Classes

Class Name	Instructor	Cost	Days	Time	Date	Description
Aging Well With Toshiko  Click here for member registration Click here for non-member registration	Toshiko Aramaki	$4 members $6 nonmembers	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	Mon –Wed 11:15am-12:15pm  Friday 10:30am-11:30am	Sept 2nd-Dec 30th	The main purpose of this class is to learn about fall prevention but it is a little more active than our Keep Your Balance course. In our first class, we move almost like we do in “Fall Prevention Exercise” class but were sitting on the chair whole times. We also discuss how to prevent falls. After a long period of “Stay Home”, muscles may have gotten weak, so this course works to re-establish strength
Keep Your Balance Keep Moving A Block  Click here to register	Toshiko Aramaki	Free, Limited space	Wednesday and Friday	9:00am-10:00am	Nov 4 to Dec 11	Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older adults. The good news is that falling is not an inevitable part of the aging process. Middle-aged and older adults can reduce their risk of falling by knowing their fall risk factors. In this class you will learn the risk factors of falling so that you will be able to decrease fear of falling and the risk of falling. We focus especially on the topic of the importance of regular exercise, what kind of exercise can improve a person’s balance, and how to start being active if you never have in the past. Anybody will benefit from this class, including family members of seniors.  Please note class is progressive and cannot be dropped in mid-course. Limit 8.
Keep Your Balance Keep Moving B Block  Click here to register	Toshiko Aramaki	Free, limited space	Monday and Wednesday	12:30pm-1:30pm	Nov. 9 to Dec 9	Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older adults. The good news is that falling is not an inevitable part of the aging process. Middle-aged and older adults can reduce their risk of falling by knowing their fall risk factors. In this class you will learn the risk factors of falling so that you will be able to decrease fear of falling and the risk of falling. We focus especially on the topic of the importance of regular exercise, what kind of exercise can improve a person’s balance, and how to start being active if you never have in the past. Anybody will benefit from this class, including family members of seniors.  Please note class is progressive and cannot be dropped in mid-course. Limit 8.
All Levels Clogging  Click here for Member Registration Click here for Non-member Registration	Maureen Pettit	$5 members $7 nonmembers	Tuesday	1:00pm-2:30pm	Nov 3rd to Dec 29th	Clogging is a rhythmic, grounded style of dance, brought to the USA by immigrants from Europe. It is fun and great exercise for all     ages, and danced to all genres of music. Learn the basic steps utilized in all levels of clogging. No dance experience necessary. Clogging is always “cued” by the instructor, like square dancing.
Gentle Mat Yoga Click here for Member RegistrationClick here for Non-member Registration	Heidi Mair	$6 members $9 nonmembers	Friday	9:30am-10:30am	Nov 6-Dec 18th	Calm your mind, stretch and strengthen your body and improve your balance with a Yoga class designed for students 50 and older. Drop-in Gentle Yoga classes begin and end with breath awareness and    mindful meditation, and include a series of poses to work each part of your body.
Yoga for Healthy Joints Click here to register	Heidi Mair	Free, class limited to first 20 registrants	Tuesday	1:30pm-2:30pm	Nov 3rd-Nov 17th	Are you one of the 34 million Americans suffering from the chronic pain of arthritis? Specific Yoga poses are scientifically linked to increased flexibility and healthy cartilage in the joints.  In this 3-part series, you will learn the physiology of arthritis and how Yoga can help. Classes will include poses on the mat or chair and standing. Minimum enrollment: 5; maximum enrollment: 20.
CeCe’s Classic Chair Workout  Click here for Member Registration Click here for Non-member Registration	CeCe Ryan	$4 members $6 nonmembers	Monday and Thursday	10:00am-11:00am	Sept 3rd to Dec 31st	For people wishing to improve physical conditioning and decrease risk of injuries. Focus on strength training.
Meditation with Mary Click here for Member Registration(limited in person participation in compliance with current King County phase 2 standards starting in November)	Mary Newbill	$6 members $8 nonmembers	Thursday	2:30pm-3:30pm	November  5th-December 31st	Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation and enhance personal and spiritual growth. This class is open to new students as well as experience practitioners. Relax, rejuvenate and gift yourself an hour a week to step away from the emotions of all that is going on around us at this time.
Tai Chi with Mary  Members register here (limited in person participation in compliance with current King County phase 2 standards starting in November)	Mary Newbill	$6 members $8 nonmembers	Thursday	1:00pm-2:00pm	November  5th-December 31st	Stand-alone class for beginning or continuing students. Qi Gong warm-ups and Cheng ManChing Young Form. New participants encouraged to take Beginner class first or in tandem with this class.

Please note the below events are not occurring due to our safety procedures, but the below guide is available as a reference to services offered in stage 4.

Policies: Please make payments for classes at the Front Desk. Please prepay for each month or sessions of classes in which you participate. Canisters for fees will be provided in facilitated classrooms.

All classes, activities and events arranged at this Senior Center are for the convenience and pleasure of the participants who desire to attend. The Senior Center does not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants or their property in any matters pertaining to said activities and events. Members and their guests participate at their own risk and should not expect or hold the Senior Center responsible in any way. The Senior Center offers a variety of classes, but does not endorse any speakers.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center offers a variety of information classes, but does not endorse any speaker. The presenters have been asked not to solicit or call any clients and to give information ONLY.

We suggest you listen to a variety of presenters before you make any kind of decision. Presentations are meant as an educational opportunity and no marketing is allowed.