Do you have the power to choose how you age? According to Cori Ellingson, author and wellness facilitator, the answers is yes.
Cori is a self-described truth seeker committed to the promotion of healthy aging and healthy living.
Her principles centre on applying personal power, natural healing methods, natural foods, meditation, exercise and other holistic elements to achieve a balance of the mind, body and spirit, and evoke emotional wellness. She educates people, specifically woman, on their individual choices when it comes to managing health.
Cori has travelled extensively across Central, South and North America, Southeast Asia, China and Europe to learn about natural healing and healthy aging. She shares this knowledge and the wisdom in her three books: Choosing a Vibrant Life, Vision Quest: A Spiritual Awakening, and Fasting on Golden Elixir, and works with individual clients, hosts ceremonies and offers workshops on healthy living, aging and the power of choice.
In her latest book, Choosing a Vibrant Life, Cori outlines how our beliefs, thoughts and perceptions create our reality. “The power is in our hands and in our minds,” she says. “We give our healthcare providers incredible power over our bodies and our wellness when, in fact, we have other choices.”
Cori’s training includes: Neuro Linguistic Programming, Body Mind Communication, Reiki Mastery, Healing Touch, Ancient Hawaiian Huna, Hawaiian Huna, Hawaiian Chanting, Laughter for Health, Medicine Wheel Studies of North and South America. She has also been a student of the shamanic path for 25 years.
“I have witnessed the power we have to manage our health and our aging process,” says Cori. “It is inside each of us. All we have to do is claim it.”
As a teenager, Cori witnessed her mother struggle following a difficult surgical procedure and painful recovery. A conversation with the surgeon’s wife, an acquaintance of the family, revealed that even she would not have agreed to such a procedure due to the potential complications. The Ellingson family was shocked as to why the surgeon and her GP had not shared this information or alternative healing methods with the family.
When Cori’s sister, a clinical nurse, discovered symptoms of breast cancer, she chose to embark on a healing process based on holistic practices and, according to Cori, healed herself. As a result, her sister left the nursing practice to become a holistic healer.
These two incidents led Cori to begin a journey to encourage others to explore their options and claim the power they have over their health and well-being.
“We think we’re supposed to live a certain way,” she says. “Societal pressure is so strong that we forget we have a choice. We submit ourselves to dangerous procedures and medications because we believe this is what we’re supposed to do. When we remember we have options, this is our power, the power to choose what works best for us.”
“Our ability to choose is more than how we deal with illness when it hits,” say the mother of three. “It’s how we live our lives, so we don’t become ill in the first place.”
Those drawn to Cori’s work are seeking to break away from mainstream lifestyles and return to a more natural way of living, including growing their own food, exercise, meditation, reconnecting with nature and exploring the power of their minds to heal their bodies.
At 67, Cori’s own daily health regime includes consuming the foods and fluids she believes will improve her health and longevity. She mediates, journals, chants, listens to her body and practices mindful gratitude.
She says daily intermittent fasting is one of the best things we can do to stay healthy. “Fasting for a minimum of 12 hours without food allows the body to rest and rejuvenate.” Regularly exercising and maintaining a balanced schedule of work, social activities and self-wellness also help her stay mentally, physical and spiritual fit.
Cori has been writing for as long as she can remember. “I have always enjoyed writing,” she says, “As a child I loved writing assignments and still enjoy writing letters.” For her next writing project, she is planning to pen a book on longevity.
More information on Cori Ellingson’s three books and wellness sessions, visit https://heartproductions.ca
Editor’s Note: This article is for information only. Please consult your health and wellness professionals for advice related to your individual circumstances.
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