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Balance & Stretching on Tuesdays in July at River House

$25

with Katie Smith

Calendar Jul 1, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 4 weeks

A low-impact class designed to improve flexibility, range of motion, and stability through a combination of stretching exercises and balance-focused movements, to enhance overall mobility and reduce fall risk. The class incorporates various static and dynamic stretches alongside exercises that challenge balance and coordination across the body. 

Equipment needed: 

  • Yoga Mat,
  • yoga strap (optional)
  • light dumbbells (optional)

Katie is on a mission to empower everyone with the mantra "get stronger to live longer." As an ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor since 2018 she brings her passion for health and wellness to the St. Augustine community through a variety of engaging classes. Specializing in Body Pump, Indoor Cycle, Boot Camp, Core & Flexibility, and Active Older Adult Classes, Katie ensures her sessions are both enjoyable and challenging. Her journey is a testament to the adage that age is just a number, as she achieved her lifelong ambition of becoming a fitness instructor at 44.

Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays, July 1, 8, 22, 29 (no class session on July 15) from 9 to 10 at River House (179 Marine St.  St. Augustine 32084)

For ages 18 and up.

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Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays in July at River House

$1250

with Scott Farber

Calendar Jul 1, 2025 at 9:15 am, runs for 2 weeks

This dynamic yet gentle class is for all ages, accommodating beginners as well as those who want to deepen their practice. Using teaching demonstrations and detailed guidance, each class proceeds in a safe and slow way to instruct the basics of (Kripalu) yoga postures, breathwork and meditation. Plenty of modifications and variations will be given for different body types. 

Class is 60 minutes and include an opening centering, gentle warmups, postures (asanas), breathwork (pranayama), and a long closing relaxation (yoga nidra). 

Please bring your own yoga mat, water bottle, and blanket or cushion to sit on.

Scott Farber, Ph.D., E-RYT 500/YACEP. Scott has been practicing yoga, meditation, and t'ai chi since the 1970s. A former college professor, with a doctorate in philosophy of education, he has traveled and taught all over the world. He now serves as a lead trainer in the Discovery Yoga School, offering a variety of yoga classes, workshops and teacher trainings.

Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays, July 1, 8 (no class sessions on July 15, 22, 29) from 9:15 to 10:15 at River House (179 Marine St.  St. Augustine 32084)

For ages 18 and up.

Full Course

Stretch, Strengthen & Move (no floor) at COA Center at Nocatee

$10

with Niki Lawrence

Calendar Jul 1, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 5 weeks

Exercise class that is easily adapted to any fitness level.  Can be done sitting or standing.  Every Tuesday in July.  

Will run

Tai Chi / Qigong on Tuesdays in July at River House

$1250

with Scott Farber

Calendar Jul 1, 2025 at 10:30 am, runs for 2 weeks

Qigong is the art of cultivating our vital energy or life force using gentle movements coordinated with breathing. It promotes health and vitality. Tai Chi is the epitome of qigong. It is a healing art, a moving meditation, and a slow graceful dance. It relaxes the body and focuses the mind. It improves balance and posture. We'll learn a variety of standing qigong methods as well as the famous Cheng Man-Ching (Yang style) Tai Chi form. Please wear loose comfortable clothing and, if possible, flat-bottomed shoes.

Scott Farber, Ph.D., has been practicing and teaching Tai Chi & Qigong for over forty years. He has studied the form, push hands and sword.  As an apprentice in the international School of Tai Chi Chuan, he completed fifteen years of intensive teacher training.  A former college professor, he now serves as a health and wellness consultant, teaching yoga, tai chi and meditation.

Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays, July 1, 8 (no sessions on July 15, 22, 29) from 10:30 to 11:30 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine)

For ages 18 and up.

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Line Dance on Wednesdays in July at River House

$25

with Ramona Walter

Calendar Jul 2, 2025 at 11:45 am, runs for 5 weeks

Come learn the fun dance art of Line Dance with a lively variety of music including Pop, Country, and Latin.

Wear comfortable shoes, preferably with leather bottoms.

Ramona is the former owner of Mona Gail Dance Center. She studied Ballroom dance under Jack Kalan and became a teacher at the age of sixteen. While working with Fred Astaire she became the Tri-State Dance Director. Ramona is a multi National Championship winner. She has experience in choreography and her local students won first place in the "I Love Dance Competition" at World Golf Village in 2020.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 11:45 to 12:45 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

For ages 18 and up.

 

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Beginner or Easy Tai Chi - COA Center at UF Health Nocatee

$25

with Dennis Shiels

Calendar Jul 2, 2025 at 12:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Instructor Dennis Shiels will guide you through a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Sometimes described as meditation in motion, Tai Chi promotes serenity and connects the mind and body.  This 1 hour class is for people who are beginners or easier version of Tai Chi.  Open to all adults 18+ for 5 Wednesdays in July at 12:30.

Advanced Tai Chi - COA Center at UF Health Nocatee

$25

with Dennis Shiels

Calendar Jul 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Instructor Dennis Shiels will guide you through a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Sometimes described as meditation in motion, Tai Chi promotes serenity and connects the mind and body.  This 1 hour class is for people who have previuosly taken Tai Chi.  Open to all adults 18+ for 5 Wednesdays in July at 1:30.

Tap Dancing Level 3 on Wednesdays in July at River House

$3750

with Ginny Wirzbicki

Calendar Jul 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

For the experienced tap dancer with a good command of tap technique and vocabulary this intermediate level class emphasizes choreography. Practice includes a variety of time steps, more syncopated rhythms, developing speed with clarity, and performance quality. Choreography includes new work and some dances from the Matanzas Tap performance repertory.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084).

For ages 18 and up.

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