Tens of thousands of people in Southwest Florida discover Natural Awakenings each year. They’re thirsty for fresh insights into how to live healthier, happier, longer lives. They want to accelerate their personal growth. Many are in the midst of life changes that better reflect who they are, in ways that count for themselves, their families, and our world.

In 1994, healthy living entrepreneur Sharon Bruckman saw that Naples/Fort Myers’ growing holistic health community needed a way to share information and connect with those searching for alternative therapies. Consumers needed reliable information on products and services supportive of a holistic lifestyle. National and global updates on progressive strides in personal and planetary health were beginning to make the news. Local stories on non-traditional healthcare practitioners in traditional media were rare. So she went to work to provide the remedy.

Today, the original Naples/Fort Myers edition has become the role model for an explosion of Natural Awakenings metropolitan magazines across the country. As senior publisher, Bruckman continues to oversee quality while local owners and staff bring readers and advertisers a magazine that now reigns as an industry leader. A million readers of 50 locally franchised magazines and hundreds of loyal advertisers believe in the Natural Awakenings concept. Pick up a copy of this free local magazine at one of our 350 distribution locations near you and you’ll be a believer too. Look for the striking artwork under the Natural Awakenings banner.