Gentle Chair Yoga Routine - 30 min
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2019
- This is a 30 minute chair yoga sequence released by therapists in the Toronto Rehab Brain and Spinal Cord LEAP Service. The gentle chair exercises are designed with 3 variations that will help you work within your therapeutic window. Square breathing and alternate nostril breathing exercises are also included. Please leave your comments below. We love creating content that helps people live an active life with less pain!
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I'm 73 and can no longer do my four mile walks due to bad knees. I spent a year doing absolutely nothing and got very depressed. Someone suggested chair yoga and i found your site. Just love it and do it six day a week. I especially love the bird songs in the background, much better than music. I feel like I am out in nature when doing the exercises. Thank you for this site.
I like this! Nice and slow and gentle for someone who hasn't done yoga in awhile.❤
I have never been a healthy person. I turned 50 this year and have started gaining weight like crazy. I tried some of the other yoga exercises and they were too hard for me. My daughter in law suggested chair yoga. I had not heard of it. I have now done three different versions and really enjoy it. It seems to be just the right amount of exercise for me at this time. Thank you for having these online
This is the best chair yoga routine I've tried so far. Thanks!
I found your workouts after my hip replacement surgery. I am a fit 71 year old and a water fitness instructor, but don't have medical approval yet to get in the pool. Wit modifications, these have been so helpful. I've done yoga since the 60s. Thanks for making these videos.
Thank you, all of you! My balance is really compromised, so I appreciate the chair exercise!
I love that this isn’t hurried or rushed and shows different levels. I tried many chair yoga videos and many left me frustrated but this one did not. Shared it with a friend, and thank you for making this a great experience.
My husband and I have been doing these videos almost everyday since the virus shutdown. My husband has never done Yoga in his life and he’s doing very well. He does what he can and that’s so important when you’re older. Thanks Cara. Great job.
I LOVE this routine. Please do a few more different ones. I'm 57 and an absolute beginner.
With the virus sweeping the nation, I was having tremendous issues with both anxiety and depression. I felt better immediately after doing this routine. Thank you so much for providing me with this outlet and a chance to move my old out-of-shape body in ways that enhance it, rather than injure it.
Thank you for the comment! We are so glad this was helpful, and GOOD FOR YOU for taking care of your body and mind durning this time!
Lovely pace and routine. Very pleasant relaxing voice. I appreciate the breathing exercises. I am 87 and have practiced yoga since 1972.
Just did this for the first time. Really liked it!
Thank you ladies for making this gentle chair yoga routine. As a 73 year old female these gentle exercises give my muscles the right amount of stretching that they need without putting any undue stress on my body, and the breathing technique also does wonders for my lungs and sinuses. The 30 minutes went by so quickly. My appreciation to the LEAP team. Namaskar!
Thank you for making these two yoga chair exercise videos. I am very happy that you show various versions of the poses so I can do them to my ability , especially the hip poses. Kudos to your team
Wonderful sequence! It's great that you have 3 people illustrating modification.
We live in the UK and have been doing all of these great exercises since March 2020 and recommending them to others. Thank you so much for producing these for us. They are clear, instructive, varied and most beneficial. Please keep up the good work. It is appreciated.
Thank you again! I'm 67 years old & retired with my husband. After making your 2 videos (alternating) a daily practice I'm so much more limber! My husband & I have 10 Grandchildren & are active in childcare with them. They range in age from 2-12. As a result, we do a lot of physical activity with them. Good for them & us! From doing this as a daily practice I have a lot more joy with them with my range of motion & strongly feel I have prevented injury! At the age of 50 I had successful microdisectomy on my L4 & 5 plus S1. Thank you for giving me a better quality of life as I age!
Hello Patricia! Wow thank you for sharing your story. We are so thrilled that the videos have impacted you and your husband in such a positive way.
I am a 69 years young. Thank you for this gentle chair workout. I do this after my warmup and 20 minutes cardio dance routine and I am pretty much relaxed for the rest of the day.😀
Thank you for your classes, during these Covid days my husband has finally been persuaded to take up yoga, so every morning we practice yoga with you.
