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coverartistandrew - medana gabbardPaintings that tell a story of simpler times in bygone days aptly de-scribes the work of artist Medana Gabbard. This self-taught American folk art painter relies primarily on oils and acrylics and fondly speaks of her cover image, Andrew: “It’s a proud, early morning rooster I named after my father-in-law, posing with bright autumn pumpkins.”

The opportunity to tell a story is what she enjoys most about the artistic process. Her pen-chant for vibrant color in general, and the large orange winter squash in particular, is evident. “I put pumpkins in almost every one of my paintings,” she says. Gabbard’s inspiration comes from all folk artists, past and present. She was greatly influenced by her father, Edward Galda, and brother, Ed Galda, both of whom she deems accomplished artists. “In such a family,” she notes, “my favorite childhood Christmas gifts were always coloring books and crayons.” The artist was raised in the desert of Arizona and now splits her time between her home studio there and her studio-gallery in Brandon, Vermont. The Vermont landscape and simple way of life she enjoys there is another popular theme in her art. “People are surprised when they learn I’m not a Vermont native,” she says.

View the artist’s portfolio at MedanaGabbard.com.

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letterfrompublisherI vividly remember a nasty chore I had as an

eight-year-old kid. Buried in the ground out-side the kitchen door was a three-gallon metal garbage pail into which we tossed daily kitchen scraps. Each week I had to haul it out of its bur-row, sometimes crawling with maggots, and set it on the curb for collection.

When I heard the low rumble of the local pig farmer’s old flatbed truck I would run out to watch him perform his special circus act. As both driver and collector, he would hop out of his slowly creeping truck clad in rubber boats with a cigar clamped in the corner of his mouth. He always smiled at me and offered up a hearty hello as he slopped his free food into the back of the ladened truck. The steaming

pile of decomposing food scraps meant that his pigs, the ultimate consumers, would eat for a week. I marveled as his unstoppable routine continued all the way down the street.

Doubtless an open truck on such a mission today would not meet regulations for health and safety, but in simpler times it made sense. Nothing was wasted and useful food was shared. Since Father always supported local businesses we often bought our bacon from the same farmer, completing the sustainable cycle.

Today garbage disposals digest much of America’s kitchen scraps, becoming part of the residential waste stream flowing to municipal treatment facilities. Processing requires thousands of gallons of water that then must be chemically cleaned before being returned to the global water cycle. Still, 96 percent of the 36 million tons of U.S. food waste generated in 2011 went into landfills or incin-erators, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In landfills it generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas polluting our atmosphere and contributing to global warming. Incineration is somewhat better.

I can’t help wondering what the jolly pig farmer would think of it all. But I can imagine his succinct: “What a waste.”

Christine MacDonald’s feature article, “Easing Earth’s Rising Fever,” on page 16, addresses our existing global warming predicament. We are facing an alarming period in Earth’s geological history in which each of us, wittingly or not, is playing a role. The escalating demands on resources are contributing to current climate change and putting the skills of our best scientists to the test in the urgent search for sustainable solutions.

I suspect we all consume more resources than is wise. Life has generally been good in America for the last 50 years; we enjoy many privileges. Yet economic growth is still unwisely based on a programmed need for more stuff. Mega-malls and superstores seem to me as a breeding ground for future yard sales. How many things do we really need?

Pig trucks collecting kitchen scraps may not suit folks, but maybe it’s one example of a sustainable model. As we all seek to reduce, reuse and recycle may we again heed these bywords from World War II, another era that demanded a conscious citizenry.

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newsbriefsJourney of Youth Rejuvenation Series Celebrates Women

Yoga and fitness instructor Nancy Finkle, founder of Nancy’s Exercise Classes, LLC, and holistic and professional life coach

Crystal Pizarro, founder of Advanced Wellness Solu-tions, will host a monthly celebration of women, the Journey of Youth (JOY) Reju-venation Series, every third Tuesday, from 9:15 to 11 a.m., beginning October 22, at The Little Red School House, in Mickleton. The

morning begins with a gentle Yoga Stretch class, perfect for ath-letes desiring more range of motion and power and anyone wanting a more open mind and body with less aches and pains. This is followed by an interactive seminar on The Art and Science of Food Combining for Maximum Nutrient Absorption complete with recipes and samples of delicious, detoxifying smoothies.

Each event will begin with healing yoga and conclude with Reiki and Thai yoga massage techniques. Healthy refreshments will be served. The first five registrants can bring a friend for free. Rotating monthly topics include optimal health, successful rela-tionships, financial prosperity and inner peace and confidence.

Cost: $15. Location: 12 Harmony Rd., Mickleton. For registration and more information, call 609-519-1898.

Reiki 1 Certification Class with Bonnie Hart and Anna Castro

Bonnie Hart and Anna Castro will collaborate to teach Reiki Level One at Earth Yoga Studio at Health Goals Chiroprac-

tic and Wellness Center, in Marlton. The practice of Reiki, the Japanese word meaning universal life force, involves a gentle system of touching with the hands that is intended to normalize and strengthen vital energy within the body in order to heal

physical, mental, and emotional ailments. At the conclusion of this class students become certified Reiki level one practitioners. Beginners are welcome to enroll in the course.

The course will define and explain Reiki and the chakras, and will introduce the hand postures and attunement process used in Reiki. Participants will receive the Reiki I attunement, as well as loving guidance and support as they make this personal journey and connect with their spiritual guide. “At its core Reiki heals on a spiritual level, and our class emphasizes developing your intuitive side in order to connect more fully with your own spiritual guidance,” says Castro.

Hart adds, “Because we are so committed to helping students develop their intuitive side, we provide follow-up guidance a few weeks after the class including a Reiki session with Anna and a counseling session with me at no extra charge.”

Cost: $250 per person ($125 due at registration and $125 due day of class), includes all materials. Location: 230 N. Maple Ave., Marlton. For more information, call 609-970-3401 or visit EarthGym.org.

Earthship Landing in Philly

LoveLovingLove Inc., a nonprofit serving the Philadelphia region with a mission to heal impoverished communities in

Philadelphia through holistic health education and love, has been working with Earth-ship builder, lecturer and designer Jonah Reynolds for the past five years to build an Earthship in an urban envi-

ronment. The project’s goal is to revitalize low-income areas into sustainable communities by outfitting them with Earthships. The Philadelphia Earthship will be used as a school to teach others how to build the design and embrace the principles.

The Earthship, developed by world-renowned architect Michael Reynolds, is a building that encompasses six basic design principles: thermal/solar heating and cooling, solar and wind electricity, contained sewage treatment, building with natural and recycled materials, water harvesting and food production.

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Rev. Margaret Palagye, Spiritual DirectorLooking For a Spiritual Community?Come and join like-minded people who celebrate New Thought Spirituality in a joy-filled community. We believe in the Oneness of all life and that each one is an integral part of this Unity.

We offer classes, workshops, concerts and Sunday Celebration Services. All are welcome! • Guided Meditation: 10:00am• Sunday Celebration Service: 10:30am• Children’s program: 10:30 to 11:30am, 4-12 year olds


newsbriefs “LoveLovingLove has been educating the city about

the design, and now we are ready to build it,” says Rashida Ali-Campbell, founder of LoveLovingLove Inc., adding that the organization has received all of the approvals it needs to move forward. “All we need now is land.” The organization currently seeks a real estate attorney to help with land donations and volunteers for the actual build.

For more information visit Earthship.com/Pennsylvania and LoveLovingLove.org.

Book Festival Features Entrepreneur, Author and Activist Judy Wicks

The award-winning, free Collingswood Book Festival returns to six blocks along Haddon Avenue, October 5.

The largest a n d l o n -ge s t - run -ning liter-ary event in the Del-aware Val-l e y , t h e

festival promises exhibits, kid-friendly activities and enter-tainment for all ages, as well as nationally recognized authors, booksellers, storytellers and poets doing readings, workshops and lectures. Judy Wicks, an international lead-er and speaker in the local-living-economies movement, will share excerpts from her recently published memoir, Good Morning, Beautiful Busines, the Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local Economy Pioneer, at 10:15 a.m., in the main tent.

Wicks is former owner of the White Dog Café, with locations in Philadelphia and Wayne, acclaimed for its socially and environmentally responsible business prac-tices. She is the co-founder of the nationwide Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and the founder of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia and Fair Food, both incubated at the White Dog Café Founda-tion and supported by the restaurant’s profits. Her work has earned numerous awards, including the James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award, the Interna-tional Association of Culinary Professionals Humanitarian Award and the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Lifetime Achievement Award. Continuing her work to build a new economy, Wicks mentors the next generation of entrepre-neurs and consults for beautiful businesses. She can be reached at JudyWicks.com.

For more information, visit CollingswoodBookFestival.com or Facebook.com/CollsBook.

A Community Singing Event for Spiritual Growth

HU, pronounced “hyoo,” like the English word “hue,” is an ancient name for God that can be sung to facilitate spiritual

growth. People of any spiritual background or faith are invited to learn, experience and share the spiritual insights gained by singing the sa-cred sound HU for approximately 20 minutes, followed by five minutes of quiet contempla-tion, every third Wednesday beginning Octo-ber 16, from 7 to 7:30 p.m., at the Moorestown

Community House. Open to the public as a free service, a facili-tator will lead the singing of the Community HU Song simply for the spiritual uplifting of attendees and is not directed to any other purpose. Light refreshments & fellowship follow.

In the spiritual movement called Eckankar, HU is considered a love song to God that draws individuals closer in state of conscious-ness to the divine being. The HU song may be heard at HearHU.org and a short video about it is available at MiraclesInYourLife.org.

Cost: Free. Location: 16 E. Main St., Moorestown. For information, call Juliette at 609-477-2348.

Fair Trade Gift Store Opens in Haddon Heights

My Fair Trade Lady is the only store in South Jersey designed to showcase fairly traded men’s, women’s and children’s acces-

sories and clothing, jewelry, home goods, chocolate, coffee, tea, spices and more from global crafters and artisans that have been paid a living wage for the amazing items they create. Opened this year in Haddon Heights by Donna Gottardi, the store features affordable gifts from around the world, most of which are eco-friendly and sustainable, hand-

made from repurposed materials like aluminum cans, fishermen’s nets and even steel oil drums. For Gottardi, My Fair Trade Lady not only helps the artisans, but it also benefits consumers that care about the power and influence of their consumer dollars.

As a professor of sociology and anthropology at St. Joseph’s University and Rutgers University–Camden, Gottardi guided her students to countries where they were able to see firsthand the difference fair trade makes for small producers in countries where it’s difficult to earn a living wage. As a result of her re-search into fair trade practices and the relationships she made with folks that are economically and socially marginalized, Gottardi was inspired to open a store to create opportunities for individuals to better support themselves, their families and their communities through fair trade.

Location: 531 Station Ave., Haddon Heights. For more information, call 856-310-LADY or visit Facebook.com/FairTradeLady.


Gift Baskets with a Conscience by RuCrafts Designs

Today’s conscientious consumer seeks products and services that align with their ideals. RuCrafts Designs, in Cherry Hill,

has recently launched a line of organic, fair-trade and sustainable gift baskets that reflect the giver’s informed choices about their heartfelt offering. From products to packag-ing, each component of the basket is re-searched for vendor credibility, geographic proximity and environmental sustainability.

RuCrafts Designs embraces companies that exhibit sound agricultural practices (or-ganic, non-GMO and kosher), fair employee wages and eco-friendly production, as well as products developed in the United States and made from recycled materials.

