Lifestyle
Five Books to Take Your Time With
TIME FLIES — In our relentless race against time, literature stands out as one of the best ways to escape, embrace, slow, rewind or confront it. Certain images make you pause to savour the moment. AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN By Jocelyne Saucier (Coach House Books, 2012) Inspired by the...
Five Books to Take Your Time With
TIME FLIES — In our relentless race against time, literature stands out as one of the best ways to escape, embrace, slow, rewind or confront it. Certain images make you pause to savour the moment. AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN By Jocelyne Saucier (Coach House Books, 2012) Inspired by the...
Holistic health
Children and massage
A NEW EXPERIENCE — With the emergence of spas and the prevalence of massage in athletic, medical and even professional spheres, the sense of touch is regaining its importance in our society. But what about massages for children? One may question whether their presence is appropriate in a spa environment...
Children and massage
A NEW EXPERIENCE — With the emergence of spas and the prevalence of massage in athletic, medical and even professional spheres, the sense of touch is regaining its importance in our society. But what about massages for children? One may question whether their presence is appropriate in a spa environment...
Strøm news
Strøm Swimwear Collection | Scandinavian Minimalist Aesthetic
IMMERSION — The fruit of a long period of ideation and creation, the first Strøm swimwear collection is finally here! This exclusive collection, designed in collaboration with the Quebec brand Everyday Sunday, is part of our desire to develop thoughtful, carefully manufactured products that embody the Strøm experience and make...
Strøm Swimwear Collection | Scandinavian Minimalist Aesthetic
IMMERSION — The fruit of a long period of ideation and creation, the first Strøm swimwear collection is finally here! This exclusive collection, designed in collaboration with the Quebec brand Everyday Sunday, is part of our desire to develop thoughtful, carefully manufactured products that embody the Strøm experience and make...
Lifestyle
An Oasis in the Heart of Winter | Three Perfect Plants
IMITATING NATURE — Fluctuating between shades of grey and white, winter is often hard on our morale, especially when the days are at their shortest. In the depths of winter, creating a little green oasis at home is a salve for our daily lives that reminds us that we too...
An Oasis in the Heart of Winter | Three Perfect Plants
IMITATING NATURE — Fluctuating between shades of grey and white, winter is often hard on our morale, especially when the days are at their shortest. In the depths of winter, creating a little green oasis at home is a salve for our daily lives that reminds us that we too...
Strøm news
Four Havens Where You Can Slow Down
NORDIC SPA — Take the time to take a break—this is your mantra to stave off the frantic pace of everyday life. Just let go and get away, even if you’re close to home. Strøm wellness centres offer four locations where you can make time stand still for a moment....
Four Havens Where You Can Slow Down
NORDIC SPA — Take the time to take a break—this is your mantra to stave off the frantic pace of everyday life. Just let go and get away, even if you’re close to home. Strøm wellness centres offer four locations where you can make time stand still for a moment....
Strøm news
L’équilibre des proches aidants | prendre soin de ceux qui prennent soin
Une réalité omniprésente, des appellations multiples, un devoir constant et parfois croissant et des actions quotidiennes qui en disent plus que le titre auquel elles appartiennent. Au Québec, plus d’une personne sur quatre agit comme proche aidante. Malgré tout, ce rôle demeure méconnu. En cette semaine nationale des proches aidants,...
L’équilibre des proches aidants | prendre soin de ceux qui prennent soin
Une réalité omniprésente, des appellations multiples, un devoir constant et parfois croissant et des actions quotidiennes qui en disent plus que le titre auquel elles appartiennent. Au Québec, plus d’une personne sur quatre agit comme proche aidante. Malgré tout, ce rôle demeure méconnu. En cette semaine nationale des proches aidants,...
Strøm news
Sublimate What Nature Has Given You | Developing the Strøm Skincare Range
IDEATION – Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm spa nordique de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, is leading the creation of the Strøm line of aesthetic products, which will be launched in the spring of 2020. The result of collaboration with a Montreal laboratory, this range will allow people to bring part of the...
Sublimate What Nature Has Given You | Developing the Strøm Skincare Range
IDEATION – Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm spa nordique de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, is leading the creation of the Strøm line of aesthetic products, which will be launched in the spring of 2020. The result of collaboration with a Montreal laboratory, this range will allow people to bring part of the...
Holistic health
New Connected Objects | Transform Your Daily Life
INTELLIGENT SPEAKERS The smart speaker category is dominated by three leaders: Google with Google Home, Amazon with Amazon Echo and Apple with HomePod. The speakers work with their own company’s virtual assistant, Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. A smart speaker will allow you to listen to music, but also to...
