Natural Awakenings Twin Cities June 2022
Read the June 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Men's Health Issue which is focused on men's health, men are not machines, unplugged adventures, how to raise emphatic kids. This month we feature articles on the healing of the modern man, how to talk to the men you love about their health, the exercise power of e-bikes and so much more! Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com.
Read the June 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Men's Health Issue which is focused on men's health, men are not machines, unplugged adventures, how to raise emphatic kids. This month we feature articles on the healing of the modern man, how to talk to the men you love about their health, the exercise power of e-bikes and so much more!
Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com.
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THE HEALING OF<br />
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Men Redefine Their<br />
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HOW TO RAISE<br />
EMPATHETIC KIDS<br />
UNPLUGGED<br />
ADVENTURES<br />
ECO-TRIPPING FOR A<br />
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THE EXERCISE POWER<br />
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Father’s Day is that special time to honor those who have<br />
played an integral role in our lives and the lives of those we<br />
love. Whether it is your birth father, an adopted, step or foster<br />
dad, or simply a special person who stepped in to provide you love,<br />
guidance and care, we are truly blessed when there is someone in<br />
our life we call Dad.<br />
For me, that person was someone who accepted me into his<br />
already large family when I was just 2 years old. Robert Broeffle<br />
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I was in third grade when they finally married, and he adopted me as his child. Little did I<br />
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the family have the same last name except for me. He really did save me from a life of constant<br />
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Dad was a quiet man and not one to show much affection; that is, until my younger<br />
sister and I asked him one evening why he never told us he loved us. “Every night, we tell<br />
you we love you when we say goodnight, and you never say it back,” my sister said. “Don’t<br />
you love us?” His eyes immediately filled with tears and he replied, “Of course I love you<br />
both—more than you will ever understand!” And from that day forward, there was never<br />
a day that went by that he did not tell us he loved us and give us a hug.<br />
As a teenager, my friends thought it was so odd that whenever we left the house, both<br />
my parents would hug me and tell me they loved me. I guess that was not standard practice<br />
in every home—what a shame.<br />
For all of you who still have that special “Dad” in your life, give them a hug and tell<br />
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Lime Launches E-Scooters in<br />
Minneapolis and University of<br />
Minnesota <strong>Twin</strong> <strong>Cities</strong><br />
Lime, the global leader in shared electric vehicles,<br />
relaunched in Minneapolis with a fleet of 500 of its<br />
newest Gen4 e-scooters, and marked its return to the<br />
University of Minnesota <strong>Twin</strong> <strong>Cities</strong> with a fleet of 133<br />
Gen4 e-scooters. The Gen4 is Lime’s newest and best<br />
hardware, offering a smoother ride and even greater<br />
sustainability metrics due to its innovative swappable<br />
batteries. Each e-scooter will also be equipped with<br />
lock-to technology through which riders will end rides by locking each e-scooter to an<br />
compatible bike rack or other acceptable parking area.<br />
“Lime is thrilled to be back in Minneapolis as spring gets into full swing and summer<br />
approaches,” says LeAaron Foley, director of government relations at Lime. “Our shared e-<br />
scooter program is built on the foundation of equity and safety as required and emphasized by<br />
Minneapolis throughout the application process. We are proud that our electric vehicles will<br />
be available to all riders, no matter where they live or how much they make, via our Lime<br />
Access program and automatic 40 percent discounts in the city’s Equity Distribution Areas.”<br />
The goal of the Gen4 e-scooter is to provide the smoothest and most sustainable<br />
Lime scooter ride in their history. The new Gen4 also improves rider and pedestrian<br />
safety and has a new, two-sided kickstand to prevent tipping over and thus preventing<br />
clutter. These industry-leading vehicles are only available in select North American cities<br />
like Washington D.C., San Diego and New York City.<br />
Lime’s mission is to realize a future for transportation that is shared, electric and carbonfree.<br />
As the world’s leading provider of shared electric vehicles, Lime partners with cities<br />
to deploy electric bikes, scooters and mopeds to serve any trip under five miles. Lime has<br />
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a new generation of clean alternatives to car ownership.<br />
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Exercise to the Beat of Danceteria<br />
Rafe Gomez has recently launched Danceteria REWIND<br />
on the Twitch livestreaming platform for people who are<br />
searching for a fun vide. The weekly show streams from 7 to 9<br />
p.m. on Thursdays.<br />
Danceteria REWIND is a free, weekly, two-hour tribute to<br />
the innovative music blend that was featured at Danceteria, one<br />
of Manhattan’s most popular and influential nightclubs in the<br />
1980s. “Danceteria REWIND features reggae, electro hip-hop,<br />
old-school funk, salsa, ska, new wave, techno and rap hits that<br />
rocked the dancefloor of Danceteria during the years that it operated<br />
from 1979 to 1986,” shares Gomez. “The musical diversity<br />
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of Danceteria REWIND makes it an ideal workout mix: The tempo begins at 70 BPM and,<br />
over its two-hour length, seamlessly elevates to 150 BPM.”<br />
The goal of Danceteria REWIND is to recreate the club’s innovative sonic vibe. Gomez<br />
serves up floor-filling jams and special DJ versions of hits that have not been presented in<br />
workout mixes before, including active tracks by Kraftwerk, Man Parrish, Run DMC, Grace<br />
Jones, the Beastie Boys, The Clash, Liquid, James Brown, Madonna and more.<br />
Danceteria REWIND provides fitness/exercise enthusiasts of all levels a fun and energetic<br />
audio enhancement that can ramp up their gym, outdoor and at-home workouts.<br />
For more information, visit Twitch.TV/DanceteriaRewind.
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Workshops will be offered at the beginner<br />
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This is the only women-run, taught<br />
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Cut Back on Booze to<br />
Protect the Brain<br />
It is widely known that<br />
heavy drinking harms the<br />
brain, but even drinking<br />
as little as a few<br />
beers or glasses<br />
of wine per week<br />
will reduce brain<br />
volume, according<br />
to a new study<br />
of 36,000 adults.<br />
Researchers led<br />
by a University of Pennsylvania<br />
team reported in Nature Communications that alcohol<br />
consumption even at modest levels may carry risks to the<br />
brain, shrinking it in ways similar to the aging process. The<br />
study was conducted using the UK Biobank, a dataset from<br />
500,000 British middle-aged and older adults that includes<br />
genetic and medical information, including white and gray<br />
matter volume in different regions of the brain.<br />
The researchers found that the more alcohol people consumed<br />
on average, the greater the brain damage. Going<br />
from zero to a daily average of one alcohol unit (half a<br />
beer or half a glass of wine) is linked with the equivalent<br />
of a half a year of aging in 50-year-olds. Drinking an<br />
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two years. The difference between zero and four units<br />
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That means that cutting back on that final drink of the night<br />
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For the one in three Americans<br />
that are sleep-deprived,<br />
working out with resistance<br />
exercises to strengthen muscles<br />
may produce longer and deeper<br />
shuteye than aerobics, new research<br />
from the American Heart Association<br />
shows. In a 12-month study, researchers<br />
randomly assigned 386 inactive, overweight<br />
adults with high blood pressure to<br />
one of several groups that worked out for<br />
an hour three times a week. A resistance<br />
exercise group did three sets of eight<br />
to 16 repetitions on 12 machines; the<br />
aerobics group used treadmills, bicycles<br />
or elliptical machines; a combo<br />
group used both; and a control group<br />
did no supervised exercise. Among<br />
the 42 percent of participants that<br />
were not getting at least seven hours<br />
of sleep at the study’s start, sleep<br />
duration increased by an average of<br />
40 minutes for the resistance exercise<br />
group compared to an increase of<br />
about 23 minutes in the aerobic exercise<br />
group and about 17 minutes in the combined<br />
exercise group.<br />
“If your sleep has gotten noticeably worse over<br />
the past two stressful years, consider incorporating<br />
two or more resistance exercise training sessions into<br />
your regular exercise routine to improve your general<br />
muscle and bone health, as well as your sleep,” says study<br />
author Angelique Brellenthin, assistant professor of kinesiology<br />
at Iowa State University, in Ames.<br />
Try Neem and Walking to Ward Off COVID-19 Symptoms<br />
Two new studies suggest that neem (Azadirachta indica), a plant used for centuries in India to treat malaria,<br />
intestinal ulcers and skin diseases, may offer protection against COVID-19 and future variants. At the<br />
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus, researchers found that neem bark extract<br />
tested on COVID-infected human lung cells proved as effective as a preventive drug. It targeted<br />
a wide range of viral proteins and also decreased virus replication and spread after infection.<br />
In an Indian double-blind study of 190 healthcare workers or relatives of COVID-19 patients,<br />
researchers at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, in Delhi, found that those given a neem extract of<br />
50 milligrams twice daily for 28 days had a reduced risk of 55 percent for infection compared to the control group.<br />
