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r. Deanna Geddo is well recognized for her holistic approach to dentistry,one that takes into account the biological aspects of a person, along withtheir values and spiritual,emotional,and psychological facets.She has helped

many patients overcome their fears around dental work.But some may not be aware of her aesthetic dental practice.Here too she brings

a holistic approach. Indeed, she sees the pursuit of beauty as a devotional or spir-itual practice.Aesthetic dentistry, in her hands, is a healing art, allowing each of usto discover and express our inner or essential beauty.

Too often, our images or attitudes towards beauty are influenced by all imagesof celebrities in the media.But,says Dr.Geddo,“It is dangerous to apply such outwardstandards to ourselves. Besides, the standards are always changing.”

Instead Dr. Geddo works to help people pursue their inner beauty. She sees itas a completion of the journey we begin when we are born,a time when our mouthis accepted as central to our being: we explore with it and experience the world

through it. Over time, this authenticity is dampened.We become embarrassed byour smile,or uncomfortable—clenching our jaws,wearing down our teeth.We canno longer simply relax and enjoy smiling freely.

To complete our personal healing journey, we need to do what many call spiri-tual or psychological work.But it has a physical expression as well, notes Dr.Geddo,who has studied yoga and meditation for decades. She points to those withhighly developed spiritual practices like monks whose ablutions—rituals aroundbathing, grooming and purification—help them live a life aligned with spirit.

“This is the wider context that inspires me in my dental practice,”says Dr.Geddo.“It is not vanity to become the beauty one feels inside.”By taking care of our teeth,cleaning and repairing and beautifying them,we are in a sense cleaning the temple,or adorning the altar and thereby creating an environment for our prayers. “Truebeauty,” feels Dr. Geddo,“is one of the paths to enlightenment or God. Just as abeautiful painting or musical composition can give us a glimpse of absolute truthand harmony, carrying our soul to a place of grace where we can experience thedivinity of our being, so too can developing our own essential beauty.”

Born in Europe to cosmopolitan parents, her family resettled in Argentinawhen Deanna was seven years old. From an early age the young Deanna was medi-tating and involved in the arts. In fact, for many years even after becoming a dentist,Dr. Geddo was a concert violinist as well as a yoga teacher. It is this blend of spiri-tual, artistic and practical wisdom that has led to her unique dentistry practice.

One of her favourite techniques she uses in her aesthetic dental practice is chair-side veneers,bonded restorations attached to the front surface of the teeth,that enableher to help bring out the personal beauty of a patient in as little as one hour. Somecome to her to get this work done towards a special event—a wedding,graduationor anniversary party.“It is my best offering,”she says,noting it can take up to 15 yearsoff a person’s face.The thin layer of porcelain can add just enough thickness to plumpup lips and support cheeks. Sometimes back molars, which tend to get worn downover the years,need to be built up a bit too, to gently reshape the face.And her exper-tise in relaxation techniques also helps patients improve the position of the jaw.

In her work with veneers, she hand sculpts the material and can skilfullyadjust it to achieve different, subtle effects. She advocates against following fashion

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Dr. Geddo encourages her patients to participate in the creation of their smile.She can educate clients to understand the different shapes, textures and colours ofnatural teeth so they have tools to work with in their decision-making. Some clientsbring in a photo of themselves as a younger person to help guide her work. “Isearch for the size, shape and structure of the teeth that best expresses their person-ality,” says Dr. Geddo. She has had some rather shy, self-effacing people purposelychoose slightly bigger,bolder teeth to affirm their presence;while others opt for smaller,softer forms. Even slight changes transform the character of the smile and person.

Chairside veneers are quite long lasting, and actually strengthen the under-lying teeth.They are a fraction of the cost of the more permanent type and can bemodified as desired. Dr. Geddo works with an excellent lab which uses metal-free,bio-compatible materials and techniques in keeping with her own holistic practice.(Besides her aesthetic services, she offers a full range of holistic dentistry servicesincluding amalgam removal and metal-free crowns, bridges and dentures.)

Dr.Geddo feels honoured to have helped transform many patients’ lives throughhelping them enjoy their smile—the expression of their essential beauty.“It can bea very healing experience,” she explains.“Many of us travel through life yearningfor a freer, more fabulous version of ourselves: our mouth may hold the goldenkey which opens all the other doors!”

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Dr. Deanna Geddo Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary Practicing In Victoria, BC

Holistic dentist Dr. Deanna Geddo will mark her 10 year

anniversary of practice on Octo-ber 8. “Ten years ago, we had a grand opening celebration and dinner for the building and whole neighborhood and started work with a full schedule the next day,” Dr. Geddo says. In her dental practice, Dr. Geddo strives to find the “ah-ha” moment, a place and time where patients feel absolutely at ease. “I discovered years ago that people’s mouths are a resevoir of ancient secrets. When ba-bies explore and learn the world, most of the experiencing comes through the mouth, and it is full of the intensity of unbridled feelings and reactions—irrational emotions of ter-ror, eroticism, violence, rage, frustration, tenderness, deep pleasure and infinite need,” Dr. Geddo explains. “Most of the fear and unpleasantness that people feel at dentists in general is informed by the discomfort of that very intimate area being invaded without due respect.” Dr. Geddo says that when her patients understand it is completely permissible for deep feelings to surface, some-times a catharsis takes place that allows them to heal and discover an inner self not previously permitted to emerge.“ This is my greatest joy, to see my patients heal in front of my eyes,” she says. In honor of her ten year anniversary, Dr. Geddo is offer-ing during the month of September a free health and beauty assessment of patients’ mouths, inside and out; a savings of 50 percent on hand recontouring of front teeth for beauty and comfort; and a comprehensive esthetic makeover with chairside veneers at a significant discount.

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Green Lake Chiropractic & Nutritional Healing Hosts Free Informational Dinner

Dr. Steve Polenz of Green Lake Chiropractic & Nutritional

Healing is inviting the public to a free informational dinner from 6:30-8pm on Monday, September 24th at Café Piccolo in Seattle. “We do this three to four times a year to thank our exist-ing patients and also to give them a chance to invite their friends and family to learn about us,” Dr. Polenz says. “We gather in a com-fortable atmosphere, learn how to get rid of the health conditions we have and what to do to protect our health in the future, and enjoy some great food.” The three course meal is completely free, and alcoholic beverages are available (although not included with the meal). Children under 18 are not permitted, and registration is required. Dr. Polenz offers a low force chiropractic method called the Koren Specific Technique and specializes in nutritional healing, using advanced muscle testing and high quality supplements to target areas of individual deficiencies. “I’m not afraid of anything that walks through my door,” says Dr. Polenz, explaining how he has practiced for 20 years to refine his ability to quickly zero in on nutritional deficiencies and correct them.

