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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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Earlier this summer I was feeling ambivalent about our decidedly cool and cloudy trend this season. Truth be told, I have spent more time than I care to remember whining about the weather this year. Anja Schiller and Rae Russell from local landscape and organic garden service Eat Your Yard write in this month's article “Fall & Winter Gardening” (page 22) about the upside of our sometimes overcast region—year-round gardening. It was a needed reminder for me that our maritime climate may not be the sunniest (I'm told this is especially true every few years during the La Niña weather pattern), but we get garden-fresh produce during seasons when residents in many other regions can only dream of it.

The timely reminder changed my perspective. Recently, as I dry my summer chamomile for tea and tend my kale and Swiss chard seedlings, I think about these mixed blessings. Now, if only someone could figure out how to grow sunshine.

Another mixed blessing for many is discovering their gluten intolerance, a subject we cover in a series of articles in this issue, starting on page 18. As someone who is mildly intolerant and usually avoids gluten myself, I know both the relief and frustration the diagnosis can bring. It's exciting to know that there might be a cause and resolution for mysterious symptoms, but the proposition of replacing wheat products can be daunting at first. Take heart if you've recently been diagnosed, suspect you have an intolerance, or might have to cook for someone that is. There is definitely life after wheat and, although it's not always easy, I’ve found that some of my replacement recipes are even more delicious than their glutenous cousins. My advice: Get friendly with freshly ground nut flours, which are rich and delicious and most of the time won't taste overly nutty when used as breading or a pie crust or in other foods.

Crisp hints of fall wafting through the air and September’s cool evenings bring an urge to hunker down and return to routines and comforting pastimes.

Read our article on “Handmade Happiness” this month (page 14) for some inspiration that may have you pulling out those knitting needles and more as you rediscover how handcrafts can unleash your authentic self, voice and spirit.

September is also National Yoga Month. See page 11 for local studios offering free yoga classes in celebration.

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newsbriefs Permaculture Design Course Starts This Month

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ustainable Tacoma-Pierce is hosting their second annual permaculture design course, in Tacoma, beginning September, over eight weekends between September and February. The course highlights urban issues and advanced design for permaculture—the study of sustainable human habitat— including gardens, water systems, housing and more. Topics include perennial gardens, self-reliance skills, wildcrafting, emergency preparedness and natural building, all with an urban emphasis. Childcare is available.

“Permaculture is a solutions-oriented approach to sustainable living,” says lead instructor Kelda Miller. “It honors diverse, earth-based traditions, while nurturing a positive vision of our collective future.”

Locations for the course are King’s Books on Fridays and First Congregational on Saturdays and Sundays. The cost, including tuition, handbook and lunches, is $700 to $900, based on sliding scale.

Locations: King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma 98402; First Congregational Church, 918 Division, Tacoma 98403. For more information, call 253-565-2599, email SustainableTacomaPierce@gmail.com or visit SustainableTacomaPierce.net.

Eat Local Now! Accepting Nominations for Local Food Hero Award

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eattle nonprofit Eat Local Now! is accepting nominations for the Jeff Fairhall Local Food Hero award, to be presented at the eighth annual Eat Local Now! dinner celebration. The award honors local food heroes that carry on the legacy of the award’s namesake, a local food hero who passed away in September 2007.

Established in 2008, the award was named for Jeff Fairhall, a pioneer in making organic food commercially available in supermarkets, on airlines and elsewhere. According to Christina Has, an organizer for Eat Local Now!, “Fairhall pushed organic food into the mainstream and founded the Essential Sandwich Company and later, the Essential Bakery.” Past award winners include Richard Conlin, the current Seattle City Council president, and Viki Sonntag, a regional food systems activist. Nominations close September 23.

Designed to encourage participation in local food systems, with the goals of bolstering the local economy and developing green jobs, the dinner will be held October 24, at Herban Feast, in Sodo Park. Event sponsors include Seattle Natural Awakenings, Sustainable West Seattle, CoolMom.org, Herban Feast and the Seattle Good Business Network.

To nominate a local food hero or purchase tickets, visit EatLocalNow.org. For more information, call 206-307-4860 or email Info@EatLocalNow.org.

First Pilates Teacher Training in West Seattle

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ocal Pilates instructor Beth Montanez will lead a Pilates teacher training in West Seattle for nine weekends, beginning September 30. Designed by the president of Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), the comprehensive course covers all Pilates equipment and prepares students for the national PMA exam.

“Pilates is a booming industry, and the demand for teachers is increasing rapidly, especially here in West Seattle,” Montanez states, adding, “This is an accelerated version of the course, requiring 100 percent attendance and 120 percent commitment.” She reports that the course, which exceeds the number of hours required by PMA, includes practice teaching hours and personal physical practice. “Future courses will take nine months to complete,” explains Montanez, “so we are offering an accelerated course as a trial and to help you reach your teaching goals faster.”

Montanez, who has been teaching Pilates for six years, says “I got my master certification in order to help others discover the career I love so much.”

Register by September 8 for interest-free financing or $100 off total cost at WSeattlePilates.com. For more information, call 206-257-2120 or email BodyVana@gmail.com.

Center of Light Presents Lecture Series

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eginning September 12, the Center of Light presents the Light Lecture Series, an ongoing series of low-cost classes, at 7 p.m., Mondays, rooted in the philosophy that, “No matter where we are in life, there is always more to learn.” At an average price of $8 per class, the series comprises classroom lectures in a low-pressure environment natural awakenings

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that teach the skills necessary for individuals to live happier, more fulfilling and productive lives. Topics include areas of life that people frequently want to improve and are led by experienced teachers who have gone through significant training in psychology, counseling and personal development.

Topics include Meditation–The Basics and Beyond, presented on September 12; Spiritual Ways to Improve Your Work Life, September 19; Tools for Healing Anxiety and Depression, September 26; The Secret to Healthy and Happy Relationships, October 3; Gaining Control of Negative Emotions, October 17; Adding Spirituality to Your Yoga Practice, October 24; Overcoming Bad Habits and Addictions, November 7; and Attracting a Romantic Partner Who Shares Your Spirituality, November 14. Registration and payment may be completed online.

With 12 physical locations in the United States and an online presence, the Centers of Light is a nonprofit organization, directed locally by the reverends Marcella Simon and Louise Cardarella, that promotes positive change and personal development.

Location: 5225 15th Ave. NE, Seattle 98105. For more information, call 206-525-8488, email Seattle@CentersOfLight. org or visit Seattle.LightLectureSeries.com.

Sustainable West Seattle Featured in Popular Mechanics

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ustainable West Seattle’s Tool Library (SWSTL) project was featured in the article, “10 Ways to Change the World,” published in the August 2011 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, which covers DIY home tips, gadget news, test drives of new cars and scientific breakthroughs.

“Pretty much whenever you explain the concept of a tool library to someone who isn’t familiar with the idea, they respond with, ‘Wow, that’s a great idea,’” says Patrick Dunn, director of SWSTL. According to Dunn, the idea is simple: Collect some tools that might just be gathering dust in local basements or garages, and then allow neighbors to have easy access to them.

“As West Seattle Tool Library users attest, these formerly unappreciated tools then tend to spring to life,” Dunn explains. “They’re loaned out as needed for home projects, or sometimes borrowed in bulk for community projects. They can even help reinforce a community’s disaster preparedness.”

About a year after starting off with that very simple idea, The Tool Library now has more than 300 members and 6

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1,300 active tools. It recently opened a fully equipped community workshop at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, where neighbors can congregate to share their skills, stories and tools.

For more information, visit SustainableWestSeattle.org and WSToolLibrary.org

Stand Up Paddling Meets Yoga in Kirkland

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orthwest Paddle Surfers (NWPS) and YogaTone have paired up to teach YogaTone H2O, also known as SUP (stand up paddle) board yoga, in Marina Park, Kirkland—the only SUP yoga on Seattle’s Eastside. Each class costs $40.

“It’s a great new way to get out in the fresh air, exercise and get healthy,” says Andrea Blair Cirignano, owner of YogaTone. Students will practice yoga originating from a standing position on a SUP paddleboard, which resembles a surfboard but is propelled using a long paddle.

Because students barely make contact with the water during SUP board yoga, they are encouraged to wear swimwear, not wetsuits, which can promote overheating.

Students are also encouraged to wear water shoes for comfort when loading boards into and out of the water on the pebble beach. YogaTone H2O will run through September before closing for the season and will resume next spring.

