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Alternative Medicine, Healers of Ann Arbor, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners

Nicole Leffler, ALCHEMY Holistic Collective, Chelsea MI holistic healing, neurofeedback Chelsea, IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback, Issue #91

Nicole Leffler: From Retail to Holistic Healing at ALCHEMY Collective in Chelsea

Alternative Medicine, Healers of Ann Arbor, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners

Nicole Leffler, ALCHEMY Holistic Collective, Chelsea MI holistic healing, neurofeedback Chelsea, IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback, Issue #91

Discover Ann Arbor native Nicole Leffler's inspiring journey from retail and cannabis to founding ALCHEMY Holistic Collective in Chelsea, MI. Explore IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback for anxiety, PTSD, and nervous system reset, plus Scar Release Therapy for postpartum and surgical scars, intuitive business consulting via Dharma Hive, and holistic wellness offerings.

Alternative Medicine, Healers of Ann Arbor, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners

Nicole Leffler, ALCHEMY Holistic Collective, Chelsea MI holistic healing, neurofeedback Chelsea, IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback, Issue #91

Alternative Medicine, Families, Health, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners, Wellness

body literacy, women's health, Issue #91, fertility awareness

Off the Pill: Zainab Alradhi’s Quest to Restore the Sacred Knowledge of Body Literacy

Alternative Medicine, Families, Health, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners, Wellness

body literacy, women's health, Issue #91, fertility awareness

Discover how Zainab Alradhi founded Niswa to teach body literacy and the Sympto-Thermal Fertility Awareness Method. Learn about hormone-free fertility control, cycle tracking for health, spiritual empowerment, and why understanding your body transforms women's lives across generations.

Alternative Medicine, Families, Health, Interviews, Issue #91, Local Practitioners, Wellness

body literacy, women's health, Issue #91, fertility awareness

Issue #91, Nature, Personal Growth, Retreats, Travel, Weekend Getaways

weekend getaway, Fatima Retreat House, spiritual retreat Indianapolis, Fatima Retreat House Indianapolis, Issue #91

Weekend Getaways: Heading Down South: Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House

Issue #91, Nature, Personal Growth, Retreats, Travel, Weekend Getaways

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Discover Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis: a peaceful urban oasis on 13 wooded acres with trails, labyrinth, and sacred spaces for spiritual renewal. Read my personal retreat experience—perfect for private reflection, all faiths welcome. Location, contact & tips inside.

Issue #91, Nature, Personal Growth, Retreats, Travel, Weekend Getaways

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Food & Nutrition, Food Section, Health, Issue #91, Nature, Winter

winter food preserving, canning recipes, homemade, Issue #91, freezing vegetables

Winter Food Preserving: Turn Frozen Produce into Jams and Sauces

Food & Nutrition, Food Section, Health, Issue #91, Nature, Winter

winter food preserving, canning recipes, homemade, Issue #91, freezing vegetables

Beat the winter blues by turning your frozen summer harvest into delicious preserves! Learn tips on canning tomatoes, making zucchini bread, berry jams, and pumpkin soup with our expert guide and recipes.

Food & Nutrition, Food Section, Health, Issue #91, Nature, Winter

winter food preserving, canning recipes, homemade, Issue #91, freezing vegetables

Out of My comfort Zone: Making Friends with Sticks and Stones

Energy Healing, Intuition, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Pagan

comfort zone, Issue #91, witchcraft, witch, magic

Out of My comfort Zone: Making Friends with Sticks and Stones

Energy Healing, Intuition, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Pagan

comfort zone, Issue #91, witchcraft, witch, magic

I had spent years of calculated denial, wrapping myself in a camouflage of normality, only to be exposed by this stranger living her best life. What had she seen? I knew even then what I was, but I wasn’t sure I was ready for others to know. I am the person who walks into a room and gravitates to the saddest person. I naturally lighten the mood in a crowd. I am the person who knows who is on the other end of the phone way before Caller ID became standard. I am the person who has seashells and rocks collected in bowls and antique dishes scattered around my home.

Energy Healing, Intuition, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Pagan

comfort zone, Issue #91, witchcraft, witch, magic

Around town, creativity, Issue #91, Local Businesses, theatre

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Pouring Pints and Punchlines: Ann Arbor’s hear.say brewing

Around town, creativity, Issue #91, Local Businesses, theatre

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Visit hear.say brewing + theater in Ann Arbor — where craft beer, improv comedy, live music, and community connection thrive. Owner Tony DeRosa blends West Coast-inspired brews with quirky shows in a welcoming biergarten. Family- and dog-friendly spot for laughter and pints!

