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EVOLVING… A GUIDE FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING 1 July 2012

A Guide for Conscious Living

July 2012 ~ Vol. IV, Issue 5

X volving

The Organized

Life

Feng Shui Living

The Six Causes of

Inflammation

The Metaphysics of True Love


Departments: News 4

Journey to Wholeness 5

Let’s Get Naked 6

Wisdom Within 7

Holistic Medicine 9

Revelations 10

Food Conscious 11

In the Kitchen w/Bonnie 11

Horoscope 16

Events 18

Publisher Jill Dutton

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Editorial Assistant

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Ad Design Maitreya Zohar

Contributors

Heidi Alfrey, Liz Brown, Julie Daniluk,

Bhasweti Gewhas, Bethany Klug,

Dion Koch, Jude LaClaire, Aluna Michaels, Teresa Padilla, Bonnie Rabicoff, Nancy Russell,

Suzette Scholtes

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Dear Friend,

Recently, life threw several personal challenges toward

me. What came as a surprise was the awareness of how

this inner discord directly affected my outer world, my

home. My inner and outer worlds, so intertwined, were

reflecting back to me the temporary turmoil of my exis-

tence. Normally tidy to a fault, I began noticing areas of

clutter and discord.

So, I made of list of areas to organize. And felt over-

whelmed. Instead, I committed to cleaning and organiz-

ing just one area a week while doing my regular cleaning. It feels glorious! Some-

times I tackle more than planned; but usually, I am able to let go of the need to do

more as I see progress — and the peace that comes from organized, simplified, liv-

ing.

I always marvel at how my inner and outer realities reflect back to each other.

Like the chicken and the egg, I don't know whether a peaceful inner attitude brings

an organized outer self; or, if by keeping my living space clean I create peace. All I

know is that it works for me... Cleanliness of home begets cleanliness of mind and

feelings of peace.

And so, we offer this special issue on organized living with a focus on Feng Shui.

I look at the chest I recently cleared and moved to another area of my dining room

and I feel the expansion, the clarity and the plain ole cleanliness of stirring up the

healthy energy in the room and creating space.

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Features... Publisher’s Letter...

Yia Yia’s Euro Bistro ...11

The Six Causes of Inflammation ...12

Feng Shui Living … 13

The Organized Life...14

The Feng Shui of Organization ...15


News...

The Journey Home Retreat Center Opens in the Greater KC Area

Located 15 minutes north of the Kansas City Inter-national airport, The Journey Home is an easily-accessible retreat center focused on being an oasis of healing. The space is also available for corporate re-treats, weddings, private parties and more. In July, they offer two weekend yoga sessions. The first is July 13 at 5 p.m. through noon on July 15. This retreat, led by certified yoga instructor Ramie Haas, covers the basics of yoga philosophy and myths with sessions of yoga, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and other forms of meditation. The cost is $350 for the weekend, including lodging and meals. Ramie will also be leading retreats on August 17-19 and Sep-tember 21-23. The second session is July 20 at 5 p.m. through noon on July 22. Led by certified yoga instructor Col-leen Boveri from Seeking Solace Yoga Studio, this retreat covers basic yoga instruction and restorative movements. The cost is $350 for the weekend, includ-ing lodging and meals. The Journey Home is a majestic colonial farm home with a historic tobacco barn, situated on five picturesque acres and surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland. Located on a hill, the unique loca-tion offers amazing panoramic views of nature.

The Journey Home features abundant indoor and outdoor spaces to stretch out, meditate and relax. The home has five large rooms that comfortably sleep 20. On the lawn, one can participate in yoga or medita-tion sessions, take long walks in the clean air, sit un-der a shade tree and eat fruit right off the trees. For more information or to register, please contact Genera l Manager Laura Le ibman a t [email protected] or 816-501-6350, and you may log onto www.journeyhomeretreats.com or like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/journeyhomeretreats.

An Oasis of Healing

As Kansas City’s leader in hair, interior design and wardrobe consulting, Kurt Ziegler has been known for decades for his trendsetting style. The newest trend on the Plaza, Kurt’s Design, is a unisex day spa with a European feel that offers hair, fashion and interior design; pedicures and manicures; massage; facials; permanent cosmetics and areola re-pigmentation; jewelry; fashion and interior design accessories; and fine art photography from Jacia Humiston and other artists. Through the years, Kurt has been featured in the top Kansas City magazines and newspapers, plus nu-merous magazine and television interviews in Ger-many, Paris, Switzerland and Spain. Kurt’s is a relaxed atmosphere, unique in providing these services under one tastefully-decorated roof and

by non-employees — the artisans providing the ser-vices are entrepreneurs, recognized in their fields, who teamed with Kurt to give clients their total atten-tion in a small and inclusive atmosphere of pamper-ing with a tremendous Plaza view, away from the bus-tle. The salon is at the Plaza Point, 4901 Wornall, 816-561-6044, with free and ample parking in front or private indoor parking. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon. through Sat. There are also package deals for special events that can be booked on Sundays (catering available), such as birthday parties, wed-dings and days of pampering by these high-end, highly-qualified designers.

New Spa on the Plaza

Bell Yoga Studio, owned by JheriKeith Alkire, a long-time Westport resident, opened June 18, as the first phase of the larger Bell Holistic Center, located in what was the Epworth Roanoke United Methodist Church, at 1717 W. 41st, Kansas City, MO 64111. Alkire, a former university dean, purchased the building to open a business that would not only reflect her own career evolution, but also blend in with the needs and interests of the Westport Community. “When the space is filled, we will have a yoga studio, massage therapy, martial arts for youth and other services such as anti-bullying, personality-dynamics workshops and lifestyle coaching. We also have rental space, including a commercial kitchen, and are open to suggestions that lead to the health and well being of the mind, body and spirit,” Alkire says.

Grace Duckworth is a co-founder of the studio, and instructors include, Rachelle Gardner, Shalimar Lati-mar and Aubry Hoffman. By the end of July, Dan Felix will be conducting martial arts for young people. Angela Reed, a licensed massage therapist, has also begun massage sessions in another part of the center. At this time, the studio is open during times rang-ing from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., depending on the day and class schedule. To enroll for classes/workshops or to learn more about other potential uses for the center, contact the studio at www.bellyogastudio.com or call 816-589-7896. You can also find the studio on Face-book.

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We can use our pain — emotional or physical — as a catalyst to begin

healing, not just curing. —Dr. Dean Ornish

Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way.

—Nichiren Daishonin, Buddhist Teacher

D r. Ornish, author of many books on health and healing says, “To me, ‘curing’ means only getting back to the way

we were before we became diseased. ‘Healing’ is when we use our pain or illness as a catalyst to begin transform-ing our lives — healing our relation-ships, our hearts and our souls.” The journey that begins with discomfort, often agony, can be the opening of an-other chapter of greater joy, peace and depth of life. It is a choice one makes when faced with pain. Jane Fonda in her TED talk on “The Third Act of Life” talked about a re-markable man dealing with his illness. Neil Selinger was a well-known and suc-cessful attorney for 31 years when he retired at age 54, ready to follow his dreams. He volunteered, spent time with his family and pursued his long interest in writing by taking a class. He began writing a memoir of his child-hood, which he had never had the time to do. At age 56 he was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. His physi-cal health began to deteriorate rapidly. He found himself changing from his very busy life to one that was quieter and much less active. He wrote, “My mind moves in slower motion as I watch the light and anticipate the simple joys that await me in the morning.” As his disease progressed he ex-pressed his thoughts in an essay. “As my muscles weakened, my writing became stronger. As I slowly lost my speech, I gained my voice. As I diminished, I grew. As I lost so much, I finally started to find myself.” He died at age 57, hav-ing accomplished his dreams, publish-ing the book, A Sloan Product: A Mem-oir of a Lost Boy. Illness and pain does not always end in death. In fact, the challenge is to face the pain or illness and find a way to heal one’s self. Dr. Ornish’s distinction be-tween curing and healing is a very im-portant one. I surely have always wanted a cure when my physical pain or illness was interfering with my life. The surprise is that as one seeks the cure, healing may occur. As a therapist I work with people who have emotional pain like depression, anxiety, grief or relationship issues; but, I also see people who are looking for ways to reduce physical pain without

drugs. I use the Neurobehavioral Pro-gram developed by Dr. John Leonard to reduce pain, stress and negative emo-tions. I have often found that as people learn to lessen the physical pain, the emotional pain surfaces more intensely. Physical and emotional pain have no boundary and are inter-connected. Chronic pain causes depression, stress and anxiety. Add that to the typi-cal load of stress we all carry and the result is a heavy dose of both physical and emotional pain. The challenge is to find ways to be in the moment, learning to self-calm and shut down the pain signals long enough to allow the body to begin healing. As one learns the process of calming and relaxing the body, the mind can be more alert and awake, fo-cusing on that sense of inner quiet and peace. Neil Selinger discovered that as his disease made him physically stop, his mind and spirit began to awaken in new ways. He discovered the process of al-lowing the pain or the illness to give birth to new parts of himself. The pain or illness is our teacher as we move from curing to healing. Whatever challenges, you or those you care about, are experiencing, I hope that you can walk that path to healing, transforming your life in new ways. Jude LaClaire, Ph.D., LCPC, LCSW is a coun-selor, educator and author. For counseling appointments, semi-nars or training, speak-ing engagements or information on Neuro-behavioral Programs and Imago Therapy call 913-322-5622. For more information about Jude LaClaire or the Kansas City H o l i s t i c C e n t r e g o t o www.k cho l i s t i c . c om o r ema i l [email protected] .

