Ahimsa Naturopathic

Ahimsa Naturopathic Katie Weststrate, BSc(Hon), RHN, RYT, MSc CH, ND

Naturopathic doctors (NDs) are primary health care practitioners, extensively trained in the promotion of wellness and the prevention and treatment of disease. ND’s believe in addressing the root cause of ‘dis-ease’ and in working with each individual’s innate ability for healing to bring the body back into balance. NDs may utilize any or all of the following modalities when working with clients to implement an individualized health care plan: dietary and lifestyle counseling, nutritional supplementation, botanical (herbal) medicine, homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) including the use of acupuncture, and physical medicine (hydrotherapy, massage, etc.)

Treat yourself this summer to a yoga retreat filled with sand, sun and surrender. Featuring multiple yoga & meditation c...
03/13/2026

Treat yourself this summer to a yoga retreat filled with sand, sun and surrender. Featuring multiple yoga & meditation classes each day, including morning sunrise classes on the beach! Optional wellness talks, balancing acupuncture treatments and ample free time allow for meditative walks in the old growth forest or along the waterfront trail, swim or paddle (bring your own SUP/kayak/canoe) on the Ottawa river, or settle into some downtime on the private beach.
Make this retreat what you need this summer! Ahimsa.janeapp.com to register

Free online event with Gabor Mate and others 💜🙏
03/10/2026

Free online event with Gabor Mate and others 💜🙏

Free Live Online Event

03/07/2026
Thank you to the awesome group of women who gathered with us today to discuss mid-life hormone flux! 🙏💜 When you look in...
03/07/2026

Thank you to the awesome group of women who gathered with us today to discuss mid-life hormone flux! 🙏💜 When you look in those gift bags don’t miss the little coupons for 10% off at Healthily Ever After!

Congrats to Heather M and Lauri P - winners of our $150+ prize draws!




Happening THIS Saturday! Ladies, if you’re in your late 30’s to late 50’s - this is for YOU! 😘💪💃
03/06/2026

Happening THIS Saturday! Ladies, if you’re in your late 30’s to late 50’s - this is for YOU! 😘💪💃



03/06/2026
03/04/2026

Growth in this practice isn’t about how it looks.

It’s about how steady you stay when things get hard.
How gently you respond instead of react.
How often you return to your mat, even on ordinary days.

The real work happens inside. 🧘‍♀️✨

That’s where strength is built.

💜
03/02/2026

💜

The Exhale

It begins long before the last breath
Long before the room goes still
It starts in that first moment
when a diagnosis enters the air
and something inside you
quietly tightens.

From there, the waiting starts
You hold your breath without meaning to
through each update
each slow change
each “let’s see what tomorrow brings”
You learn the landscape of decline
by instinct
listening for shifts no one else hears
showing up again and again
because love holds you in place.

Caring for someone who is dying
creates its own rhythm
a steady, quiet bracing
for whatever comes next
It reshapes your days
your nights
your lungs
You try to stay ready
even when ready isn’t possible.

And then their last breath comes
Soft
Final
Not dramatic, just true.

But the breath that breaks you
isn’t theirs
It’s yours
That long, trembling exhale
you didn’t know you were holding
A release wrapped in relief
in grief
in the sharp ache
of a chapter closing.

We think the final breath
belongs to the dying.

But the truth is
the real ending is ours
the exhale that follows
the one that carries
the weight, the love, the loss
and the letting go.

That exhale…
our exhale
that’s the moment
it all becomes real.

xo
Gabby

You can find this poem here:
https://www.thehospiceheart.net/post/the-exhale

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTERHormone havoc, anyone? 🙋‍♀️ From irregular periods, irritability and mood swings to anxiety, hot ...
02/27/2026

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER
Hormone havoc, anyone? 🙋‍♀️ From irregular periods, irritability and mood swings to anxiety, hot flashes, lost libido & lack of sleep - Join Dr. Katie, ND, on Saturday, March 7th at the Pews in Merrickville for a 2-hour seminar on how to survive (and thrive!) through it all. Let's get real about identity, intimacy, hormone balancing, and HRT - with a side of humor and honesty! 😉
$50, each participant receives a gift bag and is entered to win a $100+ gift box!
Ahimsa.janeapp.com to register.

Free HPV treatment/management webinar with Dr Wilson
02/25/2026

Free HPV treatment/management webinar with Dr Wilson

In this free HPV Workshop, learn what your pap results mean, what is making you susceptible to HPV, and how a holistic approach can help you clear HPV.

02/25/2026

📣 PARENT/CAREGIVER RESOURCE: School Mental Health Ontario is launching a new webinar series to support parents & caregivers on sensitive topics that are part of every child and teen’s life.

Get more details & register for free at: https://ow.ly/1N4q50Yilon

School Mental Health Ontario / Santé mentale en milieu scolaire Ontario

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Merrickville, ON
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