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t has been 13 years since Jaimi Jansen opened the first location of Santa Cruz Core, an integrated wellness center in downtown Santa Cruz. At that time, Jansen was just 26 years old and planning to eventually go to medical school. But as the business succeeded, she decided to keep it growing. Santa Cruz Core (SCC) now has two locations, in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, and has helped thousands of
people over the years with their rehabilitation, fitness and health goals. “We provide a holistic, integrated approach to wellness,” Jansen said. “We look at the body as a whole. People ask us for advice. They might say they’ve seen a chiropractor recently, so we’ll start them with that, then see what else they can benefit from. Usually, it turns out to be a combination of services.” Jansen, who grew up in the San Lorenzo Valley, has had her own ➝ 6
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rehabilitation journey that shaped her life. At age 18, within her first two weeks as a student at UC Santa Cruz, Jansen was struck by a car while riding her bike. “I suffered a brain injury—it was a pretty bad accident,” she said. “I went to so many doctors about my chronic pain. No one could really tell me how to fix myself—they just gave me a pill and said, ‘take this.’” Jansen instead carved her own path, finding a personal trainer, physical therapist, massage therapist and chiropractor. She often had to drive all over Santa Cruz County and even to the Bay Area to find help. “It was a lot of effort,” she said. “But that team of people really made a difference. Personal
training was such a game changer. I realized, if my body was strong enough, I wouldn’t be in pain.” SCC offers a number of services in one place. This includes everything from personal training and massage therapy to sports chiropractic and acupuncture. They also offer nutrition counseling, therapeutic exercise, workplace wellness solutions, osteopathic therapy and more. Everyone from experienced athletes to people who have never worked out in their lives have come to SCC, Jansen said. “One of our clients … he has only one lung after having a tumor at age 23, and has never been athletic,” she said. “He’s now approaching 40 and said to us, ‘I want to do an Iron Man!’ So we trained him. We’ve had people in their 60s and
70s who say they want to be able to pick up their grandchildren … and others who are in chronic pain from their jobs.” SCC is a licensed medical facility, and as such has remained open during the pandemic. They also offer online services, allowing for remote clients as well. They first opened in Watsonville in 2017 after South County clients began asking for a closer location. “Also, we take the insurance for the [Pajaro Valley Unified School District], so we’re able to provide services to a much larger demographic by being down here,” Jansen said. As the new year begins, many are looking to make a fresh start by getting in shape and changing their health habits. But Jansen urges people to not be too hard
on themselves if they don’t immediately stick with their resolutions. “A lot of people are like, ‘I have to be perfect for the whole month of January, and beyond,’” she said. “But it’s not a race for who gets in the best shape the fastest. Be gentle with yourself. Everyone has an off day. The trick is to find out how you can pick yourself up.” This is why finding the right kind of help is so important, she said. “When someone is successful, more often than not, someone is helping them,” she said. “Having that accountability and partnership is what creates success.” Santa Cruz Core’s services are currently by appointment only. Trainers are required to wear face masks when working with patients. To learn more, visit santacruzcore.com.
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HOPING TO HIT PAYDIRT People dig through soil from a mine at the Benitoite Mining Co. near Coalinga.
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hat is Benitoite? A new Covid variant, a salad dressing, a yoga stretch? If you’re like me, I had no idea until I recently wandered through a gem show in Santa Cruz and stumbled on the California state gem: Benitoite, a lovely sparkling blue gemstone. My wife Sarah and I learned that it is one of the rarest gems in the world and only found in one spot— hence its name—San Benito County. We also learned that the public can sift through the soil from a mine in the hills about 15 miles outside of Coalinga in hopes of finding a shard of the blue treasure.
COUNTRYSIDE A long-abandoned cabin sits along the road
to the Benitoite Mining Co. outside of Coalinga.
For $100 a person you can roll up your sleeves, slip on your boots and plunge into early day mining (though you never see a mine) at the Benitoite Mining Company. With an appetite for something new, Sarah and I headed to
Coalinga to try it out. On Friday we left Watsonville on Highway 129 to Highway 101 north to Gilroy then to Highway 152 east. Next, we caught Highway 5 south and rolled past massive cattle farms, and fruit and nut tree
orchards. About 90 minutes later we switched onto Highway 198 which took us into Coalinga. We stayed at the Best Western Plus outside of town. Our research led us to the Harris Ranch off of Highway 5 for a steak dinner that was superb. In the morning we checked out of the Best Western and we drove out to the mine through the serene countryside past a handful of old barns and abandoned wood homes, grazing cattle along a curving mountainous road. We were greeted warmly at the Benitoite Mining Co. where we joined a crowd of 10 other “miners.” After a brief introduction of how to use the water tables and sifting trays, we were led into a barn that was entirely dark inside. Once our eyes adjusted to the darkness, we were shown how to sit at a long work bench, switch on a handheld black light and search the tray of gravel with the light for bits of Benitoite. Since the mines have long been closed off, the folks that run the show there bring heaps of soil from the mine to a safe level area. That’s where our fun really began. I’m sure all of us, at one point or another, had visions of stumbling on a huge chunk of Benitoite, enough to pay off the mortgage, get a newer model car and have some fun cash left over. That didn’t happen to us or anyone else that day. Some folks, however, did unearth some handsome pieces of the gem, along with samples of calcite, serpentine and naturalite. After a few hours, with mud splashed on everything we wore, we called it a day. The folks that run the place then pick through your findings, very carefully identifying what each of us unearthed. Was it worth it? For us, it was, when you take in the bounty of the lovely countryside, the mountains and streams, checking out Coalinga, the small town of nearby Avenal, and surroundings, along with the slight chance of hitting pay dirt. In the next episode we head to Paso Robles for a visit with friends and then on to Carmel Valley. For information, visit benitoitemining.com.
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