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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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QiRevolution

A Practice for a Healthier World

by Lauressa Nelson

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10 YOGA FOR HORSES

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Harmony and Flexibility Aren’t Just for Humans Anymore

by Ann Dorn

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letterfrompublisher I am glad that various chapters of my life have given me opportunities to experience some of the wide range of roles modern men have assumed. Each has contributed to life’s richness.

When I elected to become a stay-at-home dad, I learned the joy of realizing a closer connection with my daughter. I also faced the challenges of being the partner primarily responsible for keeping house, including the inevitable and, to me, annoying daily challenge of deciding what to serve for dinner. Sometimes, it was lonely work.

During other periods, when I routinely worked long hours, many of them away from home, I found myself making different kinds of sacrifices in order to contribute to family life. Each chapter brings its own choices and joys.

Whatever my current role, I recognize that I’ve been the happiest when I honor my own needs as well. This may entail coordinating schedules with my wife, so that I can fit in an hour to play a video game. Or I may venture out on a solitary walk in the sunshine. Periodically, I like to just hang out with friends, or indulge in a favorite pastime.

Each simple adaptation to my routine, whether it’s solo or social, recharges me in its own way. Anyone, but maybe especially men, can easily get stuck in a daily grind, so it is vital to figure out the truly healthy and relationship-enhancing choices that work for you. Dr. Oz’ practical tips for staying healthy, happy and connected at home, work and play are a good place to start (page 18).

Another great way to combine daily errands, a desire to stay in shape and the benefits of a slower pace of life is to switch from a car to an electric bike for many short trips. Turn to page 13 for more info courtesy of Seattle Electric Bikes in Greenwood. This time of year we can bike to the farmers’ market to pick up delicious local organic produce. Today’s accessories make carrying our purchases home a breeze. See page 17 for a list of Seattle’s farmers’ markets.

I hope that you enjoy this issue and that it inspires you with fun and fresh ideas for finding your own joyous balance!

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Healthy Home Podcast Launches

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n June 28 from 5 to 10 p.m., community members can enjoy an opportunity to raise funds for a local nonprofit by biking to and from dinner. Called Spoke & Food, the event involves up to 20 restaurants in 20 different Seattle neighborhoods that will each donate 20 percent of the evening’s revenues to the children’s garden education program at Seattle Tilth.

Spoke & Food was launched last year by husband-and-wife team Garett and Heather Slettebak as a way to emphasize the health, community and environmental benefits of riding bikes to dinner and ultimately, to improve the culture of Seattle. “We came up with the idea for the event last year when we were dating,” says Garett. The couple held the first event just five days before their wedding.

“We had been looking for volunteer opportunities that we could do together and that utilized our skills,” he adds.

“We love that each year we get to select, meet and work with a new Seattle area nonprofit, while also getting to influence the culture of the city we live in.”

new podcast, covering alternatives in health, home safety and wellbeing in the Puget Sound, has recently launched. The Healthy Homecast, hosted by Darryl Whalen, has released nine interviews since debuting online several months ago.

“We talk about the journeys these people have taken and how they are able to inspire and educate others,” says Whalen.

Recent guests have included Doug Kennedy, of Pathway Design & Construction, speaking about the relationship between individual health and the environment; and local interior designer Rebecca West, discussing sustainable decorating.

“We look for people who are really committed to their fields, the leaders and the forerunners in the community,” Whalen says. Upcoming topics include sustainable stone care, with Denise Frakes, of Blue Sky Cleaners; gardening; and how to be aware of greenwashing. New episodes are released weekly, and potential guests are invited to fill available slots in the coming months.

As the owner of Healthy Painting—an environmentally responsible painting company—Whalen believes it is important to draw attention to the growing number of issues that affect both the environment and the people living in it. “This stuff is extremely important. We’re getting closer and closer to the point where we don’t have any choice but to do something different in our lives,” Whalen explains. “The podcasts features local resources for information and answers.”

To find a list of participating restaurants, visit SpokeAndFood. com. For more information, call 206-465-7761 or email Info@ SpokeAndFood.com.

To listen, go to HealthyHomecast.Blogspot.com. To contact Darryl Whalen, call 206-650-4587 or email Info@ HealthyHomecast.com.

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Local Campaign to Curb Disposable Cup Waste

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mericans throw away almost half a million cups every 15 seconds, according to Karin de Weille, founder and executive director of New World Habits. On May 21, the local nonprofit launched a campaign to prompt a shift in the wasteful habit.

Supported by coffee shops, nonprofits and others, the initiative encourages Seattle residents to commit for three weeks to bringing their own coffee cups when purchasing coffee; that’s the length of time generally considered necessary to form a new habit.

“The good news is that you don’t have to give up your coffee,” de Weille comments. “You simply need to bring your own cup, just as most of us have learned to bring our own bag to the grocery store.”

Organizations partnering in the effort include Sustainable Seattle; Zero Waste Seattle; and coffee shops such as Cafe Ladro that are offering special discounts for customers who bring their own cup.

Seattle residents are encouraged to ask their neighborhood coffee house to join the cause. New World Habits offers an online download-to-print flyer that explains the benefits for businesses, along with tools for monitoring the changes and collective impact of the effort. “When we make this single move together, we feel that much more empowered as a community to steer our way into the future,” de Weille remarks.

For more information and a list of participating businesses, visit NewWorldHabits.org.

Free Lecture, Skin Care Evaluations with Dr. Tel-Oren

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his month, Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren, known as Dr. T, is coming to Seattle to speak about optimal health and provide skin care evaluations and blemish removal.

He will discuss scientifically proven principles for maintaining optimal health and a youthful appearance and increasing longevity at 7 p.m., June 22.

At 9 a.m., June 24, Dr. T will provide free evaluations of skin blemishes, including skin tags, keratoses, moles, Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren lesions and other irregularities. He will remove blemishes using a non-surgical, painless method that offers esthetically pleasing results. Discounts are available for removal of multiple skin irregularities.

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Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. T practices functional medicine and travels the world, speaking and treating patients. He combines scientific medical principles with a holistic approach and uses innovative diagnostic tools to address complex and chronic conditions.

During his quarterly visits to Seattle, Dr. T empowers audience members with resources and knowledge that can help them take care of their own health. “I don’t want you to be my patients; I want you to be my students,” he declares.

Locations: June 22 lecture, University Heights Community Center, Room 108, 5031 University Way N.E., Seattle 98105; $10 admission. June 24 skin lesion evaluation and treatment, Crossroads Dental Clinic, 1811 156th Ave. N.E., Ste. 6, Seattle 98007. To schedule an appointment, call 425-753-0634 or email SeattleEcopolitan@gmail.com. To learn more about Dr. Tel-Oren, visit Ecopolitan.com. For more information about the Seattle events, visit Meetup.com/DrTel-Oren. See ad on page 20.

Ninth Class Graduates from Acupuncture Program

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u Hsing Tao turned out a class of 12 new graduates from their Five Element Acupuncture program on May 14. The school, which averages about 40 students, requires three to four years of weekend classes for licensure in Five Element acupuncture, a tradition distinctly different from the more common Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture.

Students begin seeing patients in their third year, under supervision, and are encouraged to take their patients with them upon graduation. They also decide about specializing in treating certain disorders.

One recent graduate, Lori Blythe, plans to focus on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “Five Element Acupuncture can be very effective in realigning energy for the body, the mind and the spirit,” Blythe says. “It makes it a wonderful choice for treating anyone who might not be reached by traditional talk-therapy alone.”

Citing the program’s significant focus on psychology, art and meditation, Blythe says, “The study of Five Element Acupuncture changed me in deeply profound ways. It requires the practitioner to be a true instrument of the medicine, something far beyond just book knowledge, and the instruction at Wu Hsing is set up to cultivate this kind of inner growth.”

Location: 4000 NE 41st St., Seattle 98105. For more information call 206-324-7188 or visit WuHsing.org.

New Farmers’ Market Comes to Shoreline

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he city of Shoreline and the Shoreline Farmers Market Association (SFMA) will open a farmers’ market in the late spring or early summer of 2012, located at Interurban Park, along Aurora and 175th streets, adjacent to the new LEED Gold-certified Shoreline City Hall.

SFMA has been working with the city of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College and other local businesses and organizations to bring a dynamic and educational farmers’ market to Shoreline and its surrounding communities, according to Brendan Lemkin, of the SFMA. “This [Interurban Park] location was chosen because of ultimate accessibility, visibility and the connection with City Hall and the future Shoreline Town Center,” Lemkin says. The Interurban Trail runs directly through the park, extending from North Seattle through Shoreline and into Edmonds, providing convenient, safe and healthy transportation to the market.

For more information, visit ShorelineFarmersMarket.

