Winter Skincare: Why Micro-Needling is a Good Option NOW, and My Winter Skincare Routine
By Cindy Brooks - My clients often ask me what the best time of the year is for skin treatments and I would have to say that winter is great because of the reduced UV levels. You’re also…
Community Voices: BeJay Watson on Gratitude, Vibration, Becoming the Witness, and Renaming the Book in her Seventh Decade
BeJay Watson. One minute she’s having a coffee at Yoons in White River, then you’ll see her “pretzeled up for Christmas” (in her words) at her Iyengar class in Nelspruit, five minutes later she’s hosting the most exquisite…
VACANCY: Marketing Internship at Leading Wellness Sanctuary
Hanya House, a leading Functional Medicine & Integrative Wellness Sanctuary located on a secure country estate in White River (Mpumalanga), is looking for a Marketing Intern to join our team on a one-year full-time contract. Who will…
Food is Medicine with Dr. Rav James & The Plantsman Eatery
Kristen Hearne (Founder of The Plantsman Eatery) and Dr. Rav James (Founder and Medical Director of Hanya House Integrative Wellness Centre) both believe that food is the original medicine, capable of fundamentally shaping the quality of our lives.…
Say HELLO to the 2023 Line-Up of Hanya House Healers
As we open 2023, we are privileged to do so with a team that embodies the spirit of safe and peaceful healing. From January, HANYA will have 15 healers working independently under the Hanya House roof (meet them…
Q&A With a Patient: Depression & Ketamine Assisted Therapy
Stacy (not her real name) is a Hanya House patient who - in 2020 - sought out Ketamine Assisted Therapy as a complementary treatment as she weaned off of her anti-depressants. Stacy had been prescribed anti-depressants by a…
Ketamine Assisted Therapy for Depression, Anxiety, PTSD & Alcohol Use Disorder
Recently we've been receiving questions about Ketamine Assisted Therapy and its use for treatment resistant mood disorders, especially depression, debilitating anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol use disorder (AUD). We have used Ketamine Assisted Therapy at Hanya House…
Simpler IV Therapy Options For Your Wellness Journey
As part of her Functional Medicine approach, Hanya House Medical Director, Dr. Rav James, incorporates intravenous (IV) vitamin therapies into the health plans of many patients. IV Therapy & Health Coaching in One Consultation Dr. Rav sees these…
Why Naming Your Lizard (And Its Tunes) Could Change Your Life
So far this year, what has been your loudest and most troubling lizard tune or tunes? If the answer came to you straight away, that’s great – you might already be using self-awareness tools regularly. If your answer…
A Parenting Expert & Functional Medicine Doctor Team Up to Share Small Steps For a Healthier Family
Hand-in-Hand Parenting Expert, Kelly van Rooyen, and Functional Medicine Specialist, Dr. Rav James, recently teamed up in a series of four short videos to discuss the vital importance of nutrition, and food culture for healthy families. They discussed…
In 2022, Hit the Healthspan Trail, Beginning with the Pursuit of Meaning
If you were to ask us what one of the most powerful anti-aging activities is, our answer would be: The pursuit of meaning. Why? Because the closer we get to the reality of how precious and mysterious our…
Hanya Q&A: With Life-Coach, Ryan James
Ryan James is a Life Coach and Ketamine Assisted Therapist who trained under the team of world-renowned Life Coach, Martha Beck. He currently leads our development at Hanya House overseeing our experiences, operations, and new product design and…
