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18 healingways 

20 healthykids 

14 EXPLORING OUR 

CREATIVE SIDE 

engaging in Community Arts 

brings Unexpected Rewards 

by Judith Fertig 

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18 FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE 

taking the Whole Toolbox Approach 

by Kathleen Barnes 

20 MAKING ALLOWANCES 

learning to Manage Money 

at a Young Age 

by Sharon Lechter 

22 BANISHING 

WHEAT BELLY 

the Drawbacks of a 

wheat-Dominated Diet 

by Lee Walker 

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Proven Approaches 

for Safe Practice 

by Lynda Bassett 

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32 PEACE MAIL 

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on Earth Through Art 

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Mahabhuta - Sanskrit 

for ‘Great Elements’ 

by George Atherton 

George (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 happens. 

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. 

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newsbriefs 

Blood Analysis Returns to PNF 

Pensacola Natural Foods, Inc. (PNF), will host Live 

Blood Cell Analysis appointments with a nutritional 

consultant and certified phlebotomist on September 

21 and 22. The 30-minute sessions provide individuals 

an opportunity to view a sample of their blood under 

magnification while a professional checks the cells for 

20 markers of illness or disease, including parasites, 

yeast, fungi, sugar build-up, uric acid and protein 

digestive issues. 

While visiting PNF, guests can take advantage of a wide selection of organic 

groceries, vitamins, herbal and homeopathic supplements, as well as allergenfree 

foods for individuals following special diets. The store offers daily specials 

and military discounts for those with valid identification. 

A $20 non-refundable deposit is required for the blood analysis appointment, 

with $40 due upon completion. 

Location: 916 W. Michigan Ave., Ste. C., Pensacola. For more information, call 850- 

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Santa Rosa Kids’ House Charity 

Golf Tournament 

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he fifth annual Help The House Golf 

Tournament will be held from 1:30 to 

5:30 p.m., September 7, at Stonebrook Golf 

Club, in Pace, Florida. A variety of sponsorships 

are available. While the tournament is 

held, a Ladies’ Spa Social will be held in the 

clubhouse. 

The mission of the Santa Rosa Kids’ House 

is to deliver a well-coordinated and multi-disciplined response to child abuse 

in an environment that puts the needs of children first. Their Child Advocacy 

Center works to reduce trauma in an innocent child’s life and give a new perspective 

on child abuse prevention. 

For more information, call Wendell Hall at 304-1823 or visit srkidshouse.org and 

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Off the Vine Organic Produce 

Available in Pensacola 

Off the Vine (OTV) Organic Produce is 

now serving Pensacola and surrounding 

areas. OTV provides weekly boxes 

of locally grown, organic produce to its 

customers. Three box options are available: 

Mixed Organic Box (seasonal vegetables and fruit), Organic Fruit 

Box (seasonal fruit) and Organic Juicing Box (seasonal selection 

for juicers). Boxes are intended to serve two adults their weekly 

produce needs and orders can be placed week-by-week. 

Based in Fort Walton Beach, OTV has been serving customers 

for 10 years. Co-owner Shana Wolf says, “We love what we 

do. Cooking at home is the most cost effective way to eat organic 

food and it’s better for you. By choosing organic produce, you 

give yourself the highest nutritional content and the cleanest 

fruits and vegetables available.” 

OTV produce is free of pesticides, fillers, chemicals and preservatives. 

The weekly produce selection is posted every Friday at 

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midnight each Sunday to receive boxes on the following Wednesday. 

Orders can be picked up in Pensacola, Brewer, Pace/Milton, 

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Learn About Acupuncture 

Facelifts 

Dr. Sheryl Roe will explain and demonstrate 

the benefits of what an acupuncture 

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. 

Location: 1177 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. For reservations (preferred), 

call 850-677-9340. 

New Massage Practice Offers 

More Than a Healing Hand 

Soulstice Bodyworks, Perdido Key’s new 

massage therapy center, will host free educational 

seminars from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the 

last Thursday of every month. Topics will cover 

a diverse range of alternative healthcare options 

and how they can be implemented in a contemporary 

setting. Refreshments will be served. 

Location: 12385 Sorrento Rd., Pensacola. For more information, 

call 850-725-2330 or visit Facebook.com/SoulsticeBodyworks. 

Natural Weight Loss 

Support Group 

Behavioral Wellness and Birth Arts Association, 

in Pensacola, is offering a new support 

group, Lose Weight Naturally and Rationally, on 

Saturday at 11 a.m. and Tuesday at 5 p.m. This 

group is for individuals interested in learning 

about a cognitive-behavioral program that approaches 

weight loss from a natural health and 

behavioral perspective. RSVP required. 

Location: 310 E. Government St., Pensacola. For more information, 

call 850-380-0013. See ad, page 35. 

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Lori Leath Smith has joined Seaside Community 

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 implementation 

of SCDC destination marketing strategies and public 

relations activities. 

Smith previously built, managed and maintained comprehensive, 

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 promoting 

destinations. 

She serves on the board of the Northwest Florida Coast 

Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association and participates 

in Emerald Coast Women in Business, Ad Fed and 

area chambers of commerce. 

