Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
These
three classes
feature an eclectic blend of Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, and Chinese Chi Kung
Yoga. All these Internal Arts Exercise methods emphasize flexibility, full
range of motion, staying grounded and balanced, cultivating inner mental and
physical energies, coordinated breathing patterns, a calm composure,
concentration, and will power. Hatha style
Yoga includes many strength building postures, balancing exercises, both dynamic
and longer static stretching postures,
inversions, Warrior poses, standing and mat work, prop usage, and mental
improvement recommendations. Vinyasa style (Flow Style, Astanga, Power) Yoga emphasizes longer flowing movement sequences,
dynamic stretching exercises, clear intentions, set routines, vigorous
exercises, and sweating.
Chi Kung (Qigong, Dao Yin, & Tai Chi) includes gentle and
graceful flowing exercises and standing
dynamic stretching exercises, energy (Chi or Qi) work, Taoist longevity
practices, martial applications, and traditional exercise routines like the
Animal Frolics, Brocades, or
Dragons. We will also
introduce participants to numerous ideas and techniques for reducing stress,
lifting one’s mood, improving concentration, enjoying the moment, cultivating
kindness and beauty, thinking clearly, and exploring
the integration of minds and bodies. Relatively fit persons of all ages are welcome, and alternative and safe postures will be taught. Are
you interested in a lifetime exercise system that is good for your body, fun, lifts your spirits, creates more energy in you, contributes to
longevity, and expands your mind? Try Yoga with Mike! Bring your
best efforts & encourage others.
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Class Schedule Changes, Exceptions, Cancellations
Instructor
Michael P. Garofalo
I have taught Hatha and Vinyasa
Yoga
in Red Bluff since 2003 for over 1,000 hours of classes.
YogaFit® Level IV Certified
Yoga Instructor (Standard 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Curriculum Completed)
Over 100 hours of additional yoga training with Dr. Paula Barros, Desiree
Rambaugh, and at the Ananda Yoga Center.
All of my Yoga
Classes Include Some
Qigong (Chinese
Yoga) Practices
I began learning
Yang Style
Taijiquan and
Qigong
in 1986-1990 from Sensei Frank McGorick.
I studied Lui Ho Ba Fa and Qigong with Sifu Robert Moore from 1986-1990.
I have
taught over
800 classes of Taijiquan and Qigong in Red Bluff, California, since 2000.
I also practice the
Chen Style
of Taijiquan and
Sun Style
of Taijiquan, the
cane
weapon, and many
Qigong
forms.
Tai Chi for Diabetes Instructor
Trained and Certified by Dr. Paul Lam in 2003.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Level 2 Instructor (Sun Style) Trained and Certified by
Troyce Thome in
2006.
Advanced Tai Chi and Qigong training at workshops or classes led by Robert
Moore, Paul Lam, Ken Cohen,
Yang Jun, Elaine Waters, Bill Helm, Doc Fai-Wong, Sher K. Lew, Kevin Weaver, and
Troyce Thome.
Personal Fitness Trainer
Certified by AFAA 2007
Mat Pilates AFAA Certified 2005
Spin Cycling AFAA Certified 2005
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
Certifications
SilverSneakers®
Trained Instructor 2012
CPR and AED certified from 1999-2014.
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching
Permit, 4/1999 - 4/2014
Certified by the State of California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing
M.A. Education, 40 units, CSU Chico; M.A., Philosophy, 30 units at CSU Los
Angeles.
M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Southern California, 1968
B.A. Philosophy, CSU Los Angeles, 1967
For More Information You are Welcome to Telephone Mike at 530-200-3546
Valley
Spirit Hatha Yoga Website
Valley Spirit Qigong (Chi Kung, Chinese Yoga) Website
Brief Biography of Mike Garofalo
My Yoga Classes Always Include Some Qigong Forms and Theory
Suggestions
for Beginning Yoga Students
Qigong and Taijiquan Class Information
Tehama Family Fitness
Center
2498 South Main Street
Red Bluff, California
530-528-8656
The TFFC is located
.1 mile south of the Interstate 5 and South Main Street (Highway
99 West) Exit;
and immediately north of St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Medical Complex.
