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I just got back from an amazing, transformational weekend workshop with Dr. Kate Siner in one of her LifeWork retreats. There were eight business

owners in various stages of our path of finding clarity and vision in what we need to live a balanced, hap-pier, more fulfilling life. With her perception and in-sights, Kate guided each us to find our own truth. This was the third weekend I’ve spent like this with some of these women, and to have been present to watch them grow and become more confident with their voices was remarkable. I felt it my-self, and know that I have a renewed clarity about Natural Awakenings, my vision for it, and a plan to make my vision a reality. Since for many of us, our work and our personal lives get so intertwined, find-ing and maintaining any kind of work life balance can be a challenge. Becoming more clear and focused on what we do can be an integral and fulfilling piece of the puzzle while not managing our busy lives can lead us to frustration. It was a common goal for all of us at the workshop to find direction and peace though our efforts in life and work. One of the few things we stand any chance of controlling is how we feel. We can’t control the weather, or the people around us but, each day, we can decide if we want to be happy or sad, get angered by small setbacks or laugh at them, appreciate our beautiful spring weather or plow through it with our head down. I usually pick happy, since it seems worth a shot anyway and it takes too much en-ergy to hold onto “unhappy”. The tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan actually has a government that operates based on a Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) value system. I love this idea. According to our feature article, Life Lift, Being Happy From the Inside Out, GDH is working for them as their well-being shifts to become more important than material growth. Getting, nurturing, and sustaining happiness can have much to do with gratitude. I am so fortunate to come from a happy fam-ily, where being grateful always seemed to be the underlying message. In todays bigger is better mentality where “he who has the most toys wins” is the mantra, it can be hard to remember that the little things count. A sunny day, birds chirping, watching flowers bloom are all things that we can, and should remember to have gratitude for. I am so grateful for the opportunity to publish this wonderful resource full of practical information and advice to help us all navigate this crazy world. Grateful for all the readers, advertisers and distribution locations that make this all possible and I thank you for being a part of what makes my life fulfilling.

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Laughing Elephant Yoga Has a New Home

Laughing Elephant Yoga has moved into a new space, located at 4372 Post Road, on the East Greenwich/War-

wick line. The new studio is located on scenic Route 1, less than 10 minutes from the Warwick malls and a short distance

off Interstate 95. Laughing Elephant Yoga offers yoga, t’ai chi and medita-tion classes. Yoga classes include vinyasa flow, hatha flow, restorative, prana flow, Forrest and the popular funky flow for beginner to expert levels of practice.

Classes are scheduled morning, noon and evening, seven days a week. Spe-cialized workshops, teacher training seminars and the warm-weather favorites paddleboard and outdoor yoga are held throughout the year. The new location features two larger studios, an inviting entranceway, a relax-ing farmer’s porch and sunny back deck for the yoga community to enjoy.

For more information, call 401-398-2616, visit LaughingElephantYoga.com for find Laughing Elephant Yoga on Facebook or Twitter @laugh_elephant. See ad on page 45.

Festival Fete Kicks Off Art Festival Season at Garden City Center

Garden City Center, in Cranston, will host the third annual Gar-

den City Center Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 8 and 9. The art festival will feature more than 140 contempo-rary American art and crafts artisans along with stroll-ing entertainment including Rhode Island’s Big Nazo and The Ladies of the Rolling Pin. The festival offers items big and small including jew-elry, ceramics, paintings, sculpture and home accessories along with lo-cally grown festive food sponsored by Whole Foods Market of Cranston. In addition to the juried art and crafts for sale, Festival Fete donates 10 booth spaces to young artists, grades one through 12, to sell their work; Art is Smart creates a sculpture with the community and then do-nates it back to a local establishment; and a Creation Station is available for children to make crafts for a donation to Art is Smart. “We believe there is an artist in everybody, so we’re creating opportu-nities for festival attendees to express themselves and experience the thrill of creativity,” says Jennifer Neuguth, owner of Festival Fete. Festival Fete presents a series of art festivals in 2013. In addition to Garden City, The East Greenwich Art Festival will be held on August 31 and Sept 1, The Wakefield Art Festival will take place on October 8 and The Holi-day Market on December 7 and 8.

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Expert Coaches Offer June Workshops

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out the month of June. Meditation for Well-being classes will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Spiritual Healing-It Works will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., June 20; a Reiki Level 1 certi-

fication course will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 28; and a Silva UltraMind Workshop Weekend will take place June 29 and 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. An introductory Silva UltraMind talk is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m., June 13 for those interested in attending the weekend workshop. The expert coaches leading the workshops, Leah Doroch and Rebecca Tripp, are among the most talented in the field of metaphysics. Their service is personalized to help individuals achieve inner peace and a life filled with bliss, joy and purpose. Doroch, founder and owner of The Sweet Retreat, a meditation and enlighten-ment center in Westport, Massachusetts, is committed to helping those who are looking to improve their lives and well-being. She is a holistic coach and teaches life enriching techniques such as various meditation styles, Emotional Freedom Technique and other mindfulness approaches to improving one’s life. Tripp is an abundance coach and Silva UltraMind trainer. She has been a stu-dent of metaphysics and spirituality since she was introduced to the art of creative visualization in 1967. Over the years, she has immersed herself in dynamic medi-tation, holistic healing and metaphysical solutions, and has delved into the teach-ings of Paramahansa Yogananda, Ernest Holmes, Gurdjieff and Mary Baker Eddy, among others. Her vast experience as both a student and teacher has inspired her to dedicate her life to bringing metaphysical learning and healing into the lives of as many people as she can.

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The Circus is Coming!

Meadowbrook Waldorf School will once again present Circus Smirkus, Vermont’s award-winning

international youth circus. Talented troupers, ages 11 to 18, will spend the summer touring the Northeast and performing under the big top. Four shows will be held in Rhode Island at 1 p.m. and 6 pm., July 19 and July 20 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Richmond. This year, the circus invites guests to grab their ruby slippers and click their heels together as Circus Smirkus goes somewhere over the rainbow with Oz Incorporat-ed—a new spin on the Wizard of Oz.

Circus Smirkus is a nonprofit circus with heart. Its mission is to inspire youth to follow their dreams and engage in life-changing adventures. Fueled by the desire to perform, kids develop physical skills, self-discipline, cooperation, dedica-tion and a host of other attributes that prepare them for the demands of adulthood. Meadowbrook Waldorf School has presented Circus Smirkus in Rhode Island for five years. Waldorf education recognizes that movement, drama and music engage the growing child. Circus arts form part of the movement program at Meadowbrook, where students learn balance, coordination and teamwork in a non-competitive environment. Starting in early childhood and continuing through grade 8, students are supported in learning the skills they need to follow their dreams. So, follow the yellow brick road to an Emerald City adventure and acro-batic thinking, courageous clowns and flying monkey business.

Cost: $17 for kids, $19 for adults. Tickets are available by calling 877-SMIRKUS or visit Smirkus.org. See ad on page 35.

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Institute Offers Celebrant Course

Celebrant Foundation and Institute is offering a Certified Life-Cycle Cel-

ebrant course in a summer session be-ginning June 3. The highly acclaimed course takes place online one hour per week over a six-month period. CNN and Money magazine reports Celebrants are a top 10 profession for career changers. Certified Life-Cycle Celebrants create and officiate at personalized and meaningful life-cycle ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, healings and transitions or family and children ceremonies. This certified course is designed to train individuals for a viable and fulfill-ing career as a professional celebrant.

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Breathing Time Yoga Hosts Yoga Nidra Workshops

Breathing Time Yoga will offer a six-week yoga nidra workshop se-ries beginning at 7:15 p.m., June 6 through July 11. Yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a deep relaxation with awareness. It is

considered to be an optimal experience for creating transforma-tion in one’s life because it teaches individuals how to live a more contented life by opening the mind, body and heart to their inher-

ent wholeness. Since yoga nidra involves an aimless and effortless relaxation it is often held to be best practiced with an experi-enced yoga teacher who verbally delivers instructions. During class the teacher uses a variety of techniques

including guided imagery and body scanning to aid relaxation. Unlike a quick savasana at the end of asana practice, yoga nidra allows enough time for practitioners to physiologically and psy-

chologically sink into it. Each session will each focus on a different aspect of the self. Students will explore “grounding” in the physical

body, breath and energy, feelings and emotions, thoughts and images and finally joy and love.

Cost: $90 for six sessions; $84 early rate. Breathing Time Yoga is located at 541 Pawtucket Ave., Pawtucket. For more information, call 401-421-9876 for visit BreathingTimeYoga.com. See ad on page 45.

The Heart Spot Celebrates Its First Year

R. Bobby Ducharme and Ann Ducharme opened The Heart Spot on June 21, 2012

with a vision of creating a space where like-minded individuals could explore leading edge ideas about the future of personal, communal and global health. This month marks one year of facilitating the experience of the wisdom of the body through classes and workshops in yoga and healing arts. Still growing, students come from all

over the area to experience classes, workshops and individual sessions. “We are becoming the place where families of all kinds come to practice and learn to-gether,” says Bobby. “We have many mothers and daughters, couples, siblings and friends coming to class together. This adds to the feeling that we are becoming one big family.” In addition to the group classes and workshops, the Ducharmes are booking clients for individual healing arts and yoga sessions. Ann specializes in balancing the energy in the body so that people can live their ultimate life with ease and vi-tality—and without pain. For the month of June she is offering a 30-minute Energy Tuneup, a sample of energy healing and conscious bodywork, for $25. As a thank you to Natural Awakenings’ readers, The Heart Spot is also offering a two for one anniversary special: come to any weekly class with a family mem-ber or friend and each person pays half price. Just mention Natural Awakenings between June 17 and 30 to take advantage of the special offer.

