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

20 IDEAL ORAL FACIAL

22 DEVELOPMENT

by Lisa M. Butler

22 BENEFITS OF

NURTURING INTUITION

by Natalie Eve Marquis

24 SIGNS THAT YOU’VE FOUND YOUR CALLING

by Lissa Rankin

26 YAY FOR PLAY

Ways to Spark a Child’s Creativity by April Thompson

27 THE ADD DEBATE

CONTINUES

by Jef Gazley

30 GROWING UP

EMPOWERED

Helping Kids Step into Their Best Selves by Judith Fertig

34 BARNET BAIN ON HOW CREATIVITY CAN SAVE THE WORLD

Fresh Thinking Challenges Rigid Mindsets by Linda Sechrist

36 SALT AIR IN THE CITY

Salt Rooms Soothe Allergies and Skin Conditions by Avery Mack

WINNERS 8

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1 2 newsbriefs 1 6 globalbriefs 1 8 practitioner

profile

24 inspiration 26 healthykids 34 wisewords 36 healingways 38 business

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4 1 calendar 45 classifieds 47 farmersmarkets 49 resourceguide

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New Obesity Clinic

Public Qigong Training Classes

i Revolution is conducting a two-day/one night professional qigong training from August 12 to 14 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Qigong breathing can help naturally resolve health issues, and transcending the physical to experience ourselves as pure energy is possible within a few minutes of the 9-Breath Method, a signature technique taught to more than 50,000 people at Qi Revolution workshops around the country. Oxygen retention and pulsation of breath is the secret of the masters, and few courses offer this level of comprehensive instruction. Food healing science is another big aspect of the seminar, along with strength training, handson healing, reflexology, tui na massage and five elements. Cost is $99; firefighters, military, veterans and police attend free. Advanced registration required at 800-298-8970 or QiRevolution.com. See ad on page 5.

Qualify for Medical Cannabis

helationCare, in Scottsdale, is now offering medical marijuana certification, which includes a consultation and exam by a physician and handling of all required paperwork for state compliance. The practice wishes to help patients with any natural treatment available. Research studies show that medical marijuana can address seizures, pain, cancer, insomnia, anxiety and multiple health issues. A Valley leader in alternative IV therapy, ChelationCare uses all of Dr. Gordon Josephs’ protocols, a leading expert in IV therapy for more than 35 years. Location: 7315 E. Evans Rd. For more information, call 480998-9232 or visit ChelationCare.com. See ad on page 14.

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he new Gastrotrim Center, located at 600 South Dobson Road, in Chandler, is targeting Arizona’s growing obesity population using new weight-loss technology that targets the behavioral challenges with weight loss in addition to using a non-invasive medically procedure that supports portion control to help with long-term weight-loss success. Board-certified gastroenterologists Dr. Swarnjit Singh and Dr. Brendan Levy are on a mission to help Arizona’s growing obesity population by changing adult relationships with food. The Gastrotrim Center is designed for those that have tried other weight-loss methods in the past but still continue to evolve in their obesity. For a free consultation, call 480-757-8000. For more information, email vmull@gastrotrim.com or visit Gastrotrim.com.

Quigley Relocates to A LOR A Organic Studio

rganic and natural hair stylist and colorist Lorina Quigley, formerly at Modify Spa, is now at A LOR A Organic Studio, moving to their location in Old Town Scottsdale. She offers healthy alternative hair color, cuts and styling using the best natural, organic products available. A transformational energy healer since 1991, Quigley is a reiki and karuna ki master. She uses reiki, Matrix Energetics, Theta Healing and other techniques in healing sessions available at the new location. Natural Awakenings readers receive 10 percent off their first service. Location: 7329 E. Stetson Dr., Ste. 11, Scottsdale. For appointments, call 480-318-7555. For more information, visit aloraorganic.com. See ad on page 15.

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Embrace Your Journey

New Classes on Essential Oils

he Embracing Your Journey Expo, hosted by Robin Selby and Erin McNamara, of Purple Lotus Productions, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 18, in the Anasazi Ballroom at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort. There will be raffle prizes every hour. The Expo is designed to introduce visitors to concepts and possibilities they may never have seen elsewhere, with unique options and alternatives. They are encouraged to explore and think outside the box and to discover their own gifts on the path to wellness, well-being and peace. Wellness practitioners will be offering reflexology and massage, nutritional education and ayurveda. Participants can learn about yoga and essential oils and experience a gong meditation. Energy workers are available to align their chakras or offer energy healings including reiki. Coaches, readers and intuitives can connect attendees with their own guidance to advise and help solve problems and issues which are undermining one’s peace of mind. Items of beauty and comfort are available to help create a sanctuary at home.

lue Sky Oils, an independently owned and operated Mesa-based store offering organic, wild harvested and ethically farmed single and blended essentials oils, is holding two free classes a month in addition to a Makeand-Take Essential Oils class for $40 on the last Saturday of the month, beginning in September. Oil of the Month is a free talk about one essential oil that will also be on sale at 10 percent off for the entire month. Attendance is not mandatory to receive the sale price. Owner Penny Stadick is a certified aromatherapist, nutritionist and medicinal herbalist, with a Bachelor of Science degree in holistic health. All the essential oils are GC/ MS tested by the distiller, as well as a third party, so there’s no pesticides, chemicals or airborne particles. Blue Sky Oils sells single and blended oils, salts, clays, butters, lotions, massage oils, carrier oils, bath essentials, women’s and men’s lines. They also carry products for kids and pets, as well as containers and other accessories for aromatherapy

Admission is $5/under 10 free, and includes admittance to the vendor expo and eight free lectures. Location: 7677 N. 16th St., Phoenix. For a list of practitioners and tickets, visit PurpleLotusProductions.com. See ad on page 18.

Location: 745 W. Baseline Rd., Ste. 11, Mesa. For more information and to register, call 480-766-2716, email Penny@BlueSkyOils.com or visit BlueSkyOils.com.

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Sunny Energy Beats APS Utility Rate Hike

PS has filed a rate change request to increase an average customer’s bill at least 5.74 percent plus extra demand rates and load factor fees. They are also asking for this on new solar systems after July 2017. But it’s not too late; homeowners have time if they act now to own a solar PV system from Sunny Energy before APS changes the rate structure. Using solar also contributes to better health for this and future generations. Reducing ozone and particle pollution from burning fossil fuels prevents missed school and work days, asthma attacks in children, heart attacks, hospital admissions and premature deaths. Sunny Energy experts will design and install the system and help residents find the best financing option. With more than 2,000 installations completed, customers benefit from the company’s great relationships with different cities and power companies to enjoy a seamless and timely process from start to finish. Call Melanie or Marcus at 480-257-3282 and mention Natural Awakenings for special pricing. For more information, visit SunnyEnergy.solar. See ad on page 53.

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Learn to Be Mindful

Mindfulness Life Center is offering an eight-week introductory series at three different dates and times for convenience. Jennifer Martin leads the group from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays between August 23 and October 11; Jackie Price leads from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays between September 26 and November 14 and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays between September 27 and November 17. Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be present in every moment. This time-proven practice provides a wealth of benefits related to health, relationships, work and every aspect of life. This eight-week journey of practicing mindfulness can minimize the effects of stress and maximize our capacity for happiness. Participants learn how to develop and maintain a personal practice and apply it in their daily life. Topics include Attention and the Brain, Dealing with Thoughts, Stress, Responding Versus Reacting, Dealing with Difficult Emotions, Mindful Communication and Compassion. No experience is necessary. Students should wear comfortable clothing and bring a journal or notebook. Cost is $295 plus $20 for materials/$100 for returning students. Location: 10309 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale. To register, call 480-207-6016. For more information, visit AMindfulnessLifeCenter.com. See ad on page 20.

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Workshop Focuses on Kicking Sugar Addiction

ive JACKED Training Studio, a Scottsdale personal training and lifestyle guidance studio for medical professionals, business executives, young professionals, active adults and Valley residents, is teaming up with integrative health coach Crystal Jarvie, owner of HealthStyles 4 You, to host a preventative health workshop, Sugar Blues, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., August 13. The workshop will cover three main areas: nutrition, exercise and maintaining a healthy mindset. Participants will learn how to make permanent, healthy lifestyle changes; tips for easy meal planning and snack prep; the causes of sugar cravings and practical tools for dealing with them; exercise ideas and strategies to stay on track; healthy mindset training techniques that will energize them; and how to create a support team. “Sugar is in most processed food, but we don’t always realize it because there are so many names used to describe sugar,” says Jarvie. “Eating a diet high in sugar is what makes us feel lethargic, moody, irritated and exhausted. And most of all, it can lead to disease.” Cost is $20, or $10 if preregistered by calling 480-815-1521 before Aug. 12. Location: 4300 N. Miller Rd., Ste. G 105, Scottsdale.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Show Stopper

Circuses Cease Exotic Animal Acts The Ringling Brothers Circus made good on a promise to retire their last contingent of performing elephants to the Center for Elephant Conservation, in Polk City, Florida, with the last such show streamed worldwide in May. While Ringling will retain the services of tigers, lions, leopards, horses, camels, dogs and kangaroos, the Mexican Congress has voted to prohibit exotic animals under big tops across their country. That means no more tigers jumping through hoops, elephants used as props or monkeys dressed in tiny outfits. The bill requires circuses to report the wildlife they own, which would then be made available to interested zoos. Source: The New York Times

Green Serenity

Sikkim Now a Wholly Organic State Sikkim, the northeastern Indian state located between Bhutan and Nepal, has rid its agricultural land of pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified crops and other artificial inputs on around 75,000 hectares, or about 300 square miles, of agricultural land, making it its country’s first organic state. Instead, farmers use natural alternatives such as green manure and compost. Twelve years ago, the Pawan Chamling-led government decided to make Sikkim an organic farming state through a declaration in the legislative assembly. After the entry of chemical inputs for farmland was restricted and their sale banned, farmers had no option but to go organic. Source: TheHindu.com

Toxic Trinkets

Low-Cost Jewelry May Harbor Cadmium In recent years, the European Commission has banned cadmium in all jewelry sold in Europe, but those shopping for low-cost jewelry in North America from popular fashion chains may be wearing products made with cadmium, a heavy metal that can be particularly toxic for kids. There are no known risks for people that wear contaminated jewelry, but swallowing or chewing on a piece containing high concentrations of the toxic metal could allow it to seep into the body. James Van Loon, director of risk management at Health Canada’s consumer product safety branch, says that children’s bodies more readily absorb the toxic metal, and because they are more likely to put things in their mouths, jewelry that is marketed to those under 15 should contain virtually no cadmium. Dr. Gérald Zagury, who performed tests and has published several studies on heavy metals in jewelry, says one sample contained the highest amount of cadmium ever reported in Canada for such a product. “It’s pretty close to pure cadmium,” he says. According to Health Canada, cadmium is cheap and melts at a lower point than more commonly used zinc, lowering energy costs for product makers. According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, cadmium is a known carcinogen that can also lead to kidney failure, bone loss and other complications in those that are chronically exposed over time. Source: EWG.org

