Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 26

Riraimham Post Herald Friday May 29 1987 02 t- Rap session musical will target teen pregnancy A group discission for teenagers on bow to avoid becoming parenta and a musical drama that portrays the problems of teen- age pregnancy will take place in Birmingham tomorrow directed by Selma attor- ney Rose Sanders will be performed at the University of Alabama at Birming- ham's Hulsey Center at 1 pm and at 7 pm The musical is performed by an allblack cast ages 6 to 26 from the Blackbelt Arts and Cultural Center in Selma The play has been performed across the South I and in New York and Washington DC The rap session will be held at AJL Brown Community Center SIB Fourth Terrace North in Smithville Teenagers some of whom are ents counselors parents church lead-l ers politicians ana Cakes" cut members willpartidpate The session is sponsored by Women Service and Politics a civic organization with 25 members in Jefferson County Beatryce Newton president of WISP says the group decided to sponsor the discussion because of the appalling problem of teenage pregnancy In the state Alabama hu the third highest teen pregnancy rate in the United States of getting better the teenager pregnancy problem is getting uys Mrs Sanders one of the authors and Miliko Sanders Sarah Jones and Stephanie Baker from left of Selma rehearse a scene from 'Baby Cakes' His therapy puts people 'in touch7 When Sloan Bashinsky talks about being not talking about licking up the phone talking about licking up on something more subtle Bashinsky of Santa Fe NM practices stillpoint therapy a controversial healing nstem that he says helps clients discover the cause of their aches and pains When the cause is known clients are guided on hojr to heal themselves we get results sometimes they want to deal with it too much for Bashinsky uys Bashinsky who is the author of several real estate books used to live in Birmingham When he got interested in stillpoint therapy he moved to New Mexico considered to be the norm in Santa Fe The attitudes are The therapy involves the physical and the psychological and trying to get in touch with causing the pain The explanation about how it works simple Eastern philosophy tao (pronounced dow) is used a lot a state of being where you are totally aware or Bashinsky Hys (The words tao and stillpoint can be used interchangeably) people think that when you meditate that you also get into this ume state which is basically where everything stops including time and space You are at a level of consciousness that is not your normal walking around state of consciousness When you're at that state you can make changes You have sane spiritual insight your problem is with your mother you come to love her or at least you lose the hate The negative emotion goes away you have an understanding People know they have these feelings hot accepted so we suppress them They can never really deal with their lives long as carrying that The question then seems to be: If people know they have these feelings now do tbey know they need the therapyT the average person comes in to work with me they have sane shooting pain that goes down the foot or they have pain from shingles they come in tar that and we work with than It's not totally a physical thing It's got to do with some feeling they've got" After the is identified Bashinsky uys he and the client talk about how to deal with it to make friends with person heals says Bashinsky He is back in town to conduct a stillpoint therapy workshop this weekend to teach people how to delve into their inner selves workshop is to give people hands-on techniques to work on themselves and their friends and relatives It cure cancer or multiple sclerosis but it can tell people why they have Bashinsky Hys some people call the therapy on of but that not tied to a specific religious belief think you heal through the holy spirit regardless of what church you go to or Bashinsky Hys stillpoint therapists deal with infections or acute injuries end them to a physician what good But physicians are out of the picture otherwise The therapy hu little backing from the medical community and remain outside conventional medical treatment like working with physicians but thfcy like working with RMhinrfty Uys because the work is not regulated fed like going to have! a very good turnout We had trouble getting ople interested The response hu been: do things like that because And a lot of people see it something going to have to do themselves and they want to take responsibility for their own THE DETAILS! 81m ffnrttoitT mi I Money raised from the play will be used to fund tiie McRae Learning Center in Selma For more information on either program call 700-4042 or 251-1771 the composer for the play "Writing and the public The play is sold out for the presenting is my small way matinee but tickets are still available for of educating the public about the prob- the 7 pm performance Tickets cost 10 lem" for adults and 6 for students A cut The rap session is free and open to reception will be held at 10 pm i-i Today's toddler is decked i iin trendy label-laden togs By Bill Lehmann to 111 billion and a big chunk of that gain is In the infant and toddler range A recent Journey through several upscale department stores revealed prices that could bring tears to the eyes of new par- ents Little deck shoes size 0 but the label trumpeted were 14 FOr casual wear there was a tiny denim Jacket for $31 for a more formal occasion a teeny blue blaier sold for $40 For a summer outing in the stroller a $24 short-sleeved Polo shirt wu available For short but stylish legs Guess Jeans were $26 Oxford button-down shirts perfect for the Yuppie toddler were on sate for $15 When it gets cold little