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I<br />

just went for the most wonderful walk to clear my<br />

head. We had such an amazing summer, with just the<br />

right amount of rain and sun so that while normally<br />

by this point, lawns would be brown and plants drooping,<br />

this year, everything is still green and vibrant.<br />

While I walked and marveled at nature’s beauty, I<br />

thought about this month’s editorial focus on our planets<br />

health. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed thinking about<br />

what it’s going to take to turn things around to save the<br />

Earth. But here’s the good news: Millions of individuals<br />

and thousands of organizations worldwide are currently<br />

working together to implement solutions that support<br />

the global campaign to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Brita Belli reports on the practical<br />

actions now underway, spearheaded by far-sighted environmental leaders and<br />

rallying citizens here and abroad. You’ll find a hopeful perspective in our feature<br />

article, Shaping Our Future: Global Priorities for Earth’s Environment, on page 22.<br />

Feeling frazzled about getting everything done, I almost didn’t go for my<br />

walk, even though it’s a beautiful day. I know am more productive when I take<br />

care of myself but it can be so easy to talk ourselves out of things we know are<br />

good for us. Knowing I would be inspired by walking, I used that as my own<br />

personal motivator. Most of us use whatever encouragement we can find to do the<br />

things we know we should do. In these difficult days of the economy, it is all the<br />

more important than ever to stay motivated for those who are searching for work.<br />

Please read How to Stay in Control When Unemployed by John Koenig on page 30<br />

for some great tips. He reminds us to do many things that we know are obvious,<br />

but can be so difficult to make ourselves do.<br />

I’ve had such success with acupuncture, it’s great to read that it can be good for<br />

children too. Integrative health is not just for adults. I have seen some kids at the office<br />

where I get my acupuncture, and always wondered how they get them to be still and<br />

patient while needles are inserted. Dr Shawna E.M. Snyder explains how she does it in<br />

Acupuncture for Children on page 29. Turns out there aren’t any secret needles just for<br />

kids, but by using acupressure, aromatherapy and magnet therapy, the children leave<br />

her office sleeping better and being able to participate in more activities. And on page<br />

20, Kathleen Barnes reminds us that Chiropractic care can be used by all, to treat a<br />

variety of ailments in Chiropractic Care Help for Common Complaints.<br />

Everything we do counts in saving our earth, so please join me in remembering<br />

to grab your own reusable beverage container and shopping bags the next time<br />

you head out the door, and then keep adding eco-actions large and small to your<br />

days. You’ll find plenty of ideas in this month’s issue.<br />

When we take better care of our own well-being, we’re also apt to take better<br />

care of Mother Earth. She’s our mama, here with infinite, unconditional love for<br />

our own and future generations.<br />

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contents<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong> is your guide to a healthier, more balanced<br />

life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on<br />

natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living,<br />

creative expression and the products and services that support<br />

a healthy lifestyle.<br />

20 CHIROPRACTIC CARE<br />

Help for Common Complaints<br />

by Kathleen Barnes<br />

22 SHAPING THE<br />

FUTURE WE WANT<br />

Global Commitments<br />

to Catalyze Change<br />

by Brita Belli<br />

28 REAL SOLUTIONS<br />

Improve the Parent-Child<br />

Relationship<br />

by Nanci Adams<br />

29 ACUPUNCTURE<br />

FOR CHILDREN<br />

by Dr. Shawna E. M. Snyder<br />

30 HOW TO STAY IN<br />

CONTROL<br />

When Unemployed<br />

by John Koenig<br />

32 GLOBAL FLAVORS<br />

New Ethnic Vegetarian<br />

Recipes Rock Taste Buds<br />

by Judith Fertig<br />

40 TEAM UP AND<br />

HAVE A BALL<br />

Warm Winter Workouts<br />

by Randy Kambic<br />

42 MANAGING MANGE<br />

Treatment Plans that<br />

Speed Relief<br />

by Dr. Matthew J. Heller<br />

44 COLLABORATIVE<br />

CONSERVATION<br />

Threatened Species Rebound<br />

by April Thompson<br />

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Fall Renewal Event at Artistic<br />

Holistics Featuring My Chef Lara<br />

With back to school schedules now in full<br />

swing and the holidays quickly approaching,<br />

Artistic Holistics and My Chef Lara are<br />

collaborating to offer a respite from<br />

the daily hustle and bustle. Join<br />

them from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,<br />

November 1, at Artistic Holistics,<br />

in Warwick, for an evening<br />

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Dawn Tremblay, from Artistic Holistics, will test guests’<br />

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for all. Special one-night-only discount packages will<br />

be available and a raffle prize will be given away at the end<br />

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Zenabelle Opens in Downtown<br />

Bristol<br />

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and body products for women, men, teens, and children<br />

in both the storefront and the online retail shop. Zenabelle<br />

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The company is dedicated to promoting minority- and<br />

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N ew moms that are breastfeeding<br />

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Nature’s Goodness Celebrates 27 Years on<br />

October 27<br />

In 1985, Gary Melvin and Nancy Sheets<br />

opened Nature’s Goodness <strong>Natural</strong> Food<br />

Store in the Newport Mall. In 1990, the store<br />

moved to its current location, in Middletown,<br />

and doubled its former size. In appreciation<br />

of the support from their loyal customers,<br />

Nature’s Goodness will celebrate 27 years<br />

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events, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 27.<br />

The anniversary celebration will include a grand prize drawing for a $270<br />

store gift certificate, door prizes and free samples, 20 to 40 percent off all items in<br />

the store, a raffle for a large gift basket to benefit a local charity, gluten-free and<br />

organic foods available for sampling, education and demonstrations from product<br />

specialists and free neck massages from local therapists.<br />

“We are fortunate to have devoted and long-term employees over the years<br />

and all of our employees are committed to a healthy lifestyle and helping<br />

customers,” says Sheets. “Jann Dean has worked with us for 11 years, Larry<br />

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Custom Mouthguards Emphasize Safety<br />

Dedicated to protecting the health and safety of their patient,<br />

Rumford Dental practice is offering custom athletic mouthguards<br />

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“We want to emphasize that your teeth need all the protection<br />

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Baeger explains that custom dental mouthguards have the best fit because they<br />

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The process to get a custom mouthguard is an easy one. “At the first appointment<br />

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Inspired<br />

Learning<br />

2012<br />

Parent-Child<br />

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6 Week Sessions, 1 Day per Week<br />

Meadowbrook’s Parent-Child Program provides education<br />

and resources for parents and their young children ages 9<br />

months to 3 years. In an inviting environment that echoes<br />

the rhythms and atmosphere of a Waldorf Early Childhood<br />

classroom, parents and children come together to<br />

explore the wonders of the first three years of life.<br />

Caregivers and children share snack time,<br />

circle or story time and play time.<br />

Meadowbrook<br />

Waldorf School<br />

MEADOWLARK PARENT-CHILD PROGRAM<br />

Where each child is joyfully welcomed<br />

EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE 8<br />

CONTACT US AT:<br />

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Kenyon’s Grist Mill ~ October 20 & 21<br />

Off Route 138, West Kingston | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />

FREE: Parking, Tours, Demonstrations, Live Music,<br />

Local Samples: Food, Treats, Beverages, Wine & More<br />

SUPPORT & PURCHASE: From 85 Local Vendors<br />

Including a variety of Seasonal Food, Art, Products,<br />

Johnny Cake Festival at Kenyon’s Grist Mill<br />

C<br />

Johnny Cakes, Clam Cakes, Chowder & Seafood Fare<br />

elebrate the harvest during the annual<br />

Johnny Cake Festival, from 10<br />

a.m. to 5 p.m., October 20 and 21, at<br />

Kenyon’s Grist Mill, in West Kingston. The<br />

mill and its grounds are nestled along the<br />

banks of the Queen’s River and waterfall<br />

in the quaint village of Usquepaugh. This<br />

unique event welcomes families young Admission: Only $2 | Children 5 & Under are Free<br />

and old to take a step back into time and experience Free Parking/Shuttle a unique Buses: Washington combination County Fairgrounds of old<br />

Food donations will be collected for the Jonnycake Center<br />

and new.<br />

JohnnyCakeFestival.com | 800.7.KENYON<br />

Guests may savor free samples of seasonal fare, beverages, sweets, Johnny<br />

Cakes and more, and purchase from a variety of local food, art, wine and beer and<br />

gifts from over 85 vendors, including area farms, artisans, restaurants, and businesses.<br />

Visitors can take a tour of the grist mill, the oldest manufacturing business<br />

in Rhode Island and the second oldest continuously operating business in the<br />

state, learn about the grinding process, listen to live music and visit with alpacas,<br />

sheep and goats. Old world demonstrations, including blacksmithing, chair caning,<br />

stone carving, spinning, basket weaving, pottery making and more, will also<br />

be taking place throughout the festival.<br />

Admission is $2 per person. Children 5 and under are free. Free parking is only<br />

minutes from the mill, exclusively at the Washington County Fairgrounds, 78<br />

Richmond Townhouse Rd., in Richmond. Food and clothing donations will be collected<br />

to benefit the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale. For more information, call<br />

800-7-KENYON or visit JohnnyCakeFestival.com. See ad on page 7.<br />

Gongs of Joy Offer Healing Sounds<br />

Joy Quinn Blum will host gong bath meditations<br />

on October 5, 14 and 26, in <strong>Providence</strong>, North<br />

Kingstown and East <strong>Providence</strong>. Blum plays the<br />

gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, rattles, drums and<br />

other vibrational healing instruments to help bring<br />

people to a state of relaxation, harmony, and peace.<br />

After a gong bath meditation, individuals often report<br />

feeling a sense of renewed energy and vitality.<br />

Blum believes that the resonant vibrations of<br />

the gongs and bowls create a harmonic attunement<br />

for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.<br />

The sound experience allows participants to move<br />

into a dream-like state while waves of gong tones<br />

wash over them and gently restores and harmonizes<br />

body, mind and spirit. These vibrational overtones offer emotional stress release,<br />

chakra alignment, clearing of energy blocks and spontaneous healing.<br />

Gongmaster Joy studied the gongs with Grand Gongmaster Don Conreaux,<br />

and played for about six years with an ensemble called Resonant Voices of the<br />

Spheres. She has been playing solo for the past three years at various yoga studios,<br />

dojos, healing centers and holistic health expos around Rhode Island, Connecticut<br />

and Massachusetts. She is an energy healer, holistic psychotherapist and health<br />

coach/nutritional counselor practicing in the central Rhode Island area.<br />

For more information, call 401-258-3952 or email Joy@GongsOfJoy.com. For times<br />

and locations, see Calendar Listings. See ad on page 19.


Fresh Face Offers<br />

Special Facial<br />

Treatment<br />

Fresh Face Skincare Center, in Cranston,<br />

is offering a pre-holidays facial<br />

treatment to help<br />

individuals get their<br />

skin ready before<br />

the hectic holiday<br />

season. The treatment<br />

includes deep<br />

cleansing, microdermabrasion that takes<br />

off the fine layer of epidermis to get rid<br />

of dry and dull dead skin, light therapy<br />

to kill bacteria topically and beneath<br />

the surface, and ends with customized<br />

serum and treatment cream. The regular<br />

price is $65, but readers that mention<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong> receive $15 off during<br />

the month of October.<br />

Owner Debby Votta is a licensed<br />

esthetician, skin therapist and make-up<br />

consultant dedicated to helping individuals<br />

achieve flawless skin. Fresh Face<br />

Skincare Center offers a wide variety of<br />

services including classic, clinical and<br />

organic facials; enhancements such as<br />

microdermabrasion and LED photo rejuvenation;<br />

waxing; make-up application;<br />

eyebrow and eyelash tinting; and more.<br />

All of the services offered are 100 percent<br />

customized to suit each client’s needs.<br />

Fresh Face Skincare Center at Avalon is<br />

located at 1221 Reservoir Ave., in Cranston.<br />

For more information, call 401-<br />

944-4601 or visit FreshFaceSkincare.net.<br />

See ad on page16.<br />

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Our offi ce specializes in providing<br />

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■ Migraines and headaches<br />

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Live Proper Chiropractic<br />

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healthy body<br />

truly holistic healthcare<br />

joyful spirit<br />

Counseling / Hypnosis<br />

Bodywork / Exercise<br />

Reiki / Chakra Balancing<br />

Visit<br />

www.insight-to-health.com<br />

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Insight-to-Health Introduces Teen Esteem<br />

The holistic healthcare practice, Insight-to-<br />

Health, is offering an innovative program<br />

designed to build and maintain self-esteem and<br />

confidence in pre-teens and teenagers. Adolescents<br />

and teens are given the opportunity to learn and<br />

practice various mind-body energy techniques that<br />

demonstrate to them their own innate ability to<br />

positively alter the energy within and around them.<br />

The results include academic success as well as improved social interactions.<br />

Drawing upon her extensive education and experience within the realms of<br />

counseling and energy medicine, Elaine Grant, a rehabilitation counselor, consulting<br />

hypnotist, Asian bodywork therapist and Reiki Master, teaches youngsters<br />

calming breathwork, focused attention, imagery/visualizations along with acupressure<br />

point work and gentle movement and exercises. The results include enhanced<br />

groundedness, stability, increased security and confidence.<br />

“I have consistently been approached by parents and counselors who are concerned<br />

about the modern day challenges in the home and at school,” says Grant.<br />

“Common teen responses to today’s pressures have not always been constructive<br />

but they can now adopt better ways to cope based upon the wisdom of holistic<br />

healthcare traditions. This program is so empowering.”<br />

Grant says that providing young people with the appropriate knowledge and<br />

techniques to constructively manage their own thoughts, feelings and behaviors is<br />

critical to achieving their academic goals and enjoying a better quality of teen life.<br />

Insight to Health is located at the Park Square Medical Center, 63 Eddie Dowling<br />

Hwy., Ste. 7, in North Smithfield. For more information, call 401-741-5490 or visit<br />

Insight-To-Health.com. See ad on this page.<br />

P aige<br />

Ritchie, an International Coach Federation certified<br />

life coach, will be offering a five-week tele-workshop<br />

to give participants the tools to live their best life, professionally<br />

and personally. Each session will meet by phone<br />

from noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays, beginning October 18.<br />

This unique workshop is designed for those who want to<br />

enhance their lives but are too busy to make it out the door<br />

of their office or home. Participants will be guided through<br />

Paige Ritchie<br />

the steps of living their life with the courage to deeply listen,<br />

embrace their highest goals and start actively being their most authentic self,<br />

personally and professionally.<br />

Ritchie is a licensed speech pathologist in addition to a life coach. For more<br />

than 10 years, she has been an advocate and mentor to women and men who are<br />

embracing the possibilities of their life. Through the principles of positive psychology<br />

and evidenced-based approaches, she helps individuals find the courage and<br />

confidence to clarify ambitions and accelerate personal growth. She works with<br />

individuals through one-on-one coaching, tele-group coaching and life coaching<br />

workshops and retreats.<br />

Cost is $100. For more information, call 703-798-6638, email<br />

Hpaige.Ritchie@gmail.com or visit PaigeRitchie.com.


The Heart of Healing Offering<br />

Specialized Counseling<br />

Making the decision to ask for help<br />

overcoming emotional problems and<br />

addiction can be a difficult one. Rachael<br />

Smith, a registered nurse, certified rehabilitation<br />

counselor, licensed mental health<br />

counselor and certified sex addictions<br />

therapist candidate, helps clients by combining<br />

Eastern and Western modalities. At<br />

Rachael Smith<br />

The Heart of Healing Counseling Practice,<br />

she specializes in treating anxiety, grief,<br />

trauma and addiction and is currently offering specialized<br />

treatment for those coping with sex addiction, counseling individuals<br />

and doing group therapy as the need arises. A group for<br />

female partners of sex addicts is currently forming.<br />

Smith’s unique practice blends mind-body practices—<br />

such as yoga, bioenergetics, meditation and chakra psychology—and<br />

the creative arts with traditional talk therapy. When<br />

appropriate, clients are often encouraged to rest on the floor<br />

of Smith’s peaceful office supported by blankets, pillows, soft<br />

music and her calming presence to learn deep release and<br />

relaxation or yoga nidra. For others, a full-size body tracing<br />

can become a visual journal of past, present and future when<br />

combined with chakra psychology. She says her mission is to<br />

help clients cultivate inner strength and profound wholeness.<br />

The Heart of Healing Counseling Practice is located 81 Station<br />

St., in Coventry. For more information or to schedule an<br />

appointment, call 401-828-5065. See ad on page 15.<br />

Live Proper Hosts Law<br />

Enforcement Appreciation Week<br />

Live Proper Chiropractic is<br />

hosting a special Law Enforcement<br />

Appreciation Week<br />

in honor of law enforcement<br />

members and their families.<br />

From October 11 to October<br />

17, new patients can receive an initial chiropractic visit,<br />

which includes a health history, consultation and orthopedic<br />

and neurological exam, for a donation of $20 to the National<br />

Center for Missing and Exploited Children.<br />

“Our law enforcement provides such a special service to<br />

our community, but hard work can sometimes go unrewarded,”<br />

says Dr. Luke Pinatello, owner of Live Proper Chiropractic. “We<br />

want to show our appreciation for those men and women.”<br />

Pinatello, a board certified doctor of chiropractic and<br />

certified health coach, specializes in providing exceptional<br />

care through the treatment of acute and chronic back pain,<br />

neck pain, migraines and headaches, weight related issues,<br />

herniated discs, pinched nerves, fibromyalgia, musculoskeletal<br />

conditions, subluxations and stress related issues.<br />

Live Proper Chiropractic is located at 77 Franklin St., Westerly.<br />

For more information, call 401-315-2300 or visit<br />

LiveProperChiropractic.com. See ad on page 13.<br />

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Acaiberri Available in New<br />

Locations<br />

Acaiberri’s Antioxidant Elixir<br />

of Life, a unique nutritional<br />

health beverage, is now available at<br />

Waves of Wellness at 155 Park Ave<br />

in Cranston, and Changing Lives at<br />

1308 Atwood Ave in Johnston.<br />

The proprietary blend of<br />

special juices, extracts, and purees in the beverage were<br />

acquired from suppliers from all over the world in order to<br />

achieve its high antioxidant and health benefits. These choice<br />

ingredients were formulated to form a balanced and diverse<br />

phytonutrient profile to promote health, vitality and disease<br />

prevention. Each ingredient was chosen for their specific<br />

health properties and to achieve a daily Oxygen Radical<br />

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nutritional practices.<br />

Acaiberri Antioxidant Elixir of Life uses acai berry, wolfberry,<br />

elderberry, bilberry and dark pomegranate, to name a<br />

few. These fruits possess some of the highest per gram antioxidant<br />

values of any food group with zero cholesterol and<br />

none of the drawbacks of some of the other foods.<br />

For more information, call 401-497-0740 or visit Acaiberri.com.<br />

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Author Taniah Kamadon Touring<br />

Rhode Island<br />

Taniah Kamadon, author of the<br />

book, Benevolent Contacts,<br />

will be touring Rhode Island this<br />

month, sharing her encounters<br />

with extraterrestrials. She shares<br />

her experiences and reveals the<br />

authentic color photographs that<br />

she has had the opportunity to<br />

capture.<br />

“With the acceptance that the<br />

extraterrestrials exist, new lighted<br />

paths open up to peace, harmony,<br />

joy and love,” says Kamadon. “We relearn to live our lives<br />

more positively, the way the extraterrestrials do.”<br />

Hosted by Jackie Van Dusen, founder of Light Soul<br />

Therapy, Kamadon, a native of Malaysia, will be providing a<br />

slide show of some of the many benevolent contacts she has<br />

personally experienced over the last few years. An interesting<br />

lady and an exuberant storyteller, Kamadon will bring to<br />

life the friendly energy of those from another realm. She will<br />

show those attending that there really is nothing to fear from<br />

that which we are just beginning to understand.<br />

Kamadon will be appearing at the following locations:<br />

At 7 p.m., October 2, at Herb Wyfe, 23 Brown St., Wickford.<br />

Call 401-295-1140 or email Lesley@HerbWyfe.com.<br />

Light Soul Therapy at Acorn Cottage, Woodbine Road, in<br />

Wakefield, will host Kamadon at 7 p.m., October 3. Call<br />

401-284-0363 or email LightSoulTherapy@verizon.net.<br />

At 7 p.m., October 4, Angel Whispers R.I., located at The<br />

Wellness Center at Gold Plaza, 917 Warwick Ave., 2nd floor,<br />

in Warwick. Call 401-741-2278 or email<br />

Info@AngelWhispers<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Positive New Beginnings, located at 877 Broadway, in East<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>, will host her at 6:30 p.m., October 5, and again<br />

at noon on October 7. Call 401-432-7195 or email<br />

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Free Business<br />

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“Seven Ways Stan DeAngelis<br />

