Aerobics

A high energy, low impact workout. Will focus on the cardio benefit of exercise. A lower intensity warm up with increasing intensity followed by a cool down. May be a varied intensity workout such as dance, kick-boxing, boot camp, or a combination of all, incorporating resistance training using bands along with core conditioning & balance to tone your muscles while having fun.

Mat Pilates

A conditioning exercise that is movement-oriented and done in a slow, methodical way. Resistance, balance and stretching are incorporated with emphasis on the core of the body. Since all movement begins in the core, this form of exercise strengthens every muscle in the body using the body weight for resistance.

Benefits that may be experienced: Develops and maintains core strength

Improves:
• posture & balance
• pelvic and core control
• lung capacity
• bone density and joint health
• muscle flexibility and endurance
• abdominal & back strength (decreased back pain)
• Enhances sex life

Good for:
• bladder control problems
• pregnancy and post-pregnancy
• men and women of all ages.

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Coordination Pattern Training for Movement & Mind

Our neuromuscular tension, called Coordination Pattern™, controls our quality of motion (to thrust or push, to shape or hold, to swing or bounce, to hang or flow) and the way we relax and handle tension. Because these patterns are central to movement, improving the use of them also improves breathing, gait, alignment, flexibility, range of motion, and motor skills. It prepares us for all other movement and exercise training, such as Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, dance and sports. But more than that, these neuromuscular patterns ‘coordinate’ the way we move with the processes of our brain; sensating, thinking, feeling, intuition and much more.

Through this oneness of mind and motion we experience and express our selves, from something as simple as brushing our teeth to something as complex as the way we argue, create a painting, play golf, or relate to our boss and family. With these patterns our mind and motion create styles; all types of styles, learning, business, family, art, music, sports, cultural and dance. Coordination Pattern Training makes us aware of how our mind and motion integrate and how to utilize this awareness to improve our every activity. Through simple, easy exercises these neuromuscular patterns of self become a tool for an easier, healthier life.

Read about Elizabeth » Elizabeth (Betsy) Wetzig, BA, CCPT

Feldenkrais

The Feldenkrais Method® is a unique body-centered approach to learning which evokes a natural exploratory learning mode to close the gapes between body, mind and emotions. Through effortless spontaneous learning-the kind you experienced as a child – you can increase your sensitivity in self-awareness, and re-discover your innate capacity for grateful efficient movement. These improvements can generalize, leading to enhanced functioning in all aspects of life.

Functional Integration® is a gentle manipulative technique tailored to individual needs. Through this hands-on process the practitioner brings awareness and relief to habitual muscular and skeletal patterns of movement. The learning of new options of movement creates ease.

Awareness Through Movement® Class
Awareness Through Movement uses gentle movement and directed attention to facilitate self-awareness activating your enormous capabilities for self-transformation and self-healing. You are guided through gentle non strenuous movements, lying on the floor out of the field of gravity. Attentive repetition of these gentle movements will help you to discover how to move more comfortably and efficiently.

Functional Integration®
Private Feldenkrais lessons, called Functional Integration Lessons, are tailored to each students individual’s learning needs. Communicating through touch and movement in addition to words, the teacher guides you in your one on one process of self-discovery.

Benefits

• Improve posture, balance and coordination
• Gain strength and flexibility
• Gain vitality and self-awareness
• Learn the secrets of aging gracefully
• Feel younger, more energized and truly relaxed
• Enhance performance for athletes, musicians, and dancers
• Help to avoid or overcome injury
• Improve movement skills of people with special needs

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Qigong & Tai Chi

Tai Chi, often called, “moving meditation”, is a discipline that integrates mind, body and spirit as participants practice a series of slow moving martial arts exercises, called “form”. The calming aspects of Tai Chi develop from the coordination of breath with movement and the focused concentration on slow, gentle, structured movement patterns. Students learn how to keep the muscles active but relaxed, the mind alert and calm, and the body movements slow, but well coordinated. The benefits are an overall improvement in physical, mental and emotional health.

