Welcome to our infrared sanctuary, your daily retreat for inspired movement, focused breathing and deep relaxation.
Our mission is to empower our Nelson community to elevate their life on and off the mat. Our practice is rooted in gratitude and focuses on building strength, increasing flexibility and gaining mobility through the practice of yoga and functional movement.
Core Values:
- Honesty
- Diversity
- Courage
- Commitment
- Leadership
- Fun
- Growth.
La Ruelle Bakery – French Bakery in Nelson
La Ruelle Bakery is an authentic French Canadian Nelson bakery nestled in a charming back alley in downtown Nelson, BC. In fact, La Ruelle is French for The Alley.
Why Visit La Ruelle Bakery
We specialize in premium sourdough breads, handmade pastries, and fresh lunch-to-go options. Our unique open-concept bakery lets customers watch the bakers in action, creating a welcoming, community-focused atmosphere. Each loaf we bake boasts a crispy crust and a soft, flavourful interior—delighting customers with every bite. View our menu here!
Our Values
Authentically Made: Our passion for baking goes far beyond the kitchen. We’re on a mission to bring people together through the joy of freshly baked, wholesome goods crafted with care. Every product is handmade with love, aiming to evoke comforting memories and the warmth of home. We see our customers as part of our community and strive to share that feeling with every bite.
Locally Focused: As a bakery in Nelson, we use only organic flours and seasonal ingredients sourced from trusted local farms to create high-quality sourdough breads and sustainable baked goods. Committed to supporting our community and the environment, we prioritize local sourcing to ensure freshness, quality, and sustainability.
The Future of Sourdough: Our mission is to be the leading provider of quality sourdough breads in Nelson and to create a strong sense of belonging for our customers. Every product is shaped with love and care, connecting our customers to comforting feelings and cherished memories through our baked goods. Learn more about La Ruelle Bakery and the future of sourdough in Nelson!
Where You Can Find Us
We are located at 281 Herridge Lane, Nelson, BC, tucked away in the back alley.
Our Hours
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 8am – 6pm
- Wednesday: 8am – 6pm
- Thursday: 8am – 6pm
- Friday: 8am – 6pm
- Saturday: 8am – 4pm
- Sunday Closed
You can also find us at the Nelson Farmers Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer.
Contact Us
Contact La Ruelle if you need to place an order or have any questions. We’re here to assist with any inquiries or orders!
Vanessa Deverell is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®) serving Nelson and the West Kootenay region. Her practice offers two complementary services: body-centered counselling and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Vanessa integrates Somatic Experiencing®, mindfulness, and attachment theory into her work, helping adults navigate anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, burnout, and highly sensitive nervous systems. Her approach honours both the intelligence of the mind and the wisdom held in the body.
Counselling sessions are available in-person in Nelson or online throughout BC, with direct billing available to most extended health plans. Craniosacral therapy—a gentle, hands-on treatment that supports nervous system regulation and deep rest—is offered in-person. Vanessa serves Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Kaslo, and surrounding Kootenay communities. She holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and a BA in Philosophy with a focus on trauma and embodied memory. Free consultations are available to explore whether her approach might be a good fit.
Blaklader Workwear Nelson
Proudly providing our community with a wide selection of Affordable,
Durable; Comfortable and Stylish Workwear.
Kara-Leah is a boundary-pushing yogi, unapologetically unravelling the threads of liberation with fierce authenticity. She’s a seasoned mentor, guiding others through the fire of transformation with a Tantric lens that devours everything in its path—no holding back. Whether leading immersive workshops or sharing potent wisdom in her weekly newsletter, she’s a true trailblazer in the spiritual space, unravelling the knots of trauma, patterns, and karma. With her no-nonsense approach to self-knowledge, Kara-Leah invites you to step into a deeper, rawer connection with life itself. Kara-Leah is the author of three books and the mother of a teenager.
Kara-Leah’s work is intuitive, drawing on decades of experience in working with the unconscious and somatic expressions of buried truths. She is skilled at facilitating deep transformation in small groups, and 1:1. She’s led 30+ retreats and trainings in the last decade, in New Zealand, Mexico, Bali and now Canada.
She has been a facilitator for BC’s Making Sense of Pain Program and is available for small-group mentoring and group work.