The free informational dinner is from 6:30-8pm on Monday, Sept. 24 at Café Piccolo, 9400 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required, and event fills quickly. Register at GLChiro.com/glc/events-2 or 206-523-0121. For more information: GLChiro.com.


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Seattle-based Center Of Light is now offering free Pranic

healing services to the public on the third Monday of every month from 7-9pm. “Pranic healing is a highly evolved and tested system of energy medicine of no-touch energy healing,” says Virgina Rain, a West Seattle-based esthetician and Pranic healing instructor. “It is based on the fundamental principles that the body is a self-repairing living entity that possesses the ability to heal itself, and that the healing process is acceler-ated by increasing the life force that is readily available from the sun, air and ground to address physical and emotional imbalances.” Students along with certified instructors will provide support and direction for Pranic healing.

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For Change, a community action component of the Seattle Electric Vehicle As-sociation (SEVA), recently delivered a $5,000 check to the State of Washington to pay for 2.5 years of fee-free electric charging at two rest stations, Custer Creek and Gee Creek. SEVA is sponsoring the cost of the electricity in order to bring the program into compliance with Federal laws restricting the sale of goods and services from public right-of-ways. The Seattle Electric Vehicle Association is the second largest chapter in the world of the Electric Auto Associa-tion and exists to promote the adoption of electric vehicles. Monthly member meetings and a presence at local events and festivals help expand knowledge about this sustainable mode of transportation.

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This so-called Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act would stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from reviewing new and expanded uses of pesticides (often caused by the introduction of herbicide-resistant GMO crops) and require the USDA to approve GE crops easier and faster. Most GMO crops have been genetically engineered to withstand spraying with herbicides whose toxic ingredi-ents remain in the plants and then enter the environment and food chain. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine links GMO foods with adverse health effects, and the President’s Cancer Panel Report advises against choosing foods grown with pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. Join with millions of other concerned consumers and national organizations, such as the Organic Consumers Association, Center for Food Safety, United Farm Workers, American Public Health Association, Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network and Institute for Responsible Technology, to safeguard our food supply and environment. Tell Congress to remove Monsanto’s toxic provisions.

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Sometimes air issues will be part of your household in which case adding ventilation is the next lowest cost solution. Ventilation is bringing fresh air in and taking bad air out. Adding mechanical ventilation can be as easy and inexpensive as installing a continuous run bath fan. Virtually every month I’ll get opportunities at either a home owner or contractor’s request to inspect a home intent on improving some aspect of IAQ. Recently I was called to a home where the children were having allergy issues. Specifically, allergies related to cat dander. As the home owner is touring me through the home—a very nice, clean and comfortable home—I see in the mud room a cat box. When I ask whether they own a cat, the answer was yes, but they keep it “in the back of the house.” Now, I certainly didn’t want to tell these fine people that their beloved kitty needs to go. But the most obvi-ous and least expensive way for the kids to get relief from the cat dander would be to remove the cat from the home (source management). However, I suggested that if the cat is to stay, they replace the loud, poorly functioning fan in the mud room with a low speed, continuously running fan. The continuous run fan will depressurize the mud room, draw-ing stagnant air from the rest of the house past the cat area rather than allowing the cat area air to be naturally distrib-uted around the house. This simple, continuous exhaust air solution will create an atmospheric pathway which will also reduce moisture levels, airborne chemicals, dust and other contaminants through out the house. There are fans today that are super quiet and unbelievably energy efficient. The WhisperGreen fan from Panasonic draws only 2.5 watts of energy at a con-tinuous run speed of 30 cfm with .10 inches water column of static pressure (duct resistance). This translates to less than $5.00 a year to run. When all else fails you can try adding air filtration. Unfortunately, this is generally the most expensive solution and not as simple as buying a filtered fan. Before spending money on any filter solution I recommend you consult an HVAC/IAQ professional so they can assess exactly what you need to have filtered and the best application given your budget and current air distribution system.

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What made you suspect that wheat might be behind numerous health problems?When I recognized that 80 percent of the people that came to see me had diabetes or pre-diabetes, I began asking patients to consider removing all wheat from their diets. This made sense to me due to wheat’s high glycemic index. Foods made from this grain raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods, including table sugar. The next logical step was to reduce blood sugar by eliminating wheat—organic, multi-grain, whole grain and sprouted—from anyone’s diet. Patients that followed my simple directives and re-placed the lost calories with healthy foods such as veg-

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How does a wheat-dominated diet compromise health?Eating a wheat-based cereal for breakfast, wheat crackers and pretzels for snacks, two slices of whole wheat bread for lunch and whole wheat pasta for dinner results in too much exposure to amylopectin A, and repeated spikes in blood sugar levels. This leads to insulin resistance and cultivates the growth of visceral fat in the abdomen, which tends toward diabetes and other inflammatory responses. Even worse, the gliadin protein in wheat is an opiate that stimulates appetite and addictive eating behavior (it does not relieve pain). All this plus the direct intestinal toxic effects of the wheat germ agglutinin protein in wheat add up to a destructive ingredient that spurs acid reflux, bowel urgency and irritable bowel syndrome, and leads to inflam-mation in various organs.

Describe how eliminating wheat has affected you.Thirty pounds ago, I was an enthusiastic consumer of “healthy whole grains,” who relied on pots of coffee or walking and other exercise to maintain focus and energy. My cholesterol values reflected my wheat-consuming habits: HDL 27 mg/dl [milligrams per deciliter of good cholesterol] (very low), triglycerides 350 mg/dl (very high), and blood sugars in the diabetic range (161 mg/dl). I had high blood pressure of 150/90 and excess weight around my middle. Eliminating wheat from my diet reversed all of these conditions without drugs, including the struggle to maintain attention and focus. Overall, I feel better today at 54 than I felt at 30.

Are gluten-free foods the answer?Commercially produced gluten-free foods made with tapi-oca, cornstarch or rice starch—all poor replacements for wheat—are destructive to the body. Homemade or locally made gluten-free foods absent such ingredients are better, as are the free recipes available via WheatBellyBlog.com. Millet, quinoa and amaranth, whole grains that lack most of the undesirable properties of modern wheat, are bet-ter but not necessarily safe in unlimited quantities because most people today have spent their lives overexposed to carbohydrates. Eating only small portions of these non-wheat grains is key.

