Yoga for Seniors
I have been talking about trying to set up a prgram for teaching yoga to seniors for some time. Serendipitously (is that a word?) Kelley Boyd told us a few weeks ago that Savannah's Senior Citizens, Inc. was looking for someone to start teaching at the senior center.
I have since signed up to get certified by Silverage Yoga. This organization offers a supplementary certifcation course for RYT certified teachers. The program focuses on senior health issues and a safe asana practice that can be done in chairs and/or on the floor. I am almost through with the online certification and working on a sequence based largely on chair poses with some floor work. I'll have to wait and see what the students' abilities are before I know whether getting up and down off the floor is going to work with this group.
My hope is that the students will rediscover their flexibility, balance, and strength and manage stress.
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