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January Letter from the Editor

Welcome back from the holidays! It’s time to get ready for a new year and a new semester. I hope that all of you were able to get plenty of rest and spend time with your loved ones. Relaxation and a social life are key elements of emotional and psychological...

Wellness: a buzzword?

I think about wellness very infrequently. I don’t wake up in the morning and think about how to live my life in a more fulfilling way. I don’t make decisions based on some expert’s advice. I don’t choose to live my life by following advice given by other people,...

The ancient art of acupuncture

Darren Tellier is a full-time acupuncture instructor at MacEwan University. His interest in the field began while he was studying Chinese philosophy and Chinese medicine techniques. Q: How did you get into teaching acupuncture here at MacEwan? I started clinical...

A modern take on Maslow’s theory

Do you sometimes look at other people in your life and wonder how they keep everything together while maintaining a generally impressive level of awesome? According to psychological theorist Abraham Maslow, these special folks are working toward being...

Budgeting basics

We all know budgeting is important. But budgeting is also intimidating. There seem to be a million ways to do it, and they all seem to involve depriving yourself of the best things in life. Essentially, there are two ways to change your bank balance: spend less or...