins will usually bring people a nice boost of energy and well-being. Some people who suffer from specific health issues like migraines have received relief immediately. Most people who are dealing with long-term joint and muscle issues usually get the best results after about five sessions which are held within a week or two. And those who incorporate cryotherapy into their regular lifestyle have seen great benefits from boosting their body’s system on a regular basis.

Carol Labriola, Healing Arts Center, 527 Fountain Row, Huntsville, 205-602-3615. CuloriArts.com. CuloriArts@gmail. com. See ad, page 7.

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Medicinal Mushroom Heals HPV

esearch from the University of Texas Medical School and Health Science Center has found that a medicinal mushroom extract may be able to eradicate human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease. Presented last fall at the 11th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, in Houston, the clinical study treated 10 women that tested positive for HPV with the mushroom mycelia extract called active hexose correlated compound (AHCC). The patients were given three grams of the AHCC once a day for six months or longer. Eight of them tested negative for HPV after the period, including three that were confirmed HPV-eradicated after stopping the AHCC treatment. The two other patients continued receiving the extract. A phase II clinical trial led by Dr. Judith Smith, a professor at the UT Medical School, will be conducted.

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Ashwagandha Pumps Up Testosterone

ow testosterone levels can be problematic for men as they age. Fortunately, Mother Nature produces her own form of testosterone booster: the herb ashwagandha. Research published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition tested 57 men between the ages of 18 and 50. They were divided into two groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one was given 300 milligrams of the herbal extract twice a day for eight weeks; the other ingested a placebo for the same period. Both groups underwent supervised muscle training programs for the duration of the study. The men that took the ashwagandha had significantly higher levels of circulating testosterone compared to the placebo group. The ashwagandha group also experienced an increase in muscle mass in the chest and arms, yielding an average arm muscle size of 8.6 centimeters, compared to the placebo groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5.3 centimeters. Those men in the ashwagandha group also exhibited faster reductions of creatine kinase, a marker for the type of muscle fiber injury that occurs during strenuous exercise, following workouts.

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Awe and Wonder Prime Physical Health

wo related studies from the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the act of admiring the beauty of nature with awe and wonder can decrease inflammation in the body. More than 200 adults reported their experiences of emotions on a particular day, including amusement, awe, compassion, joy, contentment and pride. Samples of the subjects’ gum and cheek tissues were analyzed for cytokines, and the researchers found those that cited emotions of awe, wonder and amazement had the lowest levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). UC Berkeley professor and co-author of the research Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., says, “That awe, wonder and beauty promote healthier levels of cytokines suggests that the things we do to experience these emotions—a walk in nature, losing oneself in music, beholding art—have a direct influence upon health and life expectancy.”

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E-Cigarettes Produce Free Radicals

lectronic cigarette use, or vaping, is on the rise as many consider it a healthier alternative to smoking. However, in a study published in the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, researchers from the Penn State University College of Medicine report that e-cigarettes produce considerable levels of reactive free radicals created by the high-temperature heating coils that warm up the nicotine solution. Dr. John Richie, a professor at Penn State and senior author of the research, says, “The identification of these radicals in the aerosols means that we can’t just say e-cigarettes are safe because they don’t contain tobacco. They are potentially harmful.” The researchers found that levels of free radicals in e-cigarettes are between 100 to 1,000 times less than the levels produced by tobacco cigarettes, still making them a better choice than traditional cigarettes although they still carry risk. Richie explains, “The levels of radicals that we’re seeing are more than what you might get from a heavily airpolluted area, but less than what you might find in cigarette smoke.” Previous research has found that e-cigarette smoke also contains aldehydes that can potentially cause cellular and tissue damage.

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New Healthy Building Standard The WELL Building Standard, administered by the International WELL Building Institute, is the world’s first development criterion to focus exclusively on human health and wellness. It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research, harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and well-being. Pioneered by the Delos company and the culmination of seven years of research in partnership with leading scientists, doctors, architects and wellness thought leaders, WELL is grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where people spend more than 90 percent of their time and the health and wellness impacts on occupants. It sets performance requirements in seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and state of mind. WELL-certified spaces can help foster improvements in the nutrition, fitness, moods, sleep patterns and performance of occupants. WELL is independently certified by Green Business Certification Inc., which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and associated professional credentialing program. Source: Delos.com

