Fall Session: September 9 – December 20, 2024
(No classes: October 12-14, 2024)
Our yoga, meditation, and Tai Chi classes help improve mental and physical health through relaxation, breathing, movement and stretching. If you’re looking for a class to manage stress and improve flexibility, concentration & overall wellness these classes are for you.
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| Hatha Yoga (All Levels) 10:15am-11:30am Kate (Hall A) |
Gentle Yoga 10:15am-11:15am Sheba (Hall A) |
Absolute Beginner Yoga 5:45pm-6:45pm Francine (Multi 4) |
Tai Chi (All Levels) 9:ooam-10:15am Eduardo (Hall B) |
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| Pilates (Beginner) 6:00pm-7:00pm Janice (Multi 4) |
Yoga Flow and Restore 7:15pm-8:15pm Sara (Gym) |
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| Pilates (Int./Adv.) 7:15pm-8:15pm Janice (Gym) |
Qigong 5:45pm-7:00pm Nona (Hall B) |
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| Meditation and Mindfulness 7:00pm-8:30pm Marlene (Multi 3) |
Yoga Flow 7:15pm-8:30pm Kate (Gym) |
Yoga and Meditation 6:00pm-7:15 pm Mariann (Hall B) |
Tai Chi & Qigong 7:05pm-8:20pm Nona (Hall B) |
Absolute Beginner Yoga
Never practiced yoga? This class is designed as an introduction to yoga practice in a supportive environment and is welcoming to the apprehensive student. If you want a gentle way to learn more about yoga, this class is for you.
Gentle Yoga
Increase flexibility and strength through a combination of centering and breath work, warm-up stretching, gentle hatha postures, and guided relaxation. Emphasis is on body and mind awareness, safe alignment, and cultivating compassionate self-acceptance.
Hatha Yoga (All Levels)
This class is suitable for students at Beginner to Intermediate levels of practice. Participants should be able to move from a standing position to a position on the floor with relative ease. Modifications will be offered to help participants personalize their practice.
Yoga & Meditation
Improve your mental, physical and emotional health through movement and meditation. Learn and practice yoga postures that promote flexibility, improve balance and build strength. Calm your body, mind, heart and nervous system through a series of yoga postures, followed by and integration/relaxation period where we explore a variety of meditation practices.
Yoga Flow
The sequences offered in the Yoga Flow style of practice are designed to generate heat, build strength, and increase flexibility. Drawing from its roots in traditional Vinyāsa practice, this course will offer creative, flowing, breath-based sequences to challenge and inspire. Modifications will be offered to help participants to personalize your practice.
Yoga Flow and Restore
The first half of the class consists of a flow through Hatha yoga poses to build strength, heat, and flexibility. The second half of the class uses gravity and yoga props to calmly surrender into Restorative and Yin yoga poses. This class will provide modifications through yoga poses making the class accessible to many levels and it is recommended that students have some yoga experience to move through the yoga flow.
Meditation and Mindfulness
Learn to build your mental and emotional resilience through the basic practices of mindfulness and meditation. These practices can help you to de-stress, develop increased self-awareness, tap into your inner strength, gain a greater sense of overall well-being, and live a more balanced and harmonious life.
Pilates (Beginner)
This holistic exercise is designed to condition body and mind, help strengthen core muscles, improve posture, and increase flexibility.
Pilates (Intermediate/Advanced)
This holistic exercise is designed to condition body and mind, help strengthen core muscles, improve posture, and increase flexibility. Please note that participants must have completed Beginner Pilates before taking Intermediate/Advanced Pilates.
Qigong with Nona
Qigong is a graceful form of exercise and meditation which energizes, relaxes, and rejuvenates your entire being. It is easy to learn, suitable for all ages and fitness levels, and can be performed standing or sitting. Each class includes a warm-up, short meditation, proper breathing techniques, flowing movements, invigorating self-massage, and energy cleansing exercises in a joyful atmosphere. It improves flexibility, posture, balance, blood circulation, and muscle tone.
It is recommended to take the Qigong program prior to learning Tai Chi, as Qigong is the foundation for Tai Chi and prepares you for the next level.
Tai Chi and Qigong with Nona
This practice involves a series of gentle movements coordinated with proper breathing. The flowing, mindful movements calm the mind while strengthening the body, oiling the joints, improving blood circulation, posture, overall flexibility, balance, coordination, and mobility
You will practice 24 form Chen style Hunyuan Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong forms. The class includes a warm-up, short meditation, proper breathing, and mindful movements that boost health, vitality, internal power, and mental clarity. A cleansing, invigorating self-massage ends the class in a joyful atmosphere.
It is recommended to take the Qigong program prior to learning Tai Chi, as Qigong is the foundation for Tai Chi and prepares you for this next level.
Tai Chi (All Levels) with Eduardo
Tai Chi is a powerful mind-body practice. You will learn Standing Meditation, Silk Reeling Qigong, and the 19 Postures Tai Chi movement sequence. You will the learn how to properly align your body for balance, better posture, and efficient power, and how to find quietness inside action. The emphasis in class is on correct posture alignment, which leads you to relax and unlock your joints, while strengthening your muscles and achieving optimal energy circulation. The teacher will bridge the gap between the traditional Tai Chi teachings that are kept and prized, and the need for objective and straightforward explanations.
The movement sequence in this class is the 19 Posture Form by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, which is appropriate for beginners. After the initial Standing Meditation and Qigong exercises, the group will be split in two – those who already know the moves and are perfecting them, and those who are learning the moves for the first time. The first group will receive adjustments in posture and technique, and the second will learn the moves step by step.
** PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM.**