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natural awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.
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17 local Farmers & Food Producers Foods Made Through a Labor of Love Are Just Better by Colleen Morgan
20 liFe liFt Being Happy from the Inside Out by Judith Fertig
23 Yoga nidra The Many Benefits by Linda Sechrist
24 coloring our world How Hues Can Help and Heal by Judith Fertig
28 walk this waY Step Up to Barefoot Benefits by Randy Kambic
30 the Fatherhood Factor How Raising Children Changes Men by Armin Brott
32 dog sPorts People & Pets Play Well Together by Sandra Murphy
35 grow, Pick, grill Making the Most of Summer’s Bounty by Claire O’Neil
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“I always believe that the very purpose of our life is happiness.”
~ Dalai Lama, Tulane University 2013 Graduation Address
One beautiful weekend in May, His Holiness the Dalai Lama traveled to New Orleans to first address the Tulane University commencement crowd, and then extend his message of peace and hope to the larger community at several local
public events. Throughout the city, residents rightly anticipated the bounty of his visit. Every forum was packed to the rafters. Some in the community found the occasion especially auspicious in the wake of recent senselessly violent events in the city. We all need to hear such healing thoughts.
In his usual quiet, modest manner, the Dalai Lama told the latest generation headed into adulthood that they are the world’s best hope for the future. He asked them to focus both individually and collectively on how we can create a more peaceful world. He encouraged them to also take on other global issues, such as climate change, by reaching out to work at the international level, acknowledging that our very existence and welfare are intimately interconnected.
Community resilience at every level through compassion and connection comprise this spiritual leader’s overall theme. He teaches by example why the purpose of life is inner happiness and compassion is the way to realize it. He observes that, “It is important that we register that all 7 billion human beings alive today are the same in that we all want to live a happy life and we all have a right to do so.”
So what is happiness for us and what makes us happy, we might ask. Is it a fleeting feeling of exhilaration or a lasting sense of well-being and peace? Does happiness derive from internal or external forces? Beyond sufficient material things to live comfortably, does having more make us happier?
Such questions are hot topics on contemporary bestseller lists and even among university researchers. This month, writer Judith Fertig takes a look at some of the newer evidence for happiness in “Life Lift: Being Happy from the Inside Out.”
Corroborative testimony from people throughout the world points to the idea that happiness is indeed achieved from within, making the Dalai Lama’s advice right on the mark. Living in compassion, connection and service to others, committed to a sense of community and stewardship of the environment is a path of ongoing contentment. It is also the path to humanity’s survival.
In support of our collective health and happiness.
Lolita Werhan, Publisher
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Coalition Asks For Action on Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”A coalition of environmental and fishing organizations have called on the State of Louisiana to honor the commitment it has made to help reduce the annual Dead Zone that forms in its coastal waters. The Dead Zone is an area in the Gulf of Mexico that becomes extremely low in oxygen for an extended period in summertime, the result of high nutrient levels in the Mississippi River that cause algae blooms that lead to oxygen depletion.
“The Gulf is one of the most productive fisheries in the country,” said Matt Rota of the Gulf Restoration Network, “and the Dead Zone, if it continues to get bigger, is going to affect those fisheries. … And the same pollution that causes the Dead Zone causes harmful algae blooms and drinking water problems throughout the entire Mississippi River Basin, so if we can shrink the Dead Zone we would be making waters more healthy throughout the basin.”
Rota noted that one of the most sophisticated water treatment facilities in the country, at the confluence of the Raccoon and DesMoines Rivers in Iowa had found that the waters enter the plant with a nutrient level that is four times the acceptable level for drinking water. The majority of the pollution is from agricultural sources in that region, he said. This high level of nutrients, which continues on its journey to the Gulf, causes such low oxygen levels that most sea life must swim away or suffocate.
The coalition of groups sent a letter to the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA) outlining these concerns on March 20, 2013. The signatories include Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Louisiana Audubon Council, Gulf Restoration Network, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Sierra Club Delta Chapter, Louisiana Bayoukeeper, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, Ouachita Riverkeeper and RESTORE.
The groups’ concerns involve the national Action Plan for Reducing Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico--an action plan signed by Louisiana and 11 other states in the Mississippi River Basin, along with the federal government. This plan, first signed by Louisiana in 2000, is the national policy response to the problem of hypoxia (the Dead Zone) in Gulf waters off the state’s shores.
For more information on the Dead Zone or on the coalition’s work on this issue, logon to the Louisiana Environmental Action Network’s website at http://leanweb.org/ or visit the Guld Restoration Network’s site at www.healthygulf.org
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Through hands-on activities in small groups campers will learn skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming, including composting, natural pest control and the tricks to backyard chickens for fresh eggs daily. Campers will bring home their own mini-garden and perhaps some chicks – parents allowing. Lunches and snacks will be prepared with campers participation from the organic fresh foods on the farm.
Horseback riding, swimming, nature walks and more will round out the schedule.The camp will run three successive weeks in July, beginning the week of July 8th for ages 6-8, week of the 12th for ages 9-12, and the week of the 22nd for ages 13-16.
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Louisiana Master Naturalist Program The Spring of 2013 marked the first session of the Louisiana Master Naturalist
Course, which began February 27 and will last until early June. The class, similar to the Master Gardener certification offered by LSU Agriculture Extension Service (LSU AgCenter), is a field-oriented course on natural history and other related topics, such as how to guide trips, journaling, techniques of identifying flora and fauna, finding critters in the wild, and others.
The workshops, held every few weeks on Saturdays, are located at sites all over southeast Louisiana, which have so far included the City Park Botanical Gardens, Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve, the Northshore Nature Center, Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge, among other places. In addition to Loyola Environmental Communications Director Dr. Robert Thomas, experts in a variety of fields give presentations to the group at the sessions. The Greater New Orleans program is the first of its kind in Louisiana, established in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, but there is already interest in setting up chapters in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Shreveport, and possibly other cities.
“I love nature, and the more you know the more you love it,” said Ben Taylor, a student in the class. “The second reason that I took the course is that I work at a nature park, so I could work it into my professional development. It’s a hoot – and we are learning at the knee of the master, Dr. Bob. He knows everything and everybody and is an excellent educator.
“I find it very satisfying,” Taylor continued. “I’m not going to learn all of the Latin names, but we are learning larger concepts such as ecology and how it all interconnects…and it is multi-disciplinary. And it’s not all just scientists and professionals – the level that they delve into can be technical, but there are people there for just the joy. That is what Dr. Bob said, first and foremost, enjoy yourself and be connected.”
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The first of the five workshops took place on May 15 and was entitled Stormwater Challenges: Local and National Perspectives. The four remaining workshops will be held on June 5, 19, 26 and July 10. The workshop title for June 5 is Metropolitan and Comprehensive Green Stormwater Strategies.
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PSA Testing ControversyMen face a new dilemma at their annual physical
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measured with a simple blood test. Until the USPSTF issued its recommendation, doctors routinely used the test to screen men 50 and older. The task force, however, concluded there is at least moderate certainty that the potential harms of PSA testing outweigh the benefits; many benign conditions, particularly prostate infections and enlargement, can elevate PSA readings higher than normal, prompting more aggressive testing. Before deciding on the test, it helps for men to explore this issue with their doctor. Some physicians take a “wait and see” approach and retest several times over a few months before making a recommendation; others suggest an immediate biopsy if PSA levels are high. While a blood test is a benign procedure, a prostate biopsy is not. A high PSA reading coupled with an overly aggressive doctor can cause anxiety and result in additional—and possibly unneeded—medical treatment. Source: James Occhiogrosso, ProstateHealthNaturally.com
sPorts and music: a winning combinationListening to our favorite music, whatever the genre,
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While some have been doing it for many years, the number and diversity of individuals involved in producing fresh, healthy, and environmentally
sustainable foods is expanding. With the third annual Eat Local Challenge taking place this month, New Orleanians have another reason to search out and support local farmers and food producers from across the region.
InandAroundtheAreaA visit to any one of the farmers markets in the area will reveal a plethora of produce from a variety of farmers who are there to meet and chat with their customers. Saturday mornings are replete with choices – Hollygrove Market, Sankofa, Crescent City Farmers Market (CCFM), Covington Farmers Market, German Coast Farmers Market and more. CCFM holds additional markets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. German Coast and Covington have Wednesday markets as well.
Many of the farms represented are within 200 miles of New Orleans - a huge improvement from the 2,000-mile trek most vegetables take from California to supermarket shelves.
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beneficial. Jamal Elhayek brought his knowledge gained in Oakland food markets to New Orleans, where he utilized vacant urban land to learn how to grow in this climate. Now his company, Supporting Urban Agriculture (SUA), is a fixture at Sankofa and other markets. SUA also assists other farmers in marketing their products.
“I came here because I was interested in food access in the Lower Ninth Ward,” Elhayek said. “I started growing things, but I also saw there was a need for more growers. So I started SUA as a collective of urban growers to help market their products – no commitment, no contracts.”
Another Sankofa regular and Westport, Connecticut native, Laura Sugerman, brought the art of bagel baking to New Orleans when she realized she had taken fresh bagels for granted. She started a small bakery while she attended Carlton College in Minnesota. She moved here three years ago and soon found a community kitchen in the Bywater where she and others took their first steps toward culinary careers.
“A lot of bagels I’ve had around town have been shipped in from New York and frozen,” she said. “Why go through all that energy and expense when you can make them here and they are
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An even sweeter deal is found in nature’s nectar – raw honey. Jay Martin, has worked with bees for over 20 years – going chemical-free a decade ago. At one time his hives produced 14 tons of honey a year, moving them 14 times in the process. The production of his three apiaries, located on the West Bank, is down 30 percent, he says, primarily due to habitat loss.
“Colonies are collapsing, bees are disappearing – the hobbyist aspect of it is growing, which means more beekeepers, but fewer commercial beekeepers,” he said, explaining that the new, mite-free bees are more difficult: aggressive, likely to swarm, disease-prone, and less productive. “It is hard work, it’s heavy, you’re out in sun, and it’s frustrating.”
