Tag: May 2013 Issue | Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley

A Guide to Natural Fertility Enhancement

May 13, 2013 12:07PM ● By Dr. Chris Meletis

The rate of infertility is increasing in the United States. It is currently estimated that one in six American couples have difficulty conceiving a child. Furthermore, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that approximately 7.3 million women, or 12 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44, have impaired fertility. Data indicates that in infertility cases, 30 percent of cases are due to male causes, 30 percent are attributed to the female and the remaining 40 percent of cases are due to both partners or undetermined causes.

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Mum Spiritual Holistic Expo: An Event of Love and Light

May 13, 2013 12:04PM ● By Beth Davis

It all started 21 years ago when Reverend Isabelle Moll, director of the Metaphysical Universal Ministries (MUM) of Allentown, and a friend attended a metaphysical expo in New York City. They were so impressed by the show that her friend told her he believed they too could do a show of that magnitude. He offered to put up the money needed for the space as long as Moll would do the planning. With that, the MUM Spiritual Holistic Expo was born. “Our goal was to open up the Lehigh Valley to the holistic and metaphysical philosophies,” explains Moll. “Even now, we want people to understand who we are and what we do—we want them to give us a chance.”

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Y12SR: The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

May 13, 2013 12:01PM ● By Josh Kehler

Since the 1930s, the 12-step based recovery model has been proving itself in the lives of those affected by their own addictive behaviors, or the addictive behaviors of others. Yoga, too, has its own long history as a tool for personal transformation. Both yoga and the 12 steps embody many common principles that work together to clear self-centeredness from our path. By applying the principles of yoga and recovery to our daily affairs, we begin to be guided by a loving and caring power greater than the attitudes, beliefs and actions that fuel our addictive behaviors. From the common ground of these shared principles, Nikki Myers developed Y12SR and began to support others to go back into their communities and hold space for local Y12SR groups.

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