Happy New Year from everyone at SYC! We are looking forward to a fantastic 2025, and hope you have big goals for your health and wellness this year.

As we close out the Holiday Season, here are some upcoming dates with different Club hours to keep in mind:

New Years Eve  

Open 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Morning classes only, 7:00 am - 1:30 pm

New Years Day

Open 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

All classes cancelled

We have a lot happening at South Yuba Club this month, including tons of ways to win cash and prizes! Read on to learn about our FebYOUary Wellness and Weight Loss Challenge, upcoming Yoga Teacher Training and clinics, Kiwanis Community Fitness Day, and Drag a Friend to Class challenge! 

Drag a Friend to Class

(You'll both come out smiling!)

We're bringing this challenge back for January!

Bring someone new to class this month (or someone that hasn’t come at least for 3 months) and you'll each get entered in our weekly raffles. 

Let your instructor know that you brought a friend, and you'll each get a raffle ticket. Fill it out and drop it in the raffle box at the front desk.

We will draw weekly winners for $10 Amazon gift cards, and at the end of the month, we'll draw one winner for two $50 cash prizes! Haven’t been to class in 3 months? Bring yourself! You’ll get a raffle ticket for coming to class.

Classes BEFORE 8AM & AFTER 5PM are worth DOUBLE POINTS!

We hope you take this opportunity to share your favorite classes with a friend or two this month. 

Good luck!

Gold Country Kiwanis Community Fitness Day

Exercise / Food / Appetizers 

This is a free event with donations welcome. 

Participate or observe!

Date: January 17, 2025 1-4 PM
Location: The South Yuba Club

Join us for an afternoon of fitness and fun for a great cause! Each year, Gold Country Kiwanis provides approximately 65 - 70 children, K - 8th grade, with clothing for school and a backpack with school supplies from a local merchant. Events like this help make that possible, and we'd love to have you come support this cause! 

Activities & Speakers

Andrew Thomas, MD Owner of Sierra Sinus Center
Dr. Chelsea Lynch, PT, DPT, Owner of Ponderosa Physical Therapy
Exercise Demos to help you stick to those New Year resolutions
Medical Qigong and Tai Chi Demonstrations
Taeko Drumming Demo and opportunity to join their group for a great workout.
Health and Wellness Sponsor Tables with information and free prizes
Kiwanis President’s Chicken Wing Tasting Contest!    Don’t miss!
Event Highlights:

Raffle and Silent Auction Items for Purchase for the Kids
Free Appetizers and Drinks
All proceeds support the children’s back to school clothing event. 

Sponsorship Option: $125.00. 

Join the Team. Become a Sponsor Today!

Please make check to Gold Country Education and Youth Benefits Foundation

Federal I.D. # 80-0238035

Gold Country Kiwanis at P.O. Box 721, Grass Valley, CA  95945

It's time to vote for your favorite businesses in Nevada County! Every year, The Union Newspaper organizes this contest so that you can voice your opinion on your favorite local businesses. It's a great way to help shine a light on those organizations that go above and beyond, and to help others find the best places in town when they're looking for recommendations.

We would be honored if you would give SYC your vote for Best Health Club! You can also vote for your favorite Trainer and Yoga Instructor!

Click here to cast your votes!

Join us for this annual Wellness and Weight Loss Challenge, where we'll be giving away 

Over $1,000 in cash and prizes!!!

If you are ready for clean eating, healthy workouts, a fun community, and results then join us for the FebYOUary Wellness & Weight Loss Challenge! We’ve combined EXERCISE + NUTRITION + ACCOUNTABILITY so you can lose those extra pounds, gain strength and fitness, and improve your overall well-being. We are providing 4 weeks of coaching, workouts and an easy-to-follow nutrition system that allows you to use healthy grocery store foods. Add in daily accountability from our online community, and you'll have all the tools and support to make 2025 your best year ever.

