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 this year.
The Day Care Center is open Monday-Friday from
noon to 6:00 PM on school days.
Contact Zoila Berardi 488-9344

KARATE with Ramon Pruitt
Ramon has been an instructor with San Anselmo Tae Kwon Do for over 20 years, and has been teaching after school classes in the Valley for many years as well. Students who study Karate not only increase their awareness of their bodies, strength and flexibility, but also walk away with a stronger sense of discipline and
self-confidence. For more information please go to www.karateintl.com or
contact Ramon 925-820-9612
Ages: 4-teen

WEDNESDAYS 4:30 – 5:30 AM
Fee: $15 per class
West Room

World Dance for Kids with Cynthia Neville Amarista
Move and play in a creative, cultural way. This class draws on dances of Africa, India, the Middle East, Caribbean, and Polynesia. Using props, patterns, costuming, music, and dance, we will journey the world in celebration and movement- together.
Cynthia has been studying, performing, and teaching dance for 16 years.
All kids welcome!
Please call Cynthia for more info. at 415-613-7592, or just come!
Tuesdays 4:00-4:45
On Going
No Class Decemder 20th & 27th
$60 for 6 classes. Trades accepted.
West Room

YOGA FOR KIDS with Pranava Levine
A fun class just for Kids. While imitating animals, putting their body in challenging poses, doing fun games and listening to stories children do not realize how many benefits they're getting from a simple Yoga practice.  Parents notice a more relaxing and positive attitude at home and teachers appreciate more attention at school with less fidgeting. The practice of Yoga, learned as a child, is a life time tool for stressful life situation that everyone will encounter. Pranava has been teaching Yoga since 1985 for all levels and ages, especially children. Pre-registration requested. Please call Pranava at 482-8689 or email at pranavals@earthlink.net.
Series 2: Feb. 28 - Apr. 3.
FEES: $60 for 5 classes/ $72 for 6 classes
TUESDAYS: 3:15 - 4:00 PM. West Room
West Room

CLAY FOR KIDS with Pranava Levine
Lets the kids get messy, enjoy the feeling of dirt on their hands and feel good about it. And beautiful creative items will come out. Please note that there will not be another session later, so do not miss this one!!
Series 1: Jan. 23 - Feb. 13.
FEES: $88 for 4 classes
Includes all materials and supply as well as a snack.
MONDAYS: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Valley Room

SEWING & CRAFTS FOR KIDS with Pranava Levine
The activities in this class stimulate children's creativity while developing fine motor skills. We'll make fun items such as fairies and gnomes, felt animals, valentines decoration and more... And best of all, your child will feel proud about creating his/her own project with very little help. Boys and girls are welcome.
Minimum age for this class is 6 yrs old. Pre-registration requested. Please call Pranava at 482-8689 or email at pranavals@earthlink.net.
Series 1: Jan. 19 - Feb. 16/ Series 2: Mar. 1st to Apr. 6
FEES: $95, for 5 classes,/$114 for 6 classes , Includes all materials and supply as well as a snack.
THURSDAYS: 3:15 - 4:15 PM
Room

BEING 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.
Preregistration required
For more information see www.florenceschneider.com.
To pre-register, call Florence at 342-5349 or email her at: gentleyoga@sbcglobal.net.
FEE: $60 for 4 Classes. Sliding scale available starting at $48.
Monday 9-10:15am.
West 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: $50 per month
WEDNESDAYS 8:30 – 9:30 AM Closed Session.
Valley Room

Tai Chi Beginning Class with Ken Chase
Open For Beginners. Still some space left.
Added due to popular demand.  Ken will now offer a whole new series focusing on the beginning tenets of Tai Chi.  This class will meet on
Fee: $50 per month
Wednesdays 7-8pm
West Room

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.

Effortless Body with Suzanne Shelley
Core strengthening exercises and movement education.
A series of 25+ floor exercises designed to exercise the entire body focusing on the smaller, deeper muscles.
For 20 years Suzanne has been working with small groups and individuals.  She uses balance as a point of reference as she adjusts students for each exercise.  This process gently pops students out of their current patterns and integrates a new way of being.  This is pattern changing work that makes it possible for anybody to identify what is obstructing them from standing with ease or moving with ease, melt the obstruction (rigidity), and replace it with suppleness, strength, length, and a greater range of motion.
email:  suzanneshelley4@gmail.com., phone:  415 663 1021,
 website:  effortlessbody.org
Mondays 6:30 PM
Thursdays 9:00 AM
Valley Room
$16.00 per class drop-in
$150.00 for 10 classes

