Mayor Kerry Thomson

Page last updated on June 29, 2026 at 8:15 pm

Parks and Recreation Fitness and Wellness Programs

Tai Chi in the Park

  • Admission: $10 per person per class; no pre-registration required. Pay with card or cash on site.
  • Day: Mondays, May 4 through June 29. No class May 25.
  • Day: Mondays, July 6 through Aug. 24.
  • Time: 7-8 p.m.
  • Accessibility: Classes take place on the Switchyard Park Main Stage. The stage is a smooth, concrete surface accessible via ramp or stairs.

  • Switchyard Park, Main Stage
    1601 S. Rogers St.
    Bloomington, IN 47403

Tai Chi is a moving meditation in the form of a series of gentle exercises to create harmony and cultivate our inner life energy (qi) to flow smoothly and powerfully through the body. This is a spiritual experience, as much as a physical one.

Wellness on Water

Adult Small Boat Sailing

  • Get started in sailing! Prepare to be wet and in the water.
  • Choose from two- or three-day class sessions, May 2 through Sept. 20
  • Registration: $650 per person; includes American Sailing Assoc. certification and access to the Lake Monroe Sailing Association's fleet of small boats.
  • Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Register for a Small Boat Sailing class before Sept. 16.

  • Lake Monroe Sailing Association
    7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
    Bloomington, IN 47401

Adult Keel Boat Sailing

  • The class covers rigging, sailing, and docking 25' keel boats.
  • Choose from two- or three-day class sessions, May 2 through Sept. 20
  • Registration: $550 per person; includes American Sailing Assoc. certification and access to the Lake Monroe Sailing Association's fleet of small boats.
  • Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Register for a Keel Boat Sailing class before Sept. 16.

  • Lake Monroe Sailing Association
    7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
    Bloomington, IN 47401

Friends & Family Sails

  • Glide across Lake Monroe in a sailboat skippered by a skilled sailor.
  • Outings for groups of 2 to 4 people per boat, May 8 through Sept. 6.
  • Registration: $200
  • Time: 6-9 p.m.
  • Register for an evening sail before Sept. 2.

  • Lake Monroe Sailing Association
    7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
    Bloomington, IN 47401

SUP (Standup Paddleboard) Classes at Griffy Lake

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