CORE FITNESS AND SHEN JING HOLISTIC will give residents a chance to learn more about healthy activities Thursday at a health fair at their business places, Suites D100 and D200, 560 First St., in the Courtyard, Nancy Camilli, owner of Core Fitness, said.

The health fair coincides with Core Fitness’s 10th anniversary.

Those visiting the health fair will get to see Pilates Reformer demonstrations, have posture, gait and flexibility assessed and sample meals from Lafayette’s Artisan Bistro.

The fair also offers a miniature workshop on dreams and provides information or demonstrations on training for a 5-kilometer run, homeopathy for better sleep, the use of aromatherapy, tai chi, myokenesthetic (MYK) system, cranio-sacral therapy and acupressure.

Refreshments will be served and those visiting will have the chance to take home prizes.

Among the participants at the fair are Camili and Karen Tusting from Core Fitness; Susan Lucas, owner and certified massage therapist; homeopath Myra Nissen and therapist Michael Cornwall of Shen Jing Holistic; Michael Potter of Run House; acupuncture specialists Earl Hinds and Jill Janoff; and Stan Houston of ABC Music, who will be playing acoustic guitar music.

The health fair takes place from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday at 560 First St., in suites D100 and #200, in the Courtyard.

Travel executives to tour Benicia Oct. 26

A group of travel industry professionals will tour Benicia Oct. 26, Mike Caplin said.

They are members of SKAL, a worldwide organization of travel and tourism managers.

Caplin is past president of SKAL of San Francisco. “I thought it would be a great idea to host the club here in Benicia for our annual fall outing,” he said.

Mayor Elizabeth Patterson will join the organization at lunch at Sailor Jack’s, he said.

Those attending will be coming from San Francisco and from SKAL clubs in other Northern California areas, including San Joe and Sacramento.

Caplin anticipates a group of at least 30 to 40. “Needless to say, the EDB (Economic Development Board), Benicia Main Street and First Street merchants are pretty happy about the event,” he said.
SKAL dates back to 1932, when a joint Swedish and French air service between Stockholm, and Paris was started.

Those in the Paris travel industry were invited to fly the new route, and they were welcomed warmly when they arrived in Stockholm.

Those making the trip valued the new friendships, and decided to found an organization to promote goodwill in travel and transportation in other countries as well.

The organization now has 450 clubs and 20,000 members in 85 countries.

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