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

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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 organized 

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 

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healthbriefs 

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is September 26— 

Look for a Local Event 

Few U.S. Adults Regularly 

Practice Healthy Habits 

A 

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 activity 

to achieve a healthy body weight or creating routine oral care habits—it all contributes 

to an overall healthier lifestyle,” says Cardiologist Tracy Stevens, a professor of 

medicine with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants, in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Why Laptops Should be Renamed... 

and Relocated 

The 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 semen 

samples from 29 healthy male donors that used 

an LTC on their laps, near their testes. The scientists 

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 produced 

by LTCs likely induce currents within 

the body and can expose developing fetuses 

in pregnant women to unsafe levels. The researchers 

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 Environmental 

Sciences 


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globalbriefs 

News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together 

in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all. 

Noodle Doodle 

Creativity on Tap 

Creativity is often perceived as an unpredictable event, the product 

of an unexpected “Aha!” moment. But a pair of Michigan psychologists, 

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 Reasoning, 

they assigned 428 students to fill out a questionnaire 

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 randomly 

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 efficiently 

when individuals are less alert, allowing random thoughts to enter the 

decision-making process, resulting in more creative thinking. 

Cool Schools 

Spotlight on Sustainable Colleges 

Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, 

are gaining traction in the collegiate selection process, according to The Princeton Review’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, Dickinson 

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, director 

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.” 

Source: Fast Company 

Trash Fashions 

The Rehabilitation of Plastic 

The rap on most plastic is that although 

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 biodegradable, 

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 material 

costs about two-and-a-half 

times more than the polyethylene it 

replaces. But proponents say that it 

provides value by enabling the largescale 

collection of organic waste, 

such as grass clippings and food, 

and that the potential for growth is 

enormous. 

Source: Chemical & Engineering 

News 


Harm Alarm 

The Bambi Effect 

According 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 desirable 

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. 

Source: Science News 

ecotip 

Upcycle It 

Repurpose Just About 

Anything 

Repurposing 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 everyday 

“upcycling”. 

His tips include using a banana peel to shine shoes, sprinkling 

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 (carpet 

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 currently 

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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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 repeats, 

the dance repeats. You smile. 

Your body smiles.” 

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, Kansas, 

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, wearing 

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 routinely 

Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area 

retirement facilities, church 

halls and special events. 

Learning the stopand-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 Trend 

In a recent study commissioned 

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 favors 

(such as meeting 

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 cultural 

identity to outsiders.” 

~ Doug Plummer, photographer and 

contra dancer, Seattle, Washington 

Gateway Experiences 

Most 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 community 

arts is choral music, as it requires 

no special equipment. Singing 

in a group can also become a community 

tradition that gathers people 

of all ages and lifestyles 

in fellowship and 

celebration. 

Since 

1882, singing 

Handel’s 

Messiah 

has become 

an annual 

highlight for a 

Swedish wheatfarming 

community 

in South-Central Kansas. For three 

months before Palm Sunday, 200 

farmers, homemakers, college students 

and business owners from the 


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 particularly 

thrilling moment during each 

performance. “There is just this exhilaration 

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 professionals 

and amateur musicians. 

Storytelling is yet another community 

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 Pennsylvania, 

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 (CommunityActors 

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, photographer 

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 movements, 

he says, “I feel like I’m entering 

into a mode of slow-dancing.” 

At the weekly Nelson gatherings, 

“The dancers will drift in; singles, couples 

and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone 

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 Lifetime 

The next level of volunteer arts 

participation may involve an 

audition and a greater commitment. 

At the same time, these 

pursuits offer prime opportunities 

to expand artistic skills and 

join in something bigger than 

one’s self. 

Since 1873, the Cincinnati, 

Ohio, May Festival has 

served as a shining example 

“Every child is an artist. The 

problem is how to remain 

an artist once we grow up.” 

~ Pablo Picasso 

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 comments, 

“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 finest, 

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 surprising 

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, performing 

at area churches and the Midwest 

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 inherently 

artistic can find venturing into 

an art form unexpectedly rewarding. 

Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett 

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-logiccomputer 

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 feature 

choreography from Jane Austen’s 

era. Depending on the theme of the 

dance—like the sophisticated Cyprians 

Ball or spirited Return of the 

Regiments Ball—the ambience may 

be elegant or rowdy, explains Winston. 

Dances are taught beforehand 

to music such as George Washington’s 

Favourite Cotillion, an 1808 


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Resources for Local Creative Arts 

tune performed by musicians playing 

a clarinet, piano and recorder. Many 

wear period costumes, while others 

come in jeans. Winston is usually bedecked 

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 exhibition; 

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 alongside 

amateurs eager to learn more 

(PleinAirfl.com). 

Whatever one’s newly discovered 

or longtime treasure, individuals 

engaging in a group arts activity 

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 opportunity 

to just be me.” 

~ Eva Jones, foster parent and 

member of Community Actors 

Theatre, Oak Park, California 

EMERALD COAST 

Art Leagues 

Artists at Gulf Place – Santa Rosa Beach. 

