Architecture & Design
Urban Cohousing: Live Better
Focused on cooperation and mutual aid, cohousing projects are designed and built by and for communities: the neighbourhood spirit is created within a building. Simplicity, cooperation, the sharing of values and assets, connection and social ties, intergeneration, and the prevention of social isolation… Urban cohousing is gaining more and more...
Urban Cohousing: Live Better
Focused on cooperation and mutual aid, cohousing projects are designed and built by and for communities: the neighbourhood spirit is created within a building. Simplicity, cooperation, the sharing of values and assets, connection and social ties, intergeneration, and the prevention of social isolation… Urban cohousing is gaining more and more...
Holistic health
Chakras | from the basis to the cosmos
While participating in a yoga class have you ever been intrigued by the meaning of Solar Plexus? This term which at first might seem a bit esoteric evokes an entire energy-giving world whose understanding teaches us more about ourselves. The basis being the ancestral Indian tradition, the chakras are energy...
Chakras | from the basis to the cosmos
While participating in a yoga class have you ever been intrigued by the meaning of Solar Plexus? This term which at first might seem a bit esoteric evokes an entire energy-giving world whose understanding teaches us more about ourselves. The basis being the ancestral Indian tradition, the chakras are energy...
Holistic health
Hypersensitivity in Children
You head to the couch with your children to watch The Lion King! You’re hooked from the first notes of the famous “nants ingonyama bagithi baba.” Everything is going wonderfully until your eldest bursts into tears. Of course, this is normal. Who hasn’t cried when Mufasa dies? However, for your...
Hypersensitivity in Children
You head to the couch with your children to watch The Lion King! You’re hooked from the first notes of the famous “nants ingonyama bagithi baba.” Everything is going wonderfully until your eldest bursts into tears. Of course, this is normal. Who hasn’t cried when Mufasa dies? However, for your...
Interviews
Winter and City Life
The city of Winnipeg, known for being extremely cold, only receives 100 centimetres of snow per year, compared to 230 in Montreal. Of all the major Canadian cities, Montreal and Quebec City are the ones where it snows the most. But what about Quebecers’ relationship with winter? Are we appreciating...
Winter and City Life
The city of Winnipeg, known for being extremely cold, only receives 100 centimetres of snow per year, compared to 230 in Montreal. Of all the major Canadian cities, Montreal and Quebec City are the ones where it snows the most. But what about Quebecers’ relationship with winter? Are we appreciating...
Strøm news
Four Refuges Combining Ancestral Knowledge and Modernity
To meet the need to reconnect with an optimal life balance, Strøm Nordic Spa’s facilities draw on the heart of a tradition that has been firmly rooted in our Nordic neighbours for 2,000 years. A desire for disconnection, a search for immunity, a quest for balance. On the margins of...
Four Refuges Combining Ancestral Knowledge and Modernity
To meet the need to reconnect with an optimal life balance, Strøm Nordic Spa’s facilities draw on the heart of a tradition that has been firmly rooted in our Nordic neighbours for 2,000 years. A desire for disconnection, a search for immunity, a quest for balance. On the margins of...
Lifestyle
Equip yourself to enjoy your favourite winter sports
This article was produced in collaboration with SAIL As the days get shorter, many of us slowly retreat into the warmth of our living rooms and wait for the return of the summer sun. We often view winter as something we have to get through, rather than enjoy. What if...
Equip yourself to enjoy your favourite winter sports
This article was produced in collaboration with SAIL As the days get shorter, many of us slowly retreat into the warmth of our living rooms and wait for the return of the summer sun. We often view winter as something we have to get through, rather than enjoy. What if...
Gourmet Discoveries
17 Tips for Reducing the Cost of Your Grocery Cart
In 2022, food prices increased by 5 to 7%, depending on the category. It is estimated that an average family will spend $1,000 more this year to feed themselves. Although this inflation is not affecting all households in the same way, everyone would benefit from rethinking their habits in order...
17 Tips for Reducing the Cost of Your Grocery Cart
In 2022, food prices increased by 5 to 7%, depending on the category. It is estimated that an average family will spend $1,000 more this year to feed themselves. Although this inflation is not affecting all households in the same way, everyone would benefit from rethinking their habits in order...
Culture
What if love was a decision?
A few weeks ago, while listening to an episode of Rich Roll’s famous podcast, I was struck by a sweet and enlightening idea. Although I’m usually not completely attentive when I listen to podcasts, this idea has been floating around in my head for several days, and continues to make...
What if love was a decision?
A few weeks ago, while listening to an episode of Rich Roll’s famous podcast, I was struck by a sweet and enlightening idea. Although I’m usually not completely attentive when I listen to podcasts, this idea has been floating around in my head for several days, and continues to make...
