HACC Offering Green Courses

Harrisburg Area Community College’s (HACC) Workforce and Economic Development team is offering green courses that will provide the training and education businesses need to become both competitive applicants in the workforce and good stewards of the environment. Read More »

Local Dentist Testifies at FDA Panel

Pentti J. Nupponen, D.M.D., owner and operator of the Halifax Center for Holistic and Cosmetic Dentistry, recently testified at hearings directed by the FDA Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, which discussed the health risks of mercury. Read More »

Cross-Country Charity Walker Coming to Harrisburg April 11

On April 2, in northeastern Pennsylvania, Harold Cameron will begin his Positively Crossing America and Back charity walk across the country to benefit Miles for Hope. Read More »

Partners in Wellness Helps Cancer Patients

The YWCA Carlisle is offering a program designed to provide complementary therapeutic services to people with cancer, from diagnosis to 36 months after treatment. Read More »

Practical Permaculture: Simple Ways to Observe its Principles Every Day

Many of us would like to live by the principles of permaculture, but don’t know where to begin. Here are some ideas that can help us begin practicing Earth care, people care and fair shares—the ethics of permaculture—every day. Read More »

The Healthy Grocer Celebrates 15 Years

To celebrate 15 years in business, The Healthy Grocer (THG) will host a Natural Health Education Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 7, in Camp Hill. Read More »

Free Seminar Promotes Detox and Weight Loss

Dr. Robert Wagner, of The Wagner Natural Health Center, in Palmyra, will host a free seminar about a purification program that promotes detoxification and weight loss. Read More »

Finding the Right Yoga Fit

“Which yoga class should I take?” is the question most frequently asked by new students. Ask yourself these questions as you seek the right fit. Read More »

Holcomb Chiropractic Group Expands to Linglestown

With the recruitment of Clinic Director Bradley D. Harryman, D.C., Holcomb Chiropractic Group has expanded to include Linglestown Chiropractic, a state-of-the-art facility. Read More »

New Location and Services for Serenity

Serenity Skin Care and Wellness Center has relocated and expanded its line of services, combining Eastern modalities with traditional Western skin care services such as facials, microderm, manicures and pedicures. Read More »

Thai Yoga Bodywork at Good Karma

Good Karma Better Health is now offering Thai yoga bodywork at its studio in Lebanon and at Serenity Skin Care and Wellness Center, in Camp Hill. Read More »

Thermography Center Opens in Mechanicsburg

Advanced Thermal Imaging has moved their home office from Carlisle to Mechanicsburg, in order to provide off-street parking, handicap accessibility and easier, more centralized access for clientele. Read More »

Underserved Children Need Community Help

The Giving Tree of Hummelstown, a group of local women dedicated to helping families in need, is collecting donations for Feed the Children, a summer program that delivers healthy lunches locally to disadvantaged children. Read More »

HACC Offers Tuition Discount for Nurses Enrolling in Massage Therapy

The public is invited to learn more about the massage therapy program offered by Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), during an open house at the Hall Technology Center 203, on HACC’s Harrisburg campus. Read More »

April 2011 Publisher Letter

Spring is here and <i>Natural Awakenings</i> readers are celebrating Earth Day with this Green Homes & Gardens issue. We’re also looking forward to attending the Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival on April 16. Read More »

SECCO, Inc.: A Model Business for Conservation

Growing up on his grandmother’s farm in Bloomsburg, president of SECCO, Inc., Barry Kindt developed a great respect for the Earth, as well as the belief that all humans share responsibility for the environment. Read More »

Susan Kiskis: Sharing Wellness While Helping the Planet

Susan Kiskis is the founder and coordinator of the Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival and the owner of Barefoot Yoga and Wellness Studio and the Providence Boutique. Read More »