Jeff Underwood, owner of NWPS, encourages individuals interested in SUP and board yoga to attend Round the Rock, a SUP race and event benefitting Seattle Children’s Hospital, on September 11, in Seward Park, Seattle. The event will feature SUP skills clinics, equipment giveaways and more. For event information, visit RoundTheRock.com.

Location: 25 Lake St., Kirkland, WA 98033-6111. Register at NorthwestPaddleSurfers.com or YogaTone.net. For more information, call NWPS at 206-659-1787 or email Andrea@ YogaTone.net.

Home Consulting Company Celebrates First Anniversary

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ugust marked the first anniversary for HomEvolution Consulting, a business that offers home check-ups to measure levels of electromagnetic radiation, also known as electrosmog, plus mold and other allergens. The company also assesses whether a home is up to building code and provides mitigation options and project

management for homeowners that want to reduce their exposure to these often invisible hazards.

“In early 2010, I began with a dream to bring a new kind of ‘green’ to people wanting to improve their indoor living environments [in order] to support their health,” says founder Sonia M. Hoglander, a trained electrical engineer, who holds a certification in building biology. She asserts that the next wave of eco-awareness will examine the effect of the home on individual health.

“Building biology consulting is growing in popularity as we go beyond green,” says Hoglander, “focusing on people first and sustainable environment as a natural benefit.” Her future business plans include a healthy model home project and franchising.

For more information, call 206-604-0836 or visit HomEvo.com

Green Plumber Urges Fall Pipe Maintenance

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ocal eco-friendly plumber Sam Harris, owner of Green T Plumbing, is urging homeowners to extend their change-of-season maintenance programs to their pipes this fall. “Many people put significant effort into weatherizing or yard care around this time of the year, but they don’t remember that their home plumbing system also needs to be cared for and cleaned,” Harris says.

Pipes that are more than 10 years old are particularly susceptible to damage and blockages caused by grease and accumulations in the system, as well as small roots that can enter the pipes, according to Harris. If not maintained, homeowners may face a major plumbing crisis that could damage floors or furnishings and require an expensive, emergency or off-hours plumber visit.

“It’s unfortunate that many of these plumbing emergencies probably could have been prevented simply by an annual check-up with a qualified professional, using video equipment and a high pressure hose,” Harris says. “It’s much less expensive to fix problems early on than to wait until disaster strikes.”

Harris recommends that homeowners seek a plumbing service with the proper equipment to clean and diagnose pipe conditions, including video diagnostic tools. He explains, “Modern technology allows us to repair pipes from the inside in some cases, which is much cleaner and greener than ripping up the lawn or digging around near the foundation,” Other eco-friendly measures applied by Green T Plumbing include installation of water-saving features and gray water systems and recycling as much as possible.

For more information, call 206-384-3866 or visit GreenTPlumbing.com.

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local sea trading nonprofit has entered its second year of transporting the organic produce from a local community supported agriculture (CSA) project by sailboat. Salish Sea Trading Cooperative delivers to Ballard from two Port Ludlow farms: Dharma Ridge Farm, which offers organic vegetable shares in the summer, and Finnriver Farm, which produces cider from later in the season. The trading cooperative uses a fleet of five sailboats skippered by volunteer crew, and trips average 11 hours between Ballard and Port Ludlow.

“We work in harmony with nature’s gifts of wind and tide to provide sustainable, petroleum-free transport for the community,” says Kathy Pelish, managing partner and co-founder. “While the boats do have an engine for an emergency, our policy is pure sail whenever possible,” she explains. “Folks who support us enjoy knowing that they’re supporting the alternative development of non-petroleum-based transport and local business and farmers.”

Fulvio Casali, managing skipper and co-founder, says the nonprofit is proud to support many local events and causes: “Community involvement is important to us. Kathy and I are both longterm members of Sustainable Ballard [a grassroots, nonprofit that promotes sustainable business and community].

We also donate organic veggie boxes to local auctions and charity events, such as OUT for Sustainability, Cascade Harvest and Alleycat Acres.”

The Salish Sea Trading Cooperative CSA offers a $28 small share and a $45 large share. For more information, visit SalishSeaTrading.com.

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Deva Premal and Miten Holistic Health Reading Group Coming to Seattle Gears Up in Columbia City

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antra singers Deva Premal and Miten are performing in 24 cities across the United States this fall, with a concert scheduled September 13 at the Moore Theater. The couple have been chanting and making music together since they met at an ashram in India 20 years ago. Together, they’ve recorded more than 20 albums, including the jazz influenced Password, which debuts this fall.

Deva and Miten, who count the Dalai Lama among their passionate fans, travel to some 20 countries each year to perform at concerts, benefits and occasionally, prisons. “We feel like we’re part of a 5,000- year-old (Hindu) tradition, only now it’s mostly white westerners chanting with us,” says Miten. “We just played to nearly 4,000 people in Moscow, and wherever we go, the theaters are full of people who know our music and chant with us.”

The couple refers to their fans as fellow travelers, sharing a spiritual journey and a love of sacred music. “We feel like facilitators of a communal gathering,” says Deva. “We bring the songs and the instrumentation and make a reason for everyone to be together for the evening. Then we just enjoy each other.”

Deva Premal and Miten’s latest CD, Password, debuts this fall, when the duo will be joined by Nepalese bamboo flutist Manose on their tour of 24 U.S. cities. Visit DevaPremalMiten. com. See ad on page 16.

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he Holistic Health Reading Group, a local book club, will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m., starting September 8 with a discussion of Tracye McQuirter’s book By Any Green Necessary.

The Monday evening meetings will continue throughout the year.

“This reading group concentrates on topics that educate, motivate and inspire readers to make healthy choices for better overall wellness,” says founder Deborah “Dee” Williams, owner and instructor at Kanjin Yoga.

Now in their second season, the Holistic Health Reading Group recently hosted local naturopathic physician Pamela Smith for a discussion about natural health and holistic lifestyles. The group plans special events throughout the year.

“We know that it takes a village to raise a child,” Williams says. “It also takes a village to learn together about making healthy choices that enhance the quality of life for adults and children.”

Location: Life Enrichment Bookstore, 5023 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle 98118. Membership costs $10 annually plus $2 per month. For more information, call 206-722-2665 or email Info@TheKanjinYogaCenter.com.

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iscoverypoint School of Massage has changed their fall start date to October 10.

“We have been getting so much interest lately that we want to be sure to offer more opportunities for students to take an introduction class and see what this is all about,” says Director Julie Ann Darrah.

Discoverypoint School of Massage is located at 420 E. Pike Street, Suite 3, Seattle. For more information: 206-552-6523 or discoverypoint.schoolofmassage@gmail.com.

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he Northwest EcoBuilding Guild’s 10x10x10 Annual Green Building Slam takes place Sept. 10. A guided tour of LEED platinum-certified Bastyr student housing begins at 4pm, followed by networking and refreshments at 4:30pm and program highlighting deep green projects by local woman building professionals beginning at 6pm at Bastyr University Auditorium at 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore.

Tickets are $20 before Sept. 8 and $30 at the door.

For more information: EcoBuilding.org or 10x10x10@cps. ecobuilding.org.

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nown as one of the most consciously positive artists in music today, Michael Franti has been practicing yoga for 11 years. The discipline resonates with him as a solution to the physical and mental stress he encounters touring on the road, and he has practiced yoga daily ever since his first experience. “I still recall how stiff I was during my first class. I couldn’t touch my toes and I could barely sit with my legs crossed,” Franti reflects.

Franti reports that he is in better physical shape today than he was 20 years ago. “The great thing about yoga is that it’s not a competition,” says the 45-year-old, who grew up in a competitive household with four siblings before going on to play college basketball at the University of San Francisco.

“In yoga, you’re not competing against anyone, which has been a valuable, if difficult lesson for me—to stop thinking, ‘I wish I could do a headstand as well as the person next to me,’ but to instead really embrace where I am at that moment.”

After suffering from a series of physical hurdles, including joint problems, operations on his abdomen and

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a ruptured appendix, Franti continues to be grateful that yoga has prolonged his livelihood as an athlete.

He recalls, “There was a time when my body felt like it was breaking down and I thought I was never going to be able to play catch with my son again.

But through yoga, I’ve learned that it’s possible to heal my body.” He attributes his ability to play basketball and run long distances to the flexibility and strength derived from his yoga practice.

Currently performing with guitar legend Carlos Santana on the Sound of Collective Consciousness tour, Franti weaves the yogic philosophy of ahimsa, or the sacredness of life and nonviolence in thought or action, into his music.

