Description of Classes

Vinyassa Yoga (with Alyssa Pfennig on Wednesday and Gaynell Colllier-Magar on Thursday)
Take your body to your edge of strength, balance and flexibility through an energizing and invigorating Vinyasa Yoga class. Synchronize breath with movement to build endurance,
strengthen and stretch muscles while focusing on proper alignment and deep breathing. Open to all levels. Bring a yoga mat and a smile.
Sunset Yoga (With Julie Gries)
Finish your day peacefully with this yoga class for all practice levels–modifications will be given for beginners and more advanced practitioner. This class incorporates a flowing
vinyasa style yoga practice, breathing and meditation. Our focus will be on growing more flexible in mind and body, getting stronger, building focus, practicing compassion
and having fun. This 75 minute class will make your entire week better.

Intermediate Yoga (with Pam Glen)
This is a mixed-level class designed for people with some previous yoga experience. We will have a different anatomical focus each week, with a strong emphasis on alignment.
Sometimes this will be done within a framework of vinyasa, and sometimes the postures will be explored individually, This class is based on Iyengar’s teachings.
Beginners Pilates (with Morgan Sanders-Jackson)

This is a beginner’s class – perfect for the student who is new to Pilates and wants to find out more about it.

Core Strengthening & Lower Back (with Laura Lea Sweney)
Classical core class – focuses on proper spine alignment, core & lower back strengthening and proper movement within the exercises. All levels welcome.
Tai Chi/ChiQuong (with Rita Schilling)
TaiChi/ChiQuong is often described as “meditation in motion” because it promotes non-competitive, gentle flowing physical movements. You will perform a series of
postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each posture flows into the next without pause.
Soulful Breathwork (with Lynn Tisza)
This practice is a powerful and graceful process of breathing that brings awareness to our soul’s deepest desires and the healing forces of love. This is healing work. You may
experience a feeling of complete rest, and/or a feeling of being re-energized. You may notice a routine thought may give way to new inspiration, a healing from a past event or
situation can take place, or you may uncover a new perspective.
Yin Yoga (with Holly Lewis)
Yin yoga is a quite, gentle practice that allows us surrender, slow down and come back to balance. Focusing more on our connective tissues, the Yin practice is mostly gentle
seated poses held for one to three minutes at a time. There is a focus on the breath, being present in the moment, relieving tension and letting go. Yin yoga class is
wonderful for stress relief and a great counter balance to more active styles of yoga.

Yoga for extra/Ordinary Guys (with Gaynell Colllier-Magar)
This will be a fun, light-hearted class geared to a beginner level with modifications of postures to make them accessible to all. The class will be at a calm, slow pace with
down-to-earth precise instruction and individual attention given to proper alignment and breathing.
Sunday Afternoon Yoga (with Heather Worrell)
Enjoy Sunday afternoon yoga with a a generous sprinkle of humor, spirituality and peacefulness. This class is based on Iyengar’s teachings. Whether you have never steppeda bare foot on a yoga mat or if you are an expert in Eka Pada Koundiyanasana, this class will be suitable for you. You will be encouraged to bring mindfulness to your practiceand your life by bringing your focus inward: to the mind, body, and soul, during each pose.
Brain Gym for Kids (with Laura Lea Sweney)
Bring your child within or an actual child and reconnect with them through playful and active Brain Gym movements. This class includes active movements, play, and quiet poses.

Irvington Wellness Center is happy to introduce a new yoga teacher! - Heather Worrell

Heather will be giving her first class this SUNDAY AUGUST 26 at 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm.  We hope that you will come out and give her a warm welcome!

Heather has been practicing yoga based on Iyengar’s teachings since 2003
and has taught yoga for 5 years.  She studied teacher training techniques
under Jyoti Hansa from 2006-2007.  Long before that, she was teaching yoga
to her 1st grade classmates, unknowingly.