Municipal Pioneers

More U.S. Cities Leaving the Grid Nassau, New York, a town of 5,000 outside Albany, plans to ramp up a combination of rooftop- and ground-mounted solar, wind turbine and landfill methane-capture technologies to generate 100 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. “If all goes as planned, within the next four years, all six of the town buildings will be disconnected from the grid,” says Nassau Supervisor Dave Fleming. The New York Department of Public Services wants this trend to grow through its Reforming Energy Vision (REV) initiative. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration is actively working to help municipalities, especially core towns and schools, move toward getting a significant portion of their power from renewable resources. Smaller, cleaner, power systems are less costly and cleaner alternatives to the traditional larger electrical stations. San Diego, California, recently committed to securing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. It’s the largest American city to do so. Already, at least 13 U.S. cities, including San Francisco; Burlington, Vermont; and Aspen, Colorado, have committed to 100 percent clean energy. Las Vegas is among other major cities aiming to follow suit. Hawaii has pledged the same by 2045, the most ambitious standard set by a U.S. state to date. Source: EcoWatch.com 12

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Bye-Bye Dye

Mars and Others Abandoning Artificial Colors Mars Inc., the maker of many candies, chewing gum flavors and other food products, is phasing out artificial food dyes over the next five years. The decision came as a response to growing customer demand, says CEO Grant F. Reid. Nestlé, General Mills, Kraft and Kellogg’s have also started eliminating artificial dyes from their products due to calls for more natural ingredients. Common shades of red 40 and yellow 5 are presently ubiquitous, as per capita production of artificial coloring approved for use in food has increased more than five-fold since the 1950s. According to a study of supermarket labels by the Center for Science in Public Interest, an estimated 90 percent of childoriented candies, fruit snacks, drink mixes and powders contain artificial colors, and many parents are concerned about their potential impact on developing brains. Several studies have scrutinized dyes’ possible link to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other effects on children’s behavior. When a study by a group of British scientists suggested a link between the consumption of certain food dyes and hyperactivity in kids, Europe and the UK began requiring food with artificial dyes to carry warning labels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to maintain that no causal relationship exists between color additives and hyperactivity in children, and doesn’t require warning labels.

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effrey Rich has over 2,600 hours of training in the healing arts. His healing services include therapeutic massage, energy healing, shamanic healing, and Family Constellation therapy. What underlies and unifies this diverse set of skills is the goal and the desire to nurture a person’s inner light, to free their natural energy, and to assist a person’s transformation into their authentic, luminous self. Jeffrey is a Certified Orthopedic Massage therapist who uses medically oriented techniques in his massage and bodywork. His “Fab Five” techniques that he blends into each wellness massage session include Myofascial Freedom Technique, Deep Tissue Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy (Trigger Point Massage), Acupressure, and Energy Clearing techniques. Jeffrey perfected this alchemy of styles over the 17 years that he has been a licensed massage therapist, utilizing all of his 1,400 hours of training in massage techniques and incorporating the ones that he has seen in his practice to be most effective at relieving pain quickly and making sure that it stays gone as long as possible. “The goal of all these techniques is to give the body the relief it seeks, and to create conditions in which the body can heal itself and retain the positive changes in a lasting way,” says Jeffrey. Myofascial Freedom Technique works gently to free the body’s connective tissue from restrictions in order to eliminate pain and restore motion. Neuromuscular Therapy causes muscles to relax, increases circulation, removes toxic irritants, and restores neuromuscular integrity and balance. Neuromuscular Therapy is effective at resolving long-standing pain and movement dysfunction patterns in the body and in the soft tissues. Deep Tissue Massage is all about accessing deeper structures, resolving tissue adhesions, and bringing relief to deep aches and pains. Deep Tissue Massage is especially helpful for chronic aches and pains and contracted areas, and is ideal for athletes and also those who spend their day in front of a computer. Jin Shin Do Bodymind Acupressure helps the body’s natural energy, the Qi (pronounced “chee”), to flow in a balanced and unfettered way. This technique employs mediumto-light finger pressure on points belonging to the energy meridians of the Chinese Medicine system. Qi balancing with Acupressure can help greatly in relieving pain and discomfort in the body, relieving both physical and emotional stress,

