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e all have a story we carry with us. It reflects our perception of who we are and the events that have shaped us. Reading Judith Fertig’s feature article this month, “The Healing Power of Story,” has me contemplating my own story and hoping it does the same for you. I’m fascinated to learn that everyone is hard-wired through our DNA to communicate in story form. Young or old, we all love stories. My story, as I know it, began as one of four siblings in a fairly ordinary middle class Italian-American family. Since then, it’s had a good many twists and turns written in, including the joys and challenges of raising three daughters, becoming caregiver for my terminally-ill, late husband, and my latest serendipitous move to the Upstate two years ago to become publisher of this magazine. Taken from the early years of my story, is one of my clearest schoolgirl memories. This was when my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Hogan, instructed all of us children to move our chairs into a circle for story time. I missed my mother and didn’t want to be there. But when our teacher hushed the class, opened a book and began to read, I forgot everything but the images the words conjured. It was a pivotal experience for me and I have loved books ever since. Our stories unite us and anchor us. We feel part of a larger whole when we listen to others’ stories or tell our own. The emotional release of sharing our confusion and hurt helps us to sort through and make sense of life’s large and little traumas. Who didn’t exchange stories about where they were and how they felt when 9/11 happened? We gain comfort, strength and wisdom from knowing we are not alone but all on this journey together. We all share the human need to feel that we are connected to a universal, encompassing, uniting life force. We embark on the adventure of life equipped with certain inborn gifts and along the way encounter others willing to share their insights and talents to help us find the answers we need to complete our purpose for being here. We trust the exchange balances out as we in turn help others. Dr. Lissa Rankin, author of Mind over Medicine, says that telling our story can be the most powerful medicine on earth. Is your story waiting to be told? Peace and love, Roberta Bolduc, Publisher

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Zen Studios to Host Eight Week Yoga Training

en Studios is now accepting registration for its next RYT-200 Teacher Training. Students will learn proper alignment skills, methodology and techniques for teaching basic through advanced asana. The training will explore anatomy, physiology and pranayama. Yogic philosophy and ethics, the Bhagavad Gita and the yoga sutras—while opening minds to meditation, mantras, and mudras—will also be highlights throughout the sessions. This training encompasses eight weekends beginning August 22. For complete dates, please call Zen Studios. Yoga and mind-body practices are increasing in popularity throughout the Upstate and all over the country. Recognized Yoga Alliance Teacher Trainings are the gold standard in yoga education, but the number of reputable Yoga Alliance-recognized teacher trainings in the Upstate is very limited. Having the luxury of a local training saves time and is cost effective. Payment options include an Early Bird rate of $2,200 (paid in full, up front by Aug. 1), the regular rate of $2,500 (paid in full, upfront after Aug. 1), or eight payments of $345 paid on the first of each month August 2014 through March 2015.

An Online Resource for Healthy Living

partanburg has a user-friendly online resource for local choices to support a healthy lifestyle. Launched by the Spartanburg Childhood Obesity Taskforce, the web site provides resources throughout Spartanburg County. Visitors will find helpful information on eating healthy, being physically active, and preventing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The website also features a Healthy

Zen Studios is located at Hillcrest Specialty Row, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-580-8040 or visit Zen-Studios.com. See ad, page 6.

Northside Healthy Food Hub to Open This Summer

he Northside Healthy Food Hub, located on Howard Street and within walking distance of Wofford College, will be the new, permanent home of the Hub City Farmers’ Market and Butterfly Foundation offices. Nearly three years in the making, the center is expected to open this summer. The new market will create about two dozen jobs for Northside neighborhood residents. The neighborhood area is classified as a ‘food desert,’ meaning that people in this neighborhood cannot easily access nutritional food regularly. The Food Hub will boast an urban garden, café, culinary job training, demonstration garden, row crops, chicken coops, and a covered retail space with fresh fruits and vegetables, along with some staple groceries. Hub City Farmers’ Market, with donations from The United Way of the Piedmont, implemented the ‘Double SNAP’ program last year, which matches SNAP purchases up to $30, doubling the amount of produce those with SNAP benefits can purchase at the market. Food Hub volunteers are needed. The Butterfly Foundation is a non-profit community and human development organization. The organization provides assistance in the areas of housing and job readiness and training, along with other programs. Its mission is to empower, transform, and transition the lives of economically challenged individuals and families in order to help them become self-sufficient and self-confident citizens. For more information, visit Butterfly-SC.com or HubCityFM.org.

Living Events Calendar, Healthy Living Places/Facilities database, and the Good For You Partnership Program. Users can search the Healthy Living Events Calendar and Healthy Living Places/Facilities page to locate local healthy events, destinations and resources. Eighteen program areas and eleven municipalities have been identified to best suit individual interest and location. The Good For You Spartanburg Partnership Program identifies best health practices for thirteen sectors across the community, including schools, worksites, restaurants, faith-based communities and more. To become a partner, organizations commit to five strategies intended to increase the institution’s health by making healthy eating and physical activity more accessible and encouraged. For more information, call 864-5989638 or visit GoodForYouSpartanburg.org.

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ccording to a 2011 Gallup Poll, 86 percent of the fulltime U.S. workforce is overweight or has a least one chronic condition. Companies that offer employees wellness programs experience lowered rates of employees showing up sick to work, absenteeism, increased productivity, decreased healthcare costs, and a boost in company morale. C.O.R.E. Health Centers wellness programs can positively affect the well-being of employees and the bottom line. Programs can be scheduled any time Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm at any business, organization, or group location. They can also be scheduled at either C.O.R.E. location. C.O.R.E. is a multi-disciplinary medical clinic that specializes in non-narcotic, non-surgical treatment of chronic pain conditions. These conditions include neuropathy, migraines, joint pain, back pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and more. By combining expertise in medical, rehabilitative, and therapeutic care, C.O.R.E. Health Centers is able to be a dynamic destination for complete non-surgical and non-narcotic pain management. C.O.R.E. Health Center is located at 103-B Regency Commons Dr., Greer and 958 E. Main St., Spartanburg. For more information, visit GotCORE.net.

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Yummy Berries Cut Heart Attack Risk by a Third

ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The berries contain high levels of powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins, which may help dilate arteries, counter buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits. Published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the study involved 93,600 women ages 25 to 42 that completed questionnaires about their diet every four years for over 16 years. Those that ate the most berries had a 32 percent reduction in heart attack risk compared with those that ate them once a month or less, even if they ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables. “This is the first study to look at the impact of diet in younger and middleaged women,” remarks the study’s lead author, Aedín Cassidy, Ph.D., head of the university’s nutrition department. “Even at an early age, eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life.”

