Category: <span>Living 55 Plus</span>

As part of my membership as a yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, I am required to do 30 hours of continuing education every three years. I have been determined to take advantage of online offerings available through the pandemic, and recently signed up for a Yoga for Bone Health workshop. It sounded interesting, but I...

With his ninth sculpture in a series that reflects on the story of Métis life on the prairies complete, Girvin artist Don Wilkins is faced with a dilemma. What to do with a sculpture of Sir John A. Macdonald? “We’re in a review of all historical figures now,” Wilkins said during an interview in his...

The experience of chronic pain is very personal. What bothers one person badly might not trouble another very much. For some people, pain may resonate as more emotional than physical. For others, it overwhelms the body, but they battle it with their mind. However, it is experienced — as mild, bothersome or high-impact — chronic...

When I was a little girl one of the most fun things to do aside from yearning for a puppy, was to create special spaces where I could occasionally hide away from the world and read, plan and dream. They usually occurred outdoors and often took the shape of a fort or hut. Kids are...

Between the park and the river were tall weeds and thick brush. One morning, between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m., I was picking up litter where the park met the weeds and brush. Suddenly, a man popped up, between five and 10 metres from where I was standing. He was shirtless and his face was...

Hi Reena, I was enjoying a cup of hot tea one morning. The tea was so hot that I had to put it down on the table. I had no coasters around me, so I grabbed the closest thing which was a sheet of paper with some writing in blue ink on it. My tea...

Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a...

Whipping up a fresh cooked meal is one of the true joys of summer, especially when grilled grub is paired with tantalizing sides and tempting desserts. Spice things up with Mexican Beef Sliders with Jalapeno Salsa and Avocado Cream coupled with a side like Roasted Potatoes then cap off a filling meal with these sweet...

As the popular song from Rogers and Hammersteinís musical blockbuster Carousel goes, ìJune is bustiní out all overî. Itís a special time of year that promises so much — new growth, renewed energy, heightened feelings of wellbeing, these all blossom as we welcome a fabulous change of seasons. This June will look and feel very...

Chances are that few, if any, observers at the 1957 Memorial Cup finals would have predicted that Scotty Bowman, then the assistant coach of the participating Ottawa Canadiens, would someday become the winningest coach in Stanley Cup history. Bowman achieved that honour by winning five Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, one with the Pittsburgh...