4 Healing Spaces for Wellness
Although we love the hot summer weather and the joy the season brings, even the gorgeous weather and breathtaking destinations can’t help our mental state. Just as the fall and winter seasons can trigger emotions, so does summer. As a precaution, it is important to maintain a sense of stability and keep track of your mental health. Health issues may be at a higher risk when the weather is hotter. Countless people deal with life-changing moments no matter how beautiful the day is. Thankfully, we have some ways to help you! Some are on digital platforms, while others are in person. You can follow their pages for helpful tips even if you’re not close to a city listed. Here are 4 healing spaces for wellness.
GirlTrek
Want to promote a healthy lifestyle while healing trauma? Then, GirlTrek is for you! In hopes of helping black women become empowered and mobilize the community (through health or political power), GirlTrek encourages black women to walk 30 minutes a day. Through their research, they’ve learned that participating women have lowered risk of depression, anxiety, stroke, heart disease, and diabetes. Girltrek has over one million members from various chapters across the country. 61% of their members have lost weight, while 90% of the members who were diagnosed with depression explain walking has improved their symptoms.
2. HealHaus
If you’re in New York and want to cleanse your mind, body, and soul, HealHaus is the place for you! Opening its doors in 2018, HealHaus offers services from a long list of practitioners in yoga and meditation. Not in New York? No problem! Heal Haus offers online workshops and will work with your company. Wouldn’t it be nice to say namaste at your job after dealing with your crazy boss?
3. The Haji Healing Salon
If you’re ever on the south side of Chicago and need a place to center yourself, Haji Healing Salon is the place to go! From community classes to massage therapy, this gem nuzzled in the Bronzeville area will bring you inner peace and a well-rounded sense of community. They also have books, crystals, body care products, and plants so for all the plant parents out there this might be for you.
4. Alkeme
Looking for something to help you relax while you’re at home or out and about? Then, download Alkeme. The app centers around the Black experience and offers mediation and guidance for issues pertaining to anxiety, relationships, and even something for the workplace. These videos come from licensed professionals (who are also African American), so you can trust, that these meditations and words of advice are coming from someone with experience in the wellness space.