Hollow back Yoga Virginia

MONDAYS

Gentle Yoga
Mondays 4:15 – 5:30 pm
January 2 - February 6
February 13 - March 20
(6 wk sessions)

Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $60 for 6 wk session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com

This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Transitions to and from the floor are minimized to help protect joints. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. In this class, movements will be in a chair, standing and lying down on the floor.

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TUESDAYS

Be Kind To Your Spine
Tuesdays 8 – 9 am
January 3 - February 7
February 14 - March 21
(6 wk sessions)

Location: Inner Awareness, 657 Coal Hollow Rd., Christiansburg, VA
Cost: $60 for 6 wk session, $15 for a drop-in
To register, please contact Jennifer at (540) 552-2596 or joyifer@yahoo.com

A yoga and Pilates based class for those wishing to promote optimal back health. We will work on building core stability, improving posture, and increasing flexibility. This is a beginning level class that is accessible to those who would like a gentler approach and modifications will be provided for those needing more challenge.
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Gentle Chair Yoga
Tuesdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing
Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in

This class offers a gentle approach that makes it accessible to those who are living with injuries and physical challenges. Participants will be encouraged to explore the poses deeply respecting and honoring any injuries or limitations while cultivating an improved sense of body awareness. In this class, movements will be in a chair and standing. We will not be transitioning to the floor.

THURSDAYS

Dance for Wellness and Well-Being
Thursdays 10:30 - 11 am
Ongoing

Location: Village Fitness Center, Warm Hearth,
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Cost: $10 for a drop-in
***Stick around for Chair Yoga 11 am - 12 noon for no additional fee.***

This class is appropriate for anyone who loves music and desires to explore the healing powers of, and joy within, movement regardless of whether they are living with mobility challenges or not. No dance experience is necessary. The moves explored can be done sitting as well as standing. These classes serve to provide an environment and opportunity for all to enjoy the energizing, enriching and empowering benefits of dance and music in a welcoming community setting. Facilitator Jennifer Speiden will bring elements of contemporary, social and world dances into the class as well as integrate her extensive movement knowledge and experience as a physical therapist, registered yoga teacher, and dance educator. She has also completed trainings with internationally acclaimed Dance for PD® program which is based out of Brooklyn, NY in collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. For more information on this program, please visit .

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​Gentle Chair Yoga
Thursdays 11 am - 12 noon
Ongoing

Location: Village Center, Warm Hearth
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA, (540) 443-34744
Cost: $10 for a drop-in

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Yoga Nidra
2nd Thursday of the Month 12 noon - 12:30 pm
January 12, February 9, March 9

Location: Village Fitness Center, Warm Hearth,
Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Cost: FREE
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Yoga nidra, or “yogic sleep”, is a practice that systemically encourages full body relaxation and a deep meditative experience for the body, mind, and spirit. We will begin with a little introduction about the practice, and then the yoga nidra experience will be guided (this is about 20 minutes) while you restoratively rest on your back, side, or in a comfortable seated position in a chair.

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