By ADINA LAKSER Self-care. Who hasn’t heard about it? Meditation, yoga, me time at the spa. But there is one relaxation break you might not have heard of: having a cup of tea with your vag….
Let Your Vagina Enjoy a Steamy Cup of Tea
Body
Let’s Not Stop at Marijuana
Decriminalizing all drugs will prevent much needless suffering By DAVID STEELE It’s very good news! This summer, assuming all goes according to Trudeau’s plan, recreational marijuana will become legal in Canada. The reform is long…
That Time My Body Turned on Me
And taught me a lesson in embodiment. By ADINA LAKSER I had an unexpected hole in my body and then it was gone. Yes, a story of magic. But not from a far and distant land or…
The Cost of Transitioning
By RIKKI DUBOIS Changing one’s physical gender to match their mental one has many costs. Here in Manitoba, the cost of the gender affirmation surgery (previously known as gender reassignment surgery) is covered by Manitoba Health…
Chakradance, Rhythm of the Soul
By TARA MANIAR Dance as a spiritual discipline is an ancient practice that’s been explored by many cultures throughout the ages. The desire to dance is deeply ingrained in the human psyche. In ancient cultures, dance…
Self Loving
By ADINA LAKSER Although Woody Allen calls it “Having sex with someone you love,” most of us don’t have such a positive association with masturbation. Even the word makes us want to giggle. Although masturbation isn’t…
Love Note to My Body (And Yours)
By ERIN JAMIESON Even as I write now, an image, engraved in me, a part of my history, many of our histories, remains. Sophomore year of high school, five minutes until the next period. I am…
Cervical Health
By ADINA LAKSER This October 16 to 20, the Federation of Medical Women of Canada will launch the 10th annual National Cervical Cancer Awareness campaign. Every year, the campaign emphasizes the importance of cervical screening, provides…
Natural Antioxidants: What they are and why you should care
By ALICE ALECH If you leave a penny out in the open air, it will go green and eventually rust. That is because the copper in the coin reacts with the oxygen in the air…
Disrespectful, Condescending, and Wildly Inaccurate
By JESSICA LAZARUK Telling university students that their time in university is the easiest time of their lives is like telling high school students that they should wait for real life to start. Both statements are…
