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ello dear friends! I pray this letter finds you all healthy and happy and that you are turning this time of upheaval into a time of peace and love. We are experiencing a time of uncertainty which can feel unnerving and downright scary. We long to pull those we love close to us, keeping them sheltered and safe, as we try to figure out what will happen next. Just like so many of you, my family is self-isolating, having chosen on March 14th to dramatically reduce contact with others, including not allowing anyone into our home and only making Candi Broeffle trips into the community when necessary. It’s unlike anything we’ve experienced in the past, but for the well-being of those we love and care for, and for our community, it’s what we are all called to do. Though we are being asked to isolate, I see so many of us connecting in a much deeper, more meaningful way. People are checking in on one another, taking time for phone and online conversations. Thoughts of our friends and family are frequenting our minds more often, and we are spending more time with the memories of our time together. My son Xander was sharing with me some ways that he is staying connected to his coworkers and friends. As millennials, he and his wife are both very comfortable with technology and creative in how they are using it. Below are just a few tips you may want to use to keep your connections strong: • Facetime your family from near and far for virtual Sunday dinners – best part is, you get to decide what you want to eat, and so does everyone else. • Utilize an online platform like Zoom, GoTo Meeting or EyesOn to host a virtual game night with board games, charades or cards. • Invite your friends to a virtual scrapbooking or crafting night – wine is optional! • Grab some popcorn, choose your favorite movie and host a Netflix Party complete with private chat rooms or use FreeConferenceCall.com to join by phone. This slowing down period is also a time to reflect, learn about ourselves and spend time with our thoughts. If we choose, this can be a time of growth and healing. As always, we at Natural Awakenings, along with our advertisers and contributors, strive to provide to you the quality resources you need to do this important growth work. Within these pages there are numerous articles and resources to help you on your journey of well-being. There are even more resources available to you on our website and social media pages. We have created a new section on our website called Ready Resources where you can find free and low-cost online classes, articles for your physical, mental and spiritual health, and people you can reach out to for needed support. Now more than ever we ask that you please support our advertisers with your business. Most of them are local small business owners who rely on your business to make a living. Many are able to offer services on-line or by phone. Consider purchasing gift certificates for yourself or your loved ones for services you can schedule at a later date. Imagine how nice it will be to enjoy healing services once this time is over. We are holding you all in our thoughts and sending you prayers for good health, deep connections, and all the joy you so richly deserve. Wishing you wellness!

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A How-To Guide for Homeowners

12 CLIMATE

WARRIORS UNITE A Call to Action

14 PLANET RESCUE

Grassroots Strategies Combat Climate Crisis

17 HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR HOME?

18 RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS

TO IMPROVE THE GLOBAL CLIMATE

20 FLOWER POWER

Botanical Libations Pack Healthy Punch

22 A HOME THAT HEALS Creating a Nurturing Space

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24 MAKING LUCK

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25 DO YOU HAVE A ‘HEART WALL’?

DEPARTMENTS 6 news briefs 7 health briefs 9 global briefs 10 eco tip 12 green living

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Healing with Frequencies of Colors and Light

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Natural Smiles Dental Care is Going Solar in New Location

ears in the making, Natural Smiles will soon be moving to its new home at 3434 Lexington Avenue North, Shoreview (2.5 miles south of its current location). One of the projects during the move was to install a 47-kW photo voltaic solar energy system on the roof. A local solar company is designing and installing the system and the Natural Smiles team and other residents of the building are excited that nearly all electricity needs will be provided by renewable sources. Everyone can hardly wait to see the results in action. Additionally, the new Natural Smiles Dental Care location includes expanded facilities for supportive alternative health therapies. They will be able to offer onsite patient support with cranial sacral and lactation services, dental materials testing with dental energetic therapies, orofacial myology and speech therapy, as well as physical therapy with a dental focus. It will be wonderful to have dedicated rooms and resources enabling the practice to better provide these critical support services for patients and with greater scheduling options. The new facility will also allow expansion of dental service hours as a fabulous new dentist is added to the team. Dr. Holly Thompson joined Natural Smiles in March and is doing exceptionally well. Her passion for providing the highest level of patient care and commitment to learning and developing the best possible techniques are inspiring to behold. It will be great to soon see everyone under their renewable energy roof. The expected “move-in” date is yet to be determined; they are hoping for mid-May. For more information, call 651-483-9800 or visit NaturalSmilesDental.com. See Directory ad, page 28.

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Air pollution has long been linked to lung cancer, stroke and respiratory disease, and now research has found that it can lead to osteoporosis, as well. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health studied the bone mass and density of 3,717 people living in villages near Hyderabad, India. These were compared to fine particulate air pollution levels, which averaged more than three times the recommendations of the World Health Organization. The researchers also surveyed in-home cooking over wood, coal and other biomass sources. The results showed that exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with lower levels of bone mass, and that cooking over fires did not have that effect. “Inhalation of polluting particles could lead to bone mass loss through the oxidative stress and inflammation caused by air pollution,” says lead author Otavio T. Ranzani.

Grape seed extract, an antioxidant-rich supplement that is a byproduct of the wine and juice industry, significantly improves both total and LDL cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels, and lowers markers of inflammation, concludes a metareview of 15 randomized trials in the journal Phytotherapy Research. Researchers from Iran, Canada and Croatia concluded that the popular extract also improves fasting glucose levels, but has little effect on HbA1c or HDL cholesterol levels.

Try Pine Bark to Improve Erectile Function and Cholesterol Erectile dysfunction, an early diabetic indicator, responds to treatment with pine bark extract, Slovakian researchers report. They tested 53 diabetic and non-diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction, giving half of them the extract (marketed as Pycnogenol) and the other half a placebo for three months. The pine bark extract improved erectile function by 45 percent in the diabetes group and 22 percent in the non-diabetes group. It also lowered LDL cholesterol by 21 percent and reduced blood sugar levels in the diabetes group. April 2020

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Echinacea extract may be helpful for situation-induced anxiety, indicates a new study from Hungary’s Institute of Experimental Medicine, in Budapest. The researchers tested 64 middle-aged people that had scored high on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. They were given either 80 milligrams Echinacea angustifolia root extract or a placebo every day for seven days, followed by a three-week washout period during which no pills were taken. Those taking the echinacea started experiencing less anxiety than the placebo-takers by day seven, and scored significantly lower in “state anxiety”, marked by arousal connected to specific dangers or threats. Measures of “trait anxiety”, in which anxiety is an ongoing personal characteristic, improved slightly compared to the placebo group. Improvements were maintained even during the washout period.

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Holistic dentistry is about seeing you as a whole person. It combines conventional dental care with holistic health to guide you towards dental wellness. Here are some holistic tips for keeping you healthy between dental visits: 1. Natural Toothpastes: Try naturally derived toothpastes and mouthwashes with xylitol by companies such as Boka or Jason’s. 2. Oil Pulling: Draw out toxins to improve mouth and overall health with oil pulling. Swish one teaspoon of coconut oil in your mouth daily for three to 20 minutes. Spit out in trash (as it may clog sinks). 3. Tender gums or bleeding? Here’s a recipe for an easy saltwater rinse: 1/4 teaspoon salt in four ounces of warm water. Swish for 20 seconds and spit it out. 4. You are what you eat and it goes for your mouth health too. Eat a healthy diet, rich in nutrients like calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin C. 5. Don’t forget the basics. Brushing two times daily and flossing daily are still the best preventative nonmedicines. 6. Say no to sugar. Stop indulging the bacterium in your mouth by reducing sugars and starches in your diet. 7. Got bad breath? Double check that you’re using breath mints sweetened with xylitol. Fun fact: Xylitol helps prevent tooth decay. Tips courtesy of Dr. Amy Ha Truong, of Pure Dental, where they combine conventional and holistic health to guide patients towards dental wellness. They take pride in providing each patient with the individual attention needed by practicing highquality care dentistry using the most up-to-date technology and continually seeking educational opportunities to ensure they remain abreast of the latest techniques and treatment options in holistic and family dental care. Now accepting new patients. Pure Dental is located at 6230 10th St. N., Ste. 520, Oakdale. For more information and appointments, call 651-731-3064 and/or visit PureDentalmn.com. See ad, page 15.

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Coal Costs

Closing Plants Saves Lives and Crops

Between 2005 and 2016, the shutdown of coalfired plants in the U.S. saved an estimated 26,610 lives and the equivalent of around 570 million bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat, reports a new University of California at San Diego (UCSD) study published in Nature Sustainability. The coal plants were typically decommissioned as utilities transitioned from coal to natural gas for electric power generation, thus reducing particulate matter and ozone in the lower atmosphere. “When a coal-fired unit shuts down, local pollution [including particulate matter] levels drop, mortality rates drop and crop yields of major staple crops rise,” writes study author and UCSD associate professor Jennifer Ann Burney. The newer, naturalgas and coal-fired units that have supplanted them are not entirely benign and deserve further study, she notes.

