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atural Awakenings publishers from throughout the nation, attending in person or via live webinars, came together


from May 3 to 5 for the company’s annual conference, held at the Naples Bay Resort, in Naples, Florida. At the event, Natu- ral Awakenings Publishing Corp. founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman said, “We’re here to support each other, sharing our hearts and energy to lift our magazines and communities to a higher level.” Two special guests—inspirational speaker and vision-


ary Panache Desai and vegan consultant Kelly Bennett— addressed the publishers and participated in discussions. Conference topics included ways to support the growth of holistic, green businesses; the Natural Awakenings Web store (NAWebStore.com); the Natural Awakenings Network (NAN), a nationwide health services and green products discount network at NaturalAwakeningsNetwork.com; the company’s iPhone and iPad apps (downloaded by nearly 24,000 individu- als); and the firm’s newest venture, an online conscious/spiri- tual/green dating site (NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com). Natural Awakenings magazines are part of a nationwide


franchise, each locally owned and operated. Launched by Bruckman in 1994 with a single edition in Naples, Florida, the magazine will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2014. It has grown into one of the largest free, local, healthy lifestyle pub- lications in the world, serving more than 3.8 million readers in 87 cities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. “Bringing our Natural Awakenings family of publishers


together is a valuable opportunity to share fresh ideas and infor- mation and inspire each other as we all work in our communi- ties to create a healthier, more sustainable world,” Bruckman says.


For more information, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.


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