Classes in Pontiac
The Art Experience
$25 for Ten Open-Studio Sessions at The Art Experience ($50 Value)
Seasoned staff provides materials and guidance as students tackle printmaking, collage, painting, and drawing projects in relaxing studio
Pontiac Downtown
$50 $25
BYOB Glass-Jewelry or Tray-Making Workshop at Canterbury Stained Glass (Up to 56% Off). Three Options Available.
Canterbury Stained Glass
Pontiac Downtown
$96
$42
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1 Beginners' Knitting Class or 4 or 10 Beginner-to-Advanced Classes at Mihaela's Knittings (Up to 66% Off)
Mihaela's Knittings
Bloomfield Hills
$80
$32
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Introductory CrossFit Training Package or Three Private Fundamental Classes at CrossFit Bloomfield (68% Off)
CrossFit Bloomfield, Inc
Bloomfield Hills
$100
$32
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10 or 20 Classes at Breathe Yoga Studio (Up to 84% Off)
Breathe Yoga Studio
Bloomfield Hills
$140
$24
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$29 for a One Month Membership at Fitness Innovation Team ($99 Value)
Fitness Innovation Team
Bloomfield Hills
$99
$29
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After learning to knit at her grandmother's feet in Romania, owner and clothes designer Mihaela Manitiu now marshals her crafting acumen to lead classes where, according to Splash, "students learn to understand the essence of their creations and are not only instructed, but inspired." Picking up pointers in the art of European-style knitting, visitors craft elegant woolly compositions such as scarves and other cozy accouterments while getting acquainted with the materials and techniques needed to knit their very own memoirs.
With more than a dozen years of pottery under her belt, Jamie Moorehead has squished her fair share of clay. She draws on this experience at her own studio, Super Awesome Cool Pottery, where she teaches kids to form shapes, mold, and paint decorative objects. Likewise, couples can drop in during date night to learn the art of wheel-throwing and how to recreate scenes from Ghost. The studio is also open to visitors after school or on weekends, when they can pick out pre-made ceramic bisques to glaze and decorate with provided brushes.
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The interior of The Artist Lounge exudes inspiration, it's black walls dotted with quotes from artists of a variety of walks. Each session, artists line up before blank canvases during painting classes designed for all levels. Following the instructor's step-by-step guidance, painters can complete a work of art in one session they can later take home, gift to friends, or sneak onto the wall of a national museum. Designed to emphasize fun as much as education, the classes are appropriate for all ages and abilities.
Serenity Now Yoga centers anxious minds and forges substantial mind-body connections for students of all skill levels during yoga classes in a variety of modalities. Sprinkled throughout the studio's weekly schedule, gentle beginners sessions banish stressful thoughts and recurring nightmares by giving patient instructors the opportunity to introduce fundamental poses at a slower pace while imparting invaluable deep-breathing techniques. The Vinyasa Flow class challenges experienced students with sequences of vigorously transitioning poses that occasionally incorporate headstands, handstands, and kickstands, honing the unwavering focus needed to maintain balance during a staring competition. To ease withheld tension in the body's canvas of connective tissues, the Yin Yoga class loosens tightly spooled muscles and opens inflexible joints with deep stretches and mindful breathing.
Born deaf and three months premature, Jordan Levin didn't hit the ground running. He had to work at it. After teaching himself to talk and read lips, he knew he could scamper toward any goal he chose. Now, this certified personal trainer and his wife, Hillary, propel others toward pride and achievement at their gym, CrossFit Bloomfield. During group workouts filled with weightlifting drills and gymnastics moves, clients morph into teammates who cheer one another toward personal bests. Cardio challenges such as rowing and running raise heart rates to increase endurance, and bodyweight exercises such as burpees and pull-ups build cores as stable as a barium isotope after years of psychotherapy. In addition to scaling the workouts to a variety of fitness levels, the Levins tailor programs to the needs of kids, first responders, and exercisers who are overweight or disabled. Clients can zero in on their goals in personal training sessions, in which a certified coach helps them hone their form and hurdle any obstacles hindering their success.