Connection Magazine - May 2014 Issue

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FESTIVALS & BENEFITS GALORE!!! Johnny Liberty & Happy Oasis

“Living Free in an UnFree World” pg 2 & 10 NEW COLUMNS: • YOGA • FENG SHUI • HEIRLOOM SEEDS • UNDER the DOME • FITNESS & SPORT • TOTAL EYE CARE The ELECTION – pg 8

Boost your Brain

Dr. Bruce Lipton pg 4

don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. Toltec Wisdom pg 3 & 15

Allen Morgan Heirloom Seeds pg 6

Aaron Carvajal Under the Dome pg 7

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A Roadmap of the Self – Human Design System by Elena Beebe o you have recurring challenges in your life that despite your best intentions you have not been able to break through? Have you ever had the feeling that you are missing some basic understanding of yourself that is causing conflict, confusion and suffering? Are you willing to open your mind to new tools and perspectives that might broaden your view of yourself and others? Human Design System, unlike the Eneagram or Astrology, gives you an operating manual of how to tap into your unique body intelligence. The feelings, senses, intuition and instincts, which make up your inner wisdom can be revealed by this new kind of personal map. The system offers a new way to look at your self. You don’t have to believe in it for it to be useful. You only need to experiment with it to receive its benefits. In my practice I counsel and guide people on how to come back to themselves. Most of the time my clients tell me that they are familiar with the core wisdom that is built inside themselves, but that no other system had been able to deepen their relationship with this inner guidance.

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Human Design helped them to realize their own perfection. It is liberating to develop this new perspective. Once they get back in touch with themselves they can never forget their inner authority. It is the AHA! moment followed naturally by Love. It is as if the Universe gives you the permission to fully Be Yourself. Now you can love yourself exactly the way you are because now you can see that there is reason for your uniqueness. The Human Design Chart is a practical and unique roadmap of how you receive and process information. After comparing hundreds of charts it has become evident to me that we all have different decision-making styles, interests and inclinations that effect how we make our way through our lives. Most of the time, because we do not know how our energy flows and we don’t trust our inner guidance we end up by comparing ourselves to others and striving to become someone we are not. We create a false self that keeps us away from our peaceful true nature. In a human design chart you can easily see how your conditioning has created a false self that has helped you cope with the stresses and challenges in your life. Once you under-

stand your design this is no longer Elena Beebe n e c e s s a r y. Your can better understand your natural qualities: talents, gifts, power and sources of energy as revealed by your chart. You can thus more easily observe what is natural for you. The chart will help you to understand that your personal qualities are an expression of the divine universe that is moving through you. These are powers that you intentionally have brought into this life in order to grow and evolve. To stay healthy, balanced and happy it is useful to get to know how your life energy and creative energy is designed to function. Some people are designed to be in action and move all of the time, others are designed to take a pause and wait for the right moment. But life is always in motion and we just need to pay attention. Because we move along with the galaxies and the planets we realize that part of our life is written in the stars and part is in the script we write ourselves. Human Design Consultant (831) 2277810. Spring special: Free 20 minutes Intro, ends July 30th, 2014.

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What does HEIRLOOM really mean? Victory Garden to the Value Garden

by home gardeners who saved seed from their By Gina Locatelli and Allen Morgan n partnership with the Native Revival Nurs- family gardens from year to year. Other seeds ery, located at 2600 Mar Vista Drive in Aptos, travelled around the world in the pockets or letters of immigrants, which is Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed, why, though the tomato evolved in stewarded by Allen Morgan, will be Central America, we have varieties holding a Mother’s Day celebration from Russia, Italy, Japan, France, heirloom seed and plant sale. It will Germany and Kentucky. take place from Friday, May 9th Heirlooms are desirable through the 11th from 10 AM - 4 to grow with for many reasons. PM. 20% of the proceeds will be They offer a huge variety of plants donated to the Santa Cruz County that were grown by previous genFair Agriculture/Horticulture Deerations. Seed Saver Exchange, partment in order to promote youth for example, carries 77 varieties of education. tomatoes alone! Fans of heirlooms Featured in the sale will argue that many of the best tasting be heirloom lettuce bouquet, Allen Morgan crops come from heirloom plants; heirloom tomato plants (quart), as well as a full array of 167 Seed Savers Exchange hybridizers compromise too much by choosing heirloom vegetable and herb seeds. Plus, world disease resistance and heavy yields over flavor. Plant species are dyheirloom gems like the ing out at an alarmPeruvian Rocoto Pepper, ing weight. Heirloom the Amazon Inca Gold gardeners, through Corn and the Guatemagrowing and saving lan Collard Tree will be seeds of treasured available. crops, are ensuring What is an that these plants won’t heirloom seed become extinct. In ador plant? Why The Rocoto Pepper dates back over 7,000 years. dition, keeping divershould we grow Seeds will be available for free at the May 9-11 sity in our food chain protects us against them and how do seed swap at Native Revival Nursery. large plagues or crop failures. Lastly, growing we find them? The definition is open to dispute. But heirlooms is a frugal way to have a bountiful garden. the term is usually applied to fruit, flower or Do you remember vegetables varieties that were the term “victory being grown before World War II. From the 1950s to the 1970s, hygarden”? Today, we brids dominated the commercial use the term “value vegetable market, and the older garden”. varieties became hard to find until As part of the war effort, a growing interest in cooking and the government rationed foods food sparked a resurgence of the like sugar, butter, milk, cheese, more flavorful heirlooms. eggs, coffee, meat and canned Heirloom varieties are goods. Labor and transportation open-pollinated, meaning that shortages made it hard to harvest unlike hybrids, seeds you collect Seed Saver Exchange offers and move fruits and vegetables from one year will produce plants some of the best Heirloom to market. So, the government with most of the characteristics varieties in the world. turned to its citizens and encourof the parent plant. And that’s key to their sur- aged them to plant “victory gardens.” They vival. Many heirloom varieties were preserved Continues on Next Page

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of the fittest at work - and it has always been like this. We are at the height of progress. Forget about the many humans, animals and ecosystems struggling for survival. Everything is awesome. The market is up and economies are growing. This is the middle man’s spiel that keeps the wheels turning. Ultimately our families and communities are separated, cubified, and thus easily controlled.

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by Aaron Carvajal veryone loves the expression, “Cut out the middle man. “ It means having enough insight to get the most beneficial outcome. The internet has brought this sentiment to new levels. The instant abundance of information, reviews, and how-to sharing have made our world very different in just a few short years. What does this mean for our future? Does it simply mean online group deals, cool video games, and sharing photos. Is it becoming something bigger that could be game changer? We set out to use the power of the internet to find the best tools to demonstrate a different kind of freedom- one that is not intimately tied to the fickle economic system. Many human atrocities continue everyday due to the staunch belief that we have the best system in history. This view is accepted by nearly everyone through long held institutions that mold our perspective and control many aspects of our lives. As social creatures that inately depend on one another - it is no wonder that we hold to the current model as immovable and indisputable. We call it the real world. What we have now is nature and survival

We aim to break out of the box and go round instead. This means flipping our approach and working together like we know we should. We are starting by working with community gardens and by building a completely self sustaining dome home this year. It will feature solar power, water capture, heat capture, aquaponic

Is the Radiation from your Cell Phone Causing Your Exhaustion? Other Symptoms Linked to Cell

by Shanti Rivers f you’re chronically exhausted and you also spend hours on your cell phone, you may want to consider the possible connection between these two things. Exhaustion is actually one of the many symptoms that more and more people who use their cell phone extensively these days are feeling. It’s not surprising, when you study what an increasing amount of research has found—that wireless radiation impacts the nervous system, keeping it constantly on the alert. It also affects the immune system, breaks DNA strands, causes cells to malfunction, and weakens the bloodbrain barrier.

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You might ask: If this is what cell phone radiation does, why doesn’t everyone who’s addicted to their cell phone feel exhausted? The answer is those who aren’t exhausted (or sick in some other way) have immune systems that are strong enough at this point to not be obviously affected. But it doesn’t mean they will last forever without eventually being affected. Cell phone radiation slowly erodes the immune system. Exhaustion will simply appear for them later down the line. Those who are feeling exhausted and sick now from cell phone use simply have weaker immune systems.

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Chronic exhaustion is just one of a number of health symptoms people are experiencing due to the radiation from cell phones. Other common symptoms include: • Headaches • Dizziness • Depression, Anxiety • Irritability • Impaired memory & concentration • Sleep disturbances • Digestive Problems If this isn’t disturbing enough, researchers have also correlated cell phone radiation with a variety of serious diseases, such as brain tumors and other cancers, Alzheimer’s, and Diabetes. If you believe, as the cell phone industry would have you believe, that these studies are inconclusive—you might want to do some research and get to the truth behind the matter. There is an overwhelming amount of independent, peer-reviewed research pointing to the hazards of cell phone radiation—especially if the handset is held to your head. And especially also if the cell phone is used by a child or a pregnant woman. It’s actually rather scary.

Getting Protection from Cell

What does HEIRLOOM really mean? Continued from Previous Page wanted individuals to provide their own fruits and vegetables. During World War II, nearly 20 million Americans planted heirloom gardens in backyards, empty lots and even city rooftops. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different kinds of foods and formed cooperatives, all in the name of patriotism. Today we use the term “value garden�, as we work our way back to the heirloom varieties and embrace the pre-war past. Do an exercise and add up the cost of produce for a month from your visit to the grocery store. Can you grow these items yourself? Would you like to have greater choices that are not otherwise available? And ask yourself, what has the greatest nutritional value for you and your family’s health? Ladies and Gentlemen, we have control in the matter; we just have to put our minds to it and take responsibility.

You can find heirloom seeds at Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed whose retail outlet is at Native Revival Nursery in Aptos; they are open to the public seven days a week. Contact Allen Morgan at santacruzheirloomseed@outlook.com for future seed swaps and plant sales. Seed Saver Exchange is the exclusive seed company provider for Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed and is located in Decorah, Iowa, and can be viewed at http://www. seedsavers.org/. Another favorite is Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company located in Mansfi eld, MO. They even have a “seed bank� in Petaluma, California and believe us, it is worth the drive, seeds@rareseeds.com. Get planting because your future depends on you not only growing your own food, but knowing how to cultivate and preserve heirloom seeds.

food domes and more. By pulling our resources together, as a group of family and friends unified - we will accomplish in one year what is supposed to take thirty years. There are no bank lords in our alternate future. In the coming months we will be documenting how it all comes together. Please stay tuned! So who is this boogie man we call the middle man? It is what gets in the middle of what we feel instinctually in our gut, heart, and soul. This is the same beacon that shows the bees how to make a honeycomb or navigates the flocks to precise points. What gets in the middle is certainly different for each of us. Much of our current “reality� has trained us to mute what we know for what we have been taught to believe. Some write stories, or paint, or compose as ways to create rifts in our ethos. We decided to build new ways with our hands and demonstrate a different way. We feel the unifying effects of the internet should be leveraged to our highest possibilities. FutureoftheFree.com is our particular lab and we invite you to visit regularly. Many thanks to our community, family, and friends who work with great dedication to create a better future. Please visit futureofthefree.com for more information or call us at (831) 708-8456 to get involved. Let us know that you read this in Connection Magazine. Thank you!