The Heart Spot is located at 700 Greenville Ave., in Johnston. For more informa-tion, call 401-231-0081 or visit TheHeartSpot.com.

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Cost: $795. Mention Natural Awak-enings and save $100. Cost includes the KKY 5th edition manual, KKY’s award winning CD Come Play Yoga, a listing and email contact on the KKY website, opportunities to observe and assist at classes in NYC or Pawtucket and healthy snacks and refreshments throughout the weekend. OM Kids Yoga Center is located at 999 Main St., Pawtucket. For more information, call 401-305-3667 or visit OmKidsYogaCenter.com or KarmaKidsYoga.com. See ad on page 44.

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5:30 p.m. by the tennis courts near the Armistice entrance. Shaolin qi gong and kung fu teaches individuals to cultivate and balance internal and external life energies to gain health, longevity and enlightenment. This is a great way to get out, get fit and start building toward holistic wellness. Dragon Mountain emphasizes a holistic approach to well-ness that includes spiritual environmentalism, compassionate living and positive practice. Each session offers an opportu-nity to learn traditional Shaolin forms of energy and spiritual cultivation. Dragon Mountain Zen Community Center is a nonprofit Ch’an Buddhist organization that provides wellness pro-grams, food relief and economic and volunteer services to support and enrich the local community.

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The Women’s Well: Soul Wisdom Healing Arts has relocated to the Green Grocer Complex, 943 East Main Road, in Portsmouth.

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Richard Spangenberg, owner of Westport, Connecticut based HDTV-Entertainment, is producing a reality TV

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Second Annual Psychic Fair for the First Spiritualist Church of RI

The First Spiritualist Church of Rhode Island is celebrating its two-year

anniversary with its second annual Psy-chic Fair at 11 a.m., June 15, at Positive New Beginnings, in East Providence. The event will include mediums and healers, as well as kettle corn, fresh-squeezed lemonade and more. Read-ings are $20 for 20 minutes. Church members will also be around to answer any questions guests may have about mediumship and energy healing. Positive New Beginnings is a ho-listic store offering the opportunity to stock up on holistic needs. They have herbs, crystals, pendulums, tarot and angel card decks and more.

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Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart DiseaseOne risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death

in the United States, may be sugary drinks. Analysis of data collected on 42,883 men in the “Health Professionals Follow-Up Study,” published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, linked a daily 12-ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened drink to a 19 percent increase in the relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associ-ated with higher levels of unhealthy triglycerides and C-reactive protein (a byproduct of inflammation), and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the “good” cholesterol.

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Thanks, DadNorway Recognizes FatherhoodNorway’s liberal paternity leave policy places equal respon-sibilities on men and women, which in turn progressively redefines traditional gender roles. Pap-papermisjon, or paternity leave, is often combined with a mother’s mater-nity leave to provide seamless childcare at home without overtaxing parents’ work life. The Norwe-gian government has socially engineered a society in which men and women are expected to have equal domestic and economic responsibilities. Some specifics of the country’s “fathers’ rights” philoso-phy include leaving the workplace by 5:30 p.m.; being able to adjust office hours around daycare drop-offs and pickups; and allowing time to organize family dinners and help with housework.

Source: The Christian Science Monitor


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Disaster ReliefBudd, who lives with his wife in Burke, Virginia, says, “Not everyone can join the Peace Corps, but they might share a week or two of vacation time.” Nine months after Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding Together was look-ing for unskilled labor to help in New Orleans. So he helped prep homes for incoming electricians, plumbers and carpenters, and then painted. He was hooked, and has subsequently volun-teered in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya and the West Bank. His award-winning book, The Voluntourist, details his experiences. Megan Wieder, a high school senior in Titusville, Pennsylvania, mulched trails and painted park equip-ment and homes during her week in

New Orleans as a volunteer for People to People, which hosts future leaders for such projects. “I learned I can help others,” she says. This October, the Sierra Club’s New Jersey Seashore Service will assist the Natural Resource Education Founda-tion of New Jersey with its forest, marsh and meadowlands conservation efforts. The project will simultaneously allow participants to observe the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy along the shoreline, as well as in nearby communities.

Infrastructure ImprovementsThe Sierra Club’s August trip to Mt. Rainier, in Washington, will train volunteers to work with the National Park Service in repairing hiking trails and building restraining walls at an elevation of 6,600 feet. Stunning views grace the two-mile hike from the Sun-rise Visitor Center. Volunteer organizer DiDi Toaspern observes, “We are doing work that wouldn’t get done oth-erwise due to budget restraints. Even removing invasive plants helps to pro-tect native species and nesting areas.”

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Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) will bring volunteers to Yosemite National Park in northern California this September to assist park rangers in contouring trails to shed water and cut or move vegetation that blocks trails or impedes streams. This fall, volunteers in New York City’s Bronx borough will also help the city parks department clear an overgrown 60-acre area surrounding the gardens of the Bartow-Pell Mansion, built in 1836, a museum for 19th-century furnishings and decorative arts since 1946. Sonnenberg Gardens & Man-sion State Historic Park, in Canandai-gua, New York, features nine separate gardens—stylized as secret, Italian, Japanese, rose, blue and white, pansy, moonlight, old-fashioned and rock gardens. Each May, volunteers learn to plant decorative designs that can involve up to 8,000 plants, and others maintain the gardens throughout the summer.

Voluntour TipsDo research. Don’t overlook small organizations. Review testimonials from volunteers and communities served. Ask questions to see if the project is a match for personal skills. How long has the organization been operating? Is advance work required, such as an essay on interests and expectations? What’s the cost, what does it cover and is it tax-deductible? (If an organization is more interested in a credit card number than in-per-son contribution, go elsewhere.)

Give feedback. It’s the best way for a program to improve. Expect good customer service.

Spread the word. Get the most out of the experience, and then tell friends about it.

Proceeds from Ken Budd’s book, The Voluntourist, are donated to interna-tional children’s and wildlife organiza-tions. Find tips and links to resources at TheVoluntouristBook.com.


Animal ConservationAfter a tasty vegan breakfast, volunteers in New York’s Finger Lakes region care for 500 rescued farm animals like Marge, a playful pig, at the 175-acre Watkins Glen Farm Sanctuary. Similar shelters bless Orland and Los Angeles, California. When Archosaurs Attacked and Reptiles Ruled Texas is the catchy name for the city of Arlington’s archeology education site (estimated at 95 million years old) where volunteer teams un-earth fish, shark, ray, turtle and dinosaur fossils. “Last year, a new crocodilian spe-cies was found there,” says Rob Stringer of Earthwatch UK. In two-week stints, volunteers chart locations, clear areas, dig drainage trenches and prepare fossils for identification. There’s something for everyone in the emotional, spiritual and physi-cal challenge of voluntouring. “Upon arrival, one’s first thought is, ‘What have I let myself in for?’ but upon returning home, you step back and see the value,” advises Budd. “Volunteers don’t change the world so much as they change the way people see each other through shared experiences.”

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LIFE LIFTBeing Happy from the Inside Out

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“Happiness is the only true measure of personal success,” advises Geoffrey James, of

Hollis, New Hampshire, author of How to Say It: Business to Business Selling. His work confirms that the rollercoaster world of business does not always promote a sense of well-being. James believes, “The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your con-trol.” For him, something as simple as a good night’s sleep contributes to personal happiness. Each of us has certain things that help make us feel positive, and they of-ten come in small moments, advises Ed Diener, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Illinois and author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Based on 25 years of research into the subject, he’s a recognized expert in what he calls “subjective well-being.” In a recent six-part BBC series on happiness, Diener told viewers, “It may sound silly, but we ask people, ‘How

happy are you, on a scale of one to 10?’ The interesting thing is that it produces real answers that are valid—not perfect, but valid—and they predict all sorts of real things in their lives.”

