![]() Take the next breath into a mini chaturanga, keeping your elbows closer to the body. Exhale into a plank using the chair, adjust your hands so that the shoulders are in line with your wrists.Press the hands on the chair firmly with your heels firmly pressing on the mat and hips lifting upward. Take another breath and slowly walk your legs back into a downward dog.Inhale and lift halfway, lengthen the spine (hands on the chair) into Ardha Uttanasana and xxhale into a forward fold again.Your hands can either be placed on the mat or use the chair in front of you. Exhale and swan dive your arms down into a Forward Bend (Padahastasana). ![]() Raise the chest and shift your gaze up if comfortable. Inhale and sweep your arms up from the sides, bringing your palms together in an upward salute.Keep your spine upright, tuck the tailbone and take few breaths here in Mountain pose (Tadasana) Bring your hands by the side, palms facing forward and relax your shoulders. Place your feet shoulder-distance wide, pressing down the big toes and try to spread the weight equally along the feet.Classical Standing Chair Yoga Sun Salutation Stand approximately 1-1.5 ft distance away from the chair. You can place the mat facing the front of the chair. Place the chair against the wall, ensure it is strong and balanced. Make sure the chair is strong and stable before you start with the sequence. We will be covering How to do sun salutation with a chair as additional support. The transition between postures becomes smooth and with much control gradually with consistent practice. It is recommended to be on a light or empty stomach for the practice. ![]() Sun salutations, chair yoga sequences included, generate a lot of heat in the body and are ideally done at the beginning of a practice to warm up before moving to different postures (asanas). The elongation of the breath with each movement also helps to deepen the breath gradually and brings awareness in the practice. Each subsequent posture counteracts the previous one and it is a complete workout for the body. The common thread is that it is a movement between a set of dynamic postures, along with synchronization of the breath. Sun salutations comes from the ancient yogic tradition, over the years there have been different variations of it developed by yogis, experienced practitioners, and teachers with different schools of thought. These standing chair yoga sequences are dynamic, slightly challenging, and will be more suitable for anyone with good mobility but with some additional support from a chair. Today we will be covering atwo chair yoga sun salutations. The chair can either be used as a prop for balance, additional support in postures, or in some cases, the entire class can be done seated on a chair with variations for different postures. ![]() The practice is gentle, it helps to lubricate the joints, reduces stiffness in the body, and brings awareness with breath control. Chair yoga can be very helpful for senior adults, people undergoing any form of physical therapy, beginners looking for a gentle session, pregnant mamas and it has also gained wide popularity with corporate chair yoga sessions. A chair yoga practice is very inclusive while still retaining the essence of the practice. In recent times, a yoga session completely supported by a chair has become quite popular and rightly so. A chair has been used as a prop in a Yoga practice traditionally for many years, particularly in the Iyengar yoga tradition. ![]()
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