THE CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL ANN ARBOR’S HOLISTIC MAGAZINE FREE JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2014 Issue 56 People Dancing – Connecting Hearts Through the Arts Esalen at 50 — A Memoir about America’s Spiritual Reformation Ann Arbor’s Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth A Visit with Dr. Elizabeth Shadigian and WomanSafeHealth Ari Weinzweig on Journaling • Swaying in the Sangha of Trees • David Lawson on Meditation • Therapeutic Horseback Riding • Yoga for Mamas • Remembering Karl Pohrt • Art Therapy • Brian O’Donnell • Julie Peale • In-Home Pet Hospice • Grains and Carbs • Learning to Breathe with Yoga • Phillis Engelbert at the Lunch Room • What’s New in the Community • and More CWJWinter2014.indd 1 12/11/13 10:28 AM The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2014 • Page 1 Castle Remedies Homeopathic Pharmacy - Michigan’s most complete source of Homeopathic medicines - We have over 1,000 homeopathic remedies in potentcies of 3x-CM. 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There is a token fee charged and more! if you would like to use an article in this publication on your website, so make sure to contact us first. Back issues of Store Hours: this publication are available, for $8 per Sun. noon-8pm issue, and many interviews and articles ASIF ALI KHAN Mon. thru urs. 11am-9pm from back issues are available on our Fri. 11am-11pm website’s archive. Friday, March 21, 8 pm Sat. 10am-11pm Rackham Auditorium Crazy Wisdom Bookstore was founded Asif Ali Khan is a superstar in his native Pakistan and a powerful figure on the international stage. Tea Room Hours: in 1982 by Aura Glaser. Jonathan Ellis His Sufi music can be meditative and trance-inducing, before, at a turn, becoming thrilling and Sun. Noon-8pm helped the store’s transition to new ecstatic. Rhythmic hand claps, percussion, and harmonium of his accompanying musicians lend Mon. thru urs. 11:30am-9pm ownership in 1989, and since 1989 it an inspiring experience. 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Distribution:Paul Stehle e Tea Room serves over 150 varieties Writers of tea including… Roshani Adhikary, Nieka Apell, Lenny Bass, Deborah Bayer, Lynda Gronlund, Richard Gull, Oolong, Chinese Green Teas, Karen Foulke Larson, Japanese Green Teas, Sarah Newland, Maureen McMahon, a variety of White, Green, Black Rachel Pastiva, Julianne Popovec, and decaffeinated teas, Rooibos, Sarah Rigg, Mary Runser, Chai, Fruit tea blends, Sandor Slomovits, Rachel Urist Maté,M Scented Black Teas, Artwork and Herbals. Sudee Taormina Sara Van Zandt We also serve coffee and coffee specialty drinks. Photography All of our coffee is Organic, Senior Photographer: Linda Lawson, Susan Ayer, Gregory Fox, Fair Trade, and roasted locally! Tobi Hollander, Deborah Marcero, Edda Pacifico, Julianne Popovec Our menu includes Entrees, Doug Russell, Joni Strickfaden Dips, Delectable Desserts and treats. crazywisdom.net The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2014 • Page 5 The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal Ann Arbor’s Holistic Magazine Since 1982, 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. The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal is intended to provide information about the terrific array of opportunities for persons seeking psychological and spiritual growth and physical well being. Green Living ~ In This Issue ~ Fresh Air for a Fresh Start by Melissa Sargent ................................................................................Page 63 Threading the Eye of the Needle ~ Navigating Through the World of Conventional and Alternative Medicine Remembering Karl Pohrt by Brian O’Donnell ...............................................................................Page 8 • Reflections Given by Rev. Joe Summers at the Memorial Service .....Page 64 • Richard Gull Reflects on Karl Pohrt’s Life, A Conversation with Ari Weinzweig About Journaling His Religions, and Their Last Lunch ...................................................Page 66 by Deborah Bayer ...........................................................................….Page 10 All Creatures Great and Small ~ What’s New in the Community ~ Caring for Your Pet with In-Home Hospice by Lynda Gronlund ..............................................................................Page 12 by Dr. Monica Turenne ..........................................................................Page 68 Resources for Conscious Living ........................................Starts on Page 20 The Crazy Wisdom Kids Section ...............................Starts on Page 70 Kids Book and Media Reviews Namaste, Roshani! by Sarah Newland .............................................................................Page 70 Our New Yoga Column .......................................................................Page 24 Crazy Wisdom Kids in the Community Leaps of Faith: Tales of Newer Local Businesses by Nieka Apell ..................................................................................Page 72 Interviewed by Julianne Popovec Sylvan Run Sanctuary .........................................................................Page 26 The Contagious Joy at Therapeutic Riding, Inc. The Lunch Room .................................................................................Page 28 by Nieka Apell ..................................................................................Page 78 An Interview with Julie Peale of Body Balance Conscious Parenting Column ~ on Hellerwork and Structural Medicine Exploring the Insights of Mindful Parenting by Bill Zirinsky ...................................................................................Page 30 by Chuck Barbieri .............................................................................Page 81 Christina Sears-Etter and People Dancing ~ Yoga for Mamas ~ Connecting Hearts Through the Arts Celebrating the Journey of Motherhood by Rachel Urist ....................................................................................Page 32 by Barbara Brookens-Harvey ...........................................................Page 82 The Healing Power of the Right Relationship ~ Winter/Spring Events Calendar for Kids .....................................Page 84 How Elizabeth Shadigian, M.D., and WomanSafeHealth Are Raising the Standards for Women’s Health Care Music Reviews by Sarah Newland .......................................................Page 86 by Rachel Pastiva ................................................................................Page