and in strengthening the Jeffrey has 1200+ body’s natural defenses. hours of training as a Energy Clearing shamanic practitioner techniques clear and by indigenous teachremove unhealthy enerers in both North and gies from one’s energy South America. He system to improve one’s is trained in several sense of well-being. disciplines of ComUnhealthy energetic passionate Shamanic fields can come from Healing, including a variety of sources, Soul Retrieval, Curse including the pressure Removal, Energy of unfinished business Blockage Unravelfrom our ancestors, ing, Extraction of Jeffrey Rich judgments from others, Spiritual Intrusions, expectations, geopathic stresses, and Spirit Clearing, and Clearing Ancestral the energies of past events. Entanglements. “Simple energy clearings can be Soul Retrieval is the process of very effective in lifting moods, bringing restoring soul essence and core vitalclarity, and easing minor body aches ity. During times of great stress, injury, and dysfunction that seem to never go or grief, parts of the soul’s vital essence away,” says Jeffrey. can split off and become unreachable. In addition to personal energy This can be a very serious situation. clearing, Jeffrey also offers clearing for Sandra Ingerman, a noted shamanic the energy of places, such as the home teacher in the US, says this about soul and workplace, to clear out old, stagloss in her online article “Soul Retrieval” nant energies, and to anchor in pristine on SandraIngerman.com: and vital energies of blessing. “There are many common sympJeffrey’s expertise in energy cleartoms of soul loss. Some of the more ing is a bridge from his skills as a common ones would be dissociation massage therapist to his abilities as a where a person does not feel fully in shamanic practitioner. Shamanism is an his or her body and alive and fully enancient spiritual practice that links the gaged in life. Other symptoms include practitioner to the natural and spiritual chronic depression, suicidal tendenworlds and to the energetic dimensions cies, post traumatic stress syndrome, of existence. It has been practiced in immune deficiency problems, and many forms in indigenous cultures all grief that just does not heal. Addictions over the world for thousands of years. are also a sign of soul loss as we seek The goal of shamanic healing is to work external sources to fill up the empty with spiritual energies and compassion- spaces inside of us whether through ate beings in order to bring balance and substances, food, relationships, work, harmony to each individual. or buying material objects. Anytime “The shamanic practitioner’s job is someone says I have never been the to create the best possible conditions same since a certain event and they for healing to occur,” says Jeffrey. “Shadon’t mean this in a good way, soul manic healing is the practice of workloss has probably occurred.” ing with a person’s Light and with the Sandra Ingerman says that when energy of their spirit to enable them to soul loss is a factor, the person underbe whole, strong, complete, and able to going therapy often can’t seem to get live unencumbered by that which does traction for change around the issue not serve them. This involves removing until the involved soul parts return. The energies that are a drain on health and good news is that with a trained shahappiness, as well as removing enermanic practitioner’s help, the soul parts getic blocks or snarls. Shamanic healing can be recovered, and the energy and is also about bringing back the vital vitality restored. energies and essences that are missing Curse Unraveling is one of Jeffrey’s or which a person may not currently specialties, a technique he learned from have access to.” his teacher, Betsy Bergstrom. According

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to Jeffrey, curses, especially curses in family lines, are very real and much more common than most people realize. These can be in the form of “curses and curse-like energies, including binding oaths our ancestors made, or promises made on behalf of the family,” says Jeffrey. “In the past, it was very common when someone was dying in battle to curse his enemies and their families for all time. These thoughtforms have power and a life of their own, especially if they were uttered with intense emotional feeling, as they often were.” The real-world effects of words, backed with strong lifeforce, are often underestimated. Curses laid on families or individuals are very common, and their goal is generally to derail success and suppress happiness. They can result in misfortune, ill health, or recurrent bad luck, especially when appear as a repeating pattern, and most especially if the pattern is a multi-generational one. Sometimes, curse-like energies aren’t invoked out of animosity at all, but rather out of a desire to protect one’s family, resulting in unintended consequences. Jeffrey knows a fellow shaman who lives in Madison, Wisconsin, a very shaman-friendly area, who was having difficulty in attracting clients even though she advertised her services widely. The client said that her family had always been healers and she was bewildered by what was happening. Checking in on what was happening, Jeffrey found that one of her ancestors had created a protection spell

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Speaking of shamanic soul retrieval, Jeffrey says that often it blends naturally with Family Constellation therapy: “There can also be an Ancestral entanglement component to this work: sometimes our soul makes a misguided agreement—out of love for an ancestor whom we may not even know—to help carry and share the burden of their heavy fate. Bringing these entanglements to light in a family constellation and finding healing statements of resolution to the family system to help resolve them is extraordinarily healing. After all, we can carry only those burdens which truly belong to us, and to only follow our own fate, and not the fate of anyone else.” Family Constellation therapy is in itself is not shamanism, though the two specialties work very well together, as Jeffrey and his shamanic colleagues are discovering. Family Constellations work was developed in Germany by Bert Hellinger in his practice of bringing people together in a sacred manner for the sacred purpose of being in service to the healing of their own families and the families of those gathered. Beginning its life as a family therapy, constellations have since been expanded to working with other systems, notably organizations, businesses, and Nature systems. In a constellation, the facilitator poses questions about the history of the family and about any unusual deaths, circumstances or events that may have occurred, especially if they are part of an intergenerational pattern. To begin the constellation, group members are chosen by the client or by the facilitator to represent individuals, energies, past events, emotions, ideas or concepts in the client’s family system, in order to reveal some of the hidden dynamics at work in the system which are negatively affecting the client. When placed in a constellation, representatives often move and stand in ways remarkably like the individual or concept they represent, and they accurately report information from the client’s family system, even when they are strangers to each other. The representatives’ actions, words, and relationships to each other are what uncover the hidden dynamics in the family system manifesting as dysfunction in

