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Clear, Balanced, Aligned: The Power of Polarity Therapy How Polarity Therapy Changed My Life Hi: My name is Kris Stecker and I want to tell you my story. In 1986 I was a software engineer at Lotus Development in Cambridge as well as a runner and I was in the process of starting another company. I was working long hours, ending a 10-year relationship and becoming very burned out. My health was getting worse and I was developing severe back problems that were interfering with all aspects of my life.

I re-injured my back and called a massage therapist I knew for a session. She wasn’t available but she referred me to another therapist and said, “She does something called polarity therapy.

I can’t describe it but you will like it.”

So I went for my first session and as I lay on the table I thought, “This isn’t deep pressure, how can it be helping?” My mind was trying to figure out how lightly pressing on parts of my body was going to help and I was feeling like I had just wasted my money.

Then she told me I could roll over and that’s when I had my first awakening. I couldn’t move. I was so relaxed it took a huge effort to finally get rolled over. Then she worked on my back for what felt like 2 minutes and I heard her saying it was time to roll back over again. Same thing.

After several minutes I was able to roll over again. Then she worked briefly and told me the session was over. At this point I was extremely relaxed. When I finally sat up and saw the time I was amazed.

I thought the session was only about 30 minutes at the most. But the clock said 90 minutes had passed. When I finally got off the table I felt like my feet were about 6 inches above the floor. And best of all, my back felt much better.

I drove home in an altered state of awareness and over the next few days I felt profound changes integrating into my body and mind. I was so impressed that I scheduled additional sessions and found that each session was better than the one before. Very quickly my back was feeling better and even more importantly, I had a new clarity about what I was doing and how I was taking care of myself.

Polarity therapy improved all aspects of my life. The change was so profound that I traded my high tech career for polarity therapy and have never looked back.

As a polarity therapist I saw my clients have excellent results that affirmed the power of polarity to produce consistent outcomes. And over time I discovered the best part of all: being a polarity therapist is even better than receiving polarity sessions. As a therapist you are immersed in the healing energy for hours and it transforms you to the core of your being. You go from living an ordinary life to being an energetic being having a physical experience. Your relationship with food, people, prosperity and everything in your world changes for the better. You will still have challenges, but the way you deal with them is completely different than before.

I would encourage everyone to find a Board Certified Polarity Practitioner (BCPP) and see how it can improve your life. Regular monthly or even weekly sessions create cumulative benefits as you learn healthy energy system habits that support all aspects of your life. Consistency creates results that you can’t even imagine until you experience it.

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The science of polarity therapy is the foundation of good health and creativity in all aspects of your life. It’s a powerful platform for transformation and personal development as well as a health maintenance profession.

Because polarity therapy integrates a wellness model that includes energetic bodywork, exercises, nutrition and counseling, it creates a professional platform that addresses the whole person and is accepted in the larger healthcare industry. Since most of the work is done with the client fully clothed, it is also resulting in a much broader acceptance by the public than other modalities and can be performed in a wider range of settings.

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24 Cultivating a Better Food System in 2013 by Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson 26 Fermentation Magic by Brittany Wood Nickerson 30 Waking Up to the Mind-Body Connection, an interview with Matthew Sanford by Carol Bedrosian 34 How to Tell The Truth About Love by Trish Whynot 36 Call of the Soul by Lesley Irene Shore 38 10 Myths — And 10 Truths — About Atheism by Sam Harris 42 To Be A Drop of Peace by Kerstin Zettmar 44 The Power of Voice by Linda Marks

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8 Musings by Carol Bedrosian 10 Letters and News 14 Starspeak: The Cosmic Forecast by Eric Linter 16 Ancient Grains and Verdant Sprouts by Karen Masterson 20 EarthTalk: Mobile Apps Turn Citizens into Scientists by the Editors of E/Environmental Magazine 22 Feng Shui: Living with a Vaulted Ceiling by Lynn Taylor 46 Book Reviews by Gail Lord

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MUSINGS

Atheists Are Alright With Me

By Carol Bedrosian

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y friend and her college-age daughter, Antonia, are both atheists. Toni relayed a story to us about the time she and her friends were in the dorm discussing religion and she stated she was an atheist. One of the girls in the group replied, “But you’re so nice!” as if atheists are generally mean, scary or unethical people. How’s that for a big myth?

Of all demographics, atheists are easily the most misunderstood and unfairly maligned. The last Gallup poll before the 2012 presidential election found that atheists scored highest in terms of voter bias, followed by Muslims and gays: Only 54% of Americans would vote for a qualified atheist candidate; 58% would vote for a Muslim; and 68% would vote for a gay candidate. This means that almost half of Americans view atheism as a serious character flaw.

Anthropologically, it’s a matter of solidarity. A belief in God or an invisible higher power helps humans explain all the things that are beyond our control and understanding, such as how the universe began and why bad things happen to good people. If we also believe our God judges, rewards and loves us, we’ve got a built-in moral compass, perpetual source of spiritual comfort and direct access to divine intervention. The impressive power of belief is well-documented and there is no shortage of evidence linking healing and other amazing miracles with prayer and a variety of religious experiences.

A belief in God or gods has more or less kept societies together for thousands of years. Like a powerful but unwritten social contract, this belief offers affinity and the promise of future reward when we place our trust in God. By rejecting this contract, non-theists frequently face anger and suspicion as their doubts question the truth of what can only be known by faith. George H.W. Bush, an oft-quoted president, declared, “I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.” Now these beliefs may be changing. The 2012 WIN-Gallup International Religiosity and Atheism Index found that the number of people worldwide who say they are “religious” dropped from 73% in 2005 (the last poll) to 60%. In Europe, where religious belief is very low, some countries report over 50% non-believers. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey counts 10.3% of Americans as not religious — atheist (1.6%), agnostic (2.4%), or secular unaffiliated (6.3%). These nonreligious Americans are more numerous than Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Orthodox Christians combined (6.4%).

These numbers of decline in religious belief speak to the eroding trust that young people, in particular, are willing to place in religious institutions crumbling at their foundations. Witness plummeting church memberships, the Catholic Church’s unfolding sex abuse scandal and the senseless ongoing killing of people around the world in the name of religious belief. As social stigma lifts, people who have not been believers for decades are more willing to come out of the closet and identify themselves as non-theists, humanists or skeptics and express new ways of thinking about God, including no God. The biggest myth here is that you need religion and a belief in God to bring out the good in people. Author Penn Jillette writes, “Theists ask me, ‘If there’s no god, what would stop me from raping and killing everyone I want to.’ My answer is always: ‘I, myself, have raped and killed everyone I want to...and the number for both is zero.’ Humans have morality. We don’t need religion.” Research confirms that a sense of fairness and humanist values are innate, derived through our evolution as social animals living together in communities.

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For tens of thousands of years, humans have prayed to and worshipped deities we believe are listening to us, judging us and acting upon us to control our fate. From these practices the world’s religions have evolved as channels to God’s care, protection and power. Skip the religion for a moment. What if “god” is simply the general operating dynamic of everything in the universe acting at once?

This unites every single person in that mighty field of divine creation with the common task of doing their little piece in creating the world the best way they can at every moment. We are the ones we have been waiting for.

It was this self-creative spirit that inspired the founding of our country. Contrary to popular belief, the United States was not founded on religious principles.

The Constitution never once mentions the word God and explicitly mandates that no religious test shall be required to hold office of any kind. Many of the founding fathers, including Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Hamilton and Franklin were not Christians, but deists or Enlightenment rationalists. They believed in a supreme creator, but rejected the idea of any personal involvement by that being in our lives now or hereafter. Because of their passionate beliefs and the freedom from religious tyranny they sought, America achieved its destiny as a democracy offering freedom of religion and freedom from religion.

In the words of philosophy professor Kathleen Dean Moore, “You don’t have to believe in God to know that when you go out the door in the morning, you walk on sacred ground.”

Carol Bedrosian is the publisher of Spirit of Change holistic magazine.

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In 1999, the American Psychological Association banned its continuing education organizations from granting psychologists continuing education credit (CEs) for studying energy psychology. On Monday, November 19, they informed the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) that they are now an official APA continuing education sponsor and that their courses may include energy psychology. While this is not an endorsement of energy psychology per se, it is a reversal of three major rulings in the past five years that rejected ACEP applications and appeals.

The implications are enormous. First of all, continuing education is one of the primary ways that new innovations are disseminated to health care professionals. But the door was closed for psychologists to learn energy psychology through their normal, ongoing training channels if energy psychology practitioners could not be invited to speak at conferences because the psychologists in the audience would not receive CEs. The policy served to keep an uncounted number of therapists from learning about a powerful clinical tool as quickly as they might have. But even beyond that, it had the effect of branding energy psychology as an unproven therapy while giving support to those who consider it quackery.

So many people have seen how acupoint tapping quickly and decisively helps those with PTSD. In fact, a recent paper published in the APA journal Review of General Psychology reported that of 51 studies in peer-reviewed journals showing that energy psychology is effective, 39 of them were published since 2008. Thanks to the American Psychological Association for staying open to new findings and having the courage to reverse what has been a highly controversial position. — Source: Eden Energy Medicine Newsletter

Stop Bullying Resources The US Departments of Health and Human Services and Education have launched a redesigned Stop Bullying website (www.StopBullying.gov). The website has a map with information on state laws and policies and videos for young people, along with practical strategies for schools and communities to make sure that environments are safe. It also includes suggestions on how parents can discuss bullying with their children as well as information on cyberbullying and ways to prevent it.

“A teacher was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up, but be careful not to rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty it was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry.

“Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never to away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child. They may say they are sorry, but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home.” — Source: Curriculum of Hope for a Peaceful World, Fall, 2012.

Alzheimer’s Linked to Diet and New Type 3 Diabetes An unhealthy diet not only is bad for your waist, it may also trigger Alzheimer’s disease. New information is leading researchers to wonder whether Alzheimer’s may be a new version of diabetes, tentatively called type 3 diabetes, which hits the brain.

In the brain, insulin helps neurons process glucose for energy and regulates processes crucial for memory and learning. Reducing the level of insulin in the brain can immediately impair cognition. Spatial memory, in particular, seems to suffer when you block insulin uptake.

When people frequently gorge on fatty or sugary food, the insulin levels in their body spike repeatedly. Muscle, liver and fat cells stop responding to the insulin, causing glucose and fat to flood the system. Desperately, the pancreas tries to make more insulin to control the glucose, but the body is already overloaded.

New research shows that the brain may also become overwhelmed by these fooddriven insulin spikes and become insulin resistant, impairing memory and cognition functions. Using cadaver brains, Steven Arnold at the University of Pennsylvania bathed various samples in insulin; tissue from people who had not had Alzheimer’s seemed to spring back to life, triggering a variety of seemingly synaptic reactions. In contrast, the neurons of those who had had Alzheimer’s barely reacted at all. Their insulin signaling had been paralyzed.

The connection between diet and brain health is evident. Staying away from harmful fats and sweets can prevent brain tissue from becoming insulin resistant. Likewise, eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants will help the brain manage insulin more efficiently and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. — Source: Reader’s Digest, February 2013

New Permaculture-Certified Urban Farm School Based in one of the country’s hotbeds of local food culture in Asheville, North Carolina, The Urban Farm School is a comprehensive, 30-week program for students to learn the ins and outs of how to be a successful urban farmer. The goal of the school is to train people who can help establish neighborhood CSA’s, green schoolyards, community gardens, farm-to-restaurant projects, and overall urban food security. Students will learn how to 1) maximize yields in minimal space, 2) diversify farm production, 3) connect the dots between farming and potential partners, clients, community collaborators, and stakeholders, 4) demonstrate what is possible in one backyard, and 5) further the meaning of food security in our cities.

The curriculum includes a full range of topics from design and budgeting to soil fertility, harvesting and preservation, to aquaponics and animal husbandry, to herbal medicine and forest gardens. This food-centric school brings together enthusiastic farm- and food-growing students with the practitioners, the projects, the networks, the skills, and the visions to effectively farm in the city.

The Urban Farm School will run April 1–October 30, 2013 at the Ashevillage Institute and Sanctuary. In its first year the school will accept 12 students. Applications are being accepted now on a first come, first served basis. For further information please visit www.ashevillage.org or call (828) 279-1955.

Urban Sweat: Relax, Renew, Rejuvenate Springtime is all about the re: rebirth, reawaken, rejuvenate, and Urban Sweat in Cranston, Rhode Island is exactly the place to find it.

The first of its kind in the country, creator and owner Christine Raffa built the 15,000 square foot eco-friendly center with six heated healing rooms because she wanted a place for people to deeply relax and rejuvenate. Urban Sweat is nestled in Raffa’s Cranston yoga complex, where she offers more than sixty weekly yoga classes. continues on page 12 www.spiritofchange.org

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“I’ve had the great fortune to travel worldwide and experience first hand the healing benefits of relaxation and detoxification. Many recorded cultures have documented rituals and gathering places for social interaction through relaxation, detoxification and cleansing the body,” say Raffa. “Finlandian people have the sauna, Russians use the banya, Native Americans the sweat lodge, Mexicans the temasle, there’s the Turkish hamman and so on.”

A feature room at Urban Sweat is the Himalayan pink salt grotto, which has 13,500 pounds of rock salt that reawakens the energy of your body by releasing negative ionization. The healing power of the rock salt is not only esthetically beautiful, but a short visit leaves you refreshed, relaxed and renewed.

The hottest Urban Sweat room is the black charcoal sauna that pulls heavy metals and provides deep therapeutic release for one’s muscles. Set at 180 degrees, the room is dimly lit, giving users a meditative experience.

The yellow turmeric sauna is a high heat sauna infused with the culinary spice known for its anti-inflammatory properties and health benefits. The radiant, deep heat set at 160 degrees is a great space for body healing and relaxation.

The Urban hamman has benches heated to 105 degrees to soothe tight, tired muscles and leave one feeling refreshed. If you are brave enough to try the cold plunge, you’ll find yourself showered with water set at fifty-five degrees for the ultimate in an inner wake-up call!

The eucalyptus steam sauna gently infuses eucalyptus oil into the room set at 140 degrees and 100 percent humidity. When you emerge from this room your body is deeply moisturized and your lungs revitalized and refreshed.

For those who want to chill, the Oceanic Relaxation Room may help cool things down. 7,500 pounds of Dead Sea salt fill this room that is designed to calm the nervous system and soothe the soul. Subdued lighting and underwater footage of corals, sea creatures and fish, plus gentle sounds of ocean waves, provide maximum relaxation and a quiet place to nap in zero gravity loungers.

In addition to the heated healing rooms, Urban Sweat offers a variety of treatments including massages, facials, reflexology and Ayurvedic treatments. “It’s a one of a kind active relaxation center where old world wisdom meets new world self care,” says Raffa.

Raffa Yoga and Urban Sweat are located at 19 Sharpe Drive in Cranston, RI. Visit www.raffayoga.com or (401) 463-3335.

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Children can easily pick up lifelong gratitude habits when exposed to them regularly at home. Try these simple tips: • S et an example. Transform your grumbles into thanks by saying things like, “Yes, we do need to clean up the house, but aren’t we lucky to have a house to keep us safe and warm?”

•R eward thankfulness. When they say, “Thanks Mom!” stop what you’re doing, get eye level with them, give them a hug and tell them how much you appreciate their appreciation. If you consistently delight in their gratitude, it will reinforce this behavior and they’ll do it more often.

•G i ve them a re alit y check. Challenge their assumptions about the things they take for granted. For example, when they’re taking a warm bath you might discuss with them the fact that some families don’t even have clean water.

•H elp them gi ve to others. Give them the opportunity to give to others and make someone else happy and grateful. Tell them about the things you do to help others.

When they share a toy or comfort another child, talk about how happy they made the other child: “Did you see how big she smiled when you gave her your ball? How did that make you feel when she thanked you?”

•C re ate rituals for gi ving thanks. Holiday rituals are important but you can also create more frequent appreciation rituals through daily reflection, dinner conversations and bedtime routines. By focusing on all that you and your kids have to be grateful for, you can use everyday moments to make gratitude and thankfulness a part of your family’s daily life. Simple comments like, “Isn’t it a beautiful day!” or “Warm jammies feel so nice on a cold night!” will help foster in your children an awareness of how much they have to be thankful for. — Source: www.justmommies.com/articles/ giving-thanks.shtml

The Massage School

(Total tuition after scholarship = $4,800) As we go into our eleventh year providing massage education, we are very pleased to once again be able to offer these scholarships to all students admitted to the program starting this spring. These scholarships are part of our ongoing fight for social and economic justice. How can we afford to offer these huge scholarships? It’s very simple. Because we are a small independently owned school, we don’t have the overhead and profit pressures of the larger corporate schools. We don’t have highly paid executives, outside investors, or external corporate owners to pay dividends to. The owners of The Massage School are the main teachers and the administrators of the school. We care about the healing benefits of massage and have fought hard behind the scenes to keep it accessible to all people. In this era of high unemployment, our mission is more important than ever: to make the best massage education accessible for working people and single parents. We work extra hard to be able to offer these scholarships, so that you can spread healing to a world that needs it now more than ever.

Free of charge for all graduates of our 800-hour Massage Therapy program We started The Massage School 10 years ago with a simple idea – wouldn’t it be great to build a massage school that taught modern massage technique, with a hands-on approach to learning, at an affordable price and with a simple, practical, and flexible schedule. Compare our school with programs that cost $12,000, or more!

We have 2 locations in Massachusetts: Easthampton, and Acton. The next class in Acton begins on March 11th, and our next class in Easthampton begins on April 9th. Please call us at 413-529-2900 if you have any questions. There is no fee to apply.

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STARSPEAK Yoga At The Ashram

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Hatha/Vinyasa Transformational Teacher Training Starts June 2013 Led by Victoria Haffer

Astrology Forecast for Spring 2013 “Just living is not enough said the butterfly.

One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”

— Hans Christian Anderson

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USE YOUR ENERGY TO ATTRACT HEALTH, WEALTH, HAPPINESS, LOVE OR DISCOVER YOUR OWN TALENTS.

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nder this year’s planetary alignments, as each new season begins we all feel enormous forces of change. Around the time of the spring and autumn equinoxes and also the summer and winter solstices, the trio of the transiting Sun, Mercury and Venus acts as a catalyst. Personally and collectively, these days of upheaval may seem strangely detached, wildly emotional, chaotic or gracefully flowing and, at times, even catastrophically out of control. At the core, the great challenges of today are symbolized by the persistent square between Uranus and Pluto. The two astrological powerhouses clash over a three-year period, making seven exact testing aspects between 2012 and 2015.

There were two such squares in 2012. This May features another one.

Fortunately, Pluto has able help from Saturn. Their sextile alliance suggests that emerging priorities may be acted upon successfully. Structural reforms in relationships, businesses and governments must and can be made. Redirected as well as overlooked resources can be put to better use. We all must face facts. Jet-setting around the globe is fun, but air travel is highly destructive to the environment. Wireless devices are convenient, but increasing numbers of people are falling ill from electro-magnetic pollution. Institutions need to adapt; lifestyles must change.

Governments and corporations that put profits before the welfare of our planet, its people and the myriad creatures who inhabit it must be reined in. We have it within ourselves to detox, heal and create a post-capitalist world model that is sustainable and peaceful. There is no better time of year to make these new commitments than spring.

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From the start we are in a lively pattern. Five planets are gathered in Pisces, the Sign of the Fishes. There is a great deal of inventive energy at our disposal. Be ready to swing into action as the Pisces Sun complements both Pluto and Saturn on the first day of the month. These solar aspects symbolize a golden opportunity to make constructive changes. Take time out for periods of introspection over the weekend. Private contemplation can lead to wonderful realizations.

The Sun overtakes retrograde Mercury on Monday the 4th. Many folks will find themselves at a crossroads, reflecting on the past and pondering the future. The last quarter Moon, exact during the afternoon, cautions against putting the proverbial cart before the horse.

Getting organized shouldn’t be a problem, provided one invests the required time. By mid-week Venus and Mercury move into supportive alliances with Saturn and Pluto. During the early morning of Friday the 8th the sobering ringed planet and Pluto form an exact sextile.

Use available talents and resources and many major problems will be solved this week.

The new Moon in Pisces occurs on the afternoon of the 11th. The ensuing week is fairly low key but don’t be fooled by appearances. Big things are in the works. Mars, hinting at things to come, zips into his own sign of Aries on the 12th. Mercury returns to forward motion on Sunday the 17th. Wipe the slate clean and prepare for the new astrological year!

The Sun’s entrance into Aries, aka the spring equinox, happens early Wednesday morning, the 20th. A brand new journey through the zodiac begins. The hours of daylight and darkness are balanced. Feisty Mars forms a tricky conjunction with Uranus the afternoon of the 22nd. We may be hearing about dramatic Earth changes and political upheavals this week. Drive safely. The Moon is waxing full so activity levels are on the rise.

The highly motivating full “Worm” Moon in Aries, exact at 5:27am EDT on the 27th, may set the humble little earthbound creatures to wriggling double-time. It also prompts personal growth spurts and has the potential to trigger revolutions, wild weather and other natural disasters. Venus and Mercury bring pleasant surprises during the days that follow. New friendships and mutually beneficial alliances are among the bright spots of late March.

April The Aries Sun’s sextile to Jupiter launches April with an air of eager confidence. Aside from tensions during the night of the 2nd, the mood is mostly mellow during the first half of the month. Passions are high and the promise of romance is great on Saturday night, the 6th. A new

Moon in Aries heralds early spring planting on the 10th. It’s time to get busy and launch other new projects, as well.

Speed wins some races but can also be dangerous around the time of the waxing first quarter Moon in Cancer on Thursday the 17th. Be careful while driving. Words of love flow freely that evening, so treat yourself and a loved one to something special.

The Sun reaches earthy Taurus on Friday the 18th. Mars follows suit the following day. Mental Mercury is also busy, triggering the Uranus/Pluto square over the weekend of the 20th and 21st. With Venus testing Saturn, giving essential partners respect is essential. Failure to do so may lead to a permanent split, so pay attention and be loving.

Fittingly for the occasion, Earth Day celebrations on the 22nd unfold under a gritty Virgo Moon. All hail, Mother Earth! Broaden your horizons while Mercury aligns favorably with Jupiter on Tuesday the 23rd. This is a fine day for learning and travel or for booking holiday reservations. The Moon is almost full and the increased excitement is palpable. The pace of life accelerates rapidly as a number of revelations, inspirations and resolved controversies make the 24th a day to remember.

The full Moon in Scorpio has long been associated with the Buddha. His spirit is thought to return to Earth each year at this time. Exact at 3:57pm EDT on Thursday the 25th the full Moon also happens to be a lunar eclipse. Both the Sun and Mars are in harmony with mysterious Neptune. Full Moon meditations are sure to be especially deep.

Ommm. These next few days are a good time to face security and investment concerns, but be cautious. The Sun and Moon are both in money signs so an upcoming announcement or unforeseen event may soon negatively impact the marketplace. On Sunday morning, the 28th, a solar opposition to pragmatic Saturn brings many souls back down to Earth with a sobering dose of realism. Respect your limitations. Plan carefully in order to reach desired goals most efficiently.

May On the 1st, the Sun’s trine to Pluto helps offset a challenging aspect between Mars and Saturn. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Asking partners for help will make tasks easier. Much progress can be made this week but with four planets in Taurus, plan to move slowly and deliberately. Follow your heart’s inspiration on Friday night the 3rd.

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Mental Mercury and feisty Mars form a dynamic duo in the sky. The two make trine aspects to Pluto so the period from the 5th through the 7th is especially fertile for getting one’s material plane act together. Don’t put too much at risk though. The solar eclipse/ new Moon in Taurus on the 9th can be another game-changer in financial worlds. A new round of seed planting is encouraged but be ready with some back-up plans.

Mother’s Day is blessed by a lunar conjunction with Jupiter. The morning alignment sets the tone for a happy and relaxing day. Keep a close eye on valuables on Monday the 13th. Hearts are open but inattention can lead to a loss. Join in a spontaneous celebration on Saturday the 18th.

The square between Uranus and Pluto then returns. On Monday the 20th the two are again locked in a precarious ninety-degree standoff. The Sun enters Gemini on the same day. Life’s experiences intensify while simultaneously the ephemeral nature of things can make them feel haunting. Mercury’s same day sextile to Uranus opens a window into the future but questions and uncertainties remain. The coming full Moon is eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow. This week’s plans and events will likely take unexpected twists and turns. Just after midnight, at 12:25am on Saturday the 25th, the full “Flower” Moon sails high in the sky. The Sun and Moon are at odds with Neptune, the planet of confusion as well as idealism. Parks and beautiful natural habitats are magnetically appealing. Use the “buddy system” if you go swimming over the holiday weekend. Strict abstinence from drugs and alcohol is advised for those operating motor vehicles, boats, etc.

