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letterfrompublisher “Music is the mediator between the life of the senses and the life of the spirit.” ~Ludwig van Beethoven The physical universe is spirit clothed in sound.

What we think of as matter is energy held in a vibration. So, in essence, the physical world is made out of sound. In the Genesis story, sound came into existence even before light. God spoke the light into being. The Word was first, and the sound of the Word was the tool of creation.

Creation is the act of making harmonious order out of disorder and chaos.

Therefore, sound can heal as well as generate. Sound has a tremendous power to both energize and soothe our bodies and our spirits. It can be in the form of any style of music or of any sound in nature—from the crescendo of a symphony to the cascade of falling water. Sound is experienced as a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual phenomenon, and it has the capacity to profoundly heal us on all of those levels.

“One reason sound heals on a physical level is because it so deeply touches and transforms us on the emotional and spiritual planes,” writes Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, an integrative oncologist and author of The Healing Power of Sound.

“You can look at disease as a form of disharmony. And there’s no organ system in the body that’s not affected by sound and music and vibration,” he writes.

Dr. Gaynor is quoted in our feature article this month, “Music as Medicine,” along with many other experts on the incredible healing powers of sound and music. The positive effects of sound are medically documented, whether it be in inducing calmness and relaxation, relieving stress, relaxing blood vessels, reducing heart rate and blood pressure, simulating the immune system, releasing endorphins and relieving pain. The sounds can be as simple as humming, chanting the sound “om,” or drumming a continuous beat. Passively listening to music and relaxing sounds is significantly beneficial, but studies show that participating in the making of the music or the sounds greatly enhances the benefits. The good news is that absolutely no musical talent is necessary to make healing sounds.

I participate in a “toning circle” with a group of friends where we sit in a circle and sing together a series of single notes or tones—”uhh,” “oh,” “oo,” “aah,” “eye,” “aay,” and “eee”—spending a few minutes toning each one in turn. The power of the blended voices singing those simple notes is spectacular. It generates a field of energetic resonance that can be felt in every cell of the body. When we add a specific healing intention to the tones, for ourselves, for others, or for the Earth, the effects are even more transcendent. I always leave there floating on a cloud, tremendously uplifted and energized beyond belief, and feel a deep and profound healing, every time.

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eflexology, an ancient healing art therapy, is the practice of stimulating reflex points on the feet that correspond to the organs, glands, and parts of the body. By applying pressure to these points on the feet, the body can be returned to its natural state of balance and wellness. Reflexology can be deeply relaxing, but it is much more than just a foot massage. By relaxing tension, reflexology releases and restores nerve function and blood supply, which is Stephanie Vaz all nature needs to normalize the body. Restoring blood and energy flow returns overactive organs and glands to normal and restores underactive areas to full function.

The positive effects of Reflexology include, but are not limited to, relief from stress and tension, improved circulation, and improved nerve function. Reflexology is recognized and respected as a complementary therapy to the traditional medical treatment of such ailments as sinus pain, joint pain, back pain, arthritis, headaches, circulatory and digestive issues.

Areas of indication revealed in Reflexology do not always mean that something is wrong in the body. Only doctors can diagnose. Reflexologists tell their clients what they are feeling in their feet.

Stephanie Vaz is a dual-licensed Esthetician and Manicurist with the Alabama Board of Cosmetology, and the Reflexologist for Dominion Spa & Salon. With 16 years of experience, Stephanie believes that everyone can benefit from Reflexology. She also specializes in Skincare, Waxing, and Natural Nailcare.

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ature’s Apothecary bought Foods for Life health food store last year and is now relocating the Huntsville store to North Parkway in mid September. The Natural Foods industry is changing and that’s so true for the local market in Huntsville/Madison. As the market changes, Nature’s Apothecary will change with it in order to provide for the needs of the community it’s in. There is a lot of excitement about the move.

It will be a better location, better building and a better shopping experience for the customer. Nature’s Apothecary offers a full line of supplements, health and beauty and vegetarian groceries. With a great product selection and a staff that lives the life we are offering, Nature’s Apothecary is a very dynamic shopping experience.

Go visit Nature’s Apothecary at their new location on North Parkway across from the new Popeye’s Chicken in the old Payless Shoe Store building.

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Stephen Blancett Cover artist Stephen Blancett has been making art since childhood, but his style and subjects are ever-evolving. Animals are a new favorite subject of the artist, who typically paints abstracts, as well as figures portrayed realistically in form, but in bold, unreal colors. “I’ve always had a love for animals,” says Blancett, a resident of Alva, Florida. “I see a lot more wildlife now that I live near a river, especially birds, manatees and alligators, which inspires me to paint them.”

Singing the Blues was created for a fundraiser for Abuse Counseling and Treatment (ACT), an organization assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. “It’s a great reward to know that my art benefits another person in some way,” says Blancett, a long-time supporter of ACT.

A former creative director in the advertising and publishing fields with a degree from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Blancett serves as national art director for Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. Blancett’s work has been featured in numerous publications and galleries around the world, including an upcoming exhibition in London.

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Much quicker than traditional counseling, EPT helps individuals find the hidden issue that’s holding them back, then fixes the body’s response to it, then releases it through forgiveness statements. Studies have shown that forgiveness is at the point where release and healing happen, Kim Dillon and that forgiveness enables instant and permanent changes.

EPT creates faster and more permanent relief from the stresses of mind, body and relationships than traditional counseling. It is a practical, four-step process: Focus (on the problem), Find It (the original memory), Fix It (the physical reaction to the problem), and Forgive It (transform at every level through forgiveness statements).

It is said that “Science + Forgiveness = EPT.” During an EPT session, the client first mentally focuses on the problem in their life or in their body. Then the EPT Practitioner finds the root memory where this emotional state was formed. The practitioner then works to fix the body’s reaction to the problem.

Lastly, the practitioner coaches the client through forgiveness statements to enable deep, meaningful, and permanent relief.

Right now, Kim Dillon is offering a free 15-minute EPT consultation to demonstrate what EPT is, how it works, and what it can do to provide relief for a wide range of problems.

Relief Thru EPT, LLC is located at 1813 University Dr, Ste 202A in Huntsville, across the street from Red Lobster. 256759-0496, ReliefThruEPT@gmail.com, EPTworksHuntsville. com. See listing, page 31.

LaMont Hamilton Seminar: “How to Attract & Identify Your Soul-Mate”

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You happen to see an attractive person across the room, and your eyes click together; you feel a jolt in your heart that shudders through your whole being. You think, OMG! That’s them! I’ve finally met my soulmate at last! You’ve found your special Soul-mate in love, in intimacy, and in life. All your LaMont Hamilton dreams are now fulfilled!

How do I exactly find that right person for me? Maybe you are already lucky and the two of you meet synchronistically through friends or by accident? The rest of us have to look further and decode the messages that our subconscious mind provides to us to help locate and identify our “True” Soul-mate(s). In this Seminar, you be provided real-time help and encouragement to get the results that you desire, plus you’ll learn things that you’ve probably never heard before about what a true Soul-Mate is all about and have fun along the way.

All seminar materials will be provided so come and have some fun exploring your present or future mate even if you’re already taken!

Come hear LaMont share his unique knowledge and wisdom about How to Attract & Identify Your Soul-Mate.

Date: Saturday, Sept 10, 2-5pm. Location: Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. Public Admission at the door: $25. Info: WorldPsychic@email.com.

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Overeaters Anonymous Support Passionate Marriages Seminar with the Groups Available in North Alabama Sometimes busyness of our lives,

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vereaters Anonymous (OA) is a 12 step support group which helps people recover from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia and other food related issues. They use the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous adapted for OA. Though there are no dues or fees for joining OA, they are self-supporting, declining outside contributions. The only requirement for joining is the desire to stop eating compulsively. OA welcomes all people, regardless of race, religion, or personal creed and does not become involved in outside matters or political issues.

OA practices anonymity and protects the identity of its members. Members do not share their names at the level of press, radio, films, or television.

