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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.
11 healthbriefs
12 globalbriefs
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13 ecotip
14EXPLORING OUR
18 healingways
Engaging in Community Arts
Brings Unexpected Rewards
CREATIVE SIDE
by Judith Fertig
20 healthykids
22 consciouseating
17BIG CATS SOOTHED
BY CREATIVE FLUTES
by Jude Forsyth
26 fitbody
34 calendar
18FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
Taking the Whole Toolbox Approach
18 36 naturaldirectory
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20MAKING ALLOWANCES
Learning to Manage Money
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WHEAT BELLY
The Drawbacks of a
Wheat-Dominated Diet
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Mahabhuta - Sanskrit
for ‘Great Elements’
by George Atherton
George (Geo) Atherton is the owner/artist of
Geoglyphiks. Designing as a transformational
tool, his works are based on the belief that
what we hold in our minds eventually happens. He says, “In my art, I work with visions
of a harmonious, ecologically thriving world
and awakened states of being, in the hope that
viewers of my work will joyfully manifest these
states of being in their own lives.”
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Commissioned for the Mahabhuta Yoga
Festival, this piece commemorates the Year of
the Dragon and the powers of nature that sculpt
our world, represented by the Chinese dragon
archetype. In the yogic tradition, each of the
four lower chakras represents one of the four
classical elements. Through dedicated personal
practice, the dragon or serpent power rises
through the chakras, purifying their elements
and opening the path to Akashic realms of
consciousness. May this mythos inspire us to
heal those same elements in the macrocosm of
our natural world that we may bask upon the
Heavenly Earth-Geo Atherton.
View the artist’s portfolio at Geoglyphiks.com/
portfolio. For more information about the
Mahabhuta Festival visit MahabhutaYogaFestival.
com. Festival visit MahabhutaYogaFestival.com.
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Lessons in Herbal
Medicine Available
Locally
RUFF Animal Shelter
Relocates to Graceville
R
escuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF), has moved the animal
shelter from its Fort Walton Beach location to 1003 Highway
173, in Graceville, Florida. RUFF still operates a the Ruff House Thrift
Store, at 127 Miracle Strip Parkway, in Fort Walton Beach, from which
proceeds are used for veterinary bills. They also accept vehicles (running or not), boats
and recreational vehicles. Brooks notes that the shelter needs food, bleach, mops, laundry soap (prefer perfume-free), dog treats and financial assistance with the power bill.
“We were unable to afford the utilities at the FWB location and we adopted
many of our dogs, so we have moved to a smaller location to save on utilities.” says
Director Janice Brooks. “At the new location, the animals now have doggie doors
and runs, so they can go outside or inside if they prefer.”
All the dogs up for adoption are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, microchipped,
heartworm-free and housebroken. The staff will make special trips if someone wishes to
meet a dog for adoption.
To offer support, contact Brooks at 850-863-7833 or [email protected].
The Four Agreements Class at Unity
I
n The Four Agreements, the powerful book by Dom Miguel Ruiz
that has remained on The New York Times Bestseller List for more
than eight years, the author reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. When we are
ready for change, there are four deceptively simple, yet powerful
agreements that we can adopt as guiding principles. The Four Agreements offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform
our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness and love.
Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, this class, taught by certified
facilitator Augustine Peralta at Unity of Panama City, will help
increase participants’ understanding and practice of these four
agreements: be impeccable with your word; don’t take anything
personally; don’t make assumptions; and always do your best. Gain deeper, inner growth from worksheets, activities and discussions. Class times are 10 a.m.
to noon Saturdays, from September 29 to October 27.
Love offering plus cost of book. Location: 1764 Lisenby Ave., Panama City. For more
information call 850-769-7481 or visit UnityOfPanamaCity.org.
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m e ra l d
Coast
Herbalist
is offering
four classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, from September 6 to 27, at Zen
Garden Market and Café, in Panama
City Beach. Each class explains how
to combine herbs to treat a particular
health concern, including urinary conditions, skin and respiratory health and
menopause symptoms.
September 6: Herbs and Urinary
Health. Combine herbs to create teas
to treat symptoms and to maintain a
healthy urinary tract.
September 13: Herbs and Skin
Health. Learn to combine herbs to help
treat a variety of skin issues. Create herbal
teas and external applications.
September 20: Herbs and Respiratory Health. Make an herbal anti-viral
formula and learn about daily treatments
to combat breathing difficulties.
September 27: Herbs and Menopause. Learn to combine various herbs
to help aid in the relief of symptoms.
Cost is $20 per class. Location: 707 R.
Jackson Blvd. For more information, call
Darcy Nickell at 850-238-9869 or visit
EmeraldCoastHerbalist.com.
Blossom
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Yoga Classes
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BlossomYogaFL.com
315 A Racetrack Road, NE
Fort Walton Beach
(next to Big 10 Tire)
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Healthy Living Showcase at
Fall Home & Garden Expo
SoWal Pilates Opens in
Santa Rosa Beach
A
B
rittany Lee, owner of SoWal Pilates, in
Santa Rosa Beach, has opened a new
studio with a full range of equipment, including the Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair,
Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and the Mat.
In addition to her Pilates and Core Fitness Foam Roller certification, Lee is also a certified Booty Barre instructor. The Booty Barre
workout is a group fitness experience that fuses exercise techniques
from the worlds of Pilates, dance, cardio-sculpting moves and yoga.
“Pilates is my passion, and I am excited to share this with
others. My goal is to help clients achieve better health and
well-being,” says Lee. “We want to develop and increase body
awareness that clients can integrate to improve their daily lives.”
Location: 5410 E. Cty. Hwy. 30A, Santa Rosa Beach. For more
information, call 850-534-3040 or visit SowalPilates.com.
Renowned Yogi to Deliver
Rare Teachings
D
r. Kaustub Desikachar, the son and student
of TKV Desikachar, will give a trio of yoga
lectures from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m., September 25 and from 9 a.m. to noon, September
27, at Dragonfly Yoga, in FWB. In this seminar,
students of yoga can expect to learn about yoga
from one of the premier yoga teachers in the world. Desikachar
will not return to the U.S. again until 2014.
Topics include ancient yogic texts as they relate to yoga therapy.
Afternoon sessions are reserved for yoga therapy in action, where
participants will observe Desikachar at work with a volunteer. The
yogi is well known for his ability to teach to the Western audience, mixing his wonderful sense of humor with a tremendous
knowledge of yoga. Students of all levels are encouraged to sign
up and learn as much as possible from this extraordinary teacher.
Location: 184 Brooks St. Cost is $350 for all. For more information, visit DragonflyYoga.com.
Admission is $3 at the door. Advance tickets at Eglin Federal
Credit Union branches are $1. Location: 1958 Lewis Turner
Blvd. For more information, call 850-244-8191. See ad, page 2.
FWB Flea Market Celebrates
Fifth Anniversary
T
he Fort Walton Beach Flea Market will
hold a party and customer appreciation
day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., September 29.
The celebration includes food, live music,
discounted shopping and door prizes. More
than 60 vendors will be selling their inventory at the lowest prices
of the year. A $25 gift certificate will be awarded every half-hour.
Location: 125 Eglin Parkway S.E., Ft. Walton Beach. For more
information, call 850-301-3729 or visit FWBFleaMarket.com.
See ad, page 39.
Fall is Florida’s
Best Gardening Season
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1 HOUR STUDENT MASSAGE
$35.00
arry Williams, a horticulture agent with
the University of Florida Okaloosa
County Extension Service, will present Fall:
Florida’s Best Gardening Season, at 10:30
a.m., September 4, as part of the first Tuesday series at the Crestview Public Library.
Williams believes that fall should be
our busiest gardening season in North Florida because it’s a
more comfortable time to be outdoors and many plants only
do well when planted during the cooler weather. Fall planted
trees and shrubs have a higher survival rate compared to those
planted in spring. Coffee and cookies will be served at 10 a.m.
1031-A W 23rd. St. Panama City
850.530.1598
www.NWFSchoolOfMassage.com
Location: 1445 Commerce Dr., Crestview. For more information, call 850- 682-4432 or the Okaloosa County Extension
Office at 850-689-5850.
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Fall Home & Garden Expo, sponsored by the Building Industry
Association of Okaloosa and Walton
counties and the Greater Fort Walton
Beach Chamber of Commerce, will be
held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., September 29, at the Northwest
Florida Fairgrounds, in Fort Walton Beach.
This year’s Expo features the addition of a Healthy Living
Showcase for healthcare-related businesses. Hundreds of visitors are expected to learn about new ways to improve their
health, and it is also an opportunity for homeowners to view
the latest developments in home improvement products and
services. The Master Gardeners of Okaloosa County will hold
workshops on topics of interest to homeowners and gardeners.
Fall Reiki Training with
Felicia McQuaid
Your Food Makeover
with Jodi Brown
s a new tool for a self-care regimen or an addition to existing
holistic practices, Reiki is a Japanese
energy-based system that is said to
stimulate and support the body’s
own self-healing mechanisms. Reiki
Master and teacher Felicia McQuaid is now offering instruction
in this exciting new modality in Northwest Florida.
Reiki is implemented to enhance the natural states of wellness and relaxation within the physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual bodies of each individual. It is a simple, non-evasive
technique that anyone in any walk of life can learn and use daily.
It has no special requirements to learn and easily incorporates
into other practices, such as massage therapy.
Reiki is taught in three levels. The first step is Level One, The
Initiate, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 29. This session imparts
an understanding of what Reiki is and the ability to work on oneself
and family, including pets. Periodic Reiki trainings in all levels are
offered throughout the year in public and private sessions.
our Food Makeover, a three-day retreat to
be held from September 28 to 30, at Escape
at WindCreek, in Atmore, Alabama, is perfect
for individuals interested in learning how to
jumpstart a healthy food lifestyle. The “Ultimate
Kitchen Commando,” popular Internet blogger Jodi Brown, will empower participants to
achieve their wellness goals with a variety of classes, workshops,
coaching sessions and hands-on demonstrations.
Meals and snacks are included, along with complete access
to spa wet areas—whirlpool, steam, dry sauna, meditation deck,
meditation garden, pool, escape-on-the-water and fitness studio.
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Continuing education credits are offered for massage
therapists. For more information, call 850-217-2771 or visit
EvolveYoga-Reiki.com. See ad, page 32.
National Yoga Month
Celebration Kicks Off
Y
oga studios, teachers and students are celebrating Yoga Month
throughout the country with free
classes and events during September.
For the third year, Natural Awakenings is a sponsor of National Yoga Month. This grassroots healthy
living campaign and national observance, hosts the One Week
Free Yoga Card program with more than 1,600 yoga studios
offering free classes to new students during September and
October. Cards can be downloaded from YogaMonth.org and
redeemed at participating studios throughout the United States.
Yoga Month founder Johannes R. Fisslinger says, “Experience is a
powerful teacher, so we decided to give people the opportunity
to try yoga for themselves.”
Hundreds of community yoga events are registered and
searchable in the organization’s online yoga finder. The culminating event for the month-long campaign is The Time for
Yoga, a global community practice on September 30. The Yoga
Month campaign’s programs facilitate actionable guidance for
individuals wanting to better their health through yoga. Yoga Month is a campaign of The Yoga Health Foundation, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to promote preventive
health care and inspire a healthy lifestyle. In 2011, more than
25,000 cards for free yoga were printed and 650 events were
posted on the organization’s website.
Y
Cost: Starting at $199/night (single occupancy) and $259/night
(double occupancy). For more information and reservations,
call 855-393-7227 or visit Tinyurl.com/FoodMakeover.
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Scott Chase, husband of Publisher Daralyn Chase, has joined the Natural Awakenings of Northwest Florida as director of
sales & marketing. Following 25 years of
experience with Yellow Page advertising
in large and small markets, Chase brings
a wealth of knowledge and experience
to the local advertising community as a
highly trained and knowledgeable sales
and marketing consultant, with a strong
desire to help businesses develop the most effective strategy.
