Holistic clinic
By appointment only.
Our approach
The clinic offers its services using only natural methods to guide and help people regain the full vitality of body and mind. The techniques used are varied, but they all have one thing in common: respect for the whole person and their environment.
Our treatments
01
For deep relaxation
Swedish massage
60 min · $125
90 min · $140
Massage therapy has many positive effects. Among other things, it relaxes muscles and nerves, eases blood and lymph circulation, promotes the elimination of toxins and stimulates the functions of vital organs. It acts as a tonic for muscles and ligaments.
It is also given a strong mind-body dimension, dislodging emotional memories stored in the body’s tissues and organs. It is therefore not unusual for a person receiving a massage to go through various emotions. Depending on the traditions and schools of thought, people speak of vital energy, chakras, vital points and several other principles.
02
I take care of my health!
In person or by Zoom
60 min · $130
Insurance receipt available
Seeing a naturopath is an excellent step for anyone who wants to better understand how their body works and adopt habits that support their overall health.
Each individual has a unique biology and specific needs. By exploring these needs, it becomes possible to optimize one’s balance, energy and quality of life. A meeting with a naturopath provides personalized support aimed at strengthening the body’s natural abilities.
Through tailored advice, especially on lifestyle habits, the naturopath proposes a global program aimed at strengthening the body’s terrain, supporting well-being and promoting better vitality. This approach is based on the main pillars of health, such as diet, stress management, physical activity, sleep, emotional balance and support of physiological functions. The suggestions are educational and preventive, and aim to support the person in taking charge of their health consciously, autonomously and at their own pace.
Iridology is an approach based on observing the iris, used to better understand a person’s overall terrain (tendencies, vitality, stress management, areas of sensitivity).
This meeting helps shed light on certain aspects of lifestyle and guide lifestyle advice (diet, rhythm, stress management, support for well-being) in a personalized way.
A session lasts about one hour and has two parts:
It consists of defining the goal of the consultation, exploring lifestyle habits, diet and environment, and carrying out an iridology assessment to better understand the person’s terrain and needs.
The naturopath then suggests ways to improve based on the natural factors of health: diet, supplements, medicinal plants, physical activity, lifestyle habits, etc. These recommendations are educational and aim to support the body’s natural balancing processes.
A second meeting is usually suggested a few weeks later to follow up, adjust the advice according to progress and deepen the support.
Naturopathy and iridology are part of a well-being and natural support approach. They never replace a health professional. If you have symptoms, a diagnosed illness or medical concerns, it is essential to consult a physician or another qualified health professional.
The advice given is educational and preventive, and is neither a diagnosis nor a medical treatment.
With Michel Stornello, N.D.
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03
An inner journey to meet yourself
Energy treatment
60 min · $145
Every being carries a unique story, shaped by their experiences, emotions and wounds, but also by their strengths and inner light.
Through energy balancing and intuitive soul reading, I invite you to experience a special moment of reconnection with yourself.
Through my sensitivity and my clairvoyance, I accompany you in exploring your inner world to bring to light certain patterns, emotional blockages and past experiences that may still influence your life today.
This treatment is an invitation to:
Because our past is part of our story, but it does not always have to define our future.
Each session is unique and takes place in a space of gentleness, listening, kindness and respect for your personal journey.
A moment to stop, feel, understand… and perhaps discover a new way to move forward, more freely and more consciously.
Each piece of the D.O.S. is made of a living crystalline core (bio-ceramic and crystal aggregate). This core contains several layers of printed circuits, as well as a set of 72 precious metal elements, including high-purity platinum and gold.
Each half-disc includes 26 layers of discoid (flattened) information, organized around four poles (north, south, east, west). The calibration is inspired by certain principles of sacred geometry associated with the Merkaba, as well as the 34/21 ratio.
BEMER devices are designed to temporarily support circulation and promote the body’s natural self-regulation processes. Blood carries the oxygen, nutrients, chemical messengers and immune cells needed for the body to function optimally.
