A Gentle Stretch Wellness - Fitness for 60+

A Gentle Stretch Wellness - Fitness for 60+ Offering a menu of Wellness designed with therapeutic influences. We are Super Agers. Come join us

My certifications & Training are as follows:

-November 2024 Yoga Somatics (Connection of Mind to Body)Part 2
-October 2024 Yoga Somatics (Connection of Mind to Body) Part 1
-Exercise for Parkinson's Disease May 2024
-Back Health May 2024
-Second Heart of the Body May 2024
- Coaching Fitness Programs May 2024
-Building Class Connections May 2024
-Muscular Power Principles May 2024
-Guidelines to

Setting up Silver Sneakers Classes May 2024
-Osteoporosis and Exercise May 2024
-Silver Sneakers Muscle Power May 2, 2024
-The Science of Teaching Chair Yoga, April 13th & 27th 2024
-Became a member and started studying Qigong/Tai Chi with Adam Potts March 2024
-Ongoing Training on Balance , Stability,Strength, Strong Bones & Posture with Margaret Martin 2023/2024
-Exploring Unique Breathing Patterns for Resilience & Thriving (Yoga for Neuroscience ) March 22 - 24 2024
-Sequencing for "Yoga with Neuroscience" October 21, 2023 and November 4, 2023
-Psoas Release August 27, 2023 (2 hrs) with Tucker Shelton
-Chair Yoga Training -October 2022
-Silver Sneakers certified in Qigong - August 2022
-4th year of Yoga for Neuroscience year long online teacher training - June 24 - June 25
-3rd year of Yoga for Neuroscience year long online teacher training -June 23 - June 2024
-2nd year of Yoga for Neuroscience year long online teacher training -June 22 - June 2023
- 1st year of Yoga for Neuroscience year long online teacher training -June 21 - June 2022
-BOOM (Aerobics) Move by Tivity Health - Continuing Education - February 2020
-Feet &🦶 Ankles workshop with Tucker Shelton - February 21, 2019
-Arthritis & Osteoporosis Workshop - September 2019
-Building Better Balance Continue Education - September 2019
-Stanford University Chronic Pain Self - Management Program - August 2019
-Corrective Movement to Rebuild the Body - July 2019.
-Tai Chi Arthritis and Fall Prevention Part 2 - April 2019
-Tai Chi for Fall Prevention Update/Enhancement Course - Match 2019
-Bleeding Control Basic through the Henderson County Rescue Squad - July 2018
-Creating an Inclusive Culture in Your Yoga Class June 2018
-Certification for Silver Sneaker Instructor - since April 2018
-Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Part 1, - February 2018
-Continue Education - Training A Matter of Balance through Land of Sky Regional Council - February 2018
-Balance & Strength Continuing Education through Blue Ridge Community College - January 2018
-Making Your Class Refuge During Stressful Times - November 2017
-Certified in Advanced Studies in Yoga with Therapeutic Influences - 300 Hours - September 2015 - June 2016
-Enhanced Fitness with YMCA - May 2016
-Senior Fitness YMCA - April 2016
-Moving for Better Balance offered through Land of Sky Regional Council - March 2016
-Balance for Fall Prevention through Land of Sky Regional Council - February 2016
- Yoga as Therapy Advanced Training with Doug Keller (23 hrs)- December 2015
- Healing with Yoga Anatomy and the Breathing Body - Leslie Kaminoff (24 hrs) - October 2015
-Yoga Basics Workshop (8 hrs)- January 2013
-Certified Ageless Grace Educator for Adults and Kids- April 2014
-Therapeutic Yoga - Cora Wen (8 hrs) August 2013
-Yoga Instruction 230 Hours - March -September 2013
-Mind Blowing Yoga Basics Workshop - March 2013
​-Senior Yoga Training for 55+(25 hrs) - September 2011
-CPR Adult/Child & Infant/First Aid & Defib - Renewed Every 2 Years in April

05/01/2026

what do you think?

05/01/2026

pay attention to your posture.

04/24/2026

great movement for your body.

04/21/2026
Same class, but different approach. Starting in May. tuesday @ 12 noon in the chapel at the First United Methodist Ch...
04/20/2026

Same class, but different approach. Starting in May. tuesday @ 12 noon in the chapel at the First United Methodist Church, 204 6th Avenue in Hendersonville. Mixed chair and mat offers an effective practice for all. With therapeutic influences, the instructor adapts movement and guides breath to move the body, supporting your individual needs and concerns. This is not medical care, but a supportive approach to working with what your body is experiencing, using variations when needed--slowing down targeting areas of concern.

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**A list of my certifications and trainings are in the drop down box, above, under HOME labeled 'About Suzanne" A Gentle Stretch Wellness - Fitness for 60+ programs are therapeutically influenced....

02/27/2026

All the asanas were simply preparing you to move deeper into stillness 🚪✨

02/27/2026

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02/25/2026

Thursdays
10:15 AMWeight-bearing aerobics
11:00 AM  strong bones
12 noon  Chair Yoga
at the first United Methodist Church in Hendersonville and I accept SilverSneakers and RenewActive. Hope to see you there.

02/23/2026

Each Tuesday @
12 noon Yoga with therapeutic influences.

I will be taking a training combining Chair and on the mat yoga in April. I can’t wait to teach it at the 1st United Methodist Church starting in May. Stay tune. xx

01/16/2026

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
10:15 AM Strength & Balance
11:00 AM Qigong
12:00 PM Yoga with Therapeutic Influences

FREE for those that qualify for these insurance benefits as follows:
Silver Sneakers/Renew Active/One Stop
All Props available

Help me name these two skeletons. It could be a female’s or a male’s name.  It’s not a Halloween decoration. I actual...
10/02/2025

Help me name these two skeletons. It could be a female’s or a male’s name.  It’s not a Halloween decoration. I actually use them in my classes to show students what part of the body we may be working on.  we have had lucky Luke, Betty Bones, Lucious, Stanley, and Abe. Yhey have all retired now.  So join in the fun and throw out some names.

09/06/2025

Yoga for Neuroscience each Tuesday at 12 noon.
What is Yoga for Neuroscience?
Yoga does more than stretch your body-it also influences our nervous system. We have two main parts of this system:
* The sympathetic nervous system, which prepares us for "fight or flight".
*The parasympathetic nervous system, which supports "rest and digest"
Fast, hot or intense movements can activate the sympathetic system, but slower, gentler yoga encourages the parasympathetic system. When this system is engaged it "shakes hands" with the brain, helping create a calmer, more balanced state of mind. See less

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204 6th Avenue West
Hendersonville, NC
28739

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Tuesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10:30am - 1pm

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In regards to exercise and fitness, ‘Our Health Is Our Medicine’. We must keep moving. Let’s work to stay flexible, mobile and social. Hope to see you soon. Check out my website on www.AGentleStretch.com

Suzanne has a certification in all programs. She has a passion to work with the 55+ population. She teaches: Gentle & Moderate Yoga; Light Weight for 55+ (includes medicine balls, resistance bands, wrists/ankle weights, low impact aerobics and finally, stretching muscles we used during the class, Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention; Multi-Generational Ageless Grace Brain Health; Strength & Balance and CPR; AED. Silver Sneakers is accepted for all programs.

So, C’mon, what are you waiting for? Let’s get going!