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25 MEANINGFUL GIVING Tips to Simplify the Season by Beth Davis

28 EXPLORING THE LAST FRONTIER with Astronaut Edgar Mitchell by Linda Sechrist

30 DO GOOD, FEEL GOOD The Helping – Health – Happiness Connection by Lisa Marshall

34 MEDIA MADNESS How Children Enrich Our Spiritual Life by Steve Taylor

40 GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAyS by David Kessler

44 FUN PARTy FOODS Easy, Flavorful and Festive by Renée Loux

48 GOOD DOG Positive Training Yields Fast Results by Sandra Murphy

50 THE UPSIDE OF DOWNHILL SKIING Make the Most of Peak Experiences by Randy Kambic

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Dear Santa,

You probably don’t hear from magazine publishers very often, as we are usu-ally juggling a zillion things while trying to be five places at the same time.

But we wanted to give you our wish list and share some holiday tips as well.We must admit, an iPad would be a really cool “thing” gift this year, but that

can wait. Instead, we share with you our heartfelt wishes and dreams for true and real gifts. They may be grandiose, but we believe they are part of the spirit that can be carried within us all as we move into 2012.

That as human beings, we may begin to truly value all people on this Earth •and honor everyone daily with simple dignity, respect and hope for the future–and teach our children these ways by example.

That as citizens of this country and of the world, we can put our political and •ideological differences aside and work toward lasting economic, spiritual and social healing.

That as keepers of the Earth, we may awaken to the realization that every •action or inaction has an effect on seven generations ahead, and consciously work toward a healthier and sustainable environment for all creatures.

And that as part of the grand web of life, we may more fully honor and •respect the beauty in all things and give thanks daily for this wonderful planet Earth that we call our home.

It gives us chills to think of the possibilities if these wishes start to manifest, even in a tiny way. Imagine the snowball effect if everyone were to make a small daily effort in these areas!

Santa, we’ve also left you a few copies of December’s issue of Natural Awak-enings to enjoy with your almond milk and gluten-free cookies. Please give a copy to Mrs. Claus, as we know she’ll enjoy our Conscious Eating section, which includes lots of yummy recipes for healthy holiday party snacks. Pass your copy along to the elves in your North Pole workshop. We think they’ll want to read our main articles about how to simplify the holidays, as well as the connection between doing good for others and feeling good yourself. And please remember to reach out to those who have lost loved ones during holidays past.

Oh, and Santa, just a thought after all those cookies—please check out the article in our Fit Body section about the benefits of downhill skiing.

One final thought for you, Santa. If while making your rounds this year, you find you’re missing a few gifts for all the good girls and boys, please be sure to visit our Natural Awakenings advertisers and distribu-tors. They’ll help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. And if you want to save some money, please refer to the wonderful coupons and offers in our Holiday Gift Guide.

We wish you a peaceful and magical holiday sea-son, and a world of happiness in 2012!

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Having sick kids with earaches, cold, flu, fever or a cough that won’t go away can be challenging. Missed school, nights of

coughing and worry, and trips to the doctor are layers of stress parents don’t need. David N. Harder, a registered herbalist with the Ameri-can Herbalist Guild will present a seminar at 6:30 p.m. on December 9 at Nature’s Way in Easton to help parents be prepared for cold and flu season—and keep their kids healthy through the winter.

Harder will discuss how to prevent, treat and minimize the duration of symptoms thereby avoiding the worst scenarios of seasonal illness. He will also provide experience-based techniques and tips he has gained throughout his practice (and from raising his own children) to help families get through the season in better health.

“Food, vitamins and herbs are great resources, and when used preventively and as a treatment, they are guaranteed to keep your kids healthier,” says Harder.

Pre-register and receive a Nature’s Way shopping voucher. Nature’s Way is located at 143 Northampton Street in Easton. For more information, call 610-253-0940 or visit NaturesWayEaston.com. See ad, page 52.

Survival and Enlightenment Lectures and Workshops

Lisa Baas Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will be offering lectures and workshops throughout the

year focused on how to survive and thrive in 2012 and beyond. The first, titled “Environmental Illness and Ecological Medicine,” will take place on January 28. Participants will learn how environmental factors can put their health at risk, and how ecologi-cal medicine can help in healing.

Bass says that research shows envi-ronmental toxins such as heavy metals and microbes like Lyme contribute to chronic illnesses including diabetes and heart disease. She wants to make people aware of the impact the environment has on health. The workshops are designed to not only raise aware-ness, but to also show individuals how to navigate both detoxification and personal healing.

Baas has spent the past two years studying ecologi-cal medicine and environmental illness with leaders in the field. She offers personal consultations and testing for environmental toxins in her daily practice.

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From Backyard Gardens to General Assemblies

A few months ago, Transitions Lehigh Valley (TLV) was offi cially recog-

nized by Transition US as a local hub or-ganized to inspire and support town and neighborhood initiatives. As an answer to the crises of peak oil and economic and ecological instabilities, these initiatives inspire and encour-age self-empowerment in the personal and community changes necessary for weaning from fossil fuels.

At about the same time, on September 17, the occupa-tion of Wall Street began in New York City’s Zuccotti Park by people who call themselves “the 99 percent.” They set up camp protesting social and economic inequality, corporate corruption and infl uence over the government. They meet in general assemblies and create working groups focusing on particular issues of concern. The Wall Street occupation has inspired more than a thousand occupations in other locations including Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton.

Those involved with Transitions Lehigh Valley (TLV) have come to recognize the similarities of the two movements. “We work from our homes and neighborhoods fi nding ways to create resilience on a local scale thereby making us less dependent on centers of power and money,” says core group member Suzie Hall. “We also gather in the town square united by our dissatisfaction with the way things are and we partici-pate in a process in which everyone has a voice and everyone is heard.”

Transitions, Lehigh Valley is offering a series at the Unitar-ian Church in Bethlehem at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, where they will screen fi lms and continue creat-ing connection in the community.

For more information call 484-851-3910or visit Transitions.SustainLV.org.

Winter Wellness Open House

Want to learn and experience how to maintain your op-timal health and vibrancy even during the darkest and

coldest time of the year? Kula Heart Yoga and Wellness Center is hosting a Winter Wellness Open House from 1-3 p.m. on December 18.

Demonstrations will be given in a few specialty areas in-cluding Reiki therapy, Thai yoga therapy and yoga therapy. The whole team of therapists will be on hand to provide samples of their many talents and offerings. For those running out of shop-ping time, Kula is offering a very generous special on gift cards. During the event attendees can buy two gift cards and receive a third one free. Additionally, guests are entered to win some fun and useful raffl e prizes as a “thank you” for stopping by.

Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center is located at 3864 Courtney Street, Suite 150 in Bethlehem. For more information, call 610-746-5852, the wellness coordinator at 610-597-5616 or visit KulaHeartYoga.com. See ad, page 31.

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Winter Fair at River Valley Waldorf School

Welcome King Winter! River Valley Waldorf School is inviting the public to celebrate the magic of the

season at its annual Winter Fair on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The whole family can participate in this special day, engaging in games and crafts, and visiting King Winter in his palace. Revelers can relax in the café, which will offer a variety of delicious homemade meals and desserts accompanied by live music. Children can experience the secret garden—a special shopping area just for young children.

Activities include outdoor apple baking, candle rolling, a gingerbread tea party and crafting colorful rose windows.

River Valley Waldford School is an independent, non-profi t, non-sectarian el-ementary school serving children from pre-K through 8th grade, as well as offering a parent/child program for children ages three and under.

River Valley Waldorf School is located at 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road in Upper Black Eddy, fi ve minutes from the Milford, N.J. bridge. For more information, call 610-982-5606 or visit RiverValleySchool.org. See ad, this page.

“Living Green in the Lehigh Valley” Airing on WDIY, 88.1FM

WDIY 88.1 FM, Lehigh Valley Community Public Radio, has begun airing a new segment called “Living Green in the Lehigh Valley” on Tuesdays at 6

p.m. during NPR’s On the Media. The four-minute segments also air on Wednes-days at 5:45 p.m. during All Things Consid-ered.

The radio shorts feature advice, sug-gestions and tips on how to reduce one’s carbon footprint and live a greener, more environmentally friendly lifestyle. The seg-ments are timely and seasonal and cover topics such as environmental education opportunities for kids; rebates and incentives for energy improvements and effi ciency; as well as easy ways to reduce energy use and save money on heating and cooling bills.

Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson, co-owners of Bruce Wilson Contracting and co-founders of Lehigh Valley Green Builders are producing the programs. Prince is also an independent producer of music, fi lm, radio, television and special events in the U.S. and UK.

“The program is a way for WDIY to support living lightly here in the Lehigh Valley, and we hope the program will give easy-to-use tips on doing so,” says Prince.

WDIY is a community public radio station, providing the Lehigh Valley with NPR news, a wide diversity of music and locally produced public affairs programs. The station is heard on WDIY 88.1 FM Allentown/Bethlehem, 93.7 FM Fogelsville/Trexlertown, 93.9 FM Easton/Phillipsburg, and at WDIY.org.

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The Spa at McCann Celebrates One Year

The Spa at McCann is celebrating its one-year anniver-sary of serving the Lehigh Valley by offering a reduced

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“Relaxation often comes with a hefty price tag, but it doesn’t have to,” says spa pro-gram manager, Amber Pinky-Evans. “Our affordable prices give people who have never been to a spa the opportunity

to discover the benefi ts of massage therapy.”The Spa is an extension of the massage therapy degree

program at the McCann School of Business and Technolo-gy in Hanover Township. It not only serves the community, but also provides training for budding massage therapists. Services are offered by both professional therapists and students. For just $50, The Spa at McCann offers 50-minute professional Swedish massages. The same service provided by students is $25. A 30-minute foot massage runs $25 from a professional and $10 from a student.

“We’re really excited about our second year of offering spa services to complement the massage therapy program,” states Pinky-Evans. “Massage has such an impact on everyday life and through our program, students are able to convey to the clients how important it is to listen to our bodies.”

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Dr William Baran Joins Easton Dental Practice

Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry of Easton has announced the addi-

tion of Dr. William Baran EDS to the progressive dentistry practice. Baran will add his experience to the holistic approach to dentistry, which enhances physical health and eliminates any compromise to the immune system.

“Your mouth and teeth are the gateway to your health,” states Baran. “Our goal is to have your teeth look their best, feel good and last a lifetime. Teeth are interconnected to all organs and glands in your body; they can harbor infections without symptoms and erode the body’s immune response. Our focus is on nutrition and education for oral and overall health.”

The practice offers a variety of services and products, in-cluding biocompatible materials to restore teeth to their natural state—mercury amalgam (silver) fi llings are not used. “We know that everyone with dental restorations receives a constant trace level exposure to all the metals and chemicals presents in their restorative materials,” explains Baran. “Nothing we use to fi x teeth can be considered inert—this applies especially to mercury fi llings, which have been proven to continuously release measurable quantities of highly toxic mercury; and crowns made from non-precious metal alloys, which often release highly allergenic nickel.”

Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry of Easton is located at 2600 Newburg Road. For more information, call 610-252-1454 or visit BeataCarlson.com. See ad, page 8.

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The Art of Inspired Living

At Greenshire Arts Consortium, a ho-listic center located on a seven-acre

wooded property in Upper Bucks, Quak-ertown, awakening to the art of inspired living is a focal point for all community gatherings. The center is dedicated to help-ing people improve the quality of life while they strengthen, revitalize, and explore new horizons through holistic studies, creative arts, conversation, retreats and community involvement.

In the coming months, Greenshire will offer pro-grams—from special events to ongoing gatherings—designed to bring together community in an uplifting, inspiring way.

The Spiri-tual Discussion Group on the fi rst Wednes-day of each month is a unique gather-ing of people

who explore topics and practices centered round spiritual transformation and alche-my. Discussion and experiential activities offer individuals a deeper understanding of their connection to the Universe and their purpose for living.

For the New Year, Greenshire is of-fering “A Personal 2012 Make-Over,” a two-workshop series to help individuals reach their 2012 goals. The “Food-Mood Connection” begins January 19, and “Ac-complish Your Goals” begins January 26.

Other special community events in-clude The Mystical Series (held on the last Friday of the month), beginning with “The Secrets of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx” on January 27; and a relaxing evening of poetry readings, music and conversation on January 20.

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Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas Celebration

Train rides with Santa, a live nativity scene, historic district ghost walks, the Olde Time Christmas Arts

Bazaar, and a gingerbread house contest are just a few of the favorite things that visitors can enjoy during Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas Celebration that takes place over three weekends: December 2-4, 10-11 and 17-18.

During this time, Jim Thorpe’s streets bustle with the sounds and joy of the Christmas season, with street carolers sing in chorus while horse-drawn carriages transport rid-ers through the beautifully adorned Victorian streets. Decorated store-fronts invite visitors inside to dis-cover unique items and ideal gifts for their loved ones.

The decorations, the cozy accommodations, the sounds of the trains and carolers, and relaxed strolling through the downtown are sure to transport visitors to a different era.

For more information, visit OldeTimeChristmas-JimThorpe.com.

Local Farmers Venture Indoors

Local Farmers from the Easton and Bethlehem Farmers Markets have

opened the Valley View Farms Market at 1458 Northampton Street in Easton. The collaborative market offers access to lo-cally grown and produced products such as grass-fed meats, sausages, poultry, milk, cheeses, yogurt, fruits, vegetables and more. The year-round indoor market will be open on Thurs-days and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Our local producers have loyal customers that value knowing the source of their food from the seasonal outdoor markets that run from May to November,” says owner Jim Ayrob. “The new space allows local customers to access their favorite products direct from well-known producers like Valley View Farms, Keepsake Farms, Bechdolt Orchards, Key Ingredients, Easton Salsa and other local producers all year round. We welcome other local producers to join us to give customers a local shopping option for the freshest high qual-ity products direct from the producers.”

For more information, call 610-509-1946. See ad, page 5.


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Matrix Energetics Offers Life-Transforming Seminars

Beginning in January and continuing throughout 2012, Matrix Energetics will of-fer its transformative seminars in cities across the United States and in Canada.

Upcoming programs are scheduled for San Francisco; Asheville, North Carolina; Albuquerque; Scottsdale, Arizona; Fort Lauderdale; San Diego and Toronto.

