Fitness
Stretching and Self-Massage Techniques Workshop
Adults (18+), Young Professionals (21-45), Older Adults (65+)Date : Wednesday, Nov 13
Time :
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location : Edlavitch DCJCC
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC
This workshop will teach participants how to use stretching and massage techniques to improve flexibility, relieve tension, and enhance mobility. We’ll use therapy balls to perform guided self-massage then do gentle mobility exercises and stretching. Aimed at older adults, but open to all ages.
This all-levels workshop is aimed at older adults (though open to all ages) to help improve flexibility, relieve tension, and enhance mobility through a combination of self-massage, gentle stretching, and movement exercises. We’ll use therapy balls (provided) to perform guided self-massage that help to release tight muscles and increase blood flow to key areas like the shoulders, hips, hands, and feet. Gentle mobility exercises will follow the self-massage to help improve range of motion in the joints and ease stiffness. And finally, we’ll incorporate stretching to elongate muscles and promote overall flexibility.
This workshop is free to attend, but registration is required and space is limited. Please reach out to Dena Katz at dkatz@edcjcc.org with any questions.
About your teacher: Bara Vaida is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher specializing in yoga for older adults. With advanced training in Yoga Therapeutics and certifications in senior yoga and myofascial release, she focuses on alignment, strength, and healing. Bara’s classes, accessible to all levels, blend functional movement, stretching, and self-massage techniques, helping students feel better in their bodies and build long-term resilience. She is also a certified Roll Model method teacher and has specific anatomy training to help students with using self-massage techniques. She also writes on health and wellness topics as a freelance journalist.
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