Video: Chair Yoga for Seniors: Tree Pose

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The tree pose is an excellent yoga balance and posture exercise that senior citizens can perform. Learn the tree pose with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.

Video Transcript

Maria and I would like to practice tree pose together, a standing balance posture. Placing our inside hands on the back of the chair for support, we're going to stand nice and tall, tuck the tail slightly. Bring the shoulders up to the ears, bring them back and down. Lift your heart. We'll press firmly into the floor with our feet and transfer our weight to the inside leg. Many people do tree pose modified, taking the foot to the lower part of the ankle. Maria is very gifted and we're going to bring a bend to the leg. Turn the knee outward, grasp the ankle and bring the heel into the upper inner thigh. We'll rest our hands on our knees. Standing very tall, breathing. Inhale your outside hand up and sway gently to the side. Inhale to come back to standing. Reach tall and exhale your hand to your knee. We'll rotate the knee in and then in a controlled way, release the foot to the floor, standing tall. Namaste. We'll practice chair pose before we transition into the next segment. So let's bring a bend to the knees, inhale the arms high, sinking our seat down towards the floor. Lift the arms high. Good. Inhale to stand. Circle round. Bring the hands to your sides, tadasana. Let's do that again. Sweep the arms overhead, sink into the knees, drop your seat and look up. Pressing your feet firmly into the floor, gently come up, circle down and round to namaste.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: Tree Pose

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