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From Body Repair to Reversing the Blues by Case Adams
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letterfrompublisher My mother always felt awed by my innate ability to
feel connected with the workings of my body. I intuitively know both when something is off-kilter, even on a subtle level, and when functions are cleanly operating and my energy is balanced. I love bodywork of all kinds, and our Bodywork Guide this month offers an immediate way to
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familiarize yourself with the basics of a range of modalities in order to figure out what might work best for you. As mentioned in last month’s letter, I attribute my daughter’s healing of birth trauma to Reiki treatments. Energy healing also assisted my mother in crossing over more smoothly and painlessly. Acupuncture helped my dad deal with nausea while undergoing chemotherapy. Acupuncture also routinely takes the edge off premenstrual symptoms for me thanks to Renee Nearpass, of Perinton Family Acupuncture. Following the principles of kinesiology, I’ve been able to decipher what foods are good for me and those I should avoid; eating correctly enables me to wave goodbye to afternoon slumps. Therapeutic massage melts my worries away and leaves me feeling revitalized; we all need regular caring touch in order to thrive, and this helps me feel connected to myself and others. Today, more medical institutions are combining these types of treatments with traditional allopathic medicine, to everyone’s benefit. Holistic practitioners see energy as life force and factor it in when nurturing supporting adjustments through life’s ups and downs. While positive energy lifts us, negative energy from stress and other causes depletes and can be debilitating and needs to be released to keep it from manifesting as illness. Blockages can occur if our energy flow is not tended to and freed up. Lori Palmer, of Awakenings, in Fairport, explains the phenomenon in her article, “Integrated Energy Therapy.” “The energy becomes an imprint. A traumatic experience can stay as not only a memory in your head, but it leaves an imprint in your physical being, or energy storage.” Linda Sechrist in her article, “Honoring Our Life Force,” underscores that “It is our birthright to realize balance and harmony, and we can do this by learning to re-establish a healthy flow of communication within the body’s subtle energy system.” I truly believe this and have seen its effects in my family. I urge you to take good care of yourself and connect with the wonderful resources in Rochester featured in this magazine to assist you in achieving your best self. To a balanced, happy life,
Kelly Klein, Publisher RochesterAwakenings.com
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lower City Yoga is sponsoring a yoga event to benefit The Society for the Protection and Care of Children, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 21, at Highland Park Overlook. The event will feature classes for children and adults, a live band and a vendor village that will include local wellness practitioners and small businesses. “Yoga teaches us to practice self-service and compassion for others. This event allows us to expand our practice both on and off the mat,” says Nora Doebrich, owner of Flower City Yoga. The first 50 participants will receive a bag of products and coupons from local and national businesses promoting health and wellness. The Society for the Protection and Care of Children is a local nonprofit that serves children and families impacted by trauma, domestic violence, community violence, poverty, teen pregnancy and other difficulties.
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Location: Highland Park Overlook, 180 Reservoir Ave., Rochester. For more information, call 585-269-9167, email Nora@FlowerCityYoga.com or visit FlowerCityYoga.com.
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hildren Awaiting Parents (CAP), a local nonprofit organization dedicated to finding adoptive families for children in foster care, is hosting its annual Family Walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 6, at Ontario Beach Park. The family beach day will bring awareness to the need of families for waiting foster youth. Superhero costumes are encouraged but optional. Activities include a walk on the pier, the Reptile Guy, double-dutch performance by The Dream Team, Zumba on the beach, snacks, refreshments and entertainment for children of all ages, with a special appearance by Superman. Event walkers and virtual walkers are encouraged to create teams and gather sponsors. The event is free, but walkers are encouraged to raise at least $25 through sponsorships. All proceeds go to support CAP’s programs to find every waiting child his/her forever home. For over 40 years, CAP has been dedicated to finding loving adoptive homes for more than 6,000 children that have waited the longest in foster care. Location: 4800 Lake Ave., Rochester. For more information and to register, call 585232-5110, email Veronica@CAPBook.org or visit ChildrenAwaitingParents.org.
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ur Natural Essence (ONE)—a wellness center offering holistic wellness services to individuals, groups and businesses across the Finger Lakes region—has recently expanded its services to include retreats, classes and additional providers. An open house will take place this month to showcase new services and providers; date and time to be determined. Cathy Woodside, owner of ONE, has worked for many years to design a space where people can learn about their inner self in order to care for the whole being. “We now have a great collection of practitioners to meet almost any need,” says Woodside. Attendees at the open house will meet ONE’s acupuncturist, naturopath, massage therapists, harp healer and instructors. Special prices will be offered to sample the services. Location: 2349 Monroe Ave., second floor, Rochester. For more information, call 585-545-0327, email Info@ Turning2One.com or visit Turning2One.com.
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ocal author Cindy Culotta will hold a signing for her book, Perfectly Precious Poems, from 7 to 9 p.m., June 11, in Rochester. The recently published book will be available for purchase, and donations will be collected to benefit Clearwater Marine Aquarium. “I wrote this book because I enjoy making people laugh and thought it would brighten people’s days—no matter how old they are,” says Culotta. “So many people are into electronic gadgets and I think it is time the world fell back in love with reading.” A tea and coffee tasting will be held during the book signing, with proceeds from iced latte sales benefiting Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which Cindy Culotta rescues marine life and helps to rehabilitate them to be released back into the wild. Every book purchase includes a coupon for $5 off a BioMat treatment from Healthy Alternatives Wellness Center. Location: 400 Embury Rd., Rochester. For more information, call 585-787-6954 or visit HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
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us, for “we” are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace, harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives. ~Louise L. Hay
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ochester Holistic Center is now offering SportSafe genetic testing, which can inform patients of their unique concussion risk, thus helping determine which sports are safe to play. “Lots of players are leaving sports due to concussion risk,” says Anu Chaudhri, president of Rochester Holistic Center. “With this test, you can make confident choices on the type of sport that is good for you or your loved ones.” The test is the only full-sequence genetic analysis to know one’s variation of ApoE. ApoE is the gene that encodes for apolipoprotein E, a protein that regulates the binding and distribution of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood throughout the body. This gene has three variations; ApoE2 is thought to be low risk, ApoE3 is neutral and ApoE4 presents the high-risk variation. Location: 890 Westfall Rd., Ste. C, Rochester. For more information, call 585-703-7050, email AnuChaudhri@Rochester HolisticCenter.com or visit SportSafeGeneticTest.com.
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indy MacLaren, nationally certified aromatherapist and owner of Sweet & Woodsy Aromatherapy, offers free aromatherapy consultations to professionals looking to use essential oils in their practice. “Aromatherapy can enhance alternative health practices. Essential oils are powerful substances that need to be used within proper safety guidelines,” explains MacLaren. “For the health and safety of clients, practitioners and their businesses, and the field of aromatherapy, I happily offer my aromatherapy knowledge free of charge.” MacLaren has over 235 hours of aromatherapy education and more than five years of experience making personal aromatherapy products for all ages. She provides expertise to natural practitioners that are already using essential oils, or those that wish to begin using them with clients. For more information, call 585-755-5511 or visit SweetAndWoodsy.com.
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atural Awakenings publishers from around the nation attended a company conference from May 1 to 3 at the Marco Beach Ocean Resort, in Marco Island, Florida. Highlights included separate presentations by two prominent master life and business coaches, David Essel and Mary Lynn Ziemer, who also participated in discussions on how publishers can become more personally empowered in awakening and uplifting their communities. In addition, special topics included expanding editorial exposure for a strong advertiser base, effectively managing reach and keeping operations efficient. Subsequent breakout sessions afforded the opportunity for franchisees to share progressive ideas. The conference was followed by a threeday training program for new publishers taking over the production of three existing magazines. Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. training staff worked with the new publishers of the Bucks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania; Hudson County, New Jersey; and South New Jersey editions from May 4 to 6 at the corporate headquarters in nearby Naples. Launched by founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman with a single edition in Naples in 1994, Natural Awakenings has grown to become one of the largest free, local, healthy lifestyle publications in the world, serving approximately 4 million readers in 95 cities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. “It’s always heartening to bring our Natural Awakenings family of publishers together to share successful practices and pioneering ideas as we work together with our communities to create a healthier, more sustainable world,” Bruckman says.
Pansies with Butterfly Janis Grau Working with watercolors is a longterm proposition for Janis Grau, who earned a degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and went on to teach art to middle-schoolers for 35 years. After living on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, this Baltimore native now creates art in her Fort Myers, Florida, home studio. Grau finds inspiration for her paintings in the natural settings of these two coastal areas. Her compositions stem from a desire to capture the fleetingness of nature in some permanent way. She notes, “I want observers to be drawn into the flower, imagine the scent and feel the texture of each petal and leaf, so that they may see something they’ve never before noticed.” View the artist’s portfolio at FineArtAmerica.com/profiles/ janis-grau.html.
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esearch from China has found that a combination of acupuncture and moxibustion, a form of heat therapy in which dried plant materials are burned on or near the surface of the skin to warm and invigorate the inner flow of qi, or energy, can effectively reduce the symptoms of benign prostate enlargement. Researchers tested 128 patients with prostate enlargement for three months, dividing them into two groups. One group was given acupuncture and moxibustion; the other took a traditional Chinese herbal medication for prostate enlargement called Qianliekangi. The patients’ prostate symptoms were tested using the International Prostate Symptom Score, maximum urine flow rate and residual urine tests. At the study’s end, the patients given the acupuncture/ moxibustion treatment reported significantly reduced levels in all three tests—calculated at an 89 percent total effective rate—compared to the herbal medication group.
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ew research from Sweden has found that flotation therapy helps increase sleep quality, reduce pain and relieve anxiety and depression. Flotation therapy, sometimes called isolation therapy, consists of floating in a tank of water with minimized interruptions and sensory stimuli. Researchers from Karlstad University divided 65 people into two groups. One group underwent 12, 45-minute flotation therapy sessions for seven weeks, while the other group did not. Both groups were given a battery of physiological and psychological tests before and after the treatment period. The therapy was conducted using three commercial flotation therapy centers that provided sensory isolation systems to promote relaxation as part of the treatment. Compared to the control group, the flotation therapy group reported significant decreases in pain, anxiety, depression and stress levels and better sleep quality. The flotation group’s average depression scores went from 4.42 to 2.25, while the control group’s scores barely budged. The worst pains among the flotation group dropped from 64 to 40 on the scale.
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esearch from Wayne State University, in Detroit, has found that hatha yoga can significantly improve cognitive health in as little as two months. Researchers tested 118 adults with an average age of 62 years. One group engaged in three, hour-long hatha yoga classes per week for eight weeks, while the other group did stretching and strengthening exercises for the same duration. The participants underwent cognitive testing before and after the eight-week period. At the end of the trial, the hatha yoga group showed significant improvements in cognition compared to the other group. The yoga group also recorded shorter reaction times, greater accuracy in high-level mental functions and better results in working memory tests. Source: Journal of Gerontology
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Farm Therapy Veterans Heal Through Agriculture
Of the 19.6 million veterans in the United States alone, approximately 3.6 million have a service-related disability, 7.6 percent are unemployed and they collectively make up 13 percent of the adult homeless population, according to the Independent Voter Network. Organizations worldwide are helping veterans heal their wounds through farming and agriculture. The goal is to create a sustainable food system by educating them to be sustainable vegetable producers, providing training and helping families rebuild war-torn lives. Eat the Yard, in Dallas, Texas, was founded by Iraq War veterans James Jeffers and Steve Smith to cultivate fresh produce in community gardens. The two began organic farming in their own backyards for both therapeutic and financial reasons, and then slowly began to build more gardens in their community. They now sell their produce to local restaurants and businesses. The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is working with veterans across the U.S. to transition them into agriculture. The coalition partners veterans with mentors experienced in farming and business, matches them with agriculture-related job opportunities and organizes equipment donations in Iowa and California. FVC is helping former members of the armed forces in 48 states.
