Today, more than ever, people want to know what they can do to keep healthy. Over 2000 years ago the well-known Greek physician Hippocrates advised us, “Nature itself is the best physician.”

Ready to feel disarmed and invigorated all at once? Enter Om Rituals, home of Roots & Roses Apothecary, located in a studio space at The Kube in Gibsons.

There’s no one who doesn’t need a little (a lot, usually) of these in our anxious, distracted, careworn times. The Sunshine Coast has long been a draw for those seeking themselves: path and purpose, innate health, and the divine.

The sequoia is a powerful symbol for strength, health, and connectedness. The largest, tallest, and most enduring of trees, they stand powerfully rooted to the earth and to each other, with strong and straight cores.

Adventure, ease, community, health, or inspiration: no matter what you want more of in your life, the Sunshine Coast has much to offer

The organizers could not have been more proud of the first annual Sunshine Coast Yoga Festival. The schedule included a wide variety of yoga classes and styles, led by inspiring teachers from the Coast and beyond. Meditation sessions, guided hikes at Hidden Grove, educational speakers, and SUP Yoga on the water were all a part [...]

Yoga on a stand up paddle board? In Tuwanek? I had to try it. Sunshine, gorgeous scenery, balance, and breathing. I’m an on-again/off-again yogi wanabee. Child’s Pose, Downward Dog, and Tree are my favorite poses, and I’m flexible, so it mostly comes easily, but I don’t relax enough. Just breathe enough. Just be. My first [...]