THE CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL ANN ARBOR’S HOLISTIC MAGAZINE Issue 49 FREE SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2011 Acupuncture Comes of Age in Ann Arbor Qingchun Brodie Ellen Shan Carey Kong Burris Porter Kong Ryan Kids, Stress and Conversations Around Town One of a Kind — Steve “Oz” Osburn and his Music Environment Mary Thiefels’ TreeTown Murals • Walking the Labyrinth at Matthaei • Eve Wilson • Nina Howard • The Healing Power of Yoga • Eco-frugal Living • John Friedlander’s New Book • Kabbalah Miracles • Carrie Hatcher-Kay • Kapila Castoldi • The Women of Tapestries • What to Feed Your Dog and Cat • What’s New in the Community • and More The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2011 • Page 2 216 N Fourth Ave Ann Arbor, MI (734) 994-9174 http://peoplesfood.coop Nourishing our Ann Arbor community for 40 years. - Since 1971 - The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December • Page 3 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2011 • Page 4 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2011 • Page 5 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal Ann Arbor’s Holistic Magazine Since l982, Crazy Wisdom Bookstore has served as a center of information in the subjects of conscious living, holistic health, bodymind therapies, psychology, Buddhism, spiritual development and consciousness. 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Acupuncture Comes of Age in Ann Arbor .........................Starts on Page 49 In This Issue ~ Brodie Burris ..................................................................................Page 50 What’s New in the Community – Dr. Shan Kong .................................................................................Page 55 By Anne Duffy ..............................................................................…….Page 7 Dr. Qingchun Kong .........................................................................Page 57 Ellen Porter .....................................................................................Page 60 A Guide to Local Acupuncturists ..................................................Page 59 Kids, Stress and Conversations around Town Chasing Answers for 21st Century Parents The New Face of Acupuncture in Michigan – By Michelle Pafford Helms .................................................................Page 14 Carey Ryan Blends East and West in her Practice By Jeannie Ballew .................................................................................Page 62 Growing Roots and Branching Out ~ How TreeTown Murals Celebrates Our Community’s Diversity Through Art The Crazy Wisdom Kids Section ....................................Starts on Page 65 By Rachel Pastiva ................................................................................Page 22 Kids Book and Media Reviews by Sarah Newland .............................................................................Page 65 Leaps of Faith: Tales of Newer Local Businesses By Mary Runser ..................................................................................Page 28 Crazy Wisdom Kids in the Community By Karen L. Totten ...........................................................................Page 66 Go Eco-frugal! Being thrifty is a powerful “green” practice By Sarah Rigg .....................................................................................Page 30 Conscious Parenting ~ Supporting Children’s Grieving The Women of Tapestries ~ Anita Rubin-Meiller, Dawn McCalla, By Carrie Hatcher-Kay, PhD ............................................................Page 70 Karen Zokas and Hillary Baldwin Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse, and Witnessing One of a Kind ~ Small Miracles that Transform Lives Steve “Oz” Osburn and his Music Environment By Maureen McMahon .......................................................................Page 34 Inspire Musicians of All Ages By Karen Foulke Larson ..................................................................Page 71 Emergence ~ By Bronwen Gates .......................................................Page 38 Fall Events Calendar for Kids .......................................................Page 77 Sustainable Health Column ~ Coby’s Farewell Gift By Judy Stone ......................................................................................Page 39 The Crazy Wisdom Calendar Section ............................Starts on Page 79 The Calendar A Pathway Home ~ Edited by Sarah Newland…….........……...........…….............…….Page 80 Walking the Labyrinth at Matthaei Botanical Gardens Background Info on the Teachers .............…..............……........Page 110 By Lindsay Hitt Passmore....................................................................Page 40 Envisioning the Shift: Our Role in the New Paradigm Music Reviews by Sarah Newland .....................................................Page 43 By Nina Howard ...............................................................................Page 84 More than Bee Stings and Seasonal Sneezes: An Excerpt from Psychic Psychology ~ Transforming the Conversation about Food Allergies The New Book by Local Author John Friedlander ........................Page 44 By Gary Merel ..................................................................................Page 90 All creatures great and small ~ What to Feed Your Dog and Cat Tapping into the Healing Power of Yoga ~ By Lisa Pearce ...................................................................................Page 46 A Nurse’s Healing Journey Leads to a New Career By Janine Polley, RN, RYT .............................................................Page 96 — Cover Photo by Rachael Waring — Kabbalah Miracles ~ By Karen Greenberg ..................................Page 104 Calendar Submissions: The deadline for free calendar submissions for the January thru April 2012 issue is Wednesday, November 16 A Tale of Two Worlds: Science and Spirituality ~ Physicist Teaches Meditation at the Sri Chinmoy Center Ad Submissions: By Kapila Castoldi, Ph.D …................................................................Page 112 The deadline for paid advertising is Thursday, December 1 The issue will be distributed starting in the last week of December. 8,500 copies of endpiece ~ A Hedgewitch’s Thoughts on Halloween: The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal are printed, and they are available at our A Conversation with Misti Delaney-Smith bookstore as well as at more than 180 other locations in and around Ann Arbor. By Mary Runser ...............................................................................…Page 115 Our phone number is 734-665-2757, and we’re located at 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Our web address is: crazywisdom.net The Business Card Directory ...…….............................…Starts on Page 116 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal has been published three times a year since 1995 by Crazy Wisdom, Inc. Copyright © Crazy Wisdom, Inc. — August 2011. No parts of this publication may be reproduced for any reason without the express written approval of the publisher. There is a token fee charged if you would like to use an article in this publication on your website, so make sure to contact us first. Back issues of this publication are available, for $8 per issue, and many interviews and articles from back issues are available on our website. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore was founded in 1982. It has been owned since l989 by Crazy Wisdom, Inc., which consists of Bill Zirinsky and Ruth Schekter, husband-and-wife. Publisher/Editor: Bill Zirinsky. Design and Production Editor: Carol Karr. Calendar Editor: Sarah Newland. Calendar Design and Production Editor: Molly Nuzzo. Advertising Sales Manager: Rory Russell. Associate Editor: Amy Garber. Assistant Managing Editor: Maureen McMahon. Front Cover Design: Carol Karr. Second Cover Design: Molly Nuzzo. What’s New Columnist: Anne Duffy. CW Kids Columnist: Karen L.Totten. Senior Photographer: Linda Lawson. Photography: Susan Ayer, John Fredericks, Amy Hoga, Carol Karr, Sarah Rigg, Doug Russell, Joni Strickfaden, Rachael Waring. Artwork: Sara Van Zandt. Writers: Jeanne Ballew, Bronwen Gates, Michelle Pafford Helms, Karen Foulke Larson, Sarah Newland, Lindsay Hitt Passmore, Rachel Pastiva, Sarah Rigg, Mary Runser, Judy Stone. Distribution: Paul Stehle. This issue will be posted on our website as of August 30, 2011. 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