Winter 2023 Rec Guide

55+ YOGA - GENTLE (55 years & over)

MOM & BABY YOGA This class provides an opportunity to bond with your baby as you regain strength, flexibility and balance while connecting with other moms and sharing your experience. Open to babies six weeks until crawling. Class will be cancelled one week prior to start date if insufficient registration. Instructor: Akiko Shima Wednesdays #10923 January 4 - February 15 $77/7 #11189 February 22 - March 29 $66/6 3:00 - 4:00 pm Lewis Meeting Room PRENATAL YOGA Going through many changes during pregnancy, prenatal yoga will help you to adjust, strengthen, stretch and relax your body. It is a great way to connect to your body, breath, mind and baby. The class will be lead by a certified birth

HATHA 1 The basics of yoga postures and breathing practices. It differs from a Gentle Yoga class in that it assumes that you have a funda mental level of fitness, as well as no pain in your body. This class will help you develop strength and balance as well as flexibility, while giving you tools for stress reduc Ready to get off the fast track, and breathe? In Yin Yoga, you will enter poses on the floor and stay a while, observing strong sensations, and breathing with awareness. Yin Yoga is an excellent complement to other forms of Yoga. Come home to your body in a profound and satisfying way. Prerequisite: at least one year of yoga experience. Instructor: Catherine Reid #10929 Fridays January 6 - March 31 10:15 - 11:45 am Native Sons Lower Level $169/13 tion. No class February 20. Instructor: Catherine Reid #10916 Mondays January 9 - March 27 5:45 - 7:00 pm Lewis Centre MP Hall $132/11 CHAIR YOGA FOR EVERY BODY who are old or have mobility issues. With this practice you’ll work on improving flexibility and strength and calming your mind and nervous system. Instructor: Akiko Shima #11201 Thursdays January 5 - March 30 10:45 - 11:45 am Native Sons Lower Level $132/12 YIN YOGA: POWER IN STILLNESS This is a chair yoga practice that is accessible to people with all kinds of bodies. Chair yoga is a great practice! It’s not only for people

A blend of styles that includes mostly floor poses (seated, belly, back). A slow moving and calming practice with stretching and easy strengthening. Suitable for those that are slow in getting up and down from the floor, have limited mobility or are looking for a mellow practice. No class February 20. Instructor: Sheron Jutila #10902 Mondays January 9 - March 27 2:00 - 3:15 pm Native Sons Grand Hall $132/11 55+ YOGA - JOINT SERIES (55 years & over) This series of gentle postures focuses on bringing mobility to the joints. This class moves slowly, giv ing time to modify and explore as we go. The ‘joint freeing series’ can be used alone as a gentle practice or as a warm up for other activi ties. No class February 23. Instructor: Sheron Jutila #10903 Thursdays January 5 - March 30 10:15 - 11:45 am Native Sons Grand Hall $156/12 55+ YOGA - JOINT SERIES ON A CHAIR (55 years & over) This practice focuses on bringing mobility to the joints. Slow moving with time to modify and explore as we go. This chair-adapted class (sitting and some optional stand ing) will give you all the benefits of the ‘joint freeing series’ without having to get down to the floor. Come join us and give it a try!

COURTENAY ACTIVE LIVING

Doula. All levels welcome. Instructor: Akiko Shima #10924 Wednesdays January 4 - March 29 6:30 - 7:45 pm Lewis Meeting Room $156/13

No class February 21. Instructor: Sheron Jutila #11193 Tuesdays January 3 - March 28 10:00 - 11:15 am

Native Sons Lower Level $144/12

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REGISTRATION STARTS MONDAY NOVEMBER 14 | See page 79

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