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Opinion: Our Upcoming June 3rd P o l a l l c u i r t t ion c e l E Election and the Elephant in the Room

by Bruce Tanner marijuana grows, for which n April 28th, three canit received Federal funding. didates for Santa Cruz Roger Wildey has said that if County Sheriff/Corohe’s elected, he will absolutely ner outlined their campaigns, not take any funding from the qualifications and ideas for Feds for eradicating Cannabis the Sheriff’s Office at a forum in Santa Cruz, and that he also downtown. On the surface, it looked like three men, each with won’t take any Federal funding Roger Wildey Bob Lamonica Greg Caput long experience in the Departthat comes with any strings atit’s business as usual. ment, talking about issues of policy tached that could compromise his abilDue to a near miracle, we have and their opinions on the recent hisity to protect the rights of the citizens a chance this June to begin to make a tory of the Sheriff’s Office and where shift in this cozy state of affairs. The of Santa Cruz County. He’s not going it should be going. Bob Pursley and last time we were able to vote for our to allow Federal agents to operate here Roger Wildey, the candidates chalsheriff was almost twenty years ago, in against citizens unless they can show lenging Jim Hart, Phil Wowak’s heir1994. Since then, both Sheriffs Mark that they have legitimate cause that apparent, made some telling critiques Tracy and Steve Robbins resigned they are here to stop or detain truly of the current administration based on in the middle of their terms, leading violent offenders. L^i] :B;$G; YZiZXi^dc Zfj^ebZci lZ XVc d[[Zg hdaji^dch their knowledge of the department. to the appointment of their replace[dg ndjg ]dbZ dg Wjh^cZhh# Of the three candidates at the Even so, things seemed professional, LZ XVc egdk^YZ VXXjgViZ VhhZhhbZcih d[ ndjg eZghdcVa ments from the “management team” Forum, Wildey seemed the only one without much drama. But there was an Zck^gdcbZci Wn YZiZXi^c\ ]Vgb[ja :B;$G; cdc"^dc^o^c\ at the Sheriff’s Office. 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This opportunity also comes at the current Sheriff’s team lacks the the best we can with existing societal clarity and determination to maintain systems, as flawed as they are, as we a time when the enormous combine its independence from the County Adcalling itself the Federal Government toward a day when we can remake look ministration. He says that the hallmark is rapidly extending overwhelming them into something more transparent, of his tenure as Santa Cruz County authority over States, Counties and that we all control, which protects our Sheriff would be taking a reasonable localities across the country. This interests and inapproach to whatever is in front of lawless over-reach includes such nate, unalienarrogant law as the NDAA, but, him, regardless of the difficulty that able rights. importantly to us, the use of the limitmaintaining that course might bring. According to research I less Federal purse to fund activities He says he has no interest in “being and other long- Federal and global authorities want someone important,” only in doing or in the Best Interest of the CPS/DFCS? time locals are to see at our local level. Among those what is right. doing, some- are drug-enforcement and immigration The other contests this June Panel of Experts will examine a complex, sensitive issue. thing has gone programs and the implementation of where we can make progress against very wrong in UN Agenda 21 through, among other the entrenched control of insider Is money making the decisions? Are the agencies over-reaching? t h e m a n a g e - things, “Transportation Planning” and interests here is in the Supervisors Are they not intervening enough? Are children being protected? ment of Santa County Planning enforcement. races in the 3rd and 4th Districts. In The Sheriff, as is rapidly beCruz over the Julian Jerry Dominguez, after 25 years of experience and author of the 3rd, highly funded Ryan Coonlast forty years. ing realized nationwide, is a county’s erty is running to take the place of A Culture of Fear, shines a light on the valiant struggles of social In many ways it last bastion against rogue authority his father, Neal Coonerty. He’s being workers and tells how values can stray far from the agency’s publicly parallels the dis- operating in his (or her) county illerun against by Bob Lamonica, a local tortion of gov- gally under “color of law.” The ONLY proclaimed mission which is to protect children and reunify families. business man and 30-year activist elected law enforcement offi cial in ernance in the who sees Ryan Coonerty’s attempt to the United States system, Sheriffs are rest of America, Carin Johnson, a Walnut Creek lead attorney, is compassionate take his father’s place as bordering on protectors of their peoples’ natural, ireven the world. about the rights of parents, grandparents, family members and But, it seems revocable rights. But only if your sher- impropriety. In the 4th District, Greg foster parents in CPS/DFCS Juvenile Court. it’s more perva- iff understands our lawful republican Caput, who some see as being the lone www.jdsupra.com/profile/carin_johnson sive though less system of law and is not in bed with voice on the Board of Supervisors visible here. In Federal so-called authorities. During representing the will and well-being Robert Powell, a San Jose lead attorney, has been representing Santa Cruz, the his administration, Phil Wowak stated of the people, is facing three serious Old Boys (and on camera that he’d taken “a number challengers, one of whom has about parents in CPS and Juvenile dependency cases for over 22 years. Girls) network of” thousands in Homeland Security four times his level of funding. Caput www.rrpassociates.com p l a y s t o t h e grants, as well as that he pointedly is the only Supervisor who has not sincere values was not resisting Federalization of endorsed Jim Hart. www.FightCPS.org of people that local law enforcement, and that “We A video of the County Sheriff are concerned cooperate very well with the Federal Candidates Forum is up on YouTube 7 p.m. Wed., May 21, 2014 Doors open at 6:30 with things like Government.” at: http://youtu.be/reCLoMjg_yE In the Forum on the 28th, Jim protecting the 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz 95062 Bruce Tanner is a researcher, environment, Hart said that the transition to him as writer and videographer on deep compassion for a new sheriff would be “seamless,” www.SantaCruzFreedomForum.org 831.708.8626 politics, deep history and the structhe needy and which I take to mean that existing Free (donations welcome) tural nature of the (non-existent) ego. support for hu- policies will continue under him. I He and his wife Cynthia live in Santa Special thanks to KSCO (Perspectives, Georgia), Good Times and Connection Magazines. man potential. have also been told that Hart was Cruz, where they organized the local in charge of military-style raids the In the backViews expressed by the Freedom Forum are not necessarily those of the Live Oak Grange. ground, though, Sheriff’s Department was staging on THRIVE Solutions Group.

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Open Sourcethe Seed Initiative aims Avoiding Hazards to keep seeds freeRadiation from patents f EMF/RF

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Kloppenburg said. “Open 6ISION 1UEST “Replacing A Smart Meter With A Safe be happy is to try to give you a meter that pollutes Analog Meterâ€?—a new by Jerry Day (proyour home with carcinogenic electro-toxins and Meters? tives, it makes for an expanding pool source means sharing, andvideo shared seed InspiredSmart by software %XPLORING 0LANT -EDICINE ducer of “Spy Metersâ€?) violates federal wiretapping laws, I guess they of germplasm that any plant breeder can be the foundation of a more sus.ATURE !WARENESS -ARBLE -OUNTAINS community won’t be happy because a lot of people are not going to sit still for that.â€? He directs people to www. ERRY DAY, A media expert and producer tainable and more just food system.â€? 7ILDERNESS 3KILLS The pledge is an effort of the can freely use.â€? Freedomtaker.com where you can buy a kit that from Burbank California, whose video “Spy Goldman noted that the Open Printed with permission includes the analog meter, and a legal letter to send Meters â€? 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THRIVE Santa Cruz Solutions Group Meetup

Monthly Meetings on 2nd Saturdays

Our Meetup is now having regular Monthly Meetings every 2nd Saturday at:

Live Oak Senior Center,

1777 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, (near 17th Ave.) 6:45 to 9:15 pm

Join or Check Us Out on the Web at our Meetup Site: THRIVE Santa Cruz: meetup.com/thrive-santa-cruz Official Thrive Movement Site: thrivemovement.com

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“Living Free” by Happy Oasis “Freedom is our greatest joy”, declared an oriental sage of antiquity. This perennial, yet debatable adage, persists today perhaps partly because freedom and joy are, by definition, inextricably woven, possibly more so than you may imagine. The first several definitions of freedom start with the idea of enjoying as in “enjoying personal rights”, “enjoying absence of confinement” and “enjoying political liberty”. Therefore, having rights and liberties does not constitute freedom. Enjoying them does.

climates, seasons and ecosystems, and most of all, perceptions. As an Adventure Anthropologist, Environmentalist and Blissologist, for me, the ongoing study of the freedom and joy together as a whole is essential. Political freedom is something many Americans have assumed as an inalienable right. While living abroad for more than a decade in an eclectic array of locations, it soon became evident that the majority of people on the planet are restricted in their fullest expressions

Happy Oasis and Johnny Liberty According to definitions, the full experi- of freedom—of creativity and lifestyle—id est, ence of freedom requires a very personal choice the pursuit (= practice) of happiness due to some to enjoy, to live with a quality of awareness that form of governing interference from the top down may also evoke responses from outrage to action, and simultaneously from the mores of the masses, from sorrow to singing, from silent contempla- yet ultimately due to individual choices. In 1992, one of the pioneers of the Sovtion to celebration. A well-known liberty granted to Ameri- ereignty movement, Johnny Liberty starting cans was the “pursuit of happiness”. Contrary to teaching to what would be tens of thousands of popular assumptions, pursue did not imply “to American professionals on the subjects of conhunt or to chase down”. Pursue meant “to follow stitutional law, the history of power structures, and to practice” as in to follow the ways of hap- and how to reclaim one’s sovereignty. Johnny piness so as to practice happiness. The pursuit or Liberty is the author of the renowned classic practice of happiness and the practice of freedom “Global Sovereign’s Handbook”, and is currently updating his 25th anniversary edition of this are inextricably fused. How can we each uniquely embrace the monumental 800-page tome. THRIVE filmmaker Foster Gamble wrote, multi-faceted practices of freedom and happiness “Johnny Liberty is one of my heroes—a true in the eclectic array of our lives? Answering these stirring questions may modern day pioneer for freedom and justice for all. His courage inspires me and his research offer added insight. In this moment, will I be a victim informs me ongoingly in my quest toward a free and thriving world.” of circumstance or a master? Living an exquisitely free lifestyle in Do I (really) have to do anything or do I consciously choose to do whatever I do? Do their eco-creational vehicle, Johnny Liberty I elect to be more often an excuse for defeat or and Happy Oasis are dynamic orators, visionaran exemplary of inspiration? Do I define life as ies, comprehensivists, poets, songwriters and a medley of endless obstacles or as a parade of researchers. Authors Happy Oasis and Johnny Liberty will offer a powerful presentation to ceaseless opportunities? enhance personal freedom and inspire individual “Either everything is a miracle sovereignty in these intriguing times. or nothing is a miracle,” Albert Participants will discover succulent strateEinstein concurred. gies to claiming your sovereignty, as well as: How do you define freedom, and what are • Fascinating facets of freedom your most succulent strategies to “Living Free in • The ecstasy of ethics an Unfree World”? When identifying the facets • A vision for a New America of freedom, many of us start with thoughts of “Living Free in an Unfree World” is a benefit free time, creative freedom and financial freedom for THRIVE Santa Cruz on Sat. May 10th from followed by political freedom. 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the Live Oak Senior Center, That’s a fine start. However, what about 1777 Capitola Rd. freedom to choose our community, including the Tickets are available at Logos bookstore and virtues and values of our community; freedom online at: www.ICResource.com/LivingFreeSanto express love, fun, joy and kindness; intercultaCruz. $10 advanced/$15 at the door/$20 VIP tural, artistic, entrepreneurial and multi-linguistic Reception at 6 pm. freedoms; freedom to choose our j.o.b. (joy of This event is sponsored by the Bay Area Source being), home, health and habits; freedom to Center, Blissology University, Center for Spirichoose our most cherished geography; the choice tual Living and The Connection Magazine. to choose our country, including our preferred

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CHIROPRACTIC CORNER: GLUTEN REACTIONS MIMIC NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

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by Sylvia Skefich, D.C. his article will summarize two peer reviewed journal articles that examine examples of how gluten sensitivity reactions can, in some people, mimic other diseases such as “ALS” (i.e., amoyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Historically in the medical community, serious gluten reactions were recognized to occur in the guts of some people. They named it “celiac disease.” The tests which confirm the diagnosis of celiac disease are a biopsy in the gut that shows the degenerative changes, and then another biopsy that shows improvement or healing after a 6 month period of complete abstinence from glutenous foods. This methodology is not inclusive of all gluten reactions. As the extent of gluten reactions become more widely understood on tissues such as the thyroid, the skin, the brain, the joints, and more, the term “celiac disease” is expanding to include destruction of any tissue in the body, so long as a gluten reaction has caused it. What is a “gluten reaction?” It is an “autoimmune attack” on one’s own tissues. It starts with the production of antibodies made to destroy the gluten protein. Since that protein has been so modified by humans, the immune system views the protein as a foreign enemy, and attempts to destroy it (as if it were a virus). The problem comes when the antibodies mistake one’s own tissues as the gluten protein, resulting in destruction of one’s own tissues by the immune system too. One of the foremost researchers on this topic is Aristo Vojdani, Ph.D., M.Sc., C.L.S. who has a long and esteemed career in immunosciences. (He actually was the developer of the common “IgG” allergy blood test used today.)