the client’s life. These entanglements are sometimes actual ancestral spirits who are “out of place” and who need to be compassionately encouraged to move on to their rightful place of honor, or they can be other unfinished business to be resolved that is affecting the client. The constellation reveals these entanglements between the members of the constellation in a distinctly visual way as the constellation unfolds. Although the phenomenological nature of constellations is not completely understood, the results are real, positive, and are well documented through several decades of constellation work in many countries for complaints such as insomnia, intractable pain patterns, addictive behaviors, and many other things. “We don’t know exactly how constellations work,” says Jeffrey, “but I have seen them do amazing things to heal people, often from strange, persistent ailments of mysterious origin or other dysfunctions that absolutely no other remedy that they tried could help. The best way I can describe it is that it releases the blockages, increasing the natural flow of love in a family system, and love is a powerful healing energy.” Indeed, if pain, dysfunction and difficulty is persistent and seemingly of a mysterious origin, it could be that interdimensional or intergenerational and systemic issues are involved. Our lives are affected by many fields of energy, originating in the family and outside of it, and in ways that most people don’t even realize. There is an interdimensional component to almost everything, and it affects most of what we experience. “The more that I learn, the more I discover that our physical and spiritual symptoms do not always arise in our own bodies, but are part of the many Fields we live and move in, especially those of the family system,” writes Jeffrey. This may be an excellent reason, for whatever ails you, to see a shaman first.

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in the mind, he says, conscious selfobservation introduces a space between our perceptions and responses, allowing us to view our thoughts as separate from the person we really are. Complementary methods may include breathing techniques or body awareness that help shift us away from anxious, “What if?” speculations into the ever-present now. With just a few minutes of mindfulness a day—the first thing in the morning or at night before retiring—according to Verni, “We can shift our relationship to ourselves and our life experiences in a way that allows for greater spaciousness, acceptance and compassion, and in doing so, can dramatically improve the quality of our lives.”

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hroughout the past decade, success researchers and positive psychologists have sketched out in broad strokes the big picture of our elemental yearning for happiness. According to Martin Seligman, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, inner happiness derives from four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment. What we want to know now is how to instill happiness into daily practices. In her latest book, Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives, happiness expert Gretchen Rubin fleshes out the needed details. She maintains that the shift into a happier way of being can be as simple as changing our habits, which she terms the invisible architecture of daily life. Rubin found, “We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives.” We can start small in sometimes surprising ways that encourage personal, family, workplace and community well-being.

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Another way to improve the quality of our life is to reverse one habit. Shonda Rhimes, creator of TV dramas that include Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, admits that she’s a driven, Type-A person in her new book, Year of Yes. A busy career in Los Angeles, three children and little leisure left her feeling unhappy, so instead of reciting her habitual, “No” to anything extraneous—like parties, eating chocolate chip cookies or spending a lazy afternoon chatting with an old friend—she decided to change that habit to, “Yes.” One of Rhimes’ most profound revelations occurred after she responded positively when her children asked her to play. She observes that kids don’t want that much from us and playtime rarely involves more than 15 minutes; when we give them access and attention, it makes everyone feel good. Rubin agrees that it’s the little things that can contribute to family happiness. As a New York City mother of two, she decided that she’d be happier if she knew she was creating family memories. She started regularly preparing “special occasion” family breakfasts, a relatively easy meal to customize. She says, “Studies show that family traditions support children’s social development and strengthen family cohesiveness. They provide the connection and predictability that people crave. I know that I enjoy a holiday more when I know exactly what we’re going to do and when we’re going to do it.”

