The CHAIR denotes something to some people that is truly unacceptable.
For me, it brings up a vision of a chair yoga video I purchased many years ago - when I was looking for ideas. That video included about 10 people in a circle, seated on chairs, flapping their arms in the air. I looked at those 10 80-year-olds and thought, 'oh my, what is that doing to their shoulders' and immediately turned the video OFF. Maybe that's what other people visualize, as well, ya think?
Well, I have news for those 'some people' and myself -- CHAIR yoga with Desiree Rumbaugh is as hard, if not harder, than many yoga classes I have tried. And, I saw 50+ year olds in yesterday's practice working on the chair, doing poses like urdhva dhanurasana (with feet on the chair); scorpion (bring feet down to the chair); and shoulder stand (shoulders on a stack on blankets; hips on the chair seat).
We spent 2 hours, in which almost every pose involved the CHAIR.
I need to quickly sit down and write a list of the creative ways we used the CHAIRS, so that I can once again bring them out, bar the doors, and give students a dose of this fun way to open, align and support themselves in their yoga practice. Interestingly, as hard as we worked, I am not sore this morning - yet. We'll see as the day goes on and I move around a little more aggressively.
What else have I been up to since writing 21 days ago in this blog? Teaching, teaching and more teaching. I also am still taking guitar lessons, and I have squeaked in a workshop with Doug Keller, as well.
Wow! I thought Doug's books were good; he, in person, is great! I'm going to go back to the books and re-read them -- much of what I read will have greater impact/meaning now that I've seen things in action.
Today? Teaching Gentle Yoga at Yoga For Life; then Temecula's Wisdom Warriors will gather at Living Yoga Center. For both classes, there may be CHAIRS involved. Fair warning.
Hope you all have a great Thursday!
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