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Our Green Living on a Blue Planet issue this month spotlights a topic

dear to the hearts of Southeast Louisi-anians, and one critical to life on this planet—the availability of fresh water.

Granted, it is sometimes difficult to believe that this region could ever want for water, but finding enough clean, fresh water could become just as much of a problem here as elsewhere, according to climate scientists. The big unknown is changing rain patterns associated with global warming, manmade or not.

In our feature article, “Water Water Everywhere… But Will There Be Enough?”, Sandra Postel explains some of the complexities of this issue while also suggesting some proven community solutions (page 10). It is clear that cities, towns and rural communities across the country need to move now to manage water supplies if we are to have enough water for present and future needs.

At our house, we’ve installed a variety of water saving features, so I thought we were doing well on the water conservation front. But I am shocked by the volume of water used to support production of the food and common household items we use every day.

Have you ever considered the tonnage of water used to manufacture a computer or television or car that we replace every few years? That new pair of jeans costs the world at least 2,800 gallons of fresh water. What about our casual activities? U.S. golf courses collectively cost citizens 3.1 billion gallons of water a day, only a small per-centage of it recycled wastewater. Reading the list on page 12 reminded me how easy it is for us to take water for granted. I bet that you, too, will be surprised and shocked.

In “Visioning the City of the Future,” on page 19, Colleen Morgan details the City of New Orleans’s process in developing the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) associated with the city’s Master Plan. Besides guiding what and where one can build, CZO provisions aim to protect local environmental resources. For example, they will promote retention of storm water, particularly in large development projects. New de-velopments will be required to landscape so that vegetation retains rain water instead of letting it run off into the drainage system. I’m encouraged by this leap forward in improving New Orleans’ environmental footprint and both conservation and reuse of natural resources.

In a companion article on page 24, we take a look at local wetlands restoration, another critical piece of the water puzzle. We learn who is paying for this vital project and who the players are, as well as how various areas may be impacted.

For inspiration, turn to Kathleen Dean Moore’s thought-provoking essay on page 17, “Individual Integrity: Embracing the Moral Imperative to Protect Earth.” Thinkers around the world remind us that money and technology alone can’t alone save us. Solutions require more.

Please open your mind and heart and read on,

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“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”

~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia


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Harvest Dining Down on the FarmNolavore local foods catering will be sponsoring a harvest dinner and farm tour

on Saturday November 5th at Mizell Farms in Folsom, LA.Mizell Farms is a 56 acre nursery and farm which

specializes in butterfly, hummingbird and native plants. The farm and food experience, which takes place

under the shade of an oak canopy, will focus on seasonal locally sourced ingredients, highlighting foods grown directly on the farm.

Lucky participants will enjoy good food and drink and be able to meet their local farmer.

Space is limited, so register early. For more information contact: Cassandra 504-905-4999 or [email protected].

Meditation in Motion

The flyer for this retreat asks “How do we carry the benefits of sitting

meditation into the world once we stand up and walk away from the cushion?” The answer is Meditation in Motion: Mindfulness Through Movement Practice at the Flowering Lotus Meditation and Retreat Center in Magnolia, Mississippi. This 3 day retreat will be led by John W. Ellis, IV, a 25 year veteran of martial arts, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Friday, November 4 and ending at noon Sunday, November 6.

Meditation in motion is an “integrated movement philosophy that uses Tai Chi, Chi Gung, Yoga and various gentle martial arts techniques to strengthen the physical and metaphysical connections between mind, body and spirit,” according to Ellis.

In an unusual move, the board of directors of the center have suspended tuitions for all retreats and will operate on a donation basis, trusting in the generosity of participants and others to help meet expenses.

Visit the website FloweringLotusMeditation.org to register or to view more offerings or call Dolores Watson at 504-905-4090. See ad on page 9.

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Times Grill of Mandeville will host the second annual Howl-o-Ween Pawtay

to benefit the St. Tammany Humane Society on October 29th from noon to 3 p.m. The entire family, including canine members, are invited to come for a wag of the tail good time.

There will be plenty to do for the entire family including Times Grill’s World Famous burgers and hot dogs to eat, ice cold beer to drink, an inflatable bounce house for kids and great music. Of course, there will be the essential doggie costume contest.

Pawtay goers need not have a dog to join in the fun and support the homeless

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Fa r m N e t wo r k ( N O F F N ) is once again offering monthly workshops on various topics related to urban farming and gardening. The workshops offer valuable information on sustainable gardening and farming practices for the Greater New Orleans area for both novice and seasoned gardeners.

Workshops are free to NOFFN members and $5 for others. Free vegetable, herb and flower seeds are usually available. The location varies, so visit www.noffn.org for specific topics and location each month. To preregister contact [email protected] or call 504-483-6967.

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Having retired from the formal dress retail business that was also in the mansion, Broel was inspired after taking Eric Pearl’s Reconnective Healing workshop, to transform the space previously occupied by the dress business into the healing center. It was actually the fulfillment of a long-time dream for Broel.

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EPA Funds Local Green Job TrainingAt a press conference on Aug. 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

announced $487,500 in funding to go to five nonprofit organizations that work on environmental justice, environmental education, and environmental job training in the Greater New Orleans Area.

Charles Allen, the director of Coastal and Environmental Affairs for the City of New Orleans, and Sam Reynolds of the EPA praised the work of the organizations and presented checks to the leaders of the five organizations: Suzy Mason, Director of Louisiana Green Corps; Beth Galante, Director of Global Green USA’s New Orleans office; Minh Nguyen, Executive Director of Vietnamese American Youth Leaders Association; Ann Rolfes, Founding Director of Louisiana Bucket Brigade; and Tracy Nelson, Director of Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development.

Roughly $300,000 of the award is to support environmental job training, $100,000 will be used for green job creation pilot programs, and the remaining funds will go to air quality testing, training, and outreach. According to a press release, this funding will assist with the continued restoration from the storms of 2005 and the oil spill of 2010 as well as the development of a workforce that can be matched with the region’s growing sector of sustainable industries.


October 16 is National Feral Cat Day

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates that there are 50 million stray and feral cats, also known

as community cats, in this country. Strays are former pets that escaped their home or were left behind by people. Feral cats—the offspring of strays or other feral cats—are typically afraid of people. They may roam alone or live in groups populated in large part by related females. “Feral kittens that are younger than eight weeks have a good chance of being tamed and adopted,” advises Nancy Peterson, cat programs manager for the HSUS.

“People can help stray and feral cats using a strategy known as Trap-Neuter-Return. TNR involves catching the cats in special no-harm traps, and then having a veterinarian vaccinate them against diseases and spay or neuter them, which keeps them from having more kittens,” says Peterson. She notes that the veterinarian also clips the tip of one ear to indicate that the cat has already been spayed or neutered.

For helpful information and community events, visit HumaneSociety.org/issues/ feral_cats and AlleyCat.org/nfcd.

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The League of American Bicyclists has recognized New Orleans as a

Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC). There are 190 BFCs in 46 states, noted for improving biking conditions, education, infrastructure and policies.

“Even in tough economic times it is clear that cities are choosing investment in bicycling as a key to building the places people want to live, work and visit,” League President Andy Clarke said.

“We know that a bicycle-friendly city is a healthier and more accessible city,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu said. The city quadrupled its bike lane miles since Katrina, and more are coming, such as the Lafitte Greenway.

Creating Balance — A Women’s RetreatPatricia Stout, a licensed social

worker and Carolyn Burns, a licensed marriage and family therapist invite women to take time for reflection and nourishment of their inner lives through a women’s retreat beginning on Friday evening, October 21 and ending Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Carmelite Spirituality Center in Lacombe, Louisiana.

