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As I reflect on everything I am thankful for this November,
I am reminded of the wonderful times I’ve spent
with loved ones around our Thanksgiving table—the
resultant laughter from the stories that are told, the delicious
food we leisurely take our time enjoying and the warmth of the
home against the crisp fall air. This year’s holiday will be spent
in our new home in New Hope, and I am excited to have my son
and daughter-in-law nearby to spend time together.
I will take a tip from Foodie April Thompson in this month’s
issue, who brings joy to the season’s table with her take on “Zenful
Eating: Mindful Meals in Quiet Gratitude.” Three of the nation’s
Candi Broeffle
top Zen chefs share their wisdom about being grateful, present
and peaceful at mealtime—just in time for Thanksgiving!
For all our parents out there, Ronica O’Hara offers parental tips for instilling
thankfulness—one of the most teachable, growable strengths in our children. “Kids With
Gratitude: Making Thankfulness Second Nature” is based on emerging research that
shows gratitude to be one of the easiest, most effective ways to kick-start happiness and
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In Pursuit of Grateful Living
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20 THE HAPPY THYROID
Seven Ways to Keep It Humming
22 ZENFUL EATING
Mindful Meals in Quiet Gratitude
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Holistic Health Fair
at Optimal Wellness
Optimal Wellness Solutions will present a Holistic Health
Fair/Service Sampler Event to be held from 5 to 9 p.m.,
November 13, at their facility in Roseville. The evening is
crafted as an invitation to tap into the body’s amazing capacity
for healing and repair in a fun and relaxing atmosphere.
During this open house-style event, guests are invited to enjoy
a complimentary service or two, sample delicious, nutrient-dense
goodies and wheatgrass shots and mingle with amazing, like-minded folks. Complimentary
services include Chair Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, AO Digital Body Analyzer, Neuro
Checks with Dr. Tonnie and Infrared Imaging. Guests will also have the opportunity to try
on Ruby Ribbon shapewear, sample CBD oil products and more. Exciting giveaways include
30-Minute Massage and Craniosacral Therapy sessions, Initial Consultation and Entrainment
with Dr. Tonnie, AO Digital Body Scan and more.
Optimal Wellness Solutions, your host for the evening, offers a well-rounded menu of
holistic, healing practices designed to support mind, body and spirit. They do this through
therapeutic services, nutritional consultation and education designed to relieve stress and
pain, transform trauma, detoxify the body and promote lifelong health. According to owner
Michele Schramm, “Optimal Wellness Solutions is a community of hope and healing that
empowers individuals to lead vibrant, healthy lives.”
Cost: Free. Location: 2565 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville. For more information, visit
RosevilleOptimalWellness.com. See ad, page 9.
Pure Dental Adds Oxygen Ozone Therapy Aid
Pure Dental, a holistic family
dental practice, located in
Oakdale, recently added oxygen
ozone therapy to its holistic dental
care. “We’re happy to announce
we’ve added ozone to aid our dental
treatments,” says Dr. Amy Truong.
Ozone therapy has advantages
to support dental treatments by
reducing microbial pathogens. “This supportive therapy is a great addition to our integrative
health and holistic dental philosophy,” says Truong. “We look forward to more
years of providing patient comfort and care, healthy smiles and family-friendly service.”
Pure Dental combines conventional and holistic health to guide patients towards
dental wellness. They take pride in providing each patient with the individual attention
needed by practicing high-quality care dentistry. They do this by using the most up-todate
technology and continually seeking educational opportunities to ensure they remain
abreast of the latest techniques and treatment options in holistic and family dental care.
Location: 6230 10th St. N., Ste. 520, Oakdale. For more information, and to make appointments,
call 651-731-3064 or visit PureDentalMN.com. See ad, page 24.
I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy,
happy and I am loved.
~Reba McEntire
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Juicing 101 Class
at Mind Body Soul
Dori Ann Trossen, of Mind Body Soul
LLC, Health and Wellness Coaching and
Personal Training, is hosting a Juicing 101
event, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on November 7, at
her office in Osseo. The class will teach about
the health benefits of juicing and the types of
vegetables and fruits which are best suited to the
individual’s needs and goals.
Participants will have the opportunity to try
juicing different fruits and vegetables and experiment
with various combinations. This class is an
ideal opportunity for attendees to try out juicing and determine if it is right for them.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to win free products or services. This event
is designed to be informative, free and fun! Space is limited.
Cost: Free. Location: 308 Broadway St. E., Osseo. For more information and to register,
email MindBodySoulllc@yahoo.com. See ad, page 21.
Attend a Wisdom Gathering
for Free
Wisdom Gatherings are held monthly and are a
thought-provoking place to gain inspiration and
explore life’s possibilities through intuition and selfdiscovery.
At these events, gain intuitive insight for your
future and support your curiosity through self-exploration
and group conversation. A group Intuitive Reading
by Amy Vasterling takes place at each event.
The next Wisdom Gathering will be held from 9 to
11:30 a.m., November 17, in Eagan (address given upon
registration). Upcoming dates for 2020 include January 19,
February 23 and March 22.
“I love attending Amy’s Wisdom Gatherings. She has
a gift of sharing how the current energy affects us and just how to navigate it,” shares attendee,
Kari Schultz. “I look forward to this time as a sacred space away from family and
responsibilities, and I always gain great insight I can apply each month as what is shared
is always exactly what I need.”
Cost: Free. Pre-registration required to attend for free; visit IntuitivePathfinder.com/w-g.
For more information, call 612-405-0916. See ad, page 25.
Silver Fillings:
Just ugly?
Or harmful too?
This is a picture
of a “Silver”
or “Amalgam”
filling. It is 50 -
52% MERCURY!
If the mercury in
this filling were spilled in a school,
it would be evacuated....
This is a picture
of a “light cured”
composite filling.
They can last as
long or longer
than mercury
fillings with no danger of releasing
harmful heavy metals.
As noted on Dr. Mercola,
Dr. Oz, and 60 Minutes...
Mercury fillings may have a
significant negative impact on your
overall health.
Make 2017 2018 YOUR year
for healthy choices!
Dr. Madelyn Pearson is the
current president of the
Holistic Dental Association and
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health briefs
Take Hibiscus to Fight
Breast Cancer
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is much more
than a brilliant scarlet tropical
flower: New laboratory
research from Canada’s
University of Windsor found
that a hibiscus
flower extract selectively
kills off
triple-negative
breast cancer cells.
This is one of the
most difficult to treat types that affects 15 to 20
percent of breast cancer patients. Hibiscus is particularly
effective when combined with chemotherapy,
researchers say, and works as well with very
low doses of the chemicals as with higher doses. The
flower’s low toxicity and precise targeting of cancer cells
also offers hope for long-term treatment. Previous studies
have shown hibiscus to be effective on prostate cancer, leukemia,
gastric cancer and human squamous cell carcinoma.
Eat Organic to
Shed Insecticides
Switching to organics has quick payoffs, reducing
agrochemicals in the body by 94 percent within a month,
Japanese researchers report. They tested the urine of study
participants looking for six neonicotinoid insecticides and
another substance generated as a result of their decomposition
in the human body. “I think the research results are
almost without precedent and are highly valuable in that
they present actual measurement values showing that you
can dramatically reduce the content levels of agrochemicals
in your body simply by changing the way you select vegetable
products,” commented Nobuhiko Hoshi, a professor
of animal molecular morphology with the Kobe University.
Another study from researchers at the University of
California at Berkeley studied 16 children and showed that
one week after switching to an organic diet, malathion
pesticide urine levels were reduced by 95 percent; clothianidin
pesticide levels by 83 percent; and chlorpyrifos
pesticide levels by 60 percent.
Say No to the Third Cup of
Joe to Avoid Migraines
Caffeine has been the subject of controversy among
the one in six adults worldwide that suffer from periodic
migraines: Some say it triggers symptoms, while others
report it wards them off. A new study from Harvard and two
other teaching hospitals of 98 migraine sufferers used six
weeks of daily journals to investigate the link and found
that drinking up to two servings of caffeinated beverages
a day had little effect, but three or more raised the odds
of a headache that day or the next. Among people that
rarely drank such beverages, even one or
two servings increased
the odds of having a
headache that day.
A serving was defined
as eight
ounces or
one cup of
caffeinated
coffee,
six ounces
of tea, a
12-ounce
can of soda
or a twoounce
can of an
energy drink.
Dance to Improve Quality
of Life With Dementia
Older people with dementia, often viewed as being passive
and immobile, responded to simple dance movement
lessons with visible humor and imagination and reported
a higher quality of life after six sessions, say researchers
from New Zealand’s University of Otago. The 22 participants
between the ages of early 60s and mid-90s had
dementia ranging from mild to advanced. They took 10
weekly classes in which the music was “reminiscent” and
the movement routines were intuitively easy. “Positive responses
such as memory recalling, spontaneous
dancing and joking with each
other were observed in every session,”
reports lead author Ting Choo.
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A Natural
Solution to
Sleep Apnea
According to a National
Institutes of Health study,
most people believe that
sleep apnea is caused by a sagging, soft palate or by
some other obstructive tissue in the throat. Actually,
it’s the result of a diminishing signal from the brain to
the diaphragm (causing one to breathe) that can occur
during the transition from initial semi-wakefulness into
the next stage of lighter sleep prior to REM sleep. In
some people, the unintended reduction in the signal is
significant enough that breathing goes beyond being
shallow and completely stops.
After a short period of time, the brain, realizing the need
to breathe, forces a rapid inhalation to restart respiration
that literally drags the sagging localized soft tissues into
the airway, as reported in Sleep Apnea: A New Approach to
an Emergent Problem, by Master Herbalist Steven Frank, of
Nature’s Rite. For some, there’s no indication of potential
problems when they are awake as the tissues remain in
their normal state and the throat doesn’t close off during
the day or when relaxing or resting, but they experience an
obstruction problem when trying to go to sleep.
Instead of resorting to surgery to remove neck tissue or
using a machine to force air into lungs, try a natural herbal
solution that has been used for thousands of years. Lobelia
acts as a respiratory stimulant and maintains deep, steady
breathing through the stage two sleep period. Thyme
improves the ability of the lungs to exchange CO 2 for oxygen
while chamomile and cramp bark help the upper trapezius
muscles to relax, supporting better nerve transmission.
For more information, call 888-465-4404 or visit
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Help Avoid Skin Cancer
With Vitamin A
Using the three-decade longitudinal health records of
about 123,000 men and women from the Nurses’ Health
Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study,
researchers from Brown University found that people with
diets rich in vitamin A had a significantly reduced risk of
developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer,
which occurs in 7 to 11 percent of the population. “We
found that higher intake of total vitamin A, retinol and
several individual carotenoids, including beta cryptoxanthin,
lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin, was associated with
lower risk of SCC,” wrote the authors.
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global briefs
Golden Rules
Moms Launch Eco-Friendly Certification
The nonprofit MomsAcrossAmerica.org (MAA) has
launched its Moms Across
America Gold Standard,
a multi-tiered verification
program for
food, beverages and
supplements that
creates a simple,
trustworthy resource
for consumers
while
encouraging
best practices
by suppliers. It will be
awarded to those brands
that have achieved superior
levels of organic practices and eco-friendly procedures,
and is intended to make it simple for people to choose the
healthiest products and use their wallets to take a stand
against unhealthy alternatives and unethical business
practices. The standard also provides a path for companies
that know better and do better to prosper by shifting
the buying power of millions of dedicated mothers behind
their products.
Jaws of Life
California Bans Fur Trapping
California has enacted a ban on fur trapping for animal
pelts, making it the first state to outlaw
a centuries-old livelihood that was
intertwined with the rise of the
Western
frontier.
The Wildlife
Protection
Act of 2019
prohibits
commercial
and recreational
trapping on both public and
private lands. Legislators are considering
proposals to ban the sale of
all fur products, including fur coats,
and to outlaw the use of animals in
any circus in the state, with the
exception of domesticated
horses, dogs and cats.
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License to Plant
Gun Control in India Goes Green
In a northern India district,
regulators require that applicants
for gun licenses,
in addition to normal background
checks, must plant
10 trees and submit selfies
as photographic evidence
of having done so. To mark
World Environment Day in
June, Chander Gaind,
the deputy commissioner
of the district of Ferozepur
in Punjab State,
had an idea. “I thought about how much Punjabi people
love guns,” he says. “We receive hundreds of applications
for gun licenses from this district every year. Maybe I could
get them to love caring for the environment, too.” India has
more than 3.3 million active gun licenses. Tajinder Singh,
47, a farmer in the district, says he wants to protect himself
from wild animals and bands of armed robbers.
Methane Matters
Fracking Linked to Global Warming
As methane concentrations increase in the atmosphere,
evidence points to shale oil and gas as the probable source,
but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken
steps to stop regulating it. New Cornell University research
published in Biogeosciences, a journal of the European
Geosciences Union, suggests that the methane released by
high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has different
characteristics than the methane from
conventional natural
gas and other fossil
fuels such as coal.
About two-thirds of
all new gas production
over the last decade has been
shale gas produced in the U.S.
and Canada, says the paper’s
author, Robert Howarth, a
professor of ecology and environmental
biology: “If we
can stop pouring methane
into the atmosphere, it will
dissipate. It goes away
pretty quickly compared
to carbon dioxide. It’s
the low-hanging fruit to
slow global warming.”
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Species Setback
EPA Weakens Protective Regulations
The U.S. Department of the
Interior is effecting significant
changes that weaken how
the Endangered Species Act
is implemented, a move critics
fear will allow for more oil and
gas drilling on land that is currently
habitat-protected, and
will limit how much regulators
consider the impacts of the climate
crisis. The changes affect
how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration consider whether species
qualify for protections, as well as how the agencies
determine what habitats deserve special protections.
It could make it more difficult to factor in the impact of
climate change on species.
Polar Alert
Alaskan Sea Ice Melting Faster
Sea ice along northern Alaska disappeared far earlier than
normal this spring, alarming coastal residents that rely on
wildlife and fish. The ice melted as a result of exceptionally
warm water temperatures extending far out into the
ocean. The last five years have produced the warmest
sea-surface temperatures on record in the region, contributing
to record low sea ice levels.
Kool-Kats
Candy Wrappers Reimagined as Origami
Myriad companies are pledging to make their products
and packaging more sustainable, including the multinational
food and drink giant Nestlé, which announced in
January that it is committed to using 100 percent recyclable
packaging for its candy by 2025. Miniature KitKat
chocolate bars from its Japan confectionery branch will
be wrapped in paper instead of plastic, with instructions
for how to fashion it, post-snack, into the iconic origami
crane, a traditional Japanese messenger of thoughts
and wishes. Nestlé hopes that this will guarantee the
paper remains in use longer rather than be disposed
of immediately.
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Healing Hazard
Health Care Sector Impacts Climate
A new study by the international
nonprofit Health Care Without
Harm (HCWH), in collaboration
with Arup, a British multinational
professional services firm,
claims that if the global health
care sector were a country,
it would be the fifth-largest
greenhouse gas emitter on
the planet. It provides, for the
first time, an estimate of health
care’s global climate footprint.
Josh Karliner, HCWH international director of program
and strategy and report co-author, says, “The health
sector needs to transition to clean, renewable energy and
deploy other primary prevention strategies to achieve net
zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.”
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global briefs
Hot Habits
Phoenix Shifts to a Cooler Night Mode
Phoenix, which had 128 days
at or above 100 degrees
Fahrenheit last year, is one
of the hottest and fastestwarming
cities in the U.S.,
and most American cities are
expected to drastically heat
up in the next decades with
heat waves and triple-digit
days. In the Valley of the
Sun, work and play are shifting
into the cooler hours.
Neighborhoods are active
at dawn and dusk when residents hike, jog and paddleboard.
Last year, heat caused or contributed to the deaths
of 182 people in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.
Ariane Middel, a professor of urban climate at Arizona
State University, says, “We are almost a living laboratory.
We can test strategies and see different ways to keep
adapting and mitigating. By the time it gets hot in other
places, they can take what we have learned here.”
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Abandoned Crops
Economics Drive Farm Food Losses
Farmer Cannon Michael left more than 100 acres of ripe
cantaloupes unharvested last year because he couldn’t
sell them for enough to cover the cost of labor, packing
and shipping. According to a new study from Santa
Clara University, in California, about one-third of
edible produce remains unharvested in the
fields, where it rots and gets plowed
under. Most research on food loss
and food waste has focused on
post-harvest, retail and consumer
levels. The new study
offers a far more accurate
look at on-farm food loss
by relying on in-field
measurements. ReFED,
a coalition of nonprofits,
businesses and government
agencies that fight
food loss and food waste,
estimates that 21 percent of
water, 18 percent of cropland
and 19 percent of fertilizer in the
U.S. are dedicated to food that is
never eaten.