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Bastyr Center Promotes New Tool for Weight Loss

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astyr Center for Natural Health recently announced a new program that offers patients personalized diet and exercise plans, based upon their individual caloric needs. A diagnostic tool called an indirect calorimeter measures a person’s resting metabolic rate and calculates the number of calories he or she needs. This information enables nutrition advisors to identify individual dietary requirements much more specifically than in the past.

Often known by the brand name MedGem, the small, handheld device has been used on television shows like NBC’s The Biggest Loser and requires that the patient breathe through it while lying still for about 10 minutes.

“We’re really excited about the MedGem, because it allows us to offer a much more personalized and accurate estimation of caloric needs for each individual patient,” says Bastyr Center Clinical Supervisor Kelly Morrow, MS, RD. Location: 3670 Stone Way N., Seattle 98103. To make an appointment or learn more about the MedGem, call 206-8344100 or visit BastyrCenter.org.

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Second Use Collects 756 Gallons of Used Paint

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econd Use Building Materials, a salvage company in South Park, took in 756 gallons of used latex paint at a collection event on April 16 and 17. The effort developed in response to customer requests for a way to reduce their waste.

“We knew we’d get a lot of paint,” comments Store Manager Calyn Hostetler, “but we didn’t realize it would be quite this much. It turned out to be a great resource for the public.”

Second Use passed the paint along to a graffiti-removal program in White Center; the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS), a nonprofit which is creating a mural in South Park; and Reed Painting Company, a company that also salvages paint.

The collection event was applauded by many residents seeking to dispose of old paint responsibly. The King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program recommends drying out leftover paint before putting cans into garbage receptacles.

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Infant Massage Class Helps Parents Bond with Babies

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arents, expecting parents and caregivers can learn gentle and soothing techniques to massage their infants in weekly classes led by Chiaki Hirate. Benefits extend far beyond just

a relaxed rub-down, according to Hirate, a certified infant massage instructor.

“Infant massage promotes good health and brain development along with building babies’ trust and self-esteem,” Hirate says. “Babies who are massaged tend to be more independent since they know they are loved and can confidently explore the world with the understanding that a loving parental relationship is there to support them.”

Hirate cites research from the Touch Research Institute at University of Miami which shows that massage helps mothers release oxyctocin, a hormone that promotes bonding and relaxation.

“You’ll also meet parents with babies of similar age and make friends,” Hirate says of her infant massage classes. “It is a great way to do something wonderful for both yourself and your baby.”

Hirate conducts classes in a warm and cozy environment.

Along with teaching massage techniques that can be used at home, Hirate leads the class by singing nursery rhyme songs.

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Register by emailing info@Parent2Infant.com or calling 206409-4812 for Queen Anne Classes. Visit OverlakeHospital.org/ classes to register for Bellevue Classes. For more information, visit Parent2Infant.com.

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A Practice for a Healthier World by lauressa nelson

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eff Primack imagines a future where people with heart disease and cancer receive education about specific foods and lifestyle changes that could keep the diseases from recurring. He envisions hospital patients practicing yoga and qigong in lush green gardens full of oxygen and qi (pronounced “chyee”), or vital life energy. Primack hopes for hospital meals that support immune health and cleanse arteries and for doctors that understand how to treat patients using food and breathing as medicine.

To help bring about such changes, he has spent nearly a decade studying and practicing with many masters of qigong, a Chinese system that uses breathing exercises, mental concentration and body postures and movements to maintain health and control the force of vital energy, or qi. The founder of Supreme Science Qigong Center, Primack has taught his Qigong and Food-Based Healing systems to more than 25,000 people in live QiRevolution seminars.

In those seminars, Primack leads what he calls “Power Breathing,” intended to saturate the blood with oxygen. “A person can practice lying down, sitting or standing up,” he explains. “Air is breathed with strength into the lungs and then manipulated

Cost: $99 includes all four days. Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma 98402. Seating is limited. To register or for more information, call 800-2988970 or visit QiRevolution.com. Also visit Qigong.com. See ad on page 2.

Your house wastes enough energy to run a car. softly with the abdomen.”

Primack teaches a Nine-Breath Method, which he says, “…gives a fullbody vibration of energy and warmth in 45 seconds.” Although an advanced technique, Primack maintains that it can be learned easily in a few hours during the seminars and that anyone can participate.

He reports that participants describe amazing results: “People are usually happy to find that common aches and pains decrease substantially after doing the breathing. Other people that were sad before they walked in often feel joyous after doing it. It works instantly, regardless of whether you believe in it or not.”

QiRevolution seminars involve large groups of people practicing the techniques together, an experience that Primack says should not be missed.

“There is something inspiring about walking into a room where hundreds of people are moving and breathing at exactly the same time,” he reflects. “At our national event, a crowd of 2,000 people held hands in a circle while doing Nine-Breath Method. Everyone was blown away by the [feeling that] ‘raw electricity’ traveled inside their arms,” he recounts.

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Yoga for Horses Harmony and Flexibility Aren’t Just for Humans Anymore

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n a peacefully quiet Saturday morning at a naturally wooded facility near Monroe, veterinarian Hannah Evergreen is dressed in jeans and heavy boots, her normal attire for teaching yoga. That’s because the beneficiaries of Evergreen’s instruction aren’t human—they’re equine.

As their human handlers lead them through a series of stretches, the horses patiently allow the holding and flexing of their fore and hind legs, the gentle tugging of their tails to lengthen

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the spine, the arching of their neck muscles and the maneuvering of their limbs into other flexibility-enhancing positions. Looking attentive, yet relaxed, at times peaceful and almost Zen-like, the 1,000-pound animals chew quietly, neigh softly from time to time and seem to enjoy themselves.

Horse yoga is part of a new and growing nationwide trend that recognizes the physiological importance of stretching and flexibility for horses and riders alike, as well as the mind-body

connection between them. Evergreen has developed her yoga routine for horses with a mindful approach. “Yoga changed the focus in my riding and training from the end result to being aware of the process,” she says.

“Working with my own four horses to develop this program has allowed me to deepen the relationship and connection that I have with them.”

The doctor’s human clients bring their own steeds or work with one of the sweet and gentle resident rescue horses that are available to sponsor through Evergreen’s Northwest Equine Stewardship Center. The nonprofit is dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial relationships between horses and humans by encouraging community responsibility and stewardship for all horses.

“We have a resident herd of rescue horses that work hard to help people and love to have people work hard to help them,” Evergreen explains.

“People without their own horses can be matched with an appropriate rescue horse for the class, making it a win-win situation.”

Would-be horse yogis must first know their basic ground manners, like backing on command, squaring up (bringing all four legs into balance) and side passing (stepping sideways on command). For beginning horses, their human handler will introduce them to the stretching routine.

Typical sessions start with grooming, to get the blood flowing, followed by a 20-minute warm-up period of aerobic exercise and review of basic ground work, and then move into instruction and coaching on stretch exercises.

“After basic passive leg, neck, back and pelvic stretches are mastered, we start clicker training to teach the horses to do active stretching themselves,” Evergreen explains, referring to an operant conditioning method of training that uses a small mechanical noisemaker and positive reinforcement to encourage desired behavior. “The level of equine yoga depends on the horse and the handler and can change from day to day, depending on how each is doing.”

Horse lovers without their own equine can be matched with a rescue horse for yoga. Classes are $50 each or $150 for four. In addition, for $300 monthly, horse lovers can sponsor a rescue horse.

Monthly sponsorship can change the course of a horse’s life. Rescued horses at the Northwest Equine Stewardship Center are rehabilitated and kept active. Many are used by local therapists in Equine-Facilitated Therapy and Learning, a form of counseling that employs the gentle and intuitive powers of the horse to enhance the relationship skills of the human with whom the horse is partnered. The program provides a “job” for the rescued horses, making them valuable and use-

ful, even if they are no longer rideable.

“Horses benefit us on so many levels,” Evergreen advises. “For me, finding that higher level of connection with my horses is my way to regulate and balance myself. It keeps me happy and healthy just as much as it does my horses.”

Northwest Equine Stewardship Center is located at 9812 215th Ave. S.E., Snohomish 98290. To register for yoga classes, call Evergreen Holistic Veterinary Care at 360-794-9255 or visit EvergreenHolisticVet.com. natural awakenings

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Zippy E-Bikes Ditch the Car for a Fun and Easy Body-Friendly Ride by brita belli

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riving a vehicle to work, the store and the gym on congested roads does more than try our patience—those daily petroleumpowered trips are polluting the planet.

The Clean Air Council reports that each gallon of gas we use on the road results in 20 more pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) mucking up the atmosphere we breathe. In fact, all motor vehicles combined are responsible for 31 percent of the total CO2 emissions currently contributing to global warming.

Because most car trips are short— the National Household Travel Survey finds that half of all the trips we make are three miles or less, 72 percent of these in motor vehicles—they could be replaced with a more eco-friendly ride.

With such a wide variety of snazzy new options available, from cargo bicycles to electric motorcycles, it’s never been easier to move on our best intentions.

