Repeat with the left leg.Ĭhair Yoga allows you to experience a well-rounded exercise program, especially if you are a beginner, since chairs assist you in stretching even as you remain seated and do versions of twists, hip stretches, forward bends and mild backbends. To deepen the stretch, you can bend forward slowly. Hold this chair pigeon for three to five breaths. Hold to lift and place your right ankle on your left thigh, keeping the knee in line with your ankle as much as possible. Keep your shoulders relaxed and lift the elbows up. Bend the elbows and bring your palms together to form Namaste if possible. Do the same with your arms by crossing your left arm over the right one at the elbow. If you can, wrap the right foot all the way around the left calf. Method: Wrap your right thigh over your left thigh for Garudasana or Eagle pose. Gaze out over the right fingertips and hold this variation of Veera Bhadrasana for three breaths. Pull the left hip back and turn the torso to the left, so that it is aligned with the front of the chair. Method: As you exhale, stretch out to open up the arms with the right arm coming forward and the left arm going back. Move your legs around to the left side of the chair and repeat the twist to the right side. Lengthen your spine on each inhale and twist on each exhale for five breaths. Twist your torso toward the right, holding onto the back of the chair, for a spinal twist. Method: Come to sit sideways on the chair, facing to the left. Chair Spinal Twist - Ardha Matsyendrasana If height proves to be problematic, you can use blocks or a folded yoga mat under your feet to give yourself a firm foundation.”ġ. While chairs with wheels are not suitable since they are unstable, almost any other chair will do. Chair Yoga is also beneficial to those who cannot stand or lack the mobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions. He added, “Whether at work, or home, you can stretch, bend and twist at least once every hour.
This makes yoga more accessible to people in two ways.” Chair yoga is the general term given when you modify yoga poses so that they can be done whilst seated in a chair.
Talking about chair Yoga in an interview with HT Lifestyle, Himalayan Siddha, Akshar - Founder of Akshar Yoga Research and Development Centre, shared, “This form of yoga can be used to improve posture, increase flexibility and improve balance while avoiding injury.
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