CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) - In more than three years, Juan Luis Vasquez has barely missed a yoga class.

During peak summer season, the 40-year-old agriculture worker forces himself awake in time for the 5:45 a.m. session.

But Vasquez has an advantage: He works at Blooming Nursery in Cornelius, where owner Grace Dinsdale converted her first commercial greenhouse into a yoga studio around four years ago. Inside, the ground once covered in hundreds of seedlings is now a hardwood floor.

No other place gives us the chance to do this, said Vasquez, who has worked at the nursery for 18 years. Its really good for the body.

Attendance at the yoga class varies week to week, but Vasquez is one of a few regulars. Hes even learning to lead the class himself.

When Vasquez tells his friends about it, they are jealous, he said.

Yoga Hillsboro owner Brant Rogers is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor, whose clients include Hillsboro police officers. He started teaching the agriculture workers at Dinsdales nursery about three years ago.

Nine employees showed up on a recent Wednesday, both men and women. Each worked through the poses to their individual ability.

Using a mix of Spanglish and hand signals, Rogers slowly guided his students through a series of poses.

Derecha atraz; right foot back, he said. Guerrero segundo; second warrior pose.

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