TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summer 2021 — What’s Inside
PATHWAYS PROFILE FRESHFARM FoodPrints: Making Space for Wellness in the Kitchen and Outdoors.....................7 By Hannah Schiff YOGA TODAY Through a Yogic Lens: Is It Really Cultural Appropriation? Or Something Deeper?.......................9 By Anjali Sunita TO YOUR HEALTH Weight Loss With Functional Medicine ...........................................................................................11 By Helena Amos ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE Cannabis in the D-M-V: Update on Cannabis Laws in DC, MD & VA.............................................13 By Meredith Kinner and John McGowan HERB CORNER Staff Summer Picks: Herbal Recipes and Remedies .......................................................................15 Edited by Michelle Alonso ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS Re-evaluating Your Life....................................................................................................................17 By Misty Kuceris CULTIVATING COMPASSION Vision for Living in Integrity With Creation....................................................................................19 By Cynthia Sampson; Edited by Cam MacQueen GREEN NEWS & VIEWS Why Do We Mow?............................................................................................................................21 By Alyce Ortuzar MIND-BODY-SPIRIT Mindfulness in Everyday Life..........................................................................................................25 By Patricia Ullman ENERGETIC LITERACY Sensitivity Smarts............................................................................................................................27 By Rose Rosetree MIND-BODY-SPIRIT Cracking the Chrysalis—Surrendering to Transformation.............................................................29 By Trish Hall WASHINGTON GARDENER Three Tough Summer Garden Plants for Our Region....................................................................52 By Kathy Jentz RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE LIVING • Biden Administration Proposes New Civilian Climate Corps................................................................................24 • The Healing Power of Flower Remedies, by Martha Garland................................................................................49 • Change Your Life With the Sound of Your Voice, by Jill Mattson.........................................................................69 • Sapiens , Book Review by Alyce Ortuzar.................................................................................................................70 • Natural Living Expo Preliminary Program.............................................................................................................34 • Community News: In Memoriam – Honoring Lost Friends..................................................................................83 • Summer Events Calendar........................................................................................................................................40 • Pathways Resource Directory..................................................................................................................................56 • Advertiser Index......................................................................................................................................................88
FRESHFARM FoodPrints Program helps families share experiences cooking together and learning about the natural world. Story on page 7.
ON THE COVER: EYES OF NATURE, By Christina Le, young artist and AEHS student in the MCPS Visual Art Center (VAC) Program. Story on page 82.
PATHWAYS 51st NATURAL LIVING EXPO ~ Aug 1, 2021 An Invitation From Your Pathways Team Join us at our Natural Living Expo. It’s been a long, challenging year for everyone and we cannot wait to gather together with our first-ever summer show! Admission is $15, or just $10 with our discount coupon available on our website. Your entry is access to our 100+ exhibitors, and allows you to attend up to 8 of the 40+ workshops offered—all included in the price of admission! We are so excited to see you all in person when we return to the College Park Marriott at the University of Maryland this summer. See the preliminary program starting on page 34. Watch for event updates through social media and online on our NEW website.
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