Thank you for this wonderful practice. I am deeply grateful for your loving kindness and support.
I am 75 and have been doing this yoga almost everyday for over two years. Love how I feel after doing these exercises. I have recommended this video to my friends.
Thank you for a disability friendly yoga routine. I'm grateful
Wonderful for arthritis...helps loosen the joints and it is getting easier each time. Wonderful quiet and peaceful exercises. Great for a person in their 70's...thank you.
Today was my first exercise with you and I love it. Your commentary was encouraging, Bonnie, Cara and Erin were excellent models in helping with postures. I'm sure going to recommend this video to friends.Thank you!
Going on 3 yrs w this. My favorite!!!! Hard to walk, writer. This is my only exercise and love the birds! So grateful! - Jane, 80🎉
Thank you 😊 have many health issues that have limited my my life..I think this is exactly what I've needed to get my life back..feels wonderful and I look forward to it everyday..thank you again and again
As an elder, this was absolutely perfect for me! Thank you so much for getting me started again doing yoga. It's been a LONG time.
"Just do what you can...that's enough". What a beautifully done video. Thank you, LEAPers!
Excellent video
Been doing this for 8-9 days. Love yr voice and gentle guidance. Lost my precious class due to virus. I’m in nyc and 76! How do I subscribe? Thanks!
Thanks Bonnie, Cara, and Erin for this wonderful video. I'm now interchanging your video with 2 others from Leap service. I've been doing You Tube Chair Yoga videos for 19 months 5 days a week along with my light weight and resistance band strength training routines. I love your video due to it's gentle stretching of my total body and great pain and stiffness relief. This also helps prepare me to play tennis doubles twice a week. So great for me as a 74 year old.
Thank you! These videos are helping me improve the quality of my life. I've been practicing yoga with you for 2 years now and I'm getting stronger every day with your help.
77yrs old, writer who sits all day...been doing 1 yr off and on my fave! Love her voice, patience
I started this during the Covid lockdown. I was missing my 3 day a week hour long class terribly and was frightened I would relapse. Before seated Yoga 7 years before my balance was appalling and I would be using a walker now had I not started. I knew I had to find something and fast! Thank you U of Toronto. You saved me and gave me a way to extend my Yoga practice. I do one Beginners session for 1/2 hour and the Intermediate 1/2 hour so I get my hour in each day I practice . You are the BEST. BTW I am 78 years old with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, three joint replacements and pretty much pain free.
I have rhuematoid arthritis and noticing my flexibility going even though I keep active as much as possible. Came across these videos by accident and have done 2 today. I've tried traditional yoga and felt awkward and clunky doing the moves. Being arthritic these seated yoga moves are so much more doable for me. So this looks like my Saturday workouts are going to be seated yoga workouts. Love them ...
Thanks so much for this flow, I does every thing I need to assist in my post-op recovery
Thank you for these videos! I enjoy yoga regularly at a studio, but these are great when I'm home sick.
Very pleasant and doable! As others mentioned, the outdoor setting and birds singing adds to the pleasure. Thank you.
I have been following you for several years. Doing your various videos is part of my daily exercise routine. Thank you.
So happy to have found the two videos. I would love more.
love ur chair yoga. took hatha yoga years ago but this is great for me as a senior
Great program!!! Thank you! This is perfect for elderly persons that don't have transportation.
This is a great return to practice routine. Appreciate having the adaptations demonstrated. I needed to modify, and was great that I could do so at a glance, without stressing about needing to figure out how to alter the pose. Thanks
That was a lovely class. Thank you so much.
Enjoyed it again a year later.❤
I do this with a person I help look after who'll be 105 this summer. She enjoys it, and It's been great for both of us. Appreciated.
I never, ever leave comments on videos, but I feel compelled to do so today. I have absolutely loved this video. I’ve been using this video almost daily for the past several weeks. Tonight, all of a sudden, I could stretch and turn further than I’ve been able to in the past. It was so rewarding. I love how gentle this workout is and how you show variations of the moves. Thank you!