“The art of giving has long been creatively expressed-through the heart, thoughts and hands of the giver,” comments founder Rhonda Cohen. “A gift is an extension of self, often a symbol of love, gratitude or appreciation of the recipient. Whether tangible or intangible, gifts consist of an individual’s time, talents and treasures cheerfully offered to another.”

The gift basket themes range from cooking and gardening to holidays and special occasions. Gift basket arrangements are tailored by request, are available for corporate parties and spe-cial events and can be shipped anywhere in the United States.

Location: Cherry Hill, NJ. For more information, call 888-757-5099 or visit RuCrafts.net.

American Ninja Warrior Competitor to Instruct at Pinnacle Parkour

Jamie Rahn co-founded Pinnacle Parkour in Cherry Hill, where he instructs students ages 3 years and older. Pinnacle Parkour

also has a second location in Sicklerville. Parkour training is a practice that harmoniz-

es physical movements with mental discipline as practitioners move through carefully constructed and arranged obstacles. It allows the body to naturally shape itself, building lean muscle and optimal strength and toning, through movements such as balancing, vaulting, hanging, pulling and jumping. Moving safely and efficiently through an environment hones body control, body aware-

ness and situational adaptability.“Accomplishing individual goals diminishes fears of taking

on a challenge,” Rahn explains. “Achieving something bigger than you think you can do transcends physical space.” He will be featured in the fifth season of the television series, American Ninja Warrior, scheduled for Monday 9 p.m. on NBC.

Originally inspired by Sasuke, a Japanese sporting event, Rahn admired a competitor’s physical ability to navigate four obstacle courses of increasing difficulty. “When you begin the fun-damentals [of Parkour], you never stop practicing,” he comments.

Mention Natural Awakenings for a free class; prior Parkour experience not necessary. Locations: 1205 Warren Ave., in Cherry Hill and 101 Allied Pkwy., in Sicklerville. For more information, call 855-PRO-PARKOUR, email [email protected] or visit PinnacleParkour.com.

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The Vintage Green Recycled Boutique

The Vintage Green Recycled Boutique, in Maple Shade, is a store that offers merchandise such as antique and vintage

furniture, jewelry and home decor and recy-cled clothing, as well as ideas for reuse that will enable us to leave a smaller footprint on our planet. The store is also the local distrib-utor for Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paints, an all-natural an ancient all-natural paint that contains basic ingredients including milk protein (casein), limestone, clay and natural pigments. The boutique also offers classes and

workshops about using these products.Vintage Green’s owner Lisa Vacanti also owns Family Heritage

Estate Sales, LLC, and says that she strives to keep prices reason-able. “It is not enough to sell beautiful items in a store like this; you have to try to help the environment and the economy by being reasonable and listening to what your customers want,” she says.

Special: Natural Awakenings readers receive 10 percent discount on purchase. Location: 6 E. Main St., Maple Shade. For more information, call 856-571-0340 or visit TheVintageGreen.net.

Park Day at Rancocas Nature Center

The Friends of the Rancocas Nature Center are sponsoring Ran-cocas Park Day, a full day of programs for the entire family, from

11 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 13. Programs in-clude talks from archaeologists, educators and professional researchers about nature topics such as ancient climate change and its effects on the Rancocas watershed, the history of the Lenape (Native American tribe) and of early settlements along the Rancocas Creek. An educational hike is scheduled from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and musical performances will enliven

the afternoon. Ongoing events throughout the day include guided nature trail hikes, a photo contest, a crafts sale, children’s activities and the interactive creation of a ceramic mural.

The Rancocas Nature Center is a 127-acre parcel within Rancocas State Park where people of all ages can learn about and experience the natural world through regular outdoor classes and experiential learning opportunities. The Friends group formed when the center was almost closed last December. To save, maintain and develop the center, the Friends forged a partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Burlington County Freeholders and the Westampton Township.

Cost: $5 per car. Location: Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd., Westampton; follow signs for parking. For more information, call 609-261-2495 or visit RancocasNatureCenter.org.

newsbriefs Girl Power Tween Club Offers Monthly Enrichment Workshops

The Girl Power Tween Club, which was born of the Girl Power Tween Summer Camp, will offer Enrichment Work-

shops, from 12:30 to 5 p.m., one Saturday per month beginning October 19. The purpose of the club is to empower girls ages 11 to 13 by helping them to

build lasting friendships and learn to master healthy life coping skills that give them self-confidence and self-esteem. Workshops will feature fresh topics each month that focus on self-aware-ness, self-acceptance and self-love.

Rhonda Clarke, a certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist and owner of Yoga for Living, and Crystal Pizarro, a licensed professional counselor and owner of Advanced Wellness Solu-tions, will host the fun-filled club. This month, Nikki Bailey will teach a Yoga Dance class, which promotes both grounding and fun through movement. The girls will also explore how to be the leading artist in the masterpiece of life by creating a vision board, and they will learn meditation to help them focus and reduce their experience of stress in life. Finally, healthy and delicious food choices for maintaining calm but attentive energy will be discussed.

Cost: $49. Location: 1926 Greentree Rd., Cherry Hill. For registration and more information, call 856-404-7287 or visit the Special Events section at YogaForLiving.net.

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Dulse Seaweed a Heart Health PowerhouseDulse (palmaria palmata), a protein-rich red

seaweed, could become a new protein source to compete with current protein crops like soybeans, according to scientists at Ireland’s Teagasc Food Research Centre. Dulse harvested from October to January usually has the highest protein content. This functional food also contributes levels of essential amino acids such as leucine, valine and methionine, similar to those contained in legumes like peas or beans. It may even help protect against cardiovascular disease. The Agriculture and Food Development Authority reports that for the first time, researchers have iden-tified a renin-inhibitory peptide in dulse that helps to reduce high blood pressure, like ACE-1 inhibitors commonly used in drug therapy.

Grapes Grapple with Metabolic SyndromeIt’s high season for grapes, and

consuming any variety of this sweet fruit—red, green or black— may help protect against organ damage associ-ated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to new research presented at the 2013 Experimental Biology Conference, in Boston. Nat-ural components in grapes, known as polyphenols, are thought to be responsible for this benefit. Metabolic syndrome comprises a cluster of conditions—increased blood pressure, high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels—that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Working with lab animals, researchers found that three months of a grape-enriched diet significant-ly reduced inflammatory markers throughout the body, most signifi-cantly in the liver and abdominal fat tissue. The diet also reduced the fat weight of the animals’ liver, kidneys and abdomen compared with those that were on a control diet. The grape intake also increased markers of an-tioxidant defense, particularly in the liver and kidneys. “Our study suggests that a grape-enriched diet may play a critical role in protecting against metabolic syndrome and the toll it takes on the body and its organs,” says lead inves-tigator E. Mitchell Seymour, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Health System. “Both inflammation and oxi-dative stress play a role in cardiovas-cular disease progression and organ dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes.”

more Plastics, more obese kidsA causal link between the worldwide

epidemic of childhood obesity and phthalates commonly used in soft plastics, packaging and many personal care prod-ucts is becoming more evident. A Korean study from Sanggye Paik Hospital at the Inje

University College of Medicine, in Seoul, shows that the risk of childhood obesity increases with the level of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) in the bloodstream. The study indicates that phthalates may change gene expression associated with fat metabolism. DEHP in particular is a suspected endocrine disruptor, or hormone-altering agent. Children with the highest DEHP levels were nearly five times more likely of being obese than children with the lowest levels. The scien-tists studied 204 children ages 6 to 13, of whom 105 were obese. A chemical commonly used to soften plastics, DEHP is found in some chil-dren’s toys, as well as myriad household items. Phthalates can be found in pacifi-ers, plastic food packaging, medical equipment and building materials like vinyl flooring. Personal care products such as soap, shampoo and nail polish may also contain phthalates.

Acupuncture’s Growing AcceptanceOne in 10 American adults has received

acupuncture at least once and nearly half of them say they are “extremely” or “very” satis-fied with their treatment, according to a survey

sponsored by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Sixty percent of survey respondents readily accepted the idea of acu-puncture as a treatment option, and 20 percent have used other forms of Oriental medicine, including herbs and Chinese bodywork.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed on Oct. 24. For more information, visit aomday.org.


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October is National Spinal Health Month A healthy spine is more than the basis of good posture—it is a harbinger of sound emotional and physical health, according to practitioners of holistic chiropractic care. Those seeking relief from back pain and other common spine-re-lated conditions might do well to exchange pain-masking drugs for more lasting relief from professional adjustments.

All chiropractic can be considered alternative medicine, because practitioners do not prescribe drugs or surgery. Instead, these doctors rely on manual thera-pies such as spinal manipulation to improve function and provide pain relief for conditions ranging from simple sprains and strains to herniated discs and sciatica. Yet, holistic chiropractors go beyond treatment of structural problems, like a mis-aligned spine, to address root causes. Dr Sylvia Bidwell, when describing her chiropractor practice in Moorestown, says “I pride myself on focusing on whole body healing that takes into account life-style adjustments. Good spinal care, nutrition, and exercise are all important so that you can be comfortable with yourself. Good health gives you the potential to give to yourself, so you can give to others to make a difference in the world.” Holistic chiropractors typically can suggest complementary measures such as massage, yoga, naturopathy or physical therapy for a more integrated and compre-hensive treatment approach. Beyond adjusting the spine, they may also prescribe adjustments to diet, exercise and other lifestyle elements, depending on their understanding of an individual’s optimum path to wellness. Before placing one’s care in someone else’s hands, ask for credentials and seek out reviews from former patients. Good health—and a happy spine—begin with an educated and empowered patient.

ChiroHealthy.com includes a database of licensed chiropractors, searchable by zip code.

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Two Great Workshops with Gene Ang, Ph.D.

Quantum Spoon/Fork Bending

Learn 10 techniques of quantum mechanics & the unified field. Experience first-hand the same principles used by miraculous healers. Create healing and change in your own life!

Friday, October 18, 6:30pm – 10pm

Arcturian Healing - Level I In this 2-day training you will be attuned to the Arcturian Healing Light (AHL). This is a form of light, energy, and information meant to accelerate a person’s evolution.

Saturday & Sunday, October 19 - 20, 9am – 5pm

Don’t Delay! Seating is Limited. Held at Mixellaneous · 973 S. Route 73 · Marlton, NJ 08053

For more info on these and other upcoming events, visit ww.awakeningsconnection.com or call (856) 336-5591.

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mercurY raises risk oF diabetes and heart attacksExposure to mercury in young

adulthood can trigger serious health issues later in life, according to two recent studies. New Indiana University research confirmed a link between mer-cury exposure and diabetes in young adults ages 20 to 32 at the beginning of the study in 1987, and was periodically reassessed six times through 2005. Those with high mercury levels at the beginning of the study were 65 percent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes as they aged. Also, Swedish researchers report that high mercury levels from eating contami-nated fish leads to a higher risk for heart attacks in men. However, eating clean cold-water fish high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon, countered the increased risk from the mercury exposure, according to conclusions published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Cavities are ContagiousCan a kiss lead to a cavity? Yes, says Middleton,

Wisconsin, Dentist Chris Kammer, president of The American Academy of Oral Systemic Health. He con-tends that cavities can be caused by bacteria that are passed from one person to another, just like a cold or the flu. “We aren’t born with tooth decay-causing bacteria,” says Kammer. “At some point, it is introduced to us from an external source, usually a family member,” through sharing food utensils, licking pacifiers, kissing and more. “Then it takes up residence in our mouths, where it is fed

by sugars, which cause the bacteria to produce acid.” Cavity-causing bacteria can be transmitted by sharing food, by drinking out of the same glass and by toothbrushes that make contact with the bathroom counter. If bacteria is not removed from teeth (existing in a protective biofilm called plaque), the acid byproduct is able to directly reach and soften tooth surfaces, creating the holes called cavities. Easy solutions to the problem start with good oral hygiene for both parents and kids and proper brushing from a very young age, starting with finger brushing as soon as the first tooth erupts. Kammer advises making it fun and thus habit-forming when kids become old enough to do it themselves; one new interactive toothbrush times kids to ensure they brush the dentist-recommended two minutes.

