If you go, or if you’ve taken classes from Summer before, be sure to leave a review at her listing here on Whatcom [...]]]> This sounds like fun. Summer Huntington of Fit Body Wellness is leading a free outdoor yoga session at 11am on Saturday July 31st at the north end of Boulevard Park, near the stage.

If you go, or if you’ve taken classes from Summer before, be sure to leave a review at her listing here on Whatcom Natural Health.

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The event is free and light refreshments will be [...]]]> Dr. Hollie Levine, ND, will be at Joy of Pilates, 22 N. Harbor Loop Dr., for a Q&A session on May 3 at 6:30 pm. Dr. Levine specializes in chronic illnesses; the woman’s emotional and physical health; and support for people undergoing cancer treatments and cancer survivors.

The event is free and light refreshments will be served. Please rsvp to Joy of Pilates here.

Joy of Pilates
Hollie Levine, ND

Volkssport — “people’s sport” — walking events are organized by local clubs as a fun, noncompetitive [...]]]> Take a self-paced stroll through Bellingham’s south side with the Tulip Trekkers, Mt. Vernon’s Volkssport (people’s sport) club. The Fairhaven-Edgemoor Friendship Walk starts at Fairhaven Runners at 10am, where you can register and pick up a route map starting at 9:30am.

Volkssport — “people’s sport” — walking events are organized by local clubs as a fun, noncompetitive organized activity for all ages and abilities. Learn more about volkssporting at the Tulip Trekkers website.

The kids are on spring break, the forsythia is blooming, and Mayor Dan Pike is loosening up his throwing arm for the ceremonial cabbage toss that opens every season of Bellingham’s downtown farmer’s market. The downtown market runs every Saturday from [...]]]>

Shoppers ponder the plethora of pumpkins at the downtown Bellingham Farmer's Market last October.

The kids are on spring break, the forsythia is blooming, and Mayor Dan Pike is loosening up his throwing arm for the ceremonial cabbage toss that opens every season of Bellingham’s downtown farmer’s market. The downtown market runs every Saturday from 10am to 3pm through Christmas.

The summertime Fairhaven market will join in on Wednesdays June-September.

When: Saturday April 3, 10am-3pm
Where: Depot Market Square, Railroad and Chestnut

New and not-so-new parents will want to catch this  talk on turning your little one’s stroll into a workout. It’s this Thursday, March 25, 7:15 pm, at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. in Bellingham. From their website:

New and not-so-new parents will want to catch this  talk on turning your little one’s stroll into a workout. It’s this Thursday, March 25, 7:15 pm, at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. in Bellingham. From their website:

“Turn Your Stroller Into a Total Body Workout – Natalie Gustafson, MS, LMFT
Thursday, March 25, 7:15 – 8:15 PM
Many new parents find it difficult to maintain their fitness level after having children. Stroller Strides Certified Instructor and mother of two, Natalie, will teach you how to incorporate strength, cardio and flexibility exercises into your typical stroller outing. Also, hear about the benefits, barriers and issues regarding postpartum exercise. This introductory clinic is for parents, so no need to bring your stroller or little one to the forum.”

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Host studio for independent dance and yoga teachers. See website for current class schedule www.lavidadancestudio.com

The findings, based on the study of infants aged between five months and two years old, suggest that babies may be born with a predisposition to move rhythmically in response to music.

The research was conducted [...]]]>
Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech.

The findings, based on the study of infants aged between five months and two years old, suggest that babies may be born with a predisposition to move rhythmically in response to music.

The research was conducted by Dr Marcel Zentner, from the University of York’s Department of Psychology, and Dr Tuomas Eerola, from the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Jyvaskyla.

Dr Zentner said: “Our research suggests that it is the beat rather than other features of the music, such as the melody, that produces the response in infants.

“We also found that the better the children were able to synchronize their movements with the music the more they smiled.

“It remains to be understood why humans have developed this particular predisposition. One possibility is that it was a target of natural selection for music or that it has evolved for some other function that just happens to be relevant for music processing.”

Infants listened to a variety of audio stimuli including classical music, rhythmic beats and speech. Their spontaneous movements were recorded by video and 3D motion-capture technology and compared across the different stimuli.

Professional ballet dancers were also used to analyse the extent to which the babies matched their movement to the music.

The findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition. The research was part-funded by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.