Chair Yoga for Seniors

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Yoga is a meditative practice that strengthens the body and helps alleviate stress. Learn some helpful yoga stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free video series.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Back-Bends
Back-bends are wonderful yoga stretches that can help senior citizens work the lumbar region of back. Learn some back-bends with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Boat Pose
The boat pose is a comfortable sitting yoga exercise that senior citizens can perform to help alleviate stress. Learn the boat pose with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Closing Meditation
Performing a relaxing meditation is a great way for senior citizens to conclude their yoga routine. Learn a closing meditation with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Forward Folding
Forward folds are great body bending exercises that are great for relaxing and releasing stress. Learn some forward folding exercises with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Hip Openers
Hip openers are healthy yoga stretches that can help senior citizens alleviate stress. Learn some hip opening stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Meditation
Beginning with a brief meditation, while utilizing relaxing breathing techniques is a good way to begin chair yoga for seniors. Learn a few tips to help start your yoga routine from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Mindfulness Breathing
Mindfulness breathing is a yoga exercise that practices the process of inhaling and exhaling. Learn to breathe correctly with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Neck & Shoulders Exercise
Yoga is a meditative practice that's great for releasing tension and stress in the neck and shoulders. Learn a few stretches for senior citizens from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Side Stretches
Performing a few helpful seated side stretches in yoga can help energize and strengthen the belly. Learn some side stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Standing Poses
Standing poses are great yoga exercises that can help senior citizens improve their balance and posture. Learn a few standing poses from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Tiger Stretch
The tiger stretch is a great yoga exercise that senior citizens can perform from the comfort of their own chair. Learn the tiger stretch with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Tree Pose
The tree pose is an excellent yoga balance and posture exercise that senior citizens can perform. Learn the tree pose with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Twisting Exercises
Twists are an important part of stretching in yoga that senior citizens can perform from the comfort of their chair. Learn some twisting exercises with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Warrior Stretches
The warrior series of yoga stretches can help senior citizens alleviate stress and improve flexibility. Learn the warrior stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Wrist & Feet Exercises
Wrist and feet yoga exercises are good ways for senior citizens to prevent carpel tunnel and stiff joints. Learn some wrist and feet stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

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Summary: Yoga poses have become increasingly popular as a form of exercise and meditation. The focus of yoga is a holistic one, employing a broad range of practices which focus on a new way of living, thinking and being in the world. Aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit, the health benefits of yoga are also great and varied. From relieving stress to strengthening and toning muscle, integrating yoga positions and exercises into your daily routine can be beneficial on many levels.

In this free video series a registered yoga teacher, Teresa Thompson, will introduce you to chair yoga for seniors. This is a healthy and fun yoga routine that is designed to help those with old age, disability, weight issues and injuries. You'll begin your yoga routine by first entering a deep meditation. Teresa will show you a few breathing techniques to help warm and ready your body for yoga. You'll then learn several exercises, such as: back-bends, hip openers and forward folding. She'll even teach you a few poses like the tree pose, boat pose and warrior stretch. These poses and stretches will increase your flexibility. After a short closing meditation Teresa will leave you feeling well and ready to face the day.

About the Expert

Expert: Teresa Thompson has an MA, is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance through the Cincinnati Yoga School and is an instructor at Barefoot Works Yoga Studio in Lexington, Kentucky. She is well known for her work with senior citizens and with individuals challenged by cognitive or physical disability. She gently encourages students to nurture body, mind and spirit through the practice of various forms of yoga.