YOGA for LOWER BACK & HIPS — including SCIATICA!
Wednesdays 6 – 7:15 pm (Sept 13 – Nov 15) < In Person & Via Zoom
… Community Yoga & Wellness, 16 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA
… Register by Tuesday September 5 and save $30!
… Advance registration by Sunday September 10 is required.
Soothe. Stabilize. Strengthen. Lengthen. If you are ready to up-level your relationship to your spine, join us for this 10-class series based on the gentle Viniyoga™ approach and the pioneering work of “the back doctor’s back doctor” Dr. Stuart McGill.
… Each week we will explore and adapt simple movements, breathing, and relaxation techniques to support your healing. Handouts provided to support your home practice.
… Open to anyone with any amount of flexibility or yoga experience. Beginners welcome!
… This series follows a progressive curriculum, and students are asked to make every effort to attend all 10 classes in order to nurture their own progress and support the energy of the group.
… Suggested tuition of $180 for the 10-class series ~OR~ only $150 if registered by September 5 ~ includes weekly handouts PLUS a free 1:1 session (either in person or via Zoom) with me.
… 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).
… Registration for the series closes Sunday September 10. Sorry, no new students after the 2nd class. New students must complete a Waiver prior to attending first class. Community Yoga & Wellness Center is a scent free space.
… For more info/to pre-register, call or text 413-834-4524 or email libby@yogalibre.net.
STRONG & CENTERED: 55 + YOGA (Chair Assisted)
Fridays 9:30 – 10:30 am < 7-week series Oct 13 – Dec 8 (no class Nov 10, 24)
… Greenfield Senior Center, 35 Pleasant Street, Greenfield, MA
… Students must be 55+ and members of the Greenfield Senior Center: membership is free.
Join us and experience how yoga can help you move with more ease, balance with greater confidence, breathe more deeply, think more clearly, and sleep more soundly. We’ll be working in and around a chair (standing is optional) while we explore mindful movement, conscious breathing, and meditation. Alternatives are offered for anyone who prefers to remain seated.
… Based on the gentle Viniyoga™ approach, this class is accessible to people with any amount of flexibility and yoga experience. Beginners welcome!
… Open to people age 55+. Students must be members of the Greenfield Senior Center: membership is free.
… *Cost is $45 for the 7-week series (Oct 13 – Dec 8, no class Nov 10, 24) which may be reimbursable through your health insurance. Registration and payment is due by October 6.
Questions? Need more info? For general information about other Greenfield Senior Center programs, click here. To read the Senior Center newsletter online, click here. Or call the Greenfield Senior Center at 413-772-1517.
A WALK IN THE WOODS: Yoga & Hiking
A program of Northfield FirstLight Power
Saturday Oct. 14 at 1:00 – 4:00 pm < Rain or shine, thunder cancels.
Northfield Mountain Recreation & Environmental Center
99 Millers Falls Road, Northfield, MA 01360
… Class size is limited. Advance registration is required.
Let’s reconnect to ourselves and our forest neighbors with an afternoon of yoga and hiking. We’ll shift our focus between our inner and outer landscapes to deepen presence and attune to nature as it manifests in our own bodies and the world around us.
… The hiking will be mostly silent and moderately paced (3-4 miles, ~ 900 feet elevation gain), alternating with a gentle yoga practice that integrates mindful movement, conscious breathing, and meditation.
… Beginners welcome. Ages 13+. Bring water, dress in layers, and feel free to use hiking poles. Contact me if you’d like to reserve a set.
… Space is limited: advance registration required. To reserve your space, visit www.bookeo.com/northfield.
… For more info, call or text 413-834-4524 or email libby@yogalibre.net.
CANDLELIGHT YOGA with Live Music with Libby Volckening, E-RYT 500
accompanied by a multi-instrumentalist friend TBD
Friday Oct 20 @ 6:00 – 7:30 pm
… Community Yoga & Wellness Center, 16 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA
… Advance registration* required.
Breathe, relax, and unwind with a soothing yoga practice with me/Libby Volckening accompanied by soft candlelight and a meditative soundscape created by a multi-instrumentalist friend TBD. If you have attended Candlelight Yoga in the past, you know how special this is. If not, come find out!
… Cost is $20. Class size is limited. Advance registration* required. Community Yoga & Wellness Center is a scent free space.
… *Register before 4:30 pm October 20 via Community Yoga’s website www.community-yoga.com
… Questions? Problems registering? Contact info@community-yoga.com or 413-774-4700.