ICC Class Descriptions and Schedule

Movement and Exercise

• T'ai Chi Chih
• T'ai Chi for Better Balance
• Pilates: Health Back
• Pilates Mat
• Pilates for Better Bones
• Power Posture  
• Therapeutic Yoga
• OsteoFitness

T'ai Chi Chih® with Carolyn Hales Perkins
This class is suitable for beginners as well as former students who wish to keep up their practice of T'ai Chi Chih. Practiced as a moving meditation, gentle warm-ups and flowing movements assist in promoting circulation and balance of the body's vital energy (Chi) as well as allowing participants to experience a sense of relaxation, heightened energy and overall well-being.

T'ai Chi for Better Balance with Carolyn Hales Perkins
This class offers the participant a specially designed program of simple movements in order to decrease the risk of falls by strengthening and improving balance. Adapted from Qigong and T'ai Chi forms, walking and chair exercises are incorporated so that participants may be able to utilize selected postures at home in addition to class. **Must have MD Consent.

Pilates: Healthy Back with Aija Paegle
This small group class (4) takes place in our Pilates Studio and utilizes the highly specialized Pilates equipment. The use of spring resistance helps support the spine while simultaneously strengthening the core. This class is appropriate for those suffering from chronic back pain/soreness and not for those with musculoskeletal injuries.  **Must have MD Consent.

Pilates Mat with Sarah Faller and Steven Fetherhuff
Pilates mat exercises improve overall strength and flexibility. Emphasizing proper alignment, these exercises will help you to move with greater ease and feel rejuvenated. Enjoy the other activities in your life with increased energy, vitality and comfort. This class is not recommended for persons with recent musculoskeletal injuries. You must be able to get onto and off the floor comfortably to participate in the class. **Class offered in three levels

Pilates for Better Bones with Sarah Faller and
Steven Fetherhuff
Pilates for Better Bones is a specifically designed workshop series for women with Osteopenia/Osteoporosis. Focus will be on bone building exercises within the Pilates repertoire, which also improves core strength, balance and flexibility. A course manual will be provided containing pertinent information such as an overview of condition, contraindicated movements and home exercise program. **Must have MD consent & physical therapy evaluation.

Power Posture with Aija Paegle
This six-week class is design to help participants improve the strength needed for efficient posture and body mechanics. This class is ideal for anyone seeking to utilize proper posture techniques in the workplace as well as post-rehabilitation patients. In this class, you will learn postural strategies for the workplace and exercises you can do easily at home using your own body weight or simple props (i.e. elastic bands or exercise balls). You must be able to get onto and off the floor comfortably to participate in the class.

Therapeutic Yoga with Eve Delachartre
Therapeutic Yoga utilizes a combination of restorative postures, gentle yoga, and breath work to enhance wellness.  Participants will learn to use breath to explore posture, alignment, and mental state.  You will additionally work to strengthen your "core muscle."  You will leave with an enhanced sense of balance in both the body and the mind.

OsteoFitness with Polly DeMille and Jennifer Kopach
This six-class series is designed specifically for individuals with osteoporosis or Osteopenia (low bone mass). The classes follow the Hospital for Special Surgery/Rehabilitation Department's 5 Point Program, focusing on posture, flexibility, strengthening, weight-bearing, and balance. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes. **Must have MD consent and physical therapy evaluation

"Health is not only to be well, but to use well every power we have"
-Florence Nightingale, 1893