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Flowers for therapy

© Audrey FlowersBy Yun Suh-youngFlowers can satisfy more than the visual and olfactory senses.The act of arranging flowers can activate all of the five senses - vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.Flower arrangement lessons can thus play role as therapy sessions and there actually are shops that provide “flower therapy” programs.Audrey Flowers, a flower shop in the posh district of Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul, provides a flower therapy class for a small group of applicants.“Like aroma and color therapies, flower therapy is one of the ways to heal and activate the senses. Flower arrangement can be a hobby as well as a therapy session. It’s a good way to relieve stress,” says Audrey Oh, florist owner of the shop.“We use all of our senses during the session ― hearing the sound of leaves and the cutting the stems, feeling the different textures of flowers and leaves, seeing the different colors of flowers, tasting some of the edible flowers, and smelling the variety of scents.”Participants encounter sounds, scents and sights t

Mar 4, 2015
Flowers for therapy

Flower arrangement for beginners

By Yun Suh-youngTo brighten up the atmosphere of your home, the easiest way to bring up the mood is to decorate with flowers.The most easy-to-follow method is the flower vase arrangement.Depending on the kind of vase, the entire mood can change drastically, according to Kim Shin-young, a florist at Marylebone Flower Shop in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul. Kim studied abroad at Jane Packer and Paula Pryke academies, two of the most famous flower studios in the world.For people who have no experience in arranging flowers, this reporter kindly asked Kim for a flower arrangement 101 lesson to share with W readers.Below are some basic tips from Kim on how to arrange flowers in a vase.For the demonstration lesson, tulip, lisianthus, scabiosa oxford, eucalyptus “pablo,” bridal wreath, rice flowers and veronica were used.What to take note of before starting:1) Do not put water in the vase before placing flowers-> Water comes last after the arrangement is complete. This is because the arrangement can change as it goes and there’s risk of spilling water.2) Stand up while you arrang

Mar 4, 2015

Healing scents

By Yun Suh-youngThe British handmade cosmetics brand Lush is well known for their cute, bubble bath and body products that are more than just eye-candy. What is not well known is that they also run a spa.The Lush Spa in Itaewon’s Gyeongridan-gil, which opened in January, is the largest spa store in the world run by the brand.An interesting aspect about Lush Spa is that it uses scent as a holistic concept, as an experience to take home.Its signature therapy, “Synaesthesia,” matches “scent” with feelings or values and customizes the massage therapy accordingly.When you walk into the spa floor, you are met with a wall plastered with a blackboard full of words written in white chalk. These are the eleven words ― ambition, humor, confidence, relax, energized, enlightened, perspective, uninhibited, esteem, mind cleanser, peace ― customers choose from to select the type of therapy they want.Essential oil bottlesLined up below the blackboard is an array of colorful bottles with similar words written on them. There are 23 essential oil bottles with word

Mar 4, 2015

Accessorizing Your Business Attire - Part I

By Todd SampleA wise person once said that the difference is in the details. For men who are trying to establish a personal style that differentiates them from everybody else, paying attention to the little accents in an outfit is key. As the goal is subtle pizzazz, equally important is not letting the details overwhelm the rest of the look.Starting from the head and going down, coordinating your eyeglass frames to your daily outfit will surely result in people noticing you. After starting to wear contact lenses several years ago, I began shopping for frames in different colors and shapes that went well with some of my suits.In Korea, inexpensive eyeglass frames that are both colorful and eye-catching are as easy to find as those which are less conspicuous. If you do choose to accentuate your look with non-prescription eyeglass frames, just keep in mind that popping a set of clear plastic lenses into the frames is the way to go as opposed to wearing the frames without any lenses at all, a trend I still have a difficult time understanding.Moving down from the head toward the jacket, o

Mar 4, 2015
Accessorizing Your Business Attire - Part I

Porto, a city of unlimited opportunities

By Yoon Jie-minThe official promotion slogan of Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, is “oPORTOnity city,” which describes the city as having endless opportunities to enjoy. I could not agree more.My experience in Porto was surprising since I had not expected Porto to have such a variety of attractions. Every moment I spent there was amazing, making Portugal a country definitely worth visiting.A view of Duoro River from RibeiraI decided to stay in the Old Foz area of Porto which is near the beach. “Foz” literally means where the river meets the sea and the colorful houses with small alleys were very attractive to wonder around.I stayed at a bed and breakfast right near the beach and it was a hidden gem in the area. The modern interior ― an architectural beauty ― excellent services and gourmet breakfasts made my stay most luxurious. The beach is not as wide as other popular Mediterranean cities, but a small fortress and a lighthouse made its ocean view more romantic.Inside of the old tram running next to the riverTour sitesWhat is best known ab

