Family Dance (babywearing) Class & Family Happy Hour!

Groovaroo Babywearing & Family Dance Class

Hosted by Recess & SF Mama Koala

Rooted in soul line dancing, this low impact dance class is fun, engaging, and focused on community building! Connect you, your baby, family, and friends together!

2 Trial Classes at Recess coming up - Friday 2/9 at 2:30pm & Saturday 2/10 at 10:30am

Infants must be worn forward facing in. Toddlers can be back carried.

Perfect for: pregnant women, new parents, grandparents, siblings (please use your best judgment based on sibling e.g. age whether an additional adult is needed).

SF trial pricing:  $14 member family /$18 nonmember family (regular price $18 members/$24 non members). Pricing is for the whole family! partners and siblings encouraged to attend!

Please wear comfortable shoes and bring water and a baby carrier: Stretchy wrap (Moby Mei Tei) or soft structured carrier (Ergo, Tula). No Ring Slings please.

About Anthea Yugawa, Instructor:  I am passionate about dancing and enjoy music from various genres. I was inspired to become a certified GroovaRooTM  teacher after having my daughter in June 2015. This is a perfect way to blend my enthusiasm for dancing while connecting with my daughter and other parents and families. I am CPR certified and have my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Friday, 2/9 2:30 pm

• 2:30-3:20.  Family Dance Class

• 3-6pm.  Churn Urban Creamery will have a pop-up shop featuring homemade ice cream (yum!). 

• 3-6pm.  Stay after class for a Family Happy Hour in the playspace!

More about Churn Urban Creamery

Churn Urban Creamery is a pop up ice cream company based in San Francisco. We focus on farm fresh ice cream flavors, even growing some of the ingredients in our own backyard urban farm. We scoop up an eggless dairy ice cream as well as vegan options, all made from scratch and pasteurized in house. We are a husband and wife duo, and are planning our first storefront in the Portola Neighborhood.

More about SFMamaKoala

SFMamaKoala is a family how-to guide to fun in San Francisco www.sfmamakoala.com

Saturday, 2/10 10:30 am class

Stay after class for a Family Happy Hour in the Recess playspace! Stay energized and hydrated with Bare Snacks and Purely Drinks.

• Class 10:30-11:20

• Bare Snacks 10am - 12pm. Bare Snacks will be on-site with samples of their coconut, banana, fuji apple, & cinnamon apple chips. 

• Purely Drinks 10am - 1pm. Purely Drinks will have a pop-up shop to sample and vend their all-natural drinking vinegar/shrub infused with fresh fruit and organic ingredients.

More about Bare Snacks

Simplicity: less is more, in snacking and beyond

Goodness: our snacks must taste good and be good for you, and it matters that we respect the earth and others in the process

Being real: we bake what nature makes without trying to ‘fix’ imperfections, and everything you need to know is on the bag

Living life fully: it’s the little things that bring the most joy to everyday life

More about Purely Drinks

Inspired by thousand-year old tradition of vinegar making combined with a modern approach. Drinking vinegar is an ancient practice that dates back thousands of years, an elixir due to its known health benefits.

Enjoy Purely with sparkling water as a refreshing alcohol-free beverage or paired with fine spirits as a crafted cocktail/mocktail.

Happy New Year - Come Hang Out With Us this Winter!

Kick off 2018 with some time for yourself balanced with quality time for yourself.  We hope you'll join us for some of the great informational workshops, fun events and wellness in the coming weeks.  Read on for detail!  

Fitness Classes

• Resume week of 1/8!  
• Pilates Mondays at 10am
• Dia Method, Tuesdays at 12:30 (starting in February )
• Yoga and Weekend Pilates coming soon, too!

WORKSHOPS for Parents & Caregivers

• Save a Life: Choke-saving and CPR Community Workshop. Sun 1/21 @ 10am
• Emotionally Intelligent Discipline. Tues 1/23 @ 7:30pm: with Symbio
• Your Willful Preschooler. Tues 1/30 @ 7:30pm: with Early Childhood Matters

• Baby Sleep Webinar.  Monday 2/12 @ 12:30pm: with Angelique Milette
• Potty Training. Tuesday 2/13 @ 7:30pm: with Early Childhood Matters
• Intro to Baby Sign Language. Thursday 2/15 @ 10am:, with Happy Baby Signs
• Introducing The Sibling, Tuesday 3/6 @7:30pm with Early Childhood Matters.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• 1/27 Self Care Day:  Chair Massage & Sweet Treats

New Parent Groups

• Mondays at 2pm
• Fridays at 12pm. 

Self-care Day: Massages and Treats

Book some me-time and melt your stress away! 

You are invited to join us on Saturday, 1/27. Book your chair massage appointment, indulge in some treats and let your kids play in the incredible playspace.  It's the perfect morning!

• 15 Minute Chair Massage Appointments available 10am-Noon on Saturday 1/27
• We will have a Marley's Treats pop-up shop 10-1pm offering delicious cupcakes and cake pops for purchase to enjoy before or after your massage.
• The Playspace is open from 9am-1pm, ages newborn-4yrs. Reserve your day pass & enjoy a morning of fun.

Chair Massages

In as little as 15 minutes, Synergy Massage & Wellness chair massage offers you a quick escape from your busy week, leaving you relaxed, energized, focused and ready to play. A certified massage therapist will focus on the high tension areas of the neck, shoulders, back, hands, and arms.  $20/15 min.  

