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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPRING 2025 — What’s Inside
PATHWAYS MAGAZINE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN PRINT! PLUS AN INVITATION TO THE SPRING 2025 NATURAL LIVING EXPO $0HVVDJH)URP3XEOLVKHU(ULQ'HVDEODDQG<RXU3DWKZD\V7HDP )LIW\\HDUVDJR/RX'H6DEODVWDUWHGSXEOLVKLQJ3DWKZD\V0DJD]LQH:HDUHKRQRUHGDQGKXPEOHGWRKDYHFDU - ried on this work all these years in the same spirit of sharing resources, supporting local businesses, and building community. As the world around us changes, we also continue to evolve and adapt in order to stay engaging, informative and relevant. Print is not dead, promoting regional commerce is more important than ever, and nurturing understanding, empathy and activism is essential. We love this work and our Pathways Community! As long as we have your support, we aren’t going anywhere. 6RFHOHEUDWHRXUWK$QQLYHUVDU\ZLWKXV(QMR\WKLVODWHVWLVVXHRIWRSLFDOPLQGERG\VSLULWDQGHFRIRFXVHG content. Attend our upcoming Spring Natural Living Expo for a full day with a wonderfully diverse community of folks who want to shop, learn, network and explore. Check out our new Literary Salon, pick up some Pathways Anniversary merch, see old friends and make new ones. As Lou always used to say, “Come share in our joy.” PATHWAYS PROFILE 5HFODLPLQJ2XU'HHSHVW5RRWV $Q,QWURGXFWLRQWR1DWXUH,QIRUPHG7KHUDS\ By Heidi Schreiber-Pan, PhD, LCPC ACCESSING YOUR INTUITION Your Guide to Spirit Guides ................................................................................................................11 By Annie Larson ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE Reinventing and Revisioning A Better World ....................................................................................13 By Laurie Timmerman CULTIVATING COMPASSION The Rest Revolution .............................................................................................................................15 By Dr. Ama Olson, DPT; Edited By Cam MacQueen ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS 6SULQJ 7KH3DVVLRQRI$ULHV By Misty Kuceris TO YOUR HEALTH 6XSSRUWLQJ/LYHU'HWR[:LWK)XQFWLRQDO0HGLFLQHDQG7&0 By Helena Amos, M.Ac. L.Ac., Euro. Physician GREEN NEWS & VIEWS 5DFKHO&DUVRQ 3DUW)RXU 5HLQYHQWLRQ1DWXUDOO\ By Rebecca Henson MIND-BODY-SPIRIT (PERG\LQJ-R\ 7KH+LGGHQ3RZHURI,QWHQWLRQDO3OD\ By Monisha Mittal HERB CORNER 6SULQJ%OLQJ (DUO\&KDUPHUV)URPWKH+HUE:RUOG By Sara Auckenthaler WASHINGTON GARDENER 6SULQJ*DUGHQ7DVNV By Kathy Jentz SEASONAL INSIGHTS Spring and the Emerging Self ............................................................................................................84 By Jazmine Jenné Williams
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Reinvention is a fresh start. Contribu- tors within the Pathways Community — Trish Hall, Mariana Martinez and Emily Jennings — share their personal stories of reinvention, and the lessons we can take away from them. Page 71
ON THE COVER: RAINY DAY, by CeeJ Maples. Artist profile, page 87.
