Natural Awakenings by Natural Awakenings, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Florida

H E A L T H Y

L I V I N G

H E A L T H Y

P L A N E T

feel good • live simply • laugh more

Special Issue

FREE

Nature’s Wisdom and Healthy House

The Wise Ways of Nature

Our Future Depends on Learning Its Lessons

DOGS in Libraries

Kids Read Better Around Animals

Five Life Lessons From Martial Arts They Teach Calm, Presence, Discipline

April 2015 | Broward County, FL | NABroward.com

Earn a Bachelor’s degree in

altERnativE MEdiCinE

COURsEs inClUdE:

Ranked in the top 30 Best Online Colleges TheBestSchools.org

• • • • •

The Herbal Medicine Chest Ayurvedic Medicine Herbology and Botany Traditional Chinese Medicine Introduction to Chiropractic

• • • •

Nutrition and Aging Antioxidants Naturopathy Manual Therapies: Massage, Reflexology, and Acupressure

Boca Raton Campus

1.888.772.6077 EvERgladEsUnivERsity.EdU

contents 16 18 26 43 34 40

8 newsbriefs 16 healthbriefs 18 globalbriefs 22 actionalert 24 consciouseating 26 healthyways 32 greenliving 34 healthykids 38 naturalpet 40 fitbody 45 askthetherapist 46 calendars 50 classifieds 51 resourceguide

Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

NATURE’S WISDOM ITS LESSONS INSPIRE,HEAL AND SUSTAIN US

by Christine MacDonald

TO BE OR NOT TO BE VACCINATED? by Francine Kanter

EARTH DAY EVENTS

by Julianne Hale

advertising & submissions how to advertise: request a media kit, CALL 954.630.1610 On-line media kit: www.NABroward.com/pdf/naBroward.pdf Due date for advertising: the 10th of the month, editorial, the 5th. Display Advertising: www,NABroward.com/display-ad COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE (CRG): http://NABroward.com/crg

GO GREEN, SAVE GREEN

calendar OVERVIEW http://NABroward.com/calendar Mark Your Calendar (MYC) ads: http://www.NABroward.com/myc Website banner advertising: http://NABroward.com/web-ad Editorial submissions: guidelines: http://www.NABroward.com/guidelines local news: http://www.NABroward.com/submit-brief articles: http://www.NABroward.com/submit-article regional markets Advertise your products or services in multiple markets! Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. is a growing franchised family of locally owned magazines serving communities since 1994. To place your ad in other markets call 954.630.1610. For franchising opportunities call 239.530.1377, NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

NA Fun Fact:

Natural Awakenings’

FREE iPhone / iPad Android App is used by over 40,000 people and growing. To advertise call: 954.630.1610

Hepsharat Amadi, M.D., L.Ac Family Practice Physician

Specializing in: Alternative & Traditional Medicine, Health Optimization & Anti-Aging, Quantum Biofeedback and Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement

Dr. Hepsharat Amadi By Appointment Only

10189 West Sample Rd Coral Springs, Florida 33065

954.757.0064 ~ www.DrAmadi.com

Consultant to the Editor Cheryl Hynes Art Director Robin White National Editor S. Alison Chabonais Advertising (includes Multiple-Markets) Susie Q Wood 954.630.1610 Distribution Luis Herrera & Richard May Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation Franchise information: 239.530.1377 Natural Awakenings Magazine 3900 Galt Ocean Dr # 1403 Ft Lauderdale FL 33308 Phone: 954.630.1610 Fax: 954.630.1670 Email: SQWood@gmail.com Web: NABroward.com

MAILED SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available by sending $40 (for 12 issues) to the above address. © 2015 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved. Although some parts of this publication may be reproduced and reprinted, we require that prior permission be obtained in writing. Natural Awakenings is a free publication distributed locally and is supported by our advertisers. It is available in selected stores, health and education centers, healing centers, public libraries and wherever free publications are generally seen. Please call to find a location near you or if you would like copies placed at your business. We do not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the articles and advertisements, nor are we responsible for the products and services advertised. We welcome your ideas, articles and feedback.

Natural Awakenings is printed on recycled newsprint with soy-based ink.

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s

possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~Francis of Assisi natural awakenings

April 2015

letterfromthepublisher

pril is the first full month of spring for most of the U.S. It represents the awakening of the plants and animals that were in dormant stages during the winter months. I feel as if I have gone through a winter of sorts, too. This is reflected by my recent week with a group of educators, scientists, physicians and chefs sharing information about the whole food, plant-based diet. All in all, there were over 1700 of us enjoying delicious, nutritious and tasty plant-based meals. The Holistic Holiday at Sea (HH@S) is in its 12th year. Pictured here is part of the group of Natural Awakenings’ publishers who supported the 12th annual HH@S cruise through the Caribbean via ads placed in their respective publications. A growing portion of the community is aware of the numerous studies supporting the prevention of many of the top reasons for death by chronic disease and, in many cases, the actual reversal of those diseases. The keynote speakers addressed this topic from both the scientific and medical perspectives. Listening to these well-known, plantbased diet advocates and educators was enlightening. I truly love continuing to learn, applying that knowledge to my own wellness and sharing with you. I am committed to reaching out to these researchers to get additional content that will be useful and inspiring in living the healthiest life possible. My days and evenings onboard the ship were filled with conversation around the lifestyle and benefits of preparing and eating plants. It’s all about what and how we feed ourselves. I like to not only understand what is good for my body, mind and spirit, but why it is good for me...which healthy, life-giving foods will bring my mood up, and which ones or which combinations will bring it down. The information from the scientific side interests me—looking through microscopes to get a peek into a world

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

not seen by the naked eye. This world is comprised of trillions of cells within our body creating zillions of biological changes based on what we feed ourselves. I understand so little about this body of mine, and how it all works together in harmony to serve me on a daily basis. I am in awe of its fine-tuned complexity and innate ability to reverse chronic diseases like cancer. Just as we so easily pollute our waters and soil, we can “trash” our bodies with poor food choices. This month’s feature article by MacDonald on Nature’s wisdom is, in part, what I am speaking about. There is this truly amazing wisdom within our bodies that is built-in to sustain us for a long, active life. Another type of wisdom is that which we gain through our own experiences, our own research, focusing on that which is of interest to us—be it acupuncture, biology, chiropractic, colors, chemistry, chakras, spiritual practices, yoga, music, art, dentistry, sales, fitness, or whatever floats our boat at the moment. I believe the ultimate goal is to share our gained wisdom. We have the special ability to not only make sounds and gestures that can be understood, but we are unique in the sense we can also write, create films, record and blog. In other words, we now have the technology to reach out in ways that are vastly beyond our personal tribes. We have been sending out messages that travel beyond our solar system. What is your special interest? What are you becoming expert at? What might you be willing to share with others beyond your immediate family? Spring is a perfect season to try something new or expand your repertoire. Be like a plant that blooms this spring; plan on it.

Susie Q Wood Publishing Editor

newsbriefs Uplifting SusieQ Interview

ee an inspiring view into the life and work of Susan (SusieQ) Wood. Host Jonathan Lederman interviews Wood on The Anything Bucket, WRPBiTV. The taping is to be aired April 14 at 6:30 PM EDT. Wood touches on her emergence into the holistic world, her early years in publishing, and the return to her passion for painting. Her love of nature became the focal point for her artwork. Her love of the Earth became the catalyst to creating eco works of art. Walking the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, she collects litter. She turns the trash into treasures of art. On display in the interview is “Toothbrush Flashmob” which recycles 102 toothbrushes. The gist of her work is to bring awareness to living consciously, and each piece of art carries a message. Wood’s love of people brought her another wave to ride, as she took to the road with her canvases and tools, covering events as an eco-artist. She invites all in attendance to step up to her easel, and using her paint and brushes, add their strokes to the canvas, capturing the energy of the event, the contributor, and the day. Each contributor is noted and lives forever within that artwork. Wood has been publishing Natural Awakenings Broward since 2000. Visit www.YouTube.com/watch?v=KIr7BnvzBsw. See ad page 52.

Share How You Are Helping Our Community by advertising in

Natural Awakenings

To advertise or participate in our next edition, call

954-630-1610

“Peace Rose, It’s an Inside Job”

Mixed media ~ using plastic retrieved from the Fort Lauderdale beaches.

954.295.2315 www.SusieQArt.com

natural awakenings

April 2015

newsbriefs A Course in Miracles 50th Anniversary Party April 19 in Boca Raton

prah Winfrey was blown away when Marianne Williamson mentioned A Course in Miracles in 1992. Author Alan Cohen just wrote an article entitled, “Whatever Spirit Wants,” in which he states, “A Course in Miracles tells us there are no conflicting wills in the universe. What God wills is always good and it will always happen.” In October 1965, Helen Schucman began hearing an ‘inner voice’ and it told her, “This is a Course in Miracles, please take notes.” Schucman said the writing made her uncomfortable, though it never occurred to her to stop. It took ten years to be dictated and then published. Millions of us have now experienced miracles of our own perceptual shifts that have created miraculous changes in our relationships, in our health and in our hearts, all thanks

Broward County, Florida

to the course. All are welcome to attend the Anniversary Party commemorating A Course in Miracles on Sunday, April 19, noon to 4pm, cost $19.65; event and reception, noon to 6pm, $40. Produced by Liz Sterling, Joseph (JP) Parsons and Lynn Turner. Location: Cendyn Atrium Building, Boca Raton. For information and reservations, call 561-495-4277 or visit ACIM50.com.

Meditate @ 8 Free Evening Meditation in the Comfort of Your Home

editate @ 8, a new group meditation experience provided by the Brahma Kumaris, is bringing short meditations to you via your phone. Raja Yoga is an ancient system of meditation and spiritual understanding that enables you to stabilize the mind, reduce stress, release tension and pain, and enhance well-being. Experience this practical and natural form of meditation

NABroward.com

via phone while sitting in the comfort of your own home, Sunday to Thursday, 8 p.m. Come on a few minutes early to relax and get comfortable while listening to soft meditation music. The Brahma Kumaris of Hollywood have been providing the community with free meditations at four Broward libraries (Hollywood, Dania Beach, Carver Ranches and Hallandale) and at downtown Hollywood’s Young Circle ArtsPark for many years, and have now added this “takeout” service. Simply call 712-775-7031 (free if you have unlimited long-distance calling) and key in the Meeting ID: 660 469 256 #, then enter * 6 to mute—then chill out to experience a peaceful evening and a restful sleep. To receive future announcements, sign-up at Meetup.com/hollywood-meditation-groups.

Do You Understand Love?

pril is nature’s wisdom month at Natural Awakenings, and what could be more fitting than learning what Mother Nature has to say about love. For the past four years, biologist Dawn Maslar, M.S. has been researching the science of love. She has found that love is not instant—changes over time. Love has four distinct phases based on the neurotransmitters and activity in the brain. It starts with attraction and casts a wide net. The next phase is dating, where it’s the woman’s job to pick the best candidate. Ladies, in nature you are the prize. But there are risks. If a couple makes it through the dating phase, they can experience falling in love. Neurologically, this is a phase of temporary insanity. In addition, falling in love with euphoric feeling has a time limit. The good news is that if a couple stays together they can experience life affirming real love. The trick to finding and maintaining lifelong love is understanding nature’s wisdom through the

science of love. Maslar’s work has been featured on TEDxEd, NPR and South Florida Today. Two workshops this month are featured in the date-specific calendar section: April 9 and April 26. For more information, call 954-817-1966.

Dream Image Workshop

eborah DeNicola, M.F.A. and author of the Amazon best seller, The Future that Brought Her Here; Memoir of a Call to Awaken, facilitates this workshop on nocturnal dream processing, every Friday in April. The unconscious mind is a telescope for the world inside us in relationship to the world outside us, and what the unconscious wants the dreamer to know is not often discovered from the perspective of the personal ego. Everything in the dream is the dreamer’s creation but often dreamers don’t relate to the ‘bad guy’ or the ‘monster’ or the ‘beautiful tree’ from deep inside these figures.

This technique of dream-processing will show the computer-like action in the unconscious mind that collates, cross references and forms gestalts— areas where image and emotion come together to produce a dream. The workshop will help dreamers inhabit parts of the dream that their conscious egos have not experienced. Using the technique of active-imagination, dreamers are led to discover viewpoints that have not been available to their conscious minds. Participants will learn that exploring anyone’s dream is a learning tool for looking at their own. Cost: $100/series. Location: Bridges of Wellness, 1881 NE 26th St., Ft. Lauderdale. Call 954-530-6006. See ad page 46.

We provide second opinions.

natural awakenings

April 2015

newsbriefs Public Lecture on “Meditation: Awaken Your Inner Power”

ife has its inevitable challenges, and sometimes we feel powerless in the wake of the pain and fear that accompany them. World spiritual teacher Paramahansa Yogananda – author of Autobiography of a Yogi and the subject of the highly acclaimed documentary film AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda – brought the technique of yoga meditation to the U.S. almost a century ago to help us “awaken” our own inner power. Today, meditation has become a buzzword, but as Yogananda taught, it’s a profound and vital tool accessible to us at any time to help us face such challenges.

Broward County, Florida

Bro. Pranavananda, a monk with Self-Realization Fellowship (founded in 1920 by Yogananda), will be giving a public lecture on the topic of “Meditation: Awaken Your Inner Power” on Friday April 17 at 8 p.m. at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center. Part of a special weekend event on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, the free talk will focus on the power of meditation to create more peace and happiness in our lives. More information: http://srflecturetour2015.flmg-srf.org/. For more information about the public lecture and other scheduled programs during the weekend, contact the Ft. Lauderdale Meditation Group at www. flmg-srf.org, flmg@flmg-srf.org, or (954) 729-2046. See ad page 5.

Local Bio-identical Hormone Expert Invited to Join Suzanne Somers & Forever Health Physician Network

urse Practitioner Carolyn Zaumeyer has recently accepted an opportunity to join the national Forever Health Physician Network, a platform that allows patients seeking bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to connect with qualified providers. As part of their ongoing effort to

NABroward.com

raise the awareness among consumers and physicians about integrative medicine, Forever Health, featuring its National Spokesperson Suzanne Somers, has forged a strategic alliance with BioTE® Medical. Zaumeyer was the first BioTE® Medical Certified Provider in Florida and sits on their National Advisory Board. Zaumeyer has studied under the most prominent experts in BHRT nationwide. She has been specializing in women’s health (gynecology) for more than 20 years. She relishes being able to help people regain their health and well-being, combining the science of medicine and the personalized care of nursing. Zaumeyer has recently joined her practices (Women’s Awareness and BioTE Florida) with Dr. Earle Pescatore, at 2021 E. Commercial Blvd., Ste. 305, Fort Lauderdale. They provide gynecology, uro-gynecology, labiaplasty, hormone therapy for women and men and surgical services. For more information and to schedule a consultation, call 954-791-4475 or visit LowTEFlorida.com. See ad page 53.

Earn a well-balanced degree in

DIETETICS & NUTRITION Coordinated Program

• Convenient one class at a time scheduling • Small classes with personalized attention • Graduates are eligible to sit for the national Registered Dietitian (RD) examination Degree programs and delivery format vary by campus

877.597.2552 KeiserUniversity.edu

Associate I Bachelor’s I Master’s I Doctoral Keiser University is a private, not-for-profit university

newsbriefs Natural Awakenings Earns Top Franchise Business Award

atural Awakenings has been ranked in the best 50 in its size class among 200 companies named in the Franchise Business Review’s 2015 Top Franchises Report. The healthy living magazine was one of five franchise companies cited as best-in-class in the advertising and sales category. To select the top franchises across industries and performance categories, the organization surveyed more than 28,500 franchisees. “We feel privileged that it was our franchisees’ expression of high satisfaction that earned us this award,” says Sharon Bruckman, CEO of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. “Gaining this recognition proves that our process of providing franchisees with editorial, promotional and operational support, partnered with their enthusiastic dedication in individual markets, serves communities well. Together, we are nourishing and growing a healthy living consciousness in America.” The network

Broward County, Florida

now encompasses nearly 100 franchisees nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Franchise Business Review, headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, is a national franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction and franchise buyer experiences. 2015 marked its 10th annual Top Franchises Report. For more information, call Anna Romano at 239-530-1377 or visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com and FranchiseBusinessReview.com.

