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'Monroga' at the Toledo Glass pavilion

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Kelly McLendon, Toledo vinyasa yoga teacher at Essence in silhouette, demonstrates a pose in front of the class.

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Jordan Rofkar far left, helps his daughter Mackenzie Rofkar, get dressed for the cold while students get ready to practice.

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Liz Skeldon smile sat her friend Jorie LeBlanc, left, while the two get ready to practice yoga.

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Yoga students bathed in light during "Monroga."

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Dhawi Pienta, from Lambertville, Mich., performs a yoga position.

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Maribeth Nitschke Phibbs, director of Yoga at Tonic, instructs the class.

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Malena Caruso, right, Director of Studio Operations at It's Yoga International, helps a student perfect her form.

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Kelly McLendon, Toledo vinyasa yoga teacher at Essence, demonstrates a pose in front of the class.

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Maribeth Nitschke Phibbs, director of Yoga at Tonic, instructs.

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Kelly McLendon, Toledo vinyasa yoga teacher at Essence in silhouette, demonstrates a pose in front of the class.

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Andria Dorsten Ebert, left, and her husband Daniel Ebert, right, from Toledo, practice a pose at the head of the class.

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Malena Caruso, right, Director of Studio Operations at It's Yoga International, helps Brian Roessner, left, from Maumee, perfect his form during "Monroga" -Yoga on Monroe Street organized by the Toledo Museum of Art's "Circle 2445" at the Toledo Glass Pavilion on January 31, 2015.

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Jen Bauer, from Waterville, performs a pose on a personalized mat.

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Jen Bauer, from Waterville, performs a pose on a personalized mat.

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Kaitlin Leonard, from Toledo, performs a pose as seen from outside the glass.

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