"There are many ways to integrate a chair into yoga classes, ranging from physically intense practices in which the chair is used in certain poses to fully seated classes. The fact is, a chair is an essential prop, just like other everyday props including yoga mats, blocks, straps, blankets, etc. If you're teaching in person at a studio, try to arrange chairs around the perimeter of the room so they're available for all your students."
"Making sure everyone has access to the same props can be an equalizing force that minimizes the likelihood of students feeling alienated during a group practice. In an ideal world, all yoga studios would have enough folding chairs available for all students. Although this is a financial and space-consuming commitment to accessibility, it also expands the studio's potential student base!"
Chair yoga offers a broad spectrum of practice options, from physically intense uses of a chair in standing and balance poses to fully seated classes. Teachers can integrate chairs as everyday props, akin to mats, blocks, straps, and blankets. Arranging chairs accessibly in a studio equalizes participation and reduces alienation. Providing folding chairs for all students enhances accessibility but requires financial and space commitments. Awareness of essential chair-yoga guidelines enables safe, effective teaching and can introduce mat practitioners to unexpected benefits. Chair yoga is applicable to people across ages and abilities and enriches a teacher's instructional repertoire.
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