It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Maple syrup is a traditional medicine that symbolizes the end of winter and the very start of the spring season. The Anishinaabe collected sap or ‘sweet water’ during this time, also known as the Sugar Moon or Maple Moon, as it coincides with the last full moon…
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What is Fascia, anyway?
What the F is Fascia? …A question I get a lot when I tell someone I am a Fascial Stretch Therapist. Or else many simply misread the word and assume I perform some sort of stretching technique on the face 😅 Fascia is actually a connective tissue that is directly under your skin but also…
Fancy a forest bath?
Shinrin-yoku = “taking in the forest atmosphere“, or “forest bathing”. A Japanese term out of the 80s to describe the age-old concept of mentally and physiologically benefiting from being outside, amongst the trees in nature. Indigenous people have always known this concept, with their most effective traditional therapies involving land-based activities. Studies have shown that…
The mind-blowing dynamics of Breastmilk!
The nutritionist me is well aware of the fact that food is medicine but until I actually cared to find out, I had no idea of the incredibly mind-blowing dynamics of breast milk. Yeah, breast milk contains all the nutritional components like sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, vitamins A, C, and E, DHA (an omega-3) and AA…
Wanna Sauna?
Ahhh.. sauna therapy. In the spring, we finally got a sauna to complete our backyard abode. It’s something we’ve wanted for a long time and is actually a wedding gift from a group of our close friends! (Thanks again guys! 🙋🏻♀️) Many different cultures have used sauna therapy for thousands of years due to its…
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