HTH-929 PSRC-Self Defense

Section Info: Pascal Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | No class May 25 | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.

HTH-929 SCSC-Self Defense

Section Info: Severn Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.

HTH-929 SSAC-Self Defense

Section Info: Severn Senior Center | Senior Self Defense | This course provides instruction on how to defend yourself using your body's own natural reactions, how to spot dangers and potential threats. Students will learn how to stop an attacker in his tracks by acting early and learn how and where to strike to escape quickly. Topics include using your voice as a weapon, enhancing your awareness skills, learning avoidance and de-escalation skills, and how to have a survival mindset.

HTH-934 ONLN-Mat Yoga

Section Info: Online | Mat Yoga | This class is an enjoyable and energizing yoga practice focusing on breath and alignment. Participants will learn various postures and sun/moon salutations to build stamina, find flexibility and create energy. This class offers a healthy way to find self-awareness, self-care and self-healing. Participants confidently set healthy boundaries and limits. Each student creates unique individual yoga practice. There is mat work involved, and Cheryl will modify if needed. This class offers a safe environment for us to learn, laugh and grow. Suggested Equipment: yoga mat, yoga strap, resistance bands and 2 yoga blocks | Note: Attendance in online sessions Wednesdays from 12:30-1:45p.m. is mandatory for section 201.

HTH-934 ONLN-Mat Yoga

Section Info: Online | Mat Yoga |This class is an enjoyable and energizing yoga practice focusing on breath and alignment. Participants will learn various postures and sun/moon salutations to build stamina, find flexibility and create energy. This class offers a healthy way to find self-awareness, self-care and self-healing. Participants confidently set healthy boundaries and limits. Each student creates unique individual yoga practice. There is mat work involved, and Cheryl will modify if needed. This class offers a safe environment for us to learn, laugh and grow. Suggested Equipment: yoga mat, yoga strap, resistance bands and 2 yoga blocks. | Note: Attendance in online sessions Tuesdays from 12:00-1:15p.m. is mandatory for section 202.

HTH-934 ONLN-Mat Yoga

Section Info: Online | Mat Yoga | This class is an enjoyable and energizing yoga practice focusing on breath and alignment. Participants will learn various postures and sun/moon salutations to build stamina, find flexibility and create energy. This class offers a healthy way to find self-awareness, self-care and self-healing. Participants confidently set healthy boundaries and limits. Each student creates unique individual yoga practice. There is mat work involved, and Cheryl will modify if needed. This class offers a safe environment for us to learn, laugh and grow. Suggested Equipment: yoga mat, yoga strap, resistance bands and 2 yoga blocks | Note: Attendance in online sessions Thursdays from 12:00-1:15p.m. is mandatory for section 203.

HTH-945 ASRC-Zumba Toning

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | Zumba Toning | This fun, dance-based fitness class offers a unique way to improve strength, balance, and overall conditioning. Set to great music, this whole-body workout tones arms and legs, strengthens the core, and enhances balance. One of the most senior-friendly formats, movements are easily modified to meet individual abilities. Light toning sticks-designed for greater mobility than traditional weights-add resistance. Come dance your way to leaner muscles and a more sculpted shape.

CRE-912 ASRC-Acrylic Painting

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | Acrylic Painting | This course is designed to guide you through the history of acrylics, set up, product essentials and technique. You will delve into creating magnificent paintings quickly and easily with direction, individuality, and imagination. Marketing and sales of art on and offline will also be covered.

CRE-912 ASRC-One Stroke Painting

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | One Stroke Painting | Explore one-stroke painting. This class is perfect for beginners and experienced students. Learn basic strokes like flat stroke, U-stroke, daisy stroke, bud stroke, tear drop stroke, easy petal strokes, shell strokes/wiggle strokes, leaf strokes as well as learning about the supplies needed. Discuss opportunities for marketing and sale of completed projects. Supplies needed for class will be discussed at the first session. It is recommended that students wait to purchase supplies. Attendance at the first session is highly recommended.

CRE-912 ONLN-Acrylic Painting

Section Info: Online | Acrylic Painting | This course is designed to guide you through the history of acrylics, set up, product essentials and technique. We will delve into creating magnificent paintings quickly and easily with direction, individuality, and imagination. We will also expand into marketing and sales of art on and offline. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. is mandatory for section 207.

CRE-912 ONLN-Drawing

Section Info: Online | Drawing | Improve your drawing skills by learning basic visual tools like the rules of thumb, relational measurement, and simplified measuring systems. The course includes exercises to enhance your drawing abilities. Students can choose to draw posted images or their own selections, primarily using pencils and charcoal, with optional watercolor pastels. You'll learn to create thumbnail sketches and how to evaluate and work from photographs | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. is mandatory for section 217.

CRE-912 PASD-Advanced One Stroke Paint

Section Info: Pasadena Senior Center | Advanced One Stroke Painting | This class is geared towards experienced students. Focus will be on a more in-depth exploration of strokes like flat stroke, U-strokes, Daisy strokes, bud strokes, tear drop stroke, easy petal strokes, shell strokes/wiggle strokes, leaf strokes and learn more about the supplies needed. Discuss opportunities for marketing and sale of completed projects. Supplies needed for class will be discussed at the first session. It is recommended that students wait to purchase supplies. Attendance at the first session is highly recommended.

CRE-912 SCSC-Colored Pencil

Section Info: South County | Colored Pencil | Discover the colorful potential of colored pencils, perfect for studio or travel drawing. Develop artistic skills with various colored pencil media, including professional-grade wax, oil, watercolor and pastel pencils plus related drawing materials. Explore historical styles of art including realist, impressionist, expressionist, surrealist, and abstract art. Learn color theory, composition, texture effects, and techniques to create depth. Various drawing techniques, surfaces and enhancement tools are also covered. Beginner to intermediate students welcome.

CRE-912 SCSC-Multi-Media Drawing

Section Info: South County | Multimedia Drawing Studio Practice | Develop your artistic skills, personal style and understanding of color theory, composition, creation of depth, texture and historical styles of art covered in the introductory Colored Pencil Drawing course. Students are encouraged to continue exploring wax, oil, watercolor, pastel and other types of colored pencil combined with various drawing and painting media such as pen and ink, markers, watercolor, acrylics and other mixed media techniques for enhanced and varied effects. Intermediate to advanced students are welcome.

CRE-913 ONLN-Painting

Section Info: Online | Painting | No class May 22 | Learn to improve your painting skills with oils, watercolor, pastels or acrylic and to draw as a prerequisite to the painting. Course provides an intermediate and experienced painter with the opportunity to refine technical skills. Instructors provide lectures and individualized guidance. Previous painting experience recommended. Local art associations, art venues and sales potential will be covered. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Fridays from 10:00a.m.- 1:00p.m. is mandatory for section 206.