Positive Nutrition of So. Florida Offers Sessions at IHC

endy Cottiers-Pacella, board certified holistic nutritionist, certified raw foods chef and author of Healthy is Not a Size, It is a Lifestyle, is now offering private, one-on-one nutritional counseling services at the International Holistic Center (IHC) located directly across the street from Holy Cross Hospital. Positive Nutrition of So. Florida offers individual, family and group

NABroward.com

counseling. Each session is different, depending upon the client’s needs. A typical visit may include one or two of the following sessions: Nutritional Counseling; Individualized Meal Plans; Infant/Child Nutrition; Food Sensitivity Testing; Detoxification Plan; Pre- and Post- Bariatric Surgery Diets; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Endocrine Disorders; Weight Management; Hair Mineral Analysis Testing; Disease Prevention; Supplement Evaluation; Grocery Store Tours; Cooking Classes and Group Workshops. Home visits continue to be available throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, including Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. All services are by appointment only. Although insurances are not accepted, discounted sessions are available. Location: 4640 N. Federal Hwy., Ste. F, Ft. Lauderdale. To schedule an appointment, call 954-306-3887. To receive their complimentary monthly eNewsletter of all upcoming events and holistic workshops, register online at PositiveNutritionInc.net. See ad page 53.

Affordable Health Care from Mother Nature

Despite their effective use for millennia, many modern-day people still question the efficacy and safety of medicinal herbs. …perhaps the real affordable care act can be found in the plants, roots and barks provided by Mother Nature. For more information, call 888-4654404 or visit NaturesRiteRemedies.com. See ad, page 17.

nlike their Eastern counterparts, North American and some European herbalists seek to directly mitigate health issues or facilitate specific bodily functions using particular plants, roots and barks. Native Americans embraced the belief that Mother Nature provides, contending that the herbs of a local environment provide for all of the needs of the people dwelling there. For example, snake weed is prevalent in the Southwest, where encounters with rattlesnakes are frequent. Herbs such as comfrey, arnica and sage, which are found from coast to coast, are used to heal wounds, relieve pain and get rid of parasites, maladies common to people everywhere, according to the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine. Every culture in the world has developed and maintained a system of healing based on their indigenous plants, relying on these natural pharmaceutical entities for thousands of years.

De-Stress at Dolphin Massage and Skincare

ince 1987, Dolphin Massage and Skincare has been pampering the Pompano Beach community. Their caring and experienced staff has led to a steady following and loyal clientele, meaning you know you are in great hands! They provide a calm and nurturing environment, and their massage services include Swedish, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Hot Stone and the recently added Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage. Ooh la la! After the treatment, clients get to relax and refresh in the eucalyptus steam room

and shower. When it comes to facials, Dolphin’s expert esthetician will customize to address your specific needs. They offer microdermabrasion and utilize pure oxygen gas, bringing out the inner light in your skin and imparting a youthful glow. Let them assist you in restoring your inner peace and outer radiant beauty. Mention this article when booking your massage or facial and receive a complimentary SoleSoother foot treatment or an energizing scalp treatment. Location: 1300 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. To book an appointment, call 954-941-8815. See ad page 54.

Spiritual Explorers Bridging Mind and Heart www.BRIDGESOFWELLNESS.com Presented by: Edward Miller Founder and Spiritual Trainer

(954) 990-8948 SoulTranSync is a leading-edge provider of meditation techniques and tools for personal development and peak performance living. Join us on Mondays when we practice: Ho’oponopono: A miraculous ancient Hawaiian “clearing and cleansing” technique. Self-Inquiry: Explore the inner workings of Mind through the non-dualistic approach of aligning with your higher self. Meditation Brainwave Technologies: Proven audio that enables deep meaningful theta meditation in minutes. Your Special Invitation to…

Meditation Mondays -- 7pm-8:30pm

SoulTranSync

Inspiring – Transforming – Energetic – Fun Cost: $10.00 Visit SoulTranSync.com for more info.

Rev. Dr. Charles D. Geddes, Founder and Spiritual Director Charles@BridgesOfWellness.com 954-530-6006 Make Bridges of Wellness your home for ongoing Spiritual Discovery! “LIFT ME UP” with Dr. Charles Thursdays Nights 7pm-8:30pm

A Weekly Forum for spiritual inquiry, dialog, prayer power and community. Love Offering

REIKI CIRCLES with Rev. Scott Friedman Tuesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm

FAMILY CONSTELLATION with John Moore

1st Wed. 7:00pm-10:00pm & 3rd Sat. 2:00pm-5:00pm

DREAM IMAGE WORKSHOP INTENSIVE with Deborah DeNicola, M.F.A. Unlock Insightful secrets from your dreams! 4 Fridays – April 3, 10, 17, 24 – 7:00pm-9:30pm $85 pre-register by 3/31 or $100 at the door

Call or check our website for details all programs.

All events held at Bridges of Wellness - 1881 NE 26th Street Suite 244, Wilton Manors, Florida 33305

natural awakenings

April 2015

healthbriefs

Acupuncture Increases Quality of Life for Allergy Sufferers

esearch from Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center suggests that acupuncture is an effective treatment for patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, in 2013, the study analyzed data on the costs and quality of life of 364 allergy patients that had been randomly assigned to receive one of three treatments: rescue medication alone (taken when symptoms are greatest); acupuncture treatment plus rescue medication; or sham (non-therapeutic) acupuncture plus rescue medication. Patients receiving acupuncture incurred higher total treatment costs, but also gained significantly more quality of life compared with the rescue medication-only groups.

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

Memory Works Better Reading Real Books

esearchers from Norway’s Stavanger University and France’s Aix-Marseille Université found that readers remember a story better if it’s on paper. The study tested 50 people that read the same 28-page short story. Half of the group read the paper version and the other half read the story on a Kindle e-reader. The researchers discovered that readers of the digital version could not remember details from the story or reconstruct the plot as well as the group that read the paper copy. The researchers found that the feedback of a Kindle doesn’t provide the same support for mental reconstruction of a story as a print pocket book does. “When you read on paper, you can sense with your fingers a pile of pages on the left growing, and shrinking on the right,” explains Stavanger University’s Anne Mangen, Ph.D. These findings confirm a study performed a year earlier, also led by Mangen. Seventy-two 10th-graders were given text to read either on paper or on a computer screen. The students that read the paper text versions scored significantly higher in reading comprehension testing than those reading digital versions.

Local Toxins Increase Risk of Autism

onfirming previous findings, a large study from the University of Chicago has found that autism is linked to toxic environmental exposure. The research examined data from nearly a third of the U.S. population, which showed that both autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities increased as exposure increased in region-by-region testing. The research measured clusters of autism incidence together with exposure rates in different counties and states across the country. The areas with greater environmental toxin exposures had significantly increased autism rates. The correlation was significant among both boys and girls, but stronger among girls. Proximity to urban areas also increased autism incidence. For every 1 percent increase in urbanization, there was about a 3 percent rise in autism and intellectual disabilities. Influential toxins include pesticides, plasticizers, lead and pharmaceuticals.

Strawberries Reduce Blood Pressure

study published in the World Journal of Diabetes concluded that the regular consumption of a flavonoid-rich strawberry beverage reduces blood pressure in people with Type 2 diabetes. The study divided 36 subjects, all with moderately high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes, into two groups—the first drank the equivalent of one serving of fresh strawberries per day made from freeze-dried berries, and the other group drank the same amount of an imitation strawberryflavored drink over a six-week period. Blood pressure was tested at the beginning and end of the study for all participants. At the end, the group drinking the real strawberry beverage registered significantly lower diastolic blood pressure than at the outset; it was also lower than the imitation strawberry group. The average diastolic blood pressure of the group drinking real strawberries went down by 6.5 percent and the systolic dropped by 12 percent. The strawberry-flavored group’s systolic blood pressure was also reduced, but only by 3.7 percent.

Sleep Apnea Relief

Natural solutions FOR ALL YOUR HEALTH NEEDS • Sleep Apnea • Bruises, Strains, tissue damage • Sinus Infection • Skin Rash Designed for my family, Shared with yours.

Order online at MyNaturesRite.com or call 800-991-7088

Helps ensure deep, steady breathing throughout the night, improving the efficiency of the lungs and relaxing muscles to address sleep apnea.

Injury Repair Ankle sprains, bruises, painful elbows and shoulders all need help during repair. Bruise, Strain & Tear Repair clears the bruising and keeps the healing process going for as long as you apply it. Get a complete repair naturally.

Sinus Infection Sinus Relief offers a nasal spray that is both anti-fungal and anti-bacterial in a convenient spray bottle. Super Neti Juice offers the same antimicrobial power with soothing, subtle peppermint. Powerful tools to combat germs.

Rash Relief This powerful herbal lotion is designed to relieve the pain and itch of eczema. while correcting the cause and repairing the skin. A healthy and natural approach to correcting skin rash without dangerous drugs.

natural awakenings

April 2015

globalbriefs Thriving Eco-Towns

Malaysian Villages Model Sustainability

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

Corporate Do-Gooders

U.S. Recognizes Companies for Earth-Sound Policies photo by MIGHT

Innovations being successfully pioneered in Malaysia offer ideas for improving the world, according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), including the construction of high-tech, self-sustaining ecological “smart” villages. These villages are lifting incomes for scores of rural families while promoting environmental sustainability. Each 50-acre community consists of about 100 affordable homes, advanced educational, training and recreational facilities and an integrated, sustainable farm system that provides villagers with food and employment that on average, triples their monthly income. Low-cost, 1,000-square-foot homes are built in 10 days and the communal farming operations include a cascading series of fish tanks, or “aquafarms”. Filtered fish tank wastewater irrigates trees, grain fields and high-value plants grown in “autopots”, a three-piece container with a valve that detects soil moisture levels and releases water as required, reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Free-range chickens feed on the fast-reproducing worms that process the plant compost. This system optimizes nutrient absorption, minimizes waste and enables crops to be grown on previously non-arable land. The village’s solar-generated power is complemented by biomass energy and mini-hydro electricity. A community hall, resource center, places of worship, playgrounds and educational facilities equipped with 4G Internet service support e-learning and e-health services.

Each year, the U.S. Department of State presents Awards for Corporate Excellence recognizing U.S.-owned businesses that play vital roles worldwide as good corporate citizens. Parameters include supporting sustainable development, respect for human and labor rights, environmental protection, open markets, transparency and other democratic values. The 2014 winners, announced last December, include the EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, in Nicaragua, for fostering sustainable development by regenerating degraded pasturelands. The company dedicates 20 percent of its plantations as natural habitat that protects biodiversity by prohibiting illegal hunting. EcoPlanet also focuses on employing persons with disabilities and empowering women through recruitment to managerial positions. Wagner Asia Equipment, LLC, in Mongolia, a heavy equipment dealership, is recognized for its commitment to public/private partnerships with Mongolia’s local and national governments designed to protect the environment. Initiatives include planting more than 900 trees, conducting workshops for students on environment and ecology, implementing a project to build a community garden and rehabilitating a toxic waste site. Other finalists include the Coca-Cola Company, in the Philippines; Chevron Corporation, in Burma; ContourGlobal, in Togo; General Electric, in South Africa; General Electric International, in Tunisia; GlassPoint Solar, in Oman; and the Linden Centre, in China. For more information on finalists, visit Tinyurl.com/ACE2014Finalists.

Soil Salvation

Buzzing Buddies

The nonprofit Rodale Institute, the United Nations and the Soil Association are reporting that modern, chemical-intensive industrial farming is stripping the soil’s natural ability to take carbon back out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis and store it in the soil. Rodale researchers say that by returning to small-scale organic farming, more than 40 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions could be captured in the soil, and if the entire world’s pasture and rangelands were managed using regenerative techniques, an additional 71 percent of those emissions could be sequestered. Further, organic practices could counteract the world’s yearly carbon dioxide output while producing the same amount of food as conventional farming. Rodale claims that using regenerative organic agriculture—like low or no-tillage, cover crops and crop rotation—will keep photosynthesized carbon dioxide in the soil, instead of returning it to the atmosphere. The institute cites 75 studies from peer-reviewed journals, including its own 33-year Farming Systems Trial, which directly compare organic farming with conventional farming. Source: OrganicConsumers.org

University of Adelaide researchers are introducing a “flying doctor” method of employing bees as preventive medicine. Project leader and bee researcher Katja Hogendoorn, Ph.D., says, “All commercial cherry growers spray during flowering to control the later development of cherry brown rot. Instead of spraying fungicide, we’re using bees to deliver a biological control agent right to the flowers, where it’s needed.” The innovative delivery works via entomovectoring. This is a new technique for Australia, with potential application in many horticultural industries. The biological control agent contains spores of a parasitic fungus that prevents another fungus that causes the brown rot from colonizing the flower. Future applications of the small, winged medics are expected to become available for disease control in almonds, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, apples, pears and stone fruit. Source: Adelaide.edu.au

Organic Farming May Counteract Greenhouse Effect

‘Flying Doctor’ Bees Prevent Cherry Disease

40+ INGREDIENTS NOT ALLOWED

retailer to establish household cleaning product standards WHOLE FOODS MARKE T IP, L .P.

look for the eco-scale logo ®

wholefoodsmarket.com/unacceptable-ingredients COMING SOON ALTAMONTE SPRINGS • DESTIN • WINTER PARK NORTH

natural awakenings

April 2015

globalbriefs Vanishing Wildlife 50 Percent Gone in Under 50 years

The latest World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Planet Report shows that the Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has declined by 52 percent since 1970. The report is widely considered the leading science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity (Tinyurl. com/WWF-Living-Planet-Report). In fewer than two human generations, populations of vertebrate species—the life forms that constitute the fabric of lifesustaining ecosystems and serve as a barometer of how humans are impacting nature—have dropped by half. Nature conservation and sustainable development go hand-in-hand; it’s not only about preserving biodiversity and wild places, but about safeguarding the future of humanity. Living Planet Report partners include the Zoological Society of London, Global Footprint Network and Water Footprint Network. Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International, states, “We need leadership for change. Sitting on the bench waiting for someone else to make the first move, doesn’t work. Heads of state need to start thinking globally; businesses and consumers need to stop behaving as if we live in a limitless world.”

Curbside Composting

No Food Scraps Need Go to Waste

* Supports preventive health maintenance * Detoxifies the body tissues * Regenerates tissue, including burns, scars (pre and post surgical) stretch marks and wrinkles (especially on the face) * Supports post-mastectomy health * Relieves chronic joint and muscle pain * Removes pathogens via the lymph system * Reduces edema (swelling) of many origins * Relieves discomfort from fibro-cystic breasts * Beneficial for wound care Certified Lymphatic Therapist * Assists weight loss 305-613-6974 cell www.EnergyLymphatic.com

Getting the Lymphatic system running smoothly again is the key to feeling great! Book your appointment today! Now serving northeastern Broward county and various other locations. Mention this ad and recieve 50% off your first treatment.

Get a $25 Facial! Get a European Facial for only $25!

Weekend Skin Care Clinic

Hurry! Offer valid thru April 26, 2015!*

25 Facial!

�� $ 5 off a $30 European Facial ��

*Cannot be combined with any other offer or coupon. No cash value. �� Limit two (2) facials per coupon. Offer valid thru 4/26/15.

Clinic Hours and Location:

Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm ��

954-975-6400

��

People in the United States waste more than a third of all of the food they produce, but more than 180 cities and towns are beginning to realize that wasted food can be valuable; they are asking residents to separate unwanted food from the rest of their trash and put it in a curbside compost bin. The idea is to stop sending food waste to the landfill, where it generates harmful methane gas pollution, and start turning it into something useful, like compost. In 2011, Portland, Oregon, launched a curbside compost program in which residents are encouraged to put food scraps into the city’s green yard waste bin. Since then, the amount of garbage sent to the landfill has decreased by 37 percent. According to Bruce Walker, the city’s solid waste and recycling program manager, the program also reduces the environmental footprint of the trash heap. Getting people to separate their food waste, however, can be difficult. To motivate its residents to put more food waste in the compost bin, the city of Seattle, Washington, has proposed both making curbside composting mandatory and fining residents a dollar every time they put a disproportionate volume of food waste in their trash. Source: NetNebraska.org

Benefits of Lymph Drainage Therapy

Call today to make an appointment! ��

natural awakenings

April 2015

actionalert Urge the Florida Legislature to Buy Sugar Land Now and Save the Everglades The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is again dumping excess nutrientpolluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers, threatening the health of marine life in these coastal communities. Meanwhile, the Everglades, a unique ecosystem stretching from Orlando all the way to Florida Bay at the tip, is starving for clean water. According to the Everglades Foundation, the solution is for the South Florida Water Management District to buy land previously occupied by sugar farms, where water can be stored, cleaned and then sent south to the Everglades. In 2010, the state of Florida made an agreement with the sugar industry to acquire land to clean up the industry’s pollution, protect drinking water, and clean up polluted waterways on both coasts. Thanks to the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment 1, approved by 75 percent of voters in 2014, there are available funds dedicated to acquiring, restoring and managing conservation lands, including

lands protecting water resources and drinking water. Floridians can tell Governor Rick Scott now to urge the South Florida Water Management District to buy 46,800 acres of U.S. Sugar’s land

south of Lake Okeechobee before the state’s option expires in October 2016. To sign the Act Now petition, visit Act.ProgressFlorida.org/sign/ everglades.

