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Fitness, Health & Wellness

Let It Go! Fiesta

$70

with Tony Garreton

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 21, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks
1 additional session

This is a unique dance therapy program, led by Tony Dancer, that offers physical and mental health benefits. Not only does it help you stay physically fit and burn calories, but it also serves as a form of therapy to combat depression and anxiety. With Tony as your guide, you can dance and let go of your worries without fear of judgment. Let It Go Fiesta features a mix of Latin and multicultural music, making it enjoyable for people of all ages, genders, and body types. You can move at your own pace and have a great time. So why not join the fun with "Let it Go Fiesta" and experience the joy and freedom of dance? If you hate to workout but love to dance, this is for you! Course fee is for 6 sessions with Tony.

Young At Heart Fiesta

Free

with Tony Garreton

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 22, 2026 at 10:30 am, runs for 6 weeks
1 additional session

Loneliness and social isolation in older adults is a serious public health risk that affects a significant number of people in the US, putting them at risk for dementia and other serious conditions. For this reason, Tony Dancer, under his TDF program, has created the “Young at Heart Fiesta” Latin Fusion dance class program with low impact, low-volume music to protect hearing, easy steps to follow and lots of laughter. This program is offered free of charge with Tony Dancer, plus once a month potlucks! Adults with strong social relationships have a lower risk of major health problems, such as depression, high blood pressure, and an unhealthy body mass index. *Program is for individuals 70+ only.

Fit to Salsa

$70

with Tony Garreton

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 23, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks
1 additional session

In this unique dance fitness class, led by Tony Dancer, you will experience more high impact teaching using salsa music. This is a full body cardio workout modified from salsa steps into fitness. This program is appropriate for people of all ages, genders, and body types. You can move at your own pace and have a great time. So why not join the fun with "Fit to Salsa" and experience the joy and freedom of dance? If you hate to workout but love to dance, this is for you! Course fee is for 6 sessions with Tony.

Improv for the Heart

$125

with Elise Voigt

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 29, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 6 weeks

This six week class uses the skills and exercises of Improvisational Theater to develop a deeper sense of connection to self and others through the art of embodied play. Relaxing into the entry point of tuning into our creative selves, we will expand into collaborative performance for each other by sharing our imaginations together. This will include exploring character creation, storytelling and intuitive movement along with just getting to know each other and healing ourselves through shared laughter and emotional release. Elise Voigt is an actor and theater educator with over 20 years of experience and loves sharing her skills and knowledge with adults and children as a journey of self-discovery and self-renewal. No experience necessary! Come out and Play!

Herbs for Mental Health

$35

with Katie Munn

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 30, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This class will look at mental health symptoms through the lens of the nervous system. We will discuss herbs and lifestyle recommendations to address common imbalances within the body such as anxiety and stress. We as well as look at our mental health from an energetic constitutional level and how to create balance through nutrition, herbs and daily practices.

Your Health Is In Your Hands

$75

with Margit Ahlin

Calendar Next available session starts May 6, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Self-Help with the Ancient Healing Art of Jin Shin. Achieve physical, mental, and spiritual harmony and healing through the application of hands as 'jumper cables' to gently balance the flow of life energy in the body. This course will teach you the physio-philosophy of the Art of Jin Shin, along with simple and highly effective, hands-on self-help techniques that promote optimal health and well-being, facilitating your own profound healing capacity through this ancient healing art. Margit Ahlin is a certified Art of Jin Shin practitioner, having studied with top instructors throughout the country since 2001. She is a member of the Jin Shin Guild and practices out of her home studio in Boothbay Harbor. www.jinshinmidcoast.com

Summer Ease Mini-Retreat: Slow Down & Savor the Season

$35

with Heather Shaughnessy-Cato

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 28, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Summer can be full and busy—this 2-hour retreat offers a soft pause to slow down and connect with a sense of spaciousness and ease. With calming mindfulness practices, gentle self-compassion exercises, guided relaxation, and journaling, you’ll explore how to notice and savor small moments of delight in everyday life. This is a quiet, nourishing space to reset your nervous system and reconnect with yourself.





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