When tissues are well nourished and metabolic waste is eliminated efficiently, the body can maintain its state of well-being more harmoniously.
For more information on the BEMER system, here are two videos that explain its benefits: video 1 · video 2.
With Hélène Léger
With their unique suction effect, cups lift the layers of skin and fascia, decongest the muscles and improve circulation. This ancient technique aims to increase blood flow to promote relaxation and clear metabolic waste. In this way, waste returns to the lymphatic circulation to be eliminated by the body. Ultimately, cupping encourages recovery and helps relieve pain.
This method is often used successfully for rheumatic joint problems, for conditions associated with tissue fibrosis such as some chronic low back pain, back pain and neck pain, as well as for sports injuries such as the after-effects of muscle tears or sprains.
“Cupping massage is a skin-stimulation treatment that is among the most widely practised therapeutic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine.”
Reflexology is an art of natural healing, through the stimulation of the nerve endings of the feet by pressure and touch.
Access Bars Consciousness is a consciousness protocol using a gentle touch of the head that helps release unconscious limiting patterns in different areas of our life, including joy, healing, money, sexuality, creativity and many others.
In all, there are 16 activations and releases that open you to the possibility of changing who you are now, to become the person you truly want to be and fully live the life you want.
Who would you be if you let go of the old thoughts that weigh you down? If you released the beliefs and ideas that limit and block you?
Experiencing a mediumship session means reconnecting with life and feeling a comforting closeness with your departed loved ones and your spiritual guides.
With Mélanie Hotte
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Vedic palmistry: discover your true self and reach your full potential
$125 per session
Vedic palmistry is a system of introspection and self-understanding designed to promote a balanced, healthy and happy way of life. It teaches us to interpret the personal information encoded in our hands in order to identify the energy imbalances that keep us from happiness. Once these issues are identified, we can use the lines and signs of the hand to guide us, adjust our thoughts and attitudes, and restore harmony to our body, mind and heart.
Ghanshyam Singh Birla, founder of the Birla Center and co-author with palmist Guylaine Vallée of Palmistry for Happiness, explains that the lines of our hands are shaped by our thoughts and attitudes. More importantly, if we change the way we think and our attitudes, our lines will change accordingly. By learning the language of the hand, whether in a private consultation or by taking one of our programs or courses, you can see these changes for yourself.
In online consultations, we use both Vedic palmistry and Vedic astrology to give you an overview of your current situation and a plan to reach your goals.
Our practitioners
Naturopathy and iridology
Naturopath, iridologist, yoga teacher
Graduate of the EESNQ (École d’enseignement supérieur de naturopathie du Québec)
Michel Stornello, N.D., offers private consultations in naturopathy and iridology, with a global and personalized approach to the body’s terrain. His guidance focuses mainly on healthy lifestyle habits, such as a balanced diet, suitable physical activity, quality sleep, and good management of emotions and stress, with a view to prevention and supporting the body’s terrain.
Co-owner of the Centre de vie since 2011, Michel supervises the guided fasts and renewal cures as well as participant support, ensuring that stays run smoothly in a safe and educational setting that respects his scope of practice.
Also known as Swami Vijetananda, Michel is a yoga master (Acharya). At the Centre de vie he teaches Yoga Flow, Hatha Yoga and Meditative Yoga classes. He trained in the Saraswati (Sivananda) lineage, as well as with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, David Swenson, Richard Freeman and several other Ashtanga yoga masters.
With 45 years of yoga practice, Michel offers a unique, deep and committed teaching style, guiding each student toward a conscious union of body, breath and mind, with joy, presence and harmony of movement.
The services offered are part of a health education and well-being approach. They are not a medical act, do not make any diagnosis and do not replace medical or nutritional follow-up.
Energy balancing
Energy treatment practitioner
Hélène Léger has worked in the field of well-being for more than 45 years. First as an acrobat, where she explored the body’s movement before broadening her practice to the harmonization of mind, heart and spirit. This path has been nourished by a lifetime devoted to inner exploration and personal transformation.
