Special programming for women this fall 2025
Painting by Jo Anne Parker - some of her work is available for purchase at the pharmacy
Laurie and I are pharmacists, in our 50’s. We’ve been pharmacists a long time. Long enough to see that there is more to healing than medication. Personally, I have had 4 children and have been going through “the big change” otherwise known as menopause. Women from puberty to old age, have all kinds of special issues to contend with.
This fall, we are going to celebrate women by introducing some new concepts that might appear to be a little different than what you would normally see in a pharmacy. We are going to introduce you to some special women who have offerings designed to improve the quality of your life.
Our society has accepted a lot of belief systems around these “women’s issues”. If you or someone you know, is having very difficult periods, a fear of jumping on trampoline or sneezing in public, if you are sweating so much that you can’t sleep, consider registering for one of our programs. If you would simply like to meet other women who are interested in these concepts, please join us!
We believe in nourishment, medicine and movement. Lots of issues are “druggable”….we have that department covered! Yet our training tells us that most chronic conditions can be improved through nourishment and movement.
Every second Wednesday, starting on Sept 10, we will be working with Kim Boyuk over at MNDFL Collective in New Sudbury at her YOGA Studio.
Empower your body and restore balance with our specialized yoga series focused on women’s pelvic health. Through gentle movement, breath awareness, and targeted pelvic floor strengthening exercises, you'll enhance core stability, reduce discomfort, and support overall well-being. This series benefits women of all ages—whether you're seeking to maintain strength, address pelvic discomfort, or support long-term pelvic health.
Facilitated by Kim Boyuk of kimpricwellness.ca, a Canadian Alliance Registered and Certified Yoga Teacher (CYA-RYT 250), Kim brings a compassionate, mindful approach to her teaching. A graduate of Radiance Yoga and Lifestyle School, Kim has practiced yoga for many years and emphasizes grounding, centering, breath work, and mindfulness. She teaches gentle Hatha Yoga on a mat, chair, or both, supporting modifications to honor where students are today. Join us to nurture, strengthen, and support your pelvic well-being with Kim’s expert guidance!
This workshop will occur at at kimpricewellness.ca, located in the MNDFL Collective, 754 Falconbridge Rd, Unit 6A, Sudbury.
Upon completing the session, we will share a pot of locally wildcrafted herbal tea, selected to support women’s health, and spend some social time meeting each other and reflecting on the session.
The rest of these workshops will be here at the pharmacy, Seasons Pharmacy and Culinaria, 815 Lorne St
We all have such unique voices and moves and just like a skill of any kind, we don’t know what we are capable of until we explore it and exercise it.
Movement of the voice and body has long been used for celebration, exaltation, emotional release, ceremony and for the sheer joy of it. Music & Dance, who have been companions, are now more forlorn than ever. It's time to reignite the relationship.
This workshop helps to unlock our own limitations, allowing the body and voice to express itself once again, without the use of words, and with a sense of experimentation and playfulness.
We'll focus on simple moves that stimulate muscles supporting the pelvic floor while raising the vibration with sound through the
It'll be polyrhythmic, fun, and soul-quenching. Focusing on the Throat, Heart, Sacral & Root chakras.
No experience necessary. Bring water.
Darlene Raven enjoys working within a diversity of musical styles absorbed during her international travels of 25yrs from places like New Orleans, Dublin and Marrakech and loves to perform vocal improvisation with other musicians and dancers. She has dabbled in dance studies such as: belly dance, flamenco, jazz, urban and west African.
Darlene has 6 self-produced solo albums (3 albums with The Road Dog Divas and 1 with Sweetwater Women) and has opened up for such notables as Townes Van Zandt, Ani DiFranco, Blues Traveler, Taj Mahal and Michelle Shocked.
Why Wombercise & Womb Healing Matters
Every woman carries a sacred space—her womb—a center of creation, intuition, and power. Wombercise is a gentle, healing practice that reconnects women with their wombs through breathwork, movement, pelvic floor awareness, and emotional release.
Benefits include:
Releasing stored trauma that can affect periods, fertility, and emotional well-being
Strengthening the pelvic floor & core to feel grounded and empowered
Restoring feminine energy flow for creativity, intuition, and balance
Breaking generational patterns and healing mother wounds
Reclaiming sacred body wisdom by listening to your body and womb
This work helps women feel safe, strong, and fully embodied—moving, feeling, and healing in their bodies.
Candice White is a certified Energetic Womb Care Practitioner and founder of Sudbury Reiki Clinic in Northern Ontario. She helps women reconnect with their wombs through trauma-informed, intuitive sessions that may include Reiki, sound healing, meditation, and aromatherapy. Candice also offers group experiences like Wombercise, Goddess Flow, and the Womb Trinity Series, supporting women to release trauma, awaken their feminine essence, and reclaim their power.
This workshop will occur at Seasons Pharmacy and Culinaria, 815 Lorne St. Sudbury. Upon completing the session, we will share a pot of locally wildcrafted herbal tea, selected to support women’s health, and spend some social time meeting each other and reflecting on the session.
Drum Circles are back! Introducing Jo Anne Parker
Join us in sacred rhythm, where each heartbeat meets the drum. In this circle, we gather not to perform, but to remember—to listen, to feel, to express. Through the ancient language of drumming, we awaken connection: to ourselves, to one another, and to the pulse of something greater. No experience is needed—only the willingness to be present. We will drum, breathe, and be together in a space of safety, rhythm, and release. Bring your own drum if you have one—or come as you are. Instruments and hearts will be shared.