Open Up

Open Up Open Up teaches mindfulness through arts and movement, centering people living with disabilities. Our programs are for everyone!

Open Up, teaches yoga movement and improv mindfulness with many different collaborative partner organizations throughout the region and excels at tailoring these classes for those who benefit from adaptations and modifications of instruction in particular. While yoga and improv are two separate disciplines, they both welcome fun, growth and deeper self-knowledge. Classes in yoga focus on bringing levity and joy to exercises that focus on wellness with movement and breath. Classes in improv/theater games focus on the social and therapeutic benefits of interactive games. All can be tailored to your family, community and individualized needs!

We'd like to thank Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome (ABC-DS) for sponsoring our dance party, and for doing...
12/23/2025

We'd like to thank Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome (ABC-DS) for sponsoring our dance party, and for doing extraordinary work in leading groundbreaking research to better understand the relationship between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. Thank you for uplifting our community!

Our studio classes are on pause until the new year. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season!
12/22/2025

Our studio classes are on pause until the new year. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season!

Thank you to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for making this work possible!
12/20/2025

Thank you to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for making this work possible!

We are so grateful for all of the caregivers and those who provide support to our community.They Open Up their hearts an...
12/20/2025

We are so grateful for all of the caregivers and those who provide support to our community.

They Open Up their hearts and ensure that students can enjoy classes, be in community, and move with mindfulness in a way that is safe and fun!

We appreciate all of the parents, guardians, friends, and loved ones who continue to show up for their families, friends, and communities.

We see you and want to Open Up more opportunities to be together in the new year!

Will you help us with an end-of-year donation? Visit our website today!

12/19/2025

Thank you for celebrating 10 Years with us! 🥳🪩

Last Friday, our community brought the energy to our 10-Year December Dance Party celebration! 🌟 We're so grateful to our supporters, our team, and our incredible community. Moments like this remind us why we do this work and inspire us to keep bringing people together. We're thrilled to continue celebrating together into the new year.

As we reflect on this past year, we recognize how challenging it has been for both our students and teachers alike. We h...
12/17/2025

As we reflect on this past year, we recognize how challenging it has been for both our students and teachers alike.

We have had to cut several classes that we know have supported so many of our community members.

With your help, we are hoping to Open Up our doors to more students in 2026.

Can you help us during this giving season?

Every donation made goes directly to fund our work in bringing connection and community to Pittsburghers living with disabilities.

Visit our website to make a donation.

This week's studio schedule — the last one before we close up for holiday break!Join us this week and when we're back in...
12/14/2025

This week's studio schedule — the last one before we close up for holiday break!
Join us this week and when we're back in session this January.

Register for a Class at
www.open-up.org/events-and-classes

Let’s keep moving together. 💛
Thank you for being part of our community.

Through PA’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) — specifically the Special Program Priorities (SPP) category — compan...
12/13/2025

Through PA’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) — specifically the Special Program Priorities (SPP) category — companies can receive up to 90% in state tax credits by supporting Open Up’s inclusive wellness and disability-centered programs.
Know a business that might be interested? Send them our way: tessa@open-up.org
Let’s build a more mindful, inclusive PA together. 💛

"My body feels calm" 💬We love hearing from participants about how our studio classes promote well-being. 🌟 Register for ...
12/10/2025

"My body feels calm" 💬
We love hearing from participants about how our studio classes promote well-being.
🌟 Register for Yoga Mini and Me this Saturday at open-up.org/schedule



Image description:
A graphic with Open Up lotus imagery. A bold heading in the center says, "Yoga Mini and Me Success Story." Beneath that, it says, "E, a kindergartner, joined Open Up’s free Yoga Mini & Me class with some hesitation—but by day’s end, he was smiling and proudly showing his new mindfulness tools. That night, he told his mom, 'My body feels calm,' expressing new self-awareness and emotional regulation. His family credits Open Up’s ongoing accessible yoga and mindfulness programs for helping him develop confidence and calm while strengthening their connection as a family."

Join us this Sunday at Nourish & Move's Wellness Studio for a Donation-Based Yoga class!When: 1:00 to 2:00pmSunday, Dece...
12/09/2025

Join us this Sunday at Nourish & Move's Wellness Studio for a Donation-Based Yoga class!

When: 1:00 to 2:00pm
Sunday, December 14

Where: Nourish & Move Wellness Studio
300 Beverly Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216

Nourish & Move is a collaborative wellness clinic offering integrative, personalized care to support whole-body health. We are thrilled to partner with this fantastic studio.

Register at https://www.nourishandmovepgh.com/

This week's studio schedule!Please note that there is no Yoga and Improv this week. Join us! Register for a Class atwww....
12/07/2025

This week's studio schedule!
Please note that there is no Yoga and Improv this week.

Join us! Register for a Class at
www.open-up.org/events-and-classes

Let’s keep moving together. 💛
Thank you for being part of our community.

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3711 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15201

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