{"id":80617,"date":"2019-07-10T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=80617"},"modified":"2019-06-21T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:39:48","slug":"salon-welcomes-self-care-healing-to-chicagos-south-side-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/salon-welcomes-self-care-healing-to-chicagos-south-side-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Salon welcomes self-care healing to Chicago&#8217;s south side community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ebony JJ Curry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that African Americans face more stressors than other groups, because of the adversities the community encounters. To counter that added stress, Haji Healing Salon promotes a life-enhancing way of living to one&#8217;s highest potential by being internally healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in South Shore, Aya-Nikole Cook is the owner of Haji Healing Salon, a quaint space on 79th which specializes in community yoga and acupuncture as methods of healing undeserved communities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Salon welcomes self-care healing to Chicago&#039;s south side community\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/341930079?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Aya-Nikole Cook chats with a client before an acupuncture treatment at Haji Healing Salon in the East Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. 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