All Levels Yoga Through the DAYA Foundation - Ongoing
Dates: Tuesdays (This is an ongoing class, offered weekly.)
Time: 9:00am-10:15am
Location: This is a remote class, offered online via Zoom.
Cost: Sliding scale drop-in fees range from $10-$20 per class session. (Portions of drop-in fees go towards supporting the DAYA Foundation's Yoga Outreach Programs in institutions such as prisons, hospitals, schools, and rehabilitation facilities.)
Registration: Register online through the DAYA Foundation's web site, https://www.dayafoundation.org/classes.html.
Description: Deepen your exploration of yoga in a supportive community through avenues such as breath practices, meditation, physical yoga postures, yoga philosophy, and yoga psychology. For questions about class content, please contact Alice at alice@easeofmotion.net or at 503.962.9994.
Yoga For Stay At Home Moms Through the DAYA Foundation - Weekly Beginning April 5, 2022
Dates: Tuesdays (This is an ongoing class, offered weekly.)
Time: noon-12:30pm
Location: This is a remote class, offered online via Zoom.
Cost: This class will be offered as part of a donation-based special monthly membership through the DAYA Foundation. (All donations will support the women at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in the DAYA Foundation's Prison Yoga Program.)
Registration: Register online through the DAYA Foundation's web site, https://www.dayafoundation.org/yoga-for-stay-at-home-moms.html.
Description: These classes are intended as a self-care break for stay-at-home-moms to release tension and renew. Each session will include mindfulness, breathing, movement, and camaraderie. Alice was primarily a stay-at-home mom when her two now-grown children were little, and she's honored to share the tools of yoga with those facing the challenges of raising young children in the midst of the pandemic and other contemporary challenges. For questions about class content, please contact Alice at alice@easeofmotion.net or at 503.962.9994.
TRE® & Yoga for a Calmer Nervous System Class Series - Summer Term:
Dates: Tuesdays, June 28 through July 26, 2022
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: This will be a remote class, offered online via Zoom.
Cost: $115
Registration: Registration for this class series is not yet open and will be administered through Portland Community College's Community Education/Recreation & Wellness Department. The PCC Course Registration Number (CRN) for this course is 31969. Once registration opens, you may register online at pcc.edu/schedule or at pcc.edu/nc, or by telephone at 971.722.8888.
Description: Enhance the calming effects of yoga by blending it with TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), a movement-based approach to down-regulating the nervous system. In addition to TRE®, class will include gentle yoga poses, breathing techniques, and chanting practices thoughtfully selected to promote calm and relaxation. All levels are welcome. Must be able to comfortably get up from and down to the floor. This class is intended for individuals experiencing mild to moderate stress. For questions about class content, please contact Alice at alice@easeofmotion.net or at 503.962.9994.
Yoga for Runners & Walkers Class Series - Summer Term:
Dates: Wednesdays, June 29 through August 31, 2022.
Time: 7:00am-8:00am
Location: This will be a remote class, offered online via Zoom.
Cost: $109
Registration: Registration for this class series is not yet open and will be administered through Portland Community College's Community Education/Recreation & Wellness Department. The PCC Course Registration Number (CRN) for this course is 32021. Once registration opens, you may register online at pcc.edu/schedule or at pcc.edu/nc, or by telephone at 971.722.8888.
Description: Enjoy the company of other running and walking enthusiasts as you explore how to develop or deepen a yoga practice to complement your active lifestyle. Improve flexibility, strength, breathing technique, postural alignment, balance, and body awareness. Learn skills that will help you derive more enjoyment from your running or walking and help you reduce your risk of injury. Experiment with sequences you might integrate into your pre-run/walk warm-up or post- run/walk cool down routine. Explore how principles of yoga philosophy can help support a healthy and sustainable approach to fitness. Sample simple meditation practices you can use on the yoga mat, road, trail, or track to transform your runs or walks into moving meditations that will promote relaxation and boost vitality. For questions about class content, please contact Alice at alice@easeofmotion.net or at 503.962.9994.