Many members have been on a merry-go-round of diets, pills, doctors, counselors, physical trainers, and nutritionists before they come to OA; and though many of these things may help, OA offers a unique solution to members in that it offers a different kind of solution, a spiritual solution.

Through working the steps, OA members find that often it’s not what they’re eating that causes the problem, it’s what’s eating them. In other words, OA members go through a spiritual transformation that not only changes the way they relate to food, but to God, people, and the rest of life.

If you think you may have a problem with food, OA offers their heart and their hand. There are groups located in Huntsville, Florence, Fayetteville, and Cullman. “Together We Get Better.”

To find a meeting, visit OA.org online or call 505-891-2664 or local 256-652-4882. See listing, page 31.

we may find ourselves drifting apart from our spouses over time. After years of attending to our families and our careers, our spouses may even begin to feel like strangers to us. We remember the early days of our relationship when there was so much passion and connection and wonder, “Whatever happened to us?”

Is marriage “drift” inevitable and are we doomed to spend the rest of our lives in a less than fulfilling marriage? Not at all.

There are many things you can do to revitalize your marriage, but first, you must make the commitment to give it the time and attention it needs. Through this seminar you will learn the essential ingredients of a loving marriage, and how to gain back the passion and connection you once had.

This seminar is for couples that have been married for years and who want to build a stronger and more fulfilling relationship with each other. It is also for those who are thinking about marriage, are engaged, are newlyweds or have been married only a few years, but who want to make sure that they stay connected and don’t lose the love and passion they still have. Individuals whose spouses cannot attend or singles who want to learn about creating healthy marriages are also welcome to come by themselves.

The seminar will be taught by Marriage Coach, Debbie Preece.

Date: Saturday, September 24, 9am-12pm. Registration 8:30am. Location: Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. Cost: $15 per individual or $25 per couple. Info: Debbie@MarriageCoaching.life or call 256-3378200. MarriageCoaching.life.

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study from the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri, has found that premature babies that receive at least 50 percent of their diet from breast milk in their first month have significantly better brain development than babies that consume less breast milk.

The researchers tested 77 infants born an average of 14 weeks before their full nine-month term—referred to as preterm or preemie. The brain scans of the infants were compared with how much breast milk they received while in the natal intensive care unit. Mother’s breast milk was not distinguished from breast milk provided by others.

Senior researcher, physician and child psychiatry professor Cynthia Rogers explains, “With MRI scans, we found that babies fed more breast milk had larger brain volumes. This is important because several other studies have shown a correlation between brain volume and cognitive development.”

Preterm birth has been linked with neurological and psychiatric problems later in life, and the researchers plan to continue to study the children. “We want to see whether this difference in brain size has an effect on any of these developmental milestones,” says Rogers.

Black Raspberries Bolster Heart Health

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esearch from Korea University Anam Hospital, in Seoul, South Korea, has found that black raspberries significantly decrease artery stiffness and increase heart-healthy endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which assist in repairing damaged blood vessels.

The study tested 51 patients that met at least three criteria for metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference measurements, high triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and/or symptoms of glucose intolerance. The subjects were split into two groups; one received 750 milligrams per day of black raspberry extract for 12 weeks, while the other group received a placebo.

The researchers assessed the radial artery augmentation index, a measure for blood vessel wall stiffness, and values for this measurement decreased by 5 percent in the black raspberry group. The placebo group’s levels increased by 3 percent.

In addition, EPC counts increased in the black raspberry group by 19 microliters, versus a drop of 28 microliters in the placebo group. Black raspberries contain a number of heart-healthy compounds, including phenolic acids, resveratrol, flavonoids and tannins.

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esearch from King’s College, in London, shows that dietary vitamin C reduces the development of cataracts that interfere with vision by obscuring the lens of the eye, keeping light from striking the retina.

The researchers followed 324 pairs of female twins for 10 years. Food questionnaires were administered to each pair to determine their intake of dietary nutrients. The researchers also examined each of the twins’ eyes for the development of cataracts. The scientists found those that consumed the most foods with vitamin C had fewer cataracts than those that ate foods with less of the vitamin.

These findings did not apply to supplemental vitamin C, helping researchers better understand the superior nature of natural vitamin C. Natural vitamin C contains multiple bioflavonoids, rutin and several co-factors, such as factors J, K and P, tyrosinase and ascorbinogen.

Senior study author and eye surgeon Dr. Chris Hammond says, “The findings could have significant impact, particularly for the aging population, by suggesting that simple dietary changes such as increased intake of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthier diet could help protect them from cataracts.”

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New Term Disguises HighFructose Corn Syrup The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) has resorted to creating a new label for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) by calling it “fructose syrup” or just “fructose” because numerous scientific studies have linked it to obesity, Type 2 diabetes and autism.

HFCS is a highly processed chemical sweetener used in many processed foods, including breads, cookies, candy, condiments and soft drinks. It extends the shelf life of products and is often cheaper than sugar, the primary reasons manufacturers use it.

Standard HFCS contains from 42 to 55 percent fructose.

The new term is being used when foods contain HFCS-90, which has “just” 90 percent fructose. Identifying HFCS-90 as an ingredient bizarrely gives food makers a green light to use statements such as “Contains no high-fructose corn syrup” or “No HFCS” on the product label, thus misleading buyers.

Bart Hoebel, a psychology professor at Princeton University, reports, “When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they’re becoming obese; every single one, across the board. Even when rats are fed a high-fat diet, you don’t see this; they don’t all gain extra weight.”

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Cooking May Be the Future of Medicine In 2010, chronic disease accounted for 86 percent of all healthcare spending; four years later, the cost of treating heart disease alone totaled $315.4 billion, including medication and hospital care. At the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University, medical students are learning cooking skills to better advise patients on regaining and maintaining their health through nutrition.

By getting them to approach healthful food preparation with ease and awareness, this next generation of doctors is striving to provide building blocks for long-term health management. “When we see healthier eating, we see more disease prevention and fewer hospital stays, which means less money spent on health care,” says Chef Leah Sarrris, program director.

Since 2012, 20 medical schools have adopted Tulane’s program, including the University of California-Los Angeles Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, in a partnership with the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts.

Students complete eight classes of three hours each, and fourth-year students can choose from seminars that focus on different clinical interests, including nutritional support for those coping with celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, diabetes or pregnancy. Students also teach free public cooking classes. This integrative understanding of health care may change the way the medical system operates.

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Aerospace Giant Closes in on Superior Fusion Power Lockheed Martin scientists have made a breakthrough in developing a nuclear-fusion-based power source, and estimates that the first commercial reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be available within 10 years. “We can make a big difference on the energy front,” says project head Tom McGuire. The company has been working for 60 years to find a way to make a power source based on nuclear fusion as a safer and more efficient alternative to the fission reactors in use since the Cold War era.

Nuclear power plants produce dangerous radiation as a byproduct and leave behind toxic nuclear waste that can endure for centuries. By contrast, fusion, which powers the stars, occurs when small, light atoms such as hydrogen smash together to form heavier atoms, releasing enormous amounts of energy. To date, scientists have been unable to initiate fusion reactions on Earth without using more energy than the reaction produces.

Preliminary work suggests that it will be feasible to build a 100 megawatt reactor 10 times smaller than traditional fission reactors. That’s enough power to light up a city of 80,000 homes. Lockheed Martin is now seeking government and industry partners to build a prototype.

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Pest Control Without Chemicals Indian runner ducks have been used in Asia for thousands of years to control pests.

Now they’re being used in a South African vineyard to eat snails that damage the vines.

On the Vergenoegd Wine Estate, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, about 1,000 of the well-behaved quackers parade twice a day into a vineyard to rid it of pests, as they have done for at least 30 years.

Denzil Matthys, the duck caretaker at Vergenoegd, confirms that the ducks help make the farm sustainable. “We try to keep a pesticide-free farm by using the ducks,” he says.

Marlize Jacobs, the farm manager and winemaker, says snails are a big problem at Vergenoegd because of the vineyard’s proximity to the ocean. “After winter, the vineyards bud,” she says. “Those buds are succulent bits of food and snails love to eat them. If we don’t control them, they will absolutely destroy the vineyard.”

