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Transforming Schools & Communities through Mindfulness

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Seeds of Awareness presents their 1st Annual Symposium that explores how Mindfulness can transform and enrich the lives of young people, educators, mental health professionals, parents and anyone working within the community. A full day of expert speakers and panelists to: -Explore how mindfulness decreases stress and anxiety. -Learn trauma-informed practices and techniques for teaching mindfulness to […]

Event Series Mariela’s Music Time – Bilingual Circle for Children

Mariela’s Music Time – Bilingual Circle for Children

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

$15 per family This educational event for children and their families is based on folk songs, tales and popular games based on cultural traditions from various regions in South and Central America.  "Mariela’s Music Time is an educational, energetic and interactive bilingual performance for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. It’s filled with rhythms […]

Event Series Preschool Creative Dance Class!

Preschool Creative Dance Class!

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Preschool Creative Dance Tuesdays 9:30am-10:15am | $10 per class (one child), $15 per family (multiple children), OR $35 for whole month package Instructor: Miss Marigold   Pre-register by e-mailing: marigoldbirch@gmail.com | Location: Community Room Join Miss Marigold every Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. for Preschool Creative Dance! Expression, movement, beginner’s Spanish vocabulary, and cognitive development will all come together […]

Event Series Private: Therapeutic Yoga & Fitness

Mindfulness Yoga

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

FREE Mindfulness Yoga Tuesdays 10:30-11:45am| FREE! Instructor: Pamela Perry For more information: pperry0855@gmail.com Students will be guided through asana (postures), breathing techniques, and meditation designed to rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit. Benefit from increased focus, reduced stress, increased strength, flexibility and balance, injury prevention, and pain reduction. Perfect for students of all levels interested in deepening mind-body awareness! […]

Spanish For Everyone: Beginners I

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Tuesdays: 10:30 am-12:00 pm & 7:30-9pm | April 12 - June 7 | $150 if paid on first day of course Instructor: Gigi Jensen | Location: Lounge For more information: spanish@tangoandmore.org, or call Gigi (510) 326-6415. Each class explores a theme. The class is great for beginners and beg/intermediate level students. Everyone learns at his or her own level. […]

Event Series Kizomba Dance Class

Kizomba Dance Class

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

$15 p/ class, or $10 with student ID or teacher ID Drop-ins welcome!  Tuesdays at 7pm Join instructors Christopher and David Epperson for a beginners-intermediate Kizomba class! Kizomba is both a music genre and a partnered dance originating in Angola. Kizomba has also been described as the “African Tango.” The dance is known to be slow […]