Yoga on the beach warming up on Plum Island
For the seventh summer, Angelena Craig will be leading kripalu yoga classes on the beach on Plum Island at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The classes will meet Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 a.m., weather permitting, starting next week through the month of August.
The one-hour gentle yoga classes are designed to open the body and relax the mind, all in a unique environment. They are open to experienced students, beginners as well as the curious. Participants are invited to drop in once or attend all nine sessions.
Admission is free; however, donations are appreciated, and admission to the refuge is required. Bring a large towel or mat. Participants should enter the gate at the refuge and park in the first parking lot and take the boardwalk to the beach. Turn left and look for the large wooden sign, where the group will be located.
For more, visit www.theNewAgingMovement.com or call 508-472-7251.
Local cyclists preparing for Pan-Mass Challenge
Nearly 40 local residents will pedal off next weekend on the 31st annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge to raise money for cancer research.
They will join an anticipated 5,000 cyclists from 36 states and eight countries on the two-day ride with a collective goal of raising $31 million to support lifesaving adult and pediatric cancer care and research through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund.
Local participants are Michael Barlow, Sam Barlow, Julie Bokat, Kenneth Brown, Jeanne Carter, Marc Cendron, John Giordano, David Hardin, Bill Hawes, Thomas Mahon, Jeffrey Marcus, Dylan McCloy, Nicholas Mombello, Kevin Murphy. Bonnie Perkins, Daniel Potvin, Barbara Riley, Bruno Stachowske, Mary Tolikas and Lauren Wendel, all of Newburyport; Kristin Beauparlant, Rob Brennan, Melissa Delisle, Mark James, Susanne James, David Legg, Nils Menten, Bryant Mitchell, Emily Olmstead and Katherine Treiser Brown, all of Amesbury; Steve Arman, Matthew Callahan, Ken Daniels, Johanna Lent, Yancy Lent and John Manning, all of Rowley; Christine Enegess and James Smith, both of Georgetown; and Gary Doak of Salisbury.
An opening ceremony is planned for Friday, Aug. 7. The ride takes place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9. While the signature event follows a 190-mile route over two days, there are several other shorter, one- and two-day routes available. For more, visit www.pmc.org or call 800-WE-CYCLE (932-9253).
Arc benefits clinic focused on the disabled
The Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport is sponsoring a benefits clinic on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the YWCA Greater Newburyport, 13 Market St., Newburyport.
Herman Miranda from Mass Rehab Commission's Project Impact will be available to answer questions about Social Security and Mass Health benefits and employment for people with disabilities.
The Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport's Family Resource Center is open Tuesdays at the YWCA from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The agency provides advocacy, resources and customized services for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
For an appointment to the benefits clinic, contact Kerry Mahoney at The Arc at 978 373-0552, ext. 201, or Kerry.Mahoney@TheArcofGHN.Org.
Yoga series stretching at Port's Salvation Army
The Salvation Army on Water Street in Newburyport is holding a four-week yoga series on Thursday nights in August. The sessions will meet from 6:10 to 7:10 p.m.; a freewill offering will be taken.
The series is open to ages 18 and up. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to relax and stretch and the ability to get down on the floor and up on your own. Participants should bring a long belt or scarf, a yoga mat or large towel and a meditation pillow if you have one. Other yoga props are welcome as well.
An eight-week yoga series is scheduled to begin Sept. 30. For more, call Donna at 978-465-0883, ext. 12.
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