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Aristo helped develop the only accurate blood test for gluten reactivity at Cyrex Labs. It’s fairly new. Regular food allergy tests are not looking for this autoimmune response at all, and will not pick it up. The common medical community is slowly starting to come around to this knowledge. With this background, now, a brief summary of two articles about progressive neurological conditions that are gluten-caused follows. The condition seems a lot like the disease, ALS. With ALS, one side of the body starts to go paralyzed, progressing fairly quickly until death. There is no cure for true ALS. The article “A case of celiac disease mimicking amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” by Turner et al, in the October 2007 volume of Nature Clinical Practice Neurology summarizes the case of a 44 year old male with a right sided hemiparesis and body wasting. The MRIs of his brain show lesions that are progressing. His neurologist actually recommended a gluten free diet, and the man started getting better. His MRIs then showed a retraction of the lesions. The man recovered much of his original function. Another case study called “White matter lesions suggestive of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis attributed to celiac disease” by Brown et al, in the May 2010 American Journal of Neuroradiology, outlines the study of a 32 year old man. The man had worsening neurological symptoms such as tremors, gait problems, and dizziness. He also had brain abnormalities on the MRI. After going gluten-free, the symptoms abated, and the MRI studies showed up normal. Sylvia Skefich is a Doctor of Chiropractic, practicing at 920 41st Ave., Suite G, Santa Cruz, CA, (831) 475-1995, www.Vital-You.com. She recommends that anyone with an autoimmune condition go gluten-free whether gluten caused the disease or not. She offers the Cyrex gluten blood tests.

FOODS YOU’RE EATING MAKING YOU SICK?

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by Dr. Tonya Fleck-D’Andrea o you suffer from asthma, allergies, eczema, acne, fatigue, inability to lose weight, constipation or loose stool, brain fog, stiff or achy joints, migraines or a lowered immune system? Does your child have chronic ear infections, complain of headaches, is hyperactive or has ADD? If so, you or your child may be suffering from Food Sensitivities and all of these symptoms are likely tied together. We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat”. And living in Santa Cruz County, we have lots of opportunities to eat healthy. However, did you know that you could possibly be eating “good” foods that are causing inflammation in your GI tract and triggering immune responses? It’s first important to distinguish the difference between a food sensitivity and a food allergy. A food allergy is an IgE mediated Type 1 immune response. These reactions usually occur within a few hours of exposure to the offending food. Food sensitivities cause a different immune reaction. They cause an IgG mediated Type 2 immune response, and these reactions can vary from a few minutes to a few days. Many of my patients tell me that their doctor “tested” them for allergies, but things they know that they react to didn’t show up. This is because they were testing for IgG antibodies, not IgEs. Here’s what happens. When we consume a food that our gastrointestinal (GI) tract is ‘sensitive’ to, the same thing happens that happens on our skin when we rub up against something—the cells become red and inflamed which causes “leaky gut”. In a healthy gut, our cells (enterocytes) are tightly packed together to protect us from invading toxins (this is also where about 75% of our immune

system lives, and also where those good probiotics call home). So when the integrity of the lining of our GI tract is compromised, toxins and other particles begin to “leak” into our bloodstream where our immune system recognizes them as foreigners and develops antibodies. These antibody levels will continue to increase from repeated exposure. Most of this happens on a daily basis, and we don’t have any symptoms. However, when our immune system is continually compromised, over time, we eventually become sensitive to just about everything. Ever wonder why you get seasonal allergies and your partner doesn’t? This is often the reason. So, how do I know if I have food sensitivities, and what can I do about it? Since antibiotics attach themselves to red blood cells, a simple blood test can determine your sensitivities. It is important to work with a knowledgeable practitioner to be sure that the proper testing is being done. Once your sensitivities are determined, it is recommended that you remove those offending foods from your diet for 3 months (remove the obstacles to cure) and supplement with glutamine, high quality probiotics and mucilaginous herbs to heal the lining of the gut. After 3 months, your symptoms will have cleared, and you should be able to re-introduce those foods that you were sensitive to, a little at a time, and have no reaction. Bon appetite! Dr. Tonya Fleck-D’Andrea received her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Tempe, AZ. She is the Founder and Medical Director of the Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center in downtown Santa Cruz. Dr. Fleck-D’Andrea specializes in Family Medicine, Hormone Issues, Gastrointestinal disorders and Women’s Health, as well as medical nutrition, detoxification, fatigue, depression & anxiety, homeopathy and botanical medicine. Call for a free 15 minute consultation, (831) 477-1377, www.scnmc.com.

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TOTAL EYE CARE: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BANNED!

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HEAL YOURSELF WITH REIKI

by Joyce Leonard eiki is commonly known as a form of light-touch energy healing. After a Reiki “treatmentâ€?, a person typically feels very grounded, peaceful, and balanced emotionally, mentally, and physically. Feelings of love and compassion are also common. This state-of being can last for several days. A wonderful aspect of Reiki is that we can offer it to ourselves‌we can heal ourselves! What’s important is our state-of being. If we have a lot of anger or worry, or are constantly stressed, then that is the energy we carry in our bodies. If we run ourselves too tired, spread ourselves too thin, and are constantly in a state of imbalance, then our energy is scattered and not focused for healing. In order to start healing ourselves, we need to become more grounded, peaceful, and emotionally, mentally, and physically balanced. How do we do that? When we study the art RI 5HLNL ZH DUH WDXJKW Ă€YH IXQGDPHQWDOV WR KHOS us heal ourselves: meditations, precepts, symbols and mantras, attunements, and hands-on-healing. These fundamentals are tools to help us become more grounded, peaceful, and balanced. In this state, we connect to our true nature, which is pure, unconditional love and compassion, and we can start to live our lives from this perspective. Let’s take a look at one of the fundamentals for healing, the Reiki precepts. They are: For today only: Do not anger. Do not worry. Be humble. Be honest. Show compassion to yourself and others. It’s important to note that these are not DIĂ€UPDWLRQV :H GRQ¡W VLPSO\ UHFLWH WKHVH DV LI

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getting paid to work there. Really. After working in the Human Performance Laboratory at UCD and teaching theory to pre-med and pre-dental students, I was now witnessing medicine in action. This was so cool, so cool, I EPLACING OST EETH MMEDIATELY would think. Wow. And, I actually got tongue space, but thinning weakens by David L. Biles, D.D.S., M.A. paid to work there. (Remember, I had the plate, and should be minimized. nce patients decide to realready lived in communal poverty for Since the  ipper may be necessary move unhealthy teeth, the for an indeterminate amount of time, next concern often becomes 6 years in the UC system, including “Posterity: you never know how much it has cost mytogeneration it is best take good care ofto it. My what to replace the teethwill with, and, I two as a graduate teaching assistant. recommendation is that patients put up generally give the same answer. We preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.” immune systems. 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mask prevents us from interacting with others and the world in a healthy way, and forces us to make decisions based not on what we really want, but on what our beliefs dictate. As we release these attachments, our reality changes, since we are no longer chained by our beliefs. We are then free to create the lives we truly want by making new agreements that align with our Authentic Selves. Q: Thanks to you and your family for sharing this wisdom with the world. A: It is my pleasure. Remember, the point of all this work is to be happy, to enjoy life, and to enjoy our relationships with those we love the most, including ourselves. Building on the principles found in his father’s book, The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. shows us how our attachments to beliefs, ideas, and knowledge, if left unchecked, can guide and control our lives. In The Five Levels of Attachment, he shows us how to identify our level of attachment to any beliefs we are holding. For it is only when we become aware of our attachments that we are then able to let them go and create new agreements that serve our highest good. An excerpt from the book: “The challenge I have for you is to change your agreement, to see yourself as a perfect human being, and to realize that there is no object, idea, or knowledge that you need to be complete. You are perfect because you are alive in this present moment, transforming continuously with life.â€? —don Miguel Ruiz Jr. THE FIVE LEVELS OF ATTACHMENT, TOLTEC WISDOM FOR THE MODERN WORLD. Join don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. in person on May 13 from 7 to 9pm at PCC. VIP Reception at 6pm. ParWLDOO\ EHQHĂ€WWLQJ WKH /DNRWD 3HRSOHV See page 3 for more details. Thank you for acknowledging The Connection Magazine as your source for this pertinent information! Please visit www.miguelruizjr. com or www.hierophantpublishing. com for more information. RSVP (800) 640-5947.

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by Michael Ravensthorpe Walnuts are the large, single-seeded fruits of the walnut tree. Though different species of walnut exist, the English walnut, which originated in Persia, remains the most popular species. In fact, virtually all of today’s commerciallyproduced walnuts are either English walnuts or hybrids thereof. Other species of walnut, such as the black walnut, are seldom cultivated due to their comparatively tough shells and poor hulling qualities. Walnuts are highly nutritious, and their health benefits have been well-known in China and India for centuries. They are just as revered in the West, however, and a large number of studies confirm the allegations of the ancient healing systems.

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Walnuts are rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, particularly the plant-based omega-3 fat, alpha-linolenic acid. These beneficial fats, which are the same fats that comprise our brains and nervous systems, give walnuts considerable brain-boosting properties. For example, a study published in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition in November 2011 discovered that rats that were fed walnuts for 28 days demonstrated a “significant improvement in learning and memory” compared to the control group. A second study, published two years later in Nutritional Neuroscience, showed that the fatty acids in walnut extracts could prevent age-related inflammation and oxidative stress in the brain’s hippocampal cells. Studies have also linked the regular consumption of walnuts to numerous other brainrelated benefits, including the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and improved inferential reasoning, concentration spans and interneuronal signaling. Just like coconut oil, another food that boosts cognitive function, almost all of these benefits stem from walnuts’ high concentrations of beneficial fats. Michael Ravensthorpe is an independent writer whose research interests include nutrition, alternative medicine, and bushcraft. He is the creator of the website, Spiritfoods, through which he promotes the world’s healthiest foods. http:// spiritfoods.net/ Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/ ldau4e6 Printed with permission.

