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ugust is the yin and yang of summer: As the month speeds forward, families try to make the most of those last unhurried days while also scrambling to get ready for the upcoming school year. For adults as well as kids, that sweet spot between fun and work is where we find joy.
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Summer is a great time to connect with family, friends and especially kids. One sweet sound of summer that I’ll carry with me into the fall is the noise of children laughing, splashing and playing in the pool. For me it’s meditative, music to my ears. It’s the sensation of joy, gifted to us by the next generation. I love that staying present is a natural state of being for most young children. The 10 and under crowd have become my little mentors, for they know instinctively how to enjoy life moment by moment. But I also love how teens pose the most insightful questions, how they are bold enough to share their thoughts and preferences freely—self-confidence exemplified. Whatever their age, kids are perennially in creative thinking mode. These fast-growing, ever-changing humans are the future leaders of our world, and so the adults tasked with encouraging them to be their highest and best selves have a rewarding responsibility. Children’s healthy and well-balanced development is also very important. Part of that balanced equation is nourishing their bodies as well as their minds—a subject that “Food Sleuth” Melinda Hemmelgarn tackles in “Feeding Healthy Habits: A 10-Step Guide.” She explains how supporting school gardens, teaching kids cooking as a life skill, and bonding with them in the process are all steps on the road to opening their eyes to media manipulation, an “invisible parent” that tricks them into buying foods that are not good for their bodies or the earth. Adults and kids will find plenty of fodder for healthy fun in this month’s issue of Natural Awakenings. Take a walk on the wild side with April Thompson’s “Wild and Wonderful: Foraging for Foodies” as your guide. Or take a cerebral spin with Marlaina Donato’s well-researched article about the positive impacts of bicycling on the brain: It can improve cognitive function, depression, chronic anxiety and other conditions boosted by happy neurotransmitters. Studies show benefits related to brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease too. As the summer draws to a close, I hope you’ll find some time to connect with nature, to be daring and wondrous, and to try a few new things. If you have kids in your life, enjoy the opportunity to relearn life’s lessons through the eyes of a child. If you don’t, try looking at life through a fresh perspective by remembering how it felt when anything seemed possible. Have fun!
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Contents 23 FAIR TRADE MEETS
SUSTAINABLE FARMING AT ANATTA
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24 LAUGHING GUT
Poughkeepsie brewer redirects expertise from beer to kombucha
28 WILD AND WONDERFUL Foraging for Foodies
32 FEEDING
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HEALTHY HABITS A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive
34 21ST CENTURY PARENTING
Preparing Kids for the Future
38 HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine
40 BEYOND
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Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change
42 LOVING
OURSELVES MADLY
Practice Intentional Self-Love
44 TAKE A CEREBRAL SPIN Cycling for a Healthier Brain
DEPARTMENTS 8 news briefs 18 health briefs 20 global briefs 22 eco tip 24 local food spotlight 28 conscious eating 6
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32 healthy kids 38 healing ways 40 green living 42 inspiration 46 fit body 48 calendar 53 planet watch 54 classifieds 55 resource guide
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Wassaic Project Summer Festival Showcases Emerging Artists
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Families enjoying bubbles at last year’s Hudson Valley Exposition
Hudson Valley Expo Returns to Peekskill August 3
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he Hudson Valley Exposition will return to Peekskill’s Riverfront Green Park from 1 to 10 p.m. August 3, with music, food, art, displays and interactive activities for all ages. Every summer, Expo goers gather on the shores of the Hudson River to enjoy the wares of more than 100 vendors. They can feast on some of the region’s most popular restaurant foods, shop for handmade items from Hudson Valley artisan and artists, and learn about local businesses and community groups. In the Kids Zone, children can take part in interactive experiences, have their faces painted, hold a variety of exotic animals and enjoy the Bubble Bus. As the sun goes down at the Expo, the volume goes up. “Rockin’ The Green” starts at 4 p.m. on the Main Stage, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival. Musical acts include Cosmic American Derelicts; Lisa Polizzi’s Janis Joplin Experience; Stone Flower: The Santana Tribute Band; and Kiss the Sky: World’s Greatest Jimi Hendrix Tribute. The musical acts will be followed by a fireworks show. The Hudson Valley Exposition is presented by the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce. Location: Riverfront Green Park, Peekskill, NY. For more info, visit HVExposition.com.
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or the past 10 years, the Wassaic Project Summer Festival has showcased the talents of emerging visual artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and other creative artists. The 11th annual festival will take place August 3, starting at noon, at the Luther Barn Field, in Wassaic. As always, the event will be free and will feature art of every medium. In addition to music, dance and film, Parijat Desai Dance Company will be performing visitors can enjoy artist talks, performances, readings and games. The festival’s summer exhibition, Ad Astra Per Aspera, will be open all day, as will the Art Nest, a free artmaking space for kids. The Wassaic Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, uses art and arts education to foster positive social change. Its goal is to “nurture connections between our artists and our neighbors, facilitating a mutual broadening of perspectives and respect across economic and cultural boundaries.” The festival depends on and is looking for volunteers. Anyone who signs up to help will get a free T-shirt and free camping on Saturday night. (Only volunteers are allowed to camp.) Cost: Free. Location: Luther Barn Field, 17 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY. For more info, visit WassaicProject.org.
Popular Non-GMO Corn at Three Feathers Farm
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on-GMO corn will be available mid August in the self-service garden house at Three Feathers Farm, in South Salem. From May through October, locals flocks to the garden house to shop for non-GMO veggies fresh-picked from the farm owned and operated by Joe and Jeanine Haberny. While corn is its best-selling seasonal produce, Three Feathers Farm attracts customers all year round for its pasture-raised Black Angus beef, and in the spring and summer months for its fresh “roaster” chickens. “We rotate our cows between five fields, so they always have green grass,” Jeanine says. “We also bail our own hay, so we know exactly what our cows are eating. Our cows are happy and healthy, and it shows. Our customers continue to come back time and time again to purchase our beef, chicken and veggies, because they know exactly where it comes from. We practice organic standards, but we are not certified organic.” The garden house is currently open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Location: Three Feathers Farm, 371 Smith Ridge Rd. (Rte. 123), South Salem, NY (across from Oakridge Shopping Center). For more info, call 914.533.6529, email jhaberny@aol. com or visit ThreeFeathers.farm.
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CranioSacral Therapy Can Ease Backto-School Anxiety
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oy Matalon is now offering back-toschool CranioSacral Therapy sessions at The Center for Health and Healing, in Mount Kisco. These sessions, which last 45 to 75 minutes, help school-age children experience deep relaxation, better focus and body awareness, a quieter mind, and often improved sleep as well, Matalon says. “As the school season begins, children and teens often have increased anxiety and could benefit tremendously from CranioSacral Therapy’s gentle balancing of the central nervous system,” she says. “CST helps relieve adverse strain patterns and tissue restrictions in the bones and membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, enhancing the movement of fluid throughout the brain, the spinal cord and the body as a whole. By helping the body make the biomechanical corrections necessary to allow the brain to function more efficiently, CST can help relieve ADD, ADHD, anxiety, depression and sleep issues. The experience of nurturing touch can help difficult feelings to be felt, acknowledged and released with my support and guidance.” A licensed massage therapist in New York State for more than 30 years, Matalon is certified in CST through The Great River CranioSacral Institute. Location: The Center for Health and Healing, 4 Smith Ave., 2nd Floor, Mount Kisco, NY. For more info, call 914.519.8138, email jmatalon@optonline.net or visit JoyMatalon.com or Center4Healing.net.
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Annual Tuckahoe Summer Fest Set for August 24
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he annual Tuckahoe Summer Fest, a street vendor festival organized and sponsored by the Eastchester Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce, will take place August 24, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Depot Square. The event is intended as a way for businesses owners from Tuckahoe and Eastchester to introduce themselves to the community, and for community members to support local businesses while enjoying food, live music, children’s activities, fitness classes and shopping. Cost: Free. Location: Depot Square (outside Starbucks), Tuckahoe, NY. For more info, visit Eastchester Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce on Facebook.
Conflict Resolution Program Seeking Workshop Facilitators
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he Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), a volunteer program that runs conflict resolution workshops for prison inmates, will hold a workshop facilitator training August 9-11 at the Quaker MeetWestchester County Jail inghouse in Scarsdale. Anyone interested in becoming a workshop facilitator at the Westchester County Jail is invited to attend. AVP began in 1975, with one workshop for inmates at Green Haven Prison in Dutchess County. Now the program is in 30 states and 50 countries around the world, including Iraq, Rwanda, Kenya, Palestine, Sudan and many other conflict zones. Fred Feucht, coordinator of the AVP program in Westchester, says it hit a milestone the weekend of May 31 to June 2, when nine women who had been accused of infractions ranging from misdemeanors to violent crimes sat together for a workshop in the Westchester County Jail. 10
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“This was the first conflict resolution workshop led by the Alternatives to Violence Project to help them deal with the conflicts in their lives,” Feucht says. “All the women participated fully—speaking about themselves positively, brainstorming violence and nonviolence, sharing a conflict they’d solved nonviolently, using ‘I’ messages and doing role plays. When asked at the end of the three-day workshop what they would take away with them, they responded the importance of listening, assertiveness, actual tools to use when they find themselves in a conflict situation, affirmation and a better understanding of themselves.” Location: Quaker Meetinghouse, 133 Popham Rd., Scarsdale, NY. For more info, contact Feucht at 203.405.6103 or fredfeucht@gmail.com, or visit avpny.org.
Separate Workshops Help Parents and Clinicians Work with Multi-Problem Teens
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ognitive and Behavioral Consultants (CBC) of Westchester and Manhattan, a private group practice of mental health Dr. Lata McGinn, co-founder of CBC professionals teaching a workshop specializing in cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), will host two trainings this month: a weekend workshop for parents of young adults with severe emotional swings, and a five-day course for clinicians, consultants and other professionals who regularly work with multi-problem and self-harming adolescents. Both trainings will be held at CBC’s offices in White Plains. The first workshop, set for August 3 and 4, will focus on how to keep highly charged emotions in young adults from triggering negative family interactions. Topics will include mindful parenting, building communication skills, coping with emotionally intense moments, and increasing effective responses while decreasing problematic behaviors. The second workshop, set for August 26 to 30, will teach the theories, structure and practice of DBT, an evidence-based technique for reducing self-harm behaviors, depression, hopelessness, treatment dropout, psychiatric hospitalization, substance use and interpersonal difficulties. This workshop is for clinicians and members of existing consultation teams in agencies and schools. It offers 33 Continuing Education Credit Hours to New York social workers and all psychologists. Location: Schwartzberg Training Center at CBC, 1 N. Broadway, Ste. 702, White Plains, NY. For more info, call 914.385.1150, email info@cbc-psychology.com or visit cbc-Psychology.com. August 2019
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Free Film Screening of Paris to Pittsburgh in Scarsdale
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Soul Alignment Coaching Program Offered in August
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ary Ellen O’Brien, a Soul Alignment teacher, coach and healer, will offer a four-session Soul Alignment Coaching Program in August, at a Cold Spring retreat house overlooking the Hudson River. Sessions are also available by video call. “I believe that when we consistently vibrate at the frequency of our higher self, everything else follows,” O’Brien says. “That’s why I created this program for healers and soul-centered practitioners such as yoga teachers, massage therapists, energy workers, health and life coaches, and therapists to fully own their gifts and amplify their service. It’s a powerful way to raise their vibration, receive clear inner guidance and take action to fulfill their unique contribution in the world.” Among the many topics covered over the four sessions are Ignite Your Soul Qualities; Amplify Your Inner Guidance and Clarity; Release Resistance (i.e., Self-Doubt, Outside Influences); Maintain Consistent Alignment; and Express Your Highest Service and Contribution. For more info, call O’Brien at 845.202.1717 or visit AwakenYourTrueEssence.com. Use promo code Aug75 to receive a $75 discount through the end of August.
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reenburgh Nature Center, in Scarsdale, will host a free screening of National Geographic’s Paris to Pittsburgh from 7 to 9 p.m. on September 11. The documentary focuses on the actions of American individuals, communities, businesses and municipalities to combat climate change after the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. GRID Alternatives. Employees installing solar on a low-income house. Set against the national debate over our country’s energy future, the film captures the social and economic effects of climate change-fueled disasters in the United States, from the nation’s heartland to its coastlines and the island of Puerto Rico, and the inspiring ways Americans are responding. Named Inc. Magazine’s best business documentary of 2018, Paris to Pittsburgh was produced by the Academy Award and Emmy-winning production company RadicalMedia, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. To view the trailer, visit ParistoPittsburgh.com. The screening is hosted in partnership with the Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group. Location: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd., Scarsdale, NY. For more info, visit GreenburghNatureCenter.org.
Co-housing Community Underway; Green Homes for Sale
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ocky Corner Cohousing, an organic farm-centered neighborhood located in Bethany, CT, has begun its active construction phase, with only a few homes left for sale. Thirty comfortable, privately owned, self-sufficient homes and a large, shared common house with facilities for shared meals and other community New Rocky Corner Cohousing community resources, are clustered in the center of a 33-acre former dairy farm. Cohousing is a proven community design with more than 165 neighborhoods established throughout the United States and construction of another 140 underway. Rocky Corner is the first in the tri-state metro area. Rocky Corner Cohousing’s mission is to “create a balance between independence and interdependence.” The community is governed through a sociocracy system, in which decisions are made through consent after discussion by neighbors rather than majority voting. Work is divided by a variety of committees, which any community member is welcome to join. Rocky Corner’s buildings are energy-efficient, with passive and active solar design; air-source heat pumps for heating and cooling; tight envelopes with high-R-value insulation; and smaller footprints. The community’s motto is “consume less, share more,” which it achieves by sharing the land for growing and conservation; sharing vehicles and tools; preparing meals together; and working together to create and maintain the community. Homes range in size from one to three bedrooms. For more information about joining the community, attending an info session or touring the construction site, call 203.903.2646 or visit RockyCorner.org. See ad, page 37.
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Island Intimacy Retreat Set for October
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atural Awakenings Puerto Rico is hosting its first Intimacy Retreat for Couples workshop October 11 to 13 on the Caribbean island of Vieques. It will be led by Diana and Richard Daffner, who wrote Tantric Sex for Busy Couples and created Tantra Tai Chi. They have led intimacy retreats for more than 20 years. According to the Daffners, these retreats are designed to give couples an opportunity to deepen their emotional closeness, enhance their physical intimacy and awaken their spiritual connection. USA Today has called them “an Rx for sex and intimacy,” and ABC Nightline News reported on the Daffners’ secrets for “curing bedroom boredom.” In their workshops, the Daffners draw on both ancient and modern understandings of intimacy. There is no nudity or public sexual activity during the workshop. Instead, couples have “homeplay” assignments through which they reinforce and personalize their training in the privacy of their rooms. The workshop fee includes lodging at the Finca Victoria hotel, meals with aphrodisiac ingredients, and optional morning yoga in a Zen setting with panoramic views. Space is limited. For details, call or text 787.297.8818 or visit IntimacyRetreats.com.
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Oddstock Music Festival in New Milford
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ounded in 2013, Oddstock is an annual charity music festival held at the Good Shepherd Lodge in New Milford, CT. The event showcases some of the area’s best local artists and musicians in a relaxed atmosphere, as well as a wide selection of local vendors, entertainers, food, and more. Proceeds from the event support the local branches of both the Alzheimer’s Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year’s event takes place August 23 and 24, from 1pm - 3:30am. Day passes are $10, night passes are $5 (camping is allowed), and a pass for two days and the overnight is $25. For more information, visit Facebook.com/OddstockCharitableMusicFestival/. Location: Good Shepherd Lodge #65, 25 Danbury Rd, New Milford.
Séance and Paranormal Investigation Return to Angel Aura Boutique
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ngel Aura Spiritual Boutique, in Pawling, will host another Gallery Séance at 6:30 p.m., August 9. Owner Diane Rivera says she’s introduced new features to the séance, which is one of several events coming to the boutique this month. “I’m super excited about doing the Gallery Séance again in August,” she says. “It was a great turnout last time. This time will be a little different, with new ways of connecting with spirits.” The event will feature several psychic mediums as well as paranormal investigator Billy Behhler, who investigates using tools like Echovox, Rem-Pods and G-meters. The cost to attend is $25. Angel Aura will also host an essential oils workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. on August 3. Participants Diane Rivera will learn to blend essential and carrier oils to create their own fragrance. The $40 workshop fee includes materials. On August 17, from 4 to 6 p.m., the boutique will host a psychic mediumship meet-up, where participants can learn techniques to facilitate spiritual growth and psychic development. The cost to attend is $40. Walk-ins are welcome at all these events, as well as at the boutique’s weekly meditation sessions, held Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. “This is an afternoon of sound bath meditation and shared wisdom,” Rivera says. “Sacred Owl, the Spirit Whisperer, will guide us to our higher selves.” The cost to attend is $40. Location: Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique, 12 W. Main St., Pawling (Village), NY. For more info, call 845.493.0432 or visit AngelAuraBoutique.com. See ad, pge 42.
