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elcome to the September issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings magazine! My daughter recently started guitar lessons, and watching her learn and enjoy music has been wonderful.

Although she usually loves playing, there is still sometimes hard work and boredom involved when it comes time to practice, similar to the process of learning any new skill. I still have to make sure practice happens and help keep her learning.

That’s why I’m excited to bring you “Raising A Music Lover” (page 26), packed with useful tips on keeping practice fun and helping kids own their

experience with music.

Although it takes some work to make sure music doesn’t become a chore, it’s worth it. I firmly believe that music speaks to us in a language that only the heart can fully understand. Music can lend meaning and keep us going on the dullest and most difficult of days, and help us understand ourselves in a way words can never do. We have some wonderful musicians in this region: Fae Wiedenhoeft and her band, Seastar, have a brand new album released this month (Never Go Back, more details at WeAreSeastar.com) and in this issue we also profile a fantastic group doing wonderful work in the world, Luc and The Lovingtons (page 14) who are working with Mount Vernon nonprofit Voices Of The Children to create a new music video of their song “Welcome To My House” with a message of inclusion and hope.

One of the things that I am most hopeful and excited about this month is learning more about electromagnetic radiation and simple tips to take a proactive approach and reduce my exposure. In our article “Reducing Radiation” (page 18) I detail my experience learning about EMFs with local Certified Building Biologist Risa Suzuki, and look forward to bringing you additional updates about how I make changes to my own living space.

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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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For Unifying In A Time of Adversity

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Luc And The Lovingtons Create Music

by Ann Dorn

17 INSIDE THE CHANT

WITH KRISHNA DAS Kirtan Music Transports Listeners to a Deeper Place

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by Robin Fillmore

18 REDUCING RADIATION

Risa Suzuki On EMFs

by Ann Dorn

23 HAPPY FURRY HOME

Tips for Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

by Sandra Murphy

25 RELAX AND UNWIND Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing

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by Meredith Montgomery

26 RAISING A MUSIC LOVER Kids Thrive to Rhythms of Head and Heart

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newsbriefs Local Author Releases New Book on Self Care

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ssaquah-based author Stacy Fisher-Gunn has announced the release of a new book: Uppward: A Self-Care System for Purposeful Living.

“This book was written for nurturing people who tend to wear themselves out putting the needs of others above their own—often at the expense of their health,” Fisher-Gunn says.

“Uppward challenges some of our long-held beliefs about self-care by suggesting that caring for ourselves properly can actually enhance our ability to love and care for others.”

The book outlines eight dimensions of self-care: systemic, emotive, luminescent, financial, cognitive, aptitudinal, relational and environmental, and explains how to design a personal self-care practice.

Uppward is available at Amazon.com. For more information: LivingUpp.com.

The Engström Affekt Opens New Fremont Studio

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he Engström Affekt, the bodywork, acupuncture, and herbal medicine practice of David Engström, has opened a studio in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood in the Fremont Village Square at 3601 Fremont Avenue North, Suite 412, Seattle.

With over 20 years of extensive training and experience, Engström says he approaches healing as a process rather than a procedure or political agenda.

“Using a synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches, the goal of my work is to leave your body feeling lighter, lengthened, grounded on your feet, and simply more ‘put together,’” Engström says about the Engström Affekt.

Engström entered the health field as a respiratory therapist but says he began to see the shortcomings of the conventional medicine approach, particularly the narrow-focused “fix it” mentality.

“With my synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches, I help clients achieve total health with unparalleled results,” he finishes.

The Engström Affekt is located at Fremont Village Square, 3601 Fremont Avenue North, Suite 412, Seattle. For more information: Engstromaffekt.com or 206-938-0682.

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Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche Returns Maca-GO™ Announces Products to Teach in Seattle in October Supporting Herbal Menopause Lobsang Rinpoche, TanRelief Now Available Tulku trayana Buddhist teacher, Doctor of Tibetan Medicine and founder of Nangten Menlang Buddhist Medical Organization, will be teaching Tummo near Seattle on Oct. 13–16.

Rarely offered, Tummo is a famous method for releasing blockages in the body channels and for learning to access higher states of awareness, according to organizers.

“Tummo is our inner fire. We naturally have this warmth, but usually we don’t use it,” explains practitioner Farrah Garan. “Through developing proper concentration and cultivating our inner fire, we can reap many benefits for body and mind.”

Garan notes proponents believe that physically, this fire is responsible for metabolism, powering chemical reactions and building hormones. Energetically, the Tummo fire melts blockages in the channels, enabling energy to surge throughout the body. Mentally, Tummo is the source of love and bliss.

Participants will receive a complete practice, including preliminary preparations, physical movement, visualization and breathing techniques. Additionally, participants will learn the deep meaning of the practice and the aim of the Tantrayana Buddhist path.

According to Garan, Tulku Lobsang has a very special connection to Tummo. This is his specialty and he has received almost all of its lineages.

“Although Tummo is one of the highest practices of Tibetan Buddhism, there are no prerequisites to attend this retreat,” Garan continues. “Tulku Lobsang shares this secret practice openly because he believes it can bring great benefit in these difficult times. And if it is not taught and practiced, then it will no longer be a living teaching,” she finishes.

“Learning Tummo is a rare opportunity.”

All-inclusive tickets begin at $585. For more information, please visit: TulkuLobsang.org/tourplan.

Natural Health International’s (NHI) Femmenessence™, an herbal formulation that has been shown in clinical studies to significantly reduce menopausal symptoms for up to 80 percent of women, is now available locally at Marlene’s Natural Foods Market and Deli in Federal Way.

According to authors Meissner et al., in the International Journal of Biomedical Science (2006 Dec; 2(4): 360–374), Maca-GO™, the proprietary ingredient in Femmenessence was observed to reduce: the frequency and severity of hot flashes, excessive sweating, interrupted sleep pattern, nervousness, depression, headaches and loss of libido/interest in sex. They further concluded that full benefit could only be achieved after two consecutive months of use.

“The transition to menopause should be relatively symptom free. After all, it’s not an illness, despite what women have been led to believe,” says Jan Roberts, Pharmacist, Clinical Nutritionist and bestselling author.

According to a company spokesperson, “Femmenessence is Organic, Kosher, Vegan, Pure, Global Trade and Environmentally Friendly. By establishing infrastructure and manufacturing operations in Peru, NHI has created industry with year-round employment while engaging in environmentally sustainable and organic farming practices. Femmenessence is packaged in the United States in a GMP, Organic and Kosher-certified facility utilizing oxygen-barrier blister packs, which keep the product stable for up to three years versus six months for packs or bottles.

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Greenhome Solutions to Expand Rolf Institute Expands Training Seattle Showroom Program

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reen building resource center Greenhome Solutions has announced they are expanding their showroom by 2000 square feet by the end of the year.

“This will help us show off more of our new products,” co-owner Cameron Reith says. The store offers green building alternatives for countertops, flooring, cabinets and many other fixtures and finishings.

“This will allow us to buy in larger quantities and therefore reduce costs and increase availability to the end user,” Reith says. “This is another step closer to our original business plan and vision of making green building products more attainable and affordable, and creating a viable market for them.”

Reith says the new products will help Greenhome Solutions continue to carry out their mission of helping ensure sustainability and health in the Seattle community and beyond.

“We care about what our homes are made from, the products we put in them, and the effect that it can have on our well being,” Reith finishes.