A joyful trio of planets, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter, brighten minds and lift hearts on the 27th and 28th. Be generous and ask life for what you want. The cosmos is voicing a profound “yes.” On Friday the 31st, the last day of the month, change is again in the air.

Mercury enters Cancer and Mars goes into Gemini. The waning Pisces Moon is square to the Sun. The ensuing restlessness is but a prelude to new adventures, which will soon begin. Have a travel bag handy, and keep looking up!

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HEALTHY COOKING

BY KAREN MASTERSON

Ancient Grains and Verdant Sprouts Trying adding sprouts to your healthy spring menu.

You can grown them right in your own kitchen.

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aaahhh, spring! That time of year when the local root vegetables are long gone and we are likely through the carefully canned jars from last year’s harvest. The reality is, especially in the early spring, we are hankering for new growth but it will be awhile before it appears in our gardens or at a local farmers market. The solution to this lack of local food might be easier and closer than you think. It’s the perfect time of year to begin sprouting!

With the resurgence of interest in eating well, sprouts are making a comeback. Asian cooking often incorporates mung or soy bean sprouts and the alfalfa sprout was ubiquitous in the 70’s when I was growing up as an addition to salads or sandwiches. Almost any edible bean, seed, grain or nut can be sprouted, so the variety is endless.

Although alfalfa sprouts are the one most people are familiar with, they also have the highest amount of the amino acid canavanine, which some research indicates can worsen existing inflammatory conditions. There are so many seeds and beans to choose from that alfalfa doesn’t need to be a large part of your sprouting regime. The two most compelling issues around sprouting are the why and the how. Learning about the nutritional benefits of sprouting and how incredibly simple it is, it’s easy to see why it is becoming so popular.

Sprouts pack a lot of nutrition into their diminutive size, often significantly outperforming their unsprouted counterparts. They are excellent sources of vitamin C, and the enzymes that are created in the sprouting process aid in digestion and are often lacking in a typical Western diet.

My favorite salad sprout mix contains red clover (powerful anti-cancer properties), alfalfa (prevention of menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, cancer and heart disease), kale (vitamins A, B, C E and K, calcium, iron, magnesium, chlorophyll and amino acids) and radish (vitamins A, C and calcium). Sprouted lentils are high in vitamins A, B, C and E as well as calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, amino acids, with 25% protein. If the huge nutritional benefit isn’t enough to convince you to start sprouting, consider that they are almost ridiculously easy to “grow.”

With sprouting, you don’t need a big garden or even a pot on a deck to grow fresh, nutrient dense food and you don’t need to worry about the weather or critters getting to your harvest before you do! Although there are lots of sprouting kits that you can purchase ranging from $10 to $100, you probably have supplies in your kitchen that will work just fine. Besides it’s always nice to test out doing something new before investing continues on page 18 16 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2013

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t feels quite freeing within seconds; an immediate and tangible change, says Dr. Neal Smookler. What Smookler is describing is a fascinating method that resets and refreshes the brain back to it’s youth. It seems as if you are growing younger; that was dumbfounding to me in those early days, still is.�

At 51, Smookler has been ‘rebooting’ brains for almost two decades now. Smookler is serious about his work and others take him seriously, despite his smiling hazel eyes and youthful looks.

After graduating from The Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, he moved back to Boston, but within just a few years was introduced to Alphabiotics. “After my first alphabiotic brain reboot, I was, uh ... humming. I was literally resonating in what I can only describe as an insulated cocoon of warmth, openess and peace. It felt like a valium taking effect while in a flotation tank. I felt like my mind, my body, even my cells went through a decompression. It was like nothing I had ever experienced. Life began to take on a bit of a magical view that I hadn’t felt before. I remember waking up one night because I was so happy.� “As much as I loved chiropractic - I couldn’t turn away from my experience. So with a warm, fuzzy feeling I said goodbye to my past incarnation as a D.C. and discontinued all chiropractic activity in order to function full time as an Alphabioticist.�

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ing limitation. “Inside your head is a physical mechanism that enables the brain to reboot itself. A re-set button, if you will. I want to be very clear; it’s not there by accident. We’re hard wired by Mother Nature this way. I was trained twenty-one years ago to know where the mechanism is located, and exactly how to activate it.� “Alphabiotics is a simple way to address any challenge or limitation, health or otherwise. The method results in a release of unconscious, accumulated stress - resolving vastly complex issues with stunning simplicity.� “With the participant lying face up on a specially designed table, the alphabioticist performs a very unique movement of the head.�

One present theory suggests that the pineal gland in the brain has the ability to create a piezo-electric charge when it is deformed.

A piezo-electric potential is a ‘spark’ created as the result of an

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In theory, the compression causes the pineal gland to deform and then reshape - resulting in the conceptual spark. In mere nanoseconds, neurons begin to fire spreading the potential throughout both brain hemispheres, triggering the reset. “It’s a communication that encourages the brain to override the daily ‘emergency stand-by’ mode, like an ‘all clear’ signal. The internalized fight-or-flight response which is really a very low level state of alarm or shock is released.

As long as this goes unchecked the end result is diminished potential - read that, limitation.� “What I believe the alphabiotic method is accomplishing - is bringing a person out of shock; prompting the brain to begin a series of systems

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HEALTHY COOKING continued from page 16 in the equipment. You can use a colander, strainer or quart glass jar with some cheesecloth on the top.

The basic premise is the same for all seeds and beans.

Here’s what I did to prepare for this column. I already had a salad sprout mixture germinating in a commercially purchased tray, but I wanted to make some lentil sprouts as well. So I found a bowl that my strainer would fit inside of and I soaked a half-cup of lentils in the bowl overnight with about an inch of water covering them. In the morning I put them in a strainer and rinsed them, placing the strainer in the bowl to catch any remaining water coming off them. I rinsed them a couple of times a day with the sprayer nozzle from my sink, taking the strainer with the lentils out of the bowl, rinsing them, and putting them back into the bowl.

Within a couple of days little tails begin to show and once those tails are the same length as the lentil they are ready and can be eaten both raw and cooked. Before storing, make sure your sprouts are completely dry; ideally wait 8-12 hours after the last rinse. Store in a covered container in the fridge and they will keep for up to 2 weeks.

If you need to store them and they are still damp, allow some air in the container so they can release the moisture as damp sprouts will not store as well as dry ones.

Sprouts are not only nutritious but also incredibly versatile and can be incorporated into your meals in so many ways. Add them to hot or cold sandwiches, incorporate them into salads, stir fries, soups, or as a great raw, crunchy snack anytime. Here is a simple sprouted lentil salad to get you started.

Sprouted Lentil Salad with Creamy Curry or Lemon Parsley Dressing Salad 1/2 cup sprouted lentils 1/4 cup grated celery root or diced celery 1/4 cup grated carrot 1/4 cup grated apple 2 tbsp raisins or dried cranberries 1 tbsp sunflower seeds Creamy Curry Dressing 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp plain yogurt 1/2-1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp curry powder 1/4-1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp fresh lemon juice Creamy Lemon Parsley Dressing 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp plain yogurt 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind 2 tsp fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp chopped parsley (1 tbsp for dressing/ 1 tbsp to toss with salad) 1/4-1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 18 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2013

Mix all salad ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Mix either of the dressing ingredients together in separate bowl. I used 4 teaspoons of dressing for the quantity of salad in the recipe but you may want slightly more or less depending upon your taste preference. You can also make these dressings vegan by choosing vegan mayonnaise and yogurt. Play around with them; add a pinch of cayenne to the curry dressing if you like things spicier and add some garlic to the lemon parsley dressing if you want to give it a little kick. As with any recipe adjust measurements to suit your taste. This is a great side dish or can be a light lunch served on a bed of chopped lettuce with slightly more dressing.

The Quinoa Trade-off Another nutrient powerhouse that has become very popular is quinoa, a food staple that has been grown in the Andes for thousands of years. Not technically a grain, it is actually a chenopod, related to beets, spinach and Swiss chard. With 15% protein, an excellent balance of amino acids and significant levels of compounds with nutraceutical benefits, it is understandable that quinoa has received such high praise and is now sought after around the globe. But as with any success there is an up side and a down side to this increased popularity for this peasant food of the Andes.

Clearly the upside is having this nutrient blockbuster available to more people. The incredible irony here is that its popularity has caused a worldwide quinoa price increase, putting it out of reach for some of the very people who have relied on it for thousands of years. In addition, many of the farmers who have been growing and consuming quinoa for decades are now making more money — which in many cases is a good thing — but they may now also be seeking to westernize their diet with less nutritious foods like pastas and rice that until now have been unattainable. For more in-depth information on the rise to prominence of quinoa, read Tom Philpott’s “Quinoa: Good, Evil or Just Really Complicated” in Mother Jones.

I rarely use a specific recipe with quinoa but treat it like a grain as a side dish, use as the basis of a stir-fry or top it with a ratatouille or stew type dish. Here is an example of a stir fry that can be made really quickly when you are pressed for time with hungry mouths to feed, even if it’s just your own! Look for locally grown, asparagus in late spring at markets and farm stands in your area.

Asparagus Quinoa Stir-Fry 1/4 cup olive oil/butter or combination 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped mushrooms (I used shitake and trumpet) 4 cups asparagus cut into 2” lengths 2 tbsp chopped garlic 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp dried oregano (or 1/4 cup chopped fresh) 2 tbsp chopped parsley 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 3 cups cooked quinoa* shaved hard cheese (optional, I used Manchego)

Heat olive oil/butter in large cast iron fry pan or other appropriate saute pan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook until softened, add mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add asparagus, garlic, additional olive oil and oregano. Cover with lid and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure the mixture is cooking nicely without sticking to the bottom of the pan. If necessary turn heat down or add a bit more oil.

When done, the asparagus will be firm but pleasant to eat, not too hard and not mushy. Take off the lid and add in the parsley, salt and pepper and stir to blend. Add in 3 cups of quinoa and stir until uniformly mixed. Portion into serving dishes and top with grated cheese. *To cook quinoa, I use 3 cups of water to 2 cups of quinoa plus a dash of salt and teaspoon of butter or olive oil. Rinse quinoa to remove any of the naturally occurring saponins that can create a bitter taste. Bring water to boil, add in rinsed quinoa, salt and oil if using. Replace lid return to boil and then reduce heat to low, checking occasionally. Generally takes about 15 minutes. Most recipes call for more water but I find this ratio works well and give a nice firm result that holds up well in a variety of dishes.

I always cook more of any grain than I know I will need for any given meal or recipe so that I have leftovers in the fridge for other “fast” food. One of my favorite things to do with leftover quinoa is to use it in a frittata for a tasty, substantial gluten-free breakfast, especially if I’m heading into a busy day and may be challenged to fit in a good lunch.

Quinoa Frittata The easiest thing would be to have a small amount of the stir-fry recipe above leftover, approximately 1/2 cup per 1 egg, in terms of portioning. I have a small Lodge cast iron fry pan that is about 5 inches across the bottom and is perfect for a single frittata. The next size up is great if you’re serving two people. I simply add some olive oil or butter to the pan and put it on medium heat until warm, then add in the half cup of leftover stir fry and cook until warmed through, scramble an egg and add it to the pan and stir until it all starts to hold together. Spread the mixture around the pan with a spatula so the top is relatively smooth, like you’re making a crustless quiche, cover with a lid and lower the heat to very low while it finishes cooking.

If you only have the leftover quinoa you can do the same kind of thing reducing the quinoa to 1/4 cup per 1 scrambled egg and add in 1/4 cup of any leftover veggies or chop up some onions, mushrooms and peppers — whatever is in your fridge that you’d like to try! Have some fun making individual quinoa frittatas; kids tend to like doing this because they can personalize them and anything they do themselves tends to go over much better, especially when trying new foods!

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Dear EarthTalk: What exactly are “citizen scientists” and how can I become one?

— Eric Wilson, Barre, MA “Citizen scientists” are members of the public who help scientists and researchers by making observations and/or collecting and recording data. The term was first popularized by the National Audubon Society as part of its annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), during which volunteers from across the country fan out to count local birds. The aggregated data has been helping Audubon assess the health of U.S. bird populations and plan its conservation initiatives accordingly since the tradition began in 1900.

Thousands of Audubon members still participate in the CBC, though modern-day citizen scientists are more likely to be members of Project Noah, an app-based tool that allows everyday people to share wildlife sightings via their Internet-connected mobile devices. Through the power of so-called “crowdsourcing” (outsourcing a task to a distributed but undefined group of people), it has become one of the most popular online communities for nature exploration and documentation. User-created local missions allow members to observe specific wildlife species based on their own interests, accessing the efforts and enthusiasm of other Project Noah members in the process. And of course, individuals or small groups or classes can search for other missions to help via Project Noah’s website or mobile app.

Some other examples of environmentally oriented citizen science include BugGuide.net, an online community of amateur and professional naturalists who share observations of insects and collaborate on related research, and Citclops, a European Union-funded project where everyday people help scientists gather data to assess the environmental status of water bodies across that continent.

Budding citizen scientists looking for different types of projects can browse the offerings on Zooniverse, a citizen science web portal that grew out of the online crowd-

sourced Galaxy Zoo project, whereby amateur astronomers help classify the morphology of galaxies. Over 700,000 volunteers have so far contributed time to various Zooniverse projects. Many Zooniverse projects pertain to space and astronomy, but green-leaning citizen scientists will find plenty to pitch in on there. For example, analyzing wartime ship logs to better model Earth’s climate, categorizing underwater calls from endangered killer whales to help identify and track family groups, or identifying African animals “caught” on millions of camera trap pictures.

According to Zooniverse, conducting research by using citizen science has several advantages. One is the ability to cope with extremely large data sets so that researchers can access many person-years’ worth of classifications within days, weeks or months. Another is the fact that so many multiple independent interactions with the data sets help highlight quantitative errors and also serve as great training regimens for how to incorporate machine-learning approaches to classification problems.

“While the primary goal of our projects is to produce academic research, by their very nature they are also outreach projects,” reports Zooniverse. “As it involves our volunteers directly in the process of research, citizen science is a powerful tool for both formal and informal education.”

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Hi Lynn: We are thinking of purchasing a home with a great room and vaulted ceiling. I am not only concerned about the consumption of energy required to heat and cool this empty space, but also how a vaulted ceiling plays into the feng shui of a room. — Asking

Dear Inquirer, Do it only if you really love it after several visits made at different times of day. I discourage people from having vaulted ceilings at home. In public foyers or reception type areas, that’s fine. An art gallery? Perfect.

Upon arrival as a visitor, imagine walking into a home with a vaulted ceiling at the entrance. Although most likely one or more persons will be in front of you with a smile of greeting, a handshake or hug, a disproportionate amount of energy is flowing upward where it is captured. Chi is being lodged in an overhanging vault.

For our health we need to occupy well-nourished areas where chi has been circulating in a coherent flow and allowed to pool and collect. Our daily lives are more supported when they are grounded with energy from the environment.

In the case of a vaulted entrance ceiling, all that energy swooshes upward. Back on ground level, the focus is diluted and fragmented. Activity may be accelerated, moving too fast for kids, speeding up their energy and making for chaotic behavior. An only slightly less intense situation is created in great rooms. Great rooms are made greater when they are smaller.

In the case of vaulted ceilings, a grounded presence in the area is needed to create a place to settle down, to relax or enjoy feeling the good qualities of the space. Use rugs and carpet to define and ground areas within the larger area. Try room dividers such as bookcases, floor plants, tall baskets grouped together, a table with a lamp on it — nothing more than waist high or they become blockages.

On the other hand, a vaulted ceiling in a public place, such as a high school, could be uplifting. Students, teachers and administrators bring in a lot of energy charge that could be diffused in a beneficial way with some ceiling apertures. Usually schools have long corridors without curves and the initial entry to the school can too quickly and abruptly hinge from open sky to long straight rows. As a passageway from outside the building to its interior, a glass vaulted entryway could be subliminally soothing so that sunlight and outdoor weather are a part of the transition upon entering rather than just running into a blunt overhead ceiling.

Inviting a cascade of light into a school could be uniquely helpful, providing a lighten-up instead of hunker down sensation that sets a positive tone and connects the outdoors to the classroom. Elevated ceilings unconsciously draw attention to what is above, cultivating a sense of possibility. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong though; if you have a brilliant idea, it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be extinguished if it bumps into the ceiling.

Hi Lynn: We need to move from our rental condo in four months and find a new affordable space. Our ideal would be to find a house with a fenced-in yard for our dog. Can feng shui help us in finding or attracting our new ideal space?

 Dear Doggie Parents, Not directly.

Your "knowledge" quadrant is in the lower left front quadrant of your current home.

Hang hollow, metal chimes there. Summon help with an open attitude.

Try to make peace with your current home. To the extent you can clear it, balance its defects, and freshen it up, it is advantageous to do so and minimize the chance that you will find and select a new home that has the same feng shui defects.

Strive for a completion expressed in your current environment to provide a fresh new opening for your next chapter of home.â&#x20AC;¨ Eyeball everything as if you were to inhabit it in an ongoing way and remediate what you discover in the ways you are able to so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry those themes ahead.

Dear Feng Shui Column: I am new to feng shui but enjoy learning about it. Can feng shui help me with my cooking? That would be great! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rose

Dear Rose, It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t helped mine.

That said you may benefit from creating all the good stuff a well feng shuiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d kitchen might have! Best beginning and overall theme is to provide the person doing the cooking with an optimal space in which to do it. This affects the quality of food thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being cooked, as does the energy of the person cooking it.

The stove represents your wealth and corresponds directly to your health. The food prepared sustains and rewards you with a more vibrant level of chi that is vital to optimal health. Try not to cook with your back to the door; you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as relaxed or confident because a part of you will be on guard. Use lightweight portable screens to correct this if you need to.

Keep water and fire elements separate from each other, the sink and the stove for example. They bicker. Ideally they should not be directly next to each other or directly across from each other. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to manage, introduce an intervening element of wood. Wooden spoons, cutting board, plants, a little herb garden on the window sill above the sink, greens, a woven sisal rug under the area that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;duelingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as both wood and horizontal (earth), the mat strengthens and weakens both these utilities usually found in the kitchen and makes them equals.  Leave no unsheathed knives displayed on the counters. Look around. Make your kitchen beautiful and functional so that you feel comfortable in the space. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong with that.

Lynn Taylor is a feng shui practitioner and space wizard who teaches and consults in the United States and Mexico for both business and home environments. She has been featured extensively on television, radio and in print. Send questions for this column or contact Lynn at lynntaylor@bostonfengshui.com or (617) 924-4205. www.spiritofchange.org

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Cultivating a BETTER FOOD SYSTEM in 2013

by Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson

Cooking More Home economics classes have declined in schools in the United

Kingdom and the U.S. and young people lack basic cooking skills. Top chefs Jamie Oliver, Alice Waters, and Bill Telepan are working with schools to teach kids how to cook healthy, nutritious foods.

Creating Conviviality According to the Hartman Group, nearly half of all adults in the U.S. eat meals alone. Sharing a meal with family and friends can foster community and conversation. Recent studies suggest that children who eat meals with their families are typically happier and more stable than those who do not.

Focus on Vegetables Nearly two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies worldwide, leading to poor development. The World Vegetable Center, however, is helping farmers grow high-value, nutrient rich vegetables in Africa and Asia, improving health and increasing incomes.

Preventing Waste Roughly one-third of all food is wasted — in fields, during

transport, in storage, and in homes. But there are easy, inexpensive ways to prevent waste.

Initiatives like Love Food, Hate Waste offer consumers tips about portion control and recipes for leftovers, while farmers in Bolivia are using solar-powered driers to preserve foods.

Engaging Youth Making farming both intellectually and economically stimu-

lating will help make the food system an attractive career option for youth. Across sub-Saharan Africa, cell phones and the internet are connecting farmers to information about weather and markets; in the U.S., Food Corps is teaching students how to grow and cook food, preparing them for a lifetime of healthy eating.

Protecting Workers Farm and food workers across the world are fighting

for better pay and working conditions. In Zimbabwe, the General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ), protects laborers from abuse. In the U.S., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers successfully persuaded Trader Joe’s and Chipotle to pay the premium of a penny-per-pound to Florida tomato pickers.

Acknowledging the Importance of Farmers Farmers aren’t just

farmers, they’re businesswomen and men, stewards of the land, and educators, sharing knowledge in their communities. Slow Food International works with farmers all over the world, helping recognize their importance to preserve biodiversity and culture.

Recognizing the Role of Governments Nations must implement policies that give everyone access to safe, affordable, healthy food. In Ghana and Brazil, government action, including national school feeding programs and increased support for sustainable agricultural production, greatly reduced the number of hungry people.

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s we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diet and health. But we think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system — real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world.

These are resolutions that the world can’t afford to break with nearly one billion still hungry and more than one billion suffering from the effects of being overweight and obese. We have the tools — let’s use them in 2013!

Growing in Cities Food production doesn’t only happen in fields or factories.

Nearly one billion people worldwide produce food in cities. In Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, farmers are growing seeds of indigenous vegetables and selling them to rural farmers. At Bell Book & Candle restaurant in New York, customers are served rosemary, cherry tomatoes, romaine, and other produce grown from the restaurant’s aeroponic rooftop garden.

Creating Better Access People’s Grocery in Oakland and Fresh Moves in Chicago bring mobile grocery stores to food deserts giving low-income consumers opportunities to make healthy food choices. Instead of chips and soda, they provide customers with affordable organic produce, not typically available in their communities.

Eaters Demanding Healthier Food Food writer Michael Pollan advises not to eat anything that your grandparents wouldn’t recognize. Try eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole foods without preservatives and other additives.

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Changing the Metrics Governments, NGOs, and funders have focused on increasing production and improving yields, rather than improving nutrition and protecting the environment. Changing the metrics, and focusing more on quality, will improve public and environmental health, and livelihoods.

Fixing the Broken Food System Agriculture can be the solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges — including unemployment, obesity, and climate change. These innovations simply need more research, more investment, and ultimately more funding.

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FermentationMagic A Model for Health and Transformation

By Brittany Wood Nickerson / Illustrations by Chelsea Granger

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originally started fermenting foods when I was in college. I had always enjoyed cooking, but I was in the process of falling in love with cooking when I made my first batch of sauerkraut. I certainly didn’t understand what I do now when I started fermenting; I just followed a short recipe and waited to see what would happen.

Now, after years of experimenting with making sauerkraut and many other types of fermented vegetables, meats and beverages, I feel like I really understand the process, and yet, it doesn’t seem a bit less magical. While I can explain in detail and almost imagine the biochemical processes that are taking place inside my crockpot — transforming bits of cabbage, salt and seeds into mouth watering, sour, crunchy, healthful kraut — I am still awestruck by the process of fermentation and the power that fermented foods have to help nourish, support and heal the body.

Fermented foods are a part of every traditional diet in the world. The process of fermentation involves creating an environment that allows beneficial bacteria to grow, while preventing the growth of harmful or putrefying bacteria. Fermentation produces lactic acid, acetic acid and alcohol, which are all bio-preservatives. For this reason, fermentation has been used throughout human

history as an effective means of food preservation and quickly became widespread.

Before canning and before refrigeration, fermentation was used to preserve food from one season to the next.

Even foods that we consider highly perishable such as meat and dairy were fermented — think of yogurt and cheese, chorizo and salami or fish sauce. In fact, one of my favorite examples of traditional fermentation is from the research of Dr. Weston A. Price, who writes about Alaskan Eskimos throwing freshly caught fish into a pit to ferment.

This preserved a seasonal bounty of fish for months to come. The Eskimos also reported that the sled dogs could run faster and further, and go longer without eating, when they ate fermented fish rather than fresh fish.

Rich in Vitamins and Probiotics

Beyond simply having a shelf life, fermented foods are also very healthful. They contain amazing amounts of vitamins, antioxidants and enzymes. These healthful substances are not simply present because they are found in the vegetables and other raw materials used in the ferment. The process of fermentation actually creates

new nutrients, most notably vitamins C and B, folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin and biotin.

European sailors would famously bring sauerkraut on long voyages to prevent scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency in vitamin C. Not only does cabbage contain vitamin C, but the process of fermentation increases the amount present in the sauerkraut. The fermentation process also preserves the cabbage, whereas fresh vegetables and fruits (other reliable sources of vitamin C) would fall victim to spoilage over long voyages.

