Our second Fall session began on Monday, October 24 and runs through Saturday, December 17.
ALL Park District classes are held in the Body/Mind Studio of Dole Center at 255 Augusta in Oak Park.
**NOTE: Beginning in January 2012 all of these classes will be offered at our new teaching space: 7405 Madison Street, 2nd Floor, Forest Park. Tom and Susan will NOT be teaching at Dole Center for the OPPD after this session ends in December 2011.** Check this website in December for a complete Forest Park class schedule for January 2012.
Here’s the schedule for Fall Into Winter (Session 2) 2011:
Absolute Beginner’s Monday . 6:00 – 7:15 pm NO Class this session ~ Look for our new schedule at our Forest Park location beginning in January 2012!
Wednesday . 7:30 – 8:45 pm NO Class this session ~ Look for our new schedule at our Forest Park location beginning in January 2012!
This is where you should be if you have NEVER taken a yoga class! Each class will begin with a slow warm-up and gentle stretching. We emphasize proper breathing and coordinating breath with movement. We'll learn a variety of lying mat poses and simple standing poses. Portions of our routine are repeated from week to week, giving you the opportunity to relax into movements while you are becoming more proficient with them.
You may ABSOLUTELY take this class for as many sessions as you like! I encourage it! Become familiar with an accessible routine and watch your progress as you return to the same movements again and again -- until you are ABSOLUTELY at home with them. Start your yoga practice on the right foot -- get grounded in the basics.
This class is also appropriate for those preferring a less vigorous, less physically demanding style.
Beginning/Continuing Monday . 7:30 – 8:45 pm Oct 24 - Dec 12 ~ 7 weeks (No Class 11/21)
Thursday . 6:00 – 7:15 pm Oct 27 - Dec 15 ~ 7 weeks (No Class 11/24)
Saturday . 7:30 – 8:45 pm Oct 29 - Dec 17 ~ 7 weeks (No Class 11/26)
Beginning/Continuing Students: Yes! Tom is back and teaching all three of these classes from October through December.
These classes are designed for those students who have begun their exploration of yoga and would like to learn more challenging poses. Please join us IF you have learned proper breathing techniques which encourage your muscles to lengthen and allow your body to relax into postures. In these classes we cover more complicated mat poses, abdominal and core training, and basic standing postures. As various poses are mastered (according to YOUR individual ability), you will grow in awareness OF your body, in appreciation FOR your body, and in comfortableness IN your body. This, in turn, results in a more centered and calm state of consciousness.
Remember: You can make up a missed class by attending any other class at any time during the same session.
So if you go out of town for a week, take two classes the week you come back for no extra charge!
Monday
6:00 - 7:15 pm: Absolute Beginner's: NO Class this session. Join us in Forest Park January 2012.
Wednesday
6:00 - 7:15 pm: Mindfulness Meditation: NO Class this session. Join us in Forest Park January 2012.
Thursday
6:00 - 7:15 pm: Beginning/ Continuing
Saturday
8:00 - 9:15 am: Beginning/ Continuing
9:30 - 10:45 am: Mindfulness Meditation: NO Class this session. Join us in Forest Park January 2012.
7:30 - 8:45 pm: Beginning/ Continuing
7:30 - 8:45 pm: Absolute Beginners: NO Class this session. Join us in Forest Park January 2012.
7:30 - 8:45 pm: Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (See Kundalini page for more info)
Fall Into Winter Session begins Monday, Oct 24
NO Class Nov 21 ~ Thanksgiving Week
Last class: Monday, Dec 12
Fall Into Winter Session begins Wednesday, Oct 26
NO Class Nov 23 ~ Thanksgiving Week
Last class: Wednesday, Dec 14
Fall Into Winter Session begins Thursday, Oct 27
NO Class Nov 24 ~ Thanksgiving Day
Last class: Thursday, Dec 15
Fall Into Winter Session begins Saturday, Oct 29
NO Class Nov 26 ~ Thanksgiving Week
Last class: Saturday, Dec 17
This is a 7-week session
This is a 7-week session
This is a 7-week session
This is a 7-week session
You must register for a full five-week session -- no drop-ins or single classes. BUT you may try out a class -- your first class is free if you contact Tom or Susan in advance at 708.366.8915.
The fee for a seven-week session for an Oak Park resident is $66, and for a non-resident, $99.
Here are five different ways to register for class through the Park District of Oak Park:
(2) In-Person at Hedges Administrative Center (218 Madison ) M-F from 8:30am-5pm OR at Ridgeland Common ( 415 Lake St ) M-F, 9am-5pm; Sa, 11am-4pm
(3) Fax registration to (708)383-5702 or (708)848-9682
(4) Mail-in to Park District of Oak Park , 218 Madison St , Oak Park , IL 60302
(5) Drop-off at the Administrative Center mail slot after business hours (218 Madison) and at the Dole Center drop box (255 Augusta at Cuyler) on the 2nd floor outside the Park District office, M&F 8:30am-12pm; Tu-Th 8:30am-8pm and Sa 8:30am-5pm. For all drop-off registration, please allow up to 2 business days for processing.
If you are a member of Loyola University Health Center in Maywood, Tom teaches a Beginning/Continuing Class Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am.
Tom returned to teaching this class on Thursday, October 6.
Tom now teaches six Yoga Classes weekly in this state-of-the-art facility
Tom also teaches FFC's Friday night Vinyasa class, based on the Ashtanga Primary series. Join him! Challenge yourself!
Tom returned to teaching Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings beginning October 3, and will also teach Thursday morning beginning November 3. Thursday mornings and Friday evening classes to follow at a later date. Please contact Fitness Formula directly to find out who is teaching these classes until Tom returns.
Every Tuesday Tom teaches yoga to a great group of seniors at Mather’s Café, located at 3235 N. Central Avenue in Chicago. He affectionately refers to this as "My Seventeen Grandmothers" class. (There are one or two grandfathers in attendance also.) Chair Yoga is an hour-long class, from 10– 11 am. It is followed by a Gentle Yoga class from 11 am – noon. Visit www.matherlifeways.com for more information.
Tom returns to teaching these two classes on Tuesday November 1.
Susan Also Teaches Chair Yoga at Mather's: Thursday ~ 8:30 -9:30 am.
Chair Yoga is only $3.25 per class, $2.50 for seniors with a Mather’s Advantage Discount membership. Floor Yoga is only $5.60 per class, $4.50 for seniors with a Mather’s Advantage Discount membership.
And Also -- Meditation at Mather's!
Meditation at Mather’s, A weekly class taught by Susan. See the Meditation page for more information.
