Photo: Courtesy of the Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel now offers Face-Val-U classes from instructor Valeria Georgescu. The class goes through a variety of stress-relieving exercises that work to tighten and stretch the 57 muscles in the face, with Georgescu leading groups in a relaxing series of expressions. Open to men and women, Georgescu's class can use the spa's pool or in any of the hotel's meeting rooms. Rates range from one-on-one classes at $110, to a group session for five or more at $35 per person. And attendees take home a list of techniques for their own practice.