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


FAMILY DOG with Holly McArthur
Session I:
Beginning Family Dog Manners.( 6 week class for $140) -- 7 PM
January 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8.
Continuing Family Dog Manners (4 week class for $100) -- 6 PM
January 18, 25, February 1, 8
Session II:  
Beginning Family Dog Manners (6 week class for $140) -- 7 PM
February 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4
Continuing Family Dog Manners (4 week class for $100) -- 6 PM March 14, 21, 28, April 4
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.
For more info check out www.optimistdog.com
Age: For dogs 4 months and older. Primary handler must be 18 but children are welcome to attend with an adult.
Valley Room

Also due to request, Holly is now offering the following dog workshops.  Each workshop is $50 . Any dog over 4 months is welcome to register.  Limit 4 dogs per class.
"Walk with Me" -- This workshop focuses on ending the frustration of your dog taking you for a walk. In this class we will work on being able to have a loose leash, even in highly distracting situations. 
January 21 from 9:30-11:00 AM.
Valley Room

"Polite Greetings" -- This workshop will focus on ending that overly friendly greeting behavior that can be embarrassing!  We'll teach the dogs to automatically sit and wait patiently to be petted anytime someone approaches. February 4 from 1:00-2:30 PM.
Valley Room

WORLD MUSIC! 
COME DANCE EVERY THURSDAY @ SAN GERONIMO
SWEAT YOUR PRAYERS
Come Dance Out to the Pulse of World and International Music on our Beautiful, Expansive Sprung Dance Floor and make Sweat Your Prayers a Part of Your Weekly Aerobic Routine!
Why are people Dancing to the 5Rhythms in Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Denmark, Italy, New York, Seattle and All Over The Globe?  Why do Marin County Sweat Your Prayers Classes Sell Out on a Weekly Basis??  Come Find Out Why!
About 5Rhythms: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness
The 5Rhythms is a simple, powerful moving meditation that anyone – of any age, size, or physical ability - can practice. There are no steps to follow, no choreography to learn, no way to do it wrong. The only requirement is a body that is still breathing, a heart that is still beating, and a mind that is still curious!
What People Are Saying about San Geronimo Sweat Your Prayers:
“It felt so good to be able to dance out without worrying about being judged”
"Nourishing"
“Sometimes I crave belonging to a tribe and this is a good one”
"I'm always so surprised by how open everyone is"
"This is a real kind of practice that I want for life"
Come Join Our Tribe!
6:30 to 8:15 Every Thursday
In the Gym,1 Lagunitas School Rd, San Geronimo
$15 drop in – Your First Class is Free!
www.sweatyourprayerssg.com or Email:  valleydancer@gmail.com

GENTLE CHAIR YOGA with Florence Schneider
THURSDAYS, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
MEET In ROOM 10
Sliding scale $5 - $12/ class depending on income
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.
Call Florence at 342-5349 or email her at: gentleyoga@sbcglobal.net.

 

T’ai Chi ~ Beginning Classes with Jacob Barnett
Learn to Directly Experience Chi in Your Life, in the World
Beginning T’ai Chi Class Series: Tuesday, September 13 -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, over time, we experience a 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 improving the ability to respond to challenging times. Practiced regularly, T’ai Chi is documented to lower blood pressure, improve circulation, increase flexibility, precipitate relaxation and strengthen vitality throughout the body. What’s more, it feels wonderful!  We practice outdoors (weather permitting) among the birds with the sun on our faces and the breeze in our hair. T’ai Chi is a fantastic way to begin your week and learn a movement form that can benefit you for a lifetime. 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 since 1982, with an emphasis on applying the form’s essence to daily life, as a vehicle for personal health, development, change and transformation.
Series Begins:
Tuesday,  September 13, 2011
8:30 – 9:30 AM
West Room
Cost: 8 week series $80
For registration and additional information please contact:
Jacob Barnett - 415/488-4458 or email chi@isbridge.com
I hope you can join us!


Qi Gong for Seniors and Friends with Kathy Perkins
Qi Gong, though ancient is a great counterbalance to our modern challenges. It works quickly without side effects to clear our heads, restore our bodies and deepen our inner peace. Not only can it supplement the energy we get from breathing eating and sleeping, it also reduces the body's normal energy needs.  Blocked energy can be the result of physical or emotional toxicity, which is understood in the East as the source of all physical, mental, emotional and psychological illness.  Fresh Earth energy and Universal Light are absorbed into the heart, mind and body during practice. These positive energies can push out negativity, establish a healthy attitude and create kinder thoughts, words and actions.
Kathy is a certified instructor and has been practicing Tian Gong Qi Gong for 12 years.
Questions: Kathy Perkins @ perkinskathy@sbcglobal.net
Fee: $5.00. All fess are graciously donated by the Tian Gong Foundation to support the SGVCC Senior program.
When: Please come & join us Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m. before Senior Lunch.
Where: Outside in the courtyard.