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Indian dance, Jamaican steel drums or Japanese raku ceramics—participants develop and maintain their cultural heritage and communicate their cul-tural identity to outsiders.”

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fellowship and celebration. Since 1882, singing Handel’s Mes-siah has become an annual highlight for a Swedish wheat-farming commu-nity in South-Central Kansas. For three months before Palm Sunday, 200 farmers, homemakers, college students and business owners from the Lindsborg area gather twice weekly to rehearse the three-hour piece (Betha-nylb.edu/Oratorio_History.html). Becky Anderson, the owner of Lindsborg’s Swedish Country Inn, who has sung for 41 years, points to a particularly thrilling moment during each performance. “There is just this exhilaration as the audience jumps to their feet yelling, ‘Brava, Brava.’ Golly, that’s fun.” Chicagoans maintain a similar holiday tradition. For 35 years, free Do-It-Yourself Messiah concerts have pro-vided a community-funded uplift (im-fChicago.org). Thousands of audience members lend their voices to thrilling performances of this masterpiece, led by a world-class conductor and soloists and backed by an all-volunteer orches-tra of local professionals and amateur musicians. Storytelling is yet another com-munity performing art that requires no special equipment. The National Storytelling Network (StoryNet.org) ad-vances the art of storytelling through a national conference and local storytell-ing guilds. The Lehigh Valley Story-telling Guild, in Pennsylvania, meets once a month at a local coffee house (LVStorytellers.org). Members include professional and amateur storytell-ers, poets, actors and newcomers that

love to practice—or just listen to—this ancient art. Strong community and cultural identity is forged on other stages, as well. The Community Actors Theatre, in San Diego, California’s, Oak Park, performs many plays written by local playwrights exploring themes in black culture (CommunityActorsTheatre.com). For Calvin Manson, a local poet and playwright who teaches acting workshops, the nonprofit venue feels like a mom-and-pop outfit. “They have the raw talent that could be developed into something wonderful. People don’t just learn to be actors and play-wrights. They learn to work together, to commit to a common struggle. When they leave, they know how to work with people, to be team players.” Sometimes, a life change can open the door to a creative outlet. As a newly single 30-something, photog-rapher Doug Plummer says that when he fell in with the Seattle contra dance scene in the mid-1980s, “It became my primary social life.” Derived from New England folk dance, two lines of dancers face each other and move to the rhythms of fiddle music. “Since 2003, anytime I’m in New England, I try to stay over on a Monday and catch the Nelson [New Hamp-shire] dance,” says Plummer. Likening it to participating in the slow-food and similar local movements, he says, “I feel like I’m entering into a mode of slow-dancing.” At the weekly Nelson gatherings, “The dancers will drift in; singles, couples and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone puts out the fiddle case for the $2 admission. Whoever


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volunteered to bring baked goods sets them out. Harvey shows up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair on the stage. Bob sits at the piano. ‘Line up for a contra,’ barks Don, in a clipped, Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Mony-musk.’ Then everyone just joins in.”

Auditioning for the Role of a LifetimeThe next level of volunteer arts partici-pation may involve an audition and a greater commitment. At the same time, these pursuits offer prime opportuni-ties to expand artistic skills and join in something bigger than one’s self. Since 1873, the Cincinnati, Ohio, May Festival has served as a shining example of community showmanship (MayFestival.com). Chorus auditions are held in September, rehearsals begin in January and concerts routinely sell out by May. Music critic Nancy Malitz com-ments, “It’s that special, tiny sliver of the year when everybody stretches. When hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the tempo by devoting every night to re-

hearsal and every day to thoughts of the concerts to come… when audiences look their finest, clap their loudest.” Lawrence Coleman, a chorus member for 15 years, has found that singing and networking with other May Festival vocalists has paid off in surprising ways. “I’ve recorded and had other singing engagements and opportunities, all because I’ve been connected to the chorus and the people in it,” he says. Coleman also sings with the rhythm and blues gospel group Fo Mo Brothers, performing at area churches and the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion. Coleman remarks, “I have friends in the chorus from very different walks of life. We come together for the single purpose of making great music. People of differing backgrounds and schools of thought can do more than coexist. It’s confirmed for me that we can learn to celebrate our differences when we have a common goal.” Even those that don’t feel inher-ently artistic can find venturing into an art form unexpectedly rewarding. Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy is commonplace in Bay Area English Regency Society waltzes and “longways” dances, in Palo Alto, California (baers.org). Alan Winston, a computer systems administrator and veteran dance caller, observes that these patterned dances appeal to math-sci-ence-logic-computer types. “It’s a great place for people that live in their heads to get out and be social,” he says. Appropriately, the dances all

feature choreography from Jane Austen’s era. Depending on the theme of the dance—like the sophisticated Cyprians Ball or spirited Return of the Regiments Ball—the ambience may be elegant or rowdy, explains Win-ston. Dances are taught beforehand to music such as George Washington’s Favourite Cotillion, an 1808 tune per-formed by musicians playing a clari-net, piano and recorder. Many wear period costumes, while others come in jeans. Winston is usually bedecked in a wine-colored waistcoat with tails that he found on eBay. Plein air painters forsake the indoors to take their paints, easels and canvases outside. Plein-Air Painters of America regularly paint in groups in the fresh air and then hold an exhibition; annual workshops help teach tech-niques (p-a-p-a.com). At the recent seventh annual Florida’s Forgotten Coast event, in the state’s Panhan-dle, billed as America’s Great Plein Air Paint-Out, featured artists set up alongside amateurs eager to learn more (PleinAirfl.com). Whatever one’s newly discov-ered or longtime treasure, individuals engaging in a group arts activity forge strong social bonds, keep ethnic arts traditions alive, learn new things in new ways and experience joyous per-sonal growth. … All while creating something wonderful.

Judith Fertig regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings. She’s an award-winning cookbook author at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

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Community Is An Art: Breema’s Perspective

Breema is a powerful catalyst for growth and self-awareness, ac-

cording to practitioners, and as a way of supporting presence can be imple-mented on a community-wide level to enhance relationships. “Now, more than ever, it is impor-tant to care about and foster communi-ty,” says Jon Schreiber. The founder and director of the Breema Center, Schreiber has spent over 30 years developing and teaching principles for conscious con-nection and harmonious living. “Relationships face the same challenges they have always faced, but more intensely today,” Schreiber con-tinues. He cautions against identifying exclusively with a group or organiza-tion as a means to foster community, and suggests relying instead on univer-sal principles. “People think they can create unity by banding together with other people, but any inner concept of being sepa-rate ultimately promotes division,” he explains. His prescription for fostering true community starts with non-judgment. “Dropping the attitude of criticism or blame for others is enormously sup-portive,” Schreiber says. “When people aren’t doing their best, they need sup-port and acceptance.” Breema, which is rooted in recog-nizing the need for people to raise their own level of consciousness, expresses the underlying unity of all life through touch and movement. “It starts by recognizing that all humans have been conditioned to func-tion in a fragmented way, relying on either their mind, body, or emotions,” Schreiber says. “We wish to unify mind, emotions, and body, as the beginning of real consciousness that connects us to the bigger picture.”

