Health & Wellness   

In this course, students will learn practical techniques to enhance mental, emotional, and physical well-being through mindfulness and meditation. Each week, participants will explore a new practice, including breath awareness, body scanning, stress management, and applying mindfulness in their own lives. Classes will feature guided meditations, interactive discussions, and practical exercises designed to deepen self-awareness and reduce stress. Students will also participate in a group project aimed at bringing mindfulness to the community. Whether new to meditation or looking to strengthen an existing practice, students will gain skills to cultivate inner peace, focus, and resilience.

Unlock clarity of mind and greater vitality in this practical six-week series taught through the American Zen Tradition. This course teaches gentle, time-tested breathing and stretching exercises that help lower stress, improve sleep, and boost everyday energy. No prior experience or flexibility is required. All our exercises can be done comfortably from a standard chair, or seated on a cushion on the floor. All our exercises contribute to slowing our heart rate, developing a whole-body awareness, and focusing on living in the present moment with compassion, tranquility, and peace. Join us as we fully experience our body, breath, and mind. We look forward to stretching and breathing deeply together!

Regulate • Observe • Orient • Trust - An Experiential Qigong Lab: Students will take a deeper dive into foundational Qigong concepts including Yin-Yang theory, meridians, the five elements, Qi, mindfulness, emotional awareness, conscious intention, and the relationship between attention, perception, and lived experience. Classes may include guided reflection, meditation, discussion, group awareness practices, and intention exercises designed to cultivate greater clarity, self-trust, emotional coherence, and intentional living. We will actively explore awareness and intentionality as we learn how thoughts, emotions, breath, and body patterns shape experience. Beginners welcome.

 

Soften • Harmonize • Integrate • Nourish • Energize: Qigong is a gentle yet deeply effective mind-body practice that helps release tension, calm the nervous system, restore energy, and improve overall well-being. Through flowing movements, breathwork, self-acupressure, mindful movement, gentle somatic exercises, meditation, and relaxation techniques, students often experience greater mental clarity, improved flexibility and circulation, increased balance, and a calm, focused sense of energy and vitality. Classes are accessible, easy to follow, and designed for real people and real bodies. Movements are done either standing or sitting in a chair. Dress is comfortable clothes. No experience necessary. 

 

Soften • Harmonize • Integrate • Nourish • Energize: Qigong is a gentle yet deeply effective mind-body practice that helps release tension, calm the nervous system, restore energy, and improve overall well-being. Through flowing movements, breathwork, self-acupressure, mindful movement, gentle somatic exercises, meditation, and relaxation techniques, students often experience greater mental clarity, improved flexibility and circulation, increased balance, and a calm, focused sense of energy and vitality. Classes are accessible, easy to follow, and designed for real people and real bodies. Movements are done either standing or sitting in a chair. Dress is comfortable clothes. No experience necessary. 

 

Restore • Exhale • Soften • Transform: A deeply restorative evening experience. The first hour of class will focus on gentle Qigong designed to release stress, regulate the nervous system, and quiet the mind. The final portion of class invites you into deeper relaxation through immersive guided meditations featuring peaceful forests, quiet mountain lakes, desert breezes, and soothing sounds of nature. These sensory-rich meditations are designed to calm the body, settle the mind, and create space for deep restoration and inner stillness. Perfect for anyone seeking relaxation, better sleep, emotional balance, and a gentle reset. Movements are done either standing or sitting in a chair. Dress is comfortable clothes. No experience necessary. 

Explore the healing art of Reiki in this USUI Reiki certification course through Yavapai College and Earth And Herbs Arizona. Open to beginners, returning students, and those pursuing Master Level certification, this course covers Reiki Levels I, II, and III through hands-on practice, energy awareness, and self-healing techniques. Students will learn within a supportive community and have opportunities for continued mentorship and practice through Earth And Herbs Arizona long after the course ends. Discover new realms of healing, intuition, and personal transformation through this ancient practice.

This exciting class will capture all the information and benefits of the 24 Form as you learn this Yang Style Form. Previous Tai Chi experience of any style is recommended (at least four classroom hours) but not required. The class emphasis/focus will be on health and wellness and "cultivating your inner Chi". We will emulate our "virtual mentor", Grand Master Kai Ying Tung's (Tung Family Tai Chi) approach as you assimilate the major Tai Chi principles. For a demo of his approach, please search "Tai Chi Tung" on YouTube and choose the 16' 01" video.

Attention, Tai Chi practitioners with light to moderate experience, lets have some fun! The Tai Chi 42 Form is popular world-wide. It perfectly mixes traditional Tai Chi styles with being practical and easy to learn and enjoy. This form carefully selects and combines the very best, most important movements from the four major traditional family styles of Tai Chi—Yang, Chen, Wu, and Sun. It packs all the powerful health benefits, for which Tai Chi is famous, into a shorter practice. You'll love this Form. Previous Tai Chi experience, any style of Tai Chi, is required.

For both beginning and continuing students, this fun class teaches the 24 movements of the most popular Chinese Government-approved Yang style "Simplified Form”, You will learn how to maximize the flow of Chi (energy),Tai Chi philosophy, history, and Mindfulness through the series of movements that are slow, continuous, relaxed, and focused. Like all Tai Chi Forms, it combines “moving meditation” with gentle revitalizing exercise as the students benefit from improved strength, conditioning, coordination, flexibility, and balance. Students also report experiencing increased energy, reduced stress, reduced pain, enhanced sleep, and/or feelings of wellbeing.

Discover the science of living longer and feeling better. Students will learn the foundations of nutrition and exercise, and how food and lifestyle habits impact health outcomes. Subjects include blood sugar regulation, cholesterol, the microbiome, sleep, blood pressure, stress, & cortisol. Each topic is presented as part of an interconnected system, because true wellness emerges from understanding how these factors influence one another. We'll explore actionable takeaways to improve overall health and vitality. By the end of the course, students will leave with a personalized toolkit of evidence-based strategies to apply immediately to improve energy, resilience, and vitality.

This course is designed to empower women to effectively recognize, respond to, and recover from physical, emotional and psychological threats. This course will teach real world self-defense skills, situational awareness, boundary setting, de-escalation techniques, emotional resilience and mindset mastery, as well as empowerment through community and knowledge.

Discover the basic foundations of yoga in this beginner-friendly workshop. Designed for those new to yoga or looking to revisit the basics. This interactive course focuses on safe movement and adapting common yoga poses to suit individual needs and mobility levels. No previous experience is required.

Please bring a yoga mat.