Yoga is for everyone. Many lineages of Yoga can be adapted for practice in a chair, allowing a wide population range to experience its benefits. Chair Yoga is definitely not just for those with impaired mobility however – it is a wellness practice that can be done anytime, anywhere while wearing street clothes. And it’s incredibly FUN!

Elderly care and exercise are growing in demand as our population ages. The practice of Chair Yoga is gentle and accessible to everyone, whether they are recovering from surgery, athletic injury, use a wheelchair, or have limited range of motion. Physical therapists, Yoga teachers, nurses, eldercare associates and administrators, and senior living communities are all new and growing areas exploring this form of Yoga and specialized Yoga instruction.

Chair Yoga is also developing into an extremely popular wellness practice in the workplace. Many companies are incorporating Yoga, especially Chair Yoga, into their employment packages as part of their company benefits. Not only does it make their workplace stand out from the crowd, but it facilitates team bonding, keeps employees healthy and active, and increases productivity. With more and more people either working from, or voluntarily staying, home, being able to do Yoga in your living room or office with very little preparation and no equipment is increasingly in demand.

Our Chair Yoga Teacher Training prepares 200 hr Yoga teachers to adapt traditional Yoga Asana into vibrant and interesting seated practices so that students of any age, shape, ability or in any location may enjoy a Yoga class safely and comfortably.