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Chronic pain causes depression, stress and anxiety. Add that to the

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D o you remember an activity that you loved as a child? What was it? Most of us even-tually forget the playful times

of our youth and get very busy in creating a life that serves the "outer" versus the "inner" needs. One day someone might ask you, “How do you play?” and you won’t be able to come up with an answer. Jesus told us “become like little children to enter the Kingdom of God,” Matthew 18; the point being we must keep the inner child alive in order to truly live. The drive for achievement and recogni-tion can suck the fun right out of life. Laura Brooke was caught in this trap. She’d become a “human doing” rather than a “human being.” Today, as she reflects back, she says her life had be-come so busy, that she would miss the signs on the road because she was so distracted by “the next thing” on her daily “to do” list. Yoga classes were one of the few ways Laura could create peace in her world. In fact, one day in the early 90's, she heard herself say to her son …"I’d love to be a yoga teacher."Almost 15 years later (you know how we can sometimes put off those inspired ideas), her son came across a scholarship for

yoga training and suggested his mom look into it…from the mouths of babes. She applied for the scholarship, received it and found herself realizing that she now had no excuse to ignore her heart’s desire. Laura received her Hatha yoga certificate, and after a few years of volunteer teach-ing, she started officially teaching this year. Yoga was an important break for Laura to leave the usual rat race of her life…but more was to be revealed. Remember I posed a question at the top of the article: “What activity did you love as a child?” for Laura it was dancing. If you stay on this path of awakening and stop pushing your Good away, you will continue to be guided back to that which is your gift. In a synchronistic series of events, Laura’s Truth became revealed. Her 91-year-old mother received a letter from a childhood friend of Laura’s, named Lynda, announcing the opening of her dance studio. Lynda and Laura used to

dance together as youngsters, so Laura was quite intrigued by this news. She decided to look up Lynda’s life and, as she did, she discovered the word, Nia, in association with the new studio. She’d never heard of Nia, but loved its description. The next day she rode her bike to a Nia class in her neighborhood. After the first exposure to Nia, Laura knew this was hers to share with the world. Her inner child had come alive…that is authenticity,

getting naked. After completing her white belt teacher training in Nia, Laura contacted Lynda, a woman she’d been out of touch with for 26 years. They connected on the love of this form of dance and the spiri-tual freedom it reignited in both. Laura just recently returned from a trip to visit Lynda and her family. They laughed, danced and celebrated two lives that had regained their playfulness. Lynda shared with Laura that seeing her so happy in her life, the past memo-ries and present joys of their mutual love

for dance “…brought her back to her home within and unlocked a part of her that had been hidden for a long time.” Give yourself a gift this season: sum-mer isn’t just for chronological chil-dren...it is for that child within each of us. Be willing to get back to your True Self, “get Naked” and have some fun! To find Laura Brooke and her Nia practice go to www.nianow.com/laura-brooke.

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I enjoy studying Eastern philoso-phy as it helps me accept per-sonal responsibility. Some of the old Zen stories are so old I find

many variations. Victor, a yogi from Tulsa, wrote his book on bridging Eastern and Western mind. How kind of him to mail me a copy. I could not put it down. I laughed out loud teach-ing yoga class as I was sharing this wonderful story: One afternoon a farmer took a trip to find the Buddha as he heard the great teacher might help him find re-lief from his suffering. “I’m a farmer,” he said to the Buddha, “and I love farming. But last summer we had a drought and nearly starved, while this summer, we had too much rain and some of my crops did not survive.” The Buddha sat and listened to the farmer. “My wife is a great woman and a good wife. But sometimes she can really nag me. And to tell you the truth, sometimes I get a little tired of her.” The Buddha continued to listen and smile, as the farmer continued. “I’ve got three kids. They’re really great. But sometimes they don’t listen to me and don’t pay me the respect I deserve.” It went on like this for a long while. He complained about his aches and pains and went on to whine about his neighbors, his selfish brother-in-law and the taxes. He probably com-plained about 80-something prob-lems. Then the farmer waited for the Buddha to solve his problems. “Sorry I can’t help you,” the Bud-dha said. (This is where I laugh out loud!) “What!” yelled the farmer, “I’ve heard that you are a great master. How can you not help me?” “Well,” the Buddha replied, “First of all, everyone has problems. In fact, everyone’s got about 83 problems, like you. Of course, you may fix one now and then, but another one will pop up in its place. If you think about it, eve-ryone you know and all that you care for is subject to change — it’s all im-permanent. And you yourself are go-ing to die someday. Now there’s a problem.” The farmer was red in the face.

“What kind of teacher are you!? How is this supposed to help me?!” he re-torted. “Well….perhaps I can help you with the 84th problem,” the Buddha an-swered. “What 84th problem?” the farmer asked. “You don’t want to have any prob-lems.” The moral of this story is our work to find new perspectives and perhaps convert our problems into opportuni-ties. For example, someone in debt may decide to follow Dave Ramsey's step-by-step program to become free of debt. The "lesson" I get is when we learn to accept the realities of our life, the path to love and enlightenment be-comes easier. I find “the 84th problem” works well in relationships. Lucky me, I have zen-like friends who share valuable insights. At lunch I complained to my wise friend how someone said unkind words to me in front of a group and I felt embarrassed and angry. She looked at me and said, “So what?” I look at her, wondering what hap-pened to the empathy and then burst into laugher at her wisdom. “Yes,” I said, “So what! Her behavior has nothing to do with me, my self-value and self-love.” I just love a good story! And for the likes of me I do not yet know why I find this one so amusing. Hope you do as well, reader friend. Suzette Scholtes is Director of Teacher’s Training and Foun-der of The Yoga School of Therapeu-tics, 10400 W. 103rd Street, Overland Park. Her writings have appeared in national magazines and published by New Leaf Publishers, Atlanta. The yoga school calendar of public classes and workshops may be found at www.theyogastudio.com or Email [email protected] or call 913 492-9594.

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O n a recent journey to Tulsa, Oklahoma, I had the opportu-nity to visit and tour the Cancer Treatment Center of America.

This center is more like a small hospital than a clinic as it provides a wide range of services. When I arrived, the reception was warm and friendly; the entrance was open, spacious and luxurious — more like a five-star hotel than a treatment center. Cancer Treatment Center of America (CTCA) in Tulsa opened 25 years ago and offers a truly unique model of care. The type of care offered is a fully integrated and innovative treatment model that com-bines advanced medical treatments, tech-nologies and supportive therapies such as nutrition, naturopathic medicine and mind-body medicine to heal the whole person and improve quality of life. CTCA has complete care under one roof where patients are able to see all of their providers in one convenient place. At CTCA, surgery, radiation, imaging, nutri-tion, medical oncology, chiropractic care, rehabilitation, spiritual support, acupunc-ture — everything — is all under one roof. The doctors are a team of cancer experts, who have years of experience in oncology, so they can focus solely on offering ad-vanced cancer treatments and technolo-gies. Patients are at the center of all they do. Their multidisciplinary team of cancer experts work together and with the pa-tient to create individual treatment plans, all based on the particular patient’s needs. Education and support are paramount in the treatment. A patient can be fully evaluated in a very short amount of time, usually within a week, with advanced medical imaging, including CT, PET, and MRI to diagnose the cancer and perform detailed labora-tory tests in minimum turnaround times. After a complete and thorough diagnosis, the patient is introduced to his/her team of experts which include a medical on-cologist, dietitian, naturopathic doctor and nurse case manager. The dietitian strives to keep the patient nourished, pre-vent malnutrition, rebuild body tissue and support immune function so patients may feel strong, energized and better able to tolerate treatment. The naturopathic doc-tor incorporates safe, natural therapies to help support normal metabolism, boost the body’s immune system and alleviate treatment-related side effects. The case manager, a registered nurse with oncology expertise, addresses patient’s medical questions and concerns, and helps coordi-nate and streamline patient care so the treatment plan runs smoothly. CTCA has advanced treatment and technologies: the GE Discovery PET/CT 600 scanner and Immunotherapy/Biotherapy to mention a couple. This spe-cial PET/CT scan allows physicians to diagnose and stage tumors with improved accuracy to develop a more precise treat-ment plan, enables identification of very

