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coverartistMahabhuta - Sanskrit for ‘Great Elements’

by George Athertongeorge (geo) atherton is the owner/artist of geoglyphiks. designing as a transformational tool, his works are based on the belief that what we hold in our minds eventually hap-pens. he says, “in my art, i work with visions of a harmonious, ecologically thriving world and awakened states of being, in the hope that viewers of my work will joyfully manifest these states of being in their own lives.”

commissioned for the mahabhuta Yoga Festival, this piece commemorates the Year of the dragon and the powers of nature that sculpt our world, represented by the chinese dragon archetype. in the yogic tradition, each of the four lower chakras represents one of the four classical elements. through dedicated personal practice, the dragon or serpent power rises through the chakras, purifying their elements and opening the path to akashic realms of consciousness. may this mythos inspire us to heal those same elements in the macrocosm of our natural world that we may bask upon the heavenly earth-geo atherton.

view the artist’s portfolio at Geoglyphiks.com/portfolio. For more information about the mahabhuta Festival visit MahabhutaYogaFestival.com. Festival visit MahabhutaYogaFestival.com.


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Blood Analysis Returns to PNFPensacola Natural Foods, inc. (PNF), will host live

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Learn About Acupuncture Faceliftsdr. sheryl roe will explain and demon-

strate the benefits of what an acupunc-ture facelift can do for the whole body at 6:30 p.m., september 18, at gulf breeze apothecary, in gulf breeze. Participants will also learn how an imbalance in life energy, or qi, can affect what we see in the mirror, as well as feel in our body.

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Scott Chase, husband of Publisher Dara-lyn Chase, has joined the Natural Awak-enings of Northwest Florida as director of sales & marketing. Following 25 years of experience with Yellow Page advertising in large and small markets, chase brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the local advertising community as a highly trained and knowledgeable sales and marketing consultant, with a strong

desire to help businesses develop the most effective strategy. his responsibility is to formulate advertising programs that help local businesses successfully communicate their unique message to Natural Awakenings readers, giving local advertisers the winning edge. “i think there is no better approach for successful marketing than a balanced blend of informative editorial material and well-designed advertising campaigns,” says NaNwF managing editor Jude Forsyth, “i am delighted that scott is joining the team.”

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Fall Reiki Training with Felicia McQuaid

as a new tool for a self-care regi-men or an addition to existing

holistic practices, reiki is a Japanese energy-based system that is said to stimulate and support the body’s own self-healing mechanisms. reiki

master and teacher Felicia mcQuaid is now offering instruction in this exciting new modality in Northwest Florida. reiki is implemented to enhance the natural states of well-ness and relaxation within the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies of each individual. it is a simple, non-evasive technique that anyone in any walk of life can learn and use daily. it has no special requirements to learn and easily incorporates into other practices, such as massage therapy. reiki is taught in three levels. the first step is level one, the initiate, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., september 29. this session imparts an understanding of what reiki is and the ability to work on oneself and family, including pets. Periodic reiki trainings in all levels are offered throughout the year in public and private sessions.

Continuing education credits are offered for massage therapists. For more information, call 850-217-2771 or visit EvolveYoga-Reiki.com. See ad, page 32.

National Yoga Month Celebration Kicks Off

Yoga studios, teachers and stu-dents are celebrating Yoga month

throughout the country with free classes and events during september. For the third year, Natural Awaken-

ings is a sponsor of National Yoga month. this grassroots healthy living campaign and national observance, hosts the one week Free Yoga card program with more than 1,600 yoga studios offering free classes to new students during september and october. cards can be downloaded from YogaMonth.org and redeemed at participating studios throughout the united states.Yoga month founder Johannes r. Fisslinger says, “experience is a powerful teacher, so we decided to give people the opportunity to try yoga for themselves.” hundreds of community yoga events are registered and searchable in the organization’s online yoga finder. the cul-minating event for the month-long campaign is the time for Yoga, a global community practice on september 30. the Yoga month campaign’s programs facilitate actionable guidance for individuals wanting to better their health through yoga. Yoga month is a campaign of the Yoga health Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote preventive health care and inspire a healthy lifestyle. in 2011, more than 25,000 cards for free yoga were printed and 650 events were posted on the organization’s website.

For more information and to find local Yoga Month events, visit YogaMonth.org. See ad, page 13.

Your Food Makeover with Jodi Brown

Your Food makeover, a three-day retreat to be held from september 28 to 30, at escape

at windcreek, in atmore, alabama, is perfect for individuals interested in learning how to jumpstart a healthy food lifestyle. the “ultimate kitchen commando,” popular internet blog-ger Jodi brown, will empower participants to

achieve their wellness goals with a variety of classes, workshops, coaching sessions and hands-on demonstrations. meals and snacks are included, along with complete access to spa wet areas—whirlpool, steam, dry sauna, meditation deck, meditation garden, pool, escape-on-the-water and fitness studio.

Cost: Starting at $199/night (single occupancy) and $259/night (double occupancy). For more information and reservations, call 855-393-7227 or visit Tinyurl.com/FoodMakeover.


Lori Leath Smith has joined Seaside Com-munity Development Corporation (scdc), the developer of the new urbanist community of seaside, as director of public relations and marketing. working with seaside’s founders, robert and daryl davis, smith will focus on the planning, development and implementa-

tion of scdc destination marketing strategies and public relations activities. smith previously built, managed and maintained com-prehensive, cost-effective public relations and marketing communications strategies for Florida’s great Northwest. smith is a graduate of auburn university and moved to the area from birmingham, alabama, where she was a marketing communications and graphics business owner, to direct multimedia Pr/communications initiatives at sandestin golf and beach resort. her earlier experience at Southern Living magazine laid the foundation for pro-moting destinations. she serves on the board of the Northwest Florida coast chapter of the Florida Public relations association and par-ticipates in emerald coast women in business, ad Fed and area chambers of commerce.

For more information, call 850-231-6106 or visit Seasidefl.com.

Sharalee Hoelscher is celebrating 20 years as a full-time bodyworker. a certified Rolfer and registered craniosacral therapist, she began her career in 1992, in arizona. there are fewer than 2,000 rolfers worldwide and hoelscher is the only dual-certified practitioner in Florida. she holds a b.a. in psychology and

gained experience working with osteopathic physicians and chiropractors, as well as serving as a teaching assistant to an internationally recognized instructor of biodynamic craniosacral therapy. rolfing allows the body to move more freely in an orga-nized and balanced way, by gently freeing restrictions and reorganizing the fascia, a continuous web of tissue around muscles, bones, joints and organs. biodynamic craniosacral therapy helps to balance the nervous system by keeping the membranes and fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord functioning properly. using a very soft touch, the therapist releases restrictions in these membranes and fluid around the brain. about reaching her milestone, hoelscher says, “getting people out of pain once and for all is great. seeing them move towards their highest and best potential is even better!”

Hoelscher treats people with a wide variety of health issues and physical challenges at her private practice in East Hill, Pensacola. For more information, call 850-450-8508 or visit HealingWithBodywork.com.

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Few U.S. Adults Regularly Practice Healthy Habitsa recent american heart association (aha) survey reports that

only 12 percent of american adults regularly practice the healthy-life trifecta of good nutrition, exercise and oral care. the most common excuse is a lack of time. of those surveyed, 80 percent said that eating at least nine servings of fruit and vegetables daily is a struggle. about 60 percent

find it difficult to log the association’s recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week. at least 25 percent don’t brush

and rinse twice daily and floss at least once daily. Yet, 90 percent of americans like the idea of improving their health. the aha “my heart. my life.” initiative offers a straightforward set of solutions to help families understand how to make incremental changes that have long-term health impact (MyLifeCheck.Heart.org). “whether it is simply adding a 30-minute brisk walk to your day, eating a few more fruits and vegetables with meals, balancing your calories and physical activ-ity to achieve a healthy body weight or creating routine oral care habits—it all con-tributes to an overall healthier lifestyle,” says cardiologist tracy stevens, a professor of medicine with saint luke’s cardiovascular consultants, in kansas city, missouri.

