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By Courtney Kafka As a Bowen therapist I hear this a lot: Why do I feel like crap? Why am I in such pain? Why do I hurt so much? I can’t give you a definitive answer, but I can point you in the right direction. There are several reasons for you feeling like crap: […]

By John Schlapbach Exercise is a health enhancing behaviour that can lead to optimal wellness, but it must be regular. Lack of it increases your chances of chronic health problems, accidents and even disability. It’s that time of year to get active again. See what the research says. Commitment to exercise requires an attitude and […]

By Bonita Kay Summers I’ve always been a channeller, even before I knew what it was. As a child, I would bring my mom a coffee in the morning, sit on her bed, and we would chat. Gradually, the conversation became more advanced, involving insights my young mind could not have generated. They were coming through me. […]

“It’s not about being perfect, it’s about being one percent better than yesterday.”  When Matt Stewart delivers this line in a recent LinkedIn video promoting careers at the Staples Studio, where he is the community manager, I am reminded of the warm and encouraging impression of the man when I first saw him as a […]

By Annette Adkin Life is a series of learning experiences, and many of its lessons come in the form of human experiences. Most of us think that the relationships that are pleasurable are blessings in our lives. But every single person we come in contact with provides a unique opportunity for our inner self to […]

By Shawna McCrea I first met you, Tom Kernaghan, on May 10, 2016, at one of our first BalAnce Storytelling Tuesdays. You had recently made the big move here from Toronto, and it was great to hear you were happy to be in Kelowna. And I remember you were so inspired by Storytelling that you […]

By Dale Choquette What little voice? I don’t have one. Yes you do. We all do. It’s the chatter that goes on in your brain. Some call it monkey mind. Whatever your little voice says sounds perfect. That’s the problem. You tend to listen to it too much because it does sound logical and you […]

By Donna Fairhurst I come to you from the unceded territory of the Syilx and Okanagan people with gratitude for your lessons and the powerful teachings coming forth in this challenging time. I am so grateful for the soulful lessons we are sharing with each other today. What is forgiveness? Forgiveness is the gift we […]

When I first met Shawna McCrea at a Balance Well-Being event over five years ago, I thought: Wow, she really understands people and sees possibilities for them miles away. When I learned she’d had years of leadership experience in the financial industry and community building, my engaging first impressions came into fuller view.  McCrea supports […]

By Barri Harris Before the time of COVID, workers were hard pressed to get work-from-home solutions approved by their employers. How times have changed. Now, quite the reverse is true. Employers now have difficulty in many cases justifying why employees who have been working successfully from home should have to re-enter the conventional workplace. In […]