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THE CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN’S CONSCIOUS LIVING MAGAZINE FREE January THROUGH April 2017 - Issue 65 U–M CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS SCIENCE Altered States of Consciousness Dr. George Mashour, Director of the Center, flanked by Dr. Uncheol Lee and Dr. Tarik Bel-Bahar Rita Benn and the U-M Faculty Scholar Program A Day in the Life of Farmer Kris Hanna of Old Pine Farm Tiny Lions Cat Café • Crafting Beer • Raising Backyard Chickens • Pink Castle Fabrics • Conscious Parenting • Sexual Health • Linda Feldt on A2B3 • Junior Naturalist Program • Well-Fed on a Budget • Ann Arbor Seed Company • Dorothyann Coyne on Meditation • Magic of the Moon Cycles • And More The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2017 • Page 1 “Thoughtless awareness is the first beautiful state you have to achieve. It will give you peace and a witness state to enjoy the drama of life...” - Shri Mataji (1923 - 2011) The Sahaja Yoga community wishes Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi a very happy birthday on March 21st, and expresses deep gratitude for her service to humanity as a freedom fighter, women’s rights advocate, and a spiritual mother to seekers of truth. Access Shri Mataji’s teachings and practices in Michigan & elsewhere: www.michiganyoga.org USA & International: http://www.sahajayoga.org/worldwidecontacts The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2017 • Page 2 Crazy Wisdom Tea Room Live Music Weekends Now CelebratiNg its 19th Year! Musical Magic Every Weekend in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room Crazy Wisdom is proud to offer weekend nights of music that unite people of all ages and backgrounds in a common passion... great music! Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 - 10:00 pm San, Laz, & Emily Slomovits Dave Boutette Dan Hazlett Steve More Tea Room Favorites... Kovich Bobby Pennock George Heritier Bill Edwards The Waynewood Boys Joe Summers John Churchville • Cozy, Intimate Gathering Space Jo Serrapere Trio • Family-Friendly Robin Monterosso NO • Broad Range of Genres COVER CHARGE! CRAZY WISDOM BOOKSTORE & TEA ROOM 114 S. MAIN STREET, ANN ARBOR ~ 734.665.2757 WWW.CRAZYWISDOM.NET The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2017 • Page 3 Crazy Wisdom Tea Room Live Music Weekends Now CelebratiNg its 19th Year! Musical Magic Every Weekend in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room Crazy Wisdom is proud to offer weekend nights of music that unite people of all ages and backgrounds in a common passion... great music! Fridays & Saturdays Open House: PreK to High School 8:00 - 10:00 pm THE RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL OF ANN ARBOR San, Laz, & Emily Slomovits Saturday, January 21, 2017 2-4 pm At The Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor we believe that experiences, our students develop experience-based thinking, knowledge is more than the acquisition of facts. Adolescence inner flexibility and initiative. is a time for students to explore the world around them. This education aims to inspire life-long learning in all of the We engage our students in a rigorous academic curriculum students and to enable them to fully develop their unique Dave Boutette Dan Hazlett featuring hands-on science and math, world languages for capacities. Please join us for an Open House where you can all students, and daily art and music classes. Through these meet and talk with faculty, parents and students. Early Childhood Tours Lower School and High School Tours Steve Middle School Tours Kovich February 1, 2017 – 9 am January 23, 2017 – 9 am More Tea Room Favorites... February 15, 2017 – 9 am February 1, 2017 – 9 am February 6, 2017 – 9 am Bobby Pennock February 15, 2017 – 9 am George Heritier March 1, 2017 – 9 am March 6, 2017 – 9 am March 1, 2017 – 9 am Bill Edwards High School Visit Day The Waynewood Boys February 10, 2017 Joe Summers John Churchville • Cozy, Intimate Gathering Space Jo Serrapere Trio • Family-Friendly Robin Monterosso NO • Broad Range of Genres COVER CHARGE! CRAZY WISDOM BOOKSTORE & TEA ROOM LOWER SCHOOL – 2775 Newport Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 n 734-995-4141 114 S. MAIN STREET, ANN ARBOR ~ 734.665.2757 HIGH SCHOOL – 2230 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 n 734-669-9394 WWW.CRAZYWISDOM.NET rssaa.com n [email protected] The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2017 • Page 4 THE CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN’S CONSCIOUS LIVING MAGAZINE CWJ Features Page 8 In the Company of Cats — Ann Arbor’s First Cat Café Lets Visitors In the Company of Cats Enjoy Feline Companionship and Cat-Centered Activities by Diane Majeske by Diane Majeske ......................................................................... Page 8 In the Heart of the Wood on a Rainy