954.295.2315

SusieQArt.com 22

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

Roll the DICE in Your Favor for Money Wellness

by Jay Robins

ortgages the Zen Way is a holistic approach to achieving money wellness. To accomplish this, we need to look at the different parts or pieces of your life pie in order to become empowered. I use the acronym DICE which stands for Debt, Income, Credit and Equity. Debt. All items that appear on your credit report including what your mortgage payment, real estate taxes, hazard insurance, HOA, and mortgage insurance will be or what they already are. That total number for debt compared to your income is called your Debt to Income Ratio. (When reviewing your budget, it’s important to also include other expenses, e.g. groceries, entertainment, gasoline, cell phone bill, etc.) Income. There are two types of income: Gross and Net. Gross is money you earn before taxes are taken out. Net is the money you get after taxes or expenses are taken out. If you are a W2 employee and receive no other income, this is pretty straightforward. If you get paid with a 1099 or you are self-employed, that takes a little more getting into. Self-employment,

commissions, bonuses and overtime are averaged over two years of consistent employment. In my experience, income is the most important of the four main ingredients in DICE. Credit. Credit is not only your credit score but also your credit history. If your score is below 620, that says most likely there are things on your credit report unresolved that just need to be addressed. Usually, by addressing those issues within a matter of months (sometimes weeks), the score can go above 620 giving you the ability to get approved for a mortgage. If your score is less than 760 then your credit is less than perfect. A great way to ensure your score is at its highest is to make sure your credit cards have balances that are less than 30 percent of the credit line. By doing that, it can increase the credit score up to 20 points per account. In some cases that same technique can be the difference in getting a better interest rate by 1 percent. Equity. Equity is the difference between how much the property appraises for and how much is owed on a mortgage. If no mortgage is owed then it has 100 percent equity. On a purchase, an FHA government mortgage is typically a down payment of 3.5 percent, and on a conventional mortgage it can be as low as 3 percent but more common between 5 to 20 percent. On

a cash out refinance, the equity can also change as a result of your debt, income and credit. The term we use is LTV—loan to value of the home. Steps to Take 1. Review a budget worksheet. Visit MortgagesTheZenWay.com/dice to download the free spreadsheet. Compare your income to all existing debt, including new debt with your new mortgage (mortgage payment, taxes, insurance and HOA if applicable). The intention is to see where you stand with your numbers and what you can afford. 2. Review your credit report. Pull it on your own and I’ll review it for you at no cost or I will pull the credit for you and do the same thing. The intention is to review any possible issues on your credit to ensure you have the highest possible credit score that will result in the lowest interest rate, which results in extra cash that can be going into savings or retirement. Good credit equals wealth creation. 3. Have a clear game plan of your next step. In some cases it may be to hurry and wait. For more information and guidance, whether you are 15 days away from closing or 12 months, and a complimentary consultation valued at $300, call 954-612-8192, email Jay@JayRobins.com or visit MortgagesTheZenWay. com. See ad page 52.

natural awakenings

April 2015

The Food Artisans Next Door Homemade Delicacies, Direct from Our Neighbors by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

amasté is a haven for clients to indulge their senses in the pervasive loving spiritual energy, upliiing aromatherapy and soothing music, while enjoying beautiication of their bodily temples. Namasté technicians are commiied to their clients. Whether facialist, massage therapist, or nail specialist, they are all Reiki trained healers who have taken many classes to help others along their paths. All technicians speak uent English so that clients can express what they want, and be understood. Namasté recycles and uses organic products including nail polishes with no formaldehyde, tolene or DBP.

407 S. Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33062

954.933.3023

Tue & Thu: 9am-7pm Wed • Fri • Sat: 9am-6pm

Crystals • Angels • Fairies • CDs • Candles • Incense • Aura Photos • Reiki • DVDs • Books

Broward County, Florida

Neighbors in most states can now legally buy fresh breads, cookies and preserves from local food artisans.

he locavore movement of eating locally produced foods continues to expand, thanks to 42 states passing cottage food laws that permit community members to make certain foods at home to sell to neighbors. Some enterprises use a contract packer to deliver on a scale not possible domestically, or even operate from a commercially licensed production facility. From sauerkraut and distinctive jams and organic jellies to gluten- or peanutfree cakes and regional artisanal breads, some of the most flavorful products are being produced with no chemical preservatives, artificial colors or other laboratory ingredients. Nearly all are made in small batches, and usually by the owner. Many source local ingredients or serve special dietary needs largely underserved or ignored by larger food businesses. “In a sharing economy, individuals look less to big chain stores for their food

NABroward.com

needs and more to each other, making fresher, tastier and often healthier foods more accessible,” explains Janelle Orsi, co-founder of the Oakland, California, Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), citing its Policies for Shareable Cities report partnered with the nonprofit Shareable. The Specialty Food Association reports that sales of specialty foods—primarily at grocery retailers, but also cottage operators via farmers’ markets and direct orders when allowed by their state—grew 22 percent from 2010 to 2012, topping $85 billion.

Healthy as it Comes “All of our products are made by hand and in small batches daily,” says Ruth Wardein, co-owner, with Andrew Amick, of Epiphany Gluten Free Bakery, in Naples, Florida, which she launched from her home kitchen. Besides gluten-free

photo courtesy of Epiphany Gluten Free Bakery, Naples, FL

consciouseating

cookies, cakes and breads, she’s always “perfecting” her Paleo cookies, brownies and pancake mix. Paleo recipes contain no grains, dairy, yeast or refined sugars, explains Wardein. “They require nut and seed flours, coconut oil and natural sugars like honey or maple syrup. So they are naturally higher in protein and fiber and lower in carbs than the average glutenfree recipe.” “We’re experimenting with the community supported agriculture model with local fruit,” says Erin Schneider. She and her husband, Rob McClure, operate Hilltop Community Farm, in LaValle, Wisconsin, which produces value-added products with organically grown crops. “We have salsas, pickles and jams. Our black currant and honey jam is sold before it’s made. Rob’s garlic dills have their own following.” Wisconsin’s cottage food law restricts sales to only high-acid foods.

+ +

an evening under the

moon

Quality over Quantity In Royal Oaks, California, Garden Variety Cheese owner, cheesemaker and shepherd Rebecca King feeds her 100 milking ewes organically raised, irrigated pasture grass and brewer’s grain to yield awardwinning farmstead easier-to-digest sheep cheeses from her Monkeyflower Ranch. “Many first-time customers like my story as a small producer and want to buy direct from the farm. They keep buying because of the taste,” says King. “My marinara and pizza sauces are made in small batches by hand in a home kitchen, enabling us to hot pack them to retain the ingredients’ natural favors,” says Liz James, owner of The Happy Tomato, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her sauces are also low in sodium and contain no sugar, saturated fat or gluten. James’ production is facilitated by Virginia’s home food processor license, which lets her work from home and sell wholesale. Whole Foods Market is among her major retail accounts. When home-based cottage food businesses are spurred into expansion to keep up with demand, a situation sometimes complicated by state limits on sales volume, many opt for renting space in the growing number of incubator, or community, kitchens nationwide. “We did farmers’ markets for three years and went from seven customers to thousands,” says Wardein, who now rents a commercial

954.556.7667 In a series of monthly events, OCEAN2000 offers a truly dynamic dining experience under the illumination of a natural full moon. Imagine the romance of sitting on our sweeping veranda, dining al fresco with an unobstructed view of the full moon reflecting off of the Atlantic Ocean.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING INCLUDE: • • • •

Culinary selections from a pre-fix menu created by Chef Michael Bloise Premier oceanfront veranda seating Oversized telescopes positioned for viewing of the moon Table visits and intuitive readings from Bea Kobran, astrologer and spiritual healer Inquire inside OCEAN2000 for the date of this month’s event. Reservations are highly recommended for this evening. Inside seating is also available for guests wishing to dine from the a la carte menu.

kitchen space. “Returning customers are the momentum that has pushed us forward.” “By growing food in and around our own neighborhoods and cities, we decrease our dependence on an oftentimes unjust and ecologically destructive global food system and build stronger, more connected and resilient communities,” affirms Yassi Eskandari-Qajar, director of SELC’s City Policies program. “We think it’s important to produce what grows well on our soil and then sell it, so that ecology drives

economics, rather than vice versa,” says Schneider. “Random things prosper in our area, like paprika peppers, elderberries, hardy kiwi, garlic, pears and currants. It’s our job as ecologicallyminded farmers to show how delicious these foods can be.” Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko are co-authors of the new book Homemade for Sale, a guide for launching a food business from a home kitchen, plus ECOpreneuring, Farmstead Chef and Rural Renaissance. Learn more at HomemadeForSale.com.

natural awakenings

April 2015

healingways

Spring Greening Easy Ways to Detox a House by Lane Vail

F Natural Awakenings Singles Site

Single?

Ready to Meet Your Natural Match?

ccess many thousands of health-conscious, eco-minded, spiritual singles now!

Join for free and manifest an extraordinary, enlightened relationship. Summer is in the air; be proactive by joining today. Your soul mate is waiting to meet you!

NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com 26

Broward County, Florida

or most individuals, odorous chemicals are simply unpleasant. For those that are sensitive and susceptible, however, even common chemical exposures may evoke a toxicant-induced loss of tolerance (TILT) marked by multiple-system symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, autoimmune disease, asthma, depression and food intolerance. Since the post-World War II expansion of petrochemicals, the incidence of TILT has increased dramatically, says Claudia Miller, a medical doctor, researcher and professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and co-author of Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes. “Fortunately, public awareness has also grown significantly in the last few years,” says Rick Smith, Ph.D., a Canadian environmentalist who coauthored Toxin Toxout. “Now companies and governments worldwide are moving toward making safer products.” We can support progress by leveraging some practical tips in greening our home. Start somewhere. Many volatile organic compounds (VOC) that include formaldehyde and benzene are concealed in household items such as

NABroward.com

couches, chairs, particleboard furniture, mattresses, box springs, carpeting, rugs, synthetic flooring, wallpaper and paint. Green TV host and Fresh Living author Sara Snow implores us not to become overwhelmed, disheartened or fearful. “Creating a healthy home is a gradual process that doesn’t require throwing all the furniture out,” she advises. Start by scrutinizing labels and choosing not to bring new toxins in. For example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is widely found to be associated with reproductive toxicity and is found in many waterproofed and flexible plastics. Select PVC-free toys, shower curtain liners and mattress covers. In the kitchen, avoid potentially carcinogenic perfluorinated chemicals (PFC) found in nonstick coatings of pots and pans. Toss the Teflon when it scratches, says Snow, and upgrade to stainless steel or cast iron. Weed out bisphenols, the DNA-disrupting chemicals found in plastics and epoxy resin can liners. Even “BPA-free” products likely contain alternative and equally harmful substances, according to a recent study published in Chemosphere. Choose clear glass instead of plastic containers. When remodeling, look for

zero-VOC items, Miller says, plus materials free of stain-resistant sprays and flame retardants whose efficacy is questionable. Consider natural fiber rugs like jute or wool. Forest Stewardship Council-certified hardwoods or alternative flooring like cork or glass tile are safer investments in long-term well-being. Clean green. Conventional cleaners are among the worst offenders, and even some “eco-cleaners” can be deceptively unsafe, says Smith. He recommends avoiding antibacterial products containing triclosan, which proliferates antibiotic-resistant bacteria that prolong and exacerbate illnesses, as well as phthalates, a chemical oil that carries artificial aromas and has been repeatedly linked to cancer and abnormal fetal development. “Even so-called natural fragrances are often complex petrochemicals that outgas and contaminate the air,” notes Miller. Snow advises formulating products at home using staple pantry ingredients, including distilled white vinegar for disinfecting, baking soda for scouring, liquid castile soap for sudsing, lemon juice for degreasing and olive oil for polishing. Freshen with fresh air. Americans spend about 90 percent of their time amid indoor air pollutants that are significantly more concentrated than outdoor pollutants, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports.

Even small changes can measurably reduce your family’s daily exposure to healthdamaging chemicals. ~Rick Smith “Most energy-efficient homes are well sealed with ventilation systems that recirculate indoor air, so opening the windows helps dilute accumulated airborne toxins,” says Miller. Snow further recommends bringing airpurifying plants into the home such as Gerbera daisies, bamboo palms and English ivy. Vacuum and dust. Vacuuming with a high-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filter and dusting with a moist cloth eliminates allergens such as pet dander, mites, pollen and mold, and helps remove phthalates, flame retardants, lead and pesticides that “latch onto house dust and accumulate in dust bunnies,” says Smith. Weed out lawn chemicals. “Organophosphate pesticides are profoundly neurotoxic,” says Miller, especially to the developing brains of children. Instead try integrated pest management, which involves controlling pests’ food sources and applying non-toxic deterrents. Eliminating potentially carcinogenic herbicides

might mean managing more weeds, says Snow, but it’s worth it. Eat green. “Buying produce as close to its source as possible, from a farmer or farmers’ market, provides threefold benefits,” says Snow—less wasteful packaging, reduced exposure to chemical plastics and greater concentration of health-promoting nutrients. Buy in bulk and favor glass containers or rectangular cardboard cartons. Take tests. Radon, an invisible, odorless gas that can emanate from the ground and accumulate in homes, annually causes 21,000 U.S. lung cancer deaths, according to the U.S. EPA. Lead, a neurotoxin that may occasionally leach from home water pipes, can also hide in pre-1978 paint. Testing for both and implementing reduction or precautionary measures is simple, advises Smith. Most hardware stores stock test kits. Take action. Join with other concerned citizens by launching a pertinent petition at Change.org; campaigning with organizations like the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) or Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SaferChemicals.org); and supporting cleaner, greener companies with family purchases. Lane Vail is a freelance writer and blogger at DiscoveringHomemaking. com.

natural awakenings

April 2015

Nature’s Wisdom Its Lessons Inspire, Heal and Sustain Us by Christine MacDonald

The environment is not separate from ourselves; we are inside it and it is inside us; we make it and it makes us. ~ Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, Amazon shaman

hile the idea that we humans stand apart from—or even above—nature is a prevailing theme in much of modern civiliza-

Broward County, Florida

tion, naturalists and other clever souls throughout the ages have observed that the opposite is true: We are part of, depend on and evolve with nature— and we ignore this vital connection at our peril. “If one way is better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way,” admonished the Greek philosopher Aristotle, in the third century B.C.E. “Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms the judgment of nature,” Roman politician and philosopher Cicero ruminated two centuries later. Nobel Prize-winning physicist and philosopher Albert Einstein remarked, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Today, more of us are looking to nature for ways to improve physical, mental and emotional health, develop intelligence, innovate, overhaul how we build homes and neighborhoods, and raise our children.

NABroward.com

Healthful Nature As Henry David Thoreau wrote in his classic 1854 book Walden, “We need the tonic of wildness.” While we know firsthand how walking in the woods can elevate mood, scientists have documented that a regular dose of nature has other far-reaching benefits. It can lower stress hormone levels, blood pressure and undesirable cholesterol; help heal neurological problems; hasten fuller recovery from surgery and heart attacks; increase cancer-fighting white blood cells; and generally aid overall health (Health Promotion International research report; also Nippon Medical School study, Tokyo). Regular playtime outdoors helps children cope with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders, according to research published in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care. Exposure to nature can help adults escape from today’s wired lives; reinvigorate, be fitter and less likely to suffer from obesity, diabetes and heart disease, as reported in studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and a University of Washington research summary. It can also unlock understanding of the spiritual essence of life. Hours regularly spent by youth outdoors stimulate imagination and creativity and enhance cognitive development, helping them learn. Nature also helps youngsters develop social awareness, helping them better navigate human relations (Tinyurl.com/ OutdoorHealthBenefitsResearch). “It’s strange and kind of sad that we are so removed from nature that we actually have to ask why nature is good for us,” says Dr. Eva Selhub, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, author of the new book Your Health Destiny, and co-author of Your Brain on Nature. “The fact is our brains and bodies are wired in concert with nature.” Recognition of nature’s positive effects has grown so much in recent years that physicians increasingly write their patients “prescriptions” to go hiking in the woods, counting on the healthy exercise and exposure to sunlight, nature and soothing views to address health

problems stemming from poor diets and sedentary lifestyles. Healthcare clinics and hospitals in Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Albuquerque, New Mexico, California’s Bay Area and elsewhere have launched Prescription Trails programs aimed at objectives from preventing obesity in children to healthful activities for retirees (Tinyurl. com/AmericanHealthTrails). Bestselling author Richard Louv calls the positive nature effect “vitamin N” in The Nature Principle. He contends: “Many of us, without having a name for it, are using the nature tonic. We are, in essence, self-medicating with an inexpensive and unusually convenient drug substitute.” Such ideas are commonly accepted in many cultures. The Japanese believe in the restorative power of shinrin-yoku, which could be translated as “forest medicine” or “forest bathing”. Indigenous peoples like the Brazilian tribe led by Shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, fighting to preserve their land and way of life in the Amazon, profess to be at one with the innate riches of sustainable rainforests (SurvivalInternational.org/parks).

