Seniors

Yoga is beneficial at all ages and for all abilities including the less mobile and less flexible seniors. Seniors can also learn and practice all the asanas (some asanas may not be suitable for certain health conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc) but may do so a bit slower than the younger students.

Seniors should be warmed up nicely and hence warm up exercises are taught slowly. Classes are kept gentle with no competitiveness. Care is taken not to make them go out of breath as this could be dangerous and uncomfortable.

A typical senior class would include all the asanas of the beginners class with variations for each of the asanas as described below:

• Initial Relaxation
• Eye, Neck, shoulders, ankles, knees, side stretches
• Pranayama - use chair, pillows
• 3-6 rounds of slow Sun Salutations, Relaxation
• Single leg raises, Variations and Relaxation
• Sarvanghasana (Shoulderstand) - use wall if needed
• Mathsyasana (Fish Pose), Relaxation
• Paschimothanasana (Seated Forward Bend) - use chair, Reverse Stretch
• Bhujangasana (Cobra), Variations, Relaxation
• Ardhamathsyendrasana (Spinal Twist) with legs straight, Relaxation
• Padahasthasana (Standing Forward Bend) - use chair, Reverse Stretch
• Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)
• Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
• Final Relaxation