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The ice chests we haul to picnics are typically made of Styrofoam, Dow Chemical’s trademarked name for extruded polystyrene, but it is a highly flammable source of greenhouse gases that animals can mistake for food and won’t degrade for hundreds of years, leading thousands of landfills to ban it. Now, Igloo, the top global cooler maker, has introduced a new, less-destructive alternative made out of paraffin wax and recycled tree pulp called Recool. The 16-quart, waterresistant cooler, sold at REI and other stores, keeps 75 pounds of contents ice-cold for up to 12 hours and goes up to five days without leaking water. The coolers can be stored and reused many times and then recycled, composted or used as a dry storage container. It’s also less likely to break or chip than Styrofoam.

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Mexicans Return to Old Ways After Ban

A new law bans popular plastic bags in the Mexican capital, and grocery stores are poised to sell reusable synthetic fiber bags. The same law will ban handing out plastic straws, spoons, coffee capsules and other single-use items by 2021. Claudia Hernández, the city’s director of environmental awareness, says, “We are finding that people are returning to baskets, to cucuruchos [cone-shaped rolls of paper].” The old ways are present in other aspects, too. Many residents still use wheeled, folding shopping baskets and some vendors still measure out bulk goods in discarded sardine cans. Grocery stores that give out plastic bags will be fined, so most will opt for reusable shopping bags made of thick plastic fiber for about 75 cents. For hygienic reasons, the law leaves the door open to using plastic bags for such items as perishable deli meats or cheese.

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Think Outside the House Expanding Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning traditionally heralds a new beginning, an opportunity to take stock of hearth and home and a time of renewal regardless of the season. Clearing figurative cobwebs is as important as sweeping away real ones, and while most folks focus on giving their abode a thorough airing and scrubbing, there’s plenty to tend to outside before the heat of summer sets in. Clear out potentially dead grass and leaves and other organic matter near the sides of the house to prevent termites and other insect infestations. Collect the organic matter, add in food scraps and compost it all to benefit the garden. Composting sends the nutrients of loose ingredients into the soil as a natural fertilizer. EarthEasy.com/ grow_compost.html reports it can help divert as much as 30 percent of household waste from the garbage can. Make sure to check the top and outer walls of the house. Upraised nails in a shingled roof or deteriorated shingles or gaps where plumbing vent pipes penetrate the surface—possibly due to high winds, falling branches or ice thawing in colder climes—can produce small breaks and holes for water to seep through onto tops of ceilings. That can possibly lead to mold as summer temperatures rise and water leaks into the interior of the house. OldHouseWeb.com says collars of vent pipes should be tight, as “some older [ones] can loosen over time and even some newer rubber collars crack and leak long before the shingles fail.” Also, check the gutters to make sure they are clear of packed leaves and tree branches. Don’t forget the family car, which may need its own spring cleanup. Go green with a natural soap to remove slush and grime, and then take a close look at the toll the past year has taken. Pebbles and rocks may have been kicked onto the sides of the car, resulting in small chips and abrasions of the paint from which rust might spread. The nonprofit Car Care Council (CarCare.org) recommends covering the areas as quickly as possible and if necessary to use a little clear nail polish—nontoxic, of course—as a quick fix for minor paint damage until a proper touch-up can be scheduled. Then there’s the undercarriage. Salt particles that may have been used in treating roads and highways in icy regions may be lodged into crevices which can corrode metal and functional parts. Make sure the hose sprayer also reaches these areas.

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olar energy is a bright, growing trend in communities across the country. Families are choosing to switch to clean, renewable energy through solar. This switch means real savings and energy independence: Instead of “renting” electricity from the power company, homeowners can choose to make their own, and reduce their bills in the process. There’s an easy path to follow for home solar installation. Typically, homeowners start with an audit of their property to provide details about the home’s roof, the garage roof and other available space. The audit also covers current energy usage at the home, the age of the shingles and the availability of any applicable incentives. Dave Cornille, a homeowner in Plymouth, met with an installer from All Energy Solar when he was interested in “going green” in his new home. “They provided an analysis of our property and we realized that it would be a relatively short payback time. All Energy explained the tax credits, rebates and that our excess energy (if we had some) would be sold to the electric company,” Cornille states. If home solar is a good fit, the next step is to gather more data. Online resources can provide great analysis to further build the case. For residents living in Minnesota, the Minnesota Solar Suitability Analysis app, Solar.Maps.umn.edu/app/, is easy to use; it shows approximately how much sun shines on the property’s rooftop just by entering an address in the search box.

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Homeowners should seek out a qualified, locally based installer for the project and ask for a free quote. It’s smart to verify the installer is fully licensed and an actual building contractor. It’s also prudent to ask around in the community and find out with which installers homeowners have already worked within addition to requesting references from the installer under consideration.

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Here are the best questions for a homeowner to ask a solar installer: 1. What is the total cost of the solar system? 2. What is the timeline for this investment? 3. What will the system look like once installed? 4. Will the system be net metered? 5. How much will the homeowner pay up front, and how much over time, for how long? 6. How much electricity will the system generate each year? 7. Are there any energy production guarantees that are offered? 8. If there is a blackout, what will happen to the system?

Once a homeowner chooses solar, it delivers measurable results, as Keith Snow has experienced. He installed panels on his earth home. “It’s really easy to monitor how much the panels are generating—I check it every day on my tablet. And I’m making really good power, even in the winter. I made 1,870 kW more energy than I used last year,” Snow shares. “I use it to charge my car, too. I’m probably the greenest person in Waseca Township.” Michael Allen is the CEO and co-founder of All Energy Solar, headquartered in St. Paul and serving customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts. All Energy Solar provides a full-service solar energy integration experience for residential, commercial, agricultural and government customers looking to make the transition to solar energy. The company provides accurate return-on-investment forecasting, direct financing and hands-on help navigating the incentive and rebate process. With industryleading certifications and full electrical and building licenses, All Energy Solar installs quality solar power systems at competitive prices and monitors and maintains the systems after installation. To learn more, visit AllEnergySolar.com. See ad, page 13.

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Climate Warriors Unite A Call to Action by Sandra Yeyati

n November 2018, one of in New York City. We are the the worst fires in Califor The fire changed Villaseones we’ve been ñor’s life. “I was very upset, nia history overtook the waiting for. town of Paradise and surand I wanted to understand rounding communities, kill~Solemi Hernandez why these fires were happening 88 people and destroying ing,” she says. “I started to more than 18,000 buildings. research climate change and Alexandria Villaseñor, who was visiting wildfires, and began to see the scientific family 100 miles away in her hometown of connection between the two.” Davis, experienced the suffocating effects Awakened by personal concerns of the smoke: Every breath was difficult for and ignited by emerging role models, the asthmatic teen who is now 14 and lives activists of all ages are learning how

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to become effective climate warriors. Watching Greta Thunberg speak soon after the California disaster to world leaders at COP 24, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland, empowered Villaseñor to take to the streets and protest. “Greta gave permission to students all around the world to make their voices heard,” she says of the Swedish teenager whose school strike initiative—Fridays for Future—has become a worldwide phenomenon. On December 14, 2018, Villaseñor began her own Friday vigils outside the U.N.—sometimes alone, other times with friends she’s inspired to take action; she also helped organize the 2019 Global Climate Strike in New York City, attended by more than 300,000 people, and founded Earth Uprising, a nonprofit global youth movement. She’s one of 16 youngsters, along with Thunberg, that filed a legal complaint with the U.N. demanding that France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey curb their carbon emissions. “There are so many ways that young people can get involved,” says Villaseñor. “They can give presentations about climate change in their classes and communities. Go out with a sign and protest, or lobby politicians. Have clear demands of what you want your city or town to do. I’ve seen local action influence action nationally and internationally.” Dianne Rhodes, 76, of Saskatoon, Canada, began her activism in 2006 after seeing Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth. “It was shocking what we were doing to the environment, our

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home, our planet. It hit me like a freight train, and I saw the urgency,” she says. Rhodes trained with Gore, enabling herself to give up-to-date, truthful and science-based slide presentations. Her talks vary in subject and audience, from composting instructions for a group of pre-K kids to in-depth climate science for business professionals. “Activism is a way of letting people know what’s happening. It’s so important to get that awareness, to give people hope and then to show them how they can make a difference,” she explains. Rhodes recommends both grassroots and “grass-top” action, including protest marches, working directly with city planners and changing personal behavior and choices at home. She’s excited about a new initiative in Canada: “We’re doing town hall meetings all across the country based on the Green New Deal … where people talk about how to get a city’s carbon emissions down—what we can do in our neighborhoods, and how we can go after our

Activism is a way of letting people know what’s happening. ~Dianne Rhodes city governments to get them behind this as fast as possible.” Solemi Hernandez, 41, a Venezuelan immigrant raising two sons in Naples,

Florida, quit her job and took out a loan so she could dedicate all her time to environmental activism. “Ecosystems are about to collapse and we don’t know the exact tipping point. I don’t see a healthy future for my kids,” she says. One month after her dramatic decision, the Citizens Climate Lobby hired her to become its southeast regional coordinator. “We’re going to create and elect new decisionmakers instead of trying to change those leaders that are not representing us.” In 2019, Hernandez attended COP 25 in Spain and saw Thunberg up close speaking to thousands of cheering activists. “Greta is an inspiration, but it’s not on her shoulders to solve the issues,” she says. “It’s on us to organize in our communities, see what can we do personally and not look to her to be the savior. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” Sandra Yeyati is a contributor to Natural Awakenings and past president of the Naples, Florida, Press Club. Connect at SandraYeyati@gmail.com.