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Why Laptops Should be Re-named... and Relocatedthe portable computers that serve as our business and communication

“lifelines” may actually be thwarting unborn lives. researchers suggest that laptop computer (ltc) users should avoid putting the devices directly on their laps, especially for extended periods of time. recent research reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility examined se-men samples from 29 healthy male donors that used an ltc on their laps, near their testes. the scien-tists found that ltcs connected to the internet via wi-Fi resulted in decreased sperm motility and increased sperm dNa fragmentation. a separate study, published in the journal Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, noted that electromagnetic fields pro-duced by ltcs likely induce currents within the body and can expose developing fetuses in pregnant women to unsafe levels. the re-searchers concluded that, “[an individual’s] ‘laptop’ is paradoxically an improper site for the use of an ltc, which consequently should be renamed to not induce customers towards an improper use.”

Watching Magic Boosts creativity in children

researchers from lancaster university have discovered that youngsters

watching creative fantasy films improve their own imagination and creativity. the study involved 52 4-to-6-year-old children. the youngsters were split into two groups and shown two short segments of a popular fantasy movie. the findings showed that the group watching the magical scenes generally scored “significantly better” in creative activities than their peers in the other group that saw scenes without any magical content.

Mate tea Fights colon cancer

according to a recent university of illinois study, bioactive compounds

in mate tea, a beverage consumed in south america for its medicinal properties, killed human colon cancer cells in vitro. the scientists attribute this surprising health benefit to the tea’s caffeine derivatives that not only induced death in the cancer cells, but also reduced important markers of inflammation.

Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environ-mental Sciences


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Noodle DoodleCreativity on Tapcreativity is often perceived as an unpredictable event, the product of an unexpected “aha!” moment. but a pair of michigan psy-chologists, mareike wieth, of albion college, and rose Zacks, of michigan state university, decided to research the concept. they discovered that problems requiring a flash of illumination to solve are best approached during the time of day when thinkers are not actually at what they feel is their peak. reporting their findings in the journal Thinking and Rea-soning, they assigned 428 students to fill out a question-naire with 19 questions, including, “what time would you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?” and “how much do you depend upon an alarm clock?” Participants were categorized as morning, evening or neutral types and ran-domly assigned to a morning or afternoon testing session. some problems were analytic in nature, others were inspiration-based. while the more logical type of problem solving showed no statistical difference, morning people scored higher on the insight-demanding challenges in the late afternoon, and vice versa. wieth and Zacks believe the results depend upon an inhibitory process that suppresses distracting information. it is thought that this system performs less ef-ficiently when individuals are less alert, allowing random thoughts to enter the decision-making process, resulting in more creative thinking.

Cool Schools Spotlight on Sustainable Collegesenvironmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, are gaining traction in the collegiate selection process, according to The Princeton Re-view’s latest poll. its hopes and worries survey sampled 7,445 college-bound students nationwide and found that 68 percent say commitment to sustainability impacts their college choice, based on campus environmental initiatives, how deeply the curriculum integrates sustainability and how well the colleges prepare students for green jobs. the 16 institutions of higher learning considered most eco-savvy are: american university, arizona state university, college of the atlantic, dickin-son college, georgia institute of technology, harvard university, Northeastern university, oregon state university, san Francisco state university, the state university of New York-binghamton, university of california-santa cruz, the university of maine, university of washington, university of wisconsin-stevens Point, virginia tech and warren wilson college. “the best schools integrate sustainability across their community [in] how they manage their finances, academic offerings and operations. they don’t treat sustainability as an add-on or extra credit assignment,” says rachel gutter, di-rector of the u.s. green building council’s center for green schools. “but even the best still have… a long way to go, and there’s a moment for humility in that.”

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Trash FashionsThe Rehabilitation of Plasticthe rap on most plastic is that al-though it can be recycled, it doesn’t decompose in landfills. For a period of time, the city of houston halted its composting of household yard waste due to the cost of having to cut and empty the plastic bags used in curbside pickup, even though the annual landfill fees exceeded $1 million. but now the service has resumed, based on the use of new, compostable plastic bags that require no special handling; the city even garners income from sales of composted clippings. dinnerware, such as utensils, plates and cups, is another niche market in which advocates see potential for use of compostable plastics, especially by cafeterias, restaurants and other institutions. Not only are such items not biodegrad-able, they often end up being thrown out with food waste. biodegradable polymers that break down in a matter of months are more expensive; for example, the basF company’s ecoflex ma-terial costs about two-and-a-half times more than the polyethylene it replaces. but proponents say that it provides value by enabling the large-scale collection of organic waste, such as grass clippings and food, and that the potential for growth is enormous.

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Upcycle ItRepurpose Just About Anythingrepurposing possessions saves money by reducing consumption and helps the environment by taking pressure off landfills. common strategies include using old newspapers for stuffing or wrapping and used tin cans to collect cooking grease. author Jeff Yeager, in his book, Don’t Throw That Away, expounds on such every-day “upcycling”. his tips include using a banana peel to shine shoes, sprin-kling crumbled eggshells in the garden as fertilizer and natural pest control, and stuffing dryer lint inside empty toilet paper rolls for fireplace kindling. instead of merely recycling plastic mesh bags, nest a few together and use them as a kitchen sink scrub pad. Fill empty plastic bottles with water and freeze them to make the refrigerator more energy-efficient, and also to serve as dripless ice cubes for the family picnic cooler. before discarding old carpet, salvage the best sections to use in smaller spaces, like a bathroom, closet, car floor or pet house. instead of buying new shelf liners, consider used gift-wrapping paper for kitchen or bathroom cabinets. scrap lumber, tile and stones can be made into mosaic art designs. a cat scratching post exemplifies another multi-source (car-pet and wood) upcycling project. while about 90 percent of u.s. households now have curbside recycling available, the amount of trash each american produces keeps growing. according to the u.s. environmental Protection agency, the average citizen cur-rently generates about 4.5 pounds of trash a day, totaling 600 times their body weight over a lifetime unless they seriously practice the three r’s of reduce, reuse and recycle.

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Harm AlarmThe Bambi Effectaccording to a report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, local ecosystems can be influenced and even disturbed by noise pollution. clinton Francis, of the National evolutionary synthesis center, in durham, North carolina, found that the uproar of noisy gas wells that operate day and night in northwestern New mexico woodlands drives away some wildlife species and attracts others, and also alters the overall makeup of area plant life. specifically, he discovered that the reshuffling of desir-able birds and small mammals changed the odds of success for local plant reproduction. hummingbird pollination, important for certain wildflowers, increased, while birds likely to spread around pine seeds without eating all of them largely gave way to seed-eating mice.

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three years ago, Janine Joslin, a savvy business executive, set her sights on becoming

a dazzler, and today is a proud member of the leawood, kan-sas, chapter of community tap-dancing troupes. “i love to dance and perform, and i felt that had been missing from my own life,” she says. after a friend suggested it, Joslin showed up for her first practice ready to go, wear-ing tights and tap shoes. Potential dazzlers must prove they’ve learned the routines before being selected to perform for the public. luckily, says Joslin, “i’m a quick study,” and soon took her place in this 50-and-up women’s group that likes to rou-tinely Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area retirement facilities, church halls and special events. learning the stop-and-go, broadway-style routines such as Steppin’ Out and Millie is more of a mental challenge than aerobic exercise, comments Joslin. “the main thing is it exercises your brain.” Performing for appreciative groups is a great feeling, she notes, and helps make the twice-weekly practices worthwhile. Just being around inspiring women has helped Joslin look at aging differently. she’s now applying her business skills to set up her troupe’s first website.

