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The Art of Cupping

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Vanessa Pettit • 0 Comments

I like to think of cupping as a little slice of healing heaven for the mind and body. It has a multitude of applications and there is something for nearly everyone with this therapy, even for the kids! Cupping has become somewhat popular in the media with sports figures and celebrities, but it has... Continue Reading

Sadness: The Portal to Happiness

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Lucinda Flavelle, MA • 0 Comments

Sadness is the most profound, pivotal, and powerful of emotions. No other emotion has the power to transform us, to evolve us, to change us from the inside out. It’s also the most discounted, maligned, shamed, countered, misunderstood, resisted, and feared emotion, according to Dr. Gordon... Continue Reading

Welcoming Spring with Open Arms

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Ralitza Alexandrov • 1 Comments

Spring officially kicks off Saturday, March 20th so YES I’m a little early but I just feel so excited to talk about this upcoming season of rebirth and regeneration. I’ve already started to notice subtle shifts in the people around me – more movement, more smiling, more sunshine, more active... Continue Reading

Meditation Changed Me

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Dr. Meaghan McCollum • 4 Comments

I was at a low point during the pregnancy of my 2nd daughter. I had a stress breakdown midday way through the pregnancy. Just so much on my plate, and felt I was lacking support and that I couldn’t handle it all. My personal life had challenges and my personal emotional and spiritual health was... Continue Reading

As We Turn in for Winter, Focus on Relationships.

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Christina Sutter • 0 Comments

Relationship is a foundational part of so many aspects of our lives. Whether it is with our parents, partners, siblings, coworkers or friends, relationships truly are the core to our emotions, thoughts and behaviours. That being said, because relationships are so prevalent in our lives we can... Continue Reading

Natural Beauty: Lean into Yourself

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Dr. Meaghan McCollum • 0 Comments

You are beautiful. I truly believe that. And if you are over 40 it's the wrinkles, the grey hairs, the slowing down of our mature bodies that is perfect. It's wonderful and the way it's supposed to be while living in this physical body. I work a lot with women 40+ years old. And I know for... Continue Reading

Transitioning “Back’ to a New Normal

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Christina Sutter • 0 Comments

In an ideal world that wasn’t filled with challenges, joys, stresses and never enough time we would all be able to do exactly what we wanted to do when and how we needed to. However, we do all live in a wonderfully chaotic and ever changing world and there are a few things that can truly help us... Continue Reading

And Then Came June…

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Vanessa Pettit • 3 Comments

Or as the popular meme states: Welcome to level 6 of Jumanji! We are, to say the least, truly living in unprecedented times and by the time I return to the new norms of the work I love as an Acupuncturist and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I will have been home for the duration of the... Continue Reading

3 Ways to Ground in Anxious Times

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Ralitza Alexandrov • 0 Comments

It’s been an unusual few months for all of us. The world is feeling a little topsy turvy and our existence has been turned on it’s head. We can been forced to shift our lives in so many different areas. The tightly woven fabric of our previous lives has been dismantled. Now, as things begin to... Continue Reading

A Mini Meditation Offering and A Couple Snack Recipes

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Jess Veltman • 0 Comments

Hello again! Jess, Naturmend’s meditation consultant, here today on the blog. I hope that you are all holding up okay during these uncertain times of isolation and physical distancing. It’s been quite the journey for us all, individually and collectively, and I hope that you have all... Continue Reading

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