850-622-0400. ArtistsAtGulfPlace.com 

Beal Street Bottle Club – FWB. 850-642-2221 

Cultural Arts Alliance – Walton County. 

850-622-5970. CulturalArtsAlliance.com 

Okaloosa Arts Alliance – Okaloosa County. 

OkaloosaArts.org 

Community Theatre 

Florida Chautauqua – 850-892-9494. 

FloridaChautauqua.co 

Kaleidoscope Theatre – Panama City. 

850-265-3757. KT-Online.org 

Dance Troupes 

A Dance Studio – Niceville. 850-678-3602. 

ADanceStudio.net 

Dance Elite Schools – Navarre. 850-936-4144. 

DanceEliteSchools.com 

Dance Life – Panama City. 

PCDanceLife.com 

Kasba Dancers – Santa Rosa Beach. 

850-830-8058. KabaDancers@att.net 

Shimmy With Me – FWB. 

Meetup.com/Shimmy-with-Me 

Drumming Circles 

Mother Earth Drummers – 

Panama City. Unitarian Universalist. 

UUofBayCounty.com 

Music Academies 

Destin School of Music and Dance 

850-837-1133. 

FloridaBalletConseratory.com 

Hans School of Music – Destin. 

850-225-7953. 

Hans@HansSchoolOfMusic.com 

Playground Music Center – FWB. 

850- 243-2514 

Writing, Storytelling Clubs, 

Poetry Slams 

Open Mic – Crestview–Robert L.F. Sikes Public 

Library. 850-682-4432 

Stories by the Sea – Santa Rosa Beach. 

Seaside Repertory Theatre. 850-231-0733 

Storytellers at Bay – Panama City. 

850-230-5624. Adele@digitalexp.com 

PENSACOLA 

Art Leagues 

Arts Council of Northwest Florida – 

850-432-9906. ArtsNWFL.org 

BETA Children’s Theatre – 850-932-8488. 

BetaChildrensTheatre.com 

Carol’s Curtain Call – CarolsCurtainCall.com 

Community Theatre 

Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre – 

PensacolaShakespeareTheatre.org 

Saenger Theatre – 850-595-3882. 

PensacolaSaenger.com 

Pensacola Little Theatre – 850-434-0257. 

PensacolaLittleTheatre.com 

Stage Crafters – StageCrafters.com 

Imogene Little Theatre – 

Santa-Rosa.tripod.com/ilt/index.html 

Dance Troupes 

Kaleidoscope and Ballet Pensacola – 

850-432-9546. BalletPensacola.com 

Pensacola Swing – PensacolaSwing.com 

U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Assoc. – 

usabdaPensacola.Ocatch.com 

Dance Academy Of Santa Rosa – Milton. 

850-983-6900. 

DanceAcademyOfSantaRosa.com 

Salsa Dancing – Meetup.com/Salsacola 

Drumming Circles 

Pensacola Beach Drum Circle – 

850-916-2197. FortyTilFive@hotmail.com 

Music Academies 

American Guild of Organists – 

Pensacola-ago.org 

Choral Society of Pensacola – 850-484-1806. 

ChoralSocietyOfPensacola.org 

Pensacola Children’s Chorus – 

850-434-7760. 

PensacolaChildrensChorus.com 

Pensacola Civic Band – 850-484-1800. 

PensacolaCivicBand.org 

Writing, Storytelling Clubs, 

Poetry Slams 

Emerald Coast Writers – 

EmeraldCoastWriters.org 

NW-Florida-Writers-Group – 

Meetup.com/NW-Florida-Writers-Group 

Poetry Open Mic Night – Pens. Sluggos. 

850-791-6501 


y Jude Forsyth 

Community Spotlight 

Big Cats Soothed by Creative Flutes 

Paul McAuliffe, flute player 

and maker, autism advocate, 

writer and professional musician, 

has been routinely serenading 

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 movements 

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 Sunday 

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 person’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 handlers. 

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 music 

CDs to calm the cats. 

McAuliffe is a spiritual 

seeker and a level 3 Reiki practitioner. 

“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 recently 

released third CD is entitled 

Young Cat Dreams, featuring 11 

different wooden and bamboo 

Photo by Rowan Whitaker flutes; three of which were created 

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 McAuliffe 

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 coffeehouses, 

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 ravenbear47@ 

yahoo.com. To learn more about the feline center in Panama 

City, visit BearCreekFelineCenter.org/welcome. 


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powerful than any drug, more powerful 

than anything you’ll ever find in a 

pill bottle,” he says. 

Teitelbaum notes, “Conventional 

medicine is basically run on economics, 

so doctors are too often influenced 

by drug company marketing messages 

masquerading as science that encourage 

expensive treatments, regardless of 

their toxicity.” In stark contrast, “Functional 

medicine instead looks for the 

lowest cost treatment that is supported 

by medical evidence.” 