The Breema Center will present a free introductory workshop on Friday, Oct. 26 from 7-8:30pm, followed by a week-end workshop Oct. 27-28. M'illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. For more information: 510-428-0937 or Breema.com.

Seattle Community Arts Resources

Seattle Creative Arts CenterMusic and art education, workshops, performance events.

2601 NW Market St Seattle, WA 98107206-297-6001SeattleCreativeArts.com

Artist TrustSupport for Washington state artists to launch and sustain careers. Grants, training and professional resources.

1835 12th AveSeattle, WA 98122206-467-8734ArtistTrust.org

Studio EastNonprofit provides theater and drama education for children.

11730 118th Ave NE Suite 100Kirkland, WA 98034425-820-1800 x100Studio-East.org

Youngstown Cultural Arts CenterArts education, affordable space for artists, staff with technical expertise.

4408 Delridge Way SWSeattle, WA 98106206-935-2999YoungstownArts.org

The Vera ProjectAll-ages music and arts venue of-fering volunteer and participatory opportunities in producing popular music concerts, visual arts, studio recording, silk screening, more.

305 Harrison StreetSeattle, WA 98109206-956-8372TheVeraProject.org

Central District Forum For Arts And IdeasBlack cultural programs that encour-age thought and debate. Visual and performing arts, authors, more.

206-323-4032 CDForum.org


A few of the Seattle region’s organizations at your fingertipsSustainable ResourcesCOMMuNITy CONNECTIONs

SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities All Over Puget Sound) is an all-volun-teer group of locally-based organiza-tions including Sustainable Ballard, Sustainable West Seattle, and others. GoSCALLOPS.org.

Sustainable Seattle is a regional sus-tainability indicator organization work-ing with the community to measure and make progress towards sustainabil-ity. Programs include the Happiness Initiative and sustainability training for individuals and businesses. SustainableSeattle.org.

GreenDrinks has been convening and growing Seattle’s environmental community since 2003. Monthly net-working and social event every third Tuesday. SeattleGreenDrinks.org.

Seattle & King County Health District: KingCounty.gov/healthservices/health.aspx

The Eastside Sustainable Business Alli-ance is a fusion of Eastside businesses, small and large, with a vision of achiev-

ing sustainable operations and positive impact. ESBA.SustainableEastside.org.

Seattle Tilth is a non-profit organic gardening and urban ecology orga-nization with classes, demonstration gardens, children’s programs and community events. SeattleTilth.org.

CoolMom is a nonprofit organiza-tion based in Seattle that unites moms and families to take action on climate change through education, lifestyle change and advocacy. CoolMom.org.


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Puget Sound Clean Air Agency works to clean the air we breathe and protect our climate through education, incen-tives and enforcement. PSCleanAir.org.

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King County recycling separates paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and other materials, from the garbage for reuse or reprocessing into new products. Your.KingCounty.gov/solidwaste/garbage-recycling/recycling.asp.

E-Cycle Washington is a free program that provides responsible recycling of computers (including laptop and “tab-let” PCs), monitors, TVs and e-readers in our state. Recycling is provided free of charge to households, small busi-nesses, school districts, small govern-ments and charities at authorized col-lection sites. ECycleWashington.org.

GREEN spaCEs &WaTERWays

Rainwise is Seattle Public Utilities’ comprehensive website on managing storm water, resources, rebates and


more. Explore stormwater solutions tai-lored to your property, find examples of projects citywide and more. Search for Rainwaise at Seattle.gov.

12,000 Rain Garden Project is a cam-paign to install 12,000 rain gardens in the Seattle and Puget Sound Region by 2016. You can actively participate in this exciting campaign by installing one or more rain gardens in your com-munity. 12000RainGardens.org.

Forterra, formerly the Cascade Land Conservancy, creates prosperous, vibrant communities and conserves natural and working landscapes in Washington’s central Cascades and Olympic regions. Foterra.org.

Green Stormwater Infrastructure, a program of Seattle Public Utilities, provides guidance for modest to grand transformations of Seattle’s urban landscape, creating green elements that welcome the rain—storing, drain-ing, and cleaning it. Search for Green Stormwater Infrastructure at Seattle.gov.

RENEWaBLE ENERGy

NWSeed: Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development supports and develops distributed green generation programs, policies and financing approaches to build new clean energy solutions. NWSeed.org.

Solar Washington is a non-profit with a mission to further the development and use of solar energy, and support related technologies. SolarWA.org.

Cascade Bicycle Club is a non-profit organization creating more livable communities by promoting health & recreation through bicycle activities, advocacy, and education. Cascade.org.

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Painter Franck de Las Mercedes, of New York City, has combined a pair of hopeful concepts—world

peace and free art for all—in a quickly broadening art initiative inspired by an “Aha!” moment at the local post office. “I had always painted on the boxes I shipped my paintings in,” relates the native Nicaraguan. “One day, a postal clerk commented that my boxes were like works of art. I thought about how I had prompted the worker to pause in her everyday routine and wondered, ‘What if I shared my paint-ing on the outside of a box, rather than the inside, and what if it carried a mes-sage of peace?’”

Since that pivotal 2006 encounter, the artist has sent more than 10,600 abstractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled with messages like, “Handle with Care: Contains Peace,” to indi-viduals in 70 countries, as part of his Priority Boxes Art Project. Each empty box is symbolically “full” of meaning, engaging the thought of the recipient as well as the sender, plus the interpre-tation of all those handling it through-out its postal journey. De Las Mercedes hopes that his painted-message boxes will stimulate new ways of communicating through art. He maintains, “We shouldn’t have to wait for world leaders to take

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a stand or create peace; it can begin through interpersonal dialogue.” While many people write to the artist requesting boxes for themselves, others order them for loved ones. Requests vary widely, from a death row inmate that asked for a box for his daughter and a mom that wanted to give one to her son, a leukemia sufferer whose daily highlight was a trip to the family mailbox. The brightly painted boxes also have helped reconcile feuding friends and family members, serving as a peace offering from one to the other. It all helps to bring feelings of greater peace and understanding to the human race, one person at a time. More than 100 schools across the United States have adopted the project, with students creating their own versions of the peace box in the classroom. School-sponsored peace boxes reach patients in hospitals and military personnel overseas and have been used in interschool box exchang-es to support anti-bullying campaigns. It would be difficult to find a group that couldn’t benefit from such fresh inspiration.

