This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Nia Faculty Trainer Britta von Tagen returns to Embody to share a master class and her workshop focusing on ‘Your Body’s Way’.
In the workshop you’ll learn to dance your own dance (your body’s way) amidst choreography. You’ll get to practice delicately listening to your body while also listening to your teacher.
Your Body’s Way workshop is valuable whether you are a Nia teacher or Nia student and especially good if you are new to Nia.
Friday, December 30th
Master Class: 5:30pm-6:30pm – $20*
Workshop: 6:30pm-8:30pm – $35*
Both: $45* Early Bird (Save $10! Ends 12/23)
Both: $55* General (Begins 12/24)
*Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
MORE INFORMATION:
The Master Class is open to ALL students and will be a one hour Nia class formatted similarly to other Nia classes using the 7 Cycles with a hyper concentrated focus of “Your Body’s Way”.
The Workshop is designed to encourage individuals to become their own conscious personal trainer using the Nia 52 Moves to sense each move as a tool for self healing. You will learn to modify the 52 moves to fit your body’s design and function. In the Workshop you will be learn Nia’s definition of “Your Body’s Way” and how adapting movements and perceptions can assist you in your dance. You will dance focusing on the Nia 52 Moves, the three stages of the practice and self healing to a variety of sounds.
Curious about YOGA? Never taken a yoga class? Not sure what to expect? This is the workshop for you!
You’ll learn the basics of yoga, get your questions answered and experience a slow-paced beginning-level yoga class. All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience or special equipment required.
In this 2 hour workshop, you will learn:
*WHAT IS YOGA? – Introduction to yoga foundation, history and philosophy and benefits of Yoga
*PRANAYAMA TECHNIQUES – Using the breath to relax the body and calm the mind
*ALIGNMENT PRINCIPALS – How to practice yoga safely
*FOUNDATIONAL POSTURES – An introduction to basic yoga postures
*INTRODUCTION TO PROPS – Getting to know the tools that will help your practice.
*MEDITATION – Quiet the mind and gain peace and clarity
$15* Early Bird (ends 12/31/16)
$20* General (begins 1/1/17)
*Unlimited Members receive 10% off
Bring a water bottle and wear loose-fitting comfortable clothing you can move freely in.
Ease Pain and Feel Great with MELT!
Join MELT Instructor, Jill Pagano, for an introduction to The MELT Method. With MELT you’ll experience the results of melting away stuck stress and compressed joints.
This simple to learn and do method has helped thousands of people get out and stay out of chronic pain. The MELT Method is not exercise or diet, it is a self-care treatment that in just 10-15 minutes a day leaves you feeling like you just had a massage—that you created yourself! With regular practice, you too can become pain-free!
$30* Early Bird (Ends 12/31/16
$35* General (Begins 1/1/2017)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
ABOUT JILL:
Jill Pagano has spent three decades teaching fitness and somatic movement.
She enjoyed 20 years as a Nia Instructor and 4 years as a Nia Trainer. Her latest exploration is excavating her goldmine of experience to bring people into a deeper relationship with their body.
Chehalis City Council Meeting
Meeting: Chehalis City Council Meeting
Location: City Hall Council Chamber – 350 N Market Blvd.
Mayor & City Council
The city council’s regular meetings are held at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Otherwise, city councilors do not keep regular office hours at city hall. Please call to arrange an appointment.
The City Council provides elected representation of the citizenry in the governing body. The Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month (7 p.m. at City Hall) to approve expenditures of funds and set public policy for the community, with the primary criteria being the safety, health, and general welfare of the community.
Free and fun introduction to square dancing. A chance to get out and get moving. You’ll be dancing right away. Good exercise for body and brain in a friendly atmosphere. No experience necessary. Couples, singles, families welcome, ages 10 to 110. Sponsored by Olympia Area Square Dancers. For more information call Ed at 352-2662 or Nancy at 438-1284. Web: www.OlympiaSquareDance.com
Are you ready to fall in LOVE with a workout?Are tired of forcing yourself to go to the gym or feeling guilty for not going at all? Are you ready to completely change not only your body but your relationship with your body?
THEN GET READY FOR NIA and dance, move, laugh, shake and put PLEASURE into your workout!
Experience Nia in this 2 hour workshop designed specifically for beginners. We’ll introduce the basic concepts and principals of Nia and get moving in a beginning-level Nia class. All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience required!
$15* Early Bird (ends 1/6)
$20* General (begins 1/7)
*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
Nia is a fun, energetic dance fitness workout that helps you become healthy, powerful and beautiful. This joy-fueled non-impact, full body, barefoot workout is focused on sensation, cultivating awareness and joy. Nia is about enjoying being present in the body and moving to your own individual intensity level and in your body’s way. A dynamic blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts, Nia is a path to condition, heal and express yourself through movement and sensation. Nia is more easily experienced than described. Movement variations offered for different levels of fitness. To learn more about Nia, visit NiaNow.com.
MLK Service Day: Our big planting event! Come on out to help us revitalize the Discovery Trail! Tasks include: planting native shrubs to compete with blackberry and reed canary grass; planting conifer trees among our large but short lived shade trees; improving stream-side ecology with new plantings; enjoying a cold winter’s day among friends and fellow ecologists.
This social, family-friendly class gets your body and mind moving in a fun atmosphere. By the end of ten weeks you will have learned the basics of modern square dancing – the same moves used in thousands of square dance club dances and dance events throughout the world. You’ll be dancing at the very first lesson. Couples, families and singles are all welcome. First lesson is Thursday, January 19. 6:30 p.m.. Sponsored by Olympia Area Square Dancers. Web: www.OlympiaSquareDance.com
Chehalis City Council Meeting
Meeting: Chehalis City Council Meeting
Location: City Hall Council Chamber – 350 N Market Blvd.
Mayor & City Council
The city council’s regular meetings are held at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Otherwise, city councilors do not keep regular office hours at city hall. Please call to arrange an appointment.
