Search Results for: Heath and Wellness
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19
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GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS
Words by Sally Podmore
Photo by JoAnne McElroy
Whether for our health, our planet, or the simple joy of food, the benefits of plant-based eating have become impossible to...
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16
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PREPARING FOR THE PRESENT
Words by Mac Newton
Photo by Jenn Dykstra
Paying attention, being aware, and having presence of mind is habitual. So is distraction.
On a sunny afternoon six years ago while...
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15
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GROWING CALM
Words by Ashley Hamilton-MacQuarrie
Photos by Jenn Dykstra
Local businesses team up to provide a resort sanctuary that naturally soothes and inspires.
Fresh water flows through the Kingfisher...
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15
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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
Words by Ryan Stuart
With the Federal Government on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana use, Comox Valley municipalities drag their heels on implementing non-medicinal...
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15
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THE DIRECTION OF DISCOMFORT
Words by Mia Jerritt
Photo by Kyle Hansen
How moving outside of your regular patterns can help you manage fear and map your own future.
If you dare to live a life of infinite...
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14
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SPIN IT TO WIN IT
Words by Clay Ward
Photo by Eugene Chung
A trio of world-class athletes steps up
to provide off-season training for young riders.
When the days grow short and the nights...
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14
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TUNING THE VIBRATIONS OF WELLNESS
Words by Dr. Lise Maltais
Photo by Léa Wheatley-Maltais
How the less-is-more approach of Bowen Technique can help our bodies heal.
Bowen Technique involves a gentle yet dynamic system of...
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13
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Everyday indulgences
Words by Elisabeth Lee
Photo by Meredith Rose
Favourites during the season of coziness and comfort food, certain chocolate and cheese varieties offer positive (and surprising) neurological...
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13
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The Sweet Spots
Words by Terry Folks
& Wendy Turner
Photo by Jenn Dykstra
Using Shinrin-Yoku and the beauty of our surroundings to heal during times of transition.
Shinrin-yoku, sometimes known as “forest...
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12
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Holistic Health: A lesson in Osteopathy
Words by Sarah Clement
In 1874 in Kirksville, Missouri, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still pioneered a form of manual therapy that emphasized the importance of health and wellbeing in its...
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11
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On the road to healing
Words by Casey Parsons
Photos by Paige Owen
The importance of introspection.
Our world is busy. We invite stress and then wonder why our bodies fail us. We refuse to listen, but...
Volume
10
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A Closer Look At Hypnotherapy
Words by Britt Hanson
and Carly Panzenboeck
Photo by Jenn Dykstra
The inner workings of the heart & mind.
So often we think of hypnosis as a magic trick or simply good for a laugh. My first experience...
Volume
9
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Let it Rain: Helping combat the symptoms of SAD
Words by Ryan Stuart
Photo by Dave Prothero
The rain patters the roof. Again. It feels like every morning for the last week started this way. Me lying in bed, my senses slowly coming into focus: warmth,...
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9
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Nature's nutrition: Knowledge from the ground up
Words by Zaaven Forest
Photos by Meredith Rose
The opportunities we have, the choices we make, and the decisions we face each day determine how our life will unfold. These can be at once beautiful and ugly,...
Volume
8
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Finding The Flow That Fits
Words & Photos By Bevin Clempson
There’s more than one way to get your asana on in the Comox Valley.
I once practiced yoga regularly. During good stretches, I was...
Volume
7
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BLENDING MARTIAL ARTS & YOGA
Words By Corny Martens
Jared Sato
& Mac Newton
Photo By Sven Karsholt
How the practice of two disciplines nurtures three local martial artists and yogis
Branches of the same tree, nurtured by roots from...
Volume
5
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Lake Of Dragons
Words By Allie Jenkinson
Photos By Jenn Dykstra
An accomplished paddler reveals how Comox Lake’s appeal extends well beyond summer.
Though Comox Lake is a short drive from Cumberland’s...
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4
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Mud Sweat & Tears
Words By Sharon Fisher
Photos By Lorenz Jimenez
It’s the last weekend in October, and like so many salmon to their spawning grounds I find myself once again in a long line of runners tracing a slow bead up...
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4
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Why Tea?
Words By Desiree Lyver
Photos By Karen McKinnon
Why not tea? Growing up on a farm on a Hornby Island farm with summers spent working on a commercial fish boat followed by serial years running through cut...
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4
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A Yoga State Of Mind
Words By Alex Leikermoser
Photo By Jenn Dykstra
It doesn’t matter whether you have tried yoga, or not. Whether you’re good at it, or not. Yoga isn’t really about all the poses we see in magazines or...