October 2023: Natural Awakenings Tucson Edition

October 2023

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In the October Issue: Medical Thermography: A Valuable Tool for Breast Health Awareness; Beauty & Wonder: Ancient Medicine for the Modern Soul; October’s Path to Holistic Renewal: Embracing Qigong, Tai Chi and Reiki; Traditional World Healing Wisdom: Lost Practices Gain New Respect; Combining Life Coaching with Traditional Medicine; Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Supporting Pets With Ancient-Healing Wisdom; Meet Virtuoso Violinist Jesus Alva; Celebrating Indigenous People's Day; Plus Much More..

October 2023 Letter From Publisher

In the theme of Traditional World Medicine, this month we look at “lost” healing practices and ancient peoples with newfound respect. Read More »

Beauty & Wonder: Ancient Medicine for the Modern Soul

Way back when humans were a relatively new thing, there was a lightning strike somewhere, and lo and behold, fire became…a thing. Read More »

Combining Life Coaching with Traditional Medicine

When one used to go to a doctor’s office, hospital, urgent care or medical clinic in the U.S., the Western medical tradition of “do no harm” or “extension of life” beliefs ruled the treatments offered. Read More »

Medical Thermography: A Valuable Tool for Breast Health Awareness

Have you ever had a preventable accident and wished you had known in advance that it would happen? Read More »

Meet Virtuoso Violinist Jesus Alva

One of Tucson’s most promising musicians, Jesus Alva is a music prodigy with a personality as big as a weather front. Read More »

October’s Path to Holistic Renewal: Embracing Qigong, Tai Chi and Reiki

As October unfolds, nature adorns itself in hues of gold, symbolizing a season of transformation and rejuvenation. Read More »

Cerise Patron Performs at Center for Spiritual Living Tucson

Center for Spiritual Living Tucson happily welcomes the return of Cerise Patron to its Sunday Celebration. Read More »

Health and Wellness Expo at Del Webb

Del Webb Rancho del Lago is sponsoring a free Health and Wellness Expo on November 4, from 9am to 1pm, in Vail, Arizona. Read More »

Moxie’s SoulFire Retreat in Tucson with Deb Beroset

Kick off the new year and ignite your power to create with a joy-full and empowering event designed for wild-hearted women. Read More »

How Music Spurs Childhood Development

A Symphony of Skill-Building: How Music Spurs Childhood Development

For adults, music has the power to instill feelings of joy, relaxation and calmness, or to motivate us when we are exercising or performing a task, but for children, there are added benefits. Read More »

BEETROOT AND ORANGE MISO SOUP

Beetroot and Orange Miso Soup

Warm up with this beautiful and nutrient dense miso soup. Read More »

Birds Using Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests

Birds Using Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests

Magpies and crows in Scotland, Holland and Belgium are using metal spikes—originally intended to deter bird perching—to build their nests. Read More »

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

During this national holiday, we celebrate the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognize their inherent sovereignty and commit to our treaty obligations with tribal nations. Read More »

Critical Ocean Current May Be Near Collapse

Critical Ocean Current May Be Near Collapse

According to a new analysis from the journal Nature Communications, the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system has become slower and less resilient. Read More »

Easy Three-Bean Chili

Delicious, Easy Three-Bean Chilli

A hardy and healthy recipe with a vegan sour cream. Read More »

Discovering the World of Martial Arts

Discovering the World of Martial Arts: A Look at Five Popular Modalities

While originally devised to assist in hunting and protect against enemies, these practices also offer philosophical and spiritual guidance as practitioners establish a mind-body-spirit connection. Read More »

Earth Has Tilted Due to Groundwater Pumping

Earth Has Tilted Due to Groundwater Pumping

A study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters shows that the pumping of groundwater impacts the tilt of Earth’s rotation and further exacerbates climate change. Read More »

Fermented Foods for Brain Health

Fermented Foods for Brain Health

Research has shown that eating fermented foods may have long- and short-term impacts on brain function, such as reducing stress. Read More »

Hair Tapping

New methods for cultivating healthy hair growth have been gaining traction amongst young people on social media platforms, including hair tapping, a technique popularized in Korean and Japanese hair spas. Read More »

Judge Rules for Youths in Climate-Change Trial

Judge Rules for Youths in Climate-Change Trial

In a landmark climate case in Montana, a group of young people has emerged victorious. The judge ruled in Held v. Montana that the state's failure to consider climate change when approving fossil fuel projects was unconstitutional. Read More »

Lasagna With Tofu Ricotta and Veggie Bolognese

Lasagna With Tofu Ricotta and Veggie Bolognese

A delicious vegetarian lasagna with veggie Bolognese and dairy free ricotta. Read More »

N95 Masks May Cause Cardiopulmonary Overload

N95 Masks May Cause Cardiopulmonary Overload

For certain people, extended use of an N95 mask may be problematic, and that is what Chinese researchers set out to study in a randomized clinical trial published this year in JAMA Network Open Read More »

TRANSFORMING TRASH INTO TREASURE

Recycled Art: Transforming Trash Into Treasure

Motivated by a desire to educate and inspire, many upcycle artists often interweave a message of environmental consciousness into their artwork, thus spreading awareness about issues or making social commentary. Read More »

Sophie Haruna Klimcak on Finding Awe and Wonder

Sophie Haruna Klimcak on Finding Awe and Wonder

Drawing from her Japanese and Eastern European roots, she designs immersive, nature-based learning experiences that nurture deep caring for people and the planet. Read More »

Taurine Offers Longevity Potential

Taurine Offers Longevity Potential

Taurine, one of the most abundant amino acids in the body, is vital for health of the eyes, muscles, brain and heart. Read More »

Teachers Face Big-Tech Challenges and Opportunities

Teachers Face Big-Tech Challenges and Opportunities

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the education sector, bringing unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning experiences and teaching assistance. Read More »

The Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi

The Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi: Well-Being Through Intentional Movements

Qigong is more than a modern wellness practice. It’s a 5,000-year-old Chinese healing art steeped in tradition. Read More »

The Modern Macrobiotic Diet

The Modern Macrobiotic Diet: More Than Tofu and Seaweed

So much has evolved in the 100 years since Japanese educator George Ohsawa created the macrobiotic diet. The modern macrobiotic diet is about much more than tofu, seaweed and miso. Read More »

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Supporting Pets With Ancient Healing Wisdom

Based upon thousands of years of observation, this natural healing approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be valuable not just for humans, but also for animal companions. Read More »

Traditional World Healing Wisdom

Traditional World Healing Wisdom: Lost Practices Gain New Respect

With time-tested wisdom and natural roots, traditional and Indigenous medicine has been an integral resource for centuries in communities around the world. Read More »

WINTER SQUASH RISOTTO

Winter Squash Risotto

Put those garden leftovers to good use with this winter squash risotto and delicious broth. Read More »

Yoga for Prostate Cancer Patients

Yoga for Prostate Cancer Patients

According to the American Cancer Society, about one man in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, with six in 10 of these cases in men 65 years and older. Read More »

Free Livestream Advanced Screening of Major Alzheimer’s Film

Narrated by Grammy Award-winner Michael Bublé and directed by Hideyuki Tokigawa, the film will be live-streamed on KnoWEwell’s Regenerative Whole Health Hub at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT), on October 14. Read More »

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