What's New . . . May 2005
Encinitas Garden Festival May 21
The Encinitas Garden Festival will take place on Saturday, May 21 from 10 am to 4 pm at Cottonwood Creek Park. The festival includes walking tours of the nearly 30 gardens in nearby Encinitas Highlands, just uphill from downtown Encinitas. Visitors will be transported to the garden tour area on double-decker buses departing from the park throughout the day.
The celebration also features a Gardener's Marketplace at Cottonwood Creek Park, on the corner of Vulcan St. and Encinitas Blvd., where merchants will offer the latest in great plants, tools, garden products and more. And performing at various sites will be the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective. The Gardener's Marketplace will be open to all. Tours are by ticket only: adults– $10 on or before May 10, $15 after that; children ages 6-12– $5 before May 10, $7 after; children under 6–free.
Tickets include one free admission to Quail Gardens for the rest of the year. For tickets: call the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce (760)753-6041. Also please see www.EncinitasChamber.com Click Encinitas Garden Festival
European Court Invalidates Plan to Expand Regulation of Supplements
The European Court of Justice' main advisor has declared the proposed European Union ban on as many as 5,000 widely used vitamin products “invalid.” According to an advocate-general at the Court, the plan would violate European Union principles of legal protection.
The court's decision would appear to represent a victory for the British Health Food Manufacturers Association, the Alliance for Natural Health and the National Association of Health Food Stores, which together mounted enormous opposition to the directives advocated by the drug industry. More than a million petition signatures and a letter of protest were given to Prime Minister Tony Blair, and motions opposing the ban were introduced in both houses of Parliament.
Supplements are already treated more like medicines in Europe than they are here, and the proposed ban would draw health foods and supplements further into the general area of drug controls. Here in the United States, drug companies have been lobbying the Food and Drug Administration for greater control, but according to Whitley Streiber's latest report the FDA presently has no plans to do so.
Money & You Program Slated for June
The “Money & You” program returns to San Diego June 2-5. Focusing on elevating the consciousness of doing business, the program offers participants full-immersion activities in which they learn how to use leveraging and other principles used by successful entrepreneurs the world over—not only to make more money, but also to make a positive contribution to society.
Started by Marshall Thurber, Excellerated Business School for Entrepreneurs has been teaching this and other related programs since 1978. Graduates of Money & You include Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup[ for the Soul). Email The Light Connection for more information.
Core of Discovery Kids' Workshop
Children of all ages and their parents are invited to take part in an hour of storytelling, crafts, music and dance one Saturday morning each month at Rainy's Mystics metaphysical store in San Marcos. Cosponsored by the nonprofit group Core of Discovery, the program is designed to help parents help their children learn to walk a spiritual path. Teachers and lessons will vary and are based on Spiritual laws, not Religion.
The first Core of Discovery Kids' Workshop will take place Saturday, April 30, at 10:30am. $7.00 donation per child requested to cover craft fee. For more information call 760/744-9818 or visit www.rainysmystics.com
Chinese Medicine Offers Long-Term Relief for Allergies
With spring in full swing, more than 50 million people will suffer from allergies this season. According to the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United States, costing the health care system $18 billion annually.
While Western medicine has thus far been unable to treat allergies beyond offering symptomatic relief, Chinese medicine provides safe, drug-free solutions by way of acupuncture and Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Treatment (NAET).
An allergy can be seen as an overreaction of the immune system. NAET integrates aspects of chiropractic and kinesiology to balance and strengthen the immune system. As the body's chi (vital energy) becomes balanced, allergies cease to manifest.
For more information, call Pacific College: 800/729-0941.
SRF Celebrates Sri Yukteswar May 10
The anniversary of the birth of Yogananda's guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, will be celebrated at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple at 939 2nd Street in Encinitas. The doors will open at 6:45 for individual meditation, during which time all are invited to offer a flower and a donation at the picture of Sri Yukteswar. The official ceremony begins at 8pm for those who wish to remain.
Dr. Masaru Emoto Speaks June 8
Dr. Emoto, author of The Hidden Messages in Water and a new book, The True Power of Water , is a longtime advocate for peace in relation to water whose research has brought us a new view of the ability of water to affect our health and consciousness. Since we and the earth are mostly composed of water, his message is one of personal health, global environmental renewal, and a practical plan for peace that starts with each one of us.
In this eye-opening evening, Dr. Emoto will discuss the power of words over health and immunity, how people's names and pictures carry the information of their illnesses, and the ability of water to heal.
Sponsored by The Learning Annex, Emoto's presentation ($29.99) begins at 7:15pm, with VIP reception ($89.99) at 6pm. Call 619/544-9700 or www.learningannex.com for an additional $5.00 discount.
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