Ayurveda is the oldest tradition of holistic medicine practiced in the world today. It teaches us that we are not separate from nature but a living expression of the environment around us. Everything that exists in the universe exists within us. Our bodies are therefore a reflection of the changes in the environment we live in. 

McCollum Park's heated swimming pool officialy opens for the summer on Saturday, June 23rd. Open swim sessions will start at 12:15 PM, 2:15 PM, and 5:30 PM.

Swim lessons will begin on Monday, June 25th.

McCollum Park's 2012 fees for open swim, swim lessons, swim team, season passes, pool rentals and more have been reduced in some cases by nearly 20 percent.

Many new programs have been added, including four-week learn-to-swim sessions, which meet two times per week for increased family flexibility.

The first annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Mill Creek raised $49,796 to support the Society’s mission of saving lives from cancer, leaving hundreds of volunteers exhausted, but happy, after walking throughout the overnight event at McCollum Park June 2 and 3. According to Event Chair, Mike Todd, donations are still being accepted.

The following article is being reproduced with permission of it's author, Kate Towell. Kate is a holistic wellness counselor who supports individuals to create the balanced, vibrant life they imagine.

Lately I have been contemplating my relationship with coffee. I live in a coffee culture. Here in Seattle the coffee flows as freely as the rain.  Dates are made, meet-ups organized, books read and ipad apps enjoyed over coffee. As a yogini I am continually evaluating areas of my life where I create conflict. After all, yoga and Ayurveda are all about creating union in mind and body rather than conflict. When we evaluate conflict in our life it doesn’t have to be big items like relationships, job satisfaction or long-standing destructive patterns. Actually resolving conflict around smaller areas of our lives can help to transform the bigger areas too.  Recently, I realized I have created a tremendous amount of conflict around coffee. As a passionate explorer of Ayurveda I know that balance, joy and freedom are found along  the median path. I asked myself is my love affair with coffee an extreme?