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Eco-Power TowerMeet the World’s Greenest Office BuildingEven on cloudy days, the photovoltaic-paneled roof of the Bullitt Center, in Seattle, Washington, gener-ates all the electricity the six-story structure requires. Inside, commercial office space is equipped with composting toilets, rainwater showers and a glass-en-closed stairway to encourage climbing exercise over riding the elevator. The Bullitt Foundation, founded in 1952, has focused since the 1990s on helping cities function

more like ecosystems. Seattle’s new building not only provides space for eco-con-scious tenants, but also functions as a learning center, demonstrating how people and businesses can coexist more in harmony with nature. The Bullitt Center was constructed according to a demanding green building certification program called the Living Building Challenge, which lists zero net use of energy and water among its many requirements. The standards far surpass those of the better-known Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Founder Jason McLennan says the challenge is to encourage others to build more enjoyable, sustainable and affordable structures around the world.

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Baa-ByeBarnyard Species are Declining, TooZakri Abdul Hamid, Ph.D., chair of the independent Intergovern-mental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, states that the disap-pearance of wild and domesti-cated plant and animal species constitutes a fundamental threat to the well-being and perhaps survival of humankind. His urgent message was most recently delivered in Norway to 450 international government authorities respon-sible for biodiversity and economic planning. “We are hurtling towards irreversible environmental tipping points that, once passed, would reduce the ability of ecosys-tems to provide essential goods and services to humankind,” Zakri stated. Findings by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization show that genetic diversity, among even domestic livestock, is declining. Typically, breeds become rare because their characteristics either don’t suit contemporary demands or because differences in their qualities have not been recognized. When a breed population falls to about 1,000 animals, it is considered rare and endangered. While we know of 30,000 edible plant species, only 30 crops account for 95 percent of human food energy; 60 percent of these crops comprise varieties of rice, wheat, maize, millet and sorghum.

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Suffocating EarthAccelerating Amazon Deforestation After more than six years of steady decline, the deforestation rate in the Brazilian Ama-zon, which serves as vital lungs for the planet, more than doubled in just six months this year, according to the nonprofit research institute Imazon. Observers blame the increase in part on Brazil’s weakened Forest Code, established to protect the rainforest by limiting how much land can be cleared and developed. Senior re-searcher Paulo Barreto explains, “Imazon uses satellite images to evaluate the deforestation monthly.” In May 2012, the Brazilian Congress changed the Legal Reserve rule that requires landowners to keep 80 percent of their property forested by eliminating mandatory fines as long as the land is reforested. But enforcement is difficult and the land is often used for growing cash crops such as soybeans or raising cattle. New guidelines also allow clear-cutting closer to riverbanks, and environmen-talists are alarmed about threats to biodiversity. Additionally, 60 new dams are on the government’s agenda.

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Fossil-Fuel FreedomNew York State Could Achieve It by 2050A new study lays out how New York State’s entire demand for end-use pow-er could be provided by wind (50 per-cent), solar (38 percent) and geothermal (5 percent), plus wave and tidal energy sources. This ambitious goal could be achieved by 2050, when all conven-tional fossil fuel generation would be completely phased out. The plan also generates a large net increase in jobs. Mark Jacobson, a co-author of the study and professor of civil and environmental engineering at Califor-nia’s Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, analyzes how energy technologies impact the atmosphere and how society can transition rapidly to clean and renewable energy sources if we integrate production and energy use in a systems perspective. Robert Howarth, Ph.D., the senior co-author and a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, in New York, has been tackling climate change and its con-sequences since the 1970s. He says, “Many pundits tell us that solar, wind, etc., are great conceptually, but that it will take many decades to start to make these technologies economically feasible.” However, “New York is one of the larger economies in the world, and New York City is the most energy-effi-cient city in the U.S.”

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Pivot PointSolar Panels Almost Breaking EvenAt current growth rates, solar energy could be harnessed to produce 10 percent of the world’s electricity by 2020. But the greater benefit of clean solar power relies on first realizing an efficient ini-tial payback for all the energy needed to produce the panels. To make polysilicon, the basic building block of most solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, silica rock must be melted at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, using electricity from mostly coal-fired power

plants. Stanford University researchers believe that a tipping point when clean electricity from installed solar panels surpasses the energy going into the industry’s continued growth will occur by 2015. As the industry has advanced, it’s required ever less energy and silicon to manu-facture and install solar PV panels, along with less wasted silicon, according to Stan-ford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project. Advances in solar cell efficiency requires fewer panels, and new thin-film solar panels leave out silicon altogether.

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Krill KillCore Marine Food Source Faces Depletion Small, shrimp-like creatures that inhabit the world’s oceans, krill are one of the planet’s largest and least contaminated biomasses. The tiny crustaceans are the primary food source for a variety of fish, whales, penguins and seabird species. Krill are also used to make feed for live-stock, poultry and farmed fish and in nutritional supplements—krill oil is a rich source of omega-3 essential fatty acids and less likely than fish oil to be contaminated with mercury or heavy metals. Recent studies cited by National Geographic suggest that since the 1970s, Antarctic krill stocks may have dropped by up to 80 percent. Environmental groups and scientists worry that new fishing technologies, coupled with climate warming that removes ice algae, the crustaceans’ primary food source, could deplete krill populations and potentially devastate the Antarctic’s ecosystem. Denzil Miller, Ph.D., former executive secretary of the Commis-sion for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, advises, “There are a whole lot of dominoes that follow afterwards that just look too horrendous to contemplate.” Concerned consumers can opt to avoid farm-raised fish; choose organ-ic, non-grain-fed meat and poultry; and substitute algae-derived ome-ga-3 supplements for fish or krill oil capsules.

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Garbage GaloreA Swirling Southern Patch of Plastic TrashThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch and North Atlantic Garbage Patch have already been well documented, and the trashy family is growing. The South Pacific Gyre is an accumulation zone of plastic pollution floating off the coast of Chile. Scientists at the 5 Gyres Institute, which tracks plastic pollution in swirling subtropical gyres (vortices), discovered this latest mass of

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leaders believe that we can still reverse the dangerous current course. “These next few years are going to tell the tale about the next 10,000 years,” says well-known global environmental activist Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. “We’re not going to stop global warming; it’s too late for that. But we can keep it from getting as bad as it could possibly get.”

On the Energy FrontMcKibben’s grass-roots group, 350.org, opposes the planned Keystone XL pipe-line that, if built, is expected to transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Increasing fossil fuel infra-structure, he says, is impractical, and we’d be better off investing in clean and renewable energies such as wind, solar and geothermal. It’s a theme also sounded by Frances Beinecke, president of the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council and author of Clean Energy Com-mon Sense. With the failure of the U.S. Congress to enact climate legislation, her group, encom-passing 1.4 million online members and activists, is pressing the Obama administration to live up to its pledge to regulate the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. The leading culprits for climate-changing gases, they contrib-ute 40 percent of the country’s carbon emissions. “It’s time to act, and we have to act now,” Beinecke says.

On the Water FrontSandra Postel agrees. “Water, energy and food production: These things are tightly linked, and all are affected by climate change.” From Los Lunas, New Mexico, she leads the Global Water Policy Project, a group also focused on

Renowned climate sci-entist Richard

Somerville, Ph.D., uses simple lan-guage and sports analogies to help us understand climate change and the risks ahead. A distinguished professor emeri-tus, researcher at California’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and author of The Forgiving Air, he lik-ens greenhouse gases to a scandal that’s rocked major league baseball in recent years. “Greenhouse gases are the steroids of the climate system,” he says. Although we can’t link them to any single weather event, we can see them in the statistics at the end of the season, Somerville says. With the bas-es loaded, “Look out, because Mother Nature bats last.” To explain how we could confront the problem, he turns to another sport, skiing. If we were serious about avoiding a worst-case scenario, we would have

opted for the “bun-ny slope” approach, a leisurely descent from the ubiqui-tous use of cli-mate-changing fossil fuels. Unfortunately, greenhouse gases would have had to peak two years ago

and now be in decline in order to take the easy way out. Instead, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere shot past 400 parts per million last May, a level that most scientists agree the planet hasn’t experienced since long before the arrival of modern humans. “Science tells you, you can put this much carbon dioxide into the atmo-sphere, but no more,” without changing the planet’s climate too dramatically, Somerville says. “Mother Nature tells you, you cannot wait 50 or 100 years to solve this. You have to do it in five to 10 years. There’s been a general failure to connect the dots.” The bit of good news is that time has not yet completely run out. He and other pioneering thought

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the climate conundrum, as well as Na-tional Geographic’s Change the Course national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign. Competition for water is increasing in several parts of the country, she says, and will only get worse as dry conditions increase demands on groundwater. Endan-gered sources detailed in her extensive relat-ed writings include the Ogallala Aquifer, vital to agricultural operations across much of the Great Plains, and California’s Central Valley, the nation’s fruit and vegetable bowl. In the Colorado River Basin, which pro-

vides drinking water to some 30 million people, water demands already exceed the available supply—and that gap is expected to widen with changes in the region’s climate. In other regions, the problem is too much water from storms, hurri-canes and flooding, a trend that Postel and other experts say will also worsen as the world continues to warm and fuel weather extremes. Beyond the loss of lives and property damage, this “new normal” holds stark implications for communities. “We’ve built our bridges, dams and other infrastructure based on 100-year records of what’s happened in the past,” advises Postel. “In a lot of ways, how we experience climate change is going to be through changes in the water cy-cle. If the past isn’t a good guide to the future anymore, we’ll have to change our water management.” (See nrdc.org/water/readiness by city and state.)

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The Way ForwardWe can be grateful for some hopeful developments in the call to act. Wright, who has advised President Obama’s National Ocean Council, is overseeing her company’s ocean initia-tive, which includes building an ocean basemap of unparalleled detail. While less than 10 percent of the world’s oceans’ underwater realms are mapped today, Esri is compiling authoritative bathymetric data to build a comprehen-sive map of the ocean floor. Public and private sector planners, researchers, businesses and nonprofits are already using this map and analysis tools to, among other things, conduct risk as-sessments and provide greater under-standing of how onshore development impacts oceans’ natural systems. Municipalities are also taking action. New York City plans to restore natural buffers to future hurricanes, while Philadelphia and other cities are restoring watersheds, replanting trees in riparian areas, adding rain gardens, lay-

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“These solutions are unfolding here and there,” Postel notes, while also remarking that too many locales are rebuilding levees at their peril and allowing people to return to areas that flood repeatedly. “An amount of cli-mate change is already locked in. We will have to adapt, as well as mitigate, simultaneously.” Somerville, who helped write the 2007 assessment by the Nobel Prize-winning International Panel on Climate Change, labels it “baloney” when politicians say there’s not enough time or it’s too expensive to address the problem. “It’s very doable,” he main-

tains. “First, inform yourself. Second, tell politicians that you care about this. Then raise hell with those who don’t agree. We’ve got to get countering cli-mate change high on the priority list.” McKibben recommends that the country gets serious about putting a price on carbon emissions. Meanwhile, he’s encouraged by the people-powered regional successes in blocking fracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas, and credits grassroots groups for holding the Keystone pipe-line project at bay. “We’re cutting it super-close” and need to change the trajectory of climate change, according to McKibben, who says we can still have good lives pow-ered by wind and solar, but will have to learn to live more simply. “I don’t know where it will all end and won’t see it in my lifetime. But if we can stop the combustion of fossil fuels and endless consumption, then there’s some chance for the next generation to figure out what the landing is going to be.”

