New baby goats at the Chivas Skin Care farm!

Soma Get Fit uses Chivas Skin Care products in its body treatments and bodywork.  While you might already know that many of the Chivas products are made with goat milk, you might not know that the we actually raise French Alpine goats on our farm and use the fresh milk in our soaps.   And you definitely don’t know that we just had 4 new baby goats on our farm (because I haven’t even posted this on our own website yet).  We are super excited – the babies, also called “kids”, are adorable, friendly and healthy!

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Our newest baby goat at the Chivas Skin Care farm (she is still in need of a fitting name, any ideas?)

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The baby goats all get along pretty well.  Sometimes they kiss & snuggle.  Sometimes they fake fight.

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They are all healthy and active, especially “Bart” who you can see here jumping up on the water bucket.  (with his protective mother not far behind)

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Bart is not only the most active, but also the most friendly.  Here he is jumping up on my leg.  He also likes when I hold his front feet and “dance” with him.

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Can you tell I have a crush on Bart?  Here he is kissing my hand.  I told you he was friendly!

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Want to see more pictures and videos of the goats? (coming soon)

Want to learn more about the benefits of goat milk skin care?

Want to learn more about how Soma Get Fit uses Chivas Skin Care in their spa packages?

This entry was written by ljohanson, posted on March 8, 2010 at 1:11 pm, filed under Bodywork, Skin Care and tagged baby goats, chivas farm, Chivas Skin Care. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Brooks Green Silence: Taking the Eco-Running Shoe to The Next Level

It has been argued that the greening of athletic shoes is often the most difficult because of all of the different components involved in creating a shoe.

That fact didn’t stop The Brooks Running Company who just released The Green Silence Running Shoe made from 75% post consumer materials and non-toxic soy-based dyes. In fact, the Green Silence uses less than half as many parts compared to a regular running shoe. The components are even biodegradable and whatever needs to be held together is done with water-based adhesives. Basically, when it comes to sustainability, this shoe has set the “Green Standard.”

All of these environmental strides are great, but only if the shoe really works. As you may know we’ve launched the We Run Green Campaign here on YDT as I train for the Los Angeles Marathon, so as a part of my training regimen I took these puppies out for a spin.

The first thing I noticed was how light weight the shoe felt; I use to think my Asics were pretty light, but they seem like clogs compared to these. I also enjoyed the breathability the shoe provided, keeping my feet cool and comfortable. There was plenty of cushion and support too, no different than my regular gear.

The verdict: Brooks achieved its goal of creating a shoe that “incorporates sustainability, without sacrificing performance.” I’m going to keep training in them and use them for the big day. After the 26.2 miles, I’ll let you know if I still like them.

There is just one request I have from a more stylistic perspective – more color selection please! Perhaps if I were part of the German national running team I might feel different, but red, yellow and black are not my favorite color combos.

You can purchase the Brooks Green Silence Online for $100.

Learn More: Check out Brooks’ commitment to the environment and what happens to the lifecycle of your shoe on its website.

Don’t forget, when you’re done with these or any athletic shoes, be sure to recycle them.

This entry was written by Soma Get Fit Guest Writer, posted on February 23, 2010 at 4:19 pm, filed under Green Lifestyle, Los Angeles, Products and tagged Eco, Green, Green Running Shoes, Running, Running Shoes, SOMA GET FIT, Tracy Hepler, Your Daily Thread. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

A SOMA Experience Video: Edward Farwick

Check out our latest retreat experience video with our most recent Guest Edward Farwick. It will certainly get you wishing for a retreat of your own.

This entry was written by scrawford, posted on January 14, 2010 at 6:54 am, filed under Bodywork, Experiences, Fitness, Food, Green Lifestyle, Hiking, Life is Fitness, Lifestyle and Spa, Los Angeles, Meditation, Nutrition, Outdoors, Pilates, Press, Products, Retreats, Santa Barbara, Skin Care, Stand Up Paddle Surfing, Yoga and tagged beach, biking, Fitness, Hiking, Karen Keltner, Los Angeles, mountains, Outdoors, Retreats, Running, Santa Barbara, Scott Crawford, Skin Care, SOMA GET FIT. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Join Soma at the 4th annual Chivas Holiday Boutique!

Soma Get Fit partners up with Chivas Skin Care to host the 4th annual Chivas Holiday Boutique in Camarillo, California on Sunday, December 6th.

You can enjoy a holiday shopping experience (with 7 local vendors) within an hour from either Los Angeles or Santa Barbara!  Soma Get Fit will be offering mini-massages from 1:30pm to 4:00pm and teaching a Gray’s functional movement class from 4:00pm to 4:30pm.  Plus, you can enjoy our other workshops on DIY skincare, goat cheese making, green living and pilates.  And don’t forget to meet the goats behind Chivas’s goat milk soap and skin care line and try the yummy goat milk-inspired appetizers and deserts that Chivas co-founder, Donna, will be making especially for this event.

Please be sure to RSVP at rsvp@chivasskincare.com!

Learn more about how Chivas Skin Care partners with Soma Get Fit

This entry was written by ljohanson, posted on November 30, 2009 at 10:55 pm, filed under Products, Skin Care and tagged Bodywork, Chivas Skin Care, christmas, Eco-Friendly Skin Care, Holiday Party, Lauren Johanson, Nutrition, Pilates, SOMA GET FIT. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.