Launch of D-SHWA

On June 18th, over 70 people attended the launch of Dominica-Spa, Health and Wellness Association (D-SHWA) at the Anchorage Hotel and Dive Center.  President Martha Cuffy welcomed the near capacity crowd and set the tone for the one hour event. Mr. Lester Riviere,...

Dominica-Spa, Health and Wellness Association

DSHWA Vision and Mission The formulation of the Dominica Spa Health and Wellness Association Inc. (D-SHWA) is the coming together of various wellness and medical practitioners and spa owners who are now unifying their knowledge, business skills and networking to...

Insight Millennium

The fourth annual Health and Wellness Expo took place on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the University of the West Indies’ campus.  Many complementary and alternative medicine practitioners displayed their wares and/or offered analysis to the attendees.  Several groups...

The power of vision

In the first year (2003-2004) that I was acclimating to my new life on Dominica, I was fortunate to meet amazing women with strong visions.  From this association WAHABTAC was born.  The name was partly derived from the Arawak Indian name for...

Stress Buster

Dr. Taylor has realized how much stress can affect a person so she has created a Power Point interactive workshop on stress management.  Over the years she has presented this workshop to local businesses, the police force, government employees, banks, schools, clubs...

Carnival with self-esteem!

Carnival is an integral part of the Caribbean and Dominica does her share with great pomp and circumstance.  One of the events is the Queen Show.  Candidates are dressed, pressed and rehearsed for a stage performance of talent, swim suit, spectacular wear, evening...

Petro Caribe and Top 10 Pain Releasers

On Monday March 12th and Wednesday March 14th 2012, employees and invited guests of Petro Caribe received a unique eight hour interactive workshop as a highlight to Petro Caribe’s health, wellness and safety month.  Dr. Janet Taylor, local doctor of chiropractic and a...

Antigua and beyond

Dr. Taylor has been honored to participate in the healing of many people throughout the Caribbean who visit Dominica.  Also, she has made several visits to Antigua where she has a “second home” of patients and friends who appreciate her expertise and talents in...

Building a wellness retreat

While living and serving in paradise as a Doctor of Chiropractic, I’ve had the distinct privilege of being part of   the   building,                                                                                 ...