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Healing to the Core by Martin Miron

ancy McCarthy, LMT, CPMP, is a reiki master and owner of owner of Specialized Bodywork, in Chandler. She provides Swedish and therapeutic massage, Usui reiki, Healing Touch, CranioSacral Therapy, acupressure and chakra balancing and specializes in plantar fasciitis, TMJD, anxiety and nausea. “I practice an integrative model of bodywork where multiple modalities may be combined within a session. Each session is completely individualized, depending on the physical, mental/emotional and spiritual needs of the client that day,” says McCarthy. “A client may also choose to have a full session of one particular

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modality. Targeted sessions are shorter and focused on one particular area or issue. The intake process will help to determine what each session will include and set goals for that session.” She graduated with honors from Arizona School of Massage Therapy and is an integrative therapies team leader at Integrative Touch for Kids, providing services at Banner Diamond Children’s Hospital, in Tucson. McCarthy studied CranioSacral Therapy at the Upledger Institute, as well as Biodynamic CranialSacral Therapy for Pediatrics with Michael Shay. McCarthy says, “There is joy in the giving and the receiving. Every body remembers what true health is, given

time, space and a bit of encouragement. I work with the whole person in body, mind, heart and spirit. I help children and adults explore avenues to wellbeing by using a variety of tools and techniques which empower them with choices to relieve pain, ease anxiety, reduce nausea and soothe the mind and spirit. I invite the bodies—the physical and energy bodies—into health and balance. I practice integrative sessions that use touch and non-touch techniques that feel good, and enjoy educating my clients about healthy self-care techniques that may help them.” In addition to massage and acupressure, “We may use reiki, chakra balancing and sound sessions to help clients return to balance and feel relaxed in deep and profound ways,” she states. “We may try visualization or Healing From The Core techniques, opening to the possibility of the release of old stored trauma and freedom from old patterns.” For more information, call 480-2964914 or visit SpecializedBodywork. com. See ad on page 49 and 52.

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Ideal Oral Facial Development by Dr. Lisa M. Butler

early two-thirds of the U.S. population has some degree of malocclusion (crowded/ crooked teeth). Some of the common causes of dental malocclusion include the birth process/cranial trauma, incorrect position of the cranial structures, frenum (oral muscle) attachments, enlarged adenoids/tonsils, finger/thumb sucking, mouth breathing and tongue position/posture. The key factor in these conditions is that

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the tongue is not resting on the roof of the mouth. The face will not develop properly if the structures that make up the face are unable to perform their intended function or have been damaged. When the tongue is not resting in the roof of the mouth, the jaws are impeded from growing forward. Mouth breathing lowers the tongue position to facilitate the flow of air into the expanding lungs. More often than not,

the child will also have a reverse swallow habit and a characteristic forward shoulder/head tilt. The person will alter the way they hold their head in order to compensate and increase the amount of oxygen they receive. The biggest health concern is a lack of oxygen to body tissues, which can be life-altering. Many children that suffer from upper airway obstruction can be misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity. The child may also experience snoring and/or clenching and grinding their teeth. Snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, a condition in which the body is not receiving enough oxygen that can lead to heart and circulatory problems later in life. In addition to decreased oxygenation of the body, facial development can be negatively affected in the form of underdeveloped/narrow jaws, flattened cheeks, dark circles/tired eyes, receding chin, sloping forehead, gummy smile and crowded teeth. These traits are described as “long face”, or too much vertical facial growth. Ideally, learning correct breathing and swallowing before the age of 8 years old can have the biggest impact on facial development. However, the lower jaw can develop well into the late teen years and teenagers can still receive benefits. Myofunctional therapy (exercises) and oral appliances can be used to help correct habits and encourage proper tongue resting and swallowing positions. A dental professional can evaluate frenum attachments and guide the patient into an appli-

ance that will help develop the jaws to their proper potential. Traditional orthodontic braces may not address the underlying cause, even though the teeth are initially straight. A retainer is often advised for the remainder of the patient’s life, as the teeth will shift back if the underlying condition that caused the crowding is not corrected. Some alternatives to traditional orthodontics include orthotropics, myobrace, Crozat and/or ALF appliances. In conjunction with myofunctional therapy, these appliances can provide optimal oral facial development and overall health. Lisa M. Butler, DMD, is the owner of Integrative Dental Associates, in Phoenix. For more information, call 602956-4807 or visit IntegrativeDental.com. See ads on pages 19 and 25.

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Signs That You’ve Found Your Calling by Lissa Rankin

ou may think you’ve identified your calling, questioned it, become disillusioned, left it and then come back to it in a different form. The following clues let you know you’re on the right track. You realize you’ve been training for this since birth. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be. You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities. Your health may improve. Cravings for unhealthy foods will lessen and you’ll feel more energetic. Old aches and pains might disappear; even chronic illness can fade when you’re focused on your life purpose. You feel strangely peaceful, despite reasons to be anxious. Your soul longs to express what you’re on Earth to express, and when you finally rise into alignment with your calling, your soul does a happy dance. Even if everything else seems to be falling apart and others consider you crazy, you’ll be centered in peace, relieved that you finally know what you’re

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called to do. The universe rolls out the red carpet. When called to do what is needed for the highest good of all beings, the universe bends over backwards to hand you whatever you need. No request is too small. Unexpected money flows in and other resources appear just as you’re ready to give up. You’ll know you’re on track, even if it is not quite clear what you’re on track to do. People find you. Few can fulfill a calling alone. Most of us need a tribe to lift us up as we do brave, scary, world-changing things. When you’re aligned with your life purpose, the right people, including magicwielding mentors, will find you at the right time, if only you’re courageous enough to be vulnerable about what you’re being called to do. Dr. Lissa Rankin, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, is the author of Mind Over Medicine, The Fear Cure and The Anatomy of a Calling (TheAnatomyOfACalling.com).

How Can You Find Your Calling? Natural Awakenings asked two leading Valley life coaches for their advice. “Take some time and think about these questions: Who are you really? What is important to you? What are you good at doing? What do you really want to do? The answers will lead you to finding your Soul Goal: that objective that aligns with your sense of self, own values, unique talents and life’s passion.” Susan Moody U-Succeed See ad on page 15.

“At this time, many people are searching for their life or soul’s purpose. We can connect with our soul to determine that purpose. We just need to ask! ‘Dear my soul, I love you, honor you, appreciate you. Can you please guide us to what is our purpose? Thank you!’” Debra Manning Rejuvenate Center See ad on page 31.

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healthykids part of every child’s education. The research shows that we can avoid the drop in original thinking that happens as students move into early adolescence,” reports Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind. Creativity isn’t only child’s play; parents also could do well to infuse their own lives with its discoveries and delights. “Through creativity, parents can reawaken a sense of wonder and joy, and nurture characteristics like patience,” says Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children.

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Ways to Spark a Childs’ Creativity by April Thompson

hether it’s playing dress-up, making forts from sofa cushions or drawing pictures, creative moments can define and distinguish a happy childhood. Yet it’s not all just fun and games, according to experts. Childhood creativity, nurtured both in the classroom and at home, is crucial for developing qualities such as sound decision-making, flexible thinking and mental resiliency. Analyzing more than 150 studies across the fields of psychology, neuroscience, education and business management, the Center for Childhood Creativity, in Sausalito, California, found many important life skills are affiliated with a creative upbringing. The resulting white paper, Inspiring a Generation to Create, underscores that rather than simply being an innate trait, creativity can be taught. “Creativity should be an integral 26

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Cameron wrote the book in part to guide her own daughter, actress and film director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, in her creative journey through motherhood. While many such works focus on art projects for kids, Cameron’s book emphasizes activities that put creative fuel in the parental tank. For example, she recommends parents take up the ritual of “morning pages”; writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness thoughts the first thing each morning. Jean Van’t Hul, author of The Artful Parent, started a daily sketchbook practice for herself and to set an example for her kids. “I like that the kids see me creating regularly and they’ve joined in a couple times. I also want to get over my self-limited belief that I’m not a good artist,” remarks Van’t Hul, who blogs at ArtfulParent.com.

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A family ritual, like a bedtime story or relationship with a pet, can be re-imagined to inspire household members to co-create together. “Instead of always reading to my kids, we take turns making up stories by ‘giving’ each other three things, like an airplane, a shovel and a pair of pants, which we have to use in a story,” says Nicole Corey Rada, a

working mother of two in Richmond, Virginia. “Sometimes, we pretend our pets are having conversations, and use different voices and accents to express what they might be saying, given their circumstance at the time. This is a family favorite; we laugh constantly.” Mark Runco, Ph.D., a University of Georgia professor of gifted and creative education, founder of the Creativity Research Journal and advisor to the Center for Childhood Creativity, notes the importance of balancing unstructured and structured activities, creating space for both individual expression and creative collaboration. To foster the former, Van’t Hul encourages “strewing”, which she refers to as “the art of casually yet strategically leaving invitations for learning and creativity out for kids to discover on their own.” Invitations to play could be a basket of non-toxic blocks, a recycled-paper sketchpad opened to a blank page or some nature finds from a walk in the woods. As an example of the latter, Cameron suggests that parents lead kids on a weekly creative expedition, allowing the kids to choose a new place to aimlessly explore such as a park, bookstore, pet shop or museum. According to the author, that sense of shared adventure, fostered in a safe space, naturally nurtures the creative process, both for now and the future. “If you make art the center, insisting that kids be creative, they may feel a sense of pressure,” advises Cameron. “If you make inspiration the center, it spills over into art.” Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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he subject of attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) is a highly debated topic. Some think it is a facet of social behavior, some think it is attributable to environmental toxins, while others don’t believe it even exists at all. Doctors know that it is real and affects not only children, but also adults. Through the recent research on this condition and the advent of brain imaging, we know that it can be hereditary. According to Dr. Daniel Amen in his book Healing ADD, if one parent has it, a child will have a 60 percent chance of having it, and 90 percent if both parents do. It is a chronic condition and does not go away with age. Amen says there are seven different subsections of ADD and many of them show no hyperactivity. ADHD is not a different condition than ADD, it is simply one of the seven types, and each particular type can be seen in color on a SPECT brain imaging scan, making the diagnosis certain. As for the best and least damaging way to treat ADD/ ADHD, Amen advises that it is quite possible to get 30 percent improvement through good consistent parenting, a diet that avoids red dye, bananas, corn and simple carbs, a good self-discipline technique such as yoga or martial arts, aerobic exercise and general supplements such as GABA, L-tyrosine, fish oil or flax seed oil and others. Stimulants such as Ritalin or Adderall can have side effects. Jef Gazley is a licensed professional counselor. He offers natural supplement and homeopathic amino acid blend ADD-care which has been shown to return the brain to normal in brain scans. For more information, visit add-care.com. See ad on page 37.

