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I often find myself reminiscing about

my youth and all the people that I

have been blessed to meet along

the way. Each has offered a piece of

wisdom that I have happily added into

my utility belt of knowledge.

One special person was my

eighth-grade English teacher. Mr. Elliot

understood that education requires more than reading a work of literature, writing

a report and handing in assignments on time. He taught us that the world was our

school and how imperative it was that, young or old, we continually explore new

lands unfamiliar to us. Entering his classroom was like walking into a newfound

land, our eyes opened wide in awe by his demonstrative gestures and passionate

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whole experience with fond gratitude.

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and knowledge from people foreign to my experience and exploring possibilities

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Raven Roost Studio Offers Art Workshops

Experienced Art Teacher Mari Dieumegard, owner

of Raven Roost Studio, in Standish, will host an art brunch from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month. These workshops offer a supportive, yet low-stress envi-ronment for adults to express their creativity. The studio provides an eight-inch-square stretched canvas and all other art supplies, along with coffee, tea, juice, muffins and bagels. Children’s workshops will be offered beginning in September. Cost: $45. Location: 19 Chadbourne Rd., Sebago Lake Village, Standish. For more information, call 207-583-7280 or email [email protected].

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Circus Smircus at The Merriconeag Waldorf School

Circus Smirkus will perform Anchors

Away for Atlantis, with shows sponsored by the Merriconeag Waldorf School, in Freeport, at 1 and 6 p.m., August 4 and 5, as part of its 2014 Big Top Tour of New England. Each summer, the tour boasts an original show that combines the best in traditional and contemporary circus styles performed by newly auditioned Smirkus Troupers, ages 10 to 18. The Vermont-based traveling circus, started in 1987 by Founding Director Rob Mermin, is backed by professional coaches, cooks, musicians and crew members. The troup-ers perform nearly 70 shows in just seven weeks to sellout crowds in their very own 750-seat, European-style one-ring big top, gaining firsthand experience by producing a classic traveling tent show.

Cost: $21 for adults (13 and up), $18 for seniors (65 and up) and children 2-12. Location: 57 Desert Rd., Freeport. For tickets, visit Royal River Natural Foods, 443 U.S. Rte. 1, Free-port, call 207-865-0046 or visit Tinyurl.com/kcwcuck. Tickets purchased online or by phone are subject to a surcharge of $2.50 each. For more information, visit Merriconeag.org or Smirkus.org. See spotlight on page 15 and ad on page 21.


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Year-Round Learning and Childcare

Beansprouts Early Learning Childcare Center, in Freeport, a year-round, ed-

ucation-based childcare center prepar-ing young children for lifelong learning and success, is now open and serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Owned and operated by Angela Garrison, Beansprouts features an onsite kitchen equipped to provide fresh meals and snacks daily from organic food sourced from local farms whenever possible. The building was chosen for its robust safety specifications: a full fire sprinkler system with two emergency ex-its on both floors and a central fire panel that links directly to the local fire station.

Free tours are available. Location: 192 Lower Main St. For more information, call 207-869-5457 or visit BeanSproutsForMe.com.

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Heilkunst Comes to Cumberland

Laura Plourde, a doctor of medical Heilkunst and the founder of the Heilkunst and Homeopathy Center

of Maine, in Cumberland, offers a holistic approach to resolving chronic conditions by eliminating their causes. Plourde earned her physician’s diploma in Heilkunst and homeopathy at the Hahnemann College for Heilkunst in Ottawa, Canada, where training is rooted in the dynamic system of thought put forth by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, who is also the father of homeopathy, and other scholars including Wilhelm Reich and Rudolf Steiner. Her practice comprises patients of all ages and backgrounds. Heilkunst, which essentially means “the art of making

whole,” is a complete medical system developed by Hahnemann to eliminate chronic conditions by destroying their cause.

Location: 138 Longwoods Rd. (Rte. 9), Cumberland. For more information, call 207-671-2732, email [email protected] or visit HeilkunstCenterOfMaine.com.

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Greening up Music Tours

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style at home and the big, not-so-eco-friendly footprint of touring. Reverb of Portland is a nonprofit organization that provides compre-hensive, customized greening solutions for music tours. Founded in 2004 by environ-mentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Adam Gardner, of the alternative rock band Guster, Reverb collaborates with and relies on support from environmentally and socially responsible businesses. By reaching out to friends and peers in the music world, Reverb has figured out how to make touring and the music industry greener and has taken on the task of educat-ing and engaging musicians and their fans to take action toward a more sustainable future. The organization has a full-time office staff of six, an eclectic group of like-minded lov-ers of music and the environment with diverse backgrounds in those fields. Reverb also employs numerous contractors, tour staff, interns and volunteers that reduce the overall environmental impact of a tour and promote environmental sustainabil-ity at concerts across the country. As Reverb works behind the scenes with musicians and industry professionals to make touring as green as possible, its outreach extends to hundreds of thousands of music fans every year.

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Flaxseed Lowers Blood PressureEating flaxseed reduces blood pressure,

according to researchers from Canada’s St. Boniface Hospital Research Center. They attribute the effect to its omega-3 fatty acids, lignans and fiber. The researchers examined the effects of flaxseed on systolic and diastolic blood pres-sure in patients with peripheral artery disease, a condition typically marked by hypertension.

Patients consumed a variety of foods that collectively contained 30 grams of milled flaxseed or a placebo each day for six months. The flaxseed group expe-rienced significantly increased plasma levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids and lower average systolic blood pressure (by 10 mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (by 7 mm Hg). Those in the flaxseed group with initial systolic blood pressure levels over 140 mmHg saw reductions averaging 15 mmHg.

Medicinal Mushrooms Boost Athletic Performance

Research from Italy’s Pavia University found two medicinal mushroom species—cordy-

ceps (Cordyceps sinensis) and reishi (Gano-derma lucidum)—significantly improve race performances and recovery times among competitive cyclists. The researchers studied seven male cyclists that had competitively raced for more than 10 years. For one month, they were given placebo supplements, after which the research-ers tested their performance and recovery

during races and workouts. Then, for the next three months, the cyclists daily used medicinal mushroom supplementation. The researchers found the mushrooms significantly increased performance and recovery in both workouts and races com-pared with the placebo period. The two types of mushrooms both boosted testosterone levels and reduced post-workout cortisol levels. The mushroom supplementation also increased their antioxidant status, reducing their risk of exhaustion.

Pine Bark Extract Reduces Perimenopausal SymptomsResearch

published in the Journal of Reproduc-tive Medicine confirms that pine bark ex-tract can sig-nificantly reduce symptoms of meno-pause and perimenopause, including restless legs syndrome and hot flashes. For three months, 170 perimenopausal women were given 30 milligrams of Pycnogenol patented pine bark extract or a placebo twice a day. Although a placebo effect was noted, the supple-ment significantly improved all but two symptoms and was especially effective in improving vasomotor and insomnia/sleep patterns. The severity of symp-toms among the Pycnogenol group, as measured by the Kupperman Index, decreased 56 percent more than for the placebo group. In another study, scientists from Italy’s Pescara University gave 70 perimenopausal women a placebo or 100 milligrams of Pycnogenol daily for two months. The supplement group experienced fewer menopausal symptoms and showed improvements with symptoms that include fatigue, insomnia, reduced concentration, memory problems, dizziness, depres-sion and irritability.


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Dental Health: Promising Alternatives to Fluoride

Bring Lower Risksby Lauressa Nelson

Fluoride is commonly accepted for its ability to remineralize teeth and prevent dental caries. The World

Health Organization and other public health administrations agree that cavities can be prevented by maintaining a low level of fluoride in the oral cavity, which means applying it topically. However, systemic fluoridation as a method of pre-vention—that is, adding fluoride to pub-lic water systems and foods—has come under scrutiny, with concerns about the cumulative level of fluo-ride consumed by individu-als, especially children. “Fluoridat-ed toothpaste may be the one product that we knowingly give our chil-dren to wwput in their mouths while insisting they don’t swallow it,” points out Stefan Andren, a doctor of dental surgery in Portland, Maine. Children ages 8 years and younger can develop dental fluorosis—a change in the appearance of the enamel of permanent teeth—when they consume too much fluoride from any source over long periods during the development of permanent teeth under the gums. Luckily, alternative, nontoxic op-tions can help us maintain good oral health more naturally and prevent tooth decay without the potential for damage. “Cavities are the outcome of mouth bacteria that thrive on sugars and produce an acid that eats away at tooth enamel,” explains Andren. “These bacteria can be destroyed by the topical application of xylitol, a sugar alcohol that lyses their cell membranes. The

American Academy of Pediatric Den-tistry recommends consuming three to eight grams of xylitol per day to safely and effectively reduce the incidence of caries.” Xylitol can be found in health food stores as an alternative sweetener in gums and mints and in some oral rinse products, usually sold through dentists. “Some of the products also help remineralize teeth with little to no fluoride,” adds Andren, who incorpo-rates natural herbs and essential oil for-

mulations into his practice’s dental clean-ing protocol and suggests a take-home regimen. Another antimicrobial treatment is dental ozone therapy, which is still rela-tively rare in

the U.S., according to Andren. In this process, an ozone generator is used to apply ozone molecules topically to the gums and teeth to oxidize bad bacteria.

Enhancing saliva flow and of course, reducing the intake of ferment-able carbohydrates (sugars) help keep bad bacteria at bay. Chewing sugar-free gum, especially gum sweetened with xylitol, may help accomplish both objectives.

Stefan Andren, DDS, is the owner of Peak Dental Health, 74 Gray Rd., in Falmouth. Contact him at 207-878-8844 or visit PeakDentalHealth.com. See ad, back cover.

Lauressa Nelson is a contributing editor to Natural Awakenings maga-zine and a freelance writer who lives in Orlando, Florida.

Researchers from Australia’s University of Tasmania have

found that children exposed to the secondhand smoke of their parents will likely face abnormally thickened carotid arteries later in life. The find-ing, published in the European Heart Journal, followed 3,776 children that participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study. The children were divided into groups according to whether neither parent smoked, one parent smoked or both parents smoked. Question-naire results were combined with ultrasound testing to correlate exposure during childhood with the health of carotid arteries, and re-searchers concluded that the effects are pervasive even 25 years later. Those exposed to two parental smokers as children had significantly greater thickness of inner carotid artery walls than did children with non-smoking parents. Their arteries also showed signs of premature aging of more than three years compared to children of nonsmokers. The research-ers wrote, “There must be continued efforts to reduce smoking among adults to protect young people and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the population.”

Parents’ Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in Children


globalbriefsNews and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Cycling RxDoctors Order Up a Bike for PatientsThe Prescribe-a-Bike program (Tinyurl.com/Prescription Bikes) allows doctors at Boston Medical Center, in Mas-sachusetts, to write low-income patients prescriptions for a one-year membership to Hubway, the city’s bike-sharing system, for $5, which is $80 less than the regular charge. A free helmet is part of the deal. According to The Boston Globe, one in four Boston residents is obese, and Kate Walsh, chief executive of Bos-

ton Medical Center, believes the program can help. “Regular exercise is key to combating this [obesity] trend, and Prescribe-a-Bike,” she says, “is one important way our caregivers can help patients get the exercise they need to be healthy.”

