Mind, Body, Spirit

Idyllwild Pilates instructor Judi WayPhoto by Jim Crandall

ppA guide to the

Healing Arts in Idyllwild

A publication of the Idyllwild Town Crier

Summer/Fall 2009

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InsideHypnotherapist stresses positive affirmations ................................................ 2Idyllwild pharmacist offers medicine management services ............. 3A year’s relationship after a partner’s death .......................................... 4Judi Way's passion is Pilates ................... 5Natural Solutions come from experience .................................................. 6

Cover photo of local Pilates instructor Judi Way. Photo by Jim Crandall.

Idyllwild Town Crier staff who compiled “Mind, Body, Spirit” are Publisher-Editor Becky Clark; Operations Manager Jim Crandall; Staff Reporter Marshall Smith; Production Assistant James Larkin; Copy Editor/Produc-tion Assistant Beth Nottley; Advertising Sales Manager Grace Reed; Advertising Sales Representative Kathy Bryson; and Office Manager Sandy Burns.

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By Marshall SmithStaff Reporter

Certified Hypnotherapist Peg Randles stresses posi-tive affirmations and reinforcement as major compo-nents of her Hemet hypnotherapy practice. “I have the best job in the whole world,” said Randles. “I always knew I wanted to help people to have a better life and realize their potential.” Randles is a graduate of Hypnosis Motivation Insti-tute (HMI) in Tarzana, the first nationally accredited college of hypnotherapy in the United States. At the core of Randles’ work is hypnosis, but out of an hour-and-a-half session, much of that time is

Hypnotherapist stresses positive affirmationsdevoted to discussing the problem or problems the patient wishes to address, and developing positive affirmations and therapeutic images that may assist in solving the particular problem(s). “The goal of all therapy is building self-confidence and self-esteem, and that’s what I try to help them with,” she said. Randles says she comes at client problems from two directions — one through the hypnotherapy itself and the other through setting it up with im-ages, affirmations, and modalities used to help patients shift energy and focus from negative to positive. Randles is also certified as a master therapeutic imagery facilitator. “Just as we’ve learned negative patterns and behavior, we can unlearn it,” said Randles, whose man-ner is quiet and soothing. “I like to tell people it’s not their fault. “Hypnosis,” said Randles, “is a way of accessing the subconscious mind.” Once within the subconscious, where stress and anxiety are stored, one can implant suggestions that, once the patient is no longer “under,” they remember. From that point on, those implanted suggestions act as little reminders — bells that go off — to assist the patient in making choices other than imbedded, negatively patterned ones.

When asked how she places people under hypnosis, Randles said there are a number of ways. She generally uses her voice but first conducts a “suggestibility test” with the patient to determine how they best take in information. “Some people prefer to take information in literally and directly,” said Randles. “For some, it is better through inference.” She also takes a handwriting sample to see what she can learn through its analysis about a patient’s personality and how they express themselves. After that, there are a variety of ways to facili-tate the hypnotic state, “inductions,” as Randles refers to them.

Randles uses hypnotherapy to help patients quit smoking, lose weight, deal with substance abuse, sexual problems, guilt, cure insomnia, and a variety of other issues her patients bring to her. She also said she has begun to conduct past-life regression sessions, and that some experiences that have come out of those sessions have elevated her spiri-tual awareness. “It is really something to experience it [witnessing a patient’s past life history] yourself,” said Randles. “Five years ago, I would not have been able to grasp or understand it.

Peg Randles

See Hypnotherapist, page 8

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By Marshall SmithStaff Reporter

“Like it or not, people get pre-scriptions from various sources,” says Idyllwild Pharmacy owner and phar-macist Barry Shapiro. “If I don’t know what a person is taking, my computer can’t analyze the interactions.” Interac-tions are the effects one medication or supplement might have on another that could possibly limit effectiveness of one or both. Wanting to be able to accurately and carefully advise clients about both their prescription and supplement intake, and to ensure intended effectiveness, Shapiro provides a medication management service. For a $20 consultation fee, Shapiro works with clients to list all their prescription medications and supplements, and then researches interactions, provid-ing that information back to clients. “I provide a drug monograph on every medication a patient is taking,” said Shapiro, “and make recommendations based on interactions. “Some medications tend to deplete the body of certain nutrients,” Shapiro noted. “For instance, statins [a class of drugs that lowers cholesterol in people with or at risk of heart disease] can deplete Coenzyme Q10,” a vitamin-like substance that generates energy, concen-trated largely in the heart and liver. Knowing that a patient is taking statins allows Shapiro to recommend taking CoQ10 supplements, because of the interac-tion of statins to reduce CoQ10 found naturally in the body. “Similarly, proton pump inhibitors can deplete the body of vitamin B12,” said Shapiro. Vitamin B12 occurs naturally in the body and is important in the normal functioning of the brain, nervous system and blood formation. Proton pump inhibitors are a class of drugs with brand names such as Prilosec, Nexium and Protonix, whose main action is reducing gastric acid production for people who suffer from acid refl ux. Knowing that a patient is taking an acid refl ux medication allows Shapiro to recommend vitamin B12 supplementation. During the interview with Shapiro, he paused to double check the accuracy of the information he had just supplied about the interaction of proton pump inhibitors on vitamin B12. After the interview, Shapiro called back to em-phasize that he contacts a patient’s physician prior to recommending any dosage changes, stating that it is