Around town, creativity, Issue #91, Local Businesses, theatre

local, Ann Arbor, local business, craft beer, improv comedy, Issue #91

Education, Issue #91, Personal essay, Personal Growth

Issue #91, influential teachers, Carl Jung, life-changing teacher, teacher mentorship, personal growth, art therapy, psychology

Being Seen

Education, Issue #91, Personal essay, Personal Growth

Issue #91, influential teachers, Carl Jung, life-changing teacher, teacher mentorship, personal growth, art therapy, psychology

Discover how a compassionate teacher can transform lives. Katherine Munter shares a moving story of mentorship, overcoming shame, healing from trauma, and paying it forward — inspired by Carl Jung's wisdom on the understanding heart in teaching. Who inspired you?

Education, Issue #91, Personal essay, Personal Growth

Issue #91, influential teachers, Carl Jung, life-changing teacher, teacher mentorship, personal growth, art therapy, psychology

Around town, Healing, Health, Issue #91, Local Businesses, Retreats, Wellness

The Schvitz Detroit, historic bathhouse, Detroit bathhouse, Paddy Lynch, communal sauna, steam bath, cold plunge, North End Detroit, Issue #91

The Schvitz Detroit: Historic Bathhouse Revival & Wellness Oasis

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The Schvitz Detroit, historic bathhouse, Detroit bathhouse, Paddy Lynch, communal sauna, steam bath, cold plunge, North End Detroit, Issue #91

Discover The Schvitz, Detroit's historic bathhouse since 1930. Revived by funeral director Paddy Lynch, this North End landmark offers saunas, steam baths, cold plunges, and communal wellness in a storied space once tied to Jewish immigrants and the Purple Gang. Unwind in an inclusive urban oasis.

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The Schvitz Detroit, historic bathhouse, Detroit bathhouse, Paddy Lynch, communal sauna, steam bath, cold plunge, North End Detroit, Issue #91

Families, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Nature, Personal essay, Personal Growth

personal essay, personal growth, relationships, catalpa trees, Issue #91

Catalpa Flowers and Steadfast Branches

Families, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Nature, Personal essay, Personal Growth

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This night, I climbed through the dark of my confusion to somewhere near the top quarter of the tree. I braced myself to sit on one branch, hooked my foot, and hugged the main trunk. It was solid but I could just make out a slight sway. I relinquished my human decision-making to a simple “just hold on”—something I’d later find out was a common moment (or phase) for most of humanity.

Families, Issue #91, Life Transitions, Nature, Personal essay, Personal Growth

personal essay, personal growth, relationships, catalpa trees, Issue #91

Health, Issue #91, Wellness, Winter

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The Art of Rest: 10 Tips for Winter Rejuvenation

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rest, restore, self-care, winter, Issue #91

Winter invites us inward. As colder days settle over the landscape (especially here in Michigan), everything takes on a slower pace. Trees conserve energy. Animals burrow and rest. The air itself encourages stillness. As every living thing knows, true rest isn’t laziness, it’s nourishment. Winter gives us permission to soften, restore, and rebuild energy before spring arrives. Thankfully, there are so many lovely ways to incorporate rest and relaxation into your everyday routine.

Health, Issue #91, Wellness, Winter

rest, restore, self-care, winter, Issue #91

Around town, Children, Columns, community, creativity, Issue #91, Nature

kids in community, moon, family activities, family entertainment, winter, Issue #91

Crazy Wisdom Kids: The Moon & Me

Around town, Children, Columns, community, creativity, Issue #91, Nature

kids in community, moon, family activities, family entertainment, winter, Issue #91

The moon has a way of catching a child’s eye. It lingers above treetops, follows the car home, disappears for a few nights, then returns—quiet, steady, familiar. For parents, it’s a reminder to pause, to notice, and to reconnect with something simple yet deeply grounding: the rhythm of nature itself.

