Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic - November 2016 Read the November 2016 edition of Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic. Ridgefield Host to Annual Wellness Expo On November 5, the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Health and Wellness Council will host their third Annual Wellness Expo at Ridgefield Recre... Read More » 7E Fit Spa Carries Vita Juwel Gemwater Bottles Stamford’s 7eFit Spa celebrated its first anniversary recently and owner Tracey Scalzi continues to upgrade the spa’s offerings. Visitors wi... Read More » World Peace Mandala at Mark Twain Library in Redding Buddhist monks from India will create a World Peace Mandala, an age-old ritual sand art form that reflects one of the most profound tenets i... Read More » Rejuvenating Skincare Using the Kansa Wand The Liphe Balance Center, located in Weston, is now offering treatments using the Kansa wand, a new tool in the world of holistic skincare. ... Read More » New Naturopathic Practice Opens in Fairfield Cait Barbiero, ND, has opened her practice and is now providing naturopathic knowledge and healing in Fairfield. Specializing in women’s hea... Read More » Sacred Spirit Offers Holiday Gift Ideas & 2017 Sedona Trip The Sacred Spirit is a New Age gift shop in Old Greenwich offering many tools for personal and spiritual growth in addition to evidential re... Read More » The Primping Place First Area Spa to Offer Hair Restoration System The Primping Place in Stamford is now the first spa in Fairfield County and the second in the state to offer the XTC Hair Growth Systems and... Read More » Cupping Therapy Workshop in Norwalk Join Debra Diers on November 12 from 1-4pm to learn about traditional therapeutic cupping and how you can apply it to your own life and heal... Read More » “O”Zone Fitness Training Center Celebrates Four Years Fairfield residents Ken and Deb O’Toole are celebrating their fourth year of operating the “O”Zone Fitness Training Center in Fairfield. The... Read More » New Monthly Group Provides Diabetic Support Join Drs. Andrew Cummins and Mara Davidson, both naturopathic physicians at Shalva Clinic, for a new Integrative and Whole Health Diabetic W... Read More » Yoga Improves Lives of Autistic Children Autism and autism spectrum disorders can be challenging for affected individuals and their families. However, children and adults with autis... Read More » New Norwalk Studio Strikes a Pose YogaSol: Bikram Yoga Norwalk just celebrated its grand opening in October. The new studio has antimicrobial, slip-resistant flooring and an ... Read More » Drumming for Connection and Expression: Many Intentional Benefits of Drum Circles We have the natural inborn ability to optimize our health through the power of sound and participating in drum circles. We don’t need to own... Read More » Valley Spirit Cooperative : Wellness Center Meets Art Salon in Washington Depot When Kristin Kunhardt returned to her Connecticut hometown of Washington Depot, from Pennsylvania two years ago to live near her father Hank... Read More » The Gut-Brain Connection: Mental Wellness Linked to Diet in Many Ways The brain is the most complex organ of the body. Keeping it healthy is critical, especially as we get older. There are many known causes of ... Read More » Mindfulness for Stress Relief Mindfulness. Does the word bring up an image of someone sitting in the lotus position meditating for hours? Does it leave a feeling that we ... Read More » Healing Traumatic Experience: Somatic Practice Supports Body’s Efforts to Recover Trauma is not in the event, it’s in the body. Anything that is too much or too soon can be overwhelming to the body so there are “little tra... Read More » Natural Relief from Stress, Fear and Anxiety: Hypnosis and TFT Offer Calming Tools For many of us, the day begins with a shrill, piercing alarm shocking us awake. Even before our eyes open, thoughts begin to fill our sleepy... Read More » Divine Chocolate for the Holidays Divine Treasures is now taking chocolate orders for the holiday season. Their products use only organic European dark chocolate, filled with... Read More » New Tea Room Opens in Stratford Kasia Lindeberg dreamed of running an herbal tea shop that empowered the community with a healing cup of warm tea. Her vision became a reali... Read More » Structural Integration for Burn Survivors: A Conversation with Cody Smolik Cody Smolik, a graduate of the Guild for Structural Integration, has been practicing Structural Integration since 2007. Natural Awakenings F... Read More » Animal Artisans Supports Rescue with Donated Goods Animal Artisans is a new store that collaborates with animal rescue groups to showcase their missions and fundraise by selling goods donated... Read More » Going Live with Birds of Prey Join the co-founders of A Place Called Hope, Inc. for a Birds of Prey presentation to benefit the Wildlife Line. This live experience on Nov... Read More » Choice Pet Launches Online Store Choice Pet’s selection of natural, holistic, organic and premium products are now available any time of the day or night with the launch of ... Read More » Animals as Healers: Dogs Play a Role in Psychotherapy Success In the last decade there has been a significant increase in the study of how animals help heal humans. Dogs, cats, fish and horses have been... Read More » Understanding Pet Grooming: Coat Maintenance is Critical to Animal Wellbeing By law, food, water and shelter are the basic physical necessities that are required to be provided for pets. But that’s not really enough t... Read More » Cosmic Rhythms - November 2016 Issue Great vibes for love, money and friendship are in the air early November as Venus glides toward alignment with the social, liberating and po... Read More » In-Print