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February 2017 | San Antonio Area | NaturalAwakeningsSA.com 2 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio Natural Awakenings is your monthly guide to a healthier, contents more balanced life. In each issue readers find helpful, cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, sustainable living, creative 4 localbriefs expression, and the products and services that support a 6 healthy, Earth-friendly lifestyle. 6 healthbriefs
8 globalbriefs 11 KISSED BY 10 inspiration KINDNESS How to Make 11 inspiration a Marriage Last 8 by Emily Esfahani Smith 16 activeliving 12 SACRED 18 healingways PASSAGE 12 Conscious Dying as a Transformative 20 healthykids Healing Journey by Linda Sechrist 10 22 wisewords 16
24 calendar 16 FIT FOR LIFE Fitness at Midlife and Beyond 28 naturaldirectory by Aimee Hughes
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Growth Opportunity for Local Children: Gardening! here’s still time for your child to Tparticipate in the Spring 2017 Children’s Vegetable Garden Program at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. But contact us you’ll need to hurry; the spring program Publisher/Editor starts Feb. 18. Also, this spring there’s a Joel Shuler second children’s garden opportunity at the Voelcker Homestead, located in Phil Editorial Assistant Hardberger Park East, 13203 Blanco Rd., Cassandra Key that starts Feb. 21. Here’s more information about both opportunities: Sales & Marketing SPRING 2017 CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDEN PROGRAM—8 a.m. to 12 Joel Shuler p.m. Saturday mornings starting Feb. 18 and continuing through June 3 at the San Online Editor Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. San Antonio is home to one of the Susan DeLancey nation’s oldest youth gardening programs. The program gives children age 8-13 hands-on horticulture education with help from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Layout & Production Service and the Bexar County Master Gardeners. Registration required. For more Citlalli Jabeir information, visit www.sabot.org. Earth Studio Graphic Design CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDEN AT PHIL HARDBERGER PARK—9 a.m. Wendy Wilson to 12 p.m every Tuesday starting Feb. 21 and continuing through June 6 at the Voelcker Homestead in Phil Hardberger Park East, 13203 Blanco Rd. The Voelcker Phone: 210-854-0362 Homestead garden is for children ages 7-14. Children can get their hands dirty as Fax: 210-428-6292 they learn every aspect of gardening, from planting to harvesting. With the help of [email protected] volunteers from the Bexar County Master Gardeners, children begin each Tuesday www.NaturalAwakeningsSA.com morning with a hands-on activity in the garden, followed by a related lesson. Registration required. Visit www.philhardbergerpark.org for more information. www.facebook.com/ NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio FREE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION Sign up at www.naturalawakeningsSA.com Eckankar Center Hosts Special Journey of or we will mail magazines to you for $30/year Spiritual Discovery on Feb. 11 © 2017 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved. he Eckankar Center of San Antonio will be Parts of this publication may be reproduced and hosting a special event, The Journey of Spiritual reprinted, with prior permission obtained in writing. T A free community publication, Natural Awakenings is Discovery, on Sunday, Feb. 11. This free event starts available at more than 375 locations throughout the at 5:30 p.m. and continues until 9 p.m. and features greater San Antonio area. You can find us at Whole Foods, Central Market, Sprouts, CVS Pharmacies, keynote speaker Don Elefante, a published author health food and vitamin stores, medical and wellness who will speak about ways the Divine Spirit can centers, doctor and practitioner offices, fitness studios and gyms, spas, local coffee shops, healthy work in our daily lives for the benefit of all life. The restaurants, libraries, and many more area locations. Journey evening also features a youth panel, a video We do not necessarily endorse the views expressed and musical performance, and spiritual discussions in the articles and advertisements, nor are we responsible for the products and services on dreams, the role of reincarnation and past lives advertised. We welcome your ideas, articles and and an introduction to HU—a love song to God. Participants will have access to feedback. free booklets covering a variety of topics. Spanish-speaking guests are welcome.
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4 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio Learn to be Planet-Friendly at Earthwise Living Day in Leon Valley on March 4 he longest-running annual environmental event in Bexar TCounty returns to the Leon Valley Community Center and Conference Center on Saturday, March 4. The 28th Earthwise Living Day will focus on “Creating a ‘Kinder’ World” and will feature booths and vendors for everyday eco-friendly living. The free family-friendly event will have a variety of specialty vendors, musical performances, children’s activities, door prizes and much more. Also, a recycling drop-off center for wine bottle corks, clothing, computers, electronics, scrap metal and expired medications will be available. Adult Gardeners
Earthwise Living Day takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 4 at the Leon Wanted! Join Valley Community Center and Conference Center, 6427 Evers Rd. For more the 2017 Master information, visit www.leonvalleytexas.gov. Gardener Training Culinaria’s Annual 5K Wine & Beer Run Program ake your gardening skills to Returns March 18 to The Tthe next level. Sign up for the Shops at La Cantera Master Gardener Training Program and start learning lots more about ulinaria, a non-profit organization that botany and plant physiology, plant Cpromotes San Antonio as an ideal wine and identification, landscape and design, food destination, will host its annual foodie 5K water conservation and quality, on March 18. Runners will gather at the scenic herbs, vegetables, urban trees and Shops of La Cantera for the 5K, followed by a much more. celebration with wine, beer and food at the finish Once accepted into the Master line from some of San Antonio’s top chefs. Gardener Program, you will be Culinaria’s 5K combines food, drinks, atmosphere and the promotion of part of the training program that healthy living. The race benefits the Culinaria Farm and food education center. provides more than 50 hours of Through school tours, seminars and chef-led cooking classes, the Farm is an ideal instruction. As a master gardener, place to learn about healthy eating and healthy living. you will provide information to local residents on environmentally For more information about Culinaria, and to register for the 5K, visit responsible gardening and www.culinariasa.org. landscaping. This program is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about Celebrate the Arrival of Spring with Kite the cultivation and maintenance of Tails and Dog Tails on March 18 many types of plants. elebrate the arrival of spring at McAllister Park The Master Gardener Training Cduring the 11th Annual Fest of Tails Kite Festival Class starts on Feb. 22 and continues and Dog Fair on Saturday, March 18. The all-day each Wednesday through May 24. event starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. Classes take place from 12 to 4 p.m. Participants at the free event will enjoy live music, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension arts and crafts, kite flying, a pooch parade and hot air Service office, 3355 Cherry Ridge, balloon rides. Bring lawn chairs and blanket to enjoy Suite 208. Act fast because the kites of all shapes and sizes, as well as dogs of all application deadline ends in early sizes and breeds. February. Cost for the full program is This annual celebration, presented by H-E-B and the San Antonio Parks $269. Foundation, shows families just how fun a day in the park can be and aims to increase awareness of the ever-growing San Antonio parks system. For more information about the Bexar County Master Gardeners and For more information about the event, and to register about the Master Gardener Training for the dog contest and pooch parade, visit Class, visit www.bexarmg.org. www.saparksfoundation/events.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 5 healthbriefs Reflexology and Imagery Relieve Preoperative Anxiety nticipating surgery can be stressful, and many patients suffer from preoperative
FamVeld/Shutterstock.com A anxiety, which can cause serious health complications such as hypertension, rapid pulse and sugar metabolism changes. Israeli researchers from the University of Haifa have found that complementary medicine,
Infants Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.com combined with standard use of anti-anxiety drugs prior to entering the operating room, can significantly reduce preoperative Breathing anxiety levels and improve outcomes. Researchers divided 360 preoperative patients ages 17 and up into three Bad Air groups: those receiving standard care for preoperative anxiety; those receiving standard care along with complementary therapy, featuring acupuncture, May Suffer reflexology, individual guided imagery or a combination of the latter two; and those receiving standard care combined with generic guided imagery via a recording. Anxiety levels were measured preoperatively before and after the as Teens intervention on a scale of one to 10, with scores of four or more constituting study from the Karolinska intermediate or higher-level anxiety. AInstitute of Environmental The study found that complementary therapy in combination with standard care Medicine, in Stockholm, analyzed produced a 60 percent reduction in anxiety, with the mean score dropping from data on air pollution exposure and 5.54 to 2.32. Combining standard care with reflexology and guided imagery provided lung function in the first and 15th the best relief, reducing anxiety by an average of 4.22 points. Patients receiving only years of life among 2,415 adolescents standard care experienced a slight rise in their average anxiety level. in Sweden. The researchers focused on nitrogen oxide in vehicle exhaust and particulate matter from Aloe Vera Juice Allays Diabetes road erosion, using road traffic, esearchers from the David Grant Medical Center, at topography and weather conditions RTravis Air Force Base, in Fairfield, California, have to classify pollution levels. They found that oral doses of aloe vera can reduce fasting compared this data to the level of blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which difficulty the teens experienced indicates the average glucose level over the previous three getting air through their peripheral months, in patients with Type 2 diabetes. airways, termed “resistance”. Data from nine clinical studies that included 89 The study found that breathing diabetes patients were analyzed. Findings suggest that problems increased for teenagers patients with a fasting blood glucose level of more than each time their exposure as infants 200 milligrams per deciliter experienced the greatest to such pollution increased by 10 benefits from the aloe vera. joannawnuk/Shutterstock.com micrograms per cubic meter, with the strongest association occurring in male subjects with asthma at age 16. The same increase was not present in relation to their exposure to traffic pollution as teenagers. Lead author Erica S. Schultz, Ph.D., says, “An increasing number of studies demonstrate the importance of airway periphery for lung health. It’s concerning that the effect from the first year of life seems to be long-lasting, although we don’t yet know the full clinical implications.”
