MANCHESTER, Conn. — WORK_SPACE, a well-known gallery on Main Street in Manchester , has added some stretches to increase their outreach.

For the first time, but not the last, Work_Space is offering a puppy yoga class in collaboration with the nearby Samadhi Yoga Studio and Eastford-based animal rescue PawSafe.

Longtime Work_Space manager Stacey Zackin said the idea is a win-win in several ways.

“By bringing in a local yoga instructor, we can promote her business and health and wellness. By bringing in PawSafe, we bring attention to dog rescue and adoption and then, of course, we bring people into our space to see our art exhibits," Zackin said.

On Monday morning, a half-dozen puppies from PawSafe pranced across the gallery floor and over the participants as yoga instructor Maria DaPr

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