Topic: Health & Wellness

Where'd You Get That....Massage?

At Ki Therapy on Nantucket, your experience will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed. Owner Holly Witherell is a licensed massage therapist who has been practicing holistic healthcare since she was a teenager. She believes that good health comes from balance in mind, body, soul, and spirit. Pamper yourself with a rejuvenating massage at Ki Therapy; Witherell's years of experience on Nantucket have built up a steady client list. An extremely gifted massage therapist, Witherell's sixth sense finds your trouble spots and knots and works them out with ease. Book your appointment at Ki Therapy today.

For more information on Ki Therapy:

Phone: 508-325-5556
Website: www.kitherapy.com
Click here for Ki Therapy's Featured Listing on Plum.

April 2 marked the first globally recognized World Autism Awareness Day, and all of April is Autism Awareness Month. While many people come to Nantucket to get away from reality, the reality is autism is on Nantucket and affects our community. There are many resources out there for families and children with autism, from Autism Speaks, to the Nantucket Autism Resource Center. Three mothers of children with autism share their story.

For more on Autism Awareness, check out these stories:

• 2007 Walk Now for Autism
  
• Autism Every Day
• Bob & Suzanne Wright, Founders of Autism Speaks

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From the Windswept Cranberry Bogs to the beach grass blanketing the sandy dunes, Nantucket is known around the world for its bountiful and natural beauty. But deep beneath the rolling grassy hills and thick wooded areas lives a creature that has been ticking off both islanders and visitors alike for a number of years.

Dr. Timothy J. Lepore is well-known on the island for many incredible things, but nothing more important than being one of only a handful of full-time, year-round doctors on Nantucket. He first came to the island with his friend Paul Thompson (now Chief of Cardiology at Harvard Medical School) in the early 1980s. From there, he worked in Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Emergency Room for a couple of summers, but would eventually return to his home in Providence, RI with wife Cathy Lepore. “My wife and I would be on the boat [to the Cape] and say, ‘Why are we heading back?” said Dr. Lepore, as he explained that living on Nantucket just seemed like the natural thing to do.

Winter on Nantucket is a time for reflection, relaxation and creativity. The Island's population drops from 50,000 summer residents to 10,000 in the winter, but for many year-round residents, staying busy throughout the year is standard practice.