Earlier this month the first of a series of UCLA Family Commons Wellness Centers for the greater Los Angeles area, opened in Santa Monica. The Centers are designed to offer "accessible, science-based tools aimed to promote healthy lifestyles to kids, parents, families and the community by teaching people of all ages to discover their individual potential for well-being."
The programs offered at the Santa Monica Center include a wide selection of yoga classes, such as Yogis Anonymous (a donation-based yoga program with some of LA's most experienced yoga teachers); yoga for kids 4-10; mommy and me (2-4) yoga; and coming soon, family yoga classes.
Also offered are an array of Mindful Awareness classes, including those for children 9-12; for teens 13-18; family-focused classes in mindful eating; mommy and me mindfulness and movement together; mindful parenting; and community mindful awareness classes.
This is a project of the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Support also provided in part by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