ALLSET provides modular, comprehensive grab-and-go evacuation packs-the only kits in British Columbia designed in direct alignment with provincial emergency response frameworks. Each pack contains emergency supplies from the provincial grab-and-go list, PreparedBC emergency plans, household readiness tips, packing suggestions for all populations- plus clear, step by step guidance for responding confidently to evacuation alerts, orders and reception center procedures. We offer customizable bulk solutions for municipalities, Indigenous Nations, community organizations and businesses. ALLSET Evac-Packs not only equip people with essential emergency supplies, but also help to mitigate stress and chaos, reduce pressure on Emergency Support Services, and help residents plan and connect to critical resources.
ALLSET- a complete preparedness solution.
Ready to Go. One Community at a time!
Ethical Bean-to-Bar & Confections, Micro chocolate factory located downtown Nelson BC.
Shop our delicious bars, bonbons, truffles, hot chocolate mixes & seasonal confections straight from the source.
Relationships through Story!
Storytelling Nelson gathers monthly to inspire the oral tradition. Everyone is welcome and we excel at inclusive welcoming that supports everyone remembering themselves. Storytelling clarifies, where we are, from where we have been, and lights our inner paths to tomorrow.
We offer:
entertainment that builds communication and community.
workshops, presentations, and team building opportunities for any gathering, business, or organization.
Next offering:
Gail Nyoka Re-Balance with The Black Black EARTH
September 21
doors: 5:45PM, 717 VERNON STREET
by donation: $20 sliding scale at the door
After reading a few sentences here you might just wonder how one woman can carry so many gifts! Of course, her bones still know the ancestry of village…
Gail has published a collection of stories gifted to her from the Ewe people of Ghana during her visit to Ghana in 2018. True joy though is to tell these stories for you and your loved ones. Gail has been featured at the Toronto Storytelling School, Theatre Local, the Border Light Festival in Cleveland, and Festival at the Edge in England.
Writer, playwright and oral storyteller Gail Nyoka creates for growing adults and young folk too. She won the Chalmers Canadian Play Award: Theatre for Young Audiences with her stage play Mella Mella. The play has been produced by Black Theatre Workshop in Montreal, Young People’s Theatre in Toronto and
toured in Ontario with Carousel Players.
Other theatre productions:
King of the Animals, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, Cleveland;
In Plain Sight, Cleveland Playwrights Festival, staged reading;
The Oba Asks for a Mountain, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, Cleveland;
The Waters, Public readings at Cleveland Public Theatre.
Love and Ecstasy, audio play, ran on Playwrights Local Radio in Cleveland.
Her novel Mella and the N’Anga: An African Tale, set in long-ago Zimbabwe, was a finalist for awards in Canada and the US, including the Governor General’s Award, the TD Children’s
Literature Award, the Carl Brandon Parallax Award, and the Silver Birch and Red Cedar Children’s Choice Awards.
And now, Nelson, can we entice her to be at home here?
We have not even talked about her podcast: Crone Chronicles where she interviews Storytelling Royalty: Laura Sims……
Lottery
Magic The Gathering
Pokemon
Warhammer
Magazines
Newspaper
Exotic Snacks & Drinks Only At Stuarts
Board Games
Puzzles
Kootenay Woodstoves & Alternative Heating Ltd is committed to keeping Nelson and the surrounding area warm! They offer a comprehensive range of heating solutions, including wood, gas, pellet, and electric fireplaces, stoves, and inserts. Their 2,000 sq. ft. showroom in Nelson, showcases top brands and quality products for both indoor and outdoor heating needs.
In addition to sales and installation, Kootenay Woodstoves provides essential services such as:
- WETT Inspections for real estate transactions and insurance requirements.
- Chimney Sweep Services to maintain safe and efficient wood-burning systems.
- Annual Gas Services to ensure proper functioning and safety of gas appliances.
- Diagnostics & Repairs for troubleshooting and repairs.
Their experienced team is committed to quality service, helping customers find the right heating solutions for their homes.
Technical Safety BC license no: LGA0208117
Connects Wireless is a Bell Authorized Dealer of cellular phones, equipment, accessories, connectivity and phone plans for both Retail and Corporate customers. Our Corporate and Consumer sales specialists are available to meet your specific needs with Eight great locations throughout BC. At Connects Wireless, we are revolutionizing how Canadians communicate, and it all starts at our stores. We are family owned and operated and believe in community involvement.
