Pamper Yourself and Your Mom this Mom's Weekend with University Recreation

By: Jeanna Kiehle
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Mom's Weekend is already approaching - do you have anything planned? University Recreation (UREC) has unique offerings to suit anyone's taste.

Mom's Tea & Spa
Pamper Mom and yourself with an English tea and spa experience hosted by the Student Recreation Center. Start your appointment by soaking your feet in a Jacuzzi foot bath while having your arms, hands, back and neck massaged. Next our licensed massage practitioners will massage your feet and lower legs. Once you are fully relaxed, rejuvenate in our UREC café with a variety of teas and your choice of tasty desserts like cheesecake, croissants, fresh fruit, and more.

Registration opens March 1st and fills up very quickly! Appointment times are available for Thursday, April 11 - Sunday, April 15 in the SRC classroom (144). Register early by filling out a mom's weekend registration form and paying at the SRC service counter. Please take your receipt to SRC 142 (Main Office) to complete your reservation. The registration deadline is 4/9 but available times are limited and often filled by mid-March! Cost: $50 Mom/Student Pair

Mom's Weekend Massage
UREC offers a variety of massage options: relax with a classic 50 minute or a 30 minute Swedish massage (characterized by long, soothing strokes of firm pressure) to reduce your stress, fatigue and/or stiffness. Try something new with a stone massage, involving the application of water-heated basalt stones of varying sizes to key points on the body creating sensations of comfort and warmth (limited availability). UREC also offers pregnancy massage, therapeutic massage and more!

Registration for mom's weekend full body massage opens March 1st! We have appointment times available Thursday - Monday, April 11, 12,13,14,15, 16 in the SRC Main Office (142). Register by paying at the SRC service counter and taking your receipt to SRC 142 (Main Office) to guarantee your reservation. Space is usually sold out by mid-March, so register early! (Cost: ranges from $23 - $50)

Mom's Weekend Aromatherapy Classes
Did you know that peppermint increases circulation and that lavender can help release the stress that can lead to headaches? Learn the basics of aromatherapy from Dr. Linda Kingsbury, holistic health practitioner. Explore how to use different herbs, flowers and oils to help relieve stress, energize, enhance your mood, and more.

Registration opens March 1st! This class will be offered Friday, April 13th, 4:00 - 5:00pm and 5:30 - 6:30pm in SRC 245. Register early by filling out a mom's weekend registration form and paying at the SRC service counter. The registration deadline is 4/9 but space is limited! Cost: $20 Mom/Student Pair; includes aromatherapy mist.

Mom's Weekend Challenge
The ultimate in quality time for you and Mom! This 6-hour program provides an opportunity for you and Mom to have fun, respect each other as adults, spend quality time in groups with other students and moms, as well as explore your limits on the high challenge course. Registration includes a deluxe boxed lunch. Start times will be 9 AM or 10 AM. For more information on the Challenge Program visit challenge.wsu.edu.

Registration is currently open and challenge sessions will be Saturday, April 14, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm or 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Register early by filling out a mom's weekend registration form, paying at the SRC service counter and taking your receipt to SRC 142 (Main Office) to reserve a start time. The registration deadline is 4/9 but space is usually sold out by mid-March! (Cost: $35 per person)

Mom's Weekend SRC Passes
Bring mom to the Student Recreation Center and spend quality time with one another while enhancing your physical wellbeing! Explore the weight room, do a bit of cardio, play a game of racquetball/squash or swim in the pool and relax in the spa. Show her what you like to do at the SRC and try something new together!

Passes go on sale Wednesday April 11th. Please purchase passes at the SRC service counter. Passes include entry for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13-15. Cost: $10 for one mom's weekend pass.

Mom's Weekend Group Fitness Classes
Want to take mom to a fitness class and show her all your moves? All University Recreation group fitness classes are free for Mom's weekend! Try a yoga or pilates class, a gravity class, or maybe even a kickboxing class. The special Mom's Weekend schedule will be available including cardio, muscle conditioning, mind/body, and gravity classes! Please visit www.urec.wsu.edu or check the SRC for the Mom's Weekend Fitness class schedule and terms starting March 1st. Cost: FREE!!!!