Mondays
Gentle Yoga on Mat. (A) 9:00-10:30
Yoga is a gentle exercise using various stretches and is good way to build muscle tone and strength. By regularly doing yoga, you can build muscle, improve your flexibility, improve your posture, and help you maintain a healthy weight. Poses like Downward-Facing Dog and the Warrior poses work to increase strength in just about every muscle in your body. Our Instructor will help you with alternative poses if the stretches are too hard or you have physical limitations.
Activity leader: Janie Stone
Tai Chi. (M) 10:45-11:45
Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and “meditation in motion” featuring slow, graceful, and flowing movements combined with deep breathing and mindfulness. It emphasizes balancing yin and yang energy, reducing stress, improving balance, and enhancing physical and mental health through gentle, low-impact movements.
Activity Leader: Milton Huang
Wednesdays
Senior Physical Fitness (M) 9:30-10:30
This is a strength-building class. We focus on maintaining and gaining stability and power in the arms, legs and core, through both sitting and standing exercises and 8 -12 minutes of aerobic movement. All exercises can be participated from a seated position on a chair. Great music! Special needs and challenges welcome.
Activity leader: Stephanie Golino
Tai Chi Chih (M) 10:45-11:45
Tai Chi Chih (TCC) is a set of 19, easy-to-learn, non-martial arts,, movements and one pose designed to circulate and balance the body’s vital energy, or Chi. This “moving meditation” is suitable for all ages and fitness levels, focusing on soft, flowing motions to improve health, balance, peace, and serenity.
Activity Leader: Susan Raay
Fridays
Senior Stretch. 9:00-10:00
This stretch class concentrates on working the complete body from head to toe. Stretches are performed from a standing and a seated position in a safe and effective way. Emphasis on fall prevention, stretching, strengthening, and flexibility utilizing weights, straps and stretch bands. Of the 306 joints in our body, we only work 6–above the waist, shoulders, elbow and wrist (SEW) and below the waist, hip, ankle, knees (HAK). Therapeutic self massage, techniques, basic self-defense, balloon ball are included as time permits. Join us for a complete workout, some fun and plenty of laughs.
Activity leader: Sharon Barth
Plant Walk. 10:30-11:30
Dring this walk, Lisa shares her love of plants, birdwatching and beautifully designed landscapes. The walk will vary each week, but will always be in the neighborhoods near the social center grounds and Soquel Creek to discover local flora and fauna, and take home a helpful handout full of ideas fro your own garden – especially those that attract birds, butterflies and native bees.
Activity Leader: Lisa McAndrews