Class Description

 

Tai Chi Warmup

Easy, flowing moves from the ancient Chinese exercise discipline let you leave your day behind, center yourself and warm the body.

 

 

Sun Salutations

A traditional yoga sequence warms your body more deeply, stretching and strengthening key muscle groups.

 

 

Yoga Standing Strength

Poses such as warrior pose and triangle pose strengthen and tone the body.

 

 

Balances

Concentration and focus allow your mind and body to meet the challenge of balancing poses.

 

 

Hip Openers

Focuses on stretching for greater flexibility and freedom of movement in the hips and lower back.

 

 

Core Work

Uses exercises from Pilates and yoga to strengthen core abdominal and back muscles.

 

 

Twists and Forward Bends

Poses and stretches create suppleness and flexibility in the hamstrings and back.

 

 

Relaxation and Meditation

The final ten minutes deliver the mental and physiological benefits of meditation and enhance the effects of the exercise you have just completed.