In addition to creating new nutrients, the fermentation process also stimulates the production of numerous strains of lactobacillus. Lactobacilli live in the human colon and in large part make up the lining of the colon.

They help break down food and absorb nutrients and are an essential component of good immunity; an estimated 40 to 60% of our immune cells are located in our intestinal track. For this reason, lactobacilli are often called probiotic bacteria, because they support the human system, unlike other forms of bacteria that can cause illness.

In fact, lactobacilli are one of the best defenses that we have against food born illnesses, and have been shown to prevent the growth of bacteria such as e-coli.

Stress, chlorine, pesticides, preservatives, alcohol, caffeine and many other things that we are routinely exposed to and consume, deplete intestinal flora. Fermented foods help to restore and maintain good digestive health and the overall balance in our body; it is one of the most important things we can do for whole body wellness. In addition to improving digestion, absorption and immunity, healthy gut flora can also help to improve chronic skin conditions, yeast infections and seasonal allergies.

Small Portions Give Big Results

Fermentation also helps to break down hard to digest starches, sugars and proteins, making fermented foods easier to digest and absorb than unfermented versions of the same foods. For example, many people find fermented dairy products to be easier to digest than unfermented dairy products. Soy is an even better example, as soybeans are almost completely indigestible before going through traditional fermentation processes that turn soybeans into tofu, tempeh or miso. Cassava, a tuber consumed as a staple food in many parts of South America, is poisonous before going through traditional preparation processes that involve fermentation.

Fermentation not only makes foods more healthful, easier to digest and absorb, it also neutralizes toxins.

Because fermented foods are so easy to digest, they provide easy to absorb nutrition and are an excellent source of energy. Think of the Alaskan sled dogs; they had more energy after eating fermented rather than unfermented fish.

As a digestive aid and to support healthy intestinal flora, I recommend some type of fermented food every day and as often as every meal. You do not need to eat a lot of these foods; in fact this is one of those â&#x20AC;&#x153;less is moreâ&#x20AC;? situations. I usually suggest that folks start by eating a condiment-sized portion of a fermented food with meals. For example, a scoop of yogurt on your morning oatmeal, some sauerkraut with your eggs or on a sandwich, or a few ounces of kombucha, beet kvass, or a naturally fermented soda.

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and for this reason are always changing. Even once a batch of kimchi or kombucha is finished and in the refrigerator, it will continue to slowly change, even if you hardly notice it at all. A well functioning digestive system is dependent on these colonies of ever changing and evolving flora.

These principals of transformation, change and flexibility that fermentation embodies are also important components of mental, emotional and spiritual health.

When it comes to both food and our personal lives, these are concepts that we may find ourselves resistant to. Making and eating fermented foods is a process that requires us to be flexible, to troubleshoot and to try new things. In ways both subtle and powerful, fermentation can help us to build relationship with change and support larger pictures of health and wellbeing. May you ferment with fervor!

Sauerkraut Recipe

1 large green cabbage Unrefined salt (this can be a mineral salt, sea salt or kosher salt, but no iodized salt) 1 tsp. caraway seeds Filtered water 1. Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage and compost.

Rinse remaining head, if necessary. Cut the cabbage into quarters (you can remove the core or not) and slice finely (1/8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1/4 inch thick).

2. As you cut the cabbage, place it into a large mixing bowl. Each time you add cabbage to the bowl sprinkle it generously with salt. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually measure the amount of salt I use, but if you need a place to start use 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 tablespoons salt per large cabbage or 3 tablespoons for every 5 pounds of cabbage.

3. When you have finished cutting the cabbage, add the caraway seeds and any other vegetables, herbs or spices that you wish to include and another sprinkle of salt.

4. Begin to mix the cabbage and the salt together in the bowl, squeezing and macerating the cabbage by the fistful. Continue to toss and knead the cabbage; it will begin to break down and lose its water and eventually become somewhat translucent. Eventually, liquid will drip out of the cabbage when you squeeze it between your hands. This is good; the salt as well as your kneading will pull water out of the vegetable and create the juice/brine that the cabbage will ferment in. Continue the macerating process for 5-10 minutes. The amount of liquid that comes out of the cabbage depends on how long you knead or pound it for, how much salt you used and how much water was in the cabbage.

5. When you have finished squeezing and kneading, pack the cabbage into a crock or into a glass jar. Push the cabbage down and clean any loose pieces from the edges. All vegetable material must be submerged in liquid brine to avoid molding or rotting. Cabbage or other material left sticking to the sides of the jar or poking up above the brine will most likely grow mold.

6. If the cabbage did not produce enough liquid to completely submerge the cabbage you will need to add salt brine. To make salt brine, mix 1 tablespoon of salt with 2 cups of filtered water and mix or stir until all the salt is dissolved. Then pour this brine into the crock or jar until the cabbage is just covered. continues on page 28

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7. Place a plate on top of the cabbage and push it down so that the liquid brine rises above the plate. The plate should keep the cabbage below the liquid (see illustration). Place a rock or a jar full of water on top of the plate to act as a weight. A crock is ideal because it has a wider opening and it is easier to fit a plate inside it. Crocks are also preferred because they hold temperature and will keep the kraut at a more stable temperature despite fluctuations in the environment. It is harder to use a plate as a weight when you are fermenting your sauerkraut in a jar because of the jar’s narrow mouth. Some folks use a plastic bag full of water as a weight, which is good because the shape of the bag and water are both flexible.

Once the cabbage is submerged below the brine, cover the crock or the jar opening with a towel or cloth. This allows air and gas to be released during fermentation but prevents bugs and other contaminants from getting in.

8. Place your sauerkraut in a cool place, ideally where the temperature does not fluctuate much. You can check on it as often as every day or wait a few days at a time.

If there is any mold or bloom (white powdery looking stuff) floating on top or growing on the edges of the jar/crock, scrape it off and remove it. It is harmless — just a result of contact with air. The cabbage itself is fermenting in an anaerobic (without oxygen) environment beneath the brine, and the salt is preventing harmful organisms from growing.

You can taste your kraut as often as every day to watch how the flavors evolve. It will start to sour after a few days and the flavor will intensify over time. The fermentation process will happen more quickly in warm weather and more slowly in a cold environment. You can ferment sauerkraut in a cool basement for months, while a batch made and left on the kitchen counter in July may be ready in just a week or two. It is up to you how sour you want it to be. Once it gets to a flavor that you like, scoop it out of the crock and put it into a jar and store it in the refrigerator. The cold temperature of the refrigerator will slow down the fermentation drastically, so even though it is still a living food the flavor will not change very much.

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RECIPES VARIATIONS • Use purple cabbage on its own or with green cabbage; this makes a lovely purple/pink colored sauerkraut.

• Try adding other vegetables such as grated or finely sliced carrots, beets, turnips or radishes.

• Add interesting herbs and spices. Very traditional German sauerkraut is made with caraway seeds (you don’t need much, as you can see from the recipe above). I like to make kimchi with fresh ginger and garlic. You can

Ferment your vegetables in a jar or crock pressed down by a plate with a weight on top

also add culinary herbs such as parsley, oregano, thyme and sage or spices like cumin or coriander. Be creative!

NOTES • The more salt you use the crunchier the cabbage will be.

• Do not use chlorinated or treated water in your brine as chlorine and chloramine (another similar compound used to treat municipal water supplies) kills lactobacilli.

If there are not strong enough colonies of lactobacilli present in your ferment then putrefying bacteria will grow and cause your kraut to rot. Iodized salt also kills lactobacilli, so avoid using it.

• The leftover brine is delicious and a wonderful digestive aid, full of lactobacilli, vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants. You can drink it or use it as a culture starter in your next batch of sauerkraut or lacto-fermented pickles. You can also use it as a flavoring agent in soups, stews, sauces, etc.

Brittany Wood Nickerson is a practicing community herbalist and the owner of Thyme Herbal in Amherst, MA. She combines knowledge of nutrition and a passion for using food as medicine with her training in Western, Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine. She teaches classes and apprenticeship programs at Thyme Herbal and UMass Amherst and lectures throughout New England.

Learn more about Brittany at www.thymeherbal.com or call (413) 549-1415.

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Worcester Yoga Center. Ann Bissanti. 30 years teaching experience. Trained in India by B.K.S. Iyengar. ambq2@yahoo.com. 508-829-6300.

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Waking Up to the

Matthew offers support during Triangle pose.

MIND-BODY CONNECTION An Interview with Matthew Sanford

by Carol Bedrosian

Photos courtesy of Rubenstein

“So I told myself a story, a healing story.”

This is what 13-year-old Matthew Sanford did when he awoke from a 3½ day coma after his car accident and discovered he was paralyzed from the chest down and on a respirator. A healing story helped him to survive.

Matthew’s book, Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence, is full of healing stories, as well as scenes of unspeakable anguish and vulnerability likely to trigger spontaneous outbursts of tears. It feels cathartic to empathize so deeply reading Waking; young Matthew’s endurance of pain and surrender to his paralysis plumbs the depths of strength and courage where few would ever travel without him.

Obliged to explore what it truly means to live in a body, Matthew discovers a startling realm of mind-body activity within the apparent silence of his paralyzed body. However, it’s a hard-won understanding because Matthew is a pioneer in articulating what’s happening in that silent gap between his mind and his body, that place where the subtle and physical bodies meet.

For the first twelve years of his paralysis, Matthew believed the doctors and therapists who insisted his lower body was silent, had no feeling and basically was “lost” to him and should be ignored. Through the interminably long days and months of healing and rehabilitation, he became intimately familiar with that silence, discovering how it helped him leave his body and protect him from intense body pain.

But he also discovered that the paralyzed body is not silent after all; it just speaks on a subtler frequency of hums, tingles and surges. You can’t hear this “hum” with all the busyness of control, volition and sensation layered on top of it, but it has now become the cornerstone of his existence. “This hum within us, it feels good. It feels really good to be alive,” Matthew assures us.

This man who has lost so much use in his body now teaches others to feel and do things he cannot, to live in more of their bodies. Matthew discovered Iyengar yoga after 13 years of pretending his lower body did not 30 Spirit of Change | SPRING 2013

exist. Yoga rekindled his energetic sensation of the mind-body connection and his entire body began whispering to him again.

Discovering that alignment and precision helps to increase mind-body integration regardless of paralysis, Matthew practiced and trained his way towards developing his own Adaptive Yoga, which he now teaches to both disabled and able-bodied students in his Minnesota yoga studio, directing a staff of 15.

In 2002, he founded the non-profit Mind Body Solutions to advance his life’s work of transforming trauma into hope by awakening the mind-body connection and making it accessible to everyone. Through MBS, Matt has become a leading voice in the integrative health movement and a popular speaker on the national stage. He will be a keynote presenter at the Natural Living Expo, November 16 in Marlboro, MA. Mind Body Solutions offers workshops, yoga classes, innovative products and online opportunities to disabled people, caregivers, employers and employees, to access a simple but profound healing insight: minds and bodies work better together. With their “Bringing Your Body to Work” program, MBS staff go into the workplace to actively engage employees in learning to manage their mind-body relationship while at their desks.

Benefits include increased employee retention and reduced health care costs.

Matthew’s mother never gave up hope on her youngest son as he dangled precariously over the cliff of life and death in the weeks immediately following the accident. She decided promptly that a purpose and reason for his injury, survival and paralysis would reveal itself and Matthew did not disappoint. The plucky 7th grader who was felled so suddenly and irreversibly returned the following year to 8th grade in his wheelchair and his election as Student Council president. From athlete boy to healing paraplegic to inspirational teacher and healing paraplegic to master teacher, Matthew Sanford reminds us that we’re all on a journey of leaving our bodies, aging and putting the physical behind us. Learning to manage one’s mind-body relationship is a secret to living well.

and grounds you a little bit, then relief and sensation flood through the whole body. And it happens without your volition; it just kind of happens.

Matthew Sanford: It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 1978. My family was driving Another example would be when you’re really tired and finally getting to bed after a long day, you feel that relief coursing through your body as soon as you hit the bed. home from Kansas City, Missouri. We were down there at my aunt’s and driving back to That level of sensation isn’t only travelling through your spinal cord. There’s parts of the Duluth, Minnesota. It seemed like a harmless day — 31 or 32 degrees — and it was mistnervous system that we don’t quite know how to explain. ing as we came up over an overpass. The next instant we hit glare ice.

That subtle level of sensation in the mind-body relationship was not part of my reha We tumbled down the embankment and my father and sister were killed. My mother bilitation process. It was left on the table because the PTs and OTs and the doctors hadn’t and brother were not physically injured except for cuts and bruises, but I went through a experienced it for themselves. They only saw my healing path forward as one of compenshredder. I broke my neck at C1. I broke my back at T4, 5 and 6. I broke both my wrists, sation, and for that you have to get really strong. Which is a good thing. But too much of my lungs filled with fluid and I sustained an injury to my pancreas that turned off my me got left on the table. I was basically told that I — the whole of me — didn’t exist. digestive system so I wasn’t able to eat for almost 60 days. I went from a 119 pound, very We have all been told the same story about the subtlety of the mind-body relationathletic 5’6” boy to less than 80 pounds in 60 days.

I was in a coma for three and a half days. That’s part of why my book is called Waking. ship. For many people, it’s seen as a sign of weakness; to feel more is not what you need to do to be effective. But in fact, feeling more is actually crucial to our survival here on I woke up to a different life. Basically I was so injured I was just trying to survive. There the planet, and I don’t just mean emotionally. I mean it is crucial to what it is to live in are many pivotal scenes about this. The violence of the accident didn’t stop at the acyour body, because when you start to connect to the subtle sensations in the mind-body cident scene. The corrective violence that I experienced in the hospital saved my life — I would not have lived without it — but they had to undo some of that and move my spine relationship, you connect more to the world. I’ve never seen someone become more aware of his or her body without also becoming more compassionate. back in place. They had to set bones and put screws into my head to stabilize my neck.

As a 13-year-old boy I went along and just believed them. I gave up sensation below What the thirteen-year-old boy figured out how to do was dissociate from the body to my point of injury, at the nipple line. And over those twelve years before I started yoga, get through all that physical pain. It was so extraordinarily painful that I got really good I basically became a floating upper torso. That certainly didn’t make me happy because I at merging with the light. I was shown early on that we live in a mind-body relationship, was a very athletic boy. which is not what it first appears to be. There’s a lot more space in it.

At about 25 I started yoga; I just missed my body. I’d gone to a body worker who But once I get to rehab, I must follow the visions of rehabilitation presented to me helped me open to the possibility that I could do my whole body and then I started yoga.

— either to reverse my condition, which was never going to happen because my spinal cord was severed, or to compensate. But there wasn’t really a belief that I could live in my I realized that those sensations I was told weren’t real are very much real and they are the cornerstone of living a full and vibrant life. They also speak for what it means to be preswhole body in a vibrant way. I was encouraged to get my upper body really strong and ent in your body as well as the sensations of presence. learn to drag my paralyzed body through life. That was basically a vision of compensa Because most of us have not listened deeply enough to our bodies to know there’s a tion, and in 1978 we didn’t really know better.

There’s a pivotal scene in Waking where it’s a couple of months after the accident and I’m hum — the sensation of presence is a hum throughout your whole body — it’s an experience everyone has. Like when someone gives you a really good hug, and they’re not in a hospital bed. I start telling doctors I feel. I know I have no sensation from that point of squeezing too hard, and they’re not afraid to be in contact with your body, any form of injury down, but I feel this tingling hum through my whole body. The doctors were worried grounding creates the sensation of relief. If you’re really paying attention, the sensation because they only saw my injuries on two dimensions — one being the physical injury and of relief fills the whole body. the other being the psychological axis. When I started reporting sensation and they knew This level of sensation in the mind-body relationship is affected by how well you are that my spinal cord was never going to heal, they were worried that I wasn’t going to accept aligned in your body. You’ll feel less connected with the world around you when you slump my condition. So they told me those were phantom feelings, mental projections that would or roll your shoulders forward. You can refine the quality of the sensation you have of beslowly dissipate and fade as memory fades. And that was wrong. ing alive. Alignment changes it, the quality of your breath changes it, and also the way you Carol Bedrosian: Why was that wrong? distribute gravity. The more you’re bringing the bones, muscles and ligaments into alignMatthew Sanford: There’s a lot of ways to live in a body. That tingling hum, now I can ment, the more aligned you are with the way that energy flows through this world. tell you, is the cornerstone of my yoga practice. There are levels of sensation in the mind So when unhappy, depressed people tend to slump their chest, which ends up disconbody relationship that are subtler, but we can still feel them. For instance, when you’re in necting them a little bit more from the world. As you learn to lift your chest up — and a yoga pose and you get a really good adjustment, it sends relief and awareness of movea lifted chest is in almost every yoga pose — it distributes awareness to your limbs, and ment through your whole body. In Triangle pose, if someone supports your upper arm suddenly you’re not over-gripping your lower back.

One of the things that people don’t realize is that this is a sensation you need to practice; what I’m calling relief is actu1975 family portrait ally a unification of the subtle body and the more gross body.

And that’s something that takes a mind-body practice to learn.

We wear out our bodies faster than we need to because we’re not distributing gravity back into the earth through our bones, muscles, and ligaments as directly as we could.

Posture is an energetic issue; it’s not a moral one. It’s about energetic efficiency. So a lot of my work is storytelling to show how simple this is —feeling better. It’s about feeling more. And realizing that there’s ways to feel that don’t bring all of your emotional stuff up too. People avoid the subtlety of the mind-body relationship because a lot of your suffering attaches to the quiet parts of who you are, not to the loud parts. So we move away from the quiet parts and get attached to the loud parts so we don’t have to feel. And we pay quite a price for not feeling…too much.

In some ways I actually have an advantage being paralyzed and that’s why I’m a yoga teacher. I’m not a yoga teacher because I overcame my disability. I’m a yoga teacher because of my injury, because of my altered mind-body relationship.

Age 12, 1978 All Star Team pitcher of Carol Bedrosian: Let’s start with the story of the accident. Your life changed in an

instant.

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Through my paralysis I get access to what it feels like without control and without direct connection.

No matter how hard I try I’m not going to be able to lift my leg. But I was told that because I couldn’t lift my leg, there was no sensation in my leg. That is false. In my paralyzed body I feel the hum more directly. It’s a hum that’s in you and in your ear, but it’s a hum that gets covered up because of all the things you can control. Well, it turns out that at that level of the mind-body relationship, your breath really matters.

Carol Bedrosian: How so?

Matthew Sanford: You can breathe right into that level and energize it. It’s more ap-

parent when you’re in greater alignment. And it will open your heart. When you start to access the subtlety and the depth of sensation that is housed within your body, your heart opens. That’s what happens.

A lot of tough things have happened in my life and the body I live in now has got a lot of pain in it. I’ve broken a lot of bones, and I’m 47 now, so I’m definitely feeling the age thing a little bit, but even despite that level of sensation, I can feel that underneath it all life feels good. I mean the sensation as it hums within us, it feels good. It feels really good to be alive.

If you think about it, by overcoming my body for those 12 years before I started yoga, I made my injury worse because my spinal cord injury is actually a mind-body injury. The main axis of the injury isn’t physical, although the cause is physical. The main axis of my injury is a mind-body injury. On a very simple level it’s harder for me to be present in my feet than it is for you. If I tickle the bottoms of your feet, you feel it. If you tickle the bottoms of my feet I don’t feel it. Now the question is, does that mean that I can’t live in my whole body?

And the answer is no. When you start to recognize it, we all live in the mind-body problem, especially as we age. The backdrop of Waking is the story of aging. We’re all leaving our bodies. This is a process that you should not accelerate. And it turns out that even simple things like stretching out to the outer edges of your body, out to the top of your head, down to your feet, out through your fingertips — these are sensations that as we age we don’t do enough, and really live in more space again.

I remember one of the first times I met my yoga teacher. She had me get out of my wheelchair and sit on the floor, which was a big deal. Living in a wheelchair, if you fall on the floor it’s really hard to get back up, so that was always a place I tried to avoid. But to be more grounded with the floor, that’s a simple thing we all need to do more of. She had me get out of my wheelchair and take my legs wide. This was 12 years after my accident, and it was really emotional. I had tears pouring out, and I didn’t quite understand where they were coming from. And then I realized that I hadn’t had my legs wide in 12 years. Why would a paralyzed guy take his legs wide? What’s the functionality in that?

And the answer is because it’s your birthright. We need to live in more of our bodies. By living to the outer edges of your body a little bit each day, you’ll feel more alive. And, quite frankly, studying and being more aware of what it feels like to be alive within your body, even if it hurts, I believe that is at the core of full living. Are you sitting in a chair right now?

Carol Bedrosian: I am, yes.

Matthew Sanford: So lean back and kind of slouch a

little bit and splay your legs out. And just feel that position; it’s not very comfortable on your neck. Now sit up.

Feel your sit bones more and press down through the insides of your heels.

Carol Bedrosian: Yes. I come alive in my core.

Matthew Sanford: And you feel your legs more, right?

So do I. Even when I’m paralyzed. Three years ago, I went for testing on this level of sensation that makes me feel like I have an inner whole body. They put my head in an MRI at Rutgers University, and then they grabbed my ankles. My sensory cortex lights exactly mapped to my ankles and that shouldn’t be possible because my spinal

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cord is severed. Then it jumped over to my motor cortex. So clearly there’s a part of our nervous system that isn’t completely determined by the spinal cord. And this level of sensation is real. It’s what happens when you develop a mind-body practice.

Yoga poses get better over time and it’s not just because you’re physically getting stronger. You start to get better at the postures because more of you gets activated. Balance is a sensation in the mind-body relationship. The realization of balance is a mindbody realization, it’s not a physical accomplishment.

Carol Bedrosian: How do you communicate this to other people?

Matthew Sanford: If you think about how human beings have shifted consciousness

over time, it’s through stories. Shifts in consciousness require inspiration. So I wrote Waking as a story. I have a lot of knowledge and technique I could share, and I do. But I think first and foremost it’s about the story. It’s about letting yourself feel.

In my work with my non-profit Mind Body Solutions, we’ve developed all different types of curriculum for people living with trauma, loss and disability. That’s our main group. But we also do a lot of work with people who work with people with trauma, loss and disability — the healthcare professionals, family members, doctors, nurses, PTs, therapists — those trying to help people embody and feel life in a more vibrant way.

There’s an epidemic in healthcare — healthcare workers are burning out. It’s called compassion fatigue. And we also know that the outcomes of patients are dependent in large part on the outcomes of the caregiver, but we’re not taking care of the caregiver.

We teach healthcare professionals who are in these contexts where they’re giving, giving, giving and they’re not deriving enough direct nourishment out of it. That’s not sustainable. But learning how to give and receive simultaneously — that’s a mind bodyrealization. Another thing that’s really intense for healthcare workers is that they need to learn how to sit in the presence of suffering without trying to fix it.

Carol Bedrosian: And still be compassionate.

Matthew Sanford: Exactly. Our approach is to train caregivers how to be in their own

body so they can share it in relationship. And when they open at that level and share at that level, they don’t burn out as fast. We train caregivers how to incorporate these things both for themselves and for whom they serve. Basically it’s improving the quality of how you share presence with other people.

When I communicate I do it through story and through recognizing that there are insights about the mind-body relationship that are in every yoga pose. Our mission at Mind Body Solutions is to train yoga teachers how to teach anybody —any body. I’ve been teaching Adaptive Yoga since 1997, and our students are part of the training. So you’ll get insight into the voice of a trauma, loss, and disability that you can gain nowhere Yoga instructors Matthew Sanford and Julie Welle work with a client to demonstrate the benefit of taking one’s arms wide.

else, and why a mind-body approach is so transformative. Because I know at the end of the day that if I’m more connected to my body rather than less, I’ll stay healthier. It’s so simple, but we don’t think of it that way.

Why aren’t we making sure in elderly care that our elders are getting support on the back part of their spine? Why aren’t we pushing in on their knees and articulating the femur bone in the hip socket so they get a surge of awareness up through their spine as they’re sitting in their chair? And when you do that for them, they start breathing more.

Those things that are so simple, that’s what we do.

We’re teaching yoga in a way that teaches everybody and is based on figuring out what are the core things that are happening in the poses, like the sensation of the pose rather than the outer manifestation of the pose. So things like lifting your chest, that’s something you can teach any body, and that doesn’t discriminate. A headstand discriminates.

