Classes
Alice is a qualified and experienced Qigong, Yoga and Fitness Instructor. She also practices meditation and mindfulness daily and incorporates these into all her classes in gentle and subtle ways.
She hosts four in-person classes at The Meeting Place at the Oxenford Coomera Community Youth Centre, 25 Leo Graham Way, Oxenford. This is in partnership with The Meeting Centre, Communities for Children Northern Gold Coast, and Active & Healthy Gold Coast.
Here is her timetable:
At 9.30am on Mondays and Tuesdays Alice runs group fitness classes that incorporate high intensity interval training (HIIT), strength & resistance training (bodyweight and machines), circuit training, cardiovascular activity, mindful breathing, warm ups and stretching. While some of these terms sound daunting, her classes are inclusive of all levels of fitness and experience. Many people attending these classes are 50+ years old. The benefits of this training include:
- increasing heart and lung health and capacity
- strengthening bones
- improved balance
- active ageing
- agility
- stability
- growth of lean muscle mass, physical strength and power
- weight reduction
- improved mental and emotional health
At 10.30am on Mondays and Tuesdays Alice runs Mindful Movement classes – Qigong (Mondays) and Gentle Yoga (Tuesdays. These classes are designed to engage and connect the breath, body, heart and mind in ways that:
- soothe the nervous system
- calm the mind
- allow the body to guide your practice in ways that are kind and gentle to yourself
- regulate the breath so you breathe with more ease and steadiness
- gently stretch your muscles, muscle fascia, tendons and ligaments
- help rehabilitate injuries
- bring feelings of peace, steadiness and happiness to your life.
Note, Qigong is an ancient Chinese movement, mindfulness and healing practice that is related to Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Qigong helps us to:
- activate energy within our bodies
- breathe more mindfully and easily to connect body, mind and heart
- stretch your muscles, muscle fascia, tendons and ligaments
- bring your attention to the health and mobility of your spine
- release old, stale energy and stress from your body
- engage with energy to support gentle flowing movements in a moving meditation
- calm and nourish your nervous system, mind and body.
She hosts a live, online Qigong class on Friday mornings at 10am Queensland time (the recording of each class is also available). Cost is A$6 per person per class and you can book our class from the Online Class shop in this website
