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Editorial Board
Managing Editor
Susan Brozek Scott
Associate Editors
Safdar I. Chaudhary, MD
Athanasius C. Cherry,
OSB, CRNP
Mehernosh Khan, MD
Ruthann Valentine,
DMin, APRN, BC |
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Board of Directors
Mehboob Chaudhary,
MD
Zahida Chaudhary, MD
Ihsan Chaudry DVM
K.N. Roy Chengappa,
MD
Athanasius Cherry
OSB, CRNP
Hon. Charles R. Conway
Barry Fisher, MD
Hon. Guy B. Haberl
Mehernosh Khan, MD
Khalid Khilji
Christine Martone, MD
Christine Michaels, MSHSA
Hashim Raza, MD
Richard Stillwagon
Pir M. Toor, Ph.D.
Don Valentine DC
Ruthann Valentine,
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Z Harmony
Located directly across the street from S'eclairer is the brand new comfort zone "Z Harmony"
A cafe, zen den that features a healing and wellness center, chiropractic healing, and message therapy. Call today to set up a chiropractic or massage
appointment!
724-468-3999 |
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Kevin & Dr. C
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Quotes to Live By!
"The only journey is the journey within."
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others."
~Solomon Ibn Gabriol
"The journey of a thousand miles
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We hope this newsletter finds you in the best of health and well being. Things have been busy at S'eclairer. Check out what we have been doing and what we have planned, plus our articles and helpful information.
 Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue.
If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart.
- Rumi
From all of us at Seclairer, have a great day!
Safdar I. Chaudhary, MD
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| Save the Date!
June 6, 2009 ~ Celebrating Success
From 9am to 3pm join us at S'eclairer for a day of celebrating the journey of recovery. Join S'eclairer staff and those in recovery as we celebrate our unique strengths. Together we will find the jewels of inner peace and wisdom as we overcome our challenges. We will have fun together as we share many talents at S'eclairer. Come comfortably dressed to better enjoy the earth, music, crafts, talent show, prizes, food and good company in a serene outdoor setting. Interested in setting up a display table or sharing a talent? Please contact info@seclairer.com for more information.
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Retreat April 25th
"The Beauty of Silence"
 An Invitation to slow down, live mindfully, and enjoy the journey of your life peacefully. Join us on Saturday April 25, 2009 from 9am to 4pm at S'eclairer for our "Beauty of Silence" Retreat.
Cost of event is $69.00 (or $25 for Health and Wellness Members).
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September 11, 2009 ~ 11th Annual CME Conference
From 8am to 5pm at the Chestnut Ridge Inn on the Green in Blairsville PA.
More information coming soon!
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 "What's On Your Mind?"
Monday Evenings at 7:30 pm
With discussions lead by Safdar I. Chaudhary, M.D. and knowledgeable guest speakers, "What's on Your Mind?" is focused on bringing Health and Wellness to the body, mind, community, and environment.
This live half hour talk show airs on Monday evenings at 7:30 pm, on PCNC-Pittsburgh Cable News Channel, an NBC Channel 11 affiliate, and is re-broadcast on Sundays at 4:30pm.
To watch full episodes of "What's On Your Mind?" online visit our website or click here!
To learn more about the show and show times and information click here.
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 YOGA!
Every Tuesday
Join Mariangela Mancus, a Yogafit Certified instructor, on Tuesdays from 11am-12pm for a session of yoga.
$10 per person per class.
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Staff Corner
Simplifying (part 3)
Sometimes our attempts to be happy backfire. One of the ways we attempt to be happy is to maximize our choices. Here are some things to try as experiments to discover whether having too many choices might be making you less happy.
One Thing at a Time
Stop multi-tasking and experiment with doing only the thing you are doing. Or attend only to the person or experience you are with at the moment. Listen to and watch the person you are conversing with (rather than texting, glancing at the television, thinking about what you will do or say next, etc.)
Resource: Bill O'Hanlon, 223 N. Guadalupe #278, Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA; www.billohanlon.com; PossiBill@aol.com
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Nature Nook
"Eat Local"
In North America, fruits and vegetables travel an average of 1,500 miles before reaching your dinner table.
 What Can You Do?
Buying local not only saves energy used to ship produce, but also preserves flavor and nutrients. Here are three avenues for picking fresh, local produce.
1. Visit the local farmers' market.
3. Get involved with a community garden or start one on your own. See www.communitygarden.org to see what's growing in your neighborhood and for tips on planting your own crops.
Join a Community Supported Agriculture group (CSA). CSA members prepay a fixed seasonal fee to a local farmer in exchange for a weekly share of the harvest, delivered to a location near your home. Don't wait, though. CSAs are popular and can fill up. For information on joining a CSA group near you, go to nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa, sare.org/csa or justfood.org.
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Creative Corner
EVERY DAY A POEM
by Chuck Joy, MD
every day a poem
the many minutes
arranged into as pleasing a composition
as can be
the opening
borrowing from everything
has ever gone before, every character
present from the first beat
especially the narrator
a voice at least
an enveloping intelligence
one particular consciousness
the limits of a universe
complete with distant galaxies
bubbling contentedly away
vast tracts of black space
tiny spaceships, zipping,
all this, resisting meaning
closer to home
weather systems, television, good intentions,
bad decisions, stage directions, plot twists
right up to the minute
and the music
god of energy, thank you
thank you for the rhythm swinging
syllables like drumsticks or a wedding ring
against the steering wheel
a kind of soundtrack
however brilliant or exhausted
gray music, like rain
except words
the cryptic melody of letters
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