Open Up

03/15/2026

📅 This week's studio class schedule

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.

03/12/2026

Our board member, Astrid, is celebrating her birthday by raising funds to help bring back Open Up’s Caregivers' Yoga Class, a class that once gave her rare moments of rest, breath, and grounding as a full-time caregiver to her son.

This class helped ease anxiety, build strength, and offer tools for navigating the hardest moments of caregiving. Caregivers give so much, often without breaks, and spaces like this make a real difference.

In honor of her birthday, she's inviting you to help give this gift back. Your donation will support the return of the Caregiver Yoga Class, offering relief and care to more caregivers who need it.

Every gift helps bring this space back to life. 💛

Support Astrid's fundraiser at https://open-up.monkeypod.io/give/astrids-birthday-fundraiser

03/11/2026

Last year, Anea Michelle led our Accessible Yoga Teacher Training, creating space for inclusive learning, connection, and growth.

We’re so grateful to offer these transformative trainings to our community, which is why we're offering three more trainings this spring in our Accessible Asana Series with Anea Michelle! In these trainings, yoga students and teachers alike can learn adaptive teaching strategies in a supportive and welcoming environment. We hope to see you there for more opportunities to learn and grow together!

Learn more on our website: https://www.open-up.org/store/accessible-asana-series-2026

03/10/2026

We are grateful to the Grable Foundation for supporting Open Up’s upcoming Fall Yoga Club. Their generous funding helps us bring accessible yoga and mindfulness programming to young people in our community, giving students practical tools to manage stress, build confidence, and connect with their peers.

Read more about the Grable Foundation on our blog: https://www.open-up.org/blog/thank-you-to-the-grable-foundation-for-supporting-our-fall-yoga-club

03/08/2026

📅 This week's studio class schedule

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

Thank you for being part of our community.

03/05/2026

Last year, we offered the opportunity to learn and discuss inclusive approaches to teaching yoga through our Accessible Asana Series with Anea Michelle.

Our Accessible Asana Series is back for a second year! Whether you're a yoga teacher or a student, we welcome you to participate in one or multiple trainings this spring, starting April 26th. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.open-up.org/store/accessible-asana-series-2026

03/04/2026

Recently, Open Up Director Tessa joined fellow nonprofit leaders at the Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation brunch to explore how we can strengthen partnership and shared impact in this moment.

Grounded in the Foundation’s mission of advancing wellness and addressing health disparities, the conversation centered on collaboration, collective care, and building sustainable systems of support.

Stronger together. 💛

03/03/2026

On Saturday, May 30, Open Up is stepping out at the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community at Point State Park and we’re on a mission to raise $5,000 for community-centered wellbeing.

Join our walk team or make a gift to help expand access, connection, and care across our community!

You can register to join our team for a 5k (or a 1 mile walk) or make a donation at https://secure.walkforahealthycommunity.org/p2p/location/394072/en-CA

03/01/2026

02/27/2026

In 2025, we delivered Open Schools programming to 16 schools.

Our offerings include movement class series, assemblies, yoga clubs and camps, professional developments, and more to build inclusive, mindful learning environments for students, educators, and schools.

Learn more about our impact on our website.

02/26/2026

Our staff feature this week is our Fundraising Coordinator, Chandler! You may know her from some of our most popular classes like Creative Movement, Inclusive Ballet, and our Monthly Dance Party. Chandler is an incredible teacher and a valuable member of our team. Anyone who knows her knows that she brings warmth and energy to each and every event and studio class she leads! Read more about our Fundraising Coordinator in our latest blog post at https://www.open-up.org/blog/staff-feature-meet-chandler.

02/24/2026

What if wellness spaces truly welcomed everyone? In a powerful conversation with the AIU, Marissa Vogel shares how Open Up spent nearly a decade building inclusive, affirming mindfulness spaces in Pittsburgh, centering people living with disabilities through movement and art. This episode explores why belonging is essential, not optional, and how community-rooted wellness can help people feel seen, celebrated, and supported.

Listen now on Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Open Doors podcast: https://www.open-up.org/press/mindfulness-in-motion