His responsibility is to formulate advertising programs that help
local businesses successfully communicate their unique message
to Natural Awakenings readers, giving local advertisers the winning
edge. “I think there is no better approach for successful marketing
than a balanced blend of informative editorial material and welldesigned advertising campaigns,” says NANWF Managing Editor
Jude Forsyth, “I am delighted that Scott is joining the team.”
To contact Scott Chase about an economical marketing and advertising programs for your business in Natural Awakenings, call 850-687-0825 or email Scott@
NWFNaturally.com
Creativity
is a natural
extension of our
enthusiasm.
~Earl Nightingale
For more information and to find local Yoga Month events, visit
YogaMonth.org. See ad, page 13.
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Lori Leath Smith has joined Seaside Community Development Corporation (SCDC),
the developer of the new urbanist community
of Seaside, as director of public relations and
marketing. Working with Seaside’s founders,
Robert and Daryl Davis, Smith will focus on
the planning, development and implementation of SCDC destination marketing strategies and public
relations activities.
Smith previously built, managed and maintained comprehensive, cost-effective public relations and marketing
communications strategies for Florida’s Great Northwest.
Smith is a graduate of Auburn University and moved to
the area from Birmingham, Alabama, where she was a
marketing communications and graphics business owner,
to direct multimedia PR/communications initiatives at
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Her earlier experience
at Southern Living magazine laid the foundation for promoting destinations.
She serves on the board of the Northwest Florida Coast
Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association and participates in Emerald Coast Women in Business, Ad Fed and
area chambers of commerce.
For more information, call 850-231-6106 or visit Seasidefl.com.
Sharalee Hoelscher is celebrating 20 years as
a full-time bodyworker. A certified Rolfer and
registered craniosacral therapist, she began
her career in 1992, in Arizona. There are fewer
than 2,000 Rolfers worldwide and Hoelscher is
the only dual-certified practitioner in Florida.
She holds a B.A. in psychology and
gained experience working with osteopathic physicians
and chiropractors, as well as serving as a teaching assistant
to an internationally recognized instructor of biodynamic
craniosacral therapy.
Rolfing allows the body to move more freely in an organized and balanced way, by gently freeing restrictions and
reorganizing the fascia, a continuous web of tissue around
muscles, bones, joints and organs. Biodynamic craniosacral
therapy helps to balance the nervous system by keeping the
membranes and fluid that surround and protect the brain
and spinal cord functioning properly. Using a very soft
touch, the therapist releases restrictions in these membranes
and fluid around the brain.
About reaching her milestone, Hoelscher says, “Getting
people out of pain once and for all is great. Seeing them move
towards their highest and best potential is even better!”
Hoelscher treats people with a wide variety of health issues
and physical challenges at her private practice in East Hill,
Pensacola. For more information, call 850-450-8508 or visit
HealingWithBodywork.com.
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Watching
Magic Boosts
Creativity in
Children
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is September 26—
Look for a Local Event
Few U.S. Adults Regularly
Practice Healthy Habits
A
recent American Heart Association (AHA) survey reports that
only 12 percent of American adults regularly practice the
healthy-life trifecta of good nutrition, exercise and oral care. The
most common excuse is a lack of time.
Of those surveyed, 80 percent said that eating at least nine
servings of fruit and vegetables daily is a struggle. About 60 percent
find it difficult to log the association’s recommended 150 minutes of
moderate physical activity each week. At least 25 percent don’t brush
and rinse twice daily and floss at least once daily.
Yet, 90 percent of Americans like the idea of improving their health. The AHA
“My Heart. My Life.” initiative offers a straightforward set of solutions to help
families understand how to make incremental changes that have long-term health
impact (MyLifeCheck.Heart.org).
“Whether it is simply adding a 30-minute brisk walk to your day, eating a
few more fruits and vegetables with meals, balancing your calories and physical activity to achieve a healthy body weight or creating routine oral care habits—it all contributes to an overall healthier lifestyle,” says Cardiologist Tracy Stevens, a professor of
medicine with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants, in Kansas City, Missouri.
R
esearchers from Lancaster University
have discovered that youngsters
watching creative fantasy films improve
their own imagination and
creativity. The study involved
52 4-to-6-year-old children.
The youngsters were split into
two groups and shown two
short segments
of a popular
fantasy movie.
The findings
showed that the group
watching the magical
scenes generally scored
“significantly better” in
creative activities than
their peers in the other
group that saw scenes
without any magical
content.
Why Laptops Should be Renamed... and Relocated
T
he portable computers that serve as our business and communication
“lifelines” may actually be thwarting unborn lives. Researchers suggest that
laptop computer (LTC) users should avoid putting the devices directly on their
laps, especially for extended periods of time.
Recent research reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility examined semen samples from 29 healthy male donors that used
an LTC on their laps, near their testes. The scientists found that LTCs connected to the Internet via
Wi-Fi resulted in decreased sperm motility and
increased sperm DNA fragmentation.
A separate study, published in the journal
Archives of Environmental and Occupational
Health, noted that electromagnetic fields produced by LTCs likely induce currents within
the body and can expose developing fetuses
in pregnant women to unsafe levels. The researchers concluded that, “[An individual’s]
‘laptop’ is paradoxically an improper site
for the use of an LTC, which consequently
should be renamed to not induce customers
towards an improper use.”
Mate Tea Fights
Colon Cancer
A
ccording to a recent University of
Illinois study, bioactive compounds
in mate tea, a beverage consumed
in South America for its medicinal
properties, killed human colon cancer
cells in vitro. The scientists attribute
this surprising health benefit to the
tea’s caffeine derivatives that not only
induced death in the cancer cells, but
also reduced important markers of
inflammation.
Source: University of Illinois College of
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
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globalbriefs
News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together
in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.
Noodle Doodle
Creativity on Tap
Creativity is often perceived as an unpredictable event, the product
of an unexpected “Aha!” moment. But a pair of Michigan psychologists, Mareike Wieth, of Albion College, and Rose Zacks, of
Michigan State University, decided to research the concept. They
discovered that problems requiring a flash of illumination to solve
are best approached during the time of day when thinkers are not
actually at what they feel is their peak.
Reporting their findings in the journal Thinking and Reasoning, they assigned 428 students to fill out a questionnaire with 19 questions, including, “What time would
you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?” and “How much do you
depend upon an alarm clock?”
Participants were categorized as morning, evening or neutral types and randomly assigned to a morning or afternoon testing session. Some problems were
analytic in nature, others were inspiration-based. While the more logical type of
problem solving showed no statistical difference, morning people scored higher
on the insight-demanding challenges in the late afternoon, and vice versa.
Wieth and Zacks believe the results depend upon an inhibitory process that
suppresses distracting information. It is thought that this system performs less efficiently when individuals are less alert, allowing random thoughts to enter the
decision-making process, resulting in more creative thinking.
Cool Schools
Spotlight on Sustainable Colleges
Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition,
are gaining traction in the collegiate selection process, according to The Princeton Review’s latest poll. Its Hopes and Worries survey sampled 7,445 college-bound students
nationwide and found that 68 percent say commitment to sustainability impacts their
college choice, based on campus environmental initiatives, how deeply the curriculum
integrates sustainability and how well the colleges prepare students for green jobs.
The 16 institutions of higher learning considered most eco-savvy are:
American University, Arizona State University, College of the Atlantic, Dickinson College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Northeastern
University, Oregon State University, San Francisco State University, The State
University of New York-Binghamton, University of California-Santa Cruz, The
University of Maine, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point, Virginia Tech and Warren Wilson College.
“The best schools integrate sustainability across their community [in] how
they manage their finances, academic offerings and operations. They don’t treat
sustainability as an add-on or extra credit assignment,” says Rachel Gutter, director of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools. “But even
the best still have… a long way to go, and there’s a moment for humility in that.”
Source: Fast Company
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Trash Fashions
The Rehabilitation of Plastic
The rap on most plastic is that although it can be recycled, it doesn’t
decompose in landfills. For a period
of time, the city of Houston halted
its composting of household yard
waste due to the cost of having to
cut and empty the plastic bags used
in curbside pickup, even though
the annual landfill fees exceeded
$1 million. But now the service
has resumed, based on the use of
new, compostable plastic bags that
require no special handling; the city
even garners income from sales of
composted clippings.
Dinnerware, such as utensils,
plates and cups, is another niche
market in which advocates see
potential for use of compostable
plastics, especially by cafeterias,
restaurants and other institutions. Not
only are such items not biodegradable, they often end up being thrown
out with food waste.
Biodegradable polymers that
break down in a matter of months
are more expensive; for example,
the BASF company’s Ecoflex material costs about two-and-a-half
times more than the polyethylene it
replaces. But proponents say that it
provides value by enabling the largescale collection of organic waste,
such as grass clippings and food,
and that the potential for growth is
enormous.
Source: Chemical & Engineering
News
Harm Alarm
The Bambi Effect
According to a report in the Proceedings of
the Royal Society B, local ecosystems can
be influenced and even disturbed by noise
pollution. Clinton Francis, of the National
Evolutionary Synthesis Center, in Durham,
North Carolina, found that the uproar of
noisy gas wells that operate day and night
in northwestern New Mexico woodlands drives away some
wildlife species and attracts others, and also alters the overall
makeup of area plant life.
Specifically, he discovered that the reshuffling of desirable birds and small mammals changed the odds of success
for local plant reproduction. Hummingbird pollination,
important for certain wildflowers, increased, while birds
likely to spread around pine seeds without eating all of them
largely gave way to seed-eating mice.
Source: Science News
ecotip
Upcycle It
Repurpose Just About
Anything
Repurposing possessions saves money
by reducing consumption and helps
the environment by taking pressure off
landfills. Common strategies include
using old newspapers for stuffing or
wrapping and used tin cans to collect
cooking grease. Author Jeff Yeager, in
his book, Don’t Throw That Away, expounds on such everyday “upcycling”.
His tips include using a banana peel to shine shoes, sprinkling crumbled eggshells in the garden as fertilizer and natural
pest control, and stuffing dryer lint inside empty toilet paper
rolls for fireplace kindling. Instead of merely recycling plastic
mesh bags, nest a few together and use them as a kitchen sink
scrub pad. Fill empty plastic bottles with water and freeze
them to make the refrigerator more energy-efficient, and also
to serve as dripless ice cubes for the family picnic cooler.
Before discarding old carpet, salvage the best sections
to use in smaller spaces, like a bathroom, closet, car floor or
pet house. Instead of buying new shelf liners, consider used
gift-wrapping paper for kitchen or bathroom cabinets. Scrap
lumber, tile and stones can be made into mosaic art designs.
A cat scratching post exemplifies another multi-source (carpet and wood) upcycling project.
While about 90 percent of U.S. households now have
curbside recycling available, the amount of trash each
American produces keeps growing. According to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the average citizen currently generates about 4.5 pounds of trash a day, totaling 600
times their body weight over a lifetime unless they seriously
practice the three R’s of reduce, reuse and recycle.
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Exploring Our
Creative Side
Engaging in Community Arts
Brings Unexpected Rewards
“Turning, moving, spinning, dresses
swirling, music beating, eyes in
contact with a partner, then another,
then another, then another, and the
fiddle turns a corner, the phrase repeats, the dance repeats. You smile.
by Judith Fertig
Your body smiles.”
~ Doug Plummer, photographer and
contra dancer, Seattle, Washington
Gateway Experiences
T
hree years ago, Janine Joslin,
a savvy business executive,
set her sights on becoming
a Dazzler, and today is a proud
member of the Leawood, Kansas, chapter of community
tap-dancing troupes. “I love to
dance and perform, and I felt
that had been missing from
my own life,” she says. After
a friend suggested it, Joslin
showed up for her first
practice ready to go, wearing tights and tap shoes.
Potential Dazzlers
must prove they’ve learned the
routines before being selected to
perform for the public. Luckily, says
Joslin, “I’m a quick study,” and soon
took her place in this 50-and-up
women’s group that likes to routinely Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area
retirement facilities, church
halls and special events.
Learning the stopand-go, Broadway-style
routines such as Steppin’
Out and Millie is more of
a mental challenge than
aerobic exercise, comments Joslin. “The
main thing is it exercises your brain.”