small lesions and discernment of lesions…even with motion present caused by breathing or beating of the heart. This allows for more targeted and concentrated radiation treatment while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The Immunotherapy and biotherapy sum-mons the strength of the immune system to help fight cancer. Alongside immuno-therapy, they offer autologous (the pa-tient’s stem cells) and allogenic (a donor’s stem cells) transplants. Spiritual support is also a key modality available at CTCA. The pastoral support team works within a patient’s belief sys-tem to help them draw upon faith and spirituality for peace, purpose and com-fort in an effort to reduce stress and en-hance overall well-being. The Mind-Body medicine therapist helps patients and their families cope with the disease and with treatment related issues, such as emotional and relationship concerns, anxiety and stress. CTCA tracks all survival statistics, qual-ity of life parameters and patient satisfac-tion. These statistics are compared with those in the national database called the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER). CTCA patients generally do better with survival rates than the SEER results for many types of cancer. Quality of life is addressed by combining a variety of con-ventional and complementary therapies to help patients maintain better during treat-ment and after treatment. While most hospitals strive for high levels of patient satisfaction, CTCA goes one step further. Patient satisfaction surveys and weekly focus groups for patients and caregivers are held to insure optimal care. I was very impressed with the look and feel of the CTCA facility and all the staff and physicians that I met. I can highly recommend this facility to anyone with cancer and especially if they have a recur-rence of cancer or a difficult case. If I had cancer, I would certainly consider using CTCA for my care and would recommend them highly. If you would like more infor-mation, go to cancercenter.com. They have facilities in Arizona, Oklahoma, Illi-nois, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Nancy Russell, M.D. is a holistic Internal medicine physician and has practiced in the Kansas City north-land for 30 years. Dr. Russell blends tradi-tional and alternative medicine in her holis-tic medical practice, Nurturing Optimal Wellness. As a founding member of the American Board of Holistic medicine, she is board certified in holistic medicine. For more educational newsletters: www.nancyrussellmd.com.

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E verybody wants to find true love in their life. Anyone who has ever lost a partner, gotten divorced or ended a relation-

ship can attest that love can be one of life’s greatest blessings. What is the secret of finding true love in life? In my 10 years of working as a relationship healer and hypnotherapist, I have found people usually put a strong focus toward attracting the right partner in life — and they ignore their internal problems that prevent a kinship from developing. The search should start from inside your soul. If you feel inadequate and unloving of yourself, then you are not generating positive energy around your-self. The metaphysical Law of Attraction states that you attract energy similar to what you feel deep inside. If you do not love yourself then it is impossible to attract a partner who will truly love you. In order to find the love you are seeking, you need to develop higher self-esteem and self-love. In order to achieve self-worth you may consider the following steps:

•Start making a list of things that you like about yourself. You may begin with physical attributes such as your eyes, your face or your hair. Eventually, add your personal and mental qualities. Per-haps you are caring and considerate or intelligent and creative. Rather than finding faults about yourself, focus on finding strengths. It won’t take long before you see things about yourself that you love.

•Focus on finding opportunities where you can use your good qualities. If you are an outgoing person, explore how you can be helpful to others. It is important to remember: what you feel about your-self is important, as it helps to develop your self-worth. Do not depend on oth-ers’ approval to be your best.

•Bring happiness and joy in your life. This step is extremely important. If you worry too much, or feel heavily bur-dened, it is time to give yourself a break and bring joy back into your life. Find someone who can spend some happy moments with you. Your companion doesn’t have to be your life partner. He or she can be a friend, co-worker, neighbor or a family member. Have a good time when you are alone, too. The more you become truly happy inside, the opportunity to attract someone who will truly admire you becomes much more likely. Remember that happiness attracts happiness.

•Feel great about your achievements. Whenever you feel sad, depressed or negative, bring your mind back on your

good qualities and your success. Realize that no one is perfect, and it is impor-tant to be happy rather than perfect. Observe your thoughts and feelings from time to time and release negativity.

•Explore your creative outlets. Find ways to uplift your spirit. With higher energy, it is easier to enjoy life and at-tract a happy partner. Find time for self-nurturing, observing what truly brings you joy in life. It can be very simple — like spending more time in nature, walk-ing your dog or doing yoga. Make some time to enjoy your own company.

•Remember to unwind; set aside some time every day to relax and practice deep breathing. Be silent inside to con-template what is going on in your life and focus on finding solutions to im-prove your situation. Do not feel over-whelmed to figure out everything that needs to change; but rather, make some feasible adjustments so that the quality of your life gradually improves. Big shift comes when you are consistently mak-ing smaller shifts.

•While practicing to become happy, use meditation as an aide. Meditation will assist in finding your inner state of grace. As you silence your busy mind and listen to your own heartbeat, you become aware of your calm center. In this center you will find true self-love, joy and peace. Practice meditations daily, and you will create the supportive energy within yourself to attract true love in life.

•Now it is time to take responsibility of our own life and relationships. As we understand that all love starts from in-side and believe in our innate ability to improve life by using the metaphysical law of attraction, we shift in our mind. As our energy rises we comfortably at-tract greater opportunities for true love. Bhasweti Gewhas, Ph.D. is a certified Hypnotherap i st , Past-Life Regres-sion Therapist, Spiritual Life Coach, Advanced Theta Healer, Psychic Reader, Reiki Mas-ter and Advanced Level Feng Shui Practitioner. By connecting with angels master guides and God, she tunes into divine guidance on any aspect of life to offer insight for highest development and happiness. Bhasweti looks forward to speaking with you to share unlimited love and light. For more info about her work visit: www.stressfreetools.com. Contact her at 425 246 1801, [email protected].

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Bonnie Rabicoff is the pro-ducer and host of the multi-media foodie series “In the Kitchen with Bonnie.” She has served as the Vice President of Development for KCPT Public Television and the Marketing Director of The Barstow School where she founded and coordinated “The Barstow School Organic Farmers’ Market and Chef Series. Bonnie has worked in the television medium for over 20 years…Serving as a producer and host for a variety of com-munity programs addressing education, the arts, social service and cooking. For a listing of upcoming features or to view the entire foodie series, visit inthekitch-enwithbonnie.com

Eating Well in Kansas City

Rock Shrimp Flatbread

Ingredients: flatbread

chili oil 1 oz roasted red peppers 1 oz cheese blend

2 oz artichoke 3 oz rock shrimp watercress white balsamic vinegar

Directions: Use a basic pizza dough recipe for the flat-

bread, let it overproof then roll out flat. Heat flatbread in wood oven. Brush base with chili oil.

Layer on roasted red peppers, cheese blend, artichoke, and shrimp. Crisp in wood oven. Toss watercress and

white balsamic to top. Watermelon-Soup Shooter:

Blend the following in a blender: 2 quarts cubed watermelon 4 Tbs lime juice,

2 Tbs brown sugar. Serve in frosted shot glasses.

Seasonal Tomato Salad

Ingredients: cubed watermelon

tomato basil arugula

watercress 2 cups red wine vinai-grette ¾ c lemon juice

1 Tbs honey salt

pepper

4 c oil sunflower seeds 3 oz rock shrimp

Directions: Combine red wine vinaigrette, lemon juice,

honey, salt, pepper, and oil. Toss cubed watermelon, tomato, basil, aru-gula & watercress in red wine vinaigrette

combination. Sprinkle on sunflower seeds and top with rock shrimp.

M ost of you have heard the term Standard Ameri-can Diet, which

describes the highly processed, meat, sugar and dairy-laden diet of most Americans. I’ve identified a “Standard Ameri-can Healthy Diet.” I’ve traced it to food industry sponsored TV shows and websites. It’s typically composed of white meat, cheese, greek yogurt, packaged whole grain prod-ucts, fruit, and very few vege-tables. Standard American Healthy eaters know white sugar and high fructose corn syrup are bad so they favor Nutri-sweet, Splenda, xylitol, agave and stevia. It’s a step forward on the one hand — people have gotten the mes-sage that whole grains are bet-ter than white and red meat is linked to heart disease and cancer. Unfortunately, they think they are doing some-thing to prevent chronic dis-ease; but. most will end up in an oncologist’s office or in the cardiac cath lab, if they are lucky. Standard American Hea l thy i sn ’ t hea l thy enough. Here’s how you can improve it. Forget color. Ask what the animal ate. The natural diet of animals we most commonly eat — cattle, chickens, pigs and turkeys — is grass and bugs. It’s healthiest for them and for us. Even red meat is healthy if the cow ate grass until it was slaughtered. Chicken, eggs and turkey raised on corn and soy are just as unhealthy as red meat fed the same. They are all high in saturated fat and omega-6, pro-inflammatory fats. They are all low in the amino acid tryptophan, which we need to make the mood chemical serotonin. Drugs like Prozac keep serotonin around longer. I will go as far to say that the epidemic of mental illness in the western world may have its roots in how we feed the animals we eat. So if you want to be happy and

healthy, then eat a happy and healthy animal, which is one that eats it natural diet of grass until slaughter. Check the ads in this magazine for grass-fed producers or check the pro-ducers directory at kcfoodcir-cle.org. Skip milk products, Greek or Tasmanian. Feed lot animals are sick. That’s why they are routinely given antibiotics. Just like when we take antibi-otics, the good bacteria in their digestive tracts are destroyed and bad bugs take over. That's why E. Coli and Listeria out-breaks occur from time to time. Greek or Tasmanian, they have very little healthy to offer us. On top of that, milk protein promotes cancer and inflammatory conditions such as acid reflex, ear infec-tions, sinusitis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. We forget that milk products have been mass pro-duced only for the past 80 to 100 years. Until then, we ate it fresh daily, straight from the grass-fed cow, without pas-teurization or homogenization, and only in small amounts, like a condiment. Now, thanks to industry influence, milk is a food group, one you best do with out. I’ll address other ways to improve on Standard Ameri-can Healthy next month. Until then, switch to grass-fed ani-mal flesh, drop the milk prod-ucts and see how much better you look and feel! Bethany Klug is a physician for whom food is a door-way to per-sonal, com-munity and planetary health. Learn more about her practice of “Restoring Health with Holistic Medicine” at 913-642-1900 and www.bethanyklug.com.