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Action Needed to Protect U.S. Drinking Water Supplies The dangerous practice of fracking (hydraulic fracturing), which combines volumes of toxic chemicals and fresh water to bore for natural gas, has spread to 21 states in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, as well as Colorado, Texas and California. A particularly intensive drilling area is the Marcellus Shale region, a 600-mile-long bedrock layer up to a mile below the Earth’s surface that includes parts of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Citizens in these and surrounding states are sounding alarms.

The PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center is on the battle’s front lines and their efforts can serve as a blueprint and inspiration in trying to curtail fracking and protect the health and safety of people and the planet. The nonprofit has taken issue with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft study dated late last year that concluded fracking has no widespread impact on drinking water, demanding that the agency conduct further research. While Pennsylvania’s Department of the Environment tallied 271 cases of water contamination from fracking in 40 counties, the nonprofit Public Herald reports 2,309 overall fracking complaints for 17 of the counties, and concludes that water-related cases are repeatedly understated.

Recent research by Stanford University’s School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences found, “Companies are fracking directly into shallow freshwater aquifers,” according to Professor of Earth System Science Robert Jackson. “In no [other] industry would you be allowed to inject chemicals into a source of drinking-quality water.”

PennEnvironment recently galvanized more than 1,000 state health experts’ demands to Governor Tom Wolf’s administration that include establishing a registry to report impacts from fracking and other natural gas activities; instituting special training for health professionals; removing exemptions for the fracking industry from environmental laws; and requiring that all fracking operations be at least one mile from schools and healthcare facilities.

“With every day of inaction, our elected leaders continue to subject their constituents to severe and widespread health impacts,” advises PennEnvironment fracking campaign organizer Allie DiTucci.

Maryland poses another looming battleground—it currently prohibits the practice and is drafting new fracking regulations as the gas industry knocks on its door. Meanwhile, communities around the country are voting to ban fracking from their districts.

Join local environmental and conservation organizations in protesting against fracking and lobbying local and state officials to regulate and ban it.

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Coffee that is certified organic is produced without the aid of artificial chemical substances, such synthetic additives, pesticides and herbicides.

“It’s the pesticides in non-organic coffee that make you jittery, not the coffee itself,” says Jillian.

This can be a revelation for those who have formed their opinions about the negative side-effects of coffee over a lifetime of drinking the pesticide-laden variety. Once they switch to organic, they can see that coffee without all the chemicals does not produce the jitteriness, nausea or other unpleasant effects. In other words, it’s the chemicals, and not the coffee or the caffeine, that causes the problems.

The difference in organic and non-organic coffee is visibly obvious by looking at the beans. An organic coffee bean is a healthy pale green, while a non-organic coffee bean is brown or tan in color. Organic beans hold up in the heat while being roasted, while non-organic beans tend to break apart. A non-organic brew is always weaker in flavor and has less body than organic coffee.

by Tom Maples The Olde Towne Coffee Shoppe roasts all of their beans in house, with several organic, fair trade single-origin coffees ne of the local landmarks in the Five Points neighborand house blends to choose from. Olde Towne brews four hood, the Olde Towne Coffee Shoppe has been a different varieties of coffee fresh every day, and custom blend gathering place for a diverse crowd espresso drinks are made to order. The since it began in 1998. In 2013, the store food menu carries breakfast items includwas bought by Jillian Riley, who brought her ing muffins, scones, bagels and croissants, passion for organic and fair trade coffee to the along with sandwiches for lunch or dinner. mix. Now, Olde Towne serves only coffee that Homemade pastry items include brownies, is organically grown and harvested by workcupcakes, cookies and cakes. ers who are paid a fair wage for their labor.

Olde Towne also sells roasted organic, “Organic and fair trade are two differfair trade coffee beans by the pound, all ent things that are both equally important prepared by their in-house Master Roaster, to me,” says Jillian, who also brewed only who roasts each batch with just the right organic/fair trade beans at her previous esamount of heat and time to maximize the Jillian Riley tablishment, Continental Coffee in Madison. bean’s intended flavor.

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joys that life offers. We’re in danger of missing out on sublime living when we constantly prioritize what “has to be done” instead of that which is most valued. Soon, it may seem as if the stories of our lives are being written by someone else.

We forget our power to be our own storyteller and to mindfully engage in how we spend every hour. Dissatisfying tales can be replaced when we live according to a new story we write each day, called, “My life is an extraordinary adventure,” or “I relish being with my children,” or “I express love through sharing my music,” or “I am being true to myself, and that enables me to help others heal.”

The more we focus on what brings us happiness, revitalization, purpose or meaning, the easier it will be to upgrade priorities and discard any plot lines and events that seem scripted by someone else. We can then make a new commitment to writing and living a more satisfying story for ourselves.

We can pause to contemplate our power to be the storyteller and to always remain fully present and conscious of the sublime moments.

The Secret of Sublime Living Savoring Perfect Present Moments

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ife has many sublime pleasures: watching the sun rise over the horizon and observing the changing colors of the clouds; laughing with a best friend; or simply feeling the grass, dirt or sand under bare feet. The Japanese have a term, mono no aware, for that sublime moment of perfection just before it fades. Sometimes it translates as sensitivity or awareness of impermanent things. It could, for instance, refer to the beauty of cherry blossoms in full bloom; the cherry trees will blossom again next year, but we do not always have a chance to see them again.

Everyday distractions can cause us to forget to slow down to enjoy moments.

The secret to sublime living is to pay close attention to the sweet pleasures of life, no matter how small, and savor them before they pass. There is no way to know which weather-perfect day will be the last before the season shifts. Enjoying such a fleeting, sublime moment may mean discarding the day’s plans, but the delights of life do not always come around again.

How easy it is to let the mind wander and forget to focus on the pleasure of an experience and the

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Feeling Gratitude for That Which Has Not Yet Arrived Will Transform Your Life

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here have been many articles and books about how gratitude will change your life, and it’s totally true. But do you know why and how gratitude changes your life?

When you come into the joy of being grateful to the point of feeling overflowing appreciation and gratitude for things even before they arrive, you become one with the thing you desire.

Gratitude dissolves anything and everything that is not love. Gratitude gets you out of focusing on your problems and difficulties. Gratitude is being deliberately conscious to your good.

Gratitude is the way to get unstuck from fear-based thinking and enter into a state of happiness and joy.

When you are one with the thing you desire—even if it’s only in a feeling —it is yours already. You have become One with it. The bible describes this as

“I and the Father are One.” You must be in the state of mind of the thing you ask for before you can receive it because the world you think you see is nothing more than an outward picture of the thoughts you have been holding in your mind.

So here is the great necessity to change your mind.

You lift up and out from your present condition (confusion, lack, conflict, doubt, anger) and rise up in consciousness to the state you desire (joy, gratitude, love, appreciation, generosity, trust, vitality) to become One with what you want. You are the “I” and “the Father” is the state of completion, love and wholeness that is your True Identity.

So “I and the Father are One” is the recognition and acknowledgement of you being one with wholeness, completion and love. You have joined with it in your thinking, and you become

one with it. And once you are One with it, it is yours, along with everything that is contained in that state of mind (which is everything, by the way!)

What you desire is yours when you reach a feeling of conviction that it is yours. It doesn’t matter if it’s not yet in your physical experience, once the feeling arrives, it is yours and it will only be a matter of time before you receive the physical out-picturing of your new state of mind—which is consistent gratitude.

Be alert to when you fall back into old habits and negativity and get back into gratitude with the practice of “thank you Father.”

Be thankful for the light you are, joined with everyone and everything.

In the beginning this takes discipline and practice because we are so used to reacting to what is currently in our physical experience, which is nothing more than a mirror reflection of your past thinking. When you respond to anything that is happening now with anything other than love and gratitude, you are reacting to what is already past and will continue to out-picture more of the same.

It takes great willingness to live in the unseen, in joy.

