Due to Willoughby’s work combining physical therapy, yoga and pilates, she was able to meet a huge milestone in walking. Yoga Moves MS offers virtual and in-person classes. Willoughby primarily participates in in-person classes. Yoga Moves MS offers in-person classes on Mondays at Full Lotus Yoga in Grosse Pointe, Tuesdays at Breathe Yoga Salt in Livonia, Wednesdays at Explore Yoga in Troy and Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, and Thursdays at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. “Yoga to me is like a support group,” Willoughby said. ”We have a lot of laughs, which is also to me like another form of medicine.” Yoga Moves MS began offering virtual classes during the pandemic. Through “Live Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body,” instructors led students through yoga practices. Purely chair yoga classes or a combination of “On-Your-Seat,” “On-Your-Feet” and “On-The-Mat” classes are available daily. Adaptive yoga is also available on demand at yogamovesondemand.org. Through a Kirk Gibson Foundation grant they received in 2022, Yoga Moves MS is able to build out the on-demand yoga program. “We feel very fortunate that the Kirk Gibson foundation is supporting the on-demand, and it is making adaptive yoga online more accessible and has given us the opportunity to keep introducing new videos to the library,” Eisenberg said. Yoga Moves MS is able to offer live yoga classes without a set fee thanks to the help of generous donors. Donations can be made at yogamovesondemand.org/donate.

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