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The message I try to express [through my art] is that some of our best-known wild animals might, in my lifetime, no longer be on the planet. painting by Josie Martin

~Josie Martin

PLANET RESCUE Grassroots Strategies Combat Climate Crisis by Julie Marshall

ike most kids, Azalea Morgan loves polar bears. “They’re fluffy and cute,” the 8-year-old says, and after watching a documentary on how climate change is affecting these Arctic apex predators, she badly wanted to help. Her mom, Molly Morgan, suggested she do something big, because the problem of global warming is monumental. For nearly three weeks last September, Azalea pedaled her bike alongside her mom and 9-year-old sister, Ember, setting out from their hometown of Andover, New Hampshire, en route to New York City to attend the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit, where Greta Thunberg and other global youth leaders marched for change. The trip was a fundraiser to put solar panels on their school and for future projects under KidsCare4PolarBears, a Facebook page that documents their ongoing efforts. 14

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While not everyone has the time or inclination to ride 250 miles and camp— some of it in the rain—or as Thunberg did, sail across the Atlantic in a zero-emissions yacht, there are steps individuals can take to combat climate change on a grassroots level, experts say, because the crisis is undeniable, as seen most recently in the catastrophic bushfires across Australia. There are peaceful protests taking place worldwide scheduled throughout 2020 at FridaysForFuture.org and other organizations, but a growing number of individuals that want to do more are using their imaginations and creative endeavors, inspiring others to take unique action. Students at a school in Spain wrote and performed a play and illustrated a book to raise climate change awareness, while a teen from California used her artistic skills to raise thousands of dollars for wildlife. On March 28, people around

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the world participated in the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour by collectively turning off lights at 8:30 p.m. while holding eco-events, and others are joining in the global tree-planting campaign of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Reversing course may seem insurmountable, but individuals have a lot of power, says Dan Shepard, UN global communications officer: “The choices we make, the things we do, collectively matter and can have a huge impact on the world.”

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“I wanted to inspire other kids,” Ember says of her bicycle trek for polar bears. “I love animals and they deserve to not die.” According to a 2019 UN Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, more than 1 million species are threatened with extinction, and one of the main reasons is climate

I love to see what young people are doing, because if we collectively use our voice to amplify the facts about climate change, we can work to find solutions. ~Elan Strait change, say experts, including Nikhil Advani, director of Climate Communities and Wildlife at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Protecting large predators is one key to enriching biodiversity, Advani says. “The top of the food chain has a significant impact on prey species and the ecosystem.” But predators are suffering because of humans that are feeling the impacts of climate change, Advani says. Long droughts have forced many Kenyan pastoralists to enter protected parks and compete with wildlife for water and grazing land, resulting in lion deaths as retaliation for killing livestock. In the Himalayas, as the Earth warms, snow leopard habitat is being encroached for pastureland. In Zimbabwe, farmers have turned to chopping down trees for wood as an alternative economic opportunity. “Everybody is stressed and competing for resources,” Advani says. “It is a very severe result of climate change.” Advani and researchers are working in tandem with local societies in 30 countries across Africa, Central America and Asia to fund novel projects under the Wildlife Adaptation Innovation Fund. For instance, they are piloting a rainwater harvesting project to help farmers get through the dry seasons and are constructing concrete and mudbrick nests to help albatross breed better in Tasmania. These special projects are based on available levels of donations that are sometimes crowd-sourced.

Raising funds for innovative projects, as well as increasing awareness of what’s happening, is an important grassroots strategy, says Elan Strait, WWF director of U.S. climate campaigns. It can be as simple as sharing updates, tagging social media influencers and instigating a rallying cry. WWF has its own program called Panda Ambassadors in which conservation activists of all ages can get tips and tools to promote specific projects they feel most passionate about. “I love to see what young people are doing, because if we collectively use our voice to amplify the facts about climate change, we can work to find solutions,” Strait says. “And we need facts to get out there because, at least in the U.S., some people think climate change is still a controversy and are afraid to talk about it, but we should have that conversation with friends and family so we can find solutions.”

Youth Rising to the Challenge

Getting involved in grassroots-level strategies is empowering not only for kids, but for adults that need their resiliency and inspiration, says Janet Stringer, manager of donor relations at Polar Bears International, in Bozeman, Montana. “In my work, I hear from so many people who are feeling deep despair about the climate crisis. I draw hope from the children who

write to us, sharing stories and pictures about their dreams for a future that includes polar bears,” says Stringer. “I think we owe it to the next generation to work as hard as we can to come together and make the necessary changes to ensure that polar bears—and all wildlife—are not a species we learn about in the pages of a book, but a wild species that we can see with our own eyes, reminding us of how special our planet is and why it deserves our respect.” One of her favorite examples comes from students at the Daina-Isard school, in Olesa de Montserrat, Spain, and their climate-driven projects with teacher Connie Darilek, who asked the Aquarium of Barcelona to help them grow plankton, an organism threatened by warming seas. “They gave us plankton and jellyfish, and it was really amazing for the students to learn the [Arctic] food chain and how serious it would be losing the polar bear on top,” Darilek says. Students recently published the book Nanuc, a story about a polar bear that they also illustrated, now in its second printing. Josie Martin, 13, of Solana Beach, California, has raised $8,700 for conservation of rhinos, elephants, pangolins, gorillas and polar bears by giving watercolor paintings to those that donate to charities through her PayPal Giving page at Chuffed.org/project/ peace-love-hope-for-rhinos. “Each year, I think I’m getting a little bit better at creating art which sends a strong message,” she says. “The message I try to express is that some of our best-known wild animals might in my lifetime no longer be on the planet. I think the difference I make through art is that I am helping to raise awareness for important animal conservation work.”

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Every Action Counts

There’s no one solution to climate change, says Catherine Macdonald, TNC director of natural climate solutions for North America. “We really have to try, all of us. It’s important that everyone feel they can contribute, because everything does make a difference, and no action is too small.” For those that are not art-inclined, one of the best things people can do is to plant trees, Macdonald says, whether it’s replanting forests or increasing their numbers in urban areas. According to a 2018 study by TNC published in Science Advances, nature-driven land management could sequester 21 percent of America’s annual greenhouse gas pollution—the equivalent of emissions from all cars and trucks on the roads today. Planting trees emerged in the study as the most significant among 21 strategies to mitigate global warming. One good way to get started is join the TNC Plant a Billion Trees program, Macdonald says; details are at Tinyurl.com/TNCPlantABillionTrees. “Climate change is definitely a growing concern that we are facing, and as more people understand there is a problem and what the solutions are, the more influence we can have on the big decisionmakers, whether that’s government or corporations that make our products,” she says. “And being aware informs voters to advance climate action.” While Josie, Ember, Azalea and the students at Daina-Isard aren’t old enough to vote, their message is strong. “I’m worried about the impact climate change will have on our future,” Josie says. “I think people should protest peacefully for the things they believe in and that more people should exercise their right to vote for leaders who care about the youth in our world and the generations to come. I also think people should try to spend a little bit of their time taking action for what they want to see changed in our world.” Julie Marshall is a Colorado-based writer and author of Making Burros Fly: Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer. Connect with her at FlyingBurros@gmail.com. 16

