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		<title>You are Extraordinarily Normal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder&#8230; I wish I received this message when I was a young girl in the midst of my body&#8217;s shifts and transformation&#8230; You are not [...]]]></description>
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<h2><em>Just a reminder&#8230;</em></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/429880_10150639742490699_525575698_9157159_606351041_n.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-911 aligncenter" title="429880_10150639742490699_525575698_9157159_606351041_n" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/429880_10150639742490699_525575698_9157159_606351041_n.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="674" /></a></p>
<p>I wish I received this message when I was a young girl in the midst of my body&#8217;s shifts and transformation&#8230;</p>
<p>You are not abnormal.  No two yoni&#8217;s are the same.  One of your breasts is likely slightly different in size and shape than the other.  Every inch of you that is manifested in lines, wrinkles, curves, etc&#8230;  IT IS ALL NORMAL.  Your body&#8217;s imperfections are beautiful.  Accept yourself for who she is and know you are a reflection of divine perfection.</p>
<p>I just wanted to let you know that you are normal.  Normal in the most extraordinary of senses.</p>
<p>Pass the message along, please.</p>
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		<title>Menstrual Awareness: Deeper Insight into Women’s Monthly Cycles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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<p>Menstruation can be a controversial subject, leaving it dubbed with things like &#8220;that time of the month&#8221; or &#8220;the monthly curse&#8221;.  Generally speaking, our western society views menstruation as dirty;  Something that needs to be hidden and not acknowledged.  We are trained to stuff ourselves with bleach contaminated tampons or soak up our blood with pads that are saturated in chemicals.  Why has societies perception of our bleeding changed so dramatically over the years?  When did we start to feel the need to hide our body&#8217;s natural cycles?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Tampons.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-900" title="Tampons" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Tampons-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a>Menstruation used to begin later in Women&#8217;s lives that it does currently in youth today.  Prior to the 20th century, majority of Women did not begin their cycle until their mid-late teens. Comparatively, girls today starting their cycles as early as eight years old.  The dramatic shift is quite absurd. What caused this rapid development of women today?  In my opinion, chemicals have something to do with it.  Xeno-estrogens especially.  Xeno-estrogens are terrible by products that are abundant throughout the environment, due to pollution and overuse of chemicals.</p>
<p>Why can simple chemicals influence Women&#8217;s bodies so significantly?  As I stated, chemicals are xeno-estrogens.  Pollutants.  They are synthetic forms of our naturally occurring hormone, estrogen. These fake forms of estrogen mimic our natural estrogen and have been known to damage our hormonal balance. These imbalances can lead to a host of health issues for both women and men.  Xeno-estrogens can severely affect our menstrual cycles, menstruation beginning at early ages being an example of this.</p>
<p>Xeno-estrogenic substances were much less common and used more infrequently before the 20th century.  Today, the infertility rates among women are sky high.  Link to the chemical use and production?  I&#8217;d say.</p>
<p>Here is the situation:  These xeno-estrogenic substances are in the commercial menstrual products used by most Women today.  Tampons and pads are concentrated with the chemicals dioxin, rayon, and asbestos which are all xeno-estrogens.  Rayon serves the purpose of absorbency in the pads and tampons, while dioxin is a chemical known to cause bleeding.  Could there be a relationship to dioxin added to menstrual products to increase women&#8217;s bleeding so women need to use more of these menstrual products with each cycle, thus further supporting the menstrual product industry?  Interesting correlation.  Not only that, but the chemical asbestos is common in these products.  Asbestos is an irritant that can also cause excessive bleeding.  Dioxin is toxic to the reproductive and immune system, and has been known to cause endometriosis (irregular bleeding/infertility which is very common among women today.)  Rayon creates a breeding ground for dioxin within the vagina (from the use of tampons) by leaving fibers behind in the uterus.  This process has been known to lead to toxic shock syndrome, because leaving the toxic tampon in for extended lengths of increases this breeding ground, creating greater susceptibility.</p>
<p>No wonder women developed their cycles later in life and were not plagued by these illnesses related to menstruation as often.  Women were not ashamed of their blood in<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Imse-Vimse-Cloth-Pads.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-901" title="Imse-Vimse-Cloth-Pads" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Imse-Vimse-Cloth-Pads.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a> traditional cultures, or even just before the 20th century! &#8220;When they menstruated, they left a trail of blood behind them.&#8221; ~ &#8220;The Indisposed Woman&#8221; Pfaffenweiler, Germany 1991. Our ancestral Grandmothers gathered women to bleed together, and celebrate their menstruation.  It was viewed as holy and sacred.  Some cultures believed it to be such a powerful time, that women would be directed to retreat to their &#8220;Moon Lodges&#8221; during menstruation, where they would spend time in solitude or with other bleeding women.  It has been said in some cultures that menstruation is so powerful it can override the power of any other ritual or ceremony, if a bleeding woman is present during it.  This is why women could not partake in sweat lodges during menstruation.  In India and many other places and cultures, menstrual blood was prized, and shared discreetly with the intention to derive strength and power from it.</p>