Despite the challenges, including the recent invasion of the small hive beetle, Martin works his hives daily, wearing only a mask and lifting 75-pound boxes slowly so not to harm the bees. “My approach to beekeeping is not to be unfair,” he said. “I don’t want to squish another bee, and I go to great lengths to not do it.”
ClosebybutStillCountryKurt Unkel of Cajun Grain is a third generation farmer who recently transformed his 150-acre farm in Kinder, LA because what he was doing wasn’t working – constantly adding more with the same result. After learning about farms going chemical-free, he decided to make the switch.
“Over the years I saw the white clover disappear, and a variety of the grasses were going away. The ground got harder and packed, and we had more insect and weed problems,” Unkel said, adding that he could not find one earthworm. “I said, ‘This can’t go on like this… So I started playing with a few acres here and there.”
He experimented with his 25-acre rice patch and his cattle and goat pastures, and the earthworms returned, then the rabbits – and they surprisingly didn’t raid the garden. “The food chain is like a wheel - you take any one of those pieces out it stops the
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whole wheel,” he said, noting that now he “manages” bacteria to keep the entire ecosystem healthy.
“My definition of sustainability is that what we do today we can do for the next million years – that is what I want this farm to do,” he said. “When you are totally sustainable, you recycle everything. … The cattle rebuild the soil. I just organize everything – that’s my job as a farmer.”
Blue Tara is Mississippi’s first certified organic blueberry farm, operated by former Chalmette resident Mandy McCormick. She purchased the 106-acre property in Poplarville, MS upon retirement in May 1998 so her handicapped son, Gator, and grandchildren could roam free. They soon discovered overgrown blueberry bushes.
With the help of her grandson, who started selling on the roadside in Slidell, McCormick expanded the operation every year. Now the fruit from the 10,000 bushes, which fill 25 acres, find their way to shelves and freezer cases at farmers markets, health food stores, Whole Foods, and small markets across the region. The next project is jam and jelly.
“Now everyone wants Blue Tara,” she said. “If you eat the other ones, you’ve got to get past the chemical taste. Our berries are very sweet – it is a different taste altogether.”
Several fields are “Pick Your Own,” for travelers who want to have a picnic and fill a $10 bucket with berries - on the honor system. “It’s fun - we get to meet so many different kinds of people,” she said. “They will come up to me while I’m on the lawnmower and ask, ‘Where is the lady who owns this place?’ I tell them she’s cutting grass right now.”
Stacy Schwarz recently took over the Schwarz Organic citrus farm in Braithwaite from her father, Fred. She grew up on the farm, which was passed down to her
dad by her grandparents when he left teaching, but she pursued a degree at LSU in Neuropharmacology. After Hurricane Katrina almost halted sales – the farm was not affected, but their market was – Fred sold satsumas out of his truck on St. Charles Ave.
“People were so thrilled, so he kept doing it. … He would talk to the people and see the same people, so he got to know them,” she said, and she continued the tradition after graduating in 2006 by selling at farmers markets. “I spent all my high school into college talking about moving away, but there was something with Katrina. I had to come back home and see it put back together. If you almost lose something you suddenly realize how important it is to you.”
Schwarz also likes growing herbs and edible flowers, which were the farm staple after the 1981 freeze killed all the trees. 2012 was very challenging, however, since Hurricane Isaac flooded their house and Fred almost drowned trying to get out. Her parents have since moved to to another location.
She is following in her father’s footsteps, which have always been “as natural as possible,” she said. “Before it was cool he was the hippie guy who wasn’t using pesticides. We would purchase other bugs to control pests, such as ladybugs and preying mantis, and we would cut the grass.”
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For more information on the above farms, please see their contact information below:
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Col leen Morgan i s a f ree- lance wri ter and environemntal editor fo r Na tu ra l Awaken ings – S .E . Louisiana. She may be reached at [email protected]
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LIFE LIFTBeing Happy from the Inside Out
by Judith Fertig
“Happiness is the only true measure of personal success,” advises Geoffrey James, of
Hollis, New Hampshire, author of How to Say It: Business to Business Selling. His work confirms that the rollercoaster world of business does not always promote a sense of well-being. James believes, “The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control.” For him, something as simple as a good night’s sleep contributes to personal happiness. Each of us has certain things that help make us feel positive, and they often come in small moments, advises Ed Diener, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Illinois and author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Based on 25 years of research into the subject, he’s a recognized expert in what he calls “subjective well-being.” In a recent six-part BBC series on happiness, Diener told viewers, “It may sound silly, but we ask people, ‘How happy are you, on a scale of one to 10?’
The interesting thing is that it produces real answers that are valid—not perfect, but valid—and they predict all sorts of real things in their lives.”
GettingtoHappyThe moment- to-moment path to happiness follows a trail blazed by paradox. A recent University of Missouri College of Business study by Marsha Richins, Ph.D., suggests that happiness is in the wanting, not the getting. As noted Positive Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., remarks, “Focusing solely on happiness as a foundation of a good life,” won’t get you there. Gretchen Rubin, the New York City-based author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, further finds that, “Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.” Trying each day to be emotionally centered, affable, kind, conscientious, generous, patient, principled, accomplished, spiritual and true to yourself—the kind of person that should be happy and that makes other people happy—can be tough. Wide sp r ead economic and
associated financial challenges have made many question whether money can buy happiness, a common core assumption of the “happiness starts on the outside” approach. Apparently, money can sometimes buy feelings of well-being, but only to a certain degree, according to researchers Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. In 2010, they surveyed 450,000 randomly chosen residents across the country via daily questionnaires. The study revealed that, “Low income exacerbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health and being alone.” Yet they also discovered that, “High income buys life satisfaction, but not happiness,” and there is no further progress in happiness beyond an annual income of $75,000 (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). On the other side of the world, in the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan, where 70 percent of its 717,000 citizens are subsistence farmers and an annual income of $75,000 would be considered a fortune, people say they are generally happy, partly due to the nation’s “happiness starts on the inside” philosophy. Since 1971, Bhutan has been operating based on a gross domestic happiness (GDH) value system. Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley explains that the country has focused on growing both materially and spiritually, and citizen well-being has taken precedence over economic growth. For decades, this was deemed an oddity by many in the West, although now it appears prescient. “It’s easy to mine the land and fish the seas and get rich,” says Thakur Singh Powdyel, Bhutan’s minister of education. “Yet we believe you cannot have a prosperous nation in the long run that does not conserve its natural environment or take care of the well-being of its people, which is being borne out by what is happening to the outside world.” The country measures its success in maintaining GDH by conducting regular surveys of the population. The reigning official definition of happiness involves peace, contentment and living in harmony with all creation. Seligman, author of Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, has become a believer in GDH. “How can you
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measure well-being in a person, a family, a country or globally?” he queries. Research by Seligman and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, points to four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment, or PERMA. Seligman says there are proven ways to improve each element. For positive emotion, writing down three “blessings”, or things that went well that day, can increase our feelings of gratitude and well-being. For relationships, actively listening and being present for a loved one and having that attention returned can strengthen those bonds. Increasing meaning in our lives, says Seligman, can be a challenge for Westerners. “We have threadbare spiritual and relationship furniture. We have too much ‘I’ and not enough ‘we,’” he says. But getting involved in something that increases the “we” factor will help make us happier.
NurturingSignatureStrengthsSelf-surveys at AuthenticHappiness.com can help us identify our strengths and realize what we’re especially good at—and we increase our feelings of accomplishment by doing more of them. “You can even figure out how to do the task you like least by using your signature strength,” Seligman advises. He shares an example of a grocery store cashier that disliked bagging groceries, but was exceptional at social interaction. She made herself happier by chatting with her customers while she packed their selections. Lara Blair, a portrait photographer in Camas, Washington, believes in celebrating strengths. “If making things is what you love, give it the space in your brain, home and life that it deserves.” Blair’s seminars and retreats help people tap ways to increase feelings of creativity, accomplishment and meaning. “If you nurture it and believe that growing this beautiful thing is worth the effort, the rewards will be more than you ever dreamed,” she says. When, as a happily married lawyer with children, Rubin thought her life was missing something vital, she used her love for reading and writing to explore that wistful, “What if?” She started researching subjective happiness via Marcus Aurelius, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin and St. Thérèse de Lisieux, whom Rubin refers
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to as her “spiritual master.” She decided to test-drive her findings at Happiness-Project.com and began blogging about new ways of thinking and behaving that were bringing her and her readers greater self-realization and contentment. “A great place to start is with your own body,” she counsels. “Are you getting enough sleep? Are you getting good food to eat? When you take care of those very basic things, you feel energized, and then you can start moving to address other issues.”
SustainingHappinessOnce we’ve upped our happiness quotient, it can still be difficult to stay at that level, says Kennon Sheldon, professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, in Columbia. In a recent study conducted with researchers at the University of California-Riverside, Sheldon and his colleagues found that by both recognizing that the desire for “more” and “better” in our lives won’t stop and also appreciating what we have, we’ll stay happy. It’s equally vital to continually keep things fresh, with positive new experiences at home, work, play and exercise, as well as in relationships. In other words, sustained happiness takes a little work. “Just before going to bed,” suggests James, “write down at least one wonderful thing that happened that day. It may be anything from making a child laugh to a big sale. Whatever it is, be grateful for the present day, because it will never come again.” The benefits of individual well-being radiate to those around us, notes Seligman. “When individuals are flourishing, they are more productive at work, physically healthier and at peace.” He believes that as we find ways to increase positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and individual accomplishment, it’s possible for life on Earth to flourish.
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identify with. “Ram Dass said that if you think you are enlightened, visit your family for a weekend, where there are emotional minefields full of memories, rivalries, disappointments and issues that bump up against each other,” she says. “For many years my family visits weren’t very enjoyable but today I really look forward to seeing everyone. While they haven’t changed, I’m more accepting and allow them to be who and how they are,” says Reis, who points out that yoga
The Many Benefits ofYogaNidra
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Few individuals today would deny that our fast paced world, which is over saturated with information,
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An anxious mind, which is over stimulated by a strong attachment to the always in-flux outside world, can benefit from the inner peace and sense of renewal that the regular practice of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra yoga brings. “This meditative practice, which results in a deep relaxation and switches the body into it’s healing state, requires nothing more than to lie down and listen,” advises Reis, who has trained with Joseph Le Page, founder and director of Integrative Yoga Therapy, a pioneer in the field yoga therapy.
