Raleigh Parks Winter-Spring 2024 Leisure Ledger

Evening Flow Yoga Age: 18-99 yrs. Come put the 'ahhh' in yoga with a new evening class at Greystone Community Center. These gentle yoga classes offer centering, breathwork, poses for strength, flexibility, balance, and a cool-down and resting. All are welcome in this safe and soothing environment. Yoga instructor, Sarah Peters, has been a teacher for 20 years and has her 200- and 500-hour teacher certifications, as well as training in energy work and wellness. Greystone Recreation Center – Course Fee: $49 Jan 9-Jan 30 Tu 6:00-7:00pm Feb 6-Feb 27 Tu 6:00-7:00pm Mar 5-Mar 26 Tu 6:00-7:00pm Evening Yoga Age: 18-99 yrs. Come put the 'ahhh' in yoga at this morning class. These gentle yoga classes offer centering, breathing tips, poses for strength, flexibility and balance, and a cool-down. Make space in a safe and soothing environment just to feel better each week! Instructor, Sarah Peters, has taught for 20 years, and has 200 and 500-hour teacher certifications, as well as training in energy work and wellness. Halifax Community Center – Course Fee: $48 Jan 4-Jan 25 Th 6:15-7:15pm Feb 1-Feb 22 Th 6:15-7:15pm Mar 7-Mar 28 Th 6:15-7:15pm Apr 4-Apr 25 Th 6:15-7:15pm Feet Friendly Fridays Age: 16-99 yrs. Learn the basic steps of Hip Hop Soul Line Dancing and the fundamentals behind how to execute them. The goal of this class is to be able follow voice instruction on the go, which will allow you to learn various line dances easier. Come prepared for a good work out. John Chavis Community Center – Course Fee: $5 Jan 12-Apr 26 F 6:30-8:30pm Gentle Yoga Age: 17-99 yrs. Treat your body to much needed stretches and release stress in a yoga class. Focus is on a gentler yoga, primarily on the floor, which may include meditations and stretches that help with flexibility, posture, and stress relief. Please bring your mats, towels, or blankets. Pullen Community Center – Course Fee: $61 Jan 10-Feb 28 W 4:30-5:30pm Mar 13-May 1 W 4:30-5:30pm Gentle Yoga at Abbotts Creek Age: 15-99 yrs. Gentle Yoga classes offer a supportive environment to meet the needs of all levels of yogis, including beginners, at a slower, relaxed pace. Foundational yoga postures are practiced to strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Also integrated are breathing techniques and meditation to reduce tension and stress. As a result, students leave with an overall sense of calm and well-being in the body and mind. Please bring your own mat and props.

Line Dance - Advanced Age: 15-99 yrs. Experienced line dancers should join this class to build on your knowledge and experience with choreographed line dances. Work on more challenging line dances at the improver and intermediate level. Knowledge of line dance steps and prior experience is necessary. Instructor: Jackie Wheeler Brier Creek Community Center Jan 3-Apr 24 W 6:00-7:00pm Fee: $5 Line Dance - Beginner Age: 15-99 yrs. Join this beginner line dance class and learn fun easy dances to all kinds of music including country, pop, oldies and more! Line dancing is a great way to keep active - both for your brain and body! You’ll learn basic line dance steps while having a lot of fun! No experience necessary. Instructor: Jackie Wheeler Brier Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $5 Jan 3-Apr 24 W 7:00-8:00pm Martial Arts - Adult/Advanced Youth Shotokan Age: 14-99 yrs. Shotokan builds character through training in martial arts. Participants learn the different components of Shotokan-style karate. The class builds confidence, motor skills, discipline, self-defense, and self-control. This class is taught in a group setting with some individual instruction. Registrations completed after the start of class must be done in person. Instructor: Eric Blaize. Barwell Road Community Center – Course Fee: $41 Jan 1-Jan 31 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Feb 5-Feb 28 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Mar 4-Mar 27 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Apr 1-Apr 29 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Martial Arts - Chinese Kenpo Karate - Teens & Adults Age: 13-99 yrs. Increase your physical and mental abilities while developing effective self-defense skills through kenpo. Expand your self-awareness, sharpen your focus, promote your critical-thinking skills and improve your problem-solving talents. Belt level testing fee payable to the instructor applies, but testing is not required. Uniform and patches are required after one month or upon testing (whichever comes first) and are available through instructor. The local school is affiliated with an international organization. Instructor: Bill Parsons of Triangle Kenpo Institute. Millbrook Exchange Community Center – Course Fee: $46 Jan 3-Jan 31 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Feb 5-Feb 28 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Mar 4-Mar 27 M & W 7:00-8:30pm Apr 1-Apr 29 M & W 7:00-8:30pm

Abbotts Creek Community Center Jan 2-Jan 30 Tu 6:15-7:15pm

Fee: $51 Fee: $41 Fee: $41 Fee: $51

Feb 6-Feb 27 Tu Mar 5-Mar 26 Tu Apr 2-Apr 30 Tu

6:15-7:15pm 6:15-7:15pm 6:15-7:15pm

Intro to Wah Lum Kung Fu Age: 14-99 yrs. Traditional Chinese Kung Fu class taught by Sifu Matthew Martin, a certified Wah Lum instructor with over 20 years of experience. Wah Lum Kung Fu is an internationally renowned style of martial arts brought to the U.S. by Grandmaster Chan Pui. This introductory class is designed for students who are new to Wah Lum, or new to the practice of martial arts entirely. Students will be taught based on their current fitness level and are encouraged to learn at their own pace. Kung Fu training enhances a student's physical strength, stamina, balance, and flexibility, while simultaneously focusing on the Wah Lum values of self-control, respect, and patience. Sifu Matthew Martin and Simu Kimberly Liberatore have brought Wah Lum Kung Fu to Raleigh to share this ancient art form and help people strengthen both the body and mind, improve their health and wellness, and move through the world with more focus, purpose, kindness, and courage. ***A uniform fee of $85 will be due before the second month of classes. Lake Lynn Community Center Jan 3-Jan 31 M & W 5:30-6:30pm Fee: $71 Feb 5-Feb 28 M & W 5:30-6:30pm Fee: $71 Mar 4-Mar 27 M & W 5:30-6:30pm Fee: $71 Apr 1-Apr 17 M & W 5:30-6:30pm Fee: $47.50 4 Month Session Option Jan 3-Apr 17 M & W 5:30-6:30pm Fee: $242.50 JKC Self Defense Age: 10-99 yrs. Learn self-defense in a fun and unique way. Different from karate, Jo Kwon Chi (JKC) offers a soft but effective approach to the martial arts that’s not only enjoyable, but also efficient and rewarding. Borrowing from various Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, and Korean styles, JKC teaches the student to utilize angles and go with the opponent’s flow along with being acutely aware of surroundings, and de-escalation skills. This class is safe and geared for beginners and also for experienced martial artists. Abbotts Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $5 Jan 4-Apr 27 Th & Sa 7:00-8:00pm Laurel Hills Yoga Drop in Fee Age: 0-99 yrs. Gentle Yoga Drop in Fee Jaycee Community Center – Course Fee: $10 Jan 3-Apr 24 W 1:00-2:00pm

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