This year will be the second year that many Mother’s Day celebrations in Toronto will be done virtually.

We are excited to share the list we have compiled of beautiful ways to celebrate Mother’s Day at home.  This list is filled with local businesses and makers who have dreamed up unique ways to celebrate Sunday May 9th in a beautiful way.

See the specials that Toronto restaurants and caterers are prepping for brunch, lunch and dinner deliveries. Check out the thoughtful gifts local businesses are bundling up for curbside pick up.  Enjoy the fun and creative virtual events organizers have lined up to celebrate mamas and mamas-to-be.
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Here are the best sweet Mother’s Day gifting ideas to get in Toronto.
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Is your face lacking a radiant glow? If your skin seems a bit grey, dull, or uneven, this fun online workshop is for you mama. Come glow with us on Mother’s Day.

Face Yoga gives you an instant GLOW. You'll notice within a few very short exercises your skin can go from dull to radiant!

Led by Sophia Ha, Certified Face Yoga Coach & Wellness Advisor who has been featured on The Social, Breakfast Television, The Toronto Star and Thekit.ca.

Workshop Fee: $60. Register before May 01st 2021 and automatically receive 20% off.

Many people use alternative therapies to improve their physical, emotional and mental health. These therapies are also being used by women to prepare their bodies for pregnancy or complement fertility treatments they may be going through. 

In recent years, acupuncture has been gaining attention as an effective therapy during pregnancy to help with morning sickness, turning breech babies, and promoting labor. It is also a therapy that can support women on their fertility journey. Fertility acupuncture is just one tool of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a holistic system of medicine and healing rooted in time-tested theories of health. Whether you are just beginning your path towards having a baby, or have been trying to conceive for a while, here’s how TCM and acupuncture can support you on your fertility journey.   

Nourishing the womb
TCM views the creation of new life as similar to the cultivation of a garden. Before planting begins, we first start with preparing a nutrient-rich soil. This is crucial in order to provide a safe nurturing environment for seedlings to sprout and flourish. The same goes for growing babies. Acupuncture increases blood flow to the pelvic region, helping to nourish the ovaries and create a thick uterine lining that can properly support a growing embryo. 

Alleviating stress 
The process of trying to get pregnant can be an emotionally-exhausting experience, especially if it doesn’t happen right away. Feelings of frustration, anxiety, and worry may start to build up over time. All that stress can impact your libido, making it even harder to get pregnant. Acupuncture can help dial down the body’s response to stress, promote relaxation, and generate a greater sense of wellbeing. 

Restoring hormonal balance 
The reproductive system relies on a delicate balance of hormones in order to function properly. Various factors in our environment, diet, and lifestyle can disrupt hormones and interfere with fertility. Acupuncture supports the body’s ability to maintain optimal hormonal balance, without the side effects of drugs and other conventional therapies. 

Moderating other health issues
From the TCM perspective, the reproductive system isn’t isolated from the rest of the body. A dysfunction or imbalance in any system of the body can impact the process of getting and staying pregnant. So when you receive acupuncture for fertility, you are really receiving a whole-body tune up. As a result, you may experience some improvement in other areas of health, such better digestion or more restful sleep. 

Enhance other fertility therapies 
Whether you are trying to conceive naturally with herbal supplements, utilizing hormonal therapy, or undergoing IVF, acupuncture can support these therapies and assist you in conceiving. Many people will be cared for by their acupuncturist in the weeks leading up to an IVF cycle to support their systems and optimize their overall health.

Join Dr Sheila Wijayasinghe, Family doctor at St Michaels Hospital and Medical Director Primary Care Outreach Women’s College Hospital, as she hosts Dr. Kaajal Abrol from Trio Fertility clinic for conversation about navigating fertility treatment during the pandemic.

Navigating infertility is filled with unknowns, questions, hopes, and many emotional hills.  Going through all of this during a pandemic brings in additional layers of concern, uncertainty, and anxiety.

Dr Sheila and Dr Kaajal will discuss how:

• Fertility clinics have adapted their treatment plans to continue to offer supportive care for their patients
• Clinic closures from last year and new safety protocols
• Vaccines and fertility

​They will discuss the extra weight covid has placed on people who are on fertility journeys, and share ways to cope and find support. Dr. Sheila will share insights from her own personal infertility journey, and Dr. Kaajal will share the advice she offers to her own patients.