World
( Re)thinking Winter
Do you have Nordicity in your skin? Whether or not they were born in our extreme latitudes, each individual has a very personal response to offer. Experiencing, embracing, and welcoming winter is a new form of balance. It is almost tempting to say that a new lifestyle has established itself...
( Re)thinking Winter
Do you have Nordicity in your skin? Whether or not they were born in our extreme latitudes, each individual has a very personal response to offer. Experiencing, embracing, and welcoming winter is a new form of balance. It is almost tempting to say that a new lifestyle has established itself...
Holistic health
Hivernotherapy by the Senses
Hivernotherapy, or winter therapy, invites you to emphasize what is most beautiful about the cold season, to explore ways of appreciating it and taking pleasure in it. Of course, practising a winter sport is a good way to keep your happiness level high throughout the season. Spending time outside is...
Hivernotherapy by the Senses
Hivernotherapy, or winter therapy, invites you to emphasize what is most beautiful about the cold season, to explore ways of appreciating it and taking pleasure in it. Of course, practising a winter sport is a good way to keep your happiness level high throughout the season. Spending time outside is...
Gourmet Discoveries
Winter as Identity
“My country is not a country…” There’s no need to finish my sentence; you know the rest by heart. These words from Gilles Vigneault are part of each of us. Rigorous, long, freezing, difficult, harsh, hostile… Many qualifiers can be given to our winter, but the best of them remains...
Winter as Identity
“My country is not a country…” There’s no need to finish my sentence; you know the rest by heart. These words from Gilles Vigneault are part of each of us. Rigorous, long, freezing, difficult, harsh, hostile… Many qualifiers can be given to our winter, but the best of them remains...
Gourmet Discoveries
Æblecider
Hot Maple and Apple Cider Flavoured with Labrador Tea A drink combining the warmth of whisky, the sweetness of maple, the acidity of apple, and the spiciness of ginger, perfect for capping off a walk in the forest or an afternoon of reading. Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking...
Æblecider
Hot Maple and Apple Cider Flavoured with Labrador Tea A drink combining the warmth of whisky, the sweetness of maple, the acidity of apple, and the spiciness of ginger, perfect for capping off a walk in the forest or an afternoon of reading. Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking...
Gourmet Discoveries
Gingerbread Cake Flavoured with Birch and Nard des Pinèdes
Squash and White Chocolate Cream and Caramelized Apples Evoking memories and comfort, gingerbread cake is a dessert we served at our restaurants last winter, and it was very well received. In harmony with the seasonality of the harvests, it highlights squash and apple, two of our accomplices in the cold...
Gingerbread Cake Flavoured with Birch and Nard des Pinèdes
Squash and White Chocolate Cream and Caramelized Apples Evoking memories and comfort, gingerbread cake is a dessert we served at our restaurants last winter, and it was very well received. In harmony with the seasonality of the harvests, it highlights squash and apple, two of our accomplices in the cold...
Favourite articles
From Field to Factory: The Impact of the Industrialization of Food on Our Health
Michaël Bensoussan, a gastroenterologist at the Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne in Longueuil, diagnoses and treats digestive tract disorders. Jean-François Lemoine, for his part, is an agronomist who works as a consultant with farmers to help them improve their production. We welcomed them to Strøm Nordic Spa — Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and they shared their...
From Field to Factory: The Impact of the Industrialization of Food on Our Health
Michaël Bensoussan, a gastroenterologist at the Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne in Longueuil, diagnoses and treats digestive tract disorders. Jean-François Lemoine, for his part, is an agronomist who works as a consultant with farmers to help them improve their production. We welcomed them to Strøm Nordic Spa — Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and they shared their...
Culture
Listen and Unfold: Five Podcasts for Total Well-Being
Although reading is one of the strongest sources of relaxation and learning for me, podcasts are important tools that help make my daily life rich and inspiring. They accom- pany my travels, my moments of rest, and sometimes even my training in nature. Diving into the private life of inspiring...
Listen and Unfold: Five Podcasts for Total Well-Being
Although reading is one of the strongest sources of relaxation and learning for me, podcasts are important tools that help make my daily life rich and inspiring. They accom- pany my travels, my moments of rest, and sometimes even my training in nature. Diving into the private life of inspiring...
Lifestyle
A Caregiver’s Journey: Interview with Charlotte Beaudet
HELPING THOSE WHO HELP EVERY DAY — L’Appui pour les proches aidants is an organization aimed at promoting the emergence of a social consciousness favourable to caregivers and improving their quality of life. The organization offers multiple services, including the Caregiver Support Helpline, which is aimed at caregivers and those...
