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

COSTAL FAMILY JAM MUSIC TOGETHER™ with Renee Goddard
Music Together™ classes provide an opportunity for parents and children ages 0-5 to explore and make music in a relaxed, playful, expressive and musically rich environment. All children are musical, and the classes offer families an interactive model for live and fresh movement and music making.
Renee Goddard is a registered Music Together™ teacher and Center Director with a Masters Degree in Drama Therapy. Renee was one of the founding singers in the San Francisco Girl's Chorus. As an adult, she has used singing and guitar playing as a tool and second language in her 15   years traveling as an International Whitewater River Guide. Renee has two children and loves making music with young families.   
For information and to register- e-mail:si22ng@aol  cell: 497-5134
FEES: 190$, 100$ for siblings, siblings under 1 are free (10 week session)
TIME: 10am - 10:45am DATES: Mondays  Starting September 15th
West Room

T’ai Chi Beginning 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
Series Begins Monday, Sept. 15
Time-8:30-9:30

HATHA YOGA with Cynthia Darr
These classes feature a balanced, traditional approach to the practice of yoga: Asana practice, pranayama, mudras, bandhas, self- awareness practice. Build strength, flexibility, and resilience. Special Classes for reducing stress and strengthening the immune system.  Cynthia Darr has more than 10 years of yoga teaching experience, and over twenty-five years of yoga practice that she brings to class.  Grounded primarily in the Iyengar style of yoga, she also brings into her teaching the influences of long time practices of Aikido and Tai-Chi.  Please feel welcome to join us.
Contact me at cynthiadarr@aol.com. or 663-0900
FEES: $40 a month; drop-in $11/class
MONDAYS 5:30-6:30 PM,
Valley Room

SINGING SALMON FLUTE CIRCLE with Paul & Tina Berensmeier
Singing Salmon Flute Circle is a gathering of people interested in Native American flute. Play creatively in a wonderful space adorned by local artwork. We will support one another through solo, duet and group work. No prior experience necessary. Open to all: listeners, beginners, advanced. Bring flute and friend. No
flute? No problem. We have extras. Paul & Tina studied with world-renowned
flautist Carlos Nakai. Paul has 15 years flute experience.
Contact: Paul or Tina 488-1964.
FEE: $10 donation appreciated at door
1st & 3rd MONDAY each month, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Valley Room

GENTLE YOGA with Florence Louise
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 13 years of experience teaching yoga.
For more information see www.florenceschneider.com.
To pre-register, call Florence at 488-4869, Ext. 2 or email her at: gentleyoga@sbcglobal.net.
FEE: 4-class series, $60
MONDAYS, 9:00-10:15 AM WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-7:30 PM,
West Room

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. 
Free introductory class:  Thursday, September 4, 6:00-7:30 PM.  Series:  Thursdays, September 11 - October 16, 6 - 7:30 PM.
6 week series: $90.00  Register with a friend: (any gender):  $150.00.
Drop ins with previous experience welcome:  $17.00.  Practice only: $7.00.  Drop in with a partner $30.00.  Practica $10.00
Questions?  Email Janet -  janetlott11@hotmail.com

PILATES MAT WORK with Pranava Levine
This workout is an easy way to build up strength, flexibility and stability, working your core muscles from all directions. It will strengthen your whole body. The practice is gentle and progressive, but can be challenging, too. Pilates is designed for everyone — young, older, athletic, sedentary and for those rehabilitating from injury; very good also after giving birth. No previous experience is required.
Pranava has been studying Pilates for some years and graduatedlast spring to teach Pilates Mat Work. She is a detailed and attentive instructor. If needed, she will modify an exercise in order to fit your level of strength and flexibility. Please bring a Yoga mat and a blanket.
For information and registration, please call Pranava at (415) 482-8689, or visit www.yogaout.com.
FEE: $ 72/6 week series (once per week)
Drop-in rate: $15 per class (call first)
TUESDAYS, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Valley Room

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 — CONTINUATION CLASSES with Jacob Barnett
Through practice, this ancient Chinese art offers us a joyful means of easing
tension, increasing energy, improving alertness, clearing the mind and regaining a sense of center during these challenging times. Additional benefits can include lowering blood pressure and improving balance. Rooted in the Natural World and comprised of a series of circular, gentle movements, T’ai Chi is performed in concert with abdominal breathing, relaxation, focus and intention. These classes are for the beginning student and designed for all interested, regardless of experience. Jacob Barnett has been practicing T’ai Chi since 1977
and instructing for nine years, with an emphasis on the vitalizing effects of abdominal breathing and applying the form’s essence to daily life, as a vehicle for personal health, development, change and transformation. Please call for
additional information or to discuss the class. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. For registration and additional information please call: Jacob Barnett 488-4458 or chi@isbridge.com
FEE: 8 week series $80
THURSDAYS, 8:30 – 9:30 AM

Thurs. Sept 4
Koorosh Ostowari
Mindfulness, Money & Prosperity
In this eight week, 8-step program of mindfully manifesting what you want in your life, you will be supported in coming to a deeper understanding of the many dimensions of prosperity, as well as, taking a closer look at your relationship with money to uncover any unconscious self-defeating habits, resistance, and limiting beliefs that you may have to allowing money to flow freely in your life.
For more Info visit:http://web.mac.com/kooroshostowari/iWeb/resolveservices.org/Home.html
Fee: $120-160 sliding scale.
THURSDAYS, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

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.