Innovative Nature Scientists, inventors and other innovators are increasingly inspired by nature. Biomimicry, part social movement and part burgeoning industry, looks to how Earth’s natural systems work and solve problems. University of Utah researchers, inspired by the durable homes built by sandcastle worms, are creating a synthetic glue that one day could help repair fractured bones. Architectural components manufacturer Panelite makes energy-efficient insulated glass by mimicking the hexagonal structure that bees use in honeycombs. (Find other precedents at Tinyurl. com/BiomimicryCaseExamples). The inspiration for biomimicry comes from many places, says Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8, a Missoula, Montana, company working with other companies and universities to propel biomimicry into the mainstream. “People are recognizing that they’ve been disconnected to the natural world,” she says. “We also realize that [as a species] we are in trouble. We don’t have all the answers, but we can

Scientific studies show that a regular dose of nature has far-reaching health benefits. More doctors now write “nature” prescriptions for their patients. look to other species for inspiration” for clearing pollutants from our bodies and environments. Plants and fungi are now commonly used to clean up old industrial sites that resemble nature’s way of removing pollutants from water and soil. A University of California, Berkeley, meta-study confirms that farmers currently using organic farming methods and solar power achieve roughly the same crop yields as conventional techniques with far less dependence on fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gases and petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer pollution.

Cyclical Nature These breakthrough technologies emulate the way nature uses the building blocks of life in an endless cycle of birth, reproduction, decay and rebirth. It’s part of a broad rethinking of the principles behind sustainability—building, manufacturing and living in greater harmony with natural systems, perhaps eventually eliminating landfills, air and water pollution, and toxic site cleanups. “A toxin is a material in the wrong place,” says architect William McDonough, of Charlottesville, Virginia. The only individual recipient of the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, he is co-author of Cradle-to-Cradle, a groundbreaking book that calls for reenvisioning even the nastiest waste, and The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability— Designing for Abundance. McDonough imagines a world where waste becomes raw material for new buildings, furniture and other goods—akin to how a forest reuses every deceased tree and animal to nourish the ecosystem and spawn new life. With 80 percent of U.S. residents currently living in urban areas, architects, builders and municipal planners are

likewise pivoting toward nature, prompted by the scientific evidence of the many ways that human health and general well-being rely upon it. While this contact is preferably the kind of “stopping by woods” that inspired New England poet Robert Frost, even a walk in a city park will work. “Urban nature, when provided as parks and walkways and incorporated into building design, provides calming and inspiring environments and encourages learning, inquisitiveness and alertness,” reports the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, in Green Cities: Good Health. The American Planning Association stresses the importance of integrating green space into urban neighborhoods. Not only does so-called “metro nature” improve air and water quality and reduce urban heat island effects, urban wilds such as Pittsburgh’s Nine Mile Run and Charlotte, North Carolina’s Little Sugar Creek Greenway also restore natural connections in densely populated city centers.

Natural Intelligence A growing number of scientists say that research about our place in nature has sparked fresh thinking about our role and devastated quaint notions about our species’ superiority. “Single-celled slime molds solve mazes. Brainless plants make correct decisions and bees with brains the size of pinheads handle abstract con-

natural awakenings

April 2015

Breaking a trail is always harder than following one. ~David Miller, 10 Lessons from Nature to Inspire Our Everyday Lives cepts,” points out Anthropologist Jeremy Narby, author of the groundbreaking book Intelligence in Nature. At a national conference of Bioneers, an organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and San Francisco that gathers nature-minded social and scientific innovators, Narby said: “We are nearly identical to many animals. Many behaviors once thought to be exclusively human are shared by other species. The zone of the specifically human, as determined by science, has been shrinking.” We haven’t lost the ability to tap that primal animal inside, even if most of us are more likely to “venture into the forest” by watching a movie or playing video games. We may feel cut off from our instincts, but studies show time in the woods can do wonders to restore the keenness of our senses to connect with the subtle changes in natural habitat, the movements of other species and the changing seasons. The rise of human civilizations may have taken “survival of the fittest” in new directions, often decidedly tamer ones, but experts ranging from scientific researchers to lifestyle analysts say humankind is still hardwired by our more primitive past. Despite the ingenious ways

Broward County, Florida

we’ve devised to exploit other life forms, capitalize on Earth’s resources and protect ourselves from nature’s sometimes terrifying power, our fate remains linked to natural laws and limits, from nurturing our body’s immune system to resolving planetsized problems like climate change. “‘Nature’ is our natural environment,” according to Selhub. We don’t have to move to the country to reconnect, she says. “Even spending 20 minutes a day outside has an effect.” Houseplants, nature photos and aromatherapy Earth scents can also help indoor environments better reflect our own nature. The wealth of research and common sense wisdom is aptly summed up by celebrated author Wendell Berry in The Long-Legged House. “We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it’ll be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us. And that requires we make the effort to know the world and learn what is good for it.” Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science. Visit ChristineMacDonald.info.

NABroward.com

True-Life ‘Aha!’ Reads 10 Lessons from Nature to Inspire Our Everyday Lives by David Miller Tinyurl.com/10InspiringLessons FromNature 9 Amazing Lessons from Nature to Inspire Your Everyday Life by Annie Hauser, Tinyurl.com/9InspiringLessons FromNature Intelligence in Nature by Jeremy Narby Life Lessons from Nature by Elvis Newman Cathedrals of the Spirit by T. C. McLuhan Your Brain on Nature by Eva Selhub

To Be or Not to Be Vaccinated? by Francine Kanter

e hear about the measles epidemic in California and other states and tend to blame parents for not vaccinating their children. When it’s flu season, the question comes up, to be or not to be vaccinated? The main issue here is not about vaccination which, in fact, weakens the immune system, but rather strengthening immunity and overall health in order to stave off diseases and retain health. Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promote the use of vaccination to avoid getting whatever disease the vaccine covers. We hear in the media the guilt trips laid on those who refuse vaccinations, and illogical claims that those not taking the vaccine somehow cause others who are vaccinated to catch the flu or whatever dreaded lurgy the vaccine covers. This makes zero sense. People need to be educated on what constitutes a vaccine, what’s in it, and if it is safe. They need to be educated as to the option of taking a different route to strengthen their immunity against cold, flu, etc. It is known the chemicals involved in a vaccine can do more harm than good—we are talking here mercury, formaldehyde, aluminum and MSG. Bottom line, to avoid all that, here’s a list of ways to boost your immune system without resorting to chemicals and vaccination:

• Take a vitamin D supplement on a daily basis. Get as much sunlight as you can as late into the year as you can manage. Even getting sunlight on just your face helps produce more vitamin D in your body. • Drink immune-boost beverages, like organic Cocoa Mojo which contains a blend of four medicinal mushrooms. • Use a high quality air filter in your home for bacteria and mold spores that may be circulating. • Get regular exercise to boost your circulation and immune strength. This exercise should be frequent and moderate. Do not over-stress yourself at the gym or your immune system will be temporarily compromised. • Take supplements to protect your respiratory tract, including Lomatium, Osha, Elderberry and more. You can find these at most health food stores. • Take measures to minimize your exposure to immune-damaging chemicals such as those found in laundry products, cosmetics, personal care products and fragrances. The artificial fragrance chemicals

found in most of these products are carcinogenic and cause liver damage. • Eat a wholesome, balanced diet; plant proteins are very important; avoid sugars as much as possible. Drink a lot of water—the rule is you need to drink half of your body weight in ounces per day. These are lifestyle changes and they work. They are beneficial for all members of the family, including children. For assistance with these and other aspects of boosting immunity, seek the help of a Homeopath Practitioner who can offer proven solutions that are safe and actually increase health and well-being over time. Francine Kanter, CCH, RsHOM(NA), is a Board Certified Homeopath Practitioner. She has helped countless adults and children in their return to health. For more information and to make an appointment, call 754-4847988 (office), 808-652-2001 (cell), email FRKanter@aol.com and visit FKanterHomeopath.com. See ad page 53.

natural awakenings

April 2015

greenliving

Healthy Choices at Every Step

Home-Grown Organic Made Easy 10 Time-Saving Tips for a Healthy Garden by Barbara Pleasant

Organic gardening experts share strategies for growing a great garden and having a life, too.

Advertise in

Natural Awakenings’ May Women’s Health Issue To advertise or participate in our next issue, call

954-630-1610 32

Broward County, Florida

he arrival of planting season has a stunning effect on veggie gardeners. We talk to our seedlings as if they were children, and don’t mind working until dark if that’s what it takes to get the fingerling potatoes in the ground. Then, complications like crabgrass and cabbageworms appear, and keeping up with all the details feels impossible. We can lighten looming chores by using these time-saving tips, which will reduce later workloads when storms and the hot summer sun threaten to squelch the magic. Mulch to reduce watering and prevent weeds. “You can cut your watering time in half by mulching crops with a three-to-four-inch layer of straw or shredded leaves,” says Niki Jabbour, award-winning author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener and

NABroward.com

Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden. “Crops like tomatoes, potatoes, kale, broccoli, cucumbers and squash all benefit from a deep mulch, which reduces the need to water and also prevents weeds, saving even more time.” Grow herbs in convenient containers. Family cooks will harvest kitchen herbs every day, in all kinds of weather, so don’t waste footsteps. Grow some parsley, basil and other herbs in large containers near the kitchen door. Try promising perennials. Plant them once, and vegetables like asparagus and rhubarb come back year after year in cold winter climates like the Midwest and Northeast. Where winters are mild, artichokes or chayote (pear squash) are long-lived and productive. Many resilient

herbs will return each spring, too, including sage, mints, thyme and oregano. Tarragon and marjoram make trusty perennial herbs in the Sun Belt. Stock up on organic seeds. “As a year-round vegetable gardener, I try to come up with a list of all the seeds I’ll need for every season when I place annual seed orders,” Jabbour says. “That way, I will place fewer orders and have everything on hand at the proper planting time, saving both time and money.” Organic seeds in consumer seed catalogs and retail racks won’t be genetically modified or treated with pesticides. Be generous with organic compost. With each planting, mix in organic compost along with a balanced organic fertilizer. Food crops grown in organically enriched soil are better able to resist challenges from pests and diseases, which simplifies summer tasks. Grow flowers to attract beneficial insects. Reducing or eliminating pesticides and increasing plantings of flowers can radically improve the balance between helpful and harmful insects in a garden. Horticulturist Jessica Walliser, co-host of Pittsburgh’s The Organic Gardeners KDKA radio show and author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, recommends starting with sweet alyssum, an easy-to-grow annual that can be tucked into the edges of beds or added to mixed containers. “The tiny blossoms of sweet alyssum are adept at supporting several species of the non-stinging parasitic wasps that help keep aphids and other common pests in check,” Walliser says. In warm climates where they are widely grown, crape myrtles have been found to serve as nurseries for lady beetles, lacewings and other beneficial insects. Protect plants with fabric barriers. Pest insects seeking host plants won’t find cabbage or kale if they’re hidden beneath hoops covered with fine-mesh fabric like wedding net (tulle) or garden fabric row cover. “Cover the plants the day they are transplanted into the garden,” advises Walliser. As long as the edges are securely tucked in, row covers will also protect plants from wind, hail, rabbits and deer. Hoe briefly each day. Commit 10 minutes a day to hoeing. While slicing down young weeds, hill up soil over potatoes or clean up beds ready to be replanted. Look out for small problems to correct before they become big ones. No more misplaced tools. Time is often wasted searching for lost weeders, pruning shears and other hand tools, which are easier to keep track of when painted in bright colors or marked with colored tape. Jabbour uses a tool stash basket placed at the garden entrance. Stop to smell the flowers. Use moments saved to sit quietly, relax and soak up the sights, sounds and smells of the garden. Pausing to listen to the birds or watch a honeybee work a flower is part of the earned reward of any healthy garden that can’t be measured by the pound.

“Gems in Recycling~Plastic” 954.295.2315 SusieQArt.com

Barbara Pleasant, the author of numerous green thumb books, including Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens, grows vegetables, herbs and fruits in Floyd, Virginia. Connect at BarbaraPleasant.com. natural awakenings

April 2015

healthykids

EARTH IN PERIL Children Confront Climate Change by Avery Mack

his month, Home Box Office In the Atmosphere (HBO), in collaboration with “We need to know the truth, because New York City’s American Museadults clearly aren’t doing enough to um of Natural History, will air the new stop this.” ~Zoe, age 12 documentary, Saving My Tomorrow. The National Oceanic and AtmoScientists representing the museum spheric Administration and NASA rediscuss how cently announced that last year temperature You might be the one to was the hottest in 135 years change of recordkeeping, with rising change the world. affects life ocean temperatures driving the on Planet global heat index. ~Max, age 9 Earth, but Nine of the 10 hottest years the majority have occurred since 2000. The of voices are those of children. Their odds of this taking place randomly are words cry out for universal action to about 650 million to 1, especially withprevent them from inheriting what they out an El Nino influence, according to believe is a dying planet in desperate University of South Carolina statistician need of healing. John Grego.

“The globe is warmer than it has been in the last 100 years,” says climate scientist Jennifer Francis, Ph.D., of Rutgers University, in New Jersey. “Any wisps of doubt that human activities are at fault are now gone with the wind.”

At Sea “We do more damage to the planet than we think.” ~Peri, age 9 In the same 100 years, sea levels have risen seven inches, mostly due to expansion as the water warms. “We have over 2 million preserved fish in our collection. We study them to see the effect of temperature change,” says Melanie Stiassny, Ph.D., curator of ichthyology at the museum. “The mummichog fish is less than an inch long. It’s a bottom feeder and that’s where pollution like mercury lies. When the water is warm, fish eat more and mercury is stored in their bodies.” The contaminants move up the food chain, bringing the effects of pollution to our dinner table. A 2006 study by Nicola Beaumont, Ph.D., with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory UK, found that 29 percent of the oceans’ edible fish and seafood species have declined by 90 percent in the past 100 years. The international team of ecologists and economists led by Boris Worm, Ph.D., of Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, predict total saltwater fish extinction by 2048 due to overfishing, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. Rising ocean acidity due to absorption of increasing carbon dioxide and other emissions from burning fossil fuels impacts creatures large and small, like dissolving the shell of the tiny sea butterfly, a vital link in the ocean’s food chain. Americans currently consume 4.5 billion pounds of seafood each year.

On Land “Each species was put here for a reason. We are the caretakers.” ~a youth at a climate rally Scientists look back to look ahead. Henry David Thoreau fell in love with the wilderness around Concord, Massachusetts, 160 years ago. From his renowned journals, 34

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

scientists know when flowers like the pink lady slipper (Cypripedium acaule), bird’s-foot violets (Viola pedata) or golden ragworts (Packera aurea) used to bloom. Today, with temperatures six degrees Fahrenheit warmer than in Thoreau’s time, these species now bloom two weeks earlier. The Canada lily (Lilium canadense), plentiful before, is now rare, unable to adapt to the new reality. Paul Sweet, collections manager of the museum’s ornithology department, studies “skins” (stuffed birds). He says, “The skins show us how birds lived years ago.” In just the past 100 years, bird species that have gone extinct range from the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) to the once-abundant passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) and Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis). In Colorado, 70 percent of the lodgepole pines have been lost, with pines in other states also in trouble. Pine beetles feed on the pines. Historically, winter brings death to both the beetles and weakened trees, which fall to feed a renewed forest. Due to warmer temperatures, the beetles are living longer and migrating to higher altitudes to kill more trees. Forest fires follow the dry timber line.