Greenhome Solutions is located at 1210 W. Nickerson St., Seattle. For more information: GHSProducts.com or 206284-2281.

Second Use to Host Fall “Handmade & Reclaimed” Market

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econd Use Building Materials will offer their fall “Handmade & Reclaimed” market on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 12-6 pm. The market will feature vendors selling upcycled and hand crafted decor, gifts and more, free hot dogs (vegetarian options available), a beer garden hosted and benefiting Habitat for Humanity Tacoma-Pierce County. Second Use is also hosting an art and design competition, with the public invited to enter. Other family friendly activities include playing games made from salvaged materials including mini golf, toilet seat horseshoes, corn hole, shuffleboard, huck-a-duck, and more, as well as screen printing t-shirts brought from home.

The Handmade and Reclaimed market takes place Sept. 17 from 12-6 p.m. at 3223 6th Ave. S., Seattle. For more information: SecondUse.com or 206-763-6929.

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he Rolf Institute of Structural Integration is now offering the opportunity to train as a Certified Rolfer in other parts of the country beyond its main campus in Boulder, Colorado.

Beginning early next year, the complete Basic Rolfing Structural Integration training program will also be offered in Atlanta, Georgia; Bellingham, Washington; Brookfield, Wisconsin; Charles Town, West Virginia; and Holderness, New Hampshire.

The training, which typically lasts one-and-a-half to two years, is designed for career professionals that are licensed or have extensive training in complementary therapies and wish to become Rolf Institute members upon graduation.

Courses are taught in a modular format, meeting at least once a month over extended weekends to accommodate busy schedules and professional commitments. The program allows established practitioners to expand their skills while learning about leading-edge research on the fascial system and how it affects body structure and movement.

For more information, including costs and a full schedule, call 303-449-5903, ext. 106, email admissions@rolf.org or visit Rolf.org. Register online at canvascatalog.rolf.org.

Cider Summit Seattle to Take Place in September The seventh annual Cider Summit Seattle will take place Sept. 9-10 on the SLU Discovery Center Lawn, located at 101 Westlake Ave. N. The event features over 150 ciders including regional favorites and international classics, according to organizers. Expanded food offerings from Whole Foods Market, Capitol Cider, KRAVE Jerky and others. The Oregon Fruit Products Fruit Cider Challenge will feature pilot batch fruit ciders from several participating cideries with a vote to determine the champion.

Special appearances and music programming from KEXP will also be offered.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit nonprofits.

Cider Summit Seattle takes place Sept. 9-10 on the SLU Discovery Center Lawn, located at 101 Westlake Ave. N. Tickets are $30-45. General admission starts at 3 p.m. Friday and continues through 8 p.m., while Saturday admission is from 12–5 p.m. For more information: CiderSummitNW.com.

healthbriefs Homeless Health Care Nonprofit Celebrates New Name

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Seattle-based nonprofit that has been providing free health care to people experiencing homelessness and low income for more than 15 years is inviting the public to their fall fundraiser taking place Sept. 30 and themed “Enchantment … with Care.” The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the downstairs event space at Seattle’s Melrose Market, 1532 Minor Ave. Tickets cost $75 and reservations are requested by Sept. 23.

The themed event, sponsored by Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes, will offer musical and performance entertainment, complimentary wine, tapas and dessert, and a silent auction featuring a variety of items and experiences.

Integrative Care Outreach, which recently changed its name from Alternative Healthcare Access Campaign, offers naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and massage at homeless, low-income and transitional communities including Frye Apartments, a low-income housing building in downtown Seattle; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets on Capitol Hill; ROOTS Young Adult Shelter in the University District; Tent City 3 (location changes every 90 days) and Country Doctor Youth Clinic on Capitol Hill.

The nonprofit group’s licensed health care providers currently offer these services once a month, but with help from donors, the hope is to increase these services to provide more consistent care for its clients.

“In medicine, frequency, duration and reliability are important aspects of healing,” said Ellen Sims, LMP, executive director of Integrative Care Outreach. “With serious conditions, when resources are limited and life is unstable, the increase of these aspects are even more crucial. Not to mention it is about the only way to track outcomes with a transient population.”

The organization’s new name, Integrative Care Outreach, embraces a shift in the holistic health care industry.

“One constant in life is change, and when AHAC hit its 15th year, it was apparent that we must make changes while keeping the mission our focus,” Sims said. “I recently spoke with one of the co-founders of the organization, and she was very pleased and grateful for the change. This whole process has really stimulated growth for our organization and the need for our services.”

To buy tickets for the Sept. 30 event: Eventbrite. For more information or to sign up for the group’s e-newsletters, go to IntegrativeCareOutreach.org or to its Facebook page, Facebook.com/IntegrativeCareOutreach.

MS Patients Improve with High-Tone Electrotherapy

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esearch from Poland’s Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, in Lodz, has determined that a pulsed-frequency electrotherapy treatment can significantly improve the functional abilities of multiple sclerosis patients.

The researchers tested 20 multiple sclerosis patients randomly divided into two groups. For 60 minutes, one group was given the frequency therapy and the other underwent exercise therapy. The frequency therapy group showed improvement in nine of 10 different evaluation tests of each patient.

The patented High Tone Frequency technique was developed by Dr. Hans-Ulrich May, a professor of medical engineering from Germany’s University of Karlsruhe.

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Vegan Diet Benefits Kids’ Heart Health

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The research, led by Cleveland Clinic pediatrician Michael Macknin, tested 28 obese children between the ages of 9 and 18 that had high cholesterol levels.

For four weeks, 14 of the children ate the American Heart Association diet, while the other half ate a vegan, plant-based diet.

Children on the plant-based diet were found to have significantly lower weight, systolic blood pressure and total cholesterol numbers, and improved mid-arm circumference, body mass index and level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

They also had lower levels of insulin and two heart disease markers, myeloperoxidase and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein—all indicating improvements in their cardiovascular health.

By comparison, children on the American Heart Association diet saw significantly lower weight, waist circumference, mid-arm circumference and myeloperoxidase levels, indicating enhanced immunity, but did not exhibit the other improvements.

“As the number of obese children with [unhealthy] high cholesterol continues to grow, we need to have effective lifestyle modifications to help them reverse their risk factors for heart disease,” says Macknin. “Cardiovascular disease begins in childhood.

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Black Raspberries Bolster Heart Health

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esearch from Korea University Anam Hospital, in Seoul, South Korea, has found that black raspberries significantly decrease artery stiffness and increase heart-healthy endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which assist in repairing damaged blood vessels.

The study tested 51 patients that met at least three criteria for metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference measurements, high triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and/or symptoms of glucose intolerance. The subjects were split into two groups; one received 750 milligrams per day of black raspberry extract for 12 weeks, while the other group received a placebo.

The researchers assessed the radial artery augmentation index, a measure for blood vessel wall stiffness, and values for this measurement decreased by 5 percent in the black raspberry group. The placebo group’s levels increased by 3 percent.

In addition, EPC counts increased in the black raspberry group by 19 microliters, versus a drop of 28 microliters in the placebo group. Black raspberries contain a number of heart-healthy compounds, including phenolic acids, resveratrol, flavonoids and tannins.

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Lying Labels

New Term Disguises High-Fructose Corn Syrup The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) has resorted to creating a new label for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) by calling it “fructose syrup” or just “fructose” because numerous scientific studies have linked it to obesity, Type 2 diabetes and autism.

