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elcome to the June issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings!

June is traditionally our region’s month of ambiguity, the month with days that vacillate between surly spring rainstorms and glimpses of tantalizing, nearly-summer sun. Our weather often can’t commit, but this time of the year Seattle area residents everywhere are getting ready to commit to summer plans. David and I have summer plans that involve buying our first home (we’re aiming to close this month on a condo, with the help of our amazing local green realtor Kim Mulligan). It’s an exciting step for us. I have big container garden goals and hope to spend time this season making my balcony an organic herb and vertical gardening retreat, and I’m thrilled to be able to walk to our neighborhood farmer’s market from our new place.

Whether your plans include moving, consist of a bucket list of festivals and your favorite hikes, or involve more elaborate and lengthy vacations, be sure to check out “Life Changing Travel” (page 22) for fantastic ideas for incorporating volunteer work into your wanderings this summer, making your travels richer and more purposeful. “Garden to Grill” (page 16) is my inspiration for cooking this month, as the fresh bounty from local farmers starts to increase. My latest outdoor cooking obsession is carrots and zucchini tossed in olive oil, sea salt and garlic, then grilled—delicious. In “Live Life” (page 24), writer Judith Fertig offers up research that confirms the not-so-secret ingredients for happiness anytime of the year: relationships and choosing to prioritize community. Perhaps nowhere is this better exemplified than the tiny nation of Bhutan, where citizens measure progress by a “Gross National Happiness” index instead of a gross domestic product index. It’s an amazing and inspiring article, so don’t miss it.

Whatever you do and wherever you go this summer, we offer lots more in these pages for inspiration and healthy living, so enjoy!

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by Sandra Murphy

15 rEFrAMiNg PErSoNAl PrioriTiES

Craig Hamilton Explores the Gender Gap in Spiritual Growth

by Kim Childs

16 groW, Pick, grill Making the Most of Summer’s Bounty

by Claire O’Neil

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Step Up to Barefoot Benefits

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Making the Most of Cherished Time Together

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newsbriefs New Business Offers Free Educational CDs

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ellevue resident Ed North has launched a new business to assist others in achieving success. Your Wish, LLC will be distributing free introductory CDs with a message of how to achieve dynamic health, fulfilling relationships and abundant wealth, according to North.

“What each of us ultimately wants in life is happiness, joy and peace,” North explains. “This is why we’re distributing CDs absolutely free to those who want to listen. There is no obligation, and this is not a religious pitch. Why is this so important?” he asks. “Because we are all one and we are all interconnected. We are all traveling on the same planet, and the fate of that planet is in our collective hands,” North explains. “By changing ourselves first, then our families, our neighborhoods, our communities, our cities, our states and our countries, we will change the world,” North continues, saying he believes that increased inner joy attracts the abundance that is “ever present in our world.”

“If you are interested in learning and becoming the person you always wanted to be, this is the place for you,” North says. “I am a product of this learning and I can tell you the benefits have been absolutely amazing.”

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Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. ~Jim Rohn

Best-Selling Author to Speak About Consciousness

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ben Alexander III, MD, a renowned academic neurosurgeon, spent 55 years honing his scientific world view, until a rare illness left him in a coma.

Seven days later, he awoke from a transcendental near-death experience with new insights that he reports in his New York Times Bestseller Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife.

Bridging Science and Spirituality, East West Bookshop and the Center for Spiritual Living – Seattle (partnering as HeartMind Productions) are bringing Dr. Eben Alexander III to Seattle on June 14 and 15 for both a keynote event as well as an experiential sound meditation workshop.

Dr. Alexander will share his transformative experience, its profound lessons, and the complete revision of everything he has come to believe about science, consciousness, spirituality, and the very nature of all existence.

“We are conscious in spite of our brain,” explains Dr. Alexander.

The keynote event with Dr. Alexander takes place 7 p.m., June 14 at the Center for Spiritual Living, Seattle.

Tickets range from $35-$75. Tickets for the workshop on June 15 (9 a.m. at East West Bookshop) are $75 or $100 if bundled with an advance keynote event general admission ticket.

For more information: HeartMindProductions.org or 206-523-3726.

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Nurture Ritual Relocates to Capitol Hill

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olistic skincare boutique Nurture Ritual has relocated to 340 15th Avenue E, #311, in Capitol Hill from their previous South Lake Union location.

The vibrant Capitol Hill neighborhood features plenty of restaurants and stores, along with free two hour street parking. In addition, several Group Health parking lots behind Nurture Ritual’s new location are free after 5 p.m. and $1 for two hours during business hours. The new location is also a short walk away from Volunteer Park.

Along with all-organic facials, Nurture Ritual offers hair removal, sonic skin peels, waxing and sugaring services and healing energy work. To celebrate the relocation, owner and esthetician Victoria Raisky Anderson will be offering Natural Awakenings readers a free ultrasonic peel with purchase of a facial throughout the summer (must mention Natural Awakenings when scheduling, ends August 31).

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Peter Manns to Offer Divine Alignment Sessions in Pacific Northwest

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erman-born spiritual healer and facilitator Peter Manns will be seeing clients for Divine Alignment appointments May 31 to June 2 in Redmond.

“This once-in-a-lifetime healing experience encompasses body, spirit and soul,” Manns explains. “During your appointment, you’ll discover emotional freedom through the alignment and straightening of the spinal column and experience the release of energetic and emotional blockages and entanglements, leading to a stronger connection with the divine.”

A certified master coach, Peter Manns is the co-owner and CEO of BusinessLifeBalancing-Academy, based in Luxembourg, a nation bordering Germany.

He has been married for 18 years and is the father of three children.

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Butterfly Balance Practitioner Completes Training

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ue Mariconda, practitioner and owner at Butterfly Balance Wellness, recently completed three additional levels of Health Kinesiology training in New York.

“I’ve significantly increased the amount of corrections available to clients,” she explains. “This additional training has allowed me to add to the many amazing possibilities to help improve clients’ lives both physically and emotionally through Health Kinesiology.”

Health Kinesiology uses the body’s meridians, similar to acupuncture, to determine what an individual body needs for healing a variety of conditions, according to Mariconda. The process is non-invasive and can be used both to accelerate personal growth as well as address issues ranging from allergies to chronic disease.

“I became a practitioner because Health Kinesiology helped me when no other natural modality could,” Mariconda explains. “I love bringing the same kind of hope to others.”

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en face a new dilemma at their annual physical this year—should they be screened for prostate cancer?

Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine screening for this form of cancer, regardless of age. Some doctors claim this will cause treatable prostate cancer cases to be missed.

The level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein produced by the prostate gland, can be measured with a simple blood test. Until the USPSTF issued its recommendation, doctors routinely used the test to screen men 50 and older. The task force, however, concluded there is at least moderate certainty that the potential harms of PSA testing outweigh the benefits; many benign conditions, particularly prostate infections and enlargement, can elevate PSA readings higher than normal, prompting more aggressive testing.

