Natural Awakenings Chicago - June 2015

New Vernon Hills Office Open for SanaMedica

Holistic health practitioner Ivan Narkevitch, LAc, LMT, has opened a third location at 565 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 190, in Vernon Hills, in addition to offices in Park Ridge and Skokie. Read More »

New Services Help Clients Reach Goals at Comfy Fitness

The staff at Comfy Fitness understands that achieving a truly healthy lifestyle is about more than just exercise. To better support our clients in overcoming the most common obstacles, we are excited to introduce two new services: fitness nutrition and behavioral counseling. Read More »

Get to the Heart of Complex Issues

Susan Atchison, founder of A Healing Soul, Ltd., and a licensed clinical professional counselor and advanced clinical hypnotherapist, finds that addressing recent or early childhood traumas or even past-life traumas that have been buried in the subconscious is the key to feeling whole again. Read More »

Sunday Weight-Loss Program at Wonders of Nature Detox & Wellness Center

The Wonders of Nature, a health products store and wellness center in Buffalo Grove, is offering a Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle Program at noon on Sundays. Read More »

Celebrate Summer Solstice Weekend at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

The Summer Solstice Weekend, to be held June 20 at Sat Nam Yoga, offers six workshops throughout the day, including Kundalini Yoga to Balance the Chakras; Meditation to Call on the Spirit; Multi-Gong Sound Journey; Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga; Acro Yoga; a garden labyrinth, a healing arts bazaar; and a kirtan campfire community jam. Read More »

Access Ancient Soul Wisdom Through the Akashic Records

Helen Gitlevich, a certified Akashic Records teacher, will be leading Akashic Records Courses 1 and 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., June 20 and 21, in Glenview. Read More »

Taste of the Great Lakes Fundraiser Benefits Conservation Efforts

The Alliance for the Great Lakes will hold its annual fundraiser, Taste of the Great Lakes, from 6 to 9 p.m., June 18, at the Columbia Yacht Club, in Monroe Harbor. Read More »

Discover How to Reverse Diabetes

Dr. Kim Martin, DC, FASA, BCIM, CFMP, owner of North Shore Health Solutions, will present a dinner lecture for people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at 6:30 p.m., June 16, in Northfield. Read More »

Green Drinks in Libertyville Starting this Month

Those interested in the environment, sustainability and our community and want to meet others that share these interests in a social atmosphere should head on over to Green Drinks Libertyville, part of a global movement intended to bring people together to meet, discuss issues of environmental importance and build awareness and consensus to address them. Read More »

Good News from Share International at Spiritual Expo

The volunteers of Share International USA will be in attendance at booth 123 as part of the Body, Mind, Spirit Expo on June 6 and 7 at the Tinley Park Convention Center, in Tinley Park. They have the latest news and information about the return of Maitreya, the World Teacher for this Age of Aquarius, and his group, the Masters of Wisdom. Read More »

Body Mind Spirit Expo Returns to Tinley Park and Skokie

The Body Mind Spirit Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., June 6, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 7, at Tinley Park Convention Center; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., August 15, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., August 16, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, in Skokie. Read More »

Be Optimal Celebrates with Five-Year Open House and Concert

The Be Optimal Holistic Health Center, in Glenview, will put on an anniversary concert with Nashville’s Shawn Gallaway at 7 p.m., June 5, and an open house from 4 to 7 p.m., June 9, featuring free sessions with Be Optimal practitioners, community acupuncture, food, live music, a live photo booth and activities for children of all ages. Read More »

Dr. Chi Returns with Tongue and Fingernail Analysis

Dr. Tsu Tsair Chi, an international expert in the Eastern medicine art of tongue and fingernail analysis, will present a free lecture from 7 to 9 p.m., June 5, at Rozich Chiropractic, in Orland Park. Read More »

Rosley’s Rocks and Gems Anniversary Special at New Location

For those looking for unique ancient healing stones, crystals, rocks, gems and minerals, there’s no place like Rosley’s Rocks and Gems, which recently relocated to 4344 North Western Avenue, in Chicago. Read More »

Innovative Cleansing Intensive to be Offered in June

Elisa Sue Rabin, MS, OTR/L, is an integrative healthcare practitioner with more than 30 years of clinical experience. She practices functional medicine principles and applies advanced techniques to release pain and heal neuro-gastrointestinal issues such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, depression, stress and hormonal imbalances. Read More »

Glam without the Garbage at Noktivo, a Natural Beauty Destination

Noktivo is the Midwest’s first and only completely green, healthy beauty destination that offers non-toxic alternatives. Their new, permanent location is slated to open in August. Read More »

Commute Your Way to a Naturopathic Career

The Naturopathic School of the Healing Arts (NSHA), in nearby Ann Arbor, Michigan, invites Chicagoland students to attend the state-licensed school, which offers a two-year accelerated program in traditional naturopathy, a growing field with practitioners in all 50 states. Read More »

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Northern Illinois Food Bank and Prairie Farms Dairy have been recognized with a 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award honorable mention for Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnerships in Washington, D.C. Read More »

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Zapp’s Dancing Grains Good Carb Breads has expanded local distribution. Read More »

The Holistic Value of Allopathic Diagnostic Tools

While there are some good natural diagnostic tools to determine a problem’s origin, sometimes the tools of allopathic medicine are simply superior. Ultrasound, MRI, blood tests and pathogen screening can all be of enormous value when considering how to heal a condition of damage or sickness Read More »

Celebrate Your Life is Coming to Chicago

One of the largest inspirational events in the country, filled with many of the world’s top New York Times bestselling authors, spiritual teachers and visionaries, is coming back to Chicago to the Westin Lombard from June 12 to 15. Read More »

Breast Thermography: Offers Evidence-Based Alternative Screening

Breast thermography is a safe, effective way to screen for breast cancer without compression and without radiation. Read More »

Body Mind Spirit Expo: Finds a Warm Welcome in the South Suburbs

The Body Mind Spirit Expo (BMSE), which was started in Oregon in 1987 to spotlight new trends in healthy living, will make a stop at the Tinley Park Convention Center on June 6 and 7 Read More »

Amma Graces Chicagoland with Hugs and Blessings

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, affectionately known throughout the world simply as “Amma”, will be in Chicago from July 1 to 3 at MA Center Chicago (MACC), Elburn. Read More »

Ayurvedic Methods for Healing Digestion Woes

Ayurveda teaches that digestion is the most influential bodily process on our overall health. If we are not assimilating our food properly, our body can be depleted, infiltrated with toxins and disease can ensue. Read More »

Finding the Right Balance for Healing

Serlin knew the benefits of rehabilitation in the water and decided that combining chiropractic care and aquatic rehab with mind/body practices was the approach that could make a difference. Read More »

Five-Minute Meditation

Meditation can be done anywhere and anytime for a mental refocus. All that is needed is our conscious attention and our breath, the two most powerful tools we have and can use anywhere at any time. Read More »

Learn About Retrogrades, Karma, Reincarnation and Revisioning

Astrologer Lin Ewing will investigate retrograde energy and all that it brings to the human experience from 1 to 4 p.m., June 13, at the Edgar Cayce Holistic Center and Bookstore, in Des Plaines. Read More »

Try This Five-Step, Five-Minute Meditation: Embrace your within, now.

  1.  Attention: Become aware of your ability to move your attention where you choose. 2.  Breath: Notice your breath. Try counting 10... Read More »