I had the great pleasure of being able to share online Supported Movement with my Teacher @sidmcnairy on his @nahiwellness virtual platform! It was an enjoyable experience. I learned a lot with the kind support of @liz_mcnairy and I will forever be connected to great people. For the next 5 weeks I’ll be sharing with…
Category: Chair Yoga Practice
Supported Yoga Practice: Find Space to Step Forward and Discover Some Sneaky Core Work Too
Do you find it a struggle to step forward from Down Dog to High Lunge? I mean sometimes it just doesn’t seem possible to place the foot by the hands when they’re that far away from one another, no? There are a few factors that can make it challenging too. Tight hips, tight ankles, fuller…
Supported Yoga Practice: Tension Relief – Flow for the Shoulders
It’s Friday and that means it’s time to go with the flow of things with some supported movement … specifically for your shoulders! • I know you’ve been sitting all week and most likely for longer periods of times than you’re used to as well. • With sitting, comes the slumping, with slumping comes the…
4 Steps to Create Your Ideal Chair Yoga Space at Home
Do you ever dream of having a place in your home that you can call your sanctuary? Your private space to seek calm, peace, fulfillment, joy, or anything else you might need on a given day. This can sound like mere crazy talk if you have children, a significant other, or even a roommate that…
Chair Yoga Practice: Arthritic Toes? Yup, You Can Still Practice Yoga!
I can remember the day when my big toes said no to yoga. All the lunges, low and crescent. All the planks, high and low. All the heel lifts in chair pose and in warrior flow … my toes simple stated, “I can’t take no-mo!” They would swell, ache, and be in pain right at…
Chair Yoga Practice: 5 Benefits of Twisting the Spine, and How Chair Yoga Makes it More Accessible
Let’s face it, when we have a little extra cushion in our midsection the last thing we want to hear the teacher cue during a yoga practice is, “Now let’s take the posture into a twist.” For the five benefits that come with twisting in yoga postures it doesn’t change the fact that it’s challenging…
Chair Yoga Practice #10: Move Your Shoulders to Increase Strength In Your Upper Back to Keep Your Neck Feeling Good and Happy!!
No matter how we look at bad posture it’s something that inflicts ALL of us! It’s so easy to get a hunch in our upper spine as we get focused on whatever task we have at hand. Unfortunately, we don’t notice our bad posture until the effects impact our body with discomfort. We can get…
Chair Yoga Practice #9 – Yoga and Digestion? Simple Yoga Postures and Techniques That Bring Benefits to Your Digestive System
Digestion and Yoga are not always discussed during a traditional yoga practice, but when the focus of yoga becomes digestion some basic postures can be a great aid for better digestion. Digestion is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, and not for all the warm fuzzy feelings either. I’m going to…
Chair Yoga Practice #8 – Move Your Spine and Greatly Impact Your Sense of Well-Being
As a young child, have you ever had anyone tell you, sit up straight? I know my father was almost a tyrant about posture, yet he never really explained why I should sit up straight. Luckily for you I have a genuine curiosity about the human body, and how movement can make us feel. In…
Chair Yoga Practice #7 – 12 minute Chair Yoga Practice to get Your Morning Started Off Right
You have my husband, Chuck, to thank for this one, because I’m not the early riser in our marriage. He asked me to create a Chair Yoga morning routine that could get him up and going, so he could start his day feeling good! Chuck has a demanding job, that has him traveling often and…