With picnics and barbecues on the calendar, summer is a time for indoor/outdoor entertaining with family, friends and neighbors. To keep invading ants away, hosts will want to use natural materials, many of which can be found in the kitchen, instead of chemical products that may be hazardous to humans, pets and wildlife. Natural lines of defense. Applying ground cinnamon or mixing some of the spice with sugar, cloves and water into a thin paste and using a cotton swab to dab it in cracks and around doors and windowsills outside the house where ants might enter can be effective. The aroma is too strong for them, so they’ll either succumb or turn away. Another method recommended by the Mother Nature Network is to clean floors and countertops with a solution of one cup each of vinegar and water, with the option to enhance it with 15 drops of lemon oil. Try a simple spray. An organic insecticide for application in grassy locations, applied to the legs and sides of the picnic table or chairs, can help reduce intrusion by ants and other pests. ChasingGreen.org suggests pouring one-and-a-half cups of water into a blender and adding two bulbs of garlic. Liquefy the ingredients to a smooth blend, strain out the remaining pieces of garlic, dilute the mixture with about a gallon of water and fill a spray bottle. Organic pest control. Some manufacturers specialize in eco-friendly products, including the Extremely Green Gardening Company (ExtremelyGreen.com) that offers diatomaceous earth, Hasta La Vista Ant! and Bug Shooter insecticide. Other chemical-free bug traps can be found at many hardware stores. Avoid temptation. Keep food container lids and boxes tightly closed indoors and keep food covered as much as possible outdoors. Taking natural preventive steps now is timely because many ant species are highly active in early summer as they seek to increase the food stores for their colonies.
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ike an attic or the authentic and best self. bottom of a purse that IET and Reiki can needs to be occasioncomplement other holistic ally cleared of objects therapies, such as chirocreating clutter or weighpractic, massage and acuing it down, the body is no puncture. Smith notes that different. Personal traumas because of the emotional and emotionally upsetting release component, IET life events can actually works especially well as build up within the body, a complement to spiritual causing energy blockages. counseling or traditional Over the last 20 years, talk therapy. Integrated Energy Therapy Lori Smith IET sessions are cus(IET), a gentle and nurturing tomized to suit the needs of the client, hands-on healing approach, has grown whether it’s the desire to feel energized as a holistic tool to help let go of negative or relaxed. Smith often uses combinaenergy and empower people to transcend tions of IET, Reiki and other methods of and lift, leading to more fulfilling lives. energy healing together in a session in “When you have any kind of expe- order to address a client’s specific needs. rience, good or bad, there is an energy Smith affirms there is a whole attached to that experience,” explains cultural shift toward people becoming Lori Smith, a master instructor of IET. more open to holistic wellness, includShe is also a certified Reiki II practiing energy healing, and Rochester is tioner and offers spiritual counseling fluent with practitioners offering all at her center, Awakenings, in Fairport. types of health and wellness modali“A traumatic experience can stay as ties. She offers classes and workshops, not only a memory in your head, but it including one called Manifest, where leaves an imprint in your physical beshe addresses specific keys to help paring. We call that cellular memory.” ticipants manifest the lives they desire. Negative emotions, such as shame, “There is a lot of hurt out there. fear or guilt, can build up over time. This We spend much of our adult lives trying buildup can cause energy blockages to get over our childhood,” says Smith. that may manifest as emotional or even “IET helps people let it all go, allowing physical issues. IET can define what that them to reconnect to their true selves. energy is, release it and replace it with It’s a great feeling when I see how at powerful, positive energy. “It gets your peace clients are when they walk out issues out of your tissues,” says Smith. the door after a session.” IET can be performed on people of all ages. In a typical session, a client stays Awakenings is located at 625 Ayrault Rd., fully clothed and lies on a massage table. Fairport. For more information, call 585Smith uses soothing music and aromas 615-6427 or visit Spiritual-Awakenings.org. from essential oils to create a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere. She will apply Sheila Julson is a Milwaukee-based strategic touch points to help clear energy freelance writer and frequent contribublocks, providing release in order to assist tor to Natural Awakenings magazines the client on the client’s journey to his/her throughout the country.
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Affordable Massages and New Careers by Sandra Yeyati
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hether we’re seeking relaxation, pain relief or increased muscle function, a good massage can often help. At the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage (OSTM), with campuses in Rochester and Syracuse, the art and science of massage is taken very seriously, and every year, scores of welltrained, licensed graduates go out into our communities to offer their soothing and healing touch. There was a time when the only place we could get a massage was a luxurious spa or posh resort. It was at a expensive, exclusive and seen merely as a luxury for the privileged. This has all changed. Medical practitioners have come to accept it as a form of healing, and today, massage therapists work in health and wellness jobs, pain management practices and nursing homes. Still, there is more work to be done, says Jodi Brodner, OSTM clinic director, who would like to see wider use of massage in hospitals and acceptance by health insurance companies. OSTM Director of Education Tom Gallagher sees excellent job prospects for massage school graduates for many years to come. “I think the job for our school is to make sure that we continue to keep the word out there about what massage can do and keep current with the changes. The more research that we have as to why it works and how it works, the more it will appeal to more people,” he says. Those looking for an affordable massage will appreciate the OSTM clinic, where students offer 50-minute massages to the public every day at deeply reduced rates. “The clinic is a portion of the student’s program that is required before they’re allowed to sit for their license board in New York. Aside from the 900 hours of school that they have to attend, they
have to do 100 hours of practical public clinic. That’s their hands-on exam,” Gallagher explains. Prior to each massage at the school’s public clinic, clients fill out a health history form, which Brodner reviews to make sure that they do not have any condition that would contraindicate a massage or require the therapist to make adjustments to their technique. If someone has a herniated disc, for example, Brodner would suggest that the student avoid that area and only massage the surrounding muscles that are typically compromised. If someone has extremely high blood pressure, Brodner might suggest that he/ she forgo a massage or get a very light one, because massage tends to increase blood pressure slightly. “We have a lot of people that check off cancer on their health form,” Brodner says. “If they’re still having any side effects from the treatment or from the cancer itself, we would adjust the massage accordingly.” Clients are also asked to fill out a feedback form after their massage. “We ask if the therapist went over the health history form. Did the therapist address their areas of concern? How the pressure was? Were they satisfied with the amount of massage oil used? We ask
how well the therapist interacted with them. We also ask what the client liked best about their massage and what they liked least about the massage,” Brodner says. Many of the feedback questions are based not only on enhancing the students skills but also on criteria that they have to know and understand in order to be licensed in New York. OSTM students receive extensive scientific training in anatomy and physiology, myology, neurology and pathology. Science instructors have post-baccalaureate degrees in their subjects and experience as chiropractors, nurses and university instructors. Hands-on teachers at the school all maintain their own practices as well. “We want our teachers to be currently working in the field,” Gallagher explains. “That way we make sure that our curriculum stays up to pace with what the public is asking for.” OSTM students are as young as 18 and as old as 70. They come from all walks of life, and 80 percent of them are women. Many pursue massage as an extension of their current profession or as a second career. “For most people that come to massage school, this is not a last-minute thought,” Gallagher says. “They have thought about it for a while and take a conscious risk to change their lives, go to school and change their career path. One of the misconceptions about massage school is that it’s pretty simple to go through but it’s a very strenuous course, and people work really hard once they get here.” OSTM has a 90 percent passing rate on the state licensing exam. “We’re very proud of that,” Gallagher says. The school also strives to place every graduate in a good job. “We have a communications and business class that teaches them about marketing. They have to develop a business plan prior to leaving which has to do natural awakenings
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with job interviewing and understanding how to make connections locally,” he says. The school also offers an area on its website, at no cost to graduates, where they can advertise their services. This is a wonderful resource for people that are looking for a massage therapist in their area. “A massage career is rewarding because there’s no stress,” Brodner says. “There’s never a time when somebody comes into your massage room and doesn’t leave feeling better. That’s probably the most rewarding part of the career. You’re helping people and you see the results immediately, from the time they come in when they’re stressed out and in pain to the time an hour later when they leave and they’re feeling great and they have a smile on their face.” Gallagher encourages people to visit the campus whether they’re interested in a new career or simply a good massage. “Come and see what it’s like. Most people are incredibly surprised; not only that we provide such a good service and inexpensive massages through our student clinic but also you may find that you could make this into a very satisfying career.” For more information, call 585-2410070, email Lory@OSTM.edu or visit OSTM.edu. Sandra Yeyati is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine.
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Don’t Get Ticked Off Natural Ways to Avoid and Treat Lyme Disease by Linda Sechrist
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n 1977, two Yale School of Medicine scientists identified the infected blacklegged deer tick carrying the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi as the disease-transmitting organism of Lyme disease. Since 1982, this most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the U.S. has gained notoriety, with its own resource book, Disease Update: Science, Policy & Law; research center (Columbia-Lyme. org/index.html); International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society website, ilads.org; Lyme Times print journal (LymeDisease.org); and national informational organization, the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDAlliance.org). The surge of activity appears justifiable. According to scientists at the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 300,000 cases are diagnosed annually in this country alone. Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, is a post-treatment Lyme disease patient and co-founder of LymeAid 4Kids (Tinyurl.com/LymeAid4Kids) that funds the diagnosis and treatment of uninsured children with Lyme. She disagrees with physicians that downplay late-stage cases and insist that the disease is cured with a simple round of antibiotics, as does Katina Makris, a classical homeopath from New Hampshire and host of Lyme Light Radio.
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After experiencing mysterious symptoms, Makris spent five years suffering from debilitating symptoms familiar to individuals with Lyme—undiagnosed, relapsing fevers, lingering fatigue, joint pain, headaches, neurological symptoms and cognitive impairment. “Then I finally began my 10-year healing journey,” she says. Her book Out of the Woods: Healing from Lyme Disease for Body, Mind, and Spirit, is a recovery memoir and resource guide for alternative medical, emotional and spiritual support. Lyme evades detection by standard blood tests for bacterial antigens and antibodies. “The ELISA [enzyme-linked immuno assay] test is only accurate between two weeks and two months after the bite,” says Makris, who notes that the Western Blot test is somewhat more accurate, while the IGeneX Laboratory test is superior. She believes the best laboratories for testing are Clongen Laboratories and IGeneX Laboratory Services. Dr. Richard Horowitz has treated more than 12,000 Lyme disease patients as medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, in Hyde Park, New York. The author of Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease raises another red flag regarding detection. Testing for coinfec-
tions frequently transmitted along with Lyme is unreliable. Horowitz, who will conduct a workshop with Makris at New York’s Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, in Rhinebeck, and online, from June 26 to 28, counsels that antibiotics are not effective because they don’t address all of the infecting organisms now frequently found in ticks. Stephen Harrod Buhner, of Silver City, New Mexico, an independent scholar and citizen scientist and author of Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections, says that the bacteria have jumped species and found new hosts that live in habitats formerly occupied by wild animals: “They have learned to exist in humans and are teaching each other how to resist antibiotics and more easily infect us. What they do together in the body is a great deal more complex than what they do alone, making them difficult to treat. Bartonella species utilize the immune system of whatever mammal they infect as part of their infection strategy. Any existing inflammation in the body, such as arthritis, facilitates the growth of Bartonella.” The weaker or more compromised one’s immune system, the more likely a debilitating course of illness will occur. An improved immune system can identify the outer membrane proteins of the offending bacteria and create countering antibodies in four to eight months. “Once the immune system creates the proper antibodies, the bacteria are then eliminated fairly rapidly,” advises Buhner.
Makris is grateful that she saw a nutritionist trained in functional medicine. “He worked slowly and methodically to reduce the inflammation, build up my immune system and restore my digestive, endocrine and nervous systems before killing the bacteria and opening up natural detoxification pathways to flush out the bacteria and their endotoxins. We used weekly acupuncture appointments, good nutrition and homeopathic formulas, plus various herbs, vitamins and mineral supplements,” says Makris. Ticks in high-vegetation areas wait for a passing host. To avoid these hitchhikers, wear light-colored long pants tucked into socks. A shirt should also be tucked in. Later, strip down and search hair, underarms, legs, behind the knees and ears, and in the belly button. As commercial tick repellants contain toxic ingredients, a targeted mixture of topically applied, therapeutic-grade essential oils is preferred.