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All-Natural ‘Vegan Freeze’ Facilitates Cell Regeneration
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inda Gordon, a medical intuitive and licensed massage therapist, has studied various healing modalities. She draws from her registered Linda Gordon nurse and Jungian/Reichina therapy training to address physical and emotional trauma. She’s also an animal lover. So when her dog became ill from life-threatening mold and bacteria, she developed a “science-based but divinely intuited” organic remedy, Vegan Freeze. In the 10 years since, she says, she’s seen remarkable results from the product—especially cell regeneration in bones, ligaments, cartilage, tendons and discs. “I’ve used Vegan Freeze for animal rescue and in my therapeutic massage practice, and it’s exceeded my expectations,” she says. “I tried it on myself first and noticed several improvements to my overall health, including fast cell regeneration on wounds and burns.” Through her White Plains practice, Vegan Freeze Healing Massage, Gordon works with all species and makes farm calls. Among the pet conditions she has treated are third-degree burns, equine thrush, a damaged canine eyeball and a viral outbreak in lambs. “You will have your pets’ full cooperation once they experience it, especially if they are in discomfort or have swelling,” she says. She’s also used it to improve oral health in animals and people, and to facilitate meniscus healing in a human friend. “He was applying it for swelling and discomfort before his scheduled surgical repair, and in two weeks it resolved. Surgery was cancelled,” she says. Vegan Freeze should be stored and used frozen—“The magic is in the melt,” Gordon says. It starts working within 15 minutes, reaches peak action in 30 minutes and should be reapplied every three to five hours. To purchase Vegan Freeze, call Gordon at 310.863.9341. She is also available for lectures and classes for practitioners and retailers. August 2019
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ugust is Children’s Vision and Learning Month, for good reason: A new school year is just around the corner. “With today’s screen-heavy load, effective vision support is more critical than ever,” says Dr. Samantha Slotnick, a Scarsdale behavioral optometrist. “Screen-related near-point work can trigger problems with eye teaming, focusing control, eye-tracking skills and a tendency towards tunnel vision.” She says parents and caregivers should be on the lookout for the following signs and symptoms of vision problems associated with screen use:
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rom increasing lifespan, to killing cancer cells, to speeding up metabolism, intermittent fasting has been touted as the answer to just about every health problem imaginable—and a good preventive strategy too. But people who don’t fast properly are wasting their time and potentially risking their health, says Dr. Michael Wald, a Katonah-based chiropractor, dietician and nutritionist. “Fasting can cause harm or at the very least cause distress in your body, mostly by wearing out your adrenal glands,” he says. “I’ve seen dozens of well-intentioned patients whose intermittent fasting actually triggered their thyroid to slow town, promoted inflammation by stressing the body, and disrupted their hormone levels.” There’s no proof yet that intermittent fasting increases life span in humans the way it does with mice, Wald says. And while intermittent fasting does cause weight loss, if it isn’t done the right way, much of the loss will be water weight. “Fasting can speed up metabolic rate, but unless you’re consistently careful about what you take in during the eating phase, the weight loss won’t last,” he says. “If you really want to know if your efforts are causing fat loss, which is much more permanent, you have to measure your lean body mass. In short, you want more lean body mass—organ mass and lean muscle—which burns fat. Gaining of lean mass is equivalent to an increased health and life span.” People should also choose the best fasting schedule for them—something that must be determined through a detailed health consultation and proper lab work, including blood and urine tests to check for specific metabolic and nutritional problems, he says. “When done correctly, intermitting fasting can help you lose weight permanently and boost your body’s ability to heal,” Wald says. “However, a single session of intermittent fasting, even when done correctly, is not healing, but a Band-Aid.”
• excessive blinking • headaches, eyestrain and/or neck strain • large (dilated) pupils • clumsiness (poor spatial awareness) • hunched posture (head thrust forward, toward the screen) • tendency to lose place when reading • reduced comprehension • distractibility / lack of sustained concentration • momentary blurry vision at distance • avoidance behaviors While each of these symptoms contributes to inefficient or ineffective learning sessions at home and in the classroom, Slotnick says, the underlying learning-related vision problems are treatable. She recommends that parents of school-age children add a comprehensive, near-point-oriented vision evaluation to their back-to-school checklist. “While we can’t completely eliminate screen interactions in our modern era, glasses can be optimized for screens and other near-point use,” she says. “Learning-oriented lenses reduce the adverse impacts of prolonged, intense visual demands, bolstering a child’s physical comfort and ability to sustain attention when concentrating on screens, and in turn, improving his or her reading comprehension.” Dr. Samantha Slotnick has offices at 495 Central Park Ave, Ste. 301, Scarsdale, NY. For more information or to attend a free workshop, call 914.874.1177 or visit DrSlotnick.com. See ad page 35.
Dr. Michael Wald practices at 20 Sunderland Ln., Katonah, NY. For more information, contact him at 914.552.1442 or info@blooddetective.com, or visit IntMedNY.com. See ad page 2. 16
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ummer is speeding by, and children will be back in school soon. As a new school year often means new school shoes, here are some guidelines to follow when shopping:
Look for shoes made of natural products such as canvas, leather or suede. Unfortunately, many children’s shoes are made of plastic or other manmade materials that don’t allow the skin to “breathe.” Avoid synthetic shoes, which can cause skin problems like athlete’s foot, blisters and nail fungus. Measure your child’s feet. It’s worth getting your child’s (not to mention your own) feet measured in-store when you can, but you can also do it yourself using online resources. Livie & Luca has a printable form your child can stand on to determine his or her size. Other great resources for little-kid shoes are kimi + kai and pediped, whose products are approved by the American Podiatry Association. Recheck shoe size often. Kids grow quickly, and their feet grow first. (Remember sixth grade, when the boys were still short but had big feet?) Check their size every two months, especially in middle school. There should be a finger-width difference between the end of the shoe and their longest toe. If the end of the shoe is tilting up, it’s probably too short. Choose the right shoe for the activity. If your child runs, get a good running shoe with arch support. Sneakers should not bend and should not be able to roll up like a burrito. Children need a supportive heel counter and good shock absorbency. Be careful buying cleats, as some are poorly made and have cardboard insoles. Cleats tend to be entirely synthetic, too, so get them off your child’s feet as soon as possible. Don’t pass down used shoes. Hand-me-downs transfer organisms, and they might not fit the next child properly. Wearing worn-out shoes can cause irritation and tendon issues. By choosing shoes carefully, you can help your child start the school year on the right foot. Happy shopping! Pamela Hoffman, DPM, practices at Katonah Podiatry, whose board-certified holistic podiatrists provide foot care for people of all ages. Location: 200 Katonah Ave., Katonah, NY. For more info, call 914.232.8880 or visit KatonahPodiatry.com.
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Eggs should only be a now and then thing, the latest research from Northwestern Medicine, in Chicago, indicates. The new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at pooled data on 29,615 U.S. racially and ethnically diverse adults with an average of more than 17 years of follow up. It found that for every 300 milligrams (mg) of dietary cholesterol eaten per day, risk of death from heart disease increases by 17 percent and mortality from any cause increases by 18 percent. One large egg has a whopping 186 mg of cholesterol in the yolk, and eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent. Frank Hu, M.D., at the Harvard School of Public Health, comments that low to moderate intake of eggs can be included as part of a healthy eating pattern, but they are not essential. Dietary cholesterol also comes from red meat, processed meat and high-fat dairy products such as butter and whipped cream.
Montmorency tart cherries, first discovered by Roman legionnaires along the Black Sea, have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, according to scientists. Now a study from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire published in the Journal of Functional Foods has found that the cherries can mitigate factors that lead to metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Just two hours after being given cherries in the form of juice or capsules, subjects showed significantly decreased systolic blood pressure, and insulin levels were significantly lower after one and three hours compared to those given a placebo.
Use Probiotics to Shed Pounds
At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, prominent scientists from Harvard University Medical School have calculated. An international initiative, “Food in the Anthropocene,” published in the medical journal The Lancet, linked plant-based diets not only to improved health worldwide, but also to global sustainability. The report advocates a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts, and low in red meat, sugar and refined grains. “Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to morbidity and mortality than does unsafe sex, and alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined,” it concludes. 18
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For the one-third of Americans struggling with obesity, new research on probiotics from the Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, in China, offers a promising approach. In a meta-review of 12 randomized, placebo-controlled studies that tested 821 obese and overweight people, probiotic supplementation was found to significantly reduce body weight, weight circumference and fat mass, and to improve cholesterol and glucose metabolism measures. Probiotics were administered in forms that included sachet, capsule, powder, kefir yogurt and fermented milk, in durations that ranged from eight to 24 weeks. WakeUpNaturally.com
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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis Stopping smoking has the long-term benefit of reducing the risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by 37 percent over 30 years, say researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston. The study was based on data from the 230,000 women that participated in two longitudinal Nurses’ Health Studies, and focused on the 969 women that developed seropositive RA. Risk began to go down about five years after women quit smoking and continued to decrease the longer they stayed non-smokers. Patients with seropositive RA generally have more severe disease manifestations, including joint deformities and disability.
Running novices that trained for six months and then ran their first marathon actually reversed the aging of major blood vessels—and older and slower people benefitted most, report researchers at University College London. The study of 139 healthy first-time marathon runners, ages 21 to 69, was presented at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Congress. It found that those first-timers reduced their arterial age by four years and their stroke risk by 10 percent over their lifetime. In another study presented at the Congress that was based on data from 605 heart failure patients, researchers reported that those walking the farthest in a six-minute test, indicating better fitness, were significantly less likely to have the cognitive impairment that afflicts 67 percent of patients with heart failure.
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global briefs
Climate change has inspired farmers to turn to regenerative agriculture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and stores it in their soil. Regenerative agriculture incorporates the practices of planting trees, cover cropping, no-till farming and rotational grazing. As the groundswell of support grows, 250 soil health bills have been introduced in state and federal legislatures in the last two years. At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee climate change hearing, Nebraska soybean farmer Matthew Rezac said that keeping soil healthy, not just reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a key part of what farmers could do to cool a warming planet. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the bills have different justifications, but they all focus on soil health. As disastrous floods and drought sweep away farmland, the idea that regenerative agriculture could make for more productive farming is gaining traction.
Moon Rocks
Tectonic Activity Shakes Geologists
Long considered to be geologically inactive, our 4.6billion-year-old moon is showing signs of tectonic activity via seismometers deployed between 1969 and 1972 during the NASA Apollo program. Although some “moonquakes” have been recorded near cliff-like fault scarps on the surface, they may be caused by the irregular gravitational effects of orbiting the more massive Earth or extreme temperature differences created by sunlight in the vacuum of space. Employing more sensitive equipment has been proposed for future missions to assist in choosing potential colonization sites. 20
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Critical habitat is threatened for 12 coral species in Florida, the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, while all corals worldwide are experiencing dramatic declines due to the impacts of climate change, pollution and overfishing. The Center for Biological Diversity, a Tucson-based nonprofit focused on species protection, intends to file a lawsuit against the federal government for failing to protect coral habitat as required under the Endangered Species Act. Benefits of securing a critical habitat designation from the National Marine Fisheries Service include improved water quality throughout the coastal zone, limits on overfishing, protection of spawning grounds, reduced impact from development and dredging, and reduced human pressures on thousands of species that inhabit the reefs. Nearly 30 percent of all corals have already been lost to warming ocean temperatures and ocean acidification due to greenhouse gas pollution; scientists predict that the rest could be gone by the end of the century without help.
Fluorescent Findings
Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation Fluorescent lighting is one of the most common sources of artificial light, but new research from Texas State University suggests there may be unexpected consequences at the genetic level. Team member Ronald B. Walter says, “Over the past 60 years, we have increasingly relied on artificial light sources that emit much narrower wavelength spectrums than does the sun. Yet, little research has been conducted to determine gene expression consequences, if any, from use of common artificial light sources.” Their findings, published in the online journal Genes, show increased inflammation in tissue and organs and increased immune response in the subject animals, regardless of whether the species is primarily active in the day or night.
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Bagging It
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On Earth Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores that goes into effect next March. It’s estimated that New York uses 23 billion plastic bags every year, with 50 percent ending up in landfills and around cities and waterways. New York is the third state in which plastic bags are illegal, after California and Hawaii.
Solar panels currently generate only about 1 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but new research from the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that installation of “floatovoltaics”— floating, electricitygenerating photovoltaic panels—on only one-fourth of our manmade reservoirs would generate about 10 percent of U.S. energy needs without taking up valuable real estate. Floatovoltaics cost less to install than traditional, landbased solar panels because there’s no need to clear land or treat soil, and research shows that the natural cooling effect of the water below can boost the solar panels’ power production by up to 22 percent. Of the approximately 100 current floatovoltaic installations, only seven are in the U.S., mostly at wineries in California and water treatment facilities. About 80 percent are in Japan, where limited land and roof space make water-based solar panels especially suitable.
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Bad Air
Pollution Harms Mental and Physical Health
It’s well established that air pollution’s poisons and particles shorten lives, impair learning and increase risk for dementia. Now, a study published this spring in JAMA Psychiatry, which followed 2,232 children in Britain for 18 years, has found significant associations between exposure to air pollution and psychotic experiences during adolescence. Air pollution is believed to be responsible for 7 million deaths per year globally, according to the World Health Organization.
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Opponents Fight Mine in Arizona Desert
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reversed course without explanation, greenlighting the Rosemont copper mine proposed by Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals in Arizona’s Santa Rita mountains, 30 miles from Tucson. The Corps approved Rosemont’s Clean Water Act permit this spring after recommending its denial more than two years earlier. Environmentalists, local leaders and indigenous people are suing over the violation of this environmentally sensitive habitat. The Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hopi tribes consider the land sacred. The Cienega Aquifer will be severely impacted by a conical pit a mile wide and up to 2,900 feet deep. Tailings will cover miles of streams and trucks would haul an estimated 50 daily shipments of copper concentrate down the adjacent twolane highway. August 2019
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August is prime time for camping out in the woods or at a music festival. Communing with nature or enjoying the beat outdoors for extended periods can stress the environment—but with proper planning, it doesn’t have to. The Association of Independent Festivals has launched its Take Your Tent Home campaign in the UK, according to Treehugger.com. The group is urging concertgoers to not discard their tents at venues and retailers to stop marketing camping gear as intended for single-use; festival organizers also have been asked to eliminate single-use cups, bottles and straws. In America, MindBodyGreen.com reports that carbon credits are being offered to help offset trips to and from Lollapalooza, in Chicago, from August 1 to 4. Pickathon, taking place on the same days outside Portland, Oregon, will have a free bike parking lot, as well as a dedicated shuttle for cars, plus no single-use serving ware. ChasingGreen.org advises campers to look for tents and related products made with recycled material and natural fibers like hemp, cotton, coconut husks and bamboo. Marmot, Lafuma, Sierra Designs and The North 22
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Face all use recycled materials in making their tents, including coconut shells, polyester, water bottles, garment fabrics and factory yarn waste. The website also suggests carpooling with family and friends, choosing a site that’s closer to home and packing light to reduce weight in the car, thus improving mileage. Also, if we bring trash into a campsite where there are no receptacles, leave with it. Don’t burn it in the fire, as that contributes to air pollution; instead, pack it up and dispose of it properly at home. Set up a method for collecting rainwater to use to wash dishes. EcoWatch.com recommends bringing unbreakable, washable plates, cups, utensils and napkins, a small basin or bucket, sponge and biodegradable soap, and a bag to store items that are too dirty to reuse. Stock up on batteries to power lights and lanterns or use solar power with a LuminAID light lamp. Follow the “leave no trace” motto: no litter, smoldering fire pits, ripped-up grass, crushed bushes or repositioned boulders. Stay on marked trails, never pick plants, flowers or berries, and never harm or disturb wildlife.
Fair Trade Meets Sustainable Farming at Anatta
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natta, a global online marketplace for natural, organic and raw products from farmers worldwide, has joined the growing list of companies striving to make a social impact while also delivering high-quality products. Josh Thomerson, who along with Victoria Dantcheva and Oscar Bueno cofounded the New York-based company in 2019, says its unusual business model is designed to achieve both goals. “We let our customers communicate directly with farmers that grow the plants used in our products,” says Thomerson, the company’s chief executive officer. “We pay farmers upwards of 50 percent more than our competitors, and the business model will assist in delivering social and medical services to build stronger communities for the farmers, and a better quality of life.” Among the initial products available for sale through Anatta are a variety of essential oils, including Lavender, Frankincense, Helichrysum, Peppermint, Geranium, Blue Chamomile, Fennel and
Lemon Ironbark, as well as Rose and Lavender waters. Spices and teas are expected to become available later this year. Under the typical business model, farmers were taking an oversized risk in producing essential oil crops, Thomerson says. “The broker-to-broker supply chain meant most of their future was out of their hands. Consumers purchase and farmers produce in small quantities, so it’s of no value to the end customer or the farmer to send the product to different facilities and brokers.” Anatta streamlines the process, giving customers a direct link to farmers, he says. “It allows customers to access pure quality at an affordable price while compensating the farmer tremendously more than in a broker market.’’
Building Communities Thomerson got the idea for a new business model from his years of experience working with farmers and producers. “I felt this complicated supply chain made it difficult for
businesses and customers to get the quality they were trying to purchase,’’ he says. Anatta’s products are grown on farms in Australia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, China, Somaliland, Rwanda and Tasmania. Thomerson says more farms are being explored as potential partners, including some in the United States. One of Anatta’s main goals is to help farmers with their techniques to ensure crops are grown under ecologically sustainable, environmentally responsible and conflict-free conditions, he says. The process incorporates quality analysis, including an independent third-party evaluation. “Customers will always be able to read two opinions on the quality of any given lot,’’ Thomerson says. “Once a lot has been purchased, the customer has access to all the documentation from their dashboard. We make sure to include a professional’s comment on each lot so that the results are easy to understand and give clarification on the quality.” A portion of every Anatta purchase goes to partnership farmers to support their livelihoods and the means to maintain their land with dignity and respect for the environment. “Anatta is a business driven by the desire to make positive change around the world,” Dantcheva says. “Our goal is to create a direct connection between consumers and the people who produce the goods in order to foster a better understanding of these men and women and their communities, so the world can successfully grow together in more ways than one.” For more information, visit AnattaMarket.com. See ad, page 9.
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Laughing Gut
Poughkeepsie brewer redirects expertise from beer to healing kombucha
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hen life to heal, Benziger gave began brewing and Adam drinking kombucha, Benziger lemons, he a lightly sweetmade kombucha. ened, effervescent, The Hudson Valfermented tea that ley native had spent Asians and Eastern years learning to Europeans have used brew craft beer, but for centuries to aid then gluten sensitivdigestion. Kombuity prevented him cha contains antifrom sampling his oxidants, B vitamins own products—an and organic acids, important step in and the fermentaquality control. So tion process prohe used his expertise duces probiotics that in fermentation to support gut health. produce a beverage Hoping to stay that promotes health in the craft beverage Adam Benziger and healing by supindustry, Benziger porting the body’s turned this personal microbiome. health interest into a Even as a hospitality management new business: Laughing Gut Kombucha. major in college, Benziger had particularly “With my parents as business partloved his cooking labs, which combined ners, I started Laughing Gut so that I could hands-on work, science and creativity. He be hands-on, be my own boss and get inbegan brewing his own beer after graduavolved in all aspects of brewing and selling tion and then took a job in the beer induskombucha—a product I truly believe in,” try, furthering his education with fermenhe says. tation science courses at the Siebel Institute of Technology, in Chicago, and internships Kombucha Goes Local at craft breweries in Israel, New York and Laughing Gut Kombucha officially started New Jersey. in January 2018, with its first big product But serious stomach issues put Benlaunch at the Ahisma Yoga Festival at ziger’s life and career on a different track. Hunter Mountain. The company has been “After many tests and doctors, a functional expanding steadily ever since. medicine physician determined that I had “We sold a lot of product and got great a gluten sensitivity, and that my stomach feedback,” Benziger says. “Yoga and kombuissues, eczema, attention deficit and anxiety cha are a good match and one good market were all interrelated,” he says. “I couldn’t for us, along with small coffee shops, cafés continue with beer as a career choice, and specialty health food stores. because beer contains gluten.” While kombucha is increasingly In addition to using diet, yoga, popular in the Hudson Valley, there are few supplements and other natural means local producers.