Source: The Atlantic Monthly

Dirty WatersTrenton to Chicago via Eco-Outrigger Margo Pellegrino, a homemaker, mother of two and healthy oceans advocate from Medford Lakes, New Jersey, will begin a 1,600-mile jour-ney from nearby Trenton to Chicago, Illinois, by outrigger canoe on August 13 as part of Blue Frontier Campaign’s ocean explorers project. During her two-month trip, she’ll meet with local environmental groups and the media to raise awareness of the urgent need to clean America’s waterways. “All water and everything in it ends up in the ocean,” Pellegrino says. “Plastics and chemicals are particular problems, but soil runoff during floods and heavy rains also impact the ocean and marine life.” During previous paddles, Pellegrino saw firsthand the effects of dumped industrial waste in the waterways she traversed. She notes that nationally, oil rig operators have federal permits to dump 9 billion gallons of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, waste into the ocean each year. On Pellegrino’s first trip in 2007, she paddled nearly 2,000 miles up the Atlantic Coast, from Miami, Flori-da, to Maine. In 2009, she partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to go from Miami to New Orleans, Louisiana, to build support for a Healthy Oceans Act (OnEarth.org/author/healthyoceanspaddle). In 2010, she canoed along the Pacific coastline from Seattle, Washington, to San Diego, California. Next summer, Pellegrino plans to paddle down the Mississippi River.

Follow her upcoming trip at Miami2Maine.com or on Facebook.


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True GritWhy Persistence CountsSome educators believe that improve-ments in instruction, curriculum and school environments are not enough to raise the achievement levels of all students, especially disadvantaged chil-dren. Also necessary is a quality called “grit”, loosely defined as persistence over time to overcome challenges and accomplish big goals. Grit comprises a suite of traits and behaviors that include goal-directedness (knowing where to go and how to get there); mo-tivation (having a strong will to achieve identified goals); self-control (avoiding distractions and focusing on the task at hand); and a positive mindset (embrac-ing challenges and viewing failure as a learning opportunity). A meta-study of 25 years of research by John Hattie and Helen Timperley, professors at the University of Aukland, New Zealand, has shown that giving students challenging goals encourages greater effort and per-sistence than providing vague or no direction. Students aren’t hardwired for these qualities, but grit can be de-veloped through an emerging battery of evidence-based techniques that give educators a powerful new set of tools to support student success. A famous example of the power of self-regulation was observed when preschoolers that were able to withstand the temptation of eat-ing a marshmallow for 15 minutes to receive a second one were more successful in high school and scored about 210 points higher on their SATs later in life than those with less will-power (Tinyurl.com/Stanford MarshallowStudy).

Source: ascd.org.

New School Rules Eco Strategies for Back-to-School PrepFamilies preparing for the coming school year will wel-come easy ways to stretch the budget while protecting the environment our kids are growing up in.

n Buying new clothes can be expensive, and most of today’s synthetic fibers are petroleum-based, while toxic pesticides are commonly used to grow cot-ton. For healthier alternatives, check labels for clothes made from organic, low-impact or recycled materials such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo or recycled fibers. Inexpensive options are found in Salvation Army and other thrift store locations, as well as repurposing hand-me-downs among siblings.

n Avoid buying all new school supplies. Gently used binders and book bags can last years. Sturdy, simple backpacks skip the cost of faddish brand-name and celebrity products. For supplies that must be replenished, like paper, seek out post-consumer-recycled options.

n For lunch boxes, food containers and utensils, look for retro metal, a cloth bag and other alternatives to plastic (which can contain harmful chemicals) and glass (which can break). Beth Terry, in her book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too (MyPlasticFreeLife.com), suggests searching MightyNest.com and LifeWithoutPlastic.com, makers of stainless steel, naturally lacquered wood and other non-plastic, durable children’s bowls, cups, plates and utensils.

n Healthy afterschool extracurricular activities today typically require driving commutes. Look into carpooling with nearby families to save time and gas, cut vehicle emissions and expand friendships.

n Check the school’s eco-practices. Encourage local administrators to conduct recy-cling programs and to email documents to parents instead of using regular mail.

AUGUST BLOOMby Linda TrueworthyAmateur photographer Linda Trueworthy is a resi-dent of Freeport who enjoys the outdoor beauty of Maine. She uses her camera to capture precious moments of nature and share with them with oth-ers. Her photography has won awards in amateur photo competitions.

For more information, contact Trueworthy at [email protected].

Natural Awakenings of Southern Maine is supporting our local arts community by featuring an original work in each issue. To be considered for the monthly Publisher’s Pick, email photos and bio info to Debjani Das at [email protected].

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The best approach is to choose seafood carefully. Oil spills, waste runoff and other environmental

disasters can compromise the quality of seafood with toxic contaminants like mercury and other heavy metals and industrial, agricultural and lawn chemicals. These pollutants can wash out from land to sea (and vice versa). As smaller fish that have eaten pollutants are eaten by larger ones, contaminants accumulate and concentrate. Large predatory fish like swordfish and sharks end up with the most toxins. Beyond today’s top-selling shrimp, canned tuna, salmon and farmed tila-pia, more retailers and restaurants are also providing lesser-known seafood varieties like dogfish and hake as alter-

Safe & Sustainable SEAFOODNavigate Today’s Best Choices

Using Updated Guidesby Judith Fertig

natives to overfished species such as sea bass and Atlantic cod. These new-to-us, wild-caught fish can be delicious, sustainable and healthy.

Choices Good for OceansAn outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable va-rieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides in-stant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table. Online information at SeafoodWatch.org and via the app is regularly updated.

We love our seafood, a delicious source of lean protein. The latest data

reports U.S. annual consumption to be more than 4.8 billion pounds of

it, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

with the average American eating 3.5 ounces of seafood a week. About

half of the catch is wild-caught and half farmed. How do we know

which fish and shellfish are safe to eat and good for ocean ecology?


The Blue Ocean Institute, led by MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conserva-tion, community economics and global peace by steering consumers and busi-nesses toward sustainably fished sea-food. It maintains a data base on 140 wild-caught fish and shellfish choices at BlueOcean.org. Hoki, for instance, might have a green fish icon for “relatively abun-dant” and a blue icon for “sustainable and well-managed fisheries,” but also be red-flagged for containing levels of mercury or PCBs that can pose a health risk for children. As species become overfished, rebound or experience fluctuating levels of contaminants, their annual ratings can change.

Choices Good for UsTo help make choosing easier, Seafood Watch has now joined with the Harvard School of Public Health to also advise what’s currently safe to eat. Entries on their list of “green” fish, which can shift annually, are low in mercury, good sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and caught or farmed responsibly. If the top-listed fish and shellfish aren’t locally available, look for the Seafood Safe label, started by EcoFish company founder and President Henry

Lovejoy, which furnishes at-a-glance consumption recommendations based upon tests for contaminants. Labels display a number that indicates how many four-ounce servings of the species a woman of childbearing age can safely eat per month. (Find consumption rec-ommendations for other demographics at SeafoodSafe.com.) Expert-reviewed independent testing of random samples of the fish currently monitors mercury and PCB levels. Lovejoy advises that other toxins will be added to the testing platform in the future. “My dream is to have all seafood sold in the U.S. qualify to bear the Seafood Safe label, because consumers deserve to know what they’re eat-ing,” says Lovejoy. “We need to be a lot more careful in how we use toxic chemicals and where we put them.”

Retail RatingsSome retailers also provide details on their seafood sourcing. Whole Foods, for example, offers complete traceabil-ity of the fish and shellfish they carry, from fishery or farm to stores. Their fish, wild-caught or farmed, frozen or fresh, meet strict quality guidelines in regard to exposure to antibiotics, preservatives and hormones. They also display Seafood Watch and Blue Ocean Institute ratings at the seafood counter. Wise seafood choices feed and sustain our families, foster a healthier seafood industry, support responsible local fisheries and keep Earth’s water resources viable.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

The truth is that no one fish can be seen as a sustainability darling,

because if it is, it’s sure to be overfished.

~ DailyFinance.com

SUPERB SEAFOOD

According to Seafood Watch and the Harvard School of Public Health, the Super “Green” list includes seafood with low levels of mercury (below 216 parts per billion [ppb]) and at least 250 milligrams per day (mg/d) of the recom-mended daily consumption of omega-3 essential fatty acids. It also must be classified as a Best Choice for being caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways at SeafoodWatch.org.

The Best in July 2013n Atlantic mackerel (purse seine, U.S. and Canada)

n Freshwater Coho salmon (tank system farms, U.S.)

n Pacific sardines (wild-caught)

n Salmon (wild-caught, Alaska)

n Salmon, canned (wild-caught, Alaska)

The “honorable mention” list in-cludes seafood that contains moderate amounts of mercury and between 100 and 250 milligrams per day (mg/d) of the recommended daily consumption of omega-3s. It also must be classified as a Best Choice for being caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways at SeafoodWatch.org.

More Healthy Choicesn Albacore tuna (troll- or pole-caught, U.S. or British Columbia)

n Sablefish/black cod (Alaska, Canadian Pacific)

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Sugar calories drive food addiction, storage of belly fat, inflammation and fatty liver (now the number one reason for liver transplants). They also disrupt appetite control, increasing hunger and promoting overeating, and are biologi-cally addictive. Sugar calories are the major contributor to heart attacks, strokes, cancer, dementia and Type 2 diabetes. Sugar is a root cause behind the tripling of obesity rates in children since the 1970s. As just one example illustrating government policy culprits, although poor people are disproportionately af-fected by obesity, the food industry vig-orously opposes any efforts to limit the use of food stamps for soda. Every year, the U.S. government pays for $4 billion in soda purchases by the poor (10 billion servings annually) on the front end, and then pays billions more on the back end through Medicaid and Medicare to treat related health consequences that include obesity and diabetes.

What are the consequences if we don’t attack the problem of poor diet now?The costs of a poor diet are staggering: At the present rate, by 2040, 100 percent of the nation’s federal budget will go for Medicare and Medicaid. The federal debt soars as our unhealthy kids fall heir to an achievement gap that limits America’s capacity to compete in the global mar-ketplace. At the same time, having 70 percent of young people unfit for military service weakens national security. In a detailed scientific analysis published in The New England Jour-nal of Medicine, a group of respected scientists reviewing all the data affect-ing projected life spans concluded that today’s children are the first generation of Americans ever that will live sicker and die younger than their parents. Health issues due to poor diet comprise a national crisis. They threat-en our future, not just for those fat and sick among us, but all of us.

For more information on Fed Up, visit FedUpMovie.com.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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In the groundbreak-ing new documen-tary film, Fed Up, Dr.

Mark Hyman prescribes a major overhaul of the diets of all family members in communi-ties across America to prevent far-reaching unwanted consequenc-es. Hyman practices functional medicine, which takes a whole-system approach to treating chronic illnesses by identifying and addressing their root causes, starting with poor diet. He is also the bestselling author of a series of books based on The Blood Sugar Solution.