New Connected Objects | Transform Your Daily Life
INTELLIGENT SPEAKERS The smart speaker category is dominated by three leaders: Google with Google Home, Amazon with Amazon Echo and Apple with HomePod. The speakers work with their own company’s virtual assistant, Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. A smart speaker will allow you to listen to music, but also to...
Strøm news
Caregivers | Breaking through Isolation
HER STORY — Rebecca Makonnen is a Canadian radio and TV host. She is currently at the helm of the radio show On dira ce qu’on voudra on ICI Radio-Canada Première in addition to co-anchoring Esprit critique on television (ICI ARTV). She has been the spokesperson for L’Appui’s national campaign...
Caregivers | Breaking through Isolation
HER STORY — Rebecca Makonnen is a Canadian radio and TV host. She is currently at the helm of the radio show On dira ce qu’on voudra on ICI Radio-Canada Première in addition to co-anchoring Esprit critique on television (ICI ARTV). She has been the spokesperson for L’Appui’s national campaign...
Interviews
Slow parenting
I only recently learned what slow parenting is. I was reading books on compassionate parenting, and I realized that the intuitive approach I had adopted with my two children (Sky, five years old, and Flynn, two years old) was in line with slow parenting. This approach involves gently guiding our...
Slow parenting
I only recently learned what slow parenting is. I was reading books on compassionate parenting, and I realized that the intuitive approach I had adopted with my two children (Sky, five years old, and Flynn, two years old) was in line with slow parenting. This approach involves gently guiding our...
Interviews
Do not empty your mind
A QUIET MOMENT — To offer an even more complete experience of relaxation, Strøm turned to Dawn Mauricio, a luminary in the world of meditation and yoga for over ten years, to design personalized guided meditation sessions. A conversation with an expert to learn more about the myths and realities...
Do not empty your mind
A QUIET MOMENT — To offer an even more complete experience of relaxation, Strøm turned to Dawn Mauricio, a luminary in the world of meditation and yoga for over ten years, to design personalized guided meditation sessions. A conversation with an expert to learn more about the myths and realities...
Architecture & Design
Drawing from the source | Recapturing creativity
ANCRAGE — Designated as an internationally renowned place of excellence by design et al, Strøm Vieux-Québec is a place of inspiration and vision that reflects the site on which it was built, with meticulous attention to every detail. Drawing inspiration to create is what Strøm achieves, in Quebec City and...
Drawing from the source | Recapturing creativity
ANCRAGE — Designated as an internationally renowned place of excellence by design et al, Strøm Vieux-Québec is a place of inspiration and vision that reflects the site on which it was built, with meticulous attention to every detail. Drawing inspiration to create is what Strøm achieves, in Quebec City and...
Lifestyle
Five Transformative Books
TURNING THE PAGE – If « everything changes, » as chemist Lavoisier would have said, let me draw your attention to five local female voices that transform, gently or forcefully, within the individual within, with brilliance and passion. From their destiny to an entire society. TRANSFORMING LOVE J’aime Hydro, by Christine Beaulieu...
Five Transformative Books
TURNING THE PAGE – If « everything changes, » as chemist Lavoisier would have said, let me draw your attention to five local female voices that transform, gently or forcefully, within the individual within, with brilliance and passion. From their destiny to an entire society. TRANSFORMING LOVE J’aime Hydro, by Christine Beaulieu...
Architecture & Design
Copenhagen – The Danish Concept of Well-Being
GREEN, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE – Copenhagen is a booming city in which people are settling in more and more. Although the concentration of the population in urban centres is not a new phenomenon, the positioning of the Danish capital as a « healthy city, » mainly through its public policies focused on the...
Copenhagen – The Danish Concept of Well-Being
GREEN, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE – Copenhagen is a booming city in which people are settling in more and more. Although the concentration of the population in urban centres is not a new phenomenon, the positioning of the Danish capital as a « healthy city, » mainly through its public policies focused on the...
Lifestyle
Healing Destinations
LETTING-GO – Spiritual retreats focused on introspection, physical activity, yoga, meditation, wellness and healthy eating are a way to pause, take care of yourself and reflect on your life habits. Because every lasting transformation begins with a profound shift in the soul, here are four beautiful escape sites to spark...
Healing Destinations
LETTING-GO – Spiritual retreats focused on introspection, physical activity, yoga, meditation, wellness and healthy eating are a way to pause, take care of yourself and reflect on your life habits. Because every lasting transformation begins with a profound shift in the soul, here are four beautiful escape sites to spark...
Lifestyle
Enjoy Nature Without Leaving Traces | Outdoors Ethics
REDUCE YOUR IMPACT – More and more hikers decide to conquer the highest peaks, with the result that many mountains are now littered with waste left behind by mountaineers. This is the observation made by Dominic Asselin, from Attitude Montagne, on an expedition to the Himalayas in 2017. The pollution...
