Yoga, ukulele classes are what’s happening at Senior Center

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||

Slow Yoga and Chair Yoga with Susie Frank @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursdays, 9:15-10:15am (Slow Yoga) and 10:30-11:30am (Chair Yoga)  

Slow Yoga, offered on Thursdays, 9:15-10:15am at Orcas Senior Center, incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. It is ideal for those new to yoga or those seeking a slower more supported practice.

Chair Yoga, offered on Thursdays from 10:30-11:30am, is a gentle technique allowing seniors and persons with disabilities to practice balance poses without the risk of falling with the use of a chair as support.

An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Susie Frank has been practicing yoga since 2009 and received her yoga teacher training from 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle in 2016. Susie suggests a $15 donation ($12 for members of OSC) per class, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact Susie directly for participation and payment inquiries at 360-298-4484 or sissooz@yahoo.com.

Ukulele Kanikapila and Beginners’ Ukulele Class @ Orcas Senior Center – Mondays, 1-3pm (Kanikaplila) and Tuesdays, 11am-12pm (lessons)

Join the ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” on Mondays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center. The first half hour will be a lesson or two and then everyone will have the opportunity to play. Adults of all ages with all levels of ukulele expertise welcome to join in or sit and listen.

Don’t know how to play the ukulele but want to learn? Participate in a weekly beginners’ ukulele class on Tuesdays, 11am-12pm with Kathy Collister. Kathy will recommend resources to help get you started, and focus will be on learning introductory chords and strumming. No fee for the class, but you will need to provide your own ukulele.

For all ukulele related inquiries, including questions about borrowing a ukulele, please email Kathy at kcollister15@gmail. Beginners and adults of all ages are welcome!