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people of all shapes and sizes to lean back and pedal comfortably while maintaining safety and speed. These people-friendly cycles can be of typical bike length or longer, and some are trikes, with two back wheels. They also can be equipped with a pod-like cover for year-round riding.

The covered, aerodynamic, three-wheeled versions are known as velomobiles, or bicycle cars. Rod Miner, president of Lightfoot Cycles, which specializes in recumbent bikes, side-by-side four-wheel tandems, adult trikes with cargo and pet carriers, and velomobiles, says that almost every model can be given added oomph with an electric- or a small-engine assist.

“For the cost of a gallon of gas,” Miner says, “one of our super-efficient, electrically assisted cycles can travel 1,200 miles.”

Examples at BacchettaBikes.com and LightfootCycles.com.

ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES: Electric motorcycles provide the same thrill and speed as gas-powered versions, minus the noise and dirty emissions.

These motorcycles are ready to race:

The Mission R electric racing superbike is not only a sleek-looking machine, but can go from zero to fast in one gear. They also look nearly identical to a traditional ride, hosting a battery pack and motor in place of the powertrain.

Because motorcycles are small and efficient, they don’t require heavy battery packs, and can be plugged into any home outlet to charge. Most will run for about two hours, or 40 to 50 miles on a charge. A federal incentive of a 10 percent tax credit helps with the purchase price, along with state incentives active in California, Colorado, Georgia and South Carolina and pending in many other states (update at ZeroMotorcycles.com/it/incentives).

Examples at Brammo.com; RideMission.com (Mission Motors). For more information see Popular Mechanics’ Electric Motorcycle Guide, tinyurl. com/3ddeej6.

ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES: Nature lovers may recoil at the idea of gas-powered dirt bikes or motocross bikes tearing around trails, but in designated spots, they can provide the thrill riders seek, minus the noxious exhaust and noisy, revving engines.

In fact, Dirt Rider Magazine says of the all-electric Zero X dirt bike: “Utter silence... is the inevitable sound of the future of off-road motorcycle riding.”

Its battery charger plugs in to any standard outlet, and all of the company’s lithium-ion power packs are recycled. While the battery-powered Zero can reach off-road speeds of up to 47 mph, the company Razor also designs scaled-down electric motocross bikes (and quads and scooters) for younger enthusiasts that are built for fun, with speeds of up to 14 mph for up to 10 miles on a single charge.

Examples at Razor.com and ZeroMotor cycles.com (search Dirt).

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The electric bike that Seattle Hills Fear by ann dorn

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tefan Schlesinger has found his bliss. A counselor for years, Schlesinger researched carefully before purchasing an electric bike that would allow him to regularly commute from Whidbey Island to Seattle. The one he chose, the OHM bike, powered by a BionX motor, thrilled and delighted him so much that he promptly opened a store to sell them.

Today, Schlesinger still commutes by bike from Whidbey Island, and his store, Seattle Electric Bike, is the factory dealership for the OHM bike with the BionX motor. “In Seattle, bicycling has been somewhat prohibitive for many people, both those who are physically fit and those with disabilities,” Schlesinger says.

He aims to change that. Schlesinger is on a mission to make biking more accessible to Seattle residents that cope with the city’s numerous hills.

He’s starting by offering what he says are the most competitive prices in the country for a bike that was designed in Abbotsford, British Columbia and “built for the Northwest.”

Sporting Kevlar tires, a range of 30 to 60 miles or more, and 350 watts of power (typical electric bikes run on 250 watts) plus a carrying capacity of 350 pounds, the OHM bike and BionX motor are unfazable when confronted with Seattle hills and wet pavement conditions, according to Schlesinger.

“The experience of riding these electric bikes is very natural and feels like cycling, but your biking is not interrupted by hills,” he explains. “Instead of punishing you, the OHM continually rewards and supports you to ride more.

You are suddenly able to go up hills that you previously couldn't go up, and you can go up them at a reasonable speed.”

Traveling on these bikes could not be more different than riding a motorcycle or other personal electric or gas

vehicle, says Schlesinger. “For starters, unlike most other electric bikes, the electric motor is virtually silent, even on the Stefan Schlesinger talks OHM steepest bikes with a show attendee. hills.”

The bike provides power only when needed, since the motor engages when it senses strain and kicks in with something called “pedal assist,” which bikers can set to increase their input by 20, 50, 100, 200 or 300 percent. The pedal assist feature will go up to 20 miles per hour, the legal limit, and bikers can pedal using their own energy to go faster. There is also a throttle that bikers can hold down with their thumb for a boost of unassisted power that helps conquer hills.

Electric bikes do not require a license and can be stowed on a bus, just like a regular bike, adding even more travel flexibility and options. “At just under $3,000 for their urban model, the OHM bike and BionX motor can be expected to run faithfully for upwards of 10 years with nothing but regular tuneups and pennies worth of electricity to recharge the motor,” Schlesinger advises.

Seattle Electric Bike can also retrofit almost any model of bike customers bring in with a BionX motor for about half the price of purchasing an OHM. Schlesinger has also witnessed the personal transformation of many of his customers after they purchased one of his bikes. “I’ve seen people become fitter and lose weight after a short period of time without pumping iron or crash dieting,” he says. “I think that when you’re connected to the outside, you

begin to reconnect to the Earth and nature, so you’re going to realign and become more healthy.

“One of the things that happens on a bike is that you are at an optimum physical level to experience the world and take in everything around you,” Schlesinger continues. “You are smelling the smells, hearing the sounds, and you become profoundly connected to your neighborhood and the environment. You get to communicate with people in ways that you can’t in a car.”

He encourages everyone to come to his Greenwood shop for a test ride, because the freedom and possibilities the OHM bikes represent can only be understood through experience.

“There is a sort of joy and amazement that people have when they get on the bike,” Schlesinger notes. “About five minutes into our test ride, a lot of people start laughing with joy.”

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dad, so that they can better understand who they are and where they come from. It means letting kids into your experiences with winning and losing, being embarrassed and feeling anxious, overcoming challenges, and giving up.

What stories are appropriate to share with a child? The short answer is, trust your gut. While there are no hardand-fast rules, here are a few guidelines:

The Power of a Father’s Story Letting Your Children Know You

by John Badalament

When I ask dads to describe the kind of relationship they want to have with their children, every dad will say without hesitation that above all, he wants to feel emotionally close and connected with them.

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enowned researcher and author John Gottman, Ph.D., founder of the Relationship Research Institute, has concluded that children with emotionally available dads do better in school, have better peer relationships and relate better with teachers than children whose dads are more emotionally distant. Children with dads who are overly critical or dismissing of emotions are more likely to do poorly in school, fight more with friends and suffer poor health.

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health found that the single most protective factor for reducing behavioral risks such as drug and alcohol abuse, early sexual activity, smoking and depression, is children’s connectedness to their

parents; fathers were noted as being of particular importance.

Being known means letting down the walls and sharing your life story —having the courage to show your flaws, fears and joys. This is not to say that one should overburden a child with inappropriate revelations; rather, it’s about giving your child the gift of knowing who you are and what you feel on a regular basis.

What was your relationship like with your dad? What were you like as a kid? Children need and want genuine insights into who you were (and are) as a person, not just as their

n Let your stories emerge naturally and in context. When your daughter loses a game: “Did I ever tell you about what my dad used to do when I would lose?” n Take the lead: “When I was in fifth grade, I was concerned about what other people thought of me. Do you ever feel that way?” n Share stories about your present, too. “Sometimes I have trouble keeping my mouth shut. I was in this meeting the other day...” n Include feelings, not just facts. By revealing your feelings, you help children understand their own. n Be mindful of how a story may boomerang. If you decide to tell your teenage son about your own past substance use, prepare a response in case he uses that information to justify his own actions. n When telling stories about your father, keep in mind that your children have a relationship with their grandfather and do not divide a child’s loyalties. If your father was abusive, seek professional advice before sharing such stories; maybe talk about how you try to do things differently than your father did.

Stories are the lifeblood connecting the generations.

Excerpt adapted from The Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World ©2010 by John Badalament.

Reprinted with permission from New World Library.

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communityspotlight Real Food from Real Farmers Seattle Farmers’ Markets Nourish Both Health and Community

by Manny Frishberg

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s the production and distribution of food has gone global, some Americans are beginning to notice how disconnected our food supply has become from locally grown, seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Farmers’ markets are places where we can reconnect with local foods and are useful vehicles for rebuilding regional food systems.

Since the late 1970s, when eight markets got together and formed the Washington State Farmers Market Association, the number of farmers’ markets has grown exponentially throughout the state; today, nearly 140 markets operate at least part of the year. The bulk of that growth has blossomed in the Puget Sound region.

Farmers’ markets are a mixed cornucopia of products and size. Some, like nearly half of the 15 in the city of Seattle, are farmers-only markets.