With this program, you'll get:

A Failsafe Nutrition Program

Choose from a simple, straightforward eating plan to make your nutrition plan easy to follow! This plan uses grocery store foods that are easy to shop for and have in your pantry.

Coaching & Accountability

We all do better when we know what to do, how to do it and are held accountable. Attend the weekly in-person Group Coaching sessions for real-world tips, checking in and staying motivated. These meetings, along with your 30-day program journals and access to the online coaching group will give you everything you need to finish this challenge strong and successful.

Fitness Classes and Training

Optimal health includes fueling your body well (nutrition), and moving often (exercise). Options like yoga, pilates, cycling, and Trainer-led Team Training classes will take the guesswork out of exercise and keep your routine fresh and fun.

Online Support and Community

You'll get access to our online fitness and nutrition coaching group so that you stay motivated and know exactly what to do each day at home and at the gym.

This program is offered FREE for South Yuba Club members! Join our amazing community and have fun, connect, and motivate each other to succeed.

Sign up here

We'll see you at the kick-off meeting on Saturday, Febuary 1, at 10:30 AM. We will introduce you to the program, answer all of your questions, and give you everything you need to get started on this 4-week transformational program.

Hosted by the South Yuba Club

May 23 – September 28, 2025

Are you ready to deepen your yoga practice, grow as a human being and teacher, and connect with a vibrant and supportive community?

Join Full Life Yoga Studio’s 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, a Yoga Alliance-certified program designed to open your heart, body and mind while enriching your yoga journey.

Whether you dream of teaching yoga or want to deepen your personal practice, this transformative training offers the perfect blend of in-person weekend immersions and weekly online classes, providing flexibility while fostering a sense of community and connection.

Led by TRACY LEASE, 800 IAYT, 500-hour ERYT

Owner, Full Life Yoga 

Tracy is a lifelong educator and internationally experienced yoga teacher who brings over two decades of expertise to her teaching.

Learn More & Sign Up Here

Tracy will also be offering two Yoga and Wellness Clinics at South Yuba Club in the coming months:

Caring for the feet, Knees & Hips:

A Yoga Alignment & Awareness Workshop

Saturday, January 25, 1-3 PM

Our feet knees and hips help us create our foundation in all standing yoga poses and are essential to healthy movement in our daily lives.  In this workshop we will take a good look at our feet, knees and hips and how their alignment and movements impact each other.  We will learn to set a healthy foundation with our feet, align the knees for optimal longevity and health, and pay attention to how we seat the pelvis over the legs.  We will consider these body parts in yoga poses and daily life and then will explore some therapeutic ways to care for feet, knees and hips and their relationships with each other.  This will be an informative class and an active yoga exploration.  Come learn and be empowered in your body!

Offering the Spine Love through Strengthening the Core:

A Yoga Alignment & Awareness Workshop

Saturday, February 22, 1-3 PM

The Central Channel of our Spine is the apple core of our bodies.  We move from the central core of our pelvis.  We can learn how to take care of the spine and move with fluid ease if we better understand this core.  This awareness can help us with any activity we do, from swimming to pickle ball, weight lifting to Pilates and Yoga.

In this workshop we will learn how to activate the inner core muscles, to awaken our awareness of them so that they turn on before the outer core and keep the spine safe.  We will learn to strengthen, activate and lengthen around the whole circumference of the spine so our yoga poses and other activities are safe and integrated.  This will be an informative class and an active yoga exploration.  Come learn so you will be empowered inside your own body!

Cost per Clinic: 

$10-$20 Sliding scale for SYC members

$20-$40 Sliding scale for non-members

Any person who attends this or other SYC yoga workshops with Tracy before through April 30 will receive a one-time $50 discount if they join the Full Life Yoga Teacher Training at the South Yuba Club May 23-Sept 28, 2025!

Contact Tracy (tracy@fulllifeyogastudio.com) for more details, and to reserve your space in either of these upcoming clinics.