Schedule
MVP Virtual Gentle Yoga Moves
On hiatus until January 12, 2026; registration begins
December 9, 2025.
Mondays
Join us online, using Zoom, for this one-hour, gentle yoga class. Class begins seated with breath-control techniques, then moves to seated or standing strength-building and balance-improving postures. It ends with a short guided meditation. The use of principles of exercise physiology, CARs mobility exercises, and safe isometrics help develop mobility and strength; focus on the postures, the gaze, and the breath helps improves concentration.
Some recent comments:
“I cannot express how much I loved and enjoyed this class. This class helped me regain my leg strength and overall mobility that had been reduced and almost lost. I am so grateful to Leslie and to MVP for making this class possible. I am looking so forward to the upcoming session. Thank you, Leslie, for being here every week and for helping me return to my normal routine. Thank you MVP for allowing me to participate. It means the World to me!”
“… Leslie’s calm, steady instruction helped me understand how to do the yoga poses correctly. Her sensible approaches to meditation and to concepts such as chakras helped expand my thinking. The class always improved my mood, and had made a huge difference in my flexibility and balance.”
Free for all who register with MVP. Registration opens December 9, 2025.
When: Mondays, starting January 12, 2026
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Where: On your laptop or smart phone in your own home
Leslie in her home studio preparing for MVP Virtual Gentle Yoga Moves.
Gentle Yoga for Seniors
Mondays
This one-hour class is suitable for most fitness levels. Class begins with breath control seated in a chair, then moves to standing strength-building and balance-improving postures. Ends with a guided meditation. Incorporates principles of exercise physiology, CARs mobility exercises, and safe isometrics help develop mobility and strength; focus on the breath improves concentration. Chair options offered for all postures.
When: Mondays
Time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Where: Woodstock Fire District Company 1, 242 Tinker Street,
Woodstock, NY 12498
Classes offered for $1 or $2 for all Ulster County residents, aged 55 or over. Buy a 10-class card at the Town of Woodstock, Town Clerk office, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498. See also, Senior Rec Schedule.
Three successfully-aging octagenarian yogis.
Level I Yoga for Seniors
Thursdays
More like a traditional yoga class, this one-hour practice requires the ability to get up and down off the mat. Using Sanskrit and English, the class begins with breath control then warms up with postures from a table-top position, then to standing, strength-building, and balance-improving postures. Returning to the mat for core postures, the class ends with guided meditation.
When: Thursdays
Time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Where: Woodstock Fire District Company 1, 242 Tinker Street,
Woodstock, NY 12498
Classes offered for $1 or $2 for all Ulster County residents, aged 55 or over. Buy a 10-class card at the Town of Woodstock, Town Clerk office, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498. See also, Senior Rec Schedule.
Seventy-seven year-old yogi; still vibrant,
still learning.
Seventy-three year-old yogi; retired engineer; former middle distance runner.
Reiki Therapy
Private sessions at your home or Leslie’s home studio are also offered. As a Reiki master, Leslie can teach you or your group all levels of this system of natural healing. Please contact Leslie for more information.
Leslie is currently an active volunteer with HCHR (Health Care is a Human Right), participating in free, monthly clinics around Ulster County, NY. Visit hchrny.org for the time and place of the next clinic near you. She also manages the quarterly clinics in Woodstock and Phoenicia and handles the marketing for the organization.
Reiki is a Japanese method of holistic, hands-on healing, founded by Usui Mikao in the early 20th Century. Reiki means universal energy. Its use
relieves pain, anxiety, and fatigue
treats depression and boosts mood
enhances quality of life
treats symptoms of headaches, tension, insomnia, and nausea
“My feet always ached at the end of the day, especially if I had been doing a lot of walking or standing. After a few months of taking a yoga class with Leslie, I noticed that my feet had stopped aching. Specific feet exercises and natural strengthening from balance poses transformed my feet.”