“Others allow some crafts, but say that 70 percent of the vendors need to be farmers,” says Mary Embleton, a staff member of the Cascade Harvest Coalition, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to re-localizing the food system in Washington state by more directly connecting consumers and producers since 1999.

A farmers’ market is more than an opportunity to know where your food came from and how it was grown, Embleton explains. “The markets are really community centers,” she says.

“If they’re healthy markets, they’re little engines that draw people in and kind of make the community more vibrant.

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Chris Joyner, Kombucha Brewer year-round. On Sundays throughout the year, urban shoppers can buy fresh foods in Ballard, Fremont or Junction, in West Seattle. Most Saturdays, the University District is home to a great market. Additional seasonal markets in areas surrounding the city usually open in May and close in September.

A few “hardy perennials” last until October, November and even December. Another dozen set up stalls in the suburbs, from Bellevue to Burien and from Edmonds to Puyallup.

Wherever and whenever the markets are open, fishermen, farmers, ranchers, bakers and even the occasional brewer bring the fruits of their efforts—typically organic—directly to the people that will eat it. The consumers help ensure that they stay in business, closing the local economy loop.

Scott Beaton and his wife, Wynne, are among the growing number of small-to-midsize producers that

Local Farmers’ Markets

Enjoy farm-fresh produce and other local and handmade products at any of these area markets—spend a few minutes visiting, too, and learn more about who grows your food and where it comes from.

Ballard Sun Ballard Avenue N.W. (between Vernon Place N.W. and 22nd Avenue N.W.) Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., year-round BallardFarmersMarket.wordpress.com/ ballard-farmers-market/

Scott and Wynne Beaton of Jerzy Boyz Embleton says can sell nearly all their products directly to the people who consume them. The couple has been growing apples, pears and varietal fruits on their farm north of Chelan for the last 20 years. This year, they plan to bring 43 varieties of apples and 25 of pears, along with nectarines, peaches, grapes and some vegetables, to sell at the University District and Ballard markets.

“We can only fit around 1,400 pounds,” explains Scott. “We’ve been able to sell our entire crop in 32 trips.” In addition to vending produce, Wynne makes a line of skin-care products. “She grows comfrey and flowers in the orchard,” advises Scott. “She’s a big advocate of the benefits of the calendula flower.” As a result, he adds, “She’s doing a little education work, and she makes salves.”

One of the biggest concerns for market promoters is the imbalance between the increasing number of farmers’ markets and the static number of farmers that can supply them. “We probably have a disproportionate ratio of markets to farmers,” says Embleton, who was trained as an economist. “We definitely could use that fact to lure a new crop of farmers.” To help address that concern, the Cascade Harvest Coalition now operates the Washington Farm Link program, which matches people that want to get into farming with people that have land for farming.

For more information, visit the Cascade Harvest Coalition at CascadeHarvest. org. Also visit the Washington State Farmers Market Association at WAFarmersMarkets.com.

Bellevue •1717 Bellevue Way N.E. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m., May-October 13 •10610 N.E. 8th Street Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June-November 19 BellevueFarmersMarket.org

Magnolia 2550 34 Avenue W. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June-September SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/magnolia

Broadway (Capitol Hill) Broadway and E. Thomas streets Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., May-December SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/broadway

Mercer Island Mercerdale Park on S.E. 32nd Street Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 12-October 9 (no market on July 10 or August 7) MIFarmersMarket.org

Burien S.W. 152nd Street Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., May-October Cascade (South Lake Union) Minor Avenue and Harrison Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m., June-September CascadeFarmersMarket.org Columbia City 4721 S. Edmunds Street Wednesdays, 3 to 7 p.m., April-October SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/columbia_city Crossroads 15600 N.E. 8th Street Tuesdays, 12 to 6:30 p.m., May-October 4 CrossroadsBellevue.com/farmers-market Fremont 3401 Evanston Avenue N. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., spring-fall; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in winter FremontMarket.com

Madrona (Madison Park) East Union and MLK Jr. Way Fridays, 3 to 7 p.m., May-September MadronaFarmersMarket.wordpress.com

Phinney 7th and Phinney Avenue N. Fridays, 3 to 7 p.m., June-September 6 SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/phinney Puyallup 330 S. Meridian Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., May-October PuyallupMainStreet.com/farmers_market.html Queen Anne W. Crockett Street and Queen Anne Avenue N. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. May-October Redmond 7730 Leary Way N.E. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., May-October RedmondSaturdayMarket.homestead.com

Issaquah 1730 10th Avenue N.W. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., April-October 8 CI.Issaquah.wa.us

Renton 3rd Avenue S. and Burnett Tuesdays, 3 to 7 p.m., June-September RentonFarmersMarket.com

Georgetown 6000 Airport Way S. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June-September GeorgetownFarmersMarket.wordpress.com/

University District University Way and N.E. 50th Street Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/u_district

Kirkland Park Lane, Kirkland Wednesdays, 2 to 7 p.m., June-September KirklandWednesdayMarket.org

Wallingford N. 45th and Wallingford Avenue Wednesdays, 3 to 7 p.m., May-September WallingfordFarmersMarket.wordpress.com

Lake City N.E. 125th Street and 28th Avenue N.E. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m., June-October SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/lake_city

West Seattle S.W. Alaska Street and California Avenue S.W. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round SeattleFarmersMarkets.org/markets/west_seattle

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WHAT WORKS: Dr. Oz’ 25 Greatest Men’s Health Tips

by Dr. Mehmet Oz

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atients are among my best teachers. They’ve taught me how to communicate clearly—and how to live a better life. On The Dr. Oz Show, I’ve learned that once people are emotionally involved, change happens quickly, especially if they feel that their behavior is letting loved ones down.

Large-scale change seems daunting. We want simple routines that we can automatically follow.

Adopt some of the steps described here, which work for me and that anyone can do, and you will like your life more in just a couple of weeks. Plus, you’ll live longer.

1: Roll on the Floor Laughing Laughing not only eases stress, promotes social bonding and lowers blood pressure; it may also boost your immune system. So bring some humor into your life, whether it’s through friends, a television show or something else that tickles your funny bone.

2: Don’t Skip Breakfast Eating fiber in the morning means less hunger late in the afternoon, when you’re most likely to feel tired and gorge yourself on sugar. My morning dose comes from steel-cut oatmeal, usually mixed with raisins, walnuts and flaxseed oil. An early start on eating also keeps your metabolism more active throughout the day; breakfast eaters are thinner than people who just rush out the door.

3: Hit the Sack Jay and Dave are funny, but they’re not worth the strain on your system. Seven hours of sleep a night not only helps you live longer, it also lowers your stress, sharpens your memory and reduces cravings for pants-splitting foods. Set a bedtime and stick to it. My target is 10:30 p.m.

I record the late shows and then watch them the next day as I pedal a stationary bike.

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4: Admire Your Work

Don’t be so trigger-happy with the flusher. Turn around and take a look at your poop, which speaks volumes about your gut and overall health. Poop should be smooth and Sshaped, like your colon. If it comes out too lumpy, or drops into the bowl like marbles, you’re constipated; increase your fiber and water intake.

5: Don’t Pamper Your Bad Back

Even if you’re hunched over in agony, spending more time in bed will only make a bad back worse. The latest research shows that bed rest weakens back muscles and prolongs the suffering. Married men with this problem may suffer more than single men because they’re tempted to lie back and enjoy all the pampering they receive. The best solution is to get up, take a pain reliever and be a soldier.

6: Taste the Colors

Foods with bright, rich colors are packed with flavonoids and carotenoids, powerful compounds that bind with the damaging free radicals in your body, lowering inflammation. Eat nine fistfuls of colorful fruits and vegetables each day and you’ll reap the benefits without having to give up other foods. Whenever I shop the produce aisle, I’m reminded that these foods are often more powerful than the drugs sold in pharmacies. My favorites are arugula and blueberries.

7: Brushing is Not Enough If you plan to spend your later years eating more than yogurt and apple sauce, invest in some floss. No matter how thoroughly or long you brush your teeth, you’re missing a good portion of their total surface. That’s like washing one armpit after a workout.

But the dangers of skipping floss go beyond hygiene: The bacteria that linger can increase your risk of heart disease.

8: Take a Deep Belly Breath

Do this anywhere, anytime. Push out your bellows and suck air through your nose until your lungs are full. They’ll fill with nitric oxide, a chemical found in the back of your nose that opens up blood vessels. The dose of oxygen will make you feel happier and more alert. This is my secret technique for calming down in the face of challenges.

9: Join a Yoga Class

Yoga is the most important exercise of my daily routine. Being surrounded by beautiful women in spandex should be reason enough to join a class, but if you need more motivation, consider this: Yoga eases stress, lowers blood pressure, slows heart rate and increases flexibility. There’s nothing mystical about it. Loosening your muscles will make them more adaptable, so you may be less likely to injure yourself playing sports. Sure, some of the poses may look ridiculous, but that’s for a reason. Yoga can reach and work muscles that are ignored during routine sports and daily life. My favorite maneuver is the sun salutation.

