Fitness Classes that Fit Your Schedule

Fitness Classes that Fit Your Schedule

This spring, the CLL is offering fitness classes that fit your schedule. Discover innovative workouts that offer a perfect combination of exercise and fun. These classes are starting soon. Register today!

•         Take a load off your back with Resistance Pilates!
•         Discover the ‘Art of Peace’ with Introduction to Aikido
•         and more!

BRAND NEW

Resistance Pilates

9 Tuesdays, beginning April 7

9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Students will explore the use of light weights and resistance bands and build on core strength to support the spine. Stand strong, stand tall and improve posture. Class Cost: $54

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EVENING CLASS

Introduction to Aikido

8 Wednesdays, beginning April 8

7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Aikido, known as the 'art of peace' is a martial art based on neutralizing an opponent through leverage and balance instead of strength and force. Class Cost: $40

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Back By Popular Demand Body Mind Wakeup Call April 7: Students will experience yoga stretches, use of light weights and resistance bands and discover fun ways to help increase and build memory skills. Register Now

Hundreds of Favorite Classes Let Loose with Nia Dance! April 9: Students will deepen their knowledge of the body in this total body workout with movements drawn from Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, and more! Register Now

Something for Everyone Dance the Salsa! April 10: Students will learn basic timing, rhythm, partnering, and footwork. No experience required! Register Now

CLL in the News: CASA Magazine

IN TODAY'S CASA MAGAZINE, PG. 4!

Spring 2015 Mind & Supermind with Gregg Levoy, Ph.D.

Mind & Supermind with Gregg Levoy, Ph.D.

"Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion"

Monday, April 20

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 

Register now at http://bit.ly/1L4sNNL

What Goes "Squish, Splatter & Roll"? Discover CLL Parenting Classes, Weekday Mornings!

What Goes "Squish, Splatter & Roll"?

Now that we have your attention... CLL's popular parenting education classes are a favorite way for parents and children age 6 months to 5 years to spend fun, safe and healthy time together on weekday mornings!

Do you know a parent looking for new options for weekday mornings to spend fun, safe and healthy time together with their child? Please share this post and help them discover this wonderful resource! 

Come learn positive parenting attitudes and how to create your healthy parent-child relationship in a safe and stimulating environment with age appropriate activities for infants and children age 6 months to 5 years at the CLL.

Parents and caregivers with children learn about typical stages of development through observation, participation with other families and discussion.

If you’re curious about which class to take, consider your child’s age and interests. 

Classes available at CLL include:

Ages 6-18 months: Music Times explores the power of rhythm, melody, tonality and beat together. Toddler Times teaches through song, as well as with puppets and books. Babies will expand their language skills in a joyful and stimulating environment.

Ages 18 – 30 months: Consider Growing Times, and directly participate weekly with other parents to learn about your toddler’s stages of development. Expand your musical knowledge with Music Times III, and play with a wide variety of instruments.

Ages 2-5 years old: Growing Times II and III offer an artistic and hand-on approach or Squish, Splatter and Roll provides creative expression through art materials and sensory experience.

In addition to these Parenting Education classes, parents may be interested in other classes and special workshops such as: Childbirth Yoga – Pregnancy, Labor, Birth and Postpartum and Discipline without Punishment or Rewards.

• Click here to view ALL Parenting classes.
• Or browse the CLL website at: http://sbcc.edu/CLL

CLL Newsletter March 2015

March 2015 March at the CLL We’re still in Winter Term, here at the CLL (Winter term ends March 21) – but Spring Term is right around the corner! Spring is the perfect season to appreciate nature while hiking our beautiful Santa Barbara trails, observing local bird habitats, or enjoying the splendor of the night sky. At the CLL, all of Santa Barbara and Goleta, inside and out, is your classroom! In this Issue: Spring Term 2015 Important Registration Information Classes Starting Soon Learn Something New with Look & Learn What Our Students are Saying Try something new at the CLL CLL students at the Santa Barbara Zoo Important Dates: March 16: Spring Term Registration Begins March 21: Last Day of Winter Term March 23 – April 4: Spring Break April 6: Spring Term Classes Begin Spring Term 2015: Take Your Learning Outside the Classroom Learning, especially lifelong learning, does not have to take place within four walls. This spring, the CLL is taking learning outside of the classroom and into the community. Many Spring Term classes will meet by the sea, out-to-sea, on hiking trails and even at the Santa Barbara Zoo, such as: Animals Alive: Drawing at the Zoo Sustainable Garden Design Walkabout Basic Keelboat Sailing Lawn Bowls, Your New Sport and more! Important Registration Information Spring registration begins March 16. The first week of registration will be staggered by subject areas across four days. Classes start throughout the term, which runs from April 6 through June 13. Classes Starting Soon If you’re looking to start a class sooner than Spring, look no further than the CLL’s Winter Print Schedule. Don’t miss out on these classes, starting soon: March 14: Attracting Abundance March 14: How to Heal the Dark Side with Spirit Friends   March 14: Sustainable Garden Design Walkabout   March 14: Smart Financial Planning: Look Inside Wall Street’s Black Box  March 20: Candlelight Yoga March 21: How to Communicate Simply, Lovingly, and Effectively March 21: The Secrets of Men’s Depression - The Plight of Wounded and Wounding Men Learn Something New with Look & Learn Discover the wonder of a deep exuberant breath with CLL Yoga instructor, Fredda Spirka, in the CLL’s Look & Learn video: Breathing. Learn something new in just a minute or two with our growing collection of Look & Learn ‘how-to’ videos, featuring the CLL’s expert, professional teachers.  View ALL Look & Learn videos on the CLL’s YouTube Channel.  What Our Students Are Saying "There is such a large variety of unique classes that I get to try a new hobby every few months.” – Kim Todd, CLL student Did you have a great experience at the CLL? We'd love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail us at infoCLL@sbcc.edu. Want to Help? Many students have asked us how they can help spread the word about the CLL.  Here’s what you can do – ask us for a bundle of our Spring Term Print Schedules and drop them off at your doctor’s office or gym.  If you’d like to help, come stop by the Wake Campus or Schott Campus Main Office, or send us an e-mail us at infoCLL@sbcc.edu.

