Osteopathy- How Can It Help Your Mental Health?

By |2023-07-16T22:52:20-07:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: Health Education, Therapies|Tags: , , , , , |

Osteopathy, a hands-on therapy, focuses on identifying and rectifying the physical imbalances within our body. These imbalances often serve as triggers for a broad spectrum of symptoms, one of the least recognized of which relates to our emotional and mental well-being. Osteopathy: How Can It Help Your Mental Health? This question arises often and remains ...

Mental Health Management: Self-Care Vs Self-Soothing

By |2023-07-16T22:40:07-07:00July 9th, 2023|Categories: Health Education, Therapies|Tags: , , , , , , |

Approximately half of the population will experience or have experienced a mental illness by the time they reach 40 years old. Mental illness can impact individuals from various age groups, educational backgrounds, income levels, and cultural backgrounds. [1] With the increasing prevalence of mental health challenges, it's crucial to explore effective strategies for managing and ...

Massage Therapy FAQs Part 1: The Amazing Benefits!

By |2023-05-10T17:30:24-07:00May 10th, 2023|Categories: Health Education, Therapies|Tags: , , |

From simple relaxation to critical injury rehabilitation and everything in between, Massage Therapy is a powerful, proven method for helping people return to or maintain a healthy active life! Hi! I'm Tricia Lovegrove, a member of the Hands on Therapy team at Empower Health and I've been practicing Massage Therapy since 1998, treating over 5000 ...

How Does Sleep Impact Your Health and Mental Wellbeing?

By |2023-06-06T09:45:46-07:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Health Education|Tags: , , , , , , |

Ask A Naturopath: Why is sleep important to your health and mental wellbeing? Sleep is arguably one of the most essential elements in any healthy lifestyle. In order for our mental and physical health to function optimally, the body requires both adequate quality and quantity of sleep. A lack of sleep can seep into all ...

How Does Ketamine Assisted Therapy Help Clients for Healing?

By |2023-05-01T18:03:28-07:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: Health Education|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Ketamine assisted therapy healing has revolutionized the mental health field. Since the days of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud and his contemporaries, this field has made significant progress. One of the latest approaches is Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAT). Ketamine is a generic dissociative medication. It is primarily used and recognized as one of the ...

Lymphatic care for the breasts & chest

By |2019-03-06T15:16:53-08:00March 29th, 2018|Categories: Therapies|Tags: , , , |

Lymphatic breast massage is a nurturing way to enhance breast wellness and did you know that a session can be done over the sheets or directly on the skin? We hold a great deal of physical tension, emotional stress and personal history in our breasts, but we often overlook the fact that our breasts are ...

Synergy with voice therapy in an integrated health clinic

By |2017-12-22T22:36:09-08:00November 17th, 2016|Categories: Therapies|Tags: , , |

Voice therapy within an integrated health clinic setting works together with a variety of modalities to support health and wellness. A Synergistic approach to healthcare is one of the special attributes of Empower Health. Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts. The term synergy comes ...

Zumba Fitness hits the Drive!

By |2017-12-23T10:40:39-08:00August 3rd, 2016|Categories: Classes & Groups|Tags: , , |

Zumba Fitness Classes on Commercial Drive, East Vancouver! Dancing is the most fun way to move your body. Even those who claim that they cannot dance find themselves tapping their toes or bouncing their heads to the beats and even shaking it off in the privacy of their own living rooms. Everybody loves a dance ...

Yoga Nidra: A guided meditation.

By |2017-12-23T10:44:21-08:00May 26th, 2016|Categories: Classes & Groups, Community Partners|Tags: |

Yoga Nidra - A guided meditation Imagine a lying down meditation practice that brings about a deep level of rest that is at the same time pleasurable, rejuvenating and healing. Welcome to Yoga Nidra. I’ve found over the years that guided relaxation that includes breath work is one of the best overall practices available for ...

Creating Healthy & Happy Workplaces – Paola Ardiles

By |2017-12-23T10:48:30-08:00May 2nd, 2016|Categories: Special Events|Tags: , |

“We don’t have the answers, but we can collectively find the solutions,” … begins Paola Ardiles, social innovator, local visionary and founder of Bridge for Health, in her talk at Empower Health Clinic.  Paola’s credentials are long, and she is well known for her involvement in public health in this province.  She is also a ...