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If it seems impossible to you that we’re talking about school again, imagine how we feel. Publishers always work weeks

or even months ahead. So while we were laying the groundwork for this issue of Natural Awakenings, devoted to children’s health and education, the tomatoes in our garden were just starting to ripen. That’s just not right. Or maybe it is. After all, children are long-term projects, and raising healthy, well-balanced kids is all about planning ahead. While the best memories of parenthood are of spontaneous moments—fleeting, often unexpected times of joy or victory or tenderness or laughter—those wildflowers usually spring from carefully cultivated soil. One of the most critical decisions parents can make—a decision that can have lifelong benefits or repercussions—is how and where to educate their chil-dren. School choice long ago expanded beyond the public-versus-private debate with the creation of magnet and charter schools and the growing popularity of homeschooling. But there are other education options you might not have heard of—both within and outside those categories. (Have you ever heard of “un-school-ing”?) Our feature story, “Schools that Rock,” page 16, takes you behind the scenes in schools that are engaging their students in out-of-the box ways. One of those ways, the Montessori Method, has actually been around a long time—a hundred years, to be exact. The educational pedagogy that Maria Montessori developed—based on her philosophy that children learn best through practical play, motivated by curiosity and imagination—is used in schools worldwide. To get a peek inside the Knoxville Montessori School, see our Community Spotlight, page 12. And what goes hand in hand with back to school? Cooties. Or if you want to get technical, viruses and bacteria. As any seasoned parent knows, kids are bom-barded by them the minute they step through the classroom door. While colds and other bugs aren’t entirely avoidable, there are plenty of natural ways parents can help protect their kids from getting sick. This is another case where advance plan-ning yields the best results. (Despite generations of reported success stories, the medical efficacy of cootie shots remains inconclusive.) Our Healthy Kids feature, page 18, explains how good nutrition, sunlight and even laughter (the best medi-cine?) can be powerful weapons against childhood illness. Finally, parents (and parents-to-be) should be sure to read our Healing Ways feature on craniosacral therapy (CST) by Knoxville bodyworker Marty Austin. We’ll let Marty explain the details (page 23), but she uses CST to relieve a variety of childhood disorders, from colic to ADHD and autism. Of course, her clientele spans all ages, but with children especially, natural, noninvasive approaches are always a good first step.

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Kemp, Anderson Offer Music and Wisdom at Unity

On August 24, Unity Transformation will

host the return to Knox-ville of Brenda Kemp and Janice Anderson, who have been singing partners for many years and also have performed individually. Anderson sang professionally from

1958 to 1963, in a variety of musical genres. Kemp was a regular performer on a live radio show, the “Grand Old Hatch-ery” in Dickson, Tennessee, in the 1990s. “Their music can be delightfully humorous and is always harmoniously exquisite,” says Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath of Unity Transformation. The singers will perform musically, and Kemp, a licensed Unity teacher, will share the Sunday lesson, “Bubbles of Love (Rise Above It).” Kemp says, “It’s about our seeing the bigger picture when we receive messages that we don’t understand, and our knowing that divine order is always at work.” “In August 2002, the Brenda and Janice visited a Unity church for the first time, with the intention of never returning again. They never left,” Gilbreath says. The singers subsequent-ly have served Unity ministries in many capacities. Currently members of Unity of the Cumberlands in Cookeville, they make their home in Nashville. Unity Transformation, affiliated with Unity Worldwide Minis-tries, meets every Sunday at 10:55 a.m. at Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court in the Bearden area of Knoxville. Unity is known for its inspirational magazine Daily Word (DailyWord.com) and for its prayer ministry Silent Unity (1-800-NOW-PRAY), which has been in nonstop prayer since 1890. For more information about Unity Transformation, call Gilbreath at 865-809-5207 or visit UnityTransformation.org. See ad page 10.

Special Dances, Speaker at Center for Peace

The Center for Peace (CFP)—a holistic, nondenominational

spiritual center in Seymour, Ten-nessee—is hosting three special events in August. Nan Citty will lead the Young People’s Dance August 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Star Dance will be held August 22-24: and speaker David Arms will return to the CFP August 30 at 10 a.m. “The Young People’s Dance is based on Native American tradition given to us by Joseph Rael, Beautiful Painted Ar-row,” Citty says. “The dance is designed to teach native-based ways of spirituality. It will include how to make prayer ties, a children’s sweat lodge, drumming, and dancing in the arbor.” For more information about the Young People’s Dance, contact Citty at 865-405-6809 or [email protected]. The Star Dance “is about bringing balance to the land through fasting and prayer in movement,” says the CFP’s Margarita DiVita. “It is also about personal inspiration and growth, exploring new potentials and possibilities, finding a new path, or making a needed course correction to realign with your life purpose.” For more information about the Star Dance, contact DiVita at [email protected]. “The Weather and How You Can Help” will be the topic for David Arms. “There is so much we don’t understand about the situations we are subjected to—and the weather is one of them,” he says. “We need to learn more about making it better and putting a stop to all the severe weather.” For more infor-mation about his presentation, contact Patti MacFee 865-250-1988 or [email protected].

The Center is located at 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., about 45 minutes from downtown Knoxville. For more information, call 865-428-3070 or visit CenterForPeace.us. See ad page 13.

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CHEO Focuses on Preventive Health in August

The Knoxville and Loudon/Monroe Groups of CHEO, the Complementary

Health Education Organization, will focus on preventive health at their August education-al programs. All CHEO monthly programs are open to the public and preceded by a half-hour “meet and greet” with the featured speaker. Jessica Briere, DC, will address the Knoxville group August 11 at 7 p.m., presenting “Reduce Your Risk for Joint Replacement Surgery.” A Knoxville-area chi-ropractor and certified wellness coach, Briere will demonstrate simple, effective, natural ways to improve joint health. “Knee replacement surgeries are projected to increase 673 percent by 2030,” she says. “I will discuss five daily habits plus some easy tips to keep your joints healthy for life.” The program will be held at the Parkwest Medical Center classroom, 9330 Parkwest Boulevard, Knoxville. (Security locks the doors at 7 p.m., so arrive early.) On August 27 at 7 p.m., Dr. Joseph Holliday will be the featured speaker at the Loudon/Monroe CHEO meeting, presenting “The Four Pillars of Heart Health.” An Athens, Tennessee-based general and heart surgeon who takes a ho-listic approach to cardiovascular health, Holliday will discuss how antioxidants, detoxifying and alkalizing the body, lifestyle choices and spirituality play an important role in keeping the heart and circulatory system in top shape. The program will be held at Rarity Bay Community Center, 150 Rarity Bay Parkway, Vonore, Tennessee.

