Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic - November 2017 Read the November 2017 edition of Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic. Tired and Forgetful?: Take a Look at Your Food Recently Mary, an attorney in her late 40s who had already missed her first appointment, came in late apologizing that she just couldn't rem... Read More » November 2017 Letter From Publisher The human tendency to want to share good fortune and newfound knowledge is well-documented. The classic example is the recent non-smoker who... Read More » Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Westbrook Nature School On December 16 from 4 to 6pm, families with young children are invited to mark the winter solstice with Westbrook Nature School on six acres... Read More » Positive Behavior Change at Sabita Holistic Center In November, Southport’s Sabita Holistic Center will host several workshops focused on positive behavior change. A hypno-meditation seminar ... Read More » Experience a Day of Spiritual Immersion On November 11, compelling conversation, inspirational talks from women healers of the world, holiday shopping, music and food await you in ... Read More » Touch of Sedona Opens Bethel Location Touch of Sedona has now expanded to a new downtown Bethel store. The location will offer similar Southwestern goods and healing products as ... Read More » Valley Spirit Hosts Leading Ayurvedic Doctor Valley Spirit Cooperative in Washington Depot is pleased to host leading Ayurvedic doctor and sacred musician Sonam Targee as part of its fi... Read More » Autism Coffee Talks in Norwalk Talk about Curing Autism (TACA) will hold Coffee Talks on November 15 at 11am and November 16 at 1pm at Panera Bread in Norwalk. A TACA Coff... Read More » Tree Identification Walk in Litchfield It’s much easier to identify trees when they have foliage on them. The White Memorial Foundation is hosting a tree identification walk on No... Read More » Experiencing Spiritual and Creative Enlightenment On November 12, the New Age and Craft Expo will be held at the Wyndham Southbury from 10am to 5pm. Intuitive readers will be available. Lear... Read More » Festival of Trees Benefits Those Affected by Cancer The holiday season kicks off at the 15th Annual Festival of Trees to benefit Ann’s Place, November 17 to 19, from 10am to 4pm. This year’s f... Read More » Reindeer Festival Returns to Greenwich Santa and his live reindeer—Dancer, Dasher and Prancer—are coming back for the 9th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Village, and... Read More » Screening of Beyond Measure at Workspace Education On November 16 from 6 to 9pm, Workspace Education in Bethel will hold a free screening of Beyond Measure, What Counts Can’t be Counted. It t... Read More » Bow Dawn: A Poem for Patti and The Goddess, one in the same Praise be to the Dawn of the expectant hush and pregnant pause. All living creatures await your rebirth in deep abiding silence All of li... Read More » Immerse Yourself in Yoga Teacher Training Learn to lead a sequence and understand yoga philosophy while discovering what connects you to the practice on your mat and off in this Powe... Read More » New Specialized Yoga Added to Offerings Elite Health Services announced a new specialized yoga class in Westport this fall. The class, held on Tuesdays from 9 to 10am, is limited t... Read More » New Home for Harmony Yoga Harmony Yoga Studio, a Kripalu-based studio for 14 years, has moved to 1100 High Ridge Road in Stamford (upstairs in the Noelle Building/Lif... Read More » How to Keep a Calm Mind During the Holiday Season I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favourite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins... Read More » Genetic Impact on Metabolic Disorders: The Role of the MTHFR Mutation The human body is remarkable in its ability to maintain balance and function within its biochemistry of all the cellular processes occurring... Read More » The Metabolism Mystery: Balancing Body Systems Key to Weight Loss The word “metabolism” seems to confuse many people, appearing to be the mystery part of being human that eludes our personal goals to lose w... Read More » A Nourishing November: Ayurveda Urges Warming Think of warm apple spice cake, savory pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice lattes; there is something about the fall that draws us into wanting ha... Read More » Are We Listening?: Emphasize Being Rather than Doing The common complaints of today’s world are that “to-do” lists are endless, there are limited hours in a day, we are constantly going and we ... Read More » Silence as Self-Love: Open Pandora’s Box to Pursue Soul Healing The word retreat, by definition, means, “an act of moving back or withdrawing.” In a time of hyper-stimulation in the face of technology and... Read More » Meditation as Path to Inner Knowing: Explore True Inner Reality Thinking is the soul talking to itself,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Meditation is the quieting of the rational mind in order ... Read More » Managing Holiday Stress in Pets Holiday season is about to get started. It is a stressful time for many people, but some may not realize that pets can suffer the same stres... Read More » In-Print