So what happened to the 13-year-old boy is that he had an experience of sensation in his whole body but was told that it wasn’t real. And when he gave up his own perception for another person’s story, it left too much of himself behind. The real simple answer is that I decided to try to feel what I actually felt in the sensation of paralysis, living in a paralyzed body — not what it’s like to live in our culture being paralyzed, but discovering whether the experience of paralysis has a sensation. And the answer is yes. Loss is also a sensation. When you lose a loved one, you feel that great big hole, and it informs the mind-body relationship.

The same sensation that allows you to leave your body — the silence of the mindbody relationship — is also the same sensation that integrates you with your body. So one of the pivotal insights that has guided my life is that the silence within you separates you and connects you simultaneously. Learning how to leave my body, and the gap that’s in the experience is exactly what allows me to feel inside of my paralysis. When someone puts a hand on your back and supports your ribs and you feel a lightness come into your body, I would say that’s the silence getting supported, not just your muscles and bones. That relief is actually a sensation that includes more silence.

We leave our bodies all the time. Think about when you’re driving down the interstate at 60 miles per hour and all of a sudden you startle and realize that you haven’t seen the landscape for 20 minutes. Your brain can disconnect from its senses. It’s a survival mechanism. But there’s a price that’s paid if you get too comfortable being disconnected from your body. When you disconnect from your body you end up getting more destructive. And to me, that’s why mind-body integration is not just a personal health strategy, it’s a shift in consciousness. If we start grounding in our bodies, our consciousness will shift and we would not be as destructive as we are.

I have something exposed in my mind-body relationship that’s in everybody’s mindbody relationship, but it’s more apparent to me because I don’t have all the distractions.

Right now as we’re speaking, my legs hum, and if I’m really good at it I can lift my chest in a way that actually amplifies the hum in my legs. Unity is a sensation.

We made a DVD called “Beyond Disability, A Yoga Practice with Matthew Sanford.”

It’s all seated yoga and it’s intended so that anyone can do it. It focuses on four basic sensations that I think are in any successful yoga pose: the sensation of grounding, the sensation of balance, the sensation of expansion, and the sensation of rhythm. So in a seated chair practice you can go through those sensations. For anyone who’s thinking they’ve got issues where they can’t be more vibrant in their body — even elderly people, people with diabetes, people who are afraid to move too much — look at this DVD as the bridge between inactivity and activity for any body.

A lot of people believe that you have to have really bad things happen before you really know if you’re strong and I don’t agree. If nothing else, my life has taught me one thing: The mind and body that I have are the only mind and body that I have. They deserve my attention. And when I give it, I receive so much more in return.

Matthew Sanford has been exploring the mind-body connection since becoming paralyzed more than 34 years ago. He founded the non-profit Mind Body Solutions, teaches yoga and also specializes in adapting it for people living with disabilities. Matthew is the author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence (Rodale, 2006) and has also emerged as a leading voice in the integrated health movement. For more information, visit www.matthewsanford.com. Matthew will be a keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the Spirit of Change Natural Living Expo (naturalexpo.org) November 16-17, 2013 in Marlboro, MA. Carol Bedrosian is the publisher of Spirit of Change holistic magazine. She can be reached at www.spiritofchange.org. www.spiritofchange.org

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used to be one of those people who would be quick to tell you that something didn’t bother me when deep down inside it did. That was how I had learned to cope. I was even proud of how I had mastered this version of pridefulness. But it was this dishonest methodology that led to my health problems, relationship discord and financial challenges.

We are in a relationship with everything — with people, with our health and even with our finances.

Experience is our teacher. When the fruit of our labors is health, relationship or financial discord, it is a headsup that we may have encountered an insane coping skill such as pridefulness. Insane, because it is incapable of providing us with the results our hearts are seeking.

“You cannot evaluate an insane belief system from within it,” states the Foundation for Inner Peace’s edition of A Course in Miracles. Truths about love are tucked away in memories from our childhood. Redeeming these truths transforms us from victim to visionary.

A Tale of Two Dads Annalee was a month shy of seven and learning to ride a two-wheeler on the street where Uncle James lived.

“I should already be riding a two-wheeler,” Annalee was thinking. All her friends were. She had been begging her dad to teach her for months.

This day was actually her uncle’s idea. Taylor Street was flat and Annalee lived on a hill so it made sense to learn here. Uncle James was there with his daughter, Peggy, and Anna was with her dad. Annalee was six months older than Peggy, a year older in school, and a head taller.

Peggy was already mastering the whole bike thing, but Annalee was struggling. “My bike is too big for me,” Anna pouted. Her parents had bought her one that she would grow into, but that didn’t help her at all with her learning.

Peggy’s bike was just her size, just what she needed.

Annalee secretly wished that Uncle James were her dad. There were many days that this secret wish haunted her. Uncle James was a cool dad. He did things with his kids. You could tell that he really enjoyed them and he

enjoyed Annalee. She could feel it in her heart.

After another failed attempt at riding, disgusted with her dad and fuming at God, Anna silently demanded of Him, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this dad?” It felt as though her dad was always wishing she’d hurry and grow up already, as the bigger bike implied. Annalee wasn’t having fun or feeling enjoyed, but Dad put on a good show that day on Taylor Street just as he always did.

Forty years later Annalee recounts this memory and sees the contrast between authentic love and synthetic love. Authentic love is like a beam of light that comes from within and radiates outward, warming the hearts of those in its path. Uncle James had loved her authentically, enjoyed his time with her and warmed her with his glow.

There was no warmth from her own dad on that day.

There was no authentic love that accompanied doing a fatherly duty to uphold a fatherly image because it was a pursuit to be in the spotlight rather than the source of the beam. That was synthetic love — it looked like love but it didn’t feel like love.

Is It Loving Or Is It Selfish?

I thought the difference between being loving and being selfish was obvious. Aren’t they opposites? Well, they may actually be the opposite of what you think. Learned behaviors and beliefs about love modeled during childhood become our love habits as adults, so what you have been practicing may warrant a second glance.

When I laid my beliefs out on the table for reevaluation, some of them made no sense. Some of what I was practicing as love created frustration for me.

How could love create frustration?

I didn’t think it could, so I dedicated a period of time to reevaluating and redefining my definition of love. If peace of mind, integrity and authenticity are virtues you seek, I urge you to undertake such a reevaluation yourself.

We all enter this world with a longing to love and be loved; the means to this end is where it gets confusing.

Genuinely loving thoughts, words and deeds, must come from a place that is pure-of-heart. Pure-of-heart as in absent-of-fear. It takes openness, brutal honesty and a willingness to consume lots of humble pie in order to distinguish what is loving from what is selfishness.

Some religions and societies profess that it is noble and saintly, indeed loving, to put one’s self last. In an effort to mimic saints who came from a loving place that

was pure-of-heart, many have misguidedly resorted to manipulative and controlling tactics with selfish motives. Actions that can appear honorable and noble on the surface can conceal fear-based intentions beneath. When the intentions match the actions it is love. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As above, so belowâ&#x20AC;? you might say.

When someone asks a favor of us and we comply, even though we are already spread too thin, what we feel is not aligned with what we do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As above is not so below.â&#x20AC;?

Would you want to be on the receiving end of someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help if you knew it meant that they had to suffer to be there for you? Probably not. Suffering doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prove that someone loves us. And it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even necessary.

Suffering more likely indicates: â&#x20AC;˘ a fear of the consequences of saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;no.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ a desire to monopolize the attention, admiration or sympathy of those they profess to be helping. â&#x20AC;˘ an inflated sense of self-importance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a false belief that they are indispensable. â&#x20AC;˘ a lack of faith and trust that there is someone else who will step up in their absence.

These kinds of behaviors are actually selfish because they are born of fear and block out divine intervention.

The selfish-of-heart have a strong desire to love and be loved, but have been misguided. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand the process and can be destructive and even arrogant in their refusal to own their motivations. You can give someone the shirt off your back as long as it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cause harm anywhere else.

If you will freeze or have to ask someone else for their shirt, are you really helping anyone?

Hidden Love Agendas Fear-based motivations promote intentions that are selfish rather than loving. They include fear of not being loved for being honest, fear of what others will think and fear of going to hell. Ironically, when selfish-of-heart we expend a lot more energy in our attempts to get others to believe that we are pure-of-heart, than those who are pure-ofheart spend on being loving.

When fearful we manipulate. We try to earn love rather than express love; we attempt to prove that we love rather than trust in the power of love. When tactics fail to produce a

desired outcome it leaves us frustrated. Authentic love does not create frustration, so when we find ourselves frustrated because someone does not appreciate our loving efforts, it is likely we were manipulating rather than loving. When pure-of-heart we have nothing to prove, nothing to hide, and no need to defend or justify, only a desire to love and be honest.

If we are too busy to be there for someone when their life is going well, but would be there in a heartbeat if they were in crisis, our motives may be worth reexamining.

Would you want a person like that near you during a time of need?

The selfish want to be there for us if they can benefit in some way, so an opportunity to be a hero is enticing. When we are feeling undervalued we are in need, so it would be more loving to address our own issues than to go on a help mission to feed our lack of self-worth with someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s misfortune. People sometimes use their misfortune to get attention. That is selfish too.

The key is that being compassionate with someone out of love carries no strings. Being there for someone out of fear or need â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to assure they are in our debt in case we need a favor down the road, or to be able to play the role of hero â&#x20AC;&#x201D; carries strings (hidden agendas).

This is a love tainted with insecurities (fears) at best. True love cannot be earned or bought.

Sometimes we can genuinely be loving and sometimes we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. When we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it is time to purify our hearts by taking responsibility for the reasons that are preventing or blocking our ability to love. Healing in its truest sense involves changing some of our deepest and most basic limiting attitudes about love.

Adapted from Why Me? Why Now? Why Not? by Trish Whynot. Š2012 Patricia Whynot.

Reprinted with permission from the author.

TrishWhynot, D.C.Ed, is a holistic counselor, Doctor of Core Education, speaker and writer with a private counseling practice in Middleton, MA. She enjoys the outdoors, art, books, photography and the seasons with her family, friends and pets. Visit www.TrishWhynot.com or call (978) 314-4545. Trish will be a speaker at the Spirit of Change Magazine Natural Living Expo, November 16-17 in Marlboro, MA. Visit www.naturalexpo.org.

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While countless definitions of “soul” exist, it usually refers to the dwelling of spirit within us and our deepest inner essence. Unique to each person, soul underlies personality. At the same time, soul connects separate beings with each other to form the interconnected web of life.

In times past, people communed with nature and listened to stirrings in their souls. In our fast-paced, technology-driven, outer-directed world, we readily lose touch with those avenues of soul exploration. Our educational system and family structure emphasize adapting to the world and fitting into mainstream America.

Disconnected from the soil of our deepest selves and its inner directives, we live without a compass to guide our way through life.

Inner Knowing

When I decided to become a psychologist, I had no idea that “psyche” was derived from an ancient Greek word that referred to soul. At the time, I only knew that I wanted to help people who were struggling with emotional distress. I pursued this career and became established in my field.

After I moved to a more rural setting and began deepening my connection with nature, something strange began happening. I had difficulty leaving my home and going to work.

As I aimed my car down our driveway, I sensed something calling, pulling me back. Trying to make sense of this feeling, I wondered, “What might I have forgotten?”

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and found various reasons to turn the car around. Arriving back home, I invariably found everything in order. I checked the wood burning stove, the dog, etc. None of my reasons for turning around had been warranted. Yet, the feelings persisted. Whenever I began driving to work, I felt something tug at me, pulling me home.

After some time, it finally dawned on me that these feelings were messages from less conscious regions of my psyche, and that I needed to explore what they were trying to tell me. I began paying more attention to my dreams, free-associating in my journal, and generally opening myself to the exploration.

One day, while walking in the woods, I suddenly realized I needed to resign from my position and work out of my home. This insight surprised me for I hadn’t been exploring my feelings, nor had I intended to do so.

While appreciating the scenery and enjoying my walk, the understanding simply popped into my mind.

I sat with this knowing for a while, not telling anyone what I was contemplating. The whole idea required a shift in my thinking. I mulled it over, exploring if it might work and how I might go about doing it.

On one hand, it didn’t make sense to quit a prestigious position I had worked very hard to obtain, especially as I enjoyed helping the people I worked with.

Yet, as I felt into the idea more deeply, I knew that this move would be truly right for me. Having allowed the idea to percolate, I took a leap of faith. I resigned from my salaried position and began working out of my home.

I share this personal story as an example of one way that soul communicates — through feelings that keep persisting, pushing or pulling in a given direction. This

includes flashes of insight that bubble into conscious awareness, seemingly out of the blue, which we know to be true. While attending to soul and honoring inner messages doesn’t always require doing anything as dramatic as quitting your job, it does involve taking time to listen, to sense and to know.

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During a reading he communicates telepathically with his numerous angels and spirit guides who read and interpret the client’s aura (the spiritual light surrounding one’s physical body). Ross also communicates with the client’s own angels and spirit guides (most people have several of each).

Follow Your Soul Compass

Similar to our physical senses that function like antennae receiving messages from outside, we have inner senses that receive messages from soul. These inner senses act like a compass, pointing us toward the direction soul wants us to go.

Each of us has preferred ways of processing information from our inner senses. Our tendency to use a particular pathway can be recognized by the language we use. For example, although I process some information visually, I frequently favor the kinesthetic mode. I tend to talk about feeling things and sensing that something might happen.

A person inclined towards auditory processing, will say things like “I hear you” and “that sounds good to me.” Visually oriented people may talk about “seeing what you are getting at.” The person who says, “I can just taste what that would be like,” or “it was a bitter pill to swallow,” uses gustatory channels to process information. The phrase “sniffing out a problem” reflects an olfactory sensory channel.

In my experience recounted earlier, I began exploring what soul was trying to communicate by leaving a notebook beside my bed and recording my dreams soon after awakening, writing in the present tense. I also diligently wrote rapidly in my journal, allowing my pen to follow wherever my associations led. Sometimes I used crayons to draw pictures, inviting my inner eye to embellish on a message.

Various meditative practices work in a similar way.

Meditation helps us turn inward and tune out the irrelevant. We then enter the calm, still place deep within where we access messages from soul.

Even though we all lead busy lives, it’s important to find time for creative endeavors that feed our inner guidance system and provide avenues for soul expression.

Painting, drawing, sculpting and making mosaic patterns offer pathways for visually oriented people. Those inclined toward auditory pathways might experiment with listening to music, singing, or playing an instrument. Cooking and baking bread could serve as creative avenues for gustatory and olfactory folk. And kinesthetically oriented people like myself might try knitting, gardening, authentic movement, yoga and tai chi.

Any activity that expresses something from inside can embody a message from soul. If you feel moved to write, then do so. Keep a journal, pen a poem or write a novel.

Weave a basket or rearrange a room. Give your imagination free expression. This is the way to engage with soul until something inside just clicks, you know it feels right and you answer your soul’s call.

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everal polls indicate that the term “atheism” has acquired such an extraordinary stigma in the United States that being an atheist is now a perfect impediment to a career in politics (in a way that being black, Muslim or homosexual is not). According to a 2006 Newsweek poll, only 37% of Americans would vote for an otherwise qualified atheist for president. [This number has risen to 54% as of 2012. — Editor] Atheists are often imagined to be intolerant, immoral, depressed, blind to the beauty of nature and dogmatically closed to evidence of the supernatural.

Even John Locke, one of the great patriarchs of the Enlightenment, believed that atheism was “not at all to be tolerated” because, he said, “promises, covenants and oaths, which are the bonds of human societies, can have no hold upon an atheist.”

That was more than 300 years ago. But in the United States today, little seems to have changed. A remarkable 87% of the population claims “never to doubt” the existence of God; fewer than 10% identify themselves as atheists — and their reputation appears to be deteriorating.

Given that we know that atheists are often among the most intelligent and scientifically literate people in any society, it seems important to deflate the myths that prevent them from playing a larger role in our national discourse.

1. Atheists believe that life is meaningless.

On the contrary, religious people often worry that life is meaningless and imagine that it can only be redeemed by the promise of eternal happiness beyond the grave. Atheists tend to be quite sure that life is precious. Life is imbued with meaning by being really and fully lived. Our relationships with those we love are meaningful now; they need not last forever to be made so. Atheists tend to find this fear of meaninglessness…well… meaningless.

2. Atheism is responsible for the greatest crimes in human history.

People of faith often claim that the crimes of Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot were the inevitable product of unbelief. The problem with fascism and communism, however, is not that they are too critical of religion; the problem is that they are too much like religions. Such regimes are dogmatic to the core and generally give rise to personality cults that are indistinguishable from cults of religious hero worship. Auschwitz, the gulag and the killing fields were not examples of what happens when human beings reject religious dogma; they are examples of political, racial and nationalistic dogma run amok. There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable.

3. Atheism is dogmatic.

Jews, Christians and Muslims claim that their scriptures are so prescient of humanity’s needs that they could only have been written under the direction of an omniscient deity.

An atheist is simply a person who has considered this claim, read the books and found the claim to be ridiculous. One doesn’t have to take anything on faith, or be otherwise dogmatic, to reject unjustified religious beliefs. As the programmer Stephen F. Roberts once said: “I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.”

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4. Atheists think everything in the universe arose by chance.

No one knows why the universe came into being. In fact, it is not entirely clear that we can coherently speak about the “beginning” or “creation” of the universe at all, as these ideas invoke the concept of time, and here we are talking about the origin of space-time itself.

The notion that atheists believe that everything was created by chance is also regularly thrown up as a criticism of Darwinian evolution. As Richard Dawkins explains in his marvelous book, The God Delusion, this represents an utter misunderstanding of evolutionary theory. Although we don’t know precisely how the Earth’s early chemistry begat biology, we know that the diversity and complexity we see in the living world is not a product of mere chance. Evolution is a combination of chance mutation and natural selection. Darwin arrived at the phrase “natural selection” by analogy to the “artificial selection” performed by breeders of livestock. In both cases, selection exerts a highly non-random effect on the development of any species.

5. Atheism has no connection to science.

Although it is possible to be a scientist and still believe in God — as some scientists seem to manage it — there is no question that an engagement with scientific thinking tends to erode, rather than support, religious faith. Taking the U.S. population as an example: Most polls show that about 90% of the general public believes in a personal God; yet 93% of the members of the National Academy of Sciences do not. This suggests that there are few modes of thinking less congenial to religious faith than science is.

6. Atheists are arrogant.

When scientists don’t know something — like why the universe came into being or how the first self-replicating molecules formed — they admit it. Pretending to know things one doesn’t know is a profound liability in science. And yet it is the life-blood of faith-based religion. One of the monumental ironies of religious discourse can be found in the frequency with which people of faith praise themselves for their humility, while claiming to know facts about cosmology, chemistry and biology that no scientist knows.

When considering questions about the nature of the cosmos and our place within it, atheists tend to draw their opinions from science. This isn’t arrogance; it is intellectual honesty.

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7. Atheists are closed to spiritual experience.

There is nothing that prevents an atheist from experiencing love, ecstasy, rapture and awe; atheists can value these experiences and seek them regularly. What atheists don’t tend to do is make unjustified (and unjustifiable) claims about the nature of reality on the basis of such experiences. There is no question that some Christians have transformed their lives for the better by reading the Bible and praying to Jesus. What does this prove?

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Ernest Hemingway â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;All thinking men are atheists.â&#x20AC;?

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Richard Dawkins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.â&#x20AC;?

Butterfly McQueen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion.â&#x20AC;?

George Bernard Shaw â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.â&#x20AC;?

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them that the question itself makes no sense. Time didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist before the big bang, so there is no time for god to make the universe in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like asking directions to the edge of the earth. Earth is a sphere; it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an edge, so looking for it is a futile exercise. We are each free to believe what we want, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my view that the simplest explanation is: There is no god. No one created our universe, and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization.

There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that I am extremely grateful.â&#x20AC;?

Frank Lloyd Wright â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.â&#x20AC;?

Woody Allen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only is there no god, but try getting a plumber on weekends.â&#x20AC;?

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Atheists are free to admit the limits of human understanding in a way that religious people are not. It is obvious that we do not fully understand the universe; but it is even more obvious that neither the Bible nor the Koran reflects our best understanding of it.

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If a person doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already understand that cruelty is wrong, he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discover this by reading the Bible or the Koran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as these books are bursting with celebrations of cruelty, both human and divine. We do not get our morality from religion. We decide what is good in our good books by recourse to moral intuitions that are (at some level) hard-wired in us and that have been refined by thousands of years of thinking about the causes and possibilities of human happiness.

We have made considerable moral progress over the years, and we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make this progress by reading the Bible or the Koran more closely. Both books condone the practice of slavery â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and yet every civilized human being now recognizes that slavery is an abomination. Whatever is good in scripture â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the golden rule â&#x20AC;&#x201D; can be valued for its ethical wisdom without our believing that it was handed down to us by the creator of the universe.

This article first appeared December 2006, in the Los Angeles Times and is reprinted with permission of the author.

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round the time when the war in Iraq started I was invited to a birthday party for my friend Maria. A couple of dozen people stood around and chatted casually in small clusters when a cousin of Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decided to hand out some posters about an upcoming peace march in Washington, DC. Several of us had already participated in a peace rally in our hometowns so we eagerly took the flyers and expressed how horrified we were about the development of this situation. Heads were nodding and shaking in dismay and some pretty strong opinions against the war were expressed. That is, until my friend Dan was handed the sheet of paper and in a loud, firm and calm voice said ,â&#x20AC;?No thank you. I am actually for the war.â&#x20AC;?

You could hear a pin drop. We were all frozen in animation. Finally the cousin withdrew his hand that was dangling mid-air with the peace march poster and mumbled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well. You are of course entitled to your opinion.â&#x20AC;? That was the end of it. Not one of us war protesters said anything. We were seemingly in shock. Oh my, we had a wolf among us in the sheep herd, a wolf who did not care to be disguised in sheep´s clothing!

On the way home my belly was a bag of mixed emotions. I could not help but admire Dan for having the guts to speak his truth, no matter how unpopular.

In shame I realized that if I had been in a room full of people urging, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go over there and kick some butt and show them Muslims that they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mess with America,â&#x20AC;? I would most likely just have slunk out the backdoor without making a squeak. I would have told myself that it would have been a waste of breath trying to talk to â&#x20AC;&#x153;those peopleâ&#x20AC;? anyhow. All my yoga talk about â&#x20AC;&#x153;being oneâ&#x20AC;? would have vanished like rain drops on a hot car roof. I would not even have tried to look for common ground or to share my beliefs. Upon hearing opposing opinions, my brain would simply have flashed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Error, error. Wrong! Bad! Scary!â&#x20AC;? and I would have shut down and shut up.

As a peace lover, I have always wanted smiles and harmony, and for everyone to get along and agree with one another on everything, and for life to be nice all the time. While that may be a natural human wish, it is a delusional one since it is never going to happen. Conflicts are most likely here to stay.

Does that mean I have to give up on my wish for peace? No. What it means is that I have to get over my fear of conflict and tension in the air. To be a peace activist requires great courage. It asks that I cultivate an ability to stay calm and centered in the midst of a fiery discussion and learn to speak my truth calmly and

compassionately. If I start spewing my comments in an angry, defensive or demeaning voice and twisting my face into a gargoyle, the chances that I will be heard are minute, since the brain of the person I’m talking to is likely to register danger and shut off or activate for fight.

I need to learn to let go of my ego-centered hold on my opinions and go deeper where I can speak from my heart and from my essence if I have a desire to reach the heart and essence of the other.

Not only that but I need to learn to listen deeply to a person who holds a different opinion without shrinking back. Scientific studies show that when we listen attentively it calms the amygdala of the other person’s brain. (The amygdala is the part of the brain that scans the world looking for danger to protect against in ensuring our survival and safety.) Listening with presence and compassion creates a limbic resonance between us.

That sets the stage for a safe space where the sharing of thoughts and feelings can take place.

If I listen and hear valid points, I can learn from that and perhaps even revise my own views on something. I can also hear what language this person uses and decide what choice of words for expressing my own truth might be the least threatening to him or her. If I can tie my point in to someone’s already existing world view there is a greater chance that the brain is not going to flash “error, error, reject, delete” before I have even finished my sentence. In the end, most people wish to be respected, understood and appreciated. I have to give what I wish to receive and keep my judgments in check.

One important part of being a peace activist is to learn to speak in non-polarizing ways. If I get smug and proud over getting in a punchy comment that renders the other person speechless and flailing, I am not a peacemaker. I need to stay grounded in the faith that at the very deepest layer of our being we all want the same things: safety for ourselves and future generations. It is just our opinions that differ about the road that takes us there. I want to be able to articulate good, sound alternatives to war. I want to be able to create solutions to conflicts where people walk away feeling enriched rather than diminished. But for now I will not worry too much about what others do. I first need to find compassion for my own shortcomings and inner troublemakers.