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CAFES BREAD ALONE BAKERY
45 Market St., Rhinebeck, NY 845.876.3108 BreadAlone.com/Rhinebeck-cafe
GOOD CHOICE KITCHEN Seasonal.Organic.Vegan 147 Main St. Ossining, NY 914.930.1591 goodchoicekitchen.com
HAYFIELDS, LLC
1 Bloomer Rd North Salem, NY HayfieldsMarket.com 914.669.8275
TRAILSIDE CAFÉ
Juices.Smoothies.Detox. Healthy Food Gluten Free & Vegan options 1807 Commerce St. Yorktown 914.302.7331; trailside-cafe.com
COFFEE & TEA BIG BANG COFFEE ROASTERS
1000 N. Division St. #9 @ The Hat Factory, Peekskill 914.402.5566 BigBangCoffeeRoasters.com
FARMERS’ MARKETS DOWN TO EARTH FARMERS MARKETS
From our Farms to Your Kitchen 914.923.4837 DowntoEarthMarkets.com
GOSSETT’S FARM MARKET
& Gossett Brothers Nursery 1202 Rt.35, South Salem, NY 914.763.3001; Gossettnursery.com
HUDSON VALLEY FARMERS MARKET
Greig Farm, 223 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook, NY 914.474.2404 Facebook.com/ HudsonValleyFarmersMarket.
HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET Sundays, 10am-2pm 15 Mount Ebo Road South Brewster, NY 845.878.9078 x 4115
FARMS FABLE: FROM FARM TO TABLE
1311 Kitchawan Rd, Ossining, NY Sat & Sun 9am-4pm FableFoods.com
HARVEST MOON FARM & ORCHARD
130 Hardscrabble Rd North Salem, NY 914.485.1210 HarvestMoonFarmAndOrchard.com
HILLTOP HANOVER FARM & ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights, NY 914.962.2368 HilltopHanoverFarm.org
THREE FEATHERS FARM
Grass-fed beef & eggs 371 Smith Ridge Rd, S. Salem 914.533.6529; jhaberny@aol.com
FARM STORE BONI-BEL FARM & COUNTRY STORE
301 Doansburg Road, Brewster Vist website for seasonal hours Greenchimneys.org/countrystore
Z FARM ORGANIC
Open Daily 8am-7pm 355 Poplar Hill Rd, Dover Plains, NY 917.319.6414; zfarmsorganic.com
GREEN ORGANIC MARKET 275 S. Central Park Ave. Hartsdale, NY 914.437.5802 FB: GreenOrganicMarket
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MARKETS BEWIES HOLISTIC MARKET Organic Juice & Smoothie Bar 430 Bedford Rd., Armonk, NY 914.273.9437; Bewies.com
GREENS NATURAL FOODS Briarcliff Manor 97 North State Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 914.800.9146 Eastchester 780 White Plains Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583 914.874.5481 Mt. Kisco 666 Lexington Ave. Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 914.864.1274 Yorktown Heights 12 Triangle Center Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914.352.6214
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There are four flavors of Laughing Gut—Lavender with White Peony Tea, Star Anise and Orange Zest with Wild Thai Black Tea, Chamomile and Mint with Jade Cloud Tea, and Green Tea with Kukicha Green Tea—and new flavors on the horizon. “Most of the kombucha sold in our supermarket chains is from the West Coast,” Benziger says. “Our product has been well-received—customers who don’t care for kombucha tell us they like Laughing Gut’s flavor, and those who love kombucha tell us ours is the best they’ve tasted.” Laughing Gut uses all natural ingredients, with no added sugars or fruit juices. The major focus is on the tea. “We only use organic, whole-leaf teas as opposed to tea bags, which sometimes contain lesser-quality teas. And we purchase herbs and spices locally whenever we can,” Benziger says. There are four flavors of Laughing Gut—Lavender with White Peony Tea, Star Anise and Orange Zest with Wild Thai Black Tea, Chamomile and Mint with Jade Cloud Tea, and Green Tea with Kukicha Green Tea—and new flavors on the horizon. Laughing Gut Kombucha comes in slim 12-ounce, BPA-free cans. Benziger says he chose cans over bottles because they are more portable and considered more environmentally friendly than glass bottles. 26
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“Laughing Gut is one of the first kombucha breweries in the Hudson Valley to package it in cans, and it has been very popular with customers and retailers,” he says. Currently Benziger brews his kombucha at a commercial kitchen in the renovated Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, but he is looking for a larger Poughkeepsie location to expand his brewing capacity and cold storage, with future plans for a tasting room with kombucha on tap. Laughing Gut is sold at shops and farmers markets throughout Poughkeepsie and the Hudson Valley (see sidebar), and at local festivals and events, including the upcoming Hudson Valley Wine and Food Fest, in Rhinebeck (September 7-8), and the 20th annual Arlington Street Fair, adjacent to Vassar College (September 21). For more info, contact Adam Benziger at 845.863.5239 or LaughingGut1@gmail. com, or follow LaughingGutKombucha on Instagram and Facebook.
Where to Find Laughing Gut Kombucha In Poughkeepsie: • The Poughkeepsie Grind • Café 40 • Chakra Bowls Café • Hudson River Housing Coffee House and Café
Other locations: • Taste NY (Lagrangeville) • Local Artisan Bakery (Kingston) • 2 Alices Coffee Lounge (Newburgh and Cornwall) • Nature’s Pantry (New Windsor)
Farmers markets: • Arlington • Brewster • Goshen • Middletown • West Point
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Wild and Wonderful Foraging for Foodies
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here is such a thing tend to be more nutritious Wild plants, as a free lunch, and than cultivated plants— because they it awaits adventurparticularly in terms of must take care of ous foragers in backyards, phytochemicals and anticity parks, mountain themselves, tend to oxidants. They also tend to meadows and even sidebe more nutritious be lower in sugar and other walk cracks. From nutrisimple carbs, and higher than cultivated tious weeds and juicy berin fiber.” plants—particularly ries to delicate, delicious Purslane, a wild in terms of flowers and refreshing succulent, has more tree sap, wild, edible foods omega-3s than any other phytochemicals abound in cities, suburbia leafy vegetable, says John and antioxidants. and rural environments. Kallas, the Portland, ~Deane Jordan Throughout most Oregon, author of Edible of history, humans Wild Plants: Wild Foods were foragers that relied on local plant From Dirt to Plate. Mustard garlic, a knowledge for survival, as both food and common invasive plant, is the most medicine. Today’s foragers are reviving that nutritious leafy green ever analyzed, ancestral tradition to improve diets, explore says Kallas, who holds a Ph.D. in new flavors, develop kinship with the envinutrition. “However, the real dietary ronment, and simply indulge in the joy and benefit of foraged plants is in their excitement of finding and preparing wild great diversity, as each has a unique foods. profile of phytochemicals. There is no such thing as a superfood, just superWild Foods As ‘Superdiet’ diets,” he adds. “There are many benefits to eating wild food,” Know Thy Plant says Deane Jordan, founder of EatTheWeeds. com, of Orlando, Florida. “Wild plants, Rule number one of foraging is to be because they must take care of themselves, 100 percent sure of your identification 28
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100 percent of the time, says Leda Meredith, the New York City author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Foraging experts say the fear of wild plants is largely unfounded. “The biggest misconception is that we are experimenting with unknowns,” says Kallas. “Today’s wild edibles are traditional foods from Native American or European cultures we have lost touch with.” For example, European settlers brought with them dandelions, now considered a nuisance weed, as a source of food and medicine. All parts of it are edible, including flowers, roots and leaves, and have nutritional superpowers. To assess a plant, Kallas adds, a forager must know three things about it: the part or parts that are edible, the stage of growth to gather it and how to prepare it. “Some plants have parts that are both edible and poisonous. Others can be toxic raw, but perfectly edible cooked,” he says. Timing is everything, adds Meredith. “A wild ingredient can be fantastic in one week, and incredibly bitter a week later, so it’s important to know when its prime season is.” Kallas recommends staying away from highly trafficked roadsides and polluted areas. Given that many lawns and public areas are sprayed with herbicides, Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants, recommends not foraging in an area if it’s uncertain whether chemicals have been applied. Environmental awareness includes understanding how foraging may positively or negatively affect the ecosystem, says Meredith. “Overharvesting can endanger future populations. But there is a ‘win-win’ way to forage, where I get fantastic food and the landscape is better for my having foraged, by clearing invasive plants around natives or planting seeds while collecting a local plant gone to seed.” Thayer, of Bruce, Wisconsin, suggests collecting where species are abundant and thriving: “Fruit, for example, can be harvested limitlessly, as can wild invasives that disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and crowd out native species.”
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Meal Preparation Vinegars, jams and cordials from wild fruits and flowers can be wonderful, but require some patience for the payoff, yet many wild edibles can be eaten raw or lightly sautéed, requiring very little prep work. Thayer recommends sautéing wild greens with just a little soy sauce, vinegar and garlic. Foraging builds confidence, powers of observation and connections to the natural world. The biggest benefit, says Thayer, may just be the fun of it. “You can experience food and flavors you cannot have any other way. A lot of these foods you cannot buy anywhere, and really, it’s better food than you can buy.” Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.
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on’t try to learn foraging; just try to learn about one vegetable or fruit, says Sam Thayer. “Take it one plant at a time. It takes the intimidation out of it.” Find a good local instructor that has a solid background in botany and other fundamentals of foraging, says John Kallas. “Also, get some good books, and more than one, as each will offer different dimensions,” says the author and instructor. Conquer the fear of Latin and learn the scientific names of plants, suggests Leda Meredith. As there may be several plants with the same common name, or one plant with many common names, knowing scientific names will help clear up potential confusion in identifying them. You don’t have to go far to find food, says Deane Jordan. “In reality, there is often a greater selection around your neighborhood than in state parks. In suburbia, you find native species, the edible weeds that come with agriculture, and also edible ornamentals.” Bring the kids: They make fabulous foragers, says Meredith. “They learn superfast and it’s a way to pass cultural knowledge along and instill that food doesn’t come from a garden or a farm, but from photosynthesis and the Earth and the sun.”
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Simply Wild: Forage Recipes Garlic Mustard Pesto on Crisp-Creamy Polenta Yields: 4 servings Leda Meredith, author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles, says, “Wild food aficionados may roll their eyes when they see that I’m including this recipe because pesto is used as the go-to recipe for this plant so often that it’s become a cliché. But there’s a reason for that: it’s really, really good.
Buttered Cattail Shoots With Peas and Mint Yields: 4 servings This is a riff on the traditional English springtime dish of lettuce wilted in butter with peas and mint. The pleasingly mild flavor of the cattail shoots stands in for the lettuce. Stick with just the whitest parts of the shoots for pure tenderness or include some of the pale green bits if you want a sturdier dish. 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 cups cattail shoots, chopped ½ cup water 1 cup fresh or frozen shelled peas (if frozen, defrost them first) 2 Tbsp fresh mint, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper
“You can toss garlic mustard pesto with pasta, of course, but a spoonful added to soup just before serving is also wonderful, as is a smear of it on focaccia or toast. My favorite way to enjoy garlic mustard pesto is on pan-fried polenta that is crispy on the outside and creamy within.” 2 cups fresh garlic mustard leaves and tender stems 3 Tbsp walnuts or pine nuts, chopped 1 tsp garlic, minced (wild or cultivated) ¼ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp butter 8 slices (½-inch-thick) cooked polenta Put the garlic mustard leaves, nuts and garlic into the blender or food processor. Pulse until the leaves are chopped.
Don’t try to move the polenta slices until they’ve browned on the bottom side. You’ll know that’s happened when they dislodge easily. Use a spatula to flip them over and brown the other side. Plate two slices per person, with the garlic mustard pesto spread on top. Serve hot or at room temperature. Tip: If you want to keep this pesto in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to six months, blanch the garlic mustard greens in boiling water for 20 seconds, then immediately run them under cold water or dip them in an ice bath. Squeeze out as much water as you can, then proceed with the recipe. This blanching step prevents the pesto from losing its bright green color and turning brown in cold storage.
Yields: 4 servings This is a simple, but satisfying one-pot meal that comes together in about 20 minutes total. You can embellish the recipe with additional ingredients such as chorizo sausage or pine nuts, but it’s really not necessary. Sometimes simple is best.
Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve warm. Westchester/Putnam/Dutchess NY Edition
Heat the butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the polenta slices. (You can use the precooked polenta that comes out of a tube, or if you cooked some from scratch, spread it out ½-inch thick on a baking sheet and refrigerate until sliceable.)
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Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the cattail shoots and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, until the cattail shoots are tender and most of the water has evaporated.
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Add the cheese. With the motor running, add ½ cup of oil a little at a time until the mixture is well blended, but not completely smooth. (You want a bit of texture from the nuts and greens to remain.)
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the penne and set a timer for seven minutes.
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While the pasta is cooking, prep the other ingredients: wash and chop the garlic mustard, mince the garlic or put it through a garlic press, chop the chili peppers. After seven minutes, add the garlic mustard to the pasta in the pot and cook until the pasta is al dente, usually about five minutes more. Scoop out a ladleful of the pasta cooking water and set it aside. Drain the pasta and garlic mustard in a colander. Return the pot to the stove over low heat. washed and coarsely chopped (ideally, you’re using garlic mustard at the stage where the stems are still tender and the flowers are either budding or just starting to open) 4 garlic cloves, peeled 1 to 2 medium-hot red chili peppers (pepperoncini), stems and seeds removed ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided (use your best as this is one of the main flavors of the sauce) Salt to taste ½ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, freshly grated (again, use the best you’ve got) Freshly ground black pepper
Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pot along with the garlic and chili pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Return the reserved pasta cooking water and the drained pasta and garlic mustard greens back to the pot. Raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for a minute or two until the liquid is mostly evaporated or absorbed. Remove from the heat, then stir in the remaining olive oil and salt. (Go scant on the salt because the grated cheese you’ll be adding is salty.) Serve hot with freshly grated cheese and freshly ground pepper.
Today’s wild edibles are traditional foods from Native American or European cultures we have lost touch with. ~John Kallas Other wild edibles you can use in this recipe include any leafy greens, as well as the leaves of any wild garlic species. Recipes and photos from The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Reproduced by permission of The Countryman Press. All rights reserved.
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Teach children how to cook.
Teresa Martin, a registered dietitian based in Bend, Oregon, says learning how to cook frees us from being “hostage to the food industry.” She believes cooking is such an essential life skill that we should be teaching it along with reading, writing and arithmetic in kindergarten. When we cook, we’re in control of the ingredients’ quality and flavor. Plus, cooking together creates parent-child bonding. Invite children to help plan and prepare family meals and school lunches. (Remember to slip a note inside a child’s lunch box with a few words of love and encouragement.)
Feeding Healthy Habits 5 A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive by Melinda Hemmelgarn
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t’s not easy raising children in today’s media-saturated landscape. From TV and video games to internet and mobile devices, our kids are exposed to a steady stream of persuasive marketing messages promoting low-nutrient junk foods. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association warn that media’s pervasive influence over children’s food preferences increase their risk for poor nutrition, obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Protecting children against marketing forces may seem like an uphill battle, but these strategies can help provide a solid foundation for good health.
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Teach children to be media savvy. Andrea Curtis, Toronto-
based author of Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and how to fight back), says, “Kids don’t want to be
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duped.” By showing children how the food industry tricks them into buying foods that harm their bodies and the Earth, we can turn kids into food detectives that reject processed foods and sugary drinks.
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Feed children’s curiosity about where food comes from. Take
children to farmers’ markets and U-pick farms; organic growers reduce exposure to harmful pesticide residues. Kids that might turn up their noses at supermarket spinach tend to eat it in bunches when they’ve helped grow, harvest and prepare it. That’s the story behind Sylvia’s Spinach, a children’s book by Seattle-based author Katherine Pryor.
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Introduce children to the rewards of gardening. Connie
Liakos, a registered dietitian based in Portland, Oregon, and the author of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, recommends introducing
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Visit the library. From simple
children’s stories about food adventures to basic cookbooks, libraries open up a world of inspiration and culinary exploration. Find stories about seasonal foods to prepare with a child.
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Prioritize family meals. Chil-
dren that eat with their families are better nourished, achieve greater academic success and are less likely to participate in risky behaviors. Family meals provide time to share values, teach manners and enjoy caring conversations. To foster peace and harmony at the table, Liakos advises families to “keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat.” Establish rules banning criticism, arguing and screens (TV, phones) during mealtime.
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Reject dieting. Weighing, sham-
ing and putting children on restrictive diets is a recipe for developing eating disorders. Instead of stigmatizing children by calling them “obese”, Liakos emphasizes creating healthy eating and activity habits for the entire family. Children may overeat for many reasons, including stress or boredom. Pay attention to sudden weight gain, which could be an indication that something is wrong, she says.
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children to the magic of planting seeds and the joy of caring for a garden—even if it’s simply a pot of herbs on a sunny windowsill or a small plot in a community garden.
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Keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat. ~Connie Liakos
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Find or create a “tribe” of like-minded parents.
Set up play groups with parents that share similar values. Advocate together for improved school food policies, establish a school garden or plan group field trips.
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Spend more time in nature. The American Academy
of Pediatrics recommends one hour of daily physical activity. Locate parks and hiking or biking trails to strengthen children’s innate love for their natural world. According to research at the University of Illinois, spending time in nature also helps reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Protect children’s sleep. The American Academy
of Pediatrics advises against TVs, computers and smartphones in children’s bedrooms. Children, depending on their age, need eight to12 hours of undisturbed sleep each night to support physical and mental health, and help prevent obesity. Remember that our children are hungriest for parental time, love and support. Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “Food Sleuth,” is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer, speaker and syndicated radio host based in Columbia, Missouri. Contact her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.
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Center on Media and Child Health: cmch.tv/clinicians/eatingexercise-tips. Common Sense Media: CommonSenseMedia.org. Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and how to fight back), by Andrea Curtis: AndreaCurtis.ca. Prevention Institute: Tinyurl.com/StopJunkFoodMarketing.
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How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, Connie Liakos: NutritionForKids.com. I’m Like, So Fat!: Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World, by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer.
Gardening Activities
KidsGardening.org/garden-activities.
Media Literacy
American Academy of Pediatrics: A Healthy Family Media Use Plan: HealthyChildren.org/mediauseplan. Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: Screen-free Activism: CommercialFreeChildhood.org.
Storybooks About Gardening, Cooking, Farms and Food
Review of farm-to-school children’s literature: Growing-Minds. org/childrens-literature. Sylvia’s Spinach: KatherinePryor.com.