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How Healthy is Your Home? by Annette Rugolo

t’s in these times that you really start to think about the health of your home. Your home has its own unique personality and would love nothing more than to be a safe haven for you and your family. More importantly, a healthy home can support you in your own health. I have been healing homes since 2005 and there is nothing more satisfying than to help a home reach its full potential. You may have heard about or read articles about “sick buildings” or may have felt the heavy, sad or tired energy of a home as you entered it. “If the walls could speak” is a saying many of us have heard. What I’ve found in my years of healing homes, is that walls do speak and they have a lot to say. I was recently invited into a home that was built in the 1920s. It carried within its walls all of the sadness, anger, fear and worry created by all of the people who had ever inhabited it. As I was helping her (yes, it was female), I could feel the relief she felt as the weight of the years was lifted. Sometimes homes are built on land that hold energy from past events that happened on the land. After the home is built, the home begins take on the energy of these past events and the people who move in wonder why their brand-new home feels so sad and heavy. An important aspect of your own self-healing is to begin to be aware of the energy of your home and all of your surroundings and the energy they emit. When you spend time in your home, do you feel energized or depleted? Are there

spaces or rooms in your home that no one spends time in? Do you feel better when leaving your home than you do staying in? Many people become aware of the energy after moving into a new home. It quickly becomes apparent that something is wrong, but they don’t understand what. If you feel your home is not in the greatest of health, the illness can be caused by many things, including emotional trauma that happened on the land or in the home; a spirit or spirits residing the home; or by the various stress lines of the earth. Manmade energies, such as EMFs or electricity might also be creating illness. When you start to pay attention to the energy of your home and begin to listen to what it has to say, you will be amazed at the stories it will tell. There are some simple ways to begin changing the energy of your home. First and most important, begin talking

to your home. It might feel a bit strange at first, but it will begin to create a bond between the two of you. When this happens, it opens the lines of communication and your home will start letting you know (in its own unique language) what it needs. You’ll begin to be aware of areas that you might not have noticed or feel things you hadn’t felt. Be aware of the energy you create in your home. Play upbeat, high vibrational music like Mozart or Beethoven, burn incense (safely) or bring in some flowers. Any high vibrational activity will uplift the lower vibrations of a space and the energy will begin to shift. Clearing your space at special times like a full moon and the equinox or solstice times of the year is also very powerful. As we move into spring, open your windows with the intention of bringing new life and energy into your space. And most importantly, fill your home with gratitude for keeping you safe, warm and dry from the elements, and then watch it respond. Annette Rugolo is a master dowser, author, retreat leader and speaker, and is passionate about helping people transform their lives and their environments. She offers classes, workshops and personal sessions at her home office in Chaska and remotely. Contact her at 612-605-8608 or Annette@AnnetteRugolo. com. For a list of free resources such as downloads, e-books and meditations, visit AnnetteRugolo.com. Two free meditations for your home are available: Tubes of Light Meditation for Your Home and Filling Your Home with Light. See ad, page 10.

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of empowerment which is a critical point for transformation. It’s at this point that they have the willingness to accept and take responsibility for their own actions, feelings and beliefs. Their feelings of powerlessness or victimhood are transformed to a higher vibrational frequency. The Akashic Records are a spiritual tool that can be used to help people evolve in consciousness and can serve as a catalyst for transformation. A soul’s Akashic Record contains an energetic recording of all the thoughts, emotions, events and circumstances that the soul has experienced along its journey. It can provide a practical, spiritual approach to self-discovery that can be used throughout a person’s life. When the soul is ready to release lower vibrations of emotions and experience a deeper level of healing, the effects will become “louder and louder.” One will find their mental and emotional lives being occupied by negative recurring patterns or self-sabotaging behaviors. For example, when a family experiences a death of a parent, it often brings up childhood pain. It can trigger old patterns and evoke grief, anger, remorse and sadness. It can cause people to feel lost, ungrounded and stuck in their personal and professional lives. They can question who they are, where they belong and how to make meaning of their lives. Understanding their lives from their soul’s perspective can help them understand who they are and why they behave and feel the way they do. People are surprised at the overwhelming healing they experience through the process of working with the information

Raise Consciousness to Improve the Global Climate by Barbara Brodsho

r. David R. Hawkins, M.D, Ph.D., an internationally renowned spiritual teacher, psychiatrist and physician, developed the widely known Map of Consciousness. His work concluded that with “each progressive rise in the level of consciousness, the ‘frequency’ or ‘vibration’ of energy increases. Thus, higher consciousness radiates a beneficial and healing effect on the world.” As spiritual seekers do their own inner work to progress on the path to enlightenment, they’ll do their part to uplift all of existence. “We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become,” said Hawkins. The lens through which people view the world shifts as they raise their level of consciousness and thus their vibrational rate. This includes how they view their own lives as well as their relationships with the Creator and with others. Emotions have a vibrational frequency, and if people continue to live for long periods of time in emotional states that resonate at lower frequencies, it will have a negative impact on their health and well-being. Emotions such as shame, guilt, grief, fear and anger all resonate at lower frequencies. When people begin to feel courage, this is the initial level 18

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contained in their Akashic Record. One person reported that she is much more at peace with herself and feels she can now face situations and her future with anticipation and a positive outlook. She now views her life’s challenges as opportunities rather than dreading them with fear, anxiety and anger. As negative karmic patterns are identified and healed on a soul level, the lower vibration emotions are transformed into love and light and released back into the Universe to be used for good. This opens the door to make different choices that align with one’s authentic self.

People often experience several energetic shifts that can be measured throughout the process of working with information from their soul’s Akashic Record.

First, as a person seeks to learn more about the spiritual realm and their own Divine nature, their self-knowledge and selfawareness increases. As a result, their soul’s vibration rate increases and they’re able to access higher levels of consciousness. This provides them with a greater ability to receive guidance and inspiration from a higher dimension.

soul’s Akashic Record, they gain awareSecond, as they gain access to a ...when a person gains of how the spiritual realm is assisthigher dimension, they receive intuiwisdom and insight from their ness ing and supporting them. The clearer tive information more readily—both soul’s Akashic Record, they their intentions, the more they attract consciously and subconsciously. For spiritual beings to uphold the energy of example, they may receive a download gain awareness of how the intentions and amplify them. These of information while doing routine and spiritual realm is assisting and their spiritual beings can then help them atrepetitive tasks. Or they may receive supporting them. tract and manifest events in their lives intuitive information when specifically that look like “coincidences”. asking for guidance from the spiritual We are living in a time in history realm. The higher their connection, the when the lower vibrations of fear and panic are consuming more they trust the information, and the more they can connect people across the globe because of the coronavirus disease to their soul’s purpose. (COVID-19). If even one person works to raise their level Third, as negative karmic patterns are healed, the amount of of consciousness above the level of courage on the Map of mental and emotional life that’s been occupied by them decreases Consciousness, it will help to counterbalance thousands of significantly or is cleared completely. This allows more creative individuals who are living in fear below that level. Let us seek vital force energy to flow more freely through a person’s body and to change the world not by what we say or do, but as a conseimproves their health and well-being. quence of what we become. Fourth, as they gain clarity on their gifts, they can consciously invest more of their thoughts and actions to align with how they’re designed. They can discover how closely Barbara Brodsho is a Soul Purpose coach, holistic they’re currently aligned with their gifts and how to come into healer and intuitive guide who empowers highly greater alignment. As they do, they’ll experience more abunconscious spiritual seekers, creators and leaders to dance in a variety of life areas. express their soul’s innate gifts and understand Fifth, a person’s soul can provide them with the ability to set their life experiences from their soul’s perspective. clearer intentions for what they want to create in their life. They As a result, they experience greater joy, abundance can discover if their intentions are in alignment with their highand fulfillment while creating and living passionest path and purpose for this lifetime. ate, purpose-filled lives. For more information, visit BarFinally, when a person gains wisdom and insight from their baraBrodsho.com. See ad, page 10.

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HU is a carrier of love between you and God. HU can be sung silently at work, home, or anytime you feel a need to tune in to a higher perspective on your life. You might try experimenting with it when you face a challenging situation or want to open yourself to a more loving attitude. Singing HU each day can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself and why things happen the way they do in your life. It opens your awareness to new viewpoints and attitudes. Anyone can work with the HU regardless of age, background, or religion. HU, the most beautiful prayer, is a gift to the world. —Sri Harold Klemp The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master

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Plants have so much medicine to share, and it’s fun to play with that.

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than heat or boiling flowers to retain their flavors and aromas. She also recommends picking flowers early in the morning or late afternoon, when their scent peaks.

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FLOWER POWER Botanical Libations Pack Healthy Punch by April Thompson

lowers and other budding botanical elements this spring aren’t just eye candy to dress the table; they can bless an everyday beverage with intoxicating new scents, flavors and colors. “It’s such a joy to see a beautiful flower or plant, smell it and then add it to a delightful beverage or meal. Plants have so much medicine to share, and it’s fun to play with that,” says Myra Sinnott, an aromatherapist and owner of Essential Botany, in Washington, D.C. Many beverage favorites can be given a floral twist with little effort, says Cassie Winslow, author of Floral Libations: 41 Drinks + Ingredients and founder of the blog DecoTartelette.com, in Santa Cruz, California. Winslow’s go-to drinks include lavender-infused lemonade and rose petal almond milk, which can be served hot or cold. “I also love an iced lavender café au lait. If I’m feeling extra fancy, I’ll use fresh flower ice cubes, too.” Dried hibiscus is another favorite of Winslow’s, as even a few petals of the concentrated dark magenta flower will brighten and beautify any beverage—even a yogurt-based drink. While many botanical drink recipes call for simple sugar syrup, Winslow suggests honey with a splash of water as a