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Reclaiming Our Deepest Roots: An Introduction to Nature Informed Therapy
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softness of moss underfoot. This multisensory engagement helps re- duce stress hormones such as cortisol and supports a calmer nervous system. By inviting the body’s sensory awareness into the healing pro- cess, we open the door to new insights and more profound emotional release. Reciprocity: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet When we talk about the power of nature to heal, we also underscore RXUUHVSRQVLELOLW\WRFDUHIRUWKHHQYLURQPHQWWKDWVXVWDLQVXV,Q1D - WXUH,QIRUPHG7KHUDS\ZHHPSKDVL]H reciprocity — the mutual ex- change of support between humans and the more-than-human world. As nature helps us heal, we in turn commit to nurturing and protect- ing the planet that provides these transformative moments. This sense of mutual care often emerges spontaneously. When some- RQH H[SHULHQFHV VRODFH XQGHU D FHQWXULHVROG RDN RU ¿QGV UHQHZHG KRSH ZKLOH JD]LQJ DW D PRXQWDLQ VXQULVH WKH\ IUHTXHQWO\ GHYHORS D deeper respect for the natural world. We see this in clients who come to us grappling with eco-anxiety, overwhelmed by the realities of cli-
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CULTIVATING COMPASSION
The Rest Revolution
BY DR. AMA OLSON, DPT; EDITED BY CAM MACQUEEN
,QWKHVHFKDOOHQJLQJWLPHVZHFDQIHHORYHUZKHOPHGDQGGLVHP - SRZHUHGE\WKHQHZVDQGFXUUHQWHYHQWV+RZHYHUZHDUHLQFKDUJH RIWKHZD\ZHIHHODQGWKLQNQRWWKHLQÀXHQFHVRIWKHH[WHUQDOZRUOG Carving out time for a rest practice — a repose from life’s activities ²FDQKHOSUHDOL]HRXUSRZHURYHURXUWKRXJKWVDQGIHHOLQJV,IZH move deeper into these self awareness practices, we will begin to see WKHH[WHUQDOZRUOGDURXQGXVVKLIWDQGFKDQJHWRUHÀHFWRXULQWHUQDO VWDWH7KHH[WHUQDOZRUOGZLOOEHFRPHDUHÀHFWLRQRIWKHSRZHUZH KDYHWDNHQEDFNDQGDUHÀHFWLRQRIRXURZQFRPIRUWDQGHDVH:H ZLOO¿QGWKLVWREHWKHPRVWSRZHUIXODFWWRPDNHSRVLWLYHFKDQJHLQ the world around us. What is a Rest Practice, Yoga Nidra? $VDGHGLFDWHGSK\VLFDOWKHUDSLVW,LPPHUVHP\VHOILQP\SDWLHQWV¶ stories and creatively tackle their challenges. Even after a few hours of ZRUNP\PLQGLVEX]]LQJIURPWKLVFRQVWDQWVWLPXODWLRQ(YHU\DIWHU - QRRQGXULQJOXQFKEUHDN,VOLSDZD\WRP\FDUUHFOLQHWKHVHDWFORVH P\H\HVDQGSHUIRUPDUHVWSUDFWLFHFDOOHG<RJD1LGUD,QWKHODWHDI - WHUQRRQ,GRWKHVDPHSUDFWLFHH[FHSWZLWKEODQNHWVDQGSLOORZV,GR QRWSHUIRUPWKLVULWXDORXWRIGLVFLSOLQH ,SHUIRUPLWWRUHDOL]HDVWDWH of comfort and ease. 0\LQWURGXFWLRQWR<RJD1LGUDFDPHRYHUDGHFDGHDJRZKHQ,VXI - IHUHGIURPFKURQLFSDLQDQGLQVRPQLD%\GHVWLQ\,OLVWHQHGWRD<RJD 1LGUD<RX7XEHYLGHR,ODLGGRZQZLWKDSLOORZXQGHUP\NQHHVDQG ¿IWHHQPLQXWHVODWHU,JRWXSDQGQRWLFHGWKHQDJJLQJVKDUSQHVVLQP\ ORZHUEDFNKDGGLVDSSHDUHG:KDWKDGKDSSHQHG",KDGOLWHUDOO\GRQH QRWKLQJDQGQRZ,IHHOEHWWHU" Yoga Nidra meaning “Yogic sleep” or “a state of awareness in deep sleep” has been referenced in the ancient yogic text, the Upanishads. 