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at the East Bay Chamber of Commerce<br />

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The workshop is led by Stan DeAngelis,<br />

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Most recently, he and his wife, Deb<br />

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his own advice and methods to develop<br />

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East Bay Chamber of Commerce is<br />

located at 16 Cutler St., in Warren.<br />

RSVP by calling 401-437-1652, emailing<br />

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newsbriefs<br />

New Hope Opens Wellness Center in<br />

Pawtucket<br />

New Hope Family Chiropractic Center<br />

has opened a wellness center at 192<br />

Newport Avenue, in Pawtucket. The center<br />

is the next step in creating a healthier<br />

community, according to Dr. Rodger<br />

Lincoln, chiropractor and owner. The<br />

wellness center expands services beyond<br />

chiropractic to include massage therapy by Susan Coyle and nutritional and health<br />

counseling by Joanna Meriwether.<br />

A patient appreciation day will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, October 12, at<br />

New Hope’s Riverside office, located at 9 Forbes Street, and from 2 to 6 p.m., at<br />

the Pawtucket office. Guests can enjoy tastings of nutritional supplements and free<br />

health assessments from Joanna Meriwether. Dr. Hill of Brown Vision Center will<br />

offer free eye screenings. Also at the Pawtucket location on October 13, Lincoln<br />

will offer new patient exams free of charge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />

For more information, call Riverside office at 401-433-3600 or the Pawtucket office<br />

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healingways<br />

Chiropractic Care<br />

Help for Common Complaints<br />

by kathleen Barnes<br />

people visit a chiropractor<br />

because they are<br />

“Most<br />

in pain and seeking relief,<br />

although some initially visit for general<br />

health,” says Keith Overland, president<br />

of the American Chiropractic Association<br />

and a practicing chiropractic physician in<br />

Norwalk, Connecticut. “Every doctor of<br />

chiropractic should first perform a complete<br />

and thorough exam and develop a<br />

diagnosis to determine the best approach<br />

to the patient’s condition.”<br />

Rick Burns, a doctor of chiropractic<br />

and professor of chiropractic technique<br />

at Palmer College of Chiropractic, in<br />

Davenport, Iowa, notes that more than<br />

100 techniques and endless permutations<br />

of adjustments and thrusts can be<br />

used to help bring the body back into<br />

alignment and health. “Most chiropractors<br />

integrate several methods, depending<br />

on the needs of the patient,” he says.<br />

While chiropractors undergo four<br />

years of post-graduate training, like<br />

medical doctors, they specialize in, “…<br />

making certain the brain communicates<br />

100 percent of the time through the<br />

spinal cord to the nerves,” explains<br />

Burns. Miscommunication between<br />

the brain and the nerves caused by<br />

spinal misalignments, called subluxations,<br />

are at the heart of the science<br />

of chiropractic adjustment.<br />

Most chiropractic schools give<br />

students a basic toolbox of techniques<br />

before individual practitioners go on<br />

to obtain certification in advanced<br />

techniques; much like medical specializations,<br />

says Overland. His specialties<br />

include treating sports injuries and he<br />

has many Olympic athletes as patients.<br />

Most Common Techniques<br />

Diversified: This catch-all term encompasses<br />

the short thrust spinal adjustment<br />

approach used by an estimated<br />

80 percent of all chiropractors, says Dr.<br />

Cynthia Vaughn, an Austin, Texas-based<br />

chiropractor and member of the board<br />

of governors of the American Chiropractic<br />

Association.<br />

It is characterized by what is<br />

called the high-velocity, low-amplitude<br />

thrust (HVLA), resulting in the pop-<br />

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ping sound familiar to most people that<br />

have experienced chiropractic care.<br />

Although the adjustment is painless,<br />

some patients instinctively tense their<br />

muscles.<br />

“Adjustment is a sneak attack,<br />

‘My reflexes being faster than yours,’”<br />

remarks Burns. “The average muscle<br />

contracts in about a quarter of a second.<br />

We do a lot of speed training so<br />

we can do the adjustment in one-tenth<br />

of a second.”<br />

Activator: The activator technique,<br />

used by about 20 percent of chiropractors<br />

as part of an integrated practice,<br />

employs a small, spring-loaded, rubbertipped<br />

device, slightly larger than a<br />

pen, which applies a small amount<br />

of force to a specific area. It makes a<br />

stapler-like sound and the recipient<br />

usually feels only slight pressure.<br />

“Not everybody can tolerate the<br />

more aggressive manipulation that is<br />

performed as a foundation in chiropractic,<br />

especially elderly people or very<br />

young children,” says Overland. “The<br />

activator technique claims to be faster,<br />

more specific and less forceful than<br />

manual adjustment.”<br />

Applied kinesiology: Also known<br />

as muscle testing, applied kinesiology<br />

evaluates muscle strength at various specific<br />

points to help determine if a specific<br />

type of adjustment or even a nutritional<br />

supplement might be helpful to an<br />

individual patient as a treatment. This individualized<br />

treatment is popular among<br />

chiropractors and their patients. “It is a<br />

way to glean a tremendous amount of<br />

diagnostic information to specifically<br />

tell where the subluxations (imbalances)<br />

are,” says Vaughn, “and is used by about<br />

20 percent of chiropractors.”<br />

Sacro-occipital technique (SOT):<br />

Another form of non-forceful adjustment,<br />

SOT usually involves having the<br />

patient lie face down on a table. Inserting<br />

a variety of wedges asymmetrically<br />

distributed under the pelvis creates a<br />

helpful torque.<br />

“Gravity causes the adjustment to<br />

happen very subtly in about 10 minutes,”<br />

explains Vaughn. “It is effective<br />

for the elderly and people with osteoporosis<br />

that can’t tolerate more vigorous<br />

adjustments.”<br />

Gonstead: Similar to the HVLA<br />

technique, a Gonstead approach pays


Waking up with a stiff<br />

neck or shoulder or back<br />

pain sends 20 million<br />

Americans to the chiropractor<br />

each year.<br />

~ American Chiropractic Association<br />

particular attention to the lower spine<br />

and the effects of its misalignments on<br />

the rest of the body. These practitioners<br />

generally prefer to adjust the neck with<br />

the patient in a sitting position.<br />

More than half of all chiropractors<br />

use some form of the Gonstead<br />

technique. It involves detailed structural<br />

analysis of the spine, which can include<br />

various types of palpitation, nervoscope<br />

analysis of heat and nerve pressure<br />

along the spine, and X-rays.<br />

“All of these techniques require<br />

extensive education and thousands of<br />

hours of training,” concludes Overland.<br />

Adds Burns, “Each patient is evaluated<br />

and diagnosed individually. So try<br />

different techniques and see what works<br />

for you. The goal is to unlock the body’s<br />

ability to heal itself.”<br />

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Shaping the<br />

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Global Commitments to Catalyze Change<br />

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treaties; what we need<br />

are people that will begin to implement<br />

the commitments and meet the goals<br />

that have already been created and established,”<br />

explains Jacob Scherr, director<br />

of global strategy and advocacy for<br />

the <strong>Natural</strong> Resources Defense Council<br />

(NRDC), about the new thinking that<br />

drove this year’s Earth Summit in Rio<br />

de Janeiro, Brazil.<br />

The June conference brought<br />

together international heads of state,<br />

business leaders, nonprofits and activists<br />

to prioritize and strategize sustainable<br />

development. Unlike the United<br />

Nations’ annual climate change conferences,<br />

which led to the Kyoto Protocol<br />

in 1997—a legally binding treaty that<br />

by Brita Belli<br />

set targets for greenhouse gas emissions<br />

the United States refused to sign—the<br />

United Nations Conference on Sustainable<br />

Development is held once every<br />

20 years. The theme of Rio+20 was<br />

simple and direct: The Future We Want.<br />

Moving away from political<br />

posturing and endless negotiating, the<br />

meet-up asked businesses, governments<br />

and charities to publicly declare their<br />

specific commitments and solicited<br />

the public’s ideas for realizing sustainability,<br />

all aligned with the priorities<br />

and opportunities of the 21st century.<br />

“With growing populations depleting<br />

resources, how do we keep increasing<br />

and ensuring prosperity while we<br />

are already using more than we have?”<br />

queries U.N. spokeswoman Pragati<br />

Pascale. “It’s a conundrum.”<br />

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Sustainable development, as<br />

defined by the U.N., includes fighting<br />

poverty, social inclusion (including<br />

advancing the status of women) and<br />

protecting the environment. Building<br />

a sustainable future for the planet, say<br />

those involved, means addressing all<br />

three simultaneously. It demands the<br />

kind of real, immediate action so evident<br />

at Rio+20.<br />

Real Results<br />

By the end of the Rio conference, more<br />

than 700 voluntarily secured commitments,<br />

valued at more than half a trillion<br />

dollars, were earmarked to address everything<br />

from protecting forests and reducing<br />

ocean pollution to building rapid<br />

transit bus systems and increasing the<br />

number of women entrepreneurs in the<br />

green economy. The NRDC launched<br />

CloudOfCommitments.org to track and<br />

publicize new pledges and make them<br />

easily searchable by region or category.<br />

Some commitments are breathtaking<br />

in scope:<br />

n International development banks<br />

have pledged $175 billion to boost<br />

sustainable transportation in developing<br />

countries;<br />

n Bank of America promised $50 billion<br />

over 10 years to finance energy<br />

efficiency, renewable energy sources<br />

and energy access;<br />

n The World Bank committed $16<br />

billion to boost clean energy, access<br />

to electricity and cookstoves in<br />

developing nations;<br />

n The New Partnership for Africa’s<br />

Development promised to achieve<br />

energy access for at least 60 percent<br />

of Africa’s population by 2040;<br />

n The European Bank offered $8<br />

billion by 2015 to support energy<br />

efficiency projects in Eastern Europe<br />

and Central Asia;<br />

n Microsoft pledged to be carbon neutral<br />

across all its operations by the<br />

end of 2013;<br />

n The United States together with the<br />

Consumer Goods Forum (which<br />

represents more than 600 retail and<br />

manufacturing companies) committed<br />

to achieve zero net deforestation<br />

in their supply chains by 2020.<br />

“The real action, the real energy,<br />

was the 21st-century aspect [of<br />

Rio+20],” advises Scherr. “I call it


“With growing populations<br />

depleting resources, how do<br />

we keep increasing and ensuring<br />

prosperity while we<br />

are already using more than<br />

we have? It’s a conundrum.”<br />

~ Pragati Pascale, United<br />

Nations spokeswoman<br />

the ‘network world’, recognizing the<br />

number of players today. It’s not just<br />

national governments; it’s states and<br />

cities, corporations and philanthropists.<br />

In addition to the official meetings<br />

and negotiations, between 3,000 and<br />

4,000 other gatherings were going on<br />

between business people, mayors, civil<br />

society organizations and others, presenting<br />

myriad opportunities to make<br />

specific commitments. We’re moving to<br />

a different dynamic.”<br />

Sowing Seeds<br />

The inclusive atmosphere is reflected<br />

in another new U.N.-sponsored international<br />

sharing website, FutureWe<br />

Want.org, featuring visions and videos<br />

relating to sustainability and solutions<br />

to dire environmental problems, such<br />

as turning global warming-inducing<br />

methane from China’s farms into a usable<br />

energy source; predicting periods<br />

of drought in Ethiopia to<br />

prevent humanitarian<br />

crises; and investing in<br />

solar power to bring<br />

electricity to 1.4 billion<br />

people around the<br />

world. More than 50 million<br />

people worldwide have submitted<br />

ideas for a more sustainable world,<br />

ranging from ways to increase public<br />

education to plans for stopping industrial<br />

pollution and better managing<br />

waste.<br />

“The huge public engagement<br />

in the conference is exciting,” says<br />

Pascale, “because that’s really<br />

how progress will happen.<br />

People have to force<br />

their governments<br />

to take action.”<br />

The NRDC<br />

dedicated website<br />

is part of a coordinated effort to hold<br />

governments, businesses and nonprofits<br />

accountable and inform the public. The<br />

new U.N. websites facilitate a thriving<br />

discussion of what sustainability means<br />

and how it can be put into practice.<br />

“We want to continue the overall<br />

campaign and build upon it,” says<br />

Pascale. “Whatever frustrations people<br />

have with businesses, nongovernment<br />

organizations (NGO) or governments,<br />

we need to harness that energy and keep<br />

that dialogue going to give people a<br />

voice in making sustainability happen.”<br />

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State-based examples of sustainable<br />

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Here are examples of five models<br />

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PlaNYC: New York City Mayor Michael<br />

Bloomberg’s announcement of PlaNYC,<br />

on Earth Day 2007, signaled an historic<br />

moment. The people’s vision of a<br />

cleaner, healthier New York City, one<br />

that could accommodate 9 million<br />

predicted residents by 2030, aims to be<br />

a model for urban sustainable development.<br />

Its original 127 initiatives leave<br />

few sustainability stones unturned,<br />

including cleaning up brownfields,<br />

building more playgrounds and parks,<br />

increasing public transportation and<br />

bike lanes, implementing aggressive<br />

recycling, enforcing green<br />

building standards and<br />

reducing greenhouse gas<br />

emissions. Two-thirds of<br />

the initial goals have<br />

already been achieved; the latest update<br />

calls for 132 initiatives, including<br />

a new set of annual milestones.<br />

Speaking at the Museum of the<br />

City of New York in 2009, Daniel<br />

Doctoroff, the former deputy mayor of<br />

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for the Bloomberg administration, called<br />

PlaNYC “one of the most sweeping,<br />

most comprehensive blueprints<br />

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Evergreen Cooperative Initiative (ECI):<br />

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Hospitals and the municipal government<br />

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local businesses, which to date include<br />

a green laundromat, the hydroponic<br />

greenhouse Green City Growers, and<br />

Ohio Cooperative Solar, which provides<br />

weatherization and installs and maintains<br />

solar panels. The solar cooperative will<br />

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capacity from 2011 levels by the end of<br />

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CALGreen: Updated building codes<br />

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dioxide emissions (39 percent), and<br />

consume 70 percent of the electricity<br />

we generate. The U.S. Green Building<br />

Council (USGBC) reports, “If half of<br />

new commercial buildings were built<br />

to use 50 percent less energy, it would<br />

save over 6 million metric tons of CO 2<br />

annually for the life of the buildings—<br />

the equivalent of taking more than 1<br />

million cars off the road every year.”<br />

The California Green Building<br />

Standards Code (CALGreen), which<br />

took effect in January 2011, sets the<br />

highest green bar for new buildings in<br />

the country. It requires that new buildings<br />

achieve a 20 percent reduction in<br />

potable water use, divert 50 percent of<br />

their construction waste from landfills,<br />

use paints and materials with low<br />

volatile organic compound content and<br />

provide parking for clean-air vehicles.<br />

Multiple key stakeholders have been involved<br />

throughout the process, including<br />

the California Energy Commission<br />

and the Sierra Club.<br />

“We really tried to bring together<br />

an entire spectrum of people and<br />

groups with different perspectives and<br />

Sustainable development<br />

includes fighting poverty,<br />

increasing social inclusion<br />

(including advancing the<br />

status of women) and protecting<br />

the environment.<br />

expertise to build a consensus,” says<br />

David Walls, executive director of the<br />

California Building Standards Commission.<br />

“If we were going to put something<br />

in the code, we wanted to make<br />

sure it was right.” (See Tinyurl.com/<br />

CALGreen-Home.)<br />

Renewable Portfolio Standard: Texas<br />

leads the country in electricity gener-<br />

COMPELLING<br />

INTERNATIONAL<br />

ECO-INITIATIVES<br />

Aruba is working with Sir Richard<br />

Branson’s Carbon War Room program<br />

to transition to 100 percent renewable<br />

energy.<br />

Germany has committed to drawing<br />

80 percent of its electricity from<br />

renewable sources by 2050.<br />

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency<br />

signed an agreement with the European<br />

Union to reduce its carbon<br />

emissions by 77,000 tons in the next<br />

3.5 years.<br />

Norway has pledged $140 million<br />

to boost sustainable energy in rural<br />

Kenya, including replacing kerosene<br />

lamps with solar alternatives.<br />

Source: CloudOfCommitments.org<br />

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ated from wind power. One complex,<br />

in Roscoe, features 627 turbines on<br />

100,000 acres that cost $1 billion to<br />

build. Much of the rapid growth of the<br />

state’s wind industry can be credited<br />

to Texas’ Renewable Portfolio Standard,<br />

legislation passed in 1999 that<br />

mandated construction of renewable<br />

energy, including solar, geothermal,<br />

hydroelectric, biomass and landfill gas,<br />

in addition to wind.<br />

It further mandated that utilities<br />

generate 2,000 megawatts of additional<br />

renewable energy by 2009, then<br />

5,880 MW by 2015 and 10,000 MW<br />

by 2025. The 10-year goal was met in<br />

six years, and Texas has added many<br />

green jobs, increased tax revenues<br />

and provided security against blackouts,<br />

which is critical in the event of<br />

extreme heat or drought (see Tinyurl.<br />

com/TexasStandard).<br />

Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund:<br />

Clean technology is booming despite<br />

the economic recession and attracting<br />

serious investment funds. According to<br />

a report by Clean Edge, Inc., venture<br />

capital investments in clean technologies<br />

increased 30 percent between<br />

2010 and 2011, from $5.1 billion to<br />

$6.6 billion.<br />

New Jersey entrepreneurs are<br />

upping their state’s potential in this<br />

arena with the Edison Innovation Green<br />

Growth Fund. The program proffers<br />

loans of up to $2 million for companies,<br />

research facilities and nonprofits<br />

engaged in producing clean energy<br />

technologies, ranging from energy efficiency<br />

products such as LED lighting to<br />

solar, wind, tidal, biomass and methane<br />

capture. A condition of the loan is that<br />

a project must employ 75 percent of its<br />

workforce from New Jersey, or commit<br />

to growing 10 high-paying jobs (minimum<br />

$75,000 annually) over two years<br />

(see Tinyurl.com/NewJersey-EDA).<br />

Grassroots Leadership<br />

Elinor Ostrom, the political economist<br />

who won a Nobel Prize in economics<br />

but passed on just before the start of the<br />

Rio conference, dedicated her last blog<br />

post to considering the event’s impact.<br />

Titled “Green from the Grassroots,” the<br />

post stressed the priority of a multifaceted<br />

approach to curbing emissions.<br />

“Decades of research demonstrate


that a variety of overlapping policies at<br />

city, subnational, national and international<br />

levels is more likely to succeed<br />

than single, overarching, binding<br />

agreements,” Ostrom remarked. “Such<br />

an evolutionary approach to policy<br />

provides essential safety nets should<br />

one or more policies fail. The good<br />

news is that evolutionary policymaking<br />

is already happening organically.<br />

In the absence of effective national<br />

and international legislation to curb<br />

greenhouse gases, a growing number<br />

of city leaders are acting to protect<br />

their citizens and economies.”<br />

She reported that even in the<br />

absence of federally mandated emissions<br />

targets, 30 U.S. states have passed<br />

their own climate plans and more than<br />

900 mayors signed a climate protection<br />

agreement essentially agreeing to reach<br />

the Kyoto Protocol goals the federal<br />

government refused to sanction.<br />

Rio+20 built upon such bottom-up<br />

commitments and pushed states and<br />

businesses to go further than they’d<br />

ever imagined. “There was an incredible<br />

amount of energized activity,”<br />

concludes Scherr. “Many people came<br />

away feeling empowered and encouraged,<br />

because they saw that the sustainability<br />

movement is truly worldwide.<br />

That’s going to be the legacy of Rio.”<br />

Brita Belli, the editor of E-The Environmental<br />

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Worldwatch Institute, humans collectively<br />

are consuming resources equivalent<br />

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than is sustainable—and that’s before<br />

projected population growth. In short,<br />

we’re depleting more resources than the<br />

planet can replenish; hence, our personal<br />

consumption habits matter.<br />

In an ideal world, all the appliances,<br />

furniture and electronics we use<br />

and later discard would be “cradle-tocradle,”<br />

or C2C, certified, a term popularized<br />

by German chemist Michael<br />

Braungart and American Architect<br />

William McDonough for describing<br />

products designed never to become<br />

waste. Such innovative products<br />

typically are made of both technical<br />

components that can be reused and<br />

biological components that decompose<br />

back into the natural world.<br />

Current examples of products that<br />

have obtained C2C certification include<br />

gDiapers—biodegradable cloth diaper<br />

liners that can be flushed or composted—and<br />

Greenweave recycled fabrics.<br />

But smart, sustainable design is not yet<br />

the norm, so we have to monitor our<br />

own consumption and waste habits<br />

to try limiting our support of polluting<br />

industries and contribution to ever-<br />

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Follow the Lifecycle<br />

Crunching the Numbers on Products We Consume<br />

by Brita Belli<br />

growing landfills.<br />

Such product assessments are<br />

challenging, because it’s not only about<br />

what happens after a cell phone, for<br />

example, is thrown into a landfill that<br />

takes an environmental toll. It also entails<br />

the chemicals used, toxins released<br />

and fossil fuels burned to manufacture<br />

and ship that phone.<br />

To help us sort out the best approaches,<br />

The Green Design Institute at<br />

Carnegie Mellon University has created<br />

the online Economic Input-Output<br />

Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) that<br />

crunches the numbers for commonly<br />

used products—from household cleaners<br />

to mattresses—to provide us with<br />

the bigger-picture impact. So, as their<br />

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an automobile would include not<br />

only the impacts at the final assembly<br />

facility, but also the impact from mining<br />

metal ores, making electronic parts,<br />

forming windows, etc., that are needed<br />

for parts to build the car.”<br />

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latest available EIO-LCA figures, provides<br />