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Linda Sechrist is the senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.
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Pain-Free Pooch Five Natural Therapies that Work by Jennifer Kachnic
Because dogs won’t always let us know when they’re hurting, some people assume they don’t experience pain the same way we do, but that’s not the case. Instincts retained from their wild heritage will generally prompt them to hide pain as it’s a sign of weakness.
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he truth is that arthritis and muscle or joint injuries are just as uncomfortable for dogs as they are for us, and many canine illnesses generate significant pain. While conventional medications can ease discomfort, they’re not the only or even the best options in many cases. Alternative therapies can be helpful in managing and relieving pain and work best as part of a whole body wellness program designed for a dog’s individual needs. To that end, always consult with an integrative veterinarian before starting any new treatment. Together, practitioner and owner will note that some of the following modalities may be contraindicated in some situations—for example, massage should never be performed on or near a tumor. Canine Massage: Dogs love massage because they crave being touched. Physical contact from another being provides a calming effect and brings comfort. Skin, the largest sense organ in the body, is loaded with sensory receptors and nerve endings that register touch, temperature and pain, and send information to the brain. Massage
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therapy relaxes muscles and also stimulates endorphins, increases circulation, elevates oxygen levels, flushes toxins, helps with inflammation, strengthens the immune system and accelerates healing. All of these benefits can contribute to effective pain management. Acupuncture and Acupressure: Both of these time-honored modalities are based on the concept of keeping vital energy flowing through the body and seek to stimulate key points along the energy meridians beneath the skin. Acupuncture involves the insertion of small needles at these points, while acupressure uses fingers to apply pressure to the same points. Both modalities are widely known to assist in managing pain and anxiety. Energy Healing: Here, the practitioner improves the flow of energy in an animal’s body using a range of gentle and powerful natural therapies. During a treatment, the trained healer sends subtle energy through the hands to promote physical and emotional balance and healing. While conventional medicine follows the belief that treatments for disease or injury must be strictly biological, energy medicine works to restore
the patient’s health by treating the mind, body and spirit in nonphysical ways. Energy healing modalities available for dogs include Reiki, qigong, Healing Touch and Tellington Touch. Cold Laser Therapy: Developed more than 20 years ago, cold laser therapy has become a popular alternative treatment around the world for aches and pains in dogs. It directs highly concentrated coherent light waves to muscles, tissues and organs, reducing inflammation and muscle spasms. It’s also applied to disc and other spine-related issues. Low-level cold laser therapy is painless, noninvasive and takes only minutes. The effects are similar to those provided by non-steroidal medications, with negligible negative side effects. Hydrotherapy: The benefits of swimming are renowned. When dogs swim, they feel a resistance to movement, which makes a vigorous fiveminute swim virtually equivalent in energy expended to a five-mile run. Some dogs like swimming even better than running. Hydrotherapy, which includes exercise on an underwater treadmill combined with swimming, is particularly helpful. The effect on senior dogs is especially dramatic, affording them a painless and enjoyable way to move about and exercise. Water’s natural buoyancy supports the dog, lessens stress on joints, facilitates greater movement and provides a safe and healthful form of exercise for those suffering injuries, disease or pain. The best choice of therapies for an individual animal will depend on the dog’s condition and recommendations by the family veterinarian. Selected and practiced properly, these complementary modalities can make a major impact in a canine’s physical and emotional well-being, while minimizing or even eliminating the need for medications. Jennifer Kachnic is the author of Your Dog’s Golden Years: Manual for Senior Dog Care Including Natural Remedies and Complementary Options. She is a certified canine massage therapist, animal Reiki practitioner and certified therapy dog handler with the American Humane Association. Learn more about this president of The Grey Muzzle Organization at GreyMuzzle.org. natural awakenings
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DADS How They Raise Conscious Kids by Lane Vail
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athers are more involved in their children’s lives than ever before, embracing their roles of leader, nurturer and protector, and they’re reaping extraordinary benefits. According to a 2014 study published in the Academy of Management Perspectives, fathers that spend more time with their kids are both happier at home and more satisfied at work. Today, many mindful dads engaged in a natural lifestyle apply that same health consciousness to their parenting. Support Mama. Natural fathering begins during pregnancy, with an informed birth plan. “Support whatever birthing decision the woman feels will provide her the most comfort and relaxation,” advises Dr. John Douillard, an ayurvedic chiropractor and author of six books, including Perfect Health for Kids. Hold her hand, rub her back, advocate for her rights and after the birth, support her efforts to breastfeed whenever, wherever and however long she wants. “Fathers should recognize that the burden of care is clearly on the mother for at least the first year, so her opinions and wishes deserve special consideration and respect,” says Ben Hewitt, father of two, home unschooler and author of The Nourishing Homestead. Embrace physical closeness. Bonding through nurturing touch is powerful and rewarding for father and child. A recent study published in the Journal of Perinatal Education found that fathers that practiced infant massage experienced significant stress release and bonding with their offspring. Wearing a baby or toddler
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in a sling, wrap or carrier is another comforting way to spend time together. Co-sleeping helps foster a more natural sleep rhythm with a nocturnally hungry baby, while also offering another way to connect. “Any stress my family may have experienced during the day dissipated when we reconnected at nighttime,” Hewitt attests. “Looking back, I can’t imagine having missed out on that opportunity to be so close with my kids.” Feed healthy habits. Natural dads are educated about both naturopathic and Western medicine to make informed choices regarding prevention and intervention. Douillard applies the ayurvedic principle of seasonal eating in order to bolster the immune systems of his six children and clients. Cooling foods like fruits and vegetables in summer prevent overheating; warming foods like soups, nuts and meats in winter lubricate mucus membranes and facilitate fat and protein storage; light foods like leafy greens in spring detoxify the body. His experience is that when kids with robust immunity catch the occasional malady, its severity and duration are reduced, and natural herbs often provide a gentle first step toward recovery. Douillard treats colds with a spoonful of equal parts turmeric and honey mixed into a paste. “Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antiviral herb that also helps liquefy mucus in the respiratory tract,” he says. For tummy troubles, he suggests offering kids an herbal tea of cumin, coriander or fennel. Above all, parents must exemplify good health habits. “Eat better, exercise
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When dads are calm and present, they become a calming presence. ~Hal Runkel regularly, change your diet with the local season and your kids will follow along,” says Douillard. Impart green morals. Earth-conscious parents teach their children how to leave a faint ecological footprint by supporting local eco-friendly companies, reducing the presence of toxic chemicals in the home and consuming and wasting less. However, wagging a finger and imploring kids to be ecofriendly is not enough; model helpful behaviors and illustrate the implications of their choices. “Instead of saying, ‘You should recycle,’ show kids online pictures of the giant flotillas of plastics polluting the oceans,” says Hewitt. Maintain an experiential dialogue about respecting, preserving and enjoying nature. Encourage adventure and resourcefulness. “Historically,” says Hewitt, “children learned alongside their parents and community, immersed in their environment, an arrangement that allowed them continual opportunities to prove their own resourcefulness.” All dads, like homeschoolers, will find satisfying fun in sharing problem-solving, hands-on projects with their kids, like building a debris shelter in the woods, planting a garden, or using repurposed materials to engineer something with form and function. Learning doesn’t have to be a hierarchical activity, wherein dads teach children, says Hewitt. “The opportunity to learn and explore together is powerful.” Play. Hewitt encourages dads to look for opportunities to relieve kids of their often overwhelming and scattered schedules. “It’s incredibly important for kids and adults to set aside time for free play and exploration,” he says. “Go outside with them,” says Douillard. “Make up games, goof off, run around, roll around and just be with them. It makes a world of difference in their lives.” Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina and blogger at Discovering Homemaking.com.
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n terms of discipline, natural fathering is neither tough nor timid, punishing nor permissive. The mindful dad is calm, connected and capable. He’s able to harness introspection and observe himself as he parents, because he focuses more on managing his own behavior than that of his kids. “Fathering is a leadership role, not a management role,” says Hal Runkel, a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of the bestseller ScreamFree Parenting. “If I manage myself with calmness and clarity, I can lead my children to learn to manage themselves.” Runkel says the first step is “committing to cool.” Find an anxiety- or anger-managing technique that feels natural, such as meditation, yoga, deep breathing, visualization, prayer or counting beads on a bracelet, and call on that skill to maintain coolness when challenged by a child, advises Runkel. It’s a misconception that emotions need to be released or they will consume us, he says. “Emotions just are; it’s the thoughts about emotions that drive us crazy.” Learning to name, tame and befriend feelings through introspection and mindful exercises allows space for calm conversations with children to emerge. “We fathers have a special responsibility to lead with calm because we are physically imposing in children’s eyes,” he says. “The approachable dad has teachable kids, and he lets natural and logical consequences do the teaching.” natural awakenings
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Bodywork Goes MAINSTREAM Helpful Access Points to Health by Linda Sechrist
The seed holds within itself hints of its magnificent maturity. So it is with the practice of whole-person health care, which has matured in language, sophistication, credibility and acceptance. In a single generation, we’ve seen its presence grow from the outer edges of holistic and alternative wellness to complementary and integrative health care. Its latest evolution into America’s mainstream is known as functional medicine. The branch of massage therapy, the germination point for myriad therapies collectively known as bodywork, patterns the movement’s development.
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nce considered a luxury for the pampered few, massage was among the first therapies to be widely recognized by physicians as a respected aspect of integrative and functional medicine. Bodywork increasingly shares this status, as it is included in conventional medicine’s more innovative healthcare models that embrace a body, mind and spirit approach. One of many examples is Duke Integrative Medicine, in Durham, North Carolina, where patient services
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include a form of integrative massage that blends Swedish massage, myofascial therapy, reflexology, energy work and somatic therapy techniques. In the public’s view, bodywork is still largely associated with massage, although distinct forms stand on their own, including Rolfing, structural integration, shiatsu and myofascial and craniosacral therapies. Bodywork professionals generally belong to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), whatever their specialized
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modality. They may also participate in other professional organizations, such as the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, which has some 80,000 members, many of which are also members of the International Association for Structural Integrators. These nonprofits’ websites help individuals locate practitioners in their area. According to Maureen Moon, past president of AMTA, many massage therapists (which don’t refer to themselves as bodyworkers) are trained in various bodywork therapies and intuitively integrate them into their sessions, depending upon each client’s needs. She notes that, “Many AMTA members are so passionate about their profession and meeting the continuing education (CEU) requirements that they go far beyond the units required to maintain their license, which can vary from state-to-state.” For example, Moon has trained in spinal reflex analysis, developed by Dr. Frank Jarrell, neuromuscular and craniosacral therapies, shiatsu and seven massage therapies. “Most AMTA members are CEU junkies,” quips Moon, who points out that national conventions provide continuing education and chapter meetings frequently introduce attendees to new techniques. Some practitioners discover specialties while in search of pain relief for personal injuries or other conditions.
Myofascial Therapy Olympia Hostler, a myofascial therapist in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, had two serious horse riding accidents during adolescence and three automobile accidents by age 40, which combined, left her so incapacitated that she could barely walk. “I couldn’t work for three years, because I was so debilitated,” relates Hostler. She found her doctor’s diagnosis of severe permanent damage to the body’s soft connective tissue, or fascia, and the prognosis of a lifetime of living with pain unacceptable. So she began searching for something that would help restore health. Her investigation of therapies ended with myofascial release, an effective wholebody approach to the treatment of pain and dysfunction, developed by Physical Therapist John F. Barnes. “I had several sessions and found
lasting pain relief unlike anything I’d ever experienced,” advises Hostler. Unlike massage therapies focused on improving circulation, inducing relaxation or draining lymph fluid, the myofascial treatment reached Hostler’s deepest layer of fascia to free the restrictions causing her pain. “It was amazing that a hands-on application of gentle, sustained pressure into areas of restriction in the myofascial connective tissue could begin to relieve many years of ongoing, intense pain,” says Hostler.