I teach A Course in Miracles, which is a systematic way (through a textbook and 365 workbook lessons) to train your mind to a different perception of everyone and everything. It’s a fast-track to uncover the blocks and obstacles in your mind that show up as grievances, upsets, irritation and fear so that you can remove them through forgiveness, gratitude and through your awareness of the Love and Light that you are.

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ships, abundance and joy is gratitude.

Many people feel gratitude for that which is currently in their life—for example they make a gratitude list—but I notice that only a few people live in a state of daily constant gratitude for EVERYTHING, even for that which has not yet arrived.

Do you give thanks for your overflowing abundance even when your current physical “reality” shows you lack and poverty? Do you give thanks for your perfect health even when you have symptoms of sickness? Do you give thanks for your awesome relationships even when there is conflict?

Many people only give thanks for their perfect health only when they are healthy. They do not yet have a disciplined practice for giving thanks for their perfect health when they are sick. They think “I will give thanks later when I am well (when I have received the thing/condition that I want).” You will be waiting a long time because nothing can show up in your life until you are in the state of mind where the thing you desire abides. If you want perfect health, you must get into a feeling of perfect health.

If you look at every miracle story from Jesus in the bible, every single one follows the same exact formula. He gives thanks for the healing BEFORE it occurs. He says “thank you Father.”

Do you think that’s an accident? He says “thank you Father” and THEN the miracle occurs, then the fishes and

195, “Love is the way I walk in gratitude” that says “Today we learn to think of gratitude in place of anger, malice and revenge.”

Anyone can do this—replace grievances with gratitude—who is determined to do it?

A Course in Miracles often says “we walk to God” and what that means is that we walk out of grievances, fear, comparisons, judgments, and conflict and we walk to the state of mind that is the awareness of wholeness, completion and love.

We leave our old state of mind of hatred through an active conscious deliberate decision and we walk IN GRATITUDE to joy and happiness.

Lisa Natoli loaves multiply, then the dead arise.

Gratitude first. Acknowledge “the Father” which is your state of perfection, completion and wholeness. Saying “thank you Father” ends the idea of separation because it is your acknowledgement that you are not alone. When you rejoice and recognize that you are not separate from any living thing, miracles occur. Don’t believe me? Try it. The best way I know for you to see that this is absolutely true is to begin to experiment with this idea. Get yourself into a feeling of gratitude and appreciation right now. Some people might think this is “faking” but I’m not talking about fake gratitude, I’m talking about real gratitude, the kind where you feel enthusiasm for life.

There is a great practice in A Course in Miracles in Workbook Lesson

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Music as Medicine Music Soothes, Energizes and Heals Us

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s primeval drumbeats echo across an African savannah, the rhythms circle the globe, picked up by the chants and rattles of shamans gracing Amazonian jungles and Siberian tundra. They’re repeated in Gregorian chants filling medieval cathedrals and “om” meditations sounding in Himalayan caves and yoga classes everywhere.

They gently echo in the repeated tones of mothers’ lullabies, happy hummings as we go about our day and the melodies of Mozart.

Music is the soundtrack of our lives, whether we’re aware of it or not.

It exists within, uniting and guiding us, and has helped heal body and spirit since the dawn of humanity. National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists recently discovered that the universe itself has a song.

Pioneering Practitioners

From the soothing tones of a harp to the jarring screeches of a construction site, the stress-reducing or stress-producing properties of sound are familiar to us all.

“Stress is an underlying cause of the vast majority of all illnesses, and sound and music are effective in relieving stress and bringing stillness,” says Jonathan Goldman, an internationally recognized pioneer in harmonics and sound healing and director of the Sound Healers Association in Boulder, Colorado.

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Healing, Goldman is convinced of the profound effect sound has on the human organism. “The simple chanting of the sound ‘om,’ or ‘aum,’ in addition to instilling calmness and relaxation, causes the release of melatonin and nitric oxide. It relaxes blood vessels, releases soothing endorphins, reduces the heart rate and slows breathing,” he explains.

“Sound can change our immune function,” wrote the late Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, former director of medical oncology at New York’s Weill-Cornell Medical College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in his book The Healing Power of Sound. “After either chanting or listening to certain forms of music, your Interleukin-1 level, an index of your immune system, goes up between 12-anda-half and 15 percent. Further, about 20 minutes after listening to meditative-type music, the immunoglobulin levels in the blood are significantly increased. Even the heart rate and blood pressure are lowered. There’s no part of your body not affected. Its effects even show up on a cellular and sub-cellular level.”

Practical Applications

Consider some of music’s scientifically validated health benefits:

Stress: Singing, whether carrying a tune or not, is a powerful way to combat stress, according to many studies. A recent joint study by German and British researchers published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience confirms that

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simply listening to soothing music results in significantly lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The more intense the experience is in singing or playing an instrument, the greater the stress reduction. A collaborative study by several Swedish universities showed that group singing caused participants’ heart rates to synchronize, producing relaxation effects similar to that achieved through group meditation.

Cancer: Gaynor used music to treat even advanced cancer patients for decades, considering it a “disease of disharmony.” He advocated re-harmonizing the body with sound vibrations that affect virtually every cell, especially enhancing immune function and potentially preventing cancer from spreading. Gaynor primarily used crystal bowls to produce deep relaxation and harmonize dysrhythmic cells in patients, but also confirmed the healing effects of certain vibratory tones of drumming and Tibetan metal gongs.

Several studies confirm that listening to any kind of soothing music relieves anxiety in cancer patients; a large study from Philadelphia’s Drexel University confirms that it also relieves pain, lowers blood pressure, improves breathing and minimizes nausea associated with chemotherapy.

Depression: Drumming can better counter depression than the prescription drug Prozac, according to a recent study by England’s Royal College of Music. Those that participated in a weekly drumming group experienced significantly reduced symptoms compared to a control group.

Substance Abuse: University of California, Los Angeles, scientists found that drumming was especially helpful for a group of Native Americans struggling with such issues.

Smartphone Addiction: Korean research found that music therapy is helpful in overcoming this condition.

Immune Dysfunction: The same British study of drumming’s antidepressant effects saw similar improvement in immune function, plus an anti-inflammatory response that continued for at least three months after the study period.

Neuroendocrine Disorders: Researchers at Pennsylvania’s Meadville Medical Center Mind-Body Wellness Group found that drumming effectively

helped drummers (skilled and unskilled) suffering from neuroendocrine disorders such as pituitary tumors and intestinal issues caused by disconnections between the endocrine gland and nervous systems. They further confirmed that group drumming reduced stress chemicals such as cortisol in the drummers.

Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Even tuneless humming sounds like “umhum” can have a measurable therapeutic effect on individuals that have lost their voices due to overuse.

Pain: When a group of British citizens suffering from chronic pain joined a choir, a Lancaster University study found they were better able to manage their condition for improved quality of life.

Just listening to harp music for 20 minutes decreased anxiety, lowered blood pressure and relieved pain in a group of U.S. heart surgery patients with short-term pain participating in a University of Central Florida study in Orlando.

Alzheimer’s Disease: In addition to reducing the agitation and anxiety frequently accompanying Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Florida’s University of Miami School of Medicine found that a group of patients that participated in music therapy for four weeks experienced increased levels of the calming brain chemical melatonin.

How It Works

“Humming or singing causes longer exhalations than normal, helping to naturally eliminate toxins and acidity,” says Dr. Madan Kataria, of Mumbai, India, who has spawned 5,000 laughter clubs worldwide.

“We started experimenting with the vowel sounds and humming sound.

An early unpublished humming study I did in Denmark showed that people that hummed anything for just 10 minutes were able to reduce their systolic blood pressure by 10 to 15 points, their

In Nigeria, we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe revolves around rhythm; when we get out of rhythm, that’s when we get into trouble. ~Babatunde Olatunji, drummer and social activist diastolic by four to five points and their pulse rate by 10 beats per minute.” Kataria found that people with breathing problems like asthma and emphysema experienced especially positive effects because it strengthened belly muscles used in breathing.

