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“Healthy Relationship” Group Begins May 21 B


Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm Hosts Summer Events


eginning May 21, Knoxville Trauma Connection and Family Therapy Services will offer a four-week group therapy session exploring effective ways to have happy, healthy relationships. Topics will include


the natural cycles of marriage and relationships, learning ef- fective communication skills, conflict resolution, and discov- ering your pattern of giving and receiving love. The sessions will be facilitated by Samantha Metheney and Joel Bain, licensed marriage and family therapists. The cost is $95 for couples and $110 for individuals. The


group’s first meeting is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 21 at 2931 Essary Road, Knoxville.


For more information, visit KnoxTraumaConnection.com or con- tact Samantha Metheney at 865-456-0058. See ad, page 19.


Lavender Festival at Historic Jackson Square


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he 14th annual Lavender Festival and Herb Fair will be held in historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge, Tennes- see, June 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Jackson Square will be filled with music, food and fun,” says event organizer Barbara Ferrell. “The focus is


on everything that’s fresh, healthy, and good for the body and soul.” The festival will feature information about and products related to gardening, cooking, health, aromatherapy and all things herbal, she says. There will be live plants and herbs for sale, a farmer’s market, and vendors selling art, crafts and herbal products. Children’s activities will include blow painting, seed planting, a sachet workshop, balloon art and cooking with herbs. Roses will be the theme of a number of presentations at the festival, as “Rose” has been designated “Herb of the Year 2012” by the International Herb Associa- tion.


An Herb Luncheon will be held the day before the


festival, June 15, under the festival tent. For luncheon reserva- tions, call 865-483-0961.


For more information about the Lavender Festival, visit JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org.


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rin’s Meadow Herb Farm is hosting a number of sum-


mer events that are free and open to the public, including a Mother’s Day tea, a teacher appreciation celebration, and several festivals. Optional special activities at the events may cost a small fee. Located in the Marlow community near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm is open daily to the


public year-round. Business hours vary by season. The farm’s 2012 summer events kick off with the Moth-


er’s Day Tea May 12, followed by a Fairy Folk Festival June 2, Teacher Appreciation Day June 23, a Basil Festival July 14, and finally a Herb and Yoga Festival September 15.


Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm is located at 132 England Ln., Clinton, TN. For more information, visit the farm online at ErinsMeadowHerbFarm.com.


Conscious Change, Conscious Choices Expo in Nashville


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he Galactic Expo returns to Nashville on May 19-20 at the


Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Explore over 22,000 square feet of holistic, alternative and metaphys- ical products and services along with over 100 booths and 15 free seminars. Acupuncture, chiroprac- tic, massage therapies, yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, Reiki, intuitive readings, astrology, green living, vegetarian/vegan lifestyles, organic foods and organic prod- ucts will be featured.


The expansion of technology, the internet and even the entertainment industry have changed our perceptions, expanded our awareness and opened us to unlimited possi- bilities, in part because of mainstream television and mov- ies. Star Trek opened our minds to space travel, inter-species communication and flipping open our communicators to talk to another person long before laptops, internet and cell phones were a household item. Even those people who think the ‘woo woo ‘ shows are junk will quietly and sometimes secretly admit to having had an unusual experience they couldn’t tell anyone else about and wonder if there really is something to ‘all that junk’.


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