6 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio Fenugreek Eases Menopause randomized, double-blind study from the Sri A .Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research, in Bangalore, India, has found that an extract of fenugreek husk (FHE) called FenuSMART can provide relief from common symptoms of menopause, including night sweats,
insomnia, headaches, hot flashes and mood Dino Osmic/Shutterstock.com swings...... Researchers studied 88 menopausal women between the ages of 45 and 58. Half were given Fortified
Oliver Wilde/Shutterstock.com Oliver one gram of FHE per day for 90 days while the other half received a placebo. The study measured the impact the supplement Foods had on the subjects’ menopausal symptoms through weekly telephone sessions. At the study’s end, approximately 32 percent of the women in the FHE Cut Into group reported no hot flashes, while the placebo subjects saw the frequency of theirs reduced from three to five per day to one or two. Additionally, the subjects Supplement who took FHE experienced a 57 percent reduction in night sweats, a 68 percent abatement of mood swings, a 75 percent drop in insomnia and 58 percent fewer Use headaches. September 2016 survey A from Packaged Facts, a division of Market Research Chinese Herbs Lessen Group, LLC, showed that as much as 20 percent of the U.S. Postpartum Blues adult population is cutting study from the China Academy of back on supplement use due to AChinese Medical Sciences, in Beijing, consumption of fortified foods. reports that Chinese Herbal Medicine Despite this trend, nutritional (CHM) can be an effective treatment for supplement sales nationwide are patients with postpartum depression. projected to increase by $1.5 Traditional Chinese Medicine advocates billion in just two years to $16 herbal treatments based on underlying billion in 2018. issues. marilyn barbone/Shutterstock.com Fortified foods contain extra Researchers analyzed data from 47 clinical trials encompassing 3,795 nutrients added by manufacturers participants between the ages of 18 and 43 suffering from postpartum such as cereal fortified with depression. The study pooled results into three categories: CHM versus placebo, iron, milk with added vitamin D CHM versus routine treatments (antidepressants) and CHM plus routine and pasta enhanced with folic treatments versus only routine treatments. acid. While the original intent of The study found that using Chinese herbs combined with antidepressants is these additives was to improve the most effective approach, noting that CHM is a safe, effective alternative for nutritional deficiencies in people patients unable or unwilling to take antidepressants. without access to foods that naturally contain these nutrients, consequences now include an overabundance of particular nutrients for some and poor food choices due to a dependence on fortified foods for others. Ingesting Sound Crystal Therapy Singing Bowls naturally occurring nutrients in with unfortified foods allows each EXPERIENCE: nutrient to be absorbed together with the other vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients contained in that food, enabling them to Contact: Flicka Rahn, M.M., M.S. work together within the body, 7122 San Pedro Ave., Suite 106, San Antonio, TX 78216 according to the Harvard School 1.888.841.4034 | 210.967.4400 | integrativehealingsa.com of Public Health.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 7 globalbriefs Veggie Tales Plants Communicate with Sound recent study from the University of Western Australia A .has found that plants regularly react to and emit sounds through a series of clicks produced by their roots, and that such inter-flora communication may be essential Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock.com Richard to their survival. Evolutionary biologist Monica Gagliano, who made the discovery, listened to the roots of young Heave Ho leungchopan/Shutterstock.com corn plants and found that they regularly produced Abandoned and Lost Fishing sounds in the range of 220Hz, a frequency audible to the human ear. Gear Pollutes the Seas Plants have been shown to influence each other in many ways through nanomechanical oscillations on a molecular scale. Gagliano remarks, “Scientists bandoned and lost fishing gear also know that plants use volatile chemicals to communicate with each other.” such as traps, crab pots and nets A Another biological research team under the direction of Professor Olaf Kruse, litter the ocean floor in coastal areas Ph.D., scientific director of the Center for Biotechnology at Germany’s Bielefeld worldwide, continuing to attract, University, has shown that green algae not only engages in photosynthesis, but entrap and kill fish and other marine also has an alternative source of energy: It can draw it from other plants (Nature life. The Associated Press reports that Communications). global nonprofits, governments and Gagliano says, “Considering that entire forests are all interconnected by companies are engaged in efforts networks of fungi, maybe plants are using fungi the way we use the Internet.” to retrieve and recycle as many of the items as possible to protect the environment, save marine life and Repurposed Pallets reduce hazards to marine navigation. Texas Company Turns Wood Waste into Furniture A 2009 United Nations report estimated there are 640,000 tons of early 2 billion wooden pallets are currently in discarded fishing nets deep below Ncirculation in the U.S., consuming around 50 the ocean surface worldwide. percent of the country’s annual hardwood harvest Recommended solutions include and representing more than 90 percent of the world’s degradable panels on traps that shipping waste. PalletSmart, in Fort Worth, Texas, has break down and allow trapped been making furniture, home decor and custom projects marine life to escape. International out of repurposed pallets and other reclaimed material agreements prohibit dumping fishing since 2012. holbox/Shutterstock.com equipment at sea; yet in England, Company co-founder John Zaskoda says, “As with small vessels can amass landfill any business, we are looking to grow, but want to be smart about it. For now, we charges of roughly $700 per year, are staying put, taking custom residential and commercial orders and producing giving them an incentive to ditch top-notch furniture.” He sees the endeavor as proof that with hard work and broken gear. consistency it’s possible to make trash into treasure. Pascal van Erp, a Dutch diver alarmed by the amount of equipment Source: PalletSmart360.com he’s encountered, founded the Ghost Fishing Foundation to tackle the issue. He says, “It’s found in all seas, oceans and inland waters at all depths, along the beach and under the sand. I don’t think the problem can be resolved completely, but we can keep it from getting worse by showing the problem to the public and the authorities.” Industry experts and scientists estimate that commercial fishermen annually lose about 10 percent of their traps due to bad weather.
