I don’t know too many people in New England who aren’t relieved and excited when April comes around. With the buds that started to sprout in March bursting and opening up with new life for our viewing pleasure as Mother Nature practices her spring magic, it just never gets old! It’s like new possibility is in the air.

Of course, April wouldn’t be complete without celebrating the planet that sustains us. This month, we’ve got events across the region for you to get involved with this Earth Day. From clean-ups to sustainability fairs, it’s always inspiring to see people come together with care in honor of our collective home, no matter the time of year.

For those with the spring-cleaning bug, don’t miss, “Clearing Clutter and Refreshing Your Space for a Spring Energy Reset,” our Business Spotlight by Wendy Nadherny Fachon. This article highlights KMA Organizing and its owner Katy Annulli, and her passion for helping others organize and clear their spaces for both physical and mental clarity.

Our Healing Ways article, “Relief for Fibromyalgia, Promising Strategies for Pain Reduction,” by Madiha Saeed, M.D., struck a familiar chord for me as some of our content frequently does, in bringing me back to the core of my purpose for continuing to publish Natural Awakenings—my sister Donna who passed away several years ago with too many health issues to count and a conventional medical system that didn’t know what to do with her.

In being connected to so many integrative, functional, holistic, natural, complementary, regenerative and any other name given to those who serve as a bridge in closing the gap between allopathic medicine and natural solutions, I’ve never been more hopeful than I have been of late.

Knowing that, at times, we may need drugs and/or surgery, our hope lies in the explosion of the new and resurgence of old remedies and modalities that are making their way forward en masse these days. 

My hat is off to the healers who are using the tools our beloved planet provides for us all.

As always, I hope you find something in these pages that resonates. And if you connect with one of our advertisers, let them know you found them here—it helps keep this community thriving.

Wishing you and yours a month of fresh starts, deep breaths and an abundance of joy.

Peace,