Join Soja at the Temescal Street Fair

Sunday, July 8, Noon – 5 pm

Soja needs your participation at this annual Street Fair. Come dressed in your whites / gi, and prepare to demonstrate some of your martial arts prowess in front of the locals walking by.

The Soja tent should be located in the middle of Telegraph Avenue btwn 46^th &  47^th, across from East Bay Center 4 Creative Reuse & Flying Yoga.

Bring workout shoes as we do our workouts on the asphalt. We will have a mat for the BJJ demos. There will be kids and adult demos throughout the afternoon. Please come and prepare to demonstrate, hand out flyers, answer basic questions about the training we do here on a weekly basis, and listen to the great music. Soane and his South Pacific Drumming group will be drumming for the entire afternoon. Bring your kids, there are lots of kids activities besides the Soja tent area.

No classes @ Soja on the 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!  Soja will hold no official classes on this upcoming Wednesday, July 4th. Have a great day with your family and friends. Current Soja members with access to the front door may use the gym throughout the day for their personal training needs.

Study: Tai Chi Increases Brain Size, Boosts Memory, May Delay Dementia

Study: Tai Chi Increases Brain Size, Boosts Memory, May Delay Dementia according to new study, read more from the Atlantic monthly online article:

Jun 21 2012, Atlantic Monthly.

After eight months of this mild exercise, healthy Chinese seniors in a recent randomized controlled trial boasted major brain-related benefits.

 

New Sunday morning Flow Yoga class just added!

New Sunday morning flow yoga class just added! Thieny Hoang will teach each Sunday at Soja. Community Based Donation sliding scale - open to everybody, regardless of $$ or experience.  Come and check it out this Sunday!