Scientific research shows that human beings affect each other in a myriad of ways without even speaking a word. The person with the greatest amount of coherence in his or her electromagnetic field vibrates the strongest and has the greatest influence over others in the vicinity to resonate at the same frequency. Cultivating emotions like peace, contentment, compassion and empathy creates that coherence.

We are all connected like water molecules in an ocean. Water is vital to life and persistent in finding new pathways even when obstacles block the course. So is peace. I dream of becoming a drop of peace spreading out into the world like ripples on the water.

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n 27 years as a body psychotherapist, I have come to witness how powerfully the human spirit seeks expression and how finding one’s voice is a critical pathway in connecting with and understanding who we truly are.

Sadly, we live in a culture that does not encourage us to find our voice, and through the power of our voice, make a unique contribution to the world. Instead, beginning as children, we are drilled with messages that stifle voice, and often disconnect us from us deeper selves: “children should be seen and not heard,” “be quiet,” “you don’t really mean that,” or most crudely, “shut up!” These messages hurt our hearts and spirits. But more powerfully, they stifle and silence our souls.

The roots of voice originate in the spirit and soul. Having a voice allows us both to express or share our internal experience and to say things others need to hear us say.

One challenge in our culture is that not all voices and not all messages are welcome.

While, in theory, our culture embraces freedom of speech, in reality, between gender stereotypes, cultural biases and fear of emotion and vulnerability, many parts of us are silenced rather than welcomed.

It hurts our hearts when parts of our voice are silenced or disallowed, by us internally or by others around us. If we suppress our voices, we do so at great psychic cost. Deborah Crane is a voice movement therapist in Littleton, MA. She has the fascinating job of helping people discover their voices, and in many cases, connect with previously unwelcome parts. Deborah notes, “We silence some of our internal voices because our family, our neighborhood or the culture encourages us not to use those voices. Girls are not allowed anger. Boys are not allowed sadness. We end up not allowing parts of ourselves that are not accepted. So, we tend to focus on the parts of ourselves that are accepted.”

To have a voice is to be vulnerable. When someone takes the risk of speaking their true thoughts, feelings or experience, we often say that they are “sticking their neck out.”

“We have been taught that we have to be strong and guarded and safe,” reflects Rebecca Parris, a world renowned jazz singer and professional singing mentor in Duxbury, MA. “We’ve been taught to live from fear rather than openness. People don’t realize the weakness of fear, and they don’t realize their vulnerability is a power, not a weakness.”

Vulnerability allows us to express our deepest truth and our most human experience through opinions, thoughts, dreams and points of view. When we live in fear of sticking our necks out, we remain isolated, bound up, tense and unfulfilled.

The throat is mid-way between head and heart, and often serves as a bridge between the two. When we feel something that we think is risky, our throats may become tense and tight. When we feel strong feelings but are afraid to let them out, we may feel a lump in our throats. By gently placing a hand on the tension or on the lump in the throat, you receive the message that what you are thinking and feeling is welcome and okay. The tension melts. Tears may even flow. And the deeper feelings find their way out of the body, mind and heart and into the larger world.

There are also physical, emotional and energetic costs when our voices are silenced or not allowed. “Unexpressed feelings, thoughts and sounds live in us as emotional energy blocks,” observes Deborah. “The voice is a vehicle not only for allowing our strength, but also allowing the stuck energy within us to move up and out of us. The cost of being silenced is that we never feel we can open up and allow deep emotion within, even for our own benefit with no one around. We become our own censors.”

In the lyrics my singing and songwriting collaborator Lisa Wexler and I wrote in our song, “Everybody’s Got a Song to Sing,” we express how it feels when we don’t have a way to express “the voice within us” that “wants to shout.” “It hurts so much because you want to say your words out loud. And no one knows the pain that you are going through.” When we don’t have a voice, we hurt. We feel alone.

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Head Voice Vs. Heart Voice

When I first started having my voice recorded, I noticed that I had two distinct voices: my head voice and my heart voice. When I spoke from my head, my voice had a tinny intellectual tone to it. I spoke more rapidly. When I spoke from my heart voice, however, there was a much more spacious, open and heartfelt quality. I would feel my body relaxing and melting. I learned there was a huge energetic difference between a voice that came from the head or the heart.

When we speak from the heart, we touch the hearts of others. Because the heart and the brain both generate electromagnetic energy, we can viscerally feel where energy is coming from, even if we are not consciously aware we are doing so.

Likewise, it matters how we listen to others. The way it feels to speak to someone listening from their heart is far more safe and inviting than someone listening from the head. Our heads judge, analyze and put meaning on words. That is fine in some contexts. However, for building intimacy and connection, to listen from the heart as someone speaks from their heart is much more effective, safe and fulfilling. Being aware that we have head and heart voices, and learning to use them consciously helps us more powerfully speak and be heard.

When I was in grammar school, I remember an experiment where we took a prism and learned how to angle it so that it could direct the sunlight to burn a hole in a piece of paper. It seemed like magic that we could harness the energy of the sun that way. Living creatures are energy conduits, and our bodies generate electromagnetic energy that we can learn to consciously channel, like a prism channeling sunlight.

Our voices vibrate and those vibrations interact with the vibrations of other living things around us. The resonance of our voice touches other people and can literally change the energy in the room. If we want to plant the seeds of action, speaking our intentions is a powerful place to start. When we speak a vision, we open up possibility for all who hear it.

“Once you find your voice, the possibilities are endless,” Rebecca notes. “In music, we have a microphone that reaches a lot of people over the course of a night. Our impact can be major. But you may impact one person who goes out and impacts a thousand.

One would be surprised how many people their voice has touched in a lifetime.”

Linda Marks, MSM, is a Yale University trained singer/songwriter who has been singing and songwriting since grammar school. She was an active singer/songwriter in the Boston area in the early 1980’s and has practiced body psychotherapy for 27 years. www.healingheartpower.com Linda is also co-chair of Boys to Men New England, an adult-teen mentoring program.

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Book Reviews Linda Star Wolf and Anna Cariad-Barrett Sacred Medicine of Bee, Butterfly, Earthworm, and Spider 2013, Bear & Company, Rochester, VT Medicine wheels access the powerful, vast consciousness of the universe.

Through their physical structures, circular shapes and attention to cosmological directional alignments we have evidence, in wheels such as Stonehenge, the Mayan calendar and the Indian mandala, of our primordial deep-rooted understanding of the connectivity between nature and the heavenly bodies. Native cultures continue to use the profound and mysterious medicine wheel wisdom of their ancestors. As above (Great Star Nation and connection to Creator), so below (Mother Earth).

Newly evolving medicine wheels continue to serve as portals into other realms, harmonious places where we honor, reach, and are guided by spirit. As we work with modern medicine wheels we continue to feel the power and magic of beckoning the cosmos, the animals, and the earth energies for guidance. Sacred Medicine of Bee, Butterfly, Earthworm, and Spider introduces the Instar Medicine Wheel, a unique medicine wheel that responds to the need for gentle earth-based assistance as we collectively experience the growing pains of being birthed into a new reality.

Using our insect brothers and sisters as guides, the Instar Wheel connects us with the carriers of some of the most ancient wisdom on the planet, continuing to hold the tradition of a medicine wheel as living temple. The scientific word instar refers to the development stages and life-cycle journey of insects and related animals, correlating directly to the soulful developmental stages we humans are currently being called forth to navigate.

To the East we find Earthworm, who teaches us to stay grounded and close to the earth. Through Earthworm we learn that we each have a sacred purpose, that

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the “lowly” contribute in essential ways and deserve our respect, and that darkness is not to be feared. Working with littered leftovers, Earthworm honors the remnants of the past.

She co-creates a new reality from what no longer serves. Earthworm is the humble recycler. To the South is Honey Bee. Tending to the cellular hive, the portal through which new life emerges, Honey Bee is the caring midwife, tending to the newly emerging life and working for the collective good of the hive. As she responds to the plight of colony collapse so that the next generation will survive, Honey Bee consciousness provides us with the powerful adaptation skills that are currently so needed on our planet. It is important to remember in these challenging times that Honey Bee communicates through dance.

In the West, as egg transforms to Butterfly, we see the power of transformation.

Caterpillar must know when what she feeds on no longer sustains her and her current form has reached its potential. It is only then that Butterfly can emerge. In the North, Spider, the creative dream weaver, uses her incredible body wisdom to weave her life-sustaining web to manifest all that she requires. Sensing vibrations she is alerted to the presence of nourishment in her web. In fact, Spider’s whole world is based on using her DNA-bred instinct for creation, receptivity and vibration. At any given moment each person on Earth is within one meter of a spider.

The Earth’s smallest creatures are ever present in our midst. Turn to them, notice them, and join with them in kinship for the greatest good of the planet.

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and traditional women’s health, as well as her own personal experiences of a heartbreaking miscarriage and joyous motherhood, to support the creative process of pregnancy, birth and parenting. Utilizing sacred birthing energy, intuiting feminine power and creating family harmony are at the heart of mothering radiance. Through the wisdom of the mothering center, women learn to recognize the importance of good body mechanics, the benefit of a sustainable mothering pace, and to strengthen the bond between mother and child. Exploring the energetic cellular lineage (from both our mother and father), Kent offers ways to release lineage imprints. Sometimes something as mundane as vacuuming can be a tool for release. Kent’s own rage-filled housecleaning pattern (which many can relate to) resolved when she repeatedly allowed herself to interrupt her housecleaning for rest and renewal by focusing on her breath, and laying her body on the ground if needed. (She also wore fairy wings while vacuuming when her son was young. It’s difficult to rage while wearing fairy wings!)

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Holistic women’s health care provider Tami Lynn Kent connects women to their core energy and helps them interpret their body’s energetic wisdom. In Mothering from Your Center, Kent uses modern medicine

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the medical community, documents and the many physical and emotional adjustments necessary to move from day to day are all provided. Compassion and honesty is what our loved ones most desire. The shock and confusion of hearing a terminal diagnosis can make previously capable individuals unable to manage even simple tasks. Go slow with instructions. Present only one idea at a time. Allow your loved one to set the pace of their increasing dependence and try to make things as predictable as possible. Sit while visiting instead of standing at the bedside, hold hands, and listen.

I was holding a terminally ill friend’s hand when she expressed to me her fear of dying. “I don’t know how to do it,” she said.

In our culture, there are few guideposts for the journey from disease to death. Both the dying person and the person caring for, or even just visiting, the individual frequently feel they’ve been suddenly thrust into a frightening and foreign land. Starting with the terminal diagnosis and ending with the caregiver’s recovery from grief, Leaning Into Sharp Points offers with sensitivity the oftenillusive how-to information caregivers need to navigate the practical and emotional territory of tending to their dying loved ones.

Practical suggestions for initiating difficult conversations, and advice for dealing with

Diet and exercise always top the list of natural health enhancers. But according to 7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality, “remaining sexually active throughout your lifetime” should also be included as a paramount health principle! Healthy sex is potent medicine, and there is a wealth of scientific evidence to support the lifeextension powers of this foundational drive. Regular sexual activity, particularly with a committed partner, reduces stress, reinforces the immune system, improves memory (by producing chemicals to create new brain dendrites), and even helps you look four to seven years younger!

Desire, first and foremost, begins in the mind, so aging need never eliminate sexual performance. Myths, such as sex increases men’s heart attack and stroke risk as they age, and menopause means the end of sexual desire for women, are clearly dispelled in this guide which promotes exciting sexuality throughout adulthood, into seventy or eighty years of age, and beyond!

Gail Lord is a freelance writer living in Massachusetts. Please send book review copies to 51 North Street, Grafton, MA 01519 or email socbookreviewer@gmail.com.

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3/23-3/24 — WESTERN MASS MINERAL, JEWELRY AND FOSSIL SHOW. Saturday: 9:30am-5pm and Sunday: 10am-4pm. At the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 1 Atwood Drive, Northampton, MA. Admission: $5.

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3/24 — EFT FOR SELF-BALANCING. Discover the effectiveness of EFT. Quick and effective self-talk, tapping and energy balancing. EFT has been used effectively to reduce feelings of pain, anxiety, stress, panic and more.

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3/13 — LEARN TO CONNECT TO THE SPIRIT WORLD WITH JOHN HOLLAND. Join this online

3/1 — SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY’S EXPRESSIVE ARTS INSTITUTE 2013 FACILITATOR TRAINING. Help re-kindle the creative spark within yourself and within your clients and students! This professional development and personal growth program has been designed to provide educators, healthcare practitioners, therapists and those in related human services fields with basic training in the expressive and creative arts to facilitate transformation, self-discovery, physical healing, and the evolution of consciousness when working with groups or individuals.

To learn more or apply for this 3-part training, email christopher.carbone@salve.edu or visit www.salve.edu

3/1-3/6 — THE RECONNECTION: RECONNECTIVE HEALING AT KRIPALU. March 1-4: Level I/II seminar: Reconnective Healing with Eric Pearl and The Reconnection Teaching Team. March 4-6: Level III seminar: The Reconnection taught by The Reconnection Teaching Team. March 2-4: Reconnection yoga classes taught by The Reconnective Yoga Teaching Team. For guest registration and information: (866) 200-5203 or registration@kripalu.org

3/2 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Concord, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 3/3

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3/2-3 — THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN . Wakefield, RI. Nan Moss and David Corbin. The Foundation for Shamanic Studies basic workshop, prerequisite for all Foundation programs. Contact All That Matters (401) 782-2126, info@allthatmatters.com. Visit www.shamanscircle.com 3/7 — LYME DISEASE: HOPE FOR A SILENT EPIDEMIC. Herbal protocols and life style changes to diminish symptoms, strengthen immunity and restore vitality. Boston School of Herbal Studies. (781) 646-6319 or bostonherbalstudies.com. Sign up online.

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course Wednesdays: March 13, 20 and 27 from 7-8:30 pm. John will impart the skills and specific techniques to enhance your abilities to ‘Connect With Spirit’ as well as sharing his philosophy on psychic foundation upon which mediumship is built. You will walk away with some useful exercises to continue practicing and developing at home. $79. Register: www.hayhouse.com.

3/29/13 — WHY ME? WHY NOW? WHY NOT? Embark with Dr. Trish Whynot on an approach to living that expects opportunities even during challenging times.

7-9pm at Circles of Wisdom, Andover, MA. (978) 4748010. www.circlesofwisdom.com

April 4/3 — 5TH ANNUAL COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES EXPO. Free and open to the public. 3-6pm at UMass Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA. Speak with local practitioners and receive personal complementary treatments. At the Faculty Conference Room at UMass Medical School. Exhibitor space now available. Contact Vinny Minichiello at Vincent.minichiello@umassmed.edu for information

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3/14 — MUSHROOM MEDICINE. Mushrooms have been used for thousands of years as food and medicine and are known to enhance vitality, strengthen immunity and support healthy aging. You will learn how to identify and use some of the most powerfully healing mushrooms known today. Boston School of Herbal Studies. (781) 6466319 or bostonherbalstudies.com. Sign up online

3/16 — FEELING GREAT, NO MATTER WHAT! Inspirational talk and meditation. Transform the way you think, feel and experience life. Overcome fears and find your inner strengths. Understand the power of your true identity and reclaim your dignity. Inner Space Meditation Center.

Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm. Free of charge. (617) 547-1110. www.innerspaceharvardsq.org

3/23 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Newton, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 3/24

3/23-3/24 — GETTING READY FOR DEEP RELATIONSHIP. Interactive workshop for couples/singles who want healthy, empowering relationships based in trust, respect and shared commitments. Pepperell, MA. $325 Contact Kateri, kmccue326@yahoo.com to register.

3/23-24 — SHAMANIC DIVINATION TRAINING. Boston area, MA. Nan Moss and David Corbin. A Foundation for Shamanic Studies advanced workshop. Pre-requisite: The Way of the Shaman. Contact David Perry (508) 376-

October — Join Sandy Corcoran and Nicki Scully for sacred ceremony and magic throughout Egypt.

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Calendar continued from page 47 4/3 — PSYCHIC AND MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE (6 weeks). Professional psychic and medium Gayle Kirk helps you to learn how to receive psychic guidance and messages from heaven for yourself and for others. Learn how to give professional readings. Take your gifts to the next level! Beginner and intermediate level serious students. No experience necessary! Certificate of completion awarded. Belmont, MA. Pre-register by 3/27/13 and save $100. (617) 489-7717. www.gaylekirk.com/ classes-events/psychicmediumintensive.php.

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4/4 — THE WORK OF BYRON KATEI CLASSES. Learn this simple tool to question your stressful thoughts and set yourself free. Thursdays 6:30-8 p.m., 4/4-4/25.

Also Fridays 12-1:30 p.m., 4/5-4/26; $90. 935 Main Street, Manchester, CT. Contact Joy Karim at (860) 796-9461. www.TheWorkwithJoy.com

4/4-7 — MOVING THROUGH GRIEF AND LOSS. A residential workshop for healing from past and present loss and trauma. Notre Dame Spiritual Center, Alfred, ME. Staff trained at Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Center. Contact Paul Matteson, MS, at Edgebrook, paul@edgebrook.org. (207) 753-0135. www.edgebrook.org.

4/5-7 — READ AND PLAY MUSIC IN A WEEKEND! World famous seminars (www.understandingofmusic.com) turns beginners into musicians, revitalizes and inspires even pro musicians. 169 Massachusetts Ave, Boston. (781) 5991476. http://signup.understandingofmusic.com or sallee@dlorien.com

4/13-27 — Explore an ancient place of peace, power and spirit on a two week personal journey of transformation in Peru. See April listing or visit www.innerlightjourneys.com.

4/6 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 4/7

chilled stones, crystals, marma points, sacred oils and honey mask. Free stones during guided harvest each day.

CE’s available. Thenewportmassageschool.com. (877) 8321372. Master instructor: Karyn Chabot, D.Ay, MS, LMT

inspired by the matrix of science and art, where ancient wisdom meets modern medicine and where massage, Ayurveda and yoga unite. Students can study at our Newport, RI campus or in their homes via live-webinar technology. www.thenewportmassageschool.com. (877) 832-1372. Master instructor: Karyn Chabot, D.Ay, MS, LMT

4/13 — SPRING OPEN HOUSE AT GROTON WELLNESS, a revolutionary center for health and healing offer-

4/20 — CELEBRATION OF REIKI CONFERENCE: REIKI — PRACTICE AND PATH. Connection! Education!

ing integrative family medical care, dental care, wellness therapies, nutrition, healthy cafe and more. 11-3pm. Free spa treatments, seminars, farm animal petting zoo, farmto-table café treats all day, bounce house and face painting, special discounts and more. (978) 449-9919. 493 Main Street, Groton, MA. www.grotonwellness.com

Community! 8:00-5:30. Masonic Hall, 32 Church Street, Watertown, MA 02472. Tickets: $35 in advance, $45 at the door. For tickets and registration materials: eliseb@rcn.com, http://celebrationofreikiconference.blogspot.com, www.brennerreikihealing.com.

4/7 — HEALTH AND WELLNESS SHOW 2013.

Meet over 45 local health and wellness businesses. Free health screenings done on site. Admission $5 per adult, free admission with this ad or registering online: www.healthandwellnessshow.net. Walter Perlman, show coordinator Walter@gis.net or (508) 460-6656.

4/8 — WHO’S PUSHING YOUR BUTTONS? Those who push your buttons the most are your greatest teachers. Join Trish Whynot in a lively discussion on how to find the opportunity hidden in your irritation. 8-9pm teleclass.

Register online at www.trishwhynot.com

4/9 — FREE GROUP HEALING. Experience the transformative power of VortexHealing . Divine Energy Healing with Lorraine Goldbloom. Awaken to freedom! Tuesday, 7-8:30pm, Circles of Wisdom, 90 Main Street, Andover, MA. Contact: (978) 474-8010. No registration needed. www.circlesofwisdom.com

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4/11 — VORTEXHEALING DIVINE ENERGY HEALING. Restore emotional balance and energetic strength.

Experience the energy of Vortex with Lorraine Goldbloom.

Thursday, April 11, 7:30pm, Theosophical Society, 21 Maple Street, Arlington, MA. Cost: $10. Contact: (617) 926-4155. www.tsboston.org

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4/11-12 — SACRED STONE FACIAL AND AYUVEDIC BEAUTY. 10am-5pm. $275. Learn about heated and

4/13-27 — 14-NIGHT, 15-DAY SPRING RETREAT IN PERU. Join us for a personal journey of transformation in an ancient place of peace, power and spirit. Explore Machu Picchu, the breathtaking central highlands and Lake Titicaca. Deep experiential immersion in sacred Andean sites, ceremonies and heart-centered culture. $2,880. Details: www.innerlightjourneys.com

4/14 — LIVING FROM THE HEART with Rev. Robert Nemeth from 10am-5pm. Amethyst Point, 234 Chandler St., Worcester, MA. (508) 847-8448. The heart is more than an organ that pumps blood. Hear what science and the traditions have to share. Participate in processes that will awaken the power of your heart. www.amethystpoint.com 4/15-18 — REGISTERED AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR PROGRAM. 10am-5pm. 21-month Level 1 Program meeting the 3rd weekend (4 days) each month. $290/mo. Approved by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. S.A.M.A. is a consciousness-based school

4/20: PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT, PAST LIVES AND ANGEL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP with Ross J. Miller, psychic healer, medium, regression therapist. In this unique, experiential workshop you’ll learn how to identify your guardian angels and spirit guides by name and receive their guidance, healing and inspiration; discover your soul’s life purpose; experience two of your past lives and heal the residual karma from them; give psychic readings to others in class and more. Saturday, 10:00AM-5:00PM, Newton, MA. To register for the workshop or to schedule a psychic or past-life reading or healing session in person or over the phone, visit our website: www.TheMysticWay.com or call Ross J. Miller (617) 527-3583

4/22 — INTRODUCTION TO MARMA THERAPY. $155. 10am-5pm. Activating marma points allows light and prana into the body, transforming the biochemistry of the physiology. CE’s available. Thenewportmassageschool.com.

(877) 832-1372. Master instructor: Karyn Chabot, D.Ay, MS, LMT

4/23 — ARCHETYPAL ASTROLOGY: WHY YOU CHOSE YOUR SIGN with Gahl Eden Sasson. Discover the true meaning of Spiritual Astrology, why is it different than fortune-telling. 7-9pm, Circles of Wisdom, Andover, MA. www.circlesofwisdom.com or (978) 474-8010.

4/24 — TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING. Two evening special events with Rhys Thomas, 6-9pm. Discover your true life purpose and experience full personal power.

Don’t let another year go by without seeing what the Rhys Thomas Transformational Process can do to fast track your personal empowerment. Bonus video for early sign-up. www.RhysThomasInstitute.com. Repeated 5/15

4/27 — BHODI SPRING YOGA FESTIVAL. 10am-4pm.

Bringing together the community through yoga, meditation, creativity, visual and performing arts at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. For more information http://bodhiyogafestival.weebly.com.

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4/27-28 — THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN . Buffalo, NY. Nan Moss and David Corbin. The Foundation for Shamanic Studies basic workshop, prerequisite for all Foundation programs. Contact Helen Lebel (716) 250-8103, helen_lebel@yahoo.com. Visit www.shamanscircle.com

4/27 — HOLISTIC PSYCHIC FAIRE sponsored by The First Spiritualist Church of Onset. At the The Elks of Wareham Lodge (Rt 28 & 6) Wareham, MA from 10-5pm. $2 admission. For more information: www.church1.org 4/27 — FRAMINGHAM EARTH DAY FESTIVAL. Visit the Full Heart Acupuncture booth and meet Abby Greiner, MAOM, Lic. Ac. (MA), Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM). 11am-3pm on the Framingham town common. To learn more about Full Heart Acupuncture visit www.fullheartacupuncture.com.

4/27 — ENERGY, SPIRITUALITY AND MANIFESTATION: BASICS AND BEYOND. Explore how energy manifests into form and take home soul-lifting, tangible tools to enhance your personal life, community and world.

Harmony Center, Medfield, MA. (508) 359-8056. www.harmony-center.org

May 5/3-5 — WEEKEND MEDITATION RETREAT. North Andover, Massachusetts. Learn about the Kriya Yoga meditation technique as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda.

Explore the benefits of Kriya Yoga and steps toward receiving Kriya Initiation. www.anandaboston.org/kriya.aspx or call (401) 524-4766.

