Gentle Yoga

Class - Dance | Unavailable

All Levels

Wednesday, February 7, 2024-Wednesday, November 27, 2024

10:00 AM-11:00 AM on Wed

Research has shown that yoga for seniors has numerous physical and psychological benefits, including improving cardiovascular health, reducing anxiety and depression; and improving functional fitness.  Gentle Yoga is non-strenuous, less intense, meditative, and restorative.  A gentle yoga class usually involves extra warm-up movements, poses that are held for longer a period of time; and modifications to help people of all fitness levels enjoy the benefits of yoga without risking injury. In addition, gentle yoga classes typically emphasize stretching, seated poses; and very low-impact movements.

Samantha Schenck is a graduate from Rutgers University Mason Gross with her BFA in dance and is trained in ballet, modern,and jazz. She worked with many artists including Pam Tanowitz, Michelle Manzanales, John Evans, and Barbara Angeline. Samantha holds a yoga teacher certification and enjoys teaching all levels of populations, in addition to dancers using yoga as a way to promote cross training and movemnt. Samantha is from Northfield, New Jersey and is an alumnus of Cygnus. She is excited to share her knowledge of dance, movment and yoga with dancers and movement enthusiast both young and young at heart!