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EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 1 June 2010
A Guide for Conscious Living X volving
June 2010 ~ Vol. II, Issue 4
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Quantum Physics and the Frequency of
Life
Dealing with Allergies
Hug Your Alternative Healthcare Provider
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 2 June 2010
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Dear Friend, I was raised with the belief that illness doesn’t exist. Or at least, that we are perfect manifestations with the ability to heal ourselves. As I grew up and started a family of my own, my beliefs slightly changed. I still believe the body has inherent wisdom and can correct itself if allowed, but I also would see
a doctor if I had a serious ailment. Still, if there is a problem, my first course is usually an alternative treatment. Although I have rarely been ill, I still wonder if it is from positive think-ing or good genes. I do know, however, that good health is more than the absence of apparent disease. Medical doctors treat disease, but I prefer to take preventative measures: healthy diet, exercise, positive attitude, loving relationships, time spent in nature; all measures, that I believe, help keep me well. Alternative health care offers an opportunity to feed the body’s need to heal itself, naturally. My experience with medical doctors has been a cycle of experimentation: one medication causing side affects that lead to another medication. In the end, I was never sure if the mixed mess of side affects was worse than the original symptoms. Alternative medicine, however, offers gentle ways to heal yourself. I would never recommend anyone self-treat a serious ailment, but for the everyday stresses and aches of life, I would recommend alternative treatments such as yoga, meditation, reflex-ology, herbal remedies, etc. Each month our writers share their knowledge and experience. This month, we add a new department called holistic health update, by Nancy Russell, M.D. Dr. Russell blends traditional and alternative medicine in her holistic medical practice and I’m sure we will all benefit from her experi-ence. I am honored to add her to our extraordinary stable of writers.
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publisher’s letter contents
Departments:
News 5 Holistic Health Update 13
Food Conscious 10 In Business 14
Journey of Wholeness 11 Spiritual Horoscope 20
Holistic Wisdom 12 Events 22
16 Alternative Healthcare
18 Treating Allergies
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Catch MAY I BE FRANK at the Tivoli Cinemas The Open Circle Spiritual Cinemas Series and Café Gratitude Kansas City are teaming up for a special screening of an amazing new film of love, redemption and transformation, MAY I BE FRANK, on Wednesday, June 16 at 7:00pm at the Tivoli Cinemas in Westport. MAY I BE FRANK documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante, an obese, depressed and addicted 54 year old Brooklyn native. He unknowingly stumbles into a local raw, organic and vegan café in San Francisco, Café Gratitude. As he becomes friends with the staff, he keeps returning to the café where he feels welcomed and free from his collapsing personal life. When Ryland, one of the café's servers, asks Frank, “What is one thing you want to do before you die?” Frank replies, “I want to fall in love one more time, but no one will love me looking the way I do.” Ryland, his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, are inspired by the possibility of helping Frank. Armed with a video camera and an open heart, the four men reach an agreement. For the next 42 days,
Frank will eat only raw food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners and turn his fate over to the three, twenty-something vegans. The film follows their collec-tive journey as the three young men coach Frank through his wild ride to a miraculous transformation. Nutrition and fitness educator and founder of Grati-tudeKC, Natalie George, will be the host for the screen-ing. Frank Ferrante, the man whose amazing transforma-tion is profiled in the movie, and one of the filmmakers Gregg Join Choate will be in attendance to introduce their film and lead an audience Q&A following. Watch the film's trailer, order tickets and learn more at OpenCircleOnline.com or call (816) 931-0738. Tickets are $8.00 in advance, $10 (if available) at the door. Early ticket purchase is strongly recommended. Now in its fifth season, the Open Circle Spiritual Cinema Series regularly gathers consciously aware and culturally awake people for a diverse showcase of emergent transformational cinema.
Healthy Pets—Wellness Checks We all know being healthy means eating the right foods, getting enough rest, exercising regularly and getting annual check-ups. Those goals are not only good for us humans, but are equally important for our animal family members. Something you can do throughout the year to sup-plement annual veterinary visits is performing weekly wellness checks on your pets. You can enhance the rela-tionship with your animal companion through this re-laxing and bonding experience. Begin by finding a comfortable spot, sit down with your dog or cat, and do a small session of gentle touch or light massage. Slowly stroke down your pet’s body and be mindful of your breathing (deliberate and rhyth-mic inhale/exhale). It might help if you close your eyes and feel with your fingertips as if you were reading Braille. As you are slowly and gently moving your fin-gers through the fur and over the skin, pay attention to the details that you come across such as, hot or cold spots, changes in the texture of the fur, lumps or bumps on the skin, subtle reactions to your touch like flinching or pulling away. Make a note of these details.
You might even keep a diary or log. You will know how long Misty has had that lump and if it has gotten any bigger. You will be aware of Buddy’s tendency to protect his back leg and that it seems to be warmer than the rest of his body. By doing these wellness checks you will collect valuable data and be able to watch as things improve or get worse, and take that information to your vet. You might even save your pet’s life. You are the advocate for your companion animals. They give us so much, what better way to share the love, than by offering quality of life.
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EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 6 June 2010
By Steffany Barton, RN Often when a sapling is first placed in the ground, stakes help tether the young tree to the earth. While its roots grow deep and its branches reach high, the stakes will protect the tree against the heavy rains and strong winds. In time, the tree stands on its own, gathering all it needs from its supportive environ-ment. No longer tethered, the mighty tree continues to grow and deepen with each passing season. We are much like a tree. As we deepen our inner connection, we grow closer to our Source, the light and love of the Universe. Just as the sapling needs the anchor, we, too, benefit from stabil-ity as we begin our journey of spiritual growth. The Akashic Records serve as a perfect spiritual stake as we take root here on Earth. On July 16-18, Linda Howe, author of the book “How To Read The Akashic Records,” will share her wit and wisdom in a weekend workshop designed to in-troduce the Akashic Records to Kansas City. The word Akasha is Sanskrit for es-sence or essential substance from which all life is constructed. Linda Howe de-scribes the Akashic records as a realm of energy where principles govern. These principles are, “Judge not, resist not, fear not.” She describes the experience of working in the records as that of being “very known and very loved.” Recently, I had the privilege of inter-viewing Linda about her work and her upcoming class in Kansas City. Well-spoken and passionate about her work, she explained to me that offering her training here is necessary because Kan-sas City “is the heart of the country. It’s the heart of the nation. It is the heart of the records. We are looking at the align-ment of the heart of the country with the heart of the cosmos, the records. I think that’s quite significant.” “There are a few qualities about Kan-sas City. There is a sincere desire for growth and spiritual awareness. It is refreshing and beautiful. It is sincerity, a purity of heart. When we look at the energy of the records, we see that the principles of the records are in align-
ment with the principles that the people of Kansas City are striving toward,” Linda says. Linda believes that the records can be combined with other spiritual practices, because they’re “all wonderful. But here’s the thing,” she continues. “If I want to amplify or turbo charge my practice, whatever it is, Reiki, the arts, Feng Shui, I want to support those with the energy of the basic substance, the basic stuff of the Universe, the Akasha. But first I’ve got to know what I’ve got. That’s why I encourage people to do a 30-day period of time where they don’t mix. I need to have a time to see what’s what so that I can blend perfectly.” “People can absolutely learn to do this using the book.” Linda explains. “But, I know there are those who want to go deeper and faster. That’s what the in-person initiation is all about. I am hold-ing the door open of this incredible man-sion, the Akashic records, and inviting people in. My goal is to enable people to have such a conscious and confident relationship with the records that they feel empowered to take their next steps.” “You don’t need to be psychic to study the records,” states Linda. “You will re-ceive all the support you need for the class.” Training in Kansas City is available July 16-18. Visit www.akashicstudies.com for complete information and registration.
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This excerpt on silence comes from a newly released edition of In the Heart of
the World by Mother Teresa. This powerful portrait of one of the most beloved women of all time is told in her own words through a fascinating blend
of daily life experiences, prayers and spiritual wisdom.
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come.
We have only today. Let us begin.”
In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.
There is a very holy priest, who is also one of the best theologians in India right now. I know him very well, and I said to him, “Father, you talk all day about God. How close you must be to God!” And do you know what he said to me? He said, “I may be talking much about God, but I may be talking very little to God.” And then he explained, “I may be rattling off so many words and may be saying many good things, but deep down I do not have the time to listen. Because in the silence of the heart, God speaks.”
* * * We cannot put ourselves directly in
the presence of God if we do not practice internal and external silence.
In silence we will find new energy and true unity. Silence gives us a new out-look on everything.