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Dismiss Mean-ingless LabelsUrvashi Rangan, Ph.D., who leads the Consumer Safety and Sustainability Group for Consumer Reports and its Greener Choices and Eco-labels online initiatives, says compa-nies take far too many

liberties in product labeling. The dearth of standards and consistency across the marketplace has rendered terms like “fresh,” and “free range” meaningless. Also, there’s more wrong than right about the “natural” label put on every-thing from soymilk to frozen dinners, she says. While critics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s USDA Organic label say its regulations are not tough enough, Rangan says at least we know what we’re getting. The same is not true of many claims decorating consumer goods, Rangan advises. Plus, producers get away without identifying myriad other contro-

versial practices, she says, including ge-netically engineered ingredients.

To help consumers protect themselves, the Consumer Union and other nonprofit public advocates have made their evalua-tions easily accessible via cell phones and iPads. The Web-based Good Guide’s evaluations of more than 145,000 food, toys, per-sonal care and house-hold products are at shoppers’ fingertips via

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Until recently, we’ve been asked to choose between the economy and

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of the natural systems that sustain life—clean air, water, food and an

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Calculate ImpactsA number of easy-to-use online tools help us understand the far-flung impacts of a purchase, including on humans and habitats. The Good Guide, for instance, employs chemists, toxi-cologists, nutritionists, sociologists and environmental lifecycle specialists to evaluate a product’s repercussions on health, environment and society. Sandra Postel, who leads the Global Water Policy Project, has teamed up with the National Geographic Society to devise a personal water footprint calcula-tor. It helps people understand the wider environmental impacts of their lifestyle and purchasing choices, and provides options for reducing their footprints and supporting water replenishment efforts. “It takes a per capita average of 2,000 gallons of water each day to keep our U.S. lifestyle afloat,” twice the world average, calculates Postel. The typical hamburger takes 630 gallons of water to produce, for example, while a pair of jeans consumes 2,600 gallons, most of it to grow the necessary cotton. Water is just one of numerous resources overused in the United States, according to author and journalist Dan-ielle Nierenberg, co-founder of Food Tank. “We overbuy food. It goes bad and ends up in landfills,” where it lets off methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, as it decomposes. “We also over-order at restaurants,” observes Nierenberg, whose think tank focuses on the interrelated issues of hunger, obesity and environmental degradation. Overall, the U.S. annually accounts for 34 million tons of food waste. “Part of the problem is we’ve lost home culinary skills,” says Nierenberg, who says we need to rethink how and how much we eat. “We don’t really un-derstand what portions are,” she adds.

Share Instead of BuyCollaboration characterizes the broader trend in careful consuming that relies on cell phone apps. Sometimes known as the “sharing economy” or “collaborative consumption”, initiatives can range from car and bike shares to neighborly lend-ing of lawn mowers and other tools and sharing homegrown produce. One of the more innovative food-sharing options is


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As recently as 2010, it would have been unimaginable for an annual medical conference in-

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on the belief that changes in the body’s life force can affect health and healing. The therapeutic use of any of them begins with an assessment of the body’s electromagnetic field. Then, a treatment specifically designed to correct energy disturbances helps recreate a healthy balance in its multilayered energy field, comprised of pathways, known as meridians, and energy centers (chakras) that correspond to related nerve cen-ters, endocrine glands, internal organ systems and the circulatory system. The objective for energy medicine practitioners is to uncover the root causes of imbalances—often from emo-tional stress or physical trauma—and harmonize them at a bioenergetic level before aberrations completely solidify and manifest as illness.

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Dover, New Hampshire, has conducted decades of research into the science of bioenergetics—the flow and transforma-tion of energy between living organisms and their environment. He explores the basis of the energetic exchanges that manifest via complementary and alternative therapies in his book, Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis. According to Oschman, there is now enough high-quality research in leading peer-reviewed biomedical jour-nals to provide energy medicine the cre-dence to transform from a little-known, alternative healthcare modality into a conventional form of medicine. The progression to more widespread accep-tance is similar to that experienced by acupuncture and massage.

Evolving PlatformFor more than 35 years, pioneers of en-ergy medicine like Barbara Ann Bren-nan, founder of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing; John F. Thie, founder of Touch for Health; and Donna Eden, founder of Eden Energy Medicine, have delved beyond conventional models of healing to confirm that our sensory experience of the world is as limited as our vocabulary to describe it. New language for new concepts is required, such as: nature’s drive for wholeness, resonance, a new band of frequencies, restructuring DNA, local fields and the non-local field, encoding, entrainment, strings, strands, attunement, evolution-ary healing and vibration. Eden, who has had a lifelong abil-ity to make intuitive health assessments later confirmed by medical tests, can look at an individual’s body, see and feel where the energy flow is interrupt-ed, out of balance or not in harmony, and then work to correct the problem. “Very little of the natural world that human beings evolved in still exists. In addition, our bodies haven’t adapted to modern stressors or the electromagnetic energies associated with technologies that occupy our living and working envi-ronments,” says Eden. “Energy medicine is invaluable because anyone can learn how to understand their body as an en-ergy system and how to use techniques to restore energies that have become weak, disturbed or unbalanced.” Her teaching tools include her classic book, Energy Medicine, and Energy Medicine

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Getting StartedSky & Telescope magazine’s online guide, Getting Started in Astronomy, offers easy steps for parents to put stars in kids’ eyes. Check out its This Week’s Sky at a Glance link. Find an open space like a park or wooded clearing to reduce ambient light and use sky maps in hobby publications or astronomy books from the library as guides. Binoculars are the best tool to start getting familiar with the night sky—they augment the naked eye enough to iden-tify many Moon craters, Jupiter’s moons and the crescent phases of Venus. Plan-etariums, science and children’s mu-seums, nature centers and astronomy clubs often hold public family events that include access to telescopes; some loan or rent them out. (Find local clubs and facilities at SkyAndTelescope.com/community/organizations.) Other opportunities include NA-SA’s Night Sky Network of astronomy clubs, Astronomy magazine’s youth programs, SpacePlace.nasa.gov and Astronomy.com/kids programs. Boy

Scout and Girl Scout troops both offer astronomy merit badges. When a family’s interest continues sufficiently to buy a telescope, test pre-ferred models at many potential settings before finalizing a purchase. According to the online guide, a first telescope should provide high-quality optics that limit diffraction (the spreading of light as it passes through the lens system to the eye) and a sturdy, smooth-working mount. More advanced telescopes have built-in computers and motors that can be programmed to point at specific spots in the sky.

Rising Stars on EarthIf trying to emulate Galileo is a challenge, youngsters can relate and aspire to the cadre of young scientists profiled in Astronomy magazine’s “Astronomy’s Rising Stars” story in July, available via most public libraries. Being a “self-described computer nerd” led Mark Krumholz, Ph.D., an associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics in his 30s at the University of California-Santa Cruz, to conduct massive-star formulation simulations. By “plugging in the laws of physics and turning the crank,” he has shown why some stars heat gas around them to appear much larger than others. Colors vary, as well. Stargazing was the catalyst for Anna Frebel, Ph.D., an assistant physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge. “I consider myself fortunate that my initial passion led to becoming a professional astrono-mer,” says this scientist, who is credited with discovering the most chemically primitive star; the oldest known star as of 2007, at about 13.2 billion years; and the red giant star S1020549. Whether early steps lead to a later career or as a heavenly hobby, helping to convert a child’s, “What’s that?” to a happy, “I know what that is,” becomes worth encouraging. As Bertoch ob-serves, “Kids have an innate excitement about what’s out there.”

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n Stars appear to twinkle from light distortions caused by temperature differences in our atmosphere. The lifespan of most stars is billions of years.n Ancient peoples saw patterns among the 2,000 stars visible to the naked eye and gave them names like The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia and Scorpius.

n A “shooting star” is actually a meteor with a trail of gases and particles.

n The Moon’s surface is pitted with thousands of craters from long-ago meteor strikes.

n Saturn’s rings are composed mostly of billions of ice particles and rocks.

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TREKKING AS PILGRIMAGEA Literal Path to Personal Growth

For more than a millennium, seek-ers have made spiritual pilgrim-ages on the Way of St. James, be-

ginning at their chosen point in Europe, winding westward and ending in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. Today, as portrayed in the 2010 movie, The Way, the core route continues to attract both secular and devout trekkers. It’s fair to say that every pilgrim derives something from the journey, although it’s not always what they expect. Alyssa Machle, a landscape architect in San Francisco, imagined that walking The Way would be a quietly contempla-tive and solitary experience. Instead, she spent weeks bonding with fellow trekkers: an Ohio schoolteacher trying to decide whether to become a Catholic nun, and a German woman in her 30s unsettled by falling in love with her life partner’s best friend, a war veteran in his 70s. “Inevitably, each person had some internal battle that he or she hoped to resolve,” Machle found. “My own ideological shift was about setting aside preconceived ideas about how I would experience the path, and focusing my energy on the community that I sudden-ly was part of.”

The diverse goals of the people Machle met on The Way speaks to the power of adventurous treks. From the Bible story of Moses and the Israel-ites crossing the desert for 40 years to young Fellowship of the Ring members hiking across Middle Earth, we like the idea of walking long distances as a way to get in touch with ourselves—and of-ten with something larger. In America, there are as many trails to hike as there are reasons to do it. For Cheryl Strayed, author of the 2012 bestselling memoir, Wild, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail at age 26 allowed her innate courage to blossom. A rank novice, she took to the trails solo, griev-ing the early death of her mother, and discovered a new kind of self-reliance. “Every time I heard a sound of un-known origin or felt something horrible cohering in my imagination, I pushed it away,” Strayed relates. “I simply did not let myself become afraid. Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. It wasn’t long before I actually wasn’t afraid.” Other people on such journeys are inspired by their love for the envi-ronment, like Zen Buddhist priest and

retired psychotherapist Shodo Spring, leader of this year’s Compassionate Earth Walk, a July-through-October protest of our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels. It has engaged a “moving community” of shared prayers, meditation and yoga along the path of the pending Keystone XL pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta, Can-ada, to Steele City, Nebraska. Spring emphasizes that the walk is intended to connect participants to the land and the people that live on it. “We’re going to small towns,” she says, “where many residents make their live-lihoods from oil. There’s a deep division between such people and our group. But when we listen to each other, that division gets healed.” Activist David Rogner says that long-distance walks don’t just raise awareness of political and social issues—they also give people hope. He spent 25 months walking across the United States in the first coast-to-coast roadside litter program, Pick Up America. “As we walked and picked up trash, we inspired people to believe there could be change,” he says. His trek gave him hope for his own future, too. He now believes, “If you commit your life to the healing and restoration of community and yourself, you are going to be wholly provided for.” Whatever the purpose, there are many scenic long-distance walking trails to choose from. The Pacific Crest Trail, from the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California to the uppermost reaches of Washington State, offers stunning views of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. The Appalachian Trail, which winds 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine, provides 250 shelters and campsites. In Wisconsin, the 1,000-mile Ice Age Trail offers awe-inspiring views of glacial landscapes. Starting in North Caroli-na, the Mountains-to-Sea trail extends from the Great Smoky Mountains to the crystal-blue waters of the Outer Banks. In Missouri, the Ozark Trail sweeps through mountains, lush valleys and tumbling waterfalls. Plus, overseas trails await, as well. Sarah Todd is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, NY. Connect at Sarah ToddInk.com.

