In this class you will practice coordinating your breath with flowing yoga postures (Vinyasa). Expect full-spectrum sequences, emphasizing strength, flexibility and safe alignment. Meditation and guided relaxation will be included in each class. Intended for those who have completed #0105 Beginning Yoga or have prior outside yoga experience. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the South Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Robert Crown Center. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Take your practice to the next level! In a supportive and positive atmosphere, we will explore challenging asana including advanced backbends, inversions, arm balances, twists and forward folds as well pranayama and meditation. This class is meant for dedicated practitioners with yoga experience and a high level of self-awareness. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Instructor permission REQUIRED. Class meets in the South Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Robert Crown Center. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Deepen your practice with the alignment-based class, intended for students who have completed #0105-Beginning Yoga or have outside prior yoga experience. In this class, we will explore a wider range of postures as well as breathing techniques and meditation. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the South Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Robert Crown Center. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Learn the basics of yoga practice, including asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), vinyasa (moving with the breath), philosophy and meditation. This class is intended for those new to yoga or those looking for a slower paced, instruction-oriented class. Please wear clothing you can move comfortably in and bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the South Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Robert Crown Center. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Students of all fitness levels will experience aerobic plyometric training in a full introductory spectrum of strikes and kicks. Proper technique on how to safely align hands, wrists, feet and ankles in order to receive impact on a bag will be closely examined and exercised. Equally important is the study of how to properly and safely hold the different types of bags for a partner with respect to each exercise. NOTE: This course is NOT a method of practical combat training nor a means to practice free form sparring.

Advanced Shotokan Karate: We have only a finite period of time in our lives to practice what we love. How will you spend that time before it is too late? This class is an immediate follow-up to Intermediate Shotokan Karate 0102 where students with two or more consecutive semesters of training are invited to stay and polish their kihon or favorite kata, work on torite (escaping techniques), practice applications of advanced movements or request one-on-one instruction.

Intermediate Shotokan Karate: The content explored in OPRA-0101 will be expanded to include more combinations of techniques; greater freedom in sparring; and more complicated kata. Students will be trained for voluntary participation in the semi-annual Kyu Test at the end of each semester. (Only practitioners with membership to the national organization of SKA will receive formal rank or promotion). Special practices focusing on endurance and practical forms of self-defense will also be featured at the end of the semester.

Beginning Shotokan Karate: Shotokan Karate began as an unarmed form of self-defense for civilians native to the Ryukyu island chain off the southern coast of Japan: Okinawa. During the forceful annexation of Okinawa to the main island of Japan in the late 19th century, any individual with a working knowledge of hand-to-hand combat was considered a threat to the Japanese military incursions. Training and practice of karate had to be held in secret and late at night.

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