Getting to HappyThe moment-to-moment path to hap-piness follows a trail blazed by para-dox. A recent University of Missouri College of Business study by Marsha Richins, Ph.D., suggests that happi-ness is in the wanting, not the getting. As noted Positive Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., remarks, “Focusing solely on happiness as a foundation of a good life,” won’t get you there. Gretchen Rubin, the New York City-based author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, further finds that, “Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.” Trying each day to be emotionally centered, affable, kind, conscientious, generous, patient, principled, accomplished, spiritual and true to yourself—the kind of person that should be happy and that makes other

people happy—can be tough. Widespread economic and associ-ated financial challenges have made many question whether money can buy happiness, a common core assumption of the “happiness starts on the outside” approach. Apparently, money can sometimes buy feelings of well-being, but only to a certain degree, according to researchers Angus Deaton and Dan-iel Kahneman, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. In 2010, they surveyed 450,000 randomly chosen residents across the country via daily questionnaires. The study revealed that, “Low income exac-erbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health and being alone.” Yet they also discovered that, “High income buys life satisfaction, but not happiness,” and there is no further progress in happiness beyond an annual income of $75,000 (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). On the other side of the world, in the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan, where 70 percent of its 717,000 citizens are subsistence farmers and an annual income of $75,000 would be considered a fortune, people say they are generally happy, partly due to the nation’s “hap-piness starts on the inside” philosophy. Since 1971, Bhutan has been operating based on a gross domestic happiness (GDH) value system. Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley explains that the country has focused on growing both materially and spiritually, and citizen well-being has taken precedence over economic growth. For decades, this was deemed an oddity by many in the West, although now it appears prescient. “It’s easy to mine the land and fish the seas and get rich,” says Thakur Singh Powdyel, Bhutan’s minister of education. “Yet we believe you cannot have a prosperous nation in the long run that does not conserve its natural environment or take care of the well-being of its peo-ple, which is being borne out by what is happening to the outside world.” The country measures its success in main-taining GDH by conducting regular surveys of the population. The reigning official definition of happiness involves

An age-old question rides a new wave of bestseller lists, uni-versity research and governmental soul-searching. The answers to “What are the secrets of a happy life?” might surprise us.


peace, contentment and living in har-mony with all creation. Seligman, author of Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happi-ness and Well-Being, has become a be-liever in GDH. “How can you measure well-being in a person, a family, a coun-try or globally?” he queries. Research by Seligman and his colleagues at the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, points to four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment, or PERMA. Seligman says there are proven ways to improve each element. For posi-tive emotion, writing down three “bless-ings”, or things that went well that day, can increase our feelings of gratitude and well-being. For relationships, actively listening and being present for a loved one and having that attention returned can strengthen those bonds. Increasing meaning in our lives, says Seligman, can be a challenge for Westerners. “We have threadbare spiritual and relation-ship furniture. We have too much ‘I’ and not enough ‘we,’” he says. But getting involved in something that increases the “we” factor will help make us happier.

Nurturing Signature StrengthsSelf-surveys at AuthenticHappiness.com can help us identify our strengths and realize what we’re especially good at—and we increase our feelings of accomplishment by doing more of them. “You can even figure out how to do the task you like least by using your signature strength,” Seligman advises. He shares an example of a grocery store cashier that disliked bagging groceries, but was exceptional at social interaction. She made herself

happier by chatting with her customers while she packed their selections. Lara Blair, a portrait photographer in Camas, Washington, believes in cel-ebrating strengths. “If making things is what you love, give it the space in your brain, home and life that it deserves.” Blair’s seminars and retreats help people tap ways to increase feelings of creativity, accomplishment and mean-ing. “If you nurture it and believe that growing this beautiful thing is worth the effort, the rewards will be more than you ever dreamed,” she says. When, as a happily married law-yer with children, Rubin thought her life was missing something vital, she used her love for reading and writing to explore that wistful, “What if?” She started researching subjective happiness via Marcus Aurelius, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin and St. Thérèse de Lisieux, whom Rubin refers to as her “spiritual master.” She decided to test-drive her findings at Happiness-Project.com and began blogging about new ways of thinking and behaving that were bringing her and her readers greater self-realization and contentment. “A great place to start is with your own body,” she counsels. “Are you getting enough sleep? Are you getting

good food to eat? When you take care of those very basic things, you feel en-ergized, and then you can start moving to address other issues.”

Sustaining HappinessOnce we’ve upped our happiness quotient, it can still be difficult to stay at that level, says Kennon Sheldon, pro-fessor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, in Columbia. In a recent study conducted with research-ers at the University of California-River-side, Sheldon and his colleagues found that by both recognizing that the desire for “more” and “better” in our lives won’t stop and also appreciating what we have, we’ll stay happy. It’s equally vital to continually keep things fresh, with positive new experiences at home, work, play and exercise, as well as in relationships. In other words, sustained happiness takes a little work. “Just before going to bed,” sug-gests James, “write down at least one wonderful thing that happened that day. It may be anything from making a child laugh to a big sale. Whatever it is, be grateful for the present day, because it will never come again.” The benefits of individual well-being radiate to those around us, notes Seligman. “When individuals are flourishing, they are more produc-tive at work, physically healthier and at peace.” He believes that as we find ways to increase positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and indi-vidual accomplishment, it’s possible for life on Earth to flourish.

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But there is good news. Holistic medicine combined with the practice of cellular healing and

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chAllENgE #1:

‘Diabetes of the Brain’?Too much sugar and too many grains, along with toxins, create cellular membrane inflammation that leads to imbalances in brain insulin. Too much insulin flooding the brain from improper eating habits can pose a grave threat to our delicate brain tissue. When brain insulin is elevated (which can happen multiple times per day with improper dietary habits) past our body’s ability to break down, amyloid plaque forms. This plaque is very hard and dense and de-stroys brain tissue, causing brain atrophy.

SoluTIoN #1: Healthy Eating, Healthy BrainIt is imperative that we pay attention to our diet, as it dramatically impacts our insulin levels. Eliminating wheat and gluten and keeping non-GMO grains to

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a minimum is essential. Keep sugar to a minimum, as well. Too much sugar will also drive cellular inflammation. Even too much fruit sugars (bananas, oranges, dates and fruits high on the glycemic index), as well as honey and raw organic agave syrup will con-tinue to elevate blood sugar and cause insulin surges. Stevia and xylitol are safer alternatives to curb that sweet tooth.

chAllENgE #2: Toxins in the Brain?We are exposed daily to heavy metals, environmental toxins, cleaning and personal care chemicals, chlorine, fluo-ride, mold, sugar/grains and a multitude of others. This exposure is not benign. So what can we do? Glutathione, aptly known as “the great cell defender,” is the most powerful antioxidant—5,000 times stronger than any other antioxi-dant. In fact, it is so vital to the cell that if it drops too low, the cell dies. Gluta-thione captures free radicals caused by many of these toxins and ushers them out of our cells, including brain tissue. However, repeated toxic exposure can cause glutathione depletion. Without adequate glutathione, toxins build up inside the cell, including those in our brain, and our brain cells become a

toxic waste site. Equally critical to brain health is proper Methylation, a process that is needed to turn stress hormones on and off. If methylation is depleted because of toxic overload or stress, the nervous system stops working properly, leaving the patient with continuing anxiety and brain fog. Without proper methylation, our brain cells are left vulnerable and weakened and without high levels of intracellular glutathione and proper methylation, our body

and brain will struggle to thrive and survive.

SoluTIoN #2: Fix the Cell to Get WellIncrease Intracellular GlutathioneAlthough our cells make glutathione in the mitochondria, many of us are sorely depleted in this vital substance and that is it is important to find a high quality glutathione supplement. Increase MethylationAs methylation is crucial for brain health, it is important to use superior methylation nutraceutical. Methylation support has diminished symptoms in many toxic heavy metal patients who were previously experiencing extreme anxiety, memory loss and brain fog.

chAllENgE #3: Eating Bad FatsThe membrane of the cell is where we carry our innate intelligence. Dr. Bruce Lipton, stem cell biologist and best sell-ing author of The Biology of Belief says that the cell membrane and the outer layer of a cell is the organ’s equiva-lent of a computer chip and the cell’s equivalent of a brain. Cell receptors and hormone recep-tors lie on the outside of the membrane and act as the eyes, ears, nose and senses of the cell. But if inflammation is present, the cell receptors are not able to function. Without cell receptors and a healthy, supple cell membrane, the cell dies instantly. In addition to sugar and toxins, bad fats (trans fat, vegetable oils, processed fats) can drive cell mem-brane inflammation through the roof. Without regenerating the mem-brane and removing the causes that

There is a growing epidemic that is creeping up on all of us. As we search for words, the name of the movie we saw last week or can’t shake the constant brain fog, our concern for our quality of life grows. Are these signs that our brain is aging prematurely? Are they indications that we are headed for brain disaster in our elder years? The media and medical profession give us little hope that there is anything we can do to either prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease and brain dysfunction.


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cEllulAR hEAlINg SoluTIoN #3: Three Solutions to Fix the Membrane 1. Remove the source of inflammation by utilizing specific tests and scans to reveal the source of toxins. Follow a cellu-lar healing diet, which requires an expert on cellular healing to walk individuals through the correct steps.

2. Epigenetics and Herbalomics. Heal the cells from the in-side out with specific cellular nutrients. It can be done, but it is a process and requires someone who understands the cells and the systematic order that one needs to follow.

3. Consume fats that heal, such as avocados, olive oil, raw cheese and grass-fed beef.

We must look to what we are doing today if we want to live healthy productive lives in the coming years. Every time our insulin is too high, we are running the risk of damaging our brain cells. When insulin is chronically imbalanced, damage occurs and that damage cannot be reversed. We don’t have the luxury to postpone taking care of our health or to make excuses for our lack of action. The time to act is now.