5/4 — HOLISTIC HEALTH AND PSYCHIC FAIR. Sponsored by Canton Spiritualist Church. 10am-5pm. Free admission. 1-3 Blue Hill River Road, off Rt 138N, Canton, MA (at The Blue Hills, Exit 2B off Rt 128). For more information call (617) 469-2568.

5/4 — REIKI MASTER TRAINING. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/ MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki Master Teacher: 5/5

5/15 — TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING. Two evening special events with Rhys Thomas, 6-9pm. Discover your true life purpose and experience full personal power.

Don’t let another year go by without seeing what the Rhys Thomas Transformational Process can do to fast track your personal empowerment. Bonus video for early sign-up. www.RhysThomasInstitute.com. Repeated 5/15 5/17-18 — NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CANCER: A BIOLOGICAL MEDICINE APPROACH. Join national and international practitioners in New Bedford, MA, to learn the latest in alternative cancer treatments: integrative, mistletoe and microimmune therapies, tooth body connection, minimizing side effects in conventional treatment

and more. Details at Biological Medicine Network: (508) 748-0816, www.BiologicalMedicineNetwork.org

5/17-19 — SACRED STONE MASSAGE THERAPY CERTIFICATION. 10am-5pm. $375. Sacred Stone Therapy includes stone layouts, gliding, spinning, edging and flipping techniques designed to anchor the first and second chakra and directing energy towards the “terminal ends” of the body, integrating western and Ayurvedic massage techniques. Free stones during guided harvest! www.thenewportmassageschool.com. (877) 832-1372.

Master instructor: Karyn Chabot, D.Ay, MS, LMT

5/18 — BOSTON GONG CAMP Advanced master class on everything gong. Learn valuable playing techniques for sound baths, yoga, meditation, and live performance. Everything covered from sticks, stands, mallets, gong types, and more. (978) 474-8010 or www.sacredsound.org 5/22 — CURE PRACTITIONER BURNOUT. Learning to clear the energy discharge from your clients is at the core of burnout prevention. RYSE (Realizing Your Sublime Energies) is a 16-hour workshop developed specifically to address the issues of how to master your energy so you can clear client discharge and take your work to higher levels. Class starts May 22nd at all Spa Tech Institute locations. For more information go to www.ryse.com or call (800) 262-8530 5/31-6/2 — CHAKRA AWAKENING with Margaret Ann Lembo. Circles of Wisdom, Andover, MA. www.circlesofwisdom.com or (978) 474-8010.

Upcoming 6/1 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Newton, MA. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/2 6/7-13 — GRANDMASTER MANTAK CHIA’S WORLD TOUR 2013. Inner Alchemy: Chi Kung and Meditation. Presented by Boston Healing Tao. Grandmaster Chia is one of the most important figures in contemporary Taoism. He has revolutionized the healing arts by openly teaching many previously hidden techniques in Chi Kung.

He is on the top 20 list of 100 Most Spiritual Influential teachers in the world. Do not miss this special opportunity to learn from the grandmaster! Contact Marie Favorito, www.bostonhealingtao.com. (617) 501-9118.

6/8 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Wilton, NH. Libby Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/9 6/8-6/9 — HERBSTALK 2013. A lively, educational fair celebrating herbs and their healing powers. Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 from 11 to 6pm at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA. www.herbstalk.org

6/22 — REIKI CERTIFICATION. Concord, MA. Libby

4/20 — Celebrate and connect with Reiki energy and practitioners at the Celebration of Reiki Conference in Watertown, MA. See April listing or visit celebrationofreikiconference.blogspot.com. www.spiritofchange.org

Barnett, MSW. 26 years experience. Reiki Energy Medicine co-author. Notebook, pin, certificate awarded. Visa/MC accepted. CEU’s/contact hours. Call (603) 654-2787. www.reikienergy.com. reiki@reikienergy.com. Reiki II: 6/23

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Calendar continued from page 49 6/28-30 — 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HERB SYMPOSIUM. Held at Wheaton College, Norton, MA. An extraordinary weekend with over 90 indoor and outdoor workshops for all levels of experience with herbalists from 13 countries. Hands-on demonstrations and wild plant identification walks, herbal intensives, herbal marketplace, evening entertainment and dancing, CNE for nurses and holistic veterinary track. Keynote by Tieroana Low Dog, MD. Register before March 30 for discount: $275. www.internationalherbsymposium.com. (802) 479-9825.

SEPTEMBER 2013 — PATH OF THE HEALER APPRENTICESHIP, NINE-WEEKEND TRAINING. Perfect for practicing healers or those who wish to develop their healing skills, the apprenticeship with Deborah Wilson teaches bio-energy medicine and the science of the human energy field. Shutesbury, MA. (413) 256-0999. www.pathofthehealer.com.

OCTOBER 2013 — JOIN SANDY CORCORAN AND NICKI SCULLY for sacred ceremony and magic throughout Egypt. Private visit to King’s Chamber, private boat down the Nile to many ancient sites, etc. For detailed itinerary contact sandy@starwalkervisions.com or (508) 435-2681. Space limited.

11/16-17— 7th ANNUAL NATURAL LIVING EXPO. Save the date for New England’s largest holistic expo.

225 exhibits and over 90 workshops and featured events.

Learn, shop, have fun and get healthy! $12 weekend admission. New location: Royal Plaza Trade Center, Marlboro, MA. See page 67. Sponsored by Spirit of Change Magazine. Exhibitor space available; reserve now for best booth placement. Call (508) 278-9640 ext 2, or email Michella@naturalexpo.org or visit www.naturalexpo.org.

FREE WOMEN’S GATHERING: MONTHLY POTLUCK DINNER. 2nd Wednesday of each month. The Gathering

WELLNESS ROUNDTABLE HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS NETWORKING GROUP. Please join us at our

Inn Women’s Spiritual Center and Retreat House, Hubbardston, MA. 6:30-9pm. New events happening all the time. See full schedule online at www.gatheringinn.org.

(978) 820-1139.

monthly meetings, second Wednesday each month in Northboro, MA. Stay inspired and create collaborative professional relationships. A welcoming community working for the greater health and well-being of all. Contact marilyn@confident-directions.com.

MEDIUMSHIP CLASSES AT CIRCLES OF WISDOM in Andover, MA. Lauren Rainbow teaches 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month and occasional weekends. Gerri DeSimone leads Spiritual Mediumship/Psychic Development Circle Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings and a beginner’s class two Tuesdays a month. (978) 474-8010 or www.circlesofwisdom.com for details.

SHAMANIC DRUMMING CIRCLE founded 1993. Usually second and fourth Fridays of every month. 7pm. Quaker Meetinghouse, Cambridge, MA. Open to all, instruction available on website: www.cambridgeshamaniccircle.org.

Terrence (978) 952-2704 or Emily (781) 641-3980.

CLASSES IN CHANNELING AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION with Vywamus, a teacher of higher consciousness, channeled by Andrea Seiver. Have a personal reading, enjoy 2013 Evenings with Vywamus April 11, May 2, June 6, July 11. (617) 332-1541. www.andreaseiver.com.

CRYSTAL BOWL SOUND JOURNEY. 2nd Tuesday, monthly. All About You Yoga, Westminster, MA. Immerse in the healing sounds of quartz crystal bowls, harmonium and toning. http://www.soundalchemy.org. (978) 874-0005.

BOSTON SCHOOL OF HERBAL STUDIES. Arlington and Lincoln, MA. Affordable, evening and weekend classes, chakra healing intensive, aromatherapy certification course, herbal apprenticeship programs and advanced training.

(781) 646-6319 or bostonherbalstudies.com. Sign up online.

PRANIC HEALING WORKSHOPS AND WEEKLY TWIN HEARTS MEDITATIONS. Cleanses, energizes, and relaxes body, mind, spirit. Thursdays, 7-8:15 pm.

Miriam G. Smith, certified MCKS pranic healer and teacher.

(978) 683-6129. mgsenergy@comcast.net. www.PranicHealingNE.com.

THE ECLECTIC INSTITUTE OF AROMATHERAPY AND HERBAL STUDIES offers the following programs beginning on 3/8: Palmistry as a Tool of Diagnosis at www.bostonherbalstudies.com. 3/15: Introduction to European Aromatherapy at www.scentsibilities.com.

4/20: Level II of Aromatherapy at www.scentsibilities.com.

For a full listing of classes offered visit: www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com.

READING GATHERINGS. Facilitated by Reverend Jeannine Bakriges, ordained spiritualist minister and certified metaphysician. Offered on Saturday or Sunday from noon5pm. Schedule a gathering at your home, receive two free readings! For more information: www.thespiritualspider. blogspot.com/2012/07/reading-gatherings.html or (802) 368-7217. spinningjenny57@hotmail.com

PRACTICAL MEDITATION COURSE. Spiritual understanding about the self, the Source and the world around us. Simple techniques to enhance your meditation. Free of charge. Evening and weekend options. See www.innerspaceharvardsq.org or call (617) 547-1110.

Ongoing TAI CHI CHUAN. Classes in Yang style tai chi chuan, both group and private, held at Gin Soon Tai Chi Club, the oldest school teaching tai chi chuan in the greater Boston area.

Classes held Monday-Thursday 11-1. Evenings from 4-8.

Saturdays 1-4. 33 Harrison Ave, 2nd floor, Boston, MA. (617) 542-4442. www.gstaichi.org.

MEDITATION EVENINGS. Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 PM. All welcome! Introduction and guided meditation, refreshments. No fee. Suggested donation $10. Advaita Meditation Center, 28 Worcester Lane, Waltham, MA. www.advaitameditation.org. (781) 647-0020.

MONTHLY PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT CIRCLE. Beginner to advanced, all are welcome. Join a group of likeminded individuals using interactive exercises to develop and strengthen your psychic abilities. First Thursday of every month, 7-9, $30. The Robin’s Nest, Bellingham, MA. Email Judy at tarotsage@yahoo.com.

SPIRITS-OF-NATURE SHAMANIC CIRCLE. Join us for shamanic journeying, finding power animals and guides, connecting to nature, chanting and more. Wednesdays in Somerville, MA. Contact Suzan Baltozer-Fisher, initiated shamanic practitioner at or www.SpiritsofNatureHealing.com.

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6/7-13 — Do not miss this opportunity to learn Inner Alchemy: Chi Kung and Meditation from the Grandmaster during Mantak Chia’s World Tour 2013. See Upcoming listing or www.bostonhealingtao.com.

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• Classes, Certifications & Schools . . 53-55

• Herbs and Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

• Spiritual Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

• Astrological Consulting . . . . . 51-52

• Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

• Homeopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-60

• Salons and Spas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

• Bookstores and Gift Shops . . . . . 52

• Consciousness Transformation . . . 55

• Holistic Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

• Yoga, Tai Chi and Fitness . . . . . . . 62

• Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53

• Counseling and Therapy . . . . . 55-56

• Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

• Children's Health and Services . . . 53

• Healing and Bodywork . . . . . . 56-58

• Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61

• Chiropractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

• Healing: Combined Modalities ..58-59

• Retreats and Retreat Centers . . . 62

Acupuncture & Asian Medicine

Acupuncture of Worcester Holistic Health since 1974

Conditions we treat include: Anxiety 0 Depression 0 All GYN concerns Digestion problems 0 Asthma 0 Allergies Headaches 0 Insomnia 0 Muscle/Joint Pain Fatigue and More Qigong treatments and instruction are also available.

Acupuncture is a safe, time-tested, and transformative therapy for many conditions.

We offer comfortable, effective treatments using a combination of Chinese and Japanese style acupuncture, suited to your needs.

Patricia Smith Burkhart, MAC, LIC. AC.

Gentle relief from: • stress and pain • medication side effects • chronic health problems

Contact us for a free consultation.

494 Union Ave., Framingham, MA Abby@FullHeartAcupuncuture.com www.FullHeartAcupuncture.com 0 508-341-3481 0

I look forward to alleviating your suffering.

Whether your issue is chronic pain, allergies, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, plantar fascitis, golfer’s elbow, infertility, uterine fibroids, menopausal symptoms, insomnia, a compromised immune system, or a host of other problems, I can help you.

Call for a free “meet and greet” appointment.

259 Mass Ave., Arlington, MA Free parking in rear. www.anappleadayacupuncture.com 781.648.0911

Blue Lotus Healing Arts is dedicated to mind/body healing, education and wellness.

First, to heal pain and illness; second, to maintain wellness and live strong and clear; lastly, to clear blocks in your life so you can manifest your gifts and joy.

This is our vision of health for you.

5-element Acupuncture & more Nature’s Path to Healing & Personal Transformation

To make an appointment, call 617-965-6440.

70 Athelstane Rd, Flr #2, Newton Ctr, MA www.bluelotushealingarts.com

Dr. Yvonne Chen, Lic. Acupuncturist One of the first practicing acupuncturists in the United States, Dr. Yvonne Chen began her acupuncture practice in Washington, D.C. in 1973, moving to Worcester one year later. Trained in China as a medical doctor, Dr. Chen’s years of study and research included in-depth work with both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Her approach to health incorporates keen knowledge on the nature of disease, use of

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energy balancing, nut­ritional counseling and the promotion of spiritual well-being.

Acupuncture is especially effective in the treatment of: • Pain: migraine headaches, stress relief, tendonitis, arthritis, lower back pain, neuralgia, whiplash, accident and trauma injuries and TMJ syndrome • Improving bodily functions: respiratory ailments, insomnia and impotency • Nervous system disorders: Bell’s Palsy, paralysis, multiple sclerosis and stroke recovery • Behavioral changes: weight control and smoking cessation.

Located at 110 June Street, Worcester, MA 01602. For an appointment or for more information, please contact Dr. Yvonne Chen at 508-755-5557.

Astrological Consulting Joseph Crane

Practical Astrology

Joseph Crane has been a consulting astrologer since 1988. He is Co-Director of the Astrology Institute and author of numerous articles and three books: A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1998) and Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Tradition (2007) and forthcoming Between Fortune and Providence: Astrology and the Universe in Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Joseph uses astrological consultations to help people understand and work better with their lives.

Natal astrology helps determines patterns and possibilities for you in this lifetime. Predictive astrology examines situations and their meaning within larger contexts and their probable outcomes.

Horary astrology casts a chart for the time of asking an important question; Electional Astrology gives the best time for a new undertaking.

Consultations are in Rhode Island or over the phone. All sessions are recorded.

Visit our website for further information and our monthly newsletter. josephcrane@verizon.net s 401-527-2035 www.astrologyinstitute.com

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Esoteric Psychology Monique Pommier, M.A., Ph.DE

Astrology illuminates one’s psychological landscape and journey. It times life developments and reveals their designs for the soul.

I offer astrological services and ongoing psychospiritual counseling with astrology, Jungian and esoteric psychology as a comprehensive ground of exploration and guidance

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Questions?

Astrologer Eric Linter has answers.

Changes in relationships, career, health, finances or spiritual practice are inevitable.

Eric’s clarity will help you stay on the right path. His insights help you better understand and appreciate life’s challenges. His clients say Eric Linter is “profound and enlightening” and “one of the best astrologers on the East Coast.”

on current issues and lifelong questionings.

By accessing the deeper order of your life, you gain transformative insights into the evolutionary meaning of particular challenges and new perspectives to direct your choices.

My background includes an MS and PhD in Esoteric Psychology and Philosophy. Jungian psychology, Eastern and Western Traditions are key foundations in my approach.

I have been in practice for 25 years.

U Astrological Consultations U U Psychospiritual Counseling U www.astrologicalpsychology.com 617-524-7072

The Silver Willow

Large selection of bulk herbs The Silver Willow’s own herbal tea blends Handmade herbal products for you and your whole family, including your pets Crystal Balls n Tarot Cards n Pendulums Incense n Ritual Tools n Statues Challis’s n Reiki Treaments The largest selection of New Age books in the entire area!

An Herbal, Metaphysical & New Age Gift Shop for all your herbal and ritual needs

Classes in Aromatherapy, Astrology, Tarot, Wicca, Herbs and more

Home of the Celtic Cricket Psychic Reader...

What’s in your Future?

Tue-Sat 11:30-7, Sun 12-5 pm., Mon-Closed, 54 Fall River Ave. (Rt. 6), Rehoboth, MA www.thesilverwillow.com n 508-336-8813

Readings available in person or over the phone

Eric, a professional astrologer for 25 years, works with individuals, couples and businesses. Specialties include career moves, personal creativity and karmic relationships. Consultations are available in person, by telephone, or on cassette.

Eric also offers classes, lectures and appearances at parties and special events.

For more information and to schedule a private session, contact Eric by email or call:

Witch Owned and Operated Ritual Supplies G Crystals G Gemstones Jewelry G Incense G Candles G Gifts Mediums and Spiritual Counselors on staff Various classes and workshops!

78 N. Washington St, N. Attleborough, MA 508-643-3400 G 877-33-WITCH andromedasalley@aol.com www.andromedasalley.com

stars@ericlinter.com X 508-541-4115 X

“I learned more from one session than I did from 5 years of analysis.”

- J.G., Cambridge, MA

Centers

Bookstores and Gift Shops

Therapeutic Services and Classes

Acupuncture T Massage T Reiki Reflexology T Stress Management Tai Chi and Qigong T Yoga T Nia Tong Ren T Zumba T Laughter Yoga Strength Training T Breathwork Reiki Classes T Reiki Shares

Crystals Books Jewelry Statuary Incense G Gifts and More!

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T Oncology Massage Metaphysical Shop

122 West Emerson St., Melrose, MA www.zuzusbeads.com G 781-665-8844

Central Massachusetts’ only hospital-based complementary care center Everyone deserves whole-person care.

new age gift shop

Fitchburg, MA www.healthalliance.com T 978-665-5800

T Complete Decongestive Therapy for treatment of lymphedema Thanks to our volunteers and Angie’s Spa Cancer Foundation, many of the above therapies are available free to patients in our cancer center.

Books and music @ Aromatherapy and tools Incense and candles @ Cry­stals and jewelry Learning Center

Workshops @ Reiki Training @ Readings Yoga @ Gaidon Heart @ Bellydance Psychic Development

We are a nonprofit Center dedicated to teaching meditation and exploring Advaita, the spiritual tradition of self-realization.

To learn more about us, go to our website or visit us at our lovely, historic house in Waltham.

Holistic Healing Center

Usui and Karuna Reiki @ Hypnotherapy Reflexology @ Massage @ Crystal Healing Inner Child Healing @ Body Talk™ Hours: Mon–Fri 10 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Gift Certificates available.

118 Washington St., Rte. 138, N. Easton, MA www.womenofwisdominc.com 508-230-3680

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Ample parking and wheelchair accessibility.

Evening Meditation on Wednesdays Introductory Classes Reading Groups and other Activities

28 Worcester Lane, Waltham, MA 02451 info@advaitameditation.org www.advaitameditation.org G 781-647-0020

Rhode Island Center for

Metaphysics Possibilities * Learning Illumination

We are an enlightened spiritual community committed to learning and growing and open to the many possibilities along this spiritual journey.

1050 Main St, Unit 14, East Greenwich, RI info@thericenterformetaphysics.com 401-300-GOD1

Center Offerings G Spiritual Topic Discussion Group G Spiritual Study Group

Classes, Certifications & Schools

G Spiritual Movie Night G Spiritual Classes G Morning Group Meditation Sessions

exclusively or incorporated into your healing practice. Two-year certification program.

G Spiritual Lecture Series

See our full schedule of events: www.thericenterformetaphysics.com Join us on meet up: www.meetup.com/ The-RI-Center-For-Metaphysics

To learn more, or for free home study course and more information including course descriptions, certification requirements, and links to online videos and teleseminars, please visit: Energy workers : Learn advanced protocols for applying therapeutic gems

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OPEN DOORS

Largest New Age Store in New England

Hot Power Yoga and Gentle Yoga Classes YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

200 & 500 Hours u 14 Yoga Studio Locations Dorchester, Roslindale, North Cambridge, Easton, Westwood, Canton, Braintree, No. Attleboro, No.Scituate, Duxbury, Hingham, Weymouth, Hanover, E. Bridgewater

ChangeYour Life

Private Readings Tarot, Psychic or Mediumship Telephone Readings or Walk-Ins

Workshops with Ed Langan

“Ed was very good at explaining the key points and keeping it simple. It was very positive and uplifting.” — D.A.

Huge selection of health-related products, jewelry and metaphysical needs 395 Washington Street, Braintree, MA Store open daily, 9 am-10 pm, 7 days a week www.OpenDoors7.com u 781-843-8224

These leading-edge workshops are taught

by Ed Langan, author of Creating with the Law of Attraction: 10 Principles that will Change Your Life.

Ready to Change?

Learn how to use the Law of Attraction to create whatever you desire: F

For times, dates and descriptions of the workshops South of Boston visit:

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Attract money Improve relationships F Achieve better self-esteem

Ed is also available for coaching.

Bodywork and Readings

Massage Z Cranial-Sacral Z Reiki Z Polarity Full Spectrum Healing Z Angel Readings Spiritual Counseling Z Psychic Readings Classes and Workshops

Yoga Z Tai-Chi, NIA Z Journey Dance Qi Gong Z Crystal Bowl Workshops Psychic Development Classes Z Meditations Healer Training Programs Host your event here!

163 Main St., Suite 6, Medway, MA 02053 solsticehealing@yahoo.com 508 533-0669 Z www.solsticehealing.com

Our two gorgeous workshop rooms are available for rent by the hour and the day.

Charming, light filled practitioner rooms are also available for rent. Reasonable rates!

Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies Instructor Linda Patterson offers over 20 years of experience in the science, art and principles of herbalism and aromatherapy.

Ongoing certification courses offered throughout the northeast including: ✴ 7-Month Herbal Certification ✴ 4-Month European-Based Aromatherapy Introduction ✴ 4-Month Advanced Aromatherapy Course ✴ 3-Month Conscious Nutrition Course ✴ Palmistry a tool of diagnoses www.aromatherapyandherbalstudies.com 978-297-4502

Chiropractors

Affordable Herbal Education Throughout the Year

Intensive 7 Month Herbal Apprenticeships Training with Facial, Tongue, and Pulse Diagnosis ❖ Aromatherapy Certification ❖ Weekend Intensives and Evening Classes ❖

H o l istic H e a ling C e n ter Dr. Jennifer Lees Network Chiropractor Imagine feeling more ease in your body.

Imagine more joy and serenity in your life.

Sometimes our capacity to heal may be overwhelmed by the stress of life. Our body

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tends to lock up and mold to the stress.

After a while we may find ourselves sick, tense, symptomatic or simply just wanting more out of life.

I specialize in gentle techniques that unwind these tension patterns. It is my goal to help you move through life’s stresses with more grace and ease.

Healing is possible... and it can be easy.

Dr. Jennifer Lees 410 Boston Post Road #26, Sudbury, MA 978-443-3248

upcoming Herbal Classes

For more information on all our classes, see www.bostonherbalstudies.com Arlington, MA ❖ 781.646.6319

Mar. 7 - Addressing Lyme Disease Mar. 9 - Natural Baby Care Mar. 14 - Mushroom Medicine Mar. 21 - Healing with Honey Mar. 28 - Fertility Awareness Method

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New England Institute of Reflexology & Universal Studies v Professional Reflexology Certification and Approved Continuing Education in Reflexology, Massage, and Reiki v Integrative techniques give students a strong foundation and create a balanced treatment style v Students qualify as professional therapists upon completion

v Courses meet state and national standards; CE’s approved from ARCB and NCBTMB. School is licensed by Commonwealth of MA, Dept. of Education Our goal is to act as a bridge between complimentary and conventional medicine through the training of qualified holistic practitioners. Join us!

• 200 and 500 Hour Classical Yoga Teacher Training

~ Now teaching Reflexology at ~ All That Matters in Wakefield, RI Cortiva Massage School in Watertown, MA

• Monthly Workshops

Advanced energy anatomy Full Spectrum healing techniques F Understanding yourself and your clients through the Profiles F A deep bond with your classmates and the healer community of the school F

Energy Medicine Practitioner

Certificate Program

The Rhys Thomas Institute of Energy Medicine is New England’s premier three year Energy Medicine Practitioner Certificate Program designed to take your journey as a healer to the next level. This is the next level for anyone who has stepped on a healing path, medical career, or a path of personal growth and inner transformation.

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Classes start in October and run through June, meeting six weekends over the year.

Payments plans available.

For more information: Rhys@RhysThomasInstitute.com rhysthomasinstitute.com F 508-740-3038

The next Level I program begins in the Fall of 2013 and runs one weekend per month for nine months. We have offered this training for 30 years in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Full program information is available on our web site.

The Synthesis Center Professional Training in Psychosynthesis Psychosynthesis is a holistic, transpersonal model of human development integrating psychology and spirit in the healing arts. The Center offers two Professional Training programs in psychosynthesis for all helping professionals and students.