The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us. In that silence, He will listen to us; there He will speak to our soul, and there we
will hear His voice. Listen in silence because if your heart
is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God. But when you have listened to the voice of God in the still-ness of your heart, then your heart is filled with God.
The contemplatives and ascetics of all ages and religions have sought God in the silence and solitude of the desert, forest, and mountains. Jesus himself spent forty days in the desert and the mountains, communing for long hours with the Father in the silence of the night.
We too are called to withdraw at cer-tain intervals into deeper silence and aloneness with God, together as a com-munity as well as personally; to be alone with Him—not with our books, thoughts, and memories but completely stripped of everything—to dwell lovingly in His presence, silent, empty, expec-tant, and motionless. We cannot find God in noise or agitation.
In nature we find silence—the trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence.
Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere—in the closing of a door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals.
What is essential is not what we say but what God tells us and what He tells others through us. In silence He listens to us; in silence He speaks to our souls. In silence we are granted the privilege of listening to His voice.
Excerpted from In the Heart of the World ©2010 by Mother Teresa.
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The weekend retreat will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, July 9, to noon on Sunday, July 11, at Sanctuary of Hope in Kansas City, Kansas. Fees are on a sliding scale. Registration: Stephanie Pile at the Inter-Play office, (510) 465-2797 or [email protected]. “Praying the Body,” a free public ses-sion to discern and welcome the wisdom of the body, will be held at the same loca-tion from 7-9 p.m. on July 8. RSVP in advance to be eligible to win a prize.
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Tao is The Way. Tao is the source of all universes. Tao is the universal principles and laws. In the newly released sixth book of his best-selling Soul Power Se-ries, Tao I: The Way of All Life (May 11, 2010/Atria/$29.95), Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha presents the essence of ancient Taoist teachings in simple, practical terms for our modern world. These mostly hidden se-crets are accompanied by amazingly accessible and practical techniques to heal, rejuvenate, prolong life, and transform relationships, finances, and more. In addition, Master Sha includes a new Tao text received directly from the Divine in late 2008. Consist-ing of seventy-five brief but powerful phrases, they give us a new Tao Jing (Tao Classic) for the twenty-first century. Every line carries profound secrets and powerful techniques to transform our lives. Every line is miraculous and profound. “We are in a special time of transition. Humanity and Mother Earth are facing great challenges. I am extremely honored to bring these new Tao secrets, knowledge, and practical techniques to serve human-
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farms use illegal immigrant laborers because few legal residents would con-sider such back-breaking labor and hor-rible work conditions. Thus, we have an “immigrant problem.” Communities near meat processing plants deal with the stench of raw animal waste. Whether held in leaky containment ponds or dumped directly into nearby rivers and streams, the waste pollutes the local ground water. No one knows how much the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will cost us and future genera-tions. The damage to people’s way of life and the Gulf eco-system will go on long after the spill is contained. “It takes some extra effort to shop at local organic farmers markets but it’s worth it. The food comes from 10 miles away instead of 1200. It was picked the day before so its fresher, tastier and more nutritious. Your money stays in your community making it stronger. When you buy directly from your local organic grower you have a personal rela-tionship with the person that feeds you. Now that’s deep.” Well said, Dear One! Need I say more?
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EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 11 June 2010
By Jude LaClaire, Ph.D.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excel-lence, then is not an act, but a habit
—Aristotle
What if changing your habits had the power to change your brain, perhaps even permanently? The theory of neuro-plasticity is the story of the brain’s abil-ity to revise itself. More specifically, it is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by creating new brain cells through one’s experiences. Here’s how it works: Imagine a per-son who frequently plays the violin. The brain viewed under a functional MRI appears to have developed a larger area in the part of the brain devoted to map-ping the fingers. The brain acts in much the same way as a physical muscle that grows and develops through exercise or becomes weak and flaccid when not used. There is a saying, “neurons that fire together wire together.” What this means is that neurons activate at the same time as a response to an event—the neurons "associate" with one another and the connections are stronger. Thus "neural pathways are set" when we prac-tice any activity. The more practice, the more the brain builds that pathway. In-versely, when the pathways aren’t used,
the space will be taken over by other pathways needing room to grow. So, just as with the muscles in our body, we "use it or lose it." Imagine water flowing through sand creating little pathways. The more the water flows, the pathways become deeper and more defined. You know if you have a small leak in the roof and the water finds a pathway below, the longer that leak persists the more difficult it is to change the water flow. Our brain acts in much the same way as we do certain activities, have thoughts, speak words or behave in a certain way. The more we repeat this pattern, especially when the brain is highly stimulated, the neurons are firing and neural pathways are being created. The wonderful thing is that we have a lot of personal control over what neural pathways we construct or change. We can literally cultivate our own brain gar-den of neural pathways. Many studies have shown that there are similar key ingredients to having a highly effective brain, changing old brain habits and creating new ones. Alvaro Fernandez lists “The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains.” 1. Learn about "use it or lose it." Un-derstand your brain’s capacity. 2. Nutrition: The brain, only 2 per-
cent of our body mass, uses over 20 per-cent of the oxygen and nutrients we in-take. Feed your body well; feed your brain well! 3. Exercise sharpens your brain. Aerobic exercise leads to increased brain volume, the efficiency of the brain and increases improvements in a number of cognitive functions such as memory and attention. 4. Lower chronic stress with posi-tive, future-oriented thoughts as your default mindset. Chronic stress kills neu-rons, elevates cortisol and is the cause of 75-90 percent of all illness. 5. Thrive on learning and mental challenges. Mental stimulation that has novelty, variety and challenge keeps the brain fit. 6. Aim high. Keep developing and learning. The brain stops growing when we stop learning new things. 7. Explore and travel. Adapting to new locations and surroundings stimu-lates the brain to pay attention to the new environment. 8. Don’t outsource your brain. Be your original self, think your own thoughts, make your own decisions and mistakes. Learn from them.
9. Develop and maintain stimulating friendships. We are "social animals" and need social interaction. 10. Laugh! Often! Especially to cogni-tively complex humor, full of twists and surprises.
If we all practiced these ten things, repeating often, we would have healthier brains and bodies and would be living more holistically. Individuals who live mentally and physically stimulating lives along with social interactions are less likely to suffer from brain disorders, are healthier, happier and live longer. These guidelines also help people overcome or avoid depression and anxiety. So, get those neurons firing to make new neural pathways of health, vitality and great joy! And remember, practice, practice, practice!