<p>In earlier ages, women simply used cloth pads which they would wash and reuse, over and over again.  This trend is coming back again.  The knowledge of the chemicals used in the commercial products is spreading, so women are starting to turn to a safer, natural route. On the market today, there are several companies who sell organic cotton menstrual pads.  They are completely reusable, washable, and comfortable!</p>
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<p>This is my current care method during my bleeding time and it has been working great for me.  It feels good to allow my blood to spill freely, without feeling stopped up by a tampon.  On a spiritual and emotional level, consider how using a tampon to stop up your bleeding could be effecting you.  Could it perhaps be a &#8220;stopping up&#8221; of the emotions, rather than letting it all move through naturally?  Bottling it all up and keeping it hidden?  For me, using a tampon resembles lack of expression.  Our menstrual cycle is an expression of our femininity and power.  Using cloth pads to catch my blood is allowing the natural cycles of my body to flow while I avoid the absorption of toxic chemicals by refraining from using commercial menstrual products.  I feel at ease using the natural pads, comfortable in my cycles, and in a positive place with my health.  I have seen phenomenal changes in my well-being and self-love simply through the converting to natural menstrual care.</p>
<p>It is time for us women to take back our power, holding our bodies and our blood with holiness.  When we honor and care for our selves, it is mirrored within our community, and mirrored into the world.  Find a menstrual method that works best for you!  Your blood is sacred, as is your being.  Love it all up!</p>
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		<title>Alas, Another Dose from the Pill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year here on my blog, I covered the topics of pheromones (you can find that post here).  Pheromones are the scents produced by our hormones, which [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last year here on my blog, I covered the topics of <em>pheromones</em> <a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/our-primal-scents/" target="_blank">(you can find that post here)</a>.  Pheromones are the scents produced by our hormones, which are<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Pheromones-02.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-882" title="Pheromones-02" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Pheromones-02-208x300.jpg" alt="" width="208" height="300" /></a><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/images.jpeg"><br />
</a> excreted from our bodies.  These scents, our pheromones, serve various purposes, among signaling sexual attraction, alarm, fear, etc.  Our pheromones are how we attract a partner.  This is generally an unconscious process, but nonetheless, how we subconsciously evaluate our mate&#8217;s immune system and whether they are compatible to us.</p>
<p>Upon sharing my piece about pheromones on my website, a friend linked me to an article relative to pheromones and how pheromones relate to the partners we attract.  The article described a study done on Women who were using the birth control pill as a contraceptive and the men they attracted as partners, as compared to Women who were not on synthetic contraceptives.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-pills.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-877" title="birth control pills" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-pills-300x214.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="150" /></a>It has been known for some time, that the birth control pill tweaks our hormones.  Tweak is really an understatement.  The &#8220;pill&#8221; totally ravages our endocrine system.  It sends our body into a state of thinking it is pregnant, by heightening our progesterone levels significantly, and then abruptly dropping, upon the ending of the cycle of pills.  In more common terms, the &#8220;pill&#8221; gives users a monthly abortion.</p>
<p>The study brought awareness to the fact that because of the hormonal imbalance from the pill, Women involved in the study were attracting the wrong type of man for them.  According to the study, the imbalance of hormones induced by the pill, seems to alter the type of pheromones a Woman is attracted to in a man.  The hormones in the pill influence a Woman&#8217;s assessment of male sexual attractiveness.  The study showed that Women literally became attracted to men who were genetically incompatible for them.  Hmm&#8230; Synthetic hormones = Synthetic partner?  Sounds like it.</p>
<p>Women are naturally attracted to men who have immune system genes different from their own.  We sense this through their pheromones.  The hormones in the pill were attracting Women to men who had immune system genes similar to their own.  We purposely attract the opposite sex with different immune genes from us for a variety of reasons.  A wide range of immune genes passed on from a couple to their offspring decreases the child&#8217;s vulnerability to disease, the couple is less likely to experience fertility problems and/or miscarriages, etc.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-879" title="dna" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dna-300x130.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="130" /></p>
<p>Not only is it a problem that the pill was influencing Women to attract the wrong man genetically, but it was found that when Women went off the pill, they lost their attraction to their partner and relationships fell apart.  Any correlation to the massive amounts of divorce in society today, since the abundant use of birth control has taken reign?  Potentially!  Subconsciously, Women must realize once their hormones are not under the influence of the pill, that the man that are with isincompatible for them due to the mismatched genetics.  On the surface, it seems the relationship is simply deteriorating, when in fact, there is much more to the story.  How interesting!  But how unfortunate&#8230;  Not only are our feminine bodies being manipulated with these synthetic substances, but the pill is controlling our senses!  So, Women are riding the emotional roller coaster due to the hormonal balance from the pill, but also from being in a relationship unsuitable for them on a cellular level!  Fascinating!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-pills-400x400.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-885" title="birth-control-pills-400x400" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-pills-400x400-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="126" height="126" /></a>Reading this article, I made a connection;  Had a realization.  