Classes - Winter 2018
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CLASS SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
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CLASS SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
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CLASS
Yoga for Health Gentle Chair Yoga Dance for Wellness Gentle Chair Yoga Yoga for Arthritis Yoga for Differently Abled Adults and Their Families |
DAY
Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Thursdays Fridays Sundays |
TIME
4:15 - 5:30 pm 11 am - 12 noon 10:30 - 11 am 11 am - 12 noon 10:30 - 11:30 am 2 - 3 pm |
LOCATION
Inner Awareness, C'burg Warm Hearth, B'burg Warm Hearth, B'burg Warm Hearth, B'burg In Balance Yoga, B'burg Inner Awareness, C'burg |
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MONDAYS
Yoga for Health
Mondays 4:15 – 5:30 pm
December 3 - December 17 (3 class session)
Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $30 for 3 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Transitions to and from the floor are minimized to help protect joints. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements and poses will offered using a chair, standing, and lying down on the floor.
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TUESDAYS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Tuesdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing
Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements will be in a chair and standing. We will not be transitioning to the floor.
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THURSDAYS
Dance for Wellness and Well-Being / Moving with Music
Thursdays 10:30 - 11 am
Ongoing
Location: Village Fitness Center, Warm Hearth,
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
***Stick around for Chair Yoga 11 am - 12 noon for no additional fee.***
This class is appropriate for anyone who loves music and desires to explore the healing powers of, and joy within, movement regardless of whether they are living with mobility challenges or not. No dance experience is necessary. The moves explored can be done sitting as well as standing. These classes serve to provide an environment and opportunity for all to enjoy the energizing, enriching and empowering benefits of dance and music in a welcoming community setting. Facilitator Jennifer Speiden will bring elements of contemporary, social and world dances into the class as well as integrate her extensive movement knowledge and experience as a physical therapist, registered yoga teacher, and dance educator. She has also completed trainings with internationally acclaimed Dance for PD® program which is based out of Brooklyn, NY in collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. For more information on this program, please visit http://www.danceforpd.org.
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Gentle Chair Yoga
Thursdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing
Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements will be in a chair and standing. We will not be transitioning to the floor.
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FRIDAYS
Topics in Yoga Therapy: Yoga for Arthritis
Fridays 10:30 – 11:30 am
January 4 – February 8 (6 class session)
Location: In Balance Yoga, 1512 North Main St., Blacksburg
Cost: $60 for 6 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please visit In Balance Yoga
In this series, you will learn ways to help ease pain, increase strength, improve flexibility, and improve well-being while protecting and supporting your joints. This practice is accessible to individuals with sensitive joints as well as arthritis, and it is senior friendly. A variety of variations will be offered in each class so you can discover what best serves your body in the moment and what is the best balance of rest and activity on any given day. In addition to poses, we will explore breathing, relaxation, and meditation practices that can help ease your experience and calm your mind.
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SUNDAYS
Yoga for Differently Abled Adults and Their Families
(High-school-age or older individuals with unique physical and mental needs
as well as adult family members are welcome )
***This class is currently FULL. Please contact Jennifer / Inner Awareness to be put on a waiting list.***
Sundays 2 -3 pm
November 4 - December 9 (6 class session)
Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $60 for 6 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com
Yoga is an incredible body-mind-heart practice, and its benefits can be accessible to everyone. In this class we will stretch, strengthen, and balance our bodies and minds while having fun
and being connected in community with fellow practitioners.
***Please contact Jennifer prior to first class to communicate and discuss any unique accommodations.***
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MONDAYS
Yoga for Health
Mondays 4:15 – 5:30 pm
December 3 - December 17 (3 class session)
Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $30 for 3 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Transitions to and from the floor are minimized to help protect joints. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements and poses will offered using a chair, standing, and lying down on the floor.
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TUESDAYS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Tuesdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing
Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements will be in a chair and standing. We will not be transitioning to the floor.
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THURSDAYS
Dance for Wellness and Well-Being / Moving with Music
Thursdays 10:30 - 11 am
Ongoing
Location: Village Fitness Center, Warm Hearth,
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
***Stick around for Chair Yoga 11 am - 12 noon for no additional fee.***
This class is appropriate for anyone who loves music and desires to explore the healing powers of, and joy within, movement regardless of whether they are living with mobility challenges or not. No dance experience is necessary. The moves explored can be done sitting as well as standing. These classes serve to provide an environment and opportunity for all to enjoy the energizing, enriching and empowering benefits of dance and music in a welcoming community setting. Facilitator Jennifer Speiden will bring elements of contemporary, social and world dances into the class as well as integrate her extensive movement knowledge and experience as a physical therapist, registered yoga teacher, and dance educator. She has also completed trainings with internationally acclaimed Dance for PD® program which is based out of Brooklyn, NY in collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. For more information on this program, please visit http://www.danceforpd.org.
*****
Gentle Chair Yoga
Thursdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing
Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. As everyone is in a unique place in his or her journey, a variety of variations, adaptations, and modifications will be offered to appropriately challenge each person's balance, agility, strength and flexibility so as to help improve one's resiliency in body, mind, and spirit.
In this class, movements will be in a chair and standing. We will not be transitioning to the floor.
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FRIDAYS
Topics in Yoga Therapy: Yoga for Arthritis
Fridays 10:30 – 11:30 am
January 4 – February 8 (6 class session)
Location: In Balance Yoga, 1512 North Main St., Blacksburg
Cost: $60 for 6 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please visit In Balance Yoga
In this series, you will learn ways to help ease pain, increase strength, improve flexibility, and improve well-being while protecting and supporting your joints. This practice is accessible to individuals with sensitive joints as well as arthritis, and it is senior friendly. A variety of variations will be offered in each class so you can discover what best serves your body in the moment and what is the best balance of rest and activity on any given day. In addition to poses, we will explore breathing, relaxation, and meditation practices that can help ease your experience and calm your mind.
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SUNDAYS
Yoga for Differently Abled Adults and Their Families
(High-school-age or older individuals with unique physical and mental needs
as well as adult family members are welcome )
***This class is currently FULL. Please contact Jennifer / Inner Awareness to be put on a waiting list.***
Sundays 2 -3 pm
November 4 - December 9 (6 class session)
Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $60 for 6 wks session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com
Yoga is an incredible body-mind-heart practice, and its benefits can be accessible to everyone. In this class we will stretch, strengthen, and balance our bodies and minds while having fun
and being connected in community with fellow practitioners.
***Please contact Jennifer prior to first class to communicate and discuss any unique accommodations.***
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