Rolfing As a Certified (advanced) Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner, Robert McWilliams has been able to pursue his lifelong passion in the fields of movement and physical fitness, which included 25 years as a professional dancer and 14 as a professor of modern dance. He taught at both the University of Oklahoma and the University of Florida, in Gainesville. “In the 1980s, while I was still dancing, I had an experience with Rolfing, developed by Ida P. Rolf [Ph.D.], that transformed my dancing, increased my athletic performance alignment, coordination, flexibility, balance, muscle tone, expressive power and overall sense of relaxation onstage, as well as in daily life,” relates McWilliams. He currently serves as an assistant teacher at the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, in Boulder, Colorado, where he trained. Although McWilliams’ clients generally see him to treat the pain and discomfort of injuries, he says that they frequently change their focus to how their body is working better overall. “This is because injuries tend to resolve themselves after a few sessions of deep tissue manipulation of the myofascial system,” says McWilliams. A specialized series of 10 sessions works to systematically balance and optimize both the structure (shape) and function (movement) of the entire body. Each session focuses on freeing up a particular region of the body. The effect releases old limiting patterns and postures and restores the body’s natural alignment and sense of integration. “Often, as freedom of physical expression increases, so does emotional expression,” comments McWilliams.
Structural Integration
“While Rolfers graduate from The Rolf Institute and attend certified training programs in order to maintain their trademark, and structural integrators can attend any of 14 certified U.S. schools, we are all structural integrators; our training is based on the work of Ida Rolf,” says Diane Roth, a boardcertified structural integrator who has specialized in massage and bodywork for 25 years in the Chicago area. Roth explains that all practitioners in this field of study combine hands-on freeing and realigning of fascial tissue with awareness and movement education, in order to structurally integrate the whole body. Restoration of postural balance and functional ease greatly helps the body, which, she says, constantly labors against the powerful force of gravity. Like Moon, Roth has studied and incorporated other adjunct therapies and modalities, such as craniosacral therapy and myofascial release. From her perspective, bodywork differs from massage in that it requires more involvement from the client. “I tell my clients that with a veritable village of treatments available, there is always help for anyone that suffers with aches and pains, regardless of age,” says Roth.
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Shirley Scranta, owner and director of the International School of Shiatsu, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, discovered The Book of Shiatsu: The Healing Art of Finger Pressure, by Saul Goodman, in a health food store. She subsequently researched the school that Goodman founded in 1978, based on the theories of masunaga Zen shiatsu, kushi macrobiotic and his own shiatsu shin tai. In 1996, Scranta became one of Goodman’s clients. “I drove a roundtrip of 240 miles for weekly treatments because each session made me feel better and stronger. After five sessions, I enrolled in classes and graduated later that year,” says Scranta. She believes the widely known form of acupressure helped her body reestablish its own intelligence system, which had been distorted by childhood trauma. “This gentle technique applies varying degrees of pressure to release natural awakenings
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tension, strengthen weak areas, facilitate circulation and balance the life energy that flows through the meridians in the body,” she explains. “In my case, it helped me connect with my body so that I could honor it and do what it needed to rejuvenate itself.”
Craniosacral Therapy Chiropractor Lisa Upledger is vice president of The Upledger Institute, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A craniosacral therapy (CST) practitioner, educator and wife of CST developer Dr. John Upledger, she advises that tension-related problems are a growing complaint in our modern world. Fortunately, such issues are among the myriad conditions that respond quickly to the gentle touch of this modality. In a 2007 Massage magazine article, she advised that the positive effects of the therapy rely to a large extent on the performance of the body’s inherent self-corrective mechanisms. “CST works through the craniosacral system to facilitate this function and thereby normalize the environment in which the central nervous system functions,” she noted. “As this is accomplished, a wide range of sensory, motor and neu-
rological problems are improved.” CST practitioners listen with their hands to the slow pulsations of the craniosacral system. With a soft touch, equivalent to the weight of a nickel, they explore any fascia restrictions throughout the client’s body, which rests fully clothed in a supine position. Effects of the treatment can be wide-ranging, affecting the musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems as well as organs, connective tissues and energy systems. It works to release deeply held physical and psychological patterns held within the body. A coin with different impressions on each side is still only one coin, a blend of precious metals. When the coin is tossed to reveal either heads or tails, the visible symbol is one interpretation of the whole imprint—an analogy that may best define the difference between massage and bodywork. All variations on the theme share the same goal—restoring health to the whole person. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Find other natural living articles at her website, ItsAllAboutWe.com.
For More Information International Association of Structural Integrators, Theiasi.org International School of Shiatsu, Shiatsubo.com Myofascial Release Treatment Centers & Seminars, MyofascialRelease.com Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, Rolf.org Upledger Institute International (craniosacral therapy), Upledger.com
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As recently as 1990, the idea of using any form of energy medicine, such as acupuncture, Reiki, Touch for Health or the services of a medical intuitive in a hospital setting would have been considered preposterous. Today, however, more medical institutions are combining these types of treatment with traditional allopathic medicine. For example, Children’s Memorial Hospital, in Chicago, a research-oriented emblem of Western medicine, now employs a Healing Touch therapist. The hospital, which perennially ranks among America’s premier hospitals, is the principal pediatric teaching hospital for Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Mehmet Oz, a leading U.S. cardiovascular surgeon, was the first to include a Reiki practitioner in his department at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City. The New York Times reports that Oz allows the use of Reiki during open-heart surgeries and heart transplant operations.
LIFE FORCE ENERGY MEDICINE HELPS RESTORE BALANCE AND HARMONY by Linda Sechrist
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n William James’ famous hypothesis, “A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous, and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.” In the field of energy medicine, the experiences of pioneers such as medical intuitives Caroline Myss and Donna Eden, natural healer Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat and Doctor of Chiropractic Eric Pearl validate James’ postulate. Initially disregarded by allopathic medicine, the energy medicine these healers practice operates on the belief that changes in the “life force” of the body can affect human health and heal-
ing. They maintain that applying this energetic perspective allows them to clinically assess and treat what they refer to as the body’s electromagnetic fields, in order to achieve a healthy balance in the body’s overall energy system. The modality has to do with energy pathways, or meridians, that run through our organs and muscles. The idea is to uncover the root causes of imbalances and harmonize them at an energetic level before they completely solidify in the physical body and manifest as an illness. Such imbalances may be brought on by, for example, such things as emotional stress and physical trauma.
More Insight Medical intuitives say they can recognize problems in the flow of the body’s energies and are able to accurately predict the kinds of physical problems that are likely to emerge before any symptoms are detected. Eden, who has had a lifelong ability to make health assessments that are confirmed by medical tests, can look at an individual’s body and see and feel where the energies are not flowing, out of balance or not in harmony, then works to correct the problem. “I was 22 before I discovered that everyone didn’t make their decisions after first seeing and sensing energy,” says Eden. Carolle Jean-Murat, a California licensed obstetrician and gynecologist who now practices as a medical intuitive and healer, left her 30-year allopathic practice to focus on natural healing. Today, the native of Haiti specializes in helping women restore their mental, physical and spiritual health. “I am a healer who has the capacity to see, feel and hear whatever a client is going through, because I see them as
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a whole: energy, body, mind, soul and emotions,” says Jean-Murat. Dr. Eric Pearl, author of The Reconnection: Heal Others, Heal Yourself, demystifies the healing process. He teaches others (75,000 and counting) how to activate and use what he refers to as an all-inclusive spectrum of healing frequencies. “Reconnection teaches people how to transcend the ego and its judgment, and reach a state of nonjudgment observation,” explains Pearl. “Many of them describe their experience simply as an internal activation of an advanced level of consciousness, in which awareness allows the perception of a multi-dimensional universe.” Pearl posits that as part of our growth as human beings, “We not only discover that we have become more, we understand that we can’t stand in fear, lack and limitation, and we can only offer ourselves as a vessel for healing for ourselves and others when we reside in oneness and love.” Pearl believes that it is part of everyone’s life journey to discover that they are an empty vessel, born to be filled with Spirit. By letting go of beliefs that block our ability to deeply understand this, we can harmonically converge with the lives of others at the level where we are all energy, as physics indicates. These practitioners agree that, while we all have some subtle sense of an animating force within us that is pure energy, we often ignore it. We go about our daily lives using this life force to perform our activities until it becomes depleted and illness manifests in a physical or emotional imbalance. While professional energy medicine practitioners are specifically trained to sense and honor the body’s animating life force and recognize its excesses and deficiencies, they also believe that we can all learn how to work with this important facet of our being. It is our birthright to realize balance and harmony, and we can do this by learning to re-establish a healthy flow of communication within the body’s subtle energy system. Linda Sechrist is a Natural Awakenings editor and freelance writer. 22
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The Healing Power of Massage
From Body Repair to Reversing the Blues by Case Adams
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n 1886, Dr. William Murrell stated in the British Medical Journal, “Massage is of such inestimable value in the treatment of many intractable diseases that it is regretted that so little is known about it in this country, and that it is so rarely employed as a therapeutic agent.” A 2013 survey by the American Massage Association (AMTA) showed that a majority of us are choosing massage therapy to treat such conditions as stress and pain management, according to Winona Bontrager, the association’s immediate past president. Of 1,007 adults surveyed, 75 percent opted for it within the previous year for stress or medical reasons, and 88 percent view massage as effective for pain relief. “A growing body of evidence shows that massage therapy can be effective for a variety of health conditions,” reports Bontrager, adding that massage is rapidly becoming recognized as an important part of health and wellness. Cody Landis, a licensed massage therapist and instructor at the Swedish Institute’s College of Health Sciences, in New York City, explains, “In the last few
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years, massage therapy research has been focusing more on the mechanisms by which the potential health benefits may be occurring—looking at the response of the brain, the immune system and the mechanisms of repair inside of muscle cells themselves.”
Relieves Stress
An AMTA survey reported that 32 percent of positive respondents used massage to relieve stress, and numerous recent studies have confirmed this. Research from Harvard Medical School shows that massage reduces pain and anxiety while increasing sleep and quality of life among metastatic cancer patients. Boston Medical Center researchers saw similar results among 60 cancer patients that underwent port placement surgery; 20-minute massages before and after surgery reduced participants’ stress and anxiety. Australian researchers reporting in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery found that massage reduced pain, anxiety and muscle tension following heart surgery among 152 cardiac surgery patients. A study from Japan’s Toho University School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences showed that aromatherapy massage significantly reduced psychological stress among elderly nursing home residents.
Reduces Depression
A study from Nashville’s Meharry Medical College of 43 HIV patients revealed that Swedish massage reduced their symptoms of depression. Lead researcher Russell Poland, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, observes, “When we designed the study, we didn’t expect to see such a large effect of massage. We remain surprised.” The benefit was echoed by a University of California-Los Angeles study of 95 volunteers that displayed increases in their production of oxytocin hormone simultaneous with reductions in adrenocorticotropin hormone. Oxytocin is linked to compassion, empathy, maternal affection and social connection, while lowered adrenocorticotropin effects less stress.
Relieves Pain
Researchers in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of Brazil’s University of Sao Paulo studied 46 birthing women and determined that lumbar massage during labor reduced pain by 27 percent. In another study at Beijing’s Chinese PLA General Hospital, deep massage brought relief to 64 patients suffering from chronic low back pain. Relief was reported by a third of 110 headache patients in a Turkish medical school study. Dhaka Medical College Hospital, in Bangladesh, found similar results in a study of 500 headache sufferers, many of which had
migraines. Research from the University of Miami’s School of Medicine showed that massage reduced arthritis pain and increased both grip strength and range of motion among 42 rheumatoid arthritis patients. Lead researcher Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of Miami University’s Touch Research Institute, says, “We have known that massage therapy reduces substance P, [a neuropeptide] which causes pain, and that it increases serotonin, the body’s natural pain killer. We also know that deep sleep is critical to lowering substance P, increasing serotonin and reducing pain.”
