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BearFoot Bliss

A mindful meditative walk with nature gives you a deeper connection to the land and to her healing soul. Meditation teaches you how to focus on your breath, your six senses, and to look deep into nature. Our connection to the land relates to our connection to our higher power, how we treat the earth, how we treat other people in society and especially how we treat ourselves.

BearFoot Bliss is imbued with earthing (grounding), Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) with a much more profound emphasis with nature. Each time you begin BearFoot Bliss you will set your intention and affirmation for the day. A meditative walk with nature increases white blood cells, stimulating the immune system to fight off disease. Studies have shown that spending 2 hours every day in nature reduces stress hormones up to 800%.

Registration begins March 27th

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Living with RSI

Repetitive Strain Injury…if you sit for a living, or repeat many of the same tasks on a daily basis, you are at risk of a ‘repetitive strain injury’. Your biomechanics at work, home and recreation can greatly influence the risk of sustaining an injury. These types of injuries can become ‘chronic’ very easily without proper treatment, education and habitual change. These injuries can effect many aspects of your life as they may limit your physical and mental endurance.

We are fortunate in Downtown Winnipeg that many companies have taken the steps to help reduce these injuries; allowing flexible hours, adapting workstations, maintaining health spending accounts and supporting those with such injury. Health and Safety initiatives are always good value; as everyone can learn to use better postures, and even pass this information on to your children before bad habits occur.

Concourse Physiotherapy, yourphysio.com

What if there is nothing “wrong” with you?

Life can easily convince us we are fundamentally flawed and we will never be able to live up to the cookie cutter views of perfection … that is if we are not careful. With a little spiritual nudge in the right direction, you can cultivate your spirit’s longing to truly fulfill a sense of wholeness in the world.

Receiving a Reiki energy healing treatment is an amazing way to strengthen the physical body while also allowing a deep inner spirit uncovering thus reminding us we are whole and good. Pamela Vialoux at her new company Shabequay Healing, has mastered the art of spiritual guidance, wisdom, and intuitive reiki that will change your life.

To book a restorative session with Pam, visit www.shabequay.ca

A Solution to Cellulite is Only a Block Away

Understanding the cause of what troubles us is half the equation to finding the solution. Unfortunately, when it comes to the body, there is a lot of confusion to the cause of suffering, both in health and appearance. Cellulite is one of those misunderstood issues. Cellulite occurs when the connective tissue called fascia adheres to bone in order to create postural stability. It is a protective mechanism. Unfortunately, it creates blockages to blood and oxygen flow and the dimpling of tissue.

In order to release the problem at the root, we need to use a tool similar in density to bone-wood. Block Therapy combines the proper instruction with the proper tool to release the restrictions and improve both health and appearance of tissue. It is a real solution that is simple, efficient and affordable.

Fluid Isometrics, fluidisometrics.com

Cupping Facial

Women in Asia, Russia and Europe have been utilizing negative pressure facial cupping for rejuvenation and youth maintenance for 5000 years. This gentle, but effective treatment makes you look and feel youthful and radiant. It tones your facial muscles and reduces under eye puffiness. A natural face lift that improves the blood circulation to your facial muscles. This treatment also increases circulation and nutrients to the skin, increases lymphatic flow, and reduces inflammation. By increasing blood flow and circulation to the skin, your skin will regain its youthful appearance.

Benefits may include the following:

reduce puffiness
minimize dark circles and facial scars
lift muscles and jowls
plump lips
minimize under-eye bags
reduce sinuses
It gives your face a lymphatic drainage and increases circulation, resulting in a clearer, cleaner, more even complexion with such beautiful colour you will forget to wear makeup!

Current Expressions, currentexpressions.ca

Practice Balance

Balance came a lot easier when we were kids, tightrope walking across a log, or leaping one-legged in a game of hopscotch. As we get older and spend much of our time walking on land and sitting down, we begin to slowly lose our steadiness. Like strength, balance is one of our use-it-or-lose-it skills and the cost if we fall likely won’t be a bruise or scrape but rather a break.

Whether you’re 65 or 35, the time to practice balance is now, and you can begin, today with the brand new Body Balance class at Curves.* The body balance poses require you to focus on and engage your core, so the bonuses are that they’ll help you strengthen your abs, hips, and lower back and improve your posture. Better balance not only helps prevent falls, it can raise your quality of life.