Joslin’s experience proves what many

dancers, artists, writers, actors and musicians

know: active, hands-on, group participation in

the arts is beneficial on many levels.

National Trendin a recent study commis-

sioned by the wallace Foundation, Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts, the researchers found that, “People that engage in arts in a group setting develop a sense of community as they exchange fa-vors (such as meet-

ing to learn lines or loaning painting supplies); identify themselves with a cast, music ensemble or choral group; and develop a sense of trust and expectations of reciprocity.” it also noted, “through the arts of ethnic traditions—such as classical indian dance, Jamaican steel drums or Japanese raku ceramics—participants develop and maintain their cultural heritage and communicate their cul-tural identity to outsiders.”

Gateway Experiencesmost art disciplines can be experienced at any age. No previous training or ability is required, just a curious spirit and willingness to participate and learn. Fun options range from a painting party, in which participants set up an easel and paint a canvas at uncork’d art, in washington, d.c. (UncorkdArt.com), to african drumming at drumrise, in decatur, georgia (DrumRise.net). “a drumming class is a great way to reduce stress, have fun, relax and reenergize, all at the same time; it has even been shown to positively affect your immune system,” say co-founders amy Jackson and colleen caffrey. such activities allow us to dabble and explore amidst the power of a group and maximize the joy of artful endeavors, which many prefer to the cost of individual lessons. one of the most accessible com-munity arts is choral music, as it re-quires no special equipment. singing in a group can also become a com-munity tradition that gathers people of all ages and lifestyles in fellowship and celebration. since 1882, sing-ing handel’s Messiah has become an annual highlight for a swedish wheat-farming community in south-central kansas. For three months before Palm sunday, 200 farmers, homemakers, college stu-dents and business owners from the

Exploring Our Creative Side

Engaging in Community Arts Brings Unexpected Rewards

by Judith Fertig

“Turning, moving, spinning, dresses

swirling, music beating, eyes in

contact with a partner, then another,

then another, then another, and the

fiddle turns a corner, the phrase re-

peats, the dance repeats. You smile.

Your body smiles.”

~ Doug Plummer, photographer and contra dancer, Seattle, Washington


lindsborg area gather twice weekly to rehearse the three-hour piece (Bethanylb.edu/Oratorio_History.html). becky anderson, the owner of lindsborg’s swedish country inn, who has sung for 41 years, points to a par-ticularly thrilling moment during each performance. “there is just this exhilara-tion as the audience jumps to their feet yelling, ‘brava, brava.’ golly, that’s fun.” chicagoans maintain a similar holiday tradition. For 35 years, free do-it-Yourself messiah concerts have provided a community-funded uplift (imfChicago.org). thousands of audience members lend their voices to thrilling performances of this masterpiece, led by a world-class conductor and soloists and backed by an all-volunteer orchestra of local profes-sionals and amateur musicians. storytelling is yet another com-munity performing art that requires no special equipment. the National storytelling Network (StoryNet.org) advances the art of storytelling through a national conference and local storytelling guilds. the lehigh valley storytelling guild, in Penn-sylvania, meets once a month at a local coffee house (LVStorytellers.org). members include professional and amateur storytellers, poets, actors and newcomers that love to practice—or just listen to—this ancient art. strong community and cultural identity is forged on other stages, as well. the community actors theatre, in san diego, california’s, oak Park, performs many plays written by local playwrights exploring themes in black culture (Com-munityActors Theatre.com). For calvin manson, a local poet and playwright who teaches acting workshops, the nonprofit venue feels like a mom-and-pop outfit. “they have

the raw talent that could be developed into something wonderful. People don’t just learn to be actors and playwrights. they learn to work together, to commit to a common struggle. when they leave, they know how to work with people, to be team players.” sometimes, a life change can open the door to a creative outlet. as a newly single 30-something, photog-rapher doug Plummer says that when he fell in with the seattle contra dance scene in the mid-1980s, “it became my primary social life.” derived from New england folk dance, two lines of dancers face each other and move to the rhythms of fiddle music. “since 2003, anytime i’m in New england, i try to stay over on a monday and catch the Nelson [New hampshire] dance,” says Plummer. likening it to participating in the slow-food and similar local move-ments, he says, “i feel like i’m enter-ing into a mode of slow-dancing.” at the weekly Nelson gatherings, “the dancers will drift in; singles, couples and families with kids,” he relates. “some-one puts out the fiddle case for the $2 admission. whoever volunteered to bring baked goods sets them out. harvey shows up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair on the stage. bob sits at the piano. ‘line up for a contra,’ barks don, in a clipped, Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Monymusk.’ then everyone just joins in.”

Auditioning for the Role of a Lifetimethe next level of volunteer arts participation may involve an audition and a greater commit-ment. at the same time, these pursuits offer prime opportuni-ties to expand artistic skills and join in something bigger than one’s self. since 1873, the cincin-nati, ohio, may Festival has served as a shining example

of community showmanship (May-Festival.com). chorus auditions are held in september, rehearsals begin in January and concerts routinely sell out by may. music critic Nancy malitz com-ments, “it’s that special, tiny sliver of the year when everybody stretches. when hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the tempo by devoting every night to rehearsal and every day to thoughts of the concerts to come… when audiences look their fin-est, clap their loudest.” lawrence coleman, a chorus member for 15 years, has found that singing and networking with other may Festival vocalists has paid off in surpris-ing ways. “i’ve recorded and had other singing engagements and opportunities, all because i’ve been connected to the chorus and the people in it,” he says. coleman also sings with the rhythm and blues gospel group Fo mo brothers, per-forming at area churches and the mid-west regional black Family reunion. coleman remarks, “i have friends in the chorus from very different walks of life. we come together for the single purpose of making great music. People of differing backgrounds and schools of thought can do more than coexist. it’s confirmed for me that we can learn to celebrate our differences when we have a common goal.” even those that don’t feel inher-ently artistic can find venturing into an art form unexpectedly rewarding. channeling an inner elizabeth ben-nett or mr. darcy is commonplace in bay area english regency society waltzes and “longways” dances, in Palo alto, california (baers.org). alan winston, a computer systems administrator and veteran dance caller, observes that these patterned dances appeal to math-science-logic-computer types. “it’s a great place for people that live in their heads to get out and be social,” he says. appropriately, the dances all fea-ture choreography from Jane austen’s era. depending on the theme of the dance—like the sophisticated cypri-ans ball or spirited return of the regiments ball—the ambience may be elegant or rowdy, explains win-ston. dances are taught beforehand to music such as George Washing-ton’s Favourite Cotillion, an 1808

“Every child is an artist. The

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an artist once we grow up.”

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Drumming Circles Pensacola Beach Drum Circle – 850-916-2197. [email protected]

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tune performed by musicians playing a clarinet, piano and recorder. many wear period costumes, while others come in jeans. winston is usually be-decked in a wine-colored waistcoat with tails that he found on ebay. Plein air painters forsake the indoors to take their paints, easels and canvases outside. Plein-air Painters of america regularly paint in groups in the fresh air and then hold an exhibi-tion; annual workshops help teach techniques (p-a-p-a.com). at the recent seventh annual Florida’s Forgotten coast event, in the state’s Panhandle, billed as america’s great Plein air Paint-out, featured artists set up along-side amateurs eager to learn more (PleinAirfl.com). whatever one’s newly discov-ered or longtime treasure, individu-als engaging in a group arts activ-ity forge strong social bonds, keep ethnic arts traditions alive, learn new things in new ways and experience joyous personal growth. … all while creating something wonderful.

Judith Fertig regularly contributes to Natural awakenings. She’s an award-winning cookbook author at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

“When I’m not doing any plays,

things just don’t go right. This is

my justification. This is my op-

portunity to just be me.”