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Structural Integration (Rolf Method)

Structural Integration: The Rolf Method - a hands-on process that is designed to assist in restoring resilience and alignment to the body. Sessions build upon each other, unfolding layers of tissue as the series progresses. Structural Integration (sometimes known as Rolfing® ) is based on the work of Ida P. Rolf, PhD, a biochemist at Rockefeller University. Changes in posture and structure are achieved by manipulating the body's myofascial system (a protective layer of connective tissue that surrounds each muscle and muscle fiber to give the body its shape and support)

In a misaligned state, over time, the body will shorten and tighten to accommodate stresses, creating stiffness, pain, fatigue and lack of well being; the body's valuable resources are used inefficiently, laboring to keep a person upright in the field of gravity. A body that is integrated in gravity moves with less pain and restriction. Ordinary activities become more pleasurable, breathing is easier, good posture requires much less effort, people often appear taller and slimmer, daily function improves and increased awareness and presence in the body is experienced.

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Yoga

All–Inclusive Nature Of Yoga
No matter what kind of activity (or non-activity) you did before; no matter your age; no matter your culture, your gender, your anything...

Once we make the choice to do yoga, it will meet us and serve us right where we are, for as long as we choose to do it. Our reasons to learn and continue practicing yoga can be very specific, very unique to us.

• If we want to learn how to relax the mind, yoga will meet us there...
• If we want to improve our physical posture, stamina and strength, yoga will meet us there...
• If we want to connect with our own deep wisdom and spirit, yoga will meet us there...
• The beauty of the yoga tradition is in its ability to be universal and undiscriminating in its scope, yet so specific and unique in its practice.
• So, the question you want to ask yourself is..."Where do I want yoga to meet me?" "Any One Can Do Yoga" Newsletter

Beginners Hatha Yoga

A gentle exercise for improved strength and flexibility in the mind as well as in the body. Attention to alignment and self love makes this class perfect for those beginning or challenged with limitations.

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Itsy Bitsy Yoga® For Tykes

This Yoga combines unique toddler-friendly yoga poses with songs, stories, and games to create an enriching parent/child activity. Each class is personalized around tyke's curiosities as they learn through social interaction, repetition and play. Tykes also learn how to relieve frustration, improve motor skills, and increase attention span by actively following directions. Help your tyke build the foundation for a healthy and fit lifestyle while having fun. Good for 2 to 4 year olds.

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Kripalu Yoga

Intermediate: This yoga style is for those who have some knowledge of Asana, Pranayama and Kriya. We will take these studies to the next level to expand your awareness of the mind-body connection and then find the connection to self-realization.

Advanced: Take your practice to the next level. Learn the proper techniques to prepare yourself physically and mentally for turning your world upside down. Also, strengthen your upper body for the arm balances and advanced standing balance postures.

Read about Pam » Pam Smith, CYT, CMT

Mixed-Level Hatha Flow Yoga

This style of yoga emphasizes breathing, awareness and proper body alignment. In this class, we incorporate gentle movement with our yoga poses adding a dynamic dimension to the regular hatha practice; hence, the name "hatha flow." The class will include strengthening poses to tone muscles with mindful stretching and movement to improve range of motion and flexibility. Each class ends with approximately 10 minutes of Final Relaxation meditation. The result is a refreshing and calming experience that can accommodate all levels of experience.

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Phoenix Rising Yoga

This style of yoga incorporates movement, stretching, mindfulness meditation and group discussion to help you develop your own perspective and make choices about your relationship to stress. You will also be guided with support to explore the sensations that are present in your body and the issues that are present in your life. There is a link-it's called the "body-mind connection."

Read about Camille » Camille Llewellyn, CYT

Seven Spiritual Laws Of Yoga

This practice is a Hatha Yoga infused with the principals of Dr. Deepak Chopra's book, "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success." This form of yoga integrates spirituality into the practice of yoga both on and off the mat by incorporating one of the seven spiritual laws each day. These laws are laws of nature that not only apply to yoga, but to the larger scope of our lives.

The Seven Spiritual Laws play a crucial role in yoga's path to enlightenment while providing readers with a wealth of meditation techniques, mantras, breathing exercises, and yoga poses. Whether a newcomer to yoga or an experienced practitioner, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga is a portal to yoga's deeper spiritual dimension and a beautiful step to a happier, more harmonious, and more abundant life.

Read about Carol » Carol Siddiqi, CYT