These yoga classes are free
for members of the Tehama Family Fitness Center (TFFC).
TFFC non-members can pay $8.00 to participate in one Yoga class; or, TFFC
non-members can take all classes and use the entire TFFC facility for $15 per
day.
Qigong and Taijiquan Class Information
Yoga Class Schedule Changes and Exceptions
Any changes to my Yoga or Tai Chi
Chuan class schedule
are posted on my
Cloud Hand:
Mind/Body Movement Arts Blog.
The current class schedule started on January 2, 2013.
Recommended Reading and Resources
First Choice
Hatha
Yoga Illustrated: For Greater Strength, Flexibility and Focus.
By Martin Kirk and Brooke Boon.
Human Kinetics, 2006. 231 pages.
Beth
Shaw's YogaFit®: The Program for a More Powerful,
Flexible, and Defined Physique.
By Beth Shaw. 2nd Edition. Champaign, Illinois, Human Kinetics, 2009
Index by YogaFit workout phases, 276 pages
Yoga Anatomy
By Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews. Published by Human Kinetics, Champain,
Illinois, Second Edition, 2011.
Various indexes: by muscles, joints, position in English, position in Sanskrit,
bibliography, 276 pages.
Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee.
By Rodney
Yee with Nina Zolotow. Photographs by Michael Venera.
Emmaus, PA,
Rodale Press, Gaiam Books, 2004.
Index, 394 pages.
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health
By B.K.S. Iyengar. London, Dorling Kindersley, 2001. Index,
glossary, appendices, 415 pages.
Valley Spirit Qigong (Chi
Kung, Dao Yin, Yangshengong, Chinese Yoga, Fitness Exercises) Website
Second Choice
Yoga:
The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness.
By Erich
Schiffmann.
New York,
Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, 1996. 357 pages.
The
Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice.
By T. K. V.
Desikachar.
Revised
Edition. Rochester, Vermont, Inner Traditions International, 1995,
1999.
Index, 244 pages. Includes the Yoga Sutra by Pantanjali.
The
Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice.
By
Georg Feuerstein.
Prescott, Arizona, Hohm Press,
1998.
Index, bibliography,
glossary, chronology, 686 pages.
Ashtanga
Yoga: The Practice Manual
An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice.
The Primary and
Intermediate Series plus Three Short forms.
By David Swenson. Foreword
by K. Pattabhi Jois.
Ashtanga Yoga Productions, 1999. 263 pages. ISBN: 1891252089.
Breathing
By Michael P. Garofalo
Chinese Yoga - Qigong (Chi Kung)
By Michael P. Garofalo
Third Choice
Cloud Hands: Qigong and T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Relaxation Techniques
By Michael P. Garofalo
The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama.
By Richard Rosen. Foreword by Rodney Yee.
Illustrations by Kim Fraley. Boston, Shambhala, 2002. Index, notes, 304
pages.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and
Qigong Class
Saturdays, 10 - 11 am, Tehama Family Fitness Center
Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.,
Qigong and Taijiquan Instructor
Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life.
How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve
Stress,
Increase Vitality,
and Help You Live More Fully.
By Dennis Lewis.
Boston,
Shambhala Press, 2004. Index, Recommended Reading, 193 pages.
Yoga: Bibliography, Links,
Resources, Quotes, Notes
Anatomy
of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners.
By H. David Coulter. Foreword by Timothy McCall. Honesdale,
Pennsylvania,
Body and Breath, 2001. Index, bibliography, appendices, 623
pages.
2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award
for
Health, Wellness and Nutrition.
The
Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita: A Commentary for Modern Readers.
Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda.
Integral Yoga Pubs., 1997. 326 pages.
The
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda.
Integral Yoga Pubs., 1990. 263 pages.
Bringing
Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living.
By
Donna Farhi.
Harper San Francisco, 2003. 250 pages.
Beth
Shaw's YogaFit: The Program for a More Powerful, Flexible, and Defined Physique.
By Beth Shaw. Human Kinetics Pub., 2000.
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