Take the Secret Society of Happy People’s personal happiness inventory at Tinyurl.com/HappinessCheck. Tinyurl.com/ DefiningOurHappiness provides an introduction. Home for Matthieu Ricard, a biochemist turned Buddhist monk, could be a Nepalese monastery or a seat at scientific conferences around the world. As the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, he defines happiness as a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. “It’s not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a mood, but an optimal state of being,” he says. In order to nurture it, Ricard recommends taking some time each day for quiet reflection, noting, “The contemplative approach consists of rising above the whirlpool of our thoughts for a moment and looking calmly within, as if at an interior landscape, to find the embodiment of our deepest aspirations.” By cultivating attention and mindfulness, the cares of everyday life

become less burdensome. Such a spiritual practice of just sitting quietly for 10 minutes a day, observing the thoughts that randomly cross our minds, and then gently shooing them away, can be enormously beneficial, he says, as it helps us put things in perspective and aim for continuous calm.

Flipping the Switch

Changing thought habits to focus on the good things in life is an approach that works for clients of Mary Lynn Ziemer, a life coach in Estero, Florida. Ziemer suggests we “flip the switch” from negative thinking and make a habit of starting our day being positive and grateful for 10 minutes. She recommends we start by doing deep breathing—four seconds breathing in, hold for seven seconds, eight seconds breathing out— repeated four times. Next, we ask our-

selves how we feel in the moment and identify the emotion, and then ask what thoughts we can think to feel better. The last step of the exercise is to frame a positive outlook in an affirmation, such as, “I am so grateful that I know I am doing the best I can and everything will work out. Everything is fine.” Ziemer adds, “Remember that happiness comes from love and takes you to a place of peace and calm. It is such emotions that beget success in relationships, health, supply, and clear purpose. Plus, it benefits everyone around you.”

Happiness Habits at Work

Dallas happiness researcher Shawn Achor, founder of Goodthink, Inc., and author of The Happiness Advantage, applies the science of happiness to the workplace. His research echoes the personal positivity of Ziemer, Verni and Ben-Shahar’s approaches to nurturing happiness. “Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our lives,” says Achor. “When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises and we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.” The Harvard Business Review published his

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appy people don’t find happiness like you’d find a penny on the ground; they make it happen, with action. Cultivating happiness habits can make a marked difference in your life. 4 Be deliberately optimistic. Optimism is imperative to emotional wellness. 4 Prioritize mindfully. Consistently align choices, intentions and actions with the top priorities of love, happiness and health. 4 Keep uplifting resources on hand. A few surefire mood-lifters may include a green smoothie, mani-pedi and solo dance party to at least one get-your-feetmoving song by a favorite artist. 4 Put yourself first. It’s the best way to bring your A game to everyone else. 4 Be a prolific seeker. Seek beauty, joy, adventure, pleasure, growth and power-

ful meaning in all areas of life. Let life move you to possibility, opportunity and gratitude. 4 Don’t make things personal. Absolutely nothing others say or do is about you, ever. 4 Examine the worst that can happen. Many of the limitations you’re placing on yourself aren’t real—they’re illusions.

4 Practice loving-kindness. Making this a habit changes the vibration of your life and the lives of those around you. Plus it feels great. 4 Be aware of your energy. Tune in to surrounding energy, as well as the energy you’re emitting and notice what needs to be adjusted or abandoned. 4 Be wary of media consumption. Limit messages in everything from email and news to books and music that take you away from the calm, open space within that revels in joy and wonder. Conversations count, too. Kristi Ling is the author of Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss. The life and business coach shares more at KristiLing.com/ operationhappinessresources.

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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. ~Voltaire research results: “Creativity triples and productive energy rises by 31 percent. Sales rise by 37 percent and the likelihood of promotion rises by 40 percent.” Achor’s method is helping people rewrite the way they think by first looking for positives at work. Workers write down three highly specific, positive things about their workday for 21 consecutive days. Rather than just, “I love my job,” acknowledge, “I love my job because I get to help people every day.” Or, “I love my morning tea because it gets me going.” Achor reports that at the end of the period, “Their brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world not for the negative, but for the positive first.” Taking a work break for two minutes of mindfulness is also effective. “We did this at Google,” he says. “We had employees take their hands off their keyboards for two minutes a