Before deciding on the test, it helps for men to explore this issue with their doctor. Some physicians take a “wait and see” approach and retest several times over a few months before making a recommendation; others suggest an immediate biopsy if PSA levels are high. While a blood test is a benign procedure, a prostate biopsy is not. A high PSA reading coupled with an overly aggressive doctor can cause anxiety and result in additional—and possibly unneeded— medical treatment.

Source: James Occhiogrosso, ProstateHealthNaturally.com

Sports and Music: A Winning Combination

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istening to our favorite music, whatever the genre, can increase both our enjoyment of and performance levels in competitive sports participation. Keele University researchers, presenting these findings at the 2012 British Psychological Society annual conference, noted that playing selected tunes reduces perceived exertion levels, plus increases one’s sense of being “in the zone”. The greatest effects were found with music used during structured training sessions.

Previous studies showing that motivational music in general boosts performance did not include exploring the effects of listening to one’s favorite music.

A Father’s Love is Critical

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ased on 36 studies from around the world involving more than 10,000 participants, researchers at the University of Connecticut, in Mansfield, concluded that a father’s love contributes as much—and sometimes more—to a child’s development as a mother’s love. The critical importance of fatherly love to a youngster’s healthy development provides added incentive for men to become more involved in nurturing child care.

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Flavonoids Protect Men Against Parkinson’s

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indings published in the journal Neurology add to a growing body of evidence that regular consumption of flavonoids, found in berries, teas, apples and red wines, can positively affect human health. According to new research on 130,000 men and women undertaken by Harvard University, in Boston, and the UK’s University of East Anglia, men that regularly consumed the most flavonoid-rich foods were 40 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those that ate the least.

No similar protective link was found for women. It is the first human study to show that flavonoids can help protect neurons against diseases of the brain.

Excessive Dietary Fat May Hinder Conception

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ne reason for a couple’s inability to conceive could be linked to too much fat in the male’s diet. A study by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital of 99 U.S. men uncovered an association between a high fat intake and lower sperm count and concentration. Results were published in the journal Human Reproduction.

Men that consumed the most saturated fats had a 35 percent lower total sperm count and 38 percent lower sperm concentration than men that ate the least amount of such fats. Moreover, men that ate more omega-3 polyunsaturated fats—the type of healthful fat often found in fish and plant oils—had betterformed sperm than men that ate less.

rESvErATrol cAN Sugary Drinks ProSTATE cANcEr Linked to Heart AiD TrEATMENT Disease I t’s already known that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can improve cardiovascular health and help prevent strokes.

Now a University of Missouri School of Medicine (Columbia) researcher has discovered that it can make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, increasing the likelihood of a full recovery from all types of prostate cancer, including aggressive tumors.

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ne risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, may be sugary drinks. Analysis of data collected on 42,883 men in the “Health Professionals Follow-Up Study,” published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, linked a daily 12-ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened drink to a 19 percent increase in the 206-310-1955 relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with higher levels of unhealthy triglycerides and C-reactive protein (a byproduct of inflammation), and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the “good” cholesterol.

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globalbriefs Eco-House

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Green Homes Can be a Bargain One of the most innovative, energy-efficient houses in the United States has been built in the District of Columbia’s working-class Deanwood neighborhood, which has struggled with foreclosures. The Empowerhouse, a residence that produces all of its own energy, consumes 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a conventional dwelling.

Empowerhouse was designed using “passive house” technologies as part of the Solar Decathlon design competition, held on the National Mall in 2011. It’s the work of students at The New School, in New York City, and Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. Each duplicable unit costs a locally affordable $250,000.

Bringing the community into the design process for both the house and landscape is the basis for collaboration on additional projects in the neighborhood, including a new community learning garden. The designers remark that it all plays a part in creating social sustainability, an aspect often left out of development programs.

Source: Parsit.Parsons.edu

Breaks from Email Boost Focus and Performance

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“vacation” from email might be a simple prescription for improving work performance, suggests a new study by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and U.S. Army researchers. “We found that when you remove email from workers’ lives, they multitask less and experience less stress,” says UCI Informatics Professor Gloria Mark, who co-authored the study.

Participants reported feeling better able to do their jobs and stay on task, and they were happier to interact with others in person. Also, getting up and walking to someone else’s desk instead of emailing provided physical exercise.

Recycle All Electronic Products With the average American household owning 24 electronic devices, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) estimates we are annually producing nearly 3 million tons of e-waste. Tube-type TVs and computer monitors contain lead, while cell phones harbor toxic mercury, cadmium, arsenic and brominated flame retardants, all of which can leach from landfills into groundwater.

Alternatives include selling old phones or trading them in at a store, and buying a new phone only when necessary. For $10, Staples will recycle any brand of computer monitor, desktop and laptop computer, fax machine, printer or scanner. Dell products are accepted at no charge.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers information about local e-waste recycling and regulations regarding handling of electronic equipment at Tinyurl.com/EPAeWasteTips.

For a global perspective, see the United Nations Environment Programme 2010 update at Tinyurl.com/ UNeWasteReport.

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Moon Fuel

Two New Sources of Sustainable Energy A new compound of lead telluride— a semiconductor first used in the Apollo moon landings to provide astronauts with a renewable, thermoelectric power source—can transform the heat emitted from car tailpipes and the chimneys of power stations and factories into a power source. According to the scientists engineering the innovation at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, as much as 15 to 20 percent of the heat currently being lost could be recovered as electricity.

Another team of researchers at Utah State University, in Logan, has created a yeast biodiesel fuel that can be made using the watery waste from the mass production of cheese. One cheese plant’s daily byproduct of up to 1 million gallons of liquid cheese waste can produce 66,000 gallons of fuel.

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Norway Recognizes Fatherhood Norway’s liberal paternity leave policy places equal responsibilities on men and women, which in turn progressively redefines traditional gender roles. Pappapermisjon, or paternity leave, is often combined with a mother’s maternity leave to provide seamless childcare at home without overtaxing parents’ work life. The Norwegian government has socially engineered a society in which men and women are expected to have equal domestic and economic responsibilities.

Some specifics of the country’s “fathers’ rights” philosophy include leaving the workplace by 5:30 p.m.; being able to adjust office hours around daycare drop-offs and pickups; and allowing time to organize family dinners and help with housework.

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Hot Stuff

New Technology Increases Solar Efficiency There is huge potential in solar power, but our current methods of capturing the sun’s energy are limited as widely used silicon solar cells approach their theoretical limit of 33.7 percent efficiency. Now a Princeton University research team has applied nanotechnology principles to incorporate a design that significantly increases their efficacy.

Led by Stephen Chou, the team has made two dramatic improvements: reducing reflectivity and more effectively capturing the light that isn’t reflected. The new solar cell is much thinner and less reflective, capturing many more light waves via a minute mesh and bouncing off only about 4 percent of direct sunlight. The new design is capable of capturing a large amount of sunlight even when it’s cloudy, producing an 81 percent increase in efficiency even under indirect lighting conditions.

