Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide insight and information to improve the quality of life physically, mentally, and emotionally while offering local resources to assist in the journey. In Each issue, readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, fitness, nutrition, personal growth, green living, creative expression, and the local products and services to support a healthy lifestyle.

About Us

Natural Awakenings Healthy Living Magazine began in Naples, Florida, in 1994 by entrepreneur Sharon Brackman. In a response for her community to share information about health and sustainable living, Brackman created this publication in order to educate and inform. By 1998, Natural Awakenings grew to 60 publications and currently the family has grown to over 80 cities publishing throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

In 2004, Portland Natural Awakenings published its first edition and since then has continued to grow and develop into our city’s premier monthly publication about Healthy Living & Healthy Planet topics. Recently, in August 2009, LunaMax Publishing and local residents, Jason Baker & Felipe Perez, took the franchise over and began to push and drive Natural Awakenings to achieve higher success and become the amazing resource it is today.

This free monthly magazine is dedicated to providing insights and information to improve the quality of life physically, mentally, and emotionally. Each month we present special features, local news briefs, health briefs, eco briefs, and a number of great national and local articles within our departments of health and green living. Also included is our local community resource guide and community calendar. Printed on 100 percent recycled paper and with soy ink being just about as earth friendly as a print publication can be, taking it one step further, readers can also view the magazine online digitally. Whether you follow us via our print or digital magazines, track us on facebook, twitter, or youtube, have joined our naturally networking Portland group, visit our website, or stop by one of the many trade shows we partner with, we hope together we learn, grow and share with the Portland/ Vancouver community we love and call home.

With more than 550 locations from Vancouver to South Clackamas County, you can find our magazine at health food stores, libraries, restaurants, fitness studios, practitioner offices and generally where free publications are seen. Natural Awakenings Portland Metro edition has continued to expand locally and can now be found throughout Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Clark counties.