Saw Palmetto Combos Combat Enlarged Prostate

hree studies published in 2013 support the effectiveness of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extract for the treatment of prostate inflammation and other symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly called enlarged prostate. In addition, both lycopene, a dietary carotenoid with strong antioxidant value, and selenium, an essential trace element that promotes an optimal antioxidant/oxidant balance, have been shown to exert beneficial effects in BPH. Researchers from Italy’s University of Catania studied 168 patients with prostate enlargement among nine urological medical clinics. Those taking a combination of saw palmetto, selenium and lycopene experienced greater reductions of inflammation markers and reduced risk of prostate cancer after three and six months of treatment. In an Australian study from the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine of patients with BPH, 32 men took an encapsulated formula containing saw palmetto, lycopene and other plant extracts, while 25 men were given a placebo. After three months of treatment, men receiving the herbal formulation experienced a 36 percent reduction in related symptoms, while the placebo group showed an 8 percent reduction. The herbal supplement group also showed a 15 percent reduction in daytime urination frequency and an almost 40 percent reduction in nighttime urination frequency. The long-term effectiveness of saw palmetto supplementation was reinforced in a Russian study of 38 patients with early prostate enlargement. After 10 years of receiving 320 milligrams of saw palmetto extract per day, researchers found no progression of the condition among the patients.

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Tapping Acupressure Points Heals Trauma in Vets

motional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may be an effective treatment for veterans that have been diagnosed with clinical posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. EFT involves tapping on acupressure points while focusing on traumatic memories or painful emotions in order to release them. As part of the Veterans’ Stress Project, an anonymous clinical study comprising more than 2,000 participants, 59 veterans with PTSD were randomly assigned to either receive strictly standard care or also experience six, hour-long, EFT sessions. The psychological distress and PTSD symptoms showed significant reductions among veterans receiving the EFT sessions, with 90 percent matriculating out of the criteria for clinical PTSD. At a six-month follow-up, 80 percent of those participants still had symptoms below the clinical level for PTSD. According to Deb Tribbey, national coordinator for the Veterans’ Stress Project, PTSD symptoms that can be resolved with the combined therapy include insomnia, anger, grief, hyper-vigilance and pain. For more information, visit StressProject.org or EFTForVets.com.

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces the Urge to Light Up

indfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests research from the psychology departments of Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon. Scientists led by Yi-Yuan Tang, Ph.D., studied 61 volunteers, including 27 smokers, randomly divided into groups that either received mindfulness meditation training or relaxation training. Two weeks later, after five hours of training, smoking among those in the meditative group decreased by 60 percent, while no significant reduction occurred in the relaxation group. Brain imaging scans determined that the mindfulness meditation training produced increased activity in the anterior cingulate and the prefrontal cortex; regions associated with self-control. Past research led by Tang showed that smokers and those with other addictions exhibited less activity in these areas than those free of addictions. The current study previously determined that myelin and brain cell matter in these two brain regions increases through mindfulness meditation.

Beets Beat Down Blood Pressure

wo small studies have linked beets with lower blood pressure. A study from the University of Reading, in England, served beet-fortified bread or bread without beets to 23 healthy men. Those that ate the fortified bread experienced reduced diastolic blood pressure and less artery stiffness during the six hours afterwards. Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute studied 15 women and 15 men, divided randomly into groups that consumed either 500 grams of a placebo juice or beets with apple juice. During the 24 hours after consumption, the researchers noted a statistically significant reduction in systolic blood pressure of four to five points among the men drinking the beet juice.

Unconditional Love Hastens Healing

esearchers from the University of Miami found that compassionate love and faith in a compassionate Higher Power increases healing and reduces disease progression among HIV patients. They studied 177 HIV patients over a 10-year period, tracking biological measures and health behaviors and collecting in-depth data interviews. The scientists coded five criteria of compassionate love derived from the Working Model of Compassionate Love, developed by Lynn Underwood, Ph.D. The progression of HIV disease was reduced among patients that gave and received the most compassionate love. These patients exhibited both a greater level of the immune-boosting white blood cells known as CD4+ T helper cells and a reduced HIV viral load, the measure of HIV in the blood.

A Good Midlife Diet Prolongs Health in Later Years

Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they ate earlier in life. Researchers started with 10,670 healthy women in their late 50s and followed them for 15 years. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the results saw fewer chronic diseases among women that followed diets heavy in plant-based foods during midlife; these women were also 34 percent more likely to live past 70. Those that ate most similarly to the Mediterranean diet had even better outcomesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a 46 percent greater likelihood of living past 70 without chronic diseases. Eleven percent of the subjects qualified as healthy agers, which researchers defined as having no major chronic diseases, physical impairments, mental health problems or trouble with thinking and memory. According to lead author Cecilia Samieri, Ph.D., midlife exposures are thought to be a particularly relevant period because most health conditions develop slowly over many years.

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Father Factor

Involved Dads Make for Smarter, Happier Kids It’s well known that involving fathers from the start in children’s lives has a significant positive impact on their development, including the greater economic security of having more than one parent. Yet, there’s more to the “father effect”. Numerous studies have found that children growing up in a household with a father present show superior outcomes in intelligence tests, particularly in nonverbal, or spatial, reasoning that’s integral in mathematics, science and engineering. The IQ advantage is attributed to the way that fathers interact with their children, with an emphasis on the manipulation of objects like blocks, roughhousing and outdoor activities, rather than languagebased activities. A study of Chinese parents found that it was a father’s warmth toward his child that was the ultimate factor in predicting the child’s future academic success. A recent Canadian study from Concordia University provides new insights into a father’s impact on a daughter’s emotional development, as well. Lead researcher Erin Peugnot concluded, “Girls whose fathers lived with them when they were in middle childhood (ages 6 to 10) demonstrated less sadness, worry and shyness as preteens (ages 9 to 13) compared with girls whose fathers did not live with them,” he says.

Honeybee Hit

Scientists Nab Fungicide as Bee Killer

It seems that fame and fortune are less important to us than our connections with fellow human beings, after all. A study conducted by Queendom.com and PsychTests.com in 2012 and 2013 applying their proprietary Values Profile Test with 2,163 people showed they only moderately valued money and power, at best, which took a backseat to social values on a personal level. This revelation comes on the heels of another study on career motivation that similarly showed a drop in participants’ consuming desire for money and power in the workplace. The researchers at Queendom.com assessed 34 separate facets within six categories of values—social, aesthetic, theoretical, traditional, realistic and political. The five top-scoring facets were empathy, family and friends, appreciation of beauty, hard work/diligence, altruism and the importance of helping others. Financial security came in 24th place and power was near last at 29th in importance. Ethics/morals placed 10th.