What has your experience with Fed Up shown you about the root cause of many diseases?In Fed Up, I met with a family of five to talk with them about their health and understand the roots of their family crisis of morbid obesity, pre-diabetes, renal failure, disability, financial stress and hopelessness. Rural South Carolina, where they live, is a food desert with nearly10 times as many fast-food and convenience stores as supermarkets. The family’s kitchen was also a food desert, with barely a morsel of real food. There were no ingredients to make real food—only pre-made factory science projects sold in cans and boxes with unpronounceable, unrecognizable ingredient lists. This family desperately wanted to find a way out, but didn’t have the

Cures in the KitchenDr. Mark Hyman is Fed Up with

Our National Health Crisisby Judith Fertig

knowledge or skills. They lived on food stamps and fast food and didn’t know how to navigate a grocery aisle, shop for real food, read a label, equip a kitchen or cook nutritious meals. Their grandmother has a gar-den, but never taught her children how to grow food, even though they live in a temperate rural area.

What results did the family see when they changed their eating habits?I got the whole family cooking, wash-ing, peeling, chopping, cutting and touching real food—onions, garlic, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, salad greens, even asparagus. After 12 months, the mother had lost 100 pounds and was off of blood pres-sure medication, and because the father had lost 45 pounds, he finally qualified for a kidney transplant. The son origi-nally lost 40 pounds, but because he was stuck in a toxic food environment at school and only able to get a job at a fast-food eatery, he gained much of it back. I’m happy to report that he is now working to get back on track.

How is sugar a primary factor in creating obesity?Of some 600,000 processed food items on the market, 80 percent contain add-ed sugar. Sugar calories act differently from fat or protein calories in the body.


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MERRICONEAG WALDORF SCHOOL:

Spotlight on Educationby James Occhiogrosso

The Merriconeag (pronounced MER-e-con-EEG) Waldorf School was founded in 1984 and serves about 240 students from early childhood through high school

in the Southern Maine coastal town of Freeport. Its name comes from an Abenaki word for “a place of easy portage or passage.” Freeport is located on Casco Bay, which has a Merriconeag Sound and a Merriconeag Neck, so the name is significant in both meaning and geography. Merriconeag is surrounded by quaint, coastal commu-nities. The region is known for its beautiful and varied natural environment and its rich cultural life. Accredited by the As-sociation of Waldorf Schools of North America, Merriconeag is part of a worldwide network of more than 1,000 schools and 1,600 early childhood programs on five continents. Waldorf education was developed by Austrian educator and philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), based on child development research he conducted. The Waldorf approach recognizes that children are unique individuals that pass through distinct life stages; it holds that the institution of edu-cation should address the intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each of these developmental stages. Waldorf students are trained to think for themselves and value the opportunity to translate new ideas into practice. According to David Barham, one of the Merriconeag High School instructors, “At Waldorf, we set the curriculum to meet the growing needs of the student. Learning keeps pace with the student’s maturity for the deepest benefits. We try

to preserve the sanctity of childhood while allowing each child to develop individual emotional and artistic talents, as well as the usual academics. Our students value and practice lifelong learning and lasting human relationships, and are guided by an inner moral compass that helps them maintain high ethical principles as they navigate the trials of profes-sional and private life.” Recent research indicates that 94 percent of Waldorf high school graduates attend college or university. Merriconeag seeks students with diverse abilities and backgrounds that can benefit from its unique educational approach and value the personal and social benefits of at-tending a small school. To help create a school community that reflects the economic diversity of Maine, the board of directors of the Merriconeag developed a tiered tuition model that allows them to accommodate individual families with varying ability to contribute. New students can enroll at any grade level, from the early childhood through high school programs.

Location (main campus): 57 Desert Rd., Freeport. For more information, call 207-865-3900 or visit Merriconeag.org. See ad, page 21.

James Occhiogrosso is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine. Connect at 239-498-1547 or visit HealthNaturallyToday.com.

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In the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced

Open Space Technology (OST), it has been used hundreds of thousands of times by three-quarters of the world’s countries. Whether a few people gather in a circle to share ideas and brainstorm personal issues or thousands discuss a bulletin board of topics around tables, OST is a safe, informal venue for trans-formative learning. Guided by purpose-based, shared leadership, it allows individuals focused on a specific task to freely speak their thoughts and be heard. It also encour-ages breakout groups to mine for more information—learning individually, as well as collectively, and self-organizing in order to concentrate on more com-plex topics. “Boeing engineers used OST to learn how to redesign airplane doors and young Egyptians used it to strategize for their Arab Spring,” as examples, comments Owen.

Circle PrincipleFor Owen, like Jack Mezirow, author of the paper, “Core Principles of Transfor-mative Learning Theory,” 20th-century Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and

Juanita Brown, co-founder of The World

Café, learning is trans-formation, the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. “The circle principle contains the predict-ability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previously,” explains Owen. He points to an experiment regard-ing children’s capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the former science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it. Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsoft’s Paint program. Repeti-tion of the experiment in other impover-ished sections of India yielded similar re-sults. Wherever he established an Internet connection, children that could not read English, the Internet’s default language, taught themselves how to use the Web to

obtain information through their interac-tions with each other and the computer. “I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experiment—learning is emer-gent, which is another word for self-organizing,” remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional education to the “banking” method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own. Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Florida-based consultant with a Canadian mul-tidisciplinary consulting firm, explains how the OST learning environment changed her life: “My personal transfor-mation began in 2009, when I volun-teered to assist another OST facilitator. I was a perfectionist who judged myself harshly and struggled with the question, ‘Who am I to think I can help hold space for leaders to transform themselves through their learning when I have so little experience?’” She notes, “Before such experi-ences, even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often believed that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express.” Now she says she has shed her people-pleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other people’s agendas and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. “As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the mo-ments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions,” says Daigle. “I invite others to do the same.”

Co-LearningIn a compulsory two-year Theory of Learning class for an International Bac-calaureate degree at California’s Grana-das Hill Charter High School, math and science educator Anais Arteaga helps students apply two major elements of transformative learning: self-reflection to critique one’s own assumptions and discourse through which they question or validate their judgments. She focuses on the roles that perception, language, reason and emotion play in a student’s learning and decision-making abilities. “Questions and lively discussions

Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds

Rethinking How We See Our World Changes Everything

by Linda Sechrist


are the basis of the class,” Arteaga says. “We begin with a question and explore what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process.” Using a democratic model in which the teacher welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mutu-ally discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. “When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We don’t really know anything for certain,” she remarks.

Worldview ExplorationsKatia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive director of education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), headquartered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organization’s Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages ev-eryone in age-appropriate ways in reflect-ing upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world. “When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus attention on differences and limitations,” says Petersen. “They realize that everyone has their own truth.” Through small groups and conver-sations, participants unpack how the program has influenced them by answer-ing questions that explore what inspired, surprised and changed the way they perceive the world. “WE’s transformative learning experiences draw from the heart and soul of individuals, rather than stuff-ing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives,” notes Petersen. She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. “A student was killed in a drive-by shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for com-passion and understanding would not allow them to seek revenge. Instead,

they chose to save lives in their communities

using their new skills.”

Mycelium SchoolAshley Cooper and Matt

Abrams, co-founders of the Mycelium School, in Asheville, North Carolina, re-imagined a learning environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and social change agents committed to activating their po-tential and realizing solutions to today’s challenges. A 12-week learning journey allows individuals to become increas-ingly adept at learning from and helping each other learn. The curriculum offers minimum structure, significant support and col-laboration with others. “In the learning community, individuals are dedicated to a project or life question of their choice,” explains Cooper. Participants’ goals include changing careers, determining the next steps after retirement or how to pursue true passions to make a differ-ence in the world. Cheri Torres, Ph.D., founder of the Asheville-based Innovation Partners International SE, was one of the earliest participants in the Mycelium Learning experience. She says that she obtained an expanded understanding of the approach that she uses in her work. “The whole systems approach I use with organizational and community leaders enables them to shift from a top-down management model to one that engages everyone and uses the collective intelligence and collaborative ef-forts of all for the collective good. My own learning journey transformed the level of awareness I bring to my work and the un-derstanding of who I am,” advises Torres. “My original guiding question was, ‘How can I get so clear about my work that I can explain it in plain language?’ Ultimately, my question shifted to what would it be like for me to live and work from a place of wholeness. Through con-versations with Ashley and self-reflection, I realized I was not walking my talk with-in my own mind-body-spirit system. My journey helped me understand that my most effec-tive role in my own life, as well as with clients, is to create the conditions for collective intelligence and collaboration to emerge in service to the whole,” says Torres.

World Café Like OST, the World Café, co-created by Brown and David Isaacs, of Burns-ville, North Carolina, creates a trans-formative learning environment for individuals of all ages. Its primary principles are: set the context, create hospitable space, explore questions that matter, encourage everyone’s contribu-tions, connect diverse perspectives, listen together for patterns and insights and share collective discoveries. Webs of conversation created around actual or occasionally virtual tables resemble those found in coffeehouses. “Conversation is a core meaning-making process, and people get to ex-perience how the collective intelligence of a small or large group can become apparent,” says Brown. After several rounds of conversation on one or more topics, participants offer their harvest of key insights, learning and opportunities for action with the full group gathered to reflect together on their discoveries. “World Café provides an environ-ment in which you are comfortably drawn forward by the questions you are asking together. When enough diversity is present, varied perspectives are offered and people feel listened to and free to make their contribution,” observes Brown. What participants learn in this set-ting creates the climate of conditions that support the kinds of transformations that can change lives. Brown remarks, “When it happens to me, I feel like my brain cells have been rearranged. I know something in the collective, as well as the individual, has been evoked, so that something never before imagined becomes present and available.” Transformative learning has been compared to a sea journey without landmarks. Adventurous individuals that are open to traversing its highly engaging processes can emerge as autonomous

thinkers, capable of con-tributing fresh, new ideas that just might transform the world we live in.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for

Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the

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Sunny Outlook for Sustainability Science at Unity College

by Mark Tardif

At a time when higher educa-tion appears to be in flux, with most small colleges beset by

economies of scale and enrollment challenges, Unity College is poised to continue a pattern of unprecedented growth. In 2013, Unity College was able to increase its incoming class by 16 percent over 2012. New student enrollment this summer showed an increase of 20 percent over last year’s class, according to Joe Saltalamachia, director of admissions. This growth improves opportuni-ties for study, research and experien-tial learning on campus and beyond. Seventy percent of Unity’s student body lives on campus. Students arriving from across the United States and other countries discover an environmen-tal college nestled in central Maine’s verdant farm country in the heart of an ecological paradise featuring Maine’s forests, oceans and backwoods nature. One of the keys to the current enrollment and fiscal success of Unity College is that it offers sustainability science as the focus of educational degree programs. “Sustainability sci-ence incorporates sustainability [in-

volving methods that do not deplete or destroy natural resources], climate change study, environmental science and energy efficiency, wildlife biology, conservation and preservation, green entrepreneurship, economics and social science; all within the context of expe-riential learning related to key environ-mental factors,” notes Saltalamachia. Collaborative, experiential educa-tion works because problems are solved in a trans-disciplinary way that builds a sustainable solution. Sustainability science breaks down silos between the disciplines, encourages professors to think creatively and work collaborative-ly and helps students develop the kind of real-world skills that are needed to solve the most pressing environmental problems of the 21st century. Unity College President Stephen Mulkey is confident that his institution is blazing a new path. “Our approach represents real change in higher educa-tion, addressing it in an expansive, comprehensive way that is turning the outdated lecture models upside-down.”

