English speaking courses at vhs Stuttgart – my personal highlights

Hand lettering for kids (April 6, 2019)

vhs stuttgart also offers courses for kids. One of them is Hand lettering where the little students design their own greeting card.

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Swabian Humor for Beginners (April 11, 2019)

This is a course I am looking forward to in particular. I know that most people think Germans don’t get the concept of humor. And this prejudice is even worse when it comes to us Swabians 🙂 But this course will proof them all wrong. The event will be held by Christiane M., trainer and comedian, who will introduce you to odd habits and the hidden humor of an ancient funny German culture.

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Yoga (May 7, 2019)

When you love Yoga prefer to be taught in English this is your class. Practice classical Hatha-Yoga in an international and relaxing atmosphere at vhs stuttgart.

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Whisky Tasting (May 17, 2019)

Why do some single malts taste smoky? Why do others taste of vanilla and honey? Enjoy an entertaining evening with interesting legends, facts and stories about our six selected Single Malt Whiskys and enjoy pictures and music from Scotland in a sociable environment.

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Qigong (between June 25. and July 23, 2019)

If you need something to bring you down, relax you and make you more focused, Qigong is your thing. It comprises slow movements that are integrated with conscious breathing and focused attention

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Empower yourself by Thinking like a Drag Queen (July 7, 2019)

This is another course I can’t wait to join. It offers you a practical guide to grow by learning lessons taught by drag queens. You will learn five keys to channel your inner queen: creating the person you always wanted to be, power dressing and -posing, how to quiet inner and outer critics and why it’s important to start taking small risks to boost yourself to taking even bigger ones. Shouldn’t we all be a bit more drag?!

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Stuttgart for women (July 10, 2019)

Moving to a new city in a different country can sometimes be a daunting experience. This class will help you settle in as it will focus on a range of important topics such as transportation, housing, school system and more.

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Handmade Ravioli (July 22, 2019)

Who doesn’t like pasta?! In this course you will learn how to prepare handmade pasta. A glass of wine and some nice antipasti might also come into play… 🙂

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Watercolor painting (July 20, 2019)

Watercolor painting is not just for small children. It’s actually an art in itself. In this course you will get to know most watercolor techniques, materials as well as some basics of color theory, drawing, perspective and composition.

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Sommerspektakel: Dinner & Dialogue (July 30, 2019)

Summer in the city! As part of the 100 years of vhs summer week celebrations, the last Dinner and Dialogue will take place at the Ökostation, the vhs’s department for environmental classes. Join us for an end-of-semester talk around the barbecue in the public gardens in the north of the city!

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More information about the English speaking courses at vhs stuttgart

For more information about all English speaking courses at vhs stuttgart visit vhs-stuttgart.de or download the brochure here (PDF)

Transparency: This post is part of my non-paid partnership with vhs stuttgart. The opinion and recommendations shared here are my own.

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Even the walk from the station through the park is very nice by itself:

Can you guess why this place is called Valley of the Roses? 😉 And it’s just the season for them, they are blooming everywhere. So beautiful!

We found a space under a huge tree where there was enough shade to provide shelter for about 50 (!!) people. And then the course started. I liked the teacher very much. She had a relaxing voice and led through the different poses very smoothly.

Yoga under the open sky feels sooooo different to yoga at a studio. You smell the grass, feel a cool breeze on your skin sometimes and the ground is so soft.

I really enjoyed it.

That’s what you see while doing the downward dog. Better than the white sealing of a yoga studio, isn’t it?! 😉

Even though we were quite a big group, the lesson was very relaxing. Everybody had enough space for him- or herself.

After a bit more than one hour, the class was finished. Some people stayed on their mats afterwards but my friends and I decided to head over to the “Höhencafe“, a little restaurant which is overlooking the Tal der Rosen.

Up there, you have a very nice view; over the park and all the way to the Fernsehturm (tv tower).

Next to the view, the food is really nice, too! 🙂

I had Flädle (pancake) with goats cheese…

… and my friends ordered Apfelstrudel (apple strudel)…

… and Maultaschen (Swabian ravioli):

We sat there, enjoyed the yummy food and watched the sun turning the tv tower pink.

What a lovely evening!

Free Yoga classes and the other courses are provided by Stuttgarter Amt für Sport und Bewegung in cooperation with Sportkreis Stuttgart, SportCodex and some sport clubs. The classes will be held under good weather conditions until the end of September. The directions are given in German. If you don’t speak German, talk to the instructor at the beginning, so he or she can advise you, have a special eye on you and switch to English when needed.

More information about:

Sport im Park (only in German)

Höhencafe Killesberg (only in German)

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