Matrix Energetics, a consciousness technology for insight, healing and spiritual growth, was born from a set of energetic treatments discovered by Dr. Richard Bartlett in his chiropractic and naturopathic practice. Using principles of quantum and energy physics, Bartlett says this teachable, transfer-able system helps individuals to shift into a more balanced state and create new, infi nite possibilities in their lives.

“Matrix Energetics offers easy-to-learn techniques and strategies for enhancing all areas of life, such as health, family, career, relationships and fi nances,” he explains. “Once you learn to catch the wave of Matrix Energetics, it can become whatever you let it. Some of my students have developed abili-ties I’ve never dreamed of having.”

Bartlett is the author of several books, in-cluding the award-winning Matrix Energetics: The Science and Art of Transformation, The Physics of Miracles and The Matrix Energet-ics Experience.

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The Arts Relieve Holiday Stress

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can leave

us stressed, fatigued and even anxious or depressed. But ac-cording to studies sponsored by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, there are many artful ways to relieve these conditions: Painting, dancing, playing a musical instrument or even

attending a theater performance or concert may help us feel better, healthier and more upbeat. The researchers worked with more than 50,000 participants, using question-naires, interviews, clinical examinations, and blood and urine samples to assemble detailed health profiles. The data was controlled for chronic illness, social relations, smoking and alcohol. What most surprised the researchers was that the study findings held true regardless of socioeconomic status; whether a truck driver or bank president, participating in the arts had a positive effect on the individual’s sense of health and well-being.

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Zinc Fights coldsA new study confirms that zinc can,

indeed, help reduce the severity and duration of the common cold, and high doses—at least 75 milligrams per day—work best. Depending upon the total dosage and composition of the lozenges, zinc may shorten the dura-tion of a common cold episode by up to 40 percent, according to University of Helsinki research.

Source: Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

nutty help For diabetesNew research from St. Michael’s

Hospital and the University of Toronto reports that consuming two ounces of nuts daily as a replacement for carbohydrates (muffins were used in the study) is effective in glycemic and serum lipid control for people with Type 2 diabetes. The research-ers concluded that all nuts—whether mixed, unsalted, raw or dry-roast-ed—offer benefits for control of both blood glucose and blood lipids and could be consumed as part of a strategy to improve diabetes control without weight gain.

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Phosphates Not Heart-HealthyPhosphates are commonly found in mi-

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Got Faith?Global Religion Remains Strong Despite RepressionIn a recent, nondenominational global survey of 18,000 people across 24 countries by UK research fi rm Ipsos Mori, 70 percent identifi ed themselves with a chosen religion. Thirty percent said that their religion motivates them to give time or money to people in need and 73 percent of those under age 35 said their religion or faith was important in their life. At the same time, Rising Restrictions on Religion, a recent report by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, found that more than 2.2 billion of the world’s total population of 6.9 billion people live in countries where either government re-strictions on religion or social hostilities involving religion rose substantially between 2006 and 2009. Most of the countries that experienced substantial increases already had high levels of restrictions or hostilities. “This survey shows how much religion matters and that no analysis of the contemporary world, political or social, is complete without understanding the relationship between faith and global-ization,” says former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, a patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. “There is much to encourage the view that people can learn to respect those of another faith and live with them peacefully. Interfaith dialogue and action today is not just an interesting but peripheral minor subject; it is the es-sence, central to creating greater social cohesion and harmony.”

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Bully BeatersCooperation is Key to Social HarmonyBullies seem to be made, not born. A study from the University of California, Berkeley, concludes that a cooperative school experience, versus a competitive one, can play a major positive role in the socialization of students. Researchers canvassed 217 students in grades three through fi ve, measuring how much they liked to cooperate or compete with their peers, and how often they acted with aggression or kindness toward them. The youngsters also estimat-ed how often their teachers put them in small groups to complete assignments to-gether, a classroom strategy known as “cooperative learning,” because the students have to collaborate with one another to get their work done. Students that engaged in more frequent cooperative learning were more likely to say they enjoyed cooperat-ing with others and reported exhibiting kind, helpful, pro-social behaviors. In contrast, students that said they preferred to compete were signifi cantly more likely to act aggressively toward their peers and try to do them harm. The results suggest that cooperation begets coop-eration. The researchers further concluded that coop-erative experiences promote the development of the personality trait of cooperation. Based on their results, the researchers advocate more cooperative learning in classrooms as a way to promote positive behaviors and combat bullying, or harm-intentioned aggression.

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’Tis the season, and a U.S. poll by Harris Interactive reveals that a majority of the stress 90 percent

of us feel about the holidays is related to gift-giving. So, solving this problem will set us well on our way to a joyeux noël. The same study found that given a choice, most of us prefer investing in good family relationships instead of more material things, anyway. Natural Awakenings has uncovered four ways that we can make the holidays less hectic and more relaxing and mean-ingful. First, says Barbara Kilikevich, author of A Mindful Christmas–How to Create a Meaningful, Peaceful Holiday, we have to stop buying into the notion that more is better and that extravagant, expensive gifts are equal to how much we care for one another. “We need to stop believing that doing it all is produc-tive and having it all is meaningful.”

Get CraftyHomemade gifts are always special. They carry a message of thoughtfulness and love, which is the heart of gift-giv-ing. Making a memorable gift can take less time than we’d spend earning the money for a manufactured gift, driving to the store and back and coping with checkout lines. Ideas are endless; these may stimulate your creative juices.

n Gather favorite family recipes and copy them into a personalized binder.

n Mix jars of tasty combinations of loose teas and/or bulk herbs that might include lavender, chamomile or mint. Add a mesh tea strainer to complete the package.

n Edible items are always a hit.

Consider making something yummy that can be given to everyone on the list. Herbed olive oil, spiced nuts and homemade jams are favorites.

n Attractive, reusable shopping bags, made from repurposed or recycled fabric, make practical gifts that can be used again and again. Sew on mono-grams or paint on designs to personal-ize them.

n Fashioning painted pottery, custom artwork and decorated picture frames can engage kids in anticipating fun holidays with friends and family.

Non-Material GiftsThe Center for a New American Dream, a national nonprofit organization that challenges a “more is better” defini-tion of the good life, suggests giving of oneself—providing gifts of time or experiences that will be long remem-bered.

n Invite loved ones to an outing to the zoo, a sporting event or an indoor/out-door picnic.

n Give a friend her dream, based on an expressed interest and careful re-search. Sign her up for a class in cook-ing, sewing, photography or dancing—classes abound in most cities.

n Purchase a gift certificate for a local massage, acupuncture session or other soothing therapy as a way to unwind during or after the holiday season.

n Support the local art scene by giv-ing tickets to a community theater or a museum membership.

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Previously Enjoyed GiftsNot every gift needs to be brand-new. Browse vintage and antique shops, estate sales, auctions and consign-ment stores for amazing treasures. Keep an open mind or go hunting for that certain something for that spe-cial someone. Online sources such as EstateSales.net, and gsalr.com can help locate garage, yard and estate sales in communities across the country. Look for items that are unusual or hold special significance.

n A childhood reminder—perhaps a favorite toy or comic book

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n Classic books, movies and music

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For the FamilyFor large families or families with grown children, it can be expensive and time-consuming shopping for a gift for every relative. Try one of these ideas to take the pressure off.

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n Draw names. Have everyone in the family put his or her name into a hat and ask each family member to draw one name, so that each person needs to buy only one or two gifts.

n Set a limit. In his book, Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyful Christmas, author Bill McKibben suggests that families limit the amount they spend and instead, make the holidays as much fun as possible, filled with song and food, creativity and connection.

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that’s written to me, or perhaps I order fl owers or send a book or a present to someone that has helped me in a local store. On one occasion, I wrote to the president of the university I graduated from to start a scholarship fund; on another day, I took a calendar to the yard man; on another, I sent a check to Habitat for Humanity; and on another, I sent three rolls of postage stamps to my son, who had just started his own business. It doesn’t matter if this activ-

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3In the morning before you’re fully awake, and again as you’re going to sleep, take one or two minutes

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His goal is to help his patients stop the causes of disease and decrease the body’s bio-burden. “More and more people want a healthier and more natural way of living, but are simply unaware of what they can do to take care of themselves. Education is the key.”

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The sixth of only 12 men to walk the

lunar surface, Apollo 14 Astro-naut Edgar Mitchell had a life-changing experience in 1971 as his spacecraft sailed back to Earth. Long before he fi rst published The Way of the Explorer, in 1996, he understood that the beautiful blue planet to which he was returning was part of a harmoni-ous and whole living system and that we each participate in a universe of consciousness. This expanded worldview led him to found the nonprofi t Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in 1973, to support individual and collective transforma-tion and realization of human potential. Since its inception, IONS has conducted research in intentionality and prayer in healing; subtle fi elds and energy medi-cine; inner dimensions of the healing response; and emerging worldviews.Noetic means “intuitive mind” or “inner knowing,” and IONS looks deeply into phenomena that do not necessarily fi t conventional science models, while maintaining scientifi c rigor.

How would you describe the life-changing experience that happened on your way home from the Moon?

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way of knowing; it felt as trustworthy as my world of rationality and physical precision. Today, the merging of many factors—including recent discoveries in quantum physics, cosmology, biology, chaos theory and self-organizing sys-tems—is pointing to the recognition of the fundamental interconnectedness and interdependence of all things. It is also affi rming the powerful role that directed intention plays in shifting our worldview toward one that focuses on the need to serve the greater good of all nature.

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Growing up on Long Island, New York, young Stephen Post often received an unusual prescrip-

tion from his mother when he was feeling grouchy or under the weather. “She’d say, ‘Why don’t you go out and help someone?’” he recalls. “I’d go out and help Mr. Muller rake leaves or help old Bobby Lawrence fix his boat. Then, I’d come back feeling better, and feel-ing better about life.” Decades later, Post—a professor of preventive medicine at New York’s Stony Brook University—is among a growing contingent of researchers ex-ploring just how such acts of generosity and the feelings (empathy, compassion, altruism) that prompt them may actually improve our mental and physical health. Recent studies have shown that people that volunteer live longer, suf-fer less chronic pain, have bolstered immune systems, are more likely to

recover from addiction, and experience an in-the-moment sense of calm akin to that which people experience during and after exercise. Scientists have yet to fully understand what the physiological underpinnings are of such health ben-efits, but early studies credit a cascade of neurobiological changes that occur as we reach out to help a loved one, or (in some cases) even cut a check to a stranger in need. Could generosity be the missing, of-ten overlooked ingredient to a prescrip-tion for better health? Perhaps, says Post, author of The Hidden Gifts of Helping: How the Power of Giving, Compassion and Hope Can Get Us Through Hard Times. “This is a young science, but what we have begun to discover is that there is something going on, physiologi-cally, in this process of helping others that seems to make people feel happier and report greater health.”

Helping Hands Live LongerWe’ve all felt it: That blush of inner-warmth we get after we bring a plate of healthful, steaming food to a sick relative, volunteer to read to kids at a local preschool or help sort donations for a shelter. According to a 2010 survey of 4,500 Americans by United Healthcare, 68 percent of those that volunteered in the previous year reported that doing it made them feel physically healthier; 73 percent noted that it lowered their stress levels. Meanwhile, 29 percent of volunteers that suffered from a chronic illness claimed that giving of their time helped them to better manage the ill-ness. Other studies, by researchers at Boston College, found that when chronic pain sufferers volunteered to help others with similar conditions, they saw their own pain and depression levels decrease. At least seven studies have shown that people that regularly volunteer or give of themselves live longer—especially if they do it for genuinely altruistic reasons. Cami Walker, 38, of Denver, has experienced firsthand the physical benefits of being generous. After one sleepless night, lying awake and, “feel-ing sorry for myself,” due to a flare-up of her multiple sclerosis, she decided to take the advice of a spiritual teacher that suggested she, “Give something away each day for 29 days.” On day one, she called a sick friend to offer her support. On day two, she dropped $5 in a hat for some street performers. Another day, she treated a friend to a foot massage. By day 14, she recalls, “My body was stronger and I was able to stop walking with my cane. After months of being too sick to work, I was able to go back part-time.” Walker subsequently wrote the bestselling 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life. It has in-spired a global giving movement, with participants blogging about their expe-riences at 29Gifts.org. As she recently explained to The New York Times, “It’s about stepping outside of your own story long enough to make a connec-tion with someone else.”

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The Helper’s HighUniversity of Michigan researcher Sara Konrath, Ph.D., has found that people engaging in acts that benefi t others tend to have more calming hormones like oxytocin and progesterone coursing through their bodies. If presented with a tough situation later, they are likely to react with a muted stress response, churning out fewer harmful stress hormones, such as cortisol and nor-epinephrine, and maintaining a calmer heart rate. Konrath is studying whether altruistic thoughts and behavior might also be associated with an anti-infl am-matory effect on the body. “Just thinking about giving seems to have a benefi cial physiological impact,” says Post. For instance, a late 20th-century study by then Harvard Psychologist David McClelland found that when people watched a fi lm about Mother Teresa’s work with orphans in Calcutta, levels of immunoglobulin A (a marker of immune strength) shot up. A more recent study found that people had higher levels of oxytocin in their blood after they had watched a moving fi lm about an ill 4-year-old boy. Some research further suggests that the act of giving may release natural opiates, such as endorphins, into our system. One landmark analysis of 1,700 people published in Psychology Today found that more than 68 percent experienced a “helper’s high” when physically helping another person, and 13 percent reported a decrease in aches and pains afterward. It’s a concept that’s been documented many times since. Meanwhile, new brain-imaging research has shown that acts of giving (including making a charitable dona-tion) stimulate “reward centers” in the brain. This includes the mesolimbic pathway by which natural dopamine is released, leaving us feeling euphoric. On the fl ip side, “We found that people that are high in narcissism and low in empathy have higher cortisol lev-els,” advises Konrath. “They walk around

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How to Up Our Generosity Quotient

Focus on someone else for a change, whether it’s looking a store clerk in the eye or refraining from shouting at a referee at a sporting event. “People can become more empathetic if they just practice taking someone else’s

perspective,” says University of Michigan researcher Sara Konrath. “When encountering a homeless person, for example, our inclination may be to not go there psychologically, because it is painful to imagine. Allow yourself to try.” n Do something for nothing. “This idea that everything has to be paid back hangs over our lives,” says Stephen Post, author of The Hidden Gifts of Helping. “Just be generous and expect nothing in return. Pay it forward.”

n Don’t reserve your generosity for people you know. Do something nice for someone you don’t know or will never meet.

n Be consistent. “Don’t think you can be kind in one domain and dastardly in another,” says Post.

n Do something that you feel called upon to do, or that you are good at.

n Slow down, take a deep breath and look around. Need abounds. Stop to help a stranger in some small way, even if you are in a hurry.

n Don’t help just to get healthy, impress your friends or get a tax deduction. “Mo-tivation matters,” says Konrath. “If you are volunteering just for self-interested reasons, research shows you aren’t going to live any longer than someone who doesn’t volunteer at all.”

n Volunteer for a cause you really believe in, or help a person you truly care about.

prevents that is our stress response.” That is, stress often gets in the way: Maybe we pass a stranded motorist on the road, but drive on by because we’re on a timetable. Perhaps our instinct is to offer a helping hand to a homeless person, but we fear that more will be asked of us than we are prepared to give. We wish to bring a meal to a dy-ing relative, but are apprehensive about what to say when we visit. Brown’s recent federally funded studies show that at least some of the calming hormones and quietness of heart often seen in habitual givers may

actually precede and enable their acts of selflessness by interrupting their potential stress response before it stalls their helping hand. “I am suggesting that when you see helping going on, something beneficial has already hap-pened to the giver’s body,” says Brown. When givers perceive a need, in-stead of fretting and fleeing, they calmly stop to help. In the end, everyone walks away feeling a little more generous.

