I asked an accessibility-friendly yoga teacher for her top five chair yoga stretches to improve your balance and posture—here’s what she recommends

Man in a white tshirt and grey joggers sitting in a chair and twisting to one side. he's in a bedroom setting with a laptop on the bed and a yoga block on the floor. .

There’s something special about fitness instructors who understand the needs and challenges of people with limited mobility—yoga teacher Michelle Kelly is one of them.

In 2024, Kelly had a bike accident and broke her pelvis in three places and her collarbone. After taking a break from teaching until she could walk again, she returned with a new focus and launched a chair yoga class called Active & Able.