For people dealing with the lingering symptoms of long COVID such as fatigue, brain fog and muscle pain, a solution may<br />
be daily exercise of at least 30 minutes, because it lowers inflammation and blood glucose levels, suggest Louisiana State<br />
University researchers in the journal Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. “If you can only walk 15 minutes once a day, do that.<br />
The important thing is to try. It doesn’t matter where you begin,” says article author Candida Rebello, Ph.D.<br />
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Off Limits<br />
National Parks Enacting New Regulations<br />
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In 2021, the national park system hosted nearly 300 million<br />
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The high number of cars creates congestion, pollution and<br />
collisions with wildlife. Overcrowding on trails can lead to<br />
higher risk of hiking accidents and illegal off-roading.<br />
Two Utah national parks will start requiring reservations.<br />
At Zion, Rocky Mountain and Glacier national parks,<br />
guests need a permit to hike certain routes. Arches National<br />
Park guests will have to book timed entry tickets<br />
during the high season. Acadia and Zion announced the<br />
temporary closure of some popular climbing sites starting<br />
this month to ensure that peregrine falcons can nest<br />
without disturbance.<br />
In 2021, the NPS gave park superintendents the authority<br />
to ban e-bikes if they adversely impact natural<br />
resources or other visitors, as well as scenic air tours at<br />
dawn or dusk or within a half-mile of the ground. Biologically<br />
important behaviors for many species occur during<br />
sunrise and sunset such as foraging, mating and communication.<br />
The hours of operation provide quiet periods of<br />
the day during which visitors can enjoy natural sounds and<br />
preserve opportunities for solitude in designated wilderness<br />
areas.<br />
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Shady Solution<br />
California Canals Gain Solar Panels<br />
To both conserve water and generate clean energy,<br />
Project Nexus, an innovative pilot project from the<br />
University of California-Merced, will install solar arrays<br />
over 25-foot- and 100-foot-wide canals in the Turlock<br />
Irrigation District so operators can monitor and evaluate<br />
their impact on water quality and evaporation, as well as<br />
assess maintenance and logistical issues. External Affairs<br />
Department Manager Josh Weimer says, “In today’s world<br />
and how we are operating our system, saving every possible<br />
drop of water for future beneficial use is something<br />
that we are really trying to focus on.”<br />
In Europe, canals are lined with tree cover, while India<br />
has already started using solar panels. Project partner<br />
Solar AquaGrid, LLC, recognized the untapped opportunity<br />
to curtail evaporation and advance California’s Solar<br />
Over Canal initiative. CEO Jordan Harris states, “Research<br />
and common sense tell us that in an age of intensifying<br />
drought, it’s time to put a lid on evaporation. Our initial<br />
study revealed mounting solar panels over open canals<br />
can result in significant water, energy and cost savings<br />
when compared to ground-mounted solar systems,<br />
including added efficiency resulting from an exponential<br />
shading and cooling effect. Now is the chance to put that<br />
learning to the test.”<br />
Access Denied<br />
Don’t Fence Me In<br />
A group of biologists in the northern Rockies published a paper<br />
in 2018, “A fence runs through it: A call for greater attention<br />
to the influence of fences on wildlife and ecosystems.” In<br />
2020, a meta-analysis in BioScience looked at all the studies<br />
of the effects of fences and found that their profound impacts<br />
are often ignored or greatly underestimated. The impacts extend<br />
far beyond blocking animal migration routes and include<br />
furthering disease transmission by concentrating animals,<br />
altering the hunting practices of predators and impeding<br />
access to key areas of water and forage. Fences are going up<br />
rapidly as border barriers and livestock farming increase.<br />
In the case of the U.S./Mexico border wall intended to<br />
prevent illegal immigration, “The main threat ... is the landscape-level<br />
impacts of curtailing or completely precluding<br />
wildlife movement and eliminating landscape connectivity<br />
at large scales,” says Aaron Flesch, a wildlife biologist at the<br />
University of Arizona, who has studied the wall’s impacts.<br />
Bighorn sheep and jaguars are cut off from their kind on the<br />
other side of the border. That means that the genetic interaction<br />
needed to keep small populations of jaguars or ocelots<br />
healthy may be affected. It also means bighorn sheep in<br />
Mexico may not be able to migrate north to escape a hotter<br />
and drier climate.<br />
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Easy Beezy<br />
Weeds Attract Pollinators to<br />
Increase Harvests<br />
A recent study published in<br />
Insects compared mango<br />
trees at a local farm in<br />
Homestead, Florida, where<br />
one plot of trees had weeds<br />
growing around them and<br />
another plot was maintained<br />
to be weed-free. It<br />
turns out that the presence<br />
of weeds benefits trees and<br />
pollinators. “Weeds actually<br />
do a lot of good. It might be helpful to think of them of<br />
wildflowers,” says Blaire Kleiman, the Florida International<br />
University Institute of Environment graduate teaching<br />
assistant and alumna who, under the guidance of professors<br />
Suzanne Koptur and Krishnaswamy Jayachandran,<br />
undertook this research funded by the U.S. Department<br />
of Agriculture’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education<br />
Grants program.<br />
Fruit trees can’t live without pollinators. Bees and other<br />
insects have been shown to increase the size and quality of<br />
yields from 70 percent of the leading, economically important<br />
crops in the world, but it’s getting harder to bring bees<br />
to the trees. Over the last 30 years, pollinator numbers<br />
have declined significantly. Farmers already rely on insectary<br />
plants to attract pollinators, and Kleiman notes that her<br />
findings apply to 80 percent of all flowering plants of Earth,<br />
including vegetables like tomatoes, beans, eggplants and<br />
squash. She wants her study to help farmers also reduce<br />
the use of chemical pesticides that harm pollinators.<br />
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Nesty Habits<br />
Climate Change Causing<br />
Birds to Lay Eggs Earlier<br />
In a new study, “Climate<br />
Change Affects Bird Nesting<br />
Phenology: Comparing<br />
Contemporary Field and<br />
Historical Museum Nesting<br />
Records,” published in the<br />
Journal of Animal Ecology,<br />
scientists were able to<br />
determine that about a third<br />
of the bird species nesting<br />
in Chicago are laying their<br />
eggs a month earlier than they did 100 years ago by comparing<br />
eggs preserved in museum collections to modern<br />
observations. Researchers think the culprit in this shift is<br />
climate change.<br />
John Bates, curator of birds at the Field Museum and<br />
the study’s lead author, says, “The majority of the birds we<br />
looked at eat insects, and insects’ seasonal behavior is<br />
also affected by climate. The birds have to move their egglaying<br />
dates to adapt. Egg collections are such a fascinating<br />
tool for us to learn about bird ecology over time. I love<br />
the fact that this paper combines these older and modern<br />
datasets to look at these trends over about 120 years and<br />
help answer really critical questions about how climate<br />
change is affecting birds.”<br />
Bates advises, “These early egg people were incredible<br />
natural historians in order to do what they did. You really<br />
have to know the birds in order to go out and find the nests<br />
and do the collecting.”<br />
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Cool It<br />
South Pole Registers Historic Temperature<br />
Normally, temperatures fall with the end of the southern summer, but the<br />
Dumont d’Urville station, on Antarctica, registered record temperatures for<br />
March of 40.82° F at a time of the year when readings are usually already<br />
sub-zero. Gaetan Heymes, of France Meteo, describes the unseasonably mild<br />
weather as a historic event. The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center<br />
says that Antarctica’s sea ice fell below 772,204 square miles in late February<br />
for the first time since 1979.<br />
Around the same time, the Conger Ice Shelf, as big as Los Angeles, collapsed<br />
into the sea and there was sufficient atmospheric moisture to produce<br />
a significant snowfall. While researchers can’t definitively say that<br />
climate change is to blame, Jonathan Wille, a postdoctoral researcher at the Université Grenoble Alpes, in France,<br />
notes, “It was something we didn’t think was possible in Antarctica—the magnitude of heat, especially in what should<br />
be the cold season in Antarctica. We’ve never seen the atmosphere behave like this over Antarctica.”<br />
The heat wave and dramatic inland snowfall highlight the importance of a better understanding of the complicated<br />
dynamics of atmospheric rivers that maintain the ice sheet now, but could be cause for concern in the future. Understanding<br />
these patterns better could be the key to learning the polar region’s fate.<br />
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eco tip<br />
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Eco-Volunteering<br />
HANDS-ON WAYS TO HELP<br />
OUR PLANET THIS SUMMER<br />
Helping nature while enjoying the great<br />
outdoors is a classic win-win opportunity.<br />
Here are a few ideas to join the fun<br />
while contributing sweat equity.<br />
Corral the Cleanup Crew<br />
Becoming a weekend cleanup community<br />
leader can be as simple as<br />
gathering family, friends and neighbors<br />
to beautify the surroundings<br />
and save animals from suffering. To<br />
improve water quality, pay special<br />
attention to beaches and rivers. Get<br />
permission from local authorities,<br />
arrange a special trash pickup and<br />
equip the crew with gloves and garbage<br />
bags. Afterwards, stand together<br />
proudly before the enormous hill of<br />
discarded plastics, fishing lines, beer<br />
bottles, aluminum cans, fast-food<br />
containers and other refuse. Congratulate<br />
the team and take pictures<br />
to post on social media. For more tips,<br />
visit Tinyurl.com/trashteam.<br />