Performing for appreciative groups is
a great feeling, she notes, and helps make
the twice-weekly practices worthwhile.
Just being around inspiring women has
helped Joslin look at aging differently.
She’s now applying her business skills to
set up her troupe’s first website.
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Joslin’s experience
proves what many
dancers, artists, writers,
actors and musicians
know: Active, hands-on,
group participation in
the arts is beneficial
on many levels.
National Trend
In a recent study commissioned by the Wallace
Foundation, Gifts of
the Muse: Reframing
the Debate About
the Benefits of the
Arts, the researchers
found that, “People
that engage in arts
in a group setting
develop a sense
of community as
they exchange favors (such as meeting to learn lines
or loaning painting supplies); identify
themselves with a cast, music ensemble
or choral group; and develop a sense of
trust and expectations of reciprocity.”
It also noted, “Through the arts
of ethnic traditions—such as classical
Indian dance, Jamaican steel drums or
Japanese raku ceramics—participants
develop and maintain their cultural
heritage and communicate their cultural identity to outsiders.”
Most art disciplines can be experienced
at any age. No previous training or
ability is required, just a curious spirit
and willingness to participate and learn.
Fun options range from a painting party,
in which participants set up an easel
and paint a canvas at Uncork’d Art, in
Washington, D.C. (UncorkdArt.com),
to African drumming at DrumRise, in
Decatur, Georgia (DrumRise.net). “A
drumming class is a great way to reduce
stress, have fun, relax and reenergize,
all at the same time; it has even been
shown to positively affect your immune
system,” say co-founders Amy Jackson
and Colleen Caffrey.
Such activities allow us to dabble
and explore amidst the power of a
group and maximize the joy of artful
endeavors, which many prefer to the
cost of individual lessons.
One of the most accessible community arts is choral music, as it requires no special equipment. Singing
in a group can also become a community tradition that gathers people
of all ages and lifestyles
in fellowship and
celebration.
Since
1882, singing Handel’s
Messiah
has become
an annual
highlight for a
Swedish wheatfarming community
in South-Central Kansas. For three
months before Palm Sunday, 200
farmers, homemakers, college students and business owners from the
Lindsborg area gather twice weekly
to rehearse the three-hour piece
(Bethanylb.edu/Oratorio_History.html).
Becky Anderson, the owner of
Lindsborg’s Swedish Country Inn, who
has sung for 41 years, points to a particularly thrilling moment during each
performance. “There is just this exhilaration as the audience jumps to their feet
yelling, ‘Brava, Brava.’ Golly, that’s fun.”
Chicagoans maintain a similar
holiday tradition. For 35 years, free Do-ItYourself Messiah concerts have provided
a community-funded uplift (imfChicago.
org). Thousands of audience members
lend their voices to thrilling performances
of this masterpiece, led by a world-class
conductor and soloists and backed by an
all-volunteer orchestra of local professionals and amateur musicians.
Storytelling is yet another community performing art that requires
no special equipment. The National
Storytelling Network (StoryNet.
org) advances the art of storytelling
through a national conference and
local storytelling guilds. The Lehigh
Valley Storytelling Guild, in Pennsylvania, meets once a month at a
local coffee house (LVStorytellers.
org). Members include professional
and amateur storytellers, poets,
actors and newcomers that love
to practice—or just listen to—this
ancient art.
Strong community and cultural
identity is forged on other stages, as well.
The Community Actors Theatre, in San
Diego, California’s, Oak Park, performs
many plays written by local playwrights
exploring themes in black culture (CommunityActors Theatre.com).
For Calvin Manson, a local poet
and playwright who teaches acting
workshops, the nonprofit venue feels
like a mom-and-pop outfit. “They have
the raw talent that could be developed
into something wonderful. People don’t
just learn to be actors and playwrights.
They learn to work together, to commit
to a common struggle. When they leave,
they know how to work with people, to
be team players.”
Sometimes, a life change can
open the door to a creative outlet. As
a newly single 30-something, photographer Doug Plummer says that when
he fell in with the Seattle contra dance
scene in the mid-1980s, “It became
my primary social life.” Derived from
New England folk dance, two lines of
dancers face each other and move to
the rhythms of fiddle music.
“Since 2003, anytime I’m in
New England, I try to stay over on a
Monday and catch the Nelson [New
Hampshire] dance,” says Plummer.
Likening it to participating in the
slow-food and similar local movements, he says, “I feel like I’m entering into a mode of slow-dancing.”
At the weekly Nelson gatherings,
“The dancers will drift in; singles, couples
and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone puts out the fiddle case for the $2
admission. Whoever volunteered to bring
baked goods sets them out. Harvey shows
up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair
on the stage. Bob sits at the piano. ‘Line
up for a contra,’ barks Don, in a clipped,
Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Monymusk.’
Then everyone just joins in.”
Auditioning for the Role of
a Lifetime
The next level of volunteer arts
participation may involve an
audition and a greater commitment. At the same time, these
pursuits offer prime opportunities to expand artistic skills and
join in something bigger than
one’s self.
Since 1873, the Cincinnati, Ohio, May Festival has
served as a shining example
“Every child is an artist. The
problem is how to remain
an artist once we grow up.”
~ Pablo Picasso
of community showmanship (MayFestival.com). Chorus auditions are
held in September, rehearsals begin
in January and concerts routinely sell
out by May.
Music critic Nancy Malitz comments, “It’s that special, tiny sliver of the
year when everybody stretches. When
hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the
tempo by devoting every night to rehearsal
and every day to thoughts of the concerts
to come… when audiences look their finest, clap their loudest.”
Lawrence Coleman, a chorus
member for 15 years, has found that
singing and networking with other May
Festival vocalists has paid off in surprising ways. “I’ve recorded and had other
singing engagements and opportunities,
all because I’ve been connected to the
chorus and the people in it,” he says.
Coleman also sings with the rhythm and
blues gospel group Fo Mo Brothers, performing at area churches and the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion.
Coleman remarks, “I have friends
in the chorus from very different walks
of life. We come together for the single
purpose of making great music. People
of differing backgrounds and schools of
thought can do more than coexist. It’s
confirmed for me that we can learn to
celebrate our differences when we have
a common goal.”
Even those that don’t feel inherently artistic can find venturing into
an art form unexpectedly rewarding.
Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy is commonplace
in Bay Area English Regency Society
waltzes and “longways” dances,
in Palo Alto, California (baers.org).
Alan Winston, a computer systems
administrator and veteran dance
caller, observes that these patterned
dances appeal to math-science-logiccomputer types. “It’s a great place for
people that live in their heads to get
out and be social,” he says.
Appropriately, the dances all feature choreography from Jane Austen’s
era. Depending on the theme of the
dance—like the sophisticated Cyprians Ball or spirited Return of the
Regiments Ball—the ambience may
be elegant or rowdy, explains Winston. Dances are taught beforehand
to music such as George Washington’s Favourite Cotillion, an 1808
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Resources for Local Creative Arts
tune performed by musicians playing
a clarinet, piano and recorder. Many
wear period costumes, while others
come in jeans. Winston is usually bedecked in a wine-colored waistcoat
with tails that he found on eBay.
Plein air painters forsake the
indoors to take their paints, easels and
canvases outside. Plein-Air Painters of
America regularly paint in groups in
the fresh air and then hold an exhibition; annual workshops help teach
techniques (p-a-p-a.com). At the recent
seventh annual Florida’s Forgotten
Coast event, in the state’s Panhandle,
billed as America’s Great Plein Air
Paint-Out, featured artists set up alongside amateurs eager to learn more
(PleinAirfl.com).
Whatever one’s newly discovered or longtime treasure, individuals engaging in a group arts activity forge strong social bonds, keep
ethnic arts traditions alive, learn new
things in new ways and experience
joyous personal growth.
… All while creating something
wonderful.
Judith Fertig regularly contributes
to Natural Awakenings. She’s an
award-winning cookbook author at
AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.
“When I’m not doing any plays,
things just don’t go right. This is
my justification. This is my opportunity to just be me.”
~ Eva Jones, foster parent and
member of Community Actors
Theatre, Oak Park, California
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EMERALD COAST
PENSACOLA
Art Leagues
Artists at Gulf Place – Santa Rosa Beach.
850-622-0400. ArtistsAtGulfPlace.com
Beal Street Bottle Club – FWB. 850-642-2221
Cultural Arts Alliance – Walton County.
850-622-5970. CulturalArtsAlliance.com
Okaloosa Arts Alliance – Okaloosa County.
OkaloosaArts.org
Art Leagues
Arts Council of Northwest Florida –
850-432-9906. ArtsNWFL.org
BETA Children’s Theatre – 850-932-8488.
BetaChildrensTheatre.com
Carol’s Curtain Call – CarolsCurtainCall.com
Community Theatre
Florida Chautauqua – 850-892-9494.
FloridaChautauqua.co
Kaleidoscope Theatre – Panama City.
850-265-3757. KT-Online.org
Dance Troupes
A Dance Studio – Niceville. 850-678-3602.
ADanceStudio.net
Dance Elite Schools – Navarre. 850-936-4144.
DanceEliteSchools.com
Dance Life – Panama City.
PCDanceLife.com
Kasba Dancers – Santa Rosa Beach.
850-830-8058. [email protected]
Shimmy With Me – FWB.
Meetup.com/Shimmy-with-Me
Drumming Circles
Mother Earth Drummers –
Panama City. Unitarian Universalist.
UUofBayCounty.com
Music Academies
Destin School of Music and Dance
850-837-1133.
FloridaBalletConseratory.com
Hans School of Music – Destin.
850-225-7953.
[email protected]
Playground Music Center – FWB.
850- 243-2514
Writing, Storytelling Clubs,
Poetry Slams
Open Mic – Crestview–Robert L.F. Sikes Public
Library. 850-682-4432
Stories by the Sea – Santa Rosa Beach.
Seaside Repertory Theatre. 850-231-0733
Storytellers at Bay – Panama City.
Community Theatre
Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre –
PensacolaShakespeareTheatre.org
Saenger Theatre – 850-595-3882.
PensacolaSaenger.com
Pensacola Little Theatre – 850-434-0257.
PensacolaLittleTheatre.com
Stage Crafters – StageCrafters.com
Imogene Little Theatre –
Santa-Rosa.tripod.com/ilt/index.html
Dance Troupes
Kaleidoscope and Ballet Pensacola –
850-432-9546. BalletPensacola.com
Pensacola Swing – PensacolaSwing.com
U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Assoc. –
usabdaPensacola.Ocatch.com
Dance Academy Of Santa Rosa – Milton.
850-983-6900.
DanceAcademyOfSantaRosa.com
Salsa Dancing – Meetup.com/Salsacola
Drumming Circles
Pensacola Beach Drum Circle –
Music Academies
American Guild of Organists –
Pensacola-ago.org
Choral Society of Pensacola – 850-484-1806.
ChoralSocietyOfPensacola.org
Pensacola Children’s Chorus –
850-434-7760.
PensacolaChildrensChorus.com
Pensacola Civic Band – 850-484-1800.
PensacolaCivicBand.org
Writing, Storytelling Clubs,
Poetry Slams
Emerald Coast Writers –
EmeraldCoastWriters.org
NW-Florida-Writers-Group –
Meetup.com/NW-Florida-Writers-Group
Poetry Open Mic Night – Pens. Sluggos.
850-791-6501
Community Spotlight
Big Cats Soothed by Creative Flutes
by Jude Forsyth
P
aul McAuliffe, flute player
and maker, autism advocate,
writer and professional musician, has been routinely serenading the big cats at the Bear Creek
Feline Center, in Panama City for
more than five years. His creative
use of the flute has benefited the
Florida panthers, an endangered
species.
McAuliffe didn’t go to the
feline center with the intention of
playing flute for cats. While visiting
with a friend, they both noticed
the pacing and sporadic movements of the panthers; McAuliffe’s
friend suggested he go back to the
car and bring in his flute for the
animals.
