Self care activities at Elevate: Cochrane’s Wellness Weekend

Discover the many offerings of Cochrane’s health and wellness community at Elevate: Cochrane’s Wellness Weekend. Visit knowledgeable and talented local businesses and home-based entrepreneurs from September 30 to October 2, 2022. Experience enlightening free classes, workshops, seminars, or service samplings that are sure to help you achieve zen.

Participating in Elevate is a great way to try out new self care activities while giving back. A portion of proceeds from all-access passes will go towards a local charity that provides nature-based programs in support of military members and first responders suffering from PTSD. 

Find inspiration in your community connections

Elevate will kick off with a Friday night special event called We Are Cochrane, hosted at Found Books & Shop. This intimate, Ted Talk-style event features four Cochrane locals who will share their captivating and compelling stories with candour. 

Lean into the authentic accounts that weave deep personal insights with emphasis on the importance of connection amidst triumph and tragedy. The emotional narratives may make you laugh, cry, and contemplate what it means to feel at home in our community.

Experience euphoria through incredible offerings

Join the opening ceremony for a gentle yoga class, then head to the Maliya Wellness Centre for Women for educational and therapeutic self care activities. Workshops like Incomplete Relationships and How To Heal Them focus on evidence-based loss, grief, and trauma therapy tools to support guests. Be sure to let any residual stress melt away with a massage that caters to deep relaxation. You’ll also find movement and intention setting offerings to help shift stagnant energy.

For more bodywork, don’t miss The Haven Day Spa’s offerings! Discover the benefits of Deep Flow Bodywork, an alignment-based approach to massage that taps into Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Myofascial Release techniques paired with yoga therapeutics. You’ll also want to try out facial massage to stimulate blood flow and promote lymphatic drainage. Learn how to attune to your body’s needs, and promote mental wellbeing as well as physical benefits—exhale into bliss. 

The Haven Day Spa – photo credits Lost Coordinates

Detox your internal and external surroundings

Learn how to encourage health in your day to day life at sponsor Two Pharmacy & Natural Market. Workshops like Seasonal Cleansing: The Key to Vibrant Health will explore toxins, where they come from, and how they affect your body. Attendees will dive into the incorporation of daily detox practices to minimize their exposure to toxins in their home.

Two Pharmacy – photo provided by Elevate

Sink into another layer of relaxation with Amaryllis Crystal Portal. The Crystal Sound Infusion uses crystal bowls and sound to promote healing, growth, and transformation. Guests can use this method to explore energy healing and tune chakras, or simply enjoy the deeply calming auditory experience.

 

Amaryllis Sound Infusion = photo credits Lost Coordinates

Elevate your health and wellness

Elevate: Cochrane’s Wellness Weekend boasts self care activities for everyone. You’ll find a selection of movement classes, craniosacral therapy, hormone health workshops, and great music. Sign up your business and join Elevate’s networking events throughout the year to deepen community connections and meet others to collaborate with. Get your tickets and plan your weekend so you don’t miss out!