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

helping lies in the field of addiction research. Recent studies by Maria Pagano, Ph.D., an associate pro-fessor of psychology at

Case Western Reserve University School of

Medicine, found that recovering addicts that vol-

unteer to help other addicts stay sober are

twice as likely to remain so themselves. That’s because narcis-sism and self-absorption are often at the root of addiction, and generosity is an antidote to narcissism, Pagano says. “The founders of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) figured it out,” Pagano continues, noting that a primary focus is on serving others. “They figured out that this selfish root is there before the illness develops, and is sustained unless you treat it. This is treatment; it is a way of continually weeding out the narcis-sism that made you sick.”

Born to GiveStephanie Brown, Ph.D., an associate pro-fessor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook, is the daughter of an evolution-ary psychologist and a pioneer in the study of altruism’s neurobiological roots. In sharp contrast to what she describes as the long-held “self-interested” assumption about human nature (that we help others only to help ourselves), she suggests that humans are biologically wired to be empathetic and generous. “It makes more sense from an evolutionary perspective for us to sup-press self-interest,” for the benefit of the whole sometimes, she says. New research from the University of Wash-ington suggests that babies as young as 15 months old exhibit fairness and empathy. So, why don’t we always stop to help? Our anxious, busy, modern-day lives get in the way, suggests Brown. “It could be that our natural, default state is to help when we see need, but what



OVERCOME HOLIDAY mediA mAdNessTHE BEST THINGS IN LIFE AREN’T THINGS

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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If your children watch commercial television, go to the movies, play video games or spend leisure time

on the computer surfing the Internet or chatting and texting with friends, they already know exactly what they must have to be happy this holiday season. That’s because ads aimed at kids are everywhere, enticing them to desire toys, branded cloth-ing, foods and other products they don’t really need and their parents might not be able to afford. Nor will these things they want so desperately make them happy.

Family Media DietsHow much is too much of a good thing? According to The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s study of media in the lives of 8- to 18-year-olds, young people today consume more media than ever before—about 7½ hours a day, often multitasking or using media simultaneously. At the same time, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than two hours of screen media use per day for children over 2 and none for younger children—with good reason. While exposure to media in moderation can be educational and entertaining, the Center on Media and Child Health links excessive media consumption with poor diet, poor body image, obesity, earlier sexual activity, smoking, violence, disturbed sleep and increased anxiety.

Psychologist Susan Linn, director and co-founder of the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), explains that exposure to media and marketing also promotes materialistic values in children and is stressful for families. CCFC conference reports on relevant research show that conflict between parents and children is often directly related to children’s exposure to advertising. Juliet Schor, author of Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture, says, “[Even] psychologically healthy children will be made worse off if they become more enmeshed in the culture of getting and spending.” Likewise, Tim Kasser, author of

The High Price of Materialism and psychology professor at Knox College, in Galesburg, Illinois, reports that countries with the highest levels of kid-targeted marketing have the least happy kids.

Secrets of Family HappinessIt turns out that what kids really value, but may not express, is quality time with their family. Our sense of well-being depends less on stuff and more on relationships, a sense of belonging, community and spiritual nourishment, accord-ing to research led by Kasser and colleague Kennon M. Sheldon, a psychology professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Iowa State University research

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Granted, time isn’t easily packaged and placed under a tree. Instead, parents can pull the plug, or at least set time limits, watch and talk about media content together, agree to buy less stuff and schedule more meaningful free time together. Here are some ideas to create happy holiday memories to last a lifetime:

Document family history. Turn kids into roving reporters and interview relatives to learn and record the family’s past. Start with a family tree, and then fill in fun details. Where did Great Grandpa come from? What did he eat for lunch at school and what was Grandma’s favorite holiday recipe when she was a child? What games did your grandparents play as kids?

Revisit the family’s culinary heritage. Make traditional dishes and take photographs of the finished masterpieces. Make a scrapbook with recipes, pictures and stories about the recipes to create a treasured family holiday cookbook.

Share skills. Elders may have talents they’d like to pass down to younger generations. Such activities include sewing, quilting, knitting, bread making (from scratch), woodwork-ing, painting, dancing, drawing, jewelry making and playing musical instruments.

Resist the pressure to put a TV in a child’s bedroom. It guarantees that the youngster will spend more time with ad-

vertisers and less time with you or engaged in books, physical activity and creative play. TV also exposes children to cultural messages that may lie outside a family’s values. Talk to your children about those potential conflicts.

Discuss the use and impact of advertising. Explore how ads grab our attention through use of color, music and celebrities. Ask kids how an ad makes them feel, and show them how ads sell us “lifestyles.” See if you can spot branded products in movies.

Declare a screen-free day or TV-free week. It may take some getting used to at first, but the rewards are many. You’ll discov-er you have extra time to be together as a family, play games, read and enjoy meaningful conversation.

Best of all, nourish each child’s spirit with a printed or even framed list of what you love about them, and why they’re the greatest gift of all. Then prove it, by showering them with your “presence.”

For more ideas and insights, visit NewDream.org/holiday/ index.php, cmch.tv and CommercialFreeChildhood.org. Melinda Hemmelgarn is a Midwest-based registered dietitian and freelance journalist and the host of Food Sleuth Radio. She teaches media literacy workshops nationwide. Reach her at [email protected].



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It’s no secret that individuals who adopt unconscious ways to escape from stress and confl ict can often

become victims of their own self-de-structive habits and behavioral patterns. “Confl ict creates stress and addictions, like [to] alcohol, food, work, sex and drugs,” says Yogi Amrit Desai, founder of Kripalu Yoga. “Addictions are anti-dotes that provide a temporary escape from the stress-producing, confl ict-creating reactions you have about what you are doing, where you are going and who you are with. Addiction, which is only an effect, occurs when you continue to use inappropriate external resources to reduce stress and restore a sense of balance, while failing

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the ego mind. Emotionally charged thoughts and feelings of blame, shame or guilt then get metabolized into our biological body system. Stored in the form of toxins and neuro-glandular imbalances, these feelings create en-ergy blocks that prevent the free fl ow of energy, or prana, the body’s self-healing wisdom. Energy blocks may take the form of muscular tensions and weakness in liver, kidney and digestive functions. Gradual decline results in a progressive deterioration of biological processes and consequently can mani-fest in external symptoms of fatigue, fear, anxiety and insecurity. “But, when our thoughts are free from stressful emotional feelings, they naturally pass like clouds without leav-ing footprints in our biology,” counsels Desai, whose approach to Ayurveda is designed to solve addictions by resolv-ing internal causes of stress. “Shift your focus inward to your inner source, instead of reaching for external distractions; go within to resolve any excess tension and all surface symptoms will begin to erode,” advises Desai, who points out that ad-dictions prevent us from connecting to the innermost core of our being. With the release of unconscious, stress-pro-ducing confl icts, an individual naturally becomes more securely established in their core self; thus, their life force is freed to activate and accelerate the power of pranic healing. Ayurveda, a holistic health system and sister science of yoga, works from the outside in; yoga works from the inside out. Yoga physically initi-ates an unfolding of the spirit and a consequent transformation. Ayurveda initiates the same process, begin-ning with in-depth purifi cation of body and mind. Ayurvedic treatments such as diet, nutritional herbs and an herbal detoxifi cation process known as panchakarma, as well as meditation, not only work hand-in-hand to create a shift on a physical level, they also remove unconscious blocks that create chronic stress. Desai’s approaches to yoga and ayurvedic treatments are focused on

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to resolve the cause of the stress hidden in the unconscious.” Desai further explains how the body’s own homeostasis works to natu-rally regulate the internal polarities of tension and relaxation. However, when the amount of tension exceeds what can be balanced by relaxation, people call the unresolved tension stress. “It is important to recognize that most people don’t know the difference between tension and stress,” cautions Desai. He observes that stressors—thoughts and reactions to our lifestyle, relationships, work environment and family life—are introduced through

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three rivers12 steps: Qigong for recovery

by Mark R Reinhart, MMQ

Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care

system that integrates physical postures,

breathing techniques

and focused intention.

When people hear the terms “addiction” and “recovery” the

fi rst image that comes to mind is usually either that of a strung-out drug addict or a fall-down drunk. Sadly the addictive mindset is far more prevalent in today’s society than most are aware of, or willing to admit. Eating, sex, shopping, cutting, gambling, smoking, prescription medication, and sports are just a few of the modes of addic-tion that have joined the ranks of illicit drugs and alcohol. Acknowledgement of the problem is the fi rst step to regain-ing balance.

Through skewed perception, survival-based coping mechanisms, and improper lifestyle choices, the totality of a person becomes fragmented—usually resulting in a dysfunctional and self-destructive approach to life. Recov-ery can therefore be viewed as the process of reconnecting, balancing, and harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit of an individual.

In the Three Rivers/12 Steps approach to recovery, we choose to use the word imbalance rather than the word disease to describe addiction. Inherent in the word disease is the mindset of the victim: someone to whom things happen, making them feel that they are powerless over their situa-tion. An imbalance implies that a state of balance existed in the individual and that by addressing the process by which the imbalance occurred, a person can return to the state of homeostatic balance that exists in all of us.

The Chinese philosophical tradition view life as in interwoven tapestry of three primary levels of existence: the physical (jing), the energetic (qi), and spiritual (shen). Balanc-ing one without addressing and harmonizing all three can

result in an incomplete, and therefore ineffec-tive healing.

The way we view our world is the way we ultimate live in it. All reality is subjective in that our interpretations of the world around us determine our responses and reactions. This is an example of how upper infl uences lower. All we have to do is look at a person and by examining their body language and/or other aspects of their behavior we can pretty much tell how they are navigating their world. Simply trying to “change our mind” is more often than not ineffective due to the discon-nection between body and mind. Most people are not aware of this disconnect between their thoughts and how those thoughts manifest in their physicality.

The fi rst step is to reconnect people with their bodies via the three aspects of Qigong exercises: breath, posture, and body awareness. Once a person has achieved functional alignment and can synchronize the gentle move-ments with their breath (not vice versa—this is key), areas of excess tension in the body can be located and released. Before the water can fl ow smoothly, the garden hose has to be straightened out and all the knots and kinks need to be undone.

Once the person begins to release excess tension the qi will begin to fl ow. This is the stage where nutrition needs

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working on subtle pranic levels of healing. Ayurvedic treat-ments are geared towards restoring energetic balance, ac-cording to an individual’s physical and psychological consti-tution, which are considered to be interrelated and interac-tive. Healthful herbs and recommended lifestyle changes are precisely tailored to an individual’s primary psycho-physio-logical constitutional type—vata, which controls movement; pitta, which rules metabolism; or kapha, which controls structure. This approach determines an effective program of diet, exercise and other regular measures vital for maintain-ing inner balance and reducing stress. Desai’s Amrit Yoga Institute combines ayurvedic treat-ments with the practice of Amrit yoga, yoga nidra (a form of meditation) and quantum breath meditation to create harmony, balance and union and to connect individuals with their inner source of integration. This works to restore a natural balance, preventing people from being the victim of stress. “Relaxing in a zero stress zone helps to dismantle the preprogrammed self-image, phobias, addictions and stress-creating conflicts that lie beyond any mental or intel-lectual approach,” Desai explains, “When you join yoga with Ayurveda, you have the combined power of body and soul, a powerful synergy for healing and recovery from addictions,” which he refers to as unwanted weeds. An analogy is that while Western medicine fights weeds with herbicides, ayurvedic treatments cleanse and rejuvenate the body, mind and consciousness, thus “keeping the soil inhospitable for weeds to grow in.” “Spirit, representing our core self, and the energy body, through which our spirit manifests, are eternal and insepa-rably one,” concludes Desai, who clarifies that the visible physical body is an extension of the invisible energy body. In the release of blockages and the purifying of the body, we are linked to our invisible presence, oneness. We enter the domain of divine presence and grace, which initiates spontaneous healing. In this domain the doer, the ego mind, disappears and “the presence performs the miracle.”

For more information on Ayurveda and the Amrit Yoga Insti-tute, visit AmritYoga.org or call 352-685-3001.

Ayurveda Qigongto be examined. Usually the diet of someone dealing with addictive disorders could use some improvement. Using the Chinese dietary approach to food and nutrition (postnatal qi) assessments are made on an individual basis keeping true to the core principle of Chinese medicine: treating what is in front of you. There is no “one-size-fits-all approach.” The five-phase system of correspondences and other diagnostic templates are used to examine the emotional state of the person and help to determine the best approach to nutrition and building back what has been compromised.

As excess physical tension is released and nutritional support builds back the qi, the shen level is addressed via meditations and work with the 12 steps interwoven with the Chinese spiritual and philosophical perspective. One of the most powerful exercises taught is the 12 Step Qigong, which incorporates the 12 steps, breath, and movement as a daily practice.

Naturally all aspects of this approach are implemented simultaneously with varying degrees of focus, as each indi-vidual must be treated as such.

Not only is this approach valuable for anyone who is going through the rebalancing of addictive disorders, but it is important for counselors and therapists who do this work to understand the nature of toxic energy and how to protect one’s self.