To request a box, make a donation or start a local peace art project, visit fdlmStudio.com/PriorityBoxes.html.

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.


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saTuRday, sEpTEMBER 1Intuitive Consultations, Crystal Energy Heal-ing – 12-5pm. Sept. 1, 8, and 29. With Robyn M Fritz, MA and Fallon, the citrine Lemurian quartz. Take charge of your intuitive life, develop creative projects, experience crystal energy heal-ing, cooperatively clear homes and businesses. $30/15 minutes. $60/half hour. $100/hour. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 1-800-587-6002. AlchemyWestInc.com.

Stay-In-Touch Marketing – 1-4 pm. Maintain vi-sion, manifest goals and remember the #1 priority in business: the customer. Promote one’s business and one’s self with honesty, creativity and Soul. Presented by Marty Marsh, Soul proprietor. $25. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/4338.

MONday, sEpTEMBER 3Women & Wealth – 7-8:30pm. Join us for an intimate discussion on creating wealth. Explore topics including: the most common myths about women & money, how to create optimal wealth & health simultaneously, how to be an exception to the statistics given today’s financial reality, and more. Free. Roy Street Coffee & Tea, 700 Broadway Ave E, Seattle. Registration required. 206-552-8819. Bit.ly/seattlehealthfreedom.

WEdNEsday, sEpTEMBER 5What Are You Doing for Lunch? – 7-8:30pm. Join Mona Meighan for tips and tools to save money and eat better using her newest book, What Are You Doing for Lunch? Prepare a lunch this evening, analyze it by cost and nutrition and take it home to eat. $8. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/4234.

THuRsday, sEpTEMBER 6Creating Happiness: The Art of Peaceful Living – 7-8:30pm. Gen Kelsang Jampa will offer Bud-dha’s timeless advice on how to create happiness in one’s busy daily life. Free. Olympic Sculp-ture Park Pavillion, 2901 Western Ave, Seattle. 206-526-9565. MeditateInSeattle.org.

FRIday, sEpTEMBER 7Barbara Marx Hubbard: Birth 2012 and Beyond – 7:30-9pm. Join visionary author and teacher Barabara Marx Hubbard for a hopeful evening exploring her newest work, Birth 2012 and Beyond, which distills her remarkable life work and offers the purest statement of her prophetic call for a shift to a new era of conscious evolution. $15. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/4113.

saTuRday, sEpTEMBER 8Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair – 10am-4pm. Featur-ing workshops, demos, live music, family activities and tasty food. Meridian Park, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle. SeattleTilth.org.

Intuitive Consultations, Crystal Energy Healing – 12-5pm. See Sept 1 description. $30/15 minutes. $60/half hour. $100/hour. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 1-800-587-6002. AlchemyWestInc.com.

Botanical Medicine for Personal Growth – 1:30-3:30pm. Herbs and foods can have a potent and direct impact on our mind, emotions, and quality of life. Learn about the power of botanical medicine from herbal and health consultant and educator Kimberly Wyckham. $15. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/4210.

MONday, sEpTEMBER 10FREE Program Information Session – 6-9pm. Spend an evening exploring Bastyr’s four new non-credit weekend programs: Essential Oils & Aromatherapy, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, CranioSacral Therapy, & Medical Qi-gong. Start a new career, add additional skill sets to your health care practice, or enhance personal & family health. Meet the instructors & attend two mini-workshops free. Anyone is welcome Free. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

Health & Wellness Spa Seminar – 6:30-8:30pm. Get pampered. Give yourself a luscious facial or hand-cial with a professional, paraben-free, skin health line. Learn the benefits of inner and outer nutrition: nourishing our cells, holistic eating, and caring for skin. Following an approach recom-mended by NYT best-selling author, Dr. Christiane Northrup in Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom. Free. Alinga Bodywork, 6826 Greenwood Ave N, Ste B, Seattle. Registration required. 206-552-8819. Bit.ly/WellnessSept10.

WEdNEsday, sEpTEMBER 12WuHsing Tao School Information Night – 11am-1:30pm. Open house and information night. WuHs-ing Tao School provides high quality academic and clinical training in Traditional Five Element Acupuncture and Psychology. Come visit for an opportunity to tour the school, interact with cur-rent students and find out more about programs. WuHsing Tao School School of Five Element Acu-puncture, 4000 NE 41st St, Bldg D, Ste 1, Seattle. Register: 206-324-7188. WuHsing.org.

Get At The Roots Wellness & Weight Loss Pro-gram – 7-8:15pm. Get At The Roots is a 12-week personalized program. Class is not about restricting calories; it is about feeding the body. 1 payment of $270 or 3 payments of $105. Dandelion Botanical

Company, 2nd floor, 5424 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle. Registration required. 206-818-6929. NutriSpire. Wordpress.com/Get-To-The-Roots-Weight-Loss.

THuRsday, sEpTEMBER 13Raja and Hatha Yoga Intensive – Thursdays through Nov 15. Learn meditation, yoga, the universal philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Eight-Fold Path. This course features the modern, definitive text written by Swami Kriyananda, The Art and Science of Raja Yoga. Also offered at East West Bookshop in Seattle on Tuesdays, Sept 11-Nov 27. $440 plus text. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required. 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org/Classes/Raja.

Spiritual Seminars with Master Teacher of Mystical Christianity – Sept 13-15. 7:30-9:30pm. Thursday: How to find & recognize a real Teacher & what you need to make the relationship success-ful. Friday: Sacred Satsag/Blessings - Meditate, ask questions, and receive answers and blessings. Saturday 10am-2pm: Life After Life - The cosmic law of rebirth & how it relates to your current life. $25, bring a friend for free. The Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-525-8488. AskFatherPeter.com.

FRIday, sEpTEMBER 14How Indian Spirituality Changed the West – Fri & Sat. 7:30-9pm. Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda brings this statement to life: from Thoreau, to Autobiography of a Yogi, to the Beatles, to Ram Dass, to today’s thriving yoga scene, India’s Vedic heritage has been transforming American minds, bodies and spirits since its inception on American shores. $10 for Friday, $40 for Fri & Sat. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726. EastWestBookShop.com/events/4203.

