Holistic health
Moisturizing hair mask
With nature slowly waking up and the beautiful days finally returning, why not give your hair the TLC they deserve? The Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician, Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet shares her favourite recipe for restoring shine and vitality to tired hair. This homemade mask is easily concocted with natural ingredients we...
Moisturizing hair mask
With nature slowly waking up and the beautiful days finally returning, why not give your hair the TLC they deserve? The Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician, Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet shares her favourite recipe for restoring shine and vitality to tired hair. This homemade mask is easily concocted with natural ingredients we...
Gourmet Discoveries
Homemade ricotta on sourdough bread toast | Pan-fried nuts with honey and Nordic spices
For a nourishing breakfast, a comforting brunch or even a reinvented dessert, this toast topped with homemade ricotta cheese and honey-sweetened, spicy nuts will delight the whole family. In addition to being the perfect opportunity to learn how to make your own homemade cheese, this creation by Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive...
Homemade ricotta on sourdough bread toast | Pan-fried nuts with honey and Nordic spices
For a nourishing breakfast, a comforting brunch or even a reinvented dessert, this toast topped with homemade ricotta cheese and honey-sweetened, spicy nuts will delight the whole family. In addition to being the perfect opportunity to learn how to make your own homemade cheese, this creation by Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive...
Strøm news
Exfoliation Rituals
Watch the video Mineral salt scrub To transform this time at home into a moment of well-being, why not take a few minutes to exfoliate your skin, an essential part of any beauty routine? Exfoliation removes dead cells from the surface of the epidermis, helping the skin to regenerate itself....
Exfoliation Rituals
Watch the video Mineral salt scrub To transform this time at home into a moment of well-being, why not take a few minutes to exfoliate your skin, an essential part of any beauty routine? Exfoliation removes dead cells from the surface of the epidermis, helping the skin to regenerate itself....
Gourmet Discoveries
Raspberry and spruce Nordic kombucha
Kombucha is a natural beverage made from fermented tea. It can be flavoured according to the inspiration of the moment with seasonal ingredients such as herbs, local honey and berries to give it a unique boreal touch. Lately, kombucha has become increasingly popular thanks to its high antioxidant content and...
Raspberry and spruce Nordic kombucha
Kombucha is a natural beverage made from fermented tea. It can be flavoured according to the inspiration of the moment with seasonal ingredients such as herbs, local honey and berries to give it a unique boreal touch. Lately, kombucha has become increasingly popular thanks to its high antioxidant content and...
Strøm news
Relaxation activities for kids at home
Why not take advantage of this time spent at home with the kids to introduce them to the benefits of relaxation? If they need to move and exert themselves, children also need downtimes to slow down the pace of their bodies and thoughts. In addition to allowing children to focus...
Relaxation activities for kids at home
Why not take advantage of this time spent at home with the kids to introduce them to the benefits of relaxation? If they need to move and exert themselves, children also need downtimes to slow down the pace of their bodies and thoughts. In addition to allowing children to focus...
Gourmet Discoveries
Frisk Mocktail
Raphaël Podlasiewicz, the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spas, introduces its Frisk mocktail recipe, a fresh drink featuring unusual combinations from the boreal pantry. To be repeated all summer long to quench your thirst at any time of day. Cheers! Preparation time: 30 minutes...
Frisk Mocktail
Raphaël Podlasiewicz, the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spas, introduces its Frisk mocktail recipe, a fresh drink featuring unusual combinations from the boreal pantry. To be repeated all summer long to quench your thirst at any time of day. Cheers! Preparation time: 30 minutes...
Gourmet Discoveries
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Blomst [reinvented gin and tonic]
Violette gin | Raspberry liqueur | Blueberry, honey and lavender coulis | Berry Nordic kombucha To celebrate the arrival of the sunny days, we invite you to sip this floral, berry-flavoured cocktail for the apéritif on the balcony or with friends during a virtual happy hour. Soothing thanks to lavender...
Blomst [reinvented gin and tonic]
Violette gin | Raspberry liqueur | Blueberry, honey and lavender coulis | Berry Nordic kombucha To celebrate the arrival of the sunny days, we invite you to sip this floral, berry-flavoured cocktail for the apéritif on the balcony or with friends during a virtual happy hour. Soothing thanks to lavender...
Strøm news
Keeping the living arts alive
My job is one of proximity, human warmth and sharing with the public. If I am a film journalist and, thanks to Strøm Magazine, a literary columnist, I am first and foremost a theatre artist. The artistic community was among the first to suffer the wave of cancellations and closures...
Keeping the living arts alive
My job is one of proximity, human warmth and sharing with the public. If I am a film journalist and, thanks to Strøm Magazine, a literary columnist, I am first and foremost a theatre artist. The artistic community was among the first to suffer the wave of cancellations and closures...
