Health

The Lil’ Monkeys Kid’s Wrestling & Grappling Club is the latest offering from the New Bedford Fitness and Martial Arts Center. The classes will run every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. The program which is a combination of wrestling and submission grappling (no striking) is for children that …

Summer is the perfect time to learn a new sport or get back into a sport that you once played. New Bedford Community Rowing (NBCR) is offering everyone a chance to learn the great sport of rowing this summer. There are programs for both youth and adults with separate programs …

Yoga has been rapidly gaining fans over the past few years as a form of exercise and relaxation.

I recently visited Silverbrook Farm in Dartmouth (article with pics here) and learned a lot about one of the oldest farms in Massachusetts. As someone that eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, I was happy to learn about Silverbrook Farm’s Community Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) program, which is a program where …

Massage therapy has come a long way over the years. In fact, there are places in every town making it convenient to receive one. They are mostly all same, but I found a place called Blue Lotus Moon Holistic that does it a bit differently. This isn’t your ordinary massage …

Whether you practice yoga regularly, or just starting out, I hope this article will help answer a few questions you probably have regarding yoga class. Hopefully, it will also help you make the most out of your yoga practice. Here are a few tips and answers to the most common …

Quite a few people recently asked me if I read the New York Times article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” As a yoga instructor and practitioner, it was a tough article to ignore. In the wake of this article many people have written about its inaccuracy. Although it does …

Members of The City of New Bedford teamed up with members of the New Bedford Public School System and local chefs.

With a new year comes new resolutions. Hopefully, one of your resolutions is to do more (or start) yoga! If your not sure where to start here is information on a few different yoga style options that are offered around the South Coast area. Hatha Yoga – This slow, conscious …

by Joyce Rowley Not everyone can get out into the countryside in the summer and stop by a farm stand for fresh-from-the-earth vegetables and fruit ripened by the sun.  In fact, most people get fruit and veggies that were picked well before they were ready.  There’s a world of difference …