Boost your Brain BRAIN HEALTH ~ Key Dietary Strategies to Protect Yourself from Alzheimer’s by Dr. Mercola Alzheimer’s disease has become nothing short of epidemic in the US. Could it be that some commonly eaten foods are the primary culprit? According to neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, author of the book Grain Brain, your diet has major implications for your Alzheimer’s risk. Grain Brain has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for six months now, which is unusual for a health book. He has also been on a few PBS specials. Dr. Perlmutter is also the editor-in-chief of a brand new Harvard-based journal called Brain and Gut, slated to come out next year. He came to the conclusion that brain dysfunction is rooted in a flawed diet, particularly our modern-day high-grain diet, after scouring the medical literature looking for clues to the underlying cause. He’d grown weary of treating his patients’ symptoms, and wanted to get to the bottom of the problem. As it turns out, the scientific literature is actually replete with information telling us that, yes, diet plays a crucial role in brain function. He says: “What we’ve crystallized it down to now, in essence, is that diets that are high in sugar and carbohydrates, and similarly diets that are low in fat, are devastating to the brain. When you have a diet that has carbohydrates in it, you are paving the way for Alzheimer’s disease. I want to be super clear about that. Dietary carbohydrates lead to Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a pretty profound statement, but it’s empowering nonetheless when we realize that we control our diet. We control our choices, whether to favor fat or carbohydrates.” High-Carb Diets Associated with 89 Percent Increased Risk for Dementia As just one example, he cites research from the Mayo Clinic, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, which found that diets rich in carbohydrates are associated with an 89 percent increased risk for dementia. Meanwhile, high-fat diets are associated with a 44 percent

reduced risk. Fortunately, even if you’re already having “senior moments,” you can turn back the clock, as it were. You can regenerate cells in your brain’s memory center. This occurs through a process called neurogenesis. According to Dr. Perlmutter, the evidence clearly shows that high-carb diets and elevation of blood sugar is directly related to shrinkage of your brain’s memory center. And when your hippocampus—your memory center—shrinks, your memory declines. “That is the harbinger for Alzheimer’s disease,” Dr. Perlmutter says. “It’s the first place you look on a brain scan. But, here is why we’re having this conversation today: (1) it is preventable and (2) more importantly, it’s reversible.” Saturated Fats Are a Critical Part of a Heart- and Brain-Healthy Diet Dr. Perlmutter has been talking about the benefits of saturated fat for a long time. Conversely, for well over half a century, the media and a majority of health care officials have warned that saturated fats are bad for your health and lead to a host of negative consequences, including high cholesterol, obesity, and heart disease. “We’ve been led down the wrong road,” Dr. Perlmutter says. “[Saturated] fat is your

Here we are, a most auspicious time! So much to do, so little time; so much beauty, so much negativity. Health & Wellness (physically, emotionally, spiritually) are paramount now amidst this ‘wild ride’. We begin our Theme with some nutritional ideas for the health of the Brain. Then, we are fortunate to have Langdon Roberts, clinical director of the Santa Cruz Neurofeedback Center with his positive perspectives, intelligent understanding and mastery of ‘the brain’, neuroscience; and how brain activity contributes to one’s behavior and experiences in life. As Langdon says and educates us, “There are some very effective science-based strategies that we can employ to make our brains and our lives work better.” Read on, enjoy, and give us your feedback. We are beginning a new column regarding, “The Brain” in our following issues. In Wellness, Peace & Education, Pattie & Thom friend. You desperately need fat. You desperately need to have good cholesterol in your body. That war on cholesterol is a perversion of the science that was even used to tell us we should stop eating foods with cholesterol... We know quite well that in elderly individuals, for example, those in the highest level of blood cholesterol have about a 70 percent risk reduction for becoming demented. These are the things that are good for the heart. They’re good for the immune system. Cholesterol is the precursor of vitamin D, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol...This is probably one of the reasons why statin drugs are so damaging. You lower cholesterol, and you set the stage for things that are very, very worrisome.” www.drmercola.com Printed with permission.

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Optimizing Balance in your Brain and Your Life through Neuroscience by Langdon Roberts f you are like most readers of this magazine, you are seeking a more fulfilling, empowered life aligned with your authentic values. Perhaps, you have been to workshops or therapy with the intention of doing deep personal work: healing your unresolved trauma, reversing your negative conditioning, finding peace and happiness, enjoying great relationships, discovering your authentic purpose, and finding joy in making an effective contribution to the earth and all of its inhabitants. Perhaps, you are among the tiny minority who actually succeed in accomplishing most of these intentions most of the time. If so, then you might wonder why it’s so hard for everyone else to have the same level of success. If you are not in that tiny minority, you probably feel frustration at the amount of work you put into making your life what you want it to be, with results that are far less spectacular than you think they should be. In either case, I hope that this article will help to elucidate some of the factors affecting your brain that can make personal growth so difficult. The good news is that there is hope for both your own development and humanity’s capacity for personal and cultural development on the whole. This can happen if we fully embrace what neuroscience is telling us about how brain activity contributes to our behavior and experience. There are some very effective sciencebased strategies that we can employ to make our brains and our lives work better.

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art, exploring our relationship to nature, connecting with loved ones, keeping our bodies in top condition, participating in community, building social structures that support abundance and fairness, and creating a rich culture for ourselves and our children. So, why do we spend so little time pursuing them and so much time on distractions? Is it that we don’t understand what is important in life, or is there something else going on that is impeding our success?

relationships and transform our society than ever before. Yet, the research shows that we are no happier than we have ever been and we are a lot more stressed out compared to just a few decades ago. Even though we love our technology and most of us couldn’t imagine living without it, it simply has not resulted in a higher level of satisfaction with life.

Your brain, the culture of information consumption and immediate gratification

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We live in a society that values consumption, and in the past few decades, what we consume is primarily information. A recent article by Roger Bohn and James Short in the International Journal of Communication (2012) reported that the average American consumes over 34 Gigabytes and 100,000 words a day of information, and the numbers are growing rapidly. Much of this information is novel and interesting, which is what the brain craves—novelty is intimately connected to the brain’s reward circuitry. Yet, consuming high levels of information produces more than just reward, it produces stress. The state of expectancy that we are nearly always in, when our cell phones are on and a text, call or email could come at any time requiring a response, is a constant low level stressor. The sense that we always need to be on the lookout for the best products, best services, and best deals is also a stressor. And, of course, the constant barrage of information about what is happening in the news and entertainment media is a major stressor. We are exposed to multiple violent and threatening experiences every day through media and we never know when the next one will show up. We may not be consciously aware of all of these sources of stress because they are such a pervasive part of our everyday lives, but the stress is still there, keeping our brains and bodies in a nearly constant state of alert. From an early age, we are trained to take in information and to respond to it quickly and superficially. We are not trained to reflect deeply upon information, much less to use the insights we gain to design a course for our lives that offers the maximum probability of bringing us fulfillment and making the greatest possible contribution to society. Our experiences train our brains to seek immediate reward (or to avoid immediate punishment). If the most common rewards that we receive come from high intensity visual stimulation, such as from a movie or computer screen, then that is what we will seek when we want to feel better. If, on the other hand, we receive frequent rewards from interacting with other people and the natural world, developing self-awareness and expressing our deepest, authentic desires, then we will seek out those experiences when we want to elevate our mood. Which type of reward is most frequent in your life? To find true happiness, we need to condition ourselves to focus on what is most important, rather than what is simply most stimulating or most readily available. In this world of high stimulation and distraction, how can we motivate ourselves to make that critical shift?

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We all have a sense of the things in life that are most likely to bring us true happiness: having clear personal goals and consistently working to achieve them, spending time creating

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to give us a sense of self, to allow us to know how we feel, to set goals and to initiate and coordinate behaviors to help us reach those goals. The brain is designed to adapt to its environment and to the demands that are put upon it by that environment. Brain circuits that are activated frequently become stronger whereas those that are activated infrequently become weaker. In our high-stimulus, high information world, sensory processing circuits in the posterior brain regions are frequently activated in conjunction with the brain’s reward circuitry, which links certain types of stimuli to reward. Because of this, the brain becomes wired to preferentially engage in stimulus-seeking behaviors, even though the over-activation of these circuits produces excessive levels of stress. This causes us to neglect the brain circuits involved in reflection, self-observation, analysis and planning. In other words, the brain circuits that we need to develop in order to create and sustain happy lives are underdeveloped, whereas those that are concerned with scanning for novelty and threat are overdeveloped. So what can we do? From the perspective of functional neuroscience, there are three

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fundamental solutions to our dilemma. The first solution is to tune our brains more efficiently for stress management. When we are stressed, specific circuits of the brain are activated, including a region called the amygdala. These amygdala fear circuits orchestrate the body’s response to stress, which often includes shutting down functions of the pre-frontal cortex (PFC) that are essential to thoughtful decisionmaking, such as self-awareness, attunement to other people and to the environment, the ability

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to maintain compassion, and the capacity to weigh short-term reward vs. the pursuit of longterm strategies and goals. Obviously, then, it is critical to manage our stress in order to keep the PFC online. Second, it is necessary to strengthen and efficiently tune the PFC and its connections to the rest of the brain. One critical function of the PFC is to suppress the activity of the amygdala, so a well-tuned PFC provides effective stress management. In addition to regulating the emotions, the PFC is also responsible for overseeing and modulating brain activity related to achieving higher goals. It is also important to be able to remember what those goals are. Recent research demonstrates that the volume of the hippocampus, a temporal lobe structure that is critical for memory and stress management, is an important element of a widely distributed analytical and motivational neural network, which includes the PFC. This network is activated in order to produce and maintain appropriate emotional responses to relevant stimuli, as well as to access knowledge that is held within memory circuits. A well-functioning hippocampus is necessary in order to allow us to keep our relationship to the wider environment in mind, rather than simply what is providing an immediate stimulus. Finally, it is necessary to properly integrate the higher functional circuits of the pre-frontal cortex, such as self awareness, compassion and morality, with multiple

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brain networks, including sensory, emotional, motivational and motor circuits, so that we can make behaviorally, cognitively and emotionally relevant decisions based upon the sum of the information we have available. Traditionally, managing stress and the development of the higher-order brain functions has been accomplished by deep reflection and mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness practice has been shown to decrease stress and anxiety, elevate mood, improve attention, concentration

and attention, and cultivate compassion. It also enhances connectivity and increases the volume of the pre-frontal cortex and the hippocampus. Mindfulness meditation is gaining in popularity in the western world, and is rapidly being incorporated into the personal practices of many individuals, as well as health and wellness programs at hospitals, schools, spiritual institutions, corporations, and many other organizations. However, for most individuals in today’s world, mindfulness practice just doesn’t seem to be quite enough to achieve the level of motivation, consistent effective action and personal fulfillment that seem to be possible. Results vary dramatically among individuals, and it often takes a long time to achieve truly satisfying results. In fact, recent research from Richard Davidson’s lab at the University of Wisconsin - Madison shows that for many people, it can take decades of consistent meditation practice to reduce such factors as how quickly one recovers from stress to below levels of activation that are common in the overall population. In my practice as a neurofeedback therapist, I frequently work with clients who are frustrated with the amount of work they have put in over many years, cultivating a dedicated mindfulness practice, receiving some benefits, yet still experiencing substantial anxiety and depression, as well as insufficient levels of selfawareness and motivation to make their lives fully satisfying. Given the level of informationprocessing demands that we place upon our brains, in addition to such additional stresses as environmental toxins, over-commitment in our professional and family lives, dysfunctional social programming, sedentary lifestyles, physical and emotional traumas, and lack of access to the calming and brain-developing benefits of the natural environment, to name just a few, it is not surprising that the traditional methods of consciousness development often do not seem to be sufficient. In fact, it is rare to encounter a person whose traditional practice has brought her to a level of self-awareness, inner peace and consistent, motivated action that feels consistent with her soul’s true purpose. Fortunately, neuroscience and computer technology have now advanced to a level that allows us to harness our knowledge of the brain, combined with substantial computing power, to efficiently and relatively quickly train our nervous systems to function at a level that previously would have required decades of diligent daily practice in order to achieve. Two of the most effective technologies are heart-rate variability biofeedback and neurofeedback. Heart-rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is the process of measuring the patterns of the heart, using computer technology to allow us to visualize representations of those patterns in real time, and learning to increase the level of variability while creating a smooth pattern in the heart-rate. As the heart-rate pattern becomes more regular and organized, it starts to synchronize with the breath. This synchronization is associated with a state of emotional balance and resiliency, in which the brain is more capable of responding appropriately to stressors, and preventing the disengagement of PFC circuitry. The HeartMath company of Boulder Creek, California manufactures highly effective, inexpensive HRV equipment that is suitable for home training or clinical use. I have been using HeartMath myself and with my clients for over a decade, and have found that most people are able to make substantial improvements in stress management and self-awareness through its use. The pre-frontal cortex can be strengthened directly through neurofeedback training. Neurofeedback is the process of measuring brain activity, generally with an EEG (electroencephalograph), and using that information to

allow the client to make specific changes in the way the brain functions. The EEG allows the practitioner to observe the Alpha, Theta, Delta, Beta and Gamma waves that are associated with the different functions and states of the cerebral cortex. Typically, a full brain EEG is recorded, then analyzed visually and quantitatively. The practitioner then uses that information to create an appropriate training program for the client, to allow improvement in many areas, such as attention, self awareness, memory, sensory integration, motivation, mood management, or just about any other brain function. During a neurofeedback session, brain patterns are used to control the brightness or volume of the computer, the size of a window, or the speed of a race-car or spaceship or some other element of a game. Success in neurofeedback provides a reward stimulus which, in turn, strengthens the neural circuitry that was active just prior to the stimulus. Since the program is set to only provide positive feedback when an ideal set of neurophysiological conditions is met, the networks that create those ideal patterns are preferentially strengthened. Training in neurofeedback can also prepare the brain for a much more efficient mindfulness practice. Since the computer is far more sensitive to change than the conscious mind, neurofeedback is very much like having a highly intuitive meditation instructor inside your brain, directing you to make subtle changes that are beneath the level of ordinary observation, so that you can shift your consciousness in the direction that you want it to go. After sufficient training, the mindfulness skills learned while doing neurofeedback can be taken into your daily practice at home.

