SEDONA, ARIZONA MAKING MARK AS WELLNESS DESTINATION
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edona, AZ is nestled 119 miles south of her geological “sister,” The Grand Canyon. She is a
breathtaking masterpiece of meander- ing creeks, soft hills, buttes, monoliths, canyons and jutting rocks painted sand and rust reddish hues. Millions of years standing in the path of winds, rains, rivers and ocean tides have fur- ther sculptured Sedona’s rocks into spectacular shapes that have been given illustrious names. From the floors and crevices of these majestic rocks various evergreens thrive. Most plenti- ful are the healing and aromaticpine, juniper and cypress trees. Sedona’s air is charged with an energy so pow- erful that nearby Native Americans
societies traditionally came to the area to perform sacred religious rites; they called it “the place where mother Earth speaks.” Several of these areas have been designated “vortexes” by geo- magnetic scientists who have deter- mined that the direction and intensity of energy flows uniquely at these loca- tions. Today over 4 million visitors are
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