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Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life, by Richard Louv: RichardLouv.com/books/vitamin-n. August 2019
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PARENTING Preparing Kids for the Future by Meredith Montgomery
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oday’s children have more opportunities to change the world than ever before. Teenagers are organizing global activism movements, LEGO lovers are mastering robotics and young entrepreneurs are launching successful businesses before they’re old enough to drive. But for Mom and Dad, this fastpaced, technology-driven childhood looks drastically different from their own. To help kids thrive, parents must learn to mindfully embrace today’s modern advances without losing sight of timeless virtues and skills such as kindness, creativity and critical thinking.
Finding Balance After-school hours used to be filled with outdoor free play in which kids independently developed their natural capabilities as self-learners and creative problemsolvers. The Children & Nature Network has reported that just 6 percent of children ages 9 to 13 play outside on their own. Instead, stress and anxiety are on the rise in our competitive culture as many kids attempt to balance heavy homework loads with an overflowing schedule of extracurricular activities. With the ability to connect to the world at our fingertips, Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, in Washington, D.C., notes that devices can also disconnect us from those right next to us. “It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? As parents, we need to recognize that kids have a lot on their plate—more than ever before.” 34
Salt Lake City-based Courtney Carver, author of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, worries that parents are creating résumés for a life their children probably don’t want. On her BeMoreWithLess.com website, she focuses on living with less clutter, busyness and stress to simplify life and discover what really matters. “It’s challenging to maintain close connections when we’re overwhelmed with what’s in our inbox, or on Instagram or what the kids are looking at online,” she says. On her own journey to practical minimalism, she gained a greater sense of presence with her daughter. “When you can pay attention to a conversation and not feel distracted and antsy, especially with young kids, that is everything,” says Carver.
Managing Technology The ubiquity of digital devices is a defining difference between today’s youth and that of their elders, making it difficult for parents to relate and know how to set boundaries. As senior parenting editor at nonprofit Common Sense Media,
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Caroline Knorr helps parents make sense of what’s going on in their kids’ media lives. “We can think of media as a ‘super peer’: When children are consuming it, they’re looking for cues on how to behave and what’s cool and what’s normal.” Parents need to be the intermediary so they can counterbalance the external messages with their own family’s values. Today’s devices are persuasive and addictive. “As parents, we need to set boundaries, model good digital habits and help
kids to self-regulate more—which is our ultimate goal,” Knorr says. To raise good digital citizens, Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education, in Arlington, Virginia, believes conversations about device use shouldn’t end with screen time limits and online safety. “Ask kids if their technology use is helping them be more engaged and find more meaning in the world or is it pulling them out of the world that they’re in,” he says. “Talk about how to use technology to improve the community around you, recognize true and false info, be involved in democratic processes and making your voice heard about issues you care about.” Parents are often uncomfortable with their kids socializing digitally, but Culatta encourages the introduction of interactive media sooner rather than later, so they understand how to engage with the world online before they are old enough to have social media accounts. Geocaching, which uses GPS-enabled devices to treasure hunt, and citizen science apps provide family-friendly opportunities to engage in both outdoor activities and online communities. “The majority of our kids will need these digital communication skills to be able to work with anyone at any time,” says Murray. He’s witnessed the impact of connecting classrooms around the world, observing, “When students learn to navigate time zones and language barriers to communicate and collaborate, they see that they can solve the world’s problems together.”
Raising Innovators “The world doesn’t care how much our children know; what the world cares about is what they do with what they know,” says Tony Wagner, senior research fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, an education research and policy nonprofit in Palo Alto, California. In his latest book, Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era, he emphasizes the importance of creative problem-solving and the joy of discovery, especially as more jobs become automated. “We’re born with a temperament of creative problem solvers. But then something happens. The longer
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~Thomas Lickona kids are in school, the fewer questions they ask, the more they worry about getting the right answer and fewer and fewer think of themselves as creative in any way,” he says. “Instead of listening and regurgitating, kids need to learn how to find and be a critical consumer of information,” says Murray. Fewer employers are asking for college transcripts—including Google—as they discover the disconnect between what students are taught and what innovative skills they actually need. While most schools are slow to adapt to the modern needs of the future workforce, parents can proactively foster the entrepreneurial spirit and discourage a fear of failure at home by offering safe opportunities for risk-taking and independence. After speaking extensively with compelling young innovators around the world, Wagner discovered that their parents explicitly encouraged three things: play, passion and purpose. Their children were provided with many opportunities to explore new interests, as well as to learn from their mistakes. “The parents intuitively understood that more important than IQ is grit, perseverance and tenacity. You don’t develop that when Mom is yelling at you to practice; you develop it because you have a real interest.” To create a culture of innovation,
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Teaching Kindness In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyberbullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. What we do over and over gradually shapes our character, until it becomes second nature—part of who we are,” says Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor emeritus at the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain. Sesame Workshop’s 2016 Kindness Study found that 70 percent of parents worry that the world is an unkind place for their kids, but Scarlett Lewis believes it’s all in our mind, saying, “When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one.” After losing her 6-year-old son Jesse in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, she attributed the tragedy to an angry thought in the mind of the shooter. Her compassion fueled the founding of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to educate and encourage individuals to choose loving thoughts over angry ones. “Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can always choose how to respond,” she says. The evidencebased Choose Love Enrichment Program teaches children to live a life with courage and gratitude, practice forgiveness and be compassionate individuals.
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Murray encourages teachers and parents to get to know the interests, passions and strengths of today’s children “and prove to them every day that they matter.” When that interest blossoms into a passion, it can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference. According to Wagner, this happens when parents and teachers instill one simple, but profound moral lesson, “We are not here on this Earth primarily and only to serve ourselves; we have some deep, profound obligation to give back and to serve others.”
When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one. ~Scarlett Lewis While we don’t want to overwhelm kids with all the evils in the world, Lickona notes that it is valuable to make them aware of human suffering and how we can help. “Cultivate the belief that we’re all members of a single human family. Teach [them] that one of the most important ways to show gratitude for the blessings in our life is to give back.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).
PARENT RESOURCES
Common Sense Media (CommonSenseMedia.org)
provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. They provide independent, age-based, media reviews for TV shows and movies. Each detailed review includes pertinent information for parents, plus talking points to foster critical thinking skills.
Let Grow (LetGrow.org) seeks to restore childhood resil-
ience by pushing back on overprotection, and shows concern that even with the best intentions, society has taught a generation to overestimate danger and underestimate their own ability to cope. Its programs work with schools and parents to give kids more of the independence to do the things their parents did on their own as children—bike to a friend’s house, make themselves a meal or simply play unsupervised in the front yard.
The Choose Love Movement (JesseLewisChooseLove. org) offers a free social and emotional learning program for educators and parents. Students learn how to choose love in any circumstance, which helps them become more connected, resilient and empowered individuals.
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Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing.
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HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine F
by Marlaina Donato
rom ancient Mongolian shamans that used drumming for physical and emotional healing to modern, board-certified music therapists that work with special needs kids, science now confirms what we’ve always known: Music makes us feel better. Decades after Don Campbell’s groundbreaking work about the cognitive effects of listening to the music of Mozart, growing research reveals music’s ability to reduce chronic and acute pain, restore brain connections after a stroke, boost
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immunity and promote brain development in children. Recent studies of the benefits of music published in BJPsych International show decreased depression in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders and improvement in people with certain types of epilepsy.
Neurochemistry and Pain Reduction
Listening to music we find pleasurable can have an analgesic effect on the body, and researchers theorize that the brain
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releases a cascade of natural opioids, including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals. Music also minimizes chronic pain associated with syndromes like fibromyalgia. Collective studies published in Frontiers of Psychology in 2014 suggest that relaxing, preferred choices of music not only reduce fibromyalgia-related pain, but also significantly improve mobility.
Dementia, Stroke and Brain Development
Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever damage that has occurred through illnesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also work with children to help them build language and motor skills through music. Research last year by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has shown that music training strengthens areas of the brain that govern speech, reading skills and sound perception in children. The results, published in Cerebral Cortex, indicate that only two years of music study significantly changes both the white and gray matter of the brain. Kirk Moore, in Wheaton, Illinois, is a certified music practitioner who provides live therapeutic music for people that are sick or dying. He says he sees daily changes through music. “I see heart rates slow down and blood pressure reduced. Breathing
becomes steadier; pain and nausea cease.” Moore has also witnessed patients with aphasia—a language impairment caused by stroke or other brain damage—spontaneously sing-along to songs and regain the ability to speak. One memorable patient could only utter a single word, but listening to Moore ignited a dramatic change. “I sang ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and within seconds, she was singing. After 20 minutes of music, I expressed to the patient my hopes that the music had been helpful to her. ‘Oh goodness, yes!’ she responded.”
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Drumming has been proven to be able to balance the hemispheres of the brain, bolster immunity and offer lasting physical and emotional benefits for conditions ranging from asthma to Parkinson’s disease, autism and addiction recovery. Medical research led by neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participation in drumming circles helps to amp up natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound reduction of inflammation in people that took part in 90-minute drum circles during the course of the 10-week study.
Music and End of Life
Music’s capacity to bring healing and solace also extends to the end of life. Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill. “I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.” As much as the musician gives, music gives back. “I end up calmer than when I begin a session. That healing environment travels with me,” Moore says. Marlaina Donato is a composer and the author of several books. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com. August 2019
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Beyond Sustainability Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change
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by Yvette C. Hammett
ost people have never heard of regenerative agriculture, but there’s plenty of talk about it in the scientific and farming communities, along with a growing consensus that regeneration is a desirable step beyond sustainability. Those that are laser-focused on clean food and a better environment believe regenerative agriculture will not only result in healthier food, but could become a significant factor in reversing the danger-
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ous effects of manmade climate change. This centers on the idea that healthy soils anchor a healthy planet: They contain more carbon than all above-ground vegetation and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. “We have taken soils for granted for a long time. Nevertheless, soils are the foundation of food production and food security, supplying plants with nutrients, water and support for their roots,” according to the study “Status of the World’s Soil
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Resources,” by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Most of the world’s soil resources, which also function as the planet’s largest water filter, are in fair, poor or very poor condition, the report states. Tilling, erosion and chemicals all play significant roles in soil degradation. Regenerative agriculture seeks to reverse that trend by focusing on inexpensive organic methods that minimize soil disturbance and feed its microbial diversity with the application of compost and compost teas. Cover crops, crop and livestock rotation and multistory agroforestry are all part of a whole-farm design that’s intended to rebuild the quantity and quality of topsoil, as well as increase biodiversity and watershed function. “True regenerative organic agriculture can improve the environment, the communities, the economy, even the human spirit,” says Diana Martin, director of communications for the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Rodale, a leader in the organic movement, has been carrying the global torch for regenerative agriculture since the 1970s, when Bob Rodale, son of the institute’s founder, first began talking about it. “He said sustainability isn’t good enough. In the U.S., we are depleting our topsoil 10 times faster than we are replenishing it. We only have 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining,” says Martin. The institute is working with corporate brands in conducting a pilot project on farms around the world to certify food as regenerative organic. It has three pillars that were created with the help of the U.S.
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In the U.S., we are depleting our topsoil 10 times faster than we are replenishing it. We only have 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining. ~Diana Martin Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program: soil health; animal welfare; and social justice, the latter because people want to know that workers are being treated fairly, Martin says. “In some ways, we felt the organic program could do more, so we introduced the regenerative organic certification. It is a new, high-bar label that is very holistic,” says Jeff Moyer, an expert in organic agriculture and the executive director at the Rodale Institute. The pilot phase involves 21 farms with connections to big brands like Patagonia, Lotus Foods and Dr. Bronner’s. “We needed relationships with brands to make this a reality,” Moyer says. Product should be rolling out by this fall. “There’s kind of a broad umbrella of things going on,” says Bruce Branham, a crop sciences professor with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “No-till farming certainly is a small step toward regenerative ag, because every time we till the soil, we essentially expose a lot of the carbon dioxide, which burns off carbon.” Cover crops can be planted right after harvesting a cash crop to help regenerate the soil, adding nitrogen and organic matter, he says. “It is a long-term benefit, so a lot of farmers are hesitant. It takes a while to improve soil fertility through cover crop use.” It doesn’t cost much, but for a corn or soybean farmer making almost no money right now, every expense matters. “The real things we are working on are more toward different cropping systems,” he says, in which farmers are growing perennial tree crops that produce nuts and fruits, absorb carbon and don’t require replanting or tilling. There’s considerable interest in regenerative organic agriculture in Idaho, as many farmers there have already adopted no-till practices, says Sanford Eigenbrode, a professor at the University of Idaho, who specializes in entomology, plant pathology and nematology. Farmers want to try to improve retention of soil carbon to both stabilize soils and improve long-term productivity, he says. “There are economic and environmental advantages.” Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, Florida. She can be contacted at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com. August 2019
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LOVING OURSELVES MADLY Practice Intentional Self-Love by Scott Stabile
Don’t believe our thoughts. Our minds lie to us all the time, especially where our self-worth is concerned. The moment we become aware we are mentally abusing ourselves, we can refuse to believe these thoughts. The fact is, we are worthy and enough exactly as we are. Any thoughts that contradict this truth are lies. We must not go to war with our mind, but should definitely get in the habit of challenging our mind’s lies and not believing them when they run amok.
Replace self-abuse with self-love. Not believing our crueler thoughts is step one. Replacing them with kinder, more compassionate and loving thoughts is step two. When our minds call us ugly, we must sink into our hearts and remind ourselves that we are beautiful, as we are. When our minds insist we’re weak, we must declare our strength. Every single thought and word that speaks to our worth is a powerful and sustaining reflection of self-love. Substitute self-abuse with love as often as possible and then watch our lives change in powerful ways. 42
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Set boundaries and enforce them. To love ourselves, we have to set clear boundaries with the people in our lives. State what works and what doesn’t work. If we don’t clearly speak our boundaries, people will trample them, and we’ll only have ourselves to blame. Boundaries show respect for all involved. A lack of boundaries will almost certainly lead to resentment.
Make time for happy places. We all have places that tend to bring us peace and/or joy: a walk among the trees, curled up with a good book, coffee with a close friend. Make time for these experiences. Every second we spend giving energy to the people, places and things that bring us joy is a second of dedicated self-love. It matters. Just as important, pay attention to the people, places and things that are depleting, that feel unhealthy and toxic, and give less energy to them. Knowing what to eliminate can be as impactful as knowing what to add. How we love ourselves is our responsibility. The greater commitment we make to self-love, the greater chance we create of living a more peaceful, joyful and meaningful life. Scott Stabile is the author of Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart. Learn more at ScottStabile.com.
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t’s not enough to wish for more self-love. We must be intentional about creating it and commit to loving ourselves by practicing these habits every day.
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Grisella Ramos-Santiago, LCSW Soul Realignment Readings, Chakra Clearing, Property Clearing, Relationship Readings By Appointment: 914.257.9186 grslcsw@gmail.com
Bernadette Bloom, MI Energy Healing & Teacher 239.289.3744 theesotericbloom.com
Guided Channeling Group The Temperance Center Merrill Black, LCSW 914.793.2600 thetemperancecenter.com
In Balance Concepts Qigong. Tai Chi. Meditation 2505 Rt. 6, St. 108, Brewster 845.803.1992 Inbalancetaichi.com
ASTROLOGY Pam Cucinell Phone, online & in person 917.796.6026; InsightOasis.com Colin McPhillamy Pleasantville, NYC, Skype 213.840.1187 McPhillamyTarot.com
ENERGY HEALING Rev. Marilyn Ridley, B.Msc., CTNC, RMT 11 W. Prospect Ave, Mount Vernon westchesteressentialwellness.com 914.363.9299 ext. 183
Betty S. Feldman, LLC, HTCP Healing Touch Program 53 Maple Ave. Fishkill, NY 845.896.6405 Btatfeldman@aol.com
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One Light Healing Touch Certified Energy Practitioners &Training Schools. OLHT1.com pennylavin@gmail.com
Synchronicity Spiritual Gifts Psychic Medium/Tarot/Energy Healing 1511 Route 23 Brewster, NY 845.363.1765 Synchronicityny.com
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White Lotus Grace Spiritual Healing Arts & Dance Millbrook Sanctuary + Online Studio 845.677.3517 whitelotusgrace.com
Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique 12 West Main St, Pawling, NY 845.493.0432 AngelAuraBoutique.com Elka Boren, Shaman Healer Tarot. Tea Leaf. Houseclearing The SPACE Sanctuary Chappaqua, NY; 772.223.4143 UnityAngelHealing.com
REIKI Anne H. Bentzen, RMT, JRP Reiki Master Teacher & Energetic Counseling 914.588.4079; balancing4life.com The Temperance Center Merrill Black, LCSW Reiki Master & Instructor, Intuitive Energy Healer 914.793.2600 thetemperancecenter.com
SHAMANISM Eileen O'Hare, LoveMore Sessions, Training eileenohare.com 914.456.7789, Beacon, NY
Celestial Touch Laura Schek, Medium, Reiki Master 7 Arch St, Pawling, NY 845.244.1767; celestialtouchllc.com
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by Marlaina Donato
opping on a dopamine and serotonin, There is not one bicycle on a neurological disease as well as brain-derived beautiful day neurotrophic factor— that cannot benefit BDNF—a protein that or taking a spin class at from aerobic exercise, increases during aerobic the gym offers proven cardiovascular benefits exercise. Low levels of from Parkinson’s like lowering cholesterol BDNF have been linked disease to Lou and blood pressure. Now, to obesity, excessive apGehrig’s disease. growing research shows petite, clinical depression, that it also packs a power- ~Laurence Kinsella, M.D. anxiety and cognitive deful punch for brain health. cline. According to a 2016 Aerobic exercise has been found to study by the New York University Langone have the greatest impact on cognitive abilMedical Center published in the journal ity, and low-impact cycling leads the way. eLife, higher levels of BDNF help decrease David Conant-Norville, M.D., a Portland, symptoms of depression while improving Oregon psychiatrist, recommends cycling memory function. to help children challenged by attention BDNF helps maintain brain health deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). and stimulates the growth of new neurons. Pedaling regularly can fire up brain cell production by at least twofold; cycling only 20 to Depression and Memory 30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of “Cycling brings more oxygen and nutrients depression—and might even prevent it. to the cells,” says Carmen Ferreira, owner of SunShine Barre Studio, in Rocky Point, New York. “When we ride our bikes, our Cycle for Alzheimer’s brains also increase their production of and Parkinson’s Diseases proteins used for creating new brain cells.” “For years, we’ve been touting the benefits Cycling has been shown to sigof mental exercises for Alzheimer’s disease, nificantly boost the neurotransmitters but physical exercise is also highly beneficial.
