Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic - August 2016 Read the August 2016 edition of Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic. Grateful Dead Music Celebration Returns to Danbury The Forever Grateful music festival returns to the Ives Concert Park in Danbury on August 20 from 1 to 10:30pm. The festival celebrates the ... Read More » Ridgefield Playhouse’s Green Living Expo and Shakespeare on the Green The Ridgefield Playhouse Shakespeare on the Green and Green Expo has been a much loved, community event for the past 10 years. This year the... Read More » Sacred Spirit Offers August Workshops The Sacred Spirit is a New Age gift shop in Old Greenwich, offering many tools for personal and spiritual growth in addition to evidential r... Read More » Joshua Bell Appears at Westport Nonprofit Fundraiser Fairfield County residents have the unique opportunity on August 25 to hear Joshua Bell, one of the top violinists in the world, play in an ... Read More » Wall Street Veteran Launches Love and Relationship Coaching Wall Street CFO-turned-love-and -relationship expert Noreen Ehrlich is launching Dreamtown, a coaching business to help professionals find s... Read More » Ridgefield Resident Opens Elements Massage Long-time Ridgefield resident Junius Brown opened a new Elements Massage location in Ridgefield at the end of July. The studio—open every da... Read More » Torrington Welcomes Thousands for Main Street Marketplace Main Street Marketplace is expected to once again bring more than 30,000 people to downtown Torrington this summer for a weekly slate of the... Read More » Dream Bigger at Palace Theater An exciting, fun-filled, inspirational evening—with dance, music, a touch of the Great White Way, prizes and more— comes to Stamford on Augu... Read More » Chaski Fest Celebrates Ancestral Wisdom in Danbury On July 30, the Danbury Green on Ives Street will host Chaski Fest from noon to 8pm. Chaski is the Quechua (native Andean language) word for... Read More » Blues Views and BBQ Returns to Westport On Labor Day weekend one of the largest music festivals Fairfield County will see this year returns to the Levitt Pavilion for the Performin... Read More » Western New England Greenway Bikeway Gains National Recognition Portions of the Western New England Greenway (WNEG) recently gained national recognition by being designated a U.S. Bicycle Route (USBR 7) b... Read More » Infant Aquatics: Babies Survive and Thrive in the Water "Take control, not chances.” Infant Aquatics’ tagline has personal meaning for owner Dena Blum-Rothman, a certified Infant Aquatics Survival... Read More » Become More Confident by Tapping into Your Creativity: A Conversation with Khristee Rich of The Dancing Curtain Natural Awakenings is keenly aware of the connection between creativity and confidence. Khristee Rich, principal of The Dancing Curtain, LLC... Read More » The Creativity Key Making the World a Better Place, One Choice at a Time Read More » Discover the Power of Play: Whole-Child Development Requires Less Structure When asked if their kids play, many parents would most likely respond that they play all the time, whether it is video games, sports or an i... Read More » World Conscious Pact Fosters Connection : Providing Ancestral Awareness to Children Via Yoga and Meditation The World Conscious Pact is an international network of conscious artists and activists united for Mother Earth. Their five stated objective... Read More » Newtown Yoga Festival Offers Chance to Practice with Internationally Known Teachers Take a family break on August 27 to be a part of the 2016 Newtown Yoga Festival. The event will be held from 9am to 4pm at NYA Sports & Fitn... Read More » Fragrant Basil Juice Café Reopens in Norwalk A little more than a year after initially opening in Norwalk, Fragrant Basil Juice Cafe has moved to a new storefront just across Main Stree... Read More » Open House with The Institute Of Sustainable Nutrition Tour the Holcomb Farm in West Granby and meet the staff and students of The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition (TIOSN) at their Open House o... Read More » Foraging in the Forests with Steve Brill and Hayden Stebbins: Mushroom Weekend at Sticks and Stones Residing in Fairfield County provides us with the unique opportunity of living at a certain crossroads between New York City—one of the worl... Read More » CT NOFA Course Empowers Farmers to Build Successful Businesses: New and Aspiring Farmers Learn from Seasoned Professionals The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) has been teaching new and aspiring farmers to successfully create and gro... Read More » Prenatal and Perinatal Experiences Have Lifelong Impact: Epigenetics and Attachment Theories Support Rebirthing Principles Prenatal and perinatal psychology is defined as an interdisciplinary study of the foundations of health in body, mind, emotions, and in endu... Read More » Animals Are Our Bridge to Oneness: Opening to Non-Human Love "My goal in life is to become the person my dog thinks I am,” states a plaque that can be found in many homegood stores. Some of us would su... Read More » Exercise Benefits All Pets: Help Physically Challenged Animals Stay Healthy Due to advances in veterinary care, many pets are living longer with an overall better quality of life and now even handicapped pets are beg... Read More » Cosmic Rhythms - August Issue A new moon in festive Leo amps up possibilities for fun in the sun around August 2. Beneficial restraint from Saturn indicates this is more ... Read More » In-Print