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Feb - March 2013, vol 6 Take One, It's Free!

Community News | Local Events | Personal Growth | Vibrant Living
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February - March 2013
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Our BerkshireTimes
Cover photo used with permission from
the 2012-2013 Lenox Wedding Tour
Gallery and taken by Sabine Vollmer
von Falken. Sabine is one of New Englands
premier wedding photographers specializing in
wedding, portrait, architectural, and editorial
photography. Based in the beautiful Berkshire
Mountains of Western Massachusetts, Sabine
creates lyrical and personal statements about
people and places. Her photographs reveal the
essential and often hidden emotional core of
her subjects. With professional recognition as a
commercial and fne art photographer,
Sabine has earned a broad client base
throughout the East Coast and Europe.
(413) 298-4933, info@sabinephotoart.com
www.sabinephotoart.com
3 Special Wedding Feature
5 Tips to Avoid Becoming a Bridezilla!

jane iredale Wedding Makeup Tips
8 Food & Drink
The Fresh Egg Cookbook Review

Potato and Corn Frittata Recipe
12 Education & Workshops
Event Sampler
6 Animal Talk
The Family Dog School
7 Our Berkshire Marketplace
16 Health & Wellness
Intentional Communication
Monthly Reiki Exchange

14 Community Spotlight
Lenox, MA
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Back to Nature
S
ruti, Center for Yoga and Transforma-
tional Arts has expanded into two studios
on Railroad Street! The expansion has assisted
our diverse programming and our evolution as
a true learning center. The warm and support-
ive environment provides the right admixture
for personal growth and transformation. I
love the incredible adventuresome spirits who
fnd their way here! ~ Amy Webb, Great Bar-
rington, MA, www.srutiyogacenter.com
T
he Nutrition Center, recently awarded
the Pittsfeld HSAC grant, has used the
funds to great success by developing and
teaching a series of interactive cooking classes
for the low-income population of our region.
The Nutrition Center is a 501(c)3 nonproft
organization. Its mission is to inspire healthy
relationships with food to create long-lasting
health. It provides community-based nutri-
tion education, culinary curricula, and clinical
nutrition counseling for increased well-being
and disease prevention. ~ Peter Stanton, Pitts-
feld, MA, www.thenutritioncenter.org
G
et small household items fxed for free
at the Repair Caf, where experienced
workers bring new life to broken possessions.
You cant really enjoy your home, your place
of refuge, when your lamps need repair, your
vacuum cleaner is on the fritz, your chairs are
in pieces, or your pjs need mending. Take part
in stimulating conversations and delight in hot
drinks and snacks while you wait. ~ For upcom-
ing schedule contact Janet Henderson, Organizer,
Pittsfeld Resilience Circle, jmh227@hotmail.com
I
t is exactly one year since we bought the
Gateways Inn. We had a wonderful year;
our lodging business is up 23 percent compared
to what it was under the previous ownership.
Our biggest success has been the introduction
of our Piano Bar, which has become a popular
platform for local musicians and just as impor-
tantly an attraction for local jazz and cabaret
lovers. The restaurant provides gourmet food
at reasonable prices, and we are one of the few
places that offers quality late-night snacks. We
look forward to welcoming you to the Gate-
ways Inn! ~ Eiran Gazit, Gateways Inn and Restau-
rant, Lenox, MA, 01240, www. GatewaysInn.com
~ Susan Jameson is the founder of Human-
ity in Concert, and the co-founder of Healing
Winds and the Rock, Rattle & Drum Pow Wow.
www.HealingWinds.net
Good Tidings
Nourish Your Body, Mind, Soul, and Home

By Susan Jameson
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his issue of Good Tidings encourages you to nurture yourself. Take time out of your
busy schedule to pamper, love, and nourish your body, mind, soul, and home. Treat
yourself to soul-satisfying, mindful experiences at the Sruti Center for Yoga and Trans-
formational Arts. Dive deeply into nourishing nutrition at The Nutrition Center. Make home
repairs of all kinds at the Repair Caf. Soothe and soften your heart listening to beautiful music
at the Piano Bar at the Gateways Inn. As you take time to nurture yourself youll have more
energy to give to others. May good bless you!
Now You're Cooking: The Homemade Pantry:
Make Your Own Snacks
Date: Thu, Feb 7, 2013, 6-8pm
Place: Berkshire South Regional Community
Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington, MA
(413) 528-2810. Price: $25 Members (BSRCC or
CoOp) $35. Guests In collaboration with The Berk-
shire Co-Op Market. Everybody needs a snack
now and then. Local author, blogger, and educator
Alana Chernila will show you how to satisfy those
snacking needs in your own kitchen. Participants
will make their own crackers and granola bars.
www.berkshiresouth.org
Third Annual
Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
Date: Starting Fri, March 1, 2013
Place: Venues throughout Berkshire County,
Sheffield to Williamstown, MA
Monthlong countywide festival featuring 55 events
and more than 150 presenters! Kicks off on March 1
and keeps going through March 30!
www.berkshirewomenwriters.org
A Taste of Community
Date: Thu, March 7, 2013, 6:30-8:30pm.
- (413) 528-2810.