With mindfulness meditation, HRV biofeedback and neurofeedback, along with some basic health maintenance practices, such as getting enough exercise and eating healthy, organic foods, just about anyone can make monumental progress toward developing a powerful and welltuned pre-frontal cortex and living the kind of life that they truly desire. A word of warning: These practices can change your physiology dramatically, sometimes necessitating dramatic movements in consciousness. These movements often include the shift from an ego-centric life perspective, filled with a focus on materialism, distractions and negative beliefs about the self, to a more eco-centric and soul-centric perspective, in which self awareness, compassion, connection and service to humanity and the planet are more important than material success and social position. These shifts are often accompanied by a crisis of identity. As the older, more materialistic and stimulus-driven patterns of conditioning in the brain start to weaken and the newly formed neural representations of a more highly developed sense of the higher self gradually take hold, profound emotional and behavioral shifts may occur during a period of instability and adjustment. To effectively move through this transformation, it is advisable to have a highly skilled therapist or spiritual adviser available to provide help, when necessary, in navigating this new territory of deep awareness. Langdon Roberts is the clinical director of the Santa Cruz Neurofeedback Center. He can be reached at Langdon@scneurofeedback.com or (831) 464-1419. Thank you for telling him that you read this and see their listing in the ELG (Essential Living Guide) Directory.

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by Joy Binah critical component of finetuning your diet is detoxification, which is an action taken designed to rid the body of poisonous toxins. There are foods that can specifically help with this challenge of detoxing. Gelatinous plant food fibers from chia seeds, sea weed, flax and aloe absorb and bind with toxins as they move through the digestive system. Cilantro binds with heavy metals and moves them through your system so they don’t bind with your cells, and parsley is a great blood cleanser. The reason why our diets need to be cleaner than our grandparents’ is because of the ever increasing toxins in our environment. Our very food supply is coated with all kinds of ingredients and chemicals in addition to being injected with new additives and preservatives that just didn’t exist a generation ago. Disease is actually caused by an accumulation of toxins in the body. We live in a very polluted world. Since the 1940s, 77,000 new chemicals have been introduced into our environment, and each of us has an average of 260 foreign chemicals in our body at any given moment. Consider Fukishima and the ramifications of that nuclear disaster still unfolding! Chemicals are put into our atmosphere daily. We need to do what we can to protect our bodies from this horrific onslaught of toxins. By decreasing the pathogen, viral and nano-bacterial load on our bodies, our immune system will strengthen and our physical and mental energy will increase dramatically. Here are some suggestions as to what you can do to reduce unnecessary chemical exposure: Buy and eat organic produce and free-range, organic foods to reduce your exposure to pesticides and fertilizers. Do not consume hormonally-altered substances (such as non organic dairy products), genetically modified substances (corn, soy, potatoes, etc.), and grain fed, factory-farmed meat known to be heavily contaminated with nanobacteria. Do not consume conventional or farmraised fish; they are heavily contaminated with PCBs and mercury. Eat mostly raw, fresh foods, and steer clear

of processed, prepackaged foods of all kinds. This way you avoid artificial food additives, unhealthy salts, fats and sugars, as well as dangerous artificial sweeteners, food coloring and MSG. Store all food and beverages in glass rather than plastic, and avoid using plastic wrap and canned foods (which are often lined with BPAcontaining liners). Install an appropriate water filter on all your faucets (even those in your shower or bath). Only use natural cleaning products in your home. Use hydrogen peroxide as a safe, effective and low cost cleanser in your kitchen and bathroom. Use only natural brands of toiletries such as shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste (no fluoride!), antiperspirants and cosmetics and organic skin care lines. Do not use artificial air fresheners, dryer sheets, fabric softeners or other synthetic fragrances. Use pots and pans with ceramic or glass cookware. Buy only “green”, toxin-free alternatives in lieu of regular paint, vinyl floor coverings, carpet, etc. Most all flexible plastics contain dangerous plasticizers like phthalates. Replace your vinyl shower curtain with one made of fabric. Limit your use of drugs (prescription and over-the-counter) as much as possible. Drugs are chemicals with their own side effects and they will leave toxic residues that accumulate in your body over time. I will also recommend availing yourself of an infrared sauna as often as possible. Heating your cells from the inside out, by even the 1 degree that this exposure will offer, will do wonders in killing pathogens and releasing toxins. In addition to this long list is the very real danger from exposure to microwave radiation coming from anything wireless—smart meters, computers, cell phones, wireless phones, baby monitors, etc. Look into www.earthing.com for products to assist in minimizing this exposure. Joy Binah—Certified raw and whole food educator, wellness counselor, author and teacher, www.ConsciousInTheKitchen.com, (831) 7135673, joybinah@gmail.com.

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by Susan Merritt while back I had a young whipper-snapper yoga teacher ask me if I was thinking of retiring any time soon. That really took me aback. Retiring hadn’t yet entered my mind. That was several years ago and now that I’ll be 65 in 4 months, I still wonder, “Why should I retire? I’ve been teaching yoga for 33 years and I’m really getting the hang of it.â€? , WRRN P\ Ă€UVW ,\HQJDU \RJD FODVV LQ I didn’t know what Iyengar yoga was, but after P\ Ă€UVW FODVV , UHPHPEHU OLNLQJ WKH FKDOOHQJH It felt like it was making my body work, but in a way, that felt good for my joints. Growing up I had taken a bunch of dance classes, was a very observant child, and studied DUW LQ FROOHJH , DOZD\V KDG DQ DIĂ€QLW\ IRU VWUXFture, form and function and was quickly attracted to the Iyengar system because of its precise focus RQ DQDWRP\ DQG Ă€QH WXQLQJ VWUHQJWK Ă H[LELOLW\ and balance. 5DPDQDQG 3DWHO ZDV P\ PRVW LQĂ XHQWLDO WHDFKHU RXW RI PDQ\ Ă€QH RQHV WKDW , KDYH VWXGLHG ZLWK +LV WUDLQLQJ DV D FLYLO HQJLQHHU LQĂ XHQFHG his understanding of hatha yoga and I am grateful to him for my grasp of biomechanics. Ramanand is world renowned and is considered the teachers’ teacher. He is now well known for teaching Yoga & Sound and Vedanta philosophy. I started teaching in 1981. You could count on one hand the number of yoga teachers in Santa Cruz at that time. I had about three different jobs

to support my teaching. At times when attendance was low, the “businessâ€? of teaching yoga felt like a discouraging struggle, and I would question my path. But I always hung in there, and my inspiration would rise when students would return. I have also learned from my own body’s challenges. Needing a pace maker at 52 was very hard to accept, but standing on my left leg with 3 giant pins newly installed to stabilize a compression fracture in the neck of my femur, that was truly humbling. I have been teaching yoga for 33 years! That hardly seems possible. I was one of the three original teachers of Yoga Center Santa Cruz and taught there for many years until I had a hankering to open my own studio. I casually looked around Santa Cruz for quite sometime before I found what was to become my studio. There was something about the rustic old charm of Squid Row, the alley that runs beside the Goodwill store, that spoke to my New England sensibilites. The building is 165 years old, had been many things over the years and required a lot of work to become a yoga studio. I loved the challenge of transforming it and like all good endeavors that are meant to be, the stars aligned for it to come together quickly. The doors of Body & Soul have been open for seventeen years. The place has evolved over that time. Teachers have come and gone and come back again. The old windows have been rescued with wood epoxy three times and are on WKH YHUJH RI EHLQJ UHSODFHG ZLWK QHZ UHWURĂ€WV So too, I like to think I have evolved and matured as a teacher. Page 28

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Arts & Qi Gong Health System Bodywhat and Soulabout Yoga Studio, 738 Chestnut adults throughout the manage challenging situations. It And that otherSt., Santa Cruz � Menopause, PMS, (831) 458-1628 • Beginning Class: Saturday 12:30 – 1:45 Photo by Larry Colen week. The two-month Fertility asks us to make a connection with teacher?quadrant34sc@hotmail.com One of her artistic lessons • www.SantaCruzWhiteCrane.com Beginning Class for encourages the acquisition of softthe person challenging us, and to� Cardiology from earlier martial arts, within a & Neurology respond in a way that redirects non-competitive practice that is adults builds foundational skills ness. For over 1000 years martial arts Golden Shield Qi Gong allows students to prepare the force of thediscover “attack” into Come whyaTraditional Chinese fastest at once challenging andMedicine fun, and isandAmerica’s teachers haveDynamic traditionally laudedHerbal the Training Physical, Meditative, for more advanced training if safe andgrowing respectful choice resolution. forInprimary and natural… accessiblehealthcare. to people ofEffective, all ages safe Rapidly Produces Benefi ts for Your Life soft path to skill. The reason for this Promotes Self-Confidence, Inner Peace + Power they choose to continue. The studying and training in Aikido, and genders. Mondays or eve. GoldenShieldQiGong.com is not a moral onemid-day as we might think we are asked to change our habitIf you choose to give Aikido next Beginning Class starts Darren Huckle L.Ac. (831) 334-5177 of in the west. It is not a form of “The Tuesday, January 3. The norual response toFive conflict – BraNches to a try, here are some basicuniversity stratecost of $120 will be reduced meek shall inherit the earth.” It is more release the desireGraduate to win or toSchool Ted Mancuso gies of youTraditional will learn withChinese your malMedicine recognition Self that Defense life walks& Fitness by 10% when you mention this of a deepMINORSAN overpower opponents through Surrender is recognition that you are training�partners the mat. They � www.fivebranches.edu 200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz (831) on 476-8211 Serving community’s martialhard arts, self-defense & fitness needs since 1985. force. Peace is the goal – safe are equally applicable “off the article. Curious but unsure of along on thetwo feet, one and one broken. We say a branch yields to Build your confidence & empower yourself with programs that work. your commitment? You can try landings for both parties. soft, and thatDiousing both feet greatly weight or even to the wind but the mat.” P. Santiago & Clara E. Minor @ 831.458.0900 Aiki is not a technique to Do no Harm: Protect both out the first two classes for aids www.minorsan.com in perambulation. info@minorsan.com, 1320 Mission Street,implication Suite 1, SC 95060 is that it will naturally snap fight or defeat an enemy. It is the yourself and your adversary as free! If we are lucky we learn some- back when the pressure is released. way to reconcile the world and you resolve the issue. thing about softness from the study The Academy of Martial Arts: And that brings me to another Aikido of Santa Cruz is make human beings one family. Go with the Flow: Align of martial WeOldest might learn Santa Cruz’sarts. First and Kung even Fu School • Adults only, 18 and oldercharacteristic. Softness is distinctive --Aikido founder, Morihei yourself with the direction of the located at 306 Mission Street, After 40 can say:life. “Not all schools are the same.” some Traditional uses ofyears, it inwedaily Part of tenacious. It holds on. This Yin aspect very near downtown, at the interInstruction, Authentic Methods, Certifi ed Instructors Ueshiba Osensei movement so you can harness the process to unload some - Tai Chi is - Qigong - Shaolin Kung Fu - burFirst Response Self-Defense is one of its most powerful attributes. section of Mission and Chestnut thisBagua Founded in the 20th century power and redirect it safely. (831) 475-1429 1570 Soquel Dr., Santa Cruz www.reelingsilk.com In martial arts we admire the willow in Japan, Aikido is a martial art, Make the Connection: Streets. Visitors welcome! Call densome preconceptions. Soft is not surrender. But soft tree that dumps it load of snow and yet it is widely known as “The Locate the source of peace inside (831) 423-8326, email info@aikiYielding and surrendering Art of Peace.” Aikido training yourself and make a real connec- dosantacruz.org, or visit www. does yield. springs back to its unburdened shape. Judo in Santa Cruz and Aptos aikidosantacruz.org. 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and crevices. It has the persistence of a newly ordained pastor and the purposeful attention of a bone-hunting dog. Tenacity and yielding keeps you on the track and keeps you coming back to the track. Softness allows us to respond in a way unrestricted by habit. If someone grabs your wrist there are all sorts of ways to respond. But what people actually DO is to place them selves in exactly the weakest position they can find and then resist the grab with all their diminishing might. Instead softness listens and, without tensing and struggling, finds the way out. At my school we practice a seizing art called Chin Na. Invariably the person who has been captured for the first time runs the risk of making a common and intuitive error, namely picking the wrong direction to escape. Sometimes, even in their frustration, they realize that it is their own strength and tension that have trapped them like Chinese handcuffs. Softness teaches us a better way. It pays attention and learns. It accommodates and ends up ahead of the game. Not a bad strategy at that. Ted Mancuso is director of the Academy of Martial & Internal Arts, Santa Cruz’s oldest Chinese Martial Arts studio (reelingsilk.com/academy.)