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inspiration
ENOUGH FOR ALL
In Pursuit of Grateful Living
Grateful living is the awareness that
we stand on holy ground—always—in
touch with mystery. Jewish
sages interpret the words of Genesis 3:5
in a way that is of great relevance to grateful
living. “Take off your shoes; the ground on
which you stand is holy ground.” The soles
of your shoes are leather—dead animal
skin. Take off the deadness of being-usedto-it
and your live souls will feel that you are
standing on holy ground, wherever you are.
by Brother David Steindl-Rast
It is pretty evident that greed, oppression
and violence have led us to a point of
self-destruction. Our survival depends on
a radical change; if the gratitude movement
grows strong and deep enough, it may bring
about this necessary change. Grateful living
brings in place of greed, sharing; in place of
oppression, respect; and in place of violence,
peace. Who does not long for a world of
sharing, mutual respect and peace?
Exploitation springs from greed and
a sense of scarcity. Grateful living makes
us aware that there is enough for all. Thus,
it leads to a sense of sufficiency and a joyful
willingness to share with others.
Oppression is necessary if we want to
exploit others. The more power you have, the
more efficiently you can exploit those below
you and protect yourself against those above
you. But grateful people live with a sense of
sufficiency—they need not exploit others—thus,
oppression is replaced by mutual
support and by equal respect for all.
Violence springs from the root of fear—
fear that there may not be enough for all, fear
of others as potential competitors, fear of foreigners
and strangers. But the grateful person
is fearless. Thereby, she cuts off the very root
of violence. Out of a sense-of-enough, she is
willing to share, and thereby tends to eliminate
the unjust distribution of wealth that
creates the climate for violence. Fearlessly, she
welcomes the new and strange, is enriched by
differences and celebrates variety.
Grateful eyes look at whatever is as if
they had never seen it before and caress it
as if they would never see it again. This is
a most realistic attitude, for every moment
is indeed unique.
Adapted from an interview with Brother
David Steindl-Rast that originally appeared
in Greater Good, the online magazine
of the Greater Good Science Center.
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In reality, going to bed is the
best me-time we can have.
~Cindy Davies
CHASING ZZZZZs
How to Put Insomnia to Rest
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by Marlaina Donato
Tossing and turning most of the
night while obsessing about the
need for sleep is a torture we all
go through every now and then, but for
the 40 percent of Americans dealing with
current or chronic insomnia, it can be a
regular nightmare. In fact, 50 to 70 million
adults in the U.S. suffer from some
form of sleep disorder, according to the
American Sleep Association.
The causes are multi-faceted: stress,
pharmaceutical side effects, hormonal
imbalances, chronic pain, anxiety and
too much caffeine all fuel the insomnia
loop. Add to that the overstimulation
from 24/7 technology, social pressures and
unresolved emotional pain, and it’s easy to
see why long, hard, sleepless nights have
become a worldwide epidemic.
The effects are profound. Compromised
sleep not only leads to decreased
quality of life, malnourished relationships,
a heightened risk of accidents and inferior
job performance, but also lowered immunity
and chronic inflammation, raising the
odds of heart disease, stroke, high blood
pressure, weight gain and diabetes. About
90 percent of people diagnosed with depression
also experience sleep deprivation,
and many antidepressant medications can
disrupt the ability to fall asleep and dream.
However, a number of natural and
holistic approaches can provide lasting
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results without undesirable side effects.
Along with tried-and-true methods like
acupuncture, therapeutic massage and
changes in diet and exercise, the National
Sleep Foundation recommends mindful
breathing and meditation. New options
are emerging to help foster quality sleep,
including cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT), non-psychoactive CBD oil and
lifestyle changes supporting a healthy
circadian rhythm.
Body and Mind,
a Tangled Web
Psychological, emotional and physical
health all play a role in our ability—or
inability—to get a good night’s rest.
“Not sleeping well is a sign of a deeper
imbalance that needs to be addressed.
So, if we’re masking the problem with
medication, the underlying cause remains
unaddressed,” says Elina Winnel,
a sleep coach who works online with
clients at TheSleepExpert.com. “Insomnia
is a complex issue that has psychological
components, but is also affected by deeper
mechanisms, including an imbalance
between the two main branches of the
autonomic nervous system.”
The intricate connection between
emotion and sleep-robbing stress hormones
explains why insomniacs are often caught in
an undertow of racing thoughts and preoccupations.
Says Winnel, “Stress has become
the norm, and most people don’t even realize
they’re in that state. This produces stress
hormones and can prevent the natural
process of sleep from occurring.” Stress also
depletes vitamin B and magnesium levels
necessary for quality sleep, she adds.
Cindy Davies, owner of the Holistic
Sleep Center, in Ferndale, Michigan, has
similar views on the role emotion plays in
troubled sleep patterns. “We’re chronically
suppressing our feelings throughout the
day. Our inability to address these emotions
culminates in a night spent in bed awake
with fears and worries,” she says. “Pushing
ourselves to the point of exhaustion can
help defend ourselves against dealing with
feelings or memories, but impairs our ability
to sleep restfully or restoratively.”
Resetting Inherent Rhythms
Circadian rhythm, our biological clock, is
a cellular marvel that is affected by light
and internal changes in temperature.
Stephanie Silberman, Ph.D., a licensed
psychologist in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
and Fellow of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine, explains that it’s helpful
to have a circadian rhythm aligned
with societal norms so that we’re sleepy
at bedtime and active during daylight
hours. “When a person’s circadian rhythm
is delayed, they will have trouble falling

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asleep at a regular bedtime, and when
it’s advanced, experience sleepiness too
early in the evening and then [have] early
morning awakenings.”
Circadian rhythm regulates digestion,
cellular repair, hormones and many
other functions. It also slows down the
metabolism during night hours, helping
us to stay asleep. “The circadian rhythm
can be disrupted by many factors, including
traveling to a different time zone, shift
work and exposure to blue light late at
night while binge-watching your favorite
series,” says Winnel.
Our natural hormonal rhythms
are wired to release melatonin at certain
times, allowing us to rest frequently
during the day. Davies explains that an
adult’s body is designed for periods of rest
every 90 minutes. “Most people don’t have
the opportunity to rest every 90 minutes,
but if we were able to, we’d be going to
bed in a state of rest, instead of exhaustion,”
she says.
Our bodies start producing melatonin
around 9 p.m., when we should already
be winding down, but too often we push
ourselves to stay up to watch TV or have
“me-time”, says Davies. “In reality, going to
bed is the best me-time we can have.”
Herbalist and licensed psychotherapist
Jenn J. Allen, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania,
Stress has become the norm, and most people don’t even
realize they’re in that state. This produces stress hormones
and can prevent the natural process of sleep from occurring.
~Elina Winnel
Sleep Tips
For healthy circadian rhythm and melatonin cycles, try:
4 Shutting off all screen devices, including the TV, two hours before going to bed
4 Going to bed when you get that 9 p.m. slump and just taping a favorite show
4 Walking barefoot and feeling the earth
4 Spending quality time outside in sunlight, preferably in a natural setting
4 Taking nourishing baths with natural soaps, lavender essential oil or herbs
4 Designating certain time slots to not answer the phone or answer emails
4 Exercising regularly and not within three hours of bedtime
4 Taking a break from work every 90 minutes for two minutes of slow, deep breathing
4 Breaking the caffeine habit by replacing coffee and tea with healthier alternatives
For emotional components of insomnia, try:
4 Going on a “worry fast” for five or 10 minutes, and then practice doing it for an
hour or a full day
4 Reserving time with loved ones for in-person conversations and get-togethers
4 Checking in with yourself and acknowledging all emotions and fears
without judgment
4 Setting aside ambitions for a day to recharge
4 Sleeping in without guilt—shopping and running errands can wait
4 Choosing not to compare your life with others
adds, “People spend up to 10 hours a day on
electronic devices, which directly impacts
melatonin production and stimulates the
fight-or-flight response system in the brain.”
Two Sides of Every Brain
Smartphones and social media have piled
even more on our plate, even if we enjoy
them. “We’re expected to be constantly
‘on’ and reachable 24/7,” observes Winnel.
“This leads to an excessive reliance on our
sympathetic nervous system and difficulty
switching brainwave states from beta—associated
with alertness—to theta and
delta, which we experience during sleep.
Through practice and specific exercises, it
can become easier for us to reach the state
of mind needed to nod off.”
To support healthier sleep patterns,
Winnel emphasizes the importance of
using both hemispheres of the brain
while awake. “Particularly in our professional
lives, logical and rational processes
are rewarded, while creativity is seen
as optional. This can cause a chronic
imbalance in the way we use the two
hemispheres of our brain. Optimal sleep
requires equalized functioning in the
neurological structures that are unique to
each hemisphere.” Mindful breathing and
alternate-nostril yogic breathwork can
also bring harmony to both hemispheres
of the brain and promote deep relaxation.
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Chronic pain can also prevent sound
sleep. Allen stresses, “It’s important to
understand what is actually causing pain
and what type of pain it is. Some chronic
pain comes from postural issues or injuries,
so massage, chiropractic or gentle
movement like yoga can help to drastically
reduce the intensity of pain.”
Identifying nutritional deficiencies
and supporting the nervous system is also
key. “Plants work both physiologically
and energetically. Gentle nervine herbs
like oats or chamomile can help to soothe
the nervous system, and are effective for
children and teens. Adaptogenic plants are
known historically for helping the body
to resist physical, chemical or biological
stresses. Tulsi and ashwagandha, when
taken consistently, can be useful in helping
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adults to combat stress,” Allen says, reminding
us to also check with a healthcare
professional to avoid contraindications.
Going for that extra cup of coffee
during the day or pouring a drink or two
in the evening are habits that only exacerbate
sleep issues. “Caffeine suppresses our
body’s ability to feel tired, not by giving us
energy, but by increasing the production of
adrenaline and suppressing the production
of melatonin. Alcohol, like some prescription
medications, can interfere with our
ability to fall asleep, sleep deeply and experience
dreaming states,” cautions Davies.
CBD oil derived from the cannabis
plant is an effective pain-reducer and helps
to regulate healthy sleep patterns. Cannabidiol
(CBD), which does not contain
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the chemical
substance in marijuana responsible for
inducing a high, is available as capsules,
inhalers and tinctures.
Learning New Tricks
Many sleep-seeking people are reaping the
benefits from cognitive behavioral therapy
People spend up to 10 hours
a day on electronic devices,
which directly impacts
melatonin production and
stimulates the fight-or-flight
response system in the brain.
~Jenn J. Allen
for insomnia (CBT-I). The American
College of Physicians recommends it as
the first-line therapy for insomnia ahead
of medication, citing that it improves
sleep and daytime functioning in 70 to 80
percent of treated persons, often without
supplemental medication. A meta-analysis
published in The Journal of the American
Medical Association in 2015 shows that
CBT-I can resolve insomnia for 35 percent
of people with sleeplessness linked to existing
medical and psychiatric conditions
such as fibromyalgia or PTSD.
CBT-I helps to change long-held patterns.
“CBT includes keeping sleep logs,
improving sleep hygiene, learning ways to
decrease anxiety and how to associate the
bed as a place where we sleep well, instead
of the maladaptive thinking that it’s a
place to toss and turn,” says Silberman.
CBT can also be helpful for chronic pain
and other physical problems when underlying
issues are treated in conjunction.
A good night’s rest is indeed possible.
Davies says, “In order to really change
our ability to sleep, we need a complete
cultural mindset shift that prioritizes sleep
and our need to rest.”
Marlaina Donato is the author of several
books and a composer. Connect at
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green living
ANTIQUES RISING
Discovering the Green in ‘Brown’ Furniture
by Yvette C. Hammett
Fast food and fast fashion are common
in this amped-up world. There’s
also fast furniture—the kind that
often comes in a box, assembly required.
It’s made of particle board held together
by toxic chemicals; it is often flimsy and
it’s consuming forests at an alarming rate.
But millennials love it. That’s why they’re
sometimes called the IKEA generation.
“Your grandmother’s big sideboard
and armoire are hard to sell,” says Todd
Merrill, owner of the Todd Merrill Studio,
a furniture and design gallery in New
York City. “We have changed the way we
live. Our houses are laid out differently—
no more formal dining rooms. I think
people are less inventive about how to
repurpose, reuse and restore.”
Grandma’s treasures, once passed
down for generations, are largely passé. The
new word for antiques is “brown furniture”;
prices have plummeted 60 to 80 percent
in two decades, say industry experts.
The youngsters want no part of them, even
though they are hand crafted out of solid
wood extracted from old-growth forests
that took centuries to mature.
Large retail chains cater to strong
consumer demand for disposable furniture,
and it is driving a great deal of deforestation,
according to the Alliance of Leading
Environmental Researchers & Thinkers
(ALERT). IKEA’s own figures show that it
uses 1 percent of the world’s commercial
wood supply a year to manufacture these
throwaway pieces. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency reports that 9,690 tons of
furniture—both fast and slow—ended up in
the nation’s landfills in 2015, the latest year
for which statistics have been published.
The trend is at odds with millennials’
notable environmental sensibilities—and
they do put a premium on authentic,
handmade items and companies with
social impact—so experts say the tide may
be turning. Like the growing Slow Food
movement, “slow” furniture enjoys a sense
of character and provenance that doesn’t
come in a box.
When Merrill opened his furniture
studio in 2000, it consisted of half pristine
antiques and half mid-century modern
furniture. He quickly saw a trend of people
snapping up the mid-century and leaving
the handcrafted antiques behind. “I pulled
things out of trash heaps in the Upper East
Side. People came in and started snatching
up all the vintage modern.”
Merrill’s vintage offerings now
focus on mid-century modern and
upcycled, repurposed furnishings, something
the millennials have taken to.
The kids will continue to come around,
he says. “If you go around Brooklyn,
people are reusing and recycling antique
furniture. With the antique market hitting
bottom, it is hard to ignore it. As it
bottoms out, kids are going to come back
to these things.”
There can be a cool factor in reusing
something that is old, unique and odd, he
added. “Oddity and ugliness is kind of in
fashion right now.”
Alex Geriner, of Doorman Designs,
in New Orleans, began upcycling out of
necessity. He had little money to furnish
his 19th-century apartment. His need
quickly became a business when the
furnishings he created out of old wood
pieces began flying out the door. “I think
for millennials—I am a millennial—they
want something with a story tied to it,
some sort of bigger meaning. My generation
is all about experiences. If they can
say, ‘I found this in a dumpster’ or ‘in
a roadside flea market,’ any story is an
investment for millennials.”
Terry Gorsuch, whose side business
in Dolores, Colorado, Rustique ReInvintage,
involves salvaging old theater
chairs, church pews and other novel items,
upcycling them and selling them for a
tidy profit, says, “There is nothing special
about a coffee table from IKEA. All our
pieces have a story. They’re from a 1936
theater or an 1895 Grange Hall where
farmers and ranchers met.”
Gorsuch says he already has some
“hipster” millennials buying items like old
lockers or other odd pieces that they mix
and match. “When you take something
and put it back to use, you get a feeling of
satisfaction,” he says.
“The informality of today allows for
the mix-and-match thing,” Merrill says.
“Take an old door and repurpose it …
Put it up in your house or upcycle it into a
table. “What we are missing in our homes
is character,” he says. “Repurposing is a
very good thing to do.”
Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental
writer based in Valrico, Florida. Connect
at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com.
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healing ways
The Happy Thyroid
Seven Ways to Keep It Humming
Much of our day-to-day wellbeing—how
energetic we
feel, how clear our thinking
is and how our body processes food—is
governed by the activity of the butterflyshaped,
thumb-sized thyroid gland at
the base of the throat. When it’s working
as it should, life is good. However, about
one in eight Americans suffers from a
malfunctioning thyroid, and women are
five to eight times more likely than men to
face the consequences.
It’s a delicate balancing act. A thyroid
that produces too few hormones makes
us feel sluggish and constipated. We gain
weight easily, have muscle cramps and
experience heavy periods. Hypothyroidism,
as it’s called, is linked to chronic
fatigue syndrome, infertility and autism
in newborns. A 2013 study published in
Annals of Neurology found that pregnant
women deficient in thyroid hormone are
four times more likely than healthy women
to produce a child with autism.
If the thyroid produces too many
hormones, we suffer from hyperthyroidism
with a racing heart, irritability, light
periods, unexplained weight loss and
insomnia; it can lead to hardening of the
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arteries and heart failure later in life, according
to a study in Circulation Research.
