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he annual Body Mind Life Expo will be held next month at the Minneapolis Convention Center, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on March 8 and 9. Visitors can enjoy information on home care, health, beauty, fashion, personal


development, spas and retreats, nutrition, cooking, exercise and healthy aging. Speakers include Lori Campbell, author of Awaken Your Age Potential, and “Iron


Jen” McDonough, author, storyteller, speaker and coach. A free 2014 Chinook Book will be given to the first 100 attendees on each day of the expo, compliments of The Wedge Co-op and Peace Coffee.


Cost: $6. Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Ave. S., Minneapolis. For more information, call 612-798-7256 or visit 101Expos.com. See ad, page 13.


Women’s Expo at the Convention Center


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he 4th Annual Women’s Expo, a two-day event, will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


on February 15 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 16. Title sponsor Aveda Institute of Minneapolis will be at the


expo, offering simple up-do hairstyles, spring makeup makeovers and massages, all free. The Twin Cities Women’s Expo showcases more than 150 exhibits, featuring products and services in the areas of health, beauty, fashion, home improvement and décor. Highlights of the event include local vendors, a fashion show, food samples, spa treatments and shopping opportunities. Multiple stages will feature live music, fitness demonstrations and wellness talks. Until February 14, free tickets are being offered on the Expo website, TwinCities WomensExpo.com. Click on the tab for free tickets and follow the instructions.


Cost: $10. Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Ave. S., Minneapo- lis. For more information, visit TwinCitiesWomensExpo.com. See ad, page29.


Online Radio Show Emphasizes Role of Natural Health Care


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special Rethinking Health Matters online radio show, hosted by Natural Awakenings National Editor Linda Sechrist from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST, February 7, will highlight the importance of independent media in informing the public about natural health care options. Guests will include several Natural Awakenings publishers and Scott Tips, president of Natural Health Federation, an international educational nonprofit that protects access to


healthy food and supplements and alternative therapies without government restrictions. Additional guests are Joanne Quinn, Ph.D., executive director of the Foundation for


Alternative and Integrative Medicine, which collects clinical data to advance nontox- ic, cost-effective therapies, plus international research consultant Ferdinando Pisani Massamormile. Also participating are Dr. James Forleo, author of Health is Simple, Disease is Complicated; Dr. Constance Casebolt, owner of South Carolina’s Greenville Functional Medicine; and Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s foremost open-access, natural medicine database.


To listen, visit Rethinking Health Matters at BlogTalkRadio.com/greenmedradio. 6 NA Twin Cities Edition


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Free Relaxation Soundtrack for Natural Awakenings Readers


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win Cities counselor Vicki Langemo is offering the MP3 version of her stress-reducing CD, Relax, Unwind and Sleep, free to Natural Awakenings readers for the month of February. Langemo, a licensed professional counselor with more than 18 years of experience, has an office in Coon Rap- ids and sees children, teens and adults in relationship and family counseling. She says the CD was designed to reduce stress, promote healing, strengthen self-confidence and encour- age positive goals. It can be listened to at bedtime or whenever someone wants to relax. She explains that the CD begins by putting the listener into a deep relaxed state and, once there, the listener is guided into a positive visualization journey. “From the very first playing of


this program, the listener should see positive improvements,” Langemo says. “Repetitive listening to this CD will help combat a person’s negative habits by empowering the subconscious to strive for happiness and one’s high- est potential.” To listen to this relaxation CD for free please visit NAtwincities.com. To order the CD (paid), visit the website and select the tab called Healing Productions. The CD is also available on ITunes.


Vicki Langemo’s office is located at 277 Coon Rapids Blvd., Ste. 410, Coon Rap- ids. For more information or to make an appointment, call 763-270-0962, email Vicki@BetterLifeToday.net or visit Better- LifeToday.net. See ad on page 7.


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