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New Fitness Buddy Program for People with SCI

By Bonnie Lewkowicz on March 11, 2019 2 Comments

Studies show that having an exercise partner has many benefits, one being making exercise more enjoyable. As part of the Neilsen Project BORP is starting a fitness buddy program targeted towards people with spinal cord injuries. Participants will be paired together to establish a regular exercise habit and be given the tools to succeed.

Cynthia and Bonnie Boxing

If interested contact Cynthia@borp.org or bonnie@borp.org

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Tags : BORP Fitness Center, fitness, SCI

New evening, donation-based yoga class

By Stacy Rohrs on April 16, 2018 No Comments

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Jess Schlesinger

Long-time ​BORP​ fitness studio​ instructor, Jess Schlesinger will be offering her class two nights per week. Starting May 1st, Access Centered Yoga for Trauma and Pain will be offered Tuesday nights at 7:30-8:30 ​pm in addition to Thursdays​. This is ​a ​ donation based class, so students can attend for free and donate what they can​,​ when they can.

Class description:  

​Access-Centered Yoga is a trauma-informed class demonstrating that yoga can be accessible for all bodies and minds. The class incorporates awareness of breath with movement and dynamic poses adapted and modified for various abilities and access needs. Each class will emphasize strength, balance, and flexibility as well as infusing mindful awareness of our “felt-sense” throughout a sequence. Many of us become disconnected from our bodies as a result of trauma, pain, and shame. By taking a moment to notice how we feel while we move and breathe we begin to reconnect to our bodies and become more present in our day to day lives
Categories : BORP Fitness, BORP General Interest
Tags : borp, fitness, Yoga

Two New Classes Come to BORP’s Fitness Studio

By Betsy Dorsett on August 14, 2017 3 Comments

Ralph Somack Tai ChiRalph Somack is a Tai Chi and Pa Kua (Ba Gua) practitioner based in Oakland. He is a retired PhD chemist with 30 years of Tai Chi experience. Ralph teaches Tai Chi and Pa Kua at 3 Satellite Affordable Housing Associates Senior living centers and has taught at the South Berkeley Senior Center, Piedmont Gardens assisted living center, St. Joseph’s retirement residence and Brookdale in Naples, Florida. Ralph is a former student of Tai Chi Grand Master Y-C Chiang and is Board Certified by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach Paul Lam’s Sun style Tai Chi program for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. This is an evidence-based method approved by the US and Australian Arthritis Foundations and the CDC. He is passionate about teaching Tai Chi to help people live healthier, less stressful lives by focusing on fundamental Tai Chi and Qi Gong principles of movement, body awareness, alignment and mental focus. He also enjoys windsurfing.

Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention
9 -10AM Tuesdays

This is an evidence-based method approved by the US and Australian Arthritis Foundations and the CDC. Participants will learn and practice the Tai Chi program developed by Dr. Paul Lam of the Tai Chi Institute and sanctioned by the Arthritis Foundation, the National Council for Aging and the CDC to benefit people with arthritis and balance issues and shown to: 1. Improve physical condition, muscle strength, coordination and flexibility 2. Improve balance and decrease the risk of falls 3. Ease pain and stiffness, for example, from osteoarthritis 4. Improve sleep and enhance overall wellness, 5. Reduce stress and develop tranquility, inner balance and empowerment. This program consists of a set of gentle QiGong warm up exercises combined with the first 12 movements of the powerful Sun style Tai Chi system. No previous Tai Chi experience is required and the course is open to all ages and varying abilities, and is wheelchair friendly.

Ralph Somack Tai ChiDragon Heart Style Pa Kua
10:15AM-11:15AM Tuesdays

Pa Kua is an internal Chinese martial art based on the Daoist principles of the I Ching, combining Tai Chi with the ancient spiritual practice of circle walking. Circle walking develops body posture and structure, teaches us to focus the mind, body and spirit and is a relaxing, excellent form of meditation. Pa Kua (or Ba Gua) is characterized by changing directions while holding various static postures with the upper body and executing various “palm changes” done in a smooth and flowing manner likened to a “Dragon soaring in the clouds”. Each part of the body coordinates with every other, generating the maximum amount of power available relative to the individual’s size and weight. Participants will learn the basics of Pa Kua, including a set of Qi Gong warm up exercises, the Chinese Tea Cup exercise, the “Mud-Walking” technique, the 8 animal form Circle Walking Exercises and the first four of the eight “Mother” Palm Changes. The focus is not on the martial arts applications but on exercise, health, mindfulness and of course, having fun! The course is open to all ages and varying abilities.

Classes start in September. Click here to sign up.

Categories : BORP Fitness, BORP General Interest
Tags : arthritis, borp, Disability, fitness, Tai Chi

New Events Added to the Adventures and Outings Schedule

By Betsy Dorsett on November 2, 2016 No Comments

Two new events have been added to the Adventures and Outings schedule in November and December:

Saturday November 19 | 11:00 am – Noon
World Dance Class at the BORP Fitness Center (Ed Roberts Campus)
Cost: $11 adults; $8 seniors
*If you haven’t taken a class at the BORP Fitness Center before, please plan to arrive 15-30 minutes early to complete paperwork.
RSVP by November 15

BORP Holiday Potluck

A snowman in a wheelchair carrying a casserole dish. BORP Holiday Potluck

Saturday December 3 | Noon – 5:00 pm
BORP Holiday Potluck at the Ed Roberts Campus
Cost: $5 plus bring a dish to share (If you aren’t a chef or don’t have a dish to bring, please consider making an additional donation.)
RSVP by November 20

Plus there’s still room to join us on Sunday, December 4 for a Hike along the Bay Trail, ending at Rosie the Riveter Museum | 10:00 am – 4:30pm 
This hike is a collaborative outing with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association. Along this paved and level route, we will visit the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, Shipyard Stories and Friendship sculptures, Home Front historical markers, and the Barbara and Jay Vincent and Shimada Peace parks.  Sitting areas and restrooms are available along the route. We may also have an early dinner at Assemble. Optional add-ons:  Kite flying, picnicking, a playground, and the Visitor’s Center
Cost: No fee for hike; cost of meal and tip
RSVP by November 15

For more information and to RSVP for these or any of our Adventures and Outings, call Lori Gray after 10:00 am at 510-843-4398.

Categories : adventures-and-outings, BORP Fitness, BORP General Interest
Tags : adventures and outings, borp, fitness, hiking

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