Teaching Self-Care | Skagit Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique, which was created by Frederick Matthias Alexander in the late 1800s, is a method for improving posture and movement through self-awareness, with the aim of decreasing pain and increasing mindfulness. “The way I usually describe it is that it helps you learn to do things that you do every day, but with less tension, less pain, less fatigue,” explains Angeline LeLeux, who recently opened Skagit Alexander Technique in Mount Vernon.  LeLeux, a pianist, learned about the Alexander…

Easy Steps to Skin Success

Our largest organ often gets overlooked and taken for granted, but you can start making small changes to your daily routine to see and feel big differences in the health and appearance of your skin.

New Wednesday Bellingham Farmers Market at Historic Waterfront

The Bellingham Farmers Market (BFM) is kicking off the summer with a brand-new market located in the historic waterfront district.

Spice Things Up with Mr. Frank’s Kitchen

Love, legacy, and integrity. These three ingredients may not show up on the nutrition label on Mr. Frank’s Kitchen spices, but they are at the heart of each and every product.  For Lisa Campbell, opening Mr. Frank’s Kitchen in 2016 was all about carrying on her father’s legacy. Mr. Frank Postl — Lisa’s father — immigrated to Ontario in the 1950s and opened Frank’s Steakhouse and Tavern in…

Bellingham Resident Named WA’s New Poet Laureate

Bellingham resident Rena Priest was recently named the 6th Poet Laureate of Washington State.

Planning and Designing a Productive Vegetable Garden

Whether planning your first, second or tenth vegetable garden, it can be overwhelming. There are so many tasty vegetables and never enough space and time to grow them all. 

Belly Dancing in Bellingham

Rachel Carter took her first belly dancing class while attending Washington State University in Pullman. She loved it so much she continued taking classes when she moved to Bellingham, and hasn’t stopped dancing since.   “I attended all the free dance classes that I could possibly go to,” Carter says. “And I just never stopped going.”   Carter has been dancing and performing for a decade now. Through her business, Rachel…

Q&A with Health & Wellness Expert Sonia Jhas

A leading voice in Canada’s health and wellness scene, Sonia Jhas offers practical, positive, and down-to-earth advice meant to help people live their best life. I asked her a few questions about how to reset health goals after an unusually stressful year.  -Becky Mandelbaum  Many of us have picked up bad habits during the pandemic. What do you recommend for undoing them?    When trying to undo bad habits, we typically take the “all or nothing” approach. We…