Night — ~ Reflections on Black Pond Woods by Irena Nagler ........................................................................... Page 10 Page 30 Pink Castle Fabrics — A World of Creation and Joy Leaps of Faith — by Kirsten Mowrey ..................................................................... Page 32 Vintage Village and Renovatio Woodworks Integrative Medicine at the University of Michigan ~ By Mary Runser For Want of a Nail: How the U-M’s Innovative Faculty Scholar Program Could Fade Away, or Continue to Thrive by Kirsten Mowrey ..................................................................... Page 56 The Arrival of Consciousness Science at the University of Michigan Page 42 Medical School — The Crazy Wisdom Journal Interview with Crafting Beer, Dr. Tarik Bel-Bahar, Research Investigator Interview by Bill Zirinsky .......................................................... Page 60 Creating Community by Joshua Kay CWJ Columns What’s New in the Community ~ by Lynda Gronlund .................................................................... Page 12 Page 55 Crysta Goes Visiting ~ Great Tastes in Local by Crysta Coburn ....................................................................... Page 20 Foods — Chive Kitchen by Crysta Coburn Leaps of Faith ~ Ann Arbor Seed Company ...................................................... Page 28 Vintage Village and Renovatio Woodworks ........................... Page 30 by Mary Runser Page 72 Conscious Parenting Our Yoga Column ~ Column — by Katie Hoener ......................................................................... Page 36 How to Help Sustainable Health ~ Children be Bigger Sexual Health – The Sixth Vital Sign? Than Their Triggers In This Issue This In by Deepti Reddy, M.D., M.P.H. ................................................. Page 38 By Annie Zirkel Page 104 A Day in the Life of a Farmer — A Better Way Kris Hanna of Old Pine Farm to Teach Writing By Julie Mariouw By Angela Madaras • Page 45 Page 109 A Grandmother’s Integrative Medicine at the U-M Letter to Her Grandson For Want of a Nail: How the U-M’s About Meditation Innovative Faculty Scholar Program and Awareness Could Fade Away, or Continue to Thrive By Dorothyann Coyne By Kirsten Mowrey • Page 56 On the Cover Dr. George Mashour, The Art of Building a Community — flanked by How Lunch Created and Sustains a Dr. Uncheol Lee and Group of Mostly Ann Arborites, Dr. Tarik Bel-Bahar Now Numbering Over 450 People Cover Photo By Linda Diane Feldt • Page 86 by Joni Strickfaden Feature begins on page 60 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2017 • Page 5 Serving the Community CRAZYWISDOMJOURNAL.COM Since 1982 — This issue will be posted on Crazy Wisdom our website as of January 1, 2017 — Bookstore and Tea Room CWJ Conscious and Tasty Eating and Nutrition 114 S. Main St. Crafting Beer, Creating Community Ann Arbor, MI 48104 by Joshua Kay ............................................................................ Page 42 734-665-2757 A Day in the Life of a Farmer — Kris Hanna of Old Pine Farm [email protected] by Angela Madaras .................................................................... Page 45 crazywisdom.net Raising Backyard Chickens — What to Consider Before Collecting Those Wonderful Eggs by Chelsea Hohn ........................................................................ Page 50 The Crazy Wisdom Community This issue is distributed Journal has been published starting in the last week of three times a year since 1995 by Well-Fed on a Budget — A Sampling of American Fare Crazy Wisdom, Inc. December. 11,000 copies of by Angela Madaras ..................................................................... Page 52 Copyright © Crazy Wisdom, Inc. — The Crazy Wisdom December 2016. Community Journal Great Tastes in Local Foods are printed, and they are by Crysta Coburn No parts of this publication may be available at our bookstore Mikette Bar and Bistro ............................................................. Page 54 reproduced for any reason without Salt Springs Brewery ................................................................ Page 54 the express written approval of as well as at more than 235 the publisher. There is a token fee other locations in the area. Chive Kitchen ........................................................................... Page 54 charged if you would like to use an article in this publication on your website, so make sure to contact us The deadline for CWJ Kids Section first. Articles from back issues are available on our website’s archive. Free Calendar The Crazy Wisdom Kids Section ................................. Starts on Page 71 submissions for the Kids Book and Media Reviews Crazy Wisdom Bookstore was by Sarah Newland ................................................................. Page 71 founded in 1982. May thru August 2017 Since 1989, it has been owned by issue is Crazy Wisdom, Inc.,