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Happiness in the Community We can foster happiness habits at home, at work and in the community. Rubin suggests starting such a group, akin to a self-help book club or bridge group, but with extra benefits. She even offers a free starter kit for those that want to try it, available via Gretchen Rubin.com/habits/start-a-habits-group. In addition to the happy exchange of ideas and success stories, happiness habits group members also have the benefit of being accountable to each other. Others can help us continue to color in the details supporting and forwarding the broad brushstrokes of positive emotions, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishments in a down-to-earth, fun way. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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well as premature graying. Chill Out. Stress is a widely known factor in hair loss, specifically of a condition called telogen effluvium (Principles of Dermatology, by James Marks and Jeffrey Miller). Meditation and exercise can relieve stress and create a better hormonal balance, thereby helping to prevent alopecia. Massage of body and scalp also may be beneficial. Adding oils such as almond or coconut infuses the scalp with essential vitamins and minerals. A study by the Journal of Dermatology shows that applying onion juice can lead to hair growth. Treat hair gently, air-drying rather than rubbing it with a towel. Don’t Fake It. Using extensions and weaves or wearing tight wigs or hairpieces daily may damage hair follicles by stressing their anchor to the scalp, accelerating hair loss. Also, hair straighteners, tight pony tails, blow dryers and heated rollers may damage or break off follicles. Consider natural hair dyes. Eschew Shampoo. Most commercial shampoos contain sodium laurel sulphate (SLS) or sodium laureth sulphate because it’s inexpensive, lathers well and typically thickens hair via salt. SLS also corrodes follicles and impairs their ability to grow hair. Consider switching to organic shampoos and conditioners. Jody McCutcheon is a freelance editor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Nicolina Sandstedt, a yoga teacher trainer and anatomy expert with the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja, Mexico, observes, “The body awareness and alignment focus that the practice of yoga asanas [positions] offers helps bodybuilders find correct posture. Yoga also teaches elegance in transitions that improve competitive posing.” Peter Nielsen, a bodybuilder, yoga practitioner and world-class fitness guru in Detroit, observes, “Most bodybuilders haven’t fine-tuned their presentation. They often grimace and look uncomfortable, with their veins popping out.” He points out, “Yoga helps teach bodybuilders how to slow down, breathe into each posture and ultimately win posing competitions because of the grace, elegance and body awareness that yoga provides.”

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additional benefits: “Incorporating yoga into your workout routine improves your core, giving you overall body strength in specific targeted muscle groups. It also increases flexibility, stability and mobility, allowing greater range of motion. Most importantly, it will keep you from being sidelined with injuries.” “Stretching a muscle can make it more aesthetically pleasing,” remarks Sandstedt. “In yoga, we often hold postures for a relatively long period of time, in a more isometric endurance workout, than the short, repetitive movements performed in bodybuilding. Bodybuilding develops fast-twitch muscle fibers for power and speed, while yoga develops slow-twitch muscle fibers for endurance. Both are important for tissues to stay healthy while building muscle mass.” Nielsen notes, “Bodybuilding makes me feel stronger; I look better and have loads of endurance. Yoga makes me feel more centered; it softens me so I can hear and surrender to what my body is telling me rather than me just telling it what to do.” Such listening is essential to preventing injuries that periodically plague bodybuilders. Slowing down into yoga’s present moment awareness teaches bodybuilders how to perform from a place of presence rather than on autopilot, which is when most injuries occur.

“Yoga works all the muscles, even the smaller, intrinsic muscles often neglected in bodybuilding,” Sandstedt says. “In addition to facilitating healthy posture, these small muscles help support balanced joint alignment.” She explains that the explosive, repetitive movements used to build muscle mass in bodybuilding make the muscles less elastic, which also inhibits range of motion. Less elastic muscles may be more prone to injury, as daily activities require both strength and mobility.”

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For bodybuilders that want to give yoga a shot, Nielsen advises trying a structured, 30-day yoga challenge. He sees how after the first month with his clients, the positive effects become apparent and most bodybuilders don’t want to go back to life before yoga.

Sandstedt offers, “I advise newcomers to incorporate a light yoga routine into the beginning and end of each bodybuilding training session. Ending training sessions with a few yoga postures will help balance the body, bringing a sense of calm and equanimity to the workout experience.” “In my fitness career, I’ve found that yoga perfectly complements any strength training program as a form of stretching, flexibility and de-stressing,” says Nielsen. “Yoga focuses me, and helps me to isolate whatever muscle I choose. It helps me reach my fullest potential and simply makes me a better version of myself.” Aimee Hughes is a doctor of naturopathy and freelance writer in Kansas City, MO. Connect at ChezAimee@gmail.com.