Sustainability Science in ActionUnity College has a reputation for hands-on and outdoor study. During the spring and summer of 2014, Unity College began a relationship that brings research and education projects to Al-len Island, the family retreat of famed painter Andrew Wyeth. The 450-acre private island, located four miles off the coast of Port Clyde, Maine, was the home base for three academic projects funded by the Up East Foundation. One of those, a biodiversity base-line survey, is being conducted by four Unity College scientists from the Center for Biodiversity, and has the potential to develop valuable data over time on the effects of global climate change on the Maine coast. Such data may eventu-ally save the lobster industry and other Maine coastal fisheries by helping to develop effective strategies to mitigate the effects of global climate change. Dr. Amy Arnett, a professor of ecology and director of the Center for Biodiversity, is studying beetles and ants on the island. Amanda Baker, an instructor of biology, will study the pol-lination activities of bees. David Potter, a professor of fisheries and aquatic


sciences, is studying plankton, butter-flies and birds. Dr. Emma Creaser, an associate professor of marine biology, is studying tardigrades, tiny organisms that can thrive in some of the most hostile conditions on Earth, from the deepest Maine lakes to the vacuum of outer space.

Increasing Capacity and Improving Infrastructure on CampusIn 2011, Unity unveiled the award-winning TerraHaus—the first college residence hall built to the Passivhaus (passive house) standard, the high-est international standard for energy efficiency. Over the past few years, 30

facility improvement projects were completed, including the renovation of three science labo-ratories and the single greatest addition of fac-ulty and support staff. In December 2013, Isabel McKay and Rick Thompson, of Brooks, Maine, gifted Half Moon Gardens and the McKay Agricultural Research Station, a multifaceted greenhouse operation. The property, along with a promised five years of financial support, will support hands-on learning in agriculture,

provide ample research opportuni-ties and help students to develop farm management skills and pursue green entrepreneurial projects. In August, the college is complet-ing construction of an 18,000-square-foot, suite-style residence hall for 70 upperclassmen that meets LEED Silver standards. Plans and fundraising have begun for a new Sustainability Science and Conference Center, as well, which will provide leading-edge teaching, meeting and research facilities, attract-ing scholars from across the globe to collaborate and solve problems with Unity College faculty and students. Through the framework of sustainabil-ity science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, graduates emerge as respon-sible citizens, environmental stewards and visionary leaders.

For more information, visit Unity.edu.

Mark Tardif is the associate director of media relations for Unity College. Connect at 207-509-7292 or [email protected].

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“We’re going to put it all together,” Arnett says of the projects. “There is no information on Allen Island in the (scientific) literature or even with the citizen science databases,” she notes, adding that the information gathered will contribute to broader research projects in the future. The second project funded by the foundation has brought two other sci-entists from the Center for Biodiversity to the island. Dr. Aimee Phillippi, an associate professor of biology, and Dr. Pamela MacRae, an assistant professor of sustainable fisheries management, are studying rockweed habitat for juve-nile lobsters and fish. This summer, faculty members that have committed to teaching in the gen-eral education program at Unity College traveled to the island to participate in a trans-disciplinary problem-solving education workshop. “Because of the nature of these classes, the work done there affects the experience of every student at Unity College,” says Dr. Sarah Cunningham, an assistant professor and director of the Center for Experiential and Environmental Education.


Montessori At age 3, kids at the Baltimore Montes-sori Public Charter School, in Maryland, are gaining early math and motor skills, plus an appreciation for healthy foods, in unique and innovative ways. “The chil-dren roll out a long mat containing 1,000 beads that they use to learn to count by twos, fours and 10s,” says Jenny Smolen, development coordinator and grant writer for the school. “When it’s time for multi-plication and division, they’re prepared.” The school is located in a food desert—fresh, unprocessed food isn’t readily available—so the kids plant

Schools that RockInnovators Blaze Creative Paths

by Sandra Murphy

seeds to grow in pots until it’s time to transplant them to the garden. “Before the seed-to-table program, the kids didn’t know what fresh tasted like. Now they go home and ask for vegetables for dinner,” says Smolen. The school also has six chickens that supply fresh eggs, and two bee-hives produced 100 pounds of honey last year that was sold to raise funds. The school is free of charge to Baltimore city students chosen by lottery. Currently, 330 students from diverse backgrounds ages 3 through 13 attend, with 1,000 names on the waiting list.

WaldorfWaldorf School alumna Jocelyn Miller, an account manager at Matter Com-munications, drives 45 minutes from Newburyport, Massachusetts, to take her three children to the Cape Ann Waldorf School, in Beverly. “On bad weather days, I wonder why I make the drive, but the smiles when we arrive are worth it,” she says. There, her chil-dren spend time outdoors regardless of the weather. Indoors, they draw il-lustrations to bolster lessons on history and geography. Second-graders work in three-hour blocks of time, rather than the traditional 45 minutes. Third-grade students re-cently spent three weeks studying Greek mythology. Older students play in an or-chestra and learn German and Spanish. They also knit; the craft builds manual dexterity and helps children learn to plan, correct mistakes, be creative, visu-alize the finished product and mindfully create something useful or decorative. Middle school and high school students at the Waldorf School of Garden City, in New York, universally

Children at Wisconsin’s

Montessori School of Waukesha learn

to baste; spoon beans or rice from bowls; cut paper,

draw, paint or paste cutouts;

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using a three-finger grip.

It strengthens the muscles they

will need later to practice

writing skills.Creative educational initiatives offer more flexible programs of study

than traditional institutions. First introduced into the United States in

the latter part of the 20th century, today there are thousands of such

facilities operating according to their own lights. Yet many share certain

distinguishing characteristics including emphasis on close student-

teacher relationships, diverse experiential learning and development

of student decision-making skills aided by peer and parental support.

All aim to prepare and equip students for future success both inside

and outside the classroom.


participate in seasonal sports—base-ball, softball, basketball and soccer. The emphasis on the values of teamwork and sportsmanship complement devel-opment of skills. The school’s policy is, “You don’t have to be a superstar to get playing time,” noting that the quality of athletic teams is consistently strong. The school also brings some green into the city with a horticultural program that fully cultivates a quarter-acre field. Its steady harvest of fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains includes lettuce, beans, spinach, broccoli, kale, corn, oregano, thyme, rosemary, strawberries, blueberries and raspber-ries. A new greenhouse keeps produce growing through winter months. Students at Conservatory Prep High School, in Davie, Florida, were tasked with finding a way to walk on water in order to explore principles of flotation and buoyancy. After researching and experimenting with each of a series of materials, they analyzed what went wrong, worked to fix it and then tried again. “We did the testing at our onsite pool,” says Wendy Weiner, Ed.D., the school’s founder and principal and a Waldorf alumna. “We saw some pretty funny results, but they eventually in-vented a pair of shoes that worked. Of course, they were pretty big shoes.”

HomeschoolingHomeschooling provides another op-tion. Parents don’t need to know all about a subject with organizations like Bridgeway Academy’s homeschool curricula at hand. This Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, institution provides easy access to tools and support for families nationwide. “We’re a kindergarten-to-12th-grade provider,” says Jessica Parnell, academy president. “Teach-ers in a school setting have to teach standardized subjects, in certain ways, to the whole class. We use customized learning to inspire and excite children individually. We help parents discover their child’s learning style, personality and ideal learning environment.” Materials provided include instruc-tor guides, user-friendly websites and interactive games and other activities. “It gives kids the freedom to explore, learn and discover,” Parnell adds. “This is how you grow a lifelong learner.”

Un-SchoolingUn-schooling, another pioneering ap-proach, is a method of homeschooling in which children pursue areas that interest them, eat foods they enjoy, rest when needed, choose friends of all ages or none at all and engage their world in unique, powerful and self-directed ways. Suzanne Strisower, a life and career coach in Oroville, California, has written a common-core, standards-based cur-riculum for un-schoolers. “It’s a yearlong program for ages 15 and up designed to enable a student to realize his career path and life’s purpose,” she says.

Online Tutorials“There’s an explosion in online learn-ing, too,” observes Bob Bowdon, executive director of nonprofit Choice Media, an education news service at ChoiceMedia.tv, produced in New York

City. School kids in some states are able to opt out of a class at school if they feel the teaching style is holding them back, instead tapping online teachers available in a virtual school setting. Louisiana’s Department of Educa-tion’s Jump Start program partners high schools and local companies to offer students one-day-a-week internships apprenticing in trades. “It’s real-world, on-the-job training,” says Bowdon. Thanks to such innovative approach-es to school curricula and technology, parents and children have more options than ever before for learning. Instead of memorizing information until the next test and then forgetting it, more learning is customized and hands-on, because children that learn by doing, remember.

Connect with Sandra Murphy at [email protected].


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Carving out time from crammed calendars for a week or more away from home can pose such a

hurdle that more than half of all Ameri-can workers forfeit hard-earned vaca-tion days every year. Sometimes a long weekend in an inspiring locale is all we need to recharge our batteries. Short vacations invite welcome rest and relaxation and are often more sus-tainable, according to Gary Diedrichs, publisher of the online Green Traveler Guides (GreenTravelerGuides.com). “Airplanes pollute more than any other form of travel. When you take shorter trips by other means, whether bicycle or a hybrid rental car, you’re way ahead environmentally,” says Diedrichs, whose family enjoys road-tripping in an old Mercedes converted to run on recycled vegetable oil. For families, short, sweet trips are also easier to do with the kids in tow. “It’s also an opportunity for par-ents to reinforce that living sustainably isn’t just something you do at home,” notes Diedrichs.

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We can prescribe—and reward—ourselves with one of the following mini-vacations, whether it’s a trip to a green spa if we’re stressed or a hike in a park or the woods if we’ve been sedentary.

Travel on tracks to trails. Leave be-hind stressful traffic and uninspiring highway views by hopping a train to a nearby state or national park. Riders can venture through a variety of terrains without leaving their seats. Amtrak reaches more than 237 national parks and monuments (AmtrakToParks.com), many of which offer stunning back-drops for outdoor music festivals. A rail-to-park adventure can rekindle old friendships with faraway, but not forgotten friends. Draw a circle encompassing everyone’s location and pick a park within the perimeter as the meet-up spot, distributing the travel burden equally. Agree beforehand which friends bring which essential camping equipment, food and other provisions so that everyone travels light. Traversing trails is a fun, bonding experience.

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Go farm to fork. Escape city crowds, live bucolic fantasies and learn about sustainable agriculture during a farm stay. Organic family farms across the country offer overnight accommoda-tions to supplement farming incomes and connect with local consumers. Farm life is about simple pleasures, like waking to a rooster’s call and then digging into a farm-fresh breakfast of free-range eggs, accompanied by home-made bread, cheese, jam and honey. Afterwards, stroll an apple orchard or fragrant field of lavender. Most farms allow guests to pitch in with the chores, maybe feeding chickens, milking cows, picking cherries or making yogurt. Find a place nearby at FarmStayUS.com.