Pharmacist offers medicine managementimportant to work in consultation with patients’ doctors. Both instances indicate a level of professional caution especially reassuring when it comes to medication management. Another issue Shapiro noted that complicates patient medication regi-mens is not only may patients obtain prescriptions from multiple sources, they may also see many doctors. So the medication management service he provides — coordinating prescrip-tions with multiple doctors, researching interactions with both prescriptions and supplements, and advising on additional or increased supplementation necessi-

tated by those interactions — is a complicated service, one that patients are not likely to manage well on their own. “That’s the beauty of owning your own pharmacy,” said Shapiro. “You can’t provide this kind of service in a chain pharmacy.” Shapiro previously worked in his father’s pharmacy in Santa Ana, the Mel-Rich Phar-macy, co-owned by Mel Goldfarb, from whom Shapiro purchased the Idyllwild Pharmacy. Shapiro is a fi rm believer in the value of supple-ments. He carries two lines he says come from very ethical manufacturers — Metagenics and PhytoPhar-mica. “They’re consistent with their ingredients,” said

Shapiro. “With other manufacturers, sometimes what they state is not in the product.” Shapiro noted that there is still a lot of resistance in the medical commu-nity to supplements. He fi nds that odd since pharma-cists began compounding supplements from herbs back in the 1800s. “Supplements are preventatives,” he noted, “to be taken on a regular basis to maintain body balance and health. I believe that everyone should be taking a good multivitamin along with probiotics,” dietary supple-ments containing live microorganisms that help diges-tion and boost the immune system. Shapiro observed that not in all circumstances do we need more supplementation or more of a dietary source. “Both older men and postmenopausal women need less iron intake,” said Shapiro. “Also, one should avoid dairy when taking antibiotics. People taking blood thinners should avoid a heavy vegetarian diet [salads, leafy vegetables] that increases vitamin K that promotes blood clotting.” It is not an easy matter to understand and track one’s prescription and supplement intake and how they interact, especially since some prescriptions are only taken for limited periods of time. The service Shapiro and Idyllwild Pharmacy provide, especially for those on multiple medications, may be a life-saving one. For more information, visit or call the pharmacy at 659-2135.

Marshall Smith can be reached at marshall@towncrier.com.

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By Marshall SmithStaff Reporter

Steven Morrison, Idyllwild resident, au-thor and Spiritual Workout coach, shares in an intimate and deeply compelling book, “An Extra Year,” the story of the year that followed the death of his partner, Steven Michael Lewis — “Duder.” It is an extra year because even after Duder’s death or transition from a physical to non-physical plane, the love, connection and relationship between these two life partners deepened and evolved through conversations, sensations of awareness and presence, and soul lessons processed over the course of an additional year. Although it may be challenging for some to accept that relationship with a loved one can not only continue after death, but grow and expand, in Morrison’s deeply personal chronicle, he makes it comfortable for the reader to believe. In his telling, there is no artifi ce, no guile, just his truth — funny, sweet, intimate and ultimately uplifting. And for those who harbor a fear of death, this book can be a hugely liberating release from the one great immobi-lizing fear that most people retain all their lives — that of dying. In many ways, this book is a prequel to the Spiritual Workout sessions and counseling Morrison now provides in Idyllwild. Throughout the book, he notes and employs core con-cepts that inform his Spiritual Workout coaching. These core concepts appear as reminders in the book of what soul lessons the extra year with Duder was meant to teach. As Morrison observes, “the concepts form a lens through which I tend to see the world and so they appear throughout the book. When they come up, I put them in italics and they are: Be compassionate; beliefs matter; be present; choices abound; everything is energy; have an attitude of gratitude; intentions matter; judgments separate us; listen to inspi-ration; mind and body are connected; take responsibility; the law of attraction governs us all; we are all connected; we are here for a reason; we belong to the planet, not the planet to us.” In a prefatory chapter, Morrison notes, “This is my story. I lived it through and through, embodied it, and I’ve been told it’s a very personal one. But it doesn’t feel that way to me. Somewhere along the line it became clear that it was no longer for me, just for me. My intention [intentions mat-ter] for sharing it with you — and, if I may, mine and Duder’s intention — is that it may offer some degree of healing, some uplift for you and anyone you know who may be in the grips of healing a loss experience. “This story is about how our relationship continues on even though my partner, free from his 36-year old cancer-ridden body, soul work for this lifetime completed, is

