Join Fairmount Park Conservancy, the Strawberry Mansion CDC, and instructor Dara Palmer for a free chair yoga* program at The Yard on Coltrane Street!

Chair yoga allows for stretching and increasing flexibility while seated, making it suitable for different ages and ranges of mobility. Folding chairs will be set up in The Yard, a new outdoor public space managed by the Strawberry Mansion CDC and located at the neighborhood edge of East Fairmount Park behind the famous John Coltrane House.

*While the program will be catered towards chair yoga, mats are also welcome.

This programming is supported by Reimagining the Civic Commons, a collaboration of The JPB Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and local partners.

ABOUT DARA: Dara is a yoga teacher, educator, and space-holder for soulful healing. She created TheDvinedYogi to help people reconnect with themselves through intentional movement, breath, and stillness. With over a decade of experience in education and a deep love for holistic wellness, Dara offers classes that are heart-centered, grounding, and accessible to all.

Whether flowing together in person or virtually from your living room, her mission is to create a space where you can be your full self — supported, seen, and empowered. Her classes blend mindful movement, spiritual grounding, and joy. Dara believes yoga is not about the pose — it’s about the feeling, the release, the return to self.

When she’s not teaching, she is exploring nature, listening to music, or pouring into her students as an educator and advocate. Let’s flow together. You already have everything you need.