Exercise & Wellness   

Bellydancers are supple, feminine, earthly, mysterious, playful and strong. That dancer is you! Come learn among friends and awaken your inner fire. Build community and self-knowledge while honoring the inner divine feminine, regardless of your gender expression.

This class is perfect for new students or a great drill class for returning students. Experienced dancers can deepen their practice by working thoughtfully into the isolations and rhythms as your body and mind open and are prepared to learn more subtle nuances in these powerful foundational moves. 

In this open level class, you will learn*:

• Alignment for dance posture
• Intro to history and music 
• Building strong dance skills 
• Isolations - straight lines, circles, figure 8 and undulations 
• Shimmies
• Beautiful arms and hands gestures 
• Intro to veil dancing 
• Intro to structured group improv and finger cymbals

*New material is always being added to this course. We are currently exploring both solo cabaret and group improv fundamentals that are used for our bellydance street team.

 

FAQ's

What should I wear to class?

Yoga or any exercise type clothes are perfect. Wearing a hip scarf will  help you see hip isolations more clearly in the mirror. You can purchase scarves with coins or beads or just grab a beautiful scarf from home that you can tie around your waist to start. Some students like to get a little more dressed up in long skirts or harem style pants with a pretty top.  There are LOTS of fun costume things that you can experiment with down the line but there really isn't much that you need to get started. 

Do I need anything else? 

Well, no, but YES!  You can enjoy class without any of these extras if they don’t fit your budget at this time. Come to class and see what other dancers are using. Then you can start to collect your own magical items.

• fringe or beaded hip scarves
• finger cymbals - Go get em’ if you don’t have any yet. The smaller the better. 
• frame drum - Start with a small 10” or 12” Remo frame drum
• dance journal for class notes
• phone with available storage space to make practice videos
• water bottle or hot tea container
• light knee pads (optional)
• yoga mat (optional)
• snacks (optional) - A small bags of nuts, power bar or some fresh veg can give you a lift if you need a little blood sugar boost.
   

This 5-session course helps professionals manage stress, prevent burnout, and protect their energy in demanding work environments. Participants learn how stress impacts the body and mind and build practical skills to stay focused, regulated, and effective throughout the workday. By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize early signs of stress and burnout
• Apply simple techniques to regulate the nervous system in real time
• Set clear boundaries to protect time and energy
• Improve focus and decision making under pressure
• Build daily habits that support long term resilience and performance

A Zoom link will be sent to your email on file no less than 24 hours before the start of the course. Please check your spam & junk folders or call us at 206 934 5339 for assistance.

Learn the basics and more to West Coast Swing--a slower swing, danced in a slot--perfect for crowded dance floors. This course is designed for the beginner as well as those looking to refine their technique and learn a few new variations. No partner necessary.

Students attending classes at the Roy Flores Wellness Center must present a valid ID upon entering the facility and complete a waiver at their first class. Please note that general access to the Wellness Center outside scheduled class time is not included in the price of the class. If you’d like to use the center beyond your class sessions, please visit this page for information about membership options.

This course is offered in partnership with North Seattle College Continuing Education.

Got resilience? Research shows that we can strengthen our ability to navigate stressors and successfully face adversity, especially through reciprocal, mindful relationships with Nature.

In this experiential class, we’ll take a guided stroll through the South Seattle College Arboretum and gain familiarity with our local ecosystem, while discovering year-round positive psychology strategies including savoring and awe walks to “grow the good” for both personal and planetary health.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. Students will leave with additional resources as well as practical tips for applying new nature-based resiliency skills to daily life.

Breathing Space introduces a unique Breath, Reading and Reflection experience with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Laura Tsang. In 6, 60-minute sessions, students will combine gentle breathing with guided, innovative meditation.

In a quiet, nurturing environment, you’ll learn effective tools for emotional wellness that you can carry with you into daily life. Whether you are new to meditation or experienced in mindfulness practices, our practice offers space for everyone to slow down, reflect, recharge and reconnect.

This integrated practice is designed to help you:

• Connect your head and heart
• Process emotions with greater clarity
• Restore emotional energy
• Increase emotional awareness
• Deepen insights

 

Please note, this course is designed as a self-awareness practice and is not a substitute for therapy.

A Zoom link will be sent to your email on file no less than 24 hours before the start of the course. Please check your spam & junk folders or call us at 206 934 5339 for assistance.

