We are pleased to include an exciting assortment of programs, classes, and workshops for children, adults and families held at the Community Center. These classes are offered by independent contractors who are responsible for the content as well as the fees for the classes. Please contact them directly for information on registration and payment.

ZOILA’S SGV DAY CARE CENTER
The Center was established in 1975 by Judy Jessop and is located in the Community Center building. Children are accepted from four years and nine months to nine years. There is a newly renovated outdoor play area for nice days and a healthy snack and juice are provided. The Day Care staff emphasizes a playful and loving atmosphere, encouraging socialization, and allows for
alone time and “doing nothing.” A home-like environment is the goal, filled with patience and love. We are fortunate to have the help of our great and glorious Maureen Dolan and Sean Dodd this year.
The Day Care Center is open Monday-Friday from
noon to 6:00 PM on school days.
Contact Zoila Berardi 499-9344

Music  and Movement for children Ages 0-5! A class where music, movement, instruments, and singing all meet!
 On-going summer session starting Starting Sept. 7
Megan Anderson is a mom, music teacher, singer/songwriter, recording/performing artist with a degree in Music Therapy from Berklee College of Music in Boston. She loves bringing the magic of music making to children and families everywhere.Come for music and stay for First 5s free weekly playgroup in room 9!
FEES: $10 drop-in. $40 for 5 classes with commitment. Accompanying siblings under 6 mos are free.
Tuesdays 10am.
For more information and to register email megan.rockstar@gmail.com -
  (330) 353-5656.

T’ai Chi Continuation Class with Jacob Barnett
Developed by Taoist monks over 1300 years ago, T’ai Chi Chuan is many things to different people. For me, it’s a way of regularly reestablishing and deepening my connection to the Natural World. I emphasize the importance of abdominal (diaphragmatic) breathing as a means of incorporating this connection into my daily life. Playing the form’s slow, circular movements with intention; being simultaneously relaxed and concentrated while breathing abdominally, we move ourselves into a different mode of being. Our vital energy (chi) begins to grow and circulate throughout our bodies. Traditional wisdom believes this circulation of chi is responsible for maintaining optimal health, strengthening many aspects of mind, body, spirit, emotions — expressing the essence of harmony. Classes are paced to meet participants’ needs and designed for all interested, regardless of experience.
Jacob Barnett has been practicing T’ai Chi since 1977, instructing for eleven years, with an emphasis on applying the form’s essence to daily life as a vehicle for personal health, development, change and transformation.
For registration and information contact: Jacob Barnett: ( 415) 488-4458
8 Week Series $80
Thursdays Time-8:30am-9:30am

GENTLE YOGA with Florence Schneider
Enjoy gentle yoga journeys of yoga posture, breath, awareness, movement, and stillness, in a sacred sound space with Certified Yoga Teacher Florence
Schneider. Benefits are body-mind health, integration, coordination, balance, enjoyment, stress release, and deep peace. No prior yoga experience is necessary. Please bring your own mat and blanket. Florence Schneider, CYT, is a full-time professional teacher with 15 years of experience teaching yoga.
For more information see www.florenceschneider.com.
To pre-register, call Florence at 342-5349 or email her at: gentleyoga@sbcglobal.net.
FEE: 4-class series, $60
MONDAYS, 10:00-11:15 AM
Valley Room and
Saturdays, 10:00- 11:15AM

ARGENTINE TANGO FUNDAMENTALS with Janet Lott
    No partner needed.
 
A deeply informed introduction to the passionate, improvisational dance that is blazing its way around the world.Our foci will be:
Sensitive, aware, generous, responsible (for yourself) connection to your partner.
Principles of lead/follow. Musicality.
Floor craft/navigation. Each class will be one hour of instruction followed by 1/2 hour of guided practice.
Argentine Tango, research shows, is the best modality for improving balance (equal to and better than Tai Chi), memory and cognition, and general mobility.  It has been shown to slow the progress of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases ("Scientific American," July, 2008), and to have a beneficial effect on depression.  If there is interest I would be delighted to begin a class for folks with medical challenges.
 Janet Lott, a professional dancer and choreographer, has been on the faculties of Naropa University, Reed College and, presently, John F. Kennedy University.  She has studied Argentine Tango in S.F., Buenos Aires, and Europe with many of the finest teachers of the art.  She brings her skills as a dancer and teacher of the Alexander Technique to the joy of Tango.  www.janetlott.com
 Please wear leather soled shoes. No heels required. 
  Series:  Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:00 PM.
Session I June 3,10,17,24
Session II July 8,15,22,29
4 week series: $45.00  Sorry no drop ins
Questions?  Email or call Janet - 272-4811 or janetlott11@hotmail.com