I may have gone through this exact experience.  I started using the birth control pill at age 13-14 and stayed on it for a few years, having many relationships, in search of the right partner.  The year that I chose to stop the use of the pill (about 5 years ago), I was two years deep into a relationship.  We were totally into one another &#8211; Moved across the country to California together, got our own house, etc., etc.  While in California, my quest for health began and I discontinued the use of the pill.  Looking back on the experience, the relationship really began spiraling downward immediately after my discontinuation of using birth control pills.  My sexual attraction to my partner ceased abruptly.  I never wanted to spend time around him.  He had me on edge constantly.  It was a mess.  I never understood what the problem was between us.  Where did the connection go?  The more I furthered my passion for health and alternative lifestyle, the more my hormones began regulated, my moods feeling more stable &#8211; I was so happy!  How could I feel so good in my own being, but so unhappy with my partner?  Now I know the answer.  It may seem like a dramatic statement, but this truth about the pill makes so much sense.  It literally calls in a partner that is totally wrong for us.  On a level of genetics, no less!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-ad31.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-881" title="birth-control-ad3" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/birth-control-ad31-239x300.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="300" /></a>I am happy to say that I have been off the pill for quite a few years now.  I am more tuned into my hormones and endocrine system than ever, and feel healthier that I could have imagined.  The old relationship I mentioned ended in due time, as clearly he was not the match for me.  Since then, I have attracted a partner whom I connected to naturally, without the influence of synthetic hormones and our relationship couldn&#8217;t be more magickal and balanced.  Going by the ideas listed in the study, I clearly have now attracted a partner whose genetics are opposite mine, creating a perfect balance of attraction between us!  My body picked up on this naturally, on a subconscious level, having not been influenced by synthetic hormones circulating in my system this time <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>This study simply brings to the surface yet another dramatic hindrance that the pill can project into our lives.  It is unfortunate that Women are fooled into thinking that they need to dose themselves with these hormones to control their fertility;  Commonly, to please their husband and withhold from conceiving.  Rather than disempowering our bodies and immersing ourselves in relationships that aren&#8217;t fit for us, let&#8217;s pursue a natural way of life, calling in the partner who is truly made for us, who&#8217;s genetics are a perfect match! We don&#8217;t need the synthetics&#8230; We just need our authentic selves!</p>
<p>If you would like to read the article about the study for yourself, you can find it at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4516566.ece">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4516566.ece</a></p>
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		<title>Epic Eden Hot Springs Retreat! May 2nd ~ 6th, 2012</title>
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<address><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Eden Hot Springs</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">, located in Arizona, is a Magical, almost </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> mythical</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> place to enhance your health, empower your life, and redefine your vision. For countless generations, it has been sacred ground and place of renewal, not only for us, but for the native peoples who came before us.</span></span></strong></address>
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<h3><span style="color: #000000;"> The <strong><a href="http://www.epicedenhotsprings.com" target="_blank">Epic Eden Hot Springs Retreat</a></strong> is the co-creation of many community leaders who have all personally experienced great transformation on the Lands and in the Waters of Eden. </span></h3>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.epicedenhotsprings.com/may-2012-offerings.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Click </span><span style="color: #000000;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: #000000;"> for a detailed list of the Eden Facilitators and their offerings!<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Epic-Eden-Spring-2010-96.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-587" title="Epic Eden Spring 2010-96" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Epic-Eden-Spring-2010-96-300x229.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="229" /></a><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">Epic Eden Retreats combine the undeniable healing power of  7 geothermal hot spring pools, vortexes of the ancient land, sacred ceremonies, inspiring lectures and &#8220;play&#8221;shops, delectable cuisine, invigorating yoga, various modalities of dance and many optional healing services.    The retreat curriculum at Eden invites you to activate many modalities of moving your body, opening your mind and discovering new things. It is a safe place to renew your creativity and tap into your full potential. This retreat time can also be utilized to relax deeply and commune with nature. Most importantly, it is an immersion into a community that is helping to create the new earth paradigm where connection, community support and living in harmony with nature are essential.</span></p>
<div><span style="color: #ccffff;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #917454;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #917454;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">Eden Hot Springs is a natural setting and your visit here is the perfect opportunity to be nurtured by the Elements. Epic Eden is an all-camping retreat. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">There are an abundance of beautiful, camping spaces where you are free to pitch a tent under the stars, and get just a little bit closer to Mother Earth. If you have never camped before, Eden is the perfect place for you to experience sleeping outdoors for the first time. One of our lovely staff would be happy to assist you in finding the perfect space for you, and help you set up your tent. There are spaces more secluded, providing privacy for you ~ As well as more populated spaces where retreaters like to commune and tent around one another. The choice is yours as to where you would like to spend your nights! There is a brand new bathroom facility, with flushing toilets and running sinks ~ As well as an outdoor cold shower area.  For more information about accommodation options, <a href="http://www.epicedenhotsprings.com/accommodations.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</span></span></div>
