November 2012 Publisher Letter

Ever since we launched Natural Awakenings of Milwaukee in June 2011, people have asked me how I ended up publishing a magazine. Read More »

Bioneers Come to Chicago to Build a Future Guided by Nature

Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago is partnering with the EcoJustice Collaborative to host its first annual gathering at University of Illinois–Chicago Student Center East, from November 2 to 4. Read More »

Outdoor Classroom Coming to Wellspring Organic Farm

Wellspring Organic Farm has broken ground on an outdoor educational classroom in the middle of a natural prairie on the farm’s 36 acres. Read More »

Montessori School of Waukesha Hosts Open House and International Fair

The Montessori School of Waukesha (MSOW) is offering an open house, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., November 3, so families can visit the school, meet the teachers and learn about the Montessori approach to education. Read More »

Shorewood Family Chiropractic Celebrates 10 Years, Welcomes New Doctor

Shorewood Family Chiropractic (SFC), which celebrated 10 years in business in October, welcomes chiropractic doctor Jennifer Dotto to the staff. Read More »

Thrive Through the Holidays and Create Your Best Life Now

Certified Holistic Health Coach Elizabeth Lundberg is offering a special three-month private coaching package that includes six private coaching sessions and preferred access to local cooking classes and workshops. Read More »

Enhancing Balance Welcomes Grandmaster Chen

Grandmaster William C. C. Chen is making his eighth biannual visit to Waukesha to lead a one-day intensive T’ai chi ch’uan body mechanics workshop, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 4, at the Schuetze Recreation Center, in Waukesha. Read More »

Good Vibrations at Free Spirit School

To learn to incorporate holistic techniques into everyday life, Free Spirit School of Integrated Energy Healing (FSS) offers a two-part course, Good Vibrations, which takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., November 28 and December 5. Read More »

Oconomowoc Winter Farmers’ Market Opens November 11

The Oconomowoc Winter Farmers’ Market (OWFM) reopens November 11 for its third season. Located inside the greenhouses at Oconomowoc Landscape Supply and Garden Center, OWFM is open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the second and fourth Sunday of the month, from November through March. Read More »

Well Body Personal Consultants Welcomes New Practitioners

Well Body Personal Consultants, a new wellness center in Mequon, welcomes two new professional practitioners, Mary Reinhart and Bernard Rosen, Ph.D. Read More »

Vegan Pre-Thanksgiving Feast and Fundraiser

Milwaukee Area Resources for Vegetarianism (MARV) will host its 18th annual Vegan Pre-Thanksgiving Feast, at 5:30 p.m., November 17, at North Shore Presbyterian Church, in Shorewood. Doors open at 5 p.m. Read More »

Healthy Food Cooking Class at Tree Top Yoga

Nikki Jencen, a certified holistic health coach and owner of eNVy You, will host an evening dinner party—Giving Thanks for Healthy Food—from 5 to 8 p.m., November 10, at Tree Top Yoga Studio, in Lisbon. Read More »

Sowing Seeds of Health, Hope and Humanity: An Interview with Vandana Shiva

The founder of Navdanya, a seed freedom movement in India to promote native seeds, Vandana Shiva is a formidable opponent in the global battle over genetically modified seed. Read More »

Inner Journeys: Supporting the Quest for Consciousness

At Inner Journeys, in Shorewood, Nancy Hornby and Susan Wasserman join with clients to resolve hurts, clarify desires and needs and help them develop compassionate acceptance of themselves as unique, evolving and complex beings through psychotherapy and counseling services. Read More »

What is Acupuncture?: An Energetic Explanation

In order to describe acupuncture, one must first understand qi. Commonly defined as energy flow, qi is an invisible life force that binds everything in the universe. Read More »

Energy Hygiene: A New Frontier in Health Care

Energy medicine is beginning to surface in medical discussions on national television programs as a new frontier in health care. Read More »

Lakeside Natural Medicine Opens in Shorewood

Lakeside Natural Medicine—the practice of board-certified Naturopathic Physician Sarah Axtell—has recently opened within the Shorewood Family Chiropractic clinic. Read More »