CHEO programs are free to members and first-time guests, with a $5 suggested donation for returning guests. For more informa-tion about CHEO and CHEO events, visit CHEOKnox.org. See resource guide listing page 29.

Yarn Retreat at Well Being Conference Center

Well Being Conference Center—160 rural acres

tucked into a 2½-mile bend in the Powell River, an hour north of Knoxville—hosts confer-ences, workshops, reunions and retreats of all kinds (like the upcoming Yarn Retreat August 22-24). But no matter the activity, there’s a com-mon, awestruck quality to visitors’ feedback. “The magic

of Well Being still resonates,” reads a typical note to the Center, from a Pennsylvania woman. “It was a powerfully lovely retreat. The land and all that you have created there are truly a rich and welcoming container.”

That was the idea when the nonprofit Well Being Foun-dation bought the property in 2008. “We wanted to create a comfortable facility where people could learn about themselves and our relationship with the natural environment in a setting conducive to such an inquiry,” says Patty Bottari, who directs and manages the Center with her husband, Don Oakley. “The varied topography supports an astonishing range of wildlife, birds, wildflowers, fish and butterflies. The surrounding river provides a sense of seclusion, while views from the hilltop extend for miles.” The Center, which implements sustainable farming and healthy living practices, can accommodate groups and individu-als. Buildings include an air-conditioned meeting hall and dining room, and comfortable cabins that can sleep up to 28 people. There’s also a camping area, a pool, canoes and kayaks, and a honeybee sanctuary and garden. Bottari says the experience is particularly rich for children. “They can see where eggs and honey and vegetables come from, hear birds in the morning and frogs in the evening, watch deer grazing in the pastures and see thousands of stars,” she says. The Yarn Retreat, scheduled from August 22 at 10 a.m. to August 24 at 3 p.m., fits the Center’s mission of supporting local farms and traditional crafts, Bottari says. “The retreat is sponsored by Mountain Hollow Farm, a local cashmere goat farm which produces its own yard and teaches weaving and knitting,” she says. (For info and registration, visit MtnHollow.com.)

The Well Being Conference Center is located at 557 Narrows Rd., Tazewell, TN. To learn more, call 423-626-9000 or visit WellBeingCC.org. See ad page 19.

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Tough Family Life Linked to Chromosome Aging

When Princeton University researchers analyzed data from a representative

sample of 40 African-American boys enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study that followed children born in major U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000, they de-termined that those that lived through 9 years of age with less-stable families, such as parents with multiple partners and harsh or hostile parenting styles, had a higher probability of having shorter telomeres compared with other

children. Telomeres were, on average, 40 percent longer among children from stable families. Telomeres are the segments of DNA at either end of a chromosome that pro-tect the ends from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Shorter telomeres can decrease life expectancy by reducing the number of times our cells can divide, and scientists are discovering that a person’s living environment may lead to the condition. Using large cohort (age group) study data from the Netherlands Study of De-pression and Anxiety, another group of researchers from Amsterdam’s Vrije Uni-versity found significantly shorter telomere length among those with higher stress markers; the shorter length was also associated with aging approximately 10 years faster. In addition, the scientists observed significantly shorter telomere length among people with depressive symptoms lasting longer than four years; the shorter length correlated with both longer and more severe depression.

Parents’ Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in ChildrenResearchers from Australia’s University of Tas-

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



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

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Flight ZoneAirports Establish Bee-Friendly AcresThe Common Acre is a nonprofit partnering with the airport serving Seattle, Wash-ington, and the Urban Bee Company (UrbanBee.com) to reclaim 50 acres of vacant land to plant native wildflowers as pollinator habitat for hummingbirds, butterflies and disease-resistant bee colonies. A GMO-free (no genetic modi-fication) wildflower seed farm is also in the works. Bees present no threat to air traffic and the hives discourage birds that do pose a danger to planes. Beekeeper Jim Robins, of Robins Apiaries, in St. Louis, Missouri, rents an area with a plentiful supply of white Dutch clover, and Lambert Airport views his enterprise as part of its sus-tainability program. O’Hare Airport, in Chicago, the first in the U.S. to install hives, is rebuilding to its full comple-ment of 50 hives after losing about half of them to 2014’s extreme winter. It’s a project that could be a model for airports everywhere—using inaccessible scrubland to do something revolution-ary, like supporting a local food system. One hundred foods make up 90 percent of a human diet, and bees pollinate 71 of them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Late last April, the Knoxville Montessori

School was filled with the shrill peep-ing of eight baby chicks that hatched in the elementary classroom. And in aquariums in each of the school’s three classrooms, tad-poles were gradu-ally turning into frogs. Projects such as these, which give students a deeper understanding of the natural world, are an integral part of the experiential, hands-on learning offered at KMS. As the school’s mission statement puts it, the goal of Montessori educa-tion is to help children develop into “independent, responsible adults with a life-long love of learning.” Montessori educators know that to reach this goal, children need a strong foundation that includes not just academic skills but also social, emo-tional and physical development. They also know that learning to understand and respect nature is a key part of this process. In keeping with the school’s Mon-tessori approach, students at KMS work individually or in small groups using hands-on, multisensory learning materi-als. These materials—or “lessons”— en-gage students on multiple physical and intellectual levels, resulting in deeper learning. They also help students move easily from simple to more complex activities, from preschool through fifth grade and beyond.

