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Did you know that because of the industrial revolution, Spartanburg became a center

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“Fast Track to Personal Growth: Transform Your Life with Mentors, Books, Workshops and Online Courses,” page 14, speaks for itself. The article examines how we feel compelled to continually grow and develop through the use of various tools and resources in order to attain our highest potential. “The Path to Inner Peace: 12 Steps to Spiritual Awakening,” page 18, takes this philosophy a step further, providing a step-by-step universal road map to self-realization and discussion on how to apply each step toward achieving harmony and peace on your life’s journey.

When we leverage our strengths and realize our weaknesses, we become exactly who we need to be and live life purposefully, rather than on the pursuit of our purpose. “The Miracle of Midlife: Being Exactly Who We Need to Be,” page 24, shares how the middle of our life proves to be a “second puberty,” stating that after navigating the first half of our life, the opportunity to prepare for a productive second half presents itself during the critical years of mid-life.

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17 SUPERPOWER KIDS’ IMMUNE SYSTEMS Natural Health Experts Share How by Jenna Blumenfeld

18 THE PATH TO INNER PEACE 12 Steps to Spiritual Awakening by Michael A. Singer

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Farmers’ Market Hosts Farm to Table Fundraiser

Hub City Farmers’ Market will host its fall Farm to Table Fundraiser from 7 to 10pm on November

16 at The Farmer’s Table in Spartanburg. This event will sustain the ongoing programs of the market and feature a sneak preview of the new Healthy Food Hub starting in February 2014.

Join in for an evening celebrating another great market year, featuring live music, tours of the mobile market, market schedule announcements, plans for the new Urban Farm and more. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer will be available. Tickets are $35 per person in advance, $40 during the week of the event and includes a complimentary drink ticket. All proceeds benefit Hub City Farmers’ Market, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

The Farmer’s Table is located at 401 E. Kennedy St, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-585-0905 or visit HubCityFM.org.

New Chiropractic Office Opens in Spartanburg

Two local, experienced chiropractors recently opened

Wood Creek Chiropractic in Spartanburg with a staff that includes two massage practitioners, a nutritionist and an office manager. Dr. Janice Fordree and Dr. Gregg Howell are graduates of Sherman College of Chiropractic and both have several years of experience in the chiropractic field. Wood Creek Chiropractic is a full service chiropractic clinic dedicated to providing health and wellness care for the whole family.

Heather Fraser and Barron Hines have recently joined the office as massage practitioners. Fraser is experienced in the following modalities: deep tissue, maternity massage, trigger point therapy, classical Swedish massage and sports massage. Hines’s preferred modalities include hot stone massage, relaxation massage, Swedish massage, deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy.

Nutritionist Claire Mandeville is a nationally recognized food and wellness coach in private practice. She studied nutrition through the Global Institute for Alternative Medicine and has over 30 years experience in healing and whole foods.

Vicki Lancaster, a long-time resident of Boiling Springs, is the office manager and has worked in the chiropractic field for several years.

Wood Creek Chiropractic is located at 1400 Boiling Springs Rd, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-381-7095 or visit WoodCreekChiropractic.com.

Healthy Living Expo at Garner’s Natural Foods

Garner’s Natural Foods and Natural Awakenings magazine will be hosting a Healthy Living

Expo from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, November 9 at the Garner’s Natural Foods store in Spartanburg. Several local natural health practitioners and busi-nesses will be at the expo including massage therapy, chiropractic, nutrition, health coaching, acupuncture and more. The event will be held inside the store and in the breezeway just outside the store. There is no charge to attend. Guests can sample products, experience a whole body vibration machine and learn more about many natural health products and services. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the deli inside the store.

Garner’s Natural Foods is located at 1855 E. Main St, Specialty Row at Hillcrest, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-585-1021 or interested exhibitors may call Natural Awakenings magazine at 864-248-4910. See ad, page 20.

Local Author Releases Book

Keith Challenger, entrepreneur, author and speaker recently published his new book, Leap Life, available in print and

eBook format. Leap Life is a resource to help individuals manage the lack of

time in their life, thereby reducing stress and anxiety. It outlines a simple strategy to cope with and manage the reader’s lack of time. Challenger who is a Spartanburg resident says, “The book is relevant to anyone who feels they don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished. It’s NOT a time-management book, it looks at our lack-of-time in a new, refreshing and unique

way.”Challenger has also developed a live presentation called, “Not Enough Hours

in the Day” in which he speaks about the principles developed in Leap Life, and expands on them with real-world examples and audience exercises to illustrate the three basic keys keys to a strategy that he calls lack of time MANAGEMENT.

For more information, call 747-333-6567 or visit KeithChallenger.com.


Sherman College Accepting Applications for Winter Quarter

If you’ve ever thought about a career that lets you make a difference in people’s lives, now

is the time to take action. Sherman College of Chiropractic is accepting applications for the college’s winter class, which begins on January 6, 2014. The deadline for applications is November 25.

The chiropractic profession is all about serving others to improve their health. Chiropractors take a natural, preventative approach to health care, without the use of invasive surgery or drugs, helping patients achieve optimal health and function at their best. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, you can make a difference in your community; promote a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention; enhance performance and improve patients’ lives and be a leader, role model, educator or researcher. Sherman College graduates help meet increasing consumer demands for a more natural approach to health care.

Sherman College’s Doctor of Chiropractic program is unique in its approach to health care and known globally for producing doctors who are highly skilled in their delivery of chiropractic care. At Sherman, you’ll receive a comprehensive chiropractic education relevant to the future of health care. To enroll at Sherman, you need at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate work with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher, including at least 24 hours in the sciences and 15 hours of humanities.

Fast Company, Forbes, Career Cast and other organizations repeatedly name chiropractic as a top job, and according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, chiropractic employment opportunities are growing faster than the average for all occupations. Employment of chiropractors is expected to increase by 28 percent this decade.

For more information, call 864-578-8770, email [email protected] or visit Sherman.edu.

Outdoor Specialty Store Opens in Spartanburg

The Local Hiker, the only outdoor specialty store

in Spartanburg, recently opened for business. Their goal is to educate, encourage and equip individuals to safely and knowledgeably enjoy the outdoors. Owners Michael and Kathy Silverman wanted to fill the need for outdoor clothing and gear to the residents of Spartanburg and the surrounding area. Residents will no longer have to travel to neighboring counties to purchase outdoor gear and equipment, which will be an im-mediate benefit.

The Local Hiker is committed to responsible stewardship and will protect and preserve outdoor resources. They are striving to enrich the community through participation and support of events and educational outdoor programs.

The Local Hiker is located at 173 E. Main St, Spartanburg. For more informa-tion, call 864-764-1651 or visit TheLocalHiker.com.