HFCS is a highly processed chemical sweetener used in many processed foods, including breads, cookies, candy, condiments and soft drinks.

It extends the shelf life of products and is often cheaper than sugar, the primary reasons manufacturers use it.

Standard HFCS contains from 42 to 55 percent fructose. The new term is being used when foods contain HFCS90, which has “just” 90 percent fructose. Identifying HFCS-90 as an ingredient bizarrely gives food makers a green light to use statements such as “Contains no high-fructose corn syrup” or “No HFCS” on the product label, thus misleading buyers.

Bart Hoebel, a psychology professor at Princeton University, reports, “When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they’re becoming obese; every single one, across the board. Even when rats are fed a high-fat diet, you don’t see this; they don’t all gain extra weight.”

Source: NaturalNews.com

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Pest Control Without Chemicals Indian runner ducks have been used in Asia for thousands of years to control pests. Now they’re being used in a South African vineyard to eat snails that damage the vines. On the Vergenoegd Wine Estate, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, about 1,000 of the well-behaved quackers parade twice a day into a vineyard to rid it of pests, as they have done for at least 30 years.

Denzil Matthys, the duck caretaker at Vergenoegd, confirms that the ducks help make the farm sustainable. “We try to keep a pesticide-free farm by using the ducks,” he says.

Marlize Jacobs, the farm manager and winemaker, says snails are a big problem at Vergenoegd because of the vineyard’s proximity to the ocean. “After winter, the vineyards bud,” she says. “Those buds are succulent bits of food and snails love to eat them. If we don’t control them, they will absolutely destroy the vineyard.”

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It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.

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Aerospace Giant Closes in on Superior Fusion Power Lockheed Martin scientists have made a breakthrough in developing a nuclear-fusion-based power source, and estimates that the first commercial reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be available within 10 years. “We can make a big difference on the energy front,” says project head Tom McGuire.

The company has been working for 60 years to find a way to make a power source based on nuclear fusion as a safer and more efficient alternative to the fission reactors in use since the Cold War era.

Nuclear power plants produce dangerous radiation as a byproduct and leave behind toxic nuclear waste that can endure for centuries. By contrast, fusion, which powers the stars, occurs when small, light atoms such as hydrogen smash together to form heavier atoms, releasing enormous amounts of energy. To date, scientists have been unable to initiate fusion reactions on Earth without using more energy than the reaction produces.

Preliminary work suggests that it will be feasible to build a 100 megawatt reactor 10 times smaller than traditional fission reactors. That’s enough power to light up a city of 80,000 homes. Lockheed Martin is now seeking government and industry partners to build a prototype.

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Kinesthetic Kids New Desks Aid Learning via Movement

Educators at Charleston County schools, in South Carolina, know that more movement and exercise makes kids better learners, even as the amount of time devoted to physical education (PE) and recess has been declining sharply in the U.S.

“If you ask anyone in education if they prefer PE or class instruction, they say instruction every time,” says David Spurlock, coordinator of health, wellness and physical education for the Charleston County school district.

“Yet, what we’re trying to show is that more movement equals better grades, behavior and bodies.”

Charles Pinckney Elementary School, in Charleston, employs Active Brains, a program that uses 15 stations through which students rotate during the class. Each station has a unique exercise component such as a mini-basketball hoop or an exercise bike, and is focused on a different academic task such as spelling or math flashcards. This is the first classroom in the U.S. equipped with only kinesthetic desks. The program has been in operation for three years and has a waiting list of students excited to try the new approach.

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Healing Recipe Cooking May Be the Future of Medicine In 2010, chronic disease accounted for 86 percent of all healthcare spending; four years later, the cost of treating heart disease alone totaled $315.4 billion, including medication and hospital care. At the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University, medical students are learning cooking skills to better advise patients on regaining and maintaining their health through nutrition.

By getting them to approach healthful food preparation with ease and awareness, this next generation of doctors is striving to provide building blocks for long-term health management. “When we see healthier eating, we see more disease prevention and fewer hospital stays, which means less money spent on health care,” says Chef Leah Sarrris, program director.

Since 2012, 20 medical schools have adopted Tulane’s program, including the University of California-Los Angeles Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, in a partnership with the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts.

Students complete eight classes of three hours each, and fourth-year students can choose from seminars that focus on different clinical interests, including nutritional support for those coping with celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, diabetes or pregnancy. Students also teach free public cooking classes. This integrative understanding of health care may change the way the medical system operates.

Astaxanthin Aids Muscle Recovery

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study of Serbian soccer players has found that astaxanthin can significantly decrease inflammation and improve the rate of muscle recovery. Astaxanthin supplements are derived from golden microalgae such as Haematococcus pluvialis.

Conducted by researchers from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine, the double-blind study tested 40 young athletes for 90 days. The players were recruited from a Serbian soccer club and split into two groups. Half were given four milligrams of astaxanthin per day, while the control group received a placebo. After three months of astaxanthin supplementation, the researchers found that muscle enzymes had decreased, indicating the rate of players’ muscle recovery had improved. They also found decreased neutrophils and C-reactive protein (CRP), both markers for inflammation, signifying a corresponding reduction.

In addition, the group taking astaxanthin showed significantly higher levels of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), an immunity defense system in the mucosal membranes of the mouth, digestive system, lungs and other regions. Increases indicated a rise in first-defense immunity among these athletes. This same group also showed significantly lower oxidative stress levels, contributing to an improvement in exercise recovery.

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“Welcome to My House” Luc and The Lovington’s Upcoming Project Seeks to Unify in the Midst of Adversity

by Ann Dorn

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uc Reynaud and his band, Luc and The Lovingtons, have always done things a little differently. The group has a band member, artist Benjamin Swatez, whose sole role onstage is painting during performances. The band also makes a mission of bringing music to people facing adversity through a two year long effort called the Goodness Tour, which brought the band to play and paint in shelters, tent cities, hospitals and similar environments.

Their performances and who they target has often taken an unconventional approach, but so does their music: described by fans as “world-soul-reggae” with a Latin influence, the band points to artists including Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and India Arie as sources for inspiration and their sound, and in nine years of being a band, have produced a large body of work overwhelmingly focused on positive, uplifting songs celebrating the human spirit.

“The majority of what we are all about can be summed up by the word ‘love,’” Reynaud says. “The ‘Lovingtons’ are people who love a ton–it’s a shared dream around the music, and a part of that is really joining music and 14

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service into one,” he continues. “That humanitarian spirit has always been a thread in Luc and The Lovingtons.”

It came as no surprise to Reynaud when Swatez approached the band about traveling to the Middle East to continue the work they had started with the Goodness Tour. Swatez serves on the advisory board of a local nonprofit headquartered in Mount Vernon, Voices Of The Children, whose team

“We want to share this video with the whole world as a reminder to return to love as we speak our differences, in this time period of refugees and migration.” made it possible for the band to fly to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan and work with Syrian refugees several months ago.

“We did a whole project there of teaching songwriting, painting, art, drawing and photography, and from that started this new project of do-

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ing a song with the kids at the camp,” Reynaud says. The project with the kids soon became an important mission for the band and Voices Of The Children decided to produce a music video based on the song.

“The song is called ‘Welcome to My House,’” Reynaud says. “We shared this song with kids and their parents in the refugee camp and they began singing ‘welcome to my house’ in Arabic, with such heart and such truth,” Reynaud says, noting the words have an even greater meaning when offered by people displaced from their homelands.