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substitute. Other drinks are naturally sweet, like jasmine tea steeped in apple cider. Sinnott likes to fuse the power of flowers with other botanical elements such as rose petals in a light raspberry drink. “I also use rosewater in a warm elixir with a base of reishi mushroom tea, goji berries, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger, cacao, pearl powder and honey. Rose is a heart-opener and vitalizes the body with the immune-boosting reishi and the other tonifying ingredients,” says Sinnott. Winslow stresses the importance of buying organic ingredients, as many flowers are sprayed with toxic pesticides—or better yet, home-grown. She suggests the tea aisle of natural food stores is a good place for procuring organic floral ingredients such as chamomile and jasmine, which often come unblended in whole form. Dried flowers are easier to source and are often more potent than fresh, she says. “Fresh is pretty, but can be more subtle in flavor.” Her rose salt recipe, which can be used to rim drinks or seasonal dishes, calls for dried roses, which have a longer shelf life and won’t clump up like fresh petals. Marie Viljoen, Brooklyn-based author of Forage, Harvest, Feast: A Wild-Inspired Cuisine, suggests using cold infusions rather

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While botanical ingredients can be obtained commercially, it can be more fun—and frugal—to forage for them, suggests Viljoen, founder of the blog 66SquareFeet.blogspot. com. “It’s a lot of fun to go out to collect ingredients you cannot find in the store. You can experience unique textures, flavors and perfumes, and play with wild ingredients that have been all but forgotten,” she says. Some of Viljoen’s seasonal foraged favorites include the fragrant elderflower, honeysuckle and common milkweed flower. “I like to capture milkweed’s fragrance and deep pink color in a wild soda or a sweet cordial.” For newbie foragers, drink ingredients can be sourced as easily as herbs from a window box, like the antiviral thyme, which makes for a delicious wild soda made from a handful of herbs, sweetener and water left on the countertop a few days to lightly ferment and fizz. Another spring favorite, tender young spruce tips, has a sour flavor that ferments well with strawberries and rhubarb, says Viljoen. The same recipe can also be used to make vinegar, a longer process resulting in a more enduring product with great botanical properties. “You can create a sipping vinegar, which is good to mix with seltzer or slow-cook with,” says Viljoen. Whether botanical ingredients are foraged, bought or brought in from the backyard garden to be put in a hot tea, a cocktail or a cold brew, the magic is in the making. “Flowers are endless fun to experiment with, especially when added to everyday drinks and dishes. It brings life to the kitchen,” says Winslow. April Thompson, a freelance writer in Washington, D.C., can be reached at AprilWrites.com.

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SOOTHING BOTANICAL SIPS

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.2 oz rhatavari root (Asparagus racemosus), dried ½ oz rose petals (Rosa spp), dried .4 oz rose hips (Rosa canina), dried 1 oz tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), dried For the warm rose quartz: 3-4 Rough pieces of rose quartz crystal

Unconditional Love Here’s an Indian-inspired herbal infusion featuring classic Ayurvedic herbs that help spread unconditional love that is so needed in the world right now. It’s recommended that you serve the infusion on heated rose quartz crystals; this will continue to emanate the love. This recipe is best made in larger quantities and stored for use throughout the year or whenever you need to spread or share more love with friends and family. Yields: 3½ oz beverage .7 oz cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) ½ oz ginger root (Zingiber officinalis), dried .2 oz ashwagandha root (Withania somnifera), dried

Mix all the herbs together in a large bowl, then decant into a sealable pouch or jar, being sure to store away from direct sunlight.

Dandelion Honey Bowl of Soul “I love to make a bowl of soul when I need to unwind, as this beverage is quite soothing,” says Cassie Winslow. “Dandelions have a subtle spice that pairs so nicely with other warming spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Steeped in your favorite nutty milk, this’ll be your new go-to goodie when you want to sit with your thoughts, gaze out the window and sip on something warm.” Yields: one beverage

Cleanse the crystals, by first rinsing and gently scrubbing them under running water, then place in the sun for a few hours and whisper some love poetry to them.

1 cup, unsweetened, almond milk or hazelnut milk 1 Tbsp honey (or agave sweetener) 1 dandelion tea bag Freshly ground nutmeg for garnish

Place the crystals in the oven on a low heat (158 to 170° F) for 15 minutes, or until hot. Place the crystals in the teacups.

In a small saucepan, warm the milk over medium heat until it just begins to simmer.

For a pot for 3 to 4 people, take 6 heaping teaspoons of the blend, pour over freshly boiled water, infuse with the lid on for 5 to 6 minutes, then fine strain and serve in cups over the warm pieces of rose quartz crystal. Recipe courtesy of Michael Isted, the Herball.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible.

Whisk the milk, then slowly add the honey or agave sweetener and whisk together. Pour the milk mixture into a large mug. Add the tea bag and allow to steep for five minutes. Discard the tea bag. Sprinkle the nutmeg on top. Recipe courtesy of Cassie Winslow, Floral Libations: 41 Drinks + Ingredients.

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~Bridget Saraka

A Home That Heals Creating a Nurturing Space

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ome, whether a humble studio apartment or a dream house, is a critical facet of well-being, a spiritual headquarters from which good health springs. Everyone in the family, including two- and four-legged children, can benefit from an environment that feels like a sacred space. Creating nourishing corners, along with more open areas that feed the senses and a system of functional ease, can be a deep and rewarding act of self-care. “Our home is by far one of the most significant investments we’ll ever make. Our spaces are not meant to be stagnant, but to evolve through each stage of our lives,” says feng shui expert Bridget Saraka, of Saskatoon, Canada. Ali English, owner of Eldrum Interiors, in Lincolnshire, England, concurs, “We all need a safe holt to return to, that space where we can be utterly ourselves, utterly at peace.”

Sanctuary and Mental Health Investing in harmony does not require a high price tag. “It’s important to have a mental vision of what this means, and for me, there are three major components: peace, order and beauty,” says Texas-based designer Rachel Anne Ridge, who blogs at HomeSanctuary.com. 22

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Like water and wind, harmony within the home should also flow. “Listening to the energies in your home and taking the time to move furniture around until you have a placement that makes your head feel calm is really important,” says English. Feng shui—the ancient Chinese system of creating harmony in personal and professional spaces—prioritizes color psychology. “More times than I can count, I’ve had clients report loss of motivation after painting their homes taupe. They’ve also reported weight gain and digestive disorders,” says Saraka. “It’s best to use colors that reflect light, especially for homes in locations where winter is long and days are short.” Disruptive clutter is another key player in eliciting discontent, especially for children that are sensitive to environmental stimulus. “A space that is cluttered can cause emotional distress, resulting in less-than-desirable behaviors,” says Saraka. “Something as simple as the lines of the furniture can feel sharp, creating anxiety. It all matters.”

Cultivating Comfort

Soul-inspiring visuals, satisfying textures and natural, delightful scents are all desirable domestic companions. A small, ambient lamp

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in a bathroom or a spring-colored sheer in a window can invite the benediction of light. “Step outside the room and then come back in as a guest,” suggests Ridge. “What do you notice with your newcomer’s eyes? What does the room feel like? What smells are you aware of? Do you need to move a cat litter box to another area of the house? Would an area rug soften the hard sounds of foot traffic? Pause on each of your senses and make notes.”

Bringing the Outdoors In

Incorporating organic elements can boost the vitality of any living space. “House plants are a wonderful way to bring the green world into our homes. Go for organic ones if possible, and if you’re worried you may forget to water them, consider plants like scented leaf pelargoniums; for example, Royal Oak. They thrive on neglect and can also provide some wonderful room fragrances,” says English. She also suggests including natural or quality faux branches and blooms in the home as ways of decorating—berries to provide splashes of rich orange, pine cones dabbed with metallic paint, or even long stems of ivy leaves twisted into garlands. Having live plants in the home also benefits physical health. “Adding a few real plants to a space can help reduce environmental toxins found in paints and manmade products, as well as electromagnetic frequencies—by-products of electronics.” Ridge concurs, “Cacti can be a charming alternative for those of us who don’t have a green thumb, but still want to enjoy a living plant indoors.” In the end, a place of sanctuary comes from a place of love. English sums it up best: “If you pour that sense of love into your home, you will, over time, find that mirrored back at you, and you’ll feel it whenever you go through your front door.” Marlaina Donato is the author of several books and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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Our spaces are not meant to be stagnant, but to evolve through each stage of our lives.

