HealthWinds Spa ~ Lectures & Workshops

Shop and learn workshop

Join Jackie Allen, HealthWinds' consulting Dietitian for an informative walk through the supermarket aisles.

Learn how to interpret food labels to make healthy choices. Jackie will introduce you to the best foods to promote optimal health, high in antioxidants, fiber and much more. For instance, did you know that Pomegranate juice which is packed with antioxidants is also double the amount of calories and sugars found in most other juices? Come and learn how to shop wisely. We will meet at HealthWinds and take a short walk to the Dominion in the Yonge Eglinton Centre. Bring all of your questions!

Choose from two Shop & Learn events.
1. Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 10am to 11:30pm OR
2. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 7pm to 8:30pm

• $30 per person

Partners massage workshop

Always popular and always fun, come rediscover the intimacy so easily lost with life's daily pressures.

HealthWinds' massage therapists will teach you simple techniques enabling you to give your partner a relaxing massage of the back, shoulders and neck as well as the hands and feet. You will learn how to help your partner reduce stress, tension and even headaches. Each couple will give and receive a back and neck massage with individual instruction from our team. Be sure to bring your warm hands and a strong desire to enhance your loving partnership!

Workshop Instructors: Jennifer Oomen, RMT and Kunal Chatterjee, RMT

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008 from 10am to 1pm

• $150 per couple (Space is limited, only 4 couples per workshop)

Skills for Stressful Lives

Explore beliefs and attitudes about Stress. Review the key symptoms of stress and your current coping methods. Dr. Rubin will introduce you to alternative methods and techniques and leave you with valuable skills to successfully manage the stress in your life.

Speaker: Berte Rubin, Ed.D.
Dr. Rubin has had 25 years experience as a Counsellor, Consultant, Lecturer and Educator. She is an author and prolific speaker, having lectured at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, York University and most recently at Ryerson University, to name a few.

Date: To Be Announced

• $25 per person

Future workshop Topics
"Aging and Changing", "Achieving Your Goals"

Counselling Services
Dr. Rubin will be offering Wellness Counselling services at HealthWinds beginning in February 2008. (Fee: $75 per session).