Chair Yoga which is an infusion of exercises which translate from any yoga style to a seated version with from a chair, usually performed and taught amongst groups of people who are recovering or elderly. Chair yoga is usually gentle but can be vigorous and can make a practitioner sweat. This style of yoga is currently alive and kicking. I would know because Waking Within company is associated with teaching and dispatching teachers to over 6 retirement or assisted living communities in North San Diego county.
Postures for chair yoga classes include:
Eagle Arms and Legs,
Back bends,
Prayer Mudra variations,
Arm Raises,
Half Moon (the version that allows one to reach up and lean to the side--stretchs the side body, torso and hips),
Toe and Finger Stretchs,
Alternate Nostril Breathing,
Breath of Fire/Shinning Skull,
Belly Breathing,
Hip Openers,
Shoulder Openers,
Chair Holding Cobra Pose,
Ragdoll,
and coutless others.
I encourage all yoga instructors to teach elderly students and try out some of these yoga stretchs.
Waking Within
Postures for chair yoga classes include:
Eagle Arms and Legs,
Back bends,
Prayer Mudra variations,
Arm Raises,
Half Moon (the version that allows one to reach up and lean to the side--stretchs the side body, torso and hips),
Toe and Finger Stretchs,
Alternate Nostril Breathing,
Breath of Fire/Shinning Skull,
Belly Breathing,
Hip Openers,
Shoulder Openers,
Chair Holding Cobra Pose,
Ragdoll,
and coutless others.
I encourage all yoga instructors to teach elderly students and try out some of these yoga stretchs.
Waking Within
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