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products—from the most to the least<br />

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keeping our own resource usage and<br />

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Brita Belli is the editor of E-The Environmental<br />

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Call for Cradle-to-Cradle Product Lifestyle<br />

MATE<strong>RI</strong>AL ENERGY COST TO GREENHOUSE AMOUNT LANDFILL ALTERNATIVES<br />

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Paper 10,611 3,373 pounds 63.5 percent 2 to 4 weeks Use recycled and scrap<br />

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hours (kWh) -<br />

Glass 7,778 kWh 3,373 pounds 33.4 percent 1 million years Recycle or reuse glass bottles<br />

containers (2010) and jars as glassware or<br />

to store food.<br />

Plastic bottles 6,361 kWh 2,910 pounds 28 percent 450 years Save money by choosing<br />

HDPE bottles; refillable bottles over throwaways.<br />

29 percent<br />

PET bottles (2010)*<br />

Plastic bags 5,889 kWh 2,712 pounds 12 percent Up to 1,000 Use washable cloth shopping<br />

and film (2010) years or more bags and non-plastic food<br />

storage containers.<br />

Carpets and 5,083 kWh 2,469 pounds 8.1 percent Up to 20,000 Use individual carpet tiles or<br />

rugs (2009) years carpet that meets Carpet Area<br />

Recovery Effort (CARE) standards.<br />

Soaps and 3,500 kWh 1,715 pounds Not applicable Toxins from Recycle plastic bottles and<br />

cleaners cleaners can use biodegradable cleaners.<br />

contaminate<br />

water supplies.<br />

Light bulbs 2,328 kWh 1,023 pounds 2 to 6.7 Up to 1,000 Use CFL and LED energy-<br />

and parts percent of years or more efficient lights and recycle<br />

household CFLs at major hardware stores<br />

CFLs (2009)* or check Earth911.com.*<br />

Consider solar exterior lights.<br />

Mattresses 2,281 kWh 1,122 pounds Less than 10 Up to 1,000 Buy organic mattresses and<br />

percent (2012) years or more recycle old ones (Earth911.com).<br />

Computers 1,183 kWh 586 pounds 38 percent Up to 1,000 Look for recycled content<br />

(2009) years or more in electronics and recycle<br />

equipment. See Earth911.com.<br />

Cell phones 1,322 kWh 665 pounds 8 percent Up to 1,000 Only upgrade when needed.<br />

and other (2009) years or more Trade old phone in to recycle<br />

devices (SecureTradeIn.com) or donate<br />

to charity (ReCellular.com).<br />

*HDPE means high density polyethylene; PET means polyethylene terephthalate; CFL means compact fluorescent lamp (or light);<br />

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The quickest method to improving the parentchild<br />

relationship starts with the parent. By<br />

changing our behavior and ramping up our<br />

parenting skill-set, we will see immediate<br />

positive changes in our child.<br />

Start by loving the time you spend together. Imagine<br />

taking a drama-free vacation or sitting down to a family<br />

dinner without tension, all because the parent is dedicated<br />

to taking the necessary steps to initiate change.<br />

Of course, our knee jerk reaction when confronted with<br />

interpersonal conflict is to make a plan for changing others.<br />

Let’s face it: it is easier to look outward than inward. Instead<br />

of resenting the child, parents should consider activating<br />

themselves with a game plan to stop the cycle of blame—<br />

shift the focus to what can be done to transform the energy<br />

and outcome of the interactions with the child.<br />

Follow these five real solutions for improving the relationship<br />

with your child.<br />

1. know Thy Self. Become aware of your actions and<br />

reactions that have a negative impact on a child’s behavior.<br />

When your child pushes your button, do you have a dramatic<br />

response? Do you run and hide when faced with conflict?<br />

Your daily responses set the tone for the relationship with<br />

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your child. Take an honest inventory of how you behave.<br />

If you don’t have the answers, survey the family—they will<br />

have some ideas. Self awareness allows you to initiate new<br />

ways of being with your child. You can always grow and<br />

change in ways that strengthen the ways you interact.<br />

2. Decisions, Decisions. Develop a consistent, go-to<br />

strategy for making informed and rational decisions. Making<br />

expert decisions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is nearly<br />

impossible. Making good decisions most of the time is totally<br />

possible. Children respect leaders who are fair, experienced<br />

and know how to take charge. The relationship with the child<br />

will be improved if you show parental leadership by making<br />

good decisions most of the time. If decision-making is not<br />

your strong suit, consider developing those skills by consulting<br />

a resource and using a tried-and-true formula to guide<br />

the process until it becomes second nature.<br />

3. Create a Vision. What do you want? Set a short-term<br />

and long-term goal. To change any situation, you need a plan<br />

and then action steps to achieve the plan. Imagine spending<br />

a joy-filled day with your child. What does that look like to<br />

you? Identify the specific steps needed to achieve the vision.<br />

Journaling, meditating or drawing about that image for the<br />

future can help to clarify positive thoughts.<br />

4. Negotiate Like a Pro. Boost communication skills<br />

and learn to give and take. All great leaders use strategic<br />

tactics to influence others and get their ideas across. Shouldn’t<br />

you have the same tactics at home? Learn to listen, acknowledge<br />

and use eye contact. Plan the best times for meaningful<br />

discussions with the child. Children respond to adults that<br />

are friendly, approachable and interested. Advancing the way<br />

that you communicate will have instant positive effect on the<br />

parent-child alliance.<br />

5. Connect with Others. Develop a network, share<br />

and learn from other parents, get professional guidance<br />

and engage support from family members. Sometimes a<br />

relationship becomes so intense and the focus so great that<br />

it becomes toxic. To ease the toxicity of the relationship,<br />

step away. Let the tension of the relationship breathe a bit.<br />

Focus your efforts on building an outside network that supports<br />

your needs. Getting the help and support needed can<br />

decrease anger and reduce guilt. When relationships are<br />

approached with more grace and confidence, wonderful<br />

things happen.<br />

Learning to take control of yourself and your parenting style<br />

is worth the effort. Time once wasted in conflict is now freed<br />

up to positively impact the child. Avoiding habitual responses<br />

will make you a more effective, fun and fulfilled parent. Your<br />

child will notice this new way of being and will respond with<br />

more respect and mindfulness.<br />

Nanci Adams is a psychotherapist and parent educator.<br />

She is the founder of the Learn To Love Your Child Again<br />

workshop and eight-week intensive course. Contact her at<br />

Nanci@TheTherapyCollaborative.com.


Acupuncture<br />

for Children<br />

by Dr. Shawna E.M. Snyder<br />

Acupuncture is one of the most common<br />

alternative medicines in the United States,<br />

practiced by about three million people—<br />

mostly adults—every year. But, it is also used<br />

with growing frequency in children to relieve<br />

pain, migraines and other complaints.<br />

Our children’s health is constantly being challenged.<br />

Ultimately, it’s a good thing because their immune<br />

system is building and will eventually be strong<br />

enough to ward off future diseases. But, what happens<br />

when they seem to always fall ill the same way or they’re so<br />

stressed out from school that they can’t seem to focus?<br />

We all know that a body under stress does not heal<br />

well, and school-aged kids are under a tremendous amount<br />

of pressure. Not only does stress take a toll on overall mind<br />

and body health, but it can also prevent a healthy outlook on<br />

life. Studies have shown that acupuncture can help reduce<br />

the levels of cortisol (the stress-related hormone), regulate<br />

serotonin (a mood enhancing hormone) and promote the<br />

release of endorphins (another feel good hormone) to allow<br />

their little bodies to relax so that they can heal.<br />

n To Needle or Not to Needle<br />

When using acupuncture to treat kids, many tools other than<br />

needles can be used to provide an effective treatment. For<br />

example, acupuncture points can be stimulated with acu-<br />

pressure, cupping, aromatherapy and magnet therapy. This is<br />

especially useful for toddlers that may be unable to stay motionless<br />

while being poked by needles or for those youngsters<br />

that tend to have a fear of needles. Older children—including<br />

tweens and teens—have the option to get acupuncture<br />

with needles. Chinese herbal formulas and dietary recommendations<br />

can also help to foster treatment and be part of a<br />

comprehensive treatment plan.<br />

Regardless of age, children typically leave the acupuncturist’s<br />

office calmer and more centered, and parents see a<br />

positive difference in their child’s health. In fact, in a study<br />

conducted at the Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital in<br />

Boston by Yuan-Chi Lin, M.D., kids reported missing less<br />

school, sleeping better and being more able to participate in<br />

extracurricular activities as a result of treatment.<br />

n Is Acupuncture Safe for Children?<br />

The answer is yes—as long as it is done by a practitioner that<br />

has been properly trained. Some youngsters may experience<br />

minor side effects, like temporary bruising, but more serious<br />

side effects, like infections and nerve impairment, are rare,<br />

according to numerous studies. It is common for kids to feel<br />

grounded, calm, or in some cases, “bubbly.”<br />

n Does Health Insurance<br />

Cover Acupuncture?<br />

The good news is that yes, many insurance companies now<br />

offer policies that cover acupuncture and related services<br />

performed by an acupuncturist. Individuals should contact<br />

their insurance provider to learn what kind of care is covered.<br />

If the provider does cover acupuncture, here are a few<br />

questions to ask to determine eligibility and coverage:<br />

n How many visits per calendar year?<br />

n Do I need a referral from an M.D. to<br />

see an acupuncturist?<br />

n What is the normal co-pay for<br />

acupuncture from a preferred provider?<br />

n Do I have a deductible?<br />

If yes, has it been met?<br />

Overall, acupuncture is a safe, natural, drug-free and effective<br />

therapy to promote health and well-being for children. It<br />

has helped with a wide range of ailments, from headaches to<br />

the effects of ADHD, and is a safe alternative to pharmaceuticals<br />

that many parents do not want their children taking.<br />

Shawna Snyder, a mother of two young children, is a Doctor<br />

of Acupuncture and practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine<br />

at Aquidneck Island Acupuncture, her family practice in<br />

Middletown. Contact her at 401-297-1642 or visit<br />

AquidneckAcupuncture.com.<br />

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Approximately 10.9 percent of Rhode<br />

Islanders are currently unemployed<br />

and looking for a job, according to the<br />

Rhode Island Department of Labor and<br />

Training. It can be difficult for those<br />

affected to accept that he or she can’t<br />

control the fact that they do not have<br />

a job. But, he or she must—and can—<br />

learn to manage their emotions.<br />

Why? Aside from the obvious (maintaining<br />

one’s well-being), a positive<br />

attitude will keep individuals motivated<br />

and open to possibilities.<br />

And, the enemy is fear.<br />

At the height of the depression (25<br />

percent unemployment nationally),<br />

President Franklin Roosevelt made a<br />

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by John koenig<br />

famous speech in which he declared,<br />

“All we have to fear is fear itself.” He<br />

knew that frightened people are not effective<br />

people. They do not make good<br />

decisions. They do not see possibility.<br />

They literally feel depressed.<br />

Unfortunately, unemployment is<br />

more than just the loss of a paycheck. It<br />

can bring with it the loss of self-esteem,<br />

identify, sense of belonging, emotional<br />

security and balance. It can impact the<br />

unemployed worker’s health (both mental<br />

and physical) and damage his or her<br />

relationships with family and friends.<br />

Unemployment is a Personal Crises<br />

Unemployed people go through a<br />

process, almost like mourning for a<br />

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range from denial, to fear/anger, despair<br />

and finally acceptance. The faster one<br />

moves through these stages the better<br />

he or she will be.<br />

When one is unemployed, it is wise<br />

to start by accepting that there are some<br />

things that are beyond our control. We<br />

can’t change the fact that our former job<br />

ended or the circumstances that ended<br />

it. We can’t change the economy, our<br />

age, qualifications or household bills,<br />

but there are many things we can control.<br />

Here are some suggestions.<br />

Time Management<br />

The job now is to find a job. Many<br />

books, articles and resources exist that<br />

can help. Seek these out. Investigate every<br />

avenue to replace the lost income.<br />

Become an expert on finding work, but<br />

also recognize that without a job to<br />

How to Stay in Control When Unemployed<br />

report to, that 40 plus hours a week and<br />

the familiarity of a daily structure need<br />

to be replaced. Start with a written to<br />

do list to plan the day. Block out time<br />

for work and time for other activities.<br />

Part of good time management,<br />

especially when one is out-of-work, is<br />

balancing his or her life for good mental<br />

and physical health. Make a special<br />

effort to include time for exercise, family<br />

activities, recreation and spiritual<br />

and social events. Avoid the temptation<br />

to stop living a full life while waiting to<br />

get connected with a new position.<br />

Adopt a Positive Attitude<br />

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unemployment as an opportunity to reinvent yourself and figure<br />

out what you really want to do.” Both of those statements may<br />

be true, but it doesn’t help to hear it from others. A positive attitude<br />

must come from within. For some, managing their attitude<br />

may come naturally. For those who need to work on it, here are<br />

some specific steps to get started.<br />

n Write a gratitude list. Update the list regularly and review it<br />

daily.<br />

n Write an asset list. This is not a resume. It is a list of everything<br />

that makes one valuable: education skills and work<br />

experience, as well as personal qualities.<br />

n Write an accomplishment list that includes anything you ever<br />

did that you felt good about.<br />

n Make a list of positive activities—like getting fit or reconnecting<br />

with old friends—that can be enjoyed right now, then<br />

start doing them.<br />

n Exercise. Daily exercise is the single best anti-depressant,<br />

and it can be free. Being fit will also increase self-esteem.<br />

n Write a list of big personal goals. Call it a dream list and let<br />

yourself dream.<br />

n Learn to live one day at a time. This strategy is one of the best<br />

ways to manage stress.<br />

n Refuse to get caught up in negativity. Avoid people whose<br />

negative attitude brings you down. Seek out positive perspectives<br />

socially and in the media.<br />

n Work on relationships. This is a time to communicate, spend<br />

time together. Avoid the temptation to pull back now more<br />

than ever.<br />

n Watch out for negative habits. Be alert to drinking, eating habits,<br />

gambling and Internet habits. Seek help if necessary.<br />

n Read motivational stories of people that turned unemployment<br />

into opportunity.<br />

n Reconnect with your spirituality.<br />

n Master the art of positive thinking.<br />

n Use the public library. It is free and offers a broad range of<br />

support. The library is a gateway to new interests, a way to<br />

get out of the house during the day.<br />

Network<br />

Don’t fall into the isolation trap (sending out resumes on the<br />

computer and calling it a day). Get out of the house. Not only<br />

can networking help one land a job, but it will also help individuals<br />

to feel connected with the world. Consider any opportunity<br />

for social interaction such as volunteering, taking courses,<br />

attending free lectures or getting more involved with a church<br />

or support group.<br />

For those still feeling overwhelmed, seek out counseling. Many<br />

counselors offer a sliding scale and will be happy to cut individuals<br />

a break.<br />

John Koenig is a board certified hypnotist and hypnotic life<br />

coach with offices in Warwick and in Seekonk, Mass. For a free<br />

stress reduction meditation/hypnosis recording, email John.<br />

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consciouseating<br />

Global Flavors<br />

New Ethnic vegetarian Recipes Rock Taste Buds<br />

Ancient India and Egypt are<br />

known to have served up<br />

plant-based diets, but vegetarian<br />

cookbooks are a relatively recent<br />

American phenomenon.<br />

The genre debuted nationally in<br />

1977 with Mollie Katzen’s groundbreaking<br />

classic, the first Moosewood<br />

Cookbook, sharing recipes gleaned<br />

from her restaurant and a collective coop<br />

in Ithaca, New York. Considered one<br />

of Five Women Who Changed the Way<br />

We Eat, by Health magazine, she has<br />

also hosted several PBS cooking shows.<br />

When Katzen first took up the<br />

cause, vegetarian cooking was earnest,<br />

if earthy, relying heavily upon such<br />

staples as brown rice, mushrooms and<br />

tofu. The options were limited for those<br />

that didn’t capitalize on a home garden<br />

or live in a cosmopolitan city.<br />

by Judith Fertig<br />

Grilled Tofu and Pepper Tacos<br />

Celebrating Vegetarian Awareness Month, <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong><br />

visits the continuing evolutions of vegetarian eating habits and<br />

leading cookbooks.<br />

Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky<br />

in the 1970s, cookbook author and<br />

food blogger Michael Natkin remembers…“when<br />

vegetables were boiled<br />

until they begged for mercy.” Being a<br />

vegetarian then meant a commitment to<br />

a philosophy, not necessarily an expectation<br />

of flavor and pleasure.<br />

In 1981, an Indian actress and<br />

cookbook author introduced Americans<br />

to exotic vegetarian dishes from India in<br />

Madhur Jaffrey’s World of the East: Vegetarian<br />

Cooking. Still, without an Asian<br />

market nearby, hard-to-find ingredients<br />

like dhal (a lentil) or fenugreek (a seed)<br />

might have derailed attempts to make<br />

such recipes.<br />

By 1990, Chef Deborah Madison<br />

had contributed The Savory Way, which<br />

upped the quotient of colorful foods<br />

inspired by classic French cuisine. She<br />

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revealed how plant-based dishes can<br />

be sophisticated and even glamorous.<br />

Today’s latest cookbook evolution<br />

speaks to the newest generation of<br />

vegetarian cooks’ burgeoning interest<br />

in tasty ethnic cuisines, home gardening<br />

and farmers’ markets as well as<br />

meatless meals. Natkin has pulled<br />

it all together in Herbivoracious: A<br />

Flavor Revolution, with 150 Vibrant<br />

and Original Vegetarian Recipes. From<br />

the standpoint of a well-traveled home<br />

cook, he also chronicles his travels and<br />

forays into flavorful, globally influenced<br />

recipes at Herbivoracious.com.<br />

Why Vegetarian, Why Now?<br />

“Because vegetarian meals are good<br />

for you, tread more lightly on our<br />

planet’s resources and are kinder to<br />

animals,” Natkin responds.<br />

“The planet isn’t designed to support<br />

billions of meat-eaters. Plus, many<br />

are concerned about the methods of animal<br />

agriculture—think of industrial hog<br />

farms, for instance, which can be environmental<br />

nightmares. If you want to eat<br />

meat from smaller producers with higher<br />

ethical standards, it’s more expensive,”<br />

he says. “Even if you eat meatless only<br />

now and again, it’s better for the family<br />

budget, your health and the planet.”<br />

Natkin is well aware of the “dark<br />

days for vegetables,” when commerce<br />

dictated that varieties be chosen and<br />

grown primarily for their ability to<br />

withstand long-distance transport. Now,<br />

due to rising demand, more are grown<br />

for flavor, advises Natkin, and that<br />

makes vegetarian meals taste better and<br />

become more popular.<br />

Natkin further suggests, “If you<br />

want a sustainable diet, it must<br />

include foods that you like, not foods<br />

that you think you should like. They<br />

have to taste good, otherwise you<br />

won’t stick with it.”<br />

Natkin’s cookbook encompasses<br />

dishes from locales as diverse as India,<br />

Iran, Japan, Mexico and Thailand. His<br />

special touch is conceiving ways to<br />

convert traditional recipes to vegetarian<br />

variations while maintaining unique<br />

flavors and combinations of textures.<br />

From a deconstructed sushi to tofu<br />

tacos, Natkin coaxes the most flavor<br />

out of his ingredients—from cooking<br />

pasta in red wine, making “meaty”


