WHAT IS CHAIR YOGA?

Chair yoga is derived from traditional yoga, an ancient practice with poses that date back over 5,000 years. Many, if not all, traditional yoga poses can be replicated as sitting yoga poses or yoga stretches using a chair. This makes chair yoga both suitable and enjoyable for individuals at all levels of experience, including seniors.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHAIR YOGA

The benefits of an active lifestyle are well-known and documented. It's often said that "exercise is the best medicine." Luckily, chair yoga is an effective and accessible exercise for everyone.

Once you begin practicing chair yoga, you will start to feel a sense of ease and relaxation flow through your body. Over time, you will notice the tension that once overtook your muscles and joints begins to release, and basic tasks of daily life are once again possible.

Using your chair for seated poses or balancing poses, you can take advantage of the many benefits yoga provides, such as increased circulation; feelings of well-being; and decreases in blood pressure, anxiety, inflammation, and chronic pain.

Despite any limitations you may have, chair yoga can help you feel stronger, along with many other benefits. Including:

• Reduced stress

• Improved strength

• Increased flexibility

• Improved self-awareness

• Improved pain management skills

• Better sleep