Helpful Resources
Accessing Your Labs & Health Information Online
MSP Supplementary Benefits Program
Movement
Yoga With Adrienne > free online yoga resource
Barre3 > online functional movement workouts with modifications
McGill Big 3 > Core strengthening
Pelvic Floor
Miriam Haustein > Recommended Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
Pregnancy & Birth
Patient Handouts
Mental Health
Mental Health Salt Spring > local directory
Crisis Helplines
Hope for Wellness Helpline > immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention via phone or online chat, open 24 hours
Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society > crisis services for Indigenous people across BC
Health information and advice
HealthLink BC > you can contact 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to get health information and advice
Sexual Health
Get Checked Online > free online STI testing
On Salt Spring Island
Local Colleagues
Opt Clinic > local sexual health clinic
Welly Academy > movement with Tanja Akerman
Trina Aspinall > pelvic floor programs
Nutrition
SSI Farmland Trust > local food, education, & more
Heart & Bone > bone broth and keto snacks
Jane’s Dough > locally made gluten free bread
SALT Jar > low waste cleaning products and bulk foods
The Art of Slow Food > another fav & locally available gluten free bread
Mental Health
Sexual Assault Support Services
In Crofton
Mental Health
Cowichan Tribes > Cowichan Tribes Counselling which includes addiction, mental health, and more, for Indigenous peoples.
Our Cowichan > more mental health and substance abuse support resources
Warmland Women > women’s support services society
Movement
Crofton Fitness > strength training, functional fitness, community.
The Yoga Place > yoga in Crofton.
Cowichan Valley Fitness and Nutrition > workouts, smoothies, and community
Pregnancy/Postpartum
Cowichan Midwifery Collective > Registered Midwives based in the Cowichan Valley, BC
Margaret Moss Health Unit > family health, postpartum support groups and other health services.
Food Security
Cowichan Green Community > food security and environmental sustainability organization
Warmland Church > food bank Mondays
If you have a resource that you believe would be a valuable addition to Madrona and our community, we would love to hear from you!