Body and Soul Re-energized A chiropractic-based medi-spa J Jack Kohane is a Toronto-based freelance journalist who writes for several national health-care magazines and the National Post newspaper. ennifer Pitre believes the right path to good health is as much about looking good on the outside as it is about feeling good inside. “So whenever I visit my chiropractor, it’s to take care of my body as well as my soul,” says the City of Toronto public health nurse. “And that’s what I love about spend- ing the day at My Chrysalis Medi-Spa – it’s a great one-stop-shopping concept for well- ness.” In fact, she always looks forward to the long drive from her home overlooking the shoreline of Lake Ontario in west-end Toronto to have her monthly maintenance treat- ment for recurring back pain at Dr. Sheleena Jinnah’s offi ce located near the foothills of the Oak Ridges Moraine in Markham, Ont., a distance of about 30 kilometres. “I pass by other clinics en route to My Chrysalis, but I’ve been Dr. Jinnah’s patient for over 15 years, I wouldn’t dream of going anywhere else,” nods Pitre, pointing out that after every medi-spa session she feels better about her total self. “The experts at My Chrysalis are so good that I now bring my whole family here. It’s a treat for us, we get re-energized again, and again, coming here.” CHIROPRACTIC-INSPIRED SPAS Having opened its doors three years ago, My Chrysalis Medi-Spa is riding the rising wave of popularity for spa therapies that’s sweeping across North America, and already has a long and noble history in Europe. But the notion of chiropractic-inspired spas offering patients a relaxing atmosphere of soft music, candlelit lounges, and calming waterfall features, and to indulge in luxurious treatments that have clinical value, is a relatively new phenomenon. My Chrysalis is among the fi rst to introduce its benefi ts to Canada. Dr. Sheleena Jinnah, DC, is a chiropractor and the founder and owner of My Chrysalis Medi-Spa, with its 4,700 square feet comprising two chiropractic rooms, an acupuncture treatment area, two massage rooms and ample headspace for aesthetics. The philosophy behind the spa is that inner peace is achieved through the harmony of mind, body, heart and soul and that one cannot be achieved without the others. The staff at the spa currently includes a range of highly experienced drugless prac- titioners in chiropractic, orthotics, massage, acupuncture, nutritional counselling and 8 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR |MAY 2008 www.canadianchiropractor.ca Jack Kohane feature Photo by Megan Morgan, Manouche Photography
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