Spring is just around the corner which means the arrival of the new City of Nanaimo Activity Guide. It is available at our recreation centres starting March 1st, and as usual, it is full of programs and community special events to keep you active for the warmer months ahead. This year there are many never-before offered programs in the Activity Guide. For more information on these courses or other program ideas, please pick up the new City of Nanaimo Spring and Summer Activity Guide or view it on our website at Nanaimo.ca. This season, ͞”Take a Moment” with Parks and Recreation.
Community News
Gaming vs Gambling
Once upon a time, gaming and gambling were separate forms of entertainment, vying for their respective market share. In today’s world, now that people of all ages have wide-ranging access to the internet and smart phones, these industries have become powerhouses within their respective worlds. How people gamble has changed. How our youth play video games has changed as well: Never-ending self-contained online worlds, rife with micro-transactions fuel increased spending to simply keep up in the game. If this all sounds foreign to you, please connect with an under 40 gaming enthusiast near you. Gaming and gambling have changed. Now, there is even more reason to make sure we are doing both responsibly.
New Courses at Parks and Recreation
“Here are a few never-before offered programs found inside the Activity Guide:
▪ Creative Art Journaling – create a unique and beautiful art journal ▪ Cheese Making – Learn the history, science and process to make Derby ▪ Wet Felting – Turn wool into a variety of useful creations. ▪ · Flamenco Moods and Moves – Learn the steps, rhythms and hand clapping of Flamenco dancing. ▪ BollyX – a high intensity Bollywood cardio workout ▪ Harmonica – Play blues, folk, rock and pop tunes on this timeless instrument. ▪ Birth Support – previously offered by Island Health.
Headaches and Migraines
Headaches and migraines can be triggered by many different sources. Some of these causes include, dehydration, hunger, atmospheric pressure changes, and improper glasses. What many do not realize is that upper neck misalignments due to improper head positioning, can also cause headaches and migraines and poor blood and fluid flow between the brain and the body. Chiropractors are specially trained to assess upper neck misalignments and to gently, specifically, and scientifically correct neck misalignments restoring proper blood flow and optimal body posture. To learn know more come to our next health night March 19 at 7pm!
Live Life on Your Terms
Have you been impacted by trauma? Are you grieving a loss of a loved one, a job or a marriage? Are you struggling with depression or anxiety? Are you going through transition? Are you struggling with chronic pain? However you feel stuck in life, and maybe finding yourself repeating the same old patterns, counselling can help you to make positive change, rapidly alter negative, limiting beliefs, and move forward into a more fulfilling experience of life. Find a councillor or psychotherapist with compassion, acceptance and non-judgment to help support you stepping into your potential, claiming your power and living life on your terms.
Colon Hydrotherapy – Help your Body Detoxify
Today’s average diet promotes constipation and poor bowel function. Most of us try eating healthy food and getting plenty of exercise but sometimes it is just not enough. Colon Hydrotherapy cleanses and tones the entire 5’5” of the colon after a series of treatments. Results can include more energy, improved concentration and focus, clear complexion, and a boost to the immune system from whole body detoxification. By removing low fibre foods that linger in the colon, weight loss can be jumpstarted. When choosing a colon hydrotherapy provider, look for one that uses the most advanced equipment available today boasting the best sanitizing and safety technology.
Breathwork – 2018 Wellness Trend
Do you know what one of the biggest health and wellness trends is for 2018? Breathwork is conscious, controlled breathing done for relaxation, meditation or therapeutic purposes. In their book “The Healing Power of Breath”, doctors Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbarg write, “By changing the patterns of breathing, it is possible to reduce stress, calm an agitated mind and improve physical health and endurance.” Nanaimo Parks and Recreation has many programs, including a variety of yoga and fitness classes that incorporate better breathing techniques. Check out our Activity Guide, visit our website at www.nanaimo.ca or call us at 250.756.5200 for details.
Benefits of Seeing a Counselling Psychologist
Counselling Psychologists can help you: – Feel heard. One of the first steps to personal wellness is finding someone you can trust who will listen to you non-judgmentally. They are trained to support you unobtrusively, allowing you to sort through feelings and beliefs and find your own way to solving your problems. – Be accepted. A good therapist will be able to accept you compassionately and share empathy with you. This means they will be able to understand your feelings and your underlying needs, helping you to gain insight and new perspective. – Heal. They can give you tools and skills to support you on your path to a full and satisfying life.
Live Your Greatness
Life and health are gifts that don’t last forever. Saver them, appreciate and care for them as though they are your most cherished assets because they are. What would you love to do but have never done? Imagine what it would be like and the impact on your life. Set a plan in place as if your life depends on it, never give up on the possibility. Connect with the plan daily, never lose faith in it and soon it will be yours. Live the dreams you were born to experience, the ones buried deep within your heart. Let yourself live your greatness!
Breathwork Breathing Exercises
Pursed Lip Breathing Method – With relaxed shoulders, take a normal breath in for 2 counts. Then with puckered lips exhale, for about 4 counts and repeat. 4-7-8 Method – Exhale through your mouth, close it and inhale through your nose for 4 counts. Hold the breath for 7 counts, release for 8 counts. Repeat at least three times. Belly Breathing Method – With shoulders back, place one hand on your chest and one on your belly. As you breathe in deeply for about 2 seconds, you feel the air expanding your stomach, breathe out slowly through your lips. Parks and Recreation has programs including a variety of yoga and fitness classes that incorporate better breathing techniques.
Wellnessnews Women’s Expo – February 10
The Wellnessnews Women’s Expo is the place to Explore, Indulge, Escape & Shop. It will be a day of fun and new approaches to nutrition, fitness and overall wellbeing. Bring your girlfriends, mom and neighbours to visit over 80 exhibits, indulge in pampering in the Diva Oasis, participate in the activity area and attend sessions on Nutrition/Healthy Aging. The Expo is FREE. VIP tickets can be found where you get your Wellnessnews, from an exhibitors or off our website. While not required to attend, tickets redeemed raise funds to help women in our communities. See you on February 10th at the VI Conference Centre in Nanaimo.
