Community Wellness Classes

Community Wellness classes free with café purchase!

Ruta Maya honors the age old tradition of the coffee shop as a “Penny University” - a place where for the price of a cup of coffee (which was one cent when the phrase was coined), you could become educated in many different subjects by interacting with the variety of people who frequented there.

Ruta Maya offers several community wellness classes which are FREE with a purchase at the café during the time of the class. Other classes are offered at a nominal fee to compensate the instructor. Donations are always welcome for teachers and most teachers are available for private classes.

For a listing of our FREE yoga classes, please check out “Free Yoga” schedule.

How the Community Wellness Program Works

The Community Wellness Program at Ruta Maya has been designed to create an opportunity for our customers to learn a number of different topics. It is our belief that the members of the Ruta Maya community can take what they have developed in our classes and bring it out into the general Austin community, thereby making our city a healthier and happier place to live.

All of our class offerings are supported by Ruta Maya supplying a small stipend for the instructors, the instructors supplying their expertise at at discounted rate and YOU, our customers. In order for the program to flourish, we need your support. In this way, the Community Wellness Program is symbiotic - we ALL benefit.

Please make your café purchases BEFORE the class begins. Make purchases at the café when you attend informal classes allows Ruta Maya to appropriate a bigger budget and offer even more classes and workshops for our customers' enjoyment and erudition. The more classes our customers attend, the more classes Ruta Maya can offer.

Description of Community Wellness Classes

Informal Classes with Professor George Doig in Medical Terminology, Latin Tutorial and English Word Power Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 PM to 3 PM

Professor George Doig is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas in Latin and Greek Language and Literature. The informal class series at Ruta Maya presented by Professor George includes Latin Tutorial, Medical Terminology and English Word Power.

Professor George Doig offers these unique classes to those looking to broaden their vocabulary and knowledge. Whether you are in college needing a little extra tutoring, going into the medical assistant field or if you are just looking to broaden your vocabulary for personal interests, this is a class you don’t want to miss!

Please RVSP at 567-6298 so that Professor George may bring the appropriate materials.

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Tai Chi with GUY FORSYTH Tuesdays at 1 PM

Tai Chi is a martial arts therapy practiced for the purposes of health and longevity. Tai Chi training teaches awareness of one's own balance and what affects it, awareness of the same in others, and an appreciation of the practical value in one's ability to moderate extremes of behavior and attitude at both mental and physical levels. Taught by Guy Forsyth and Angel Quesada and sponsored by the Musicians Health Alliance, all are welcome.

For more information about Guy Forsyth, visit www.guyforsyth.com

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