Photobiomodulation Therapy at KIHC
We’re pleased to introduce a versatile technology to our clients and patients that we believe aligns with the body’s ability to heal: a “Photobiomodulation” device by Inlight Therapy.
Overcoming Stress… and our excuses not to exercise
This time, I’m writing this article just as much for myself as for the wonderful people who explore our website for health inspiration and insight! It’s been a stressful year for many, and with a fourth wave and fall weather on the horizon, few of us can spare the lapse in our health that occurs from not exercising.
Even if you’re unsure of the details, many of you know that exercise reduces our risk of serious infection by addressing co-morbidities (health conditions like diabetes and heart disease that make us more susceptible to complications from illness). For example, a balanced exercise routine improves how our body uses oxygen (i.e. “cardiorespiratory fitness”), balances blood sugar, and balances the immune system. Stress can also be a risk factor for illness, and exercise is a HUGE stress-relieving activity for many people. But it’s a bit of a catch-22 if stress also inhibits your ability or willingness to exercise.
Mindfulness: Training your Mind, Connecting to your Spirit
There was a time in my life when I was so busy and stressed, I couldn’t stop for a single minute. I mean that quite literally. I flew through the day, from one thing to the next on “autopilot” (going through the motions), and everything became a blur. By the end of the day, when it was time to sleep, I’d lay in bed awake for hours. My mind still thinking, wheels turning, about what I had done that day and what I needed to do the next day.
When I was introduced to mindfulness, I was confused. It never occurred to me that the healthiest place for my mind to be (and amazingly the most productive!) was in the present. Not thinking ahead, nor about what had already been done, but in the present moment.
Communication, Healing, Quantum Science, and Interconnectedness: Lisa Sabatini and Sarah Knight in conversation
An extract from the Possibility Project Podcast.
Sarah Knight: You haven’t always done this work. Where did you come from and what brought you into doing healing work?
Lisa Sabatini: I originally came from journalism and communications – I was a journalist for many years, I produced television. I like to explain it this way…journalism is about research but communication is about taking the things in journalism that might be really complex and making them relatable and clear. I feel like everything around us is communication, even healing and the work that we do, is very much about communication. Communicating with ourselves, our bodies, our emotions, our thoughts, our spirit – that is our beliefs – and even with nature. How we communicate with the world around us and how the world around us communicates with us.
KIHC COVID-19 Updates Summer/Fall 2021
Some communities are still struggling with COVID variants. Thank you for working with us to adapt to these evolving regulatory requirements! Please find some of our COVID-related appointment and COVID-screening policies, below.
What is Mindfulness?
A technique? A technology? A lifestyle choice? A therapy? Arguably all these things – so no wonder many people are confused about what it is and whether it’s worth pursuing. But people are pursuing it. We find mindfulness at universities, elementary schools, hospitals, and government institutions.
A contemporary definition of mindfulness describes it as a technique, not affiliated with religion (i.e. secular), used to reduce “negative experiences”, such as those related to stress, pain, depression, anxiety, or chronic illness. It’s described as a method to cultivate our focus on the present moment – and after days of scheduling, planning ahead, trying to recall details of the past, how could this not be a welcome relief?! Contemporary mindfulness is also about meeting our experience in the present with openness, curiosity, and kindness.
Introduction to Mindfulness Course
What is mindfulness? What is it not? How does it alleviate stress and why might you want to give it a try?
Please join Lisa Sabatini for this 3-part online (Zoom) introductory mini mindfulness course:
Wednesday evenings 7:00 to 8:00pm
September 15th to 29th, 2021
A message of farewells and new beginnings from Sarah Knight
Dear clients, colleagues and friends,
After six beautiful years of working from the healing space that is Kingston Integrated Healthcare Inc, I am making the move to focus my in-person practice entirely on my home treatment and workshop space in the West End of Kingston.
It has been an incredible journey with this powerful team led so lovingly and skillfully by Dr. Sonya Nobbe.
Recruiting a Recent Graduate Physiotherapist: Mentorship Program
We’re striving for even more impact!
Our talented Physiotherapist, Christine Campbell, is extremely busy in her practice and her mentorship program has been quite successful to date! She’s searching for another Mentee to take under her wing and support us in our efforts to provide timely, effective physiotherapy services.
Does Sleep Evade You? FREE online Sleep Challenge
Our holistic nutritionist Trish Krause, invites you to join a FREE 5-day Sleep Better Challenge and get some information and tips on how to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep.
Starting on Sunday July 11th, Trish is going to go live on ZOOM for 30 minutes each day to talk all things sleep:
