PATHWAYS DIRECTORY
T’AI CHI
studied with Benjamin Lo, Profes - sor Cheng’s senior student, and currently with Lenzie Williams, senior student of Mr. Lo. Summer 2021 Classes at Glen Echo Park follow Montgomery County pandemic guidelines for health and safety of exercise class- es. Continuing Beginners Online, Sundays, July 11-August 15, 11am- 12 noon for students with some prior experience. Any student registered for the Summer term may attend the 11am Zoom class. Drop-ins allowed by special ar- rangement with instructor.
Corrections Class in-person, Sundays, July 11-August 15, 9:30- 10:30am. When weather/schedule permits, class to be held outdoors in Bumper Car Pavilion or indoors in the Hall of Mirrors/Spanish Ballroom. Students must agree to comply with social distancing and other safety protocols. Class size is limited. Drop-in students are not allowed at this time. Private classes are available over Zoom on an individual basis. More information at www. glenechotaichi.com , or email to emearskenn@aol.com. enjoying a healthy pregnancy, a planned birth at home or in a birth center with professional attendants has been statistically proven safe for you. Our office is conveniently locat - ed in Old Town Alexandria near King St. Metro Station. BirthCare & Women’s Health 1501 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-5070 www.birthcare.org
An ancient Chinese exercise for health and relaxation, T’ai Chi is a series of quiet, slow movements, which cultivate the spirit and nurture the body. Glen Echo T’ai Chi offers instruction in the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Cheng Man-Ch’ing. Instructors Len and Ellen Kennedy have be - tween them over 60 years expe - rience in T’ai Chi and have been teaching at Glen Echo Park for 30 years. They both have studied with and received permission to teach T’ai Chi from Robert Smith, Professor Cheng’s first Western student. Additionally, they have
WOMEN’S HEALTH
planning; or we can start during your pregnancy with prenatal appointments. Your BirthCare midwife guides and supports while you labor encouraging you to move about freely surrounded by the people you choose. This makes it easier to promote and cope with efficient labor. If problems occur during pregnancy, labor or birth, we work in consultation with physi- cians and midwives at hospitals close by. If you are a healthy woman
Since 1987, the BirthCare midwives have provided person- alized prenatal and gynecologic care. We attend your birth at your home or at our center. We work with women experiencing their first pregnancy, and families that have given birth before. We share responsibilities, information and encouragement with to promote mind, body, spirit health. We can begin working with you for gynecologic care, including breast checks, pap smears, con- traception, and pre-conception
YOGA
optimum blueprint for health and wellness on all levels. Claudia Neuman, MSW, ERYT- 500, YACEP, was born in Los Angeles and began her formal Yoga trainings in 1984 at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, CA. She is currently the one of the direc- tors of the Yoga Teacher Training program at Blue Heron Wellness. This comprehensive program satisfies the Yoga Alliance 200 Yoga Teacher Training require- ments but also goes beyond the ordinary curriculum to give students a solid introduction to the historic and energetic under-
pinnings of the Yoga tradition. Her own certification process in Para Yoga, and her many years of study with Yogarupa Rod Stryker informs this training. Trainees emerge with the skills needed to structure public group classes, structure their own home practice, and respond to their lives with more compassion and insight. To learn more about Claudia, please visit: www.alignwith- grace.com. Email: alignwith- grace824@gmail.com.
Claudia’s public group classes, specialty classes and trainings have inspired hundreds to pursue Yoga as a life practice. All of Clau - dia’s classes are now live-stream via ZOOM and Facebook Live. For an updated schedule of her class- es, please visit her website: www. alignwithgrace.com. In addition to her live-stream classes, Claudia offers sliding scale ‘Focus Sessions’ for students who wish to go beyond doing poses and learn to apply the fun- damental practices of meditation, pranayama, Yoga Nidra and yogic lifestyle changes to live from their
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