Yoga Teacher Training – 10 weekends through Feb 17. Learn the classic Hatha Yoga postures with a focus on the subtler aspects such as breath awareness, prana in the spine and chakras, affirma-tions, safe yoga practice and more. $2995 plus text. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required. 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org/Teacher-Training/YTT.

suNday, sEpTEMBER 16Heal Your Life Workshop Leader Training – Sept 16-23. Become a licensed Heal Your Life workshop leader in the philosophy of Louise Hay. Complete manuals and materials provided. $3795 special for Natural Awakenings readers includes lodging and most meals. Bahia Hotel, Mission Bay Dr, San Diego. Registration required. 800-969-4584. HealYourLifeTraining.com.

MONday, sEpTEMBER 17Women & Wealth – 7-8:30pm. See Sept 3 de-scription. Free. Roy Street Coffee & Tea, 700 Broadway Ave E, Seattle. Registration required. 206-552-8819. Bit.ly/seattlehealthfreedom.

TuEsday, sEpTEMBER 18Introduction to Anatomy of Grace – 9am-4:30pm. With Bridget Thompson and Morna McEachern. Free up the body and mind through


movement and new ways of thinking: combining Aikido, Geometry, Latin and Awareness Through Movement®. An opportunity to expand one’s vi-sion. Anatomy of Grace supports the embodiment of effortlessness, grace and artistry. No experi-ence necessary. $85 before Sept 10, $100 after. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-illumino.com.

Empowerment with Essential Oils – 6:30-8:30pm. In this workshop learn about applica-tions, treatment blends, storage & safety with essential oils. Experience the peace and relief from PTSD, insomnia, nightmares, low self-esteem, mental health problems, stress, grief, guilt & more with natures miracle oils. $25 includes therapy blend. Snohomish. Registration required. 425-210-2532. CircleOfHealingEssentialOils.com.

WEdNEsday, sEpTEMBER 19Vegetarians of Washington Monthly Dining Event – 6:30pm. One doesn’t have to be a veg-etarian to enjoy delicious vegetarian food. Enjoy a gourmet, multi-course vegetarian dinner (dairy and egg free) catered by a different restaurant or chef each month and hear an insightful speech from our president, Amanda, on a key vegetarian topic, and meet lots of interesting people. All attendees will receive a special free gift to take home. $15 plus tax for members, $20 plus tax for guests and non members. Children are welcome. The Mount Baker Club, 2811 Mt Rainier Dr S, Seattle. Register: 206-706-2635 or VegOfWa.org/MonthlyDining.aspx.

THuRsday, sEpTEMBER 20Perinatal Support Group Facilitator Training – Sept 20-23. The Perinatal Support Group Facili-tator Training is 25 hours in how to lead a thriving support group to serve new mothers and families to encourage perinatal emotional health. Taught by instructors from the award-winning organization, MotherWoman. $549. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3361. Bastyr.edu.

saTuRday, sEpTEMBER 22Hypnotherapy: Awareness & Integration – Saturday & Sunday through Oct 21. “Awareness & Integration” (50 hours) is one of two courses in Bastyr’s non-credit Hypnotherapy Training Program. Take this course separately or also take “Transformation & Healing” to complete the 100-hour program. Each seminar is held over two weekends. No prior experience needed. Anyone is welcome. $635. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

Medical Qigong Self-Care: Qigong I – Saturday & Sunday through Dec 9. 9am-5:30pm. Bastyr is offering two new non-credit Medical Qigong certif-icate programs. Qigong I is the first of three courses in the “Medical Qigong Self-Care” program. Learn to cultivate Qi to maintain a healthier body/mind. Public welcome; practitioners who complete the program can go on to become Medical Qigong Therapists. $1125. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

Back To Balance Nutrition & Lifestyle Semi-nar – 2:30-4pm. Learn about a holistic approach to kicking the sugar habit. Topics include: low-glycemic eating, anti-inflammatory nutrition,

proper supplementation for stabilizing blood sugar, eliminating carb cravings, and more. Following an approach recommended by NYT best-selling author Dr. Christiane Northrup in Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom. Free. Fresh Fitness & Dance , 4430 Corliss Ave N, Seattle. Registration required. 206-552-8819. Bit.ly/nutritionSept22.

MONday, sEpTEMBER 24Skin care from Nature – 6:30-8pm. Learn how to use gentle & effective essential oils in many skincare applications such as: anti-aging serums, acne treatments, nerve regenerating oils, clay masks, salt scrubs and toners. Leave with a custom skincare treatment, rose, chamomile & helichrysum will be available to use in your blend. Additional items are $10-$30 each. $30. Bellingham community coop, 1220 N Forest St, Bellingham. Registration required. 425-210-2532. CircleOfHealingEssentialOils.com.

WuHsing Tao School Information Night – 6:30-8pm. See Sept 12 description. WuHsing Tao School School of Five Element Acupuncture, 4000 NE 41st St, Bldg D, Ste 1, Seattle. Register: 206-324-7188. WuHsing.org.

TuEsday, sEpTEMBER 25Pet Care with Essential Oils & Flower Essences – 6:30-8pm. Learn how to safely and effectively use essential oils for calming pets, treating skin problems, insect repellents, gentle ear treatments and more at this holistic pet care workshop. We will smell, mix and create several products as a group. Free with optional $5-10 supply fee for blend to take home. Skagit Community Coop, Mt. Vernon. 425-210-2532. CircleOfHealingEssentialOils.com.

FRIday, sEpTEMBER 28Clear Obstacles to your Dreams with Yantra Painting – Sept 28-30. 9am-4:30pm. Clear obsta-cles & learn ancient prosperity practices with sacred painting. Join Master artist Pieter Weltevrede as he visits from Holland. Learn sacred geometry & clear the way for vibrant health, a prosperous life & calm mind - paint your own Yantra. Qi Gong each morning. $300 for 3 days, $221 for 2 days. ShangriLa Center, Normandy Park. Registration required. 206-384-8978. SacredArtSeattle.com.

saTuRday, sEpTEMBER 29Reiki Master Certification – Sept 29-30. Become a certified Reiki Master. $200. Reiki Ranch, Chehalis. Register: 360-748-4426. [email protected].

Free Reiki 1 Certification – 8am-4pm. Reiki Ranch, Chehalis. Register: 360-748-4426. [email protected].

Anacortes Fun Fair – 10am-5pm. Amazing & empowering group of natural healing products, in-tuitive custom aromatherapy from Circle of Healing Essential Oils, energetic healers, vendors, artists, readers, custom gemstone jewelry & pendulums and more. Free admission. Swinomish Casino Lodge, 12885 Casino Dr, Anacortes. 425-210-2532. OlsonWalderEvents.com.

