We’ve saved you the trouble of trying to decide where to go and picked out the best spas around town:

• Mandara Spa: This exotic spa offers the best treatments and staff you’ll find anywhere in town
• The BodyCenter Wellness Spa: Offers a wide variety of massage treatments to suit a variety of needs and issues
• Drift Spa: Expert spa with plenty of great package deals for you to try

Yes, you can’t go wrong with any of these great local day spas. Schedule yourself an appointment today and get some much needed rest and relaxation. You’ll be happy you did!

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Where are the best places to go? Well here’s a few of most popular practice facilities and driving ranges around town for you to check out:

• Golfer’s Paradise: Driving range, lessons, putting greens, restaurants; they have it all
• The Islands Golf Center: Ranked one of the best urban driving ranges by Sports Illustrated magazine
• Stanton Golf Center: Perfect place to get in some practice after work on or the weekend

Any one of these places is great for both pros or beginners, so grab your clubs out of the closet and head out to get in some practice as soon as you can. We”ll see you out on the links!

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With so many to choose from, though, we thought you might want a little help in deciding where to go. We’ve picked out some of our favorite courses and clubs nearby, and we hope you’ll stop in sometime to any of these great places:

• Black Gold Golf: Favored by national magazine Golf Digest, this club is an absolute classic; book your tee times online!
• Coyote Hills: Highly rated country club offers picturesque holes and quiet, serene play year round
• Dad Miller: This public course is certainly challenging and offers an accessible alternative for the casual player
• Los Coyotes Country Club: Comfortable club that offers all the amenities at an affordable price

All these courses and clubs are no more than a half our drive from The Crossing, and would make a perfect weekend retreat to help you unwind from work. Give one of these fine establishments a call today and set up your tee time.

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There are plenty or races and marathons being planned all over California, and in particular there are some opportunities nearby The Crossing. So strap on those running shoes and put on your active wear and head out to some of these upcoming races and marathons:

• Villa Park Union Bank Run: This race will kick off on Saturday, June 25th with a 5k race at 7:17 a.m. and a 10k run at 7:55 a.m.  Registration is required, and costs $35.
• Summer Solstice Watermelon Run: Free watermelon for everyone that completes the race, plus prizes given out for different groups. Starts Thursday, June 23rd.
• Peters Canyon Summer Trail Run Series: Evening run through scenic park in Tustin with food and music to follow the race. Come to either the June 9th, July 7th, or August 4th race.

Each one of these great events will help you keep fit and you’ll have a lot of fun attending them, too. So get out there and stay active!

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In addition to all this, would you be interested in some free yoga on Sept. 25 in L.A.? You will be able to take free yoga classes citywide.

About a year ago, I used to practice yoga, but then I stopped. This free yoga opportunity is exactly what I need to jump start my desire for this type of exercise again. Check out the website to find out how to take advantage of this awesome yoga opportunity–oh yes, free yoga is only for new students, so go try out a new place to practice, and make sure you take advantage of the special place for yoga in our fitness center.

Have you made our apartment yoga part of your life? (Tell us on Facebook.)

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Yoga is the Sanskrit word for unity. If you’re still confused or have always wondered about yoga, reading the following guide will help.

The Crossing Apartments Guide to Yoga

The first thing you need to know about practicing yoga is that you can make it as easy or as difficult as you desire. It’s always up to you.

The most important thing about yoga

Breathing correctly is the foundation of a good yoga practice. Many people have difficulties figuring out the proper breath technique, which is why having an instructor can be helpful.

• Dirga Pranayama is a three-part breathing technique that promotes calmness and relaxation. It requires you to breath through your nostrils continuously into three parts of your abdomen. Learn how to do it on Unexplainable.net.
• Ujjayi Pranayama is known as ocean breath. It requires you to inhale and exhale deeply through the mouth. When you do it right, you’llsound like Darth Vadar. It can be hard to master.

What to wear when you do yoga

You don’t have to wear anything specific, but you will want to wear loose, comfortable clothing that will not restrict you in any way.

The benefits of practicing yoga

Because yoga can be practiced in many ways by all people, they benefits are unique to each individual, yet include the following:

• keeping your body strong
• increasing flexibility
• relieving pain, such as persistent headaches
• reducing anxiety and stress
• providing you with a sense of inner peace and a sense of purpose
• curing insomnia

At the beginning and at the end of yoga, make sure you meditate for about 5 to 15 minutes. What else would you like to know about yoga?

Have you been to our yoga studio yet?

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Come join us for a fitness class on Saturday July 17th in the Yoga Studio located at The Crossing! We will be featuring a fitness video that mixes yoga/pilates so that you get a complete work out session. Bring your Yoga mats, pilates ball, a towel and water bottle and be prepared to sweat!

Mark your calendars for August 29th! We will be hosting an end of summer barbecue to show our appreciation for our residents. We will be serving Hawaiian BBQ food along with refreshments and dessert! Please RSVP to the office so we know how many people to expect…we hope to see you there!

The time is approaching for The Crossing community amenities to open! The Clubhouse, Fitness Center, Screening Room, Business Center and Game Room will all be finished by December 1st – about the same time as the next round of move-ins will begin!

The Clubhouse will feature a kitchen, several seating areas, fireplace, and big screen TV with beautiful tall ceilings. A nano door opens the room out to the pool – perfect for entertaining guests on a warm southern California evening. The Fitness Center will showcase a yoga studio and 16 stations for cardio and weight training. The Game Room will host a number of entertainment options including a poker table, flat screen TV and tabletop shuffle board. The Screening Room will have tiered seating for 10 and feature surround sound and a projector style screen for your viewing pleasure. The Business Center will have all of your professional needs including desktops PCs, printer, fax machine, copier and work stations for finishing that project from the convenience of home.

We will begin scheduling hard hat tours for mid-November by appointment only. We must schedule very carefully as to not interfere with our hard working construction team! If you would like to schedule your appointment or if we can answer any questions for you regarding pricing or available homes – just give us a call toll-free at 877-719-4818.