Get on the Community<br />
Gardening Bandwagon<br />
Community gardens are springing up<br />
on school grounds, at hospitals and<br />
correctional facilities, on rooftops<br />
and balconies, and in unused public<br />
spaces and underserved communities.<br />
Researchers have proven what<br />
we suspect: Gardening is a great<br />
workout and leads to improved<br />
heart health and weight loss, while<br />
breathing fresh air and helping<br />
things grow in kinship with likeminded<br />
people is a surefire mood<br />
enhancer. Reaping the benefits of<br />
locally grown, fresh produce; beautifying<br />
a neighborhood with flowering<br />
plants or shade trees; and providing<br />
food and refuge for pollinators and<br />
other wildlife is not too shabby,<br />
either. Now is the time to join an existing<br />
group or start a new community<br />
garden. For inspiring examples and<br />
how-to ideas, visit FoodIsFreeProject.org<br />
and OneTreePlanted.org.<br />
Lend a Helping Hand at a Park<br />
Local, state and national parks rely<br />
on volunteers to conduct tours and<br />
maintain green areas and facilities.<br />
Even artists and scientists are welcome<br />
to lend their expertise. Consider<br />
combining a park visit with purposeful<br />
assistance. The National Park Service<br />
runs a Volunteers-in-Parks program<br />
(nps.gov/getinvolved/volunteer.htm)<br />
that offers one-time service projects<br />
and longer-term positions at parks<br />
throughout the country and in U.S.<br />
territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.<br />
Visit Volunteer.gov for tasks like a<br />
campground host at the Rocky Mountain<br />
National Park or climber steward<br />
at Joshua Tree National Park. Many<br />
state park systems and municipal<br />
parks and recreation departments use<br />
websites to manage their volunteer<br />
opportunities, such as Volunteers.Flo<br />
ridaStateParks.org or tpwd.texas.gov/<br />
state-parks/help-parks. All it takes is<br />
an internet search of the name of the<br />
state or county plus “park” and “volunteer”<br />
to find local openings.<br />
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Men are Not<br />
MACHINES<br />
by Leah Martinson<br />
Although there are many men's health topics that warrant greater<br />
attention, the one that is largely ignored and undervalued<br />
by our society and culture is mental health. It seems we have<br />
an underground epidemic of suppressing and ignoring the emotional<br />
needs of men. In our culture, we expect men to be strong, silently<br />
carry emotional burdens, support and protect their families and loved<br />
ones, and do it all without wavering or showing any signs of anguish,<br />
no matter how heavy things get. We allow for and even encourage anger<br />
in men, but there are a variety of other emotions that men also experience.<br />
Not allowing space for and supporting men’s emotions is a<br />
serious problem as men are not machines—they are human, too.<br />
Lately, a term that has become commonplace is “toxic masculinity”.<br />
There is often confusion about what this term means which<br />
has led to grouping all men into one big category and labeling them<br />
as toxic. It’s not the men that are toxic—it’s our collective suppression<br />
of the natural, human aspect of men that includes having emotions.<br />
The Good Men Project defines toxic masculinity as a narrow<br />
and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as<br />
defined by violence, sex, status and aggression. It’s the cultural ideal<br />
of manliness, where strength is everything while emotions are a<br />
weakness; where sex and brutality are yardsticks by which men are<br />
measured, while supposedly “feminine” traits—which can range<br />
from emotional vulnerability to simply not being hypersexual—are<br />
the means by which the status as “man” can be taken away.<br />
Defining manhood in terms of aggression and violence has also<br />
led to alarming rates of depression and suicide in men: 75 percent of<br />
those who die by suicide are men. The leading cause of death in men<br />
is the entanglement of depression and suicide. This comes before<br />
heart disease, accidents and cancer.<br />
Though we have made progress around normalizing emotions<br />
and seeking support for mental and emotional help, there is still taboo<br />
around this, especially for men. Because men have been forced<br />
to suppress their emotions, we have made the collective mistake<br />
in developing a belief that men do not have emotions. This belief<br />
and pressure on men to keep their feelings hidden has contributed<br />
greatly to the mental health crisis we are currently experiencing.<br />
The truth is, men need permission to be vulnerable also.<br />
Men experience sadness, anguish, fear, grief, excitement, joy,<br />
passion, love and all of the other emotions that are part of the human<br />
experience. For some reason though, we expect men to keep<br />
them all under wraps and maintain a collected exterior regardless<br />
of what’s going on inside. Unless of course, it is an outward demonstration<br />
of anger and aggression, then it is acceptable.<br />
Many of us would like the individuals that identify as male<br />
in our lives to show more emotion, yet at the same time, we may<br />
struggle with holding space for their emotional experiences<br />
because of the deep societal and cultural programming we have<br />
received around men not having or needing to express emotions.<br />
There needs to be a paradigm shift around how we view vulnerability<br />
and show our emotions. Thanks to the work of social science<br />
qualitative research warriors like Brene Brown, this paradigm shift<br />
does seem to be in progress. We need to ensure this shift includes<br />
men’s experiences of emotions and allowing them to be vulnerable.<br />
We have historically viewed vulnerability as weakness and yet the<br />
research shows us over and over again how much strength it takes<br />
to allow ourselves to be vulnerable.<br />
The medicine needed to heal this epidemic is an all-handson-deck<br />
approach. We need to come together as a collective to<br />
first give men permission to be the vulnerable emotional humans<br />
they truly are. We then need to learn how to hold space for them<br />
while they learn to practice shedding their armor and sharing<br />
what is really going on inside. This is much easier said than done.<br />
Some of us already know how to do this in some capacity—we<br />
do it in our mom’s groups, women’s circles, in therapy, with coaches<br />
and in our close friendships. Those of us who are embracing emotions,<br />
practicing vulnerability, and speaking out about mental and<br />
emotional health did not learn how to do this overnight. It takes<br />
willingness, practice and dedication.<br />
Luckily, the skills are all transferable; the gap we need to bridge<br />
is bringing to the forefront of our minds over and over again that<br />
men have feelings, too. The more we embrace this truth and keep it<br />
at a conscious level, the more we will be able to allow men to express<br />
how they feel. Men’s expressions of emotion will likely continue to<br />
look different than that of women’s, but that does not make it any<br />
less valid or less necessary for improving men’s well-being.<br />
Leah Martinson is a board-certified health and<br />
wellness coach, licensed massage therapist, reiki<br />
practitioner and owner of Visionairium, in Minneapolis.<br />
She enjoys helping individuals connect to their heart<br />
center and heal unresolved emotions so they can<br />
experience optimal health. Just in time for Father’s<br />
Day, she is offering a special that includes three coaching sessions for<br />
$300 (normally $375) or a coaching and massage session for $200<br />
(normally $250). For more information or to book an appointment,<br />
visit Visionairium.com. See ad, page 10.<br />
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The Healing of<br />
the Modern Man<br />
Men Redefine Their Emotional Power<br />
by Marlaina Donato<br />
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For generations immemorial, men have been builders of culture,<br />
solid providers and inspired adventurers, but gender<br />
roles and sometimes-conflicting cultural expectations have<br />
taken a heavy toll on both the individual and community. The<br />
pervasive “tough guy” paradigm has denied half the human race<br />
its full emotional expression, resulting in amplified stress levels,<br />
compromised physical health, toxic aggression, broken families<br />
and a higher risk for addiction. According to research published<br />
in the American Journal of Men’s Health in 2020, death by suicide<br />
among men is almost four times higher than that of women and<br />
is partly attributed to the stigma of seeking treatment for depression.<br />
African American men carry the additional burden of racial<br />
and economic inequality, and their depressive symptoms are often<br />
more persistent and incapacitating.<br />
Contrary to common<br />
myth, men are deeply<br />
emotional and responsive<br />
beings by nature.<br />
Centuries overdue, restrictive<br />
cultural definitions<br />
are slowly shifting<br />
to a broader psychosocial<br />
view of authentic<br />
manhood. Thanks to<br />
guy-friendly mental<br />
health resources, virtual<br />
and in-person support<br />
communities and<br />
diverse options in the<br />
alternative health field,<br />
more men are taking<br />
responsibility for their<br />
well-being and learning<br />
how to embody emotional<br />
freedom. They<br />
are stepping up to the<br />
plate as strong, sensitive<br />
leaders, something our<br />
world needs now more<br />
than ever.<br />
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Breaking the<br />
Chains and<br />
Choosing<br />
Authenticity<br />
The masculine expectation<br />
and requirement<br />
have been for most<br />
boys to “buck up and tough it out” during childhood and adolescence,<br />
and this overt or sometimes very subtle conditioning can<br />
promote disproportionate power plays, homophobia and resistance<br />
to emotional intimacy well into adulthood. “Every society<br />
has ‘feeling rules’ that govern how emotions can be expressed<br />
publicly,” says psychologist Michael Reichert, executive director of<br />
the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University<br />
of Pennsylvania and author of How to Raise a Boy: The Power of<br />
Connection to Build Good Men. “Research tells us that boys are<br />
born as emotionally expressive as girls, but in a short time receive<br />
constant messages from their loved ones, schoolmates and TV<br />
shows that only certain emotions are okay for boys.” Such emotional<br />