Intuitive Consultations, Crystal Energy Healing – 12-5pm. See Sept 1 description. $30/15 minutes. $60/half hour. $100/hour. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 1-800-587-6002. AlchemyWestInc.com.

Conscious Movie Night – 7-9pm. Be affect-ed by a powerful film. Talk about inspiring movies on a deeper level and how they affect lives, attitudes and perceptions. Meet like-minded people. Free. The Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle . 206-525-8488. Sites.Google.com/a/centersoflight.org/seattle.

suNday, sEpTEMBER 30Sustainable Ballard Festival – 11am-7pm. Fea-turing vendors including Smart To Grow demon-strating vertical towers and how to use them for hydroponic use, demos, live music, speakers and more. Free. Ballard Commons Park, 5701 22nd Ave NW, Seattle. SustainableBallard.org.

MONday, OCTOBER 1WuHsing Tao School Information Night – 6:30-8pm. See Sept 12 description. WuHsing Tao School School of Five Element Acupuncture, 4000 NE 41st St, Bldg D, Ste 1, Seattle. Register: 206-324-7188. WuHsing.org.

WEdNEsday, OCTOBER 3Tell Your Story: A Spiritual Autobiography – Wednesdays, Oct 3-24. 7-8:30pm. Writer and professor Dr. Rebecca Davis returns to Ananda in Bothell to offer this new 4-session course in cre-ative writing. Give life’s narrative a spiritual focus. $40. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required. 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org.

FRIday, OCTOBER 5Essential Oils: Foundations – October 5-7. The “Foundations” class is the first class in the new Essential Oil & Aromatherapy Certificate Program. Take this class alone as an excellent introduction to using essential oils, or continue on to complete the remaining 7 seminars in the program. No prior experience needed. General public, health care professionals, estheticians, spa therapists, & wellness professionals welcome. $375. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

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save the datesaTuRday, OCTOBER 6How to Achieve Glowing Health & Vitality – 9:30am-12:00pm. Learn the art of conscious relaxation and conscious creativity. Say “Yes” to life and unleash energy and joy! Learn about a revitalizing 9-day cleansing and vitalizing diet and use the Ananda tension exercises to recharge the body at will. Discover how to “feed” not only the body but the mind and the soul. $25. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org.

WEdNEsday, OCTOBER 10Indigenous Wisdom Teachings: Walking the

Inner Landscape - Sourcing from Within – Wednesdays through Oct 24. 6-9pm. Learn to engage the living energies of the universe in order to envision and manifest the world you wish to live in. This knowledge will support spiritual growth, create measurable change, unlock the secrets to living an inspired and fulfilled life, & empower one to make a difference in the world. This is the first class in the Inner Journey & Wisdomkeeper programs. General public & health care practi-tioners welcome. $175. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

saTuRday, OCTOBER 13Eastside Women’s Show – 10am-8pm. Shop local and give back to local charities during the Eastside Women’s Show: the new voice of women’s health and beauty. Spend a day with celebrity speakers from Oprah.com, taste fine wines, and take home the best in food, fashion fitness advice and home decor. $10. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue. EastsideWomensShow.com.

FRIday, OCTOBER 26Free Breema Introduction – 7-8:30pm. Learn about Breema and the Nine Principles of Harmony at this free, introductory, experiential presentation. Breema is a simple, natural form of touch and body movement supported by universal principles. Practicing Breema supports connection with others while at the same time deepening one’s connection to one’s self. Free. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Breema.com.

saTuRday, OCTOBER 27Breema Workshop – Oct 27-28. Be nourished and revitalized in this Breema workshop. $175 before Oct 15, $200 after. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Breema.com.

saTuRday, NOvEMBER 3Hypnotherapy: Transformation & Healing – 9am-5pm. “Transformation & Healing” (50 hours) is one of two courses in Bastyr’s non-credit Hypno-therapy Training program. Take Transformation & Healing alone or also take “Awareness & Integra-tion” to complete the 100-hour program. No prior experience needed. General public & health care practioners welcome. Each course is conducted over two weekends. $635. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152. Bastyr.edu/Continuing-Education.

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sundayCascadia Hikes – 8am-12pm. Learn about local and natural history, sustainability and ecology while viewing waterfalls and wildlife on these guided half-day hikes. Includes hotel pick up and drop off, nature guide, refreshments, transportation, and entry fees. $95. Register: EvergreenEscapes.com/Seattle-Hiking-Tour.asp.

Wing Chun Martial Arts – 11am-1pm. Wing Chun is a martial art that can be used for general fitness; to relieve stress, improve reflexes, coordi-nation speed and power and more. $10. Friends, Philosophy & Tea, 13850 Bel-Red Rd, Bel-levue. 206-349-9376. [email protected]. FriendsPhilosophyAndTea.com.

Free Energy Healing Clinic – 2nd Sunday. 12-4pm. Reiki Ranch, Chehalis. 360-748-4426.

mondayFeldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 6:30-7:45pm. With Becci Parsons. New strate-gies for unwinding, relaxing and recovering from life’s challenges. Cultivate resilience and become your most potent self. $20/drop-in, $75/5 prepaid. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-illumino.com.

Pranic Healing Clinic – 3rd Monday. 7-9pm. Pranic Healing is a highly evolved and tested sys-tem of energy medicine that balances, harmonizes, and transforms the body’s energy processes. This public clinic is an opportunity for you to experience a meditation for world peace and a brief healing with a pranic healer. Free. Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-525-8488. Meetup.com/SeattleMeditationNow.

tuesdaySeattle Greendrinks – 5:30pm. 2nd Tues. Informal social networking to connect and unite those work-ing or interested in environmental issues. Locations vary. Details: SeattleGreendrinks.org.

Sustaining Vitality Qigong – 7-9pm. Discover Chinese Qigong, the study of internal energy and the natural way to enhance or maintain a healthy energetic lifestyle. Class includes medi-tation and movement exercises. Suitable for all levels including beginners. $10/class. Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, Rm 5. Contact Dennis at 425-775-9609. [email protected]. Fmi-Qigong.com. Tribal Style Bellydance – 7-9pm. With Shay Moore. Classes get people moving to the global groove as they develop core tribal bellydance movements with strength, grace, and flexibility. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and experience

welcome. $75 per 6 week session. M’Illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. Registration required. 206-525-0363. DeepRootsDance.com.