After 17 years as a Kripalu yoga teacher, and various trainings for certifications in the field of massage therapy, Ayurvedic bodywork, shiatsu and forms of energy work, Reis still vividly recalls her first yoga experience, which was a guided yoga nidra. “As a young student in art school, I was very nervous, had little self confidence, and could not imagine speaking in front of people. Then I was guided in my first yoga nidra session, and the distractions of my insecurities dropped away, allowing me to relax. That experience opened me up to a profound insight that changed my life—There is so much more to being human than my fears and emotions,” explains Reis, who in 2001 began leading yoga nidra workshops at Kripalu.
Although there are numerous ways that yoga nidra has impacted Reis’s life, she finds there is one that everyone can
nidra is not a form of therapy. “Without psychologically working at becoming less reactive, those who practice yoga nidra find themselves more open and present with “what is” rather than reacting from a mental and emotional place.”
Reis appreciates how her practice continues to evolve. “I regularly check in and ask myself several times a week, ‘what is my heart’s deepest longing’, which has opened up a new world for me. Growing up in a masculine dominated world, I had become oriented that way, needing to be intelligent and articulate, and to think rationally and logically, which are all masculine traits,” remarks Reis. “Now I am more comfortable living from my feminine qualities of intuition, compassion, and love as well as being quiet and listening to the wisdom within and around me,” says Reis, who will lead a Divine Sleep 40-hour Yoga Nidra Training at Wild Lotus Yoga June 8-9 and 14-16.
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Barefoot walking conjures images of children playing in open fields and families strolling on a beach, yet it
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In adults, many muscles in our feet may have weakened and atrophied due to disuse from wearing shoes, which substitute the support and mobility that our bodies’ lower parts were created to provide. Years of wearing tight-fitting shoes or high heels can also hamper bone density and proper alignment of each foot’s 28 bones; produce aches and pains in knees, back and neck; and constrict
circulation to legs and feet, a condition compounded by desk jobs. Here are some tips in preparing to go shoeless: Work out feet. Prevention.com advises working to individually wiggle each toe; touch and rub each in its entirety; and flex and move both feet in as many different ways as possible. This will help them better absorb and distribute weight. Then, suggest Sandler and Lee, try “grabbing” exercises for toes, picking up round objects ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs. Also practice arch lifts, calf raises and ankle rolls. Checkitout. Walk around a room and note if the weight upon landing moves from the heel to the big toe right away; if so, try shifting bodyweight while walking so that the pressure proceeds from the heel to the little toe and then across to the big toe. This maximizes functioning of the entire foot and keeps the arch from collapsing inward. This subtle change helps support knees, the pelvic floor and even abdominal muscles. Fields, dirt trails and beaches are ideal sites to start walking barefoot. Repeated skin-to-ground contact also coincides with grounding, or earthing, a therapy that connects a being with Earth’s electrical field. The concept is that this allows negatively charged free electrons to enter and eliminate free radicals, the positively charged particles that may cause diseases and inflammation. When we’re in shoes, “We’re separated [from the Earth] by an inch of rubber, which is a fantastic resistor to electricity,” the co-authors point out. Because barefoot walking stimulates foot nerve endings, it’s also a form of self-reflexology, helping to lower blood pressure and anxiety while bolstering the immune system. For all these reasons, enthusiasts conjecture that it’s wise to follow in the natural footsteps of healers past and present that have chosen to walk this way. Sandler provides special tips on getting started for some specific groups: Children: “They haven’t had their feet weakened by wearing shoes for many years, so let them develop their own style.” Seniors: Use a walk and roll technique (lift the forefoot up before gently landing heel first) to keep weight directly beneath the body’s center of gravity. “Some seniors
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Becoming a father is one of the most defining benchmarks in a man’s life. In their research, University of
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surveyed showed a significant increase in the “partner/lover” aspect. But young fathers squeezed that facet into a smaller life space to accommodate the significant increase in the “parent” element. Here are a few highlights from what relevant studies by Oregon State University, in Corvallis, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Switzerland’s University of Zurich say about how fatherhood changes men. ConfidenceandPrideHaving a close relationship with our child helps build mutual confidence and self-esteem. Turning a child’s tears into laughter and feeling proud when he does well confirms that we’re on our way to being a successful father. Albeit briefly, a child may even share our tastes in culture, entertainment and other areas before mapping his own individuality, but some common attitudes and interests will remain.
PatienceandHumorWhen something goes wrong, we can take it seriously and try to change things, or roll with it and laugh. Doing the latter can increase compassion for our own and others’ mistakes.
FlexibleThinkingEarly on, it may be nearly impossible to differentiate the needs of our child and partner from our own. In reality, needs are to varying degrees in opposition, thus imposing frustrations and sorrows and forcing mutual adaptation, according to the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry think tank. Parents should consider various points of view and develop contingency plans.
ReturntoChildhoodRearing kids presents the opportunity to reread favorite childhood books and disappear back into imaginative worlds.
CreativityA.A. Milne (author of the Winnie the Pooh books) and J.K. Rowling (of Harry Potter fame) first wrote for their kids. We may also be inspired to play an instrument or take up an art form learned as a child while encouraging our children in their music or art lessons.
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ReorderingPrioritiesRaising kids produces a heightened awareness of others’ perspectives, reports University of Delaware researcher Rob Palkovitz, Ph.D. Many guys admit that they were somewhat selfish and self-centered before having kids, because having people depend on you and putting their needs before yours doesn’t come naturally. (Palkovitz notes that marriage alone doesn’t trigger this realization.)
ChangingValuesBecoming a father prompts a hard look at one’s fundamental beliefs and values. Our view of what seemed harmless when we were younger, like not caring about money or possessions and potentially harmful lifestyle choices, changes completely when there’s a family to support. We see the world differently. Our health and well-being are no longer just personal concerns; they’re integral to our family. Interestingly, more mature new fathers—having had more time to hone their philosophy of life—report less of a need for fresh soul-searching than younger fathers.
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but due to the cooler weather this spring their evident swarming was delayed and June will have the greater swarming. Swarming termites are a strong indicator of sizable nearby nests and emergence is stimulated on our earliest warm days following rainfall.
Now is a good time to check trees for signs of infestation. An infested tree can be saved, but treatment is necessary to kill the termites. In many cases, termites attack dead or dying parts of trees, but the Formosan termite attacks the live tissue in trees. The termites that leave the nest to swarm are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, so the nest must be addressed.
Look for the following indicators that a tree is infested: pencil-size mud tubes; mud protruding from fissures in the tree; a hollow sound or soft spots when tapping on the trunk; termite swarming tunnels on old pruning scars; termites in the soil around the tree (dig around roots with a trowel).
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counting squirrels outside the window and wishing Animal Planet wasn’t a rerun. How about bringing some of that exercise home so the pet gets fit, too? John E. Mayer, Ph.D., a Chicago clinical psychologist and author of Family Fit, maintains that, “Fitness works best as a group event, including the family dog. They love to participate in many things, so be creative. Try swimming, touch football, jumping rope, rollerblading, tag or hide-and-seek.” Diane Tegethoff Meadows and Susan Riches, Ph.D., each accepted a challenge to exercise with their dogs 30 minutes a day for 30 days. “I walk my three Scotties every morning anyway, so adding minutes was easy,” says Meadows, a retired senior paralegal in Bulverde, Texas. “One of them is in charge of choosing the route, and we seldom go the same way two days in a row.” Riches, a retired Fort Lewis College professor and archaeologist, in Durango, Colorado, doesn’t let inclement weather
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In outdoor spaces from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Arch Cape, Oregon, produce is growing and grill embers are
glowing. Growing a garden and grilling its bounty have never been more popular. For the first time since 1944, when 20 million “Victory” gardeners produced 44 percent of the fresh vegetables in the United States, food gardening is outdistancing flower gardening. In its latest survey of garden retailers, the National Gardening Association found that consumers’ spending for growing their own food hit $2.7 billion, versus $2.1 billion for flowers. Barbecuing grill chefs are expanding their repertoire beyond grass-fed burgers and steaks. More vegetables and fruit are being grilled now than in the past, according to the latest annual survey by leading grill manufacturer Weber. This all makes sense to Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, co-authors of The Gardener & the Grill. They’ve observed that when the bounty of the garden meets the sizzle of the grill, delicious things happen. “Natural sugars in vegetables and fruits caramelize,” says Adler. “Essential
oils in fresh herbs become more aromatic. The colors of fruits and vegetables stay more vivid when grilled, rather than when cooked any other way.” “Grilling gives even familiar foods an exciting new makeover,” notes Fertig. For example, by cutting a head of cabbage into quarters, brushing each cut side with olive oil and then grilling and chopping, the backyard chef infuses a grill flavor into a favorite coleslaw. Flatbreads, patted out from prepared whole-grain or gluten-free pizza dough, can be brushed with olive
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oil, grilled on both sides and then topped with flavorful garden goodies. Simple fruits like peaches and plums—simply sliced in half, pitted and grilled—yield fresh taste sensations, especially cradling a scoop of frozen yogurt. A quick foray to the garden or farmers’ market can provide just the right colorful, flavorful edge to any summer barbecue.
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Kale,PotatoandChorizoPizzaHearty but not heavy, this pizza takes kale (or alternatively, Swiss chard or collard greens) and onions from the garden, and then adds vegetarian chorizo to accent.
Yields 4 servings
1 pound fresh whole grain or gluten-free pizza dough¼ cup whole grain or gluten-free flour for sprinkling4 new potatoes, cooked and thinly sliced8 kale leavesOlive oil, for brushing and drizzlingGrapeseed oil for brushing the grill rack8 oz cooked and crumbled vegetarian chorizo (Portuguese or other spicy sausage optional)½ cup chopped green onion (white and light green parts)Coarse freshly ground black pepper
Prepare a hot fire on one side of the grill for indirect cooking. Oil a perforated grill rack with grapeseed oil and place over direct heat.