The retreat will offer ways to find the inner balance between actively striving and simply being through such activities as prayer, meditation, art and music, journaling, small group sharing, movement therapy, and Integrative Breathwork journeying to promote healing, rediscovery and renewal.

Stout synthesizes skills from clinical social work and Integrative Breathwork training with spiritual psychology, addiction recovery wisdom, Jungian thought, chakra system, body-based trauma recovery and relaxation training. Similarly, Burns combines movement therapy and counseling skills.

Registration is required. Fee for the retreat is $345, which includes food, a double occupancy lodging, supplies, and all activities. To reserve a space send a $75 non-refundable check as a deposit made to Breath of Life, LLC, P.O. Box 942, Mandeville, LA, 70470 or call to make a credit card payment. Patricia Stout may be reached at 985-264-8089 and Carolyn Burns at 985-809-2699. See ad on page 15.

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In mid-August, reports of a large fish kill along the Pearl River spread as

investigators struggled to determine the cause. On August 17, Temple Inland, the owner of a paper mill in Bogalusa, La., admitted to exceeding their permit for a particular substance, which resulted in such low levels of oxygen that hundreds of thousands of aquatic organisms died.

In response to this devastating discharge, the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) has filed a Notice Of Intent to file suit against Temple Inland, charging with failure to comply with their water pollution control permit, the Clean Water Act, Louisiana state law and violation of the Endangered Species Act.

“The rights of LEAN members and the citizens of Louisiana to clean, safe, and fishable waters have been violated and we are exercising all options to protect those rights,” said the Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper (LMRK), Paul Orr, on the LMRK website.

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A two-day basic PSYCH-K workshop, taught by Robin L. Graham, PSYCH-K facilitator

and instructor, will be offered in New Orleans on October 22 and 23, running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

PSYCH-K is based on the premise that one’s life is a reflection of his or her

beliefs, but that many of these beliefs are held on a subconscious level. Graham states that PSYCH-K is a “powerful set of processes that not only allows us to identify

these beliefs, it also liberates us from them by transforming them into positive empowering beliefs that enhance our health and help support us in the attainment of our desires.”

Graham has been training others in this method since 1994. She was one of the first to be trained as a basic and advanced instructor by PSYCH-K originator Rob Williams.

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Household Chemicals May Pose Risk for Breast Cancer

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

CAUTIONARY NEwS ABOUT CALCIUmNew research published online in the British Medical Journal adds to mounting

evidence that calcium supplements may increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in postmenopausal women. Many older women take calcium supplements to manage osteoporosis, but after re-analyzing data on 16,718 women participating in the seven-year Women’s Health Initiative Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Study, researchers at the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, now urge reassessment of calcium prescriptions to maintain bone health. Their metastudy showed that postmenopausal women that took combined calcium and vitamin D supplements had increased risk of heart attacks.

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Cheap and seemingly abundant, water is so common that it’s hard to believe we could ever run out

of it. Ever since the Apollo 8 astronauts photographed Earth from space in 1968, we’ve had the image of our home as a strikingly blue planet, a place of great water wealth. But of all the water on Earth, only about 2.5 percent is fresh—and two-thirds of that is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. Less than one hundredth of 1 percent of Earth’s water is fresh and available. Across the United States and around the world, we’re already reaching or overshooting the limits of Earth’s natural replenishment of fresh water through the hydrologic cycle. The Colorado and Rio Grande rivers are now so over-tapped that they discharge little or no water into the sea for months at a time. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the massive Ogallala Aquifer, which spans parts of eight states, from southern South Dakota to northwest Texas, and provides 30 percent of the groundwater used for irrigation in the country, is steadily being depleted. In much of the world, we’re growing food and supplying water to communities by over-pumping groundwater. This creates a potential crisis in the food economy: We are meeting some of today’s food needs with tomorrow’s water.

For at least three decades, Americans have talked about our uncertain energy future, but we’ve mostly ignored another worrisome crisis—water.

The Changing Climate EquationDue to climate change, we may no longer be able to count on familiar patterns of rain and snow and river flow to refill our urban reservoirs, irrigate our farms and power our dams. While farmers in the Midwest were recovering from the spring flood of 2008 (in some areas, the second “100-year flood” in 15 years), farmers in California and Texas allowed cropland to lie fallow and sent cattle to early slaughter to cope with the drought of 2009. In the Southeast, after 20 months of dryness, then-Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue stood outside the state capitol in November 2007 and led a prayer for rain. Two years later, he was pleading instead for federal aid, after intense rainfall near Atlanta caused massive flooding that claimed eight lives. This year again saw record regional precipitation, this time producing epic flooding in the Mississippi and Missouri river basins. Climate scientists warn of more extreme droughts and floods and changing precipitation patterns that will continue to make weather, storms and natural disasters more severe and less predictable. As a policy forum in the journal Science notes, the historical data and statistical tools

used to plan billions of dollars worth of annual global investment in dams, flood control structures, diversion projects and other big pieces of water infrastructure are no longer reliable. Yet today’s decisions about using, allocating and managing water will determine the survival of most of the planet’s species, including our own.

Shifting CourseFor most of modern history, water management has focused on bringing water under human control and transferring it to expanding cities, industries and farms via dams, large water-transfer projects and wells that tap underground aquifers. Major water programs have allowed cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas to thrive in the desert, the expansion of world food production, and rising living standards for hundreds of millions. But globally, they have worsened social inequities as tens of millions of poor people are dislocated from their homes to make way for dams and canals, while hundreds of millions in downstream communities lose the currents that sustain their livelihoods. Such approaches also ignore water’s limits and the value of healthy ecosystems. Today, many rivers flow like plumbing works, turned on and off like water from a faucet. It’s tougher for fish, mussels, river birds and other aquatic life to survive; a 2008 assessment led by the USGS found that 40 percent of all fish species in North America are at risk of extinction. Meanwhile, many leaders and localities are calling for even bigger versions of past water management strategies. By some estimates, the volume of water relocated through river transfer schemes could more than double globally by 2020. But mega-projects are risky in a warming world, where rainfall and river flow patterns are changing in uncertain ways and require costly power for pumping, moving, treating and distributing at each stage.

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Water for People and NatureThus, a vanguard of citizens, communities, farmers and corporations are thinking about water in a new way. They’re asking what we really need the water for, and whether we can meet that need with less. The result of this shift in thinking is a new movement in water management that focuses on ingenuity and ecological intelligence instead of big pumps, pipelines, dams and canals. These solutions tend to work with nature, rather than against it, making effective use of the “ecosystem services” provided by healthy watersheds and wetlands. Through better technologies and informed choices, they seek to raise water productivity and make every drop count. Communities are finding that protecting watersheds is an effective way to make sure water supplies are clean and reliable; plus, they can do the work of a water treatment plant in filtering out pollutants at a lower cost. New York City is investing $1.5 billion to restore and protect the Catskill-Delaware Watershed, which supplies 90 percent of its drinking water, in lieu of constructing a $10 billion filtration plant that would cost an additional $300 million a year to operate. Research published in Natural Resources Forum further shows that a number of other U.S. cities—from tiny Auburn, Maine, to Seattle—have saved hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and operating costs of filtration

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ActivitiesAll U.S. golf courses 3.1 billion gallons a dayOccupied hotel room 200 gallons a dayTypical ski resort 800 million liters per snow season

ClothingCotton dress shirt 975 gallonsCotton socks 244 gallonsJeans 2,866 gallons eachSneakers 1,247 gallons a pair

Household GoodsBook 42.8 gallonsCar 39,000 gallons Carpet 14,650 gallons per 1,000 sq. ft. syntheticComputer 10,556 to 42,267 gallonsPaper 3 cups per sheetPet bed 1,654 gallons (medium)Pet food 1,580 gallons per pound of meaty canned foodSoap 180.4 gallons per 3.2-ounce barTelevision 3,900 to 65,500 gallons (per make/model/size)

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MYTH: Caffeinated beverages zap the body’s water reserves.