restrictiveness has a profoundly negative impact on male<br />
development, he says.<br />
For Todd Adams in Elmhurst, Illinois, cofounder of MenLiving.<br />
org and a Tony Robbins-certified life coach, recognizing societal<br />
trappings is key. “The first step is to have the awareness that we<br />
have been lied to for as long as we can remember about what it<br />
means to be a man. We have been conditioned to stay in the ‘man<br />
box’, which means if we show any type of vulnerability, our value<br />
from the outside, as well as from the inside, plummets.”<br />
Reichert concurs. “My belief is that tragic outcomes—addictions,<br />
violence, suicide and premature mortality—are a reflection<br />
of how men’s human natures are thwarted by cultural norms.<br />
Being confined to a man box is hazardous. We humans, including<br />
men, are built to express our hearts in close connections to others<br />
we love and who love us.”<br />
The notion of going the distance solo is discouraged by Adams,<br />
whose organization helps men from all walks of life find support<br />
and connection through online meetings and adventure outings.<br />
“Once the awareness is there, I would invite family, partners, et cetera,<br />
to invite us to show up in a more authentic and human way,”<br />
he says.<br />
Stress and the Physiology of Feelings<br />
For many men, emotions—other than “socially acceptable” anger<br />
and irritation—rarely see the light of day and instead morph into<br />
physical maladies such as digestive trouble, headaches, chest pain<br />
and high blood pressure. Unmanaged stress can also zap any zing<br />
in the bedroom. “I’m certainly not a doctor, but I’m sure there is a<br />
correlation for some about their emotional/mental/financial wellbeing<br />
being related to erectile dysfunction. The men that I work<br />
with often have a habit of not taking good care of themselves, and<br />
that lack of self-care ripples into other parts of their life, including<br />
their sexual life,” observes Adams. In spite of the fact that many<br />
others are struggling with the same condition, out of shame, it is<br />
often kept in the shadows. “My advice is that men find safe spaces<br />
to discuss these challenges with others. My hope is that men can<br />
discuss sexuality and intimacy as openly as women do.”<br />
Josh Beharry, project coordinator of HeadsUpGuys.org, in Vancouver,<br />
Canada, an online resource hub for men battling depression,<br />
has spearheaded online stress assessment tests for more than<br />
26,000 men over the age of 18 and found surprising consistency.<br />
“The results suggest that the two most common stressors faced by<br />
the men are a lack of meaning and feelings of loneliness, followed<br />
by financial strain, relationship difficulties and problems at work,”<br />
he says.<br />
According to data gathered by Tulane University, human connection<br />
boosts immunity and wards off cardiovascular disease,<br />
anxiety, depression and cognitive impairment. For men especially,<br />
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social bonds are critical in coping with life stresses. Forging new<br />
alliances and maintaining old ones can be challenging with or<br />
without a pandemic, but online communities offer additional<br />
support, camaraderie and nonjudgmental sharing, which can be<br />
especially helpful for those suffering from post-traumatic stress<br />
disorder (PTSD), addiction and depression.<br />
Beyond Talk Therapy<br />
Male depression can be hidden in plain sight, disguised as hitting<br />
the bottle to “relax”, or by working compulsively, engaging in highrisk<br />
behaviors or easily flying off the handle at loved ones. Beharry<br />
knows firsthand how insidious the disease can be and why seeking<br />
help sooner than later is vital. After miraculously surviving a horrific<br />
suicide attempt, he unexpectedly found hope and the will to<br />
live through walking, breathwork and human connection.<br />
Being honest with others, as well as himself, was a turning point<br />
in his recovery. “For a lot of men, talking about dealing with depression<br />
feels like an admission of weakness or something to feel<br />
guilty about,” he says. “Try to think of emotional pain like physical<br />
pain. If you get cut, you bleed; that’s part of being human. Then<br />
you do something to treat the wound. Or if it’s deeper, you go to a
doctor or a hospital. Denying painful emotions is like trying not to<br />
bleed when you get cut or trying to pretend you’re not bleeding.”<br />
For family members or friends concerned about a man’s mental<br />
health, he advises, “Vague assertions like, ‘You seem depressed,’<br />
can make a guy feel attacked or put on the spot. Instead, it’s helpful<br />
to start by pointing out specific observations you’ve had about<br />
changes to his mood or behavior, such as, ‘You seem stressed out,’<br />
or, ‘You haven’t been eating much,’ or, ‘You’ve been isolating yourself<br />
from friends or turning down plans more than usual.’”<br />
It is estimated that 4 percent of men suffer from the physical<br />
and psychological consequences of trauma, and PTSD is certainly<br />
not reserved for combat veterans. While traditional therapies like<br />
cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy are excellent<br />
for treating depression, other modalities offer light at the end of<br />
the tunnel for men plagued by traumatic overwhelm.<br />
Somatic Experiencing, developed by PTSD psychologist Peter<br />
Levine during the last 50 years, targets trauma stored in the nervous<br />
system and gently helps a person to increase their tolerance<br />
for difficult physical sensations and buried emotions. It is also<br />
highly useful in addiction recovery. Therapeutic massage, yoga<br />
and regular exercise are all allies for men to combat stress, anchor<br />
into their bodies and access unconscious feelings.<br />
In the end, little things add up to a whole lot of change for a<br />
man. “You are not alone. Take your responsibility in how you experience<br />
life. Empower yourself with resources—podcasts, books,<br />
therapy, coaching—whatever support might look like for you,”<br />
advises Adams.<br />
There is no better time than now for the masculine to rise to<br />
a new level of greatness. “There is ample evidence that we are in<br />
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Reichert. “When I speak with parents, I say that there has never<br />
been a better time in all of human history to raise a son.”<br />
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green living<br />
UNPLUGGED ADVENTURES<br />
ECO-TRIPPING FOR A DIGITAL DETOX<br />
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Smartphones come in handy for emergencies or checking directions while traveling,<br />
but a brief glance at a website or social media can quickly turn into a lengthy scroll<br />
session, distracting us from why we go on vacation in the first place. For those that<br />
want to truly unplug, unique off-grid, eco-options beckon.<br />
Remote and Quirky Camping<br />
The National Park Service has many affordable campgrounds at parks, forests and<br />
lakeshores with little to no cell connectivity, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in<br />
nature. Listings of wilderness/backcountry camping sites, as well as front-country sites<br />
easily accessible by vehicles, can be found at nps.gov/subjects/camping/campground.htm.<br />
State parks offer closer-to-home refuge from the digital world. California’s Hendy<br />
Woods State Park, in Philo, is brimming with old-growth redwoods. “A lot of people<br />
head way up north to Sequoia National Forest to see old-growth redwoods, but there<br />
are also redwood forests closer to Sonoma and Mendocino counties, and similarly<br />
along the coast,” says Milwaukee-based travel writer Kristine Hansen, contributor<br />
to Fodors.com, NationalGeographic.com and other travel outlets. “Standing beneath<br />
these towering trees, you can’t help but feel like a small part of this large and wild<br />
world.” Hendy Woods’ proximity to wine country allows explorers to drop by a winery<br />
or creamery and put together a quick picnic, she notes.<br />
Locally owned campgrounds can offer<br />
an escape to a pre-cellphone era. Camp<br />
Wandawega, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin,<br />
has a storied past of hosting both sinners<br />
and saints, opening in 1928 as a<br />
speakeasy and later becoming a Catholic<br />
youth camp. The historic charm remains<br />
intact. “Spending a night here is like<br />
dialing it back to the 1950s. Think The<br />
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s upstate New<br />
York summer camp,” Hansen says. “You<br />
can climb into a treehouse or a glamping<br />
tent to completely unplug.”<br />
Immersive Getaways<br />
River rafting tours provide an escape<br />
from the virtual world, says John<br />
O’Brien, a scientist and environmental<br />
advocate who, with his wife, Kellie,<br />
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owns Fairbanks Trails and Rivers Tour<br />
Company, in Fairbanks, Alaska. “The<br />
moment that we shove off from the<br />
shore, we’re immediately on what we<br />
call ‘river time.’ It’s best at that point to<br />
put your phone and camera in airplane<br />
mode. We’re often in areas where there<br />
is no cell coverage,” he says. “There’s<br />
something to be said about just unplugging<br />
and being in the moment.”<br />
Eco-activities such as river rafting<br />
might conjure up images of young, physically<br />
fit adventurers in rafts slapped by<br />
wild waves, but O’Brien notes river rafting<br />
is suitable for all ages and abilities.<br />
In tours with frame-style rafts, the guide<br />
does all the rowing. “If you are able to<br />
stand, walk and climb into and out of a<br />
raft, even with some assistance, you can<br />
go river rafting,” he says.<br />
Trekking is another proven eco-trip<br />
strategy. Sometimes confused with hiking,<br />
it involves a long journey across a<br />
large swath of land that often requires<br />
participants to pare down to the absolute<br />
basics, which means ditching the cell<br />
phone and charger. There’s often little to<br />
no service in these remote stretches.<br />
North American treks include Canada’s<br />
the Long Range Traverse, a 22-mile, unmarked,<br />
backcountry trail in Newfoundland<br />
with moose, bears and caribou. The Appalachian<br />
National Scenic Trail is a 2,100-mile<br />
stretch that takes explorers through 14 states.<br />
Stretching from Springer Mountain, Georgia,<br />
to the northern terminus at Katahdin,<br />
Maine, the trail passes through the diverse<br />
terrain of the Appalachian Mountain Range.<br />
Hikers of all levels can take advantage of day<br />
