OTherapYoga, LLC: Chair YoChi Thursdays, $2 per Session for Members

Chair YoChi runs Thursdays from 11 to 11:30am at Berks Encore Mifflin, 30 Liberty Street in Shillington, and costs $2 per session for members. Payment is made at the class. No end date is listed for the session price.

The class comes from OTherapYoga, LLC, a private practice based in Berks County and led by Dr. Elizabeth Bentz, OTR/L, SIPT, RYT-200. The mission is to balance physical and spiritual health through occupational therapy, yoga, and Tai Chi.

Students talk about the way she blends flowing yoga with the circular, meditative motions of Tai Chi, a combination that leaves people both energized and settled. Her occupational therapy background shows up in the modifications she offers, so beginners and longtime practitioners can work in the same room without the class losing its rhythm. Her cues are calm and clear, which is the other thing people mention.

There is more on the schedule than the chair class. OTherapYoga runs puppy yoga and kitten yoga fundraisers supporting PA Pitstop Rescue and the Animal Rescue League, Yoga Under the Stars at the Reading Planetarium, and hot stone restorative sessions that use warm stones to reach deeper into the muscles. Occupational therapy consults and direct services are also part of the practice.

Shillington is the spot for Chair YoChi. Show up Thursday morning at Berks Encore Mifflin and pay your $2 at the class. The schedule and service details are listed on their website, otherapyoga.com.