Submitted by Leanna Chappell
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Instructor Aimee Strohbeck’s Hatha yoga classes at SPL have been very popular since their introduction. This month Aimee will offer four yoga classes, including two new ones. Students are asked to bring a yoga mat and a towel with them and to wear comfortable, stretchy clothing.
- Intro to Yoga is offered from 10:15 am to 11:45 am on Thursdays, April 7, 14, 21, and 28. Class fee is by donation, with proceeds benefitting the library.
- Beginning Yoga is offered from 10:15 am to 11:45 am on Mondays, April 4, 11, 18, and 25. These sessions are slightly more advanced than those in Intro to Yoga, providing students with an opportunity to expand their skill level. Class fee is $10 per session with multi-session tickets available.
- Chair Yoga (NEW!) is offered from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Thursdays, April 7, 14, 21, and 28. This class involves the same poses done in other Hatha yoga classes, but modified to make them gentler while sitting or sometimes standing with a chair for balance and support. Yoga from a chair benefits flexibility, strength, inner peace, and mental focus. Class fee is $5. No yoga mat is required for this class.
- Mixed Hatha Yoga Level 1 and 2 (NEW!) is an evening class! Offered from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm on Mondays, April 11, 18, and 25, this class is safe for most beginners and focuses on yoga for stress and anxiety relief, learning to relax and calm the mind, and improving flexibility, balance, physical, and mental strength. Attention is given to individual alignment and practice with ahimsa: kindness and compassion to oneself and others. Class structure begins with centering breath awareness and includes gentle warm-ups, standing poses, mild backbends, forward bends, spinal twists, and abdominal and upper body strengthening. A nice way to bring the body and mind back to a state of balance at day’s end, often resulting in a better night’s sleep. Class cost is $10.
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