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Food as EnrichmentBecause 50 to 70 percent of a wild parrot’s time is spent foraging, ac-cording to Brooks, companion parrots need that kind of activity for mental and physical stimulation. “Foraging keeps them busy, is fun and gives them a job,” remarks Lisa Bono, a certified avian trainer and educator and owner of The Platinum Parrot, in Barnegat, New Jersey. Besides finding food, foraging also keeps a bird’s beak in shape and its mind occupied in finding things to play with, she says. “A busy beak means a busy mind, and less time to develop undesirable be-haviors like screaming or feather-de-structive habits.”

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1Honoring the Goddess Within – 7:30-9:30pm. Connecting with the Divine Feminine with Parvati. Explore the Goddess in her many forms and how these aspects are part of our divine feminine selves through Satsang (Shar-ing), Puja, meditation and more. $30. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2Bike Maintenance Basics – 6:30-8pm. Routine maintenance on your bike can keep you riding smooth and prolong the life of your bike. Join an introductory class designed to help you take care of your bike. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3Yoga after School – 4pm. Introduces students to yoga poses, breath and meditation. Kids learn the basic movements in a sacred setting and will have the chance to release stress from their bodies and minds. $10; $7/sibling; pre-registration; weekly class. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.Sound Healing with the Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls – 7:30-9:30pm. With Michele Haliwell. An evening of healing, balancing and relaxation with the beautiful sounds of the quartz crystal “singing” bowls. The bowls bring you on a vibratory journey into deep meditation and higher states of consciousness. $23 pre-registration, $25 at door. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 417th Annual Mind Body Spirit Expo – Oct 4-6. Proof of Heaven author, Dr. Eben Alexander, headlines. Also Dr. Judith Orloff, Deborah King. Lectures, workshops, psy-chics. Over 100 exhibits. Advance ticket dis-counts available. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA. More info: 215-627-0102 or MindBodySpiritExpo.com.Eat Pray Drum: A Native American Experience – Oct 4-6. 5pm, Fri; 10am-5pm, Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. With master drum maker and performing flute artist Mark Barfoot. You choose the type and size drum you would like to make. Oct 4: Sweat Lodge Drum Workshop; Oct 5: 14” or 16” Hand Drum Workshop; Oct 6: Finish drums, make beaters and Wolf Clan Teachings. Bliss Body Studio, Collingswood. 856-261-0554. BlissBodyNJ.com. Get Energized with Laughter Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. Breathe, laugh and play to lift your mood, relieve stress, and receive the benefits of a full cardio workout. It’s not yoga poses so it’s available to everyone, even if you need

to sit in a chair. $13. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, family-friendly entertainment. Garden Talks Series: Bat Chat with Beth Cuzio from U.S. Fish and Wildlife at 10am. Music throughout the day performed by Terry Rivel. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.Drumming and Sacred Sound Circle – 7-9pm. Through ceremony and sounds we will journey and connect with each other, to the Earth, and to Spirit. Bring drums, rattles, native flutes, didgeridus, etc, some drums available. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cher-ry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.Group Channeling with Sheryl Blumenthal – 7-9:30pm. She’s referred to as the master’s healer. Group sessions are extremely powerful and transforming. $40. Private sessions avail-able: Oct 5-6, 9:30am-5pm, $125. Sponsored by Awakenings Connection at NJ Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. To schedule appt: 856-336-5591 or AwakeningsConnection.com.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6New Healthy Habits Cooking Class – 1:30-5:30pm. Make the transition from dependence on processed foods to whole foods. Cooking for 1 or more the emphasis is on delicious, simple ingredients, how to shop, plan and cook for a busy lifestyle. $49. Pre-registration required/held off site. More info: Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.MONDAY, OCTOBER 7Cranberry Harvest at Historic Whitesbog Village – Oct 7, 9, 21 & 23. 8:15am. Enjoy a presentation and bus tour to see a live cranberry harvest. Sponsored by P.I.N.E.S. Institute of Burlington County College and Pine Barrens Native Fruits. Guide: Brenda Connor. $35/per-son. Whitesbog Village, Brendan Byrne State Forest. For more info: 609-893-1765.Meditation and Messages through Medi-umship – 6:30pm. Also Nov 11. Alchemy exists with medium, Alaine Portner, E-RYT, in combination with meditation, messaging and Crystal Bowls. She communicates with the energies of loved ones and symbolic messages that are both personal and purpose-ful to you. $40 pre-registration. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8Horticultural Society of South Jersey Monthly Meeting – 7pm. Will feature a Fall Flower Show presented by and judged by the members. Free and open to the public. Car-man Tilelli Community Center, 820 Mercer St, Cherry Hill. HSSJ.org.

Key Concepts of the Yoga Sutras – Tuesdays, Oct 8, 15, 22. 7:30-9:30pm. Learn, deepen and integrate the depth of Vedic Philosophy in this fascinating lecture series by our beloved teacher, Shiva Das. Suited to the beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner. $108/series; $40/drop-in. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-registration required: 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 99th Annual Tour de Pines – Oct 9-13. Begins at PPA’s Bishop Farmstead, Southampton Township, traverse the length and breadth of the Pinelands National Reserve, and culmi-natea at Batsto Village. Each day’s tour will range from approx. 40-55 miles/day. More info: PinelandsAlliance.org.Gong Bath – An Earth Gong Immersion is a sonic sound healing experience. An explora-tion of sound into higher states of conscious-ness through the precisely tuned frequency of the Earth. Creates a state of deep relaxation as you journey into timelessness. With Michele Halliwell. $20 advance, $25 at door. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.Hands-On Bike Maintenance: Drive Train – 6:30-8:30pm. The drive train is a key compo-nent to efficient riding. Join our certified bike techs to learn about what makes up your drive train as well as how to inspect, maintain and adjust. $45/member, $65/nonmember. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10Access Consciousness GLOBAL Bars Certifi-cation Class – 10:30am-6:30pm. Learn to apply gentle touch to the 32 points on the head that correspond to different areas of our life and clear out the fixed points of view, judgments, negative feelings and limiting beliefs that slow us down. Become a Bars Practitioner (normally $200); Experience an “Energetic Synthesis of Commu-nion (ESC)” group session with Dr. Dain Heer (normally $200); Receive hundreds of tools and processes to change any area of your life during and after the class. $200 first time and to repeat. Moorestown. For more info: 856-437-0430. Restoration-You.com.Overview of the Black Run Preserve – 7pm. With the Friends of the Black Run Preserve. Learn about this open space gem in Evesham Township. Evesham Township Library, Tuck-erton Rd, Evesham. BlackRun.org.Eden Energy Medicine Study Group – 7-8:30pm. Based on Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine book, each class has a theme, with plenty of time for questions and practice. Led by Elsie Kerns and Paula Anderson, EEM Advanced Practitioners. No prior experience needed. $15. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Cam-den Ave, Moorestown. Paula: 856-222-9444. Acu-HealthCenter.com.Belly Dancing with Dondi and Titanya – 7-10pm. Donna Eden’s daughters. $45. Hilton Garden Inn, Edison. Info, Sherri Nicholas: 732-762-5545, [email protected]. Details: BellyDancing2013.eventbrite.com.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11Pineal ToningTM – 7-9pm. An advanced and esoteric system which produces especially profound states of mental stillness, to not only reduces stress, allows an expansion to subtler states of awareness by creating a quantum field for health and extended life. Donations benefit Camden Rescue Mission. To register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566. HealersUniverse.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12Energy Medicine 101-102 – Oct 12-13. With Elsie Kerns, Authorized EM101-102 Teacher. CEs for Nurses 6.5; AHNA & Massage Ther-apists 7.0 NCTMB. Experience empower-ment and self-care for vibrant health in a way that is time efficient, affordable, and available 24/7. Your Center, Cherry Hill. Info, Elsie: 856-435-3427. Details: EM101-102October.eventbrite.com. Zen Meditation Intensive – 7am-12pm or 3-8pm. The day is characterized by extended periods of seated and walking meditation, and observance of sacred silence. Full or partial registration available. $35; $45 full day includes lunch. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, family-friendly enter-tainment. 4H Week with Playful Pets. Come listen to the jazzy, blues tunes performed by Opus Soul. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.

Fall Stewardship Day Event – 9:30am-1pm. Volunteers are needed to remove litter, weed invasive plants, plant native saplings, remove stream debris, and maintain trails. Saddler’s Woods, 250 MacArthur Blvd, Haddon Town-ship. Register by Oct 6: 856-869-7372 or [email protected]. SaddlersWoods.org. Writing From The Inside Out with Edie Weinstein – 10am-4pm. This workshop is for writers of all skill levels. Tapping into Source or Spirit can enhance your written communica-tion. $49. Sponsored by Awakenings Connec-tion at NJ Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. 856-336-5591. AwakeningsConnection.com.REI Garage Sale – Score great deals. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. REI.com/Stores/94.MELT Intro Workshop – 1-2:30pm. Reduce pain/inflammation, ease chronic neck/low back strain, improve alignment, and learn how to keep the body working better. $25, $20 preregistered. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. To preregister, Keira: HarmonizingWellness.com. Native American Workshop, Potluck and Drum Circle – 2-5pm, workshop; 5-6:30pm, vegetarian potluck; 6:30pm, drum circle. Rev. Al Bennett will guide us to connect and communicate with the physical and spiritual presence of animals and plants. $25; $15 love offering for drum circle. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.A Healing Sounds Concert – 7:30-9pm. World flutist Jan Seiden & Professional percussionist Harold E. Smith lead us on a

journey of discovery with sound and healing to the sanctuary of the soul. $20, $15 advance. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13Reiki Level 1 Class – 10am-6pm. With Lisa O’Brien, CRM, ERYT. Receive Reiki teach-ings, attunement, certification, and manual. Bliss Body Studio, Collingswood. 856-261-0554. BlissBodyNJ.com. Eckankar Worship Service – 11am-12pm. Celebrate the experience of the Light and Sound of God through the Eckankar Worship Service. Service includes singing HU, followed by a discussion on month’s topic: “Recogniz-ing God’s Presence.” Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 609-261-0019 or Acu-HealthCenter.com.Pinnacle Parkour Grand Opening – 2-6pm. PPK will be hosting festivities including Parkour demonstrations, free trial classes, contests, music, food, prizes and meet Ameri-can Ninja Warrior Jamie Rahn. Free. Pinna-cle Parkour, 1205 Warren Ave, Cherry Hill. 855-PRO-PARKOUR. PinnacleParkour.com.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15Tuesday Tea & Harvest Season Cleanse – 10-11:30am. Lorrie Beck, Certified Nutrition-ist, will help you re-balance your diet with Fall seasonal foods. There will be recipes and a couple of tasty treats to get you going. $25. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford, 609-975-8379. NJBalance [email protected].

