Judy Silberman is a certified yoga instructor with more than 30 years of yoga-teaching experience, including chair yoga. Most recently, she taught 2 weekly classes at Iona Senior Services, one weekly class at the DC Jewish Community Center (arranged by the Dupont Circle Village), and one weekly class at the Van Ness North Condo Building. She is a retired speech pathologist and has taken physical therapy and occupational therapy workshops over the years, incorporating mobility concepts into her classes. Her goals are to help students improve body awareness, strength, balance, and posture through stretch movements and gentle yoga poses adapted for seniors. Her classes include breathing exercises and relaxation techniques, which may help attention and memory.
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