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Panache Desai on the Antidote to Modern Living by Linda Sechrist

anache Desai’s how we can navigate first book, Dischallenges without psychological suffering. We covering Your should experience them Soul Signature, was a fully. When we can do bestseller that caught this, we are able to be the attention of Oprah coherent and congruent Winfrey and earned with them. At that point, him a guest spot we are able to bring our on her Super Soul best self to the fore. In Conversations show bringing that peaceful, in 2013. Even after collaborative, compasseveral years of world sionate and empathic Panache Desai book tours and radio self to whatever is playtalk shows, the visioning out in our life, we are able to meet it, and in the meeting of it, a ary thought leader and spiritual teacher solution arises. Something new emerges. is over-the-moon excited about his latest release, You Are Enough: Revealing the Soul What kinds of things can we to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Posexpect when we know sibility. “I feel like this was the book that I we are enough? was born to write,” enthuses Desai. When you realize that you’re enough, everyone else becomes enough by extension. Why do you refer to You Are You treat everyone as yourself. You don’t Enough as an antidote to have to hold them to a higher standard or modern living? to some ideal. You’re far softer and gentler I think of it like I do a piece of antivirus with everyone because you’re far softer software. It’s written specifically to eradicate and gentler with yourself. Coming to that the virus of not deserving and not believing acceptance of I am enough, you can take that you’re lovable. This is the root cause of your foot off the gas. You can take a breath why we are suffering. We can go through and just know all is okay. divorce, challenges with our children, and When we don’t feel like we’re enough, any personal challenges, but we do not have we can never own and access the love to equate these to suffering. that we are. We’re playing a role, turning ourselves inside out, dressing in a certain What can we do to not way, doing things on social media that are inauthentic to who we are. Why? Because suffer? As I’ve lived my life, I’ve been conducting a we’re representing the image of wanting 20-year case study on myself and all human to be popular and desirable so somebody beings. I’ve had the good fortune of meeting will like us and give us their unlimited people from everywhere and from all walks expression of love. However, when we of life. The one thing that I’m good at is realize that every experience we have is pinpointing the source of why we suffer and self-generated, and that we’re the source of

every single thing we are experiencing— our sadness, anger and fear—we can also realize that we are the source of love that we are feeling. When we realize that we’re the source of the love, we don’t then engage in relationships from a place of need. Relationship becomes a choice. The whole dynamic evolves. This speaks to maturation of who we are, because we’re no longer staying in a dynamic that is unhealthy because we’re afraid that the love we’re feeling, because of someone else, is going to go away. Now, we prioritize the love that we have inside of us. We recognize that we’re sharing the experience of the love inside of us with another. The other is not the source of that love.

How do you explain our chaotic times?

We human beings are going through a process of evolution that to a certain degree has been already charted on our behalf. A collective awakening is being birthed in the world. We are all on the same journey in which the essential self is emerging into conscious experience, shifting out of separation and suffering into connection and bliss. Every single aspect of your life contributes toward this greater evolution. Every incredible messenger, teacher and person who has ever had a calling, a passion or love for something that they’ve shared with the world has shortened the distance between where people are and the outcome they are moving toward, which is oneness, or love of Self. In the wake of widespread cacophony, pretenses and egoic structures are falling away, unveiling the true reality of love, kindness and human connection. For more information, visit PanacheDesai.com. See ad, page 16. April 2020

Become aware of our own negative conditioning about luck. Most of

MAKING LUCK

An Intentional Path to Good Fortune by Carol Kline

y its very definition, luck is random, capricious and based on chance rather than our own actions. Yet there is reason to believe that might not be the whole story—that living a charmed life and being lucky both in love and a chosen field is within our control. Recent research in the field of positive psychology and the experiences of consistently lucky people show that we can, and in fact already do make our own luck. Although there will always be an element of chance to luck—both good and bad—we have more influence over the events in our lives than we realize. This means a great deal of our luck can be changed, and quickly, with a little conscious attention.

The first step is changing our ideas about how luck works. Stanford University professor and luck expert Tina Seelig, Ph.D., explains that the key is “understanding that luck is rarely a lightning strike— isolated and dramatic—but a wind that blows constantly… You need to build a sail made up of certain tiny behaviors to catch the winds of luck.” Here are a few ideas and ways for us to get started in raising our sails and harnessing the winds of luck.

Believe it’s possible and commit to being lucky. This is called mindset. It may seem simplistic, but studies clearly show that people that believe they are lucky are more open to and aware of the opportunities that

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us have decided on an unconscious level how lucky we deserve to be. To turn our luck around often requires “lifting curses”; rooting out those limiting beliefs we’ve acquired along the way that become selffulfilling prophecies. Take bold action consistently. Think of action as a cosmic lottery ticket. The more actions we take, the more chances we have to win. To turbocharge this step, we must get out of our comfort zone; meet new people, change our daily routine and do things that stretch us. Fortune favors the bold.

Learn to listen to inner mental, emotional and physical promptings.

Being true to our deepest values, priorities and intuitions, and staying centered in our bodies while we move through space, are the keys to being in the right place at the right time, a common definition of luck. When we focus on the elements of luck that are within our control, chance becomes less important. Begin today and watch good fortune blossom. Carol Kline is a New York Times bestselling author and the co-author of Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the upcoming Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune, with Gay Hendricks.

Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow. ~John Lennon

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come their way and act upon them, which leads to a larger number of positive outcomes.

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Do You Have a ‘Heart Wall’? by Desiree Punla

he heart is at the center of our being. It emits an electromagnetic field that extends approximately 15 to 25 feet in all directions, interacting with other surrounding electromagnetic fields emitted by people, animals, plants, etcetera. The heart intelligence acts as the hub of our emotions and enables us to expand human consciousness (InstituteForIntuitiveIntelligence. com). As it is easily vulnerable to emotional distress, the heart houses our innate ability to give and receive love. It is common to feel the need to protect ourselves from vulnerable situations. Experiencing overwhelming emotions from a traumatic event over a period of time affects our quality of life, causing significant damage to our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Unfortunately, many people would rather neglect these emotions than acknowledge them completely, and they then become trapped in the body. Some emotions may lodge in the heart, or start to create a protective and energetic barrier called the “Heart Wall”. This may sound advantageous, however, having a Heart Wall does more harm than good: Instead of deflecting any impending negative experiences, it may create more. Layers of the Heart Wall are usually composed of negative emotions that can inhibit the heart’s healing flow of energy thus hindering the body’s ability to heal itself. Over time, it can cause physical symptoms, particularly in the neck, upper back and shoulders. The Heart Wall can also restrict us from fully opening our hearts, making it

difficult to connect with others. Let’s consider an experience we may encounter when involved in a romantic relationship. In the past, we have endured several traumatic experiences causing us to trap emotions—for example, anger, resentment, shame and worthlessness. Each of these emotions has created a layer in our Heart Wall. Thus, anytime our partner sends us love, this energy has to travel through our Heart Wall in order for us to receive it. By the time their loving energy passes through each layer, the signal has already been distorted. Consequently, we feel the negative emotions associated with those layers rather than feeling the truth of their love. As a result, we begin to question their love for us, possibly erupting into an argument. What could have been a beautiful experience has quickly diverted into an unpleasant one, potentially adding on more layers to our Heart Wall. Having a Heart Wall hinders our ability to give and receive love and feel other positive emotions. As a result, neglected emotions often lead to feelings of entrapment that can fester over time, creating more toxic emotions such as anxiousness, isolation, sadness, fear and other emotional challenges. It is extremely beneficial to release any negative emotions that have the potential to form a wall around your heart in order to experience more positive outcomes and feelings associated with the true depths of love.

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“Growing up—and until this point—I have struggled with being vulnerable, admitting

my wrongs, and selfishly had a mindset of “me-first”, which ultimately was not sustainable in any relationship (specifically with my fiancé). Just recently, my fiancé and I encountered an issue that required me to step back from my feelings and put myself in his shoes. Typically, this is not my approach in problem solving as I am an Aries... and will fight it to the very end! However, after releasing my Heart Wall, I was compelled to push my urge to fight aside to better understand him. This was surprising, because throughout my life I have always fought to prove my point and always be right. However, since the session, I have been more attuned with my partner and with myself. I have let my guard down and I am slowly, but surely, admitting to my wrongs. My mindset has shifted to being able to think about my partner’s emotional wellbeing instead of my “mefirst” approach. Needless to say, my fiancé was surprised, thanking me for finally being able to set aside my pride and become more empathetic towards him. Coming out of that conflict, I felt lighter and proud of myself for being able to let my guard down and actually try to understand him for once.” A Heart Wall can be identified in an Emotion Code session through muscle testing, a noninvasive practice of tapping into the subconscious in order to access information. Energies that we carry are either positive or negative; thus, your muscles are tested based on their natural response and resistance to these energies. Once a Heart Wall is identified, each layer of trapped emotions is identified and released with healing light energy (DiscoverHealing.com). Find out if you have a Heart Wall today and release it to love more openly and feel the depth of its truth. Happy healing! Desiree Punla is a certified Emotion Code practitioner (CECP), identifying and releasing trapped emotions that may be causing emotional and physical distress. She is also certified in Marma Chikitsa Therapy and holistic and integrative health. For more information, email Desiree Punla@gmail.com or visit DesireePunla.com to receive a free initial consultation. See directory listing, page 28. April 2020

calendar of events FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Sound Healing: Heart-Centered Awareness-Sound Invoking Silence – 7-8pm. Calm your work week by coming into soft, relaxing, inner stillness. Vibration as stress reduction-a peaceful calling-in-the-weekend guided meditation/visualization going inward, discovering our infinity. $10. Holistic Gateway, 11 Little Canada Rd E #11, Little Canada. Holistic-Gateway. com/Calendar.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Introducing Esogetic Colorpuncture – 9am-5:30pm. the first step for those interested in taking the Esogetic Colorpuncture Basic Practitioner Certification Course coming soon to Minneapolis. Includes an overview of the basic principles of Esogetic Colorpuncture, the use of Kirlian photography to assess energetic, and more. $140. Holistic Gateway, 11 Little Canada Rd E #11, Little Canada. Holistic-Gateway.com/Calendar.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Divine Messages with Nea Clare – 6:30-9pm. Nea Clare is a channel for Spirit and works predominately with The HAO-a collective, multi-dimensional force that shares verbal and energetic messages through her. These events are designed for you to be able to have a personal audience with Spirit, to receive teachings that will awaken your consciousness to the Truth of You. Everyone who attends will receive an audio recording from the event. $30 in advance/$35 at the door. UnityMinneapolis.org/Divine-MessagesLive-Channeling-Event-With-Nea-Clare.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17-18

Inner Diamond 6-Week Webinar – 7-8:30pm. Mondays online beginning 4/6 and ending 5/11. Join us for this 6-week event where you will learn about energetic cycles and how to raise your vibrational frequency, and uplift yourself, your family, your home and community. $298. AnnetteRugolo.com/Calendar.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Wisdom Gatherings – 9-11:30am. Providing a thought-provoking place to gain inspiration and explore life’s possibilities through intuition and self-discovery. Each event puts you up close with intuition in a community where you can carry on deep discussions and sort through what it means for you. $30. Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Rd., Eagan. AmyVasterling.com/ Wisdom-Gathering.

