Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic - December 2017 Read the December 2017 edition of Natural Awakenings Fairfield/Housatonic. Meditation and Reiki in the Shungite Room On December 4 and 18 at 5pm, join Sue Broudy and Barbara Slaine at The Angel Cooperative in Ridgefield for guided meditation, followed by gr... Read More » Workshops on the Art of Touch Imagine learning skills while getting live feedback from your intimate partner, who is there to support you in the evolution of your capacit... Read More » Shalva Clinic Team Expands Dr. Robert Boyd has joined Westport’s Shalva Clinic as the newest licensed naturopathic physician on the clinic’s team. In his practice, he ... Read More » Sita’s Light to Lead Unique New Year’s Experience in Stamford Well-known Connecticut “Sita” Miriam Zernis and her ensemble of musicians, known as Sita’s Light, will lead a special entry into 2018 by off... Read More » Keep Holiday Stress at Bay at Saltana Cave Saltana Cave in Ridgefield is offering a series of events in December to help you embark on your spirit’s journey through rejuvenation and s... Read More » Ruby Tree Celebrates Second Anniversary On December 9 and 10, from 10am to 4pm both days, The Ruby Tree in Woodbury will celebrate its second anniversary with vendors, raffles, rea... Read More » New Company Makes Homes Healthier As parents of kids with chronic asthma and allergies, Annalise Stack and Ania Dunlop understand the link between health issues and environme... Read More » Consciously Moving Toward 2018 Prepare to enter 2018 dissolving the “no” that holds you back and embracing what moves you toward union and prosperity. The Threshold worksh... Read More » Makery Co-Working Hosts Artisan, Performance Events On December 2 from 1 to 5pm, more than 80 live and online American Made auction items, accessories, home decor, toys and more will be availa... Read More » Celebrate Winter and Nature in New Canaan The 10th Annual Winter Wonderland, hosted by New Canaan Nature Center, will be held December 16 from 11am to 2pm. Come and be transported... Read More » Writing Workshop in Stamford A Writing as Medicine workshop is being presented in Stamford by Marianela Medrano, PhD, and Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, on December 3 from 10am ... Read More » Southport Natural Medicine Opens Naturopathic physician Mara Davidson has opened her practice, Southport Natural Medicine, and is now accepting new patients. Davidson i... Read More » Auction for the Environment The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) will hold its HVA Auction for the Environment 2017 on December 3, from 1 to 4pm, in Washington Depot... Read More » Gracing the Season of Light with Music The Season of Light Concert will honor the joy of the holiday season on December 7 from 7:30 to 9pm with a special set of songs developed at... Read More » Homeopathy Film Screening in Norwalk Join Donna Vella, Beth Leas and TLC Center for a special viewing of Just One Drop: The Story Behind the Homeopathy Controversy, on December ... Read More » New Group Forming for Couple’s Therapy Anew couple’s psychotherapy group class will begin on December 14 from 5 to 6:30pm, in Ridgefield. The group will continue for eight weeks, ... Read More » Digging Deep for ViBe Café Well SOUND opened its doors on December 15, 2012 in an 1800s historic chapel in Newtown. For the past five years, it has been a gathering place f... Read More » Stamford Trichologist Wins Award Lisa Primps, principal of The Primping Place in Stamford, has been recognized by the United States Trichology Association as the Top Trichol... Read More » Children as Community Builders: Introducing Interdependence to Education Children are rarely exposed to interdependence in their day-to-day lives. They have bursts of the concept thrust upon them as players on spo... Read More » The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success Acting with human decency—in every situation and interaction—is another way to connect to human capabilities hidden in plain sight. In news ... Read More » Hubs of Inspiration: Local Shops Offer Gifts in Many Forms Looking for a perfect, unique gift and want it wrapped in warmth, goodness and acceptance? You don’t have to look far. Chances are you’re... Read More » Cancer and the Holidays: Keep It Simple, Keep It Real Ready or not, the holidays are just around the corner. Each year, the holiday season affords us an opportunity to look more deeply into life... Read More » Reiki for Distance Healing Reiki has been shown by scientific research to be effective at reducing symptoms, such as pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, high blood pressu... Read More » 5 Reasons to Switch to a Holistic Dentist: A Conversation with Dr. David Lerner of the Center for Holistic Dentistry A visit to Dr. David Lerner, a holistic dentist in Yorktown Heights, New York, may include acupuncture, kinesiology or even a heated neck pi... Read More » PRP Offers Hope for Common Ailments: Our Blood Stimulates Natural Healing Ability Platelet rich plasma, or PRP, is a safe and effective treatment that uses our own blood’s growth factors to stimulate the body’s natural hea... Read More » Flame Retardants in Children’s Products?: Fire Protection Creates Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Dangerous flame retardants continue to be present in a variety of children’s products. Despite efforts to ban these toxic chemicals, they ar... Read More » Heart Connection between Humans and Horses Italian researchers are hot on the trail to understand the connection so many riders and horse owners claim to feel with their animals. Thro... Read More » Celebrating Our Pets: Reciprocate Their Unconditional Love The time is 10,000 BC and an elderly man is buried in Israel with his 4-month-old puppy. Fast forward to archeologists finding a pet cat alo... Read More » Cosmic Rhythms - December 2017 This month begins with Venus, the planet that governs relationships, galloping into Sagittarius on the first day of December. The fiery sign... Read More » December 2017 Letter From Publisher Once upon a time, when the world was smaller and most individuals didn’t venture too far, the word community was neatly defined as the peopl... Read More » In-Print