This course is especially recommended to women, but is open to all. An overview of the role nutrition plays in health and fitness, including the standard guidelines of major health organizations. Patti Bradshaw Yoga is more than stretching muscles and joints. It is an ancient system of exercises that both soothes and invigorates, relieves tension and strengthens us. The class begins with an easy warm-up series, then works on basic postures of classical Hatha Yoga.
Emphasis is on balancing stretch and strength, on breathing, and on refining body alignment.
The body gets a satisfying workout while the mind becomes calm. Through regular practice all systems become more balanced, enhancing one's sense of well-being. The Alexander Technique teaches you how to gain dynamic posture, improve coordination, move with greater efficiency and self-awareness, and avoid unnecessary tension, especially in the neck, shoulders, and back. This highly respected technique, well known to professional performers and athletes, is very helpful to persons with movement, postural, or tension problems and in general to people in relatively sedentary occupations. This workshop teaches exercises designed to correct posture and lower back problems and promote proper body alignment through muscular stretching, strengthening, toning, and tightening.