Community Yoga with Mary Donovan
"Yoga is the practice of celebrating what is". R. Yates
 Bring new life and radiant presence into 2012 through  the profound practice of yoga.  Originating in ancient India, yoga
is a comprehensive body/mind/spiritual discipline for cultivating inner peace and overall well-being.  Begin your Wednesday morning in the gorgeous setting of SGV and prioritize slowing down, paying attention and creating balance on all levels of your being.  Combining mindful breathing, centering, mellow sun salutes, traditional "asanas",  ( occasional poetry!) and a deep relaxation, Mary's well-rounded sequences are  nurturing and  healing.
Mary has been a certified yoga teacher  for over seventeen years and is grateful for such an abundance of great training and inspirational teachers.  Her teaching is most strongly influenced by Ashtanga and Iyengar (for it's precision and form), Anusara (for it's emphasis on grace and interconnection), and Kundalini (for energetic attunement). Teaching yoga has been a great gift in her life and helps her to "walk the walk".  Currently she is ,spending as much time as she can ,learning and anchoring in the rich atmosphere of Spirit Rock and the ways of mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion as essential ingredients for her personal and collective vision for 2012. Trained as a psychotherapist, a workshop leader and co-facilitator for 100's of soul-enriching workshops (from goddess inquiry to drumming circles),  she continues to savor the opportunity to learn, grow and be humbled by the sacred flow of it all.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Class begins January 4 2012, Wednesdays 9-10:30. 
Suggested donation $12.00 or 6 for $60.00
West Room.

Tribal Belly Dance with Cynthia Neville Amarista
Exercise, meditate, and play all at once in the sacred and fun, ancient and eternal dance of life.  Explore the movement that has moved humanity through it's journey of evolution and the ages.  The dances of the Middle East and the gypsies have evolved and changed through time and re-location, though the essence remains the same. We will explore and reclaim this eternal core, in ourselves, and our cultural evolution, through moving and healing our bodies and souls.  Women only please.
Please call Cynthia for more info. 415-613-7592
Mondays 7:45-9:00pm
$13/ drop in or 3/$30.
On Going No class December 26th.
Valley Room

Argentine Tango Fundamentals with Janet Lott
A deeply informed introduction to the passionate improvisational dance that has blazed its way around the world. The class will emphasize the principals of lead/follow which are based on an aware and sensitive connection to your partner, musicality and floorcraft. Each class will be one hour of instruction followed by ½ hour of guided practice. Argentine Tango, research shows (Scientific American, June, 2008) is an excellent modality for improving balance, memory, cognition and general mobility. And it’s FUN!
Please wear leather soled shoes. Heels are optional. To ensure gender balance it would be helpful to register with a partner. You will not dance together all evening. There is a 10 class minimum- so bring a friend or two!
Janet Lott, MFA Dance, CalArts, is a professional contemporary dancer and choreographer. She has been on the faculties of CalArts, Naropa University, Reed College and JFKU, among others. She has studied Tango in the U.S., Buenos Aires and Europe with many of the finest teachers of the art. She brings her skills as a dancer and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique to the joy of Tango. www.janetlott.com. Call (415) 272.4811 for more information.
Pre-registration encouraged.
2012 Session I
January 5, 12, 19, 26th.  Cost: $45 for 4 classes.
Session II
February 2,9,16, 23rd. Cost $45 for 4 classes.
Session II
March 1, 8, 15, 22,29th. Cost $55 for 5 classes.

 GYROKINESIS® class with Tara Coyote-Finch
A typical GYROKINESIS® class begins with engaging the spine and pelvis through simple awakening exercises.  While seated, participants mobilize their body through a series of arching, curling, bending, twisting and spiraling movements with corresponding breathing patterns that stimulate the nervous system and open up energy pathways.  This is an excellent way to experience a new kind of organic exercise derived from the motions of swimming, dance, tai chi and yoga and can be done by young and mature alike. Those who practice GYROKINESIS® tend to be more relaxed in their daily lives, more comfortable in their body and can move with greater flexibility and ease.
Tara Coyote-Finch has been teaching Pilates, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® for six years at her studio, Studio Equilibria in San Anselmo. Being a dancer and athlete all her life, it is her great joy to share the expansive movement of Gyrokinesis with others.
For more information about Tara please see: www.studioequilibria.com
Fee: $15 a class
Valley Room

Zumba Class with Paula Tomlin
Mondays at 7pm! Call or text Paula at 415.215.9801 or email her at ahuac07@yahoo.com Come on by!!! It's gonna be awesome!!!!! $12.00 drop in or $90.00 for 10 classes. Your first class is free!
Born in Peru and moved to the United State at a young age I graduated from Golden Gate University with a degree in finance.  Fitness had always been part of my life.   My passion is to dance and to help people.  Teaching Zumba allows me satiate both passions simultaneously.  When I am not working, I enjoy going to the park with my two year old son.  One thing I have learned as parent is that I can teach classes back to back no problem, but chasing after him is what gets me! Can’t wait to see you all- Paola.