The leaves outside our window at Broadway Wellness.
I love this tree. It mesmorized me last week while I treated my clients from a treatment room on the Spruce St. side. I’ll miss you Fall.
Pregnancy and C-sections by Vancouver Massage Therapy RMT Monica Cleland
Pregnancy and the birth of your child is one of the most important events that will happen in your life. Childbirth comes in many ways, and sometimes a set of circumstances creates the necessity of a Cesarian section birth. A C-section is when an incision is made through the mother’s abdomen and uterus to deliver…
Food Intolerance Awareness – by Vancouver Naturopath Dr. Krista Moyer
“We are what we eat” is a common known phrase, but NaturopathicDoctors take that statement one step further by stating “We are what we absorb”. There is a large difference between those two statements. One major reason for this is the predominance of food allergies, and the more recent acknowledgement of food sensitivities. The immune…
Fascia – What is it? 5 Facts – by Vancouver Massage Therapy RMT Monica Cleland
Fascia – what is it? We hear about it, we talk about it, it has a hum on the street .. it’s important! .. But .. what is it? Here we’ll take a look at it in simple terms – through 5 points of understanding. 1. Fascia is pervasive. That means it’s everywhere in your…
CHANGE OUR BODY, CHANGE OUR MIND by Dr. Shannon Patterson
Our relationship to our body in part reflects our relationship to the world. Do fear, shame & powerlessness overcome us when we think about our body? Are the messages, cues and symptoms of the body things that need to be numbed or stifled with the latest lotion or potion? Does science know more than the…
Premenstrual Syndrome and Possible Nutrient Deficiencies – by Vancouver Naturopath Dr. Krista Moyer
Any symptom is the body’s way of showing your cognitive self that something is out of balance. If you listen to it, you can reap the benefits. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a varied collection of symptoms that 75-90% of women experience on a regular basis. Just because it is ‘common’, does not mean it is…
Massage for our Aging Bodies from Vancouver Massage Therapy RMT Suzanne Crawford
Massage therapy is discussed here as part of a protocol for nourishing and maintaining the human body as it goes through the later years of aging. Although your body technically starts aging from the time you are born, as a process it will go unnoticed through your teens, 20’s and maybe 30’s. By your mid 30′…
Our Philosophy
Some clichés are simply true, like ‘it’s all connected’. We can look at this in the sense of the interconnectedness of the multi-faceted aspects of ourselves. From there we can see the connections between us, each individuals, as part of a series of communities and networks: family, work, friends etc. At Broadway Wellness, we try…
Vancouver Massage Therapy RMT: Vanessa Senecal
Vanessa Senecal has been a Registered Massage Therapist for over five years now. She just recently joined Broadway Wellness after an exciting volunteering adventure abroad. Aside from doing RMT Vancouver work last spring, she was also volunteering locally with an organization called Shanti Uganda, so it seemed like an obvious choice to see if Shanti needed…
Vancouver Massage Therapy RMT: Jordana Kirkman
Jordana Kirkman is the most recent addition to the Broadway Wellness team of RMT’s. Cousin of Monica Cleland, owner / founder of Broadway Wellness, Jordana comes with a fun personality, and a passion for her work – she has been quickly and warmly welcomed to our team. Jordana comes to the table with a brilliant…
So we made some changes to our website …
To start, we got ourselves a new url address – the old one (broadwaywellness.org) will get you there, and will always be there for you to use… But it was very similar to that of another clinic just down the road, which has been creating some confusion – so we decided to create a new…
Pain in the neck
Why this neck pain, and how can massage therapy help? Neck pain is a general term, really, that can be a vague umbrella for a wide range of symptoms, and also a symptom, or result, of a spectrum of possible underlying causes. You may have a rotation in your spinal vertebrae, causing you to wince…
Vanessa Senecal, BKin, RMT
As Kristin Waddell, RMT, prepares to leave on maternity leave, we welcome Vanessa Senecal who will be available to treat Kristin’s clients in her absence. Vanessa will begin working Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Broadway Wellness starting February 21st, 2011 offering Registered Massage Therapy services. Please visit Vanessa’s bio for more information.
Excited for a new year
After settling into our new digs, Broadway Wellness is excited for what’s on the horizon. We’re happy to offer Osteopathic Care with Scott Lawrence, and Naturopathy with Dr. Krista Moyer, in January 2011. Jordana Kirkman, RMT, our most recent Registered Massage Therapist, will also join us in January, along with Frances Hailstone – a loved…
Welcome to the new Broadway Wellness Blog
We’ll be updating this space with news, health and wellness tips and specials. Check back regularly, and add us on facebook to keep in touch with what’s happening at Broadway Wellness.