Colony collapse disorder, the mysterious mass die-off of honeybees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the U.S., has been well documented, with toxic insecticides identified as the primary culprits. Now, scientists at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have expanded the identification of components of the toxic brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen and decimating the bee colonies that collect it to feed their hives. A study of eight agricultural chemicals associated with increased risk of infection by parasites found that bees that ate pollen contaminated with fungicides were three times as likely to be infected. Widely used fungicides had previously been accepted as harmless for bees because they are designed to kill fungus, not insects. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, the study’s lead author, states, “There’s growing evidence that fungicides may be affecting the bees on their own, highlighting a need to reassess how we label these agricultural chemicals.” Labels on pesticides warn farmers not to spray when pollinating bees are in the vicinity, but such precautions have not applied to fungicides.

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Grass Releases Surprising Amounts of CO2 Which emits more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide: a cornfield or a residential lawn? According to researchers at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, it’s the grass. David Bowne, an assistant professor of biology, published the study results in the Soil Science Society of America Journal. After measuring carbon dioxide released from each setting, the scientists found that urban areas deemed heat islands may have a smaller overall impact than previously thought, compared with suburban developments. Previously, the heat island effect has been perceived as a phenomenon that occurs only in cities, where the mass of paved roads, dark roofs and buildings absorb and concentrate heat, making cities much warmer during hot days than other areas. Both carbon dioxide releases and soil temperature were measurably higher in residential lawns than in croplands and higher temperatures are directly associated with carbon dioxide efflux. Bowne says, “As you increase temperature, you increase biological activity—be it microbial, plant, fungal or animal.” Increased activity leads to more respiration and increased carbon dioxide emissions. Source: Tinyurl.com/LawnsVersusCorn

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Laws Permit Oil and Gas Drilling in Iconic Public Lands News that the U.S. Department of the Interior will allow drilling for oil and gas in a proposed wilderness area in southern Utah’s Desolation Canyon puts a spotlight on the practice. A report by the Center for American Progress reveals that 42 national parks are at risk, including 12 where oil and gas drilling is currently underway and 30 where it could be in the near future. Among the threatened wild places are iconic American national parklands, including Grand Teton, in Wyoming, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Dinosaur National Monument, in Colorado, Santa Monica Mountains, in California, Glen Canyon, in Arizona, Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Canyon, in New Mexico, Everglades and Gulf Islands, in Florida, Arches and Canyonlands, in Utah, and Glacier, in Montana. The reality is that all public lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges, are potentially open to oil and gas leasing unless they are designated as “wilderness”, the highest form of land protection designated by the government. Source: The Wilderness Society (Tinyurl.com/NationalParkDrilling)

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Tips to Clean Air Inside a Vehicle We look out for the quality of the air we breathe indoors and out and we aim to drive in the most fuel-conscious manner to keep emissions down. What about the air quality inside our vehicles during necessary hours on the road? The Ecology Center, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, nonprofit, attests that extreme air temperatures inside cars on especially hot days can potentially increase the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and release chemicals and other ingredients from new-car dashboards, steering wheel columns and seats into the interior air. Some manufacturers are responding by greening their interiors: Toyota is using sugarcane to replace plastic; Ford has turned to soy foam instead of polyurethane foam; and Land Rover is tanning its leather with vegetables, not chromium sulfate. Carbon monoxide seeping in from engine combustion can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and fatigue and even trigger asthma. The potential exists “if there’s a leak in the system between the engine and the rear of the vehicle and there’s even a small hole in the body structure,” advises Tony Molla, a vice president with the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. “Have the exhaust system inspected by a certified technician to make sure everything is secure and not rusted or leaking.” Also have the cabin air filter checked. Part of the ventilation system, it helps trap pollen, bacteria, dust and exhaust gases in air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems and prevents leaves, bugs and other debris from entering the interior, according to the Car Care Council. Most vehicle manufacturers recommend changing it every 12,000 to 15,000 miles. (Find a range of educational information at CarCare.org.) It’s always beneficial to have fresh air entering the vehicle when driving. Open a window slightly or blow the air conditioning on low in the vent position when not in heavy traffic. “Don’t run it on the recycle or max A/C mode for long periods to make sure you’re getting fresh outside air in and flushing out any contaminants in the cabin air,” adds Molla. Using sun reflectors and visors helps keep interior temperatures down. Check local motor vehicle departments for state policies regarding tinted windows, which can reduce heat, glare and UV exposure. It always helps to park in the shade.

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r. Rochelle J. Delain, chiropractor at Healing Place Chiropractic and Wellness in Spartanburg, is passionate about her work. “I feel my mission is to help people thrive, not just survive,” she states. Dr. Delain explains that at age 9 her mother died of a cancer that was difficult to diagnose and treat. Seeing the harsh treatments her mother endured and how she died, Delain decided at a young age that there must be a better way to improve health, strengthen the body naturally and perhaps even prevent many diseases like cancer instead of using drugs and surgery. She relates that although she was very young, she became interested in natural ways to help the body stay healthy. This eventually led her to a pre-medical major in college. While in college she sustained a shoulder injury which was treated medically without success. At a friend’s urging, she sought chiropractic care. “The chiropractor listened to my concerns and addressed each one. After awhile, my shoulder got better and I noticed I no longer had migraines, my allergies were reduced, and I felt better overall,” shares Delain. Inspired by her personal healing along with encouragement from her chiropractor, Delain went to career day at Sherman College of Chiropractic. “My heart opened up to chiropractic. I knew I wanted to help people feel better and I knew that the body functioned better under chiropractic care,” says Delain. She graduated in 1992 and practiced for several years, eventually returning to Sherman College of Chiropractic to teach for 9 years. Delain left teaching in 2012 and practiced as an independent contractor in another practice for a year before opening up Healing Place Chiropractic and Wellness last year. Her office offers chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic

exercise, electrical stimulation including microcurrent, Webster technique for pregnant women, and treatment of sports, personal and auto injuries. She explains that chiropractic adjustments are the root of everything she does. “I correct imbalances in the spine that can cause interference with the nervous system,” says Delain. She believes that therapeutic exercise is helpful in getting the muscles and posture back in balance. “My goal is to help people to take care of their own bodies so that their spines can become more resistant to injury and spinal imbalances,” notes Delain. Electrical stimulation is offered to promote healing. The Webster technique, a pelvic-alignment treatment for pregnant women, is available. She explains that when the pelvis is out of alignment it is difficult for a baby to turn, thus causing breech birth; however, a misaligned pelvis is not the only cause of breech position but it is one of the causes. Also, a misaligned pelvis can cause other improper fetal presentations in addition to breech position and can also cause difficult labor. “I try my best to get people to live their best life with any condition and at any age,” says Delain. She begins with a complete patient evaluation in order to understand and treat the whole patient. Advice is given regarding good nutrition, which includes eating as close to nature as possible and avoiding processed foods. Exercises are recommended based on a patient’s condition, age, and health status. Even those in chronic pain can exercise and are encouraged to pursue low impact exercises such as swimming and water aerobics. “You have to move. Movement is another way to prevent spinal injuries and imbalances in the spine,” advises Delain. Healing Place Chiropractic and Wellness is located at The Healing Place, 959 John B. White Sr. Blvd., Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-764-1485 or visit HealingPlaceChiropractic.com. See ad, page 6. Michele Senac is a contributing editor for Natural Awakenings, a writer and author. She is certified in interior redesign, home staging and feng shui. Contact FineRedesigns.com or AroundTheTableCookbook.com.

