Health Stress Management

Memebers: Arien van der Merwe & Benjamin Steyl

Type of business: Health & wellness promotion through peer education, establishment of wellness food gardens, healing herbs, training of thought and emotions to program for health, happiness and prosperity

Business description: We provide: Workplace Wellness Solutions, Stress Solutions, Natural Solutions, Training Solutions.

If available, media of this project: newsletter, books, health info booklets, training manuals - refer web-site for more info

Contact info and locations information:

• Email: arienvdm@samedical.co.za / bsteyl@gmail.com
• Tel: 27 12 4600191
• Cell Phone: 27 83 731 2049 or 27 84 900 9464
• Groenkloof, Pretoria, South Africa.

Websites: http://www.healthstresswellness.com

Date of approval: Page posted on January, 2010.

Date of business establishment: 2001.

We are planning:

1. To build a dwelling or cottage to repair and/or complete, as example of natural, eco friendly style of building
2. To create a large work room / shed that can be transformed into a training centre for the local population and businesses to send their employees for peer educator training & skills development, also stress management, creative activity courses with potential to generate income, massage, aromatherapy courses and classes, exercise, meditation, yoga, dance courses/talks/retreats on various topics for permanent residents, visitors to the area, workplaces, etc.
3. To setup wellness food gardens, with herbs, veges, cereals, fruit trees & bushes, berries, olive & citrus trees, etc. as examples to local communities to teach them how to do it as well. Excess production will be sold to local restaurants, shops or at organic markets.
4. Obtain/maintain existing: few milk cows, chickens, ostriches, some game, etc. also as examples of self sustainability and maintaining an eco system where man and nature function in a co-operative, mutually enhancing, symbiotic relationship.
5. Establishment of sun energy/alternative energy systems, grey water system, water purification and re-usable systems, also for own use, and to act as examples and tools to teach others.
6. To add 2-3 self catering units for people with serious or less serious, illnesses who'd like to go away for a while to recover and learn how to re-train their thoughts for health. These will also be used for those who simply want to have a quiet holiday or to use for a period of retreat. Potential to expand to more units, within 2-5 years therefore essential.