In the Kitchen with Bonnie—by Bonnie Rabicoff

Yia Yia’s Euro Bistro

Food Conscious—by Bethany Klug, D.O.

Improving Standard

American Healthy, Part I

Flatbread of Rock Shrimp, Roasted Peppers and Artichokes with a Seasonal Salad of Heirloom Tomatoes, Watermelon & Rock Shrimp...Served with a Watermelon-Soup Shooter Created by Executive Chef Martin Woods “In the Kitchen with Bonnie” at Yia Yia’s Euro Bistro


Eating Well in Kansas City

Feature Article—by Julie Danluk

The Six Causes of Inflammation

E very human will experience the pain of inflammation at some time in his or her life, so this book is for everyone. Inflamma-

tion is an immune response to injury, toxins, allergy, or infection, and causes pain, redness, heat, and swelling in the affected area. Since more than 70 percent of our immune system cells are found along the lining of our digestive tract, your immune response is hugely affected by the foods that interact with your gut. Do you consistently get a stomachache after eating your favorite ice cream? Has your doctor diagnosed you with “runner’s knee” even though you’ve never run past the corner store? If this sounds like you, you’re part of a growing population that struggles with chronic pain long before old age. It’s strange that North Americans over the age of thirty have started to ac-cept pain as part of the aging process. With one in five people suffering from arthritis in Canada and the United States, fighting joint pain has become a top health care priority. Food allergies, which are often a root cause of pain, are also becoming increas-ingly common across North America be-cause many foods are heavily processed, and we don’t have enough variety in our diet. We often choose the same popular menu items like wheat cereal for break-fast, wheat-bread sandwich for lunch, and wheat pasta for dinner. As a result, our immune system overreacts and we suffer the painful symptoms of allergies. Diag-nosing a food allergy isn’t always easy; symptoms can be diverse. Regardless of the signal our body sends us, inflamma-tion is the ultimate consequence of an allergic reaction. There are two basic types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain comes on quickly (for example, twisting an ankle), and lasts a relatively short period of time. The swelling, redness, heat, and inflamed nerve endings set off an alarm bell, warn-ing the rest of the body that something is wrong. In this instance, inflammation serves a purpose and is a natural and nec-essary part of the healing process. How-ever, when acute pain is not properly treated, it can develop into chronic pain (which stems from chronic inflamma-tion). Chronic pain occurs when an initial pain response won’t go away, and the body continues to overreact long after the initial cause of pain has passed. Sadly, our views on chronic pain are all wrong. Chronic pain and discomfort should be rare at any age, and in each case it should be promptly addressed. Around the world, people who eat unprocessed nutritious foods all their lives remain limber and agile well into their senior years. Indige-nous communities that have not adopted

the processed foods prevalent in Western societies remain free from epidemics such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and other inflammatory conditions. It’s high time we consider reducing inflammation. The ability to heal is within all of us. In some ways, it’s unfortunate that there are powerful analgesics (such as pharmaceu-tical painkillers) that effectively switch off the pain signal—after all, pain is supposed to warn you that something is wrong. Such medications allow you to continue functioning but prevent you from being able to keep in touch with your body’s messages. If you can’t feel pain, it will become more difficult to get to the root of your initial discomfort, and you won’t know whether your body is healing prop-erly. Have you ever seen the commercial where a woman injures her knee and, instead of resting, she runs up a hill while saying, “I don’t let pain slow me down; I take [insert drug name] so I can continue with life”? Think about this for a second: if you ignore an injury and circumvent the pain response, you’re working outside your natural limits. As a result, you could be on a path to more serious injury, or your current injury may eventually lead to chronic pain. Although injuries and sore joints are hard to ignore, less severe symptoms of inflammation generally don’t attract your attention in the same way. Symptoms such as indigestion after meals, bleeding gums, or a patch of eczema that won’t clear up (despite using lots of anti-inflammatory creams) are easy to ignore for a long time. If left unchecked, these annoying little symptoms can lead to chronic inflammation and lifelong pain. In order to heal your pain, you need to understand how chronic inflammation occurs. The MTHI plan will teach you how to give your body the foods it needs to repair itself. Inflammation plays a key role in the development of seemingly un-related illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, depression, eczema, psoriasis, and dementia. Conversely, as already mentioned, inflammation is also the natu-ral result of the body’s response to injury or infection, and it stimulates the healing process. Unfortunately, this protective response of the immune system, if pro-longed, can result in damage to the body’s organs. The World Health Organization reports that cardiovascular diseases, most of which are rooted in chronic inflamma-tion, are the top causes of deaths interna-tionally, and that “at least 80 percent of

premature deaths from cardiovascular heart disease and strokes could be pre-vented through a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding the use of tobacco.” Chronic inflammation can be extremely serious, but it can also be silent enough to ignore until it’s too late. What’s the safest way to prevent the process of painful in-flammation? The answer is to avoid prob-lem foods and consume specific foods that contain powerful phytonutrients includ-ing antioxidants, which can quell the in-flammatory fire in the digestive tract, joints, heart, and skin. Phytonutrients are compounds found in plants that aren’t classified as either vitamins or minerals and that aren’t required for normal func-tioning of the human body, but that have a beneficial effect on health (the prefix “phyto” is derived from the Greek word for “plant”).

A Tale of Two Curries

Ingredients: 3 cups chopped onions (about 3 medium bulbs) 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp chopped garlic 2.2 lb chicken thighs, skinned OR three 14 oz cans black beans 3 cups carrots, sliced into coins 2 cups chopped kale 1 tbsp minced ginger root 1 tbsp turmeric ½ tbsp cinnamon ½ tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp gray sea salt or pink rock salt 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock ½ lemon or 1 medium lime, zested and juiced 2 cups cauliflower or broccoli, cut into 2-inch pieces ½ cup coconut milk ¼ cup tahini

Directions: 1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, sauté the onions in the oil over medium-low heat until soft, about 7 minutes. Spritz liberally with filtered water or broth to ensure the oil doesn’t overheat. 2. Add the garlic and sauté a few minutes more, being careful not to brown or burn it. Keep it gently toasted and golden. Then add chicken and brown for 5 minutes. 3. Add carrots, kale, spices, salt, and stock and gently simmer over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes. 4. Add the broccoli or cauliflower and lemon or lime zest and simmer for an-

other 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are al dente. If you prefer a tangy curry, add more citrus zest. 5. Stir in the lemon or lime juice, coconut milk, and tahini and mix thoroughly. Note: If you’re short on time, you can skip browning the chicken, or consider invest-ing in a slow cooker. Just wait to add the coconut milk until right at the end, mixing it in just before you serve it.

Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients: 2 cups skinned and diced celery root 2 cups diced Jerusalem artichokes 2 cups skinned and diced turnip 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (plus 2 tbsp if making lentil version) 1 lb ground bison or turkey OR 2 cups cooked lentils 2 cups chopped onions 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp gray sea salt or pink rock salt 3 tbsp Italian herb blend (basil, marjo-ram, oregano, rosemary, sage, savory, and/or thyme) 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup diced sweet potato or yam 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup sweet peas 2 cups chopped fresh spinach ½ cup kasha (toasted buckwheat) ¼ cup fresh sage OR 1 tsp (5 mL) dry sage

Directions: 1. Boil celery root, Jerusalem artichoke, and turnip in 3 cups (750 mL) of water until soft. Drain and mash with 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil. Set aside. 2. Brown the bison meat in a large pot over medium-low heat with onion, garlic, cumin seed, salt, and herbs. (If making the lentil version, heat 2 tbsp/30 mL olive oil over medium-low heat with onion, garlic, cumin seed, salt, and herbs before adding the lentils.) Spritz liberally with filtered water or broth to ensure the oil doesn’t overheat. 3. Add the carrots, sweet potato or yam, celery, peas, spinach, kasha, and sage. If cooking the lentil version, add ¾ cup (185 mL) of vegetable broth. Stir well and cook for 8 minutes. 4. Transfer to a 9 × 13–inch (20 cm × 30 cm) baking dish. Top with the mashed white root vegetables. 5. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 minutes. Move to the top rack position and broil on low for 5 minutes or until nicely browned. 7. Serve hot or allow to set in the fridge overnight. Excerpted with permission from Meals that Heal Inflammation by Julie Daniluk, R.H.N. It is published by Hay House and available at all bookstores or online at:

www.hayhouse.com.

