When I declare to people that I am a yoga teacher, they often reply “you must be very flexible to do that”. The truth is I am flexible; flexible in the way I think, flexible in the way I approach my life and business, flexible in the way I teach my yoga classes. This initiallyContinue reading “6 STANDING, CHAIR BASED YOGA POSE ADAPTATIONS.”
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TEACHING AGELESS YOGA
Why adapting yoga practices is so important. The image the media portrait about yoga, give the impression that yoga is for the young and flexible, which is not really what yoga is about. In fact, if we think about the obvious benefits of yoga, such as improved mobility, flexibility and strength, yoga is actually moreContinue reading “TEACHING AGELESS YOGA”
YOGA FOR BETTER BALANCE
In order to maintain independence and reduce the chances of falling as we age we must remain strong flexible and generally active and maintain good physical balance. The practice of yoga allows for all these to happen. Practising while sitting or standing by a chair is the gateway to yoga for many older adults or those with lower mobility, allowing them to benefit from all that yoga has to offer. In turn they improve their overall health and of course balance… read more
10 fun ways to do yoga in the classroom
Yoga in the classroom is a marvelous way of introducing kids to all the different aspect of yoga. To get you started here are 10 ways you can also introduce yoga in your classroom:
The Magic of yoga for MS
The MS Society in Aberdeen introduced Chair Based Yoga to their members over 2 years ago. In these 2 years, many reported improvements in their overall wellbeing through the practice of yoga. The benefits of yoga are experienced and reported instantly and in the long run. We often ponder upon the improvements noticed over time at the end of the class and agree that there is an element of magic in our practice of yoga; an element of unknown that has a positive impact on ourselves or even bigger than ourselves…