~ Eva Jones, foster parent and member of Community Actors Theatre, Oak Park, California


Community Spotlight

Big Cats Soothed by Creative Flutesby Jude Forsyth

Paul mcauliffe, flute player and maker, autism advocate, writer and professional musi-

cian, has been routinely serenad-ing the big cats at the bear creek Feline center, in Panama city for more than five years. his creative use of the flute has benefited the Florida panthers, an endangered species. mcauliffe didn’t go to the feline center with the intention of playing flute for cats. while visiting with a friend, they both noticed the pacing and sporadic move-ments of the panthers; mcauliffe’s friend suggested he go back to the car and bring in his flute for the animals. Neither could guess that both the cats’ and mcauliffe’s lives were about to change. as soon as he sat down near the cage and began playing, the cats came over to listen, and their reaction was immediate. “i have never heard a full-grown panther purr. it’s like listening to a motorcycle at a stop light. i was stunned by their obvious delight and how it seemed to calm them,” says mcauliffe. after that first performance, mcauliffe was drawn to do it more often, and can be found at the center on many sun-day afternoons playing for all the big cats. like most frequent visitors to the park, he does have his favorites, and most loves the Florida panthers and the one western mountain lion. “they have amazing energy. they are such powerful beings that are totally in the present moment. their movements are both graceful and strong,” says mcauliffe. it seems the cats also have their favorite visitors. mcauliffe explains, “i am told by the owners of the center that the cats recognize people by scent, sight and sound. they even seem to know people by the sound of the per-son’s car, and they will show a reaction before the person is even at the enclosure area.” one of mcauliffe’s favorites is a young panther named saint. he was named after the saints football team when they won the super bowl a few years ago. says mcauliffe, “even before i get within sight of his enclosure, i can hear

saint’s yipping sound he makes when he knows i am coming. when i hear that, i feel that all is well is in creation.” mcauliffe is also popular with the cat han-dlers. he sometimes plays when they are in the enclosure, helping to keep the cats calm. when he is not at the center, the owners sometimes put on one of his mu-sic cds to calm the cats. mcauliffe is a spiritual seeker and a level 3 reiki practitio-ner. “there is no gap between my spirituality and my music. when i play, i like to think that both the four-legged and the two-legged creatures can feel the vibration energy,” he states. while mcauliffe routinely inspires the big cats to calmness, they also inspire him. his recent-ly released third cd is entitled Young Cat Dreams, featuring 11 different wooden and bamboo flutes; three of which were creat-ed by mcauliffe. the cover photo

shows him playing a bamboo flute that he crafted next to a young panther named takota, clearly enjoying the music. while his earlier recordings contained more active music and the inclusion of drums, Young Cat Dreams contains quieter, more relaxing music, created by mcau-liffe to be used for lullabies, general quiet time, meditation or just to help relieve the stress of the day. it was inspired by people that have used his music for years to help their children go to sleep. mcauliffe plays at a variety of venues, such as coffee-houses, art galleries and schools. he also is available for gallery openings, concerts, school events or parlor concerts. however, nothing keeps him from his “cat time.” he explains, “the cats love the music and i love them, so it all balances out. i am so privileged to have these amazing beings in my life.”

To hear excerpts of McAuliffe’s music, visit CDBaby.com/cd/paulmcauliffe2. To contact McAuliffe, email [email protected]. To learn more about the feline center in Panama City, visit BearCreekFelineCenter.org/welcome.

Photo by Rowan Whitaker


Functional MedicineTaking the Whole

Toolbox Approach

by Kathleen Barnes

“conventional medicine is like a carpenter that only has a hammer to work with, while

functional medicine doctors are work-ing with a full toolkit,” says the author of From Fatigued to Fantastic, National medical director of Fibromyalgia & Fatigue centers, dr. Jacob teitelbaum, of kona, hawaii. conventional medicine ad-dresses symptoms instead of diseases, explains los angeles functional

addresses environmental factors, nu-tritional deficiencies, genetic tenden-cies, biochemical dysfunctions and emotional and social stressors that can together cause the development of symptoms,” adds dr. adiel tel-oren. he operates eco-health clin-ics internationally (the u.s. site is in minneapolis, minnesota) and serves as president emeritus and professor of nutrition and functional medicine with the california-based university of Natural medicine. in every case, it takes some investigation to get to the heart of the problems, and the solutions can take many forms. “For example, depression, insomnia and obesity aren’t diseases; they are symptoms,” says cass. “if we can find the underlying cause of these symptoms, we can address the prob-lem permanently.” an allopathic approach, on the other hand, would routinely recom-mend a pill to lower temperature for high fever, prescribe a synthetic pill to elevate mood in treating depres-sion, or look to pharmacological anti-inflammatory drugs for simple immune reactions. tel-oren is among those that link a vast number of illnesses to stress: “di-verse conditions such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, diabetes, mood and cognitive disorders, various autoimmune disorders, premen-strual syndrome, temporomandibular joint issues, chronic pelvic pain, inter-stitial cystitis, chronic low back pain, chemical and food sensitivities, allergies, asthma and cancer all seem to share common courses of formation. the com-mon denominator for these disturbances appears to be chronic stress.” dr. mark hyman, chair of the institute for Functional medicine, in lenox, massachusetts, elaborates: “Functional medicine seeks to create balance in the body by looking at seven keys to achieving wellness: nutrition, hormones, inflammation, digestion, de-toxification, energy metabolism and a calm mind. we work through the entire system, help people identify patterns and return the body to balance.” hyman is a strong advocate of nutrition as the basis for restoring balance to the body. “Food is the most powerful medicine we have, more

healingways

once called “alternative” medicine, then “holistic” or “comple- mentary” and later “integrative”, the newest evolution is “func-tional” medicine, designed to search out the underlying causes of illnesses in order to carry out effective treatment.

medicine practitioner dr. hyla cass, author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women. “it tends to treat the symptoms with more and more medications that cause a host of other side effects that also need to be treated and can result in declining health, rather than in-creased vitality.” “Functional medicine, rather than simply ‘chasing symptoms’ while ignoring the causes, searches for and


powerful than any drug, more power-ful than anything you’ll ever find in a pill bottle,” he says. teitelbaum notes, “conventional medicine is basically run on econom-ics, so doctors are too often influenced by drug company marketing messages masquerading as science that encour-age expensive treatments, regardless of their toxicity.” in stark contrast, “Func-tional medicine instead looks for the lowest cost treatment that is supported by medical evidence.”

Conventional Medicine Case in PointFibromyalgia, for example, encompasses a basket of symptoms, usually begin-ning with overall body pain with specific pain points. other common symptoms can include extreme fatigue, facial pain, irritable bowel syndrome, memory loss and brain fog, depression, numbness and tingling, palpitations, insomnia and headaches, including migraines. “until a few years ago, conven-tional medicine decided you were crazy if you complained of these symptoms,” advises teitelbaum. “then

some expensive medications came out—promoted by $210 million a year in advertising; so now, patients are instead being told to take medications with lots of side effects.” the most common convention-ally prescribed drugs for fibromyalgia target symptoms of insomnia, depres-sion, nerve pain and inflammation. according to teitelbaum, the vast majority of people treating with these medications continue to experience the same symptoms over a five-year period; only 25 to 35 percent report some improvement. it’s difficult to determine how many americans suffer from fibro-myalgia because many go undiag-nosed (the average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis is five years). Cure4Fibromyalgia.com estimates that 5 million americans, or approximate-ly 2 percent of the population, suffer from this disease.

Functional Medicine Alternative“Functional medicine practitioners recognize that fibromyalgia repre-sents an energy crisis in the body and

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use simple, appropriate and effec-tive treatments with no harmful side effects,” says teitelbaum. “most often i use a shiNe protocol that i devel-oped, based on 30 years of treating patients with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, with a 90 percent suc-cess rate.” his is just one example of the way functional medicine would treat a difficult-to-diagnose and to treat disease. cass uses functional medicine very effectively against depression, ad-diction and a host of women’s health issues. hyman specializes in managing diabetes and obesity with the tools of functional medicine. “if other medicines worked as well as treatments used in functional medicine, i’d use them, but they don’t,” concludes hyman. “my hippocratic oath says i must help relieve suffering. i can do that with the tools that func-tional medicine gives me.”

