Yay! Today is Labour Day! This holiday was originally celebrated to let folks campaign for better wages and working conditions. Nowadays, many people see the first Monday in September as a chance to take a late summer trip, to see friends and family, go...
It’s been a very hot summer in many regions of North America this year, and in other parts of the world as well. In many cases it’s been unseasonably hot and therefore very uncomfortable. Not surprisingly we then hear on the news that heat...
Modern life moves at a rapid pace. Each day it seems we’re forced into navigating the fast lane. Beyond being addicted to our devices 24/7 (e.g., smart phones, computers), we are expected to juggle far too many tasks in time frames that seem to...
Taking vitamin D on a daily basis, especially for us Canadians, is so very important. Often this vitamin is nick named the “sunshine vitamin” because our body can manufacture its own vitamin D when it is directly exposed to sunlight. All that’s required is...
Water, water everywhere! We are so fortunate to live in Canada which has a surplus of water. In fact Canada possesses 1/5 of the world’s freshwater because it has thousands of lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. So, with so much water freely available, why...
There’s an old idiom that says ‘beauty is only skin deep.’ Sure, it’s true because we know that external beauty does not automatically translate into someone being good, kind, or necessarily possesses other positive qualities. But you can be beautiful inside an out. Feeling...
For decades, companies rarely if ever invested any resources in taking care of their employees physical and mental well-being. It was practically unheard of. If there was any talk of introducing such programs, management and workers alike considered them “fluffy” activities and gave them...
Ho-lis-tic is an adjective that means, “related to a complete system rather than an individual part.” When applied to health care, “holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind, the body, and the spirit,” rather than specific parts of the body. By ancient design,...
I love treating you at my home studio, to provide you with an appropriate reflexology treatment, but now I’m also ready to meet with you at Calgary’s Market on Macleod. This fantastic ‘market’ is easily found at 7711 Macleod Trail South, between 75th Avenue...
There is hardly a more enduring exercise routine than yoga. It’s been practiced for over 5,000 so it must be doing something right, and people must find it beneficial. One of the main reason’s it’s so effective is that it’s a two-for-one meaning it...