Mark R. Reinhart holds a master’s degree in medical qigong, as well as extensive and ongoing studies in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Internal Martial arts and numerous styles and systems of Qigong. He is the President of the National Qigong Association (NQA) and has been teaching his Three Rivers/12 Steps: Qigong For Re-covery program at Little Creek Lodge in Hamlin for the past two years, and has facilitated trainings for counselors and therapists. To contact Mark, call 570-455-2221 or visit www.tuneup-yoitm.com.

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Grief at the loss of a loved one is an emotionally

painful and debilitating condition at any time of the year, as the mind struggles to make sense out of what may seem like the destruction of our internal compass. Time may eventu-ally help heal our wounds, but mean-while, life goes on as usual for the rest of the world, and that includes holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah and New Year’s are the biggest and usually most challenging of all to endure, let alone enjoy. It is possible to get through the holidays on your own terms. Rather than avoiding the feelings of grief, lean into them, because it is not the grief you want to avoid, but the pain. Grief is the pathway out of the pain of internal feelings, and mourning is its external expression.

Grieving Duringthe Holidays

by David Kessler

Have a strategy

Have a Plan A and Plan B – Plan A is where you go for the Christ-

mas Eve or Christmas Day dinner with family and friends. Then, if it doesn’t

feel right, have your plan B ready: maybe a movie you and your loved one

enjoyed together or a photo album to look through or a spe-

cial place you went to together. Many people find that when they have Plan B in place, just knowing it is there is enough. You can even cancel the holiday altogether. If you find yourself just going through the motions and feeling nothing, cancel them. Take a year off. The same holidays will come around again and your family and friends will understand. Most of all, do not feel guilty about “spoiling” anyone else’s

merriment. Times of crisis like these can often serve to bring the true mes-sage of the holiday home to everyone.

Externalize your lossJust as there are rituals that have served mankind throughout the ages, we can create our own personal rites to see us past our grief.

n Dedicate a prayer at the holiday dinner to them.

n Light a candle.

n Chat or create an online tribute to their memory.

n Share a favorite shared story.

n Ask others to relate a funny anecdote.

n Remember them in prayer at your place of worship.

For some, staying involved with the holidays is a symbol of continuing life. Let the holiday routine provide a framework for surviving these tough times. Try experiencing the holidays in a new way. Grief has a unique way of giving us the permission to really evaluate what parts of the holidays we enjoy and what parts we don’t. There is no right or wrong way to handle the holidays in grief. You have to decide what is right for you and do it. You have every right to change

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to help you through the holidays and neither may you. It is very natural to feel like you may never enjoy the holidays again. It is true that they never will be the same as they were, but in time, most people are able to fi nd meaning again in the traditions as a new form of the holi-day spirit grows inside of them. Even without grief, our friends and relatives

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and shouldn’t do.

Grieving 101DO be gentle with yourself and protect yourself.

DON’T do more than you want to, or anything that does not serve your soul.

DO allow time for feelings to express themselves.

DON’T keep feelings bottled up. If you have 500 tears to cry, don’t stop at 250.

DO allow others to help. We all need help at times in our lives.

DON’T ask if you can help a friend in grief. Just help.

DO pay extra attention to the children in grief.

These holidays are clearly some of the roughest terrain we can navigate after a loss. The ways we deal with them are as individual as we are. These holidays are a normal part of the journey of life, to be felt fully and completely. Holidays can be sad, but we may catch ourselves doing alright, and even experience laughter. There are all kinds of sadness, but grief is a rite of passage.

David Kessler is the author of Visions, Trips and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die and On Grief and Grieving with Elisabeth Kübler Ross. For more info visit Grif.com.

Kimberly Klein is the author of a touching new memoir, Hummingbirds Don’t Fly In The Rain,

a deeply personal work about the loss of a child during the holidays and Klein’s transformational discovery that there really is no such thing as death. Klein now spends her time writing about her experiences surrounding the death of Talia and is learning how to heal others from the grief of losing a loved one.

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Eating green isn’t limited to salads. It means that sustainable thinking goes into a meal at every stage,

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Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes offers fresh-tossed salads, made-from-scratch soups and hot or cold desserts in their 120 restaurants, where vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free items are offered daily. Reclaimed recyclables come back as takeout containers, towels and napkins. Materials sent out for recycling include glass, paper, alu-minum and cardboard. Even garbage is given a new role as part of a chain-wide composting program. Tankless water heaters are in while traditional systems are out and cleaning products are all Green Seal certifi ed.

At Chipotle Mexican Grill, “It’s not just a burrito, it’s a foil-wrapped, hand-crafted, local farm-supporting, food culture-changing cylinder of delicious-ness,” states the company’s website. In 2010, Chipotle served about 5 million pounds of local farm produce through its 1,000 mostly North American stores. The company-wide 2011 goal is 10 million pounds. Inside those burritos, 40 percent of the beans are certifi ed organic, resulting in 140,000 fewer pounds of pesticide added to the soil. The romaine lettuce, bell peppers, jalapeño, red onions, oregano and tomatoes come from family-owned farms. California patrons also enjoy locally grown lemons and avocados. Chipotle produce typically travels no more than 300 miles to its distribu-tion centers. Short travel time means less fuel burned and fewer greenhouse gases plus fresher, more nutritious food on the plate than what less eco-con-scious restaurants provide. “The environment is the basis of our business; we try to be green in everything,” explains Mike Vroman, a store manager in the St. Louis area. So, for example, “Most of the beef we serve in this area is either from Missouri or Kansas. Even our uniforms are 100 percent organic cotton.” Because restaurants draw their highest levels of electricity when community demand peaks, Chipotle installed solar panels on 75 of its Texas restaurants, while a wind turbine pro-vides electricity at the Gurnee, Illinois site, reducing midday drain on the grid. The Gurnee site is the fi rst restaurant

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Make the most of being a host with party foods sure to wow guests. Combining classic con-

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Butternut Squash Spreadwith Baked Spelt CrispsA festive, flavorful spread perks up any table, and this one commands attention with its gorgeous golden color. Butter-nut squash is loaded with antioxidant vitamins A and C, carotenoid antioxi-dants, potassium and manganese. Plus, it is simple to make and serve. For an innovative use of leftovers, add 1 cup of vegetable broth or stock to 1 cup of the prepared recipe, mix well and warm up for a satisfying serving of smooth soup.

Yields: about 4 cups (dairy-free)

1 medium butternut squash (about 6 cups of cubes)2 Tbsp olive oil1 clove garlic, finely minced1 tsp maple syrup (optional)1 tsp finely grated ginger2 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or 1 tsp dried thyme leaves)1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped finely (or ½ tsp dried rosemary) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Peel squash, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds with a spoon.

Cut into 1-inch cubes. Place in a medium-large saucepan and cover with filtered water plus 2 inches. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer for 6-9 minutes or until tender and eas-ily pierced with a fork.

Drain liquid and let cool until comfort-able to handle. Reserve the liquid for other uses such as making a vegetable stock or watering houseplants.

Place cooked squash in a food pro-cessor with olive oil, garlic, ginger, thyme, rosemary, a scant teaspoon of sea salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Blend until very smooth. Sea-son further to taste with sea salt and pepper as needed.

Serve with crisps, crackers, whole-grain bread or crudité vegetables.

Store any leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.

Baked Spelt CrispsEasy, homemade crisps are delight-fully crunchy and contain less oil than nearly anything available for purchase in a bag, plus the oil is of a high qual-ity. Spelt (an ancient variety of wheat) contains more nutrients and less gluten than standard wheat. Look for whole wheat spelt tortillas for optimum flavor,

fiber and nutrition.

Yields: about 3 dozen crisps

4 spelt tortillas (9-inch), preferably made from whole wheat speltExtra-virgin olive oil, as needed Pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Using a mister or pastry brush, mist or brush both sides of each tortilla with olive oil.

Stack the tortillas and cut the stack into 8 wedges.

Arrange resulting triangles in a single layer on baking sheets and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Bake for 6-7 minutes, or until crisp and turning golden. Watch carefully after 5 minutes to avoid burning.

Let cool before serving; they get crispier as they cool.

Sweet Potato Rolls with Haricot Verts & Pecan PestoThis party favorite is sumptuous enough to be considered a small plate entrée when served on a bed of wild

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rice. Sweet potatoes are a rich source of antioxidant beta-carotene (pro- vitamin A), vitamin C, minerals and hunger-quenching fiber. Haricot verts (small and slender immature bean pods) are abundant in bone-building vitamin K, silica, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous. Soaking the pecans for the pesto makes them lighter, more digestible and yields delicious, nutri-tious results.

Yields: 10-12 rolls (dairy-free, gluten-free)

Sweet Potato Wrapper2 sweet potatoes, peeled2 tsp olive oilPinch of sea saltSeveral fresh basil leaves, torn in half (to roll inside)


Peel the sweet potato and cut the ends off.

Slice thinly, lengthwise. If the potato is long, first cut it in half across the middle.

Lay pieces flat on a baking sheet.

Bake 10 minutes until soft.

Allow to cool and gently rub with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt.

If wrappers must stand for any length of time, cover after cooled.

Haricot Verts or Green Beans30 haricot verts or 18 green beans, cut in half and sliced lengthwise2 tsp tamari or soy sauce1 tsp umeboshi plum vinegar½ tsp agave nectar or maple syrupEnough filtered water just to cover the veggies in a small saucepan

Haricot verts are thin enough to leave whole. If using green beans, slice in half lengthwise. If green beans are extra-long, cut them in half before slicing.

Place haricot verts or sliced green beans in a small saucepan.

Mix together tamari or soy sauce, um-eboshi plum vinegar and agave nectar or maple syrup and drizzle over the vegetables.

Add just enough filtered water to cover the beans.

Bring to a gentle simmer uncovered over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 5-10 minutes, or just until tender. Do not disturb the veggies by stirring while they cook; they should

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Continue cooking the liquid, stirring occasionally until it is reduced and the resulting marinade becomes syrupy. Pour over haricot verts or green beans and toss to coat. Let stand while prepar-ing the remainder of the dish.

Pecan Pesto¼ cup pecans, soaked for 1 hour3 cups packed basil leaves1 Tbsp walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil½ tsp sea salt3-4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Soak pecans in 1 cup filtered water for 1 hour.

Drain and rinse. Pat dry with a clean towel.

In a food processor, place drained pecans, basil, walnut oil and salt, and then pulse until finely chopped. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until well incorporated, but the mixture still has a bit of texture.


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AssemblyLay 2 pieces of softened sweet potato skins on a cutting board (not touching, with short end fac-ing you, and the length of the sweet potato placed away from you). It is best to lay a few pairs at once to create an assembly line for quicker rolling.

Lay haricot verts or green beans across a piece of sweet potato, and top with a teaspoon or two of pesto.

Fold the short end of the softened potato skin over the vegetables and roll closed. Note the tendency to overpack and the fact that less is more; it will be easier to eat and go further.

Roll the second sweet potato slice around the bundle and secure with a toothpick.

Follow suit until all ingredients are used.

Eat the rolls as is, or bake at 350° F for 10-12 minutes to warm.

Garnish with freshly ground black pep-per.

Almond Truffl e & Herb PatéThis simple paté bursts with fl avor and good-for-us nutrients. Almonds are a champion source of calcium and a clean source of protein and healthy fats. Soak-ing the almonds plumps them, wakes up enzymes and makes them more

digestible, also supplying more alkaline reserves for the body. White truffl e oil (olive oil infused with white truffl es) is a secret weapon for injecting sumptuous, sophisticated fl avor, although the recipe is excellent without it.

Yields: about 3 cups (raw-living, dairy-free, gluten-free, low-glycemic)

1½ cups raw almonds, soaked for 8 hours and drained6-7 Tbsp lemon juice, or as needed3-4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed2-3 tsp white truffl e oil, as needed½ to 1 small clove garlic, fi nely minced1 tsp sea salt, or to tasteFreshly ground black pepper to taste¼ to 1/3 cup fi ltered water, or as needed to blend to desired consistency1/3 cup chopped parsley leaves¼ cup chopped basil leaves3 Tbsp chopped sorrel (optional)2-3 Tbsp chopped chives

Soak almonds in 3 cups of fi ltered water for 8 hours. Drain and rinse in a colander.

Place almonds in a food processor. Add lemon juice, olive oil, truffl e oil, gar-lic, a scant teaspoon of salt and some freshly ground pepper. Blend, dribbling in water to aid processing as needed until mixture is as smooth as possible. Add more olive oil, lemon juice and water to thin to a preferred consistency. Add herbs and blend in pulses until well incorporated, but bits of herbs are still visible.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve with crudité vegetables and/or healthy crackers.

Endive Cups with Pine Nut Crème Fraîche, Figs and OlivesLittle boats of enhanced endive are bites of pure delight. Creamy pine nuts are rich in healthy fats, includ-ing pinolenic, an essential fatty acid that curbs the appetite by triggering hunger-suppressing enzymes. Olives are loaded with iron, antioxidant vita-min E and a special phytonutrient, hy-droxytyrosol, which helps keep bones strong. Fresh fi gs provide potassium and healthy fi ber.

Yields: 2 dozen or so (raw-living, dairy-free, gluten-free, low-glycemic)

Pine Nut Crème Fraîche2 cups pine nuts¼ cup lemon juice, plus a bit as needed1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oilFiltered water as neededSea salt3 heads endive6 fresh fi gs1 cup Kalamata olives2 Tbsp torn cilantro leaves (optional)1 Tbsp chopped tarragon leaves (optional)Flaked sea saltFreshly ground black pepper

Place the pine nuts, lemon juice, oliveoil and pinch of salt in a food processoror high-speed blender. Blend until ultra-smooth, adding a tablespoon or two of fi ltered water as necessary to achieve the correct consistency. It should be very smooth, like a thick sour cream, and will thicken more when chilled. (The crème fraîche mixture may be stored in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days.)

Separate the endive leaves.

Trim the fi gs and cut into thin wedges.

Pit the olives and chop roughly.

