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October 2023 Natural Awakenings New Haven & Middlesex Counties

In this issue: Recycled Art: Transforming Trash Into Treasure, Discovering the World of Martial Arts, The Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi, Utilizing Qigong to Counter Chronic Pain, Traditional World Healing Wisdom, Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day, Finding Awe and Wonder, The Modern Macrobiotic Diet, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, How Music Spurs Childhood Development, and more.
Sweatshirts and Hot Cider Around the Firepit
It is a time of year when I find myself truly grateful for the splendor around us, for the fun I have with my family and friends at fall festivals and gatherings, for the comradery around the firepit in the crisper air with sweatshirts and hot cider. Read More »
Fill Your Family's Plates with Cozy Fall Meals
Cooler days call for comforting flavors the entire family can enjoy at the dinner table like roasted veggies - from sweet potatoes to pumpkin and more. Read More »
Quick, Easy Recipes to Add to Your Dinner Rotation: Simple, nutritious meals to make more time for family
Making time for meals together can have a positive impact on the well-being of families, including children and adolescents. A simple-to-prepare ingredient like eggs can help you spend less time cooking and more time with family. Read More »
Utilizing Qigong to Counter Chronic Pain
Qigong is often called meditation in motion. This mindful movement can be a different approach to create more awareness in someone’s life with the focus on the breath, body and mind. Read More »
How Music Spurs Childhood Development
A Symphony of Skill-Building: How Music Spurs Childhood Development
For adults, music has the power to instill feelings of joy, relaxation and calmness, or to motivate us when we are exercising or performing a task, but for children, there are added benefits. Read More »
BEETROOT AND ORANGE MISO SOUP
Beetroot and Orange Miso Soup
Warm up with this beautiful and nutrient dense miso soup. Read More »
Birds Using Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests
Birds Using Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests
Magpies and crows in Scotland, Holland and Belgium are using metal spikes—originally intended to deter bird perching—to build their nests. Read More »
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
During this national holiday, we celebrate the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognize their inherent sovereignty and commit to our treaty obligations with tribal nations. Read More »
Critical Ocean Current May Be Near Collapse
Critical Ocean Current May Be Near Collapse
According to a new analysis from the journal Nature Communications, the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system has become slower and less resilient. Read More »
Easy Three-Bean Chili
Delicious, Easy Three-Bean Chilli
A hardy and healthy recipe with a vegan sour cream. Read More »
Discovering the World of Martial Arts
Discovering the World of Martial Arts: A Look at Five Popular Modalities
While originally devised to assist in hunting and protect against enemies, these practices also offer philosophical and spiritual guidance as practitioners establish a mind-body-spirit connection. Read More »
Earth Has Tilted Due to Groundwater Pumping
Earth Has Tilted Due to Groundwater Pumping
A study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters shows that the pumping of groundwater impacts the tilt of Earth’s rotation and further exacerbates climate change. Read More »
Fermented Foods for Brain Health
Fermented Foods for Brain Health
Research has shown that eating fermented foods may have long- and short-term impacts on brain function, such as reducing stress. Read More »
Hair Tapping
Hair Tapping
New methods for cultivating healthy hair growth have been gaining traction amongst young people on social media platforms, including hair tapping, a technique popularized in Korean and Japanese hair spas. Read More »
Judge Rules for Youths in Climate-Change Trial
Judge Rules for Youths in Climate-Change Trial
In a landmark climate case in Montana, a group of young people has emerged victorious. The judge ruled in Held v. Montana that the state's failure to consider climate change when approving fossil fuel projects was unconstitutional. Read More »
Lasagna With Tofu Ricotta and Veggie Bolognese
Lasagna With Tofu Ricotta and Veggie Bolognese
A delicious vegetarian lasagna with veggie Bolognese and dairy free ricotta. Read More »
N95 Masks May Cause Cardiopulmonary Overload
N95 Masks May Cause Cardiopulmonary Overload
For certain people, extended use of an N95 mask may be problematic, and that is what Chinese researchers set out to study in a randomized clinical trial published this year in JAMA Network Open Read More »
TRANSFORMING TRASH INTO TREASURE
Recycled Art: Transforming Trash Into Treasure
Motivated by a desire to educate and inspire, many upcycle artists often interweave a message of environmental consciousness into their artwork, thus spreading awareness about issues or making social commentary. Read More »
Sophie Haruna Klimcak on Finding Awe and Wonder
Sophie Haruna Klimcak on Finding Awe and Wonder
Drawing from her Japanese and Eastern European roots, she designs immersive, nature-based learning experiences that nurture deep caring for people and the planet. Read More »
Taurine Offers Longevity Potential
Taurine Offers Longevity Potential
Taurine, one of the most abundant amino acids in the body, is vital for health of the eyes, muscles, brain and heart. Read More »
Teachers Face Big-Tech Challenges and Opportunities
Teachers Face Big-Tech Challenges and Opportunities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the education sector, bringing unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning experiences and teaching assistance. Read More »
The Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi
The Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi: Well-Being Through Intentional Movements
Qigong is more than a modern wellness practice. It’s a 5,000-year-old Chinese healing art steeped in tradition. Read More »
The Modern Macrobiotic Diet
The Modern Macrobiotic Diet: More Than Tofu and Seaweed
So much has evolved in the 100 years since Japanese educator George Ohsawa created the macrobiotic diet. The modern macrobiotic diet is about much more than tofu, seaweed and miso. Read More »
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Supporting Pets With Ancient Healing Wisdom
Based upon thousands of years of observation, this natural healing approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be valuable not just for humans, but also for animal companions. Read More »
Traditional World Healing Wisdom
Traditional World Healing Wisdom: Lost Practices Gain New Respect
With time-tested wisdom and natural roots, traditional and Indigenous medicine has been an integral resource for centuries in communities around the world. Read More »
WINTER SQUASH RISOTTO
Winter Squash Risotto
Put those garden leftovers to good use with this winter squash risotto and delicious broth. Read More »
Yoga for Prostate Cancer Patients
Yoga for Prostate Cancer Patients
According to the American Cancer Society, about one man in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, with six in 10 of these cases in men 65 years and older. Read More »
Free Livestream Advanced Screening of Major Alzheimer’s Film
Narrated by Grammy Award-winner Michael Bublé and directed by Hideyuki Tokigawa, the film will be live-streamed on KnoWEwell’s Regenerative Whole Health Hub at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT), on October 14. Read More »
In-Print Qigong Tai Chi Music Macrobiotic Recycled Art Martial Arts Chronic Pain Traditional World Healing Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Childhood Development

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