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<address><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ccffff;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #917454;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #917454;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Epic-Eden-Spring-2010-62.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-588" title="Epic Eden Spring 2010-62" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Epic-Eden-Spring-2010-62-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>This retreat is about rejuvenation ~ Employing what is essential to your well being: pure food, healing water, sunshine, earth, fresh air, community, and lots of laughter and joy! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">You will have the opportunity to connect with nature, make new friends, soak in any of the legendary geothermal hot spring pools, </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">learn about vibrant living, clear your mind, purify your body, and soften your heart.</span></span></strong></span></address>
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<address><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Eden Hot Springs is located close to the town of Thatcher, Arizona ~ Just west of Safford. It is located northeast of Tucson and southeast of Phoenix, heading east toward New Mexico. It is approximately a 2.5 hour drive from the Tucson Airport and a 3 hour drive from the Phoenix Airport. It is on private land and does not show up on </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">mo</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">st maps. </span></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">W</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-style: normal;">e will send you detailed directions before the retreat begins.</span></span></span></span></span></address>
<h2><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">This is truly the Event of a Lifetime!</span></strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">If you have any questions about the retreat or would like information regarding payment options please contact Rebecca: desti</span><span style="color: #000000;">nationbliss@gmail.com</span></strong></span></p>
<h2><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><em>$500 Investment ~ <a href="http://www.epicedenhotsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank">Secure your space today!</a></em></span></strong></h2>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, I have been thinking about the young girls.  Primarily, those girls that are coming of age but not limited to them.  The age where the feminine [...]]]></description>
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<p>Lately, I have been thinking about the young girls.  Primarily, those girls that are coming of age but not limited to them.  The age where the feminine cycles being<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/6asmqv8.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-846" title="6asmqv8" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/6asmqv8-278x300.jpg" alt="" width="278" height="300" /></a> initiating themselves feels like such a pivotal and influential time in a female&#8217;s life.  I know it was for me, at least.  I only now wish that I had had a wise woman mentor their to guide me through that initiation consciously, with grace.</p>
<p>I have been considering what it means to raise a young girl in this day and age &#8211; Raising her with openness.  With truth.  Openness and truth about her body&#8217;s rhythms, about her sexuality, about her feelings and experiences.  I have witnessed friends and women in the natural health community raising their little girls openly and what that looks like is magick.  A young girl without suppression?  That is almost unheard of these days.  But witnessing a young girl, with little to no suppression, freely expressing herself is incredible &#8211; Magnificent to say the least, knowing she will continue evolving in her power, helping others along the way.</p>
<p>I am just going to be honest.  I worry about the future of women sometimes.  Not often, because I am so trusting in our power and transformative abilities, though I do worry on occasion.  There is such a powerful movement of feminine energy that is spreading women&#8217;s wisdom.  Women continuing the wise woman tradition, educating about taking care of ourselves naturally, passing on the wisdom of our cycles and her-story.  At the same time, mainstream media continues to push to the forefront of culture these &#8220;iconic&#8221; women who supposedly symbolize women&#8217;s beauty, health, power, etc. today (think magazines you see in the grocery store, etc.)  To me, this image projects a message lacking authenticity, personality, meaning, power, and so on.  Personally, I feel that this image furthers the suppression of the divine feminine and women&#8217;s inherent beauty.  Headlines of these magazines highlight the dramatic personal lives of women, idealizing them and featuring them looking sickly and distressed.  Ads campaign across the TV channels, advertising tampons and pharmaceuticals to cloak and/or inhibit women&#8217;s natural bodily rhythms.  Women are getting sick from birth control.  Women are dying from HPV vaccines.  The truth is dark, but it is the truth.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mothergoddessearth.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-845" title="mothergoddessearth" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mothergoddessearth-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a>On the other side, so much progress is being made in the de-programming and re-educating of the female populous.   More women than I sometimes am able to fathom are spreading our her-story and empowering women with knowledge and understanding of our natural cycles, our feminine capabilities, and the magick we are able manifest.  I witness miracles amongst women on a regular basis.  