CFRI’s free drop-in wellness classes for the CF community are held on the first and third Saturdays of the month.
No experience required, and all abilities are welcome.
Sign up once and attend as many or as few classes as you would like. The schedule of upcoming classes is below.
Classes can be recorded upon request – please email Sabine Breon (sbreon@cfri.org).
Sponsored in 2026 to date by Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and private donors.


Saturday, June 6
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Slow Flow Yoga
Deb Menet
This is a slow flow class with an emphasis on intentional movement. Includes a lot of cueing so good for beginners through experienced. Cueing starts with the most basic and offers options to advance poses. Includes meditative and breathing techniques helpful for people with CF.

Saturday, June 20
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Weight Training
Taylor Lewis, PhD
This online weight training class builds full-body muscular resilience through strength training. You’ll move through foundational patterns with expert coaching, focusing on technique and progressive challenge to help you feel stronger, more capable, and confident in your training.

Saturday, July 11
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Mat Pilates
Carrie Brockmeyer
During each Pilates session you will focus on proper breathing, movement and stabilization, all while allowing your body to strengthen your core. Carrie is passionate about helping others move better, feel stronger, and understand their bodies, because movement is truly a form of medicine.

Saturday, July 18
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Flexibility/ Mobility
Lisa Romao
Flexibility and mobility are essential components of physical fitness. Flexibility is the passive ability of a muscle to stretch or lengthen, while mobility is the active control and integrity of a joint through its full range of motion. Benefits of flexibility and mobility include easier execution of everyday movements, improved athletic performance, and reduced risk of injury and muscle stiffness.

Saturday, August 1
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
U-Jam
Amy C Rad
U-Jam Fitness incorporates urban dance moves, such as hip-hop, Bollywood, and urban styles, into a full-body cardio workout. It provides a total body workout, while improving coordination, balance, and flexibility. U-Jam Fitness also promotes mental well-being and a sense of community through the group exercise and dance choreography experience.

Saturday, August 15
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Total Body Strength
Taylor Lewis, PhD
This online weight training class builds full-body muscular resilience through strength training. You’ll move through foundational patterns with expert coaching, focusing on technique and progressive challenge to help you feel stronger, more capable, and confident in your training.

Saturday, September 5
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Qigong
Julie Desch, MD
Qigong is a 5000(ish) year-old Eastern practice with Taoist roots that combines simple and gentle body movements with breathing. Julie will guide us in a 20-30 minute practice which will be done standing, but can be modified and done sitting as well. It is essentially a meditation in movement and can lead to profound relaxation and flow.

Saturday, September 19
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Cardio Barre
Stacie Reveles
Cardio Barre is a high-energy, low-impact workout blending ballet-inspired barre work, light weights, and bodyweight exercises to sculpt long, lean muscles, elevate the heart rate, and burn calories without jumping. It focuses on fast-paced, high-repetition movements with slow, controlled form to strengthen arms, legs, glutes, and abs for a full-body definition.

Saturday, October 3
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
POUND & POUND Unplugged
Amy C Rad
This workout combines cardio, Pilates, isometric movements and plyometrics with constant simulated drumming – all to loud, kick-ass music. An energizing, infectious, sweat-dripping workout, finished with rhythmic breathing, mindfulness and meditation to help you quickly settle back into a peaceful, recharged, and empowered state.

Saturday, October 17
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Mat Pilates
Carrie Brockmeyer
During each Pilates session you will focus on proper breathing, movement and stabilization, all while allowing your body to strengthen your core. Carrie is passionate about helping others move better, feel stronger, and understand their bodies, because movement is truly a form of medicine.

Saturday, November 7
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Cardio Barre
Stacie Reveles
Cardio Barre is a high-energy, low-impact workout blending ballet-inspired barre work, light weights, and bodyweight exercises to sculpt long, lean muscles, elevate the heart rate, and burn calories without jumping. It focuses on fast-paced, high-repetition movements with slow, controlled form to strengthen arms, legs, glutes, and abs for a full-body definition.

Saturday, November 21
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Mindful Yoga
Deb Menet
This is a slow flow class with an emphasis on intentional movement. Includes a lot of cueing so good for beginners through experienced. Cueing starts with the most basic and offers options to advance poses. Includes meditative and breathing techniques helpful for people with CF.

Saturday, December 5
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Total Body Strength
Taylor Lewis, PhD
This online weight training class builds full-body muscular resilience through strength training. You’ll move through foundational patterns with expert coaching, focusing on technique and progressive challenge to help you feel stronger, more capable, and confident in your training.

Saturday, December 19
9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET)
Qigong
Julie Desch, MD
Qigong is a 5000(ish) year-old Eastern practice with Taoist roots that combines simple and gentle body movements with breathing. Julie will guide us in a 20-30 minute practice which will be done standing, but can be modified and done sitting as well. It is essentially a meditation in movement and can lead to profound relaxation and flow.