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Barefoot walking conjures images of children playing in open fields and families strolling on a beach,

yet it can also embrace many other set-tings as part of a health and fitness rou-tine and lifestyle of optimum wellness. As Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee attest in their new book, Barefoot Walk-ing, “It’s not just physical; it’s soothing on an emotional and spiritual level.” In adults, many muscles in our feet may have weakened and atrophied due to disuse from wearing shoes, which substitute the support and mobility that our bodies’ lower parts were created to provide. Years of wearing tight-fitting shoes or high heels can also hamper bone density and proper alignment of each foot’s 28 bones; produce aches and pains in knees, back and neck; and constrict circulation to legs and feet, a condition compounded by desk jobs. Here are some tips in preparing to go shoeless: Work out feet. Prevention.com advises working to individually wiggle each toe; touch and rub each in its entirety; and flex and move both feet in as many different ways as possible. This will help them better absorb and distribute weight. Then, sug-gest Sandler and Lee, try “grabbing” exercises for toes, picking up round objects ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs. Also practice arch lifts, calf raises and ankle rolls.

Check it out. Walk around a room and note if the weight upon landing moves from the heel to the big toe right away; if so, try shifting bodyweight while walking so that the pressure proceeds from the heel to the little toe and then across to the big toe. This maximizes functioning of the entire foot and keeps the arch from collapsing inward. This sub-tle change helps support knees, the pelvic floor and even abdominal muscles. Fields, dirt trails and beaches are ideal sites to start walking barefoot. Repeated skin-to-ground contact also coincides with grounding, or earthing, a therapy that connects a being with Earth’s electrical field. The concept is that this allows negatively charged free electrons to enter and eliminate free radicals, the positively charged particles that may cause diseases and inflam-mation. When we’re in shoes, “We’re separated [from the Earth] by an inch of rubber, which is a fantastic resistor to electricity,” the co-authors point out. Because barefoot walking stimu-lates foot nerve endings, it’s also a form of self-reflexology, helping to lower blood pressure and anxiety while bol-stering the immune system. For all these reasons, enthusiasts conjecture that it’s wise to follow in the natural footsteps of healers past and pres-ent that have chosen to walk this way. Sandler provides special tips on getting started for some specific groups:

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Children: “They haven’t had their feet weakened by wearing shoes for many years, so let them develop their own style.” Pregnant women: Start with a tiger walk technique (land with the heel barely off the ground, focusing on grab-bing traction with the toes) for as much stability and fullest contact with the ground as possible. Seniors: Use a walk and roll tech-nique (lift the forefoot up before gently landing heel first) to keep weight directly beneath the body’s center of gravity. “Some seniors are fearful of going bare-foot; concerned their feet are soft and sensitive. But they find that it actually helps them regain balance, coordination and body-brain connections.” A key to expanding onto terrains like gravel and pavement while avoid-ing injury is to build up stronger plantar skin on the bottom of the feet, because it is “600 percent stronger than skin elsewhere and can grow even thicker, up to half an inch, but only if you use it,” according to Sandler and Lee. “Go-ing about barefoot stimulates additional skin growth (layering) and pushes the moisture out of the skin (strengthening), which together, thicken the soles of your feet.” Other basic tips to avoid injury in-clude: go slow, build foot strength, focus on form, learn to rest, inspect feet daily for potential nicks or scratches and see a physician if in doubt about anything. “Once you’re aware of your sur-roundings and have toughened up your feet, you’ll avoid most sharp objects and be relatively shielded from the rest,” advise Sandler and Lee, who see the activity as a big step toward greater overall health awareness. “You’ll learn more about your body… what’s right and what’s not, what’s working and what can be improved.”

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Don’t Worry, Be HealthyThe adage, “Don’t worry, be happy,” captures

the essence of the first-ever metastudy of the relationship between happiness and heart health. Based on a comprehensive review involving 200-plus studies, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, concluded that a positive outlook on life could help protect the heart from cardiovascular disease. Julia Boehm, Ph.D., and Laura Kubzansky, Ph.D., discovered that certain psychological traits—optimism, positive emotions and a sense of mean-ing—both offer measurable protection against heart attacks and strokes and slow the progression of cardiovascular disease. The pair found that the most optimistic individuals had approxi-mately 50 percent less chance of experiencing an initial cardio-vascular event compared with their less upbeat peers. “The absence of the negative is not the same thing as the presence of the positive,” notes Boehm. “Psychology has been trying to fix what’s wrong with people, but there’s also an in-creasing interest in what people might be doing right.”


With most exercise programs, while his person works out, a dog stays home alone, count-

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n Watch for hip or knee problems;if a dog lags behind, it’s time to stop.

Jeff Lutton, of Dogtopia, conducts a running club for people and their pets in Alexandria, VA.

Another exercise option is to turn the backyard into an obstacle course for the dog, kids and adults. Use a clicker to signal the next move. Four or five hula hoops spaced a bit apart provide a pattern for a sit/stay game as the dog moves into each one on command. A thin wooden dowel across two boxes and anchored to a stick-on photo hook on either end provides a hurdle. A child’s oversized plastic golf club hits a tennis or plastic ball just far enough for the dog to retrieve. For a doggie triathlon, add more elements, such as yard races between dogs and children on their tricycles or scooters down a straight path, with everyone cooling off in a hard-plastic swimming pool as part of the event. For dogs that are older or have mo-bility issues, some stretching before or even after exercise is suggested. “Doga [dog yoga] has become a daily ritual with my 11-year-old golden retriever since the onset of arthritis in her hips and back. Besides keeping her joints limber, it’s good one-on-one time for

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What’s behind the gender imbalance in personal growth and enlightenment circles?Two years ago, I hosted a summit called The Way of the Evolutionary Man that included a discussion about why more men aren’t drawn to partici-pate in these kinds of things. One of the main points made was that, while many Americans have focused on cre-ating equality for women in the last 50 years, there hasn’t been a comparable men’s liberation movement. I know that some would say, “Why do we need that? Men are already the ones with the most power, freedom and privilege.” Yet it became clear during our discussion that men do not have freedom when it comes to choosing among valued social roles.

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For example, a woman can feel valued whether she pursues a professional career or something else that we might call a path of the heart, such as follow-ing artistic passions, working for a nonprofit or serving as a teacher. But if men do such things, they risk losing value among women. Traditionally, women have wanted

to be with men that are more economi-cally successful than they are. If a man decides he wants to be an artist or a spiritual practitioner or follow what we might label a higher calling, he’s stepping out of traditionally validated activities for men. So the reason that more men aren’t putting more time into their personal growth could be that they’re not being valued for that.

What might it take to shift this phenomenon?If women want men to join them on paths of personal and spiritual growth, they might need to start in analyzing the part of themselves that says, “I want a man who makes more money than me, is successful and able to be the family provider.” Many women want their men to be conscious, sensitive, reflective and capable of profound inti-macy, plus be a good provider. I’ve heard from some men that feel seriously pained about this. A few said that they always wanted to be, for example, a musician or a teacher, but

they couldn’t see themselves being suf-ficiently successful at it, or their family discouraged it.

Is pursuing personal growth at odds with being a breadwinner?I teach a spiritual path that anyone can pursue in the midst of their busy life. It involves turning everything into a spiri-tual practice. It means observing your own motivations and distortions and experiencing a different relationship to life that’s no longer rooted in patterns of the past and the ego. I believe this work appeals to men because, while there is a medita-tive and interior dimension to it, the bigger part is calling people to step up in life and remove the obstacles inside themselves that keep them from play-ing their biggest game. Spiritual life isn’t about getting beyond this world; it’s about the evolution of our world through conscious participation. That’s something men and women alike can become inspired by and put their energy behind.

How can men be most effec-tive in a changing world?In order to be truly effective, each person needs to do the necessary inner work. It’s not enough to focus on try-ing to do and accomplish and acquire without clarifying what’s getting in the way of your full self-expression and creative engagement. It’s easy to think about life in terms of our history, identity, desires and concerns, but that’s just a small part of who we are. At our deepest level, we are this unfolding evolutionary process that’s been going on for more than 13 billion years. Now we have the ability to participate in the greatest adventure of all, that of conscious evolution, growing into a future aligned with our highest ideals, visions and aspirations. While that is mobilizing generations of women, I am finding that it also speaks to the highest aspirations of men. Connect with Craig Hamilton at IntegralEnlightenment.com.

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Prepare a hot fire on one side of the grill for indirect cooking. Oil a perfo-rated grill rack with grapeseed oil and place over direct heat.

Divide the dough into four equal parts. Sprinkle with whole grain or gluten-free flour and press or roll each piece into an 8-inch circle. Sprinkle flour of

choice on two large baking sheets and place two rounds of dough on each sheet. Brush the potatoes with olive oil, place on the perforated grill rack and grill for 15 minutes, turning often, or until tender before topping the pizza.

Brush the kale with olive oil. Grill leaves for 1 minute on each side or until slightly charred and softened. Quickly trim off the bottom of the stalk and strip the leaves from the stems. Finely chop the leaves and set aside.

Brush one side of each pizza with olive oil and place, oiled side down, on the direct heat side of the grill grate. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes or until the dough starts to bubble. Brush the top side with olive oil and flip each pizza round, us-ing tongs, onto a baking sheet.

Quickly brush pizza rounds with ad-ditional olive oil, and then spoon on one-fourth of the sliced potato and grilled kale.

Sprinkle toppings of sausage and green onion. Drizzle a bit more overall olive oil and season with pepper.