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HAPPY LIFE, HEALTHY HEARTFeelings matter when it comes to protecting a person’s physi-

cal health. Researchers at Boston’s Harvard School of Public Health reviewing more than 200 studies published in two major scientific databases found a direct correlation between positive psychological well-being and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. They concluded that

positive feelings like optimism, life satisfaction and happiness are associated with the reduced risk, regardless of a person’s age, weight or

socioeconomic or smoking status.

Mindful Meditation Relieves InflammationA new University of Wisconsin-Madison study

shows that meditation, a proven reducer of psy-chological stress, can also lessen stress-caused inflam-mation and thereby relieve the symptoms and pain of certain diseases. Long-term stress has long been linked to inflammation, an underlying cause of many

diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, bowel disease, asthma, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Meditation study volunteers were divided into two groups—an eight-week mindfulness meditation course or a stress reduction program of supportive nutri-tion, exercise and music therapy that did not include meditation. The meditation group focused attention on the breath, bodily sensations and mental content while seated, walking or practicing yoga. Immune and endocrine data was collected before and after training in the two methods and meditation proved to be more effective. Melissa Rosenkranz, a neuroscientist with the university’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and lead author of the report, concludes that, “The mindfulness-based approach to stress reduction may offer a lower-cost alternative or complement to standard treatment, and it can be practiced easily by patients in their own homes whenever needed.”

Tanning Beds Invite MelanomaAs summer tans fade, some might feel

tempted to use tanning beds to keep a “healthy glow”, but they may be less than healthy. A recent multi-country meta-study published in the British Medical Journal con-firms that exposure to a tanning bed’s intense doses of ultraviolet light significantly increases the risk of cutaneous melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. Of the 64,000 new melanoma cases diagnosed each year in Europe, more than 5 percent were linked by researchers to tanning bed use. Users experience a 20 percent increased relative risk of all types of skin cancer compared with those that have never used one. This risk doubles if indoor tanning starts before the age of 35, and the risk increases with every session.

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Walnuts Strengthen SpermAdding a handful of walnuts to a man’s daily diet might just

increase the chance of pregnancy for couples with fertil-ity problems. Scientists attribute male infertility as the central

issue in 30 to 50 percent of the 70 million couples world-wide experi-encing such difficulties. Research-ers at the University of California, Los Angeles,

investigated whether increasing intake of the polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish, flax seed and walnuts that are critical for sperm maturation and membrane function would increase sperm quality in men consuming a typical Western-style diet. They found that less than three ounces of walnuts added to a man’s daily diet improved sperm strength, size and motility (swimming ability). The men eating the walnuts also showed fewer chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm.


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ROSEMARY REVS UP MEMORYRosemary’s folkloric reputation

for improving memory has been validated by science. UK researchers at London’s Northumbria Univer-sity found that when the essential oil of rosemary was diffused into a room—a method practiced in aromatherapy—it enhanced par-ticipants’ ability to remember past events and remind themselves to do tasks planned for the future, like sending an anniversary card. Mark Moss, Ph.D., head of psychology at Northumbria, says, “We wanted to build on our previ-ous research that indicated rosemary aroma improved long-term memory and mental arithmetic. In this study, we focused on prospective memory, which is critical for everyday functioning.” In the study, 66 people randomly assigned to either a rosemary-scented or unscented room were asked to complete a variety of tests to assess their memory functions. Those in the rosemary-scented room outperformed the control group. Blood analysis of those exposed to the rosemary aroma confirmed higher concentrations of 1,8-cin-eole, the oil’s compound specifically linked to memory improvement. The researchers concluded that the aroma of rosemary essential oil can enhance cognitive functioning in healthy indi-viduals and may have implications for treating people with memory impair-ment. The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, in Harrogate.


The Killer Called SugarA new animal study from the University of Utah, in Salt Lake

City, reports daunting results. Female mice that consumed the equivalent of a human drinking three cans of soft drinks a day doubled their death rate from all causes. The study further showed that fertility rates dropped dramatically in male mice and their innate ability to defend their territory diminished. All of the sugar-saturated mice performed poorly on cognitive tests. The lab mice received a diet in which 25 percent of their total calories came from sugar (not high fructose corn syrup, which carries substantial additional health risks). That’s an amount commonly consumed in the Standard American Diet, easy to do in one sitting via a super-sized soft drink.

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ecotipDigital DetoxUnplug to Cut Stress, Up SuccessWhether it’s extreme texting, tweeting, Googling, posting or blogging, the phenomenon of being caught in the web of the Web is real. Rationalizations range from coping with today’s information overload to fear of missing out (FOMO). Yet, detriments of such continual digital connectedness range from the stifling of family and social bonds to a lack of life skills that only face-to-face communication fosters. In 2011, The New York University Child Study Center reported that 8-to-18-year-olds average more than six hours of daily media use and that school grades of a surveyed group that considered themselves “heavy” us-ers were considerably lower than their “light” use counterparts. Stanford Communications Professor Clifford Nass, author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop, remarked in a 2013 NPR interview that people that do extensive media multitasking “can’t filter out irrelevancy, can’t manage memory and are chronically distracted. They say they are pro-ductive and can ‘shut it off’, but can’t keep on task and focus on one thing.” Fortunately, programs to unplug are catching on. More than 400 middle and high schools in 20 U.S. states plus

Canada took a Digital Blackout Challenge to refrain from using electronic devices for one week during the 2012-2013

school year (DigitalBlackout.org). From Chief Sealth International High School, in Seattle, Washington, senior Marissa Evans says the experience informed her “there’s a balance between ‘too much’ and ‘just enough’” in being connected, and class-mate Alex Askerov terms the Challenge “a breath of fresh air.” For the 2013 documentary film, Sleeping with Siri, Seattle-based journalist Michael Stusser underwent a one-week, self-assessed “techno gorge”, followed by a digital detox of the same duration. During stage one, he said his blood pres-sure went up 40 points after four days. He found, “You’re always waiting for a response.” He subsequently enjoyed be-

ing disconnected. Foresters, a Toronto, Ontario-based life insurance pro-vider, asks families to take a Tech Timeout pledge for at least one hour every day and make Sundays entirely non-tech, packed with family activities and socializing.

Learn more at TechTimeout.com.


communityspotlight

by Michele Senac

After many years of traveling both nationally and internationally

teaching yoga, Lisa Muehlenbein had visited numerous yoga studios, and in her mind’s eye she had a vision of the ideal studio. When Muehlenbein moved to Spartanburg six years ago, she couldn’t find the studio she had envisioned, so she decided to create her own. Zen Studios opened in March 2011. As an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), she has been involved in fitness and yoga for 14 years and is a certified Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. The E-RYT 500 certification carries with it the distinction of being able to certify others as yoga teachers.