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Rod Sanford’s Traditional Martial Arts

Instructors (by order of seniority): Rod Sanford, Lou Jemison, Dan Wakefield, Sean Sanford, Jennifer Farley, Diego Simkin. Shorinji-Ryu Karate-Do, Okinawan Weaponry, T’ai Chi Chuan & Aikijujutsu (831) 475-9676 • questions@mydojo.com 4626 Soquel Drive, Soquel CA 95073

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Instructors: Linda Holiday & Glen Kimoto Ages: 6-Adult Aikido The art of peace, a non-competitive Japanese martial art. Classes 7 days a week - Visitors Welcome - Special Beginners’ Classes bi-monthly (831) 423-8326 • www.AikidoSantaCruz.org • 306 Mission St., Santa Cruz 95060

Rod Sanford’s Traditional Martial Arts

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yeast and viruses that get transferred to the vagina when a dog cleans herself after pooping, foreign bodies in the vagina, trauma, vaginal abscesses or tumors, hyperplasia, and steroid therapy. Vaginitis can also occur in the absence of infection for a variety of reasons. Diagnosis of vaginitis can include a cytologic examination of vaginal discharge and cells of the vagina, vaginal and urine bacterial culture/sensitivity tests, urinalysis, a manual vaginal exam, vaginoscopy, a &%& DQG EORRG FKHPLVWU\ SURĂ€OH DQ electrolyte panel, and x-rays or other imaging tests.

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of the canine treatment on his pets. Veterinary staff believe a label warning more along the lines of, “THIS PRODUCT COULD KILL YOUR CAT� is needed to prevent these kinds of tragedies. Based on the deaths of these four kitties and the veterinary staff’s comments about labeling issues with spot-on treatments, it would seem not every manufacturer of these products has complied with the EPA’s labeling recommendations issued two years

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heat, sugar cane and many other crops are sprayed with glyphosate, just before harvesting, to help the plants dry out more quickly so that they can be sold for profit more quickly. However, for this use, glyphosate is not called an herbicide, it is referred to as a ‘desiccant’. * * . . . is that like fluoride being called ‘a

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Page 22 swimming goggles would do the trick.” What if my brother had recognized that what he was experiencing was intuition and believed in it enough to have acted on the information he was receiving? In his case, it would have saved the day and kept a half dozen men working. Perhaps intuition is clouded by desire and the mind when it believes it knows better. To begin strengthening your sixth sense, I suggest a meditation practice where you learn to discern the

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teeth strengthener’ and ‘cavity preventer’ rather than calling it by its ‘real name’ . . . hydrofluorosilicic acid or what it really is: rat poison (a polluting ‘by-product’ that needs to be disposed of properly; not just added to toothpaste, mouth washes, released into our rivers/waterways [so it can not be traced], etc. John B. Wells @ www.caravantomidnight.com

difference between intuition, desire and cognitive mind. You can do this by focusing on the origin of your feelings and beliefs. When you get clear about where you (your guidance) is coming from, I believe you will make decisions that will be of greatest benefit to yourself and others. This is a powerful way to walk in the world, experiencing truth for yourself and acting accordingly. Christopher Love welcomes comments: ChristopherLove@Empowerment.Net.

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Feng Shui For ParentS: Finding order among the ChaoS oF the Family home

by Megan Montero arents, are you overwhelmed by the amount of messes your children generate? Are you so exhausted from the demands of parenting that picking up after everybody is the last thing you want to do? The last thing I want to do is to give you more work! But I hope I can give you some ideas that with a little effort will save you time and stress and help you find some peace and order in your family’s life. Having children will drastically increase the amount of stuff in your home. Add kids to a house that already has a lot of stuff and things will get crazy. If your stuff is not kept in check, then your things will become clutter. Clutter will block the healthy flow of energy in your home and will inhibit the flow of a healthy life. Clutter is anything that no longer serves a purpose in your life. Clutter can also be things you love and find useful if they are scattered around and unorganized. Are you constantly bumping into things or unable to find what you’re looking for? The order or chaos of our belongings affects our health and our ability to work and enjoy life. 1. Have regular clear outs or things will get out of control. With all that growing and learning, kids need a lot of stuff like books, toys and clothes. New things come in, but do old things go out? Go through their things on a regular basis and keep things moving along. Donating what they have outgrown will feel good knowing that other kids will benefit. 2. Teach Your Kids to pick up after themselves. Kids thrive on routine and parents will benefit from this one. Creating this routine from the beginning and making it fun will support the order and balance in your home and life for years to come.

3. Clear your own clutter. This will give you energy, clear your mind and help you to function at an optimal level. Get a baby-sitter and spend the day or choose one day each week and spend 1 hour clearing clutter. To experience the on-going benefits, do it on an on-going basis. Clutter Clearing Guidelines: Keep only things that you absolutely love or find useful. Ask, “Why am I keeping this? Is it worth it to maintain? Is this still meaningful for my child or helping them in their development?” If this is overwhelming to do alone, call a friend or a professional to help you with this process. Clearing clutter can feel really good. If your kids are old enough, get them involved and have fun. Once you let go of the things that are no longer serving you, the weight of this burden will be lifted, and you may want to get rid of more stuff. Taking the time to go through your things will create more quality time to spend with your family. The extra effort will be worth it when the peace and order are restored to your home and life. For Feng Shui and clutter clearing advice tailored to your specific situation, contact Megan at (831) 588-5424 or megan@windandwaterblessings.com. Megan Montero is a Feng Shui consultant trained in BTB Feng Shui. She has been practicing in Santa Cruz since 2007 and offers Feng Shui consultations in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area. Learn more about Megan’s services including upcoming classes at www. windandwaterblessings.com. Stay tuned for Megan’s Feng Shui column beginning with the June issue. Do you have questions you would like answered in future articles? Megan would love to hear them.

Growing Older & Wiser with Yoga Page 25 After teaching that long, one learns a thing or two. I began to realize that it would take certain body types a couple life times to get into some of the classical poses. I started exploring other movement forms that lent themselves to work with bodies that had such strong structural patterns. I love Feldenkrais work for its slow and gentle repetitive movements that really free up stuck places while increasing bodily awareness. I keep exploring balls of all sizes for rolling on and over to open muscles and fascia that are tightly bound. It’s wonderful to see yoga poses get freed up after some softer movements target the restrictions. I seem to get inspiration for teaching from everyday life movements. A stretch while making a bed has given me a lesson plan. Sitting in on a couple dressage classes, not even getting on the horse, honed my awareness of how the body creates and supports movement from a deep structural place. Of course no two bodies are alike. And where most bodies seek more flexibility, there are the small percent of folks that need to think structural strength. This makes their job almost more challenging. I also had the privilege of working at The Stroke and Disability Center of Cabrillo College for a year. That was a personally reward-

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he typical American home contains about three to 10 gallons of toxic materials in the form of household cleaning products. Even “green” alternatives can contain harmful ingredients. Ingredients in common household cleaners and detergents that can create a toxic indoor environment include glycol ethers, phosphates, volatile organic compounds, phthalates, and more. Common household items such as white

ing year. It honed my skill at adapting movement lessons for folks with serious disabilities and limitations. I love working with folks who don’t take movement for granted and really appreciate learning how to move in spite of the challenges. I am also honored to be working privately with a gentleman who has Parkinson’s Disease. We have developed a nice trust and are able to adjust the type of movement we do as dictated by the meds’ highs and lows. I’ve been working on marketing myself lately and coming to terms with who I am as a teacher. I’ve decided that I’m the teacher for “Baby Boomers & Beyond” and younger bodies with old souls who really want to know their alignment in the poses. Susan Merritt is the Founder and Director of Body & Soul Yoga Studio, Salon for the Healing Arts. She has a BA in Art Education and is a life long learner of yoga, movement and the healing arts. The studio is a hidden gem tucked in the quiet corner of old Santa Cruz known as Squid Row, www.bodyandsoulsantacruz.com, (831) 459-8613. See the Directory Ad for Body & Soul Yoga Studio Salon each issue in our ELG (Essential Living Guide) Directory. Thank you for letting them know that you read this Article and saw the Ad in Connection Magazine!

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e publish this magazine to support our community and enjoy featuring leading theater, performances, and events. It is very important that you, our readers, tell all of the Arts &

Entertainment Venues, businesses and events, that you read about them in The Connection Magazine. We appreciate your much needed support in return. Thank you very much! Pattie & Thom

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Thu. • May 8 • 7:30pm • $15

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LIONHEART plus Leaders

Of Fairport Convention

Saturday, May 3 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

Fri. • May 9 • 8pm • $15 • Dance

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FORTUNATE YOUTH/ LOS RAKAS plus True

Press $14/ $17 • 8:30 p.m./ 9 p.m.

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Sunday, May 4 Ages 16+ plus Casual $20 Adv./ $24 Drs. • 7 p.m./ 8 p.m. Monday, May 5 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

BEING AS AN OCEAN

plus Capsize also State

Faults and Eidola $10 Adv./ $14 Drs. • Drs. 6:30/ Show 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

WE ARE SCIENTISTS

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$13 Adv./ $16 Drs. • 8:30 p.m./ 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 Ages 16+

Rev. Billy C. Wirtz

The Victor Borge of the Blues Sat. • May17 • 8pm • $15 • Dance

Aja Vu

Music of Steely Dan & Chicago

Front Country + The Blackberry Bushes Stringband

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THICK AS BLOOD plus Betrayal also Kublai

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Progressive Bluegrass Fri. • May23 • 8pm • $10 • Dance

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SLUM VILLAGE

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

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The Ultimate Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers $12/ $17 • 8:30 p.m./ 9 p.m.

