| Have you ever wondered if what you know about | | | | Conditions helped by chair yoga are numerous, from |
| yoga chairs is accurate? Consider the following | | | | depression to hypertension, from vertigo to carpal |
| paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest | | | | tunnel syndrome. |
| info on yoga chairs. | | | | Between Yoga Chairs and Asanas |
| Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce | | | | Yoga chairs are used in the facilitating of the Asanas |
| what you already know about yoga chairs? Or was | | | | the students take. These yoga chairs are particularly |
| there something completely new? What about the | | | | important for chair yoga practitioners who suffer from |
| remaining paragraphs? | | | | disabilities or mobility problems. |
| Yoga chairs are of course, chairs used for exercises | | | | Chairs will help the student keep balance, prevent them |
| for chair yoga, a fitness craze that has been | | | | from exerting undue effort, and keep them from |
| sweeping across the ranks of senior citizens and | | | | experiencing strain that they would otherwise feel if |
| people with low general mobility. Before we can | | | | they were to eschew the use of yoga chairs. Many |
| discuss yoga chairs, we should first discuss the | | | | Asanas can be adopted to make use of a chair. |
| exercise for which yoga chairs are used: Chair Yoga. | | | | Yoga chairs are often used with yoga mats in order |
| Chair yoga, is the gentlest form of yoga. It makes use | | | | to perform some Asanas. However this is not the |
| of yoga chairs (basically any sturdy chair that doesn't | | | | case in many classes as some classes are composed |
| move). The student uses the chair for support, to | | | | primarily of students with movement problems so |
| stand on, or for sitting- whatever a particular exercise | | | | severe that they have trouble getting off of a floor |
| demands at a certain time. | | | | from a prone or supine position. In these classes, |
| It is not a traditional form of yoga and consequently | | | | stances that involve sitting are most likely to be |
| may not be seen as "real" yoga by some practitioners. | | | | practiced. |
| The Asanas, or yoga stances and exercises are by | | | | Specialized yoga chairs are available that claim to |
| and large, derived from Hatha Yoga. | | | | have benefits but some of these claims are spurious |
| Chair yoga is widely practiced in retirement homes, | | | | and unproven. Care should be taken in purchasing a |
| adult day-care centers, and senior fitness centers. This | | | | specialized yoga chair as they may cost hundreds and |
| has led to the perception that chair yoga is only for | | | | hundreds of dollars and not give back any concrete |
| senior citizens and that chair yoga was developed only | | | | benefits to the user. |
| for them. | | | | These are just very basic things; you can add more |
| On the contrary, anyone can practice chair yoga if | | | | based on your own experience and knowledge. |
| they are so inclined. There are chair yoga students of | | | | When word gets around about your command of |
| all ages and all the spectrum of capabilities who use | | | | yoga chairs facts, others who need to know about |
| the practice to be able to reap some of its benefits. | | | | yoga chairs will start to actively seek you out. |