Muehlenbein shares that she took her first yoga class while pregnant with her second child and immediately felt the benefit. She says, “Yoga is one of the mind/body practices that helps you get comfortable in your own skin.” At that time, she was a fitness instructor and certified personal trainer. When an opportunity came along to become a yoga teacher, Muehlenbein didn’t

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hesitate. Her experience also includes working as a mentor at Leeann Carey Yoga in the Yapana yoga style, and as a master trainer for YogaFit Training Systems World Wide. Muehlenbein explains, “Yoga helps you become relaxed as well as tone your muscles. It can be calming and rejuvenating at the same time.”

Zen Studios was built with whole-body health and wellness in mind. Its lighting, carpeting, hardwoods, paint and yoga mats are all eco-friendly. The staff of 16 includes registered yoga teachers, licensed massage therapists, certified Reiki practitioners and a licensed acupuncturist. Classes fill up quickly and Muehlenbein advises to sign up early as many classes have waiting lists.

Services offered are traditional yoga, The Great YogaWall, Xtend Barre® fitness, AntiGravity®, massage, Reiki and acupuncture. The Great YogaWall is the only commercial YogaWall in the Upstate and is based on the Iyngar ropes system to provide traction to the body and open joint spaces. The Xtend Barre fitness is a fusion of dance, Pilates and sculpting exercises to give you a chiseled body. Zen Studios is the only licensed AntiGravity studio between Atlanta and Washington, DC. Created by Christopher Harrison, AntiGravity uses silk hammocks to allow participants to experience the benefits of zero-compression inversions as well as incorporating a playful, flying element. The silk hammocks used in the AntiGravity method are the same hammocks that the music artist P!nk soared above the crowd during her VMA performance. Acupuncture

and Swedish, deep tissue, pre-natal and hot stone massages are offered. The Eco-chic boutique within Zen Studios carries yoga and lounge wear, yoga mats, books, essential oils and more.

A new client introductory offer of 30 days for $30 provides an opportunity to try services and classes. There are a multitude of packages, including single drop-in, ten classes, single month and unlimited. The unlimited package is

$59.95 per month. Students, seniors and kids have a special rate. A free Community Karma class is held the last Saturday of every month at 10am and benefits different local charities.

Zen Studios is located at 1040 Fernwood Glendale Rd, #58 in Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-583-3335 or visit Zen-Studios.com. See ad, page12.

Michele Senac is a contributing editor for Natural Awakenings and certified in Interior Redesign, Home Staging and Feng Shui. For more information, call 864-631-9335 or visit FineRedesigns.com.


Fast Track to Personal Growth

Transform Your Life with Mentors, Books, Workshops and Online Courses

by Bess J.M. Hochstein

Such expansion is essential as more of those pursuing the examined life seek personal interaction in community and find that inward exploration frequently translates into outward action to im-prove the world. Perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, in California, the Esalen Institute, estab-lished in 1962, helped birth the modern human potential movement. It exists to help individuals grow through educa-tion, experience and research, with the conviction that positive personal and social transformation go hand-in-hand. Today, Esalen offers about 600 workshops a year, serving around 12,000 participants. Popular programs range from dance and yoga to couples workshops and psychology courses. Cheryl Fraenzl, director of pro-grams, explains the appeal: “For most of us, life can be challenging and messy. Gaining the insight, skills and tools to move through the challenging times with more ease and grace while creating more love for yourself and those around you seems like a good investment of time and energy. Be-ing consciously kind and relationally wise ripples out and changes the world. The effort has to start with the individu-al, like paying it forward; imagine if we all were doing it?” The largest holistic retreat center in North America, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, in Stockbridge, Mas-sachusetts, attracts 35,000 participants to 800 programs annually. According to Denise Barack, the nonprofit’s director of program development, current work-shops in high demand include qigong, Buddhist meditation, mindfulness and yoga nidra. She also notes a growing interest in diverse dimensions of yoga, dance and “authentic movement” for

Popular books that have helped people on this journey span cen-turies, from Wallace Wattles’ The

Science of Getting Rich (1910), Napo-leon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich (1937), Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People (1937), Abraham Maslow’s Motivation and Personality (1954) and Dr. Thomas Anthony Harris’ I’m OK, You’re OK (1967) to Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret (2006). The personal growth genre is a cornerstone of the publishing industry. Companies like Hay House, founded by motivational author Louise Hay, have flourished. Hay teaches, “No matter where we live or how difficult

our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.” The success of her 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life, a New York Times bestseller well into the 21st century, led to her publishing empire, which includes authors such as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss and Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. One of its recent top sellers is Pam Grout’s E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. Hay House has expanded its messages of hope and healing through online courses, films, conferences, special events and other opportunities to meet leading thinkers and peers.

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healing, addiction recovery, releasing trauma and energy medicine. Psychotherapist and yoga teacher Stephen Cope, founder and director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordi-nary Living, the Center’s yoga research department, notes that many guests first come to Kripalu “… as a result of some form of suffering. Then they engage in a period of self-exploration—perhaps learning some form of contemplative practice to help them manage them-selves more effectively. Almost always there is a turn outward, back toward the world, and a longing to bring the heal-ing power of contemplative practice into their own domain.” Once someone has experienced the benefits of contemplative practices such as yoga, meditation, breathing and other healthy lifestyle routines, notes Cope, a powerful aspiration typically arises to share these practices and perspectives. “These practices all lead to a sense of union, relatedness and sameness with others,” he says, “and this burgeoning consciousness of sameness compels us to share what we’ve learned.” In Rhinebeck, New York, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies offers similar self-empowering and reflective opportunities. Dr. Stephan Rechtschaffen and Elizabeth Lesser founded Omega in 1977 as a “university of life.” Through working with prominent Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists and others, Lesser has found, “By combining a variety of religious, psychological and healing traditions,

each of us has the unique ability to sat-isfy our spiritual hunger.” Based since 1981 in a former camp on a lake with more than 100 buildings on 200-plus acres, Omega hosts more than 23,000 guests in up to 500 programs between mid-April and October, plus special programs in Costa Rica and New York City. Director of Rhinebeck Programs Carol Donahoe notes the rising interest in workshops on dietary cleansing, detox and juicing, such as “Reboot with Joe Cross: A Jump Start to Health and Weight Loss,” led by the filmmaker of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. Personal transformation and mindfulness programs led by teachers like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Byron Katie and Pema Chödrön are perennial favorites. “As humans, we continue to be fascinated by the big questions in life,” observes Donahoe, “like, ‘Where do we go when we die? Who are we if we are not our thoughts?’ People seem particularly drawn to hearing about it from those that have always lived their lives in a left-brain, logical way, and then come to believe the unexplainable through an extraordinary life experi-ence, and now view the world through a completely different lens.” As examples, she cites neuro-surgeon Dr. Eben Alexander, who recounts his near-death experience in his bestselling book, Proof of Heaven, and neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight. Taylor’s 2008 TED talk was ranked the nonprofit’s second most-watched for the past two years. Both of these cutting-edge think-ers have given presentations at Omega, which, like at Esalen and Kripalu, helps bring ideas and practices that