Around town, Children, Columns, community, creativity, Issue #91, Nature

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Around town, Farms, Food & Nutrition, Issue #91, Local Businesses

White Lotus, White Lotus Cafe, Issue #91, local restaurants

White Lotus Farms Café: Bread, Beauty, and Belonging— Extending the Spirit of the Farm into the Heart of the Community

Around town, Farms, Food & Nutrition, Issue #91, Local Businesses

White Lotus, White Lotus Cafe, Issue #91, local restaurants

The buzz had been building for months about White Lotus Farms opening a Café, and by the time you’re reading this, it is open.

Around town, Farms, Food & Nutrition, Issue #91, Local Businesses

White Lotus, White Lotus Cafe, Issue #91, local restaurants

Family Grimoires: Not Just For the Rich, Famous, or “Evil”

Art & Craft, creativity, Families, Homemaking, Issue #91, Journaling, Writing

ancestors, family history, Issue #91

Family Grimoires: Not Just For the Rich, Famous, or “Evil”

Art & Craft, creativity, Families, Homemaking, Issue #91, Journaling, Writing

ancestors, family history, Issue #91

Folklore customs as well as generational practices for healing, heartbreak, and dealings with the mystical still abound. However, oral tradition of teaching family wisdom is dwindling, and family “books” for many have been reduced to genealogy charts and possibly a Bible in which obituaries or birth announcements are stuffed.

Art & Craft, creativity, Families, Homemaking, Issue #91, Journaling, Writing

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Kindred Conversations with Hilary Nichols-- The Poet and the Philosopher:The marriage of Erin Zindle and Ross Huff

Issue #91, Local, Music, Relationships

Issue #91, marriage, local artists, music

Kindred Conversations with Hilary Nichols-- The Poet and the Philosopher:The marriage of Erin Zindle and Ross Huff

Issue #91, Local, Music, Relationships

Issue #91, marriage, local artists, music

When two of the most talented and prolific musicians in Ann Arbor come together, the synergy of sound and sentiment is too beautiful to miss. “We’ve been writing words and melodies to express our love story in all of its depth and magic, with the goal of sharing it with you, our dearest ones, as we celebrate our union together.”

Issue #91, Local, Music, Relationships

Issue #91, marriage, local artists, music

Ann Arbor’s Zen Buddhist Temple Prepares for a New Era

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Zen Buddism, Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple, Haju Sunim, local interest, Issue #91

Ann Arbor’s Zen Buddhist Temple Prepares for a New Era

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Zen Buddism, Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple, Haju Sunim, local interest, Issue #91

As we enter the late 2020s, the American Zen community is preparing for a changing of the guard. With many of today’s Western Zen teachers trained during the 1960s and 1970s, temples and teaching centers across the country are preparing to hand leadership to a new generation of students and enter a new era of American Zen Buddhism. For the first time, the leaders will be largely Western people who were taught by other Westerners in the late 20th century--not Westerners who were taught directly by Zen teachers from Asia.

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Zen Buddism, Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple, Haju Sunim, local interest, Issue #91

Jeff Parness and the Sanctuary at Hope Farms— How to Transform Loss into Hope and Healing

Around town, community, Farms, Issue #91, Local

local interest, Farm, Jeff Parness, Issue #91

Jeff Parness and the Sanctuary at Hope Farms— How to Transform Loss into Hope and Healing

Around town, community, Farms, Issue #91, Local

local interest, Farm, Jeff Parness, Issue #91

Jeff Parness is full of stories; entertaining, detailed, and animated. But this story is about Parness and his newly built home in Ann Arbor. “This property saved my life. It was the clouds,” he told me. “I found this property as I was storm chasing.”

Around town, community, Farms, Issue #91, Local

local interest, Farm, Jeff Parness, Issue #91

community, Education, Interviews, Issue #91, Local

Native American, language, Ojibwe, Issue #91, local interest

Ojibwe Speaks: Stacie Sheldon and the Revitalization of Anishinaabemowin

community, Education, Interviews, Issue #91, Local

Native American, language, Ojibwe, Issue #91, local interest

Twenty years ago, Stacie Sheldon and Margaret Noodin founded the website ojibwe.net in Ann Arbor, beginning the hard work of revitalizing Anishinaabemowin language, speakers, and culture. Their work is part of greater regional shift, which in 2025 saw Detroit’s first pow wow in thirty years, a major exhibit open at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the arrival of Ann Arbor District Library’s mascot, Akako G. Shins (“little groundhog” in Ojibwe).

community, Education, Interviews, Issue #91, Local

Native American, language, Ojibwe, Issue #91, local interest