You enter into a beautiful garden with the rich smells of incents and flowers. Pacific Cultural Center is a relaxing and comfortable place to be. It doubles as a yoga studio based on the teachings of yogi Baba Hari Dass, who has been silent for the last 50 years. The Ashtanga yoga system is taught here.
There's a large space for rentals and events, but the calendar is generally booked. The events include Congolese dance, Indian temple dance, Afro-Brasilian dance, Guinean West African dance, lectures and classes.
The Louden Nelson Community Center is not named after a community icon named Louden. Through a typographical mix-up, so the story goes, the first "N" in Londen Nelson's name was transposed.
The center is in downtown Santa Cruz and provides free parking permits for the encircling block inside the center at the front desk. Louden Nelson houses a senior computer center, a teen center, and two rooms that can seat up to 127 people for various community and private events. Outdoors, a large playground is a popular spot for Santa Cruz children. An open field is often home to community events including the Juneteenth Celebration.
Occasionally, one can arrive outside the Market Street Senior Center to the sounds of Cab Calloway wafting from the center. The center is intended to be a community gathering place for those ages 50 and older. It is conveniently located just four blocks from a bus stop. The Market Street Theater is the home of the Santa Cruz Follies.
With over 30 years of presence in the community, the Kiva Retreat House has been a destination for unwinding and relaxing. Kiva offers hot and cold tubs (including private tubs), a lounge with a fireplace, sauna, aromatherapy steam showers and massages by certified massage therapists. And tucked away behind the serene zen-like foliage, members can also enjoy lying out in the sun within Kiva's garden setting. Clothing is also an optional factor at Kiva.
Toadal Fitness is a gym with locations throughout Santa Cruz. The Live Oak location offers members 24-hour gym access, classes in kickboxing, Zumba, Pilates and capoeira, and a special workout facility designed for kids and teens, unique to this location.
Description: Minorsan Self Defense & Fitness offers Martial Arts and Fitness-Kickboxing, Weight Loss Programs for Beginners and Advanced Exercisers, as well as BodyPump, Zumba and HIIT Training.
With a wide open work out room lined with equipment from front to back, Toadal Fitness has all the equipment necessary to help you sweat. From ellipticals to weights there is plenty to choose from. The gym offers a variety of classes including, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, body sculpting, taichi, and the most popular class, Zumba. For a comfortable and not over crowded work out, check out the downtown Toadal Fitness.
The Bike Dojo is a cycling gym that offers spin classes, outdoor guided rides, virtual reality bikes and bike parking. All classes involve a 60-minute workout, and endeavor to provide a fun, calorie burning cardiovascular fitness experience for cyclists of all skill levels. Call to schedule a free trial class.
With plenty of space for bouldering, and paths all the way to the top of the gym, soaring above a cardio area, Pacific Edge is definitely one of the most unique gyms in town. Pacific Edge comes with private class rooms, yoga rooms and a gym separate from the climbing area. Boasting a full climbing pro shop, Pacific Edge has all the equipment for any climber—from beginner to seasoned veteran. It's great place to get in shape and socialize with other climbing enthusiasts.
Toadal Fitness is a fitness center with locations throughout Santa Cruz. This Westside location offers its members state of the art weight and cardio equipment and classes in Zumba, body sculpting, yoga and pilates.
