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17 healthbriefs 26 globalbriefs 29 recipecorner 30 readersnapshot 31 ecotip


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34 businessspotlight 43 healthyrestaurant 44 consciouseating 50 greenliving 60 inspiration 63 calendar 73 classifieds 75 resourceguide


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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.


36 VOLLEYING LIFE Gabrielle Reece on


Her Balancing Act by Christine MacDonald


38 THE HEALING


POWER OF MASSAGE From Body Repair to


Reversing the Blues by Case Adams


40 TRUST YOUR INTUITION Listen to that Still, Small


Voice and Let it Lead You by Linda Sechrist


46 CONTRACEPTIVE PILL CHILL


Dangers Include Cancer,


Strokes and Fatigue by Kathleen Barnes


48 ADDICTION RECOVERY FOR THE SOUL:


ESTER NICHOLSON by Anthony Chiaravallo


52 SUPERHERBS Four Plants that


Fight Off Disease by Kathleen Barnes


54 WHOA! TO LIMITATIONS Therapeutic Horseback


Riding Strengthens Kids by Cyndee Woolley


56 CYCLES OF SPIN Returning to its Heart-Healthy Origins by Janet Osen


58 PAIN-FREE POOCH


Five Natural Therapies that Work by Jennifer Kachnic


60 LIVE YOUR SONG


It Keeps Us in Tune with Ourself by Jill Mattson


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