Inside The Polished Apple

Thanks to our RMT Scott Hutchison for his thoughts on Heart  Month. Enjoy the read!  WARNING: This will be the strangest article from me yet folks! A short time ago, I came across a person. A highly paid and respected computer programmer, who uses custom coded analysis programs (“web-bots”) to detect changes in language on web forums and comments. These changes are of unusual nature and unrelated to the overall themes of said forums or comment threads. The programmer then uses the data as a predictor of future trends and events in society. Kinda like an internet Nostradamus prediction of events to come, by using internet bots to sift through big data for outliers of content in seemingly unrelated things. It's kinda creepy and surprisingly more accurate than you would think (...told ya it would be strange)! So what does that have to do with the heart? Well, around the same time that I met this programmer, I started seeing articles hit my consciousness about the hu...

Recipe of the Month Hassel-Guac Potatoes For the Potatoes: 21 new potatoes 4 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tbsp cumin 1/2 tbsp paprika 1/2 tbsp chilli powder 1/2 tbsp sea salt For the Guacamole: 2 avocados 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 small clove garlic, grated 6 yellow tomatoes 1/2 red chilli, deseeded 1 shallot, minced small bunch cilantro sea salt, to taste Method: 1. Put the potatoes in a pan, cover them with cold water, put the pan on the stove, bring the water to the boil and boil the potatoes for 5 minutes 2. Drain the potatoes into a colander and let them cool down to room temperature (this will really aid the roasting process) 3. Put a potato on a dessert spoon and use a sharp knife to cut thin slits across the top of it. Put the potato in a roasting tin 4. Repeat this process until all the potatoes are in the tin 5. Cover the potatoes with the olive oil, cumin, paprika, chilli powder and sea salt 6. Roll the potatoes around in the dish so they’re well covered in flavour ...

With each New Year, most of us hit a reset button. We set intentions for the new year - what we would like to see change in our lives and what we would like more of. At Solstice, I made a prayer bundle while visioning the upcoming year. Through the holiday season, I revisited my intentions, refined them, looked for clarity on my vision for the year ahead. On New Year's Day, making a Vision Board helped translate the inspiration into images, this allowed to flesh out my vision. Helped me to see if there was balance, if all the aspects of my life were congruent with my intentions. Did the aspects of my life that are important get enough attention in my vision board? For me, balance was an essential element to my vision for the upcoming year. Balance between work and play - does it allow me to spend quality time with my family. As a practitioner my needs for self-care are essential. So in reviewing and refining my vision for the year naming the requirements for me to stay healthy, st...

Thanks to Scott, Registered Massage Therapist and Allergy Practitioner at our office Elan Family Wellness Centre, located in NW Calgary in Bowness! Here's some words to inspire you to your greatness in 2018!  It's 2018 when you are reading this, but at the time of writing I will be in the past. Think of this little article as a time capsule to you from about a week ago. I'm going to fill it with useful knowledge, a few tidbits of awesomeness from 2017 to take into the new year and make life extraordinary. The first is changing the word "goal" to "result." Having a goal can be just a bit nebulas in our modern vernacular. Having a result you want is just enough of a change in language to stimulate a jump in novelty. Also, that hard T sound pulls in a sense of finality. Now say “I get results!“ out loud. Sounds good, right? Next, forget about results. Focus your energy on the emotional WHY or purpose of your result. What do I mean? Say in 2018 you w...

BABY,  IT'S COLD OUTSIDE! Why not increase circulation and warm up with a hot stone massage? This January add a mini hot stone massage to a 60 or 90 minute massage with Lisa at no extra charge!  Quote “mini hot stone” when booking so Lisa can warm up the stones. Mini hot stone session includes 7+ stones. Or consider adding a full session of 20+ stones for an additional $15. Lisa Chepil offers Registered Massage Therapy at Elan Family Wellness Centre in Bowness. We proudly serve our West and Northwest Calgary  neighbours-from Tuscany, Silver Springs, Crestmont, Vally Ridge, Varsity and more, we are easily reached via 16th Ave NW, Sarcee Trail, and Stony Trail. Lisa offers Massage Therapy as well as Craniosacral, Cupping, and Hot Stone Massage. 

A new calendar and planner, a huge full moon, and weather that finally let's us get outdoors-yay!-without freezing our noses and toes off, welcome to this Fresh New Year! I always like to start January off new and clean-whether that means cleaning out my inbox at home or work, new goals and projects,or just feeling rested and renewed after the holiday. However, I find this year I'm slowly dipping my toes into realizing its a new year. Perhaps some resistance to the transition? Partly, as its January 1 st and I just came back from the Bownesian to fill the Little Free Pantry (FreePantryYYC) after it was once again empty, I'm realizing that we're still completing some of our December and 2017 goals. Thank you for so much support and we have definitely surpassed our goal to add 250 items to the panty (considering we had just under $1000 donated PLUS many, many food items-wow!!) It's amazing that we can help to contribute in such a large way to our community, e...