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Free Documentary Film: Bruno Groening Teachings Reveal a Path to Health Groening taught about a natural power, available to everyone that can heal the body and soul, bring peace, happiness, and inner freedom. The film is in 3 parts of 98, 92 and 102 minutes. There will be two 30-minute breaks. You are welcome to attend any or all parts of the film. Free, donations appreciated.

Total Health Workshop – 6:30-8pm. Designed as an opportunity to expand our understanding of the most current natural health solutions available, you will be able to ask questions, receive answers and experience incredible demonstrations of life-changing techniques. Free. Hope Clinic, 9220 Bass Lake Rd #245, New Hope. DrEthanSkog.com.

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Diamond Dowsing Advanced – 9am-5pm Fri/Sat. This two-day class is limited to those who have taken Diamond Dowsing Basic. Participants will learn about karma lines, release negative imprints from your etheric field and how to do distance dowse. $448. Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 7800 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington. For more information visit, AnnetteRugolo.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 6 Cosmic Weather Report – 6:30-9pm. Come and learn about the planets’ dances that are moving our world and get some tools that can help you to ride these crazy waves of change with magical awareness. $15. Holistic Gateway, 11 Little Canada Rd E #11, Little Canada. Holistic-Gateway.com/Calendar.

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April 25 • 1-7pm. Carondelet Center 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul. Bruno-Groening.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Soul Whisperer Advanced: Releasing Lost Souls – 9:30am-5pm. This is an advanced class for people who have taken the following classes in person or online: Soul Whisperer Basic class and Inner Diamond Basic class. Learn to recognize and release emotional energy and trauma in order to free trapped spirits. Also learn how to release spirits and entities from someone’s energy field. $148. Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 7800 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington. AnnetteRugolo.com.

MAY 29-31 Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference Weekend: Living on Purpose – Includes workshops, plant walks and a kids’ camp, as well as teen herbal camps, red tent space, fire circles, singing circles, delicious, locally sourced, farm-to-table meals and more. Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. MidwestWomensHerbal.com.

ongoing events Please call or check the websites to ensure the classes or events are still scheduled for that week.

sunday Sunday Salsa Dancing – 10:30-11:30am. Join Rene Dennis Thompson for Sunday Salsa Dancing. Free. Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake St., Minneapolis. MidtownGlobalMarket.org/events.

ongoing Free Online Classes – The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Class-Central.com/ University/Minnesota. GROOVE Movement Class – Various days, times and locations. A fun, simple and exciting way to experience dance that nurtures body, mind, heart, and soul. No dance experience required. All fitness levels welcome. Classes use all genres of music and include a warmup, dance, stretching, and a brief meditation. AeroDanceFitness.com/Schedule. Midtown Global Market – Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. & Sun 10am-6pm. If you’re looking for a more unique shopping experience, head to the Midtown Global Market, where more than 50 vendors sell food and trinkets ranging from local produce to Somalian pastries, Middle Eastern olives and Asian spices. There are also cultural events – from musical performances to Irish step-dancing lessons. Free. 920 East Lake St, Minneapolis. MidtownGlobalMarket.org/visit.

monday

Qigong classes for Health – 10:30-12pm. A fabulous way to begin each week! Learn how to use the power of your breathing, mind and simple movements to enhance and balance the flow of energy in your body. $15. Holistic Gateway, 11 Little Canada Rd E #11, Little Canada. Holistic-Gateway.com/Calendar. Loving Kindness Meditation Practice – 6-7pm. Through ancient, gentle and gradual practices, we learn to let go of fear and ill will and to open our hearts to ourselves and to others, known and unknown. Our time together will include instruction, guided meditation and discussion. Donation based. River Garden, 455 7th St W, St Paul. RiverGardenYoga.com.

tuesday Weekly Guided & Silent Meditation – 1111:30am. Led by a Prayer Chaplain in the Meditation Room, this meditation is the same one going on concurrently at Unity Village. It alternates affirmative prayer and silence. Donation based. Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, 4011 W Hwy 13, Savage. UnityOfTheValleyMN.org.

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MYOFASCIAL RELEASE & CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

Barb Ryan, LMT • 612-922-2389 Bhakti Wellness Center 7550 France Avenue S, #220, Edina Specializing in persistent, chronic pain relief and mysteries of the body. Serving clients covered by auto insurance and worker’s compensation with a doctor’s referral. Also serving clients seeking the experience of deep relaxation and more selfconnection. Skilled and compassionate care. See ad, page 3.

Meditation and Stress Reduction – 12:30-1:15pm. Experience meditation and mindfulness directly through discussion and practice of simple stress reduction techniques. Discover and activate your ability to be patient and to truly enjoy. $15. Holistic Gateway, 11 Little Canada Rd E #11, Little Canada. Holistic-Gateway.com/Calendar. Hatha for Everyone – 6-7pm. Everyone is welcome to this weekly drop-in class. All levels. Relieve stress, achy joints, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well-being. $10. Meditation Center, 631 University Ave NE, Minneapolis. TheMeditationCenter.org. Free Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Join us for a free weekly meditation. Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Eden Prairie City Hall, 8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie. Contact: JPatpatia@gmail or 651-730-2078. FreeMeditation.com.

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

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BODY WORK

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BREAST HEALTH AROMATHERAPY NATURE’S WAY Healthy Girls’ Breast Oil Joyce Sobotta • 715-878-4474 AromaTherapyNaturesWay.com

Healthy Girls’ Breast Oil when applied with a self-breast massage helps to balance, detoxify, soften breast tissue, improve lymphatic circulation and stimulate the immune system. Improved circulation helps your entire body! See ad, page 10.

GOLDEN SUN CHIROPRACTIC

Una Forde, DC • 952-922-1478 International Village Arcade Building 220 West 98th St, Suite 7, Bloomington Quality chiropractic care. Experience holistic healing and gentle chiropractic adjustments that allow the nervous system to relieve such symptoms as headache, back, neck pain and numbness which allow your body to return to a state of balance and well-being. 25 years’ experience.

COACHING CHANNEL OF DIVINE WISDOM Nea Clare NeaClare.com Nea@NeaClare.com • 612-227-3854

You can have a personal audience with your guides and the Archangels and Ascended Masters. Get clarity. Take action. Feel connected. Book your session today and save 25%, using code: IAMWISE17. Or call Nea for a free consult. See ad, page 17.

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COACHING

COMPUTER REPAIR

COMPOSURE COACHING

Candi Broeffle, MBA, CPC Candi@ComposureCoaching.com 763-270-8604 ComposureCoaching.com

PSINERGY TECH

André Thomas - A+ Certified 93 Little Canada Rd West - Ste. 100 Little Canada/Roseville 612-234-7237 • PsinergyTech.com “Do you have a sick Computer?” We Keep Computer Repair Simple. Onsite/In-Home or Office, Bring-to-Us Computer Repair Services. 2011-17 Angie’s List Super Service Award Winner. Local • Greener • Highly Rated.

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CONSCIOUS PARENTING

MIND, BODY, SOUL LLC

Dori Tossen 763-639-9133 • BalancedDori.com As Health Coach and holistic practitioner, Dori works with clients to reach their health goals. With the use of bioresonance and other complementary therapies, she guides clients in supporting their bodies through individualized plans that help on their healing journey. See ad, page 8.

SOUL PURPOSE COACH & HOLISTIC HEALER

Barbara Brodsho, MA 612-444-9751 • BarbaraBrodsho.com Providing spiritual guidance to help live your purpose and thrive utilizing your soul’s Akashic Record. Discover your soul’s innate gifts, create a vocation that aligns with your soul’s passion, and gain new perspective, clarity and insight about your life’s challenges by understanding the lessons your soul chose to experience. Schedule a free discovery session to learn how to create a purpose-filled life. See ad, page 10.