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Tea with the Angels: Archangel Haniel-An-gel of Joy – 11am-12pm. With Kristy McAd-ams. $10/cash or check, $13/credit or debit card. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16Hands-On Bike Maintenance: Trail/Road-side Repair – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn what to do when you are on your ride and the unexpected happens. Our instructors will share tips and tricks to help you triage the situation in the field to keep you riding. $45/member, $65/non-member. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.Community HU Song – 7-7:30pm. Learn about, experience and share the spiritual insights and upliftment gained by singing HU, a love song to God. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and faiths. Light refreshments & fellowship follow. Free. Moorestown Com-munity House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. More info, Juliette: 609-477-2348. Sacred Sisterhood Circle: Walking In Two Worlds – 7-9:30pm. From time immemo-rial women have gathered to learn, teach, challenge and support one another with the Divine feminine in her many forms. Con-nect in Sisterhood to breathe, sound, share, chant, discover and heal from and through the wealth of wisdom within and around us. $20. To register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566. HealersUniverse.com.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17GMO Free NJ Meeting – 7pm. Find out about genetically engineered foods and learn how to turn awareness into action that will make a differ-ence in your life and in the world. Be the change. Free and open to the public; bring a friend. Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave. RSVP: 856-869-3592 or [email protected]. Learn more: GMOfreeNJ.com. Insight to Meditation – 7:15pm. Meditation can happen anywhere. Discover more about meditation and how a consistent practice (within a group) can help you connect to the experiences of your everyday life in a way that builds acceptance, compassion, grace and most of all, love. $23 or class cards. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18Quantum Spoon Bending with Gene Ang – 6:30-10pm. Learn the techniques based on energy that can soften the metal of spoons and forks, enough so what was not easily bent using physical force becomes miraculously malleable and easily bent. $55. Sponsored by Awakenings Connection at Mixellaneous, 947 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-336-5591. Awaken-ingsConnection.com.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, family-friendly enter-tainment. Pumpkin, Cranberries and Winter Squash Theme Week; Cooking Demonstration

with SJ Hot Chefs, Chef Fred Kellerman Chef/Owner from Elements Café’ at 10am. Music throughout the day performed by Singer/Songwriter Heidi Winzinger and the Genies. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.Acturian Healing Method-Level 1 with Gene Ang – 9am-5pm. Learn the Arcturian 10 Healing Principles meant to augment the AHL (a form of light, energy, and informa-tion meant to accelerate a person’s evolution. $350. Sponsored by Awakenings Connection at Mixellaneous, 947 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-336-5591. AwakeningsConnection.com.Creating Exceptional Landscape Pho-tographs – 10am-1pm. Albert D. Horner, fine art landscape photographer, teacher and speaker will join with Denise Bush, award-winning photographer, landscape en-thusiast and teacher to present this workshop for all skill levels. $75/person. PPA Head-quarters, 17 Pemberton Rd, Southampton. To register or for more info: PinelandsPhotogra-phySchool.com.Girl Power Tween Club Enrichment Work-shop – 12:30-5pm. Hosted by Yoga for Living and Advanced Wellness Solutions for preteens aged 10-13 promotes self-awareness, self-es-teem, nutrition, movement, art, relaxation, life skills, fun, and more positive friends. $49. For more info & to register, Yoga for Living: 856-404-7287, YogaForLiving.net.Expressive Movement Dance Class – 7-9pm. Jennifer Littel creates a safe space for your soul to collide with sound, supported by enticing music and lightly guided with sensory cues and imagery. The dance floor is a blank canvas; whatever emerges is your ecstatic art. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20Fall Foliage Family Float Festival, His-toric Smithville Park – 9am-4pm. Canoe on the Rancocas Creek and see the Fall Foliage as you float along. Launching takes place at Historic Smithville Park. Paddlers will be shuttled back to Smithville Park for food, entertainment and activities for all ages. Sponsored by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Light rain could cancel some activities; severe in-clement weather date is Oct 27.) For more info, the Burlington County Parks Dept: 609-265-5858.Reiki Refresher Class – 12-4pm. If you are Reiki certified but need a refresher this is your class. Will review history, chakras, positions and symbols. Proof of Reiki Certification for Usui Reiki levels I and II required. $75/person. Reiki I class, 12-2pm; Reiki II class, 12-4pm. Terra Aurum... bringing knowledge and community together. Mount Laurel. Reg-istration required: 609-509-3772 or TerraAu-rumCompany.com.Learn Acupressure Facial Massage – 2-4pm. Release tension and stress using acupressure point techniques as a face and head massage. Learn how to work on yourself and offer

some relief for a friend, relative, etc. $25. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. Pre-registration required: YogaForLiving.net.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22Journey of Youth (JOY) Rejuvenation Se-ries – 9:15-11am. Hosted by Nancy’s Exercise Classes, LLC and Advanced Wellness Solu-tions. For women of all ages. Includes yoga, Reiki, healthy refreshments and inspirational education. $15. First 5 guests to sign up, bring a friend for free. For more info & to register, Nancy’s Exercise Classes LLC: 609-519-1898.Dragonfly Book Club – 7-9pm. Law of Attraction by Jerry and Ester Hicks. Facilita-tor: Sharice El Sloan. $5. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23Tibetan Energy Yoga – An ancient breathwork practice to support and enhance meditation. Come to experience for yourself the many bene-fits for body, mind and spirit. With Janice Gilpin. $20. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Med-ford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.Visioning Event – 7pm. With The Friends of the Black Run Preserve to develop a long-range Master Plan for the Black Run Pre-serve. We welcome the public’s input. Let us know what you would like to see in the Black Run Preserve. Evan’s Elementary School, Rte 73, Marlton. BlackRun.org.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24Geology of the Pine Barrens – 7-8:30pm. Join geologist and PPA staff member, Rich Bizub as he discusses approximately 150 million years of geologic history that shaped the area as we know it today. $10/person. Pinelands Preservation Alliance, 17 Pember-ton Rd, Southampton. Registration required: 609-859-8860 x 14, PinelandsAlliance.org.Connection Beyond – 7-9pm. With Medi-um, Marisa Pell and Numerologist, Traci Rosenberg. $75 advance; $85 at door. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25Flow with Breath and Sound – 8-9:30pm. With John Stewart. Many ancient cultures used the sound vibrations of instruments and voice to facilitate a deep relaxation of body/mind. Space limited for these special $5 last Friday of the month evenings. The Yoga Center of Haddonfield, 20 N Haddon Ave. To register: 856-428-9955 or HaddonfieldYogaCenter.com.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26Tarot Card Readings for Spiritual Guid-ance – With Angie Yingst of Moon + Stone Healing. Walk-ins welcome. $25/20 mins. The Crystal Tree, 144 Haddon Ave, West-mont. For appts: [email protected]. Facebook.com/TheCrystalTree. Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce,


prepared foods, artists, family-friendly entertainment. Last day of the market. Come out and celebrate the end of the 2013 Market Season. BYOP (Bring or Buy Your Own Pumpkin) Decorating. Grab your pumpkin and come decorate it before Halloween ar-rives. County Historian Joe Laufer will give a presentation called Pinelands Panorama at 10am. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.Highwatch, The Mysticism Of Emma Curtis Hopkins – Oct 26: “Realizing the Christ Within” 10am-4:30pm, $50. Oct 27: “Radiant I Am,” 12:30-2:30pm, $20. Pre-senter Ute Maria Cedilla, a licensed Unity Teacher and Religious Science Practitioner, has a passion and soul level understanding of Emma’s powerful spiritual teachings that brings them alive and makes them rele-vant for modern students of New Thought. Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center, 215 Highland Ave, Westmont. 856-780-5826. JoyfulGathering.org.Transpersonal Breathwork Workshop – 12:30-5pm. A one-day workshop for ex-traordinary personal growth. Instructor: Todd Pressman, PhD is internationally renowned teacher of Transpersonal Breathwork and A Course in Miracles. $90. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.CPR, AED & FIRST AID Certification – 1-4pm. With Jessica Agnew, Certified Amer-ican Red Cross Trainer. Learn what to do in many types of emergency situations. 2 year certification course. $55. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.Living a Zen-Inspired Life – 7-9pm. Join Seijaku Roshi, Abbot of Pine Wind Zen Center, as he discusses how to live a Zen-In-spired Life. Any authentic spiritual practice embraces all aspects of our lives and results in discovering how to find real and sustain-able freedom. $15/$20. Yoga For Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27“Holding Patterns” Class – 9am-1pm. Lisa Monahan, Certified Access Facilitator, poses the questions: What holding patterns with your body are you using to lock up and limit your life and living? Would you

like to unlock money, relationship or body limitations from your body and life? $75. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford, 609-975-8379. NJBalance [email protected]’s Silent Retreat: Nourishment for the Soul – 1:30-6:30pm. Finding a quiet space in which to retreat is almost impossi-ble in this world, although it is critical for our overall well-being and spiritual growth. An Ayurveda therapy is included to help unwind the stresses and tensions. $95. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. Pre-registration required: YogaForLiving.net.Kundalini Yoga, Live Music & Gong Med-itation – 3-5pm. With Harnam & Ramdesh. $25 advance, $30 at door. Sacred Chant Con-cert, 6-8pm, $15 advance, $20 at door. Both Workshop & Concert: $40 advance, $50 at door. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29Zombie Preparedness: Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse – 6:30-8pm. Imagine a viral outbreak has wiped out a majority of the population and reanimated their corps-es. Where will you go? What will you do? Learn valuable planning and survival tech-niques that may one day help save your life. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30Cross Country Skiing Clinic – 7-9pm. Pre-sented by the OCSJ. Learn the basic skills for Cross Country Skiing on hilly terrain. Emphasis placed at beginner or novice level including how to dress and tips for your first day on skis. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2Dalien aka 13 HANDS Returns – Yoga work-shop, vegetarian potluck, chant concert. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.The New Paradigm: Wisdom of the Heart – 1-5pm. Dana Micucci shares teach-ings and tools from the world’s wisdom traditions that will assist you in harness-ing the power of your heart to raise your vibration, master own energy, and become a healing force through your very presence. $59. Private Sessions available: Nov 3-4, 10am-5pm, $150. Sponsored by Awaken-ings Connection at NJ Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. For appt: 856-336-5591. AwakeningsConnection.com.SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3Intro to Ayurveda: Living a Dynamic Bal-anced Life – With Ayurveda Therapist Rhonda Clarke. Explore the differences between ayurve-dic and conventional medicine the different body types and how they affect a person’s over-all health. $25. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. For more info/registration: YogaForLiving.net.TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5Jnana Yoga: Epiphanies along the Path of the Illuminating Mind – Nov 5, 12 & 19. 7:30-9:30pm. Experiments to loosen up

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life’s habitual certainty with Dr. Bob Burg, ND, MTS. 4-class series that explores major assumptions that literally create our lives. $25/class, $60/series. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9Women Empowerment Symposium – 12-6pm. For all women celebrating the inner self and teaching empowerment through power hours with the experts. Between inspirational and educational power hours with the experts, relax with crystal bowl meditation and boost your energy with an empowering movement class that can be enjoyed even from a wheel-chair. $25; proceeds donated to a local charity benefiting women empowerment initiatives. For more info & to register, Yoga for Living: 856-404-7287, YogaForLiving.net.SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17Neck and Shoulders Workshop – 2-5pm. With Yoga Therapist Rhonda Clarke. Unravel-ing the knots together. Feel the neck and shoul-der tensions melting away. Learn techniques to use at home and work to improve posture and ease chronic tensions. $45. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856-404-7287, YogaForLiving.net.TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19Journey of Youth (JOY) Rejuvenation Se-ries – 9:15-11am. Hosted by Nancy’s Exercise Classes, LLC and Advanced Wellness Solu-tions. For women of all ages. Includes yoga, Reiki, healthy refreshments and inspirational

education. $15. First 5 guests to sign up, bring a friend for free. For more info & to register, Nancy’s Exercise Classes LLC: 609-519-1898.SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23Girl Power Tween Club Enrichment Work-shop – 12:30-5pm. Hosted by Yoga for Living and Advanced Wellness Solutions for preteens aged 10-13 promotes self-awareness, self-es-teem, nutrition, movement, art, relaxation, life skills, fun, and more positive friends. $49. For more info & to register, Yoga for Living: 856-404-7287, YogaForLiving.net.

instructions in mindfulness meditation, gain a clearer understanding of how we unconsciously create most of our stress and anxiety and how alone can eliminate these causes, and develop a new paradigm for living, a Middle Way, which gives rise to clear vision and true joy. Join Seijaku Roshi on beautiful campus of St. Marguerites Re-treat House, Mendham. For more info: Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.

