This month in the Newbie’s Guide to Alternative Wellness, we address Ayurveda. To get to the bottom of it, we reached out to yoga instructor and Certified Ayurveda Specialist, Maya Kowalcyk, to talk about Ayurveda. What is the concept of Ayurveda? What are its benefits? Ayurveda literally means “life wisdom” and is the...
Did you know that our sense of smell is the first of our senses to develop, and it’s possibly the most powerful? Even single celled organisms are able to navigate their environment due to – can you guess? – their sense of SMELL! Pretty incredible, eh? So it makes perfect sense that our sense...
In the long awaited return of The Newbie’s Guide to Alternative Wellness, this time we shed some light on an ancient practice that is often misunderstood because so many have a fear of needles – Acupuncture. My marketing staffer, Kristin Laing, sat down with Maryland Licensed Acupuncturist, Dolma Johanison, to talk about the benefits...
‘Tis the season to spread illness! Eek! But really, it’s the season that shows how out of whack our bodies have truly become. ‘Flu Season’ is the physical manifestation of our unprepared immune systems, which means if we arm our bodies properly, we can skip this ‘season’ altogether! NOW, how do we do that,...
Are you new to alternative wellness and overwhelmed by all the new terms and information? 100 years ago, the term we use today, ‘alternative wellness’, was simply called ‘healthcare’. Medical care was administered by a doctor who was your friend or neighbour – he knew you and your family, he made and took the...
