Editorial
Volume 30 Issue 6 — March/April 2025
by Melva Armstrong

Welcome to the March/April 2025 issue, which completes 30 full years of publishing WHOLifE. I am ever grateful for being able to do this work for this length of time. I have been blessed with meeting and working with hundreds of people over the years, and I have many wonderful memories to hold in my heart. I was guided by spirit to start a wholistic health publication for Saskatoon in December 1994, and once it was established there, I eventually distributed it to various locations around the province, along with a few subscribers. This has been a very rewarding journey for me and I thank all those who have supported WHOLifE along the way, and there have been many. 

This March/April issue means that spring is just around the corner, and with it we will be letting go of the long, cold, snowy winter, and welcoming the warmer days and longer light, as we celebrate the sweet March 20th equinox! 

I trust you all managed to survive our very cold and snowy prairie winter and you were able to get outdoors enjoying some time in Mother Nature. I like to walk the dogs everyday no matter what the temperatures, so I just bundle up and get myself out there. When I get back, it’s time to fill the bird feeders. I even enjoy shovelling snow. Here’s hoping you found some fun outdoor winter things to do for exercise and especially to get some glorious healthy fresh air. 

There is another great line-up of articles and advertisers and once again, it’s been a tremendous pleasure to work with everyone who is part of this exciting issue. Because food is such an important part of everyone’s life, Judith Graile has decided to focus her article on The Diet Dilemma: Finding a Sustainable Path to Health (p. 8). Our world today is filled with diets of every kind and it can seem very hard to figure out what is the best diet for each person. Judith discusses the currently popular diets with the pros and cons of each one, along with all sorts of other factors to consider when choosing a suitable diet for you. The most important thing is understanding what kinds of foods are the best for one’s overall health and wellbeing, and that’s what Judith so kindly and lovingly shares in her article.  

For those of you who have massage treatments, or who are massage therapists, you may be interested in Paul Buffel’s article called What the Cup? (p. 10). In the article, Paul explains how this unique therapeutic myofascial cupping technique works using cups on various parts of the body for natural healing purposes. Paul explains the technical details of the benefits and the kinds of therapists that use this technique in their practices. There are also opportunities available for training in this treatment. 

Emotional wounds are something that many people are dealing with in our crazy high energy world. Lorrel Elian’s article, Healing Your Emotional Wounds through Conscious Movement (p. 12), suggests that wounds can be resolved through body movement. Lorrel has done extensive training in a variety of healing techniques, and she offers her expertise (and personal experiences) to those who are looking for ways to heal their emotional wounds. For those who are looking to heal pain from trauma, we have Giti Caravan’s article, Breaking Free from the Pain of Trauma: Heal, Grow, and Thrive (p. 16). Giti has extensive experience as a certified counsellor and psychotherapist and her work is dedicated to empower individuals to achieve lasting transformation. 

A very important part of being alive involves keeping our bodies in healthy physical shape. One of those body parts to pay close attention to is our bone structure. For information on this topic, we have included Dr. Louise Gagné’s article, Preventing Osteoporosis and Promoting Your Bone Strength (p. 14). To help keep our bone structure healthy, we need to eat healthy food, maintain a healthy gut microbiome, get adequate nutrients from food and supplements, have some physical exercise, and think healthy thoughts (mind/body work).  

Tara Semple’s article, Five Elements in Sounds (p.30), speaks about spending time in a sound field, which has taught Tara about balance and flow. She says, “Sound Bathing often reveals to participants where they hold blockages in their bodies while being held in sound.”  

Very important article page 26: Natural Health Products on the Brink of Extinction, Michelle Schoffro Cook. PLEASE HELP SAVE THE NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS!!

May you all be keeping well and happy and spending some time in Mother Nature, who is the great healer! 
 
 Namaste 
(The spirit in me honours the spirit in you)