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Stressful situations are a normal part of life—but how you respond to stress, and how much it affects your health, is up to you. By taking better care of your-self and learning to be in tune with your body, you’ll handle stress in stride. It won’t make you feel sick or out of con-trol. Here are some steps that will help you be at your best under all circum-stances. Imagine how wonderful you’ll feel achieving a healthy and consistent level of serenity in your life! Exercise and Breath Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi are three forms of exercise that are excep-tionally good for your emotional wellbe-ing. Take a class in each and see which you prefer. All three will help you feel centered and more in control of your stress level, while your body is stretched slowly at a deep, calming level. You’ll also learn the importance of breathing properly, and you may discover you’re not breathing as deeply as you should be—which absolutely contributes to feelings of tension. The Benefits of Healing Touch Any kind of touch therapy is wonder-ful and soothing. Massage focuses on the surface of the skin and can provide relief after a very stressful day. Struc-tural bodywork zeros in on the deep connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, and helps identify where the body stores physical, emotional and spiritual pain. Deep bodywork focused on those areas will often trigger the re-lease of trapped negative energy. When the painful energy leaves your body, it clears the way for healing and your body becomes more resilient to stress. De-Stress Your Diet Many people load up on what I call stressful foods that put the body under stress because they are hard to digest. Meat is one of the most stressful foods, because the body works for a long time to get it through the digestive system. I have noticed that people who eat a lot of meat often have trouble relaxing and tend to be very reactive to stress. On the other hand, monks and practitioners of
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By Nancy Russell, M.D. Happy spring! As I walk through my front yard and enjoy my beautiful red tulips that I planted in the fall, I think of the cycles of life, the changing of the seasons and taking time to smell the flowers!! To enjoy this amazing life for many years to come, I have been re-searching how and why our bodies age and how we can impact this process. Life expectancy has approximately doubled in the last century. Walter Bre-uning, 112 years old, one of the oldest living persons says his secrets to longev-ity are: “Staying active in body and mind, practicing moderation and treat-ing others with kindness and respect.” Genetics or predisposition to diseases of aging and your longevity is based 25 percent on your genetics and 75 percent on your behaviors and lifestyle choices. Dr Mehmet Oz says, “Restricting your calories, increasing your strength and getting quality sleep, along with stress management can control how well you age." Five strategic steps to anti aging in-clude: Restful sleep, regular exercise, balanced nutrition, stress management and spiritual enrichment. 1. Sleep offers rebuilding of tissues
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By Connie “Crash” Humiston In mid-March I was so exhausted I fell asleep in the dental chair, of all places, dreaming of an affordable vacation, away from humans and obligations. I “attracted” an e-mail from my “now-new-best-friend” Karen Kipp that told of a weekend Organic Juice Fast Retreat she was hosting at The Light Center in Bald-win, Kansas. “All three-day retreats include fresh, organic juices, nutrition education, daily yoga/movement, medita-tion, beautiful natural settings and restful space,” the e-mail read. “Massage, reflexology and energy healing are optional services available on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening includes a gentle sweat lodge.” Right on! I also found the benefits of detoxing to be appealing: more energy, craving healthier foods (and weight control), a strengthened immune system, re-duction of allergy symptoms, reversal of the negative effects of stress, deep relaxation, feeling more con-nected, fostering creativity … Sign me up!!! Wait, not eating—what kind of vaca-tion is that? But in the back of my mind, I knew that if others could fast without hunger, I could, too. I’d been selling ads for Evolving for a year, learning so much from our awesome advertisers and writers, working on my health with my chiropractor/nutritionist Dr. Jackie Devaney, and taking steps to live, to evolve, more con-sciously. So saying “yes” to this vacation was my Statement to the Universe that I was taking yet another step toward conscious living. This little hard-headed, undisciplined Aries carnivore, Type A personality (prior to spiritual-ity) and blood type, would give up food, coffee, dairy products and cigarettes (all of my favorite things) on the weekend of April 30—and I DID, with no with-drawal symptoms!!! This was accomplished amongst the love and sup-port of eight amazing new best friends from around the country. The ages and circumstances of my fellow fasters were as diverse as their geographic locations. Some were seven-time veterans; some were fasting virgins like me. The common denominator was releasing anything not in our highest good, while learning the benefits of healthy eating, fasting and removing toxins through Karen’s extensive experience and handouts. And that cellulite is nothing but trapped toxins! I began my vacation with an amazingly effective and nurturing hydro-therapy colonic from one of our fa-vorite advertisers, Linda Laskowski at Viable Options. What a way to get to know an advertiser—“up” close and personal with Linda “rubbing me the right way!” I felt nurtured, healthy, in touch, and light—in body and spirit. The main thing I learned is you don’t have to radi-cally change your lifestyle overnight. While my goal is to move to eating 50 percent of my food raw, currently I’m concentrating on:
♦ Incorporating more whole, alkalizing, organic foods.
♦ Limiting dairy/animal products, added sugar and artificial/chemical agents.
♦ Removing sources of toxicity (more con-sciously reading labels—food, cleaning prod-ucts, cosmetics, lotions, fingernail polish re-mover, toothpaste, little things).
♦ Drinking more purified water and fresh juices at least twice per day.
♦ Completing a weekend juice fast at least twice per year (seasonal is optimal).
♦ Additional colonics and other liver, gallblad-der and kidney cleanses.
The thing is it wasn’t hard! I already need less sleep, yet have more energy and a major feeling of accom-plishment, and I’m a Clean Air Breather for life!! As I wrote to Dr. Jackie: “I feel great. No withdrawals! I attribute my success to getting my body healthy with you, my wonderful colonic, removing toxins during the fast, and AURICU-LOTHERAPY—there simply is no other explanation for my not having withdrawals or feeling ‘deprivation’ from not having a cigarette, the word that came to mind with other attempts to quit. This time felt more like a ‘choice’.” And thank you, Karen Kipp!! Dr. Jackie summed it up perfectly: “Thanks, Connie. I am thrilled for you. You have been a model patient, but YOU are the one who has had the discipline and willpower to keep fol-lowing this new path for health. Remember, it's a jour-ney—not an endpoint.”
An account executive for Evolving, Connie can be
reached at [email protected] or 913.322.3378. Karen Kipp is a reflexologist and holistic health care practitioner who teaches workshops on juicing, detox-ing and whole/raw food preparation. Retreats are
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Women only). Viable Options: www.viableoptions.com. Dr. Jackie Devaney: 816.786.2623.
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How many of you have ever heard of the Flexner Report? Back in 1910, this report was influenced by the AMA and the need for the fledgling pharmaceutical industry to assure that patented medicines would be taught in medical schools as the sole property of scientific medi-cine. By 1913, all the homeopathic schools in the US were doomed and “scientific medicine” prevailed. All the diversity of thought in medi-cine was very quickly eliminated and making money while treating anything became the norm. As long as symptoms were repressed and pain was masked, the masses could always be lead along with the “hope” of a cure. Bottom line, there is no profit in a cure. The top three health issues in America are trillion dollar busi-nesses and the healthcare providers that stand under these umbrellas have made a career of “looking for a cure.” In my opinion, for them to actually cure anything would be like oil compa-nies supporting an engine that gets 100 miles to a gallon of gas, they would be cutting their own corporate throats, it’s not going to happen. Even our own federal government has, by proxy and act, admitted that our healthcare sys-tem is flawed and the only thing keeping us from getting healthy under the current system is the desire for higher profits. As long as the money keeps flowing we are supposed to have hope. I am tired of the allopathic/pharmaceutical money flow game, how about you? The reason I suggested that you hug your alternative healthcare provider today is because as long as they are around, we will have that diversity of thought was nearly wiped out a hundred years ago. Even though the Vander-bilt’s and the other wealthy families of that day put their money into allopathic medicine, they kept their homeopathic medical doctors as per-sonal physicians! They knew how to stay healthy, what to embrace and what was appro-priate for the problem at hand. It’s like the old story, if you always walk around with a ham-mer, everything starts to look like a nail! If all we do is support one system of health, one scope of practice, one school of thought then why are we surprised when the problem doesn’t get re-solved? Let me take you down a different path….. Let’s say you have back pain. You head for the hospital that embraces all types of medicine. When you are evaluated, the team that is assem-bled to help you is an orthopedic surgeon, a chi-ropractor, an acupuncturist and a massage therapist. All four of them, each with their own
scope of practice, training and professional ex-perience, are there to achieve only one goal, get rid of your back pain. Since it’s a hospital, they have all the gadgets to check you out and each member of your team has access to them. After your evaluation, each team member offers a plan, for you to decide on, how you want your problem to be solved. The surgeon sees your is-sue being resolved with surgery, physical ther-apy and pain medication. The chiropractor feels that with adjustments three times a week for a month the problem will resolve itself. With acu-puncture we can get good blood flow to the af-fected area and your pain can be handled. If all you did was pull a muscle seeing a massage therapist twice a week for 6 weeks will relax and support that area and the problem will be solved. In spite of how much sense it makes, no mat-ter how much money it would save, no where on this planet, has any society embraced a healthcare system like this. Why? I am blessed being able to have embraced many modalities in my past health challenge. Five years ago a brilliant surgeon and his team at KU Med fixed my heart, damaged from a birth defect and left undetected for many years. I was given less than a 30 percent chance of mak-ing it through surgery. Prior to my operation, I had Resonance Repatterning sessions with Bob-
bie Martin that helped me overcome my fear of death. Allowing me to face my fears, I could then put all my energies towards healing. After surgery my chiropractor, acupuncturist, mas-sage therapist, Reiki Master, colon therapist, along with my own herbal skills formed my spe-cialized team. I am a living, breathing example of what blending different healthcare modalities can do. By being open to what they had to offer, having a willingness to move past my fears and unre-solved emotional baggage reduced my recovery time from six months to less than 6 weeks. Re-member there are no magic bullets, only com-monsense, positive thinking and prayer. Sometimes it is a nail and you do need a hammer, just remember to give a hug to the one carrying the hammer. David Laskowski is a clinical herbalist specializ-ing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Home-opathy. He is co-owner of Viable Options. To-gether with his wife Linda, they also offer Grav-ity Flow Colonics, Therapeutic Massage , Bellan-ina Face Lift Massage, Far Infra-Red Sauna, Ion-Chi Foot Baths, Zyto COMPASS evaluations, and New Sun supplementation products. Visit us on our website: www.viableoptions.com for further information and to enjoy our monthly in house
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EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 17 June 2010
Quantum Physics tells us that the cells in our body have certain vibrations. Heart cells vibrate at a different rate than lymph cells, which vibrate at a different rate than brain cells, and so on. Good health may be nothing more than that our cells, and our energetic systems, are vibrating at the rate they were designed to vibrate and are in harmony with each other. When we are stressed we are sub-ject to disease-causing conditions. The vibrations of the cells slow down, and they stop functioning properly. The Scientific Consciousness Interface Operating (SCIO) system of Quantum Biofeedback was de-veloped by a former NASA scien-tist. Astronauts in space need to be able to optimize their health and to balance themselves medically, if necessary, having the choice of a vast range of Quantum Biofeed-back programs. These must cover every possible form of physical illness, as well as emotional and mental well-being. The SCIO system does just that, using state-of-the-art quan-tum technology to help restore balance on the physical, emotional and mental levels. This bio-energetic retraining system is gentle and yet profound, using harmless electromagnetic signals to give and receive subtle information impulses to and from the body. During restful sessions, these natural impulses or energetic frequencies are read and inter-preted by the SCIO device and computer.