MORNING T’AI CHI with Kenn Chase
Tai Chi, the ancient Chinese art of moving meditation for health, is based on the philosophical principal of harmony of opposites. Regular practice of T’ai Chi enhances the immune system, strengthens the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, and improves balance and flexibility. The practitioner feels centered and gains a peaceful state of mind. Kenn Chase is an accomplished Yang Style T’ai Chi teacher and certified Feldenkrais practitioner. He has taught T’ai Chi and stress reduction for over 30 years throughout the U.S. and Europe in hospitals, health care facilities, corporations, universities and privately. Kenn also offers monthly T’ai Chi Intensive Workshops at the Center.
For more information or to register, call Kenn at 488-4213.
FEE: $45 per month
WEDNESDAYS, 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Valley Room

T’AI CHI CHUAN —BEGINNING CLASS with Jacob Barnett
T’ai Chi is a way of regularly reestablishing and deepening our connection to the Natural World, through intention, relaxed movement and abdominal breathing.  With regular practice, we allow our vital energy (chi) to grow and circulate throughout our bodies.  We learn to experience the current of energy flowing through us and around us and how to harmonize with it. Traditional wisdom holds this circulation of chi is responsible for maintaining optimal health, improving cardiovascular functioning, regaining our balance and strengthening many aspects of mind, body, spirit and emotions.  Practicing T’ai Chi is a perfect way of maintaining our centers and improving our ability to respond to challenging times.
Classes are paced to meet participants’ needs and designed for all interested, regardless of experience.
Jacob Barnett has been practicing T’ai Chi since 1977; instructing for twelve years, with an emphasis on applying the form’s essence to daily life, as a vehicle for personal health, development, change and transformation.
For registration and additional information please call: Jacob Barnett
488-4458 or chi@isbridge.com
FEE: 8 week series $80
8:30am – 9:30am

VALLEY WINE CLUB with Dave Cort
and Nadia Al-Samarrie
Be a charter member of a Wine Tasting Club right here in the San Geronimo Valley. We meet the last Friday of each month at Wine Club members’ homes. Beginning and advanced palates are welcome to participate. An appreciation of wine and its relationship to food is all that is required. Each participant is asked to bring one bottle to share. The Wine Tasting Club is limited to 20 members and there is an annual $25 registration fee. This fee will go toward purchasing wine glasses and hors d’oeuvres. To register, please email Dave Cort at director@sgvcc.org and send a $25 check to San Geronimo Valley Community Center, PO Box 194, San Geronimo, CA, 94963.

TOTAL BODY SCULPTING
CORE EXERCISES FOR EVERY-BODY
Over time we develop patterns of movement that compromise the structural integrity of our bodies. This lack of balance and strong core muscular support results in bulges in our abdomen, hips and buttocks and leads to recurrent pain in our back, hips, knees, neck and shoulders.
The goal of this class is to learn how to build core strength from a foundation of alignment. As a result you will be taller, leaner, and more flexible.
You will feel different after the first class and see results within the first 10 classes.
All ages and levels of physical ability are welcome from athletes to couch potatoes.
Suzanne Shelley has 18 yrs experience teaching Total Body Sculpting to groups and individuals. She has worked with hundreds of people helping them experience the joy of moving from their core with ease and grace.
 Mondays 6:30 PM
Wednesday 9:00AM
Thursdays 9:00 AM
$18.00 per class
$150.00 for 10 classes
First class is free.
Please dress comfortably and bring an exercise mat.
Questions can be sent to suzanneshelley4@gmail.com

COREMATICS: Targeting- Abdominal, Back And Flexibility
with George Adams
This class is designed for anyone who wants to feel stronger in the abdominal, oblique, and back muscles. This class will be augmented by many flexibility exer-cises to increase range of motion, decrease risk of injury while enhancing your overall balance. George Adams, fitness expert, will be teaching this class. George is very experienced with Bachelors in Physical Education and has two teaching credentials, along with a Masters degree from St Mary’s College. Presently, with over 35 years of experience, George is a fitness teacher and head track and field coach at the College of Marin. George is also a Valley resident and is a 3rd generation Marinite.
For more information please call George @ 488-1084.
FEE: $20 per class or 10 pre paid sessions of $150
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 – 8:30 am

Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within: Experientail Herbal Studies In Home Herbal Health Care with Kami McBride
This course is a hands-on experience in learning how to use herbs for food, medicine, skin care and preventive wellness. Through direct experience, you acquire a compre-hensive foundation in using an integrative approach to using herbal medicine in your daily life. We turn seasonal harvests into healing medicine. Learn self-reliance, sustain-able wellness practices and develop a comprehensive foundation for using Herbology in your daily life for disease prevention and greater vitality. Become a Home Herbalist, enhance your personal health and infuse your home and community with modern day applications of the ancient art of herbal medicine. Class meets one Saturday each month for one year from November 2009 through October 2010.
Visa and Mastercard, payment plans with early registrationCall and use a credit card on the phone: 707-446-1290 $325 deposit to: Living Awareness Institute P.O. Box 775 Davis, CA 95617
www.livingawareness.com
This class always fills, register early FEE: $1,995,
tuition includes all fresh and dried herbs for medicine making and personal pharmacy development
Saturday, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm each day
Valley Room & Kitchen

Gentle Chair Yoga with Florence Schneider
Gentle Chair Yoga is for seniors and those of us who don’t want to get up and down off the floor and/or have difficulty sitting on the floor. We sit in a circle on chairs and/or use our chairs to assist standing postures. It is relaxing, good feeling, healing, healthy, HEALTHCARE you can afford! The class is conveniently held just before the Senior Lunch. Instructor is Florence Schneider, Certified Yoga Teacher, who has 15 years experience teaching yoga for all ages and levels of fitness.
For More Info call Florence at 342-5349 or email- gentleyoga@sbcglobal.net
FEE: Sliding scale $5 - $12/ class depending on income
THURSDAYS, 11:00 AM - 12 noon
4th Thurday of the Month 10:30-11:30
Valley Room

FAMILY DOG I with Holly McArthur
A beginning-level class that covers all the fundamentals of good canine manners, including sit, down, stay, come, polite greetings, walk nicely on leash, wait at doors and leave it. This class includes fun exercises and games using positive reinforcement but is conducted entirely on leash and does not include playtime. The goal of the class is to enhance the relationship between you and your dog. Proof of current vaccinations required at the first class. First class is mandatory for people only, no dogs please! This class is limited to 6 dog/handler pairs. Please register early by emailing holly@optimistdogtraining.com
Or (415) 259-9481.
Age: For dogs 4 months and older. Primary handler must be 18 but children are welcome to attend with an adult.
FEES: $140 for six weeks
WEDNESDAYS: 6:30 to 7:30 pm Session 1: June 23–July 28
Valley Room

Hydrosols and Floral Waters with Cheryl Fromholzer
Simply put, hydrosols are the aromatic waters that remain after production of essential oils via steam distillation. In this class I will demonstrate how easy it is to make hydrosols using common kitchen tools. No expensive copper stills necessary! We'll discuss the benefits of several hydrosols including Chamomile, Lavender, Rosemary, Rose Geranium, Rose and Fennel. For the hands-on portion of this class, we ll each make our own customized skin tonic using hydrosol and other natural products including aloe vera and essential oils. Handouts will also be provided with lots of great recipes for incorporating hydrosols into skin care products such as toners, facial masks and scrubs, and aromatic body mists.
For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Fromholzer at 415-298-0793 or register on-line at www.northrosebotanicals.com/events.html.
Pre-registration required. 2.5 Hour Class — $40 with a $15 materials fee.
Saturday June 26 from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Loft

Healing Herbal Oils, Balms and Salves with Cheryl Fromholzer
In this class we will learn about the healing properties of several different herbs and aromatic essential oils to enhance the therapeutic properties of massage oils and body balms and as the basis for healing skin salves. I will demonstrate how easy it is to make healing herbal oils with common kitchen items. And then we ll roll up our sleeves to create our own products including a 2 oz. bottle of aromatic herbal massage oil, ultra-nourishing lip balm, and a 1 oz. jar of healing skin salve. Handouts will also be provided with lots of great recipes for further home study.
For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Fromholzer at 415-298-0793 or register on-line at www.northrosebotanicals.com/events.html.
Pre-registration required. 3 Hour Class — $50 with a $25 materials fee.
Saturday July 24 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Loft

Herbal Skincare with Cheryl Fromholzer
Learn how to make your own spa-quality skin care products tailored to your
particular skin type. In this wildly popular hands-on workshop, you ll learn about
the beneficial properties of a wide variety of natural ingredients and put that
knowledge to use making an exfoliating facial mask, nurturing skin tonic, and
rejuvenating facial serum. Handouts will also be included with lots of recipes
and ideas for creating your own home skin and spa treatments including massage
oils, salt and sugar scrubs, bath tisanes and salts& and much more.
For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Fromholzer at 415-298-0793 or register on-line at www.northrosebotanicals.com/events.html.
Pre-registration required. 4 Hour Class —- $60 with a $30 materials fee.
Saturday August 21 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Loft