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MYTH: If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated.

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The draft zoning regulations translate the city’s new Master Plan into land use policies that determine where new development can be located and how it can be done. Zoning specifies where buildings can be placed on lots, controls the height and size of buildings, and provides guidance for determining how existing homes, businesses, and other buildings can be enlarged or altered.

“This important document reflects the changes that have taken place in our City and will help guide our rebuilding efforts,” said Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a press release. “We’re in the final stretch of finalizing the ordinance and we want citizens to take a look at it and tell us what they think.”

Craig Mitchell, chairman of the City Planning Commission, said this is the action step that takes place after the Master Plan, to put the vision expressed in the plan into regulations. “Designed to be user friendly and intuitive, the new CZO is one of the many steps the City of New Orleans is taking to shape its future,” he said. “Public participation in this chapter of our history is not only welcomed, it is crucial.”

Among the 26 articles of the draft CZO are a number of provisions that constitute a significant leap forward for the city in terms of policies that improve and protect environmental resources.

These regulations include numerous occasions where property owners are encouraged to use native plants, requirements that protect older trees from harm and removal, and definitions of new uses. These uses include community gardens, urban agriculture, garden markets, wind farms and artist communities, and they come with a provision for a “Neighborhood Participation Program” so that these new uses are consistent with the surrounding area. There is also an entire article that outlines proposed open space districts: Neighborhood, Greenway and Regional Open Space Districts as well as Coastal Zone, Natural Areas and Environmentally Sensitive Development Districts.

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On-site storm water management reduces the city’s energy use and associated carbon emissions by reducing the need for pumping water. According to Groundwork New Orleans, the city’s pumping stations account for 40 percent of the municipal carbon emissions and are expensive to operate. Slowing down and holding water on specific properties improves water quality, as it no longer washes across polluted parking lots and streets before entering the drainage system, which eventually releases it into Lake Pontchartrain. Water retention also

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According to Harvey Stern, a member of the Sierra Club, all of these measures will increase the amount of water that infiltrates into the ground and decrease the amount of water that must be pumped out of the city, which are positive steps. He suggests that landscaping plans should be required even for larger residential homes, since most of the city is residential but that category is exempt from that requirement. Stern also suggested that some areas of eastern New Orleans be designated as conservation areas and that cypress mulch should be prohibited, but he praised the ordinance’s provisions that preserve the historic character of neighborhoods and also encourages “smart growth” such as mixed uses on single properties.

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Using the motto, “getting New Orleans streets in gear,” the volunteer-driven organization tries to fill the gaps in the otherwise ideal bicycling city. Bike Easy educates cyclists and drivers on safety and traffic rules and advocates for accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists, such as bike lanes. The organization advances ordinances, provides input in city planning, and organizes the bicycling community.

The group also does public awareness events such as the annual Bike Bash and Bicycle Second Line, which show off the collective size of the group. Bike Easy has distributed more than 1,000 bicycle safety kits and recently garnered from the League of American Cyclists a recognition for New Orleans: Bronze Bicycle Friendly City.

“I come from an environmental advocacy background and bicycling in New Orleans just makes sense - for our health, our environment and our city,” said Jamie Wine, the organization’s new executive director. The “one-man show” signed up for the Green Games to support Life City’s effort to help businesses go green.


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Launch Pad is a work community located

downtown with members that are entrepreneurs, freelancers, and people who work for out-of-town companies. The intent is to be a community, where members support and learn from one another and together build their careers and businesses.

The organization was started in 2009 as a collaborative effort of Chris Schultz, Will Donaldson and Barre Tanguis, with seed funding from the 504ward business plan competition and VCE Capital.

Interested professionals can become members of Launch Pad at one of three levels: Co-working allows members to get a desk, Internet access, printing, conference room and coffee; Permanent Desk allows members to leave their stuff and have access 24/7 to the desk, a gym with showers, phone and meeting rooms; Private Office includes a door that closes.

Community Manager Katy Tackett said Launch Pad has made a commitment to “doing all the small things that can have a big impact” on the environment. Organization’s commitment naturally extends to all of the entrepreneur and freelancer members.

“We joined the Green Games to be a part of the awesome community here in New Orleans,” Tackett said, “that cares about the survival and sustainability of our amazing city.”

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Jackson Restaurant is a new eatery on Magazine Street in the Irish Channel that takes sustainable dining seriously. Restaurant owner John Bolderson, “saw the vision” when he walked into the 1830’s two-story

brick building, and it always included fresh, healthy food.He doesn’t advertise Jackson’s sustainable bent because he considers it how to do business. This

was confirmed when he installed new windows and energy efficient air conditioning and lighting to the “old and leaky” building. It cut the utility bills in half. “That’s a pretty big deal,” Bolderson said. “That’s

a quick payoff.”Having lived in California, where recycling is required and littering does not happen, Bolderson

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to promote a greener lifestyle – this city is so far behind.”The Green Games will help Bolderson improve his eco-footprint and leave the planet better than he found it. “I want to be

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NOLA Paint & Supply is a dealer of environmentally-friendly Farrell-Calhoun paint from Memphis, Tenn. Will Watts, the

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The latex paint can be used to get LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – points, he said, because it is low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs emitted by traditional paints cause it to smell and cause lightheadedness if used without proper ventilation.

Privately-owned Farrell-Calhoun “is taking it a step further” with a no-waste policy, Watts said. The company recycles the “wash materials” from the huge paint vats, instead of disposing of it, reuses dust from the ventilators, installed low energy lighting and has other sustainability measures.

“I stood behind the paint because it’s green,” Watts said. “I’ve always recycled and reused and done my part to make things better. That’s my nature.”

Watts signed up for the Green Games to get some exposure and to improve. “Being green is being smart,” he said. He also wants to promote other green businesses.

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Louisiana has been facing a coastal land loss crisis for decades, and has been ravaged by natural and manmade disasters that have amplified the impacts: deteriorating its wetlands, endangering its wildlife and weakening its natural hurricane protection. Planning efforts in recent years have estimated that a comprehensive plan to rebuild coastal Louisiana would cost close to $14 billion and take up to 20 years. The problem was, however, that there was not the political will to spend that much money on Louisiana’s coast – the Louisiana delegation in Congress could not muster the votes to appropriate what was needed to complete major restoration projects.

That is, until the BP spill. Now, this region’s most recent disaster is starting to look like it will provide the windfall the region needed to put real restoration into motion.

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Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) takes place after a major environmental catastrophe that results in natural resource impacts. The Natural Resource Trustees oversee the process of determining the extent of the damage and how much the responsible party must pay for the impacts, which includes restoration. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Trustees include Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NRDA staff have been on the ground gathering data from the beginning, counting dead and sick animals and birds and assessing impacts to vegetation. Eventually, this data will be used in the legal battle that most expect to be the deliberations on BP’s ultimate liability. The early restoration agreement reached in April is the largest of its kind and is a step toward fulfilling BP’s obligation to the Gulf, but provided to start restoration sooner.

According to the Restore the Gulf website, the funding will help rebuild coastal marshes, replenish damaged beaches, conserve sensitive areas for ocean habitat for injured wildlife, and restore barrier islands and wetlands. A public process will precede the selection of projects, which will be overseen by the Trustees. BP is providing these funds voluntarily to speed restoration while the assessment is underway.

