Filter by category, date, or area. Everything listed is in person, county-wide.
Showing 30 of 36 upcoming events · Wellness · from 2026-09-04 · to 2026-09-11
📍 Breath + Oneness
🕒 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM · $2600
⚡ Ceremony of Sound ⚡ Breath+Oneness’ 100-hour Sound Healing Certification Course Get Certified in 4 weekends over 4 months ✨ Designed for beginner and intermediate musicians, healers, yoga teachers, therapists, and anyone who wants to use resonance and vibration in their offerings, ceremonies, and classes. ♢ Add to your current career or start a new one as you share your gift of sound healing with the world ♢ Become who you are meant to be! Follow your purpose, passion, and artistic expression into the embrace of sound healing 🎵🎵🎵 _____________________________ 📅 Fall Session 2026 | 4 Weekends over 4 Months All days are 8:30am-5:30pm 9/4-9/6 10/3-10/4 11/7-11/8 12/4-12/6 🙌 EARLY BIRD pricing! Register by May 31st to save $250 on tuition. 😍 In order to provide each participant with personal feedback and to cultivate deep and meaningful relationships with our cohort, we keep the group size limited. Register early for early bird pricing and to reserve your spot! Staff teachers: Lead Teacher: Dallas McKenzie Co-Lead Teacher: Adron Beene Support Teachers: Alex Harrison, Sam David, and Carrie Arlah Burr _____________________________ This course is for you if you want to: - Initiate or expand your relationship with music, sound, resonance, and vibration - Deepen your ability to heal and offer healing to others - Play many different instruments (including renowned brands Meinl Sonic Energy and Crystal Tones crystal singing bowls) and develop further with the ones you resonate with most - Set and hold ceremonial space through prayer, intention, and sound - Take people on journeys, sound baths, potent yoga classes, and more - Explore vibrational healing instruments such as Crystal Tones crystal bowls, your voice, drums, flute, digeridoo, chimes, gong, and much more - Deepen and expand your self-expression and artistry - Connect with an intimate group of no more than 15 students along with your mentors and teachers for ample individualized attention and personal practice _____
📍 BEYOND liberty
🕒 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · $10
Mindful Movement with Horses Blending Tai Chi, Qigong, Horses and Mindfulness and informed by Polyvagal Theory, this class supports nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, and safe connection—with yourself, the herd, and the natural world. All proceeds benefit BEYOND liberty, a nonprofit horse sanctuary and equine education center improving the lives of both humans and horses through education, experiential learning and wellness and enrichment programs. $10 drop-in. Registration required: https://BeyondLibertyandPMR.as.me/MindfulnessThroughMovement
📍 WomenCARE
🕒 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Mindfulness Meditation: Guided meditation & talk with a facilitator Description:For women newly diagnosed, recovering, or coping with the effects of cancer or chronic illness. Meeting Time: 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, 11:00am - noon Facilitator: Claire Schneeberger
📍 Aptos Branch Library
🕒 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · See listing
Fix Your Digestion, Boost Your Energy Learn how stress and imbalances affect digestion and discover tools to improve energy, weight, and wellbeing in this free talk with nutritionist Rebecca Hazelton. Are you tired of gas, bloating, heartburn, bathroom trouble, and low energy? Poor digestion is at the root of these symptoms and many more! In this free presentation, you'll discover how: Stress affects your ability to break down your food Imbalances in your digestion creates common symptoms like low or inconsistent energy, excess body fat, digestive symptoms (gas, bloating, irregular BM’s), headaches, and more. 3 powerful keys & 12 tools you need to transform your digestion so you can have balanced weight, more energy, & enjoy your life more fully! Rebecca Hazelton is a Licensed Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Heart Math Stress Resilience Coach and author. She helps people struggling with health symptoms how to regain their health so they can feel great and free to enjoy life fully. https://santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/17071800
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 2:30 PM · See listing
Friday, September 04 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm Fix Your Digestion, Boost Your Energy Learn how stress and imbalances affect digestion and discover tools to improve energy, weight, and wellbeing in this free talk with nutritionist Rebecca Hazelton.