10: Don’t Be an Island

Ever wonder why women live longer than men? One major reason is that they form tight networks and actually talk about their problems. If you face life’s stresses alone, you will make yourself older. With another person’s love and support, the inner aging associated with stress can be reduced.

11: Avoid Fad Diets

The secret to weight loss is not to avoid carbs, fats, yellow foods, solid foods or foods that start with the letter G. The real trick is to lower your daily intake by about 100 calories. You’ll hardly notice, but it’ll add up to a loss of about 10 pounds in a year. Calorie

restriction has been shown to lengthen life (in rats and monkeys). I cut back once a year to reset my appetite and taste buds. Healthy foods taste great afterwards.

12: Be a Smart Patient

Professionals can help keep you in good health, but the responsibility ultimately falls on you. Seek a second opinion before undergoing any medical procedure, because 30 percent of the time, that opinion will change the diagnosis or plan.

Keep a written medical history and educate yourself about any family problems. You might even consider signing onto Microsoft HealthVault or Google Health, so your files would be accessible in case you find yourself in trouble away from home.

13: Lose the Beer Belly

Most men fasten their belts below their waists. It’s just another way of avoiding the truth about their gut. Grab a tape measure and put it around your body at the level of your belly button. That number should be less than half your height. For my six-foot, one-inch frame, for example, I need to keep my waist under 36.5 inches. If avoiding heart attacks and diabetes isn’t enough motivation to eliminate that gut, consider this: For every point your body mass index is over 25, your testosterone drops 3 percent, which isn’t very manly.

14: Go Green

I drink green tea three times a day. It’s packed with heart-boosting and cancerstopping polyphenols that black tea doesn’t offer. These beneficial chemicals are lost when it’s fermented. Green tea also delivers a boost of alertness, but from a smaller dose of caffeine than black tea. Green tea can even fight dandruff, although only if you pour the cooled tea directly onto your scalp.

15: Sweat Until You’re Wet

If you can work up a sweat for just one hour a week, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including a reduced risk of heart attack, better mood and lower blood pressure. I like interval training on the elliptical, with 15 pull-ups and 15 dips after every 10 minutes. Your muscles will become more efficient, so you’ll have more stamina for more enjoyable activities that also work up a sweat. natural awakenings

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16: Save Some Money

Most people rank personal finance as their number one stressor, usually because they feel powerless about it.

Stress not only shortens lives, it also drives people to habits like smoking, drinking or binge eating. Keep some money in a special bank account, safe from your lust for a new television, and you’ll establish an emotional comfort zone with major health benefits.

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If a 50-something man could have sex 700 times a year, the exercise and stress reduction would make him look and feel years younger. I wouldn’t recommend quitting your day job in order to hit that number—but what’s the harm in trying? The next time your loved one says she has a headache, tell her she’s literally killing you. It works for me.

18: Know Your Numbers, then Aim Lower

Take the part of your brain dedicated to your local steak house’s phone number and reassign it to your heart’s vital signs. These include blood pressure (which ideally should be below 115 over 75), LDL cholesterol (under 100), resting heart rate (under 70), and fasting blood sugar (under 100). If your numbers aren’t ideal, change your diet until they improve.

19: Add Some Weights

Just 30 minutes twice a week spent lifting weights can build significant muscle mass. What’s more, working all that muscle burns tons of calories, making it a great way to lose your gut, too. Don’t have weights? Try lifting yourself: Pull-ups are the most valuable muscle-building exercises I do.

Trainer Bob Greene pointed out to me that pull-ups work the back, pecs, arms and belly all at once. Because you’re lifting yourself, you’ll think twice before eating that doughnut, because you’ll just have to lift it later.

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20: Grab Your Nuts

Nuts are among the best sources of healthful fats and protein around. I keep a bag of walnuts in my fridge and use their massive dose of omega-3 fatty acids to boost my brainpower while I see patients. Half of a handful eaten about 30 minutes before a meal will temper your appetite and help you avoid the drive-thru.

21: No, Seriously, Grab Your Nuts

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men ages 15 to 35, but it’s usually curable if caught early enough.

I strongly urge you to grab your testicles and check them for bumps at least once a month. Each testicle should feel smooth and slightly soft, and one should hang slightly lower than the other, like two avocados (which, in Aztec, actually means “testicles”) growing on a tree.

22: Hit the Dance Floor

Crosswords and card games aren’t the only way to keep a brain razor sharp. It turns out that any kind of dancing with complex moves is stimulating enough to give neurons a workout. Even the simplest moves provide some physical exercise. So don’t be such a wallflower on your next night out. As a bonus, dancing may help you with tip number 17.

23: Do Your Penis a Favor

Step on a treadmill. Men who exercise enough to burn 200 calories a day significantly lower their chances of impotence. That’s because impotence often has the same

cause as heart attacks: blocked arteries. Your penis is like a dipstick for your arteries, so check it. If you’re interested in keeping it up later in life, lace up the sneakers now.

24: Learn to Cook

Do you think you know how much butter goes into preparing those mashed potatoes at a restaurant? You’re probably off by half. If you can cook, you not only save money, but also gain control over what goes into your meals. Plus, for most women, a man who knows how to cook is as sexy as one who stars in movies. I have trouble boiling water. Thankfully, I’m already married.

25: Some Pills Should Be Popped

The indoor life gives modern man protection from the elements. Unfortunately, roughly half of us are deficient in vitamin D, for which the sun is a major source. This crucial vitamin may aid in fighting cancer, diabetes and heart disease. I take a 1,000 IU supplement each morning.

Dr. Mehmet Oz is a professor of cardiac surgery at Columbia University and a founder of the Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is co-author of the award-winning Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future and YOU: The Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger. He has frequently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and currently hosts The Dr. Oz Show.

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BYE-BYE, BELLY FAT Strategies to Win the Battle of the Bulge

by Anjula Razdan

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ooking good at the beach isn’t the only reason to flatten our tummies. It turns out that abdominal fat has a major impact on whether we stay healthy and vital or put ourselves at increased risk for several chronic diseases.

All of us need a bit of internal belly fat, according to nutritional expert Dr. Pamela Peeke, who says, “We need stomach fat to help cushion organs and maintain internal body temperature; it’s also a good source of backup fuel.” Peeke is the author of Body for Life for Women and Fight Fat After Forty.

Two Types of Fat

Ringing all our midsections are two different kinds of fat: subcutane-

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Health experts Dr. Marie Savard, and Carol Svec, co-authors of The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness, state in their book, “Excess visceral fat can lead to increased blood sugar and higher insulin levels, and it also generates increased inflammation, all of which are the perfect setup for diabetes, certain types of cancers and stroke.”

Four Factors ous, beneath the skin; and visceral, stored deep in the body around major organs.

Each functions differently on a biological level.

Subcutaneous, or “passive” fat, requires metabolic intervention from other body systems and glands in order to be processed for energy. Visceral, or “active,” fat functions much like a gland itself: It is programmed to break down and release fatty acids and other hormonal substances that are metabolized by the liver (it’s also what tends to make a tummy protrude in classic “beer belly” fashion).

There is no single answer to the riddle of weight gain; it involves four factors—genetics, eating habits, stress and hormones. Some of us, says Savard, are destined to be “apples,” gaining weight in the stomach and upper-body region, while others are fated to be “pears,” putting it on in the hips, buttocks, thighs and lower legs.

Abdominal fat is produced when we ingest more caloric energy than our bodies can use. “It’s certainly no secret that the way we eat is out of sync with our body’s needs,” writes Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D., in Inflammation Nation: The First Clinically Proven Eating Plan to End Our Nation’s Secret Epidemic. “Most of the evolutionary forces that shaped our genetic development were exerted 10,000 years ago, when we were hunter-gatherers.

Nothing in that programming could have prepared us for the Big Mac.”

As Peeke puts it, “Genetics may load the gun, but environment pulls the trigger.” She spent years researching the link between stress and fat at the National Institutes of Health, and says that chronic stress can beget an expansive waistline because it triggers ongoing production of cortisol that, among other things, spurs intense appetite that causes us to overeat; the resulting weight gain tends to settle mainly in the abdomen.

Declining levels of sex hormones cause both men and women to develop a paunch as they age. Even pear-shaped women start to lose their estrogen advantage after menopause.

Remarks Savard, “When they gain weight after menopause, the tendency

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Potbellies are epidemic, and there is no quick-fix approach. Common spot remedies like crunches might tone back and abdominal muscles, but they don’t address fat stored inside the belly. For that, we need to reduce our body’s overall fat storage.

Savard advises against being tempted by crash diets; they sometimes lead to weight gain. She advises that, “Reducing your caloric intake by more than 25 percent simply triggers your metabolism to go into starvation mode, which lowers your [resting metabolic] rate.” Sticking with a sensible, wholefoods diet and moderate, daily exercise will deliver much better results.