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THE HEALING POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free by Judith Fertig

fter his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night. He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts. At first, Boudreau tried to make sense of his conflicted feelings by writing fiction. Then he wrote a detailed, nonfiction analysis of his deployment, but that didn’t help, either. In 2009 he wrote a memoir, Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine, that came closer to conveying his personal truth. “I needed to get back into the story,” he says, so he could pull his life back together in Northampton, Massachusetts. Like Boudreau, we all have stories—ongoing and ever-changing— that we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives. They can help us heal and powerfully guide us through life, or just as powerfully, hold us back.

In 1949, Sarah Lawrence College Professor Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he outlined a master monomyth. It involves leaving everyday life and answering a call to adventure, getting help from others along the way, facing adversity and returning with a gift, or boon, for ourselves and others. It’s a basic pattern of human existence, with endless variations.

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How does telling our truth help heal our body? Professor James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the mindbody benefits of story, which he explores in Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. In the late 1980s, while consulting for the Texas prison system, Pennebaker discovered that when suspects lied while taking polygraph tests, their heart rate rose, but when they confessed the truth, they relaxed. “Our cells know the truth,” writes microbiologist Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., who also blogs at SondraBarrett.com, in Secrets of Your Cells, “Our physiol-

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ogy responds to what we’re thinking, including what we don’t want people to know.” When we are afraid to tell a story and keep it in, “Our cells broadcast a signal of danger,” she explains. “Molecules of adrenalin, along with stress hormones, connect with receptors on heart, muscle and lung cells— and in the case of long-term sustained stress, immune cells.” We experience increased heart rate, tense muscles, shortness of breath and lower immunity when we’re stressed. She notes, “When we release the stories and feelings that torment us, our cells respond with great relief and once again become havens of safety.” We need to tell our stories even in facing life-threatening illness, and maybe because of it. Dr. Shayna Watson, an oncologist at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, in Canada, encourages physicians to listen to patients. “In the name of efficiency,” she reports in an article in Canadian Family Physician, “it’s easy to block out patients’ stories and deal only with the ‘facts’, to see the chat, the time and the stories as luxuries for when there is a cancellation. The study of narrative tells us, however, that in these easily neglected moments we might find more than we expect; there can be understanding, relationship building and healing—the elements of our common humanity.” A current problem is but a dot on the entire timeline of a person’s existence. By keeping their larger story in mind, patients can find a wider perspective, with the strength and resolve to heal, while the physician can see the patient as a person, rather than a diagnosis.

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“Telling your story may be the most powerful medicine on Earth,” says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, who practices integrative medicine in Mill Valley, California. She’s tested the concept firsthand. “So many of us are tormented by the insane idea that we’re separate, disconnected beings, suffering all by our little lonesome selves,” she observes. “That’s exactly how I felt when I started blogging, as if I was the only one in the whole wide world who had lost her mojo and

“By sharing our stories together and finding common ground, we lay the groundwork for world peace and much more.” ~Rev. Patrick McCollum longed to get it back. Then I started telling my story—and voilà! Millions of people responded to tell me how they had once lost theirs and since gotten it back.” They did it by telling their stories, witnessed with loving attention by others that care. “Each of us is a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. Yet, so many of us leave our stories untold, our songs unsung,” remarks Rankin. “When this happens, we wind up feeling lonely, listless and out of touch with our life purpose. We are plagued with a chronic sense that something is out of alignment. We may even wind up feeling unworthy, unloved or sick,” says Rankin, who blogs on related topics at LissaRankin.com.

Power to Heal a Family

Sometimes, writing a new story can help keep families connected. Kansas City, Missouri, author and columnist Deborah Shouse took an unplanned and unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Shouse discovered that as her mother was losing her memory and identity through dementia, crafting a new narrative helped her family hold it together, a process she details in Love in the Land of Dementia. “You have to celebrate the person who is still with you,” Shouse says, noting we may discover a different, but still interesting, person that communicates in ways other than talking. She recommends employing a technique she calls The Hero Project, which she developed with her partner, Ron Zoglin. It uses words, photos and craft supplies in what Shouse terms “word-scrapping” to generate and tell a new story that helps keep the personal connection we have with our loved one and make visits more positive. She shares more supportive insights at DeborahShouseWrites.wordpress.com. Sharing an old story may also provide a rare link to the past for a person with dementia. “Savor and write down the stories you’re told, even if you hear certain ones many times,” Shouse counsels. “By writing down the most often-repeated stories, you create a legacy to share with family, friends and other caregivers.”

Power of the Wrong Story

Our thoughts are a shorthand version of a longer life story, says author Byron Katie, a self-help specialist from Ojai, California, who addresses reader stories via blog posts at ByronKatie.com. Sometimes we tell ourselves the wrong story, one that keeps us from realizing our full potential, while making us miserable at the same time. Examples might include “I will always be overweight,” “My partner doesn’t love me” or “I’m stuck here.” Katie’s book, Who Would You Be Without Your Story? explores how we often take what happens in our lives, create a natural awakenings

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story with negative overtones, believe that version of the story and make ourselves unhappy. “The cause of suffering is the thought that we’re believing it,” she says. By questioning our stories, turning them around and crafting new and more truthful ones, we can change our lives.

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Humorist, speaker, and professional storyteller Kim Weitkamp, of Christiansburg, Virginia, knows that the power of story creates wider ripples. She sees it happen every time she performs at festivals and events around the country. “It is naturally in our DNA to communicate in story form,” she advises. “The power of story causes great revelation and change in those that listen.” She cites supporting studies conducted by psychologists Marshall Duke, Ph.D., and Robyn Fivush, Ph.D., at the Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life, in Atlanta, Georgia. “They found that children—at ages 4, 14, 44 or 104, because we’re all children at heart— are more resilient and happy and rebound faster from stress when they know their family stories. They know they’re part of something that’s bigger than themselves that people in their family have kept going,” says Weitkamp. “When people leave a storytelling event, they leave telling stories,” she says with a smile, “and that results in happier and healthier families and communities.” Judith Fertig tells stories about food at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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James Pennebaker and fellow researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that a simple writing exercise can help free people from emotional burdens, as first reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Here’s how to apply it: Every morning for four consecutive days, write down feelings about what is bothersome: Something you are thinking or worrying about too much. Something you feel is affecting your life in an unhealthy way.

casts. They can then record a two-minute story pitch in order to be accepted as a live storyteller during a future slam.

