Live + On-Demand From Anywhere

Keep Doing the Things
You Want to Do.

You want enough strength to do the things you enjoy. Enough balance to trust your body. Enough flexibility and mobility that getting down on the floor doesn't turn into a major life decision.

That's what RiversZen Online is about. Not becoming great at exercise. Becoming more capable at life.

Real Classes. Real People.

RiversZen Online isn't a workout video with somebody on the screen pretending you're there.

You're actually there.

When we say live online, we mean live. You're joining the same RiversZen classes we're teaching right here in the studio.

Our live classes happen on Zoom with Dave, Peggy or Kim teaching and real students joining from their homes. We see you. We talk to you. We offer options when something doesn't work for your body that day.

You don't have to keep up. You don't have to already be flexible. You don't have to know what you're doing.

Show up. Pay attention to your body. We'll help with the rest.
A live RiversZen class in the Astoria studio with students doing the same standing movement in their own way
A real RiversZen class in progress. Online students joined this class live from home.

Different Bodies Need Different Things.

We've been teaching long enough to know there isn't one perfect exercise program for everybody.

Some days strength needs attention. Sometimes it's mobility, flexibility or balance. Sometimes slowing down, breathing and moving with a little more ease is exactly what you need.

That's why our classes aren't all the same. We use things we've learned from Contracted Stretching, Qigong, yoga, Pilates, strength training and more.

Those aren't the point. They're tools.

Every class is open to everybody, but every class has its own personality. Kim's classes can be challenging. Peggy and Dave teach differently too. As with any practice, you learn to pay attention to your own body and adapt what we're doing to what makes sense for you that day.

That's part of becoming more capable too.

RiversZen students in a streamed studio class adapting the same floor movement to their own bodies
Same class, different bodies, different versions. This RiversZen studio class was also streamed live online.

We've Learned This From Real People.

Peggy and I opened RiversZen in 2012. Since then, we've worked hands-on with thousands of people.

We've seen bad backs. Cranky knees. Frozen shoulders. Poor balance. Bodies that haven't moved much in years.

And we've met a whole lot of people who had quietly started believing, “Well, I guess this is just what happens when you get older.”

We've seen enough people surprise themselves that we're pretty skeptical of that sentence.

That doesn't mean we can fix everything. Sometimes what usually works doesn't work for one particular person. Then we adjust. We try something different. Occasionally we run into something we simply can't help.

But we've also seen things over the years that still feel like little miracles.

People can change. Bodies can change. And sometimes you can get back things you thought were gone for good.

Live When You Can

There's something special about showing up for a live class. You know we're there. We know you're there.

Over time, people get to know each other. You become part of the group instead of another anonymous person watching a fitness video.

On-Demand When You Can't

Life doesn't always cooperate with the class schedule. Your membership also includes the complete RiversZen on-demand library.

Miss a live class? Traveling? Just need to move at a different time? Pick a class and go.

Live gives you the people. On-demand gives you the freedom.

Explore the On-Demand Library →

Is This For Me?

Probably, if you want your body to keep working.

You might be 45. You might be 72. You might be stiff and starting over. You might already be active and simply want to stay that way.

We care a lot about aging well around here. I'm 72, so I've developed something of a personal interest in the subject.

But this isn't “senior fitness.” And you don't age into RiversZen at 60.

RiversZen is for people who want to stay capable.

Join Us Online

$57 / month

Unlimited live online RiversZen classes plus the complete on-demand library.

No complicated program to complete. No 30-day transformation. No falling behind because you missed Tuesday.

Come to class. Pay attention to your body. Keep showing up. See what changes.

You may be capable of a lot more than you think.