Spoon a dollop of crème fraîche onto each endive leaf and spread. Top with fi g wedges and chopped olives. Sprinkle with torn cilantro and tarra-gon leaves, if desired, and a sprinkle of fl aked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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terpreted as bored whining: “There’s nothing to do!” Or, your pet could be answering another dog that you can’t hear. Changes in weather also can make a dog anxious and vocal. Of course, he may just want attention. If you fi nd the reason, it’s easier to fi nd the cure. Is a dog shy or fearful? “Don’t put him in a situation beyond his comfort zone,” counsels Cara Shannon, an ex-pert in curbing aggressive dog behavior in Austin, Texas. “Let him observe from a safe distance, but not interact, per-haps watching his surroundings with you from inside the car.” She also relates the story of a fear-ful foster dog that learned nose work (scent discrimination) and can fi nd a small vial of essential oil hidden in a room. “The praise she receives gives her confi dence to try other new things,” observes Shannon. Stilwell remarks, “Learning to cope with newness is a huge benefi t for any animal.”

Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer at [email protected].

Connect with positive trainers: Victoria Stilwell, Positively.com; Linda Michaels, WholisticDogTraining.com; Pat Miller, PeaceablePaws.com; M. Shirley Chong, ShirleyChong.com; Patricia McConnell, PatriciaMcConnell.com; Cara Shannon, BuddysChance.com/Caravacchiano.html.


Snow brings fresh fun with winter sports and recreation. Cross-coun-try skiing and snowboarding are

healthy options, but neither offers the scope and variety in terrain, movement and exercise afforded by the perennial favorite of alpine downhill skiing. Jen Butson, public affairs director of the Vermont Ski Areas Association, representing 48 facilities, believes that downhill particularly appeals to women, due to its, “ …accessibility to all ages, abilities and body types, its gracefulness, and being a way for a

family to experience nature together.” Yet, some skiers may experience diminished interest due to memories of cold limbs, residual aches and pains or crowded slopes. Or, they might be concerned about resorts’ perceived high energy usage. Cost is another factor. Here are some tips to get folks back on the slopes and max out mountain moments.

Warm-up exercises. Skiing demands slightly bent knees and a fi rm back to absorb bumps, so do some deep squats and short hops from that position be-

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fitbody forehand, advises Dr. Joe Ethen, owner of Lakefront Chiropractic Center, in Glencoe, Illinois. “This exercise targets the upper quadriceps and provides full-range motion of joints.” Using ski poles to initiate turns and propel through chairlift lines works the arms and shoul-ders, so he also recommends upper body stretching.

Foot care. Boots need to be tight fi tting in order to transmit the pressure to make turns from the foot through the boot and binding to the ski itself. The necessary snugness can hinder circula-tion and chill toes. A solution: Loosen boot buckles while waiting for and tak-ing the chairlift, and wear thin, synthet-ic-blend socks that wick away moisture and accelerate evaporation.

Avoid the crowds. When skiing on a weekend, locate one or two trails serviced by a mid-mountain chairlift, which is usually far less crowded than the main lift closest to the lodge. “Many resorts have high-speed, four-seat chair-lifts, which reduce wait time,” says Karl Winter, vice president of Ski the Rock-ies, which represents 30-plus resorts in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Canada. Eat early or late to get in more skiing while others lunch in the lodge. Take a workweek vacation day or two to totally beat weekend crowds.

Safety. Call out, “On your right,” for example, if you pass a skier that’s to your left, to make sure he or she doesn’t ski into your path. Stay aware of faster moving skiers and boarders. “Don’t stop for too long in the middle of a steep trail to rest or take in the splendid views,” counsels Butson. “A speedy skier might not see you there beneath a mogul.”

Late-season benefi ts. More natural and manmade snow on the slopes is the norm as the season progresses. Warmer temperatures later in the season also tend to make conditions more comfort-able and soften ice and hard-packed snow, slowing speeds a bit and making turns easier. “More snow makes skis easier to control,” explains Winter. “It allows you to glide and carve your turns and main-



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tain a turning rhythm. So, you don’t have to work as hard, which also saves energy.” Many resorts offer special late-season discounts.

Ski green. Joining a ski club can deliver savings on lift tickets, as well as lodging booked by the group. Plus, traveling by bus or carpooling saves gas. Remember to properly recycle or dispose of refuse and pick up any trash you spot in the snow. When choosing a destination, check to see if the resort goes for electric vehicles, composting, local purchasing programs, efforts to reduce carbon footprints, water conservation and employee and guest sustainability education. All are elements of the Na-tional Ski Areas Association’s Environ-mental Charter, endorsed by190 resorts that together, host about 75 percent of all U.S. skier and snowboarder visits. Many resorts are adopting the asso-ciation’s new sustainable slopes and climate challenge programs. If you need skis, but are on a tight budget, consider renting or checking out early season ski swaps, which also can offer more traditional eco-friendly, gently worn clothing. If you feel you must wax ski bases, select a product that is free of PFCs and other petro-chemicals, which can rub off into snow and eventually find their way into waterways. With the ultra-smooth, resilient bases of modern skis, wax-ing has become unnecessary for most recreational skiers.

Enjoy winter’s wonderland.

For consumer tips and destination direc-tories, visit nsaa.org, SkiTheRockies.com, SnowSports.org and SkiVermont.com. Avid skier Randy Kambic is a freelance editor and writer in Estero, FL, and a copyeditor for Natural Awakenings.

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lion snowboarders and 4.5 million

cross-country skiers in 2011.

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Free Introduction to Yoga – Experience a beginner friendly, well rounded yoga class with a certified yoga teacher in a peaceful, supportive setting. All are welcome. 6:30-7:30pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. Please call to reserve your space. 610-867-9642.

Free Intro to Kundalini Yoga – With Prem Siri Kaur. 7:30-8:30pm. All are welcome. The Yoga Loft, 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. Please call to reserve your space. 610-867-9642.

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Effortless Meditation™ Inroduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifically validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 9:00-10:30 am, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

Rolling Workshop – Roll away muscle tension and stress with Adrin Eline. We will roll specific areas of the body to reduce muscle tension, increase cir-culation and relax your body, mind and spirit. 1:30-4:30pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. Please call to reserve your space. 610-867-9642.

Indiemade Craft Market – Annual winter craft show and funky holiday extravaganza will feature over 40 juried crafters as well as music, a D.I.Y. demonstration area, cocktails and more. 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Starlight Ballroom, Fearless Fire Com-pany, 1221 S. Front Street in Allentown.

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Supine & Sitting Breath – With Joni Wellness. Learn a sequence of preparatory poses to open the chest and lungs, quiet the nervous system, and prepare for a deeper Pranayama (breathing) experience. 10am-12pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. Please call to reserve your space. 610-867-9642.

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Yoga - Improve overall well being, alleviate back pain, relieve stress, increase flexibility, & build strength through yoga focusing on proper align-ment. For all levels. Weekly, 5:30-6:45pm and 7:15-8:30pm. No classes Dec 26. Near Bethlehem Wegman’s. Yoga with Stephanie Snyder, a Regis-tered Yoga Teacher, call 610-867-0116.

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Free Intro to Tai Chi – Come out and try Moving Meditation. All are welcome! 7:45-8:45pm. Please call to RSVP. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

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Free Intro to Tai Chi – Come out and try Mov-ing Meditation. All are welcome! 10:00-10:55am. Please call to RSVP. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Foodie for the Moodie™ – Seasonal Opportuni-ties for The Mind, Body & Palate. Join Alexandra Vandak and nationally recognized Chef, Michael

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Adams for an evening seminar & cooking class. Information on maintaining a healthy mood through food allergy awareness, alkaline diet and encouraging seasonal local food with cooking tips & techniques to create flavorful dishes. 6:30pm to 8:30pm. $65. Sun Inn, 563 Main Street, Bethlehem. Call 610-691-5483 to register.

Get to Know Us Morning – Hanover Commu-nity Center is hosting a Get-to-Know-Us morning. Wanted: individuals who enjoy a social and/or ac-tive lifestyle and want to meet like minded people! The open house includes: free exercise class at 8:30, facility tours, free 10 minute massages, Blood Pressure Screenings & refreshments! Meet the staff and learn about the many opportunities available to you! You do not have to live in Hanover to come to this event! 8:30-10:30am. 3660 Jacksonville Rd., Bethlehem.


Yoga - Improve overall well being, alleviate back pain, relieve stress, increase flexibility, & build strength through yoga focusing on proper align-ment. For all levels. Beginners welcome. Weekly, 9:15-10:30am and 5:30-6:45pm. No classes Dec 28. Near Bethlehem Wegman’s. Yoga with Stephanie Snyder, a Registered Yoga Teacher, call 610-867-0116.

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Cooking Class, Healthy Holiday Cookies – with Gale Maleskey. We’ll make Almond-Maple and Gingerbread cookies, plus bite-size no-cook Date-Walnut and Apricot-Almond balls, all guaranteed tasty, healthy and pretty enough to serve to guests. 5:30-8:30 pm, $35, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area, Pre-register by Dec. 6th, 610.395.3355



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Greenshire Arts ConsortiumUpper Bucks, Near Lake Nockamixon

3620 Sterner Mill Road, Quakertown PA www.greenshirearts.org 215-538-0976

Please register for all activities.

Medicine Drum-Making Workshop - De-cember 4, 10am – 4pm - Make your own single-sided shaman drum by using a wooden frame and a stretched rawhide head. Great for drumming circles and meditation! You will also learn the care and feeding of your drum, as well as how to use it in healing and cleansing ceremonies. We’ll sing and tell stories, and cel-ebrate the drum’s birth with a special ceremony. Cost: $165, includes all materials for a 16” diameter drum and beater. Instructors: Valarie and Ian Haag of Rainbows of Healing. www.rainbowsofhealing.com. Registration: 267-840-8003 or [email protected].

Intuitive Counseling: Taped Private Sessions - December 8, 12 noon – 8pm - Betsy Thomson has been doing readings as an intuitive counselor for twenty years. When reading, Betsy focuses on energy patterns, dimensions, rhythms and movement in and around the body. She also works with Tarot, in addition to spiritual guides. Betsy’s sessions are compassionate, straightforward, inspirational, detailed and vision oriented. Subjects include personal growth and healing, relationships, career, health, life path, past life and connecting to deceased loved ones. Fee Scale: 1 hour $160. 1/2 hour $80. http://tarot-card-psychic.com/index.htm. Contact Greenshire for your appointment.

Spiritual Discussion Group: 1st Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm -This gathering is for people of all faiths who would like to delve into a deeper understanding of spirituality, our connection to God, each other and the Universe. This group will explore topics and practices centered round spiritual transformation and alchemical healing. Arlene Curley: intuitive healer, spiritual mentor, Greenshire Director. $20.

YOUR 2012 MAKE-OVER!-Two Workshop Series to help you realize your 2012 goals. 1. The Food-Mood Connection: Begins Jan 19. Series of 6 classes. Explore foods and lifestyle choices that nourish your body and soul, and learn simple ways to incorporate them into our lives. $20/class. $16/class/series.

2. Accomplish your Goals, Group Coaching:Begins January 26. Series of 6 classes. Designed to help you set and accomplish goals in a way that is empowering and exciting. Provides you with support and guidance to make sustainable changes to improve your health and happiness. $20/class. $16/class/series. Facilitated by Sarah Fenley, Holistic Health Coach. Details on www.GreenshireArts.org.

Secrets of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx: January 27, 7:30 pm - Presented by Scott Ogburn. Details upcoming. $20.

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Weight Control Group Program – 4 sessions: Tues. December 13th & 27th, 2011 and January 10th& 24th, 2012. 6-7:30PM. Cost: $175 includes Manual, CDs, & DVDs. For more information or to register contact: Bev Bley, L.P.N;C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250. 2020 Downyfl ake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.

The Dynamic Duo – Learn how the conscious and subconscious minds can work in unison and harmony to enhance your health, happiness and productivity. $25. For more information or to register contact: Bev Bley, L.P.N;C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250. 2020 Downyfl ake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.


Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifi cally validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

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Green Drinks – This environmental cocktail hour is an informal monthly mixer that brings together folks who are interested in sustainable business, policy and living. 5:30 pm every second Wednesday of each month. Allentown Brew Works, 812 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown

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Pilates Workshop – with Mishele Mennett. Pilates Mat Class, learn to use Therabands, do mat exercises correctly, integrate core work into fl owing movement sets. Also, an intro to Pilates Reformer work; chal-lenging workout or therapy. 9:30-11:30 am, $195, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610-395-3355

The Bhagavad Gita – Friday December 9th-11th

with Terry Coe. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most important spiritual texts in the Vedic tradition, come and study it with one of the most knowledge-able teachers in our area. Fri. 6:-9:15pm, Sat. 11am-3pm, Sun. 9am-12:30pm. Please call to RSVP. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Healthy Kids Through the Winter! – Be prepared! Food, Vitamins and Herbs are great resources and when used preventively and as a treatment they are guaranteed to keep your kids healthier. Avoid missed school, nights of coughing and worry over sick kids with ear aches, cold, fl u, fever or cough that won’t go away. Learn to make natural medicines taste like chocolate! 6:30pm. Pre Registration to 610-253-0940 allows you to receive a shopping voucher. Nature’s Way, 143 Northampton St. Easton.

sAturdAY, decemBer 10 Welcome King Winter - Celebrate the magic of the season. The whole family can participate in this special day, engaging in games and crafts, and visit-ing King Winter in his palace. Revelers can relax in the café, which will offer a variety of delicious homemade meals and desserts accompanied by live music. 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. River Valley Waldorf School. 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road in Upper Black Eddy. Call 610-982-5606

Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas Celebration – Train rides with Santa, a live nativity scene, his-toric district ghost walks, the Olde Time Christmas Arts Bazaar, and a gingerbread house contest are just a few of the things to enjoy. Carolers sing in chorus while horse-drawn carriages transport riders through the beautifully adorned Victorian streets. For more information, visit OldeTimeChristmas-JimThorpe.com.

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Partner Yoga for Relaxation – With Deanna Nagle & Brian Toseland. Treat yourself and your partner to an afternoon of relaxation. 2-4:30pm. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.


