Natural Awakenings Westchester / Putnam / Dutchess New York - October 2017 Read the October 2017 edition of Natural Awakenings Westchester / Putnam / Dutchess New York. The Temperance Center Offers Therapeutic Massage: A 60- or 90-minute massage can make those daily stresses just melt away. The Temperance Center in Eastchester is once again offering massage therapy as part of its menu of services. Licensed massage therapist Dean... Read More » The Happiness Program Teaches Living in the Present: Tools, techniques and knowledge to help people change their lives. “Don't settle for happy-ish … live with joy, confidence and freedom.” That’s the message that has drawn hundreds of people to the Happiness ... Read More » Today to Spotlight Local Henna Artist: Nugent has made the healing of women through art her life’s work. Mount Kisco henna artist Margie Nugent, who helps empower women through her art, will appear on the October 3 edition of the Today show, whi... Read More » Weiss Method Helps People Overcome Addiction: The treatment, combined with a person’s firm decision to follow through, is a recipe for success. The Weiss Method, an energy- based treatment for overcoming addiction, has been a worldwide name for 30 years, but it’s just taking off in t... Read More » BlisSing Releases First CD and Parties: The new CDs will be on sale after the chanting and dancing celebration. BlisSing Ecstatic Chant and Dance—the duo of Cat Guthrie and Eileen O’Hare—will host two parties this fall to celebrate the release of their... Read More » New Look for Natural Awakenings Magazine: Natural Awakenings is now one of the largest, free, local, healthy lifestyle publications worldwide. Natural Awakenings magazine is sporting a new look. After being unveiled in Florida’s Collier/Lee edition that serves Naples and Fort Myers—... Read More » Eco-Friendly Cleaner Makes House Calls: Serving metro New York, including Fairfield, Connecticut The thought of cleaning large fabric items that can’t simply be tossed into the laundry—say, curtains, car interiors or carpeting—might be i... Read More » Katonah Study Group Explores Integrative Medicine: For anyone who wants to learn this more comprehensive approach to wellness. There has been a growing interest in integrative medicine as more Americans seek natural ways to get and stay healthy. Since 1999, the Katon... Read More » Fifty Shades of Pink Set for October 26: An annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society Fifty Shades of Pink Masquerade, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society, will be held October 26, from 6 to 11 p.m., at... Read More » New Health Empowerment Series in Mount Kisco: The series reflects a shifting attitude about the role people should take in their own healing. The Center for Health and Healing in Mount Kisco is launching a new series of presentations applying ancient, empowering healing principals ... Read More » The Slow Approach to Health and Happiness: Q&A with Robin Queen Finkelstein Guiding others on their unique journeys into wholeness, Robin Queen Finkelstein is a certified psycho-spiritual counselor, ordained minister... Read More » Transforming Lives through Yoga: Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. – B. K. S. Iyengar In 1989, Tracey Pagan was in a car accident that transformed her life—for worse, and then for better. With severe spinal injuries, nerve ... Read More » How to Eat an Elephant: Tips for Getting Big Things Done There’s often a collapse in our understanding when it comes to getting things done. We’re taught that if we were really motivated, we wou... Read More » Medium Turned Inner Voice into Intuitive Practice: Tesler believes all people have psychic intuitive ability. Francine Tesler remembers being a kid who could communicate with those who had passed on, and just “knew things” that others didn’t. After s... Read More » Readers Gather for Putnam Valley Psychic Fair: October 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Putnam Valley’s eighth annual Psychic Fair will take place October 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the German American Social Club, located a... Read More » Rising Star Healing Available in Rye: Every session is unique and personalized. The Masters tell us the Rising Star is the most powerful healing System on the planet, according to Derek O’Neill and helps to promote Unity... Read More » Golden Prana Retains Focus on Kundalini Yoga: Grand reopening, set for October 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. Golden Prana Yoga Studio—formerly known as Golden Temple—is under new management, and at its grand reopening, set for October 22, from 4 to ... Read More » Balance Yoga & Wellness Celebrates First Anniversary: October 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Balance Yoga & Wellness will celebrate its first anniversary on October 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a day of free classes, therapies lik... Read More » Wainwright House Expands Its Menu of Yoga Classes, Trainings: A beautiful and comfortable space and in an ideal location convenient to both New York City and New Haven, CT. Wainwright House Yoga Teachers Academy will offer a new 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training beginning October 6-8, with monthly sessio... Read More » Foot Function Affects the Whole Body: A weakness or poor structural alignment in the feet can cause stress or strain throughout the entire body. Integrity Chiropractic is now offering the Barefoot Science Foot Strengthening System, an exercise program designed to promote quick, safe, ... Read More » A Natural Approach to Pain-Free Living: A comprehensive approach to pain relief and its root cause One in four Americans has experienced chronic pain, according to the National Institutes of Health, and more Americans are looking for ways ... Read More » Dr. Leigh Damkohler Combines Chiropractic and Massage: Many factors affect the healing process, and no two people heal the same way. As Westchester’s only practicing dually licensed sports chiropractor and massage therapist, Dr. Leigh Damkohler has been helping people move... Read More » Chiropractor Recommends Checking All Children: Research has shown that misalignments can occur during the birth process or even before. We tend to think of chiropractic as a treatment for adults with back pain, but it can also address a variety of pediatric problems stemming ... Read More » Superkrauts Turns European Staple into Instant Probiotic Salads: All ingredients are 100 percent organic and local. Sauerkraut has been making news lately for its probiotic qualities, and now a New Paltz company has turned the European staple into a gourme... Read More » How to Eat Healthy when Life Interferes: A laid-back approach to eating healthy that still achieves the desired result. Being told to “eat healthy” sounds simple enough, but it’s easier said than done when life gets in the way. That’s where Dina Caldwell steps... Read More » Life Coach Helps Clients Navigate Transitions: McCurry helps people recognize their choices as they move from one stage of life to the next. There’s a question Caryn McCurry likes to ask her clients: “What if you had another choice—and you never realized it?” As a life and career ... Read More » Coaching through This “Season of Renewal”: Areas of expertise include parenting, personal and academic coaching Dr. Samantha Berkule Johnson, founder and owner of SBJ Life Coaching, often tells her clients that fall is a season of renewal—the perfect t... Read More » Life Path Meets Vocal Arts: Leadership from a mind-body-spirit perspective As a vocal arts director for singers and actors, Nancy Seabold has been coaching for many years, feeding her spiritual, healing side by offe... Read More » Winning in Life Means Overcoming Imagined Fears: Many people don’t realize how inhibiting and limiting their fear is Panic attacks, phobias and anxiety can be crippling, yet they are all rooted in the imagination, says life coach Leah Wilson Watts, who help... Read More » NEWLIFE Expo Comes to Hotel New Yorker October 27-29: America’s longestrunning event focused on holistic enlightenment and rejuvenation Exhibitors from around the world are expected to participate in NYC’s next NEWLIFE Expo, which returns to the newly renovated Hotel New York... Read More » Westchester Land Trust Completes 200th Conservation Easement: Westchester Land Trust’s 200th conservation easement in the Mianus River watershed in Bedford The Westchester Land Trust has completed a conservation easement protecting 16 acres in the Mianus River watershed. This marks the WLT’s 200... Read More » In-Print