The good news is that visceral fat, while it may be stored deep down in your belly, is often the first type of fat to burn off. This fat is metabolically active, so it actually works in our favor when we decide to get rid of it.

We’ll do better to forget how much we weigh and focus on our waistline measurement, counsels Savard. Losing just two inches there can significantly decrease the risk for a host of illnesses and diseases. “Throw away your weight scale, because health is in inches, not pounds,” she emphasizes.

Exercise and nutrition, especially eating small, well-balanced meals every three to four hours, is important, says Peeke, but just as significant is learning how to manage stress levels. “I’ve always looked at the mind in addition to the mouth and the muscle,” she says.

While there is no quick-fix approach to losing abdominal fat, thinking holistically and making real lifestyle changes can go a long way toward shedding a stubborn belly. By doing so, we’ll not only look great at the beach this summer, but feel great, too.

Anjula Razdan is a Washington, D.C.-based writer and editor whose article here is an adapted excerpt from Care2.com.

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Lisa Parry’s inspiration for her own family reading program came on Mother’s Day, when her children asked if they could get out the beads and make their mom some jewelry. They decided that each time her first-grader, Grace, finished reading a book aloud, she got to put another bead on a string that hung on the wall. Grace watched her accomplishments grow, while her parents saw her reading improve.

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Five Fun Ways to Keep Kids’ Minds Sharp This Summer

by Janet Forgrieve

Every year, kids across the country close their schoolbooks and adjust their inner clocks to the more unstructured hours of summer. They’re ready to let the good times roll.

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et, studies going back decades have documented a resulting “summer slide” among kids who don’t engage their minds as much as school demands during their joyful break, according to Patricia Froehlich, youth services consultant for the Colorado State Library. To combat this, parents can find ways to strike a balance between learning and fun, grabbing opportunities to teach when and where they can.

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this learning feels like schoolwork, the faster you lose them. But keeping it fun can not only keep kids from falling behind, it also may give them a leg up when they head back to class in the fall.

The key is in “just hiding the learning in the fun,” counsels Christy Wright, activities director of Big Horn K-12 summer school, in Wyoming.

Here are some ways to keep kids’ minds active when they’re out of school.

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Summer community reading programs provide age-appropriate options for kids of every grade and help those who aren’t naturally adept readers to find topics that will make them want to pick up a book, advises Froehlich.

Science

Families that spend time camping and hiking can capitalize on the abundant natural learning opportunities that such activities foster, aided by books on the local flora and fauna. When traveling to another part of the country or the world for outdoor adventures, do some homework together first about what you’re likely to see when you get there.

Indoor science lessons, cleverly disguised as games or toys, may be just as valuable, not only for teaching scientific concepts, but also in fostering skills kids will need when they head back to the classroom.

Kelly Pascal Gould relates how Jackson, her elementary school-age son, naturally gravitates toward experiments and creative projects. One spring, she stocked up on chemistry sets and science kits. Several of them worked to engage the budding inventor, who needed to increase his attention span.

Wright notes that many students that participate in her summer school program are referred to her because they have trouble concentrating in

regular classes. She’s learned that projects that teach them about science, nature and how things work tend to keep them focused on the task at hand, and also begin to ingrain in them ways to better concentrate in the future.

comprehend, and then settle down and learn.” More traditional games provide another type of learning experience, especially when kids make up rules they invent and agree upon as they go along.

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During Wright’s summer school program, kids come in early to play Dance Dance Revolution or Guitar Hero; she encourages kids to play these and other games on consoles like Xbox, PlayStation and Wii. Games that engage the body, while demanding mental concentration, not only help kids learn new skills, they may also improve their ability to be able to focus when they need to sit still for lessons later, she says. “[Games that entail] cross-lateral movement, which means doing something crossover, like jumping rope or playing ball, are good, too, because they’re using one side of the body that engages the other side of the brain, so both body and mind are moving,” explains Wright. “It helps kids

Cooking

Preparing meals is another forum for engaging kids’ minds during the summer. To enjoy the fruits of their culinary labors, youngsters must first master reading, measuring and following directions—lessons that are much easier to swallow when they are followed by a tasty dish they’ve made themselves, notes Wright.

It may take patience on the part of parents, who see cooking as another household chore to complete as quickly as possible, but taking the time to teach kids cooking skills makes us slow down and realize there’s joy to be found in the kitchen when we have someone to share the work.

Parry’s daughter Grace loves to help in the kitchen, and children generally enjoy the tangible sense of

accomplishment when they put a meal they’ve helped create on the table.

“She’s old enough now where she can measure and scoop,” Parry says. “It’s fun for both of us.”

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Art

Gould set up a place at home where Jackson can go and create to his heart’s content. The art room has just about anything a child needs to create his own works of art, she says. Jackson also recently learned to embroider; quite an accomplishment, given the complete focus such an art demands.

Susan Aust’s tween, Tucker, is into art of a different kind, having developed a love of all things theatrical and voraciously reading books about famous actors and actresses, she says.

The Austs started a weekly home family film festival, where they all watch a movie together and afterwards, “We talk about the actors’ lives and work.”

Janet Forgrieve is a regular contributor to GaiamLife.com, from which this article was adapted.

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calendarofevents WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 An Evening with Vandana Shiva, Van Jones & Bill McKibben – 7pm. Van, Vandana and Bill speak about opportunities for deep change and people’s important role as change makers. Reception follows with live music, drinks and desserts. $25 includes one year of YES! Magazine. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle. Buy Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com/event/170181.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Container Herb Gardening – 5:30-7:30pm. Learn how to grow fresh kitchen herbs successfully in containers whether on a balcony or windowsill.

Free. Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave, Seattle. Pre-registration required: 206-633-0451 x 115 or Register@SeattleTilth.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Mother Earth News Fair Farm Tours – 9-4pm.

Choose from one of six farm tours. $60/person includes lunch provided by PCC Natural Markets, bus fare and weekend pass to Mother Earth News Fair. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Buy tickets: Mother EarthNews.com/Tickets/FarmTour.aspx.

Green Fridays – 4-6pm. Free advice and consultation on green design and eco-building. 3104 Western Ave, Ste 102, Seattle. 206-529-9356.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Mother Earth News Fair – Jun 4-5. A fun-filled, family-oriented, sustainable lifestyle fair, with workshops, hands-on demonstrations in organic gardening, country living skills, renewable energy, and more. $15/day pre-ordered pass, $20/at gate.

Puyallup Fairgrounds. MotherEarthNews.com.

Low-Sugar Jam – 10am-12pm. Learn to make low-sugar jams and basic canning techniques. $15/ member, $20/nonmember. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle. Register: CityFruit.org/Classes.htm.

Maple School Natural Area Work Party – 10am1pm. Come to the MSNA to help remove invasive plants. Stay for a potluck immediately following.

Please bring a dish to share. 20th Ave S and Lucile St. 425-270-3274. EOSAlliance.org/ Habitat-Restoration.

Home Cheese Making – 10am-2pm. Discover how to create soft spreadable chevre, mozzarella and paneer as well as learning about fermented milk products like yogurt, kefir and piima. $65/class fee, $10/supply fee. Kitchen Upstairs, 525 N 85th St, Seattle. Register: LearnAtNorth.org.

Bastyr’s 13th Annual Herb and Food Fair – 10am5pm. A free day-long festival that includes garden tours, a variety of nationally/locally known herb and nutrition speakers, cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts activities for children and live musical entertainment. Keynote speakers: Chanchal Cabrera and Cynthia Lair. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Bastyr.edu.

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Vegetarian Adventures of Tofu – 2:30-5pm. Learn about tofu and watch how easy it is to prepare inexpensive, low-fat, cholesterol-free vegetarian meals with tofu. Come hungry. $29/class fee, $18/ materials fee. South Seattle Community College, Pastry & Baking Arts Bldg, Rm 113. Register: LearnAtSouth.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Mother Daughter Tea Party – 2-4pm. A simple, hands-on class for all ages includes making buttermilk cherry scones, ginger muffins, deviled salmon and more. $20. Bellevue Whole Foods, 888 116th Ave NE, Bellevue. Register: 425-462-1400 x 0.

WholeFoodsMarket.com.

City Chickens 101 – 10am-12:30pm. Find out what it takes to keep chickens in the city at Seattle Tilth’s introductory class. $30/member, $40/ nonmember. Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Rm 107, Seattle. Pre-registration required: 800-838-3006. BrownPaperTickets.com/ event/156383.

Tribal Bellydance Boot Camp ­– 1-4pm. With Shay Moore. From 1-2pm: Level 1. From 2:154pm: Level 2. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required: 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 12th Annual Furry 5K Run & Walk – 10am.

Support the Furry 5K run and walk benefitting the Seattle Animal Shelter to raise money for injured and abused orphaned animals. Seward Park, Seattle.