Kataria is also a fan of kirtan—Hindu devotional call-and-response chants often accompanied by ecstatic dancing.

“Kirtan takes away self-consciousness or nervousness and anxiety,” he says.

Dr. Eben Alexander, who recorded his near-death experience in Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, says the “indescribable” cosmic music he experienced has helped him come to understand the effects of specific sound frequencies on the brain. He now provides audio tools to help bring the brain to a higher state and help it match that higher and more conscious state. In his medical practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, he often employs music from a patient’s past to help them emerge from a brain injury or coma and even “reconnect pathways in a damaged brain.”

Alexander explains that binaural beats and other sound effects combine to create “brain entrainment” and also in theory, “monotonize” it to free awareness and access realms other than the physical. “It’s magical what the right type of music can do to the brain stem to free up our consciousness,” he observes.

No Talent Needed

Experts agree that people without musical talent are able to experience the same

Nature’s Healing Sounds The calming sounds of rushing water and gentle breezes are well known; science is now confirming the therapeutic effects of singing birds. Belgian researchers confirmed that bird song helps drown out the stressful effects of traffic noise, and Korean scientists found it makes people feel less crowded. A study published in the American Journal of Physiology showed that it can even help regulate participants’ circadian rhythms, contributing to restful sleep and overall wellness.

benefits as virtuosos, based on their degree of engagement with music. Anyone can hum, and most research confirms that benefits are enhanced in creating music rather than merely listening to it.

Group singing has become increasingly popular, especially following the hit TV show Glee. Time magazine reported in 2013 that 32.5 million American adults sang in choirs, up about 30 percent from a decade earlier.

The choice of musical genre matters. Recent data from Montreal’s McGill University shows that types of music tend to have specific effects; for example, blues slows heart rate and calms an anxious person, rock and punk can boost energy, and reggae can help control anger.

Spirit Moves

The spiritual aspects of virtually all types of music cannot be underestimated, says Michael Hove, Ph.D., a cognitive neuroscientist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Fitchburg State University, in Massachusetts.

His research has primarily focused on drumming to induce altered states of consciousness that shamans from diverse cultures use to bring about physical and emotional healing. What Hove calls a “boring and super-predictable” drumbeat of 240 beats a minute induced a deep trance state within minutes in most subjects, and brain scans confirmed that it enabled them to focus intensely and block out distracting sounds within eight minutes.

This aligns with Alexander’s view that, “The sound of music is absolutely crucial in launching us into transcendental awareness. For the true, deep seeker, sound and vibration and the memory of music can serve as a powerful engine to help direct us in the spiritual realms.”

Kathleen Barnes has authored numerous natural health books, including her latest, Our Toxic World: A Survivor’s Guide. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Kirtan Music Transports Listeners to a Deeper Place

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Across the country and around the world, yoga practitioners are chanting the names of God in tongues including Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi and English. They’re taking kirtan music out of the temples and the yoga studios and into dance halls, universities, cathedrals and other unexpected places.

In the last decade, India’s traditional call-and-response form of chanting has been reinvented by modern devotional artists blending traditional kirtan with modern genres such as rock, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and electronica—breathing new life and devotion into yoga’s sacred chants.

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nfluential spiritual leader Ram Dass has described Krishna Das (Jeffrey Kagel) as an example of someone whose “heartsongs” open channels to God. The Grammy-nominated kirtan artist, long considered yoga’s rock star, consistently plays to sold-out crowds worldwide. The Long Island native’s journey has gone from being a member of a popular rock band to going to India, where as a student of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba, the trajectory of his life and music shifted and expanded.

His 1996 debut album, One Track Heart, focused on updated chants from the ancient tradition of bhakti yoga, followed in 1998 by Pilgrim Heart, with a guest appearance

by Sting. Since then, a steady stream of 14 albums and DVDs produced on his own label have provided the soundtrack for yoga classes everywhere; the soothing rhythmic chants performed in a deep, rich timbre complements instruction in the spiritual element of the exercise.

Das’ specialty, kirtan, updates an ancient tradition of devotional chanting as meditation accompanied by instruments. A kirtan concert invites audience members to join in the experience through chanting, clapping and dancing and is characterized as a journey into the self that also connects us with each other.

What does kirtan mean to you?

For me, kirtan is all about the music.

The more ways I practice sustainable health, balance, love and music and immerse myself in a spiritual life, the more I realize that all issues distill down to simple facts. Everyone wants to be loved and happy, and to avoid suffering and being judged.

Looking at our lives, we start to see how we hurt ourselves and others and how what happens to us in daily life can be difficult to deal with. We recognize that we must find deep inner strength so we don’t get destroyed by the waves that come and try to toss us around.

Little by little, all of our awakening practices work to transform our life. They move us from being externally oriented and reactive to being established within and quietly responsive. We come to have a wider view that life can effectively contain and envelop the different facets of ourselves and the world.

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There are two things: the music and where the music is carrying us. In this case, it’s the names of God, of divinity, that are real and inside us. We can call this higher sense anything we like and aim in that direction according to how we identify with it.

If we want peace in the world, then every individual needs to find peace within. We can’t create peace or happiness with anger and selfishness in our heart and mind. We can release ourselves from a limiting storyline, whatever it is, and touch a deeper place for a while. Then, when we return to our day, we are standing on slightly different ground because we have trained ourselves to let go a little bit. It’s a gradual process that takes time and effort, but it’s a joyful practice.

Do you see a shift in thinking echoing that of the 1960s that positions us to do better this time?

In the 1960s, everyone thought they were going to change the external world, but they forgot they have to change themselves, too, and little work was done inside. Today, while most people keep trying to first rearrange the outside world, more are now doing the necessary inside work, as well.

The key is to understand what’s truly possible. If we don’t understand how we can be happy and at peace in the middle of a burning fire, we won’t recognize the tools available to create that kind of light for ourselves and others.

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Relax and Unwind Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing

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n classical yoga, teachers often sequence instruction toward reaching a pinnacle pose such as an inversion or arm balance. In restorative yoga, the peak pose is savasana—in which the practitioner fully relaxes while resting flat on their back. Leeann Carey, author of Restorative Yoga Therapy: The Yapana Way to Self-Care and WellBeing, explains, “This passive asana practice turns down the branch of the nervous system that keeps us in fightor-flight mode and turns up the system

allowing us to rest and digest. It feels like a massage for the nervous system and encourages self-inquiry, reflection and change, rather than perfection.”

The physical, mental and spiritual benefits are similar to those of active yoga, but because poses are held longer and supported by props such as bolsters, blankets, belts and blocks, “There’s no stress on the tissue and joints. Each pose gifts us with longerlasting benefits, including more time for the mind to unwind,” advises Carey.

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“Restorative yoga allows both muscles and the brain to recover from fatigue, so we are stronger, sharper and better able to act in the world afterward,” explains Roger Cole, Ph.D., a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in Del Mar, California, and a research scientist studying the physiology of relaxation, sleep and biological rhythms. He attests that it also serves as preparation for pranayama (mindful yoga breathing) and meditation, which require a clear, well-rested, focused mind.

Perfect for beginners and used by longtime practitioners to complement other yoga styles, restorative poses are designed to accurately realign and reshape the body. They also can be therapeutically tailored to support natural healing for issues related to tension, premenstrual syndrome, weak immune functioning, back pain, pregnancy and recovery for athletes. “Poses for healing may require targeted gentle stretching, but prop use will coax the body into desired positions without requiring muscular effort,” says Cole.

An early student of B.K.S. Iyengar and familiar with props, San Francisco resident and co-founder of Yoga Journal magazine Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., found herself leading her first class comprised entirely of supported poses during a power blackout at a 1980 workshop. “I didn’t want people walking around in the dark, so I improvised a restorative class and everyone loved it,” she recalls. She revisited the idea several years later when she personally

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For a year, 90 percent of her practice was supported poses, and the switch helped her so much that it inspired her first book, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times. She’s since written more books and trained teachers in restorative yoga around the world.