Divide the dough into four equal parts. Sprinkle with whole grain or gluten-free flour and press or roll each piece into an 8-inch circle. Sprinkle flour of choice on
two large baking sheets and place two rounds of dough on each sheet. Brush the potatoes with olive oil, place on the perforated grill rack and grill for 15 minutes, turning often, or until tender before topping the pizza.
Brush the kale with olive oil. Grill leaves for 1 minute on each side or until slightly charred and softened. Quickly trim off the bottom of the stalk and strip the leaves from the stems. Finely chop the leaves and set aside.
Brush one side of each pizza with olive oil and place, oiled side down, on the direct heat side of the grill grate. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes or until the dough starts to bubble. Brush the top side with olive oil and flip each pizza round, using tongs, onto a baking sheet.
Quickly brush pizza rounds with additional olive oil, and then spoon on one-fourth of the sliced potato and grilled kale.
Sprinkle toppings of sausage and green onion. Drizzle a bit more overall olive oil and season with pepper.
Using a grill spatula, place each pizza on the indirect side of the fire. Cover and grill for 4 to 5 minutes or until the kale has slightly wilted and the topping is hot. Serve hot.
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GrilledPeacheswithLemonBalmGremolataThis recipe is simple, yet full of flavor. A traditional gremolata condiment includes parsley, lemon zest and garlic, but this sweeter version finds deliciousness in fruit. Using a microplane grater culls the flavorful yellow part of the lemon rind without the bitter white pith. Chopping the herbs with the lemon zest make the flavors blend together better.
Yields 4 servings
¼ cup packed lemon balm leaves or 1 Tbsp packed mint leaves½ tsp lemon zestPinch kosher or sea salt4 peaches, halved and pitted
Prepare a medium-hot fire in the grill.
Chop the lemon balm or mint and lemon zest together until very fine. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the leaves and chop again. Set aside in a small bowl.
Place the peach halves cut-side down on the grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until they are tender and slightly blistered.
To serve, place two peach halves in each guest’s bowl and sprinkle the lemon balm gremolata over all of them.
Source: Recipes adapted from The Gardener & the Grill.
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sundayMorning Sadhana – 5am. Offered 7 days a week. All are welcome for this program of breathing, meditating and stretching lead by certified Kundalini yoga instructors. Great way to start every day. Free. Divine Yoga, 1223 Baronne St, NOLA. Contact: [email protected]
Kundalini Yoga – 9-10:30am. Daily class taught by Matthew McNamara. Clear the obstacles that limit life and awaken to fullest potential. Divine Yoga Center, 1228 O.C. Haley Blvd. Contact: [email protected].
Yoga for All – 11:30am-12:30pm (daily except Sat) Kundalini with Kara. Renew and refresh your whole self for the rest of the day! By donation. Di-vine Yoga Center, 1228 O.C Haley Blvd. Contact: 847-814-8458.
Afternoon Hula Hooping – 2pm. Find us on Meet-up, Mandeville-hula-hoopers for more information.
New Orleans Chapter AMORC Rosicrucian’s – Meetings held on Sundays and Wednesdays as listed in event calendar. 2801 Loyola Ave. Suite 4, Kenner Location. Call 504-472-5635 for times and more information.
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mondayMind-Body Skills Class – noon-1pm. Skills for mind/body awareness to calm, relax and learn meditation techniques. Cost: $10. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs. Call Clarke McBee, LPC at 985-705-1398
Guided Meditation – 5-6:30pm. Strengthen your overall health as you are guided through meditation. Great for beginners and those experienced. Uptown Holistic Center, 723 Hillary, New Orleans. Dr. Jess Tregle 504-352-6418.
Gentle Yoga – 6-7pm. (also 7:15-8:15pm & 8:30-9:30pm) Becky Bazile, 500 RYT, Certified Yoga Teacher. 6-Week ongoing sessions. Studio space limited to 8 students, pre-registration required. $60/session or $12/walk-in. Yoga Village Studio, 3443 Esplanade Ave. NOLA. Info/Reg: 504-782-4432 or [email protected]
NADA Acupuncture – 6-8pm. Ear acupuncture ev-ery Monday at Divine Yoga Center, 1223 Baronne St, NOLA. Free (donations accepted). Contact: [email protected].
Basic/Beginners Aikido Classes – 6:15-7:15pm. Practice a martial art of peace for every body whose benefits include self-defense, flexibility, strength, balance, stress reduction, concentration, com-munity, and fun! First class is free. Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes suggested. NOLA Aikido, 3909 Bienville St., Suite 103 (near Canal and Carrolton intersection) in Mid-City. More info: 504-208-4861, [email protected].
Northshore Chair Yoga Asana – 6:30-7:45pm. Perfect for those new to yoga, have slight injuries, or are intimidated by traditional Yoga Classes. Also perfect for yogis to humble their practice. The chair is unrelenting in alignment.$6. Spaces limited. Res-ervations required. Pilates Bodies, 305 N Vermont, Covington. Contact: Brandy 985-502-7576.
Yoga Diva in Harahan – 7-8pm. (also Wed 5:15-6:15pm) Relax the body, focus the mind, deepen self-awareness w/ a systematic approach for flex-ibility, strength, concentration, breath & range of motion. All levels. Mats/props provided. $60/month ($15/class x 4). 5700 Citrus Blvd (in Curves), Call Karen before coming: 504-220-5325.
Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism – 7-8:15pm. Learn how to activate your greatest potential, increase your compassion and achieve absolute happiness. Free. SGI-USA Buddhist Center, 1331 Prytania St, NOLA. Info: 504-310-2011.
tuesdayCrescent City Farmers Market/Uptown – 9am-1pm. Open air market with fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked breads and pies, bedding plants, dairy products, freshly cut flowers. Located in the parking lot of Uptown Square.
Vinyasa Yoga Flow – 9:15-10:30am. (also Thurs 9:15-10:30am) This yoga flow class is designed to open all lines of the body, moving from simple to complex movements. Leave feeling refreshed and renewed. Appropriate for all levels. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St, NOLA. Info: 985-640-2648.
Yoga for Acrobats – 7-8:30pm. With Aaron Lind at Divine Yoga Center, 1228 Oretha Castel Haley Blvd, NOLA. Contact: [email protected].
N.O. Insight Meditation Group – 7:30-9pm. This is a peer led group that meets for practice, study and discussion. No experience necessary. Location: 2134 Magazine St, 3d fl, NOLA. Info: call Larry at 504-343-8378. .
wednesdayBetter Bottoms Merchandise Sales – 9am-3pm. Open to the public every Wed. Cloth Diapering Moms on site for questions and advice. Call to ar-range for other dates or times. 1500 Edwards Ave, Ste F, Harahan, 70123. 504-731-7500.
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German Coast Farmers Market/West Bank – 3-6:30pm. Open-air market offering fresh produce, rotisserie & fresh meats, fresh pastries/breads, sausage, kettle corn, cracklins, prepared foods, soy candles, goat milk soap and lotions. Arts and crafts 4th Wed. Located at 12715 Highway 90, St. Charles Plaza Shopping Center, Site of the old K-mart build-ing, Luling, LA 3 Yoga Classes – 4:30-5:30pm Chair Yoga, 6-7pm Gentle Flow, 7:30-8:30pm Restorative Yoga with Becky Bazile, Certified Teacher. 6-Week ongoing sessions. Studio space limited to 8 students, pre-registration required. Chair yoga ($45/session for senior adults) other classes $60/session or $12/walk-in.Yoga Village Studio, 3443 Esplanade Ave. NOLA. Info/reg: 504-782-4432 or [email protected]. Northshore Yoga – 5:30pm. Gentle, challenging and relaxing classes focusing on breath and movement appropriate for beginners and seasoned students. Pleasant, stress-free environment with mats/props provided. 90 minutes @$10/class or 6 classes/$48. Yoga School, 603 S. Tyler St., Covington. Info/ Mary Ann, 500RYT. 985-630-7242 or [email protected]/Beginners Aikido Classes – 6:15-7:15pm. Practice a martial art of peace for every body whose benefits include self-defense, flexibility, strength, balance, stress reduction, concentration, com-munity, and fun! First class is free. Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes suggested. NOLA Aikido, 3909 Bienville St., Suite 103 (near Canal and Carrolton intersection) in Mid-City. More info: 504-208-4861, [email protected] Restorative Yoga Asana – 6:30-7:45pm. Designed to release the tensions of the day. Calming cooling and elongation is the path. Working toward being relaxed, refreshed and prepared for a nice rested slumber. $6. Reservation requested – class fills fast. Pilates Bodies, 305 N Vermont, Covington. 985-502-7576.
thursdayNorthshore Power Burst Yoga – 12:15-1:pm. A 45-minute full-bodied workout with full motion, regenerate to aide in completing the day. Reserva-tions requested. Pilates Bodies, 305 N Vermont, Covington. 985-502-7576.Crescent City Farmers Market/Mid-City – 3-7pm. Farmers Market at 3700 Orleans Ave, American Can Co. building, New Orleans, rain or shine. Healing Yoga for Cancer Survivors – 4-5:15pm. Instructor Luanne Cho, E-RYT 500, Elmwood fitness yoga instructor will teach class. No experi-ence needed. Open to all men and women cancer survivors. No cost to patient. Gayle and Tom Bensen Cancer Center, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, NOLA. Regis-ter at 504-842-3708.Moderate Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Moderate yoga with certified yoga teacher Sally Meredith. Learn to establish a strong foundation to move deeper into each pose. 6-Week ongoing sessions. Limited to 8 students, pre-registration required. $60/session or $12/Walk-In. Yoga Village Studio, 3443 Espla-nade Ave. NOLA. Info/Register: 504-782-4432 or [email protected] Kundalini Yoga – 7-9pm. With Odile Nichole at Divine Yoga Center, 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd,
fridayBodyFusion Yoga Class – 8:15-9:15am. Simple Hatha style yoga, with a slow easy flow. $10/class. Space limited. St. Philip’s Church, 3643 Aurora Drive, New Orleans. Register with Debbie at 504-495-1937 or [email protected]
Qigong with Suzanne – 8:30-9:45am. Gentle move-ment with breath, self-massage, and visualization to calm the mind, strengthen the body and bring awareness to blockages in chi. $40/month for 4 weekly classes. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, 71667 Leveson St, Abita Springs. Contact Abita Healing Arts, Suzanne 985-892-9322 [email protected]
Happy and Healthy Hour – 5-7:30. End the week with a chair massage, foot reflexology and a healthy drink. Affordable Healing Arts in the New Orleans Healing Center, 2nd floor upper. Contact Marie Licodo, LMT at 727-322-0456.
