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- Beginning East Coast Swing
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Item Number: W24MOV300A
Dates: 1/8/2024 - 2/19/2024
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 50
Building: The Grove
Room:Gymnasium
Instructor: Clay Nelson, Nancy Heyerman
Max Seating Capacity: 50
Seats Available: 15
Swing is the quintessential partner dance of American culture—and East Coast swing is the most common, versatile, and easiest to learn of all the many variations. No partner or previous experience is needed for this beginning East Coast swing course. We will start solo (i.e., no partner) and learn basic movements and timing to a wide variety of swing music. Then we will progress to using these same moves and step patterns while dancing with a partner. Over time more complicated step patterns will be demonstrated and practiced with a variety of partners. Each class will always begin with a review of the material learned in previous lessons and end with plenty of time to practice and ask for individual attention. Finally, the class will be invited to attend one or more of the various swing dances occurring in the Rogue Valley. NOTE: We ask students to wear comfortable shoes appropriate for dancing. A waiver must be signed prior to the first class.
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- Free the Shoulders, Arms, and Hands
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Item Number: W24MOV139A
Dates: 1/8/2024 - 2/19/2024
Times: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room A
Instructor: Moondance Forest
In this course, we will explore the structure and primary movements of the shoulders, arms and hands, and how they are connected to the entire skeleton and you as a complete human being. Each class features an exercise, or “lesson,” involving gentle movements done slowly with minimal effort, while paying attention to your own personal experience. You determine how big, how fast, or how “good” you do the exercises. You will be guided through enjoyable sequences, exploring and discovering ways of moving with spontaneity and awareness. You can think of these exercises as safe, fun puzzles for your nervous system and brain. Each lesson is designed to help you remember, learn, and create new patterns of behavior. You will be involved in your own process of learning. This course is ideal for all ages and abilities. You will increase your balance, reach, and ability to turn more easily, and reduce tension as you adjust and move with more comfort and ease.
NOTE: An OLLI waiver form must be signed prior to the first class. There will be no class meeting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday January 15.
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- Introduction to Tai Chi for Health and Longevity
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Item Number: W24MOV304A
Dates: 1/8/2024 - 2/19/2024
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 14
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room A
Instructor: Moondance Forest
Learn a complete Tai Chi form for health and longevity that you can do anywhere, anytime, and that is adaptable for all ages, body types, and abilities. No previous experience is necessary. Reduce stress, improve balance, gain focus/concentration, relieve pain, and gain benefits galore from a 3,000-year-old Chinese movement form: Tai Chi. When you finish the six-week course, you will have three tools in your toolbox for dealing with change, transition and life in general. You will have the Tai Chi 17 form which includes movements from Yang Short Form, so you will be prepared to study further if you wish. You will have learned a sequence called Finished the Form, which you can use alone as a practice or as a warmup or cool down for other practices. You will gain a basic knowledge of Tai Chi/martial arts and how to promote health and mind/body awareness.
NOTE: An OLLI waiver form will need to be signed prior to the first class. There will be no class meeting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday January 15.
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- Learn To Move From the Inside Out
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Authentic Movement is a practice in which the mover explores the relationship between their inner sensations, emotions, and impulses and how these are and can be expressed through movement. Class members will take turns moving and witnessing each other’s movements. Movers move with their eyes closed (guidelines are given to keep the movers safe). Witnesses will be given guidelines about how to offer safe witnessing from a place of compassion based on their own embodied experience. Movers are given an opportunity to talk about their movement and can ask for verbal feedback from the witnesses if they want it. No prior movement or dance experience is necessary. This is a practice focused on awareness rather than results: there are no wrong movements. Authentic Movement has been a fun and transformative practice for both instructors, who look forward to sharing it with others. NOTE: Please come in comfortable clothes, and if you don’t want to move barefoot, bring dance or indoor shoes. A waiver must be signed prior to the first class.
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- Mindful Movement: Qigong and Stretching
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Item Number: W24MOV130
Dates: 1/9/2024 - 1/30/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: n/a: online course
Room:Online (Zoom)
Instructor: Nando Raynolds
Max Seating Capacity: 299
Seats Available: 281
This class is an introduction to Qigong and simple stretching patterns. Movements will be taught both as physical and energetic exercises and as methods for improving present moment awareness and mindfulness of subtle perceptions. No special clothing or experience is required. Come as you are, ready to have fun with others! Although Qigong can be studied for a lifetime, this brief series will give you a taste of the practices. You will learn a set of simple movements you can integrate into your daily routine. Students can access videos on my YouTube channel, and a DVD is available for purchase but is not required. The exercises will challenge and enhance your flexibility, balance, and coordination. Classes consist mostly of active movement. Students will sign a liability waiver prior to the first class.
NOTE: We will meet over Zoom and class will include social time with other students using breakout rooms. Since this is online, students must be prepared to take complete responsibility for their own physical well-being. Classes will not be recorded.
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- Winter Walking on Ashland's Trails
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Item Number: W24MOV302A
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 2/14/2024
Times: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Building: Field Trip
Room: Field Trip
Instructor: Diane DeMerritt
Winter is a wonderful time to walk the trails of Ashland. The air is crisp and the weather can be unpredictable. Each walk will be about two hours, covering three-four miles. The trails will be mostly dirt paths with some elevation gain. While the walks are not intended to be of an aerobic nature, it is important that participants are reasonably fit and have good balance. The Travel Ashland’s Map Guide will be used as a reference. Directions on where to meet and details to consider will be emailed each week. Trails that may be included: North Mountain Park/Riverwalk Loop, Road 2060 above Lithia Park, Emigrant Lake, Bear Creek Greenway, TID ditch trail, Lithia Park hillside trails, Hald-Strawberry park trails, and Oredson Todd Woods. We will walk rain or shine, although if walking conditions are too hazardous (icy) on any given week, class will be cancelled. A liability waiver must be signed prior to participation in the first class. NOTE: Humans only on these walks. Dogs will need to stay at home.
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- Yoga Basics
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Item Number: W24MOV303A
Dates: 1/22/2024 - 2/12/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: M
Sessions: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room A
Instructor: Briana Gullo
This yoga course is designed for participants of all levels who have no major medical or physical limitations, from beginners to experienced yogis. Participants should expect to spend an hour practicing different yoga postures with a variation of sequences. There will be modifications available for postures, and the emphasis will be on gentle, slow movement, integrating breath to support the body with special emphasis on balance and body alignment. Participants will gain familiarity with a set of poses and an understanding of the benefits of yoga for the body and mind. NOTE: Please bring your own mat and water to class. A waiver must be signed before participating in this course.
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