News 12 is highlighting women making a difference
in New Jersey this Women's History Month. In Red
Bank, a woman-owned business is doing a
great deal of good for her community.
The
business is called Open Heart Yoga.
Mary Ansell practices what she preaches. For
every student who signs up for a class, she donates a class to a worker or
volunteer at 10 different charities in her community of Red Bank.
"I wanted as many people as possible to be able to experience it,”
says Ansell. “Not just people who are able to afford it. I wanted to
take the scariness out of it, it's not about the pose. It's about getting in
and out of the pose."
She's teaching students to take what they learn on the yoga mat and
apply it in real life.
"Health, wellness, nutrition,” says Robin
Klein, with Open Heart Yoga. “It helps keep the body strong, keeps the mind
strong. It's not just the hour that you're here at the studio, it really is a
life practice."
The studio in Red Bank offers in-person and online
classes.