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Baja Fish1½ lbs mahi mahi, catfish, halibut or other mild, non-farmed, white fish (about ¾-inch thick)¼ cup blackened seasoning or other barbecue spice mixture8 whole-wheat flour tortillas, for serving8 lemon wedges, for serving1½ cups of a favorite salsa, for serving

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Brush the cut sides of the Napa cab-bage halves with oil. Coat the fish fillets

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Grill the cabbage, cut-side down, directly over the fire for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cabbage shows good grill marks, then remove from heat.

Grill the “flesh”, or cut side, of fish fillets first (not the skin side, which is darker because it is more delicate) di-rectly over the fire for 3 to 4 minutes.

Turn the fish only once, and finish cooking with the skin side against the grate another 3 to 4 minutes, for 10 to-tal minutes per inch of thickness (most fish fillets are about ¾-inch thick). Note: The skin side is last because it has more connective tissue and holds together better on the grill.

Finish assembling the slaw. Thinly slice the grilled cabbage and place in a large bowl. Stir in the greens and green onions. Having earlier combined and mixed the vinegar, sour cream, lemon juice and salt for the slaw dressing in a small bowl, now pour it over the greens mixture. Toss to blend.

Assemble the tacos by placing some of the grilled fish on each tortilla. Top each with about one-third cup of the slaw and roll up, soft taco-style. Serve with a lemon wedge and a small rame-kin of salsa.

Grilled Peaches with Lemon Balm GremolataThis recipe is simple, yet full of flavor. A traditional gremolata condiment includes parsley, lemon zest and garlic, but this sweeter version finds delicious-ness in fruit. Using a microplane grater culls the flavorful yellow part of the lemon rind without the bitter white pith. Chopping the herbs with the lemon zest make the flavors blend together better.

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¼ cup packed lemon balm leaves or 1 Tbsp packed mint leaves½ tsp lemon zestPinch kosher or sea salt4 peaches, halved and pitted

Prepare a medium-hot fire in the grill.

Chop the lemon balm or mint and lemon zest together until very fine. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the leaves and chop again. Set aside in a small bowl.

Place the peach halves cut-side down on the grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes, turn-ing once, until they are tender and slightly blistered.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 2Sunday Sound Bath & Meditation Group – 10am-1pm. Discussion of metaphysical and holistic health topics, followed by a period of meditation and concluding with a gong bath. Led by Joy Quinn Blum of Gongs of Joy. Free; donation requested but optional. Be Healthy and Fit Studios, 1130 Ten Rod Rd, Bldg D, Ste 103, N Kingstown. 401-258-3952. [email protected].

First Sunday Gong Bath Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Feel completely relaxed and peaceful as the resonant sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing bowls wash over and around you. Joy Quinn Blum & A. Mi-chelle. $20. City Aiki, 200 Allens Ave, Providence. 401-258-3952. [email protected].

MONDAY, JUNE 3Shamanic Journey Group – 7-8:45pm. Deepen your journey practice and gain insight to your own guidance. Bring a journal, pen and something to lie on. Knowledge of how to journey is required. With Katharine Rossi. $10. 215 Shady Lea Rd, Rm 204, Mill at Shady Lea, N Kingstown. 401-924-0567. [email protected].

THURSDAY, JUNE 6Journey for your Power Animals – 7-9pm. Will teach you how to journey to the lower world to connect with your power animal. With these new gifts, you will be able to connect and merge with your power animal. Learn to become power filled to guide you on your path for greater insight. $35. The Sage Cauldron, 67 Sandy Bottom Rd, Coventry. 401-615-7444.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7Evening of Spirit Communication – June 7-8. 7:30-9:30pm, Friday; 1-5pm, Saturday. With re-nowned psychic/medium Carole Lynne, followed by a day to expand your ability to link with spirit. $35/$65. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield, 401-782-2126, AllThatMatters.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8Empowering Extraordinary Kids – 9:30-11:30am. Kids 8-12 yrs. Intro to energy management and protec-tion, chakras, and safe healing useful skills can be used daily. Adults welcome to participate. $40 includes adult. CreatIgo, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. To reserve spots: 401-793-0097. CreatIgo.org. Integrated Energy Therapy for Pets® – 10am-5pm. Prerequisite: IET Basic. Learn 9 cellular memory ar-eas to support cats, dogs and horses in their own self-healing. With Gladys Ellen. $125, includes workbook and certificate. Heavenly Hugs, 917 Warwick Ave, 2nd fl, Warwick. Heavenly-Hugs.com/IET. Vortex Group Healing – 1-3:30pm. We are being called to raise our own vibrational levels to match the vibrations of our emerging New Earth. Experience the power of VortexHealing® to assist this process. $50. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com. Back Into Bliss: Svaroopa® Yoga – 1-4pm. Neck and shoulders tight? Explore yoga poses that release the deep tension in your spine and rib cage and help your head line up with your spine. No experi-ence necessary. With Maria Sichel. $50. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-305-5319. TimeForYouYoga.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9IET Healing Angels of Energy Field® – 9:30am-6pm. No prerequisite. A series of Angel Meditations throughout the day. Meet and work with Angel Ariel, Raphael, Gabriel, Celestina, Faith, Cassiel, Daniel, Sarah, and Michael. With Gladys Ellen. $95, includes workbook and certificate. Heavenly Hugs, 917 War-wick Ave, 2nd fl, Warwick. Heavenly-Hugs.com/IET.

TUESDAY, JUNE 11Lunch Time Reiki Share – 12-1:30pm. Open to practitioners of all levels. Join us as we spend some time giving and receiving this soothing, healing energy. Last share until September. $10 donation. Angel Whispers Rhode Island, N Kingstown. For directions: 401-741-2278.

Dream Circle – 7-9pm. Topic: Ancestral Dream-ing. Learn to work with ancestors for healing and guidance in your dreaming and waking life. Explore your dreams, learn techniques and assist others. With David Barr & Katharine Rossi. $15. fireseed, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. 401-626-7088. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12Nutrition Response Testing Evening – 6:30-7:30pm. Ever wonder if you are sensitive to gluten/dairy/sugar/etc? Do you think you may lack some vitamins or minerals in the body? Come to find out thru muscle testing method. Free to attend. Cumberland Family Chiropractic LLC, 2333 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-334-0535. CumberlandFamilyChiropractic.com.

Group Manifesting with the Earth – 7-9pm. Join us as we set out to manifest with the Earth. Truly magical as we follow a meditative format and span the planet as a group. We are working with clean-ing up the water. With Shari Bitsis. $10. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

THURSDAY, JUNE 13Whole Foods 101 – 11:30am-3pm. Discover the basics of a whole food diet and how to make the tran-sition to eating well. $55. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield, 401-782-2126, AllThatMatters.com.

Healing Relationships with Archangels – 6-8:30pm. The dynamics of relationships have changed drastically in the last 5 years. Come learn how the Archangels can assist you in healing your relationships with loved ones. With Gladys Ellen. $30. Heavenly Hugs, 917 Warwick Ave, 2nd fl, Warwick. Heavenly-Hugs.com.

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Past Life Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Helpful in heal-ing emotional problems and phobias. Participants have reported feeling supported, refreshed, renewed, and gaining insights into issues. $15. CreatIgo, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. For a spot: 401-793-0097. CreatIgo.org.

Awakening Through Drum Healing – 6:30-8:30pm. Have you had a situation where you haven’t felt the same since? You may have experienced power or soul loss. Drum healing returns lost parts to self, removes blocks and restores harmony. With Katharine Rossi and Paul DiSegna. Group format. $35. Energy-N-Elements LLC, 150 Adirondack Dr, E Greenwich. 401-736-6500. Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. Need some energy work or just relax? Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy as I lead a meditation and tap on the acupuncture points on a model to relieve blockages. With Shari Bitsis. Donations ac-cepted. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

FRIDAY, JUNE 14Healing with Archangel Raphael – 7-8pm. This is a guided meditation. Raphael is the healing angel. He heals emotionally and spiritually. He will help you heal yourself if you truly believe and love. $10. Serenity Yoga, 21 College Hill Rd, Warwick. 401-921-5148.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15Reiki for Self Healing/Reiki I – June 15 & 16. 10am-4pm, Saturday; 12-4pm, Sunday. Ideal for people seeking pain relief and increased relaxation. Upon completion of your certification you will un-derstand energy, chakras, and how to direct healing energy for yourself and family members. With Cris McCullough. $150. Soul Wisdom Healing Arts, 934 E Main Rd, Portsmouth. To register: 401-662-6642 or [email protected] Annual Psychic Fair Church of RI – 11am-5pm. Come join the First Spiritualist Church of RI for their 2nd Annual Psychic Fair. There will be me-diums, healers, kettle corn, fresh-squeezed lemonade and more. $20/reading. First Spiritualist Church of RI, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Providence. SpiritualistChurchRI.com.Group Manifesting for You – 1-4pm. Join us as we visualize and play to group manifest goals. We will make vision boards, develop scripts filled with positive emotions and visualize as a group for each other. With Shari Bitsis. $35. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

SUNDAY, JUNE 16Father’s Day Hike – 10am-12pm. A guided tour of the thirteen acre park providing information on its unique features and history. Meet at the Wickham Rd entrance across from Rogers High School. $10 suggested donation/family. Ballard Park, Hazard & Wickham Rds, Newport. BallardPark.org. Ch’an Healing Meditation – 7-9pm. Traditional Chinese Ch’an healing meditation for health and longevity followed by practice to reform and renew life. Qigong, chanting, meditation and Dharma lesson. $5. Dragon Mountain Zen Community Center, 50 Dunnell Ln, Pawtucket. 401-213-9784. [email protected].