All Are Needed “I don’t have time to grow up before becoming an activist.” ~Ta’Kaiya, age 12 “Get your parents involved.” ~Teakahla, age 11 Children are more informed now than ever before. Schools offer classes on ecology, the environment, global warming and climate change. Disasters are instant news, constantly streaming through digital media. Kids are aware that they need adults to work with them to keep Earth habitable. HBO will air all four parts of Saving My Tomorrow starting Apr. 22. Check local listings—and watch as a family. See Tinyurl.com/SavingMyTomorrow. Connect with freelance writer Avery Mack at AveryMack@mindspring. com.

Forward Good Change Today 4 Reuse more, buy less. Less trash equals less pollution. 4 Bike or walk, instead of driving. Don’t use the car at least one day a week. Less use of fossil fuels equals less drilling, fracking and oil spills. 4 Substitute a planet-healing activity for the usual after school program. Replace lawns with native plants, which need less water and no mowing. Email manufacturers to urge them to use less packaging and plastic, auto makers to produce more fuel-efficient cars, grocery stores to carry more locally sourced foods and ban plastic bags, and government agencies to improve pollution control measures. 4 When eating meat, make sure the animals were humanely and locally raised, not factory farmed. 4 For fish, factory farmed is preferred when farmers are vetted by watchdog agencies for being devoid of disease, pollution and heavy metals; clean fish are especially rare among international providers. Learn more at Tinyurl.com/ SustainableFishFarming. 4 Support wildlife. Help hatchling sea turtles make their way to the sea. Predators and man are the biggest threats—only one in 1,000 hatchlings reach adulthood. Plant milkweed to feed monarch butterflies. Use natural insect repellants like basil or marigolds instead of killer sprays. 4 Speak out and speak up. Search c2es.org/science-impacts/basics/kids for event ideas and resources.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. ~Marcus Aurelius natural awakenings

April 2015

earthdayevents

EARTH

DAY 2015

Hope for Our Future by Julianne Hale

hen we learn about the condition of our most valuable resource—this spinning planet we call home—we may feel a sense of urgency, desperation or even defeat. Global climate change is a powerful foe, and current efforts may seem like a losing race against time. Yet, mounting evidence suggests that the global community is making progress, giving rise to the possibility that climate change may not be the insurmountable obstacle we once thought. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) article, “We Can Do This: 10 Reasons there’s Hope for our Climate,” by Dan Upham, summarizes a speech given by EDF President Fred Krupp at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival (Tinyurl.com/HopeForTheClimate). Here

Broward County, Florida

are some encouraging highlights. The price of solar energy panels has dropped by 75% in the U.S. since 2008, and affordable wind energy is increasingly available. According to a study published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, carbon dioxide emissions from energy in this country dropped by 10 % between 2005 and 2012. In addition, China, the world’s largest producer of greenhouse gases, is actively seeking ways to reduce emissions. Proof of progress is also found in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to cut billions of tons of pollution, a goal supported by twothirds of Americans, according to a survey conducted by Harstad Strategic Research. Aligned with this, the government is

NABroward.com

requiring that manufacturers double automobile fuel mileage by 2025. Perhaps the best argument for hope reflects the priorities of America’s younger generations. A recent bipartisan poll of young voters conducted by Benenson Strategy Group and GS Strategy Group suggests that 80 percent of voters under the age of 35 support the president taking action to address climate change, making it an issue that both major political parties must take seriously. It’s time to realize that mankind is making decided progress, that the majority of us do care, that what local communities accomplish has a positive effect and that the global community can take the steps needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Become a part of the solution by attending one or more of the community events listed here. Third Annual Earth Day Waterway Cleanup at Deerfield Island Park will be held from 9 am - noon on Saturday, April 18. Volunteers and event sponsors Dixie Divers, Island Water Sports, and What’s SUP will meet at Sullivan Park. Those who wish to participate on the water can either bring their own watercraft or rent a kayak or paddleboard from one of the sponsors. For those who prefer to remain on land, there will be opportunities to remove debris from the shoreline and assist with event logistics such as registration. For more information or to sign

up, contact Quiet Waters Park at 954-357-5113. Earth Day Hike April 22 at Anne Kolb Nature Center at West Lake Park, 751 Sheridan St., Hollywood, FL Celebrate nature and Earth Day with a walk through the mangroves to learn about the unique and fascinating environment. $3/person See more at: http://browardfamilylife.com/event/guide/nature/results_per_ page/50#sthash.c0RHe2ws.dpuf Celebrate Earth Day in Coral Springs To celebrate Earth Day, the City of Coral Springs will be hosting EarthFest on Sat. April 18 at Sawgrass Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital from 9 am - 1 pm. EarthFest features wildlife exhibits, guided tours, plant giveaways for Coral Springs residents, children’s activities and refreshments. For more information, call 954344-1117. Waste Management is pleased to host the 5th Annual Earth Day Open House at Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park on Sat. April 11 from noon - 3 pm. 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students (and their siblings) are invited to attend from Winston Park Elementary, Quiet Waters Elementary, Tradewinds Elementary, Margate Elementary, Coconut Creek, Atlantic West Elementary, Heron Heights, Park Trails. Schools with the highest attendance win cash donations for your PTA - but every school is a winner! 1st Place - $3,000; 2nd Place $2,500; 3rd Place - $2,000; All other receive $1500. Enjoy FREE Bus tours of the landfill and renewable energy plant, Environmental education booths and activities, Free hot dogs and refreshments, Inflatable slides and bounce houses. To register, go to: http://www.monarchhillearthday.com/ Earth Day at Tradewinds Park on April 11, 2015 at 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek, FL Celebrate Mother Earth with a family fun day filled with activities, hayrides and more. All ages. The park’s regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee of $1.50/ person (children 5 and under free) will be in effect. See more at: http://browardfamilylife.com/event/guide/nature/results_per_ page/50#sthash.VMfvwyZx.dpuf

We started “gotsprouts?” to provide a quality source for vibrant Organic Sprouts … Because our lives depend on them.

Sean… Crohn’s 2004

Jody… Cancer 1998 Wheatgrass • Sprouts • Seed • Juicers • Growing Supplies (561) 689-9464 • GotSprouts.com

3 Locations or for in-home service, additional fee.

~ Skinny Wraps ~

Relax! *

1 Hour Massage $49 (Regularly $65) 1 Hour Facial $49 (Regularly $65) Purchase Both for $90 “Best massage I’ve ever had.” ~ KL

Also Lymphatic Massage

MA# 30315

natural awakenings

April 2015

“

photo courtesy of Jean Maclean

naturalpet

Dogs with Library Cards Kids Love Reading to Animals by Sandra Murphy

The goal of Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ), launched in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1999 as part of Intermountain Therapy Animals, is to improve children’s literacy skills with the mentoring help of certified therapy teams. Its reach has spread through library programs across the U.S. and Canada and internationally, with other therapy groups following suit.

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

octors told the parents of an 11-year-old autistic son that he would never read… so quit trying to teach him,” says Suzanne Vening, an organic farmer in Jackson, Mississippi. “The doctor didn’t count on Adam, my Australian shepherd.” Abused and abandoned before being adopted by Vening, she had trained him for therapy work. Vening knew nothing about autistic or learning-disabled children, but she knew Adam could work miracles. The boy made eye contact with Adam during his library visit and read a few words. His parents were overjoyed as his reading continued to improve. “It’s hard to include children with special needs in many family activities,” Vening says. “A library is a place the whole family can enjoy.” She advises, “Designate a safe corner where a child can escape if feeling overwhelmed. After entering the room, handlers should sit on the floor with the dog lying beside them. A standing dog can cause too much excitement. It’s important to trust that your therapy dog will know how to approach a child that’s afraid, has tremors or can’t sit up or sit still.” “An animal’s heartbeat seems to call to kids,” observes Rachael Barrera, a children’s librarian at Brook Hollow Public Library, in San Antonio, Texas. “Dogs have come here once a week for more than a year. Now older kids that are comfortable with the reading program are showing younger ones how to choose a book.” At California’s Benicia Public Library, kids read to Honey, a friendly brown dog, on Wednesday afternoons. Sheila Jordan, managing editor and owner of Booklandia, founded in Bend, Oregon, says her 8-year-old, Chase, found it difficult to concentrate because of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). “The Tales and Tails program was a big help. All summer, we went every week and chose books he said the dog would love.” Jordan’s reward was a more focused child; Chase’s reward was a dog of his own last fall. North Carolina’s Charlotte Mecklenburg Library offers 14,000 free programs a year throughout its 20 locations, including Paws to Read. Librarian Cathy Cartledge, reading program coordinator for the Morrison Regional branch, shares this story from Jaylee’s mom, Jill.

National Library Week, April 12 to 18, celebrates the program Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library

photo courtesy of Nancy Bailey

Other Four-Footed Reading Partners Cleo, a small gray cat that lives with Michelle Cardosi, a retail clerk in Denver, enjoyed her Love on a Leash therapy visits. When she became arthritic, moving from lap-to-lap was painful, and Cardosi considered retiring her, but Cleo didn’t agree. “So we went to the library’s Whiskers and Tales program instead, where she could sit on a pillow, get petted and be the center of attention,” she says. “She was able to

visit until her 18th birthday.” Clifford, a 24-year-old Morgan horse, is a well-known literacy advocate. He tours libraries in Michigan and using a sponge and watercolor paint, “signs” his biography, Clifford of Drummond Island, by author and Lansing artist Nancy Bailey, for his fans. “The kids probably won’t remember what I say, but they’ll always remember the day they saw a horse in the library,” says Bailey. “We’ve been visiting for about four years. He’s nosy and gets into everything, like the day he noticed the used book shelf. He picked out pulp fiction books and kept handing them to me.” Bailey notes that Clifford teaches children that horses have feelings and a sense of humor when he goes for laughs and changes his responses when doing tricks.

“Jaylee was tutored in reading for a year. After she also began reading to Zoey, a great Pyrenees, or Hunter, a golden retriever, I saw improvement in fluency, confidence and enjoyment. It worked miracles compared with the hours and money spent for tutoring,” her mom remarks.

The Mount Prospect Library, near Chicago, has an age requirement for its Tales to Tails program. “Rachael, 8, will hardly put a book down now,” says her mom, Nicole Sasanuma, a senior associate with Business Communications & Advocacy, in Northbrook, Illinois. “Her sister, Emi, 6, is anxious for her next birthday

so she ‘can read to doggies,’ too.” Reading programs aren’t limited to libraries or schools. Jean Maclean, of Lompoc, California, trains her two dogs in agility and rally skills. For a change of pace, they visit the Chumash Learning Center, in Santa Ynez, once a month. The Chumash people value education from both its elders and teachers outside the tribe. Maclean relates that Donny, age 11, was afraid of dogs until he met hers, after which his teachers saw his reading improve three levels in one semester. Animals help kids relax and become teachers to the dogs. Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found that reading skills for kids that read to dogs during a 10-week literacy program improved by 12 percent. Children in the same program that didn’t do the same showed no improvement. Dogs and other pets prove that reading out loud doesn’t have to be scary. All it takes is a good book and a good listener. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

natural awakenings

April 2015

fitbody

MASTERING THE FORCE

Contact: Fran@AkashicSource.com www.akashicsource.com Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Let the Light of the Akasha Shine in Your Life.

The Martial Arts Hold Deep Inner Lessons by Eric Stevens

F Crystals, Gems & Minerals Largest Selection of Crystals in South Florida! Herbs • Tumbled Stones • Music • Oils • Incense • Candles • Books • Statues • Lemurian Seed Crystals Reiki Classes • Reiki Circle • Tarot Cards • Karuna Reiki® Classes

954.755.2223 8041 West Sample Rd • Coral Springs www.The-NaturesEmporium.com Karuna Reiki is trademarked by The Inter Center for Reiki Training. Like us on Facebook

Broward County, Florida

ew words are as oddly coupled as martial and arts. The first means “relating to war and soldiers,” while the second means “something that is created with imagination and skill, and is beautiful or expresses important ideas or feelings.” All martial arts represent a paradox of push and pull, yin and yang, external and internal. Their practice represents the blending of our physical lives in harmony with our emotional makeup, allowing our external activity to mirror our internal being. Seldom is the fusion of body, mind and spirit easily achieved with one activity, but martial arts are an exception, because they focus equally on internal and external well-being. Here are five key life lessons that martial arts can teach us. Learn how to breathe. True connection with our breath permeates an artist’s realm. A vocalist must reach deep within the diaphragm to sing proficiently and a dancer must learn to time their breath while performing. A martial artist learns to control breath with stillness and speed, like juxtaposing yoga with intense contact sports. Breathing properly makes the

NABroward.com

practitioner a better martial artist and a healthier one. According to a study published in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, hypertensive qigong program participants were able to both lower their blood pressure after 10 weeks and increase their oxygen uptake by 20 percent. Avoid conflict by developing character. While it may seem counterintuitive that learning how to fight could avoid conflict, it’s an essential part of martial arts. The philosopher Lao Tzu said the best fighter is never angry. The martial arts are primarily about discipline, heightened awareness and honing an ability to face our own internal conflicts. Several studies corroborate that practicing martial arts produces positive behavioral changes. For instance, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescence, participating students in the martial arts were characterized as being less impulsive and less aggressive. Connect the external (body movement) with the internal (energy movement). The energetic force that catalyzes expressive kicks, punches, blocks and

Boost Your Mood and Energy Levels! Ne Sh w op W ly U Ou eb pg r Sto rad re ed

One Serving Has the Equivalent Antioxidants of Four Servings of Fruits and Vegetables.

Made with certified-organic, non-GMO, Paleo profile ingredients, Natural Awakenings Green Powder supplement nourishes and strengthens every system in your body, resulting in:

• SUSTAINED ENERGY • ENHANCED RECOVERY • MENTAL CLARITY • OVERALL WELL-BEING

other outward forms is as essential as the movements themselves. In Chinese martial arts, that force is referred to as qi, the life energy that intrinsically unites body, mind and spirit. Be both an artist and athlete. Artistry and athleticism need not be divergent forces. The martial artist combines the grace of a creator and skill of a warrior, and watching a martial arts competition can be as riveting as watching a ballet or sports event. Most of us may not be talented artists or natural athletes, yet all students can learn how to integrate both worlds by blending physicality with stillness and expression through action. Let go of ego, find mental clarity and access the present moment. Jirōkichi Yamada, a master of Japanese kenjutsu, said, “The way of the sword and the way of Zen are identical, for they have the same purpose; that of killing the ego.” The focus of all true martial arts is the process, not the outcome. Whatever the style of execution, preparatory practice and meditative application, they all require the discipline of being purely present. Gaining such clarity requires grappling more with ego than with opponents; the real battle of a martial artist is waged within. Bruce Lee, the film star who revolutionized Western awareness of martial arts and founded jeet kune do, realized that martial arts’ transcendent philosophy gives us many lessons to draw upon. He suggested, “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.” Eric Stevens has been a fitness professional and martial arts coach for 15 years. He writes about related topics from Denver, Colorado. Connect at EricChristopherStevens@gmail.com.

9.5-oz jar $54.99 (30-day supply) $5 shipping for up to 3 jars Order online today at

ShopNaturalAwakenings.com or call: 888-822-0246

229

natural awakenings

April 2015

LOCAL Network Provider Directory Broward County, Florida

Visit NaturalAwakeningsNetwork.com to read details about each of our NAN Providers. Acupuncture Acupuncture and Chinese Medical Center

954.749.6677 (*)

Broward Spine Institute

954.272.2225 (20%)

Highpoint Healing and Wellness, Inc.

954.390.0411 (33.3%*)

International Holistic Center, David Webb, A.P.