Although injuries and sore joints are hard to ignore, less severe symptoms of

inflammation … such as indigestion after meals, bleeding gums, or a patch of

eczema that won’t clear up (despite using lots of anti-inflammatory creams) are

easy to ignore for a long time. If left unchecked, these annoying little symptoms

can lead to chronic inflammation and lifelong pain.


Gardens bring us into contact with the cycles and irrefutable laws of nature, teach-ing us indelible lessons about ourselves and about the messy, difficult, and beautiful

processes of living. –Cait Johnson in

Earth, Water, Fire and Air

I grew up in the splendor of the Colorado Rockies. One of the many times I realized nature as a teacher was on an all girls trip to

the mountains to celebrate my 14th birthday. I remember rustling through the trees making forts, splashing through the river jumping from rock to rock, wearing remnants of gooey marshmallows all over my lips from roasting S’mores by the fire and I can never forget the smell of the crisp, earthy mountain air or the feeling that I had. I felt powerful and supported. This feeling and recognition of the awe of nature and its subtle reflection in-ward is what Feng Shui is all about. This awareness and guidance inward is an important step in having success with Feng Shui. Many times, clients will want me to perform a special Feng Shui cure to help improve their life. The key word is that they want “me” to perform this cure. In actuality, it is important for each person to do their own Feng Shui adjustments. One of the reasons why is that energy follows attention. When you make a conscious Intention with your Attention to do a Feng Shui ad-justment, then energy will follow this and go where you direct it. It is very similar to how a boomerang works. The angle that you let go of the boo-merang determines exactly how it will come back to you. This is cause and effect. Light and dark, Yin and Yang. Gregg Braden refers to this as "fractals of time." What is created is what particle physics terms The GUT or Grand Unified Theory. Which is described as such: "In the heavens there is a corresponding change amongst certain things and conditions on Earth and therefore deduced that if one delib-erately changes things on Earth (or inside oneself on the mental levels) then there will be a corresponding shift without. Feng Shui is an ancient, eastern practice over thousands of years old. The meaning of the Chinese characters for Feng Shui are “Wind and Water”--

showing the close relationship of the teachings in respect to the forces of nature. Increasing your good fortune through Feng Shui is about choosing to harmonize with these forces of nature. We often forget about nature in our every day life, even though it is all around us. As we become aware of how things flow within and around then we can become aware of nature and its many influences, attributes and power. Making choices to slow down and wake up our senses and mind sense of atten-tion to any given moment, gives us the opportunity to begin to be in alignment with the connected flow of nature. Some ways you can wake up and be connected are: 1. Literally "shake it off." Stand up and shake your whole body, like you are shaking off water. This resets you and helps attune you. 2. Take an Epsom salt bath with at least two cups of Epsom salts. This clears your energy. 3. Visualize what you want in your life and how you can harmonize with oth-ers in achieving your desire. Spend 5 minutes daily. 4. Clear clutter and chant “Om.” Chant repeatedly, but mindfully. 5. Breathe! Breath binds the soul to the body. It unifies and connects. 6. Say Feng Shui nine times with a smile. Did I get your attention here? Sounds silly, but it works. As you wake up and become aware, Nature becomes your teacher guiding you through the eight changes. The Eight Trigrams or Eight Changes are the foundation of the I Ching, the seminal text of Chinese wis-dom. They represent qualities that are observable in nature and in ourselves. Each trigram notes a particular orien-tation in space to a particular phase or change in nature. These eight changes, when combined with yin/yang or the two main forces always present in na-ture, form a double trigram or what is termed a hexagram. These hexagrams form a set of 64 potential conditions in nature and in our life. The eight trigrams are: 1. Heaven: The Creative principle —

the potential for all of manifesta-tion.

2. Earth: The Receptive principle-the potential for physical manifesta-tion.

3. Fire: The Clinging principle-the potential for achievement, clarity, and vitality.

4. Water: The Abysmal principle-the potential for adaptability, mystery, and danger.

5. Thunder: The Arousing principle-the initial impulse for all new things.

6. Lake: The Joyous principle-embodies rewards, endings and transformation.

7. Mountain: The Stillness principle-the potential for serenity and inter-nal power.

8. Wind: The Penetrating principle-the power to achieve without ef-fort.

These positions formed from nature and spirit intertwining together, or yin and yang together, evolved into what is known as the Ba Gua or eight-sided map. The positions are referred to in Feng Shui as the Career Area or Water, the Knowledge Area or Mountain, the Family Area or Thunder, The Wealth Area or Wind, the Fame Area or Fire, the Marriage Area or Earth, the Crea-tive Area or Lake and the Benefactors Area or Heaven. In Black Hat Feng Shui, you lay the bagua out as you enter into a space or according with the flow of chi into the

space. (See the Bagua Map Illustration.) As you become aware, waking your Self up and utilizing the Bagua Map in your living space you will connect with Nature as your teacher. Your home is the connecting point be-

tween heaven and earth. It is the place of your centre, your axis – it connects you to

the land. —Denise Linn,

Feng Shui for the Soul

Teresa Padilla lives

in Olathe, KS. She is a Certified

Feng Shui Practitio-ner, Professional Member of the In-ternational Feng Shui Guild and

Chapter Manager of the Kansas City Area Chapter. Teresa has over 20 years ex-perience with teaching and public

speaking in eight states across the Mid-west. Some of the topics she teaches and speaks on are; dream interpreta-tion, meditation, healing, developing your intuition, visualization, seasonal

food therapy and Feng Shui. Contact Teresa at

[email protected] or 913-271-7884

Feature—by Teresa Padilla

Feng Shui Living: Nature as our First Teacher

Bagua Map

Benefactor & TravelBenefactor & TravelBenefactor & TravelBenefactor & Travel

Area, heaven,Area, heaven,Area, heaven,Area, heaven,

gray, number 6gray, number 6gray, number 6gray, number 6

dome shapedome shapedome shapedome shape

Career AreaCareer AreaCareer AreaCareer Area

water, waterwater, waterwater, waterwater, water

black, number 1black, number 1black, number 1black, number 1

irregular shapeirregular shapeirregular shapeirregular shape

Knowledge/WisdomKnowledge/WisdomKnowledge/WisdomKnowledge/Wisdom

Area, mountain,Area, mountain,Area, mountain,Area, mountain,

earth, blue,earth, blue,earth, blue,earth, blue,

number 8, number 8, number 8, number 8,

square shapesquare shapesquare shapesquare shape

Children & CreativeChildren & CreativeChildren & CreativeChildren & Creative

Area, lakeArea, lakeArea, lakeArea, lake

metal, whitemetal, whitemetal, whitemetal, white

number 7, circle number 7, circle number 7, circle number 7, circle

shapeshapeshapeshape

Health AreaHealth AreaHealth AreaHealth Area

earthearthearthearth

yellow, number 5yellow, number 5yellow, number 5yellow, number 5

square,yinsquare,yinsquare,yinsquare,yin/yang/yang/yang/yang

Family AreaFamily AreaFamily AreaFamily Area

thunder, soft woodthunder, soft woodthunder, soft woodthunder, soft wood

green, number 3green, number 3green, number 3green, number 3

columnar shapecolumnar shapecolumnar shapecolumnar shape

Marriage &Marriage &Marriage &Marriage &

Relationship AreaRelationship AreaRelationship AreaRelationship Area

earth/earthearth/earthearth/earthearth/earth

pink, number 2pink, number 2pink, number 2pink, number 2

square shapesquare shapesquare shapesquare shape

Fame AreaFame AreaFame AreaFame Area

fire/firefire/firefire/firefire/fire

red, number 9red, number 9red, number 9red, number 9

triangle shapetriangle shapetriangle shapetriangle shape

Wealth AreaWealth AreaWealth AreaWealth Area

wind/hard woodwind/hard woodwind/hard woodwind/hard wood

purple, number 4purple, number 4purple, number 4purple, number 4

columnar shapecolumnar shapecolumnar shapecolumnar shape

Front of Bagua


" If you want to make God laugh, make a

plan." I'm sitting in the Denver airport and

the flight is delayed two hours because a

flight attendant called in sick and we're

waiting for her replacement. So I decided to fin-

ish my Evolving article. I put my USB Drive into

the computer and the file had been wiped off,

necessitating my starting the article all over

again. Obviously, I am supposed to share a differ-

ent message about living an organized life.

It seems that lately we have been experiencing

more and more unforeseen obstacles, including

power outages, dropped calls and miscommuni-

cation. All of our planning is sabotaged by all that

is going on around us. Sitting here in the airport,

I have a gentleman who missed his business

meeting; I know this because he made a loud an-

nouncement to everyone around him. Yet, he is

sitting quietly with a fairly peaceful nature about

him--the only thing he can do is to surrender and

adapt.

With teams that do software development

there is a technique being used called "scrum."

