Ashtanga Yoga of Charlottesville 505 Mon-ticello Rd., above Mas restaurant. 970-7980. Offers Ashtanga Yoga classes daily (6:45 & 9am, 5:30pm).
The ATTiC Glass Building, 313 Second St. 293-7439. Offers Alexander Technique teacher train-ing with Daria Okugawa, plus yoga classes, workshops, privates and more.
Bikram Yoga Charlottesville 109 Fifth St. SE. 220-1415. www.bikramyogacville.com. Offers day and evening “hot yoga” classes for beginners to advanced practitioners. Daily (9:45am & 4:30pm); Monday-Thursday (6:45am & 6:30pm). $12-15.
Blue Ridge Chi Corner of Monticello Avenue and Gleason Street. 823-8291. Offers tai chi classes for beginners. Contact for price and times.
Blue Ridge Yoga 1717-2A Allied St. 971-9642. www.blueridgeyoga.com. All levels of yoga every Monday through Saturday.
Body*Mind*Spirit Preston Plaza. 984-9700. Offers a variety of yoga classes and other wellness activities including mommy & baby yoga Mondays (10:30 am). Free chanting & meditation every second Sunday of the month, next class on May 14 at 10:15am.
Charlottesville Parks and Recreation 204 Fourth St. NW. 970-3269. Offers ongoing fitness and martial arts classes including: “Yoga” every Wednesday ($40-60, 6:30-7:30pm); “Kundalini Yoga” every Tuesday ($40-60, 7:45-8:45pm); “Tai Chi 6-Step Form” every Monday through March 20 ($40-60, 5:15-6:15pm). “Judo Class” Tuesday (7-8:30pm) and Saturday ($80-100, 10am-11am). Junior Karate (ages 9-13) Tuesday and Friday ($80-100, 5:30–7pm).
Community Mediation Center offers mediation services and training. 977-2926.
Community Space 1117 E. Market St. 979-9642. www.thecommunityspace.com. Offers day and evening classes specializing in pre- and post-natal yoga, yoga for men, Pilates/yoga blend, yoga/meditation blend, and yoga for beginners to multilevels, including “Gentle Yoga” every Tuesday ($10, 6pm), and guided meditation every Sunday (Free, 10:30-11am).
C.O.M.P. Support Group. Downtown Library Mad-ison Room. 977-4673. Support group for people with co-occuring medical and psychiatric illness. Offers mutual peer support, education, encouragement, and fellowship. Every first and third Saturday, next meetings May 6 & 20 at noon.
DanceFit Movement Center 609 E. Market St., Studio 110. 295-4774. www.njira.com/dance fit. Holds yoga classes every Tuesday (7:30pm), Thursday (7:30pm) and Saturday (2:30pm). $10-13 per class.
Eating Disorders Support Group 3479 Preddy Creek Rd. 923-4520. An ongoing support group providing long-term connections and continual support for individuals with eating disorders every Sunday. Free, 1-2pm.
Food Not Bombs Tonsler Park, Cherry Avenue at Fifth Street (Belmont neighborhood). 296-3963. Meets every Sunday to prepare vegetarian (often vegan) meals together. Volunteers needed, kids welcome. Free, 1pm.
Gesher Center 1824 University Cir. 970-7836. Offers “Midday Meditation” every Thursday (Free, 12:15-1:15p.m), “Interfaith Pray for Peace” on the final Thursday of the month, next meet-ing Thursday May 25 (Free, 7:15pm-8:30pm).
Integral Yoga Mind Body Spirit 923D Preston Ave. 984-9700. Offers classes in holistic ap-proaches to skin care, the second Sunday of the month (May 14) Satsung the second Sunday of the month (May 14) intuitive mandala drawing the fourth Tuesday of the month (May 23).
Inward Bound Yoga Glass Building, 313 Second St. 971-4970. Holds yoga classes using Alexander Technique principles in hands-on alignment instruction suitable for all levels, Wednesday (5:45pm) and Thursday (noon) $12-15 (first class free).
Mental Wellness Support Group 123 Fourth St. NW. 465-1674. Meets every Wednesday (Free, 6-7pm).
Moondance Meditation Center 277 Craw-fords View Rd., Afton. 361-1229. Offers sessions in meditation with the Samadhi Floata-tion Tank. By appointment only. $50 per session.
NatureSpirit 717 Rugby Rd. 243-6421. nature spirit@uucharlottesville.org. Meets the first Sunday of every month at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church to explore different earth-centered traditions and new ways to connect with nature in the modern world. Next meeting is May 7. Free, Newcomers welcome at 6:30pm, starts at 7:00pm. Please bring a light snack/beverage to share.
Ninja Yoga 112 E. Main St, below the Jeffer-son Theater. 960-3994. www.ninjayogaalliance. org. Toward a Revolution in Consciousness; Mondays (1pm), Tuesdays (5pm) and Thursdays (5pm) classes at the Central Library (201E. Market St.); Mediation Wednesdays and Thursdays (8-9am) at Better than Tele-vision. Free.
Raja Yoga with Matteus 505 Monticello Rd., above Mas. matteus@teabazaar.com. Offers Raja Yoga classes that focus on asanas, breathwork and meditation every Wednesday (7:15-8:15pm).
Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville Route 604 in Buckingham. 800-858-9642. www.yogaville.org. Hosts ongoing yoga workshop weekends. Price includes tuition, housing and vegetarian meals. See website for details.
simplyYOGA 223 W. Main St. 984-9675. Offers gentle, beginner and multilevel yoga classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Seniors welcome. $9-15 per class, first class free.
Studio 206 206 W. Market St. 296-6250. www.studio206downtown.com. Offers a variety of classes throughout the week, including NIA, Vinyasa Yoga, Feel Good Yoga, Synergy Dance and Contact Improv. $9-15.
Union Yoga Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care Center, 595 Peter Jefferson Pkwy. 977-0030. www.unionyogaloft.com. Offers ongoing classes and free workshops. Workshops include Yoga for Hot Flashes, ($25; 6:30-8:30pm) Scoli Yoga with Ellen Kiley (9:30am-12:00pm; 2-4:30pm; 10am-1pm; $40 per class, $110 entire weekend). Regular classes include: Yoga for people living with Cancer every Tuesday (Free, 7:15-8:30pm); Level II every Wednesday (9:30-10:45am); Lunchbreak Yoga every Wed-nesday (12:30-1:30pm); Yoga and Meditation for stress-reduction every Friday (9-10:30am). $12. Private lessons also available.
Yoga for your Back Rio Center, 1445 Rio Rd, Suite 201, Charlottesville, 823-2368. Guided relaxation followed by a gentle sequence of yoga positions to help reduce back, neck and shoulder problems. Thursdays March 16-May 4 (7-8:30pm; $120 per series).
Try This Now is a rotating listing of classes, workshops and ongoing events to help you broaden your horizons—take a hike, learn how to blow glass, or sign up your kid to act in a play. The schedule of topics goes as follows: First Tues-day of the month: Wellness; Second Tuesday: Kids; Third Tuesday: Arts and Fine Arts; Fourth Tuesday: Outdoors; Fifth Tuesday: Grab Bag. To get your event or organization listed, contact Susan Rosen at trythisnow@c-ville.com.