Natural Awakenings Chicago - November 2015

Dickinson Joins Balance Chiropractic & Wellness

Madelaine Dickinson, RDN, has joined the staff of Balance Chiropractic & Wellness to work alongside Dr. Kristen (Bobik) Halland, D.C. in helping people move away from being dependent on medication and instead maintain optimal weight and create long-term strategies for dealing with conditions like hypothyroidism, food intolerances, autoimmune conditions and others. Read More »

Eben Alexander Presents Map of Heaven at Infinity

Infinity Foundation hosts Eben Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Proof of Heaven and The Map of Heaven; and Karen Newell, co-founder of Sacred Acoustics, for a daylong program, Map of Heaven: Accessing Infinite Awareness, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 14, on the National Louis University Skokie campus. Read More »

Laurie Anderson’s New Film Opens at Music Box Theatre

The new film Heart of a Dog is a personal essay by renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance culture, the Buddhist conception of the afterlife and heartfelt tributes to the artists, writers, musicians and thinkers that inspire her. Read More »

Learn Why and How to Create a Healing Mandala

Gail Alexander, a combination artist, therapist, channel and energy worker, will present The Transformative and Healing Power of Mandalas from 7 to 9 p.m., November 13, at the The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore in Unity Northwest Church, in Des Plaines. Read More »

Dr. Kori Feldman Offers Free Seminars on Stress and Hormones

Kori Feldman, M.D., offers free monthly seminars to discuss the impact of stress and hormones on health and how to achieve lifelong optimized living. This month’s seminars will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., November 3 and 17, at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Read More »

Experience the Benefits of Miessence for the Immune System

Teri Calandra is hosting How to Boost Your Immune System Naturally! from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., November 3, and Combat Holiday Stress, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., November 11, at her acupuncture practice in Arlington Heights. Read More »

Solful Gifts Offers Ajna Light Sessions for Brainwave Balance

Solful Gifts, in Wheeling, is now offering local Ajna Light sessions—the only location in Illinois currently offering this service. Read More »

Overcome the Obstacle of Adversity

Overcome the Obstacle, in which left-brain psychotherapy and right-brain holistic healing come together, is a powerful collaboration of holistic and psychotherapeutic techniques offered by Nancy Bernard and Chuck Solomonson to surmount the difficulties that limit experiencing the true richness of life. Read More »

Dr. LeRoy Lifts the Veil of HPV Virus

Dr. Nick LeRoy’s new book Painting a Target on HPV is an encyclopedic, evidence-based exploration of everything known about the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. Read More »

Healing Through Holistic Mind-Body Practices

Michele Marchese, CHT, MWBWP, a mind and body wellness practitioner and owner of Holistic Craft, in Lake Forest, offers several different holistic therapies, including hypnotherapy, intuitive life coaching, holistic recipes, flower essential oil and essence therapy. Read More »

Achieve Optimum Health with InteriorWerx

InteriorWerx, a leading-edge solution to health and wellness issues, provides a natural remedy for optimum conditioning of the body and mind, with proven results. Read More »

Dr. Banerjee Offers New Laser Treatments at Halo in Northfield

Dr. Promila Banerjee, M.D., a fellow of the American Academy of AntiAging and owner of Halo Laser & Aesthetic Medicine, in Northfield, now offers deep skin resurfacing HALO laser therapy. Read More »

Three Saucy Secrets for Getting Younger with Age

When we can take time to gain perspective on what we really have and better yet, who we really are, we allow ourselves to operate from a place of appreciation and gratitude all the time, not just a few weeks a year. Read More »

The Gift of True Presence

In November in the northern hemisphere, evenings come early and the chill is taking hold. The first snow brings a hush to the land. And so, the natural world ushers us inward towards stillness, towards silence, towards presence within. Read More »

Welcome Winter with Hearty Homemade Soup and Bread

Mary Krystinak, of Mary’s Wholesome Living, in West Chicago, is an avid cook and educator of all things sustainable. Krystinak shares two hearty recipes sure to bring comfort and warmth as Midwest winter chills set in. Read More »

The Functional Medicine Revolution Leads Toward True Healing

Functional medicine is about identifying physiological mechanisms that have gotten out of control before they become illness and finding the root causes of illness and not the end effects. Read More »

Inflammation is at the Root of Colds and Flu

All of the common illnesses are really inflammations. Infection is the wrong term to use, because it suggests that we get sick because germs invade us. This is misleading. We are always exposed to and often invaded by germs, and yet we only occasionally get sick. Read More »

Herbal First-Aid for Toothaches

Herbal medicine is not a substitution for proper dental care, but when a toothache shows up after the dentist’s office hours, there are few things to do to keep infection at bay. Read More »

Illinois Ranks 12 Organizations in New Top Food Guide

The James Beard Foundation (JamesBeard.org) and Food Tank (FoodTank.com), along with a prestigious advisory group of more than 70 food system experts, have named 12 Illinois organizations in their new 2015 Good Food Org Guide. Read More »

Goldberg Helps Personal Growth by Clearing Negative Energies

Self-described serial entrepreneur Marla Levitt Goldberg has dabbled in bakeries, real estate and even a pet taxi service, but during a period of personal growth in 2003, a friend introduced her to Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT) and she realized she had a gift for helping people. Read More »

Senior Shelter Animals Need a Helping Paw

A new book, My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts, provides overwhelming evidence that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. Read More »

Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa is a Spiritual Oasis

Enlightened Balance Chakra Spa, in historic downtown Crystal Lake, is more than just a retail store or healing center. Owner Kim Grannemann describes the space as “a spiritual boutique that embraces all cultures. We are committed to continue to build a sense of community.” Read More »

Structural Integration for Better Alignment

Structural Integration is a form of bodywork that realigns, reeducates and rebalances the fascia and connective tissue of the body. Read More »