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Summer: Back by Popular Demand
IHI E-Health Magazine for Summer 2010

The summer here at IHI is remarkably a very busy time. Many of our clients are choosing to use their time off to kick-start a personal health plan or enhance their time off with a series of relaxing massages.

With vegetables in abundance, exercise opportunities plentiful and mechanisms for relaxation around every corner, the summer is the perfect time to consider and plan for your goals over the upcoming year.

This issue of our E-magazine represents an eclectic collection of contributions from a variety of partner organizations as well as our practitioners.

We highlight new and interesting events taking place in the Fall as well as set the stage for some prime summer reading with our second annual dock-side reading list.

The theme throughout the magazine emphasizes the positive impact that small meaningful changes can bring to your health and quality of life.

From the cover story -

Like a game of golf, your body often requires very little tweaking to take it from a state of deficiency into the groove of that optimal swing.

Make some time this summer to commit to getting out on the golf course, add a few new vegetables, drink one less glass of wine and spend an extra few minutes in that hammock with a good book.

Highlights from this issue -

• Summer is back
• My Backyard is Full - An Urban Family's Adventure in Seasonal Eating
• Is our water safe to swim in?
• Interview with a Chiropractor
• Food for Life
• Four Weeks to Healthier Eating
• Calendar of Events
• Something to think about
• Comings and Goings at IHI

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Spring Classes and Events at the Integrative Health Institute

Download the Summer 2010 IHI Calendar for a handy reference guide to spring and summer happenings at IHI.

Classes and Events are also listed below.

IHI Classes

The Integrative Health Institute is proud to offer a variety of health promotion classes. Each class 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 classes will run on a 6- week block schedule.

Download the handy Spring/Summer 2010 Classes Schedule in PDF format.

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

• March 29th
• May 10th
• June 21st
• August 2nd

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

NEW Yoga for Runners

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

A class designed especially for the physical and mental demands that are unique to runners of all levels. Classes will flow through poses that stretch your muscles, strengthen your core and incorporate sun salutations to target the entire body.

Yoga for Runners will improve your flexibility and strength, taking your running experience to the next level.

Yoga - Vinyasa Flow

Monday or Wednesday Nights | 7:30-8:30 | $125

This semi-private yoga class is great for beginner to intermediate level yogis and is founded in the Hatha tradition. Join our talented instructor as she encourages you to move with your breath. Yoga mats are available if you forget your own.

Prenatal Yoga

Wednesdays | 6:00-7:00pm | $125 OR
Saturdays | 11:00-12:00pm | $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 the birth experience. To ensure your safety, all of our instructors are certified in prenatal yoga and the class never holds more than 5 participants.

Postnatal Yoga

Thursdays | 2:30-3:30pm | $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 | 2:00-4:00pm | $150

This 6-week course for parent and baby is designed for postnatal health promotion with a 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.

NEW Restorative Yoga

Saturdays | 9:30-10:30 | $125

Restorative yoga is used therapeutically for deep rest of the body and mind. It is a very slow and gentle form of yoga, that uses “props” (bolsters, blankets, blocks, chairs, walls, etc.) to allow participants to stay in poses longer and without strain. Restorative yoga supports a deep sense of relaxation and is ideal for yogis of all levels looking to reduce stress in a practice that gently integrates mind and body.

Pilates

Beginner Group | Tuesdays | 5:00-6:00pm | $125
Advanced Group | Tuesdays | 6:00-7:00 pm | $125

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 referred to Pilates by a medical professional. The advanced group is appropriate for participants who have some Pilates experience and have graduated from the beginner course.

Hypnobirthing®

Birth preparation course

Tuesdays | 7:00-9:30pm | $300/couple OR
Fridays | 7:00-9:30pm | $300/couple

Hypnobirthing is an educational course designed to teach you the skills of self-hypnosis 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

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.

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

Infant Massage

Thursdays | 11:30am-12:30pm | $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.