COMPARING BENEFITS Yoga

Bodybuilding

Stretches and lengthens muscles while relieving tension

Shortens and builds muscles while building tension

Moves prana (life force energy) throughout the body, boosting energy levels and mental sharpness after a session

Expends energy, sometimes ending in muscle fatigue and mental exhaustion

Improves oxygenation of the circulatory system, providing energy and invigoration

Improves muscle oxygenation, which helps growth and repair functions

Tones muscles gradually

Builds muscle strength rapidly and enhances the toning aspect of yoga

Involves the body, mind and spirit

Primarily involves the physical body

Accessible to every age group

Not accessible for the very young and very old

Promotes body confidence through self-acceptance

Promotes body confidence through a fixed physical aesthetic

Prevents injuries through body awareness and helps heal injuries through yoga therapeutics

Can cause injury absent preventive awareness

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3 12th Annual Cigar Box Festival (Concert on the Dock) – 6-9pm (Fri), 12-9pm (Sat). Featuring live music and makers from across the region, celebrating Cigar Box Guitar folk culture. Demonstrations and hands-on workshops, folk art, regional merchants, and food trucks. Free with $5 for parking. Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville.

LOCC Light Festival – 10am-6pm. Unique Vendors, Intuitive Readers, Free Speakers, John of God Crystal Healing Bed, food for sale. Admission $5, Readings $25 or 3 for $65. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville. Info: Rev. Donell Koch at Revdkoch@comcast.net or 256-653-0127. LightOfChristCenter.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 Summer Solstice Celebration – 7pm. Celebrating the Solstice with music and ceremony. Free. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville. 256-895-0255.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Reiki I Certiﬁcation Workshop – Barbara Caioli. Learn about Reiki history, its uses and basic techniques for self-healing and healing others. $145. Location: Botanical Gardens. Reservations at LightJourneyReiki.com, Workshops and Classes tab. 256-716-8419.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Guest Speaker, Rev. Carol Zukosky – 11am. Rev. Carol Zukosky will be a guest speaker at Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr. SE, Huntsville. UnityOnTheMountain.org. 256-536-2271.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 Rocket City Yoga Week – June 6-12. A week of free or 100% fundraising yoga events in Huntsville, Madison and Decatur. Over 60 yoga events in all. RocketCityYoga.com. Concert: Rising Appalachia – 8pm. Led by the collective voice of sisters Leah and Chloe, Rising Appalachia is a melting pot of folk music simplicity, textured songwriting, and those bloodline harmonies that only siblings can pull off. $25. Flying Monkey Arts Theater, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Family Fun Festival and Expo – 10am-5pm. Free activities, interactive games, crafting classes, inﬂatables, a carousel, face painting, free health screenings, door prizes, a tumbling track, a performing arts stage with dancing and drumline performances, a musical petting zoo and a garden area. Free. Von Braun Center South Hall, Huntsville.

MONDAY, JUNE 13 Dream Exploration Circle – 6:30-9pm. Explore the power of your dreams. In this Dream Exploration Circle, we will use techniques pioneered by Robert Moss, author and dream pioneer. Free. Donations gladly accepted. Shining Mountain Healing Center, 900 Wellman Ave #5, Five-Points. Shining-Mountain.com.

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Friday Night Art Walk – 5-8pm. Shop local in the Downtown Huntsville Square with a wide variety of artisans and live music. Free.

Reiki II Certification Workshop – Barbara Caioli. In Second Degree Reiki, the student learns to use the first three of five Reiki symbols and is awakened to the power of distance healing. Reiki I required. $235. Location: Botanical Gardens. To reserve a spot, go to LightJourneyReiki.com and visit the Workshops and Classes tab. 256-716-8419.

Concert on the Dock: BonnaWHO? – 6-9pm. Several local bands come together on the dock stage for an outdoor extravaganza. Free with $2 for

Annual Unity Church on the Mountain Yard Sale – More details on the website, UnityOnThe Mountain.org.

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Fascia BodyWork Workshop for LMTs – 8:30am5:30pm (Sat-Sun). Learn how to “work smart, not hard” in creating a more fluid fascia. Instructor: Marsha Mathes. 16 CEs for LMTs. $325 by June 11. Parkway Office Center, 3313 Memorial Parkway SW, Ste 116, Huntsville. Register: 256-698-2151 or Mathes79@knology.net. MarshaMathes.SkinCare Therapy.net. Nature Constellations Workshop with Jeffrey Rich, Certified Constellations Facilitator – 9am5pm. Want to learn how to better talk to Nature, to a Tree, to a Spring, or to the Mountain? Join us for a fun and fabulous day of Nature constellation play. $75. Register: Shining-Mountain.com or Jeffrey@ WaterWillowMoon.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 Guest Speaker, Rev. Vicki Goldston – 11am. Rev. Vicki Goldston will be a guest speaker at Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr. SE, Huntsville. UnityOnTheMountain.org. 256-536-2271.

plan ahead SATURDAY, JULY 30 Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human – 9am (Sat), 12pm (Sun). Meditation instruction and practice wtih Janet Bronstein from Birmingham Shambhala. New meditators are welcome. This program is the ﬁrst in the Shambhala Training series and is open to all. Healing Arts Center, 527 Fountain Row, Huntsville. 256-534-2954.