Neither could guess that both
the cats’ and McAuliffe’s lives
were about to change. As soon
as he sat down near the cage and
began playing, the cats came over
to listen, and their reaction was
immediate. “I have never heard a
full-grown panther purr. It’s like
listening to a motorcycle at a stop
light. I was stunned by their obvious delight and how it
seemed to calm them,” says McAuliffe.
After that first performance, McAuliffe was drawn to do
it more often, and can be found at the center on many Sunday afternoons playing for all the big cats. Like most frequent
visitors to the park, he does have his favorites, and most loves
the Florida panthers and the one western mountain lion.
“They have amazing energy. They are such powerful beings
that are totally in the present moment. Their movements are
both graceful and strong,” says McAuliffe.
It seems the cats also have their favorite visitors.
McAuliffe explains, “I am told by the owners of the center
that the cats recognize people by scent, sight and sound.
They even seem to know people by the sound of the person’s car, and they will show a reaction before the person
is even at the enclosure area.”
One of McAuliffe’s favorites is a young panther named
Saint. He was named after the Saints football team when
they won the Super Bowl a few years ago. Says McAuliffe,
“Even before I get within sight of his enclosure, I can hear
Saint’s yipping sound he makes
when he knows I am coming.
When I hear that, I feel that all is
well is in creation.” McAuliffe is
also popular with the cat handlers. He sometimes plays when
they are in the enclosure, helping
to keep the cats calm. When he
is not at the center, the owners
sometimes put on one of his music CDs to calm the cats.
McAuliffe is a spiritual
seeker and a level 3 Reiki practitioner. “There is no gap between my
spirituality and my music. When
I play, I like to think that both the
four-legged and the two-legged
creatures can feel the vibration
energy,” he states.
While McAuliffe routinely
inspires the big cats to calmness,
they also inspire him. His recently released third CD is entitled
Young Cat Dreams, featuring 11
different wooden and bamboo
Photo by Rowan Whitaker flutes; three of which were created by McAuliffe. The cover photo
shows him playing a bamboo flute that he crafted next to a
young panther named Takota, clearly enjoying the music.
While his earlier recordings contained more active
music and the inclusion of drums, Young Cat Dreams
contains quieter, more relaxing music, created by McAuliffe to be used for lullabies, general quiet time, meditation
or just to help relieve the stress of the day. It was inspired
by people that have used his music for years to help their
children go to sleep.
McAuliffe plays at a variety of venues, such as coffeehouses, art galleries and schools. He also is available for gallery
openings, concerts, school events or parlor concerts. However,
nothing keeps him from his “cat time.” He explains, “The cats
love the music and I love them, so it all balances out. I am so
privileged to have these amazing beings in my life.”
To hear excerpts of McAuliffe’s music, visit CDBaby.com/cd/
paulmcauliffe2. To contact McAuliffe, email ravenbear47@
yahoo.com. To learn more about the feline center in Panama
City, visit BearCreekFelineCenter.org/welcome.
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healingways
Functional
Medicine
Taking the Whole
Toolbox Approach
by Kathleen Barnes
Once called “alternative” medicine, then “holistic” or “complementary” and later “integrative”, the newest evolution is “functional” medicine, designed to search out the underlying causes
of illnesses in order to carry out effective treatment.
“C
onventional medicine is like
a carpenter that only has a
hammer to work with, while
functional medicine doctors are working with a full toolkit,” says the author
of From Fatigued to Fantastic, National
Medical Director of Fibromyalgia &
Fatigue Centers, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum,
of Kona, Hawaii.
Conventional medicine addresses symptoms instead of diseases,
explains Los Angeles functional
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medicine practitioner Dr. Hyla Cass,
author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health:
A Take Charge Plan for Women. “It
tends to treat the symptoms with more
and more medications that cause a
host of other side effects that also
need to be treated and can result in
declining health, rather than increased vitality.”
“Functional medicine, rather
than simply ‘chasing symptoms’ while
ignoring the causes, searches for and
addresses environmental factors, nutritional deficiencies, genetic tendencies, biochemical dysfunctions and
emotional and social stressors that
can together cause the development
of symptoms,” adds Dr. Adiel TelOren. He operates Eco-Health Clinics internationally (the U.S. site is in
Minneapolis, Minnesota) and serves
as president emeritus and professor
of nutrition and functional medicine
with the California-based University
of Natural Medicine.
In every case, it takes some
investigation to get to the heart of the
problems, and the solutions can take
many forms. “For example, depression,
insomnia and obesity aren’t diseases;
they are symptoms,” says Cass. “If we
can find the underlying cause of these
symptoms, we can address the problem permanently.”
An allopathic approach, on the
other hand, would routinely recommend a pill to lower temperature for
high fever, prescribe a synthetic pill
to elevate mood in treating depression, or look to pharmacological
anti-inflammatory drugs for simple
immune reactions.
Tel-Oren is among those that link a
vast number of illnesses to stress: “Diverse conditions such as fibromyalgia,
irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease,
diabetes, mood and cognitive disorders,
various autoimmune disorders, premenstrual syndrome, temporomandibular
joint issues, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, chronic low back pain,
chemical and food sensitivities, allergies,
asthma and cancer all seem to share
common courses of formation. The common denominator for these disturbances
appears to be chronic stress.”
Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the
Institute for Functional Medicine, in
Lenox, Massachusetts, elaborates:
“Functional medicine seeks to create
balance in the body by looking at seven
keys to achieving wellness: nutrition,
hormones, inflammation, digestion, detoxification, energy metabolism and a
calm mind. We work through the entire
system, help people identify patterns
and return the body to balance.”
Hyman is a strong advocate of
nutrition as the basis for restoring
balance to the body. “Food is the most
powerful medicine we have, more
powerful than any drug, more powerful than anything you’ll ever find in a
pill bottle,” he says.
Teitelbaum notes, “Conventional
medicine is basically run on economics, so doctors are too often influenced
by drug company marketing messages
masquerading as science that encourage expensive treatments, regardless of
their toxicity.” In stark contrast, “Functional medicine instead looks for the
lowest cost treatment that is supported
by medical evidence.”
Conventional Medicine
Case in Point
Fibromyalgia, for example, encompasses
a basket of symptoms, usually beginning with overall body pain with specific
pain points. Other common symptoms
can include extreme fatigue, facial pain,
irritable bowel syndrome, memory loss
and brain fog, depression, numbness
and tingling, palpitations, insomnia and
headaches, including migraines.
“Until a few years ago, conventional medicine decided you were
crazy if you complained of these
symptoms,” advises Teitelbaum. “Then
some expensive medications came
out—promoted by $210 million a year
in advertising; so now, patients are
instead being told to take medications
with lots of side effects.”
The most common conventionally prescribed drugs for fibromyalgia
target symptoms of insomnia, depression, nerve pain and inflammation.
According to Teitelbaum, the vast
majority of people treating with these
medications continue to experience
the same symptoms over a five-year
period; only 25 to 35 percent report
some improvement.
It’s difficult to determine how
many Americans suffer from fibromyalgia because many go undiagnosed (the average time from onset of
symptoms to diagnosis is five years).
Cure4Fibromyalgia.com estimates that
5 million Americans, or approximately 2 percent of the population, suffer
from this disease.
Functional Medicine Alternative
“Functional medicine practitioners
recognize that fibromyalgia represents an energy crisis in the body and
use simple, appropriate and effective treatments with no harmful side
effects,” says Teitelbaum. “Most often
I use a SHINE protocol that I developed, based on 30 years of treating
patients with chronic fatigue and
fibromyalgia, with a 90 percent success rate.”
His is just one example of the
way functional medicine would treat
a difficult-to-diagnose and to treat
disease. Cass uses functional medicine
very effectively against depression, addiction and a host of women’s health
issues. Hyman specializes in managing
diabetes and obesity with the tools of
functional medicine.
“If other medicines worked as
well as treatments used in functional
medicine, I’d use them, but they don’t,”
concludes Hyman. “My Hippocratic
Oath says I must help relieve suffering.
I can do that with the tools that functional medicine gives me.”
Kathleen Barnes is a natural health
advocate, author and publisher. Eight
Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge
Plan for Women is among her many
books. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.
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Making Allowances
Learning to Manage Money at a Young Age
by Sharon Lechter
Instituting an allowance plan that works best for each child
is a sound way to start teaching the value of money, budgeting and saving.
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she should be able to understand
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Is the plan to save it or spend it?
Will a parent need to approve any
purchases? Learning to consistently put
away a portion in a savings account
and perhaps gift another portion to
charity become valuable life lessons.
Many parents adopt the “three piggy
bank” method to teach these lessons.
My 20 years of experience working with parents and teens has shaped
a practical framework of four proven
strategies to help a family wisely communicate this mutual commitment and
set parameters, including a policy as to
the amount and frequency of payment.
Allowance decisions can differ from one
child to the next in the same family.
Personal responsibility: There
should be no financial reward for things
that children need to do for their own
health and development, such as responsibly heading to bed on time after
brushing their teeth. One father shared
that he had to pay his son to brush his
teeth every morning and night, so who
was in charge?
Family or social responsibility:
Tasks that contribute to the family or
social environment should not result in
financial reward, such as washing the
dishes or reading to a younger sibling.
One mother, after explaining the plan
to her children and consistently applying it, saw their attitude transform in
just a couple of weeks. Instead of fighting, the three kids now work together
each night to clean up after dinner
without arguing.
Paying for completion of specific
tasks: Determine and agree to guidelines that include the general tasks or
duties that are expected, the performance of which will result in earning
the specified allowance. By defining
what is over and above personal, family
or social responsibility, parents encourage and reward children for their
extra efforts. Those same kids agreeably cleaning up after meals may also
be thinking of extra chores around the
house to earn their allowances.
Encouraging a child’s entrepreneurial
spirit: Inspire children to think of creative
ways to earn money and watch in pleased
amazement at how creative they become
when they really want something. One
12-year-old now has a business collecting
cans from all of his neighbors and is earning $100 every other week. He was able
to buy the faster skateboard he wanted
and even justified it as a business expense,
because he could collect the cans more
quickly with it.
Providing structure and enabling
communication in a family’s approach
to allowances is critical to ensuring that
children learn good money habits that
will serve them well for life. It’s a mutually constructive way to teach principles
related to the importance of saving,
spending less than they earn and consistently giving back to their community.
The answer to the question of
whether or not to pay a child an allowance and under what conditions rests with
the parents. The greater and more vital
question is what mindset do they want to
create and nurture within their children: a
sense of entitlement or an entrepreneurial
spirit? The foundational choice is theirs.
Sharon Lechter is CEO of Pay Your Family First, creator of the ThriveTime for
Teens life and money reality board game
and co-author of Outwitting the Devil,
Three Feet from Gold and Rich Dad Poor
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Banishing Wheat Belly
The Drawbacks
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by Lee Walker
Why has wheat suddenly
become such a health threat?
D
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asthma.
Initially, it seemed like these positive results were just odd coincidences.
However, based on the overwhelming number of incidences, I clearly
saw that it was a real and repeatable
phenomenon. I began systematically
removing wheat from all my patients’
diets and continued to witness similar
turnarounds in health.
Research related to agricultural
genetics, an area largely ignored
by medical doctors, and my own
interviews with U.S. Department of
Agriculture experts substantiated
what my own anecdotal evidence
has revealed.
ding light on the dark side of today’s
commercial wheat crops.
What made you suspect
that wheat might be behind
numerous health problems?
When I recognized that 80 percent
of the people that came to see me
had diabetes or pre-diabetes, I began
asking patients to consider removing
all wheat from their diets. This made
sense to me due to wheat’s high glycemic index. Foods made from this grain
raise blood sugar higher than nearly all
other foods, including table sugar. The
next logical step was to reduce blood
sugar by eliminating wheat—organic,
multi-grain, whole grain and sprouted—from anyone’s diet.