Stimulated by their natural curios-ity and guided by experienced teach-ers, KMS students move freely around their classrooms, choosing their own lessons and work-ing on them for as long or short a time as they want. This process nurtures children’s curiosity and creativity. It also helps them learn to take responsibility for their own educa-tion and to view

learning as something they do because it’s fun and interesting, not because a teacher makes them do it. Because children have freedom of movement in a Montessori classroom, they also have many opportunities for social interaction. With the help of their teachers, KMS students practice these interactions and engage in a variety of other problem-solving and community-building exercises. Through these activi-ties, students gradually learn to manage their emotions and to work effectively alone or as part of a group. In all this work—physical, intellec-tual and social/emotional—nature plays a critical role. As Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori approach, pointed out, “There must be provi-sion for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.” At KMS, this emphasis on nature—and on living a healthy, natural life—takes many different forms.

• The curriculum for both the pri-mary and elementary classes includes a variety of lessons focused on nature—including lessons that help students identify the different parts of plants and animals, biome puzzle maps that help them learn about the environment in different parts of the world, and, for the older students, opportunities to do research on different aspects of the natural world.

• Both the primary classes have out-door classrooms, with gardens, digging areas and a variety of other activi-ties, where students can work in good weather. This summer, KMS is preparing an area in front of its building where the elementary class will design and build raised beds for vegetables and native perennials.

• Outdoor recess is a regular part of the day for all KMS students, weather permitting—45 minutes for primary and a full hour for elementary. Recess for all classes consists of supervised, unstruc-tured activity, which research shows is critical for enabling children to practice their social skills and get the exercise they need.

• The elementary class takes regular field trips to a variety of local venues; many of these trips involve studying aspects of nature. The trips are led by senior elementary teacher Elizabeth Coburn, who has Southern Appalachian Naturalist certification from the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont and Tennessee Naturalist certification through the Ijams Nature Center.

• KMS encourages students to bring only healthy food for snacks and lunch-es—no cookies, candy or soft drinks.

“Contact with Nature” at the Knoxville Montessori School

by Charlie Biggs

KMS Upper Elementary students with camp staff at Camp Wesley Woods in

the Great Smoky Mountains.

KMS Primary students on the playground during recess.



The school provides filtered water for snacks and filtered water or organic milk for lunch.

• KMS students recycle scrap paper, plastic containers, cans and bottles, and they compost leftovers from their snacks and lunches. Parents and staff members take the recycling to Knox County recycling stations. The compost is used in the KMS gardens.

In the end, the chicks went back to the farm and the frogs went back to the creek. But the emphasis on understand-ing and respecting nature remains an integral part of the Montessori educa-tion offered at KMS—an education that can have powerful long-term benefits. As the father of one KMS alumna wrote a few years ago, “My daughter just completed her first semester of college and did very well. [Her] Montessori roots certainly helped!”

Charlie Biggs is the operations director at the Knoxville Montessori School, a nonprofit private school for children from preschool through fifth grade. More information about KMS is avail-able at KnoxvilleMontessori.org. See ad page 17.

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In the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced

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

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

Juanita Brown, co-founder of The

World Café, learn-ing is transformation,

the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. “The circle principle contains the predictability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previously,” ex-plains Owen. He points to an experiment regarding children’s capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the former science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it. Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsoft’s Paint program. Repetition of the experiment in other impoverished sections of India yielded similar results. Wherever he established an Internet connection,

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children that could not read English, the Internet’s default language, taught themselves how to use the Web to obtain infor-mation through their interactions with each other and the computer. “I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experiment—learning is emergent, which is another word for self-orga-nizing,” remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional education to the “banking” method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own. Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Florida-based consultant with a Cana-dian multidisciplinary consulting firm, explains how the OST learning environ-ment changed her life: “My personal transformation began in 2009. Even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often be-lieved that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express.” Now she says she has shed her people-pleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other people’s agen-das and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. “As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the moments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions,” says Daigle. “I invite others to do the same.”

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

“Questions and lively discus-sions are the basis of the class,” Arteaga says. “We begin with a question and ex-plore what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process.” Using a democratic model in which the teacher

welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mu-

tually discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. “When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We don’t really know anything for certain,” she remarks.

Worldview ExplorationsKatia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive director of education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), headquar-tered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organization’s Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages everyone in age-appropri-ate ways in reflecting upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world. “When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus attention on dif-ferences and limitations,” says Petersen. “They realize that everyone has their own truth. “WE’s transformative learning ex-periences draw from the heart and soul of individuals, rather than stuffing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives.” She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. “A student was killed in a drive-by shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for com-passion and understanding would not allow them to seek revenge. Instead,

they chose to save lives in their com-munities using their new skills.”

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

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interviews.

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

Schools that rockInnovators Blaze Creative Paths

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

ages 3 through 13 attend, with 1,000 names on the waiting list.

WaldorfWaldorf School alumna Jocelyn Miller, an account manager at Matter Com-munications, drives 45 minutes from Newburyport, Massachusetts, to take her three children to The Waldorf School at Moraine Farms, in Beverly. “On bad weather days, I wonder why I make the drive, but the smiles when we arrive are worth it,” she says. There, her children spend time outdoors regardless of the weather. Indoors, they draw illustrations to bolster lessons on history and geography. Second-graders work in three-hour blocks of time, rather than the traditional 45 minutes. Fifth-grade students re-cently spent three weeks studying Greek mythology. Older students play in an or-chestra and learn German and Spanish. They also knit; the craft builds manual dexterity and helps children learn to plan, correct mistakes, be creative, visu-alize the finished product and mindfully create something useful or decorative. Middle school and high school students at the Waldorf School of Gar-den City, in New York, universally par-ticipate in seasonal sports—baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. The emphasis on the values of teamwork and sportsmanship complement devel-opment of skills. The school’s policy is, “You don’t have to be a superstar to get playing time,” noting that the quality of athletic teams is consistently strong.

Children at Wisconsin’s Montessori School of

Waukesha learn to baste; spoon beans or rice from

bowls; cut paper, draw, paint or paste cutouts; and sew or embroider

using a three-finger grip. It strengthens the muscles

they will need later to practice writing skills.