The client is scanned through a database of literally thousands of energetic frequencies. It functions in a similar way to a virus scan on a computer. It detects weaknesses and abnormalities such as viruses, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, hormonal imbalance, fungal infec-tions, food sensitivities, etc. Addi-tionally, the balance and health of your immune system, stress, body organs, meridian energy flow and many other factors are also checked. Based on the results of SCIO Biofeedback, each individual case receives tailor-made re-education in order to get optimum results. Dysfunction and imbalance can be retrained using the most appropri-ate of the numerous energetic pulses, for example: allergen desen-sitization, spinal retraining, pain reduction, injury repair and needle-free acupuncture. The system constantly monitors the client's reactions to ensure a safe level of physical, mental and emotional status at all times. This allows a maximum re-education benefit at a pace that is appropri-ate to the client's state of health in each moment. The results are many and var-ied, often including a noticeable energy boost, increased mental clarity and a lightening of the emotional load, along with im-provement of physical discomforts. SCIO is great for a wellness check-up and is also used as a series of sessions to scan specific problems. For some people, it is a wake-up call. Connie "Crash" Humiston's
first session in January showed some serious problem areas. "My friends extolled the benefits of SCIO, so I made an appointment. I knew I hadn't been eating prop-erly or taking very good care of myself, but I had no idea of the damage to my body," Connie re-lates. "Not much rattles me, but seeing the results—and with some-one I implicitly trusted—made a believer out of me. I followed the re-education directions and worked hard with my chiropractor/nutritionist Dr. Jackie Devaney. My second session in April showed a night and day difference. It was-n't that the major problem areas were better—they were gone, zap!! So I started working on (and the SCIO system started working on)
the less serious areas for overall health. To me, SCIO is my health insurance and my peace of mind." Quantum Biofeedback is an ideal way for a person to get back to optimal health. This system is great for improving your mental health, which is crucial to the bal-ancing of your body. By harmoniz-ing your physical, emotional and mental levels, quantum physics allows you to feel and look your best.
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Everything Carries a Frequency
By Julia Luton
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 18 June 2010
This is a common complaint that I
overhear at the gym, in the grocery
store and at countless other social gath-
erings. This statement is usually fol-
lowed by, “I’m taking every medicine I
can find, and I’ve even seen my doc-
tor . . . but I still feel congested, I itch, I
sneeze, I cough, and I miss my sense of
smell and taste. It’s just awful!”
Allergies are often caused by air-
borne particles. Hiking, riding bikes, and
simply moving through the air on any
day exposes us to countless allergens.
During allergy season, the air is ‘allergy
soup’ with pollen, dust and animal dan-
der entering our bodies through our
nose, mouth, and eyes. Mucus mem-
branes become overwhelmed with
these tiny particles causing allergic reac-
tions that make us miserable.
What I want to tell all the people
complaining about allergy symptoms is:
You need to be washing the allergens
away from your eyes and nose.
Exposure to irritants causes swelling
of the membranes and an increase in
thick and sticky mucus produc-
tion, impeding the normal flow of drain-
age. A pH balanced buffered hypertonic
salt solution will wash those irritants
out, shrink the swollen membranes,
increase the filtering efficiency of the
nose hairs, thin secretions, and allow
the tiny sinus openings to drain effec-
tively and naturally. Washing your per-
sonal filter makes as much sense as
cleaning any filter, it simply helps the
machine work more effectively. If the
nose is kept clean, it can function.
Controlled studies support that regu-
lar nasal washing will remove 80% of
irritants and pollen, called
‘inflammatory mediators’. When clean-
ing the filter is done correctly, it will
reduce both the symptoms of and the
use of medications related to the allergy
season. The simple technique is easy
enough for those as young as 2 years of
age or even during pregnancy, and is
safe, effective and economical.
The Neti pot was the original device
used but many delivery systems are
now available such as the syringe,
squeeze bottle and my personal prefer-
ence, Nasopure. The Neti offers a grav-
ity flow while Nasopure offers gentle
positive pressure and flow, controlled
by the user. This gentle positive pres-
sure can draw or vacuum the mucus
from the sinus cavities, allowing the
secretions to drain naturally. The overall
goal is to have a flow of warm saline
water inserted into one nostril and exit
the opposite one. The water drains out,
flushing the nasal passages and the lin-
ings thoroughly. This is simple and ef-
fective, an obvious solution to air pollu-
tion.
It is clear that antihistamines, decon-
gestants, nasal sprays with steroids,
leukotriene inhibitors and antibiotics all
have a place in the treatment of nasal
health. But these medications DO NOT
address prevention. Medications should
not be taken lightly. Side effects, ex-
pense, drug-drug interactions AND most
concerning, the development of bacte-
rial resistance should be considered
before popping pills. I tell my pa-
tients when discussing any recom-
mended treatment option, “You should
look at the pros and cons of each option
offered to you prior to making your de-
cision.”
With as many as 40-60 million Ameri-
cans fighting allergies and sinusitis and
tiring of antibiotics, antihistamines and
decongestants, nasal irrigation is the
natural alternative. It is no surprise that
with the assault of chemicals, fra-
grances, pollution, dust and pollen that
our nostrils are under enormous stress.
The common wisdom behind treating
allergies with nasal cleansing is simple:
if the filter is not clean, it will not work.
The nose is the body’s filter, our great
defender. Just as you clean the air filter
in your car and the lint filter in your
clothes dryer, function is improved
when the filter is clean. Washing hands
makes sense, brushing teeth makes
sense and nasal washing makes sense
too!
When she is not encouraging everyone
to keep their noses clean, Hana R. Solo-
mon, M.D., pediatrician, speaker and
author who enjoys gardening, pottery
and being outdoors enjoying nature.
She has four children and lives in Co-
lumbia, Missouri, with her husband,
who is also her best friend of 21 years.
Contact her at [email protected].
“Allergies are SO Bad this Year!”
by Hana Solomon
With as many as 40-60 million Americans fighting allergies
and sinusitis and tiring of antibiotics, antihistamines and
decongestants, nasal irrigation is the natural alternative.
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 19 June 2010
Are you someone who cares about other peo-ple? Are you among the first to notice if someone is upset? Do you like to help those in need around you? Are you someone who often thinks of others’ needs before your own? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you are probably a person with a lot of empathy. When you are someone who has a lot of empathy it can be difficult to learn how to have both healthy connections and healthy boundaries. Yet, both are required in order to enjoy your life and not burn out as a caring, empathic person. Empathy increases our ability to feel exquisite joy and deep connection to life. It also increases your capacity to feel everything else–which can in-clude pain, confusion, frustration and fear. The key for keeping your capacity to receive life fully without being drained is in knowing how to take care of yourself so that you stay energized. Many people with high empathy find their atten-tion often goes externally to helping others. They may even get most of their self-esteem from how well they can help those in need around them. Noticing what is happening around you is not the issue. The problem is when we lose our ability to sense what is going on inside ourselves because of the habit of paying more attention to what oth-ers need. In simple terms, do you know how to turn your attention inward? Often it comes down to habits–what were you rewarded for in your family grow-ing up? If you were rewarded for taking care of everyone else, it often was at the expense of tak-ing care of yourself. In order to know what you need, it is necessary to know how to sense what is going on inside yourself. Do you know what your needs are? Do you think it is somehow selfish or self-centered to pay attention to your own needs? What we are discovering in today’s world is that with the stress we all live with on a daily ba-sis, it is paramount that we learn to take care of ourselves. The airlines have it right–you must put your own oxygen mask on first before helping those in the seat next to you. If you don’t, there will no one to help the child or the person in need beside you. It runs counter to how most of us were raised. Yet when we know how to fill our own containers, it gives us a lot more to offer the world around us. Our gifts are more fully and eas-ily expressed.