Price: $30 per person at the door. Enjoy a reason-
ably-priced evening out while supporting a good
cause! Sample fabulous food and libations from
some of the Berkshires finest restaurants and
wine merchants. Proceeds help to support our
weekly free Community Suppers. Purchase tick-
ets in advance: $25 per person, $45 per couple,
$20 per person for groups of 6 or more.
Making Goat Cheese
Date: Sat, March 9, 2013, 1-4pm
Place: Berkshire Botanical Garden, corner of Rte
102 and 183, Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Price: Members $45; Nonmembers $50
Join Hawthorne Valley Farms cheese-maker for a
workshop using goats milk. He will demonstrate
how to make a fresh chevre and a hard tomme
and will share tips and techniques for making
fresh and aged goat cheeses from start to finish,
followed by a tasting and discussion.
www.berkshirebotanical.org
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Readings, workshops, panels
& performances55 events
in March 2013 at venues
throughout Berkshire County
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W
edding planning does not have
to be a crazed time flled with the
overwhelm, stress, and cranky
outbursts that have coined the
term bridezilla. You need as
much vital energy as you can get to keep up with
the demands of your job, family, relationship, and
wedding planning. When it comes to staying healthy
and sane during this time, get inspired by all that you
want to accomplish, rather than letting it drain you,
so you can be a happy and healthy bride.
1. Self-Care. In some ways, it may seem like this
planning time is all about you and the idea of self-
care might appear selfsh. When you really stop
and think about it, in addition to planning your
dream wedding, you are also planning a huge fami-
ly get-together. Think of how stressful negotiating
the typical family holidays might be, then double
that, as two families are coming together. Self-care
is our key weapon in battling stress. What are
some things that feel like self-care to you? Is
it sharing massages with your partner, getting
a pedicure, taking a sauna, going for a walk or
a yoga class, curling up with some tea and your
favorite magazine? Self-care can be incredibly
luxurious or incredibly simple.
2. Sleep. Make sure to catch your zzzs. Harvard
Health reports: Chronic sleep deprivation may
cause weight gain by affecting the way our bodies
process and store carbohydrates, and by altering
levels of hormones that affect our appetite. Sleep
loss may result in irritability, impatience, inabil-
ity to concentrate, and moodiness. Sounds like
a recipe for bridezilla syndrome! Make sure that
overdoing coffee drinks does not interfere with
your sleep. Another way to avoid interrupted
sleep from having to get up to go to the bath-
room at night is to drink fuids earlier in the day
and stop drinking in the early evening.
3. Eat health-promoting, energizing foods.
You are what you eat. Eating sugar, junk foods,
and lots of caffeine because youre dragging
only depletes your natural energy. Think of us-
ing food as the highest octane gas you have to
power up your day. By adding more natural and
whole foods to your diet, your brain and body
will function on a higher level so that you can
more fully enjoy your life and feel like the Happy
and Healthy Bride you are.
4. Water. Most of us are aware of the impor-
tance of drinking enough water. Getting our
daily dose of water helps our organs perform
their functions, keeps our skin clear and hy-
drated, and allows physical action in our bodies
to fow smoothly. Those who are not drinking
enough may experience poor digestion, sluggish
thinking, skin breakouts, headaches, bad breath,
and general fatigue.
5. Listen to and connect with your partner.
I know I started this article with self-care, but
equally important is the care you put into your
relationship remember thats really what this
is all about. Try to keep perspective. Regularly
acknowledge and appreciate all that your part-
ner does for you; whether its listening to you
complain about invitations, or compromising
to support you. Sometimes it might feel like
you have to please your mom or your family, so
make sure you are also allowing your partners
wishes to be respected. You are starting a new
family and the way you treat each other through
this time is setting a foundation for your mar-
riage. If wedding planning is taking up a lot of
your time, keep scheduling those date nights!
Happy and Healthy Brides breathe, glow, relax, smile,
laugh, love, sleep, envision, play, dance, and stay
present in the moment. Consider working with a
health coach to help you gain the confdence you
need to sail through the countless decisions and
family negotiations required so that you can fully
enjoy your entire wedding journey.
~ Tracy Remelius, certifed Health Coach and Yoga
teacher, helps brides fnd their natural path to health
while healing their body, mind, and spirit.
www.happyandhealthybrides.com. See ad page 4.
5 Tips to Avoid Becoming a Bridezilla!

By Tracy Remelius
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T
he wedding season is right around
the corner. Whether you are the
bride, mother of the bride, brides-
maid, guest, or the makeup artist,
you may be in need of tips on how
to get the perfect wedding makeup look.
I reached out to Sabrina, the Business Devel-
opment Coordinator and wedding makeup
expert at jane iredale, to ask for
her best wedding makeup tips.
Heres what she had to share:
My best wedding day makeup
advice is to look like you, just en-
hanced. If you dont normally
wear a lot of makeup I would
suggest staying light on your
wedding day as well. You want
your husband to recognize you
and you want to be happy when
you look back at photos.
Waterproof and highly water-resistant make-
up is a must! You want to look your best even
through tears (happy tears, of course)! I al-
ways tend to lean toward the pressed powder
when doing wedding makeup as it has a more
matte fnish. Brides get nervous and hot and
they sweat . . . you want them to look fresh in
photos and not shiny.
False lashes look beautiful on your wedding
day, but I would advise doing a pre-wedding
trial frst so that you can see if you like them
and get used to them.
I always suggest wearing a little more blush
than normal on your wedding day, as wearing
all white can tend to make you look washed-
out in photos.
