Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic - June 2014 Read the June 2014 edition of Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic. Treating Thyroid Disease: Diagnosis in Hand…Now What? Receiving a diagnosis of thyroid disease offers validation of symptoms while creating a pathway to safe, natural approaches for treatment... Read More » Men and Thyroid Imbalance: Surprising Symptoms Go Unrecognized It is fairly common that when a man feels depressed, fatigued or uninterested in romance, he may chalk it up to aging. However, contrary ... Read More » Affordable Ways to Detoxify Your Bedroom: by Chris Chamberlin Adults spend about one-third of each day in bed. This should be a time of rest and recovery for the mind and immune system, but modern be... Read More » Eating with the Seasons: Be Inspired to Experiment When you stop to think about it, most of us eat the same ten vegetables over and over again. Spring presents us with a bounty of locally-... Read More » Rich Local Options for Equine Assisted Therapy Horses have a way of helping the voiceless talk and the physically disabled walk. The following inspirational words have been used to des... Read More » Research on Hippotherapy Hippotherapy is an isolated physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy used by a trained therapist, provided by the movemen... Read More » Raw Food Transformation A transformation is taking place in the pet food industry with new types of food emerging, including raw (frozen), dehydrated, freeze-dri... Read More » Inspired Living Is Knowing You Are Connected How connected do you feel to life and all that lives? How inspired can we feel if we think we are separate from everyone and everything e... Read More » How to Live Inspired and Be Inspiring To live an inspired life means making decisions based on intuition and excitement. It means letting the inspiration be the driving force ... Read More » The Hero’s Journey and the Writing Process Most writers are well aware of the profound influence of Hero’s Journey on contemporary literature. From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to ... Read More » Fairfield County’s Green Food Passionista: Introducing Natural Awakenings’ New Food Editor! Analiese Paik, founder and editor of the award-winning website Fairfield Green Food Guide and the new Food Editor for Natural Awakenings ... Read More » Babes & Barre Help New Moms Get in Shape Go Figure Barre Studios’s New Canaan and Darien locations are launching new Babes & Barre classes for new moms. Getting back in shape is ... Read More » Host Families Sought for European Students Education First’s Educational Homestay Program is bringing 70 international students from France and Italy to the area for three weeks th... Read More » Amedei Chocolate Tasting Workshop Analiese Paik, editor and founder of the award-winning website Fairfield Green Food Guide, will present a Chocolate Tasting Workshop on J... Read More » 3T 200-Hour RYT Teacher Training Offered Manipura Power Yoga, a new yoga studio in Brookfield, is offering a 3-week 3T 200 Hour RYT Teacher Training program, beginning July 12 an... Read More » New Green & Tonic Location in New Canaan Green & Tonic, an organic juice and plant-based food café in Fairfield County, is expanding with a new location at 5 Burtis Avenue in New... Read More » Norwalk’s Sugar & Olives Recognized as a Certified Green Restaurant Sugar & Olives has received recognition as a Certified Green Restaurant and boasts three stars from the Green Restaurant Association. It ... Read More » New Canaan Dog Days New Canaan Dog Days, hosted by Village Critter Outfitters and Aetheria Relaxation Spa, will take place June 8 from 12-3pm in New Canaan. ... Read More » Annual Animal Blessing at DNKL in Redding On June 7 from 12:30-4pm (rain date June 21), Do Ngak Kunphen Ling (DNKL) Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace in Redding will hos... Read More » Petco Stores in Norwalk to House Adoptable Cats Petco stores across CT can now house adoptable cats overnight, creating better opportunities for more adoptions. Petco and its Petco Foun... Read More » Woofs, Wines & Felines in Ridgefield On Saturday, June 7 from 4-7pm, Ridgefield will host an outdoor wine tasting event featuring more than 40 different types of wine and a f... Read More » Mindful Eating for Weight Loss Kristina Hess of Thrive Results Coaching will be leading a “Mindful Eating for Weight Loss” program starting June 3 from 7-9pm at Total L... Read More » TIOSN’s Open House at Holcomb Farm The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition (TIOSN) will host a free open house at Holcomb Farm in West Granby on June 25 from 6:30 to 8pm. TI... Read More » Local, Indie Community Pharmacy Opens in Fairfield Unity Pharmacy, a new local, independent community pharmacy has opened in Fairfield. The pharmacy differentiates itself with a strong foc... Read More » Sticks & Stones Farm Open House: A Natural Awakenings Community Connections Event! On June 14 from 11am-4pm, Sticks & Stones Farm in Newtown will hold their Annual Open House & Mountain Laurel Festival, sponsored by Natu... Read More » Take Shape For Life in Norwalk Mark Joachim, DC, will be hosting monthly orientations to the “Take Shape for Life” program at his Norwalk office to introduce the progra... Read More » Worden Wellness Education Center Launches Workshops The new Worden Wellness Education Center in Danbury will launch the first in a series of live monthly free health information sessions on... Read More » Wellness Fair with Hands And Paws-Reiki For All Hands And Paws-Reiki For All is offering a wellness fair catering to both people and pets on June 29 from 10am to 2pm in New Milford as i... Read More » Farmer’s Table Moves Across the Street Farmer’s Table, a New Canaan farm-to-table restaurant run by Chef Robert Ubaldo, has reopened across the street in a larger location. An ... Read More » In-Print