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Talk About a RevolutionThe Power of Twisting Workshop

January 14th & 15th SaturdayJoin International teacher Natasha Rizopoulos for the Art of Teaching and Practicing Back-bends. For teachers and inquisitive students. Saturday afternoon, Rock the Boat - Navasana and Core Integrity. Sunday, Talk About a Revolution, The Power of Twisting Workshop. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642 www.theyogaloftof-bethlehem.com

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A Natural Medicine ForumWednesday, December 21 - 6pm

Join us for a free, informal Question and An-swer Forum with Dr. Michael Jude Loquasto ND, PHD, DC. Bring your health related ques-tions and benefi t from Dr. Mike’s 45 years of experience in Natural Health. Understand how chiropractic internal medicine, custom herbal formulations and non-invasive oral chelation can benefi t you. All are welcome. Held at A Natural Medicine Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem. Call 484-821-1460

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2012 – Doom & Gloom or Transformation & Renewal? Wednesday, January 11,

7-9pm - (snow date: Jan 18th) Hear what the Mayans and other Prophecies have to say about this signifi cant time in our planet’s history. FREE! (Donations appreciated). Held at the DAR Cabin in the Rose Garden at 8th Ave and W. Union Blvd in Bethlehem. Sponsored by Unity Center for Spiritual Living. 484-892-4120

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Intro to Trager© Workshop Saturday, February 25 - 9-6pm

Learn the principles behind this unique approach to the body and life. Play with the weight and feel how your soft hands and attitude can deeply affect your clients. Come reconnect and rein-force your work if you have already had an Intro Workshop. This is the fi rst step in becoming a Trager© Practitioner. 8 CEU hours for National Certifi cation or state licensing requirements. $150 before Dec 14 then $175

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Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifi cally validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 9:00-10:30 am, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas Celebration – Train rides with Santa, a live nativity scene, historic district ghost walks, the Olde Time Christmas Arts Bazaar, and a gingerbread house contest are just a few of the things to enjoy. Carolers sing in chorus while horse-drawn carriages transport riders through the beautifully adorned Victorian streets. For more information, visit OldeTimeChristmasJimThorpe.com.

sAturdAY, decemBer 18Winter Wellness Open House – Learn and ex-perience how to maintain your optimal health and vibrancy even during the darkest and coldest time of the year. Demonstrations will be given in a few specialty areas including Reiki therapy, Thai yoga therapy and yoga therapy. 1-3 p.m. Kula Heart Yoga & Wellness Center is located at 3864 Courtney Street, Suite 150 in Bethlehem. For more information, call 610-746-5852.

Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas Celebration - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

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Smoking Cessation Group Program – 3 sessions: Tues. December 27th, 2011 and January 10th& 24th, 2012. 7:30-8:30PM. Cost: $150 includes Manual,

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Get Hot Seven Days a WeekPush yourself to your edge in Lehigh Valley Yoga’s new Hot Yoga room. These challenging Vinyasa fl ow classes is held in a ninety-eight degree room designed to build strength and stamina while offering detoxifing benefits. Sunday 10am; Monday 730pm; Tuesday 10am, 6pm, and 7:30pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday noon, 6pm, and 7:30pm; Friday noon, and 6pm; Saturday noon Lehigh Valley Yoga, 1701 Union Blvd in Allentown. Call 610-776-2676 or visit LVYoga.com

CDs, & DVD. For more information or to register contact: Bev Bley L.P.N;C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610-797-8250. 2020 Downyfl ake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.

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Effortless Meditation™ Introduction Class – Greg Schweitzer. Learn about this scientifi cally validated and physician recommended effortless practice that allows you to de-stress, revitalize and become healthier by taking you to a level of rest deeper than sleep! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20/Intro Class, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area, 610.395.3355


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Free Intro to Tai Chi – Come out and try Moving Meditation. All are welcome! 10-11am. Please call to RSVP. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 E 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

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an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean

does not become dirty.

~Mohandas Gandhi


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dailyCare Alternatives Volunteers – Care Alternatives is actively recruiting Reiki Practitioners, Certified Massage Therapists and Comfort Volunteers to impact the lives of Hospice patients. 866-821-1212.

Hike, Bike and Kayak – Join the Sierra Club of the Lehigh Valley and enjoy nature. See meetup site for activities: www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Lehigh-Valley-Group/

sundayPre/Postnatal Yoga – For pre and post natal moms – babies welcome in this class! (pre-crawlers only). 6-wks/$75. Call to register. The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St., 3rd Fl. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

FREE Yoga Class – Join The Yoga Project girls to relax and unwind after a long weekend. Experience an invigorating practice accessible to all levels, with modifications and props available. With three great instructors, you can’t go wrong! 6pm. Emmaus Yoga, 860 Broad St., Suite 105, Emmaus. 610-421-8200.

Sunday Services – Metaphysical and non-denomi-national. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30 am. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown PA. 610-776-7211

Yoga/Level 3 – Looking for a more challenging yoga class? This class will include arm balances and inversions as well as more intermediate and advanced variations of the asanas you know and love. 9-10:25am. The Yoga Loft 521 E 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

mondayCommunity Exchange Time Bank - When neighbors exchange services everyone benefits. Group Orientations held on the Third Monday of each month at The Center for Healthy Aging at LV Hospital, 17th and Chew Streets, Allentown. 610-969-2486 for more information.

Guided Relaxation/Rejuvenation Yoga – Joe Premecz. A sublime state of deep peace. This class utilizes gentle, restorative yoga poses, simple breathing techniques, and guided imagery and visualizations. Suitable for seniors and individuals with injuries, and/or limited mobility. 5:30-6:30 pm, $96/8 classes, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area. 610-395-3355

Laughing Yoga - Carol Siddiqi, Join us for a fun and health producing laugh/movement session that will get your endorphins flowing. This easily learned skill has powerful preventive and therapeutic val-ues. 6:45-7:45 pm. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

Yoga Level 1&2 – Create strength and flexibility in the body. Learn Sun Salutations, dynamic standing

postures, balance, and work on preparations for in-termediate poses including shoulderstand and hand-stand. 9:30-11am. $15. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Zumba – A Latin-inspired, dance fitness class that includes international music and dance moves. Integrates aerobic, interval, and resistance train-ing to maximize caloric output, cardiovascular improvement, and total body toning. 7:15-8:15pm. $15 or 8wks/$99. The Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Gentle Hatha Flow Yoga – Gentle vinyasa flow yoga for mixed levels. Take time to honor the body and the spirit. Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township every Monday 7:15pm-8:05pm. $5/walk-in. 610-252-2098.

Jyorei Exchange – The first Monday of each month experience Jyorei energy is offered free. Receive some goodness. It only takes a little while and all you have to do is sit and relax. 6-7pm. St John’s UCC, 257 W. Walnut St. Kutztown, 610-756-6466

tuesdayRise & Shine Yoga – Mike Pope. This invigorat-ing class is designed to slowly unwind the student through prepatory posses while building toward a steady flow focused on building strength and flex-ibility. 6:30-7:30am, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610-395-3355

Fundamentals of Yoga - LeeAnn Price. Enjoy one-on-one assistance for all levels and experience the therapeutic benefits including increased flexibility and improved coordination. Gain core strength and quiet a stressed mind using deep breathing and guided relaxation. 10-11am, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Coordination Pattern™ Movement Training – Betsy Wetzig. With simple, easy exercises, learn to understand and use the essential connection between your movement and your mind to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally. 7-8pm, $75/6 wks, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355

Qigong – Hilary Smith. For a healthier body, a quieter mind and increased vitality, join us as we meld together physical movement, breath control and mental focus. 10-11am, $84/8 classes, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Feldenkrais® Method - Carol Siddiqi. This method of gentle movements helps you improve your ca-pabilities and overcome injuries by teaching your brain to re-organize and rebuild physical movements. 5:45-6:45pm, $75/6 classes, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area, 610.395.3355

Mixed Levels Yoga– Mike Pope. This class teaches the fundamentals of yoga while progressively building strength, maintaining healthy weight, and increasing flexibility and confidence. Get to know your “self.” 6:45-8pm. Twin Ponds Integrative Center, Fogelsville Area 610.395.3355

Candlelit Restorative Yoga – With Alysha Pfeiffer. This class is for those who would like to work at a slower pace, or anyone who has not been physically

active lately and would like to ease themselves into movement. 7:30-8:45. $15. The Yoga Loft of Beth-lehem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Tai Chi with Hilary Smith – Tai Chi increases strength, and promotes calm and harmony by im-proving the flow of energy in the body. Classes are a combination of group and individual instruction. 6:30-7:45pm. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642.

MAREA Meeting – Monthly meetings of the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association held the last Tuesday of the month. Open to the public and free of charge. Held at TEK Park in Breinigsville at 7p.m. Get involved with planning the annual Energy Festival. Visit www.themarea.org for more information.

Free Reiki Clinic – Collaborating practitioners serve all who want to experience the healing ben-efits of Reiki. 1st Tuesday of every month. Sessions are 20 minutes each. 6-8:30pm. RSVP required to 610-739-4201. Church of the Manger, 1401 Green-view Drive, Bethlehem. Near Westgate Mall

Living Green in the Lehigh Valley – Environ-mental-themed segments about reducing one’s carbon footprint will air during “On the Media” on WDIY 88.1 FM. Produced locally by Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson. 6pm. Visit www.wdiy.org to listen online.

wednesdayMax Meditation – Start the evening with balanc-ing your Chi, learning to release stress through breathing, releasing stress from all your body and learning to quiet the mind. 7:30-8:30pm. Donation. Easton. Contact Marcella 610-248-2358.

Kripalu Yoga – Kripalu is meditation in motion. Ann Friedenheim makes the class comfortable no matter what level your practice. Beginners will find this class nurturing; more advanced students will be challenged. You’ll be guided through asanas, pranayama, mudras and deep relaxation. 4:15p.m. Emmaus Yoga, 860 Broad St., Suite 105, Emmaus. 610-421-8200.

Sierra Club Meeting – Join us at our monthly meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month except July. All are welcome. Bring ideas and en-vironmental concerns. 7pm. Room 640S, Fowler Center, NCCC, Third and Buchanan Streets, South Bethlehem. Email [email protected] for more info.

Tai Chi – A Moving Meditation – Hilary Smith. Learn to keep the muscles active but relaxed, the mind alert but calm, and body movements flowing but well coordinated for many physical and mental benefits. 5:30-6:30 pm, $84/8 classes, call for start dates. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355.

Fundamentals of Yoga - LeeAnn Price. Enjoy one-on-one assistance for all levels to increase flexibility and improved coordination. Gain core strength and quiet a stressed mind using deep breathing and guided relaxation. 11:30am-12:30pm, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area 610-395-3355


Guided Relaxation/Rejuvenation Yoga – Joe Premecz. Be led into a sublime state of deep peace. Utilizes gentle, restorative yoga poses, simple breathing techniques, and guided imagery and visualizations. Suitable for seniors and individuals with injuries, and/or limited mobility. 5:30-6:30 pm, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

Living Green in the Lehigh Valley – Environmen-tal-themed segments about reducing one’s carbon footprint will air during “All Things Considered” on WDIY 88.1 FM. Produced locally by Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson. 5:45pm. Visit www.wdiy.org to listen online.

Mixed Levels Yoga - Katja Huiras. Learn the holis-tic approach of yoga: the working together of body, mind and spirit in order to strive for health and hap-piness. Emphasizing alignment and use of props. Good for everybody, no matter what age, shape and fitness level. 6:45-8pm. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355.

Massage at Steel Stacks – Ladies Night Every Wednesday evening at ArtsQuest Steel Stacks. 5:30-8:30pm. Call 484-223-4652 for more information.

Tai Chi – Tai Chi increases strength, and promotes calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy in the body. Classes are a combination of group and individual instruction. 11-12:15pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Yoga/Gentle – This class is for those who would like to work at a slower pace, those recovering from injury, or anyone who has not been physically active lately and would like to work more gently at first. 9:15-10:30am. $15. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Yoga/Level 1 – Learn correct alignment and breath-ing in fundamental yoga postures. Ideal, but not limited too those who are new to yoga, or those who have minimal yoga experience. 6-7:15pm. $15. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Kundalini Yoga with Ravi Hari - Join veteran cer-tified instructor and psychotherapist, Ravi Hari for this dynamic blend of movement, breath, postures, and sound. 25 yrs exp. Prepare to move and to be moved. All levels. 6-7:30 pm. $15. North Bethle-hem location. Call for information and directions. 610-868-1296.

Easton/Bethlehem Area Lyme Support Group – Meets the first Wednesday of every month to discuss and answer questions. 7 to 8:30pm. Country Meadows, 4035 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem. Open to public. Contact Heidi Healy at 610-882-2253 with questions.

Spiritual Healing and Meditation – 7 PM - 9 PM - 1st Wednesday of the months of October thru June. Weather permitting. Everyone is welcome. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown PA. 610-791-2641

The One Command® – Learn the six simple steps to tap into your unlimited potential and financial good. Stops your negative thinking in a moment, sends a command for your good and attracts it to you - in some cases almost instantly! First Wednesday each month - Free Teleseminar 9pm. Call to RSVP 610.833.8132

Free Guided Meditation -2nd Wednesday of the month. Barbara Fenton will introduce you to the principals of meditation in general. Meditation is a technology that benefits, body, mind, and soul. 6:30-7:30pm. Must RSVP limited space. Abiba Wellness, 860 Broad St. Emmaus. 610-967-5106.

Infertility Support Group – 3rd Wednes-day of the month. This group is for women who have Fertility Issues. Free. 6:30-8:30pm. Must RSVP l imited space. Abiba Well -ness, 860 Broad St. Emmaus. 610-967-5106.

thursdayWeekly Stress Relief Coaching Group – Join oth-ers in a group setting to manage stress with multiple holistic approaches. 9:15-10:30am or 5:15- 6:30pm. $25 session. Creative Holistic Therapy, 3037 S. Pike Avenue (Rte 145) #105, Allentown. Call 610-282-0709 to register.

Reiki & Aromatherapy Healing Circle -Barbara Fenton, Certified Reiki Master/Teacher invites any-one to attend who wants to learn more about the healing arts of Reiki and Aromatherapy. Lecture, meditation, and mini Reiki session. Last Thursday of each month, 6:30-8pm. $10. Practitioners are welcome. 860 Broad Street, Suite 101, Emmaus. 610-967-5106.

Free Herbal Consultations – Learn a natural way to address health and wellness issues. Herbalist available for Free Mini Consult, Every Thursday 11am -5pm. David Harder RH (AHG) at Nature’s Way, Easton. 610-253-0940.

Beginner’s Yoga – Bonita Cassel. Attention to alignment and self love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations. 5:45-6:45pm. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area. 610.395.3355

Community Exchange Time Bank - When neigh-bors exchange services everyone benefits. Group Orientations held on the 1st Wednesday of each month 6-8pm at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlen-burg Campus, RT22 and Shoenersville Rd, Bethle-hem. 610-969-2486 for more information.

