The advertisements are everywhere— billboards, store signage, online platforms and TV—featuring women selling products to reduce wrinkles, smooth...
Wellness
Gray’s Anatomy
Stylists guide clients through color change. There is a growing movement of women emboldened by shifting beauty standards to embrace their graying...
Pack Up Fitness on the Go
Travel is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves, and the benefits go well beyond taking a break from our lives. It opens us to new...
Brain Train
Heidi Weinberg works to improve individuals’ confidence, independence and mobility. Improving the quality of life one step at a time, functional...
The Touch Crisis
How we heal through healthy touch. In the wake of COVID-19, Dawn Bennett says many people have experienced a collective trauma, especially when it...
Rhythm for Your Soul
Moving Meditation with Chakradance inspires personal discovery and growth. Creating a dynamic space for individuals to discover themselves through...
Good Vibrations
Sound therapy is making waves at local SuNu Wellness Center. Sound therapist and massage practitioner Jessie Daniels clearly remembers the first...
Real (Good) Food
Add kid-friendly snacks to your summertime schedule. Any time of year is snack season for kids, but summertime can pose a bit of a conundrum when it...
Blade Runner
Barber knows his stuff — from facial skin to follicles. After a decade in the industry, professional barber Johnathan McCastle brings skills and...
Happy Feet
Follow doctor’s orders to prevent sun exposure. ‘Tis the season for sandals,flip flops and barefoot walks along the shore—and paying closer...
Celebrate 60
St. David’s Center hosts virtual gala. In 1961, Sybil Lynch founded a nursery school at St. David’s Episcopal Church, and just four years later, St....
Autism Awareness
The philosophy at the Minnesota Autism Center is one size does not fit all. April 2 marks World Autism Awareness Day. The entire month is known as...
A Lasting Impression
Permanent cosmetic artist makes her mark in Minnetonka. With a desire to make a direct impact on her clients, Susan Grothe, owner and artist at...
Herbal Remedies
Soothe what ails you with nature’s pharmacy. In January—often a time of colds and sniffles—I look to a medicine shelf full of dried wild and weedy...
What Emotional Seeds Are You Planting?
When you plant positive emotional seeds, you grow and reap the rewards. The end of 2020 is in sight, and I think it’s safe to say that, for most of...
Use Your Vacation Days—Travel Keeps You Healthy
Travel is not a luxury—it’s essential for a healthy life. We can’t begin a travel column without recognizing that many of you reading this have left...
Focusing on Yourself After Raising a Family
Writer and podcast host Natalie Webster spent her entire adult life raising other people. Now she's only got one focus - herself. Halloween is a...
Learn to Listen to Your Body at Excelsior Holistic Wellness Clinic Balanced Being
Acupuncture and holistic wellness clinic Balanced Being provides equilibrium. For finding a balance between yin and yang in your life, the health of...
How Do Our Nutritional Needs Change As We Age?
An expert explains how nutritional needs alter over time. Nutritional health isn’t a one-stop-shop proposition. While we alter diets for children...
Try to See the World with a ‘Beginner’s Mind’
By stripping away our thoughts and allowing ourselves to truly experience something, we may be surprised by the wonder and joy that it brings....
