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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
Sept 8 - Dec 15
5:15 - 6:15 pm
Lewis Tsolum Building
$130/15
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
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
Gentle Flow Yoga
Find grace, balance and strength
in fluidity with this gentle flow
yoga class. Linking breath with
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
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