Madison's Biggest Loser

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Breath, Bend, Bloom: Yoga for Tots

6-week Sessions • Tuesdays
Session 1: Jan. 17 – Feb. 21
Session 2: Mar. 6 – Apr. 17 (no class 4/3)
3-5 year-olds: 10:15-11 am
(Cost: $59 member/KTK; $69 non-member)
Taught by Mariah Meyer LeFeber • YogaFit Kids! Certified Instructor

Registration Deadlines: Session 2 -February 24

Join in this movement adventure as we practice yoga poses, learn breathing exercises and participate in fun games—all while building gross and fine motor skills! Your child will be escorted from Kid Corner to the multi-purpose room at New Self Renewal Center for this experience. Using stories, music, guided imagery and interactive games, your little yogi will have the opportunity to express him or herself creatively and increase their movement repertoire. Come along as we stretch our bodies to the sky, balance like trees in the wind and play together like a whole team of downward dogs!

Mariah Meyer LeFeber is a dancer, licensed therapist and general lover of movement! She holds her MA in dance/movement therapy and counseling from Columbia College Chicago, and is certified as a Yoga Fit Kids! instructor. Mariah has worked extensively with children of all ages and abilities as a dance instructor, yoga instructor and dance/movement therapist. She has worked throughout the Midwest, and after teaching and dancing in Minneapolis and Chicago, she is thrilled to bring her passion to Madison. Mariah's ultimate love is combining developmental, functional and expressive elements in order to build creative and fulfilling movement experiences.

Free to Breathe Madison Lung Cancer Yogathon

Saturday, February 25 • 9 am - 12 pm
First Unitarian Meeting House Atrium
900 University Bay Drive, Madison

We hope you will join us for the inaugural Free to Breathe Madison Lung Cancer Yogathon. It provides an opportunity for lung cancer advocates, survivors and the community to come together to raise awareness and support in the movement to defeat lung cancer. All proceeds will benefit the National Lung Cancer Partnership's research, education and awareness programs.

Even if this is your first attempt at yoga, come join us for 108 minutes of an instructor-led "gentle yoga" experience. Yoga encourages wellness and caring for the body. Affirmation of life and spirit are intertwined with strengthening the body. With its focus on breath, yoga is the perfect activity to support lung cancer awareness and change.

Join the New Self Renewal Center team for this event! Simply click on "Join an Existing Team" when you register. If you would like to make a donation to the cause, you can do so here.

3-Day Certification Workshop for Infant Massage & Early Bonding

June 16-18 • 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Multi-purpose room at New Self Renewal Center
Taught by Tammy Roecker • Approved Continuing Education Provider by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)

Registration Deadline: Register by May 16 to receive $380 pricing; $400 thereafter.

This comprehensive 3-day workshop will teach you the necessary tools to empower families, while they learn to calm, connect and communicate with their child, in individual or group classes. We will cover infant massage and early bonding techniques for the newly conceived, the healthy newborn, and the adaptations for children as they grow. Read more...