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and publisher. eight weeks to vibrant health: a take charge Plan for women is among her many books. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.


by the time a child is 5 or 6, he or she should be able to understand how an allowance works and the

reasons for receiving it. when deciding to pay a child an allowance, the family should first talk together about how he or she will be using the money.

is the plan to save it or spend it? will a parent need to approve any purchases? learning to consistently put away a portion in a savings account and perhaps gift another portion to charity become valuable life lessons. many parents adopt the “three piggy bank” method to teach these lessons. my 20 years of experience work-ing with parents and teens has shaped a practical framework of four proven strategies to help a family wisely com-municate this mutual commitment and set parameters, including a policy as to the amount and frequency of payment. allowance decisions can differ from one child to the next in the same family. Personal responsibility: there should be no financial reward for things that children need to do for their own health and development, such as re-sponsibly heading to bed on time after brushing their teeth. one father shared that he had to pay his son to brush his teeth every morning and night, so who was in charge? Family or social responsibility: tasks that contribute to the family or social environment should not result in

financial reward, such as washing the dishes or reading to a younger sibling. one mother, after explaining the plan to her children and consistently apply-ing it, saw their attitude transform in just a couple of weeks. instead of fight-ing, the three kids now work together each night to clean up after dinner without arguing. Paying for completion of specific tasks: determine and agree to guide-lines that include the general tasks or duties that are expected, the perfor-mance of which will result in earning the specified allowance. by defining what is over and above personal, family or social responsibility, parents en-courage and reward children for their extra efforts. those same kids agree-ably cleaning up after meals may also be thinking of extra chores around the house to earn their allowances. Encouraging a child’s entrepreneurial spirit: inspire children to think of creative ways to earn money and watch in pleased amazement at how creative they become when they really want something. one 12-year-old now has a business collecting cans from all of his neighbors and is earn-ing $100 every other week. he was able to buy the faster skateboard he wanted and even justified it as a business expense, because he could collect the cans more quickly with it. Providing structure and enabling communication in a family’s approach to allowances is critical to ensuring that children learn good money habits that will serve them well for life. it’s a mutu-ally constructive way to teach principles related to the importance of saving, spending less than they earn and consis-tently giving back to their community. the answer to the question of whether or not to pay a child an allow-ance and under what conditions rests with the parents. the greater and more vital question is what mindset do they want to create and nurture within their children: a sense of entitlement or an entrepreneurial spirit? the foundational choice is theirs.

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dr. william davis, author of Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your

Path Back to Health, is a preventive cardiologist who has gone against the grain to expose yet another geneti-cally engineered monstrosity, shed-

ding light on the dark side of today’s commercial wheat crops.

What made you suspect that wheat might be behind numerous health problems?when i recognized that 80 percent of the people that came to see me had diabetes or pre-diabetes, i began asking patients to consider removing all wheat from their diets. this made sense to me due to wheat’s high glyce-mic index. Foods made from this grain raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods, including table sugar. the next logical step was to reduce blood sugar by eliminating wheat—organic, multi-grain, whole grain and sprout-ed—from anyone’s diet. Patients that followed my simple directives and replaced the lost calories with healthy foods such as vegetables, raw nuts, meats, eggs, avocados, olives and olive oil re-turned three months later with lower fasting blood sugars and lower glycohemoglobin levels, which tests how well diabetes is being con-trolled. some diabetics became non-diabetics and pre-diabetics became non-pre-diabetic. on average, these people each lost about 30 pounds and experienced relief from arthritis and joint pains, acid reflux, migraine headaches, edema and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as other conditions. some even reported that

they no longer needed inhalers for asthma. initially, it seemed like these posi-tive results were just odd coincidences. however, based on the overwhelm-ing number of incidences, i clearly saw that it was a real and repeatable phenomenon. i began systematically removing wheat from all my patients’ diets and continued to witness similar turnarounds in health. research related to agricultural genetics, an area largely ignored by medical doctors, and my own interviews with u.s. department of agriculture experts substantiated what my own anecdotal evidence has revealed.

Why has wheat suddenly become such a health threat?the wheat we eat today is not the same wheat our grandmothers used for baking. in the 1970s, in anticipation of a global popula-tion explosion and world hunger issues, a well-meaning university of minnesota-trained geneticist developed a hybridized strain of high-yielding dwarf wheat. by 1985, all wheat products were made from the altered dwarf strain, which now comprises 99 percent of all wheat grown worldwide. by weight, this modern wheat is approximately 70 percent carbo-hydrate, in a highly digestible form of a starch known as amylopectin a, which converts more easily to blood sugar than nearly all other simple or complex food carbohydrates. gram-for-gram, wheat increases blood sugar and causes insulin problems to a greater degree than even potato chips or table sugar. wheat, which now typically com-prises 20 percent of all the calories we consume, is in hundreds of prepared foods such as instant soups, salad dress-ings, candy and granola. in 1970, this wasn’t true. wheat was only in such foods as bread, rolls, cookies and cake, and it was in a natural form.

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Becoming Gluten-free Naturally

by Jude Forsyth

dawn dalili, a naturopathic doctor and owner of bluewater Natural health, in Niceville, has seen

the adoption of a gluten-free diet improve the lives of many people, beginning with her own in her early 20s. “throughout my life, i seen that a healthy diet is funda-mental to health and well-being,” she says. dalili notes that a healthy diet is based upon what you eat, not what you avoid, and so going gluten-free is not enough if that simply involves replacing gluten-containing foods with commercially produced gluten-free items, which tend to be overly refined and high in sugar content. “the better approach is to focus on what is health-promoting; this means including a variety of colorful, preferably organic, foods in their natural (unre-fined) state,” explains dalili. dr. Jim bledsoe is a holistic practitioner with a Ph.d. in nutritional science. as the owner of mind, body and spirit holistic counseling, he offers services on the second saturday of the month at healthquest, in Pensacola. he notes that diet is not the only source of gluten and suggests people check all ingredient labels carefully. “some clients that have tried to eliminate glu-ten from their diets are still showing gluten intolerance symptoms, because gluten products have been added to some lotions and face makeup-type products.” For people with intestinal concerns, bledsoe makes another suggestion. “if you do have any gluten intolerance symptoms, you should consider an enzyme product designed to help with the digestion of wheat or gluten products. i recommend that everyone take a good probiotic supplement.”

Contact Dalili at 850-897-1177 or visit BluewaterNatural-Health.com. To make an appointment with Dr. Bledsoe, call 850-479-7220 or visit HealthQuestUSA.com.

Describe how eliminating wheat has affected you.thirty pounds ago, i was an enthusiastic consumer of “healthy whole grains,” who relied on pots of coffee or walk-ing and other exercise to maintain focus and energy. my cho-lesterol values reflected my wheat-consuming habits: hdl 27 mg/dl [milligrams per deciliter of good cholesterol] (very low), triglycerides 350 mg/dl (very high), and blood sugars in the diabetic range (161 mg/dl). i had high blood pressure of 150/90 and excess weight around my middle. eliminating wheat from my diet reversed all of these conditions without drugs, including the struggle to maintain attention and focus. overall, i feel better today at 54 than i felt at 30.

Are gluten-free foods the answer?commercially produced gluten-free foods made with tapioca, cornstarch or rice starch—all poor replacements for wheat—are destructive to the body. homemade or locally made gluten-free foods absent such ingredients are better, as are the free recipes available via WheatBellyBlog.com. millet, quinoa and amaranth, whole grains that lack most of the undesirable properties of modern wheat, are better but not necessarily safe in unlimited quantities because most people today have spent their lives overex-posed to carbohydrates. eating only small portions of these non-wheat grains is key.