954.903.9426 (15%*)

Naturally Balanced Holistic HealthCare

954.583.7484 (20%*)

Alternative medicine Alternative Medicine Center

954.486.4000 (10%*)

animals / pets Robin White Pet Portraits

954.817.9471 (15%)

ayurveda Ayurvedic Center for Well Being, Yoga & Chiropractic

941.806.7760 (15%*)

bio-identical hormones TrueMedMD

954.983.1443 (10%*)

bodywork

brainwave optimization Center for Optimal Health

954.491.6158 (*)

chiropractic Back In Harmony Chiropractic and Wellness Center, LLC

954.604.5384 (50%*)

Friends and Family Spinal Care

954.369.1212 (*)

Peet Chiropractic Center

954.943.9355 (50%*)

SalvĂŠ Center for Chiropractic & Wellness

954.309.3044 (20%*)

coaching Lisa Friedman, LCSW

954.741.1099 (25%*)

The Phoenix Potential

305.761.3598 (10%*)

WPN Leadership Institute

954.475.2178 (15%)

counseling Cohen Counseling

954.980.9628 (20%)

Reverend Lori Cardona

954.632.0605 (20%)

dentistry Integrated Dental Center

954.792.6266 (15%*)

Lifestream Wellness Spa

eco-friendly design Natural Elements by PS

786.245.3843 (20%*)

eco-friendly painting Al-Pro Painting

954.484.1616 (5%)

Energy work Ellirose Healing Works

954.348.2652 (20%)

ManastĂŠ - Chi in a Bottle

808.647.4016 (10%*)

Family Therapy Center of Psychological Effectiveness (COPE)

954.583.8831 (20%*)

fine art Susie Q Art

954.295.2315 (20%)

fitness Jazzercise of Fort Lauderdale

754.224.8244 (50%*)

Longevity Fitness

754.234.7040 (20%) MCM Fitness

954.695.7178 (*)

Tom Furman Fitness

754.366.8663 (20%*)

Universal Healing Tao f S. FL / TLC Tai Chi-Qigong

954.927.2836 (25%*)

funeral services Florida Statewide Funeral Planning, Inc.

954.547.1619 (10%*)

green certified business Eco Simplista

954.565.5900 (10%*)

Eco-Friendly Auto Center

954.581.1747 (10%*)

hair salon Stephen Anthony at Tracy Carroll Salon

954.564.2323 (20%)

holistic health Bridges of Wellness

954.530.6006 (20%)

My Energy Place

954.306.8251 (10%*)

Wholly Macro

954.764.6371 (10%)

homeopathy Francine Kanter, CCH, RsHOM(NA)

754-484-7988 (20%*)

hypnosis Lisa Desmond-Graham, CHt

754.484.7988 (35%)

integrative medicine Palm Beach Integrative Medicine

954.583.3335 (20%*)

954.567.8011 (15%*)

*Offer varies, see details on the NAN website: http://www.NaturalAwakeningsNetwork.com 42

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

Interior Environmental Design Exceptional Designs

954.232.1679 (10%)

lawyer The Law Offices of Paul E. Gifford, Chartered

954.525.0702 (30%*)

Marketing Concept international Design

954.772.0046 (20%)

Massage Center for Optimal Health

954.491.6158 (*)

Non-Toxic Home Products

PREGNANCY & BABY SERVICES/PRODUCTS

Essential Safe Products

Reverend Opal O Murray

954.626.2122 (15%*)

nursery & Gardening M. D. Fairchild

spa Loving Lotus Center & Spa

770.265.6242 (25%*)

954.344.4404 (20%)

psychology

spiritual counseling

Francine L. Rubinstein, PsyD

Modern Zen

561.368.0026 (*)

561.429.9183 (15%)

The Garden Gate

954.783.4283 (10%)

nutrition Cell Science Systems / ALCAT

954.426.2304 (5%)

Dawn Herrmann - Independent Consultant, Arbonne International

954.625.6775 (10%*)

Lori Sarvis, LCSW

thermography

954.426.0410 (20% *)

Advanced Thermography of South Florida

psychotherapy

954.540.7633 (20%*)

Dr. Erica Goodstone

954.649.5228 (20%)

South Florida Thermography, Inc.

Gloria Ayala-St. Charles, LLC

954.422.8766 (20%))

954.234.8278 (10%)

weight control

561.236.0165 (35%*)

Origin Therapeutics

Slim Up and Be Healthy

Living Foods Institute

954.661.6169 (20%*)

404.524.4488 (20% *)

Planet massage

Living Well with Living Foods by Ponderosa Serenity Ministries

954.763.1619 (20%*)

Margie’s Therapeutic Touch

954.562.6197 (20%*)

Meditation GODpillow Inspirational Gifts

954.658.0114 (*)

Nambudripads Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) Naturally Balanced Holistic HealthCare

954.583.7484 (20%*)

954.783.3748 (10%)

yoga Pranam yoga, yoga for the Soul

561.749.0894 (15%*)

954.834.3186 (10%*)

NuSkin Pharmanex Independent Distributor

561.859.2441 (20%*)

Positive Nutrition, Inc.

Weston Yoga

salon

954.349.6868 (*)

Yoga Institute of Broward

Basin Drive Hair

954.263.3259 (20%)

954.491.6307 (15%)

Stockton Aloe 1

Juni’s Organic hair COLOR

954.532.0792 (10%*)

954.515.8030(15%)

skin care

Women’s BestHealth

954.782.4855 (20%*)

Parenting Greenie Tots

888.316.6126 (10%)

Order your NAN Discount Card Today

(Natural Awakenings Network)

954.452.4424 (5%*)

Arbonne International

954.562.8128 (10%)

Vitality Laser Spa

954.638.3524 (20%*)

Individual Plan $74/year Regular Price: $109/year SAVE $35/year APRIL OFFER: SAVE $35, only $74/year. OFFER EXPIRES 4/31/2015

Family Plan $161/year (up to 4 members) Regular Price:$216/year APRIL OFFER: save $55, only $161/YR OFFER EXPIRES 4/31/2015

apply today ~ naBroward.com/nan • Broward County, Florida ~ Office: 954.630.1610 Our nationwide directory of providers: www.naturalawakeningsnetwork.com or call 1-888-822-0246 for our printed directory.

natural awakenings

April 2015

Go Green, Save Green Our Sand is Slipping Out to Sea!

ver the past 100 since 2012 to help replant years, humans have and stabilize the Southeast altered the fragile Florida coastline. The process South Florida coastline to of replanting protective dunes, the extent that the natural mangroves, and adjacent system barely exists today. uplands is an inexpensive, As a consequence of shoredurable and environmentally line development, millions sustainable way to restore and of tax dollars have been protect coastal areas negatively spent building jetties and impacted by development, re-nourishing the beaches storms and sea level rise. in a futile and temporary atFurthermore, YEA has united tempt to slow the inevitable those with competing interests, erosion caused by human from diverse populations and activities, storms and sea from multiple jurisdictions. level rise. YEA facilitates collaborative According to a 2010 action towards the goal of Young and young-at-heart are planting with Youth Environmental report*, in 1999 approxiproviding long-lasting, ecologimately 5 percent of Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alliance to prevent erosion cally sound, community-based shoreline was designated as solutions. critically eroding. Today, of the 825 miles natural resource, every attempt should YEA has many restoration opportuniof sandy beaches, over 500 miles or 60 be made to preserve and protect beachties scheduled for 2015 and is looking for percent are considered eroded. compatible sand sources. In addition, volunteers who want to make a difference South Florida is now considered we must develop a more regional and in their local community. For anyone inground zero for the earliest signs of sea comprehensive approach to sustaining the terested in helping to protect the shoreline level rise. While the complexity, severity coastal environment. Our ability to sustain and save the beaches, call Kristen Hoss at and timing of the changes are still up for the quality of life in South Florida will 954-382-0188 and visit yeaFrog.org. debate, the decisions being made today depend on it. *Coastal Hazards section of Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will affect coastal communities for years Youth Environmental Alliance (YEA), 2010 FACT report: dep.state.fl.us/cmp/ to come. In order to avoid the continued along with thousands of students, parents publications/FACT_2010/RevFACwaste and exploitation of sandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a limited and corporate volunteers, has worked Tjune28/Coastal_Hazards_JUN28.pdf

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

askthetherapist

The Ego: Friend or Foe?

Dear Karen Kaye, I hear the word “ego’ and wonder what it is, what it does, and should we grow one? Sincerely, Robert

Dear Robert, The actual definition of ego is “an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others; your consciousness of your own identity.”

Often when we consider someone as egotistical, we believe they are self-centered and think too highly of themselves. My observation of ego leads me to describe it in the following way: The ego mind is primitive, child-like, and stays in survival mode. It tells us we are right when we are wrong and will fight for its beliefs. It is a rationalizing and self-defense mechanism that does not want to be wrong or change. This part of our mind will be a victim, not own its faults, and usually blames others. The ego mind has no moral compass and is very unconscious in order to stay stagnant. Examples of the ego mind are people who constantly say, “I am going to,” whether it be diet or change something which is the opposite of their pattern, yet have little or no plan to follow through. The ego allows them to cheat, lie, have addictions, spend more, etc. They can take one step out of their comfort zone and say, “At least I tried”…but did they? This person believes you made me; I told you so; I

didn’t want to anyway. The good attributes of ego try to take care of us, but instead enable us to stay the same. People in ‘good therapy’ are learning how to get past or work with their ego mind. Because it is actually weak and gullible, it believes what it is told. Therefore, the ego mind can be retrained and made conscious of its limitations, just like a child. We must learn to question the ego since it keeps telling us, “If this is the way we have always done something, then keep doing it this way, no matter how we hurt ourselves or others”…which is the definition of insanity. Well-structured parenting of oneself is the alternative to allowing the ego mind to run our life. Thank you so much for your question. Sincerely, Karen Kaye MS, LMHC Karen Kaye, MS, LMHC has been in Private Practice for more than 30 years in Broward County. She receives clients in person and over the phone. You can reach her at 954-384-1217. See ad page 52.

Our slip is showing! Apologies to our readers and Karen Kaye for our bloopers in her column last month. Ms. Kaye’s Answer to Paul was inadvertently addressed to Carol. Also, excuse our typesetter gremlins: first word in the Question was meant to be “I”.

“Get My Drift” (detail) SusieQArt.com • 954.630.1610

natural awakenings

April 2015

calendarofevents

markyourcalendar

NOTE: All calendar events must be received via email by the 10th of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Submit calendar items online http://www.NABroward.com/calendar. No phone calls or faxes, please.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Dream Image Workshop - 7-9:30pm. April 3, 10, 17, 24. Register by April 3, $75/series; $100 after. Deborah DeNicola, MFA and author of The Future that Brought Her Here; Memoir of a Call to Awaken, facilitates this workshop to help dreamers discover parts of the dream that their conscious egos have not experienced. Bridges of Wellness, 1881 NE 26th St, Ft Lauderdale. Info & registration tel: 954-530-6006

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Men Chase, Women Choose: Love through Science Workshop - 7-8pm. $25/Door, $15/In advance. Join Love Biologist Dawn Maslar in a fun and informative presentation that will give you practical tools for love. Your Big Picture Café, 5935 S University Dr, Davie (University & Stirling Rd). Info & Registration, Dawn 954.817.1966.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

Are You Having Trouble Controlling the Way You Eat? - 2-3:30pm. Free. Community information meeting for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, bulimia; those who think they may have a food problem or are concerned about someone who may. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), Center for Spiritual Living, 1550 NE 26th St, Ft Lauderdale. Info, “C” 786.303.9436, Foodaddicts.org.

markyourcalendar www.JoyOfOrganics.com FOOD BUYING CLUB Support local farms & community

Keto Classes Available Always fresh, certified organic and below retail

20/30 LBS.

Free Lecture: Meditation: Awaken Your Inner Power - 7:30pm. From the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda presented by a monk of the Self-Realization Order. Broward County Convention Center. Info 954.729.2046.

Saturday, April 18 Yoga Expo - 5–9pm. Free. Yoga Fest Expo will present Yoga Music, Yoga Dance, Lecture and Shopping. Meet Best Yoga related item Vendors from South Florida. Broward College, 7200 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines Fl 33024, Raj Shah, 754.264.6306.

Saturday, April 19

Broward County, Florida

Crystal Vision & Loving Touch Center 954-981-4992 3160 Stirling Rd. Hollywood, FL 33021

CrystalVisionLTC.com

markyourcalendar

954-465-6502

Dream Image Workshop

markyourcalendar The Happy Single Person Workshop

for: Divorced Widowed Never Married Get rid of ‘baggage’ to be free to love again $29 - Sat or Sun 10 – 4PM Call Karen

L Kaye, LMHC

954.384.1217

Inspiration. Celebration. All are welcome! Hosts Liz Sterling, Joseph (JP) Parsons, Lynn Turner. Cendyn Building, 980 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. www.acim50.com Register 561.495.4277 Finding and Maintaining Love through Science - 1-3pm. $20 suggested love donation. Join Love Biologist Dawn Maslar for a fun and informative workshop that will give you the tools for lifelong love. Unity of Pompano, 261 SE 31st Ave, Pompano Beach. Call Dawn, tel:954.817.1966 Unity of Pompano - 9:30am. Join Power Hour group for a discussion of the book Living Originally. Establish harmony in your life as you learn 10 spiritual practices that lead you to rediscovering your origin-your True Self. 11am Celebration Service-Inspirational Message & Live Music; Youth K-12; Fellowship. 261 SE 13th Ave, Pompano Beach, 954.946.0857.

A Course in Miracles 50th Anniversary Party - Boca Raton - Noon-4pm $19.65, Full Day $40. Music.

(27 Years of Experience)

FRIDAYS, APRIL 3, 10, 17, 24

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

Friday 7:30pm Sunday 7pm Monday 10am

FRUITS & VEGGIES - $49

Half shares avail. ~ Location near you.

Tuesday, APRIL 14

Susan (SusieQ) Wood’s TV interview (life and work) plus separate interview with Karen Kaye, psychotherapist. 6:30–7pm. Watch these interviews with Host Jonathan Lederman on The Anything Bucket show, WRPBiTV.

Free REIKI Circle

Join us in a sacred space and relax with a guided meditation and receive Loving Reiki Energy from a certified LTC Reiki Practitioner

NABroward.com

7-9:30pm

Deborah DeNicola helps you discover meanings from your dreams that have not been available to your conscious mind. Bridges of Wellness, 1881 NE 26th St., Ft Lauderdale. Register by 4/3, $85/ series; $100 after. Info & registration tel:954-530-6006 954-530-6006

markyourcalendar APRIL 18 &19 YOGA WORKSHOP AND EXPO Two Days of Transformational Yoga Classes, Workshop Music and Food Festival in the heart of South Florida. To register for workshop or to reserve a booth, please visit our web site

http://www.huasouthflorida.org/ or Call Raj Shah 754-264-6306

markyourcalendar The Dania Beach PATCH™ Market, Garden & Nursery!

Open every Sat. & Sun. 9am–1pm Special Event 3rd Sat each month A few things that make the PATCH special:

• Non-GMO/Certified Organic & Heirloom seeds • Pesticide free fertilization practices • Dedicated to local/artisan food and sundries • Best compost enriched soil