He explains, “For songwriters, one of the most difficult things to do is to instill all of your ideas into just one phrase, word or melody. When I’m in a yoga class, ideas come because my mind is clear, or because I’ll hear my teacher say something that starts me thinking in a different way. Often, when I practice without any sound at all, I’ll hear melodies in my head that I’ll sing to myself as I’m practicing. All of these insights find their way into my songs.

“I like to rock out!” notes Franti of his preference for nontraditional yoga music during his personal practice.

“Sometimes I make playlists that are all loud dance music, or all reggae.

I’ll do a whole class to The Beatles sometimes. Today, I listened to singersongwriter William Fitzsimmons.”

A supporter of several charities and an environmental activist, Franti also values seva, a yogic philosophy that emphasizes selfless service. “As an individual in this world, I believe that we all have a responsibility to give back to our communities and to the planet,” he says. Ten years ago, he decided to go barefoot after playing music for children abroad that could not afford shoes. Since then, he’s remained barefoot, except in airplanes or restaurants. The artist also collects shoes for Soles4Souls (Soles4Souls.org) at all of his shows.

As a touring musician, Franti enjoys traveling to places such as Haiti, Israel, Palestine, Brazil and Indonesia so that he can share his music on the streets, but also so that he can experience unfamiliar settings. “I learn so much when I go outside of my comfort zone. Similarly, yoga forces us to step outside of our comfort zone and look at our self from a different perspective.”

Although he enjoys practicing advanced arm balances and inversions, the final pose in every class, savasana, is Franti’s favorite. “It doesn’t matter if I’m at a workshop for three hours and we do 15 minutes of the relaxation pose, or if I just did one side of a sun salutation and I lie on my back for three minutes. Savasana always changes my whole outlook on life, on my day and the present moment. To lie quietly on my back on the floor, close my eyes, breathe deeply and let everything go for a few minutes enables me to then move forward into whatever comes next in my day.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes the Mobile/Baldwin, AL, edition of Natural Awakenings (HealthyLivingHealthy Planet.com). She also serves as director of donor relations for National Yoga Month (YogaMonth.org).

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Eat Healthy, Affordably

by Martin Westerman “It shouldn’t cost more to eat on a nutritious diet than a non-nutritious one,” asserts Pablo Monsivais, of the University of Washington’s Center for Public Health Nutrition (CPHN), where a recent study of King County residents’ nutrition found that it could cost consumers up to $600 more a year to meet the new federal nutrition guidelines for potassium, vitamin D, calcium and fiber.

The good news is that these nutrients are available from food sources, rather than expensive supplements, and it is possible to keep costs down by finding the most affordable foods and discovering new foods. For example, even though nectarines contain more potassium per calorie than bananas do, you can get potassium more cheaply from bananas and dried prunes.

On their website, EWG.org, The Environmental Working Group publishes guidelines to help individuals prioritize their organic produce selections; the group has determined the “dirty dozen”—produce items that are the most contaminated with pesticides and herbicides. Those whose budgets require them to be selective with organic purchases may want to consider these first: 1. Apples 2. Celery 3. Strawberries 4. Peaches

5. Spinach 6. Nectarines (imported) 7. Grapes (imported) 8. Sweet Bell Peppers

9. Potatoes 10. Blueberries (domestic) 11. Lettuce 12. Kale/Collard Greens

To shop most affordably, Budget Advisor Staci Dennett suggests the following: 1. Shop discount grocery stores, such as Grocery Outlet, produce stands and international markets, which often carry organic packaged foods and sometimes produce.

2. Go to farmers’ markets toward the end of the day, just before farmers pack up. The selection may be smaller, but you can negotiate better prices.

3. Look for manager’s specials on meat purchases at stores like QFC and Safeway. Organic chicken is often available and sometimes, beef.

4. Buy multiple quantities on special: you can freeze milk and tightly packaged meat and fish for up to 90 days.

5. Be flexible when buying organic; be willing to substitute products in place of your typical purchases to get better prices.

6. Buy in bulk whenever possible.

7. Look for markets that offer organics at competitive prices. For example, Safeway now prices its organic produce and packaged goods within 10 percent of conventional products.

While overall U.S. food sales were flat last year, sales of foods in the organic category grew by almost 8 percent. Safeway division Operations Manager Cliff Allison credits competitive pricing and increasingly educated consumers. It may pay in the long run to start eating nutritiously now.

Martin Westerman is a freelance writer in Seattle, WA. For more information about the CPHN study, visit Depts.Washington.edu/uwcphn. To learn about pesticide residues on produce, visit EWG.org. For more budget tips, visit PennywiseBudgets.com.

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Learn Breema, the Art of Being Present

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hirty-one years ago, Jon Schreiber was a practicing chiropractor who recognized that his clients and everyone else needed something that did not exist—a practice that would nurture one’s authentic inner essence. Using this concept as a base, he teamed up with seven like-minded people to develop Breema, a system that uses touch and movement to help individuals become present, bring harmony into their lives, and attain physical, mental, and emotional health with a deep sense of fulfillment, meaning and purpose.

Breema, the art of being present, involves exercises done on one’s own body (Self-Breema), and two-person, practitioner-recipient sequences (Breema bodywork). Some say the physical techniques are like those of partner yoga and Thai massage, but those who practice Breema say the effects on giver and receiver are very distinct.

Underlying the physical approach is a philosophy of universal truths designed to synergistically unify and harmonize, embodied by the Nine Principles of Harmony. The principles are Body Comfortable, No Extra, Firmness and Gentleness, Full Participation, Mutual Support, No Judgment, Single Moment/Single Activity, No Hurry/No Pause and No Force. By applying these principles, individuals can have firsthand experience of them and enter into the meaning inherent in them, to discover new ways of looking at things.

“Our conditioned patterns of moving, thinking, and feeling make us go through life in a way that continually drains us,” Schreiber explains. “Breema aims to restore a sense of wholeness to all interactions by supporting us to fully participate in each activity, at every moment. When body, mind and feelings are actually working together, we may have a moment of true full participation. . . the beginning of consciousness. Only in a moment of consciousness can we begin to understand the essential meaning and interconnectedness of life.”

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Classes are suitable for people with or without prior bodywork experience, as long as they can comfortably sit and work on a carpeted floor. Instructors lead everyone in Self-Breema, then demonstrate sequences that students pair up to practice, guided by instructors. “There’s a very relaxed, comfortable atmosphere because people immediately recognize the Mutual Support (one of the Nine Principles),” Schreiber says. “The movements are really natural, so most people feel, after a little practice, that they’re rediscovering something they’ve somehow always known.”

Ultimately, people seek to study Breema because they experience that the effects extend far beyond a more relaxed body and ripple through all aspects of their lives. “Breema is right for anyone interested in increasing their own physical, emotional and mental balance and harmony, and through that, having a positive effect on those around them,” Schreiber said. “It’s a dynamic and nurturing approach to life.”

Locations and costs: Introduction, at East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98115; free. Workshop, at M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98115, $150 with discounted rates available for one-day attendance or payment before Sept. 19. Continuing education credit is available. For more information and to register, call 510-4280937, email Center@Breema.com or visit Breema.com.

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HANDMADE HAPPINESS A Hands-On Approach to Authentic Living

by Judith Fertig

Making something by hand—and getting good at it—can add a welcome dimension to our lives. The art of participating in craftwork gives us a sense of competence and completion that may be difficult to find in our digital, ephemeral world.

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merica’s resurging interest in arts and crafts today comes at a time when making things by hand seems an endangered activity. Why? In The Craftsman, sociologist and author Richard Sennett maintains that making things by hand is an, “enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake.” He observes that craft and craftsmanship can enrich modern life in ways that might surprise us.

The Arts and Crafts movement, which reigned from the mid-1800s through the early 20th century, was a major response to a commercial trend that steered society away from handmade toward machine-made products in Europe and North America. The movement encouraged amateur, student and professional involvement in the making of furniture, decorative glass, textiles, pottery and other forms that are beautiful, as well as functional.

Yet today, we face a new barrier to creating more by hand, observes Monica Moses, editor-in-chief of American Craft magazine (American CraftMag.org), published by the nonprofit American Craft Council. “Modern life offers a million distractions, a million ways to kill time, or at least stand by idly while it expires,” she says. Mindless television watching, puttering around on Facebook or playing computer solitaire add up. “Such semi-

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conscious downtime can become a weekend, a habit, a lost opportunity.”