Conventional Medicine 

Case in Point 

Fibromyalgia, for example, encompasses 

a basket of symptoms, usually beginning 

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, conventional 

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 conventionally 

prescribed drugs for fibromyalgia 

target symptoms of insomnia, depression, 

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 fibromyalgia 

because many go undiagnosed 

(the average time from onset of 

symptoms to diagnosis is five years). 

Cure4Fibromyalgia.com estimates that 

5 million Americans, or approximately 

2 percent of the population, suffer 

from this disease. 

Functional Medicine Alternative 

“Functional medicine practitioners 

recognize that fibromyalgia represents 

an energy crisis in the body and 

use simple, appropriate and effective 

treatments with no harmful side 

effects,” says Teitelbaum. “Most often 

I use a SHINE protocol that I developed, 

based on 30 years of treating 

patients with chronic fatigue and 

fibromyalgia, with a 90 percent success 

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, addiction 

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 functional 

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. 

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Making Allowances 

Learning to Manage Money at a Young Age 

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 

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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 working 

with parents and teens has shaped 

a practical framework of four proven 

strategies to help a family wisely communicate 

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 responsibly 

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 applying 

it, saw their attitude transform in 

just a couple of weeks. Instead of fighting, 

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 guidelines 

that include the general tasks or 

duties that are expected, the performance 

of which will result in earning 

the specified allowance. By defining 

what is over and above personal, family 

or social responsibility, parents encourage 

and reward children for their 

extra efforts. Those same kids agreeably 

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 earning 

$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 mutually 

constructive way to teach principles 

related to the importance of saving, 

spending less than they earn and consistently 

giving back to their community. 

The answer to the question of 

whether or not to pay a child an allowance 

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. 

Sharon Lechter is CEO of Pay Your Family 

First, creator of the ThriveTime for 

Teens life and money reality board game 

and co-author of Outwitting the Devil, 

Three Feet from Gold and Rich Dad Poor 

Dad. A recognized financial education 

expert, she is a member of the National 

CPAs Financial Literacy Commission. 


consciouseating 

Banishing Wheat Belly 

The Drawbacks 

of a Wheat- 

Dominated Diet 

by Lee Walker 

they no longer needed inhalers for 

asthma. 

Initially, it seemed like these positive 

results were just odd coincidences. 

However, based on the overwhelming 

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. 

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“Come in as a customer, 

leave as a friend.” 

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 genetically 

engineered monstrosity, shedding 

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 glycemic 

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 sprouted—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 returned 

three months later with 

lower fasting blood sugars and lower 

glycohemoglobin levels, which tests 

how well diabetes is being controlled. 

Some diabetics became nondiabetics 

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 

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 population 

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 carbohydrate, 

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. Gramfor-gram, 

wheat increases blood sugar 

and causes insulin problems to a 

greater degree than even potato chips 

or table sugar. 

Wheat, which now typically comprises 

20 percent of all the calories we 

consume, is in hundreds of prepared 

foods such as instant soups, salad dressings, 

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. 

How does a wheat-dominated 

diet compromise health? 

Eating a wheat-based cereal for 

breakfast, wheat crackers and pretzels 


for snacks, two slices of whole wheat bread for lunch and 

whole wheat pasta for dinner results in too much exposure 

to amylopectin A, and repeated spikes in blood sugar levels. 

This leads to insulin resistance and cultivates the growth of 

visceral fat in the abdomen, which tends toward diabetes and 

other inflammatory responses. 

Even worse, the gliadin protein in wheat is an opiate 

that stimulates appetite and addictive eating behavior (it does 

not relieve pain). All this plus the direct intestinal toxic effects 

of the wheat germ agglutinin protein in wheat add up to 

a destructive ingredient that spurs acid reflux, bowel urgency 

and irritable bowel syndrome, and leads to inflammation in 

various organs. 

Becoming Gluten-free 

Naturally 


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 fundamental 

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 glutencontaining 

foods with commercially produced glutenfree 

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 (unrefined) 

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 gluten 

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 walking 

and other exercise to maintain focus and energy. My cholesterol 

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 overexposed 

to carbohydrates. Eating only small portions of these 

non-wheat grains is key. 

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Yoga is renowned for 

increasing physical 

flexibility, balance and range of 

motion, while decreasing 

stress. Yet, as with any form 

of exercise, injuries may result 

from improper practice. 

INJURY-FREE YOGA 

Proven Approaches for Safe Practice 

by Lynda Bassett 

Between 15 and 20 million Americans practice yoga, spending 

an estimated $5.7 billion annually on classes and accessories. 

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. 

any kind of movement, 

yoga involves some risk,” says 

“Like 

Devarshi Steven Hartman, 

dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, 

headquartered in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 

“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 seasoned 

athletes and yoga neophytes to 

push too hard in the beginning. Dr. 

Loren Fishman, medical director at Manhattan 

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 

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 founder 

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 important 

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 Guidelines 

Here are some safe approaches and 

injury-prevention tips from experienced 

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, certification 

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 specific 

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 Hartman. 

“Twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pressure,” 

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 modifications 

in poses to accommodate the individual, often using 

props such as blocks and straps. 

Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be overemphasized. 

“Kripalu’s teaching methodology, for example, 

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 Fishman. 

Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teaching 

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 individuals 

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 individual, 

empowering experiences,” concludes Hartman. 

Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA. 

Connect at LyndaBassett.com. 

The Responsible 

Yoga Student 


Yoga teachers often remind new and experienced 

yogis to be responsible for the way 

they practice. Nancy LaNasa, owner of Abhaya 

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 important 

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 experienced 

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 acceptance,” 

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 challenging 

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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She says that this salad is crunchy, sweet and supernourishing. 

“It is perfect for a party, because it can 

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Summer Picnic Salad 

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1 or 2 thinly sliced red, yellow and orange bell peppers 

1 thinly sliced cucumber 

1 bag thinly sliced radishes 

1 bunch of sliced green onions/scallions 

2 cups chopped tomatoes 

¼ cup finely chopped fresh dill, basil and parley 

2 cloves finely chopped garlic 

½ tsp salt 

¼ tsp pepper 

½ cup olive oil 

¼ cup lemon juice 

Mix all except tomatoes. Salt to taste and marinate 

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Spotlight 

Grazing: End of the Line Café 

not Just for Vegans 

Enjoying cuisine 

without meat, 

eggs, cheese or 

other animal byproducts 

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, providing 

a diverse array of vegan appetizers, 

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 

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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 obvious 

health benefits. “You know what 

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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 products, 

including local produce, bread 

and fair-trade coffee. Espresso items, 

as well as some specialty drinks, such 

by Kyla Stevens 

as the coconut milk Thai 

tea, are featured on the 

menu. A tasty selection of 

craft brews and wines is 

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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 companies 

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 Gourmet 

Raw Food Dinner at the end of 

the month. Knight prepares a gourmet, 

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-onone 

consultations to fit the needs of 

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Knight has been creating these 

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She says, “It’s just neat. It’s always on a 

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People come in as couples or in groups; 

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sit together. It’s really relaxed and fun.” 

Location: 610 E. Wright St., Pensacola. 

For more information, call 850-429- 

0336 or visit EOTLCafe.com. 

Kyla Stevens writes about healthy dining 

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Cambfarm@gmail.com 

CambridgeFarms.web.com 

As a certified grower for the State of Florida, 

we grow and sell pesticide free, safe to eat 

right off the bush or vine, all natural fruits 

and produce. Farmer Market Program with 

ongoing classes and education. Visit our 

website to learn about the Food Safety Act 

that will impact the way food is grown. 

TWIN OAKS FARMS 

3207 creek road 

Bonifay, FL 32425 

850-547-5636 

Cell: 305-282-5999 

renee@twinoaksfarm.net 

TwinOaksFarm.net 

We raise chickens and ducks for eggs 

and meat. They roam freely on pasture, 

grass, bugs and sunshine is part of the 

diet. They are fed certified organic real 

grain without soy. 

We are USDA certified organic and 100% 

soy free farm. 

HASTING’S FARM 

40701 Pine Grove Rd, 

Bay Minette, AL 36507 

251-937-8728 

Rhastings4@Yahoo.com 

Local farm raising certified organic 100% 

grass fed cattle and lamb. Raising all 

natural Rotakwa Red Devon cross cattle 

with no hormones or antibotics. You will 

find the meat from the Red Devon cattle 

to be very tender and lots of taste. Individual 

cuts, quarter, half or whole. Call 

for availability. 

MOONLIGHT MICRO FARM 

6618 Beach Dr., 

Panama City Beach, FL 

850-624-7075 

Chandra@MoonlightMicroFarm.com 

Moonlight Micro Farm is dedicated to 

community building, environmental stewardship 

and the cultivation of real food. We 

offer open pollinated and organic gardening 

seeds, sprouting seeds, gardening accessories 

& gifts, and garden design. Visit us at 

Seaside Farmers Market. We ship! 

ROAMIN’ ROAN ACRES 

Milton, FL 850-621-2296 

RoaminRoanAcres.web.com 

Raw goat milk and products from 

healthy, Nubian dairy goats. Licensed 

in Florida for milk sales; not for human 

consumption per Florida law. We also 

offer soaps, lotions, and locally made 

bath & body products. 

FARMERS’ MARKETS 

CRAZY FARMER 

HYDROPONIC GARDENING 

& FARMER MARKET 

1308 W. Government St. 

Pensacola, FL (G st & Govn.) 

850-438-8739 

crazyfarmerspensacola@yahoo.com 

As your local farmers market, we grow 

organically and hydroponically in a sustainable 

and responsible method. Available 

currently: Tomatoes, Swiss chard, 

basil, mint, bok choy, cabbage, mustards, 

collards, honey, eggs & homemade bread. 

Open daily 8am-5pm. Mon,Wed, Fri. 8am- 

1pm. Tues & Thurs. 

SEASIDE FARMER’S MARKET 

Every Sat. Morning Year Round 

jlkuntz@mac.com or facebook us 

The Seaside Farmers Market is comprised 

of local growers and crafts people 

who offer locally grown produce and 

farm products that are healthy and environmentally 

conscious. We are located 

in downtown Seaside behind “Raw & 

Juicy” at the amphitheater. Please come 

and support your local community. Saturdays 

9am-1pm. 