Renew your spirit. Reconnect with your faith or explore a new spiri-tual calling with a short stay at a retreat center. Some

furnish structured guided sessions, such as vipassanã Buddhism’s silent retreats, at which participants sit in meditation eight hours a day without access to me-

dia or other distractions. Other centers assist guests in creating self-directed retreats tailored to personal goals. Grounds often feature sacred spaces like labyrinths or meditation gardens, providing an inspiring environment to contemplate one’s spiritual journey. RetreatFinder.com supplies a comprehensive listing of possibilities conducive to every spiritual persua-sion, from Anglican to Zen, across the country and worldwide.

Taste the terroir. A long weekend amidst vineyards can be a refreshing way to simultaneously explore the countryside and refine our wine pal-ate. Along with tastings, some vintners provide tours of their vineyards and cellars, including insights into the characteristics of local terroirs that give each vintage its distinctive taste. Some also have bed and breakfast inns onsite, eliminating the need for a designated driver. The site WineriesByState.com lists domestic wineries in all 50 states; KennUncorked.com provides information about biodynamic and organic winemakers.

Pamper your body. Visiting a green destination spa is a soothing way to detox from stress while indulging in corporeal treats

like a hot stone massage, aromatherapy treatment or rose petal bath. Green spas use natural products such as un-bleached organic linens and botanically derived oils, which are gentler on skin. Most practice sustainability in other areas as well, such as water manage-ment, energy use and waste reduction. Search for the perfect getaway treat at GreenSpaNetwork.org. Numerous farms, spas, parks and vineyards are waiting to be explored; many nearby that we may overlook draw visitors from around the world. “Local travel gives us a chance to dig more deeply into the places that surround us,” says Diedrichs. “We can have fun play-ing tourists in our own backyards and support sustainable, local businesses we discover along the way.”

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Nancy Frederick founded Baylight Center for Homeopathy in 2006 at the urging of her friend and

mentor, Louis Klein, a fellow of the Society of Homeopaths, with whom she studied for more than 10 years. Certified in classical homeopathy (CCH) by the board of the Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC), Nancy is also a dip-lomate in advanced clinical homeopathy and has been practicing for more than 20 years. She is a registered member of the North American Society of Homeo-paths and a founding member of the Maine Association of Homeopaths. In 2013, Nancy and her daughter, Jane Frederick, who is currently pursu-ing clinical certification through the CHC, formally incorporated the busi-ness, with Nancy as director and Jane

as manager of business opera-tions, community outreach

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center’s educational programming. Jane is also a homeo-

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enthusiastic supporters, promoters and teachers of the system of medicine founded more than 200 years ago by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Based on principles that engage in-nate individual healing mechanisms to gently eradicate imbalance and restore health, homeopathy uses highly diluted

preparations of natural substances that in a healthy person would produce symptoms like those of the disease. Homeopathic remedies are produced from minerals, plants and their extracts, and a variety of animal sources, with thousands of specific remedies avail-able. Each is specially prepared in a U.S Food and Drug Administration-regulated homeopathic pharmacy. They are non-toxic and have no side effects, are sustainably prepared and humanely

procured, inexpensive to produce and purchase and available without pre-scription. If stored correctly, they never lose their efficacy. Many preparations are available in health food stores. Homeopathy has wide applica-tion, from acute fevers, sore throats and toothache to chronic illnesses such as arthritis, eczema, asthma, anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, autism, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The homeo-path may recognize patterns of thinking, behavior or lifestyle which might be adjusted to allow healthier responses to emerge and make suggestions for changes in these areas. Sometimes the things that cause disease are simple, but

not obvious. Often, a remedy is pre-scribed for a particular condition that may act relatively rapidly with acute or recent problems, but more slowly for problems of a chronic nature that require time for deep changes to occur. On the initial homeopathic visit, a complete health and family history is obtained, current issues are discussed, and a thorough examination of the habits and stresses of the client’s life are taken into consideration. For adults, initial appointments typically require about two hours with subsequent regu-lar, though infrequent, follow-up visits of less than an hour. Depending on the nature of the problem, children’s visits can take less time. Baylight offers innovative homeo-pathic education locally and online for distance learners. The Homeopathic First-Aid and Acute Care course gives students a solid foundation in the fun-damentals of the practice and addresses the treatment of acute issues such as colds, flu, menstrual problems, digestive issues and trauma. Offered in a part-time format with classes meeting on weekends, this basic course is relevant for those seeking only personal or fam-ily use of homeopathy, as well as those-pursuing certification as a homeopathic practitioner. The Homeopathic First-Aid class

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also serves as the first year of study for Baylight’s four-year homeopathic professional training program, the only program of its kind in Maine. Naturopathic doctor Sarah Kot-zur joined the Baylight team in 2013 to teach anatomy, physiology and pathology for students enrolled in the four-year program. She maintains a clinical practice in Portland, provid-ing naturopathic family medicine and specializing in homeopathy. She has served on the faculty in the Holistic Health program at the University of Southern Maine School of Nursing, where she developed curriculum and taught the universi-ties’ first naturopathic medicine course. Kotzur has also served as president of the Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors and is an active member of the American As-sociation of Naturopathic Physicians. Her first book The Vitality Prescrip-tion comes out this summer. According to Dana Ullman, CCH and author, while the practice of ho-meopathy is not as prevalent today as it was in the 19th century, its promise is backed by a body of clinical re-search and even the opinion of a few Nobel Prize-winning scientists such as physicist Brian Josephson, Ph.D., and French virologist Dr. Luc Montagnier. The American public may also be catching on—the National Center for Homeopathy, in Virginia, notes that homeopathy is still more popular in other countries than it is here, but U.S. sales of homeopathic remedies are ris-ing at a notable pace.

Location: 222 Saint John St., Ste. 137, Portland. For more information, contact administrator Lynn Hueffed at 207-774-4244 or visit BaylightHomeopathy.com. See ad, page 6.

James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner and author of the book, Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life. Connect with him at 239-498-1547 or visit HealthNaturallyToday.com.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 Blueberry Festival – Aug 1-3. Times vary. Enjoy blueberries, food, activities, live music. $5-$10. South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Rd, S Freeport. Info: 207-865-4012. SouthFreeportChurch.com.

Country Fest Maine – Aug 1-3. Times vary. Enjoy country, bluegrass & folk music, food and memo-rabilia. $10/carload, Fri; $15/carload, Sat; $12/carload, Sun. Litchfi eld Fairgrounds, 44 Plains Rd, Litchfi eld. CountryFestMaine.com.

Maine Lobster Festival – Aug 1-3. Times vary. This 5-day festival offers an abundance of lobster, carnival, parade, concerts, arts & crafts vendors. $5-$8/adults; $2/children. Harbor Park, Rockland. MaineLobsterFestival.com.

Monmouth Fair – Aug 1-3. Times vary. Enjoy shows, displays, demonstrations, participation, food, live entertainment, raffl es. $5/adults; $2/ages 12-18; free/under 12. Monmouth Fairgrounds, 79 Academy Rd, Monmouth. MonmouthFair.com.

Bangor State Fair – Aug 1-3. 12pm. Enjoy rides, music, contests, animal shows, demonstrations, demolition derby, various vendors. $12/pp; $7-$10/parking. Bangor Fairgrounds, 100 Dutton St, Ban-gor. 207-947-5555. BangorStateFair.com.

PMA Art Cart – 5-7pm. All ages. Enjoy a drop-in art program that encourages visitors to sit and draw in a gallery. Art supplies will be provided. Free with Museum admission. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

Open House: Natural Care Wellness Center – 5:30-7:30pm. Celebrate our 10th year Anniversary as a chiropractic & whole health practice in the Seacoast Area. Enjoy live music, a bounce house for kids, refreshments & raffl es. Free. Natural Care Wellness Center, 6 Seeley Ln, Eliot. 207-439-9242. NaturalCareWellness.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2Washington Challenge 5K/Fun Run – 8am. Run for a cause while enjoying the village of Washing-

ton. Registration begins at 7am. $15/5K; $10/Fun Race; $30/maximum for family. Prescott Memorial School, 100 Waldoboro Rd, Washington. 207-542-4637, Washington.Maine.gov.

Annual Giant Book Sale Blowout – 9am-2pm. Enjoy books, food and farmers market vendors. Next to Graves Library. The Perkins House, 3 Mast Cove Ln, Kennebunkport. 207-967-2778. GravesLibrary.org.

10th Annual Peace Fair – 10am-3pm. Build a world in which all children can thrive while enjoy-ing fun activities and live music. Free. Brunswick Downtown Green, 159 Park Row, Brunswick. 207-406-2273. PeaceWorksBrunswickMe.org.

John Paul Caponigro’s Open Studio – Aug 2-3. 10am-5pm. Enjoy new work by the artist that features his travels from around the world. Free. Caponigro Arts, 73 Cross Rd, Cushing. 207-354-0578. JohnPaulCaponigro.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2Lavish Earth – 10am-5pm. Laura Fuller is an extraordinary artist, she uses a host of hand- selected objects in her art including beautiful crystals and minerals. Her Chakra Windows are magical and unparalleled and Lavish Earth Crystal and Mineral Collection will be presented at her studio. Fuller Glass Studio on Munjoy Hill, 129 Congress St, Portland. 207-650-6968.

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Vintage Costume Day – 10am-5pm. Wear vintage attire, ride vintage streetcars, join a costume parade and enjoy ice cream. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Long Cabin Rd, Kennebunkport. 207-967-2712. TrolleyMuseum.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3Farm-to-Chef Celebration – 4-7pm. Try local foods, cocktails and live music while enjoying being seaside. $75. Beach Plum Farm, Rte 1, Ogunquit. 207-646-3604. GWRLT.org.

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3 Doors Down – 6pm. Enjoy the Songs From The Basement Tour with their live acoustic sound. $31.75- $61.75. Maine State Pier, 56 Commer-cial St, Portland. Tickets/Info: 207- 358-9327. WaterFrontConcerts.com.

Anne & Pete Sibley – 8pm. Enjoy this award-win-ning duo for a night of acoustic folk. $17. Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit. 800-464-9934. JonathansOgunquit.com.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 4Circus Smirkus – Aug 4-5. 1pm & 6pm. Enjoy the show and tasty treats. Two shows per day. Tickets available at Royal River Natural Foods in Freeport or online. $18-$21. Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport. FMI: [email protected]. Tickets: Smirkus.org.

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MFA Visiting Artist Lecture Series 2014: Robert Hobbs – 5:30pm. Recognized as a scholar, teacher, and curator, he specializes in both late modern and postmodern art. Free. Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St, Portland. 207-775-3052. Meca.edu.

Astronomy Nights – 6:30pm. Carl Gurtman pres-ents: Measuring the Heavens from Ancient Times & On, part one. Free. Hanks Room, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St, Kennebunk. 207-985-2173. KennebunkLibrary.org.

