Give Yourself the Gift of Chair Yoga
What Are You Waiting For?
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As you can see, I'm no youngster. My yoga practice keeps me physically healthy, flexible and energetic. Through the years I've come to recognize that yoga guides me toward better relationships as well as a serene and optimistic outlook.
Because I've learned to listen to the wisdom of my body, the foods I
eat are healthy, nutritious and are derived from sources which are gentle on our planet. I am a Certified Chair Yoga Instructor through the Laksmi Voelker "Get Fit Where You Sit" program. I am a member of the International Association of fYoga Therapists and am insured through Fitness and Wellness Insurance.
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If You're Wondering....
“I’m too old to do yoga.”
People of ALL ages are practicing chair yoga right now. A good chair yoga teacher will ask about and be aware of any limitations you might have. Chair yoga has helped students with the symptoms of many health issues including high blood pressure, anxiety, fatigue, arthritis, and many others. Chair yoga can be an integral part of a lifestyle for seniors.
“I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.”
Many people starting a chair yoga class have issues with flexibility, and your teacher will help modify the poses to accommodate that. Your flexibility should get better and better each day you practice chair yoga.
“I’ll feel awkward in the class.”
A good instructor will take poses step by step and at every point say something like, “this might be your pose today”, giving you explicit permission to stop when your body says stop.
“I wouldn’t look good in one of those little yoga outfits.”
Simply wear loose-fitting, comfortable street clothes.
“Yoga might conflict with my religion.”
“I’m too old to do yoga.”
People of ALL ages are practicing chair yoga right now. A good chair yoga teacher will ask about and be aware of any limitations you might have. Chair yoga has helped students with the symptoms of many health issues including high blood pressure, anxiety, fatigue, arthritis, and many others. Chair yoga can be an integral part of a lifestyle for seniors.
“I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.”
Many people starting a chair yoga class have issues with flexibility, and your teacher will help modify the poses to accommodate that. Your flexibility should get better and better each day you practice chair yoga.
“I’ll feel awkward in the class.”
A good instructor will take poses step by step and at every point say something like, “this might be your pose today”, giving you explicit permission to stop when your body says stop.
“I wouldn’t look good in one of those little yoga outfits.”
Simply wear loose-fitting, comfortable street clothes.
“Yoga might conflict with my religion.”
Historically, yoga was meant to be a total way of life, but very few people who practice yoga in the Western world subscribe to that approach. Most people in our society become involved in yoga for physical and mental fitness. This is especially true for those in a chair yoga program, so most chair yoga instructors don’t emphasize the spiritual aspects of yoga. Yoga is compatible with all religions and philosophies. Yoga does not conflict with nor deny one's own beliefs.
In fact, it can deepen those beliefs by focussing upon a sense of serenity and connectedness to others, to the self and to the external world.
In fact, it can deepen those beliefs by focussing upon a sense of serenity and connectedness to others, to the self and to the external world.
When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Ancient proverb