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once seemed on the fringe—from yoga and meditation to complemen-tary medicine and sustainability—into mainstream consciousness. Par-ticularly innovative initiatives include helping military veterans heal from post-traumatic stress disorder; the women’s leadership center; the center for sustainable living; and pioneering programs on mindfulness in the work-place, education system and at-risk urban youth communities. “We recognize that because we live in an interconnected world; the behav-ior of one can contribute to creating changes that benefit the whole,” says Donahoe. “Doing both the inner and outer work can awaken the best in the human spirit, and so provide hope and healing to individuals and society.” For those unable to travel great distances for a holistic immersion expe-rience in community with like-minded seekers, Wanderlust Festivals may offer an answer. Four-day regional summits, primarily held at ski resorts during the off-season, feature teachers like Shiva Rea, Elena Brower and Gurmukh; stimulating discussions; yoga; music and adventure, amidst stunning vistas. Wanderlust co-founders Sean Hoess and Jeff Krasno strive to create an expansive space for personal growth and mindful living. One common ele-ment at every gathering—now includ-ing urban and exotic locales—is Seane Corn and Suzanne Sterling’s Off the Mat program, mobilizing yoga students toward activating social change. The Shift Network is dedicated to creating an online community that shares the tools of self-actualization, empowering a global movement of people creating an evolutionary shift of consciousness that leads to a more enlightened society, built on principles of sustainability, peace, health and pros-perity. This new model for the human

potential movement has roots in the grandfather of retreat centers; The Shift Network’s founder, Stephen Dinan, both worked at Esalen and contributed to Esalen’s Center for Theory & Research. Dinan explains that at a meditation retreat, he received a detailed vision of “a large global transformation network that would be helping to usher in a shift to the new era.” The Shift Network now offers free teleseminars and online summits on subjects ranging from meditation and parenting with presence to enlightened business practices and cultivating peace. “We started with The Sacred Awak-ening Series—40 days with 40 spiritual leaders—and 30,000 people signed up in 21 days,” says Dinan. The Inspir-ing Women Summit attracted 25,000 participants. Since 2010, more than 400,000 people from 160 countries have participated in free teleseminars; 18,000 have paid for online courses such as Barbara Marx Hubbard’s Agents of Conscious Evolution, Andrew Har-vey’s Christ Path and Thomas Hüebl’s Authentic Awakening. The Shift Network has already reached profitability and donated more than $50,000 to nonprofits. Dinan’s vision includes providing education program certifications; building a multimedia platform of e-zines, mobile phone apps and web TV broadcasts; and eventually building facilities and intentional communities to model the possibilities of a more healthy, peaceful, sustainable way of life. From reading a book on meditation to attending a yoga intensive or tapping into a multifaceted community striving to change the world, we have myriad opportunities to lead an examined life. While the seeker may have a personal goal in mind, each mode of self-inquiry can expand outward toward making the world a better place. Hay encourages us all. “You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

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Many experts admit there is no definitive reason that people sniffle more during colder months. Some speculate it’s because we’re spending more time

indoors and missing out on resupplying vitamin D, which makes us more susceptible to disease. Others say that when the temperature drops, the body uses more energy to stay warm instead of to fend off infection. What health practitio-ners do know is it’s possible to maintain immunity naturally with diet, lifestyle and a proper whole foods supplement routine. Consider these tips from three experts to stave off illness and shorten its duration.

NATUROPATHIC DOCTORChristopher Johnson, Doctor of NaturopathyThrive Naturopathic, Arlington, Virginia

Incorporate immunity-boosting foods. Ginger and garlic contain antioxidants such as vitamin C and selenium, and have antimicrobial qualities. Add minced ginger to teas or marinades; roast garlic with carrots and squash. Aim to eat one to two cloves of garlic and 250 milligrams of ginger daily.

Try elderberry extract. Elderberry has strong antiviral properties. Consuming the plant’s extract may prevent virus-based illnesses and alleviate both the symptoms and duration of a cold. Adults can take one to two teaspoons twice daily for prevention; in-crease dosage to four times a day if feeling sick. Use less for youths, based on size.

Make exercise and rest pri-orities. Daily physical activity rids the body of toxins, in-creases blood circulation and lowers stress levels. A simple 30-minute cardio routine three to four times a week strengthens immunity. Adequate rest helps the body recover and regener-ate cells. Adults need a minimum of seven hours of sleep per night; children may need up to 13.

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ACUPUNCTURIST AND CHINESE HERBALISTMarco Chung-Shu Lam, Licensed AcupuncturistMandala Integrative Medicine Clinic, Boulder, Colorado

Practice deep-breathing exercises. Practicing yoga or t’ai chi several times each week can deepen the breath, allow-ing organs to function more efficiently and boost immunity. Concentrate on pranayama, a focused and controlled type of yogic breathing: Slowly inhale and exhale through the nostrils, expanding the belly, rather than the chest.

Add herbs. Incorporate the root herb astragalus in a daily whole foods supplement routine, especially important for older adults. Used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medi-cine, astragalus supports the immune system by stimulating immune cell activity with its high polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) content. Simmer the short, flat herb in soups or add to long-cooking grains like brown rice.

Eat seasonally. Our body naturally drives us to eat heartier foods like sweet potatoes, beets and winter squashes in colder months—foods that support immunity by providing both fiber and vitamins A and C. Eat warming foods like stews, beans and miso; avoid raw foods, which cool the body and stress the immune system.

DIETITIANBarbara Bapst, Registered DietitianCarolina Nutrition & Wellness, Charlotte, North Carolina

Balance bodily pH. The typical American diet of fast food, sugary treats and refined snacks produces acid in the body, creating an environment in which bacteria thrive. Eat at least 10 servings of alkalizing foods each day to optimize the body’s immune response and overall functioning. Spinach, broccoli and cauliflower are excellent choices, along with al-monds, olive oil and grapes. Drink plenty of water and green tea to keep acid in check.