Expands Acceptance
Lucy Liben, dean of massage therapy at the Swedish Institute, affirms the recent research as evidence documenting the numerous health benefits of massage therapy. “More and more consumers are seeking massage therapy for help with a variety of medical issues and conditions. Doctors are increasingly referring patients for such treatment and hospitals are enlisting more therapists to provide care for patients,” says Liben. “Perhaps most importantly,” she adds, “research is offering us guidance in our work as massage therapists in how to provide the most effective care for chronic pain or musculoskeletal problems, during cancer treatment, during the changes of pregnancy or for any number of other health-related issues.” Case Adams is a California naturopath and author of 25 books on natural healing. Learn more at CaseAdams.com.
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LIVE YOUR SONG It Keeps Us in Tune with Ourself by Jill Mattson
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isten to a traditional West African Griot story: When a tribal woman knows she is pregnant, she goes into the wilderness with a few friends to pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child. They recognize that every soul has its own vibration that expresses its unique flavor and purpose. When the women attune to the song, they sing it out loud. Then they return and teach it to everyone else. When children are born into the tribe, the village community gathers and sings their song, one unique melody for each unique child. Later, when children begin their education, the village again gathers to chant each child’s song. They sing upon the initiation of adulthood and
at the time of their marriage. If at any time someone commits a crime or aberrant social act, the villagers will circle the individual and chant their song, recognizing that the proper correction is love and the remembrance of identity, because when you recognize your own song you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another. Finally, when the soul is about to pass from this world, family and friends gather at the bedside, as they did at birth, and sing the person to the next life. In any culture, a friend is one that knows our song and sings it to us when we have forgotten it. Those that love us are not fooled by the mistakes we’ve made or the dark images we hold about ourself. They remember our beauty when we feel
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ugly; our wholeness when we are broken; our innocence when we feel guilty; and our purpose when we are confused. Life always reminds us when we are and when we’re not in tune with ourself. When we feel good, we are matching our song. We may feel a little wobbly at times, but so have all the great singers. If we just keep singing, we’ll find our way home. In the end, we shall all recognize our song and sing it well. Modern pioneers in vibrational energy like Sharry Edwards (bioacoustic biology) and Donna Eden (energy medicine) have independently detected that each of us has a fundamental signature frequency that can be equated to our unique song that persists throughout life. We innately seek natural sounds that reinforce and strengthen our song such as the surf, wind or birds. Even the stars and heavens offer songs out of our hearing range that benefit cell-to-cell vibrations within that we intuitively feel as the magic of a midnight sky. At one with the universe, our song contributes its part in the infinite chorus of creation. Jill Mattson is an author, artist, musician and sound healing composer. Her books and CDs, based on 20 years of studying ancient civilizations, support healing and personal growth. Connect at JillsWingsOfLight.com. The Griot story is based on an interpretation by Jane Maluka and Dan Millman.
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medical therapy. It is recommended to consult a healthcare provider about the best treatment options. However, knowing the overall health benefits of these fats, it would be wise to make omega-3-rich foods part of the diet and include salmon, mackerel or herring, among other fatty fish. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends broiling or grilling as the preferred cooking methods for fish, as the high temperatures and extra fat in frying can add excess calories and may interfere with the overall quality of the meal.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Emerge in the Treatment of Mood Disorders by Suellen Pineda
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egendary Greek physician Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” The use of food as medicine dates back to ancient times. Currently, a lot of emphasis is given to the importance of eating a healthy diet to improve overall wellness. Pure food has always provided us with powerful nutrients to fight disease. Some of those nutrients are the omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are fats essential for humans because our bodies cannot make them; therefore, they need to be obtained through foods. There are two types of omega-3s: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), and the second type includes eicosapentaenoic acids (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Researchers have long known the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Most commonly known are the advantages of omega-3s in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, inflammation and brain health. But the benefits of omega-3s extend far beyond that. More recently, a lot of attention has been given to the effect that omega-3s may have in the treatment of depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. In a study published this year in the Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Journal, researchers found lower inflammation and anxiety symptoms in a group of medical students supplemented with
omega-3 fatty acids. A different study published in the Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior Journal, found that although omega-3 supplementation did little to improve mood and emotion-related behaviors, specific moods like anger and confusion appeared more stable in participants supplemented with omega3s when compared to a control group. Fortunately, nature provides us with plenty of options to get the muchneeded omega-3s. ALA fatty acids can be found in most vegetable oils such as canola, flaxseed, soybean and hemp oils, walnuts, algae and also some greens, such as kale and spinach. EPA and DHA, on the other hand, are mainly found in fatty fish and eggs. Those considering a vegetarian or vegan diet need not to worry, since the human body makes EPA and DHA from plant derived ALA fatty acids. It is advisable for people following a plant-based diet to always discuss with their doctors if supplementation would be adequate and what the best options would be. Looking at the mixed results obtained, it is still unclear the amounts needed for therapeutic purposes of anxiety and mood disorders. Thus, individuals currently taking antidepressants or any other mood enhancing medications may benefit from increasing omega3s as a complement to conventional
Suellen Pineda is a registered culinary dietitian nutritionist in Rochester. Connect with her at SuellenPinedardn@ gmail.com.
Walnut Crusted Salmon: Get Omega-3s the Delicious Way Ingredients Yields: 4 4 4-oz salmon fillets ½ cup unsalted walnuts, lightly crushed (use a food processor or place walnuts in Ziploc bag and lightly crush using a kitchen mallet) 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ Tbsp yellow mustard ½ tsp dried dill weed Salt and pepper to taste Step 1 n Pre-heat oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. n Pat-dry salmon and lightly season with salt and pepper. n Place salmon on a cooking sheet previously lined and coated with cooking spray. Step 2 n Mix
mustard and dill and lightly coat salmon tops with this mixture. n Press walnuts onto salmon. n Drizzle olive oil over salmon. Step 3 n Bake
for 12 to15 minutes or until salmon looks opaque, flakes with a fork and walnuts are golden brown. n Serve over rice, pasta, sautéed spinach or quinoa.
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What is the most eye-opening information about the roles played by gut organisms?
The Gut-Mind Connection
More than 100 trillion bacteria live in our gut. Plus, there are viruses, yeast species and protozoa. When we factor in their genetic material, it means that an astonishing 99 percent of the DNA in our body is bacterial. It’s humbling to realize they influence all manner of physiology, from our immune system to our metabolism, making vitamins, maintaining the gut lining and controlling inflammation, the key mechanism involved in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and any number of brain degenerative disorders. They also exert influence over the expression of our 23,000 genes, in effect regulating the expression of the human genome. The latest startling discovery— which is so new that it’s not in the book—is that bacterial DNA sequences have now been found in the human genome, meaning we are partly bacterial. It reveals the most sophisticated symbiotic and intimate relationship at the deepest level imaginable. It turns the previous way of thinking about who we are upside-down. Our perceptions of the world, moods, hunger or satiety, even our metabolism, are dictated by gut bacteria, which deserve careful stewarding. They don’t deserve, for example, to be bombarded by the capricious use of antibiotics whenever we have the sniffles.
David Perlmutter on How Stomach Microflora Affect Brain Health by Linda Sechrist
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r. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and recipient of the Linus Pauling Award for his innovative approaches to addressing neurological disorders, has recently released Brain Maker, the latest in a series of books on brain health. This medical advisor to the Dr. Oz Show demonstrates how brain problems can be prevented by adopting lifestyle changes that nurture the bacteria living in the digestive system.
Why did you begin your book with the quote, “Death begins in the colon,” rather than “Brain health begins in the gut”? I wanted to draw attention to the real life-or-death issues mediated by what goes on inside the gut. Individuals with an immediate concern for their heart, bones, immune system or brain must recognize that the health of these parts and functions are governed at the level of commensal gut bacteria, the normal microflora that eat what we eat. This relationship is the most powerful leverage point we have for maintaining health.
How were you led to expand from studying the nervous system and brain to investigating gastrointestinal medicine? Early on in my career, I was taught that everything that goes on in the brain stays there. But leading-edge research now reveals that seemingly disparate organs are in close communication, regulating each other’s health. As scientific literature began supporting the notion that gut-related issues 26
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have a huge bearing on brain health, and specifically on brain disease, it became important to me to be able to leverage deep knowledge of this empowering information in terms of being able to treat brain disorders.
What is the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)? HMP, launched in 2008 by the National Institutes of Health, is a $115 million exploration of the gut microbiome. In the ongoing research project involving genetic and DNA assessment, researchers are looking at the microbiome array in the gut of individuals suffering from various diseases. They are drawing correlations between emerging patterns in the abnormalities of gut bacteria and specific diseases. For example, autism correlates with an overabundance of the Clostridia species. In diabetes, there are more Firmicutes than Bacteroidetes, which we also see in obesity characteristic of the Western cosmopolitan diet. This is paving the way for interventions designed to restore a normal balance of gut bacteria. An example in my book is Dr. Max Nieuwdorp’s research at the University of Amsterdam, in which he discovered an array of abnormal bacteria that characterize Type 2 diabetes. In the more than 250 individuals diagnosed with diabetes that he treated in a double-blind study, he was able to reverse the disease by inserting a series of fecal material transfers from healthy, lean donors into diabetic patients.
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How can we reestablish good gut health? Better food choices bring about significant changes in our body’s microbiome. By incorporating prebiotic foods such as Jerusalem artichokes, dandelion greens, garlic, leeks, onions, jicama or Mexican yam, as well as fermented foods such as kimchi, kombucha tea, yogurt and kefir, individuals can reestablish good gut health that helps them gain control over inflammation, the cornerstone of all degenerative conditions. Inflammation originates in the gut. Balancing bacteria and reducing intestinal permeability, which allows substances to leak through the lining of the small intestine into the bloodstream, can reduce it. Visit Linda Sechrist’s website, ItsAllAbout We.com, for the recorded interview.
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HEALTH KINESIOLOGY Provides Unique Alternative Health Solution by Sandra Yeyati
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ore than 30 years ago, after becoming disenchanted with conventional medical doctors that didn’t seem to care about their patients and couldn’t diagnose her ailments, Debra Pecora began to explore alternative health options. She learned how to improve her diet, experimented with herbal supplements, eliminated chemicals from her environment and stopped taking over-the-counter medications. When a friend suggested Health Kinesiology (HK) as a way to relieve stress, she was open to the idea. According to Pecora, HK, developed by Dr. Jimmy Scott, uses systematic muscle testing to gather energy information from the body and employs energy balancing techniques to alleviate stress and assist with physical, emotional and psychological “dis-ease”. Pecora remembers her own first HK session vividly, which involved what is called a “super-correction”: “I had to think a thought while my husband whispered something different in my ear. I had a crystal and a piece of wood on different parts of my body,” she recalls. The HK practitioner was “holding points”, which means that she was applying a light touch to one or more of Pecora’s energy merid-
ians. “I thought it was comical,” she says. “I was holding the tip of my nose and doing all these weird things, and I started to laugh hysterically, and within a moment, I started to cry to the same extreme that I had been laughing. Then the lower half of my body went numb and my face turned red.” As Pecora understands now, a great deal of energy had been released and was moving through her body, causing these strange reactions. Slowly, the feeling came back into the lower part of her body and Pecora began to calm down. “A feeling of peace came over me, and then the correction was done,” she says. From that moment, Pecora was hooked. She
began to study HK with Scott and other teachers, and in 1996 became a practitioner. After further studies and several years of experience, she was certified as an HK practitioner and teacher in 2004. Pecora stresses that most HK sessions are not as dramatic as her first experience because everybody is different and every experience is unique. Over the years, she has treated adults and children, freed people from debilitating headaches and mobility challenges and assisted clients battling cancer and other serious illnesses. She has also helped people work through psychological difficulties and emotional traumas. Pecora begins HK sessions by balancing the client’s meridian energy. “We are energy creatures,” she explains. “The Chinese people call it qi. It’s our life force, and this is the energy we’re dealing with when we’re doing this work.” Pecora says that we have 14 main energy meridians located just under the skin, and when she balances them or holds points, it is with a very light touch at indicated points on various meridians on the bare skin or over clothes. Once the meridian energy is balanced, Pecora works with the client through muscle testing to determine what is needed to regain harmony.