Tai Chi with Hilary Smith – Tai Chi increases strength, and promotes calm and harmony by im-proving the flow of energy in the body. Combination of group and individual instruction. 6:30-7:45pm. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Beth-lehem. 610.867.9642

Gentle Hatha Flow Yoga - Gentle vinyasa flow yoga for mixed levels. Take time to honor the body and the spirit. Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township every Thursday 9:30am-10:20am and 7pm-7:50pm. $5/walk-in. 610-252-2098.

Yoga/Level 1 – Learn correct alignment and breath-ing in fundamental yoga postures. Ideal, but not limited too those new to yoga, or those who have minimal yoga experience. 9:45-11am. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Yoga/Level 2 &3 – Requires previous yoga experi-ence and offers challenging Vinyasa Flow sequences. Inversions, arm balances and full backbends and more advanced postures that are practiced regularly in class. 6:00-7:25pm. $15. The Yoga Loft of Bethle-hem, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Coordination Pattern™ Movement Training – Betsy Wetzig. With simple, easy exercises, learn to understand and use the essential connection between your movement and your mind to improve the way you function, both physically & mentally. 7-8pm. Twin Ponds, Fogelsville area. 610-395-3355

Oneness Blessings - 7 PM - 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street, Allentown PA. 610-776-7211

fridayBeginner’s Yoga - Bonita Cassel. Attention to align-ment and self-love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations. 10-11am. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

Kripalu Yoga/Feldenkrais® - Carol Siddiqi. The basics of yoga with the gentle movements of Felden-krais will help you perform your daily activities with greater ease, with pleasure and without pain by helping you develop greater self-awareness. 11:30 am-12:30pm. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

Core Focus Yoga – During this dynamic flow class you will learn sun salutations, standing poses, bal-ance, forward folding, back bending, and much more. 9:30-10:45am. The Yoga Loft 521 E 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

All Level Yoga – With Brian Toseland - Join Brian for a challenging and inspiring flow practice.

This class is for those who wish to deepen there practice leave negativity on the yoga mat to start the weekend right. 4:30-5:55pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Gentle Yoga – Growing our Gusto for Infinite Good-ness. Weekly donation-based yoga class in Easton. Beginners, all levels and all ages welcome. Class leans toward gentle yoga, with playful and uplifting energy. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280.

FREE Intro to Yoga – The First Friday of the month. 6:30–7:30pm. Call to register. The Yoga Loft 521 E 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

saturdayYoga/Mixed Level – Fun and challenging class teaches sun salutations, standing poses, balance, forward folding, back bending, and much more. 12:15-1:30pm $15. The Yoga Loft 521 E 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

Bike Lessons – Learn to ride a bicycle at any age. Ride confidently in any traffic situation. Learn how to maintain/repair your bicycle. Year-round. Certified instructors. CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transpor-tation Downtown Bethlehem. 610-954-5744


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AcuPuNcture

BALANCED ACUPUNCTUREHeather Shoup, L.Ac.2299 Brodhead Rd., Suite ABethlehem, PA 18020610-393-7589www.balancedacupuncture.net

A patient centered wellness com-munity, where treatment is indi-vidually tailored. Heather pro-motes health and wellness by creating balance in the body. Acupuncture specializing in anxi-ety, depression, digestive, and cancer support.

CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTUREJ.L.Collins M.Ac.,Lic.Ac.,NCCAOM Diplomat2020 Downyflake LaneAllentown, PA 18103610-317-6064

5 Element Acupuncture addresses the deepest level of disharmony in the body/mind/spirit, known as the causative factor. Traditional Chi-nese medicine for relief for acute conditions and chronic conditions. Practicing for 28 years. Certified in

Chinese herbal pharmacology from New England School of Acupuncture.

LEHIGH VALLEy ORIENTAL MEDICINE CENTREMing ming and David Molony101 Bridge StreetCatasauqua, PA 18032610-264-2755

Acupuncture and herbal medicine with capable, ex-perienced practitioners. Practicing acupuncture in the Lehigh Valley since 1988. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary consultation, and

other aspects of Oriental Medicine provide a com-plete healing system for health and regeneration, enhancing the outcome of Conventional care

LISA BAAS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE860 Broad St., Suite 100Emmaus, PA 18049610-967-0515www.youracupuncturerx.com

Board certified and licensed Acu-puncturist, Dietary and Lifestyle counseling, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs, Laser Acupuncture, Mag-netic therapy (A.R.T.) Autonomic ResponseTesting for Detox and more. 20 years of holistic healing.

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd. Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice....choose to LiveWell. See ad page 20

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yOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILSJackie Kern, Independent Distributor800-759-6850Wellnessfromtheearth.vibrantscents.com

Young Living has specialized in growing, distilling, and selling therapeutic-grade,organic Essen-tial Oils for 20 years. Over 130 Essential Oils & Oil blends avail-able for health & wellness, as well as essential oil-enhanced nutri-

tional supplements/products for kids, Personal Care, Dental, & Home! Income opportunities Also Avail-able.

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ELEMENTS FOR HEALINGHeather TerribleWest Bethlehem PA 484-626-2920facebook.com/pages/Elements-for-Healing/224271684264736

Allow your body to heal itself and restore your vital life force with Shiatsu. Relieve stress, anxiety, back pain, digestive issues and headaches. Shiatsu also helps with fertility and reproductive prob-lems. Move stagnant energy, re-move blockages and create bal-

ance in the body’s major energy systems. Trained at International School of Shiatsu. Available by ap-pointment. See ad, page 31.

KRISTEN’S THERAPEUTIC MASSAGEKristen Hallowell1701 Union Blvd, Allentown PA 18109484-239-4644

Kristen’s Therapeutic Mas-sage is a place to relax, escape and most of all heal. The custom tailored massage can help alleviate many condi-tions such as headaches, back pain, shoulder conditions, numbness and stress. Kristen Hallowell is licensed in the state of PA. Available by ap-pointment

MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGEMarie Ruxton CMT, CN628 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, PA 18049610-965-2500

Marie is a certified massage therapist trained since 1997 in Advanced Myofascial Release Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Homeopathy and Holistic Nutrition. Offers comprehensive custom bodywork for those wanting to overcome chronic pain and movement prob-lems. Sessions range from a (2

hour) Head to Toe meltdown massage to “Just Neck and Head” massage for those needing stress relief. Gift certificates available. See ad, page 31

MODERN CRANIOSACRAL THERAPyDavid Nemeroff, NCBTMB2008 Eberhart Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052610-737-4212www.therapy4healing.com

Restore balance to your body and decrease pain with the power of Craniosacral Therapy. This gentle and non-invasive western osteopathic technique can help relieve many pain issues including migraines, back pain, neck problems, vertigo, TMJ, stress,

neurological issues and much more. David Nemeroff also works with your pet’s problems like hip dysplasia, mobility issues and cribbing. See ad page 12.

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LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd. Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice....choose to LiveWell. See ad page 20

coloN HYdrotHerAPY

PATHWAyS HOLISTIC CENTER4833 Chestnut St.Emmaus, PA 18049610.966.7001www.pathwaysholistic.com

Cleansing and rebuilding the colon is one of the most essential steps to enhancing your health & well-being and reclaiming your life. Safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine. Full services available on site, in addition to educational and teaching seminars to certify

interested parties. See ad, page 19

NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER21 Main StreetClinton, NJ 08809908-713-1900NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hy-gienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper ph in the body and re-store regular bowel move-ment.

couNseliNG – Holistic

MEG DEAK MCAT, LPCTwin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd, West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355twinpondscenter.com

Practical, innovative tools and techniques to help you let go – relieve tension, stress and anx-iety; release anger, fear, guilt and sadness; recover from trauma and abuse; increase creativity and problem solving skills. I’d be happy to talk with you about your specific needs.

REV. LyN S. FELIX, MSW, LCSW, CHT, RM

Smart Solutions and Creative Holistic Therapy3037 S. Pike Ave. #105Allentown, PA 18103610-282-0709 www.creativeholistictherapy.com

A holistic counselor and coach, using hypnotherapy, chakra en-ergy clearing, Reiki, mindfulness & more to help you shift from limited, fear-based thinking, be-lieving, and behaving patterns into living from your magnificent essence. Experience joy as you

resonate with higher vibrational frequencies in all aspects of your life.

ALEXANDRA T. MILSPAW M.ED, CNLP

623 W. Union Blvd, Suite 1, Bethlehem, PA 18018484-894-1246alexandramilspaw.vpweb.com

Rejuvinate your life through integrative approaches of whole-body healing, relaxation and transformation. Certified in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Mindful-ness-Based Stress Reduction, hypnotherapy, counseling, and

education. Specializing in chronic pain, sexual health, stress management, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

feldeNKrAis metHod® CAROL SIDDIQI FGNA, RyTTwin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd, West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355www.twinpondscenter.com

The Feldenkrais Method recon-nects the body to its natural move-ments, focusing on the relation-ship between motion and thought. It works with the nervous system, rather than muscles or bones, to improve everyday motion, such as walking, running, golfing, bik-ing, yoga, posture, breathing, etc.

food

BAlAsiA – A GreeN world cAfÉ1153 Gravel PikeHereford, PA 18056484-330-6405balasia.net

Vegan, organic food for every occasion. Let chef Wendy Landiak of BALASIA prepare your party, wedding, corpo-rate catering or any other oc-casion. Visit the Honey Un-derground Supper Club at

same address. A member of the VECO Wedding Group. Follow BALASIA on twitter and like us on Facebook for all the latest events.

fuNerAl services Nicos c. eliAs fuNerAl Home, iNcNicos C. Elias, SupervisorAllentown, Pa. 610-433-2200www.eliasfuneralhome.com

Mr. Elias offers several different green and eco-friendly funeral plans using biodegradable cas-kets, preservation without chem-icals, and earth friendly paper goods. A natural, back to the earth approach. Biodegradable urns for those choosing crema-tion. Also offering assistance with home-based funerals

Holistic ceNter

GREENSHIRE ARTS CONSORTIUMInstitute for Holistic StudiesDirectors: Jim and Arlene Curley Quakertown, Pennsylvania215-538-0976GreenshireArts.org

Dedicated to helping people im-prove the quality of life while they strengthen, revitalize, and explore new horizons through holistic stud-ies, creative arts, conversation, re-treats and community involvement. In a nurturing atmosphere, indi-viduals are invited to experience Greenshire’s space for peace while awakening to the Art of Inspired Living. See ad, page 53.

PATHWAyS HOLISTIC CENTER4833 Chestnut St.Emmaus, PA 18049610.966.7001www.pathwaysholistic.com

Combining a variety of the finest holistic healing methods, we help shape your new path to reclaim life and become balanced & whole once again. Over 15 years of restoring health from within by cleansing, nourishing. Compre-

hensive physical, mental, spiritual and emotional healing services offered plus nutrition programs, prepared foods, retreats, catering services. See ad page 19

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER628 Twin Ponds Rd, Fogelsville Area, 610-395-3355www.twinpondscenter.com

Over 20 practitio-ners offering tech-niques for stress management, re-laxation, mind/movement chal-

lenges, life & professional concerns, emotional distress, weight management, spine/joint pain, and much more. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class, workshop or retreat. See ad, page 21


Holistic HeAltH

ABiBA wellNessBarbara Fenton860 Broad St., Suite 101Emmaus, PA 18049610-967-5106www.abiba.com

Helping individuals find their inner balance, beauty, and peace while enhancing their harmony, happiness, and over-all wellness. Offering Reiki, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, and other healing modalities in

a relaxing environment. Seminars, workshops, healing retreats, and Certified Reiki classes are available.

ALCHEMICAL HEALING MODALITIESArlene Curley, BA, Intuitive Healer Quakertown PA 18951215-538-0976www.OnerayTransformation.com

Oneray integrates both ancient and emerging wisdom, resulting in an engaging process that takes us to a place of fresh air, where we can realize a deep sense of alignment with our life purpose. CranioSacral, Reiki, Energy Balancing, Personal Mentoring, Reiki Instruction and Transfor-

mational Workshops.See ad, page 53.

DANCING DRAGONFLIES WISDOMIngrid GeronimoFounder & Life Coach888-228-0244 / 908-213-3214www.dancingdragonflieswisdom.com

Intuitive Life Coach to help you uncover and overcome the limited self-talk that has kept you from liv-ing the life you’ve always desired. Let me guide you to your next best life. Your best thinking has gotten you where you are, let me show you how much further you can go! In-tuitive Reiki Sessions for $1 per minute.

ROOTS OF VITALITyKelly Kark, CNHP, Reiki Practitioner484-554-7530www.rootsofvitality.com4048 Freemansburg Ave Easton, PA. 18045

Reorganize, Rebalance and Re-gain Health. Specializing in Reiki, Muscle Response Testing, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Bio Mat Therapy and Bach Flowers. Experienced in treating persons with fibromy-algia, migraines, dementia, anxi-ety and depression and Add/

AdHd. Offer whole food supplements, energy holograms and bands and herbal tinctures.

BETSy THOMSONIntuitive CounselorQuakertown, Pa / NYC212-460-1810tarot-card-psychic.com

Betsy’s readings are compassion-ate, straight forward, and inspi-rational. All subjects, such as relationships, career, health, life path, past lives etc. are addressed in readings. Guidance is given to help an individual evolve, grow

and restore inner balance, inner peace and happi-ness. Workshops in energy reading, intuitive de-velopment and mindfulness meditation.

HYPNotHerAPY

C.H.A.N.G.E.Beverley S. Bley2020 Downyflake LaneAllentown, PA 18103610-797-8250, www.4change.com

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Certified Master Hypnotherapist. Control stress and anxiety, depres-sion, pain and anger. Lose weight, eliminate smoking. Hypnotherapy certification and hypnobirthing classes. See ad, page ???.

OPTIONS HyPNOSIS 561 Main Street, Suite 290Bethlehem, PA 18018484-893-0096www.optionshypnosis.com

D i s c o v e r t h e POWER of your unconscious mind. With hypnosis, you CAN overcome

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life coAcH

ANNETTE CARPIEN, Certified Master Relationship CoachFor relationships that thrive, for singles and [email protected]

Want a loving relationship that is happy and successful over time and through challenges? If you are single again, dating, or “taken”, call Annette for relationship coaching for com-munication enhancement & love that lasts.