As in classical yoga, a restorative sequence should be balanced with asanas (positions) from all pose classifications—backbends, twists, inversions and forward bends. It takes time for the body to comfortably settle deeply into a pose—as long as 15 minutes— therefore, a 90-minute restorative class may include only a handful of asanas.

Lasater says, “Most people don’t need more of anything from the culture in which we live. They need much more to learn to be still and at ease.”

In today’s yoga world, which seems to emphasize power and action, “Restorative yoga has become imperative to balance activity and ambition with stillness and being,” she continues. Lasater notes that while many classes are reducing savasana to as little as three minutes, students need 20 minutes.

Carey clarifies that because this approach focuses on opening and letting go, rather than striving for the biggest stretch, “Sensation-seeking yogis may need to shift their perspective. The biggest challenge is often quieting the mind while the body is still. When a student is uncomfortable because the mind is screaming, it helps to compare it to having tight hamstrings in an active class. We’re not chasing relaxation; just breathe, feel and watch,” she says.

“Eventually, everything will let go.”

“The more our mind rebels against relaxing, the more we need it,” observes Lasater. Students often turn to yoga as a strategy for feeling whole, and she suggests that one of the best ways to find clarity within is to listen in stillness, one savasana at a time. “It’s a gift to ourself, our family and the world,” she adds. “When we feel rested, we’re more compassionate and ready to serve the greater good.”

Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

Yoga Props 101 Yoga props can help new students maintain alignment and reduce strain while allowing veterans to more deeply explore the intricacies of their practice. Always adjust the dimensions and placement of props to ensure comfort via soft curves in the body instead of sharp angles, especially in the spine. Body weight must be distributed equally throughout the pose; key places to check for tension are the lower back, abdomen, neck and jaw muscles. Here are some basic tools.

Yoga mats should have a non-skid surface and not exceed three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness. They cushion the body, serve as a blanket or a base for props or can roll up into a bolster.

Blankets and towels pad hard areas and warm the body. Different ways of folding and rolling transform them into many firm and comfortable shapes with wide-ranging applications.

Blocks in various sizes and materials can be laid flat, placed on edge or stood on end. They can add height or length to the body, access core stability and provide leverage. A stack of hardback books or phone books tied together can work in a pinch.

Belts stabilize joints, support inflexible body parts and create traction and space. Typically two inches wide, soft belts with a D-ring locking system are easily adjusted; two soft, wide neckties or scarves tied together are suitable.

Avoid material that cuts into the skin.

Bolsters, typically cylindrical or rectangular cushions, provide good supports that are long-lasting, if sometimes costly. Combining folded blankets and rolled mats may be suitable alternatives.

Walls provide leverage, vertical support and a structure to rest upon.

A closed door or large piece of furniture such as a bookcase or refrigerator works; a room corner simultaneously supports both sides of the body.

Chairs are versatile props for any practice and make yoga accessible to those unable to get down onto the floor.

Backless folding chairs are typically used in studios, but any sturdy chair that doesn’t roll is suitable.

Sandbags, strategically positioned, encourage overworked areas to release.

Their weight also provides resistance and stability. Homemade versions can be made by loosely filling a smooth cloth bag with coarse sand, pea gravel or rice. Retail bags of beans, rice or sugar are other options.

Eye pillows block out light during resting poses, can gently weight the forehead or hands or support the back of the neck. Typically made of silk or soft cotton, they’re filled with a mixture of flax seeds or rice and soothing herbs such as lavender, peppermint or chamomile.

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Since 1986, The Four Winds Society, with international headquarters in Miami, Florida, has graduated more than 10,000 practitioners. It teaches a genuine respect for the sacredness of metaphysical forces existing in all natural beings and objects and the connection between the material world and spiritual plane.

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master classes, he uses shamanic understanding, tools and skills for personal use and in his complementary medical practices, Life Rhythm Therapies and Jain Ayurveda for Optimum Health, in Palm Coast, Florida. He notes that medical procedures and prescriptions aren’t always the answer to problems.

“I’ve studied various areas of medicine and found them devoid of tools and methods that empower patients to make changes that lead to better health.

Studying shamanism means being on my own healing path of cleansing body, mind and spirit. It’s necessary for any empowered healer that aspires to inspire and generate confidence and assertiveness in others, enabling them to do what is needed to live out their life purpose,” he says.

Rieders found shamanism to be an effective complementary therapy for strengthening the body and building resilience. One of his patients was unhappy with his job, feeling it only served to support a costly family lifestyle.

Upon discerning his true desire was to own a gym and teach people how to get healthy, he took action. “A heart procedure was no longer necessary.

Spirituality is an extension of the inner being’s connection to what the conscious mind longs for, to seek a higher awareness and realize one’s full potential. ~Richard L. Alaniz Stored anger can create heart disease, as well as cancer,” he remarks.

Seti Gershberg’s life changed dramatically while studying shamanism in the remote Peruvian Andes, where he lived with the indigenous Q’ero people for two years. Taking a break from a career in international investment banking, he set out to learn about a shaman’s relationship to energy, consciousness and the supernatural, with an eye to creating a system of universal reciprocity, balance and harmony. He was also interested in indigenous people’s views of the relationship of the physical world with self, consciousness and multi-dimensional space-time as a single interwoven idea; a continuum.

“Today, I’m an executive producer and creative director in Phoenix, Arizona, working on a video series, TV commercials and films, including two documentaries on shamanic rituals and ceremonies, as well as the Q’ero culture,” says Gershberg.

He practices the Q’ero shaman’s gift of Ayni, giving of our self first without asking for anything in return. His website, The PathOfTheSun.com, offers a “pay what you can afford” option.

Sean Wei Mah, a Native American Cree, grew up on a reservation in Alberta, Canada, around tribal medicine men that practiced smudging, ceremony and ritual. “Smudging, by burning fine powders, considered sacred medicine, is significant to any shaman as holy medicine to cleanse the body. It’s part of Native American life and the foundation of how we communicate, give thanks to and ask for help and guidance from the Creator. Ceremony is our church and smudging is how we purify it,” says the shaman, artist and actor known as “The Rattlemaker”.

Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, a shaman, healer, storyteller and carrier of the Qilaut (wind drum), is an elder from the Kalaaleq tribe, in Greenland. His family belongs to the traditional healers from Kalallit Nunaat. Endearingly known as Uncle, he has traveled to 67 countries to conduct ceremonies including healing circles, sacred sweat lodge purification and Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man intensives, where he teaches the spiritual significance of climate change.

He advises, “A shaman’s responsibility is to guide you on your inner path and support you in recognizing your beauty so that you can love yourself and know who you truly are. A shaman guides you to a new level of consciousness through teachings, storytelling and ceremonies, which my grandmother taught me were the key. All of this helps you rely on your own inner guidance.”

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e all have good intentions to eat more fruits and vegetables, and it’s easier if we start with just one plant-based meal a day— lunch. Natural Awakenings has enlisted the help of vegan lunchbox experts to help us all enjoy easy-to-make and colorful feasts good for home, office, school and on the road.

“Vegan food offers so much variety, especially at lunch,” says Johanna Sophia, of Pine Plains, New York, who recently hosted the online series The Raw Lunchbox Summit. “A vegan lunch gives an extra boost in the middle of the day for more brain power, clarity and energy.” She and her two children operate Johanna’s Raw Foods, which makes vegan fast food such as veggie burger bites and carrot crackers, available at health food stores.

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Jazzy Vegetarian PBS television program, lives and works in the New York City area. After a childhood dominated by bologna sandwiches for lunch, she gradually changed to vegan dishes. “I began to notice a difference when I ate mostly plants,” she says. “I could do more and think better.”

Theodore favors colorful and delicious vegan foods that travel well in a lunchbox with a cold pack, so she can take them to rehearsals or wherever else she goes. She creates her zucchini fettuccine with a vegetable slicer and loves to end a meal with something naturally sweet, like her maple-raisindate truffles. Such experimenting in the kitchen led to her newest cookbook, Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet.