The Psychosynthesis Professional Training Program teaches psychosynthesis theory, the principles of holistic psychology and the process of psychological and spiritual development. It provides an in-depth theoretical and practical training as well as intensive personal, professional and spiritual growth in a face-to-face setting.

This training is open to those actively engaged in or studying the helping professions. This is a comprehensive three-year program that leads to certification as a Certified Psychosynthesis Practitioner (CPP).

CEU’s for social work and mental health counseling are available.

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• Yoga classes offered daily • Weekend Intensives • Yoga Therapy Training

Julie Rost, Director

8 Clifford Street, Exeter, NH www.yogalifenh.com v 603-479-3865

www.walkinbalance.com v 508-317-3044 v

This is an amazing personal growth program! Many of our students take the program just to get the personal transformation. And we also will provide you with the best, cutting-edge healing technology there is. Our program offers:

New England’s premier 3-year

• Meditation Training

Join our yoga community as we study, practice and share the transformative benefits of Yoga. All levels of ability and experience are welcome to an environment that is safe and open to diversity in body, mind and spirit. Therapeutic, scientific and heartcentered in our approach, we unite in our desire to understand and live Yoga’s five branches.

The Will to Grow: Transformational Life Coaching is a nationally certified, coach training program, offered for the first time in the fall of 2012. This program will train people in psychosynthesis coaching and leads to a Psychosynthesis Life Coach (PLC) certification through the Center and to the prestigious and nationally certified Board Certified Coach (BCC).

The (W)hole Point Institute The heart of The Wisdom WAY™ is the point at which our psychology intersects with our spirituality. This point is the space in which we awaken — for real.

Alaya Chadwick has drawn on her 28+ years of experience to develop The Wisdom WAY™, a personal, practical, self-sustainable map and method for personal and spiritual growth. Found in The Wisdom WAY™ are the tools you can use to Walk Awake saying Yes to life.

Oftentimes we feel like we are simply sleepwalking through life. We find ourselves responding to people and experiences as if we are on “auto pilot.” We can feel like we have little energy or joy in our lives. We may wonder, “How do we wake up?”

The Wisdom WAY™ is the skeleton found inside most healing modalities, including conventional therapy and alternative practices. What makes this WAY different is that you are the expert. By following the map using your own life experiences, you unravel the mysteries of yourself and reveal the wonder you truly are on all levels — emotional, physical, and spiritual.

The program is offered via teleconference or live sessions and prepares people to work in the expanding field of life and business coaching and its many variations. The training process is deep and rich, supporting the coach trainee in stepping fully into the field, through personal and shared processes, didactic training and on-going cocoaching practice. This program will begin again in the late summer/fall.

Free Introductory sessions for our programs will be offered in the spring and summer of 2013, both as teleconferences and in-person sessions in both Amherst, MA and Brattleboro, VT. The Synthesis Center e Amherst, MA training@synthesiscenter.org www.synthesiscenter.org e 413-256-0772

The (W)hole Point Institute offers a wide range of self-development experiences, healing opportunities, and empowerment trainings for individuals and couples or partners. These workshops are both experiential and educational and are offered in group and/or one-on-one settings. Additionally, there are intensive apprenticeship programs which offer personal in-depth study.

2-Day Intensive (W)hole Workshops Learn practical tools to reveal your own unique pathway to (W)holeness.

2-Day PAIRing™ Workshops (People Activating Intimate Relating™) Open to couples and singles, this workshop is for those who wish to bring their relationships to a deeper level of self-appreciation and intimate union.

One-on-One (W)hole Life Coaching Relationship Intensives for Couples Awakening Divinity Apprenticeship Reiki Level I and II classes Learn this ancient healing art to support yourself and those around you. …and much, much more!

NASW-approved CEU’s available “Alaya Chadwick is able to put ‘hands and feet’on extremely complex concepts in a way which connects them to the living reality of everyday life.” — Martha Harrell, MSN, Ph.D. Elizabeth “Alaya” Chadwick M.Div., MSW., L.I.C.S.W., Reiki Master,

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Ayurveda and yoga reunite. Our seaside Newport campus in Rhode Island provides a beautiful space for students to enliven and amplify the natural intelligence of the healing process within others and within themselves.

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Massage | Aesthetics Polarity | RYSE Ipswich • Plymouth • Westboro You deserve an education that honors who you are and who you are becoming.

A great education is spiritually transforming: You overcome your limitations and realize your highest potential, at the same time you learn the foundation and skills to succeed.

Excellent education is not by chance; it comes from years of listening to employers, graduates and students to find the best way to teach the most valuable information to make you successful.

As a leader in energy medicine and

energy based education since 1980, Nancy Risley recognizes that your education is a transformational healing process. As a successful therapist, author and teacher, her vision is to help you realize your dream of work that is creative and supports all aspects of who you are. Whether you work in a spa, clinic, or have your own business, you gain the required skills to create satisfaction as well as increased flexibility, control and income.

The next step to fulfilling your future is to call for a no obligation, information interview with our Career Advisor. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your future.

Programs take from 4 to 12 months, depending on your schedule: Full-time, mother’s hours or part-time evenings.

Accredited. Licensed. Financial Aid available for qualified students.

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Andrea Seiver, Ph.D. Channeled Readings Classes Have you spoken with an ascended master recently? Vywamus, channeled by Andrea Seiver, is a master and teacher who is working to help all humans make the shift into the higher levels of consciousness.

Readings with Vywamus cover your life work, relationships, past lives, and other

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Would love to meet your soulmate?

Call for FREE 10 minute consult!

In person or phone coaching ◆ Workshops Concord-Cambridge, MA prosperityprincess@gmail.com 857-753-6819 ◆ edieblue.com

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Spiritual Teacher Kristin Kirk After experiencing a dramatic shift in consciousness, Kristin began healing within the multidimensional soul and universe.

She works in unison with a team of spirit guides to transform the soul by releasing layers of density, old trauma, and conditioning, that have hindered a brighter and clearer expression of the Radiant Self.

This may occur as soul clearing, past life and current life healing, emotional and mental release, balancing of subtle energetic anatomy, integration of multidimensional consciousness, embodiment support, and channeled guidance.

With 20 years in practice, Kristin offers healing sessions, both long distance, and locally, for individuals, couples, groups, pets, loved ones, and those who have passed on.

She also offers ‘Journey Into Awakening’, a transformational and educational series to support and facilitate the awakening process. www.kristinkirk.com

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Other Classes: Learn to Channel • Advanced Channeling For information, contact Andrea at 617-332-1541 • www.andreaseiver.com Available Now! The Next Big Bang: The Explosion of Human Consciousness A Vywamus Book Read more at www.andreaseiver.com

Counseling and Therapy Constructively connect with your daily/ life challenges. Learn and benefit from layouts, placement, sacred safe-space, and therapeutic percussion.

G Ideal for life transformations and routine spiritual rebooting G Meditation, renewal, focus G Healers: be healed, supported G Sessions under 90 minutes

Coaching I would be delighted to assist you in manifesting more love in your life. My coaching will help you to see and feel visible, tangible results. Together, we will co-create a joyful journey to a new love especially tailored for you!

issues with his characteristic warmth, humor, and practical advice.

Channeled Classes and Spiritual Tutoring help you personally evolve and begin to live in a state of higher consciousness.

Evenings with Vywamus: Vywamus shares his energy and discusses your questions on topics of general interest. Donation $10.

Serious crystal energy work since 1987

Barbara Madden Johnson M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C. Do you have a belief that, inside of you, you have the potential that yearns to be released?

For most, a fleeting glimpse is all they’ll ever have. For others, there is a way. Just imagine…releasing your true potential.

Work­ing together, one-on-one, you can over-

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come problems that have kept you from achieving your goals and desires.

Unlock your potential! Restore inner bal­ance!

Come alive!

Barbara Madden Johnson, M.A., C.A.G.S., L.R.C., L.P.C., a certified master practitioner and licensed trainer in Neuro Linguistic Programming, has over 25 years experience helping individuals with: u Career and identity is­sues u Immune and autoimmune illnesses u Chronic fatigue syndrome u Depression u Learning disabilities and ADD u Relationships u NLP Certification Training Program u Bel­mont, MA. Some insurance accepted.

For an appointment, call 617-484-1716.

Weekly Group and Various Workshops Offered

Glenn utilizes heart-centered therapeutic techniques, and at times powerfully combines hypnosis and psychotherapy. This method is safe, effective and faster than using only talk therapy. The results will amaze you! You’ll notice a huge change in your life as he works with you to make your goals a reality.

Don’t wait! Call now to set up your FREE initial consultation. It’s time to create the change you desire.

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Helping People Live Better Lives Glenn Bigonet, M.A. Mental Health Counselor Clinical Hypnotherapist

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Holistic Counseling Concepts

Learn perspectives for living and loving that expect opportunities even during challenging times. You can’t thrive on problems but you can thrive on the wisdom, understanding and compassion gained from them.

Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed.

Dr. Trish Whynot is a holistic counselor, speaker and author of “Why Me? Why Now? WHY NOT? Finding Opportunity in Your Obstacles.” Visit www.TrishWhynot.com for ordering information.

Doctor of C.O.R.E. Education Dr. Trish Whynot’s way incorporates ASAT™ C.O.R.E. Counseling, meditative

techniques and wise guidance that comes through the Mineral Kingdom.

Eliminate the root of physical, social, and financial problems: Discover, address, and release issues blocking health and wealth.

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Holistic Psychotherapy Dedicated to the freedom to explore and express the authentic self.

Jonathan Chisholm, MA Presence is both the goal and technique of this psychotherapeutic process. To be with another person while fully aware of and respectful to our inner state is where healing begins. We can begin to let go of old roles and the need to be a certain way for another person. Sometimes it is helpful to examine the past to gain an understanding of how and why we habitually abandon ourselves. We learn to let go of relational habits, addictions (of all kinds), self-limiting beliefs and worst of all, hiding from who we are. We begin, sometimes for the first time in years, to discover our actual feelings. These felt sensations experienced in our bodies ultimately become a guide to who we are and what we need from life. We learn to tolerate feelings that were once overwhelming

“What im­pres­sed me about Dr. Trish Whynot was her ability to see through the chaos of life’s web and identify the root cause of any problem.”

— Bob Olson, Editor, OfSpirit.com

Improve motivation, accomplish tasks & more

Holistic Psychotherapy & Life Coaching Lori Miller-Freitas, LICSW

Holistic Psychotherapy/Clinical Consultation

Using extensive professional experience to resolve issues related to: Trauma, Grief, PTSD, Anxiety and Phobias, ADD.

Get to the core — Transform your life!

You are on this earth to be happy and realize your true potential.

Certifications: LICSW, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists. Visa/MC acccepted.

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to us and to release pent up feelings from years of suppression.

Awareness is the key. To be witness to our own inner processes and at the same time to be fully aware of our surroundings is the beginning of freedom. We learn to take our own experience as real and decide that we are at liberty to respond in a way that truly fits who we are.

Life is no longer filtered though other people’s interpretations that we have mistakenly labeled as our own. We become ourselves.

This work must to be done gently. We need the guidance of someone who will keep us on task but at the same time allow us to go at a pace that feels safe. We need someone we can learn to trust. We are entering into a collaboration that is itself a form of meditation. By learning to be present in an authentic way in the therapeutic setting, a new possibility for being in the world emerges.

Center of the Heart Whole Health Integration

Joan Holzman, Psy. D. Lic. Psychologist, Lic. Marriage and Family Therapist Dance/Movement Therapist From the time we are very young we take life’s experiences to heart. Over time we may forget our core, hurts and feelings, but they remain with us. Our heartfelt experiences help shape our sense of self and our interactions with others.

I offer a variety of modalities such as: EMDR, Sandtray Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Therapeutic Movement & Psychotherapy to help heal our core issues and attain a more integrated sense of health and well being. I look forward to meeting you.

Client Comments: s Sandtray – “Sand tray therapy helped me see my life more clearly.” s EMDR – “I had insights I never had before.” s Therapeutic Movement – “It was great to feel the freedom in my body after working with you.”

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Healing and Bodywork

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Experience colon hydrotherapy in a safe, relaxed environment using state-of-the-art FDA registered equipment.

Stephanie Dumas I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, Owner

Body-Centered Psychotherapy Listen to your body…follow your heart.

The heart is the first organ to form in the body, and is the organizing factor for physical formation, including brain formation. Trauma, deprivation or neglect creates heart wounds, which keep us from accessing our deepest selves.

Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) facilitates an emotional, energetic rewiring, helping us activate and express the power of the heart. Emotional safety,

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words, touch, meditation, movement, presence and silence facilitate verbal and non-verbal expression. Meaningful work, fulfilling relationships, self-esteem, purpose and passion, love, intimacy and sexuality follow. Straight, GLBT and poly-friendly.

Coaching for soul-centered living. Body psychotherapy groups Sunday nights in Newton. Apprenticeship training.

Books: Living with Vision, and Healing the War Between the Genders Blog: www.heartspacecafe.com/blog Mediation for couples and families.

Coaching for soul-centered living. Body psychotherapy groups. Apprenticeship training.

Newton, MA www.healingheartpower.com LSMHEART@aol.com 617-965-7846

Lexington Medical Building 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, MA Cleansing for the body, the mind, the spirit

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Divine Intervention is “Where the Impossible Becomes Possible.”

Divine Intervention Spontaneous Remission Advanced Energetic Hands on Healing from the Mayan Lineage. Miraculous Healing for all issues that require attention.

Rev. Claire Luft is a Master Healer and Master Teacher of Divine Intervention Healing. This healing technique is sacred, powerful, and produces Physical Plane Results.

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Libby Barnett, MSW, RMT Awaken Your Healing Touch Libby is a gifted, knowledgeable Reiki Master with 33 years experience. Libby learned Reiki from John Harvey Gray in 1979, and is the longest practicing Reiki Master Teacher on the East Coast. Her book, Reiki Energy Medicine, Bringing Healing Touch into Home, Hospital, and Hospice has sold over 70,000 copies in five languages.

Use Reiki to create more joy, ease, and happiness. Let Libby’s warm, heart-centered approach help you take your next step toward self-love and inner peace. Reiki brings balance and harmony, supporting you doing the work you were born to do.

Reiki facilitates transitions, promotes creativity and wisdom, and accelerates spiritual growth, helping you manifest your magnificence.

Libby has been teaching Reiki at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for 14 years.

She has taught medical and nursing students at Harvard, Brown, Tufts, and Yale, as well as staff at Mass General, Brigham and Women’s, Beth Israel, Mt. Auburn, Emerson, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Southern New Hampshire, New York Columbia Presbyterian hospitals, and social workers at the University of Maryland. Libby was featured in a Reiki segment for the PBS nationally televised series, Body and Soul.

One of Libby’s passions is teaching hospice staff and volunteers. Fueled by Reiki energy, their healing touch is enhanced, creating greater effectiveness in calming agitation, soothing pain and providing comfort.

In class, a powerful slide presentation captures the essence of Reiki and highlights the latest research. Reiki stories from Libby’s extensive experience will uplift and inspire you, showing how anyone can learn Reiki. You receive attunements and practice giving and receiving Reiki. You leave class with an illustrated notebook, certificate, and Reiki pin, fully trained and certified to do Reiki on yourself, family, friends, and animals. “Hands on, Reiki’s on.”

"My commitment to teach the Usui System of Reiki Healing in the authentic, traditional manner inspired me to visit Japan to retrace the roots of Reiki. I am dedicated to teaching this sacred healing art to promote health and conscious living on the planet. I invite you to give yourself the gift of Reiki. It is an easy, effective self-care tool to love, heal, and empower yourself. I look forward to meeting you and sharing Reiki.”

Reiki I, Boston Area Classes: Concord, MA: Mar. 2 or June 22 Newton, MA: Mar. 23 or June 1

The John Harvey Gray Center for

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Lourdes Gray, Ph.D. Awaken your healing skills immediately and be a powerful channel for Reiki energy!

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing was established by John Harvey Gray and Dr. Lourdes Gray in 1996 to empower and develop a student’s capacity for healing. The Center offers the most thorough Reiki healing training available, ‘with no cut corners’, as it was taught by Mrs. Hawayo Takata. John Harvey Gray received his entire Reiki training from Hawayo Takata. He was one of the original 22 Reiki Master Teachers trained by her.

He was also the longest-practicing Reiki Master Teacher in the Western Hemisphere until his passing into spirit on January 12, 2011.

All credit cards accepted.

Social Work, Nursing and Massage contact hours/CEU’s available. Reiki Master Teacher Training info available on request.

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Patricia has taught healing techniques of Buddhist, Sikhs and Christians for over 25 years. She is the appointed East Coast representative of Reiki Jin Kei Do ~ Buddho Healing, authentic and advanced teachings of Usui Reiki in the lineage of Buddhist Monk Seiji Takamori. Patricia was the first woman to teach Reiki in the former Soviet

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intuitive powers. Within minutes, be able to scan and feel a person’s aura and chakras for analysis. ✴ Effectively treat any condition with Reiki energy— physical, emotional or spiritual, chronic or acute. ✴ Immediately be an effective Reiki healer, confidently bringing comfort and calm to family, friends, clients and pets ✴ Receive a training manual & certificate.

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“Libby has a beautiful way of teaching and creates a perfect atmosphere for healing and learning.”

Patricia Warren

Lourdes was initiated by John Harvey Gray as a Reiki Master Teacher in 1996 after intensive one-on-one training by John Harvey Gray. As a Reiki Master Teacher, Lourdes has taught over 700 Reiki workshops and trained more than 8,000 Reiki students to date and serves as the director of the John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

Each workshop consists of two full days of learning and hands-on practice. You will immediately be able to effectively channel Reiki healing energy for yourself, others and pets. In Reiki First Degree you will:

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22-Strand DNA Activation

Bring your Divine Blueprint into Physical Plane Manifestation and experience greater empowerment, improved health (mental, emotional physical and spiritual), increased utilization of your brains potential, greater creativity, and increased energy and clarity.

Also, bring forth your greatest talents and abilities, clear many karmic and genetic patterns, hold greater amounts of light in your physical body, and much more.

Great for those who feel ready to shift out of those “stuck” areas into tremendous empowerment, improved health on all levels, and living your higher destiny agreements and highest potentials.

Rev. Claire Luft Master Teacher/Master Healer Ancient Mystery School Guide & Ritual Master Heart's Singing Healing Center, Woburn, MA 781-281-2888 v www.heartssinging.com

Vibrational Transformation Cheryl Wright

We are vibrational beings.

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Vibrational Transformation is a process whereby vibrations are introduced into the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic bodies for transformation.

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Let me help you give your best to your clients!

Therapeutic maintenance massage for massage therapists and other performing artists.

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Unleash your innate gifts, talents and abilities

“The Noble Method,” (a phrase coined by a college friend) is the synthesis of everything I’ve ever learned about the human body, structure and function, sports, first aid and movement theory. (My BA is in Dramatic Arts.) I graduated from Cortiva in 2010 and I’ve been located on the Boston waterfront since 2011.

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“As a healer, I work with individuals in a way that consciously promotes a peaceful and healthy planet. Our healing work takes place despite the conflicts that wash over us in our daily lives.

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Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual light

Leontine Hartzell is a trained shamanic practitioner and counselor, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, certified therapeutic ener­gy healer, crystal and sound therapist, plant spirit medicine practitioner, psychic channeler, and legally ordained minister.

With the help of her spirit guides,

Do you need healing or solutions for any life issues?

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Awaken your dreams for yourself and for the life you want.

Nora V. Helbich, CCH

By combining traditional healing methods such as Reiki, hypnosis, and polarity therapy with his original white light healing therapy, Mark Levin was

For an office appointment or to place a remote healing request, please call: 617-233-3986 www.transcendentalhealing.com

Devoted to helping you feel better.

Energy Healer Reiki Master Certified Hypnotherapist Mark Levin specializes in:

Private Sessions by Appointment: Angelic Guidance Readings Angelic Guidance Intuitive Healing Spirit Communication Reading Reiki q Soul Counseling Energy Medicine

Holistic and Wellness Education Center Divine Guidance and Healing for the Body, Mind & Spirit

Classes Offered: Reiki q Angels q Chakras Aromatherapy q Herbalism Sound Healing Meditations q Much more

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Visionary Acupressure, Aromatherapy, Sound and Light Therapy, and Hypnotherapy to address issues of anxiety, overwhelm, loss, resentment, and more.

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Judy supports your essence with transformational healing sessions and gatherings like Sacred Yoga, Kriya Meditation, Divine Openings, SoulCollage®, Reiki Training, and more.

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Holistic Medical Natural Family Health & Integrative Medicine Dr. Jody E. Noé MS, ND Dr. Jody E. Noé, MS, ND is a Licensed, Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, fulltime, academic and clinical faculty at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, and is a published natural medicine researcher. Dr. Noé has been in practice for over 15 years and is a specialist in Integrative Medicine, and Naturopathic Oncology.

Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) are trained at accredited naturopathic medical schools, which are 4-year post graduate medical schools accredited by the US Dept. of Education. These medically-trained Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care doctors where they can order labs, diagnostics and diagnostic imaging, perform physical examinations, and refer to specialists when indicated.

A naturopathic doctor uses natural complementary and alternative therapies, in conjunction with, or in place of, conventional medicine, based on the individual.

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HOMEOPATHY Are you looking for help with a chronic health issue?

Homeopathy can help adults, children and pregnant women.

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Individual or Group Sessions and Fundraising Events

Holistic approach to healing and wellness

Sessions held in your home (MA & NH) or * Circles of Wisdom, Andover, MA * Magic of Believing, North Reading, MA * Ruah Cara office, Manchester, NH

veravolfson@gmail.com T 508.397.6098

Phone, FaceTime, Skype sessions also available

Nutrition

Julie Ann

from RUAH CARA Evidential Medium, Psychic and Healer

Nourish and Delight Nutritional Counseling with Lisa Bouley, MS

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Private consultations

(via e-mail, phone or in person)

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Guided Shopping Trips

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Nutritional House Parties

Nutrition with

Sue Makowski, RD Specializing in:

Wellness Weight Loss and Maintenance Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Whole Health and Nutrition Leanne J. Sotir, PhD, RNCP Holistic Nutrition Herbal Therapy Nutritional Supplements Whether you are suffering from specific health issues or are just interested in disease prevention, Whole Health and Nutrition has something to offer you.

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Lisa Bouley, MS is a nutritionist focused on the healing power of a plant-based diet and specializing in vegan nutrition.

You can maximize your health and energy levels by improving your diet. Let Lisa guide you through the process.

Mediumistic, Spiritual, Psychic & Channeled Readings Reconnective Healing Sessions (as certified by Eric Pearl) Trained at the Arthur Findley College in England

Treat yourself to some nutritional insight today!

Call for a FREE 20-minute consultation.

To learn more, contact Lisa: 781-290-6988 ◆ lisa@nourishdelight.com www.nourishdelight.com

Sue Makowski, MEd, RD, LDN, CHES, RDH, is a highly qualified Nutrition Consultant, licensed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Contact Sue Makowski to see if she can be of service to you: sue@NutritionwithSueM.com 508-458-5062 P.O. Box 75, Uxbridge, MA 01569 www.NutritionwithSueM.com www.WoippyCreations.com

CD or MP3 recordings available!

For more info: www.RuahCara.com For appointments contact Julie Ann directly: JulieAnn@RuahCara.com G 978.801.1368 Or book a session with Julie Ann directly at: Circles of Wisdom: www.goo.gl/47jnR Pay Pal and major credit cards accepted.

Psychic Mediumship

All readings, via Skype or phone, are given in Love and Light, and ethically relayed with compassion.

by Reverend Jeannine Bakriges Ordained Spiritualist Minister and Certified Metaphysician

802-368-7217 spinningjenny57@hotmail.com www.thespiritualspider.blogspot.com

Psychic Medium

James gives spiritual readings­—a moment for our loved ones in the Spirit world to connect with people here and allow them to share memories.

Certificate Holder of British Spiritualist National Union

James was trained at the highly acclaimed Arthur Findlay College in the UK, where he received his Spiritual National Union Certificate of teaching, demonstrating and private sittings.

Readings

james

jimshyndman@gmail.com skype: jimshyndman www.jimhyndman.com F 617-963-0906

Phone and Skype readings available.

GAYLE KIRK

At Whole Health and Nutrition, we offer a Customized Health Plan tailored to your own health goals and concerns. Your plan will include a personal food journal, customized dietary and lifestyle recommendations, as well as informational handouts. Consultations can be done via office, phone or Skype.

