Redwood Health Club :: Yoga Schedule

Yoga / Stretch Room - Upstairs
Yoga Classes: Free to Members; Non-Members $12.00
Stretch Out: Free to Members; Non-Members $10.00
Class Descriptions Located at Bottom of Page

2012
Time Sunday Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8:30-9:45              
9:00-9:45     Core Essentials
Shannon
  Core Essentials
Shannon
   
10:00-11:00   Stretch Out!
Mary
  Stretch Out!
Mary
     
10:30-Noon     Yoga
Lisa
  Yoga
Lisa
  Yoga
Susan
5:30-7:00pm   Yoga
Susan
Gentle Yoga
Melinda 5:30-6:30pm
T'ai Chi Chih
Dyana 5:30-6:30pm
Gentle Yoga
Melinda 5:30-6:30pm
   

Instructors

YOGA: Susan Charles, Kristan Larsen, Sue Miller, Lisa Orselli, Magdalena Weinstein
YOGA MEDITATION and GENTLE YOGA: Melinda Filer
CORE ESSENTIALS: Shannon Smith
STRETCH OUT!: Mary Handelin
T'AI CHI CHIH: Dyana Sangraal

Class Descriptions

YOGA MEDITATION: OPEN TO ALL LEVELS, THIS CLASS PLACES EMPHASIS ON BREATHING AND CONCENTRATION AS WE MOVE THROUGH GENTLE YOGA POSTURES. WE WILL ALSO EXPLORE YOGIC BREATHING TECHNIQUES TO QUIET THE MIND AND RELAX THE BODY.

YOGA: GUIDANCE THROUGH YOGA POSES FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING AN AWARENESS THAT RESIDES IN THE INNER BODY. RE-AWAKENING THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE INNER BODY HELPS TO RELAX AND FREE MUSCLES THAT ARE TIGHTLY BOUND. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE PRACTICE OF YOGA WILL STRENGTHEN AND TONE THE WHOLE BODY. PLEASE WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. STYLES VARY DEPENDING ON INSTRUCTOR, AND IT IS BEST TO SPEAK WITH THE INSTRUCTOR REGARDING THE STYLE OF YOGA TAUGHT IN THEIR CLASS.

STRETCH OUT!: A TOTAL BODY STRETCH EXPERIENCE USING PROPER ALIGNMENT. WORK SAFELY AND DEEPLY. LEARN HOW TO STRETCH TOWARDS BETTER BODY SYMMETRY.

GENTLE YOGA: A ONE HOUR WHOLE BODY WORK-OUT. COMBINES SIMPLE, YET PROFOUNDLY EFFECTIVE YOGA POSES WITH TONING EXERCISES FOR CORE STRENGTH. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO "LISTEN TO THEIR INNER WISDOM" AND MODIFY A POSE AS NEEDED. GOOD CLASS FOR BEGINNERS, YET STILL CHALLENGING FOR INTERMEDIATES. THIS CLASS WILL LEAVE YOU DE-STRESSED AND RELAXED.

CORE ESSENTIALS: CHALLENGE YOUR CORE STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY AND IMPROVE YOUR POSTURE WITH THIS INTENSE MAT WORKOUT. THIS CLASS IS SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT WORKING THE ABS, GLUTES AND BACK THROUGH A SERIES OF MAT WORK EXERCISES. THERE ARE A FEW MATS AVAILABLE FOR USE; HOWEVER, BRINGING YOUR OWN IS ENCOURAGED.

T'AI CHI CHIH: T'AI CHI CHIH CONSISTS OF 20 EASY-TO-LEARN MOVEMENTS; IT IS KNOWN TO INCREASE LONGEVITY, REDUCE STRESS, RELIEVE CHRONIC PAIN, HEIGHTEN ENERGY AND STAMINA, IMPROVE BREATHING AND CIRCULATION, ENHANCE BALANCE, AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL. THIS IS CLASS IS PRESENTED IN SESSION FORM AND WILL RUN FOR SIX WEEKS, JANUARY 18TH - FEBRUARY 22ND; TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM RESULTS, STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES AS THIS IS A PROGRESSION OF MOVEMENTS.