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Yoga Instructor: Erin Kirsits Runner-up: Amy Stephens

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GROWING UP EMPOWERED Helping Kids Step into Their Best Selves by Judith Fertig

he plugged-in, stressed-out world that challenges adults can be even more difficult for teens in the throes of hormones, peer pressure and a selfie culture. Parents can help their children thrive and become empowered individuals by nurturing desirable character traits such as resourcefulness, resilience, perseverance, self-reliance, independence, empathy and social competence. Child psychologist Michele Borba, Ed.D., of Palm Springs, California, is a former classroom teacher and the mother of three grown children who dispenses advice at MicheleBorba. com/blog. Her main parenting focus is character education, as reflected in her latest book, Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World. “Tune in to what your kids 30

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love,” advises Borba. “Then find learning experiences that help them develop traits they need to be happy, productive adults.” This positive parenting approach—accentuating youthful desires and strengths, instead of deficiencies and weaknesses—helps young people develop a secure footing in life. “Kids are driven by their hearts,” observes Borba. “A positive parent doesn’t do the cookie-cutter approach, as in, ‘That’s what worked for other kids in the neighborhood,’ nor even reference what the parent did as a teen.” Teens also impose upon themselves, thinking that being trendy, beautiful, rich and famous are valuable life goals. “The positive parent looks at each child as an individual, listens to what really makes them light up, and then supports that.”

Landmark Worldwide, active in 125 cities globally, is committed to the idea that people everywhere have the possibility of achieving success, fulfillment and greatness. Corporate leaders praise its programs for helping participants relate, communicate and perform well. Josselyne Herman-Saccio, a Landmark program leader in New York City, remarks, “Every one of us has a dream, yet too many of us choose our path with fear, disguised as practicality. Our kids might get the message that, ‘You don’t do your dream as your career.’” That thought can leave anyone feeling like something is missing. After putting off her own career as a singer and ultimately deciding to go for it, Herman-Saccio recorded That’s What Love Can Do with her group Boy Krazy. The song rose to the top of the pop charts in 1993. That empowering experience helped her decide to help others—including her own three children—fulfill their dreams. Today, Herman-Saccio leads the Landmark Forum for adults, and the company also offers a version of the course for 13-to-17-year-olds, an interactive, three-day program in cities across the U.S. It helps teens first understand their existing patterns of thoughts and behaviors and then move forward to create new possibilities and face new challenges and discover a new level of power, freedom, self-expression and peace of mind. For a teen to register, a parent or legal guardian must register for or have completed the organization’s adult forum and provide permission. Teens planning for life after high school get help identifying their career passion at schools such as Upland Hills School, in Oxford, Michigan. Its emphasis on experiential learning culminates in a senior project the teen produces, whether it’s writing a novel, building a storage shed or volunteering at the local senior citizen center. Each must someway contribute to the community. Beginning with the student’s dream, they must work their way through obstacles, setbacks and all the steps required to bring a dream to reality.

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Sometimes parents need to address a teen’s longing for friends and social connections. For youths that especially need to nurture their social skills, such as high-functioning kids with autism or Asperger’s syndrome, film school might be an answer. At the Joey Travolta Film School and summer camp, in Lafayette, California, kids work together to make a movie; they start with a script, create sets, operate the camera, act and direct. At the Hunter School, in Romney, New Hampshire, kids dealing with attention challenges can nurture mind-body awareness, energetic mindfulness and sensory integration. It all helps them get to know themselves and relate better to others. Outdoor skills can help teens develop healthy risk-taking behaviors, as well as teach resilience, perseverance and self-reliance. SheJumps (SheJumps.org), in Salt Lake City, offers young women 6 to 18 years old an opportunity to master outdoor living

skills, boost confidence and encourage leadership via collaborating with strong female role models. Fun activities include mountain biking, skiing and trailblazing.

Leadership

Over time, experiential learning can help youths develop leadership skills. Lander, Wyoming’s National Outdoor Leadership School, a gap-year program for high school graduates taking a year off before college, offers courses lasting two weeks, several months or even a full year. Activities include sea kayaking, Alaskan mountain and glacier climbing and wilderness medicine. Teens already on track and wanting to develop additional leadership skills can tap into motivational speaker and self-help author Tony Robbins’ annual Unleash the Power Within youth leadership program event. Groups of youths 14 to 17 years old collectively participate to create individual breakthroughs, move beyond fears and limiting beliefs, accomplish

goals and realize true desires. Application requirements include a good academic record, at least 20 hours of community service and a guidance counselor’s recommendation. Robbins maintains, “Grow and give is what life is all about.”

Service to Others

A way for youngsters 5 to 19 years old to become empowered is by joining a 4-H group in urban, suburban or rural areas. If we envision a farm kid raising a calf to show at the state fair, that’s still one facet of today’s 4-H, but far from the entire scope. Founded in 1902, 4-H is a global nonprofit dedicated to learning by doing; specialties now range from computer science and graphic design to leadership, healthy living and the performing arts. Positive mentoring by adults and developing community spirit ground 4-H clubs, camps and programs. Research by Tufts University’s Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development and America’s land-grant colleges and universities shows that

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people with a 4-H background are more likely to give back to their communities than others (see Tinyurl. com/YouthDevelopmentStudy). For Grammy-winner Jennifer Nettles, of Nashville, 4-H meant learning to perform at an early age, even flying to Chicago to do it. “I don’t know that I would be where I am today without 4-H,” she says. “Mentors there help you. They helped me with the skills of performing and learning about being on stage; they also taught me the importance of giving back.”

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Growing food for themselves and others can be a great adventure for teens, while fostering resourcefulness, perseverance and ecological awareness. Seventeen-year-old Katie Stagliano launched Katie’s Krops, in Summerville, South Carolina, several years ago based on her desire to fight hunger by growing food for people that need it. Today, the enterprise offers grants for youth in any area to start and maintain a local garden, provided they give away the produce to the hungry. The

initiative has grown to more than 50 gardens around the U.S. Both Mobile Urban Growers, in Mobile, Alabama, and Closer to Earth, in Oklahoma City, empower youth through exercising organic gardening skills, environmental and food justice advocacy and personal mentorship. Empowering experiences for teens don’t have to cost a lot or involve travel. “Dream big, but start small. Look around your own backyard, in your community,” says Borba. “Teens can learn to pay it forward in all kinds of ways. They can get together with their peers and take on a doable project to help others. They may even need to start by learning to self-regulate and manage stress by getting away from their phones and instead being outside getting exercise.”

Casual family activities can provide opportunities for conversations about what teens want in life or what they’re worried about, and that opens the door for adults to step up to help mentor and empower their children. “Boys are more likely to talk while they’re doing something, like shooting baskets with you in the driveway,” observes Borba. “Girls are more likely to talk if it’s one-on-one.” Positive parents actively listen and then clarify what they heard from their teens, says Herman-Saccio. This information helps point the way forward, to more interactive dialogue, brainstorming, problem-solving, helpful experiences and eventually, youth empowerment. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS. 32

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The Importance of Rest at Every Age

A 2008 study published in Sleep involving 591 children found children that slept fewer than nine hours per night were more likely to be overweight or obese. The NSF notes that poor sleep can impact a child’s ability to learn and concentrate and contribute to illness and drowsy driving. Causes of poor sleep can range from late-night study sessions to irregular sleep patterns across the week. One cause of poor sleep in teens which has been discussed frequently in recent years is the conflict between biological sleep patterns and school start times. While sleep patterns shift toward later times for sleeping and waking during adolescence, the NSF reports that most high school start times remain very early. Additional causes of poor sleep in teens include sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, insomnia and sleep apnea. In fact, even having a parent in the house with sleep apnea, which often causes loud snoring, can disturb a child’s sleep. For children, high levels of noise and light, as well as room temperatures that are too hot or cold, can disrupt sleep.

by Dr. Shari Aftahi and Dr. Beth Hamann

t is not surprising that many American adults are sleepdeprived because we often fail to get the seven to nine hours of sleep doctors recommend. When young people fail to get the recommended amount of sleep they need, they also are at risk for a number of health and safety problems associated with poor sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep a night in order to function and perform well. One study found that only 15 percent of teens were sleeping eight-and-a-half hours on school nights. In an NSF 2014 Sleep in America poll, parents agreed that their young children and teens were not getting the amount of sleep they needed. When we sleep, our brains and bodies are recharged and complete important activities. The NSF reports that good sleep can even help young people to eat better and manage the stress associated with being a teenager. In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, Dr. Ines Wilhelm found that during sleep, children’s brains transform new material they’ve learned into active knowledge. When they sleep well, children transform material more efficiently than adults’ brains. As such, sleep plays a critical role in learning and education. Young people that are rested are more likely to feel good and learn better in school. When they do not get enough rest, a number of consequences can occur, and missing sleep can pose serious problems for their health and safety. The NSF 2006 Sleep in America poll found that many adolescents experience regular depressive moods, and that these teens are also likely to be sleep-deprived.

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Barnet Bain on How Creativity Can Save the World Fresh Thinking Challenges Rigid Mindsets by Linda Sechrist

ilmmaker Barnet Bain’s credits include writer/director of Milton’s Secret, due out this fall, starring Donald Sutherland and Michelle Rodriguez and based on Eckhart Tolle’s book, producer of the Oscar-winning What Dreams May Come, executive producer of the Emmy-award nominee Homeless to Harvard and writer/producer of The Celestine Prophecy movie. Now, as author of The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work, he offers tools that everyone can use to develop a creativity practice designed to move us beyond

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our unconscious hand-me-down worldview, escape mental and emotional straightjackets and unlock great reservoirs of imagination. In so doing, we discover we can create anything we like; from a work of art to a fulfilling relationship.

Why is creativity so vital now? More than ever before, the nature of human consciousness today is making it apparent that we live inside stories and are pushing up against their edges. Strategies we’ve used to try to attain control, success or empowerment—structured ideas about how the world works, false assurances and guarantees about life—may not be working. As a result, we are mired in anxiety, stress and crises. It all offers us the opportunity to wake up to a larger truth that supersedes everything else: We must discover where our true safety resides, in building newly intelligent relationships within, as well as with others, using capacities beyond logic and reason.

Why do we need an internal sense of safety? Safety found within shows up in our experiences of the world. As we become increasingly reliant on and confident in our creative skills to survive and thrive, we give ourselves the gift of resilience in chaos. Humanity’s creativity must be awakened in order to meet the challenges of a changing world and effectively address problems that appear to have too few solutions. The same inner awareness and skill set that give birth to the creative process can be applied to all aspects of life. Only through creative acts can we rise above unworkable paradigms, group thinking and earlier conditioning to create new and more fluid stories that grow from revised thoughts, beliefs, choices and attitudes that mature from the inside out. Deep, compassionate understanding of how we arrived at this point allows us to shed restrictions. It begins with facing the whys and wherefores of our most intimate consciousness.

How do male and female energies play into this? Everyone possesses both masculine and feminine energies; neither is better or less valuable than the other. Doing and acting characterize masculine energy, which makes things. It builds, structures, orders and files. Being characterizes the feminine, womb-like energy, pregnant with possibilities and subsequent manifested outcomes. The capacities to imagine, feel and receive also are feminine. In the dance with the masculine, the harmony of these feminine qualities is the primal desire for and the impulse of creativity itself. When the masculine and feminine energies are balanced and intimately joined, they express the ability to act, create, manifest, build and bring order. When we learn how to balance them, we become more creative and effective, individually and collectively. We are better at meeting challenges and responding to opportunities.