Immersed from a very young age in the world of yoga and personal development, Hélène has studied many approaches in depth, especially therapeutic approaches focused on emotional structures. For more than 10 years she took part in intensive workshops with Drunvalo Melchizedek, mainly in Arizona, deepening her understanding of the subtle dimensions of being.
She is a certified teacher of the Yoga of Integral Learning, an approach to energy structures passed on by Master Shin Shiva, recognized in India as the supreme Shaiva Yogi of Kundalini. This quest led her to travel the world, enriching her vision and her practice.
Since 2011, Hélène and her husband have owned the Centre de Vie in Ripon, a place of renewal for health and well-being, where she also offers energy treatments in individual sessions or group workshops.
Since 2022, she has also led workshops called “Revealing the Invisible”, in collaboration with medium Mélanie Hotte, which she presents in Quebec and internationally.
She has also sat on the board of directors of Tourisme Outaouais since 2019, where she currently serves as vice-president.
Today, as President and CEO of the CCVPN, Hélène wishes to put her experience, her human vision and her leadership to work for the economic vitality and visibility of our region. She is wholeheartedly committed to supporting members, fostering collaboration and creating environments where businesses and individuals can thrive.
Mediumship
Medium, intermediary between here and the beyond
Medium, author and speaker, Mélanie has had this connection with the invisible world since early childhood.
Besides acting as the interpreter of your departed loved ones, she deeply wishes to make it possible for everyone to develop their own ability to communicate with this world: loved ones, guides, life. For her, being connected with our loved ones and our guides allows us to feel even more united with life. She offers individual and group sessions. She also leads workshops and renewal weekends.
Massage therapy
Massage therapist
Rémi joined the Birla Center in 1996 after graduating from Birla College. Rémi graduated as a massage therapist from the Académie de massage et d’orthothérapie in Hull in 2001. He is an official member of the Réseau des massothérapeutes professionnels du Québec (RMQ) and can issue insurance receipts.
Rémi specialized in craniosacral therapy after advanced training at the Institut Kiné-Concept. He also holds diplomas in reiki and reflexology.
Massage therapy · Reflexology
Massage therapist and reflexologist
Jacinthe Côté is a massage therapist who graduated from the Académie de massage et d’orthothérapie in 2001 and a certified reflexologist since 1999.
With her unique style and a global, personalized and soothing approach, Jacinthe gives you a deep sense of well-being through the use of warm oil and vigorous movements. Whatever the length of the treatment, an experience awaits you to reconnect with your body and mind.
Jacinthe also draws on her knowledge of the body’s energy systems and breathing techniques as a wellness consultant at the Birla Vedic Centre, where she has worked since 1996. For 25 years, she was trained by Ghanshyam Singh Birla, an eminent and recognized Vedic astro-palmist and a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine.
With her smile and presence, Jacinthe has been helping clients achieve harmonious and optimal health for 30 years.
Official member of the Réseau des massothérapeutes professionnels du Québec (RMQ).
Palm lines
Vedic palmist-astrologer, teacher and coach
Denise was trained by Ghanshyam Singh Birla and has worked at the Birla Center for more than 30 years.
Since joining the Center in 1991, Denise has given Vedic palmistry consultations and counselling services to clients; she has led palmistry workshops for many groups and taught in the Center’s online palmistry certificate program.
Denise is a personal coach for students and participants enrolled in our 90-Day Challenge Programs.
Treatments during stays
Clinic treatments can complement a renewal stay, a juice cleanse or a fast. Book your treatment in advance to include it in your stay.
Information
All clinic treatments are by appointment, to be booked online.
If you have any problems with your booking, call us directly at (819) 428-2215.
An insurance receipt is available for naturopathy sessions.
Disclaimer: Only a physician, in the practice of their profession, can make a medical diagnosis and prescribe a treatment to follow. The Centre de Vie team and the advice given by its members are in no way a substitute for the recommendations of a professional recognized by the Collège des médecins du Québec.
