Mindful Movement Online Classes – Live!
Join me for LIVE mindful movement online! These livestream classes (on Zoom) are grouped into Terms of multiple weeks (not drop-in). This allows us go deeper and build on what we’re practicing over the term. The term structure provides a sense of continuity – a familiar group of fellow students each week, and a sense of what to expect from the weekly practice.
Spring Term – Moved To Meditate Live
Dynamic Steadiness: Mindful Movement for Balance
Thursdays 9:00-10:00am (Pacific Time)
10 classes: March 21 – May 30, 2024
(no class on 5/9)
For our Spring class series, we will focus on balance. Physical balance is an essential movement skill that we use daily throughout our lives. It’s important to develop and maintain steadiness and confidence by working consistently on foot agility, hip and leg strength, proprioception, and visual awareness.
Adding mindfulness into the balance equation not only helps us to achieve steadier postures, but it also helps us observe how our mental activity contributes to balance or imbalance. When we are lost in thought, or internally criticizing our balance pose, that distracted focus will be reflected in the quality of our movements!
A Mindful Movement class offers a safe container in which to challenge your balance and observe your habits. Learning to bring a steady, calm, and curious attention to the moment enables us to respond skillfully to whatever throws us off our center.
We will include classic yoga balance poses (think: Tree, Warrior 3, Half Moon, etc.), as well as Walking Meditation (on the mat), and Qigong forms that ask us to find steadiness while moving.
This series also incorporates selected exercises from the Tai Ji Quan Moving for Better Balance program. This research-based protocol was specifically designed for fall prevention, and it teaches “reactive balance” skills that will make you more confident in your ability to balance dynamically.
This is a beginner-friendly class, but also valuable for more experienced yogis and movement practitioners. Options are given to make poses/movements more or less challenging, depending on your experience, abilities, and energy level. These classes include floor work and some standing, and we typically end with Savasana or seated meditation (your choice).
Props: If you have yoga props (like blocks, blankets, a strap or resistance band, a bolster), have them ready! If not, don’t worry – you might find substitutions around the house, like towels and pillows instead of yoga blankets and bolsters. Some practitioners also find it helpful to have a sturdy chair available (like a folding chair or dining room chair).
Each week, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link for class. And, after class, you’ll receive an email with a link to access the Zoom recording.
There are two options for registration:
- ALL ACCESS CLASS LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP – Join the Moved To Meditate Class Library (or upgrade your membership to the All Access tier) to participate in all of this term’s livestream series, the class recordings, special courses, and my full on-demand video library of 100+ classes. This membership is $34.99/month. You can cancel anytime, but as long as you stay subscribed, you’ll be signed up for all my livestream class terms and you’ll automatically get the zoom links.
- LIVESTREAM SERIES – Sign up for this 10 sessions, including the recordings of each class. The class series is a one-time registration cost of $110 (equals $11/class).
** If you’re a current Class Library member, and you’d like to upgrade to the All Access tier that includes the livestream classes, here’s how to do it! Sign in to your account, find “My Dashboard” in the top menu, click the “Purchases” tab, then click the “Change” button next to your current membership. Email me if you need assistance!