How does chauvinism block creativity? Chauvinism, an elevation of masculine over feminine energy, would separate us from our feelings. It does violence to femininity and castrates legitimate masculinity. The mildest trace of such subordination diminishes and reduces primal creative energies to second place, so that nothing new can arrive. Civilization suffers from this systemic disorder to the degree that we believe our needs won’t be met unless we are controlling or relying disproportionately on action principles. A culture that elevates doing over being is ignorant of how to pop the clutch and shift into neutral, and so keeps driving down the same road without hope of changing direction. When spirituality was more alive inside religious traditions, we honored the sanctity of the Sabbath and the importance of putting aside doing in order to be intimate with the mystery of life. It’s what breathes new life into our thoughts and feelings, arousing body, mind and spirit to new heights. Every creator understands that all creativity is a gift of the feminine energy and a gift of the gods. Integrative masculine energies are always constellated around such a gift. Allowing ourselves to become intimate with a greater state of being rather than doing, we open ourselves to receiving a new relationship with life. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Salt Air in the City Salt Rooms Soothe Allergies and Skin Conditions by Avery Mack

ccording to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, as many as 50 million Americans are affected by seasonal or year-round nasal allergies. Additionally, 56 million suffer from eczema, psoriasis or rosacea. Prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs may help, but aren’t a cure. Salt therapy can be a gentler, all-natural solution for easing associated symptoms. While eating too much salt is bad for the body, breathing it is a healthy activity. The Greek word for salt is halos, and halotherapy provides a welcome alternative to conventional pills, sprays and injections.

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In the mid-1800s, after salt mine workers in Poland were found to have a low rate of respiratory illness, the Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Spa was established on the site of a mine to treat clinic patients for asthma and allergies. That pioneering facility is still in operation. “In the beginning, I think salt therapy was seen as a time-consuming novelty. Now, holistically minded people are more supportive,” says Clay Juracsik, owner of the St. Louis Salt Room, in Maplewood, Missouri. The room’s walls are covered in salt, with blocks of backlit Himalayan

pink salt at floor level. Clients wear disposable booties to walk through inches-deep, loose, mineral-rich Dead Sea salt to reclining chairs. The lights dim, soft music plays and salt, rich in negative ions, infuses the air for a 45-minute session. “We have a second, smaller room where the walls and floor are not salted, so a child and parent can move around or play without disturbing others. Our youngest client was 2 weeks old,” says Juracsik. With the help of specially designed machines and software, microscopic salt particles one to five microns in size are circulated through the air to be deeply inhaled. As a natural anti-inflammatory agent, salt helps reduce swelling of throat tissues and nasal passages, making breathing easier for individuals suffering from such respiratory ailments as allergies, asthma, bronchitis and sinusitis. “True halotherapy is based on using 99 percent pure sodium chloride in the halogenerator,” says Leo Tonkin, co-founder of the Salt Therapy Association, in Boca Raton, Florida. “Dead Sea, Himalayan or other salts can be used as décor.” “My husband, Gary, had three sinus surgeries before he discovered a salt room during a trip to London and had a eureka moment,” relates Ellen Patrick, owner of four Breathe Easy salt rooms in New York City and nearby Westchester County. “A client’s 4-year-old son tells Mom when he needs a treatment to ‘make his nose work better,’” reports Lisa Cobb, owner of Luxury on Lovers, in Dallas, Texas. “He uses a salt bed

similar in style to a tanning bed and large enough for his mother to be with him for a 20-minute treatment. Pilots and flight attendants like salt rooms to counteract the recirculated air on planes. Athletes use them to increase lung capacity. A treatment works like a visit to the ocean.” A recent pilot study conducted at The Salt Room, in Orlando, Florida, and published in the International Journal of Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, concluded, “Halotherpy is associated with improvement in symptoms of sinus disease in cystic fibrosis and should be explored as an adjunct treatment.” Salt’s anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial properties may also reduce skin swelling and itchiness, and even acne, without drying the skin. Increased lung capacity aids blood circulation, which also helps improve skin health. Salt room operators note that frequent treatments are needed during early stages of therapy or during acute outbreaks of conditions, but can be reduced to a maintenance level over time. Juracsik remarks, “The best success I’ve seen is with respiratory ailments like bronchitis and pneumonia. We don’t need a new, fancy pill for every illness. Salt is historically proven to be a natural and effective way to improve respiratory health.” Options go beyond basic treatments. “Meditating in the salt room allows double relaxation,” comments Patrick. “Salty yoga is one of my favorite therapies because clients can exercise and breathe easier at the same time. Another option comprises a sound bath, during which crystal bowl music creates a vibration similar to piano notes to quiet and focus the mind during a salt session.” Salt treatments can be experienced regularly, seasonally or as needed. For those free of respiratory issues, a salt room visit provides a refreshing way to relax, sit, chill and breathe. Patrick views it as a form of stress management to increase well-being. Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com. natural awakenings

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avel Gershkovich, CHP, CRP, PMP, owner and president of Salt Chalet Arizona, is also president of Arizona Leech Therapy and Pain Elimination Therapy. He states, “One salt therapy treatment session lasts 45 minutes, and depending on the condition, five to 15 sessions are recommended. There are no limits on the number of sessions one can take, because halotherapy [salt therapy] is a treatment with no side effects. There is also no age limit. Very small children have shorter sessions with lower salt concentration.” Gershkovich relates, “The biggest opportunity in starting the Salt Chalet was to improve my own health because I have terrible asthma, allergies and sinus issues. Salt therapy helped me address these issues and now I feel

great about helping others feel better. Salt therapy is the best holistic cure and we have attracted more than 8,000 clients to the Salt Chalet since opening.” The idea for Salt Chalet was inspired by a mother of two children that suffered from severe respiratory ailments. The mother described countless sleepless nights with the children and frequent visits to the emergency room. The family’s life revolved around the children’s conditions. Doctors tried every possible treatment known to Western medicine and even suggested an experimental and risky surgery. Desperate, the mother began researching alternative treatments and after months of research, stumbled upon a salt room. During the second treatment session, her oldest child, which suffered from the most severe

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problems, fell asleep in the chair, breathing softly and regularly; something he had not done in years. After several more sessions, both children showed dramatic and in her words, miraculous improvements. After hearing this story, Gershkovich felt inspired to bring this remarkable therapy to children and adults suffering on a daily basis. General practitioners, family doctors, otorhinolaryngologists and allergologists also send patients to a salt therapy room. Patients sit in relaxed positions on the comfortable deck chairs. Calming, diffused light and ambient music help patients enter into a relaxed state. Kids can play with the salt as if they were in a sandbox. “Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people who have resigned themselves to living a life filled with daily discomfort, pain, uneasiness and hardship,” says Gershkovich. “Salt Chalet Arizona offers a healthy, natural and safe alternative to steroids, drugs and other invasive medicines.” Natural Awakenings readers receive one salt room session for $27 ($55 value). Salt Chalet Arizona is located at 5011 N. Granite Reef Rd., in Scottsdale. For appointments, call 480-621-6041. For more information, visit SaltChaletArizona.com. See ad on page 37.

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rial. Conventional leather tanning involves treating animal skins with large quantities of toxic chemicals, including mineral salts, lead, cyanide and formaldehyde. This process wreaks havoc on our environment and the people that work in or live near tanneries, where chemical exposure can cause sickness or even be lethal. Olsen cautions that just because a shoe is vegan doesn’t mean it’s been made in an eco-friendly way. She uses natural and manmade materials such as linen, cotton, cork, wood, imitation leathers and recycled faux suede

in her vegan shoe line. To assess the quality of vegan leather shoes, she advises, “Shoppers can feel the material and look at the grain to see if it’s faux; with faux, the grain will show a repeating pattern. Also, look for labels noting materials either inside or on the bottom of shoes.” Olsen notes that an online search for vegan fashion will yield everything from adult couture to baby clothes. Several websites and blogs report on the latest vegan products. She especially likes GirlieGirlArmy. com for vegan lifestyle and fashion.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Free Healing Saturday – 10am-2pm. Free 20-minute energy healing sessions are available by appointment only. This is a community service offering and is a great introduction to Healing Touch. Multiplicity Enterprises, 2045 S Vineyard Ave, Ste 139, Mesa. Register: Kim Carter 253549-5342, kim@multiplicityenterprises.com or MultiplicityEnterprises.com.

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Body Contouring – 10am-6pm. Exchange body wraps to reduce cellulite, tone your body and lose 4-14”. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

Double Gong Healing – 7-8:30pm. Revitalize and strengthen your nervous system by relaxing to the sound of two gongs. Experience the play of Shiva and Shakti energies with the husband and wife teaching team of Sangeet Kaur and Hari Nam Singh. Yoga Phoenix, 2308 N Richland, Phoenix. 602-271-4480. YogaPhoenix.com.

Play Dates with Your Higher Consciousness Retreat – Aug 4-7. Gain insights from your higher consciousness like never before. Using the power of play, unearth the answers you’ve been seeking for life, career, relationships and more. Explore your dreams, life purpose, or tackle a challenging issue more deeply. With Natalie Eve Marquis. $555. Gateway Cottage Wellness Center, 470 N Hwy 89A, Sedona. 928-862-4400. GatewayCottageWellness.com.

iRest Yoga Nidra – 6-7pm. Class begins with gentle movement and moves into a relaxing guided meditation shown to calm the nervous system and help release negative patterns. iRest Yoga Nidra also helps alleviate symptoms of insomnia, PTSD, anxiety and depression. $10. Pre-registration required. Multiplicity Enterprises, 2045 S Vineyard Ave, Ste 139, Mesa. Register: Kim Carter 253549-5342, kim@multiplicityenterprises.com or MultiplicityEnterprises.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 Gong Meditation – 7pm. Experience deep relaxation and meditation through the power of the gong. With Gretchen Bickert. $10-20. Unity of Mesa, 2700 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org. Guided Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. Raffle proceeds and love donations shared with LaFrontera Arizona EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center & Animal Rescue. With Marsha Craven. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com. Master Sha’s Soul Healing Group of NE Phoenix – 6:45-8:30pm. Experience healing, wisdom and practices for optimum health and well-being. Rejuvenate Center, 14640 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 8, Phoenix. Mary Anne Melvin: 406-250-8369.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 Aromatherapy for Wellness – Noon-5pm. Discover the benefits, cautions, properties, selection and safe application of essential oils selected to promote wellness. Includes an essential oil kit and support kit with oils appropriate for use in business and home environments. With Marsha Craven. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com. Discover Your Gifts and Graces – 6-7:30pm. Presentation on self-discovery and healing. Free. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, 1100 E Apache Blvd, Tempe. Swiha.edu.