This process includes a short 10 minute meeting

at the beginning of the day where everyone con-

nects to provide a status update and the team

puts together the strategy for the day. My life is

starting to reflect this approach. At the beginning

of the day, I connect with my Inner Wisdom for

my top priorities. I focus on the high level objec-

tives and allow the day to unfold. It is surprising

how well this works. Everything that is important

surfaces with ease and grace.

The worst part of dealing with plans that do

not work out is the mental suffering that we ex-

perience; so, it is important to have an organized

mind. How do you achieve an organized mind?

Make a commitment to being in the flow of life,

allowing the unexpected adventures, delays and

mishaps. When I use the word “allow,” I mean to

have no resistance to what is. Be present, without

resistance. Commit to the next action step in-

stead of reacting to everything that is going on.

How do you know that you are responding

through Inner Wisdom versus reactivity? With

Inner Wisdom there is no "story." There is no

drama or hype. "I can't believe this flight is de-

layed." "I'm going to miss this business lunch."

"I'm going to lose the deal." "I will never fly this

airline again; I should have known better." When

you are wrapped up in your "story" you look for

people to be your audience, there is a lot of ani-

mation in your delivery and something, someone

or some experience is always wrong. When you

operate from Inner Wisdom, you simply regroup

and move forward with neutrality.

A river does not flow in a straight line; there

are bends, twists, dams, sand bars and blockages.

The same is true for life. Our resistance is re-

flected back to us through the belief that our life

should be a straight line. If you step back and

look at the days where everything flowed, you

will find that you had no resistance to what was

unfolding. When the day is not flowing, and you

catch yourself saying things like: "I did not get

anything done," "This (computer or Internet) is

running soooo slow," or "Nothing worked out

today," then you are in resistance. What would be

possible if you could shift your belief to the idea

that, in any moment, what you experience is part

of the plan for the day?

• When your call gets dropped, you were not

supposed to talk to that person at that mo-

ment.

• When you are running late, the other person

was also running late or s/he needed time to

prepare for your meeting.

• When your computer locks up and you have

to restart, it is time for you to take a mental

or physical break.

• When someone cancels, you have freed up

time to take care of other things.

• When your flight is delayed two hours, you

now have time to write an article from

scratch.

The unforeseen obstacles become a natural

part of your life. The key to organizing your life is

no resistance. My desk was totally overloaded

with mail, receipts, books, etc. I noticed that I

was resisting it with my judgmental chatter:

"That looks like a mess." "I need to make time

to clean it up." "I can't find anything." In that

moment, I received insight to STOP the struggle.

I was guided to make one big pile, pull out the

top priorities and dump the rest in a drawer. In

that moment, my desk transformed from chaos

to organized. It is that simple!

Living a life of organization emanates from a

peaceful state of mind. The fastest way to restore

a peaceful state is to place your right hand, then

your left hand, on your heart. Take three slow,

deep breaths, bringing your awareness to the

breath moving through your body. As you relax,

you become present to the "now” moment--

letting go of fear and opening to your Inner Wis-

dom.

My plane has landed and I am getting ready to

depart. I have a $50 voucher for the two-hour

delay, a completed article and an expanded

awareness of being in the flow. I acknowledge

myself for going with the flow and making the

very best of a situation that could have caused me

a lot of anxiety. First step, hold a high level vision

for your experience. Second, allow your experi-

ence to unfold without resistance. Third, tune

into your Inner Wisdom. Finally, if you need

some extra help getting your mind organized, put

your hands on your heart and take three slow,

deep breaths. Allow yourself to live a Life of Or-

ganization by allowing it to unfold with Ease and

Grace.

Dion Koch is a Transfor-

mation Facil itator,

Speaker and Oneness

Trainer. She is commit-

ted to empowering peo-

ple to live from the

Truth instead of the illu-

sion of old wounds, be-

liefs and experiences.

Dion provides individual

and group Intuitive Healing Sessions, Coaching

and Classes. Call (913) 909-3326 or e-mail Dion

at [email protected].

Feature—by Dion Koch

Living an Organized Life


D oes Feng Shui preach organization? Cer-tainly it’s one aspect; however, does all organization equal good Feng Shui? Sur-prisingly not.

One organizational strategy might put everything in its place, but then how does the new space FEEL? How has the energy, the chi of that area changed? Perhaps you have good organization, but bad Feng Shui. Con-sider: Are the storage boxes piled too high, making you feel as if the tower will crumble at any moment?

Do you feel just a little more short of breath at night, when flat storage boxes totally fill the space under-bed?

Are all your boxes properly labeled, yet you continu-ally get frustrated when you can’t see in?

It’s all about the FLOW. Feng Shui principles work to allow you freedom of movement throughout your environment, along with the ability to effortlessly and efficiently place your hand on exactly what you need when you need it. Sounds like nirvana, doesn’t it? Heaven on earth. Because in this environment, YOU rule! You’re not a slave to your belongings. As a slave, your possessions are overabundant and/or disorganized, spilling out from closets and drawers, cluttering the way. Time after time, you’re faced with one obstacle after another, day by day. Bad Feng Shui. Ensuring that “everything is in its place, with a place for everything” allows you to move smoothly, easily, effort-lessly. There is flow to your every step. Life gets a little easier. Any hesitation to your path brings diminished re-sults. Homes with blocked chi render many unfavor-able outcomes for occupants. This equation is preached not only by Feng Shui consultants, but by none other than Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environment Structure. In their landmark book, A Pattern Language —second in a series of three texts laying out a new language for building and design— 253 patterns are detailed, with A Flow Through Rooms being one. Therein, Alexander warns of troubling consequences for the inhabitant, due to blocked or chopped flow: “If the physical environment inhibits him and re-

duces his freedom of action, it will prevent him from doing the best he can to keep healing and improving the social situations he is in as he sees fit. The building with generous circulation allows each person’s instincts and intuitions full play. The building with ungenerous cir-culation inhibits them.” To assure this "generous circulation," make smooth your path. Your first step? Clear the clutter! According to Karen Kingston, internationally-renowned space clearing expert and author of million plus seller, Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui: “… clutter clearing is one of the most powerful, transformative aspects of Feng Shui, and in most cases, Feng Shui cures and enhancements are at best only minimally effective until this has been done.” Strong words, but an absolutely essential step if you truly want life to change. You can’t let your possessions get in your way. If you’re literally forced to walk around items in your home, we anticipate obstacles to likewise appear outside the home, perhaps in your so-cial or business life. The patterns you create inside do indeed repeat out-side. So ask yourself if you’re making life harder for yourself than it has to be. Is it time for a change? Peter Walsh, organization expert and author of sev-eral best-sellers, including Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? warns about possessions turning against you: “Rather than bringing you happiness, or peace, or calm, or focus, if the stuff you own is causing you stress, or paralysis, or arguments with your partner, or financial ruin, then you need to do something about it.” Start today to get your life flowing! Corral all your belongings, keep only what works for you, organize well, and determine optimum placement, keeping Feng Shui principles at the fore. Since 1996, Liz Brown continues to provide both on-site and remote Feng Shui consultations for home, of-fice and business. Details about all her services are

available at www.ahandinhealing.com

Feature—by Liz Brown

The Feng Shui of Organization

7 STEPS TO FENG SHUI ORGANIZING

• Be rigorous as you PURGE that which no longer serves you, prior to organizing. Analyze every item in each area. You should be able to answer yes to the follow-ing two questions before allowing a piece to stay: Do I love it? Is it useful to me right now (not some day)? Surround yourself with only positive chi.

• Assess the LOCATION of storage contain-ers. Even though it’s all organized and or-dered, it’s a fair amount of stagnant energy being instilled in one confined space. So be mindful where you’re placing this block. In particular, refrain from under-bed storage.

• Ensure good LIGHTING, so that you see all containers clearly and read all labels easily. Light enlivens your space.

• Assess the EXPANSE of storage containers. Best to not create a block where critical flow is needed. If possible, spread out your storage to moderate the harmful effects of inert space.

• Assess the INDIVIDUAL storage contain-ers. Will labels securely adhere? Do they need to be clear, to cut down on your frus-tration? Be sure to rigorously purge first, to determine how much storage you really need.

• Can you REPURPOSE any objects cur-rently in the home and use them to order your clutter? Every item in your home is loved, it’s sacred, and it deserves to be used to its full potential. So be creative in getting the most out of what you already own. (The small Waterford vase might make an excellent penholder. The extra laundry basket could keep everything un-der the bathroom sink organized.)

• Determine the organizational PROCESS that works for you: Alpha? Numeric? By category? By season? By color? It all de-pends on how YOUR mind works. Each group of belongings is different, as is each individual and the way they think. You deserve to customize it all. As in all things Feng Shui, my mantra continues to be — the more personal, the more powerful!

The patterns you create inside do indeed repeat outside. So ask yourself if you’re making life harder for yourself than it has to be. Is it time for a change?


Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Mercury is retrograde in your sign, and could make you feel quite snappy and defensive. Try to observe your emotions. When you have a sudden internal shift, take alone time as soon as you can. Write about your feelings. Meditate. Please don’t act on your anger! You could be re-living a past life scenario. Stay quiet until you re-ceive clear, stable guidance from your center. Asking for answers in dreams could reveal more of the story and relieve your irksomeness!

