Yoga   Yoga: For Health and Much More

An all-new health and wellness series — The Fall Wellness Series — will take place September through December 2010 at The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui. Both physical and spiritual wellness practices and modalities will be featured weekly during four-day wellness weekends.
The four-day wellness weekends include one-on-one casual sessions and appointments with a choice of inspiring masters in Qigong, Reiki, Pilates, Energy Healing, Meditation, Sound & Vibrational Healing, Fitness, and Green Lifestyle with opportunities to learn about the healing powers of aloha, tarot reading, life coaching and much more.

Continually enhancing the guest experience in every facet of the operation, Four Seasons Resort Maui’s added wellness events compliment an already noteworthy spa menu. Often named “America’s #1 Spa” by leading national publications, The Spa has led the industry in forward trending quality offerings.

“No longer a new concept, wellness is a lifestyle choice. Many of our guests are already practicing preventive healthcare through yoga, body work, alternative medicine, organic food and skincare options,” said Pat Makozak, senior spa director at The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui.

For more information, visit fourseasons.com/maui.

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Want to find ways that may help prevent illness naturally, for a fraction of the cost of a trip to the doctor? Interested in taking control of your health with evidence-based practices that complement conventional medicine? Mayo Clinic, a leading authority on health and nutrition, presents Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine, a reliable and easy-to-understand resource on alternative medicine.

Full of the latest medical research from the esteemed Mayo Clinic, the updated and expanded Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine cuts through the clutter of information on alternative medicine, and is the definitive guide for safely and effectively incorporating alternative therapies into daily life.

Recent studies reveal the important role that the mind plays in healing and fighting disease. That’s why doctors and their patients are increasingly turning to practices once considered “alternative,” as they attempt to treat the whole person – in mind, spirit and body. As alternative therapies begin to integrate with conventional medicine, more and more people are achieving optimal health and healing.

Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicinecovers everything one needs to know about alternative medicine: from the benefits of acupuncture and yoga to the use of echinacea and St. John’s wort. Other useful facts include:

• Calcium and magnesium may help reduce high blood pressure
• Oat bran, when eaten regularly as part of a healthy diet, may reduce blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes
• Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oil and certain nuts and plants, may be a mood stabilizer for people with bipolar depression and other psychiatric disorders

Acai berry, artichoke, avocado, cayenne, cinnamon and ginger are all simple, cost-effective ingredients that may aid in the prevention of many common diseases and medical conditions. Who knew that peppermint can treat certain digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and even heartburn?

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Boulder-based NAP, Inc., an environmentally friendly company that designs, develops, and manufactures premium baby carriers, is actively seeking babywearing parents and walkers to join them during the walking wave of the BolderBoulder on May 31. Participants who would like to join NAP, Inc. in the babywearing walk must first register online with BolderBoulder. After registering with BolderBoulder, participants may then register online to be in NAP, Inc.’s babywearing walking group.
Each person that registers to walk with NAP, Inc. during the walking wave of BolderBoulder will receive a gift bag full of product samples, coupons and deals from NAP, Inc.’s team sponsors including YoMama Yoga, Larabar, Living Earth Babies, Hot Mama Designs, RecoFit, MotherLove Herbals, Lake’s Mountain Organics, Becoming Mothers, Bamboobies, Eco-Politan, Seventh Generation, Rumparooz, Mothering Magazine – and NAP, Inc.

NAP, Inc. will have a booth during the RaceDayExpo on May 31 from 7 am to noon off Colorado Ave. just outside the University of Colorado’s Folsom Stadium (the finish area). The booth will have educational information regarding babywearing, feature NAP, Inc.’s newest wearable baby carriers, and is the distribution point for the NAP, Inc. goody bags for walkers.

For more information, visit sleepywrap.com.

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