Secrets and techniques and Lives with Kelly Gillies

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Kelly Gillies’ ardour for holistic well being and wellbeing led her to open Sona Wellness, a clinic in downtown Kelowna providing quite a lot of therapies with therapeutic advantages that she’s excited to share with the group.

Kelly grew up in Edmonton and moved to Kelowna eight years in the past, falling in love with the Okanagan way of life. She has been a registered psychiatric nurse for 10 years, and in 2015 she obtained her diploma in holistic vitamin, which sparked an curiosity in how meals can have an effect on each psychological and bodily well being.

“After working as a nutritionist and specializing in intestine well being, I used to be launched to colonics, which modified my life,” says Kelly.

So, in 2019, she educated to change into a colon hydrotherapist, practising for a couple of years earlier than opening Sona Wellness in November 2022. Along with colon hydrotherapy, Sona gives infrared sauna and chilly plunge periods, in addition to vitamin packages.

“Whether or not you might be affected by an acute situation, or are desirous to take motion now to forestall continual sickness and dwell your finest life, these therapies can fully optimize your well being,” she says.

With a background in nursing, Kelly needed to be taught the ins and outs of beginning and operating a enterprise from scratch, however all that effort has paid off, she says.

“From development of the house to advertising the enterprise, it has been a relentless problem. A variety of blood, sweat and tears went into opening Sona Wellness, however it has been 100 per cent value all of it.”

One of many issues Kelly loves most about Sona is the ambiance of working in a wellness house.

“Everybody that walks in is making a selection to raised their well being. Folks go away feeling cleansed, relaxed, and motivated to guide a more healthy way of life. I like being part of their journey.”

Exterior of operating Sona, Kelly loves mountaineering along with her pup, Lola, wine-tasting along with her mates, and testing native eating places along with her boyfriend. And there’s one factor that’s a fixture in her life each inside and outdoors the clinic: chilly plunges.

“These days, I’ve beloved chilly plunging within the lake. Sure, I’ve the chilly plunge tank at Sona, however nothing beats the character facet of a lake dip.”

The 7 Sins

Envy:

Whose sneakers would you prefer to stroll in?

Wim Hof, “The Iceman,” particularly in his 28-hour quest to the highest of Mt. Kilimanjaro, utilizing his thoughts management and respiratory methods to fight the oxygen ranges and chilly temperatures.

Gluttony:

What’s the meals you might eat again and again?

I eat meals primarily based on how I need to really feel. Certain, nachos are good, and I like burger, however I don’t at all times really feel the best after consuming them. However a superbly cooked and seasoned steak paired with a rainbow of roasted veggies and a beet and goat cheese salad? Yep, I may eat that daily.

Greed:

You’re given $1 million that it’s a must to spend

selfishly. What would you spend it on?

I’d put it into my enterprise. Sona Wellness doesn’t really feel like “work” to me. On daily basis I’ve concepts on how I need to enhance the enterprise, and I feel everybody with a start-up can agree that 1,000,000 bucks could be good! There are such a lot of issues I would like to have the ability to do with Sona Wellness: advertising, new merchandise I need to carry, therapies and coverings I need to deliver into the house, and packages I need to create. After which, sure, possibly a fast journey to Greece if there’s cash to spare.

Wrath:

Pet peeves?

Sufferer mindset. I feel we are able to all simply blame something and anybody for our issues, however that received’t really remedy our issues. Whenever you start to take accountability for the habits you create—together with the meals you eat, the ideas you suppose, the folks you encompass your self with, the way you reply to stress—you may considerably enhance your well being.

Sloth:

The place would you spend a very long time doing nothing?

Mornings on my sofa. I stand up extra-early to actually do this. I make my French press, gentle a candle, and may simply spend hours putzing and organizing my day, journalling, studying, scrolling social media (I’m solely human). I assume that’s not likely “doing nothing”… however I’ve by no means been good at doing nothing.

Satisfaction:

What’s the one factor you’re secretly happy with?

I’ve at all times beloved how my “intestine feeling” has been essentially the most correct compass in my life. I’ve been guided by this intuitive feeling, and it led me to creating and opening Sona Wellness. If I by no means listened to my intestine, and as a substitute adopted the identical path I used to be anticipated to observe, I wouldn’t have opened my enterprise. And each single morning after I stroll into Sona and see what I created, I’m extraordinarily happy with what I completed, as a result of it undoubtedly wasn’t a straightforward feat.

Lust:

What makes your coronary heart beat sooner?

When considered one of my purchasers has a breakthrough of their therapeutic journey. Like after they begin chilly plunging frequently and spot their nervousness lower, or after a colon hydrotherapy session and so they discover their pores and skin clears up, or they begin going to the toilet frequently once more (sure, that will get me excited!). When folks attempt considered one of these various therapies and truly begin therapeutic, it might encourage them to vary different habits of their life—eating regimen, hydration, meditation, train, remedy—and solely proceed to enhance their well being, bodily and mentally.

You possibly can try Sona Wellness right here.

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