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She first marinates ingredients for 20 minutes: three medium mushrooms, thinly sliced, with one-and-a-half tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, one tablespoon of olive oil, one minced clove of garlic and a big pinch of Italian herb seasoning. Then she spreads half of a mashed avocado on a four-by-fourinch flax cracker and tops it with the marinated mushrooms, plus chopped tomato, peppers or other favorite options. Rollins advises, “You can pack all of the components individually, and then assemble the pizza at work.”

Health Foods Chef Catherine Blake, in Maui, Hawaii, studied with renowned plant-based nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. She urges her culinary students to ask, “What can I do to sparkle a little bit more tomorrow?” The author of Healthy Recipes for Friends, answers the question in her online presentation, Cooking for Brain Power, at Tinyurl.com/ChefBlakeBrainPower.

Blake’s favorite brain-power luncheon booster is a wrap with antioxidant-rich fillings, accompanied by homemade almond milk, sunflower seeds or walnuts for vitamin E and some favorite blue berries or purple grapes. She makes fresh almond milk by grinding raw almonds in a nut grinder, and then adding them plus an equal amount of filtered water to a high-speed blender. After processing and straining out the solids, the resulting nut milk is perfect for smoothies.

Changing our diets one meal at a time gives us an opportunity to see if we can feel the difference, as our vegan lunchbox experts have, while we ramp up our taste for healthier eating.

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Soap Making Class for Beginners – 6-8pm. Learn how to easily make soap without using lye with the melt and pour soap making method. For those who want to try a new hobby, start a business, or just have fun creating. $43. Studio 266 in Lowe Mill.

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Introduction to Practical Philosophy – 6:308:30pm, Mondays through Nov 14. Weekly classes inspired by the great wisdom traditions of East and West. Increase peace and awareness in daily life through group discussion and mindfulness practices. First class free. Ongoing Students $75 ($45 Students/Seniors). Unity on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-690-5110.

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Concert on the Dock: Element XI – 6-9pm. An eclectic collaboration that has been described as alternative electro-jazz and funk-hop soul. Free with $2 for parking. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Guest Speaker, Renee Beckham: “Labor of Love: Forgiveness” – 11am. Renee is retired military, a Unity Truth Seeker, Potter, Facilitator of The Artist Way and a Camino Pilgrim! Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256536-2271. UnityOnTheMountain.org.

Buddhism in Daily Life: An Introduction to Buddhism – 12-1pm. Based on the teachings of the Lotus Sutra and the Nichiren School of Buddhism through the chanting of “Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo” and the SGI-USA: An Engaged Buddhist Community. Free. Rocket City Event Center, 735B Hwy 72 E, Huntsville. 256-679-6088. Scjaekle@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Concert on the Dock: Amythyst Kiah and Her Chest of Glass – 6-9pm. Amythyst Kiah is a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer and songwriter based out of Johnson City, TN. Free with $2 for parking. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 LaMont Hamilton Seminar: “How to Attract and Identify Your Soul-Mate” – 2-5pm. Learn how to decode the messages that our subconscious mind provides to us to help locate and identify our “True” Soul-mate(s). $25. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271.

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Dream Exploration Circle – 6:309pm. Explore the power of your dreams. We use techniques pioneered by Robert Moss, author and dream explorer, to expand and understand the information given to us in our dreams. Free; donations gladly accepted.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Concert on the Dock: Pressure Kids – 6-9pm. From Nashville, Pressure Kids play original, vibrant indie rock cuts that nail down a distinct sonic landscape that falls somewhere between Fleetwood Mac and Arcade Fire. Free with $2 for parking. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

True Wisdom: Learning from the Past – 7:308pm. WOW (Knology) Cable Channel 11. Inspiring stories and insights from Harold Klemp, spiritual leader and acclaimed author of more than sixty books on Eckankar. Learn how to find true wisdom in your own life from your present dreams to past life experiences. Free. 256-534-1751. Eck-Alabama.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Friends of the Bailey Cove Library Book Sale – 9am-4:30pm (Sat), 1-4:30pm (Sun). Great bargains on books, music, and movies. Almost everything is 25¢. Free. Bailey Cove Library, 1409 Weatherly Plaza SE, Huntsville. 256-881-0257. Hmcpl.org/bcove.

Family Constellations Workshop – 9am5pm.

With Jeffrey Rich, certified Systemic Constellations Facilitator. Uncover and harmonize the hidden structure of relationships in your family system or

business to increase the flows of love and productivity. $75 suggested donation. Shining Mountain Healing Center, 900 Wellman Ave #5, FivePoints.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Guest Speaker, Lisa Natoli – 11am. Potluck and Workshop following Sunday Service. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Stress & Adrenal Health Presentation – 6:30pm.

Discussion of the role of the adrenal glands in the body’s response to emotional, environmental, and physical stress, the long-term impacts of stress, and nutritional tools that can support the adrenals.

Free. Dr. Jamie’s Wellness Center, 917 Merchants Walk, Ste A, Huntsville (behind Whole Foods).

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Concert on the Dock: Inside Scoop – 6-9pm. Inside Scoop is a local band combining many styles to create jazz-fusion originals and covers of your favorite songs. Free with $2 for parking. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Huntsville Obedience Training Club (HOTC) 14th Annual Dog Fair – 9am-3pm. Attractions include demonstrations, competitions, and performances by dogs, a microchipping clinic ($25/dog), and lots of games, prizes, and adoptable dogs. All dogs must be on a leash. Free with $5 parking.

Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville. DogFair.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Concert on the Dock: Nick Dettmeier and the Sawdusters – 6-9pm. From Louisville, KY, Nick Dittmeier and the Sawdusters are for fans of The Band, Little Feat, and the Turnpike Troubadours.

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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. Adult Book Discussion 9:30-10:30am. Children’s Sunday School 11am (ages 4-9). Unity is a positive path for spiritual living. All are welcome!

1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. UnityOnThe Mountain.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.

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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 Pre/Current/Post Enlightenment Classes – 2-3pm, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Learn how to let your divine light shine so that you may be a beacon to illuminate the path for those who are truly lost and unaware of their ancient ancestry. Suggested Donation: $25-$50 for supplies and instructors. Huntsville location. Info: ATLANMysterySchool@1lifederes.com.

Acupuncture Happy Hour – 4-6pm. 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. 256-801-9162. ALHolistic Health.com.

tuesday 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.

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 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 – 6:30-8pm.

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 – 6:30-7:30pm. 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.

thursday Winchester Rd Farmers Market – 4-7pm. Local Farmers sell local fresh produce, vegetables, herbs, flowers, dairy, meats, eggs, bakery items, and much more. GracePointe Church, 2940 Winchester Rd, New Market, AL.

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 – 10am-2pm. 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 (except 9/3). Huntsville ECK Center, 900 Wellman Ave NE #3 (near Five Points). 256-5341751. Eck-Alabama.org.

Crystal Light Bed Sessions – 1-4pm. A 20-minute crystal light bed session that to relax, de-stress, balance and re-energize your energy system. $20.

Dream Maker, 4004 Triana Blvd, Huntsville. 256883-8446. Facebook.com/DreamMakerHuntsville.

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.

The Greene Street Market – 4-7pm. 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.

Youth Group at Unity Church on the Mountain – 6:30-7:30pm, 2nd Thursday of each month. 10 years old and up. Snack provided. Bring friends! Parents welcome, too! Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. Info: contact Amy Landrenau, AmyLandrenau@aol.com.

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ACUPUNCTURE ALABAMA HOLISTIC HEALTH, LLC Dr. Christina L. Berry, Ed.D., ACI, ADS 204 Lowe Ave, Suite 3, Huntsville Info@ALHolisticHealth.com 256-801-9162

A holistic approach to health and wellness, specializing in pain management, weight loss, natural detoxification, and mental health improvement. Auriculotherapy/ Ear acupuncture. Massage therapy. Reflexology. Lifestyle consulting. Diet and supplement recommendations. Hydro-colon cleanse. Ionic detox.