Patients that followed my simple
directives and replaced the lost
calories with healthy foods such as
vegetables, raw nuts, meats, eggs,
avocados, olives and olive oil returned three months later with
lower fasting blood sugars and lower
glycohemoglobin levels, which tests
how well diabetes is being controlled. Some diabetics became nondiabetics and pre-diabetics became
non-pre-diabetic. On average, these
people each lost about 30 pounds
and experienced relief from arthritis
and joint pains, acid reflux, migraine
headaches, edema and irritable
bowel syndrome, as well as other
conditions. Some even reported that
The wheat we eat today is not the
same wheat our grandmothers
used for baking. In the 1970s, in
anticipation of a global population explosion and world hunger
issues, a well-meaning University
of Minnesota-trained geneticist
developed a hybridized strain of
high-yielding dwarf wheat. By 1985,
all wheat products were made from
the altered dwarf strain, which now
comprises 99 percent of all wheat
grown worldwide.
By weight, this modern wheat
is approximately 70 percent carbohydrate, in a highly digestible form
of a starch known as amylopectin A,
which converts more easily to blood
sugar than nearly all other simple or
complex food carbohydrates. Gramfor-gram, wheat increases blood sugar
and causes insulin problems to a
greater degree than even potato chips
or table sugar.
Wheat, which now typically comprises 20 percent of all the calories we
consume, is in hundreds of prepared
foods such as instant soups, salad dressings, candy and granola. In 1970, this
wasn’t true. Wheat was only in such
foods as bread, rolls, cookies and cake,
and it was in a natural form.
How does a wheat-dominated
diet compromise health?
Eating a wheat-based cereal for
breakfast, wheat crackers and pretzels
for snacks, two slices of whole wheat bread for lunch and
whole wheat pasta for dinner results in too much exposure
to amylopectin A, and repeated spikes in blood sugar levels.
This leads to insulin resistance and cultivates the growth of
visceral fat in the abdomen, which tends toward diabetes and
other inflammatory responses.
Even worse, the gliadin protein in wheat is an opiate
that stimulates appetite and addictive eating behavior (it does
not relieve pain). All this plus the direct intestinal toxic effects of the wheat germ agglutinin protein in wheat add up to
a destructive ingredient that spurs acid reflux, bowel urgency
and irritable bowel syndrome, and leads to inflammation in
various organs.
Becoming Gluten-free
Naturally
by Jude Forsyth
D
awn DaLili, a naturopathic doctor and owner of
Bluewater Natural Health, in Niceville, has seen
the adoption of a gluten-free diet improve the lives of
many people, beginning with her own in her early 20s.
“Throughout my life, I seen that a healthy diet is fundamental to health and well-being,” she says.
DaLili notes that a healthy diet is based upon what
you eat, not what you avoid, and so going gluten-free
is not enough if that simply involves replacing glutencontaining foods with commercially produced glutenfree items, which tend to be overly refined and high in
sugar content. “The better approach is to focus on what
is health-promoting; this means including a variety of
colorful, preferably organic, foods in their natural (unrefined) state,” explains Dalili.
Dr. Jim Bledsoe is a holistic practitioner with a
Ph.D. in nutritional science. As the owner of Mind,
Body and Spirit Holistic Counseling, he offers services
on the second Saturday of the month at Healthquest, in
Pensacola. He notes that diet is not the only source of
gluten and suggests people check all ingredient labels
carefully. “Some clients that have tried to eliminate gluten from their diets are still showing gluten intolerance
symptoms, because gluten products have been added
to some lotions and face makeup-type products.”
For people with intestinal concerns, Bledsoe
makes another suggestion. “If you do have any gluten
intolerance symptoms, you should consider an enzyme
product designed to help with the digestion of wheat
or gluten products. I recommend that everyone take a
good probiotic supplement.”
Contact Dalili at 850-897-1177 or visit BluewaterNaturalHealth.com. To make an appointment with Dr. Bledsoe,
call 850-479-7220 or visit HealthQuestUSA.com.
Describe how eliminating wheat has
affected you.
Thirty pounds ago, I was an enthusiastic consumer of
“healthy whole grains,” who relied on pots of coffee or walking and other exercise to maintain focus and energy. My cholesterol values reflected my wheat-consuming habits: HDL
27 mg/dl [milligrams per deciliter of good cholesterol] (very
low), triglycerides 350 mg/dl (very high), and blood sugars in
the diabetic range (161 mg/dl). I had high blood pressure of
150/90 and excess weight around my middle.
Eliminating wheat from my diet reversed all of these
conditions without drugs, including the struggle to maintain
attention and focus. Overall, I feel better today at 54 than I
felt at 30.
Are gluten-free foods the answer?
Commercially produced gluten-free foods made with tapioca,
cornstarch or rice starch—all poor replacements for wheat—are
destructive to the body. Homemade or locally made gluten-free
foods absent such ingredients are better, as are the free recipes
available via WheatBellyBlog.com.
Millet, quinoa and amaranth, whole grains that lack
most of the undesirable properties of modern wheat, are
better but not necessarily safe in unlimited quantities
because most people today have spent their lives overexposed to carbohydrates. Eating only small portions of these
non-wheat grains is key.
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Yoga is renowned for
increasing physical
flexibility, balance and range of
motion, while decreasing
stress. Yet, as with any form
of exercise, injuries may result
from improper practice.
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INJURY-FREE YOGA
Proven Approaches for Safe Practice
by Lynda Bassett
Between 15 and 20 million Americans practice yoga, spending an estimated $5.7 billion annually on classes and accessories. National Yoga Month, in September, reminds us
to always make personal safety a guiding principle during
practice sessions. Experts advise the following guidelines for
practicing injury-free yoga.
ike any kind of movement,
yoga involves some risk,” says
Devarshi Steven Hartman,
dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga,
headquartered in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. “The level of risk depends
on the individual’s age, physical
condition, limitations, emotional state,
previous injuries, strength, time of day,
awareness, type of movement and how
much weight bearing is taking place.”
It’s not uncommon for both seasoned athletes and yoga neophytes to
push too hard in the beginning. Dr.
Loren Fishman, medical director at Manhattan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, says, “The three leading causes of
injury are an overenthusiastic student,
improper alignment and poor teaching.”
Many aspirants feel they have
to master a pose right away; thus, a
“Type A” person may have the most
potential for injury, observes Sadie
Nardini, New York City-based founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and
host of Cable TV’s Viera Living’s daily
yoga show, Rock Your Yoga. Some
instructors may have a vigorous Type
A attitude, as well. “Keep looking if
you feel pushed,” she advises.
Choosing a style is less important than choosing the instructor best
suited to the student’s needs. “Finding
the right teacher,” says Nardini, “is
kind of like dating. Keep looking until
you find your match.”
Proven Guidelines
Here are some safe approaches and
injury-prevention tips from experienced yogis.
Research the teacher. Investigate
a yoga instructor’s credentials before
signing up for a class, advises Meredith
Montgomery, a board member of the
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of the Yoga Health Foundation and publisher of Natural
Awakenings’ Mobile/Baldwin edition. Read the instructor’s
biography to verify his or her professional training, certification and level of experience. YogaAlliance.org maintains a
well-respected registry of instructors that have been certified
as registered yoga teachers (RYT).
Analyze the class level. Consider the name of the class, plus
the level of advancement. New students may want to begin with
a gentle, restorative or yin-type class. To reduce any risk, “Sign up
for classes that are one level lower than where you are,” advises
Fishman. Ask how many students are allowed in the class; a
smaller size means more one-on-one attention.
Speak out. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Fishman
emphasizes; get to the class early, introduce yourself to the
teacher and perhaps audit various classes. Good instructors
always ask students about their health and fitness history.
Look for special needs groups. “You can get really specific in choosing the right yoga class, whether it focuses on
back care or other therapeutic yoga,” notes Nardini.
Exercise caution. Certain areas of the body, like the back,
neck and limbs, are particularly prone to injury, counsels Hartman. “Twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pressure,” so take things slowly and stop if pain occurs.
Practice correct alignment. Experts agree that proper
alignment is key to injury-free yoga. “There’s a lot to
proper alignment; it’s integral to being a yoga teacher,”
says Fishman. A good one will walk the room to make
sure everyone has the correct form, keeping the vertebrae
more or less in line, even in a twisting pose.
Seek modifying options. Instructors must teach modifications in poses to accommodate the individual, often using
props such as blocks and straps.
Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be overemphasized. “Kripalu’s teaching methodology, for example, emphasizes coordinating movement with breath
because it is one of the leading ways to prevent injury,”
Hartman says.
Go with a teacher that understands anatomy. A
teacher with such a background knows not only how
muscles move, but also how they move together. Experts
in yoga understand kinesiology—the natural synergies and
limits to muscle and joint movement, according to Fishman. Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teaching transitions between poses.
Consider prior injuries. “People think of yoga as a healing
practice. That does not [necessarily] mean it will help heal a
previous injury,” says Nardini. “It’s possible you can make it
even worse.” Those with previous injuries, plus elderly individuals and expectant mothers, must take extra safety precautions.
Remember that yoga is not about competition. “Don’t be
afraid to take a time out,” says Fishman. “Or go into a child’s
or modified child’s pose if you need to.”
In the end, “Yoga is about increasing awareness of the
body. A well-schooled yoga teacher intends to create individual, empowering experiences,” concludes Hartman.
Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA.
Connect at LyndaBassett.com.
The Responsible
Yoga Student
by Jude Forsyth
Y
oga teachers often remind new and experienced yogis to be responsible for the way
they practice. Nancy LaNasa, owner of Abhaya Yoga Center, in Pensacola, explains, “As yoga
students, we must be responsible for ourselves. We
must remember that no matter the credentials, the
training, the experience, the biography, a teacher is
also a human being, subject to foibles and faults.
Students should make choices on when to rest,
when to work hard, when to meditate. It is important to know when to change your personal practice
to meet your own needs.”
The desire to move forward during a practice
session, especially when practicing with more experienced yogis, can lead to decisions that make injury
more possible. “In Yoga, it is important to remember to
honor your body, especially after an injury. New and
experienced yogis learn to drop the “no pain, no gain”
mentality and relate to themselves in a new way—one
that fosters growth and respects the body’s limitations,
always practicing with the spirit of compassion and acceptance,” says Felicia McQuaid, owner of Evolve Yoga
and Reiki Services and Integrative Care Bodywork, in
Fort Walton Beach.
Laura Tyree, owner of Dragonfly Yoga, in Fort
Walton Beach, agrees. “If you do have an injury, give
your body plenty of time to rest. Be sure to talk with
your yoga instructor about what classes to take when
you start back again. It is a good idea to work at a
gentle level and slowly move back into a more challenging practice.”
Tyree suggests that injured students increase their
practice in stages. She explains, “Begin at 40 percent
of your effort, then slowly increase to 75 percent. Stay
at that level for a while, so your body has time to work
through scar tissue and healing in the muscular and
nervous systems.”
Students that reinjure themselves by trying to
come back too soon or join a class that is too difficult
may contribute to lengthening the recovery period.
Local resources: Nancy LaNasa, Abhaya Yoga Center,
Pensacola—AbhayaYogaCenter.com; Felicia McQuaid, Evolve Yoga and Reiki Services and Integrative
Care Bodywork, Fort Walton Beach—EvolveYogaReiki.com; Laura Tyree, Dragonfly Yoga, Fort Walton
Beach—DragonflyYogaFWB.com.
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Enjoy our vegan and veggie-friendly food.
We carry a variety of Boca, and Morning
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1216 N. 9th Ave
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We offer Amish pickled garnishments
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wines, craft beers, fresh local and organic
produce and more. Enjoy our nostalgic
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610 E. Wright St
850-429-0336; EOTLCafe.com
A unique little place in the Old East
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njoy this recipe shared by Melanie Angelis,
owner of The Grecian Garden, in Gulf Breeze.
She says that this salad is crunchy, sweet and supernourishing. “It is perfect for a party, because it can
be made the day before the event, and tastes even
better once it has marinated.”
Summer Picnic Salad
Serves four:
1 or 2 thinly sliced red, yellow and orange bell peppers
1 thinly sliced cucumber
1 bag thinly sliced radishes
1 bunch of sliced green onions/scallions
2 cups chopped tomatoes
¼ cup finely chopped fresh dill, basil and parley
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice
Mix all except tomatoes. Salt to taste and marinate
overnight. Add tomatoes the day of serving.