Several of my close girlfriends have given birth at home naturally in the past year.  Some with midwives, some unassisted.  Want to talk miracles?  Yeah, natural birthing is one.  I could name several women who are spreading women&#8217;s spirituality and empowerment like their lives depend upon it.  Women like <a href="http://alisastarkweather.com/">ALisa Starkweather</a> come to mind.  ALisa is a visionary and founder of many women&#8217;s initiatives, such as the Red Tent Temple.  Another woman who comes to mind is <a href="http://www.redtentmovie.com/filmmaker.html">Isadora Leidenfrost</a>, who is currently making a movie called <a href="http://www.redtentmovie.com/">&#8220;Things We Don&#8217;t Talk About:  Healing Narratives from the Red Tent&#8221;</a> &#8211; This is a movie about women gathering together in sacred space for healing, ritual, and sharing.  It is spaces like <a href="http://alisastarkweather.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=25&amp;Itemid=48">Red Tent&#8217;s</a> and <a href="http://www.susunweed.com/moonlodge.htm">Moon Lodge&#8217;s</a>, holding space for healing that are helping women today find their power and knowing.  Women dedicating their lives to this work is a miracle.  I am dedicating my life to this women&#8217;s work.</p>
<p>The younger generations need education.  It is the maidens who truly need us, in that moment where she shifts from the innocence of childhood to the years of development where she begins writing her story.  It is the young girl coming into her moon time, prepared by society to plug herself up with a tampon &#8211; She needs us.  Let&#8217;s teach girls they don&#8217;t have to hide.  Let&#8217;s explain to them how their female cycles are not bad and wrong, and what they are feeling is natural.  Let&#8217;s continue being shining examples of authenticity so as to communicate to them that truth is where the beauty stands.</p>
<p>It is our influence on these young women that really impacts our future as women.  Let&#8217;s keep the tradition alive; the rituals, the ceremonies, the wisdom.  Spread it all like wildfire.  If you don&#8217;t know the tradition, learn it.  Find a wise woman who can teach you.  Where is there a young girl, ready and waiting for her Goddess mentor?  How can you support a young girl who is present in your life?  Perhaps it is that little girl who has looked up to you since she was a child.  Find her.  That is the girl who needs you.  She needs your consciousness, your sharing of our innate power.</p>
<p>Wake up a maiden near you -</p>
<p>Our future depends upon it.</p>
<p>Blessings,     ~Ali</p>
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		<title>Everything That We Are</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything That We Are Intimate Words About Femininity We are knowing. We are understanding. We are patient. We are resilient. We are strong. We are loud, yet [...]]]></description>
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<h2><strong>Everything That We Are<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Warrioress.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-830" title="Warrioress" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Warrioress-216x300.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="300" /></a></strong></h2>
<h4><em>Intimate Words About Femininity</em></h4>
<p>We are knowing.</p>
<p>We are understanding.</p>
<p>We are patient.</p>
<p>We are resilient.</p>
<p>We are strong.</p>
<p>We are loud, yet we are quiet.</p>
<p>We speak our truth.</p>
<p>We are supported.</p>
<p>We are present.</p>
<p>We are loving.</p>
<p>We are intentional.</p>
<p>Our passion is so clear&#8230; Though truly, we are just winging it.</p>
<p>We feel.</p>
<p>We are deep.</p>
<p>We are real.</p>
<p>We are so real, we birth life through our bodies.  It doesn’t get much realer than that.</p>
<p>We are creation and we can also be destruction.  Which do we choose?</p>
<p>We embrace the darkness, though we are pure light.</p>
<p>We grieve.  We heal.  We regenerate.</p>
<p>We bleed each month but do not die.</p>
<p>We renew ourselves.</p>
<p>Is there anything that we can’t do?</p>
<p>Is there anything that we are not?</p>
<p>We are the void.  We are wholeness.</p>
<p>We are death and rebirth, over and over again.</p>
<p>We are divinity in its full expression.</p>
<p>We are juicy, we are sensual, we are sexual.</p>
<p>We are ecstatic.  We ARE ecstasy.</p>
<p>We are shapeshifters.</p>
<p>We are healers.</p>
<p>We are magick.</p>
<p>There is nothing that we can not be or do.</p>
<p>We have done it all.  We have been it all.</p>
<p>We are everything and we are nothing at the same time.</p>
<p>We are a collective.</p>
<p>We are inherently feminine.</p>
<p>We are maiden, we are mother, we are crone.</p>
<p>We are sisters.</p>
<p>We are woman.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written on 11-11-11 at ALisa Starkweather&#8217;s Belly &#38; Womb Conference Walking into the space, there is nothing but friendly and familiar faces to behold.  So much red [...]]]></description>
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<h5><em>Written on 11-11-11 at ALisa Starkweather&#8217;s <a href="http://alisastarkweather.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=28&amp;Itemid=38">Belly &amp; Womb Conference</a></em></h5>
<p>Walking into the space, there is nothing but friendly and familiar faces to behold.  So much red infused through the crowd and decoratively adorning the space.  I am immediately reminded of the sacred space this collective group of women hold.  What a blessing.</p>
<p>Women are simply themselves here.  They sing, dance, laugh, cry, scream and let the Shakti energy move them here &#8211; Because they can.  No judgement.  Now<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/315979_10150391225636763_672291762_9900686_114087531_n.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-800" title="315979_10150391225636763_672291762_9900686_114087531_n" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/315979_10150391225636763_672291762_9900686_114087531_n-300x241.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="241" /></a> that is beauty.  The false sense of self can be dropped because the space is so held.  Only the true self checks in at the door there.  Every woman there is ready to welcome you into the space with a sly smile of knowing that we can all share.</p>
<p>In one corner of the room I see one of my sisters belly dancing in front of the drumming women.  She is dancing alone, in front of everyone &#8211; No shame.  At the front of the group another sister is signing along with passion and deep connection to the song being sung on stage by our other sister.  It is incredible to see such a large group of women in one space, with all of their masks removed &#8211; This includes myself.</p>