📍 Ohana Studios Santa Cruz
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM · $20
Pole Fitness 101 is more than just aerial training. Get movement training you’ll use for life! ✅Pole technique with dance & fitness modules ✅Functional conditioning ✅Mobility & flexibility training ✅High level Xpert Xpole certified (L1-L4) ✅FRC certified Mobility Specialist (FRCms) Drop in on one class or attend the fully programmed module for 7 weeks! Fridays 6 pm. www.ohanastudiosantacruz.com
📍 Santa Cruz
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
Call to register or if you have questions: 457-2273 Location will vary so call for details The facilitator will bring photos. You are responsible for purchasing materials (see below). Discover your Wisdom with SoulCollage® Let's explore our inner selves. Using images, imagination and intuition, you will begin to create your own personal deck of collaged cards. Part art project, part spiritual practice, SoulCollage® allows you to deepen your understanding of yourself and tap into your inner wisdom that can guide you on important life decisions. In a fun, creative, and relaxed environment, you will create cards that will reveal parts of your personality, your archetypes, and other guides, allies, and challengers. We will talk about the ways you can use your personal deck of collaged cards to tap into your inner wisdom. No art experience necessary. Anyone can create SoulCollage® cards! We use scissors, glue, and images cut from magazines to create our cards. You’ll take home several finished cards—and no doubt a love for this creative process! Please bring with you : * Scissors * Glue stick (best kind is Pioneer glue stick) * 8 x 5 mat board * Pen & Notebook
📍 Kula Connections
🕒 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · $35
This is not a drumming class, nor is it simply a breathwork session. It is an invitation to experience how breath and rhythm work together to calm the nervous system, quiet the analytical mind, and awaken a deeper sense of presence. Together, we'll explore belly breathing, vocal toning, gentle body awareness, simple hand drumming, and rhythmic shaker practices that anyone can enjoy, no musical ability required. Each workshop is designed as a complete stand-alone experience while also serving as the foundation for those who wish to continue exploring the transformative relationship between rhythm and breath. Rather than learning increasingly complicated techniques, we'll return to these timeless practices again and again, allowing them to deepen with each experience. No experience is necessary. Drums and rhythm instruments are provided, and each participant will receive two complimentary egg shakers to continue practicing at home. Before language, there was rhythm. Before thought, there was breath. Join wellness educator and breathwork guide Elizabeth Borelli and award-winning percussionist Jim Greiner for an immersive experience that reconnects you with the two rhythms that have guided human life since the beginning: your breath and your heartbeat.
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 2:30 PM · See listing
Saturday, September 05 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm A safe space to explore questions and feelings about dying
📍 Land of Medicine Buddha – In the Gompa
🕒 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · See listing
Join us for Sunday drop-in Meditations 9-10 am weekly. In person only– in the Gompa at Land of Medicine Buddha with Venerable Yangchen! Venerable Yangchen's guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete newcomers to meditation. The practice begins with brief instruction, 10 minutes of silent meditation, followed by guided analytical meditation and discussion based on the theme of the week.
📍 Palm Beach State Park
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · $33.85
Sun, Movement & Good Vibes!! Join us for a morning of beach Pilates, followed by a little time to soak it all in
📍 The 418 Project
🕒 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Wing Chun martial arts classes with instructor Marcus at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, meeting multiple times per week.
📍 Bargetto Winery
🕒 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM · See listing
Bargetto Winery’s Courtyard Yoga with Alison Trybom Lucas. Elevate your Sunday ritual with Courtyard Yoga and a taste of Bargetto wine! $25 includes yoga class and a glass of Bargetto wine after class! Please bring your own mats and props. All levels welcome. Class is 60 minutes and starts at 10:45am in Bargetto Winery’s Creekside courtyard! Limited To 20 guests. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: https://bargetto.orderport.net/wines/EVENTS
📍 Santa Cruz Zen Center
🕒 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM · FREE
Silent meditation.
📍 The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz County, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM · FREE
Queer & Trans Yoga by Sapphire Yoga Collective Weekly Yoga Class @ TDC Mondays from 6:00 PM -7:15 PM This is a trauma-sensitive, all-levels, all-bodies/abilities class taught by a rotating queer-identifying yoga teacher each week. We highlight self nurturance through yoga asana and meditation, a somatic and mindfulness healing practice that resources us for our own resilience as well as community care. No prior yoga experience necessary. Ultimately, this is a brave space for LGBTQIA++ identifying folks to gather and take deep care. Please bring your our yoga mat and water bottle. Cost: $10-20 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds! @sapphireyogacollective and @yogaforallmovement Questions? Contact Tara Maxon, Well-being Coordinator email: tara.maxon @diversitycenter.org
📍 Sky Park
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · See listing
Come join us! Mondays @ 6pm Yoga 7pm Meditation and Sound Healing ❤️🩹 $10 a class, no one will be turned away 🫶
📍 The Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA
🕒 7:30 PM – 8:20 PM · See listing
NEW Group beginning March 2nd Name: Grieving Together: Tending our Queer Hearts Date: Starts Monday, March 2nd (Monthly, held on the First Monday of the Month) Time: 7:30-8:30 pm Location: In-Person at The Diversity Center Ages: 18+ RSVP: RSVP QR Code on flyer Event Description: This group’s intention is to hold space for collective queer grief in these times. Whether you’re feeling heavy with the world or experiencing personal loss, we’ll be holding space to grieve together. The group will be facilitated by Ore Ganin-Pinto, Interfaith Chaplain and Harper Cheaney, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. If you have any questions about the group, please contact Harper at [email protected]
📍 The 418 Project
🕒 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM · See listing
Contact Improv dance session at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, offered weekly on Mondays.