Purchase the lip color or gloss
you will be wearing on your
wedding day so that you can
use it for touchups through-
out the night. Keep blotting
papers on hand as well.
Eye Highlighter Pencil is a
must for highlighting! I usu-
ally use the highlighter pencil
under the brows, on the in-
ner corner of the eyes, along
the cheekbone, and right
above the Cupids bow of the lips!

We suggest that you have a trial application
of your makeup before your wedding day.
Whether you are applying your makeup your-
self or using an artist, practice makes perfect!
Happy wedding season!
~ www.janeiredale.com. See ad on facing page.
jane iredale Wedding Makeup Tips
By Joanna Mariani
My best
wedding day
makeup advice
is to look like
you, just
enhanced.
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Did You Know?
Early Roman brides carried a bunch of herbs, such as garlic and rosemary, under their
veils to symbolize fdelity and fertility and to ward off evil. These herbs served as a
precursor to the modern bridal bouquet.
Throwing rice at weddings symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and bounty. Nearly all cultures
have showered the wedding couple with symbolic food and items including nuts, dates, seed-
bearing plants, cake, wheat bread and salt, fower petals, rose leaves, and coins to name a few.
Medieval newlyweds would spend a month alone together, enjoying mead, a fermented
honey drink (honey is an ancient symbol of life, health, and fertility) until the moon waned,
hence the term honeymoon.
The superstition that the bridegroom must not see his bride before the wedding stems from
the days when marriages were arranged and the groom might never have seen the bride. There
was the chance that if he saw her, he might bolt!
Creative ~ Intimate ~ Personal

Reverend AnnE was a true blessing at our
wedding. The ceremony that she crafted was
beautiful and heartfelt. All of our guests
complimented her on such a touching
ceremony. It was truly a magical day and it
couldnt have happened without
Reverend AnnE. ~Ashling & Ryan, September 2011
Ordained Interfaith Minister
info@yoursoulpath.com ~ (917) 748-8463
www.yoursoulpath.com
A ceremony that celebrates you and your love.
Rev. AnnE O'Neil
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Happy and Healthy Brides
Health Coaching with Tracy Remelius
My mission is to help brides fnd their natural path to health.
I will help you look and feel your best and make lifestyle
changes that will keep you that way long after youve returned
from your honeymoon. ~ Tracy Remelius, Health Coach
www.HappyandHealthyBrides.com

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Rev. Cheryl Ann Luft, MSS
Ecumenical v Non-denominational
Creating unique, Spirit-centered ceremonies,
serving interfaith & unaffiliated couples,
honoring all paths.
RevSherel@gmail.com 413-229-8080
You deserve to
be radiant on
your wedding day.
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Darrow School 110 Darrow Road New Lebanon, NY 12125
www.darrowschool.org 518-322-3657
Weddings at
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olvable behavior problems are the num-
ber-one reason why dogs are surrendered
to shelters. To foster human-canine rela-
tions and ensure that more dogs have forever
homes, the Berkshire Humane Society Family
Dog School offers a variety of training classes.
Because each class has a maximum of eight
dogs taught by two trainers, students receive a
great deal of personal attention. Sessions are
eight weeks long; participants may choose ei-
ther Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 or Satur-
day mornings from 9:30-10:30.
Level 1 Class - For dogs more than four
months old. Basic obedience cues are taught,
including polite greetings, down and relax,
loose lead walking, sit, down, stay, and come
as well as solving canine behavior problems,
with the goal of teaching the dog to be a polite
member of the household. Agility obstacles are
introduced, and owners will learn how to inter-
pret their dogs communication signals. Keep
in mind: We dont train your dog we teach you
how to train him!
Level 2 Class - Continuing education provides
a good foundation for owners who want to go
further in training, either on their own, or in
more advanced classes.
Why should I train my dog? To make him
happy and well-behaved, to form a bond with
him, to establish leadership, to have fun!
Who in the household should work with
my dog? Everyone! For your dog to respect
each family member, its important that they all
participate in the training.
How much time will it take? In addition to
the weekly class, youll have to practice several
times a day but only for a few minutes at a
time. A training session takes no more time than
a TV commercial break or a cup of coffee.
When is it too late to start training? Nev-
er! If youve adopted an older dog, training is a
great way for you to bond with him. Or if you
havent yet taught your pet how to behave, now
is the time to start. You can teach an old dog
new tricks!
How much does it cost? Tuition for each
course is $120, or $100 for Berkshire Humane
Society alumni.
Class size is limited. Sessions fll up quickly, so
reserve your space by sending in your payment
and registration form now. A letter confrm-
ing the date and time of the frst class will be
mailed one week in advance. Note that Level
1 Manners classes for February/March are
already flled!
Contact Lisa Corbett at (413) 447-7878 ext. 39 or
email her at: lcorbett@berkshirehumane.org. Go
to www.berkshirehumane.org/family-dog-school
to download The Family Dog School brochure
and application. There are no refunds for Family
Dog School fees.