Aikido of New Orleans – 7-8:15pm. The martial art of power and movement. Free introductory class for adults. 2134 Magazine St, 3d fl, NOLA. Info: [email protected] or 504-561-0123.
saturdayVietnamese Farmers Market – 6-9am. Over 20 vendors set up shop on blankets spread with produce, beyond the courtyards are shops selling Vietnamese baked goods and imported groceries. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd, New Orleans East.
Northshore Warm Vinyasa Yoga – 8-9:30am. Athletic or flow yoga to kick start your weekend with movement on the breath in a strong rhythmic fun class combining focus, balance, awareness and strength. Drop-ins welcome. $10. Pilates Bodies, 305 N Vermont, Covington. 985-502-7576.
Crescent City Farmers Market/Downtown – 8am-noon. Open-air market with great selection of fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked breads and freshly made pies, bedding plants, dairy products, fresh flowers. Cooking demos by some of the city’s most acclaimed chefs. Located at 700 Magazine, corner of Girod, New Orleans.
German Coast Farmers Market/East Bank – 8am-noon. Open-air market offering fresh produce, rotisserie meats, fresh meats, fresh pastries/breads, sausages, kettle corn, cracklins, prepared foods, soy candles, goat milk soap and lotions. Arts and crafts 2nd Sat. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Rd., Destrehan. For info call 985-359-0190.
Camellia City Farmers Market – 8am.-1pm. Featur-ing yard eggs, Mediterranean foods, herbs, produce, baked goods, coffee and iced tea, local musicians, tastings and cooking demos. Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger and Second St, Olde Towne, Slidell. Info: 985-640-8291.
Gretna Farmers Market – 8:30am-12:30pm. Featuring fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, baked goods, dairy, native fruit wines and garden plants. Located in the old train depot, 300 Huey P. Long Ave, between 3rd and 4th streets, Gretna. Info: 504-362-8661.
Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market – 8:30am-12:30pm. Open year round, rain or shine. Free parking. Featuring fresh produce, seafood, bakery items, dairy, plants, prepared foods & hand-crafted items. Plus live music & kids activities. 484 Sala Ave, corner of 4th St., Westwego. Contact 504-341-3424, x 209.
Covington Farmers Market – 9am-1pm. (also 10am-2pm Wed) Offering fresh produce, fresh baked breads, prepared foods and plants. Located at Covington City Hall, 609 N Columbia St., Cov-ington.
Mandeville Trailhead Community Market – 9am-1pm. Fifty-plus vendors weekly: Gourmet foods, art, produce and plants. Tai Chi at 9:30am. Parking lot of the Mandeville Trailhead on the St. Tammany Trace off LA59. For vendor/entertainment info: Donna Beakley 985-845-4515.
Sitting Meditation Group –10-11am. Come practice zazen (sitting meditation) as well as walking medita-tion. Instruction and discussion also available. 3909 Bienville St, Ste 103 (near Canal and Carrolton in-tersection) in Mid-City. More info: contact Brian by email at [email protected] or call 504-644-7351.
Sankofa Farmers Market - 10am-2pm. Weekly market in the Ninth Ward offering fresh produce, seafood, baked goods, and plants from local farm-ers and fishermen. New location at 3819 St. Claude Ave. Info: 504-872-9214 or [email protected].
Hollygrove Market & Farm – 10am-4pm Sat & Sun (noon-7pm Tues thru Thurs). CSA-style market selling each week assorted fresh local and organic fruit and vegetables. $25 boxes of selected seasonal produce available. 8301 Olive St, NOLA (across from Carrollton Boosters).
Gentle Yoga for Seniors and Adults – 11am-noon. Free and no registration required. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad, NOLA. For more info: [email protected]
Instore Tasting Series – 1-3-pm. Stop by for a World of Taste at Oil & Vinegar. Taste samples from salad dressing combinations to risotto to simple appetiz-ers. Oil & Vinegar, Colonial Pinnacle Shopping Center, 6111 Pinnacle Pkwy, Covington (between Hobby Lobby & Kohl’s). Contact: [email protected] or call 985-809-1693.
Guided Meditation Group – 2:30-3:30pm. Free guided meditation sponsored by Art of Living. Fair-grinds Coffee House (upstairs), 3133 Ponce de Leon, New Orleans. Info: call Allen at 504-247-6692.
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First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (also 6/2) Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others. No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356
Freret Market – Noon-5pm. 90 vendors with food, art, music, flea market, children’s play area and pet adoption. 4400 block of Freret St., NOLA. Info: 504-638-2589.
Second Degree Reiki Class – Inquire for further dates/time with Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Oku Den (The Deeper Knowledge) is available for Reiki Students with 6 months experi-ence in Usui Shiki Ryoho. For private classes and residential retreat information call 504-376-8518 or 504-388-2356 text.
sunDay, JunE 2Traditional Usui Reiki I & II – 9am-5pm. (Also 6/3) Definition and history of Reiki and how it heals. Reiki treatment techniques and how to use them to assist oneself and others. Taught by Rachel Collier. Insights of New Orleans, 2412 Athania Park-way, Metairie. Info: [email protected] or 504-832-4096.
New Orleans Chapter AMORC Rosicrucian’s – 11am TMO home oratory discussion group; 12:30pm officers meeting; 2pm pronaos convoca-tion rehearsal; 3pm pronaos convocation ritual/open forum. 2801 Loyola Dr, Ste 4, Kenner. For additional information call 504-472-5635.
TuEsDay, JunE 4Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 5:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy. at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.
Deep Tissue Massage Clinic − 6:15pm & 7:45pm. (also 6/18 & 6/28). Help a student with their edu-cation at the student massage clinic. Deep Tissue is muscle specific and really works out the kinks. $30/by appointment. Blue Cliff College, Clear-view Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
Tai Chi-Chi Gong Group Class − 7-8pm. Reduce stress, relieve pain, gain flexibility and balance. Celebrating 30 years of health & wellness. Reserve space by 6/4. Tamashii Karate and Tai Chi Center, 8132 Willow St, Uptown. Info: 504-866-2241.
La Leche League/New Orleans – 7-8pm. (also 6/17, 9-10am). Monthly meetings. Open to all women interested in breastfeeding. Chance to learn more, receive help and meet other breast-feeding mothers. Led by trained and accred-ited La Leche League leaders. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St, NOLA. Contact: Courtney Landry [email protected].
WEDnEsDay, JunE 5Neuromuscular Therapy Clinic − 12:45pm & 2:15pm (also 6/12, 6/14, 6/19 & 6/26). Help a student with their education at the student massage clinic. NMT is a partial body massage focused on a specific problem area. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.La Leche League Meeting/Jefferson – 6:30-7:30pm. LLL of Jefferson meets first Wednesday each month. Open to all women interested in breast-feeding. Learn more, ask questions and benefit from a community of breastfeeding mothers. Free. Destination Maternity meeting room, Cause-way & 17th St, Metairie. Info: 504-952-3951 or [email protected] for Children and Infants – 6:30-8:30pm. Family and Friends CPR will teach the basic tech-nique of CPR, AED use and relief of choking for adult, child and infant. Each participant receives a handbook and certificate of completion. Course uses guidelines of American Heart Association. Limit 8 people. $40. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St, NOLA. Register with Nurse Nikki at 504-535-4913.
THursDay, JunE 6Tai Chi Group Class − 9:30-10:20am. Reduce stress, relieve pain, gain flexibility and balance. Celebrating 30 years of health & wellness. Reserve space by 6/5. Tamashii Karate and Tai Chi Center, 8132 Willow St, Uptown. Info: 504-866-2241.Neuromuscular Therapy Clinic − 6:15pm & 7:45pm (also 6/11 & 6/20). Help a student with their education at our student massage clinic. NMT is a partial body massage that focuses on a specific problem area. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
FrIDay, JunE 7Swedish Massage Clinic − 12:45 & 2:15pm. (also 6/21 & 6/28). Help a student with their education at the student massage clinic. Swedish is good for overall relaxation & increasing flexibility. $25/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
saTurDay, JunE 8Saturday Morning Massage Clinics − 9:15 & 10:45am. Help a student with their education at the student massage clinic. NMT: 6/8; Deep Tissue: 6/15; Swedish: 6/22. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
Note: All Calendar events must be received via email or online by June 10 for the July issue. $15/Event Calendar or Ongoing Calendar listing. $25/Upcoming Events, $59 MarkYourCalendar. Qualified, free community wide events are listed for free as space is available. Email [email protected] for guidelines and to submit entries. No phone calls please.
Catching and Using Rainwater – 10am. Demetria Christo of Eco Urban will speak on how to use rain-water, build catchment systems, use bioswales and rain gardens. Also best plantings to take up excess water. Free. Plants for sale at greenhouse 9am-noon. Parkway Partners, 1137 Baronne St, NOLA.
OCH Art Market – 10am-3pm. Local artists, food, music. 2nd Sat each month. 1618 Oretha C. Haley Blvd, Central City, NOLA. Info: 985-250-0278.
The Madisonville Art Market – 10am-4pm. Month-ly art market featuring painting, photography, wood working, pottery, and jewelry along the Tchefuncta River on Water St. in Old Madisonville. Free. Info: 985-624-7216.
