13/10/2026
Starting today!!
My new weekly CHAIR YOGA class begins this Tuesday (13/10) at St Thomas Community Hall, 10.15-11am.
✨ What are the benefits of chair yoga?✨
🧘🏼♀️ Physical Benefits
• Flexibility and Mobility: Gentle stretches help improve muscle range of motion, loosen stiff joints, and support daily functional movement
• Strength and Balance: Seated and standing support exercises build core, leg, and upper-body strength, lowering the risk of falls for older adults
• Pain and Arthritis Relief: Regular practice eases musculoskeletal aches, osteoarthritis discomfort, and lower back tension without putting high impact on sensitive joints
• Circulation and Heart Health: Controlled breathing and light movement stimulate blood flow, help lower blood pressure, and support overall cardiovascular wellness
🧘🏼♀️ Mental and Emotional Benefits
• Stress and Anxiety Reduction: Mindful breathing and movement trigger relaxation responses that soothe the nervous system and lower cortisol levels
• Better Sleep and Mood: Focusing on breath awareness and gentle body connection enhances emotional well-being, eases depressive symptoms, and promotes deeper sleep
• Mental Clarity: The meditative focus of the practice sharpens concentration, cognitive performance, and everyday alertness
✨Who is chair yoga for? ✨
• Everyone! It is designed as a low-impact, accessible way to feel the physical and mental benefits of yoga practice, without putting any stress or pressure on sensitive joints/areas
It is especially helpful for the following groups!
• Older adults: It improves balance, builds strength, reduces the fear or risk of falling, and eases joint stiffness without intense floor work
• Beginners: It introduces basic yoga poses, breathing techniques, and alignment in a safe and manageable way
• People with limited mobility or balance issues: It accommodates those who have difficulty getting down to or up from the floor, or who struggle to stand for long periods
• Individuals recovering from injury or surgery: It offers a secure, steady approach to rebuilding strength and range of motion
• Office and desk workers: It provides a quick way to relieve back, neck, and shoulder tension or combat fatigue during a workday
• People managing chronic conditions: It supports those living with arthritis, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, or recovery from treatments like breast cancer
Inbox me if you have any questions. Hope to see you on the chair!
Class cost: £7pp