<p>Dropping my subconscious mask is one of my favorite parts of this women&#8217;s circle.  I enter and without thinking, release the image that I feel I need to fulfill and show up as the person I am.  I cry and release grief in circle, I giggle with the women, I dance and open myself to the energy, I connect with new women, I left my sexy self shine.  I expose my soul.</p>
<p>When it comes down to it, I don&#8217;t really have a choice to do anything but be vulnerable there anyway.  There is a &#8220;tough love&#8221; inherent in the circle.  The most compassionate and loving tough love I have ever experienced.  We do deep emotional work in this circle.  If someone is locking down some part of themselves, or stuffing down some charged emotion, guaranteed it is going to come out here.  All the stored &#8220;stuff&#8221; winds up coming out because there is sacred space being held for that very reason.  Women supporting women, who each expect that because you showed up here, you are here to do the work.  Done and done.  Trust it is always valuable processing and the end result is a more freed soul.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/379054_10150499425497573_528937572_10179422_1938301337_n.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-809" title="379054_10150499425497573_528937572_10179422_1938301337_n" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/379054_10150499425497573_528937572_10179422_1938301337_n-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>(Image to the left is the Occupy Womb, Occupy Belly Altar at the conference this past weekend.) It is such an inspiration to show up to a circle like this, filled with so many authentically beautiful women.  Women being present, being themselves.  For me, it is a magickal mirror, reminding myself of my authentic beauty which is equally as inspiring to other women.  It is a reminder that the real me (by saying the &#8220;real&#8221; me, I am referring to whats true to my soul) is way cooler than whatever I might be trying to cover it up with at times in life.</p>
<p>My experience over the weekend reminded me of some incredibly sweet and juicy advice I received from a close woman of mine recently when I was feeling a bit distressed.  I was sharing with her how I was feeling triggered in a few ways and how when that happens to me, certain reactive behaviors emerge from me that don&#8217;t feel good to express.  So, she encouraged me to draw an image of myself in my minds eye &#8211; An image of my most authentic, beautiful, magnetic, enchanting, joyful self.  She asked me to name this &#8220;self&#8221; so I could call on it when I felt the need to.  I decided to name this persona of mine, Alexandra, which is my full name.  Once I had this image created, she said &#8220;Okay &#8211; This is your superhero self.  The archetypal self you wish to live in, in all-ways.  I encourage you to actively embody this when you feel yourself slipping into less than optimal reactive patterns.&#8221;  She went on to say, &#8220;But here is the secret:  That image you created of your superhero self in your mind &#8211; That is already you.  That is your soul envisioned.  Just let your soul shine.&#8221;</p>
<p>The perfect advice, in my opinion.  Alexandra is my soul and I let her shine constantly.  Damn does that feel good <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Shine on, peeps.</p>
<p>Blessings,</p>
<p>~Ali</p>
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		<title>Ego Obliteration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I feel that everyone can use a good ego obliteration every once in awhile.<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Canibo-Native.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-761" title="Canibo Native" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Canibo-Native.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="238" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I just want to leave society and go live with an indigenous tribe to learn with a Shaman.  While I know it is not always a realistic desire, the desire to run away is because I sometimes get sick of listening to my own ego at work.  I am my own worst critic, no doubt.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It was all quieter in Peru.  I didn’t truly notice it until I returned home, but my ego was close to silent while in Peru.  My ego and inner critic was the closest to silent I could remember it having been in the longest time, and, well, as silent as an ego is ever really going to get, I suppose <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Traveling in this environment that was so foreign to me, I did not have anyone to impress, little to no expectations of myself &#8211; I was simply holding the intention to live moment to moment, exploring Pachamama’s beauty and utter magnificence.  I did not have tasks to complete while I was there in terms of things like housework or job related duties.  All I really had to concern myself with was cleaning my body as I saw fit and feeding myself when I was hungry.  Even then, all meals were prepared for us there so one less task I was distracted with.  Some days I chose to hardly eat anything, while other days I feasted.  Some days I didn’t shower at all, while others I rinsed off several times per day.  It felt liberating to be unattached to a schedule.</p>
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<p>While some structure in my normal day to day life at home usually feels productive and comfortable, the break from it all felt so good.  The lack of things to concern myself with aside from my spiritual growth and the exploration of the physical plane we were doing in Peru contributed to my ability to move my focus from being so mind oriented to being more heart centered.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It was a truly care-free journey I had in Peru.  I traveled there to intentionally have my ego obliterated, learning in pure reverence and admiration of all the teachings that this sacred part of the earth has to offer.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">As I mentioned, I didn’t really realize until I returned home from our adventure that my ego had been on as much of a vacation as I was.  It was getting back into my day to day flow at home, that I realized how unattached from self-judgement, ridicule, and negative thought processes I had been.  