Tag: Workshops

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills will host the third annual Beverly Hills Day of Wellness on Sunday, September 14. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roxbury Park and Community Center located at 471 S. Roxbury Drive.

Beverly Hills Day of Wellness prioritizes self-care and focuses on physical and mental well-being. There are over 30 free classes and workshops to choose from with hands-on experiences exploring aspects of mental, physical, and emotional well-being. All participants should bring their own water, towel and mat to the event.

There will be close to 50 booths with experts sharing their knowledge in areas of nutrition, fitness, mindfulness, mental health, wellness strategies, and more.

Free classes and workshops participating in Beverly Hills Day of Wellness:

• Let’s Get Moving, Warm Up with Wil Williams!
• Zumba with LA Dancefit
• Tai Chi with Cancer Support Community LA
• Dynamic Chair Yoga with SimchaYoga
• Art Together: A Family Activity with Maple Counseling
• Yoga for Health with The Isha Foundation
• Stroke: Increasing Awareness with USC Keck School of Medicine
• Reconnecting with Your Soul with Michelle Soleil
• Pilates with NAMI West LA
• Breathwork & Meditation with Jamie Wozny
• Pelvic Floor Wellness for Women with Pure Wellness
• How Screentime Effects the Brain with Jane Asher, MD
• Did I Forget About Me? with Dani Dhemye
• Hazards of Microplastics on Health & Longevity with Josephine Musco
• Full-Body Workout with Pure Barre Beverly Hills
• Latin Jazz Workout with Everybody Dance LA
• Sound Bath of Beverly Hills with Nicolas Sotomayor
• Storytime with NAMI West LA
• Laughter Yoga with Striving for Serenity
• Is it You, or is Your Trauma? with Uncovering You
• Yoga with NAMI West LA
• Hip Hop Zumba with LA Dancefit
• Sound Bath with Inner Bloom Collective
• Reigniting the Spark for Couples: Playfulness in the Marriage with EB & Flow Marriage Therapy
• Intro to Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) with Brandman PACE
• Information & Techniques for Somatic Boundary Awareness with Amy Schmidt
• Fertility-Boosting Exercise for Women & Couples with The Fertility Class
• Free Skin Cancer Screenings with Dermatological, DIG
• Lawn Bowling – Learn the Sport of Lawn Bowling

There will also be a blood drive onsite to allow volunteers to register in advance. Food trucks with items available for purchase include: Go Beyond the Bowl, Acai Me More and Creamy Boys Ice Cream.

Parking is available at Roxbury Park and Community Center but may be limited due to event crowd. Additional parking is available at Beverly Hills High School located at 241 S. Moreno Drive (Entrance off S. Moreno Drive & Durant Drive). A shuttle will run between Beverly Hills High School and Roxbury Park from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Beverly Hills Day of Wellness is presented in partnership with the city’s Community Services Department, the Human Relations Commission, the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Health and Safety Commission. For the full schedule and to register for the blood drive, visit beverlyhills.org/csevents.

By Danny Jones

MALIBU—On Tuesday, September 2, the city of Malibu posted on its Facebook page that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the city will be hosting informational workshops on recovery resources for fire-affected businesses, homeowners, and renters.

The workshops are scheduled for the following dates and times:

-Sunday, September 7 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
-Tuesday, September 9 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
-Wednesday, September 10 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The workshops will take place at Malibu City Hall – Council Chambers (23825 Stuart Ranch Road)

Participants will get:
-Expert financial recovery support
-One-on-one meetings with SBA representatives
-Info on Express Event Permits & Sign Permit process
-Guidance on mitigation projects & increasing SBA loans

Spaces are limited and to register in advance call 571-686-5772 or visit Disaster.email@sba.gov.

SANTA MONICA—On February 21, the city of Santa Monica announced in a press release it is reimagining Big Blue Bus, working with community partners to expand access to quicker, more frequent, and reliable transportation in the city and west Los Angeles.

Community members are invited to share feedback on Big Blue Bus service improvements during two public workshops in March as part of the city’s Brighter Blue service planning initiative.

Through Brighter Blue, Big Blue Bus will establish a roadmap for applying system enhancements over the next five years, taking into consideration the following factors:

-Impacts of COVID-19 on current travel patterns and service conditions

-Changes in the region and operating environment

-Big Blue Bus’s ongoing transition to a zero-emission fleet

“It has been nearly 10 years since Big Blue Bus last conducted a planning effort of this scale, and our riders’ needs have shifted drastically during this period,” said Anuj Gupta, director of the Santa Monica Department of Transportation. “We encourage current and future riders to take part in this process as we seek to better align our system with post-pandemic travel behavior, promote greater connectivity with built and planned regional transportation projects, enhance first-last mile connections, and improve bus frequency and travel speeds.”

Community members are invited to provide input at two public workshops:

Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, March 6

6-8 p.m.

In-Person Workshop

Thursday, March 7

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Santa Monica Main Library – Multipurpose Room located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

To attend a workshop, register at brigherbluebbb.com. Those unable to attend a workshop can provide input via an online survey at sur-vey.typeform.com/brighterblue.

To get to the in-person workshop individuals can take the Big Blue Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18, Rapid 7, and Rapid 10 that serve the Santa Monica Main Library. Parking is available in the library garage (enter on 7th Street, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard).

The Santa Monica Main Library is ADA-accessible. Disability and translation accommodation requests should be made at least three days prior to the meeting by calling (310) 458-1975, ext. 2386. All written materials are available in alternate formats upon request.

For more details about Brighter Blue please visit: brighterbluebbb.com.

By Trevor