More about Marley's Treats

Marley's Treats is a mom-owned Bay Area bakery. We offer cupcakes, cake pops, macarons and cakes for your birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baptisms, company events & more! Learn more at www.marleystreats.com

PLAY:  Book a Weekend Morning Play Pass as well so your child can play with your partner or caretaker during your massage! Or take advantage of our childcare in the playspace (by appointment). Recess' 3200 sq ft playspace is designed for ages 0-4yrs and a Play Pass includes playspace activities scheduled on the day of your visit. $20 for one child, $30 for two. 

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Workshops

Especially for Moms: Healthy Meals & Nutrition Framework

Guest post by Sri Bodanapu

Being a mom is hard work! While we focus on ensuring our families are well taken care of, we often tend to neglect our own nutrition needs. And as we know, lack of proper nutrients can lead to a variety of health conditions such as fatigue, stress, weight gain and blood sugar problems. Nutrition can impact how we feel, how our bodies function and our ability to lead a high quality life.

So let’s simplify your nutrition needs by using the Bauman College’s Eating for Health Model.  You need protein to maintain/build our muscles and organs, healthy fats to maintain cell integrity, complex carbohydrates as a source of energy and many essential vitamins and minerals to regulate metabolism, blood sugar and cholesterol.

Depending on your health goals, macronutrient ratios can be adjusted so you get your desired nutrition levels. As an example, perhaps you want to work on blood sugar management? In that case, you could increase your intake of clean fats like avocado, flaxseeds, cold water fish, and nuts and lower your intake of carbohydrates. Or you might want to build muscle in which case you would increase your intake of protein from legumes, meat, eggs and simultaneously decrease your intake of the other two macronutrient groups.

Let’s start by using this simple matrix to build your meals. And once you have your ratios figured out, use the cheat sheet below to quickly plug in the relevant ingredients depending on what suits your palate. Also pump up your intake of booster foods which are nutrient dense and have many health promoting properties.  
 

Eating for Health Model*

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Eating for Health Ingredients List*

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Fine Tuning Your Plan

A second step to optimizing for your nutrition is to focus on any additional needs your body has and increase the intake of specific nutrients. Moms often complain about stress, fatigue and gut health. Here are some important nutrients to address those issues.

Stress

Magnesium
A magnesium deficiency may play a strong role in disrupting the body’s stress system. Best sources are leafy greens, sea veggies, black beans, pumpkin seeds and flaxseeds.

Zinc
It is considered to be a ‘resiliency’ mineral and plays a part in controlling the brain and body’s response to stress. Best sources of food are oysters, red meat, pumpkin seeds, split peas, sesame butter and nuts like walnuts, almonds and pecans.

Fatigue

Iron
1 in 4 women is iron deficient which makes low iron a leading cause of fatigue. Beef liver, ground beef chicken and turkey (use grass fed meat as much as possible) are great sources of iron. For a vegetarian diet eat more lentils, leafy greens, kidney beans and blackstrap molasses.

B12
A deficiency in B12 can be caused by low stomach acid, GI issues and often a vegetarian diet. B12 is mostly found in animal proteins and as such not bioavailable in the vegetarian diet. If you are a vegetarian, the best sources are seaweed, spirulina and nutritional yeast. And apple cider vinegar is a great way to boost that stomach acid and increase the absorption of B12.

Gut health

Fiber
It is extremely important as it improves motility and helps eliminate toxic compounds. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables is key to increasing fiber intake. Taking a combination of soluble and insoluble fiber is important since it not only helps with a consistent bowel movement but also reduces chances of other conditions such as cardio vascular disease and blood sugar dis-regulation.

Probiotic support
Increasing 'good' bacteria will help restore the balance in the gut. Lactobacillus acidophillus and Bifidobacterium infantus, can help heal a compromised gut. Great food sources are yogurt, kefir, tempeh, and fermented vegetables like kimchi and sauerkraut.

As you can see, there is so much that can be done to improve your health. Start small. Make one little change, practice it for 3 days and then add to it. Set yourself up for success so you feel motivated to do more! Eating healthy is not hard - it just takes some planning and can definitely be implemented into your lifestyle!

Interested in learning more?
 

4 week workshop starts September 22

Join us for an informative and timely class on health and nutrition! Participants will learn the tools necessary to better their health, energy, and performance in the workplace and beyond. Topics such as eating for health, weight management, complex carbohydrates, clean proteins and healthy fats and weight management will be covered in this 4 week workshop. Each class will be one hour long and include a 30 minute lecture, a healthy homemade snack and plenty of time for questions!

Two participants will be offered 4 individualized nutrition consultation sessions and will receive a personalized health plan that includes diet and lifestyle recommendations based on their health and wellness goals!

Cost: 4 week series $40/non-member, $35/member

About the Author and Workshop Instructor: Sri Bodanapu is currently finishing up her Nutrition Consultant degree from the Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition. She has worked in the food industry in a variety of roles and is a firm believer that food can heal and make us thrive. From soaking to fermenting and packing meals with nutrient dense ingredients like nuts and seeds, she believes there are many easy ways for us to eat better. Sri is a mom to a 1.5year old and in her free time obsesses about what to make for her family's next meal.

Questions? Email vaishnavib@gmail.com

*Eating for Health model and Eating for Health Ingredients List adapted from the Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition.

** The purpose of the article is not to provide medical nutrition services, or treat a disease. Rather, I educate people on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to improve their quality of life.