New Age therapies include some unconventional practices… and are met with a fair amount of skepticism. Therapies such as crystal healing or aura cleansing can be difficult concepts to accept blindly. When first introduced to breathwork, Bend local Jon Paul Crimi was a skeptic, too. “I’m from Boston,” he explained. “In Boston, you can’t blame […]
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Naturally Fit
It’s a new year and many people will be out trying new things, from exciting outdoor excursions to new fitness regimens. Don’t jump in feet first without taking measures to prep your body. Katelyn Dexter of Fettle Botanic Supply and Counsel Bend has a few suggestions for keeping your body in tiptop shape, naturally. Minerals […]
Your Guide To A Healthy Winter
As a gang of office warriors ourselves, we know it can be tough to stick with the resolutions you just made a couple weeks ago. You remember, right? Those promises you made to yourself to be healthier, to make better choicesโฆ to be a better you in 2019? Now that a little time has passed, […]
Wellness through Horses
Victims of domestic violence can react in many different ways. In the worst scenarios, some turn to drugs or alcohol to cope; others commit suicide as the burden becomes more than they can bear. Tammy Harty went the opposite route, taking a journey of healing that also helps others. When Hartyโwho’s a survivor of domestic […]
Q&A: Therapist Kristi G. Erlich on Cults and Healing
In this week’s issue, we talked to a local cult survivor who recently spotted members of the Brethren (aka Jim Roberts Group), the cult to which she once belonged, in Bend. As part of that story, we also chatted with Portland-based therapist Kristi G. Erlich, LMFT, who was born into a cult and specializes in […]

