letterfrompublisher
Hello Seattle! Welcome to the first issue of our area’s free monthly healthy lifestyle magazine. My husband and busi- ness partner, David Seregow, and I are here to serve you in sharing helpful information and connecting Seattle’s growing sustainable and holistic community. Each month we will contribute a wealth of articles and
resources intended to help make your life healthier and happier. Browse these pages to learn about community news and local natural businesses and services. Find a nourishing workshop or class, a fun festival or other excit-
ing event in our calendar. Seattle Natural Awakenings presents local experts’ best advice as well as interviews with nationally recognized leaders in personal and planetary health and wellness. Seattle cares about being green, and with so much natural beauty surrounding us, we are continually encouraged to do what it takes to protect our families’ well-being and regional heritage. My journey to this magazine launch has included experience in both journalism
and advertising sales, but I’ve found that chance encounters with people passing through the landscape of my life have had the largest lasting impact. For example, when I was pregnant with our daughter five years ago, an acquaintance challenged me to make the world a better place for the sake of my child. That brief conversation became a pivotal point in my life and proved to be the beginning of a journey into eating organic and local, choosing natural health care and reducing our family’s environmental footprint. When friends sometimes feel discouraged that their efforts to persuade others
to live healthier and greener seem unfruitful, I say keep hope alive; you just may be talking to someone who is where I was five years ago. Be sure to share a copy of Seattle Natural Awakenings and see what happens. Many people have companioned us in this publishing adventure. Thank you
all, especially our advertisers that stepped up in support of this big idea; we are proud to promote you and see your businesses grow. We couldn’t do this without you. Special thanks, too, go to our family members, friends and colleagues who have made a world of difference in this endeavor: Henry and Ruth Dorn; Sandy Fox; Ben and Ashley Wornell; Jason Baker and Felipe Perez, publishers of Natural Awakenings of Portland; and Mike Johnson and Robin Wang, publishers of ReDirect Guides Inc. We’re also grateful to the larger Natural Awakenings family of more than 80 publishers in caring communities nationwide. Please let us know what you'd like to see in these pages. Find me on Facebook
and Twitter, call, or email story ideas, news briefs, calendar events or the name of an extraordinary local business that deserves a spotlight. Let’s have some fun with this new connection as we learn and grow together!
In gratitude, contact us
Publishers Ann Dorn
David Seregow National Editor
S. Alison Chabonais
Design & Production Patrick Floresca Zina Cochran
Multi-Market Advertising 239-449-8309
Franchise Sales John Voell II 239-530-1377
SeattleAwakenings.com
3815 S Othello St. 100-186 Seattle, WA 98118 Phone: 206-788-7313 Fax: 877-531-7691
© 2011 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved. Although some parts of this publication may be reproduced and reprinted, we require that prior permission be obtained in writing.
Natural Awakenings is a free publication distributed locally and is supported by our advertisers. It is available in selected stores, health and education centers, healing centers, public libraries and wherever free publications are generally seen. Please call to find a location near you or if you would like copies placed at your business.
We do not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the articles and advertisements, nor are we respon- sible for the products and services advertised. We welcome your ideas, articles and feedback.
Subscriptions are available by sending $30 (for 12 issues) to the above address.
Ann Dorn, Publisher 4
SeattleAwakenings.com
Natural Awakenings is printed on recycled newsprint with soy- based ink.
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