Strøm news
Immortalizing the rainbow
Visiting Bianca – Bianca has been the official photographer at Strøm for six years now. Her images make us travel and discover the delicacy of the present moment. In this time of isolation, she invites us into her world, giving us ideas to brighten our confinement through photography. Just like...
Immortalizing the rainbow
Visiting Bianca – Bianca has been the official photographer at Strøm for six years now. Her images make us travel and discover the delicacy of the present moment. In this time of isolation, she invites us into her world, giving us ideas to brighten our confinement through photography. Just like...
Strøm news
Rethinking happiness
The idea of confinement slowly made its way into our house before it turned everything upside down. Since I live very close to my mother’s house, we had kept seeing each other at first. When it was beautiful outside we would take walks with my son, and we would meet...
Rethinking happiness
The idea of confinement slowly made its way into our house before it turned everything upside down. Since I live very close to my mother’s house, we had kept seeing each other at first. When it was beautiful outside we would take walks with my son, and we would meet...
Strøm news
A reflection on food self-sufficiency in this period of great change
AN INCURSION IN RAPHAËL’S DAILY LIFE – Raphaël has been the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café for the past two years. As the father of four wonderful children, he takes advantage of the confinement to reconnect with simple pleasures in his home in the countryside. A time...
A reflection on food self-sufficiency in this period of great change
AN INCURSION IN RAPHAËL’S DAILY LIFE – Raphaël has been the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café for the past two years. As the father of four wonderful children, he takes advantage of the confinement to reconnect with simple pleasures in his home in the countryside. A time...
Strøm news
Letting go, slowing down and simple pleasures | a new life at home
A VISIT AT GABRIELLE’S – Gabrielle joined the Strøm team under very special circumstances. She has been helping the whole team for a few weeks now during this time of great change. Her husband being a doctor and having a young daughter at home, her story is about the importance...
Letting go, slowing down and simple pleasures | a new life at home
A VISIT AT GABRIELLE’S – Gabrielle joined the Strøm team under very special circumstances. She has been helping the whole team for a few weeks now during this time of great change. Her husband being a doctor and having a young daughter at home, her story is about the importance...
Strøm news
Understanding our collective feelings by exploring the stages of grief
Photo credit: Aurianne d’Aon In my case, isolation related to COVID-19 happened as I was moving into the house I had just bought with my boyfriend. It is in the middle of the boxes and furniture to be assembled that I started seeing my clients by video conference for psychotherapy...
Understanding our collective feelings by exploring the stages of grief
Photo credit: Aurianne d’Aon In my case, isolation related to COVID-19 happened as I was moving into the house I had just bought with my boyfriend. It is in the middle of the boxes and furniture to be assembled that I started seeing my clients by video conference for psychotherapy...
Strøm news
The hot and cold effect | An old-fashioned ritual to adopt at home
Invigorating and energizing, the Scottish shower offers an easy way to take care of your health at home. As its name suggests, this form of hydrotherapy originated in the 19th century in Scotland. It consists of alternating hot and cold water in the shower. It stimulates blood circulation, strengthens blood...
The hot and cold effect | An old-fashioned ritual to adopt at home
Invigorating and energizing, the Scottish shower offers an easy way to take care of your health at home. As its name suggests, this form of hydrotherapy originated in the 19th century in Scotland. It consists of alternating hot and cold water in the shower. It stimulates blood circulation, strengthens blood...
Interviews
Reconnecting with Yourself | A Conversation with Sandra Laznik
EXPLORING YOUR FEMININITY She offers retreats in Six Senses resorts throughout the world. She teaches yoga and meditation abroad. She’s also known for Intimi Yoga, a school of yoga dedicated to women’s health with an emphasis on intimacy and sensuality within a framework of openness, emotional safety and trust. A...
Reconnecting with Yourself | A Conversation with Sandra Laznik
EXPLORING YOUR FEMININITY She offers retreats in Six Senses resorts throughout the world. She teaches yoga and meditation abroad. She’s also known for Intimi Yoga, a school of yoga dedicated to women’s health with an emphasis on intimacy and sensuality within a framework of openness, emotional safety and trust. A...
Holistic health
Slowing Down to Benefit Your Child’s Brain
ONE STEP AT A TIME — Time flies and every last second is occupied, busy and overloaded. We think about the future without taking time to live in the moment. In the blink of an eye, the kids are walking, going to school, asking for the keys to the car,...
Slowing Down to Benefit Your Child’s Brain
ONE STEP AT A TIME — Time flies and every last second is occupied, busy and overloaded. We think about the future without taking time to live in the moment. In the blink of an eye, the kids are walking, going to school, asking for the keys to the car,...