The good news is that there are
simple and effective strategies that can
optimize thyroid function and avoid these
potential health setbacks, say experts.
Their recommendations:
1
Keep up mineral levels. The
thyroid needs iodine to churn out
hormones, and usually iodized salt
or sea salt with natural iodine can supply
most of our daily needs of 150 micrograms.
Sardines, shrimp, seaweed, yogurt,
eggs and capers are also rich in iodine.
However, too much of a good thing can tip
the balance in the other direction, so practice
moderation with super-charged iodine
foods like cranberries: A four-ounce serving
contains twice the daily requirement.
In addition, our thyroids need selenium
(one or two Brazil nuts a day will do it)
and zinc (nuts, legumes and chocolate) to
function optimally.
2
Eat fermented foods. About 20
percent of the conversion of inactive
thyroid hormone (T4) into active
hormone (T3) takes place in our gut,
Poses such as plow pose,
fish pose, boat pose and
cobra can improve blood
circulation to the thyroid
gland, which is imperative
for its health.
~Stacy Thewis
which makes “good” bacteria critically important.
Andrea Beaman, a New York City
health coach and author of Happy Healthy
Thyroid: The Essential Steps to Healing
Naturally, recommends probiotics like
cultured vegetables, kimchi, sauerkraut
and sourdough bread, as well as prebiotics
like root vegetables, plantain, burdock and
dandelion root.
3
Filter
drinking water. “Fluoride
and chlorine are elements that
can block the absorption of iodine
into the thyroid,” says Elizabeth Boham,
M.D., a functional medicine doctor at
the UltraWellness Center, in Lenox,
Massachusetts. A reverse-osmosis filter
or a high-end pitcher filter will remove
chlorine, as well as fluoride, which British
researchers have linked to a 30 percent
higher rate of hypothyroidism.
4
Detox cosmetics. Phthalates are
endocrine-disrupting chemicals
found in cosmetics, nail polish and
shampoos; they are also in plastic toys,
and 3-year-old girls exposed to phthalates
have shown depressed thyroid function,
Columbia University scientists report.
Research cosmetics and find toxin-free
alternatives at the Environmental Working
Group Skin Deep Cosmetics Database.
(ewg.org/skindeep).
5
Wake up easy. About 85 percent
of thyroid diseases involve an
underactive thyroid, says Beaman,
adding that it is often the body’s pushback
against frenzied, stressful lifestyles: “The
thyroid is literally slowing down—our
body is saying, ‘Slow, slow, go slow.’” For
a low-key start to the day, she suggests
not using an alarm clock if possible, and
then doing some long, slow stretching and
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deep breathing. “It takes just five minutes, and you’re starting the
day not in fight-or-flight mode, but in a fully relaxed and fully
oxygenated body.”
6
Talk
it out. In Eastern philosophy, the thyroid in the
throat is located at the fifth chakra, the energy center
of expression and communication, Beaman says. If we
find ourselves either regularly shouting or choking back our
words, “it helps, if you want to support your thyroid on a deep
emotional level, to express yourself somehow, some way, to
someone somewhere,” such as to a therapist, family member or
good friend.
7
Do yoga asanas. “Poses such as plow pose, fish pose,
boat pose and cobra can improve blood circulation to the
thyroid gland, which is imperative for its health,” says Stacy
Thewis, a registered nurse, certified wellness coach and gut-brain
expert in Mellen, Wisconsin. In a study in the Journal of Complementary
and Integrative Medicine, 22 women with hypothyroidism
that practiced yoga for six months needed significantly less
thyroid medication.
Ronica A. O’Hara is a Denver-based natural-health writer.
Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.
Help for a
Troubled Thyroid
To verify a possible thyroid condition, consult a doctor,
endocrinologist, functional medicine doctor or naturopathic
doctor. Ask for a range of tests, not only the standard
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test, but also free T4, free
T3, thyroid antibodies for autoimmune reactions, and thyroidreleasing
hormone (TRH) tests for a full picture.
The standard pharmaceutical approach for hypothyroidism,
the most common condition, is the synthetic hormone
levothyroxine (Levoxyl, Synthroid, Unithroid) that boosts
T4 production; but it can cause depression and weight gain,
researchers at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center
report in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Ask also about Armour Thyroid, derived from animal
thyroids, that contains both T3 and T4, and is often preferred
by functional medicine doctors.
Other testing can uncover a reaction to gluten, which is
often linked to thyroid dysfunction. “For many with thyroid
issues, gluten can provoke an autoimmune response via
celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity,” says registered
dietitian nutritionist and health coach Amanda Wikan, of
Petaluma, California. If a celiac test is negative, she suggests
trying a six-week, gluten-free diet and watching afterward for
any signs of non-celiac sensitivity such as headaches, bloating,
gas or brain fog.
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conscious eating
ZENFUL EATING
Mindful Meals in Quiet Gratitude
In Zen monasteries, the head cook
(known as the tenzo) is one of the most
important positions a monk can hold;
Eihei Dogen, founder of Soto Zen, one of
the longest-established sects of Buddhism,
said this is “because the position requires
wholehearted practice.” In the 13th-century
volume Instructions for the Zen Cook,
Dogen wrote, “In preparing food, it is
essential to be sincere and to respect each
ingredient, regardless of how coarse or fine.”
Rituals around food are an important
element of Buddhism, as with many spiritual
traditions. But we don’t have to be a
Buddhist or a practiced meditator to learn
how to cook more mindfully, enjoy meals
more fully and eat in better balance.
“Cooking can be a meditation. We
cook with all our senses: We taste, touch
and listen to determine if the pan is hot
enough. You just have to be mindful,” says
Jean-Philippe Cyr, author of The Buddhist
Chef: 100 Simple, Feel-Good Vegan Recipes.
“Cooking is an act of love and generosity,
so cooking should be done with
care—taking the time to consider the
ingredients and overall flavors of the meal,
storing the vegetables properly, paying
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Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically
modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible.
Cooking is an act of
love and generosity, so
cooking should be done
with care—taking the time
to consider the ingredients
and overall flavors of the
meal, storing the vegetables
properly, paying attention
while you chop.
~Gesshin Claire Greenwood
attention while you chop. These things
are the foundation of a great meal,” says
Gesshin Claire Greenwood, an ordained
Zen priest in San Francisco. Greenwood
trained in Buddhist monasteries in Japan
for more than five years, experiences she
draws from in her recent memoir and
cookbook Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and
Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples.
While vegetarianism is encouraged
in all schools of Buddhism and most monasteries
abstain from meat, it is not a strict
requirement. Cyr, a vegan and practicing
Buddhist of 20 years, takes seriously the
concept of ahimsa, or “do no harm”, as a
chef. “Veganism and Buddhism share the
common value of compassion—compassion
towards animals, as well as the Earth.
Climate change caused by meat consumption
causes a lot of harm, too,” says Cyr, of
rural Quebec, Canada.
The “middle way” is an important
Buddhist principle in the kitchen—striking
the balance between indulgence and
deprivation—the “just enough” in Greenwood’s
cookbook title. “It’s important
to use enough salt so that the food tastes
good, but not so much that it’s overpowering.
When we shop for food or eat a meal,
we can also pay attention to when we’ve
had enough,” she says.
Mind Over Mouth
Mindful eating can open up a beautiful
new relationship to food, says Jan Chozen
Bays, a Zen Buddhist priest and co-abbot
of Great Vow Zen Monastery, in Clatskanie,
Oregon. “This country is in an epidemic
of out-of-balance eating. People are
stressed out and fearful about eating, but
cooking and eating should be inherently
pleasurable human activities,” says Bays,
the author of Mindful Eating: A Guide
to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful
Relationship with Food. “In Zen practice,
mindful rituals help us learn to be present
and peaceful during meals.”
Mindful eating is not about restrictions,
but rather about curiosity and investigation—an
adventure for the senses,
says Bays. “Research shows that diets don’t
work, as they rely on external sources
rather than helping you to go inward and
tap into the innate wisdom of your body.”
Tuning In at Mealtime
Rushing through meals mindlessly, we’ve
become deaf to our body’s own signals
of satiety, says Bays. “Go to the supermarket
when you’re hungry, and head to
the perimeter where the real food is and
stop and ask your body, ‘Would you like
oranges? Would broccoli be good for us?’
Tune into your cellular hunger,” she says.
At the Great Vow Zen Monastery,
the first morning meal is conducted in
silence, along “with a prayer to bring
gratitude for the food and to all living
beings whose life flows to us in our food,”
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says Bays, adding that research shows ceremonies
and moments of reflection lead
to more mindful, healthy eating.
“Instead of talking on the phone, try
cooking in silence. Drawing your awareness
to details like the smell of basil, the
color of tomato and the touch of the spoon
brings so much richness to the act of
cooking,” says Bays.
Such a focus leads to a sense of appreciation
for the ingredients of meals
and life, says Myoju Erin Merk, a priest at
the San Francisco Zen Center. “Making a
meal is an active extension of our ‘sitting’
(meditation) practice.”
Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance
writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.
The Zen of Food
Here are a few simple tips from Buddhist
priests and cooks on making
mealtime more mindful.
Have a mid-meal gut check, suggests
Jan Chozen Bays. “When your stomach
feels three-quarters full, have a conversation
with a friend or have something to
drink before continuing to eat. Often you
will find after 20 minutes you are actually
full,” says the author and priest.
Myoju Erin Merk, a priest at the San
Francisco Zen Center, suggests setting a
phone timer in the kitchen to mark it as a
practice time to tune into the senses. “Try
to slow down and notice what’s happening
as you cook. Try to stay with the sensory
experience and not judge everything, like
whether the carrot is cut right. It can be a
very relaxing and peaceful way to work in
the kitchen.”
Make the first few sips or bites of
a meal mindful, spending the first few
moments in silence if possible, says Bays.
“Working quietly with that pile of carrots
or onions, you have space to focus on just
one task,” adds Merk.
Incorporating all of the five tastes
of Buddhism—salty, sweet, sour, bitter and
umami (savory)—is another way to bring
meals in balance, according to author and
priest Gesshin Claire Greenwood. “Having
all of these flavors represented makes a
meal feel balanced and satisfying.”
Buddha Bowl
Cookbook author Jean-Phillippe Cyr says,
“I love bowl recipes: they’re generous and
colorful, and they let us get creative. Layer
grains or cereals, vegetables, legumes and
dressing, and voilà! That’s all there is to it.”
Pumpkin seeds are an incredible
source of protein, and tahini contains more
protein than milk. Healthy cooks will be
sure to keep this tahini dressing recipe
close, because they can use it in everything.
Yields: one bowl
Cooking Like a Zen Master
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
2 dried figs, sliced
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt, to taste
1½ cups cooked quinoa
¼ cup frozen shelled edamame, cooked
For the dressing:
1 (¾-inch) piece fresh ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
Pinch of sea salt
2 Tbsp tahini
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp olive oil
Garnish:
Pumpkin seeds
Microgreens
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Place the sweet
potato and figs in a baking dish.
Drizzle with oil, then season with salt and
bake for 30 minutes.
Place the ginger, garlic and salt in a mortar
(preferred) or blender, then mash the
ingredients together.
Transfer to a bowl and add the tahini, soy
sauce, lemon juice, maple syrup and oil.
Stir to combine.
Place the sweet potatoes and figs in a large
serving bowl. Add the quinoa and edamame.
Drizzle with the dressing and garnish.
Serve immediately.
Tip: For those that can’t digest raw garlic,
don’t use it, or cook it before adding it to
the dressing.
Excerpted with permission from The Buddhist Chef, by Jean-Phillippe Cyr.
Gratitude can transform common days into
thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change
ordinary opportunities into blessings.
~William Arthur Ward
November 2019
23

wise words
Kenneth Davis on
Learning From the
Last Global Plague
Along with
annual flu
season warnings,
there’s more
news than usual on the
dangers of microbes
and transmittable
diseases, including recent
domestic measles
outbreaks and the rise
of resistant bacteria
from the improper use
of antibiotics. In his
latest book released
earlier this year, More
Deadly than War: The
Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and
the First World War, Kenneth C. Davis describes
the worldwide epidemic that killed
millions only a century ago and warns of
a potential relapse.
Davis is also the author of In
the Shadow of Liberty, an American
Library Association Notable Book and
a finalist for the Youth Adult Library
by Randy Kambic
Service Association
Award for Excellence
in Nonfiction.
His New York Times
bestselling and critically
acclaimed Don’t
Know Much About
book series for both
adults and children
makes many, sometimes
esoteric facts
and figures on history,
The Bible, the
universe, geography
and other subjects
come alive. Davis is
a TED-Ed educator whose lectures are
globally available online.
What inspired you to tackle
this deadly subject?
My editor had the flu and mentioned that
her grandmother died of the Spanish Flu.
I said that’s a fascinating subject. She said
if you ever want to write about it, I’d love
to know, and it was around the time that
I was beginning to think about the 100th
anniversary of the flu and the end of
World War I. These were two extraordinary
moments in modern human history
that many people don’t understand.
What makes the Spanish Flu
epidemic relevant today?
It was the most extraordinary pandemic
in modern times, the worst since the
Black Plague. So many aspects of the
story can teach us lessons, like the role
of propaganda that created the circumstances
that allowed the flu to flourish,
politicians ignoring sound science. In
Philadelphia in September of 1918, the
health commissioner was warned not to
allow a big parade that was meant to sell
war bonds. He did, and 200,000 people
crowded the streets. Two days later,
there was not a hospital bed left in the
city. It was that sudden and explosive
gathering of mass numbers of people
that lit the fuse for a tremendous flu
bomb to explode.
It’s important to understand the connection
between science and history. Often,
we treat history as a collection of dates,
battles and speeches, and we don’t connect
with what was going in the scientific and
medical world, but these things are always
closely linked together. Disease has always
been more deadly than war, and that makes
it more relevant than ever, because there are
crises and conflict zones all over the world
today. The situation is ripe for that explosion
of another infectious disease.
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Should we take for granted that some health
risks of the past have been totally eradicated
via modern medicine?
We should not. It’s dangerous to be complacent. All too often,
there’s a cost in disregarding sound medical advice—what we
know to be true—because we might have heard something else,
and this is truer than ever with social media. The nature of the
flu virus, of infectious diseases, is that they change, evolve and
mutate rapidly like the Spanish Flu did.
Why do you write, “Another pandemic
is a distinct possibility”?
Such pandemic diseases are often diseases of crowds. We live in
a world that’s more crowded, where high-speed transportation is
much more readily capable of spreading a pandemic. When we
have a world in which scientific risks and information is disregarded,
that’s when we have the possibility of another pandemic. Then
there’s climate change. We are living in a world that’s wetter and
warmer. This breeds the possibilities for more disease. When we
weaken guardrails, when we don’t fund science and disease prevention
properly, we take great risks.
What do you think about the stronger
enforcement of vaccinations because
of measles outbreaks?
We’ve had the largest outbreak of measles in decades, and it’s a
disease we thought we had pretty much defeated a long time ago.
But because of the spread of misinformation, rumors and unverified
scientific medical information, we have a dangerous outbreak of
measles in this country. People have traveled to places where there
were no vaccinations, then return home. This is a clear and very present
danger of the “anti-vaxx” movement, as it’s called. It ignores longestablished,
peer-reviewed science over decades and unfortunately,
we are in a time when someone with a megaphone or microphone or
another platform can reach a lot of people with a lot of very dangerous
information. We ignore sound science at great peril.
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Welcome to the digital age,
where budding gym rats,
former couch potatoes and
schedule-challenged fitness freaks are
finding new ways to get in shape. These
days, virtually anyone with a smartphone
or Wi-Fi connection can connect with a
yoga video, a spin class or any number of
personal exercise experiences.
Some folks are wearing devices that
calculate distance and monitor bodily
functions—then post it all to social media.
Private trainers are offering online workout
routines with motivational emails and text
messages, while some gyms include online
training as an add-on to membership or
leverage technology to provide classes to
consumers globally.
Virtual fitness is growing in leaps
and bounds. The use of health and fitness
apps has more than tripled since 2014, and
three-quarters of active users open their
apps at least twice a week, according to
Flurry Analytics. Yet, it’s not for everyone.
Erin Nitschke, Ed.D., of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, the director of educational
partnerships and programs at the National
Federation of Professional Trainers, is
monitoring the upsurge in virtual fitness
and believes it will take time to perfect the
options. “While virtual training may be a
best practice for a certain population of users,
it may be a barrier to others,” she says.
