Wellness in Bloom

09/02/2025

For all of you who have come on a wellness retreat, you’ll know all about the post card ritual.

Have you received yours lately?

How did it feel to read your message?

💗Please share your experience and insights.

08/13/2025

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From yoga by the lake to forest therapy, saunas, spa days - and even wrecking stuff - Thunder Bay is the perfect destination to unwind, recharge and reconnect with yourself.

08/04/2025

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Students don’t know how introverted their teachers are. Most of us just have situational extroversion: when it’s’ time to stand in front of a group or teach into a camera, we have a switch that we can flip. It turns on action mode.

It’s a weird dichotomy, because most of us that became teachers did so because we fell in love with the quiet, internal experience of the practice. It’s nothing that we can’t manage, but, for most of us, learning to navigate the social landscape of teaching is the trickiest part of the job.

07/19/2025

Thank you for being part of this journey with me! To every woman who’s said yes to herself and her healing - whether by joining a retreat, participating in ongoing self-care practice sessions, or by attending my online podcast circle - your presence has meant more than you know. A heartfelt thank you to my business coach and mentor and to all the incredible women in my group with .iance, your support and is so appreciated 🙏🏻❤️

07/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for Wellness in Bloom for Thunder Bay Community Votes in ‘Holistic Health’.
After only a year in business, I’m grateful to be recognized for my wellness work ❤️

05/30/2025

Love this message and this incredible woman’s work!

Brave Girl ,”If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgment at those of us trying to dare greatly. Their only contributions are criticism, cynicism, and fear-mongering. If you're criticizing from a place where you're not also putting yourself on the line, I'm not interested in your feedback.”

~ Brené Brown 

Together We fight. “Together We rise.Together We Heal.”
Brave Girll🦋

05/21/2025

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No one told me that parenting would feel like holding up a mirror to every part of me I thought I had buried.
The broken pieces.
The quiet wounds.
The unspoken fears.

My kids don’t just ask for snacks and hugs.
They ask me, without words, to look at the parts of myself I’ve ignored for so long.
They remind me of how I was once small too.
How I also needed safety.
How I needed someone to say, “I see you. I hear you. You matter.”

And sometimes, when I get triggered or overwhelmed, it’s not because of them.
It’s because my inner child is still begging to be held.
Begging to feel loved.

Being a parent isn’t just about raising our kids.
It’s about learning to raise ourselves too.

To all the parents healing while raising little ones I see your courage.
This is not easy, but it’s beautiful.
You are rewriting everything.

05/16/2025

Women's Wellness Adventure Retreat ~ Prince Edward County October 17-19

Something new is falling into place — and I’d love your input! 🍂

I’m planning a women’s wellness retreat in beautiful Prince Edward County this fall — a season that invites us to slow down, cozy up, and reconnect with what truly matters.

This will be an intimate experience, limited to just 12 women, to allow for meaningful connection, spaciousness, and personalized care.

Picture golden vineyards, crisp autumn air, cycling quiet country roads lined with turning leaves, and gathering with like-hearted women over nourishing meals and soulful conversation.

What makes this extra special? It’s all right here in our own Ontario backyard — no need to travel far and wide to find deep rest, beauty, and connection.

Before I finalize the details, I’d love to hear from you.
Would you take a few moments to share what would make this retreat feel like a deeply nourishing getaway for you?

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Whether you’re craving gentle movement, stillness, sisterhood, or a glass of local wine under the harvest moon — I want this experience to feel like exactly what your soul’s been quietly whispering for.

Thank you for being part of this community. Let’s co-create something magical together. 🍁

05/01/2025

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I feel so grateful to have the opportunity to hear Gabor Maté speak this evening at Roy Thompson Hall.

I have learned so much from this incredible human. His teachings and ‘bottom up’ approach, engaging the wisdom of the physical body, have profoundly impacted the trauma-informed approach I have taken as a physiotherapist and retreat facilitator.
Gone are the days of seeing him in Thunder Bay for free!

05/01/2025

I woukd be so appreciative of nominations under the Heathcate - Holistic category for those of you who have attended a retreat and/or self-care package and benifitted from your experience with me 🙏🏻

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Official 2025 Community Voting Awards Platform for Thunder Bay, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

04/24/2025

Along the journey as a female entrepreneur, whether you are just getting started or well on your way, you need other women who understand the struggle, the fears and self doubts AND the power of genuine connections, support and network building in the room with you, beside you. As an .iance member I have gleaned tangible and intangible benefits and proud to be a Community Partner in the Elleiance Network’s Capital Elle Business Impact Award for 2025.

04/16/2025

🌸 This May, begin a new tradition of celebrating the meaningful connections you share with the women in your life. 🌸

Intergenerational Women's Wellness Retreat
May 2–4 | at Elmhirst's Resort

Gather your mother, daughter, sister, aunt, or dear friends for a soul-nourishing weekend on the lake. Together, you’ll enjoy:

✨ Gentle yoga + accessible chair yoga
✨ Wellness workshops
✨ Delicious meals, including Elmhirst’s famous brunch buffet
✨ A beautifully hosted high tea
✨ Spa services (available onsite)
✨ Cozy lakeside cottage accommodations
✨ Time to rest, connect, and simply be

Leave feeling refreshed, reconnected, and filled with gratitude for the women who shape your life.

🔗https://elmhirst.ca/events-and-packages/?spa=spa

Make this Mother's Day season one to remember. 💕