Ask and Answer

Moving through the process Byron Katie calls “the work” uncovers the truth about the stories we are telling ourselves in order to create newer, healthier ones. First, think of a negative thought that’s worrying you, such as “I’m stuck.” Next, ask four questions about it. Is it true? Can I absolutely know it’s true?

Something you have been avoiding for days, weeks or years.

How do I react—what happens—when I believe that thought?

The idea is to write about the emotions that surround this thing you’re reluctant to admit or speak about. Pennebaker says it’s not necessary to reread what’s written or tell anyone about it. The simple act of writing down emotions surrounding a story begins the process of releasing it and relaxing.

Who would I be without the thought?

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Now write down honest answers, which might be something like: “I’m not really stuck, I just think I am. Deep down, I know I have the power to move forward, but am unsure about the direction or way to go about it, so I feel anxious. Without the thought of ‘I’m stuck,’ I would feel freer to find a solution.” Then, turn those thoughts around, for example, to, “Really, when I think about it, I feel much freer than when I deny or gloss over my erroneous thought.” When we turn around a specific limiting thought, we can experience the power of letting go of not only a misguided, but ultimately untrue internal story.

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4 Make sure no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used. 4 It’s easy to mistake a poisonous lookalike for an edible plant. Learn to identify both before picking.

Whether it’s membership in a food co-op, tending a backyard garden or balcony tomato plant or foraging in the woods for edibles, living off the land means cleaner, fresher and more nutritious food on the table.

o switch from running to the market to stepping into a home garden for fresh produce, it’s best to start small. Smart gardeners know it’s easy to be overwhelmed by a big plot so they plan ahead with like-minded friends to swap beans for tomatoes or zucchini for okra to add variety. If one household is more suited to freezing excess harvests while another cans or dehydrates, more trades are in the offing. Start kids by having them plant radishes, a crop that will give even the most impatient child quick results. “You can’t do everything yourself,” counsels Kathie Lapcevic, a farmer, freelance writer and teacher in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I have a huge garden, expanded now into about 7,000 square feet, that provides 65 percent of what our family eats,” she says. “On the other hand, I can’t imagine life without nut butter and found I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. A few trips to the store are inevitable.” Lapcevic plants non-GMO, heirloom varieties of seeds in her chemicalfree garden. She adds a new variety or two each year and reminds peers that it takes a while to build good soil. Three

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years ago, she also added pollinator beehives on the property. Their honey reduces the amount of processed sugar the family uses. From Libby, Montana, Chaya Foedus blogs on her store website PantryParatus.com about kitchen selfsufficiency. “Foraging is a good way to give children a full sensory experience,” she remarks. “We turn a hike into a mission to find and learn about specific foods, where they come from and what to do with them.” To start, select one easily identifiable item for the kids to pick. “In Libby, that’s huckleberries,” says Foedus. “Similar to blueberries, they grow on a bush, so they’re easy to see and pick. Huckleberries don’t grow in captivity—it’s a completely foraged economy.” Michelle Boatright, a graphic designer and hunter of wild plants in Bristol, Tennessee, learned eco-friendly ways to forage from a game warden friend. Five years later, her bookcase holds 30 books on edible plants—she brings two with her on excursions. “When in doubt, leave a plant alone. It’s too easy to make a mistake,” she advises. “Know how to harvest, too—take

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4 Always taste-test at home; the woods are not the place to cope with a surprise allergic reaction. 4 Make a day of it. Enjoy the outdoors,learn more about native plants and invite kindred spirits along on the hunt. Source: Adapted from PantryParatus.com. only about 10 percent of what’s there and leave the roots, so it can grow back. “For example, ramps, a wild leek, take seven years to cultivate,” says Boatright. “Overharvesting can wipe out years’ worth of growth. In Tennessee, it’s illegal to harvest ramps in state parks. Mushrooms are more apt to regrow, but leave the small ones.” As for meat, “I was raised to never shoot a gun, but to make my own bows and arrows,” recalls Bennett Rea, a writer and survivalist in Los Angeles, California. “Dad used Native American skills, tools and viewpoints when he hunted. Bow hunting kept our family from going hungry for a few lean years and was always done with reverence. It’s wise to take only what you need, use what you take and remember an animal gave its life to sustain yours.” Rea uses several methods for obtaining local foods. “Living here makes it easier due to the year-round growing season. For produce, I volunteer for a local CSA [community

supported agriculture] collective. One hour of volunteering earns 11 pounds of free, sustainably farmed, organic produce—everything from kale to tangerines to cilantro. “Bartering is also an increasingly popular trend,” he notes. “I make my own hot sauce and trade it for highend foods and coffee from friends and neighbors. Several of us have now rented a plot in a community garden to grow more of our own vegetables. I only buy from stores the items I can’t trade for or make myself—usually oats, milk, cheese and olive oil.” Truly good food is thoughtfully, sustainably grown or harvested. It travels fewer miles; hasn’t been sprayed with toxins or been chemically fertilized; is fresh; ripens on the plant, not in a truck or the store; and doesn’t come from a factory farm. The old saying applies here: “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.” Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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hristopher Nyerges, of Pasadena, California, author of Guide to Wild Food and Useful Plants and Foraging California, has spent 40 years teaching others to find free food safely as part of an ongoing curriculum (SchoolOfSelf-Reliance.com). He knows, “Wherever you live, common weeds and native plants can supplement food on the table.” He particularly likes to use acorns as a food extender, grinding them into a powder and mixing it 50/50 with flour to make bread and pancakes. For greens, he likes lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), a weed that crowds out native plants, but is easily found, nutritious and versatile. He uses the leaves like spinach and adds the seeds to soup or bread batter. He likens it to quinoa. Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a tra-

ditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.” Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are good edible ground covers. Purslane leaves add a lemonpepper crunch. “If the neighbors complain, plant some nasturtiums—they’re pretty and good to eat, too,” he notes. Varieties of cactus, like the prickly pear, are also edible; remove the thorns and cook the pads with tofu or eggs. “I’m all for using technology, but know how to get by without it, too,” Nyerges advises. “There’s no such thing as total self-sufficiency. What we can be is self-reliant and knowledgeable users. Begin by learning and applying one thing.” He’s found, “There aren’t directions to follow; the path to selfreliance is different for each person.”

