Community Engagement
Meals On Wheels
Meals On Wheels of Wake County Friendship Cafes in five locations, where members are served up fun, engaging and energizing chair yoga classes for about 40 minutes before lunch. A team of four teachers guides the members to enhanced breathing, mobility and focus. Our fourth straight year. Funding for teacher stipends comes from donors to YCTY, Meals On Wheels and the White Oak Foundation.
Alliance Medical Ministry
Alliance Medical Ministry in Raleigh offers a weekly online class to its patients in partnership with YCTY. The class also has people coming to the clinic for class. This relationship has continued for 13 years and is funded by the host.
Senior Residences
Senior Residences in two locations in Raleigh, at Springmoor and The Willows. Each location has a primary chair yoga teacher for the weekly class that enhances breathing, mobility and focus. Funding is from the host.
Special Events
YCTY looks to participate in occasional community events based on our alignment of missions, team availability, and funding for such an endeavor. Please reach out to Howie@youcallthisyoga.org with any inquiries.
In the News
‘This is yoga’: A free, community-oriented space led by people of color expands possibilities on and off the mat
Featured photo: Denise McCollough says the classes are “a safe space.” (photo by Sayaka Matsuoka) It’s like a trust fall, but with their own bodies. Each of the people who’ve gathered in the third-story studio in the Cultural Arts Center on Saturday morning stands...
Chair Yoga at Meals On Wheels of Wake County
Meals On Wheels of Wake County Friendship Cafes
Our fourth straight year, we have grown to five locations! Members are served up fun, engaging and energizing chair yoga classes for about 40 minutes before lunch. A team of four teachers (Anjana, Ben, Carla and JJ) guides the members to enhanced breathing, mobility and focus. Funding for teacher stipends comes from donors to YCTY, Meals On Wheels and the White Oak Foundation.
Mondays with Anjana at Pine Acres
402 Mc Lean St, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Tuesdays with Anjana or Ben at Five Points
2000 Noble Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
Tuesdays with JJ at Wake Forest
235 E Holding Ave, Wake Forest 27587
Wednesdays with Ben at Capital Towers
4812 Six Forks Rd apt #612, Raleigh, NC 27609
Wednesdays with Carla at White Oak
1624 White Oak Church Rd, Apex, NC 27523
Chair Yoga at Friendship Cafe in Apex
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