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In the tropical paradise of Hawaiian waters, a milky growth has been spreading rapidly across the coral reefs along Kauai’s north shore. Marine biologist Terry Lilley, the foremost expert on the outbreak, says it now affects up to 40 percent of the coral in Anini Bay, and conditions in nearby areas are as bad or worse.

The growth, identified by U.S. Geological Survey scientists as both a bacteria that grows through photosynthesis and a fungus, is killing all the coral it strikes and is spreading its infection at the rate of one to three inches a week.

“This bacteria has been killing some of these 50-to-100-year-old corals in less than eight weeks,” Lilley told the Los Angeles Times, noting that the entire reef system appears to be losing its immune system.

Some feel the cause is high levels of fecal and related bacteria from the town of Hanalei, which has no sewer system and where homes are connected to cesspools and septic systems. Because no definitive link has been shown, government action has been limited.

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DIY Versus Commercial Carwash We all want our new, energy-efficient vehicles to look their best, and eco-conscious drivers want to extend their green lifestyle to include cleaning their car. Washing can provide some exercise and saves money, but the International Carwash Association reports that automatic car washes use on average fewer than 45 gallons of water per car, compared with 80 or more at home. Commercial facilities also drain wastewater into sewer systems to be treated or reused, while soapy do-it-yourself water can directly enter waterways via storm drains unless it’s in an area that filters into a local aquifer.

Here are some helpful tips.

Conserve water. For DIY folks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends using a bucket instead of a hose for washing a section at a time, and then quickly rinsing using a pistol-grip hose nozzle, and also washing the car on gravel or a lawn, so wastewater doesn’t flow off pavement or sidewalks and down a storm drain. Be sure to use phosphate-free, non-toxic biodegradable soaps and waxes.

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ith most exercise programs, while his person works out, a dog stays home alone, counting squirrels outside the window and wishing Animal Planet wasn’t a rerun. How about bringing some of that exercise home so the pet gets fit, too?

John E. Mayer, Ph.D., a Chicago clinical psychologist and author of Family Fit, maintains that, “Fitness works best as a group event, including the family dog. They love to participate in many things, so be creative. Try swimming, touch football, jumping rope, rollerblading, tag or hide-and-seek.”

Diane Tegethoff Meadows and Susan Riches, Ph.D., each accepted a challenge to exercise with their dogs 30 minutes a day for 30 days. “I walk my three Scotties every morning anyway, so adding minutes was easy,” says Meadows, a retired senior paralegal in Bulverde, Texas. “One of them is in charge of choosing the route, and we seldom go the same way two days in a row.” Riches, a retired Fort Lewis College

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professor and archaeologist, in Durango, Colorado, doesn’t let inclement weather interfere. “Inside, we play fetch up and down the stairs,” she says. “I hide treats for tracking games of ‘find it.’” The dogs also like to jump through hoops. “The Scottie and Westie go at it for 30 minutes; the Maltese stops after 15.”

Jeff Lutton, a Dogtopia dog daycare/boarding franchisee in Alexandria, Virginia, conducts a popular running club. “On Sunday mornings we have about 15 people that run with their dogs. My golden retriever used to run six miles, but since she’s 9 now, we’ve cut back to three.”

“Treibball [TRY-ball] is herding without sheep, soccer without feet,” explains Dianna L. Stearns, president of the American Treibball Association, based in Northglenn, Colorado. “All you need is Pilates balls, a target stick for pointing, a signal clicker and treats.

It’s a fun, problem-solving game for all involved.”

The idea is for the dog to direct

rubber balls into a goal with its nose, shoulder and/or paws—eventually, as many as eight balls in 10 minutes.

Treibball can be played in group classes or competitions or at home using a kiddie soccer goal.

Another exercise option is to turn the backyard into an obstacle course for the dog, kids and adults. Use a clicker to signal the next move. Four or five hula hoops spaced a bit apart provide a pattern for a sit/stay game as the dog moves into each one on command. A thin wooden dowel across two boxes and anchored to a stick-on photo hook on either end provides a hurdle. A child’s oversized plastic golf club hits a tennis or plastic ball just far enough for the dog to retrieve.

For a doggie triathlon, add more elements, such as yard races between dogs and children on their tricycles or scooters down a straight path, with everyone cooling off in a hard-plastic swimming pool as part of the event.

For dogs that are older or have mobility issues, some stretching before or even after exercise is suggested.

“Doga [dog yoga] has become a daily ritual with my 11-year-old golden retriever since the onset of arthritis in her hips and back. Besides keeping her joints limber, it’s good one-on-one time for us,” says latchkey dog expert Eileen Proctor, in Castle Rock, Colorado.

“Whenever she wants to stretch, she will come up and gently paw me,” relates Proctor. “Her favorite is the upward dog pose. Before practicing doga, this dear one had trouble getting to her feet, and then was lame for a minute.

Now she is able to get up and move about immediately.”

When exercising with pets, always keep plenty of water handy, start slow and watch out for how the weather or workout affects the participants. Scientists have changed from saying it takes 21 days to form a new habit to admitting it may take up to three times that long. That might be true for people, but try explaining it to the dog standing at the back door on day two—he’s ready to do it again.

Sandra Murphy is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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Reframing Personal Priorities Craig Hamilton Explores the Gender Gap in Spiritual Growth

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raig Hamilton is a writer, radio host and workshop leader devoted to helping people evolve their consciousness for the greater good. The former managing editor of What is Enlightenment? magazine, Hamilton went on to found Integral Enlightenment, an online education program for those on a contemporary spiritual path. Since then, thousands of people have participated in his courses and workshops, and the vast majority have been women. Natural Awakenings asked Hamilton for his insights on this trend.

What’s behind the gender imbalance in personal growth and enlightenment circles?

Two years ago, I hosted a summit called The Way of the Evolutionary Man that included a discussion about why more men aren’t drawn to participate in these kinds of things. One of the main points made was that, while many Americans have focused on creating equality for women in the last 50 years, there hasn’t been a comparable men’s liberation movement.

I know that some would say, “Why do we need that? Men are already the ones with the most power, freedom and privilege.” Yet it became clear during our discussion that men do not have freedom when it comes to choosing among valued social roles.

For example, a woman can feel

valued whether she pursues a professional career or something else that we might call a path of the heart, such as following artistic passions, working for a nonprofit or serving as a teacher. But if men do such things, they risk losing value among women.

Traditionally, women have wanted to be with men that are more economically successful than they are. If a man decides he wants to be an artist or a spiritual practitioner or follow what we might label a higher calling, he’s stepping out of traditionally validated activities for men. So the reason that more men aren’t putting more time into their personal growth could be that they’re not being valued for that.

What might it take to shift this phenomenon?

