Exousia Fitness
Strengthen your faith. Improve your fitness level.
A preventive care program helping families, communities and church communities improve spiritual, physical and mental well-being.
Our approach
Caring for the body as part of caring for the spirit
Exousia Wellness grew out of Jacqueline’s decades of dance and fitness education. Classes bring gospel music, movement and real encouragement to churches, community centers, senior groups and families.
Every class is welcoming and non-competitive, and adapted for all levels, from children to seniors. Classes and workshops are designed to help reduce stress and support overall well-being, and to build a lifelong habit of physical activity.
“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”
3 John 1:2
Program explorer
Find the class that fits
Praisercise
Gospel aerobics set to uplifting praise music. An energetic, joyful class that turns a workout into worship.
Good for: Churches and communities, Adults
Chair Fitness
Seated exercise that’s great for seniors and all levels. A specialty class in the preventive care program for seniors and anyone who needs a seated option.
Good for: Seniors groups, All levels
Body Shaping
Strength training with weights and bands, focused on building strength and tone at a pace that suits the group.
Good for: Adults, All levels
Bethesda Movement Therapy™
A dance-fitness workout set to the beat of live drums or drum music. Its movement vocabulary blends West African, Afro-Caribbean and dance-fitness steps, and it works for all levels. Each class opens with a rhythmic warm-up, moves through a high- and low-impact African and dance-fitness section, and closes with muscle conditioning using resistance bands, body sticks and weights. It is designed to build cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility in a non-competitive atmosphere.
Good for: Adults, All levels
Dance to Fitness
Aerobic dance and fitness drawing on African and Caribbean dance movement, alongside praise dance, modern and contemporary, jazz, ballet and creative movement classes for children and adults.
Good for: Adults and children, Families
Seminars & special events
Wellness classes and seminars on healthy living for churches, schools and community groups, plus special wellness events. Bring one to your congregation or organization.
Good for: Churches, Community groups
One-on-one training
Personal training with Jacqueline, shaped around your goals and fitness level. Ask about availability.
Good for: Individuals
Also offered
Classes for children and adults
- Aerobic dance and fitness
- African and Caribbean dance movement
- Movement and spiritual meditation
- Praise dance
- Modern and contemporary dance
- Ballet
- Jazz dance
- Creative movement
- Fun classes for the whole family
- Healthy-living and weight-management classes
- Wellness seminars
- Special events
Perfect for
Churches and communities. Seniors groups. Adults and children.
Your instructor
Jacqueline Gaffney
Fitness and wellness coaching instructor, dance educator and choreographer.
Jacqueline is certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Aerobic Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and has taught and led dance and fitness workshops since 1984. She led weekly aerobic dance and fitness classes at CCC’s Faith & Fitness at Crenshaw Christian Center in New York from 2005 to 2017, and facilitated the Fit-for-Life staff development workshops that helped NYC teachers bring aerobic fitness into physical education.
Bring wellness to your church or group
Exousia Fitness comes to churches, community centers, senior groups and families. Tell us about your group, and we’ll talk through classes, seminars or a special event.
Upcoming
Wellness classes and events
New Exousia experiences are being prepared.
Check back soon. Join the Exousia list and we'll let you know when training classes, wellness sessions and Women of Destiny gatherings are scheduled.
Program flyers
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Exousia wellness programs offer general fitness and wellness education. They are not medical care and do not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. Please talk with your doctor before starting a new exercise program.