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The Act would establish the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund to equally distribute funding to each of the five Gulf Coast states for ecological and economic recovery. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, also established by the Act, would develop a comprehensive plan for the ecological recovery and resiliency of the Gulf Coast.

The proposal would set aside five percent of the Fund to establish a Long Term Science and Fisheries Endowment for fisheries stock assessments and ecosystem monitoring to ensure the long term sustainability of our commercial and recreational fishing industries. That funding would also set up the Gulf Coast Centers of Excellence, dedicated to Gulf Coast research, science and technology, including fisheries management.

Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master PlanThe Governor’s Office of Coastal

Protection and Restoration has a team of specialists developing a new Coastal Master Plan to inform the state’s coastal projects in the coming years. According to the project’s website, they are taking a regional approach that accounts for the entire system.

“The Master Plan will propose a series of projects that can reduce flooding risks and rebuild wetlands on a large scale, while also considering the diverse needs of communities,” the site reads. “By using science to consider the benefits our coast provides and the things we must do to sustain and expand those benefits, we can make sound investments for our future.”

At a meeting of the Coastal Master Plan Sept. 14, team members outlined

the process and the timeline of the plan, overviewed the ecosystem services the coast provides, surveyed the participants and opened up the floor for discussion. The presentation outlined a dozen ecosystem services provided by the coast ranging from agriculture and fisheries to recreation and storm surge protection. The survey asked attendees to rank these services and other issues based on the importance to them, and then based on their importance to the entire state. This exercise gives the team important data on the perspectives of members of the public that participate in the meetings, which helps to inform the process.

That process is based on scientific models. The team did research on the current state of the coast and the impact of various completed projects. A model was created that utilized data from the completed projects, the current conditions, and projects proposed across the coastal region. The purpose is to determine the impact of proposed projects as well as to identify combinations of projects in particular regions that together provide a compounding effect.

This strategy is based on limited funding, so the state can get the most bang for the buck, so to speak. It was apparent at the meeting that the United Houma Nation, Louisiana Shrimpers Association, and other coastal residents are not thrilled with this approach, and will not be “traded-off” without a fight.

“There isn’t enough money to build all of the projects we want,” the team’s website read. “Choices will have to be made about how to spend our limited funds. With many different communities throughout the coast, each wanting different things, it would be easy to let

the loudest voices dominate. But that would not produce the best outcome for the coast.”The plan is to be presented to the Loui-siana Legislature in the spring of 2012. To learn more about the Master Plan or to see the schedule of meetings, visit CoastalMasterplan.LA.gov.

Colleen Morgan is a freelance writ-er and founder of the non-profit Bay-ou Rebirth. She may be reached at [email protected].

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Urinary Tract InfectionsThe most common cause of urinary tract disease is bacterial infection. For most urinary tract infections (UTI), an antibiotic regime will treat the present infection and lifestyle changes accompanied by veterinarian-recommended nutraceuticals may aid in preventing future problems. Certain underlying conditions may predispose a pet to infection, such as a weakened immune system or diabetes. Most canine UTIs are bacterial in origin and as a general rule, female dogs are more prone to experience them because the wider female urethra potentially allows more unwanted bacteria to enter. If bacteria then travels to the bladder and is left untreated, it may go on to contaminate the kidneys and other organs, presenting a serious health risk.

Bladder StonesBladder or kidney stones pose a more serious type of urinary disease, and either is of more concern for pets. In suspect situations, radiographic imaging such as X-rays or ultrasounds will help determine treatment. Small female dogs between the ages of 4 and 8 that have

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a history of bladder infections are the most vulnerable. While stones are less common in male dogs, it can pose a critical care situation if stones pass from the bladder into the male’s narrow urethra, where the obstruction prevents the pet from urinating. Stones can also affect feline friends and similar life-threatening situations can occur if urine is unable to pass. Generally, stones form in concentrated urine, so the less hydrated a pet, the greater the risk that a stone may form. Stones are formed by microscopic mineral crystals strained out of urine that band together to create a larger stone. There are various types of stones and correct identification will determine treatment options.

Prevention TipsIncrease water consumption. Home cooking is a wonderful option for ensuring a pet is receiving ample moisture-rich foods; most recipes include fluid-rich meats and veggies. Offering high quality, premium canned food is good, too. For pets that routinely chow down on dry commercial foods, moisten rations with salt-free broth.

Also, add a tiny pinch of unrefined sea salt to their water bowl; using distilled water is advised for pets with a history of stones. Use supplements. Capsules of d-Mannose cranberry extract combine a powerful natural diuretic with the antibacterial benefits of cranberries. The more often a pet urinates, the less likely the urine will become concentrated in the bladder. Consider probiotics. Probiotics contain beneficial bacteria that establish a healthy flora in the digestive tract; a strong gut can fight off infectious bacterial challenges. Monitor pH. Owners can purchase pH strips to test a pet’s first daily urine at home. Changes in a pet’s pH may indicate a urinary issue and that veterinary care is advisable.

By staying alert to abnormal pet behavior and promptly consulting with a vet, you will be able to get your pet back to proper urinary health.

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First Degree Reiki Class–11am-7pm(10/1&10/2)w/ReikiMasterElizabethOhmerPellegrin.Reikipromotesandaccelerateshealingandbalanceofthebody,mindandspirit.LearntodoReikifortheselfandothers.Noexperienceneeded.Privateclassesand retreats on request. Pre-registration required.$250.Info/registration:504-388-2356.

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Wild Garden Louisiana Iris Workshop – 1-3pm.Workshop in partnershipwith theNewOrleansMasterGardeners. Formore information contactAmyGraham,504-293-4718.

Documentary Film/The Phenomenon Bruno Groen-ing–1-7pm.“IntheTracksoftheMiracleHealer”.Duringhislifetime,Groeningreceivedintensemediascrutinyforhisextraordinaryhealings,allofwhichheattributedtothegraceofGod.UnityChurchofMetairie,3303Richland,Ste.2a,NOLA.Free/dona-tionsaccepted.504-885-7575.

Art for Arts Sake–Fleurdelicious Book Signing –6pm. Localauthorsandeducators,ReneeHernelandMaryTouzetwillsigncopiesoftheirfabulouschildren’sbook,Fleurdelicious.InthebookFleur-deliciousexploresthiscrescentcityandcelebratesthemanyjoysofherspecialhometown.ZukaBaby,2124MagazineSt,NOLA.Contact504-596-6540.

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Saturday Morning Massage Clinic – 9:15am&10:45am(Also10/15,10/22&10/29).Helpastudentwiththeireducationatthestudentmassageclinic.BlueCliffCollege,ClearviewMall,Metairie.$30.Byappointmentonly.504-293-0972.Sankofa Farmers Market–10am-2pm.Enjoyanarrayoflivemusic,children’sartactivities,healthycookingdemos,freehealthscreenings,andcommu-nityandculturalorganizationsinadditiontolocalproduce,seafood,andbakedgoods.3500St.ClaudeAve./cornerofGallierSt.intheNinthWard.OCH Art Market –10am-3pm.Localarts&crafts,food, fresh juices and raw foods fromSurrey’s;evenabikerepairworkshop!SecondSaturdayofthemonth. 1618OrethaC.HaleyBlvd,CentralCity,NOLA.The Madisonville Art Market – 10am-4pm.Artmarketfeaturingpainting,photography,woodwork-ing,pottery,andjewelryalongtheTchefunctaRiveronWaterStinOldMadisonville,nearLAHwy22.Free.Info:985-624-7216.Butoh Dance Workshop–1-4pm(10/8-10/9).Ex-periencedance,theatre,meditation,andShamanisminabeautifulnewspace;DivineYogaCenter,1228O.C.HaleyBlvd.$44.Moreinfo:512.921.0464.Theosophical Society–2-4pm(Also10/22).Study:AttheFeetoftheMaster,byJ.Krishnamurti.Cov-ingtonLodge,2101N.Hwy.190,Covington.Movie Matinee – 2pm.View themovie “One”featuringspiritualleadersansweringuniversalques-tionson themeaningof life.UnityChurch,3939VeteransHwy.Entranceandparkinginrear.Info:504-885-7575.

