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Hotel Northampton
36 King Street

Thursday February 9th 8 - 12 pm
FREE ADMISSION

CEUs offered for $25

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By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

The winter season is upon it, with a lack of daylight hours, cloudy days and temperamental weather. And so we pack on the winter pounds, get the winter blues, and go into relative metabolic hibernation until spring arrives. But what if we could circumvent some of this seasonal downturn in our health?

Paying attention to our Vitamin D intake may be a way to improve our health, and to improve a host of medical conditions. Research has found that the following medical conditions may be linked to Vitamin D levels:

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

Confused about which carbohydrates you should be eating?

Welcome to the club.

“It’s the biggest lack-of-consensus issue in the U.S. diet today,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. “We don’t have a standard method for assessing their quality.”

May 12 - Saturday - 10:00am - 4:00pm
PSYCHIC & MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1 DAY CLASS!
Professional Psychic & Medium Gayle Kirk helps you receive psychic guidance and messages from Heaven for yourself and others. . Hilton, Waltham. Pre-register by 5/2/12. http://www.gaylekirk.com/classes-events/development.php (617) 489-7717.

FREE! Meet, Greet, Eat and Discover- Inaugural Meeting! FREE!

Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:30 PM at the Media Education Foundation
60 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA (Map Here

In the Frances Crowe Community Room downstairs (behind the Woodstar Cafe) Use the side entrance or walk through the cafe.

Come and Join us for the Inaugural meeting of the Holistic Health Alliance of the Pioneer Valley.

MEMBERSHIP managed through MeetUp! (MeetUp! membership is free at www.meetup.com

D. S. Fine's "Touchstone: Dancing With Angels" documentary has been selected for participation in the "Spirit Enlightened" Film Festival, organized by CultureUnplugged.com! Ongoing festivals sponsored by the Culture Unplugged team, at this worldwide online showcase, help to share filmmakers' popular (and undiscovered) work featuring social issues currently prevalent in the world. To quote from their dedicated mission statement: "Viewers are able to vote for the art & entertainment that is evolved and exists for transformation towards new future.

This is a planning meeting for those interested in helping with organization and leadership.

Friday, January 20th, at 8 am at the Gazette's conference room, 115 Conz Street. Agenda: planning activities for the first open & public meeting in March.

Interested in joining a business networking group for holistic health practitioners located in the Pioneer Valley? Contact Mark Sherry (sir.laugh99@gmail.com) for information.

The Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT), a program of Community Action, is providing a new Trauma Recovery Coaching group that will meet the fourth Friday of each month in the winter and spring. Join CCRT Director, Diana Bella, for the first session on Friday 1/27 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Jan Frazier writes: "Happy New Year. I’m writing to invite you to a talk I’ll be giving on Sunday, February 12, at the Karuna Yoga Center in Northampton, Massachusetts. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with a period of meditation, and will conclude at 9:00. Karuna is at 25 Main Street, on the third floor. "

"I had a great time writing my new book, The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is that will

By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden

(MCT) The holidays are over, January has arrived, and many of us enter the New Year determined to live our lives a little healthier than last.

If you’re a baby boomer, you may be noticing a few more aches and pains this year compared to last, or perhaps a little progression of some unwelcome medical problem like high blood pressure or diabetes.