The other interesting fact about this is that when you feel good and energized it makes you more effective and often more efficient. Have you ever noticed that when you are tired or frazzled that you make more mistakes? Research has shown this to be true across all professions, not to mention our private lives. And, there are distinct skills in how to listen to your inner wisdom that can be taught and learned. I have been gathering these skills from many different sources for a number of years. Initially I taught primarily healthcare profession-
als. But today more and more regular people are realizing the importance of these skills. So how do we learn the skills of staying full and energized? Can anyone learn these? Abso-lutely! First, start by being curious as to what is going on inside of you. Allow yourself to slow down and take your attention inward. You may need to par-tially or fully close your eyes. Simply notice what is happening inside your body with no judgment. Whatever shows up is fine. Once you are paying attention inside, notice sensations, intuitive hits, physical awareness that is new or familiar. Register it all with a neutral mind. Be curious. You are simply drinking in your experience – it may offer you important in-formation that only your inner landscape can give you. Next allow yourself to feel the underside of your body. If you are sitting, feel your sitting bones on the surface you are resting on. Feel the bottoms of your feet on the floor. Allow you awareness to drop underneath of you into the earth. With gravity you are connected to the earth all the time—so feel it! Once you are aware of this connection, allow yourself to soak up nurturing energy from this connection with the earth. Like a sponge in a clear pool of water, simply allow nourishing sen-sations to begin to fill you up a pace that works for you. What would that feel like? Do you best to feel it as well as seeing it. And take your time. When you are ready to move on, notice how you feel compared to when you started this inner inquiry. You have taken the first steps to full body presence. Over time, this simple practice will help you develop a fuller sense of trust and confidence in yourself and the world. Enjoy! SUZANNE SCURLOCK-DURANA, CMT, CST-D, is the
author of Full Body Presence. She teaches and speaks around the world and lives in Reston, VA.
Visit her online at www.fullbodypresence.com.
Based on the book Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom ©2010 by
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. Printed with permission from New World Library
www.newworldlibrary.com.
Is Your Compassionate Heart
Burning Out? By Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
What we are discovering in
today’s world is that with the
stress we all live with on a daily
basis, it is paramount that we
learn to take care of ourselves.
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 20 June 2010
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Happy birthday Gemini! You’re go-ing to have an exciting year. You’ll make many friends and develop new interests. It would also be good to meditate on your goals. You can manifest these dreams through creative visualization. By being spiritually open and not setting lim-its on divine possibilities for your life, you’ll attract people and cir-cumstances that almost “magically” make things happen!
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Your confidence is high and you’re feeling good about taking risks. You might be getting a new job, or an exciting project at work. It’s also a great time for personal growth work. You can break through many old “programs” that keep you from being your best self. Create a medi-tation routine that nurtures these changes, otherwise, old voices can creep back in. Keeping your mind empowered is like weeding a gar-den; don’t get discouraged!
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)
This is the time to make a commit-ment to your spiritual growth. Ex-plore new paths, philosophies and disciplines. When you find a system that resonates with your soul, stick with it. This next year will yield amazing insights and a strong in-crease in intuition. The best meth-ods might involve movement – yoga, tai chi, martial arts. You’ll also be attracting money and it’s a good time to set financial goals.
Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)
Mars has moved into your sign, fill-ing you with energy and enthusi-asm! It’s a great time to start a fit-ness program and set goals about improving your self-esteem. You’re growing so much, so examine close relationships to see if they match your ethical standards. You have the
courage now to cut loose from peo-ple and situations that drain you or take advantage of you. Meditate on prosperity and be open to exciting avenues of finances!
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)
Jupiter is opening new doors for happiness in relationships! If part-nered, you’ll have a “second honey-moon”; if single, you can meet a great new person! Meditate on re-leasing emotional baggage and dis-appointments from the past. Being in the present moment with an open heart will multiply your joy and bliss! You might also be interested in starting a martial art, or some sort of esoteric practice to increase the power of your internal “chi” en-ergy.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)
Make changes regarding your health and you ability to handle stress. You don’t like to admit weakness, but it’s not weak to respect your physical and emotional limits! It’s not about being defeated, it’s about replenish-ing your energy so you can be more successful in the future. You could also get an exciting new job, but make sure it won’t ask too much of you. Your new mantra is respecting your vital energies, no matter what!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
You’re a positive person and are reaping good karma in relationships and work. You could meet a great person and start truly wonderful relationship. If partnered, you’ll be
able to reinvent your connection. Either way, you can truly release the past through meditation and your natural joy! You might also have a job offer, or be happily busy at work. People enjoy being around you–be aware of the spiritual light you bring to everyone you encoun-ter.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)
Get excited about meditation and spiritual growth. You’ll have amaz-ing insights into the mental “junk” that holds you back. Trust that your spiritual efforts over many years have led you to freedom. You’re so used to being emotionally jailed and limited, that it could feel uncom-fortable to be free and easy—but this is your new reality! Use your spiritual seeking to receive joy in-stead of struggling to solve prob-lems.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) You mind is completely open! This is good, because as an Aquarian, you can be stubborn and stick to old concepts that limit you. The higher plane for Aquarius is having a fluid mind that is open to receive intui-tion and guidance form the Uni-verse. Even if ideas seem illogical, try to follow your heart – don’t ana-lyze them with your head. You’ll feel any depression lift and gain simple solutions to complex problems!
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20)
This is an exciting time for prosper-ity! Be open to receive! It’s also a great time for personal growth. A
good exercise is to thank people when they compliment you, rather than ignoring it or arguing why you aren’t as they perceive you. People see your spiritual light—the result of your meditation and faith. Be grate-ful that the Universe is reflecting itself through you! You might also start a sexy new relationship, or re-vitalize the chemistry in your cur-rent one!
Aries (March 21 – April 19)
This is truly a time of new begin-nings for you! Meditate on person-ality traits you’d like to release and overcome. Think about qualities you feel are a permanent part of you and ones you’ve giving up on healing. This is a time of miraculous changes, so think big! Make a change to your appearance as a symbol of moving into a new con-sciousness and into a new phase of your life.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Your intuition is on fire! Ask for guidance as often as possible, be-cause you have such a direct chan-nel to the wisdom of your soul right now. Also, analyze your dreams for insights and creative ideas. Enjoy your playful side. You might begin a new hobby, spend more time with your kids, or start a new romance. When you surrender to your higher self, life gets streamlined and there’s more time for fun!
Aluna Michaels is a second-generation astrologer and soul
evolutionist practitioner. She also holds a Masters in Spiritual Coun-seling and has been teaching and
consulting for more than two decades. Aluna is available for
appointments in her home or by phone. Call (248) 583-1663 or visit
www.alunamichaels.com
spiritual horoscopes
Spiritual Horoscope for June
By Aluna Michaels, M.A.
Happy birthday Gemini! You’re going to have an
exciting year. You’ll make many friends and develop
new interests. It would also be good to meditate
on your goals.
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 21 June 2010
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Jackie MullinaxJackie MullinaxJackie MullinaxJackie Mullinax, Spiritual Psychic Medium. Channeled readings by phone or in person. $45 for one hour, CD included. 913-206-1294 [email protected]
Angel's InSight With Steffany Barton, RNAngel's InSight With Steffany Barton, RNAngel's InSight With Steffany Barton, RNAngel's InSight With Steffany Barton, RN Psychic Medium, Reiki Master, Certified Past Life Regressionist. Bring Heaven to Earth! www.angelsinsight.com; 913-451-4567
Karen Elise Karen Elise Karen Elise Karen Elise ---- Psychic Entertainer & CoachPsychic Entertainer & CoachPsychic Entertainer & CoachPsychic Entertainer & Coach Tarot / astrology - corporate / private events Fun for weddings, birthdays & graduations 913-636-9502 - www.KarenElise.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Palmist, Sandy Jorgensen Palmist, Sandy Jorgensen Palmist, Sandy Jorgensen Palmist, Sandy Jorgensen is available for birthdays, showers or private readings. Informative and fun! [email protected]; 913-626-4554
ALTERNATIVE HEALING
Schaal Health & Wellness CenterSchaal Health & Wellness CenterSchaal Health & Wellness CenterSchaal Health & Wellness Center Network Spinal Analysis for Fibromyalgia, Allergies, Wellness. Also Quantum Touch. www.schaal.com, 913-685-1414
Dr. Jackie DevaneyDr. Jackie DevaneyDr. Jackie DevaneyDr. Jackie Devaney, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Auriculotherapy, Nutrition, Allergies. Specializing in relieving chronic pain. Sliding scale fees. 30 yr. exper. 816-786-2623.
