Warmth in February

It's February & we're excited to Share the Warmth with you this month! It's heart awareness month and we hope some of our activities will help to warm your heart.

We practiced FIKA last year with you in February~it's the art of the coffee break, and taking your time to connect and visit with your friends/ family/ or in our case community! Once a week, we will have coffee, tea and treats set up so you can enjoy FIKA with us, or a fellow practice member.

Part of our Share the Warmth is to bring some more awareness to our local retail neighbors. We have an excellent grocery store, The Bownesian Grocer, just around the corner from us, offering non-perishables, produce, deli, and yummy chef-prepared meals. You may have seen in the media that their future is in jeopardy & they need more business, especially as we have more Big Box stores moving into the neighbourhood in the near future. To help support them, and to thank you for your business, we'll be running a massage giveaway draw for the month. You can enter by showing us your receipt (of $20 or more) from the Bownesian.

When you're shopping, make sure to pack one of our elan logo-ed bags! We have a special gift this February, to thank you for Helping Us & Sharing the Warmth! We are asking for your testimonials of your experience with us-posted on Google or Facebook. With everything online today, so many of our future practice members seek out information, including health services and practitioners with good reviews. Our new patients really appreciate hearing about your positive experiences and what to expect when they come to our office. Our small gift is just a token of the enormous gratitude we have when you can help us out in this way! Thank you!

Last and definitely not least-its the one year anniversary of our VIP program with some new upgrades! We created this program in 2019 and it is offered after your initial period of intensive care with us. This year we've added some exciting community partners like Sage Traditions and The Light Cellar and are excited to share this with you. If this program sounds like a fit for you, please talk to Christine or Megan for more information at your next visit!


Enjoy the warmth in February! 

Provided by Dr Josephene Juell, Network Spinal Chiropractor at Elan Family Wellness Centre. Drop in to our office in Bowness in the month of February (On Feb 3, 11, 19, 27) and enjoy FIKA with us! (coffee and treats!) 

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