Oh lordy, it’s the holiday season. And we all know what that means. Last year, I completely opted out. Well, almost completely. I do have grandkids after all. But we went to friends for Thanksgiving, and Vegas for Christmas. The planning began in November. You know, the ‘oh crap or yippee doodles’ moment that sneaks […]
Continue ReadingJune 2012 Health Steps ~ Get Physical With Some Love
Over the years I have listened to hundreds of clients and students make excuses for not exercising—seriously, I think I’ve heard them all. And I always say ‘the key is finding something you love to do’. So today I’m going to share some of my tips to making exercise more fun: Don’t do it alone. […]
Continue ReadingYou Can Heal Your Life
This month we are doing sharing something a little different with you. One of our Jacqueline Fairbrass School of Complementary Therapies’ students has given permission to share her book report. The book report was part of the Anatomy & Physiology course. All students who complete A&P, Reflexology Instructor Training and the Certified Natural Health Practitioner […]
Continue ReadingGet to Know Your Body
The human body is a wonderfully complex structure, and despite its complexity works wonderfully well most of the time. That many of us feel helpless in the face of illness or disease reveals a lack of understanding of how the human body works. When we work to develop a relationship with ourselves holistically: body, mind, […]
Continue ReadingThe Business of Being Well
An interview with Carol Hawksley, SCT Instructor (Retired) and Wellness Facilitator By Deborah Dunleavy It has always fascinated me that there are so many ancient ways of keeping well and yet in our modern world of ‘bigger is better’ and ‘more begat more’, we seldom find time from our stressful lifestyles to take care of […]
Continue ReadingReflexology in Ottawa
Learning to be a practitioner and becoming a professional Reflexologist is truly a gift, to yourself and to others. Learn Reflexology with our Holistic Reflexology Training Program and become a Registered Reflexology Practitioner (RRPr). Wendy is teaching in Ottawa on these dates: Session One: January 13, 14, 20 and 21 or take the program on […]
Continue ReadingGet off your butt!!!
Easy Fitness Tip Did you know that to be considered moderately active you only need to exercise for 2.5 hours a week. That can be as simple as one hundred and fifty minutes of brisk walking. A recent study in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health indicated that dog owners who walk their dogs […]
Continue ReadingHealth and Wellness~what it means to you!
Maintaining your health and wellness has never been so important. In the US we are seeing soaring insurance costs and in Canada and the UK the waiting time for medical intervention has become ridiculous. We have lost faith in our traditional western medicine system as we are handed prescriptions for medication after medication. It is […]
Continue ReadingColor for Health-Healing with Colors and Crystals
Color for Health-Healing with Colors and Crystals Have you heard people saying ‘there’s nothing new’? It does seem that everything we discover has its roots or beginnings somewhere else. When we are looking at, using or studying complementary and alternative therapies the same applies. Modern medicinals and drug therapies have a direct connection to many […]
Continue ReadingChoose Happy with Healthy Feet
Healthy Feet means Healthy People Not wearing shoes or sandals is known as going barefoot or barefooted and is considered to be a natural human state. However for functional, fashion and social reasons we more often than not wear some form of footwear. Have you ever considered that wearing shoes is an exclusively human trait? […]
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