COLORPUNCTURE PSINERGY NATURAL HEALTH & HOLISTIC WELLNESS SchaOn Blodgett, CCP, BTAT 93 Little Canada Rd West - Ste. 100 Little Canada/Roseville 612-217-4325 • PsinergyHealth.com

Offering empirical & sciencebased natural health therapies including Esogetics/Colorpuncture, basic Ayurvedic Medicine, as well as spiritual/energy-based therapies like Access Consciousness Bars, I-Ching, reiki and more. See ad, page 8.

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PARENTING THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE CHILD

Amy Vasterling: Parenting-Intuitive Readings-Wisdom Gatherings AmyVasterling.com • 612-791-3001 AmyMVasterling@gmail.com Intuitive Readings: Receive clarity around career, decisions, and relationships, and reconnect to your own inner knowing. Wisdom Gatherings: Join with other deep thinkers and spiritual seekers. Parenting: Highly Sensitive Children are misunderstood, and today’s parenting methods do not address their needs. Sign up for Amy’s free webinar at AmyVasterling.com/webinar. See ad, page 10.

CYRSTALS & ROCKS CRYSTAL ROCK HEALING

4399 Lake Ave, White Bear Lake 651-426-4218 • CrystalRockProducts.com Crystal Rock, LLC, is a full-line metaphysical store that manufactures its own products. Product lines include rocks/crystals, organic essential oil products, natural stone jewelry, sages/incense, teas, tapestries, and much more. Featuring readers, healers and classes as well as spaces for rent by the hour.

DENTIST HEALTH CENTERED DENTISTRY N7915-902 St River Falls, WI • 715-426-7777 HealthCenteredDentistry.com

Whole Person Dentistry observes and deals with the mind, body and spirit, not just your teeth. This approach to dentistry encompasses both modern science and knowledge drawn from the world’s great traditions in natural healing.

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DENTIST NATURAL SMILES DENTAL CARE 4700 Lexington Ave N, Suite D Shoreview 651-483-9800 NaturalSmilesDental.com

We ’ r e a n i n t e g r a t i v e practice committed to promoting dental wellness and overall assistance to the whole person. We desire to participate in the creation of healthier lives, while being sensitive to physical, philosophical, emotional and financial concerns.

PURE DENTAL

Dr. Amy Ha Truong 6230 10th St. N., Ste 520, Oakdale 651-731-3064 • PureDentalMN.com Pure Dental offers integrative, holistic, alternative and biological dentistry for your dental health. We take pride in providing quality, holistic dental care and service for our patients. See ad, page 15.

SEDATION AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY 1815 Suburban Ave, St. Paul ToothBuilder.com 651-735-4661

We are a holistic dental practice devoted to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of your smile using conservative, state-of-the-art dental procedures that result in beautiful, long lasting smiles! We specialize in safe removal of infected teeth as well as placing ceramic implants and restorations. See ad, page 12.

TOOTH BY THE LAKE

1401 Main St, Hopkins 952-475-1101 • ToothByTheLake.net We build a foundation of trust by treating our patients as individuals. Understanding how uneasy some patients may feel about their dental visits, we make a difference by providing a relaxing and positive experience. See ad, page 24.

ENERGY HEALING DESIREE PUNLA, CECP

DesireePunla@gmail.com 201-895-3140 • DesireePunla.com Desiree helps release energy blockages by accessing current/ past life and inherited information from the subconscious (Emotion Code), in addition to using an Ayurvedic form of healing touch (Marma Chikitsä Therapy), and channels messages to promote healing, balance and flow.

EMOTION CODE HEALING

Master Hong Certified Emotion Code Practitioner 9672 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove 763-208-4246 or 914-708-9463 Chronic pain? Suffering from emotions? Relationship problems? Life not going as planned? The Emotion Code is a tool I use to help you break through any emotional and spiritual blocks so you can live your best life. Trial session only $35.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING SOUL WHISPERER: RELEASING LOST SOULS Annette Rugolo ReleasingLostSouls.com

Children and some adults have the ability to see the spirits that are living among us. Others will hear or see unexplained noises or movement. Read the first two chapters in my book for free at ReleasingLostSouls.com. I share many experiences that explain what’s happening and what can be done. See ad, page 10.

ESSENTIAL OILS AROMATHERAPY NATURE’S WAY Essential Oils Joyce Sobotta • 715-878-4474 AromaTherapyNaturesWay.com

100% pure, quality, essential oils, and ultrasonic diffusers available on my website. I offer essential oil classes online and in person. Sign up for an essential oil consultation and let me help you create a blend of essential oils that works synergistically for a wide range of health concerns. See ad, page 8.

ESTHETICS MICROCURRENT FACIALS

Jessie Odishaw, Microcurrent Esthetics Technician • 612-859-7709 Bhakti Wellness Center, 7550 France Ave S., #220, Edina • BhaktiClinic.com Voted Best Esthetics Clinic in Edina, 2016 & 2017. Look great and feel great with Microcurrent Facial, your skin will feel so soft you won’t believe it’s yours. Often called a “non-surgical facelift” it reduces wrinkles, puffy eyes, lifts, tones, restores your youthful glow. See ad, page 3.

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE ERIN THOLE, CNHP

ErinThole.com • Thole.Erin@gmail.com Get to the root cause of your health conditions. Erin has been working in the health and nutrition field for over 11 years specializing and working extensively with those suffering from autoimmune, digestive, hormonal and inflammatory disorders. She works with each client’s unique biochemistry to determine what dietary, supplementation, and lifestyle changes will work best for them as an individual. There is NO one-size-fits-all program. All appointments are conducted via phone. This makes it very easy and convenient to receive care from any location. If you want to reach your true health potential, email Erin today to schedule your FREE 45-minute initial phone consultation. Hours until 5pm Fridays.

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMPFIRE STUDIO

Sara Shrode, Graphic Designer Minneapolis, MN 612-554-6304 • CampfireStudio.net Sara@CampfireStudio.net Ignite the possibilities of your next project by having Campfire Studio design it! Innovative, fullservice graphic design studio that takes the essence of a campfire—warmth, stories, community—and infuses it into every design project we do.

HEALTH FOOD STORES MASTEL’S HEALTH FOODS 1526 St Clair Ave, St Paul Mastels.com • 651-690-1692

Mastel’s Health Foods is Minnesota’s oldest health and wellness store. We carry a full line of vitamins, minerals, supplements, herbs and more. We emphasize organic, biodynamic, biodegradable, holistic and hypoallergenic products and pride ourselves on stocking hardto-find items. See ad, page 10.

HOUSING - SUPPORTIVE BROEFFLE LATIMORE ADULT FOSTER CARE

License #1102359 • 763-600-6967 8600 Northwood Parkway, New Hope Providing a caring and supportive home for adults, no matter their abilities. With 28-plus years of experience, we offer a nurturing and family-like environment for up to four residents who are elderly and/or have developmental disabilities. Residents receive assistance with personal cares, meal prep and feeding assistance, medication administration, transfers and mobility, transportation and advocacy. We treat your loved one like family.

INTEGRATED HEALTH BHAKTI WELLNESS CENTER 7550 France Ave. S., #220, Edina 612-859-7709 • BhaktiClinic.com

Bhakti provides a holistic environment where independent practitioners come together to offer an integrative path to wellness; mind, body and spirit. Our providers offer chiropractic, energy therapy, massage, microcurrent therapy, acupuncture, psychotherapy and much more so that you can feel your best, remain healthy & thrive. See ad, page 3.

MACULAR REGENERATION CASSANDRA ROSE, L.AC.

612-564-8714 • RoseLAc.com Bhakti Wellness Center 7550 France Ave. S., #220, Edina Cassandra specializes in Macular Regeneration, a program using Acunova and Micro-Acupuncture, microcurrent therapy, herbs and supplements to benefit degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt’s, conjuntivitis, post-herpetic eye pain, dry eye and more. See ad, page 3.

MASSAGE/STRETCHING HEALING TAJ

Theodore Rick Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) International Village Arcade Building 220 West 98th St, Ste. 7, Bloomington HealingTaj.com • 763-913-6722 “I love massage, but too often it feels good temporarily and then the pain and tightness comes back again. I have found with AIS that by stretching and lengthening the fibers, almost like a yoga/massage that the pain doesn’t come back again,” Warren King.

ORTHOPEDIC ACUPUNCTURE & BODYWORK JOHN MONTES, L.AC.

612-568-8889 • monteslac.com Bhakti Wellness Center, 7550 France Ave S., #220, Edina John is a licensed Acupuncturist, Medical Massage Therapist and Herbalist. With orthopedic acupuncture and body work he provides a whole-person approach to pain management taking into consideration mental and emotional health. His work is a carefully crafted balance between science and intuition. John is fluent in English and Spanish. See ad, page 3.

April 2020

PSYCHOTHERAPY We need to get angry and understand what is at stake. And then we need to transform that anger into action and to stand together united and just never give up. ~Greta Thunberg

SOLAR

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