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Take Charge of Your Health in 2025

Over 500 peer-reviewed research studies confirm that yoga therapy can help relieve some of the symptoms associated with many health conditions, including chronic pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, anxiety, and depression. Yoga therapy teaches you safe and gentle practical methods to decrease your pain or immobility by relaxing, breathing better, aligning your body, and increasing balance, mobility, and strength. Using yoga therapy, you can calm your mind and refocus to help manage stress and improve sleep, which can lead to feeling better physically overall. Consider using the healing properties of yoga therapy to take charge of your health!

Why Osteopathy?

Choosing osteopathy is an effective solution for managing various types of pain, from hip and knee discomfort to back pain, sciatica, headaches, migraines, arthritis, and sports injuries. Osteopathy focuses on improving mobility, relieving muscle and joint pain, and promoting overall well-being. At Soma Osteopathy and Wellness, we offer a team of skilled professionals, including athletic therapists, osteopathic practitioners, craniosacral therapists, and massage therapists, who are dedicated to providing personalized care tailored to your needs. Why wait to feel better?

Words to Live By

“Slow down and soak up each experience releasing the need to be somewhere else or with someone else. See the gift of this moment.” Keith Macpherson

Words to Live By

We wish you and your family a joyful, bright, healthy, prosperous and happiest new year ahead! Happy New Year!

Words to Live By

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. – Helen Keller

Understanding Yoga Therapy

Yoga therapy focuses on simple movements and the connection between body segments, rather than traditional yoga postures. It involves neuromuscular patterning and repatterning through basic movement. The human experience is an ongoing interplay of cause and effect, with unique responses to external events. Throughout life, we may encounter injuries, illness, or emotional challenges, often affecting both body and mind. A Yoga Therapist works with you to create a personalized practice that supports recovery, enhances ease, and fosters meaningful transformation, helping you navigate physical, emotional, or mental struggles toward healing and well-being.

Enjoying Holidays with Hearing Loss

If you have a hearing loss, attending family gatherings with many people can be stressful. Here are three tips to ensure a sound-filled holiday season. 1. Spend time with family members one-on-one. 2. Try to sit next to someone who will be willing to keep you in on the conversation if you miss anything that has been said. 3. Book a check of your hearing aids before the holiday season starts to ensure they are working their best. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the laughter of your kids, grandkids, or family members as they open presents or sit around the table. Happy Holidays!

Manage Osteoarthritis with Laser Therapy

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability and mobility issues in older individuals. Studies have found laser therapy to be helpful at improving pain, disability, and mobility in osteoarthritis. Exercise and education should provided as a first line of treatment for osteoarthritis. Laser can also be combined with rehabilitation exercises including the GLA:D program offered at Origin. If you would like to discuss treatment options for osteoarthritis, schedule an assessment with our team!

Gift a Present of PRESENCE

Rita M Krebs knows presence. Although she is a Registered Social Worker (Counsellor), Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Professional Life Coach, Shaman/Master Healer and Reiki Master/Teacher, she maintains that the real training was through her journey of disassociation from complex childhood trauma. “We are not our trauma, we are simply cloaked in it – until we aren’t”. Rita creates a technology of healing that brings her clients results without reliving the past. “The sweet spot is when my clients become present to who they really are – “Presence” is the ultimate gift.”

Perineural Therapy

Chronic pain is a common concern for many patients, and I often collaborate with chiropractors, acupuncturists, physiotherapists, and massage therapists to provide comprehensive care. As a naturopathic doctor, I also focus on foundational health, including diet, stress management, sleep, exercise, diagnostics, and hormone optimization. One effective treatment for pain is Perineural Therapy, which involves injecting a dilute dextrose solution around nerves to reduce inflammation. This therapy targets TRVP-1 receptors, which are involved in nerve inflammation and pain signaling, offering significant relief for those suffering from chronic pain.

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a form of manual therapy that focuses on the assessment and treatment of the craniosacral system. This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and protects these structures. Our practitioners use light touch and gentle manual techniques to evaluate and influence the craniosacral system’s rhythm and mobility. The goal is to detect and facilitate the release of any restrictions, tension, or imbalances within this system, thereby improving the body’s self-healing and self-regulatory mechanisms. CST helps calm the nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing stress, which can be beneficial for people with anxiety and chronic tension.