hikes or longer treks.<br />
Getting Our Hands Dirty<br />
For an immersive nature experience that<br />
also does good, the American Hiking<br />
Society offers the Volunteer Vacations<br />
program, in which people join in public<br />
land stewardship projects. Working in<br />
small crews of six to 15 people, volunteers<br />
handle a variety of land conservation and<br />
trail maintenance needs. Project access<br />
ranges from backpacking to day-hiking,<br />
and accommodations vary from primitive<br />
campsites to bunkhouses or cabins.<br />
“Some of our Volunteer Vacations are<br />
remote backcountry trips that are only<br />
accessible via foot, and some are offered at<br />
local, state and national parks as well,” says<br />
program manager Ellie Place. “There is a<br />
Volunteer Vacation for everyone, whether<br />
you want to sleep in a cozy cabin with<br />
amenities or sleep under the stars miles<br />
away from it all.”<br />
The American Hiking Society has more<br />
than 35 Volunteer Vacations planned this<br />
year; more information can be found at<br />
AmericanHiking.org.<br />
Sheila Julson is a Milwaukee-based freelance<br />
writer and contributor to <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong><br />
magazines throughout the country.<br />
Be like the flower,<br />
turn your face to the sun.<br />
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How to Talk to the Men<br />
You Love about Their Health<br />
There is strong societal consensus that men are the stronger gender. This idea<br />
often rings true when considering speed, muscle mass and even bone density.<br />
From the perspective of other health markers, unfortunately, the male gender<br />
does not always take the lead.<br />
Consider the longevity gap. The average life expectancy for men is 76.1 years,<br />
and 81.1 years for women. Along with a shorter lifespan, men also tend to be more<br />
burdened by disease. Men are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and have a<br />
higher prevalence for serious chronic conditions, including many types of cancer.<br />
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Men are also less likely to seek care<br />
from healthcare providers, according to<br />
surveys conducted by the U.S. Centers<br />
for Disease Control and Prevention. To<br />
top it off, men are more likely to engage<br />
in risky and health-damaging behaviors,<br />
such as drinking, smoking and eating an<br />
unhealthy diet. All of this combined has<br />
created a situation wherein nearly 90 percent<br />
of heterosexual couples, the female<br />
takes the lead as the health advocate.<br />
For those who identify as the healthconscious,<br />
but concerned spouse or<br />
partner, let’s dive into some ways to talk to<br />
men about taking care of themselves and<br />
taking control of their health. (It is not<br />
only men who may be resistant to adopting<br />
a healthy lifestyle and taking care of<br />
themselves. These tips can be utilized to<br />
encourage any loved one, whether it’s a<br />
partner, sibling or parent, to seek a better<br />
state of health and wellness.)<br />
• Communicate the reasons for encouraging<br />
him to be healthy. Motivation<br />
that comes from a<br />
positive place focused<br />
on the future, such as<br />
time with family, travel<br />
or many active years<br />
together, is more likely<br />
to stick. Help him identify<br />
his “why” within<br />
the partnership, and for<br />
himself as an individual. If weight is<br />
an issue, ensure that he understands<br />
this is about feeling better—not simply<br />
looking better—to avoid making<br />
him feel self-conscious.<br />
• Frame motivating factors in an optimistic<br />
light. Focusing on preventing<br />
disease or other negative outcomes<br />
may seem daunting. Instead, emphasize<br />
the positives of eating more<br />
nutritious food and moving more.<br />
Additionally, let him know that his<br />
presence is more important than<br />
anything else.<br />
• Focus on and accentuate positive<br />
behaviors. Highlight the good health<br />
habits already in place, especially<br />
when he is actively engaging in them.<br />
These can be related to exercise, diet<br />
or stress management. Instead of<br />
nagging or complaining about an un-
healthy behavior, compliment what<br />
will ultimately help him be healthier.<br />
This will create more open communication<br />
and increase the likelihood<br />
that other healthy habits will be<br />
considered in the future.<br />
• Set realistic expectations. The movement<br />
and eating habits that work<br />
well for the health-minded partner<br />
may be drastically different than<br />
that of their loved one. Don’t expect<br />
a sudden shift from couch potato to<br />
CrossFit enthusiast or pizza lover to<br />
salad aficionado. Set him up for success<br />
by focusing on small changes<br />
in which he is interested. Perhaps<br />
it’s one less soda per day, or 10 more<br />
minutes of physical activity—any<br />
step in the right direction is a win.<br />
• Take the lead. Some diseases, such<br />
as Type 2 diabetes, have similar rates<br />
among genders, highlighting the importance<br />
for everyone to take control<br />
of their health via habit shifts. Before<br />
asking him to change his habits, ensure<br />
that the example is being set. The<br />
standards for health should be similar<br />
for both members of a couple.<br />
• Reduce consumption of processed<br />
grains and foods with added sugars.<br />
• Aim to consume three to four cups<br />
(six to eight servings) of vegetables<br />
and one to two cups (two to four<br />
servings) of fruit per day.<br />
• Choose fresh, whole foods prepared at<br />
home instead of take-out or fast food.<br />
• Emphasize stress-reducing habits such<br />
as journaling, yoga or meditation.<br />
• Adopt healthy movement habits, ide-<br />
Men are also less likely to seek care from healthcare<br />
providers, according to surveys conducted by the U.S.<br />
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br />
ally 150 minutes per week, including<br />
strength training.<br />
• Work to create an environment that sets<br />
him up for success by removing junk<br />
food from the house and encouraging<br />
doable physical activities.<br />
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fit body<br />
The Exercise Power<br />
of E-Bikes<br />
GET A WORKOUT ON AN EASIER RIDE<br />
by Sandra Yeyati<br />
The familiar adage,<br />
“No pain, no gain,”<br />
doesn’t really apply to<br />
e-bikes. Although a pedal-assist<br />
electric bicycle is zippier<br />
and easier to ride than a conventional<br />
model, researchers<br />
are finding that as long as<br />
we’re pedaling, we’re still<br />
getting our heart pumping,<br />
building stamina and experiencing<br />
some of that cardio<br />
magic. That’s good news for<br />
those of us that like to work<br />
smarter, not harder.<br />
What’s more, that batteryenabled<br />
oomph supplies<br />
riders with the enjoyment,<br />
motivation and self-confidence<br />
to venture out more<br />
frequently and for longer<br />
periods of time, give hills<br />
and inclines a try and even<br />
pedal to work for an active,<br />
eco-friendly commute. It’s a win-win-win.<br />
In 2018, researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU), in Provo, Utah, sought to<br />
quantify just how good a workout was possible on an e-bike, and they discovered that the<br />
average heart rate was only 6.21 beats per minute lower than on a conventional cycle.<br />
“The e-bike and conventional bike averages both fell within that 50 to 70 percent<br />
maximum-heart rate threshold which is indicative of moderate-intensity cardiovascular<br />
activity, so there seems to be a similar amount of benefit for heart health when riding an<br />
e-bike, despite the fact that the perceived exertion was significantly lower than on a conventional<br />
bike,” says Taylor Hoj, lead author of the study published in the journal JMIR<br />
Public Health and Surveillance.<br />
The college-aged men and women that participated in the study rode the same 10-mile<br />
trail on each type of bike, so it was easy to compare how much faster the e-bikes were.<br />
Cyclists averaged 12 miles per hour (mph) on the conventional bike and 16 mph on the<br />
e-bike, reaching top speeds of 22 mph and 27 mph, respectively.<br />
On average, the same route took 54 minutes to complete on the conventional bike and<br />
only 39 minutes on the e-bike—a 30 to 40 percent time savings. For people considering<br />
using an e-bike to commute to work, that reduction might make it easier to give it a shot.<br />
Using questionnaires given before and after<br />
each ride, the BYU researchers found, “In<br />
general, participants agreed that they could<br />
ride an e-bike on most days, in the cold,<br />
when they were tired or dressed in formal<br />
attire, while carrying groceries or books, or<br />
on hilly terrain,” says Hoj, a health equity<br />
epidemiologist at the Utah Department of<br />
Health and adjunct faculty member at the<br />
BYU College of Life Sciences.<br />
Notably absent from the study were e-<br />
bikes with throttles, which with a twist of<br />
the handle or the push of a button, provide<br />
a boost even when the rider isn’t pedaling.<br />
These bikes would probably not provide<br />
the same level of exercise benefits.<br />
In 2019, the same BYU researchers con-<br />
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ducted a similar study with experienced mountain bikers, published<br />
in the JMIR Formative Research Journal. “Our results in that study<br />
supported the idea that using a pedal-assist electric mountain bike<br />
(EMTB) retained the cardiovascular benefit and that the participants<br />
overwhelmingly perceived the potential of EMTB use to be positive,”<br />
Hoj says. “Some of them said an EMTB could help get them out on<br />
the trails more or perhaps get them to ride longer and go further, and<br />
also would allow older, injured, disabled or less-fit riders to enjoy<br />
mountain biking on dirt trails, whereas maybe their age, injuries or<br />
fitness levels limited their capability on a conventional mountain bike.”<br />
According to Hoj, e-bikes offer a great set of benefits for fitness<br />
buffs. “Even if you’re a very serious athlete and in training<br />
programs, there are days where maybe you’re recovering from a<br />
more intense ride and your muscles are really sore, but you still want<br />
to continue to train your heart and that aerobic side of things, and<br />
an e-bike could be a great use for a more laid back aerobic day while<br />
the legs are recovering,” he says. “And if someone is wanting to get<br />
into mountain biking but doesn’t feel like they have the fitness to get<br />