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C. G. Jung Society–7:30pm.RandyFerteldiscussesandsignshisnewbook“TheGorillaManandtheEmpressofSteak.”Thetricksterarchetypeisinter-wovenwithinthefabricofthisNewOrleansstory.2CEUs.ParkerMethodist,1130NashvilleAvenue,NewOrleans.Free/membersor$10.

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Advanced and Master Level Reiki–10/14-10/16.Three-daycourse,taughtbyTianneLastra,resultingincertificateindicatingreikimasterlevelandabilitytoteachreikitoothersandattunestudentstotheircompletedlevel.Cost:$875.Metairielocation.Toregistercall504-909-3723.

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New Orleans Botanical Fall Festival –10am-5pm.10/15&10/16Food.Music.ArtsandCrafts.PlantSalesandVendors.KidsDiscoveryarea.BotanicalGardens,CityPark,NOLA.

Paint & E-waste Drop-Off–10am-2pm.Dropoffold paint and electronicwaste (computers only)totheHollygroveMarket&Farm,8301OliveSt,NOLAandpickupa$25boxfilledwithlocally-grown,freshproducewhilethere.

First Degree Reiki Class –11am-7pm(10/15&10-16)w/ReikiMasterElizabethOhmerPellegrin.Reikipromotesandaccelerateshealingandbalanceofthebody,mindandspirit.LearntodoReikifortheselfandothers.Noexperienceneeded.Privateclassesand retreats on request. Pre-registration required.$250.Info/registration:504-388-2356.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16Singing Bowls–11am&1pm.Healersinancientlandsfacilitatedhealingbyopeningthehighheartthatconnectstheheartsofallbeings;todayreferredtoasthethymusgland,thecenterfortheimmunesystem.UnityChurch,3939VeteransHwy.Entranceandparkinginrear.Info:504-885-7575.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18Free Self Defense Seminar–6-7pm.Learnquick,effectiveandsafemethodstotakecontrolofsafety.Formen&womenatTamashiiKarateCenter,8132WillowStReservespace:504-866-2241.

Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program–5:30pm.Dr.DebbiHannanpresentsThe IdealProteinweightloss program atChiropracticHealthCenter, 101ClearviewPkwyatAirlineDr.Free.Reservationsrequired:504-454-2000.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20Holistic Education Monthly Meeting/Covington–7pm.SponsoredbytheHolisticCenterforHealthandHealing,Inc.Speaker:BonnieMiller,Dir.OfClinicalHypnotherapy–MethodistHealthSystemFoundationonbasicsofhypnosis.Discussionfol-lows.Free/opentopublic.CovingtonCouncilCham-bers,222KirklandSt.,Covington.985-898-0016.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21Women’s Retreat/Creating Balance–6pm(10/21)– 1:30pm (10/23)w/ Patricia Stout LCSW andCarolynBurns,LMFT.Findinnerbalancebetweenactivityandrestthruprayer,meditation,art,music,movement,journeyingandintegrativebreathwork.$345includesfood/doubleoccupancylodging/sup-plies,andallactivities.CarmeliteSpiritualCenter,Lacombe.985-264-8089.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22Microdermabrasion Party – 10am-4pm.Micro-dermabrasion is a non-surgical procedure thattargetsthesurfaceoftheskinforagentleabrasionthatrevealsnewer,healthier,youngerlookingskin.$40/party;also30min.head,neck,andshoulder:$30.EsthetiqueFacialSpa,5702MagazineSt.Byappointmentonly:504-896-1006.

Documentary Film/The Phenomenon Bruno Groen-ing–1-7pm.“IntheTracksoftheMiracleHealer”.Duringhislifetime,Groeningreceivedintensemediascrutinyforhisextraordinaryhealings,allofwhichheattributedtothegraceofGod.UnityChurchofMetairie,3303Richland,Ste.2a,NOLA.Free/dona-tionsaccepted.504-885-7575.

Cloth 101–9am.Learnaboutmodernclothdiapers,howtocareforthem,theprosandcons,handsondemonstrations andhandouts to takehome. Fee:$20andyoumaybringuptotwofamilymembers.Receivea$20couponoffapurchaseof$100forattending.Registrationisrequiredbycalling504-596-6540oremailingerin@zukababy.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23First Degree Reiki Class–11am-7pm(10/23&10-24)w/ReikiMasterElizabethOhmerPellegrin.Reikipromotesandaccelerateshealingandbalanceofthebody,mindandspirit.LearntodoReikifortheselfandothers.Noexperienceneeded.Privateclassesand retreats on request. Pre-registration required.$250.Info/registration:504-388-2356.

Conscious Connected Breathing Workshop –2:30-5pmw/JackFontana.Relieve stress and anxietynaturallywithConsciousConnectedBreathing; atechniquethatfacilitateslettinggoofstress.WildLotusYoga/Uptown,4842PerrierSt,NOLA.504-899-0047.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25Green-It-Yourself Workshop – 6-8pm.Workshoponindoorairqualityforhome,healthandsafety;learninghow tobattlemold, avoid indoor toxins,andmake the home as healthy and comfortableaspossible.GreenBuildingResourceCenter,841CarondeletSt.,NOLA.Free.504-525-2121.

Iridology I Certification Class – an inexpensiveand amazingway to learn the science and art ofiridology from the comfort of your own home.IncludesoneyearmembershipintheInternationalIridology PractitionersAssociation.Cost: $350.CertificationforIridologyIIopensNov8.SouthernInstituteoftheHealingArts.FormoreinformationcontactBettySueOBrian,[email protected]

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26Well Being Wednesdays – 11:30am-1pm.AvivaMassage&Well-BeingCenterpresentsBasicsofMeditation.Bringlunchifdesired.601LafitteSt.,OldMandeville.Free.Spacelimited,RSVP:985-727-9665.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28The International Ojai Yoga Crib–(10/28-10/30).InspiringyogafestivalinthebeautifulandmagicalOjaivalley,California.FormoreinformationpleasecontactWildLotusYogaat504-899-0047.

Tea Tasting/Bodhisattva Tea Spa–7pm.Thepublicisinvitedtotastetheteasatthisnewteaboutiqueandspa,offeringwholeleafteas,herbsandteaac-cessoriesaswellasmassagetherapy,infraredsaunaandesthetics.Free.3515MelvilDewey,Metairie.Info:504-309-4424.

Candlelight Yoga–7:30-8:45pm.Comefinishtheweekwithcool,livejazzandyogabycandlelight,andchai&sweetsafterwards.Relax,breathe,moveandenjoylivemusic.BalanceYoga&Wellness,120S.CortezSt.,NOLA.$15.504.309.9618.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 292nd Annual Pumpkin Patch Run –8am.Runben-efitsTraffickingHope.TerrabellaVillage.Comeearlytoregister.CallRay@985-705-7088.

Pet Loss Grief Support –9:30am.MonthlypetgriefsupportgroupmeetsthelastSaturdayofeachmonth.Locationchangesastheweatherchanges.Free.CallPastorBonnieat985-373-2321.

