Yoga Class Descriptions

February 7th - March 14th, 9:00 - 10:30am

Dancemeditation (dancemeditation.org) is a synthesis of Sufi and modern American spiritual dance techniques, including whirling. No previous dance experience is necessary. At its core dancemeditationTM is about compassionate witness of yourself and others. It is an honoring of the life force within all living beings. It stimulates and creates safe space for emotional release and exploration of embodied spirituality. Each class begins with fluid yoga to open the body and relax the mind followed by various dancemeditation practices (http://oraculartree.com/works/dancemeditation-practices), including chanting.

Urvashi (Teresa Dunyati-Long) is a doctoral student in Neuroscience and Human Physiology at the University of Oregon. She completed Dancemeditation ™ Teacher Training (dancemeditation.org) in 2002 and holds a BFA (with Distinction) from the University of Oklahoma where she studied, filmmaking, art history, ballet and modern dance. In addition, to work with Hatha and Kundalini yoga, she has worked with Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Flamenco, Classical Persian, and African dance styles. She is the Publisher and Founder of The Oracular Tree (www.oraculartree.com), a literary Ezine presenting positive transformations of western cultural paradigms. She has written extensively on the use of Dancemeditation for creativity and problem solving.

Monday 4:30 PM: NIA 5 Stages of Self Healing (consecutive 4 week series, 2/24 - 3/17, $40/$38 (4wks)

This class is designed for those wanting to access their "inner healer" and renew their relationship with their body. The Nia 5 Stages class is an integrative practice based on the five stages of human development: embryonic, creeping, crawling, standing, and walking. Practiced with awareness, these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Class is designed to be a meditative somatic learning experience teaching you how to blend Your Body's Way (your current state of fitness & alignment) with The Body's Way (optimal state of health & function). Through personal exploration, you will learn to lovingly guide and make choices based on seeking pleasure, not pain. Personal kneepads are required.

 

Nia teaches you how to physically interpret and internally direct your actions and choices, and to listen to the voice of your body and allow the body to be your guide in discovering Dynamic Ease. Practiced barefoot to music, Nia is self-guided, adaptable and safe for any ability and fitness level.  Delivering cardiovascular, whole-body conditioning, Nia is based on creating a loving relationship with the body and following The Body’s Way – the innate intelligence of the body.

This is Classic NIA, taught showing easier options for intensity.  And, like all NIA classes, students are encouraged to work at their own level, and can make this practice more challenging & aerobic, if desired.
Nia is a non-impact, barefoot exercise technique for all ages and abilities.The benefits are myriad, including joy (emotional well-being), trunk and spine flexibility, improved balance, cardiovascular conditioning, leg strength, using up excess calories, improved posture, understanding how to move without hurting yourself, and experiencing the connection between your mind and your body.

Instructor Janet Hollander applies her  experience as a gerontologist to facilitate participants of any age to find a way to enjoy moving without pain or injury and to emphasize what we can do.

Thursday 4:30 - 5:30: Classic NIA Series (2/4 - 2/25 $40/$38 (4wks)

Saturday 9:30-10:45am: Aqua NIA
Aqua NIA uses inspiring music, diverse rhythms and the nine Classic movement forms to deliver a fun, safe, creative, work out. Adaptable and safe for any ability and fitness level, Aqua NIA allows participants to guide their own practice through awareness of sensation, intention & modification.
In addition to all the benefits of NIA, Aqua NIA offers:
• Anonymity and privacy during workouts: no one is directly watching what is going on beneath the water.
• Increased ability to focus on JOY, rather than “getting it right.”
• Zero impact for those with physical restrictions; making dance possible for some who can’t dance on land.
• Improved mobility & excellent strength training
• A blissful workout in 92 degree salt water

This class will combine yoga and pilates in a fun and exciting new way! Open to all levels, we will move and groove for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Get your sweat on!
This is a flow class with traditional yoga poses, conditioning exercises and the balance ball to help build strength and stamina. Using movement with breath, increase your coordination, concentration, and body awareness while calming your mind and reducing stress. Especially good for athletes of all kinds, come challenge yourself at your level, and leave feeling more balanced, on the mat and off.

No Class 2/10

$48, 8 Weeks

Mondays 11:00 - 12:00
New series begins January 11th through March 1st 2010

• Discover how to get the benefits of yoga, beginning from where your body says "yes" and continuing to challenge and explore without pain or discouragement.
• Opportunity to improve breathing, relaxation, calm, confidence, flexibility, & strength
• Chair, standing and floor poses optional

Instructor: Janet Hollander - YogaFit trained, 30 years experience teaching exercise for older adults.
questions about class content: Janet 729-2894

Yoga Workshop Series:

 

Arm Balancing: Handstand and beyond (3 hour)
Sunday 2/21, 12:00 - 3:00p.m.

3/21 - Pranayama (3 hour)

$25 per 3-hour Workshop
$48 for both sessions

Monday

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.

 

*MSROM = Muscular Strength Range of Movement