What if we exercised, not to add more years to our life, but more life to our years?
Figure out what you’d like to move for and we can help.
Not only can we help you improve balance, stability, and the way your body feels on a day to day basis, we want you to be strong enough to explore the abundant wilderness and green spaces just outside our back door, play with friends of all ages, and feel physically confident enough to pursue your passions.
Weekly Classes Workshops & Events Private Sessions Online Classes
Weekly Classes
Drop in any time to our weekly classes. Check out class descriptions below to see what works for your body and schedule. NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED; just drop in.
Class Cost
Single class fee: $15
10-class card (good for three months) for $100, $130 (if you’d like to “sponsor”), or $70 (if you’d like to be “supported”).
As of March 11, masks are no longer mandated for indoor classes. Please feel free to wear a mask if you prefer, and see local health officer suggestions about masking. Windows stay open, fans on, and we’ll keep mats spaced as possible. As always, if you are feeling unwell, or have a fever or cough, do not attend class.
May 2022
Tuesdays 9:30am
Alignment Foundations
Instructor: Libby Scofield
Focus on moving parts mindfully and creating mobility for everyday tasks. This class is a great way to introduce yourself to NM or deepen your work within it.
Thursdays 10:00am
Low-Back Bootcamp in the Barn
Instructor: Katy Bowman
These free, fun, open-air (but covered) classes use precise form to mobilize and deeply strengthen all the parts that affect the lower back (abdominals, pelvis, hamstrings, shoulders) using a variety of positions: lying down, hands and knees, standing, and sitting. Find more details here!
This community class is free.
June 2022
Tuesdays 9:30am
Alignment Foundations
Instructor: Libby Scofield
Focus on moving parts mindfully and creating mobility for everyday tasks. This class is a great way to introduce yourself to NM or deepen your work within it.
Thursdays 10:00am
Low-Back Bootcamp in the Lavender
Instructor: Katy Bowman
These free, fun, open-air (but covered) classes use precise form to mobilize and deeply strengthen all the parts that affect the lower back (abdominals, pelvis, hamstrings, shoulders) using a variety of positions: lying down, hands and knees, standing, and sitting. Find more details here!
This community class is free.
Saturdays 9:30am
Stretch Strong
Instructor: Katy Bowman
Start your weekend off with a challenging (with modifications as needed!) exercise session that will have you stretch, strengthen and stabilize your various parts.
Workshops & Events
May 2022
May 14, 2022 6:30pm-8:00pm
Stack It, Don’t Hack It: How to Move for Better Health… and More Nature, Family Time, Community, Play
A Talk and Booksigning with Katy at Health Essentials, Victoria, BC
For most of us there’s simply not enough time to get all the exercise we need to replace how “just living” used to move us. The good news is movement still fits into all our categories of need, we just have to learn to spot the opportunities for physical activity that arise each day.
Join biomechanist and author Katy Bowman for a talk and QnA session that explores the ideas and practical tips in her award-winning books Grow Wild and Move Your DNA and leave with ways to infuse your daily life with the movement our bodies need without taking any time away from other items on your need-to-do list.
May 21-22, 2022
Open-Air Move Your DNA Weekend…in the Barn
Instructor: Michael Kaffel
Learn how to see the way you’re moving in a more nuanced way! Move Your DNA Weekends are fun, two-day sessions designed to give you a strong foundation in aligning your body well during a variety of exercises—including walking and squatting—so you can start learning how to be your own personal trainer and guide yourself to moving more with greater ease and less pain. Using 40 exercises from the bestselling book Move Your DNA as the curriculum, you’ll leave the weekend knowing how to nourish your body with movement, head-to-toe.
Cost: $289
June 2022
June 29, 2022 9:30-10:30am
Better Balance in Six Exercises
Instructor: Margot Wing
Jump-start your journey towards aging dynamically by learning six important exercises from the book Dynamic Aging: Simple Exercises for Whole-Body Mobility by Katy Bowman. This class is an introduction to the book and will give you a foundational practice to improve balance and mobility. If you like what you see, you can sign up for a four-week course in August that covers all exercises in the book as well as mobility evaluations, all with a cohort of new friends!
Cost: This class is FREE!
August 2022
August 1-24th, Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-10:30am, 2022
Dynamic Aging Exercise Series
Instructor: Margot Wing
Get a personal tour of all the exercises in Katy Bowman’s best-selling book, Dynamic Aging: Simple Exercises for Whole-Body Mobility. Class meets twice a week for four weeks and will walk you through simple mobility tests and movements to practice, all while accommodating any current limitations. Email the instructor with questions or to register! And don’t miss the free intro class on June 29th (see above listing)!
Cost: $99 for 8-class series
August 27-28, 2022
Move Your DNA Weekend: INDOOR/OUTDOOR
Instructor: Margot Wing
Learn how to see the way you’re moving in a more nuanced way! Move Your DNA Weekends are fun, two-day sessions designed to give you a strong foundation in aligning your body well during a variety of exercises—including walking and squatting—so you can start learning how to be your own personal trainer and guide yourself to moving more with greater ease and less pain. Using 40 exercises from the bestselling book Move Your DNA as the curriculum, you’ll leave the weekend knowing how to nourish your body with movement, head-to-toe.
Cost: $289
Private Sessions
You may prefer learning in a one-on one format, or you may have a specific movement issue that you would like to explore fully. Alternatively, you may just want guidance mapping out your own home practice, and would like an instructor to guide you to the most effective exercises and/or materials. Private sessions are one-on-one, 60 minutes long, and will take whatever format best serves you reaching your movement goals. To be connected with one of our instructors, please email NMcenter@nutritiousmovement.com.
Online Classes
Virtual Studio
from home,
50% off
through Aug 2022
You can also take our classes online!
Read more about Nutritious Movement’s Virtual Studio Membership here.