Up the antioxidants. Antioxidants help the body resist ill-ness because they protect cells against harmful free radicals and oxidative stress. Berries are particularly beneficial and maintain their nutrients even when frozen; blend half a cup into a morning smoothie. As a diet supplement, consider adding 400 to 600 milligrams of curcumin—the active in-gredient in turmeric, an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory spice—to meals.

Focus on kids’ immunity. Although it’s tricky to get children to eat enough immune-supporting fruits and vegetables every day, encouraging them to sit down at the table for meals can help. Get kids excited about eating healthy foods by involving them in vegetable gardening, planting herbs in windowsill pots and preparing dinner. Incorpo-rate pumpkin and carrot purées into sauces or stews to increase their nutritional power.

Jenna Blumenfeld is a managing editor with New Hope Natural Media, in Boulder, CO.


Spirituality is meant to bring about harmony and peace. But the diver-sity of our philosophies, beliefs,

concepts and views about spiritual matters often leads to confusion or even conflict. The fact is that the very act of seeking spiritual freedom causes notions of success and failure, and these notions serve only to bind us to our own self-judgments: Am I grow-ing? Have I done anything wrong? Am I meditating enough? Truth is only complicated because we pass it through our habitual thought patterns. When we step back from our-selves, truth becomes simple. There are not many paths to freedom; there is only one. In the end, no matter what particu-lar patterns of thought we have managed to build in our minds, freedom always means transcending these personal thought patterns. So how does one go about tran-scending the personal self and awaken-ing to spiritual freedom? What is needed for this journey are succinct steps that are so universal that they can echo through the halls of any religion as well as support intellectual understanding. The following is a universal road map to Self-Realization.

1Realize that you are in there. You must first come to realize that you

are in there. From deep inside, you are experiencing this world. You are experiencing your physical body, your

thoughts and your emotions. You are conscious and you are experiencing what it is like to be human.

2 Understand that you are not okay in there. Look to see what’s going

on inside. If you want to understand why you’ve done everything you have ever done, if you want to see what’s really going on, just observe your mind and emotions—just experience your inner state. If you objectively look, you will see that you are never completely at peace. You will see that you are not okay in there.

3 Notice that you’re always trying to be okay. At any point when you

look at the state of your inner being, you will see that something is bother-ing you. You will then notice that this causes urges, drives and impulses to do something about it. You will find yourself constantly trying to either get something or avoid something. All of this is done in an attempt to be okay.

4 Watch as your mind strives to figure out how everything needs

to be for you to be okay. If you watch, you will see that your mind is always telling you what you should and should not do, what others should and should not do and how things should and should not be. All of this is the mind’s attempt to first create a concep-tual model of what would make you

okay, and then try to get the outside world to match it.

5 Realize that the process of defin-ing how the outside needs to be is

not going to make you okay. You must seriously look at this process of trying to be okay. You’ve been at it your entire life—you’ve just tried different things at different times. While it’s true that sometimes you manage to make it bet-ter for short periods of time, you know that you’ve never even come close to reaching a state of permanent peace. Watch very closely how you react to the things your mind has prefer-ences about. You will see that if your mind gets what it wants, you feel joy; if it doesn’t get what it wants, you feel disturbance. Likewise, when your mind experiences what it doesn’t want, you feel disturbance, and when it avoids what it doesn’t want, you feel relief. You will never be okay playing this game because the world will never match the conceptual model your mind has made up. Eventually, you will come to see that struggling to be okay does not work. At some point, you will try to find a different way to be okay in there.

6 Learn to not participate in the mind’s struggle to be okay. This step

is about learning to sit in as the witness, the part of you that notices the inner urges to be okay. You must become comfortable with sitting in there and not participating in the inner energies. You learn to relax in the midst of them. You come to see that there is a habitual process in which the moment you feel inner disturbance, you are drawn into doing something about it. You must learn to sit inside and not participate in this process. If you truly understand that going outside to try to be okay inside doesn’t work, then you’ll be willing to sit inside and simply allow the distur-bance to pass through. It is not difficult. If you can do this, all disturbance will cease by itself.

7Go about your life just like every-one else, except that nothing you

do is for the purpose of trying to be okay. If you aren’t so preoccupied with trying to be okay, you will be free to sit inside and quietly love, serve and

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honor whatever naturally unfolds in front of you. When you reach this point, you are no longer living for yourself. You are interacting with life, but not for the purpose of being okay.

8 As you sincerely let go of the inner energies you are watching, you

begin to feel a deeper energy come in from behind. Up to this point, every-thing you were watching inside was in front of you. But now that you are no longer being drawn into those personal energies, you’ll realize that your inner universe is actually very expansive. You will begin to feel Spirit flow in from behind. It lifts you and brings you great love and joy.

9Your inner experience becomes so beautiful that you fall in love with

the energy flow, and you develop a very deep and personal relationship with it. It will become completely clear to you that there is a direct trade-off between your personal energies and the amount of Spirit that you feel. The more you get drawn into your personal ener-gies, the less Spirit you feel; the less you

participate in your personal energies, the more Spirit you feel. You now have a direct relationship with the spiritual energy, and you will find yourself con-stantly longing to experience it.

10You begin to feel the energy pulling you up into it, and your

entire path becomes letting go of your-self in order to merge. Will is no longer needed. Now your path is strictly about releasing yourself into the pull of the higher energy. You must surrender deeply enough to be able to overcome the fear of losing your connection to the personal self. You must to be willing to die to be reborn.

11Once you get far enough back into the energy, you realize that

your personal life can go on without you, leaving you free to become im-mersed in Spirit. This is the greatest miracle: You’ve surrendered and your entire life is about Spirit, yet people, places and things continue to interact with you. The difference is that these interactions require none of your energy. They happen naturally, by

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12Now you are truly okay and noth-ing inside or outside of you can

cause disturbance—you have come to be at peace with it all. Because you are now completely okay, you don’t need anything. Things just are what they are. At this point, you know yourself as Self. The world, mind and heart cannot dis-turb you. You’ve transcended them all. What is more, instead of feeling drawn into Spirit, you now actually experience yourself as Spirit. You have no boundar-ies in time or space. You have always existed and you will always exist. You have no form, shape, gender or body. You simply are, have always been and will always be—Infinite Spirit.

Michael A. Singer is the author of The New York Times bestselling book, The Untethered Soul – The Journey Beyond Yourself (UntetheredSoul.com), which is the basis for this article. He is the founder of the Temple of the Universe, a yoga and meditation center established in 1975 in Alachua, FL.