If women want men to join them on paths of personal and spiritual growth, they might need to start in analyzing the part of themselves that says, “I want a man who makes more money than me, is successful and able to be the family provider.” Many women want their men to be conscious, sensitive, reflective and capable of profound intimacy, plus be a good provider.

I’ve heard from some men that feel seriously pained about this. A few said that they always wanted to be, for example, a musician or a teacher, but they couldn’t see themselves being sufficiently successful at it, or their family discouraged it.

Is pursuing personal growth at odds with being a breadwinner?

I teach a spiritual path that anyone can pursue in the midst of their busy life. It involves turning everything into a spiritual practice. It means observing your own motivations and distortions and experiencing a different relationship to life that’s no longer rooted in patterns of the past and the ego.

I believe this work appeals to men because, while there is a meditative and interior dimension to it, the bigger part is calling people to step up in life and remove the obstacles inside themselves that keep them from playing their biggest game. Spiritual life isn’t about getting beyond this world; it’s about the evolution of our world through conscious participation. That’s something men and women alike can become inspired by and put their energy behind.

How can men be most effective in a changing world?

In order to be truly effective, each person needs to do the necessary inner work. It’s not enough to focus on trying to do and accomplish and acquire without clarifying what’s getting in the way of your full self-expression and creative engagement.

It’s easy to think about life in terms of our history, identity, desires and concerns, but that’s just a small part of who we are. At our deepest level, we are this unfolding evolutionary process that’s been going on for more than 13 billion years. Now we have the ability to participate in the greatest adventure of all, that of conscious evolution, growing into a future aligned with our highest ideals, visions and aspirations.

While that is mobilizing generations of women, I am finding that it also speaks to the highest aspirations of men.

Connect with Craig Hamilton at IntegralEnlightenment.com.

Kim Childs is a writer and creativity coach in Boston. Visit KimChilds.com.

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Grow, Pick, Grill Making the Most of Summer’s Bounty

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n outdoor spaces from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Arch Cape, Oregon, produce is growing and grill embers are glowing. Growing a garden and grilling its bounty have never been more popular.

For the first time since 1944, when 20 million “Victory” gardeners produced 44 percent of the fresh vegetables in the United States, food gardening is outdistancing flower gardening. In its latest survey of garden

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retailers, the National Gardening Association found that consumers’ spending for growing their own food hit $2.7 billion, versus $2.1 billion for flowers.

Barbecuing grill chefs are expanding their repertoire beyond grass-fed burgers and steaks. More vegetables and fruit are being grilled now than in the past, according to the latest annual survey by leading grill manufacturer Weber.

This all makes sense to Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, co-authors of The Gardener & the Grill.

They’ve observed that when the bounty of the garden meets the sizzle of the grill, delicious things happen. “Natural sugars in vegetables and fruits caramelize,” says Adler. “Essential oils in fresh herbs become more aromatic. The colors of fruits and vegetables stay more vivid when grilled, rather than when cooked any other way.”

“Grilling gives even familiar foods an exciting new makeover,” notes Fertig. For example, by cutting a head of cabbage into quarters, brushing each cut side with olive oil and then grilling and chopping, the backyard chef infuses a grill flavor into a favorite coleslaw. Flatbreads, patted out from prepared whole-grain or gluten-free pizza dough, can be brushed with olive oil, grilled on both sides and then topped with flavorful garden goodies. Simple fruits like peaches and plums— simply sliced in half, pitted and grilled—yield fresh taste sensations, especially cradling a scoop of frozen yogurt.

A quick foray to the garden or farmers’ market can provide just the right colorful, flavorful edge to any summer barbecue.

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fillets first (not the skin side, which is darker because it is more delicate) directly over the fire for 3 to 4 minutes.

Turn the fish only once, and finish cooking with the skin side against the grate another 3 to 4 minutes, for 10 total minutes per inch of thickness (most fish fillets are about ¾-inch thick).

Note: The skin side is last because it has more connective tissue and holds together better on the grill. photo by Steve Legato

Finish assembling the slaw. Thinly slice the grilled cabbage and place in a Fresh fish tacos with a twist are a healthy large bowl. Stir in the greens and green onions. Having earlier combined and treat. Tip: Assemble the raw slaw ingredients before grilling the cabbage, which mixed the vinegar, sour cream, lemon juice and salt for the slaw dressing in a cooks simultaneously with the fish. small bowl, now pour it over the greens Yields 4 servings mixture. Toss to blend.

Grilled Napa Cabbage Slaw Taco Topping 1 large head Napa cabbage, cut in half lengthwise Grapeseed oil, for brushing 1 cup assorted baby greens, such as spinach, oak leaf lettuce or Boston lettuce 8 green onions, chopped (white and green parts) ¼ cup tarragon vinegar ¼ cup sour cream ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ tsp fine kosher or sea salt Baja Fish 1½ lbs mahi mahi, catfish, halibut or other mild, non-farmed, white fish (about ¾-inch thick) ¼ cup blackened seasoning or other barbecue spice mixture 8 whole-wheat flour tortillas, for serving 8 lemon wedges, for serving 1½ cups of a favorite salsa, for serving Prepare a hot fire in the grill.

Brush the cut sides of the Napa cabbage halves with oil. Coat the fish fillets with the blackened seasoning or other selected spice mix.

Grill the cabbage, cut-side down, directly over the fire for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cabbage shows good grill marks, then remove from heat.

Grill the “flesh”, or cut side, of fish

Assemble the tacos by placing some of the grilled fish on each tortilla. Top each with about one-third cup of the slaw and roll up, soft taco-style. Serve with a lemon wedge and a small ramekin of salsa.

Grilled Peaches with Lemon Balm Gremolata

This recipe is simple, yet full of flavor.

A traditional gremolata condiment includes parsley, lemon zest and garlic, but this sweeter version finds deliciousness in fruit. Using a microplane grater culls the flavorful yellow part of the lemon rind without the bitter white pith.

Chopping the herbs with the lemon zest make the flavors blend together better.

Yields 4 servings

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¼ cup packed lemon balm leaves or 1 Tbsp packed mint leaves ½ tsp lemon zest Pinch kosher or sea salt 4 peaches, halved and pitted Prepare a medium-hot fire in the grill.

Chop the lemon balm or mint and lemon zest together until very fine. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the leaves and chop again. Set aside in a small bowl.

Place the peach halves cut-side down on the grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until they are tender and slightly blistered.

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Source: Recipes adapted from The Gardener & the Grill.

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arefoot walking conjures images of children playing in open fields and families strolling on a beach, yet it can also embrace many other settings as part of a health and fitness routine and lifestyle of optimum wellness. As Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee attest in their new book, Barefoot Walking, “It’s not just physical; it’s soothing on an emotional and spiritual level.”