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Meditation and quiet time will give you inventive ideas about finances! Read books on spiritual prosperity for added inspiration. You might also talk with a trusted friend for advice on budgeting. If partnered, find ways to be “on the same page” where money is concerned. Approach him/her in a gentle, non-critical way. Opening to each other in this way will increase your intimacy and strengthen your bond.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) You’ll have a renaissance in your rela-tionship! Re-invigorate your connec-tion by doing new activities together.

Let yourself go out of your comfort zone, Libra! If single, approach dating with a new attitude. Be open to vari-ous people you would have over-looked or who aren’t “your type”. Be-cause warrior Mars is in your sign, beware of being irritable and starting a fight in order to feel stimulated. Work out, have fun, take risks – posi-tive ways to express Mars! Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Clear your subconscious mind of re-sentments. Meditate and think back over the past two years. Forgive and release disappointments and old an-ger that have become lodged in your mind. Make sure you especially focus on forgiving yourself! You’ll have more energy, better health, and feel like a weight has been lifted from your soul. (And it has because forgiv-ing is the way to erase karma!) Since Mercury is retrograde, please try not to over-react, worry or jump to con-clusions, especially when at work. Stay centered and most things will work out without difficulty.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) You could be starting a relationship with someone you’ve known for awhile who has just been a friend – or

someone you were involved with in the past. If already partnered, you’ll see your mate with new eyes and fall in love again. Make sure you have some sort of spiritual bond with who-ever you’re with. This makes relation-ships deeper so you won’t get bored! Your meditation life has lots of “goodies” in store, so make time for your soul.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) If you’re having a financial issue, meditate on how your family of origin history could be at the root. You’ll be able to heal old patterns that cause money fears, debt trouble, or even emotional intimacy difficulties. Your work life is likely going great, so most of your fears are the “what if” types that you concoct so well! Please trust in the abundance of the Universe -- and that you deserve financial and emotional comfort!

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Beware of getting into old patterns in your relationship. With Mercury ret-rograde, you could have needless mis-understandings, and suffer from silly worries. Meditate to release heart-breaks from long ago, so you can soak in the present. If you feel emotionally off-center, make sure you’re taking spiritual actions. Are you actually mediating, or just thinking you’ll get around to it? Have you been skipping yoga classes because you’re busy with “other stuff”? Actions will create new thoughts!

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) The Universe is pushing you into deeper levels of intimacy. It’s time to let go of fears! You’ll be amazed at how freeing it feels to trust your spouse/partner in a more intense way than ever before. You could have op-portunities to join financial forces with someone, which could also bring “stuff” to the surface. You have such lovely energy to share, so please relax and let yourself blend and connect. Aries (March 21 – April 19) If you’re starting a new relationship, and something seems to have shifted, don’t give up yet! As an Aries, you’re ready to bolt when you have a chal-lenge that looks like a dead end. Be patient through August, and the en-ergy should open up again. Be consis-tent with your meditation! So much intuition is available if you’d put in

the time — and tolerate the boredom you feel when “nothing happens”. View the lulls as the calm before the breakthrough!

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) If you’re having any health or anxiety issues, meditate and see if you’re holding in anger or suppressing fear. Write in your journal about your feel-ings. Let everything out. There could be emotional leftovers from child-hood, or current situations. Don’t censor yourself as you write. You could feel better right away. But if you need to confront anyone, you’ll have the courage, poise and perfect words to be able to correct any circum-stance.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) You could be starting a new relation-ship. Be sure you’re choosing with your current goals and ethics. Don’t stay in the safety zone of “your type” if that type never worked before! Peo-ple in your outer world need to match your inner state of mind. Don’t be afraid to let your relationships evolve as you grow! If s/he meets your im-proved standards, watch out for pick-ing on flaws of either yourself or him/her. Criticism is your form of protec-tion – and causes you to seem cold. Let your heart shine without and im-pediments!

Aluna Michaels is a second genera-tion astrologer and soul evolutionist practitioner. She also holds a Masters in Spiritual Counseling and has been teaching and consulting for more

than two decades. Her book Spiritual Gifts of the 12 Astrological Signs is now on Amazon in Kindle version.

Ms. Michaels is available for appoint-ments in her home or by phone. Call

(248) 583-1663 or visit www.alunamichaels.com.

Spiritual Horoscope—by Aluna Michaels

July 2012

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Happy birthday Cancer! Free yourself from childhood

issues that limit your success at work. You’re so sensitive, and are quite susceptible to subconscious memories. Meditate often and allow weird feelings to flood into your mind. Write about past experiences and how they seem connected to blocks you have with authority figures today. By bringing things to light, you’ll build confidence, and pave the way for big changes over the next six months!

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July 1

Jonathan Talat Phillips—Rising

Consciousness Culture

Jonathan Talat Phillips discussion of

rising consciousness culture. No charge.

7-9 p.m. at Aquarius, 3936 Broadway,

816-931-6303,

www.aquariusbooks.com.

July 1

Free Intro to Access Bars Technique

7-8 p.m. Learn how to defrag your brain

in an hour. It’s all about the right ques-

tion to ask. CoreStar Energy Healing

School

6045 Martway, #104, Shawnee Mission,

KS 66202 Contact: Janice at 239-272-

8539

www.bars.accessconsciousness.com

July 5

Learn to Create a Bellydance

Choreography

7:00-9:00 p.m. A small group workshop

w/ Maya Zahira at Maya’s Oasis, Pre-

requisite--Students must have knowl-

edge of basic bellydance movements,

$25 pre-registration required 2 days

prior. www.MayaZahira.com

July 7

B.L.I.S.S. (Body, Love, Intuitive,

Sacred, Self)

Come recieve massage, energy work,

reflexology, tarot card readings, and

resonance paintings. Bell Yoga Studio,

41st & Bell, KC MO 64111. 12-4pm

$1.00 per minute. Angela Reed, 913-

514-4986

July 7

Totally FREE Terrific Tarot Party!

Healing Journeys, Merriam, KS

Music, food & Enlightened Fun: mini &

full tarot readings, body readings, as-

trology, guest psychics & more! 7 – 10

pm Details & tix: KayaHewitt.com / 816-

2173359

July 7 & 8

Akashic Record Sessions at the

KC Metaphysical Fair

Enjoy a session with Stephanie Forcier,

Certified Practitioner & Teacher

of the Pathway Prayer Process.

Sat 10-8, Sun 11-6,

8787 Reeder Rd, OP, KS

www.InnerWisdomEvolution.com

Call for more info: 816-260-2438

July 8

Access Bars Class

Want more ease in your life?

Hands on technique to defrag your

brain and change everything. $200/

advance CoreStar Energy School, 6045

Martway, #104, Shawnee Mission, KS

66202 Contact: Janice, 239-272-8539

10am – 6 pm

bars.accessconsciousness.com

July 8

The Mayan Calendar w/Barbara

Criswell

A PowerPoint lecture on Mayan calen-

dar, how it works and prophecy at 5

p.m. At 7 p.m., Barbara will conduct a

Mayan ritual. No charge. At Aquarius,

3936 Broadway, 816-931-6303,


July 8

Day of Mindfulness Silent Retreat

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Sastun Center in OP.

Free for MBSR participants; all others

$65 for the day. Contact Lisa Pinsker at

913.789.9696 or lisa@mindfulness-

matters.com.

July 11

Cello Concert w/Matthew Schoening

Matthew Schoening plays an electric

cello concert of his own compositions

with live layering and looping. $10, 8-

10 p.m. at Aquarius, 3936 Broadway,

816-931-6303,


July 13

Elemental Forces of Nature

Final class. A newly created series to

deepen your relationship with Nature

and Self is being planned. Bookmark

http://gardensofdelight.org, or call

Diane Davis Reed at 816.741.0820.

July 13-15

Weekend Yoga Retreat in

Northern Missouri

Beginner yoga retreat with certified

yoga instructor Ramie Haas covers the

basics of yoga, Emotional Freedom

Technique and meditation at The Jour-

ney Home. $350.

www.journeyhomeretreats.com

July 14

Akashic Records Meet-up

Join us as we open our Akashic Records

and explore our past lives to shed wis-

dom on the present. 10-11 AM Cres-

cent Springs, OP, KS (love offering)

www.crescentsprings.net

Host: Stephanie Forcier,

816-260-2438 stepha-

[email protected]

July 14

Akashic Records Meet-up

Join us as we open our Akashic Records

and explore our past lives to shed wis-

dom on the present. 10-11 a.m. Cres-

cent Springs, OP, KS (love offering

www.crescentsprings.net

Host: Stephanie Forcier,

816-260-2438

stephanie @innerwisdomevolution.com

July 15

Animal Wellness Class

Featuring techniques from Eden Energy

Medicine. 1p.m.-3p.m. at "At the Heal-

ing Place". $35.00. Call Linda to register

at 816-781-4445.