This course aims to examine and learn basic yogic principles from the advent of the practice to its modern-day iterations in order to help students create a self-specific yoga practice all their own.

A critical analysis of for-profit yoga alongside a deep dive into the free and accessible practice of meditation will be assessed in order to learn: What does it truly mean to practice yoga?

Students will learn yoga theory, yoga techniques, and movement safety in order to create their own yogic practice that best aligns with their own bodies, minds, and spiritual practices.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to practice the type of yoga that best suits you, alone or in a class setting, with a holistic and consent-based approach. 

This course covers fighting theory through the modern era and back to 600BCE, with a special emphasis on deconstructing the main components of different fighting forms in order to understand the 'why'—so we can learn the 'how'!

Each class will include a deep dive into the cultural aspects of unique fighting forms, alongside practical technique instruction and partner-based skill practice. Yes, you will try some moves yourself! Class will include discussions on consent and safety prior to practical applications.

This 5-session course teaches mindfulness-based tools to manage anxiety and build a greater sense of calm and clarity. Participants develop awareness of thought patterns and learn how to respond to stress with intention. By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand how anxiety shows up in thoughts and the body
• Practice grounding techniques to reduce overwhelm
• Build awareness of triggers and automatic reactions
• Strengthen attention and present moment focus
• Create a simple, sustainable mindfulness practice for daily life

A Zoom link will be sent to your email on file no less than 24 hours before the start of the course. Please check your spam & junk folders or call us at 206 934 5339 for assistance.

Bellydancers are supple, feminine, earthly, mysterious, playful and strong. That dancer is you! Come learn among friends and awaken your inner fire. Build community and self-knowledge while honoring the inner divine feminine, regardless of your gender expression.

This class is perfect for new students or a great drill class for returning students. Experienced dancers can deepen their practice by working thoughtfully into the isolations and rhythms as your body and mind open and are prepared to learn more subtle nuances in these powerful foundational moves. 

In this open level class, you will learn*:

• Alignment for dance posture
• Intro to history and music 
• Building strong dance skills 
• Isolations - straight lines, circles, figure 8 and undulations 
• Shimmies
• Beautiful arms and hands gestures 
• Intro to veil dancing 
• Intro to structured group improv and finger cymbals

*New material is always being added to this course. We are currently exploring both solo cabaret and group improv fundamentals that are used for our bellydance street team.

 

FAQ's

What should I wear to class?

Yoga or any exercise type clothes are perfect. Wearing a hip scarf will  help you see hip isolations more clearly in the mirror. You can purchase scarves with coins or beads or just grab a beautiful scarf from home that you can tie around your waist to start. Some students like to get a little more dressed up in long skirts or harem style pants with a pretty top.  There are LOTS of fun costume things that you can experiment with down the line but there really isn't much that you need to get started. 

Do I need anything else? 

Well, no, but YES!  You can enjoy class without any of these extras if they don’t fit your budget at this time. Come to class and see what other dancers are using. Then you can start to collect your own magical items.

• fringe or beaded hip scarves
• finger cymbals - Go get em’ if you don’t have any yet. The smaller the better. 
• frame drum - Start with a small 10” or 12” Remo frame drum
• dance journal for class notes
• phone with available storage space to make practice videos
• water bottle or hot tea container
• light knee pads (optional)
• yoga mat (optional)
• snacks (optional) - A small bags of nuts, power bar or some fresh veg can give you a lift if you need a little blood sugar boost.
   

Tired to your bones? Knees creaking like attic stairs, neck aching every time you move? This course aims to reimagine the movements, techniques, and physical expectations surrounding manual labor, empowering students to take confident control of their own body in the workplace.

All too often, physically taxing jobs expect constant athletic prowess and repetitive motion, often in inclement situations, with very little recovery time. Simply stretching for a few minutes every day is just not enough, and a 'can-do' mentality with a side of Gatorade only gets you so far.

In Labor In Motion, students will learn basic physiology, study a wide and global range of movement and strength-building techniques, reexamine what it means to protect one's body in the labor field, and create and learn to uphold their own individual safety plan. We'll learn new ways to balance weight, new ways to lift and move, and study everything from which boots to wear for what feet, to how we can wear head protection without annoyance and pain.

This class is best for: construction workers / nurses and CNAs / plumbers / massage therapists / traffic flaggers / electricians / and more