Bruneau_1998 (1)

A fytreat Centre for WfwCe !tf&alth
Abstract
A Retreat Centre for Whole Health
The proposed Retreat for Whole Health is a centre for healing, the
preservation of health and the prevention of disease. It is a centre that aids
the client in the optimization of health through education and self-awareness
of the body, mind and soul, including treatment when indicated. A proactive
approach to health and wellness will be advocated. The Centre will
serve as a retreat, where healers in the disciplines of acupuncture, herbology,
massage therapy, reflexology, nutritional advisory, naturopathy,
homoeopathy, chiropractic, yoga, Tai Chi, counseling, art therapies and
family medicine will counsel and heal on general to specific health concerns
and prevention, offering a well-rounded and comprehensive set of holistic
therapies. Other disciplines will be practiced and offered depending on
availability of practitioners and public demand. This rural retreat will be
located in an environment away from the congestion of the city, far from its
noise, air pollution and other stresses. The Health Centre can function as a
rejuvenation centre (rebuilding health through available therapies), a clinic
and a retreat facility, as well as serving as an educational, information and
referral service. Two integral components of the Centre are education and
body/mind cleansing and revitalization, integrating the holistic approach.
Incorporating lecture, meeting spaces and treatment rooms as well as a
resource centre, retail outlet for literature, supplements and health products,
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