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Aikido Dojo Daytime Youth Group Visits – Offered in Stratford on Mon/Wed/Fri & in Washington Twp on Tues/Thurs. Informa-tional hands-on opportunity to “Experience the Dojo.” By appointment. More info: 856-435-2667 or AikidoAgatsuDojos.com.

Early Dawn Meditation – 6-7am. Inform the rest of your day by starting the day out meditating in the silence of the Pine Barrens. Tues and Wed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd week of the month. No registration required. $5. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.

Free Fit Camp – 5:30-6:30pm. Come experience the community Fit Camp Phenomenon. All fitness levels are wel-comed to join. 3 times weekly physical training. Fitness evaluation and coaching. Complete body transformation. Free. GNP Nutrition, 106 Bridgeboro St, Riverside. Gaveth: 609-923-1203.

Raise The Barre Core Strengthening Class – 9-10am. Core-infused conditioning class geared towards building endurance, strength-ening the core, toning and shaping the lower body, along with releasing toxins. Pilates, Barre and Core Strengthening transforma-tional workout. All levels. $15 or class card. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenter OfMedford.com.

Meditation – 10:30am. Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center, 215 Highlands Ave, Ste C, Haddon Township. 856-780-5826.

Rev. Margaret Palagye, Spiritual Director – 11am. She gives a message from spir-it. Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center, 215 Highlands Ave, Ste C, Haddon Township. 856-780-5826.

Restorative Serenity Yoga – 6pm. Also Tues, 6:30pm. With Linda, RYT. Relax and unwind. Great for beginners. $15. The Crystal Tree, 144 Haddon Ave, Westmont. Registration required: [email protected]. The-Crystal-Tree.com.

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REIKI CERTIFICATION CLASSES Reiki II, Sunday, October 6, 1-4pm. Reiki I, Sunday, October 27, 1-4pm. The Yoga Center of Medford is accepting reservations for Level I and Level II Cer-tification classes. Reiki Master Teacher, Janice Gilpin, will be guiding you along your empowerment journey. Certification class fees are $300 and $200 respective-ly. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.Continuing Education & Spiritual Studies Courses Intro to Yoga Philosophy, Wednesday, October 9, 6-9pm.Yoga Philosophy, Wednesday, October 16, 6-9pm. Philosophy with Jennifer Schelter, Saturday, November 2, 12-3pm. The Yoga Center of Medford offers a variety of continuing education courses for yoga teachers in training, yoga instructors or those wishing to deepen their under-standing of the yoga practice. A Continu-ing Education Unit certificate available upon completion of the course for existing yoga teachers. Each 3-hr course: $51. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5Laughter Yoga and Laughter Wellness Certified Instructor Training – Dec 5-6. 8:30am-5pm. A unique opportunity to learn from Master Laughter Yoga Trainer and founder of Laughter Wellness, Sebastien Gendry. The “Playshop” vs workshop option is loved by laughers who want to experience a bigger brighter version of themselves and live in joy. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.


Slow Flow Vinyasa – 6-7:15pm. Will slows down Vinyasa-style yoga to bring ease and greater awareness to the poses, breath and mind. Open to all levels. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Free ZaZen Meditation – 10:30-11:30am. With Frankie Tayar. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.Barre Class – 6-7pm. With Olga Kovalyoa. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 6:30pm. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge? Ask about additional locations, and how to save on class fee. VFW, 77 Christine Ave, Hamilton. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.Group Hypnosis & Discussion – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Mon. While in a relaxed state, your sub-conscious is coached to accept new positive and uplifting thoughts about yourself and your life and filled with thoughts of hope and trust, opening your mind to infinite possibil-ities. $15. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 856-912-2087 or [email protected]. Mindfulness Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Includes periods of guided Serene Medi-tation, quiet reflection and just letting go. The Center is closed the 3rd & 4th Mon-days. $10/$15. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.Gentle Yoga – 7:30-8:45pm. With Lisa Forman. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

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Gentle Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 10-11am. For any ability to increase flexibility and relieve stress. Yoga in the chair provided too. $15. Earth Yoga Studio at Health Goals, Crispin Square, 230 N Maple Ave, Marlton. 609-970-3401. EarthGym.org.

Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 10:30am. See Mon description. Healing Arts, 511 Dover Rd, Toms River. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Kid’s Yoga – 4:30-5:15pm. Yoga increases their self awareness, builds self-esteem and strengthens their bodies. It teaches how to calm the mind and manage emotions. With Tricia Heiser. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanc-tuaryForYoga.com.

Public Meditation Class – 6-7pm. Includes a period of seated Serene Meditation fol-lowed by a teaching given by Seijaku Roshi, Abbot of Pine Wind Zen Center, or a Senior Ordained Priest. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Info: 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.

Yin Yoga – 6-7pm. With Sheila McCool. Relax your mind and body with a sooth-ing combination of yin poses to enhance flexibility and range of motion at the core, hips, pelvis and lower spine and movement and breath to strengthen the body, relieve stress and balance energy. Suitable for all levels. The Yoga Center of Haddonfield, 20 N Haddon Ave. To register: 856-428-9955 or HaddonfieldYogaCenter.com.

Zum-Barre – 6-7pm. With Sylvia Byrd-Leitner. Combination Zumba and Barre. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

tuesdayDiscover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 6:30pm. See Mon description. American Legion, 2 Meadow-brook Ln, New Egypt. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.Restorative Serenity Yoga – 6:30pm. Also Sun, 6pm. With Linda, RYT. Relax and un-wind. Great for beginners. $15. The Crystal Tree, 144 Haddon Ave, Westmont. Registra-tion required: [email protected]. The-Crystal-Tree.com.T’ai Chi Chuan – 6:30-7:30pm, Tues & 10-11am, Fri. Enhance your well-being and enjoy improved quality of life and peace of mind with weekly beginners Tai Chi Chuan classes. Taught by a long-time practitioner and certified instructor, in limited class size which allows for personal attention. $15/class; monthly rates available. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. Preregistration required: 856-222-9444.Metaphysical Sharing Circle – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Tues. This group is a safe and fun place to share your metaphysical experiences and ask questions. An informal gathering discussing and using different tools and concepts to enhance, enlighten and devel-op our intuition. Walk-ins welcome. $15. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609-923-3154 or [email protected].

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. Join us for a 10-minute meditation. Focus of this medi-tation is love. Each week we will raise the love vibration for 2013. Bring your lunch to eat mindfully after the meditation. Treat yourself to a mid-week refresher. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. Prenatal Yoga – 5:45-7pm. Enhance your pregnancy with prenatal yoga and keep the body healthy, the mind stress-free and pro-mote a deeper connection between mother and baby. With Tricia Heiser. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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Gentle Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 6-7pm. For any ability to increase flexibility and relieve stress. Yoga in the chair provided too. $15. Earth Yoga Studio at Health Goals, Crispin Square, 230 N Maple Ave, Marlton. 609-970-3401. EarthGym.org.

Yoga Basic Series – Begins Oct 16. 6-7pm. With Pam Babli. Relax and renew midweek and leave feeling refreshed. No previous experience necessary. The Yoga Center of Haddonfield, 20 N Haddon Ave. To register: 856-428-9955 or HaddonfieldYogaCenter.com.

Meditation & Teaching – 7-9pm. Consists of periods of seated and walking meditation, and a talk by a Senior Ordained Priest. The Center is closed the 4th & 5th Wednes-days. $10/$15. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. Jizo-an.org.

thursdayMeditation with Crystal Bowls – 8-8:45am. With Traci Rosenberg. $5. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

YogaBlaast! – 9-10am. Class blends asana and kickboxing moves into a vigorous dual practice where just the act of being intensely in your own body with your heart pumping and your breath roaring, can be transforma-tive. With Lauri Andreacchio. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Prenatal Yoga Class – Oct 3-31. 10-11am. Join Joan Magee to learn postures and breath work that support you each stage of your pregnancy to cultivate calm and confidence. No previous yoga experience necessary. The Yoga Center of Haddonfield, 20 N Haddon Ave. To register: 856-428-9955 or Haddon-fieldYogaCenter.com.

Yoga for Lunch – 12-12:45pm. With Olga Kovalyova. $10. Pilates Core Center/Drag-onfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

Classical Yoga Class – 4:15-5:15pm. With Nita Spielberg and Heather Cooper. Postures, breath work and deep relaxation. A great class for teachers to unwind and recharge. All levels welcome. The Yoga Center of Haddonfield, 20 N Haddon Ave. To register: 856-428-9955 or HaddonfieldYogaCenter.com.

Yoga Flow: Core Strengthening Class – 5:30-6:30pm. A flowing hatha class geared towards building endurance, generating heat, and releasing toxins. Incorporates breathing techniques, positive thinking and anxiety-re-ducing methods. $22 or class card. Yoga Center of Medford, Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOf Medford.com.

Gentle Yoga: Expectant Mothers Welcome – 5:45-7pm. With Olga Kovalyova. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

Level 1 & 2 Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 6-7pm. Provides a great “workout” while creating peace of mind. $15. Earth Yoga Studio at Health Goals, Crispin Square, 230 N Maple Ave, Marlton. 609-970-3401. EarthGym.org.

Morning Aikido Class – 7:45-8:45am. YogaPath Studio, 7 E Main St, 2nd Fl, Moorestown. More info: 856-435-2667 or AikidoAgatsuDojos.com.

Level 1 Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 9:30-10:30am. Skillful guidance through postures designed to release stress. $15. Earth Yoga Studio at Health Goals, Crispin Square, 230 N Maple Ave, Marlton. 609-970-3401. EarthGym.org.

Fundamentals of Ashtanga – 9:30-10:45am. Experience the traditional practice as it is taught in Mysore, India with Master Teacher, Zoe Mai. Open to all, on a drop-in basis. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Mer-chant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveIn-JoyYoga.com.

Chair Yoga – 1-2pm. With Beth Glassman. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.

Yoga Unwind – 5-6:15pm. With Dan Cantor. Flex and flow as you shed the work week and prepare for your weekend with a yoga class designed to rejuvenate your mind and body. All levels. $13/drop-in; class card discount available. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 6:30pm. See Mon description. Bordentown. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrat-egiesLLC.com.

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Pilates Mat/Floor Barre – 8-9am. With Jessica Moss. $15. Pilates Core Center/Dragonfly Yoga, 1919 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-985-0900. PilatesCoreCenter.com.Burlington County Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 26. 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown pro-duce, prepared foods, artists, family-friendly entertainment. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 10:30am. See Mon description. Held at a studio near Oxford Val-ley Mall, Langhorne, PA. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.Traditional Aikido – 11am-1pm, Youth/Teen class meets for ages 8 & up. Teaching self-defense without aggression or competi-tion. Stop in to observe a class and speak with the instructor. YogaPath Studio, 7 E Main St, 2nd Fl, Moorestown. More info: 856-435-2667 or AikidoAgatsuDojos.com. Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 1:30pm. See Mon description. Riverside Chiropractic & Vitality Center, 300 W Trenton Ave, Morris-ville, PA. More info, Siobhan: 609-752-1048 or [email protected]. NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

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Utilizing the principles of Ayurveda, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and herbs for natural healing and self-care to support your body in returning to its natural healthy function. Reiki session, ayurvedic cooking classes, restorative yoga and private yoga sessions.

chiroPractor

dr. sYlvia bidwellbidwell chiroPracticThe Strawbridge Professional Center 212 W Rte 38, Ste 100Moorestown, NJ 08057 • [email protected]

Dr. Bidwell is dedicated to providing patients the best possible spinal healthcare including chiropractic adjustment, massage, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, hot and cold therapy, cervical and lumbar t rac t ion , and s t re tching and strengthening exercise instruction.