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INJURY-FREE YOGAProven Approaches for Safe Practice

by Lynda Bassett

between 15 and 20 million americans practice yoga, spend-ing an estimated $5.7 billion annually on classes and ac-cessories. National Yoga month, in september, reminds us to always make personal safety a guiding principle during practice sessions. experts advise the following guidelines for practicing injury-free yoga.

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“like any kind of movement, yoga involves some risk,” says devarshi steven hartman,

dean of the kripalu school of Yoga, headquartered in stockbridge, mas-sachusetts. “the level of risk depends on the individual’s age, physical condition, limitations, emotional state, previous injuries, strength, time of day, awareness, type of movement and how much weight bearing is taking place.” it’s not uncommon for both sea-soned athletes and yoga neophytes to push too hard in the beginning. dr. loren Fishman, medical director at man-hattan Physical medicine & rehabilita-tion, says, “the three leading causes of injury are an overenthusiastic student, improper alignment and poor teaching.” many aspirants feel they have to master a pose right away; thus, a “type a” person may have the most potential for injury, observes sadie Nardini, New York city-based found-er of core strength vinyasa Yoga and host of cable tv’s viera living’s daily yoga show, Rock Your Yoga. some instructors may have a vigorous type a attitude, as well. “keep looking if you feel pushed,” she advises. choosing a style is less impor-tant than choosing the instructor best suited to the student’s needs. “Finding the right teacher,” says Nardini, “is kind of like dating. keep looking until you find your match.”

Proven Guidelineshere are some safe approaches and injury-prevention tips from experi-enced yogis. Research the teacher. investigate a yoga instructor’s credentials before signing up for a class, advises meredith montgomery, a board member of the


of the Yoga health Foundation and publisher of Natural Awakenings’ mobile/baldwin edition. read the instructor’s biography to verify his or her professional training, certifica-tion and level of experience. YogaAlliance.org maintains a well-respected registry of instructors that have been certified as registered yoga teachers (rYt). Analyze the class level. consider the name of the class, plus the level of advancement. New students may want to begin with a gentle, restorative or yin-type class. to reduce any risk, “sign up for classes that are one level lower than where you are,” advises Fishman. ask how many students are allowed in the class; a smaller size means more one-on-one attention. Speak out. “don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Fishman emphasizes; get to the class early, introduce yourself to the teacher and perhaps audit various classes. good instructors always ask students about their health and fitness history. Look for special needs groups. “You can get really spe-cific in choosing the right yoga class, whether it focuses on back care or other therapeutic yoga,” notes Nardini. Exercise caution. certain areas of the body, like the back, neck and limbs, are particularly prone to injury, counsels hart-man. “twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pres-sure,” so take things slowly and stop if pain occurs. Practice correct alignment. experts agree that proper alignment is key to injury-free yoga. “there’s a lot to proper alignment; it’s integral to being a yoga teacher,” says Fishman. a good one will walk the room to make sure everyone has the correct form, keeping the vertebrae more or less in line, even in a twisting pose. Seek modifying options. instructors must teach modifi-cations in poses to accommodate the individual, often using props such as blocks and straps. Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be over-emphasized. “kripalu’s teaching methodology, for ex-ample, emphasizes coordinating movement with breath because it is one of the leading ways to prevent injury,” hartman says. Go with a teacher that understands anatomy. a teacher with such a background knows not only how muscles move, but also how they move together. experts in yoga understand kinesiology—the natural synergies and limits to muscle and joint movement, according to Fish-man. Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teach-ing transitions between poses. Consider prior injuries. “People think of yoga as a healing practice. that does not [necessarily] mean it will help heal a previous injury,” says Nardini. “it’s possible you can make it even worse.” those with previous injuries, plus elderly individ-uals and expectant mothers, must take extra safety precautions. remember that yoga is not about competition. “don’t be afraid to take a time out,” says Fishman. “or go into a child’s or modified child’s pose if you need to.” in the end, “Yoga is about increasing awareness of the body. a well-schooled yoga teacher intends to create individu-al, empowering experiences,” concludes hartman. Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett.com.

The Responsible Yoga Student

by Jude Forsyth

Yoga teachers often remind new and experi-enced yogis to be responsible for the way they practice. Nancy laNasa, owner of ab-

haya Yoga center, in Pensacola, explains, “as yoga students, we must be responsible for ourselves. we must remember that no matter the credentials, the training, the experience, the biography, a teacher is also a human being, subject to foibles and faults. students should make choices on when to rest, when to work hard, when to meditate. it is impor-tant to know when to change your personal practice to meet your own needs.” the desire to move forward during a practice session, especially when practicing with more expe-rienced yogis, can lead to decisions that make injury more possible. “in Yoga, it is important to remember to honor your body, especially after an injury. New and experienced yogis learn to drop the “no pain, no gain” mentality and relate to themselves in a new way—one that fosters growth and respects the body’s limitations, always practicing with the spirit of compassion and ac-ceptance,” says Felicia mcQuaid, owner of evolve Yoga and reiki services and integrative care bodywork, in Fort walton beach. laura tyree, owner of dragonfly Yoga, in Fort walton beach, agrees. “if you do have an injury, give your body plenty of time to rest. be sure to talk with your yoga instructor about what classes to take when you start back again. it is a good idea to work at a gentle level and slowly move back into a more chal-lenging practice.” tyree suggests that injured students increase their practice in stages. she explains, “begin at 40 percent of your effort, then slowly increase to 75 percent. stay at that level for a while, so your body has time to work through scar tissue and healing in the muscular and nervous systems.” students that reinjure themselves by trying to come back too soon or join a class that is too difficult may contribute to lengthening the recovery period.

Local resources: Nancy LaNasa, Abhaya Yoga Center, Pensacola—AbhayaYogaCenter.com; Felicia Mc-Quaid, Evolve Yoga and Reiki Services and Integrative Care Bodywork, Fort Walton Beach—EvolveYoga-Reiki.com; Laura Tyree, Dragonfly Yoga, Fort Walton Beach—DragonflyYogaFWB.com.


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other animal byprod-ucts doesn’t have to mean giving up taste. at end of the line café, in Pensacola, omnivores, vegans and vegetarians alike can experience myriad fresh, organic dishes that will please even the most carnivorous palate. the café is celebrating its 10th year in the old east hill neighborhood this month and has evolved from its origins as a small coffee shop into an eclectic restaurant for all ages. café owner Jen knight designs new menu items each week, provid-ing a diverse array of vegan appetiz-ers, salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts. For example, the surfer burrito boasts a massive spinach tortilla and coconut black beans. also popular is the café’s selection of vegan meat substitutes, such as maple-hickory bacon or a tempeh tuna sandwich, with smoked gouda cheese and spicy dijon mayo on pumpernickel rye. when asked about her views on veganism, knight notes the obvi-ous health benefits. “You know what you’re eating, first and foremost. and you know what’s actually in your food. if i don’t know what it is, i don’t want to eat it, i don’t want to feed it to my babies and i don’t want to promote it,” she explains. the café uses mostly organic prod-ucts, including local produce, bread and fair-trade coffee. espresso items, as well as some specialty drinks, such

as the coconut milk thai tea, are featured on the menu. a tasty selection of craft brews and wines is also available, including the incredibly dark and creamy organic raven’s eye imperial stout. “our beer comes from small breweries, and we also have some organic beers. we do have some big name brands, but we try to support smaller compa-nies that have their head

in the game and are going in the right direction,” says knight. in addition to wednesday’s bluegrass Night and open mic Night on the second Friday of the month, end of the line café offers monthly cooking classes, as well as a gour-met raw Food dinner at the end of the month. knight prepares a gour-met, raw food meal that is presented course-by-course. the dinner is by reservation only and costs from $25 to $45 per person. she also offers catering services, including one-on-one consultations to fit the needs of any occasion. knight has been creating these monthly dinners for a little over a year. she says, “it’s just neat. it’s always on a monday and we’re closed, so we don’t have the regular crowded foot traffic. People come in as couples or in groups; everyone can socialize, meet people and sit together. it’s really relaxed and fun.”

