Earlier this month, one of my favourite wellness moments didn’t happen at a spa or on a beach somewhere in the world. It happened at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa listening to Fran Lebowitz. I had the opportunity to hear Alan Neal of CBC’s All in a Day interview Fran before meeting the great […]
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There’s something about Norway that slows your heartbeat in the best possible way. Maybe it’s the stillness of the fjords. Maybe it’s the crisp mountain air. Maybe it’s the feeling of standing somewhere so vast and beautiful that your nervous system finally exhales. For me, wellness travel isn’t always about spa menus and
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Sometimes wellness looks like a spa treatment, a sunrise walk, or a quiet moment by the sea. And sometimes… it looks like finding the perfect handbag in Spain, choosing a signature fragrance in Paris, or finally buying the watch you’ve dreamed about for years. Travel has a way of making shopping feel different.
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This long weekend—whether you’re celebrating Easter, Passover, or simply a well-earned pause—there’s a quiet reminder worth holding onto: The most meaningful moments aren’t always the big trips. They’re the ones where you’re simply together. ❤️ I felt that deeply this week. Pulled one from a law firm and the other from a film set… totally
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A Gentle Reminder to Come Back to Yourself At a conference filled with ship tours, strategy sessions, and conversations about what’s next… the most powerful moment had nothing to do with business at all. It was a pause. A breath. A reminder. During a keynote, Elizabeth Gilbert spoke about something so
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Wellness isn’t only about travel, rest, or taking time for ourselves. Sometimes it’s about something even more powerful — community. This week I had the privilege of attending another gathering of 100 Women Who Care Ottawa at Milestones Grill + Bar Lansdowne, and it was a beautiful reminder of how much impact can happen when
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For years, we were told the bathtub was dying. Showers were getting bigger. Bathrooms were shrinking. Life was speeding up. And yet — the tub never disappeared. It evolved. 🛁 From Fixture to Ritual A recent piece in the Ottawa Citizen captured something designers have quietly been saying for a while: the bathtub
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If you’ve been running at full speed for months (or years)… this is your invitation to pause. Wellnessing Getaway returns in 2026 as the signature wellness experience from Velas Resorts — an immersive beachfront retreat designed to nurture body, mind, and spirit in settings that feel worlds away from daily life. This isn’t
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