“I could see behind them ten miles in the distance the mountains of Syria, their home country, and here they are in a refugee camp singing with deep hospitality, ‘you are welcome to my house.’ We felt that this is the deepest representation of what the world should be, and how to make the world a home,” Reynaud continues. “Who better than Syrian refugees to represent that in the deepest way and provide an example for people of how hospitality should be?”

As of press time, Luc and The Lovingtons were back in Jordan with

a team of professional filmmakers, finishing filming for the music video. Reynaud says children from Mount Vernon will also be featured in the final video, which is planned for Facing page: Luc Reynaud. Photo/Jeremiah release this OctoAlexis. Above photo/Glen Shackley. ber. The timing is intentional and Reynaud is certain that a message of peace and unity will have an even greater impact in the United States just before presidential elections.

“We want to just go to the deepest root of showing in action what sweet human unity looks like,” Reynaud says, talking about the mission and purpose of the music video and song. “We want to have really positive visuals out there of cross cultures-it could awaken that place that is in all of our consciousnesses.”

Reynaud says he would love to have the music video and song become a viral sensation, changing hearts and influencing individuals everywhere to be more accepting of differences in a time of increasing displacement and political unrest.

“Another image of huge success is bringing a ton of joy to the kids and people in the Za’atari refugee camp, so that they can watch and feel joy and power for the love,” Reynaud explains. “This is while living in a simple community they didn’t ask for or plan for, but will be living there for a long time–that’s home right now.”

Reynaud doesn’t dismiss the injustice and pain caused by displacement, but sees potential to also celebrate the human spirit, friendship, connection and hospitality even during difficult times.

“I think about a person going through a really hard time, but they are striving and making so much beauty,” Reynaud says. “We’re talking about the house inside - the way the song says ‘you’re welcome to my house,’ it also means ‘you’re welcome to my heart.’”

To fund filming and production of the video, Voices Of The Children offered a successful crowd funding campaign.

While their initial funding goals had nearly been met as of press time, Reynaud encourages anyone moved to contribute in order to help Welcome to My House become more widely promoted.

“We want to share this video with the whole world as a reminder to return to love as we speak our differences, in this time period of refugees and migration,” Reynaud finishes.

“We just want it to be like a reminder to return to that deep, sweet human love, as people speak out.”

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Move Over Empty Nest Syndrome: Relaunching Life at 50

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his month I’m turning 50 years old and my youngest son will be heading off to college. For the first time in 20 years, my priorities won’t be determined by school schedules, soccer games, swim meets, banquets, parent meetings, and the endless grocery shopping trips to keep up with my teenage boys’ ferocious appetites. Move over empty-nest syndrome! I feel like I’m the one who’s getting my wings here.

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Kirtan Music Transports Listeners to a Deeper Place

Why do many consider a kirtan event a transcendent experience far beyond the music?

by Robin Fillmore

How would you introduce your music?

Across the country and around the world, yoga practitioners are chanting the names of God in tongues including Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi and English. They’re taking kirtan music out of the temples and the yoga studios and into dance halls, universities, cathedrals and other unexpected places.

In the last decade, India’s traditional call-and-response form of chanting has been reinvented by modern devotional artists blending traditional kirtan with modern genres such as rock, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and electronica—breathing new life and devotion into yoga’s sacred chants.

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nfluential spiritual leader Ram Dass has described Krishna Das (Jeffrey Kagel) as an example of someone whose “heartsongs” open channels to God. The Grammy-nominated kirtan artist, long considered yoga’s rock star, consistently plays to sold-out crowds worldwide. The Long Island native’s journey has gone from being a member of a popular rock band to going to India, where as a student of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba, the trajectory of his life and music shifted and expanded.

His 1996 debut album, One Track Heart, focused on updated chants from the ancient tradition of bhakti yoga, followed in 1998 by Pilgrim Heart, with a guest appearance

by Sting. Since then, a steady stream of 14 albums and DVDs produced on his own label have provided the soundtrack for yoga classes everywhere; the soothing rhythmic chants performed in a deep, rich timbre complements instruction in the spiritual element of the exercise.

Das’ specialty, kirtan, updates an ancient tradition of devotional chanting as meditation accompanied by instruments. A kirtan concert invites audience members to join in the experience through chanting, clapping and dancing and is characterized as a journey into the self that also connects us with each other.

What does kirtan mean to you?

For me, kirtan is all about the music.

The more ways I practice sustainable health, balance, love and music and immerse myself in a spiritual life, the more I realize that all issues distill down to simple facts. Everyone wants to be loved and happy, and to avoid suffering and being judged.

Looking at our lives, we start to see how we hurt ourselves and others and how what happens to us in daily life can be difficult to deal with. We recognize that we must find deep inner strength so we don’t get destroyed by the waves that come and try to toss us around.

Little by little, all of our awakening practices work to transform our

There are two things: the music and where the music is carrying us. In this case, it’s the names of God, of divinity, that are real and inside us. We can call this higher sense anything we like and aim in that direction according to how we identify with it.

If we want peace in the world, then every individual needs to find peace within. We can’t create peace or happiness with anger and selfishness in our heart and mind. We can release ourselves from a limiting storyline, whatever it is, and touch a deeper place for a while. Then, when we return to our day, we are standing on slightly different ground because we have trained ourselves to let go a little bit. It’s a gradual process that takes time and effort, but it’s a joyful practice.

Do you see a shift in thinking echoing that of the 1960s that positions us to do better this time?

In the 1960s, everyone thought they were going to change the external world, but they forgot they have to change themselves, too, and little work was done inside. Today, while most people keep trying to first rearrange the outside world, more are now doing the necessary inside work, as well.

The key is to understand what’s truly possible. If we don’t understand how we can be happy and at peace in the middle of a burning fire, we won’t recognize the tools available to create that kind of light for ourselves and others.

Robin Fillmore is the publisher of the Natural Awakenings of Washington, D.C, edition.

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Reducing Radiation An Eye-Opening Tour of Household EMFs

by Ann Dorn

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lectromagnetic fields (EMFs) have long been suspected and in some cases, confirmed to be playing a role in various health conditions. These fields include electric, magnetic, and wireless (Wi-Fi) and can change the functioning of the human body, and some individuals report symptoms that disappear when their exposure to EMFs is reduced.

I had heard about EMFs and that they could be harmful to our health, but didn’t really know much about them. So I decided to find out. Enter Risa Suzuki, who is a Certified Building Biologist and specializes in EMFs. She took me on an EMF adventure, opened my eyes to what’s going on in our homes, shocked me a few times, but also gave me some great solutions and takeaways for reducing exposure to harmful EMFs.

I went to her home to get schooled on EMFs and experience a low-EMF office and sleeping area. I really didn’t know what to expect–was she living in a mysterious, cloaked shroud? Was her house completely barren of all electronics with a computer from the 1990s 18

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and an old cathode tube TV? I was somewhat surprised at how normal her beautiful home in Seattle’s Central District looked. It looks just like any other modern home with typical furnishings, including a flat screen TV and cable box. However, the minute I walked into her home, it definitely had a different feel to it. It felt more quiet and calm, with a feeling of restfulness and peace that couldn’t be accounted for by the music playing on her iPod. She explained that she had done some limited shielding on the main floor, which was probably why I thought it felt different.

Risa had partially shielded her main floor since she uses her cell phone and needs the signal to get out, and sometimes has guests over who need to have Wi-Fi enabled on their devices.