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the guide dogs program.” Anne Moss, owner of TheCatSite.com, based in Pardes Hana, Israel, says scrapbooking is a recurrent theme in the site’s forums. “Our members tend to be computer savvy and create online pages for their cats. Yet many don’t want to give up the hands-on experience of scrapbooking; it gives them a special way to preserve memories of or create a long-lasting tribute for their beloved cats.” One member posted about a shadow box she’d made to display favorite toys and photos; another

used camping-themed stickers around a photo of the cat napping in a kitty tent. “I started taking pictures of my Bernese mountain dog, Chance, when he first came to me,” says Yvette Schmitter, an entrepreneurial software programmer in New York City. “We dress in matching costumes like Fiona and Shrek, Princess Leia and Yoda, Mr. and Mrs. Claus. It’s a creative outlet after writing computer code all day and a good excuse to play together.” Schmitter places the photos in pre-made greeting cards and has a current mailing list that exceeds 250, including the doorman, neighbors, the vet and groomer, friends and family. “The deli guy told me he looks forward to each holiday just to see what we’ve come up with. That’s what motivates me; our fun photos can make somebody’s day better.” Heather Post, owner of The Etiquette Seed, in Daytona Beach, Florida, specializes in coaching and speaking engagements. When her in-laws traveled to their summer home, she made a scrapbooklet for them. “It showed Sophie, our rescue terrier, at the door, window or in the car, with rhyming captions that said she missed them.” Post sends similar photo “stories” to her daughter, Meghan, now in college; a cousin’s daughter even took Sophie’s Halloween photo to preschool for show and tell. Whichever forum we choose, stages and phases of a pet’s life can be celebrated with a lock of hair, paw print, obedience school certificate and lots of photos. After all, a pet is part of the family. Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLouis FreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

Savvy Scrapbooking by sandy Murphy Yvette Schmitter keeps her dog’s photo sessions short because, “Chance pouts after 20 minutes.” If a large dog looks intimidating, soften its appearance by adding a bright bandana, hat or goofy sunglasses. Liisa Kyle took weekly photos of a pup to show its growth. Joanna Campbell Slan, author of the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-n-Craft mystery book series, offers several additional tips.  Take photos from the pet’s eye level instead of from above.  For a dark-haired pet, use a contrasting background; a colorful blanket or pale wall makes it stand out.  Add texture by layering papers and adding trinkets and creative captions.  Notes from a groomer can make a cute addition.  Catalog the words a pet knows on a designated page. Go beyond the obvious command words. natural awakenings

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Push with poles. Compelling the body forward with Nordic walking poles can burn 20 to 46 percent more calories than regular walking, reports Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Svensson explains, “Applying pressure to the poles activates abdominal, chest, back and triceps muscles, which necessitates more oxygen and thereby raises the heart rate.” The basic technique is: plant, push and walk away.

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ippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine,” and Americans agree: According to the U.S. Surgeon General, walking is America’s most popular form of fitness. It’s free, convenient and simple. The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention reveals that 10,000 daily steps help lower blood pressure, shed pounds, decrease stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Here’s how to rev up the routine and stay motivated.

Practical Tips

Breathe. Belly breathing calms the parasympathetic nervous system, expands lung capacity and improves circulation. Inhale through the nose, fill

the belly and expel through the mouth, advises Asheville, North Carolina, resident Katherine Dreyer, co-founder and CEO of ChiWalking. Try new techniques and terrain. “The body is smart and efficient. It must be constantly challenged in safe ways and tricked into burning more calories,” says Malin Svensson, founder and President of Nordic Walking USA. She suggests taking the stairs or strolling on sand to strengthen the legs and heart. Dreyer recommends ascending hills sideways (crossing one foot over the other) to engage new muscles and protect the calves and Achilles tendons. She also suggests walking backwards for 30

Feel the Earth move under your (bare) feet. Improve mood, reduce pain and deepen sleep by going outside barefoot, says Dr. Laura Koniver, of Charleston, South Carolina, a featured expert in the documentary, The Grounded. “The Earth’s surface contains an infinite reservoir of free electrons, which, upon contact with the body, can neutralize damage from free radicals,” she says. Notice nature. Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, finds walking outdoors infinitely more engaging than exercising in the gym. Seek out woodsy hikes, scenic waterways or historic downtowns, and “open up to experiencing the world,” she says. Practice moving meditation. To lighten a heavy mood, “Imagine your chest as a window through which energy, fresh air, sunshine, even rain, can pour into and through you as you walk,” says Dreyer. To ground a scattered mind, she suggests focusing on connecting one’s feet with the Earth.

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Make fresh air a social affair. A group walk can boost performance levels of participants, says Dennis Michele, president of the American Volkssport Association, which promotes fun, fitness and friendship through noncompetitive, year-round walking events. Horowitz suggests strolling with friends and sharing sensory discoveries. “A fresh perspective can help tune you into the great richness of ordinary environments often overlooked,” she says. 24

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Ditch the distraction of electronic devices. Horowitz views walking texters as “hazards and obstacles, nonparticipants in the environment.” Australian researcher Siobhan Schabrun, Ph.D., reveals the science behind the sentiment in her recent University of Queensland study. The brain, she found, prioritizes texting over walking, resulting in “slowing down, deviating from a straight line and walking like robots, with the arms, trunk and head in one rigid line, which makes falling more likely.” Walking a dog brings mutual benefits. Dr. John Marshall, chief oncologist at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., prescribes dog walking to his cancer patients, asserting it yields better outcomes than chemotherapy. For maximum enjoyment, strive to hit a stride, advises Carla Ferris, owner of Washington, D.C. dog-walking company Wagamuffin. Be a fanny pack fan. Fanny packs, unlike backpacks, which can disturb natural torso rotation, comfortably store identification, phone, keys and water, says Svensson. Ferris agrees: “Walks are so much more enjoyable hands-free.” Walk while you work. Much of the independent and collaborative work at Minneapolis finance company SALO emerges as employees walk slowly on ergonomic treadmill desks. “Being up, active and forward-moving on the treadmill benefits productivity,” says cofounder Amy Langer. Alternatively, consider investing in a cordless headset or standing desk. “Most anything you can do sitting, you can do standing, and supporting your own body weight is almost as beneficial as walking,” she says. A study reported in the journal Diabetologia suggests that sedentary time combined with periods of moderate-to-vigorous exercise poses a greater health risk than being gently active throughout the day. Dreyer’s mantra? “The body is wise. Listen when it says, ‘Get up and walk a bit.’” Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

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JOURNEY TO MATURITY Setbacks Make Boys Into Men by Nick Clements

e all know hard-charging young men that have their foot planted firmly on the accelerator. They claim that easing off would damage their career and be an admission of failure. They are wrong. Those enjoying early successes can grow up overstressed by trying to stay on the fast track at any cost. These alpha boys are doing what they think others want them to do. In many cases, they are influenced by subtle and overt pressures from parents, peers and celebrity lifestyles, as well as advertising and video games. As a consequence, these men, obsessed with superficial goals, are emotionally stunted, controlling and unable to form long-term relationships. The good news is that if they can recognize these symptoms and want to change, they may be ready to mature into an alpha wolf, a whole different kind of man. An essential catalyst for this change usually comes from experiencing personal wounding: being overlooked for a promotion, feeling redundant, losing a friend or status or perhaps sacrificing a former identity to parenthood. Ultimately, the true test is how he faces such failure and deals with his emotions without labeling himself as weak. The hallmark of mature manhood is how a guy acknowledges his diminishment, not how he manages success. When he stops hiding from himself, signs of his emerging as a mature hero, an alpha wolf, will appear.