Although many people return to an early love of arts and crafts during their retirement years, the good news is that such creative pursuits are also being taken up by young makers, according to Moses. “The marvel of it is that young people in the digital age are embracing craft so enthusiastically, not just their iPods and phone apps. We’re lucky to live in a time when engagement with the practice of craft is expanding.” She cites the popularity of buy-and-sell craft websites such as Etsy.com, which reported 2010 sales of more than $400 million.

Moses, who makes jewelry in her free time, values handcrafting for a simple reason: “It feeds my soul,” she says.

“Other parts of my life focus on the end result. When I’m making a piece, I’m focused on the process and I’m thinking, ‘This feels right.’”

Whether we wake to this artful phenomenon in childhood or later in life, it’s never too late to reap the benefits.

According to crafters from various walks of life, such handson experiences help us to enhance our well-being, ground our everyday lives, and give renewed purpose.

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Lenore Moritz, founder and curator of and blogger at MomCultureOnline.com, took her first jewelry making class when she was single and living in New York City. “I needed something to tether me,” she writes, “and I knew it would get me out of the office at a decent hour at least once a week.” She says that what started out as a whim turned into catharsis. “I loved toting my tackle box of crafting supplies and the act of using my hands to transform a silver sheet into wearable art felt empowering. I became an accidental craftsperson.”

She found her best reward in finishing a piece, which she characterizes as, “... a crescendo I never knew in my day-to-day professional life.” She explains, “At the office, my world was nothing but to-do lists and complicated, openended projects; a sense of completion was rare. But in craft class, it was crystal clear when I had finished a project, and I reveled in that closure.”

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Jenny Barnett Rohrs spent 15 years as a music therapist in Lakewood, Ohio, helping people cope with life’s problems. Meanwhile, she loved decompressing at the end of the day by working with polymer clay to make beautiful beads, doll pins, nametags and other decorative items. “I was always a crafty, creative kid, learning to embroider from one grandmother and how to make seed flowers from the other,” she recalls. “Since both sets of grandparents lived through the Depression, they were always repurposing things, recycling before it was cool.”

As she continued to expand her range of crafting skills and interests as an adult, she also started blogging about it at CraftTherapy.com. “I am a self-taught crafter and never met a craft I didn’t like,” admits Rohrs. “I believe that crafting is an extension of yourself and how you view your world. It’s a way of expressing yourself, coping with life and gaining insight.”

As Rohrs continued to try out new crafts, materials, products and techniques, entries on her craft blog grew to the point that she launched a second one at CraftTestDummies.

com, where she shares her evaluations.

Earlier this year, she appeared on The Martha Stewart Show.

Regular posts track her adventures with various media, including her recent experiences with water-soluble ink blocks for drawing and painting, and making a booklet from envelopes.

Other popular pastimes range from scrapbooking and making home accessories using beachcomber finds to gifting baby garments personalized with fabric paint decoration.

“I believe that creativity is innate,” comments Rohrs. “When you tell your inner critic to shut up, you can have a lot of fun and learn something about yourself. I especially love to encourage folks to try new things and new techniques, and to push their own boundaries.”

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Sandra Palmer Ciolino learned to sew as a child, but didn’t maximize the creativity of her craft until her children were grown, when she was in her 40s. For Ciolino, of Cincinnati, Ohio, “Making contemporary quilts satisfies my desire to work in solitude and fulfills my longing to create lasting and beautiful art. Creating quilts for the wall marries many things I love—fabric, color, composition, piecing and machine quilting.”

Ciolino fondly remembers her mother’s handiwork. “I have a vivid memory of her taking a navy blue overcoat of my father’s and using it to sew me a winter coat with cranberry piping; I was so proud of that coat.”

She began by making doll clothes, and then started sewing clothing for herself in junior high school, doing her own garment construction. “The technical stuff came early,” she says.

Later on, busy with family duties and teaching elementary school physical education classes, she didn’t take time to turn to quilting until the mid-1990s.

At first, Ciolino made her quilts in traditional pieced patterns to hang in her house or share as gifts; but then, something changed.

“I began to notice in my photography that I was most interested in close-ups of tree bark, ripples in water

bodies and cracks in the rocks. My quilts then began to take on a more abstract quality,” she says. So Ciolino took a class in Columbus, Ohio, with Nancy Crow, recognized by many as “the mother of contemporary quilts,” and never looked back. She still gives quilts as gifts, but her work is now also exhibited at museums and quilt shows (SandraPalmerCiolino.com; NancyCrow.com).

Like many craftspeople, Ciolino’s process in creating art is part technical skill and part intuitive imagining.

When she starts a new quilt, she pulls fabrics from her workroom into groupings that appeal to her. She then takes a black-and-white photo to make sure the values of light and dark in the fabrics create an interesting pattern. Next, she uses a rotary cutter to cut the fabric by hand—like drawing a line with a pencil—into shapes freehand, without referring to any pattern. Finally, she sews the pieces together in a composition and uses machine quilting to add another layer of textural interest, finishing each creation by hand.

“The craft is when I make something as meticulous and impeccable as I can,” Ciolino concludes. “The art is when I bring an authentic version of myself—my voice and spirit—to the work.”

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BAKING The Scoop on Safe-to-Eat Flours

by Claire O’Neil

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luten, the protein in wheat and other cereal grains such as barley and rye, can be a problem for those with celiac disease or some sensitivity to gluten. Preparing food for a gluten-free diet requires experimenting with new ingredients, like alternative flours, and becoming a label reader, says Tina Turbin, an advocate for gluten-free living at GlutenFreeHelp.info.

Fresh fruits, most dairy products, eggs, fresh vegetables, meats, fish and poultry are already gluten-free. The challenge is trying to make pancakes or pizza, or other recipes that normally call for wheat flour.

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With an estimated 18 million Americans sensitive to gluten in their diet and 3 million more diagnosed with celiac disease, according to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research, food producers have finally begun to address the need.

Gluten-free cereals and pastas, breads, flours and baking mixes, cakes and cookies, snacks and frozen confections are now available in greater quantities—and in much better tasting versions—than just a few years ago.

New gluten-free products, such as sorghum flour and specially formulated baking mixes, can also help home cooks revamp recipes for family favor-

ites. However, trying to approximate the crust, crumbliness and interior structure of baked goods typically made with wheat flour takes a bit of experimentation when using glutenfree ingredients. Sometimes just one type of flour will work, such as almond flour for waffles, rice flour for cake batter or buckwheat flour for pancakes.

Other baking recipes require an assortment of gluten-free flours. Different types can combine to resemble the taste, color and texture of wheat flour, for example. Most gluten-free flour blends use rice flour as a base, with potato starch, tapioca flour, corn flour and/ or cornstarch added for softness. Other flours, such as buckwheat, chickpea (garbanzo bean), millet and sorghum, can improve flavor, color and texture.

Xanthan gum, an additive made from corn, typically provides structure for yeast dough made with gluten-free flour. Eggs, vinegar, sweeteners and applesauce or pumpkin purée soften and round out the flavor of the dough.

Gluten-free flours, flour blends, and xanthan gum most often appear in the specialty baking section of a grocery or health food store; helpful brands include Bob’s Red Mill and King Arthur Flour. Using alternative flours, homemade treats can remain a delicious part of gluten-free living.

Yummy Gluten-Free Recipes tween pans. Mix sugar and cinnamon.

Sprinkle 2 Tbsp sugar mixture over batter in each pan.

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6. Bake uncovered until puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Gluten-Free German Apple Pancakes

“These delicious gluten-free yummies should be served as soon as they’re pulled from the oven, as they will deflate soon enough,” says gluten-free health advocate Tina Turbin. “They’re perfect for an easy, laid back brunch.”

On her website, GlutenFreeHelp.info, Turbin offers recipes for two homemade, gluten-free flour blends.

Makes 2 large pancakes, or 4 servings 4 ¾ ¾ ½ 1 /3 2 ¼ ¼

large eggs cup gluten-free flour blend cup soy, rice or almond milk tsp salt cup coconut oil medium apples, thinly sliced cup natural granulated or raw sugar tsp ground cinnamon

Source: Recipe at GlutenFreeHelp.info

No-Knead, Gluten-Free Pizza Dough

In this recipe, the ingredients just mix together in a bowl—no kneading is necessary. The raw dough doesn’t taste like yeast dough; but magically, during baking it becomes a gluten-free pizza crust, with a browned crust and mellow, yeasty flavor.