Sacred Sundays – 10am-Noon. Experience the profound phenomena of Rishi’s signature meditation, divine transmission and enlightened teachings, opening an auspicious gateway to accelerate personal mastery. Carefree location. RSVP: 480-575-1276.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 CranialSacral Balancing Therapy I – 10am6pm, Aug 8-10. Powerful complementary healing modality supports healing from the inside. Take the therapeutic benefits experienced in class home to family, friends and your practice. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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Massage Therapy Education – Start date for one of the premiere massage therapy education programs in the U.S., allowing students to customize their training with modalities such as aromatherapy, cranial unwinding, holistic nutrition, life coaching, natural aesthetics, polarity, reiki, reflexology, spiritual studies, yoga and more. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, 1100 E Apache Blvd, Tempe. 480-994-9244. swiha.edu.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 eWomenNetwork Luncheon – 11:30am-1:30pm. Experience the excitement and power of Accelerated Networking, a unique eWomenNetwork process that assures you have an opportunity to promote who you are and what you do while developing new business alliances and friends. eWNPhoenix.com.

Past Life Regression Group Hypnotherapy Session – 7pm. With Lynnette Baumgart, CHT. $20. Holy Cross Orthodox Church, Hall 5, 10030 N 32nd St, Phoenix. 602-509-8272. The Sound of Light Kirtan – 7-8:45pm. Join Mika, Prem Vidu & Friends for an evening of call and response style community chanting. This practice of devotion connects us deeply with our innate gratitude and presence of being and allows us to express the prayers which are an integral part of who we already are. $20. Interfaith CommUNITY, 952 E Baseline, #102, Mesa. Mika at 480-694-5843 or mikawhitlock@msn.com. Tap Into Your Center of Energy – 11am. Learn five easy steps to tap into your center (without pills, caffeine or a gym membership). Live intro session webinar. Free and includes a personal session. Register at QuantumNRGBoost.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 CranialSacral Balancing Therapy II – 10am6pm, Aug 12-14. Advanced techniques for supporting and encouraging the recipient’s response to cranial therapy along with Neural Pathway Release techniques to release restrictions along the neural pathway. Study with the 2014 & 2015 Natural Choice Award Winner craniosacral practitioner, Marsha Craven. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623215-7988. How2Heal.com. Introduction to Divine Healing Hands – 7-9pm. Do you feel the sacred call of the divine to heal yourself and others? Do you want to make a difference in the world? Find out how you can receive this most amazing treasure from the divine. Rejuvenate Center, 14640 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 8, Phoenix. Master Debra Manning: 480-338-1012.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Introduction to Buddhism – 9:30am-1:30pm. Buddhist teachings are timeless and universally applicable for Buddhists and non-Buddhists. Learn the basic beliefs and practices of Kadampa Buddhism. $25. Kadampa Meditation Center Phoenix, 614 E Townley Ave, Phoenix. MeditationInArizona.org. Introduction to Soul and Alternative Healing for Chronic Conditions – 5-7pm. Are you suffering from pain or have a chronic or serious condition? This is a revolutionary way to heal on many levels. Rejuvenate Center, 14640 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 8, Phoenix. Master Debra Manning: 480-338-1012. Past Life Regression – 2-4pm. Ever been to a new location and everything felt very familiar? Ever felt like you already know someone you just met? These experiences could be the memories from a past life. Explore a past life, connect with your spirit guides and receive messages to enrich your current life. $25. Purple Lotus Pathway, 952 W Baseline Rd, Ste 102, Mesa. RSVP: purplelotus@ purplelotuspathway.com or 602-790-8970. Sugar Blues – 10-11:30am. This preventative health workshop focuses on reducing and eliminating one’s sugar addiction, emphasizing nutrition, exercise and maintaining a healthy mindset. With Crystal Jarvie. $20. Live Jacked Training Studio, 4300 N Miller Rd, Ste G, Scottsdale. 480-815-1521.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 Bhagvad Gita: A Book of Life – 1-2:30pm. Bhagvad Gita, which literally means “Song of the Lord,” is not a book only for Hindus or Indians – it transcends all religions and nationalities. This text presents both theory and practice for those aspiring for complete psychological freedom – freedom from fears, worries and insecurities. With Mr. Arun Sehra. Donation. Interfaith CommUNITY, 952 E Baseline, #102, Mesa. Rev. Julianne: 480593-8798 or Interfaith-Community.org. Soul Communication Workshop – 1-5pm. Soul messages and guidance can bring great clarity and understanding for healing, transformation and making wiser decisions in any aspect of life. Connect deeper with your soul to communicate with your own soul, saints and the divine. New Vision Center, 18018 N Tatum Blvd, Rm 2, Phoenix. Master Debra Manning: 480-338-1012.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 MCKS Pranic Healing Meditation and Healing Clinic – 7-9pm. Experience a nondenominational meditation to bless Mother Earth and also relieve stress and anxiety from the daily events that occur in our lives. No-touch energy healing sessions are offered following the meditation. Donation. Unity of Phoenix, 1500 E Greenway Pkwy, Phoenix. 480-818-3156. AzPranicHealing.com. azPranicHealing@gmail.com. Mindfulness for Teachers – 6:30-8:30pm. A 4-wk series with Steve Price. For teachers in any field as well as trainers, mentors, life coaches and parents. $99. A Mindfulness Life Center, 10309 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale. 480-207-6016. AMindfulnessLifeCenter.com. Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Snoring and TMJ – 5pm. Informational seminar that discusses treatment options using oral appliance therapy and how it works. Free. Koala Center for Sleep Disorders - Biltmore, 4235 N 32nd St, Ste A, Phoenix. 602-957-3808. Koala-Biltmore.com. Yoga Nidra and Double Gong Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Experience the therapeutic state of Yoga Nidra and gong as well as the awareness of the body and breath, feeling sensations and visualizations. Yoga Phoenix, 2308 N Richland, Phoenix. 602-271-4480. YogaPhoenix.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 Get the Quantum Leap in Business – 11am. Learn how to get the quantum leap in business (even if you’re stressed, fatigued and have no time). Live intro session webinar. Free and includes a personal session. Register at HighVibeVIP.com. 13 Octave LaHoChi Mini Sessions – 8am-5pm. 13th Octave LaHoChi is a high frequency, hands-on healing technique that gracefully brings balance and harmony to the energy fields, chakra system, meridians and physical body while opening spiritual awareness and gifts. $30 for 30 min session. Purple Lotus Pathway, 952 W Baseline Rd, Ste 102, Mesa. RSVP: purplelotus@purplelotuspathway.com or 602-790-8970.

Finding True Self Workshop – Aug 20-21. Get in touch with your true nature and move toward a more fulfilling reality. This life-changing experience has helped many individuals open direct paths to greater physical, emotional and mental/spiritual healing. $250. RSVP at nearest Body & Brain Center: Glendale 602-4399642, Mesa 480-545-1013, Scottsdale 480-3918916, Sun City 623-476-5176, Tempe/Chandler 480-345-9642. Full Hour Chakra Gong Healing – 7-8:30pm. Building prana (life force) and using it to heal and support prosperity on all levels: chakras, physical body, mind and spirit. Clear uneasy thoughts and feelings. Yoga Phoenix, 2308 N Richland, Phoenix. 602-271-4480. YogaPhoenix.com. Learn to Meditate for Stress Release and Emotional Healing – 10am-Noon. Discover the

types and purposes of meditation, how to meditate and more. Learn how the energy generated from meditation can be harnessed to heal physical and psychological imbalances in the body in a brief overview of Pranic Healing. Donation. Unity of Phoenix, 1500 E Greenway Pkwy, Phoenix. 480818-3156. AzPranicHealing.com. azPranicHealing@gmail.com. Three Mistakes Even Smart, Single Women Make That Keep Them From Meeting Their Soulmate – 2-4pm. Practice a heart-healing meditation, recognize hidden emotional blocks and apply energy-shift techniques to attract your soulmate. $30. Advantage Office Suites, 17470 N Pacesetter Wy, Scottsdale. meetup.com/Scottsdale-Spiritual-Relationship-Healing-for-Single-Women/ events/232477878/.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Clear Your Home or Office Space – 2pm. Learn how to clear your home or office space to instantly freshen and raise the energy (without smokey sage or expensive equipment). Live intro session webinar. Free and includes a personal session. Register at SpaceCleared.com. Rock N’ Rain – 10am-6pm. Go home feeling refreshed, recharged and motivated in your work and personal life. Essential oils and reusable heat pack included. With Marsha Craven. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Chakra Balancing and Healing – 10am-6pm, Aug 20-21. Balancing Your Seven Magnificent Chakras “Mag 7” Chakra extravaganza. Experience the power of balancing and healing through your major chakras. With Marsha Craven. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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markyourcalendar How Integrative (or Holistic) Dentistry Can Be The Missing Key to Your Health An evening with Dr. Michael Margolis, DDS, of My Dentist August 10 • 6-8 pm Mesa Hilton 1011 W. Holmes Ave., Mesa Free with Advanced Registration 480-833-2232 MyDentistAz.com

MONDAY, AUGUST 22 Back-to-School Children’s Wellness Exams – Aug 22-31. Make this your child’s healthiest school year by screening for nutritional deficiencies and toxicities during a pediatrics wellness exam. Discounted pricing. SCNM Medical Center, 2164 E Broadway Rd, Tempe. 480-428-3232. medcenter.scnm.edu/your-visit/request-anappointment/. Meditation and Mindfulness – 7-8:30pm. Living with mindfulness means to be truly alive. Instead of living with a distracted or inattentive mind we feel focused and purposeful. Mindfulness enables us to bring peace, love and wisdom into each moment of every day. $15. Kadampa Meditation Center Phoenix, 614 E Townley Ave, Phoenix. MeditationInArizona.org.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 Introduction to Mindfulness – 9-11am, 8-wk series. Learn to practice mindfulness to minimize the effects of stress and maximize our capacity for happiness. With Jennifer Martin. $295. A Mindfulness Life Center, 10309 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale. 480-207-6016. AMindfulnessLifeCenter.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 Is Your Thinking Affecting Your Health? – 7-9pm. A lecture with Kamini Desai focuses on re-wiring one’s brain with Yoga Nidra. $30. A Mindfulness Life Center, 10309 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale. 480-207-6016. AMindfulnessLifeCenter.com. Past Life Regression – 6-8pm. Ever been to a new location and everything felt very familiar? Ever felt like you already know someone you just met? These experiences could be the memories from a past life. Explore a past life, connect with your spirit guides and receive messages to enrich your current life. $25. Purple Lotus Pathway, 952 W Baseline Rd, Ste 102, Mesa. RSVP: purplelotus@ purplelotuspathway.com or 602-790-8970.

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Learn strength training for seniors, ideal for personal trainers, group fitness instructors, nurses, caregivers, physical therapists and PTAs. August 21 • 10am-5pm Setay Dance and Fitness Center 7430 S. 48th St., Ste. 100, Phoenix $315 1-888-437-4348 x3 GeriFit.com

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Creative Self Care – 2-6pm. Four keys to selfcare and practical ways to promote physical and energetic well-being for self and others. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

Earth Harmony Sustainability Seminar – Aug 25-28. Learn how to build an eco-village. Organic gardening, permaculture, sustainable building, water harvesting, sacred economy and healthy living. 520-603-9932. AvalonGardens.org.

