Relaxation Therapy to Manage Stress
Lori Chamberland is the founder of Balance Relaxation Therapy, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She helps people reduce stress using a range of techniques including Reflexology, Yoga Nidra, Intention Meditation, working with the breath (pranayama), visualization and other techniques from the healing traditions of Ayurveda and Yoga.
Here’s how she describes her services:
“I like to use an integrative approach when I work with people incorporating breathing, visualization, guided relaxation and intention to bring my clients into a deeply healing and restorative place. Depending on the session and my client’s needs, I may use essential oils, sound, gemstones and other tools to enhance their experience.”
Find out more about Lori here.
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Mind-Body Reset
At times, challenging emotions can settle in and take up residence in our minds and bodies. Discover a short personalized yoga and meditation practice to clear and reset so you can get back on track. Available online or in-person.
Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation
When you have zero energy but need to recharge, try Yoga Nidra. All you do is get comfortable and relax. Yoga Nidra is one of the most powerful tools to restore mind-body balance. Available online or in-person.
Reflexology
Reflexology is an ahhh-inducing form of therapeutic foot massage. Lori uses a unique integrated approach that shifts the mind and body into a blissfully relaxed state so you can begin to restore and rebuild. Save your spot! Available in-person only.
Give it a Try: Breathing to Feel Calm
Simple breathwork, or pranayama can help you shift the way you feel.
The short video below demonstrates a simple technique for shifting from anxious to calm. Practice this breathing exercise on your own for 3-5 minutes to feel more grounded and less anxious.
Blogs
We are in very turbulent economic and political times right now. There seems to be a general feeling of not only worry and anger, but heartbreak and grief. Grief and heartbreak are often felt physically in the chest, like a heavy weight pressing down. Hope has the opposite mind-body response and is uplifting and expansive. If you've been feeling heaviness in your heart, here’s a few ideas to keep hope within reach.