Creative educational initiatives offer more flexible programs of study

than traditional institutions. First introduced into the United States in

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

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

distinguishing characteristics including emphasis on close student-

teacher relationships, diverse experiential learning and development

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

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

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The school also brings some green into the city with a horticultural program that fully cultivates a quarter-acre field. Its steady harvest of fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains includes lettuce, beans, spinach, broccoli, kale, corn, oregano, thyme, rosemary, strawberries, blueberries and raspber-ries. A new greenhouse keeps produce growing through winter months. Students at Conservatory Prep High School, in Davie, Florida, were tasked with finding a way to walk on water in order to explore principles of flotation and buoyancy. After research-ing and experimenting with each of a series of materials, they analyzed what went wrong, worked to fix it and then tried again. “We did the testing at our onsite pool,” says Wendy Weiner, Ed.D., the school’s founder and prin-cipal and a Waldorf alumna. “We saw some pretty funny results, but they eventually invented a pair of shoes that worked. Of course, they were pretty big shoes.”

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

Un-SchoolingUn-schooling, another pioneering ap-proach, is a method of homeschooling in which children pursue areas that interest them, eat foods they enjoy, rest when needed, choose friends of

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all ages or none at all and engage their world in unique, powerful and self-directed ways. Suzanne Strisower, a life and career coach in Oroville, California, has written a common-core, standards-based curriculum for un-schoolers. “It’s a yearlong program for ages 15 and up designed to enable a student to realize his career path and life’s purpose,” she says.

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

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“During childhood, when the immune system is still devel-oping, there’s a great opportu-

nity to set the stage for improved health and resilience,” says Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician and nutritional re-searcher in Flemington, New Jersey, and author of Disease-Proof Your Child. “A healthy diet and lifestyle can help kids avoid common childhood illnesses like colds, ear infections and allergies, as well as ensure greater resilience against disease later in life.”

Focus on High-Quality FoodsFruits and veggies have a wealth of protective phytochemicals that enhance immune cell function and protect against disease. In a study published in

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the Journal of Epidemiology & Commu-nity Health, kids that ate the most fruit had a 38 percent lower risk of cancer later in life. Berries, cherries, plums and pomegranates are among the most pow-erful immune-boosting fruits. For veg-gies, eat more dark leafy greens, toma-toes, carrots and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Also emphasize whole grains and healthy fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocado, advises Fuhrman. Sugar-laden calories depress the infection-fighting activity of white blood cells, says Dr. Alan R. Gaby, of Concord, New Hampshire, author of the textbook, Nutritional Medicine. Even natural sweeteners such as honey

and juice have similar effects when consumed in excess, he says. Try healthy options like pomegranate and kiwi fruit salad; trail mix with raw almonds; dried cranberries and

air-popped popcorn; and hummus with red pepper strips and baby carrots for dip-ping.

healthykids Pinpoint AllergiesFood allergies and sensitivities can sup-press the immune system by increasing inflammation in the body and call for consultation with a health specialist. “Whenever there is extra inflammation, the body has less available energy to keep the immune system functioning as well as it should,” says Dr. Fred Pesca-tore, a New York author of The Allergy & Asthma Cure. “It’s like putting the wrong type of gasoline in the car; it hinders your performance.”

Shore Up with SupplementsProbiotics can enhance immune function in children by stimulating white blood cells and reducing inflammation, says Gary B. Huffnagle, Ph.D., a University of Michigan Medical School immunol-ogy research professor and author of The Probiotics Revolution. They are especially protective against allergies, diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Start with yogurt: Serve with cereal; mix with mashed bananas and freeze in ice cube trays for a cool treat; or make smoothies with unsweetened, non-dairy yogurt and frozen berries. Or consider a Lactobacillus acidophilus supplement; aim for 5 billion CFUs per day of Lacto-bacillus or bifidobacterium. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), an ayurvedic herb, boosts immunity by supporting and balancing adrenal function, says Dr. John Douillard, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado, chiropractor, ay-urvedic physician and author of Perfect Health for Kids. The adrenal glands pro-duce cortisol, and overproduction of this “fight-or-flight” hormone can dampen immunity. Ashwagandha is particularly helpful for preventing colds and can also be used when kids are stressed or tired. For children ages 6 to 12, give 500 mil-ligrams per day with breakfast; children over 12 can take 1,000 mg a day.

Stabilize Hormonal Changes“Puberty and adolescence are marked by dramatic shifts in and surges of hor-mones,” says Dr. Richard Shames, of Se-bastopol, California, co-author of Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? “This is monu-mental, as far as the developing immune system is concerned. As the immune system is directly linked to hormonal

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Let ’em Get Dirty“Once a child has been exposed to dirt and germs, the immune system responds by trying to expel those bac-teria from the body, which strengthens immunity,” counsels Jane Sheppard, owner of HealthyChild.com and found-ing executive director of the Holistic Pediatric Association. Avoid antibacterial soaps, cleans-ers and gels; most contain the chemi-cal triclosan, which some researchers suspect of contributing to development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Instead, use a natural antibacterial gel or make one, by combining witch hazel or alcohol, tea tree oil and lavender essential oil.

Stay in the Sun“The sun is our primary source of vitamin D, which has broad effects on the immune system,” Fuhrman says. “Depending on your skin tone and the local climate, about 15 minutes of full sun exposure a day will lead to natural production of sufficient amounts of vita-min D.” If kids have dark skin or live in a cloudy region, they may need vitamin D supplements—at least 200 IU per day.

Laugh Out Loud“You can give your kids the best food and nutrition, but if they have underlying sadness, their immune system will suffer,” remarks Sheppard. “When you’re happy and when you laugh, your brain releases chemicals that increase immunity.”

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of seafood with toxic contaminants like mercury and other heavy metals and industrial, agricultural and lawn chemicals. These pollutants can wash

out from land to sea (and vice versa). As smaller fish that have eaten pollutants are eaten by larger ones, contaminants accumulate and concentrate. Large predatory fish like swordfish and sharks end up with the most toxins. Beyond today’s top-selling shrimp, canned tuna, salmon and farmed tila-pia, more retailers and restaurants are also providing lesser-known seafood varieties like dogfish and hake as alter-natives to overfished species such as sea bass and Atlantic cod. These new-to-us, wild-caught fish can be delicious, sustainable and healthy.