8 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio Free Fuel Hydrogen Conversion From Water Making Gains cientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, in SStockholm, report that they have finally unlocked a major barrier to exploiting a renewable energy source through extracting pure hydrogen from water. Because the best-performing catalysts for electrochemical oxidation, or “water splitting”, are expensive precious metals, the research team led by KTH Professor Licheng Sun developed molecular catalysts for water oxidation with an efficiency approaching that of natural photosynthesis Bevan Young/Shutterstock.com Bevan Sashkin/Shutterstock.com comprising common, abundant elements, all of which could help change the economics of large-scale hydrogen fuel production. Fungus Among Us Meanwhile, Daniel Nocera, a professor of energy at Harvard University, and Genetically Altered Pamela Silver, a professor of biochemistry and systems biology at Harvard Medical Mushrooms Approved School, have co-created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules for Consumption and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels. Their paper, whose lead authors include post-doctoral fellow Chong Liu and graduate student Brendan lustered regularly interspaced Colón, was recently published in Science. Cshort palindromic repeats “This is a true artificial photosynthesis system,” says Nocera. “Previously, people (CRISPR) is a new method of were using artificial photosynthesis for water-splitting, but this is a true A-to-Z editing genomes of farm animals system, and we’ve greatly exceeded the efficiency of photosynthesis in nature.” and food crops. White button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) that have been genetically modified to delay the natural browning Watch the Birdie process are the first CRISPR-edited Selfies Promote Animal Cruelty and Death organisms to receive approval from achary Crockett, of Pricenomics.com, has found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Zsince 2014, 49 people were killed in attempts to take (USDA). pictures of themselves with wild creatures. Although there Yinong Yang, a plant pathologist are no statistics on how many animals have been harmed Soru Epotok/Shutterstock.com from Penn State University, due to selfies, wildlife organizations such as Care for the Wild crafted the modified mushrooms International are appealing to the public to stop using animals as props. by targeting the family of genes Visitors to China’s Yunnan Wild Animal Park lured captive peacocks from their responsible for the browning effect enclosure and grabbed them by their tails. The birds died as a result. Another group seen in produce when sliced and of people at a beach in Argentina was filmed mobbing a baby Franciscana dolphin, exposed to oxygen. Yang was able an endangered species, while taking pictures, resulting in its death likely through to reduce the browning enzyme’s shock and severe dehydration from being removed from the water for too long. work by 30 percent and was Due to the high demand by tourists to take pictures with wild animals, special granted approval from the USDA photographic settings are popping up in Mexico, Europe and Morocco. However, because no foreign or altered DNA the Association for British Travel Agents stated that no legitimate sanctuary would was integrated into the mushroom allow animals to be used as photo props. genome. The department only assesses whether there’s a risk that the new modified variety of an organism could become a weed or “pest” to other plants. The mushrooms may still be subject to Food and Drug Administration or Environmental Protection Agency regulations. The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine are in discussions about developing a new set of rules for the biotech industry in the next five to 10 years.
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NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 9 ecotip Laundry List Cool Tips to Save Money and Energy ollowing eco-friendly laundry tips can Fsave on energy, water usage and utility Couldn’t focus. bills, making it good for both the planet and the bank account. The laundry results, too, may be better for some loads. RealSimple.com advises that 90 percent Struggled of the energy consumed while running a wash Hekla/Shutterstock.com load is used to heat the water, so the average household can eliminate as much as 350 pounds of carbon emissions and save about $40 annually by turning the knob to cold. It also notes that some protein- in school. heavy stains, like perspiration and blood, can become more set into the fabric when washed in hot water, which can also shrink synthetic fibers. For sweat stains, DIYNatural.com suggests combining two tablespoons of cream of tartar, a few drops of lemon essential oil and water to make a paste. Mix and spread it on the stain, and then rub it in and let dry. Another pre-laundry option is to pour or spray a 3 percent solution of hydrogen peroxide onto the stain and then soak for about 30 minutes. Mildly soiled laundry doesn’t necessarily need hot water for adequate cleaning, reports the Mother Nature Network. It advises pre-soaking heavily soiled laundry in cold water for about an hour, adding four tablespoons of baking soda to loosen dirt and grime. “Responding quickly to stains always helps,” says Steve Boorstein, a Boulder, Colorado, clothing-care expert on his ClothingDoctor.com website. “For washable clothing, flush the stained area with cool water to remove any solid matter. Never rub the stain in order to avoid driving it deeper into the fabric.” “Aidan’s below grade level Conserve more energy as well as water by always assembling a full load of skills in reading, writing and laundry. Appliance performance can also make an eco-difference. Energy Star math are now at or above estimates that water savings of between 40 and 75 percent can be achieved with front-loading machines instead of top-loaders. Line drying wins over a clothes grade level. It’s been an dryer in terms of freshness, energy use and kindness to the environment. amazing transformation.” Start with biodegradable and phosphate-free detergents made from plant- and vegetable-based ingredients. - DAN G., Brain Balance Parent
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sychologist Ty Tashiro reports partners are doing and see negativity Our Readers are Seeking in The Science of Happily Ever when it’s absent. Deliberately ignoring Providers & Services for PAfter that only three in 10 couples their partner or responding minimally Addressing Dietary Concerns remain in healthy, happy marriages. to opportunities for small moments of & Natural Vision Care Psychologist John Gottman, in New emotional connection devalues and kills York City, has studied couples for a relationship. four decades seeking to understand Kindness, conversely, glues couples successful relationships. He and his wife together, making each partner feel cared Julie, also a psychologist, founded The for, understood, validated and loved. Gottman Institute that helps couples In a study published in the Proceedings build and maintain loving, healthy of the National Academy of Sciences, relationships based on scientific studies. researchers found that the more Using data from his Love Lab at the someone receives or witnesses University of Washington, John separated kindness, the more they will be kind thousands of couples into two groups: themselves, creating upward spirals of masters (still happy after six years) and love and generosity. disasters (separated or chronically Practicing kindness during a unhappy in their marriages). fight is vital. Letting contempt and One of Gottman’s studies watched aggression spiral out of control during a 130 newlywed vacationing couples conflict can inflict irrevocable damage. and found that partners regularly “Kindness doesn’t mean that we don’t made bids for connection, requesting express anger,” Julie says, “But it informs responses from their mate. Choices to how we choose to express it. You can “turn toward” or “turn away” revealed either throw spears or explain why the level of engagement and respect in you’re hurt and angry, which is the the relationship. Couples who divorced kinder path.” within six years had shown “turn toward” Kindness can also solidify the bids a third of the time while couples backbone of a relationship by being still together responded to their partner’s generous about our partner’s intention emotional need nine times out of 10. and avoiding misinterpreting what’s An integral element is the spirit motivating their behavior. “Even if it’s couples bring to the relationship: executed poorly, appreciate the intent,” kindness and generosity or contempt, Tashiro says. criticism and hostility. Clearly, if we want to have a stable, “There’s a key habit of mind that the healthy relationship, exercise kindness masters have,” Gottman says. “They are early and often and let a spirit of To advertise or scanning the social environment for things generosity guide happy years together. they can appreciate and express thanks participate in our for. Disasters are scanning for partners’ Emily Esfahani Smith is the author of The next issue, call mistakes.” Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That People focused on criticizing Matters. Connect at EmilyEsfahaniSmith. 210-854-0362 miss 50 percent of positive things their com or on Twitter @emesfahanismith. NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 11 grassroots movements have emerged to help us conduct ourselves, heal and grow from losing a loved one or face our own passing. An increasing number of initiatives support a new model in palliative care that treats death not as a failure, but an expected aspect of the human experience. Each in its own way advocates for a grace-filled passage supported by dignified, caring and compassionate practices. Profound Shift The Conscious Dying Institute, in Boulder, Colorado, aims to restore death and dying to its natural place in the sacred circle of life. Its end-of- life literacy curriculum and certificate training programs are helping to create a new, wisdom-based culture of healing teachers and end-of-life doulas that serve among the frontline caregivers and companions providing the comfort styleuneed.de/Shutterstock.com SACRED people want and need most. Founded by Tarron Estes, a healing artist, poet, Caritas coach and transformational learning educator, the institute is grounded in love, spiritual openness, PASSAGE compassion and a universal field of consciousness. Conscious Dying as a Transformative “Training is open to nurses, Healing Journey physicians, clinicians, caregivers, family members, healthcare teams and anyone else interested in exploring by Linda Sechrist what it means to die consciously,” says Estes. It attends to the provider’s inner hen properly viewed, the fresh perspective on how to live life awakening and helps them strengthen thresholds of all of life’s more fully today, if we remain mindful their ability to give spiritual, emotional, Wtransitional moments can and lovingly attentive through the physical and practical care to anyone, be both emotionally and spiritually process. helping to relieve pain, regardless of rewarding. Whether it involves marriage Like birth, death is a transition diagnosis. or birth, job loss or illness, gleaning we can wisely prepare for. In recent “Rather than curative care, insight from the experience can yield years, compassionate individuals and it’s all about seeking to increase
