As the term suggests, complementary therapies complement rather than replace traditional medicine, including acupressure. It’s prudent that you inform both your complementary therapist and medical physician about which conditions are plaguing you and seeking help with. It’s clear that over time, many of the...
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Not long ago we celebrated Thanksgiving Day; it’s a great time to pause and give thanks to all that we enjoy in living in Canada. But giving thanks is sometimes not quite enough. Throughout my career I have been driven to assist and care...
To begin, what is a birth doula? Essentially it is a person trained and experienced in childbirth; they provide much needed physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and after childbirth. I am a Certified Birth Doula CD (DONA), meaning to...
Thirty minutes is all it takes to take a dyna-chi ionic foot bath to help detoxify your body. It’s no more complicated than immersing your feet in a foot spa to re-coop the benefits of detoxing one’s body and promoting overall well-being. The negative...
One of the services I offer is the soothing benefits of a head massage. It’s a treatment that has many names. It’s known as Indian Head Massage, Champissage, Champi, Ayurvedic Head Massage, or as Healing Head Massage. No matter the name, it’s very therapeutic...
For many women being pregnant can trigger many emotions. Most of them positive, optimistic, excitement and expectation. However, sometimes you’ve got to muster up the strength to deal with occasional discomfort and the conditions that pregnancy brings. Muscle and nerve pain are typically at...
Food is nature’s medicine for our bodies, especially for women who are pregnant. An expectant mothers’ prenatal diet is essential for her own health and for the long term benefits it will have on her children. What you eat will inevitably have a direct...
Beyond my work as a Registered Canadian Reflexology Therapist and Birth Doula, I volunteer to help my community through a variety of efforts. One such effort that is dear to my heart is volunteering to work for Calgary’s Mothers’ Milk Bank. Their mission is...
Reflexology combined with diet and nutritional counseling are safe, natural therapies which have helped many folks overcome problems associated with a variety of illnesses such as head colds, medical conditions such as cholesterol management, and helping to govern issues such as weight loss. Many...
What a pain pain is. In our daily lives we experience all sorts of discomfort. This may include tooth aches, headaches, back pain, arthritis, muscle aches, foot sprains, tennis elbow, and a whole host of others. Experiencing pain and seeking relief from it are...