Conscious Community Magazine

An Interview with Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABoIM – Understanding the Uses of Medical Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

By Kaye Berjot Disclaimer: Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABoIM is not representing the views of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, nor of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Her comments and reflections represent her own views and perspectives regarding medicinal marijuana. Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABoIM is the …

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Your Cheeks are Such a Pretty Pink!

By Janet Thompson Approximately 35% of my clients either have rosacea or are exhibiting the early stages of rosacea, known as prerosacea. Many of them don’t even realize they have it – sometimes I don’t either until we get into the service and I observe the way their skin reacts. …

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Chanting OM in the Key of the Earth

By Steven Halpern According to the ancient spiritual traditions of India, OM is the primordial vibration that is the harmonic building block of our three-dimensional world. For millennia, people have chanted this mantra to enhance attunement with the quantum field in meditation and yoga practices. OM ZONE 432 began as …

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Your Greatest Gift Comes from Your Deepest Wound

By Lori Daniel Folk Nine-one-one – all you have to do is say these three numbers, and everyone has a visceral reaction. September 11 was a time when everyone sat up and took notice, and said we need to change things up a bit. We need to come together and …

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Home-Grown Holiday Giving

By Sue Odland The holidays are upon us. The giving lists have begun. Wise stewards of the earth can slow the pace of the season by creating home-grown gifts from the garden. Taking the time to make a personal gift imparts a bit of our best selves to friends and …

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In Print – December 2016

By Kayla Hancock The (not so) Little Book of Surprises by Deirdre Hade and William Arntz (Waterside, $18.95, Hardcover) This book is a whimsical mixture of art types. The beautiful words of author and poet Deirdre Hade, and graphics by Endre Balogh, will really give you the feels (a wave …

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Midwest Pulse Calendar Listings- December 2016

Thursday, December 1 SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER! Sponsor a gift for a DuPage Convalescent Center resident. Lotion, electric razors, stamps…simple gifts that mean so much. Until 12/24. Call 630-665-6400.               Sunday, December 4 CHAKRA BALANCING WITH YOGA: 11:30am to 1:00pm. Workshop targets blocked chakras, and what yoga poses can help create …

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