Bliss!  Perhaps this goes for all, as I know each of us has a small (or large) inner critic within the confines of our mind &#8211; But I feel as though my intense Scorpionic nature supports my being prone to judging myself frequently and consistently, as Scorpios can be quite dark by nature <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />   I suppose it is all just a process, like anything, in learning, remembering (and sometimes forgetting) to make space for more peace of mind.  In summary, this lack of ego was revelatory for me.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The enamoring beauty of Peru and my deep inner personal work had taken my focus throughout my journey.  It has been a beautiful and inspiring reflection since I returned home, observing what kind of energy has the power to quiet the ego in such a profound and clear way for me.  In this experience, it was the energy of humbleness, receptivity and the desire to dive deep within myself that seemed to grant me such a break from my ego.</p>
<p>The lesson I have taken from all of this feels like it is to bring that powerful energy of reverence and openness into my day to day life on a more frequent</p>
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<p>and regular basis.  For me, this looks like doing my very best to drop out of my critical mind and down into my heart in order to receive and appreciate all that I create in my life with gratitude.  For me, this also looks like trusting my power and intuition&#8230;  Straight up loving myself, unconditionally.  It is also remembering to give myself a break from the structure and personal ridicule, just to simply bask in the embrace of Pachamama.  That kind of attitude also makes for a way happier Ali who is much more fun to be around, anyway <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I suppose I won’t always need a vacation to honor all of this within and without myself, though in this instance, the traveling in such openness was the catalyst for this remembering.  I am grateful that this understanding came to me on such a potent and pivotal journey in my life.</p>
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<p>After taking what I am now realizing was a much needed break from writing, my inspiration for sharing through this medium was recently re-awakened while spending time traveling in Peru.  It was a truly a soul transformational journey.<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/peru-inca-salt-mines-raw-flora-rainforest-supplements-ecotours-07-200x300.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-711" title="peru-inca-salt-mines-raw-flora-rainforest-supplements-ecotours-07-200x300" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/peru-inca-salt-mines-raw-flora-rainforest-supplements-ecotours-07-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>So, here I am, ready to give you my latest downloads <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Over the last few months, I have been experimenting with going between periods of cleansing and periods of nourishing.  I spent a great while experimenting with cleansing and fasting methods earlier in my life that wound up being more detrimental to my health than beneficial.  After that intense fasting period, I moved onto massively nourishing my body with densely nutritious whole foods which brought be a lot of healing.  I meditated on the balance between cleansing and nourishing, realizing there really is a place for both.</p>
<p>This on and off cycle of cleansing and nourishing reminds me of the feast and famine pattern that native cultures experienced when going for periods of time with little food and at other times having an abundance of food.  Many native cultures induced this cleansing period upon themselves at times, often around the time of consuming a sacred plant medicine.  We learned a lot about this while in Peru, where they call this cleansing period a &#8220;dieta&#8221;.  We followed a dieta because we were a part of an Ayahuasca ceremony while visiting Peru.  Our Shaman explained in advance to our ceremony that he encourages participants to eliminate red meats, salt, spicy foods, most sugars, alcohol, and sex from their diets for at the very least, a few days leading up to the Ayahuasca ceremony and the few days after the ceremony.  Their belief is that this particular diet lightens the body and cleanses it of stagnant toxins in order to create a more harmonious and susceptible environment for the plant medicine.  However, the belief is not that the foods that are being eliminated are bad in nature or bad for the body &#8211; The belief is more that it is healthy to take breaks from the substances so the body can process more efficiently.</p>
<p>This is what I have been been experimenting with at home, as well &#8211; Taking time to really nourish myself with hearty meals and then following that by taking a period of time to eat lightly and perhaps eliminate some of the heavier foods from my diet for that time, such as meat, starchy vegetables, carbohydrates, alcohol, etc.</p>
<p>The cleansing protocol that I have been using is a basis of light meals, three times per day (or as hunger arises, making that potentially less or more meals) which consist of high vegetable content (cooked and raw), some lean protein (wild-caught fish or pastured organic eggs) and whichever fruit is in season<a href="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_9912.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-730" title="IMG_9912" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_9912-300x205.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="205" /></a>locally.  I also consider this a loose cleanse &#8211; Meaning that I do not hold myself to any strict boundaries that wind up stressing me out more than helping me.  If I forget to do a piece of the protocol, if I don&#8217;t have time, or simply don&#8217;t want to &#8211; I don&#8217;t carry guilt about it and just keep moving forward with what feels best for my body in that moment.  Having said that, here are the main components of the cleansing protocol that I have been following my periods of nourishment with:</p>
<p>• 3-4 quarts of water daily</p>
<p>• Do light-intensity exercise, medium-intensity exercise, heavy-intensity exercise, and a day off from exercise cycled through the course of every four days.</p>
<p>• Daily infra-red sauna use (if you don&#8217;t have a sauna, contact a local gym such as the YMCA as they usually have some kind of sauna.  If not, I know people who get into their car, roll up the windows and turn on the heat until they sweat!  Be creative <img src='http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>• Daily full body wet (or dry) skin brushing.</p>