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THE NEELEY CENTER FOR HEALTH

600 Saint Clair Avenue SW, Bldg 5 Suite 11 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-716-4048 Hours: T-F, 9am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm House calls by Appointment Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Chinese Herbology, Pastoral Counseling, Beam Ray Therapy, Rapid Eye Technology, Emotion Code Technique, Nutritional Supplementation, Detoxification, BioMat.

CHIROPRACTOR DR. JAMIE BUNIS, DC

Dr. Jamie’s Wellness Center 917 Merchant’s Walk, Ste A, Huntsville 256-434-7977 DrJamiesWellnessCenter.com Comprehensive chiropractic and wellness services. Applied Nutritional Analysis Testing (ANA) and nutritional counseling.

Standard Process® high-grade nutritional supplements.

Aromatherapy. Essential oils.

Detoxification. Multiple styles of massage, including Qi-ssage. Free educational classes on many healing modalities. Located behind Whole Foods. See ad, page 18.

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY HOPE FOR LIFE COLONICS

Tina Pencola Owner/Certified Colon Hydrotherapist 10300 Bailey Cove Rd, Suite-7A Huntsville, AL 35803 256-270-8731 • 256-684-0020 Hope4LifeAL.com Tina.HopeForLife@outlook.com Our goal is to live long and live strong. Young or old, male or female, healthy or sick, will benefit from an internal cleansing. Mention this ad and get $10 off your first colonic session. See ad, page 8.

JARVIS NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC 1489 Slaughter Road, Madison 256-837-3448

I-ACT Certified Colon Hydro Therapists. Do you know that 80% of your immune system is in your colon? Bathe your body from the inside to improve health. Colon irrigation aids in soothing and toning the colon, which makes elimination more effective.

ESSENTIAL OILS CINDY WILSON

Young Living Independent Distributor 256-476-6537 Cindy@AlabamaAwakenings.com Want to know why everyone is talking about essential oils?

Learn more about essential oils, their uses and how to safely use them. Classes held monthly or schedule your class with friends and family. For more information call or email.

FAMILY MEDICINE MADISON FAMILY CARE

Chad Gilliam, M.M.S. PA-C 1230 Slaughter Road, Suite C, Madison, AL 256-722-0555 MadisonFamilyCare.com Madison Family Care provides medical care for patients of all ages and uniquely blends Natural and Prescription medicines together to help speed the patient’s recovery. Madison Family Care is the patient’s clinic of choice when they would like to understand how natural medicines work along with prescription drugs. See ad, page 32.

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FENG SHUI FENG SHUI BY TRUDI GARDNER Trudi Gardner, M.S. 256-772-6999 Tygard2000@aol.com

An interior design philosophy that invites serenity and reduces stress. Feng Shui design concepts brings positive energy into your home and office to encourage Prosperity, Well Being, Harmony, and Balance.

FOOT CARE SPECIALIZED NAIL CARE

1900 Flint Rd SE Decatur, AL 35601 256-476-6537 Cindy@SpecializedNailCare.com Nail care for those that need more than just a pedicure.

Physicians order required for care. Care includes footbath, trimming nails, thinning of thick nails, and removal of calluses and corns. For more information call or email. See ad, page 23.

HAIR SALON CJ HAIR AND ART STUDIO

CJ Denison 105E Church St Madison, AL 35758 • 256-603-9018 Specializing in N AT U R A L Hairstyles.

Cuts with Texture and Movement. Specializing in Fine Hair, Razor cuts, Men's Hair Pieces with A NATURAL Look. Specializing in Hair Color OFF the Scalp. Hair Painting. A Safer way to Color or HiLight Your Hair to Help in Decreasing the Exposure to the Scalp. HEALTHY HAIR is HAPPY HAIR. Also Original Art Work and Private Art lessons available. Call Today for YOUR Appointment.

HEALTH COACH RAW HEALING & WELLNESS

Ginger McBride, Certified Health Coach Huntsville, AL • 256-213-1894 RawHealingWellness@gmail.com RawHealingandWellness.com Health coach with a background in integrative nutrition offering consultations with a free health history. Emphasis on balancing primary food that nourishes the soul—such as career, spirituality, creativity, relationships—and secondary food that nourishes the body.

HEALTH & FITNESS HEAD-TO-TOE TRAINING 8006 Madison Pike, Ste 5 Madison, AL • 256-772-2006 HeadToToe@knology.net Head-To-Toe.com

A Mind/Body Training Center specializing in Core Training, Corrective and Therapeutic.

Offering all facets of training: group and personal. Pilates (both matwork and apparatus), Thai/yoga massage, Flowmotion, PilatEASE, CoreABS and more! Membership packages available.

HOLISTIC EMOTIONAL HEALTHCARE RELIEF THRU EPT, LLC

Kim Dillon, Practitioner/Emotional Therapist 1813 University Dr, Ste 202A, Huntsville 256-759-0496 • ReliefThruEPT@gmail.com EPTworksHuntsville.com Emotional therapy with 20 years of clinical success, Emotional Polarity Technique (EPT) gets to the hidden issues quicker than talk therapy to bring relief from stress, traumas, hidden blocks, or chronic physical problems, and reach the life you desire. Free 15-minute EPT consultation.

HYPNOTHERAPY MARSHA MATHES

Certified Hypnotist 3313 Memorial Parkway, Ste 116 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-698-2151 MarshaMathes.SkinCareTherapy.net Hypnosis is a tool to assist you in countless ways to heal your past, empower your present and create your future. Hypnobirthing classes, quit smoking, weight loss, nail and lip biting, teeth grinding, insomnia, anxiety and stress relief, phobias and fears, pain relief, sports enhancement, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), current and past life regressions.

MASSAGE THERAPY RON GRAY, LMT #36

The Dream Maker 4004 Triana Blvd SW, Huntsville 256-883-8446

NUTRITION COUNSELING & HEALTHY COOKING HEAD 2 TOE CHANGE, LLC

Over 24 years experience providing an original mix of massage therapy modalities including Polarity Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Balancing, Neuromuscular, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Therapy, Reiki, and Lymphatic Drainage.

Works in harmony with the body’s inner wisdom, gently guiding your session with integrity, intuition and skill. See ad, page 15.

J. L. JONES, LMT, AL #3610

Chi of Life Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, LLC 614 Madison St, Ste #4, Huntsville 256-812-1284 • BodyWorkByJL@gmail.com ChiOfLife.MassageTherapy.com Assisting your well-being and recovery from discomfort and injury using a variety of Swedish, deep-tissue and neuro-muscular techniques. Energy-based work including Reiki and Reflexology.

All services performed in a caring, secure environment. Limited outcall available.

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES Dr. Deb Gilliam, N.M.D. 1230 Slaughter Rd, Ste E, Madison, AL 256-325-0955

Dr. Deb treats a variety of health problems using natural means.

She looks for why people have symptoms and treats the root cause of those symptoms. Dr. Deb is highly regarded in the integrative and natural approach to wellness. Every patent is unique, and she individualizes treatment for their optimal wellness. See ad, page 23.

Dana Sims, BS, MA, Plant-Based Nutrition, Certified Wholistic Rejuvenist (CWR) 204 Lowe Ave, Suite 3, Huntsville 256-323-1265 • Head2ToeChange.net Healthy Shopping/Label Reading.

Learn Foods to Avoid Pain/ Inflammation; Chemical Cuisine: Do You REALLY Know What You’re Eating? by Dr. Gloria Gilbere. Individualized meal plans prepared for people who have a specific diagnosis and require strict dietary needs.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS

Anorexia • Bulimia • Compulsive Overeating Huntsville, Florence, Fayettville, Cullman 505-891-2664 or 256-652-4882 OA.org Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating and other food related issues. To find a meeting, please visit OA.org or call 505-891-2664 or local 256-652-4882.

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION JACI HOGUE

256-656-4108 JaciHogue@gmail.com 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.

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Advanced Practitioner Lic.#249 Dr. Ida P. ROLF method 525 Fountain Row 256-508-3351 • 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. See ad, page 14.

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