Lifestyle
Aging Gracefully | The Art of Staying Young
THE LIFE THAT LIES AHEAD — As we grow older, we know and try to apply the basic principles for healthy aging: eating healthy, exercising, sleeping well, staying intellectually active and maintaining an active social life. Work-related activities generally decrease, more time is available to us, timeframes extend and schedules...
Aging Gracefully | The Art of Staying Young
THE LIFE THAT LIES AHEAD — As we grow older, we know and try to apply the basic principles for healthy aging: eating healthy, exercising, sleeping well, staying intellectually active and maintaining an active social life. Work-related activities generally decrease, more time is available to us, timeframes extend and schedules...
Strøm news
Love in its purest form
In the era of slow living and minimalism, why not take advantage of Valentine’s Day to rediscover love in its simplest form? Without exuberance, love is revealed in conversations, a look, a special connection. At the root of this strong feeling lies the love hormone. It’s called oxytocin. It fosters...
Love in its purest form
In the era of slow living and minimalism, why not take advantage of Valentine’s Day to rediscover love in its simplest form? Without exuberance, love is revealed in conversations, a look, a special connection. At the root of this strong feeling lies the love hormone. It’s called oxytocin. It fosters...
Holistic health
CBD | The Wellness Industry’s New Muse
DEBATE — We suggest it as a complement to a post-workout smoothie or your morning coffee. It’s incorporated into innovative gourmet menus, tinctures and massage oils. After its legalization in Canada, cannabis has increased in popularity since 2018, and nothing indicates that this enthusiasm will cool off any time soon....
CBD | The Wellness Industry’s New Muse
DEBATE — We suggest it as a complement to a post-workout smoothie or your morning coffee. It’s incorporated into innovative gourmet menus, tinctures and massage oils. After its legalization in Canada, cannabis has increased in popularity since 2018, and nothing indicates that this enthusiasm will cool off any time soon....
Strøm news
Live Out Your Ambition the Right Way
RETHINKING YOUR GOALS — Success in all its forms seems to stimulate the same areas of the brain that some drugs do and, for this reason, you can become addicted to it. How then can you be ambitious without becoming addicted to success? How can you feel the rush of...
Live Out Your Ambition the Right Way
RETHINKING YOUR GOALS — Success in all its forms seems to stimulate the same areas of the brain that some drugs do and, for this reason, you can become addicted to it. How then can you be ambitious without becoming addicted to success? How can you feel the rush of...
Lifestyle
Five Books to Take Your Time With
TIME FLIES — In our relentless race against time, literature stands out as one of the best ways to escape, embrace, slow, rewind or confront it. Certain images make you pause to savour the moment. AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN By Jocelyne Saucier (Coach House Books, 2012) Inspired by the...
Five Books to Take Your Time With
TIME FLIES — In our relentless race against time, literature stands out as one of the best ways to escape, embrace, slow, rewind or confront it. Certain images make you pause to savour the moment. AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN By Jocelyne Saucier (Coach House Books, 2012) Inspired by the...
Holistic health
Children and massage
A NEW EXPERIENCE — With the emergence of spas and the prevalence of massage in athletic, medical and even professional spheres, the sense of touch is regaining its importance in our society. But what about massages for children? One may question whether their presence is appropriate in a spa environment...
Children and massage
A NEW EXPERIENCE — With the emergence of spas and the prevalence of massage in athletic, medical and even professional spheres, the sense of touch is regaining its importance in our society. But what about massages for children? One may question whether their presence is appropriate in a spa environment...
Strøm news
Strøm Swimwear Collection | Scandinavian Minimalist Aesthetic
IMMERSION — The fruit of a long period of ideation and creation, the first Strøm swimwear collection is finally here! This exclusive collection, designed in collaboration with the Quebec brand Everyday Sunday, is part of our desire to develop thoughtful, carefully manufactured products that embody the Strøm experience and make...
Strøm Swimwear Collection | Scandinavian Minimalist Aesthetic
IMMERSION — The fruit of a long period of ideation and creation, the first Strøm swimwear collection is finally here! This exclusive collection, designed in collaboration with the Quebec brand Everyday Sunday, is part of our desire to develop thoughtful, carefully manufactured products that embody the Strøm experience and make...
Lifestyle
An Oasis in the Heart of Winter | Three Perfect Plants
IMITATING NATURE — Fluctuating between shades of grey and white, winter is often hard on our morale, especially when the days are at their shortest. In the depths of winter, creating a little green oasis at home is a salve for our daily lives that reminds us that we too...
An Oasis in the Heart of Winter | Three Perfect Plants
IMITATING NATURE — Fluctuating between shades of grey and white, winter is often hard on our morale, especially when the days are at their shortest. In the depths of winter, creating a little green oasis at home is a salve for our daily lives that reminds us that we too...