From healing sessions to group workshops, supporting individuals and communities in creating a healthy, thriving, safe, and inclusive world.
Jacki Gethner, bodywork and massage therapist with over 30 years of experience, is a professional trainer and educator dedicated to sharing practical skills with a lively presentation that is enjoyed by all. Her workshops and trainings leave a lasting impression and have a ripple effect of serving the communities of all who attend.
Her current focus is on supporting people in the wake of COVID to find new healthy and safe methods for interacting in the “new normal.”
ABOUT JACKI & HER WORK
Having started her massage / bodywork practice in 1988, Jacki Gethner is also an author, international health advocate and educator. Her licensure as a certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC1) from 1998-2019 has also contributed to the collaborations she has shared over the years with nonprofits, government agencies, and other health educators.
Her work in prevention, self care, and skills-based trainings have resulted in her work receiving pharmaceutical funding as well as numerous local and national awards and press coverage. Her book, Behind Door #3: Choose with Your Eyes Wide Open, (reviewed here), is now a workshop possibility for agency fundraising and education.
In 2009, Jacki Gethner was awarded the National Kaiser Permanente Diversity Award for her work in the HIV/AIDS arena. She used this award to start her nonprofit, Women of a Certain Age (WOACA).
Her current project, After COVID-19: The New Self-Care Paradigm, evolved from an initial project offered to the Multnomah County Probation and Parole department, teaching professionals skills to share with clients to overcome barriers created by COVID and to rebuild/rethink client support systems.
Jacki is open to participating in podcasts and other interviews. Contact her for any opportunities you’d like to share.
WOACA (Women of a Certain Age)
Since 2009, Jacki Gethner has been the founder of the nonprofit organization, Women of a Certain Age (known as WOACA), where she has helped to educate and empower women by providing them with skills as they age and implementing strategies for healthy personal relationships of all kinds later in life.
Most of her work with WOACA is being offered through her private practice at this time, including “The Girlfriend Guide” and “Behind Door #3: Choosing with Your Eyes Wide Open.” These are both being introduced as ideas for fundraising for other non-profit organizations as well as educational community resources.
Find out more about WOACA at the website, www.HealthyWomenOver50.org.
Recent News
Jacki Gethner Featured on Hagster
“Jacki Gethner | Matter Of Fact Approach To Aging | Hagster Of Note”
In this revealing interview, Jacki shares her extensive background in the fields of bodywork, HIV/AIDS, and living life from the 50’s through today… and not quitting yet! Check out the great words of wisdom she has to share.
Jacki Gethner on Aging Today Podcast
“New Considerations for Women and Aging”
Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull
March 20, 2023
“Jacki Gethner joins us on Aging Today to discuss the impact she is making by working with women in integrative bodywork, originally created by Dr. Wilhelm Reich. From this work, Jacki has created Women Of A Certain Age (WOACA). Truly Jacki was a pioneer in this field beginning in the 1980s. Having started her massage/bodywork practice in 1988, Jacki Gethner is also an author, international health advocate, and educator.”