Tag Archives: Wellness

A Puna nonprofit dedicated to helping men stay clean and sober through community service and mālama ‘āina (caring for the land) will hold its first Makahiki Cultural Festival in January, an event celebrating Hawaiian culture, community resilience and holistic wellness.

The event, hosted by the Men of Pa‘a (firm, solid, immovable), will take place during the Makahiki season, an ancient Hawaiian New Year festival that honors Lono, the Hawaiian god of fertility.

“At Men of Pa‘a, our mission is rooted in empowering our community through cultural revitalization and wellness initiatives,” said Iopa Maunakea, Executive Director of Men of Pa‘a. “The Men of Pa‘a Makahiki Cultural Festival embodies the essence of Makahiki, offering an opportunity for healing, learning,…

A day dedicated to empowering women to take control of their bodies at every stage of life, from 20s through to post-menopause, is coming to Liverpool.

The Women’s Wellness Day has been created by Liverpool personal trainer Harriet McGuffie to help women gain a better understanding of the physical changes they’re likely to encounter as they get older.

The event, at Hope Street Hotel on Sunday November 12, will feature a wide range of experts covering every aspect of wellness from gynaecological and sexual health to skin and hair care.

Harriet has been involved in the fitness industry for more than 25 years, running her own fitness studio in Woolton and as co-founder of Get Pregnancy…

BEDFORD — The Bedford Veterans Affairs Health Care System is hosting the Women Veterans’ Health & Wellness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 10 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital to coincide with Women Veterans Day on June 12 and to highlight the PACT Act.

Bedford VA spokesperson Patrick Kirby said the fair is open for all veterans so that they can view health and wellness demonstrations, enroll in VA health care and get screenings for toxic exposure resulting from their service.

Recently appointed deputy secretary of the state Executive Office of Veterans Services, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrea Gayle Bennett will also be the guest speaker at the fair, where she will talk about women veterans and self-care.

“We last did this in 2019 before the pandemic,…

On a cursory scan of its website and Instagram page, Mighty White Soap Co might look like an innocuous, cutesy personal care brand, albeit one with an arguably archaic and tone-deaf name. But a closer look turns up some offbeat offerings mixed in among its seasonal designs, colorful swirls, and floral patterns, like a soap embedded with glow-in-the-dark letters that read CIA. And a review of all their product names reveals a disconcerting mélange of unremarkable odor monikers (“Autumn Caress”), strange references to obscure far-right memes (“Clown World”), and an apparent fixation on white consumers (“Morally White,” “Caucasian Abrasion”).

The Mighty White Soap Co website does not have a traditional “About” page, or even a quick list of company values. But a deep…