Through the movements of Tai Chi and relaxed breathing you will cultivate, store, and circulate your internal energy. The movements are non-impact, smooth, and practiced very slowly at first. Western research has shown improvements in heart, bone, and muscle strength, as well as large reductions in the effects of stress, and an improvement in overall balance, with regular practice. This is the 23rd continuous year of Tai Chi classes through the Five Town Adult Education program!

These ancient Qigong practices have improved the health of millions of people over millennia. The air that we breathe is our most important source of nourishment. There is a mountain of research in western medicine confirming the value of a regular practice of improved breathing for many health conditions, and even more benefits in combination with these movements. Ba Duan Jin, Swimming Dragon & Wu Ming Qigongs will be introduced.

Learn the basics of coastal navigation using local charts, parallel ruler, and dividers. Learn what the symbols mean, how to determine safe and dangerous routes, create courses, learn rules of the “road”, what aids to navigation look like and do, plan for emergencies, and more. For kayakers, sailors, powerboaters, and future Registered Maine Guides. Students will need access to either a Casco Bay Chart or Penobscot Bay Chart, parallel ruler and dividers.

Have you ever imagined going birding unencumbered by field guides, binoculars, or spotting scope? or wondered what bird is singing just out of sight? Join Maine Guide and Naturalist Gary Roberts to learn the songs of the common birds of our fields, woods, and backyards. Class skips 4/14 and 4/21.

Hike, snowshoe, geocache, hunt, and enjoy the woods and fields of Maine with confidence that you can read a topographic map, understand the symbols, know which way a river flows, plot a course bearing, use online resources, and know how to get to safety. Familiarization in using a compass and map outdoors included. Students must have a DeLorme Maine Gazetteer and a 2-degree baseplate compass.

Focus on strengthening your core muscles—the abdominals and back—while toning all the muscles in your arms and legs. You'll be using hand held weights, ankle weights, and a foam roller. Attention is paid to achieving good form while progressively increasing the amount of weight you can use.

Strengthen and stretch your whole body in this Hatha Yoga class. Dianne provides easy-to-follow instructions suitable for all levels. Please have a mat to use during class.

Through the movements of Tai Chi and relaxed breathing you will cultivate, store, and circulate your internal energy. The movements are non-impact, smooth, and practiced very slowly at first. Western research has shown improvements in heart, bone, and muscle strength, as well as large reductions in the effects of stress, and an improvement in overall balance, with regular practice. This is the 23rd continuous year of Tai Chi classes through the Five Town Adult Education program!