MONDAY, JUNE 17Drumming Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Come join our Drumming Circle as we meditate, journey, and send loving, healing energy out to the world. Bring your own drum. Free. Massage Health & Healing Energies, LLC, 310 Maple Ave, Ste L 05-B, Barrington. Please RSVP: 401-437-1652. [email protected].

TUESDAY, JUNE 18Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. Need some energy work or just relax? Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy as I lead a meditation and tap on the acupuncture points on a model to relieve blockages. With Shari Bitsis. Donations ac-cepted. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19Usui Reiki Level One Training – 9:30am-4:30pm. Learn what energy healing is, the history and hand positions used with Reiki and the benefits attributed to the practice. Materials, certificate and attunement in-cluded. $150. Angel Whispers Rhode Island, N Kings-town. To register & for directions: 401-741-2278. Shamanic Journey Group – 7-8:45pm. Deepen your journey practice and gain insight to your own guidance. Bring a journal, pen and some-thing to lie on. Knowledge of how to journey is required. With Katharine Rossi. $10. fireseed, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. 401-924-0567. [email protected].

THURSDAY, JUNE 20Past Life Meditation – 9:30-11am. Helpful in heal-ing emotional problems and phobias. Participants have reported feeling supported, refreshed, renewed, and gaining insights into issues. $15. CreatIgo, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. 401-793-0097. CreatIgo.org.

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Adult Indigo & Light Worker Gathering – 6:30-8pm. Be with like-minded individuals to talk about your interests and ideas. Discuss what you see going with you personally and in the world. Share, support and network. Donations accepted. CreatIgo, 194 Waterman St, 3rd fl, Providence. 401-793-0097. CreatIgo.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21Free Friday Chair Massage – 11am-2pm. Stop by for a free 15-minute chair massage. 1st come, 1st served. Get the kinks out for the weekend. Never had a massage before? This is a great way to start. Free. Massage Health & Healing Energies, LLC, 310 Maple Ave, Ste L 05-B, Barrington. 401-437-1652. MassageHealthHE.com. Introduction to Shamanism – 6-9pm. Introductory class gives you a background on trans-cultural sha-manism and its role in energy healing in the 21st cen-tury. Prelude to a Shamanic Apprenticeship Program. With Cris McCullough. $20. Soul Wisdom Healing Arts, 934 E Main Rd, Portsmouth. 401-662-6642. To register: [email protected].

SATURDAY, JUNE 22Beach Yoga at Easton’s Beach Newport — 8:30-9:30am. Just bring a towel and water bottle and join us for yoga in the fresh air, amidst sea, sky, and sand. This all levels class meets in fair weather only. Drop ins welcome. $15 drop in or 5 Classes for $50. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation. InnerlightYoga.com. Usui Reiki Level One Training – 9:30am-4:30pm. Learn what energy healing is, the history, hand positions of Reiki and the benefits attributed to the practice. Course materials, certificate and at-tunement included. $150, includes lunch. Angel Whispers Rhode Island, N Kingstown. To register & for directions: 401-741-2278. Usui Reiki Level I Workshop – 10am-4:30pm. Learn Reiki for healing and stress relief. You can heal yourself, others, also pets. Informative teaching, hands-on practice, Level I Attunement, Manual and Certificate. With Sylvia Collins. $135. The Light Within, 286 Lake Shore Dr, Warwick. 401-921-4397. TheLightWithinRI.com. Registered Yoga Teacher Training Program – June 22-23: 12-7pm; June 27-30: 10am-5pm; July 5-7: 10am-9pm; July 8-22: 12-6pm. Massage CEs available. Based on hatha yoga and inspired by ayurvedic medicine, our yoga program is more than exercise and stretching. This is a holistic healing educational retreat integrating mind, soul and body. Graduate as a teacher or join the class for your own personal growth. With Dr. Carlos Santo and Karyn Chabot. $1,800. SAMA, 79 Thames St, Newport. 877-832-1372. TheNewportMassageSchool.com. Flower Essence: Loving Healing Energy – 1-4pm. Learn about properties of, harvesting, solar infus-ing and creating Flower Essences as tinctures and sprays. With Debi. Rain date June 23. $30, includes supplies and handouts. Path 2 Harmony, 133 Old Tower Hill Rd, Ste 3, Wakefield. 401-263-1107. Path2Harmony.net.

SUNDAY, JUNE 23Summer Solstice Drum Circle – 6-7pm. Join us to honor the season and focus on healing for the commu-nity and earth. Bring drums and rattles, some avail-able to share. No experience necessary, all ages. With Katharine Rossi. Free. Energy-N-Elements, LLC,

150 Adirondack Rd, E Greenwich. 401-924-0567. [email protected] Moon Yoga on the Beach – 7:45-8:45pm. Join Coral for full moon yoga on the beach. With Devarshi, June 28. Bring a beach towel and bug spray, and dress with layers. South Kingstown Town Beach, Matunuck. 401-782-2126

MONDAY, JUNE 24Usui Reiki II Training: 2nd Degree – 9:30am-5:30pm. Receive 2nd Level Attunement, learn 3 sacred symbols for mental and emotional bal-ance and distance healing, practice giving Reiki II mental/emotional healing. With Gladys Ellen. $200, includes Reiki Manual & Certificate. Heav-enly Hugs, 917 Warwick Ave, 2nd fl, Warwick. Heavenly-Hugs.com/Reiki. Beach Yoga at Easton’s Beach Newport — 6-7pm. Just bring a towel and water bottle and join us for yoga in the fresh air, amidst sea, sky, and sand. This all levels class meets in fair weather only. Drop ins welcome. $15 drop in or 5 Classes for $50. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation. InnerlightYoga.com.Tong Ren Guinea Pig Class – 7-8:30pm. Need some energy work or just relax? Come by, listen to soft music, get comfy as I lead a meditation and tap on the acupuncture points on a model to relieve blockages. With Shari Bitsis. Donations ac-cepted. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26Beach Yoga at Easton’s Beach Newport — 8-9am. Just bring a towel and water bottle and join us for yoga in the fresh air, amidst sea, sky, and sand. This all levels class meets in fair weather only. Drop ins welcome. $15 drop in or 5 Classes for $50. Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation. InnerlightYoga.com.Group Manifesting with the Earth – 7-9pm. Join us as we set out to manifest with the Earth. Truly magical as we follow a meditative format and span the planet as a group. Working on animals/plants/minerals. With Shari Bitsis. $10. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

THURSDAY, JUNE 27Abraham-Hicks Discussion Group – 8-9:15pm. You activate a vibration in you. Law of Attraction responds with wanted or unwanted experience. Discuss these and more profound ideas about how we create our own reality. $5 suggested donation. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28Yoga at Goddard Park – 6-7:15pm. Every Friday. All-level class at Goddard Park. First entrance near the big rock. $10 cash only. In case of rain, class will be moved to Focus Yoga, 63 Cedar Ave, EG. More info: Focus Yoga, 63 Cedar Ave, E Greenwich. 401-354-9112. FocusYoga.com. Reiki Healing and Meditation – 7-8pm. Medita-tion will focus on the emotional body. Reiki will help to release the emotions of fears, doubts and anxieties. You will feel a sense of balance and peace. $10. Serenity Yoga, 21 College Hill Rd, Warwick. 401-921-5148. Last Friday Gong Healing Meditation – 7-8:30pm. End your week with deep relaxation and peace as

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the sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing bowls wash over and around you. With Joy Quinn Blum & A. Michelle. $20. Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Providence. 401-258-3952. [email protected] Manifesting with the Earth – 7-9pm. Join us as we set out to manifest with the Earth. Truly magical as we follow a meditative format and span the planet as a group. Working on peace and diplomacy. With Shari Bitsis. $10. Spirit of Agape, 165 Elm St, Seekonk, MA. 401-465-4249. [email protected].

SATURDAY, JUNE 29Magnified Healing® 1st Phase – June 29 & 30. 9:30am-5:30pm. 2-day workshop. A 20-minute daily healing practice designed to help raise your spiritual Love vibration. With Gladys Ellen. $250, includes Certificate, Manual, Essence, CD. Heavenly Hugs, 917 Warwick Ave, 2nd fl, Warwick. For more info: Heavenly-Hugs.com/MagnifiedHealing. Karuna Reiki® Practitioner 1+2 – June 29 & 30. 10:30am-5:30pm. For certified Reiki Masters, the Karuna Reiki® training focuses on deepening your emotional and spiritual development as a compas-sionate healer. $350. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield, 401-782-2126, AllThatMatters.com.Free Community Yoga Class – 12-1:15pm. This class is Karma Yoga and reflects our desire to pro-mote individual health and world peace. This is an all-level class, suitable for any body at any point in their life. Free. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com. Chakra Meditation and Teaching – 1-3pm. A guided meditation is a healing approach to help align your seven main chakras and bring your body into balance. As space is limited, suggest sign up early. With Sylvia Collins. $10. The Light Within, 286 Lake Shore Dr, Warwick. 401-921-4397. TheLightWithinRI.com. Last Saturday Gong Bath Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Let the resonant sounds of the gongs and Tibetan singing bowls wash over you as you melt into a state of complete relaxation and peace. With Gongs of Joy & Drumsong. $20. Natures! The Rock Shop, 1782 Main Rd, Tiverton. 401-258-3952. [email protected].

