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Winter Events at the Integrative Health Institute

Download the Winter 2009-2010 Programs & Class Schedule for complete details.

H1N1 Special Report

For the latest information about H1N1 and naturopathic approaches to flu prevention, download the IHI Special Report on H1N1.

What's the Deal with Hormones Anyway?
IHI Newsletter for Winter 2010

Read the newsletter to learn how ormones balance everything
from our blood sugar levels to our sex drive to the intimate details of sleep and wake cycles.

From the cover story -

It is in the very nature of their function that hormones are not only critical to our survival but they are also increasingly vulnerable to attack.

Heavy metals, plastics, pesticides and processed foods are just a sample of the influences that are becoming categorized as endocrine disruptors and can exert powerful over-rides on the delicate hormonal dance that maintains an optimal state of health.

Depending on your age and level of self awareness, you have likely already experienced the power of a hormonal imbalance or in contrast, the beauty of a perfectly orchestrated hormonal outcome.

Highlights from this issue -

• What’s the deal with hormones?
• Lost Your Libido?
• Food for Thought: the Debate on Soy
• Pregnancy & Chiropractic Care
• Real World Stress Management
• Food for Life
• Easy on the Sugar Please!
• Andropause - Hormone Balance for Men
• Calendar of Events

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IHI Programs & Class Schedule

The Integrative Health Institute is proud to offer a variety of health promotion programs. Each program is designed to offer you education and practical skills to help you achieve your health goals. Our talented instructors provide small group instruction in a beautiful and intimate setting. All of our programs/classes will run on a 6- week block schedule rather than on a drop-in basis.

Download the Winter 2009-2010 Programs & Class Schedule for complete details.

New 6-Week Sessions will begin on each of the following weeks:

• November 9th
• January 4th
• February 15th

Space is limited, so please call to reserve your spot today.

Guided Imagery

Mondays I 6:30-7:30 I $125

Stress can make you sick! Learning skills that promote relaxation can help. This class is designed to introduce you to guided imagery and meditation techniques that promote deep relaxation. Learn to connect with yourself gain better access to your inner wisdom.

Yoga ~ Vinyasa Flow

Monday or Wednesday Night Sessions
7:30-8:30 I $125

This semi private yoga class is great for beginner to intermediate yoga levels and is founded in Hatha yoga. Join our talented instructor as she encourages you to move with your breath. Yoga mats and towel rentals are available.

Prenatal Yoga

Wednesday 6:00-7:00pm or
Saturday 11:00am -12:00pm | $125

Prenatal yoga can have many physical and mental health benefits. This class is specifically designed to help you prepare your body and mind for your birth experience. All of our instructors are certified in prenatal yoga to ensure your safety and classes hold a maximum of 5 people to ensure you get the attention you need.

Postnatal Yoga

Thursdays I 2:30-3:30pm I $125

Join our supportive group of new moms and babies. Nourish your body mind and spirit after your birth. Bring your baby to class and enjoy yoga together. Classes are appropriate for babies who are not yet at the crawling stage.

Postnatal (New Mommy) Fitness

Wednesdays I 2:00-4:00pm I $150

This 6-week course for parent and baby is designed for postnatal health promotion with specific focus on your core muscles and pelvic floor. Exercise, have fun and meet other new parents. Each class is limited to 5 participants and their infants to ensure individual attention and instruction. Please bring a baby carrier to class.

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Pilates

Beginner Group I Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm I $125

Advanced Group I Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 pm I $125

Join us for a 6-week intensive Pilates course. Pilates is a physical practice designed to strengthen your core muscles resulting in optimal posture and spinal health. The beginner course is appropriate for first time participants and those participants who are referred to Pilates by a medical professional. The advanced group is appropriate for participants who have some Pilates experience and those who have graduated from the beginner course.

Hypnobirthing (Birth preparation course)

Wednesdays or Fridays I 7-9:30pm I $300/couple

Hypnobirthing is an educational course designed to teach you the skills of selfhypnosis and deep relaxation. This course will help you and your birth partner prepare for an empowered, comfortable and natural birth experience. For more information on Hypnobirthing and our instructor please visit. www.hypnobirthingclass.com

Infant Massage

Thursdays I 11:30-12:30am I $180

Learn the techniques of infant massage by bringing music and massage together with a Registered Massage Therapist and Doula. This fun and interactive seminar is an excellent way to establish non-verbal communication, skin to skin bonding, prevent gas and colic and improve sleep (which means more sleep for you too). This class is appropriate for babies who are not yet at the crawling stage.

Download the Autumn 2009 Programs & Class Schedule for complete details.

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Infant Massage Workshop

Join us for 6 classes with two certified instructors, a registered massage therapist and a doula.

Learn techniques of baby massage by bringing music and massage together.

Benefits of infant massage -

• An excellent way to establish non verbal communication
• Provides skin on skin bonding for a parent who is not breastfeeding
• Is helpful for colic, gas, constipation, digestion, teething, and congestion
• Stimulates the release of endocrine hormones associated with bonding, growth, and natural pain relief, and decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol
• Sets the foundation for healthy development and growth
• Is an excellent way to establish bedtime routines

For more information or to sign up for a class, please contact us at 416 260 6038.

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New IHI Member: Yoga Therapist and Holistic Nutritionist Kaitlyn Baptist

IHI’s team is continuing to grow and it is with great pleasure that we welcome Kaitlyn Baptist to our team.

Kaitlyn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Yoga Instructor. She will be seeing clients for nutritional consultations and/or private yoga instruction.

Connecting with your body is as much about addressing symptoms as it is selecting proper nutrition and learning the impact of mindful movement. Yoga and nutrition offer a beautiful blend of both of these foundational elements of health.

To book an appointment with Kaitlyn or for more information, please call our reception, 416 260 6038.

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Hypnobirthing

IHI is very pleased to be welcoming Sarah Kapoor to our increasingly diverse team. Sarah will be teaching hypnobirthing classes twice per week to expectant parents.

Hypnobirthing classes will be taught according to the Mongan Method. The Mongan Method is as much a philosophy as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing and stress-free birth.

This amazing program teaches you, along with your birth companion, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner.

I teach this course because I took it myself and it worked! The information and training was invaluable for the smooth and gentle birth of my son and it's my gratitude for the experience that has me want to pay it forward. - Sarah Kapoor

You will learn how to call upon your body's own natural relaxants and thus lessen or even eliminate discomfort and the need for medication. When a woman is properly prepared for childbirth and when mind and body are in harmony, the natural design functions beautifully.

The course costs $300 plus GST, $315 total.

For more information or to sign up for a class, please contact us at 416 260 6038.

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