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Beginner's Vinyasa Yoga

$62

with H Audet

Calendar Mar 19, 2024 at 4 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Have you always wanted to try yoga, but thought you ween't flexible enough?  Want to experience a sense of peace and well-being?  Are you curious about learning how to relax annd calm anxiety with breathing and flowing movements?  If the answer was "yes" to any of these questions, join Heidi for this introduction to yoga.  modifications for knee, hip, neck and wrist, and back issues.  Brraing a mat, small blanket, and a bottle of water.  Class is held at Chill Yoga, 182 Lisbon Street, 1st Flooor, Lewiston Maine.  (Class is also live-streamed, so Zoom is an option.  Please specify preference when registering.)

Maine Money Academy - Maximize Retirement Income

$17

with C Dickson

Calendar Mar 19, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn how to use existing retirement assets to establish an income that will last for the rest of your life by using insurance products.  (These products will pay your income even after the account value is depleted and at a zero balance).  You insure your home, life, and ability to work-why not insure your income?  Also learn the ins and outs of when to file Social Security to help maximize your monthly benefit.  We will also discuss ways to protect yourself from economic downturns and how to protect your legacy.   

Acrylic Painting

$88

with S. Amoroso

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 8 weeks

Students will have opportunities to experiment and develop skills in various techniques using acrylic paints.  Painting themes or subjects could include: painting from observations, things in front of us and still life objects, things from photographs, things from imagination or creativity.  Learn different styles: cubist, abstract, symbolic, impressionist, and pop. Open to all skill levels from absolute beginner to experienced.  This course is for anyone who would just like an organized time and day to paint.  (Supply list will be provided). 

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Breathing And Meditation

$62

with H Audet

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Learn tools to help with relaxation and calming the mind to bring you to a deeper sense of self.  Each week, the instructor will guide students in light stretching and guided relaxation to prepare for seated meditation, breathing exercises known as Pranayama, which help to calm the mind and prepare students for guided meditation practice to cultivate stilling the mind.  No prior experience is necessary.  What to bring: a yoga mat, a cushion or pillow, and a blanket.  Class is held at Chill Yoga, 182 Lisbon Street, 1st Floor, Lewiston, Maine.  (Class is also live-streamed, so Zoom is an option.  Please specify preference when registering.)

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Hospice Volunteer Training

Free

with C. Mills

Calendar Mar 26, 2024 at 5 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Have you ever wanted to make an impact in someone's life?  Hospice volunteers bring comfort, companionship, friendship, and quality to the end days of our patients' life.  If so, won't you please join me for hospice volunteer training and become a certified hospice volunteer.  In our first class we will discuss the various ways you can make difference and begin the application process, so bring your laptop, tablet, or smartphone to get started.  Then we will have 3 more live classes and 3 homework assignments to complete the training.

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Yoga For You: A 6-Week Beginner's Course

$73

with J. Rhinelander

Calendar Mar 26, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Enjoy yoga through mindful movement and embodied awareness.  Each week will include a full practice of 60-75 minutes that incorporates foundational postures, breathwork and meditation techniques, with time at the end of class for questions and discussion.  There are infinite possibilities to modify poses to make the movement work for your body, and you’ll learn techniques to take with you into your own practice beyond this series.  Whether you’ve practiced before and want a refresher on the basics, or you’re brand new and totally intimidated by yoga but really want to give it a shot, this is the class for you!  Participants will need to provide their own yoga mat and two yoga blocks. 

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Ayurveda 102: Dinyacharya - Daily Self-Care

$31

with D. Leighton

Calendar Mar 26, 2024 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week

Dinacharya – what does this mean?  In Sanskrit, “Dina” means daily and “Charya” means following, moving.  This daily moving, or daily practice of self-care, helps to establish wellness and health.  Ayurveda, the “wisdom of life” is the 5000 year-old medical system of India, recognizes each individuals’ uniqueness.  As we take time to understand who we are and how we function, we can reduce one of the biggest disease instigators of our day  stress.  Ayurvedic philosophy believes that this is accomplished through better nutrition, lifestyle choices, daily self-care, and physically moving toxins from the body via the practice of yoga.  Join Heidi for an evening of insight and practice into better health and wellness, learning the art of self-care, the Ayurveda way.  She will demonstrate abhyanga – self-massage and explain a way to achieving daily care based upon your specific Dosha (vata, pitta, or kapha).  Balancing snacks and teas will be served.  Self-care oils and educational handouts included in lab fee.  Supply Fee of $8 paid to the instructor that night.  Class is held at Chill Yoga, 182 Lisbon Street, 1st Floor, Lewiston, Maine. 

Invest For Success

$18

with S Blondin

Calendar Mar 28, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

You work hard for your money.  Is your money working hard for you?  Are you confident in your current investment strategy?  Join us to learn about the power of compound interest, managing risk, and strategically investing to reach your goals. 

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