SUNDAY, JUNE 30Last Sunday Gong Healing Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Relax and find peace within as the resonant healing sounds of the gongs & Tibetan singing bowls wash over and around you. With Joy Quinn Blum & A. Michelle. $20. Be Healthy and Fit Studios, 1130 Ten Rod Rd, Bldg D, Ste 103, N Kingstown. 401-258-3952. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10Dr. Isa Gucciardi at All That Matters – July 10-18. All That Matters welcomes back Dr. Isa Gucciardi, the Director of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream in July. Check the schedule for free classes and Intro to Shamanic Healing, July 11 &12. All That Matters, 315 Main St, Wakefield, 401-782-2126. AllThatMatters.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 13Creative Writing Workshop: Adults – July 13-14. 10:30am-3pm. StudioWriting creative writing (all genres) retreat. Includes 1 lunch. Nurturing, supportive workshop in private home by the water. Led by AWA affiliate; MFA. $125. Little Compton. 781-209-2505. StudioWriting.com.

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SundayOpen Meditation – 10am-12pm. Weekly open sit-ting meditation with beginning chants, then sitting and walking meditation. Drop in any time during session. Instruction offered at 10am. All are wel-come. Optional donation. Shambhala Meditation Center, 541 Pawtucket Ave, 2nd Fl, Pawtucket. 401-270-5443. Providence.Shambhala.org. Yoga en Español: Clase de Comunidad – 2:30-3:45pm. BTY is proud to offer a community class in Spanish taught by Ann Salzarulo in the style of Dharma Mittra. Proceeds benefit our financial aid program. Suggested donation $10. Breath-ing Time Yoga, 541 Pawtucket Ave, Pawtucket. 401-421-9876. BreathingTimeYoga.com. The Nia Technique – 5:30-6:30pm. The Nia technique is a high-energy, expressive dance practice that combines elements of Modern, Jazz & Duncan dance; martial arts, and yoga, deliver-ing a whole-body workout. $15. Santosha Yoga Studio, 14 Bartlett Ave, Cranston. 401-789-9809. YogaAtSantosha.com. Sadhana Yoga Basics: Open Level – 6:30-7:45pm. Open-level practice infusing basic yoga, isometrics, and self massage/restorative postures. End with a guided meditation. $8/drop-in, enroll-ment cards available. The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills Bldg 8, 1st fl, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com.

MondayReiki Healing Treatments – 8am-4pm. Reiki is a non-invasive form of energy healing that treats the body, mind, spirit and emotions giving you an over-all feeling of well-being. $35 for 1 hr. Under The Sun Meditation Center, 31B Bridge St, Newport. 401-339-6092. UnderTheSunECC.com/Meditation.html. VBarre – 10:15-11:15am. Designed to tone, trim and transform the body with a fusion of ballet barre, Pilates and resistance training. Class pro-vides calorie-blasting cardio. $14/class, packages available to save. Rhode Island Pilates Studio, 622 George Washington Hwy, rear parking lot of Lincoln Mall, Lincoln. 401-335-3099. RIPilatesStudio.com. Kripalu Yoga Class – 4:15-5:45pm. Enjoy breath work, simple stretches to warm the body and classi-cal yoga poses that tone and strengthen. Welcoming beginners and new students. With Paula Levesque. New students: $40/4 classes, $14 series. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-305-5319. TimeForYouYoga.com. Zumba – 6-7pm. No dance experience needed, just a willingness to move and have fun. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org. Health Living Q&A Session – 6:15-6:45pm. Dr. Kollars will be available to answer your health questions during this weekly Q&A session. Come with your health questions and leave with an-swers you can use at home. Free. FIX’D Health Care, 62 Franklin St, Westerly. 401-596-3493. FixdHealthCare.com.

Heart of Recovery – 7-8:30pm. Weekly Mindful-ness Meditation and 12-Step meeting and discus-sion. All recovery and meditation traditions, and be-ginners, are welcome to share experience, strength, hope. Optional donation. Shambhala Meditation Center, 541 Pawtucket Ave, 2nd fl, Pawtucket. 401-270-5443. Providence.Shambhala.org. Deeksha Oneness Blessing – 7-9pm. 2nd & 4th Monday. Open the heart, heal relationships, quiet the chatter of the mind, and initiate a process of Awakening into Oneness where there is no longer a sense of separateness. Donation. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Providence. 401-270-5443. TheProvidenceInstitute.org. Reiki Share – 7-9pm. 4th Monday. This group is for anyone certified Reiki level I or higher to practice, give and especially receive. $5. First Spiritual-ist Church of RI, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Providence. SpiritualistChurchRI.com.

TuesdayVbarre – 5-6pm. Designed to tone, trim and trans-form the body with a fusion of ballet barre, Pilates and resistance training. Class provides calorie-blasting cardio. $14/class, packages available to save. Rhode Island Pilates Studio, 622 George Washington Hwy, rear parking lot of Lincoln Mall, Lincoln. 401-335-3099. RIPilatesStudio.com.Zumba – 6-7pm. No dance experience needed, just a willingness to move and have fun. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org. Yoga in the Park – Thru Aug 27. 6-7:30pm. Breath-ing, warm-up, basic postures and relaxation for all levels. Class is in the quarry meadow. Use Hazard Rd entrance. $10. Ballard Park, Hazard & Wickham Rds, Newport. BallardPark.org. Evening of Healing – 7-8:30pm. 1st Tuesday of every month join the First Spiritualist Church of RI healers for a fun night of healing. Come receive this wonderful energy. All are welcome. $7/members, $10/nonmembers. First Spiritualist Church of RI, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Provi-dence. SpiritualistChurchRI.com.

E.T. Exploration Night – 7-9pm. 2nd Tuesday. Ever been curious about or had an experience with ETs? Join us to see if we can unravel some of the mysteries that lie beyond our planet earth. $5. First Spiritual-ist Church of RI, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Providence. SpiritualistChurchRI.com.

Providence Laughter Club – 7:30-8:30pm. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Explore, nourish and share intentional laughter as a means of cultivation wellness, heal-ing, playfulness and connection in ourselves and our communities. Free; donations appreciated. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Providence. 401-270-5443. TheProvidenceInstitute.org.

WednesdayKripalu Yoga Class – 9:30-11am. Enjoy breath work, simple stretches to warm the body, and classi-cal yoga poses that tone and strengthen. Welcoming new students and beginners. With Paula Levesque New students: $40/4 classes, $14 series. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland. 401-305-5319. TimeForYouYoga.com.

Medical and Therapeutic Qigong – 11:45am-12:45pm. An ancient Chinese healing art with gentle, yet effective exercises that strengthen and balance energy in the body. Suitable for qigong beginner or experienced student. $210/12 wks. The Way of the Dragon, 877 Waterman Ave, E Provi-dence. 401-435-6502.

Hope St. Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 30. 3-6pm. Featuring a variety of locally produced goods, in-cluding vegetables, jams, jellies, artisan breads and pastries, breads, chocolates, and much more. Free. Lippitt Park, 1059 Hope St, Providence.

Yin & Yang Yoga – 3:45-5pm. A mixed level, slow flowing Vinyasa class with deep attention to mind-ful alignments of body, mind and heart. With Jen Thomas. $15. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Ste 6A, Providence. 401-270-5443. RSVP: [email protected]. TheProvidenceInstitute.org.

Pranayama & Meditation class – 5-5:45pm. 45 minutes a week to quiet your mind using breath techniques. Create a path to relaxation and peace by learning to mindfully practice the disengagement of reactive thinking. $7/nonmember, $5/member. Santosha Yoga Studio, 14 Bartlett Ave, Cranston. 401-789-9809. YogaAtSantosha.com.

Chakra Balancing Meditation Group – 5-6pm. Come balance your chakras, which are energies in us that affect our communication, emotions, will power, relationships, thoughts, intuition and the ability to feel secure. $20/person. Under The Sun Meditation Center, 31B Bridge St, Newport. 401-339-6092. UnderTheSunECC.com/Meditation.html.

Barre (Open Levels) – 5:15-6pm. Conditioning class that incorporates basic ballet technique, floor barre, and core exercises. Increase body aware-ness and musicality, build flexibility. $8/drop-in, enrollment cards available. The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills Bldg 8, 1st fl, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com.

Zumba with Dr. Cathy – 6-7pm. No dance experi-ence needed, just a willingness to move and have fun. With Dr Cathy Picard. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org.