Sherree Ross, AADP, EFTSherree Ross, AADP, EFTSherree Ross, AADP, EFTSherree Ross, AADP, EFT----ADVADVADVADV, Reiki Master Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Work-shops, Cooking Classes, EFT, Reiki, 816-808-6606, [email protected]
NUTRITION & WELLNESS
Tamara Creighton, Tamara Creighton, Tamara Creighton, Tamara Creighton, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Cleanse With Friends, and Hawaiian LomiLomi [email protected], 913-232-6419 www.tcreighton.com
LIFE COACH Sally L. Ford, MBA. Personal Life CoachingSally L. Ford, MBA. Personal Life CoachingSally L. Ford, MBA. Personal Life CoachingSally L. Ford, MBA. Personal Life Coaching One-on-one, group and lazer coaching. MasterMind Groups and Power workshops. [email protected] 816-769-5770
Turn onTurn onTurn onTurn on your higher brain your higher brain your higher brain your higher brain to realize your potential. See a presentation about this revolutionary process. rsvp at www.higherbrainliving.com
POTENTIAL
Dr. Jay PetersDr. Jay PetersDr. Jay PetersDr. Jay Peters Marriage & Addictions Counselor. Smoking/Weight Mgmt. Hypnosis. Regression/Past Life Hypnosis 913-339-9591 www.drjaypeters.com
COUNSELING
NATURAL MIND: DrugNATURAL MIND: DrugNATURAL MIND: DrugNATURAL MIND: Drug----Free Mental Wellness Free Mental Wellness Free Mental Wellness Free Mental Wellness Courses (see events), Live & Distance Coaching. Sue Westwind, MA, Holistic Mental Health Coach www.NaturalMindWellMind.com, 785-331-9630
Kenton R. Cowdry / Shop Marketing ToolsKenton R. Cowdry / Shop Marketing ToolsKenton R. Cowdry / Shop Marketing ToolsKenton R. Cowdry / Shop Marketing Tools Web & blog design, creativity coaching, newsletters, private social website design 913-871-0678 - ShopMarketingTools.com
BUSINESS SUPPORT
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COLOR THERAPY
Monica SchaalMonica SchaalMonica SchaalMonica Schaal. Use the living energies of Aura-Soma color therapy to enhance your well being. Also NSA & ionCleanse. www.schaal.com, 913-685-1414 Trying to find a distribution location for Trying to find a distribution location for Trying to find a distribution location for Trying to find a distribution location for
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PICK UP MAGAZINES
At the Healing Place, At the Healing Place, At the Healing Place, At the Healing Place, Massage, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Reiki, ChanRi, Chakra Balancing, Astrol-ogy, Tarot, Past Life Regression, Intuitive Body-work (816) 415-2607 www.atthehealingplace.com
Raymond W Smith, Holistic Health ConsultantRaymond W Smith, Holistic Health ConsultantRaymond W Smith, Holistic Health ConsultantRaymond W Smith, Holistic Health Consultant Finding solutions to chronic problems through Structural Massage, Holistic Nutrition, Energy Healing, & Reiki. healingkc.com 816-682-5819
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RAW FOODS
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REAL ESTATE
Daniel Baxley, Daniel Baxley, Daniel Baxley, Daniel Baxley, Shamanic Healing and Teachings, Pachakuti Mesa Tradition. Sweat Lodges, Workshops. 816-769-7343, www.shamanicpathways.net
SHAMANISM
Diane Davis ReedDiane Davis ReedDiane Davis ReedDiane Davis Reed, Pathfinders Consulting Pathfinders Consulting Pathfinders Consulting Pathfinders Consulting Shamanic Counseling, Bioenergetic Integrative Healing, Psychosynthesis, Red Moon Lodge, [email protected], 816-741-0820
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SPRAY TAN
FOR SALE: StimFlex 400A Ear Acupuncture "Auriculotherapy"
Device. $2000. [email protected], 913-642-1900
Synchronistic Healing, Casey Lesmeister Synchronistic Healing, Casey Lesmeister Synchronistic Healing, Casey Lesmeister Synchronistic Healing, Casey Lesmeister Reiki for People and Pets, Quantum Touch, Sound Healing w/Tuning Forks, Crystal Healing, Space Clearings. www.synchronistichealing.com, 913-593-4002.
Pranic Healing Sessions, Feng Shui, Space Pranic Healing Sessions, Feng Shui, Space Pranic Healing Sessions, Feng Shui, Space Pranic Healing Sessions, Feng Shui, Space Clearing Clearing Clearing Clearing Rocky Patel; [email protected]; 816-916-1823; Sherry Sutera: [email protected]; 913-488-6651
ENERGY HEALING
Carol Ann BrownCarol Ann BrownCarol Ann BrownCarol Ann Brown Massage, Reiki, CranioSacral,,,, Intuitive, Rebirthing, DNA Activation thebodytherapeutics.com 785-317-0448
BODY THERAPEUTICS
Elaina G PhotographyElaina G PhotographyElaina G PhotographyElaina G Photography Portrait, Pet and Birth Photography 816-444-1268 www.elainag.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
HYPNOTHERAPY New Day Hypnotherapy, LLC www.newdayhypno.com Smoking, weight, stress and more 913-908-6907
CLASSIFIED
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 22 June 2010
events Include date, title, text and contact info. Events are due by the 15th of the month. $18 for up to
25 words; $.25 a word after that. Featured events include a boxed frame with a graphic: $33 per column inch. All events are prepaid. Contact [email protected].
June 1
Cleanse With Friends™—Whole, Natural
Food Cleanse
12 noon –Kickoff first ONLINE GROUP! Jump
start weight loss! Tune up your health! This is an
“eating” cleanse. Kickoff 6/1 online via webinar.
www.meetup.com/cleansewithfriends/calendar
for more info.
June 1
RAINDROP THERAPY USING ESSENTIAL OILS
6:30-8:00 p.m. Each person receives an individ-
ual raindrop treatment to boost immune system
and more. $50, oils provided. Register: 913-851-
5100, www.rhythmicmedicine.com.
Starting June 3, 2010
Eating Live, Becoming Whole
Workshop Series
Introduction to Live and Whole Food Nutrition
1st
& 3rd
Thursdays 6-8 p.m. $150/6 class course
Are You Feeding What’s Eating You? – Under-
stand Your Relationship With Food 2nd
Thursday
6-8 p.m. & 3rd
Saturday 3-5 p.m. $150/6 class
course. Accepting the Sweetness of Life – How
To Truly Live Without Diabetes 4th
Thursday 6-8
p.m. & 3rd
Saturday 10 a.m. – noon; $150/6
class course. All classes are limited to 10 stu-
dents and require pre-registration and pre-
payment. For more information please contact
– Dr. Kat Bowie 816.960.4525
www.thestruancenter.com
June 3, 10, 17, 24
RADIANT LIVING PROXY SERIES
Radiant Health, Love Singles, Love Couples or
Prosperity using Resonance Repatterning®.
Choose any or all sessions ... Single session $20.
Teri Higbee, 913-219-6788 or
www.lovewisdomwellness.com/RR_proxy.htm.
June 3
Everyday Yoga Open House
New Name! New Location!
Open House from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.myeverydayyoga.com
816-809-9574
June 4
HEALING POWER OF NATURE WORKSHOP
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Learn a specific technique
for gaining insights and problem solving through
nature. 6 CEUs. $60—lunch included.
www.rhythmicmedicine.com 913-851-5100.
June 4
Ashana in concert
A Transmission of Love To All Beings. Experience
the Gift of Ashana’s music as she transmits the
Universal Consciousness into your being
through the Awakened Consciousness of Crystal
Singing Bowls. Align with higher states in a full
group healing. Feel the Divine Presence within a
Sacred Union of Sound and Light that will take
you places you’ve always dreamed of going.
Darling Yoga 11711 College Blvd. Overland Park,
KS 66211. Tickets: $30.00 in advance/$40.00 at
the door 913-498-1144
June 5
BRUNCH & LEARN: DEPRESSION & ANXIETY
TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Call Sastun Center (913)
345-0060 to register. $35 per person.
June 5
MARIPOSA VETERINARY CENTER’S
1ST
WHOLISTIC PET FAIR
12:30p- 3:30p 13900 Santa Fe Trail Dr.
Lenexa, KS 66215; 913-825-3330
Events: Acupuncture Demonstrations 1:30p,
Dog Training Demonstrations,
Animal Chiropractic, Holistic Allergy Care
T-Touch, Nutrition Talk , Animal
Communication, Pet Photography
June 5
Happy Dog Rescue
Noon – 4pm. Join Brookside Barkery & Bath at
their Olathe location. www.barkerybath.com
June 5
Classical Feng Shui meets
Quantum Biofeedback
7 to 9 pm ION’s/SEEM meeting Lawrence
FREE Ancient meets quantum technology, pow-
erful ways to reprogram stress.
www.happyhealthyhomes.com
June 5
PSYCHIC FAIR
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Intuitive Card Readings,
Channeling, Tarot Reader, Palm Reader,
Reflexology, more.
www.whitelightbookstore.com, (816) 931-0116.
