Chair Yoga for Heart Disease
There is evidence to suggest that Yoga, one of the oldest healing traditions in the world, can be used to prevent and manage heart...
Chair Yoga Promotes Student Safety: Eagle Pose
In our task-driven world, which is often fueled by seemingly endless to-do lists, many of us are unable to unwind and truly relax, even for ten or fifteen minutes a day! This inability to relax is a serious impediment to maintaining a strong immune system and good mental health. A well-rounded practice of Yoga poses, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques helps to improve strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, and improves one’s ability to relax deeply. For those of us who are relatively physically fit, practicing a traditional format of Yoga poses is not a problem.
Chair Yoga Promotes Student Safety: Eagle Pose
By: Virginia Iversen, M.Ed Over the last few decades, the popularity of Yoga has grown by leaps and bounds. Experts now estimate that the number of individuals who practice Yoga regularly is in the millions in the United States, not to mention the rest of the world. As Yoga classes continue to become more and [...]
Chair Yoga Promotes Student Safety: Standing Forward Fold
To guide your students through the modified Chair Yoga version of Standing Forward Fold, have them stand approximately three feet behind their chairs with their legs hips’ distance apart. With an inhale, instruct your students to raise their arms overhead and place their hands in Prayer Position. With their next exhale, have your students bring their arms down and place their hands on the back of the chair in a straight line with their shoulders and neck. If any your students are uncomfortable raising their arms over their head, simply guide them into the posture without the initial arm movements.
Teaching Chair Yoga for Heart Health
It was a full-blown yoga class with an opening, centering, and some challenges. I was hooked and took a chair yoga teacher training course...
Chair Yoga for Physical Rehabilitation
Yoga in a chair is also highly adaptable to the physical needs of a wide variety of injured individuals. Balance issues and weakness are circumvented by the use of a chair as a foundation and a prop, giving patients the opportunity to regain flexibility and mobility. With the use of a chair, rehabilitation can be accomplished safely and more quickly than many other methods. Preserving muscle tone speeds recovery time dramatically.
Chair Yoga Classes for Senior Health
Chair yoga classes help seniors to stay in great shape, and being in great shape means a higher quality of life overall. By staying...
Can Chair Yoga Improve Senior Mobility?
Chair yoga is an adaptation of more traditional schools of yoga such as Hatha; it offers more support and requires less flexibility and...
Chair Yoga for Anxiety
The asanas and breathing learned during chair Yoga practice can become powerful tools for warding off anxiety and stress outside of the...
Chair Yoga Precautions for Students
Chair yoga is still yoga, and many of the same contraindications may apply. The yoga instructor must be notified of health issues such as...