In adults, many muscles in our feet may have weakened and atrophied due to disuse from wearing shoes, which substitute the support and mobility that our bodies’ lower parts were created to provide. Years of wearing

tight-fitting shoes or high heels can also hamper bone density and proper alignment of each foot’s 28 bones; produce aches and pains in knees, back and neck; and constrict circulation to legs and feet, a condition compounded by desk jobs.

Here are some tips in preparing to go shoeless: Work out feet. Prevention.com advises working to individually wiggle each toe; touch and rub each in its entirety; and flex and move both feet in as many different ways as possible.

This will help them better absorb and distribute weight. Then, suggest Sandler and Lee, try “grabbing” exer-

cises for toes, picking up round objects ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs. Also practice arch lifts, calf raises and ankle rolls.

Check it out. Walk around a room and note if the weight upon landing moves from the heel to the big toe right away; if so, try shifting bodyweight while walking so that the pressure proceeds from the heel to the little toe and then across to the big toe. This maximizes functioning of the entire foot and keeps the arch from collapsing inward. This subtle change helps support knees, the pelvic floor and even abdominal muscles.

Fields, dirt trails and beaches are ideal sites to start walking barefoot.

Repeated skin-to-ground contact also coincides with grounding, or earthing, a therapy that connects a being with Earth’s electrical field. The concept is that this allows negatively charged free electrons to enter and eliminate free radicals, the positively charged particles that may cause diseases and inflammation. When we’re in shoes, “We’re separated [from the Earth] by an inch of rubber, which is a fantastic resistor to electricity,” the co-authors point out.

Because barefoot walking stimulates foot nerve endings, it’s also a form of self-reflexology, helping to lower blood pressure and anxiety while bolstering the immune system.

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Sandler provides special tips on getting started for some specific groups: Children: “They haven’t had their feet weakened by wearing shoes for many years, so let them develop their own style.”

Pregnant women: Start with a tiger walk technique (land with the heel barely off the ground, focusing on grabbing traction with the toes) for as much stability and fullest contact with the ground as possible.

Seniors: Use a walk and roll technique (lift the forefoot up before gently landing heel first) to keep weight directly beneath the body’s center of gravity. “Some seniors are fearful of going barefoot; concerned their feet are soft and sensitive. But they find that it actually helps them regain balance, coordination and body-brain connections.”

A key to expanding onto terrains like gravel and pavement while avoiding injury is to build up stronger plantar skin on the bottom of

the feet, because it is “600 percent stronger than skin elsewhere and can grow even thicker, up to half an inch, but only if you use it,” according to Sandler and Lee. “Going about barefoot stimulates additional skin growth (layering) and pushes the moisture out of the skin (strengthening), which together, thicken the soles of your feet.”

Other basic tips to avoid injury include: go slow, build foot strength, focus on form, learn to rest, inspect feet daily for potential nicks or scratches and see a physician if in doubt about anything.

“Once you’re aware of your surroundings and have toughened up your feet, you’ll avoid most sharp objects and be relatively shielded from the rest,” advise Sandler and Lee, who see the activity as a big step toward greater overall health awareness. “You’ll learn more about your body… what’s right and what’s not, what’s working and what can be improved.”

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he ancient Greek playwright Euripides, renowned for his Greek tragedies portraying strong female characters, was likely a decent dad. He wrote, “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.”

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One of his chief assignments was respectfully modeling good dating habits for his daughters, a talent that doesn’t necessarily come naturally to dads. They may understand how significant a fathering relationship is to her self-worth in becoming a dauntless and independent adult, but may be uncertain how to make a proper investment spiritually and emotionally.

Healthcare marketing executive David Kinard, of Seattle, Washington, invests heavily in both his son and daughter. Having grown up in a separated family with no fatherly role model, he has focused on spending time with both kids, and knows it’s especially important for a girl.

“I wanted my daughter to know that I loved her for who she was and not for anything she said or did, and that she didn’t need to give her body away to find love.” He felt the best way to convey these truths was to provide dedicated time together. Wednesdays were without fail their date nights, beginning at age 4; dates are less frequent now that his daughter is 16, but even when the relationship feels at odds, dates have consistently brought them together.

“She always got to choose where we went to dinner,” Kinard recalls.

“We’d sit for a long time, eat our favorite foods and play a silly card game.”

They talked about anything, nothing, everything. “She glows when she talks about past dates,” he continues. “I have earned the ability to talk with her about the more sensitive subjects in her life such as boys, sex, friends and family.”

Seattle Pacific University Alumni Director Ken Cornell believes that bonding through dating his two girls, ages 14 and 17, is a true privilege. He says the same is true of his wife of 27 years. “It is so important to get away from the routine, to focus on each other,” Cornell remarks. “It’s amazing what is said when we give space for a

relationship to deepen.”

His younger daughter believes, “It’s confidence building; it makes me stronger to be with someone who believes and has hope in me.”

Dressing up on occasion, holding the door open and allowing her to order for herself show respect and make her feel treasured. Later, if she doesn’t get that same level of respect on a first date with a boy, she will be less likely to schedule a second.

Cornell often worries that he doesn’t model enough of the love and honor his girls deserve. He finds grace in prayer. “I ask God regularly for wisdom and forgiveness to help me steward my relationship with my daughters and wife.”

The writer’s own family of six, including two daughters, has

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“My boyfriends knew that if we were going to last, they had to impress my dad,” remembers our youngest daughter Amy, today a wife and esthetician living in Medina, Ohio. “It was important to know that my dad cared enough to engage in my life. When college life was chaotic, it was comforting to have a dad close to my heart.

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Volunteer at a local charity. Help others and then stop at the ice cream parlor on the way home.

Make a home drive-in. Decorate cardboard boxes together so they look like favorite cars. Then sit in them to watch fun movies like Toy Story or Up… and pass the heirloom popcorn.

Paint some pottery. Many ceramics stores offer lessons. Make individual or joint artistic creations that can become home decorations and visual memories.

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en Budd, former executive director of AARP and current editor-in-chief of Currents magazine, says, “I was approaching 40 when my dad died suddenly, and at the funeral, I heard people say how he’d changed their lives. So in midlife, I decided to change mine.”

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Budd, who lives with his wife in Burke, Virginia, says, “Not everyone can join the Peace Corps, but they might share a week or two of vacation time.” Nine months after Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding Together was look-

ing for unskilled labor to help in New Orleans. So he helped prep homes for incoming electricians, plumbers and carpenters, and then painted. He was hooked, and has subsequently volunteered in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya and the West Bank. His awardwinning book, The Voluntourist, details his experiences.

Megan Wieder, a high school senior in Titusville, Pennsylvania, mulched trails and painted park equipment and homes during her week in New Orleans as a volunteer for People to People, which hosts future leaders

The Sierra Club’s August trip to Mt. Rainier, in Washington, will train volunteers to work with the National Park Service in repairing hiking trails and building restraining walls at an elevation of 6,600 feet. Stunning views grace the two-mile hike from the Sunrise Visitor Center. Volunteer organizer DiDi Toaspern observes, “We are doing work that wouldn’t get done otherwise due to budget restraints. Even removing invasive plants helps to protect native species and nesting areas.”