Tested. Gifted. Trustworthy.

“There are no words to express the gratitude I feel or the hopefulness she has instilled in us.”

To find out if a health consultation is right for you, check out our website at: www.wholehealthandnutrition.com

PSYCHIC GUIDANCE MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN

Contact Dr. Sotir at 781-987-4947 or Drsotir@wholehealthandnutrition.com

“One of the Best and Most Trusted Psychics, Mediums and Life Coaches Today!”

Telephone, In-Person & Skype for Individuals & Groups Classes & Events 617-489-7717 www.GayleKirk.com

Gretchen’s Spirit Connection Healing communications with loved ones who’ve crossed over

Sessions with Gretchen are about: G a healing connection G the benefits of reiki G a warm, supportive environment G peace and relaxation

Lady Oracle Eve Find about your future and about yourself.

Readings give advice on love, money, business and more. Receive all the recommendations that you need to help you decide on the actions that will allow you to achieve the success and prosperity you deserve.

Depth of Being Julie Sweeney

Gretchen Giuffre is a family intuitive — a non-traditional medium who focuses on connection and healing at the deepest emotional and spiritual levels.

Specializing in communicating with loved ones who have passed, as well as with divine guides and Archangels, Gretchen receives affirming, comforting messages that can lay unsettled matters to rest. Clients often say she has the most loving “mom energy” and brings forth these messages in a tender, nurturing way.

Messages G Reiki G Healing Touch www.gretchensspiritconnection.com 617-694-8326

Rev. Denise is a life-long empath and spiritual intuitive. The goal of every reading is to uncover your perfection, foster joy and

Readings available in person or by phone 508-269-7894 www.onemindspiritualguidance.net

EMMA EMMA PHANEUF PHANEUF

deal! Tarot, numerology, Runes, the I Ching, crystals, palmistry, scrying, and tea leaves can be used to help you gain a better understanding of yourself and the world.

Receive a reading for relationships, fertility, finding a job, investment strategy, and just about anything!

OneMind

S P I R I T UA L G U I DA N CE

Facilitating Peace, Oneness, and Joy!

Also Offering: R Chakra Headings R Past Life Recognition R Dream Analysis

EMMA TRACEY PHANEUF We accept all major credit cards.

Nothing is too taboo to talk about.

219-613-3782

You have the ability to be the greatest expression of yourself RIGHT NOW. How? By living in the infinite expanse of now!

Depth of Being offers intuitive and channeled guidance and energetic tools for healing and change in all aspects of your life.

julie@depthofbeing.com v 781-492-0505 www.depthofbeing.com

Rev. Denise Roberge

healing, and release all that is no longer needed. She reads by direct channel with the Angelic and Ascended Master Realms.

Oracle cards and crystals are incorporated as visual tools. Practical ideas and suggestions are shared, to be used to maintain the Divine connection and healing long after the session is over.

These readings are opportunities to work through life issues from the highest spiritual perspective. As a Master Reiki Practitioner, healing energetics can be part of the reading when appropriate.

One hour phone or Skype sessions ~ $85

Gifted Psychic, Medium and Channel A renown intuitive advisor for the past 24 years, Emma is a gifted psychic, medium, and channel and has worked for the corporate sector with a highlight including helping an oil tycoon land a multi-million oil

Readings are our Specialty With the Love of Angels Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski

Psychic Readings Energy Healings

Need insight and clarity?

A soul reading can help! By speaking directly to your guides, we will examine your life from a spiritual perspective to discover your life’s purpose and resolve issues about relationships, health, finances and career.

Lisa Campion also teaches Psychic Development and Reiki Classes.

Offices located at Solstice Healing Arts Center, Medway MA.

Are you in the middle of a change, crisis or transformation?

lisa@lisacampion.com www.lisacampion.com c 508-473-0609

Reiki Classes Lisa Campion

Jocelyn

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Intuitive Guidance for Your Life

Internationally known for her work with people via phone, in person, and radio, Jocelyn has been helping and guiding others for over 24 yrs.

Known for her ability to “cut to the quick” Jocelyn gives you information you can use for all aspects of your life.

www.spiritofchange.org

If you are ready to take a journey into yourself and hear your story with fresh ears, you will come out with options, tools, and choices you may not have seen on your own.

All sessions are recorded on audio cassette. ~ $25 off your first session. ~ For more information, call or email Jocelyn, Intuitive Consultant jocelynintuitive@hotmail.com 978-694-8946

Spiritual Counseling  Trance Channeling Med­iumship  Psychic Readings Tele­phone Readings  Tarot Readings Aura Photos: Face and Chakra Body Astrological Charts  Angelic Healings Reiki  Polarity and Energy Work angelicaofsalem@aol.com www.angelicaoftheangels.com

Spirit Medium NECOLE STEPHENS Necole is a spirit medium and certified Reiki Master. She also teaches meditation/ stress management classes. Necole has dedicated her life to the helping and healing of others.

Psychic Readings in person or phone: 30 min = $45 * 1 hr = $80 * $1.99/min.

Mediumship Readings in person or phone: 1 hr = $110 * 30 min = $65 To schedule an appointment, or for directions, call or visit Emma online.

Friend Emma Tracey Phaneuf on FaceBook!

EmmaPhaneuf.com v 401-305-7702

Angelica and Angels Landing offer a wide variety of both metaphysical and new age gifts. Browse around, enjoy the softness of the Angelic energy. Feel the magic that Angelica of the Angels and Angels Landing will bring to you. We have a knowledgeable staff to answer any and all questions.

We also offer: classes, workshops, lectures, parties, weddings and healings. A reader is on hand at all times. By ap­pointment: Rev. Barbara E. Szafranski Classes Ongoing Weekly: Meditation & Focus on Psychic Development Open Monday through Sunday Angelica of the Angels 7 Central St., Salem, MA  978-745-9355 Angels Landing 131-1 Essex St., Salem, MA  978-744-0170

Necole hosts enchanting “Angel Kisses” group reading events. The experience of the miracle of afterlife communication will leave you feeling uplifted, knowing your loved ones are always around you! See her upcoming schedule online.

Follow Necole’s fan page on Facebook and Twitter. View Necole’s blog: www.necolestephens.wordpress.com For more info or to schedule an appointment: necolestephens@comcast.net www.necolestephens.com

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Retreats and Retreat Centers

Women Helping Women Reconnect to their Spiritual Center Cozy! Affordable! Welcoming!

Offering rest and renewal for individual women and small groups through day-long or overnight retreats, nurture, stillness and meditation, as well as gathering spaces for Yoga classes, holistic workshops and transformative programs.

See full schedule online. Nourishing meals available on site. Enjoy our Labyrinth, Meditation Garden, and Medicine Wheel.

82 Healdville Road, Hubbardston, MA www.gatheringinn.org g 978-820-1139

Beauty is more than skin deep and what you use on your body stays with you. We seek out organic products and our professional color and styling systems will always be non-toxic and ammonia-free. ~ COMING SOON TO WORCESTER, MA! ~

All activities are offered free of charge, as a community service.

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Services held every Sunday 6:30-8 pm followed by fellowship We are a religion, philosophy and a science, accepting all faiths. You don’t have to be a member to attend services or classes.

Our open classes and workshops are geared

towards spiritual development, including the study of spiritualism, mediumship, healing, positive thinking, intuitive/psychic development and Universal laws. For the upcoming calendar, visit www.church1.org.

Join us!

Holistic Psychic Faire: Apr. 27, 2013 at the The Elks of Wareham Lodge (Rt 28 & 6) Wareham, MA, from 10-5 pm, $2 admission 17 Highland Ave., Onset, MA www.church1.org v 774-454-3985

Yoga, Tai Chi and Fitness

facebook.com/ecocentricsalon twitter.com/ecocentricsalon www.EcoCentricSalon.com

Classes and Workshops Check out our extensive schedule of Raja Yoga meditation classes, talks, interactive discussions, and one-day workshops on a variety of practical topics. Whether you’d like to know how to better manage stress, learn meditation, or deepen your self awareness, we have something for you!

Inner Space, where people are free to discover their own inner strengths and values, is conveniently located in Harvard Square. Our exhibits and classes inspire them to lead more fulfilling and productive lives. Inner Space is a peaceful oasis where people are free to meet and explore their spirituality.

The First Spiritualist Church of Onset

To stay updated on grand opening specials:

Spiritual Practices

Inner Space Meditation Center & Gallery aims to help people explore the true nature of mind and consciousness, experience deep peace, and to empower themselves with the tools to succeed and lead more fulfilling lives.

The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism embraces a religious and spiritual belief blending ancient wisdom with contemporary thought.

Conveniently located off Watertown Square at the Masonic Center, 32 Church St, services are held at 10:30 am every Sunday, with mediumship, live music, inspirational talks, and healing by the laying on of hands.

As an evolving spiritual community, The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism offers weekday evening classes in mediumship, healing and meditation; Medium’s Day the 4th Saturday of every month; plus seminars and workshops throughout the year.

For a detailed brochure, a listing of upcoming events, or to speak with the Pastor call 617-923-4334, or visit our website at: www.GreaterBostonChurchofSpiritualism. com.

An affiliate of the American Federation of Spiritualist Churches and the International Spiritualist Federation.

“All roads lead to the same Truth”

Salons and Spas

Dedicated to natural products and services that enhance inner and outer beauty while preserving the Earth’s resources.

We’ve united talent with beauty and style, concern for environmental sustainability, and passion for natural living to create an eco-friendly salon experience in the heart of Central, MA.

The Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism

Quiet Room Experience calm, peace, and silence to the mind. It is open and free to use for quiet reflection and meditation during the day.

Soft music or guided commentaries available upon request. Come check it out during gallery hours: Tue-Fri 10-6 pm, Sat 1-6 pm, Sun 12-5 pm (Mon closed).

Inner Space is sponsored by The Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace, Watertown, MA, a 501c3 non-profiit, serving the New England area since 1984. www.bkwsu.org/us/massachusetts

1110 Mass Ave, Cambridge T 617-547-1110 info@innerspaceharvardsq.org www.innerspaceharvardsq.org

Ann Bissanti

Worcester Yoga Center HathaYoga begins with refining the physical body but does not stop there. The exercises involve slow precise stretching, strength­en­­ing, and breathing techniques,

which not only tone the muscles but affect internal organs, nerves, skin, and virtually all body systems, making yoga a superior wholistic method for physical fitness and preventive and corrective health care.

Certified teacher Ann Bissanti, trained in India by B.KS. Iyengar, has studied yoga and meditation for the past 25 years. She has taught yoga at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, at various fitness centers and adult education programs, and privately.

For more information call: Worcester Yoga Center, 508-829-6300.

founder, received a deep and well-rounded training from Master Lai Hok Soon in Hong Kong and then as a disciple of Yang Sau Chung, first-born and heir of the legendary Yang Cheng Fu.

Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation The oldest Tai Chi school in New England, the Gin Soon Tai Chi Club was founded in 1969, authorized by Grandmaster Yang Sau Chung to propagate Classical Yang Family Style Tai Chi Chuan in North America. Grandmaster Gin Soon Chu,

The school has attracted many students from around the world with its traditional approach to training: individual attention, emphasis on correct forms, personal development, repetition, mutual respect, hard work, and integration of body, mind, and qi.

All instruction is by Grandmaster Chu and his sons Master Vincent Chu and Gordon Chu. Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation 33 Harrison Ave., 2nd fl, Boston, MA 02111 617-542-4442 • www.gstaichi.org

ANGELS

MEDICAL INTUITIVE

Ross J. Miller, psychic. Meet your angels and spirit guides.

Visit www.The MysticWay.com. 617-527-3583

Intuitive healing with Wendy Marks. Over 25 years of experience. wendymarks.com. 781-449-5368.

ANIMAL SERVICES

Sue Singleton. 20+ years accurately finding Root Cause.

978-834-0341. TheWayToBalance.com

Sharon R. Doolittle, DVM, Inc. Holistic. Smithfield, RI. 401-349-2668. www.holisticanimalvet.com

Elizabeth Thorson RN, Certified by C. Myss and Norman Shealy, MD. elizabeththorson.com. 207-712-9495.

Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton (MASH).

Dr. Margo Roman. 508-435-4077. www.mashvet.com.

NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS

CERTIFICATIONS

Dr. Jody Noe, MS, ND. Naturopathic integrative medicine.

860-495-5688. www.drjodyenoe.com

Florence Whipple and Kristin Webb, Reiki Masters.

Reiki classes. 978-777-5732. www.reikiprofessors.net

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING

Hypnotherapy, NLP, Reiki, IET and crystal healing.

508-539-2885. www.capecodcenterforwholehealth.com.

Holistic Nutrition Services, Westborough, MA. 978-340-0448. www. HolisticNutritionServices.com. Transform your health!

CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SERVICES

PAST LIFE THERAPY

Touchstone Community School. Education for ages 4-14 Grafton, MA. www.touchstoneschool.com. 508-839-0038.

Ross J. Miller. Relive past lives and release blocked energy.

617-527-3583. www.The MysticWay.com

COACHING

REIKI

Shelley Goodgold: Coaching, hypnosis, energy healing. www.alignedvisionsempowerment.com.

Libby Barnett, MSW, Reiki Master Teacher. 603-654-2787 www.reikienergy.com. CEU’s.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

Florence Whipple and Kristin Webb, Reiki Masters.

Reiki classes. 978-777-5732. www.reikiprofessors.net.

Genesis Alternative Health. 29 years of experience. I-ACT certified instructor. NBCHT certified. 978-463-8800.

Gentle Spirit Reiki. Using your “inner wisdom” to heal.

Beverly Healing Center. 978-473-1863.

Body Balancing Center. I-ACT and National Board certified.

508-868-3624. www.bodybalancingcenter.com.

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

603-899-3288. www.learnreiki.org. Reiki training. CEU’s.

Healthy Spirit. Stephanie Dumas. I-ACT certified. 781-8605116. healthyspirit@verizon.net.

Reiki with a licensed psychotherapist. Cynthia L. Meeske, LICSW. www.redphoenix.comcastbiz.net. 774-573-1644.

Sage Guided Colon Therapy. I-ACT and NBCHT certified.

LifetimeHealth@ColonLove.com. 617-710-1337. Cambridge.

RETREATS

COUNSELING AND THERAPY

Brahma Kumaris Peace Village Retreat Center. Haines Falls, NY. 518-589-5000. www.peacevillage.com

Joel Perlmutter, Ph.D. Licensed 35 yrs. Stress, anxiety, relationships. Stow & Shrewsbury, MA. Putnam, CT. 978-897-9797.

Still Waters Pond, Connecticut’s most private retreat center.

Voluntown, CT. www.retreatcenterct.com

Raise your consciousness with Celestial Psychology®.

Celeste Mattingly, LCSW. www.celestialpsychology.com.

Wild Dolphin Swims. Yoga, healthy food, Atlantean legends. www.wildquest.com. 800-326-1618

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

SALONS AND SPAS

Lelia Joseph, Ed. D., RCST. Craniosacral polarity. Fluid biodynamic style. 508-460-7038. 802-453-7088.

Raffa Yoga Urban Sweat, Cranston, RI. Yoga, saunas, steam rooms, therapeutic services. www.raffayoga.com

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY TREATMENT

SPIRITUAL EDUCATION

Healed in 2 Hours. Ross J. Miller, psychic healer. 617-527-3583. www.TheMysticWay.com.

Mystical conversations between body and spirit. Correspondence courses. www.heartofthemystic.com.

FENG SHUI

VISION IMPROVEMENT

Boston Feng Shui. Lynn Taylor, space wizard. 617-924-4205.

BostonFengShui.com

Rosemary Gaddum Gordon, MA. Cambridge, MA and Portsmouth, NH. www.visioneducators.com.

Urban Eden. Transform and empower your home/work spaces. karenfeldmanurbaneden.com. 401-351-5632.

YOGA

GHOSTS REMOVED

Innerlight Center for Yoga and Meditation. Middletown, RI. Over 50 yoga classes weekly. www.innerlightyoga.com.

From Your Home/Aura. Ross J. Miller, psychic medium, healer. Call 617-527-3583. www. The MysticWay.com

Wellness Works Yoga, Fern Lee, Worcester. 508-298-7836. www.WWYoga.com. Est. 1992.

HEALING CENTERS

Worcester Yoga Center. Ann Bissanti, CYT. 30 years experience Iyengar yoga. 508-829-6300.

Forest Circles, retreats, programs in a magical Maine forest. www.forestcircles.com

Holistic Specialities DIRECTORY

Add your business to this directory by emailing advertise@spiritofchange.org or call (508) 278-9640. Next deadline: May 1, 2013. www.spiritofchange.org

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ASTROLOGY

Visit www.spiritofchange.org to read the daily astrology reading

DOWSING

All About Dowsing. Through dowsing discover more about yourself and your health. Self-instructional DVD’s, books, instruments. (805) 649-5721. www. dowsing.com. Catalog: PO Box 30305, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.

American Society of Dowsers presents the 53rd Annual National Convention of Metaphysics and Dowsing. June 5-10, 2013 at Lydon State College, Lydonville, VT. Over 70 lectures, workshops and schools.

Featured speakers: Raymon Grace and Paxton Robey. Plus: nightly events, historical exhibit, wellness spa and vender area. www.dowsers.org

HEALING AUDIO CDS Custom audio CDs made from your old records and tapes. LPs, 45s and 78s cleaned and remastered without the clicks and surface noise. Cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes professionally converted. www.CustomAudioCDs.com. (858) 346-1520. Mention SOC and get free shipping on your first order!

CERTIFICATIONS Reflexology Certification. Online or hands-on. State licensed. www. reflexologyonline.com or call (508) 987-0178.

St. Martin Hypnotherapy & Reiki Center Plymouth, mA

Distant Healing • Reiki Treatments

Complete Healing

For over 50 years, I have helped others and myself live a better life including dealing with cancer.

Miracles Do Happen!

HEALING

SPACE AVAILABLE

Spiritual Healer, Padraic Saich, gives free channeling archangel Raphael’s and other spirits’ energies into your body; may heal a disease or so. Call (617) 785-4055 for an appointment.

Practitioner/therapy or salon space in desirable Worcester, MA location.

700 sq ft, open and airy. (2) Offices/ treatment rooms. (3) Work stations areas. Utility room with sink, hook ups for washer/dryer. Vibrant building home to: The Living Earth Natural Foods Market, EVO Dining and Amethyst Point Massage Therapy and other small businesses. This won’t last long: (508) 335-9613 or email info@lefoods.com.

Diana Yampolsky B.Ed. World renowned voice repair specialist.

Specializing in extreme voice disorder cases. Alternative and holistic approach to voice mechanics. www.vocalscience. com. www.repairyourvoice.com. (416) 857-8741. 1-888-229-8863.

VOLUNTEER

PYRAMIDS All About Pyramids. Wellness, meditation/experimental tabletop models.

Worldwide research. (805) 649-5721. www.dowsing.com. Catalog: P.O. Box 30305, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.

Volunteers Needed: Reiki, Massage, Reflexology, Music, Pet Therapy & More

Care Alternative is recruiting volunteers to work with terminally ill patients and their families throughout Massachusetts.

Volunteers receive training and continuing education related to hospice and the support of the Hospice staff.

READINGS A Unique Home Party Experience. Each guest receives both a tarot and aura reading for $40. Hostess receives both readings for free. Invite a minimum of 8 guests. Servicing MetroWest, Central MA, RI. Contact Judy at tarotsage@yahoo.com.

For information about classes and volunteer opportunities, please call 508-229-8390.

SKIN CARE Chemical Sensitivity?

Heal your body with our Castile soaps

THE SOAP FACTORY

WILD DOLPHIN SWIMS

BARS LIQUID SOAPS

CLASSES Upper Cape Tech in Bourne, MA near Cape Cod Canal is a leading provider of career training offering culinary arts, technical, trade, nurse’s aide, health careers, computers, nail tech, business careers, paralegal, 600+ online, healing, real estate, and more.

Visit www.uppercapetech.cc or call (508) 759-7711, ext. 211 for details.

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www.alcasoft.com/soapfact 3 Burlington Rd. Bedford, MA 01730 1-888-CASTILE Frank St. Martin

HYPNOTHERAPY FOCUSING ON BETTER HEALTH

I believe I can help you:

(774) 773-9153 • (508) 822-9000

Swimming with Wild Dolphins. The ultimate human-dolphin connection.

Meditative, healing Caribbean Island retreats. Yoga, healthy food, Atlantean legends. www.wildquest.com.

(800) 326-1618.

SUBMIT YOUR AD: Summer issue deadline is May 1, 2013 Classified Line Listings

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• $1.50 per word, $35 minimum • Add a box around your ad for $10

1” high — $80 2” high — $120 3” high — $160 All ads are 2 1/4” wide.

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Make a credit card payment online at www.spiritofchange.org/payments Send listing text and category choice to advertise@spiritofchange.org

HOLISTIC

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Tired of sneezing, coughing, congestion, heartburn, bloating, hives?

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Awaken the Goddess within.

Gather your friends for the ultimate Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night In Party.

Contact Tricia: (774) 573-0501 Heavenly Goddess Spa Parties and Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Novelties

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Misty Meadows Herbal Center

Wendy Snow Fogg, Founder/Senior Herbalist -FF /) t t XXX .JTUZ.FBEPXT PSH

Now Accepting Registrations 2013 Herbal Apprenticeship 2013 Advanced Herbal Studies Program See website for program details

Retail Herbal/Gift Shop Open Year Round Professional Herbalists Available for Consultations Custom Formulation Available for Practitioners 66 Acres ~ Gardens ~ Woodland Medicine Trails ~ Labyrinth

Hand-crafted with all natural materials gathered respectfully from Mother Nature.

Gain and spread more authentic love, peace, health & happiness in the world by wearing them and believing!

Experience The Magic of Misty Meadows!

USE THE TAROT to bring about and enhance all of your relationships!

Tarot is an archetype pattern that is depicted in a pictorial language, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a unique way in looking at any situation.

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Do you find yourself saying

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NOW IS THE TIME! Let me be your guide to improving your health and happiness.

We will heal the past and make way for manifesting the dreams of your future.

HELEN THORGALSEN, D.C. Edu ASAT C.O.R.E. Counselor, Do your work in hours what might otherwise take you months.

Phone, skype or in person

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BOSTON

Feng Shui A lign yourself with the best your environment can provide.

Harmony, balance and support are yours to recognize.

Problem solving and cohesive design may greatly enhance your comfort index and bring deep satisfaction with your current space.

Call â&#x20AC;&#x153;space wizardâ&#x20AC;? Lynn Taylor at 617 924 4205 for a 90 minute feng shui session.

www.BostonFengShui.com

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9Ways................................................................ 34 A Higher Balance Healing Center................. 59 Abra Therapeutics........................................... 19 Acupuncture of Worcester.............................. 51 Acupuncture Plus............................................ 22 Advaita Meditation Center............................. 52 Advanced Cell Training.................................. 36 Advanced Allergy Center of New England..... 65 Barbara Allen................................................... 58 Alternatives for Health.................................... 44 American Society of Dowsers........................ 43 Amma............................................................... 43 An Apple A Day Acupuncture....................... 51 Andromeda’s Alley........................................... 52 Angelica of the Angels.................................... 61 Nancy Slonim Aronie...................................... 26 Arvigo Massage................................................ 40 Athena’s By Tricia............................................ 65

Eclectic Institute of Aromatherapy and Herbal Studies, The.................................................... 53 EcoCentric Salon & Spa.................................. 62 Edgebrook........................................................ 22 Enchanted Fox................................................. 45

B Rev. Jeannine Backriges.................................. 60 Susan Barbera.................................................. 34 Libby Barnett.................................................... 57 Diandra Bergman............................................ 65 Glenn Bigonet.................................................. 55 Blue Lotus Healing Arts.................................. 51 Edie Blue........................................................... 55 Boston Brain Works........................................ 10 Boston Feng Shui............................................. 65 Boston Meditation Group.............................. 12 Boston School of Herbal Studies, The........... 53 Lisa Bouley....................................................... 60 Brain Awakening............................................. 44 Tina Brigitini.................................................... 43 C Nancy Canning................................................ 33 Canton Spiritualist Church............................ 28 Care Alternatives Hospice.............................. 64 Jonathan Chisholm.......................................... 56 Circles of Wisdom........................................... 20 Commonwealth Ctr. for Herbal Medicine...... 26 Joseph Crane.................................................... 51 Crystal Cave, The............................................. 39 Crystal Concentrics......................................... 55 CT Valley Mineral Club.................................. 16

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