Intuitive Healing Foundations – 9am-1pm. Concepts of intuitive healing, medical intuition and energy medicine. With Cay Randall-May. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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Cranial Rhythms – 1-5pm. Experience deep healing from gently engaging the cerebrospinal system. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

Belly Button Healing Workshop – Noon-6pm. Your belly button is more than a birth scar. This incredibly profound and simple healing method will help you to fully manage your physical, emotional, and mental/spiritual health and wellbeing. $180. RSVP at nearest Body & Brain Center: Glendale 602-439-9642, Mesa 480-5451013, Scottsdale 480-391-8916, Sun City 623476-5176, Tempe/Chandler 480-345-9642.

markyourcalendar markyourcalendar Attend an upcoming class or retreat from the “Book Whisperer” Tom Bird Write/Right from God: Write Your Best Seller in a Weekend Class August 13, 9:30am-Noon Unity of Phoenix Free with Advanced Registration Write Your Best Seller in a Weekend Retreat August 25-28, Sedona November 10-13, Sedona Special discount when you mention Natural Awakenings 928-821-6946 • mary@tombird.com TomBird.com

savethedate SEPTEMBER 2 Discover Your Gifts and Graces – 6-7:30pm. Presentation on self-discovery and healing. Free. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, 1100 E Apache Blvd, Tempe. Swiha.edu. Introduction to Divine Healing Hands – 7-9pm. Do you feel the sacred call of the divine to heal yourself and others? Do you want to make a difference in the world? Find out how you can receive this most amazing treasure from the divine. Rejuvenate Center, 14640 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 8, Phoenix. Master Debra Manning: 480-338-1012. Reflexology Feet – 9am-6pm, Sept 2-3. Learn relaxing and rejuvenating techniques for use with self and others. Lots of practice time. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 3 Past Life Playshop – 9am-5pm. Learn how to relax and playfully mine your inner wisdom and past lives for clues and insights regarding currentlife challenges. With Natalie Eve Marquis. $111. Gateway Cottage Wellness Center, 470 N Hwy 89A, Sedona. 603-642-4949. CreativeLeapHealing.com.

SEPTEMBER 4 Reflexology Hands – 9am-6pm. Learn therapeutic reflexology to care for your hands, yourself and those you touch. Great wellness service for stress relief and relaxation. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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Qigong is about strength and building energy. Breath, meditation and movement are combined in a seamless practice. People of all ages and can practice, even grandmas well into their 90s. Join nationally renowned Qigong teacher Jeff Primack in this powerful training. August 12-14 Phoenix Convention Center $99 Firefighters and veterans admitted for free. 1-800-298-8970 QiRevolution.com

SEPTEMBER 5 Trigger Points: Hand and Wrist – 9am-1pm. Address soft tissue challenges related to hands and wrists by working with trigger points and referral areas to facilitate pain relief and improved functioning. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 9 Universal White Time Healing Certified Level One – Sept 9-11. Receive a basic understanding of White Time and become connected to the force of White Time for healing. Learn how to do hands-on-healing and distance healing on others and yourself; how to balance the chakras, aura cleansing, light touch healing, accident healing, animal healing and much more. 10% discount when you mention Natural Awakenings. 33998 N 57th Pl, Scottsdale. 480-767-6200. WhiteTimeHealingClasses.com.

SEPTEMBER 10 Reiki I and II – 10am-6pm, Sept 10-11. With Marsha Craven, 5th generation usui reiki master teacher and 2015 Natural Choice Award winner for reiki. Bring reiki as a healing practice into your life and your enhanced healing powers will always be with you. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 12 Hypnotherapy Certification Course – Start of 500 hour training. Hypnotherapy Academy of America, Albuquerque. 505-767-8030. HypnotherapyAcademy.com.

classifieds Place a Classified ad: $25 for up to 25 words, per issue. $1.00 per each additional word, per issue. Must be pre-paid. AN ENERGY GATEWAY – Reiki and Reflexology. With Troy’s Help the energy can flow. www. TroysHelp.com. 480-201-9897. $10 off 1st service. CHI KUNG CLASSES – Every Sunday from 8:00am to 9:00am. $15.00 suggested donation. Request information at: thespokentao@gmx. com or call 928-225-6218. HOME FOR SALE – Organic lifestyle home/ Cave Creek, 2.5 acres, 2,438’, uplifting 360 mountain views, limited EMF. Tour link: http:// tour.circlepix.com/home/ZCTWQN. Contact Leanne for showing appointments of this quiet sanctuary. 623-465-5288 “Land Line” and also text Jeff @ 901-493-4452. LOOKING FOR ECOLOGICALLY COMMITTED INVESTORS – To grant low interest “Land loans” for organic lifestyle schools/farms. Be part of supporting an ecological village to create a “foundation in nature” and support people’s advancement towards harmonizing with this earth. Contact Organic Lifestyle Specialist Leanne Phillips @ 623-465-5288 “Landline”. LOW IMPACT MEDICALCHI KUNG WORKSHOP – Groups now forming. Request information at: thespokentao@gmx.com or call 928-225-6218. MEDITATIONS, HEALING – Meditation groups/class Saturday 10 am, yoga, healing group, spiritual classes, weekday and weekend. Call 602-579-9461 for information. Location: 10030 North 32nd Street, Phoenix. PELLOWAH SESSIONS – Experience a hands-off powerful subtle energy 30 min. session Request information at: thespokentao@ gmx.com or call 928-225-6218. QUANTUM CLEARINGS – Raise your energy and become fully empowered using the Quantum Field. Quantum Energy Activations produce a desired result on all dimensions! Free Personal Power Reading at QuantumBodyWisdom.com. SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP HEALING – Tired of being frustrated in your love life? Jennifer channels the romance Angels to provide guidance. Readings via Phone or Skype: www. jennifervictory.com. THE REAL YOU SEMINAR – Class introduces concepts of individuality, identity, self-awareness through meditation, affirmation and imagery. Call (602) 577-7835 for information and registration. Website: www.beingtherealyou.org. TRANSCEDENTAL MEDITATION – Groups now forming. Request information at: thespokentao@gmx.com or call 928-225-6218. TWO INTUITIVE PHONE HEALERS – On the phone for the price of one! Regain your health where other healing methods have failed! Intuitive Health Assessments, Psychic Surgery, Akashic Record Readings. Dr. Larry has 35 years of experience as a naturopath and a chiropractor. Tina Joy does intuitive readings to help you uncover and remove unconscious blocks for success. www.doclarrymartin.com. www.tinajoy.com. 855-910-1112 EST.

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SEPTEMBER 14 Sacred Messengers Retreat – Sept 14-18. The universe is constantly communicating with us, trying to help, support and guide us. Sadly, we’re often oblivious to it. When we learn the language of the divine, we open ourselves to a whole new support and guidance system. Immerse yourself in the universal language of spirit. $888. Gateway Cottage Wellness Center, 470 N Hwy 89A, Sedona. 928-862-4400. GatewayCottageWellness.com.

SEPTEMBER 16 CranialSacral Balancing Therapy I – 10am6pm, Sept 16-18. Powerful complementary healing modality supports healing from the inside. Take the therapeutic benefits experienced in class home to family, friends and your practice. With Barbara Jenkins. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 17 Art of Recovery Expo – 9:30am-4pm. Offers the “whole family” resources, educational workshops and a celebration of National Recovery Month. Over 100 exhibitors of leading behavioral health and treatment providers. Free. Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix. ArtOfRecoveryExpo.com. Finding True Self Workshop – Sept 17-18. Get in touch with your true nature and move toward a more fulfilling reality. This life-changing experience has helped many individuals open direct paths to greater physical, emotional and mental/spiritual healing. $250. RSVP at nearest Body & Brain Center: Glendale 602-4399642, Mesa 480-545-1013, Scottsdale 480-3918916, Sun City 623-476-5176, Tempe/Chandler 480-345-9642. Money, Mindset, Marketing Business Success Program – Join Susan F. Moody and Leeanne Gardner, corporate escapees, successful entrepreneurs and business consultants, as they teach small business owners exactly what it takes to create a profitable company. Isn’t it time to build a business that makes a difference and makes money? Register: info@StarshineAssociatesAZ.com or 855-878-2233.

SEPTEMBER 18 Embracing Your Journey Expo – 9am-5pm. A holistic, wellness and metaphysical event. Ven-

dors, raffles, speakers and more. $5. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, 7677 N 16th St, Phoenix. 480296-1928. PurpleLotusProductions.com.

SEPTEMBER 19 Chi Nei Tsang Introduction – 9am-6pm, Sept 19-20. Abdominal unwinding with Michelle Giles. Gentle, non-invasive release of physical and emotional blockages. Your digestive tract will love this. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 24 Matrix Healing Technique: Electromagnetic Field and Body Integration – 10am-6pm, Sept 24-25. This powerful modality aligns the body’s electromagnetic grids and connects these grids to the main energy centers for optimum health and vitality. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

SEPTEMBER 25 Introduction to Herbal Healing – 1-2:30pm. Learn how herbs can help prevent various illnesses and treat many health issues, and more. With Kathleen Gould. Free. SW Herb, 148 N Center St, Mesa. 480-694-9931. Swherb.com.

SEPTEMBER 29 Universal White Time Healing Certified Level Three – Sept 29-Oct 2. Continuation of the White Time certification process with a four-day advanced level course. 10% discount when you mention Natural Awakenings. 33998 N 57th Pl, Scottsdale. 480-767-6200. WhiteTimeHealingClasses.com.

OCTOBER 1 Earth Harmony Festival – Oct 1-2. Eco village tours, live music, speakers, yoga, kid’s village, vendors, camping and more. Free. Avalon Organic Gardens and Eco Village, Tumacacori, AZ. 520398-2542. EarthHarmonyFestival.org. Introduction to Herbal Healing – 11am12:30pm. Learn how herbs can help prevent various illnesses and treat many health issues, and more. With Kathleen Gould. Free. SW Herb, 148 N Center St, Mesa. 480-694-9931. Swherb.com.

OCTOBER 2 Portal to Energy Healing – Noon-4pm. Witness amazing changes with energy medicine. With Marsha Craven. $50 for one, $80 for two. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

OCTOBER 4 Massage Therapy Education – Start date for one of the premiere massage therapy education programs in the U.S., allowing students to customize their training with modalities such as aromatherapy, cranial unwinding, holistic nutrition, life coaching, natural aesthetics, polarity, reiki, reflexology, spiritual studies, yoga and more. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, 1100 E Apache Blvd, Tempe. 480-994-9244. swiha.edu.

