| Have you ever wondered if what you know about | | | | Conditions helped by chair are numerous, from |
| yoga chairs is accurate? Consider the following | | | | depression to hypertension, from vertigo to carpal |
| paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest | | | | tunnel syndrome. |
| info. | | | | Between Yoga Chairs and Asanas |
| Think about what you have read so far. Does it | | | | Chairs are used in the facilitating of the Asanas the |
| reinforce what you already know about yoga chairs? | | | | students take. These are particularly important for |
| Or was there something completely new? What | | | | practitioners who suffer from disabilities or mobility |
| about the remaining paragraphs? | | | | problems. |
| Yoga chairs are of course, chairs used for exercises | | | | These will help the student keep balance, prevent |
| for yoga, a fitness craze that has been sweeping | | | | them from exerting undue effort, and keep them from |
| across the ranks of senior citizens and people with | | | | experiencing strain that they would otherwise feel if |
| low general mobility. Before we can discuss any | | | | they were to eschew the use of them. Many Asanas |
| further, we should first discuss the exercise for which | | | | can be adopted to make use of a chair. |
| yoga chairs are used. | | | | These are often used with yoga mats in order to |
| It is the gentlest form of yoga. It makes use of chairs | | | | perform some Asanas. However this is not the case |
| (basically any sturdy chair that does not move). The | | | | in many classes as some classes are composed |
| student uses the chair for support, to stand on, or for | | | | primarily of students with movement problems so |
| sitting- whatever a particular exercise demands at a | | | | severe that they have trouble getting off of a floor |
| certain time. | | | | from a prone or supine position. In these classes, |
| It is not a traditional form of yoga and consequently | | | | stances that involve sitting are most likely to be |
| may not be seen as "real" yoga by some practitioners. | | | | practiced. |
| The Asanas, or yoga stances and exercises are by | | | | Specialized yoga chairs are available that claim to |
| and large, derived from Hatha Yoga. | | | | have benefits but some of these claims are spurious |
| The use of chair in yoga is widely practiced in | | | | and unproven. Care should be taken in purchasing a |
| retirement homes, adult day-care centers, and senior | | | | specialized chair as they may cost hundreds and |
| fitness centers. This has led to the perception that it is | | | | hundreds of dollars and not give back any concrete |
| only for senior citizens and that it was developed only | | | | benefits to the user. |
| for them. | | | | These are just very basic things; you can add more |
| On the contrary, anyone can practice yoga with chair | | | | based on your own experience and knowledge. |
| if they are so inclined. There are students of all ages | | | | When word gets around about your command of |
| and all the spectrum of capabilities who use the | | | | facts, others who need to know about yoga chairs will |
| practice to be able to reap some of its benefits. | | | | start to actively seek you out. |