He’ll recognize that he makes mistakes, absorb and acknowledge his vulnerability, admit he doesn’t know all the answers and become comfortable with this loss of control. These are the lessons a man must learn to become a more realistic, whole and three-dimensional individual. How he reacts to setbacks and takes responsibility for his actions molds character and helps him take his rightful place in society, rather than a false position. Instead of being obsessed by competing for things and one-upmanship in the material world like an alpha boy, the alpha wolf grows up by adding strong spirituality and compassion to his life skills. He sees the bigger picture, and by viewing people as friends rather than rivals, is better able to forge mature, loving relationships and be a better father. Our sons need to be exposed to emotionally intelligent role models and discussions of attendant values and traits. It’s not a simple or easy path, but it’s an essential process for boys and men that benefits them and everyone in their lives. Nick Clements is an inspirational speaker, workshop leader and author of a trilogy of books on male spirituality and rites of passage, including his recent novel, The Alpha Wolf, A Tale About the Modern Male. He also blogs on masculinity at HuffingtonPost.co.uk/nick-clements. Learn more at Nick-Clements.com.

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Angels Charge Ministry How Nannie Jefferies was Inspired to Lead the Charge by Linda Sechrist

annie Jefferies, pastor of the Maranatha Free Church of Jesus Christ in Spartanburg, doesn’t have wings that anyone can see. However, the women that her Angels Charge Ministry is assisting after their release from jail can sense the angelic spirit that moves through Jefferies, as well as the organizations and volunteers who are helping them rebuild their lives. Jefferies, who based the concept of Angel Charge Ministry on the words of Psalm 91, “For He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in always”, is its executive director. After recurring Bible gatherings involving prayer and praise at the Spartanburg County Detention Center, Jefferies said her own prayers asking the Holy Spirit to help her discern her next step on a path she felt called to. While this native of Spartanburg County has a Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling, she prefers not to rely fully on her own knowledge and experience for directives. Waiting for higher guidance resulted in a solid plan for lending a hand in the Lord’s name to women who declare their intention is to become restored to wholeness and not return to jail. “Overall, Angel’s Charge is concerned with why the women continue to return to incarceration and what it takes to stop this destructive cycle. We realize that the program is not for every woman, but it is for those who sincerely want to be whole and are willing to work towards the goal,” advises Jefferies, who wasn’t the only one to see the benefits of paying $185 for transitional housing for the women versus $435 a day to house them in jail. Tom Faulkner, chief executive officer of Nehemiah Com26

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munity Revitalization Corporation (NCRC) also understood the dollars and cents of the savings and partnered with Angel’s Charge to solve the problem of affordable transitional housing and economic development opportunities for the women. “Our vision is to eventually have all low-income individuals of South Carolina to live in quality, affordable housing and gain skills to live independently as respected people of God,” enthuses Jefferies. In the meantime, seven women are presently benefiting from living in NCRC’s self-sufficient housing model, where they share expenses for utilities and rent and each lends their hands to keep the house clean. The women have signed an agreement to abide by 27 rules, which means that they are accountable for maintaining their curfew, taking care of their personal living area, being responsible for making Angels Charge volunteers aware of their appointments and probation hearings. The women cannot carry any prescription drugs rather they are handed out only in the correct dosage and at the times of the day they are prescribed. Journaling and reading the Bible are required along with a plan of action for moving forward after the program. After the women find a job they are expected to pay $75 per week to help cover the cost of utilities, the maintenance of the house, as well as the cost of their transportation to and from appointments for drug testing and drug rehabilitation at Spartanburg Alcohols & Drug Abuse Commission, counseling at the Spartanburg Mental Health, anger management training at West Gate Family Therapy, job training at South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation as well as a course at Spartanburg Adult Education program, which gives the women the opportunity to earn their GED. Each of these organizations has waived their fees for women in the program. “We can’t do anything for women released from jail until they decide that they want help. Our program isn’t courtordered. If a woman doesn’t want help we don’t accept her,” advises Jefferies, who notes that she developed the concepts for Angels Charge based on her assessment of the women’s needs during her weekly visits to minister to the women in the detention center. “I was straightforward and asked them, what does it take for you not to return to jail. Overall, their answers were a job, money, a place to live, help staying off drugs, and a GED. From 12 to 18 months we help them fill their needs. After they are out of the program, we assign them mentors,” explains Jefferies. Jefferies points out that Angels Charge has no paid staff members. “We totally rely on all the angels who have stepped up to help. We’ve been blessed in so many ways by the organizations and volunteers, as well as the donations that are making this program work. A Spartanburg community leader gifted us with our first transitional house and we now have a second house that needs some minor repairs,” she enthuses. Since the program began, Jefferies estimates that she has worked with 55 to 60 women a week. “Although not all of them are success stories, we just keep working with them to let them know how valuable and beautiful they are in the eyes of God,” remarks Jefferies. For more information about the program, contact Nanny Jefferies at nanniejefferies@yahoo.com or call Angels Charge at 864-529-5472.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Sundays Unplugged – 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the singer-songwriter is Rohn Jewell. Music runs from 2-4pm. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. ChapmanCulturalCenter.org/events. 542-ARTS.

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CFSA’s 8th Annual Upstate Farm Tour, Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 – 1-6pm. Tour 23 local, sustainable farms in the Upstate. It’s farm-fresh fun for the whole family! Sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Whole Foods Market. Cost includes all farms, all weekend! $25 per carload when purchased in advance. Visit CarolinaFarmStewards.org for information and tickets. Diana Vossbrinck: 933-0559.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Sundays Unplugged – 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the singer-songwriter is Big Radio. Music runs from 2-4pm. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. ChapmanCulturalCenter. org/events. 542-ARTS.

