THE CHAIR YOGA PODCAST: Recent Episodes
maria jones - yuva yoga
A podcast about teaching chair yoga to older and less able adults. With lots of chair yoga teacher training insights from my courses.
Adrian and I talk about yoga as a tool for daily living, from cradle to grave, something to have with you during all stages of life.
Join Adrian, Jeremie and other experts on a unique trauma informed Yoga TT designed to make yoga a health intervention: Warrior School Yoga TT
Listen to Yoga Doctor Nikki Tugnet, a rheumatologist, speak to us about how yoga can support those living with systemic lupus and other autoimmune conditions. For more info about my guest you can go to https://yogadrnikki.com. You can also find Nikki on IG & FB @yogadoctornikki.
Replay of the YA webinar Chair Yoga for older adults. Get the handbook: yuvayoga.co.uk/handbook
Learn about the health challenges that face older adults and how to make yoga a positive intervention in their lives.
Presentation slides can be found here
Special episode for Lupus Awareness month (UK) this October 2022.
Find me at yuvayoga.co.uk and @yuvayogauk. Get your copy of The Chair Yoga Handbook here
An episode with very talented lady Amy Zelmer from MN Yoga+Life Magazine. She talks through her personal experience of TBI and how chair has helped her support her yoga practice and teaching journey.
Find Amy here: www.creatingwellnessfromwithin.com and www.mnyogalife.com
Find out more about the practices Susan talk about on her YouTube channel
More about Susan also here: www.susanroseyoga.com
Listen to Jemma tell us all about her close encounter with and recovery from covid.
Find out more about Jemma: www.theyogahutfife.co.uk
Find out about the importance of kids yoga in the schools and classroom with founder of Rainbow kids yoga Gopala Amir Yaffa.
Find out more about Rainbow yoga here: rainbowyogatraining.com
Karen and I talk about our role as yoga teachers to facilitate the practice of yoga through exploration and make it our own. The importance of dynamic movement in the practice and how to show up online and leave the space as we found it (or better) at both ends of the screen...
Find out more about Karen at www.karenjamesyoga.co.uk
For more info about Gillian McCollum the anti-diet, body freedom coach
Find Gillian here: www.gillianmccollum.com
Highlights from this episode:
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Rodrigo's story
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Meet your students where they are, take the yoga to them, even create yoga to meet their abilities in each moment.
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The under-represented yoga in the media... rant :D
Learn more about teaching yoga to wheelchair users on Rodrigo's workshop this Saturday 20th of August: allihopayoga.com/masterclass
Elaine. is a yoga therapist who helps individuals with persistent pain and chronic illness rise above the limitations of their symptoms and create a life of resilience: https://elaineyoga.com/
In this episode we talk to Christa Fairbrother about yoga for arthritis and (unexpectedly) connect over our similar challenges with Systemic Lupus.
More info about Christa and Water Yoga can be found HERE.
Heather speaks about her journey pre-knee-surgery. She curates specialized wellness programs, movement classes, facilitates virtual & in-person wellness events, and offers personalized 1:1 support. Go grab her movement and yoga playlist at heatherskoll.com
Approaches that have been useful when teaching people who live with MS:
- adaptation, 2. repetition 3. community
The chair becomes the means to build confidence competence and manage the symptoms of MS
Find out more: yuvayoga.co.uk/toolkit
Find Jodie and her classes and upcoming events on FB and IG: https://www.facebook.com/remediyogatherapy/
IG @remedi_yoga_therapy
Free PDF download, the viniyoga approach and chair yoga:
https://phoenixyogafrance.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a0514012e0534070e6a6609be&id=adfd60c9b4
Find Stacie at https://www.sunlightyoga.com/
and her courses at https://yogaforeveryone.teachable.com/p/chairyogatraining
Let's shout about yoga today!!
In my experience there are 4 aspects of it: The physical, self regulation, awareness and spiritual. Listen and tell me what you think
Get your free toolkit here: yuvayoga.co.uk/toolkit
Chair Based Yoga Training: yuvayoga.co.uk/training
The 10 principles to teach chair based yoga by. Mentioned link: https://yuvayoga.co.uk/toolkit/
In this episode we discover what it means to be person centered and how in your delivery of chair based yoga classes.
You can also find out more in my Dementia Friendly Yoga Teaching guide: https://yuvayoga.co.uk/cby-dementia/
In this episode we learn about dementia and discuss how the practice of chair yoga is uniquely placed to be a positive intervention in the lives of those living with Dementia. To download your 16 page guide about Dementia Friendly Yoga go to: https://yuvayoga.co.uk/cby-dementia/
Find out the how and why the hands play a role in remaining independent through later life and why chair yoga can help
An episode that aims to get you thinking about adaptation in terms of function and effect, rather than looks and poses.
In this episode we go deeper into inclusio and how it can make or break your chair yoga classes.
Mentioned links: yuvayoga.co.uk/dementia
In this episode we discover the importance of mobility in chair based yoga classes and how to practice it in your classes.
Pawanmuktasana Series: Joint freeing
Free 3-part training: Chair Based Yoga
The importance of community in chair based yoga classes and how to foster inclusion in our classes.
A bonus episode for 14 day challenge Props Make Yoga Better. To join go to yuvayoga.co.uk/14days/
Self interview taken from a live webinar that tells you what brought me into this space of teaching yoga.