When seeking help for a problem, you must decide on the type of therapy that will help you the most. If you need to understand and talk about why you feel and act a certain way, consider psychotherapy or psychoanalysis. But when you are really ready for a change, give serious consideration to therapeutic hypnosis. It offers a deep and rapid clearing of blocks with long-lasting results. The American Health Comparison Study recently published in the American Health Magazine shows 93% recovery after six sessions of hypnotherapy.
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Activities for Managing Stress
Chronic stress can be detrimental to our overall health. There are many things that you can do to help deal with the stress in your life. Parks and Recreation has exercise programs to get you moving, meditation programs to help you relax, and cooking courses to teach you healthy food alternatives. There are hundreds of programs to help you develop new hobbies, and you can do each of these as you connect with others. See the Spring and Summer Activity Guide for ways to de-stress
Bowenwork Therapy for Frozen Shoulder
Do you experience joint pain or restriction in range of motion? As a Bowen Therapist, one of the complaints I see is Frozen Shoulder. This very painful condition often takes 1-2 years to “thaw”. Bowen Works patient Barb says, “In 2014, I suffered with two frozen shoulders. I was in excruciating pain and had very limited mobility. I tried other treatments but they were painful and didn’t help. I had not heard of Bowen Therapy before but after 5 treatments both shoulders were completely healed”. Bowen Therapy is safe, pain-free, and very effective in the treatment of Frozen Shoulder.
Headaches and Migraines
Headaches and migraines can be triggered by many different sources. Some of these causes include, dehydration, hunger, atmospheric pressure changes, and improper glasses. What many do not realize is that upper neck misalignments due to improper head positioning, can also cause headaches and migraines and poor blood and fluid flow between the brain and the body. Chiropractors are specially trained to assess upper neck misalignments and to gently, specifically, and scientifically correct neck misalignments restoring proper blood flow and optimal body posture. To learn know more come to our next health night March 19 at 7pm!
Live Life on Your Terms
Have you been impacted by trauma? Are you grieving a loss of a loved one, a job or a marriage? Are you struggling with depression or anxiety? Are you going through transition? Are you struggling with chronic pain? However you feel stuck in life, and maybe finding yourself repeating the same old patterns, counselling can help you to make positive change, rapidly alter negative, limiting beliefs, and move forward into a more fulfilling experience of life. Find a councillor or psychotherapist with compassion, acceptance and non-judgment to help support you stepping into your potential, claiming your power and living life on your terms.
Embracing Change
Many of us were raised to be strong and to do it on our own. However our world continues to change with increased knowledge and ever changing technology. This in turn makes change so much more challenging. Change can be overwhelming but today there are resources and support available. Having support is very empowering and expedites success. It increases your self-confidence, mindset, relationships, communication, work-life balance, health and longevity. Look for a coach, mentor, or advisor who will hold your visions, see your success and guide you to seeing the solutions within you, they will be your best cheerleader.
Why do you Wear Socks?
Socks are a creative way to express your personality and style like our prime minister with his maple leaf socks. Many of us choose our socks by appearance not realizing that there are many health benefits to wearing the right socks. Socks with antibacterial properties help prevent odors and fight germs and fungus. Socks can also prevent foot pain by protecting feet from the environment and if you wear them to bed, can help you fall asleep more easily. Today there are socks available that not only keep your feet warm, but may also offer general pain relief, more energy and increased balance and stability.
In Full Color
Over a year ago, Teresa’s husband brought home a copy of the Wellnessnews from Manitoba and said “You should look into this, we need this in our community.” We agreed and decided to bring Wellnessnews to Central Vancouver Island. Here we are, 12 issues later, healthier and a little lighter with a greater understanding of the meaning of health and wellness. The feedback that we receive from our readers has been overwhelmingly positive. As we begin our second year of publishing we are over the moon thrilled to be doing so in full color!
Updating the Programming
Your mind is like a computer. It probably runs with great tools but does so using outdated software creating undesired habits and behaviours. With Therapeutic Hypnosis and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), you can easily and effectively delete old data and replace it with new programming. From self-confidence to smoking cessation, anxiety relief and pain management, RTT can help you build new healthy habits in an average of 21 days (time required by the brain to do so). Once anchored in your mind and reinforced by a personalized recording, the new desired data becomes permanent.
Activity Guide – Available March 1st
Spring is just around the corner which means the arrival of the new City of Nanaimo Activity Guide. It is available at our recreation centres starting March 1st, and as usual, it is full of programs and community special events to keep you active for the warmer months ahead. This year there are many never-before offered programs in the Activity Guide. For more information on these courses or other program ideas, please pick up the new City of Nanaimo Spring and Summer Activity Guide or view it on our website at Nanaimo.ca. This season, ͞”Take a Moment” with Parks and Recreation.
Gaming vs Gambling
Once upon a time, gaming and gambling were separate forms of entertainment, vying for their respective market share. In today’s world, now that people of all ages have wide-ranging access to the internet and smart phones, these industries have become powerhouses within their respective worlds. How people gamble has changed. How our youth play video games has changed as well: Never-ending self-contained online worlds, rife with micro-transactions fuel increased spending to simply keep up in the game. If this all sounds foreign to you, please connect with an under 40 gaming enthusiast near you. Gaming and gambling have changed. Now, there is even more reason to make sure we are doing both responsibly.
