Join the City of Morrison Parks and Recreation Board as they team up with local health and wellness professionals, for a month of free classes. Participate in a health focused activity while enjoying one of our beautiful City parks, every Wednesday in the month of June 2016. They include yoga, walking meditation, and Nordic walking with instructors Charidy Drawz, Martina Maxfield, Julia Velazquez, and Becky West.
Contact Kelly West to sign up at kelly.cline.west@gmail.com, with your name, event date, and the class(es) you will attend.
Class Descriptions
Morning Yoga
Join Yoga instructor Julia Velazquez for an hour to connect your mind and body. You will be guided through gentle postures to gain flexibility and ease. The class focuses on healthy breathing, proper body alignment, and balanced energy flow. You will leave calm and centered to begin your day. All levels, from beginners to experienced yoga practitioners, will benefit from this class. Please bring your own yoga mat. Find more information about Velasquez on Facebook at Go With the Flow Yoga and Meditation.
Express Workout
The 30-minute Express Workout is a this fitness blitz. It offers the perfect flexibility, whether you are jetting off for a quick workout during lunch hour, or toting your kids along for a midday exercise pick-me-up. Personal Trainer Charidy Drawz will tailor the class for each individual’s fitness level and ability. If you like, bring the whole family. Young children make great counterweights!
Walking Meditation
The health benefits of mindfulness meditation are becoming widely accepted by the medical profession, as one of the best tools in preventative medicine. Guided by respected meditation expert Dr. Becky West, learn to apply basic meditation techniques while taking a walk through the park. The class will begin with a discussion about meditation and its benefits, followed by a mediation session where walking will be your focus. Visit Dr. West’s website at http://www.allthingsmindful.com.
Walking Meet-up!
Walking together provides a full range of physical and mental perks. Bring the whole family, and let’s get together for a stroll through the park. Parks and Recreation AmeriCorps staff will be present to mind the playground while parents walk.
Nordic Walking
Experience a new full body workout that maximizes cardio while minimizing it’s impact on your joints. Nordic walking utilizing trekking poles to create resistance for an upper body workout, while keeping the lower body stable. Nordic Walking is great for posture and can be either a high energy workout or a gentle stroll through the park–depending on your ability and fitness goals. Join Martina Maxfield in this one-hour class. She will share the simple techniques and the positive effects of Nordic Walking, that she learned while visiting Germany. Space is limited to seven participants. For more information about Maxfield please visit http://www.morrisonyoga.com/.
Yoga in the Park
Stretch and strengthen your body. Relax your mind. Breathe. Move. Relax in this one-hour guided yoga class. Enjoy the fresh air and open space at French Creek Park. Please bring a beach towel and/or a yoga mat. There is no need to be flexible to do yoga. Longtime Morrison yoga instructor Martina Maxfield leads the class. For more information about Martina Maxfield please visit http://www.morrisonyoga.com/.
Wellness Wednesdays Class Schedule
June 1–Waterworks Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Julia Velazquez – Morning Yoga
noon to 12:30 p.m. Charidy Drawz – Express Workout
6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Becky West – Walking Mediation
June 8–Kelly Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Julia Velazquez – Morning Yoga
6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Becky West – Walking Meditation
June 15–Waterworks Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Walking Meet-Up!
noon to 12:30 p.m. Charidy Drawz – Express Workout
June 22–French Creek Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Martina Maxfield – Nordic Walking
June 29–French Creek Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Julia Velazquez – Morning Yoga
noon to 12:30 p.m. Charidy Drawz – Express Workout
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Martina Maxfield – Yoga in the Park
June 29–Kelly Park
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Martina Maxfield – Nordic Walking