MEET UP gROUPS 

REALFOOD, PANAMA CITY 

Meets Every 3rd Saturday, 

850-532-4633 

Unity, 1764 Lisenby Ave, 

Panama City 

Meetup.com/RealFood-Group- 

Panama-City 

AOffers what your body needs: organics, 

non-GMO/industrialized, lowprocessed, 

high nutrient, local & whole 

foods. Committed to the local food 

community, environment, and sustainable 

quality foods.

inspiration 

PEACE 

MAIL 

Spreading Good Will on 

Earth Through Art 

by April Thompson 

Integrative Care 

with Felicia McQuaid 

“Balance for the Body, Mind & Spirit 

Massage, Reiki & Yoga” 

EvolveYoga-Reiki.com 

Offices in Fort Walton Beach 

Outcalls to surrounding areas 

850-217-2771 

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 abstractly 

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 

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 versions 

of the peace box in the classroom. 

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 

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Library 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 4 

Understanding Your Financial & Cash Flow Statements 

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. 


Guided Healing Meditation – 6-7pm. Feel the difference 

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. 

alice@healingpath.info. 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 

Unity 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 14 

Massage 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, pirifirmis 

and sartarious muscles. NCBTMB and Florida 

approved provider. 800-737-9295. 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 

Eckankar 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. 


Breast 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. 


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 energy, 

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 19 

Community 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 21 

Blood 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 professional 

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. 


Spiritual 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 transformative 

work and practical tips. Very uplifting! $55. 

Teleconference; RSVP required. 850-585-5496. 


Avalon LED Light Event –10am. Presentation and 

Light session. Learn about this cutting-edge light 

and its therapeutic benefits. Free. Ever’Man’s Meeting 

Room, 315 W. Garden St, Pens.850-424-8261. 

AvalonLightkeepers.com. 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 

Rejuvenation Workshop –1:30-4pm. Learn techniques 

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 26 

Healing 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 27 

Starting 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 areas—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. 


Foot Reflexology – Sept 29-30. 8am-5pm. Learn 

therapeutic Ingham Foot Reflexology taught by Laurie 

Azzarella, International Institute of Reflexology Instructor.Use 

on family, friends or professional clients. 

16 CEUs for therapists. $375. Travelodge, Pens Beach. 

laurieazzarella@reflexology-usa.net. 

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. laurieazzarella@gmail.com. 

Francene Popiel, L.M.T. 

“My Heart is in My Hands” 

Save 

the Date 

Advanced Studies Program - Dragonfly Yoga 2012 

Dragonfly Yoga offers extensive, comprehensive, and enriching yoga workshops 

tailored to both teachers and serious students of all levels 

classes :: workshops :: trainings 

Dr. Desikachar — September 2012 

www.DragonFlyYoga.com ::: 850-244-0184 

Located Downtown Ft Walton Beach, Florida :: 184 Brooks St SE 

Advanced Cranio Sacral Therapy 

Manual Lymph Drainage Therapy 

Neuromuscular Therapy 

Some insurance and W/C accepted 

(850) 572-3786 

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Art Treasures On The Beach – 10am-5pm. Mon-Sat. Enjoy 

all mediums by13 local artists.Villagio Shoppping Ctr, 

13700 Perdido Key Dr, Pens. Talis Jayme, 850-261-9617. 

Lunchtime Pilates Class – 12pm. Use of reformers, 

towers and chairs for intermediate levels. $28 or packages 

avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. 

PilatesCoreTraining.com. 

Multi-level Pilates Mat Class with props – 5:45pm. All 

levels. $12 or packages avail. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 

850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. 

Abhaya Open Yoga – 6:30-8pm. A vigorous Vinyasa flow 

class taught by Nancy LaNasa. Who doesn’t like yoga on 

Monday? $12. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, 

Pens. 850-439-0350. 

End of Summer Art Sale – 13 local artists, all mediums. 

Villagio 13700 Perdido Key Dr, Pens. 850-261-9617. 

artworksgalleryonperdidokey.blogspot.com. 

Chi Gong – 9am. With Dr. Dennis Baron at Unity of 

Pensacola. Suggested love-offering $20. 716 North 9th 

Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277. 

tuesday 

Abhaya 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. Promotes 

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 Pensacola. 

716 North 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277. 

wednesday 

Yoga 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 Meditation 

– 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 discussion. 

Donation. Call for location. Pens. 850-494-1045. 

Abhaya Open Yoga – 6:30-8pm. A vigorous Vinyasa 

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. 


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. 

thursday 

Herb Study Group and Cancer Prevention Class 

– 6-8pm. Participants meet to watch videos, learn recipes 

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 Kalaluhi’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 Bodyworks, 

12385 Sorrento Rd, Pens. 850-725-2330. 

Facebook.com/SoulsticeBodyworks. 

friday 

Pensacola Little Theatre’s Studio 400 – Tickets 

$17 for Café seating; $10 for Gen. Admission. 