Register: Furry5k.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Rainwater Harvesting, Catchment & Management – 7-9pm. An in-depth discussion about rainwater harvesting systems, design and management strategies. Includes a tour of the Phinney Neighborhood Center’s rainwater catchment system used for flushing toilets. $20/member, $25/nonmember. PNA Blue Bldg, Rm 6, Seattle.

Register: 206-783-2244.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Place Matters: BALLE Business Conference – June 14-17. 8am-6pm. Learn how to build businesses for a new sustainable economy by reconnecting eaters with farmers, investors with entrepreneurs, and businesses with the community. $595. Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Bellingham. Registration required: 360-746-9840.

LivingEconomies.org/Conference-2011.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Health in your Knapsack: Natural Remedies for Travelers – 9-10:30am. With Scott Moser. Learn what herbs, homeopathics and natural remedies can treat common “traveler’s ailments,” including diarrhea, constipation, food poisoning, motion sickness, jet lag and more. $65. Register: 206-2571488. ThriveNaturalMedicine.com.

Container Salad Gardening – 5:30-7:30pm.

Learn how to grow fresh salad gardens successfully in containers. Free. Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave, Seattle. Pre-registration required: Register@SeattleTilth.org. 206-633-0451 x 115.

Organic Gardening 101 – 6-8pm. Learn about soil, plants, living organisms and growing food in Seattle Tilth’s introductory class about growing food organically. $25/member, $36/nonmembers.

Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Rm 107, Seattle. Pre-registration required: 800-8383006. BrownPaperTickets.com/event/156321.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Celebrate the Solstice Beach Clean Up – 9am12pm. Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center, Seattle. Pre-register: 206-386-4236.

Discover@Seattle.gov.

Intro to Kayaking – June 11, 18 & 25. 9am12:30pm. Get an introduction to kayaking, emphasizing good paddling technique. Minimum age is 16 or 10 if accompanied by an adult.

Float test required. $100/adult, $70/youth & senior. Green Lake, Seattle. Register: Class.Seattle.gov/Parks/Activities/ActivitiesCourseDetails. asp?aid=163&cid=66192.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Greenlake PCC Food Bank Packaging Work Party – 7pm. Help package bulk foods purchased with PCC Food Bank Program donations from PCC shoppers. Everyone welcome. Greenwood Food Bank, 9041 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle.

206-547-1222.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Composting for Apartment Dwellers – 12-1pm.

A workshop for apartment and condo dwellers that have limited space, but want to recycle their food scraps into rich compost. Free. Freeway Park, 700 Seneca St, Seattle. Pre-registration required: 206633-0451 x 155 or Register@SeattleTilth.org.

Ballard Weston A. Price Foundation June Meeting – 6-8:30pm. A Nourishing Traditions-style potluck will be followed by a presentation from Dr. Tim Gerstmar on gluten and its effects on health.

Donations accepted. RSVP: Meetup.com/SeattleWeston-Price-Whole-Food-Nutrition-Meetup/ events/17464262.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Organic Pest Management – 10am-12pm. Learn an ecological approach to protecting apples, pears and stone fruits from common pests in the Pacific Northwest. $15/member, $20/nonmembers. Green Bean Coffeehouse, 8533 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle. Register: CityFruit.org/Classes.htm.

Creative Arts Therapy Group for Mothers with Young Children – 10:30am-12:30pm. With Emily Preston. This group is designed to provide space,

support, self-nurturance and connection for mothers with young children. Art, writing, movement, music and the rest will be incorporated. $45. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

doors hands-on class. $25/member, $36/nonmember. Bradner Gardens Park, 1733 Bradner Place S, Seattle. Pre-registration required: 800-838-3006.

BrownPaperTickets.com/event/156381.

Ayurvedic Health Center 5-Year Anniversary Event – 12-4pm. Featuring complementary wellness education, Ayurvedic yoga, snacks and teas, giveaways, massages, Mehndi art, gemstones, Tulsi seeds and a Q & A session. Free. Ayurvedic Health Center, 203 W Holly St, Ste 201, Bellingham. 360389-6229. AyurvedicHealthCenter.com.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Cascadian Edible Landscapes Greenhouse Clearing Sale – 9:30am-3:30pm. Offering a variety of regionally and seasonally appropriate plant starts including over 10 varieties of tomatoes, greens, herbs, blueberries, native berries and fruit trees.

Cascadian Edible Landscapes, 205 18th Ave, Seattle. 206-661-7628. Jake@EatYourYard.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 Bastyr Class: Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation – June 20-24. 8am-5:30pm.

This 5-day course includes more than 30 topics including discussions about ongoing breastfeeding problems, the importance of positioning in early breastfeeding and maternal nutrition. Open to the public, professionals and others interested in childbirth vocations. $879. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required: 425-602-3361.

Group Cooking Class: Preparing for the Trail – 6:30-8:30pm. Bastyr graduate Adriane Angarano leads a demo-oriented cooking class with light hands-on participation while discussing intuitive and mindful practices for cooking at home. Menu includes beef and broccoli, sweet & sour pineapple chicken, lemon-ginger tofu and soba noodles and sweet sesame seed balls. $45/person or $75/two people. Green Lake Nutrition, 6329 20th Ave NE, Seattle. Registration required: 206-729-5111.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Bastyr Class: Birth Doula Skills Training – June 21-24. 8am-5:30pm. 4-day course includes topics ranging from the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, fetal development, medical procedures of pregnancy, the emotions of pregnancy and more.

Open to the public, professionals and others interested in childbirth vocations. $629. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required: 425-602-3361.

Gluten-Free Walk, Talk and Taste – 7-8:30pm.

Learn of the many gluten-free options available at PCC Natural Markets. Free. West Seattle PCC, 2749 California Ave SW, Seattle. Register: PCC NaturalMarkets.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 Go Vertical – 6-8pm. Get the most out of a garden in a small space by growing upwards in this out-

Carbon Neutral Neighborhoods Meeting – 3:307pm. Free. City Hall, Boards & Commissions Rm, 600 4th Ave, Seattle. SeattleNeighbors@ gmail.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 24 Wild Edible Plants – June 24-26. Learn how to confidently and safely identify, gather and prepare wild edible meals in this three-day class. $365.

Shelton. Register: EarthWalkNorthWest.com/ Courses/WildEdibles.php.

Beyond Band-Aids and Gauze: Building a Natural First Aid Kit – 9-10:30am. With Scott Moser. A hands-on workshop to learn natural first aid treatments while building a kit to take home. $85. Register: 206-257-1488. ThriveNaturalMedicine.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 Urban Cycling Techniques – June 25-26. 10am2pm. Gain the knowledge to make informed decisions while riding in traffic and the confidence to balance caution, assertiveness and the skills necessary for safer urban riding. $80/member, $85/nonmember. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sandpoint Way NE, Bldg 138, Seattle. Register: Shop.

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Jam-Making Basics – 2-4pm. Learn to make own jams including basic water-bath canning techniques. $15/member, $20/nonmember. Jackson Place Co-Housing, 800 Hiawatha Pl S, Seattle.

Register: CityFruit.org/Classes.htm.

MONDAY, JUNE 27 Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk – 10:30am12pm. Join naturopathic physician Scott Moser on a free hike in Discovery Park to learn about the medicinal uses of plants found along the way. Tea provided at end of hike. Space limited. Children welcome. Discovery Park, 3801 W Government Way, Seattle. Register: 206-257-1488.

ThriveNaturalMedicine.com.

SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, JULY 23 Free Reiki 1 Certification – 9-4pm. Learn how to heal yourself and others with Reiki. Reiki Ranch, Chehalis. 360-748-4426. ReikiRanch.com.

Reiki Master Weekend – July 23-24. Become a Reiki master with Reiki 1, 2 and 3. $200. Reiki Ranch, Chehalis. 360-748-4426. ReikiRanch.com.

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sunday Free Energy Healing Clinic – 1-4pm. 2nd Sun. Bring your friends and family or carpool to the free clinic at Reiki Ranch in Chehalis. 360-748-4426.

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No registration required. Suggested $3 donation benefits local nonprofit. Goods For The Planet, 525 Dexter Ave N, Seattle. More info: Publisher@ SeattleAwakenings.com.

Prenatal Yoga ­– 3-4:30pm. Practice the art of relaxation through breath awareness, reduce physical tension, and safely prepare for labor. $110/8-class pass. 8 Limbs Yoga, Phinney Ridge, 6801 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle. Registration required: 206325-8221. 8LimbsYoga.com.

Tribal Style Bellydance –­ 7-8pm. With Shay Moore. These classes will get people moving to the global groove as students develop core tribal bellydance movements with strength, grace and flexibility. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and experience welcome. $60/6-wk series. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

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wednesday

Feldenkrais® and Yoga ­– 9:30-10:45am. With Bridget Thompson. Focus on dynamic alignment, muscular coordination, strength and flexibility to improve posture, stamina, balance and breathing $15/class. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE. Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-Illumino.com.

