Chair Yoga
SunLight Chair Yoga website: sunlightchairyoga.com
SunLight Chair Yoga Book: info@sunlightyoga.com to order a copy.
-Chair Yoga DVD recommendations
-Chair Yoga Private Instruction and Private Teacher Trainings
-Chair Yoga 2-3 Day Teacher Trainings
-Chair Yoga Adaption Workshops for Yoga Teacher Trainings
-SunLight Chair Yoga daily posts on Facebook: Click here for updates.
Upcoming:
April 2013 and 2014: SunLight Chair Yoga Teacher Training; Bahamas
May 11th and June 1st, 2013: Bay Area libraries: Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Fremont & Belmont
Feb. 20th, 2013: Chair Yoga at Atherton Library, CA
Aug. 19th, 2012: Chair Yoga Adaptations Workshop at Yoga Tree in San Francisco
Sept. 20-23: Chair Yoga Adaptions for the West Coast Yoga Teachers Symposium
Chair Yoga Teacher Trainings:
* Bring a training to your area! Email to get more info.
Past Trainings
2013: April 14-16th: Bahamas Sivananda Yoga Retreat/Ashram
2012
May: Bahamas Sivananda Yoga Retreat/Ashram
June: Albuquerque, NM at High Desert Yoga
Aug: 3 hr. Workshop at Yoga Tree in San Francisco, CA
Yoga Tree San Francisco workshop Chair Yoga for Teachers
What is Chair Yoga?
Chair Yoga is simply yoga done in a chair or standing and sitting using the chair as a prop for support.
What is a class or private session like? Taking a class with Stacie gives you the full benefits any other yoga class entails. It includes: Centering, yoga warm ups, yoga exercises & postures, concentration & breathing exercises and guided relaxation & meditation. See "In the News" page on this site for CBS Ch. 4 Miami news filming of a Chair Yoga class with Stacie from 2/21/10.
What are it's benefits? Just like any yoga class, yoga can give you more flexibility (in body and mind), physical and mental strength, increased energy, improved memory and clarity, better concentration , improved overall health and peace. Chair yoga (often taught in a circle format)also brings social connection and a sense of community and team building for yoga at companies.
Who Can Participate? Yoga is for everyone! Chair Yoga is a safe and effective way to offer Yoga to any group, age, and level of health or mobility. Includes seniors or those needing a gentle yoga class, those with chronic illness, pre and post surgery or injury modifications, wheelchairs and yoga for disabilities, chair yoga at work ( in conference rooms or at your desk), post traumatic stress recovery, classes at senior centers, community centers & assisted living homes and private Instruction by appointment in home sessions .
Recommended Chair Yoga DVDs:
Chair and Standing DVD Volume 1 by John Schlorholtz click here to view/purchase
Zookinesis for Seniors: click view here to purchase
SunLight Yoga on CBS News for "Senior Yoga": Click here to view: miami.cbslocal.com
Stacie's Published Chair Yoga Articles:
LA Yoga Magazine, Feb. 2011 Issue, Cover featured article "Yoga in Chairs" Click for articles.
Stacie's article "Please Remain Seated": Click here for full article: yogamint.com
Email here for SunLight Chair Yoga Trained Teachers in your area.
