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Sweet Spot
October 2011

Ottawa’s Top Organic Treatments and Spas

Pregnant and in need of pampering? We’ve rounded up five organic spas that offer all the TLC we crave without any harsh chemicals that may be bad for babe.

Woman Divine

We don’t all get that coveted skin glow with pregnancy, so we’re heading here for all-natural, organic facials (including a raw vegan option) to get our glow back.

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The EMC News
December 2010

Woman Divine, a holistic skin care clinic located at 351 Churchill Ave. N., is offering a new face regeneration program that not only allows women to feel better about their image, but also provides several health-related benefits as an added bonus. Owned and operated by Magdalena Tomczak, an established holistic skin care therapist and aromatherapist, Woman Divine provides a peaceful environment in which to discover and experience a holistic and very personal approach to beauty and skin care.

"It's a one-woman show," Tomczak said. "I've been in the natural health and beauty business for many years -- since the early '90s when I started as a massage therapist, but I've always loved working with the face."

While her business offers a series of holistic skin care products and treatments, it is Tomczak's new face regeneration program that has quickly become one of her most popular services amongst clients.

"It [program] is massage-based only -- no products and no equipment," Tomczak said. "I approach the beauty business from a different perspective -- I always use massage as the basis. Our face is much like the body. Over the years, we create tensions that eventually alter how our body looks. The same thing happens with our face. As we express or feel emotions over time, specific emotions become our look. That's why, as they get older, some women have that grumpy old lady look." Tomczak went on to explain that a big part of her new program involves relaxing tension from the various layers of facial tissue. "This will allow you to see a more lively person when you look in the mirror," she said. "Today, the beauty business involves a lot of surgeries and injections. This creates a mask-like appearance, but a beautiful face is an expressionable face. We've all seen how too many surgeries and such can cause a person's face to look a bit alien."

As well, Tomczak said her program differs from more traditional beauty preservation methods because of the active involvement of clients and their commitment to improving their entire self as opposed to their outward appearance. "When women come to me, they work with me," Tomczak said. "This is not a 'fix-me-up' treatment. How you look has a lot to do with how you're feeling. If you're willing to work with that, I will use my treatment to help you release it. Both sides participate. I very much would like women in general to feel good about what they look like and who they are. I believe a woman is most beautiful when she doesn't try to be anyone or anything other than herself instead of trying to hold onto a youthful, wrinkle-free image. It's about understanding the value of life as a woman instead of trying to hold onto what has passed."

Background

Although the Woman Divine skin regeneration program has only been offered publicly for a short period of time, Tomczak explained that it is not something that came into being overnight.

"I started working in the skin care field about 15 years ago," she said. "It took me a few years to prepare this particular program and another year to test it on my regular clients. I have been offering it to the public for the last few months."

While different people are expected to see varying results based on several factors such as skin condition and age, all clients who choose to take part in the program automatically begin with six sessions on a weekly basis. "We want to be able to get to the chronic tensions in the facial tissues," Tomczak remarked. "If you skip treatments, we will always be dealing with surface tensions and we won't get to the tensions that have been there for many years."

She also described the program as a very relaxing process. "And, it has added health benefits such as relief of sinuses, migraines and eye strain," she added. "Some of the women I have treated have told me that they initially came to me hoping for a better look, but later came to understand the other benefits they were reaping were much more rewarding."

Savvy Mom
June 2010

"The old saying is true: when mom’s not happy, nobody is. That’s why we need to collect our wits and regroup before the summertime frenzy begins. Here’s one way to start:

1. Enlist a friend and trade childcare for an hour or two during the week
2. Get a facial

You won’t regret it. If you don’t already have a fave place to go, check out Woman Divine for a relaxing, organic facial treatment. Owner, and savvy mom herself, Magdalena Tomczak knows skin, and has a wonderful philosophy about beauty and aging. It’s just like our mothers told us (and somewhere along the line we forgot)…we need to take care of ourselves and learn to love the skin we’re in."