As we started talking, I learned more about EMFs: there’s actually three kinds of magnetic fields, not just one.

The behave differently and are also measured differently. When you want to reduce them, you have to do different things to address each type of EMF field.

I got a live demo of all these

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different kinds of EMFs, and as the meters were making their sounds, Risa explained how that EMF field was behaving and what was going on at the moment. She told me how the field could be reduced lower my exposure and risk, and then actually showed me how. And then, dramatically, the meter would get more quiet and I saw the numbers go down immediately.

EMF fields can exist in our homes around the wiring in the walls, from the circuit panel to all of the outlets and light switches. They also exist when something is powered on such as a light switch, or when a lamp or appliance is turned on. They can also exist in battery operated devices like electronic toothbrushes, our laptops, or cell phones.

And then, of course, there’s Wi-Fi, our cell phones, and Bluetooth, which Risa explained are actually grouped in a category called radio frequency, and more specifically, “pulsed” radio frequency. This frequency is different than our microwave ovens, or AM or FM radio or TV, which are also in that category, but don’t send the packets of data (i.e. our pictures, videos, or email

Facing page: Risa Suzuki measures Wi-Fi outside her Seattle home. Above: Suzuki measure author Ann Dorn’s laptop and finds it emits over 600 volts of radiation when plugged in.

that we send or stream). Risa explained that the data packets are sent along at a much lower frequency but are jarring to the human body (more information at RisaSuzuki.com). The problem is that our bodies try to raise up and meet a frequency that’s billions of cycles per second, and our body’s natural frequency is well under a hundred cycles per second for most normal, healthy adults. It also allows up the blood brain barrier for a split second allowing toxins to slip through as it’s trying to figure out what this foreign frequency is (and it’s the blood brain barrier’s job to protect the brain from these toxins). She also explained how EMFs can lead the brain to be in a hyperactive state and affect our melatonin production, which affects our sleep.

Risa said that most of her clients usually experience dramatic and immediate improvements in their sleep quality after working with her. Many of them are very surprised at the change– most people are so used to getting poor sleep, and waking up tired and exhausted. Before shielding her bed, Risa said she always used to have trouble falling asleep, and would usually wake up at least once in the middle of the night.

She always felt tired and foggy, like she really hadn’t gotten enough sleep even after eight hours.

Then I got to experience the low-EMF office and her sleeping area.

Again, I was a little surprised at how normal it all looked. In fact, one would

never even know that the rooms were low-EMF. Stepping into the spaces felt instantly and dramatically similar to being out in the woods far from civilization: my shoulders relaxed, my breathing slowed and I wanted to hang out there for as long as possible.

Then came the moment of truth: we walked back into the kitchen area where I had put down my laptop and cell phone. She’d requested I bring my laptop and the power cord so that we could measure everything.

First, she had me shut my cell phone off. Then she turned on her WiFi meter and I could see the data readout. Then she had me do the following:

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All three of these things shocked me, as each device repeatedly exceeded the Building Biology cautionary levels in the “extreme concern” (which is the most severe category) sometimes by a factor of twenty or more while sending and receiving data. Seeing the readouts and hearing the meter was an incredibly powerful experience for me, grounding my theoretical knowledge in tangible reality.

Turning my phone on or off completely exceeded the meter’s threshold because the device sends a signal burst, Risa explained. The same thing happens when sending or receiving a text or email or checking for email or going to the internet. Risa said that when all of these services are enabled, they’re constantly sending and receiving signals, which equates to more radiation that our body is receiving. Plus, up to 80 percent of the radiation from our mobile phones is deposited into our head and can penetrate up to four inches deep.

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What’s The Big Debate?

Electromagnetic fields exist naturally: even earth and human bodies have their own electromagnetic field, and are necessary for life.

Where we can run into issues is with man-made electromagnetic fields that can come from anything that’s powered by electricity or batteries. So why don’t we know about this? There isn’t any government agency specifically tasked with ensuring our protection from biological effects. Prior to 1996, the EPA drafted exposure guidelines for thermal effects (meaning that there are only detrimental effects when our body tissue heats up) which current regulations are based off of and then started creating exposure guidelines for nonthermal effects, meaning that our body tissue doesn’t need to heat up in order to have any detrimental effects. Funding was cut off after the Telecommunications Industry Association lobbied Congress to prohibit the EPA from releasing any guidelines for this. In 1996 the Telecommunications Act was given authority to address health effects from wireless technology, and it’s this legislation that still stands. The controversy continues today, as there’s no formal legislation around non-thermal effects and many epidemiological studies have found that negative impacts from non-thermal effects. Other points of contention is that the legislation is based off of a 200 pound male dummy with one radio frequency source for six minutes, doesn’t accurately reflect current ambient Wi-Fi, children’s effects, or the technological advances with increased bandwidth.

close I sit regularly to that high voltage was both educational and shocking.

My laptop clocked in at 459 volts at the very same keyboard that I type at day in and day out for hours, and 531 at the screen, and 631 where the plug plugs in, an 572 at the transformer. As I was starting to panic about what surely must be a malfunctioning computer, Risa assured me that she sees this all the time and that this actually fairly common with most laptops unless you know to look for a low-radiation laptop.

Next, she had me unplug the power cord. Then we measured again and I was shocked: the new measurements had gone down significantly to 70 at the keyboard, 91 at the screen, and 72 at the plug. Risa has told me in the past to just work off battery and charge it up across the room and go walk away and do something while it’s recharging, but I hadn’t taken it seriously enough to actually try it. However, after seeing a combined voltage of over 2100 volts, greatly exceeding safe levels, I’ve started to do just that, and in a short period, have noticed I feel less fatigued after a day working on my computer.

In conclusion, my afternoon with Risa was empowering and eye opening.

I learned a lot about the different types of EMFs, how strong the fields are from our normal household devices, and easy things we can do to reduce our exposure. It was scary to see how much voltage is emitted by my own laptop and the significant levels of radiation generated by my phone sending and receiving data.

However, it was also a relief to learn that simple steps like unplugging the laptop could have such a big impact, and seeing some of the options for further shielding homes from EMFs gave me a lot of hope.

Don’t miss the October issue–Risa will be coming to do an assessment in my home and take my daughter on a “hunt” for EMFs, and I’ll be sharing the story and our experience along with our results.

For more information: RisaSuzuki.com.

To learn more about the EMF controversy in greater depth and for links to peer reviewed research, reports and more: RisaSuzuki.com.

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Happy Furry Home Tips for Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

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ouseholds with multiple pets abound as families often opt for a mix of companion animals.

Currently, more than 70 million dogs, 75 million cats and 6 million birds are kept as pets in the U.S., according to a recent American Pet Products Association survey. While we cherish their affection, downsides include pet hair dust bunnies, scattered litter, spilled seeds and potty accidents. Cleaning up can be easier with training and planning.

“Living on the beach, it’s easy for the dog to bring sand indoors, so I taught him to shake it off,” says dog expert and trainer Amy Robinson, in Vero Beach, Florida. “I put water in a bottle and misted it lightly on his head, then gave the cue, ‘Shake,’ and shook my shoulders. He mimicked me and got rid of most of the sand. Brushing him with a towel got the rest.” Once the dog understands the cue, retire the water bottle.