1201 W Dania Beach Blvd, Dania Beach, FL 33004 info: http://ThePATCHGarden.com Facebook.com/PATCHGarden

ongoingevents sunday Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary – 9am– 5pm. Classes for Interfaith Ministry Ordination. A Healing Space 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors 33305. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco 917-579-3750. Yoga on the Beach - 9:30-10:30am, $10 Donation. Classes held daily (7 days/week) Weather permitting. Experience gentle yoga flow outside, in a tropical paradise setting. Copperbeech Yoga & Fitness Inc., Ocean Manor Resort, private patio behind tiki bar, 4040 Galt Ocean Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308, 516.840.1455. Unity of Pompano - 9:30am: Power Hour, discuss Living Originally. Establish harmony: learn 10 Spiritual Practices rediscovering your True Self; 11am: Celebration Service-Inspirational Message & Live Music; 11am: Youth K-12; Fellowship. 261 SE 13th Ave, Pompano Beach, 954.946.0857. Yin Yoga - 9:30am. Harmony House Yoga, 9524 Griffin Rd, Cooper City, 954.434.3377, harmonyhouseyoga.com Buddhist Meditation Class - 10–11:30am. $10 Learn to meditate and gain practical advice for living a peaceful life. Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 140 West Prospect Rd. 954.537.9191 Ft Lauderdale Center for Spiritual Living Services 10:30am Full Celebration Service with Dr. Arleen Bump on relevant topics. Includes musical presentations. 1550 NE 26th St, Wilton Manors, 954.566.2868. Metaphysical Chapel of South Florida – Healing Service 10:30am, Worship Service 11am. Shared space with the Sunshine Cathedral MCC (in the Graham/Fasana Chapel), 1480 SW 9th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, 754.300.1428. Catholic Mass: The Parish of Sts. Francis & Clare, Staffed by Franciscan friars. 10:30am, (+ Sat 5pm, Wed 7pm) 101 NE 3rd St, Ft Lauderdale, 954.731.8173.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) – 11am– 12pm, Free, Inclusive, unprogrammed worship in the manner of Friends. 2nd Presbyterian Church, Multi-Purpose Rm, 1400 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale. 954.682.1433. ECK Worship Service – 11am–12pm, Free, normally First Sunday/month. Experience the Light and Sound of God. Learn about the HU Song Eckankar, ECK Worship Service, Rodeway Inn and Suites, 2440 W State Rd 84 (Marina Mile Blvd), Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312, Johanna Carter, 954.693.5681. All Levels Yoga - 11am-12pm. $12. Combine strength, flexibility & breath to reduce stress & create balance. Your Big Picture Cafe, 5935 S University Dr, Davie 33328, Cherie Walters, 818.470.3307. Coral Springs Metaphysical Group - 1–3pm (1st & 2nd Sun ea. mo. & 3rd Tues ea. mo) Deep trance channeling. Ask questions. Get answers. 12140 NW 10th St, Coral Springs, 954.340.7087 Community Vinyasa Yoga - 4–5:15pm, $5 minimum. Vinyasa flow class in a warm/heated room. Fusion Fitness and 02 Yoga, 4670 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076. 954-345-9642. Reiki Healing Circle & Potluck Full Dinner Social – 5pm, (second Sun ea mo). $4Love. Reiki hosted by Usui Reiki Master Fred Levick in private home in W Broward. RSVP 954.742.2113. Free Guided Meditation & Kirtan (Satsang) – 7–8:30pm Meditation followed by uplifting calland-response chanting & music. Yoga Warehouse, 508 SW Flagler Ave, Downtown Ft Lauderdale, 954.525.7726. Community HU Chant - 7 - 7:30 pm. 4th Sunday of each month, Release your inner tensions and gain peace and calm Dunkin Donuts/Meeting Room, 1405 S. Powerline Rd., Pompano Beach, FL 33442. For more information, 954.693.5681

monday Gentle Yoga & Meditation – 10–11:15am. $10 first class. Gentle Hatha will include some standing poses that will warm the body up and some restorative poses that will collectively balance the mind and body, includes meditation. Weston Yoga, 2600 Glades Circle, Suite 400, Weston. 954.349.6868. Non-Impact Creative Movement Body-MindSpirit Fitness Aerobics -6:30-7:30pm, $12, 2nd class free, fusion of Jazz, Modern, Duncan Dance, Aikido, Tai Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Free Style, Nia/Kai systems, Herb Skolnick Center, 800 SW 36th Ave, Pompano, David Merritt, 954.933.7391. Tai Chi-Qigong Health. Newcomers & experienced. 7-8pm Mon. thru Thurs; Tues OFF. Plus - Thurs thru Sun 7:30-8:30am. Locations depend on weather. Call /Google web for details: Raven Cohan, Hollywood Beach 35 years certified Inst. Phone hours: 10am-10pm 954.927.2836. Ho’oponopono Meditation – 7–8:30pm. $10. Exploring meditation using a Hawaiian practice of clearing resistance. SoulTranSync, 1881 N E 26th St. Suite 244 Wilton Manors, Edward Miller, 954.990.8948. Come on Get Happy – 7–8:30pm. No-Charge, Self-help Educational / Discussion Group: Maintain & achieve self love & happiness with emotional balance & stability. Led by Dr. Lewis Jordan Ph.D., @ SunServe, 2312 Wilton Dr, 2nd Fl, Wilton Manors, 954.306.1493. Reiki Circle/Meditation – 7:30–8:45pm. $10 Reiki healing circle, guided meditation & discussion. Center for Spiritual Living, 1550 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors, Rev Elise, R. M., 954.317.3907. Women’s Support Group: Wonderful Women of Awareness – 7:30–9:30pm. $20/ session, ongoing group–be more aware & committed to your own vision through re-education & support. Karen Kaye, LMHC 954.384.1217.

Mindfulness (Insight) Meditation – 10:30am– 12pm, Free. Silent group meditation followed by a talk & conversation. 16 NE 4th St, Ft Lauderdale. Call for details. 954.232.8422.

natural awakenings

April 2015

tuesday Tai Chi Meditation, Chi Kung, Tai Chi Form and Fan Form, Push Hand and Application. 10am–12pm (Tues, Thurs, Sat) and 7–8:30pm (Mon,Wed). Kung Fu 7:00 pm. Master Andrew Chung, Chung’s Tai Chi Kung Fu, 2831 E. Commercial Blvd. Ft Lauderdale FL 33308, Aimara Sage 954.224.9940. Raja Yoga Meditation – 10:15–11:30am (& 6:30–7:30pm) Free. Enjoy the peace & love within. Hollywood Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd, Roz, 954.962.7447. Non-Impact Creative Movement Body-MindSpirit Fitness Aerobics - 11:30am-12:30pm, $12, 2nd class free, fusion: Jazz, Modern, Duncan Dance, Aikido, Tai Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Free Style, Nia/Kai systems, Emma Lou Olson Center, 1801 NE 6th St, Pompano, David Merritt, 954.933.7391. Vini Yoga (breath and movement) - 6-7:15pm. First class free then $10. Move at a slow contemplative pace, leave with a sense of balance and wellbeing. The Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, 827 SE 9th St, Deerfield Beach. Angela VanHemert tel: 954.980.1514 American Holistic Nurse’s Assn – 7pm, (2nd Tue) Speakers on Holistic topics, Open to the public, Imperial Point Medical Center, 6401 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale. 954.494.2849. Coral Springs Metaphysical Group – 7pm, (3rd Tue ea mo, also Sun 1–3pm) Free, topics: Numerology, Handwriting, Auras, Near Death, Past Life, Kabbalah, Sondra & Charles Zecher’s Estate, 12140 NW 10 St, Coral Springs, 954.340.7087. Reiki Circle & Meditation – 7pm, Center For Human Development, 5809 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 954.989.6400. Reiki Circle – 7pm-8:30pm. $15 Rev. Scott Friedman leads the Reiki Circles. Bridges of Wellness, Inc, 1881 NE 26th St Ste 244, Wilton Manors, Rev. Scott Friedman, 954.854.7937.

Healing Reiki Circle – 7:30pm, $5. Circle is lead by Reverend Reckel, Modern Zen, 4282 S. University Dr. Davie, FL 954-625-6775. [Ferguson KPin]

thursday

Yoga for the Higher Power (12-Step) - 7:308:45pm. First class free then $12. Based on 12Step language and recovery. The Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, 827 SE 9th St, Deerfield Beach. Kattie Maffeo 954.427.2353.

Tai Chi-Chi Kung/Tao Yin Classes – 7:30– 8:30am (+Fri, Sat, Sun. am and Mon. night), Near shady lifeguard stand, Franklin St, N Hollywood Beach, Raven Cohan. 954.927.2836. Call for Web, directions. 32 years teaching. See Mon. night listing.

wednesday Yoga Basics – 10–11am Fundamentals of posture & breathing for strength, flexibility & stamina. First Class $10. (also Fri 10-11am), Weston Yoga, 2600 Glades Circle, Suite 400, Weston, 954.349.6868. Meditation/Relaxation Class – 5:45–6:30pm, free. Guided meditation & relaxation led by Ina Lee. All levels. George English Park Rec Center, 1101 Bayview Dr. Ft Lauderdale. Call first, 954.463.4733. A Course in Miracles – 6pm–7:30pm. $11, “Miracles Meeting” based on the teachings of “A Course in Miracles” Zenerations of Boca, 2499 Glades Road Suite 202, Boca Raton, Wendi Blum, 954.214.5649. Family Constellation Therapy – 7–10pm, (1st Wednesday and 3rd Saturday 2–5pm). $45 1st time; $30 repeating. Revealing & repairing hidden dynamics for personal healing. Bridges of Wellness, 1881 NE 26th St., Suite 244, Wilton Manors, John Moore, 954.540.9799. Meditation & Reiki Healing Circle – 7pm, $5Love, Nature’s Emporium, 8041 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs 954.755.2223. Reiki Circle – 7:30–9pm. Donation $Love, Delmar Arts Academy, 1400 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale, 954.537.9278.

Free Usui Reiki Circle – 7:30–9 pm (2nd & 4th Tues). CEU provider classes monthly FL LMT. Center For Optimal Health, 1915 NE 45th St #103, Ft Lauderdale 954.491.6158 RSVP.

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

A Course in Miracles Study Group – Artserve, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, 10am–Noon (& Tues). Love Donation, Adam: 954.684.7007. Tai Chi Meditation, Chi Kung,Tai Chi Form and Fan Form, Push Hand and Application. 10am–12pm (Tues, Thurs, Sat) and 7–8:30pm (Mon,Wed). Kung Fu 7:00 pm. Master Andrew Chung, Chung’s Tai Chi Kung Fu, 2831 E. Commercial Blvd. Ft Lauderdale FL 33308, 954.224.9940. “Lift Me Up” – Evenings 7pm–8:30pm. Donation. Practical Application of Science of Mind Teachings addressing current issues that impact us all. An evening for inspiration and social connection. Bridges of Wellness, Inc, 1881 NE 26th St, Ste 244, Wilton Manors, Charles Geddes, 954.530.6006. Buddhist Meditation Class – 7:30–9pm. $10 Learn to meditate and gain practical advice for living a peaceful life. Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 140 West Prospect Rd, Ft. Lauderdale, 954.537.9191. Qi Gong Classes – 7:30–9pm. $15/class 10/$100 In 10 classes learn 12 movements teaching breath work & energy movement in the body. Delmar Arts Academy, 1400 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale 33304, Tom, 954.537.9278.

friday Monthly Gallery Night, Meet the Artists, Show & Sale – 6–11pm, (second Friday ea. mo) A great gathering of varied talents. Host/Artist: Michael D. Colanero. Uncommon Gallery, 2713 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 954.336.4305. Abraham-Hicks Living In The Vortex - 7- 9pm. $5.00. Dynamic discussions of various Abraham Hicks quotes/processes. Center for Spiritual Living, 1550 NE 26th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305, Patti Blankenship, 305.546.2526.

Healing Circle, Guided Meditation, & Personal Channeled Message – 7–8pm. $15. 1st & 4th Friday of the month. Tired of being sick and tired? Looking for answers? NEW LOCATION in Deerfield Beach… please call Carole A. Ramsay 954.655.5490.

Tai Chi Meditation, Chi Kung,Tai Chi Form and Fan Form, Push Hand and Application. 10am-12pm (Tues, Thurs, Sat) and 7-8:30pm (Mon, Wed). Master Andrew Chung, Chung’s Tai Chi Kung Fu, 2831 E. Commercial Blvd. Ft Lauderdale FL 33308, 954.224.9940.

Spiritual Evolution Study Group – 7–8:30pm $10. Ongoing series based on spiritually inspired texts. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. G 917.579.3750.

Raja Yoga Meditations at 3 Broward Libraries – 10:30–11:30am, weekly, free, at Dania Beach and Carver Ranches. Hallandale Beach 10:30-11:30am only 1st and 3rd Sat. of the month. Enjoy the peace within. Call Roz for info 954.962.7447.

Healing & Meditation Service – 7:30pm Center For Human Development, 5809 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood 954.989.6400.

Conscious Aging Forum – 10am–12:30pm (4th Saturday). Donation $20. A monthly Forum 55+ for Re-Inspiring & celebrating our future. Open discussions. Bridges of Wellness, 1881 N E 26th St. Suite 244 Wilton Manors, Susan Silverman, 954.530.6006.

Reiki Circle/Meditation – Hosted by Reiki Masters Mayra & Rose, 7:30pm, $Love, Essentials Complementary Wellness Center, 2104 N Federal Hwy, Ste A, Hollywood. 954.921.7808. Reiki Circle/Meditation - 7:30-8:45pm. $10 Reiki healing circle, guided meditation & discussion Center for Spiritual Living, 1550 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors, Rev Elise, R. M., 954.317.3907.

saturday Morning Chant for World Peace & Harmony – 7:30am. Free. Chant Om Namo Narayanaya for inner peace & planetary healing. Peace Garden, Yoga Warehouse, 508 SW Flagler Ave, Downtown Ft Lauderdale, 954.525.7726. Monthly Morning Puja – 8:30–9am. Free Swami Sharadananda leads a ritual of reverence to the Divine. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors 33305, Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco, 917.579.3750. Tai Chi/Qigong Basics – 9–10am $10, Qigong practices & guidance on body alignment & proper energy foundation. White Crane Healing Arts Center, 7071 W Commercial Blvd. 2C, Tamarac. 954.721.7252. Free Reiki Circle – 10am, New Age Books and Things, 4401 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, FL 33308. 954.771.0026. Free Reiki Circle – 10–11am. Divine Love Institute & Gift Shop, 2832 Stirling Rd, #H, Hollywood, FL 33020. Conveniently located just west of I-95 on Stirling Rd, 954.920.0050.

The Sistrunk Farmers Market – locally, organically grown fruits & vegetables, old fashioned family fun, Artisan Market Vendors. Market hours 10am–2pm. EBT & SNAP accepted at the Market. Corner of Sistrunk Blvd & NW 10th Ave, Ft Lauderdale. Community Acupuncture – 11am–1pm $30-$40 (also Mon & Wed 4–6pm). Relaxing & effective! Acupuncture treatments in a small group setting. Thrive Wellness Center, 1244 S Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale 954.713.6118. Psychic Fair – (last Sat. ea mo) 12pm–4pm, $15/15 min reading. Tarot, Astrology, Mediumship/Psychic Readings. Metaphysical Chapel of South Florida, Shared space with the Sunshine Cathedral MCC (in the Graham/Fasana Chapel), 1480 SW 9th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, 754.300.1428. Psychic Fair – 12 noon–6pm, 2nd Saturday of each month. $20/15 min. Tarot, Runes, Mediumship/Psychic readings, Oracle readings, Healings. Modern Zen, 4282 S. University Dr. Davie, FL 954-625-6775.

“Blue Dots, Black Glass” Background painting is a swirl of blue dots, topped with small black pieces of glass. 10” square Call for in home appointment. Susie Q Wood

954.295.2315 SusieQArt.com

Rock Kirtan - Sacred Devotional Singing – bi-weekly 7–8:30pm, $10. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. G. 917.579.3750. Spiritual Cinema – 7pm–9:30pm (4th Saturday). $10. Inspired Cinema selections, enlivening spiritual discussion, popcorn & drinks. Bridges of Wellness, 1881 NE 26th St., Suite 244, Wilton Manors, Rev. Kandi Haggerty, 954.530.6006.

Non-Impact Creative Movement Body-MindSpirit Fitness Aerobics - 12:30-1:30pm, $12, 2nd Class Free. blends Jazz, Modern, Duncan Dance, Aikido, Tai Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Free Style, Nia/ Kai systems, Emma Lou Olson Center, 1801 NE 6th St, Pompano, David Merritt, 954.933.7391. Yoga and TRX – 6:30pm–7:45pm. $10-$13. plus: Monday Hatha; Tuesday Yin. Wednesday Gentle & Vinyasa flow. Donation: Friday 6pm, Monday 8pm. Yoga Dynamics, 4996 N. Pine Island Rd, Lauderhill, FL 33025, Anju, 954.376.5782.

natural awakenings

April 2015

classifieds opportunities

PRODUCTS/services Channeling Classes thru To Live Again Group call Gilda 954.340.8434. L.M.T., Shamanic Reiki master $60. 60 min massage call 954.773.5404. MASSAGE MAGIC! I pamper, relax, rejuvenate, heal, re-energize you. My hands work magic! NA discount with ad. Call Julia, 305.721.5003. Moms - Work From Home. Household products, free of chemicals, great compensation plan! Email toniifit@gmail.com or call Tonii 305.469.9616.

Broward County, Florida

We are currently accepting applications for LMT. Must have own transportation and be dependable and reliable to be on call during the week. Location varies. Apply by sending resume and experience to cafeoflifedelray@gmail.com No phone calls please. Thank you.

Order a classified ad Place your Classified Ad here. Get real results with Natural Awakenings Magazine. Call 954.630.1610 today. Ask for Susie.

NABroward.com

communityresourceguide (crg) Our CRG advertisersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; information is listed with our popular free Natural Awakenings iPhone/iPad app (over 38,000 downloads). Download to your mobile device today. We also include our CRG advertisers on our online Natural Awakenings National Directory located at http://www.naturalawakeningsmag.com/Natural-Awakenings/National-Directory/ Look for this symbol throughout Natural Awakenings for Natural Awakenings Network (NAN) providers offering savings to all NAN members with a valid NAN card.

acupuncture Global TCM, LLC

Dongcheng Li 2312 NE 9th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 954-647-5539; 954-647-5531 www.globaltcm.com Dr. Li has practiced acupuncture & herbal medicine over 15 years in China/ US. He is specialized in pain management, internal, gynecological and geriatric diseases.