Sacred Ceremony to Honor Men – 10am-4pm. A sacred experience of honoring the men of one’s lineage and life. The virtue faith teaches why faith is lost and how to re-establish faith in one’s heart and life. $80. Journey into Wellness, 3939 Houma Blvd, Doctors Row, Bld 3, Ste 15, Metairie. Info/reg: [email protected] or 504-442-6206.
First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (also 6/9). Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others. No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356
MonDay, JunE 10Raphael Academy Summer Camp – 8:30am-3:30pm (6/10-6/28). An opportunity for children to socialize with peers while participating in a typical Waldorf curriculum: music, poetry, arts, crafts & movement. Ages 11-18. Fees: $875/full 3 week session, $640/2 weeks, & $325/1 week. Waldorf School of New Orleans, 517 Soraparu St, Suite 202. 504-598-3227.
TuEsDay, JunE 11Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 12:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.
Holistic Education Monthly Meeting/Metairie − 6:30-7:30pm. Sponsored by Holistic Center for Health & Healing, Inc. Speaker: Shihan Stephen Swartz on Japanese Reiki, its lineage and empha-sis on daily spiritual growth. Free/open to public. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Rd. Info: 504-812-1332.
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VEGETARIAN MEETUP GROUP meets at least once a month for a veggie meal. See calendar of events at http://www.meetup.com/vegetarian-515/members/7165804/
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St Tammany Humane Society – Help foster pets, many tasks for fundraising, help with animal socializing, many more. Call for wish list. Contact 985-892-7387, X 106.
The Humane Society of Louisiana needs volunteers. To find out how you can help contact Jeff Dorson at 901-268-4432 or [email protected].
WEDnEsDay, JunE 12Vegetable Fermentation For Health – 11:30am-1pm. Learn how the natural probiotic introduces beneficial bacteria to balance intestinal flora and im-prove immune system health. Samples to take home. Cost: $10. Space is limited. Holistic Life Approach, 107 N Theard St, Covington. Info 985-276-8119.
Essential Oils for Healthy Baby & Child – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn how to use essential oils for safe, natural and effective ways to treat the top health concerns of newborns, toddlers and children using doTERRA essential oils and wellness products. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St, NOLA. Info: 504-596-6540.
New Orleans Chapter AMORC Rosicrucian’s – 7-8pm. Open house/open forum. 2801 Loyola Dr, Ste 4, Kenner. For additional information call 504-472-5635.
THursDay, JunE 13Swedish Massage Clinic −12:45 & 2:15pm (also 6/21 & 6/28). Help a student with their education at the student massage clinic. Swedish is good for overall relaxation & increasing flexibility. $25/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
Relax, Rejuvenate, Restore – 5:30-7pm. Learn how to de-stress and use experiential therapies to get back into balance. Offered by Sue McCann, LPC-S, LMFT, LAC, RYT. Insights of New Orleans, 2412 Athania Parkway, Metairie. Free, but space limited. Reservation required. Call 504-831-4096.
Transcending Cancer Through Meditation – 6-7:30pm. Speaker is Indranill Basu Ray, MD. Open to all cancer patients and their families. Re-freshments served. Free parking. Ochsner Medical Center, Cardiology Auditorium, new concourse area, 3rd fl. Register at 504-842-3708.
Nutrition for Moms – 6:30-8:30pm. Taught by ZukaBaby owner Erin Reho Pelias, Certified Holistic Health Counselor. Topics include: where to start when converting to healthier lifestyle, making healthy foods on a budget, cooking with kids, feeding babies and more. Free. Space limited, register early. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St. Call 504-596-6540 to register.
FrIDay, JunE 14Intro to Herbs for Health – 7-8pm. Learn how herbs strengthen organs at the cellular level. Presented by Herbalist Sharon Murphy. Class introduces The Herbs for Health series covering herbs for all body systems. Free. Space limited. Holistic Life Approach, 107 N Theard St, Covington. Info: 985-276-8119.
saTurDay, JunE 15Open House/Tai Chi − 10am-noon. Celebrating Father’s Day with a free Tai Chi class at Tamashii Karate & Tai Chi Center, 8132 Willow St. Uptown. Info/registration: 504-866-2241.
Sacred Ceremony to Honor Men – 10am-4pm. A sacred experience of honoring the men of one’s lineage and life. The virtue faith teaches why faith is lost and how to re-establish faith in one’s heart and life. $80. Women’s Center for Healing and Transfor-mation, 71667 Leveson St, Abita Springs. Info/reg: [email protected] or 504-442-6206.
TuEsDay, JunE 18Tai Chi Group Class − 9:30-10:20am. Reduce stress, relieve pain, gain flexibility and balance. Celebrat-ing 30 years of health & wellness. Reserve space by 6/17. Tamashii Karate and Tai Chi Center, 8132 Willow St. Uptown. Info: 504-866-2241.
Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 5:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy. at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.
WEDnEsDay, JunE 19Juice and Blend – 11:30am-1pm. Fruit and veg-etables are important to health and diet. Learn simple juicing and blending techniques and recipes. Tasting and sample to take home. Cost: $10. Space limited. Holistic Life Approach, 107 N Theard St, Covington. Info: 985-276-8119.
Free Discussion on Avian Egg Extract − 6:30pm. Learn about this natural food product from locals who are taking it. The Propeller, 4035 Wash-ington Ave, Large Conference Room. RSVP: 504-669-1020.
Cloth Diapers 101 – 6:30-8pm. Learn about modern cloth diapers, how to care for them, pros & cons, hands-on demonstrations and take home hand-outs. Class is free with registration. To register: 504-596-6540 or [email protected] .
Children’s Karate Class Registration. Children’s karate classes teach confidence, respect, discipline and more. Tamashii Karate &Tai Chi Center 8132 Willow St. Uptown. Info: 504-866-2241.
FrIDay, JunE 21 Synergetic Myofascial Therapy Certification – 9am-6:30pm. (6/21,22,23) Level 1 with Magnus Eklund BCSIKMI certified, CE provider NCBTMB, Louisiana LAP 122 & Mississippi MAP 29 in NOLA at Swan River Yoga in Mid-City. Contact: [email protected] or 601-500-0337.
Solstice Happy and Healthy Hour – 5-7:30pm. Celebrate summer with a chair massage, foot re-flexology and a healthy drink. Affordable Healing Arts in the New Orleans Healing Center, 2nd Floor Upper. Contact Maria Licodo LMT at 727-322-0456 for more info.
saTurDay, JunE 22Herbs for Health Series/Digestion – 10-11:30am. Class 1 of 7 presented by Herbalist Sharon Murphy. Covers how herbs can improve digestion, metabo-lism and assimilation of foods. Cost: $10. Space Limited. Holistic Life Approach, 107 N Theard St, Covington. Info: 985-276-8119.
First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (also 6/23). Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others. No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356
Reiki Beginners Class (Shoden) – (6/22 & 23) Two-day week-end course for beginners in the lineage of classical Japanese Reiki (Usui Reiki Ryoho). Cost: $150. Max of 4 participants. Uptown New Orleans location. For info & reservations: 504-861-6051.
sunDay, JunE 23New Orleans Chapter AMORC Rosicrucian’s – 11am open to the public, members and nonmembers, peace meditation at Lafreniere Park Shelter 1; noon – pot luck; 1:30pm Council of Solace, return to 2801 Loyola Dr; 2:30pm summer solstice (thanksgiving ritual) rehearsal; 3:30pm thanksgiving ritual. 2801 Loyola Dr, ste 4, Kenner. More info: 504-472-5635.
TuEsDay, JunE 25Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 12:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy. at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.
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FAMILY ACUPUNCTURE & WELLNESSerin kenning, msom, dipl.om, lac, la lic.# aca.200039, naet specialist9515 Jefferson hwy., river ridge504-715-2317nolaFamilywellness.com
Experience a Pain-free body, a Peaceful mind, and a Greater overall vitality. Take the first step to a life of ultimate wellness. Visit us on the web or call for more information. See ad on page 29.
KELLY KIVIKO, ACAla lic.# aca.200012530 e. rutland st., covington985-869-3299
Acupuncture Works! It is a safe, drug-free approach to managing many common health concerns. Specializing in herbal medicine, pain, stress, women’s health, and more.
anIMaL HoLIsTIC MEDICInE
JANICE E. POSEY, DVM315 lee ln., ste. 104, covington985-898-3623/504-466-9129
Offering a holistic, integrative approach to healing your beloved pet through acupuncture, herbal medicine/nutritional supplements, and food therapy. We treat the patient, not the symptoms. See ad on page 32.
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ELITE SKIN SUITE 1909 airline dr. (inside Premier Fitness)metairie, la 70001504.452.6964eliteskinsuite.com
Holistic approach to skincare using certified organic products. Customized sessions that will address and correct your skin conditions and concerns in a relaxed atmosphere. Holistic
approach to skincare using certified organic products. See ad on page 24.
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AVIVA MASSAGE & WELL-BEINGlinda l. strickland, ba, cht, rm, lmt601 lafitte st., mandeville985-727-9665
Discover the difference & feel the peace through massage/bodywork, select spa services & energy work. Integrative, intuitive, customized approach. Aromatherapy at all sessions. LA 1479/E2445. See ad on page 25.
BODHISATTVA TEA SPA3021 n. arnoult rd., metairie504-888-9299bodhisattvateaspa.com
A unique tea boutique and spa offering a variety of whole leaf teas, herbs and tea accessories. Spa services include Massage Therapy, Infrared Sauna, Esthetics, Usui Reiki, Qi Gong and Yoga. Call for appt. See ad on page 18.
HOLISTIC LIFE APPROACH, LLCkaren boudreaux, lmt#5214, chhc 985-276-8119holisticlifeapproach.com
We offer a “Whole Person” Approach to Health, Wellness, Stress Reduction and Balance. Personalized massage modalities support
you in Nurturing Yourself. We add result-oriented health and diet coaching, to help you reach your Goals! See ad page 6.
LIFE SOMATICSdanny [email protected]
Somatics, an all natural way to eliminate pain, repair injury and improve sports performance through gentle, slow movements. Danny is a Somatic Educator
trained in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. Northshore and Southshore appointments available.