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After a tasty vegan breakfast, volunteers in New York’s Finger Lakes region care for 500 rescued farm animals like Marge, a playful pig, at the 175-acre Watkins Glen Farm Sanctuary. Similar shelters bless Orland and Los Angeles, California.

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There’s something for everyone in the emotional, spiritual and physical challenge of voluntouring. “Upon arrival, one’s first thought is, ‘What have I let myself in for?’ but upon returning home, you step back and see the value,” advises Budd.

“Volunteers don’t change the world so much as they change the way people see each other through shared experiences.”

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ten come in small moments, advises Ed Diener, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Illinois and author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Based on 25 years of research into the subject, he’s a recognized expert in what he calls “subjective well-being.”

In a recent six-part BBC series on happiness, Diener told viewers, “It may sound silly, but we ask people, ‘How happy are you, on a scale of one to 10?’ The interesting thing is that it produces real answers that are valid—not perfect, but valid—and they predict all sorts of real things in their lives.”

Getting to Happy

An age-old question rides a new wave of bestseller lists, university research and governmental soul-searching. The answers to “What are the secrets of a happy life?” might surprise us.

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appiness is the only true measure of personal success,” advises Geoffrey James, of Hollis, New Hampshire, author of How to Say It: Business to Business Selling. His work confirms that the rollercoaster world of business does not always promote a sense of

well-being. James believes, “The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control.” For him, something as simple as a good night’s sleep contributes to personal happiness.

Each of us has certain things that help make us feel positive, and they of-

The moment-to-moment path to happiness follows a trail blazed by paradox. A recent University of Missouri College of Business study by Marsha Richins, Ph.D., suggests that happiness is in the wanting, not the getting.

As noted Positive Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., remarks, “Focusing solely on happiness as a foundation of a good life,” won’t get you there.

Gretchen Rubin, the New York City-based author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, further finds that, “Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.” Trying each day to be emotionally centered, affable, kind, conscientious, generous, patient, principled, accomplished, spiritual and true to yourself—the kind of person that should be happy and that makes other people happy—can be tough.

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Widespread economic and associated financial challenges have made many question whether money can buy happiness, a common core assumption of the “happiness starts on the outside” approach. Apparently, money can sometimes buy feelings of well-being, but only to a certain degree, according to researchers Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs.

In 2010, they surveyed 450,000 randomly chosen residents across the country via daily questionnaires. The study revealed that, “Low income exacerbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health and being alone.” Yet they also discovered that, “High income buys life satisfaction, but not happiness,” and there is no further progress in happiness beyond an annual income of $75,000 (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

On the other side of the world, in the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan, where 70 percent of its 717,000 citizens are subsistence farmers and an annual income of $75,000 would be considered a fortune, people say they are generally happy, partly due to the nation’s “happiness starts on the inside” philosophy. Since 1971, Bhutan has been operating based on a gross domestic happiness (GDH) value system. Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley explains that the country has focused on growing both materially and spiritually, and citizen well-being has taken precedence over economic growth.

For decades, this was deemed an oddity by many in the West, although now it appears prescient. “It’s easy to mine the land and fish the seas and get rich,” says Thakur Singh Powdyel, Bhutan’s minister of education. “Yet we believe you cannot have a prosperous nation in the long run that does not conserve its natural environment or take care of the well-being of its people, which is being borne out by what is happening to the outside world.”

The country measures its success in maintaining GDH by conducting regular surveys of the population. The

If I become happy and it makes you happy, it is like tipping the first domino so the next one falls and that happiness spreads. ~ James Fowler, economic behaviorist, University of California-San Diego

reigning official definition of happiness involves peace, contentment and living in harmony with all creation.

Seligman, author of Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, has become a believer in GDH. “How can you measure well-being in a person, a family, a country or globally?” he queries. Research by Seligman and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, points to four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships,

meaning in life and accomplishment, or PERMA. Seligman says there are proven ways to improve each element. For positive emotion, writing down three “blessings”, or things that went well that day, can increase our feelings of gratitude and well-being. For relationships, actively listening and being present for a loved one and having that attention returned can strengthen those bonds. Increasing meaning in our lives, says Seligman, can be a challenge for Westerners. “We have threadbare spiritual and relationship furniture.

We have too much ‘I’ and not enough ‘we,’” he says. But getting involved in something that increases the “we” factor will help make us happier.

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do the task you like least by using your signature strength,” Seligman advises. He shares an example of a grocery store cashier that disliked bagging groceries, but was exceptional at social interaction. She made herself happier by chatting with her customers while she packed their selections.

Lara Blair, a portrait photographer in Camas, Washington, believes in celebrating strengths. “If making things is what you love, give it the space in your brain, home and life that it deserves.” Blair’s seminars and retreats help people tap ways to increase feelings of creativity, accomplishment and meaning. “If you nurture it and believe that growing this beautiful thing is worth the effort, the rewards will be more than you ever dreamed,” she says.

When, as a happily married lawyer with children, Rubin thought her life was missing something vital, she used her love for reading and writing to explore that wistful, “What if?” She started researching subjective happiness via Marcus Aurelius, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin and St. Thérèse de Lisieux, whom Rubin refers to as her “spiritual master.” She decided to test-drive her findings at Happiness-Project.com and began blogging about new ways of thinking and behaving that were bringing her and her readers greater self-realization and contentment.

“A great place to start is with your own body,” she counsels. “Are you getting enough sleep? Are you getting good food to eat? When you take care of those very basic things, you feel energized, and then you can start moving to

address other issues.”

Sustaining Happiness

Once we’ve upped our happiness quotient, it can still be difficult to stay at that level, says Kennon Sheldon, professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, in Columbia. In a recent study conducted with researchers at the University of California-Riverside, Sheldon and his colleagues found that by both recognizing that the desire for “more” and “better” in our lives won’t stop and also appreciating what we have, we’ll stay happy. It’s equally vital to continually keep things fresh, with positive new experiences at home, work, play and exercise, as well as in relationships. In other words, sustained happiness takes a little work.

“Just before going to bed,” suggests James, “write down at least one wonderful thing that happened that day. It may be anything from making a child laugh to a big sale. Whatever it is, be grateful for the present day, because it will never come again.”

The benefits of individual well-being radiate to those around us, notes Seligman. “When individuals are flourishing, they are more productive at work, physically healthier and at peace.” He believes that as we find ways to increase positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and individual accomplishment, it’s possible for life on Earth to flourish.

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Park, 2000 Western Ave, Seattle. SeattleTilth.com

Women’s Breath Series – Thursdays through June 27. See June 12 description. $150. 1415 NW 70th, Ste 200, Seattle. Registration required. 206-7690040. BreathingMandala.com.