Accessible, Flexible
and Affordable
The convenience and affordability of virtual
training has some clients thriving on
their ability to marry technological tools
to fitness goals. They can log in anytime,
anywhere, even while travelling; take a
variety of classes from famous trainers for
a fraction of the cost of in-person sessions
and receive emails or texts that provide
encouragement to reach the next level.
For those new to exercising, virtual
training eases self-consciousness. It’s an opportunity
to learn the basics and begin the
process of toning up at home before venturing
into an unfamiliar environment where
everyone seems to know what they’re doing.
In this respect, virtual training can serve as
a gateway to establishing a fitness routine
that eventually leads to the local gym.

“One of the most frequent reasons
people cite for not maintaining a regular
exercise habit is lack of time,” says American
Council on Exercise President and
Chief Science Officer Cedric Bryant, Ph.D.,
of Redmond, Washington. He points out
that virtual tools and devices may help
eliminate some of those time barriers, allowing people to get
quality workouts.
The Real Deal
But some people go to the gym or attend fitness classes because
they enjoy the social connection more than the sweat. Nitschke
says that social support can be a predictor of success, so it’s possible
that virtual training can have a negative impact. Bryant
agrees. “There are different fitness personality types, and some
need the live and in-person experience.”
Bryant points out that gyms and trainers often request health
information and fitness goals beforehand to provide clients a more
customized program. In-person instruction also has the benefit of
immediate feedback to ensure safe, effective and proper technique.
Erika Hetzel, a Pilates instructor and personal trainer in
Dane County, Wisconsin, believes that virtual workouts are fine
for people that have attended classes enough to know the exercises
and have good body awareness. “For beginners, hands-on
cues and modifications are important, especially if there are any
contraindications for exercise.”
One of the most frequent
reasons people cite for
not maintaining a regular
exercise habit is lack of time.
~Cedric Bryant
She carefully monitors her clients for
form and doesn’t plan to offer virtual training
because it’s impossible to give clients
bodily adjustments. “It leaves trainees at
risk of not getting full benefit or getting
hurt,” Hetzel says. “An effective workout is
about the quality of the movements.”
Bryant says that instructor interaction is a plus; however,
the best virtual workouts give detailed instruction and regression
or progression of all moves, allowing participants to choose an
appropriate intensity level.
Making a Virtual Connection
Logging in with a high-speed internet connection, gathering
required equipment in advance and possessing self-motivation
might prevent getting discouraged. However, overconfidence can
lead to injury, so being fully aware of limitations is essential before
taking a dive off the recliner directly into a series of lunges. For
social butterflies, a real-live friend to login with may be necessary
to make virtual training fun.
Fitness training may be forever changed by technology, but
Nitschke says it remains to be seen if fitness professionals can
respond to individual learning styles to foster success and elevate
the fitness client’s virtual experience.
Julie Peterson writes from rural Wisconsin. Contact her at
JuliePeterson2222@gmail.com.
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27

healthy kids
The good news about
gratitude is that it is one
of the more growable
character strengths—and
it’s never too late.
~Giacomo Bono
Kids With Gratitude
Making Thankfulness Second Nature
This Thanksgiving, there’s something
to be especially thankful
for—gratitude itself. Emerging
research shows gratitude to be one of the
easiest, most effective ways to kickstart
happiness and well-being. “The good
news about gratitude is that it is one of the
more growable character strengths—and
it’s never too late,” says Giacomo Bono,
Kari Seaverson DDS
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Ph.D., an assistant professor at California
State University, in Dominguez Hills, and
co-author of Making Grateful Kids: The
Science of Building Character.
It’s also never too early to “plant” it:
Even toddlers love to parrot, “Thank you.”
Research by Bono and others shows kids
that are grateful are happier, more engaged
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be taught: After one week of daily 30-minute
lessons on gratitude, 8- to 11-year-olds
wrote thank-you notes for a PTA presentation
that were 80 percent longer than notes
by kids that didn’t have the lessons.
To instill gratefulness in a child:
1
Be grateful and show it.
“Kids are more likely to do something
if they see adults around them doing
it,” says Bono. “Being specific with your
words helps, too, because it shows what
behavior mattered to you and why.”
Adds psychologist Mary Jo Podgurski,
founder and president of the Academy for
Adolescent Health, in Washington, Pennsylvania:
“If we express our gratitude by making
eye contact, with sincerity and by providing
an example of how much we are appreciative,
the words are empowered. Telling the grocery
clerk, ‘I really like the way you packed
my berries on top. Thanks for taking the
time to be careful with my purchases,’ will
light up the clerk’s face.” That can translate
into a child not simply saying, “Thank you”
to a grandparent for birthday money, but also
explaining how excited they are about the
game they plan to buy with it.
2
Enact a small daily ritual.
“It’s also good for families to come up
with gratitude rituals,” says Bono. “Everyday
conversations about the good things
and people we have or encounter in life,
and being specific with words, helps young
children understand the connection between
kindness and feeling grateful better.”
For writer Judy Gruen’s family in Los
Angeles, this means a morning prayer:
“When we wake up in the morning, the first
words we say are those of gratitude that we
have awakened and have the opportunity
for a new day.”
At dinner time, some families play “a
rose, a thorn, a bud”—with each person
saying what happened that day that they’re
grateful for, what problems came up and
what they’re looking forward to. As a bedtime
ritual, Heidi McBain, a counselor and
author in Flower Mound, Texas, follows a
routine with her two children that includes
“reading, checking in about their day—the
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good/bad/ugly—and at least one thing they are grateful for from
their day. And I often share mine, as well!”
3
Make gratitude fun.
By getting creative, we can make kids’ expressions of gratitude
even more enjoyable. Business coach Kristi Andrus, in
Denver, says that her family toasts a lot at mealtime, raising their
glasses and clinking them. “Our toasts are simple, ‘Today I’m grateful,
thankful, or happy to share ________.’ [fill in the blank]. The
Gratitude-Building
Resources
Gratefulness.org: Essays, practices and resources for
grateful living.
Making Grateful Kids: Advice from leading researchers at
Psychology Today: Tinyurl.com/MakingGratefulKids.
How to Teach Gratitude to Tweens and Teens: Tinyurl.com/
TeachingGratitudeToTeens.
TED talks playlist: Videos that inspire gratitude: Ted.com/
playlists/206/give_thanks.
Research on gratitude in children: Tinyurl.com/
YouthGratitudeProject.
kids love it and the parents always smile at what the kids bring up.”
Charlene Hess, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, a blogger and
homeschooling mom to seven kids, has set up a gratitude door
with a sticky note added each day from each child. “This really
helps the kids become more aware of all the good things in their
lives, particularly as time goes on and they have to get more creative
with their responses.”
“A rampage of appreciation” is what Jeannette Paxia, a motivational
speaker and children’s book author in Modesto, California,
does with her five children: “We spend 10 minutes walking
around and appreciating all we see. My children love it!”
In the home of northern New Jersey therapist Shuli Sandler,
when one family member shows gratitude to another, a coin is put in
a jar. “When it is full, the whole family can go out and do something
together, like grab ice cream or something fun—remembering of
course to say thank you,” she says.
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natural pet
URBAN
CHICKENS
Coming Home
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by Julie Peterson
Locavores with a hankering for fresh,
organic eggs produced close to
home have sparked a resurgence in
backyard chicken keeping; even people
that don’t like omelets are getting in on
the trend. It turns out that the little descendants
of dinosaurs make fascinating,
low-maintenance pets.
“You can’t watch a chicken running
across the yard and not have your mood
lifted,” says Shana Cobin, who has owned
chickens for four years.
A veterinary staff
member, she takes in
rescues on her small
farm in Foster,
Rhode Island.
Her current flock
of eight
chickens
has room
to forage
with a
turkey,
some goats and sheep. At night,
her birds sleep in a predator-proof
chicken
coop. As a vegan,
Cobin gifts the
eggs to others. “It’s
gratifying to give eggs
to friends and family
who might otherwise buy eggs from factory
farms,” says Cobin. “It’s as if I’m helping
those hens, too.”
Those country chickens could be city
chickens—if the municipality allows. An
increasing number do, with a few rules.
Roosters aren’t usually allowed (think
crowing at 4 a.m.); the number of hens is
limited; and they can’t roam the neighborhood.
Local ordinances vary widely and
change frequently, so be sure to get the
facts for each area.
Bird Benefits
Chickens are relatively simple and inexpensive
to maintain. They come in a variety of
sizes and colors, are easy to bond with and
their entertainment value can’t be underrated.
“You will enjoy watching them for
hours,” says Andy G. Schneider, of Georgia,
the national spokesperson for the Avian
Health Program run by the Animal Plant
Health and Inspection Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture who has authored
three books on chickens.
He says that keeping chickens is also
a good way for children to learn responsibility
and where their food comes from.
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It’s gratifying to give eggs to friends
and family who might otherwise buy eggs
from factory farms. It’s as if I’m helping
those hens, too.
~Shana Cobin, vegan
He says, “They are living animals that depend on their owners
and can live for 10 years or longer.”
Backyard flocks readily compost food waste and hunt insects
to eat. Their nitrogen-rich droppings and old bedding from the
coop can fertilize gardens, or the chickens can be let loose in garden
areas to fertilize and weed at the same time. However, they will eat
desirable plants, so consider fencing off a fallow section of garden
where they can prepare the ground for the next crop. Composting,
fertilizing, weeding and pest control are benefits that even matronly
hens that have slowed egg production still provide.
The miracle of producing an egg is a journey of its own.
Rarely does a child—or grownup—squeal with as much glee
as when the pet hen lays her first egg. Add the excitement of
double-yolkers and tiny, yolkless “fairy eggs”, and collecting the
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Drawbacks
Like all pets, chickens need regular maintenance. They can get
parasites such as mites or worms, or become sick. But the hardest
thing about maintaining chickens is keeping them safe, according
to Lisa Steele, a rural Maine farmer and author of 101 Chicken
Keeping Hacks From Fresh Eggs Daily: Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for
You and Your Hens.
“No matter where you live, there is something that wants to
kill or eat your chickens. A secure coop and run or pen are important,”
Steele says. The family dog, fox, coyotes, raccoons, owls
and hawks are just some of the many potential predators.
If a rooster is in the flock, he instinctively protects hens from
perceived danger—great for predators, but not necessarily a desirable
pet. They crow louder, earlier and more often than most would
expect. Unless eggs to hatch are wanted, no rooster is needed.
Starting a Flock
After selecting breeds, a new flock can be started with adult
hens or chicks from a hatchery or breeder. Steele points out that
it’s important to get chicks from a reputable breeder and start
them off with good-quality feed, room to exercise, fresh air and
clean water.
Coops can be built from plans or purchased. There is a
trendy industry for palatial coops replete with window boxes, but
the necessities include enough space for each chicken, roosting
bars to sleep on, nesting boxes to lay eggs, good ventilation and
predator-proofing. “The curtains, wallpaper and twinkle lights
are fun, but not necessary,” says Steele.
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Seven years without a cold?
Copper in new device stops
cold and flu
Scientists recently discovered
a way to kill viruses and
bacteria.
Now thousands of people are using it
to stop colds and flu.
Colds start
when cold viruses
get in your nose.
Viruses multiply
fast. If you don’t
stop them early,
they spread and
cause misery.
In hundreds
of studies, EPA
and university
researchers have confirmed that viruses
and bacteria die almost instantly when
touched by copper.
That’s why ancient Greeks and
Egyptians used copper to purify water
and heal wounds. They didn’t know
about microbes, but now we do.
Scientists say the high conductance
of copper disrupts the electrical balance
in a microbe cell and destroys the cell in
seconds.
Tests by the EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency) show germs die
fast on copper. So some hospitals tried
copper for touch surfaces like faucets
and doorknobs. This cut the spread of
MRSA and other illnesses by over half,
and saved lives.
The strong scientific evidence gave
inventor Doug Cornell an idea. When
he felt a cold about to start he fashioned
a smooth copper probe and rubbed it
gently in his nose for 60 seconds.
“It worked!” he exclaimed. “The cold
never got going.” It worked again every
By Doug Cornell
New research: Copper stops
colds if used early.
time. He hasn’t had a single cold for 7
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calendar of events
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Embracing the Mother – 9:30am-4:30pm. Gather
to create a conscious connection with Mother Earth.
During this one-day event, you’ll learn a guided
meditation that will consciously connect you with
the Heart of Mother Earth and we’ll spend time
outside in nature as weather permits. $98. Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska.
AnnetteRugolo.com.
An Evening with the Archangels & Ascended
Masters – 6:45-9pm. This event occurs on the first
Saturday of November and December. Nea is called
to create sacred space for these guides to share their
messages of divine love and peace with you. $30 preregister/$35
at the door. The Metamorphosis Center,
8646 Eagle Creek Pkwy #101, Savage. NeaClare.com.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Flower Essence Therapy Training Course –
9am-6pm. This event occurs monthly, on the first
and fourth Sunday. For professionals and/or selfdevelopment.
This is an in-depth foundations course
in advanced, clinical Flower Essence Therapy.
$1,950. Mind Is Body Therapies + Adagio Holistic.
MindIsBodyTherapies.com.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Your Shining Life Expo – 9:30am-4pm. Join us for
the third annual expo to find the tools and resources
needed to create the life you want to live. Includes
vendors, workshops, samples, demonstrations, and
hourly giveaways. Free. 2540 N. Cleveland Avenue,
Roseville. YourShiningLifeExpo.com.
Mounds View - Home Improvement & Design
Expo – 10am-4pm. Don’t miss your opportunity
to explore up to 150 exhibitors featuring the latest
products, services and information to help turn your
dream home into a reality. Everything from inside/out
to basement/roof! 6$, free with Food Shelf donation.
Mounds View Community Center, 5394 Edgewood
Dr, Ste 10, Mounds View. MediaMaxEvents.com.
NOVEMBER 10-11
Inner Diamond: Unleash Your Inner Beauty –
9:30am-5pm. This will help you learn to filter out
other people’s energy; clear your energy and shine your
light; positively affect your environment; consciously
connect with your higher self; help others shine their
light; and help humanity by radiating light to people
and places around the world. $398 for one or $498
for two. Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 7800 Bloomington
Ave S, Bloomington. AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Soul Stories – 7-9pm. Within each of us lies information
that may guide us to the path of a more
meaningful life. With the assistance of an ancient
spiritual resource you will discover what type of
information is available, who can access it, how
it is accessed and why it is helpful. $29. Lakeville
Community Learning Center, Studio 2, 17630 Juniper
Path, Lakeville. BarbaraBrodsho.com/events.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Holistic Health Fair/Service Sampler – 5-9pm.
This is an open house style invitation to an event
about tapping into the body’s amazing capacity for
healing and repair in a fun and relaxing atmosphere.
Free. Optimal Wellness Solutions, 2565 Hamline
Ave N, Roseville. RosevilleOptimalWellness.com.
Total Health Workshop – 6:30-8pm. On the second
Wednesday of each month, you will have a relaxed
experience. Designed as an opportunity to expand
our understanding of the most current natural health
solutions available, you will be able to ask questions,
receive answers and experience incredible
demonstrations of life-changing techniques. Free.
Hope Clinic, 9220 Bass Lake Rd #245, New Hope.
DrEthanSkog.com.
Soul Stories – 7-9pm. Within each of us lies information
that may guide us to the path of a more
meaningful life. With the assistance of an ancient
spiritual resource, you will discover what type of
information is available, who can access it, how it
is accessed and why it is helpful. $29. Shakopee
Community Education, #103, 505 Holmes St South,
Shakopee. BarbaraBrodsho.com/events.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Sunday Wisdom Gathering – 9-11:30am. Join us
for a Sunday Gathering where Amy will tap into
Universal Energy to bring you a reading just for the
group. During your time together you will explore
questions derived from the intuitive reading and use
personal journaling time to do some self-discovery.
$30. Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan.
IntuitivePathfinder.com.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Sufi Healing Mom Circle - 7-9pm. On the 3 rd
Monday of each month, we will meet in a circle to
share songs and prayers for healing and attunement.
Sufi meditations and prayer practices weave a wonderful
container that opens up into a deep sharing
circle. $10 suggested donation. Holistic Gateway
LLC / Center for the Healing Arts, 1415 6th Street
NE, Apt. #2, Minneapolis. Holistic-Gateway.com.
NOVEMBER 23-24
Healthy Life Expo – Saturday & Sunday, 10am-
5pm. Nutrition, Fitness, and Longevity - It’s all here!
Explore up to 200 exhibitors offering everything for
maintaining health and success in all areas of life! Free
product sampling, hourly drawings and health information,
tips, and ideas. $6 at door/free with food shelf
donation. Minneapolis Convention Center Ballroom,
1301 2nd St, Minneapolis. MediaMaxEvents.com.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Flower Essence Therapy Training Course –
9am-6pm. This event occurs monthly, on the first
and fourth Sunday. For professionals and/or selfdevelopment.
