A gastroenterologist, a naturopath, and an herbalist show us why and how to thank goodness for the trillions of bacteria who busy themselves with our body-mind well-being.
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SE Wise Women Herbal Conference offers recipe for well-being
There’s something for every woman at this annual gathering, participants say. Many women make it a point to attend the event each year, because it makes them feel nourished and empowered.
Aurora Studio provides space, support for transformative art
While working at a local crisis stabilization and detox facility, Lori Greenberg met many artists who were living on the streets. She created Aurora Studio as a caring community in which men and women can both make art and support each other’s psychological well-being, social stability and freedom from addiction.
Aurora Studio artists share healing in community
Aurora Studio founder Lori Greenberg says the artists displaying their work in Aurora’s Sept. 10-20 group show at Asheville Area Arts Council’s Grove Arcade Gallery (1 Page Ave., Suite 144) are some of Asheville’s “hidden treasures.” Such treasures are hidden no more. The show, Aurora: A Healing Light, features artists whose mutual support sustains their psychological well-being, social […]
Dreams deliver clues to better health
Dreams bring us need-to-know messages — coded in image, story, and wordplay — for the benefit of body and mind, soul and spirit.
Stories lead to the heart of healing
When you know you’re the one telling the story of your life — whether through myth, fairy tale, or narrative therapy — you’ve got what it takes to authorize your own well-being.
Body-mind fitness builds on neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself in response to changes in environment, emotion, thought and behavior. In other words, you can teach your brain new tricks. One way to retool your brain? Move your body.
Mediation moderates stress, resolves conflict in WNC
Mediation promotes wellness by helping people resolve conflicts and relieve stress. The nonprofit Mediation Center serving WNC counties offers a safe and neutral environment for people in conflict to discover and agree to their own settlements.
Ikebana brings mindfulness to flower arranging in WNC
Ikebana — the Japanese art of flower arranging — engages mind and body, spirit and soul. The act becomes a meditation, with a focus on well-being.