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“We are energy creatures. The Chinese people call it qi. It’s our life force, and this is the energy we’re dealing with when we’re doing this work.”
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Only yes or no questions can be asked while Pecora monitors an indicator muscle to feel the body’s response. She usually uses an arm muscle, applying gentle pressure on the wrist while the client holds his/her arm muscle “strong.” She says, “If the arm remains strong and the muscle is locked in place, this indicates that the question is not stressful, or the answer is yes. If the muscle weakens or releases, I can feel it, like a door unlatching.” In that case, the question is deemed to be stressful, or the answer is no. According to Pecora, a wide range of topics can be explored, including dietary concerns, psychological issues, past traumas or fears. Through testing, the body may indicate that other measures such as detoxification, homeopathy or specific diet modifications are necessary. HK cannot be used to diagnose an illness. “I wouldn’t ask if the person has cancer, for example, because I’m not a doctor; you need to have a medical license to diagnose,” she says. However, if someone has already been diagnosed with cancer, “there’s always something we can do to help,” says Pecora. “We can bring the body to a point where it is no longer stressed. It doesn’t mean that their life will no longer be stressful, but they will not be as affected by the stress. They’ll be able to handle it better and may be able to come to terms with things they were stuck with.” Admittedly, HK is not for everyone. Pecora understands that some people may think that this technique is too unconventional, but over the 20 years she has been practicing HK, she has seen many positive results. For more information, call 585-4430585 or email Deb4HealthNHarmony@ hotmail.com. Sandra Yeyati is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine. 28
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THE TEENY-TINY VACATION OPTION Mini-Dwellings Make Travel a Lark by Avery Mack
Tiny vacation cottages offer a simple, cozy setting for taking time off together and spell crazy fun—a huge improvement over sterile motel rooms.
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ost of us are oriented to a typical American house averaging 2,300 square feet, making it a childlike hoot to step into the petite footprint of a tiny house one-tenth the size. Vacation rentals of “tinies” are available nationwide in all shapes and styles—including treetop aeries. Tree houses range from rustic to luxurious. Marti MacGibbon and her husband, Chris Fitzhugh, spent a romantic weekend at the Out ‘n’ About Treehouse Resort, in Cave Junction, Oregon. “The Peacock Perch is a favorite,” says MacGibbon. “It also helps me overcome my fear of heights.” In Hawaii, Skye Peterson built a tree house from recycled materials in five native ohia trees outside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The eco-friendly, solarpowered, passive-energy vacation home enchants guests with firelight at night and breakfast in the morning. For those that prefer ground-level vacationing, glamorous camping, or glamping, offers an outdoor experience
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with the comforts of home. Yellowstone National Park’s Yellowstone Under Canvas has summer options for every budget through September 7, including an onsite gourmet restaurant. Tipis offer the basics, while a roomier safari tent adds a wood-burning stove with complimentary firewood. A deluxe suite with private bath sleeps a family with king-size and sofa beds. All face majestic views of mountains, water and wildlife. Rustic Karenville, eight miles from Ithaca, New York, isn’t on any map. Owner and builder Karen Thurnheer and her husband, Robert Wesley, live in a 270-square-foot cabin amidst a small village of tinies next to the 9,000-acre Danby State Forest. The little buildings don’t have running water; some have woodstove heat, electricity if the generator’s running and there’s a composting outhouse. “The houses are silly and fun,” she says. “There’s fresh air and at night a million stars.” Sarah and John Murphy welcome travelers to enjoy urban life with
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~Lauren Juliff, professional travel blogger amenities in the heart of Music City via Nashville’s tiniest guest house. With a complete kitchen and bath, conditioned air and Wi-Fi, its 200 square feet can accommodate four. Rhode Island’s Arcade Providence historic shopping mall took a hit from Internet shopping. Now it’s vibrantly alive as micro-apartments (bedroom, bath and kitchen in 300 square feet) fill the second and third levels, while first-floor stores cater to residents and destination shoppers. The “no vacancy” sign is regularly posted for apartments acting as dorms or pied á terres. On the West coast, near the 150acre Lily Point Marine Park, in Port Roberts, Washington, a secluded gingerbread cottage affords a gas fireplace,
solarium and upstairs deck for viewing wildlife. “It’s relaxing and romantic,” says owner Pat Capozzi. Artsy and trendy, Caravan is the first tiny hotel in the United States. Since 2013, guests have enjoyed a choice of its six tiny houses in Portland, Oregon’s Alberta Arts District. Simple-living students, retirees and even families with small children and pets are embracing the concept longer-term. “The best part,” says Macy Miller, a Boise, Idaho architect who built her own tiny of recycled materials at a cost of $12,000, “is no mortgage.” To avoid local minimumsize zoning requirements, her house is mounted on a flatbed trailer. The 196-square-foot space is also home to her boyfriend James, toddler Hazel, and Denver, a 150-pound great dane. Recently, Miller blogged, “I’m designing what may be the first tiny nursery as we expect baby number two!” As Thurnheer observes, “There are lots of silly people like me who love living tiny.”
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After stays in guesthouses and hotel rooms, a tiny house felt spacious, so I decided to build my own as a home base.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Aromatic Approach to Managing Seasonal Allergies – 10am-noon. Class will cover common allergens that trigger symptoms during the yearly allergy seasons. We will discuss herbal approaches as well as aromatherapy blends that can help reduce and manage these symptoms. Class participants will make their own aromatherapy inhaler for personal use. $35. Well Works, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-641-7102. WellWorks.LesleyJamesMD.com.
savethedate SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Beyond the Bump – 10am-2pm. This year’s event for new and expectant moms will feature 70+ organizations that cater to mom and baby, as well as seminars, demos and workshops. Meet pediatricians, shop for handmade products and receive a swag bag. Purchase tickets online. DoubleTree, 1111 Jefferson Rd, Rochester. 585-244-2040. Info@Beyond-The-Bump.com. Beyond-The-Bump.com. Intro to Bow Making for Teens and Adults – 11am-5pm. Spend the day in nature. Designed to put real-world skills in your hand and your phone in your pocket. Learn how to create your own bow based on traditional techniques. Learn survival skills in nature that you can use in your everyday life, such as patience, positive attitude, perseverance and more. $90 per person. To register: EarthWorksInst.org, 595-861-8127.
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MONDAY, JUNE 8 Sound Healing Guided Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Sound energy healing focuses on creating vibrations that alter brain states, which can affect overall health and wellness. It can help reduce blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, depression, migraines, pain and more. Call to RSVP. $8. Healthy Alternatives, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Make Quilling Art – 7-8:30pm. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped and glued together to create decorative designs. Learn basic shapes and get started creating beautiful designs. All materials provided. Call to register. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. 585-248-6275. Seven Steps to Optimal One Health – 7:15pm. In contrast with conventional medicine’s reactive approach, learn integrative strategies to address all of the underlying causes and exacerbating factors involved in osteoporosis. Like most chronic conditions, prevention of osteoporosis is a much better choice than treatment. Register online. $35. Well Works, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-641-7102. WellWorks.LesleyJamesMD.com.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Essential Oils Workshop – 7-8pm. Christine Howland from doTERRA Essential Oils will introduce us to essential oils, including what they are, how to use them and how they can benefit the body. Call to register. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. 585-248-6275. Toddler Yoga – 10:30-11:15am. Flower City Yoga, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-264-1166. Nora@FlowerCityYoga.com. FlowerCityYoga.com.
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a three-course meal, paired with selected beverages. The Tavern will also provide kids with a wholesome meal after their activities. Email to register. $99/1 child & 2 adults; $20/each addt’l child. Flower City Yoga, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-264-1166. Nora@FlowerCityYoga.com. FlowerCityYoga.com.
THURSDAY JUNE 11 Primitive Living Skills and Outdoor Survival – 6-9pm. Covering the basic survival sequence: shelter, fire, water, food, and moving beyond to include tracking, wild crafting and tool use. Learn how to keep warm in the cold, and where to find food and tips to finding the way home. Dress warmly and ruggedly, wear boots and bring water/ snacks. $22. The Rochester Brainery. Register: RochesterBrainery.com.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Creating Crave-Worthy Vegetables – 6:307:30pm. Score points with friends and family that may think vegetables can’t take center stage and learn the best way to use spring and summer vegetables. Learn about the only two things needed to prepare the best veggie dishes. Register online. $35. Well Works, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-6417102. WellWorks.LesleyJamesMD.com.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Yoga for Backs – 10:30-11:30am. Flower City Yoga, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford. 585-264-1166. Nora@FlowerCityYoga.com. FlowerCityYoga.com. Conscious Healing – 7-8:30pm. This conversational style class helps break through unwanted behavioral patterns and emotions by exploring them through the refreshing new perspective of the conscious spirit. Five-week course held Thursdays from June 18 through July 16. Register in advance. $60. Awakenings, 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport. 585-615-6427. Spiritual-Awakenings.org. Numerology Class – 7-8:30pm. Numbers are all around us; even our names can be transcribed into numbers that can explain a lot about who you are. Explore your numbers in this intro course presented by Doreen Joyner. Call to RSVP. $15. Healthy Alternatives, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Cure Your Own Allergies Class – 9am-2pm. Introducing Health Kinesiology, the meridian system, and the nature of allergy and tolerance. We will discuss muscle testing and learn how to test others. Learn tapping processes; this technique involves tapping specific acu-points in the Chinese meridian system to eliminate allergy and increase tolerance. $95. Deb4HealthNHarmony@Hotmail.com.
Please bring a vegan dish to serve a crowd. Free/ members, $3/nonmembers. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd, Rochester. 585-234-8750. RochesterVeg@gmail.com.
MONDAY, JUNE 22 Meditation, Massage & Mandala – 6:30-8:30pm. This workshop allows you to explore (in a meditative environment) yourself, your joys and your sorrows. The creation of your personal mandala will be an experience like no other. No artistic talent required. Register by June 19. $45. ROC City Wellness, 1598 Penfield Rd, Rochester. 585-210-2412. RocCityWellness.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 Concepts of the Conscious Mind – Noon-1:30pm. This class discusses various enlightened topics, such as ego vs. soul, authentic self, inner voice, personal vibration, intention, manifestation and energy. Free. Awakenings, 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport. 585-6156427. Spiritual-Awakenings.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Animal Medicine – 7-9pm. Native American traditions use the knowledge of animals to find the strength and tools they need to live their lives. Learn how animal medicine or wisdom applies to you. Presented by Doreen Joyner. $20. Healthy Alternatives, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Celebrate the End of the School Year – 5-7pm. Kids ages 7 to 14 will enjoy a night of games, movement and togetherness and parents will enjoy
Sound Healing Guided Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Sound energy healing focuses on creating vibrations that alter brain states, which can affect overall health and wellness. It can help reduce blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, depression, migraines, pain and more. Call to RSVP. $8. Healthy Alternatives, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
SATURDAY JUNE 27 Running Wild: Wilderness Survival Skills Program for Kids – 9am-3pm. Ages 10-14. Kids will learn the 4 tenets of survival: shelter, water, fire and food. Kids will develop skills in the area of outdoor cooking, wild sourcing of food and medicine, knife safety, and wild crafting. Kids will be given the skills to boost their confidence to explore the outdoors in a safe and meaningful way. $70 per child. Tyron Park. To register: EarthWorksInst.org, 595-861-8127.
