Summer – it’s our favourite season of the year here at Wellness Travel BC. Warm, sun-kissed days find us recharging with long beach walks by the Salish Sea, floating on a lake, or gazing at the mesmerizing rush of a waterfall. How about you? Summer 2023 also marks WTBC’s first anniversary. One year ago, after […]
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Recipe: Vegan Crab-less Cakes with Lemony Tartar Sauce
We recently reconnected with our talented friend Deb Gleason, a certified holistic nutritionist and vegan culinary artist with a love of the planet, animals, and scrumptious food. A former resident of the Sunshine Coast, Deb now lives in Hawaii. She has graciously shared her yummy Vegan Crab-less Cakes recipe, and we can’t wait for you […]
10 Wellness Self-Care Activities to Inspire Your Soul
We here at Wellness Travel BC truly believe that we can age with a positive attitude and by taking care of our mind, body, and spirit. For many of us this will not be an instant fix or an overnight conquest – it’s a journey of improvement and self-discovery. It’s ok to slowly start by […]
The Great Big Spring 2023 Wellness Newsletter
We love the fresh, vibrant Spring season, and the birth and renewal it brings – and so many new partners to Wellness Travel BC! We have a number of new partners that we’re excited to share with you, below. We now have two regional and six community destination marketing organizations officially supporting our wellness tourism initiative. In […]
Wellness Policy Toolkit Released by Global Wellness Institute
The Global Wellness Institute’s recently released Wellness Policy Toolkit: Physical Activity, is the first in a series of seven Wellness Policy Toolkits describing a range of sectors from healthy eating to wellness in cities and communities around the globe. With the pandemic came the reality of how physical activity, indoors and out, is a necessary […]
Penticton Wows with Wellness and Local Offerings
By Tracey Rayson Embrace a Holistic Getaway of Fresh Food, Outdoor Activities, and Wine & Craft Beer A journey-based experience to somewhere that is grounded in nature at every turn, with outdoor recreation that puts you on the pathway (or waterway) to well-being in all four seasons – looks like this… Neighboured by Okanagan Provincial […]
Sustainable & Respectful Family Wellness on the Road
By Cheryl MacKinnon Buzz words in travel and hospitality for decades, yet with each new generation, there is a remarkable opportunity to teach our children how to travel well , sustainably and most especially, with respect for the travel destination visited and its community. And if you’re worried that as a new parent, you will […]
Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
By Catherine Roscoe Barr Perched on a hilltop overlooking 100-kilometre-long Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountain Range in British Columbia’s interior, Mountain Trek’s sprawling lodge and health spa is a hub of activity. From late April to Mid-October intimate groups of 16 arrive for one or two weeks of wellness re-sets to their metabolism, increase […]
Entrepreneurial Mental Health & Well-Being in a Post-Pandemic World
By Crystal Kordalchuk The very definition of an entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards. Being an entrepreneur is commonly seen as being an innovator, a source of new ideas, goods, services, and a business or procedures. From my experience, it affords […]