Chair Yoga Poses Names

Strengthens arms shoulders and ankles.

Chair yoga poses names. Also stimulates the heart and diaphragm. Lace your fingers together keeping. Below is a list of basic chair yoga poses which are ancient yoga poses that have been adapted to practice using a chair.

Stretches Achilles tendons and groin. Chair pose Utkatasana yoga pose Sanskrit Name. Mountain pose Tadasana Take a deep breath and on an exhale root your bodyweight into the chair using your sit bones.

Revolved Chair Pose On Chair Revolved Chair Pose One Hand On Knee. Improves digestion and balance. Hold on to your feet with your hands and sit up tall on an inhale on an exhale fold forward with a straight spine.

Step your feet back until they align under hips creating a right angle with your body spine parallel with the floor. Meridians Of The Subtle Body. If you began this pose with your leg across the chair switch to the opposite leg across the chair and perform this pose again.

These chair yoga poses could be used in your classroom homeschool or in a small space for transitions movement breaks or for introducing a new topic. Bring palms together and lower palms to the center of your chest with elbows pointing outward. Sitting straight without resting the torso on the back of the chair extend the spine and the torso upwards making sure the sit bones are placed on the chair comfortably.

Practice as often as you feel you can. Tones back hips and calves. The postures serve as an inspiration guide but please encourage the childrens creativity.