Thank you for your lovely comment! Good for you!
Thanks so much for this wonderful source of renewal.
Lovely, gentle video. I like the voiceover; so all 3 participants are silently focused on the movements themselves.
Thank you so much it is very helpful 🙏🏾
I find this exercise so relaxing! Thank you for putting this together!
thank you for the routine. it's so enjoyable and I love hearing the birds in the background.
Really loved doing this video with my mom! Thank you!
I like the way you have proposed 3 versions of intensity
Wow can I just say that I have Fibromyalgia, and I can't kneel or put pressure on my hands due to pain. This is the first time I feel energized and excited after the exercise!!! Thank you so very much NAMASTE
Thank you! Looking forward to more variations!!
Cara, thank you SO much for making (I've only seen one) - this video. I will look for the 'other' video - and continue practicing Yoga. I'm almost 71, a Canadian living in Sedona, AZ. Not only did I find your technique soothing as well as 'stretching' - it was fun to hear the Canadian accent! Typically, I go to a rec center once weekly for chair Yoga. And, now I can do so in the comfort of my home, daily, if I choose. I love how the three ladies demonstrate various ways of executing the movements, depending on one's body's capabilities. And I love how they smile. Congrats, Ladies!
Thank you for your comment, and for noticing the Canadian accent! :) Stay well.
I had a mild stroke this February then developed Trigeminal Neuralgia. Your sequences renew me! Also it helps this 60 something year old female de-stress and manage pain.
Fabulous! A new video with fresh techniques-thank you.
Hurray, thanks for the new video.
I absolutely love the videos, I watch and do all the yoga ones which suit my ongoing back problems. Another chair yoga video or Tai Chi would be great. Thank you.
I have enjoyed the time doing the Yoga exercises. I am working om my body doing these exercises, as I have R.A. Trying to get rid of it. Doing Yoga 3 times or more a week.
I really enjoy your workouts. I have a lot of arthritis and this is a simple routine and not demanding in any way. I feel so good after I do the stretching and yoga positions. Thank you for making workouts so simple and effective!
Thank you so much. I am recovering from foot surgery and over the past four weeks have been benefiting from this video. Please make more. I believe this is mindful yoga. Perhaps sugges more that people feel the results after the moves/stretches.
I love this routine have been doing daily now for months and feel amazing thank you putting it up ❤️❤️
I love all these exercises. I have RA and they really help. Karas voice is soothing and her directions are so easy to follow.
Thanks for great videos. I had knee replacement last August and I got sepsis and had the prosthesis removed. I have an antibiotics cement knee spacer now and hopefully will get a new knee this spring. I can do these chair yoga poses along with upper body weight work to help me stay strong a flexible. 👍
This is a wonderful, inclusive sequence that helps all bodies create space and connection between mind and body! Thank you so much for sharing it!!!!!!
Just found your web site and did the exercises. I have a stiff left shoulder and found them to be helpful. I am going to do them everyday. The movements where quite calming and I felt at peace with myself. Thank you.
really excellent. my shoulders won't allow any pressure - no downward dog, plank etc - so I was rather disheartened until I found your video. thank you!
Thank you for your classes. These are great as I heal from a broken foot.
Love this! I’m recovering from hurting my knee and can’t get on the floor yet, this is perfect! Love how all 3 are showing different ways of modification! Thank you for doing this video. ♥️♥️♥️
I appreciate your voice and the pace of the class. Very relaxing.
I was so happy to see your new video. Love the narration and demonstration of several options.
Thank you so much for this gentle workout. ❤️☺️
great chair yoga sequence thank you
I'm bipolar and I follow your video every morning, helps me tremendously! Thank you😀
I am just starting chair yoga, and hope I can keep myself motivated to improve my body. Watching a video yesterday with you, and again today, I am certain that I will continue to work out with you. Thank you for the ease and the clear instructions on each pose. Namaste.