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When we ride our bikes, our brains also increase their production of proteins used for creating new brain cells. ~Carmen Ferreira There is not one neurological disease that cannot benefit from aerobic exercise, from Parkinson’s disease to Lou Gehrig’s disease,” says Laurence Kinsella, M.D., a neurologist at the SSM Health Medical Group, in Fenton, Missouri. According to 2017 Canadian studies involving Parkinson’s patients, cycling improved motor function during a 12-week period. The results, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, also show a marked improvement in gait. Promising 2018 research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals cycling and other forms of aerobic exercise to be the most effective activity in slowing Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline.
Build Stress Resistance
In general, living a sedentary life sets up a hair-trigger stress response in the body, while forms of exercise like cycling help to regulate excessive levels of age-accelerating stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Kinsella says, “Exercise like cycling makes us channel that part of the ancient brain that helped our ancestors run from a tiger, and when we engage the brain to run, chase or survive, the aging process slows down.” Cycling can also be beneficial for people with fibromyalgia. Ferreira notes, “I have a few students with fibromyalgia who have reported having more energy, as well as better mood.”
Shorter Sessions, Better Results
While cycling can be a memory booster, it can also temporarily impair cognitive function if sessions are too intense or long. Kinsella recommends that his students work up to 75 percent of maximum heart rate. He also emphasizes common sense. “Strive for a reasonable pace, and by that, I mean ramping up your heart rate gradually over three weeks. Go slowly with beginning any vigorous exercise and accept that it will take months.” For Alzheimer’s patients, he recommends breaking a sweat with five, 30-minute sessions a week. Ferreira also advises moderation. “Do as much as your body allows—15, 20 or 45 minutes, the latter being the duration of a full-length class. Have clear communication with the instructor to help you reach your goals.” Whether objectives are accomplished on an outdoor or stationary bike, it is important to be consistent. Kinsella suggests making it enjoyable. “You can get on your bike and watch your favorite television show for 30 minutes or more and get a good workout.” Marlaina Donato is the author of Multidimensional Aromatherapy and several other books. She is also a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com. August 2019
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Rhodella Hughes Completes Veterans Yoga Training
Rhodella Hughes, owner of Yoga in the Adirondacks, recently completed the 15-hour Veterans Yoga Project Mindful Resilience Training at BE here Now Yoga in Cheshire, Connecticut. The training was developed by Veterans Yoga Project (VYP), an educational and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of military veterans. Working in partnership with veterans, active-duty military, student veteran groups and other nonprofit organizations, VYP-trained instructors teach more than 100 free yoga classes per week for veterans and their families. VYP’s goal is to “serve those who have served,” whether they are struggling with severe PTSD or are focused on increasing their own resilience and giving back to others. “VYP is a young, growing organization working together to support recovery and resilience,” Hughes says. “I’m honored to join their mission of supporting our veterans, families and communities.” Yoga in the Adirondacks offers yoga retreats, group and private classes, workshops and events. For more info, call 914.556.8258, email rhodella@yogaintheadirondacks.com or visit YogaInTheAdirondacks.com.
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rica Garcia, owner of Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness, in Yonkers, will offer a 200-hour interdisciplinary yoga teacher training beginning September 7. The program incorporates Iyengar, Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga as well as aspects of life coaching. Anyone interested in the training can learn more by attending one of two free open houses the studio is hosting this month: August 25, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., or August 26, from 8:15 to 9 p.m. The 200-hour training consists of classes every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 10 p.m., as well as approximately two Saturdays and/or Sundays per month (student’s choice), through January 19, 2020 (graduation day). The director of teacher training for the A.L.M.A. Institute, a center for yoga and holistic education, Garcia is one of the most seasoned yoga teachers in the Westchester Erica Garcia area, with more than a decade of experience and thousands of teaching hours. She also founded the Ceiba Soul Foundation. “I’m offering this interdisciplinary training for students who want to study and train locally with me without having to take time off work,” she says. “I’ve made affordable payment plans available, and the program will meet the new Yoga Alliance RYT-200 standards.” Cost: $4,250 for full tuition or those on payment plans, or $4,000 if paid in full 30 days before September 7. A work-study option can be applied to offset a limited portion of tuition. Location: Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness, 799 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY. For more info, email Garcia directly at erica@nuevaalma.com, or visit NuevaAlma.com or EricaGarcia.com.
Race Two of Westchester Corporate Cup Set for August 15
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he second race of the Westchester Corporate Cup, a series of two 5Ks held every summer at Purchase College, is scheduled for 5 to 7:30 p.m. on August 15. These notfor-profit races were conceived as fun, after-work team-building events for Westchester corporations; networking opportunities for employees of area businesses; and a way to promote wellness in the community and raise money for a worthy local cause. All proceeds go to the Hope Community Services, a New Rochelle-based organization that’s become the largest emergency food pantry and soup kitchen in the region. It provides and serves food to thousands of needy families and individuals annually, and provides permanent housing to homeless veterans throughout Westchester County via the City of New Rochelle Re-Housing Initiative. The series is underwritten by race entry fees and the sponsorship of companies with a strong presence in the Westchester County business community. However, it is not exclusively for corporations and businesses. Individuals, families and other groups from the Westchester area who would like to participate for wellness or to support a good cause are welcome to run or walk. Location: Purchase College, SUNY, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY. For more information, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit CorporateCupRaces.org or visit Westchester Corporate Cup Races on Facebook.
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BALANCE FITNESS StepWISEnow Strength.Flexibility.Balance 325 S. Highland Ave., Ste. 109 Briarcliff Manor/ Ossining 914.292.0602; Stepwisenow.com
GYROTONIC MILLBROOK Gyrotonic Millbrook 34 Front Street 845.417.3659 Gyrotonicmillbrook.com
HOLISTIC FITNESS INSTRUCTOR Kat Symington RYT200, AAFA-NASM CGFI, 3X3Fit Master Trainer, Meditation Leader. Private sessions 914.374.1471; katsymington.com
PILATES STUDIOS POUND RIDGE Pilates Pound Ridge Classical Pilates Studio Old Mill River Road 917.841.1218 PilatesPoundRidge.com
RHINEBECK Rhinebeck Pilates 6400 Montgomery Street 845.876.5686 RhinebeckPilates.com
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SOMERS Equipoise Pilates & Wellness Bailey Court, 334 Rt. 202 cbakerpilates@gmail.com 914.276.2056
WAPPINGERS FALLS Elevate Yoga & Barre Studio 1820 New Hackensack, Suite 3 845.462.8400 elevatebyallsport.com info@elevatebyallsport.com
TAI CHI
CORTLANDT MANOR
In Balance Concepts Tai Chi. Meditation. Qigong 2505 Rt. 6, St. 108, Brewster 845.803.1992 inbalancetaichi.com
Elevate Yoga Studio 3535 Crompond Rd. carasaxhealth@aol.com elevateyogastudios.com
YOGA ASSOCIATIONS Yoga Teachers Association Workshops 2nd Sat. 1:30pm The Yoga Studio, Club Fit Briarcliff Manor info@ytayoga.com; ytayoga.com
YOGA COMMUNITIES
O2 Living/drinklivingjuice 792 Rt. 35 Yellow Monkey Village 914.763.6320; drinklivingjuice.com
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Golden Prana Yoga 223 Katonah Avenue 914.984.3408 goldenprana.yoga
KARMA ROAD YOGA 1250 Pleasantville Road 914.382.6733 KarmaRoadYoga.com
YogaShine Kripalu/Meditate/Yoga Therapy 7-11 Legion Drive, 914.769.8745; yogashine.com
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The Temperance Center 453 White Plains Road 914.793.2600 TheTemperanceCenter.com
FISHKILL
BRIARCLIFF MANOR
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nOMad Always at OM Classes, Retreats, YTT nOMadAlwaysatOM.com studio@nOMadAlwaysatOM.com
Katonah Yoga 39 Main Street 914.241.2661; katonahyoga.com
Putnam Yoga 30 Tomahawk Street Baldwin Place 845.494.8118; PutnamYoga.com
Yoga Haven & Yoga Haven 2 Tuckahoe & Scarsdale yogahaven.com; 914.337.1437 info@yogahaven.com
Namastesis-Yoga & Wellness Offering Yoga, Massage & Reiki 1065 Main Street - Suite H 845.765.2299; Namastesis.com
YONKERS Nueva Alma Yoga & Wellness 799 McLean Avenue 914.294.0606; NuevaAlma.com
YOGA TEACHER Heather Reiners, HipHeather Yoga Teacher & Reiki Master Beginners & Gentle Yoga 914.479.2594; hipheather.com
MAHOPAC Liberation Yoga & Wellness Center 862 Route 6 845.803.8389; liberationny.com
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markyourcalendar Friday August 9, 6:30pm GALLERY SÉANCE & PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION Let’s get connected with Spirit in between Relms with our Psychic Mediums Diane ~ Martha ~ Sacred Owl ~ CalmerWind ~ Lailani Paranormal Investigator Billy Beehler Come join us as we connect with Spirit and Billy investigates with the use of Echo Box ~ Rem Pods ~ G Meters & More! $25 Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique RSVP: 845.493.0432 12 West Main St., Pawling (Village) NY AngelAuraBoutique.com
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Mindfulness and Empowerment PULSE Retreat – 8/2-8/4. With Janet Alona Catalina. Clarify life dreams, then discover and break through blockages to achieve those dreams. $325 (includes lodging and meals). The Mariandale Center, 299 N. Highland Ave, Ossining. Register: Mariandale.org.
LifeForce Yoga Restorative Reiki Workshop – 11am-1pm. With Merrill Black. Restorative poses with elements of LifeForce Yoga, breath, sounds, reiki and ending with yoga nidra for deep relaxation. Limited space. $45. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. Must preregister/pre-pay: 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com. Sun & Earth | Farm & Food Festival Family Yoga Class – Aug 2 and 9. 10:15-11am. Breath awareness, movement, focus activities and relaxation allowing children to explore and manage their feelings. Includes simple yoga poses, storytelling and crafting. $20/class. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com. Quit with Quinn, Addiction Free Naturally – 6-7pm. Discover how this energetic healing treatment helps break addictions and improves health and well-being. Q&A plus learn basic healing practices. Free. Briarcliff location. 914.473.2015. QuitWithQuinn.com.
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Workshop for Parents of Young Adults with Severe Emotional Swings – Aug 8 & 9. Topics include mindful parenting, building communication skills, and coping with emotionally intense moments. Schwartzberg Training Center at CBC, 1 N. Broadway, Ste. 702, White Plains. Info: 914.385.1150, cbc-Psychology.com.
Free Outdoor Yoga
August 17, 9am Bring your own mat, water and a smile
Yoga Nidra – 10:30am-11:45pm. With Deirdre Breen. Yoga Nidra heals the nervous system and improves the quality of sleep and relaxation. $25. Golden Prana, 223 Katonah Ave, Katonah. 914.984.3408. GoldenPrana.yoga.
Louis Engel Waterfront 25 Waverly Rd, Ossining Register for updates and prizes @Mind Body Ossining
11th annual Wassaic Project Summer Festival – Noon. Showcases the talents of emerging visual artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and other creative artists. Free. Luther Barn Field, Wassaic. Info: WassaicProject.org.
Free Outdoor Trauma-Informed Yoga Class August 14, 7pm Experience a trauma informed class with Crossover Yoga Project!
Trauma Informed Training
September 11, 18, 25 & Oct 2 OR September 13-14 Learn practical skills to manage stress & enhance well-being for a variety of professional settings. Speakeasy10520 127 Main Street Ossining, NY Eventbrite.com 48
Sun & Earth | Farm & Food Festival –3-8pm. Rain date August 4. Features food from local vendors, live music, farm and solar bus tours, cooking demonstrations, yoga, children’s activities and arts and crafts. Free. Common Ground Farm, 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls. Info: CommonGroundFarm.org.
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Essential Oils 101 – 3-5pm. With Diane. What are Carrier Oils? How to Blend Essential & Carrier Oils. Attendees create a fragrance. $40 all materials included. Walk-ins welcome. Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique, 12 W Main St, Pawling (Village). RSVP: 845.493.0432. AngelAuraBoutique.com.
Family Yoga Class – Aug 3 and 10. 12:15-1pm. Breath awareness, movement, focus activities and relaxation allowing children to explore and manage their feelings. Includes simple yoga poses, storytelling and crafting. $20/class. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com. Hudson Valley Exposition – 1-10pm. Music, food, art, displays and interactive activities for all ages. Riverfront Green Park, Peekskill. Info: HVExposition.com.
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Lockey Maissonneuve—A Girl Raised By Wolves – 1-3pm. Afternoon discussion and refreshments with author Lockey Maissonneuve who discusses her inspiring memoir of her journey through sex trafficking, cancer, murder and more. $45. Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness. NuevaAlma.com. Mandala Drawing and Watercolor Painting Workshop – 1-4pm. With Dr. Holly Horner Lovegrove. Reconnect with one’s inner artist while creating a powerful meditation mandala. No experience necessary. $25. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. Price info: 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com.
MONDAY, AUGUST 5 Hot Summer Color Drop-In Art – Aug 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30am-12:30pm. With artist and instructor Judika Lieberman. Novice and experts welcome. Bring supplies for the first class such as canvases, paper, brushes and favorite medium. 914.232.5717. Register: SomersLibrary.org. Free Lecture: Ayurveda, Diet and Nutrition: Achieving Balance and Harmony – 7-9pm. With Dr. Somesh Kaushik. Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Ave, Harrison. 914.835.0324. HarrisonPl.org.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 Qigong Morning & Evening Class – Aug 6, 13, 20 and 27. 9:30-10:30am/mornings; 7-8pm/evenings. Perfect for beginners. An ancient Chinese art that involves meditation, controlled breathing and gentle movement. $15/class. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com. Qi Gong Classes – August 6, 13 and 27. 10-11am. $15/class. Sandy Dutchess Yoga, 1575 Rte 376, Lynn Bldg at the corner of All Angels Hills Rd, Wappingers Falls. Register/price pkgs available: 845.416.4598. Dutchess Yoga direct: 845.902.8206. EmpoweredByNature.net. Qi Gong Classes – Aug 6, 13, 20 and 27. 6:307:30pm. Sacred Space Healing Arts, 436 Main St, Beacon. $10/class. Register: 845.416.4598. EmpoweredByNature.net.
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markyourcalendar AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELING: Q&A SESSION AUGUST 24 – 3-5 PM For an: AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELING COURSE Certified by NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) At: The Institute for the Advancement of Ayurvedic Sciences Starting October 2019 APPLICATION DEADLINE AUGUST 30 Dr. Kaushik’s Ayurvedic & Naturopathic Clinic 792 Route 35, Cross River, NY Q&A RSVP: 914.875.9088
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Sunflower Festival – Aug 10 & 11. Five acres of sunflowers. Relax, get a bite to eat, and enjoy a glass of wine while listening to live music surrounded by beautiful sunflowers. Barton Orchards Farm, 63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag. Info: 845.227.2306, bartonorchards.com. Walk with a Doc – 10-11am. Join Dr. Kurt Beil for a free monthly community event featuring a short health talk followed by a walk around Gedney Park in Millwood. 155 Millwood Rd. Info: 914.362.8315. WalkWithADoc.org/our-locations/ NorthernWestchester. Great Hudson Estuary Fish Count – 2pm.Take part in a citizen science project to seine for fish and other creatures and share the results with other sites taking part in the this event. Free for members. $10 nonmembers. Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center, 266 Palmer Ave, Sleepy Hollow. Info: 914.762.2912. Teatown.org.
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Yin Yoga Class – Aug 7, 14, 21 and 28. 6:307:30pm. For beginners or a way to unwind. Increases circulation in the joints and improves flexibility, enlightening body, mind and spirit. $15/class. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com.
Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 8-9pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation, group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 Past Life Regression – 7:30-9pm. With Gene Krackehl. Relax and perhaps discover another lifetime. $30. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 Conflict Resolution Program Workshop Facilitator Training – Aug 9-11. Alternatives to Violence Project is a volunteer program that runs conflict resolution workshops for prison inmates. Quaker Meetinghouse, 133 Popham Rd., Scarsdale. info, Fred 203.405.6103, or avpny.org. Quit with Quinn, Addiction Free Naturally – 6-7pm. Discover how this energetic healing treatment helps break addictions and improves health and well-being. Q&A plus learn basic healing practices. Free. Briarcliff location. 914.473.2015. QuitWithQuinn.com. Gallery Séance & Paranormal Investigation – 6:30pm. Connect with Spirit in between realms with psychic mediums Diane, Martha, Sacred Owl, CalmerWind, Lailani and paranormal investigator Billy Beehler. $25. Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique, 12 W Main St, Pawling (Village). RSVP: 845.493.0432. AngelAuraBoutique.com.
The Sunset Markets/ Summer 2019 June 27, July 25, August 29 5:00 – 8:30PM Mall at Jefferson Valley Healthy Living & Holistic Wellness Area Fun for all ages! vendors, live music, a beer garden, children’s activities, and more. JeffersonValleyMall.com
Info Session for Green Homes sale at Rocky Corner Cohousing in Bethany, CT – 7-9pm. Friendly neighborhood with an organic farm five miles north of New Haven. A great place to raise kids, to be creative, to grow, to retire. RSVP: 203.903.2646 to get the Zoom link.
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ADD Just Doesn’t Add Up – 7-9pm. Is it really a short attention span? Learn current facts and how to distinguish visual problems that mimic or complicate AD(H)D. Free. Dr. Samantha Slotnick, 495 Central Park Ave, Ste 301, Scarsdale. RSVP, Carrie: 914.874.1177. DrSlotnick.com.
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Numerology Workshop: 10 Bodies and Kundalini – 7-9pm. With Dev Shabad. Workshop combining kundalini yoga and numerology. Birthdays provide clues as to what peoples’ bodies and souls need to achieve balance and alignment in life. 35. Golden Prana, 223 Katonah Ave, Katonah. 914.984.3408. GoldenPrana.yoga. Sunflower Festival, August 10, 11, 17 & 18
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 Executive Functioning Success: Thinking, Organizing, Regulating Skills for Ages – 9-11am, Aug12, 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28. 3:30-4:30pm. Led by Jennifer Lupiani. $480. Zen Zone Sensory Gym, 2055 Albany Post Rd, Croton-on-Hudson. 914.737.9663. ZenZoneGym.com. Kinder-skills: Kindergarten Prep for Ages 5 and Up – Aug 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 23. 10-11:55am. Led by Melissa Wassil. $300. Zen Zone Sensory Gym, 2055 Albany Post Rd, Croton-on-Hudson. 914.737.9663. ZenZoneGym.com. Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 7:15-8:15pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation and group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Somers Library Book Club – Aug 13, Sept 3, Oct 22, Nov12 and Dec 10. 6:30-8pm. Led by Diana Cunningham. The August book title is Circe, by Madeline Miller. Info/register: 914.232.5717. SomersLibrary.org.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 Outdoor Yoga Class – 7-8pm. With Elisha Simpson, Crossover Yoga Project. Celebrate the first Global Therapy with a livestream trauma informed yoga class. BYO mat and water. Free. Louis Engel Waterfront Park, 25 Westerly, Ossining. 914.319.4010. Mind Body Ossining.
Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 7:15-8:15pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation and group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 Full Moon Lunar Gong Bath in Aquarius – 7-9pm. Hari Sangat and Dev Shabad team up for a special talk on the astrology and numerology. Then release and renew with the healing sounds of the gong. $25. Golden Prana, 223 Katonah Ave, Katonah. 914.984.3408. GoldenPrana.yoga.
markyourcalendar Yoga comes to Mount Vernon This Fall! Westchester Essential Wellness Yoga and Meditation Center Every Tuesday and Thursday starting September 5, 2019 7 – 8am ALL WELCOME! Mats and equipment provided or bring your own. $12 Roosevelt Square Professional Building 11 West Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor Mount Vernon, NY 10550 WestchesterEssentialWellness.com August 2019
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markyourcalendar Spirit Festival September 13-15
Experience a celebration of wellness, yoga, music and dance – in affiliation with Riverfront Recapture and BaliSpirit Festival. Riverside Park & Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Hartford
Outdoor Yoga Class – 9-10am. With Elisha Simpson, Crossover Yoga Project. BYO mat and water. Free. Louis Engel Waterfront Park, 25 Westerly, Ossining. 914.319.4010. Mind Body Ossining. Green Homes Sale Info Session and Tour – 10am-1pm. Rocky Corner cohousing in Bethany CT is a friendly neighborhood with an organic farm five miles north of New Haven. 58 Old Amity Rd, Bethany. Learn more/RSVP: 203.903.2646. RockyCorner.org. Volunteer Stewardship Day – 10am-1:30pm. Help care for a rare Salt Marsh habitat by removing vines and weeds that are overwhelming plants. Any amount of time given is welcome. WLT’s Otter Creek Preserve, Taylors Ln, Mamaroneck. WestchesterLandTrust.org.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 Sunflower Festival – Aug 17 & 18. Five acres of sunflowers. Relax, get a bite to eat, and enjoy a glass of wine while listening to live music surrounded by beautiful sunflowers. Barton Orchards Farm , 63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag. Info: 845.227.2306, bartonorchards.com.
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Annual Tuckahoe Summer Fest – 10:30am2:30pm. A street vendor festival organized and sponsored by the Eastchester Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce. Free. Depot Square. (outside Starbucks), Tuckahoe. Info: Eastchester Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce on Facebook. Health Counseling Q & A Session – 3-5pm. With Dr. Somesh Kaushik. For anyone interested in the upcoming year-long Ayurvedic Health Counseling Certification Course (CAHC) being held at the clinic starting in Oct. Clinic location: 792 Rte 35, Cross River. RSVP for Q&A session: 914.875.9088. Monthly World Peace Flag Ceremony – Noon1pm. Free. The World Peace Sanctuary, 26 Benton Rd, Wassaic. Info, Ann Marie Robustelli: 845.337.2599.
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Quit with Quinn, Addiction Free Naturally – 6-7pm. Discover how this energetic healing treatment helps break addictions and improves health and well-being. Q&A plus learn basic healing practices. Free. Briarcliff location. 914.473.2015. QuitWithQuinn.com.
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Sacred Circle: For Healers Only – 7:30-9pm. With Gene Krackehl. Reiki healers, or those who do any form of energy healing work participate in an opportunity to share/receive talents. $20. Universal Healing Arts Connection, 4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor. 914.737.4325. UniversalHealingArts.com. Inspirational Weekend Vacation Retreat for Women – Aug 16-18. Shop for antiques. Outdoor meditation and a circle of prayer. A labyrinth and walking trails. Led by Kacey Morabito Grean of Shine On The Health & Happiness Show. Graymoor, Garrison. Details: Kacey.co.
Night Sky Story Walk – 8-9:30pm. All ages and their families. Lewisboro Library hosts a flashlight walk with a story telling twist and stargazing at WLT’s Pine Croft Meadow Preserve, 102 Mead St, Waccabuc. WestchesterLandTrust.org.
Family Garden Day. See August 31. Psychic Mediumship Meet-Up – 4-6pm. A gathering for psychic development. Learn techniques to help with spiritual growth. Walk-ins welcome. $40. Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique, 12 W Main St, Pawling (Village). RSVP: 845.493.0432. AngelAuraBoutique.com. Aquarian Sadhana with Hari Sangat Kaur – 5:30-8am. Connect with one’s soul in the Amrit Vela early morning. Begin day on the highest note of supreme consciousness. By donation. Golden Prana, 223 Katonah Ave, Katonah. 914.984.3408. GoldenPrana.yoga.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 Open Wide – 1-2pm. A family event. Join a naturalist to learn about snakes and lizards during a lively hands-on presentation. Stay until the end and check out the snakes’ snack time. $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers. Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale. GreenburghNatureenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 8-9pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation, group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Quit with Quinn, Addiction Free Naturally – 6-7pm. Discover how this energetic healing treatment helps break addictions and improves health and well-being. Q&A plus learn basic healing practices. Free. Briarcliff location. 914.473.2015. QuitWithQuinn.com.
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Yoga Teacher Training Open House – 12:301:30pm. Want to be a certified yoga teacher? Attend the next 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training at Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness. Sept 2019-Jan 2020. Affordable. Payment plans. Free open house. Info: NuevaAlma.com.
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 7:15-8:15pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation and group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com. Yoga Teacher Training Open House – 8:159pm.Want to be a certified yoga teacher? Attend the next 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training at Nueva Alma Yoga and Wellness. Sept 2019-Jan 2020. Affordable. Payment plans. Free open house. Info: NuevaAlma.com.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Info Session for Green Homes sale at Rocky Corner Cohousing in Bethany, CT – 7-9pm. Friendly neighborhood with an organic farm five miles north of New Haven. A great place to raise kids, to be creative, to grow, to retire. RSVP: 203.903.2646 to get the Zoom link.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 The Sunset Market – 5-8:30pm. Healthy Living and Holistic Wellness Area. Fun for all ages. Vendors, live music, a beer garden, children’s activities, and more. Mall at Jefferson Valley. Info: JeffersonValleyMall.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Quit with Quinn, Addiction Free Naturally – 6-7pm. Discover how this energetic healing treatment helps break addictions and improves health and well-being. Q&A plus learn basic healing practices. Free. Briarcliff location. 914.473.2015. QuitWithQuinn.com.
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ANNUAL SUPPORT-A-WALK
Sunday, October 6, 9am Presented by Support Connection, Inc. *25th Annual Walk ~ Side by Side for 25* THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP! Donate ~ Raise Funds Form a Team ~ Spread the Word Volunteer ~ Make a Difference! supportconnection.org ~ 914.962.6402
Adult Guided Channeling/Meditation Group – 7:15-8:15pm. With Merrill Black. Unique theme, meditation and group discussion. $20. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
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2019 Yoga Issue Jam-packed with local Yoga News, Teacher Trainings, Workshops, Retreats, Yoga Studio Profiles, Teacher Profiles, Classes & more.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Family Garden Day – 10am-1pm. Family event discovering where veggies come from, learn simple organic gardening techniques and how to grow food. 11:30am/break for a kid friendly cooking lesson with vegetables from the garden. WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm, 403 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills. WestchesterLandTrust.org.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Feeding Fun – 1-2pm. It’s mealtime for the nature center’s animals. See what’s on the menu and learn how the resident critters are kept healthy. Free for members. $8 for nonmembers. Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale. GreenburghNatureCenter.org. 95th Annual Yorktown Grange Fair – Sept 6-8. A true agricultural fair, “Back to the Garden”is the theme this year. Includes 4H showcase, audience participation games, carnival rides and live entertainment. $10 per car. Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds, 99 Moseman Road Yorktown Heights. Info: YorktownGrangeFair.org.
markyourcalendar The Pause: A Women’s Group Support for All Stages of Menopause Fall Series begins Sept. 24th meets Tuesdays: 7pm-8:45pm (9/24, 10/22, 11/19 & 12/17)
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sunday Kacey, On The Radio – 6:30am. The Health and Happiness Show. Interviews with therapists, healers, doctors, actors and dreamers. Tune into 100.7 WHUD. Kaceyontheradio.com. Beginner Tai Chi & Qigong – 9:30am. Improve balance and overall health. The dance like movements develop coordination and sharpen short term memory. In Balance Tai Chi, 2505 Carmel Ave, Rte 6, Brewster. Call to schedule classes: 845.803.1992. InBalanceTaiChi.com. Hudson Valley Regional Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. Putnam County’s only year-round indoor-outdoor Famer’s Market. Pet-friendly. Organic produce, Kombucha, plants, wine, complimentary organic coffee and more. Hudson Valley Cerebral Palsy Association, 15 Mt. Ebo Rd. South, Brewster. Teaching Trails: Weekend Walks for All Ages – 11:30am-12:15pm. Most Sundays. Guided trail experience through woodland forest with volunteers who provide information on trees, plants, wildlife and seasonal changes. Free. The Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale. Info: 914.723.3470. GreenburghNatureCenter.org. Sunday Meditation – 1-3pm. Weekly afternoons of sound bath meditation and shared wisdom. Be guided to higher self with Sacred Owl “The Spirit Whisperer.” $40. Walk-ins welcome. Angel Aura Spiritual Boutique, 12 W Main St, Pawling (Village). RSVP: 845.493.0432. AngelAuraBoutique.com.
monday YogaShine for Adults – 9-10:30am. Kripalu-based, gentle and strengthening, calming the nervous system, heart-centered, developing consciousness, curiosity and compassion. Individual attention. First class free. Experienced teacher. Vitalah Simon, 7-11 Legion Dr, Valhalla. 914.769.8745. YogaShine.com. Vinyasa – 10am. With Shira. A moderately paced flow of poses, with attention to alignment and breath. Mildly challenging. $22 drop-in. o2living, Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River. 914.763.6320. Purchase class card: DrinkLivingJuice.com. Hot Lunch – 12:30pm. With Kristi . One hour of hot vinyasa. Strengthen and tone while also finding a peaceful state of mind. $25 drop-in. o2living, Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River. 914.763.6320. Purchase class card: DrinkLivingJuice.com. Healing Dance Circle – 1-2:30pm. Share and connect in a community of compassion, then move through an intuitively guided dance practice to nourish individual and collective needs. $25. White Lotus
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Grace: Spiritual Healing Arts & Dance, South Rd, Millbrook. 845.677.3517. WhiteLotusGrace.com. Guided Vinyasa Yoga – 3:30-4:30pm. With instructor Maria Polhemus. $15. The World Peace Sanctuary, 26 Benton Road, Wassaic. Info: Ann Marie Robustelli 845.337.2599. YogaShine for Pre-Teens and Teens – 7-8pm. Kripalu-based, gentle and strengthening, calming the nervous system, heart-centered, developing consciousness, curiosity, strength and compassion. Individual attention. First class free. Vitalah Simon, 7-11 Legion Dr, Valhalla. 914.769.8745. YogaShine.com.
tuesday Vinyasa – 10am. With Claudia. A vigorous and more challenging flow of postures with focused attention on alignment, breath awareness, flexibility, balance and strength. $22 drop-in. o2living, Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River. 914.763.6320. Purchase class card: DrinkLivingJuice.com. Stop Cricket Valley Energy – 5-6pm. Rain or Shine. “Rush Hour” demonstration. Weekly nonviolent, non-confrontational informational (educational) picketing. 2241 Rt. 22 in Wingdale. Info: facebook.com/stopcricketvalley. Gentle Yoga for Wellness – 5:45-7pm. With Ann Casapini. Yoga using chairs, props, deep relaxation/ meditation to build stability, strength and flexibility. Gentle level. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. Ann: 917.882.0921. TheTemperanceCenter.com. Beginner Tai Chi & Qigong – 7pm. Improve balance and overall health. The dance like movements develop coordination and sharpen short term memory. In Balance Tai Chi, 2505 Carmel Ave, Rte 6, Brewster. Call to schedule classes: 845.803.1992. InBalanceTaiChi.com. Vinyasa Restorative Flow – 7:30-8:45pm. With Jo-Anne Salomone. A class that incorporates restorative yoga. All levels. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. JoAnne: 917.364.1871. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
wednesday Core Connect – 9:15-10am. This class takes place on the mat and begins with the core to strengthen and lengthen the whole body. Please bring a mat and towel. StepWISEnow, 325 S Highland Ave Suite 109, Briarcliff Manor. Pricing/info: stepwisenow.com. Joyful Anusara Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. With Ann Casapini. Well balanced asana sequences that focus on alignment, mindfulness, clear intention and joy.
Intermediate level. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. JoAnne: 917.364.1871. TheTemperanceCenter.com. Yin Breath Yoga – 6:30-7:45pm. With Victor Gazzini. A yoga class using a breath bases asana practice that incorporates meditation, visualization and chanting. All levels. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. Vic: 914.319.7322. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
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Guided Meditation with Sound – 2nd Wednesday of the month. 7-8pm. Meditative sound experience with Tibetan bowls, tuning forks, rain stick and more. $5.donation. The World Peace Sanctuary, 26 Benton Road, Wassaic. Info: Cristina Reyes 917.900.7705. Meditation Group: In the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh – 7-8:30pm. For centering in these challenging times. Free will donation welcome. YogaShine Studio, 7-11 Legion Dr, Valhalla. 914.769.8745.
thursday Low Cost Spay/Neuter Day for Cats – 3rd Thurs. Sponsored by Stray HELP Inc Services by TARA, Inc mobile clinic. $70 includes: spay/neuter, rabies, ears cleaned and nails trimmed. Other services available during surgery. Info, Althea: 845.705.5020. Vinyasa – 9:30am. With Shira. A moderately paced flow of poses, with attention to alignment and breath. Mildly challenging. $22 drop-in. o2living, Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River. 914.763.6320. Purchase class card: DrinkLivingJuice.com. Beginner Tai Chi & Qigong – 10am. Improve balance and overall health. The dance like movements develop coordination and sharpen short term memory. In Balance Tai Chi, 2505 Carmel Ave, Rte 6, Brewster. Call to schedule classes: 845.803.1992. InBalanceTaiChi.com. Hot Lunch – 12:30pm. With Kristi. One hour of Hot Vinyasa. Strengthen and tone while also finding a peaceful state of mind. $25 drop-in. o2living, Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River. 914.763.6320. Purchase class card: DrinkLivingJuice.com. Science Barge Open Harvest – 4-6pm. Through August. Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Open Harvest on the Science Barge. Learn the basics of hydroponics and aquaponics with our crew. Attendees pick their own produce. 99 Dock St, Yonkers. Info: 914.375.2151. GroundworkHV.org. Energy Dance Fitness – 5:30-7pm. An eclectic blend of traditional, multicultural and creative dance styles to foster wellness of body, mind and spirit. $25. White Lotus Grace: Spiritual Healing Arts & Dance, South Rd, Millbrook. 845.677.3517. WhiteLotusGrace.com. YogaShine for Adults – 6:45-8:15pm. Kripalubased, gentle and strengthening, calming the nervous system, heart-centered, developing consciousness, curiosity and compassion. Individual attention. First class free. Experienced teacher. Vitalah Simon, 7-11 Legion Dr, Valhalla. 914.769.8745. YogaShine.com. Anam Cara Meditation – 7:15-8:45pm. Thursday evening meditation program. Includes meditation instruction, chanting and meditation. Led by Lawrence Edwards, PhD, founder and director of Anam Cara Meditation Foundation. All welcome. Free. 2 Byram Brook Pl, Armonk. AnamCaraMeditation.org.
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Astrology with Pamela Cucinell Inspiration Simmers
An open road benefits those with clear direction on August 1. Keep alert for a new spin that lifts any task on August 2. Many options on August 3 create confusion; avoid sidetracks. Cultural activities and convivial conversation shimmer on August 4. Casual attitudes or assumptions on August 5 clash with determined focus. Research and thoughtful study gleans unexpected revelations on August 6.
Change in Direction
A rocky morning on August 7 encourages deeper commitment. Get your house in order on August 8 to experience enhanced perspective. High adventure beckons on August 9; find an expression of exuberance. Keep your eye on the destination August 10, unless you welcome detours and distractions. Be flexible when the metaphoric wind changes; sudden upsets arrive August 11. Rock-hard decisions are cut on August 12. Stubborn and intractable positions on August 13 beg for a shift.
Higher Stakes
Possibilities abound on August 14, as does potential for bitter disagreements. The Aquarius full moon on August 15 highlights divides; vision is required to produce common ground. Alliances are formed in spite of any seeming disparity on August 16. Tremendous therapeutic and beneficial results are possible August 17. A tranquil
morning on August 18 provides the fuel for a high-energy p.m. Responsibilities embraced on August 19 bring rich rewards.
Step Back, Take a Breath
Cast out hesitations on August 20 to clear the way for success. On August 21, find a project that deserves dedication and help it transform. One task worth your time satisfies more than a busy schedule on August 22. Don’t be too attached to an idea or agenda on August 23 when plans need an overhaul. Fresh thoughts can confuse on August 24 if resistance discourages options.
Keep Your Counsel
Gather your thoughts on August 25—regenerate. On August 26, combine your efforts with those of reliable people, because emotions flare. Organize your kitchen, closet, garden or desk on August 27. Vibrant creativity and passion percolate on August 28. Make August 29 a play day. The Virgo new moon calls for commitment on August 30. Lay out strategy for a fresh start on August 31. Pamela Cucinell offers spiritual insight with a practical twist with both astrology and tarot at InsightOasis.com. She provides guidance through her website, private sessions and webinars. For more information, contact her at pamela@ insightoasis.com or 917.796.6026. See ad page 42. August 2019
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Educational picketing about cleaner air for our neighborhoods. See Stop Cricket Valley Energy on Saturdays and Tuesdays Powerful Vinyasa Flow – 7:30-8:45pm. With Maria Theresa Quaranta. A vinyasa flow class creating a burn and fire in the sequences leading into a cool down of restorative poses. Intermediate level. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Need a new look for your advertising and promotional material? Graphic designer with 15 years experience in the wellness and holistic industry. Fully bilingual: English & Spanish. Call 787.297.8818 or email waleska@ prnatural.com.