Look & Learn: Fredda Spirka on "Breathing"

CLL in the News: Santa Barbara News-Press

IN today's news-press, PG. a6/a7!

CLL Spring 2015 Schedule Available Online!

View or Download the CLL Spring 2015 Printed Schedule

1. Download schedule (as PDF)

2. OR view as a flip-through schedule online

Important Spring Registration Schedule Information

Important Spring Registration Schedule Information

FIRST WEEK OF REGISTRATION: STAGGERED March 16 - 19

The first week of registration will be staggered by subject areas across four days:

Last Chance Winter Cooking Classes

We're cooking up a storm at the CLL!

This is your last chance to get cooking during CLL’s Winter Term – so be sure to register today.

Which came first?

Chicken and Egg

with Suzanne (Landry) Lemagie

2 Tuesdays, beginning March 10^th

6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Chicken and Egg - two of the most versatile ingredients for the simplest of healthy meals to the most elaborate. Save money by learning how to cut up whole chickens and filets, while learning knife skills and cooking techniques; simple home-made Chicken-Soup - for the soul; how to turn one chicken dish to several different meal and eggs beyond the breakfast food. We'll prepare many delicious recipes including appetizers, entrees and desserts. Class Cost: $62 Materials Cost: $24 Register here now!

Learn to make Tomato, Hollandaise, and Béchamel sauces, and more in….

Superb Sauces

with Michele Molony

2 Fridays, beginning March 13^th

6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Turn the ordinary into extraordinary with a one of a kind sauce. Technique is everything in the creation of an elegant sauce. You will gain hands-on experience applying the skills demonstrated in class on your own culinary creation. Let a master chef show you how to tackle the most daunting of sauces. Once you know how, these sauces will become part of your dining repertoire. Class Cost: $46 Materials Cost: $20

Click here to register. 

Got a minute?

Sit back and let CLL cooking teacher, Carlos Rodrigo Gimenez, talk ab out the proper way to select and cook meat in the CLL’s Look & Learn video: Communicating with Food. 

Last-Chance to Earn CEUs at the CLL this Winter

Come spend a Saturday “learning and earning” -  earning CEUs, that is!

We know you have other options, including earning your CEU credits online. But here’s a convenient, high value way* to earn your RN/LVN/CNA or  MFT/LCSW CEUs  - away from your “screen”  with dynamic, live lectures and discussions. 

*Class fees include tuition and may include materials fees as noted at registration. CLL is pleased to provide your CEU credits at no additional charge.

Spaces go fast. Take a look and register today!

4 CEUs (Class Cost: $20)

Attracting Abundance

Saturday, March 14^th

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

In this class, students will identify how barriers to financial success are often formed in childhood when money is used to express desires, power, love, envy, anger or revenge in the family. Unravel the psychological threads that entangle you in 'money madness,' and learn to eliminate self-destructive patterns, magical thinking and irrational attitudes that hold you back.

2 CEUs (Class Cost: $14)

How to Heal the Dark Side with Spirit Friends

Saturday, March 14^th

10 a.m.-12 Noon

Trauma, tragedy and errors of judgment often become dark holes of guilt, anger, depression and despair. Students are welcome to come and learn the guidelines to raise lower impulses into the higher sources of life, light and love.

6 CEUs (Class Cost: $42)

How to Communicate Simply, Lovingly, and Effectively

Saturday, March 21^st

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Students will discover how to communicate constructively and effectively in any situation using the principle of Attitude Reconstruction, which blends the best of western and eastern approaches, and shows you how to harness the innate tools you were born with to build a life of joy, love, and peace.

3 CEUs (Class Cost: $2)

The Secrets of Men's Depression - The Plight of Wounded and Wounding Men

Saturday, March 21^st

9 a.m.-12 Noon

The 'covert' expression of depression observed in men is far different than the overt expression of depression seen in women. Men's depression must be acknowledged and treated in a way that successfully accommodates this different expression. Students are encouraged to join an exploratory and informational discussion that will include the breakthrough work of Terry Real, Pia Melody, and Brene Brown. 

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Winter Term continues through March 13. Evening, weekday & Saturday classes start and end throughout the term. Discover Your Passion at the CLL today! www.sbcc.edu/CLL. 

Look & Learn: Carlos Rodrigo Gimenez on "Communicating with Food"