GENTLE YOGA: Exploring Developmental Movement Patterns
Tuesdays 9:30 – 10:45 am via Zoom < Next series starts April 4
… Advance registration required; see options below.
Breathe, relax and unwind with simple, gentle movements based on the progressive Viniyoga™ approach. For people with any level of flexibility and/or yoga experience. Beginners always welcome.
For Winter/Spring 2023, we will focus on Developmental Movement Patterns, a mind-body framework pioneered by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, to can help us better understand the interplay between intention and consciousness in our bodies. Each 4-class series will be organized around embodying one of the foundational movement patterns with the intention to increase the comfort, flexibility, strength, and movement potential of our multi-dimensional being.
… Series Dates. Navel Radiation (Near/Far): Jan 10, 17, 24, 31. Spinal (Front/Back): Feb 7, 14, 21, 28. Homologous (Top/Bottom): Mar 7, 14, 21, 28. Homolateral (Right/Left): April 4, 11, 18, 25. Contralateral (3-D): May 2, 9, 16, 23.
… Suggested Tuition. $55 for single series (4 classes) or $250 for all five (20 classes). Sign up for both Tuesday & Saturday for $100 per single series (8 classes) or $450 for all five (40 classes).
… Pay From The Heart. Let your heart and your own personal circumstances guide you to pay more or less: whatever is right for you. Your presence is enough. Payment can be made via (1) Check, (2) Common Good (3) PayPal (@LibbyVolckening) or (4) Venmo (@Libby-Volckening).
… New students must complete a Waiver prior to attending first class.
Questions? Need more info? Call or text 413-834-4524 or email libby@yogalibre.net.
60+ YOGA < In Person & Via Zoom*
Thursdays 9:30 – 10:30 am
… Town Hall, 69 Main Street, Northfield, MA
… Masks optional. Advance registration** required.
Join us either in person or from the comfort of your home and explore how the tools of yoga can help you move more easily, balance more confidently, breathe more deeply, think more clearly, and sleep more soundly. Based on the gentle Viniyoga™ approach, this class is accessible to people with any amount of flexibility and yoga experience. We’ll be working in and around a chair: standing is optional. Alternatives are offered for anyone who prefers to remain seated. Beginners welcome!
… Open to anyone 60+ living in Northfield and surrounding towns. Funded by a combination of state and federal grants administered by the Town of Northfield, MA.
… Donations appreciated but not required. If you’d like to donate, please make checks payable to the “Northfield Council on Aging”, write “Exercise Fund/60+ Yoga” on the Memo line, and mail to Northfield Senior Center, 69 Main Street, Northfield, MA 01360.
… For general information about other Northfield Senior Center programs, click here.
… For the monthly Senior Center newsletter/ calendar (available in PDF format), click here.
**All new students must register at least one hour in advance and complete a Waiver prior to attending first class.
Want to register? Need more info? Call or text 413-834-4524 or email libby@yogalibre.net.
MODERATE YOGA: Exploring Developmental Movement Patterns
Saturdays 8:30 – 10 am via Zoom < Next series starts April 8
… Advance registration required; see series options below.
Awaken your whole being with this mixed-levels integrated practice combining conscious breathing, mindful movement, and meditation. For curious practitioners interested in strengthening body, mind and spirit. Not for absolute beginners.
For Winter/Spring 2023, we will focus on Developmental Movement Patterns, a mind-body framework pioneered by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, to can help us better understand the interplay between intention and consciousness in our bodies. Each 4-class series will be organized around embodying one of the foundational movement patterns with the intention to increase the comfort, flexibility, strength, and movement potential of our multi-dimensional being.
… Series Dates. Navel Radiation (Near/Far): Jan 14, 21, 28, Feb 4. Spinal (Front/Back): Feb 11, 18, 25, Mar 4. Homologous (Top/Bottom): Mar 11, 18, 25, Apr 1. Homolateral (Right/Left): April 8, 15, 22, 29. Contralateral (3-D): May 6, 13, 20, 27.
… Suggested Tuition. $55 for single series (4 classes) or $250 for all five (20 classes). Sign up for both Tuesday & Saturday for $100 per single series (8 classes) or $450 for all five (40 classes).
… Pay From The Heart. Let your heart and your own personal circumstances guide you to pay more or less: whatever is right for you. Your presence is enough. Payment can be made via (1) Check, (2) Common Good (3) PayPal (@LibbyVolckening) or (4) Venmo (@Libby-Volckening).
… New students must complete a Waiver prior to attending first class.
Questions? Need more info? Call or text 413-834-4524 or email libby@yogalibre.net.