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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.

sunday 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.

saturday Bailey Cove Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. Fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables of all kinds, along with eggs, meats, artisan breads, ﬂowers and other locally produced products. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 12200 Bailey Cove Rd, Huntsville.

Revealing Service – 9:45am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org. Celebration Service – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org. Unity Church on the Mountain Worship Service – 11am, with Adult Discussion at 9:30am. Children’s Sunday School ages 4-9 and Nursery Care during church service. Unity is a positive path for spiritual living. Rev. Carol Landry. 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. UnityOnTheMountain.org. 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. A Course In Miracles: Integrating the Lessons Through Heart Centered Listening – 4-5:30pm. For students of ACIM daily lessons (workbook) or text. Donations accepted. Healing Arts Center, 525 Fountain Row, Huntsville. RevWandaGail@ gmail.com.

monday Acupuncture Happy Hour – 4-6pm, Mondays and Thursdays. A 30-minute ear acupuncture treatment that will de-stress, detox, relax and re-energize you. No appointment necessary. $25. Alabama Holistic Health, 204 Lowe Ave SE, Ste 3, Huntsville. 256801-9162. ALHolisticHealth.com. Prenatal Yoga – 5:15-6:15pm. Perfect for pregnant and new moms, this 60-minute class builds strength and endurance, increases ﬂexibility, and helps the mother-to-be prepare for birth. Taught by Marcy Evans RN, BSN. The Yoga Center of Huntsville, 500 E Pratt Ave. YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com.

builds strength, tones your body and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Part of the Les Mills Fitness Program. $10/class and no contract. New participants are always welcome. Madison Ballroom, 9076 Madison Blvd, Suite E, Madison, AL. 256-461-1900. MadisonBallroom.com. Military Stress Acupuncture Clinic – 6:308:30pm, starting June 7. For active duty and veterans with Military Stress, PTSS, PTSD. Acupuncturists and massage therapists available to relieve stress or pain. Donation only. Alabama Holistic Health, 204 Lowe Ave, SE, Ste 3, Huntsville. 256-801-9162. ALHolisticHealth.com.

wednesday A Course in Miracles Class – 6:15-7:45pm. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271. UnityOnTheMountain. org. Satsang – 6:30pm. Through group discussion and inquiry, we reveal the innate wisdom of the one presence living life as each one of us. Meditation 6pm. Led by Rev. David Leonard. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

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Latham Farmers Market – 3-6pm. Buy from farmers who sell the fruit, vegetables, meat, and poultry grown on their own farms. Latham United Methodist Church, 109 Weatherly Rd SE, Huntsville. LathamFarmersMarket.com.

The Greene Street Market – 4-8pm. Downtown Huntsville’s open-air market for fresh, locally grown vegetables, fruits, herbs and ﬂowers. Local produce, grass fed beef and pork, free range chickens and eggs, and more. Local artisans. Eustis Ave between Greene and Franklin Streets.

Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-883-8596. CSLHuntsville.org. BodyFlow – 6-7pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Yoga/Pilates/Tai Chi-based exercise class that

Youth Group – 6:30-7:30pm, 2nd Thursday of each month. 10 years old and up. Snack provided. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271. UnityOnThe Mountain.org.

Madison City Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. Fresh, quality produce, food products, and handcrafted items, all grown or made in the Tennessee Valley. Trinity Baptist Church, 1088 Hughes Rd, Madison, Alabama 35758. 256-656-7841. Lowe Mill’s Open Air Market – 9am-1pm. Shop local farmers, artisans, and makers for your organic vegetables, handmade jams jellies and cheeses, and more. All products produced or grown within 125 miles of Lowe Mill. Free. Lowe Mill, North Parking Lot, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399. 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 for sale. Admission free. Flying Monkey Arts Center at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. Community HU Song – 1:30-2pm. Join others in singing HU, an ancient love song to God that can help and uplift you in countless ways. Held each Saturday. Huntsville ECK Center, 900 Wellman Ave NE #3 (near Five Points). 256-534-1751. EckAlabama.org. Ballroom Dance Party – 7:30-10pm. Beginner group class 7:30-8pm, introduction to different ballroom dances each week. Practice dance party 8-10pm, for all levels of dancers. No partner needed. $10/person for group class and party. Madison Ballroom, 9076 Madison Blvd Suites C/D, Madison, AL. 256-461-1900. MadisonBallroom.com.

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