12 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio precious, meaningful moments, a at-home vigil and funeral, as well as and paradoxical language and visions of sense of spiritual sanctity, beauty, cremation and burial choices. the dying. interconnectedness and appreciation “We also offer sacred singing to Moody and Smartt agree that of life for the families and patients they help ease a loved one’s transition. Music by better understanding the unique serve. An end-of-life doula at bedside by a bedside soloist or choir before, language patterns related to end of life assures that families and loved ones can during and after death can be deeply we can share more deeply and build focus on what is most important,” says relaxing and comforting, and even bridges with our beloveds throughout Estes, who believes that our true nature provide pain relief,” says Bareham. the dying process. “When we do so, lives within us as an unblemished jewel. we offer greater support to the dying Helping individuals become Exploring the Mystery and ameliorate our own experience of comfortable talking about death For more than 40 years, philosopher, loss as they cross the threshold,” says is the work of Dr. Karen Wyatt, of psychologist and physician Raymond Smartt. Like William Peters, founder of Dillon, Colorado, founder of the End Moody’s life work has been the Shared Crossings Project, in Santa of Life University, an online interview acknowledging the mysteries and Barbara, California, they caution that series with end-of-life care experts. validating the unexplainable events at compassionate etiquette during events She provides a trustworthy loving the end of life. His seminal bestseller at death is important. environment in monthly death cafés. Life After Life appeared in 1975. Lisa “Assume that levels of awareness The author of What Really Matters: Smartt’s mentorship by Moody led them exist in the dying so that our energy and 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories to co-found FinalWordsProject.org. She’s presence are felt and our voices heard,” of Dying expands the conversation also authored Words at the Threshold, a says Moody. “Respect your words and through related articles and podcasts at study of the nonsensical, metaphorical actions, regardless of the person’s state eolUniversity.com. Death cafés benefit from Wyatt’s experience as a hospice doctor. “There is never an agenda. Of the 10 to 12 people who generally join in, Writing Our Legacy one is always a new caller, recently awakened to the idea of conscious by Linda Sechrist dying or their own mortality. They’re seeking information and someone to n their books Caring for the Dying talk to because family and friends aren’t Iand Having the Last Say, authors interested. Some already embracing Henry Fersko-Weiss and Alan Gelb, their mortality wish to explore their respectively, advocate reviewing our thoughts with others. Some callers join life and writing a short narrative to just to listen,” says Wyatt. explore its value as we approach the Because death in the West has end of life. become a commercialized, medical Processing experiences from event with funeral home packages the the past and what they mean at this
norm, Wyatt recommends the National juncture presents us an opportunity Photo/Shutterstock.com a nice day Have Home Funeral Alliance to those to achieve greater clarity and interested in a deeper understanding integrate them in a positive way in worth living. Our narrative, whether of options and resources for a gentler our life story. According to Fersko- recorded as an essay or scripted video, model. The nonprofit, grassroots Weiss, it has the power to reduce becomes an act of praise for the gift movement and its members, such as depression, increase life satisfaction, of the life we’ve led, imperfect as it Sacred Crossings, in Los Angeles, seek promote acceptance of self and may have been. It can also serve as a to restore the lost art and healing ritual enhance integrity of spirit, no matter potential keepsake that passes along life of a home funeral by preserving the what phase of life we are in. lessons and values from one generation rights of families to provide home after- The harvesting of life to another. death care. experiences should reflect our true Gelb suggests that summing up Supporting and educating humanity—flaws and all—and what what’s most important to us in 500 to interested families is the mission of we’ve learned through mistakes 1,000 words can be an experience to Sacred Crossings founder Rev. Olivia and failures, as well as triumphs. savor and enjoy at a reflective time Rosemarie Bareham. The certified death Conveying a compelling mythic in life, an opportunity to capture our midwife and home funeral guide draws family story, values we’ve lived by legacy and even serve as our own from her experiences as an auxiliary and our embrace of meaningful eulogy. When we want a loved one no nurse and hospice volunteer to assist relationships will help the people longer here to feel near to us and hear families with end-of-life planning, death we know understand that, for all its them one last time, it’s a way for them midwifery and arrangements for an difficulties and complexities, life is to literally have the last say, he adds.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 13 of consciousness. Be a compassionate advance care conversations have taken for the individual, dependents, listener and validate their vision. Don’t place, discord can dismantle the best property, assets, estate planning, pretend to intellectualize or explain laid plans. It requires the tough work of wills and trusts. It also addresses anything.” compassionate communications. Friends issues related to advance, treatment Dianne Gray, president and and families need to remember that this and do-not-resuscitate directives, executive director of the Elisabeth Kübler- is the patient’s end-of-life experience, insurance, types of funerals and costs, Ross Foundation, also owns Hospice and not theirs. It is possible to find peace in and Social Security, Medicare and Healthcare Communications. “The dying the midst of conflict, understanding that veterans’ benefits. Guidelines suggest often wish to leave here surrounded by the one leaving overwhelmingly wishes consulting with a certified public peace and harmony. They choose to let for a peaceful passing, including peace accountant or personal financial go of contentiousness and often wish within the family.” planning specialist. family members would do the same, The Death Over Dinner initiative, The latest innovation is the which is facilitated by mapping out founded by Michael Hebb in 2013, has blessing of a living funeral, a Advance Directives according to the been hosted by groups in more than celebration of life while the honoree final wishes of the patient,” says Gray. 20 countries to help people engage is present to hear the eulogies, praises Points she frequently addresses in conversations on “how we want and farewells before they depart. in public talks and Death Over to die”—the most vital and costly AgingWithDignity.org provides a Dinner party conversations include: discussion Americans aren’t having downloadable Five Wishes document, the necessity of finishing unfinished (DeathOverDinner.org/stories). a popular advance directive, or living business; bringing closure to unresolved will that covers personal, spiritual, relationship issues; finding words to Practical Plans medical and legal aspects. It’s easy to express our compassion; soothing the The American Institute of Certified Public use and can serve as a family guide to sense of impending loss; and managing Accountants and its 360 Degrees of prompt conversations about personal to take only love with us to the other Financial Literacy program offer a free care preferences in the event of side, yet leave enough of it behind to downloadable national Guide to Financial serious illness. help loved ones through their grieving Decisions: Implementing an End-of-Life New York Times journalist process. She cautions that no matter Plan at Tinyurl.com/EssentialPlanNeeds. It Mark Leibovich wrote about how how well we plan for death, things don’t includes basic descriptions of issues that Massachusetts Senator Edward always go as planned. arise as we age beyond retirement and Kennedy chose to spend his final “Sometimes no matter how many details the critical documents needed weeks in pursuit of a “good ending.”
14 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio As death approached, Kennedy told sailed when he could and ate lots of mindful attention, dignity, wisdom, friends that he wanted to take stock of his favorite ice cream. His mantra was, joy, love and freedom from pain, we his life and enjoy the gift of his remaining “Every day is a gift.” have the power to make those days less days with the people he loved most. “As our time winds down, we all miserable, confusing and frightening.” As a result, he continued enjoying his seek comfort in simple pleasures— In these many ways, we can manage morning ritual of reading newspapers companionship, everyday routines, to gently embrace and tenderly navigate while drinking coffee, playing with his the taste of good food, the warmth of life’s final transition with grace and love. dogs, watching James Bond movies sunlight on our faces,” says Boston’s with his wife and holding family dinners Dr. Atul Gawande in Being Mortal. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer and sing-alongs nightly. He reveled in “If we strive in our final months for Natural Awakenings. Connect at his bedside view of Nantucket Sound, for independence, companionship, ItsAllAboutWe.com.