Monday Sonatas: Beethoven String Quartets– 7:30pm. Four renowned groups will perform famous works written by Ludwig van Beethoven. $40. Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Rd, Brunswick. 207-725-3895. BowdoinFestival.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5160th Topsham Fair – Aug 5-10. Times vary. Enjoy several days of fun, food, activities, contests. $10/Tues-Fri & Sun; $12/Sat. Topsham Fairgrounds, Rt 196, Coastal Connector, Topsham. TopshamFair.net.

Tales from the Blue Fairy Book – Aug 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 & 21. 1pm. Enjoy a daytime play that has a magi-cal happily ever after for both girls and boys. $10-$15. The Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St, Mon-mouth. 207-933-9999. TheaterAtMonmouth.org.

Wine and Westwood – 7-8pm. A painting tuto-rial based on the wall murals. Bring wine and your artistic energy. All skill levels welcome. Materials included. $20. Wales and Hamblen Building, Rufus Porter Museum, 67 N High St, Bridgton. 207-647-2828. RufusPorterMuseum.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6Cultural Heritage Series – Times vary. Take classes that teach how to paint, stencil, basket weaving, cheese making, felting, rug braiding. Materials additional cost. $25-$140. Rufus Porter Museum, 67 N High St, Bridgton. 207-647-2828. RufusPorterMuseum.org.

Stories on the Staircase – 9-10am. Ages 3-5. Kids will enjoy a story and tour fitted for them. Free. Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St, Portland. 207-772-4841. VictoriaMansion.org.

Merryspring Kitchen Tour 2014 – 10am-3pm. Tour nine kitchens and enjoy a gourmet tasting at each stop provided by a local chef. $25/in advance; $35/day of tour; $10/single kitchen. Various locations in Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Northport. Contact for details: 207-236-223. MerrySpring.org.

African Drumming – 11am. Enjoy an interac-tive performance by Annegret Baier Bring a picnic lunch. Free. Friends School of Portland, 1 Mackworth Island, Falmouth. 207-781-6321. FriendsSchoolOfPortland.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7Skowhegan State Fair – Aug 7-16. Times vary. Enjoy an agricultural fair featuring a huge midway, animal exhibits, crafts, flower show, harness rac-ing, food, rides. $8-$10; Free/under 5. Skowhegan Fairgrounds, 33 Constitution Ave, Skowhegan. 207-474-2947. SkowheganStateFair.com.

Spirit Family Reunion – 5pm. Enjoy an energetic performance by the band, Ghost of Paul Revere. Free. Monument Square, 1 City Ctr, Portland. PortlandMaine.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7Yoga Classes – 6:30-8pm. Reduce pain, im-prove flexibility, enhance strength & stability. Mixed levels. Registration required. $15/drop-in. Turning Light Center. 168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth. Info/registration: 207-829-2700.TurningLight.org.

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Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series – 7pm. Listen to progressive bluegrass with Jerks of Grass. Free. Fort Sumner Park, North St, Portland. 207-756-8130.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 812th Annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show – Aug 8-10. 10am-6pm, Fri; 10am-5pm, Sat; 10am-4pm, Sun. Maine’s finest artists, architects, boatbuilders, furniture makers, jewelers, vendors, live music, fine fresh food and activities. $12/admission; Free/under 12. Harbor Park, Rockland. MaineBoats.com.

Dance Party with The Art Department – 12pm. An inclusive event with music and dancing to celebrate the park. Free. Congress Square Park, Portland. CongressSquarePark.org.

Drawing Games for Teens – 2pm. Learn and play exciting games with a pencil and paper. Free. Portland Public Library, Main Branch, 5 Monument Square, Portland. 207-871-1700.

Maine Beer Company Tap Takeover – 5pm. Meet the brewers and taste the various kinds of beer. Free. Elements: Books Coffee Beer, 265 Main St, Biddeford. 207-710-2011.

“On the Edge” – 7-9pm. Enjoy a one-person play telling the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine’s year-round islands. $10/adults; $6/12 & under. The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St, Rockland. 207-594-9209. IslandInstitute.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9North Nobleboro Day – 10am-5pm. Enjoy great food, auctions, crafts and entertainment. Free. North Nobleboro Community Hall and Grounds, Upper East Pond Rd, Nobleboro. 207-832-7489.

Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr – Aug 9-10. 10am & 1pm, Sat; 10am, Sun. This enchanting musical is based on the Disney film, and is performed by the Children’s Theatre Jr. Players. $12. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St, Ogunquit. 207-646-5511. OgunquitPlayHouse.org.

Adoptable Dogs – 11am-1pm. Adopt a dog from the Mobile Adoption Team when they visit Bid-deford. PetSmart, 208 Mariner Way, Biddeford. 207-283-6546.

Hike and Sketch: The Landscape Through Rufus Porter’s Eyes – 1-2pm. Participate in a short nature walk through Pondicherry Park and a discussion. Document the landscape with a camera obscura All supplies provided. Free. Rufus Porter Museum, 67 N High St, Bridgton. 207-647-2828. RufusPorterMuseum.org.

Saturday Night Lobster Dinner – 5-9pm. Eat a home style lobster dinner. Reservations required. $15. Bay Leaf Cottages & Bistro, 2372 Atlantic Hwy, Lincolnville. 207-505-0458. BayLeafCottages.com.

Dwight & Nicole – 9pm. $25-$67. Enjoy a night of fresh blend of spirited blues, rock and gospel. $17. Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit. 800-464-9934. JonathansOgunquit.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10Hearts on Fire Show and Shine – 9am-3pm. Enjoy cars, food and activities for the whole family. Free. Head of Falls, Front St, Waterville. 207-692-3173. OurHeartsFoundation.org.

Portland Reggae Fest – 12pm. Dance, eat and experience the culture. $35- $45. Maine State Pier, 56 Commercial St, Portland. Tickets/Info: 207- 358-9327. WaterFrontConcerts.com.

Kite Making – 12:30-1:30pm. Make kites to cel-ebrate the season. $8 plus admission. Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St, Port-land. 207-828-1234. KiteTails.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11Astronomy Nights – 6:30pm. See August 4 listing. Hanks Room, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St, Kennebunk. 207-985-2173. KennebunkLibrary.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12Medicinal Herb Garden Walk – 3:30-4:30pm. Join Deb Soule as she walks through her gardens and shares her plant knowledge and wisdom. Free. Avena


Botanicals, 219 Mill St, Rockport. 207-594-0694. AvenaBotanicals.com.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival – 7:30pm. Enjoy a musical selection that is full of surprises for the close of this music festival. $25/adults; free/under 21. Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd, Harrison. 207-583-6747. SebagoMusicFestival.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13PMA Art Cart – 10am-12pm. See August 1 listing. Free with Museum admission. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

Chamber Music Everywhere – Aug 13-17. 12pm. Listen to and meet the Bay Chamber Festival artists. Free. Various streets of Camden and Rockport. 207-236-2823. BayChamberConcerts.org.

Festival Opening Gala Concert – 6pm. Enjoy this concert that features chamber music. $10-$45. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St, Rockport. 207-236-2823. BayChamberConcerts.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14Bach for Breakfast – 10am. Drink coffee and eat pastries while listening to Bach. $10-$25. Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave, Rockport. 207-236-2823. BayChamberConcerts.org.

20th Anniversary Lobster Bake & Musi-cal Party – 5pm. Enjoy chamber music with a traditional lobster bake. Bring an instrument along for an informal music reading. $50 & up. Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Busi-ness Rte One, Damariscotta. 1-800-838-3006. SaltBayChamberFest.org.

Poetry of Place, Home, Community – 5:30pm. Maine poets, Betsy Sholl, Christian Barter and Christopher Robley, will read their work which focuses on home, family, sense of place and community. $5/nonmembers; free/members. The Longfellow Garden at the Maine Historical Soci-ety, 489 Congress St, Portland. 207-774-1822.

The Art of Giving Gala – 5:30-9pm. Enjoy local food, beverages, live music and mingle with the artists. Proceeds benefit various organizations. $100. Portland Company Marine Complex, 58 Fore St, Portland. 207-594-9544. DownEast.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14Yoga Classes – See August 7 listing. Turning Light Center. 168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth. 207-829-2700. TurningLight.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15Great Falls Balloon Festival – Aug 15-17. Times vary. Ride a balloon, eat food, enjoy a carnival, parade and vendors. Some activities require a fee. Free admission. Simard-Payne Memorial Park, Oxford Street, Lewiston. Info: GreatFallsBalloonFestival.org.

A Program of French Music – 12pm. Escape to France while listening to French Baroque music. $10-$25. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St, Rock-port. 207-236-2823. BayChamberConcerts.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1636th Annual Maine Highland Games – 8am-5pm. The largest Scottish gathering that fea-tures pipe bands, fiddlers, sheep dogs, athletic events, kilt making and food. $20/door. Top-sham Fairgrounds, Grandstands Rd, Topsham. MaineHighlandGames.org.

Jonathan Fisher House Antiques Show – 8am- 2pm. This show features dealers from all over New England. $7-$15. Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Rt 172, Ellsworth Rd, Blue Hill. 207-374-2459. JonathanFisherHouse.org.

Antique and Vintage Fair – 9am-3pm. Join the Rufus Porter Museum as they host their first annual fair. The fair will showcase antiques from local dealers. $3. Stevens Brook Elementary School, 14 Francis Bell Dr, Bridgton. 207-647-2828. RufusPorterMuseum.org.

39th Annual Arts & Artisans Fair – 9am-3pm. This fair offers pottery, jewelry, photography, paint-ings, fiber arts, herbal products, floor cloths, wooden kitchenware. Free. New Suncook School, 95 Main St, Lovell. 207-925-3177. HobbsLibrary.org.

8th Annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival – 9am-5pm. Works from more than 90 artists will be displayed along the sidewalks of Maine Street and the adjacent Town Mall along with live music. Free. Downtown Brunswick, Maine St, Brunswick. BrunswickDownTown.org.

Dinosaurs Before Dark – Aug 16-17. 10am & 1pm, Sat; 10am, Sun. This lively musical is an adapta-tion of the first award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series. $12. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St, Ogunquit. 207-646-5511. OgunquitPlayHouse.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17Tour de Farms XV – 7am-4pm. Ride through the scenic farmland for 20, 50, or 100 miles. Food & drinks will be provided during the race. $50-$75. Morris Farm, 156 Gardiner Rd, Wiscasset. 207-882-4080. MorrisFarm.org.

New Music Brunch – 12pm. Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler curates a program of new music that spreads over various genres. $10-$25. Union Hall Theatre, 24 Central St, Rockport. 207-236-2823. BayChamberConcerts.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 18The Little Mermaid – 11am, 1 & 3pm. Enjoy Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark’s original take on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. $10-$14. Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd, Brunswick. 207-725-8769. MSMT.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19Union Fair – Aug 19-23. Times vary. Enjoy this agricultural fair with animals, food, rides, live enter-tainment, talent show. $8-$12. Union Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Ln, Union. UnionFair.org.

Sea Water Studio – 10am-12pm. Learn simple watercolor techniques and be part of a lively con-versation about creative wellness. Come prepared for the beach with water/snack. Materials will be supplied. Registration required. Free. Footbridge Beach, Ogunquit Beach, Ogunquit. 207-337-2900. ArtHope.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20Coastal Maine Antiques Show – 9am-4pm. Come see what top quality antiques are for sale by the Maine Antiques Dealers Association. $10. Dar-rows Barn at Round Top Farm, 3 Round Top Ln, Damariscotta. 1-800-641-6908. MaineAntiques.org.

