Divine Elements Health Centre was brought to life through the passion and vision of Doctors Sonya and Nicholas Jensen. They have done extensive travelling abroad prior to the conception of the clinic which has greatly influenced them and the way they practice. It is their goal to inspire others to find their joy and balance through lifestyle changes, nutritional implementation/supplementation and developing a consistent practice to continually grow and improve oneself. Together they've built a clinic that encompasses Ayurvedic/Yogic philosophy and lifestyle along with modern treatments that work on the core of one's imbalance. The clinic continues to grow through the nurturing relationships they've developed with their partners in healing. In 2012 Divine Elements became the first clinic in British Columbia to incorporate the Truebalance Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy program.more...See more text
For Nicholas Jensen, naturopathy started with family. “We grew up eating whole foods, low sugar, very low amounts of pop and things like that," says Nicholas. "My initial encouragement came from my mom, who had seen a naturopath when I was in high school.” After college, Nicholas’ initial plan was to pursue a career “within the healthcare model,” such as dentistry or pharmacy. “But after looking at the scope of the practice, naturopathic medicine was definitely the most holistic way to approach healing.”
He speaks as a Doctor of Naturopathy and the proprietor, with his wife and fellow naturopath Sonya, of the Divine Elements clinic in Kitsilano. For him, as for many others, medicine is something that should go beyond the illness-management mode of mainstream healthcare. “The naturopathic model is to look at the whole body and the whole life circumstances, from diet to exercise to medication to supplementation,” he says. The term Nicholas uses is “whole life wellness,” and it’s one that speaks to the ambition of this way of medicine. It’s not necessarily a new approach to healing, he stresses, but rather a reaffirmation of older, more traditional ways.
