Local project that pays people of color to do yoga is thriving

In 2020, Joanna Colwell launched a radical program at her yoga studio in Middlebury. The Yoga Equity Project would pay people of color to take classes there. The idea was to make Otter Creek Yoga a more inclusive space by breaking down two of the barriers that prevent some Black and Brown folks from taking yoga classes: the cost, and the fact that most yoga classes, especially in Vermont, are primarily filled with whiter, wealthier people.

The East Middlebury resident, who is better known for his three decades of teaching yoga in our area, began powerlifting competitively in 2020.

With hospitals already deploying artificial intelligence to improve patient care, a new study has found that using Chat GPT Plus does not significantly improve the accuracy of doctors’ diagnoses when compared with the use of usual resources.

David Allan Rose, 76 and living in Leicester, is a natural-born risk taker. At age 20, he dropped out of college in California, where he was studying engineering, to try his hand at becoming a jockey.

For some Vermonters, winter in New England is far from the most wonderful time of the year.

Biking and fitness enthusiasts are preparing for the creation a new outdoor exercise amenity that will increase the availability of free, fun and accessible outdoor recreation opportunities in Addison County’s shire town. It’s the Middlebury Bike Pump Tra … (read more)

Yoga at its essence offers a way to prioritize our wellbeing when we feel overwhelmed by the world around us, believes Joanna Colwell, founder and director of Otter Creek Yoga in Middlebury.

A Colchester doctor and his son are hoping to change the way people sit.

Children’s mental health has reached such a crisis point that it’s been declared a national emergency.

In December, the Office of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released an advisory called “Protecting Youth Mental Health.”

The number of COVID-19 cases will decline and people will head back out into the world. But some people will be unsure of what to expect and what lies ahead.

Do you struggle with your mental health and have a difficult time in getting people you know to be more understanding?

Save the date! The Vermont Walk Bike Summit is coming to Middlebury on May 6.

Remember when we used to do stuff indoors during the winter? My family used to spend an awful lot of time lingering in the Snow Bowl lodge, in Junebug, in the children’s room at Ilsley Library and the college field house. It’s been great to be outdoors al … (read more)

GOSHEN — Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center (BHOC), long known as Blueberry Hill Ski Center, is now established as a 501©3 nonprofit company. The center ensures land preservation and recreational access within a unique and historic section of the Moosalamoo Na … (read more)