Wellness

“When I’m there, I feel happy—energetic,” says Barb*, who participates in Artful Aging™ poetry workshops led by Zoë Bird. “She opens my mind to the topic of the day,” Barb says of Bird. “She knows how to bring you out. I love her energy.”

The average couple has trouble in their relationship for six years before seeking help, says Jen Elmquist, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Excelsior.

When Heidi Whitaker lost a tooth when she was a girl, her mother would give her a little pillow to tuck it into so the Tooth Fairy could find it and leave behind a reward.

Love is a tricky, sometimes sticky, situation to be in. When it first begins, it’s beautiful and refreshing. After some time, it becomes comfortable and reliable. But most don’t expect it to end. When it does, we become our own support systems.

Vaida Wellness Center celebrates its one-year anniversary this month in Wayzata. The center offers a variety of stress-relief remedies, from massage therapy to acupuncture.

Achieving beautifully tanned skin during a Minnesota winter is not an easy task, but the Glow Lounge, which recently opened an Excelsior location, hopes to make bronze beauty more accessible—and safe (they offer only sunless tanning).

We all do it. Regardless of age, race, gender, weight, height or size. Everybody breathes. The question is, do we do it well?

Donna Duffy recommends a mild to slightly deeper exfoliation during the fall, once a week for five or six weeks. Organic Pharmacy, a London-based organic cosmetics line, offers an enzyme peel mask facial treatment, available in a lower retail strength ($79).

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