Chair Yoga for health (and joy)

Yoga from a chair? Of course.

Yoga can be explored anywhere, by anyone who is interested. 

It was a joy to share some simple yoga practices with a group of elderly folks at a recent Dementia Awareness day out in the community in Barton Hill. 

Mostly attendees were in their 70s and 80s and they enthusiastically enjoyed exploring some yoga postures, breathing, relaxing and ultimately found it revitalising with smiles all around by the end of the short, 25 minute practice. (Or was that because lunch was next). 

They sought out the handout to support them with a short, daily routine of yoga to help them rekindle this feeling in themselves. 

Movement, breathing, focus, coordination, the fun social interaction of a group activity - all these aspects are helpful in preventing the development of dementia and keeping active in any way is great for everyone, including elderly folk.

​Yoga can be gentle enough to include everyone, doesn't need fancy leggings or mats, and certainly doesn't need to feel esoteric or mystical. Let's move, breath, relax into ourselves and enjoy life a little more :-)