May 1 – 31
Women’s Relationship-Oriented Group Therapy Class
I’m now taking inquires for a new, Relationship-Oriented Group Therapy class for women. This women’s group is a hybrid approach to traditional group therapy. Members will experience the usual support and input from other members regarding their struggles with either finding a solid relationship or wanting to make changes to their current relationship. Additionally, I will interject professional advice in regards to both these topics so you can achieve a different outcome. You are not alone. Come and experience the many benefits of group therapy related to this universal topic. Group therapy offers an affordable alternative to individual therapy in a supportive and accepting atmosphere. If you are interested or would like more information please contact me at 314-374-8396 or e-mail TheArtofRelating@hotmail.com.
May 2
HUGE PLANT SALE EVENT!!
The Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association will offer truckloads of donated perennials from local gardens (including hosta, ferns, woodland plants, daylilies, butterfly favorites, and Plants of Merit) with Master Gardeners on hand to answer your questions. The event will also feature nursery grown annuals & herbs, container gardens, Bake Sale, Silent Auction and a Sherwood’s Forest gift certificate raffle! Just in time for Mother’s Day! Come see why patrons return to our sale year after year! Join us rain or shine Saturday, May 2nd, 8a.m. to 1p.m. at the Webster Groves Masonic Lodge (12 E. Lockwood, next to City Hall at Elm). Proceeds benefit community gardening projects and horticultural learning outreach in the schools.
May 4
Try the Greenways: Bike Centennial Greenway
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Shaw Park, Clayton Mo 63105. Join Trailnet for a weekly, easy-paced, guided ride on a paved trail in the River Ring network. The rides will explore a different greenway location in St. Louis City, St. Louis County or St. Charles County each month. There is no fee for this ride! During the month of May, the ride travels 2 miles along the Centennial Greenway from Shaw Park to Olive at 1-70 for a total ride of 4 miles.Registration begins at 5:30 in Shaw Park. Ride departs at 6 pm. For more information, call 314-436-1324 or email meredith@trailnet.org.
May 5
MAXIMIZE YOUR DIGESTION
7:30-8:30 PM. Are you trying to care for yourself through healthy food choices but you are still not at optimal health, weight and energy levels? Enzymes may be the missing link! Enzymes help you to digest your food and they comprise your entire immune system. Learn about enzymes, the workers of the body and how they maintain the body’s ability to optimize health by facilitation nutritional absorption. Dr. Rebecca Gould DC has been using enzymes in clinical practice for 14 years, she has studied enzyme nutrition extensively and has taught future doctors how to use enzymes with their patients at Logan College. Join Dr. Gould for an evening of information and practical tips that will help you improve your health from the inside out. Cost: Free. Held at The Healing Center, 734 De Mun Avenue in Clayton, 631025.
For details or to register call 314-727-2120 or register online at Meetup.com/HealingSTL.com or Facebook/HealingSTL.
May 9, 11
Building on Ozark Karst
Airs on KNLC Channel 24 05/09 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 05/11 at 8:00 p.m. More than 800 people got sick when the West Plains sewage lagoon drained into the groundwater. This was due to the karst geological formation which dominates southern Missouri. Host Don Fitz and guest Denise Vaughn discuss the need to keep areas around a foundation well drained.
May 12
Learn About Native Pollinators
From One of the World Experts, ED SPEVAK, At The Green Center, U City, May 12, 6-8, donation request. Limited space to reserve @314-725-8314 or kevans@thegreencenter.org.
May 12
Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine
May 12 – FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion – Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine – Learn how to build your immune system and take charge of your health. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you’ll learn why you don’t have to live with your “incurable” symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, Heart Disease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, ADD/ ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Nutrition, and many more. You should come to this discussion also if you feel, “My Doctor said everything is fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?” Second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic – Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. Patient stories at www.preventionandhealing.com.
May 12
Look Good, Feel Good
Presented by Iris Salsman and Deborah Zorensky, MS, RD, LD, CCN. 7:00pm.The classroom at The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd. Attendance is free, but please register. How do you feel about yourself in terms of weight, looks and health? Come to learn how you can ReClaim your health and your shape. Deborah and Iris have both been following anti-inflammatory diets for many months and both have released many pounds and welcomed their new found health and energy. We would like to share our stories with you and introduce you to some life-changing options. Deborah is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and has her Master’s Degree in Allied Health with an emphasis on nutrition. Iris Salsman is a veteran dieter. Over the years, she’s lost and gained enough weight to make at least three people. After trying every program on the market, she finally got a handle on what it takes to permanently change her lifestyle and become healthy and thin (yes!) once and for all. And she’s willing to share her journey and lifestyle with you in an entertaining, informative manner. Please call The Center at 314.725.6767 to register.
May 12
Healthy Cities + Policy Implications
Joyce Lee, co-author of the Active Design Guidelines which provides architects and urban design professionals with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, will discuss policy implications and health. WHEN: Tuesday, May 12, 5:30 – 7:30 pm WHERE: Alberici Headquarters, 8800 Page (63114)FEE: Free to USGBC-MGC Members, APA Members, NOMA Members and full time students; $20 for Non-members REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org.