“It’s not an exaggeration<br />

to say that… the great<br />

majority of Americans<br />

would rather be considered<br />

healthy, rather than<br />

wealthy.”<br />

~ Mike Weisman, president,<br />

The Values Institute at DGWB<br />

soup stocks with dried mushrooms or<br />

Parmesan cheese rinds to teaching uses<br />

of condiments like Japanese sesame<br />

salt.<br />

“The least successful cuisine for<br />

translation into vegetarian cooking is<br />

American comfort food,” he notes.<br />

He always encourages cooks to think<br />

creatively, not literally, when translating<br />

a meat-based dish to a plant-based<br />

equivalent. Instead of trying to do a<br />

faux turkey for Thanksgiving, for example,<br />

he recommends serving a main<br />

dish that looks celebratory and mouth-<br />

Grilled Tofu and<br />

Pepper Tacos<br />

Vegan and gluten-free dish in<br />

30 minutes.<br />

Makes 12 small or 8 medium-size tacos<br />

“The secret to delicious Mexican vegetarian<br />

food is to amp up the flavors and<br />

use lots of contrasting textures,” says<br />

food blogger Michael Natkin. “These tacos—filled<br />

with grilled tofu and sautéed<br />

peppers, all basted with tangy achiote<br />

paste—have serious street-food flavor.<br />

They are meant to be eaten in just two<br />

or three bites.”<br />

Achiote, made from annatto seeds,<br />

is available as a paste at markets that<br />

carry Hispanic products. Natkin likes<br />

the El Yucateco brand because it’s free<br />

of synthetic food coloring.<br />

Fillings<br />

1½ oz (about 4 tsp) achiote paste<br />

(also called annatto)<br />

½ cup vegetable oil<br />

watering, saluting the traditional role of<br />

the centerpiece turkey in a fresh way.<br />

Growing Trend<br />

According to a national 2012 Harris<br />

Poll, 47 percent of Americans eat at<br />

least one vegetarian meal a week. The<br />

Values Institute of DGWB, an advertising<br />

and communications firm based in<br />

Santa Ana, California, confirms the rise<br />

of flexitarianism, or eating meat on occasion<br />

rather than routinely, as one of<br />

the top trends of 2012.<br />

Finally, New York Times food columnist<br />

Mark Bittman remarks, “When I<br />

ask audiences I speak to, ‘How many of<br />

you are eating less meat than you were<br />

10 years ago?’ at least two-thirds raise<br />

their hands. A self-selecting group to be<br />

sure, but nevertheless, one that exists. In<br />

fact, let’s ask this: Is anyone in this country<br />

eating more meat than they used to?”<br />

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood<br />

AndLifestyle.blogspot.com.<br />

1 tsp ground cumin<br />

2 tsp Tapatío or other bottled hot sauce<br />

1 tsp kosher salt<br />

10 oz extra-firm tofu, cut into 1 /3-inch<br />

slabs and patted dry<br />

1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise<br />

into 1 /3-inch slabs<br />

1 medium onion, thinly sliced<br />

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced<br />

2 red bell peppers, cut into ¼-inch<br />

strips<br />

1 yellow bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch<br />

strips<br />

Fresh lemon or lime juice (optional)<br />

Shells<br />

24 (4-inch) or 16 (6-inch) soft corn<br />

tortillas<br />

Taco Toppers<br />

Guacamole<br />

Choice of salsa<br />

1. Break up the achiote paste in a<br />

small bowl with a fork and mash in<br />

the oil, a little at a time, until it forms<br />

a lumpy paste. Mix in the cumin, hot<br />

sauce and salt.<br />

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2. Heat a grill or grill pan over medium<br />

heat. Brush the tofu with the achiote oil<br />

on one side and grill, oiled-side-down,<br />

until well-marked. Then do the same on<br />

the other side.<br />

3. Repeat with the zucchini, brushing<br />

the slabs with achiote oil and grilling<br />

until well-marked and tender, about 3<br />

minutes per side. Allow the tofu and<br />

zucchini to cool and then cut both into<br />

1 /3-inch diced pieces.<br />

4. Heat a skillet over medium-high<br />

heat. Add 2 tablespoons of achiote oil.<br />

Add the onion, garlic and bell peppers<br />

and sauté until very soft.<br />

5. Add the tofu and zucchini to the<br />

pepper mixture. Taste and adjust the<br />

seasoning. It may need more salt, a<br />

little lime or lemon juice, or more heat.<br />

6. To serve, wrap the tortillas in a damp,<br />

clean dishtowel and microwave until<br />

soft and warm, about 2 minutes.<br />

7. Make stacks of 2 tortillas each. Top<br />

with a moderate scoop of the filling and<br />

a spoonful of guacamole and salsa. Pass<br />

the hot sauce to the more adventurous.<br />

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Ananda Center for Yoga and Meditation will host the<br />

first annual Ananda Festival and Open House from<br />

1 to 6 p.m., October 6, at the Ananda Center, in Hopkinton.<br />

The event will celebrate the peace, beauty and<br />

joy of the fall season with children’s activities, music,<br />

guided nature experiences, mini-classes in yoga and<br />

meditation, seasonal wholesome refreshments and the<br />

opportunity to meet a joyful spiritual community of<br />

friends.<br />

The Center is situated on a horse farm with woodland<br />

trails for walking and enjoying nature. A restored barn, transformed into a<br />

beautiful rustic building, houses a kitchen and dining area for potlucks, a small<br />

boutique of books and artifacts for sale and the temple area where Sunday Satsangs,<br />

meditation, yoga classes and workshops are held.<br />

Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda,<br />

Ananda has become a worldwide movement and exists to support one’s<br />

search for greater meaning and understanding.<br />

Ananda Center is located at 40 Collins Road, in Hopkinton. For more information,<br />

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All unimportant matters drop off you in ragdoll pose.<br />

Very few things are genuinely important.<br />

The Truth sways before you.<br />

— Terri Guillemets<br />

The Heart Spot Celebrates Grand Opening<br />

The Heart Spot, a new yoga and healing arts studio, in Johnston, will celebrate<br />

its grand opening from noon until 7 p.m., October 21. The event will feature<br />

free activities throughout the afternoon and evening including: a community yoga<br />

class at 1 p.m., a meditation for peace at 3 p.m. and Kirtan (chanting) with Bryna<br />

Rene at 5 p.m. Guests can meet the teachers and learn about the studio, as well as<br />

the classes, workshops, and hands-on healing that is available.<br />

The Heart Spot offers a variety of classes for individuals who wish to learn<br />

stretching techniques or begin an exploration of the many dimensions of yoga.<br />

More advanced yoga classes are also available for seasoned practitioners. Individual<br />

bodywork sessions are offered, as well as individual or small group private<br />

yoga classes. The Heart Spot founders, Bobby Ducharme and Ann Ducharme, offer<br />

the studio as a safe place for individuals in the community to explore the expansion<br />

of consciousness and experience the wisdom of their own body. Their hope<br />

is that The Heart Spot brings like-minded people together to explore leading edge<br />

ideas about the future of personal, community and global health.<br />

The Heart Spot is located at 700 Greenville Ave., Johnston. For more information,<br />

call 401-231-0081 or visit TheHeartSpot.com. See ad on this page.


Art of Personal<br />

Practice Workshops<br />

Breathing Time Yoga is offering a series of<br />

six workshops designed to guide participants<br />

in the art of creating his or her own<br />

yoga practice. Workshops begin on October<br />

14 and will be led by Viniyoga certified<br />

therapists, Karen Lee and Aggie Stewart.<br />

Personal Practice is the heart of yoga,<br />

the regular routine of going to one’s practice<br />

to develop an intimate relationship<br />

with him or herself on all levels—body,<br />

mind, character and ultimately, his or her<br />

higher self. Each of the Art of Personal Practice<br />

classes will examine a different theme:<br />

movement, regulated breath, meditation,<br />

ritual, intention and will power. Individuals<br />

are invited to take one class or the whole<br />

series as they begin to experience and<br />

deepen their personal yoga practice.<br />

Cost is $80 for a single workshop or $399<br />

for the full series. A 10 percent discount<br />

is available for early registration. Breathing<br />

Time Yoga is located at 541 Pawtucket<br />

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Open House<br />

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All classes held will be by donation<br />

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October 5th / 7:15pm to 9:00pm<br />

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Fall Open House at<br />

The Heron Studio<br />

The Heron Dance Yoga and Meditation<br />

Studio is holding a Fall Open<br />

House from 12:30 to 6 p.m., October<br />

21. The event will feature workshops<br />

and demos in yoga, dance, arts and<br />

crafts, and will culminate in a live<br />

performance. Guests can meet with the<br />

instructors, ask questions, participate in<br />

workshops and be entertained.<br />

The Heron is a studio where people<br />

can experience the performing and<br />

healing arts through classes, workshops<br />

and live performances. Jessica Howard,<br />

founder and artistic director, opened<br />

the studio in January 2012 with aspirations<br />

of creating a space that cultivates<br />

balance between community and the<br />

individual. She supports local artists by<br />

offering residencies and affordable<br />

rehearsal/creative<br />

space for the<br />

development<br />

of<br />

their work.<br />

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401-780-9809<br />

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1263 Oaklawn Ave<br />

StudioExhale.com<br />

401-383-0839<br />

B<strong>RI</strong>STOL<br />

Body Magic Yoga<br />

and Fitness Studio<br />

495 Hope St, Suite 3<br />

BodyMagicByKaren.com<br />

401-743-8490<br />

CRANSTON<br />

Essence Yoga<br />

2197 Broad St<br />

EssenceYoga<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

401-378-8197<br />

Raffa Yoga<br />

19 Sharpe Dr<br />

RaffaYoga.com<br />

401-463-3335<br />

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Santosha Yoga Studio<br />

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14 Bartlett Ave<br />

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401-780-9809<br />

Studio Exhale<br />

1263 Oaklawn Ave<br />

StudioExhale.com<br />

401-383-0839<br />

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CUMBERLAND<br />

The Yoga Studio<br />

of Blackstone River valley<br />

99 Pound Rd at the Zen Center<br />

TheYogaStudioBRv.com<br />

401-658-4802<br />

Time For You Yoga<br />

2155 Diamond Hill Rd<br />

www.TimeForYouYoga.com<br />

401-305-5319<br />

EAST GREENWICH<br />

Absolute Fitness<br />

2727 South County Trail<br />

AbsolutFit.com • 401-884-0330<br />

FOSTER<br />

One Yoga Center<br />

142 A Danielson Pike<br />

Youphoria.biz • 401-368-YOGA<br />

GREENVILLE<br />

Power Yoga Plus<br />

592 Putnam Pike<br />

PowerYogaPlus<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

401-949-0755<br />

HOPkINTON<br />

Ananda Center<br />

for Meditation & Yoga<br />

40 Collins Rd<br />

anandarhodeisland.org<br />

401-308-8745<br />

innerlightyoga.com<br />

JOHNSTON<br />

The Heart Spot Yoga<br />

and Healing Arts<br />

700 Greenville Ave<br />

TheHeartSpot.com<br />

401-231-0081<br />

Yoga with Lora<br />

1665 Hartford Ave, 2nd Floor<br />

Multiple Locations<br />

Yogawithlora.com<br />

401-829-9148<br />

MIDDLETOWN<br />

Innerlight Center for Yoga<br />

850 Aquidneck Ave<br />

InnerLightYoga.com<br />

401-849-3200<br />

PAWTUCkET<br />

Breathing Time Yoga<br />

541 Pawtucket Ave<br />

BreathingTimeYoga.com<br />

401-421-9876<br />

OM Kids Yoga Center<br />

Hope Artiste village,<br />

999 Main St<br />

OmKidsYogaCenter.com<br />

401-305-3667<br />

Shri Studio<br />

Urban Revitalization Yoga<br />

21 Broad St<br />

shri-studio.com<br />

401-441-8600<br />

PORTSMOUTH<br />

Tenth Gate Center for<br />

Yoga and Meditation<br />

1046 East Main Rd<br />

TenthGateYogaCenter.com<br />

401-683-9642<br />

PROVIDENCE<br />

Eyes of the World Yoga Center<br />

1 Park Row<br />

InnerHappiness.com<br />

401-295-5002<br />

Motion Center for Yoga,<br />

Dance and Massage Therapy<br />

111 Chestnut St<br />

MotionCenter.com<br />

401-654-6650


Prema Yoga<br />

127 Pocasset Ave<br />

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401-390-5419<br />

WAkEFIELD<br />

All That Matters<br />

315 Main St<br />

AllThatMatters.com<br />

401-782-2126<br />

WARWICk<br />

Serenity Yoga<br />

21 College Hill Rd<br />

SerenityYoga<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

401-615-3433<br />

The Journey Within<br />

1645 Warwick Ave,<br />

Ste 224<br />

BIA-Fitness.com<br />

401-215-5698<br />

village Wellness Center<br />

422 Post Rd<br />

villageWellnessCenter.com<br />

401-941-2310<br />

Whole of the Moon Yoga<br />

Multiple Locations<br />

Chris Belanger<br />

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401-261-7242<br />

MASSACHUSETTS<br />

FALL <strong>RI</strong>VER<br />

The Heron Dance Yoga and<br />

Meditation Studio<br />

187 Plymouth Ave<br />

JessicaHoward.syl.me<br />

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Live a Centered Life<br />

Eyes of the World<br />

Yoga Center<br />

One Park Row<br />

<strong>Providence</strong><br />

295-5002<br />

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B<strong>RI</strong>STOL<br />

Aull Pilates & Movement Studio<br />

259 Thames St<br />

AullPilates.com<br />

401-253-7778<br />

Body Magic Yoga<br />

and Fitness Studio<br />

495 Hope St, Suite 3<br />

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401-743-8490<br />

EvOLUTION Pilates Studio<br />

685 Metacom Ave<br />

Evolution<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

401-396-9019<br />

LINCOLN<br />

Rhode Island Pilates Studio<br />

622 George Washington Hwy,<br />

behind the Lincoln Mall<br />

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401-335-3099<br />

MIDDLETOWN<br />

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1077 Aquidneck Ave<br />

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greenbrief<br />

Healthy Economy, Healthy<br />

Environment<br />

by Peter Arpin<br />

As we’ve said many times on Renewable Now, we cannot<br />

enjoy good physical health if the planet around us is<br />

poisoned by dirty air and water supplies. If the Earth’s ecosystems<br />

collapse, so do we.<br />

That does mean we can’t sustain a robust economy or<br />

keep people working. In fact, a Wall Street Journal report<br />

cited the green economy as a key driver for economic gains<br />

we’ve recovered recently. The article states that, “The green<br />

economy often is cited as a key driver of the national economic<br />

recovery. At the very least, it is creating jobs. The total<br />

number of jobs related to green products and services in<br />

2010 was 3.13 million, according to the first-ever green jobs<br />

report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, to<br />

put things in perspective, these jobs accounted for only 2.4<br />

percent of the country’s total employment that year.<br />

It went on to say that many of the states showing growth<br />

had a high percentage of state and federally owned land<br />

available. In Rhode Island, we are lucky enough to have a<br />

fairly high percentage of state and federally owned land,<br />

and we’ve seen that be a key asset in growth, including at<br />

Quonset and former base parcels in Newport and Middletown.<br />

Over the past few years, we’ve seen cities and towns<br />

acquire additional land, including Warwick’s purchase of the<br />

former Rocky Point site. What will be interesting to watch<br />

is whether some of this land gets put back into the local<br />

economy for clean development of energy, companies and<br />

jobs, or gets preserved for pure public access.<br />

We’d argue that we can strike a balance and grow some<br />

of our leading industries at these sites—including agriculture—without<br />

destroying the natural resources gracing these<br />

lands. We can and should foster smart growth. We’ve already<br />

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nurture our local economy.<br />

Let’s restore the health of our economy along with the<br />

health of the environment.<br />

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fitbody<br />

Team Up and Have a Ball<br />

Warm Winter Workouts<br />

During seasons of<br />

extreme weather,<br />

those that prefer<br />

to exercise indoors<br />

can complement the<br />

individual huffing and<br />

puffing sounds of gyms<br />

and fitness clubs with the<br />

social shouts of competitive<br />

community sports. Fall is<br />

an ideal time to sign up for winter<br />

leagues to take advantage of the flip<br />

side of outdoor summer leagues. Here<br />

we can continue playing what many of<br />

us enjoyed as kids—volleyball, basketball<br />

and bowling; a welcoming facility<br />

is likely just a short distance away.<br />

V-Ball and B-Ball Action<br />

“Many facilities use their gyms for<br />

basketball leagues two or three nights<br />

a week and set up volleyball nets on<br />

the other nights,” notes Bill Beckner,<br />

research manager with the National<br />

Recreation and Park Association. He<br />

reports that in season, there is more<br />

open play in basketball, especially on<br />

weekends, and also during weekday<br />

lunch hours for workers.<br />

YMCA/YWCAs, as well as some<br />

public school gymnasiums, welcome<br />

adults to play either basketball or<br />

volleyball. Opportunities include<br />

after school, on weekends and during<br />

semester breaks.<br />

While beach volleyball<br />

competitions continue<br />

to garner more media<br />

attention, indoor volleyball<br />

has remained<br />

consistently popular.<br />

USA Volleyball, the<br />

sport’s national governing<br />

body, has 40 regional<br />

associations that provide<br />

access to grassroots play, as<br />

by Randy kambic<br />

well as organized competitions.<br />

Business team<br />

leagues also exist in<br />

many cities and towns,<br />

as well as informal<br />

gatherings of friends that<br />

simply meet up.<br />

With six people per<br />

side, it’s fun to rotate positions<br />

and learn to serve, block<br />

the ball, set up a teammate and return<br />

or spike it over the net. According to<br />

Beckner, “Early Boomers enjoy the camaraderie<br />

and generally find volleyball<br />

less physically demanding than basketball.”<br />

He reports that co-ed volleyball is<br />

also popular with young adults, and he<br />

anticipates even more interest following<br />

the Summer Olympics.<br />

Participating in either sport may<br />

lead to minor injuries without proper<br />

equipment. To help prevent ankle<br />

sprains from an awkward landing, Paul<br />

Ullucci, of East <strong>Providence</strong>, Rhode<br />

Island-based Ullucci Sports Medicine &<br />

Physical Therapy, recommends tightly<br />

fitting, hightop sneakers. “Lace them<br />

all the way up and tie them tightly,” he<br />

says. For some, he also advises an ankle<br />

brace over socks for even more support.<br />

Because fingers may get bent by<br />

the ball, “Taping two fingers together<br />

with thin strips of medical tape above<br />

and below the knuckles can stabilize a<br />

joint prone to getting sprained<br />

while maintaining flexibility,”<br />

suggests this member<br />

of the National Athletic<br />

Trainers’ Association’s<br />

Board of Directors.<br />

Have a Bowl<br />

Bowling similarly offers<br />

friendly social competition,<br />

as well as a way to develop<br />

individual playing style<br />

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Helpful Starting Plays<br />