From Dreams to Destiny/Creating Ones’ Reality Workshop–11:30am-5pm.Explorepowerfultech-niquestocreatetoolstohelpmanifestdreams;yoga,meditation,self-careandenergyworkincluded.4710CanalSt,NOLA.$55($82.50/2peopleby10/19).Contact:AnnickJuneau,504-250-7477.

Howl-o-Ween Pawtay – 12-3pm.This is a fund-raiser for St.TammanyHumane Society. Enjoyfood,music,doggiecostumecontest,kids’activi-ties,adoptablecaninesandjustalotoffun.TimesGrill ofMandeville, 1896NorthCausewayBlvd,Mandeville.Info:985-892-PETSx103

Reiki Level I and II–10/29-10/30.Two-dayinten-sivecoursetaughtbyTianneLastra.Learntogivereiki to self and others, send reiki longdistance,learnthe3pillarsofreiki,learnlegalaspectsofthepracticeofreiki,andreikiforanimals.Cost:$350.Metairielocation.Toregistercall504-909-3723.


sundayDaily Kundalini Yoga by Donation–9am.Kundaliniyogaistheyogaofawareness.Cleartheobstaclesthat limit life and awaken to fullest potential.Beautiful community Space.DivineYoga, 1223BaronneSt.and1228O.C.HaleyBlvd.Contact:[email protected].

Beginners Yoga Class – 9:30-10:45am. Focus ison key themes of the practice and introductoryposes.Assumeslittleornoyogaexperience.Greatforbeginnersandthoseneedingtorefreshbasics.$15 drop in/$10 students. Freret StreetYoga,4608 Freret St.,NOLA. Info: 504-899-1142 [email protected]

Spiritual, but not religious?–11am.IfyoulikewhatWayneDyerandMaryannWilliamsonhavetosay,youwillloveUnityChurchofPracticalChristianityinMetairie.Weencouragethetransformationofyourlifethroughpracticalspiritualprinciples.3939–2A,VeteransBlvd,Metairie(2blockswestofCleary,rearofbuilding).Formoreinfocall504-885-7575.

All Levels Yoga – 4-5:15pm. Donation based.SwanRiverCommunityCenter, 7011StClaudeAve, #213,Arabi,LA.Contact: [email protected]

Restorative Yoga–5:30-6:45pm.Donationbased.SwanRiverCommunityCenter, 7011StClaudeAve, #213,Arabi,LA.Contact: [email protected]

Transmission Meditation–6:30pm.Want tohelptheworldandbuildastrongerconnectionwithyourown spiritual nature?TransmissionMeditation isthesimplestwaytodobothatthesametimesaysBenjaminCreme.Free.JeffersonHwyatClearview.Forinfo:callAlan504-606-8512.

mondayMetairie Tri Yoga Class–1-2pm.Alllevels.LedbyKarenScott.Relax, renew,realize ingentleflow-ing yoga class that accommodates your strength,flexibility, and range ofmotion. ProvanceChi-ropracticClinic. 2007ClearviewPky,Metairie.Contact:504-220-5325.Northshore Yoga for All – 6pm. Blending twopractices to promote muscle-health, balance/movement, needed relaxation in a stress-freeenvironment. Funw/respect to levels.Mats&props provided. $10.00/class w/free 1st class.YogaSchool,603SouthTylerSt.,Covington.Info:[email protected](985)502-7576Candlelight Kundalini w/ Odile–7:30-9:00pm.Bydonation!Comerelaxintotheyogaofpureaware-ness.Expandintoyourselfandsetintentionfortheweek.DivineYogaCenter:1228O.C.HaleyBlvd.Contact:[email protected]

tuesdayCrescent City Farmers Market –9am-1pm.Openairmarketwithfreshlocallygrownfruits,vegetables,seafood,bakedbreadsandpies,beddingplants,dairyproducts,freshlycutflowers.LocatedintheparkinglotofUptownSquare.Order Vintage Garden Soups–OrderbynoonTues-dayfordeliveryonwedneday.Freshdelicioussavorysoupsdevelopedbyour chef.Options for specialdiets.Visitwebsiteonadforsoupsoftheweekanddelivery/pick-upoptions.Call504-620-2495.Sivananda Yoga w/ Becca Hebert–11am-12:30pm.Tuesday andThursday. Bydonation. Enjoy thebeautifulnewspace,DivineYogaCenter,1228O.C.HaleyBlvd.Checkwebsiteinadformoredonationclasses.info@yoganola.comEyebrow Threading – noon-5pm.Special rate of$10,normally.EsthetiqueFacialSpa,everyweekontuesdaysEyebrowthreadingis$10,5702MagazineSt.,NOLA.504-896-1006.

Hollygrove Market & Farm–noon-6pm.NOLA’sonlyCSA-stylemarketsellingeachweekassortedfresh local andorganic fruit andvegetables fromLA,MS&AL.8301OliveSt.,NOLA(acrossfromCarrolltonBoosters).Yoga on the NorthShore – 5:30-7pm. Gentlepostures, breathwork, tai chimovements; be-ginners welcome. $10 per session or $48 forsix.Yoga School, 603 S.Tyler St., Covington.Info:985-276-8599Insight Meditation Group–7:30-9pm.Practiceanddiscussion.2134MagazineSt.,3rdfl.,NewOrleans.Info:[email protected] / B-girl Jam –7:30-9:30pm.WithMonicaandJeffgetyourbreakdanceon,bydonation.Enjoythebeautifulnewspace,DivineYogaCenter,1228O.C.HaleyBlvd. Checkwebsite [email protected] Childbirth Education Classes –Registrationforgrouporprivatecoupleclassesfora calm, confident andmore comfortable birthingexperience.5classes-infoandregistration:BonnieMiller@MethodistHypnotherapyServices,Slidell,985-726-9333,x118,[email protected]

wednesdayCovington Farmers Market –10am-2pm.Offeringfreshproduce,freshbakedbreads,preparedfoodsandplants.LocatedatTheCovingtonTrailhead,419N.NewHampshire,Covington.Guided Meditation – 10:30am-noon.Meditationis anexcellentway todirectly connectwithyourtrueinnerselfandwithalldivineenergytoreceiveself-healing!UptownHolisticCenter,723Hillary,NewOrleans.CallDr.JessTregle:504-352-6418.MasterMind/Meditation – 2pm.Spiritual supportforrealizingyourdreamsandgoals.UnityChurchofMetairie,3939VeteransBlvd,entrance&Parkinginrear.Info:504-885-7575.German Coast Farmers Market –WestBank –3-6:30pm.Open-airmarketofferingfreshproduce,rotisserie& freshmeats, fresh pastries/breads,sausage,kettlecorn,cracklins,preparedfoods,soycandles,goatmilksoapandlotions.Artsandcrafts4thWed.Locatedat12715Highway90,St.CharlesPlaza ShoppingCenter, Site of the oldK-martbuilding,Luling,LAAll Levels Hatha Yoga – 5-6:30pm. Beginnerswelcomeandappropriateforintermediateandex-periencedpractitioners.Asana,pranayama,mantra,mudra,maybesomeSanskritandmore.$10/classor$48/6.YogaSchool,603S.TylerSt,Covington.Info:[email protected].

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Vipassana Meditation –6-7pm.Vipassanameansto see things as they truly are. Learn the simpleartofself-transformationthroughself-observation.No experience necessary. Donations graciouslyappreciated. DivineYoga 1228 Oretha CastleHaleyBlvd.NewOrleans.ContactCliftonBearyatclifbeary@gmail.comor415-308-5459.

