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Game Changer for Emerging Food Makers

The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts’ (SBN) 11th Annual Local Food Trade Show of New England will be hosted virtually on March 29, supporting local food businesses as they grow and navigate the complicated journey from selling at farmers markets to the grocery store shelf.

This business-to-business event creates a dynamic space for local food producers and local food buyers (retailers, distributors and institutions) to connect. Attending vendors will not only be able to showcase their exceptional products to some of the region’s top buyers, but they will also have access to expert consultations, networking opportunities and targeted sales meetings. Local food buyers will be immersed in the healthiest new products with locally sourced ingredients, gaining a broader understanding of how they can best work with smaller suppliers.

This event is hosted by SBN with support from Natural Awakenings, the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center and others. SBN hosts events throughout the year to promote local food businesses, including the annual Boston Local Food Festival, in September.

To learn more about this and other events, visit sbnmass. org. See ad on page 17.

Spring Workshops at Body Dynamics Pilates Studio

Body Dynamics Pilates Studio, in Cumberland, Rhode Island, will offer two workshops this month to enhance people’s health and increase their fitness. The first, Graceful Aging, will be taught by owner Peggy Normandin from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 4, and will focus on opening tight places in the Peggy Normandin body to increase flexibility. This will be done with a variety of specific stretches and movements designed to affect fascia. An emphasis will be on balance and breath work, and some playful movements will be incorporated.

The second, Renew & Restore, is a popular workshop taught by Amy Aleksiewicz. This solstice reset will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m., March 25, and participants will relax into supported, restful positions for a peaceful mind and body. Soothing scents and sounds will encourage healing and renewal and leave one ready for spring. Preregistration is required for both workshops.

Cost: $25 (members)/$30 (non-members) each. Location: 1099 Mendon Rd., Cumberland, RI. For more information or to register, call 401-333-8550 or visit BodyDynamicsRI.com. See ad on page 21 and Resource Guide on page 37.

Find New Ways to Stay Healthy

Get mini-treatments, buy and sample products and learn about ways to be and stay healthy at the Spring Health and Wellness Show taking place from 10 a.m to 3 p.m., April 3, at the Waltham Westin Hotel.

Meet and interact with local health and wellness professionals in the following areas: acupuncture, aquatics, at-home care, CBD oils, chiropractic, compounding pharmacy, customized flexibility services, cryotherapy, dentistry, emotional freedom technique (EFT) tapping, essential oils, exercise equipment, financial health, flotation therapy, halotherapy, health clubs, health coaching, healthy snacks, hearing aids, herbalism, infrared sauna, IV therapy, massage, medical aesthetics, nutritional response testing, organic teas and coffee, personal training, reflexology, reiki, skin products, specialty footwear, specialty mattresses, vitamin and supplements, and weight loss.

Cost: $5. Location: 70 Third Ave., Waltham. For more information, call 508-460-6656 or visit HealthAndWellnessShow.net. See ad on page 12.

Medical Biomagnetism Treats Illnesses

Biomagnetism therapist Alida Moncada, of Ayamama, is currently offering sessions in Millbury and Natick, Massachusetts, and will soon be available in Waltham. Medical biomagnetism, also called biomagnetic pair therapy, is a natural, complementary therapy that diagnoses and treats illnesses using pairs of medium-intensity magnets. These magnets are used to normalize or equalize a disease Alida Moncada orgnanism’s pH level. Biomagnetic pair therapy is a scientifically sound alternative treatment, developed by Dr. Isaac Goiz of Mexico, that helps to eliminate disease and restore and maintain physical and mental health without the use of pills or surgeries. The process provides access to deeper states of consciousness to discover the root causes of acute symptoms and illnesses.

Moncada also provides Touch for Health sessions that are designed to clear blockages in energy paths or meridians in the body. Physical, emotional and mental stability can be achieved through the balance of energy flow. Therapeutic sessions include kinesiology muscle testing to assess important health and well-being information. Treatable conditions include skin and gut conditions, respiratory system issues, hormonal imbalances, autoimmune disease, muscle pain, asthma and mental and emotional stress, among others.

To book an appointment, visit Ayamama.org. For more information, email Alidamm82@gmail.com or visit Facebook.com/BiomagnetismPairTherapyAlida. See ad on page 7 and Resource Guide on page 34.

Lasting No-Fad Fitness Plan

Certified personal trainer Joe Mazzola, of Mindful Fitness, in Belmont, Massachusetts, is offering 25 percent off a five-session introductory course between March 1 and June 1. Mazzola believes the path to lasting fitness is in the relationship of a practitioner to fitness itself. “If it is viewed as a chore or as a punishment for bad behavior, then achieving the only real fitness solution—consistent adherence to regular exercise and nutritive foods—will be unachievable for most,” he explains.

A certified, experienced and passionate personal trainer, Mazzola converted from couch potato to martial artist at 16 years old, and now has a driving mission to help transform his clients’ relationship to fitness by teaching them to love exercise as much as he does. He places an emphasis on proper techniques for safe, consistent, long-term health and fitness.

Joe Mazzola

Cost: $188. Location: 12 Maple St., Belmont, MA. For more information or to register for the course, call 857-228-8412 or visit MindfulFitnessWithJoe.com.

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