June 6
TTouch for Dogs Workshop
1:00-5:00pm – Introduction to TTouch: modify
behavior, enhance health, and build a better
bond with your canine companion.
Olathe, KS $80 w/dog, $45 to audit
June 8
SPEAK YOUR MIND...AND ENJOY THE RESULTS!
The life story of a 105-year-old lady through the
eyes of her granddaughter, Ann Butenas.
6:30- 8 p.m. at Blue Valley Recreation Center:
(913) 685-6000, www.bluevalleyrec.org/d/
currentguide.pdf.
June 8
Cleanse With Friends™—Whole, Natural Food
Cleanse
6:30 pm, Lenexa—KICKOFF! Jump start weight
loss! Eat more healthfully! This is an “eating”
cleanse. OP and Lee’s Summit groups begin this
week, too. More info at www.meetup.com/
cleansewithfriends/calendar.
June 12-13
Get Certified as a Life/Executive Coach: 2-Day,
Hands-on, Overland Park Class
Become an accredited Certified Coach Practitio-
ner: 1-year continuing education, marketing,
NLP. www.CertifiedCoachesFederation.com 817
657-5301, 866 455-2155
June 12
CELESTIAL TIMINGS REPATTERNING
TELE-SESSION
11:30-1:30 p.m. A key celestial event is chosen
monthly. Using Resonance Repatterning®, flow
with the energies of the Universe affecting you.
Single session $13. Teri Higbee, 913-219-6788 or
www.lovewisdomwellness.com/RR_proxy.htm.
June 12
SWEAT LODGE
At Gardens of Delight, Parkville. Cleanse, renew
and restore the spirit. Gardensofdelight.org for
more info. 816-584-0777 to register with
Lynn Johnson.
June 12
ENERGY WORK DAY
Featuring Rich Fine. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 10-minute
energy work session, various modalities. Dona-
tion of non-perishable food item. At Mystic
Treasures, 7711-E N. Oak Trfwy, 816-420-0820.
June 12
AURA READINGS & ANGEL PORTRAITS
Susan Prout, 1-5 p.m., Crescent Springs, OP.
Get your Aura check up, or connect w/your
angels. 816.377.3507 www.AngelDrawings.com
June 13
Dog-N-Jog
7 – 10:30am Join Brookside Barkery & Bath on
the Country Club Plaza to benefit The Humane
Society of Greater Kansas City. Details and regis-
tration at www.hsgkc.org.
June 14
FIRST LINE THERAPY™
A lifestyle plan for real change for people with
diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol;
6:30-7:30 p.m. Free introductory session. Call
Sastun Center (913)345-0060 for information.
June 15
SHIFT FROM LOWER BRAIN TO
HIGHER BRAIN LIVING
7:30-8:30 p.m. Free demonstration of H.E.A.R.T.
—a new way to energize your higher brain and
begin to live your authentic life! RSVP at
www.higherbrainliving.com.
June 16
Conscious cleansing to balance your
whole self
with author/Energy medicine expert Cathleen
Miller. 6:30-7:30pm @ Whole Foods 6621
W 119th St Overland Park. Sharing from her first
book 'Living the Spiral':30 day chakra cleanse,
Cathleen offers insights about conscious life-
style choices to harmonize your whole sys-
tem for optimum balance
www.livingthespiral.com
June 16 and repeated June 26
Symbols, Archetypes, and Metaphors of
Dreaming
Presented by Dr. Raphael Smith $20 per person,
per class. Class size limited to 10 participants.
For more information
www.thestruancenter.com
June 17
ENERGY, CHAKRAS, AURAS & RECLAIMING
YOUR ENERGY
Learn to control energy, understand how the
chakras work, and how to see auras and what
their colors mean. 7 p.m. $20.
www.whitelightbookstore.com.
June 18, 19 or 26
Empowering Yourself Through Resonance
Repatterning
Align your life intentions with this revolutionary
system, and empower yourself in manifesting
your dreams through the implementation of
dozens of sound, color, movement and breath
therapies designed to yield instant shifts in
consciousness. For more information, visit
www.bobbiemartin.com or call (816) 866-0075.
June 19
AKASHIC RECORD READINGS
Noon to 5 p.m. Insights with Gretchen Grace at
Mystic Treasures, 7711-E N. Oak Trfwy, 816-420
-0820. [email protected].
June 19
THE HERBAL APPRENTICESHIP
At Gardens of Delight, Parkville. Introduction: 12
-month program. Hands-on school: medicinal
herbs, uses, preparations, growing and healing
with plants and essential oils. Lynn Johnson:
816-584-0777.
June 19
ODEN REIKI & TRADITIONAL REIKI FIRST
DEGREE
Earn a traditional Usui Reiki First Degree Certifi-
cation and receive an Oden Attunement as well
(creating a sacred space and more). 8 a.m.
www.whitelightbookstore.com
June 21
GROUP CHANNELING
This is Summer Solstice.
Today we honor the longest day of light.
7 p.m. Sug. Donation: $33 Overland Park
Call Maitreya at 913-839-8745
June 21
Beyond the Big Bang
6:30-8:00pm – Learn about tools & techniques
to help comfort your canine companion through
loud noises. Overland Park, KS $25
[email protected] ~ 816-522-7005
June 22
HOW TO CLEAR YOUR HOME SPACE
And Other Ceremonial Basics
Learn to use sage, fire, water, crystals and more
to clear your energetic environment.
6:30–9:00 p.m. Mystic Treasures, KCMO. Love
offering. Stephanie Roth: 913-515-3271,
www.redfeatherconnections.com
June 23
LIFE FORCE ENERGY CLASS
6:30-7:30 p.m. Introduction to energy work with
Rich Fine. $20. At Mystic Treasures, 7711-E N.
Oak Trfwy, 816-420-0820.
June 26-27
AURA READINGS & ANGEL PORTRAITS
Susan Prout, Building Awareness Fair,
3120 Harper St. Lawrence KS (Douglas County
Fairgrounds) Get your Aura check up, or connect
w/your angels. 816.377.3507
www.AngelDrawings.com
June 26 Begins
RADIANT PROSPERITY REPATTERNING 6 WEEK
TELE-SERIES
EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 23 June 2010
~Unlock the Mystery of Money~ Using Reso-
nance Repatterning®, change the patterns un-
derlying your money issues and learn true abun-
dance and prosperity! Teri Higbee, 913-219-
6788 or [email protected].
June 26
TTouch for Dogs
1:00-5:00pm – Introduction to TTouch: modify
behavior, enhance health, and build a better
bond with your canine companion. Lib-
erty, MO $80 w/dog, $45 to audit.
816-522-7005
June 25-27
Journey of the Chantress
with Marie Summerwood, 80 Acres,
Leavenworth, Kansas. A time of chanting, drum-
ming and dancing for women and men in
skirts. $125 with $50 meal ticket.
Contact: Kahla Wheeler, [email protected] or
call 913-682-1198.
June 26, 10:00-7:00; June 27, 11:00-6:00
BUILDING AWARENESS FAIR
2120 Harper Street, Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County Fairgrounds, Building 21
Intuitive readers, tarot deck readers, angel
messages, connections to your loved ones,
dream analysis, handwriting analysis, past-life
regressions, astrologists, numerologists, hands-
on healers, BioGenesis, Reiki, therapeutic touch,
sound therapy, intuitive drawings, spiritual
artwork, fairy, angel and dragon memorabilia,
incense, herbs, sage, gemstones, minerals,
candles, card decks, specialized custom jewelry,
Baltic Amber, crystals, bee products, auric field
photography, organic bath salts, body/room
sprays, oils, soul prints, music for the soul, am-
ber lamps, self-awareness CDs, Teas, herbal-
infused wraps. *Suggested Love Donation $5*
Return 2nd
Day ½ OFF. For vendor list and fur-
ther details: www.thebodytherapeutics.com
June 26
THREE SISTERS MYSTERY SCHOOL
1-day intro to 9-month program on 3 ½ acres at
Gardens of Delight, Parkville; 9:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m. $45. Tap into the mysteries of the divine
feminine, Ceremony, Elements of Nature, Crea-
tivity, Healing, dance your own dream! Lynn
Johnson: 816-584-0777;
www.gardensofdelight.org, or Catherine Martin:
816-520-2247; www.kcyogamama.com.
July 6
SHIFT FROM LOWER BRAIN TO HIGHER BRAIN
LIVING
7:30-8:30 p.m. Free demonstration of H.E.A.R.T.
—a new way to energize your higher brain and
begin to live your authentic life! RSVP at
www.higherbrainliving.com.