Physical Health Complex

CHIROPRACTIC physician

Sandra Herrington, OMD, RN, LMT, CT 2544 No. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale 954-566-0444

Back In Harmony Chiropractic and Wellness Center, LLC

Dr. Wei Sheen Chong 6115 Stirling Rd, Suite 205, Davie, FL 33314 954-604-5384 www.backinharmonychiropractic.com Passionate about helping others improve their health naturally. Dr. Chong uses gentle spinal adjustments to remove nerve interference so your body can do the healing.

counseling/therapy

aromatherapy Unique Holistic Boutique Vesna Stankovic 561-705-8989 200 Lindell Blvd. # 917 Delray Beach FL 33483 UniqueHolisticBoutique.com Lisa Ruff 954-415-1871 www.LisasHerbsAndOils.com

Hand Poured Organic/ Wildcrafted Therapeutic Essential Oils. Custom Blends and sprays. Tesla Metamorphosis Energy Healing. Iridology Consults with Zyto Analysis and Herbal Suggestions for ailments.

Cleansing for health/energy. Constipation, impaction, bowel rehabilitation, digestive disorders, candida detox, nutrition, living foods/ wheatgrass. Individualized plans or Rx followed. Physician/ Instructor administered. Established 1964. Clean, private, caring environment. mm966, ma6884.

CLEAR LIGHT COUNSELING & WORKSHOPS

Dr. Bernard Burton, d.c. 2045 N University Dr, Sunrise, FL 33322 954-742-0332 www.betterbacks.com

Dr. Bernard Burton is a Holistic Doctor who uses chiropractic, nutrition, applied kinesiology, acupuncture, and craniopathy to find and fix the cause of your symptoms.

Malerie Bleich, LMHC @ Bridges of Wellness 1881 NE 26th Street, Suite 237 Wilton Manors, Florida 33305 954-495-5295

My specialties: Food & Eating Addictions, Depression, Relationships... Life. In support of your inner changes, my eclectic approach integrates east/west psychologies, mindfulness, meditation, writing. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk.

COLON therapy A Colon Care Center

Healing Hearts Center

Michele Miglino, LMT/CCT 837 S.E. 9th Street Deerfield Beach FL 33441 954-421-0703 www.AColonCareCenter.com

Colon hydrotherapy is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellness, and to keep your body functioning at peak efficiency. MM18325, MA0007506.

Sarah DiPerna, Psy.D., C.Ht., IKYTA 1937 E. Atlantic Blvd., Suite 106 Pompano Beach, FL, 33060 954-560-7629 www.HealingHeartsCenter.net My approach to healing engages the strengths we each already possess in Mind, Body and Spirit to create lasting happiness, freedom and fulfillment. See ad page 29.

natural awakenings

April 2015

communityresourceguide (crg) KAREN KAYE, Holistic Psychotherapist, LMHC

Dental Spa

2625 Weston Road, Weston, FL 33331 954-384-1217 www.KarenKayeTherapist.com If talking about your problems hasn’t worked for you.... The transformational process that I teach will offer you awareness, alternatives, and action. Specialties include Transitional Issues, Depression/Anxiety, Pre/ Post Divorce, Self-Worth Issues, Unhealthy Patterns/Addictions, Marital Conflict. 30 Years Experience.

Dr. Gregory Gertsen, D.D.S. 3640-7 N Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 954-941-7778 www.FLDentalSpa.com Let your smile be a sign of happiness and great health. An attractive, younger smile can be yours today.

FINANCIAL SERVICES Mortgages The Zen Way AnnieMac Home Mortgage

Jay Robins 954-612-8192 www.mortgagestheZenway.com

Will you be buying or refinancing a home in the next 12 months? ~ the mortgage lending and home buying process can be stressful. Mortgages The Zen Way is a plan with love that gives clarity and peace. Call Jay today or visit mortgagestheZenway.com NMLS #699252

State-of-the-art dental office. Many treatment options. Make informed, good choices about your oral health.

The International Center For Dental Excellence Yolanda Cintron, DMD 2021 East Commercial Blvd., Suite 208 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-938-4599 FortLauderdaleDentistry.com www.GoNaturalDentistry.com

dental health Brent J. Bracco, DDS – Comprehensive Dentistry

2467 E. Commercial Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-771-5300 www.DrBrentBracco.com

A ll

optimum health, wholistic bio-

Do you wait till it hurts to see the dentist? Enhance your smile at our new tranquil, state-of-the-art office. We have been providing wholistic family dental care since 1985. Most insurance accepted. Mon – Thurs, 7:30am – 5pm.

Dental smile therapy Rafaella Correa-Pinto DMD 1901 N Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33062 954-785-1102 www.DentalSmileTherapy.com

Broward County, Florida

compatible dentistry.

• Sedation Dentistry • Removing of toxic metals • Replacing them with Bio-compatible materials • Bio-compatible Testing • Laser Dentistry for painless surgeries & extractions • Zirconia/Ceramic Implants • Natural bone augmentation with Plasma Rich Growth Factor • Oral DNA Testing • Add gums to receding gums. See ad page 11.

DETOXING THERMAE RETREAT

General & Cosmetic Dentistry with a Holistic Touch. We make you feel at home. Come meet us and become part of our family. Most insurances accepted. See ad page 38.

phases of dentistry for

604 S. Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301 954-604-7930 www.thermaeretreat.com

NABroward.com

Thermae Retreat An organic serene Daily Retreat to prevent or heal. Infrared Saunas, Massage, Skincare, Body Scrubs and Masques, Holistic Healing, Energy Therapy. Yoga, Meditation, Hydrotherapy.

Fine art SusieQ Art

954-630-1610 Susan@SusieQArt.com www.SusieQArt.com Discover the world of SusieQ Art, colorful, uplifting, thoughtprovoking designs and images. Oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Call for an appointment. See ad pages 33, 45 and 54.

functional medicine Dr. Marianne Beck, D.C.

Women’s BestHealth 601 East Sample Road, Suite 104 Pompano Beach, Florida 33064 954-782-4855 www.womensbesthealth.com

A N AT U R A L , F u n c t i o n a l Medicine approach to health including herbals, homeopathics, nutritional supplements, diet and lifestyle redesign. Testing and management for Adrenal Fatigue, Thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s Thyroid, Depression, IBS, Crohns, Fibromyalgia and Autoimmune disorders. See ad page 41.

gardening The Garden Gate

Sears (N. side), Pompano Citi Centre corner/Copans Road and US1 954-783-GATE (4283) DonnasGardenGate.com A unique garden center specializing in Florida native plants, butterfly and bird habitats, herbs, orchids, water gardening, organic gardening products, beneficial insects, garden decor and more!

Positive Nutrition of So. Florida

HEALING ARTS

Wendy Cottiers-Pacella, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner 4640 N. Federal Highway, Suite F Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-306-3887 www.positivenutritioninc.net

Lisa’s Healing Center

Lisa Smith 3170 N. Federal Hwy, Suite 211K Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 954-782-6564 www.LisasHealingCenter.com Wellness Center supporting Mind, Body and Spirit. Massage modalities, Energy Work, Edgar Cayce methods, CranioSacral Therapy, Animal Communication, Classes. MM#27808.

GLUTEN-FREE Eatery FRESH First

4520 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-900-3705 and... 1637 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-763-3344 www.freshfirst.com South Florida’s first 100% glutenfree organic eatery and juicery, offering the best of vegan, vegetarian, grass-fed meats and wild caught fish, that offer healthy foods with healing properties and amazing flavors. Breakfast and Lunch: Tuesday through Saturday, 8 am – 3 pm.

Gynecology Women’s Awareness

Carolyn Zaumeyer, Nurse Practitioner 2021 E. Commercial Blvd., #305 954-791-4475 waoffice.com www.LowTEFlorida.com Bio-Identical Hormone Therapies, Testosterone Treatment for Men, Menopause Treatment, Botox, Gynecology Exams, Weight Loss, Spider Vein Treatment. Most Insurance plans accepted. Affordable cash pricing.

Offering Individual, Family & Group Nutritional Counseling, Food Sensitivity & Hair Analysis Te s t i n g . R e g i s t e r f o r complimentary newsletter. Offices in Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beach.

hypnosis White Crane Healing Arts

ANN ALLEN, LPN, C Ht,

7071 W. Commercial Blvd. Ste. 2C, Tamarac, FL 33319 954-721-7252  www.whitecranehealingarts.com

National Certified Hypnotherapist 954-588-9878, Lighthouse Point, FL A_Allen62@hotmail.com

Over 20 yrs. experience in acupuncture, herbs, nutrition. Over 40 yrs. experience in Qigong. Authentic Taoist Lineage classes/ private lessons in Tai Chi, Tao Yoga, Longevity Breathing & more. Healing & transformation through experience and education.

$25 Introductory Offer for first 30 minutes. Low rates. Package deals. Professionally tailored to your needs. 20 years experience. Hypnosis is The Solution!

LEGAL SERVICES Law Offices of David A. Frankel, P.A.

homeopathy Francine Kanter, RsHOM (NA), CCH 754-484-7988 FRKanter@aol.com www.FKanterHomeopath.com

Board Certified Homeopath Practitioner. Homeopathy relieves PMS, menopause, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, acne, asthma, seizures disorders, herpes, addictions, eczema, psoriasis, insomnia, stress, digestive problems, recurring cold & flu. Homeopathy will give you a healthy, balanced life.

David A. Frankel 954-683-0300 www.davidafrankellaw.com

A holistic and astute approach to criminal and family law with the intention to reach a greater solution and best outcome for people going through difficult situations. 25 years experience, former homicide prosecutor, certified yoga instructor.

life coaching COACH Dr. Susie Mendelsohn

3471 N. Federal Highway, Suite 305 Oakland Park, FL 33306 954-294-7036 www.CoachDrSusie.com

Coach Dr. Susie brings 20 years experience into one holistic practice combining mind, body & spiritual wellness. She’ll guide you on your path to life/ work balance; enhance relationships; boosting confidence and uncovering extraordinary potentials. Sessions online or in person.

natural awakenings

April 2015

communityresourceguide (crg) mental health wellness

LYMPHATIC Therapy

Marilisa Lawless, Lealia Adeagbo and Melinda Lawless Coker

Kristen Tyler, CLT

Bayview and Commercial area 305-613-6974 www.EnergyLymphatic.com Electrosound lymphatic decongestive therapy is a gentle way to assist your body to reduce swelling, detoxify, increase your energy and revitalize your entire lymphatic system. See ad page 21.

massage therapy Dolphin Therapeutic Massage and Skin Care

1300 E. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach FL 33060 954-941-8815

Specializing in therapeutic m a s s a g e , a r o m a t h e r a p y, reflexology, hot stone and ashiatsu barefoot massage. Skincare treatments: microdermabrasion, Pure oxygen gas and European facials. Complimentary eucalyptus steam room. MM5523

( not pictured)

The Transformation Project Specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction. Providing gender/ spiritual/ culturally sensitive treatments. Services include individual, couple, family, group, and Bio-Regulation Therapy (an alternative therapeutic enhancement).

optometric Physicians Natural Eyes of Weston 2863 Executive Park Dr. #103 Weston, FL 33331 954-217-2992 www.NaturalEyesofWeston.com

We are a modern optometry practice with a nutritional focus, offering great customer service, very thorough eye exams and a unique eyewear collection in a spa-like atmosphere. See ad page 18.

954-380-8829 erin@simplymassagefl.com www.SimplyMassageFL.com Therapeutic massage services, Body Scrubs, and Couples Massage. Discounts and packages available. Chair massage for offices, special events, and conventions. Book on-line or call. #MA77471

A Healing Space

4431 SW 64th Ave., Suites 107-109 Davie, FL 33314 954-797-7430 954-797-6782 TheTransformationProject1991@gmail.com www.TheTransformationProject.net

Simply Massage

Photon Light Therapy Photon Light Spa

218 Commercial Blvd, Ste 108 Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308 954-303-9585 photonlightspa.com Photon Genius/Genie, BioMat, Infrared, Ionization, Nutrition, F a c i a l s , Wa x i n g , H e a l i n g . “Comprehensive Body Cleanse and Detox” reduces stress, pain, inflammation, weight, Candida, parasites, heavy metals and radiation.

Broward County, Florida

NABroward.com

Psychotherapy Kris Drumm, LCSW, ACHT 954-549-0263 www.AHealingSpaceWiltonManors.com Uncover and transform limiting and damaging belief systems with individual and group therapies, including heart-centered hypnotherapy and inner child healing. Free one half-hour consultation offered.

relationship coaching getting what you want

Susan Sheppard 1230 Crescent Dr., Glendale, CA 91205 818-414-6032, 818-548-0849 susan@gettingwhatyouwant.com www.gettingwhatyouwant.com If you want a significant increase in self esteem and a committed loving intimate relationship within the year, call for a free strategy session! See ad page 38.

salon Hair Holistic Eco-Friendly StudIo Ibana Villasenor 881 E Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-372-5354 HairHolistic@gmail.com www.HairHolistic.com

We offer scalp–hair analysis & detox, henna, organic colors, formaldehyde-free keratin. Hair services & products with a truly holistic approach.

schools Summit—Questa Montessori School

Judy Dempsey 5451 SW 64th Ave, Davie FL 33314 954-584-3466 info@summitquesta.com summitquesta.com A non-denominational Montessori school on a lush 10-acre campus with PE fields, organic vegetable garden, live pond, new gymnasium and pools. Montessori education for prek-3 to 8th grade. Accredited by AISF, AdvancEd/ SACS, MSA, Ai, NCPSA and an AMS full member. Recipient of the Gold Seal Award of Excellence.

tai chi / QiGong Chung’s Tai Chi Kung Fu

women’s health Dr. Marianne Beck, D.C.

Women’s BestHealth 601 East Sample Road, Suite 104 Pompano Beach, Florida 33064 954-782-4855 www.womensbesthealth.com A N AT U R A L , F u n c t i o n a l Medicine approach to health including herbals, homeopathics, nutritional supplements, diet and lifestyle redesign. Testing and management for Adrenal Fatigue, Thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s

Yoga The Yoga Center Of Deerfield Beach

827 SE 9th Street Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33441 954-427-2353 www.yogacenterdb.com

Sifu Andrew Chung 2831 East Commercial Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-224-9940 www.chungskungfu.com

• Master Andrew Chung over 40 years experience teaching Traditional Tai Chi, Chi Kung & Meditation, Taoist Yoga • For Health, Happiness and Rejuvenation • Also Kung Fu, Hsing I, Pa Kua, Tui Na massage and Herbal Nutrition • Group and private classes • Beginners to advanced

Oldest Yoga Center in South Florida. Daily classes. All levels. Te a c h e r T r a i n i n g e v e r y September–April, Sundays only. Experienced teachers, Spiritual classical Hatha tradition. Welcome. Namasté.

Weston Yoga

2600 Glades Circle, Suite 400 Weston, FL 33327 954-349-6868 www.westonyoga.com 2 0 0 h r RY T- Te a c h e r Certificate Training - Yoga Alliance Approved. Deepen Your Practice. 18 Weekend Sessions Jan- May 2015.

wholistic physician Dr. Amadi’s Wholistic Health Center

Hepsharat Amadi, M.D., L.Ac. 10189 W Sample Rd Coral Springs, FL 33065 954-757-0064 954-757-2612, fax hepsharat.amadi@gmail.com www.dramadi.com

Primary Health Care with a Natural Approach including Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, Quantum Biofeedback, Weight Loss, Detoxification, Natural Allergy Treatment, Herbal and Homeopathic Remedies, Supplements, Nutrition and Lifestyle Counseling. See ad page 7.

“Our Plastic Oceans”

Call 954-349-6868 or visit westonyoga.com for more information.

The connecting oceans are fed by gravity. Plastic is most visible floating on our shorelines. No whale, nor jellyfish has the ability to stop the delivery of plastic to what is becoming our plastic oceans. Susie Q Wood

954.295.2315 SusieQArt.com

place your ad today Community Resource Guide (CRG) Natural Awakenings Magazine 954-630-1610 www.NABroward.com/crg H E A L T H Y

L I V I N G

FREE

H E A L T H Y

P L A N E T

feel good • live simply • laugh more

Learning that Transforms Us

Eco-Savvy Day Care

Pioneers Avoid Toxins in Unexpected Places

Nearby Getaways

Mini-Vacations Afford Maxi-Benefits

Eat Better Feel Better

Dr. Mark Hyman Sees Cures in the Kitchen

August 2014 | Broward County, FL | NABroward.com

Premium Business listing 12 months @ $105/mo. or 6 months @ $119/mo. includes photo or logo, 4 of 8 item plus 25 words to describe your service, products or business. Extra words are $1 each; additional items are $4 each. Order Your CRG ad online today.

natural awakenings

April 2015