Inside The Polished Apple

It's coming!  Mark your calendars for this year's Patient Appreciation Day.  It's our favorite way to say Thank You to our practice members and community.   We'll be giving out some fun door prizes, creating a mini-healing intensive day with entrainments and body - breath exercises, and sharing some healthy snacks.   Join us!  RSVP a time at 403 217 5577

Welcome to our office-we look forward to seeing you!   In case you haven't been by yet, I thought I'd give you a preview of what you can expect when you come for a visit.   Reception Area Front Desk Entrainment Space for Network Spinal Analysis and a peak into Private Chiropractic Consult Room One of three private Treatment Rooms (Massage Therapy) We hope to share our office space with you soon!  You can help us to celebrate the new space by joining us for our Grand Opening Celebration (AND 10 year birthday party!). Join us Friday, December 5th 5 pm - 7 pm.  We're building our collaborative mosaic, and will have gift bags for our first 50 in attendance, a door prize draw, drinks and snacks, and crafts for the kids!  We're also kicking off our season of giving, by collecting donations for our Adopt a Family from the Bowness Boys and Girls club.  Please RSVP at 403 217 5577.  

I'm excited to be planning a community mosaic for Elan's Grand Opening coming up in December!   The expert that I turned to?  Michelena of  Wolf Willow Studio  in Spruce Cliff, Calgary.  While her studio is currently gearing up for Wreath and Plantar Season with Rocky Mountain Wreaths, she had some time to prepare us for the mosaic we're planning.  I feel like I may be taking on a big project, but knowing what tools, materials and supplies I need will break this into more manageable projects.  Plus, she has so many books for design inspiration!   A sun filled room at Wolf Willow Studio!  Just imagine the evergreen scents.   Digging through the yellow drawer For me, the pieces of our mosaic will represent our different staff members, practice members and our community.  I hope to bring pieces from both the old office and new.  Did you know that our *NEW* (old) office in Bowness came with some funky teal...

Welcome to SpiritWood Retreat in Priddis, Alberta!   It's beautiful here and surrounded by nature and fresh air.  Spending the day here, may mean I will one day write again!   I had the chance to spend the day here for a content/ social media retreat.  But I had to walk the labyrinth for inspiration, during our lunch time break. We arrived in Priddis the day before the snowstorm came to Calgary. It's easier to admire the beauty when you're not worried about the drive!  This lovely creek runs beside the property.   Look!  I actually did some work and have plans to bring to my blog and Elan Family Wellness Centre.  I had lots of good ideas for how to bring content about our programs and services and how we can help enrich your life, through our work-lots of good stuff to come on Reorganizational Healing, Network Spinal Analysis, recipes, and of course, how we can be congruent in our lives, conne...

In the Four Seasons of Wellbeing ( www.reoganizationalhealing.com ) “The fourth season, Integrate, represents the ability to know and consciously choose the combination of seasons (discover-transform-awaken) called for in various circumstances or life changes, and represents a high level of organizational integrity and communication across aspects of the individual’s life.” We've chosen Integrate to be our theme for October.  We thought it was appropriate as we are bringing together 2 offices, 8 practitioners, 2 front office assistants under one roof.  We are re-organizing on many levels and are going through the process of discovering what has and has not worked before or today; transforming our practices, the wellness of our practice members, and an office still under transformation, and hoping we bring grace, gratitude, and greater community to both our office and  neighbourhood.  We probably visit each of the seasons every day in our office! We hope we...

Feng Shui Bagua Map Finally!  I've been wanting to share some behind the scenes of our ever-so-long but its-going-really-well build out of our new office in Bowness.   Once of the best parts of this do it yourself thing, is being able to be part of every little thing.   We've torn things down, Scott framed it up, drywalled it, and I'm sure we'll eventually share more of the process.  It currently has paint and is about to get some real floors-cork and tile!   One of my favorite things has been to structurally plan where things were going to go and to use the Bagua map from Feng Shui to do so.  I had help from Jessica Erlendson , (music and feng shui) for some pointers for our rooms.   First we took our office layout and mapped out the corresponding zones. See how the colors can correspond?   Easiest way to cover your bases?  Write your affirmations (or they may be intentions) on the wall or in the wall sinc...

We hope that you have had a wonderful summer! Our family squeezed in one last weekend in the Shuswap over the Labor Day weekend and had an eye opener that fall is arriving- temperatures were cooling, lips were blue when we were in the water, and the salmon had already returned for their annual run. It has been a short summer for our family as we've been immersed in the renovations at our new office and creating the structures for business this fall.  Yes... Structure and September always go together in my mind. The fall brings new school routines, new classes, new ambitions, and for many is considered the start of the year.  I find it helpful to keep the Triad of Change in my perspective at a time like this. I'm re sharing how best to identify and use your strengths. If structure is a strength of yours, you probably embrace this month. You love planning, routines, the new clothes and supplies, and having everyone where they belong. If you are cringing or avoiding facing ...