Heather is an architect in her 8-5 life and is also one of the leaders of
the Kabbalah Indy study group.  She finds time to attend pottery classes
and tai chi classes and leads meditations at The Church Within.  She also
loves that Breathwork that is happening on Sundays!–

-heather

*I promise you not a moment will be lost as long as I have heart & voice to
speak & we will walk again together with a thousand others & a thousand
more & on & on until there is no one among us who does not know the truth:
there is no future without love. *

Guest Blog today from Irvington Wellness Center, yoga teacher -

Gaynell Collier-Magar

We started to call this class ‘Yoga for Ordinary Guys’, but a friend of ours said he would only come to a class for extraordinary guys…..so we’re calling him on it!  John, you better be there…..

Yoga is a way for all of us to realize the extraordinary within ourselves and let go of our self-imposed limitations.  Men often believe yoga is for thin, flexible 20-something women and not for guys.  Actually the first yogis were all guys!

Yoga is for everybody.  Modern-day men can derive enormous benefit from yoga in terms of strength, flexibility, stress relief and relief from chronic injury.  Examples of  men who can benefit from yoga are those make a living doing manual labor (construction, landscaping etc.), men who are  endurance athletes of any kind (running, biking, etc.), do weight training  or engage in other forms of strenuous repetitive motion exercise.

On the other end of the spectrum, guys who are more sedentary, work high-stress desk jobs, are aging, have chronic conditions resulting from physical injury, are very inflexible or are generally out of shape will find real benefit, as well.

The will be a fun, light-hearted class geared to a beginner level, with modifications of postures to make them accessible to all.  The class will be at a calm, slow pace with down-to-earth precise instruction and individual attention given to proper alignment and breathing.

Your instructor will be Gaynell Collier-Magar who has found yoga to be a real lifesaver for her body and mind!  She has run her own landscaping business for 22 years, has been an endurance athlete and powerlifter, scuba dives, and like most of us, has a busy, stressful life.

Come check it out and become a more extraordinary guy!

CLASS DATES:  THURSDAYS: Sept 6, 13, 20 and 27  

CLASS TIME 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm

COST $30 for 4 sessions

CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED – SO PLEASE CALL TODAY TO REGISTER! 317-357-3146

Monday – Sunset YOGA at 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm

Monday Beginners Pilates  9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Tuesday – Sunrise YOGA at 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM

Tuesday Tai Chi/QiGong at 7:00 pm -8:00pm

Wednesday – Intermediate YOGA 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm

Thursday – Powerhouse Pilates 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Saturday – Enliven your Spine 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Sunday – Soulful Breathwork 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm -first time to class?  Come 20 min early for instruction.

Yoga, PIlates and Tai Chi classes all start at the beginning of each month – The cost is $30 for 4 consecutive classes.  You can also purchase at 10/10 pass and buy 10 classes for $100 and take up to 3 months to use them.  Drop in is $12.

Breathwork class is $15/session or buy 4 classes and get the 5th one Free.

Description of Classes
Sunrise Beginner’s Yoga
Start your day calm and energized while learning yoga is truly for every body! This class is designed for those who have never practiced yoga or haven’t practiced for a while. It will be at a slow, calm pace with specific instructions and modifications of postures to make accessible to all.

Sunset Yoga
Suitable for most yogi’s. Modifications will be offered. This class is either taught as a straight vinyasa style or a yogafit style depending on the needs of the class.

Yoga Intermediate
This is a mixed-level class designed for people with some previous yoga experience. We will have a different anatomical focus each week, with a strong emphasis on alignment. Sometimes this will be done within a framework of vinyasa, and sometimes the postures will be explored individually

Beginners Pilates
This is a beginner’s class – perfect for the student who is new to Pilates and wants to find out more about it.

Powerhouse Pilates
Classical Pilates class – focuses on proper spine alignment, core strengthening and proper movement within the exercises.

Tai Chi/Qi Gong
TaiChi/ChiGong is often described as “meditation in motion” because it promotes non-competitive, gentle flowing physical movements. You will perform a series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each posture flows into the next without pause.

Soulful Breathwork
This practice is a powerful and graceful process of breathing that brings awareness to our soul’s deepest desires and the healing forces of love. This is healing work. You may experience a feeling of complete rest, and/or a feeling of being re-energized. You may notice a routine thought may give way to new inspiration, a healing from a past event or situation can take place, or you may uncover a new perspective.

