VashonWellness.com
The Web Directory of Health and Wellness Services on Vashon Island, Washington..Describes community wellness professionals, Acupuncture to Yoga.  Other examples: Biofeedback, Bodywork, Massage, Chiropractic, Coaching, Community Care, Dental Care, Fitness, Dance, Tai Chi, Exercise, Energy Medicine, Hypnotherapy, Maternity Care, Medical Care, Mental Health, Well Being, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Skin Care, Transformational Arts, Wellness Centers, Wellness Consultants, Wellness Educators, Yoga, Meditation
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Home.I.Mission.I.Directory.I.Educational Links.I.FAQ.I.News.I.Calendar.I.Site Map.I.Contact..Describes community wellness professionals, Acupuncture to Yoga.  Other examples: Biofeedback, Bodywork, Massage, Chiropractic, Coaching, Community Care, Dental Care, Fitness, Dance, Tai Chi, Exercise, Energy Medicine, Hypnotherapy, Maternity Care, Medical Care, Mental Health, Well Being, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Skin Care, Transformational Arts, Wellness Centers, Wellness Consultants, Wellness Educators, Yoga, Meditation

 
12/10/09

 
MEDIA RELEASE

Contact Information:
Laura Worth:  (206) 463-9283 

How the Gift of Gratitude Promotes 
Health and Well-Being in the Vashon Community

December 10, 2009, Vashon, WA. To celebrate entering their third year as a community wellness resource, health and wellness professionals at VashonWellness.com have been sharing their thoughts on the importance of cultivating gratitude to promote health and happiness.  They have also been talking about the special role that gratitude plays in their own lives as well as ways to beat stress. It’s been shown that helping others experience gratitude and a sense of well-being is a cornerstone supporting successs and happiness.  With the perfect storm of economic pressure meeting typical holiday stress, the gratitude antidote is especially valuable.

Vashon chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Basile commented that “ Gratitude helps to keep you from bitterness, jealousy, and anger because you are happy with your life and with what you have.”  In describing the role of gratitude in her own life, Rondi Lightmark, a Vashon grief counselor explained, “It was an important lesson for me after the death of my husband: to find a way to give thanks, even if I did not know what blessing might be contained in the very hard experience of loss.”   For stress management, Vashon dance teacher, March Twisdale, recommends “changing your focus!  …  and make sure to bring music into your life!” 

The 76-member VashonWellness.com is in its third year of serving the Vashon community as a unique wellness resource.  The ad-free site includes a no-clutter, easy-to-navigate directory of health and wellness practitioners with authoritative educational links.  Visitors to VashonWellness.com can find service descriptions, photos of practitioners, contact information, and links to practitioner sites.

Categories include Acupuncture to Yoga.  Some of the services include medical and dental, mental health and well being, coaching, complementary and alternative medicine, body work and fitness, youth care and other “community care” services, and more. 
The site encourages gift certificates in keeping with a growing movement to give high-quality, local “experiences.”

The site’s publisher, Laura Worth, commented that, “building the site has been a rewarding eye-opener to Vashon’s rich resources in the helping arts and the wisdom of so many of its practitioners.”  She adds that this has inspired her to plan a wellness blog and e-newsletter for the coming year. 

Worth continued, “Because we are Web-based, we can continue to readily add members to our directory.  Coupled with the educational FAQ and links, this site expands the Vashon public’s opportunities for informed health care choices.”  Contact Laura Worth at (206) 463-9283 or www.VashonWellness.com . 

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Laura Worth, MSW is the publisher and editor of VashonWellness.com and other community-based web directories for local health and wellness arts found at www.SoundWellnessCommunity.com .  She is a business and life coach on Vashon as well as a web developer.  Visit her at www.CoachWorth.com
 

12/6/07

 
MEDIA RELEASE

Contact Information:
Laura Worth:  (206) 463-9283 

VashonWellness.com Brings a Web-Based 
Directory of Island Health and Wellness Professionals to Vashon

December 6, 2007, Vashon, WA.  VashonWellness.com is a new, web-based directory to find information about Vashon's many health and wellness professionals. For people who prefer a 24/7 web resource, VashonWellness.com makes this easier.  E-mail correspondence with practitioners is a click away and the site also offers active links to provider web sites.

Visitors to VashonWellness.com can find descriptions, photos, and contact information. Categories include Acupuncture to Yoga and providers include Alliantcare to Zheutlin.  The services include medical and dental care, mental health and well being, coaching, alternative health care, body work and fitness, stress management resources, nutrition services, midwifery, and skin care and more.  In addition there are resources for “community care,” such as elder care, youth services, and other community services. 

The site encourages gift certificates in keeping with a growing movement to give “experiences” and reduce waste from gift-wrapping. 

The site’s developer, Laura Worth, explained that in addition to its primary focus as a web directory of services, VashonWellness.com also includes educational links to authoritative information about the variety of practices represented on the site.  Questions about various health and wellness arts are also answered in an FAQ.  As professional and public participation broadens, Worth expects the educational pages to offer more interaction between the public and professionals through a wellness blog and an e-newsletter. 

Worth commented, “Building the site has been a rewarding eye-opener to the Island’s rich resources in the helping arts.  Because we are web-based, we can continuously add to the listings beyond our initial charter members.  Coupled with the educational FAQ and links pages, this site expands the Vashon public’s opportunities for informed choice.  We welcome community suggestions about how to grow the site.”  Contact Laura Worth at 463-9283 or visit www.vashonwellness.com.
 

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Laura Worth is the publisher and editor of VashonWellness.com and other community-based web directories for local health and wellness arts.  She is a business and life coach on Vashon Island, as well as a personal organizer and web developer.

 


 
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This site is for educational purposes only.  It is not a substitute for professional consultation or medical advice for any medical condition or any other condition.  No claim is made or implied that the ideas, information, links, and documents on this site are applicable to any person.  Nor does the site represent in any way medical advice or services or other consulting services of any kind.

 
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