Introducing yoga in the classroom can be incredibly beneficial for the children as discussed in The Importance of teaching yoga in the classroom. It can be a great way to introduce some fun in the classroom The poses and movement allows to release physical tension It can bring the focus back into the lesson atContinue reading “4 Ways to introduce Yoga in the Classroom”
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Summer Reading
… for yoga students and teachers. We are on holiday and it is wonderful to be able to take the time to read and rest.Before heading out into the wild though I like to take a couple of books with me, sometime they are read – probably raining a lot while camping; sometimes they areContinue reading “Summer Reading”
The Role of Adaptation in Chair Based yoga
I have been teaching chair yoga for 3 years now and it has been an amazing learning journey. I always thought, because of where I started with my yoga practice, that I would be heading in the vinyasa-ashtanga direction. In complete contrast now, I am making yoga accessible to the elderly and less abled. MyContinue reading “The Role of Adaptation in Chair Based yoga”
Practice Yoga at home
Tips to help you enjoy your online yoga practices As the world is increasingly closing their doors and staying at home to protect their own and others’ health the online world is opening their doors to a range of services: social groups, meditation groups, group exercise and of course yoga.I have always been a bigContinue reading “Practice Yoga at home”
Online Chair Based Yoga
5 reasons why you should be teaching chair yoga already This is a very strange time for all of us all, all over the globe. The very vast and fast spread of COVID19 is affecting all of us in our homes and communities. What is coming through, as an underlying theme, is how dependant weContinue reading “Online Chair Based Yoga”
Adaptation in Chair Based Yoga
Chair based yoga is already an adapted form of practice, either sitting on a chair or standing by the chair or using it as a prop to support your yoga practice. During my time teaching chair based yoga I have discovered that although this is already an adapted yoga practice, even more adaptation is requiredContinue reading “Adaptation in Chair Based Yoga”
The W’s of Chair Based Yoga
The media these days create an impression that yoga is only for the young and flexible, an image that does not reflect the benefits of yoga, which are for everyone.If you can breath, you can do yoga is one saying and indeed there is a large range of modified practices that are suitable for everyone,Continue reading “The W’s of Chair Based Yoga”
6 STANDING, CHAIR BASED YOGA POSE ADAPTATIONS.
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.”
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