Mar 4, 2015
Porto, a city of unlimited opportunities

Treating mid-stage arthritis for happier life during old age

By Kang Tae-Hwan The knee joint is one of the most important joints in our daily lives, as it allows us to walk, run, walk up the stairs, and squat. Thus, many patients who visit the hospital experience pain while doing the above activities.Knee pain is not only limited to the elderly who go through degenerative problems, ultimately requiring knee joint replacement surgery; it is also common among fairly young people who are actively engaged in sports activities.As there are different causes of knee pain, the treatment method should differ based on age, occupation, and level of activity among patients.Patients in their 40s and 50s often ask whether they have arthritis when they come in for their consultation.Knee degenerative arthritis is a very common disease among the middle aged, and it affects the damaged cartilage or meniscus due to overuse of knee.Can an orthopedic specialist immediately answer the question of whether the patient has arthritis? In most cases, if the arthritis is not severe, it is difficult to observe through a simple X-ray test.Thus, it is diffic

Mar 1, 2015
Treating mid-stage arthritis for happier life during old age

Delivering baby not quite like TV

Jon Rabiroff smiles holding his son in his home. By Jon Rabiroff Childbirth is easy, or so I thought.As I counted down the days to the delivery of my first child, there was one thing I knew to be true thanks to my 55 years of life experience ― that while having a baby can be painful for the mother, the experience is relatively routine.In my mind, it was something akin to a trip to the dentist. Yes, root canal or getting teeth pulled can be painful, but when you leave the dentist’s office you have a new and improved smile on your face.I knew all this about childbirth thanks to the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of babies I had seen born over the years in movies and on TV shows.The delivery process usually starts with the pregnant woman acting surprised, like someone pinched her, and saying that her water has broken. Cut to the delivery room, where the woman contorts her face as she pushes three or four times in the 45 seconds it takes for the arrival of her baby ― who usually comes out looking like a member of the production crew’s chubby-cheeked 3-month-old, who s

Mar 1, 2015
Delivering baby not quite like TV

Be careful about back pain

By Lee Seung-hunHow is your back after the holidays? With multiple hours of driving through holiday traffic jams, many fathers will be suffering sore backs.After countless minutes spent bent over pots and pans while sitting on the floor to prepare holiday food, many women may complain of a sore back too.Lumbar pain is a common illness that 8 out of 10 people experience at least once in their lifetime.The symptoms can vary from light pain where the patient feels the back stiffen after a prolonged period of sitting in a single position, to somewhat more severe pain where the patient feels uncomfortable even with the slightest movement and needs to lie down, to chronic pain from a herniated lumbar disc which brings shooting pain and numbness through the legs and feet that may even require surgery.A number of factors can contribute to back pain. The fact that our back is in constant usage, whether you are working, exercising or even resting, makes the muscles and tendons surrounding the back prone to injuries as they are constantly tense.A recent survey revealed that modern men spend abo

Mar 1, 2015
Be careful about back pain

Early treatment important for young arthritis patients

By Song Sang-Ho It is generally perceived that degenerative arthritis is a disorder affecting mostly geriatric patients. However, according to data compiled by the National Health Insurance Corp. of Korea in 2013, one in 10 degenerative arthritis patients are under 40, and this proportion is incrementally rising.Older people accounted for most, if not all, patient visits for degenerative arthritis in orthopedic clinics. However, I’ve noticed that the patients visiting our hospital for degenerative arthritis have become younger.The knee is the most frequently affected area in younger patients owing to meniscal tears from excessive exercise or injuries. If treatment is delayed or ignored, early stage degenerative arthritis may manifest.A meniscal tear can easily occur when the knee joint is twisted during strenuous exercise or if excessive weight is imposed on the ligaments by external impact. If the meniscus is torn during exercise, you would be limping and would not be able to extend your knees fully owing to the pain and edema in the knee joints. In the acute stage,

Feb 22, 2015
Early treatment important for young arthritis patients

Is it too early for potty training?

By Jane HanHaving three young children means tripling a lot of things ― triple the fun, triple the love and ― oh yes ― triple the diapers. On average, I’d say we go through about 30 diapers a day.For those not familiar with the world of diapers, 30 diapers may not seem like so much when they’re new, but when these diapers get peed and pooped on, they suddenly take on a whole new weight and shape. You don’t want to go near too many. They’re heavy and they stink.After a little over a month with my newborn Baby C in the house, I realized the only way to save myself from drowning in diapers is to potty train the twins.My girls are a little shy of 19 months now so it may be a bit too early in today’s standards. I have plenty of friends whose kids are almost three years old and still rely on diapers, so when I floated the idea of potty training, many of them doubted that the twins are even ready.Naturally, I went online and did some research. I found a potty training readiness checklist, which asks whether your child can walk and run, dislikes the feeling of w

Feb 22, 2015
Is it too early for potty training?
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