Enjoy Nature Without Leaving Traces | Outdoors Ethics
REDUCE YOUR IMPACT – More and more hikers decide to conquer the highest peaks, with the result that many mountains are now littered with waste left behind by mountaineers. This is the observation made by Dominic Asselin, from Attitude Montagne, on an expedition to the Himalayas in 2017. The pollution...
World
Seven types of yoga to better understand your practice
A SMALL GUIDE – Yoga is becoming more and more popular, with so many different styles that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around. In fact, since the explosion of this practice in the Western world fifty years ago, several poses have been added and are now an...
Seven types of yoga to better understand your practice
A SMALL GUIDE – Yoga is becoming more and more popular, with so many different styles that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around. In fact, since the explosion of this practice in the Western world fifty years ago, several poses have been added and are now an...
Lifestyle
Stress | a Temporary State
UNDERSTANDING THE PHENOMENON – Finally, the summer season is upon us, you can dream of the upcoming holidays and a slightly milder rhythm of life. However, is the stress really behind you? Described as the evil of the century, it affects many for a variety of reasons. Here is how...
Stress | a Temporary State
UNDERSTANDING THE PHENOMENON – Finally, the summer season is upon us, you can dream of the upcoming holidays and a slightly milder rhythm of life. However, is the stress really behind you? Described as the evil of the century, it affects many for a variety of reasons. Here is how...
Lifestyle
Introducing the little ones to the benefits of relaxation in July
New era, new approaches With the emergence of the well-being culture and the recognition of new approaches to achieving a state of well-being, several different milieus (psychological, social, family) have questioned the well-being of children, and have shed light on new areas of study. Children need space and nature offers...
Introducing the little ones to the benefits of relaxation in July
New era, new approaches With the emergence of the well-being culture and the recognition of new approaches to achieving a state of well-being, several different milieus (psychological, social, family) have questioned the well-being of children, and have shed light on new areas of study. Children need space and nature offers...
Interviews
Democratizing Physical Activity | An Encounter with Pierre Lavoie
TRANSFORMING THE NEGATIVE INTO POSITIVE – September 3, 1999, 3 p.m.: Pierre Lavoie begins his 24-hour, 650-km bike ride in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. His goal is to fundraise for research on lactic acidosis, an orphan disease that claimed his daughter Laurie in 1997, and from which his son Raphaël also developed. Unfortunately,...
Democratizing Physical Activity | An Encounter with Pierre Lavoie
TRANSFORMING THE NEGATIVE INTO POSITIVE – September 3, 1999, 3 p.m.: Pierre Lavoie begins his 24-hour, 650-km bike ride in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. His goal is to fundraise for research on lactic acidosis, an orphan disease that claimed his daughter Laurie in 1997, and from which his son Raphaël also developed. Unfortunately,...
Strøm news
Ode to summer tour
In order to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the brand, Strøm invites you to take part in its summer tour. -Musical performance -Thermal experience -Aufguss sauna Every Thursday night in June from 6 p.m., along with your thermal experience, come enjoy musical performances by the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique...
Ode to summer tour
In order to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the brand, Strøm invites you to take part in its summer tour. -Musical performance -Thermal experience -Aufguss sauna Every Thursday night in June from 6 p.m., along with your thermal experience, come enjoy musical performances by the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique...
Lifestyle
A legacy to be honoured
A legacy to be honoured Mother’s Day: an homage to those who carry life, to those who pass on consciousness. A heritage forged by memories and feelings, defining the foundation that lives within us. A closer look at what they pass on to us, from one mother to another. A...
A legacy to be honoured
A legacy to be honoured Mother’s Day: an homage to those who carry life, to those who pass on consciousness. A heritage forged by memories and feelings, defining the foundation that lives within us. A closer look at what they pass on to us, from one mother to another. A...
Lifestyle
Mothers | being and becoming a mother
We all had a mother; we were all born of a woman. The common bond between our mothers is that they all gave birth. Most mothers, after giving birth, have devoted a large part of their lives to loving, pampering and caring for the human being that life has entrusted...
Mothers | being and becoming a mother
We all had a mother; we were all born of a woman. The common bond between our mothers is that they all gave birth. Most mothers, after giving birth, have devoted a large part of their lives to loving, pampering and caring for the human being that life has entrusted...
Interviews
Sublimate What Nature Has Given You
IDEATION – Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm spa nordique de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, is leading the creation of the Strøm line of aesthetic products, which will be launched in the fall of 2019. The result of collaboration with a Montreal laboratory, this range will allow people to bring part of the...
Sublimate What Nature Has Given You
IDEATION – Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm spa nordique de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, is leading the creation of the Strøm line of aesthetic products, which will be launched in the fall of 2019. The result of collaboration with a Montreal laboratory, this range will allow people to bring part of the...