On the Road to Durham Read More »
This week was a bittersweet trip to Durham from Raleigh. It was the final class for 2026. This has been a very successful six months of enhancing community wellbeing with outdoor yoga. We averaged 59 students per class! The teacher team of Karla Vallecillo and Shakira Bethea alternated each week. They provided English/Spanish and English […]
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On the Road to Raleigh’s Foster Grandparents Read More »
By: Howie Shareff Once a year for the last five years, I have the privilege and pleasure to teach chair yoga to Raleigh’s Foster Grandparents. Formally called Raleigh’s AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, they pair local adults aged 55 and older with children in Wake County Public Schools and child development centers for mentoring and
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More Than a Yoga Class: Building Community at AMM Read More »
By: Amma Fandiño For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of working with You Call This Yoga (YCTY) and teaching yoga at Alliance Medical Ministry (AMM) through the partnership between these two organizations. What began as a weekly yoga class has become one of the most meaningful teaching experiences for me, largely because
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Yoga with Meals On Wheels at Pine Acres Read More »
A Community of Wellness at Pine Acres Yoga at Pine Acres Community Center is about community and celebrating what our bodies can do at every age. A Journey That Began with My Mother I began teaching chair yoga as a way to help my 87-year-old mother and her neighbors in a senior living community. The
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The YCTY Teacher Tango: A Dance for the Community Read More »
The teachers in Wake County support each other in many ways, one interesting one being the “Teacher Tango,” which creative minds have devised. Wake County is a large county. YCTY offers classes across the county (east/Fuquay Varina, west/Apex, north/Wake Forest, south/downtown Raleigh and central/ Midtown Raleigh). Our teachers live in various locations. One interesting way
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