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.

Upcoming Events

Download all the upcoming IHI Events in PDF format.

Allergies: Get Outside & Play Again

Presented by Dr. Meghan Walker ND

Thursday April 22, 2010 | 6:30-7:30pm | Free

With the days getting longer and the weather on the precipice of warmth, the prospect of spring is a welcomed thought.

For many however, the enjoyment of the spring and summer months is tempered with the itch and congestion of seasonal allergies. While easily managed with decongestants and anti-histamines, these over the counter medications do little to treat the underlying cause of re-curing seasonal symptoms.

Allergies have as much to do with the health of your digestive system as they do with your sinuses.

Join us for an exploration of how your digestion, your genetics and your choice of foods, predispose you to seasonal allergies as well as some simple techniques to minimize your allergies for good.

Call to reserve your spot 416- 260-6038.

Detoxification: Learn to Limit Your Toxic Exposure

Presented by Dr. Erin Wiley ND

Thursday April 29th 2010 | 6:30-7:30pm | Free

We are a toxic nation! Researchers have detected toxic chemicals in every corner of our daily lives; in the earth, air and water, in our blood, and even in our breast milk. Over the last 50 years 80,000 new chemicals have been created by industry and most have never been tested for their impact on human health.

Our environmental exposures have a strong impact on our physiology including hormone disruption & immune suppression.

This concise seminar will teach you to identify your sources of exposure and make the changes to decrease your toxic load. Improve your health, the health of the planet and take the simple steps necessary to protect our environment for future generations.

Call to reserve your spot 416-260-6038.

Spring Cleanse Group Program

Facilitated by Dr. Erin Wiley ND

Thursdays May 6th-20th 2010 | 6:00 -7:30pm | $185

Have you always wanted to try a cleanse but lacked the opportunity, knowledge, practical experience, or motivation? Join our group and get all the support you need to make your cleanse a success.

Join us for a three-part plan that lays the groundwork for a 2-week dietary cleansing program and supplementation protocol.

Ask our reception for more information and call to reserve your spot. 416-260-6038.

Running Group Biweekly Spring Summer Seminars

Thursdays May - August 2010 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Free

Spring is here and it’s time to get running! We have doubled the number of running seminars we are hosting, and have adjusted the date and time to meet the demand for the spring summer season. Our running group meets biweekly starting Thursday May 27th.

Join us for a 30 min running seminar followed by a one hour run. All levels welcome.

Call ahead to reserve your spot, as space is limited 416-260-6038 or join us on www.meetup.com/The-Toronto-Running-Meetup-Group

Seminar Topics:

• Thursday May 27th 6:30pm
  Goal Setting with Dr. Caley Bell-Pasht DC
• Thursday June 10th 6:30pm
  Detoxification for Improved Performance with Dr. Meghan Walker ND
• Thursday June 24th 6:30pm
  Training Techniques to Achieve Your Goals with Dr. Caley Bell-Pasht DC
• Thursday July 8th 6:30pm
  Stretching and Injury Prevention with Dr. Caley Bell-Pasht DC
• Thursday July 22nd 6:30pm
  Nutrition for Runners with Dr. Erin Wiley ND
• Thursday August 5th 6:30pm
  It’s all about your glutes! with Dr. Caley Bell-Pasht DC
• Thursday August 19th 6:30pm
  Getting the Right Gear Makes a Difference with Dr. Caley Bell-Past DC

Detox Documentary Series

Food Inc!
Where does your food come from?

Thursday June 3rd | 6:30-8:00pm | Free

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer. You will never look at food the same way again. Join us for a screening of this award-winning documentary followed by a discussion. Admission is free.

Food Matters! Let Food be your Medicine!

Thursday July 15th | 6:30-8:00pm | Free

With nutritionally depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker.

Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally. Join us for a screening of this award-winning documentary followed by a discussion. Admission is free.

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H1N1 Special Report

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

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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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