Spotlight
Grazing: End of the Line Café
not Just for Vegans
by Kyla Stevens
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njoying cuisine
without meat,
eggs, cheese or
other animal byproducts doesn’t have to
mean giving up taste.
At End of the Line
Café, in Pensacola,
omnivores, vegans and
vegetarians alike can
experience myriad
fresh, organic dishes
that will please even
the most carnivorous
palate. The café is
celebrating its 10th year in the Old
East Hill neighborhood this month
and has evolved from its origins as
a small coffee shop into an eclectic
restaurant for all ages.
Café owner Jen Knight designs
new menu items each week, providing a diverse array of vegan appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches and
desserts. For example, the Surfer
Burrito boasts a massive spinach
tortilla and coconut black beans.
Also popular is the café’s selection
of vegan meat substitutes, such as
maple-hickory bacon or a tempeh
tuna sandwich, with smoked Gouda
cheese and spicy Dijon mayo on
pumpernickel rye.
When asked about her views on
veganism, Knight notes the obvious health benefits. “You know what
you’re eating, first and foremost.
And you know what’s actually in
your food. If I don’t know what it is,
I don’t want to eat it, I don’t want to
feed it to my babies and I don’t want
to promote it,” she explains.
The café uses mostly organic products, including local produce, bread
and fair-trade coffee. Espresso items,
as well as some specialty drinks, such
as the coconut milk Thai
tea, are featured on the
menu. A tasty selection of
craft brews and wines is
also available, including
the incredibly dark and
creamy organic Raven’s
Eye Imperial Stout. “Our
beer comes from small
breweries, and we also
have some organic beers.
We do have some big
name brands, but we try
to support smaller companies that have their head
in the game and are going in the right
direction,” says Knight.
In addition to Wednesday’s
Bluegrass Night and Open Mic Night
on the second Friday of the month,
End of the Line Café offers monthly
cooking classes, as well as a Gourmet Raw Food Dinner at the end of
the month. Knight prepares a gourmet, raw food meal that is presented
course-by-course. The dinner is by
reservation only and costs from $25
to $45 per person. She also offers
catering services, including one-onone consultations to fit the needs of
any occasion.
Knight has been creating these
monthly dinners for a little over a year.
She says, “It’s just neat. It’s always on a
Monday and we’re closed, so we don’t
have the regular crowded foot traffic.
People come in as couples or in groups;
everyone can socialize, meet people and
sit together. It’s really relaxed and fun.”
Location: 610 E. Wright St., Pensacola.
For more information, call 850-4290336 or visit EOTLCafe.com.
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As a certified grower for the State of Florida,
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3207 creek road
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850-547-5636
Cell: 305-282-5999
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We raise chickens and ducks for eggs
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offer open pollinated and organic gardening
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Raw goat milk and products from
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Spreading Good Will on
Earth Through Art
by April Thompson
P
ainter Franck de Las Mercedes, of
New York City, has combined a
pair of hopeful concepts—world
peace and free art for all—in a quickly
broadening art initiative inspired by an
“Aha!” moment at the local post office.
“I had always painted on the boxes
I shipped my paintings in,” relates the
native Nicaraguan. “One day, a postal
clerk commented that my boxes were
like works of art. I thought about how I
had prompted the worker to pause in her
everyday routine and wondered, ‘What
if I shared my painting on the outside of
a box, rather than the inside, and what if
it carried a message of peace?’”
Since that pivotal 2006 encounter,
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stractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled
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countries, as part of his Priority Boxes Art
Project. Each empty box is symbolically
“full” of meaning, engaging the thought
of the recipient as well as the sender, plus
the interpretation of all those handling it
throughout its postal journey.
De Las Mercedes hopes that his
painted-message boxes will stimulate
new ways of communicating through
art. He maintains, “We shouldn’t have
to wait for world leaders to take a stand
or create peace; it can begin through
interpersonal dialogue.”
While many people write to the
artist requesting boxes for themselves,
others order them for loved ones.
Requests vary widely, from a death
row inmate that asked for a box for his
daughter and a mom that wanted to
give one to her son, a leukemia sufferer
whose daily highlight was a trip to the
family mailbox. The brightly painted
boxes also have helped reconcile
feuding friends and family members,
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greater peace and understanding to the
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More than 100 schools across the
United States have adopted the project,
with students creating their own versions of the peace box in the classroom. School-sponsored peace boxes
reach patients in hospitals and military
personnel overseas and have been used
in interschool box exchanges to support
anti-bullying campaigns. It would be
difficult to find a group that couldn’t
benefit from such fresh inspiration.
To request a box, make a donation or
start a local peace art project, visit
fdlmStudio.com/PriorityBoxes.html.
April Thompson is a freelance writer
in Washington, D.C. Connect at
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Creativity Can Be
a Healing Medium
by Noel B. Purswell
D
eciding to embark on the creation of a new
artistic masterpiece is not always about the
finished product. For many, the creative
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masterpiece itself. Many world-renowned artists are
proudest of pieces that speak to a particular time in
their lives; an event or an emotion that he or she was
experiencing or a particularly puzzling time in their
lives. Not everyone can claim to be an accomplished
artist, but everyone should have the opportunity of
expression through creativity.
Art therapy, as defined by American Art Therapy
Association, is the therapeutic practice of making art
by people that have experienced illness, trauma or
challenges in living, and also by people that seek personal development. Jessica Stilla is a licensed mental
health counselor with a master’s degree in art therapy
at Stepping Stones Professional Counseling, in Mary
Esther. She explains, “Therapy and art together can
facilitate added self-awareness and growth for all ages,
young and old.”
Through creating art and reflecting upon the finished
product and processes, people can experience increased
awareness and cope with symptoms, stress and even
traumatic experiences, while enjoying the life-affirming
pleasures of making art and healing in the process.
Contact Stilla at 850-226-6430 or SteppingStonesProfessionalCounseling.org. Noel Purswell is the office manager
for Stepping Stones Professional Counseling, Inc.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Herbs and Urinary Health – 6-7:30pm. $20. Zen
Garden Market, 707 R. Jackson Blvd. PCB. EmeraldCoastHerbalist.com.
Starting a Business – 1pm-4pm. Workshop reviews
business planning: financing, business legal structure,
identifying your market, recordkeeping and risk identification. $35. NWFSU/UWF Campus, 1170 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. Bldg. 1 Room 126. 850-8339400. sbdc.uwf.edu.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Avalon LED Light Event –6:30pm. Presentation
and light session. Learn about this cutting-edge light
therapy and its therapeutic benefits. Free. Blossom
Yoga 315 Racetrack Rd. FWB. 850-424-8261. AvalonLightkeepers.com.
World Day of Prayer –5pm. Peace Meditation;, meditation service. 7pm. Prayer Service. Love offering. 1764
Lisenby Ave, Panama City. 850-769-7481.
Herbs and Skin Health Class –6-7:30pm. $20. Zen
FRIDAY, SEMPTEMBER 14
Reiki Master Teacher/Practitioner Training –
Join Felicia McQuaid, Usui Reiki Master Teacher
for this 2 day course on becoming a Reiki Master.
Attunement to Reiki Master energy, attunement
method, and teaching Reiki to others. Dragonfly
Yoga, 184 Brooks St SE, FWB. 850-217-2771.
EvolveYoga-Reiki.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Reiki I & II Class –Sept 15-16. 9am-6pm. Learn
what Reiki is and how to use it for others and
personal healing. CEU’s for RN & LMT. $350.
ReikiInFlorida.com.
sUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Mayan Spirituality – 1:30pm. Mayans embraced
concepts and practices related to consciousness
spirituality thousands of years ago. Learn the colossal achievements of the Maya’s grasp of universal
mechanics, the evolution of consciousness, and our
part in it. Love offering. Unity Panama City 1764
Community HU Song – 2pm. HU, a love song to
God, is a gift to the world. Tune into its many blessings and experience divine love. Join us on Sunday.
Free. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre.
850-494-0281. HearHu.org.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Learn About Acupuncture Facelifts – 6:30pm.
Dr. Sheryl Roe will explain and demonstrate the
benefits of what an acupuncture facelift can do for
the whole body. Participants will also learn how an
imbalance in life energy, or qi, can affect what we
see in the mirror, as well as feel in our body. Gulf
Breeze Apothecary, 1177 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. For
reservations (preferred): 850-677-9340.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Building Bridges – 6-9pm. An Interfaith dialog; Bahai,
Hindu, and other faith traditions may be included. Love
offering. Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave, PC.
850-769-7481.
Financial Statements You Can Read – 1-2:30pm.
Understand and manage your financial statements.
Learn critical indicators of downturns or additional profit
potential in your company’s income statements, balance
sheet, and cash flow statements. $15. NWF/UWF FWBCampus, 1170 Martin Luther King Blvd, Bldg 1, Room
126. FWB. Call SBDC at 850-833-9400. sbdc.uwf.edu.
Business Taxes- Figuring & Filing – 3-4:30pm. Learn
about small business tax responsibilities including self
employment, payroll, unemployment and sales tax.
$15. NWF/UWF FWB Campus, 1170 Martin Luther
King Blvd, Bldg 1, Room 126 FWB. Call SBDC at
850-833-9400. sbdc.uwf.edu.
Herbs and Respiratory Health Class – 6-7:30pm.
$20. Zen Garden Market, 707 R. Jackson Blvd. PCB.
EmeraldCoastHerbalist.com.
Yogi to Deliver Rare Teachings – Dr. Kaustub Desikachar will give a trio of yoga lectures: Sept 25-9am12pm & 2-5pm; Sept 27- 9am-12pm. Topics include
ancient yogic texts as they relate to yoga therapy and
yoga therapy in action. $350. Dragonfly Yoga, 184
Brooks St. FWB. DragonflyYoga.com.
Herbs and Menopause Class – 6-7:30pm. $20. Zen
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Date
Fall: Florida’s Best Gardening Season – 10:30am.
Larry Williams, Horticulture Agent, University of
Florida Okaloosa County Extension Service, will
present the first Tuesday series program at the
Crestview Library. 1445 Commerce Dr, Crestview.
850-682-4432.
Eckankar Worship Service –11am. Every 3rd Sunday. Presented by local members of ECKANKAR.
Free. Hampton Inn, 7710 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre.
850-862-0446.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Advanced Studies Program -
Your Food Makeover with Jodi Brown Sept 2830. Learn how to jumpstart a healthy food lifestyle
with the “Ultimate Kitchen Commando,” popular
Internet blogger Jodi Brown. Includes: classes,
workshops, coaching sessions, hands-on demonstrations., meals, snacks and complete access
to spa wet areas—whirlpool, steam, dry sauna,
meditation deck, meditation garden, pool, and fitness studio. Cost: $199/night (single). Escape at
WindCreek, Atmore, Al. 855-393-7227. Tinyurl.
com/FoodMakeover.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Level One Reiki Training – Join Usui Reiki
Master, Felicia McQuaid for this 6 hour course on
the energetic system of Reiki. Learn principles of
healing, history, energy dynamics and receive Reiki
attunement. Manual included. Dragonfly Yoga, 184
Brooks St SE, FWB. Pre-register:850-217-2771.
EvolveYoga-Reiki.com.
Healthy Living Showcase at Fall Home & Garden
Expo – 9am-3pm. Learn about new ways to improve
your health, and view the latest developments in
home improvement products and services. $3.
Advance tickets at Eglin Federal Credit Unions are
$1. Fair Grounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. FWB.
850- 244-8191.
Fifth Anniversary Day at FWB Flea Market–
9am-7pm. Customer appreciation day includes:
food, live music, discounted shopping and door
prizes. More than 60 vendors will be selling their
inventory at the lowest prices of the year. A $25
gift certificate will be awarded every half-hour.
125 Eglin Parkway S.E., FWB. 850-301-3729.
FWBFleaMarket.com.