MARRAKESH MASSAGEZev attias, la lic. #[email protected]
We offer a variety of manual therapies in a luxurious and relaxing ambiance in our convenient Metairie location. See ad on page 22.
communityresourceguideConnecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email [email protected] to request our media kit.
THursDay, JunE 27Relax, Rejuvenate, Restore – 5:30-7pm. Learn how to de-stress and use experiential therapies to get back into balance. Offered by Sue McCann, LPC-S, LMFT, LAC, RYT. Insights of New Orleans, 2412 Athania Parkway, Metairie. Free, but space limited. Reservation required. Call 504-831-4096.
Free Discussion on Avian Egg Extract − 6:30pm. Learn about this natural food product from locals who are taking it. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave, Room 256. RSVP: 504-669-1020.
FrIDay, JunE 28Neuromuscular Therapy Clinic − 9:15 & 10:45am. Help a student with their education at the student massage clinic. NMT is a partial body massage focused on a specific problem area. $30/by ap-pointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.
Full Moon Drumming – 7-8:30pm. No experience needed. Bring a drum and rattle or share one of the center’s. Teen and adult women welcome. Find the rhythm that connects one to another, to their bodies, to the natural rhythms for de-stressing and re-creation. Women’s Center for Healing & Trans-formation, Abita Springs.
Candlelight Meditation & Restorative Yoga − 7-8:30pm. Appropriate for all levels. Brief explana-tion of meditation techniques followed by a sitting meditation, then a restorative yoga practice designed to help begin the weekend with a smile. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St, NOLA. Info: 985-640-2648.
Usui Traditional Reiki Master Level Class – (6/28-30) 3 day class. Register early. Space limited. Journey into Wellness, Doctors Row, Bld 3, Ste 15, Metairie. For details call Tianne 504-909-3723.
Salvations Application Deadline – Deadline for artists to apply to compete in The Green Project’s juried furniture exhibition and auction. Prizes of $250-1000 plus much media exposure. Profes-sionals and hobbyists in all mediums may apply. Rules and forms online at bit.ly/salv2013. For queries contact Christal White at 504-388-7140 or [email protected].
saTurDay, JunE 29First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (also 6/30). Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others. No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356.
Eat Local Challenge Mixer − 4-6pm. Enjoy food and music with fellow locavores. Get growing tips for sustaining a year round edible garden and get in-spired to remain a locavore all year long. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St, NOLA. Info: 985-640-2648.
JuLy 8-26Big Sky Ranch Summer Camp – Sponsored by The Nutrition Company. 3 weeks beginning 7/8 for ages 6-8, 7/12 for ages 9-12, and 7/22 for ages 13-16. Campers will learn skills of sustainable living and small scale organic farming. Space limited. Register early. Contact: Dr. Catherine Wilbert 504-415-0137.
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CARE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC2201 11th street, mandeville985-626-4422carechiropractic.us
Dr. Nancy Gravel offers pain relief and total health care to her patients, specializing in relief of neck and back pain, headaches, spinal rehab, sports injuries, auto accidents, drug-free pain relief during pregnancy. Accepting most insurance/affordable payment plan. See ad on page 12.
CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CENTERdr. debbi hannan101 clearview Pkwy. at airline, metairie504-454-2000hannanwellness.com
Experience the difference! We offer total wellness care: Chiropractic, detoxification, nutrition, endermologie, DRX-9000 non-surgical spinal decompression, cold laser, EB-Cellular Cleanser, Far Infra Red Sauna and the Ideal Protein Diet plan. See ad page 31.
UPPER CERVICAL FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC128 w. harrison ave., new orleans 504-488-1800ucFamilychiropractic.com
Rebuild, repair and renew your body today! Family wellness consultant, Dr. Joshua Rilette, helps alleviate aches and pains through specific chiropractic care and offers weight loss plans, cold laser therapy, nutrition, body cleansing, detoxification and orthopedics. See ad on page 33.
CounsELInG anDpsyCHoTHErapy
ANDREA SCHEELE, LCSW, LMFTattachment Psychotherapy1303 amelia st., new orleans504-899-2686
Attachment Psychotherapy / EMDR
“You too can move away from the past and towards a life of vitality, wholeness and fulfilling relationships.”
Individual, Couples& Family Therapy
Andrea Scheele, LCSW, LMFT1303 Amelia Street
New Orleans, LA 70115(504) 899-2686
Relational Well-Being: in individuals and couples. Trauma Resolution (EMDR): loss, childhood neglect and abuse & other traumatic events. Alleviate Anxiety and Depression. Emotional Support for a Healthy Lifestyle: weight loss. See ad on page 28.
Day spa
THE WOODHOUSE DAY SPA4030 canal st., new orleans504-482-nola (6652)nola.woodhousespas.com
From beginning to end, our dedicated spa teams ensure your journey enhances your well-being and enlivens your spirit. Over 70 massage, facial, body and nail treatment options. Special packages and group events also available. See ad page 9.
SPA JOUVENCE 2313 metairie rd., metairie504-338-4268spajouvence.com
Quaint oasis in the heart of Old Metairie, with a massage therapist with over 10 years
experience. Physician, Dr.Edmond Wood combines western medicine with eastern philosophy. Other services offered: Massage, Facials, Body wraps, botanical peels, Weight loss, B-12. See ad page 8.
DEnTIsT
MIKE ROBICHAUX, DDS1101 robert blvd., ste. a, slidell985-641-8058mikerobichauxdds.com
Offering a holistic and patient-centered approach to dentistry, because we believe the health of the mouth and overall health cannot be separated. We help those we serve make decisions that are in their best
interests, based on their values and goals, by providing state of the art information within a trusting relationship. See ad on page 27.
EnErGy psyCHoLoGy
MARYLOU SMITHenergy Psychology & couples mediation [email protected]
Set Yourself Freewith the transformational power of PSYCH-KTM
Experience your unlimited power through the gentle processof PSYCH-KTM. Free yourself from traumatic memories,limiting thoughts and addictive behavior. Support what ismost meaningful in the journey of living your life’s purpose.
Marylou SmithAdvanced PSYCH-KTM Facilitator
Private Sessions
Uptown Holistic Center • 723 Hillary St, NOLA • 504.723.2899marylousmith.com • [email protected] • psych-k.com
A results oriented approach to growth & healing that is designed to restore balance & harmony to body, mind and emotions. Marylou also guides couples in conflict to peace through the gentle process of sacred mediation. See ad on page 33.
brEaTHWork
JACK ANTHONY FONTANAbreathing coach 3200 lake villa dr., metairie 504-453-9161JackFontana.com
Let me guide you through a breathing experience that can release stress, fear, suppression, anxiety and create a space of healing, acceptance and physical and emotional well being. Come Breathe, Relax and Let Go! Unique session for caregivers.
BREATH OF LIFE, LLCPatricia stout, lcswcert. integrative breathwork [email protected]
Breathwork journeys for women only--individually or in group setting. Invite Your group to a breathwork retreat at the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation in beautiful Abita Springs. Release, renew, refresh. Breathe.
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NEW ORLEANS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1515 Poydras st, ste 1010, nola 70112(504) [email protected]
The New Orleans Chamber supports local business development and growth through educational seminars and networking opportunities
and more. In 2011 a Green Committee was formed to foster sustainable business development in the Greater New Orleans area. Check the website for the Chamber’s next networking event.
CHI MaCHInEJOFFRION MITTS, M. ED.alternative health consultant504-897-9670chimachineForYourhealth.com
Stress, poor circulation, headaches, back pain, insomnia, depression, stroke, asthma, weight loss? You name it! Oxygen heals! Free one week in- home trial! See ad onpage 11.
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FITnEssBODYFUSION IN-HOME FITNESS504-495-1937bodyFusion.info
A woman’s time is short, health a priority. BodyFusion brings training -Cardio, Strength, Flexibility -conveniently to your home. BodyFusion works within Your crowded schedule. To reserve a free individual fitness analysis call Debbie today.
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ELIZABETH OHMER PELLEGRIN, R.M.T.australian bush Practitioner & [email protected] nolareiki.comPractitioner and teacher of Australian Bush Flower Essences. Many custom blended essences available, including: Detox, Calm & Clear, Stress Relief, Confidence, Cognis, Woman, Travel Ease, Adolescence, Yoga. National LMT/CEU classes available. See ad on page 16.
HEaLTH CoaCH
EARTH GIRL HEALTHlisa guillot985-231-8006 earthgirlhealth.com
Together, we will discover the food and lifestyle choices that best support you. Making gradual, lifelong changes enables you to reach your current and future health goals.
Schedule a free one-hour health consultation. See ad on page 7.
HOLISTIC LIFE APPROACH, LLCkaren boudreaux, lmt#5214, chhc985-276-8119holisticlifeapproach.com
We offer a “Whole Person” Approach – customized to fit YOU, Your Lifestyle! One-on-One Support, Kitchen Raids, Grocery
Field Trips. We support you in reaching YOUR Goals of Health, Wellness, and Balance. See ad on page 6.
HErbaL & aroMaTHErapy
GREEN OAKS APOTHECARY2259 carey st. slidell, la985-285-9215 Find us on Facebook
Handmade in Olde Towne Slidell, we offer aromatherapy and herbal remedies for the body and home that are made from organic/organically raised earth origin ingredients: abso-
lutely NO petro-chemicals, parabens, sulfates, phthalates, formaldehyde, or any other junk! See ad page 7.
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AFFORDABLE HEALING ARTS a community of healerslocated inside the nohc985-467-0900helpme@affordablehealingarts.comaffordablehealingarts.com
AHA! is a beautiful, comfortable space where practitioners and clients meet. Independent practitioners find affordable shared office space in a community environment. Clients find practitioners with their best interests in mind. See ad on page 13.
