Video: Chair Yoga for Seniors: Warrior Stretches

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The warrior series of yoga stretches can help senior citizens alleviate stress and improve flexibility. Learn the warrior stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

Video Transcript

In every chair yoga class, we always try to incorporate the warrior series. Maria has a very beautiful warrior series. So we're going to do warriors one and two with our version of extended lateral angle. Turning your body to the side and releasing the hip joint allowing it to move freely. Extend the outside leg straight back, inhale, and both arms straight up back for warrior one. We'll square the shoulders to the side wall and really reach. With many seniors, you will find that the leg is not able to extend very far back. Maria is exceptional. The palms face, the shoulders are square. We exhale to open to warrior two, taking the gaze out over the left hand here. So looking to your left and broadening finger tip to finger tip, relaxing the shoulders, broadening through the collar bones. Seated warrior two. Extended lateral angle, our modification is to drop the forearm to the thigh. Lean forward. Bring the upper arm next to the ear and keep rolling the rib cage open. Very active through the finger tips. Careful not to jam into your supporting shoulder. Keep lengthening through the neck, extending lateral angle. Thank you Maria. Come back to warrior two. Take your gaze over the left hand and release down out of the pose. Beautiful.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Warrior Stretches

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