Arcade Fire – 6pm. Experience this award-winning band with their Reflektor Tour. $25- $59.50. Dar-ling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad St, Bangor. 800-745-3000. WaterfrontConcerts.com.

“Calm Mind, Joyful Heart” with Anne McIntyre – 6-8pm. She will discuss Ayurvedic teachings on the mind & emotions, and the therapeutic brilliance of flowers. $25. Avena Botanicals, 219 Mill St, Rockport. 207-594-0694. AvenaBotanicals.com.

Astronomy Nights – 6:30pm. Ian Durham presents Uranus & Its Literary Moons. Free. Hanks Room, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St, Kennebunk. 207-985-2173. KennebunkLibrary.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 Acton Fair – Aug 21-24. Times vary. Enjoy animal demonstrations, car show, activities, road race, food, live entertainment. $3-$7. Acton Fair Grounds, Rte 109, Acton. ActonFair.net.

PMA Art Cart – 5-7pm. See Aug 1 listing. Free with Museum admission. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

AIGA Mixer – 5-9pm. Enjoy a night at the museum with live music, food, drink and special program-ming. Museum admission/nonmembers; Free/mem-bers. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21Yoga Classes – 6:30-8pm. See Aug 7 listing. Turn-ing Light Center. 168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth. 207-829-2700. TurningLight.org.

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Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series: Stream Reggae – 7pm. Relax & enjoy reggae in the park. Free. Fort Sumner Park, North St, Portland. 207-756-8130.

Bob Milne – 7:30pm. See one of the finest ragtime pianist of our time. $20/advance; $25/door. The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor. 207-633-6855. BoothBayOperaHouse.com.


FRIDAY, AUGUST 22Depot Street Village Folk Festival – Aug 22-23. Times vary. Enjoy local music, food, arts and crafts, demonstrations and activities. Various locations on Depot St, Bridgton. FaceBook.com/VillageFolkFest.

Seashore Trolley Speakeasy – 6-10:30pm. Relive the era of Prohibition with food, cocktails, live mu-sic, raffl es, silent fi lms and trolley rides. Cash bar. Admission will be granted upon using the proper password. Buy tickets in advance. $50. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Long Cabin Rd, Kennebunk-port. 207-967-2712. TrolleyMuseum.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23Village Green Craft Fair – 10am-4pm. Peruse the various types of Maine made crafts featuring photography, pottery, woodwork, needle-craft, foods, fi ne art, soaps, jewelry. Rain date Aug 24. Free. On the Green, Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport. SocietyOfSouthernMaineCraftsMen.org.

Antique Autos of August – 10am-5pm. Enjoy an-tique cars and automotive & craft vendors. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Long Cabin Rd, Kennebunk-port. Info: 207-967-2712 or TrolleyMuseum.org.

Alanis Morissette – Doors open at 6pm. Enjoy an intimate and acoustic show by this Grammy award-winning artist. $36.75- $61.75. Maine State Pier, 56 Commercial St, Portland. 207- 358-9327. WaterFrontConcerts.com.

Taj Mahal – 9-11pm. Come and dance to some blues & roots music. $39-$55. Asylum, 121 Center St, Portland. TicketWeb.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24Windsor Fair – Aug 24- Sept 1. Times vary. Enjoy animal demonstrations, races, rides, food, live en-tertainment. $7-$9. Windsor Fairgrounds, 82 Ridge Rd, Windsor. WindsorFair.com.

Paddle Battle – 1-5pm. Have fun at the Kennebunk River race with board & paddle demos and live music. All levels welcomed. $45. Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport. 207-967-4050. NonantumResort.com.

Gather with Frontier Family Farm Feast – 5-8pm. Wolfe’s Neck Farm-to-Table event offers family-friendly meal, live music and dancing, kids activi-ties and more. $50/adults; $20/kids. Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Rd, Freeport. 207-865-4469. WolfesNeckFarm.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25Art Hope Creative Wellness Walk – 10am-12pm. Enjoy a simple hike, demo & painting/drawing on the lawn. Bring water/snack. Meet at the Visitor’s Center. Free. $4/Reserve admission. Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farms Rd, Wells. 207-337-2900. ArtHope.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26Women’s Equality Day Film Festival – 12pm. The 19th Amendment granted women suffrage in the United States. Enjoy this fi lm festival celebrating feminist activism through the centuries. Inquire for details. Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. 207-871-1700. PortlandLibrary.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27PMA Art Cart – 10am-12pm. See Aug 1 listing. Free with Museum admission. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28Bow Ties & Bean Boots – 6-10pm. Ages 21+. Celebrate & support the work Teens To Trails is doing for high school outing clubs. Enjoy local food & brews and other activities. $35. Camp Ketcha, 336 Black Point Rd, Scarborough. 207-725-0800. TeensToTrails.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28Yoga Classes – 6:30-8pm. See Aug 7 listing. Turning Light Center. 168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth. 207-829-2700. TurningLight.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29Boothbay Harbor Fest – Aug 29-Sept 7. Times vary. Enjoy a variety of events with races, art, trea-sure hunt, tournaments, food and other activities. Free-$50. Various locations throughout Downtown Boothbay Harbor. BoothbayHarborFest.com.

Steely Dan – 6pm. Enjoy the Jamalot Ever Af-ter Tour. $28.75- $102.75. Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad St, Bangor. 800-745-3000. WaterfrontConcerts.com.

Tierney Sutton: “After Blue” The Joni Mitchell Project - 8pm. Enjoy this award-winning group for a night of jazz. $42.50- $86.50. Jonathan’s Res-taurant, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit. 800-464-9934. JonathansOgunquit.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3039th Annual Summer Craft Fair – 9am-4pm. School Around Us Craft Fair features 65 art-ists and artisans, live music, Kennebunk Riv-er Band and food. Rain date Aug. 31. Free. On The Green Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport. SocietyOfSouthernMaineCraftsMen.org.

Lady Antebellum – Doors open at 6pm. Experience this Grammy award-winning group with their Take Me Downtown Tour. $32- $72. Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad St, Bangor. Info/tickets: 800-745-3000. WaterfrontConcerts.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31Annual Camp To Belong Maine Outdoor Family Music Festival – 10am-6pm. Listen to a diversity of genres from piano, folk, Americana, blues and rock along with a cookout, crafts and souvenirs. $10-$25. 72 Bear Pond Rd, Waterford. 207-899-7505. CampToBelong.org.

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sundaySundays on the Boulevard – 9am-4pm. You can ride bikes, run, picnic, and otherwise enjoy the car-free landscape. Free. Baxter Blvd, Portland. 207-874-8801. BoulevardSundays.com.

Bluegrass Brunch – 9:30am-1:30pm. Enjoy brunch while listening to live music by Ron & Wendy Cody with Lincoln Meyers. Music begins at 11am. Gather, Farm Fresh Eatery, 189 Main St, Yarmouth. 207-847-3250. GatherMaine.com.

Spirits Alive Tours at Eastern Cemetery – 1:30pm. Learn about the history of Portland and how its first residents are now cemetery residents. Arrive 15 mins prior. $10/adults; $5/seniors & students; free/12 & under. Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St, Portland. SpiritsAlive.org.

Concerts at Norcross Point – 2-4pm. Make plans to attend one or all of these free awesome events. Free. Norcross Point, Winthrop. 207-620-6231.

mondaySaco Bay Artists – Alternating times, 12 or 7pm. 2nd Mon. Invites local artists to their meetings and workshops. The Pines, 10-20 Manor St, Ocean Park. Info: 207-937-2125, 207-502-2574. SacoBayArtists.org.

Women and Horses Workshop – 6-7:30pm. A hands-on learning experience with horses. $10. Ever After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St, Biddeford. Info/register: 207-284-7722. MustangRescue.org.

tuesdayThe Little Star That Could – 11am-12pm. Enjoy a full-dome show about a little yellow star that travels through the galaxy while learning about the many types of stars. $5.50/adults; $5/kids. Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St, Portland. 207-780-4249. USM.Maine.edu.

wednesday Painting Sessions – 9:30am-2pm. Enjoy com-munity painting while having fun. All levels of painters are welcome including beginners. REED School on Homestead Ave, Portland. Info: PaintingForAPurpose.net.

Food and Body Balance Support Group – 1pm. Support group for people that want to improve their food & body balance. Free. The Dana Center at Maine Med, 22 Bramhall St, Portland. 207-332-9003.

dailyExhibit: Eye Sweet and Fair: Naval Archi-tecture, Lofting and Modeling – Explore the evolution of naval architecture, techniques & technology that maintain a ship. Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. 207- 443-1316. MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.

Ideals of Beauty: The Nude – This show ex-plores the theme of the male & female nude in American art with paintings, sculptors & printmak-ing. Library Gallery at the Farnsworth Museum, 16 Museum Street, Rockland. 207-596-6457. FarnsworthMuseum.org.

Maine Northern Skies: Clear Light Art Exhibi-tion – All ages. Local artists feature their interpreta-tions of Maine’s skies. L.C. Bates Museum, U.S. Rte 201, Hinckley. 207-238-4250. GWH.org.

Muse Paintbar – Times vary. Learn to paint like professionals while eating and drinking. Pick a class, reserve a spot, and a trained artist will guide you to make a masterpiece. Prices vary. 245 Commercial St, Portland. Info/reservations: 207-618-9500 or MusePaintBar.com.

Therapeutic Yoga – Mon-Sat. Mindful and per-sonalized approach to reducing pain, improving flexibility, enhancing strength & stability. Call to schedule individual appointments. Turning Light Center. 168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth. 207-829-2700. TurningLight.org.

Beach Plum Farm – Open dawn to dusk. Features the Roby Littlefield Museum and the farmhouse and barn of a traditional saltwater farm with 22 acres stretching down to the Ogunquit River. Free. Rte 1, Ogunquit. 207-646-3604.

Franciscan Monastery – Open dawn to dusk. Enjoy the gardens, trails and park along the Kennebunk River. Free. 28 Beach Ave, Kennebunk Beach. 207-967-2011.

Ever After Mustang Rescue – 9am. Ages 15+. Volunteer for the adopt-a-horse program. Call for details. 463 West St, Biddeford. 207-284-7721.

Historical Walking Tours of Portland – 1:30pm. The tour highlights famous city residents, architec-ture, historic landmarks and the Great Fire of 1866. Tour size limited; first-come, first-serve basis. $10. The Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St, Portland. 207-774-1822. MaineHistory.org.

Bingo – 6:30pm. Except Thurs. Play bingo almost every night. Doors open at 3pm. $10-$25. South Portland Bingo Hall, 200 John Roberts Rd, South Portland. 207-761-2717. SoPoBingo.com.

NOTE: All calendar events must be received via email by the 10th of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Email [email protected] for guidelines and to submit entries. No phone calls or faxes, please. Or visit MaineAwakenings.com to submit online.

ongoingevents Spirits Alive Tours at Eastern Cemetery – 1:30pm. Learn about the history of Portland and how its first residents are now cemetery residents. Arrive 15 mins prior. $10/adults; $5/seniors & students; free/12 & under. Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St, Portland. SpiritsAlive.org.

