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Chair Yoga for Dementia

a man looking into a broken mirror, whose pieces are stuck on the wall.

Discover therapeutic approaches in the practice of yoga for people living with dementia. Learn how to make chair yoga a positive health intervention.

Yoga for Systemic Lupus

Yoga for Systemic Lupus with Nikki Tugnet

5 Household Props to make your yoga practice better.

Discover how to use 5 household items as yoga props and make your yoga practice better!!

4 Reasons to Start Teaching Chair Yoga to Older Adults

Chair yoga has provided numerous teaching opportunities in my community with various projects and charities. As a yoga teacher, I have found chair yoga to be the most rewarding part of my job, the gateway to doing something very meaningful. This is not surprising!
Read on to find out 4 reasons why chair yoga should be part of your yoga teacher’s repertoire!!

7 Reasons to make your practice dynamic

7 reasons why the dynamic practice of chair yoga is. more beneficial.

Chair Yoga and Chronic Pain

the chair yoga podcast with elaine oyang cover

Chair Yoga and Chronic Pain with Elaine Oyang

Managing knee arthritis and pain

The chair yoga podcast with heather skoll

An interview with Heather Skoll about managing knee pain and associated arthritis using chair yoga

See the person behind the asana

two women, one younger one older, facing each other and holding a cup, as if they are talking to each other

Beyond the asana and the physical aspects of yoga; beyond the age or diagnosis presented in front of you, there is a person with needs, wants, desires. Someone’s mother, sister or daughter, someone’s dad, son or eternal child…
Our job as yoga teachers is to give them an experience that promotes feeling connected, heard, respected… reassured.

4 ways to practice mindfulness in the classroom

My son is already back at school and it is evident that he is feeling a little overwhelmed with – Getting up in the morning– Getting his stuff ready to go to school– New lessons, students and– A new structure.I keep saying that he should just: – Stop and think– Take a breath– Take aContinue reading “4 ways to practice mindfulness in the classroom”

4 Sequencing Considerations

sequencing framework in chair based yoga

in chair based yoga classes. The sequencing framework I offer in my chair based yoga classes is quite unique. I come from an adapted and therapeutic yoga background so, it is very important for me that people not only access the poses, but go beyond that. I want them to access a lot more thanContinue reading “4 Sequencing Considerations”