An extra year’s relationship after a partner’s deathwhat most people would call ‘dead.’ It’s the story of how there are not tragedies or lives cut too short or relationships over before their time. “It’s the story of the contact we shared during the fi rst year after he left and the ways in which that contact helped me to process his absence from this plane and from my physical life. It’s the story of the opportunity I was given to practice what I preach and further develop my work. And, if I tell it well, it’s the story of how our relationship, such as it was when he was here, was but a speck in the greater story of who he and I are.” And he does tell it well. There are mo-

ments, deeply personal, painfully sweet, very revealing win-dows into Morrison’s journey that make readers feel they are fellow travelers, also learning substantial life lessons as they accompany him through his and Duder’s extra year. In an unexpected way, the book is a page-turner propelling the reader from event to event, lesson to lesson, always with an eagerness to know what comes next. What fi nally comes for Morrison is the realization that his and Duder’s extra year was purposeful in a way he had not foreseen. Morrison realizes, “I am supposed to be here without him. This is all soul work, work I came here to do.” That is his learning, the path of the extra year, the lesson of how relationship can continue and grow after death. “I have complete faith in the notion that we are here for a reason and that there are no accidents and that we are ‘here’ in any given moment of our experience, for something,” Morrison recounts. “Be present.” “Perhaps sweetest of all, this experience [of the extra year] gave me the opportunity to know Duder and me not just as partners in life, a couple in love who loved being together, but as spiritual brothers — journeying through

lifetimes — sometimes together, sometimes not, but always connected, always in some form of relationship, and always growing, always evolving, always becoming.” “An Extra Year: Grief and Loss in the New Age” is avail-able at www.amazon.com.

Steven Morrison

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Judi Way, Forest Fitness owner, has a passion for Pilates. It is not just a passion, it is her mission to bring the knowledge, teachings and healing properties of Joseph H. Pi-lates’ methods to as many people as she can. Way, a fi tness instructor for 25 years, said, “I fell in love with Pilates. It is a won-derful regimen of exercise that made me feel beauti-ful, as if I were dancing, toning and strengthening my body while doing these amazing dance movements. “Most Pilates teachers are ex-dancers,” said Way. She is not, but is often mistaken for one because of the grace she has developed through Pilates study. Pilates was a German immigrant. The method he and his wife Clara developed is what they called Contrology, which encouraged the mind’s control of muscles, and helped heal dancers who were injured — many from the companies of Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Pilates’ methods focused attention on core postural muscles that help keep the human body balanced and provide support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and of alignment of the spine, to strengthen the deep torso and abdominal muscles. If anyone has attended Way’s Pilates mat classes, her focus on breath and the loud exhalation of breath during exercise is

Judi Way’s passion is Pilatesunmistakable. Pilates saw forced exhalation as the key to full inhalation. According to Pilates practitioners, the central aim is to create a fusion of mind and body, so that without even engaging the mind, the body will move with economy, grace and balance. Pilates called the very large group of muscles in the center of the body — the abdomen, lower back, hips and buttocks — the body’s powerhouse. All energy for Pilates exercises is supposed to originate in the power-house and fl ow outward to the limbs so that physical energy generated from the center coordinates move-

ments of the extremities. Practitioners believe that every movement in the Pilates method has a purpose and that every instruction is considered vitally important to the success of the whole. The focus is on doing one precise and perfect move-ment, rather than many halfhearted ones. The goal of Pilates exercises, much like with Tai Chi, is for this precision to become second nature, and carry over into everyday life as grace and economy of movement.

Judi Way

See Pilates, page 8

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Trish Seaward’s natural solutions provided at her Idyllwild shop Natural Solutions come from personal experience. And if you want a poster person for skin care, you simply have to meet Seaward. Her skin is fl awless, with an unmistakable healthy glow, and not a wrinkle to be seen. Seaward found herself in Hemet where for a number of years she was a caregiver to her grandmother until her death. In September 2004, just before moving to Idyllwild, Seaward did a personal inventory of her physical self. “I’m 57 years old and I’m falling apart,” said Seaward. “ I was taking medications for acid refl ux, sleeping pills, I had cancer on my face.” She said she was, like many today, a consumer of pharmaceuticals. Seaward moved to Idyllwild determined to detoxify, heal and reinvent herself. The result of her reinvention is on display both at her shop at the Courtyard and in Seaward herself. She radiates health and her skin is that of a very healthy person many years younger. Seaward admonished, “The problem with pharmaceu-ticals is that they block your receptor sites so underly-ing problems are not addressed, just masked.” With that knowledge and fi re in her belly, Seaward researched and looked for ways to treat and deal with underlying problems