A Natural Option: Conservation Burial by Susan Everidge
he phrase “conservation burial” may between 1,000 and 7,800 pounds Tbe new to you. It’s actually not new of mercury released each year in at all. Conservation burial is essentially a the U.S.; about 75 percent goes into natural burial, which prior to embalming the air and the rest settles into the was the primary burial method. Today, ground and water. many in this country are choosing I natural burial practices. You could drive about 4,800 miles Conservation burial offers the on the energy equivalent to the opportunity to use an old practice to energy used to cremate someone; promote rural conservation and urban the energy consumed for all the open space. It’s a positive way to cremations in the U.S. in one year return nutrients to the earth while also is enough to travel to the moon and conserving land, creating open space back 85 times. and restoring natural habitats. I Natural burial allows full body I Although cremations are Here are some quick and simple interment into the ground in a manner considered to be a greener and more facts about the concept of conservation that does not inhibit decomposition. affordable than traditional burials, burial: Here are some things you may cremation removes the body from I With the increasing awareness of not know about traditional burials and the cycle of nature, keeping it from the environmental impacts of standard cremation: nourishing new life. burials, the option of a natural I Research published in 2012 by The choice for natural burial burial provides a more intimate and Ruth Miller in the Berkley Planning is a choice for natural renewal and environmentally sound way of burying a Journal, affiliated with the University growth, a way to give back to the loved one. of California at Berkley, stated that Earth that sustains us all. I each year in the United States, 22,500 A natural or green burial occurs when Susan Everidge is the the body is buried, without embalming, traditional cemeteries put roughly the following into our soil: chief director and in a natural setting. advisor for Countryside • 827,060 gallons of I Any shroud or casket used is Memorial Park, a natural embalming fluid biodegradable, nontoxic and made of burial park in LaVernia, Texas, and is sustainable material such as wicker, • 90,272 tons of steel (caskets) also former chief operating officer for willow, bamboo or cardboard. • 1,636,000 tons of reinforced a chain of funeral homes in Texas. I Traditional standing headstones are concrete (vaults) She is a member of San Antonio not permitted. Instead, flat rocks, plants • 14,000 tons of steel (vaults) Sustainable Living, the Earthen or trees serve as grave markers. • 2,700 tons of copper Construction Initiative and Texas I Natural burial favors the use of and bronze (caskets) Unites for Animals. For more refrigeration and dry ice; there is information about Countryside no embalming to preserve the body I Each cremation releases between Memorial Park, see Facebook > between the time of death and the 0.8 and 5.9 grams of mercury as CountrysideMemorialPark or call funeral service. bodies are burned. This amounts to 210-992-2143.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 15 fiber per year, which directly affects activeliving the basal metabolic rate. Much like a car engine, the more lean muscle mass we have, the more energy our ‘engine’ uses, even when idling. If not prevented, by age 50, for example, we may have lost as much as 20 percent of the lean muscle fiber we had when we were 30.” He also recommends regular cardiovascular exercise. “Do a good round of cardio inside your target heart rate zone for 30 minutes at least three times a week. It’s vital for lung and heart health, the primary benefit of cardio exercise as opposed to just burning calories.” “For those in their 40s, I recommend high-intensity interval Nejron Photo/Shutterstock.com training such as burst training, along with a mind-body practice like power yoga or budokon,” says Nelson Pahl, of Northfield, Minnesota, managing FIT FOR LIFE editor of Longevity Times. “Vinyasa yoga, tai chi and cycling are ideal How to Stay Healthy, Flexible and Strong during our 50s, while hatha yoga, tai chi, or qigong and hiking work well by Aimee Hughes in our 60s.” “Most of my clients are 70 hen thinking about the best According to Spitzer, this all can and up,” says Gwyneth Jones, “ forms of exercise as we happen, but it’s more of a self-fulfilling an active aging specialist at the Wenter midlife and beyond, prophecy than destiny. “Research with Carriage Club, in Kansas City, we should first clarify some myths and older people at both rehabilitation and Missouri, who also trains physical preconceptions,” says Michael Spitzer, nursing centers tells us that the human therapists, rehabilitation specialists of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, biochemist, body wasn’t designed to begin a major and movement educators. “They fitness expert and author of Fitness at decline in function until age 70, barring enjoy mixing up their daily exercise 40, 50, 60 and Beyond. “In our society, major illness or accidents along the routines and look forward to the there’s a mindset that once we pass our way. Most of individual decline is due support and encouragement of their 40th year, it’s all downhill from there. to lifestyle choices, not nature’s plan.” classmates. Discussions include Our metabolism slows and we gain Spitzer teaches his clients that lighthearted wordplay and questions weight, lose mobility and flexibility, deal weight training is essential for every age about anatomy and physiology.” with more aches and pains, experience group. “After age 30, most people lose Pahl urges everyone at every age, shortness of breath and the list goes on.” between 0.5 to 1 percent of lean muscle “Consume only whole foods, always.”
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He rarely drinks alcohol and begins every day with yoga and qigong. “Also, be sure to stay well hydrated,” says Jones. “This will keep your joints healthy, skin clear and moist, digestion more efficient and detoxification of organ systems more effective. Add fresh lemon if you like.” Physical fitness is only one aspect of aging gracefully. Spiritual growth lifts and lightens any mental and emotional load, while supporting physical well-being. Spitzer also recommends, “Reading, learning to play a musical instrument, crafting activities, computer strategy games or doing other activities that require concentration or new problem- solving skills; all help the mind stay tuned up and sharp.” It’s always healthy to break out of normal routines and comfort zones, venture into new worlds, volunteer and do what makes our heart soar. Jones says, “Choose activities that feel good, refreshing, include people you enjoy, and are done in pleasant environments. Don’t forget to revel in sunshine or a good book on a rainy day. Listen to music, play music, sing and dance every day.” Maturity brings benefits we can embrace with delight when we bring loving attention and happy novelty to life.
Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, Missouri, is a doctor of naturopathy and consultant for the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at [email protected].
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 17 stimulates another enzyme called healingways telomerase that keeps DNA young by maintaining the telomere at the end of each DNA strand. A study from Cuba’s University of Havana of herniated disc patients In the O-Zone found that ozone therapy provided Oxygen Therapy Heals a Host of Ills both oxidative protection and pain relief. Such properties make medical by Valerie Burke ozone therapy a safe and effective treatment for many infections. It has been shown to be particularly effective for sinus and s safe and trusted as have shown it can be used endodontic infections (Iranian hyperbaric (high pressure) instead of more expensive and Endodonics Journal), osteonecrosis Aoxygen therapy is, ozone dangerous methods such as of the jaw, ear infections, hepatitis therapy also harnesses the healing surgery or pharmaceuticals. (Journal of Alternative and power of oxygen. Since the 1950s, Therapeutic ozone Complementary Medicine), cystitis, its popularity has increased has a sound safety HIV, intestinal and blood infections around the world. Today, more record, and no toxic and Lyme disease. Staff of the Sophia than 45,000 physicians in 50 effects have been Health Institute, in Woodinville, countries administer ozone observed from proper Washington, report remarkably fast therapy to address ailments clinical use (Journal results treating such chronic complex ranging from endodontic of the American