Animal Talk
The Family Dog School
at Berkshire Humane Society in Pittsfield, MA

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Monday-Friday 10-6
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Enjoy delicious mulled cider,
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Fashion & Beauty
P
eople are like stained glass windows. They sparkle
and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness
sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light
from within. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Vegetable & Fruit Baskets
Berkshire Organics is a local, family-owned
business created to bring area residents and local
farms together. Their store in Dalton, MA, offers the
freshest food, personal care and cleaning products,
and more. They deliver fresh, local, organic
produce and groceries to homes and businesses
throughout Berkshire County, and work with over
50 local farms and businesses. You can order a
produce basket or individual items at any time
(minimum order $35) for delivery or pickup with
no future commitment. Baskets range in size and
can be customized. Order though their website
or by phone. Theme baskets include kid-friendly
healthy snacks, salad mix, and juicing, and range in
price from $35 to $55. (413) 442-0888,
www.berkshireorganics.com
Rooster Paisley Note Cards
Blue Thistle Paperie creates nostalgic, artfully
designed greeting cards & bookmarks featuring
farmhouse and cottage chic, fab fabrics, and
retro revival style. This Bonjour French Country
Rooster Paisley Card measures 4" x 5"
and is hand-stamped in rich chocolate brown
with beautifully contrasting reds, olive greens,
and chartreuse. The swirling pattern of the paisley
enlivens the background of the card while "Bonjour"
is raised for a 3-dimensional effect. Trimmed in
chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon for an elegant
finishing touch. Inside card is a pretty salmon color.
Makes a great alternative to a postcard when you
have a little more to say! Includes matching chartreuse
envelope. Blank inside. Sells for $4.00 on Etsy.
www.bluethistlestudio.net
Fire Cider
Shire City Herbals' philosophy is simple: "whole
foods make the best medicine!" Fire Cider Health Tonic
is based on the traditional New England cure-all of raw
apple cider vinegar and honey. But, they spiced things
up with a synergistic blend of health-enhancing,
immunity-boosting, organic roots and fruits. It's a
medicinal tonic whether you use it as a salad dressing,
in your favorite beverage, or straight from the bottle for
cold and flu symptoms. It's made with only organic,
domestic produce to make it as healthful as possible.
The amber glass bottle that it comes in is completely
recyclable, even the plastic caps! Plus, the brown glass
protects from damage due to sunlight so the bottle can
be kept anywhere. See their website for a complete list
of retail stores. It sells for $12.49 for 8 oz and $23.99 for
16 oz at the Berkshire Co-op Market in Great Barrington.
www.frecider.com
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Food & Drink
I
t is customary
in the Berkshires
to anticipate the
summer by looking
through seed cata-
logs, but after read-
ing The Fresh Egg Cookbook you just might grab
a catalog flled with pictures of chicks! No, Im
not being rude here, but this cookbook is not
just flled with great egg recipes, it also makes a
powerful argument in favor of egg-laying chick-
ens! Towns often have ordinances that prohibit
this, but in lots of places these laws are now
being repealed, because keeping chickens is be-
coming a nationwide movement.
It would never have occurred to me to get
chickens but Jennifer Trainer Thompson
makes it sound not only practical but fun.
Obviously it is appealing to have a steady
stream of fresh, highly nutritious eggs sup-
plied by chickens who, in addition to eating
some chicken food, also recycle your food
scraps. What I had not expected is that these
chickens are apparently not just clucking egg
machines, but can become beloved pets, who
like to be cuddled and sung to! Really: am I the
only one who had no idea?
The one detail I particularly love in this
charming book is the way her family handles
the egg surplus problem. When there are a
dozen eggs, her son sends out an eggmail to
his fanbase, who then scramble for the privi-
lege to purchase these amazing eggs. Who
says there cant be a happy blending of the
old-fashioned chicken farmer with the new
technology? Lets hear it for chick power!
The Fresh Egg Cookbook, published by Storey
Publishing, provides 101 delicious and cre-
ative recipes for enjoying and celebrating the
versatility of eggs. Author Jennifer Trainer
Thompson has written numerous cookbooks,
including Hot Sauce. She has been featured
in Martha Stewart Living magazine and has
written for Yankee, Travel & Leisure, The Bos-
ton Globe, and The New York Times. She lives in
western Massachusetts with her family and a
fock of backyard chickens.
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The Fresh Egg Cookbook
By Jennifer Trainer Thompson
Review By Miriam Jacobs
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D
id you know that according to Dr.
Joseph Mercola, The idea that eggs,
as a source of saturated fats, are un-
healthy and promote heart disease is a com-
plete myth. While its true that fats from animal
sources contain cholesterol, this is not necessar-
ily something that will harm you. On the con-
trary, the evidence clearly shows that eggs are
one of the most healthful foods you can eat, and
can actually help prevent disease, including heart
disease. Read more at www.mercola.com.
Dr. Andrew Weil states, Eggs provide a
number of nutritional benefts. Their yolks con-
tain vitamins A, D, E and K and also give you
iron. The whites are a good source of protein.
Eggs from free-ranging, organically fed hens
also give you omega 3 fatty acids needed for op-
timum health. Read more at www.drweil.com.
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride says, If
you stop any person on the street and ask them
what causes heart disease, you know what the
answer will be: butter and eggs, meat and fat.