*Scheduled workouts and classes vary.

Curves Southdale, curves.com

Financial Well-Being

Why do you suppose athletes cross-train?
Why should a competitive runner ever ride a bike or step near a dumbbell?

The answer is simple: diversification reduces the risk of injury and can improve overall performance. The same holds true for your investments. Investing all of your money in a single company or industry makes for an “injury-prone” portfolio. A downfall impacting that particular industry (recent oil prices come to mind) will have a direct performance impact on your entire investment. By diversifying your money across companies, sectors and countries, you reduce the risk that a single event will put your entire portfolio out of action.

Want a free diversification review of your investments?

Contact Thomas Johnson, Cascade Financial Group, ThomasJohnsonMB@outlook.com

What is a Podiatrist?

Podiatrists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of foot problems, specifically, thickened nails, fungal nails, calluses, corns, planter warts and ingrown nails. We can help with orthotics (a device which helps to support or brace a weak or less effective joint). By conducting a “gait analysis’ (biomechanical examination) we can develop a treatment plan. This could be advice on exercise, appropriate footwear, use of padding, insoles, or bespoke custom casted orthotics. We have knowledge of the health problems which have a big impact on feet: diabetes, arthritis, circulation concerns. We can help with wound care, which may be needed with these conditions. Podiatry is not covered by Public Health, and patients are responsible for their fees.

Dr. Gillian Aldous, Aldous Podiatry

Book Club: Disease-Proof

by David L. Katz, MD, MPH.

The skills you need to slash your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and more—by 80 percent. Though we may not realize it, our behaviour has tremendous effects on our health, well-being, and even gene expression.

In Disease-Proof, renowned preventive medicine specialist Dr. David Katz reveals that we can reduce our risk of any chronic disease:

Choose wisely from different classes of macronutrients (complex carbohydrate, lean protein, and healthy fats).
Create a healthy plate with the proper ratio of foods – half veggies, one-quarter whole grains or a starchy vegetable, one-quarter lean protein.
Exercise portion control so you don’t accidentally overeat.
Figure out how to satisfy your emotional needs without food by doing something else that soothes or excites you.
Get in the right frame of mind before you eat and expect to be satisfied by a reasonable amount of food.

Kalee’s Golden Milk Recipe

Creamy, faintly sweet, fragrant, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, deeply nourishing, warming and perfect for cold winter days.

Ingredients:

½ tsp Turmeric powder or fresh turmeric root
¼ tsp Ginger powder or fresh ginger root
½ tsp Cinnamon powder
¼ tsp Cardamom powder
1 or 2 Dates, chopped
2 tsps. Ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup of Milk of your choice (make sure its good quality, organic milk or nut milk, best thing to do is make your own nut milk to insure no unwanted additives)

Directions:

Pour the milk (whichever you choose) into a saucepan and add the spices, dates and ghee. Turn the heat to med-high and warm the ingredients together until little bubbles begin to creep up the sides of the pot. Turn off the heat and cover the saucepan for about 3mins allowing it to steep. Pour into a cup and serve warm.

Note: there should be no need to add any other sweetener as the dates will have sweetened the milk while warming. But if you do need to add some honey.

Giving Back – Turning Leaf

At Turning Leaf, we’re seeing people differently. We see that man on the street, disheveled, dirty, talking to himself, asking for money. Many see just a homeless, mentally ill panhandler.

We see Albert. A brother, and a son. We’re committed to people like Albert and to his family.

Turning Leaf (Inc.) is dedicated to providing crisis intervention and treatment services to youth and adults experiencing intellectual challenge and mental illness. Turning Leaf is compassionate, trained people helping those vulnerable and marginalized while they struggle with the seemingly insurmountable obstacles of homelessness, poverty, victimization, isolation, and loneliness. With services throughout Manitoba, Turning Leaf offers those that are hurting with housing, addictions treatment, women’s shelters, and counselling. These services all work tirelessly to make lasting relationships, support healthy change, and, above all, share hope.

Visit turningleafservices.com or call 204-221-5594 to hear more about how we see people differently … and how you can too.

www.turningleafservices.com