A Caregiver’s Journey: Interview with Charlotte Beaudet
HELPING THOSE WHO HELP EVERY DAY — L’Appui pour les proches aidants is an organization aimed at promoting the emergence of a social consciousness favourable to caregivers and improving their quality of life. The organization offers multiple services, including the Caregiver Support Helpline, which is aimed at caregivers and those...
Lifestyle
ewool : Powerful Heated Clothing for a Comfortable Winter
We can’t enjoy winter to its full potential by staying inside. By going outside and observing how the cold and snow transform our ecosystem and our athletic, travel, socialization, and leisure habits, we can truly immerse ourselves in this unique and enchanting season. But to spend time outside when the...
ewool : Powerful Heated Clothing for a Comfortable Winter
We can’t enjoy winter to its full potential by staying inside. By going outside and observing how the cold and snow transform our ecosystem and our athletic, travel, socialization, and leisure habits, we can truly immerse ourselves in this unique and enchanting season. But to spend time outside when the...
Holistic health
Toward a Collective Well-Being
The term holistic comes from the Greek holos, meaning “whole,” and the term therapeia, meaning “care.” It refers to the importance of taking care of yourself and others by adopting a comprehensive vision of balance. These days, the holistic approach refers to the balance of body, mind, and soul, but...
Toward a Collective Well-Being
The term holistic comes from the Greek holos, meaning “whole,” and the term therapeia, meaning “care.” It refers to the importance of taking care of yourself and others by adopting a comprehensive vision of balance. These days, the holistic approach refers to the balance of body, mind, and soul, but...
Favourite articles
Second nature
Trained as a journalist, Dominic Arpin is a television host and producer. A lover of nature and the great outdoors, in recent years, he has discovered a new way to regain his balance, one step at a time. Here is a summary of an inspiring and authentic interview in the...
Second nature
Trained as a journalist, Dominic Arpin is a television host and producer. A lover of nature and the great outdoors, in recent years, he has discovered a new way to regain his balance, one step at a time. Here is a summary of an inspiring and authentic interview in the...
Gourmet Discoveries
The Secrets of Effervescence
DEMOCRATIZING THE BUBBLE — There is a sparkling wine for every taste and every price. Understanding what you are buying is the key element that will allow you to make the right choice. Champagne, prosecco, or pét nat (naturally sparkling)…they all have one basic element in common: they contain carbon...
The Secrets of Effervescence
DEMOCRATIZING THE BUBBLE — There is a sparkling wine for every taste and every price. Understanding what you are buying is the key element that will allow you to make the right choice. Champagne, prosecco, or pét nat (naturally sparkling)…they all have one basic element in common: they contain carbon...
Gourmet Discoveries
Atypique: Delicious Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
do you know the quebec-based company atypique? Established in October 2020 and cofounded by Étienne Boulay, Atypique offers you your favourite classic cocktails — the only difference is that they are non-alcoholic and low in sugar! Étienne has been sober for five years, and he wanted to create a selection...
Atypique: Delicious Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
do you know the quebec-based company atypique? Established in October 2020 and cofounded by Étienne Boulay, Atypique offers you your favourite classic cocktails — the only difference is that they are non-alcoholic and low in sugar! Étienne has been sober for five years, and he wanted to create a selection...
Favourite articles
What If We Took the Time to Breathe?
BREATHING — It is essential to human life. Every second, we inhale, and we exhale. It’s hard to really take the time to linger over it. Breathing is the force that keeps us alive. Each cell in the human body needs oxygen to work properly. It’s no surprise that, for...
What If We Took the Time to Breathe?
BREATHING — It is essential to human life. Every second, we inhale, and we exhale. It’s hard to really take the time to linger over it. Breathing is the force that keeps us alive. Each cell in the human body needs oxygen to work properly. It’s no surprise that, for...
Lifestyle
Ode to White Space
FINALLY! — You’re sitting down, magazine in hand. How often do you let your eyes and mind wander far from your phone screens and your thoughts? Have you ever thought about making this downtime a way of life? Would this be unthinkable, when life moves so fast? Or are you...
Ode to White Space
FINALLY! — You’re sitting down, magazine in hand. How often do you let your eyes and mind wander far from your phone screens and your thoughts? Have you ever thought about making this downtime a way of life? Would this be unthinkable, when life moves so fast? Or are you...
Lifestyle
Does Parental Guilt Really Serve Us?
DOWNTIME — After slipping off your bathrobe and sandals, you immerse yourself completely in a hot tub at the spa. That moment you’ve dreamed of for so long! You spend so much time taking care of your family, trying to achieve goals at work, and of course, maintaining your social...
Does Parental Guilt Really Serve Us?
DOWNTIME — After slipping off your bathrobe and sandals, you immerse yourself completely in a hot tub at the spa. That moment you’ve dreamed of for so long! You spend so much time taking care of your family, trying to achieve goals at work, and of course, maintaining your social...