Wednesdays on the Point Concert –6-9pm.FreeconcertattheAlgiersFerryLanding,200MorganSt.,Algiers.Info:504-339-2899.A Course in Miracles–6:30-8pm.OfferedbyDr.GaryArnold continuously inNewOrleans since1988. Free and open to the public. Location:UnityChurchofMetairie,3303Richland,Ste.2A,Metairie,LA70002Meditation & Discussion Group–7-8:30pm.Vipas-sanaMeditationoriented,butallpractitionerswel-come.Meditationfollowedbylivelydiscussionandrefreshments.Donationsappreciated.621OpelousasAve,AlgiersPoint(gatelocked7pmsharp!).Info:[email protected] Wellness Wednesdays – Ensure yourpet’s healthwith annual vaccinations and awell-nesscheck-up.Basicwellnessexam$20,low-costspayingandneuteringavailable.Byappt.only.1700MardiGrasBlvd,NewOrleans.Call504-368-5191.Self Esteem Workshop–Fine tuneyourattitudesandbeliefsanddiscovertherealyouwhilelettinggoofthepastbaggage.Infoandregistration:BonnieMiller@MethodistHypnotherapyServices,Slidell,985-726-9333,x118,[email protected],

thursdayCrescent City Farmers Market–3-7pm.FarmersMarket at 3700OrleansAve,AmericanCanCo.building,NewOrleans,rainorshine.

Northshore Yoga Class–6-7:30pm.Beginningtointermediate class focusingonbreathe, stretchingandavarietyofyogaposestostrengthenmuscles,achievebalance,self-awareness,andgeneralfitness.$10/class or $48/6 classes.YogaSchool, 603S.Tyler,Covington.Info:985-892-5575.

Self Hypnosis Classes–Allages.Foryourhealthandhappiness rediscover yourmost powerful re-source – yourmind!Take control,manage stressandmake your goals a reality. 3 classes $105.InfoandRegistration:BonnieMiller@MethodistHypnotherapyServices,Slidell,985-726-9333/118,[email protected].

fridayAll Levels Yoga –10:30-11:45am.Donationbased.SwanRiverCommunityCenter, 7011StClaudeAve,#213,Arabi,LA.Contact:[email protected]

saturdayVietnamese Farmers Market – 6-9am.Over 20vendorssetupshoponblanketsspreadwithproduce,beyondthecourtyardsareshopssellingVietnamesebakedgoodsandimportedgroceries.14401AlceeFortierBlvd,NewOrleansEast.

Crescent City Farmers Market–8am-noon.Open-airmarketwithgreatselectionoffreshlocallygrownfruits,vegetables,seafood,bakedbreadsandfreshlymade pies, bedding plants, dairy products, freshflowers.Cookingdemosbysomeofthecity’smostacclaimedchefs.Locatedat700Magazine,cornerofGirod,NewOrleans.German Coast Farmers Market - East Bank –8am-noon.Open-airmarketofferingfreshproduce,rotisseriemeats,freshmeats,freshpastries/breads,sausages, kettle corn, cracklins, prepared foods,soycandles,goatmilksoapand lotions.Artsandcrafts2ndSat.OrmondPlantation,13786RiverRd.,Destrehan.Forinfocall985-359-0190.Camellia City Farmers Market–8am.-1pm.Featur-ingyardeggs,Mediterraneanfoods,herbs,produce,bakedgoods,coffeeandicedtea,localmusicians,tastings and cooking demos.Griffith Park, 333ErlangerandSecondSt,OldeTowne,Slidell.Info:985-640-8291.Gretna Farmers Market – 8:30am-12:30pm.Featuringfreshfruitsandvegetables,meats,bakedgoods,dairy,nativefruitwinesandgardenplants.Locatedin theold traindepot,300HueyP.LongAve, between 3rd and 4th streets,Gretna. Info:504-362-8661.Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market –8:30am-12:30pm.Open year round, rain or shine. Freeparking.Featuringfreshproduce,seafood,bakeryitems, dairy, plants, prepared foods & hand-crafted items. Plus livemusic& kids activities.484SalaAve,cornerof4thSt.,Westwego.Contact504-341-3424,x209.Covington Farmers Market–9am-1pm.Offeringfreshproduce,freshbakedbreads,preparedfoodsandplants.LocatedatCovingtonCityHall,609N.ColumbiaSt.,Covington.Mandeville Trailhead Community Market–9am-1pm. Fifty-plusvendorsweekly:Gourmetfoods,art,produceandplants.TaiChiat9:30am.ParkinglotoftheMandevilleTrailheadontheSt.TammanyTrace off LA59. For vendor/entertainment info:DonnaBeakley985-845-4515.Beginners Yoga Class – 9:30-10:45am. Focus ison key themes of the practice and introductoryposes.Assumeslittleornoyogaexperience.Greatforbeginnersandthoseneedingtorefreshbasics.$15 drop in/$10 students. Freret StreetYoga,4608 Freret St., NOLA. Info: 504-899-1142 [email protected] Market & Farm–10am-2pm.NOLA’sonlyCSA-stylemarketsellingeachweekassortedfresh local andorganic fruit andvegetables fromLA,MS&AL.8301OliveSt,NOLA(acrossfromCarrolltonBoosters).Sankofa Farmers Market - 10am-2pm.Weeklymarket in theNinthWardoffering freshproduce,seafood, baked goods, and plants from localfarmers and fishermen. 3500 St.ClaudeAve.,cornerofGallierSt.Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale –10am-2pm.Lotsoffiction,non-fiction,local&rarebooks,CDs,DVDs,videos&recordspluschildren’s books.Help rebuild theNewOrleansPublicLibraries.Bookdonationsappreciated!AttheCarriageHousebehindtheLatterBranchLibrary,5120St.CharlesAve.,NewOrleansMeditation Group–2:30-3:30pm.FairgrindsCof-feeHouse.SponsoredbyArtofLivingFoundation.3133PoncedeLeon,NewOrleans.ForinfocontactAllen504-247-6692.

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ACUPUNCTURE

KELLY KIVIKO, ACALouisiana Lic.# ACA.200012530 E. Rutland St., Covington985-869-3299

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scheduleanappointment.

ANImAL HOLISTIC mEDICINE

JANICE E. POSEY, DVM985-898-3623/504-466-9129 315 Lee Lane, #104Covington, LA 70433

Offeringaholistic,integrativeapproachtohealingyourbe-lovedpetthroughacupuncture,herbalmedicine/nutritionalsupplements,andfoodtherapy.Wetreatthepatient,notthe

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BODYWORK

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CHANGE IN MOTION MASSAGE,LLCmel Borne, LmT #4158Northshore Area985-869-2087Relaxwithpersonalizedin-homesessions.SpecializinginShiatsu,SwedishandDeeptissue.Customizedblendingoftechniquesareincorporatedintosessions.Essentialoilsareusedtomaximizethehealingbenefitsofyourmassage.See ad page 26.

JOY OF LIFE! NATURAL HEALTHDr. kevin Le Blanc, ND, mmP, LmT # LA2487504-535-9771greater New Orleans + Pacific NwWearearesult-orientedpracticeincorpo-ratingdifferentmodalitiesspecifictoeachClientandSession.FindyourJoyinLivingwithrelieffrompainandstress.DiscoveryourSourceofenergy,clarity,flexibility,andvibranthealth.See ad page 26.