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The day 4-year-old David Lloyd Glover ac-companied his dad to watch the Walt Disney animated film Fantasia on the big screen, his world changed. “I was overwhelmed by the remarkable imag-ery,” he recalls. “When my father told me it was all drawn and painted, I knew that’s what I wanted to do—and out came the paints.” The paints, and Glover’s abiding pas-sion for them, remained with him through a successful career as a newspaper edito-rial illustrator and the founder and director of an award-winning advertising agency whose clients included Pepsi Cola, Yamaha, McDonald’s and the 1988 Winter Olym-pics. Upon leaving the ad industry, Glover returned to his first love: fine art. Describing his style as, “vivid impres-sionism,” Glover says his artistic influences are rooted in the masterworks of paint-ers such as Renoir, Monet and Cézanne. His oils on canvas, which are collected worldwide, reflect the sensibilities of color and light that have made the paintings of Gaugin and van Gogh so magical and inspiring. Adept at capturing the atmosphere sur-rounding compositional elements, Glover creates a visceral connection with his view-ers. “I want to bring out human emotions in my art,” he says. “I’m telling either a narra-tive or an emotional story using my artistic imagination, and I want viewers to feel a resonance and an impact.”

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Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia and a general term for memory loss and other intellectual disabilities serious enough to interfere with daily life,

affects 5.6 million Americans. According to The Lancet Neu-rology, a well-respected medical journal on brain research, Alzheimer’s, which presently has no cure, is preventable. “Lifestyle choices, like aerobic exercise and eating plenty of healthy fats and reducing carbohydrates, affect overall brain health, as well as the risk of Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and author of the new bestselling book, Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers. Food is a powerful epigenetic modulator—it can enable or hamper our DNA, thus regulating the expression of many genes. Experts have only begun to understand the damaging consequences of wheat consumption. “Grain Brain is a timely wake-up call about how we are increasingly challenging human physiology by consuming what we are not genetically prepared to process, like the 133 pounds of wheat the average American eats annually,” says Perlmutter. He believes that one of the main culprits for the decline in brain health in modern times has been the intro-duction of wheat into the human diet. Today’s modernized and hybridized wheat crops share little genetic, structural or chemical similarity to the wild einkorn variety of grain our ancestors consumed in small amounts.

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In the West, 20 percent of calories come from wheat-based food. Perlmutter is among those that regard this as a dangerous statistic, especially since Dr. Alessio Fasano, a pediatric gastroenterologist and research scientist who leads the Center for Celiac Research & Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, found that the gluten in wheat leads to the production of zonulin in the gut. Zonulin increases the permeability of the intestinal wall, allowing proteins to leak from the gut into the bloodstream, explains Perlmutter. These proteins, which would normally remain within the diges-tive system, then challenge parts of the immune system, the macro fascia and certain other types of white blood cells that increase production of inflammation-related chemicals. “Zonulin is the cornerstone of diseases characterized by inflammation in the brain—Alzheimer’s, autism, Parkinson’s and attention deficit disorders—as well as autoimmune dis-eases,” advises Perlmutter. Fasano’s research shows that such a reaction to zonulin is present in 100 percent of humans—not just in the 1.8 per-cent of the population that have celiac disease or 30 percent that are gluten sensitive. “A hallmark of what I term grain brain is that brain dysfunction is predicated on the inflamma-tion from consumption of gluten, as well as the long chains of sugar molecules known as carbohydrates,” says Perlmut-ter. “This includes fruit, which also was consumed in limited quantities by our ancestors.” He cites a published analysis by Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet. A diet high in carbohydrates has been directly related to atrophy, or brain shrinkage, according to a recent Ger-man study by University of Bonn researchers, published in Neurology. A blood test for hemoglobin A1C, the standard laboratory measurement to assess average blood sugar, is frequently used in studies that correlate blood sugar control

to disease processes like Alzheimer’s, mild cognitive impairment and coronary artery disease. The researchers concluded that elevated hemoglobin A1C is directly associated with brain shrinkage, says Perl-mutter. He further notes, “The function of the brain, which is 60 to 70 percent fat and maintained by the fats you consume, depends on its environment.” Grain Brain recommends a diet that’s aggressively low in carbohydrates (60 grams per day) and bountiful in supportive brain fats. These include extra-virgin olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, ghee, almond milk, avo-

cados, olives, nuts, nut butters, cheese and seeds such as flaxseed, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and chia. It is also rich in above-ground vegetables such as kale, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and salad greens, while rela-tively low in below-ground vegetables like beets, carrots and potatoes, which are higher in carbohydrates. It also calls for reduced fruit consumption. “Having two to four servings of fruit every day, based on America’s present food pyramid, is not helpful. More in line with avoiding brain drain is an apple or a handful of berries, or about 100 calories worth of any fruit. In my opinion, the pyramid needs to be stood on its head,” advises Perlmutter. “We should eat a diet similar to what our ancestors survived on for 2.6 million years and reprogram support of our genetic destiny for the better.”

Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and author of Grain Brain. For more information on his 2013 PBS Grain Brain series, visit DrPerlmutter.com.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interview.

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How would we live, were we not afraid of

death? How would we live if we gave ourselves permission to give to life every-thing we’ve got? In The Longevity Factor, Lydia Brontë, Ph.D., observes that we’ve added 15 years to our lives… but in the mid-dle, not at the end. No longer identifying ourselves as “over the hill” at whatever age, we are simply remov-ing the hill. We are forging a different conversation and a new vision to take us beyond the limited thought forms that have defined the parameters of age for generations. For the first time in history, we can realistically view the first half of life as a kind of gestation period, preparing us for an even more productive second half. Midlife is like a second puberty, a point at which one persona falls away and another comes to take its place. What happens then is up to us. Some begin a long, slow cruise toward death at that point, allowing memories to become more meaningful than the present. Others, remembering that the spirit within us never ages, see the moment of midlife as a rebirth—the time to put our engines into high gear. Whomever it is we were born to be, whatever our soul was coded to ac-complish, whatever lessons we are here to learn; now is the time to seriously get going. We may regret that we’re no lon-ger young, but we’re ecstatic that we’re

