Zumba for beginners – Ditch the workout, join the party!

Monday 6.45 – 7.45pm and Wednesday 1.00 – 1.45pm at 25 Greenwood Place, NW5 1LB

£5 per class or £3.50 for concessions

Zumba is a Latin-inspired, calorie burning workout set to lively music.  Suitable for beginners, the class is exhilarating, high energy and easy to pick up.

The is run by Amina Marshall, who is a qualified instructor with Zumba fitness, find out more information here: http://www.zumba.com/profiles/109028/amina-marshall

Meditation for a Healthy Mind (all abilities)

Mondays from May 9^th 6.15 – 7.15pm, Kentish Town Community Centre, Greenwood Place

First class by donation. Regular class price, £7.

Meditation for a Healthy Mind is a new, weekly class that combines powerful and effective meditation techniques from around the world.   In the coming weeks, learn how to:

• Explore, balance and maintain a clear sense of wellbeing
• Cultivate inner awareness
• Achieve respite from our mile-a-minute lives
• Focus on yourself and your goals
• Create a calm, focused and quiet mind

Each class will begin with gentle warm-ups and will include one or two meditations. Over the weeks, students will learn a variety of powerful meditative techniques, including breathwork (pranayama), visualisation, guided meditation, mudra (symbolic hand gestures) and sound.

The classes are non-denominational and non-religious so everyone is welcome. No previous experience of meditation is necessary. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing, bring something to cover up with (e.g. jumper, shawl) and a bottle of water. Mats and additional equipment are provided.

About the tutor, Shammi
Shammi is an experienced yoga and meditation teacher, hypnotherapist and reiki practitioner. She heads up Ameya Wellbeing, a busy healing practice near Oxford Circus. Shammi grew up in Nepal and India where “alternative” wellbeing techniques – now popular in the West – were part of her daily life. 15 years on, having studied with renowned teachers and undertaken extensive self-study, she feels fortunate to share her knowledge with others.

Gardening Club

Kentish Town Community Centre has permission from Camden to turn a section of Montpellier Gardens into a food growing patch.

Every Saturday at 2pm the Gardening Club meet at Montpelier Gardens to sow, harvest, weed and water.  Come and pick up tips on how to grow food, help run the sessions or just enjoy the park.  The sessions are free and run in Montpelier Gardens, entrances off Brecknock Road, Leighton Grove and Montpelier Grove.

Knit  & Knatter – Wednesday 6-9m at 25 Greenwood Place, NW5 1LB.

This free class offers you the opportunity to meet with friends, relax as you work on your latest knitting or crochet project, share ideas and help each other.

For more information please call 020 7482 3212

Hatha Yoga – all abilities welcome

When: Fridays, from 2 September 2011
Time: 10.30 – 12.00
Where: Kentish Town Community Centre, 25 Greenwood Place, NW5 1LB

No need to book, just drop in.

Donations welcome; suggested donation £5 / £3 concessions

Who are the classes for? Everyone is welcome – no need to be bendy!

Hatha yoga is ideal for anyone who wants to develop an easeful body and a peaceful mind. It is a complete system of gentle movements and stretches, deep breathing and relaxation techniques, which improve strength, flexibility and balance, both physically and mentally.

Come and join a friendly class to relax and energise, leaving you ready to face the pressures of daily life.

What do I need to bring? Just yourself in some comfy clothes! Mats and props provided.

About the instructor, Lucy Ellis
Lucy trained to teach hatha yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute in Virginia. She has also spent time living and practicing meditation at the San Francisco Zen Center.

For further information: please visit www.facebook.com/lucyellisyoga

Shape-Up is a free lifestyle programme for weight management. It is designed for anyone with weight and health concerns who wants a solution that will work for life.

Shape-Up is for you if you are:

• aged 18 years and over
• overweight with a body mass index (BMI) over 25. To easily calculate your BMI please visit www.shape-up.org
• willing to attend all eight group sessions.

At each of the weekly session you will meet with a group in a friendly and supportive environment which is led by a Shape-Up facilitator.

The session will help you to:

• limit further weight gain
• achieve realistic weight loss
• adopt a regular eating pattern
• balance the types of food that you eat
• reduce your tendency to overeat
• become more physically active
• improve the way you feel about your body
• reduce stress and develop a more positive outlook on life.

Sessions start on Monday 21st February at 4.30pm until 6pm at The Kentish Town Community Centre, 25 Greenwood Place, NW5 1LB and run for eight weeks.