LIFESTYLE

WINTER 2025

ENERGIZED HAPPY LIVING. Instructor: Gail Ham

Tired of feeling tired? How you feed and nurture your brain controls your energy, mental clarity and moods. Gail Ham of BrainWorks will teach you strategies to develop dynamic brain vitality. 

a)    Learn how to empower your brain and create abundant energy. 

b)    Learn which foods and activities boost your brain's efficiency and your physical energy. 

c)     Learn what sabotages the brain's ability to strengthen mental clarity, memory and energized happy moods. 

ESSENTRICS: Instructor: Carole Albert

Essentrics is a full-body stretching and strengthening program designed to decompress joints and rebalance and lengthen your muscles. The workout combines ballet strengthening, tai chi fluidity and physiotherapy techniques. Each element provides your body with specific benefits. The ballet movements promote lean, strong muscles, the tai chi movement rebalances your energy and the physiotherapy promotes healing and prevents future injury.

LET’S COOK ETHNIC: Instructor: Bonnie Hill

Here's a basic outline of what will be covered. These classes will show you how to easily change up your old regular tried & true recipes into new, different & delicious meals. 

  1. French - Chicken Beurre Blanc with Lemon

  2. Italian - Chicken Parmigiano with Pasta

  3. Mexican - Quesadillas, Enchiladas

  4. Japanese - Sushi

  5. Québéquois - Tourtière

  6. Indian - Butter Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Palak Paneer 

All classes will be taught via Zoom, so you can cook along with me if you choose 

TAI-CHI Basic & Intermediate: Instructor: Colin Young

Basic and Intermediate. Should you be concerned about your balance or have a fear of falling, Tai-Chi is the perfect program to help improve your balance and prevent such accidents. The gentle and graceful movements will increase your flexibility, help reduce pain and calm your spirit.

YOGA - HATHA: Instructor: Shizuyo Okada

Hatha Yoga (mixed-level): A well-rounded experience, consisting of yoga postures (asanas) with some modifications and options, fluid movements, breathing exercises, as well as guided relaxation to help physical and mental wellness. A yoga mat is required. Some yoga experience is helpful, but not necessary. If you've had serious injuries and/or surgeries, please let the instructor know beforehand.

YOGA (WITH CHAIR) : Chair Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga, in which the practitioners do postures while sitting on a chair. The chair is also used for support while doing standing postures. For this reason, people with limited mobility or people in a smaller office space can practice Chair Yoga with relative ease. It is especially fitting for those who have difficulties sitting or lying down on the floor. Even if you have no mobility issues, if you wish to focus on a light yoga session that increases body awareness and flexibility, this can be a good option. If you are attending in person, please note that you will need a yoga mat in the classroom to secure the chair, as the floor is too smooth otherwise. If you are attending online, please prepare a sturdy chair with no wheeled legs - if the chair doesn't slide on the floor, no yoga mat is required.