Makes dough for 1 pizza to serve 8 to 12 1 cup stoneground brown rice flour 1 cup tapioca flour or potato starch 1 cup garbanzo bean or chickpea flour ½ cup cornstarch or corn flour 1 Tbsp xanthan gum 1 Tbsp instant or bread machine yeast 1½ tsp fine kosher or sea salt 3 large eggs or equivalent substitute 1 tsp cider vinegar

2 Tbsp agave nectar or honey 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, such as canola, corn, or light olive oil ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 1 cup lukewarm water, about 100 degrees 1. Spoon the flours and xanthan gum into a measuring cup, level with a knife or finger, then dump into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add the yeast and salt to the flour.

Stir together with a wooden spoon.

Lightly beat the eggs in 4-cup measuring glassware. Add the brown sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce and water and whisk until thoroughly mixed. Pour the liquid into the flour mixture and whisk until arriving at a smooth, very loose, batter-like dough.

3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature, about 72 degrees, for 2 hours or until the dough has risen to nearly the top of the bowl and has a thick, golden, mashed potato-like appearance.

Source: Adapted from 200 Fast & Easy Artisan Breads, by Judith Fertig.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place 2 round, 9-inch cake pans in the oven.

3. Beat the eggs, flour, milk and salt in a small mixer bowl on medium speed for 1 minute.

4. Remove the pans from the oven.

Place 2 Tbsp margarine in each pan.

Rotate pans until margarine is melted and coats sides of pans.

5. Arrange half the apple slices in each pan. Divide batter evenly benatural awakenings

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Gluten: Trust Your Gut Scientists Confirm Widespread Sensitivity

by Claire O’Neil

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alk through the gluten-free product aisles at the grocery or health food store and many people might wonder: “Is this a food fad? Who has a problem with gluten?”

As it turns out, more people have gluten sensitivity than scientists, physicians and researchers previously thought. A study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Celiac Research estimates that 6 percent of the U.S. population, or more than 18 million individuals, have some sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye, malts and triticale.

Research published online by BMC Medicine and CeliacCenter.org this year provides the first scientific evidence of what many people allergic to gluten already know: While gluten sensitivity presents less serious negative health effects than celiac disease, its host of symptoms can become problematic. An earlier study in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics concluded that for dealing with both wheat allergies and celiac disease, the dietary avoidance of gluten-containing grains is the only effective treatment.

Case in Point

Carol Mahaffey, a tax attorney in Columbus, Ohio, was experiencing intermittent joint pain and what she calls “living in a fog,” in the summer 20

of 2009. Because she had read that joint pain can sometimes be caused by gluten sensitivity, she decided to eliminate gluten from her diet.

Although her new regimen didn’t relieve the joint pain—she was later professionally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis—she found that after four to five weeks, she looked and felt better overall. “I was losing weight, my digestive system was better and I found it easier to mentally focus. Somebody at work also happened to mention that I didn’t sniffle anymore,” she relates.

Although Mahaffey’s blood tests were negative for celiac disease, she had all the signs that she is gluten-sensitive.

“Imagine degrees of gluten ingestion along a spectrum,” says Dr. Alessio Fasano, a professor of pediatrics, medicine and physiology and director of the Center for Celiac Research. “At one end, you have people with celiac disease, who cannot tolerate one crumb of gluten in their diet. At the other, you have the lucky people who can eat pizza, beer, pasta and cookies—with no ill effects whatsoever. In the middle, there is this murky area of those with gluten reactions, including gluten sensitivity,” says Fasano, who led the new study. “This is where we are looking for answers on how to best diagnose and treat this recently identified group of gluten-sensitive individuals.”

Until more definitive answers

come to light, those who suspect they might have an issue with gluten can try going gluten-free for a period of time, like Mahaffey. “I had to become a label reader,” she advises, “because even things like bottled soy sauce can contain gluten.” She buys baked goods at a local gluten-free bakery, still enjoys wine with gluten-free snacks, uses gluten-free dough to make her own pizza at home, and has become a fan of risotto.

For people that travel on a similar path, the feel-good benefits of a gluten-free diet can more than make up for some of the inconveniences.

“You just make it work,” says Mahaffey.

On a recent get-together with longtime college friends at a chalet in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Mahaffey brought her own snacks and breakfast foods, asked questions about the menu when they went out to dinner, and ended up having a great, gluten-free time.

Claire O’Neil is a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO.

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SOIL DRAINAGE TEST

Fall & Winter Gardening Working With Seattle’s Climate

by Rae Russell & Anja Schiller

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eattle has a reputation for long, soggy winters. To make it through to the area’s glorious summers, Seattleites often rely on vitamin D supplementation and full spectrum light bulbs. However, taking a different perspective, that of a leafy green, may help natives see the wet, but mild, winters as a blessing, not a curse.

As one of the few places in North America where avid gardeners can grow abundant crops year-round with only a small amount of effort, Seattle boasts a maritime climate that offers high humidity and temperatures hovering around 40º F for most of the winter.

This means vegetables typically do not have to endure sudden temperature changes or hard frosts. In addition, Seattle’s long autumns, with their gradual temperature change, give vegetables enough growing time to harden off, that is, to adjust to the cooler winter weather.

Instead of putting your garden to bed in the fall, with a little bit of planning, you can ensure a continuous harvest throughout the winter and early spring, when most people are just breaking ground. To get started, the three things to keep in mind are soil health, season extenders and appropriate vegetable varieties.

Soil Health The greatest challenge for northwest gardeners is maintaining fertile soil throughout the winter. Persistent rain leaches, or washes away, many nutrients that a gardener may have added to their garden. This is more of a problem with well-drained, sandy soils than dense clay soils. A simple drainage test enables easy determination of soil type. The better the drainage, the more the soil will need a helping hand. See box for details.

1. Dig a hole about a foot deep and six inches wide.

2. Fill the hole with water and let it drain completely.

3. Fill the hole with water again.

4. Time how long it takes for the water to drain.

Poor drainage is indicated if it takes more than four hours for the water to disappear the second time.

Soil Treatment In the winter, compost, the ultimate cure-all, should comprise up to 40 percent of the garden soil. Compost slowly releases nutrients as food for the vegetables and provides friendly soil organisms, while it improves soil consistency. It also acts as an insulator for the soil, protecting the roots of the vegetables from temperature extremes.

The best compost comes from one’s own yard. To make it, start with a compost bin and an equal mix of nitrogen (green or wet plant matter) and carbon (brown or dry plant matter). For those that do not have the space or inclination to make their own compost, the city makes one from local garden waste under the label Cedar Grove.

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Some even produce nitrogen, one of the most important plant foods. In the spring, cover crops should be plowed into the soil, where they will decompose and continue to feed the garden.

Cover crops that can be eaten include agricultural mustard, fodder radish, tyfon, fenugreek, crimson clover, fava (also known as bell) beans and Austrian field peas.

Season Extenders Even though the maritime climate is usually mild, winter temperatures occasionally dip below freezing. Season extenders are tools that help the maintenance of temperatures above freezing. Think of them as blankets for the garden. In a humid climate, a breathable blanket is best, lest the garden suffer from rot or fungal problems.

Here are recommended season extenders that provide ample ventilation for the Seattle climate: • Agricultural cloth, such as Reemay, is a spun-bonded, reusable polyester fabric that floats over the plants in the row, while allowing 75 percent light transmission comprising porous, synthetic material that comes in long strips three to four feet wide, which should be draped gently over vegetables.

• Modified cold frames can be made from old windows, set up in a tent form (upside-down V) and held in place with stakes, leaving the ends open.

• Hoop houses can be really simple or as elaborate as a greenhouse. Curved frames covered with plastic sheeting, they can be made from PVC or plumber’s tubing, either inserted into rebar stakes or fitted into a raised bed frame.