there or doesn’t know how to start, that pedal assist could remove<br />
that initial barrier.”<br />
Ultimately, the decision to buy an e-bike—good ones start at<br />
$1,000—may come down to emotional considerations. “They’re a<br />
lot of fun to ride,” Hoj says.<br />
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healthy kids<br />
How to Raise<br />
Empathetic Kids<br />
SIMPLE WAYS PARENTS CAN CULTIVATE COMPASSION<br />
by Carrie Jackson<br />
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Empathy is the foundation of a caring<br />
society. While we are all born<br />
with a certain amount, cultivating<br />
it is a skill that can be strengthened with<br />
practice, and it is critical that the learning<br />
process start early, say childhood<br />
educators. An empathetic child can better<br />
manage their own emotional responses<br />
and understand how someone else might<br />
be feeling. Studies show that children that<br />
practice empathy are less likely to bully<br />
and better suited to collaborative environments,<br />
setting them up for academic and<br />
professional success.<br />
According to educator Traci Baxley, of<br />
Boca Raton, Florida, empathy in children<br />
is developed over time and with repetition.<br />
“The earlier we begin to model empathy<br />
with our children, the more they will<br />
mimic the characteristics associated with<br />
the awareness and care of others. Teaching<br />
and modeling empathy early supports<br />
children’s emotion regulation development<br />
and contributes to creating safe spaces in<br />
our homes for children to feel nurtured,<br />
valued and cared for,” she says.<br />
As a speaker, coach and author of Social<br />
Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate,<br />
Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in<br />
an Unjust World, Baxley uses empathy as a<br />
tool for fostering civic-minded awareness.<br />
“Empathy is foundational to achieving<br />
social justice and creating a world where<br />
everyone has a fair chance to live a full,<br />
productive life. Social justice requires us to<br />
see each other’s perspectives, circumstances<br />
and lived experiences through the lens<br />
of empathy and compassion. It’s the only<br />
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crossword puzzle<br />
Empathy often starts with listening.<br />
way to live in the space of active hope that we can create a world<br />
free from inequities and injustices,” she says.<br />
One innovative program, Toronto-based Roots of Empathy,<br />
began in 1996 after a mother brought her baby into a kindergarten<br />
classroom for children to relate to. With the aid of an instructor,<br />
they were encouraged to understand the baby’s needs and feelings,<br />
and to take the baby’s perspective. So successfully did the interaction<br />
reduce bullying behavior that the program has since spread<br />
globally, reaching 1 million children in K-8 classes. “In school,<br />
students are taught to read, but if we don’t teach them to relate,<br />
then we can expect failed societies,” says founder Mary Gordon.<br />
“By interpreting the feelings of the tiny baby and sharing when<br />
they had the same feelings, the students develop emotional literacy<br />
and awareness. This enables them to build connections and<br />
healthy relationships, which leads to inclusion and integration.”<br />
By parents modeling empathy and vulnerability around their<br />
children, the foundation is laid for open conversations, she says.<br />
“At the dinner table, say, ‘Today I felt embarrassed when I was<br />
called on at work and felt unprepared.’ Identifying and normalizing<br />
feelings is the best way to show them it’s something you value<br />
and encourage their natural instincts. Kids learn best through<br />
observation rather than instruction.”<br />
At The Children’s Museum, in Oak Lawn, an Illinois nonprofit,<br />
play is an essential part of childhood development. Executive<br />
Director Adam Woodworth says the institution focuses on kindness<br />
and gratitude to build a foundation of empathy. “Helping<br />
children find their empathy for others develops strong friendships<br />
built on trust and understanding. Parents can incorporate<br />
empathy into explanations for everyday interactions such as sharing<br />
toys. Instead of focusing on the negative of giving up their<br />
toy for someone else, talk about how happy the other child would<br />
feel,” he suggests.<br />
Empathy often starts with listening. “Teaching children how to<br />
listen for context is a skill that is developed over time. Parents can<br />
help by asking open-ended questions while reading, such as, ‘Why<br />
do you think Frog didn’t want to invite Snake to the party?’ This<br />
helps cultivate both understanding and empathy, acknowledges<br />
their feelings as real and validates them in a way that they know<br />
we care,” he says.<br />
Baxley stresses that it is imperative for parents to model the<br />
behaviors they want to cultivate in front of their children. “The<br />
way we show up for our children is how they will show up for<br />
others,” she says. “We have to pour these habits of empathy and<br />
compassion into our children in the privacy of our homes if we<br />
expect them to know how to show up for others in that way out in<br />
the world.”<br />
Carrie Jackson is a Chicago-based freelance writer and frequent<br />
contributor to <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Awakenings</strong> magazine. Connect at<br />
CarrieJacksonWrites.com.<br />
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workings of Spirit in everyday life.<br />
Fridays at 7pm<br />
Watch on Channel 6 or via MCN6.org<br />
For more information, visit Eckankar.org,<br />
TempleOfECK.org or Facebook.com/<br />
Eckankar. See ad, page 3.<br />
THURSDAYS, JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23, 30<br />
Creative Writing Workshop – 5:30-6:30pm.<br />
Join our 5-week creative writing workshop for<br />
adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.<br />
This program allows students to express<br />
themselves through their own words and provide<br />
an opportunity for others to read creative works<br />
from their unique perspective. Traditional reading<br />
and writing ability not required! Free. 2200<br />
Central Ave. N.E. Minneapolis. RCLReads.<br />
Biblicommons.com/events.<br />
Knitting for Good – 6:30-7:30pm. Do you love<br />
to knit (or crochet or quilt or sew)? Join us for<br />
this unique opportunity to gather with your crafty<br />
neighbors as we Knit for Good! Our drop-in group<br />
encourages you to bring your creative talents to<br />
support good causes, such as hats for premature<br />
babies and welcome blankets. Free. 4560 Victoria<br />
St N., Shoreview. RCLReads.Biblicommons.<br />
com/events.<br />
SATURDAY, JUNE 4<br />
Virtual Class – The Elixir Kitchen: Tonics and<br />
Tinctures – 10am-12pm. Learn about preparing<br />
tonics (restorative drinks) and tinctures (herbal<br />
extracts) with Eva and Chef Lachelle. The Elixir<br />
Kitchen Series by <strong>Natural</strong> Roots Wellness Chef<br />
Lachelle Cunningham and Master Herbalist Eva<br />
Garrett investigate the world of plant remedies<br />
and nutritional healing in this series. Free. Online.<br />
MSMarket.coop/event.<br />
Intro to Nature Journaling – 12-3pm. Deepen<br />
your connection to the natural world through nature<br />
journaling. Much more than just sketching the<br />
wild world around you, nature journaling develops<br />
observation skills, documents what you see and<br />
My father didn’t do<br />
anything unusual.<br />
He only did what dads are<br />
supposed to do: be there.<br />
~Max Lucado<br />
experience, and creating a lasting record of a time<br />
and place. $15. 8946 70th Street S., Cottage Grove.<br />
DodgeNatureCenter.org/event.<br />
SATURDAYS, JUNE 4, 11, 8, 25<br />
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum and Baby<br />
Classes – 6-7pm. Classes are held virtually online<br />
throughout the month and are led by our top AID<br />
instructors. AID utilizes state-of-the-art 3D visual<br />
aids and activities to keep it fun and engaging while<br />
presenting the latest evidence-based material on each<br />
topic. $35. Online. ChildBirth-Classes.com/classes.<br />
SUNDAY, JUNE 5<br />
Computer Tutor Available – 12-2pm. Drop by to receive<br />
one-on-one assistance with computers, everything<br />
from using Microsoft Office, filling out job applications,<br />
signing up for email, searching the internet, downloading<br />
eBooks, and more. Call ahead to verify a computer<br />
volunteer is available. Free. 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.<br />
HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 6<br />
Microsoft Word Basics - Part 1 – 5:30-7:30pm.<br />
Learn how to enter and edit text, apply formatting<br />
and save files. This program is made possible<br />
by the financial support of the Friends of the<br />
Ramsey County Libraries. Registration required.<br />
This is an in-person class at the Maplewood<br />
Library. Free. 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.<br />
HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 7<br />
Virtual Class – Eat More Plants: Poke Bowls –<br />
5:30-6:30pm. Learn a new twist on a typical Hawaiian<br />
poke bowl as Chef Jess teaches a plant-based<br />
recipe with East Asian influences. Traditionally,<br />
poke bowls are made with raw fish, but this unique<br />
bowl will be vegan and made with marinated tofu<br />
and an assortment of delicious vegetables and<br />
sauces. Free. Online. MSMarket.coop/event.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8<br />
Author Talk: Matt Goldman – 6:30-8pm. New<br />
York Times bestselling mystery author and Emmy<br />
Award- winning television writer Matt Goldman will<br />
read from his latest novel Carolina Moonset. This<br />
is an Edina Reads program. Free. 5280 Grandview<br />
Square, Edina. HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 9<br />
Minnesota Solar Webinar: The Home Improvement<br />
That Pays for Itself – 7-8pm. Have you<br />
thought about making improvements or additions to<br />
your property? Have you ever wondered how solar<br />
panels could impact the sales price of your home?<br />
Find out why installing solar could be the best<br />
home improvement for your dollars. Free. Online<br />
AllEnergySolar.com.<br />
Business Consultations with City of Minneapolis–<br />
1:30-4:30pm. A representative from the City of<br />
Minneapolis will meet with business owners and<br />
entrepreneurs to share resources and assist those<br />
who want to start, maintain or expand a business<br />
in the City of Minneapolis (e.g., financing, city<br />