JIM CURLEy, M.A.Certified Holistic Life Coach3620 Sterner Mill RoadQuakertown, PA 18951215-538-0976

Live more consciously and cre-atively in today’s challenging times. Life Coaching provides the support and guidance to help you find your life’s purpose and achieve your goals. Focusing on the relationship that each indi-vidual has with themselves. Available for short-term problem solving or for ongoing coaching. See ad.page 53.

STEVE GUNN & ASSOCIATES COACHING Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610-395-3355www.twinpondscenter.com

The best way to predict your future is to create it. Feeling frustrated with your life, busi-ness, career? Experience the support of having a certified coach in your corner, supporting you to achieve your dreams and goals with clarity, focus, ease and grace. Free initial consulta-tion. Meet on the phone or at my office in Emmaus.

meditAtioN & wellNess

COMMANDING yOUR LIFEBeverly F. Jones610-833-8132tocleaders.com/beverlyjones

Have you ever wanted the Law of Attraction to be on Steroids? As a Certified Practitioner of “The One Command®” I act as a guide to your discovering the easy, powerful six step meditative process to your pow-er mind. - your theta brain wave

- subconscious mind. Clients experience lasting results and gain tools that empower them.

EFFORTLESS MEDITATION Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610.395.3355www.twinpondscenter.com

Destress, revitalize and be healthier with scientifically validated and physician recommended Effortless Meditation. Experience rest deeper than sleep! Greg Schweitzer taught for Deepak Chopra, M.D. and other notables for 30+ years. Introductory classes and a 10-hour course.


NAturAl deNtistrY

BEATA A. CARLSON, D.D.S.Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry2600 Newburg Rd.Easton, PA 18045610-252-1454www.beatacarlson.com

Dr. Carlson begins with a Natural or Holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system. Mercury free, non-surgi-cal periodontal treatment, tooth whitening, cosmetic makeovers and herbal support in a gentle, relaxing and caring atmosphere.

MICHAEL TARAS, DMD, FAGD, FIND, CNC.

2900 Hamilton Blvd.Allentown, PA 18103

Dr. Taras is a mercury free, holis-tic dentist who performs safe mercury filling removal and is the developer of the mercury protec-tion program. Mercury testing, pH, ozone, homeopathics, ionic minerals, & drainage remedies are used to heal patients naturally. See ad, page 27.

NAturAl fAmilY mediciNe

A NATURAL MEDICINE CLINICDR. MICHAEL JUDE LOQUASTO, ND, PHD, DC

Lehigh Valley Professional Center2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27Bethlehem, PA 18020 * 484-821-1460www.drmichaelloquasto.com

Specializing in Natural Medi-cine for over 25 years, Dr. Lo-quasto holds doctorates in Natur-opathy, Nutrition and Chiropractic Internal Medicine. He is also a Master Herbalist as well as a certified Clinical and Dietitian Nutritionist. Dr. Loquasto offers custom formulations for specific conditions and non-invasive

chelation therapy. In addition the following tests are done at the clinic: live cell microscope, circula-tion testing, EKG, pulmonary lung testing, bone density, x-ray, scanning for foot & ankle problems, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and blood testing for diabetes and other health issues. The goal is to restore and/or maintain a healthy life-style.

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTERConrad Maulfair, D.O.2970 Corporate Court, Suite 1Orefield, PA 18069610-682-2104www.drmaulfair.com, www.purelyyoudetox.com

Dr. Maulfair is an Osteopathic Physician bringing four decades of knowledge and experience in alternative, complementary med-icine to his patient care. Help for all conditions and all ages. Of-fering Chelation Therapy, Hub-bard Method Sauna detoxifica-tion – Purely You, and many

other treatment programs. Maulfair Medical Center brings the best of both worlds to their patients.

WOODLANDS HEALING RESEARCHFamily, Environmental and Preventative MedicineNicholas DiMartino, D.O.5724 Clymer RdQuakertown, PA215-536-1890

Woodlands Healing Research Center is a family practice sup-porting individualized natural approaches to health. We offer lifestyle and nutritional consulta-tion to achieve optimal health and vitality. We also offer complete women’s services including GYN, menopause, osteoporosis and bio-identical hormone therapy. See ad, page 45.

NAturAl HeAltH DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLCDebra E Dallas, PhD, MIfHI, DCNT4048 Freemansburg AvenueEaston, PA 18045610-253-1977, dallaswellnesscenterllc.com

Dallas Wellness Center is an inte-grated therapy and diagnostic cen-ter. We offer Iridology, Thermo-graphic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, nutraMetrix, Home-opathy, Herbology, Blood Typing, Hair Analysis, Ion Cleansing, Re-

flexology, Reiki, and Qi-Cultivation classes. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us. See ad, page 37.

ROBERT E HARTzELL RPH, CCNShelley Surber RD, LDN300 American StreetCatasauqua, Pa 18032610-264-5471 ext 237

Offering our successful (FLT) First Line Therapy, and Ultra Lite therapeutic Life style programs. Our programs will help with weight concerns; blood sugar concerns, choles-

terol, triglycerides, and blood pressure. Let us help to implement healthy changes into your life. Change your life, Take back your health. Call for an appoint-ment See ad, page 47.

TWIN PONDS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610.395.3355www.twinpondscenter.com

Let our world class practitioners help you relieve stress, renew your over-al l heal th and achieve more in

your life. Our services are appropriate for people of all ages. Call today for more information or to register for a private session, class or workshop. See ad, page 21.

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NUTRITIONAL TECHNOLOGIESNicholas Theodorou ND5 Stonecroft Drive, Easton, PA 18045610-258-1894Nutritek.net

“Dr. Nick” Traditional Naturopath. Get and stay healthy. Proven Five-Point Program teaches you about eating a wholesome diet, prudent exercise, the proper use of supple-ments, getting quality sleep and re-ducing stress. Internationally recog-nized expertise on nutritional supple-

ments including glutathione enhancement! Free mini-consults! Call or email for information.

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Nutritionist Dian Freeman and staff nutritionists LuAnn Peters - Brenda Woodruff of Dian’s Wellness Sim-plified in Morristown, NJ, offer private nutritional consultations, Applied Kinesiology and Ondamed biofeedback sessions. Dian also teaches classes and a nutritional certification course in preparation

for the national Certified Nutritional Counselor (CNC) exam. Also, to address energetic and vibra-tional healing, a variety of crystal and energy heal-ers are available by appointment and LuAnn mixes personalized formulas combining various Bach flower remedies.

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INTEGRATIVE NUTRITIONGale Maleskey, MS, RD, LDNTwin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610.395.3355www.twinpondscenter.com

Learn how to live a healthier life, recover from serious illness, lose weight, gain energy, and develop life-sustaining habits, using a coaching-based, integrative nu-trition approach. Gale Maleskey is a registered dietitian, licensed

Wellness Coach, and trained at Dr. Andrew Weil’s Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Call for a free 20-minute, get-acquaint-ed chat.


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ANDREI KAzLOUSKI Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610.395.3355www.twinpondscenter.com

ROLF METHOD OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION - highly effective hands-on approach for improving posture, alleviating chronic pain, increasing energy level, and enhancing flexibility through restoring your body to its natural state of alignment. Enjoy moving freely again! Board Certifi ed Struc-

tural Integrator CM and Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. See ad page 38

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BONITA CASSELTwin Ponds Integrative Health Center628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley610-398-9642 www.twinpondscenter.com

Trager© is a unique approach to bodywork, combining gentle rocking and elongations that reset and sooth the nervous system. Discover an ease beyond relaxation. Works well for things like MS, fi bromynalgia, mi-graines and many other problems. Take home movements to reinforce the feelings. Certified since 1985 after studying with Milton Trager, M.D.

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PAMELA J. MUELLER, PHD DVM3247 B Wimmer RoadBethlehem, PA 10820610-865-4348www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Mueller is a veterinarian with advanced training in exercise physiology and canine rehabilita-tion. We welcome dogs with neurologic problems, sports inju-ries and following surgery. Aquat-ic exercise can rejuvenate geriatric pets and condition competition companions.

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ANIMAL THERAPy CENTERDanielle Dulin MVB,CVA3247 B Wimmer Rd.Bethlehem, PA 18020610-865-4348AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Dulin is a veterinarian certifi ed in medical acupuncture for animals. Acupuncture has been used in hu-mans and animals for over 4000 years and is a good adjunctive therapy to western treatment plans to increase overall vitality and en-ergy and produce profound changes on physical and emotional levels.

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ANIMAL THERAPy CENTERBeth Kenny M.P.T 3247 B Wimmer Rd.Bethlehem, PA 18020610-865-4348

A physical therapist with 17 years experience, including special educa-tion in canine anatomy and condi-tions for the past 10 years. Utilize many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies used for years with humans to help your ani-mal companion recover from injury, surgery, or to improve their quality

of life in the golden years.

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KULA HEART yOGA3864 Courtney St, Bethlehem103 S. Main St. Nazareth610-746-5852www.kulaheartyoga.comFacebook: Yoga at Kulaheartyoga

Bringing community of the hearts together as we embrace diversity & cel-ebrate life. Diverse yoga classes, certifi ed/regis-tered yoga teachers, Yoga Teacher Training, Kid’s /Family yoga, Therapeutic, Restorative,

Anusara Inspired, Kundalini, Prenatal, & Yogalates. Workshops with internationally renowed teach-ers. Massage therapy services in our beautiful wellness center. New student special $30 for 30 days unlimited yoga.

THE yOGA LOFT521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor (above Cantelmi’s Hardware)Bethlehem, PA 18015610-867-YOGA (9642)www.theyogaloftofbethlehem.com

The Yoga Loft offers quality yoga instruction for students of all levels in a variety of styles. We also offer workshops and other special events, Certifi ed Yoga Teacher Training, Belly dance, Tai Chi, Kids Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Hooping, and Mat Pilates. See ad, page 53


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Big Brothers Big Sisters – Needs volunteers for children living in Phillipsburg. Please call today to learn how you can help a child grow up. 908-689-0436 or [email protected]

courses

Hypnotherapy Certifi cation Classes - 150 hours. Reasonably priced! Payment plans accepted. For a “sample class” CD and more information or to register contact: Bev Bley L.P.N;C.M.Ht. at C.H.A.N.G.E. 610.797.8250. 2020 Downyfl ake Lane, Suite 302B Allentown.

Personal and Professional Online Train-ing – Courses available in Green Design, Sus-tainability, Alternative Energy, plus some fun classes in landscaping, Feng Shui and more. Continuing Education for Professionals, such as Green Building, LEED, and Sustainabil-ity Certification. www.bfenvironmental.com

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Timing is Perfect – For Home Based Business in Health & Wellness. Coffee is BIG – world’s fi rst healthy coffee with CoffeeBerry, energy drinks, healthy alternative/Mood Enhancer. Call today for 10 Ways to Make Money. Health Insurance provided when you qualify. Get paid weekly! Win Dream Vacations. Call Terry at 610-966-5288.

Pilates Instructor Needed – Reformer certifi ed, needed at Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, West Lehigh Valley, 610-395-3355

Therapists Needed – Experienced and certifi ed massage therapists needed as Independent Contrac-tors for west Lehigh Valley facility. Atmosphere is quiet, relaxed and professional. Please call 610-360-8636

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Have Issues with Pain, Sleep or Lack of Energy? – Revolutionary Holographic Energy Chips and Energy Wrist Bands can help. For FREE samples or more information contact Connie Konnick at 610-395-8050 or visit www.freetolive.cieaura.com

Hypnotherapy CDs and DVDs – Weight Control, Smoking Cessation, Insomnia, Personal Develop-ment, Stress Management, Procrastination. Prices: CDs $29- DVDs $49. Call Bev at 610.797.8250 or order through “products” section at www.4change.com Mention this ad for a $5 discount!

Herbal Packs, Lavander Packs and Cool Downz – various styles, shapes and patterns. Prices: $7-$25. Call Bev 610.797.8250 or order through “products” section at www.4change.com www.4change.com.

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Experience Spiritual Healing – With Spiritual Response Therapy and Spiritual Restructuring. Ses-sions available daily. Nancy. 570-897-7503. www.srt-spr.blogspot.com.

Mobile Massage Therapy - In the comfort and privacy of your home. Certifi ed in Deep Tissue, Swedish, and other modalities since 1995, $60 per hour. Reiki Treatments and classes available. Patricia Donohue 610-737-1240.

Professional Freelance Writing Services – Know what you want to say but not sure how to say it? Press releases, brochures, website content, newsletters and blogs. I do the writing so you don’t have to. Beth Davis, WriteSource, Inc. 239-269-6235

Relationship Coaching. – For relationships that thrive. For singles and couples. Annette Carpien, Certified Master Relationship Coach. 610-428-2755

MergeOne World – Healing negative thoughts and emotions. Healing the family dynamic and ancestral infl uences affecting body, mind, & spirit. Private healing sessions & professional training programs.. www.mergeoneworld.com. 484-767-4890

Personal Fitness & Golf Training – Enjoy many benefi ts from working on your overall better health, specifi c physical goals, core work, endurance, func-tional strength, or sports specifi c improvements. Call for appointment or more information. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

Insomnia Relief – Experience nights of deep heal-ing sleep! Vibro/neuroacoustic technology retrains your brain and central nervous system to go into the deep rest of delta sleep, which allows you to be at your best during the day. Call for appointment. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville area. 610.395.3355

Emotional Freedom Techniques EFT – Unlock thoughts and feelings that may keep you stuck and unhappy by using this gentle method of clearing emotional distress by tapping on the endpoints of the body’s energy pathways, the meridians. Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Fogelsville Area, 610.395.3355

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Health Professionals – Looking to share attractive, very affordable, convenient treatment suite in Al-lentown? Call Jean Collins 610-317-6064.

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center – A con-veniently located beautiful, relaxing environment, offers hourly/daily rates for room with capacity of 50 people. Great for workshops, seminars, etc. Located just west of Rt. 100 between Fogelsville and Trexlertown, call 610.395.3355

Treatment Rooms Available - Measurements are 10x10 and 10x14. Peaceful setting and off street parking. Pathways Holistic Center, 4833 Chestnut St. Emmaus. 610-966-7001

Large open space available to rent hourly – In Bethlehem yoga studio with wood fl oors, lots of light and free parking. Please contact [email protected] or 610-867-9642.

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