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"SAVANNAH, Ga. (WJCL) - A new yoga program at the Habersham YMCA is benefiting the body and mind of folks living with disabilities.  \"I always ask people when they think they can't do yoga, I ask them if they can they breathe and if they can breathe, they can do yoga,\" said Elizabeth Newkirk, the yoga instructor for the new YMCA program.For the last several weeks, the first group of participants in this program has been coming to the Habersham YMCA to relax the body and get more energy.\"We actually end the class with the word Namaste which means, 'We are all alike,'\" Newkirk said.\"When they accomplish something in this yoga class they're doing right now, they're just overjoyed,\" said Dede Roberts, the Resource Director of Health Living for the YMCA of Coastal Georgia.Newkirk says the group has learned many things so far.\"When I say, 'ok, I want everybody to face this way they immediately know where to put their feet and their arms and when I ask them the most important component of this they all answer breathing,\" said Newkirk.The program was created in partnership with Quantum, which seeks employment for people living with disabilities.  Now, program organizers hope to expand to other YMCA locations.\"It's been so wonderful because they're moving, they love the breathing and how much they've achieved in six weeks is amazing,\" Newkirk said.The group is now heading to the Islands YMCA to do water aerobics for the next several weeks, before heading back to the Habersham YMCA to do more yoga.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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