Annual Herb and Food Fair – 10am-5pm. Join Bastyr University students, staff and faculty at the 15th Annual Food and Herb Fair, a free community event that is is expected to bring thousands of visitors to the Kenmore campus. This year, the theme of the event is “Everything Old Is New Again.”

Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore. Bastyr.edu.

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Mother Earth News Fair – June 1-2. This family oriented sustainable lifestyle event features hands on demos, workshops and exhibitors bringing the best in natural foods, books, clothing and more. $25 one day, $35 weekend. Puyallup Fairgrounds, Puyallup. MotherEarthNews.com/fair.

Take Charge of Your Life Seminar – 1-3pm. With Mary Ellen Flora. Learn new ways to take charge of one’s body and life. Get back on the path and regain power and joy. This fun, informal, interactive session includes sprititual techniques and a time for questions. Suggested donation $50. CDM Spiritual Teaching Center, 2402 Summit Ave, Everett.

Registration required. 425-258-1449. C-D-M.org.

Annual Nia Seattle Spring Jam Celebration – 1:15-2:45pm. Celebrating 30 years of fitness. $20 at door. Century Ballroom East Hall, 912 E Pine St, Seattle. Jason@niaseattle.com. NiaSeattle.com.

Ananda’s Gala Auction Event! – 5-8pm. Join Ananda for an annual auction and help raise funds for a planned Fellowship Hall. Silent auction from 5-8, live auction from 6-7:30. Items include: unique gifts, original artwork, dining, jewelry, handmade shawls and scarves and services of all kinds. Free. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425-806-3700.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Grow Food in the Center of the City - Kickoff Event – 11am-3pm. Seattle Tilth has teamed up with Seattle Parks and Recreation to offer a series of classes in downtown Seattle parks and this event is our kickoff to this free series. Victor Steinbrueck

Going Gluten-Free – 10-11am. Join Bastyr University nutrition students and clinical supervisor Kelly Morrow, MS for an engaging discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of consuming gluten. They’ll explain the difference between a gluten allergy and a gluten intolerance; explore different grains; and offer recipes and resources to help people live a happy, healthy lifestyle. Free. Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle. 206-834-4100.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 11 The Health Benefits of Time Freedom: A Team Northrup Telegathering – 5-6pm.

Some people are chained to a busy schedule, struggling to find even an hour to their self.

What are the physical health benefits of having time freedom? Join women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup to find out. Free conference call. Registration required. 206-552-8819.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Breath Series – Wednesdays through June 26.

6:15-8:15pm. The Breath Series is the opportunity breathe with a small group of people: learn about breath patterns, increase breath capacity, clear past traumas and stagnant energy. Support health, vitality and inner peace by working on breath, the fundamental building block of life. Prerequisite, Breath Session. $150. 1415 NW 70th, Ste 200, Seattle. Registration required. 206-769-0040.

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It’s Too Hard: Exploring Neurodevelopmental Challenges – 6:30-8pm. When the cry is, “It’s too hard,” it may be time to look at neurodevelopment.

Join Certified HANDLE® Practitioner Peg Simon and learn how sensory/motor issues, immature brain pathways, and nutrition can influence behavior and learning. HANDLE is a gentle therapy

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife – 7-9pm. Join Author Eben Alexander MD for an evening keynote about his extraordinary journey into the afterlife and miraculous healing from a rare form of meningitis all told in his book Proof Of Heaven. Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand point Way NE, Seattle. Registration required.

206-523-3726. HeartMindProductions.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Oneness Meditations & Blessings – June 15 and 16. Various times and locations. Experience profound loving graceful energies for transformation. Weekly Oneness Blessing groups in Seattle, Everett and more. Powerful Oneness Meditations. Also trainings to be initiated as a Oneness Blessing giver. Offering yoga-oneness retreats worldwide. Donation depends on program.

Various Puget Sound locations. 425-303-8150.

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Proof of Heaven – Sacred Sound Meditation with Dr. Eben Alexander – 9am-1pm. This workshop delves more deeply into aspects of consciousness touched on in his book Proof of Heaven. Learn techniques for awakening states of higher awareness, including a group meditative experience using sacred sound. $75. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required.

206-523-3726. HeartMindProductions.org.

Find Out Why You Can’t Lose Weight! – 11am12:30pm. Frustrated with the gain-lose-gain rollercoaster? Despite dieting the average person does not lose or maintain the lost weight because they have an underlying metabolic problem that dieting does not address. Learn what these triggers are and how to reverse them naturally and in the process become healthy and slimmer. Free.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 18 Three Day Retreat on Orcas Island – June 18-20.

Open the doors of communication between one’s self, horses and loved ones. Learn the rituals that horses use in the wild to communicate, build herd harmony and establish leadership. Learn to listen to the horse, one’s own intuition and heart and see the results in developing harmony with a horse. No riding necessary. $425. Housing available. 360376-4642. NaturalHorsemanshipOnOrcas.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 Vegetarians of Washington Monthly Dining Event – 6:30pm. One doesn’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy delicious vegetarian food. Enjoy a gourmet, multi-course vegetarian dinner (dairy and egg free) catered by a different restaurant or chef each month and hear an insightful speech from our president, Amanda, on a key vegetarian topic, and meet lots of interesting people. All attendees will receive a special free gift to take home. $15 plus tax for members, $20 plus tax for guests and non members. Children are welcome. The Mount Baker Club, 2811 Mt Rainier Dr S, Seattle. Register: 206706-2635 or VegOfWa.org/MonthlyDining.aspx.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Dharma and Writing Retreat – June 22-23. With Sandy Boucher. For women interested in meditation who want to experience the power of penetrating the Dharma through writing. Whether writing regularly, journal-keeping, poetry, story or other, find this weekend retreat to access deep compassion and discriminating wisdom. Also celebrating with ritual dance. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required. 206-938-5204.

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Ananda Community Open House & Solstice Celebration – 3-6pm. Ananda Community hosts its annual open house and solstice celebration in cooperation with other local intentional communities. All are welcome. Includes tours of grounds, gardens, homes, music, art gallery, refreshments, demonstration healing treatments, products for sale and display, and activities for children as well as a solstice celebration with guest speakers from local intentional communities and vegetarian dinner. Free. Ananda Community, 20715 Larch Way, Lynnwood. 425-778-4628. AnandaWashington.org.

save the date SATURDAY, JULY 13 Seattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour – 10am-4pm. Visit folks who are keeping chickens and creating “urban farms” in the Seattle area in this self-guided tour. Ticket prices and locations vary. SeattleTilth.org.

Conscious Health Conscious Wealth – 4-5:30pm.

For those who’d like to expand their prosperity and integrity around money, explore ways to direct their passion to provide service to others, and create a better story around health and wealth. What will life look like in 5 years if patterns don’t change?

Free. The Dance Space, 124 N 103rd St, Seattle.

Registration required. Chcwjune22.eventbrite.com.