This is an in-depth foundations course
in advanced, clinical Flower Essence Therapy.
$1,950. Mind Is Body Therapies + Adagio Holistic.
MindIsBodyTherapies.com.
plan ahead
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
An Evening with the Archangels & Ascended
Masters – 6:45-9pm. This event occurs on the first
Saturday of November and December. Nea is called
to create sacred space for these guides to share their
messages of divine love and peace with you. $30 preregister/$35
at the door. The Metamorphosis Center,
8646 Eagle Creek Pkwy #101, Savage. NeaClare.com.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9
An Evening with the Archangels & Ascended
Masters – 6:45-9pm. This event occurs on the first
Monday of each month. Nea is called to create sacred
space for these guides to share their messages of divine
love and peace with you. $30 pre-register/$35 at the
door. The Metamorphosis Center, 8646 Eagle Creek
Pkwy #101, Savage. NeaClare.com.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Total Health Workshop – 6:30-8pm. On the second
Wednesday of each month, you will have a relaxed
experience. Designed as an opportunity to expand our
understanding of the most current natural health solutions
available, you will be able to ask questions, receive
answers and experience incredible demonstrations of
life-changing techniques. Free. Hope Clinic, 9220 Bass
Lake Rd #245, New Hope. DrEthanSkog.com.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
Sufi Healing Mom Circle – 7-9pm. On the 3 rd
Monday of each month, we will meet in a circle to
share songs and prayers for healing and attunement.
Sufi meditations and prayer practices weave a wonderful
container that opens up into a deep sharing
circle. $10 suggested donation. Holistic Gateway
LLC / Center for the Healing Arts, 1415 6th Street
NE, Apt. #2, Minneapolis. Holistic-Gateway.com.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
Shakopee - Home Improvement & Design Expo –
10am-5pm. Don’t miss your opportunity to explore up
to 150 exhibitors featuring the latest products, services
and information to help turn your dream home into a
reality. Everything from inside/out to basement/roof!
Free. Canterbury Expo Center, 1100 Canterbury Road,
Shakopee. MediaMaxEvents.com.
FEBRUARY 8-9
Healthy Life Expo – Saturday & Sunday, 10am-
5pm. Nutrition, Fitness, and Longevity - It’s all here!
Explore up to 200 exhibitors offering everything for
maintaining health and success in all areas of life! Free
product sampling, hourly drawings and health information,
tips, and ideas. $6 at door/free with food shelf
donation. Minneapolis Convention Center Ballroom,
1301 2nd St, Minneapolis. MediaMaxEvents.com.
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 1
Rethinking Reality Women’s Retreat – Soul enriching
3-day getaway for empowering influential women
just like you to flourish in a crazy world. This retreat
is the perfect way to step away from the hustle and
bustle of life to create the conditions for your higher
self to emerge; realizing better results in every area of
life. Cameorose Country Retreat, 11250 173rd Ave,
Becker. MindscapesUnlimited.com.
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ongoing events
Please call or check the websites
to ensure the classes or events
are still scheduled for that week.
ongoing
Free Online Classes – The University of Minnesota
is among the largest public research universities in
the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and
professional students a multitude of opportunities
for study and research. Class-Central.com/
University/Minnesota.
GROOVE Movement Class – Various days,
times and locations. A fun, simple and exciting
way to experience dance that nurtures
body, mind, heart, and soul. No dance experience
required. All fitness levels welcome.
Classes use all genres of music and include a
warmup, dance, stretching, and a brief meditation.
AeroDanceFitness.com/Schedule.
Midtown Global Market – Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. &
Sun 10am-6pm. If you’re looking for a more unique
shopping experience, head to the Midtown Global
Market, where more than 50 vendors sell food and
trinkets ranging from local produce to Somalian Pastries,
Middle Eastern olives and Asian spices. There
are also cultural events - from musical performances
to Irish step-dancing lessons. Free. 920 East Lake St,
Minneapolis. MidtownGlobalMarket.org/visit.
sunday
Chinese Mystery School’s Sunday Services
– 9:15am-12pm. Introductory Dharma talk and
meditation teaching. Spiritual healing services
for your body, mind and spirit. Buddhist prayer
services. Donation. Upper Midwest Hanmi Buddhist
A, 80 County Rd C West #804, Little Canada.
MN-Hanmi-Buddhism.org.
Coming Next Month
DECEMBER
Earth-Friendly
Holidays
plus: Uplifting Humanity
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Restorative Flow Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. In restorative
yoga, props are used to support the body
so students can hold poses for a longer period
of time, allowing the body to open through passive
stretching. The focus is slowing down and
calming the mind and body. $18. Healing Elements,
2290 Como Ave, St. Paul. 651-348-6216.
HealingElementsWellness.com.
Sunday Salsa Dancing – 10:30-11:30am. Join
Rene Dennis Thompson for Sunday Salsa Dancing.
Free. Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake St.,
Minneapolis. MidtownGlobalMarket.org/events.
monday
Loving Kindness Meditation Practice – 6-7pm.
Through ancient, gentle and gradual practices, we learn
to let go of fear and ill will and to open our hearts to
ourselves and to others, known and unknown. Our time
together will include instruction, guided meditation
and discussion. Donation based. River Garden, 455
7th St W, St Paul. RiverGardenYoga.com.
tuesday
Weekly Guided & Silent Meditation – 11-
11:30am. Led by a Prayer Chaplain in the Meditation
Room, this meditation is the same one going
on concurrently at Unity Village. It alternates
affirmative prayer and silence. Donation based.
Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, 4011 W Hwy
13, Savage. UnityOfTheValleyMN.org.
Stress Busters Meditation – Noon-1pm. Join us
when you can for a free meditation at the University
of MN. Mayo Building, Third Fl. Meditation Space,
Minneapolis. CSH.umn.edu.
Pain: Moving Beyond Suffering – 6:30-8pm. We
will discuss the root of pain, options at each stage,
tools to deal with symptoms, and elements of healing.
Topics include nutrition, sleep, mindfulness,
guided imagery, and much more. $50/Session.
Awakened Living, 3601 Minnesota Dr #825,
Bloomington. AwakenedLivingInfusion.com.
20 Wishes – 6:30-8pm. This event occurs monthly
on the 3 rd Tuesday. This gathering aims to create a
community to support every wish, dream, passion,
and desire we have for ourselves over the next year
and beyond. Free. 3601 Minnesota Dr, Ste 825,
Bloomington. Free. AwakenedLivingInfusion.com.
.
wednesday
Light Being Tribe Gathering | Online – 6-7am.
These events occur monthly and are live and Interactive.
Come with your questions & curiosity and
continue your journey of expansion in a like-hearted
worldwide community. Complimentary. Zoom
Online. IntraAwareness.com.
Max Meditation Technique – 6:30-7:30pm.
Experience a guided meditation, combining ancient
meditation techniques with modern Neuro-
Linguistic Programming to help both beginning
and experienced meditators quiet the mind and
connect for a relaxing and meaningful meditation.
$15. Healing Elements, 2290 Como Ave, St. Paul.
651-348-6216. HealingElementsWellness.com.
Total Health Workshop January 9, 2019 - December
2020 – 6:30-8pm. This monthly workshop
is designed as an opportunity to expand
your understanding of the most current natural
health solutions available. Complimentary. Hope
Clinic, 9220 Bass Lake Rd #245, New Hope.
Drethanskog.com.
thursday
Hatha for Everyone – 6-7pm. Everyone is
welcome to this weekly drop-in class. All levels.
Relieve stress, achy joints, improve balance at
all levels and increase your sense of well-being.
$10. Meditation Center, 631 University Ave NE,
Minneapolis. TheMeditationCenter.org.
Free Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Join us for a free
weekly meditation. Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Eden
Prairie City Hall, 8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie.
Contact: JPatpatia@gmail or 651-730-2078.
FreeMeditation.com.
friday
Gentle Yoga for Every Body – 10:30-noon. A
welcoming environment for students of all shapes
and sizes. $15 drop-in. River Garden Yoga, 455 W
7th St, St. Paul. RiverGardenYoga.com.
Drop-in Meditation – 5:15-6pm. A guided meditation
presented through the lens of a Wisdom Practice
(gratitude, compassion, and inquiry). $20 (or donation).
Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial
Hwy, Eagan. AslanInst.com.
Friday Chat & Play Social – 7-9pm. Let’s get to
know each other and talk about energy, holistic
health, psychic abilities, spirituality and much
more. Free. J & S Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph
Ave, St Paul. Hosted by SchaOn at Psinergy.
Meetup.com/TC-Energy.
saturday
Cardio Fitness Drumming – 8-8:30am. Burn
calories in a fun way with this full-body workout
that doesn’t feel like a workout. Free. Nutrition
Hub, 7880 University Ave NE, Fridley. Text or
call to reserve your spot. 612-787-2582. Facebook.com/TheNutritionHub.Fridley.

community resource guide
Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living
in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community
Resource Guide, email Publisher@NAtwincities.com. to request our media kit.
ACUPUNCTURE
AWAKENED LIVING
Michelle Kitsmiller
3601 Minnesota Dr. Suite 825, Bloomington
Michelle@AwakenedLivingInfusion.com
952-452-8583 • AwakenedLivingInfusion.com
Michelle assists you in healing on
a physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual level via acupuncture and
herbal medicine in conjunction
with other therapies at Awakened
Living. The clinic offers over 36
therapies and services to give clients
the most beneficial healing
protocol possible. See ad, page 11.
BODY WORK
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE &
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
Barb Ryan, LMT • 612-922-2389
Bhakti Wellness Center
7550 France Avenue S, #220, Edina
Specializing in persistent,
chronic pain relief and mysteries
of the body. Serving clients
covered by auto insurance and
worker’s compensation with a
doctor’s referral. Also serving
clients seeking the experience of
deep relaxation and more selfconnection.
Skilled and compassionate
care. See ad, page 2.
BOOKKEEPING
CP BOOKKEEPING
Chelsea Paurus
Hopkins • 612-598-0035
ChelseaPaurus@gmail.com
BookkeepingCP.com
CP Bookkeeping and Accounting
takes care of the mess! Let us
help guide you and your business
through the intimidating world
of accounting. We offer as much
or as little support as you need.
We are very flexible and don’t
judge your messy (or not so
messy) accounts. We look forward
to working with you! See ad, page 31.
BREAST HEALTH
AROMATHERAPY NATURE’S WAY
Healthy Girls’ Breast Oil
Joyce Sobotta • 715-878-4474
AromaTherapyNaturesWay.com
Healthy Girls’ Breast Oil when
applied with a self-breast massage
helps to balance, detoxify,
soften breast tissue, improve
lymphatic circulation and stimulate
the immune system. Improved
circulation helps your
entire body! See ad, page 12.
CHIROPRACTIC
GOLDEN SUN CHIROPRACTIC
Una Forde, DC • 952-922-1478
International Village Arcade Building
220 West 98th St, Suite 7, Bloomington
Quality chiropractic care. Experience
holistic healing and gentle
chiropractic adjustments that allow
the nervous system to relieve
such symptoms as headache, back,
neck pain and numbness which
allow your body to return to a state
of balance and well-being. 25
years’ experience.
COACHING
CHANNEL OF DIVINE WISDOM
Nea Clare
NeaClare.com
Nea@NeaClare.com • 612-227-3854
You can have a personal audience
with your guides and the Archangels
and Ascended Masters.
Get clarity. Take action. Feel
connected. Book your session
today and save 25%, using code:
IAMWISE17. Or call Nea for a
free consult. See ad, page 7.
COMPOSURE COACHING
Candi Broeffle, MBA, CPC
Candi@ComposureCoaching.com
218-590-2539
ComposureCoaching.com
Master your business so you can
practice your passion. Business
coaching for purpose-driven
entrepreneurs to clarify your
vision, build your confidence
and create a soul-centered strategy.
Call today for a free Discovery
Session and get on your path
to business success.
MIND, BODY, SOUL LLC
Dori Tossen
763-639-9133 • BalancedDori.com
As Health Coach and holistic
practitioner, Dori works with
clients to reach their health goals.
With the use of bioresonance and
other complementary therapies,
she guides clients in supporting
their bodies through individualized
plans that help on their healing
journey. See ad, page 21.
SOUL PURPOSE COACH
& HOLISTIC HEALER
Barbara Brodsho, MA
612-444-9751 • BarbaraBrodsho.com
Providing spiritual guidance to
help live your purpose and thrive
utilizing your soul’s Akashic
Record. Discover your soul’s
innate gifts, create a vocation that
aligns with your soul’s passion,
and gain new perspective, clarity
and insight about your life’s
challenges by understanding the
lessons your soul chose to
experience. Schedule a free discovery session to learn
how to create a purpose-filled life. See ad, page 12.
COLORPUNCTURE
PSINERGY NATURAL HEALTH &
HOLISTIC WELLNESS
SchaOn Blodgett, CCP, BTAT
80 County Rd. C West - Ste. 802
Little Canada/Roseville
612-217-4325 • PsinergyHealth.com
Offering empirical & sciencebased
natural health therapies
including Esogetics/Colorpuncture,
basic Ayurvedic Medicine,
as well as spiritual/energy-based
therapies like Access Consciousness
Bars, I-Ching, reiki
and more. See ad, page 12.
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE
FISHERY
SITKA SALMON SHARES
SitkaSalmonShares.com
SalmonSupport@SitkaSalmonShares.com
We catch your fish, one at
a time, with lots of love
and care. The fish is then
landed individually
portioned, vacuum-sealed
and blast-frozen to lock in
that just-caught taste. Every month during fishing
season, you get a box of wild Alaskan seafood
hand-delivered to your door by one of our Sitka
Salmon Stewards. See ad, page 13.
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COMPUTER REPAIR
PSINERGY TECH
André Thomas - A+ Certified
80 County Rd. C West - Ste. 802
Little Canada/Roseville
612-234-7237 • PsinergyTech.com
“Do you have a sick Computer?”
We Keep Computer Repair
Simple. Onsite/In-Home or
Office, Bring-to-Us Computer
Repair Services. 2011-17 Angie’s
List Super Service Award Winner.
Local • Greener • Highly Rated.
CONSCIOUS PARENTING
INTUITIVE PATHFINDER
Amy Vasterling Parenting
Conscious Children
IntuitivePathfinder.com • 612-791-3001
Insight@IntuitivePathfinder.com
If your child is a sensitive, intuitive
introvert, I can help you learn
to support them in a life where
they can truly flourish. Parenting
these “Conscious” children can
feel confusing, and at times
lonely. I assure you that with this
knowledge, your conscious
child(ren) will become the easiest
ones to parent. See ad, page 25.
COUNSELING & COACHING
VALERIE MARSH, M.S., L.M.F.T.
Positive Power Psychology.com
600 Twelve Oaks Center, Suite 206,
Wayzata • 612-772-2808
PositivePowerPsychology.com
Valerie integrates a compassionate,
holistic and empathic counseling
and coaching, specializing in helping
people heal from the negative
consequences of difficult life transitions,
troubled relationships, anxiety,
depression, trauma and/or loss.
Utilizing complimentary modalities,
such as energy psychology,
CBT and solution focused approaches, she shares her
knowledge and skills that create more rapid results for
a more joyful and happy life! Appointments held online
or in the office. Call today for a complimentary phone
consultation. See ad, page 25.
CYRSTALS & ROCKS
CRYSTAL ROCK HEALING
4399 Lake Ave, White Bear Lake
651-426-4218 • CrystalRockProducts.com
Crystal Rock, LLC, is a full-line
metaphysical store that manufactures
its own products. Product
lines include rocks/crystals, organic
essential oil products,
natural stone jewelry, sages/incense,
teas, tapestries, and much
more. Featuring readers, healers and classes as well
as spaces for rent by the hour.
DENTIST
HEALTH CENTERED DENTISTRY
N7915-902 St
River Falls, WI • 715-426-7777
HealthCenteredDentistry.com
Whole Person Dentistry observes
and deals with the mind,
body and spirit, not just your
teeth. This approach to dentistry
encompasses both modern
science and knowledge
drawn from the world’s great
traditions in natural healing.
NATURAL SMILES DENTAL CARE
4700 Lexington Ave N, Suite D
Shoreview 651-483-9800
NaturalSmilesDental.com
We’re an integrative
practice committed to
promoting dental wellness
and overall assistance to
the whole person. We
desire to participate in the
creation of healthier lives,
while being sensitive to physical, philosophical,
emotional and financial concerns. See ad, page 7.