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TOP CROPS FOR A SEATTLE WINTER GARDEN Beets: Winterkeeper Broccoli: Purple Sprouting, Rudolph Brussels Sprouts: Lunet, Oliver, Rubine, Roodnerf, Cabbage: Danish Ballhead, Excel, Gloria, Melissa, Zerlina Carrots: Bolero, Merida, Napoli, Royal Chantenay Cauliflower: Snow Crown, Snow Ball Collard Greens: Champion Fava Beans: Aquadulce, Sweet Lorane Kale: Winter Red, Winterbor, Siberian Kohlrabi: Grand Duke, Kongo, Winner Leeks: Durabel, Alaska, Goliath, Siberia, Mekwina Lettuce: Winter Density, Oak Leaf, Top Gun Onion: Walla Walla, Keepwell, Hi-Ball, Buffalo, Red Cross Spinach: Bloomsdale Savoy, Tyee, Skookum, Olympia Swiss Chard: Perpetual, Dorat, Ruby Red Turnips: Purple Top White Globe Planting months: Most of these can be planted between July and early September. Slow growers such as the brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, kale, and Swiss chard) benefit from earlier planting (June/July), but can still be planted in the fall. Just cover these crops once it starts to get cold and enjoy an early spring harvest. For more specific timing information, The Maritime Northwest Garden Guide, by Rob Peterson and Carl Elliot, an excellent resource for gardening in Seattle, may be purchased through Amazon.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Preconception Nutrition – 10-11am. Get ready for pregnancy. Dr. Harpster will focus on ways to improve diet to give the necessary building block for conception. Open to both women and men, pregnant or not. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle.

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Summer BBQ – 11am-4pm. Join Whole Foods Market for an outside summer BBQ. $8 gets a main dish, sides and drink. Roosevelt Square Whole Foods, 1026 NE 64th St, Seattle. 206-985-1500.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Detox & Weight Loss Series – Sundays, Sept 4-25. 1-2:30pm. With Dr. Moser. 4-session seminar teaches how to make lasting dietary and lifestyle changes, not through willpower, but through knowledge. Measurements, weight and blood pressure will be taken to monitor success. Handouts, recipes and detox tea included. $85. Thrive Natural

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Type 2 Diabetes Prevention – 7-8pm. Dr Harpster will discuss type 2 diabetes and treatment, conventional and naturopathic, focusing specifically on what can be done to help prevent the disease in all ages. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle. Register: 206-257-1488.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Redmond Walk, Talk and Taste – 7-8:30pm. This 90-min class and tour leads through PCC Natural Market’s aisles to discover the many choices in organic produce, sustainably raised products and bulk foods. Taste products and learn about how they are produced. Make the connection between food choices and health, environment and the local and global community. Free. Redmond PCC, 11435 Avondale Rd NE, Redmond. Pre-register: 206-545-7112 or PCCCooks.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 DIY Coaching & Meetup – 6-8pm. This open and informal community meet-up offers an opportunity to bounce project ides off fellow DIYers or show off a project. Free. Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle. Meetup.com/ WSToolLibrary/Events/cwdkvypmblb.

Body Scrubs and Masks: Fun & Effective Home Remedies – 6:30-8pm. Effective scrubs and masks can be affordable and easy to make. Class provides information and discusses salt, sugar, and grain, and herb-based scrub recipes, and different clay masks to detoxify, purify, and tighten pores. $20. Herban Wellness, 103 Lake St S, Kirkland. Register: 206330-2171 or Info@HerbanWellness.net.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Bastyr University’s “APPLE Core” Program – 9am-5pm. Bastyr University is hosting a children’s obesity prevention program. The Active Pediatric and Parental Lifestyle Education (APPLE) Core program promotes healthy living strategies to overweight children and their families using a holistic approach that includes: whole-food nutrition and lifestyle choices education, physical activity, behavioral therapy and meal preparation training.

Free. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required: 425-602-3260.

Jgarthwaiter@Bastyr.edu.

Building a Home Herbal Medicine Chest – 9:3011:30am. Herbalist Katya Difani will identify a list of common household complaints and herbal remedies that can help deal with them as they arise. $25.

Herban Wellness, 103 Lake St S, Kirkland. Register: 206-330-2171 or Info@HerbanWellness.net.

Treating High Cholesterol without Drugs – 1011am. A healthy diet and lifestyle are the most effective tools for battling high cholesterol and heart disease. Naturopathic physician Scott Moser will cover diet, exercise and supplements to effectively lower cholesterol. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle.

Register: 206-257-1488.

Sleep Optimization – 7-8pm. Sleep is one of the cornerstones of health and when there’s an issue with a cornerstone there is an issue with all parts.

Dr. Harpster will discuss ways to improve the quality of sleep and share simple lifestyle changes to address sleep issues. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle.

206-257-1488.

Harvest Fair 2011 – 10am-4pm. Participate in a fun celebration of harvest season. Learn how to grow more food, participate in fun, unique and educational activities for all ages, eat tasty food and lounge in the grass while listening to local bands with friends and family. Meridian Park, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle. 206-633-0451 x 119.

SeattleTilth.org/Special_Events/HarvestFair2011.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Taste PCC: A Local Food Celebration – Sept 1011. 10am-4pm. Meet some of the local producers, farmers and ranchers who make PCC so special, sample delicious products from our deli and bakery and see live entertainment in this community event. For entrance, please bring a shelf stable item to donate to the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank.

Issaquah PCC Natural Market, 1810 12th Ave NW, Issaquah. PCCNaturalMarkets.com.

Vata Balancing Workshop – 2-4pm. Dr. Dhaval Dhru helps gain a better understanding of vata and how it affects people’s daily life. Learn simple habits to encourage balance with yoga and pranayama practices. Beginners welcome. $35/advance, $40/ at door. Three Trees Yoga & Healing Arts Center, 204 S 348th St, Ste 2, Federal Way. Registration required: 253-815-9642. ThreeTreesYoga.com.

10x10x10 Green Building Slam – 4:30-9pm.

Watch architects and builders showcase their deep green construction projects and they quickly show behind the scenes accounts of their successes, lessons or surprises. $20 before Sept 8, $30 after. Bastyr University Auditorium, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required: 206-300-2276.

BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/165906.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Save Seeds – 10am-12pm. Learn how to save the seeds that naturally develop on vegetable plants to grow your favorite food crops from year to year. $36/nonmember, $25 Seattle Tilth member. Community Harvest Garden at White Center Cultural Community Center, 9421 18th Ave SW, Seattle.

Register: 800-838-3006 or BrownPaperTickets. com/Event/170741.

Health is Wealth Seminar – 3-4pm. Learn to calculate the health + wealth = happiness formula.

We will show how to translate health into wealth and become happy. Free. Held at Rainier Beach Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle. Info@TheKanjinYogaCenter.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Deva Premal and Miten Concert – 6:30pm.

Joined by Nepalese bamboo flutist Manose. The couple have been chanting and making music together since they met at an ashram in India 20 years ago. Together, they’ve recorded more than 20 albums, including the jazz-influenced Password, which debuts this Fall. $23-$53. Moore Theater, 1932 Second Ave, Seattle. Buy tickets: 877-7844849 or STGPresents.org/Artists/?artist=1616.

Medicinal & Edible Plant Walk – 10-11am. A free hike to learn about the medicinal uses of plants found along the way. At the end of the hike, participants can warm up with a cup of hot herbal tea.

Space limited; children welcome. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle. Register: 206-257-1488.

Built Green Conference & Festival – 12-7pm. The Built Green Conference is an annual event for those interested in the building industry with over 40 exhibitors showcasing the latest in green products, materials and services. Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah. BuiltGreenConference.com.

Take Time to Celebrate You – 6-8pm. Join this women’s gathering that will feed the body, mind and spirit. $5 donation. The Village Bean in Bothell Country Village, 720 238th St SE, Bothell. DenaMarie.com.

Herbal Teas & Elixirs for Health and Enjoyment – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how to make herbal teas and concoctions that not only have the desired effect, but taste good too. $20. Herban Wellness, 103 Lake St S, Kirkland. Register: 206-330-2171 or Info@ HerbanWellness.net.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Women’s Dances of the Orient Intro Weekend – Sept 17 & 18. With Helene Erickson. Study seven styles of women’s dance from North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia in this introductory class. M-Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required: 206-525-0363. MIllumino.com.

Bath Salts & Foot Soaks Using Essential Oils & Herbs – 10-11:30am. Bath salts with essential oils can be a lovely way to relax, unwind, and soothe sore, tired bodies. Learn how to blend essential oils and loose herbs to create therapeutic and fragrant foot and body soaks. $20. Herban Wellness, 103 Lake St S, Kirkland. Register: 206-330-2171 or Info@HerbanWellness.net.

flexibility, strength and more in a fun and noncompetitive environment. No experience, long attention span, or athleticism required. $13/first child, $9/additional sibling. Three Trees Yoga & Healing Arts Center, 204 S 348th St, Ste 2, Federal Way. Registration required: 253-815-9642. ThreeTreesYoga.com.

The Pulse Behind the Dance – 2-4pm. Learn popular bellydance rythms from master percussionist George Sadak and dance skills from Astarte. Basic knowledge of bellydance required. $40. Ottoman Bellydance Studio, Bothell Country Village, 23634 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell. Register: 425-3680369. OttomanBellyDance.com.