July 15

Angel Therapy EFT Money Workshop

10am to 4pm at Viable Options in NKC.

Cost: $120. Please e-mail AngelTher-

[email protected] to reserve seating!

July 20-22

Weekend Yoga Retreat in

Northern Missouri

Beginner yoga retreat with certified

yoga instructor Colleen Boveri covers

the basics of yoga, restorative move-

ment and meditation at The Journey

Home. $350.

www.journeyhomeretreats.com

July 21

Know Your Dosha - Yoga Personality

Come learn the principles of your yoga

body type and understand how this

assists you in making life and health

choices by incorporating your results

into your practice. (A yoga class will be

offered with this workshop.) Location,

Bell Yoga Studio, 41st & Bell, KC MO

64111.

1:00-4:00pm $35 Bell Yoga Studio,

816-589-7896

July 21 & 22

Usui & Oden Reiki I/II

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Healing Points in

Mission. Earn attunements/

certifications, plus learn to channel ul-

tra violet light and heal across time and

space. $325.

www.reikihealingpoints.com.

July 27-28

Masters of Change Workshop

With Ian Lawton

Coaches, spiritual leaders, educators

and spiritual seekers, learn the skills

you need to understand and manage

change in your personal life and the

lives of others. @ Unity Village. Price:

$160 Visit unityvillage.org or call 816-

251-3535 for more information.

July 28

Mini Wellness/Spa Retreat

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gardens of Delight

near Parkville. Explore natural healing

and relaxation techniques, herbal reme-

dies, an ayurvedic skin treatment, yoga,

meditation. Learn practical tools for

wellness from Dr. Michelle Robin and

receive a free copy of her book Well-

ness on a Shoestring. Cost $75, lunch

included. Call 816.584.0777.

July 28

The Goddess Meeting

Healing Journeys, Merriam, KS

Learn which Goddess you embody &

experience the perfection that is you

thru activities, ritual & sisterhood. Play-

ful, soulful and lovefilled gathering. 12 -

3pm, Love Offering, Details: KayaHew-

itt.com 816-217-3359

August 4

Deeksha Dance Party

Experience peace, love & healing dur-

ing Oneness Blessings followed by a

"Sweat Your Prayers" trance dance.

Truly an alternative spiritual experi-

ence. 7 - 10p.m. @ Healing Journeys.

Details: KayaHewitt.com

816-217-3359

August 4

Introduction to Energy Healing Work-

shop 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Core Star Energy

Healing School. 6045 Martway, Suite

104, Mission, KS 913-831-4422

www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com


August 11

Don't Get Caught Off Guard -

Women's Self-Defense Work-

shop

Dan Felix will lead a hands on

workshop where women of

all ages will learn practical

defense tactics for a variety of

sticky situations. Bell Yoga

Studio, 41st & Bell, KC MO

64111. 11:00-1:00 $15 per

person. Bell Yoga Studio, 816-

589-7896

August 24

The Power of Your Spirit

Presentation with Sonia Cho-

quette

Learn to tap into your intui-

tion and live your life from

your inner spirit with world-

renowned teacher, author

and vibrational alchemist

Sonia Choquette. @ Unity

Village. Tickets are $20 at the

door. Visit unityvillage.org/

sonia for more.

August 24

PSI Presents Author/Channel

Nakala Akasie

When Angels Speak Author

Nakala Akasie discusses her

work with the Angelic Realm

and also will channel the Tel-

bar “To Come,” a group of

Masters from the Pleiades.

Unity on the Plaza, 7:30 p.m.

Books will be available. Info:

[email protected]

or

www.psychicstudiesinstitute.

org.

August 24-25

The Power of Your Spirit

Workshop

With Sonia Choquette

Join world-renowned author

and spiritual teacher Sonia

Choquette for 2 days a beau-

tiful Unity Village for a work-

shop that will help you tap

into your intuition and lead a

life from your inner spirit.

$247 (includes meals) Visit

unityvillage.org/sonia for

more.

August 25

Usui & Oden Reiki I

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Healing

Points in Mission. Earn at-

tunements/certifications.

$185. Students Reiki I or

higher may come for Oden

material and receive a dis-

count.

www.reikihealingpoints.com.

August 25-26

Reiki I & II.

Learn energy healing skills for

yourself and others. Intro to

essential oils included. 9am –

6pm, $320 with early de-

posit. CEs for nurses, mas-

sage therapists, OTs. Karen

Harrison, ICRT Licensed Reiki

Master,

Leawood, KS. 816-523-4440.

[email protected]

www.karenharrison.net.

October 18-23

Women Who Want to

Know: Their Passion,

Power and Playfulness

St. Petersburg, FL. Ready to

Relax? Join Heidi Alfrey, MFT

for life-enhancing oceanfront

retreat, you are worth it!!

Visit www.thenakedi.com

INVISION SPIRITUAL GATH-

ERINGS

Saturday nights at 6:00 PM

and Sunday mornings at

11:00 AM. Powerful mes-

sages and great music! 5106

NW Waukomis Drive, KCMO.

www.EnjoySpirituality.org

MEDITATION FOR TRANS-

FORMATION

Sundays at 12:30 PM at

InVision. 5106 NW Wauko-

mis Drive, KCMO.

www.EnjoySpirituality.org

YOGA IN THE NORTHLAND

TAUGHT BY MARTI LEE

Classes for beginners to ad-

vanced. Address: 5106 NW

Waukomis Drive,

KCMO. More information:

Facebook/com/InBlissYoga

CHAIR YOGA

Mondays at 8:30 a.m. at Gar-

dens of Delight near Parkville.

Pre-register at 816.584.0777.

SUNDAY MEDITATION

Please join us at Mark

Blanchard's Yoga at 8:45

on Sunday mornings to sit in

this time of quiet. 3665 W.

95th St., Ranch Mart South

Shopping Center in OP, 913-

901-8970.

ENERGY HEALING

SESSIONS FOR

CANCER PATIENTS

By Appointment. Since 2005

the Kansas City Healing Pro-

ject has been providing en-

ergy healing sessions for can-

cer patients. Our clients have

been experiencing a reduc-

tion of their stress, anxiety

and pain levels from their

treatment and disease. Dona-

tion basis. Contact John Hoe-

fer at 816-718-6358 for de-

tails.

KansasCityHealingProject.org

KC WELLNESS

PROFESSIONALS

4th Saturdays. 10-Noon.

Overland Park. Holistic Health

and Well-being Professionals

in the Greater Kansas City

area who offer services in the

areas of health/health care

and wellness/well-being, and

who are interested in net-

working, exchange and per-

sonal/professional develop-

ment. RSVP Barb

816.803.7418 or

barb@body-wise-

nutrition.com

RESTORATIVE YOGA

2nd

Saturdays 10 a.m. – noon

at Gardens of Delight near

Parkville. Gently stretch,

open the body, deeply relax

and rejuvenate major organs.

$25. Pre-register at

816.456.2359.

PRE-NATAL YOGA

Mondays at 7 p.m. at Gar-

dens of Delight near Parkville.

Enjoy our innovative ap-

proach to pre-natal care and

experience a radiant preg-

nancy and healthy delivery.

$78/6-week session. Pre-

register at 816.584.0777.

GROW ORGANIC w/

GARDENS OF

DELIGHT

Join our community garden

outside of Parkville. Your

family receives a 10’ by 20’

plot. Explore growing and

eating your own organic pro-

duce. Information:

816.584.0777.

4 DAY BIOENERGY HEALING

CLINIC

First Tues of the month 7-9

PM, Fee: Donation. Reserva-

tions: Kim Meisinger 913-685

-9939

http://web.mac.com/

bioenergy/HealingBioenergy/

Movies_BLP.html

REIKI CIRCLE

Unity Church of Overland

Park 10300 Antioch,

OPKS. 2nd

and 4th

Mondays 7

-9 p.m. Love offering. All

welcome. Receive a Reiki

treatment. For flier:

[email protected].

816-523-4440

SACRED

RELATIONSHIP

2nd

or 3rd

Saturday monthly A

beginning tantra class for

singles and couples to experi-

ence the Divine. 7-9pm. Ip-

salu Tantra Kriya Yoga

teacher. Leawood

816-523-4440, For flier with

topic and date,

[email protected]

OPENING TO YOUR GUID-

ANCE

Every Thurs eve in July, 7-9

p.m. @ 9200 Glenwood,

#100, OP KS 66212. $18/

session. Based on

www.TheFourGrandmothers.

com. MUST pre-register @

TheFourGrandmoth-

[email protected]

SACRED WOMAN HEALING

CIRCLE

Healing, inspiration and

transformation in a sacred

supportive circle of women

~ 2nd & 4th

Thursdays 7-9 bi-

monthly at Maya's Oasis, Info

& registration at

www.MayaZahira.com or

email

[email protected],

Please RSVP

WEEKLY BELLYDANCE

CLASSES

Sundays, 6:00 Belly Dance

Fitness, 7:10 Beg/Interm

Belly Dance with Maya Zahira

at Zona Yoga studio. Register

at www.MayaZahira.com/

ClassSchedules.

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