Let 2019 Be the Year You Put Your Mental Health First
When we talk about the idea of being “aligned,” we’re not just referring to your physical body. Your mental health has just as much to do with your overall well-being as your physical health. We believe you can’t treat the body without treating the mind, too. Mental...
5 Tips to Relieve Holiday Stress
It’s been drilled into our heads that the holiday season should bring nothing but love and cheer—tis the season to be jolly, after all. But between busy holiday schedules, the financial stress of gift buying, and the perils of holiday eating, it’s easy for stress to...
What is Reflexology and How Might You Benefit From it?
Whether we realize it or not, our physical and mental health manifests internally. After all, there’s a reason why we use expressions like “I have a gut feeling.” Things like stress and anxiety often lead to internal discomforts like indigestion or nausea—and while we...
“Movement is Life”—Practice this Mantra Daily for a Happy, Healthy Spine
The way we choose to move our bodies daily has a lot to do with self-expression. Whether you dance, practice yoga, play hockey, or revel in morning walks with your dog, these movements often become a ritual. And while exercise has many fantastic mental health...
Sore Neck? You May be Suffering From a Workplace Injury
We often associate the term “workplace injury” with dramatic slip and falls, or accidents associated with heavy machinery. But the truth is, your average 9-5 desk job puts you just as much at risk of suffering a work-related injury—it’s just not as obvious. Think...
How a Functional Movement Assessment Can Build Better Athletes
It doesn’t take an expert in evolution to see that the human body was built to move. Every day at our clinic in Newmarket, we treat athletes who push their bodies to new limits—whether it be lifting weights, swimming, running marathons, or recovering from difficult...
Back to School: How Kids Can Benefit from Massage Therapy
Adults often reward themselves with a massage when life gets hectic. Yet between schoolwork, extracurricular activities, peer pressure, and bullying, kids are juggling almost as much as their parents. So why isn’t it more common for kids to be treated to a massage?...
What Parents Need to Know about Concussions and Second-Impact Syndrome
With the back-to-school season hot on our heels, excitement for the competitive sports season is starting to build. For parents of young athletes that means it’s time to start budgeting for equipment and organizing training schedules—but safety should also be top of...