PURE DENTAL
Dr. Amy Ha Truong
6230 10th St. N., Ste 520, Oakdale
651-731-3064 • PureDentalMN.com
Pure Dental offers integrative,
holistic, alternative and biological
dentistry for your dental health.
We take pride in providing quality,
holistic dental care and service for
our patients. See ad, page 24.
SEDATION AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY
1815 Suburban Ave, St. Paul
ToothBuilder.com
651-735-4661
We are a holistic dental practice
devoted to restoring and enhancing
the natural beauty of your smile
using conservative, state-of-the-art
dental procedures that result in
beautiful, long lasting smiles! We
specialize in safe removal of
infected teeth as well as placing
ceramic implants and restorations. See ad, page 30.
TOOTH BY THE LAKE
1401 Main St, Hopkins
952-475-1101 • ToothByTheLake.net
We build a foundation of trust
by treating our patients as
individuals. Understanding
how uneasy some patients
may feel about their dental
visits, we make a difference
by providing a relaxing and
positive experience. See ad, page 28.
ENERGY HEALING
EMOTION CODE HEALING
Master Hong
Certified Emotion Code Practitioner
9672 63rd Ave N, Maple Grove
763-208-4246 or 914-708-9463
Chronic pain? Suffering from
emotions? Relationship problems?
Life not going as planned? The
Emotion Code is a tool I use to
help you break through any
emotional and spiritual blocks so
you can live your best life. Trial
session only $35.
INNERKI ENERGY THERAPY
Christina Gregory, Master Reiki Practitioner
Bhakti Wellness Center, 7550 France Ave
S., #220, Edina • 612-839-5255
BhaktiClinic.com
When the body or emotions are
out of balance and pain is ever
present, manifested as physical or
mental health issues, energy therapy
boosts the healing process.
Alone or coupled with other
therapies it becomes a powerful
healing tool. See ad, page 2.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING
SOUL WHISPERER: RELEASING
LOST SOULS
Annette Rugolo
ReleasingLostSouls.com
Children and some adults have
the ability to see the spirits that
are living among us. Others will
hear or see unexplained noises
or movement. Read the first two
chapters in my book for free at
ReleasingLostSouls.com. I share
many experiences that explain
what’s happening and what can
be done. See ad, page 25.
ESSENTIAL OILS
AROMATHERAPY NATURE’S WAY
Essential Oils
Joyce Sobotta • 715-878-4474
AromaTherapyNaturesWay.com
100% pure, quality, essential oils,
and ultrasonic diffusers available
on my website. I offer essential
oil classes online and in person.
Sign up for an essential oil
consultation and let me help you
create a blend of essential oils
that works synergistically for a
wide range of health concerns. See ad, page 12.
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ESTHETICS
MICROCURRENT FACIALS
Jessie Odishaw, Microcurrent
Esthetics Technician • 612-859-7709
Bhakti Wellness Center, 7550 France Ave
S., #220, Edina • BhaktiClinic.com
Voted Best Esthetics Clinic in
Edina, 2016 & 2017. Look great
and feel great with Microcurrent
Facial, your skin will feel so soft
you won’t believe it’s yours. Often
called a “non-surgical facelift”
it reduces wrinkles, puffy eyes,
lifts, tones, restores your youthful
glow. See ad, page 2.
FITNESS
AERO DANCE FITNESS
Robin Gast, GROOVE Facilitator
612-276-5625 • AeroDanceFitness.com
GROOVE – a fun group dance
experience that changes your
body, mind, attitude and mood.
Everyone’s welcome on the
Dancefloor – all shapes, sizes,
ages and abilities. If you can
move, you can GROOVE! No
experience required. All fitness
levels welcome. See ad, page 21.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
CAMPFIRE STUDIO
Sara Shrode, Graphic Designer
Minneapolis, MN
612-554-6304 • CampfireStudio.net
Sara@CampfireStudio.net
Ignite the possibilities of
your next project by
having Campfire Studio
design it! Innovative, fullservice
graphic design studio that takes the essence
of a campfire—warmth, stories, community—and
infuses it into every design project we do.
HEALTH FOOD STORES
MASTEL’S HEALTH FOODS
1526 St Clair Ave, St Paul
Mastels.com • 651-690-1692
Mastel’s Health Foods is Minnesota’s
oldest health and wellness
store. We carry a full line
of vitamins, minerals, supplements,
herbs and more. We
emphasize organic, biodynamic,
biodegradable, holistic and
hypoallergenic products and
pride ourselves on stocking
hard-to-find items. See ad, page 31.
HOLISTIC THERAPY
AWAKENED LIVING
Connie Bjerk
3601 Minnesota Dr. Suite 825, Bloomington
Connie@AwakenedLivingInfusion.com
952-452-8583 • AwakenedLivingInfusion.com
Connie assists you in healing on a
physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual level via Guided Imagery
Therapy and spiritual and life
coaching in conjunction with
other therapies at Awakened Living.
The clinic offers over 36
therapies and services to give clients
the most beneficial healing
protocol possible. See ad, page 11.
HOMEOPATHY
NORTHWESTERN ACADEMY
OF HOMEOPATHY
7104 W. Lake Street,
St. Louis Park
763-746-9242 • HomeoVista.org
Homeopathy is a safe, effective path
to healing. We offer low-cost homeopathic
care for everyone. Clinic
is staffed by advanced students
and supervised by faculty.
INTEGRATED HEALTH
BHAKTI WELLNESS CENTER
7550 France Ave. S., #220, Edina
612-859-7709 • BhaktiClinic.com
Bhakti provides a holistic
environment where independent
practitioners come together
to offer an integrative
path to wellness; mind, body
and spirit. Our providers offer chiropractic, energy
therapy, massage, microcurrent therapy, acupuncture,
psychotherapy and much more so that you can feel
your best, remain healthy & thrive. See ad, page 2.
.
INTEGRATED HEALTH
OPTIMAL WELLNESS SOLUTIONS
2565 N Hamline Ave., Suite A, Roseville
651-340-1233 • RosevilleOptimalWellness.com
Optimal Wellness Solutions offers a
holistic, multi-disciplinary approach
to wellness designed to relieve stress
& pain, transform trauma, detoxify
the body & promote life-long health
& vitality. Services include Massage
& CranioSacral Therapy, Network
Spinal Analysis, Ionic Detox Footbaths, Nutritional
Therapy, InfraRed Therapies, yoga, and a variety of
topical wellness classes. See ad, page 9.
LEGAL - ALTERNATIVE
OPTION
ATTORNEY DAVID PAURUS
Traveling Services based out
of Hopkins, MN • 952-594-2804
Person-to-person meetings for
all variety of issues. Meetings for
all, to discuss legal and life related
issues, and determining the
best path forward. Utilizing a
value-for-value model. See ad,
page 21.
MARKETING
AM950 THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE
OF MINNESOTA
AM950Radio.com
The only Progressive Talk Radio
station in Minnesota. We strive to
provide the best progressive
programming available and
feature national talkers Bill Press,
Thom Hartmann, Stephanie
Miller, Norman Goldman, and
more. We are also dedicated to local programming that
creates a community forum for important Minnesota
Progressive issues. See ad, Expo Program page 2.
MASSAGE/STRETCHING
HEALING TAJ
Theodore Rick
Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
International Village Arcade Building
220 West 98th St, Ste. 7, Bloomington
HealingTaj.com • 763-913-6722
“I love massage, but too often it
feels good temporarily and then
the pain and tightness comes back
again. I have found with AIS that
by stretching and lengthening the
fibers, almost like a yoga/massage
that the pain doesn’t come back
again,” Warren King.
MEDITATION
UPPER MIDWEST HANMI BUDDHIST
ASSOCIATION
Shifu Charlotte M. Steen
80 County Road C West, #804, Little
Canada, MN 55117 • 651-278-0697
Offering spiritual healing for
body, mind and spirit; Teaching
Chinese Mystery school (Hanmi
Buddhist) meditations; and
conducting dharma rites to
support you and your loved ones.
Be the peace, the joy, the radiant
health that you seek-be your
change. See ad, page 25.
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Tired minds
don’t plan well.
Sleep first,
plan later.
~Walter Reisch
PETS
CAT CARE CLINIC
Susan Swanson, D.V.M.
651-429-4153 • HolisticCatClinic.com
1524 Mahtomedi Ave, Mahtomedi
Offering a blend of Western and
Eastern medicines including;
nutritional counseling, behavior
counseling, Chinese herbs,
acupuncture, Western herbs,
essential oils, homeopathy, flower
essences, nutritional supplements,
chiropractic, reiki and more.
See ad, page 31.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
FRAN BIEGANEK, MS, LP
Bhakti Wellness Center • 7550 France Ave. S.
Suite 220, Edina
612-564-9947 • FranBieganekTherapy.com
As a Licensed Psychologist and
holistic practitioner, Fran works
with clients to identify areas of
potential growth, obstacles to
growth, and processes that facilitate
healing and transcendence of those
obstacles. She provides traumainformed
therapy that supports
your goals of resiliency, healing
and feeling better. See ad, page 2.
SOLAR
ALL ENERGY SOLAR
1264 Energy Lane, St Paul
800-620-3370 • AllEnergySolar.com
All Energy Solar is a trusted
leader in the solar energy
industry. We provide clean,
green, solar energy
solutions for residential,
commercial, agricultural, and government clients.
Our team of industry professionals have been
focused on providing long-term, trusted relationships
since 2009. Our industry experience allows us to
confidently handle every aspect of the solar process.
See ad, page 27.
SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS
ECKANKAR TEMPLE OF ECK
7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen
952-380-2200 • Eckankar.org
Are you looking for the
personal experience of
God? Eckankar can help
you fulfill your dream. We
offer ways to explore your
own unique and natural
relationship with the
Divine through personalized study to apply in your
everyday life. See ad, page 31.
NOVEMBER 23-24
Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 5pm
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER
1301 2 nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403
ADMIT 2
FREE
Present this ad at door to receive
FREE admission for two people.
(Regularly $6 per person)
SOE
The Midwest’s
LARGEST
Health and
Wellness EXPO!
3 Visit up to 200 exhibitors offering the latest products,
services and information for better health and fitness.
3 3 stages of free speakers!
3 FREE goodie bag for the first 100 people in line!
3 Meet local radio personalities from KDWA and KYMN
Radio, spin the prize wheel for great prizes
3 The ULTIMATE place to shop for the latest health
and wellness products and services!
3 Play booth bingo to win a Fitbit!
3 Price Drawings every hour include drawings for Good Earth
restaurant and Expo Guys famous hot sauce
3 Everything A to Z to help you look your best, feel your best
and be your best!
3 Demos all weekend including: yoga, martial arts,
in-home fitness equipment & more!
3 The SMART place to find resources for looking your best,
feeling your best and being your best!
3 Visit with Staci from KS95 and more!
www.MediaMaxEvents.com • Got a Healthy Product or Service? Exhibit here! (952) 238-1700
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Expo Exhibitors
Upper Midwest Hanmi Buddhist
Association
80 County Rd. C West, Ste. 804, Little Canada
Charlotte Steen • 651-278-0697
Info@MN-Hanmi-Buddhism.org
MN-Hanmi-Buddhism.org
The Upper Midwest Hanmi Buddhist Association is dedicated to
bringing the Chinese Mystery School’s (Hanmi Buddhism’s) teachings to those with
destiny in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. We offer Hanmi Buddhist Spiritual
Healing Services, Meditation Classes and Prayer Services (dharma rites) as well
as empowered Buddhist items to support your meditation practice and bring peace
to your home and office. Hanmi Buddhism teaches methods to help the student
awaken in this lifetime, to open their wisdom eye, and through the Medicine Buddha
dharma practice—to heal themselves and others through meditation.
Master Dechan Jueren founded the Dari Rulai Temple in Los Angeles, in
1998. Vajracharya ZhiChan, Charlotte M. Steen, initiated in 2002, was ordained
by Master Jueren at YingTian Temple, Sichuan Province, China, in 2010. She
studied in China for four years, then served at Dari Rulai Temple before bringing
the mystery school’s teachings to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
Dream BIG, Sparkle MORE,
Shine BRIGHT
Venerable Women
Dawn Morningstar
612-735-1975 • Dawn@VenerableWomen.com
VenerableWomen.com
Women—are you tired of postponing your happiness and now ready to live
the life you know you are meant to live? Welcome to the world of Venerable
Women—a sisterhood, a philosophy and a movement of like-hearted women
who choose to manifest a kind and loving world. After thousands-of-years of
patriarchy (masculine rule), women are awakening to ways they can change
the world for good by honoring divine feminine principles and bringing their
own wisdom to life. As women live happy and whole lives, life is better for
everyone! The Venerable Women path offers many ways for women to live
their highest and best lives, to serve in new ways, and to find new, aligned
friends and connections along the way. And you’ll learn why self-care is vital
to the wellbeing of all humanity.
Venerable Women’s life-changing circles, retreats, workshops, selfempowerment
program and women’s leadership program, created by women
for women, will bless your journey and provide you with new tools for
transformed living.
Stop by our booth and draw an oracle card with a special message just
for you and try a sample of the amazing Facial Serum #18. There will be
books for sale, an amazing self-care kit and you can learn about upcoming
events and programs.
Venerable Women was founded in 2013 by master coach, podcast
host and award-winning author of Venerable Women: Transform Ourselves,
Transform the World, Dawn Morningstar. Dawn has done over 700 talks
offering tools for transformation and hope for women.
Wild Purple Energy
Anika Stafford
651-492-5826 • Questions@WildPurpleEnergy.com
WildPurpleEnergy.com
mission
statement
To empower individuals to live
a healthier lifestyle on a healthier planet.
To educate communities on the latest
in natural health and sustainability.
To connect readers with local wellness
resources and events, inspiring them to
lead more balanced lives.
Everything is energy, including the human being. Humans have a complex
energetic body and it needs to be protected and cared for in order to enjoy
divine health and maintain emotional balance. In the chaotic world that we
live in, spiritual hygiene is a must, and Wild Purple Energy consultants are
committed to helping people manage their energy successfully.
Wild Purple Energy is a locally crafted, all-natural bodycare line that
combines aromatherapy, crystal essences and Reiki energy to help manage emotions
and purify and protect the human energy field. Our consultants also offer
spiritual consultation, counseling and Reiki energy healing services. Come by
the Wild Purple Energy booth for a mini-consultation and to try some samples!
Wind & Water Center
Carole Hyder and Lisa Janusz
612-751-3828 • WindWaterCenter.com
The Wind & Water Center empowers individuals to create extraordinary
spaces—inside and out—through virtual learning. Our
continually expanding catalog of personal and alternative classes
enables anyone to find a modality to explore, a passion to pursue, or
simply a new way to look at themselves, their space and their life.
Founded in 1998 as The Wind & Water School of Feng Shui, we began
with a comprehensive training program immersing students in
the theories of Black Sect Tantric Buddhist (BTB) Feng Shui. Our
offerings expanded to include other classes, programs and workshops
on feng shui as well as related topics, both in-person and online.
Our classes and programs are primarily virtual, although some include
both an online and live component. Take a look and join us to explore an
existing passion or a new direction!
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Expo Exhibitors
Kathy Joy, Wellness Advocate,
Doterra Essential Oils
Kathy Joy Grove
612-272-8332 • KathyJoyg@hotmail.com
KathyJoy.com
Wellness, natural health alternatives to allow for deeper respect and
knowledge of the body. Essential oils and supplements.
MetroEast Natural
Healing Center
6993 35th St. N, Ste. 2, Oakdale
Dr. Martin Furlong
651-771-1703 • Info@NutritionChiropractic.com
NutritionChiropractic.com
Nutrition Response Testing (NRT) is a noninvasive system of analyzing
the body to determine the underlying causes of illness and nonoptimum
health. Our clinically proven system may be quite different
from any other healing practice you have experienced. The actual
procedure is simple and direct, with the body providing all of the
information and feedback needed. The body responds to the procedure
reliably and consistently, using all the extraordinary properties of the
human cells and tissues to bring about healing and health changes.
Nea Clare – Channel of Divine
Wisdom
Nea DallaValle
612-226-3854 • Nea@NeaClare.com
NeaClare.com
Nea Clare is a spiritual guide and activator. She makes
it easy for you to access and align to your Divine
Self. As a conscious channel, Nea Clare works with multidimensional
frequencies called the PSC (short for poly-synchronous consciousness)
as well as with many Ascended Masters and Archangels. They work
together in partnership, to provide clarity, connection and certainty
to support your spiritual awakening. The collaborative work she does
with Spirit supports what is in your highest good. This includes easily
clearing beliefs, energetic and karmic blocks that keep you from
raising your vibration.