<p>• Tongue scraping twice per day and brushing with a detoxifying toothpaste as seen here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqR8UmAvZQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqR8UmAvZQ</a></p>
<p>• A citrus and berry fruit drink in the morning blended with aromatic and detoxifying herbs from the garden.</p>
<p>• 2-3 tbsp. of Psyilium Husk mixed with water and drank immediately before bed (Roughage for the digestive system to help clear it out and regulate bowel movements.)</p>
<p>• A blended coffee drink in the morning to further assist cleansing of the intestines, removing stagnant matter.</p>
<p>• 1/2 droppers full of Reishi &amp; Chaga tinctures once or twice daily.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-729" title="photo" src="http://www.gaiascouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/photo-138x300.jpg" alt="" width="138" height="300" />• 1 teaspoon of clay mixed with water and drank</p>
<p>• Powdered seaweed facial masks to mineralize the skin, remove dead cells, and rejuvenate tissues.</p>
<p>• Apply Emu oil &amp; <a href="http://www.livinglibations.com?a_aid=4e37371b56ba4">Living Libations Rose Glow Facial Creme</a> to my face to nourish and tonify the skin.</p>
<p>Now, I know this all can sound like quite a lot &#8211; However, many of these practices are part of my every day lifestyle so it just means adding practices in here and there, where they feel appropriate.  I share these tips with you in the case that any part of this information resonates as something that seems like it could be helpful to you on your health journey, as these practices have helped me in significant ways.  Allowing myself to cleanse in moderation has made room for a lighter mind, in being able to process more consciously what I experience, making more room for creativity and openness.</p>
<p>I feel that it is vitally important to be regularly nourishing the body with clean, whole food nutrition and lots of self-care/love.  Cleansing and fasting has it&#8217;s place, though I believe it should be done in moderation.  Too much fasting can make for malnutrition.  Too much nourishment can make for weight gain and lethargy.  For me, my body feels most in balance when I delicately balance the feasting and famine in my lifestyle.  The cleansing can feel like just as much of a party as the feasting!</p>
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It is official&#8230; The health seminar of the year is just three weeks away! <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1223764">The Longevity Conference</a> ~ September 24th-26th. A large-scale event, with people gathering for a common cause &#8211; Longevity! Could it get any better?! We will be hosted by the Longevity Now crew, in Costa Mesa, California. The weekend long conference consists of  15+ speakers, all sharing their personal wealth of knowledge in their skill-set, relating to health and longevity. Among those speakers will be David Wolfe, Daniel Vitalis, Frank Giglio, John Robbins, Dr. Mercola, Donna Gates, Truth Caulkins, Nick Ortner, and quite a few more! For those immersed in the world of natural health, you are probably aware of some of these community leaders, as they have all made quite a name for themselves!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">There will also be a few dozen exhibitors at the weekend-long conference, with personal tables where they will have their companies products and treats for sale. Some of those companies include <a href="http://www.surthrival.com">SurThrival</a>, Jing Herbs, Franks Finest, Living Libations, Aimee&#8217;s Livin&#8217; Magic, The Alchemy of Self, Omica Organics, Body Ecology, and MUCH MORE! The exhibitors will be open for sales all weekend long.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I am blessed to join this event with SurThrival supporting <a href="http://www.danielvitalis.com">Daniel Vitalis</a>, assisting at the SurThrival booth in providing the most cutting-edge products to the attendees of this epic event! I am thoroughly excited to make connections and share knowledge with the public around SurThrival’s amazing products, which I stand strongly behind. I look forward to getting the download from all of the amazing speakers that will be present to share for the event, as well! The line-up is phenomenal, and I can only imagine what some of them have up their sleeves to share. What a great opportunity for community education and expansion! This event is NOT to be missed… That is for sure!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To top of the already amazing conference, there will be a private &#8220;Meeting with the Masters&#8221; workshop ~ A &#8220;BEHIND CLOSED DOORS&#8221; EVENT! A seven-hour experience with three of the world&#8217;s top Longevity experts!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In this advanced workshop, Daniel Vitalis, David Wolfe, and Truth Calkins, will go more in-depth on elixir crafting, the art of tonic alchemy, the secrets to abundant health, complete cell rejuvenation, and longevity!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">With these inspirational and educated health experts, you will discover the cutting-edge technologies that will vastly improve the main systems in your body: neuro endocrine immunology, telomere theory, antioxidant theory, stem cell theory, cell binding theory, and quantum brain theory.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">There will also be a 90-minute panel where members of the audience can ask their most burning questions to these three extraordinary masters.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Register for this exclusive workshop on the <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1223764">Longevity Now Conference </a>home page, which you can access through the banner at the top or bottom of this page.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Join us there, to get the download from all of the amazing speakers that will be present to share at the event! The line-up is phenomenal, and I can only imagine what some of them have up their sleeves to share. What a great opportunity for community education and expansion! This event is NOT to be missed&#8230; That is for sure! Join us at the <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1223764">Longevity Now Conference</a>, September 24-26th in Costa Mesa, California. It will be well worth it, without a doubt!</p>
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