850-434-2042. Pensacola LittleTheatre.com. 

saturday 

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Iridology and Cardiovascular Screening – 2nd Saturday. 

Dr. Jim Bledsoe will be holding iridology and cardio screenings 

on the 2nd Saturday of each month. $30/$50. Healthquest, 

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. 


Tai Chi for All Ages – 10-11:15am. For wellness, 

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. 

sunday 

Is Your Body a Toxic 

Waste Site? 

Carole A. Austin, RN, LMT 

Colonic Hydrotherapy 

Massage 

# ma 0018275 (850) 470-0420 

Creativity 

is 

contagious, 

pass it on. 

~ Albert 

Einstein 

Awakening 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 vinyasa 

class taught by Jenifer Roberts. $12. Abhaya 

Yoga Center, 415a N Tarragona St, Pensacola. 

850-439-0350. 


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Check, Oral Galvanic Screening, no 

fluoride. See ad page 13. 

energy healing 

BACK TO BASIC WELLNESS 

Susan Giangiulio MEd, CECP, CLP 

850-240-2279 

Back-To-Basic-Wellness.com 

Certified Lifeline Technique and 

an Emotion Code Practitioner applying 

kinesiology, known as 

muscle testing, to communicate 

with the subconscious. One or more 

sessions release trapped emotions, 

helping to eliminate personal obstacles 

and limiting behaviors. 

Sharalee Hoelscher, RCST ® 

Registered Craniosacral Therapist 

Certified Rolfer 

Rolfing® 

& 

Biodynamic 

Craniosacral 

Therapy 

Lic. # MA34039 850-450-8508 

www.HealingWithBodywork.com 

colonic therapy 

AUSTIN HEALING ARTS 

Carole A. Austin, RN, LMT, Lic 18275 

101 Clematis St, Pensacola 

850-470-0420 

Is your body a toxic waste site? Cleanse 

your entire large bowel of toxicity, 

harmful bacteria, accumulated waste. 

Safe, sanitary, refreshing. Massage, 

far-infrared sauna available. See ad 

page 34. 

Think left and think right and think low and think 

high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try. 

~ Dr. Seuss 

Essential Oils 

LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR 

Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923 

850-380-4943 LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com 

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Experience the healing, uplifting 

and detoxifying benefits of 

therapeutic-grade essential oils 

and supplements. Contact us 

for personal consultations, inhome 

classes, household products, 

health supplements, diffusers, group presentations 

and business training. 


foods & supplements 

THE GRECIAN GARDEN 

Melanie Angelis, BSEd, MCAM 

850-934-4479 

TheGrecianGarden@aol.com 

TheGrecianGarden.com 

Allow food to be your medicine. 

I offer experienced nutritional 

consulting, healthy dessert catering, 

and health and wellness 

classes. Website has recipes and 

more. See ad page 29. 

HEALTHQUEST 

Your Vitamin & Herb Store 

4761 Bayou Blvd, Ste 4, Pensacola 

850-479-7220 

HealthquestUSA.com 

Vitamins, herbs, sports nutrition, 

weight-loss support, and 

personal service. Locally 

owned vitamin/supplement 

store. 12 years at the same location. 

Shop online or in store. 

OFF THE VINE ORGANIC PRODUCE 

Serving Pensacola, Brewer, Pace/Milton, 

Gulf Breeze and Navarre 

850-374-2181 

Support@OffTheVine.org 

OffTheVine.org 

All organic - all the time! We 

bring the farmers market to you. 

Check our list every Friday and 

place your produce order over 

the weekend. Pick up or for delivery 

available. See ad page 7. 

PENSACOLA NATURAL FOODS INC 

916 W Michigan Ave, Unit C 

Pensacola, FL 

850-433-8583 

PensacolaNaturalFoods.com 

15% off vitamins, herbs and homeopathics 

every day. 10% off 

groceries for military. Natural and 

organic groceries; wheat-, dairyand 

gluten-free foods; nitrate-free 

meats and poultry; homemade 

sandwiches; low-carb foods; organic 

wine and beer; locally made jewelry, soaps 

and candles. Bulk-order discounts, no membership 

fee. See ad page 35. 

healing arts 

HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL 

Transformational Energy Healer & Counselor 

BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist 

850-585-5496 

HealingPath.info 

Phone sessions to heal serious 

health issues, unwanted patterns, 

and more. Authored Wellness 

Wisdom on natural health and 

healing; inspired by her journey 

with cancer. 

HYPNOSIS 

BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF, CLC, CHT CI 

Hypnosis, Hypnobliss, Life Coaching, NLP 

850-637-1631, 850-501-3662 

Brenda@TransformYourLife.net 

TransformYourLife.net 

Time Line Therapy, Certified 

NGH Hypnosis Instructor. Imagine 

living the life you have already 

dreamed of. Take the first 

step now. Call for a free consultation. 


MAIA RIZZI, CCHT 

Nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist 

Practicing for over 20 years 

Pensacola, 850-291-8041 

Specializing in stress management, 

behavior modification, 

feelings of fear and anxiety, 

weight loss, smoking cessation, 

motivational issues, relationship 

problems, inner-child concerns, 

lack of self-esteem, sports enhancement. 

