Chair Yoga -- If you can breathe, you can do it!

It's been quite a while since my last post!  A lot has happened!  First and foremost, I'm a new grandma!  It is truly one of most amazing things that can happen to a person.  Of course, being a mother is my most valued gift, but when you become a grandparent, all of the pressure of having total responsibility over this little life is gone and you can focus on being a support for the new parents and having fun!!!

Since my son and daughter in law live about 3 hours away, I decided to give up teaching my step class on Saturday morning so that Rick and I could be free to go visit on Friday night or early on Saturday and spend the most time with them that we could.  We are also empty-nesters again (at least for the school year) since Greg moved to the city in September, so if we want to go somewhere for the weekend, we are now free to do that.

Is my life any less busy?  Heck no!  Yes, I do sleep in on Saturdays now whenever I can, but I still teach 9 classes per week one of which I'm going to talk about today.

I began teaching Chair Yoga at my church, Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, IL in January of 2015.  I took over the class when the current instructor could no longer do it.   I had no idea what a blessing this class would be!  Not only does it help me to slow down and focus on my mind and body connection, it introduced me to a wonderful group of people that I probably would not have otherwise met.

My two main mantras for this class are, "If you can breathe, you can do Chair Yoga," and "Focus on what you can do, not what you can't."  When I took over this class, there were about 15 people who came, we are over 30 strong now--it's AWESOME!!!

I'm sharing a video here for those of you who aren't quite sure what Chair Yoga really is.  Let's get clear what it isn't--it isn't just for seniors, it isn't just for the disabled, it isn't just for those with injury, it even isn't just for those that have a hard time doing traditional standing yoga--IT'S FOR EVERYONE!!!

If you want to increase your flexibility, enhance your posture, balance, and mind/body/spirit connection, then this class is for you!  If you are in the Arlington Heights area, feel free to drop in and give it a try!  We meet every Wednesday morning from 11:30 - 12:30.  A free will offering of $3.00 per class is encouraged.  Hope to see you there!

Namaste,