What started out as a seemingly unattainable dream and inside joke between friends has become a reality for Anna Tremblay and Ashley Cluett, creators of Nature Folk Wellness Studio (88 Portland Street). After meeting as servers at a restaurant, the two bonded over a shared passion for wellness, design and an interest in entrepreneurship. It […]
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What exactly is forest bathing?
You’re stressed, over-caffeinated and filled with an existential dread whenever you check the news or your to-do list. Exhaustion fizzles and cracks from your joints as if you have some weird, fatigue-fuelled form of the bends. The diagnosis seems inescapable: You’re a human in 2019. So what, then, does it take in this very online, […]
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4 tips for handling the high holidays
Welcome to the first big holiday season of Canada’s post-Prohibition era. OK, maybe after Halloween, but that usually doesn’t involve breaking bread with problematic relatives or all the pressure that December jingle-jangles in our faces. Cannabis is now a perfectly legal addition to parties, and an excellent tool to combat seasonal stress. But that doesn’t […]
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Coast 25: Align time with John Panter
J ohn Panter has been rolfing chronic slouchers like me in Halifax since 1998—and advertising his services in a weekly ad in The Coast every week since without fail. The practice, invented by Ida P. Rolf in the 1950s, sees the practitioner re-align the patient’s body by re-adjusting the fascia, a connective tissue enmeshing the […]
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When do you feel the most attractive?
Whether totally buck naked or dressed to the nines, feeling yourself or feeling somebody else’s body, our survey respondents are a good looking bunch. Here are some of the standout answers to our Sex+Dating survey’s prodding about when you feel your finest. Unbutton your blazer, pull up your boy-shorts and enjoy. “When I’ve been admiring […]
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Six ways to stay warm and chill out this winter
Sauna Nova Scotia Sauna Nova Scotia’s Erica and Devin Brook built their mobile sauna with Nova Scotian winters in mind. And after spending some time as a roving, wood-fired source of self-care and socializing, they’ve parked in Musquodoboit Harbour, teaming up with Worthington Place Oceanside rentals, meaning if you want to turn your sweaty session […]
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Fat is not a failure
The new year symbolizes a fresh start, a chance to shrug off last year’s bad choices. But it also rings in prime season for diet culture. Almost as soon as that clock strikes midnight we’re inundated with weight loss ads, gym promotion, “fitspo” and a sea of before-and-after pictures, all there to remind us that […]
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The neuroscience of ritual
I t’s the pour-over coffee/unicorn mug/crossword routine that starts your morning, and those lucky underwear you put on when your team is in the playoffs. It’s the route you walk to work, and the weekly Skype-and-popcorn date with your sister. Whether you realize it or not, your life is full of ritual. Nope, ritual isn’t […]
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Weed review: What is shatter and why does it get me so high?
My cannabis fairy godmother Ren recently chauffeured me to Hemptation Smoke Shop, the Fairview headshop with sweet customer service and the friendliest store dog roaming around their spacious, well-stocked aisles. I dropped a pretty penny on my first vaporizer: Pax’s third generation dual-use model, the Pax3. Selected based on online customer reviews and Ren’s testimonials […]
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Weed review: What is shatter and why does it get me so high?
My cannabis fairy godmother Ren recently chauffeured me to Hemptation Smoke Shop, the Sackville headshop with sweet customer service and the friendliest store dog roaming around their spacious, well-stocked aisles. I dropped a pretty penny on my first vaporizer: Pax’s third generation dual-use model, the Pax3. Selected based on online customer reviews and Ren’s testimonials […]
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Marijuana reviews: Pink Bubba, Death Cannapy and Eagle Scout strains
Well jeez. Fall is here and I only swam in the ocean twice, wasting another summer ashore overcaffeinated, hungover and trying to suppress my trusty seasonal head cold while meeting various deadlines. These melancholy autumn breezes are gusting in a craving for a deep comforting strain, and so I’ve been reaching for the twilight embrace […]
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Four meaningful, do-able ways to DIY self-care
In a culture in which the answer to “How are you doing?” has become a rushed humblebrag about being busy, it’s no surprise self-care has become a hot topic. Industry response to our cravings for a little respite from our own lives has been to commodify self-care and market it to us as the antidote […]