Music on Main – 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This week’s group is the Grand Strand, an 8-piece rhythm and blues/beach music band with decades of experience, and previous gigs billed with Delbert McClinton and The Commodores! No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. 175 West Main St., Spartanburg (beside THURSDAY, JUNE 12 the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, Parkinson’s Patients Dance Class – 1:30pm. Held go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014- 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Dance therapy uses moveschedule. 596-3613. ment and music to treat social, emotional, cognitive and physical problems of Parkinson’s, such as moArt After Dark – This unique art event will begin bility freeze or doing two things at once. This class in Ballet Spartanburg’s Dance Center with signature followed by monthly meeting of the Spartanburg drinks and a swing dance and hip hop demonstration. Parkinson’s Association. Free. Sponsored by Ballet At 6pm, Dinner and dessert will be served while Spartanburg. Ballet studios, Montgomery Bldg., guests are surrounded by the abstract art exhibit of Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St. John St., Randy Shull at the Spartanburg Art Museum. This Spartanburg. ChapmanCulturalCenter.org. year, the Art After Dark entertainment will include a ticket to Grammy award winning Art Garfunkel Music on Main – 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Sparat 8pm. Age: 21+. Tickets: $100 concert and din- tanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! ner/$35 dinner only. ChapmanCulturalCenter.org/ Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live events. 542-ARTS. music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This week’s group is the Benton Blout, bringing you country crunk, his own brand of country music! No SATURDAY, JUNE 7 pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald National Trails Day Celebration – Saturday- Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info Sunday, June 7-8. This event includes camping, on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/ hiking, biking, kayaking, lunch, dinner, breakfast, music-on-main/2014-schedule. 596-3613. s’mores, a night hike, and storytelling. It’s a great event for families, and especially families who have never been camping before. Register for the whole THURSDAY, JUNE 19 weekend or just join us for the day on Saturday. Sponsored by Palmetto Conservation. Regstration Music on Main – 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spardeadline is June 2. Free. Croft State Park, 450 Croft tanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet State Park Rd, Spartanburg. To register or for more your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, info, go to PalmettoConservation.org/NTD2013.asp. and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This week’s Kari Hanna: 529-0259. group is The Strictly Business Band, a high-energy rock and dance band covering number one hits from Motown, Funk, Soul, Rock, Disco and Pop! No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/ music-on-main/2014-schedule. 596-3613.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Basic Asana / Beginners Workshop with Liz Finlay – 1-3pm. Beginners and experienced yogis will learn more specific details on the basic yoga poses (asana), proper alignment, the vinyasa flow, and the Sanskrit language used during your yoga classes. $25 Members/$30 Non-Members. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Parkinson’s Patients Dance Class – 1:30pm. Held 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Dance therapy uses movement and music to treat social, emotional, cognitive and physical problems of Parkinson’s, such as mobility freeze or doing two things at once. This class followed by monthly meeting of the Spartanburg Parkinson’s Association. Free. Sponsored by Ballet Spartanburg. Ballet studios, Montgomery Bldg., Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St. John St., Spartanburg. ChapmanCulturalCenter.org. Music on Main – 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This week’s group is Generation eXe, described as “one part musical virtuosity meets one part infectious energy.” Come hear your favorite rock-and-roll covers from the 80s to the present! No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014schedule. 596-3613.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Karma Community Class – 10-11am. This alllevels yoga class is FREE and open to the public. All donations benefit Upstate Fatherhood Coalition. Donations of professional men’s work attire will be graciously accepted. Zen Studios, 1040 FernwoodGlendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

planahead THURSDAY, JULY 3 Music on Main – 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This week’s group is The Enforcers, for years a regular favorite at Music on Main with their infectious covers of party music classics! No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014schedule.

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monday Yoga Bootcamp – 9:15-10:30am. Challenging Vinyasa power style class to lengthen and strengthen your entire body. All levels welcome. $10 or $80/10 classes. Chapman Cultural Center, Dance Studio 4 of Ballet, 200 E. St John St, Spartanburg. 612-8333. Yoga – 11am-noon. Class taught by certified instructor. Bring your own mat. Inclement weather: class will be held in the Pavilion. $5. Garden of Hope and Healing, Hatcher Garden, 820 John B. White Blvd, Spartanburg. 574-7724. Zen Power Flow (intermediate/advanced) with Leslie Lehman – 7-8pm. Designed for the yogi who likes to find their “edge.” Vinyasa flow, power poses and inversions maximize our time on the mat. Recommended for students with previous yoga experience; however, optional modifications will be offered to allow students to find the place that is right for them. $15 Single Drop in Session/$30 for 30 days. New Students Only. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

tuesday Good Morning Yoga – 9–10am. Greet the new day with an all-levels yoga class. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689. Pre-Natal Yoga – 11:30am-12:30pm. Relax and connect with your baby. $10/class. Spartanburg Regional Center for Women, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg. Pre-register. 560-6000. Pilates Mat Class – noon-1:00pm. Intro class free on 6/3. Pilates mat classes are designed to sculpt and streamline the body by using a series of lowimpact conditioning exercised designed by Joseph Pilates. They focus on breathing, core strength and improving flexibility and muscle tone. Advanced registration is required due to limited space. $15 Single Drop in Session/$30 for 30 days. New students only. Zen Studios 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

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wednesday Hot Yoga – 7:15pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

thursday Good Morning Yoga – 9-10am. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. See Tuesday 9am listing. Lunchtime Flow Yoga – 12:30pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689. Pilates Mat Class – noon-1:00pm. Intro class free on 6/5. Pilates mat classes are designed to sculpt and streamline the body by using a series of low-impact conditioning exercised designed by Joseph Pilates. They focus on breathing, core strength and improving flexibility and muscle tone. Advanced registration is required due to limited space. $15 Single Drop in Session/$30 for 30 days. New students only. Zen Studios 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335. Community Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. Donation-based class open to all levels. YOGAlicious Yoga Studio, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

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friday Lunchtime Bicycle Ride – noon–1pm. Join Partners for Active Living on the weekly lunchtime bicycle ride, open to all levels of riders. Leaving from Mary Black Foundation, 349 E. Main St, Ste. 100, Spartanburg. 598-9638. Jazz on the Square – 5:30-8pm. Weekly, live music series. Morgan Square, 108 W. Main St, Spartanburg.

saturday Community Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. $6 drop-in fee. Soul Flow Yoga, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

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Garner’s is a local familyowned health food store and deli with indoor and outdoor seating. We are open 6 days a week 9am to 6pm. See ad, page 23.

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We put our clients’ needs first and tailor the bodywork to the individual. We use a variety of modalities including massage. Chair massage is also available at our office or yours. See ad, page 12.

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Offering routine services as well as chiropractic and massage therapy and boarding. We also do onsite X-rays for general health, dentistry and chiropractic needs. Dr. Cudd is a loving veterinarian whose healing touch and quiet ways will make your pet feel right at home. See ad, page 6.

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS GArner’s nAturAl foods 1855 E Main St. Specialty Row at Hillcrest 864-585-1021 • Spartanburg

Garner’s is a local familyowned health food store and deli with indoor and outdoor seating. We are open 6 days a week 9am to 6pm. See ad, page 23.

We put our clients’ needs first and tailor the bodywork to the individual. We use a variety of modalities including massage. Chair massage is also available at our office or yours. See ad, page 12.

YOGA/PILATES Zen studios

1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd. Ste. 58 864-583-3335 • Spartanburg Zen-Studios.com

Eco-friendly studio and Eco-Chic boutique where clients come to have a profound health and wellness experience with their bodies. In addition to health and wellness classes, Zen Studios also offers workshops and teacher trainings as well as therapeutic massage, Reiki and acupuncture services. See ad, page 6.

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