The Miracle of MidlifeBeing Exactly Who We Need to Be

by Marianne Williamson

no longer clueless. We must be disciplined, though. We want to be-come precision instruments now, focused on exactly what we want to do and being exactly who we need to be. This requires separating from the person we were before to whatever extent that person was not who we know in our hearts we were created to

be. There’s no more time for five-year detours. No more time for relation-ships that don’t serve us or for staying in situations that aren’t true to who we are. No more time for pettiness, false pride or whatever other dysfunctional roadblocks obstruct our higher destiny and the joy that’s meant to be ours. Our life might not be as fabulous as it used to be in some ways, but in other ways it’s even more fabulous. The Universe is constantly and infinitely elastic, responding not to our past, but to our present state of mind. As we learn to reprogram thoughts—atoning for our mistakes of the past and em-bracing the endless miraculous pos-sibilities of the present—we step into a time when we have every reason to look forward with genuine excitement to what happens next. Individually and collectively, we are now fitted to fearlessly forge new ground, wielding the power of what life has taught us so far and laying claim to

the possibility of redemption, not only for ourselves, but also for the entire world. The planet needs a new story, aligned with a larger consciousness, and so do we. What we need now are imagina-tion and courage. Many of us feel we’ve forever carried around a secret dream, rarely validating it even to ourselves and often denying its reality. Yet it has refused to go away and is ready to be born at last. Individuals that have spent decades achieving one thing or moving in one direction often take up something else entirely that gives them far more psychic satisfaction. They see achievements that were the height of their material success as preparation for an even greater one; the means by which they learned the skills ultimately needed to make their biggest contribution to the world. Divine law guarantees that the power of “now” presents an endless fount of miraculous opportunities. In God, there are no limits to how high we can go, ever. In God, there is no time… only the call of the soul. It is not too late; we are right on time and we are better than we know. Now, having visited so many other places in our journey of life, we seek our place within the collective heartbeat of holiness. When enough of us stand in the light of our higher purpose, seek-ing to be ever-greater servants of love, each consciously dedicated to creating a more loving world, then a new field of collective possibility will emerge among us. All that is not love will begin to fall away of its own dead weight. A pro-found moment of planetary renewal will occur then, after our having allowed it first to occur within us.

Marianne Williamson is an internation-ally acclaimed inspirational author and lecturer. Six of her 10 books have been New York Times bestsellers, including The Age of Miracles: Em-bracing the New Midlife, the basis for this article.


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“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice,” a maxim first

voiced by mystic Meister Eckhart, has held true through the centuries. Why should this simple act mean so much? Expressing gratitude works wonders.

Gratitude reminds us to recognize good people in our life. They range from loved ones to those that render a kindness to a stranger. Treasuring good-ness in every form brings more of it into our experience.

Gratitude turns bad things into good things. Having problems at work? Be grateful to be employed and serving others. Challenges keep life interest-ing, enhance judgment and strengthen character.

Gratitude reminds us of what’s impor-tant. Being grateful to have a healthy family and friends, a home and food on the table puts smaller worries in perspective.

Gratitude reminds you to say, “Thank you.” Call, email or stop by to say thanks… it takes just a few minutes to express our reason for doing so. People like being appreciated. It creates a sat-isfying beam of mutual happiness that shines on.

Habit-Forming TipsHere are some ways to overcome any initial discomfort felt in stepping for-

ward to thank others.

Create a morning gratitude session. Take a few minutes each morning to close your eyes, silence the to-dos and give thanks to whomever and whatever is cause for gratitude.

Show thanks. Sometimes we think about something helpful or kind that someone did for us recently or long ago. Make a note, call them up or even better, tell them in person with sincere conviction why you continue to be grateful and ap-preciative. Another option is a thank-you card or email—keep it short and sweet.

See the silver lining even in “negative” situations. There are always two ways to look at something. We can perceive something as stressful, harmful, sad, unfortunate and difficult, or look for the good embedded in just about every-thing. Problems held in a positive light from a different perspective can be op-portunities to grow and to be creative in devising a solution.

Learn a gratitude prayer. Many songs and prayers, religious or not, serve to remind us to be grateful. Find or write a special one and post it in a highly visible spot.

Leo Babauta is the founder of the sim-plicity blog, ZenHabits.net, and author of bestselling e-books Focus, The Little Guide to Un-Procrastination and Zen to Done.

LIVING GRATITUDEA Taproot of Happinessby Leo Babauta Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something for it gives you the oppor-tunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During those times, you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations be-cause they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings.

~ Author unknown


We all need iodine, yet most of us don’t get enough of it through our diet. A study in

the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that iodine deficiency in the developed world has increased fourfold in the past 40 years and now affects nearly three-quarters of all adults. Numerous U.S. practicing physicians quoted widely in the media estimate that the incidence of hypothyroidism in our adult population may be between 30 and 70 percent.

Thus, we can’t efficiently produce the thyroid hormones that serve as chemical messengers triggering nearly every bodily function. The pres-ence or absence of iodine affects our every cell.Be Aware of Hypothyroidism Symptoms

Low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, is the most recognized and obvious indicator of low iodine intake because the thyroid gland contains more concentrated iodine than other organs.

Symptoms can range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syn-drome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and a variety of skin and hair problems.

Hypothyroidism can further cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers. In children, insufficient iodine has been strongly linked with mental retardation, deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine. The answer is simple: Taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage can rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the thyroid and the whole body.

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Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Expo ─ 11am-4pm. Hosted by Garner’s Natural Foods. Visit natural and eco-friendly businesses and fitness and wellness providers. Chair massage, raffles and free samples. Free admission. Garner’s Natural Foods, 1855 E. Main St, Specialty Row at Hillcrest, Spartanburg. For more information, call 441-9049.

TuEsDAY, NovEmbEr 5Understanding Fibromyalgia ─ 7-8:30pm. Review the history, definitions and causes of fibromyalgia, as well as various natural treatment options. Opportunity for Q&A afterwards. Presented by Natural Medicine Clinic. Free. Westside Library, 525 Oak Grove Rd, Spartanburg. 708-2567.

FriDAY, NovEmbEr 8Harmonizing the Frequencies of Your Future Self ─ 7-9pm. How do we gracefully recognize and drop what no longer fits us to manifest the long-awaited Golden Age? Come for an evening of dialoguing with the Akashic Masters. $15. The Namaste Center, 416 S. King St, Hendersonville, NC. 828-281-0888.

sATurDAY, NovEmbEr 9Empty Bowls: Soup Day! ─ 11am-7pm. Pick any pottery bowl and eat all the soup you like (bread and tea included). Enjoy live music and fellowship. You get to keep the bowl. $15 donation. Funds given to TOTAL Ministries. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St, Spartanburg. 542-ARTS.

sATurDAY, NovEmbEr 16Skin Food Class ─ 10-11:30am. Make your own formulas for all natural, pure, food-based body and skin care products. Save money while you nourish your skin and take care of the environment. $25 includes class and samples. Wood Creek Chiroprac-tic, 1400 Boiling Springs Rd, Ste. 9, Spartanburg. 381-7095.Polarity Share ─ 3-5pm. Learn about Polarity Therapy from Certified Polarity Therapists and discover how it works with the human energy field. $10. Abiada Healing Arts, 187 N. Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartanburg. 542-1123.Vegetarian/Vegan Holiday Cooking Class ─ 4-7pm. $40 includes recipe book and dinner. Healing Springs, 220 Westgate Mall Dr, Ste 6, Spartanburg. 699-9448.Hub City Farmers’ Market Fall Farm to Table Fundraiser ─ 7-10pm. Featuring farm-fresh, local food, snacks, live music, and more. Tour the mobile market. $35 per person in advance, $40 week of event. Includes complimentary drink ticket. The Farmer’s Table, 401 E. Kennedy St, Spartanburg. 585-0905.