Yoga for Hope – 10am-1pm. Join us for a morning of health, wellness, music and yoga in the shadow of the Space Needle at Seattle Center.

Become part of this inspiring yoga event and help build a future without cancer. Proceeds benefit research and treatment programs at City of Hope. $35 Pre-Registration, $45 day of. Seattle Center, Seattle. Registration required. 425-646-9530.

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Uplift Yourself Qigong – June 29-30. 10-1pm.

With Kathy Fogarty, ND. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required.

425-688-8585. Info@upliftyourself.com.

Do You Have An Unresolved Thyroid Problem?

– 11am-12:30pm. Why might one feel lousy even when one’s doctor says labs are “normal?” Learn why don’t doctors usually do complete thyroid blood testing and why one might feel no change or worse taking thyroid hormones. The majority of chronic thyroid problems are caused by an auto-immune condition. Learn what to do about it.

Free. Kirkland Health Institute, 9716 NE Juanita Dr, Kirkland. Registration required. 425-821-1101.

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Free Program Info Session – 6-9pm. Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of new non-credit programs. Meet instructors and ask questions. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice. Programs include Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, Medical Qigong, and CranioSacral.

Free. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3059.

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ongoingevents sunday Sunday Meditation Hour – 11am-12pm. A guided meditation is presented by a CDM minister or guest presenter. Meditations are one hour of inner focus.

Spiritual Techniques like grounding, centering and focusing in the present are taught. All welcome.

Free. CDM Spiritual Teaching Center, 2402 Summit Ave, Everett. 425-258-1449. C-D-M.org.

Free Energy healing Clinic – Second Sunday. 1-4pm. Practitioners invited. Free with donations accepted. Reiki Ranch School, Call for directions. Chehalis. Registration required. 360-748-4426. ReikiRanch.com.

Breath & Sound Healing w/Lyre – 2nd Sunday.

5-6pm. Experience the profound healing nature of the breath while being bathed in the ancient sounds of the healing lyre. This workshop is intended for those who would like to learn more about the breath and enjoy a gentle experience breathing with the accompaniment of the Tao lyre. $15. Soma Yoga Studio, 1423 NW 70th, Seattle. Registration required. 206-769-0040. BreathingMandala.com.

monday Uplift Yourself Qigong – 8:30-9:45am. With Kathy Fogarty. Zhineng Qigong. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required.

425-688-8585. Info@upliftyourself.com.

Community Health Spa Sampler – 2nd Monday.

11am-2:30pm. Enjoy complimentary trial-size treatments. A variety of the following options will be available: Swedish massage, acupuncture, abdominal massage, Reiki, natural skincare, nutrition therapy and Thai massage. Special offers will also be available to participants. Free. The Healing Tree, 3225 California Ave SW, Seattle. 206-910-4520.

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tuesday Eagle Eyes-Light Body Awareness Through Movement® Classes – 9-10am. With Annie Thoe. Feldenkrais lessons to improve flexibility and tracking of eyes with the whole body. See more range with color, detail and sharpness. Improve balance and grace and connect with visionary gifts. $60/4 classes or $17 drop-in. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required. 206-271-4270.

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Tribal Style Bellydance – 7-9pm. With Shay Moore. Classes get people moving to the global groove as they develop core tribal bellydance movements with strength, grace and flexibility. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and ex-

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wednesday Do you love to garden? – 9am-12pm. Come join the Lake Wilderness Arboretum’s weekly workparties and enjoy the benefits of spending a few hours in the gardens or in the forest helping the success of the 48 year old Arboretum in Maple Valley.

No experience necessary. Free. Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 22520 SE 248th St, Maple Valley. 253293-5103. Info@lakewildernessarboretum.org.

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 11am-12pm. With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Engage the brain and body in new ways while learning to move more easily, more comfortably and even more playfully. $75/5 prepaid classes, $20 drop-in.

M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206372-8822. LeeAnn@NextStepConsultinginc.com.

Tribal Style Bellydance – 7-8pm. See Tuesday description. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required.

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Shonishin: Pediatric Acupuncture (No Needles!)

– 11:30-1:30pm. Shonishin effectively treats numerous conditions common in childhood while fortifying children’s vital energy, strengthening their constitution and maintaining their health. $15 for drop-in clinic. Limber Yoga, 6019 California Ave SW, Seattle. 425-466-7379. PuncturePerfect.com.

saturday Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 9-10:15am. With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Engage the brain and body in new ways while learning to move more easily, more comfortably and even more playfully. Room 3. $75/5 prepaid classes, $20 drop-in.

M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206372-8822. LeeAnn@NextStepConsultinginc.com.

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Do you love to garden? – 9am-12pm. See Wednesday description. Free. Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 22520 SE 248th St, Maple Valley. 253-293-5103.

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Baby Diaper Service 101 – 6:30-7:30pm. 2nd Thurs. Presenting the ins and outs of diaper service, share best practice cloth diapering techniques and educate expectant parents on the health and environmental benefits of cloth diapers. $10/family, free to existing customers. Parent Trust for Washington Children, 2200 Rainier Ave S, Seattle. Registration required. 206-634-2229. BabyDiaperService.net/ Baby/Diapering-101.

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 6:30-7:30pm. With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Engage the brain and body in new ways while learning to move more easily, more comfortably and even more playfully. $75/5 prepaid classes, $20 drop-in.

M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206372-8822. LeeAnn@NextStepConsultinginc.com.

friday 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. $10 suggested donation. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363.

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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 13.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES BABY DIAPER SERVICE 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 7.

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NATURAL PRODUCTS GLADRAGS

503-282-0436 Orders@GladRags.com GladRags.com Live more sustainably with GladRags washable menstrual pads and menstrual cups. Join the community of women who have decided to make a lower carbon footprint every month!

See ad page 21.

PERSONAL GROWTH Lift Your Spirits With Dena Marie!

425-350-5448 Dena@Dena-Marie.com LiftYourSpiritswithDenaMarie.com Classes, Workshops and Re-Treats that will Lift Your Spirits!

Individual consultations by appointment.

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

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 21.

MOVEMENT CENTERS M’ILLUMINO

6921 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 206-525-0363 Info@M-Illumino.com M-Illumino.com At m’illumino, we are dedicated to your transformation through movement. Take a class, try private sessions, discover your own innate grace. See ad page 23.

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NEW FEMININE PARADIGM Dr. Karen Fox 360-269-4955

Turning Fears Into Pleasure and Living the Life of our Dreams.

We touch on all areas of life: Self, Family, Health, Finances, Career, and Romance. Group or individual classes available.

Spring Goddess Classes and Fall Abundant Living Classes.

yoga KANJIN YOGA

206-722-2665 Info@TheKanjinYogaCenter.com KanjinYoga.com Kanjin Yoga is a path to abundant health and wellness helping people live better inside their bodies. Specializing in Yoga Nidra, Gentle Hatha Yoga, we offer classes and workshops for groups and organizations.

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