House of Calm classes were created as a time to unwind, refocus, and relax, together. Weekly sessions consist of guided exercises to help you relate more compassionately to your inner experience, with techniques backed by science.

Blending yoga and meditation, our facilitators use evidence-based approaches and science to guide our weekly interventions.

The 5 pillars of the program include:

• Evidence-based perspective

• Progressive muscle relaxation

• Mindfulness

• Self-compassion

• Soothing music & soundscapes

Key benefits:

• Improve overall well-being

• Decreases anxiety and distress

• Reduces stress, depression, and self-criticism

• Decreases unhealthy eating behaviours

• Decreases ruminating thoughts

Group sessions are held in person at the Center. Some classes are also available in virtual settings. Most daytime virtual classes are built as short sessions that can easily be integrated into your calendar throughout your workday. Their objective is to refocus your mind and improve cognitive functions, as you go on with your day.

As described by the International Center for Reiki Training, Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress. If it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". In other words, Reiki is a "spiritually guided life force energy."

Natural healer, Adilia Kreps is a Naturopathic Doctor and Health Optimization consultant, with a background in psychology and integrative psychiatry. She uses cutting edge science and ancient wisdom to assist clients in meeting their health goals. Her focus is on mental health and optimization, while assisting patients in meeting a wide variety of mind-body health goals.

Treatments feel like a glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind, and spirit.

Key benefits:

• Relaxation

• Feeling of peace & security

• Overall wellbeing

Emotional Freedom Technique, otherwise known as ‘tapping’ is a mind-body technique that combines modern psychology and meridians of ancient Chinese medicine. It was originally used in the West for releasing trauma that creates cellular imprints in the body, and assists in clearing emotional blockages through contact with energetic meridians. It is now effectively used for countless concerns in health and mental health.

If you are looking for a relaxing bodywork session that can restore and invigorate, while bringing up and clearing tension and worry, Emotional Freedom Technique is a great choice.

Energy healing is a holistic practice which believes that the human energy field extends beyond the body and skin. When the flow of this energy is obstructed or imbalanced, it results in ailments and health problems. The purpose of energy healing massage is to restore the balance of the energy field and facilitate healing of the body and mind. It is seen as a natural process of restoring the body, spirit and mind to release tensions in a calming way.

During an energy healing-session, the practitioner may use essential oils, which add an olfactory & aromatherapy layer to the energetic experience.

Light Therapy:

Light Therapy, otherwise known as Polychromatic Light Therapy, is a unique therapy that harnesses the healing powers of infrared, red and blue light. By using special wavelengths of light energy, it can deliver various health benefits such as improving mood disorders, or dramatically increasing circulation to injury sites and areas of chronic pain.

Although, gentle, silent, and invisible to the human eye, light therapy is remarkably effective. Cells beneath the skin absorb the light energy, similar to the way plants absorb sunlight from the atmosphere. This will activate our body’s natural healing response and significantly improve overall well being.

Halotherapy:

Halotherapy, which is also known as salt therapy (halo is the Greek word for salt), is an alternative holistic treatment that involves breathing salty air. It is said that it can treat respiratory conditions, depression, anxiety, allergies, and various skin conditions.

It is done in an environment made to recreate a natural salt cave. It uses a combination of Himalayan salt and a halo-generator technology to maintain adequate salt levels in the room. The Himalayan salt used is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial property that reduces inflammation and helps open up breathing passages. Salt also produces negative ions which have been shown to reduce stress, headaches and depression, as well as helping you sleep better.