Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Topsham, ME
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Flow and Gentle Yoga Live - Online
with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
An invitation to meet yourself exactly where you are with curiosity and compassion through traditional poses and flowing movement reaching for the sky and back down to earth. This engaging and sustainable yoga practice is intelligently sequenced and allows for familiarity with the movement and opportunities to make it uniquely your own. Participate in this live-online class from the convenience of your home and create balance in your life with this gentle practice of mindfulness, breath, movement, and relaxation. Guided by Nicola Eden - Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher.
Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People
with Craig Coffman, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. The chord method is LOTS of fun and dramatically easier to learn than reading notes. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands-on instruction and partly lecture demonstration. *This course includes ONE live online session, and students follow up on their own with provided video lessons. Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 30 years’ experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 27 years. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Explorations in Chair Yoga Live - Online
with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
You are invited to move and breathe mindfully in this yoga practice, with fluid and functional movement and more traditional holds. The chair can allow participants to access individually appropriate yoga postures and support physical alignment on a stable foundation. Participants move in and out of a chair in this engaging and sustainable 60-minute live-online class. Connect with registered yoga teacher Nicola Eden and meet yourself exactly where you are with curiosity and compassion in the comfort of your home.
Drawing with Colored Pencils for Absolute Beginners
with Elizabeth Sokoloff, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Create a full-color drawing in this workshop! Learn about color theory, value, and how to use the magic layering capabilities of colored pencils to produce a vibrant and realistic drawing, ready to frame. We will follow a simple, step-by-step process designed just for beginners, so absolutely no drawing experience is necessary!
Intro to Chair Yoga Live - Online
with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Registered yoga teacher Nicola Eden invites you to this gentle movement, breath, and mindfulness practice designed to enhance your well being. Participants remain seated and supported by a stable chair the whole time with a focus on mobility with a flowing, active range of motion, and stability by holding postures steady, all on a foundation of self-compassion. This 30-minute yoga class is offered to you live-online in the comfort of your home.
Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People
with Craig Coffman, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partly lecture/demonstration. For ages 13+. *This course includes ONE live online session, and students follow up on their own with provided video lessons. Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 30 years’ experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 27 years. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Words Have Power
with Cathi Belcher, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Words have power … the power to hurt, help or heal, depending on how we use them. What are some words that have power for you? In this 3-hour workshop, we will explore the process of creating a word collage using paper and glue of your power-word to create a unique piece of word art that will AMAZE you! It can be framed, made into cards, sewn as a patch on clothing, etc. What you need to bring: A word that has meaning for you. No prior experience is necessary. Tea and Snacks provided. *A materials fee of $20 covers the paper, glue, fabric and all other supplies and tools. 1 night class.
Yogalates
with Barbara McGranahan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This class blends the core-strengthening and flexibility-enhancing benefits of Pilates with the mindful movement and breathwork of yoga. Expect plank variations, core-focused movements, and exercises using a small ball or resistance band. Standing poses, floor sequences, and mindful breathing practices. Modifications offered to accommodate different experience levels and abilities.