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WORK/TRADE STAFF ─ Zen Studios is looking for work/trade staff. These trade positions are a great way to get involved in the yoga community and meet like-minded people. Positions are unpaid, but the benefits of being a work/trade staff member are innumerable! Position requires at least 4 hours per week. Receive unlimited classes and a staff discount on events and retail purchases. To apply, please send resume to [email protected].

YOGA TEACHERS/SUBS ─ If you are at least an RYT 200 and you are looking to add to your yoga teaching schedule, Zen Studios is looking for subs as well as regularly scheduled positions. With all avail-able positions, receive unlimited classes and a staff discount on events and retail purchases. To apply, please send resume to [email protected].

sATurDAY, NovEmbEr 23Karma Community All-Levels Yoga Class ─ 10-11am. Free yoga charity yoga class. Donations of new or gently used toys will be accepted for Foster Care of Spartanburg’s Christmas toy drive. Donat-ing is optional. Free. Zen Studios 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.Food Healing Workshop ─ 3-5pm. Join certified instructors on how to conquer any disease with food healing. Demonstration and tasting event. Advance reservations required; seating limited. $20. Abiada Healing Arts, 187 N. Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartan-burg. 542-1123.

suNDAY, NovEmbEr 24Serenade for Strings-Masterworks II ─ 3pm. Chamber concert will feature the Philharmonic’s top string players performing Bach’s Brandenburg Con-cert No. 3 and Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings. $15-$40. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St, Spartanburg. 542-2787.

TuEsDAY, NovEmbEr 26Understanding Fibromyalgia ─ 6-8pm. Review the history, definitions and causes of fibromyalgia, as well as various natural treatment options. Opportunity for Q&A afterwards. Presented by Natural Medicine Clinic. Free. Westside Library, 525 Oak Grove Rd, Spartanburg. 708-2567.

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mondayYoga Bootcamp ─ 9:15-10:30am. Challenging vinyasa power style class to lengthen and strengthen your entire body. All levels welcome. $10 or $80/10 classes. Chapman Cultural Center, Dance Studio 4 of Ballet, 200 E. St John St, Spartanburg. 612-8333.Yoga ─ 11am-12pm. Class taught by certified in-structor. Bring your own mat. Inclement weather: class will be held in the Pavilion. $5. Garden of Hope and Healing, Hatcher Garden, 820 John B. White Blvd, Spartanburg. 574-7724.

tuesdayZen Beginnings (Beginners/All Levels) ─ 8:30-9:30am. For the new student or a seasoned yoga student looking to learn alignment and proper tech-nique. $15 for a single drop-in class. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.Good Morning Yoga ─ 9–10am. Greet the new day with an all-levels yoga class. $12. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.Home School Elementary Nutrition Class ─ 10-11am. Children (ages K5-5th grade), will explore every system of the body while learning how to best care for it and give it proper nutrition. $125, $25 discount for each additional child, $350 fam-ily max. Healing Springs, 220 Westgate Mall Dr, Spartanburg. 699-9448. Home School Middle and High School Anatomy Course ─ 11:15am-12:15pm. Students will study every system of the body, becoming familiar with bone structure, all organs, major diseases, preven-tion how nutrition plays in taking care of our bod-ies and experiment with recipes and sample super foods. $150, $25 off for each additional child, $400 family max. Healing Springs, 220 Westgate Mall Dr, Spartanburg. 699-9448.Pre-Natal Yoga ─ 11:30am-12:30pm. Relax and connect with your baby. $10/class. Spartanburg Regional Center for Women, 101 E. Wood St, Spartanburg. Pre-register. 560-6000.AntiGravity Classes ─ 4:30-5:30pm. Discover the power, excitement and pure joy of moving freely in all directions of open space. $15 drop-in. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd. Ste. 58, Spartanburg. Class size is limited, must pre-register, 583-3335.Simple Solutions Boot Camp ─ 10am-6:30pm. Starts Nov 5. Six weeks of nutrition planning, workouts, weigh-ins, PH testing, cooking classes and more. $100 for entire session. Must call to register. Healing Springs, 220 Westgate Mall Dr, Ste 6, Spartanburg. 699-9448.Mixed Level Yoga – Intermediate to Advanced ─ 7:15-8:30pm. Ready to take your practice to the next level? This class is suitable for students with at least two years’ experience who want to explore more

advanced poses. $12. YOGAlicious Yoga Studio, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

wednesdayHot Yoga ─ 7:15pm. $12, drop-in. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689

thursdayGood Morning Yoga ─ 9–10am. See Tuesday 9am listing for details.Lunchtime Flow Yoga ─ 12:30pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.Zen Barre (All Levels) ─ 4:30-5:30pm. Redefine and reshape your body with a combination of weights, bands, balls, ballet and a bit of yoga, to challenge your core strength and flexibility. $15 for a single drop-in class. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.Community Yoga ─ 5:45-6:45pm. Donation-based class open to all levels. YOGAlicious Yoga Studio, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.Beekeepers’ Association Meeting ─ 6:30-9pm. Second Thursday. County Administration Bldg, Council Chambers, 366 N. Church St, Spartanburg. 596-2993, ext 117.

fridayLunchtime Bicycle Ride ─ 12–1pm. Join Partners for Active Living on the weekly lunchtime bicycle ride, open to all levels of riders. Leaving from Mary Black Foundation, 349 E. Main St, Ste. 100, Spar-tanburg. 598-9638.Jazz on the Square ─ 5:30-8pm. Weekly, live music series. Morgan Square, 108 W. Main St, Spartanburg.

saturdaySaturday Market ─ 8am-12pm. Offering produce, plants and prepared goods. Variety of events includ-ing cooking demos, children’s activities, live music and more. Free admission. Hub City Farmers’ Market, 298 Magnolia St. at Old Train Depot, Downtown Spartanburg. 585-0905.Community Yoga ─ 9:30-10:30am. $6 drop in fee. Soul Flow Yoga, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spar-tanburg. 609-7689. Power Zen Flow (Intermediate/Advanced) ─ 10-11:15am. Vinyasa flow, power poses and inversions. Class is recommended for students with previous yoga experience, but optional modifications will be offered to allow students to find the place that is right for them. $15 for a single drop-in class. Zen Studios, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste. 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

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