Did you know that this idea comes from a hy-
pothesis, which has been proven to be entirely
false? This infamous hypothesis, called The
Diet-Heart Hypothesis, had been proposed in
1953, and it took scientists all over the world a
few decades to prove it wrong. We have been
subjected to anti-fat and anti-cholesterol pro-
paganda for decades relentlessly and with in-
creasing intensity. If this policy was correct, if
indeed natural fat and cholesterol-rich foods
caused heart disease, then the rates of this dis-
ease would have fallen by now. But they are
not falling, they are increasing! So, the policy
is wrong, and how can it be right, if it is based
on a wrong hypothesis! Read more at www.
doctor-natasha.com.
When possi-
ble be sure to buy
local, organic eggs
from pastured hens,
which are far more
nutritious and will
not contain
pesticides or ge-
netically modi-
fed organisms
(GMOs) from
feed grains.
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Ingredients (serves 4-6)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 scallions (green and white parts), chopped
1 large baking potato, peeled and diced
teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 cups corn kernels
6 eggs
1 cup coarsely shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
2 tablespoons fresh fat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Position an oven rack 3 inches from the broiler and preheat. Heat the oil in a large
cast-iron skillet over medium heat, and add the garlic, scallions, potato, thyme, and
salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, resisting the urge to stir.
Remove the lid, fip the mixture so the other side can brown, and then cook for 5
minutes longer. Add the corn and cook for a few minutes longer, to heat through.
Beat the eggs in a medium bowl, then add the cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper.
Pour into the skillet, stirring just to mix the potatoes. Cook without stirring (shaking
occasionally to loosen it) until the bottom is golden but the top is still runny, 8 to 10
minutes. Finish the frittata by placing it under the broiler and cooking about 2
minutes until the top is golden and set. Slide onto a serving plate.
Potato & Corn Frittata
Excerpted from The Fresh Egg Cookbook by Jennifer Trainer Thompson,
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lectromagnetic felds/radiation (EMFs),
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sometimes referred to as electrosmog,
are man-made invisible forces (areas of energy)
that emanate from electric and wireless devices
respectively. We are quite literally surrounded by
them. EMFs are also created naturally by such
things as lightning and static electricity. In fact, all
humans and living creatures have their own EMF
fields your nervous system controls and regu-
lates every function of your body by transmitting
electrical energy/signals to and from each and ev-
ery cell. We are bioelectrical beings.
There is significant growing evidence,
however, that when our natural and man-made
fields meet it can cause disturbing biological
changes that are quite detrimental to our health
and behavior by distorting the balance of the
bodys electromagnetic field and its commu-
nication systems. In other words, man-made
electrosmog interferes with and confuses our
bodys natural signals. Our cells then have
great difficulty talking to each other, which
unfortunately not only disrupts normal func-
tioning, but may also reduce the effectiveness
of healing modalities and our bodys ability to
detoxify harmful substances. This is a rather
startling thought when you consider that most
diseases involve cell miscommunication.
The Precautionary Principle
Studies show that electrosmog can damage DNA
and genes and cause and/or seriously exacerbate
cancer, nervous system disorders, brain fog, im-
paired learning, hyperactivity, sleep disorders,
hormonal disturbances, autoimmunity, inflam-
mation, ringing in the ears, heart palpitations,
blood sugar imbalances, depression, joint pains,
bone mineral density loss, fatigue, and infertil-
ity problems, among others. Quite a laundry list,
and of course these symptoms can be caused
by other conditions as well, but because electro-
magnetic radiation confuses our bodys natural
communication system, it makes sense, and logic
dictates caution. The Precautionary Principle or
Precautionary Approach states that if an action
or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm
to the public or to the environment, in the ab-
sence of scientific consensus that the action or
policy is harmful, the burden of proof that it is
not harmful falls on those taking the action.
BioInitative 2012 Report
The BioInitiative 2012 Report (updated from
the 2007 report) cites more than 3,800 studies
that detail the toxic effects and possible risks
from wireless technologies and electromagnetic
felds. This report has been created by 29 presti-
gious independent scientists and health experts
from around the world (Sweden, USA, India,
Italy, Greece, Canada, Denmark, Austria, Slovak
Republic, and Russia). Many people have heard
about the risks of malignant brain tumors and
childhood leukemia, but new studies link EMFs
and RFR to breast cancer, sperm damage, and
altered brain development of the fetus in utero
(linked in both animal and human studies to
hyperactivity, learning, and behavior problems).
David O. Carpenter, MD, and co-editor of the
2012 report states There is now much more
evidence of risks to health affecting billions of
people world-wide. The status quo is not accept-
able in light of the evidence for harm. The re-
port is available at www.bioinitiative.org.
Donna Fisher, author of Dirty Electricity and
Electromagnetic Radiation, and Silent Fields, states
History has shown that the western world
with its vested interests is slow to inform citi-
zens about toxic agents and help protect them.
The dirty electricity pandemic is no stranger
to inaction, as were the asbestos, lead, acid rain,
DDT, PCB, and tobacco-smoking public health
issues before it. The contention that artificially
created electromagnetic fields (EMFs) which
emanate from electricity generation can cause
cancer has medical and legal experts comment-
ing that EMFs will dwarf the tobacco-smoking
issue and the asbestos crisis combined. Simply
put, we must protect ourselves and our family,
because local and federal agencies do not.
Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF)
Electromagnetic felds/radiation comes from
household and personal appliances and wir-
ing that you plug into electrical outlets, power
lines, and the electrical outlets and wiring in
your walls. Note that electric felds result from
the strength of the charge, and magnetic felds
result from the motion of the charge or the cur-
rent. Both are detrimental, but electric fields
can be shielded or weakened, whereas mag-
netic fields cannot be, but do drop off quickly
with increasing distance. The magnetic field
generated by a device will be stronger when
it is on its high setting than when it is used on
its low setting.
Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR)
Wireless devices include cell and cordless
phones, cell towers, microwaves, cordless com-
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puters and routers, wireless
baby monitors, game systems,
two-way radios, compact fuo-
rescent light bulbs (which also
contain mercury LED lights
are a much safer alternative)
tablet PCs, satellite television,
remote controls, broadcasting
transmitters, certain medical
equipment, dimmer switches,
and so forth.
The spread of cell towers
in communities, often placed
on school grounds, means
that young children can have
thousands of times higher
RFR exposures in home and
school environments than
ever before. Wi-Fi access
points (hotspots) that radi-
ate 24/7 in cafes, stores, li-
braries, classrooms, on buses
and trains, and from personal
Wi-Fi enabled devices (iPads,
tablets, PDAs, etc) increase
exposure to almost all com-
munity members regularly.
Smart Meters
The largest single source of
community-wide, pervasive
RFR (and in my opinion most
upsetting second only to Wi-
Fi in schools) is the smart
meter infrastructure, or smart
grid. This program has your
electric company replacing
your analog (spinning dial)
electric meter found on the
outside of your home, school,
or workplace with a wireless
digital meter without your
permission. They are to be in-
stalled, if they have not been
already, on every building
with an electric meter. Tens
of millions have already been
installed around the country,
despite health concerns of ex-
perts and enormous public re-
sistance (you will fnd protest
groups and petitions through-
out the web). I, like many oth-
ers, want the right to say no to
the installation of these radia-
tion-producing health hazards,
but since we are not being
given that option my family
and I have securely locked our
analog meter to our home to
prevent our power company
from making the switch.
Wireless meters produce
spikes of pulsed radiofre-
quency radiation 24/7, and
saturate living space at lev-
els that can be much higher
than those already reported
to cause adverse health effects
(see www.sagereports.com/
smart-meter-rf). Incredibly,
smart meters can produce
RFR exposure levels similar to
that within the frst 100 to 600
feet of a cell tower.
In conjunction with smart
appliances, that also emit ra-
diation by themselves, smart
meters invade our privacy by
collecting information about
our personal habits of energy
use without our permission,
which is very much against
our constitutional rights.
According to www.smart
grid.ieee.org, Samsung and LG
launched Wi-Fi- and Zigbee-
equipped smart refrigerators in
2011 and were in the process
of launching a full suite of
smart appliances in 2012, while
home appliance giants Elec-
trolux, GE, and Whirlpool also
had smart appliance products
set for 2012. Pike Research pre-
dicts that the smart appliance
market will take off in earnest
this year. Also, they expect the
market to grow to $26.1 billion
worldwide, by 2019. It is clear
to see that our health does not
rank at the top of the list on
their agenda in light of those
fgures.
The Good News
The good news is, with a little
knowledge and the use of
simple procedures and reason-
ably priced EMF protecting
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Place: Berkshire Botanical Garden, corner
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Community Spotlight: Lenox
T
he exact geographic center of the
Berkshires, Lenox is also one of its
cultural centers.
Early History
The frst white settlers arrived in Lenox in
1750. Jonathan and Sarah Hinsdale built and
eventually established a small inn and general
store. In 1770, a small meetinghouse was
constructed in the north end of the central
village. In 1806, the congregation replaced
the original small meetinghouse with a new
church building, now known as the Church
on the Hill, a famous Berkshire landmark.
Lenox contributed many troops to the
Revolutionary army. The 231 names on the
towns military roster included that of Colonel
John Paterson. The stone monument in the
center of town honors his memory.
Iron was one of early Lenoxs major in-
dustries. During the Revolutionary War, ore
from a rich vein running through the town
was made into bullets for the Revolutionary
troops. By the 1780s, Job Gilbert had estab-
lished the Lenox Iron Works to process the
ore on a large scale in Lenox Furnace, now
known as Lenox Dale.
The completion of the railroad initially
promised a boost to Lenox industries by provid-
ing a faster way to get products to the markets.
The owners of the local iron industry had
often faced fnancial struggles, but the new
railroad and the building of the nation, and
the need for armaments for the Civil War, of-
fered the possibility of an increased demand
for metals.
As these existing manufacturers shut
down, industry began to play a smaller role
in the Lenox economy. Most new mills and
other manufacturers industries went to neigh-
boring Pittsfeld and Lee instead, while Lenox
became based more on trades and merchants.
Tourism and Culture
The original Berkshire County seat was Great
Barrington, but the growing population of
the northern Berkshires required a more cen-
tral location. Lenox, the exact geographic
center of the county, won out over Pittsfeld
and Great Barrington in 1784. The frst ses-
sion of the new county court was held in a
wooden building on the corner of Walker and
Main Streets; a new courthouse was erected
on Main Street in 1816.
The presence of the County Court fo-
cused a new and benefcial attention on the
town. Judges, lawyers, businesspeople, and
others who came to conduct court business
often returned to their hometowns praising
the towns beauty. This in turn led to a boom-
ing market for inns and boardinghouses to
house the visitors attending court sessions.
