Stretch/Body Awareness Class is for everyone, especially those who are returning to movement classes or have injuries. Using stretch and movement techniques and melding them with energy medicine principles and exercises, this online class helps students become profoundly aware of their bodies. By focusing deeply on individual muscles and joints and their relationships, students gain an understanding that will improve posture, increase flexibility, and create well-being.
Hatha Yoga with Extended Meditation is a group in person Hatha yoga class which involves poses and breathwork. It is gentle enough for a beginner, yet challenging enough for the advanced practitioner. Themed to help you set goals, find your balance, and take action. Individual attention and modifications are given throughout.
Tai Chi is a martial art that has evolved into a meditative flow of focused movements and breathwork that aid in stress reduction and promote other health benefits such as circulation, balance and restoration of energy as well. This in-person class is separated into beginner and advanced sessions.
BeSoul™ Dance is a great multidimensional workout for the whole self. It is love in motion; a dance of awakening. BeSoul™ Dance provides an opportunity to connect to your deepest self through vibrant self-expression & movement variety (Dance/Martial Art/Yoga). Choreography is simple and enlivening, music is fantastic and varied. We dance together to get fit in body, mind and soul. These online live classes are appropriate for beginners as well as experienced students.
Pilates and Yoga Fusion (hybrid: in person and live streamed) focuses on movement that brings awareness to the body and strengthens core muscles by integrating Stott Pilates exercises with floor barre and yoga asanas to improve posture, mobility, balance flow and alignment. The combination of Pilates and yoga provides a highly effective program to enhance overall body health and wellness. Props are used to adapt and to add challenge. Heavy Mat, weights and blocks are recommended.
Ageless Grace: Come and get your brain food! 45 minutes of live, online physical play for your brain; fun, new neuropathways and a workout too! Ageless Grace is a cutting-edge fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all 5 functions of the brain and simultaneously addresses all 21 physical skills needed for lifelong optimal fitness. Although the movements are designed to be performed seated in a chair, the class delivers a great cardio workout and core conditioning for all ages and abilities. To learn more about neuroplasticity and why this class could radically change your life visit the Ageless Grace Website.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that balances the life energy force ("qi or chi") and brings mental clarity through inner and outer movements. This in person class is ideal for beginners as well as experienced students.
12 Method Health Preservation Qigong Series: This on-going pandemic has rattled all of us to varying degrees. We have been moved out of our comfort zone which is unsettling to body, mind and spirit. The resulting stress and anxiety is an unhealthy by-product of the situation we find ourselves in. Qigong's gentle movements (see class description above) help to move blood and oxygen around the body, nourishing the organs and tissues promoting healing and strengthens the immune system. In addition, due to the connection of the mind to the breath and physical movements, qigong helps to calm the mind, relieving emotional stress and mental anxiety.
At Ease Yoga for Everyone: Combination of 3 different types of gentle, relaxed-pace yoga that emphasize emotional well being: Yoga Warriors International~ An evidence based method that is designed to help with anxiety, PTS, PTSD, and other effects of high stress. Sivananda Yoga~ Follows an authentic lineage of classical yoga based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda. It channels relaxation in the body and enhances self-awareness. Restorative Yoga~ Lets the body and mind unwind with conscious relaxation though long-held, supported poses.