Health & Beauty

Martina Chavez-Young builds a yoga community rooted in accessibility

For an outstanding example of the value of transferrable skills, look no further than Martina Chavez-Young. The founder/owner of Richmond’s Gaia Yoga, voted a 2025 “Readers’ Pick” for the best yoga studio in the entire East Bay region by East Bay Express readers, was an athlete in Seattle in her...
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operation freedom paws, northern california non-profit, service dog training
operation freedom paws, northern california non-profit, service dog training
Local acupuncturists

Local Acupuncturists

Those who have suffered through hormonal imbalances, insomnia, joint pain, migraines and other ailments—as well as folks seeking preventative maintenance or stress relief—often find acupuncture to be the salve, and in many cases, the savior.
East Bay Trainers

East Bay Trainers

In some ways, fitness trainers during the pandemic were best served by the ability to scramble, to make something out of nothing, to ride roughshod over rough patches with the same grit and determination often required of the athletes they train.

Best Look During a Pandemic

There were endless, politically burdened, pro-or-con statements made ABOUT masks in 2020. Happily, for people choosing to MAKE a statement with a mask, the options were equally generous. A tightly curated list had the best masks paired...

Best of Health

Humanity’s best—hands down and (eventually, finally) dressed in gowns with proper PPE—were the heroes serving in Bay Area hospitals, clinics, community health centers and testing sites, homeless encampments and other locations. These were folks who, during the...
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