This class is an 8-week series for $100, open to all ages.
This Advanced Belly Dance class is recommended for students who have at least one year of experience in Belly Dance. In this class we expand on techniques learned in the Beginner and Intermediate level classes. The class is focused on learning choreography and developing stage presence while continuing working on drills and conditioning for a healthy dance practice.
$100 for the 8 week series.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan is literally translated as “supreme ultimate boxing”. The “supreme ultimate” part refers to the Chinese concept of the origin of the universe. Out of the infinite potential of the void arises the dual principles of yin and yang. Yang being the male, warm, forceful, light principle, and Yin being the female, cool, yielding, dark principle. Neither one of these principles is superior to the other, and both are necessary because each contains some of the other. They are two sides of the same coin. The yin-yang symbol is also a symbol of T'ai Chi. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a harmonious dance of yin and yang sometimes referred to as “meditation in motion”.
T’ai Chi was originally practiced as a martial art emphasizing strength and speed. Through time it has evolved into a gentle form of exercise that can be practiced by people of all ages. It consists of a sequence of movements that are performed slowly, softly and gracefully with smooth, even transitions.
This is a six week series with classes meeting once per week: The cost is $65 per person
Shashi Gupta is preparing a special vegetarian to-go lunch which will be available between 11:30 and 1:30 at Yoga Central on July 12.
Shashi has done cooking programs at Yoga Central before and also was the featured chef in one of our “Vegetarian Supper Club” evenings The proceeds go to support Yoga Central's mission and programs. The full meal is $20.
Chick peas with spinach, rice pilav, 1 bhatura and mango lassi, July 12, around noon, $20.
Please pay several days ahead.
These foods are healthy and easy to digest. Bhatura is a type of fried bread. Mango Lassi is a very poular refreshing cold drink made from mangos and yogurt. It is rich in calcium, and we will cut back on the sugar.
You. are welcome to bring your own container(s), if you want.
With the assistance of the yoga wall straps, slings, bars and harnesses we will be doing poses that are known to many, but the “familiar” postures are experienced in a decidedly different way with the yoga wall. Often, with the help of the yoga wall, poses can be held longer and the shape of your “familiar” pose will often be different. It is very illuminating and balancing to experience this approach to the yoga āsanas. The level of difficulty is not great, but this is a class for people with some yoga experience.
This workshop eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit (YACEP)
$25
You're probably stronger than you think! Arm Balance poses definitely involve the core and shoulders, but the key to most of them is actually balance - imagine that!
Come learn safe methods of entry and exit for a range of Yoga arm balances from beginning to advanced. It is best to stretch and warm up before this class, since we will only have an hour together. We will at least warm up the wrists and shoulders a bit before attempting more challenging poses. We will also learn some conditioning sequences to strengthen the muscles used for most arm balancing.
You will be invited to listen to your body and intuition during this class. If there is anything you are not comfortable trying, you are welcome to simply watch instead.
$25 per person. Free for YTT students.