“I have a Newfoundland/poodle, a great Pyrenees/poodle and a Labradoodle, so I keep old towels outside the door to wipe dirty feet,” says Kathleen Thometz, owner of Doodle Art & Design, in Western Springs, Illinois. “The Newfoundland can open the door, so I have to catch him before he tracks in muddy paw prints.”

Thometz keeps their hairbrush with the

towels. “I have them groomed regularly, but a quick brush after a walk means I don’t have to vacuum between weekly house cleanings,” she says.

“Short hair can be even harder to pick up,” reminds Ryan Riley, cofounder of BizBagz.com, in Los Angeles.

“We brush our 50- and 70-pound pit bull mixes outside after play time and they love it.”

“Carpets and pets are a challenging combination, especially when pets get older and accidents happen,” observes Amy Bell, an interior decorator at Red Chair Home Interiors, in Cary, North Carolina. “I recommend hard surface flooring, washable slipcovers for furniture and keeping lint brushes by the door.” All-natural, sustainably sourced area rugs or hall runners make it easier for dogs to get around on slick surfaces; be sure the backing can withstand wet accidents.

“I use a hair-attracting dry mop to pick up fur on hard floors. It takes me 10 minutes a day to do 2,400 square feet; otherwise, I’d have tumbleweeds of hair blowing around. I use a Quick Vac every two days on area rugs,” says Joan Fradella, a Florida Supreme Court-certified family mediator in Lantana, Florida. A basset mix, vizla/

Rhodesian ridgeback and boxer/Labrador all shed hair in her house. Fradella also uses a water-soaked microfiber cleaning cloth to remove what she calls sniggle art (dog nose prints) on sliding glass doors.

If a hairy cat balks at brushing, try a cat hair removal glove. Some are designed to massage and remove loose hair; others clean up furniture and fabrics.

Stick with washable cat or dog bedding and use a removable cover for more frequent laundering. Warming temperatures due to climate change are fostering a rise in flea populations worldwide. Food-grade (not poolgrade) diatomaceous earth sprinkled on a pet’s bedding or the pet itself is safe; the silky powder adversely affects only creatures with hard outer skeletons.

Some dogs grab a mouthful of food and join the family, trailing crumbs along the way. Instead, feed them in their crates where they feel at home, allowing 15 minutes to finish. For a dog that eats too fast and then sometimes vomits, use a puzzle-designed feeder so it has to work to get to the food.

Fradella uses food and water bowls with wide bottoms because they’re harder to overturn. Stainless steel, washed daily, is best. A waterproof mat with a raised lip helps contain mealtime spills. A static mat removes litter from a cat’s feet upon exiting the litter box.

“Dogs can be trained to put away their toys,” advises Robinson. Cats, not so much. Birds are messy, producing floating bits of feathers and scattered seed. A mesh seed catcher will capture most of it; a dry mop gathers up the rest.

Bell suggests randomly sprinkling about 15 drops of lavender essential oil on a new air filter before installing it for a fresh scent throughout the house, and regularly changing filters. Multiple pets may necessitate more frequent filter replacements, which also reduces dander and related allergy symptoms.

Simple routines and the right tools lead to a safe, healthy home. They also free us up from unnecessary chores to enjoy more time with our beloved pets.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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Relax and Unwind Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing

by Meredith Montgomery

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n classical yoga, teachers often sequence instruction toward reaching a pinnacle pose such as an inversion or arm balance. In restorative yoga, the peak pose is savasana—in which the practitioner fully relaxes while resting flat on their back. Leeann Carey, author of Restorative Yoga Therapy: The Yapana Way to Self-Care and Well-Being, explains, “This passive asana practice turns down the branch of the nervous system that keeps us in fight-or-flight mode and turns up the system allowing us to rest and digest. It feels like a massage for the nervous system and encourages self-inquiry, reflection and change, rather than perfection.”

The physical, mental and spiritual benefits are similar to those of active yoga, but because poses are held longer and supported by props such as bolsters, blankets, belts and blocks, “There’s no stress on the tissue and joints. Each pose gifts us with longerlasting benefits, including more time for the mind to unwind,” advises Carey.

“Restorative yoga allows both muscles and the brain to recover from fatigue, so we are stronger, sharper and better able to act in the world afterward,” explains Roger Cole, Ph.D., a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in Del Mar, California, and a research scientist studying the physiology of relaxation, sleep and

biological rhythms. He attests that it also serves as preparation for pranayama (mindful yoga breathing) and meditation, which require a clear, well-rested, focused mind.

Perfect for beginners and used by longtime practitioners to complement other yoga styles, restorative poses are designed to accurately realign and reshape the body. They also can be therapeutically tailored to support natural healing for issues related to tension, premenstrual syndrome, weak immune functioning, back pain, pregnancy and recovery for athletes. “Poses for healing may require targeted gentle stretching, but prop use will coax the body into desired positions without requiring muscular effort,” says Cole.

An early student of B.K.S. Iyengar and familiar with props, San Francisco resident and co-founder of Yoga Journal magazine Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., found herself leading her first class comprised entirely of supported poses during a power blackout at a 1980 workshop. “I didn’t want people walking around in the dark, so I improvised a restorative class and everyone loved it,” she recalls. She revisited the idea several years later when she personally felt the need for physical, emotional and spiritual restoration.

For a year, 90 percent of her practice was supported poses, and the switch helped her so much that it inspired her first book, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times. She’s since written more books and trained teachers in restorative yoga around the world.

As in classical yoga, a restorative sequence should be balanced with asanas (positions) from all pose classifications—backbends, twists, inversions and forward bends. It takes time for the body to comfortably settle deeply into a pose—as long as 15 minutes— therefore, a 90-minute restorative class may include only a handful of asanas.

Lasater says, “Most people don’t need more of anything from the culture in which we live. They need much more to learn to be still and at ease.”

In today’s yoga world, which seems to emphasize power and action, “Restorative yoga has become imperative to balance activity and ambition with stillness and being,” she continues. Lasater notes that while many classes are reducing savasana to as little as three minutes, students need 20 minutes.

Carey clarifies that because this approach focuses on opening and letting go, rather than striving for the biggest stretch, “Sensation-seeking yogis may need to shift their perspective. The biggest challenge is often quieting the mind while the body is still. When a student is uncomfortable because the mind is screaming, it helps to compare it to having tight hamstrings in an active class. We’re not chasing relaxation; just breathe, feel and watch,” she says.

“Eventually, everything will let go.”

“The more our mind rebels against relaxing, the more we need it,” observes Lasater. Students often turn to yoga as a strategy for feeling whole, and she suggests that one of the best ways to find clarity within is to listen in stillness, one savasana at a time. “It’s a gift to ourself, our family and the world,” she adds. “When we feel rested, we’re more compassionate and ready to serve the greater good.”

Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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Raising a Music Lover Kids Thrive to Rhythms of Head and Heart

by Randy Kambic

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resounding chorus of research shows that the traditional three R’s of essential early education should also encompass an M for music.

Playing instruments prior to and during school years can put children on a tuneful path to lifelong benefits.

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A 2015 study by the National Association for Music Education (nafme.org) shows that youngsters harboring an early appreciation for music

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tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers. The research also revealed that schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to others averaging 72.9 and 84.9 percent, respectively.

