My teachings are grounded in the philosophy of Svadhyaya, focusing on leading students towards self-study and self-reflection. The aim is to nurture a personal practice that extends beyond the mat for each student. Anticipate a gentle session incorporating functional movements with occasional challenges. I encourage the use of blocks as tools to further enhance a personal practice. Some sessions will also incorporate ball rolling.

Please plan to bring 2 yoga blocks, a ball (tennis ball is perfect) and your yoga mat to each practice.

** No class 2/18 **

This 60-minute Yoga class will provide sequences that calms the nervous system along with stretching/warming the muscles and preparing the mind to rest. Breathing techniques, short meditation and positive affirmations will end the practice.

** No class 2/18 **

Sign up, dreamers, artists, and cartographers!! Ever wondered how to chart a course or explore lands in new, exciting ways?! It’s as easy as bringing the world to your figure tips!

Maps are much more than just turn by turn directions. Maps can open a world that you have never seen before, you can change the world just by understanding the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems).

In this course you will be using free open-source software called QGIS. You will learn how to create your own finding, creating, and changing data from different free sources to create a new world!!

Students need to bring a laptop (a PC or MacBook), a storage device is recommended, and a smartphone is helpful as a data collector.

There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine's expanded end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are still not familiar with Maine's Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Join this class to get fact-based information and all the details you need to know about Maine's law, how to have the conversation with your physician, and how to qualify for the law or support your loved one who may qualify.

Val Lovelace founded the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Maine Death with Dignity and also serves as its executive director. She spearheaded a grassroots campaign from 2014 to 2019 to pass Maine's aid-in-dying statute, the Maine Death with Dignity Act, which decriminalized medical aid in dying. She is committed to providing fact-based information regarding medical aid in dying in the United States to patients and their families, healthcare providers, clergy, policymakers, funeral directors, and emergency response personnel.

Fee: Free but pre-registration is required

Human Reformer Pilates is a way to harness the potential of your own body, using it as the ultimate reformer.  With just 1 resistance band, you can capture all the postural, core, and alignment challenges that reformer work is famous for– courtesy of Pilates mat programming that mirrors traditional reformer exercises.

Equipment that will be used in class include: a yoga mat and a Flex Cord or 48” resistance band or something equivalent  

This class is offered virtually through Zoom.

** No class 2/19 **

This morning class practiced in a chair offers mind and body benefits without having to get up and off the floor or even changing into Yoga clothes.

Enjoy a “pick me up” at home or at your office by using structural techniques to improve your range of motion, relax tight or overused muscles and release tension from the mind.

* No Class 2/20 *

Pumped Up Strength is a new approach to resistance training. Utilizing combination movement patterns in a targeted, rhythmic progression, its superpower is the dynamic integration of upper and lower body movements set to fun music. The result? A sweat-drenched, functionally efficient workout that will challenge your body in new ways, improve lean muscle mass, and rev your metabolism.

In this class you will want a set of hand weights anywhere from 5lbs - 15lbs.

This class is offered virtually through Zoom.

** No class 2/21 **

This course covers adult, child and infant CPR. Use of an AED. Adult, child and infant choking. How and when to call emergency services. A certification from the American Heart Association will be presented at course completion. Workbooks are not included with this class but can be purchased in advance for $10. This workbook covers CPR and First Aid. Please indicate on registration form if you want to purchase.

This class is offered on three separate dates.