Her adjustments techniques consist of diversified, activator, arthrostim, SOT blocking, cranialsacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching. See ad, page 11.

Human Future. He is able to do almost anything with energy that will heal, change, transform and empower a person. Teacher for teachers and healer for healers, his energetic teachings are advanced, cutting-edge and very powerful. Where you Heal, Shift and Evolve on fast forward.

marilYn ePPolite NCBTMB, Intuitive Energy Therapist, Flower Essence TherapistAcu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown, NJ 08057856-236-5973MarilynEppolite.abmp.com

Access the wisdom of the soul to guide your human journey. Marilyn, a Barbara Brennan School of Healing graduate, assists you in finding your personal answers to life’s challenges, by balancing your energy system, the foundation of your health, through non chemical

methods and teaching you how to do this yourself. She integrates energy tools (flower essences, energy healing, essential oils, spiritual counseling, EFT, etc.) that develop an inner knowing and a deeper connection to Self. Children, teens and adults, in person, phone or distance sessions.

health counseling

liesha getson, bctt, hhcHealth Through Awareness100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton856-596-5834HealthThroughAwareness.com

Liesha Getson is a Board-Certified T h e r m o g r a p h i c Te c h n i c i a n , Holistic Health Counselor, a Reiki Master and Energy Practitioner. Liesha is a founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of

alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, infrared detoxification and biopuncture. See ad, page 8.

hYPnotheraPY

dr. Jaime Feldman, dchChairman, Medical & Dental Division, International Hypnosis Federation 214 W Main St, Ste L4, Moorestown, NJ 08057856-231-0432 • [email protected] PartsTherapy.com

Dr. Jaime Feldman, one of the pioneers in an advanced technique called “Advanced Parts Therapy,” has been able to unlock the subconscious and remove unwanted behaviors: stop smoking (guaranteed), weight loss, stress, depression, pain and anger management, and more. Outstanding

success in curing phobias and deep-seated trauma, and treating the immune system to put cancer into complete remission. See ad, page 31.


barbara angelo Kahuna Healing Hypnosis100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown, NJ 08052609-458-6282KahunaHealingHypnosis.com

Discover your Soul’s Purpose. Release blocks and fears and unleash the healing power of your past lives. Connect with your Higher Self and realize your dreams. A certified hypnotist and uniquely gifted intuitive, Barbara offers guidance and healing in a warm, joy-filled space. As a teacher and clear

channel of spirit, she brings wisdom and compassion to every private and group session.

integrative/holistic medicine

dr. steven horvitZ Institute for Medical Wellness110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown856-231-0590 • DrHorvitz.com

Board-Certified Family Medicine blending traditional family care with a holistic focus and preventive, nu-tritional and integrative approach. We look for causes and triggers for disease before reaching for the pre-scription pad. Same and next day

appointments are available. See ad, page 31.

PhiliP getson, doHealth Through Awareness • 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton, NJ 08053 • 856-596-5834

Health Through Awareness takes a holistic approach to health and well-being. Dr. Philip Getson is a Board Certified Family Physician and certified by four Thermographic B o a r d s . H e s p e c i a l i z e s i n thermography, an early diagnostic tool

for many health conditions including breast health. With the mission of providing a balanced approach to wellness, the center offers diet and lifestyle counseling, thermography, the area’s most unique infra red detox sauna (The POD), Reiki, a smoking cessation program, physician standard supplements and ongoing wellness classes. See ad, page 8.

landscaPe design

nobska design Landscape Design & Consultation • South Jersey • 774-353-6998 • [email protected]

35 years design experience. Residential and commercial designs for large and small projects. Creating sustainable landscape designs while ut i l izing natural and

ornamental plants. Comprehensive CAD-generated plans for professional use. Hardscaping designs and construction supervision. Call for more info. First consultation free to determine scope of project.

liFe coaching

crYstal PiZarro, ma, cPlc, cnwc, chhPAdvanced Wellness Solutions609-320-6339 Advanced-Wellness-Solutions.com

Fun and effective interventions f o r o p t i m i z i n g E m o t i o n a l Wellness and Behavioral Success for adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Expertise in Marital a n d C o u p l e R e s o l u t i o n , Parental Effectiveness, Stress M a n a g e m e n t , Wo r k - H o m e

Balance, Time Management/Decision Making Skills, Self-Esteem and Social Skills. See ad, inside front cover.

massage theraPY

Julie FischerRegistered Thai Therapist, CMT 118 W Merchant St • Audubon, NJ 08106 856-546-1006 • LiveInJoyYoga.com

It’s a Stretch! Thai massage takes the concept of massage to the next level. This 90-min ancient body aligning Ayurvedic treatment is a relaxing, yet powerful series of assisted yoga stretches, compression, massage and acupressure. What to do? Just lie there and surrender your

weary body to a vastly enjoyable healing ritual. Wearing your stretchy clothes, you will be moved and gently stretched until you are reacquainted with muscles you have forgotten about and your body is balanced on every level. See ad, page 17.

bob schuster, cmtHelping Touch Massage & Wellness Center2 Sheppard Rd, Ste 500Voorhees, NJ 856-489-1500HelpingTouchMassage.com

Bob Schuster, CMT, is a massage therapist who cares about you. His m a s s a g e w o r k i s d e s i g n e d specifically to your needs: stress re l i e f , pa in management , o r overstressed joint or pulled a muscle. Using multiple treatment

modalities, including Swedish or Deep Tissue massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, or stretching programs, he will assist you back to optimum health and wellness. See ad, page 19.

numerologist

traci rosenberg, maNumerologist & Empowerment Coach609-417-4526 [email protected]

J o i n t h e r e g i o n ’s l e a d i n g numerologist as you discover your life’s purpose. Encoded in your name and birth date are your lessons, talents, and desires. Traci will help you realize your full potential.

nutritional counseling

crYstal PiZarro, ma, cPlc, cnwc, chhPAdvanced Wellness Solutions609-320-6339 Advanced-Wellness-Solutions.com

Whole, organic, superfoods for emotional wellness. Learn convenient ways to incorporate healthier foods i n y o u r l i f e a n d b u d g e t . Complimentary home and grocery store visits will help you read the labels to shop like a wellness pro. See ad, inside front cover.

donna woodCertified Nutritionist Health Haven, 1381 New Jersey Rte. 38Hainesport, NJ 08036609-346-7696 • HealthHavenInc.com

Donna Wood, a certified nutritionist, focuses on nutritional counseling and dietary guidance. Disease does not occur without a cause or imbalance. Discover the “root” of your imbalance. Learn to make better food and lifestyle choices.

Gain self-awareness through our services. Call for an appointment. See ad, page 36.

Personal Fitness trainer

Jason staFFieriVirtua’s William G. Rohrer Center for HealthFitness2309 Evesham Rd Voorhees, NJ 08043856-325-5300VirtuaFitness.org

Certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor. Personalized exe rc i s e p rog rams , Spec i a l Populations, Athletes and Weight Management. Exercise should be fun, yet productive and beneficial. Combine these ideas with a safe, effective, goal-

oriented, personalized program, you will soar above and beyond your goals. See ad, page 29.


tai chi/Qigong

silver tiger studio Silver Tiger Studio Master William TingThe Lyceum Hall • 432 High StreetBurlington City, NJ •856-778-4209

J o i n M a s t e r William Ting to discover the energy wi th in . Master Ting has over 30

years experience instructing students in the art of T’ai chi. See ad, page 43.

wellness center

live in JoY Yoga & wellnessJulie Fischer, Registered Thai Therapist, CMT Janet Watkins, Registered Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, 118 W Merchant St., Audubon, NJ 08106 • 856-546-1006 LiveInJoyYoga.com

Our mission at Live in Joy is to teach, demonstrate and live principles of Yoga & Holistic Wellness; to nurture and empower mind, body and spirit of all who desire. We have a wide variety of classes,

workshops and wellness offerings that are offered at reasonable prices. Our instructors, practitioners and guest presenters are extraordinary in their fields and we are very grateful for their skills, integrity and presence here. Come and experience Joy. See ad, page 37.

Zen liFe coaching

seiJaku roshiPine Winds Zen CenterCherry Hill & Shamong locations [email protected]

A unique opportunity to work with an American Zen Master. One-on-one private sessions with one of today’s most popular pioneers and expert in the field of human potential and Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction Training (Zen Training).

Adults, couples, families, executives, professionals, caretakers and clergy. Stress management, relationships, grief, loss, mindfulness in the workplace. See ad, page 23.

robYn carusoVirtua’s William G. Rohrer Center for HealthFitness2309 Evesham Rd Voorhees, NJ 08043856-325-5300VirtuaFitness.org

Certified Personal Trainer and Cancer Exercise Specialist. Personalized exercise programs, Group Fitness and Special Populations. I like working with special populations to help develop safe, effective and creative exercise plans to meet your

personal goals. See ad, page 29.

PsYcho-sPiritual

counseling

healers universeAndrea RegalSubtle Energy Therapist856-904-5566 • [email protected]

Now you’ve transformed, the next step is transmuting and transfiguring aspects which lead to your Soul’s purpose, fluidity of movement in and out of your multidimensionality, bringing the joy of life through body mind and spirit. 30+ years experience

in counseling and teaching the energetics of mind, body and soul connection. Call to schedule your uniquely tailored private session.

recYcled boutiQue

the vintage green~recYcled boutiQue6 E Main St, Maple Shade, NJ 08054856-571-0340The Vintage Green sells quality second hand items: refurbished furniture, home decor, milk paint pieces, jewelry, recycled clothing.Area supplier for Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint. Classes and special events. Open Wed-Sat. Call for hours.

reFlexologY

sPirit to sole connectionJeannie Francis319 E Broad St Palmyra, NJ856-314-8881Spirit2SoleConnection@yahoo.comSpiritToSoleConnection.com

Reflexology, Herbalist RH(AHG), Reiki, Medical Intuitive, Detoxing Coach, Master Gardener and Life & Diet Coach.

sPiritual liFe coaching

liFe coaching You can aFFordDebbie Smith, CLC-Certified Life Coach609-234-4263

Are you seeking the secret to a hap-pier life? Perhaps improved self-con-fidence or better relationships. As a successful Life Coach I facilitate clinically proven coaching sessions that help you shed your emotional baggage. Affordable Group Coach-

ing Classes are forming now; easy access and affordable prices. Call for details. You can’t afford to wait another day.

suPPlements

immunogenicHope-2Cure.comA New Jersey nonprofit [email protected]

This healthy formula contains a blend of more than 26 medicinal plants that stimulates the produc-tion of immune reply mediators and stops malign cells. See ad, page 21.

sustainable living

sustainable cherrY hill405 Country Club Dr, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 609-238-3449 • SustainableCherryHill.orgLori.Braunstein@SustainableCherryHill.org

Sustainable Cherry Hill (SCH) is an all-volun-teer, nonprofit organi-zation with a mission of bringing people together for the purpose of build-ing a sustainable South Jersey community.

SILVER TIGER TAI CHIThe Lyceum Hall 432 High Street

Burlington City, NJ856-778-4209

silvertigertaichi.com

Improve balance and clear your mInd!

☯ learn ~ Qigong ~ Tai chi ~ bagua ☯master William Tingclassically Trained Teacher, lecturer, & author

Classes at the Haddonfield Methodist Church

29 Warwick RdMondays 9:30am

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