Healthy Living and Lifelong Learning Webinars Highlighted
RICHMOND, Va. _ AARP Virginia offers free online workshops every month so that Virginians can keep their minds and bodies active without leaving home. Free online seminars throughout March will focus on healthy living and lifelong learning, with numerous exercise classes, hearing health and women’s history webinars available to anyone who signs up.
All webinars are free and open to the public, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate. AARP offers a variety of free lifelong learning opportunities. The full list is available at http://aarp.cvent.com/VALLL. The schedule of free healthy living events is at https://aarp.cvent.com/VAHealthyLiving. In-person and virtual events in your area can be found at https://www.aarp.org/local.
SCHEDULE OF MARCH 2025 WORKSHOPS
Ethel Percy Andrus, One Woman Who Changed America
March 4, 2025, 3 – 4:15 p.m.
Celebrating Women’s History Month by exploring the remarkable life and legacy of AARP’s visionary founder Ethel Percy Andrus. Discover how Andrus revolutionized the conversation about aging in America. Learn about her efforts to empower older Americans, challenge negative stereotypes and promote civic engagement. Explore her pioneering work in advocating for pension reform, affordable health care and an end to age discrimination. Sign up: https://www.aarp.org/tuesdayexplorers.
The Impact of Stress: How to Identify and Manage Stress
March 6, 2025,12 – 1 p.m.
Part of the Midday Mind & Body series: Discover the causes of stress and its effects on body and mind, and gain techniques to help you identify your stress triggers and manage stress effectively. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/MMB0306
Strength and Stretch with AARP Virginia
March 6, 2025, at 5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
Our Strength and Stretch home workout will include exercise modifications to suit people at all fitness levels. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/Stretch0306
Ladies to the Rescue! The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and the Preservation of Washington’s Home
March 11, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m.
An inspiring program on the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the first national historic preservation organization in the U.S. George Washington’s Mount Vernon declined over several decades after the deaths of George and Martha Washington. This presentation highlights the determined efforts of the Ladies’ Association to save the historic site. Sign up: https://www.aarp.org/tuesdayexplorers.
Rooted and Resilient – A Holistic Approach to Mental Wellness
March 13, 2025, 12 – 1 p.m.
Discover how a holistic approach to wellness that connects mental, physical and emotional health can help you become more grounded and resilient. Part of the Midday Mind & Body series. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/MMB0313.
Hidden History of the First Ladies
March 18, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m.
Discover the pivotal contributions of the women who have shaped and led our nation from the heart of our nation’s capital. The role is unpaid and undefined, and yet so many women serving as First Lady have made pivotal contributions to help shape the United States. Sign up: https://www.aarp.org/tuesdayexplorers.
Dynamic Grandparenting: Purposeful Planning for Great Conversations
March 19, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m.
One of the greatest joys of grandparenting is spending time in conversation with the next generation. Sharing stories, hearing what’s on one another’s minds, praising accomplishments and demonstrating care! These relationships ignite desires for meaningful discussion at all ages, but there are tips to help ensure that all parties are able to get the most out of talk time together. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/DG0319.
Nourish and Nurture – Mindful Nutrition for Mental Clarity
March 20, 2025, 12 – 1 p.m.
Learn how to nourish your body and mind through mindful eating and nutrition practices that support mental clarity and cognitive function. Part of the Midday Mind & Body series. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/MMB0320.
Current Hearing Aid Technology and Audiology Practices
March 21, 2025, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Losing your ability to hear can dramatically impact the way you interact with others and experience life, and it puts you at greater risk for anxiety and depression. Learn about diagnosis and treatment for hearing loss from an experienced audiologist. Topics to be covered include types of hearing loss, tinnitus and current hearing aid technology. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/VT0321.
Women Suffragists: The Movement and The Memorial
March 25, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m.
The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial commemorates the extensive and often overlooked history of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, which spanned from 1848 to 1920. This movement culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment, in August 1920, granting women the right to vote. Sign up: https://www.aarp.org/tuesdayexplorers.
March 27, 2025, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Smithsonian docent Sara Shoob returns to introduce a sampling of extraordinary women artists who are included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery. Sign up: https://www.aarp.org/tuesdayexplorers.
March 27, 2025, 12 – 1 p.m.
Part of the Midday Mind & Body series, this program will be a comprehensive exploration of holistic health, emphasizing the integration of physical fitness, mental clarity and emotional balance. Participants will engage in interactive discussions on creating a healthy lifestyle that includes movement, nutrition, self-care and mindfulness practices. Sign up: https://events.aarp.org/MMB0327.
With 1 million members in Virginia, AARP is the largest organization working on behalf of people age 50-plus and their families in the Commonwealth.
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AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation’s largest-circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org/about-aarp/, www.aarp.org/español or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspañol and @AARPadvocates on social media.