A Healthier You, Inc & Creative Suitland Arts Center present, Let's Get Healthy Series, a community-based wellness program sponsored by Target.
“Let’s Get Healthy Series” will provide adults with tools and resources to help address the stress and anxiety they are feeling in their life. Many adults are overwhelmed by emotions, environmental factors, negative thoughts, and loneliness. The topics that will be discussed during “Let’s Get Healthy Series” are helping individuals: create and maintain a healthy lifestyle, leading to less stress, anxiety, and depression, and greater happiness, balance, and positive outcomes. We address mental, physical, financial, emotional, social, and overall health as a whole.
The instructor leading the “Let’s Get Healthy Series” will be educating individuals on the fundamentals of yoga and meditation (stretches and guided meditation) and life skills (budgeting, physical health, dieting, social engagement) to help them become self-sufficient and build resilience.
The virtual series are led twice a month and held for 1 hour. The first 40 minutes will include introduction, survey, and group discussion based on educational information about specific health topics. The last 20 minutes will include basic yoga postures, meditation, survey, and closing of session.
About the Instructor:
Board Member of A Healthier You, Inc., Ma'Sheka Thomas has provided over 500 hours of yoga and meditation to individuals in Prince George’s County, MD, through yoga studios, gym facilities, community centers, rehabilitation centers, and community partnerships. Community partnerships consist of nonprofit organizations that provide resources and opportunities to individuals living in Prince George’s County, MD. Ma'Sheka Thomas is a Certified Community Health Worker, HIV Counselor, Tobacco Treatment Specialist, and a community advocate for those in Prince George's, County, MD. AHY, Inc. serves ethnically diverse adults who desire to improve their health by attending yoga and meditation classes. AHY, Inc. has established a connection with individuals wanting and seeking additional support for their mental and physical health through nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, word of mouth, and social media marketing such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. On social media, AHY, Inc. has a following of over 5000+ individuals.