Fall Recreation Reporter 2015

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Yin Yoga This yoga practice is the perfect complement to your more active, or yang, yoga practice as well as athletic disciplines such as running, skiing, bicycling and all team sports, and is suitable for students of all levels of experi- ence. Experience the balance of flexibility and relaxation... this practice will instill a feeling of groundedness, and leave you feeling mellow, loose and very deeply relaxed. Instructor: Wendy Davies #39351 Tuesdays Sept 22 - Nov 24 5:30 - 6:45 pm Lewis Meeting Room $100/10 Laughter Wellness Yoga Need to lighten up in life?! Laugh- ter Wellness is a series of playful, interactive exercises designed to stimulate laughter. It provides an opportunity for adults to be playful in a nonjudgmental envi- ronment and to learn to laugh at life’s stresses. Laughter Wellness teaches us how to connect with our inner spirit of joy, allowing us to laugh anywhere, anytime, and for no reason at all. A willing- ness to laugh is all that’s needed! Check out www.invokelaughter. com for more info. Instructor: Joanne McKechnie #39413 Thursdays Sept 24 - Nov 26 7:15 - 8:15 pm Native Sons Hall $100/10

Real Yoga for Real Men Feeling creaky/stiff/muscle- bound? Looking for some stress reduction? Does your back both- er you now and then? Yoga can help with all of the above. No previous yoga experience neces- sary. Instructor: Catherine Reid #39212 Tuesdays movement, we move through a dynamic yet gentle practice, releasing tension to bring peace, health and wholeness to body, mind and spirit. Move at your own pace. Suitable for all fitness and flexibility levels. Instructor: Helen Pattinson #39183 Thursdays Oct 1 - Dec 3 5:30 - 7:00 pm Lewis Meeting Room $120/10 Gentle Yoga Slowly and gently getting into posture and breathing practice helps enhance the range of mo- tion. Suitable for beginners and those who prefer a gentle prac- tice. No class Oct 12 or Nov 11. Instructor: Akiko Shima #39187 Mondays Sept 14 - Dec 14 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Native Sons Hall $130/13 #39190 Wednesdays Sept 16 - Dec 16 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Lewis MP Hall $130/13 Gentle Flow Yoga Find grace, balance and strength in fluidity with this gentle flow yoga class. Linking breath with

Yin Yoga Recharge your batteries from the inside out! Yin Yoga is a quiet, meditative and slow mov- ing practice. It uses long held, (sometimes prop supported) pas- sive poses to release connective tissue and deeply held parts of the body and mind. This class in- cludes mostly ‘low to the ground poses’ (seated, lying on back or belly). No class Oct 12 or Nov 11. Instructor: Helen Pattinson #39165 Mondays

Sept 28 - Nov 30 9:00 - 10:30 am Native Sons Hall $108/9

#39457 Wednesdays

Sept 30 - Dec 2 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lewis Meeting Room $120/9

Courtenay Recreation

Adult

Sept 8 - Dec 15 5:15 - 6:15 pm Lewis Tsolum Building $130/15

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Registration starts Wednesday August 12 see page 107