Carbondale is set to host a Spring into Wellness event featuring 45 vendors promoting healthy lifestyles. The event is set to take place in downtown Carbondale and will be an opportunity for people to learn more about products and services aimed at helping them lead healthier lives.
One of the vendors, Consciously Transforming Space, is offering a new service that involves an AMD ionic cleanse foot bath, which helps remove toxins from the body. Candice Hart, the Co-owner of Consciously Transforming Space, said During the process, water molecules are split into OH- and H+ ions, which causes ionization. These ions can then attract and eliminate toxins that carry an opposite charge. The user usually experiences a sense of relaxation, calmness, and enhanced focus after a session. The duration of a session typically varies from 10 to 30 minutes, and it is usually determined by the age of the individual.
Hart, who is an interior architect, evaluates, space plans, and creates a new functional design to help clients live more happily in their homes. She said she and her partner aim to achieve calm and cohesiveness for their clients through design. They have been working on projects throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, the Western Slope, and the Front Range. They also offer a website to have community collaboration to support the Roaring Fork Valley bioregion in regenerating the Earth.
Another vendor, Colorado Community Acupuncture, offers traditional acupuncture, cosmetic micro-needling, weight-loss treatments, fertility treatments, light therapy, gua sha, and community acupuncture on a sliding scale. Annie Van Druten, the owner of the business, moved to Carbondale nine years ago and started her business in October 2014. She said her office has been busier, especially post-COVID, and that her services have expanded.
Van Druten said the most popular treatment she offers is still acupuncture. Clients come in for their aches and pains, immune support, sleep wellness, generalized well-being, and emotional health. She also offers acupuncture services to clients and has introduced community acupuncture, where she can treat multiple people simultaneously. The payment for this service is flexible, and people can pay on a sliding scale. The upcoming dates for community acupuncture sessions are April 19 and May 17. During hectic weeks, the practitioner can attend to as many as 50 patients in a week.
“I see all ages, children through grandparents. Right now, with the onset of allergies, acupuncture is a trending natural remedy for children, and it can help with sleep as well,” Van Druten said. “I just love serving my community and working with people one on one. I love helping people. I see acupuncture as a tool to help people; it’s very fulfilling work for me.”
The Mindful Life Program, another vendor at the event, integrates the four key areas of mindfulness — attention, wisdom, values, and an open heart — that help lead to personal transformation, said Laura Bartels, one of the co-founders of the program. Since 2014, the business has been running its operations located at the 3rd Street Center. Bartels said the program offers courses, online communities, and weekly sessions and that they are connecting communities across the world with a warm experience.
After a hiatus from the pandemic, the organization is rebuilding itself. “We host weekly meetings for groups. We do professional trainings and sessions. We also work with local companies, non- and for-profit groups and even government organizations. We do lots of trainings,” said Bartels. The Mindful Life Program also helps people and the community who are recovering from any kind of addiction, she said. At the Spring into Wellness event, there will be a booth and opportunity to sign up for community groups.
