May 2018 - Letter From Publisher

May is Women’s Wellness month at Natural Awakenings. That has had me thinking about what it means in this day and age to be “well”? It seems... Read More »

Using a New Lens to View Lyme

Experts from diverse fields collaborating to advance Lyme disease research, treatment and education will showcase their latest projects at L... Read More »

Meditation Teacher Training Course Offered

Enhance your personal practice or add to your yoga teacher training by becoming certified to teach meditation through a 100-hour Meditation ... Read More »

Hands-on Art Summer Youth Program

The Brookfield Craft Center is offering an exciting opportunity for our communities’ youth to explore their creative energies in the Hands-o... Read More »

Eco Chic Salon Encourages Being Well and Beautiful

Eco Chic Salon Spa & Blow Dry Bar opened its doors in Wilton in April; their stylists are dedicated to the use of environmentally friendly p... Read More »

Salt Cave Flourishes in Darien

The Salt Cave of Darien is excited to celebrate its six-month anniversary of being open and breathing healthfully.  This salt cave surrou... Read More »

Holistic Health Fair Focuses on Kids

On May 12 from 10am to 4pm, New Morning Market in Woodbury will host a children’s holistic health fair featuring resources and fun activitie... Read More »

Ideal Protein Clinic at The Ruby Tree

Losing weight can be a challenge, but the process of weight loss is simple. The Ruby Tree, a metaphysical shop and healing space in Woodbury... Read More »

New Nonprofit Spreading \Love and Positivity

On May 11 from 7 to 9pm, Love Has a Home, Inc. will celebrate its official launch with a community event in Westport at the Westport Women’s... Read More »

Socially Conscious Dance Company Debuts

When her casting call for a new dance company hit dance publications, Michelle Sperry, director of CT Theater Dance Company, received inquir... Read More »

Forum Explores Mental Body and Gut Link

The Mental Gut Health Forum, a lecture, panel discussion and Q&A led by Brian R. Clement, PhD, will take place May 6 from 1 to 6pm at the We... Read More »

Allergy Clinic Offered at UB

The University of Bridgeport’s College of Naturopathic Medicine is sharing some special offers to introduce the community to naturopathic me... Read More »

Holistic Psychotherapy Expands

After 20 years as a solo practitioner, Sherry Minniti D’Elia, LCSW, is being joined by fellow therapist, Mary Frank, and the newly expanded ... Read More »

Creating Social and Spiritual Bonds with Wampum

The Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington is hosting a Wampum demonstration on May 19 at 1pm. Join Annawon Weeden, Mashpee Wam... Read More »

Clean Food 4 Ur Type Announces New Services

Clean Food 4 Ur Type has announced new and expanded services in the area, enriching its holistic wellness portfolio. Adding to her extensive... Read More »

Workspace Education Broadens Independent Learning Options

Workspace Education, a Bethel-based nonprofit community focused on project-based learning for families, is an open source education model th... Read More »

Colonics Can Make Cleansing and Detoxing More Efficient

For many people, spring cleaning is not just about mops and brooms—it’s also about physically  cleansing and detoxing. “It just seems natura... Read More »

Yoga Shala Celebrates 15 Years; New Ownership

As The Yoga Shala celebrates 15 years of operation in Ridgefield, Valerie Schneiderman, owner of Yoga Shala, has announced that she is takin... Read More »

Work and Life Balance: Finding It off Your Mat in the Daily Grind

Whether it’s meetings, work, children, family, and everything in between, including the laundry, dinner, cleaning, getting groceries, pickin... Read More »

The Balance Within: Integrating the Shadow Where Beauty Hides

Within the darkness, we may find our most beautiful attributes if we allow them to be illuminated in our lives.  Take, for example, our e... Read More »

Seed Cycling for Hormonal Health: A Gentle Dietary Option for Women of All Ages

Seed cycling is a gentle but effective tool to balance hormones with the use of different seeds during the phases of the woman’s menstrual c... Read More »

Reasons for the Seasons: Use Nature’s Clues to Improve and Maintain Wellness

If we pay attention to how the animal and plant kingdoms adapt to the seasons, we can see that they adjust what they do to the energies of t... Read More »

6 Natural Ways to Overcome Seasonal Allergies

For many, the warmer weather of spring comes as a relief. But for those with seasonal allergies, the warm weather also means additional poll... Read More »

How to Avoid Lyme Disease: Answers to Common Questions

Many people do not worry about ticks in the very early spring because they believe that cold temperatures in winter kill the blacklegged tic... Read More »

Newtown Strut Your Mutt Event

Mark your calendars for Newtown’s 9th Annual Strut Your Mutt event on May 19 from 11am to 2pm with registration beginning at 10:30am. This d... Read More »

Strut with Mutts for River Valley Trail

The Norwalk River Valley Trail’s (NRVT) inaugural Mutt Strut will be on May 5 from 10am to 2pm (rain date is May 12). All proceeds will go t... Read More »

What Should You Do? Says Who?: Controversies Confronting a Responsible Pet Owner

Spay and neuter? Don’t spay and neuter? Vaccinate? Don’t vaccinate? Choose between a modern or holistic veterinarian. You want to be an educ... Read More »

Caregiver, Soothe Thyself: “Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it is essential to our survival and your well-being.” ~Renee Peterson Trudeau

In 2016, Newtown author CJ Golden’s world fell apart when her cyclist husband Joe suffered multiple cancer-induced strokes. During the many ... Read More »

Norwalk’s Farm Pollinator Dinner & Soirée

Sugar & Olives supports CT NOFA's mission to ensure the growth and viability of organic agriculture, organic food and organic land care in C... Read More »

Harbor Harvest Debuts Coffee Bar

Hang your hat while enjoying a hot or cold beverage at Harbor Harvest’s new Harbor Joe Coffee Bar. Sample house-brewed coffees, Shearwater O... Read More »

5 Medicinal Mushrooms for Lyme Disease

Since May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, it seems an appropriate time to review a form of treatment support many Lyme disease patients, do... Read More »