FOR RENT MOUNT KISCO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE – Available with shared waiting area, in town, near shopping, restaurants, parking and train. Rents include A/C, heating, wifi and 24/7 access. Join other health/healing professionals and other small businesses in this beautifully maintained building with great visibility. Call Barry for availability at 914.760.8510 or Mike at 914.907.7867.
friday Chair YogaShine – 10-11am. For adults with special needs and seniors. Gentle and strengthening, calming the nervous system, heart-centered, kripalu-based, developing curiosity, flexibility, and compassion. Individual attention. First class free. Vitalah Simon, 7-11 Legion Dr, Valhalla. 914.769.8745. YogaShine.com. Tai Chi for Beginners – 10:15-11:15am. Tai Chi for beginners is perfect for participants new to tai chi or for members who want to review the fundamentals. StepWISEnow, 325 S Highland Ave Suite 109, Briarcliff Manor. Pricing/info: stepwisenow.com. Gentle Yoga for Wellness – 11am-12:15pm. With Ann Casapini. Yoga using chairs, props, deep relaxation/meditation to build stability, strength and flexibility. Gentle Level. $18 drop-in. Eastchester. Ann: 917.882.0921. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
HELP WANTED FT & PT: SALES ASSOCIATE in Candle and Gift Store. Outgoing, self-motivated and confident. At least 3 years of sales experience. Friendly and customer oriented. Problem solver with a drive to find the answers to questions. Comfortable with offering customers our full menu of items. Able to make custom-orders of our products for goodie bags, corporate thank-you gifts, holiday gifts and other specialty orders. Must be available weekdays, weekends and at event sites (weekends). Locations in Bedford Hills and Westchester Mall. To apply call: Marcie Manfredonia 914.218.8357 or email marcie@ customcandleco.com.
Guided Meditation & Spiritual Healing Medley – 6-7:30pm. Healing dance, movement, meditation, chanting, intuitive practices and spiritual topics. Unique weekly themes and meditation every other Fri. $25. White Lotus Grace: Spiritual Healing Arts & Dance, South Rd, Millbrook. 845.677.3517. WhiteLotusGrace.com.
Peekskill Farmers Market – 8am-2pm. Year-round market offering fresh food and family fun. “Market Stage Live,” features live music, author readings, and demos with fitness and health practitioners. FMNP and SNAP accepted. Rain or Shine. Free parking. Bank St, between Park and Main. Info: peekskillfarmersmarket.com.
Beginner Tai Chi & Qigong – 7pm. Improve balance and overall health. The dance like movements develop coordination and sharpen short term memory. In Balance Tai Chi, 2505 Carmel Ave, Rte 6, Brewster. Call to schedule classes: 845.803.1992. InBalanceTaiChi.com.
Gossett Brothers Farmer’s Market – 9am–1pm. Vendors include Bee Guy Apiaries, Do-Re-Mi Farms, Johnny Cake Farms, Wave Hill Bread, Honore’s Table, Du Soleil, Bongo Pasta, also fresh fish, homemade ice cream and crafts. 1202 Rte. 35, South Salem. Info: Gossett Brothers Nursery on Facebook.
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Mindful Restorative LifeForce Yoga – 9:3010:45am. With Reyna Gonzalez. Movement through breath, props, self assists to release, calm and restore. Gentle level. $18 drop-in. The Temperance Center, 453 White Plains Rd, Ste 203, Eastchester. 914.793.2600. TheTemperanceCenter.com.
Yoga Teachers Association Workshops – 2nd Sat. Open to teachers and students, members and nonmembers. The Yoga Studio, Club Fit, Briarcliff Manor. Info: ytayoga.com.
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Women’s Self Defense & Beginner Shaolin Kung Fu – 10:30am. This training is an excellent exer-
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FREE INSPIRATION! NEED A LIFT? Listen to a Shine On Podcast right now! Kacey.co. Shine On The Health and Happiness Show is heard first on 100.7 WHUD Sundays at 6:30 AM.
PET ADOPTION SPCA OF WESTCHESTER – Open 7 Days a Week: Mon-Sat 10-4 & Sun 1-4. No appointment necessary. Come find a new best friend. 590 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. spca914.org.
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cise regime and self-defense system. The powerful movements develop coordination and promote external strength. In Balance Tai Chi, 2505 Carmel Ave, Rte 6, Brewster. Call to schedule classes: 845.803.1992. InBalanceTaiChi.com. Stop Cricket Valley Energy – 11am-12Noon. Rain or Shine. Weekly non-violent, non-confrontational informational (educational) picketing. 2241 Rt. 22 in Wingdale. Info: facebook.com/stopcricketvalley. LineUp! Line Dancing – 11:30am-12:30pm. Line Dancing is a great way to have fun and improve balance at the same time. StepWISEnow, 325 S Highland Ave Suite 109, Briarcliff Manor. Pricing/ info: stepwisenow.com. Teaching Trails: Weekend Walks for All Ages – 11:30am-12:15pm. Guided trail experience through woodland forest with volunteers who provide information on trees, plants, wildlife and seasonal changes. Free. The Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale. Info: 914.723.3470. GreenburghNatureCenter.org.
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ACUPUNCTURE HUDSON VALLEY NATURAL HEALTH
Kurt Beil, ND, LAc, MPH By Appt.: Mt. Kisco/Cold Spring, NY and Ridgefield, CT 914.362.8315; drkurt@earthlink.net hudsonvalleynaturalhealth.com Chinese medicine for relieving muscle/joint pain and headaches; treating chronic disease including autoimmune disease, digestive disorders, and mental health conditions; boosting immune function; balancing hormones; helping tobacco/substance addiction; and reducing stress. Includes acupuncture, herbs, cupping, moxibustion, qigong, and TENS electro-stimulation. Insurance reimbursement available for some services. See ad pg 15.
INTEGRATIVE MED SOLUTIONS
Dr. Fred Lisanti, ND,LAC.,RH, CHT 266 White Plains Rd, B-1, Eastchester, NY 914.337.2980; intmedsolutions.com Therapeutic solutions for acute and chronic health conditions. Acupuncture is an intelligent medicine, gentle enough for pregnant women, and powerful enough to treat serious conditions like chronic pain, stress, anxiety and depression. It can restore harmony and balance to mind, body and spirit.
LAURIE R. MALLIS, MD, LAC
SearchLight Medical 2424 Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 845.592.4310; SearchLightMedical.com Frustrated with not feeling or looking your best? Let me guide you on your path to better health and well-being. Utilizing: Medical Acupuncture, ONDAMED Biofeedback Therapy, Reiki, Mei Zen Acupuncture for facial rejuvenation, weight loss and fertility. See ads pgs 19 & 38.
MARGARET STEELE L.AC, DIPL, NCCAOM
25 North Division St. Peekskill, NY Margaret.steele@gmail.com 914.772.4589; SteeleNeedlesAcupuncture.com Offering Classical Chinese Acupuncture and Aromatherapy. Activate your body’s own healing potential with highly targeted treatments. Specializing in fertility and women’s health, acute and chronic pain, and acute and chronic health issues, including auto-immune disorders.
WILLOW WISP WELLNESS
Lauren Awerdick, LMT Ossining & Tarrytown offices. On-Site & In-Home 914.534.1294; WillowWispWellness.org Willow Wisp Wellness is an expanding private practice that provides consciously crafted therapeutic and integrative massage and energy work sessions that support your body’s innate healing process. All sessions are by appointment only. Check website for more info and events.
ASTROLOGY ASTROLOGY INSIGHT
Pamela Cucinell NCGR PAA Phone, Online & In-person 917.796.6026; InsightOasis.com Why leave your business to chance? Perfect timing ensures follow-through and success. When you know the projected outcome it becomes easier to prioritize your day and choose the right partners. Westchester, NYC, Skype and phone. See ad pg 42.
ADDICTION CESSATION QUIT WITH QUINN
Addiction Free Naturally Briarcliff and Midtown Manhattan Steve.healingny@gmail.com 914.473.2015; QuitWithQuinn.com Quit with Quinn helps people overcome daily addictions and unwanted habits ranging from sugar, smoking, alcohol, weight loss, to overeating and other compulsive habits. All natural, painless, no medications, needles, or hypnosis. 80% success rate. See ad pg 37.
COLIN MCPHILLAMY
Astrology & Tarot Skype and in-person 213 840 1187 mcphillamytarot.com Choice lives between pre-destiny and free will. Know your stars, control your life. A reading designed to encourage, support and empower. Call now.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE KARLA BOOTH DIAMOND, MAMSAT 153 Main St, Suite J Mount Kisco, NY 10549 914.649.9565 Awareness-in-Action.com
The Alexander Technique is a practical educational method for un-learning habits of tension that may be causing you stress, pain compression of the spine and joints. Learn to move with ease.
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AYURVEDA CLAUDIA GUKEISEN, MA, CAHC
The Center for Health & Healing, Mt. Kisco, NY; center4healing.net Izlind Integrative Wellness Center, Rhinebeck, NY; izlind.com claudiagukeisen@mac.com; 914.673.3313 Learn the principles of Ayurveda to help correct digestive issues that contribute to sleep, stress and other health imbalances. Ayurvedic diet, cooking and lifestyle recommendations along with Ayurvedic & Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Reiki facilitate long-term improvements to your current health challenges. Support provided between visits.
CANDLES CUSTOM CANDLE CO
25 Depot Plaza Bedford Hills NY; 914.218.8357 125 Westchester Ave. White Plains, NY; 914.259.6739 customcandleco.com Locally made in Bedford. Hundreds of candles in stock or create your own custom candle. Choose your favorite scent, wax color, wick type and container. All natural soy candles, handcrafted and nontoxic with long-lasting aroma. Shop in stores or on-line. Stores are open 7 days a week. See ad back cover.
Yellow Monkey Village 792 Rte 35 Cross River, NY, and NYC Office: 914.875.9088; Cell: 646.670.6725 Drkaushik.com; drkaushik@drkaushik.com Combination of Ayurveda and Naturopathy is used to create a unique treatment plan to regain and maintain health. Based on one’s particular body constitution (dosha), a plan may includesupplements, diet/nutrition suggestions, lifestyle management, detoxification, hydrotherapy, 0zone therapy, Panchakarma. Clinic days: M,T,W. See ad pg 21.
BEHAVIORAL OPTOMETRY SAMANTHA SLOTNICK, OD, FAAO,FCOVD
495 Central Park Ave, Ste. 301, Scarsdale 914.874.1177; DrSlotnick.com A whole-person, holistic approach to vision care, for all ages. Specializing in vision therapy and rehabilitation for vision problems which interfere with reading, learning, attention, performance and efficiency. Please visit website for details. See ad pg 35.
DR. LEIGH DAMKOHLER, CCSP, LMT 8 Bacon Place, Yonkers, NY 10710 914.523.7947 Chiropractor-WestchesterNY.com
PERSONALIZED treatments designed for YOU by Westchester’s only dually licensed practicing Sports Chiropractor and Massage Therapist. Receive a unique combination of muscle work and adjustments not provided elsewhere. Dr. Leigh can help you move and feel better. Get back to the life you love!
DR. JODI KENNEDY DC, PAK
CBD DR. KAUSHIK’S AYURVEDIC AND NATUROPATHIC CLINIC
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A Division of Custom Candle CO. Bedford Hills NY: 914.218.8357 White Plains, NY: 914.259.6739 Stamford CT : 203.610.2727 CBDLIVENATURAL.COM Open 7 days a week. We want our customers to feel their best and know that there is a solution to change their quality of life so that they can live naturally without prescription drugs. Products for People and Pets. Please call for more information. See ad back cover.
THE PHARM STAND
A Wellness Boutique 15 Maple av, Armonk, NY 914.219.4360; Thepharmstandoco.com Offering high quality Hemp derived CBD products including tinctures, gel caps, muscles rubs, creams, teas, chocolates, honeys and more. Plus, a full line of pet products for dogs, cats and horses. In addition to CBD products, the store also offers several lines of wellness and gift products. See ad pg 10.
Integrity Chiropractic 11 Miller Rd Mahopac, NY 10541 845.628.7233; LiveBetterNaturally.info Do you struggle with chronic pain and don’t know where to turn for help? Experience the relief from a total-body approach to wellness. Call today for your free consult and enjoy doing the things you love again. See ad pg 15.
UPPER CERVICAL CHIROPRACTIC OF NY 311 North St., Suite 410, White Plains, NY 914.686.6200: ucc-ny.com/nucca
Dr. Gertner himself suffered with back pain due to an injury. With upper cervical chiropractic treatments, his body began to “heal itself” and the relentless pain that had plagued him quickly left his body. This inspired him to become one of only 5 NUCCA chiropractors in New York, and less than 200 worldwide, currently. He experienced amazing results and he knows you will too. See ad pg 63.
COACHING JANE SILVERMAN
Life Coach in Positive Psychology 914.263.7080; janesilvermanlifecoach.com Feeling stuck? Gain clarity, investigate your strengths and navigate transitions with proven tools and guidance. Free phone consultation to explore how working together can help you make the positive changes you seek. Appointments in person or by phone. See ad pg 37.
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COACHING - ADD/ADHD SUSAN LASKY MA, BCC, SCAC Certified ADHD Coach/ Organizer 914.373.4787; SusanLasky.com Susan@SusanLasky.com
Learn strategies that work with the way YOU think. ADD/ADHD or executive functioning challenges can affect every aspect of your life. Maximize your strengths and become more productive. First-hand understanding and compassion. Live the life you love!
JOY MATALON LMT, CST
Practitioner: The Center for Health + Healing 4 Smith Ave 2nd Fl; Mount Kisco, NY 914.519.8138; jmatalon@optonline.net Center4healing.net Craniosacral therapy with Somato Emotional Release allows chronic physical, emotional and spiritual issues to be intimately explored, bringing relief from pain and activating a healing process which continues after the session is over.
DERMATOLOGY COACHING - LIFE LORNA GAGER
The Practical Mystic Spirit Based Coaching for Women 914.220.2495; lornagager.com I help you figure out what is most important to you, identify your patterns, shift your reactions, perceptions and the negative beliefs you have about yourself. This deep change work allows your life to open up in unlimited ways. See ad pg 39.
ALAN M DATTNER, MD
Integrative Medicine and Dermatology 17 Rodman Oval, New Rochelle, NY 914.637.0908; HolisticDermatology.com We clear your Skin naturally, by correcting the underlying digestive and inflammatory issues using nutrition, supplements, and energetic techniques, for diagnosis and treatment. Caring Board Certified Dermatologist and World pioneer in Holistic Dermatology.
DOWSER COLONICS COLONICS
JEANIE PASQUALE PROFESSIONAL DOWSER 845.709.5245 dowsing@househarmony.org HouseHarmony.org
914.921.LIFE (5433) LifelineHygienics.com Experience and personalized service you can trust. The finest in colonic irrigation and personal care. Serving the tri-state area since 1993.
ANNE H. BENTZEN, MSOT, RMT, JRP
Usui/Karuna® Reiki Master Teacher, Jikiden Reiki, Energetic Counseling, OT Locations Armonk and Eastchester 914.588.4079; balancing4life.com Energetic balance is essential to your health. Restore energetic flow, balance your chakras, clear stress symptoms, pain, inflammation, depression, anxiety, insomnia and more. Improve natural immunity, mental clarity and peace. Reiki classes all levels. Private sessions. Weekend retreats.
BERNADETTE BLOOM
Energy Medicine Practioner, Medical Intuititive, Physical Therapist 46 Bedford Road, Katonah NY 239.289.3744; theesotericbloom.com Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you exhausted from pain, stress or PTSD? Balance your body’s energies for optimal physical health and emotional well-being with Esoteric Healing, a high vibrational technique from Tibet.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION grassrootsinfo.org 914.422.3141;gee@grassrootsinfo.org
Protect Yourself from EMFs and Other Negative Energies! A professional dowser can block the negative effects of cell phone, satellite dishes, high-tension wires and more. If you’ve been experiencing trouble selling your home, attracting business, or unexplained health issues. Call to see how dowsing can help.
Science based environmental health nonprofit with mission to educate the public regarding environmental exposures and links to health and environmental impacts. Practical information and solution tools are provided. Serves local and state governments, school systems, health professionals, organizations and individuals nationwide.
ENERGY HEALING
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CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY GET THE HEALTH YOU WANT!
Elizabeth Pasquale, LMT, CST, Director White Plains & Ossining offices 914.762.4693; WellOnTheWay.Com Curious about energy medicine? Know there is something to it, from all you’ve r e a d a n d h e a r d ? A r e y o u tingling with excitement right now, knowing you’re about to experience something life changing? Free get-acquainted phone call!
TINA AURORA CPC REIKI MASTER Energy Healing & Coaching Cortlandt Manor, NY 914.473.1032; tinaaurora.com
During Tina’s healing sessions, she channels divine healing energy, promoting profound positive changes in the body, mind and spirit. Tina’s coaching style allows her clients to rewrite the script of negative thoughts to create the lives they dream for themselves.
DANIELA HORTENCIO
By Appointment; Sarah’s House of Health 900 South Lake Blvd, Mahopac, NY 914.562.0618; danielahortencio.com Eminence Organic Skin Care is handmade, extracted from plants, vegetables and herbs from a family-owned farm in Hungary. Let the aromas treat your senses and the ingredients impart health and beauty to your skin. Gentle massage will stimulate collagen and deliver ingredients to the deepest layer of your skin. See ad pg 45.
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FLOATATION THERAPY RISE ABOVE FLOATATION 111 East Main Street Mount Kisco, NY 10549 914.241.1900
A Center For Awareness and Relaxation through Floatation Therapy. Create the ultimate Relaxation Response by removing all stimulation from light, sound, and gravity. Choose from three different float environments to find your perfect experience. Appointments available from 10am to 10pm daily. Free Parking.
GARDEN CENTER NATIVE LANDSCAPES AND GARDEN CENTER
991 Route 22, Pawling, N.Y.12564 845.855.7050, nativelandscaping.net Pete@nativelandscaping.net Specializing in native trees, shrubs, and perennials, plus a wide variety of fruit trees and fruit shrubs. We are ecologically friendly landscapers. We are the Harlem Va l l e y A p p a l a c h i a n Tr a i l Community base camp. Open 7 days a week 9 to 5.
GREEN & NATURAL BUILDING FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE SUSANNE SALTZMAN, MD
250 E. Hartsdale Ave. St. 22, Hartsdale, NY 400 Rella Blvd. St. 165, Montebello, NY 914.472.0666; HartsdaleHomeopathy.com Looking for a physician with 25 years of clinical practice using natural remedies? Expertise in treating acute and chronic illness in children and adults. Emphasis on homeopathic and functional medicine to decrease dependency on pharmaceutical drugs. If you want experienced, competent, compassionate, and exceptional care.
LOU LEVY CONSTRUCTION Carmel, NY 914.804.2120 loulevyconstruction.com
Builder and General Contractor of fine custom alterations, restorations, architectural additions, and new construction. Offering a high level of management and craftsmanship. Specializing in a 95% dust-free living environment. PHIUS Energy Efficient and non-toxic building applications.Bau-Biologist, the holistic approach to Natural Building,passive and active solar installations and retrofits, as well as conventional construction. Building design services and consultation available. 44 years experience.
