Wednesday chair yoga for seniors
2024-02-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-02-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-03-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-03-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-03-27 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-10 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | online
This is a community class for anyone over 60, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People, and currently being held online. We generally begin the class seated in chairs, then move to standing (with alternatives for those who prefer to or need to stay seated), and then return to sitting.
There is no charge for the class but you do need to to become a member. Health Advocates also offers other fitness classes and other services. Please go to http://hafop.org/ for more information.

Sunday chair yoga for seniors
2024-02-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | online

Evening mat yoga
2024-02-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-03-04 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-03-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-03-18 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-03-25 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-01 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-15 17:30 - 18:30
This is an online mat yoga class. I ask participants what they would like to focus on at the beginning of each class. We often work on de-stressing, using breath techniques, or perhaps easing pain and tension in shoulders, hips, and back.
Cost: $14 per class or purchase a 10-class card for $110 ($95 for seniors 65 years of age and older).
Registration: I email the Zoom links each Sunday for the coming week. Please be sure to register with that link by the morning of the class; I need a minimum 2 people in order to run each class.

Discover Viniyoga
2024-03-04 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-01 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-15 18:30 - 19:30 | online
In this class we emphasize linking breath to movement – using the breath to support and enhance movement, to energize, to de-stress, to refresh. Poses are repeated several times, setting up a gentle rhythm, which warms up the muscles and joints and makes it safer to subsequently hold poses for several breaths. One of the key facets of Viniyoga is adaptations of poses for each individual practitioner – getting the pose into the person, not the person into the pose! – so although this is a group class, alternatives will be offered if a pose is too difficult or otherwise not appropriate for you. I am happy to tailor each class to the needs and desires of attendees, so come ready with your requests!
Class fee is $15; $99 for 8 classes. There is also an unlimited monthly class pass for $59/month (4 free classes to start). To sign up, use this link: https://viniyoga.com/viniyoga-101/

Yoga for Osteoporosis for Seniors
2024-03-08 11:30 - 12:30
Dr Loren Fishman is a Manhattan-based physiatrist and yogi who has designed a series of yoga poses that help improve bone density. He has run several clinical trials comparing his yoga method to osteoporosis drugs with impressively positive results. I am trained and certified in his method and would like to offer a workshop in which I teach you this series of poses. The poses in this workshop are modified for older bodies that might not be as flexible, so we use props, including a wall, a chair, and a strap.
I have offered this workshop to members of Health Advocates for Older People in December and would like to offer it again in January. You must be a member of Health Advocates to participate (no charge for membership), and there is no charge for the workshop. Contact Health Advocates for more information and to join.
There will be two sessions: in the first one, I will be presenting information about osteoporosis and bone density and will then demonstrate the poses. The second one is a practice session in which I will demonstrate the poses again but will then watch you so that I can offer corrections, suggestions, and modifications. The presentation will be recorded, and I will also make available a video of me doing the poses.