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 1:15 PM · See listing
Tuesday, September 08 2026 12:15pm - 2:15pm Join a health book club with educational discussions led by Dr. Rabia Barkins, a licensed holistic health practitioner. Improve overall health with lifestyle changes to diet, exercise, and more.
📍 OneSource Compounding Pharmacy
🕒 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · See listing
Step into a realm of revitalization at our pharmacy, where we proudly introduce our exclusive hydration injection services. Designed to replenish your body’s essential fluids and nutrients swiftly and effectively, our hydration injections offer a rejuvenating experience that goes beyond traditional methods. Our skilled and caring professionals utilize cutting-edge techniques to administer a customized blend of hydration, vitamins, and minerals directly into your system, ensuring a rapid and targeted response. Whether you’re seeking a post-workout boost, recovering from illness, or simply aiming to enhance your overall well-being, our hydration injections provide a quick and convenient solution. Experience the transformative power of hydration at our pharmacy, where health and vitality converge for a renewed and invigorated you.
📍 The 418 Project
🕒 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · See listing
Wing Chun martial arts classes with instructor Marcus at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, meeting multiple times per week.
📍 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
🕒 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · See listing
When everyday life becomes overly stressful, monotonous, or even meaningless, it can be hard to find joy or focus on one’s well-being. In the book The Power of Awe, Dr. Michael Amster provides “practical, science-backed tools” to help “cultivate awe” within the everyday routine. Readers and event attendees will have a concrete foundation for reconnecting with daily life. These tools focus on supporting well-being, reducing stress, finding meaning, bringing joy, and building resilience. Dr. Amster will be in conversation with Sharon Papo, a local leader, founder, and CEO of Indigo Skies Consulting. These conversations will hopefully spark inspiration for taking the first steps to cultivating more awe. -Isabella Marie Sangaline; Good Times Santa Cruz
📍 The 418 Project
🕒 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · See listing
A hula and Tahitian dance class offering instruction in traditional Pacific dance.
📍 Insight Santa Cruz, 740 Front Street (2nd floor of the Galleria building)
🕒 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
Rainbow Sangha Sit, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month , 7:00 - 8:30 pm. The Rainbow Sangha group offers a safer space for individuals who identify as queer, non-binary, transgender, lesbian, bisexual, trans*, gay, intersex, questioning, and others who identify outside of cisgender, heterosexual mainstream culture. Please see more information on the Rainbow Sangha page at Insight Santa Cruz . .
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 10:00 AM · See listing
Wednesday, September 09 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm Dignity Mobile Wellness Clinic and Santa Cruz Public Libraries are partnering to offer services that support the health of patrons with weekly Wednesday visits to the Scotts Valley branch library.
📍 Hummingbird Valley
🕒 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · FREE
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you make throughout your day is an opportunity to be present. Self-Breema exercises are simple and dynamic, and offer a direct experience of body-mind connection. As you practice in class, you increase your ability to be present during your day. You will leave class nurtured, revitalized, and with newfound positivity! You are also welcome to drop in to this class in person at Hummingbird Valley (free of charge; no registration required). Registration for the online attendance of this class is available via the ticket link. Registering for in-person or online is completely free.
📍 California Coffee
🕒 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · FREE
Join us Wednesday, May 21st from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM at California Coffee for an informative and uplifting workshop you won't want tfor suo miss! Our featured guest speaker, Manas S. Kshirsagar, AD, MS a NAMA Board Certified Ayurvedic Doctor with years of experience in holistic wellness and healing, will be presenting "Tools for Stress and Anxiety". With today's fast-paced world and the stress levels many of us are unduring, this workshop will offer valuable insight, practical tools and wellness strategies to help bring more balance, peace and calm into our daily lives. Lunch Special Available: Half Sandwich + Chips just $9.99 California Coffee, 9105 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003 cacoffeeaptos.com Thank you from myself Sylvia Reyes, and my amazing team for supporting our small business and community events!
📍 UC Santa Cruz
🕒 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · FREE
There are many things that can derail our ability to advance in our careers while maintaining long-term sustainability and health. Join us as we discuss the 4 key factors that will help us thrive and enjoy our professional lives for years to come. Whether you’re an early-career professional or already deep into your career journey, you’ll leave with practical strategies and inspiring ideas to chart your own individual path towards a healthy workplace lifestyle in the seasons ahead. REGISTRATION
📍 Soulcare Studios
🕒 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · $25
Take a midweek pause and recharge your energy ✨ Join us for BioCharger & Vibrational Sound Table Healing Happy Hour—a unique experience designed to support relaxation, recovery, and energetic balance. This drop-in session allows you to unwind, reset your nervous system, and leave feeling refreshed and aligned. 🕒 Wednesdays | 4:30–6:00 PM 💲 $25 per session ⚠️ Limited to 15 spots—reserve early
📍 The 418 Project
🕒 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · See listing
A weekly evening of tango in Santa Cruz, offering a chance to learn, dance, and connect with a new community.