infections by following intensive infections and herniated Medical Association). intravenous (IV) ozone protocols, disk pain to arterial Occasional reported with individualized systemic support. plaque and Lyme side effects are Ozonotherapy is a prime disease. slight weakness, treatment for infections, especially According to the dizziness or drowsiness viral. Leading experts in oxidative American Academy of for short periods of time therapy Dr. Robert Rowen, who Ozonotherapy, the widespread during or after treatment. practices in Santa Rosa, California, medical use of ozone began in Rare allergic skin reactions and Dr. Howard Robins, director of Germany and has since spread like nettle rash are possible The Healing Center, in New York across Europe as an alternative Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock.com with local applications, although City, had good success administering treatment for antibiotic-resistant occurrences are mild and quick treatment during the Ebola crisis in bacteria. The academy notes that to resolve. Sierra Leone. In addition to many allopathic physicians caution Ozone is an oxidant. Ozone patients helped, “It has been reported against ozone therapy largely therapy, like exercise, creates that ozone therapy rapidly cured due to misinformation and a lack health benefits by delivering five patients with Ebola during the of understanding regarding its measured doses of oxidative stress outbreak,” says Rowen. efficacy, side effects, expense that activate the body’s internal Ozone therapy is now used and safety, even though antioxidant systems. The primary to relieve arthritis, neuropathy, published international studies natural enzyme in ozone therapy degenerative joint and disk disease, as well as U.S. clinical trials is superoxide dismutase, which fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. A
The most worthwhile thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. ~Robert Baden-Powell
18 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio “Today, more than 45,000 physicians in 50 countries administer ozone therapy to address ailments ranging from endodontic infections and herniated disk pain to arterial plaque and Lyme disease. “ pilot study led by the Universidad de Granada, Spain, saw improvement in the physical and depressive symptoms of fibromyalgia. “Ozone is also effective in treating osteoarthritic knees and, via injection, arthritic hips,” says Rowen. Other individuals describe their experiences of overcoming various diseases using ozone therapy at YouTube.com/user/ RobertRowenMD/videos. One of the most impressive evidence-based applications is relief from the pain of herniated disks, particularly lumbar. More than one meta-analysis deemed ozone treatment an effective and extremely safe procedure, with pain and functional outcomes equal to or better than surgery and far lower complication rates (less than 0.1 percent), along with significantly shorter recovery times (Pain Physician; American Journal of Neuroradiology). According to the Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, oxygen/ozone therapy used in dentistry offers three fundamental forms of applications to treat oral tissue—ozonated water, ozonated olive oil and oxygen/ozone gas. Ozonated water and olive oil have proved to be an ideal delivery system. Non-toxic and simple to generate, ozone therapy is coming of age as a viable option for both the treatment and prevention of illnesses. Summer Trimester Begins May 8, 2017 Valerie Burke is a freelance health writer in Olympia, Washington, versed in integrative medicine with a master’s degree in nursing science.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 19 to four ounces a day; and sucking on healthykids bacteria-killing xylitol lollipops. Such a routine combined with an initial dentist visit by their first birthday can reduce dental costs, including hospital treatment for extreme decay that can cost thousands of dollars. Other ways to reduce the too-common incidence of six to 10 childhood cavities include breastfeeding only until baby teeth erupt; avoiding transmission of an anaerobic oral bacteria carried in saliva that’s the leading cause of tooth decay; early interceptive treatment to avoid crowding of teeth; and consulting a nutritionist. Breastfeeding Andie Pearson, a doctor of dental medicine and owner of Gaimed Dental Spa, in Wilmette, Illinois, tells mothers that in the descent through the birth canal, their baby ingests the Kiselev Andrey Valerevich/Shutterstock.com bacteria necessary to digest breast milk. As teeth later emerge, their gut bacteria also become able to digest solid food. “By the time a child has all 20 baby teeth, between 18 and 30 months, they no longer have KEEP DECAY AWAY the microbial ecology for digesting breast milk and should be weaned. Kids Do Best with Holistic Dentistry Researchers from the University of California-Berkeley have found that by Linda Sechrist the more frequently a mother breastfed her child beyond the second birthday ccording to a 2012 New York Such extensive dental work on during the day, the greater the child’s Times story, “Preschoolers children is largely preventable. Wise risk of severe early tooth decay,” says Ain Surgery for a Mouthful of parents encourage their children to Pearson. Cavities,” more dentists nationwide develop healthy habits such as brushing Development of facial muscles are recommending that children be teeth at least twice a day; eating and bone structure is dependent on administered general anesthesia at fewer sugary snacks and brushing chewing and gnawing. “Teething rings hospitals due to the severity of decay. afterwards; limiting fruit juice intake facilitate chewing that builds stronger teeth and creates better alignment,” she explains. If childhood tooth growth is delayed, Pearson often suggests a chiropractic adjustment if all other developmental areas are normal. “It can help the body relax so that teeth erupt naturally,” she says. Mouth-to-Mouth Susan Maples, a doctor of dental surgery and owner of Total Health Dentistry, in Holt, Michigan, notes that Streptococcus mutans is the leading reason children are hospitalized today. “Cavities are
20 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio and crowded. These issues can be addressed with a removable “Parents play a pivotal appliance that expands the arch role in their children’s in the roof dome, influences bone growth and makes room for incoming dental hygiene.” teeth,” says Kammer. Early proper diet may also help prevent crowding of teeth as well as malocclusion, or misalignment of upper and lower teeth, according to Pearson. Role Modeling “Parents play a pivotal role in their children’s dental hygiene. They influence how their children care for their teeth, behave in the dentist’s formed when the rate of decay of Oral Hygiene Transformation, in office and feel about dental visits,” the teeth caused by the lactic acid Middleton, Wisconsin, learned says Pentti Nupponen, a doctor of produced by the bacteria exceeds early in his career to avoid mercury dental medicine and owner of the the rate of repair initiated by the amalgam fillings and early extractions Halifax Center for Holistic & Cosmetic phosphate and calcium ions in of bicuspids for orthodontic purposes, Dentistry, in Halifax, Pennsylvania. saliva,” she says. and that xylitol reduces buildup of Children should be made The unwanted bacteria is plaque bacterial biofilm on teeth. familiar with dentistry and taught transmitted through saliva, which is A study published in the Journal that they are responsible for their why adults should avoid licking spoons of Dental Research, supported by dental hygiene from around age or tasting foods before offering them findings of a metastudy appearing in 1. Nupponen explains his gentle to children between the ages of 1 and Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational method: “I encourage mothers to 3. “This type of bacteria thrives on Dentistry “shows that regular use of bring their children along for dental sugar, so children shouldn’t have lots xylitol over six months significantly appointments so that they can of sugary drinks and sweet treats,” reduces the Streptococcus mutans watch me from their mother’s lap. says Maples. Mouth kissing presents a population,” he says. Generally, by the time they are alone similar risk. He also suggests early in my chair, they aren’t frightened.” interceptive treatments which can Early Intervention be performed by general dentists. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer Kris Kammer, a doctor of dental “Parents don’t need to wait for for Natural Awakenings. Connect at surgery and owner of Gums of Steel children’s teeth to come in crooked ItsAllAboutWe.com.
NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 21 wisewords Transforming the Way Women Relate to Men An Interview with Alison Armstrong by April Thompson
or 25 years, relationship expert Alison recordings and articles at UnderstandMen.com. Armstrong has worked to evolve society by Armstrong and her second husband have Fchanging the way women relate to men. been happily married for 23 years and now live in Her yearning to understand the opposite sex Colorado. was born from personal challenges, including a failed marriage in her 20s. She began Which core differences between studying men on her own, at the age of 30, men and women cause everyday beginning with the question, “What if men are misunderstandings? responding to women?” What started out as a The biggest source of mischief is denying that personal inquiry has become a lifelong pursuit differences exist at all. Both men and women and she’s shared her findings with millions of tend to assume that each is a version of the other, men and women worldwide. which creates significant misunderstandings. We Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of PAX interact with our partners by doing or saying Programs, addresses gender differences, sexuality and what works for us. When that doesn’t get the response we’re relationships. She has written three books, including expecting, we usually draw incorrect conclusions and act in The Queen’s Code, and speaks to interpersonal insights counterproductive ways. through workshops, webinars and teleclasses, including free For example, men and women relate to feelings
22 NaturalAwakeningsSanAntonio differently. Women often make life decisions based on their feelings about something or someone. To men, who tend to rely on facts and set aside feelings, this approach can seem irrational, and relating to women as irrational has predictably bad outcomes. Where does a couple best start to heal the communication divide? The most powerful thing men and women can do is to address misunderstandings with openness and curiosity rather than assuming we know why our partner did or said something. We should ask ourselves, “What if there’s a good reason for that?” Don’t assume that what’s true for her is also true for him, and vice versa. Once a couple chooses to give each other the benefit of the doubt, a few simple changes can further open up communication. Saying “I need” instead of “I want” will make a huge difference. Because being “needy” is considered unattractive, women avoid this word, not realizing that it connects with a man’s instinct to provide. When asking for something, it’s important to say what it would provide us. For him, there needs to be a reward equal to or greater than the energy he’ll have to expend. Years ago, I described to my husband in colorful detail the experience of falling into the toilet in the middle of the night; he took it upon himself to make sure that never again happens to the women he loves. What’s the secret to navigating partners’ differing needs and drives for physical intimacy? The secret is to stop leaving our sex lives to the whims of biology, or making decisions based on whether we “feel like it.” Waiting for a time when both partners feel like it, the kids are at Grandma’s and we’re not too tired leads to sex happening too rarely. Delicious sexual partnerships begin when we decide to stop waiting and instead work on creating the circumstances that put us in the mood. One example is learning to offer “dessert”. Using the desire for food as a metaphor for the desire for sex, we’re often trying to eat together when only one partner is hungry. But dessert sounds delicious anytime; examples might be massage or kissing or other physical activities. Find out what reliably perks up a partner’s interest and put that on the menu. How can a woman satisfy a man’s desire to provide without sacrificing her independence? American culture tells women that being low-maintenance matters most. Yet, when we allow our partners to fulfill our needs, it can help us unlock our own greatness, as well as theirs. Men are driven to provide for their loved ones and denying them such opportunities takes away their life’s pursuit, which can be emasculating. By asking for what we need, women create opportunities for partnership, satisfaction and fulfillment for both partners. When we allow the men in our life to contribute to us and learn to receive graciously, we discover that it doesn’t diminish our power. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com. NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 23 update from Mario Bravo, Texas outreach specialist the San Antonio Astronomical Association for a calendar from the Environmental Defense Fund, on local close look at astronomical features. Also enjoy air quality, along with information on policies and photo opportunities with your favorite Star Wars SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 opportunities. www.facebook.com/ecocentro1. characters. For more info, contact Kayla Gasker at 210-302-3259 or email [email protected]. YogaFit for Warriors—8am-6pm Feb. 4, 5 at The FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Synergy Studio, 300 E. Grayson St. 100. This two- Peking Acrobats—7:30pm at the Majestic Theatre, day intensive focuses on yoga for PTSD and trauma 224 E. Houston St. The Peking Acrobats perform Be My Valentine Run: 5K Run/Walk—9:30am at brain injury. Those suffering from trauma, and the daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs, Alamo Brewery, 202 Lamar St. Enjoy a 5K, cupid mental health professionals working with them, will trick-cycle, precision tumble and somersault. They costume contest, music and cool surprises. Dress up benefit from this workshop. Cost for the two-day defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, for the occasion and stay for the after-party. www. workshop is $429. www.thesynergystudio.com. flexibility and control.www.magesticempire.com. huaracheturbo.com. Easy Tree ID Guide—9-11am at Phil Hardberger Park West, 8400 NW Military Hwy. Join urban SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 forester Mark Kroeze in a guided online tree Remember the River—9-11am at Phil Hardberger (Boerne) Vocalosity – The ACA Perfect Concert identification process. This program is suitable Park East, 13203 Blanco Rd. Learn the risks of Experience—8:30pm in the Boerne Champion for adults and families with school-aged children. non-point source pollution and ways you can help High School Auditorium, 201 Charger Blvd. This Participants take home a free 1-gallon tree. Free; a prevent it. Erik Gomez with the City of San Antonio all-new live concert event from the creative mind donation to the PHP Conservancy of $3/person or will provide information about the Adopt a Spot of artistic producer Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, The $5/family is suggested. www.philhardbergerpark. program. Free; a donation to the PHP Conservancy Sing-Off) takes a cappella to a whole new level. This org. of $3/person or $5/family is suggested. www. fast-paced production features 12 dynamic voices 20th Annual Mays Symposium Celebrates the philhardbergerpark.org. singing some of today’s chart-topping hits in brand- Decorative Arts, Crafts and Design—9am-4pm (Boerne) “Honey, I’ve got the Bees” Workshop— new arrangements. www.boerneperformingarts. at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones 9am-6pm at Cibolo Nature Center, 140 City Park com/tickets. Ave. Join our distinguished speakers as we look Rd. in Boerne. Learn how to start beehives and to the past and celebrate the future of decorative FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 st maintain them, affordable beekeeping, how to keep arts from ancient times to the 21 Century. $50 for bees healthy without chemicals and more. Cost is Family Flashlight Night—6-8:30pm at the San members, $75 for non-members, $25 for students. $110 and includes lunch. www.cibolo.org. Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. Find Lunch is included. www.samuseum.org. your way through the Light Maze and view the th (Boerne) Organic Gardening 101—9:30am- 30 Annual Asian Festival: Year of the Rooster— 12pm at Herff Farm, 33 Herff Rd. in Boerne. This night sky with SALSA (the San Antonio League 10am-5pm at the Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 workshop will cover all the basics of starting and of Sidewalk Astronomers). Be sure to bring your E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. The family-friendly event maintaining an organic garden. Learn how to grow flashlight. Free to members; regular admission for features music, cultural performances, food, fashion, your own food organically. $20 per person. www. guests. www.sabot.org. crafts and other products. Guests can enjoy authentic cibolo.org. Asian-American food, traditional Asian dance and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Monthly Mindfulness Session: Mindfulness musical performances, multicultural demonstrations Spring 2017 Children’s Vegetable Garden and Emotions—9:30am-12pm at the Mindfulness of cooking, henna painting, palm reading and craft Program at the Botanical Garden—8am-12pm Studio, 218 Grove Pl. Experience simple, useful, sales. www.texancultures.com. Saturday mornings starting Feb. 18, continuing mindful techniques and meditations. $20. Register through June 3 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Body-Mind-Spirit Fair—10am-6pm Feb. 4, with Sue Yeo, 210-529-0913. 12-6pm Feb. 5 at the Unlimited Thought Life 555 Funston Pl. San Antonio is home to one of the Enrichment Center, 5525 Blanco Rd. Monthly (Boerne) Chocolate Walk—11am-4pm in nation’s oldest youth gardening programs, and its event; free admission, free hourly lectures. www. downtown Boerne. Enjoy downtown Boerne and spring season begins Feb. 18. The program gives unlimited-thought.com. collect chocolate treats while visiting participating children ages 8-13 hands-on horticulture with businesses. Cost is $20, which includes a map help from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Confucius Wishing Lanterns on the Water—5- and bag to collect chocolate. www.boerne-tx.gov/ Service and the Bexar County Master Gardeners. 