OCTOBER 7 Cranial Neural Support for Longevity – 10am6pm, Oct 7-10. Techniques for working and communicating with the brain, cranial and neuro systems to promote wellness and more. Massage therapists, energy healers and caregivers will want to attend. With Marsha Craven, winner of 2014 and 2015 Natural Choice Award for craniosacral practitioner. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

OCTOBER 15 Herbal Certification Course – 9am-1pm. Start of 5 wk training that provides a journey into the healing world of medicinal plants. Various topics each week. SW Herb, 148 N Center St, Mesa. 480-694-9931. Swherb.com.

OCTOBER 19 Reiki I and II – 10am-6pm, Oct 19-20. With Marsha Craven, 5th generation usui reiki master teacher and 2015 Natural Choice Award winner for reiki. Bring reiki as a healing practice into your life and your enhanced healing powers will always be with you. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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OCTOBER 24 Oncology Massage Workshop – Oct 24-26. Nationally accredited, cancer center based workshop introduces massage therapists, medical staff and healthcare professionals to the bodywork considerations presented by an oncology clientele. With Jacki Sellers, Institute of Integrative Oncology. Healing Arts Connection, 1715 W Northern Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix. RSVP: 623-215-7988. How2Heal.com.

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ongoingcalendar mondays Tai Chi and Qi Gong – 10-11am. Activate and experience the natural healing capabilities in the body. With Leslie Cook. $10-15 donation. Unity of Mesa, 2740 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org.

tuesdays Pain Relief Introductory Class – 6-7pm. Learn about an integrative three-step approach for pain relief using stretch therapy, corrective exercise and nutrition metabolism identification. Free. Studio Health, 1425 S Higley, Ste 101, Gilbert. RSVP: 480-466-6398. StudioHealthAz.com. Rewind Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Designed for people 50 and up, the class focuses on balancing, increasing flexibility and building functional strength. With Kim Carter. $10 (first class is free, maximum six). Multiplicity Enterprises, 2045 S Vineyard, Ste 139, Mesa. MultiplicityEnterprises. com. Pre-registration required. Kim: 253-5495342 or kim@multiplicityenterprises.com. Shakti Naam Yoga – 6:45-8:15pm. Experience a new type of yoga using music, mantra, mudra (hand positions), meditation, and movement to align with the vibration of the universe, bringing more health and happiness into your life. With Moriah Salzman and Jeannie MacLaughlin. $10 donation. Unity of Mesa, 2740 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org. Watercolor Art Classes – 9:45am-12:30pm. All levels, beginner to advanced. Learn fluid color technique, drawing and composition. Small class of 8 students. No talent required, just a desire to create. With Allura Westly. Paradise Valley area. 602-469-0524. allurawatercolor@cox.net.

wednesdays A Course in Miracles – 1-2:15pm. Long-time ACIM student and teacher Rev. Julianne Lewis leads this interactive time of discussion and sharing. For all levels. $10. Interfaith CommUNITY, 952 E Baseline, #102, Mesa. Rev. Julianne: 480593-8798 or Interfaith-Community.org. Acupressure Self Help – 6:30-8pm. Relieve muscle tension and stress through acupressure. Different from acupuncture as no needles are used. Each week focuses on a different part of the body. With Victoria Mogilner. $10. Unity of Mesa Annex Bldg, 2740 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org. Evening Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Features a Oneness Blessing (Deeksha). With Maria Elena Cairo and Jacqueline Bayne. Donation. 40th St and Cactus, Phoenix. Jacqueline Bayne: 602-821-7149 or jacquelinebayne1@gmail.com.

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Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement – 12:30-1:30pm. Receive greater self-connection, self-awareness, self-healing and transformation. This method bypasses all conditioning and habitual stress patterns to achieve instant relief and to break unconscious patterns. $20 per class/6 for $100. And Breathe, 3201 N 3rd St, Phoenix. Jacqueline Bayne: 602-821-7149 or jacquelinebayne1@gmail.com. MCKS Pranic Healing Meditation and Healing Clinic – 6:30-8:30pm. Experience a nondenominational meditation to bless Mother Earth and also relieve stress and anxiety from the daily events that occur in our lives. No-touch energy healing sessions are offered following the meditation. Donation. The Healing Intention Community, 12630 N 103rd Ave, Ste 224, Sun City. 480-818-3156. azPranicHealing. com. azPranicHealing@gmail.com. Simply Meditate – 6:30-7:30pm. Escape the stress and busyness of life and discover inner peace by exploring meditation techniques and positive minds. Learn simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through guided meditation and a short Buddhist teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. $5. Kadampa Meditation Center Phoenix, 614 E Townley Ave, Phoenix. MeditationInArizona.org. Watercolor Art Classes – 9:45am-12:30pm. All levels, beginner to advanced. Learn fluid color technique, drawing and composition. Small class of 8 students. No talent required, just a desire to create. With Allura Westly. Paradise Valley area. 602-469-0524. allurawatercolor@cox.net.

thursdays Anatomy, Physiology and Prevention of Disease – 7-9pm. Series of classes for energy workers and those interested in the fascinating body: Skin and Digestion; Respiratory and Circulation (Blood and Lymph); Nervous and Endocrine. With Dr. Kimberly Landino, ND. $40 per class or $100 for all 3. Tempe location. 480-720-3045. Pranayama and Meditation – 5:30-6pm. Pranayama practices are yogic breathing techniques to assist in controlling prana, or vital life force. By learning how to control the breath, you will calm the mind, reduce cravings and control emotions. Combined with meditation you will be able face any situation in life with equanimity and composure. Practicing these techniques leads to a deep sense of contentment. With Brendan Lentz. $10. Natural Medicine and Detox, 301 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix. NaturalMedicineAndDetox.com. Rewind Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Designed for people 50 and up, the class focuses on balancing, increasing flexibility and building functional strength. With Kim Carter. $10 (first class is free, maximum six). Multiplicity Enterprises, 2045 S Vineyard, Ste 139, Mesa. MultiplicityEnterprises. com. Pre-registration required. Kim: 253-5495342 or kim@multiplicityenterprises.com.

fridays A Course in Miracles – 7-9pm. Group book study open to newcomers. Donation. Unity of Mesa Annex Bldg, 2740 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org.

saturdays Boot Camp – 7:30-8:30am. Cardio, core and strength training. $5 first session. Granada Park, Phoenix. 602-639-4054. PamelaFitness.com. Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement – 10:30-11:30am. Receive greater self-connection, self-awareness, self-healing and transformation. This method bypasses all conditioning and habitual stress patterns to achieve instant relief and to break unconscious patterns. $20 per class/6 for $100. 40th St and Cactus, Phoenix. Jacqueline Bayne: 602-821-7149 or jacquelinebayne1@ gmail.com. Pranic Healing Meditation – 10am-Noon. Experience the Meditation on Twin Hearts, a guided meditation that greatly promotes physical and mental well-being, as well as inner illumination. Healing sessions are offered after the meditation. With Dr. Jeff Potts, ND. Donation. Interfaith CommUNITY, 952 E Baseline, #102, Mesa. Rev. Julianne: 480-593-8798 or Interfaith-Community.org.

sundays Celebration Service – 10:30-11:45am. All with peaceful beliefs are welcome to this inclusive, loving, thriving spiritual community. Coffee and tea happy hour fellowship at 10am. Interfaith CommUNITY, 952 E Baseline, #102, Mesa. Rev. Julianne: 480-593-8798 or Interfaith-Community.org. Prayers for World Peace – 10-11:15am. Enjoy practical advice and meditations that lift the heart and bring energy and hope; from this inner peace, world peace grows. In these troubled times, this is an opportunity to make prayers together for our families and friends, and for the cessation of all the pain and problems in the world. $5 donation. Kadampa Meditation Center Phoenix, 614 E Townley Ave, Phoenix. MeditationInArizona.org. Sunday Services – 10:15am. A Positive Path for Spiritual Living. Nursery available for infants through kindergarten. Youth ministry classes are open in the Education Annex at 10:15am. Unity of Mesa, 2700 E Southern Ave, Mesa. 480-892-2700. UnityOfMesa.org. Sunday Services – 10:30am. Additional Sunday Services include 5:30pm on 2nd & 4th Sunday and 5:30pm Healing Service 1st & 3rd Sunday. Rising Phoenix Spiritualist Church and Metaphysical Community, 1522 W Encanto Blvd, Phoenix. RisingPhxChurch.org. 602-428-0857.

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Affordable pain and stress relief for working people. Acupuncture for as little as $25 per session for established patients getting a series of 5-10 treatments. Custom Chinese herbal formulas for common ailments. Skin health specialist. Top-tier skills without the frills.

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Kathleen Gould, RH 148 N. Center Street Mesa, AZ 85201 480-694-9931 SWHerb.com

Hundreds of bulk medicinal herbs and specialty blends, multitude of classes of all kinds, rental space. Medicinemaking supplies, herbal bath shoppe. Varied therapists available. See ad on page 40.

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WATERCOLOR ART CLASSES Allura Westly 3611 E. Sunnyside Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85028 602-469-0524 allurawatercolor@cox.net AlluraWaterColor.com

Allura Westly, master teacher, opens her sanctuary studio to all levels, beginner to advanced. Learn fluid color technique, drawing and composition. Small class of 8 students. No talent required, just a desire to create.

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Nancy McCarthy, LMT, CPMP, Reiki Master Dobson and Ray, Chandler, AZ 85224 480-296-4914 SpecializedBodywork.com Working with the whole person, assisting the physical body and energy bodies to balance and feel good. Integrative sessions include touch and non-touch techniques. Children and adults, in Chandler.

CLEANING SERVICES BENNETT’S CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Valleywide Service 480-994-4988 BennettsCarpetCleaningAz.com Eco-friendly carpet & upholstery cleaning. Featuring organic cleaners and odor removal products derived from renewable seed and vegetable sources. No perfumes, solvents or other hazardous products. No phosphates. Products also available for in home use. Licensed and owner operated since 1974. See ad on page 33.

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY INTERNAL WELLNESS COLON HYDROTHERAPY Terrye Baker Certified Colon Hydrotherapist 1520 W. Warner Road, Suite 106 Gilbert, AZ 85233 480-947-0811

A healthy colon is very important in maintaining vibrant health. Safe, comfortable and professional internal cleansing administered by a colon hydrotherapist with 15 years experience.

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Colon hydrotherapy, biofeedback, pets, homeopathy, energetic facelift, anti aging and iridology Scottsdale 602-317-7677 BestVisionOfHealth.com Gentle, relaxing session with unique gas release technique to eliminate toxins and get rid of pain. Biofeedback scan and healing to detect hidden risk factors, on pets and horses as well.

DENTISTS INTEGRATIVE DENTAL ASSOCIATES Lisa M. Butler, DMD 4202 N. 32nd Street, Suite A Phoenix, AZ 85018 602-956-4807 IntegrativeDental.com

Providing biologic dentistry personalized to fit your needs in a caring and supportive environment. We offer many holistic procedures using the latest in modern technology. Dr. Butler is a member of the Holistic Dental Association and the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology. See ad on page 19 and 25.

WOLSKI CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY

Krystyna Wolski, DDS, DMD, M.D., M.D.(H) 14269 N. 87th Street, Suite 107 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480-991-3357 Offering a unique dental-body approach for over 20 years. Health problems often begin in the mouth because your teeth and body are connected through acupuncture meridians. Modalities include kinesiology, electro-dermal testing and homeopathy. See ad on page 36.

