HEALTH & WELLNESS PRACTITIONER BY ENRIQUE LIMÓN
NIKI CHAN
Parinaz Samimi
Best Nutritionist
Anne Dorsey—Milk & Honey Wellness Leave your stale and clinical expectations at the door. Dorsey’s brainchild, Milk & Honey Wellness, is revolutionizing the approach to healthy eating. Adhering to the motto “Life is about taking care of a body you love, not shrinking a body you hate,” the wellness center’s radicalness begins with self-acceptance and aims to deliver “food freedom once and for all.” I’ll raise my fist to that. milkandhoneywellness.com 2. Erin Butler—Seek Studio 3. Cassidy Duffield—SLC Crossfit
Best Physical Therapist Susan McLaughlin—Align Integration | Movement
To properly list McLaughlin’s specialties would warrant a single magazine all its own—they range from the treatment of pelvic- and pregnancy-related pain to urinary incontinence, organ prolapse and orthopedic dysfunctions. The specialist’s foray into physical therapy began in her 20s after being involved in a car accident that affected her lumbar disc. “I tried conservative approaches,” McLaughlin 12 | BEST OF UTAH Body & Mind 2018
recalls, and while surgery was a good fix-all, its effect was temporary. Her struggle was the basis of her professional career, which led her to establish Align. “You don’t have to live in pain!” McLaughlin now boasts. alignforhealth.com 2. Sandy Vojik—Studio Pilates 3. Brent Butler—Revere Health
Best Yoga Instructor
Parinaz Samimi—Salt Lake Power Yoga To outsiders, yoga might just be an excuse to rock fancy $98 pants. For those who have experienced the healing serenity of the Hindu ascetic and spiritual discipline, it’s a way of life. Through breathing control, meditation and a series of specific body postures, yoga is practiced the world over both for relaxation and health. “Exercise was never my favorite thing to do,” Samimi admits. That all changed a decade ago when she was introduced to Muay Thai. A progression for a better balance between body and mind ensued, et voilà, she is now at the forefront with her challenging and enlightening PowerFlow and PowerFit sessions. saltlakepoweryoga.com/parinaz-samim 2. Sarah Betts—Seek Studio 3. Trisha McBride—Avenues Yoga CITYWEEKLY.NET