Infant Massage Class ­– 10-11:30am. 1st, 3rd & 4th Wed. Class taught in Japanese. See Mon listing. $25/1 class, $100/5 classes. Overlake Hospital City University, Bldg F, 2nd Fl, Rm 15, 150 120th Ave NE, Bellevue. Registration required: 425-6885259. OverLakeHospital.org/Classes.

Infant Massage Class –­ 10:30-11:45am. Promote better infant health and meet other moms while learning infant massage techniques. $25/1 class, $100/5 classes. Queen Anne Christian Church, 1316 3rd Ave W, Seattle. 206-409-4812.

Parent2Infant.com.

tuesday Feldenkrais®: Anatomy of Grace ­– 9:1510:30am. With Bridget Thompson. Fluent movement combinations constructed around natural principles including effortlessness, grace, elegance and harmony reveal innate balance, dignity, poise and grace. $15/class. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-Illumino.com.

Urban Forest Restoration ­– 10am-2pm. Tues, Thurs & Sat. Nature Consortium holds volunteer work parties throughout the week in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Volunteers help plant trees, remove invasive species and more. Tools, gloves, water and snacks provided. Free. 206-923-0853.

RSVP: NatureC.org under “forest restoration.”

Seattle Greendrinks – 5:30pm. 2nd Tues. Informal social networking to connect and unite those working or interested in environmental issues. Locations vary. Details: SeattleGreendrinks.org.

Natural Business Networking – 6pm. 3rd Tues.

Meet sustainable business owners, holistic practitioners and others active in the natural marketplace for relationship building and collaboration. Spon-

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InterPlay: Five Essential Daily Requirements ­– 7-8:30pm. Explore in this 6-wk series the 5 essential daily requirements set out by InterPlay cofounder Cynthia Winton-Henry: move and breathe, play with your full voice, tell a story and have it witnessed, touch someone and have stillness. $50/6-wk series. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-Illumino.com.

thursday Urban Forest Restoration –­ 10am-2pm. See Tues listing. 206-923-0853. RSVP: NatureC.org under “forest restoration.”

Greening Your Home Workshop ­– 5-5:45pm. 3rd Thurs. Jacqueline Powers, author of Transitioning to Green, A Workbook for the Homeowner, will lead a group discussion about plans and ideas raised in her workbook. Bring your questions for a designer and remodeler to answer. Free. Goods For The Planet, 525 Dexter Ave N, Seattle. 206-652-2327.

GoodsForThePlanet.com.

Awareness Through Movement® – 5:30-6:30pm.

With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Find strength, power and balance, ease and freedom in formerly painful or stressful activities. Expand your joy in sports, music or gardening. $15/class. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

Holistic Moms Network Tacoma Chapter Meeting – 5:30-7:30pm. Last Thurs. Get connected to other like-minded moms and dads interested in holistic health and green living. Bates Technical

College, S Campus, Home and Family Life Bldg, 2201 S 78th St, Tacoma. 253-381-4701. Home.

HomeWebs.com/HMNTacomaWA. Baby Diaper Service 101 ­– 6:30-7:30pm. 2nd Thurs. Learn the environmental and health benefits of using cloth diapers including information on how Baby Diaper Service home delivery works. $10/ family. Free to existing customers. Birth & Beyond, 2719 E Madison St, Seattle. Registration required: 206-634-2229. BabyDiaperService.net.

Free Meditation Workshop ­– 7-8pm. Sahaja meditation is a simple, time-honored technique that helps reduce stress and increase wellness. Anyone can do it. Free. Sahaja Meditation, Bellevue Crossroads Mall, Community Rm, 15600 NE 8th St, Bellevue. 425-753-0634. SahajaMeditation.com.

Guided Whole Foods Grocery Store Tour – 7-8pm. 1st Thurs. Bastyr graduate Adriane Angarano leads tours through each department of Whole Foods grocery store informing on shopping tips, nutrition labels, marketing traps, quick easy meal ideas and more. $40/person or $35 if registered with a friend. Roosevelt Square Whole Foods, 1026 NE 64th St, Seattle. Registration required: 206-7295111. GreenLakeNutrition.com.

Free Meditation Workshop ­– 7:30-8:30pm. See Thurs listing. Free. Lynwood Library, 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood. 425-753-0634.

SahajaMeditation.com.

friday Wassa Dance – 9-10am. A lively accessible mix of traditional and contemporary polyrhythmic movement inspired by the elemental roots of music and styles from Africa and the Americas. Class suited to all levels of barefoot movement enthusiasts.

Drop-ins welcome. $15. ARC School of Ballet, 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle. 206-284-9473.

WassaDance.com.

InterPlay –­ 10:30am-12pm. Regain access to your stories, movement and voice to experience mind, body, heart and spirit all at once. InterPlay is something anyone can do. Led by local certified IP leaders. Donations accepted. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

Friday Night Bites – 4-6pm. Enjoy free samples and demos in every department at Westlake Whole Foods. 2210 Westlake Ave, Seattle.WholeFoods Market.com.

saturday Wassa Dance – 9-10am. See Fri listing. $15. ARC School of Ballet, 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle. 206284-9473. WassaDance.com.

Urban Forest Restoration –­ 10am-2pm. See Tues listing. 206-923-0853. RSVP: NatureC.org under “forest restoration.”

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ACCOUNTING C. BROOKS SCHOMBURG, CPA Brooks Schomburg 206-632-3315 Brooks@CBSchomburg.com CBSchomburg.com

O ff e r i n g a f u l l r a n g e o f bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and small business consulting services, we focus on your unique tax, accounting and consulting needs. See ad page 14.

BEDDING SEATTLE NATURAL MATTRESS 206-419-9550 SeattleNaturalMattress.com

Manufacturer and retailer of natural, chemicalfree latex mattresses designed to provide a comfortable and supportive alternative to traditional spring mattresses. See ad page 12.

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ACUPUNCTURE WU HSING TAO SCHOOL Talaris World Campus 4000 NE 41st St Seattle, WA 98105 206-324-7188 Admissions@WuHsing.org WuHsing.org

Wu Hsing Tao School is the only Five Element Acupuncture School in the Pacific Northwest.

We o ff e r a m a s t e r ’s l eve l program in a weekend-seminar format, and continuing education opportunities. See ad page 9.

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Krista Arias N Michigan Ave Portland, OR 503-750-1415 Portland urban farm family welcoming guests for overnight visits and to experience farm life.

Rise to the sounds of a stirring household, collect eggs from the backyard chickens, or feed the goats before setting out to stroll nearby vibrant Alberta Arts District.

CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 206-937-4809 PathwayDC.com

Design, build and remodeling contractor specializing in sustainable, healthy homes and the symbiotic relationship between humankind and nature. See ad page 11.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY VESTA HOME PERFORMANCE Alison Kartiganer PO Box 27560 Seattle, WA 98165 206-919-6770 Info@VestaPerformance.com VestaPerformance.com

Dedicated to improving the comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency of homes in the Seattle region. See ad page [??.

Scott Wurtz 206-524-5511 WeReStart.com

Bowenwork is a way to be pain free through dynamic “hands on” physical therapy. Simple “moves” redirect your body’s natural healing potential by sending clarifying waves of energy directly to the brain. See ad page 15.

BUSINESS PRINTING

GREEN MERCANTILE GOODS FOR THE PLANET 525 Dexter Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 206-652-2327 GoodsForThePlanet.com

ION MARKETING 800-989-5086 IonGoGreen.com

Green printing at unbeatable prices. Guaranteed.

Business cards, rack cards, postcards and more.

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CHILDREN’S SERVICES BABY DIAPER SERVICE

We carry environmentally friendly garden supplies, seeds, outdoor furniture, kitchen supplies, bed and bath linens, solar gadgets, office supplies, cleaning products, books, toys, home decor, gifts and more.

See ad page 11.

HEALTH CENTERS

206-634-2229 BabyDiaperService.Net

Committed to providing 100% pure cotton diapers for your baby. Convenient weekly pickup and delivery of cloth diapers and accessories. Better for baby’s skin, more sustainable than washing at home. See ad page 18.

PARENT TO INFANT MASSAGE 206-409-4812 Info@Parent2Infant.com Parent2Infant.com

Learn gentle infant massage techniques in a supportive and fun class setting. Babies 6 weeks up to 1 year old. Benefit with better sleep, foundation for lifelong health, secure attachment and more independent personality.

See ad page 14.

BASTYR CENTER 3670 Stone Way N Seattle, WA 98103 206-834-4100 BastyrCenter.org

Bastyr Center offers naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, nutrition counseling, Chinese herbal medicine, short-term psychological counseling, and more. Our Team Care approach to healing ensures you’ll see a licensed practitioner and two to three advanced student clinicians while receiving individualized treatments and generous practitioner time. See ad page 8.

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