NATURAL MEDICINE & DETOX 301 W. Roosevelt Street, Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-307-0888 NaturalMedicineAndDetox.com

We offer both open and closed colon hydrotherapy systems performed by certified colon hydrotherapy professionals. Receive a free 45 minute infrared sauna session with purchase when mentioning Natural Awakenings. Call for details 602-3070888. See ad on page 32.

CRANIOSACRAL MARY PETERSON PHYSICAL THERAPY

Mary Peterson PT, MS Ed 480-998-1646 MaryPetersonPT.com Personalized care for lingering pain and stress. Integrating handson therapie s like visceral manipulation, cranial therapy and myofascial release with self-care strategies. Over 25 years experience finding solutions.

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ENERGY HEALING ARIZONA PRANIC HEALING Phoenix 480-818-3156 azPranicHealing@gmail.com azPranicHealing.com

Pranic Healing is an effective, powerful no-touch healing modality developed by GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui that uses “life force” or “prana” (chi or ki) to heal physical or emotional ailments using easy step-by-step protocols. Visit our website’s Events Calendar to learn more about workshops, introductory lectures, and meditation/healing clinics.

BUBBLING WELL HEALTH OFFERINGS Linda P. Essex, R.N. Prescott 928-710-2178 BubblingWell@cableone.net

Linda has over 30 yrs of experience to assist you to meet your needs. Pamper your body and spirit with food-based healing and products, healing touch, channeling for spiritual guidance and Qigong lessons. Private and group sessions or demonstrations by appt.

INTERIORWERX WITH SUSAN CURRY 312-479-7893 Sessions@InteriorWerx.us InteriorWerx.us

Expand your health and happiness by raising your vibration to its highest potential. InteriorWerx clears emotional energetic abnormalities that cause dis-ease, such as anxiety, pain, sadness, discomfort, allergies, recurring physical injury, etc. This natural modality provides optimum health for body and mind with proven results. Free 15-minute consultation (schedule online).

KIM CARTER, M.A., HTCP, RYT 2045 S. Vineyard Ave., Suite 139 Mesa, AZ 85210 480-773-6599 Kim@MultiplicityEnterprises.com MultiplicityEnterprises.com

Kim is a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner specializing in grief and loss, serious/chronic illness a n d s p i r i t u a l g r ow t h . H e r emphasis is on empowering clients to recognize, trust and act on their own intuition.

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HOLISTIC HEALTH A MINDFULNESS LIFE CENTER 10339 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253 480-207-6016 AMindfulnessLifeCenter.com

A Mindfulness Life Center offers: meditation classes, mindfulness classes, yoga (i.e. gentle, restorative, kundalini, flow, yin), sound healing (crystal bowls/gong), yoga nidra, tai chi, qigong, breathing classes, stress reduction programming (mindfulness based stress reduction), workshops, special events and energy healing services. No experience needed. See ad on page 20.

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DR. ILANA H. OREN, PH.D., SC.D., LMFT 480-818-0227 DrIlanaOren.com

Anxiety and phobias, anger management and substance addictions are just a few of the challenges Dr. Ilana Oren can help you with through hypnosis. She has been supporting patients and their wellness for more than four decades.

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Foot and Ankle Care 10555 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite A101 Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 602-954-0777 Practicing in the Phoenix area, Dr. Klebe offers complete foot and ankle care. Holistically oriented, Dr. Klebe integrates homeopathic medicine with conventional medical care. See ad on page 38.

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Shen Wellness Center was created for patients who prefer a more holistic and integrative approach for their healthcare. Dr. Smette is board certified in family medicine, with additional training in geriatric medicine and medical acupuncture. She believes in long appointments (1-2 hours), truly getting to know her patients and empowering them to optimize their health.

Dr. Barrie Zeller specializes in gastrointestinal concerns, obesity, food allergies, adrenal fatigue, hormone imbalances, and women’s health. She uses bioidentical hormone therapy and other natural therapies to guide the body and mind to wellness. Her approach to treatment is to devise a plan that fits your life. See ad on page 42.

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40th Street & Cactus or at And Breathe 3201 N. 3rd St., Phoenix AZ 85012 602-821-7149 (for both) Jacqueline Bayne has had over 20 years experience as a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, guiding people in slow gentle movements, either verbally or with touch. This method can assist with higher function such as relaxation, better posture, reduction of pain, for most anybody, and particularly dancers, artists, people in pain or those who simply want to move with greater ease through life.

NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS KATKA NOVAKOVA, MD (EUROPE), ND 29850 N. Tatum Boulevard, Suite 114 Cave Creek, AZ 85331 480-524-4304 info@DrKatka.com DrKatka.com

My desire is to educate, empower and inspire people on their personal healing journey. I believe that healing is possible—on all levels. See ad on page 39.

2915 E. Baseline Road, Suite 101 Gilbert, AZ 85234 480-776-0626 InnovativePrimaryCareAz.com

Are you in pain? Dr. Xan Simonson specializes in acupuncture and prolotherapy to help stimulate the body’s natural healing process, strengthen joints weakened by trauma or arthritis, and treat chronic pain conditions naturally.

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Avoid being exposed to dangerous chemicals when all-natural and safer alternatives work just as well and last longer. See ad on page 40.

PET CARE PAUL STALLONE, NMD

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ANDREA SOBOTKA, AKA “CRITTER DOC”

ASAM, Sh. Reiki, HTAP, Animal Communicator and Counselor 602-317-1543 Critterdoc1@cox.net SpiritAnimalWisdom.com With a gentle healing touch, Andrea provides earth medicine and energy healing, animal communication, and intuitive counsel for pets and their people.

PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDIO HEALTH

Pain Therapies & Performance Solutions 1425 S. Higley Road, Suite #101 Gilbert, AZ 85296 480-466-6398 StudioHealthAz.com An integrative 3 step approach for pain relief using stretch therapy, corrective exercise, and nutrient metabolism identification. Free 1 hour introduction class Tuesday evenings at 6:00pm please RSVP.

QUANTUM CLEARING MASTER QUANTUM ACTIVATOR MARLENE ALLEN Free Personal Power Reading! 480-382-3711 Skype: allen.marlene QuantumBodyWisdom.com

Quantum Energy Activations produce a Desired Result on ALL Dimensions! Eliminate physical pain, lack of energy, harmful DNA information, regeneration brings stem cells to 100% restoring vision, brain function, organs, more. Remove emotional issues and blocks caused by past traumas, beliefs or programs, relationship challenges, raise your financial set point, more!

REIKI SPECIALIZED BODYWORK

Nancy McCarthy, LMT, CPMP, Reiki Master Dobson and Ray Chandler, AZ 85224 480-296-4914 SpecializedBodywork.com Reiki is Universal Life Force Energy. Experience this ancient healing art to create balance, reduce stress, pain, anxiety, and initiate self-healing. Children and adults, in Chandler.

SALONS A LOR A ORGANIC STUDIO 7329 E. Stetson Drive #11 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-318-7555 AloraOrganic.com

We are an organic eco friendly hair salon where beautiful cuts and color coexist with the best natural hair care. No harsh chemicals or synthetic fragrances. Just beautiful healthy hair. New Client special $10 off your first service. Energy healing sessions are also available. See ad on page 15.

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8711 E. Pinnacle Peak Road #205 Scottsdale 480-339-6688 PureSalonAz.com Voted best natural salon in the Valley 2010-2014 by Natural Awakenings readers. Organic | vegan | gluten free. Clean air eco-friendly salon environment only using the finest non-toxic hair color. Also providing organic facials, oxygen treatments and microneedling. See ad on page 16.

SLEEP APNEA DR. BETH HAMANN, DDS

Koala Center for Sleep Disorders--Biltmore 4235 N. 32nd Street, Suite A Phoenix, AZ 85018 • 602-957-3808 Koala-Biltmore.com Dr. Hamann is passionate about helping people with sleep disorders. She is the owner of the Koala Center for Sleep Disorders – Biltmore, providing oral appliance therapy for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Her goal is to help you sleep better so that you will experience a greater quality of life. See ad on page 40.

SOLAR SUNNY ENERGY LLC

AZ ROC #301018 Google Rating 5 Stars, BBB A rating, Facebook Rated 5 Stars 480-257-3283 SunnyEnergy.solar Dedicated to helping you invest in your future, global health and clean free electric energy while reducing your carbon footprint, through experience, integrity and quality. Offering homeowners better choices to produce their own clean and inexpensive energy.

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SPIRITUAL CENTERS INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER

“Celebrating a Positive Path to Spiritual Living” 952 E. Baseline Road #102 • Mesa, AZ 85204 Rev. Julianne Lewis 480-593-8798 Info@Interfaith-Community.org Interfaith-Community.org At Interfaith CommUNITY, we share open-minded joyful spirituality with respect for cultural, religious and lifestyle diversity. Join us for the journey toward our unique and perfect Divine Potential! See ad on page 39.

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER PHOENIX

New Kadampa Tradition 614 E. Townley Ave. • Phoenix, AZ 85020 602-243-5220 clearlightbc@gmail.com MeditationInArizona.org Open to all, whatever level of interest. We offer introductory and in-depth courses on meditation & Buddhism, chanted prayers, retreats and meditation for children. Classes take place at our Phoenix Center as well as other locations in the valley.

OMNI AWAKENING INSTITUTE

Divine Science & Meditative Mastery With Spiritual Master Rishi Devra 8100 E. Grapevine Road • Carefree, AZ 480-575-1276 OmniAwakening.org Info@OmniAwakening.org Meetup.com/OmniAwakening Welcome to the Valley’s premier meditation and divine science group, with spiritual master and author Rishi Devra. You are warmly invited to join us for enlightened teachings and the palpable experience of the divine. Newcomers welcome!

UNITY OF MESA

2700 E. Southern Avenue Mesa, AZ 85204 480-892-2700 UnityOfMesa.org

5025 S. Ash Avenue, Suite B-15 Tempe, AZ 85282 480-219-9633 retablos@cox.net TheShrineOfHolyWisdom.org

Experience the Divine. We are an inclusive community that offers a diversity of spiritual practices. Our offerings include courses in the Western Mystical Tradition, Angelic Theurgy, Meditation and Prayer.

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ABSOLUTE HEALTH Dr. Sara Penton, D.C. 8360 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 135 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480-991-9945 AbsoluteHealthAz.com

Unity of Mesa offers practical spiritual teachings for abundant and meaningful living. We are a progressive spiritual community that explores universal principles and practices. Weddings, memorials, christenings, classes and activities for the “spiritual, not religious”. Sunday Services: 9am and 10:45am; Youth program available. All are welcome. See ad on page 44.

Our focus is treating the whole person based on each individual’s needs, using acupuncture, allergy relief, chiropractic, massage, naturopathic, biofeedback and neurofeedback. See ad on page 22.

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YOGA PHOENIX

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here is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ~Sophia Loren

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