WOMEN’S CENTER FOR HEALING & TRANSFORMATION71667 leveson st,. abita springs985-892-8111womenscenterForhealing.org
Non-profit center with events, classes, support groups and on-site professional appointments for women, by women. Massage, health and fitness coaching, holistic and body-based
psychotherapy, spiritual consultations, and more. Large room rental for women’s workshops. See ad on page 21.
abita healing artsin the women’s center for healingsuzanne harper, lmt, mhealthed985-892-9322virginia davis, bsrn, lmt 985-400-8933
Massage Therapy, Chi Nei Tsang, Tai Chi, Continuing Ed. for LMT’s, Qigong classes & workshops. Food for Longevity & Healing workshops. Integrative Health Coaching, Mind-Body Skills Groups. Refer to Women’s Center ad on page 21.
HoLIsTIC/EnErGy HEaLInG
CENTER FOR ENLIGHTENED TRANSFORMATION cindy b. daigle504-931-6494north shore and new orleans [email protected]
Cindy utilizes powerful energetic healing methods to shift and balance the auric field, chakras and the cells of our body. Health, Joy, and Balance within, attracts the same externally. See ad on page 29.
dr. Jess treglemetaphysician504-352-6418reconnectinglife.com
Heal your body, mind & spirit! You will become more relaxed and peaceful and more happy, light, and uplifted! Release ALL forms of negativity from you such as stress, anger, anxiety/fear, sadness, and pain! Gain inner-peace and true freedom
POWER PATH ACADEMY OFSELF EMPOWERMENT ANDTRANSFORMATIONmike wittenbrink, mba504-339-0594PowerPath.org
Learn “The Greatest Secret to Self-Healing, Empowerment, and Creativity” in our on-going Tuesday night class. Take back your power, release your emotional pain, solve your problems, and create a happier
life. Open class: come once or every week. At Unity Temple. 3722 St. Charles, NOLA. For details, call or see web page.
STEP’S HOLISTIC INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICESl.e. “step” stepteaux, Jr., [email protected]
Connecting People With People and Information Around The World. I enjoy helping people to reach their goals, from around the country to around the world via the Telephone & the Internet.
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TAI CHI-QI GONGshifu king lam8132 willow st., [email protected]
Asian Arts to improve health, fitness, personal safety, rejuvenate energy. Achieve a better mind, body and spirit. Serving New Orleans community for 35 years. KingLamtaichi-karate.com. See ad on page 16 and calendar for classes.
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Train for an exciting, new career as a Licensed Massage Therapist. Earn an Associates degree upon completion of advanced massage training. Inquire about financial aid. See calendar for information
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ZUKABABY2122 magazine st., nola504-596-6540Zukababy.com
ZukaBaby specializes in cloth diapers, breastfeeding supplies, baby carriers, natural toys and locally made baby items. Hosting monthly community events: La Leche League, Babywearers Meetup, nutrition classes and Wee Hands baby sign language. See ad page 30.
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NATURE LOVERS HEALTH FOOD3014 cleary ave., metairie [email protected]
Since 1985. We are your independent health food store. Our goal is to provide the knowledge you need to take responsibility for your health. Our knowledgeable staff will
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THE NUTRITION COMPANY4350 hwy 22, ste h, mandeville985-727-3482vitalityJuice.com
“Where Healthy Tastes Good.” Featuring organic juices, wheatgrass, all natural, sugar free smoothies, full service organic
coffee bar. Also freshly prepared organic salads, soups, chilis, free range burgers and grilled sandwiches, wraps, paninis, vegetarian & vegan specialities. Delicious Swerve baked goods! Dine-in/take-out. Catering available. Open Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5, closed Sun. See ad on page 10.
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Nourish your body with all natural, food-sourced vitamins, minerals, glyconutrients and antioxidants. Simply mix with food or beverage without affect
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OIL & VINEGAR6111 Pinnacle Pkwy., covington985-809- 1693louisiana.oilandvinegarusa.com
An interactive gourmet specialty shop packed with international food and cooking products in alluring, Mediterranean-style surroundings. See, Smell and
Taste the many flavors while enjoying an un-matched shopping experience with an international flair. See ad on page 5.
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IRENE SEBASTIAN, M.D., PH.D401 veterans blvd., ste. 203, metairie504-838-9804irenesebastianmd.com
Experience the difference that Homeopathic Medicine and Functional Medicine can bring to your health. The safe alternative—Less need for prescription drugs—Stimulation of your innate healing force. See ad on page 12.
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Our mission is to improve health and reverse chronic disease through hormonal and energetic balancing and nutrition. A practice of preventive medicine and wellness with a holistic approach to women’s gynecological and overall health. We
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PMA MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WELLNESS CENTER OF LOUISIANAkenner and metairie locations504-441-5555Pmawellness.us
Multidisciplinary, Integrative approach to healthcare, including primary care, weight loss management, food intolerance testing, allergy testing, hormone balancing (in-house laboratory) and a vast array of aesthetic services. See ad page 27.
LIFE CoaCHAPRIL STOLF MNLP, RYT504-982-9642 [email protected]
Life, Yoga, Fashion. A unique combination of services from an NLP Master Practitioner, Yoga Instructor, and Fashion Expert to support you in becoming your best Self. Overcome obstacles, regain enthusiasm, build confidence,
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HarMonIous you, LLCholistic lifestyle coachneworleanshealing.com504-669-1020
Harmonious You promotes a new perspective in coaching, wellness and life transitions by focusing on the positive. Define your goals and get there quickly. Free consultations, new client discounts and gift certificates available! See ad on page 11.
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All natural, vegan soaps, skin care, and other thoughtful gifts made by hand and packaged in cute and
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pErsonaL GroWTHEnnEaGraM InsIGHTsann galloway, cert. enneagram teacher 985-773-2307enneagraminsights.com
The Enneagram is a personality typology combining psychology and spirituality. The purpose of the Enneagram is to help us become more present, awake, and connected. Workshops/Groups/Individual Coaching.
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Your source for no salt, no chlorine pools. We offer monthly pool service, pool remodels, leak detection, pool resurfacing with 20 year warranty, eco pool filters, design & consultation for new pools. NSPF certified pool operators. See ad on page 9.
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CLEar THE CLuTTErstasia [email protected]
Guiding you through the process of decluttering, downsizing & getting your home organized. This Grade A business on Angie’s List offers 3 hour sessions & free consultations.
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Pharmaceutical quality nutritional products, vitamins, minerals, herbs and natural hormones. Natural hormone balancing consultations. Counseling on pharmaceuticals and
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Nationally recognized weight loss & wellness expert, author of the book, Mending Your Metabolism. Stop treating symptoms and start getting well! Diabetes, blood sugar control, weight management, women’s health, detox, performance nutrition
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NATURE’S LINK WELLNESS CENTERkristine devillier, nd337-332-2705kristinedevillier.com
Kristine Devillier, ND offers natural health consultations to empower clients to begin the journey towards health. Using lifestyle improvements and natural supplements, she has helped clients with diabetes, hormone imbalances, weight
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Cutting edge holistic nutrition services. Specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, therapeutic uses of foods, supplementation, vegetarian nutrition, women’s health, sports performance, eating disorders, depression, addiction, and more. See ad on page 7.
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Since 2007, South Coast Solar has helped more than 500 clients start saving
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Offering full body Thermography, detects abnormalities in the earliest stages, to find underlying causes of disease as it looks at the entire body’s BEHAVIOR after being stressed. Consultations/ follow up care are offered as well. See ad on page 22.
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INSIGHTS OF NEW ORLEANSsue mccann, lPc-s, lmFt, lac, rYt504-832-4096insightsofno.com
Insights of New Orleans, your easily accessible wellness center collaborating with each client to rejuvenate, restore, and inspire with offerings of compassionate holistic healing modalities. Metairie location.Visit our website for list of modalities. See ad page 5.
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ELIZABETH OHMER PELLEGRIN, R.M.T.reiki master teacher & [email protected] 22 years experience in Reiki – Usui Shiki Ryoho, upholding the highest standards in Reiki classes and Reiki sessions. Reiki can be a personal tool for healing and growth, a way to give energy to family and friends, or a gentle complementary therapy in holistic medicine. See ad on page 16 and calendar for classes.
FIVE DIRECTIONS WELLNESSgeryll robinson-dr. g. love, dn naprapath,reiki master, shamanic Practitionernew orleans917-881-8507Fivedirectionswellness.com
Enter our r/Evolutionary healing space and connect to your birthright as a Universal Energetic Be-ing! We offer Usui Reiki Attunements, Community Supported Continuing Education, Spiritual/Emotional Healing, Spinal Alignment, Food/
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TIANNE D. LASTRAusui, karuna & rainbow reiki master3939 houma blvd., bld. 3, ste. 15 metairie 504-909-3723amazingreiki.com
Certified & experienced Master Teacher offering sessions & classes to the Greater N.O. Area. Healing Touch, Pranic Healing, Crystal Healing, Reiki Drumming and
Animal Reiki practitioner. Visit our website for full information. See ad on page 18.
rETrEaT CEnTEr
DOLORES WATSON621 opelousas ave., new orleans504-905-4090 [email protected]
Elegant, donation based retreat center in quaint, quiet Magnolia, MS just 1 1/2 hours from New Orleans, Baton Rouge or Jackson. Ongoing retreats in meditation and yoga. Ongoing meditation group in New Orleans. Vegetarian. Available
for rental. Capacity for 40 people. See ad on page 28 and ongoing calendar.
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Kundalini Yoga is considered to be the most comprehensive of yogas, combining meditation, physical practice and breathing exercises. All levels of experience are welcome to all classes. See ad on page 22 and calendar for events/classes.
TRANSFORM NOLAmia oramous, owner8422 oak st., new orleans985-640-2648transformnola.com
Yoga, Pilates, Nia and TRX workout classes offered all week; private sessions also available. 200-hr yoga teacher training starts
February 2013. Class schedule, descriptions and more on website! See ad page 16.
WILD LOTUS YOGA4842 Perrier st., new orleans504-899-0047wildlotusYoga.com
Gambit’s ”Best Place to Take a Yoga Class” ten years in a row. Over 40 ongoing classes per week for beginners and experienced taught by skilled teachers in a
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Offering Yoga Alliance registered teacher training with certification at the 200 hour and 500 hour levels. Also a state licensed Yoga Therapy training program. Visit website for more information. See ad on page 33.
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