Chair yoga sequence for seniors
Just like you use metrics in your yoga business to gauge your success, you need a reference point by which to check your progress when practicing chair yoga. Plus, it will allow you to receive the exact benefits you need in surprising and delightful ways. This will create a more enjoyable practice. You want to approach it without any expectations and you want to remain curious about how the experience will unfold. This is especially relevant when you start something new (like chair yoga). You don’t want to force a result or an outcome. Traditionally, the concept of “beginner’s mind” comes from the Zen practice of meditation, and it speaks to the state of mind when you don’t try to make something happen. This translates to many of the other benefits you experience in the nervous system, muscular system, and other areas of the body. Thus, when you assume various postures in class, it’s important to remember that you’re doing all of this to enhance your spinal health. You fold forward, stretch laterally, twist, backbend, and invert.
That’s why all styles of yoga, including chair yoga, move the spine in all directions.
The best part is you receive numerous benefits of the body and mind with chair yoga, and you can learn the basics to get started in this blog post.ĭuring my master’s program in Kinesiology, I had the opportunity to work with a variety of populations including seniors and those with multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s a great way to start if you’re a beginner, have limited mobility, an injury, or even are desk-bound for most of the day and want to boost your energy. Chair yoga is one of the most accessible forms of yoga because you can do it from a seated position.