MONDAY, JUNE 29 Mental Health First Aid Training – 8am-4:30pm. Learn how to help youth (ages 12-18) experiencing mental health challenges or crises. The course teaches a five-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders and eating disorders. $125. Surviving Naturally, 75 W Main St, Webster. 800664-0613. SurvivingNaturally.com.
savethedate SUNDAY, JULY 26 Parenting Village Summer Bash – 2-6pm. Parenting Village’s 3rd Annual Summer Bash is a family-friendly festival that creates an opportunity for parents and children to connect with one another while discovering some of the many wonderful family related businesses and services our community has to offer. Free. Rothfuss Park, 1648 Five Mile Line Rd, Penfield.
Colors of Your Life – 3-6pm. Look at life so far through the eyes of chakras. Create a piece of art using the colors of the chakra energy you have lived with and pulled from at different points in time. Presented by Doreen Joyner. Call to RSVP. $35. Healthy Alternatives, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com.
SUNDAY, JUNE 21 Manifest! Creating the Life You Really Want – 10:30am-noon. This class outlines the concepts that are crucial to manifesting your goals and turning your dreams into reality. Call to register. $10. Awakenings, 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport. 585-6156427. Spiritual-Awakenings.org. Rochester Area Vegan Society Potluck and Program – 5:30pm. Vegan potluck dinner at 5:30pm, followed by Fresh, Fast and Frugal: Cooking and Meal Planning Tips from a Panel of Experienced Vegan Cooks program at 7pm.
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ongoingevents sunday Brighton Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. May 24Oct 25. Brighton High School, 1150 Winton Rd S, Brighton. 585-269-8918. Yoga for Athletes – 9-10am. This heated athletic yoga class is designed to burn calories while improving strength, agility and flexibility. Real Life Food and Fitness, 1290 University Ave, Ste C, Rochester. 585-441-9441. RealLifeFoodAndFitness.com. Couple’s Floatation Therapy – 9:30am-7:30pm. Discover the healing power of zero-G in the only couple’s float tank in New York. Available every day of the week, except Mondays. Bodymind Float Center, 622 Park Ave, Rochester. 585-413-0616. BodymindFloatCenter.com. Adorn-Asana Yoga – 10:30am-noon. This deeply rooted and adorned practice with essential oils, rose petals and mantras is a true celebration of self and alignment with the natural rhythms of nature. $15. Yoga DrishTi, 159 Caroline St, Rochester. 585-2705927. YogaDrishTi.com. Rochester Home Birth Circle – 2:30-4:30pm. Learn about and support home birth. Fourth Sun of the month. Locations vary; contact for meeting location. RochesterHomeBirthCircle.com/meetings. Athlete Meditation & Stretch – 4:30-5:30pm. Colleen Flaherty supports athletes’ active recovery with a guided meditation to keep them focused while learning how to deeply care for their bodies. $15. Awakened Athlete, 349 W Commercial St, Ste 1980, Rochester. 585-261-3743. AwakenedAthlete.co.
monday Open Enrollment – Learn about Cobblestone School and its open enrollment for new students, pre-K thru 6th grade. Small class sizes, mixed age groups and affordable, sliding-scale tuition. Call for appointment. Cobblestone School, 10 Prince St, Rochester. 585-271-4548. Cobblestone.org. Yin Yoga – 9:30-11am. $15. Molly’s Yoga Corner, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester. 585-202-1347. MollysYoga.com. Ooommm My! Meditation in Motion for Kids Yoga – 5:15-6:15pm. With Erin. $78 for 8 classes or $15 drop in. Molly’s Yoga Corner, Fairport Studio, 1000 Turk Hill Rd, Suite 220, Fairport. MollysYoga.com. Gentle Yoga – 6-7pm. This class is appropriate for all students seeking the benefits of a gentle and relaxing yoga practice. Gentle yoga poses improve range of motion and joint mobility, reduce pain and the effects of stress. $10. Qi Gong Institute of Rochester, 595 Blossom Rd, Ste 307, Rochester. 585-732-7012. VesnaSanders.com.
always includes group participation. Beyond Center for Yoga, 67 Main St, Brockport. 585-690-9714. Tinyurl.com/WorldPeaceMeditation.
Holistic Moms Network – 6:30-8:30pm. Second Mon of the month. Christ Episcopal Church, 36 S Main St, Pittsford. HolisticMomsRochester. blogspot.com.
tuesday Reiki for All – Enjoy the benefits of holistic health by aligning energy back to its nature with an individual Reiki session. Reiki can help reduce stress and anxieties and promote wellness. Call to schedule a session. Yoga DrishTi, 159 Caroline St, Rochester. 585-270-5927. YogaDrishTi.com. Rochester Public Market – 6am-1pm. 280 N Union St, Rochester. 585-428-0907. Mount Morris Village Farmers’ Market – 10am4:30pm. June 2- Oct 6. 36 N Main St, Mount Morris. 585-658-4160. Ginegaw Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. June 16 - Oct 13. Ginegaw Park, 3600 Lorraine Dr, Walworth. 315-986-1400. Lima Presbyterian Church Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. June 16 - Oct 27. 7295 W Main St, Lima. 585-582-1737. Face 2 Face – 6pm. A peer-to-peer friendship group, supporting each other when having faced a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. Second and fourth Tues of the month. The Legacy, 40 Willow Pond Way, Penfield. 585-454-9299. F2FRochester@gmail.com. Bradley Natural Childbirth Classes – 7pm. Every Tues. Fairport. Email AHaas@rabn.org for more info. HealthyBirth.net.
wednesday Empowering Lifestyle Workshops – 10-11am or 6:30-7:30pm. Find real solutions for real health concerns. Classes include fitness, doTERRA essential oils, green cleaning, 30-day detox/cleanse and more. Nurturing Hands Massage and Wellness Center, 640 Kreag Rd, Ste 202, Pittsford. 585-7974660. RiverSongMassage.MassageTherapy.com. Lunch Hour Yoga with Molly – Noon-1pm. Spend your lunch hour stretching, relaxing and energizing with yoga. Molly’s Yoga Corner, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester. 585-202-1347. MollysYoga.com. Sodus Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. June 10 - Oct 7. Sodus Methodist Church, 58 W Main St, Sodus. 315-483-8029. University of Rochester Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Medical Center, Flaum Atrium, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester. Gary Jones, 585-273-3786. Awareness Yoga with Vesna – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn how to enhance awareness of body and mind through a series of basic and intermediate yoga poses, as well as simple yoga breathing and meditation techniques. Appropriate for both relatively new and more experienced students. $13. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave, Rochester. 585-732-7012. VesnaSanders.com. Peace Meditation Circle – 7:15-8:30pm. The group practices various methods of meditation from every spiritual practice on the spectrum, which may include a vast array of guest facilitators, labyrinths, mandalas, sound, chant, guided visualizations and
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thursday Rochester Public Market – 6am-1pm. 280 N Union St, Rochester. 585-428-0907. Foundations Yoga – 7:30-8:30am or 5:45-7:15pm. Explore a common theme that can range across the mind, body and spirit spectrum. Alignment focus will be emphasized to sustain, build, cultivate and explore your foundation. $13. Yoga DrishTi, 159 Caroline St, Rochester. 585-270-5927. YogaDrishTi.com. Grassroots Yoga – 9:30-10:45am. $15. Molly’s Yoga Corner, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester. 585-2021347. MollysYoga.com. Cesarean Birth Support Group – 11am-noon. Open to all women and their families, to give support, share stories and encourage growth. Led by birth doula Kim Guck. First Thurs of the month. Eastside Wellness Center, 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport. 585-729-2278. Newark Farmers’ Market – 2:30-6pm. June 4 – Oct 15. Central Park, Church St, Newark. 315331-9129. Geneseo Farmers’ Market – 3-6:30pm. June 25 - Oct 22. Lower Center St at Main St, Geneseo. 585-880-4456. Tea-Licious Trendz – 3-7pm. Tea-rific Thursdays. Participate in weekly events and informational sessions. Topics include essential oils, raindrop therapy, massage, reflexology and more. Learn while enjoying organic loose-leaf teas. 489 Plank Rd, Webster. Cynthia Evans, HealthyTeaz@gmail.com. Kids Yoga – 4-4:40pm. With Katie. Ages 4-6. Series one May 28-June 25. $50 for 5 weeks or $15 drop in. Molly’s Yoga Corner, Monroe Studio. 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester. MollysYoga.com. South Wedge Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. June 11 Oct 15. 151 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester. 585-256-1740. Kids Yoga – 4:45-5:45pm. With Katie. Ages 7-10. Series 1 May 28-June 25. $50 for 5 weeks or $15 drop in. Molly’s Yoga Corner, Monroe Studio. 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester. MollysYoga.com. Fluid Motion Exercise Class – 6-7pm. A movement class designed for people returning to exercise after surgery, cancer treatment or that want to get moving. Taught and created by physical therapists, the class includes warm-up, breathing, balance, range of motion and stretching, all set to upbeat music. $60/6 classes. Callan-Harris Physical Therapy, 1328 University Ave, Rochester. 585-482-5060. chptusa.com. The Rochester Doula Cooperative – 7-9pm. Offers information and support in order to make informed decisions and have the best birth experience possible. Second Thurs of the month. Luvaboos, 683 N Winton Rd, Rochester. 585-234-0164. DoulaCooperative.org.
friday Dansville Farmers’ Market – 10am-4:30pm. June 5 - Oct 9. Airport hangar parking lot, 50 Maple St, Dansville. 585-335-2963. Genesee Valley RMA Farmers’ Market – 11am5pm. June 5- Oct 30. Administration building, 900
Jefferson Rd, Henrietta. 585-424-4600. XTX Elite Class – 12:15-1:15pm. This class is designed for the athlete or trainee that wants extreme adventure in their workout, which may include running an obstacle trail or pushing a tire. Great for those interested in Tough Mudder and Spartan Race events. Real Life Food and Fitness, 1290 University Ave, Ste C, Rochester. 585-441-9441. RealLifeFoodAndFitness.com. Intuitive Readings – 1-7pm. Tony Armignacco will offer medium, psychic and tarot readings every Friday. Healthy Alternatives Wellness Center, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-787-6954. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com. Portraits at Healthy Alternatives Wellness Center – 1-7pm. Our photographer will be available to take family, senior and headshot portraits every Friday. Appointments recommended. Healthy Alternatives Wellness Center, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-7876954. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com. Facial and Body Wraps – 5-7pm. Tighten, tone and decrease stretch marks with herbal wraps. Great for weddings and proms or just to look great. Every Friday. $25. Healthy Alternatives Wellness Center, 458 Stone Rd, Rochester. 585-663-6454. HealthyAlternativesRochester.com. Healthy Happy Hour – 5-7pm. Network with other like-minded health and wellness practitioners. Bring networking materials–business cards, brochures, flyers- & meet and connect with others. Email Christine@RocCityWellness.com to inquire about being a featured vendor. Second Fri of the month. $10. ROC City Wellness, 1598 Penfield Rd, Rochester. 585-210-2412. RocCityWellness.com.
saturday Rochester Public Market – 5am-1pm. 280 N Union St, Rochester. 585-428-6907. Girls Rock Yoga – 11:45-12:45pm. With Erin. A class designed for tweens and teens. Come rock your inner beauty and awesomeness. Treat your body and mind to an hour of self-love, care and kindness in a noncompetitive, safe place. $78 for 8 classes or $15 drop in. Molly’s Yoga Corner, Fairport Studio, 1000 Turk Hill Rd, Suite 220, Fairport. MollysYoga.com. Happy Baby! Mommy and Me Yoga – 12:501:45pm. With Erin. Parents, come enjoy the presence of your new little one in this relaxing and supporting environment. Each class will devote time to hands-on yoga, massage for babies and more. Pre-crawlers only please. Pay what you can. $80-$112 for 8 classes or $15 drop in. Molly’s Yoga Corner, Fairport Studio, 1000 Turk Hill Rd, Suite 220, Fairport. MollysYoga.com. Family Yoga – 1-2:30pm. Teaching of alignment will be brought through not only poses but philosophy, breathing and unique family activities. Taught by Melanie MacDonald, RYT, and Reiki master, along with her two daughters. First Sat of the month. $20/pair, $5/each additional. Yoga DrishTi, 159 Caroline St, Rochester. 585-270-5927. YogaDrishTi.com. Restorative/Gentle Yoga – 2:30-3:45pm. Settle in on Saturdays with a gentle yoga session that will provide a solid foundation and ease tensions. The class focuses on restorative poses combined with gentle asana movements. $13. Yoga DrishTi, 159 Caroline St, Rochester. 585-270-5927. YogaDrishTi.com.