Choices Good for OceansAn outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable va-rieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides in-stant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table. Online information at SeafoodWatch.org and via the app is regularly updated. The Blue Ocean Institute, led by MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conserva-tion, community economics and global peace by steering consumers and busi-nesses toward sustainably fished sea-food. It maintains a data base on 140 wild-caught fish and shellfish choices at BlueOcean.org. Hoki, for instance, might have a green fish icon for “relatively abun-dant” and a blue icon for “sustainable and well-managed fisheries,” but also be red-flagged for containing levels of mercury or PCBs that can pose a health risk for children. As species become overfished, rebound or experience fluctuating levels of contaminants, their annual ratings can change.

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With children especially susceptible to germs, chemi-cal sensitivities and allergens, it makes sense to en-sure that the child-friendliness of day care facilities

extends to their ecological integrity. When Denise Adusei, of New York City, was unable to find a preschool that included all the criteria she sought, she decided to create and direct Peartree Preschool, a year-round day care facility for 2-to-5-year-olds. “An eco-friendly day care environment is more than nontoxic paint, organic food and unscented soaps. It’s what you don’t see, as well,” says Adusei. “We first looked for a building with lots of natural light near Central Park. Manhattan has a high rate of allergens, so we went ahead with a thorough environmental inspection on what looked like an ideal building,” recalls Adusei. Inspectors pulled tiles from the floor, opened walls to check for mold and collected samples. “When they discovered signs of an old oil spill in the basement, we knew it was an unsafe place for children. We kept looking until we found the right building with large windows, near the park and environmentally safe,” she says, noting that her own kids now attend Peartree. Workplace coach Paul E. McGinniss, who also blogs at NewYorkGreenAdvocate.com, says, “Creating a garden onsite and connecting with local farmers or CSAs [community sup-ported agriculture] to provide healthy, fresh foods is a great way to educate kids via a learning activity. New York’s Hudson Valley, where I live, has a farm to school movement. Everyone should know where their food comes from,” he says, echoing

another day care cornerstone. In Madison, Connecticut, Tina Pascoe, a registered nurse, attorney and health consultant, co-founded Nurses for Day Care, a nationwide program. The staff finds that many children are sensitive to dye additives in mustard or ketchup, certain oils in soap, paint or cleaning fumes and fire-retardant chemi-cals embedded in new rugs and carpeting. “We push for the whole school to go green, not just the classroom, with the sensitive or allergic child in mind,” she says. “We’re willing to do whatever it takes, like providing special menus, banning perfumes and smoking, and only us-ing disinfectant wipes or bleach during nighttime cleaning.” Pascoe personally works with about 80 facilities throughout the state. The Cottages at Michaels Learning Center, in Sarasota, is Florida’s first school to earn a Level Three Green School and green infant care certification from the National Green School Coalition and operates the city’s only certified green infant care program. Children from 6 weeks through kindergarten benefit. The school even conducts regular radon testing. Owner and Director Michelle Ireland assesses, “It’s cause and effect. One of the things we teach the children is how our actions have an impact on the world.” Mark Stedelbauer, vice president of marketing at eWater Advantage, in Raleigh, North Carolina, strives to inform day care administrators about the value of using electrolyzed water instead of cleansers. An electrical current that runs through a blend of ordinary tap water and minerals changes the basic nature of water. A lower pH creates a disinfecting solution; a higher pH results in a degreaser. Both solutions clean and kill germs without fumes, residue or allergy triggers. “Often, the combined cost of the electricity, water and mineral supplements used is less than what would be spent on multiple cleaning products,” Stedelbauer points out. It can be created by the half-gallon in a toaster-sized unit onsite and has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (for use on meat) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (for use on produce). Also, electrolyzed water won’t harm skin or clothing. Creative Minds Learning Centers’ six locations are recog-nized by the Oregon Program of Quality as among the top 25 schools in the state. They buy renewable energy from wind, solar and biomass sources. At the school, they compost, plant sustainable gardens, collect rainwater and recycle. Nature preschools in the U.S., nearly 30 sites and grow-ing, use a community nature center as a regular part of their learning program (Tinyurl.com/NaturePreschools). Generally, the children are outdoors for 45 to 90 minutes per day, weath-er permitting, and flexible activities allow them to investigate their own interests safely. Daily explorations build valuable skills like observation, sorting and experimentation. Children experiencing green day care see firsthand how healthy, environmentally sound choices can help make their present and future safe. Telling their parents about their school experiences is a natural bonus.

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Craniosacral therapy (CST) might be a “light-touch” approach to bodywork, but it can create dra-

matic improvements in someone’s life. By releasing tension deep in the body, it re-lieves pain and dysfunction and improves whole-body health and performance. Easing Deep-Seated TensionFew body structures have more influence over our health and well-being than the central nervous system. And few body systems have more impact on the central nervous system than the craniosacral system—the soft tissues and fluid that protect the brain and spinal cord. Every day we endure stresses and strains and our bodies absorb them. But the body can handle only so much ten-sion before the tissues begin to tighten, potentially affecting the brain and spinal cord. Unfortunately, this can compro-mise the function of the central nervous system—and, by extension, the perfor-mance of nearly every other system in the body. CST releases those tensions to al-low the entire body to relax and self-cor-rect. Using a gentle touch—starting at about the weight of a nickel—CST practitioners evalu-ate a client’s internal environment and then use distinctive light-touch tech-niques to release any restrictions they find. By freeing the central nervous sys-tem to perform at its

best, CST naturally eliminates pain and stress, strengthens the body’s resistance to disease, and enhances health and well-being. And because it is so gentle, CST can be effective for all ages, from newborns to elders.