BREATHWORK

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CHIROPRACTIC/WELLNESS

CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CENTER Dr. Debbi hannan101 Clearview Pkwy at Airline, metairie504-454-2000hannanwellness.com

Experiencethedifference!Weoffertotalwellnesscare:Chiro-practic,detoxification,nutrition,endermologie,DRX-9000non-surgicalspinaldecompression,coldlaser,EB-CellularCleans-er,FarInfraRedSaunaandthe

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY

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AColonics,Wellness,WeightLossDaySpa,ColonHydrotherapy,massagetherapy,acti-

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VIVACITY WELLNESS SPA3333 kingman St, Ste 102, metairie504-885-8355vivaCityNOLA.com

Reclaimhealthandvitalitybyeliminatingtoxinsinthebody.WeofferOpenSystemColonHydrotherapy,FarIn-fraredSaunawithOzone,Ion

FootDetoxandHyperbaricOxygenCham-berTherapy.CertifiedColonHydrotherapistandmemberofI-ACT.See ad page 38.

COOKING INSTRUCTION

THE ULTIMATE KITCHEN COMMANDOJodi Brown 504-616-7171UltimatekitchenCommando.com

Tiredofyourdoctorandnutri-tionistTELLINGyouwhattodoandwishsomeonewouldjustcometoyourhouseandSHOWyouhowtomakeitallwork?HereIam.Iofferfull-dayfood

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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

Whenyouexperienceloss,ill-ness,depression,stressoraregoingthroughmajorlifetransi-tionsAttachmentPsychotherapywillbenefityou.Individual,cou-ples,family,parent/childand

smallgrouptherapy.See ad on page 9.

GINA L. ORIHUELA, LCSW-BACS, ND, CTNholistic Psychotherapy & Counseling3213 Florida Ave, Ste D, kenner 504-466-2266

PsychotherapistandNaturopath.Auniqueholisticapproachtoassistyouincopingwithloss,illness,stress,depression,orotherlifetransitions.Individual,familyand/orgrouptherapy

clients.Children,adolescents,andadults.See ad page 35.

JENNIFER ENGEL, M.ED LPC5002 Prytania, NOLA, 70115504-813-9130

LicensedProfessionalCounselor.HolisticPsychotherapyforper-sonalgrowth,stress,transition,etc.IndividualandGroupMind-BodySkillsTraining(guidedimagery,meditation,breathing,

relaxation,tapping,etc).EveningandSatur-dayappointmentsavailable.

MANDALA THERAPY CENTER638 Seguin St., NOLA 70114 504-251-7820/504-722-0877

MandalaTherapyCenterpro-videscounselingforstress,anxi-ety,depression,grief,trauma,angermanagement,relationshipissues,careerdecisions,personal

growthandcreativeblocks.Ourtherapistsserveadolescents,adultsandcouplesonanaffordableslidingscalebasis.

DENTIST

MIKE ROBICHAUX, DDS1101 Robert Blvd, Ste A, Slidell, LA 70458985-641-8058mikeRobichauxDDS.com

Offeringaholisticandpatient-centeredapproachtodentistry,becausewebelievethehealthofthemouthandoverallhealthcannotbeseparated.Wehelpthoseweservemakedecisions

thatareintheirbestinterests,basedontheirvaluesandgoals,byprovidingstateoftheartinformationwithinatrustingrelation-ship.See ad page 16.

DYNAmIC mEDITATION

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World’spremiereminddevelop-mentandself-improvementpro-gram.Practicaltechniquesformanagingstress,health,creativeproblemsolving.LearnDynam-icMeditationandCognitive

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EDUCATIONAL KINESIOLOGY

BRAIN GYMTanya Simmons BA Ed. Licensed Brain gym Practitioner/Consultant.New Orleans 504-309-0002/[email protected]. BraingymNOLA.com

TeachingBrainGyminEduca-tion,In-serviceandindividu-allytohelpanylearningdiffi-culties,AD(H)D,reading,writing,attention,memory,performance,successforgoals,

andthejoyandeaseoflearning.Availableforteachers,parents,childrenandadults.Seewebsiteforupcomingtrainings/seminars.

ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

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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.

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Engagethepowerofmindtocreaterapidchangeandexperi-encethelifeyouchoose.TheprocessofPSYCH-K®isasim-ple&effectivewaytorelease

thepastandconsciouslydesignyourpresentandfuture.See ad on page 35.

FENG SHUI

JOAN MARSHALL, [email protected]

Eco-therapyforyouandyourenvironment.Ho-listichealthcounselingandfengshuiconsulta-

tionsforindividualsandbusinessesthrough-outGNO.Specialitiesincludedesigncon-sulting,careercounseling,andstressmanagement.Designyourspace-Designyourlife.


LIVE, LOVE AND FENG SHUIEveline hoffmann Feng Shui practitioner504-861-3370boehlen747@gmail.comOfferingFengshuiconsultationsforhomesandbusinessesFindbalanceandserenitywithinyourhome.Makeintentionalchangesinyourdwellingsandyouwillalteryourlifeinpositivewiderangingways.Youren-vironmentwillbegintoassistyouandyouwilluncoversolutionstoyourdaytodayissuesandlifewillimprove.See ad page 15.

HOLISTIC/ENERGY HEALING

CENTER FOR ENLIGHTENED TRANSFORMATION Cindy B. Daigle504-931-6494North shore and New Orleans [email protected]

Cindyutilizespowerfulener-getichealingmethodstoshiftandbalancetheauricfield,chakrasandthecellsofourbody.Health,Joy,andBalancewithin,attractsthesameexter-

nally.See ad on page 24.

POWER PATH CENTER mike wittenbrink, mBA, C.ht.504-339-0594 [email protected]

Removeyourpainandtheblocksthatareholdingyouback.Empower-izeYourSelf.Turnyourstressintoyourpow-er!FindthePathtoyourPower,andyourPurposeinLife!Learntohealyourselfandcreatethe

lifeyouweremeanttolive!See ad on page 17.

HYPERBARIC OxYGENTHERAPY

HARCH HYPERBARICS/ FAMILY PHYSCIANS CENTER 5216 Lapalco Blvd. marrero, LA [email protected]

HBOT(R),oxygenunderpres-sureactsasadrug.Oxygenisthecleanestmedicineintheworld.Noninvasive&painlesstreatmentforwounds,TBI,au-tism,stroke,ADHD,dementia,

multiplesclerosisandmanyotherneuro-logicaldisorders.See ad page 9.

HYPNOTHERAPY

DEEP PEACE HYPNOSIS LLCRev. David g. harrison, CCht.504-228-9004DeepPeacehypnosis.net

DeepPeaceHypnosisoffershypnotherapyservicestohelppeopleImproveTestScores,QuitSmoking,LoseWeightandmuchmore.Weconduct

individualandgrouptherapysessionsandwealsohaveCustom-MadeHypnosisCD’sforsale.

METHODIST HYPNOTHERAPY SERVICESBonnie miller, Clinical Director985-726-9333 ext [email protected] mhSFI.org

Hypnosisisnotmagic…itisapowerfultooltotransformyourlife,healyourbody,empoweryourmind,andreviveyourspirit.Stress,Pain,Anxiety,Fear,Birthing,Forensic,PLR,IBS,FMS,Habits,Disorders,

Motivation,etc.Youmusttakethefirststeptowardsyourgoodhealthandhappiness.Individual,GroupandCorporateWellnessPrograms.HypnosisWorks!

INSURANCE

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INTEGRATIvE mEDICINE

IRENE SEBASTIAN, M.D., PH.D401 veterans Blvd, Suite 203metairie, LA 70005504-838-9804IreneSebastianmD.com

Offeringaholisticapproachtohealthcare:IntegrativeMedi-cine,Homeopathy,FunctionalMedicine,HerbalTherapy,andNutrition.See ad page 32.

DR. KATHLEEN POSEY, m.D.377 hwy 21, Ste 101, madisonville985-845-4111

Ourmissionistoimprovehealthandreversechronicdiseasethroughhormonalandenergeticbalancingandnutrition.Aprac-ticeofpreventivemedicineandwellnesswithaholisticap-

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