Inside The Polished Apple

Thank you to Margaret Kennedy, Registered Acupuncturist with Elan Family Wellness Centre, in Bowness, Calgary, for this posting on the element of Fire.  The Element Fire, is one of the elemental powers, that represents Summer, where the energy reaches its maximum potential. this follows the energy of Spring. In Spring, the seeds that are sown, grow and come to fruition in the summer. We, are all part of Nature, and by understanding the aspects of the Fire Element within us we can improve and balance our own health  and our lives. Nature’s energy flourishes and blossoms in the summer, not only in Nature but also within us, in what we have planted in the garden of the Earth and in our  personal garden within ourselves, our dreams, visions and plans.. This is the season when Nature blossoms and the time for us to blossom, so that we can move forward on the dreams, visions and plans that we made. Failing to do this, means we will not have our harvest  We will depl...

Thank you to Scott Hutchison, Registered Massage Therapist at Elan in Bowness, for these thoughts on Community!  A few years ago, Josephene came up with this concept of Inside the Polished Apple. It was a nifty idea she formed after a trip to the dreaded DisneyLand. (It wan't that bad actually and we learned a ton about creating and morphing a culture) We get similar impulses and ideas every time we visit europe, but this concept of the external matching and balancing the inside has stuck with us. You see, both Josephene and I come from the perspective that our community, business and home life should be an extension of our family. It should all match or be moving towards being in alinement. We value our family and by extension we should value those mention above. The outside of the beautiful apple should match the tasty insides. But if it doesn't, we see the value in finding ways to culture and nurture the insides to match the outsides. The question of what's In...

Thank you to Dr Robert Clarke, Chiropractor at Elan Family Wellness Centre in Bowness, for this article on Community. Dr Rob practises Network Spinal Care and 12 Stages of Healing Somato Respiratory Integration.    Human nature craves community. For some it’s a small intimate circle of friends, for others it’s a large group of friends, coworkers, relatives and the people connected to them. Regardless of size it is an essential element in our health and happiness. There are books and seminars on building community, but really it’s as simple as, talking to your neighbors, calling a friend or cashier at your grocery store. It’s about reaching out. A fun way to engage is having a potluck; it used to be the way people connected in the past, sharing food, conversation and helping each other. In our modern times we are almost too independent, in the past we had to help each other to survive. Now it is essential for us to thrive. Our successes are better when share...

We are pleased to announce!!!! We have a Free little library!  The library is open to the community! The idea behind the library is to exchange a book for one of the books in the library, this helps create community spirit and you know you won't read the same book twice! We take book donations anytime! Thank you for helping to stock our Little Library! 

We at Elan Family Wellness would like to thank all that came out to our patient appreciation day party this past month, we raised over $800 for Carya! Dr. Josephene is our new chili champion taking the win over from McKenzie. The party was jammed packed of awesome energy even with the rainstorm earlier that day.  Thank you to everyone that braved the weather to join us!! Thank you to all of you that donated door prizes as well,   Extreme Restaurant and Catering ,  The Dell Cafe ,  The Place Restaurant ,  Bowness Community Assocation ,  Bowness Library , Merric Morrison,  ALCLA  Native Plants and Wildflowers - Pat Fedkenheuer ~ Elan Family Wellness Team

"We experience our involvement with humanity and recognize that wholeness comes from bringing our individual gifts into community. This occurs in our internal and external communities. We receive gifts from within ourselves and from others. We recognize that all our choices are spiritual ones and affect all beings. Eventually we recognize that our limits stem from our own lack of wholeness. Consequently, we seek to re-experience the rhythm of stage one." ~Dr Donald Epstein, 12 Stages of Healing From the perspective of the 12 Stages of Healing and The Sacred Seasons, Community is the 12th Stage and part of Awaken-receiving our gifts and sharing our gifts with community. Ideally, we are able to move fluidly from Discover to Transform to Awaken as needed and to bring elements of the different seasons together. From our office perspective, what opportunities we have to spend time in community! Our recent June Appreciation Day is a great example-we had many members of the...