7pm at the River Walk Convention Center Lagoon chocolatewalk. Registration required. www.sabot.org. (near Ruth’s Chris Steak House). Experience an ethereal experience of casting lanterns into the river Gardens & Yoga—10-11am at the San Antonio in honor of loved ones, hopes, dreams and wishes. plantoattend Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. This class invites Admission is free and lanterns are $5 each (sold at all levels, ages and sizes to enjoy a meditation in Eckankar’s Journey of Spiritual Discovery— the event). Pens will be available to decorate and motion in the beauty of the botanical garden. 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Wednesdays starting Feb. 22 and continuing through Nature Walk: Sunrise Bird Walk—8-10am at May 24 at various locations. The Master Gardener the Urban Ecology Center in Phil Hardberger Park SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Class is a volunteer development program offered West, 8400 NW Military Hwy. Three area birders by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; will lead the walk looking for birds and showing the program is designed to increase the availability how to identify those common to the area. Free; savethedate of research-based horticultural information and donations accepted. www.philhardbergerpark.org. improve the quality of life through horticultural Alamo Run Fest Expo—9am-4pm April 1, 8am- projects. 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Meet in Sales You Won’t Want To Miss.” Enjoy shopping, Kids Classic at 10:30 a.m. All events begin the patio area of the park’s Urban Ecology Center in live music, food trucks and lots of vintage fun. $10 at the Alamodome, 100 Montana St., and the west side of the park. Free; a donation to the PHP Friday (early buying event) $5 Saturday and Sunday. end inside the Alamodome. This event is San Conservancy of $3/person or $5/family is suggested. www.vintagemarketdays.com. Antonio’s premier “down home, home grown” www.philhardbergerpark.org. half marathon and running festival. There’s a SATURDAY, MARCH 4 distance and event for all current and would-be (Boerne) Attracting Birds Workshop—9am-12pm 28th Annual Earthwise Living Day in Leon runners. 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NaturalAwakeningsSA.com February 2017 25 San Antonio Sustainable Living—4th Tuesday. Details life. Details at [email protected], www. ongoing at www.meetup.com/SAEnvironmental. meetup.com/nlpsanantonio. Recovering in Unity—7pm in the CommUNITY Introduction to Sudarshan Kriya (SKY Center, 8103 Broadway. A recovery group based on Meditation)—6-7pm. RSVP and get location at sunday the 12 steps and Unity principles. Free. unityofsa.org. www.takeabreathtexas.org, or call Sara at 210-373- 0660. Free. Castle Hills Farm to Market—10am-2pm at 2211 SA Native Plant Society of Texas—7pm. 4th Tuesday. NW Military, across from Castle Hills Baptist Church. Lions Field Adult Center, 2809 Broadway. Tai Chi—2-3pm (Easy/Qigong), 3-4pm (24 Form) at www.localfarmtomarket.com. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1018 E. Grayson. Free. Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries—6-8pm every Tuesday 210-226-0354, www.gentlewellness.com. Pearl Farmers Market—10am-2pm at the historic at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Pearl Brewery, bordered by East Grayson Street Free. 210-978-8100, www.samuseum.org. Gentlewellness Qigong & Tai Chi—2-3pm qigong, and Avenue A just north of downtown. www. 3-4pm Tai Chi at St. Paul’s Episcopal, 1018 Grayson. Alamo Sierra Club’s Monthly Meeting—6:30pm 3rd pearlfarmersmarket.com. Free. gentlewellness.com. Tuesdays at EcoCentro, 1802 N. Main, on the San Anto- Celebration Circle—11am-12pm at Say Sí, 1518 S. nio College Campus. www.sierraclub.org/texas/alamo. Alamo, 78204. Inclusive uplifting interfaith gatherings friday open to all. More info at www.celebrationcircle.org or 210-533-6767. wednesday Power Yoga--4-5pm. Taught by a new ACPower Yoga graduate. All proceeds go to Gardopia (www. Free Sundays at SAMA —10am-12pm at the Lunchtime Yoga—12-1pm at the Integrative Healing gardopiagardens.org). A $5 minimum donation is San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Institute, 7122 San Pedro. Supplies provided; 1st class required. Info at www.acpoweryoga.com. Sponsored by the Mays Family Foundation. Call 210- is free. www.integrative healingsa.com. Chair Yoga & Qigong—11am-12pm at Pan Am Library, 978-8100, or visit www.samuseum.org. Mobile Om Yoga (FREE) at Pharm Table—12-1pm at 1122 W. Pyron. Free. www.gentlewellness.com Free Meditation Instruction—9:30am at the Pharm Table, 106 Auditorium Circle. www.pharmtable. Watersaver Tours—10am. 1st Friday. Tour SA Shambhala Meditation Center, 257 E. Hildebrand. com. Botanical Garden’s Watersaver Gardens. SABOT.org. www.sanantonio.shambhala.org. Reiki Healing Circle—7-8pm the 3rd Wednesday each month at 3463 Magic Dr. Reiki restores balance Ashtanga Yoga—1-2:30pm at University Presbyterian The Rim Farmers Market—10am-2pm at The Rim, and harmony physically, mentally, emotionally and Church, 300 Bushnell. $5 suggested donation. www. 17503 La Cantera Parkway, in the parking lot of T.G.I. spiritually. Led by Briana Brooks. Free. 210-365-1400. gentlewellness.com. Friday’s. www.hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. Centering Prayer Spirituality Group—6-7pm St. Andrew’s Farmers Market—10am-2pm at St. Parkinson’s Young Onset Support Group—1pm. at First United Methodist Church in Boerne, 205 E. Andrews Lutheran Church, 16320 Huebner Rd. www. Second Sunday each month. Free. Sunset Ridge Church James St. For more info, 830-249-2565 or jlr8546@ hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. of Christ, 95 Brees Blvd. Call Dianne at 210-567-6688. hotmail.com. Gentle Hatha Yoga Class for Cancer Patients and Feldenkrais®—1pm at 16607 Blanco Rd., Ste. 1107. Cancer Survivors—8-8:45am. Reservations required. monday The Feldenkrais Method is an innovative system that Free. Northeast Baptist Hospital. 210-297-2627. uses developmental movements to improve and retrain Gentlewellness Qigong—5:30-6:30pm in the Garden the muscular, skeletal and nervous systems. $12. For Parkinson’s Caregivers Support Group—1pm. Every Room at The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway. info call 210-215-6035. 3rd Friday. Free. Call Dianne, 210-567-6688. Free.www.gentlewellness.com. Sivananda Yoga—6pm Mondays and Wednesdays; markyourcalendar saturday 10:30am Sundays at The Uptown Studio, 700 Freder- icksburg Rd. Suggested $7 donation. www.theuptown- Prenatal Plus Yoga—7:15pm each Wednesday at Native American Spiritual Drumming Circle—7-9pm studio.com. Tranquil Seasons, 2379 NE Loop 410, Suite 17. 3rd Saturday at Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Enjoy a gentle yoga class perfect for expecting Center, 5525 Blanco. www.unlimited-thought.com. Awakening Qigong—6-7:15pm. Focusing on healing, and new moms. $10. Register by email to Transformational Healing Meditation—11am-12pm awakening and evolving the body, heart and consciousness. [email protected]. 1st class is free. www.daointegrativehealth.com. at the Integrative Healing Institute, 7122 San Pedro. Guided meditation. Attend 4 times and get 5th free. www. Tai Chi Principles—6-7:15pm in the Angelique integrativehealingsa.com. Garden Room at The Village at Incarnate Word, tuesday 4707 Broadway. Taught by Mike Graves. Free. www. Free Yoga @ Pharm Table—12:30pm at Pharm Table, gentlewellness.com. 106 Auditorium Circle. Enjoy yoga with Carlos from Ashtanga Yoga—2-3pm at University Presbyterian Yoga Day. www.pharmtable.com. Meditation Circle—7:30-8:30pm. Gentle blend of Church, 300 Bushnell. Donation-based class. www. Meditation in the Japanese Gallery at SAMA—10:15- gentlewellness.com. guided and silent meditation offered by Celebration Circle at SA Friends meetinghouse, 7052 Vandiver. 11am Saturdays at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 Mellow Yoga—1-2pm at University Presbyterian Call 210-533-6767 or visit www.celebrationcircle.org. West Jones Ave. Free with museum admission. Call Church, 300 Bushnell. Donation-based class. www. 210-978-8100, or visit www.samuseum.org. gentlewellness.com. (Boerne) Farmer’s Market at Cibolo Nature Center— Qigong for Total Wellness—9:15-10:30am thursday 8:30am-12:30pm. each Tuesday at Dao Integrative Health, 4833 Living Dao: A Path and a Practice—10-11am. A Course in Miracles Group—7-9pm each Thursday at Fredericksburg Rd. Yearlong program for personal Open to all. 1st class is free. A practical study of the the Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Center, 5525 wellness enhancement through natural therapeutics. Dao De Jing and how it informs our daily life. www. Blanco. Seating is limited to eight people. RSVP to www.daointegrativehealth.com. daointegrativehealth.com. 210-525-0693. www.unlimited-thought.com. Main Plaza (SA Food Bank’s) Farmers Market— Pearl Farmer’s Market—9am-1pm at the historic Pearl 10am-1pm. Cash, check and EBT cards accepted. Live with Nature Nutrition Group—10-11:30am Brewery, bordered by East Grayson Street and Avenue A the first Thursday of each month at Eco Centro on the just north of downtown. www.pearlfarmersmarket.com. Free Tuesdays at SAMA—4-9pm at the San Antonio San Antonio College campus, 1802 N. Main. Support/ Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Sponsored by HEB. discussion group focusing on nutrition and health. Deerfield Farmers Market—10am-2pm at 16607 210-978-8100, www.samuseum.org. Free. 210-492-4620. Huebner Rd. www.hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. Tai Chi Fitness—8-9am. New class combining short tai Free Meditation Instruction—7pm at the Shambhala NLP San Antonio Meetup—7-8:45pm 4th Thursday chi form with training techniques to improve your overall Meditation Center, 257 E. Hildebrand. www.sanantonio. of each month. Discover how NLP can improve your shambhala.org. health and fitness. www.daointegrativehealth.com.
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