regulations and business technical assistance).<br />
Free. 2200 Central Ave. N.E., Minneapolis. HCLib.<br />
Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
Job Search Assistance– 2-4:30pm. Get oneon-one<br />
assistance with your job search, writing<br />
your résumé, finding job leads or connecting with<br />
community resources and training programs. No<br />
appointment necessary. Collaborator: Goodwill-<br />
Easter Seals Minnesota. Free. 2300 Nicollet Mall,<br />
Minneapolis. HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
Chess Club– 4-6:15pm. Join our award-winning<br />
club, The Nokomis Nemeses! Have fun learning<br />
the basics of chess, improving your game, mastering<br />
strategies and meeting other chess fans. Walkins<br />
welcome. Open to all ages and all levels of<br />
players. Sponsor: Friends of the Nokomis Library.<br />
Free. 5100 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis. HCLib.<br />
Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAYS, JUNE 9, 16, 23, 30<br />
Diamond Dowsing Basic Virtual Class –<br />
7-8:30pm. Discover the principles of Dowsing to<br />
raise the energy of your home. Diamond Dowsing<br />
helps find and heal the stress zones in your home<br />
that create lack of sleep, lack of money, lack of<br />
romance, lack of concentration and healing. $298.<br />
Online. AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar.<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 14<br />
Teen Tech Workshop– 12:30-2pm. Entering<br />
grades 7-12. Come explore! Create STEAM (Science,<br />
Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) projects<br />
using both high and low tech tools - everything<br />
from LEGO Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi, Arduino,<br />
3D Printing, Art Design, Music Production, Game<br />
Design, and more! Led by Eden Prairie Library’s<br />
save the date<br />
6th Annual Mycelium<br />
Mysteries Conference<br />
Hosted by Midwest Women’s Herbal<br />
focusing on all things in the mushroom<br />
world. Workshops offered at the beginner<br />
through advanced levels on topics such<br />
as wild mushroom skills, fungal ecology,<br />
fungi and human health, and ethnomycology.<br />
Featuring keynote speaker<br />
Barbara Ching, former president of the<br />
North American Mycological Association.<br />
Dodgeville, WI.<br />
Friday-Sunday,<br />
September 23-25<br />
Tickets & to register:<br />
MidwestWomensHerbal.com.<br />
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Teen Tech Squad. Free. 565 Prairie Center Dr.,<br />
Eden Prairie. HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 16<br />
Nature Trading Place– 4:30-5:30pm. Learn about<br />
natural history, biology and geology by trading<br />
items at the Nature Trading Place at Nokomis<br />
Library. Bring in your objects, drawings, or photographs<br />
of natural objects, and earn points in trading<br />
for other items in the collection. Sponsor: Friends<br />
of the Nokomis Library. Free. 5100 34th Ave. S.,<br />
Minneapolis. HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 20<br />
Rooted and Thriving – 8am. Exploring the<br />
Power of Earth Connection. Cultivating an everunfolding<br />
direct connection to the Earth and the<br />
natural world opens us to participate in the world<br />
in creative, wise and enlivening ways. As folks<br />
explore the question, “How shall we live?” it<br />
makes perfect sense that connection to the natural<br />
world helps us understand how to live wisely<br />
here on Earth. $30. Online. WholeLifeElevation.<br />
com/rootedthriving.<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 21<br />
Guided Trail Hike – 5-5:45pm. Want to get to know<br />
Shepard Farm, Dodge Nature Center’s newest property<br />
in Cottage Grove? Join trained Dodge volunteers for<br />
a guided trail hike through the big woods. On this<br />
45-minute hike, you’ll be introduced to the wildlife,<br />
environment and historic character of Shepard Farm.<br />
Free. Shepard Farm in Cottage Grove, 8946 70th Street<br />
S., Cottage Grove. DodgeNatureCenter.org/event.<br />
East Lake Vegan Recipe Club– 6:30-7:30pm. If<br />
you are curious about vegan cooking, this virtual<br />
club is for you! Each month participants make<br />
recipes from popular cookbooks prior to meeting,<br />
then share their reflections with the group. Novice<br />
to expert cooks are welcome, as are interested<br />
non-cooks. Free. Online. HCLib.Bibliocommons.<br />
com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 23<br />
Virtual Class – Budget Cooking: Pesto Potato<br />
Salad and Roasted Chicken Thighs – 5:30-<br />
6:30pm. This virtual Budget Cooking class features<br />
a delicious and affordable roasted chicken and<br />
garlic scape pesto potato salad recipe that can feed<br />
four people for less than $15 and can be adapted<br />
based on what is in your pantry. Free. Online.<br />
MSMarket.coop/event.<br />
EVENTS FOR KIDS<br />
WEDNESDAYS,JUNE 1, 8, 15,<br />
22, 29<br />
Nature Play in the Garden – 10:30-11:30am.<br />
Drop in and play outside in the Children’s Reading<br />
Garden. Prepare to get a little wet, maybe even<br />
dirty! Sunscreen, hats and bug spray encouraged.<br />
Appropriate for ages 5 & younger. Free. 2180<br />
North Hamline Ave., Roseville. RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 2<br />
Bruce the Bug Guy – 10:30-11:30am. A lively,<br />
hands-on, educational program about insects<br />
(hissing cockroaches, giant silk moths, etc.) and<br />
related arthropods (pencil-sized millipedes, spiders,<br />
etc.). LIVE critters and other fun props give<br />
the audience a unique opportunity to experience<br />
these fascinating creatures in a close-up, interactive<br />
manner. Free. 2180 North Hamline Ave., Roseville.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
MONDAYS, JUNE 6, 20<br />
Family Storytime-Maplewood – 10:30-11:30am.<br />
Join us in person for stories, songs, and rhymes<br />
designed to enhance your child’s early literacy<br />
skills. Appropriate for ages 2-5. No registration<br />
is required. Free. 3025 Southlawn Drive., Maplewood.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 6<br />
Paws to Read with Arthur – 6-7pm.Work on<br />
your reading skills in a low-stress environment<br />
with Arthur! He is a licensed therapy dog who<br />
welcomes all school-aged readers to participate<br />
in this special program. Appropriate for ages 5-8.<br />
Free. 4560 Victoria St N., Shoreview. HCLib.<br />
Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
FRIDAY, JUNE 10<br />
Friday Family Fun – 10am-2pm. Enjoy a<br />
Storybook Hike* hosted by Richfield Parks and<br />
Recreation then stop by the Augsburg Park library<br />
anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a STEMrelated<br />
craft. Free. 7100 Nicollet Ave., Richfield.<br />
HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
SATURDAY, JUNE 11<br />
Costume Contest – 2-4pm. Entering K through<br />
grade 12 welcome. Create a costume of your favorite<br />
character from anime, TV, books, or movies! Materials<br />
provided. Free. 74440 Humboldt Ave. N., Minneapolis.<br />
HCLib.Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
Summer Reading Program Kickoff: The Jolly<br />
Pops – 10:30-11am. Take a fun ride with the Happy<br />
Dads and their puppet friends as they sing about<br />
alligator dancing, popsicles, trains, pet dinosaurs…<br />
and everything in between! The Jolly Pops combine<br />
upbeat, original music with a host of children’s<br />
standards for a concert that is sure to please kids<br />
and adults alike. Free. Railroad Park, 4752 Highway<br />
61, White Bear Lake. RCLReads.Bibliocommons.<br />
com/events.<br />
Down on the Dodge Farm – 10-11:30am. Explore<br />
the barn, chicken coop, and pastures at Dodge Nature<br />
Center’s Main Property. Meet Dodge’s farm<br />
animal ambassadors including the newest arrivals:<br />
lambs, chicks and piglets! $5. Main Property, Farm<br />
Entrance 3,1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul.<br />
DodgeNatureCenter.org/event.<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 13<br />
Creative Pastels for Kids: Summer! – 2-3:30pm.<br />
Things are heating up this summer! Use pastel art<br />
techniques to create a unique piece of artwork<br />
with Creative Pastels. This is an in-person class<br />
with step-by-step instructions as you draw along<br />
with the instructor, Karen Tan. Art supplies will be<br />
provided. Free. 3025 Southlawn Drive, Maplewood.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/v2/events.<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 14<br />
Creative Pastels for Kids: Summer! – 2-3:30pm.<br />
Bringing stories and yoga together, join us for this<br />
interactive event for ages 2-5 with caregivers. Please<br />
bring a mat or towel, and plan to get bendy! Caregivers<br />
encouraged to participate too! No registration<br />
necessary. $5. 2180 North Hamline Ave., Roseville.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/v2/events.<br />
Nature after Dinner – 6:30-7:30pm. After you<br />
have dinner, come to Dodge to explore the pond<br />
during the quiet of the evening. Spend time<br />
using nets to catch tiny insects, snails, and fish<br />
living in the pond. Ducks, geese, turtles, frogs,<br />
and even the muskrat may make an appearance<br />
as you discover what lives in and around our<br />
pond. Free. Main Property, Main Office Entrance<br />
1, 365 Marie Avenue W, West St. Paul.<br />
DodgeNatureCenter.org/event.<br />
Reader’s Club for Kids – 3-4pm. For youth entering<br />
first-through-fourth grade in the fall. Need<br />
help building skills and confidence in reading?<br />
In this fun weekly program, we will read books,<br />
play word games and practice spelling to support<br />
academic success in literacy (reading and writing).<br />
Free. 7100 Nicollet Ave., Richfield. HCLib.<br />
Bibliocommons.com/events.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15<br />
Herb Planting Party - Pizza Pizazz! – 1:30-<br />
2pm. Calling all pizza and plant lovers! Here’s<br />
your chance to grow your own Italian pizza herbs.<br />
We will learn about and sample the classic Italian<br />
herbs that give pizza it’s pizazz. Then, we will<br />
plant an Italian herb planter that you can take<br />
home. Free. 2150 2nd Street, White Bear Lake.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/v2/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 16<br />
Kids Yoga for Social-Emotional Learning –<br />
3-4pm. For youth entering 1st-6th grade in the<br />
fall. In this fun weekly program, we will practice<br />
yoga poses (asanas), breathing (pranayama), and<br />
mindfulness to increase self-awareness, improve<br />
focus and concentration, and decrease stress<br />
and anxiety – tools that can help contribute to<br />
academic success. Free. 7100 Nicollet Ave. Richfield.<br />
RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/v2/events<br />
Bird Watching for Kids – 4-5pm. Ever wonder<br />
about the birds you hear chirping outside? Let’s<br />
find out who they are, what they’re up to and have<br />
some fun in the process! Join Amy Simso Dean,<br />
who has been birdwatching for over 25 years,<br />
as we explore the outdoors and get to know the<br />
birds in our neighborhood. Binoculars provided.<br />
Free. 2576 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds<br />
View. RCLReads.Bibliocommons.com/v2/events<br />
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ACUPUNCTURE<br />
BENJAMIN KOTHE, L.Ac.<br />
Bhakti Wellness Center<br />
7550 France Ave. S, Ste. 220, Edina<br />
Roy@BhaktiClinic.com • 612-859-7709<br />
Incorporating modern scientific<br />
knowledge and the ancient<br />
healing wisdom of the past,<br />
Kothe serves his patients with<br />
the empathy and compassion of<br />
one who understands the psychological<br />
and physical pain<br />
that comes with illness. See ad,<br />
page 2.<br />
BODY WORK<br />
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE &<br />
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY<br />
Barb Ryan, LMT • 612-922-2389<br />
Bhakti Wellness Center<br />
7550 France Avenue S, #220, Edina<br />
Specializing in persistent and<br />
chronic pain and mysteries of the<br />
body. Also providing care to<br />
clients seeking the experience of<br />
deep relaxation and more selfconnection.<br />
Skilled and compassionate<br />
care. See ad, page 2.<br />
BREAST HEALTH<br />
CONSULTANT: NATURAL BREAST<br />
HEALTH<br />
Joyce Sobotta, Published Author<br />
AromatherapyNaturesWay.com<br />
Joyce@AromatherapyNaturesWay.com<br />
JoyceSobotta.com • 715-828-0117<br />
Joyce Sobotta, published author<br />
of Breast Health Is in Your<br />
Hands, is a natural breast health<br />
educator whose work is endorsed<br />
by doctors and thermographers<br />
nationwide. She is passionate<br />
about teaching women to love<br />
their breasts and take responsibility<br />
for their health. She has<br />
facilitated breast health programs for leading health<br />
organizations and is available for private consultations<br />
and speaking engagements. See ad, page 17.<br />
CHIROPRACTOR<br />
CADENCE CHIROPRACTIC<br />
Dr. Amanda Haeg<br />
6409 City W Pkwy #105, Eden Prairie<br />
CadenceChiroMN.com • 952-855-7656<br />
Dr. Amanda Haeg is the<br />
only chiropractor in Minnesota<br />
offering the Pierce<br />
Results System. With a<br />
specific system of analysis<br />
and correction, your care<br />
will be tailored to your exact needs, providing you<br />
with precisely what will help you get your health<br />
back. See ad, page 23.<br />
COACHING<br />
ANNETTE RUGOLO<br />
Soul Coach, Author and Teacher<br />
AnnetteRugolo.com<br />
We are in a time of fast evolution<br />
and we have the opportunity to release<br />
deeply held emotional and<br />
mental patterns along with karmic<br />
lifetimes that are keeping us stuck.<br />
The tools I have acquired and honed<br />
for more than 20 years will help you<br />
move beyond the stuck places in<br />
your life and help you align with the light of your soul.<br />
You will receive tools of empowerment that will help<br />
you continue on your life’s path and soul’s journey.<br />
See ad, page 17.<br />
COMPOSURE COACHING<br />
Candi Broeffle, MBA, CPC<br />
Candi@ComposureCoaching.com<br />
763-270-8604<br />
ComposureCoaching.com<br />
Master your business so you can<br />
practice your passion. Business<br />
coaching for purpose-driven entrepreneurs<br />
to clarify your vision,<br />
build your confidence and create<br />
a soul-centered strategy. Call today<br />
for a free Discovery Session<br />
and get on your path to business<br />
success. See ad, page 7.<br />
COACHING<br />
SOUL PURPOSE COACH<br />
& HOLISTIC HEALER<br />
Barbara Brodsho, MA<br />
612-444-9751 • BarbaraBrodsho.com<br />
Providing spiritual guidance to<br />
help live your purpose and thrive<br />
utilizing your soul’s Akashic<br />
Record. Discover your soul’s<br />
innate gifts, create a vocation that<br />
aligns with your soul’s passion,<br />
and gain new perspective, clarity<br />
and insight about your life’s<br />
challenges by understanding the<br />
lessons your soul chose to experience. Schedule a free<br />
discovery session to learn how to create a purposefilled<br />
life. See ad, page 17.<br />
TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH AND<br />
LIFE MASTERY TEACHER<br />
Nea Clare<br />
NeaClare.com • Nea@NeaClare.com<br />
Would you like to say “YES” and<br />
make your dreams come true? If<br />
so, I can help! Book a strategy<br />
call with me today. I work exclusively<br />
for extraordinary women<br />
who are tired of waiting on the<br />
right time or circumstances before<br />
pursuing their dream career<br />
path – we’ll explore how life<br />
coaching has tremendous transformative power in<br />
strengthening self-confidence while also giving one<br />
unshakeable faith in your capability to achieve your<br />
goals. What you want is on the other side of your<br />
hesitation. If it is time to breakthrough, schedule a<br />
call today at 612-227-3854 or email Nea@NeaClare.<br />
com. See ad, page 20.<br />
VISIONAIRIUM<br />
Leah Martinson, Health Coach<br />
23 4th St SE Suite 201, Minneapolis<br />
Visionairium.com • 651-315-1347<br />
Leah’s superpower is intuition<br />
and insight, and she uses it to<br />
teach people how to use their<br />
bodies as a guide to wellness.<br />
Instead of kicking tired, overwhelmed<br />
people in the butt, her<br />
mind-body, medicine-based<br />
health coaching process touches<br />
on all areas of well-being in your<br />
life. Schedule your free discovery session today. See<br />
ad, page 10.<br />
DENTIST<br />
HEALTH CENTERED DENTISTRY<br />
N7915-902 St<br />
River Falls, WI • 715-426-7777<br />
HealthCenteredDentistry.com<br />
Whole Person Dentistry observes<br />
and deals with the mind,<br />
body and spirit, not just your<br />
teeth. This approach to dentistry<br />
encompasses both modern<br />
science and knowledge<br />
drawn from the world’s great<br />
traditions in natural healing.<br />
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DENTIST<br />
NATURAL SMILES DENTAL CARE<br />
3434 Lexington Ave. N., Suite 700<br />
Shoreview • 651-483-9800<br />
<strong>Natural</strong>SmilesDental.com<br />
We’re an integrative<br />
practice committed to<br />
promoting dental wellness<br />
and overall assistance to<br />
the whole person. We<br />
desire to participate in the<br />
creation of healthier lives,<br />
while being sensitive to physical, philosophical,<br />
emotional and financial concerns. See ad, page 12.<br />
PURE DENTAL<br />
Dr. Amy Ha Truong<br />
6230 10th St. N., Ste 520, Oakdale<br />
651-731-3064 • PureDentalMN.com<br />
Pure Dental offers integrative,<br />
holistic, alternative and biological<br />
dentistry for your dental health.<br />
We take pride in providing<br />
quality, holistic dental care and<br />
service for our patients. See ad,<br />
page 19.<br />
SEDATION AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY<br />
1815 Suburban Ave, St. Paul<br />
ToothBuilder.com<br />
651-735-4661<br />
We are a holistic dental practice<br />
devoted to restoring and enhancing<br />
the natural beauty of your smile<br />
using conservative, state-of-the-art<br />
dental procedures that result in<br />
beautiful, long lasting smiles! We<br />
specialize in safe removal of<br />
infected teeth as well as placing<br />
ceramic implants and restorations. See ad, page 21.<br />
TOOTH BY THE LAKE<br />
1401 Main St, Hopkins<br />
952-475-1101 • ToothByTheLake.net<br />
We build a foundation of trust<br />
by treating our patients as<br />
individuals. Understanding<br />
how uneasy some patients<br />
may feel about their dental<br />
visits, we make a difference<br />
by providing a relaxing and<br />
positive experience. See ad, page 7.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
NORTHWESTERN HEALTH<br />
SCIENCES UNIVERSITY<br />
2501 W. 84th St., Bloomington<br />
NWHealth.edu • 952-888-4777<br />
Learn about the leading health<br />
science programs including<br />
Acupuncture and Chinese<br />
Medicine, Massage Therapy<br />
and more. Prepare for success<br />
at a leading natural integrative<br />
medicine university. See ad, page 9.<br />
ENERGY HEALING<br />
EMOTION CODE HEALING<br />
Master Hong<br />
Certified Emotion Code Practitioner<br />
11012 Cedar Lake Rd., Minnetonka<br />
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ENERGY HEALING<br />
VISIONAIRIUM<br />
Leah Martinson, Reiki Master<br />
23 4th St SE Suite 201, Minneapolis<br />
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Our bodies store all our memories<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING<br />
ANNETTE RUGOLO<br />
Master Dowser<br />
AnnetteRugolo.com<br />
Is the energy of your home depleting<br />
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GRAPHIC DESIGN<br />
CAMPFIRE STUDIO<br />
Sara Shrode, Graphic Designer<br />
612-554-6304 • CampfireStudio.net<br />
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HEALTH FOOD STORES<br />
MASTEL’S HEALTH FOODS<br />
1526 St Clair Ave, St Paul<br />
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INTEGRATED HEALTH<br />
BHAKTI WELLNESS CENTER<br />
7550 France Ave. S., #220, Edina<br />
612-859-7709 • BhaktiClinic.com<br />
Bhakti provides a holistic<br />
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6993 35th St N #2, Oakdale<br />
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Nutrition Response Testing<br />
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NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE<br />
TRANSITIONS<br />
Tracy D. Sigfrid, NDE Guide<br />
TracyDarlee@gmail.com • 952-381-2850<br />
Helping others transition after a<br />
Near Death Experience (NDE)<br />
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their life journey. Tracy is a<br />
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PHYSICIANS<br />
DR. ISAAC M. ENGHOLM<br />
Deploy Health Family Practice/<br />
Bhakti Wellness Center<br />
7550 France Ave. S, Ste. 220, Edina<br />
DeployHealthFP.com • 612-712-4423<br />
Dr. Engholm’s practice offers<br />
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PSYCHOTHERAPY<br />
FRAN BIEGANEK, MS, LP<br />
Bhakti Wellness Center<br />
7550 France Ave. S. Suite 220, Edina<br />
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As a Licensed Psychologist,<br />
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See ad, page 2.<br />
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7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen<br />
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