Tai Chi is a form of exercise that combines breathing techniques and slow, deliberate movements intended to improve health and muscle tone.  Practicing the gentle movements of Tai Chi can calm the mind, strengthen the body, and improve balance.  Let Chris be your guide as you work alongside her toward a more peaceful and flexible self.  Chris has been an active participant in Tai Chi for over 12 years. Wednesday mornings from 9-10am (July 13, 20, 17 and August 3, 10).  Registration:  $35. For ALL ages and fitness levels – but a favorite with our Seniors!  Walk-ins are welcome at $10 per class.  Classes will be held outside the Adult Ed Learning Center.

Please join us for an evening of breathing and stretching in this Mindful Yoga class. This practice of yoga can help rewire or reshape our brain and improve the quality of our life experiences. In this gentle class, we move mindfully through a series of postures designed to increase flexibility and build strength while encouraging a connection between movement and breath. Please dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat! Face coverings are required. 

Instructor: Nancy Kristiansen 
Tuesdays, 7/12 - 8/16, 5:30 - 6:45 PM
Location: WRAE Learning Center
Fee: $54

Please join Nancy Cotty this summer for yoga on the Mill Field by the gazebo in North Berwick. This class will be on Tuesdays during the Month of July (see dates below).

Bring your mat and stretch and relax in the great outdoors with us. Yoga outdoors is truly special. All levels are welcome and please bring a friend.

** DATE CHANGES
We will meet July 12, 19 and 26 from 6-7pm 

Cost is $7 drop-in fee for each class.

Due to the popularity of this class, we have added another class.

Hunting for edible and medicinal wild mushrooms is a fun way to supplement your gourmet food diets and get some exercise in the great outdoors. And, you can beat supply chain issues and rising food prices while learning a new fascinating outdoor hobby. We will focus on safety and identification of common safe edibles in the first class.

Did you know mushrooms are the fruit of the fungi? Just like picking an apple, it does not hurt the organism to harvest them. Join us for discussion on habitat and which trees are symbiotic with which fungi. If you want to find Grifola frondosa (hen of the woods, common name), you must know what an oak tree looks like!

The second class will be a workshop/discussion (students are invited to bring in what they have found on their own), a brief guided foray (field trip!) into the woods to see what mushrooms can be found, and a chance to sample some cooked edibles. Please plan on 3 hours at the second class. Summer brings the chance of finding chanterelles!! 

We will be offering a class next semester to look for Fall blooming fungi such as oysters, maitake, and chicken of the woods.

Please bring a $5 materials fee made payable to the instructor.

Yes, there are poisonous mushrooms. For this reason no children will be admitted to this class.

This class is online and runs concurrently with the in-person class.

Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learning your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga). Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes.

*Space is limited, so please register to reserve your spot in this class.*

Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learning your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga). Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes.

Participants will learn to recognize and provide care for persons of all ages who have experienced a sudden illness or injury until Emergency Medical Services arrive and take over. Following current Emergency Cardiac Care guidelines, students will learn to recognize a heart attack and what to do in this situation, including providing CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Students will also learn to recognize stroke, breathing emergencies, and how to treat burns. Additional skills include caring for choking adults, children and infants, and controlling bleeding, as well as checking responsive persons. Certificate and reference card included. Presented by Maine Safety Education.

Bring joy, harmony and sense to your life with the powerful radiant energy of Reiki. Get in charge of your own well-being and learn how to maintain or improve your physical, mental and emotional health by cleaning your personal bio electromagnetic field. In a very natural, deep and easy way, Reiki techniques lead you to balance your chakras, strengthen your immune system, reduce stress, and break you free of sadness, depression, anger and despair. As a Reiki practitioner you would increase your wellness. Sharing it with friends, Family, pets and plants. It doesn’t go against modern medicine, psychological treatment or any specific philosophy, religion or spiritual belief. It enhances The good results and benefits of all of them. This is an invitation for you to reach your unity with the Universe. Take the consciousness of your Divine presence to your daily life. Instructor Mayi Sapien is a Holistic Therapist and Reiki Master since 1996. This is a 2-day workshop.