Natural Solutions come from experiencemany people experience. “So many health problems come from stress,” said Seaward. “And much of your im-mune health, 85 percent in fact, is in your gut.” As a result, Seaward takes large quantities of probiotics each day to keep the gut healthy. Probiotics are live micro-bial feed supplements which benefi cially affect the host animal by improving its in-testinal microbial balance. “Your immune system is the key,” emphasizes Sea-ward. “Natural products have plant based chemicals.” They are not toxic to the system as many pharma-ceuticals can be, she noted. Seaward stocks Natural So-lutions with natural oils and crèmes that she uses to maintain her skin’s healthy condition. She is a walking advertisement for the products she carries. “I got rid of all my red spots,” she said, not to mention her skin cancer. She also considers it vital to good health to move one’s body chemistry away from an acidic base to an alkaline

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Natural Solutions owner Trish Seaward

See Natural Solutions, next page

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elements from enzymes in the small intestine to stay bal-anced. The small intestine becomes too acidic forcing the pancreas, gallbladder and liver to make up for this defi-ciency in order to metabolize foods properly. The result is lowered immune function, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, malabsorption of nutrients and digestive problems. Bones will leach calcium, the most alkaline of materials in the body, to try to achieve balance, resulting in bone density problems. Insulin levels increase and fat is stored instead of being metabolized. Seaward considers it vital to maintain proper pH through correct nutritional intake. A pamphlet she provides, “15 basics for living longer and healthier,” suggests: “Eat as if your life depends on it, considering what food you want to be part of your cells; leave your stomach 20 percent empty for effective digestion. Never top off your stomach; don’t eat cooked or processed foods without supplementing them with enzymes; eat a diet of 70 to 80 percent alkalizing foods; eat organically grown fruits, vegetables and whole grains; eat sprouted grains and grasses daily to protect your body from oxida-tive stress that results in premature aging; eat 10 servings of vegetables and 3 servings of fruit daily; incorporate organic Superfoods (green and red drink powders) into your daily diet; eat marine and fresh water algae daily (spirulina); keep the colon clean by consuming 35 to 40 grams of different fiber sources (bran, lignin, pectin, etc.); replenish the beneficial healthy bacteria in your intestinal tract with a probiotic; drink six to 12 8-ounce glasses of purified alkaline water a day; exercise and sweat daily to eliminate toxins; breathe deeply to reduce stress; and get sufficient sleep.” Contact Seaward toll free at (866) 659-6465 or direct at (951) 659-3789. For questions e-mail at info@naturalsolutionsofidyllwild.com; or visit at her shop on the first floor of the Courtyard or on the web at www.naturalso-lutionsofidyllwild.com.

Natural SolutionsContinued from previous page

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“I feel I have a gift to tune into people and see what they need,” she said. She again stressed the need for positive affi rmation and modeling. “I stress how we have the power to accomplish anything in life,” she said. “With this work, it might just be enough with my patients to make a difference.” Fees for Randles’ sessions, which average an hour-and-a-half, are $100. She currently sees patients from ages 7 to 84, and is starting group sessions. Randles’ offi ce is located at 910 E. Florida Ave., Suite B-2 in Hemet. Her phone number is (951) 929-6191, e-mail

HypnotherapistContinued from page 2

Way’s home studio has modern-day re-creations of the machines Pilates developed to tone and strengthen injured dancers and bring them back to physical health. “Pilates never had a patent on his machines,” said Way. “Pilates is the one thing I’ve done that has actually lengthened my body. The choreography [using the ma-chines] is infi nite. There are hundreds of exercises with Pilates equipment. The movements are very mindful.” At Forest Fitness, Way focuses primarily on Pilates and on craniosacral treatments that encourage the fl ow of spinal fl uid. The two disciplines are complementary, in that they move en-ergy from the body core to its extremities, and are facilitated by breath. Craniosacral therapy works on many different levels and infl uences the muscular-skeletal system, the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the organs, connective tissues, fl uids and energy systems of the body. Way is almost messianic about the value of using Pilates to enhance one’s entire life experience. She believes, and has experi-enced in her own healing and personal growth, that use of Pilates’ method-ologies and machines is a pathway to rich and full health that balances the mental and spiritual with the physical. She fully expects to be teaching Pi-lates, as Joe and Clara did, as long as she is alive. “I’ll be like Clara Pilates,” she laughed. “People will ask who’s that old woman who lives in Idyllwild and does some-thing to your spine?” Call Way at Forest Fit-ness for information on mat classes at Town Hall and private sessions in her home at (951) 659-6042.

address is pegrandles@yahoo.com and Web site is www.hemethypnotherapy.com. Marshall Smith may be reached at marshall@towncrier.com.

PilatesContinued from page 5

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