TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summer 2023 — What’s Inside
PATHWAYS INTERVIEW Sharing the Stoke: The Spiritual Side of Skateboarding; Interview with Jonathan “Shreddie Mercury” Marino ..................................................................................................................................9 By Michelle Alonso YOGA TODAY When There Were No Yoga Mats: Before Yoga Was a ‘Thing’.............................................................11 By Claudia Neuman MIND-BODY-SPIRIT Celebrate Summer with the Elements ................................................................................................13 By Lindsey Haldeman and Lindsey Van Wagner TO YOUR HEALTH Breaking Down Digestion and Misconceptions of GI Disorders .......................................................15 By Helena Amos ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS Summer 2023: Reflection and Retrograde ........................................................................................19 By Misty Kuceris ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE Gender Parity is Essential for Economic Recovery ............................................................................21 By Saadia Zahidi and Silja Baller HERB CORNER Balancing Through Ayurveda in the Dog Days of Summer ..............................................................25 By Anjali Sunita GLOBAL VISIONS Las 21 Divisiones: Dominican Voodoo ...............................................................................................27 By Cindy Carrasquillo WASHINGTON GARDENER Eco-Staycation! Touring Our Local Public Gardens ..........................................................................31 By Kathy Jentz MIND-BODY-SPIRIT Turning Point: When the Sun Stands Still .........................................................................................45 By Carol Burbank ANIMAL WELLNESS Do Animals Feel Things More Intensely Than We Do? ....................................................................49 By Michael Jawer
The Wheel of the Year, a solar-based agrarian model, is in the Summer Cycle, a time for toil and play! Page 17
Citizen Science involves volunteer-driv- en projects that advance research, build connections to science, and can provide fun for the whole family. Page 43
ON THE COVER: SOUL’S RAINBOW, By Brianna Pippens. Artist profile, page 65
MORE RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE LIVING
• Creating a Culture of Connection, by Trish Hall - pg 47 • Book review by Isabella Cates: Seeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening , by Rose Rosetree - pg 52 • Book review by Alyce Ortuzar: High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health , by Elizabeth Grossman - pg 55 • Summer Solstice Medicine, by Jazmine Jenné Williams - pg 62 • Power of Poetry: As the Script Unfolds , by Scott Thomas Outlar - pg 63 • Summer Events Calendar - pg 35 • Advertiser Index - pg 66
SAVE THE DATE! PATHWAYS FALL EXPO & ONLINE MARKETPLACE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023, COLLEGE PARK, MD An Invitation From Your Pathways Team
Start planning now for the Pathways Fall Spring Natural Living Expo and Online Marketplace - our premier Mind-Body-Spirit-Eco event in the DMV! As the larger of our annual Expos, you can expect over 120 booths and more than 40 workshops. We are still accepting vendor applications, so check out our website for more information. Online advance ticket purchasing through Eventbrite will be- gin in late summer. Save the date and join us to support local businesses with purpose and intention to keep resources in the communities where we live and work. Until then, enjoy the light, warmth and more leisurely pace of summer. Start your vacation reading with our articles that are full of ways to make the most of the season: local garden tours; science ac- tivities for family holiday fun; tips for seasonal self-care, and much more. Take time to connect with yourself, your loved ones, and Mother Earth. Relax and play!
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