Call for a complimentary 

consultation. See ad page 7. 

INTUITIVE/MEDIUM 

ERICKA BOUSSARHANE 

Professional Psychic Medium 

850-941 4321 ColdCasePsychic.com 

As an internationally known psychic 

medium, Ericka has been 

featured on national TV and radio 

stations across the country. She 

studied through the Astrological 

Institute of Integrated Studies 

where John Edward received training 

in Psychic Development. 

TERESA BROWN 

3 W Garden St, Pensacola 

850-206-1853 

TeresaBrown.net 

Experienced intuitive medium, 

public speaker, and author. Find 

peace, healing and renewal of 

energy through energetic clearing, 

past life regression and 

spiritual counseling. Consultations 

in person or phone. 

REflexology 

LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR 

251-625-0080 or 850-380-4943 

LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com 

WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123 

Certification in Ingham Reflexology 

through the International 

Institute of Reflexology. Phase 

I & II. 16 CEUs per workshop. 

Daphne, AL. Available to everyone, 

workshops provide education 

in better health naturally. 

RETIREMENT LIVING 

THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE 

Brooke Hicks 

850-934-4306 

BlakeLiving.com 

A retirement, assisted living, 

and memory care 

community inspiring 

wellness in an enriched 

environment. Also, shortterm 

respite program for 

caregivers to have their loved one stay as a guest; 

enjoy the many services and personalized care. 


schools 

PENSACOLA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE 

THERAPY & HEALTH CAREERS 

2409 Creighton Rd. Pensacola, FL 32504 

850-474-1330 

PSMTHC.com 

Join an accredited school 

and graduate in 8 months. 

Day and evening classes. 

Continuing Educations 

classes. Financial aid available. 

V.A. & Military spouse benefits for those who 

qualify. Call today. See ad page 21. 

SPA RETREATS 

ESCAPE AT WINDCREEK 

1-855-EZ-ESCAPE (1-855-393-7227) 

EscapeatWindCreek.com 

Escape at Wind Creek boasts over 15,000 

square feet of pure ah! Including a world 

class spa, culinary studio, fitness center, 

discovery programs and adventure experiences. 

See ad back page. 

spiritual center 

UNITY OF GULF BREEZE 

913 Gulf Breeze Pkwy 

850-932-3076 

UnityOfGulfBreezeFL.com 

An intimate, peaceful, compassionate 

come-as-you-are spirit with a 

thought-provoking messages accompanied 

by inspiring musical 

selections. Sunday Service 

10:30am. Visit our Bookstore and 

discover a collection of unique Fair-Trade gifts and 

collectables. Free gift wrapping. 

UNITY OF PENSACOLA 

Jamie Sanders, Minister 

716 N. 9th, Pensacola 

850-438-2277 UnityPNS.com 

Unity of Pensacola offers, 

spiritual teachings that empower 

abundant and meaningful 

living. We provide philosophy 

that is spiritual, not religious, 

and love-based, not fear based. 


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WELLNESS CENTERS 

BONNIE MCLEAN, OMD, AP, MA, BSN 

Baybridge Chiropractic Clinic 

107 Baybridge Dr., Gulf Breeze 

(850)-932-1778 

SpiritGateMedicine.com 

Helping you heal with Chinese 

Medicine, Acupuncture, N.A.E.T., 

Energy Medicine, Infra Red Therapy, 

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 CENTRE 

Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 

4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 

850-269-1414 

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Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared 

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weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 

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THE WELLNESS CENTER 

Shirley Easley Bell 

850-994-5656 

WellnessCenterFlorida.com 

Offers supplement/herbal wellness; 

assessment practices: iridology, 

tongue/fingernail/pulse 

analysis, glandular body typing. 

Healing therapies: ionic 

footbath, hot house, chi machine, 

massage therapy and 

waxing. 

WATSON ALTERNATIVE HEALTH 

AND WEIGHT LOSS CENTER 

Ward Dean M.D. 

Marie John M.D. 

5536 Stewart Street, Milton 

850-623-3836 

Anti-aging, holistic pediatrics, 

chelation, weight loss, hyperbaric 

chamber, preventive medicine, 

hydrogen peroxide, photoillumination, 

alternative cancer 

treatment, bio-identical hormone 

replacement therapy, nutrition. 


WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS 

AVALON LIGHT KEEPERS 

850-424-8261 

AvalonLightKeepers.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 RELAX 

Quantum Wellness Technology 

INDIGO Quantum Biofeedback Device and 

Quantumwave Laser Therapy & Sales 

850-803-6459 EmeraldCoastRelax.com 

Libbie Hambleton, Certified 

Biofeedback Technician, 

providing sessions at a variety 

of locations. Devices to assist 

with stress, pain, relaxation, 

inflammation, rejuvenation, 

sleep, wellness. 

yoga studios 

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415-A Tarragona St N, 

Pensacola, FL 

850-439-0350 AbhayaYogaCenter.com 

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. 


A picture is a poem 

without words. 

~Horace 


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