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classifiedsKent Stetson’s Rainbow Vinyasa – 6-7:30pm. Kent’s fluid and challenging yoga class relieves stress and builds optimum health. LGBT students and allies with an established yoga practice wel-come. $13/drop-in; $12/pre-paid online. The Heart Spot, 700 Greenville Ave, Johnston. 401-231-0081. TheHeartSpot.com. Spin Class – 6:30-7:30pm. Indoor cycling class provides a fun and challenging cardiovascular workout for all levels of fitness. Limited space; sign-ups required. $14/class, packages available to save. Rhode Island Pilates Studio, 622 George Washington Hwy, rear parking lot of Lincoln Mall, Lincoln. 401-335-3099. RIPilatesStudio.com.Feeling Healthy and Fit at Every Age – 6:45-8pm. Oxidative Stress is our ticking time bomb and causes aging and over 200 diseases. In this informational session, learn how to reduce oxidative stress with a new medical breakthrough. Free. Held in Warwick. For directions, Leslie: 401-742-0512. Benefits of Therapeutic Riding – 7-8pm. Learn about the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of riding. Meet the horse therapists and get a little taste of how they can help you. $10. Rainbows End Riding and Therapeutic Farm, 12 Jarvis Ln, North Attleboro, MA. To reserve spot: 508-643-9871. RainbowsEndRiding.weebly.com. Meditation – 7-8pm. 1st Wednesday. All are welcomed. Free. Concordia Center for Spiritual Living, 292 W Shore Rd, Warwick. 401-732-1552. Concordia.CSL.org. Holistic Cancer Circle – 7-9pm. 1st & 3rd Wednes-day. Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer or who is a cancer survivor is welcome to attend this special-ized healing circle. Free. First Spiritualist Church of RI, Positive New Beginnings, 877 Broadway, E Providence. SpiritualistChurchRI.com.Reiki/Energy Share – 7-9pm. 2nd Wednesday. Information and energy sharing session for all that are interested in energy therapies. All levels and modalities are welcome. $5. Path 2 Harmony, 133 Old Tower Hill Rd, Ste 3, Wakefield. More info, Debi: 401-263-1107. Path2Harmony.net.

ThursdayHealers Group – 12:30-2:30pm. Weekly gathering of healers to share latest techniques and insights, to practice on or with each other, and to help with dis-tance healing cases. Brown bag lunch and circle. Free; donations appreciated. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Ste 6A, Providence. 401-270-5443. TheProvidenceInstitute.org. Piloxing – 5:45-6:45pm. Piloxing blends the power, speed and agility of boxing with the beautiful sculpt-ing and flexibility of Pilates in a fun and challenging way. $14/drop-in, packages available to save. Rhode Island Pilates Studio, 622 George Washington Hwy, rear parking lot of Lincoln Mall, Lincoln. 401-335-3099. RIPilatesStudio.com.Zumba – 7-8pm. No dance experience needed, just a willingness to move and have fun. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org. Hatha Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Mixed levels; begin-ners always welcome. New student specials 2 for $20; $14, $72/6. Village Wellness Center & Heart in Hand, 422 Post Rd, Warwick. 401-941-2310. VillageWellnessCenter.com.

Meditation Class – 7-8:15pm. Deepening Somatic Consciousness. Walking meditation in addition to guided experiences working with consciousness in the body, connecting with the earth and cultivating unconditional presence. $14, $70/prepaid for 6. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Ste 6A, Provi-dence. 401-270-5443. TheProvidenceInstitute.org. Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation – 7:15-8:15pm. Stressed and wanting to nourish a sense of inner peace? This 6-wk workshop helps you deeply re-lax. The guided meditation invites transformation and healing. $90/6 wks; Early rate: $84. Breath-ing Time Yoga, 541 Pawtucket Ave, Pawtucket. 401-808-0414. BreathingTimeYoga.com. Guided Meditation – 7:30-8pm. Each day holds something new to see; Something new to hear; Something new to learn; Something new to experi-ence. Bring more awareness into your life. Also on Tues, 7:30pm. $5/drop-in suggested donation. The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills Bldg 8, 1st floor, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com.

FridayGroup Energy Healing – 7-9pm. 2nd & 4th Fri-days. Experience powerful healing energy from intuitive healer Kim Testa. Come experience why this is such a popular event. $20. The Providence Institute, 18 Imperial Pl, Ste 6A, Providence. 401-270-5443. RSVP: [email protected]. TheProvidenceInstitute.org.

SaturdayInspire Power-Flow – 7-8am. Pilates inspired workout accompanied by inspirational (in-strumental) music for an hour of invigorating power and emotional well-being. $12/drop-in, $50 unlimited monthly. Inspire Health & Fit-ness, 245 York Ave, Pawtucket. 401-721-0863. [email protected]. Gentle Yoga & Stretching: Mixed Level – 9-10:15am. Designed with new students in mind. We will gently ease into yoga postures giving the body an opportunity to relax, and learn new movements. $8/drop in, enrollment cards available. The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio, 187 Plymouth Ave, Durfee Mills Bldg 8, 1st floor, Fall River, MA. 774-365-4016. TheHeronStudio.com. Hope St. Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 30. 9am-1pm. Featuring a variety of locally produced goods, including vegetables, jams, jellies, artisan breads and pastries, breads, chocolates, and much more. Free. Lippitt Park, 1059 Hope St, Providence. Zumba – 9:30-10:30am. No dance experience needed, just a willingness to move and have fun. $5. Stage Right Studio, 68 S Main St, Woonsocket. StageRightStudio.org. Svaroopa® Yoga Class – 10-11:30am. Enjoy a deeply relaxing, slow paced class. With easy poses, adapted for your body; release tension and stress. Welcoming beginners and new students. With Pat Spencer. New students: $40/4 classes, $18 series. Time For You Yoga, 2155 Diamond Hill Rd, Cum-berland. 401-305-5319. TimeForYouYoga.com. Beginning 24 Posture Tai Chi – 12-1pm. A series of movements directed with focused intention that enhances the flow of energy, improves balance and gently exercises the whole body. Also offered Wed, 1pm. $210/12 wks. The Way of the Dragon, 877 Waterman Ave, E Providence. 401-435-6502.


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Permanent makeup artist, Diane Slinko specializes in permanent

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Toys, treats, shampoo, leashes, cat litter or food of all kinds, Pet Foods Plus has it. High quality cus-tomer service, offering a full supply of food and accessories for dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, rabbits, fish and even livestock. We also sell fish, small mammals, reptiles and birds. Stop by for quality products at affordable prices! See ad on page 35.

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REIkI

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I am a Certified Usui Reiki Master/Teacher who combines Chakra balancing with Crystal Healing in my Reiki practice, along with Spiritual Counsel-ing and Angel Card reading. I possess a true desire to allow you to become a self-healer and develop genuine self-empowerment. Combining my spiri-tual intuition and life experience, I provide you with clarity and a deeper understanding of the steps required for your soul’s growth and healing.

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ThERAPEuTIc MASSAgE

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Founder of Innisfree, David Walsh has been practic-ing massage therapy for more than 14 years. His hands speak multiple languages, and still he feels it all comes down to instinct and touch. His spiritual intentions and focus in deep tissue create a love for giving thorough treatments. Gift Certificates avail-able. Call for yours today!

IT’S YouR boDY’S SYMPhoNY2051 Plainfield Pike Johnston, RI 401-464-6100 ItsYourBodysSymphony.com

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JANE McgINN, bA, lMT459 Sandy Ln, Warwick, RI 401-450-4172 WestShoreWellness.com

Jane’s massage style incorporates re-laxing Swedish strokes and deeper

pressure as needed. Her techniques loosen tight muscles and bring about a sense of well being - mentally, emotionally, physically. Her work has helped those new to massage as well as those fa-miliar with massage, including therapists and prac-titioners. New clients are encouraged to experience Jane’s warm, friendly approach and excellent results.

cAThRYN MoSkow, lcMT145 Waterman St, LL Providence, RI 02906 401-808-0837 catmoskow.massagetherapy.com

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RAbIA MASSAgE ThERAPY166 Bay Spring Ave, Barrington, RI 401-855-4792

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Massage therapy is a great tool for healing, re-grouping and balancing the demands that life places on your body. Take advantage of these ben-efits, come in reclaim your spirit and relax with a massage tailored to your specific needs. There are no extra fees for deep tissue or specific mus-cular therapy work, just a wonderful massage for a simple, straightforward rate. See ad on page 31.

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IT’S MY hEAlThMarie Bouvier-Newman 2374 Mendon Rd, Cumberland, RI 401-405-0819 • Its-My-Health.com

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wEllNESS cENTER

vIllAgE wEllNESS cENTER hEART IN hAND MASSAgE ThERAPY422 Post Rd, Warwick, RI 401-941-2310 villagewellnesscenter.com heartinhandmassage.com

A holistic wellness center featuring Yoga instruction therapeutic massage, skin care and hair removal, Reiki, Karate, Belly Dancing and Acupuncture. Lo-cated 5 minutes from the airport and Providence in Historic Pawtuxet Village. We believe in a hands-on approach to health. Our 9 massage therapists, acu-puncturist, skin care professional and instructors will help you feel your beSt Online scheduling available at heartinhandmassage.com. See ad on page 43.

YogA

TIME FoR You YogAMaria Sichel, RYT, CSYT 2155 Diamond Hill Rd Cumberland, RI 02864 401-305-5319 [email protected] TimeForYouYoga.com

Specializes in Svaroopa® yoga, which is remarkably easy to do, and offers group classes and private yoga therapy. Through easy angles with lots of support, learn to release the deep tensions in your body. If you have back issues, neck and shoulder problems, or are looking to foster a deep sense of well-being, try a series of private sessions tailored to your needs.

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Choose from 45 yoga classes each week. Enjoy a variety of therapeutic health services. Experience workshops on yoga, meditation, self-care, self-discovery and the healing arts. See ad on page 45.

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