Natural Awakenings Chicago - October 2012 Read the October 2012 edition of Natural Awakenings Chicago. Join Green Innovators at “Envisioning a World Transformed” Area residents are encouraged to join Chicago change-makers to share ways to create a shift for the positive global good. Read More » One Heck of a Hullabaloo for Talking Farm The nonprofit Talking Farm’s second annual Hullabaloo open house will be held at the Howard Street Farm, in Skokie, to celebrate their first year of gardening and growing at one of the North Shore’s leading urban farms. Read More » "The White City" Musical Celebrates 1893 Columbian Exposition Residents will have an opportunity to be transported back to the early 1890s via a new musical, The White City. Read More » Solar Tour Shows Benefits of Clean Renewable Energy The Illinois Solar Tour, a day of free public open house self-guided tours organized by the Illinois Solar Energy Association, will highlight home, business and nonprofit renewable energy installations throughout the state. Read More » Experience a Consciousness Shift with Dalian Self-realized mystic and internationally acclaimed master healer, Eliza Mada Dalian, will present a workshop at the Infinity Foundation, in Highland Park. Read More » Be Transformed by the Silent Gaze of Braco Braco, the European energy healer who has been featured on American television networks, is scheduled to appear from October 12 to 14, at the Hyatt Deerfield. Read More » Edgar Cayce’s Health Insights Dr. L. Thomas Kolodziej, DC, MH, Ph.D., will deliver a series of three Sunday afternoon lectures this fall, at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, in Des Plaines. Read More » Dr. Mark Hyman to Address Diabesity Feed Your Mind Wellness hosts Dr. Mark Hyman for a talk, Emerging Approaches to Chronic Illness: Achieving Wellness Within Your Community. Read More » Globalfest Asia Gala Benefits Chicago Fair Trade Globalfest Asia, the annual benefit of Chicago Fair Trade, will be held at DIRTT Environmental Solutions, in Chicago. Read More » Food Day Celebrations and Events National Food Day, October 24, is both a celebration of real food and a campaign for inspiring community action to solve food-related problems. Read More » Prepare for 2012 Shifts at New Momentum The fourth annual New Momentum for Human Unity conference will explore three important shifts—individuality to interdependence, competition to cooperation and separation to reverence. Read More » Seminars for Massage Therapists Randall Gibson, ME, LMT, will present two seminars on effective aspects of energy medicine and holistic bodywork in November at the Upledger Institute, in Addison. Read More » Great Lakes Bioneers Meeting in Chicago Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago will host its inaugural annual gathering at the University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center East. Read More » Teplitsky Joins Wrigleyville Dental Practice Chicago’s Wrigleyville Dental has added Dr. Bernice Teplitsky to their staff, a dentist who combines traditional general dentistry with an integrative, holistic approach. Read More » Community Acupuncture Clinic Opens in Deerfield Healing Arts of Oriental Medicine, a community acupuncture clinic, has opened at 405 Lake Cook Road, Suite, 211, in Deerfield. Read More » The Magic of the Soul: John Holland and Collette Baron-Reid The Infinity Foundation presents a daylong workshop, The Magic of the Soul, with John Holland and Collette Baron-Reid: Explore Spiritual Guidance and Soul Strategies. Read More » New Art School Open in Northbrook Art and Soul, a new art school launched by Northbrook resident Pamela Tokowitz, provides creative art direction and instruction in drawing, painting, collage and beading. Read More » New Sculpture Celebrates Sustainability A new piece of public art, One Man’s Trash… Don’t Waste – Instead Create!, has been installed at the First Bank & Trust, in Skokie, to enhance their new, “green” branch. Read More » Healthy Inspirations of Schaumburg Weight Center congratulates member Sami C., who lost a total of 5.92 percent body weight during the annual six-week Biggest Winner competition. Read More » Conquering Diabetes by Attaining Balance Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, director of Feed Your Mind Wellness, in Highland Park, states, “We’re facing a severe health crisis, as the pandemic referred to as ‘diabesity’ is increasing at an alarming rate.” Read More » Greenheart: Lets Customers Help Change the World Greenheart, Chicago’s only fair trade, nonprofit, eco-friendly retail store, makes the gap between producers and consumers more intimate. Read More » Successful Breast Cancer Prevention Strategies There are many factors to consider, and no single cause can be pinpointed, so we should embrace all of the known, reasonable practices that will help to prevent breast cancer. Read More » A New Direction for Neti Pots Herbalist Steven Frank, of Nature’s Rite, points to a powerful new paradigm that helps neti pot users deal even more effectively with infection. Read More » Saving the World: One Teen at a Time Anxiety and depression are on the rise, especially in teenagers. It’s not hard to guess why; teens are under more pressure today than ever. Read More » Academic Partnership to Focus on Biodiesel Fuel Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy biodiesel program has partnered with Northwestern University. Read More » Get Money Back on Landscaping Purchases The Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program is offering residents up to 50 percent rebates on local purchases of trees, native plants, compost bins and rain barrels. Read More » GreenTown Focuses on Sustainable Living GreenTown Highland Park will present Mark Fenton, host of the new PBS series, America’s Walking, as a featured speaker at GreenTown: The Future of Community. Read More » More Protected Bike Lanes Coming By End of Year A planned 645-mile Chicago bikeway network has become closer to completion with 34 miles of new protected bike lanes to be finished before the end of the year. Read More » Parents Work to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Just Label It (JLI), a national coalition of nearly 600 organizations, is making a special appeal to parents to demand federally mandated labeling for genetically engineered (GE) foods. Read More » In-Print