by Dr. Melanie | Feb 8, 2019 | Healthy Thinking, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Expectations of the “Love” Day The problem with holidays, especially Valentine’s Day, is that they put added pressure on many people to partner up. Themed movies, commercials and sitcoms sensationalize the holidays to promote more consumer spending versus...
by Dr. Melanie | Jul 31, 2018 | Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things
This article is based on my encounter with Wayan in March, 2018. Bali, Indonesia I don’t typically star gaze in the celebrity sense. If I did, I would’ve sought out Wayan back in 2015 during my first trip to Bali. Ketut Liyer, the famous palm reader from the same book...
by Dr. Melanie | May 13, 2018 | Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Culture, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things, Uncategorized, Yoga
This was definitely an interesting experience; the classic story of solo traveler stops in a quiet village for a few nights and learns from the locals about a “Medicine Man” of Sidemen who is also a holy man. This therapy did have an effect on me. Perhaps it was the...
by Dr. Melanie | Apr 29, 2018 | Brain Health, Culture, Global Health, Immune Health, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Travel, Try New Things
I want to first express my deepest sympathies to the victims of the Toronto tragedy. On April 23rd, this article was still in draft mode when I got in the car to head to work. It didn’t just happen in my hometown, it happened in my neighborhood of North York....
by Dr. Melanie | Jun 4, 2017 | Acupuncture, Brain Health, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Culture, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things, Yoga
Rediscovering Inner Peace. A Gift From My Father. While cleaning out my house the other day, I stumbled across something that triggered a deep-seated fond memory of my father. When I was a young teenager he and I had a special father-daughter trip to an indoor...
by Dr. Melanie | Dec 18, 2016 | Brain Health, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things
A Special Note from Me It seems appropriate for me to close out this year by sharing something I feel is so important in personal growth, health and happiness. It’s a fascinating ability which unlike animals, we tend to ignore and overlook because we are so busy being...