Among the visitors who would play a
major role in establishing the reputation of
the town were the Sedgwicks. Charles Sedg-
wick moved to Lenox to become clerk of the
court. His wife Elizabeth established a school
for young ladies. His sister, Catharine, was
one of Americas frst popular woman writ-
ers. One of the Sedgwicks frequent guests
was Catharines close friend Fannie Kemble,
a celebrated actress and writer.
The most important literary fgure during
this time in Lenox was Nathaniel Hawthorne.
During the mere year and a half that he lived
here with his family, he wrote The House of the
Seven Gables, A Wonder Book (a collection of
childrens stories), Twice Told Tales (a collec-
tion of short stores), and began work on the
Tanglewood Tales.
The Cottage Era
In 1838, a railroad line was completed through
eastern Lenox via the Stockbridge Pittsfeld
Railroad as an extension of the Housatonic
Railroad. This line, which eventually had three
stops in the town, established a rail link with
New York and other major cities.
Samuel G. Ward, a Boston businessman
with a literary bent, is said to have been the frst
to create a large Berkshire estate, in the early
1840s. A few years later, his fellow Bostonian
William Tappan bought Wards estate. A third
Bostonian, E.J. Woolsey, and his brother-in-law
John Aspinwall bought most of the mountain
land west of Main Street as his hilltop Cliff-
wood estate. More and more of the countrys
wealthiest families followed suit.
Towards the end of the nineteenth cen-
tury, at the start of the Gilded Age, Lenox
became the inland Newport, one of the
playgrounds of the wealthy. The Astors, Car-
negies, Westinghouses, and their ilk spared no
expense in building, furnishing, and landscap-
ing the mansions they referred to as cottag-
es, hiring the likes of C. F. Mc Kim and Fred-
erick Law Olmsted to design their houses and
the surrounding lands. Shadowbrook, a 100-
room cottage, built by Anson Phelps Stokes
in 1893, was once thought to be the largest
home in the United States.
One of the later estate owners was novel-
ist Edith Wharton, who came to Lenox for
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a quiet place of retreat. She belonged in temperament more
to the earlier cultural era and depicted the commoner side of
Berkshire life, although she was distinctly of the wealthy class-
es. In 1902 she built an estate, The Mount.
One of the unfortunate side effects of the infux of these
visitors was its impact on farming, an original mainstay of the
Lenox economy. With the demand for estates on the rise, land
values increased, and many farmers found it more proftable
to sell out to the millionaires than to scrape by on their farms.
The high price of land also made it hard or impossible for
people of average means to buy property. In his 1903 book
Lenox and the Berkshire Highlands, R.D. Mallary noted that Le-
nox land was selling as high as $20,000 an acre, while similar
acreage in nearby towns only cost a few dollars an acre.
The drive of the townspeople for progress occasionally
came into direct confict with the cottagers desire to preserve
Lenox as a rustic retreat. In 1900, a streetcar company pro-
posed a direct trolley line from Pittsfeld to the center of Le-
nox village. Many locals supported the idea, but the cottagers
fought it because they did not want carloads of commoners
disrupting their quiet neighborhoods. (A longer streetcar line
was established east of the village.)
The Old Made New
With changes in the nations social and economic climate in
the early twentieth century, the ostentatious cottage lifestyle
began to fall out of favor. New taxes, especially the federal
income tax in 1913, and the exorbitant cost of maintaining the
country estates meant that the owners and their heirs became
increasingly unable or unwilling to hold onto these properties.
At frst gradual, the end of the Berkshire Cottage Era was has-
tened by World War I and the Depression. Historians cite the
death in 1945 of Giraud Foster, the owner of Bellefontaine, as
the symbolic last gasp of the Berkshire Cottage era.
Many of these estates were put to new uses that would re-
shape Lenox as a highly desirable tourist destination. Some of
the estates, such as Wheatleigh and Blantyre, became inns and
resort hotels, allowing a new generation of visitors to experi-
ence the trappings of the old cottage life vicariously.
Perhaps the best-known of these conversions took place
in 1937, when the Tappan family offered their old estate as the
summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the
Tanglewood Music Festival.
After several interim incarnations, a number of the cot-
tages, such as Cranwell, Fox Hollow, and the Music Inn, were
turned into vacation condominiums. Ventfort Hall lives on in
its glory as a museum portraying the privileged life of its for-
mer inhabitants. The Lenox School campus eventually became
home to Shakespeare & Company. Shadowbrook reemerged
as Kripalu Institute, Bellefontaine as the Canyon Ranch Spa,
and Kimball Farms as a residential lifecare community. The
Cliffwood estate is now Kennedy Park.
The legacy of the privileged few from bygone days is the
Lenox of today: vital and exhilarating to its residents and avail-
able to the many who throng here throughout the year.
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Intentional Communication

By Karen Andrews
T
he way we habitually use language can
sometimes create hurt and pain, and
unintentionally alienate us from one
another. Nonviolent Communication, known
as NVC for short, provides a far-reaching
set of practices and principles that can help
people to create the quality of connection in
which everyones needs can be addressed.
Over the past 30 years, psychologist
and conflict resolution expert Marshall
Rosenberg and his colleagues have de-
veloped a revolutionary synthesis of phi-
losophies, applications, and techniques
that have begun to sweep the world and
are changing how people think, speak, and
connect with each other. Nonviolent Com-
munication has been taught and is now
being practiced in 59 countries, 50 states
in the US, and has a strong presence here
in Berkshire County, with several hundred
practitioners of varied levels.