USA Volleyball,<br />

Tinyurl.com/VolleyballMap<br />

United States Bowling<br />

Congress, Bowl.com<br />

Also see BowlBrunswick.com<br />

and amf.com<br />

YMCA, ymca.net/find-your-y<br />

and track personal improvement. The<br />

United States Bowling Congress reports<br />

that 71 million people bowled at least<br />

once in 2010, making it the number<br />

one U.S. participatory sport. Nationwide,<br />

it sanctioned 71,904 leagues in<br />

2010-2011, fairly evenly split between<br />

men and women.<br />

Steve Johnson, executive director<br />

of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association<br />

of America, views its 3,600 member<br />

locations (about 75 percent of all<br />

centers) as community destinations for<br />

recreation and entertainment. It’s ideal<br />

as a family activity and double-dating<br />

venue; more centers now offer fruit<br />

juices and energy drinks.<br />

As Stefanie Nation, of Grand Prairie,<br />

Texas, an avid recreational league<br />

player and member of the United States<br />

Bowling Congress’ defending world<br />

champion women’s national team,<br />

notes, “Leagues are a fun opportunity<br />

to get together with others. There’s<br />

something about releasing the ball that<br />

relieves stress.”<br />

She adds that bowling burns<br />

approximately 240 calories per hour<br />

and completing three games is the<br />

equivalent of walking a mile. Footwear<br />

is available for rent at centers if players<br />

don’t have their own, and bowling<br />

balls of various weights are provided.<br />

“A good rule of thumb is to choose<br />

a ball that weighs 10 percent of your


ody weight, up to 16 pounds.” Many<br />

serious players wear wrist supports to<br />

help absorb the weight of the ball and<br />

to keep the wrist rigid for consistency in<br />

delivery, she says.<br />

The sport’s appeal is broadening,<br />

especially in urban centers where a<br />

Rock ‘n’ Bowl phenomenon often enlivens<br />

the young adult crowd on Friday<br />

and Saturday nights. Centers have also<br />

become sites for community fundraising<br />

events and corporate parties. Meanwhile,<br />

Philadelphia’s Sweat Fitness<br />

recently added 10 bowling lanes to one<br />

of its 10 facilities and the regional chain<br />

expects to continue the trend.<br />

Randy Kambic, of Estero, FL, is a<br />

freelance writer and a copyeditor for<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong>.<br />

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naturalpet<br />

MANAGING<br />

MANGE<br />

Treatment Plans that<br />

Speed Relief<br />

by Dr. Matthew J. Heller<br />

mutt” may seem a<br />

benign enough term for a<br />

“Mangy<br />

sorry-looking pooch, but<br />

behind the poor appearance can lie<br />

a troublesome health condition that<br />

causes many species of domestic animals,<br />

including cats, discomfort if not<br />

properly treated.<br />

Mange is typically caused by tiny,<br />

parasitic mites that feed upon the pet<br />

for nutrition, compromising the host’s<br />

health. Some burrow under the skin<br />

to lay eggs, which hatch and restart<br />

the mite’s life cycle; others stay on the<br />

skin’s surface and feed on pet dandruff.<br />

Common Types of Mange<br />

Various types of mange share common<br />

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skin into an uncomfortable, leathery<br />

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and act quickly.<br />

Sarcoptic scabies mange results<br />

from microscopic, oval-shaped,<br />

light-colored mites that migrate easily<br />

between hosts. Prime<br />

real estate includes a<br />

pet’s ears, elbows,<br />

thighs, face and<br />

underside of<br />

the chest.<br />

Symptoms include severe itching and<br />

scratching that creates red bumps<br />

amidst crusty, thick skin, weight loss,<br />

lethargy and swollen lymph nodes. It<br />

takes about one week after a pet has<br />

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mange typically already have a weakened<br />

or compromised immune system,<br />

sometimes because of immaturity (such<br />

as puppies), malnourishment, stress associated<br />

with another illness, or even a<br />

hereditary issue. Under a microscope,<br />

demodex mites appear cigar-shaped.<br />

Common symptoms include hair loss,<br />

balding, scabbing and sores. Dogs are<br />

more susceptible to both types than cats.<br />

Localized demodectic mange<br />

usually occurs in puppies when mites<br />

migrate from mother to pup during<br />

early nurturing. In puppies, the mange<br />

often appears on the face, creating a<br />

patchy, polka-dotted, balding appearance.<br />

Generally, pets will heal from this<br />

type of mange without treatment. Generalized<br />

demodectic mange presents a<br />

greater challenge, because it is spread<br />

across large areas of the skin. The pet<br />

may emit a horrid odor from secondary<br />

bacterial skin infections.<br />

Diagnosis and Treatment<br />

If a pet shows symptoms of mange, consult<br />

a holistic veterinarian for proper diagnosis<br />

and treatment. Once diagnosed,<br />

it is vital to implement a full treatment.<br />

For cases of sarcoptic mange, this entails<br />

replacing the pet’s bedding and collar,<br />

plus treating all animals with which the<br />

pet has been in contact.<br />

Conventional treatment options<br />

vary. The irritating toxicity of most<br />

antiparasitic medications, such as<br />

ivermectin or selamectin-based products,<br />

makes them effective in destroying<br />

mites over several months but also<br />

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improperly. Thus, a vet may also prescribe an anti-inflammatory<br />

medication; a natural option is plant-derived sterols such<br />

as beta-sitosterol, which acts like a cortisone steroid, without<br />

the immune-suppressing side effects.<br />

Antibiotics also are often prescribed to treat the secondary<br />

skin infections and ease itching. <strong>Natural</strong> antibiotics such<br />

as amoxicillin/clavulanate offer a more gentle choice than<br />

synthetics.<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> herbal ingredients further provide a safe and effective<br />

alternative to harsh chemicals. Garlic is popular for its<br />

natural repellent and antibacterial properties. Other natural<br />

insecticides, including wormwood, neem and lemongrass,<br />

help soothe irritated skin.<br />

A holistic veterinarian will address the underlying causes of<br />

poor health, especially in the case of demodectic mange.<br />

Key elements in restoring optimal wellness include proper<br />

nutrition via a well-crafted natural diet and immune-boosting<br />

probiotics, plus supplements to meet the individual pet’s<br />

needs.<br />

From a holistic standpoint, bolstering the immune<br />

system with vitamins (like vitamin C and general skin and<br />

immune-supportive pet nutraceuticals) and herbs (such as<br />

Astragalus) help. Supplementing the pet’s diet with foods<br />

or supplements high in omega-3 and omega-6 also helps;<br />

sources of both include salmon and flaxseed.<br />

As with other types of parasitic diseases, it is critical that<br />

the owner comply with a veterinarian’s treatment instructions.<br />

If the pet is prescribed an antiparasitic medication for 90 days,<br />

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The founders of the United States<br />

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to North America and sacred to many<br />

Native American tribes—as a symbol<br />

of their proud and flourishing new nation,<br />

but by 1967, it was on the brink<br />

of extinction.<br />

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loss, pesticide use and other factors<br />

landed it on the endangered species<br />

list, the country rallied. Conservation<br />

organizations, indigenous tribes, businesses,<br />

individual citizens and government<br />

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icon, which had dwindled to 417<br />

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the bald eagle is again soaring high—<br />

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the list some 10,000 pairs now make<br />

their nests in the lower 48.<br />

More than 40 percent of the<br />

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suffered and are now in critical condition,<br />

according to the International<br />

Union for Conservation of Nature; new<br />

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eagle’s stunning comeback proves that<br />

being labeled an endangered species<br />

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California condor, peregrine falcon and<br />

black-footed ferret are among many<br />

animals that have returned from the<br />

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taken under the U.S. Endangered<br />

Species Act.<br />

Other decimated populations<br />

targeted by international conservation<br />

efforts, from Rwanda’s mountain gorillas<br />

to India’s wild tigers, also show encouraging<br />

signs of recovery. Rhinos, for<br />

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TUESdAy, OCTObER 2<br />

Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Need some energy work or just relax?<br />

Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy while I tap<br />

on the meridian points on an acupuncture model to<br />

relieve blockages. Donations accepted. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

WEdnESdAy, OCTObER 3<br />

Holistic Cancer Circle – 6:30-8:30pm. The First<br />

Spiritualist church and their healing members<br />

ask that anyone that is suffering from cancer or<br />

have someone who has had cancer please attend.<br />

Donations accepted. Positive New Beginnings,<br />

877 Broadway, East <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-432-7195.<br />

PNBHolistic.com.<br />

Orbs/Et Slide Show & Book Signing – 7-8:30pm.<br />

Taniah Kamadon will present slide show and share<br />

experiences with the most “Benevolent Contacts”<br />

as she signs her book by that name. See news<br />

brief for more info. $10 door. Jackie Van Dusen/<br />

Light Soul Therapy, 102 Woodbine Rd, Wakefield.<br />

401-284-0363. LighSoulTherapy.com.<br />

THURSdAy, OCTObER 4<br />

Free Beginner’s Svaroopa® Class – 9:30-11am.<br />

Enjoy deep relaxation with easy poses customized<br />

for your body. Learn to release tension and cultivate<br />

calm, ease and bliss. Beginners welcome. With Maria<br />

Sichel. Free. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond<br />

Hill Rd, Cumberland. Register: 401-305-5319.<br />

TimeForYouYoga.com.<br />

4 Week Intro to Yoga 10/4-10/25 – 5:30-6:45pm.<br />

The basics of Amrit Yoga practice, including<br />

postures, breath, meditation and chanting for easy<br />

transition into a mainstream class. Especially created<br />

for those new to yoga. $40. Santosha Yoga<br />

Studio, 14 Bartlett Ave, Cranston. 401-780-9809.<br />

YogaAtSantosha.com.<br />

21-Day Detox and Elimination Diet – 7-9pm.<br />

3-week guided detoxification program to improve<br />

health and vitality through a restricted, yet nourishing,<br />

whole foods diet plus nutritional supplementation<br />

and herbs. $125. All That Matters, 315 Main<br />

St, Wakefield. 401-782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.<br />

FRidAy, OCTObER 5<br />

Fundamentals of <strong>Natural</strong> Health – 7-8:30pm.<br />

Eliminate fall allergies with a holistic approach and<br />

begin a path to better health. This month Robert<br />

Almeida will discuss the Respiratory System. $20,<br />

RSVP. Waves of Wellness, 155 Park Ave, Cranston.<br />

401-480-1934. WavesOfWellness.net.<br />

SATURdAy, OCTObER 6<br />

Astrological Ayurveda – 10am-5pm. In this course,<br />

we will explore the natal horoscope’s influence on<br />

Ayurvedic constitution, the relevant organs and tissues<br />

of the body, the mind, and the emotional nature.<br />

$155. School for Allied Massage and Ayurveda, 79<br />

Thames St, Newport. 877-832-1372. TheNewport-<br />

MassageSchool.com.<br />

Shamballa Reiki Level One Certificate – 11am-<br />

4pm. Shanaballa multi-dimensional healing attunement<br />

level 1 class given by Randy. Attunement<br />

to level 1 allows you to do self healing and direct<br />

healings of others. $125. Positive New Beginnings,<br />

877 Broadway, East <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-432-7195.<br />

PNBHolistic.com.<br />

Amrit Yoga Level 1 & Yoga Nidra – 1-4pm.<br />

Level 1 in its entirety; deceptively simple yet creates<br />

conditions for multi-level awareness to generate<br />

deeper yogic experiences with practice. Yoga Nidra<br />

will follow. $25, $12/members. Santosha Yoga<br />

Studio, 14 Bartlett Ave, Cranston. 401-780-9809.<br />

YogaAtSantosha.com.<br />

Group Manifesting with Creative Play – 1-4pm.<br />

With Shari Bitsis. Join us as we visualize and play to<br />

group manifest goals. We will make vision boards,<br />

develop scripts filled with positive emotions and<br />

visualize as a group for each other. $25. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

SUndAy, OCTObER 7<br />

Whole Foods 101 – 12-3pm. Discover the basics of<br />

a whole food diet. Learn about why you should be<br />

eating more whole foods and pick up tips on how<br />

to incorporate them into your diet. Lunch included.<br />

$45. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield. 401-<br />

782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.<br />

Ananda Festival: Open House – 1-6pm. Bring<br />

yourself, your family and your friends to an afternoon<br />

of fun activities at The Ananda Center for Yoga<br />

and Meditation. Enjoy guided nature experiences,<br />

woodland walks, music, children’s event, fellowship,<br />

mini-yoga and meditation classes, delicious<br />

seasonal refreshments. Free. Ananda Center for<br />

Yoga and Meditation, 40 Collins Rd, Hopkinton.<br />

401-308-8745. AnandaRhodeIsland.org.<br />

Yoga for Scoliosis – 2-5pm. A special approach<br />

to practicing yoga with scoliosis. We will meet the<br />

challenges through the practice of Iyengar yoga.<br />

$50. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation, 850<br />

Aquidneck Ave, Middletown Commons, Middletown.<br />

401-849-3200. InnerlightYoga.com.<br />

MOndAy, OCTObER 8<br />

Chiropractic Orientation – 6:15-6:45pm. A more<br />

effective approach to health explained. Keep your<br />

body functioning properly in a stressful world.<br />

Free. Live Proper Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly.<br />

Register: 401-315-2300. LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

TUESdAy, OCTObER 9<br />

Lunch Time Reiki Share – 12-1:15pm. Reiki practitioners<br />

of all levels welcome to give and receive<br />

healing. A time to be supported as you support others.<br />

Please contact Adriene if attending. $5. Angel<br />

Whispers Rhode Island, The Wellness Center at<br />

Gold Plaza, 917 Warwick Avenue, 2nd Fl, Warwick.<br />

401-741-2278.<br />

WEdnESdAy, OCTObER 10<br />

Angel Whispers Practitioner Class – Oct 10-11.<br />

9:30am-4pm. 2-day intensive program to learn<br />

techniques to access the “Angel Zone” and to offer<br />

yourself/others messages from your angels. Certification<br />

class. $222, $277 after Oct 4. Angel Whispers<br />

Rhode Island, The Wellness Center at Gold Plaza,<br />

917 Warwick Ave, 2nd Fl, Warwick. 401-741-2278.<br />

Group Manifesting with the Earth – 7-9pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Join us as we set out to manifest with<br />

the Earth. Truly magical as we follow a meditative<br />

format and span the planet as a group. We are<br />

working with cleaning up the water. $10. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

THURSdAy, OCTObER 11<br />

Law Enforcement Appreciation Week – Oct 11-<br />

17. 9am-6pm. Live Proper Chiropractic is investing<br />

in our community by providing free chiropractic services<br />

to the public for a $20 donation to National Center<br />

for Missing and Exploited Children. Live Proper<br />

Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly. 401-315-2300.<br />

LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

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Free Beginner’s Svaroopa® Class – 9:30-11am.<br />

Enjoy deep relaxation with easy poses customized<br />

for your body. Learn to release tension and cultivate<br />

calm, ease and bliss. Beginners welcome. Free. Time<br />

For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland.<br />

Register: 401-305-5319. TimeForYouYoga.com.<br />

Shamanic Drum Healing – 10am-12pm. Experience<br />

the power of the circle and rhythm of the drum<br />

to connect with helping spirits to release energy<br />

blocks, promote healing and gain insight. Group<br />

format. With Katharine Rossi & Paul DiSegna,. $35.<br />

Energy-N-Elements, LLC, 150 Adirondack Dr, East<br />

Greenwich. 401-736-6500.<br />

Han Way Aha – 6-8pm. This is a class about you.<br />

Would you like to live a more positive life? Would<br />

you like to realize your dreams? Come join us and<br />

learn how. Free. Dharma Healing Center, 154 Waterman<br />

St, at the back of the building on the left,<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>. 401-237-0180. DharmaNutrition.com.<br />

Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Need some energy work or just relax?<br />

Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy while I tap<br />

on the meridian points on an acupuncture model to<br />

relieve blockages. Donations accepted. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

FRidAy, OCTObER 12<br />

Healing Current Meditation – 10-11:30am.<br />

Guided meditation connecting with the healing<br />

current of the Casa de Dom Inacio. Being something<br />

comfortable to sit on and water to drink. $10<br />

suggested donation. Holistic Healing Moment,<br />

194 Waterman St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-287-4044.<br />

HolisticHealingMoment.com.<br />

Sacred Stone Massage Therapy I – 10am-5pm. 3<br />

day class will be led thru concepts, theory and history<br />

of stone massage and through guided practicum.<br />

Class uses stone layouts, gliding, edging and flipping<br />

techniques. $375. School for Allied Massage and<br />

Ayurveda, 79 Thames St, Newport. 877-832-1372.<br />

TheNewportMassageSchool.com.<br />

Guided Meditation Night – 6:30-8pm. Join us<br />

for a gentle guided meditation that’s designed to<br />

help you relax, renew and energize. All learning<br />

levels welcome. $10. Heavenly Hugs – Gladys,<br />

917 Warwick Ave, Warwick. 401-935-8451.<br />

Heavenly-Hugs.com/Classes.<br />

Reiki Healing, Guided Meditation – 7-8:30pm.<br />

This is an opened Reiki Circle/Meditation. Reiki<br />

will help release blocks of energy from the body.<br />

You will feel a sense of balance, deep relaxation<br />

and at peace. $15. Serenity Yoga, 21 College Hill<br />

Rd, Warwick. 401-615-3433. SerenityYoga<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Quantum Healing — 7-8:30pm. Works with gentle<br />

touch that quietly activates the autonomic nervous<br />

system to spontaneously and immediately create an<br />

atmosphere in which deep healing can take place. It<br />

can be applied by everyone!. $20, RSVP. Waves of<br />

Wellness, 155 Park Ave, Cranston. 401-480-1934.<br />

WavesOfWellness.net.<br />

SATURdAy, OCTObER 13<br />

Angel Whispers Practitioner – Oct 13-14. 9:30am-<br />

4pm. 2-day intensive program to learn techniques<br />

to access the “Angel Zone” and to offer yourself/<br />

others messages from your angels. Certification<br />

class. $222, $277 after Oct 4. Angel Whispers<br />

Rhode Island, The Wellness Center at Gold Plaza,<br />

917 Warwick Ave, 2nd Fl, Warwick. 401-741-2278.<br />

Psychic and Spiritual Development Cl – 10am-<br />

12pm. A 12-week course held once a week on<br />

Saturdays. Learn all phases of Psychic development<br />

and more. $20/wk. Positive New Beginnings,<br />

877 Broadway, East <strong>Providence</strong>. For more info:<br />

401-432-7195. PNBHolistic.com.<br />

Back to Basics 30th Anniversary Celebration –<br />

10am-4pm. There will be health care practitioners<br />

speaking and many food companies demoing. Free.<br />

Back to Basics, 500 Main St, East Greenwich.<br />

401-885-2679. BackToBasics<strong>Natural</strong>Foods.com.<br />

Revive and Renew with Purna Yoga – 10am-5pm.<br />

Also Oct 15, 10am-1pm. Prepare to be relaxed, to<br />

work hard and then to feel the fulfillment of a balanced<br />

Purna Yoga practice over this wonderful weekend<br />

with Aadil. $225. All That Matters, 315 Main<br />

St, Wakefield. 401-782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.<br />