I just completed this sequence during my “Health Matters” meeting with the Autism Society of NC, and I was able to deduce that you’re Canadian because of the way you said “out.” 😂
This has been such an amazing find for me! Living in WA state an hour from the Kirkland facility and Seattle I’ve been isolating for quite a while. My anxiety was getting the best of me. I also have chronic pain from 2 injuries. Chair yoga is my best form of exercise. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. I loved all the birds chirping throughout most of this too!🐣
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! We are hoping to make some more videos soon, to support everyone's mental and physical health during this difficult time. Good for you for prioritizing exercise! Keep it up.
This is great! I really like the other 2 videos also. Please keep them coming!
Thank you! I have been doing this each morning since Covid-19 stay at home. It's really helped me loosen up. I feel good during and after doing it. I'm noticing that I can now move a little bit more in each posture.
It is great!!! I came back to do yoga!
This was great!! Recovering from hip replacement surgery and missing my usual yoga routine.. this gave a lot of gentle options and moved at a nice relaxed pace.. a wonderful way to ease back into yoga practice while I can't get onto the floor! thank you :)
Thiis is wonderful and so valuable! Thank you!!!
I love all the videos from here. They help keep me flexible especially during these times. Thank you so much for these. I do all the sitting ones right now and hope to move to standing soon. Love the birds singing . . . They help one relax.
I love your videos. Please make more 30 minute videos with even more yoga poses and stretches. I do these videos over and over and would love something new. Keep doing what you are doing.
I was just at my doctor's office Monday & she said my BP needs to be reduced. So, not only do I need to reduce my sodium intake (Mrs. Dash is on my grocery list, as are lemons) & increase my water intake (I love ice water), she wants me to get some exercise. Well...I'm not able to do much exercise due to some injuries, but she suggested chair yoga. So...I looked up "chair yoga" here on CZcams & came across your video. I have never really done chair yoga, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Unfortunately, the only chair I have right now is my recliner, so I didn't have quite as much room for the leg portion, but I still did everything as best I could.
I will be getting an armless chair so I can do the leg portion better. I really enjoyed this! This is great for beginners & for those who have injuries & can't do as much.
Thank you!❤❤❤❤❤
I am 95 years old and I have thoroughly enjoyed this video please do more how do I find you thank you thank you💐👍
I Love this new (for me) video. I've been taking turns alternating between all your classes Thank you for continuing to create these multi level practices routines!!!
Very nice. I miss going to my gym chair yoga. Love the birds.
So glad I found this video! Was easy to follow and love the breathing practice!
This was awesome. Good stretching and relaxing end to a Leslie Sansone power walk!
I love this program,I fell so relaxed after. Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have just started doing a chair yoga class near me once a week and it is nice that I can now also enjoy practicing at home with your guidance Namasté
Perfect for getting back!
Thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful day!
You too! Thanks for your comments. We appreciate it.
Cara Kircher Tried doing beginner
Yoga, but have a hard
on my knees, and getting down and back up. This is perfect!
@@lindabrink1608 I also love the chair routines. For me the problem is vertigo. All the ups and downs make me feel sick😒
Thank you so much for a new routine. The bird songs are very relaxing. 🐦
This was very enjoyable and effective -- just wish I could be there with you in that beautiful natural greenery with the chirping birds 💜
My first yoga experience. Recovering from a shattered knee, shin and heel. Yoga was recommended as a good way to safely regain muscle tone and range of motion. I really enjoyed this video and will definitely do this daily. Thank you for the different options as it made it easier to follow along.
Thank you so uch for this gift!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I love that you have 3 poses demonstrated.,, great for my limitations! After just 4 sessions I already feel stronger! Thank you!
I give you kudos,for gentle yoga chair, no stress/no tireness, like and love it.god bless you teacher/ creator!!💘 it.
Just great. Thank you. Exactly the types of exercises I need to do as I recover from surgery.
I'm tingling! Thanks for another great video.
So great to get a new routine, has re-motivated me. Thanks for working on them, they make a massive difference.