Stretch Yourself: Wellness Series, Part One

Volume
26
/ Issue
27

Cover Design Credit:

Scott Southwick
In our first of two special wellness- themed issues, we explore the buzzy concept of self-care with Asheville-area healing professionals and other community members — and how they put those caring-for-yourself ideas into action.

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  • With Bounty & Soul support, Tracy Rhodes feels better than ever

    -by Virginia Daffron
    Old Fort resident Tracy Rhodes started her self-care journey at Bounty & Soul's weekly market in Black Mountain.
  • Maia Toll and forest medicine

    -by Brooke Randle
    Author and herbalist Maia Toll says incorporating herbs and medicinal plants into self-care routines involves more than just a chemical reaction in the body: It’s a way for people to…
  • Bryan Robinson wants you to chill

    -by Brooke Randle
    In his 2018 book, #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life, psychotherapist Bryan Robinson says people don’t need lavish vacations or expensive therapies to practice self-care. Instead,…
  • Community members navigate tricky balance between activism and self-care

    -by Aisha Adams
    Activists often feel called to organize, teach, speak and share; movements seeking social change don’t run on business hours and generally come with little to no pay or benefits. How…
  • Lily Whitehawk tunes in to the sound of the soul

    -by Virginia Daffron
    "In sound therapy, we use sound to elicit a response or a change in someone's physiology, their mental health or their emotional health. People can use different tools: gongs, singing…
  • Anna Levesque finds freedom through discipline

    -by Virginia Daffron
    "Freedom through discipline: It's like a river," muses whitewater kayaking expert Anna Levesque. In addition to coaching women paddlers and leading international adventure trips, Levesque is also a wellness adviser…
  • Lara Ferguson Diaz: Shhhhh…

    -by Brooke Randle
    “Our world is designed to be one big distraction: YouTube, email, Instagram, deadlines and numbing addictions,” declares Lara Ferguson Diaz, an acupuncturist, herbalist and qi gong instructor at Lutea Acupuncture…

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