Maine Northern Skies: Artist Workshop – Af-ternoons. All ages. Local artists have workshops regarding their exhibits. $3/adults; $1/kids. L.C. Bates Museum, U.S. Rte 201, Hinckley. Info/times: 207-238-4250.

Ice Cream & Sunset Trolley Rides – 4:30pm. Enjoy food, entertainment, exhibit barns and a trolley ride through the countryside with an ice cream. Trolley departs at 7pm. $5. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Long Cabin Rd, Kennebunkport. Info: 207-967-2712. TrolleyMuseum.org.

Acoustic Wednesdays – 5-9pm. Enjoy fresh food & drinks while listening to live music. Gather, Farm Fresh Eatery, 189 Main St, Yarmouth. 207-847-3250. GatherMaine.com.

Maine Coast Cycling Club – 5:30pm. Offers weekly evening rides consisting of about 30 miles. Departs from Springvale at Crum Cycle and the Nasson Bike Center. 463 Main St, Springvale. 207-432-3674. MaineCoastCycling.com.

Music on the Mall Summer Concert Series – 6-8pm. Bring a blanket & food while enjoying live music. Free. Town Mall, Maine Street, Brunswick. 207-729-4439.

Community Gathering Night – 7-9pm. Bring a project to work on or be part of the gathering. Free. Studio B, The Hive, 84 Main St, Kennebunk. TheHiveKennebunk.com.

thursday Give Back Thursdays – All day. Every Thursday 10% of sales will be donated among 4 local charities. Bibo’s Madd Apple Café, 23 Forest Ave, Portland. 207-774-9698. BibosPortland.com.

Book Group – 9:45am. 2nd Thurs. Graves Memo-rial Public Library, 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport. 207-967-2778.

Women and Horses Workshop – 10:30am-12pm. A hands-on learning experience with horses. $10. Ever After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St, Biddeford. Info/register: 207-284-7721. MustangRescue.org.

Ice Cream & Sunset Trolley Rides – 4:30pm. Enjoy food, entertainment, exhibit barns and a trolley ride through the countryside with an ice cream. Trolley departs at 7pm. $5. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Long Cabin Rd, Kennebunkport. Info: 207-967-2712. TrolleyMuseum.org.

Third Thursdays – 5-9pm. Enjoy an evening with live music, food, drinks, special programming & the museum. $12/adults; $10/seniors & students with ID; $6/ages 13-17. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. PortlandMuseum.org.

Oyster Thursday – Enjoy $1.55 oysters and a bartender’s choice drink special in our bar/lounge. Five Fifty-Five/Point 5 Lounge, 555 Congress St, Portland. 207-761-0555.


ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE BY MERETMeret Bainbridge, LAc 222 St. John St, Ste 137 Portland, ME 04101207-878-3300Meret@AcupunctureByMeret.comAcupunctureByMeret.com

Meret offers comprehensive holistic care, utilizing Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Acupressure and Bodymind work, since 1997. Specialties are Women’s Health, pain, headaches, fibromyalgia & depression. Insurance accepted. See ad, page 7.

BARTLETT ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE7 Oak Hill Terr, Ste 3 Scarborough, ME 04074 207-219-0848 [email protected] BartlettAcupuncture.com

At Bartlett Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine, I am dedicated to helping my patients thrive. I offer significant pain relief and effective treatment of chronic disease and other internal conditions using a holistic approach of acupuncture & Chinese herbs. With 13 years in practice, my

patients’ treatment outcomes are higher than reported acupuncture studies. See ad, page 8.

CHIROPRACTIC

DOIRON CHIROPRACTIC & SPORTS REHABILITAION LLC Dr David Doiron 7 Hutchins St, Saco, ME • 207-282-5233DoironChiropractic.com

Dr Dave, of Doiron Chiropractic & Sports Rehabilitation LLC, takes a full-body approach towards treatment utilizing the gold standard in soft tissue treatment A.R.T®. If your goal is to restore function, improve health and increase

performance, call or email for an appointment.

communityresourceguideConnecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email [email protected] to request our media kit.

CRYSTALS

LAVISH [email protected] ThisLavishEarth.com

My mission is to offer the most beautiful , unique, highest vibration crystals and minerals, perfect for holistic practitioners and collectors. See calendar for upcoming events.

DENTAL

PEAK DENTAL HEALTHStefan Andren, DDS74 Gray Rd, Ste 3, W Falmouth, ME 207-878-8844 • [email protected]

Maine’s first eco-certified dental office is a welcoming and caring place to reach your oral health goals. Please call, email or stop in to learn more about how they can change your perception of what the dentist can be. It is what you deserve. See ad, back cover.

EDUCATION

MERRICONEAG WALDORF SCHOOLEarly Childhood through Grade 12 57 Desert Rd, Freeport, ME 04032207-865-3900, Ext [email protected] MerriconeAG.org

At Merriconeag, students’ capacities for learning are a w a k e n e d a n d e n r i c h e d b y a different way of

teaching, and an education brought to life through experience: in storytelling, movement, recitation, observation, dramatic acting, music, drawing, and painting. An emphasis on oral expression in all subjects enables our students to develop into confident, self-aware adults, and a focus on hands-on learning and discovery nurtures their lifelong love of learning. See ad, page 21.

90’s Night with Hello Newman – 9:30pm-1am. Enjoy this cover band that performs songs from the 1990s. Free. Bull Feeney’s Public House, 375 Fore St, Portland. 207-773-7210.

Fireworks In The Square – 9:45pm. Cel-ebrate every Thursday with fireworks. Free. Old Orchard Beach Pier, 2 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach. OldOrchardBeachMaine.com.

fridayChildren’s Programs: Story Time – 10am-1:30pm. Ages 5+. Kids enjoy stories, finger plays, songs and crafts. Free. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport. 207-967-2778.

Fridays at the Farm – 10-11:30am. All ages. Explore the farm and help collect eggs & milk the cows. $5. Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Dr, New Gloucester. 207-688-4539. PinelandFarms.org.

Biddeford + Saco Art Walk – 5-8pm. Last Friday. Various venues downtown and in the mills of Bid-deford and Saco open their doors for the art walk. Free. Info: BiddefordArtWalk.com.

Brunswick ArtWalk – 5-8pm. Second Friday. Various locations throughout Downtown Bruns-wick open their doors for the art walk. Shuttles provided. Free. 207-798-6964. 5RAA.org.

First Friday Art Walk – 5-8pm. 1st Friday, Various galleries & art venues open for the art walk. Free. Info: LiveWorkPortland.org.

Astronomy Classes – 7:30pm, beginner classes at 6:45pm. 1st Friday. Free. Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE), at the New School, 38 York St, Kennebunk. ASNNE.org.

Festival Fridays – 7:30pm. Musicians perform famous works written by Beethoven, Bach, Mo-zart, Schubert. $40. Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Rd, Brunswick. 207-725-3895. BowdoinFestival.org.

saturdayWagon Ride to the Past History Tours – 10am-12pm. Enjoy a 2-hr scenic tour & hear stories of the Native Americans, fishermen, farmers, etc., who lived on the farm for the past 250 years. $14/adults & kids 13+; $8/kids 3-12. Wolfe’s Neck Farm Red Barn, 184 Burnett Rd, Freeport. Reserve tickets: 207- 869-5433. WolfesNeckFarm.org.

Wine Tasting – 1-5pm. 1st & 3rd Sat, Customers can sample and learn about various wines and what to purchase. Browne Trading Market, 262 Commercial St, Portland. 207-775-7560.

Spirits Alive Tours at Eastern Cemetery – 1:30pm. Learn about the history of Portland and how its first residents are now cemetery residents. Arrive 15 mins prior. $10/adults; $5/seniors & students; free/12 & under. Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St, Portland. SpiritsAlive.org.

Wells Summer Concert Series – 6:30pm. Enjoy summertime concerts in the park. Hope Hobbs Gazebo, Harbor Park, 362 Harbor Rd, Wells. 207-646-2451. WellsChamber.org.

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HOLISTIC HEALING

ARCANA (IN THE OLD PORT)Kate Hebold, Owner81 Market St, Portland, ME [email protected]

Arcana is a holistic healing arts center and retail gallery in the heart of the Old Port.

Aiming to honor and celebrate the uniqueness of its patrons, Arcana upholds a high standard of mindful care in every service offered: massage, Reiki, polarity therapy, readings and special events.

HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

YARA PEREZ, LCPC, EMP200 High St, Portland, ME [email protected]

As a psychotherapist and counselor, I strive to offer a safe and nurtur-ing environment where one can feel empowered to connect with their essential self. I use holistic, traditional, and integrative approaches and enjoy working with individuals and couples.

HOMEOPATHY

BAYLIGHT CENTER FOR HOMEOPATHYJane M. Frederick, Director of Advancement222 Saint John St, Ste 137, Portland, ME 04102 • [email protected]

At Baylight Center for Homeopathy, our mission is to illuminate the benefi ts of this transformative healing art. Our practitioners and faculty are fervent proponents

of joy, creativity, freedom, and ease, and of the knowledge that homeopathy is an effective source of support for these integral aspects of healthy living. See ad, page 6.

ORGANIC BEDDING

THE CLEAN BEDROOM5 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME • 207-704-0743Two Portland Square, Fore StPortland, ME • 207-517-3500TheCleanBedroom.com

The Clean Bedroom

is an organic and all-natural mattress and bedding resource with seven showrooms, including its new location in Portland. Through its showrooms and website, eco-minded shoppers gain insight to create a healthier sleep environment. See ad, page 5..

ORGANIC SALON

OCEAN WAVES SALONBetsy Harding37 Ocean St, S Portland, ME 207-799-8686

In addition to our Organic Hair Color, we provide the most popular and demanding Nova Lash, eyelash extensions, the new and upcoming fashion. The

product line carried is organic and cruelty-free. Bring home and maintain the color and the integrity of your hair. Special occasions of weddings and proms are at your service.

THERMOGRAPHY

INNER IMAGE CLINICAL THERMOGRAPHYIngrid LeVasseur, CCT5 Fundy Rd, Ste 10c • [email protected]

Inner Image Clinical Thermography offers pain-free, radiation-free breast screening to the women of Maine. Our primary offi ce is in Falmouth, however, during the spring and fall we bring this advanced technology to all areas of

the state. Call us for details. See ad, page 10.

YOGA

BHAKTI IN MOTIONStephanie Harmon155 Brackett St, 3rd Flr • [email protected]

Bhakti in Motion offers a wide vari-ety of yoga classes, dance classes and retreats, workshops and events. This studio will support you on your healing path towards a healthy body,

calm and clear mind and fulfi lling life! Are you ready to set your devotion into motion?

TURNING LIGHT CENTERDarcy Cunningham168 W Pownal Rd, N Yarmouth, ME 207-829-2700 • TurningLight.org

Therapeutic Yoga: a mindful and personalized approach to reducing pain, improving flexibility, enhancing strength and stability. Together, we apply movement, breath, stillness and sound to relieve pain, tension and stress,

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