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Healthy Diet, Healthy Digestion Workshops
by Dawn Dalili, Naturopathic Doctor. Features vital information on how your body’s
digestive health can lead to graceful aging,
help avoid medical problems and enhance
your overall wellness.
Wed. Sept 12. 12pm. Sonsored by Bluewater
Natural Health. Product Tasting. Bluewater
Chiropractic Wellness Center, 4400 E Hwy 20,
Niceville. 850-897-1177.
Sat. Sept. 15. 6 pm Sponsored by RealFood
Group. Potluck. Unity of Panama City, 1764
Thur. Sept 27. 12pm. Sponsored by FWB
Chamber of Commerce. Product Tasting. FWB
Chamber, 34 SE Miracle Strip Parkway, FWB.
Call Daralyn Chase at 850-687-0826.
Dragonfly Yoga 2012
Dragonfly Yoga offers extensive, comprehensive, and enriching yoga workshops
tailored to both teachers and serious students of all levels
classes :: workshops :: trainings
Dr. Desikachar — September 2012
www.DragonFlyYoga.com ::: 850-244-0184
Located Downtown Ft Walton Beach, Florida :: 184 Brooks St SE
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Early Morning Yoga – 6:15am.With Megan. Level 1-2.184
Brooks St, Se, FWB. 850-244-0184. DragonflyYoga.com.
Meditation – 12-1pm. Renew yourself. Love offering.
Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City.
850-769-7481.
Lose Weight with Advice from Marianne Williamson –
6:30-7:30 p.m. Twenty-one spiritual lessons to help surrender
weight forever. A 22-week course, using the lessons from the
book, A Course in Weight Loss. Donation plus $15.95 for the
book. 850-769-7481. UnityOfPanamaCity.org.
Reiki Share – 6:30-8:30pm. 3rd Mon. A time to experience Reiki energy in a group setting with other Reiki
practitioners. All Reiki students welcome. Love offering.
Mana Lomi Reiki and Massage, FWB. 850-217-5419.
tuesday
Personal Nutritional Consultation – 1st & 3rd Tues.
monthly. Dr. Kenawy, Ph.D. provides in-depth nutritional
evaluations and consultations. $50. 634 W. 23rd St, Panama
City. Call for an appt. 850-763-8871. Olive.
Green Awareness Taskforce – 8:15am. 1st Tues. Monthly
meetings. Open to the public. FWB Chamber. 850-5860501. GoGreenOkaloosa.com.
Women’s Depression Group – 5pm. Stepping Stones
Professional Counseling, Mary Esther. SteppingStones
Counseling.org.
Svaroopa® Yoga – 6:30pm. A relaxing and therapeutic
style of yoga. $12. Blossom Yoga, 315 Racetrack Road,
NE, FWB. 850-420-6046. BlossomYogaFL.com.
Open Mike at Crestview Library – 6-8pm. Poets and
musicians are invited to the Crestview Public Library every
second Tuesday for a free, open-mike poetry reading and
classifieds
Education
THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
– Niceville. Teaching peace & the love of learning.
Limited openings for preschoolers; private or small
group tutoring for older children. Elena Roser 850678-7011. [email protected].
FOR SALE
CALLING ALL RE-PURPOSERS – FWB Flea
Market has 14,000 square feet of inventory with
tons of items for your projects, all at affordable
prices. Call 850-301-3729.
HUGE JEWELRY SALE – 15-40 percent off.
Best prices in the area for lightly worn gold &
silver jewelry. Every piece is 100 percent guaranteed in writing. Call 850-301-3729.
VINTAGE GUITARS – FWB Flea Market has
over 50 vintage guitars by all makers. Prices range
from $50-$1200. We also repair damaged guitars.
Call 850-301-3729.
products
LOCAL HONEY AVAILABLE – FWB Flea
Market’s bees produced 245 pounds of Wildflower
music improvisation. Crestview Library, 445 Commerce Dr.,
Crestview. 850-682-4432 or visit the library’s Facebook page.
Personal and Planetary Peace – 7pm. Meditation, stress
release, energy work, Reiki sharing and certification, networking, healthy food support. Free. Crystal Cottage, 7338
Hwy. 2301, Panama City. Darce Blakely, Reiki Master.
850-763-4504.
Yoga – 8:45am. Restorative yoga, all levels welcome. Love
offering. Unity of Panama City 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama
City. 850-769-7481.
wednesday
Early Morning Yoga – 6:15am. Level 1-2 with
Megan. Dragon Fly Yoga, 184 Brooks St, Se, FWB.
850-244-0184. DragonflyYoga.com.
New QiGong Healing Movement Body Classes –
8am. Gentle way to facilitate healing in the body.
Open to all levels. $10/Class. 119 Truxton, FWB.
AllOneYogaFWB.com.
Svaroopa® Yoga – 4:30pm. A relaxing and therapeutic
style of yoga. $12. Blossom Yoga, 315 Racetrack Road,
NE, FWB. BlossomYogaFL.com. 850-420-6046.
Meditation Class – 7pm. Free. All One Yoga, 119
Truxton Ave Bld 2, FWB. Call Sonny, 850-314-0321.
Beginners Yoga – 10am. The perfect class to get
started. Proper alignment for foundational postures,
breath awareness, and meditation. Dragonfly Yoga,
184 Brooks St SE FWB. 850-244-0184.
thursday
Mood Management with Essential Oils – 6-7pm. 2nd
Thursday Monthly. One of dōTERRA’s local leaders, Amy
Gouker, presents the Mood Matrix. Free. The REACH
Institute of Medical Massage and Kinesiology, 870
Mack Bayou Road, Suite D, SRB. RSVP. Ann Rector, 850-622-227.
Avalon LED Light Therapy – 6:30pm. Presentation
and free session. Gardenia Room, Cayo Grande, 214
NW Racetrack Rd., FWB. 850-424-8261. Info@Avalon
Lightkeepers.com.
.
friday
Friday Fest – 6pm-10pm. First Friday of each month,
March-November, downtown Panama City comes alive
with live music, great food, and over 200 classic and show
cars. Free. Downtown Panama City, 413 Harrison Ave.
850-785-2554. PCFridayFest.com.
saturday
Ave. 850-785-2554. PCFridayFest.com.
12 Dimensions of Wellness – 1:30-3:30pm. Third Sat.
of each month. Take inventory of where you are in each
dimension and build a wellness plan to overcome resistance
to change. $45 for inventory program. FWB. Jude 850-2269355. BlueWillowWellness.com.
Gentle Flow Yoga – 9am. Gentle movement, restorative
poses, breathe work, and meditation for balance & health.
Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St SE, FWB. 850-244-0184.
The Four Agreements Class – 10am-12pm. Sept 29-Oct 27.
Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, this class, taught by certified facilitator Augustine Peralta, will increase participants’
understanding and practice of four principals. Love offering
plus cost of book. Unity Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave,
850-769-7481. UnityOfPanamaCity.org.
sunday
Svaroopa® Yoga – 10am. A relaxing and therapeutic style
of yoga. $12. Blossom Yoga, 315 Racetrack Road, NE,
FWB. 850-420-6046. BlossomYogaFL.com.
honey this year. Harvested 12 August...it will not
last long. Call 850- 301-3729.
SCIATICA? BACK PAIN? POOR POSTURE? – If you suffer with any of these
symptoms the Sacro Wedgy® could be a simple
solution to a not so simple problem. Relax 20
minutes daily and let gravity do the work of
relaxing tight muscles to help correct a problem
rather than treat the symptom. Spend $29.95 once
to use for years of prevention. This has helped
when all else failed. For info: 800-737-9295 or
SacroWedgy.com.
Free Yoga Event – 4:30pm. Enjoy our book club, yoga,
chanting and movies. DragonflyYoga, 184 Brooks St, Se,
FWB. 850-244-0184. DragonflyYoga.com.
Metamorphosis Book Club – 4:30pm. First Sunday
monthly. Free. Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St, Se, FWB.
850-244-0184. DragonflyYoga.com.
Drop in.
SERVICES
BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR
BODY! – Find relief from injuries, pain, movement restrictions and postural/structural imbalances with ROLFING. Sharalee Hoelscher,
Certified Rolfer™, RCST ®, (Lic. #MA34039).
850-450-8508. HealingWithBodywork.com.
WANTED
SCRAP GOLD & SILVER – FWB Flea Market
pays top dollar for your scrap. Honest buyer;
metals will be tested & weighed in your presence.
The entire process will be explained to you. Call
850-301-3729.
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850 244 0184
downtown brooks st
ft. walton beach
dragonflyyoga.com
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ACUPUNCTURE
BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC
WELLNESS CENTER
April Lee, DC
4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville
850-897-1177 BluewaterChiropractic.com
Natural and holistic health care.
Offering chiropractic care, acupuncture, lumbar decompression,
physical therapies, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow
the body to heal the way it was
designed. See ad page 19.
DR. SHERYL ROE
Acupuncture Physician
850-225-3460. DrSRoe.com
Acupuncture Works! Learn how it can
work for you at either office (Mary
Esther Blvd. or Navarre Healing
Center in Harvest Village). Treating
all types of pain, addiction, sleep
disorders, stress, fibromyalgia, PTSD.
Feel better soon. See ad page 20.
SALON VEDAT
Dr. Karen Henard, DC
4566 Hwy 20 E, Ste 205, Niceville
850-897-1105
HenardChiro.com
Organic Salon Systems has
started a revolution of
healthier, cleaner, natural,
organic, and better performing professional salon
products. Beauty without sacrificing health. Coloring
and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair. No
SLS, ammonia, parabens or plastics.
As a second generation chiropractor, Dr. Henard is committed
to lifetime chiropractic wellness
c a r e f o r t h e e n t i r e f a m i l y,
improving their health naturally.
Over 16 years’ experience in
pediatrics, sports and automobile
injuries. Most insurance accepted and
affordable cash plans.
BODYWORKERS
NTEGRATIVE CARE
Downtown Fort Walton Beach
Felicia McQuiad (MA61060)
850-217-2771
EvolveYoga-Reiki.com
Professional, compassionate, experienced care for your body, mind and
spirit; specializing in Massage/Reiki
Integrative Sessions. Ninety minutes
to perfect balance, peace and health.
See ad page 32.
EASTERN TRADITIONS
Katherine Semmes, Acupuncture Physician
7552 Navarre Parkway, Ste 6. Navarre
850-554-3464
Restore your family’s health using
simple techniques to stimulate the
body’s own healing capacity; safe and
effective for common childhood and
parenthood complaints. Acupressure,
reflexology, organic herbs also utilized.
See ad page 23.
Serving the Emerald Coast for over
20 years. Currently offering multiple styles of acupuncture, bodywork, hypnotherapy, diet counseling, and the area’s largest raw herb
pharmacy. See ad page 2.
Panama City - 850-872-1004
Ft Walton Beach - 850-362-6646
Gulf Breeze - 850-396-6126
Peaden.com
Licensed, insured
residential and
commercial air
conditioning, heating, plumbing, and electrical contractor. NATE-certified, Comfort Institute Certified, and
NADCA technicians, consultants, and customer service
professionals with a primary focus to provide quality
service and installation combined with the best products
in the industry.
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DESIGN YOUR LIFE
Dawn Bellerose, Certified Life Coach
Clarity+Purpose+Goal
Setting=Empowerment
850-240-9640,
In Person, Phone or Skype
What’s preventing you from living
the life you want? If you are truly
ready to make changes and
achieve your goals, I can help.
Ann M. Rector, LMT, MMP, BA
850-622-CARE (2273)
TheReachInstitute.com
NW Florida’s solution for Medical
Massage Therapy and Kinesiology.
Dedicated to providing quality care to
clients to resolve specific conditions
and improving quality of life.
URBAN OASIS
Laura Tyree, LMT (MA68035)
Downtown Ft Walton Beach
850-244-0184 or 850-642-1015
UrbanOasisHealth.com
A unique environment for relaxation
and healing of body, self, and soul.
Revel in relaxation and enjoyment.
Find the relief and good health you
have always wanted.
