The one area that could be helpful is something I didn’t know I needed help with until I taught the first chair yoga class for seniors at the community center where I also teach Qigong. This involves logistical things, like: How to work with chairs which have scooped...
How to Introduce Chair Yoga to a Group of Seniors
I completed the chair yoga on line courses last Spring and have been loving teaching my classes at the senior citizens building for almost a year now. I recently enrolled in the chair yoga dance courses and my students look forward to me sharing the things I learn...
I need your recommendation on the BEST folding chairs to purchase for my Senior Chair Yoga class
I need your recommendation on the BEST folding chairs to purchase for my Senior Chair Yoga class.I recently was awarded a local United Way Community Investment Mini Grant to buy 35 appropriate chairs and other equipment for our local Senior Center's Yoga program. I...
Option for a Belt when someone has hand Osteoarthritis
A few of my seniors mentioned how painful and difficult it was for them to hold the yoga belt in certain poses, like stretching the legs from seated. Do you know if there exists any kind of a softer, maybe thicker kind of belt for people with arthritis? Answer from...
Are there References that you would recommend for Anatomy?
Can you help us with easy definitions/references for anatomical terms like posterior/anterior, adduction/abduction, flexion/extension and others? Is there a book or online resource? Also are there other references that you would recommend for anatomy?? Answer from...
Techniques to teach Seniors to go from Standing to the Mat
I'm pursuing now a Chair-to-mat class. I'm looking for a technique to teach seniors/people to go from standing to the mat. I've been looking in YouTube, but haven't found something helpful. Do you by any chance have a video or slides, or something that demonstrates? I...
Where to get anatomical models?
What brand are the articulated anatomical models Justine uses in her videos? I’ve looked at dozens of different ones online and haven’t found anything I like as well as the ones she uses, that show the muscles, nerves, etc. Do you have a source for those? (Yep, I know...
What would you recommend as best practices for self care for the yoga instructor?
Question What would you recommend as best practices for self care for the yoga instructor? Answer from Justine This is such an important topic, to be sure! Some thoughts to consider as far as self care..... Oftentimes, teachers' own personal practice goes out the...
When to Inhale and Exhale in a Pose
Question When you are doing a lateral stretch to "help" the intercostals, shouldn't you be inhaling as you bend? The bending is what stretches the ribs apart on that side, which is what the intercostals do when you inhale during diaphragmatic breathing. Answer by...
Class Name and Description for a Mat/Chair Classes
I teach several chair yoga classes a week, two at the same senior center. I just received the opportunity to start a new class there, still using a chair but more like a regular yoga class but with the chair. I am looking for advice for a class name, maybe adaptive...
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