“Full Spectrum” TherapyCraniosacral therapy improves your body’s ability to take better care of you. It helps relieve a full spectrum of pain, ill-ness and dysfunction, including migraines and headaches, chronic neck and back pain, stress and tension-related disorders, motor coordination impairments, infant and childhood disorders, TMJ syndrome, scoliosis, central nervous system disor-ders, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder and ortho-pedic problems. A typical CST session takes place in a quiet, private office. The client remains fully clothed as he or she relaxes on a comfortable massage table. The therapist begins by gently touching various parts of the client’s body to monitor the rhythm

of the fluid that is flowing around the central nervous system. By carefully “listening” with the hands to locate areas of weak fluid flow or tissue motion, the therapist can trace those areas of weakness through the body to the original source of dysfunction. Delicate manual techniques are then used to re-lease those problem areas and improve

the form and function of the central ner-vous system. A CST session can last up to an hour or more, and it may be integrated with other techniques to create a more powerful effect. What the client experi-ences from a session is highly individual. The sessions are generally deeply relax-ing, creating feelings of warmth or gentle pulsing in the areas where the therapist is working. CST for NewbornsOne of my passions is working with newborn babies, who often present with symptoms such as colic, poor sucking and restlessness. Usually the problem stems from a difficult birth. When the birth process was abrupt or traumatic, as with a caesarian section, frequently there is an element of “shock” held in the baby’s system. Many babies respond well to CST, and often just a few sessions bring relief of stress symptoms. Since the craniosacral system directly impacts the central nervous system, it is easy to see how an imbal-ance in the craniosacral system could cause any number of sensory, motor or neurological disabilities. CST helps correct those imbalances so the body can release the effects of stress naturally. Correcting an imbalance at birth often prevents problems like ADD, ADHD and dyslexia from developing later. As a wellness strategy, CST can be beneficial for a wide range of adult con-ditions. People who receive treatment tend to have more energy, sleep better and become sick less often as a result. Life can serve up plenty of trauma, both physical and emotional, so CST can be a powerful tool to help the body and mind cope.

Marty Austin has worked as a licensed massage therapist since the early 1990s and has a master’s degree in early child-hood and family studies. She is a certi-fied craniosacral therapist and is certified in Russian medical massage, neuromus-cular therapy and manual lymphatic drainage. She works in West Knoxville offering these therapeutic modalities to people of all ages. She can be reached at 865- 691-1565 or [email protected]. For more information, visit Gentle-TouchTherapeutic.com. See ad page 19.

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make entertaining spectators. It all depends on tempera-ment, breed and body style plus energy and confidence levels, as well as training. Not all dogs love to swim, says Eileen Proctor, a pet lifestyle expert in Denver, Colorado, so proceed cau-tiously. “One of the first things to do is buy a properly fitted life jacket that keeps his head out of the water,” she counsels. “Once he is used to wearing it, train him to use steps [like in a pool] to walk into and out of the water every time.” Michelle Yue, a professional dog trainer in Washington, D.C., takes her dog, Max, to a dog-specific pool twice a month. At the Canine Fitness Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, Max swims in one pool while canine buddies paddle in

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another. To prevent possible squabbles, company policy allows only same-household dogs to swim in the same pool. “Max is a fetching ma-niac in the water,” remarks Yue. “He doesn’t like to dive, but if his ball sinks, he’ll go after it. It’s low-im-pact, high-exercise playtime and the only thing I know

that will wear out a 2-year-old German shepherd pup.” The skill of directed retrieval can be described as advanced fetching. Several toys or dumbbells are placed on the bottom of the pool and the handler tells the dog which item to retrieve. Nautical nosework is the most challenging—five floating objects like tennis balls or dum-mies are launched into the water by another person. The dog must then find, indicate and retrieve the one ball his

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First, check if area community pools allow dogs for special sessions. Many offer canine swims as fundrais-

ers during off-season periods. Make sure the pet is sociable and wears a life jacket. The best swimmers include breeds used in water rescue or retrieval, such as the Newfoundland, Labrador retriever, Portuguese water dog, poodle and spaniel, as opposed to those with shorter snouts and airways. The stocky bodies and shorter legs of Scotties and dachshunds are also less conducive to water play. Dr. Jules Benson, vice president of Veterinary Services at Petplan Pet Insur-ance, in Newtown Square, Pennsylva-nia, gives three key safety tips: Be alert for signs of tiredness, like trouble stay-ing afloat or struggling to catch their breath; watch for vomiting, diarrhea or fever due to harmful bacteria in some waterways; and don’t let dogs drink from the ocean. Ingested salt water can unbalance electrolytes and lead to de-hydration, brain damage, kidney failure and even death.

Pet expert Eileen Proctor recom-mends dabbing sunscreen on pet noses and ears before swimming and putting on the dog’s life jacket before going into, on or near the water. Always en-sure that dogs are well-trained to come when called and leave found items and to take a break to rehydrate and rest. Supervise swimming dogs closely and make sure they aren’t drinking the water. If a dog hesitates to enter the water, leave his non-retractable leash on to reassure him he has assistance if needed, and stay in the pool with him. Establish a cue for entering and leav-ing the pool and use it before the dog overtires. Don’t allow a pet to climb the pool’s ladder to exit because a paw could slip, causing injury or panic. When boating, pull into a secluded area with no running propellers, active paddling or underwater snags, and keep the pet on a non-retractable lead or trained to swim close by. Rinse fur im-mediately after every swim to remove chlorine, bacteria, dirt or salt, and then dry the dog’s inner and outer ears.

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person has handled. Other fun options are teaching a pet to tow a raft in the pool or to team swim with his owner. In a more complex aqua-agility exercise, the dog swims a circle around his owner as a prelude to both of them swimming a synchronized, zigzag course between floating markers before returning to their starting positions. Ernie, a 95-pound Labrador retriever that lives with Sierra Prause, a marketing assistant, and Jaron Clinton, a search engine content marketer, in Phoenix, Arizona, rides in the storage area of Clinton’s kayak. Ernie came to them at age 4 and has always loved to jump in and swim alongside his own-ers. “Ernie’s claim to fame is fetching two tennis balls at once,” says Prause. “He wasn’t allowed in the pool at his former home, and now revels in taking a cooling dip after his twice-a-day walks.” Maria Schultz, author of How to SUP with Your Pup, enjoys stand up paddle-boarding with her Australian shepherds, Riley and Kona, on rivers near her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She and Riley learned together in the living room. “I brought the board home and taught Riley how to hop on and off, where to sit or lie on the board, and to relax,” she relates. “I forgot the living room floor stood still. Riley was surprised when he got on the board on the river to find that it moved.” Riley was a good sport about it; within a week, he knew how to ride along. Kona took several months to get the hang of it. “Have patience, make it fun and all positive,” Schultz advises. “Know what motivates your dog. Riley works for food, Kona for praise.” For the more adventurous, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, in San Diego, offers one-hour surfing lessons for canine guests. Taught by Coronado Surfing Academy instructors, the only requirement is that a dog enjoys water. Of course, board shorts and a bandana are also provided so that Fido gets the full surfer dude experience. Enjoying warm weather and cool water with man’s best friend provides perfect fun for these dog days of summer.

