Tag: wellness
Kim Richardson Uses Yoga to Promote Peace in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When she began practicing yoga about 10 years ago, it was a very "lonely experience," Kim Richardson said.
She picked up...
Wellness Worx Studio Opening Saturday To Provide Mental Health Services
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
A new Birmingham-area wellness studio will open to the public on Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. at 3055 Lorna...
Yoga Remains a Centuries Old Tool for Self-Care
Yannise Jean
www.wellandgood.com
Studies prove that anxiety, stress, depression, heart disease, and other ailments affect Black people disproportionately compared to other ethnic groups, but the statistics rise alarmingly when it comes to...
Get Healthy on the Railroad marks 10th year
railroadpark.org
2020 marks 10 years for Get Healthy on the Railroad, the series of free exercise and cooking classes sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue...
Dr. Mia Cowan: Finding a Beautiful Approach to Health
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
MiBella means “my beautiful” in Italian—and that’s the goal for Mia Cowan, MD, at her wellness center off of Highway...
The Personal Touch at Birmingham’s Life Touch Massage, LLC
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
Lemar Storey, founder of Life Touch Massage LLC, has a perspective that he believes can bring people together—an idea...
Herbert Gooden’s Ministry of Massage Therapy
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Whether working as a technician or playing instruments, Herbert Gooden II likes to work with his hands, and...
Tom ‘TJ’ Henderson Jr.: Erasing Misconceptions About Massages
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Tom “TJ” Henderson Jr., 41, wanted to help those who were hurting, so he became a massage therapist.
Massage...
Jackie Wilson Once Massaged Her Aunt’s Knee. That Led To Helping...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Jacqueline “Jackie” Wilson always wanted to become a massage therapist, but it wasn’t until a visit with her...
VaLesa Magee Wanted to be More Hands-On. Now She Is.
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
VaLesa Magee worked her way up through the ranks of a massage clinic in Hoover’s Greystone area, even...