Ballard Park Pumpkin Tour – 4:30-9pm. Over<br />

1,000 jack-o-lanterns will be displayed along the<br />

trails of Ballard Park. Held rain or shine. Free.<br />

Ballard Park, Hazard & Wickham rds, Newport.<br />

BallardPark.org.<br />

SUndAy, OCTObER 14<br />

Healing Current Meditation – 10-11:30am.<br />

Guided meditation connecting with the healing<br />

current of the Casa de Dom Inacio. Being something<br />

comfortable to sit on and water to drink. $10<br />

suggested donation. Holistic Healing Moment,<br />

194 Waterman St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-287-4044.<br />

HolisticHealingMoment.com.<br />

Advanced Reiki – 10:15am-5:15pm. Usui Master<br />

Attunement and symbol to strengthen your Reiki<br />

energy and effectiveness, the use of crystals with<br />

Reiki, and how to create a grid to continuously<br />

send Reiki. $200. All That Matters, 315 Main St,<br />

Wakefield. 401-782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.<br />

A Reiki Day Celebration – 1-5pm. Reiki Practitioners<br />

are invited to participate in a day of support, inspirational<br />

exercises, sharing, and more. Co-leaders<br />

and RMTs: Sylvia Collins and Bobbie Schaeffer.<br />

$45. Pathways to Healing, Warwick. 401-287-4093.<br />

Reiki<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

MOndAy, OCTObER 15<br />

Usui Reiki II Training (2nd Degree) – 9:30am-5pm.<br />

Receive 2nd Level Attunement, learn 3 sacred symbols<br />

for mental and emotional balance and distance<br />

healing, practice giving Reiki II mental/emotional<br />

healing. $200 includes Reiki Manual & Certificate.<br />

Heavenly Hugs – Gladys, 917 Warwick Ave, Warwick.<br />

401-935-8451. Heavenly-Hugs.com/Reiki.<br />

Chiropractic Orientation – 6:15-6:45pm. A more<br />

effective approach to health explained. Keep your<br />

body functioning properly in a stressful world.<br />

Free. Live Proper Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly.<br />

Register: 401-315-2300. LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

Drumming Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Come join our<br />

Drumming Circle as we meditate, journey, and send<br />

loving, healing energy out to the world. Bring your<br />

own drum. Please RSVP. Free. Massage Health &<br />

Healing Energies, LLC, Maple Ave Medical & Professional<br />

Center, 310 Maple Ave, Ste L 05-B, Barrington.<br />

401-437-1652. Stan@MassageHealthHE.com.<br />

Shamanic Journey Circle – 7-8:45pm. Deepen<br />

your journey practice and gain insight to your own<br />

guidance. Bring a journal, pen and something to lie<br />

on. Knowledge of how to journey is required. With<br />

Katharine Rossi. $10. Mill at Shady Lea, 215 Shady<br />

Lea Rd, Rm 204, North Kingstown. 401-924-0567.<br />

Katharine@SacredStream.org.<br />

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WEdnESdAy, OCTObER 17<br />

Holy Holidays Workshop – 10am-12:30pm. This<br />

workshop will concentrate on putting joy back into<br />

your life at this time of year. Along with tea and<br />

goodies we will share what works and what we<br />

may want to replace. $44, includes materials and<br />

gift. Angel Whispers Rhode Island, The Wellness<br />

Center at Gold Plaza, 917 Warwick Ave, 2nd Fl,<br />

Warwick. 401-741-2278.<br />

Business Development Workshop – 6-8pm. Business<br />

Development for the Holistic Practitioner seeking<br />

to grow their practice. Come learn how to gain<br />

more clients and build lasting relationships. Please<br />

RSVP. Free. Massage Health & Healing Energies,<br />

LLC, Maple Ave Medical & Professional Center, 310<br />

Maple Ave, Suite L 05-B, Barrington. 401-437-1652.<br />

Stan@MassageHealthHE.com.<br />

THURSdAy, OCTObER 18<br />

Parent Visitor Day – 8:15-10:30am. Tour the<br />

school; observe classes in session; learn more about<br />

Waldorf teaching methods and philosophy. Free.<br />

Meadowbrook Waldorf School, 300 Kingstown<br />

Rd, Richmond. Register: 401-491-9570 x 228.<br />

MeadowbrookSchool.com.<br />

Free Beginner’s Svaroopa® Class – 9:30-11am.<br />

Enjoy deep relaxation with easy poses customized<br />

for your body. Learn to release tension and cultivate<br />

calm, ease and bliss. Beginners welcome. With Maria<br />

Sichel, RYT. Free. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond<br />

Hill Rd, Cumberland. Register: 401-305-5319.<br />

TimeForYouYoga.com.<br />

Embrace the Possibilities Tele-Workshop - 12-<br />

1pm. 5-week tele-workshop designed for those ready<br />

to enhance their life by reaching personal or professional<br />

goals without leaving your office or home.<br />

Empowering workshop with the support and accountability<br />

to get an edge on life. $100. Paige Ritchie, Life<br />

Coach. 703-798-6638. paigeritchie.com/.<br />

Guides Meditation – 6-7pm. Have you ever wanted<br />

to learn how to meditate? Do you need some help or<br />

focus with your existing meditation exercise? Learn<br />

some techniques to help your practice. Free. Dharma<br />

Healing Center, 154 Waterman St, at the back of<br />

the building on the left, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-237-0180.<br />

DharmaNutrition.com.<br />

Evening with the Archangels – 6-8:30pm. The<br />

angels are here to bring us joy. Come learn about<br />

these beautiful beings of light and how you can<br />

incorporate them into your life for inner peace and<br />

spiritual growth. $25. Heavenly Hugs – Gladys,<br />

917 Warwick Ave, Warwick. 401-935-8451.<br />

Heavenly-Hugs.com/Classes.<br />

Abraham-Hicks Discussion Group – 7:30-9pm.<br />

Once you activate a vibration in you, Law of Attraction<br />

responds with wanted or unwanted experience.<br />

We will discuss these profound ideas about creating<br />

your own reality. $5 suggested donation. The Heart<br />

Spot, 700 Greenville Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081.<br />

TheHeartSpot.com.<br />

FRidAy, OCTObER 19<br />

Free Friday Chair Massage – 11am-2pm. Stop by<br />

for a free 15-minute chair massage. 1st come 1st<br />

served. Get the kinks out for the weekend. Never<br />

had a massage before? This is a great way to start.<br />

Free. Massage Health & Healing Energies, LLC,<br />

Maple Ave Medical & Professional Center, 310<br />

Maple Ave, Ste L 05-B, Barrington. 401-437-1652.<br />

MassageHealthHE.com.


Angelic Connection — 7-8:30pm. Learn a daily<br />

self-healing practice. Connect with the healing<br />

angels and release negative energy while restoring<br />

a positive energetic connection. $20, RSVP. Waves<br />

of Wellness, 155 Park Ave, Cranston. 401-480-1934.<br />

WavesOfWellness.net.<br />

SATURdAy, OCTObER 20<br />

Mediumship Level 1 with Rita Berkowitz – 10am-<br />

4pm. Spend a day having hands on learning mediumship<br />

with Rita Berkowitz well-known medium and<br />

spirit artist. She will show you how to connect to<br />

spirit. $125. Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway,<br />

East <strong>Providence</strong>. To register: 401-432-7195.<br />

PNBHolistic.com.<br />

Reiki Level I Workshop – 10am-4pm. Learn how to<br />

give Reiki to yourself and others. Informative teaching,<br />

hands-on practice, take-home info packet, Level<br />

I Attunement and Certificate. $135. The Light Within,<br />

286 Lake Shore Dr, Warwick. 401-921-4397.<br />

TheLightWithin<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Fall Open House – 11am-3pm. BOGO 1/2 off<br />

Gift Cards. Mini-treatments 10 minutes for $10<br />

includes massage therapy, facials, reflexology.<br />

Free raffles and refreshments. Start your holiday<br />

shopping early. Free. Healing In Harmony Wellness<br />

Center, 185 Putnam Pike (Rte 44), across from the<br />

Harmony Fire Station, Chepachet. 401-949-5533.<br />

HealingInHarmonyWellness.com.<br />

Inversion & Arm Balance Workshop – 1-3pm.<br />

Break down some of the more fun and challenging<br />

arm balances and inversions. Session will begin with<br />

an overview of the principles involved in successfully<br />

lifting off. $25. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation,<br />

850 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown Commons,<br />

Middletown. 401-849-3200. InnerlightYoga.com.<br />

Halloween Masquerade Ball – 7-12pm. Positive<br />

New Beginnings is hosting our first Annual Halloween<br />

Masquerade Ball. $50. Positive New Beginnings<br />

at B. Pinelli’s Restaurant, 736 N Broadway,<br />

East <strong>Providence</strong>, 401-432-7195. PNBHolistic.com.<br />

SUndAy, OCTObER 21<br />

Reiki Level l Certification Class – 11am-5pm.<br />

Learn this gentle Japanese healing technique to<br />

heal yourself and others. Includes history of Reiki,<br />

attunement, hand placements and much more. Manual<br />

and certificate. With Bobbie Schaeffer. $135.<br />

Pathways to Healing, Warwick. 401-287-4093.<br />

Reiki<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

The Heart Spot Grand Opening – 12-7pm. Join<br />

us for the Grand Opening of The Heart Spot in<br />

Johnston. Includes free Yoga class, meditation and<br />

Kirtan with Bryna Rene. Visit website for the complete<br />

schedule. Free. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville<br />

Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com.<br />

Fall Open House at The Heron Studio – 12:30-<br />

6pm. Event features free workshops in yoga,<br />

dance and arts & crafts and will culminate in a live<br />

performance. For more info please see website.<br />

Free and open to public. The Heron Dance Yoga<br />

& Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee<br />

Mills Bldg 8, 1st fl, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016.<br />

TheHeronStudio.com.<br />

Vinyasa 101: An Intro to Vinyasa – 1:30-3:30pm.<br />

Not necessarily new to yoga but new to the notion<br />

of moving fluidly from one pose to the next, while<br />

maintaining proper form and integrity of each and<br />

every asana? $20. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation,<br />

850 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown Commons,<br />

Middletown. 401-849-3200. InnerlightYoga.com.<br />

MOndAy, OCTObER 22<br />

Chiropractic Orientation – 6:15-6:45pm. A more<br />

effective approach to health explained. Keep your<br />

body functioning properly in a stressful world.<br />

Free. Live Proper Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly.<br />

To register: 401-315-2300. LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

Weight Loss Explained – 7-7:45pm. Join weight<br />

loss experts for an informative and eye opening<br />

lecture that will provide you with the secret to<br />

safe, inexpensive and rapid weight. Free. Live<br />

Proper Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly. To register:<br />

401-315-2300. LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

Reiki Share – 7-8:30pm. Share the healing Reiki<br />

energy. No experience required. This is a great<br />

way to practice skills and to experience Reiki. $10<br />

suggested donation. Holistic Healing Moment,<br />

194 Waterman St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-287-4044.<br />

HolisticHealingMoment.com.<br />

TUESdAy, OCTObER 23<br />

Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Need some energy work or just relax?<br />

Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy while I tap<br />

on the meridian points on an acupuncture model to<br />

relieve blockages. Donations Accepted. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

Shamanic Drum Healing – 7-9pm. Experience<br />

the power of the circle and rhythm of the drum<br />

to connect with helping spirits to release energy<br />

blocks, promote healing and gain insight. Group<br />

format. With Katharine Rossi & Paul DiSegna. $35.<br />

Energy-N-Elements, LLC, 150 Adirondack Dr, East<br />

Greenwich. 401-736-6500.<br />

WEdnESdAy, OCTObER 24<br />

Group Manifesting with the Earth – 7-9pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Join us as we set out to manifest with<br />

the Earth. Truly magical as we follow a meditative<br />

format and span the planet as a group. We are<br />

working with cleaning up the water. $10. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

THURSdAy, OCTObER 25<br />

1-Day Business Development Workshop – 8am-<br />

4pm. The NHCC is sponsoring this live event in Boston,<br />

presented by Shelly Berman-Rubera, Certified Small<br />

Business Coach & Emotional Intelligence Leader.<br />

$199 for NHCC members; $249 otherwise. National<br />

Holistic Chamber of Commerce. 603-554-1846.<br />

Workshop.MyHolisticVillage.com.<br />

Ava Anderson Social Hour – 6-8pm. Ava Anderson<br />

Non-Toxic is an excellent way to help you<br />

live a life free of toxins. Come learn more about<br />

these groundbreaking products; call or email to<br />

save your spot. Free. Holistic Health Rhode Island,<br />

5784 Post Rd, East Greenwich. 401-398-2933 x 5.<br />

HairPeaceSystems@gmail.com.<br />

Ladies Night – 6-9pm. Jane Iredale Makeup Demo,<br />

Mini makeovers and demo of the Anti-aging Microcurrent<br />

facial. Refreshments and discounts will be offered<br />

to any facial that is booked that night. Free. 360<br />

Face Mind Body, 99 Frenchtown Rd, East Greenwich.<br />

To register: 401-886-1938. 360FaceMindBody.com.<br />

Shamanic Journey Circle – 7-8:45pm. Deepen<br />

your journey practice and gain insight to your<br />

own guidance. Bring a journal, pen and something<br />

to lie on. Knowledge of how to journey is<br />

required. With Katharine Rossi. $10. Fireseed, 194<br />

Waterman St, 3rd fl, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-924-0567.<br />

Katharine@SacredStream.org.<br />

HPH Parents’ Bereavement Group – 7-9pm. Helping<br />

Parents Heal is a national organization offering<br />

support and healing for parents who have lost a child<br />

at any age from any cause. With Joy Quinn Blum.<br />

Free. Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, East<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>. 401-258-3952. Spirit.Of.Joy@cox.net.<br />

FRidAy, OCTObER 26<br />

Yoga Life Coach Certification – Oct 26-28. 4-9pm,<br />

Fri; 8am-9pm, Sat; 8am-3:30pm, Sun. Learn to use<br />

your own life experience, intuition, and wisdom,<br />

along with active listening and questioning skills,<br />

to support your client’s agenda. $595, register by<br />

Oct 12. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield.<br />

401-782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.<br />

Feng Shui Workshop – 6-9pm. This class is fun<br />

and creative and will change the way you look at<br />

life. Attract more prosperity, love and peace. Limited<br />

space available; call to register. $40. Serenity<br />

Yoga, 21 College Hill Rd, Warwick. 401-615-3433.<br />

SerenityYoga<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Holistic Properties of Gems, Crystals and Minerals<br />

— 7-8:30pm. Learn the holistic properties<br />

of gems, crystals and minerals. Discover how they<br />

can influence your chakras and health. $20, RSVP.<br />

Waves Of Wellness, 155 Park Ave, Cranston.<br />

401-480-1934. WavesOfWellness.net.<br />

Women’s Discovery Weekend Retreat – Oct 26-<br />

28. 7pm through Sunday at 12pm. Come remember<br />

who you are when you aren’t overwhelmed by the<br />

rush and responsibilities of your life. Join us for a<br />

retreat to find the renewed energy and clarity you<br />

want. $399. Canonicus Camp & Conference Center,<br />

54 Exeter Rd, Exeter. 401-837-8870. Kathysblack.<br />

com click on Retreats.<br />

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SATURdAy, OCTObER 27<br />

Massage for the Cancer Patient – Oct 27-<br />

28. 8am-5pm, Sat; 8am-4pm, Sun. Two-day<br />

workshop. 12.5 NCBTMB Credits. Equipment<br />

provided, plenty of free parking available.<br />

Workshop instructor: Judy Antonelli. Continental<br />

breakfast & lunch included. $250.<br />

Sanford Brown Institute, 85 Garfield Ave,<br />

Cranston. 401-824-5343. Full Bio & registration:<br />

SBLearningLink.com.<br />

SATURdAy, OCTObER 27<br />

Reiki Level II Workshop – 10am-4pm. Learn three<br />

powerful Usui symbols. Send Reiki long-distance.<br />

Informative teaching, hands-on practice, take-home<br />

packet, Level II Attunement and Certificate. $165.<br />

The Light Within, 286 Lake Shore Dr, Warwick.<br />

401-921-4397. TheLightWithin<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Introduction to Marma Therapy – 10am-5pm.<br />

Through lecture and practice, Karyn Chabot D.Ay,<br />

MS, LMT will teach the theory and methodology of<br />

affecting marma points through the use of oils, touch,<br />

gemstones. $155. School for Allied Massage and<br />

Ayurveda, 79 Thames St, Newport. 877-832-1372.<br />

Samanewport.com.<br />

27th Anniversary Celebration – 10am-5pm. $270<br />

grand prize drawing, hourly door prizes, free samples,<br />

nutritional advice, demonstrations, deep discounts<br />

storewide. A fun-filled customer appreciation day.<br />

natural awakenings October 2012<br />

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Free. Nature’s Goodness (<strong>Natural</strong> Foods & Supply),<br />

510 E Main Rd at Rte 138 and 138a, Middletown.<br />

401-847-7480. NaturesGoodness<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Sweat Lodge Ceremony – 3-9pm. Connect to the<br />

earth. Heal, pray, and share with others. Feel more<br />

centered, grounded, and whole. Overnight (optional)<br />

lodging available. Campsite is on <strong>RI</strong>/CT border. Contact<br />

Rose RSVP/for details, Rose: 401-474-3791.<br />

WestShoreWellness.com.<br />

SUndAy, OCTObER 28<br />

All Hallows Eve Psychic Faire – 10am-6pm. Soul<br />

Centered Tarot Readings with Cris McCullough<br />

empowers you to find soul-utions to your life issues.<br />

Find us at our booth at All Hallows Eve Psychic<br />

Faire. Faire admission $8. Crowne Plaza, Warwick<br />

<strong>RI</strong>, Warwick. TarotPartyNewport.com.<br />

Party in Pink Zumbathon – 12:30-3:30pm. Susan<br />

G. Komen The Cure Charity Event, moving to End<br />

Breast Cancer. You don’t have to do Zumba, just<br />

Join us and support the cause. Raffles, food, drinks<br />

available. $15. Shape Up East <strong>Providence</strong>, 611<br />

Waterman Ave, East <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-965-9235.<br />

ShakeItUpNutrition-And-Fitness<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Vinyasa 102: An Intro to Vinyasa – 1:30-3:30pm.<br />

Join Patti Confort to delve deeper into the transformative<br />

experience of moving with breath, awareness, and<br />

intention. $20. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation,<br />

850 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown Commons,<br />

Middletown. 401-849-3200. InnerlightYoga.com.<br />

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Sunday<br />

Sunday Celebration Service – 9:15-10:30am.<br />

Change your thinking, change your life. Concordia<br />

provides spiritual tools to transform personal lives<br />

and create a better world through the principles of<br />

Science of Mind. love donation. Concordia Center<br />

for Spiritual Living, 292 W Shore Rd, Warwick.<br />

401-732-1552. Concordia.CSL.org.<br />

Ananda Sunday Satsang – 10am-12pm. Join us<br />

Sunday mornings for meditation, chanting, inspiration<br />

and satsang (fellowship) potluck lunch. Teachings<br />

of Paramhansa Yogananda. Everyone welcome.<br />

Free. Ananda Center, 40 Collins Rd, Hopkinton.<br />

401-308-8745. AnandaRhodeIsland.org.<br />

Sunday Meditations – 11am-12pm. Enjoy this<br />

relaxing morning class which includes a short talk<br />

and a guided meditation on how to apply Buddhist<br />

teachings in our modern lives. No experience necessary.<br />

$8/class, free/members. Serlingpa Meditation<br />

Center, 339 Ives St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 508-979-8277.<br />

