Have you heard about the benefits of mind-body exercise? Have you been thinking about trying it, but been  uncomfortable or intimidated by classes where everyone seems familiar with the concepts and movements? Mind-body exercise is non-competitive, and can help you relax, lower blood pressure, build strength and balance, and improve your physical fitness as well as your sense of mental well-being. Whether you are 9 or 90, extremely flexible or tight as a knot, in great shape or just trying to get back on track physically, mind-body exercise has much to offer.

Mind-Body Fitness

Mind-body exercise can help you manage stress and find focus and inner calm in the face of a hectic lifestyle. And you DON’T have to practice for an hour every day to reap the benefits! Often, the times when you don’t have an hour to practice are the times when mind-body exercise is most beneficial. We can create an effective practice that you can do in as little as 15 or 20 minutes a day, and show you how to add on to it for days when you have more time.

Too Much Stress or Work?

It’s never too late and you're never too inflexible or out of shape to begin a mind-body practice. The benefits of relaxation, increased strength and balance, and reduced stress are relevant throughout life. Learn basic movements and modifications to make them more accessible for people with limited mobility, flexibility, or a few extra pounds. Start where you are today, be gentle with yourself, and let breath and movement take you toward a more flexible, more fit, and more centered you.

Regardless of Age, Flexibility or Fitness Level

Improve Athletic Performance / Reduce Injuries

Learn movements to specifically address performance and injuries for sports such as cycling, running, and tennis. Learn to effectively stretch the hamstrings, open the hips, create length in the spine, and strengthen the upper body, core, back and arms. Personalized programs can address specific needs for various sports.

Not Sure What to Expect?

Mind-body practices can be a different experience for each person, and even on each day. It can be energizing, relaxing, challenging, meditative, or introspective. It can build strength, self-confidence, flexibility, and balance. It can help you focus on the positive, the peaceful, the joyful, and the vastness of the universe. It can be deeply spiritual and emotional, highly physical, or somewhere on the continuum between. It is what you need it to be on any given day; set your intention for your practice, then let go and allow it to move through you.

Yoga is often regarded as a set of physical exercises that can include stretches, breathing, and relaxation. These physical practices were created to ready the body and mind for meditation and a mindful approach to life. The practice of yoga in the West sometimes stops with the physical exercises, which are very beneficial. It is up to each individual to decide the path of their yoga, from purely physical to encompassing mind, body and spirit.

Nia combines a diverse blend of Eastern and Western movements, concepts and philosophies from the worlds of the healing arts (love), martial arts (mindfulness), and dance (technique). It is a pleasure-based exercise system that works with the natural wisdom and intelligence of the body, mind, spirit, and emotions. What makes Nia so innovative is its unlimited adaptability. People of all kinds can participate, and there are a wide range of therapeutic, wellness, self-growth applications.

Mindful cardio which combines yoga and Qi Gong with low-impact, easy-to-follow moves inspired by belly, tribal and Latin dance. Movement across multiple planes: (front/back/center, top/bottom/middle), combining the grace and mindfulness of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong, the length and openness of yoga, and the fun and freedom of dance.

Qi Gong originated in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It combines movement, breath, and meditation to enhance the flow of energy (qi) in the body to improve circulation and enhance immunity.

Qi Gong

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Yoga

Simplifying mind-body movement for EVERYbody

Enhance your mind-body connection with the gentle movements of chi gong and yoga. While focusing on mind-body awareness, pleasure, and relaxation, we’ll move the body to quiet the mind and work with life-force energy. Movements for each chakra, ending with chakra meditation, integration and relaxation.