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moNdAY, August 11“Reduce Your Risk for Joint Replacement Surgery” – 7pm. Knoxville-area chiropractor Jessica Briere addresses Knoxville Group of CHEO. Meet & greet at 6:30pm. Parkwest Medical Center classroom, 9330 Parkwest Boulevard, Knoxville. Info: CHEOKnox.org.

tHursdAY, August 14Astrology Class – 6 :45 - 8 :45pm. See website for specific class topics. The Oasis Institute, 4928 Homberg Dr., Knoxville. Info: RadiantLightAstrology.com or 865-719-2049.

sAturdAY, August 16Dragonfly Kids Tri – 7am registration, 8:30am start (ages 7-10), 9am start (ages 11-15). $70. Knoxville Racquet Club. Sponsored by Crown Cleaners. Registration: RaceDayEvents.net/events.

suNdAY, August 17“The Money Enigma” – 10:55am. Unity Transformation service focuses on chapter 9 from Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth. At Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected]

Developing Your Psychic Abilities: Clairvoyance, Cultivating Clear Vision – 1-4pm. Learn to see auras with the third eye; practice meditation to receive psychic information visually; practice readings with your classmates. At the Crystal Peace Center, 205 Court St., Maryville, TN. Preregister with Theresa Richardson: 865-705-2525 or TheresaRichardson.com.

fridAY, August 22Mountain Hollow Farm Yarn Retreat – 10am Aug22- 3pm Aug24. Three relaxing, creative days in the East TN mountains at the Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell, TN. Cost $70-$150 for two nights (meals & lodging included). Info: 423-869-8927, [email protected] or WellbeingCC.org.

Star Dance – Aug 22-24. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. Gain personal inspiration, break out of stuck places and move into alignment with your higher purpose in life. Info: 865-428-3070.

suNdAY, August 24Janice Anderson & Brenda Kemp at Unity Transformation – 10:55am. Unity Transformation will host the two musicians, with Sunday lesson by Brenda Kemp. At Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected]

wedNesdAY, August 27“The Four Pillars of Heart Health” – 7pm. Athens, TN-based general and heart surgeon Dr. Joseph Holliday addresses Loudon/Monroe Group of CHEO. Meet & greet at 6:30pm. Rarity Bay Community Center, 150 Rarity Bay Pkwy., Vonore, TN. Info: CHEOKnox.org.

sAturdAY, August 2Robotics Revolution – 10am-4pm. The Muse Knoxville and Neighbormaker Events host this event providing opportunities to learn more about coding, Lego leagues, robotics, 3D printing, drones and industrial and technological advances. Jacob’s Building in Chilhowee Park, Knoxville. Info: 865-386-9077 or TheMuseKnoxville.org.

Sweat Lodge – 10am. Experience a deeper spiritual awareness through this ancient form of prayer and purification. Bring a towel, change of clothes, food to share. Donations gratefully accepted to cover costs. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. Info: 865-428-3070.

suNdAY, August 3“How to Reverse Financial Adversity” – 10:55am. Unity Transformation service focuses on chapter 7 from Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth. At Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected]

tuesdAY, August 5“Messiah Training” – 7:30pm (every Tuesday). Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. This weekly program explores how we can allow the divine part of us to define our lives, rather than being awash in definitions of who we “ought to be.” Donations gratefully accepted. Info: Perry Robinson, 865-428-3070.

tHursdAY, August 7Fire Ceremony – 6:45 pm. This focused meditation on a ceremonial fire is perfect for introspection, insight, releasing and transmuting what no longer serves you, or simply participating in a ceremony honoring this powerful elemental force. No charge. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. Info: 865-428-3070 or Katy Koontz, 865-693-9845.

fridAY, August 8“Supporting Cancer Care with Essential Oils” – 8:30am-4pm. This course explores the healing qualities of certain essential oils helpful for the physical body with a focus on the oncology population. 6 CEUs for nurses & massage therapists. The Avenue, 141 Martinwood Dr., Knoxville. Registration & info: ISHAhealing.com or 865-357-1541.

sAturdAY, August 9Young People’s Dance – 9am-5pm. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. One-day dance for young people and their parents or guardians begins with a sweat lodge and ends in late afternoon with a feast and a giveaway. Anyone wanting to honor young people around the world or support those at CFP is welcome. Info: Nan Citty at 405-6809 or CFP at 865-428-3070.

suNdAY, August 10“Security in a Changing World” – 10:55am. Unity Transformation service focuses on chapter 8 from Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth. At Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected]

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calendarofevents fridAY, August 29Events with Maori healers Ojasvin Kungi Davis & Iris Hausermann Davis – Aug. 29-Sept. 3. Ceremonial-fusion concert Aug. 29 at 6pm; Haka seminar Aug. 30 (9:30am-9pm) & Aug. 31 (10am-5pm), $250; private healing sessions Sept. 2-3, $180/session. Gypsy Hands Healing Arts Center, 707 N. Central St., Knoxville. Info: 865-522-5829, GypsyHands.com.

sAturdAY, August 30“The Weather and How You Can Help” – 10am. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. David Arms explains how we are subjected to weather situations and what we can do about them. Info: Patti MacFee, 865-250-1988.

suNdAY, August 31“Discover the Wonder of Giving” – 10:55am. Unity Transformation service focuses on chapter 10 from Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth. At Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected]

save the datetHursdAY, sePtemBer 11Unity World Day of Prayer – 6pm: Body Prayer with Shanti. 7pm: World Day of Prayer Service with Lora Beth Gilbreath. Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Ct., Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected].

fridAY, sePtemBer 12The Meridian Connection – In Knoxville. Learn the practical applications of acupuncture concepts in massage therapy. $125 for early registration. Worth 7 CE hours for LMTs. Info: PolarityHealthcare.com or 330-701-8780.

sAturdAY, sePtemBer 13Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy – Sept. 13-14. In Knoxville. Sample the Upledger approach and learn practical techniques you can use immediately. $250 for early registration. 12 CE hours for LMTs, OTs and nurses. Info: PolarityHealthcare.com or 330-701-8780.