Shell Gas station and Convinience Store Nelson
Our services include:
- Registered Massage Therapy
- Registered Clinical Counselling
- Registered Therapeutic Counselling
- Life Coaching
- Acupuncture
- Yoga Therapy
- Jikiden Reiki
- Body Talk Therapy
Cartolina is a unique gift shop in Nelson BC which also offers wholesale greeting cards. Based in British Columbia, we sell vintage-inspired cards and gifts to people and stores all over the world. We have a beautiful retail store at our HQ on historic Baker Street in Nelson, BC and an ever-improving website where you can browse items to be shipped directly to you.
Kootenay Columbia College (KCC) is a well-established school with over 20 years of Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) accreditation and three campuses in Nelson and Burnaby, BC.
For over two decades, the college operated as the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences (ACOS), specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2017, we expanded to include a Registered Massage Therapy Program and a Holistic Nutrition Program. In 2024, KCC launched its Burnaby campus, further diversifying its career education offerings.
KCC is renowned for its rigorous academic standards and comprehensive programs, making it the only institution of its kind in the Kootenays. Our Traditional Chinese Medicine graduates practice worldwide, while our Registered Massage Therapy graduates thrive as entrepreneurs or in integrative health clinics and spas.
Students benefit from our multi-disciplinary approach, which combines professional development, research, and business practice. This innovative education model equips graduates with the skills to excel in today’s competitive job market.
In Nelson, KCC’s main campus is at 402 West Richards Street in Rosemont, with an additional downtown campus in the historic Nelson Trading Company building.
Our retreat offers novel glamping accommodations and self-contained guest suite. Enjoy stunning views of Kootenay River, explore edible gardens and walk mossy, forest trails on this 300 acre property in the mountains.
Conveniently located just close enough to Nelson, that you may order take-out dinner, yet far enough away to gaze at stars.
The retreat also features a beautiful event venue, gift shop and seasonal tours and workshops.
The Kootenay’s largest office product and art supply shop. We have been serving the people and businesses of the Kootenay’s for fifty years and we are proud to call Nelson our home. We have a shop full of creative artistic supplies for the hobbiest right up to the professional artist. We also have a fully stocked office products section and furniture showroom. In addition we provide a copy centre for your printing and scanning needs. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are ready to help with whatever creative endeavor you have happening today!
Foot Canada Training is a federally incorporated nursing foot care education company based in Nelson BC, that supports nationwide education opportunities by offering online Foot Care Nurse and Educator training, Foot Health courses for Support Workers (coming in 2022) and by providing Foot Care Nurse Educators, health agencies and post-secondary institutions access to our curriculum for clinical courses and advanced skills workshops. Our curriculum is peer-reviewed, current and meets the standards set by the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses’ National Competencies for Advanced Nursing Foot Care in Canada. Foot Canada Training is dedicated to promoting the advancement of standardized and accessible Foot Care Nurse education in accordance with best practice guidelines.
Our Studio
eARTh Community Clay Studios is a home studio with a breathtaking view. It is not just a pottery studio, it is an inspired playground for adults, kids, and anyone who likes to play with mud.
Hands-on help and personalized instruction are at the core of this experience. The friendly atmosphere supplies warm feedback and creative motivation to help you discover your inner potential.
Owner and teacher Diane Walters has worked with clay for thirty-five years and the learning industry for thirty. Sharing her experience and learning from others is at the core of this small business.
eARTh Community Clay Studios is situated in a beautiful studio with a view in Uphill Nelson, BC, Canada, located at 1116 Latimer St, Nelson, BC. We are open Sept – April and closed for late spring and summer.
If you’ve ever dreamed of having your own light-filled art studio, eARTh Community Clay Studios is for you. Though we specialize in beginner wheel and hand-building classes, if you are a practiced potter, you’ll appreciate our wheel and hand-building work areas, Shimpo wheels and slab roller, our selection of stains and glazes, and our regular firing schedule during our open studio sessions. Everything you need is right here. Experienced Potters and Sculptors make up our team of ceramic professionals who are ready to share their talents.
I have a Homeopathy practice in downtown Nelson. I love that I can do this work. I welcome all ages and all health concerns that people may have, both acute and chronic. Please check out my website: maclarenhomeopathy.com to learn more about homeopathy and how I practice.
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