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May 14 Devin The Dude (Ages 16+) May 14 Anti-Nowhere League Atrium (Ages 16+) May 15 People Under The Stairs (Ages 16+) May 16 Sparrows Gate Atrium (Ages 21+) May 17 Eprom (Ages 18+) May 18 Finish Ticket Atrium (Ages 16+) May 19 Atriarch Atrium (Ages 21+) May 21 YG (Ages 16+) May 21 Cas Haley Atrium (Ages 16+) May 22 Metalachi Atrium (Ages 16+) May 23 Alborosie (Ages 16+) May 23 Los Cadetes De Linares Atrium (Ages 21+) May 24 Steel Pulse/ The Movement (Ages 16+) May 24 Trails & Ways Atrium (Ages 16+) May 27 Perfect Pussy Atrium (Ages 16+) May 28 Sometimes Jones Atrium (Ages 21+) May 30 SNFU Atrium (Ages 16+) May 31 Somo/ Cody Brazil (Ages 16+) May 31 Ballast/ Solicitors Atrium (Ages 18+) Jun 1 Tech N9ne/ Freddie Gibbs (Ages 16+) Jun 5 The Damned (Ages 16+) Jun 6 Brian Posehn (2 Shows) (Ages 21+) Jun 7 T-Pain (Ages 16+) Jun 17 Luciano/ Pure Roots (Ages 16+) Jun 19 Barrington Levy (Ages 16+) Jun 21 Fitz & The Tantrums (Ages 16+) Jul 26 The Holdup (Ages 16+) Jul 10 Through The Roots (Ages 16+) Aug 26 Presidents Of The United States (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

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Hello Bluebird: Celebrating the Jazz of Judy Garland Tuesday, May 20 • 7 pm| FREE

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The New Standard: Vocalist Lori Rivera and Pianist Marshall Otwell Thursday, May 22 • 7 pm

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by Janet Leonard he Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Free Friday Night Bands on the Beach Bandstand will feature two shows 6:30pm and 8:30pm. The 6:30pm daylight show has a family fun beach day vibe, and the 8:30pm night show has more of a concert vibe with a light show and often some other songs. Save to refer to: • Jun. 13th, Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun” • Jun. 20th, The Greg Kihn Band, “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)” • Jun. 27th, Blind Melon, “No Rain” • Jul. 4th, The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill, “Talk To Ya Later” • Jul. 11th, Macy Gray, “I Try” • Jul. 18th, The Fixx, “Red Skies” • Jul. 25th, Gregg Rolie, Santana and Journey’s original lead singer, “Evil Ways” • Aug. 1st, Y&T, “Summertime Girls” • Aug. 8th, Starship starring Mickey Thomas, “Jane” • Aug. 15th, Eddie Money, “Two Tickets to Paradise” • Aug. 22nd, Great White, “Rock Me” • Aug. 29th, Papa Doo Run Run, Surf Music Beach Party

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by Karin Leonard & Daniel Robin ach month, we select our favorite or otherwise important films to be featured on this page. We rate them, subjectively, on a scale from 1 (worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms of their entertainment and message. We leave the plot details and storytelling to the filmmakers and instead attempt to characterize, highlight strengths and flaws, and hint at purpose. Reach us at movies@innerevolution.com. Enjoy!

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With Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Dallas Roberts, Steve Zahn Entertainment: 4 Message: 4.5 Note: graphic language, nudity, drugs inning well-deserved Oscars for Best Actor and Supporting Actor, this may be Matthew McConaughey’s best performance to date, and surely puts Jared Leto on the map as an amazing talent. Raw, honest, heartbreaking and shocking, this colorful account of Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof is based on his true story of grappling with an H.I.V.-positive diagnosis, and corresponding death sentence,

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This season’s dramatic finale of the Santa Cruz County Symphony is “Renewal”, featuring one of the greatest choral works ever written, Mozart’s “Requiem”, with four fantastic vocal soloists from NYC’s Metropolitan Opera, Lei Xu, Renee Tatum, Mario Davila and Ryan Speedo Green. This final concert also includes, Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms”, sung in Hebrew, and Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus”, both featuring vocal soloists from the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus led by choral director, Cheryl Anderson. Shows are Sat. May 17th, 8pm at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and Sun. May 18th, 2pm at the Mello Center in Watsonville. This will be a very popular concert so purchase tickets early at: http://www. santacruzsymphony.org/tickets. The Redwood Mountain Faire is May 31st and Jun. 1st at Roaring Camp. The purpose of this Faire is to celebrate community, to showcase music on two stages, with juried art and crafts and to raise funds for participating local non-profits and service organizations. There will be children’s activities, and tasty food and beverages, including local micro-brews and wines. The headliners are Pimps of Joytown, Lukas Nelson + P.O.T. r., Diego’s Umbrella and The Chop Tops. For the complete lineup go to: http://redwoodmountainfaire.com/. Some music scene highlights:

The Catalyst: Thu. May 8th, Stephen Stills, legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist, two sets (acoustic and electric). Fri. Jun. 6th, Brian Posehn, comedian/actor/writer known from “The Sarah Silverman Program ”. Also Ngaio Bealum and John Dale. Two shows 7:30pm and 10:15pm. The Wharf House: Sat. May 17 th, Greyhounds Blues, guitarist Greg “Hendu” Henderson’s new side venture. Sat. May 31st, Harry and the Hitmen, an innovative modern approach of Motown. Don Quixote’s: Sun. May 18th at 2pm, Scotts Valley High School Music Production, high school songwriters rock the house and raise funds that will go towards the school’s recording studio for new equipment. Concerts in Retro: Here are my reviews of some recent shows. Remember this is only my opinion. At Seabright Brewery: The Vinny Johnson Band played right on “Rhythm & Groove to Make Your Body Move!” with help from Jan Hagge on organ and John “Fuzzy” Oxendine on washboard. At Coasters: The Billy Martini Show put on an impressive rock and roll 70’s show along with some crowdpleasing originals. Billy and the band got everyone up dancing! Are you a local band that would like your CD reviewed in this publication? Send your CD to Music Connection, c/o Janet Leonard, PO Box 1151, Aptos CA 95001. Call (831) 325-4605 or email janetfaplanet@gmail.com to tell me about gigs for live reviews. Put “Music Connection” and your band’s name in the subject line.

in 1985, at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. This remarkable tribute honors a strong, eccentric, independent maverick, a passionate and determined entrepreneur who didn’t take “No” for an answer. He gradually becomes the mouthpiece for change, delivering a searing indictment on the 1980s medical establishment, just as relevant today (1 hr 57 min).

see the movie? Based on the 2013 television miniseries The Bible, here is yet another portrayal of the story of Jesus brought to life. Again. Sensitive Diogo Morgado makes for a charismatic Christ, and the historical and political stage are set pretty well. While not offering any novel perspectives, this follows the traditions, with cheesy elements like gaping holes in the spirit hands of the ascended Jesus, and the dreaded violence and gore of crucifixion. Yet if you look beneath the surface, the truly powerful and timeless messages of Christ shine through the religious dogma. You may find it inspiring compassion and the presence of spirit within, as well as the possibility of spiritual enlightenment. Very different tone from the wrathful God of the Old Testament depicted in Noah (2 hrs 18 min).

Noah

With Kevin Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson Entertainment: 3 Message: 1.5 isually sweeping with grand and dramatic punch brings the ancient biblical story to life, complete with the wrathful, tribal consciousness and patriarchic beliefs about God straight from the Old Testament. Definitely some embellishments and digital twists to this mythic tale; some of them work. The big screen is a powerful teacher, and with that comes great responsibility. Will Noah add to the alarming number of people who mistake the symbolic storytelling for historical fact, ignoring science, in a world now increasingly threatened by environmental destruction and climate change? It could. Perhaps Neil Degrasse Tyson’s fabulous remake of the original Cosmos television series should be required viewing, the antidote to this apparent loss of reason? Still, risks aside, Russell Crowe makes a stately and believable Noah, and fun to see Emma Watson (Harry Potter’s Hermione) all grown up, pretty and showing acting chops away from Hogwarts. If you take younger people to see this, make sure to have a chat with them about myth vs. fiction. We are stewards as much as passengers (2 hrs 19 min).

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With Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 2.5 f you are a fan of other Wes Anderson movies, such as Moonrise Kingdom or The Royal Tenenbaums, don’t miss this one. Certainly hilarious at times, if not overly consistent with his other films – lots of quirky, zany, frenetic slapstick, often brilliant and delightful. Here the backdrop consists of historical events and related challenges of the time between World Wars in Europe, and a multihued stay at a fine old relic, full of tradition and color. The content is just a framework for the artistic expression and humanistic way of understanding the world at that time. Lead character Ralph Fiennes’ charming and richly modulated incharacter performance carries the multilayered plot, including themes of racism and conflicts brewing. Moments of stylized violence (reminiscent of Tarantino) seem out of place – not our taste for entertainment or humor. While overall reasonably enjoyable, we wondered what might be the point. Not unlike eating a bagful of candy, fast fun followed by hours of nutritional deprivation … lacking in substance, sure, but the inevitable crash caused us to question why critics seem to love this film. As art, the sweetness comes through, but the value evaporated like a melting bon-bon on a hot summer day (1 hr 30 min).

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say “for Red Eyes” Please, avoid these like the plague! Many are banned in Europe but thanks to our wonderful system (NOT!) of Lobbyists and Big Pharma, they aren’t here. The Red Eye drops are likely going to work beautifully, that’s because they have “vaso constrictors” that squeeze the tiny Blood Vessels in your eyes so they empty of Blood and voila! your Eye no longer looks Red. Of course its bad for the walls of the tiny Blood vessels which over time become enlarged and tortured, but hey that’s not Big Pharma’s problem. These drops can be used in an emergency. If you have an interview or its your Wedding Day. The more you use them the more sensitive your eyes will become in the future. Dietary remedies: Addressing the underlying cause is always best. Anything to support the immune system from Echinacea, to Omega 3 Fatty acids will help. Omega 3 oils are anti-inflammatory and calm the cells in the eyes down. They do need a little bit of Omega 6 and Omega 9 to work. However, the latter two are thought to be inflammatory and are usually widely available in an average western diet. Hence, its best when you look at Omega fatty acids to just get the Omega 3 on its own. Keep the capsules or oil in the Fridge. If you want to address things more generally, look at your body constitution. Are you prone to coughs and colds (more Kappha), aches and joint stiffness (more Vayta). When you get run down or fall sick, do you tend to run a temperature? More Pitta. Regardless of your Body type, some remedies will help everyone such as antioxidants like Vitamin C, Bach Flower remedies, and Echinacea. Anita M. Gor OD can be emailed at anitagoreyedoc@totaleyecare.org, visit totaleyecare.org.

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Café Campesino: Best mexiCan food in santa Cruz

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afé Campesino so delicious. is housed in Not only is the a charming food super tasty, but kiosk in downtown the quality and the Santa Cruz, near New prices can’t be beat. Leaf Market. The It really is the perfect menu offers fresh, place to stop after a ethnically authentic, long day of shopping organic food and some downtown or before a gluten free dishes. movie. I can’t believe Sitting outside, it took me this long to enjoying the Santa finally try it, but I’m Cruz ambience, savorglad I did (but I’m ing delicious food graciously also kind of sad because now served is a slice of paradise... I know what I’m missing in What people are saying LA). I see a trip back up there about Café Campesino: in my very near future.”— “In mid-April, I visited Santa Christina, Los Angelos Cruz (my college town) for a “This place is special. reunion with my friends and One of the best places to get to attend the Del Mar Secret food in sc. They have the best Film Festival. When we got mole, gorditas, homemade into town, it was around lunch tortillas, horchata, soups, etc I time and I was starving, as have ever had. This isn't reguusual. My boyfriend and I lar old Mexican food. This is Enchilada plate with pinto beans and potatoes. were downtown waiting for on a entirely separate level of my friends to meet up with authentic food and the food seems to be made us. In a frantic state of hunger, I spotted Cafe with heart and soul. This place deserves all the Campesino on the sidewalk. It’s a tiny booth praise it can get. So much respect. with a little kitchen inside. In the 5 years that I Oh and the location is great, as is the serlived in Santa Cruz, I probably walked by this vice.”— Loren L., Rio del Mar restaurant a couple hundred times. I never tried “My boyfriend and I LOVE riding our bikes it… until that day. Cafe Campesino offers Mexican fare but here for brunch on the weekends. He is a chef with fresh, local, and organic ingredients (like from Oaxaca and is very selective about eating almost every other restaurant in the city). As I “Mexican food” in Santa Cruz. Fortunately, Cafe stared at the menu trying to figure out what to or- Campesino never disappoints!!! The calabacitas and enfrijoladas are our der, two ladies, who were leaving, yelled at me to try the gorditas, which are little corn flour pockets favorites. For the health conscience people out filled with deliciousness. I obliged and ordered there, these are guilt free pleasures that are worth the chicken gorditas along with the chicken checking out! Another reason to come here is for the enchiladas. I wanted to order horchata because I always order it when I have the chance, but sadly people watching... never a dull moment on Pathey were sold out. That’s probably because their cific Ave.”—Sherwood S., Santa Cruz horchata is amazing, but I’ll never know! “We love Cafe Campesino! It is so fresh— The food arrived shortly and I greedily dug tasty and unique Mexican food. Healthy and in, leaving my boyfriend to fend for himself. The fresh herbs and great mole sauce. Really good!! chicken in both dishes was extremely tender and And the staff is really sweet! Never go wrong flavorful. The sauce on the enchiladas was just here!”—Karen B., Santa Cruz the right amount of spicy to wake you up a bit, Café Campesino, Kiosk at 1130 Pacific while the sauce on the gorditas tasted like mole (which I thoroughly enjoy). Both the enchiladas Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 425-5979. Please enjoy the great food and let them and gorditas were topped with queso fresco, which adds the perfect amount of creamy good- know you read about them in the Connection ness. Yippee! I want some more right now, it was Magazine. Thank you.

