Natural Awakenings Chicago - October 2013 Read the October 2013 edition of Natural Awakenings Chicago. North Shore Store Offers Huge Selection of Organic Bedding Locally owned and operated North Shore Bedding is now open at 984 Willow Road, Suite H, in Northbrook. Read More » Learn About Illinois Trees on Guided Walk in Wilmette Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District are partnering for a family-friendly guided tree walk, in Mallinckrodt Park. Read More » Sweet Celebrations with Colleen’s At the Honor Ride & Run (R2R), Colleen’s Sweet Treats & More and Sweaters-N-Sweets will be donating 30 percent of all purchases and preorders to the cause during the month of October. Read More » Globalfest Africa Gala to Celebrate Fair Trade Month in Chicago Chicago Fair Trade presents GlobalFest Africa, at DIRTT (Doing It Right This Time) Environmental Solutions. Read More » Grand Opening for Greenheart Shop’s New Home in Old Town The Greenheart Shop has moved from Wicker Park to a new location at 1714 North Wells Street, in Chicago’s Old Town. Read More » Jasper to Teach Uplifting Yoga for Girls at Be Optimal From Anxious to Awesome is a six-week yoga series of 90-minute classes at the Be Optimal Wellness Center of Glenview. Read More » Be Amazed and Transformed by Braco’s Gaze Braco’s gaze will touch visitors with peace, silence and hope October 29 and 30 at the Music Institute of Chicago, in Evanston. Read More » Get Back to the Basics of Healthy Eating at Food Day The A.R.E. third annual Food Day event will be held October 26, at the Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, in Des Plaines. Read More » Infinity Events to Include Akashic Class and David Kessler Lecture The Infinity Foundation will present a training course, Akashic Record Certification: Access and Read the Records, in Highland Park, with master teacher Linda Howe. Read More » Learn About All Love from Patrick Zeigler International healer Patrick Zeigler will be in Chicago from November 1 to 4, offering teachings and initiations of the amazing high vibration energy called All Love. Read More » Dr. LeRoy to Discuss Promising New ForeCYTE Breast Cancer Test Dr. Nicholas LeRoy, director of the Illinois Center for Progressive Health, will discuss a new, non-invasive breast test that can identify both cancer and pre-cancerous changes in the breast. Read More » Get Fit at Northbrook Sears Fitness Flagship Store Sears has opened the first standalone Sears Fitness Flagship store in Northbrook. Read More » Hammond Counsels in Ways to Eat for Health Registered and Licensed Dietitian Charlotte Hammond, MS, RD, LDN, RYT, is the proprietor of Eating With Ease, providing integrative nutritional counseling and medical nutrition therapy . Read More » Detoxification: A Healthier Way to Make a Fresh Start If you’ve recently felt your body could use a reboot from within, explore the detoxification program from Nutritional Health Solutions (NHS). Read More » Chiropractic for the Common Cold Dr. Jonathan Engstrom, at the Center for Wellness, Inc., in Mundelein, provides natural chiropractic care that can help during the cold and flu season. Read More » Jill Angelo’s New Book Helps Create Sacred Space Chicago author Jill Angelo has written a new book, Sacred Space: Turning Your Home into a Sanctuary. Read More » Eating Raw Doesn’t Mean Abandoning Lasagna Karyn Calabrese, a health advocate, author and owner of three restaurants, a beauty center and day spa, all in Chicago, discusses eating a raw diet. Read More » Bone Deep Energy: The Revitalizing Effect of Zero Balancing Mary Murphy, owner of Wilmette-based Zero Balancing Wellness Center, discusses the hands-on mind/body therapy of Zero Balancing (ZB). Read More » Chronic Lyme Disease Chronic Lyme disease, a controversial subject among scientists, doctors, patients, HMOs and insurance companies, is garnering a lot of public attention. Read More » Making Friends With Fear We often perceive or imagine something to be a serious threat when it is not and needlessly put ourselves through a significant stress response. Read More » Permaculture is Not Just for Farmers Permaculture has flowered into a holistic approach to “permanent plus culture”, expanding beyond the bounds of sustainable agriculture to a design approach for living. Read More » Fracking in Southern Illinois Raises Widespread Concerns: Environmental and Economic Impact Felt Across the State Environmentalists in Illinois have been pushing to eliminate the practice of fracking. Read More » Greenheart Transforms Showcases Chicago Area Change Makers Greenheart Transforms presents the second annual Envisioning a World Transformed, at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Read More » Jeanne Nolan is Gardening From the Ground Up Jeanne Nolan, founder of the Glencoe-based The Organic Gardener Ltd., has come out with a new book. Read More » Local Vet Named AHVMA President Barbara Royal, DVM, CVA, founder and owner of The Royal Treatment Veterinary Center, has been named president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA). Read More » In-Print