Optimal Wellness Solutions
2565 Hamline Ave. N, Ste. A, Roseville
Michele Schramm
651-340-1233 • Michele.Schramm@comcast.net
RosevilleOptimalWellness.com
A warm, welcoming atmosphere, kind, supportive practitioners
and amazing clients create a community of hope and healing that
empowers individuals to lead vibrant, healthy lives.
If you want light to come into your life,
you need to stand where it’s shining.
Psinergy Natural Health
& Holistic Wellness
80 County Rd. C West, Ste. 802/803, Little Canada
SchaOn Blodgett, CCP, BTAT
612-217-4325 • SchaOn@PsinergyHealth.com
PsinergyHealth.com
Specializing in helping you access your awesomeness... naturally. In
the clinic, we specialize in working with busy professionals who have
forgotten how to relax, yet want to feel vibrant and youthful again. We
offer empirical and science-based holistic health therapies from tested
modalities like Esogetics & Colorpuncture, Complex Homeopathy as well
as Ayurveda. Our therapist, SchaOn Blodgett, CCP, BTAT, is continuously
taking advanced training to help bring you the best of what natural
medicine has to offer. He meets you where you are with your health,
making it more approachable, understandable and not so overwhelming.
Additionally, we work with individuals looking to work on issues stemming
from pre-verbal traumas (utilizing therapies similar to non-verbal psychotherapy),
systemic illnesses, and other long-standing, hard-to-resolve issues that
debilitate and keep you from being as awesome as you are truly meant to be.
Not sure if we can help? Talk with us today and schedule your free,
no-obligation Initial Mini-Consultation and determine it for yourself.
“Best Holistic Medicine Practitioner,” 2015, 2016
Advisory Boards: The Brain Health Magazine and Anoka-Ramsey
Community College Integrative Health & Healing Degree Program
Expert Panelist on “Overcoming Fibromyalgia, Lyme and Other
Chronic Conditions,” Health Life Expo, Minneapolis 2012 (and also in
2011 & 2013 topics)
“Wednesday Expert,” MerchantCircle.com, 2011.
RebeccaRae3Steps
Rebecca Kalstad
763-401-9915 • RebeccaRae3Steps@gmail.com
RebeccaRae3Step.le-vel.com/
Thrive is a 3-step system. Mental clarity, appetite management,
weight management, lean muscle support, digestive and immune support—whatever
you are lacking, this will fill that gap! Just 3 steps in the first
20 minutes of your day.
Trust Your Vision Coaching
Debbie Mechley
952-381-5342 • DebMechley@gmail.com
TrustYourVisionCoaching.com
Empowering women to make their dream lives their
reality. No regrets!
Trust Your Vision Coaching is a philosophy that
is centered in the true possibility of Regret-Free Living (my upcoming
book). What is calling you to create movement in your life right now?
Your personal expression is everything to you and to the world. My work
focuses on permanent shifts in undesirable behaviors, patterns and old
stories that are overdue to be released. I am a Master Certified Health
& Inner Wellness Life Coach with a Holistic MBA. I use meditation,
visualization, Reiki and TCM (transformational coaching methods) to
obtain lasting results. Are there any other kind of results?
When we become clear as to what our dream is, only then can we
face the obstacles that hold us back, preventing us from reaching our goals.
When we acknowledge them and befriend them, everything shifts in our
experience. Trust your vision; it’s your boldness coming to life. Exceptional
coaching holds a space for you to become the hero of your own life.
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Expo Exhibitors
GinaCitoli.com
Gina Citoli – “Beyond
Entertainment into The
Extraordinary!”
503-380-7273 • Gina@GinaCitoli.com
Illuminating and superbly imaginative performance art. Gina Citoli is a
dynamic, innovative songstress, performing artist, playwright and composer.
Each performance is delivered with heart, wisdom and a gorgeous, astounding
voice. Gina will move you with her passionate optimism and electrifying
charisma. Become enthralled by “Gina’s Exquisite Theatrical Quests” that
liberate the human spirit and are heralds for the spectacular and auspicious
future on the horizon for Humanity and the Earth! Her inspiring performances
will ignite your imagination, open your heart and empower your mind.
Extraordinary Home Gatherings are also offered, including fascinating
and informative accompaniments from which to choose. Vignettes
(short, topic-based performances) for meetings, luncheons and networking
groups are also available. In addition to her performances, Gina is also a
gifted intuitive and teacher and offers readings and classes based on The
Royal Art of Alchemy.
Grace Love Light LLC
11417 Hanson Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids
Camille Bernards
612-599-1931 • Camille@GraceLoveLight.com
GraceLoveLight.com
Quantum Touch Energy Healing: A method of natural healing that works
with the life-force energy of the body to promote optimal wellness. Some
of the benefits of Quantum Touch are pain relief; stress/anxiety/depression
relief; relaxation; and so much more. Stop by my booth for a free, 5-minute
demonstration. Or $20 for 20-minute sessions.
Tom Guyette
15841 27th Ave. N, Plymouth
763-438-1613 • Tom.Guyette@gmail.com
TGuyette.com
Tom is a multidimensional intuitive healer, psychic and medium.
He was drawn to spirituality for self-healing and, from
that experience, intuitive gifts and healing abilities opened
for him. Tom is a Hawaiian Kaula Master and Lightsmith Practitioner. He is
an electrical, software and biomedical engineer with medical training. He also
does space clearing.
Happy Way Healing LLC
Spruce Krause
612-245-9920 • Spruce.Krause@gmail.com
HappyWayHealing.com
Relax... Release... Transform. Each session with Spruce is
tailor-made to suit you.
Life/Career Coaching: Receive tools to self-balance,
experience more joy and less stress, to explore and gain clarity on issues with
which you are dealing.
OMNI Hypnosis: Go after the cause, not just the symptoms. Together, we
can create the change you need in whatever area needed: worry, stress, smoking,
food, sleep, memories and relationships.
Therapeutic Massage: Relax; heal physical and emotional trauma.
Reiki Energy: Experience deep relaxation, flow, more ease in body and
mind. Phone sessions available.
InterPlay Focus Sessions & Laughter Yoga: Exploration and healing
through movement, stillness, sound, story and play.
Spruce Krause, MA Counseling Psychology, Life/Career Coach, Certified
Consulting OMNI Hypnotist, Reiki Master, LMT, Certified InterPlay & Laughter
Yoga Leader. Supporting individuals and groups for over 30 years in transformation
with a healing and playful touch. Available for one-on-one sessions and to
lead workshops and life passage ceremonies.
Healthy Organic Space
- Reducing EMF/5G
David and Chelsea Paurus
612-598-0035
DavidJPaurus@yahoo.com
Providing electromagnetic radiation assessments
for home and office spaces. Reduction
techniques and action plans to reduce and eliminate wifi, emf and 5g radiation.
Assessments and action plans including ongoing support and updates in
the latest developments in radiation reduction techniques and products.
Jeanne Lecher –
SoulBody Alchemy
651-338-9813 • JeanneLynn2014@gmail.com
JeanneLecher.com
Jeanne’s SoulBody Alchemy combines deep dialogue,
intuitive reading, energy healing and/or massage. It
is “The Ultimate Transformation” Body-Mind-Spirit.
Each SoulBody session begins with a deep dialogue to reveal the core
aspects of your life that are in question or change, the areas in which you are
wanting clarity, reassurance and inspiration. The dialogue often reveals the
fears that compromise your choices and direction in one or more areas of your
life—fears that show up disguised as pain, illness, stress, anxiety, confusion
and emotional imbalance, to name just a few.
As we move deeper, your SoulBody directs and leads us, as together
we begin the alchemical process towards revealing, resolving and dissolving
anything in the way of awakening the clarity, truth and authority into your
life. The alchemical process is not a cognitive thought process. Each session
is a collaboration with no rules and is unique in time, space and with each
individual or group. Simply show up, being the observer, and experience the
changes as the alchemical process organically unfolds. Together, we go right
to the root of whatever you bring to the table! “Going deep first, because if
we don’t, it will hide from us.”
SoulBody Alchemy is available as individual sessions, three-session
packages and three-, six- and nine-month programs.
Jeanne’s guarantee: You will leave lighter and brighter than when you
arrived, with a greater sense of clarity, wisdom and truth towards owning
and valuing your own authority and style in life.
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Expo Exhibitors
Cadence Chiropractic
6409 City W. Pkwy., Ste. 105, Eden Prairie
Amanda Haeg
952-212-3770 • AHaegdc@gmail.com
CadenceChiroMN.com
At Cadence Chiropractic, we utilize state-of-the-art objective tools to evaluate
the health and motion of your spine in order to be specific in correcting
only the areas of your spine which need help—without the use of twisting
or cracking. We refuse to guess when it comes to your health!
Club SparkleMN
Kelly Rogers
952-470-7336 • ClubSparkleMN@gmail.com
ClubSparkleMN.com
Club Sparkle is a unique wellness company, new from
Japan. Their products are like no others you’ve experienced, with a spiritual
twist—an applied kinesiology measurement of 960! introduced in Minnesota
by a well-known psychic. Absorbing at nearly 100 percent, healing from the
inside-out, we’ve seen results within days. If you are looking for a way to
feel more energy, reduce your pain or just feel better every day, you’ll want
to check these out. They are safe for children and animals—organic, natural,
vegetarian and approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health.
We’ve seen reduced pain for those with fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme,
arthritis and inflammation. Clinical studies show how they remove excess
free radicals (cancer cells) and I’ve had suspect cancer skin spots heal
within months. They also have an Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
(ORAC) value of over 144,000. Stop by for a sample and more information.
Crystal Rock Healing, LLC
4399 Lake Ave. S., White Bear Lake
Cindy Schmitz
612-202-7803 • CrystalRockHealing@gmail.com
CrystalRockProducts.com
We are a full-line metaphysical store. Our amazing line includes large and small
rocks and crystals; a huge array of incense, including Palo Santo and sages;
and our handmade natural stone jewelry and essential oil products.
Earth & Water Wellness
2700 Campus Dr., Plymouth
866-999-9191 • info@eniva.com • Eniva.com
Eniva Health is a premier manufacturer of innovative, advanced dietary
supplements. Started in 1998, for more than 20 years Eniva Health has been
formulating and producing premium nutritional and bodycare products for
customers throughout the world. It has sold more than 25 million bottles of
products, all doctor-formulated, to help support the body’s own ability to be
healthy. Incorporating the best of science and nature, Eniva Health provides
a variety of delivery options, including liquids, powders and capsules. Its
flagship product VIBE is clinically published regarding its ability to support
healthy DNA in the body. Other premium products include longevitypromoting
resveratrol, probiotics for gut health, enzymes for joint support,
collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, phytosterols for cholesterol health, lutein
and zeaxanthin for eyes, a detox and cleanse program for body conditioning,
and a whole assortment of mineral and vitamin options.
Eniva Health also offers a line of athletic and performance supplements,
including protein, creatine, d-ribose, l-arginine and l-glutamine.
Quality, safety and efficacy are the hallmarks of the Eniva Health brand. Located
in Plymouth, Minnesota, all Eniva Health products are manufactured
in the USA, and the company has earned the NSF Certification for GMP
Dietary supplements. Millions of customers worldwide have experienced
the positive impact of Eniva Health products.
Face2Face Skincare & Makeup
Studio
1935 County Rd. B2 W, Ste. 450, Roseville
Cynthia Kretschmar • 651-484-1002
CK@Face2FaceSkincare.com • Face2FaceSkincare.com
Your skin wants to be healthy. Continual restoration is its natural function.
Natural products and gentle professional procedures work with your skin to
help it do what it wants to do naturally. Harsh products and techniques can
force the skin to respond outside of its natural rhythms and processes; these
can produce short-term results but can also lead to long-term damage. There’s
no need to force the skin to do what it wants to do naturally.
After decades of work in the skincare industry and using a vast array of
products, Face2Face knows what works and what doesn’t. The services and
products that we use on your skin are well researched and produce results!
They were carefully selected from an enormous array of options. All services
and products are simply the best for longterm skin health and helping your skin
age gracefully. The Face2Face way is healthy skin, beautiful skin... naturally!
Earth & Water Wellness
2920 Gettysburg Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Marie Savage
612-508-9606 • Marie@EarthWaterWellness.com
EarthWaterWellness.com
Pet Communication: Find out what your pet is thinking. Get a handle
on behavioral problems. Discover what makes your pet happy and what
irritates them. Animals are sentient beings and can have surprisingly
complex thoughts. Our pets are on a divine mission to bring love
and companionship into our lives. They are aware of our burdens
and difficulties and can be greatly affected by them. A little guidance
and insight can help both you and your pet on your journey together.
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Expo Exhibitors
Amy Vasterling - Intuitive
Pathfinder
612-791-3001 • AmyMVasterling@gmail.com
AmyVasterling.com
It’s not you, and it’s not the child. I am Amy Vasterling, intuitive
and teacher of parents of Highly Sensitive Children
(HSC). Does your child demonstrate any of the following
characteristics: anxiety, depression, shut down, overwhelm, apathy, lethargy?
Is your child struggling to meet the stringent demands placed on them by
school, society and their peers? Your child might be an HSC.
HSC are here to teach us how to listen to our intuition and to live as our true
selves. With proper support, parents like you can learn to nurture their child’s
innate intuition so that they follow their own path and live full, complete lives.
Intuition is in everybody. It is our birthright. While we cannot teach
somebody how to be intuitive, we can teach them to trust themselves and
validate what they are experiencing. This keeps their inner knowing uniquely
expressed by them.
For me, it is all about connection. When we experience the things we
desire in relationships, as we do when we feel connected, we thrive. When
there is contortion, we grow confused. Somebody loses their power, and
somebody else takes charge. This doesn’t work. Our world is calling us to
shift in order to help each person thrive. There is hope, and I can help.
Annette Rugolo
612-394-3736 • Annette@AnnetteRugolo.com
AnnetteRugolo.com
Annette Rugolo is an author, teacher, Master Dowser
and Soul Coach. Her website, AnnetteRugolo.com, offers
transformation classes, sessions and products that
help you raise your vibration and empower you to live
the life your soul intended for you.
Awakened Living
3601 Minnesota Dr., Ste. 825, Bloomington
Connie Bjerk and Michele Kittsmiller
952-452-8583 •
Connie@AwakenedLivingInFusion.com
AwakenedLivingInFusion.com
Awakened Living is an integrative health clinic that immerses
you in your healing potential and personal growth through
a network of natural therapies designed specifically for you.
With over 30 services, including acupuncture, IntraPersonal
Guided Imagery Therapy, Life and Spiritual Coaching, cupping,
face reading, Biomat as well as a far infrared sauna,
we provide a host of opportunities to create a healing and
wellness plan that fits your needs, goals, desires and time.
We also offer quality products to help facilitate physical,
mental and emotional change, from Apex Energetics with its top-of-the-line
bioavailable supplementation which can create an optimal physical environment
for healing, to Floracopeia’s Essential Oils and Flower Essences which can
elevate and move emotions and mental states for your highest good, to CBD
oil in several forms, as well as medicinal herbs.
Beyond our services and products, we also provide many opportunities
through programs and classes that will engage you in personal growth via
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual means. We are here to meet you where
you are and assist you in creating a joyful experience of growth and healing in
a space of nonjudgment, trust and connection.
We invite you to experience Awakened Living and all it has to offer
you in your search for health, wellness, peace and freedom from suffering.
When you feel like no map has been provided to traverse the pains, aches,
anxieties, and emotions of life, we are here to help you find your own compass.
Bhakti Wellness Center
7550 France Ave. S, Ste. 220, Edina
Guy Odishaw • 612-859-7709
GOdishaw@mac.com • BhaktiClinic.com
Minnesota’s largest, most diverse integrative medicine clinic. At our booth,
you will be able to talk with providers who specialize in Brain Mapping,
Neurofeedback, Neurotherapy, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Reiki, No-Force
Chiropractic, Orthopedic Acupuncture, and more. There will be Homeopathic
Flu kits available, mini-services to experience and time for your
questions. Talk with Fran Bieganek, Cassandra Rose, John Montes, Lily
McNamara, Christina Gregory, Brenna Ericson, Elisabeth Palmer, Kirsten
Nelson and Guy Odishaw. Bhakti providers will also be giving a presentation
on “Holistic Health”; check Workshops/Speakers program for time.