Eating for Energy – 6-7:30pm. With Jill Ginsberg.

Learn why certain foods zap energy while others fuel you, and discover which whole foods are the most nutritionally efficient. Learn quick and easy steps to begin maximizing energy and life. Free.

Roosevelt Square Whole Foods, 1026 NE 64th St, Seattle. 206-985-1500. WholeFoodsMarket.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Raw Immersion Class – 7:30-11am. Learn a brand new culinary skill-set for creating foods designed for health and vitality in this 8-wk class teaching how to make all the delicious raw food dishes served on the Thrive café menu. Students attend once a week on their given class day. $599. Thrive, 1026 NE 65th St, Seattle. Registration required: 206-525-0300 or GenerationThrive.com/8-WeekHands-On-Immersion-Program.

Basic Canning 101 – 10am-12pm. Covers the basics of water bath canning and teaches how to safely can at home. Discussions include food safety, hot packing vs. raw packing and the equipment needed to can jams, tomatoes, chutneys, quick pickles and more. $45/nonmember, $35/Seattle Tilth member.

Good Shepherd Center, Rm 140, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle. Registration required: 800-8383006 or BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/170719.

Feed Your Soul Fundraiser Gourmet Dinner – 6:15pm. Enjoy live music, raffle items, seated Reiki and massage. Proceeds support The One

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Healthy Beauty & Household Cleaning Supplies – 10am-12:30pm. Learn to make beauty supplies and household cleaning products that really work.

Dr. Harpster leads this hands-on class to make everything from face wash and deodorant to cleaning sprays and scrubs. Participants will take home the items made in class as well as additional recipes. $30. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle. Register: 206-257-1488.

Second Use Fall Festival – 11am-4pm. Second Use’s annual fall festival includes food, music, games, horse rides, a salvaged art contest and more.

Second Use Building Materials, 7953 2nd Ave S, Seattle. SecondUse.com/node/911796.

Kids’ Yoga – 2-3pm. This lighthearted and imaginative class helps children develop balance,

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Gathering coming January 15, 2012. $60 or $55 with donated food or pet item for Rainier Valley Food Bank or PAWS. Hi-Spot Cafe, 1410 34th Ave, Seattle. RSVP by Sept 22: 206-284-2411 or TheOneGathering.com.

Beyond the Basics: Power Tools Tips & Safety – 7-8pm. Doug Elfline, of Mighty House Construction, guides through the safety aspects of trickier tools and techniques for use in projects. $15.

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle. Meetup.com/WSToolLibrary/ Events/prbrwypmbdc.

Prostate Health – 7-8pm. Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer among men and the second most common cause of death by cancer. Understanding the prostate and how to keep it healthy is an important part of men’s health. Discussion will focus on prostate cancer and disorders, common labs ordered, and how to treat both conventionally and without medications. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle. 206-257-1488. ThriveNaturalMedicine.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Moving Planet – A worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis. Rally together on bikes, on skateboards, and on foot. 350.org.

Global Mala – 9am-12:30pm. Three Trees Yoga honors the UN International Day of Peace. Donations go to Yoga Behind Bars, a local non-profit changing the lives of incarcerated youth and adults through yoga. Three Trees Yoga & Healing Arts Center, 204 S 348th St Ste 2, Federal Way. 253815-9642. ThreeTreesYoga.com.

Sew Up Seattle Costume Class – 11am-1pm & 1-3pm. Make a costume piece or embellish one already started. Beginning sewers welcome. We have machines and fabric or bring your own. Free.

Goods for the Planet, 525 Dexter Ave N, Seattle.

Register: SewUpSeattle@yahoo.com. SewUpSeattle.blogspot.com.

Anusara 101 – 2:30-4:30pm. Dive into the basic language and practice of Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles of Alignment including muscular and organic energy, the inner and outer spirals, and the first principle and foundation of every pose.

Questions and enthusiasm are welcome. $30 for 1 wk of classes. Seattle Yoga Arts, 1540 15th Ave, Seattle. Registration required: 206-440-3191. SeattleYogaArts.com.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Equinox Detox – 1-3pm. A specialized yoga practice designed to enhance the body’s natural detoxifying process in a safe and supportive way.

Meditation and breathing exercises will be incorporated. $25 by Sept 18, $30 after. Seattle Yoga Arts, 1540 15th Ave, Seattle. Registration required: 206-440-3191. SeattleYogaArts.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Intro to Breema – 7-8:30pm. With Roxanne Caswell & Birthe Kaarsholm. Breema is a teaching of the heart. Its purpose is to create harmony between body, mind and feelings. Breema nurtures one’s relationship to one’s self, to others and to all life.

Free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 510-428-0937. Breema.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Understanding Hypothyroidism – 7-8pm. Hypothyroidism is a common and complex disease. In this hour-long workshop, Dr. Moser will take an integrative approach and discuss both conventional and natural treatments. Free. Thrive Natural Family Medicine, 5020 Meridian Ave N, Ste 104, Seattle.

206-257-1488.

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

Walk, Talk & Taste classes are tailored to those interested in the gluten-free options available at PCC. View Ridge PCC, 6514 40th Ave NE, Seattle.

206-526-7661. PCCNaturalMarkets.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

save the date SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Breema: The Art of Being Present Workshop – Oct 1-2. With Roxanne Caswell & Birthe Kaarsholm.

Learn Breema to relax and be revitalized while unifying the mind, body and feelings in the present moment. Breema supports an openhearted and open-minded posture toward life. $85-$150.

M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required: 510-428-0937 or Breema.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 Moving Stress to Success: Playing with the Heart’s View – Oct 20-23. With Dr. Mary Alice Long & Betsy Wetzig. Learn practical tools to turn stress into success and improve communication, leadership and creative abilities. $500. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Breinigsville, PA. Registration required: 610-395-3355. TwinPondsCenter.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 Eat Local Now! Dinner Celebration – 6-9:30pm.

Enjoy fabulous local cuisine with live music, a silent auction, engaging exhibitors and speakers.

A kid’s corner full of activities also available. $10-$50. Herban Feast’s Sodo Park, 3200 1st Ave S, Seattle. Buy tickets: 800-838-3006 or BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/188299.

Breema: The Art of Being Present Workshop – Oct 1-2. With Roxanne Caswell & Birthe Kaarsholm.

Learn Breema to relax and be revitalized while unifying the mind, body and feelings in the present moment. Breema supports an openhearted and open-minded posture toward life. $85-$150.

M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required: 510-428-0937 or Breema.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Washington State 2011 Solar Tour – Be a part of the world’s largest grassroots solar event. Tour innovative green homes and buildings to see how solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies can be used to reduce monthly bills and help tackle climate change. SolarWA. org/Tour/2011.

A Taste of Health and Inspiration – 10am-8pm.

Give the gift of health for the holidays. Bothell Country Village Courtyard Hall. 425-350-5448.

Dena-Marie.com.

In the Footsteps of Takata – Nov 11-13. Reiki master Rick Bockner, last student of Reiki master Hawayo Takata, will teach traditional methods of Reiki 1-3 at Camp Burton on Vashon Island. 206947-7687. ReikiFellowship.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

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sunday Cascadia Hikes – 8am-12pm. Learn about local and natural history, sustainability and ecology while viewing waterfalls and wildlife on these guided half-day hikes. Includes hotel pick up and drop off, nature guide, refreshments, transportation, and entry fees. $95. Register: EvergreenEscapes.com/ Seattle-Hiking-Tour.asp.

Community Yoga Class – 9:30-10:45. Beginner pay-what-you-can yoga class. All welcome. Taught by a registered yoga teacher. Donations accepted.

Three Trees Yoga & Healing Arts Center, 204 S 348th St, Ste 2, Federal Way. 253-815-9642.

ThreeTreesYoga.com.

Bicycle Sunday – Sept 4, 11 & 18. 10am-6pm.

Bicycle or walk along Lake Washington Blvd south of Mount Baker Beach to Seward Parks entrance.

Lake Washington Blvd will be closed to motorized traffic. Free. For more info: Seattle.gov/Parks/ BicycleSunday.

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.

monday La Leche League of West Seattle – 10:30am. 4th Mon. All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-tobe interested in breastfeeding welcome. Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 7141 California Ave SW, Seattle. 206-932-9912.

groove as they develop core tribal bellydance movements with strength, grace, and flexibility.