AIR CONDITIONING
PEADEN HEATING AND
AIR CONDITIONING
COACHING
THE REACH INSTITUTE
THE TORTOISE CLINIC
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Waterside Business Center
Santa Rosa Beach, 850-267-5611
TheTortoiseClinic.com
HENRD FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC
114-B Benning Dr, Destin
850-837-2690; cell: 813-841-4890
[email protected]
SalonVedat.com
CHIROPRACTIC
BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC
WELLNESS CENTER
April Lee, DC
4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville
850-897-1177
BluewaterChiropractic.com
Natural and holistic health care. Offering chiropractic care, acupuncture, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, nutritional education
and supplementation. Allow the
body to heal the way it was designed.
See ad page 19.
colonic therapy
SKINDEEP CLINIC
WELLNESS CENTRE
Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist
4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin
850-269-1414
SkinDeepDestin.com
Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared saunas. Organic non-surgical
facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs
in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush
tan, makeovers.
DENTISTRY
DR. DAYTON HART, DMD
IAOMT Protocol
225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535
251-943-2471
DrDaytonHart.com
Free book for new patients: Mercury Free Dentistry. Ozone, Laser
No-Suture Gum Surgery, Test for
compatible materials, cavitycausing bacteria. Examine for
gum disease bacteria Laser Cavity Diagnoses, Saliva, pH Check,
Oral Galvanic Screening, no fluoride.
See ad page 13.
energy CONSERVATION
DEBBY MCKINNY
Energy Gone Greener
Marketing Representative
850-598-0200 Energygonegreener.com
Guaranteed savings on electricity for
residential/commercial applications
without reducing electrical consumption. Advanced technology backed by
largest green energy provider in the
world; one of 2012 Forbes Magazine’s
best business ideas. Save energy while
ensuring a safer environment in your
home or business by reducing harmful Electromagnetic
Fields (EMF). Qualifies for green certification for home
or business. See ad page 2.
energy HEALING
BACK TO BASIC WELLNESS
Susan Giangiulio MEd, CECP, CLP
850-240-2279 Back-To-Basic-Wellness.com
Certified Lifeline Technique™ and
an Emotion Code Practitioner applying kinesiology, known as
muscle testing, to communicate
with the subconscious. One or
more sessions release trapped
emotions, helping to eliminate
personal obstacles and limiting behaviors.
Essential Oils
LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR
Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923
850-380-4943 [email protected]
WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123
Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of
therapeutic-grade essential oils
and supplements. Contact us
for personal consultations, inhome classes, household products, health supplements, diffusers, group presentations
and business training.
family counseling
STEPPING STONES
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, iNC.
REGINA BRIGHT, MS, LMHC
850-226-6430 [email protected]
SteppingStonesCounseling.org
FOODS & SUPPLIMENTS
THE GRECIAN GARDEN
Melanie Angelis, BSEd, MCAM
850-934-4479
[email protected]
TheGrecianGarden.com
Garry Hendricks, ND
Golden Almond
850-736-5700
[email protected]
Helping you with all your health
care needs. Seeing clients and offering complimentary heath lectures at
Golden Almond Health Food Store,
FWB. Call for appointment.
Allow food to be your medicine. I
offer experienced nutritional consulting, healthy dessert catering, and
health and wellness classes. Website
has recipes and more. See ad page 29.
HYPNOSIS
BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF,
CLC, CHT CI
GOLDEN ALMOND
HEALTH FOOD STORE
339 Racetrack Rd NW # 3
(850) 863-5811 GoldenAlmond.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat. 10-4, closed Sun.
Hypnosis, Hypnobliss™, Life Coaching, NLP
850-637-1631, 850-501-3662
[email protected]
TransformYourLife.net
Time Line Therapy, Certified
NGH Hypnosis Instructor. Imagine living the life you have already dreamed of. Take the first
step now. Call for a free consultation. See ad page 18.
We offer natural and organic
foods and the largest selection
of herbs and supplements in
the area. Enjoy our new fresh
juice bar (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
while shopping for your health needs with the help of our
knowledgeable and personable staff. See ad page 39.
INTUITIVE/MEDIUM
healing arts
ERICKA BOUSSARHANE
HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL
Transformational Energy Healer & Counselor
BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist
850-585-5496
HealingPath.info
Phone sessions to heal serious health
issues, unwanted patterns, and more.
Authored Wellness Wisdom on
natural health and healing; inspired
by her journey with cancer.
Professional Psychic Medium
850-941 4321
ColdCasePsychic.com
As an internationally known psychic medium, Ericka has been
featured on national TV and radio
stations across the country. She
studied through the Astrological
Institute of Integrated Studies
where John Edward received
training in Psychic Development.
TERESA BROWN
HOLISTIC HEALTH
BLUEWATER NATURAL HEALTH
3 W Garden St, Pensacola
850-206-1853
TeresaBrown.net
Experienced intuitive medium,
public speaker, and author. Find
peace, healing and renewal of
energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and
spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or phone.
Dawn M. Dalili, N.D.
850-897-1177
4400 Hwy. 20E, #207, Niceville
BluewaterNaturalHealth.com
Look better, feel better, and function at your very best without
pharmaceuticals and without
spending a fortune on supplements.
See ad page 19 .
Stepping Stones Professional Counseling provides individual, group,
couples and family therapy for both
children and adults experiencing a
wide variety of developmental and
emotional problems.
Enjoy Natural Awakenings on the GO!
Your healthy living, healthy planet lifestyle app for the iPhone/iPad.
Search iTunes app store for “Natural Awakenings” and download!
REflexology
LAURIE AZZARELLA,
LMT, CRR
251-625-0080 or 850-380-4943
[email protected]
WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123
Certification in Ingham Reflexology through the International
Institute of Reflexology. Phase
I & II. 16 CEUs per workshop.
Daphne, AL. Available to everyone, workshops provide education in better health naturally.
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REIKI
FLORIDA CENTER FOR
REIKI TRAINING
Sandra Trimble
850-217-5419
ReikiInFlorida.com
SOURCE INSTITUTE OF MASSAGE
THERAPY AND BODYWORK
Matthew Wilson
30 Beal Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach
850-598-3633 sourceinstitute @gmail.com
SourceInstitute.com
Join today. No credit check. In
house financing available for all
students. MYCAA approved.
Day and evening part time
classes. See ad page 8.
Reiki Master and Licensed Massage
Therapist. Reiki classes and Reiki sessions for relaxation, stress reduction &
healing. Over 18 years experience with
Reiki. 11 years experience in massage.
Florida & National CEUs provided.
Monthly Reiki shares and classes.
SPA RETREATS
ESCAPE AT WINDCREEK
RETIREMENT LIVING
1-855-EZ-ESCAPE (1-855-393-7227)
EscapeatWindCreek.com
Escape at Wind Creek boasts over 15,000
square feet of pure ah! Including a world
class spa, culinary studio, fitness center,
discovery programs and adventure experiences. See ad back page.
THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE
Brooke Hicks
850-934-4306
BlakeLiving.com
A retirement, assisted living, and
memory care community inspiring wellness in an enriched
environment. Also, short-term
respite program for caregivers
to have their loved one stay as a guest; enjoy the many
services and personalized care. See ad page 10.
spiritual center
UNITY IN FORT WALTON BEACH
1797 Hurlburt Road, Fort Walton Beach
850-864-1232 UnityInFWBFL.org
We welcome all interested in
seeking an inner awareness of
God. We promote love, joy, and
peace through our thoughts,
words, and deeds.
schools
NWF SCHOOL OF MASSAGE
THERAPYAND BODYWORKS
Matthew Wilson
1031–A West 23rd Street, Panama City
[email protected]
Source Institute
of Massage and Bodywork
NWFschoolofmassage.com
Join today.
credit check. In
EnrollNo
Now
Class Begins
houseNext
financing
available for all
January 23, 2012
students. MYCAA approved. Day
1 Hour Student Massage
and
evening
part time classes.
$35.00
30 Beal Pkwy, FWB
850.598.0738
www.SourceInstitute.com
UNITY OF PANAMA CITY
1764 Lisenby Ave., Panama City
850-769-7481
[email protected]
Committed to helping people
find the way to their own
understanding and experience of God and offering
positive, practical resources
for an abundant and meaningful life.
PENSACOLA SCHOOL OF
MASSAGE THERAPY AND
HEALTH CAREERS
2409 Creighton Rd. Pensacola
850-474-1330
PSMTHC.com
Join an accredited school and
graduate in 8 months. Day and
evening classes. Continuing Educations classes. Financial aid available. V.A. & Military spouse benefits for those who qualify. Call today. See ad page 21.
SOOTHING ARTS HEALING
THERAPIES SCHOOL
OF MASSAGE
12605 Emerald Coast Pkwy W, Ste 2
850-269-0820
SoothingArts.com
WELLNESS CENTERS
SKINDEEP CLINIC
WELLNESS CENTRE
Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist
4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin
850-269-1414 SkinDeepDestin.com
Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared
sauna. Organic non-surgical facelift,
weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days),
body wraps, massage, teeth whitening,
airbrush tan, makeovers. MM27113.
MA49032.
THE WELLNESS CENTER
Shirley Easley Bell
850-994-5656 WellnessCenterFlorida.com
Have a new career in as little as 5
months. Massage Therapy program
and Skin Care program. Day and night
classes available. Approved for V.A.
benefits and MYCAA.
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Offers supplement/herbal wellness;
assessment practices: iridology,
tongue/fingernail/pulse analysis, glandular body typing. Healing therapies:
ionic footbath, hot house, chi machine,
massage therapy and waxing.
WATSON ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
AND WEIGHT LOSS CENTER
Ward Dean M.D., Marie John M.D.
5536 Stewart Street, Milton
850-623-3836
Anti-aging, holistic pediatrics, chelation, weight loss, hyper-baric
chamber, preventive medicine, hydrogen peroxide, photo-illumination, alternative cancer treatment,
bio-identical hormone replacement
therapy, nutrition.
WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS
AVALON LIGHT KEEPERS
850-424-8261
AvalonLightKeepers.com
Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are
used to apply concentrated doses of
lights and healing sound frequencies
to help increase circulation, control
pain, reduce stress and increase
overall wellness. Ongoing sessions
are given at The Golden Almond
Health Food Store. Contact us to learn about our free
presentations. See ad page 10.
BLUEWILLOW WELLNESS
850-226-9355
BlueWillowWellnes.com
Working with individuals and
groups to promote wellbeing
through assessment and training
to overcome resistance to change.
DR. LEESA HAIRE
Certified Biofeedback Specialist
Golden Almond, FWB:
850-863-5811
DoctorLeesa.com
Comprehensive health scans using
biofeedback technology, and offering work with perception re-framing to release emotional stress and
improve performance. Improve
athletic skills. Release emotional
limits. Painless and noninvasive.
Biofeedback and EVOX can help you and your body
reaches full potential. Call Golden Almond Health
Food Store to schedule your appointment.
EMERALD COAST RELAX
Quantum Wellness Technology
INDIGO Quantum Biofeedback Device and
Quantumwave Laser Therapy & Sales
850-803-6459
EmeraldCoastRelax.com
Libbie Hambleton, Certified
B i o f e e d b a c k Te c h n i c i a n ,
providing sessions at a variety of
locations. Devices to assist with
stress, pain, relaxation,
inflammation, rejuvenation, sleep,
wellness.
yoga studios
BLOSSOM YOGA
315 A racetrack Road, NE,
Ft Walton Beach
850-420-6046
[email protected]
BlossomYogaFL.com
Offering classes in Svaroopa® yoga,
yoga therapy and meditation. Also
offer Migun Thermal massage.
MM123789. See website for yoga
schedule. See ad page 7.
DRAGONFLY YOGA STUDIES
Downtown Ft Walton Beach
850-244-0184 (MM16502)
DragonFlyYoga.com
Drop in.
Dragonfly Yoga
A professional yoga studio offering
a serene environment for the study
and practice of Hatha yoga. Certified instructors. Owner/Director
Laura Tryee, E-RYT 500.
See ad page 35.
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