Maintain Your Independence Exercise Classes

Summer Schedule

Monday classes take place at the Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday classes are held in the Fireside Room at the Anglican Church 4703 Canal Rd.


Mondays

Strength Training for Overall Health with Stacy Packford  June 29 – August 17
(no classes on July 20, July 27 – 6 classes)
9:30 - 10:30 am
This class will focus on building strength in your body to improve overall health. There will be a variety of exercises for all levels designed to build strength, balance, and confidence in movement. Wear comfy clothes and being a water bottle. Resistance bands are provided. 

18 Postures; due to cancelled classes the spring session has been extended until June 29
11:00 am - 12:00pm
Three sets of gentle exercises are designed to support seniors’ health and vitality. These movements combine slow stretches, mindful breathing, stimulation of acupuncture points, and techniques to improve balance and posture. It is a martial art similar to tai chi performed to music.

Tuesdays June 23 – July 28 (6 classes)
Anglican Church, Fireside Room

Moderate Yoga with Candace Aldridge
9:30 - 10:30 am
This moderately paced class teaches foundational yoga shapes, introducing breath and the ability to flow from one posture to the next.  With a focus on alignment, pranayama (awareness of breath), guided meditation, and a rooted sense of Joy and Play.  You will build strength and mobility, flexibility and balance, while gaining range of motion in your joints and spine.

Chair Yoga with Candace Aldridge
10:45 - 11:45 am
Chair Yoga offers a gentle, accessible way to ease stiffness, reduce chronic pain, and improve strength, balance, and flexibility — all from the comfort of a chair. This practice weaves together gentle stretching, strength-building, breath awareness, and moments of meditation to support both body and mind. Ideal for those with limited mobility, injuries, health conditions, or anyone who spends long hours sitting, Chair Yoga helps you reclaim confidence and vitality while fostering brain-body connection. 

Thursdays June 25 to July 30 (6 classes)
Anglican Church, Fireside Room

Moderate Yoga with Candace Aldridge
9:30 - 10:30 am
This moderately paced class teaches foundational yoga shapes, introducing breath and the ability to flow from one posture to the next.  With a focus on alignment, pranayama (awareness of breath), guided meditation, and a rooted sense of Joy and Play.  You will build strength and mobility, flexibility and balance, while gaining range of motion in your joints and spine.

Chair Yoga with Candace Aldridge
10:45 - 11:45 am
Chair Yoga offers a gentle, accessible way to ease stiffness, reduce chronic pain, and improve strength, balance, and flexibility — all from the comfort of a chair. This practice weaves together gentle stretching, strength-building, breath awareness, and moments of meditation to support both body and mind. Ideal for those with limited mobility, injuries, health conditions, or anyone who spends long hours sitting, Chair Yoga helps you reclaim confidence and vitality while fostering brain-body connection. 

Fridays June 26 to July 31 (6 classes)
Anglican Church, Fireside Room

Yin Yoga with Candace Aldridge
10:30 - 11:30 am
Yin yoga is a functional, floor-based practice where shapes are held for 2-5 minutes. Using props for support, we nourish joints, ligaments, bones, and fascia while settling into stillness. This stillness becomes a gateway, bringing awareness inward and anchoring us in the body. Through mindfulness, breath, and sensation, we develop interoception—the ability to turn inward, integrate, and explore our shadow. This practice expands our capacity to be fully embodied, releasing the need to do, be, or look like anyone else, embracing ourselves exactly as we are.

 

Experienced instructors provide weekly exercise classes tailored to maintain flexibility, build strength and balance with a focus on fall prevention.

Email: activities@penderislandhealth.org

Phone: (250) 629-3346 and leave a message for Marcella

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If the cost is a hardship, please reach out to the Community Support office for assistance.  Many thanks to the CRD Pender Island Parks and Recreation Commission for their financial support of the MYI program.


We acknowledge the support of the Pender Island Parks and Recreation Commission.