The Mystery of Arctic Sea Ice Arriving in Cape Breton (c/o Dr. Paul) For years, in late March, the Englishtown Ferry, 10 km from Cabot Shores, was out of service because Arctic sea ice blocked its passage. And sometimes as you traveled the Cabot Trail, you’d see ice floating along the Cape Breton coast. The coast …
Snowshoeing hasn’t changed much over the years except for the gear which is lighter and more metalic than the traditional wood that our grandfathers and grandmothers used. Whatever you gear ch and you can rent some here, snowshoeing is a great way to explore Cape Breton and there are trails out the door of all …
As fall sets in we are reminded by the crisp mornings and chilly evenings to have extra clothing, blankets or quilts, and extra hot tea when heading outdoors. Many people are surprised that Cabot Shores is open 4 seasons, and even more so that we encourage our guests to stay in Mongolian and cedar style yurts …
Late this past October Paul and Barbara took some time to make their way around (and across) the Bay of Fundy. We had previously explored the Minas Basin part of the Bay hiking such places as Economy Point and Cape Chignecto, as well as Blomidon and Cape Split (a favourite), but hadn’t seen any of …
“Cabot Shores “Snow Much Fun” Package Unwind this winter at the wellness-focused, eco-conscious Cabot Shores in Cape Breton. Enjoy a weekend getaway with their Snow Much Fun packages, which include accommodations in either a yurt or the lodge, snowshoeing, infrared sauna sessions, qigong sessions, and so much more.” In this Article by the Culture trip, there …
Saunas aid in Detoxification & Cleansing
A sauna is a small room or house with dry or wet heat. Traditional saunas issue wet heat. The Sunlighten Infrared Sauna is dry heat) Its goal is to imitate the kind of heat you get radiating from the sun.*
Wet or dry sauna, the heat increases your body temperature and allows you to sweat out toxins through your skin. The heat of saunas help to cleanse us.
Traditional wet saunas allow your sweat content level of toxins to be about 3% while infrared saunas allow for up to 20% of your sweat to be toxins. […]
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is an ancient Healing Art that comes to us from China, Japan and other Asian countries. Endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and traditionally a preventive medicine, it continues to be used by over one third of the world’s population as a primary form of medicine. Acupuncture works well with other forms of medicine, including Western medicine.
2. How does Acupuncture work?
Acupuncture balances a person’s life energy, or Qi (pronounces “Chee”). Everything in us – all physical and non-physical (i.e mental, emotional) processes depend on the presence of Qi, and Qi is present in all living […]
At Cabot Shores, the Healing Arts are interspersed into many of the activities available to our guests. Morning Qi Gong is one of these. Our experience is that when we begin our day with even a short set of contemplative movement, we are more available to the other activities we engage in throughout the day …