A recent study by the Children’s Music Workshop (ChildrensMusic Workshop.com), which provides instructional programming for more than 25 Los Angeles-area public and private schools, cites a host of additional benefits. These highlight music education’s role in developing the part of the brain that processes language; improving spatial intelligence; thinking creatively; gaining empathy for people of other cultures; encouraging self-expression and teamwork through playing as a group; and achieving higher grades both in high school and on standardized

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Higher institutes of learning are equally involved. Boston’s Berklee College of Music (Berklee.edu) offers majors in making it as a music professional, performance music and music therapy, plus postgraduate degrees. Its annual five-week summer performance program in “Beantown” furthers the skills of 1,000 U.S. and international children 12 years old and up. In addition to musical skills, “We see improvement in young people’s confidence and persona,” says Oisin McAuley, director of summer programs. “It’s a truly formative experience.”

In addition, The Berklee City Music online program serves high schools nationwide, assisted by alumni in some cities. It also awards scholarships for participation in the summer performance activities in Boston.

The nonprofit Young Americans (YoungAmericans.org) organization, launched in 1992, operates its own college of performing arts in Corona, California, that fosters artistic, intellectual and personal growth for those working toward becoming performers or arts educators. Its International Music Outreach Tours have brought workshops to K through 12th grade students in nearly all 50 American states and 15 countries in Europe and Asia.

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“Don’t force children to play music. It’s better when they want to do it on their own.

Having instruments around the house can

Be open-minded enough not to label innovations in genres as junk; whatever kids are drawn to should be fine.

make it easier,” suggests Dayna Martin, a life coach and author of Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun, near North Conway, New Hampshire. Learning music can also decrease math phobia, similar to the way in which children that love to cook and follow recipes learn math, she points out, because math and ~Dayna Martin music are undeniably interconnected.

As part of a self-taught passion for medieval history, her 17-year-old son Devin is building a replica of a Viking-era log house on the family’s property and has made several stringed instruments steeped in the historical period using mathematical principles. “When children apply math to further their interest in music, it makes more sense to them than when it’s some problems in a workbook, and they pick it up more readily, which instills a lifelong appreciation of mathematics as an essential tool,” she observes.

Jamie Blumenthal, a board-certified music therapist and owner of Family Music Therapy Connection: North Bay Music Therapy Services (NorthBayMusicTherapy.com), in Santa Rosa, California, works predominantly with special needs children. “Autistic children love music, and playing wind instruments like flutes and whistles helps work the muscles around the mouth, assisting with speech development,” she says.

Singing, keyboards and percussion instruments are other tools she uses.

“Many parents want their child to become accustomed to social settings. Because their child loves music, they’ll often seek a group music forum,” notes Blumenthal.

Family Music Time (FamilyMusicTime.com), in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of 2,500 affiliated centers nationwide and in 40 countries that follows music CDs provided by Princeton, New Jersey-based Music Together (MusicTogether.com).

Drumming and singing sessions with parents and children up to 5 years old help them gain a music appetite and early group music-making experience, according to Director LouAnne Dunfee. At her studio, local professional musicians also conduct private lessons in piano, guitar and trumpet for children ages 6 and up.

Children playing instruments can mean much more than just music to our ears.

Randy Kambic is a freelance writer and editor based in Estero, FL, and regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

Instrumental Finds Here are some of the organizations that collect and provide musical instruments for youngsters.

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, MHOpus.org Hungry for Music, HungryForMusic.org Fender Music Foundation, FenderMusicFoundation.org Music for Minors Foundation, Music4Minors.org VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1SaveTheMusic.org

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Where words fail, music speaks. ~Hans Christian Andersen

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What Is Capitalism Anyway – 2:30-3:30pm. An overview of capitalism, socialism and the future of freedom from a leftist perspective. Free. Tacoma Main Library, Olympic Room, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. 253-226-9547.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 North Cascades Retreat: The Essence of Yoga Union – Sept. 2-5. 3 nights, 4 days of yoga, meditation, kirtan-chanting, breath work, hiking, organic foods. Price of $450 (shared room, private bath in room) or $395 shared bath outside room includes three nights shared accommodations, two or three organic meals. Mt. Baker Highway North, Maple Falls. Registration required. 425-303-8150. HolmanHealthConnections.com.

Esoteric Healing – Sept. 2-5, 9am-5pm. Esoteric healing is the science of healing through the energy field utilizing spiritual healing principles. Understanding the spiritual principles in the application of esoteric healing is beneficial to our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. $450.

Registration required. 3 Petals Healing, 10123 Main St., Bothell. 425-417-8771.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Advanced Craniosacral Therapy: Babies & Small Children – 9am-6pm. Etienne Peirsman will guide you through your own pre-birth, birth and post-birth experiences. You will be prepared to work with babies, small children, soon-to-be mothers, and postpartum mothers. Use craniosacral techniques to assess and correct the effects of a traumatic birth of a young client. Fee $695. Phone: 425-602-3152.

Email: continuinged@bastyr.edu. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore.

The Art and Science of Self Care – 2-6pm. Join Mark Stanton Welch for an afternoon of learning a variety of tools for nurturing self care. Learn specific techniques to clear old energetic baggage and be more fully balanced and present in the moment.

Empowering and fun. $45. Registration required.

East West Bookshop, 6407 12th Ave NE, Seattle.

206-523-3726.

Music to Activate Self Care – 7-8:30pm. Join Sound Alchemist and musician, Mark Stanton Welch, for an evening of chants, mantras, and intentional songs focusing on expansive inner and outer self care. Discover how singing these songs in a group can raise your vibration. $20. Registration required. East West Bookshop, 6407 12th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 333 Tibetan Bowls – 7:30-9:30pm. An evening of guided meditations and transformative sound led by Mark “Dr. Dream” Peebler. $25/advance, $30/door.

Amazing Grace Spiritual Center, 2007 NW 61st St. in Ballard. Tickets available at BrownPaperTickets. com. EricO@AmazingGraceSeattle.org, AmazingGraceSpiritualcenter.org or 206-402-2633.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Chakras 101 with Dena Marie – 5:30-7:30pm.

Learn the basics of the seven chakra system. Participants will experience a chakra reading in a group setting and playfully learn how to tune up their energy and live their lives in flow. $25. Registration required. Tea With Your Dragon, 8715 271st St NW, Stanwood. 425-350-5448.

UW Botanic Gardens: Gentle Yoga and Walking Meditation in the Arboretum – 9:15-10:45am, Tuesdays through October 11. Join us in the Arboretum for some fun and gentle exploration of yoga in outdoor environments. Class is great for beginners through advanced practitioners and will include both yoga poses and walking meditation. Bring your own mat. $60/four sessions. Registration required.

Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Dr E., Seattle. 206-685-8033.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Soul Awakening Class – 1:30-5pm. Introduction to the soul awakening process, as well as the power transformation breath work process. Free. Registration required. Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE., Mercer Island. 602-402-1813.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Chakras 101 with Dena Marie – 1-3pm. Learn the basics of the seven chakra system. Participants will experience a chakra reading in a group setting and playfully learn how to tune up their energy and live their lives in flow. $25. Registration required. A Path To Avalon in Arlington. $25. Registration required.

A Path To Avalon, 437 N Olympic Ave, Arlington.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 UW Botanic Gardens Talk– 6:30-7:30pm. Overview of recent research on Taylor’s Checkerspot, an endangered butterfly native to the Pacific Northwest.