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Star Knowledge Conference – Sept. 18-20. Indige-nous chiefs, wisdom keepers, more than 30 speakers, 20 vendors. Montgomery Bell State Park, Nashville. Sept. 21: Ceremony at Mound Bottom. Register: StarKnowledgeNashville.com , 1-800-221-6801.

sAturdAY, sePtemBer 20Advanced intensive medical intuition training course – Sept. 20-21. Mona Lisa Schulz, PhD, explains how to use intuition to deal with difficult health problems. $499. Gypsy Hands Healing Arts Center, 707 N. Central St., Knoxville. Info: 865-522-5829, GypsyHands.com.



rather than being awash in definitions of who we “ought to be.” Donations appreciated. Info: Perry Robinson at the Center for Peace, 865-428-3070.

wednesdayWrite to Grow – 9-11:30am. First, third and fifth Wednesdays at The Write Place, Maryville, TN. Writing workshop for women interested in developing a deeper sense of self through writing. Info: 865-660-4799 or [email protected].

Belly Dancing at Bohemian Baby – 9:30am. Join DeLacey Ault for her new class offerings at Bohemian Baby Wednesday mornings at 9:30 or Thursday evenings at 6. One-month series $45 or single drop-in for $15 throughout January. 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Registration: 865-588-1105.

Write Now – 12:30-3pm. First, third and fifth Wednesdays at The Write Place, Maryville, TN. AWA creative writing workshop. Learn about the craft. Gain perspective on your writing and confidence in your voice. Info: 865-660-4799 or [email protected].

thursdayBurn, Baby Burn! – 10:30am. Kim Day Training is in store in our spacious classroom to offer mommy and baby fitness. Bring your little one to help you work away those winter blahs. $10. Drop-ins welcome. Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: 865-588-1105.

8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as possible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $25 for six weeks. Info: Richard Clear or Ben Sterling, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

Mat Pilates with Susie Kaplar – 5:30-6:30pm. First class free, then $8 per session (half price if you bring a friend). Drop-ins welcome. Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Dr., Knoxville. Info: 661-803-1526 or [email protected].

Free 6-week session of beginning tai chi classes – 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as possible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. Info: Richard Clear or Ben Sterling, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

fridayReiki gathering at Fleur de Luna – 7:30-9pm every other Friday. Experience the benefits of Reiki, a Japanese technique developed by Dr. Mikao Usui. Practitioners are encouraged and welcome. Offerings are appreciated. Info, including dates and location: Fleur-De-Luna.com.

sundayUnity Transformation – 10:55 a.m. at Shanti Yoga Haven, 12 Forest Ct., Knoxville, with Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath. Join us each Sunday for music, meditation, Unity teachings and timely tools for transformation. Info: UnityTransformation.org.

Unity of Knoxville – 11am. A spirit-led community exploring all spiritual paths. 141 N. Martinwood Dr., Knoxville. Info: UnityChurchOfKnoxville.org.

Youth of Unity (YOU) – 11am. Unity of Knoxville. Come and explore your spirituality with open-minded teens. No judgment, lots of fun. Snacks provided. The Avenue,141 N. Martinwood Dr. Knoxville. Info: 865-679-0279.

Eckankar Center Sunday events – 11am. First Sunday of month: worship service. Second Sunday: spiritual truths for personal growth discussion. Third Sunday: book discussion, Journey of Soul by Harold Klemp. Fourth Sunday: HU Sing. Eckankar Center of Knoxville, 301 Gallaher View Rd., Ste. 226, Knoxville. Info: 865-622-7685 or Eck-Tenn.org.

mondayIntroduction to Usui Reiki Ryoho – 6:30-8pm (every other week). $5. Learn the history/origin of Reiki and its Eastern and Western influences. Space limited; RSVP required. Info: Fleur-De-Luna.com/calendar or Christina at [email protected].

tuesday8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as possible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $25 for six weeks. Info: Richard Clear or Ben Sterling, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

Mat Pilates with Susie Kaplar – 5:30-6:30pm. First class free, then $8 per session (half price if you bring a friend). Drop-ins welcome. Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Dr., Knoxville. Info: 661-803-1526 or [email protected].

Breastfeeding Support Circle – 6pm. Lactation consultant will discuss any breastfeeding problems or questions. Moms Café-style supportive place to bring your baby to socialize with other mothers. Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk. Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: 865-588-1105

Free 6-week session of beginning tai chi classes – 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as possible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. Info: Richard Clear or Ben Sterling, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

“Messiah Training” – 7:30 pm. Center for Peace, Seymour, TN. This weekly program explores how we can allow the divine part of us to define our lives,

ongoingevents saturdayIntuitive Readings with Theresa Richardson – Explore your options and opportunities for growth and enlightenment. Readings address work, relationships, life purpose, how to align with your most positive future. Questions welcome. Call for appointment. Info: 865-705-2525, TheresaRichardson.com.

weeklyIntuitive Counseling Sessions with Pamela Nine – Receive relationship, life-lesson, career and life-purpose guidance and further your personal, professional and spiritual growth through professional intuitive counseling. By appointment at Nine Wellness Centre, 3113 Gose Cove Ln., Knoxville. Info and appointments: 865-531-9086, [email protected], PamelaNine.com.

monthlyAstrology Class – 6:45 - 8:45pm second Thursday of the month. See website for exact dates and class topics. The Oasis Institute, 4928 Homberg Dr., Knoxville. Info: RadiantLightAstrology.com or 865-719-2049.

Spiritual Apprenticeship Program – Advance your personal, professional and spiritual path; promote healing; develop inner awareness, intuitive and mediumship abilities through a one-on-one learning experience. Available for 3- and 6-month terms. Limited-time discount. Pamela Nine, Nine Wellness Centre. Info: 865-531-9086, [email protected], PamelaNine.com.

Monthly meeting of Holistic Moms Network, Knoxville – 11am. Follow the natural path to parenting. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: Mary at 865-356-7987 or [email protected]

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