Jana is a yoga and dance teacher. She was dancing all her life and practicing different types of movements. With the aging parts of our body starts working differently, becoming less flexible and less healthy.
Jana is specialized to work with seniors, over 55 years old. She firmly believes that yoga is for everyone. A few years ago she started to teach chair yoga for seniors.
This type of yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced standing using a chair for support or sitting on a chair. The chair yoga poses are adaptations of Hatha Yoga poses or Asanas. Chair yoga is a gentle, easy and efficient way to achieve physical, emotional and mental health and fitness. This type of yoga deepens the flexibility and strengthens the personal body awareness.
This special form of yoga is often mentioned as a yoga form for seniors. It can be practiced by persons of any age who due their health condition are unable to practice the traditional forms of yoga. With a regular and constant practice of the chair yoga, even those who started to practice in their 60’s, 70’s or 80’s will regain their strength and flexibility and slowly will be able to practice some of the simple traditional yoga poses. It is an ideal yoga form for those:
It is also an ideal form of yoga for those who are recovering after accidents, in the recovery after injuries or bone fractures. Chair yoga is the perfect yoga for seniors who want to regain their strength, their health and to live an active and quality life.
This is an easy to follow, slow and gentle course that helps you to work with each part of your body, without complicated maneuvers and complex movements, without expectation and pressure.
Chair yoga for seniors is the easiest way to start the yoga journey. It can be practiced even by those who, due to age, injury, pain, inflexibility, health problems need to practice using a chair.
Chair yoga practiced with perseverance can sculpt the physique and can increase muscle tone and even muscle size. It tones and strengthens muscles all over the body harmoniously. This can reduce the chances of having a fall and fracture your bones. Stronger muscles will also improve your body’s ability to withstand injuries. With stronger muscles, you’ll be able to live a more active life.
With regular practice, yoga poses will improve flexibility. There are specific yoga poses for flexibility which will help to lengthen and stretch the muscles in a safe and efficient way. People who start practicing chair yoga will slowly regain flexibility in their joints, connective tissues and muscles.
Yoga practice efficiently slows down the effects of the aging process. It maintains the body-mind-spirit health and reduces the effects of most of the age-related issues. According to the traditional yoga teachings, a straight and flexible spine is the perfect antidote for aging.
Regular yoga practice creates mental clarity and awareness. Yoga poses, meditation and relaxation techniques center attention, relax the mind, and sharpen concentration and improves memory. It improves the overall functioning of the brain.
This type of gentle yoga can be practiced by anyone, regardless of their weight, flexibility, confidence or fitness level. You just need a sturdy chair to feel comfortable and stable, and a kind and experienced teacher.
With Jana, the students can learn and practice yoga postures, meditation, breathing techniques and relaxation techniques.
