GENTLE YOGA ~ Yoga & Yama: Practicing Restraint
Exploring the Foundations of the Eight-Limbed Path
Tuesdays 9:30 – 10:45 am
via Zoom  < Next series starts Nov 12
… Advance registration required; see options below.  
Move, breathe,
and relax your mind.  Explore the wisdom of your body with simple movement, breathing and concentration practices from the yoga tradition. For people with any level of flexibility and/or yoga experience.  Beginners always welcome.
For the Fall semester, we’ll wend our way through the five Yama-s (restraints) as described in Patanjali Yoga Sutra-s.  These guidelines for ethical living are the often-overlooked foundation for all the other practices of Yoga!
Series Dates.  Ahimsa (non-harming): Sept 10, 17, 24; Satya (truthfulness): Oct 1, 8, 15; Asteya (non-stealing): Oct 22, 29, Nov 5; Brahmacharya (self-restraint): Nov 12, 19, 26; Aparigraha (non-grasping): Dec 3, 10, 17.
Suggested Tuition*. $50 for single series (3 classes), $200 for all five (15 classes).  Sign up for both Tuesday & Saturday for $90 per single series (6 classes) or $350 for all five (30 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) or (5) Zelle (4138344524)
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 < No classes Nov 28, Dec 26
Thursdays 9:30 – 10:30 am In Person & Via Zoom 
… 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!  No classes Nov 28 (Thanksgiving) or Dec 26 (day after Christmas).
Open to anyone 60+ living in Northfield and surrounding towns, this class is funded by participant donations, a Health Grant from the Fred W. Wells Trust Fund, and the Northfield Council on Aging. 
$3 donation suggested but not required: any amount you can contribute is appreciated.  If you have the means and feel moved to donate, you can either bring cash/check to class ~or~ send a check via mail.  Make checks payable to the “Northfield Council on Aging”, write “Exercise Fund/60+ Yoga” on the Memo line, and bring/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 ~ Yoga & Yama: Practicing Restraint
… Exploring the Foundations of the Eight-Limbed Path
Saturdays 8:30 – 10 am
via Zoom < Next series starts Nov 16
… Advance registration required; see series options below.  

Awaken to
the wisdom of your embodied experience with this mixed-levels integrated practice combining conscious breathing, mindful movement, and meditation.  For curious practitioners interested in strengthening body, mind, and spirit.  Previous yoga experience helpful.
For the Fall semester, we’ll wend our way through the five Yama-s (restraints) as described in Patanjali Yoga Sutra-s.  These guidelines for ethical living are the often-overlooked foundation for all the other practices of Yoga!
Series Dates.  Ahimsa (non-harming): Sept 14, 21, 28; Satya (truthfulness): Oct 5, 12, 19; Asteya (non-stealing): Oct 26, Nov 2, 9; Brahmacharya (self-restraint): Nov 16, 23, 30; Aparigraha (non-grasping): Dec 7, 14, 21.
Suggested Tuition*. $50 for single series (3 classes), $200 for all five (15 classes).  Sign up for both Tuesday & Saturday for $90 per single series (6 classes) or $350 for all five (30 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) or (5) Zelle (4138344524).
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