Downdogging at Home

Want to do more yoga but schedule’s too full to get to a class? Or maybe the cost of weekly classes has been just too much to bear. But what’s the alternative? Shallow breathing and road rage? Wait, there is another way. How about creating a 21-minute home practice with the help of Sherry Sidoti at Fly Yoga.

Well, Well, Well

WellFest offers Islanders an afternoon of demonstrations and information of various alternative healing techniques on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 4 p,.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury .

More than 400 free minihealing sessions will be available, courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Whole Health Alliance.

Food will be for sale from the Scottish Bakehouse. For more information, visit mvwholehealth.org

Blood Drive

The Red Cross has put out word this week that blood donors are needed: There is a critical need for type O negative and B negative blood.

A blood drive will be held this coming week on Tuesday, April 26, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Portuguese-American Club on Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs. Please come and give blood if you are able.

Learn Reiki

The Yoga Barn is hosting workshops with Libby Barnett, MSW and reiki master. Reiki I is Saturday, April 30, from 2 to 8 p.m. and Reiki II is Sunday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The tuition for Reiki I is $95 and for Reiki II is $130, both discounted from regular tuition. As an additional discount Reiki I will be offered at $75 for nurses (proof of certification required).

Dementia Care Training

An in-depth, eight-hour training designed to meet the state education criteria for dementia care professionals is being offered April 29 and 30 by the Alzheimer’s Services of Cape Cod and the Islands.

Topics covered in the Dementia Certificate Program for Professionals training include an overview of disease progression, empathic communication skills, managing challenging behaviors, medication management and others.

Leads Symposium

Dr. Bryan Graham, a certified chiropractic sports physician, cochaired this year’s American chiropractic board of sports physicians’ national symposium held from April 8 to 10 in Boston. The board promotes the highest standards of excellence and clinical competence for chiropractors specializing in sports medicine and physical fitness. Dr. Graham practices at Vineyard Complementary Medicine.