HAPPY HOUR CLASSES @ ART AT ARTS COLLINWOOD

Wednesdays in May 6:30-8pm in the Art Center

Pick up dinner and refreshment in the Cafe and join us in the community center for Happy Hour Arts with experienced stained glass artist, Michelle Biondo. Make your own garden art, stained glass, or wrapped silver jewelry for only $15 per session. After class, enjoy free Jazz in the Cafe and check out the latest exhibit in the Arts Collinwood Gallery, which is always free and open to the public. Call 216-692-9500 for more information.

YOGA CLASSES returning in May!

Led by artist/yoga practitioner Lyz Bly, Arts Collinwood will be offering

a May/June Series of Vinyasa Flow Yoga Tuesday nights from 6pm – 7:15pm, and Saturday mornings from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Both classes will be held in the gallery. Classes are $13 per session, and every second Saturday of the month is FREE.  Call 216-692-9500 for more information, or to ask about our class block discounts, and family plans. Please bring your own mat.

Vinyasa Flow is a yoga style in which poses and movements are synchronized with the breath.  The teacher instructs students to move from one pose to another on an exhale or inhale.  It is called “flow” because of the smooth way that poses are linked together.  Vinyasa flow is both aerobic and strength building and, because of the synchronized breathing, it is calming for the mind and nervous system.  It is a style that can be easily adapted for students of all fitness levels, ages, and abilities.

Lyz Bly,Ph.D., RYT

has been practicing yoga for nearly ten years and became certified (at the 200 hour level) to teach earlier this year, studying at Inner Bliss Yoga Studio in Rocky River under internationally renowned yoga teacher Mitchel Bleier of Rochester, NY.  Lyz teaches vinyasa flow yoga to students of all levels, infusing her classes with insights on the history and theory of yoga.  Tapping into her academic experience as a historian and gender/race studies scholar, Lyz helps students use yoga as a tool for navigating the complexities of contemporary American life.