7KHPRGHUQ<RJD1LGUDSUDFWLFHLVDVSHFL¿FW\SHRIUHVWSUDFWLFHWKDW VXUIDFHGLQ,QGLDDURXQGWKH ¶VKRZHYHULWXWLOL]HVDQFLHQW\RJLF techniques that have been around for thousands of years. Thanks to my own Yoga Nidra practice, my sleep quality and quan- tity have improved, physical tensions and pain have decreased and GLVDSSHDUHGDQGP\VHQVLWLYLW\WRZDUGVP\ERG\¶VQHHGVKDVUH¿QHG Some years back, my three young cousins cracked open my bedroom GRRUWR¿QGPHO\LQJRQP\<RJDPDWZLWKH\HVFORVHG,KHDUGRQH RI WKHP ZKLVSHU ³:KDW LV VKH GRLQJ"´ $QRWKHU RQH DVNHG ³,V VKH DVOHHS"´$QG¿QDOO\WKHODVWRQHGHFODUHG³1RVKHLVGRLQJ<RJD, think!” For a moment they all became silent, as if taking it in, and then UDQR̆ JLJJOLQJNQRZLQJWKH\VKRXOGQ¶WKDYHEHHQSHHSLQJRQPH 7KHLUK\SRWKHVHVZHUHNLQGRIULJKW0\GH¿QLWLRQRIDUHVWSUDFWLFH is when one ceases activity, draws their attention inward, and transi- WLRQVIURPSUREOHPVROYLQJDQGGRLQJWRIHHOLQJDQGEHLQJ,W¶VDPR - ment in time when we give ourselves permission to let go of respon- VLELOLW\DQGUHVWWKHSK\VLFDOERG\,KDYHFRPHWRUHDOL]HWKLVUHVSLWH from life’s activities enhances my ability to be resilient in the face of constant stimulation in the clinic and in the ever changing drama we call life. Rest is Protest ,ORRNDURXQGPHDQGVHHP\VHOIDQGRWKHUVWDONLQJTXLFNO\GRXEOH tasking, speeding, and pushing and pushing. Our nervous systems are wound very tightly. We are told this is normal, and we won’t make it in this world without keeping up. But it’s a dangerous pace that can lead WRKHDOWKFRQGLWLRQVDQLQDELOLW\WRZRUNDQGRUORZTXDOLW\RIOLIH ZKLFKDUHFRPPRQVFHQDULRV,VHHLQP\Ṙ FHDVDSK\VLFDOWKHUDSLVW 8WLOL]LQJ KXPDQ ERGLHV DQG WKHLU SK\VLFDO DQG PHQWDO IRUFH DV D
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means to acquire wealth is no foreign concept in the capitalistic world. Working more and harder is often equated with success. People work long hours, have high production standards, and push their mental and physical capacities in the workplace and at home. Burnout is con- sidered a right of passage. This programming is ingrained deeply into our psyche and informs many of our life decisions, such as which jobs we take, how many hours we agree to work and how many responsi- bilities we undertake. 7KLVLVZK\,FRQVLGHUUHVWLQJWKHERG\DUDGLFDODFWRISURWHVWLQRXU FDSLWDOLVWLFVRFLHW\,DPKRQRULQJWKLVERG\WKDWFDUULHVPHWKURXJK WKHZRUOGFUHDWHVEHDXW\DQGUHVSRQGVWRLWVQHHGV,NQRZRQDGHHS OHYHO,ZLOODFFRPSOLVKQRWKLQJLQWKLVZRUOGZLWKRXWWKHKHOSRIP\ ERG\ :LWK WKLV DFNQRZOHGJPHQW , FKRRVH WR FROODERUDWH ZLWK P\ body instead of treating it like a slave as the collective consciousness KDVWDXJKWPH,DOVRNQRZQRVXFFHVVZLOOEHVZHHWRUHQMR\HGLI,DP unable to connect with the comfort and ease available in my body. The Radical Act of Letting Go Why is resting such a radical act? What is it about a rest practice WKDWLVVRPDJLFDODQGKHDOLQJ"%H\RQGWKHGH¿QLWLRQDUHVWSUDFWLFH