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6800 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd, Ste 350, Fairport 500 Helendale Rd, Ste 185, Rochester 585-598-3866 PerintonFamilyAcupuncture.com
East Side Wellness Center Drs. Paula and Phil Derleth 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport 585-598-3535 • DerlethChiropractic.com DerlethChiropractic@gmail.com
As a licensed acupuncturist, expertise includes Chinese Herbal medicine, tui na (Chinese medical massage), qigong and Eastern dietary therapy. Other services include pain management, women’s and pediatric health care and much more. See ad, page 8.
Chiropractic services that focus on pregnancy, pediatrics and athletes, as well as many other ailments. The goal is to assist patients in achieving optimal health and wellness through the use of chiropractics. See ad, page 19.
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AROMATHERAPY SWEET & WOODSY AROMATHERAPY
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Offering a line of natural essential oil-based products for home and family as well as consultations to address a wide range of health issues through aromatherapy, with a focus on pregnancy and children. Classes also offered. See ad, page 12.
Do you want to make more money in 2015? With the right business consultant, you have the ability to melt obstacles and facilitate possibilities. Call today for your free business consultation with Jill Bates at Crystal Clear Consulting.
Mindy MacLaren, Certified Aromatherapist SweetAndWoodsy.com Info@SweetAndWoodsy.com
Jill Bates 585-385-0074 Jill@CCConsulting.biz CrystalClearConsulting.biz
SWEET & WOODSY AROMATHERAPY
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Mindy MacLaren, Certified Aromatherapist SweetAndWoodsy.com Info@SweetAndWoodsy.com
AWAKENED ATHLETE
Colleen Flaherty 585-261-3743 • AwakenedAthlete@gmail.com AwakenedAthlete.co Injury prevention and support is on the mind of every parent and coach. Busy lives means you can’t do everything. Let Colleen empower you and your athletes. See ad, page 15.
Nationally certified Aromatherapist Mindy MacLaren offers her expertise of essential oils FREE of charge to those who want to use them effectively and safely with their c l i e n t s . To e x p a n d y o u r knowledge, contact Mindy today. See ad, page 17.
DENTIST CONTEMPORARY DENTISTRY
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Dr. Arlene Messer and Dr. Anna Belous 2052 S Clinton Ave, Rochester 585-244-3337 DentistryWithAHeart.com
ROCHESTER AREA BIRTH NETWORK Amy Haas and Dianne Cassidy Ahaas@rabn.com DianneCassidy@Rochester.rr.com • rabn.org
Rochester Area Birth Network is a resource that advocates health, safety and informed options in childbearing. Rochester Area Birth Network supports the MotherFriendly Childbirth Initiative, a wellness model of maternity care issued by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, a group of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies and families.
At Contemporary Dentistry, we care about your total health, offering an individualized approach for cavity prevention, including saliva testing, bio-compatible materials, safe mercury filling removal, laser and minimally invasive dentistry. See ad, page 17.
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ENERGY HEALING AWAKENINGS
Lori Smith 625 Ayrault Rd, Fairport 585-615-6427 • LPSmith@Awakenings.cc Spiritual-Awakenings.org Offers a variety of energy healing services, including Reiki and Integrated Energy Therapy. Provides an authentic approach to wellness t h r o u g h E n e rg y, W h o l e Foods Nutrition and Self-Awareness. Classes also offered. See ad, page 29.
LIGHT & INFORMATION MEDICINE
Monica Manni 585-218-0766 Monica@LightAndInformationMedicine.com LightAndInformationMedicine.com Offering Reconnective Healing, The Reconnection and Spiritual Response Therapy to reconnect you with your true essence and facilitate a return to balance, allowing physical, mental, emotional or spiritual challenges to dissolve. See ad, page 23.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ROCHESTER GREENOVATION
1199 E Main St, Rochester 585-288-7564 • Info@RochesterGreen.org RochesterGreen.org Services include deconstruction, disassembling and collecting material for reuse; green clean out reusing and recycling items left behind after a move; event hosting, rent affordable space for an event; and recycling, keeping items out of the landfills.
ESSENTIAL OILS DOTERRA ESSENTIAL OILS Michele Rueckwald 585-202-6358 EssentialOilTouch@gmail.com
As a wellness advocate, Michele educates on the uses of essential oils. See ad, page 9.
FAMILY MEDICINE HIGHLAND FAMILY MEDICINE 777 S Clinton Ave, Rochester 585-279-4800 Highland.URMC.edu/FamilyMed
At Highland Family Medicine, discover maternity care for expectant mothers, as well as primary health care for newborns, children and adults.
FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION ROCHESTER HOLISTIC CENTER
Kimberly Kavanagh 890 Westfall Rd, Ste C, Rochester 585-690-3782 • RochesterHolisticCenter.com
KINESIOLOGY HEALTH KINESIOLOGY Debra Lee Pecora Canadice 585-443-0585
HK uses muscle testing to determine what is stressing the body from an energetic perspective. Energetic corrections are made to reduce these stresses and eliminate blocks to healing. See ad, page 6.
With more than 20 years’ experience, Kim helps patients by identifying and correcting nutrition deficiencies that have resulted in chronic health maladies. Specialties i n c l u d e d e p r e s s i o n , a n x i e t y, a r t h r i t i s , autoimmune conditions and many more. See ad on back cover.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE LESLEY JAMES, MD
2851 Clover St, Pittsford 585-641-7102 LesleyJamesMD.com Dr. James’ mission is to enrich conventional medical practice with a more natural approach to prevention and healing in one holistic practice. She pays special attention to preconception health and provides natural treatment and guidance for ailments and issues of all kinds, with a focus on nutrition and an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle.
MINDBODY BODYMIND FLOAT CENTER 622 Park Ave, Rochester 585-413-0616 BodymindFloatCenter.com Info@BodymindFloatCenter.com
Floating offers various ways to relieve many conditions— such as joint and muscle pain—reduces stress, soothes pregnancy discomfort, depression and sleep disorders, enhances creativity and much more. See ad, page 19.
NATUROPATHIC LAURA SLEGGS, ND
INTEGRATIVE PSYCHIATRY ROCHESTER HOLISTIC CENTER
Mahipal Chaudhri, MD 890 Westfall Rd, Ste C, Rochester 585-690-3782 • RochesterHolisticCenter.com Dr. Chaudhri is an integrative psychiatrist offering alternative treatments for mental health, including Tr a n sc r a n i a l M a g n e t i c Stimulation. He uses supplements, nutrition and metabolic workups in addition to a traditional medicinal approach. See ad on back cover.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
2425 Clover St, Rochester 10773 Poags Hole Rd, Dansville 607-661-5497 • DrLauracs@gmail.com DrLauraND.com Dr. Sleggs is a NYS licensed naturopathic doctor. She uses applied kinesiology and provides nutrition counseling and supplements to help individuals improve health in a natural way. See ad, page 23.
SURVIVING NATURALLY
Sandra Miceli, RN, FNP 75 W Main St, Webster 800-664-0613 Thriving@SurvivingNaturally.com
ROCHESTER HOLISTIC CENTER
Shivender Thakur, MD 890 Westfall Rd, Ste C, Rochester 585-690-3782 • RochesterHolisticCenter.com Wi t h o v e r 3 0 y e a r s ’ experience in treating patients, using a combination of Western methods that include progressive and holistic protocols. He treats both acute and chronic conditions. See ad on back cover.
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Surviving Naturally provides services in the areas of integrative family health; natural skin, nail and hair care; and counseling services for individuals and families. See ad, page 29.
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NUTRITION CREATE HEALTH WITH ANN TREACY Ann Treacy, NC, CHHC 220 Fairport Village Landing, Fairport 2112 Empire Blvd, Webster 585-704-3844 • 123CreateHealth.com
Ann Treacy is a nutrition consultant and health coach offering education, guidance and support for those seeking better techniques to reach their health and wellness objectives. Her knowledge of nutrition and coaching skills empower clients to achieve the results they desire. See ad, page 24.
ONONDAGA SCHOOL OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
MOLLY’S YOGA CORNER Molly Huff 585-202-1347 Information@MollysYoga.com MollysYoga.com
Tom Gallagher, Director of Admissions 302 N Goodman St, Ste 200, Rochester 585-241-0070 RocAdmissions@OSTM.edu • OSTM.edu Committed to providing students with training in the science of massage. OSTM has helped hundreds of individuals get training, qualifications and professional support. See ad, page 17.
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ORGANIC SALONS LA SHEAR DESIGNS
Salon, Spa & Wellness Center Linda Allen, Owner/Cosmetologist 1726 Long Pond Rd, Ste 1, Rochester 585-426-5944 LAShearDesigns.com Offering full-beauty, health and fitness services, including massage, Reiki, wellness consultations, health coaching and personal training. The safest, most natural, nontoxic products are used, caring for the client’s overall well-being.
Sara Jones, LMT Sara@RochesterHolisticCenter.com
With a goal to encourage the body to heal itself naturally while increasing blood flow and eliminating toxins, we offer a wide variety of painrelieving techniques to accommodate individuals with different levels of discomfort. Specialized treatment plans are created for those with fibromyalgia, digestive issues, trigger points, lymphedema and other chronic or acute concerns. See ad on back cover.
HOLISTIC MOMS NETWORK
Carol Knapp, CCT, Office Manager 550 Latona Rd, Bldg D, Greece 585-734-6083 • NYDTI.com
The mission of HMN is to generate national awareness, education and support for holistic parenting and green living by providing nurturing, open-minded and respectful local community networks that encourage families to share these ideals and learn from each other.
Provides radiation-free, noninvasive clinical imaging for detecting and monitoring overall health as well as a number of diseases and injuries. 100 % safe, FDA-approved and available to women, men and children. Take responsibility for your own health and be proactive with Dynamic Thermal Imaging. See ad, page 31.
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THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE MICHAEL BIANCHI, LMT
500 Helendale Rd, Ste 155, Rochester 585-739-3575 MichaelBianchiLMT@gmail.com MichaelBLMT.MassageTherapy.com Committed to providing in-depth, personal, customized care and healing. Specializing in acute and chronic pain relief, deep tissue, and sports massage, headaches/ migraine relief, TMJ, aromatherapy and relaxation.
YOGA WITH VESNA
Vesna Sanders 585-732-7012 Vesna.Sanders@gmail.com VesnaSanders.com Vesna Sanders, certified yoga and prenatal yoga teacher, offers ongoing yoga classes at two different locations, as well as regular and prenatal yoga privates. Her classes are accessible and well-rounded, and appropriate for both relatively new and more experienced yoga students.
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With two locations—in Fairport and on Monroe Avenue, Molly and her staff teach an array of yoga styles in a fun, relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere. See ad, page 23.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY DEUX RICHE-SKYN KOUTURE—Allnatural luxury youthful skin renewal face spritz for discerning men and women. DeuxRiche.com.
YOGA FLOWER CITY YOGA
Barn Bazaar, 2851 Clover St, Pittsford 585-264-1166 FlowerCityYoga.com Flower City Yoga offers classes for adults, kids, teens and toddlers. They specialize in prenatal yoga, baby and me yoga and infant massage instruction classes. Vinyasa, gentle yoga, happy hour/open studio and active yoga are also offered. Flower City also offers personal, private training sessions.
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