Enliven Your Spine
This class is for people who desire a stronger, healthier, more flexible spine – better posture and improved range of motion in their neck and low back. The class is created around the participants’ abilities and specific needs. A wide variety of techniques and actives are used including Brain Gym, weighted hula hoops, foam rollers, core strengthening exercises, yoga-like stretches, meditation and QiGong.

Hi!

We are excited to announce new TAI CHI classes starting

Tuesday June 19 and Wednesday June 20.

Do something healthy for yourself!

Make this your most peaceful and fulfilling summer ever!

Tai Chi has incredible benefits including improved posture, balance, and sense of self.  You will leave class feeling invigorated and energized.  It is a skill you can use the rest of your life to bring your being into a more peaceful, integrated place.  The restorative effects are amazing, and feeling healthy and full of vitality  just becomes a way a life.

Our instructor is Rita Shilling, a charming and delightful instructor who will lead you through the 28 Short Form Yang style Tai Chi protocol.

Tuesday Class , starts June 19 and runs 6 weeks; it is held 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Wednesday Class starts June 20 and runs 6 weeks; it is held 10:15 am to 11:15 am

There is no class 4th of July week.

The cost is $50 for 6 sessions.

You can register by calling 317- 357-3146 or 317-418-5465 or sending an email to laura@irvingtonwellnesscenter.com

Make the call TODAY!

Be Well

Laura Lea

Just Feel Better – Come to Irvington Wellness Center.

Walk, drive or ride your bike and come visit us this Sunday for our OPEN HOUSE.

We are SUPER EXCITED that Keys Gourmet Catering Foodtruck will be helping us celebrate on Sunday!  FREE SORBET to the first 30 people to attend!  Check out their website before you attend and see all the scrumptious fare, Milton and his crew have to offer!  http://web.me.com/miltonjkeys/Site_2/Home.html

We will have a drum circle and hula hoops will also be available for self-expression.

We hope to be drumming outside.

Lisa Dehnke from Bongo Boys  will be bringing drums and facilitating the drum circle. You don’t need any drumming experience to participate!  We all share our universal heart beat, so bring that and you are in!  You can bring your own drum or use one of ours.

You can sign up for summer classes including yoga and tai-chi.  Ask Questions about breath work, Pilates yoga -learn about all the wonderful offerings we have to make your life better!

Door prizes including a FREE MASSAGE will also be awarded.

Just Feel Better – Come to Irvington Wellness Center

Come and join us as we celebrate!  We are excited about being the title sponsor for the Pleasant Run Run.  You can ask questions, sign up for Summer Classes and learn more about all the things we have to offer!

There will be a drum circle from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm, facilitated by Lisa Dehnke of Bongo Boys and hula hooping too!

Transformational Breathwork Class will begin promptly at 6:00 pm as usual.

 Hello!

We will be celebrating on Sunday, June 3 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm with an OPEN HOUSE and DRUM CIRCLE.  Come and join us!  You can sign up for summer classes, ask questions and beat on a drum!  No experience necessary!  Bring your family!

Now’s the Time to be the Yogi you always wanted to be.  

Yoga takes commitment, and we are committed to you!

We know you have a busy summer coming up and we want to be part of it!
Here’s your choices for June!

Choose a level a get your Ommmmm On!

For $30 you receive 4 yoga classes
plus a bonus Saturday class- that’s 8 classes for $30!                                                    We’d love to have 5 people or more sign up for each class, grab a friend and make it your best summer yet!

YOGA
Monday 6:30 to 7:40 pm
Beginners
June 4, 11, 18 and 19
$30

YOGA
Wednesday 7:00 pm to 8:10
Intermediate
June 6,13, 20, and 27
$30

YOGA
Thursday 10:00 AM to 11:00
Gentle yoga for everyone
June 7,14, 21, and 28
$30

CORE STRENGTHENING
FLEXIBILITY
June 2, 9, 16, 30
Saturday 9:00 am to 10:10
FREE BONUS CLASS
for YOGA participants

Current Class Passes will be honored as well.

Drop-in $12