July 8
PRAYING THE BODY
Open Free Public Session with InterPlay co-
founder Cynthia Winton-Henry 7-9 p.m. When
body and prayer unite, expect a masterpiece.
Discover a soulful place to discern and welcome
the wisdom of the body through practices that
develop ease in movement, inner authority and
stillness. Location: Sanctuary of Hope, KCK. Devi
Wetterer 816-830-7778 or
July 9-11
INTERPLAY AS SOULWORK: CREATE,
with healthy birth experience. Find out how
giving birth affects your child(ren), and if you
are a birth professional, find out how to pre-
vent birth trauma during childbirth. Bobbie
Martin 816-363-0091 or
PRAY, PLAY
Weekend Retreat: InterPlay awakens the human
body, soul and creative mind to its peak es-
sence. Simple forms and practices are intro-
duced to elicit the spark of spontaneous play,
dance, song, stillness and movement tempered
by a bit of personal magic. Join InterPlay co-
founder, author and international teacher Cyn-
thia Winton-Henry for an unforgettable week-
end where your soul takes flight, you move with
the physicality of grace and the remembrance of
how easy it is to play. Location: Sanctuary of
Hope, KCK. Devi Wetterer 816-830-7778 or
July 9
The Rosetta Stone Tarot Reading Method
Presented by Jeanette Roth of TarotGar-
den.com. This is a method of reading that uses
more than one deck and is terrific for any type
of relationship. $25. Limited seating, 6:00pm
Ramada Inn, Overland Park, KS
www.kcmetaphysical.com
July 10-11
ONENESS AWAKENING WEEKEND
9 a.m.-6 p.m. A special initiation empowering
you to share the Oneness Blessing! At Hollis
Renewal Center with Trainers Debra Garver and
Catherine Frink. Info: Rainbow Mooon,
913.669.9185; [email protected].
July 10 & 11
KC Metaphysical Fair
See coupon in this issue. Ramada Inn, Overland
Park, KS. www.kcmetaphysical.com. Kansas
City’s newest gathering of metaphysical practi-
tioners and vendors. Aura photos, Handwriting
Analysis, Tarot readings, and so much more!
July 12
Introduction to Classical Feng Shui
7 to 9 pm Lawrence Public Library FREE
Identify directions, elements and color that
support you, your family and your home.
www.happyhealthyhomes.com
July 13
Introduction to Classical Feng Shui
6:45 to 8:45 pm. www.UMKC.edu/commu
KCMO limited enrollment $9. Identify directions,
elements and color that support you, your fam-
ily and your home. [email protected]
www.happyhealthyhomes.com
July 15, July 16-18
“THE AKASHIC RECORDS”
PSI Presents LINDA HOWE
July 15: Leading expert & author of How to Read
the Akashic Records. Program & book signing,
7:30 p.m. Unity Temple on the Plaza, $10 Public,
$5 PSI Members. July 16-18: Beginning & Ad-
vanced Akashic Records Training with Linda
Howe . More info:
www.psychicstudiesinstitute.org or
www.akashicstudies.com
July 23(9AM)-25(4pm) Kansas City Workshop
July 26-27 Kansas City Private Consultations
Preventing and Healing Maternal and Infant
Birth Trauma with William Emerson, Birth
Psychologist
This workshop is for parents who gave birth or
are about to, for professionals who attend
birth, and for those who suffered trauma while
being born. Identify the negative birth patterns
impairing your life now, and what to do to align
ONENESS BLESSING MEDITATION
Every Wednesday 7:45–9:00 p.m. Join Rainbow
Mooon and other Blessing Givers at Plaza Well-
spring, 4901 Main #400, KCMO (US Bank Build-
ing).Love offering (optional). 913.669.9185;
BASIC LIVE & WHOLE FOOD PREPARATION
3rd
Saturdays 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. $35 per class
includes food, recipes, demonstration and class.
YOUTH HEALTH, ART, & CIRCUS SKILLS
SUMMER CAMPS
(ages 7-17) Monday-Thursday 8:30am-3:30
Our intention at Learning2Fly is to educate, em-
power, and inspire youth towards a lifelong love
of health: nutrition, art, exercise. Each week in-
cludes: Weight training, core conditioning, Yoga,
meditation, art, craft making, painting, working in
community garden, make their own hula hoop,
creative movement, watching videos about hu-
man body, environment, nature hikes, and more!
BYOL&S (lunch, snack) $175
www.IAmLearning2Fly.com
Sumya Anani ~ 913-961-3838
HAWAIIAN LOMILOMI MASSAGE
Fridays in June. A deeply rejuvenating massage for
body and spirit! Lomi is performed with prayerful
intentions, music of the islands, hot stones, and
guided visualization. $20 off with this ad.
www.tcreighton.com.
AWAKEN YOUR HIGHER SELF
Through a hands-on, facilitator-led process, the
highest part of the human brain can be awak-
ened—opening the door to your unlimited poten-
tial. Presentation opportunities:
YOGA FOR LUNCH
Kundalini Yoga Classes each Wednesday, lunch-
time (12:30-1:30). Northland Yoga Center. Call
Lynn Johnson to enroll: 816-584-0777.
www.gardensofdelight.org.
ANUSARA INSPIRED YOGA CLASSES
Meet Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30
a.m. at the Northland Yoga Center. $15 for a drop
in class. $72 for a 6 week series. Call Lynn Johnson
@ 816-584-0777.
WOMEN'S WEB
An evolving group of down-to-earth, real women
of all ages exploring, honoring, and celebrating
Goddess energy through ritual. We meet twice a
month in Lawrence. For more information, email
LINK UP AT WHITE DEER LODGE
1st
Wed. of every month, 7 p.m. Prayer, medita-
tion and healing in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition.
Free. No experience necessary. Daniel Baxley:
www.shamanicpathways.net; 816.769.7343.
REIKI CIRCLE
Reiki Circle at Unity Church of Overland Park –
10300 Antioch, OPKS. 2nd
and 4th
Mondays 7-
9pm. Love offering. All welcome. Receive a Reiki
treatment. For flier email
[email protected]. 816-523-4440
WEEKLY CLASSES OFFERED IN PSYCHOLOGICAL
TRANSFORMATION
At Gnostic Confraternity. Create Soul & Spirit!
Wed. 7:30 pm, Sat. 5 pm. All are welcome, no
fee. 1507 S. Noland Rd. Independence, MO
64055 (816) 836-3384
4 DAY BIOENERGY HEALING CLINIC
First Tues of the month 7-9 PM Fee: Donation.
Reservations: Kim Meisinger
913-685-9939 http://web.mac.com/bioenergy/
HealingBioenergy/Movies_BLP.html
GRATITUDE OPEN MIC NIGHT
At the Rime Buddhist Center. Every First Friday.
Search for Gratitude Open Mic on Facebook for
more information.
KIDS YOGA CLUB
April 3, 10-11a.m. Every First Saturday for ages
5-12. Learn yoga * have fun * balance for busy
little minds. 816-520-2247
www.northlandyoga.com
RAIN NUTRITION MEETINGS
At Viable Options (www.viableoptions.com).
Wednesdays 2 p.m. Thursdays 2 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. Fridays 2 p.m. Saturdays 11 a.m. RSVP for
class confirmation: 816.283.0685.
SPIRIT SHOW-UP
7 p.m. on the 2nd
Tuesday of every month in OP to
share the energy and joy as Spirit guides us.
Love offering. Maitreya: 913.839.8745,
MOVIE SCREENINGS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES
Sundays 5:30 p.m. Experience community, clarity,
enlightenment and inspiration. Gratuity accepted.
Schedule: www.likeadayatthebeach.com. Like a
Day at the Beach, 11032 Quivira (College &
Quivira). 913.327.3938.
RESTORATIVE YOGA AT NORTHLAND YOGA
CENTER
Every Second Saturday, 10 a.m.-Noon.
Release * Relax * Renew
www.northlandyoga.com 816-520-2247
YOGA IN THE PARK IS BACK!
Saturdays 8:00-9:15am. Briarcliff Lake Area. A
brilliant way to start your weekend!
www.kcyogamama.com 816-520-2247
Catherine Martin
MCKS PRANIC HEALING CLINIC & MEDITATION
Aura cleansing for emotions, pain, addictions.
Every Wednesday in May, 6:30 p.m. Unity Village
Fellowship Lounge. Love offering. Rocky Patel,
816.916.1823.
ONGOING
July 30
FIFTH FRIDAYS: A LIVE MUSIC YOGA EVENT
AND OPEN HOUSE
5-9 p.m. Northland Yoga Center,
www.northlandyoga.com, 816-520-2247
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