Naturally Balanced Therapy

Your value doesn’t end with fertility- it evolves.

Nearly 40% of a woman’s life is lived beyond reproduction… a rarity in nature.

And this isn’t about being a grandmother. It’s about the shift into sharing knowledge, offering support, and shaping the people around you 🩷

We need a better menopause conversation 📣

On March 10 we are bringing menopause out of the clinic and onto the stage at Congress Café.

Beneath red curtains, on a green velvet couch, Dr Melissa Reinke, Chiropractor and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and Dr Tanya Kelloway, Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, will sit down for a live, professionally recorded conversation about what menopause actually is- and why it’s far more than a list of symptoms.

This isn’t a lecture.
It isn’t a sales pitch.

It’s an honest, nuanced exploration of perimenopause and menopause through both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

We’ll talk about:
• Hormones, research, and treatment options
• Why symptoms look so different person to person
• Nervous system regulation + stress
• How TCM understands cyclical transitions
• Why you can feel “off” even when labs are normal

If you’ve ever felt confused, dismissed, or told “this is just aging,” this conversation is for you.

🎟 Tickets: $15 (🔗 bio)
📍 Congress Coffee Company
🗓 Tuesday, March 10 | 7–9 PM

➕ Check out for all the details!

Come for the coffee. Stay for the context.

We’re so excited to welcome Sherry Lynn, Registered Clinical Social Worker, to our team! 🪴

Sherry Lynn specializes in counselling for grief, trauma, and life transitions, offering a supportive and client-centered space for healing

She draws on a variety of approaches, including:

🌿 Internal Family Systems (IFS)
🌿 Emotion-Focused Therapy
🌿 Family & Systemic Constellation
🌿 EMDR
🌿 Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

Her work also integrates Polyvagal Theory, Himalayan Vedic Yoga, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy to support both mind and body

✨ New clients begin with a complimentary 15-minute consultation to ensure the right fit.

📅 Booking now open!
📞 403-277-2330
📧 [email protected]

🌈 Exciting news- Naturally Balanced will be at Pride Calgary this year! 🎉 Stop by our booth for some free goodies and say hi! 💜

Symptoms are signals, not flaws 🚨

In a world that tells us to ignore or push through pain, we’re here to offer a different way forward:

👉 Start by reconnecting
With your breath. With your body. With how everything works together.

If you’re not sure where to begin:
✨ Check out our “Basics” story highlights

🎥 Head to our YouTube channel for a free mobility series {🔗 in bio}

📘 Explore our 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 course to learn how to rebuild trust with your body from the inside out {🔗 in bio}

🗓️ Come see us! We’re happy to walk you through a better understanding of your body, and symptom management

This is your body. Let’s help you feel at home in it again 🙌❤️

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Happy International Day of the Midwife 🌸🩷

Thank you to the midwives who offer steady hands, clear information, and calm presence when it matters most.

Thank you for your care, your professionalism, and your ability to hold both the clinical and the deeply human side of birth.

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I will forever be grateful to the phenomenal women who guided my two girls earth-side, while holding space for me to follow my body’s lead- thank you Wendy, Carol, Nicole and Rachel 👑🧑‍⚕️
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***New*** Prenatal Packages!

We are now offering 3 comprehensive assessment, education and rehabilitation Prenatal Package Options!

•Take the guess work out of your pregnant and postpartum body 🤰
•Learn how to recognize your physical limits (they can change almost daily in the third trimester) 🏋️‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️
•Understand how to mitigate your risk for postpartum injuries to your abdominals, pelvic floor and low back ⚡️
•Safely work towards your goals- whether that’s training for a marathon or being strong enough to keep up with your busy baby… my personal postpartum goal was to be strong enough to carry both of my girls up the stairs to bed, at the same time ☺️💪
•Learn skills that you’ll use for a lifetime ✨

For more information check out our website 🌿

Let’s talk about fascia!

Every organ in your body is covered and separated by layers of a connective tissue matrix 🕸 called Fascia. Made up of mostly collagen, healthy fascia is relaxed, wavy 〰️ and malleable, with fibers running in the same direction. It is well innervated and contains multiple types of sensory receptors including proprioceptors, nociceptors and mechanoreceptors.

The fascia around our muscles 💪 acts to reduce friction so they can glide over one another, and adds strength through its tensile properties.

If damaged, fascia layers tighten, disorganize and bundle creating points of fascial adhesions. This can restrict blood flow, limit mobility and cause ⚡️pain. Fascia can become damaged by acute injury to the tissues, repetitive overuse, or inflammation.

Perhaps the coolest 😎 thing about fascia is that it holds tension around our muscles, allowing for the transfer of mechanical energy between them. How wild is that! This effectively connects your muscles together into long chains (called kinetic chains), so they can ‘communicate’ with each other. In fact, it allows muscles at one end of the body to have an effect on every other muscle linked to that kinetic chain- there’s even a connection as far away as from the arches in your feet, up to your jaw 😳 Chronic TMJ dysfunction? The answer may be in your feet 🤯

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This ability to transfer mechanical stress from tissue to tissue is a key 🔑 player in tissue regeneration and restructuring. Meaning, healthy fascia aids in tissue healing!!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

So how can we keep our fascia healthy and remove adhesions? By moving our body’s regularly, eating a balanced diet and using supportive therapies as needed. Massage therapy, cupping and acupuncture are all excellent treatment options to help improve fascia adhesions, restoring mobility and strength to the surroundings tissues.

Our massage therapists Nicole and Michelle are trained in fascial release and dynamic cupping; naturopath Dr Caitlin offers acupuncture, traditional Chinese cupping and nutritional counseling; and Dr Melissa uses a Neurofunctional acupuncture approach, as well as exercise recommendations using her knowledge of functional movement and kinetic chains.
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Citations:
-Gatt A, Agarwal S, Zito PM. Anatomy, Fascia Layers. [Updated 2021 Jul 26]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-.
-Zullo A et al. “The interplay between fascia, skeletal muscle, nerves, adipose tissue,inflammation and mechanical stress in musculoskeletal-fascial regeneration.” (2017).

Please join us in welcoming Dr Caitlin Batting, ND to our Healthcare team! 🌿

Dr Batting has a clinical focus in prenatal & postpartum support, fertility, hormone regulation and menopause. She also has a special interest in healthy Weight Loss relating to hormonal imbalance.

Dr Batting is trained in acupuncture, auricular (ear) needling, IV vitamin therapy, intramuscular injections, and Bowen Therapy. She uses these physical therapies along with nutritional counseling, herbs and supplements to support her patients in their journey to wellness.

🗓 Dr Batting’s schedule is now open with appointments starting on September 16th. She will be available Wednesdays 12-6, Fridays 11-4, and biweekly Saturdays 11-3.

We know how important it is to have a strong core… but did you know that a good breathing pattern can help achieve this?
The 🔑 to a strong muscle is length- so the fibers have space to fully contract.
⭐️ Remember that a tight/short muscle is a weak muscle!
A “360 degree breathing pattern” is the perfect way to provide length to our core muscles.

So what does this look like? Picture an inflated balloon 🎈 It expands in ALL directions, right? Our core should do the same.
When you inhale, feel for a full and even expansion into your:
1. Back
2. Sides
3. Pelvic floor*
4. Belly
5. Chest

Give it a try!

Remember that practice makes perfect… it’s not easy to unlearn breathing habits but it’s DEFINITELY worth it!

*if you have pelvic organ prolapse, consult with Dr Melissa before adding in pelvic floor expansion.