Based on four simple but profound ele-
ments, NVC starts with making an observa-
tion free of any evaluation, followed by iden-
tifying a feeling (as distinct from a thought),
followed by identifying a need or value that
may be causing such a feeling, and fnally com-
ing up with a strategy or request for meeting
that need. Sound simple? NVC, also known as
Giraffe language (a language of requests),
can take hours of practice to really get under
ones belt, but its worth it. NVC is like driver
education for human relations.
So, what motivates people to spend the
time it takes to learn NVC? Wanting to get
along better with ones spouse, needing more
effective ways to speak to ones teenager, be-
ing able to make a diffcult request of some-
one, being able to say no to someone without
hurting them or compromising oneself . . .
pretty much anything that comes up around
communicating with other humans can be im-
proved with NVC.
People can learn NVC in either self-taught
practice groups or in classes. A practice group
can meet many different needs: to give and
receive support, to get coaching on how to
handle and word delicate conversations, and
a way to learn how to deal with interpersonal
differences in real time.
I have been exposed to a variety of self-
help and healing modalities over the years,
and I believe NVC has some of the most
solid and far-reaching possibilities for truly
changing how people think, speak, and be-
have towards one another. Giraffe schools
help create more cooperation between stu-
dents and teachers and can reduce bullying;
NVC is used widely in prisons to help peo-
ple develop more effective and life-serving
strategies to meet their human needs rather
than reacting out of desperation; and NVC
has helped individuals, couples, families, and
employees fnd new ways to manage confict,
speak their truth with honesty, and create
more heartfelt connections.
NVC is all about refning and shifting
what we say and how we say it removing
words and phrases that imply blame and judg-
ment; becoming acutely aware of our needs,
and when they are being aroused; and most
importantly, learning to go into our heart in-
stead of our head before we speak. Empathy
is really the keystone of NVC.
NVC contradicts much of our cultural
conditioning, and teaches us about choice,
autonomy, and being true to our values.
That is where Marshall found the origins
of the violence that plagues us embed-
ded in the daily language we all speak and
especially in the mental constructs with
which we create unnecessary enemy im-
ages of one another.
I have been involved with NVC since
2005, serving as a self-appointed clearing-
house for people wanting to get into practice
groups and helping to coordinate NVC train-
ings around the Berkshires. NVC seems to
be an important part of a global evolution-
ary movement towards more conscious com-
munication and co-creating a world that truly
works for everyone.
Many of us who practice NVC share a
vision of having these principles and tech-
niques utilized in schools, the justice system,
the mental health system, and throughout our
communities. I myself would like to see NVC
become a household word in the Berkshires in
the not-too-distant future. Nonviolent Com-
munication is a practice that not only takes
a village, it makes a village. While it is not a
panacea for all that separates us, it may be one
of the most important ingredients in the de-
velopment of our con-
sciousness.
~ Karen Andrews;
for information about
classes and practice groups,
contact The Intentional
Communication Project,
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technique called hands-on healing as a form
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ne of my favorite quotes to ponder
and discuss with patients is from
Deepak Chopra: A neuropeptide is
born at the touch of a thought.
Lets look at that.
A neuropeptide is a short-chained amino acid
produced in the brain, used as a neurotrans-
mitter or hormone to affect physiology/body
function.
What that quote means is that every thought
produces a biochemical reaction in the
brain. At a touch of an intangible thought
your brain is physically linking together
specific amino acids, into specific lengths,
in specific configurations to make specific,
tangible, neurotransmitter and hormone
molecules to communicate with your body
to carry out your bodys functions. In no
uncertain terms, your thoughts immediately
create matter!
That is amazing and miraculous!
If our thoughts create neuropeptides, does
the quality and focus of our thoughts our
attention create specifc neurochemistry
that elicits specifc emotions, behaviors, and
responses?
According to neuroscientist Michael Merzen-
ich, PhD, The patterns of activity of neurons
in sensory areas can be altered by patterns of
attention. Experience coupled with attention
leads to physical changes in the structure and
future functioning of the nervous system. This
leaves us with a clear physiological fact . . . mo-
ment by moment we choose and sculpt how
our ever-changing minds will work. We choose
who we will be in the next moment in a very
real sense, and these choices are left embossed
in physical form in our material selves.
This physical reality of attention means that
we need to choose our thoughts and what we
focus our attention on very carefully and, by
so doing, we can change who we are by chang-
ing what we think about most. It all begins
with paying attention to our thoughts, the es-
sence of Buddhism.
When you dont understand the nature and origin of
your thoughts, your thoughts use you. When the Bud-
dha recognized the nature of his mind he reversed the
process. He showed us how we can use our thoughts
instead of being used by them.
~ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
It would appear to me, as it does to many
neuroscientists, that our understanding of the
brain is catching up to Buddhism.
This all makes a good scientifc case for medi-
tation to hone the skill of paying attention to
your thoughts; and for daily affrmations to
remind yourself of the power and role of your
thoughts in shaping your day and your life.
Control your thoughts for they become your words.
Control your words for they become your actions.
Control your actions for they become your habits.
Control your habits for they become your character.
Control your character for it becomes your destiny.
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