MeditationIn<strong>Providence</strong>.org.<br />

Couples Reflexology – 1-5pm. Come share a<br />

reflexology session with a loved one or friend; refreshments,<br />

relax, refresh and enjoy. Appointments<br />

made at your convenience. $80. Footdiva, Craik<br />

Building, 2845 Post Rd, Ste 212, Warwick. Details:<br />

401-368-8878. Footdiva@aol.com.<br />

Reflexology Parties – 1-5pm. Have a party with 5 or<br />

more friends and you get a reflexology session free.<br />

Parties made by appointment of your convenience.<br />

$20. Footdiva, Craik Building, 2845 Post Rd, Ste 212,<br />

Warwick. Details: 401-368-8878. Footdiva@aol.com.<br />

Sacred Drumming Circle — 3-4:30pm. Bring a<br />

drum, bells, singing bowls or any creation of sound<br />

to relax rejuvenate and be free. $10, RSVP. Waves Of<br />

Wellness, 155 Park Ave, Cranston. 401-480-1934.<br />

WavesOfWellness.net.<br />

MOndAy, OCTObER 29<br />

Chiropractic Orientation – 6:15-6:45pm. A more<br />

effective approach to health explained. Keep your<br />

body functioning properly in a stressful world.<br />

Free. Live Proper Health, 77 Franklin St, Westerly.<br />

To register: 401-315-2300. LiveProperHealth.com.<br />

Full Moon Gathering with Isis – 6:30-8:30pm.<br />

This ancient Egyptian moon goddess has many<br />

gifts to share with modern women. She embodies<br />

femininity, motherhood, healing and power. Join<br />

us for a healing celebration. $20. Heavenly Hugs –<br />

Gladys, 917 Warwick Ave, Warwick. 401-935-8451.<br />

Heavenly-Hugs.com/Classes.<br />

Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. With<br />

Shari Bitsis. Need some energy work or just relax?<br />

Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy while I tap<br />

on the meridian points on an acupuncture model to<br />

relieve blockages. Donations Accepted. Spirit of<br />

Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249.<br />

ShariBitsis@gmail.com.<br />

F.L.Y. (First Love Yourself) – 6-7:30pm. A woman’s<br />

social group to connect with other woman for support,<br />

insight and friendship. Different topics, no topic off<br />

limits; it’s our group, it’s time to fly. $5. Footdiva,<br />

Craik Building, 2845 Post Rd, Ste 212, Warwick.<br />

Details: 401-368-8878. Footdiva@aol.com.<br />

Gong Bath Meditation – 7-8:30pm. 2nd Sunday.<br />

Come relax and find peace within as the healing<br />

sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing bowls<br />

wash over and around you. $20. Joy Quinn Blum,<br />

Be Healthy & Fit Studios, 1130 Ten Rod Rd, Bldg<br />

D, Ste 103, North Kingstown. 401-258-3952. Spirit.<br />

Of.Joy@cox.net.<br />

Monday<br />

Sunrise Yoga – 6-7:30am. Also Friday. We have a<br />

beautiful space to practice calming the mind; toning<br />

the body for leaner looking and feeling great. Yoga<br />

practice compliments everything you do (balance<br />

and focus). Donation. Prema Yoga, 127 Pocasset<br />

Ave, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-390-5419.<br />

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WEdnESdAy, OCTObER 31<br />

Wellness Talk – 6:30-7:15pm. Join us and learn<br />

how chiropractic helps you lead a healthier life. Do<br />

you have a muscle or a joint problem or headaches?<br />

Come to learn what we can do. RSVP by Oct 29.<br />

Free to attend. Cumberland Family Chiropractic<br />

LLC, 2333 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-334-<br />

0535. cumberlandfamilychiropractic.com.<br />

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THURSdAy, nOVEMbER 1<br />

Tony Robbins Event – Nov 1-4. Turn your<br />

fear into power as Oprah & I did. Gain tools<br />

to release blocks and move your life forward<br />

now. A weekend can change everything. Are<br />

you ready? You are so worth it. Call to register,<br />

as space is limited. $700 for upgraded seating<br />

($1,295 value). Orlando Convention Center,<br />

9800 International Dr, Orlando, FL. Jackie<br />

Eaton: 401-658-4417, Angelights@cox.net.<br />

FRidAy, nOVEMbER 2<br />

Mindbending Muchies – 7-9pm. Join us for an<br />

evening of vegan company, treats and seasonal<br />

beverages along with humorous and mesmerizing<br />

entertainment. $12.50, order tickets on website. Like<br />

No Udder, V.F.W. Hall, 176 Washington St, Warwick.<br />

Like-No-Udder.com/CalendarOfEvents.html.<br />

Yogalates – 9:15-10:15am. An all level yoga class<br />

fused with Pilates mat work for core strengthening.<br />

$13. The Journey Within, 1645 Warwick<br />

Ave, Ste 224, Warwick. Register: 401-737-2899.<br />

BIA-Fitness.com.<br />

NIA: Thru Movement We Find Health – 10-11am.<br />

If you enjoy dancing you will love Nia. Every body<br />

and all ages welcome to this community Nia class.<br />

$8/drop-in, $3/members. Johnston Senior Center,<br />

1291 Hartford Ave, Johnston. Sandra: 401-487-6977,<br />

S4Fontana@cox.net.<br />

Mom + Baby Yoga – 10:45am-12pm. 4-wks<br />

through crawling. Classes provide a relaxed space<br />

to connect with other parents and explore the joys<br />

of infancy. $70. Motion Center, 111 Chestnut St,<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>. 401-654-6650. MotionCenter.com.<br />

Beginner’s Svaroopa® Yoga Class – 11am-<br />

12:30pm. Learn easy Svaroopa® yoga poses. Relax<br />

deeply using lots of support with blankets and props.<br />

Release tension & cultivate calm, ease and bliss.<br />

With Maria Sichel, CSYT. Call to save a spot. New<br />

Student Special: $40/4 classes. Time For You Yoga,<br />

2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-305-5319.<br />

TimeForYouYoga.com.<br />

Zumba with Dr Cathy – 6-7pm. No dance experience<br />

needed, just a willingness to move and have<br />

fun. $5. Dr Cathy Picard. Stage Right Studio, 68 S<br />

Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org.<br />

All-Levels Flow Yoga – 6-7:15pm. All-levels is a<br />

great place to start if you haven’t done yoga before.<br />

$10/drop-in, $45/5-class pass, $99/All-of-Fall<br />

pass. First class free. Jaan Yoga at Rhode Runner,<br />

657 N Main St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-400-1719.<br />

JaanYoga@gmail.com.


Gentle Shanti Yoga – 6-7:30pm. This class, great<br />

for beginners, introduces you to the wisdom of your<br />

body, through breath, movement and mindfulness.<br />

This class also helps you relax and reduce stress.<br />

$13/drop in. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville Ave,<br />

Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com.<br />

Gentle Yoga & Stretching – 6:30-7:45pm. Designed<br />

with new students in mind. We will gently<br />

ease into yoga postures giving the body an opportunity<br />

to relax, and learn new movements. Great for<br />

beginners. $8/drop in, enrollment cards available.<br />

The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187<br />

Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills Building 8, 1st fl, Fall<br />

River, MA. 774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com.<br />

Deeksha Oneness Blessing – 7-9pm. 2nd & 4th<br />

Monday. Open the heart, heal relationships, quiet the<br />

chatter of the mind, and initiate a process of Awakening<br />

into Oneness where there is no longer a sense<br />

of separateness. Donation. The <strong>Providence</strong> Institute,<br />

18 Imperial Place, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-270-5443.<br />

The<strong>Providence</strong>Institute.org.<br />

Tuesday<br />

Fresh Connections Networking – 9-10:30am. Every<br />

other Tuesday. Using the power of women-only<br />

networking to discover, reveal, focus and unleash<br />

the amazing strengths hidden within every women.<br />

First 2 visits free. Tamarisk Assisted Living, Susan<br />

Lataille, 3 Shalom Dr, Warwick. 401-769-1325 x<br />

11. FreshConnectionsForWomen.org.<br />

All Levels Yoga – 9:15-10:15am. This class is for all<br />

and will use various teaching styles. Increase your<br />

strength, flexibility, balance, and awareness of the<br />

present. $13. The Journey Within, 1645 Warwick<br />

Ave, Ste 224, Warwick. To register: 401-737-2899.<br />

BIA-Fitness.com.<br />

Svaroopa Yoga Class – 4-5:30pm. Very gentle,<br />

deeply healing style. Focus is on releasing the tight<br />

muscles along the spinal column for a related release<br />

in the body and mind. Pre-registration necessary.<br />

$124/series of 8, $19/drop-in. Blissful Moment Yoga<br />

Studio, 1006 Charles St, Ste 10A, North <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-742-8020. BlissfulMomentYoga.com.<br />

Women’s Self-Defense: Aikido – 5:30-6:30pm.<br />

Gain confidence, flexibility, and skills in this ongoing<br />

class. Aikido is a gentle but effective martial art.<br />

Open to girls eleven and up. Free first class. Main<br />

Street Martial Arts, 1282 N Main St, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-274-7672. MainStMA.org.<br />

Anger Solves Nothing – Thru Oct 9. 7-8:30pm.<br />

Look at why anger arises and how to manage it<br />

through engaging in simple meditation techniques.<br />

Be kind to yourself and others; learn to stop any<br />

form of anger. $10/class, free/members. Serlingpa<br />

Meditation Center, 339 Ives St, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

508-979-8277. MeditationIn<strong>Providence</strong>.org.<br />

A.R.E. Search for God Study Group – 7-9pm.<br />

Alternate Tuesdays, starting Oct 2. Focus is on<br />

spiritual growth and support based on the Edgar<br />

Cayce readings, with silent meditation and healing<br />

prayer. Free. Joy Quinn Blum, 1130 Ten Rod Rd,<br />

Bldg D, Ste 103, North Kingstown. 401-258-3952.<br />

Spirit.Of.Joy@cox.net.<br />

<strong>Providence</strong> Laughter Club – 7:30-8:30pm. 2nd &<br />

4th Tuesday. Explore, nourish and share intentional<br />

laughter as a means of cultivation wellness, healing,<br />

playfulness and connection in ourselves and<br />

our communities. Free; donations appreciated. The<br />

<strong>Providence</strong> Institute, 18 Imperial Place, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-270-5443. The<strong>Providence</strong>Institute.org.<br />

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FOR REnT<br />

CLASSROOM SPACE AVAILABLE. Perfect<br />

for workshops, private/semi-private yoga classes,<br />

etc. Weekdays and some evenings available.<br />

Book weekend classes well in advance. The<br />

Wellness Center at Gold Plaza 917 Warwick<br />

Ave, 2nd Fl Warwick. Contact Adriene at<br />

Angel Whispers <strong>RI</strong> for more information.<br />

Adriene@AngelWhispers<strong>RI</strong>.com o r<br />

401-741-2278.<br />

FLIPP SALON APOTHECARY is seeking 2<br />

stylists full or part time for chair rental. We are<br />

located on the East side of <strong>Providence</strong>, close to<br />

<strong>RI</strong>SD and Brown with ample parking. Looking<br />

for stylists that love what they do, have a pasison<br />

for art and beauty, and who are passionate about<br />

using natural and organic products in a fashion<br />

foward and artistic enviroment. For more info<br />

inbox joanna@flippsalon.com.<br />

OFFICE SPACE. Room available Full or Part-<br />

Time within a holistic health center in East Greenwich.<br />

Rent includes: wi-fi, utilities, web presence,<br />

some advertising and shared voicemail box. Call<br />

401-398-2933, Jewel Sommerville, D,Ac.,<br />

voicemail #1 for more information.<br />

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE: Room available<br />

part-time at an Acupuncturist’s office in Middletown.<br />

Convenient with parking lot and handicap<br />

access as well as beautiful views of the ocean.<br />

Call Shawna Snyder, D.Ac. at 401-297-1642 or<br />

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The Chinese Healing Art of Qigong – 11:45am-<br />

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6:15-7:15pm, beginning Oct 4. Enrollment is now<br />

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wks. The Way of the Dragon, 877 Waterman Ave,<br />

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Hope St Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Featuring a<br />

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jams, jellies, artisan breads and pastries,<br />

breads, chocolates, and much more. Free. Lippitt<br />

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Sadhana Yoga Basics – 3:45-5pm. This practice<br />

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strengthen, increase flexibility and build endurance<br />

with focus on anatomy and alignment. $8/drop in,<br />

enrollment cards available. The Heron Dance Yoga &<br />

Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills<br />

Building 8, 1st fl, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016.<br />

TheHeronStudio.com.<br />

Yin & Yang Yoga – 3:45-5pm. A mixed level,<br />

slow flowing Vinyasa class with deep attention<br />

to mindful alignments of body, mind and<br />

heart. With Jen Thomas. $15. The <strong>Providence</strong><br />

Institute, 18 Imperial Place, Ste 6A, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-270-5443. RSVP: Jennsgobbare@gmail.com.<br />

The<strong>Providence</strong>Institute.org.<br />

Candlelight Yoga – 4:30-6pm. Also on Friday.<br />

We have a beautiful space to practice calming the<br />

mind; toning the body for leaner looking and feeling<br />

great. Yoga practice compliments everything you do<br />

(balance and focus). Donation. Prema Yoga, 127<br />

Pocasset Ave, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-390-5419.<br />

Zumba with Dr Cathy – 5:30-6pm. No dance<br />

experience needed, just a willingness to move and<br />

have fun. Dr Cathy Picard. $5. Stage Right Studio,<br />

68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org.<br />

Rainbow Vinyasa Yoga – 6-7:30pm. Kent Stetson<br />

teaches a vigorous and fluid yoga class to help detoxify<br />

the body and relieve stress. LGBT students<br />

and allies with an established yoga practice welcome.<br />

$13/drop in. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville<br />

Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com.<br />

Svaroopa Yoga Class – 6-7:30pm. Very gentle,<br />

deeply healing style. Focus is on releasing the tight<br />

muscles along the spinal column for a related release<br />

in the body and mind. Pre-registration necessary.<br />

$124/series of 8, $19/drop-in. Blissful Moment Yoga<br />

Studio, 1006 Charles St, Ste 10A, North <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-742-8020. BlissfulMomentYoga.com.<br />

Just Breathe: Simply Meditate – Thru Oct 10.<br />

7-8pm. These classes are perfect for beginners and<br />

experienced meditators alike. Each class consists<br />

of a brief teaching and a practical guided meditation.<br />

$8/class, free/members. Serlingpa Meditation<br />

Center, 339 Ives St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 508-979-8277.<br />

MeditationIn<strong>Providence</strong>.org.<br />

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Thursday<br />

Svaroopa Yoga Class – 9:45am-11:15pm. Very<br />

gentle, deeply healing style. Focus is on releasing the<br />

tight muscles along the spinal column for a related<br />

release in the body and mind. Pre-registration necessary.<br />

$124/series of 8, $19/drop-in. Blissful Moment<br />

Yoga Studio, 1006 Charles St, Ste 10A, North <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-742-8020. BlissfulMomentYoga.com.<br />

SAMA’s Ayurvedic Program – 10am-5pm. Become<br />

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secrets of Ayurveda. From $290. School for Allied<br />

Massage and Ayurveda, 79 Thames St, Newport.<br />

877-832-1372. TheNewportMassageSchool.com.<br />

Tai Chi – 10:45-11:45am. Experience the physical<br />

and spiritual benefits of Tai chi and qigong. No<br />

experience necessary, wear comfortable clothing.<br />

$5 suggested donation. Mobley Family Chiropractic,<br />

Briarwood Plaza, 30 Olney St, Seekonk, MA.<br />

508-336-0408. MobleyFamilyChiro.com.<br />

Fluid Fitness – 11am-12pm. Stiff, tight, tense?<br />

Gentle, effective, innovative “exercise” that moves<br />

your whole body fluidly. Slow aging, “swim” on<br />

land, and feel more free. Every body welcome.<br />

$12, $10/seniors. Soulistic Arts – Focus Yoga, 63<br />

Cedar Ave, Ste10, East Greenwich. 401-826-2020.<br />

SoulisticArts.com.<br />

Healers Group – 12:30-2:30pm. Weekly gathering<br />

of healers to share latest techniques and insights,<br />

to practice on or with each other and to help with<br />

distance healing cases. Brown bag lunch and<br />

circle. Free, donations appreciated. The <strong>Providence</strong><br />

Institute, 18 Imperial Place, Ste 6A, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-270-5443. The<strong>Providence</strong>Institute.org.<br />

Fruit Hill Farmers’ Market – 4-6:30pm. Decadent<br />

Designs, honey from Fruit Hill Apiaries, Hopkins<br />

Farm, ice cream from Three Sisters, coffee from<br />

Presto Strangeo, <strong>RI</strong>C Community Garden, New<br />

Urban Farmers, Babbling Brook Farm, White Oak<br />

Farm, Revive the Roots and so much more. Free.<br />

Fruit Hill Farmers’ Market, Rhode Island College,<br />

Old Alumni House, Fruit Hill Ave, North <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

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Gentle Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. This class is geared<br />

toward those who wish to move at a slower more<br />

relaxed pace while still enjoying all the benefits<br />

of Yoga. $13. The Journey Within, 1645 Warwick<br />

Ave, Ste 224, Warwick. To register: 401-737-2899.<br />

BIA-Fitness.com.<br />

Ananda Yoga & Meditation – 5:30-7:30pm. Blissfilled<br />

evening of Ananda Yoga, with Kyle from<br />

5:30-6:45pm; followed by Meditation & Chanting<br />

until 7:30pm. 401-789-1288 First 3 Thurs. Herbwyfe,<br />

23 Brown St, Wickford. Suggested donation<br />

$10. Ananda Center, 40 Collins Rd, Hopkinton.<br />

401-308-8745. AnandaRhodeIsland.org.<br />

Yoga for Runners – 6-7:15pm. Great for athletes<br />

and runners, beginners welcomed. $10/drop-in,<br />

$45/5-class pass, $99/All-of-Fall pass. First class<br />

free. Jaan Yoga at Rhode Runner, 657 N Main St,<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>. 401-400-1719. JaanYoga@gmail.com.<br />

Physical Fitness through Dance – 6:15-7:15pm.<br />

This dance class encourages letting go, having<br />

fun, and embraces confidence on the dance floor<br />

(wherever that may be). No experience necessary.<br />

$8/drop in, enrollment cards available. The Heron<br />

Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth<br />

Ave, Durfee Mills Building 8, 1st fl, Fall River, MA.<br />

774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com.


Heated Yoga – 7-8pm. An all level yoga practice<br />

done in a room that is heated to 90 degrees. This<br />

allows for increased flexibility and helps the body to<br />

detoxify internally and externally. $13. The Journey<br />

Within, 1645 Warwick Ave, Ste 224, Warwick. To<br />

register: 401-737-2899. BIA-Fitness.com.<br />

Zumba with Dr Cathy – 7-8pm. No dance experience<br />

needed, just a willingness to move and have<br />

fun. Dr Cathy Picard. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S<br />

Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org.<br />

Hatha Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Mixed levels, beginners<br />

always welcome. New student specials 2 for<br />

$20; $14, $72/6. Village Wellness Center & Heart<br />

in Hand, 422 Post Rd, Warwick. 401-941-2310.<br />

VillageWellnessCenter.com.<br />

Meditation Class – 7-8:15pm. Deepening Somatic<br />

Consciousness. Walking meditation in addition to<br />

guided experiences working with consciousness in<br />

the body, connecting with the earth and cultivating<br />

unconditional presence. $14, $70/prepaid for 6. The<br />

<strong>Providence</strong> Institute, 18 Imperial Place, Ste 6A, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-270-5443. The<strong>Providence</strong>Institute.org.<br />

Iyengar Yoga for Beginners – Begins Oct 11.<br />

7-8:30pm. Intelligent, alignment-based yoga appropriate<br />

for all ages. $16, $14/student. Motion<br />

Center, 111 Chestnut St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-654-6650.<br />

MotionCenter.com.<br />

Tai Chi for Beginners – 7:30-8:30pm. Learn the<br />

simplified 24-posture Tai chi form, derived from<br />

Yang style. Flexible class times include Sat at 12pm<br />

and Wed at 1pm, beginning the first week in Oct.<br />

$210/12 wks. The Way of the Dragon, 877 Waterman<br />

Ave, East <strong>Providence</strong>. 435-6502. WayDragon.com.<br />

Friday<br />

Breathe & Stretch Open Yoga – 8:15-9:30am. Calm<br />

your mind and body. Breathe easier as you open your<br />

lungs. Gently move through poses that open and<br />

relax the back, shoulders, hips, and hamstrings.<br />

All levels. $10. The Herb Wyfe Holistic Health<br />

Center, 23 Brown St, Wickford. 401-742-1669.<br />

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Group Energy Healing – 7-9pm. 2nd & 4th<br />

Friday. Experience powerful healing energy from<br />

intuitive healer Kim Testa. Come experience why<br />

this is such a popular event. $20. The <strong>Providence</strong><br />

Institute, 18 Imperial Place, Ste 6A, <strong>Providence</strong>.<br />

401-270-5443. RSVP: Kim@EnterYou.org.<br />

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Drumming Circle with Nancy – 7:30-8:30pm. Bring<br />

a drum and a fun spirit. Have fun while you drum the<br />

weeks stress away. It’s not how you sound alone, it’s<br />

with others that make it sound great. $10. Footdiva,<br />

Craik Building, 2845 Post Rd, Ste 212, Warwick.<br />

Details: 401-368-8878. Footdiva@aol.com.<br />

Gong Bath Meditation – 7:30-9pm. 1st Friday.<br />

Feel completely relaxed and peaceful as the healing<br />

sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing bowls wash<br />

over and around you. $20. Joy Quinn Blum, City<br />

Aiki, 200 Allens Ave, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-258-3952.<br />