HAIR SALON GARDEN CARE JOY OF GARDENING
A heart-centered approach to designing the space around you Jeb Stuart-Bullock, Proprietress joyofgardening.net; 914.941.1329 Love of flora, fauna, form and function. Correct hand pruning of shrubs, vines and fruits. Designs emphasizing native and deer-resistant plants. Certified Horticulturist & Landscape Designer. Est. 1995. Just when you thought more joy was impossible...
FRESH ORGANIC SALON SOLUTIONS Hair care, Skincare & Make up 190 Rt 117 By Pass, Bedford, NY 914.242.1928; FreshOrganicSalon.com
A healthy approach to beauty and wellness led by Maureen Toohey, Regional Educator for Organic Salon Systems. The fresh team is committed to making your experience fully complete and satisfying, organically. Receive a gift valued at $75 with your 1st color appointment, when you mention Natural Awakenings. See ad pg 13.
ROBIN MILLER, LMHC, INHC 914.419.5256 robinmillerwellness@gmail.com RobinMillerWellness.com
I specialize in applying Medical Medium Healing Pathways for restorative health, especially in the face of increasing environmental toxins and biological exposures that often result in chronic, unexplained symptoms. I also help people navigate emotional responses to our physical states and life patterned triggers.
SYNERGIZE AND THRIVE, INC
Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching Rachel Mazzei & Jennifer Marks 914.266.2092; synergizeandthrive.com Are you ready to live an energized and passionate life? We help clients create happy, healthy lives in a way that is flexible, fun, and self-fulfilling. Food and lifestyle choices that best supports you and enables you to meet your goals. Please contact us to learn more.
HEALING CENTER THE TEMPERANCE CENTER
Merrill Black, LCSW, Reiki Master & Instructor Hypnotherapist, Intuitive Energy Healer, RYT, Founder 453 White Plains Rd, #201/203 Eastchester 914.793.2600; thetemperancecenter.com Nurture your mind, body, and soul. Thru a variety of healing modalities and services that include, psychotherapy, reiki, hypnosis, acupuncture, massage, reflexology, intuitive healing, spiritual counseling, nutritional consulting, therapeutic yoga, guided channeling meditation classes. Rediscover your control and balance your life. See ad pg 10.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS CONSULTING WANDA JEANTY, MD, MS, HC
Poughkeepsie, NY 120601 917.868.1769; notanotherdietwanda.com Integrative consulting for small to mid-sized companies who want to implement wellness programs with biometric screenings for their employees. Assessment of existing wellness programs for effectiveness or health educator for public speaking engagements; as well as a trainer for medical Spanish.
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Shima Chayvet CEH, MRM, CHHS, CCP 4 Crestview Avenue, Cortlandt Manor, NY 914.737.HEAL; universalhealingarts.com Healing. That’s what happens here. A healing community within a spiritual space that offers Reiki, Qi Gong, Reflexology, Yoga, Group Healings, Energy Healing, Special workshops, featured presenters, holistic weight loss, Sound Healing, Acupressure, Reflexology, Meditation Circles, Shamanic teachings and Reiki Certification for adults and children to name a few. There is also a metaphysical shop open to the public. Come and reconnect with your true self.
HERBAL MEDICINE LORRAINE HUGHES
Registered Herbalist (AHG) 21 Old Main St, Suite 207, Fishkill, NY 12524 email: lorrainehughes54@gmail.com EmpoweredbyNature.net; 845.416.4598
HOMEOPATHY SUSANNE SALTZMAN, MD
250 E. Hartsdale Ave. St. 22, Hartsdale, NY 400 Rella Blvd. St. 165, Montebello, NY 914.472.0666; HartsdaleHomeopathy.com
Lorraine offers Individual Wellness Consultations based on the Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Paradigm which offers a preventative and individual approach to balanced health. Each “unique” individual protocol will include Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic Herbal remedies and Nutritional planning.
Looking for a physician with 25 years of clinical practice using natural remedies? Expertise in treating acute and chronic illness in children and adults. Emphasis on homeopathic and functional medicine to decrease dependency on pharmaceutical drugs. If you want experienced, competent, compassionate, and exceptional care.
HOLISTIC DENTIST
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DAVID L LERNER, DDS, CAC, FIND Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914.214.9678 holisticdentist.com
We offer a unique approach to the health care of the mouth based on a holistic understanding of the whole body. I invite you to explore our web site to learn how we can serve your needs. See ad pg 5.
HOLISTIC HEALTH DR. MICHAEL WALD, DC, DIETICIAN, BOARD CERTIFIED 20 Sunderland Lane, Katonah 914.552.1442; info@bloodDetective.com
Do you suffer from chronic health problems like cancer, autoimmune, GI or neurological issues? You need a BloodDetective! Dr. Wald will work with you personally over the phone, as a house call or at his Katonah office. Call today, you deserve personal attention. See ad pg 2.
DANA BOULANGER #US28016 Independent BEMER Distributor Mahopac/Pawling/Scarsdale 914.760.5645 danafeelsgood.bemergroup.com
Holistic Support for Horses. BEMER vet products support faster recovery, regeneration of tissue, and more efficient hydration of your horse. And reduces stress from transportation and competition. “BEMER is a 21st century ‘Fountain of Youth’ for horse and rider.” Linda Tellington-Jones. Sessions Available. CALL For Free Demo.
INTUITIVE HEALING DANCE WHITE LOTUS GRACE
Spiritual Healing Arts & Dance Millbrook + Online Studio/Sanctuary 845.677.3517; whitelotusgrace.com White Lotus Grace specializes in intuitive healing for body, mind, soul, and relationships through organic transformative movement and dance. Gigi Oppenheimer – intuitive healer, dancer, and coach – offers compassionate service one-on-one, to couples, and classes, online or in person.
MASSAGE & BODYWORK BALANCE BODYWORK
Therapeutic Massage & Reiki Lisanne Elkins, MA, LMT, RM 153 Main St. Suite B, Mt. Kisco 914.319.4375; balancebodywork.biz Offering therapeutic massage and Reiki for stress- and pain-relief, relaxation and general wellness. Gift certificates available for all modalities, including pre- and postnatal bodywork, aromatherapy and hot stone massage by appointment. Set your intention for healing yourself and those around you. See ad pg 44.
SOULAURAS WELLNESS CENTER
Laura Giacovas,LMT, MS Ed., 4th Dan Master Instructor Taekwondo Briarcliff NY 914.941.2400, soulauras.com Our mission is to enhance wellness and quality of life through Therapeutic Massage and Integrated Holistic Healing. We are committed to providing an inspired, nurturing environment from which wellness and harmony can be realized. See ad pg 39.
VEGAN FREEZE HEALING MASSAGE Linda Michelle Gordon, LMT White Plains, NY By Appointment: 310.863.9341
Thirty-six years as an LMT and intuitive Holistic healer. My tools include detox and addiction recovery, trauma and post-op bodywork, Swedish, Chinese, Polarity, Lymphatic and Chi Nei Tsang. Dog and cats welcome, farm animal out-calls available, sport horse specialty.
MEMORY LOSS/DEMENTIA SHARP AGAIN NATURALLY—501(C)3 Alzheimer.Dementia.Memory Loss 914.281.1404; SharpAgain.org
LAND CONSERVATION WESTCHESTER LAND TRUST 403 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 914.234.6992 WestchesterLandTrust.org
Westchester Land Trust works together with public and private partners to preserve land in perpetuity, and to protect and enhance the natural resources in our communities. Learn about their many innovative programs at WestchesterLandTrust.org
Experiencing “senior moments? Have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Memory loss has many causes, and can be prevented and treated. Early intervention makes a real difference! Research-based information to help you and your loved ones at sharpagain.org.
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NATURAL & ORGANIC PRODUCTS ANATTA
447 Broadway, Suite 204 New York City, NY 10013 347.762.1268; anattamarket.com Anatta is a global online marketplace for natural, organic and raw products from farmers worldwide. The newly-formed company’s products include a variety of essential oils and waters, and its unique business model eliminates overhead costs by connecting customers directly with farmers. See ad pg 9.
DR. KAUSHIK’S AYURVEDIC AND NATUROPATHIC CLINIC
PET RESCUE/ADOPTION
Yellow Monkey Village 792 Rte 35 Cross River, NY, and NYC Office: 914.875.9088; Cell: 646.670.6725 Drkaushik.com; drkaushik@drkaushik.com Combination of Ayurveda and Naturopathy is used to create a unique treatment plan to regain and maintain health. Based on one’s particular body constitution (dosha), a plan may include supplements, diet/nutrition suggestions, lifestyle management, detoxification, hydrotherapy, 0zone therapy, Panchakarma. Clinic days: M,T,W. See ad pg 21.
STRAY HELP
PO Box 245, Fishkill, NY 12524 845.232.0336, strayhelp.org Stray HELP: a registered not-forprofit managed by volunteers. Our mission: rescue and care for stray and homeless animals while providing humane education to the community. Our vital community programs: Trap/ Neuter/Return, Spay clinics, adoption and working cat program, colony caretaker support.
COMPOUNDING PHARMACY NEUROFEEDBACK/ BIOFEEDBACK
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR HUDSON VALLEY NATURAL HEALTH
Kurt Beil, ND, LAc, MPH By Appt.: Mt. Kisco/Cold Spring, NY and Ridgefield, CT 914.362.8315; drkurt@earthlink.net hudsonvalleynaturalhealth.com Utilize an integrative healing approach from a doctor trained in holistic medicine. Working with your current medical treatments & labwork, as well as botanical medicine, dietary & lifestyle counselling, nutritional supplements, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, stress reduction and ecotherapy. Insurance reimbursement available for some services. See ad pg 15.
LAKE MAHOPAC PHARMACY/ SURGICAL Nagi Wissa, R.Ph., IP, CEO 559 Rt, 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 lakemahopacpharmacy.com T: 845.208.0424; F: 845.208.0425
ANTON BLUMAN MS, AIBT
Westchester based. Certified Neurofeedback Practitioner, Energy Healer Licensed Counselor 914.393.5616; ADrugFreeAlternative.com I bring over 20 years clinical experience to relieving neurological conditions in children and adults, including A n x i e t y, D e p r e s s i o n , ADHD, Pain, primarily with Neurofeedback – a gentle, but advanced brain technology. I also help with managing stress, resolving life issues, emotional release, energy balancing, clearing ‘’brain fog’ and peak performance training.
PODIATRY KATONAH PODIATRY, PC
NUTRITION INTEGRATIVE MED SOLUTIONS
Dr. Fred Lisanti, ND, LAC., RH, CHT 266 White Plains Rd, B-1, Eastchester, NY 914.337.2980; intmedsolutions.com Blending the best of traditional and cutting edge natural medicine, Dr. Lisanti offers natural therapeutic solutions for acute and chronic conditions. He combines naturopathic care, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, detoxification, hypnosis, movement, yoga and lifestyle counseling allowing him to customize your program individually.
We are your neighborhood holistic compounding pharmacy, ready to support y o u r h e a l t h . We o f f e r compounding prescriptions, on-line prescription renewals, supplements, homeopathic remedies, personal care products, fair trade gifts and more. We deliver and we are happy to answer your questions. See ad pg 37.
Pamela Hoffman, DPM Glenn B. Weiss, DPM 200 Katonah Ave., Katonah, NY 914.232.8880; Katonahpodiatry.com
NUSPECIES
Nuspecies.com 866.624.4117 HQ: 427 Main St. Beacon, NY 12508 NuSpecies Health Centers provide free health consultations with certified nutritionists/life coaches. We make custom recommendations of our Raw, Organic, Liquid, Natural nutritional formulas and then work with our clients until they achieve their health goals. See ad pg 3.
Foot care for people of all ages. Board certified holistic podiatrists who use a comprehensive, integrative approach. Customized treatments utilizing the best of today’s technology combined with nutrition and 30 years of experience.
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PSYCHIC READINGS DOMINIQUE AT SYNCHRONICITY Psychic Tarot Medium Reading 1511 Route 22 Brewster 845.363.1765; SynchronicityNY.com
Our gifted psychics offer insight and clarity for life’s situations. Analyzing your past, present and future provides support in decision making. Our Mediums receive validations from loved ones that have passed, which provide healing. See ad pg 43.
RETREATS YOGA IN THE ADIRONDACKS
2 Coulter Road, Bakers Mills, NY 12811 518.251.3015; 914.556.8258 yogaintheadirondacks.com Yoga in the Adirondacks is nestled in the valley of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, where yoga embraces nature. Connect your mind, body and spirit and explore your retreat with like-minded people to build a happier and healthier life. Studio available for your yoga/wellness private group as well.
REFLEXOLOGY LORRAINE HUGHES
ARCB Certified Reflexologist 21 Old Main St, Suite 207, Fishkill, NY 12524 email: lorrainehughes54@gmail.com EmpoweredbyNature.net; 845.416.4598 Foot and/or Hand Reflexology sessions are offered with the use of Essential Oils applied to acupuncture points based upon each individual’s presenting pattern. Please refer to Services page on web site for the many benefits of this ancient modality.
SLEEP DISORDER DAVID L LERNER, DDS, CAC, FIND Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914.214.9678 holisticdentist.com
We offer a unique approach to the health care of the mouth based on a holistic understanding of the whole body. I invite you to explore our web site to learn how we can serve your needs. See ad pg 5.
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SPA REIKI HEALING TABLE
Deborah J. Taylor RN Usui /Holy Fire ® Reiki Master/Teacher 914.280.9844; Djthealingtable@gmail.com Reiki is a gentle, loving, universal life force energy. It will help you to relax and promote self-healing on all levels of mind, body and spirit. Reiki can help reduce anxiety and stress. Yonkers / Dobbs Ferry. By appointment.
GANESHA SPA
By Appointment Peeksill, NY 914.906.7238; ganeshaspa.com Discover the true meaning of rejuvenation, relation and calmness with the latest healing/ ayurvedic/pain management treatments including Amino Bio-Frequency Therapy and Therapeutic Massage Techniques; Anti-Aging facial techniques; Micro-needling and Dermaplaning; Microblading/Permanenteyebrows for Beauty; Reiki, Meditations. Visit website for full list of services and to book appointment.
SPIRITUAL CENTER CHAPEL AT CROTON FALLS
Rev. June Tompkins, Acting Pastor 609 Rt. 22, Croton Falls, NY chapelatcrotonfalls.org Join a unique monthly Interfaith Sunday at the Chapel at Croton Falls at 10:30am – Enjoy prayer, music, movement and dialogue. Check our FB page for information on upcoming p r o g r a m s o r e - m a i l Re v. Deborah Moldow, Interfaith Minister, at revdeb1@ comcast.net.
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SPIRITUAL COACH MARY ELLEN O’BRIEN
Soul Alignment Coach and Healer Cold Spring, NY 845.202.1717; AwakenYourTrueEssence.com Mary Ellen O’Brien is a Soul Alignment Coach and Healer who helps Spiritual Practitioners and Healers align with their higher self consistently so they can fully own their gifts. She holds frequent group programs in Cold Spring, NY.
SUPPORT CONNECTION
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Services 914.962.6402; 800.532.4290 Supportconnection.org Support Connection provides free support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Services include: Oneon-one counseling (counselors are also cancer survivors); Support groups; Educational and wellness programs; Webinars; Social gatherings; Referrals; A national toll-free information and support hotline. See ad pg 15.
STRESS REDUCTION
C h a n g e Yo u r Life. Support your optimal well-being systemically. Enhance blood-flow, circulation, cardiac function, physical endurance, energy, concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction and relaxation. Easy to use, only 8 minutes, two times a day. Sessions available. CALL For Free Demo.
TMJ DISORDER DAVID L LERNER, DDS, CAC, FIND Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914.214.9678 holisticdentist.com
We offer a unique approach to the health care of the mouth based on a holistic understanding of the whole body. I invite you to explore our web site to learn how we can serve your needs. See ad pg 5.
VEGAN SKINNY BUDDHA ORGANIC KITCHEN Organic, Vegan, Gluten Free, Kosher Mount Kisco & Scarsdale Locations Mount Kisco: 914.358.1666 Scarsdale: 914.472.9646 MySkinnyBuddha.com
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SearchLight Medical 2424 Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 845.592.4310; SearchLightMedical.com Lose weight, inches and improve your overall health with the Mei Zen Acupuncture treatment for weight loss and abdominal toning. Jump start your metabolism and balance your body’s energy as you lose weight. Additional benefits include enhanced energy and improved digestion. See ads pgs 19 & 38.
QUIT WITH QUINN
DANA BOULANGER #US28016 Independent BEMER Distributor Mahopac/Pawling/Scarsdale 914.760.5645 danafeelsgood.bemergroup.com
WEIGHT LOSS
Skinny Buddha utilizes the highest quality ingredients, to make delicious flavorful meals that everyone in the family will enjoy. Soups, salads, acai bowls, smoothies, baked goods and more. No matter what your dietary restrictions, all roads leads to Skinny Buddha. See ad pg 29.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL FULL CIRCLE VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Integrative, Holistic & Conventional 1609 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, NY 845.234.4417; FullCircleVetHopsital.com We specialize in the integration of holistic and conventional veterinary medicine to provide quality, comprehensive care for your pet’s needs. We enjoy taking time to get to know our clients and their pets. This allows pets to relax, while we learn about their family lifestyle.
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Addiction Free Naturally Briarcliff and Midtown Manhattan Steve.healingny@gmail.com 914.473.2015; QuitWithQuinn.com Quit with Quinn helps people lose weight by overcoming addiction to sugar and white flour, and compulsive overeating. After treatment, most people experience indifference towards refined sugar, sweets and treats, leading to easy weight loss. 30 years experience. 80% success rate. See ad pg 37.
WELLNESS CENTER SOULAURAS HOLISTIC WISDOM & WELLNESS CENTER 510 N. State Rd., Briarcliff, NY Soulauras.com
The practitioners of Soulauras are committed to providing an inspired, nurturing environment from which wellness and harmony can be realized. Services: Therapeutic Massage, Bodywork, Auricular Acupressure and Integrated Holistic Healing Services, Yoga, Reiki, Reflexology and Chakra Balancing. See ad pg 39.
WORKSHOPS PULSE MANIFESTATION & EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP
Led by Janet Catalina, MSW 914.548.8372; catalina.janet@gmail.com Learn how to become a Master Manifester. Create that dream job, find your soul mate, pay off your debts or whatever you desire. Learn to release what has blocked you up to now. Once you have learned how to PULSE, you have an empowerment tool for the rest of your life. Please visit pulsemanifestion.com for workshop dates.
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