BHVCharities - Brett Hack Vasculitis
Charities
Terry Hack
612-849-4477 • BHVCharities@gmail.com
BHVCharities.org
BHVC is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote
public awareness of vasculitis, financially assist and mentor
vasculitis patients in need, and provide funding for research. Vasculitis is an
autoimmune disease causing blood vessels to get inflamed, and either decreasing
blood flow to vital organs or causing blood vessels to rupture, resulting in
internal bleeding. Very difficult to diagnose with no known cure, symptoms can
be severe headaches, extreme fatigue, joint pain, sinus infections, upper respiratory
infections, body rash, skin ulcers, numbness and weakness in legs, feet, arms
and hands and distorted vision. If symptoms keep recurring or don’t go away, it
can be a sign of something more serious. Early diagnosis saves lives. Medical
treatment can cause patients to go into remission; however, they are at high risk
for infections that can cause a flare in their disease. We are working to promise
a better future for vasculitis patients.
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi
9672 63rd Ave. N, Maple Grove
Hong Young Kim
914-708-9463 • MapleGrove@BodynBrain.com
BodynBrain.com/maplegrove
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi helps you to energize your mind, body and
spirit with a unique system of a holistic yoga, tai chi, breathwork and energy
meditation. During this expo, we will offer Aura Readings which tell you
stress level, energy balance, vitality level and more. Also, we will give
special membership discount. Books, special healing tools will be provided.
You can experience BHP (Brain Healing Point) and Belly Button Healing.
Brenda’s Intuitive Tarot Readings
Brenda Fillbrandt
651-489-4444 • blf767@Live.com
BrendasIntuitiveTarotReadings.com
I have been an intuitive tarot reader for 12 years. I am
very honest and up-front not only with what I am seeing in the cards, but
what I am feeling as well. The true meanings of the cards solely depend on
the information for which you are looking. I express this information with
complete tact and tender loving care. I have done my readings in a boutique
and at expos with great success and my clients have left very happy.
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2:30PM-3:15PM
Owning Your Own Authority
and Embodying Your Own Style
Jeanne Lecher, SoulBody Alchemy (Johanna)
Jeanne invites you to share in the ease and grace of Soul-
Body Alchemy as she inspires you to the clarity, wisdom
and truth of your own authority and style in life. During
the group SoulBody Alchemy session, we will go below
the surface to a deeper dialogue of truth with your body, mind and spirit—a
dialogue that reveals, resolves and dissolves the fears that compromise your
choices and direction in one or more areas of your life.
Fears show up disguised as pain, illness, stress, anxiety, confusion and
emotional imbalance, to name just a few. Simply show up, be the observer of
yourself, and experience the changes as the alchemical process organically
unfolds. Together, we will go right to the root of whatever you bring to the
table! “Going deep first, because if we don’t, it’s going to hide from us.”
On the Quest for Your Relaxation: Simple,
Effective Stress-Reducers for the Busy
Professional
SchaOn Blodgett, CCP, BTAT, Psinergy Natural Health &
Holistic Wellness (Lake of the Isle)
Learn simple and safe ways to increase relaxation through
easily found herbs and teas, foods, homeopathic remedies, and some easyto-grasp
naturopathic practices. Learn a simple brain balancing technique
that can be done in about two minutes, and a different option to help balance
the brain during a meeting, which also helps you retain and recall
information. We’ll also show a simple therapy that you can use to help
release neck and shoulder tension, lower back pains in the morning, and
digestive issues like constipation.
AM950 The Progressive Voice
of Minnesota
AM950Radio.com
AM950 is the only Progressive Talk Radio station in Minnesota.
We strive to provide the best progressive programming available,
and feature national talkers Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller,
Norman Goldman, Amy Goodman and Brad Friedman. We are
also dedicated to local programming that creates a community
forum for important Minnesota Progressive issues.
As one of the few independently owned radio stations in the
country, we are proud to cover news, issues, and stories that are
not carried by the corporate media. The talk radio format allows
us to air diverse voices and challenge conventional and establishment
thinking, all with the goal of creating progressive change in
our community.
AM950 Radio is an independent business for independent
businesses and our signal drives traffic to your business. The Internet
is the new yellow pages. As it becomes more cluttered, it also
gets harder to break your way to the top. Advertising with AM950
Radio helps your business break through the clutter by targeting a
niche audience and driving them to your website.
“Common Good Books has heard from a number of customers
that the reason they found our store was AM950.” shares Martin
Schmutterer , Manager, Common Good Books. “They went out of
their way to come from all across the metro area, as far flung as
Eden Prairie and the West Metro and have become loyal customers.
Our existing customers also commented that it makes them
happier and more loyal to shop with us.”
GROOVE Movement Class
Robin Gast, Aero Dance Fitness (Salon E)
Yes, you can dance. No, you don’t have two left feet. You
could dance before you could walk, someone just convinced
you that you couldn’t. No one is watching. Just let yourself
dance and your body will get what it needs. Join Robin as
she gives you the basics so you can get grooving!
A Group Channeled Reading Event
Nea DallaValle, Nea Clare, Channel of Divine Wisdom
(Josephine)
Join Nea Clare as she connects with Spirit. Nea Clare is
a channel for Spirit and works with a Polysynchronous
Consciousness which conveys wisdom, information and
guidance to support you in becoming resonant with your
Divinity. This session includes a group meditation, a group message and an
opportunity to ask a question. Nea Clare holds sacred space and energy for
the group to receive what is in their highest good and she creates a warm
and inviting place for you, where ever you are in your spiritual journey.
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PLATINUM SPONSOR
Expo Speakers Expo Exhibitors
Aero Dance Fitness
Robin Gast
612-276-5625 • Info@AeroDanceFitness.com
AeroDanceFitness.com
Aero Dance Fitness offers GROOVE Movement classes,
a fun, simple and exciting way to experience dance fitness that nurtures body,
mind, heart and soul. A certified facilitator gives you basic choreography and
you make each movement your own, even sitting in a chair. Classes use all
genres of music and include dance, stretching and a brief meditation. No dance
experience required. All fitness levels wanted!
Yes, you can dance! No, you don’t have two left feet. You could dance
before you could walk, someone just convinced you that you couldn’t. No
one’s watching. Just let yourself dance and your body will get what it needs!
The 5 GROOVE Truths: No one cares what you look like. Your way is
the right way. No one can do it for you. You should look different. These are
all just great ideas until you put them into action.
FIRST 100 Guests Receive Special Expo Bag!

Expo Speakers
12:30PM-1:15PM
Easy Ways to Use Feng Shui
for Abundance
Carole Hyder and Lisa Janusz,
Wind & Water Center (Johanna)
Join us for this session as feng shui experts
Carole Hyder and Lisa Janusz from the Wind
& Water Center reveal to you easy changes
you can make to your space. Whether it’s a home or office, they will share with
you simple and effective actions to take to see results. After this session, you
will feel inspired and empowered to look at your space with feng shui eyes.
The Art of Doing Nothing—
and Why It Matters
Connie Bjerk, Awakened Living (Josephine)
When was the last time you remember doing nothing? How
did it feel? Was there any guilt attached to your experience?
Why do we feel that taking time for ourselves is the last thing
we should be doing?
Discover why the art of being able to “do nothing” is vital to our health
and wellbeing. We are all intimately familiar with our daily “to do” lists. We
may even have them at home as well as work. While crossing things off our lists
feels good, more items are usually added before the original list is completed!
Research shows that we do, indeed, need downtime to reset and regulate our
minds, bodies and spirits. Join us as we explore ways to incorporate life’s guilty
pleasures into our daily lives, while introducing you to new ones to increase
your health and well-being.
Heal Ourselves, Heal our Planet
Laura Hedlund, Food Freedom Radio
The Standard American Diet (SAD) consists primarily of
grains, sugars and factory-farmed animals. Many believe the
sharp rise in diabetes, obesity, chronic health conditions, food
allergies and anxiety/depressions disorders is linked to our food system. Host of
Food Freedom Radio, Laura Hedlund, will discuss how to make food choices
good for you and good for the planet. Topics include: understanding food labels,
why soil quality matters, the problems with factory farming, how the current
food system impacts water, consequences of pesticides and more. Laura will talk
about lazy, good food. Easy ways to cook affordable and healthy meals including
tips on buying legumes and healthy grains from the bulk section.
Opening to Your Divinity
Nea DallaValle, Nea Clare, Channel of Divine Wisdom
(Salon E)
“You are a child of the Universe, and all that created you,
resides within you.” ~ Nea Clare
Have you been longing to better understand who you
really are?
Are you seeking your purpose?
Do you feel like you are even more amazing than you know?
As a Divine Being, you were born knowing your power, your worth and
your capability. In this workshop, Nea Clare will help you to remember the
Truth of you, through meditation, discussion and activities. You will explore
what it is to move beyond your feelings and experiences and build trust in
your own inner knowing.
Nea Clare is a powerful intuitive, teacher and channel for Spirit. She
co-creates her workshops with Spirit, and every workshop is tailored to the
group that gathers.
1:30PM-2:15PM
Nutrition Response Testing Sheds Light
Dr. Martin Furlong, MetroEast Natural Healing Center
(Johanna)
Have you tried everything the medical world has to offer
and still don’t feel 100 percent? Have you not been able to
find the answers as to what is causing your health problems?
There are thousands of books written about healing. However,
none of those authors have ever met you! In the incredible sea of information,
what applies directly to you? We take a different approach as the goal is total
health restoration. Using Nutrition Response Testing, we precisely identify
your body’s specific barriers and address each one in turn, starting with the
primary block to your health and then intelligently tackling each barrier until
you have restored whole health. Our advanced, clinically trained Nutrition
Response Testing practitioners can help you identify the exact barriers to your
personal health problems.
Meaning-Purpose-Passion: Lifting Your
Veil is the Key to Regret-Free Living
Debbie Mechley, Trust Your Vision Coaching
(Josephine)
This workshop will offer a space for you to hold your own
courageous conversation. You will experience soulful contemplation,
a meditation to induce clarity and an experiential
exercise to take a deeper look into your meaning and purpose with a new sense
of passion. It’s time for you to lift your veil! Today, we take the pressure off
of your purpose, and what would that feel like?
When we stand on the bridge of possibility, we create. When we create,
we achieve and when we bring our dreams into our reality, our regrets simply
dissolve. We all know what we want, even when we think we don’t. We may
not know how to get it, but we know what we desire. The entire journey is a
spiritual awakening on many levels, one level at a time, and the good news,
there’s plenty of time. Connect with your desired outcome now; it’s never too
late. This is you living your life free of regrets!
Understanding Animal Communication
Marie Savage, Earth & Water Wellness (Lake of the Isle)
Explanation of what animal communication entails. We will
point out that every creature has a consciousness that can be
connected to, and some of the techniques that make it possible.
The typical pet has many feelings and opinions about
their life and the people that care for them. It can be quite
rewarding and useful to discover what your pet is thinking. Participants are
asked to bring a photo of the pets they want to communicate with. This can
include pets that have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
Integrative Medicine: An Innovative
Approach
Guy Odishaw, Bhakti Wellness Center (Salon E)
Many clinics talk about Integrative Medicine yet very few
practice it, the main reason being, it’s too expensive. In this
workshop, Bhakti providers will share how we are practicing
Integrative Medicine, improving outcomes and lowering the
cost of care, even in complex conditions such as chronic depression, fibromyalgia,
PTSD and macular degeneration.
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Expo Speakers
10:30AM-11:15AM
Highly Sensitive Child Parenting
Amy Vasterling, Intuitive Pathfinder (Johanna)
Amy Vasterling is the only highly sensitive child (HSC)
parenting coach who provides expert methods from a unique
model she created specifically for parents of an HSC child
who want to build lasting bonds with their child and see them
thrive in a world where the highly sensitive personality type
is seen, valued and respected. Amy helps parents to shift their thinking and
interactions, often in simple, subtle ways, which helps the HSC to claim their
own self and identity. Once a parent can do this, they discover that their HSC
is their easiest child to parent.
Ten Reasons Why We All Should Do
a Detox & Cleanse
Andrew Baechler, Eniva Health (Josephine)
Feeling sluggish and lethargic? Experiencing brain fog?
Constipated or irregular... maybe constantly bloated? Have
you been exposed to toxins and contaminants? Perhaps you’re
thinking, “I just don’t feel like myself lately.” A periodic Detox
& Cleanse is an ideal way to help refresh and reboot your bodily systems.
Whether you’re looking to establish new, healthy patterns or just want a way
to recondition your body, the Eniva Health Detox & Cleanse is the perfect
answer. It’s only seven days, does not require fasting or dieting, and addresses
the entire body, not just the colon. It’s super easy to do, tastes good and is
gentle on your system. Andrew Baechler, CEO of Eniva Health, will explain
why this program has been the preferred detox system for countless people.
Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional
Well-being Using the Healing Power
of Radionics
Michele Schramm, Optimal Wellness Solutions (Lake
of the Isle)
Do you feel fatigued, sick or have other symptoms that linger
despite your best efforts? Have you spent countless hours and thousands of
dollars on expensive testing, but are still unable to determine the root cause(s)
of your symptoms or discern beneficial treatment options? Radionics via the
AO Digital Body Analyzer may provide the answer.
Every cell and organ in the body has its own distinct vibrational frequency.
When the frequencies are disrupted, whether by injury, diet, stress or emotion,
it can bring about a disruption/weakness of that organ’s biological function.
Learn how the Digital Body Analyzer resets the body’s frequencies in order
to restore optimal health and/or prevent disease from manifesting. Over time,
with repeated sessions of frequency optimization, disruptive frequencies can be
replaced with healthy, vibrant frequencies, thus improving the body’s performance,
reducing the body’s symptomatic toxic burden and greatly enhancing
your physical, emotional and personal well-being.
GROOVE Movement Class
Robin Gast, Aero Dance Fitness (Salon E)
Yes, you can dance. No, you don’t have two left feet. You
could dance before you could walk, someone just convinced
you that you couldn’t. No one is watching. Just let yourself
dance and your body will get what it needs. Join Robin as
she gives you the basics so you can get grooving!
11:30AM-12:15PM
The Secret of Women and Self-Care: Four
Ways Women Can Bless the World by Not
Putting Themselves Last
Dawn Morningstar, Venerable Women (Johanna)
Women, enjoy 45 minutes just for you! Master coach Dawn
Morningstar will share tried-and-true ways for women to live
with inner confidence and a new sense of self-respect and
self-love—all from focusing on their own self-care. You’ll learn four proven
and easy-to-remember techniques that increase self-awareness.
Participants will receive handouts and pages for notes and experience immediate
results as they begin to reclaim their wholeness and live with greater
self-love, confidence and joy. You’ll leave this workshop with a bounce in your
step and happiness in your heart!
Women will learn to: Stop putting their own needs last—guilt-free—and
why that helps the world more; identify and prioritize what’s important in
their lives—in a simple, beautiful way; appreciate a sparkling experience
of the Divine within; grant themselves permission to live a happy, healthy,
fulfilled life; stop feeling alone on their journey; and feel renewed, nourished
and blessed in every moment.
Dowsing Demos
Annette Rugolo, Annette Rugolo (Josephine)
Annette will demonstrate the technique of dowsing and how
it is used to find and cure negative energy. Experience the
energy of the room transform as the negative energy is cured.
What Your Body Type Says About Your
Health in Mind, Body and Spirit
Michelle Kitsmiller, Awakened Living (Lake of the Isle)
All disease and imbalance are rooted in emotional issues.
When disease or imbalance shows up in your body, there is
a reason: it’s trying to get your attention. Are you listening?
In Chinese medicine, there are six archetypes that we can
categorize by body type and personality. Within each of these there are specific
tendencies that can get out of balance and create disease. In this workshop, you
will have an opportunity to find out your archetype, which disease patterns are
more likely to show up in each one and the reasons behind them.
Beyond Entertainment...
“Into The Extraordinary!”
Gina Citoli, Beyond Entertainment (Salon E)
Gina will perform excerpts from her three amazing Broadway-class
one-woman performances. She will share how
she brought the performance and healing arts, metaphysics,
science and ancient wisdom together to inspire, illuminate,
heal and raise consciousness in a fun and entertaining way. These exceptional
shows support healing work you are involved in as well as self-help workshops
or practices in which you may be engaged.
Testimonials include:
“Gina dazzled, uplifted and inspired the audience. I am still shouting
‘Brava’.” Larry Rosenberg – Sedona, “Gina’s personal integrity and professionalism
is of the highest quality.” - David Mueller Caring Hands Inc., “Gina’s
voice carries healing qualities and she is one of the consciousness-raising
messengers on our planet at this time.” Carolyn Vinup - HPSS Global - Minneapolis,
MN. “Look out Broadway, here she comes.” Bridging The Water
Gap International Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
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