Women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and experience welcome. $60/6 classes. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. MIllumino.com.

Aurora Ave N, Seattle. 206-525-9035. SeattleHolisticCenter.com.

wednesday

Light Lecture Series – Begins Sept 12. 7-9pm.

8-wk series designed to give practical steps to apply in order to get back on track or find the clarity to make good decisions. Topics range from meditation, relationships, healing depression and more. $8/lecture, $56/8 lectures. The Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle. For more info: 206-525-8488 or Seattle.LightLectureSeries.com.

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

tuesday Urban Forest Restoration ­– 10am-2pm. Tues, Thurs & Sat. Join Nature Consortium to help restore Seattle’s largest contiguous forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Volunteers plant native trees, remove invasive species, and more. No experience necessary; gloves, tools, water, and snacks provided. Dress for the weather; bring a refillable water bottle. Free. Registration & location: 206923-0853 or NatureC.org/Volunteer.

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.

La Leche League of Seattle Central – 6:308:30pm. 1st Tues. See Mon description. Swedish Medical Center, 500, 17th Ave, Mother Joseph Conference Rm, Seattle. 206-949-3076. LLLEmHealy@gmail.com.

Tribal Style Bellydance –­ 7-8pm. With Shay Moore. Classes get people moving to the global

La Leche League of Seattle – 10:15am. 3rd Wed. See Mon description. Good Shepherd Center, Wallingford, Seattle. 206-304-9153.

Intro to Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. 8-wk series gives an introduction to the language and postures of yoga, breath practices and the foundational sequence, methodology and philosophy of Anusara Yoga. $96.

Seattle Yoga Arts, 1540 15th Ave, Seattle. Registration required. 206-440-3191. SeattleYogaArts.com.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – Begins Sept 28. 6:30-8:30pm. With Erica Rayner-Horn.

8-wk class teaches effective tools to manage physical, emotional or psychological stress and bring more balance and harmony to one’s life. Relieve depression, anxiety, digestive or sleep problems and more. $285/8 classes. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required: 206-5250363. M-Illumino.com.

thursday Urban Forest Restoration –­ 10am-2pm. See Tues listing. Registration & location: 206-923-0853 or NatureC.org/Volunteer.

Infant Massage Class –­ 10:30-11:45am. No class Labor Day. Promote better infant health and development. Build trust and relationship. Meet other moms while learning infant massage techniques. $25/1 class, $100/5 classes. Queen Anne Christian Church, 1316 3rd Ave W, Seattle. Registration required: 206-409-4812. Parent2Infant.com.

Experience Oil Painting – 11am-3pm. Learn how easy oil painting is in a wonderful relaxing environment. On-going class; join any time.

All instruction is one-on-one teacher to student.

No mineral spirits or turpentine used so there is no exposure to anything volatile, flammable or dangerous to breathe. $60/single session, $180/4 weeks. Class size limited. Friends Philosophy and Tea, 13850 Bel-Red Rd, Bellevue. 536-503-3491.

SeattleOilPaintLessons.com.

Family Hatha Yoga – 4-5pm. Practice yoga for yourself and with your child by incorporating age appropriate movement that is fun for everyone. $17/drop-in per adult. Seattle Holistic Center, 7700

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Find your calling.

Bring healing and hope.

Study Five Element Acupuncture in the tradition of JR Worsley at Wu Hsing Tao School.

Experience intimate class sizes, renowned instructors, and meaningful community in a beautiful natural setting.

Weekend classes integrate with work and family.

Fall Classes start Nov 3.

Call 206-324-7188 or email admissions@wuhsing.org for more information.

Wu Hsing Tao School l 4000 NE 41st St. Bldg. D, Seattle l 206-324-7188 www.wuhsing.org

Adopt Or Sponsor A Rescue Horse

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

With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Engage the brain and body in new ways. Learn to move more easily, more comfortably and even more playfully. Discover a fun and easy movement method while improving physical movements, sense of balance and overall well being. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-Illumino.com.

The Fixers’ Collective – 6-9pm. Join a group of people who love to fix and mend things from broken blenders to ripped sweaters to antique dentist drills.

Take it apart, put it back together, figure out how it works and refuse to throw it away. What is worked on depends on who shows up. Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle. For more details: WestSeattleFixers@gmail.com or Meetup.com/WSToolLibrary.

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 laundry and home delivery works. Free to existing customers; $10/ family. Parent Trust for Washington Children, 2200 Rainier Ave S, Seattle. Registration required: 206634-2229. BabyDiaperService.net.

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Rescue horse rehabilitation Equine Facilitated Learning Educational Programs Volunteer Opportunities

Learn more about Cricket and how you can help other rescue horses: NWESC.org * 206-940-8589

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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.

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

SahajaMeditation.com.

friday Wassa Dance – 8:45-9:45am. 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.

Beautiful, sound, healthy four year old Appendix Quarter Horse mare. Started under saddle with a professional trainer. Adoption fee: $750.

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La Leche League of South King County – 10am.

1st Fri. See Mon description. For location: 253212-6159 or LLLOfNorthTacoma@yahoo.com.

InterPlay – 10:30am-12pm An improvisational practice that playfully explores the things a body can do: move, make sounds, tell stories, sing, and experience stillness. Based on life-affirming, body wisdom principles and the transformative power of play. Donations accepted. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

M-Illumino.com.

Drum Jam – 7-10pm. Come drum with us. Arrive and leave as you feel. Any kind of hand drum and ability welcome. Ottoman Bellydance Studio, Bothell Country Village, 23634 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425-368-0369. OttomanBellyDance.com.

saturday Wassa Dance – 8:45-9:45am. See Fri listing. $15.

ARC School of Ballet, 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle.

206-284-9473. WassaDance.com.

Urban Forest Restoration – 10am-2pm. See Tues listing. Registration & location: 206-923-0853 or NatureC.org/Volunteer.

Lacto-Fermentation Class: The Basics – 11am1pm. 2nd Sat. Learn the basics and understand the benefits of lacto-fermentation. How to make yogurt, Greek yogurt, cream cheese, whey and fermented vegetables easily in any kitchen and in small or large quantities. Includes a recipe and info packet, and a sample of what we make in class to continue the fermentation process at home. $50. Goods for the Planet/Golden Fish Bodyworks, 525 Dexter Ave N, Seattle. Registration required: GoldenFishBodyWorks.com/Contact.html.

Lacto-fermentation Class: Intermediate –2-4pm.

2nd Sat. An in-depth discussion about lacto-fermentation methods and benefits. Demonstrates recipes for fermented grains, and traditional condiments like mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise and vinegar to easy to make lacto-fermented soda pop. Includes sample of what make in class as well as recipe and info packet. $50. Goods for the Planet/Golden Fish Bodyworks, 525 Dexter Ave N, Seattle. Registration required: GoldenFishBodyWorks.com/ Contact.html.

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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 12.

BEDDING SEATTLE NATURAL MATTRESS

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 22.

206-419-9550 SeattleNaturalMattress.com

dentists

Manufacturer and retailer of natural, chemicalfree latex mattresses designed to provide a comfortable and supportive alternative to traditional spring mattresses. See ad page 17.

BOWENWORK

INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY 9730 3rd Ave NE Suite 205 Seattle, WA 98115 206-367-6453 Info@MitchMarderDDS.com MitchMarderDDS.com

WELLNESS RESTORATION ARTS

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 offer a master ’s level program in a weekend-seminar format, and continuing education opportunities. See ad page 28.

BED AND BREAKFAST

We are a holistic dental practice specializing in safe mercury filling removal, non-surgical periodontal care, and TMJ/ orthodontic treatments. We welcome new patients! See ad page 24.

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 26.

BUSINESS PRINTING

ENERGY EFFICIENCY VESTA HOME PERFORMANCE

ION MARKETING 800-989-5086 IonGoGreen.com

Green printing at unbeatable prices. Guaranteed.

Business cards, rack cards, postcards and more.

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 23.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES BABY DIAPER SERVICE

TIERRA SOL

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.

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 12.

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

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 8.

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HEALTH CENTERS BASTYR CENTER

MEDICAL AMY FASIG, ND

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.

HEALTHY HOME LULLABY ORGANICS

2206 Queen Anne Ave N, Ste 204 Seattle, WA 98109 206-599-6030 Dr.AmyFasig@gmail.com QueenAnneNaturalMedicine.com Specializing in women’s health, hormone balancing, and immune wellness. Saturday and evening appts. available. Covered by most insurance plans.

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