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The Music of the Spheres: Astrological Astrology

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aurus comes in May when the blooms are abundant and beauty fills nature’s view. Even as the spring days arrive, these intense times challenge us to be aware. The stress of the Uranus Pluto alignment stretches us to our edges and exaggerates the global tensions. We are caught in the fast moving pace of our lives, while the stellar alignments call for a new orientation and the need to see what we have resisted or denied. Now is the time for perseverance in pursuing new ways of acting or new approaches to life, new perspectives on who

we are, what we do, what we eat, and how we relate, while old identities or outworn comfort zones fall and disintegrate around us. Look to the southeast after sunset and see the red planet, Mars, gleaming like a warning, high in the heavens. Since March 1st Mars, the Warrior, has intensified, appearing to standstill and announce itself, then propelling itself with impulsive responses and seeking to take the advantage. It’s cosmic instructions are to slow our momentum, refine

our intentions, make corrections in our plans, and build a strategy which attunes to a greater inner alignment. Its Libra influence calls for balance, deliberation, and harmony. The powerful planetary cross of Pluto, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars in April brought surprises and unexpected situations which altered our course or called for action in new ways, letting go patterns that are no longer life sustaining. Now in May, Mars slows again, appears to come to another standstill and reverses direction on the 19th. From the 19th to the 28th, situations that were set in place over the last two months now move forward. This can be encouraging for those who have constructively worked toward realignment with clear positive intention. It can also be the time when destructive actions propel war to take place. the Wesak Moon, the full moon in scorpio, takes place on the 14th. Around the world, many celebrate the overcoming of illusion and separation that resulted in Buddha’s enlightenment. The power of this full moon is thought to benefit all humanity as we bring our intention to the clear inner essence of truth, freeing us from polarization. the sun enters breezy Gemini on May 20th, shifting from fixed taurus to flexible, adaptable Gemini. the new Moon in Gemini punctuates the end of the month on the 28th, enveloping the night in a moonless sky, but allowing the greater cosmos to glisten with its immensity. Drink in the mystery of this cosmos as the ancient people of this earth did, feeling into the music of the spheres. tWelVe OPPOrtUnities FOr MaY: FOr sUn anD risinG siGns aries (Mar 20—Apr 19): This is break through time for you. A new way of responding to others, yourself, and your situations is now taking place. Honor your talents, and what you truly value, because this attention/intention will transform your life and career. A profound release and liberation takes place between the 19th and the 28th. A new sense of self-appreciation grows. A resolution comes to a challenging relationship. taurus (Apr 20—May 20): Life is changing and your public image is going through a transformation. Continue to refine your attitude and health routines to sustain the new sense of yourself. Record your dreams and give yourself time in solitude or nature. Recognize your

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vulnerability and respect it. Out of this guidance comes, informing your next steps. You will be rewarded with wisdom and insight. Gemini (May 21—Jun 20): Your mind and perception are very creative. You see things from a new perspective. It is beneficial to retreat or simplify during the first week in May, so you can center in. On the 7th, when Mercury enters Gemini, events will quicken. Getting clear practical information or conveying it may be challenging. By the 12th, your direction and communications clarify. Business is favored. Cancer (Jun 21—Jul 21): This month holds a delicate balance between your needs and your attunement to the needs of others. You now see unresolved issues in a new way. After May 19th, what you have been working towards for several months moves forward and pressure is released. You feel the ability to be objective through emotional interactions. Completions are taking place. leo (Jul 22—Aug 22): This month highlights the goals that you would like to achieve. You see a pattern that stopped you before. In seeing it, you activate the change you are seeking. Be steady and persevering in your pace. By the 20th, you begin making significant progress. You join with friends and people of like mind. Virgo (Aug 23—Sep 22): This month focuses on expanding your horizons, stretching your mind, and tapping a larger point of view on things. Certain points of view are no longer helpful. In fact, those views may bring frustration, resentment, or anger. Sharing your creativity with others helps to embody your sense of who you are in a more rewarding way. After the 14 th, your perception becomes clearer and writing is highlighted. libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Since December, you have taken specific steps that were investments in your career and/or personal goals. At times, this momentum has felt stalled, and obstructed. You have had to deal with unexpected events and/or challenges with others. As you have cultivated mindfulness, strength, clarity, and persistence have cleared a path before you. After the 19th, situations will move more quickly, and connections can be made. Listen to your own inner voice. scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): This month highlights your relationships.

You have the opportunity to step back from getting emotionally caught up, seeing what is working well and what needs some fine-tuning. Take time to reflect on your own needs and motivations. Your communications will then focus more accurately on the whole situation. The full moon on the 14th highlights areas you feel over burdened or limited. As you extend your view on the situation, you will know exactly what to do. sagittarius (Nov 22—Dec 20): This month your work and daily routines dominate. You may recognize an unconscious pattern that narrows your perspective. You are at a turning point. Though sometimes it can feel like an edge of unknown, you are coming into new insights and creative possibilities for your life and work. The tension of this will soon move into a new idea, manifestation, or collaboration. Capricorn (Dec 21—Jan 19): You feel progress in your pursuits. And yet there still lingers tension as you try new things without knowing how everything will come together. Your imagination and attunement to what you enjoy doing focalizes into clear actions that benefit you, especially after the 19th. You feel healing, and growth. New relationships are beginning to support your dreams. aquarius (Jan 20—Feb 17): You find yourself balancing within a certain creative expectancy, tension and/or diversity of different commitments. Now is a your opportunity to center within this tension and breath into relaxation. As you step into your calling publicly, your talents are appreciated. The effects of this gather into inspiration, leading you into a new level of growth and expression. Pisces (Feb 18—Mar 19): Your heart is warmed by love. As this love is experienced, there is a relaxation and healing within. You find yourself doing exactly what you love doing. You are aware of some emotional tension in relationship. You are best served by noting that edge, and understanding the needs of both yourself, and the other. You feel a release after the 19th in this area. Susan Heinz is a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 32 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and / or painting classes and for personal consultations, call (831) 479-3751, or go to www.susanheinz.com.

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he Tarot card representing the 5 th month of May, associated with the astrology of Taurus, is V The Hierophant. Representing dogma and external religion, this card at best represents the highest goals of spiritual life. Do what it takes to establish the clarity and intimacy necessary to hear your inner voice. Remember that Divine Voice, your highest Self, is always supportive; it’s counsel helps us overcome obstacles or transform adverse to friendly circumstance. It does not flatter or cajole. Be willing to ask the questions that help transform your negative or obstructive patterns.

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Ask yourself: Are you experiencing a morals or ethics conflict, at home or work? Have you assessed the difference between dogmatic belief and true spirituality? Are you honoring tradition by choice or submitting through fear? Are you exploring new belief systems? Is saying no to another saying yes to yourself? Listen to the inner voice of your Higher Self. Being open to the Truth, you balance conformity with the willingness to expand your awareness and wake up. Blessings, Melanie Melanie’s artWOrK HelD OVer BY POPUlar DeManD! First Friday Felton Art Walk is a free event for our community and an opportunity for many talented local Artists to exhibit and promote their work. Paintings and Digital imagery by Melanie Gendron at: the satellite Felton, 6265 Hwy. 9 through May—

http://FirstFridayFelton.com. Ms. Gendron is available for intuitive tarot readings, offering also art and tarot services and products, including the Gendron Tarot deck, the Gendron Tarot book, and This Fool’s Journey, a personal journey through Tarot’s major arcana, (831) 335-9064, email gentarot@comcast.net, visit www.melaniegendron.com. “Melanie’s intuitive counseling ability and uplifting visionary art create a marriage well-suited to Tarot. The symbolic archetypes stir innate inner wisdom to empower the mind, expand the heart, and provide practical guidance for daily living.” —John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

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Cannabis Oil FrOm marijuana is Having suCCess TreaTing COPD

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by Paul Fassa OPD is the often used term for “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,” a rather clumsy and vague description for most of us. It includes a few different lung issues, such as emphysema, bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis. The scary part is that it’s a mystery to our pharmaceutical-dependent medical system. And it gets progressively worse, often leading to death. It’s third in disease death rates, behind only heart disease and cancer. COPD creates constricted airways in one’s lungs or renders small lung sacks inelastic and unable to fully accommodate breathing cycles; thus, there is obstruction. COPD symptoms include some or all of the following: losing one’s breath with minor activity, chronic coughing, increased sputum, chest tightness or pain with difficulty breathing, increased lung infections and fatigue. It has been observed to have four stages. Many of those lugging oxygen canisters around are in the last two stages. The pharmaceuticals prescribed for treating symptoms often have side effects that cause more problems. Big Pharma is still fishing for cures, while COPD diagnoses rates continue rising in our toxic environment. Medical marijuana to the rescue once again: The treatment situation is so bleak and harmful with mainstream medicine that those desperate to breathe normally and cough up less mucus have desperately turned to medical marijuana for at least some relief without negative side effects. Smoking marijuana cigarettes is shunned for obvious reasons, but many claim that vaping, or using a vaporizer to inhale cannabis, is useful for COPD without exacerbating the lungs’ inflammatory condition. But better results have been achieved by ingesting cannabis, especially the potent, highly condensed oil extract that Rick Simpson pioneered in Canada and now in Eastern Europe. Many medical marijuana advocates, especially those in medical-cannabisfriendly states, have learned to make the oil and provide it to those in need. Most of the cannabis treatment publicity has gone toward cancer, Crohn’s disease, chronic epileptic seizures and glaucoma. Even Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis victims have experienced positive results from various cannabis products with THC applications.

Pharmaceutical-dependent mainstream medicine hasn’t been able to cure any of these diseases or even alleviate symptoms without creating complications, some fatal. More COPD patients have hopped on the cannabis cure bandwagon with positive results lately. These results include folks with latestage COPD and severe emphysema. An anecdotal sampling: At the relatively young age of 36, Jeff Waters was diagnosed with COPD. Eight years later he had to be rushed to an ER during another bout with bronchitis. Lung scarring was discovered, and his condition was raised to stage 2 COPD. While prescribing several pharmaceuticals, the doctor told him that it would continue to get worse and eventually kill him. Jeff did continue to get worse. He was unable to climb a flight of stairs and he wound up with stage 3 COPD and an oxygen canister to prove it. Showering and shaving without his oxygen supply turned out to be almost too arduous of a task.

Then an allergic reaction to a prescribed high blood pressure medication put him on life support in ICU with severe pneumonia for a month. After his recovery, he resolved to handle his COPD without mainstream medical interventions. Jeff found COPD sufferers online who had resolved their COPD issues with cannabis oil. He networked with them and found his own sources for cannabis oil. After only two months of using the oil, Jeff went off oxygen and all the pharmaceuticals he had been prescribed. He now walks two to five miles daily and claims that cannabis oil has allowed him “to get his life back.” Sources for this article include: http://healthmaven.blogspot.com http://copd.about.com www.cannabiscure.info www.gofundme.com http://copd.about.com http://science.naturalnews.com Paul Fassa is dedicated to warning others about the current corruption of food and medicine and guiding others toward a direction for better health with no restrictions on health freedom. You can visit his blog at http://healthmaven.blogspot.com. www.naturalnews.com/044664_ cannabis_oil_COPD_marijuana. html#ixzz2ySxcRsJg http://tinyurl.com/l6o3jtm Printed with permission.

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