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Gong Bath Meditation – 7:30-9pm. Last Friday.<br />

End your week with deep relaxation and peace as<br />

the healing sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing<br />

bowls wash over and around you. $20. Joy Quinn<br />

Blum, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, East<br />

<strong>Providence</strong>. 401-258-3952. Spirit.Of.Joy@cox.net.<br />

Saturday<br />

Group Meditation – 8:30-9:30am. Manage stress,<br />

awaken intuition and connect to spirit using guided<br />

breath control, visualization and sound. Individual<br />

sessions available by appointment. Bring a friend.<br />

New Students $10 each. Robert Arnold, Under The<br />

Sun Meditation Center, 31B Bridge St, Newport. 401-<br />

339-6092. UnderTheSunECC.com/Meditation.html.<br />

Ananda: Meditation & Chanting – 9-10am.<br />

Start the weekend in the peace and joy of guided<br />

meditation and chanting. Join Kelly, 401-667-7315.<br />

All welcome. Meet at: 494 Anaquatucket Rd, N<br />

Kingston. Donation. Ananda Center, 40 Collins Rd,<br />

Hopkinton. 401-308-8745. AnandaRhodeIsland.org.<br />

Extreme Beginner’s Yoga – 9-10:15am. Have you<br />

ever wanted to try yoga, but feel uncomfortable in a<br />

large group? This is the perfect class for you. Class<br />

size is small, so personal attention may be given.<br />

$10/person. Holistic Health Rhode Island. Diane:<br />

401-203-9246. HolisticHealth<strong>RI</strong>.com.<br />

Mount Hope Farmers’ Market – 9am-12pm. Yearround<br />

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Hope St Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Featuring<br />

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Zumba with Dr Cathy – 9:30-10:30am. No dance<br />

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have fun. Dr Cathy Picard. $5. Stage Right Studio,<br />

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Gentle Shanti Yoga – 9:45-11:15am. This class,<br />

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This class also helps you relax and reduce<br />

stress. $13/drop in. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville<br />

Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com.<br />

Hour of Power Yoga – 10-11:15am. Power Yoga<br />

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Runner, 657 N Main St, <strong>Providence</strong>. 401-400-1719.<br />

JaanYoga@gmail.com.<br />

Ananda: Raja Workshop – 1-4pm. 3rd Saturday.<br />

Explore teachings of Yogananda on Yamas<br />

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$20 + piece of fruit/communal fruit bowl. Ananda<br />

Center, 40 Collins Rd, Hopkinton. 401-308-8745.<br />

AnandaRhodeIsland.org.<br />

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CHIROPRACTOR<br />

MOBLEY FAMILY<br />

CHIROPRACTIC<br />

Dr. Belinda Mobley<br />

Briarwood Plaza<br />

30 Olney St, Seekonk, MA<br />

508-336-0408<br />

MobleyFamilyChiro.com<br />

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and<br />

social well-being and not merely the absence of<br />

disease or infirmity. At Mobley Family Chiropractic<br />

we use gentle but specific chiropractic techniques<br />

to locate and remove the barriers to true health and<br />

have a variety of options to assist you on the Rd to<br />

better health and vitality. See ad on page 41.<br />

NEW HO<strong>RI</strong>zON<br />

CHIROPRACTIC &<br />

WELLNESS<br />

Dr. Misty Kosciusko<br />

934 East Main Rd<br />

Portsmouth, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-683-6430<br />

NewHorizonChiro.com<br />

New Horizon Chiropractic & Wellness utilizes a<br />

whole body holistic approach to assist your healthcare<br />

needs! Dr. Kosciusko prides herself in educating<br />

her patients on the root cause of their physical<br />

ailments, at the same time providing exceptional<br />

quality of care to assist in pain relief with long<br />

standing results. See ad on page 31.<br />

COLON HYDROTHERAPY<br />

INNER HEALTH COLON HYDROTHERAPY<br />

Lori DeLang, I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist<br />

450 Chauncy St, at Rtes. 95, 495 & 106<br />

Mansfield, MA<br />

508-261-1611<br />

loridelang@comcaStnet<br />

InnerHealthofMansfield.com<br />

Cleanse your colon with privacy and<br />

dignity, using the premier Angel of Water<br />

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movement of the colon to eliminate<br />

waste. You remain in control of the flow of water at<br />

all times. Remember: The Rd to Good Health is<br />

Paved with Good Intestines! See ad on page 45.<br />

DEPTH HYPNOSIS<br />

kATHA<strong>RI</strong>NE A. ROSSI<br />

401-924-0567<br />

archeofspirit.com<br />

info@archeofspirit.com<br />

Holistic counseling using hypnosis to access the<br />

root cause of imbalances and transform your relationship<br />

with others and self. Depth Hypnosis<br />

works with your inner wisdom to heal and create<br />

lasting change. Phone and office sessions available.<br />

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ENERGY HEALING<br />

LIGHT SOUL THERAPY<br />

HEALING<br />

Wakefield, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-284-0363<br />

LightSoulTherapy.com<br />

LightSoulTherapy@verizon.net<br />

Like peeling an onion, Light Soul Therapy works<br />

to release layers of dis-illusion, dis-content & disease.<br />

Facilitating the very deep healing energies<br />

of Reconnective Healing, The Reconnection &<br />

Sacred Stone Massage, the body/mind begins it’s<br />

transformation to healing and wholeness. Private<br />

Self Mastery sessions & group Meditation gatherings<br />

accelerate the healing process. Call today for<br />

free 20 min. phone consult. I would love to speak<br />

with you. See website for more info.<br />

ESTHETICIAN<br />

360 FACE MIND BODY<br />

Michelle Maynard<br />

99 Frenchtown Rd, East Greenwich, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-886-1936 • 360FaceMindBody.com<br />

Offering facials and skin care products that are free<br />

of artificial fragrances, preservatives, parabens, sulfates,<br />

dyes, fillers and talc. 360 uses product lines<br />

with natural plant-based ingredients including<br />

Farmaesthetics and Jane Iredale Mineral makeup.<br />

Michelle is certified in Clinical Oncology Esthetics®,<br />

so she can provide safe, personalized spa<br />

treatments to individuals undergoing cancer treatment<br />

and those with health-challenged skin. See ad<br />

on page 9.<br />

DIANNE COLARDO<br />

Massage Envy Spa<br />

1000 Division St<br />

East Greenwich, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-336-2900<br />

MassageEnvy.com<br />

Massage Envy Spa has partnered<br />

with Dr. Murad, of Murad International,<br />

to create four signature facials. Sun damage,<br />

acne blemishes, reducing signs of aging, or calming<br />

sensitive skin, we have a facial designed for you.<br />

Full consultation to ensure that you are receiving<br />

the treatment that is best suited for your skin care<br />

needs. Appointments are available 7 days a week,<br />

including evenings. See ad on page 5.<br />

FRESH FACE SkINCARE<br />

CENTER @ AVALON<br />

Debby votta<br />

1221 Reservoir Ave<br />

Cranston, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-944-4601 • FreshFaceSkinCare.net<br />

My philosophy has always been that everyone<br />

should love and be proud of how their skin looks<br />

and feels. At the young age of 50, my skin has<br />

never looked so flawless and so fresh. I look forward<br />

to sharing my love and knowledge of the<br />

skin care profession to make that happen for YOU!<br />

See ad on page 16.<br />

THinK<br />

bEFORE yOU bUy:<br />

make the green choice.<br />

HEALTH FOOD STORE<br />

NATURE’S GOODNESS<br />

510 East Main Rd<br />

Middletown, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-847-7480<br />

NaturesGoodness<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

For 26 years we have been providing the finest<br />

quality <strong>Natural</strong> & Organic Whole Foods, Nutritional<br />

Products, Body Care, Athletic Supplements,<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> Pet Care and Healthful Information in<br />

a fun, comfortable and inspirational environment.<br />

We are open daily. Please visit our website<br />

for a wealth of information. See ad on page 43.<br />

HOLISTIC GUIDANCE<br />

CH<strong>RI</strong>STINE<br />

MCCULLOUGH, MA<br />

Newport, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-847-6551<br />

TheHolisticTarot.blogspot.com<br />

TheHolisticTarot.com<br />

TheLabyrinthLadies.com<br />

Let me help you move through times of transition<br />

and transformation in your life. I offer integrative,<br />

holistic insights and solutions customized to<br />

your needs. Holistic Tarot, Spiritual Astrology, Energy<br />

Healing, Reiki II, Body Talk, Ear Coning, Life<br />

Coach, Non-denominational Celebrant.<br />

MY HOLISTIC VILLAGE<br />

MyHolisticvillage.com:<br />

Resources for holistic daily living!<br />

Search the Chamber of<br />

Commerce Directory for holistic<br />

practitioners and merchants. Browse the<br />

Library articles and audios. Bookmark the Calendar<br />

for “must see” holistic events and more!<br />

Join today. It’s free. Own a business? Join the<br />

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PATHWAYS TO HEALING<br />

Bobbie Schaeffer<br />

Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-287-4093<br />

bobbie@reikiri.com<br />

reikiri.com<br />

Find loving guidance on your healing path with<br />

Reiki treatments and classes. Calm your spirit and<br />

achieve positive energy through group work in meditation<br />

and affirmations. Discover the answers you<br />

are seeking through Angel Card Messenger readings.<br />

S.A.M.A. SCHOOL FOR<br />

ALLIED MASSAGE &<br />

AYURVEDA<br />

Karyn Chabot, D.Ay., MS, LMT<br />

79 Thames St., Newport, <strong>RI</strong><br />

877-832-1372<br />

karyn@sacredstonehealing.com<br />

TheNewportMassageSchool.com<br />

Based on a Vedic form of astrology, numerology<br />

and sacred symbols, I can see very specific details<br />

of your past, present and future. Together, we can<br />

enliven your life’s purpose, understand why have<br />

met certain people, and determine events that may<br />

occur regarding career, money, love and health.<br />

Receive practical ideas for how to become healthier<br />

and more radiantly happy. See ad on page 43.<br />

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HOLISTIC WELLNESS CENTER<br />

POSITIVE NEW BEGINNINGS<br />

877 BRdway<br />

East <strong>Providence</strong>, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-432-7195<br />

PositiveNewBeginnings.com<br />

Reiki, Meditation, Spiritual Counseling, Law of Attraction<br />

Coaching, Angel Therapy, Crystal Healing,<br />

Yoga, Massage, Acupuncture, Theta Healing, Psychic<br />

Readings, Angel &Tarot Cards, Past Lives, Reflexology,<br />

Workshops, Magick Classes, Weddings, Moon<br />

Ceremonies, Psychic Parties, gifts, stones, herbs,<br />

Room Rentals. Sunday ~ First Spiritualist Church of<br />

<strong>RI</strong> -Come feel the positive vibe! See ad on page 27.<br />

HYPNOSIS<br />

POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS CENTER<br />

John Koenig, Board Certified<br />

Hypnotist<br />

110 Jefferson Blvd<br />

Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-374-1890<br />

Possibilities.nu<br />

Need to lose weight and keep it off? Stop smoking?<br />

Learn to relax? Make other changes in the way you<br />

think, act or feel? Hypnosis can help. You will be<br />

amazed at how a few hypnosis sessions can make<br />

the impossible possible. Start by visitng my website.<br />

Then call for an appointment or to set up a<br />

free introductory consultation. And start turning<br />

possibilities into realities.<br />

INTERFAITH MINISTER<br />

INTERFAITH MINISTER<br />

Rev. Natalia de Rezendes<br />

Slatersville, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-766-8316<br />

nathalia47@aol.com<br />

OnevoiceCentral.com<br />

Create the Wedding ceremony of your heart’s desire<br />

with Rev. Natalia! Whether it be traditional or nontraditional<br />

or an Interfaith marriage. All types of love<br />

unions welcomed! Rev. Natalia co-creates ceremonies<br />

with you and enhances the beauty of your traditions:<br />

weddings, baby christenings and namings,<br />

seasonal healing rituals, memorials and funerals.<br />

LIFE COACH<br />

PAIGE <strong>RI</strong>TCHIE COACHING<br />

703-798-6638<br />

PaigeRitchie.com<br />

I am an advocate and mentor to<br />

women and men who are Embracing<br />

the Possibilities of their<br />

lives. I help you find the courage and confidence<br />

to clarify ambitions and accelerate personal and<br />

professional growth through 1:1 life coaching,<br />

tele-group coaching and life coaching workshops<br />

and retreats. I live in Rhode Island and work with<br />

people, nationally. If you are ready to “Embrace<br />

the Possibilities” of your life contact me to find out<br />

how coaching can work for you.


NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS<br />

SHEILA M. FRODERMANN,<br />

MS, ND, DHANP, CCH<br />

<strong>Providence</strong> Wholistic Healthcare<br />

144 Waterman St, <strong>Providence</strong>, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-455-0546 • <strong>Providence</strong>Wholistic.com<br />

Holistic family health care<br />

providing diet, nutrition and<br />

lifestyle coaching, herbal &<br />

homeopathic medicines toward<br />

optimizing health and wellness<br />

naturally - for all. Naturopathic<br />

doctor - Certified Classical<br />

Homeopath - Bowen practitioner. See ad on page 17.<br />

kE<strong>RI</strong> LAYTON, N.D.<br />

111 Chestnut St, <strong>Providence</strong>, <strong>RI</strong><br />

Also at All That Matters, Wakefield, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-536-4327 • KLaytonND.com<br />

Naturopathic medicine at its<br />

beSt Diet and nutrient therapy,<br />

herbal medicine, NAET, homeopathy.<br />

Safe and effective treatments<br />

for men, women and<br />

children of all ages.<br />

NATURE CURES<br />

NATUROPATHIC CLINIC<br />

Dr. Cathy Picard, N.D.<br />

250 Eddie Dowling Hwy, North Smithfield, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-597-0477 • DrCathyPicard.com<br />

Whole-person health care for the entire family using<br />

safe and effective natural medicines. Meeting<br />

your health care needs with homeopathy, herbal<br />

medicine, nutrition and biotherapeutic drainage.<br />

Focus includes pediatrics and childhood developmental<br />

issues including autism and ADHD.<br />

PetFoodPlusInc.com<br />

PET FOODS<br />

PET FOODS PLUS<br />

30 Gooding Ave<br />

Bristol, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-253-2456<br />

Toys, treats, shampoo, leashes, cat litter or food of<br />

all kinds, Pet Foods Plus has it. High quality customer<br />

service, offering a full supply of food and<br />

accessories for dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, rabbits,<br />

fish and even livestock. We also sell fish, small<br />

mammals, reptiles and birds. Stop by for quality<br />

products at affordable prices! See ad on page 42.<br />

REIkI<br />

SYLVIA COLLINS<br />

Reiki Master & Teacher<br />

Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-921-4397<br />

TheLightWithin<strong>RI</strong>.com<br />

I would love to open your hands, your heart<br />

and soul to the wonderful healing energy of Reiki.<br />

I am a Certified Reiki Master and Teacher, who<br />

takes a personal interest in my students as I guide<br />

them on their journey of spiritual growth. Besides<br />

teaching, I am also available for personal Reiki sessions,<br />

Reiki for your pets and Angel Card readings.<br />

Call for appointment.<br />

SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER<br />

ENERGY-N-ELEMENTS<br />

Paul A. DiSegna<br />

401-736-6500 • Energy-N-Elements.com<br />

“I am to live my dream...” With my<br />

natural gifts and abilities, I have been<br />

able to see loved ones as they are<br />

preparing to move into the light. This<br />

process has been helpful by letting<br />

people know that their loved ones<br />

are not alone; that they are being<br />

held and guided as they pass from ordinary reality<br />

to non-ordinary reality. See ad on page 18.<br />

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE<br />

INNISFREE BODY WORkS<br />

18 Post Rd<br />

Pawtuxet village, Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-461-3788<br />

InnisfreeBodyWorks.com<br />

Founder of Innisfree, David Walsh has been practicing<br />

massage therapy for more than 14 years. His<br />

hands speak multiple languages, and still he feels it<br />

all comes down to instinct and touch. His spiritual<br />

intentions and focus in deep tissue create a love for<br />

giving thorough treatments. Gift Certificates available.<br />

Call for yours today!<br />

IT’S YOUR BODY’S SYMPHONY<br />

2051 Plainfield Pike<br />

Johnston, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-464-6100<br />

ItsYourBodysSymphony.com<br />

From the moment you step in...<br />

You feel the difference<br />

Offering various therapeutic massage<br />

modalities, Reiki, Cupping, Facials.<br />

Your table is waiting for you!<br />

We are who you have been searching<br />

for all this time. See ad on page 16.<br />

JANE MCGINN, BA, LMT<br />

459 Sandy Ln, Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-450-4172<br />

WestShoreWellness.com<br />

Jane’s massage style incorporates relaxing<br />

Swedish strokes and deeper<br />

pressure as needed. Her techniques loosen tight<br />

muscles and bring about a sense of well being -<br />

mentally, emotionally, physically. Her work has<br />

helped those new to massage as well as those familiar<br />

with massage, including therapists and practitioners.<br />

New clients are encouraged to experience<br />

Jane’s warm, friendly approach and excellent results.<br />

CATHRYN MOSkOW, LCMT<br />

145 Waterman St, <strong>Providence</strong>, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-808-0837<br />

catmoskow.massagetherapy.com<br />

..........Relax..............Rehab..............Restore..........<br />

10,000+ massages of experience<br />

"Best of Boston"<br />

WELLCARE COLLABORATIVE<br />

IT’S MY HEALTH<br />

Marie Bouvier-Newman<br />

2374 Mendon Rd,<br />

Cumberland, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-405-0819 • Its-My-Health.com<br />

We provide much more than products, services<br />

and education. We provide the tools you need to<br />

optimize your health in a comfortable environment.<br />

We care. See ad on page 19.<br />

WELLNESS CENTER<br />

VILLAGE WELLNESS CENTER<br />

HEART IN HAND MASSAGE THERAPY<br />

422 Post Rd, Warwick, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-941-2310<br />

villagewellnesscenter.com<br />

heartinhandmassage.com<br />

A holistic wellness center featuring Yoga instruction<br />

therapeutic massage, skin care and hair removal,<br />

Reiki, Karate, Belly Dancing and Acupuncture. Located<br />

5 minutes from the airport and <strong>Providence</strong> in<br />

Historic Pawtuxet Village. We believe in a hands-on<br />

approach to health. Our 9 massage therapists, acupuncturist,<br />

skin care professional and instructors will<br />

help you feel your beSt Online scheduling available<br />

at heartinhandmassage.com. See ad on page 14.<br />

YOGA<br />

TIME FOR YOU YOGA<br />

Maria Sichel, RYT, CSYT<br />

2155 Diamond Hill Rd<br />

Cumberland, <strong>RI</strong> 02864<br />

401-305-5319<br />

Maria@TimeForYouYoga.com<br />

TimeForYouYoga.com<br />

Specializes in Svaroopa ® yoga, which is remarkably<br />

easy to do, and offers group classes and private<br />

yoga therapy. Through easy angles with lots of<br />

support, learn to release the deep tensions in your<br />

body. If you have back issues, neck and shoulder<br />

problems, or are looking to foster a deep sense of<br />

well-being, try a series of private sessions tailored<br />

to your needs.<br />

YOGA AND<br />

HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER<br />

ALL THAT MATTERS<br />

315 Main St • Wakefield, <strong>RI</strong><br />

401-782-2126<br />

Info@allthatmatters.com<br />

AllThatMatters.com<br />

Choose from 45 yoga classes each week. Enjoy a<br />

variety of therapeutic health services. Experience<br />

workshops on yoga, meditation, self-care, selfdiscovery<br />

and the healing arts. See ad on page 35.<br />

All our dreams can come true, if we have<br />

the courage to pursue them.<br />

—Walt Disney<br />

natural awakenings October 2012<br />

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Heated Urban Hamman<br />

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Active Relaxation Room<br />

Therapeutic Services<br />

Salt Scrubs<br />

Facials<br />

Reflexology<br />

Hot Stone Massage<br />

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