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Painter Franck de las mercedes, of New York city, has combined a pair of hopeful concepts—world

peace and free art for all—in a quickly broadening art initiative inspired by an “aha!” moment at the local post office. “i had always painted on the boxes i shipped my paintings in,” relates the native Nicaraguan. “one day, a postal clerk commented that my boxes were like works of art. i thought about how i had prompted the worker to pause in her everyday routine and wondered, ‘what if i shared my painting on the outside of a box, rather than the inside, and what if it carried a message of peace?’” since that pivotal 2006 encounter, the artist has sent more than 10,600 ab-

stractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled with messages like, “handle with care: contains Peace,” to individuals in 70 countries, as part of his Priority boxes art Project. each empty box is symbolically “full” of meaning, engaging the thought of the recipient as well as the sender, plus the interpretation of all those handling it throughout its postal journey. de las mercedes hopes that his painted-message boxes will stimulate new ways of communicating through art. he maintains, “we shouldn’t have to wait for world leaders to take a stand or create peace; it can begin through interpersonal dialogue.” while many people write to the artist requesting boxes for themselves, others order them for loved ones. requests vary widely, from a death row inmate that asked for a box for his daughter and a mom that wanted to give one to her son, a leukemia sufferer whose daily highlight was a trip to the family mailbox. the brightly painted boxes also have helped reconcile feuding friends and family members, serving as a peace offering from one to the other. it all helps to bring feelings of

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by April Thompson

greater peace and understanding to the human race, one person at a time. more than 100 schools across the united states have adopted the project, with students creating their own ver-sions of the peace box in the class-room. school-sponsored peace boxes reach patients in hospitals and military personnel overseas and have been used in interschool box exchanges to support anti-bullying campaigns. it would be difficult to find a group that couldn’t benefit from such fresh inspiration.

To request a box, make a donation or start a local peace art project, visit fdlmStudio.com/PriorityBoxes.html.

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Library Card Sign Up Month – Mon-Thur, 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-5pm. Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy, Pens. 850-453-7780. Library.CityOfPensacola.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4Understanding Your Financial & Cash Flow State-ments Workshop – Sept 4 & 6. 9am-12pm. Learn how to create and use profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements to manage a small business. $45. SBDC at UWF, 401 E. Chase Street, Pens. 850-595-0063.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11Guided Healing Meditation – 6-7pm. Feel the differ-ence a guided meditation with Alice McCall can make for you. Let your spirit be lifted and your mind be eased. $15. Teleconference; RSVP required. 850-585-5496. [email protected].

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13Unity World Day of Prayer – 11am. The Universe is Calling. One hour of silent meditation followed by a potluck lunch at Unity of Pensacola. Experience the peace of sacred silence. 716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14Massage Therapy CE class – Mobile, AL. Class is on using the Sacro Wedgy for self care and rehab therapy. We teach gentle release technique for the psoas, piri-firmis and sartarious muscles. NCBTMB and Florida approved provider. 800-737-9295.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16Eckankar Worship Service –11am. Every 3rd Sunday. Presented by local members of ECKANKAR All are welcome. Free. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. 850-862-0446. Community HU Song – 2pm. HU, a love song to God, is a gift to the world. Tune into its many blessings and experience divine love. Join us on Sunday. Free. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. 850-494-0281. HearHu.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18Breast Cancer Support Group – 6pm. Alice McCall will lead the group to learn how to put themselves first. Free. Olson Women’s Diagnostic Center at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, 7800 U.S. Hwy. 98 West, Miramar Beach. 850-585-5496. [email protected]. Learn About Acupuncture Facelifts – 6:30pm. Dr. Sheryl Roe will explain and demonstrate the benefits of what an acupuncture facelift can do for the whole body. Participants will also learn how an imbalance in life en-ergy, or qi, can affect what we see in the mirror, as well as feel in our body. Gulf Breeze Apothecary, 1177 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. For reservations (preferred): 850-677-9340.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19Community Acupuncture and Emotion Code Clinic – Dr. Bonnie McLean and Margie Kalaluhi at the Home of Margie and Robert Kalaluhi. $20/session. Info: 850-457-3354. SpiritGateMedicine.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Blood Analysis Appointments– Sept 21-22. Live Blood Cell Analysis with a nutritional consultant and certified phlebotomist; 30-minute sessions provide individuals an opportunity to view a sample of their blood under magnification while a profes-sional checks the cells for 20 markers of illness or disease.. A $20 non-refundable deposit/ $40 due upon completion. Pensacola Natural Foods, 916 W. Michigan Ave, Ste. C, Pens. 850-433-8583. PensacolaNaturalFoods.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22Spiritual Growth Circle with Alice McCall – 9:30am-12:30pm. Ongoing bi-monthly work to keep you on your spiritual path and aligned with the Earth’s ascension; includes deep transforma-tive work and practical tips. Very uplifting! $55. Teleconference; RSVP required. 850-585-5496. [email protected]. Avalon LED Light Event –10am. Presentation and Light session. Learn about this cutting-edge light and its therapeutic benefits. Free. Ever’Man’s Meet-ing Room, 315 W. Garden St, Pens.850-424-8261. AvalonLightkeepers.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23Rejuvenation Workshop –1:30-4pm. Learn tech-niques to calm mind, create sense of wholeness, learn basic energy anatomy, and stop negative people from draining you. Twin Hearts Meditation for self-healing with Lori Thomas, Cert. Pranic Healing Instructor. Free. 501 Adams St., Pens. 850-221-2381. PranicHealingOasis.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Healing Homes: A Social Responsibility – 6:30pm. Going green is not enough. Healing our homes is the foundation to insure our health. Join Laurie Azzarella as she explains how you can address the bioaccumulation of hidden toxins. Guests/Free, YL Members/$5. Unity of Pens, 716 N. 9th, Pens. 850-380-4943.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27Starting a Business – 9am-12pm. Learn the topics you need to consider prior to establishing a business. $35. SBDC at UWF, 401 E. Chase Street, Pens. 850-595-0063. Your Food Makeover with Jodi Brown Sept 28-30. Learn how to jumpstart a healthy food lifestyle with the “Ultimate Kitchen Commando,” popular Internet blogger Jodi Brown. IncLudes: classes, workshops, coaching sessions, hands-on demonstrations., meals, snacks and complete access to spa wet ar-eas—whirlpool, steam, dry sauna, meditation deck, meditation garden, pool, and fitness studio. Cost: $199/night (single). Escape at WindCreek, Atmore, Al. 855-393-7227. Tinyurl.com/FoodMakeover.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29Foot Reflexology – Sept 29-30. 8am-5pm. Learn therapeutic Ingham Foot Reflexology taught by Laurie Azzarella, International Institute of Reflexology In-structor.Use on family, friends or professional clients. 16 CEUs for therapists. $375. Travelodge, Pens Beach. [email protected]. Raindrop Reflexology – 6:30pm. Learn how to help relieve back pain, muscles aches, and sciatica by applying YLTG Essential Oils to your feet. $10. Travelodge Inn, Pens Beach. 850-380-4943. [email protected].

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tuesdayAbhaya Slow Flow Yoga – 5:30-7pm. A slower paced Vinyasa yoga class taught by Nancy LaNasa, certified Jivamukti instructor. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.Hatha Yoga – 6pm. Also ask about Yoga4Vets. Om Girl Yoga, 4709 Keyser Ln, Pace. Karma Yoga Reese Jones, 850-450-5971. Truth on Tap – 6pm. Last Tuesday of each month, spiritual discussion with Rev Jamie Sanders. Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12 Ave, Suite 111, Pens. 850-438-2277.Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Facilitated by Brenda Q. Bischoff, C.L.C., C.HT., C.I. $10. 7100 Plantation Rd., Ste. 11, Pens. Free Healing and Meditation Clinic – 7pm. Pro-motes general wellness and stress reduction. Spiritual teachings, Lorraine Graves Ph.D. 501 Adams St., Pens. 850-433-2042/221-2381. PranicHealingOasis.com.

