Shaughnessy Wellness

Had a great time at our Celebrating Wellness Day! We had a Posture class, Movement & Balance class, complimentary chiropractic visits and healthy snacks. We raised more than $500 for .

Read our latest "In Good Health" article:
Give Peace a Chance- Spending Time in the Eye of the Storm.
https://wellnessfamilycare.com/wellnessdev2/give-peace-a-chance-spending-time-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/

Shall We Dance? - Wellness Family Care Jane and I recently started Zumba classes at the community centre. For those who don’t know, Zumba is a form of dance class that is a high-energy, full-body work out. There are also “Zumba Gold” classes, which are less intense and designed for seniors and beginners. I go to whichever one fits...

Read the latest In Good Health Article in our blog "Shall We Dance" on the many health benefits of dancing, and watch Dave & Jane's latest performance- Dancing Through Life.

Shall We Dance? - Wellness Family Care Jane and I recently started Zumba classes at the community centre. For those who don’t know, Zumba is a form of dance class that is a high-energy, full-body work out. There are also “Zumba Gold” classes, which are less intense and designed for seniors and beginners. I go to whichever one fits...

Today is
Five years ago I had a young patient come for an appointment after school on the last Wednesday of February. She asked why I wasn’t wearing a pink shirt. 🤦🏻‍♂️In her little 8 year old voice she said, “Don’t you believe in Anti Bullying?”🤷🏻‍♂️
Let’s just say I wear the pink every year since! I remember what it was like to be bullied as a kid. I want kids to feel safe to have the conversation and stand up against it.
Network care helps release tension patterns from both physical and emotional stress, and is a wonderful tool in working through stored trauma. 📷 Andrea Fry

There is still time to sign up for tonight’s free zoom workshop on “The Healing Power of Gratitude” at 7:30 pm. Email [email protected] to register.

1 week from today is
Join us for a special Posture workshop that day and work on maintaining and improving your posture!

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Call 416 494-7337 to reserve your spot.

Read our latest "In Good Health" article: Storm Preparation.

In September, 2022, my daughter Rachel started law school at Dalhousie University in Halifax. During the orientation, she was at a presentation where the speaker said “If we get a hurricane…” Rachel laughed out loud and then looked around to see everyone else nodding and paying attention. Oh, they weren’t kidding! This wasn’t in the school’s brochure advertising the program!!!

Later that month they did have a hurricane and lost power for several days. Rachel was to learn that Halifax frequently experiences major storms and the residents prepare themselves appropriately. Her landlord had a barbeque that could boil water on a gas burner during a power outage. People shop in anticipation of storms, as those that wait until it hits will usually find the store shelves empty when they try and get supplies. An east coast potato chip company capitalizes on this phenomenon, selling “Storm Chips”, that are a must have to indulge in while hunkering down to wait out the current storm.

Why do I bring this up during our “In Good Health” article as a wellness topic? We will all go through various kinds of storms in our lives. Health and life challenges will impact us or our loved ones that we support. If we wait until the storm hits, it can be very difficult to start to develop strategies to manage the storm. Last week I was invited to speak for a church group on zoom on the subject of my book, “Living Through the Storms of Life”. There were more than 90 people that logged on to learn more about storm preparation. It’s an important topic.

Today, August 1st, we are at the “half way point” of the summer. I hope you have gotten some good time relaxing and taking it easy, or if you haven’t yet, that you make some time to do that this month. I also hope you can take some time to do a little “storm prep”, as the best time to prepare for a storm is during good weather!

Four things you can do to prepare for a future storm are...

You can read the rest in our blog:
https://wellnessfamilycare.com/wellnessdev2/storm-preparation/