ladies can go under wraps in a $150 fur-collared coat little men will have to make do with a $90 padded Jacket Infonts seem to care one way or another about their stylish duds but their Kents sure do The designers at Chocolate have found that customers especially don't want their baby to wear the same thing as the baby next door So at Chocolate Soup the Mg seller Is appliques little cutout decorations bears bunnies and chocolate sundaes are plastered on the front of infant Jumpers and toddler overalls The designs change each season so the choices are numerous and the chance of duplication slim found parents really like these appliques" Ms Puckett Mid way not going to walk into a nursery school classroom with a bunch of kids wearing the same ATLANTA Infants and toddlers used to be perfect candidates for hand-me-down "clothes but today even newborns are caught up in the age of high fashion Once upon a time the most important -question new parents asked about baby 'Clothes was much does it cost?" Now a question of style The fashion upscale and so are the prices Fran miniature Nikes that run 20 to tiny hand-unocked dresses made in Europe Jor more than 100 infants and toddlers are dressed to the hilt and their parents are paying through the nose have a lot of out-of-town customers rirho come here everytime they get to Mid Rebecca Puckett a ules Clerk at Chocolate Soup a chain of wear stores with locations in 10 cities across the country including Birmingham lot of people will buy $200 worth of clothes in one -This is a substantial sum of money to -spend on toddlers given their rapid growth rate But many affluent baby boomer par-'ents believe their progeny deserve nothing leu than the best in designer labels and the latest in fashion trends bod Ekprit Absorbs Oshkosh and plenty other big-name manufacturers are In the babywear game because tiny clothes do not necessarily mean tiny profits In the past five years the dothing market has waped from $10 billion TmmIoih wM dltort ft I 1 7 ML litoiww MS tom likm m- Hyo nnWrti Z7i7 iwo at Mfc OWbtHIvM Sijn CU SU-SSU to Mb For an afternoon stroll there's Good Lad's 'Miami Pete' madras collection Adopted siblings' wedding plans have mother upset HIGHTOWER HYUNDAI OWNERS ARE TALKING ANN LANDERS "The salesman was great the 'service was really friendly I think for the price you can't beat the quality or the luxury It has a lot of extras more than the other car that costs more didn't have I really love it" r-Dear Abb Landers: My huband And I were not able to have children we deckled to adopt Our first wu ahealthy beautiful boy He wu 22 months old when we got him A year later we were lucky again an adorable newborn baby glrL I taught them to be loving and considerate of one another Our friends and relatives marveled at how well they got along -s When was 5 she announced that she wu going to marry her brother We laughed and explained it Just done Now the children are in their 20s and I am a widow Last week they came to me with the news that they want to get married to each other I wu stunned Both Nancy and her brother have dated other people a good Mt and feel that the respect and deep feelings they have for one another are afar better basis for marriage than the ga-ga nutty bead-over-beels glop that most people call "falling in i I appreciate the logic but I cut help wondering if this would create problems for them and chil- adopted ones Therefore they could not be married in New York Please suggest that they see both a lawyer and a counselor before you hire a caterer Dear An Landers: In response to Nat who uid real mu read advice columns: I am 44 years old 6 foot 2 and weigh 225 pouds I spent nine years in the Marine Corps wu a platoon sergeant in Vietnam and worked many years a foreman of a logging operation in northern Michigan and have bun a heavy equipment operator for 14 years I also share in the cleaning cooking and laundry since my wife wots full-time outside tbe bouse too bad that the fragile male ego let him admit he reads an advice column for fear of damaging Ms macho image not ashamed to admit if tbe Detroit Free Pius on time in the morning it spoils my whole day Your column the first thing I read in the paper and ben a great fan fa years I think you are Just great Longtime Admirer Dear LTA: And I think great too Incidentally I pay a lot of attention to thou statements of denial Nearly one-third of my mail comes from men If that many are writing some of them must be reading Dear Ann Landers: Will you pleaM help settle a friendly dispute? The loser hu agreed to send a $50 donation to the favorite charity Question: What tbe calendar date of the first day of the 21st century? My friend Insbts that it Jan 1 the year 2000 1 uy it ta Jan 1 2001 Who win? Hugh in Wilmington Mass Dear Hugh: I called six very bright people and guess what? Three uid Jan 1 the year 2000 and equal number said Jan 1 the year 2001 Each perm went back to the year Christ wu born and from then it became unbelievably complicated I am not touching this one one of thou trick questions Jhat cm make you crazy She iron Camp Sales Representative McCain Uniform dren I would be the sole grandparent Wouldnt the youngsters be terribly confused having a grandmother who is both Mon and Mom? Abo would this be considered incest in the eyes of the law? Would they have trouble getting married? I am having a difficult time adjusting to this situation but they seem to think it is wonderful and are determined to do it Please advise soon as possible Bombshell in the East Dear Bank You say where in the East you live If in New York pleaM be aware that New York does not recognize the difference between blood siblings and i-' HIGHTOWER HYUflOni Can that Make sense 1476 Montgomery Highway Birmingham 877-771 1 I -f-.