SOLACE RETREAT WITH SOMA GET FIT

by Janet Rifkin

If you had the chance to design and then enjoy a weekend retreat that was tailored to your own needs and preferences, what would it look like? Would you want to be in a beautiful place, eat wonderful healthy food, to get to know the natural environment of ocean and mountains? Would you want to meditate and have personalized restorative yoga sessions? Would you want to end your evening with the most amazing bodywork [...]

Yoga, Pilates, What’s the difference?

Do you know the difference between Yoga and Pilates?  If your answer is no, you aren’t alone.  Over the years as a Pilates Instructor I’ve been asked by friends “how’s yoga going.”   Today that question makes sense as I’m in the middle of a yoga certification.  However, for the past 7 years while I’ve only been teaching Pilates, the question would make me laugh.  Then I sometimes get “what’s the difference between the two”?  My go to [...]

Earth Day Everyday

by Karen Keltner

April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of our celebrated Earth Day, which auspiciously started in our very own hometown of Santa Barbara (http://www.cecsb.org/). Today Earth Day is globally recognized and celebrated as a day to recommit to our 3 R’s: REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE so that our planet and we can live sustainably. However, to live sustainably and to have our planet thrive it takes more than one day a year. It takes an [...]

Asian Stir Fry with Chili Lime Ricenoodles

This dish created by Lys Poet
Personal Chef

GREEN TEA PANNACOTTA

This Amazingly Creative Desert is made by LYS POET
Personal Chef
LYS is born in Belgium

Hollywood Weekly Spotlights the Alexander Technique

This is a review of June Chadwick
Presenting the Alexander Technique

Soma’s Karen Keltner Shares Her Tips For Earth Hour

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Check out this interview on how Santa Barbara locals including our Karen Keltner are celebrating Earth Hour.

Running the L.A. Marathon As Green As I Can Be

If you’ve ever participated in a marathon, triathlon or other serious athletic competition, you may have noticed a lot of waste that goes along with it. Whether it’s disposable cups, synthetic clothing or corn syrupy beverages, there’s a lot is going on that isn’t in the eco-friendly realm. I sought to challenge myself to see if running a marathon could be something I could do in a greener way. So now, after weeks of [...]

Low Back Discomfort and Ways to Address It

Well, I got such a great response from folks about my knee discomfort post last month that I thought I’d discuss a similar issue around low back discomfort. Now to start off let’s be sure that we distinguish between pain and discomfort. We’re going to categorize “pain” as something that is sharp, chronic, rarely subsides, and often comes with referred pain, numbness or tingling down to the legs and even feet. By discomfort I mean the achy [...]

EXPLORATIONS in ALTERNATIVE METHODS to HEAL the BODY

The Alexander Technique
Explorations in alternative methods to heal the body
By Peter Dugrè
This is the time of year when people strive for new beginnings, when people take a good look in the mirror and reflect on what they ought to do differently. While some advise not to look too deeply and not to try  to change too much, June Chadwick, certified instructor of the Alexander Technique, would teach a student to forget—or unlearn—all of their old bodily habits, [...]