May 13
Green Design + Human Healthy + Social Equity featuring Joyce Lee
Where are the intersections of health and sustainability? This lecture delves into two LEED pilot credits that are built upon access to physical activity and nutrition. Exercise is medicine, as agreed by medical and health professionals globally. The built environment is a key part of promoting exercise. WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 – 10:00 am WHERE: Color Art Integrated Interiors, 1325 N. Warson Rd. 63132 FEE: $30/USGBC-MGC, APA and NOMA Members; $45/Non-members CONTINUING EDUCATION: 2 GBCI CE LEED Specific (BD+C) Hours and 2 AIA/CES LU REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org.
May 13
EAT HERE! THE LOCAL FOOD CHALLENGE
7:30-9pm, Free. Discover what it means for health and wealth when we strengthen local food. Find out how you can get your plate in shape with the Local Food Challenge. Join Slow Food St. Louis for its SloWednesdy program featuring Local Harvest’s Maddie Earnest and Melissa Vatterott, lead author of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s St. Louis Regional Food Study, and Kathleen Logan Smith, Food Study editor. Following the Farmers Market Wednesday, May 13th, 7:30 p.m. at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood. More info at slowfoodstl.org.
May 15
Celebrate National Bike to Work Day
For ten consecutive years, Trailnet has celebrated National Bike to Work Day by hosting refueling stations scattered throughout the St. Louis region. The tradition continues on Friday, May 15 from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. Join more than 500 bicyclists and help make biking a way of life in St. Louis. Biking to work fosters a sense of community, is environmentally-friendly, and inspires healthy, active lifestyles. Our refueling stations provide free coffee and bagels, and a great opportunity to converse with other bike commuters. Discuss with Trailnet staff and other bicyclists your favorite routes, rules of the road, tips for staying motivated, and biking activities and events. Trailnet gets people moving and helps our region build for better walking and biking. Become a member and help Trailnet expand its impact and further its mission. If you join or renew online on Bike to Work Day, you could win a $50 Big Shark gift card. Bike to Work Day participants who log their trips on shiftyourcommute.com will also have a chance to win prizes. For information, visit www.trailnet.org.
May 15-17
The Presence of Breath
With Judith Kravitz & the work of Michael Brown’s Presence Process. The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd.. $425. Register at 1.866.515.4040 or reg@transformationalbreath.com. Qualifies for 12 CE Hours with NCBTMB
Transformational Breath®. Most people are not aware that they don’t breathe to their full capacity, which limits their health, energy and quality of life. Transformational Breath® fully opens up the respiratory system. Subconscious suppressed emotions are the cause of many of our unwanted experiences. We unknowingly restrict our breathing in an attempt to block unwanted feelings of fear, anger and grief. Transformational Breath® teaches us how to consciously open the breath fully which allows unconsciously held negative emotion to release and integrate resulting in greater present moment awareness. To register, 1.866.515.4040 or email reg@transformationalbreath.com.
May 16, 17
OPEN HOUSE-NEW SERVICES!
Sat & Sun, May 16 & 17, 11am-2pm. Join us for free massage, reflexology, and appetizers at our newly expanded clinic. New services include reflexology, total body balance, and herbal products. Holistic Fitness, 7501 Murdoch, Shrewsbury, MO 63119, 314-647-3999, www.holistichealthstl.com.
May 16, 18
Threat to the Eleven Point River
Airs on KNLC Channel 24 05/16 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 05/18 at 8:00 p.m. Have you heard of a “tank farm?” Tom Kruzen and Don Fitz discuss how the chemicals stored in tank farms can threaten aquatic and land animals as well as human health. They look at ways that sinkholes and losing streams associated with karst topography in the Ozarks create unique dangers.
May 19
Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body
FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realize it, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weakening your immune system. Hidden infections. Unresolved illness. Find out what may be happening between your teeth and body and what to do about it. Discover how infection and illness transfer between the teeth and body. Understand how biological dentistry focuses on your overall health. Learn about what dental materials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free, tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, how certain dental procedures can influence your body, and nutritional therapy that supports a healthy mouth. Third Tuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistry office of, and presented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Healthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verify seminar date and reserve your space at 314-997-2550. See Patient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.
May 19
Free Monthly Wellness Support Group
Free Monthly Prevention and Healing Support Group. This month’s topic: Self-Care Begins With YOU! Speaker: Earlene Doyle, Executive Director of Heartland Health Institute. Come with your questions and enjoy an evening of enlightenment. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. and Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesday each month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. – 8:00 pm at our healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802. For information, read the article on our web site at www.PreventionAndHealing.com titled “New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care.”
May 20
ENZYMES, THE KEY TO HEALTH
7:30-8:30 PM. Are you trying to care for yourself through healthy food choices but you are still not at optimal health, weight and energy levels? Enzymes may be the missing link! Enzymes help you to digest your food and they comprise your entire immune system. Learn about enzymes, the workers of the body and how they maintain the body’s ability to heal itself. Dr. Rebecca Gould DC has been using enzymes in clinical practice for 12 years, she has studied enzyme nutrition extensively and has taught future doctors how to use enzymes with their patients at Logan College. Join Dr. Gould for an evening of information and practical tips that will help you improve your health from the inside out. Cost: Free. Held at The Healing Center, 734 De Mun Avenue in Clayton, 631025. For details or to register call 314-727-2120 or register online at Meetup.com/HealingSTL or Facebook/HealingSTL.