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Thirty-two year old Heather Naessens bounced her knees as she adjusted herself into the warrior pose.
“Shake it, but don’t break it!” the Mount Pleasant resident joked to her fellow developmentally disabled participants as a chuckle broke out in the room.
This was Naessens’ second time participating in Mid-Michigan Industries’ weekly yoga class this semester, led by Central Michigan University student volunteers.
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January 30, 2012
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