Gaps in knowledge, especially diet, make recovery difficult. Hosts include common native paintbrush, federally-threatened golden paintbrush, and an invasive exotic weed. Free, $5 donation at the door optional. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. 206-685-8033.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Kemetic Yoga Session – 9-9:45am. Bring a thick mat, be ready to sweat, and prepare to get in touch with your thought processes. These type of movements, when mastered, are a great energy conductor waking up your natural ultrasonic healing vibrations. $10. Registration required. Spa Nubia Organic Facial Bar, 10307 Bridgeport Way SW., Tacoma.

504-373-0573.

Beyond Labels: The HANDLE Approach to Autism and Sensory Challenges – 1:30-3pm. Join HANDLE Practitioner Peg Simon to look beyond the labels at some underlying neurodevelopmental causes: sensory system, stress, anxiety, neuroplasticity. HANDLE restores better functioning and makes life more enjoyable for the whole family.

Free. Registration required: peg.simon@handle.org.

The Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St., Shoreline.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Vegetarian Dining Event – 7-8:30pm. Come join us at The Upper Crust in Seattle to enjoy a delicious, vegetarian, multi-course meal, hear an insightful speech by our president Amanda on a key vegetarian topic, and meet lots of interesting people. The Upper Crust Catering Co., 8420 Greenwood Ave N Seattle. $16.95 plus tax for guests. Registration required. 206-706-2635. VegofWA.org/dining.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Holistic Doula Training – Sept. 22-25. Our entire class is dedicated to the exploration of the experience of childbirth and it’s ramifications on the soul and spirit as well as on the body. $495. Registration required. 3 Petals Healing, 10123 Main St., Bothell.

425-417-8771.

A Weekend of Creative Renewal – Sept. 22-25.

Creative awakening arises from listening within.

Spend a weekend exploring paths for both inspiration and expression: Intuitively led creative writing, playful artistry, immersion in nature, inner guidance through shamanic journey, and spontaneous movement through yoga and dance. $495/before Sept.

13, $525/after. Skalitude Retreat Center, 302 Smith Canyon Rd., Twisp. Skalitude.com. 509-997-1032.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Emerald Spiral Expo – 9am-5pm. The Emerald Spiral Expo is the preeminent New Age fair in the Northwest, featuring demonstrations from intuitive arts to crystals, alternative medicine and much more. Free. 525 4th Ave N., Kent. EmeraldSpiral. com. 425-445-8789.

Never Go Back Release Party – 8-10pm. Seastar celebrates the release of their new album, Never Go Back, with an evening of music and stories. Free.

SoulFood CoffeeHouse and Fair Trade Emporium, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond. WeAreSeastar. com.

Grand Opening: Spa Nubia Organic Facial bar – 10am-4pm. Celebrate our grand opening of Spa

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Nubia Organic Facial Bar! Free door prizes, discounts and gifts, special facial pricing, model photo opportunities, and music, food and beverages. Free.

Spa Nubia Organic Facial Bar, 10307 Bridgeport Way SW., Tacoma. 504-373-0573.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Acro Yoga – 7:30-9pm, Mondays through Nov. 7.

Acro Yoga is a joyful blend of partner acrobatics, yoga and Thai massage. This practice will get you moving in new ways as you work with others to develop your balance, body awareness, strength, flexibility and teamwork skills. These classes build community while emphasizing effective communication. $60/series; $10/class. Registration required.

Seattle Central College - Mitchell Activity Center, 1718 Broadway, Seattle. 206-934-5448.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Kundalini Yoga – 10-11:30am, Saturdays through Nov. 10. Considered to be the most comprehensive of all the yogas, Kundalini Yoga incorporates the use of breath, movement, meditation and deep relaxation to awaken the mind, body, and being. During this inspiring class, you will learn how to find inner wisdom, peace and the ability to navigate your life. $120/series. Registration required. Seattle Central College - Mitchell Activity Center, 1718 Broadway, Seattle. 206-934-5448.

Our Energy Matters Certification – 12-4 pm. In this workshop participants will learn how to perform chakra readings for yourself and others, and will be encouraged you to jump in and experience this world for for yourself. Course fee includes the book Our Energy Matters and 21 polished stones. $80. Registration required. Stargazers Bookstore in Bellevue.

12727 Northup Way #10, Bellevue. 425-350-5448.

save the date Tummo Inner Fire Retreat with Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche - Oct 13 - 16. Traditionally secret, Tummo is one of the highest teachings of Tantrayana. Tulku Lobsang is a true master of Tummo and shares it with great skill, humor and compassion. With a special combination of movement, breath and visualization we awaken our inner fire, which opens us on the deepest levels. Participants receive a complete practice and deep philosophy of this path. Learn the map of your subtle body and discover how it is the vehicle for transforming your mind and your life.

From $585. IslandWood Retreat, Bainbridge Island, WA. TulkuLobsang.org/TourPlan.

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HEALING ARTS First time in the Pacific Northwest: Krashada® “energy healing” Acupressure massage sessions and classes. This ancient, high healing art can help treat physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy centers of the body. A balanced bodywork approach to clearing blocks, restoring balance and pulling in more needed positive energy to have in one’s life.

Kari Michel: 214-289-3394. WA License #60646343

QIGONG Five Mountains Institute of Qigong and Taijiquan – Live Healthier. Sustain Vitality.

Classes in Embracing the Taoist Tradition. Dennis Sharp, Certified Instructor. 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle. 206-605-8907. FMI-Qigong.com.

ongoing FRIDAYS Lift Your Spirits with Dena Marie – 8-9am.

Discover fascinating people, inspiring activities and places that will lift one’s spirits in this radio show. Tune in to 1150 AM KKNW Alternative Talk Radio every Friday at 8am. 425-350-5448.

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Port Susan Farmer’s Market – 2-7pm. Fresh produce and artisan food products, handcrafted items, cooking demonstrations and much more. Free. On the corner of 88th St. NW and Florence Ave., Stanwood. 360-202-3932. PortSusan.org.

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SATURDAYS SewUpSeattle Free Sewing Session – 11am-1pm.

On the 4th Saturday of the month, bring your own project and machine or create with our donated fabrics and machines. Men, women and children of all ages and skills are welcome. Free. Sewing Room in Denny Park Lutheran Church, 766 John St, Seattle. Registration required. 206-547-7557.

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Upcoming Retreats: Washington, Bali, Mexico, Greece Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living Sedona, HOLMAN HEALTH CONNECTIONS 425-303-8150 in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Natural Roy Holman v 425-303-8150 HolmanHealth@gmail.com Directory, email Publisher@SeattleAwakenings.com to request our HolmanHealthConnections.com HolmanHealthConnections.com media kit.

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Our dental practice integrates ancient wisdom with leading edge science. We use advanced technology and materials that are least toxic to your body and to the environment. Dr. Yamashiro values patient connection and trust and strives to make you feel comfortable with your dental care options.

DOCTORS Mind-Body Center For Integrative Medicine

3216 NE 45th Pl., Suite #104 (with Aria Integrative) Seattle WA 98105

NATUROPATHIC MENTAL HEALTH: Specializing in Individualized Treatments for Anxiety and Depression with Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture in Seattle. Dr. Emilie Wilson ND, EAMP honors the Mind-Body Connection in your mental health.

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Sleep apnea can prevent you from spending time in stage 3 sleep. If you snore or have apnea, you will be yanked repeatedly out of your deep restorative and REM sleep into stage 1 or 2. If you are seeking spiritual progress, optimal health and personal growth, then you’ve probably tried many varieties of relaxation, meditation, yoga, dieting and nutrition, and more. Consider the possibility you might just need a good night’s sleep.

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