Metaphysical Bible Study – 10am. Unity of Pen-sacola. 716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

wednesdayYoga with Sudevi Linda Kramer – 5:45-7:15pm. $12 drop in rate, pkgs avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Intro to Energy Healing and Twin Hearts Medita-tion – 6:30pm. Meditation followed by Pranic healing clinic. 206-B Center St, Gulf Breeze. 850-982-8018.Wisdom Circle of NW Florida – 6:30pm. A forum for self-discovery, consciousness raising, spiritual growth and community building. Attendees choose topics of discus-sion. Donation. Call for location. Pens. 850-494-1045.Abhaya Open Yoga – 6:30-8pm. A vigorous Vin-yasa yoga class taught by Nancy LaNasa, certified Jivamukti teacher. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.Spiritual Living Discussion Group – 6:30pm. Learn spiritual tools for your personal life. Love offering. 2385 Bur Oak Dr, Cantonment, FL. Jim and Carolyn Vary, RSVP. 850-637-4488.Pilates Intermediate Reformer & Tower Class –7-8pm. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Unity of Pensacola Choir Practice – 6pm. Open to all who would like to perform upbeat, contemporary, positive music. 716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

thursdayHerb Study Group and Cancer Prevention Class – 6-8pm. Participants meet to watch videos, learn reci-pes and discuss herbal attributes. Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op, Pens. 850-549-4881.Hatha Yoga – 6pm. Hosted by Om Girl Yoga. Ask about Yoga4Vets. Karma Yoga Reese Jones, 4709 Keyser Ln., Pace. 850-450-5971.Community Acupuncture and Emotion Code Clinic – 6:30-8:30pm. Dr. Bonnie McLean is providing her Community Acupuncture Clinic for stress reduction, combined with Margie Ka-

laluhi’s Emotion Code sessions. $20/acup, $10/ec. 5012 Muldoon Cir, Pens. RSVP 850-457-3354. SpiritGateMedicine.com.Free Educational Seminars – 7-9pm. Offered the last Thursday of every month. Topics will cover a diverse range of alternative healthcare options and how they are implemented in a modern world. Refreshments will be served. Soulstice Body-works, 12385 Sorrento Rd, Pens. 850-725-2330. Facebook.com/SoulsticeBodyworks.

fridayPensacola Little Theatre’s Studio 400 – Tickets $17 for Café seating; $10 for Gen. Admission. 850-434-2042. Pensacola LittleTheatre.com.

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Iridology and Cardiovascular Screening – 2nd Saturday. Dr. Jim Bledsoe will be holding iridology and cardio screen-ings on the 2nd Saturday of each month. $30/$50. Health-quest, 4761 Bayou Blvd, Pens. Call for appt. 850-479-7220.Abhaya Open Yoga – 9-10:30am. A vigorous and fun way to recover from Friday night. Rock out on Saturday morning at Abhaya. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pens. 850-439-0350.Kundalini Yoga – 9-10:15am. Class held downstairs at Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway. 850-932-3076. UnityOfGulfBreezeFL.com.Yoga for Life – 10am.Yoga for Life and Even Flow Yoga. Peace for the body, mind and soul. Seniors $5 discount. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd, Pens. 850-865-7144.Spinning and Pilates – 9-10:15am. Special spin bikes that move followed by 1/2 hour mat class. $12. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.Tai Chi for All Ages – 10-11:15am. For well-ness, stress relief and immunities. Bring a friend. $5. Chips Health Club, 100 McAbee Court, Gulf Breeze. 850-380-8830.Words of Peace TV – 2pm. Last Sat. Words of Peace “What we are looking for is inside, not outside.” Prem Rawat, also honorably known as Maharaji. Cox Cable Ch 4 & WUWF Public Access Channel, Pens. 850-341-9838.

sundayAwakening to Greater Spirituality in Your Life – 11am. Eckankar Worship Service. Free book included. Every 3rd Sunday. Presented by local members of ECKANKAR. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. 850-862-0446.Laughter Yoga Club – 2-3pm. 2nd Sunday. Laughing exercises and yogic breathing with Kathy Hubbard, CLYL. Boosts immunity, releases stress, and improves circulation. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Pens. 850-748-3149.Abhaya Open Flow Yoga – 4:30-6pm. A great way to wind down the weekend with a challenging vin-yasa class taught by Jenifer Roberts. $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pensacola. 850-439-0350.

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THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE Brooke Hicks 850-934-4306 BlakeLiving.com

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PENSACOLA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY & HEALTH CAREERS2409 Creighton Rd. Pensacola, FL 32504850-474-1330 PSMTHC.com

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SPIRITUAL CENTER

UNITY OF GULF BREEZE913 Gulf Breeze Pkwy850-932-3076 UnityOfGulfBreezeFL.com

An intimate, peaceful, compassion-ate come-as-you-are spirit with a thought-provoking messages ac-companied by inspiring musical s e l ec t i ons . Sunday Se rv i ce 10:30am. Visit our Bookstore and

discover a collection of unique Fair-Trade gifts and collectables. Free gift wrapping.

UNITY OF PENSACOLAJamie Sanders, Minister716 N. 9th, Pensacola850-438-2277 UnityPNS.com

Unity of Pensacola offers, spiritual teachings that em-power abundant and meaning-ful living. We provide philoso-phy that is spiritual, not reli-

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WELLNESS CENTERS

BONNIE MCLEAN, OMD, AP, MA, BSNBaybridge Chiropractic Clinic107 Baybridge Dr., Gulf Breeze(850)-932-1778 SpiritGateMedicine.com

Helping you heal with Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, N.A.E.T., Energy Medicine, Infra Red Ther-apy, Shamanic Healing, Guided Imagery and Hypnosis. Contact me about stress related disorders, pain or habit control, women’s health, allergies, and rejuvenation,

immunity and longevity.

SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRECindy Butler, Owner/Therapist4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 SkinDeepDestin.com

Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared sauna. Organic non-surgical face-lift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers. MM27113. MA49032.

THE WELLNESS CENTER Shirley Easley Bell850-994-5656 WellnessCenterFlorida.com

Offers supplement/herbal well-ness; assessment practices: iri-dology, tongue/fingernail/pulse analysis, glandular body typ-ing. Healing therapies: ionic footbath, hot house, chi ma-chine, massage therapy and waxing.

WATSON ALTERNATIVE HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS CENTER Ward Dean M.D.Marie John M.D.5536 Stewart Street, Milton850-623-3836

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WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS

AVALON LIGHT KEEPERS850-424-8261AvalonLightKeepers.com

Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are used to apply concentrated doses of lights and healing sound frequencies to help increase circulation, control pain, reduce stress and increase overall wellness. Ongoing sessions are given at The Golden Almond Health Food Store. Contact us to

learn about our free presentations. See ad page 10.

EMERALD COAST RELAxQuantum Wellness TechnologyINDIGO Quantum Biofeedback Device and Quantumwave Laser Therapy & Sales850-803-6459 EmeraldCoastRelax.com

Libbie Hambleton, Certified B i o f e e d b a c k Te c h n i c i a n , providing sessions at a variety of locations. Devices to assist with stress, pain, relaxation, inflammation, rejuvenation, sleep, wellness.

YOGA STUDIOS

ABHAYA YOGA CENTER415-A Tarragona St N, Pensacola, FL 850-439-0350 AbhayaYogaCenter.com

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Abhaya has been voted Pensacola’s Best Yoga five years in a row, as long as we’ve been open. Take a class with us and find out why. See ad page 7.

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