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Tuesday Gentle Yoga + Acupuncture Series at Live Yoga
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This May, Semiahmoo Wellness Centre is honoured to partner with Live Yoga for a special four-week Tuesday Gentle Yoga + Acupuncture Series focused on education, nervous system support, physical wellbeing, and whole-body balance.
Each Tuesday evening class will include a gentle yoga practice, an educational talk led by one of our Semiahmoo Wellness practitioners, and a short acupuncture treatment to help support relaxation, restoration, and connection to the body.
This series is designed to offer the Live Yoga community an accessible way to learn more about holistic health while experiencing the calming benefits of gentle movement and acupuncture.
You can attend using your existing Live Yoga pass or membership.
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A Collaboration Rooted in Whole-Person Wellness
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At Semiahmoo Wellness Centre, our approach to care is rooted in understanding the whole person.
We believe symptoms are often connected to deeper patterns within the body, mind, nervous system, hormones, digestion, lifestyle, and emotional wellbeing. Our goal is to help clients feel listened to, supported, and guided with care as they work toward better health.
This collaboration with Live Yoga brings together mindful movement, education, acupuncture, and compassionate care in a calm and supportive setting.
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Why Yoga and Acupuncture?
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Gentle yoga and acupuncture both invite the body to slow down, breathe more deeply, and shift toward a more regulated state.
Yoga helps support mobility, body awareness, breath, balance, and stress relief. Acupuncture helps calm the nervous system, release tension, support circulation, ease pain, and encourage the body’s natural ability to restore balance.
Together, these practices create a beautiful opportunity to feel more grounded, informed, and connected to your body.
Link: Please sign up through the Live Yoga schedule page.
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Series Schedule
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May 5: Perimenopause & Menopause
With Dr. Desiree Caruso, Naturopathic Physician
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Perimenopause and menopause can bring many physical, emotional, and hormonal changes, including hot flashes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, mood changes, brain fog, cycle changes, shifts in energy, and changes in body composition.
In this session, Dr. Desiree Caruso will help explain what is happening hormonally during this stage of life, why symptoms are valid, and what supportive tools may help women feel more like themselves again.
Dr. Caruso is a licensed naturopathic physician in British Columbia with a patient-centred, individualized, and evidence-informed approach to care. She has a special interest in chronic pain and sports medicine, while also supporting patients through many areas of general health and wellbeing.
This class is ideal for anyone entering, moving through, or wanting to better understand the menopause transition.
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May 12: Nutritional Considerations in Menopause
With Diane Rohac, Registered Dietitian
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Nutrition can play an important role during the menopause transition, supporting energy, hormone health, digestion, metabolism, muscle maintenance, bone health, heart health, and overall resilience.
In this session, Diane Rohac will share practical, compassionate, and evidence-based nutrition guidance to help women feel more supported during this stage of life.
Diane is a registered dietitian with more than three decades of experience in clinical nutrition. Her areas of expertise include anti-inflammatory nutrition, digestive health, food sensitivities and allergies, weight optimization, whole-foods nutrition, plant-forward eating, and vegetarian and vegan nutrition.
Her approach is holistic, practical, and rooted in helping people build a sustainable relationship with food, without extremes or overwhelm.
This class is ideal for anyone wanting clear nutrition guidance that feels supportive, realistic, and grounded in science.
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May 19: Stress Relief Through Acupuncture
With Annaliisa Kapp, CNP, R.Ac
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Stress does not just live in the mind. It can show up in the body as shallow breathing, poor sleep, muscle tension, digestive changes, headaches, fatigue, irritability, or the constant feeling of being “on.”
In this session, Annaliisa Kapp will share how Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture offers ancient wisdom for today’s physical, nutritional, and emotional stressors.
Acupuncture can help calm the nervous system, quiet a busy mind, support deeper sleep, ease tension, and restore a greater sense of balance.
Annaliisa is a seasoned hormone nutritionist and licensed acupuncturist in British Columbia. She combines functional nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, cupping, and dietary therapy to support hormone health, stress resilience, digestion, skin health, pain relief, and long-term sustainable health habits.
This class is a beautiful option for anyone feeling overwhelmed, depleted, restless, or in need of a reset.
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May 26: Aches, Pain & Mobility
With Dr. Jen Jorgensen, Dr.TCM, R.Ac
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Pain and stiffness can affect how we move, sleep, work, exercise, and enjoy daily life.
In this session, Dr. Jen Jorgensen will explore how grounding, stability, acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Medicine principles can support movement, mobility, and relief from tension and pain.
Dr. Jen Jorgensen is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Registered Acupuncturist, Jin Shin Do® Acupressurist, and Medical Qi Gong Practitioner. Her work is rooted in whole-person care, supporting physical symptoms, emotional transitions, physiological function, and meaningful life changes.
Jen brings warmth, empathy, and practicality to her treatments and works with clients across many ages, stages, and sensitivities.
This class is ideal for anyone wanting to move with more ease, feel more grounded, and better understand how whole-body approaches can support pain and mobility.
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A Community Approach to Healing
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This four-week series is designed to be informative, supportive, and accessible.
Each class offers time to move gently, breathe deeply, learn from experienced practitioners, and receive a short acupuncture treatment in a calm and welcoming environment.
Whether you are navigating hormonal changes, looking for stress relief, seeking support for aches and pains, or simply curious about yoga and acupuncture, this series offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with your body and learn more about holistic health.
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Join Us
Tuesday Gentle Yoga + Acupuncture Series
Dates: May 5, 12, 19, and 26
Time: Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm
Location: Live Yoga in White Rock, BC
Cost: Attend using your existing Live Yoga pass, single class pass or membership
Link: Please sign up through the Live Yoga schedule page.
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Please note: These sessions are educational and supportive in nature and are not a substitute for individualized medical care. If you have specific health concerns, please consult your healthcare provider.