Monday, 1/24’s classes occurred back in Raleigh on firm land. A chair yoga class at Whole Foods drew 5 of the 16 registered. One lesson is to confirm students registered for free classes. Of the group, three worked together at the State Employees Credit Union (SECU). They each had different body forms, which helped to develop an explanation as to the need for evaluating chair height and seat angle before sitting. We reviewed the 90 degree rule for feet, shins, thighs, back, elbows and chin. This alone changed their posture to the better. The group explored foot awareness for stabilizing this good posture, as well as breath awareness exercises (centering breaths drawn down to the belly and diaphragm). Several students were amazed by the shallow depth of their usual breath and the challenge to take fuller breaths. We then loosened the lower back and hips and built core strength by grounding the feet down and engaging the buns while moving the lower body in all three planes. Their enhanced awareness of the elbow position facilitated expansion the chest and bringing the the shoulders down and inward. Job stress appeared to melt away, for now.
The chair yoga class at The Cypress drew two regular students. We reviewed poses and stretches that can be done on the airplane and in the airport to reduce fatigue from traveling. After 90 degree positioning and use of pillows to support our backs, we explored expansion of the lungs with centered diaphragm breathing. Focus on pelvic alignment under the spine, hip sways with single leg support, and drawing of the shoulders down and inward allowed us to move in all three planes without being too obvious in our “fidgeting”. Are we there yet?
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