Meditation & Mysticism: The First Six Steps – 7:15pm. Join us for a six week series of classes offering a practical approach to living a spiritual life and beginning or deepening your meditation prac-tice. All are welcome. Free. The Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-525-8488. Meetup.com/SeattleMeditationNow/events/74587232.

wednesdayFeldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 11am-12pm. With LeeAnn Starovasnik. Engage the brain and body in new ways while learning to move more easily, more comfortably and even more playfully. $20/drop-in, $75/5 prepaid classes. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-illumino.com.

Prayers for Peace – 7-9pm. 1st Wednesday. Gather across the country and pray for peace, creating a surge of positive energy for people all over the world. Open to all faiths. Pray for healing, spiritual awakening, love, solutions to hunger crises, war - anything that the world needs in order to become a place of peace. Free. The Center of Light, 5225 15th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-525-8488. Sites.google.com/a/centersoflight.org/seattle.

Rainy City Prenatal Yoga & Meditation – 7pm. For pregnant women - partners welcome. Get to know your body, make friends with your mind and resolve discomforts of preg-nancy. Prepare for natural birth. Deepen your relationship with your growing baby. Taught by Beth Coyote, midwife and meditator and Anne Hirsch, midwife and experienced prenatal yoga teacher. Pay what you can. Center For Birth, 1500 Eastlake Avenue E, Seattle. 206-861-8300. RainyCityMidwiferyAndAcupuncture.com/Events.html.

Wednesday Wellness Talk – 7pm-8pm. 3rd Wed. Join us for a series of free monthly talks on a variety of health and wellness topics on the third Wednesday of each month. Topics to be announced - check website for updates. Space is limited; please call to reserve a seat. Free. Butterfly Bal-ance Wellness Center, 3515 SW Alaska St, 2nd Fl, West Seattle. Registration required. 206-755-9900. ButterflyBalance.com.

Red Cedar Circle – 7:30-9:30pm. Local and or-ganic drumming, song, prayer, teachings & stories. Free. Interfaith Community Church, 1763 NW 62nd St, Seattle. 206-683-1378.

thursdayUrban Forest Restoration – 10am. Nature Con-sortium hosts volunteer work parties in the West Duwamish Greenbelt for performing restoration

activities, including planting native species, remov-ing invasive species, mulching and more. Register: NatureC.org/Volunteer.

Monthly DIY Meetup and Ask an Expert – 6-8pm. 2nd Thurs. West Seattle Tool Library hosts expert DIY coaches who are willing to answer questions about current and future proj-ects. These open and informal events cover green remodeling and design, solar, water harvesting and edible gardening. Free. Youngstown Cul-tural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle. 206-317-4671. WSToolLibrary.org.

Weston A Price Foundation Seattle Meeting – 6-8:30pm. 3rd Thurs. A Weston Price/Nourish-ing Traditions style potluck starts at 6pm and a presentation starts at 7pm. Firefly Kitchens, 844 NW 49th St, Seattle.

Baby Diaper Service 101 – 6:30-7:30pm. 2nd Thurs. Mark Stief, owner, will present the ins and outs of diaper service, share best practice cloth diapering techniques and educate expect-ant parents on the health and environmental benefits of cloth diapers. $10/family. Parent Trust for Washington Children, 2200 Rainier Ave S, Seattle. Registration required. 206-634-2229. BabyDiaperService.net/Baby/Diapering-101.

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 6:30-7:30pm. See Wednesday description. $20/drop-in, $75/5 prepaid classes. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. [email protected].

fridayInterPlay – 10:30am-12pm. An improvisational practice that playfully explores the things a body can do: move, make sounds, tell stories, sing, and experience stillness. Based on life-affirming body wisdom principles and the transformative power of play. $10 suggested donation. M-illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-illumino.com.Common Law Study Class – 1st and last Friday. 7pm. Learn how to stop foreclosures, how to handle being ruffed up by police offers, be sup-ported with a community of like-minded individu-als. 360-748-4426.

saturdayFeldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement – 9-10:15am. With LeeAnn Starovasnik and Vicki Robinson. Learn to move more easily and more comfortably while improving your sense of balance and overall well being. $20/drop-in, $75/5 prepaid classes. M’illumino, 6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-525-0363. M-illumino.com.


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Nonprofit CoolMom aims to inspire moms and families to make informed lifestyle choices, protect the climate and advocate for a healthy planet. Pro-grams include walking school buses, no-idle campaigns, advocacy, monthly community meetings, and outreach at community events. Executive Direc-tor Terri Glaberson, who previously served as an executive working in the mental health field and with nonprof-its, started as volunteer coordinator and now leads the group.

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Yoga Behind Bars is a volunteer led nonprofit with a mission to heal lives and society through yoga. Participants in the program are men, women and youth behind bars who work with certified teachers to learn awareness, gain hope and master inner freedom. Founded by shaina Traisman (left) and headed by Executive Director Natalie smith (right), a who began working with Yoga Behind Bars as a volunteer and helped increase classes and the number of participating facilities.

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Seattle Tilth educates people to grow food organically, conserve natural re-sources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban envi-ronment and community. The organiza-tion offers classes ranging from organic gardening, permaculture, and urban livestock to youth programs, landscape consultations and more. The organization is led by andrea platt dwyer, who has worked for nonprofits during most of her 30 year career.

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Based in Wallingford, Solid Ground offers 30 programs and services to help nearly 60,000 households throughout King County and

beyond overcome poverty, have access to nutritious food and skill building pro-grams, and more. Headed by Seattle na-tive and former Boeing executive Gordon McHenry, Jr, Solid Ground’s offerings include Lettuce Link: the program creates access to fresh, nutritious and organic produce, seeds, and gardening information for families with lower incomes in Seattle.

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A regional nonprofit community of builders, designers, suppliers, home-owners, and partners concerned with ecological building in the Pacific Northwest, the NW EcoBuild-ing Guild educates the construction industry as well as the public about sustainable built environments through educational events and outreach. One of the Guild’s most popular and long-running events, the annual 10x10x10 Green Building Slam features Seattle-area sustain-able building projects. Other events have included the Green Home Tour. President Grace Huang of ming | architecture and design currently heads up the organization.

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Bike Works is an innovative organization centered around bicycles that combines youth development, community engage-ment, bicycle recycling and a social enter-prise bike shop to help build a sustainable and healthy community. Bike Works is headed up by Executive Director deb salls.

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Nature Consortium is a grassroots, community-based organization whose mission is to connect people, arts and nature. The nonprofit produces the Youth Art Program, an Urban Forest Restoration Project and the Arts in Nature Festival. Executive Director Nancy Whitlock founded the organization in 1998 based on the idea that everyone has the ability to create and explore the arts and im-prove the environment.

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