Kustom Wellness hosted its grand opening celebration at 1180 Cassells Street yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Kustom Wellness offers a holistic approach to creating lifelong health, vitality and balance, says owner Krista Grear. Services include authentic aromatherapy, aromatic and Ayurvedic massage, natural botanical facials, essential oil remedies and aromapothecary products, skin care and natural mineral cosmetics, as well as holistic fitness and wellness coaching.
Grear is a Certified Aromatherapy Health Professional as designated by the Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA) and currently one of only two CFA certified aromatherapists practicing in North Bay. She is also a Personal Training Specialist and Fitness Instructor Specialist as designated by Canfitpro.
Aromatherapy is the art and science of using and combining essential oils for their therapeutic benefits; to elicit a positive change to one's health and wellness. It is a holistic practice in that aromatherapy can work to bring about changes to body, mind and spirit. It is considered to be a complementary or alternative health care practice that focuses on health promotion and illness prevention.
Grear says benefits of aromatherapy are numerous and include: reducing feelings and impact of stress, anxiety, insomnia and depression, easing pain and muscle tension, speeding healing process, alleviating headaches and migraines, reducing severity of psoriasis and eczema, and it can help boost mental capacity and memory.