teaches us to let go. Letting go is an unraveling of habits, expectations and past experiences; it is a defocus of attention, and deepens the re- lationship we have with ourselves. $V , VWDWHG RXU QHUYRXV V\VWHPV DUH µZRXQG YHU\ WLJKWO\¶ DQG OHW - WLQJJRKDVEHFRPHGL̇ FXOWIRUSHRSOHLQWKHPRGHUQZRUOGWRGR%XW OHWWLQJJRLVDOVRGL̇ FXOWEHFDXVHZHOLYHLQWKHSDVW2XUERGLHVVWRUH memories, and as we encounter external and internal stimuli, they trigger us to relive past experiences. This can cause increased ner- YRXVV\VWHPDURXVDOZKLFKD̆ HFWVWKHERG\E\LQFUHDVLQJKHDUWUDWH and respiratory rate, and signaling changes in circulation and muscle tone, just to name a few. Oftentimes these responses to stimuli and thoughts are not conscious. For example, suppose you are at work and your boss enters your Ṙ FHUDLVHVKLVYRLFHDQGJLYHV\RXFRQVWUXFWLYHFULWLFLVP,IWKHODVW time someone walked through your door raising their voice you ended up losing your job, then when this happens, your nervous system can VLJQDOWKH¿JKWRUÀLJKWUHVSRQVHRSHQLQJWKHÀRRGJDWHVRIQHUYRXV system responses.
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ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS
Spring 2025: The Passion of Aries
BY MISTY KUCERIS Astrologically speaking, there is so much occurring this spring of 2Q 0DUFK 9HQXV LQ $ULHV WXUQV UHWURJUDGH DQG WZR ZHHNVODWHURQ0DUFK0HUFXU\LQ$ULHVWXUQVUHWURJUDGH7KH 6SULQJ(TXLQR[WKHVWDUWRIWKHDVWURORJLFDO\HDURFFXUVRQ0DUFK 0HDQZKLOHWKH¿UVWHFOLSVHRIWKH\HDUDWRWDOOXQDUHFOLSVHDOVR NQRZQDVD%ORRG0RRQRFFXUVRQ0DUFKDQGWKHVHFRQG HFOLSVHDSDUWLDOVRODUHFOLSVHRFFXUVRQ0DUFK While these astrological occurrences are important, none are as im- portant as the passage of Neptune from the sign of Pisces into the sign RI$ULHVRQ0DUFK DQGWKHSDVVDJHRI6DWXUQIURPWKHVLJQ RI3LVFHVLQWRWKHVLJQRI$ULHVRQ0D\:KHQSODQHWVFKDQJH signs they indicate a shift of energy. You might say, the changing of signs indicates a changing of your perspective or attitude; or in some cases, the changing of signs indicates major societal shifts and trends where understanding past events helps you understand upcoming trends. 6DWXUQZKLFKPRYHVIDVWHUWKDQ1HSWXQHWDNHVDERXW \HDUVWR UHWXUQWRWKHVDPHVLJQZKLOH1HSWXQHWDNHVDERXW\HDUVWRUHWXUQ to the same sign. Also, because Saturn moves faster than Neptune, 6DWXUQZLOOVWD\LQWKHVDPHVLJQIRURQO\DERXW\HDUVZKLOH1HS - tune remains in the same sign for about 14 years. The last time Saturn ZDVLQWKHVLJQRI$ULHV²WKH\HDUV WR ²%LOO&OLQWRQZDV President of the United States, his scandals surfaced, and he was im- peached; and during this time, Ukraine instituted its current constitu- WLRQZKLFKLWFHOHEUDWHVDV&RQVWLWXWLRQ'D\RQ-XQH th 0HDQZKLOH there was increased emphasis from technology companies to promote email accounts and internet use and the public went for these promo- tions.
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