Finding Flair on a Chair with Karen James – Blog

Karen James is a yoga teacher with a passion for making yoga accessible to all. She has been teaching yoga since 2019 and has experience in facilitating a variety of classes, including yin, chair, gentle yoga, and yoga Nidra. With a deep understanding of the benefits of yoga for all body types and abilities, Karen is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all practitioners.

Below Karen shares a poem about yoga on a chair along with some seated postures to try at home.

When I think of yoga on a chair 

What springs to mind is adding flair 

Poses where we can include a block 

This can help with strength a lot 

Coming to balance into tree 

Your foot on a block is good with me 

We can fold forward with ease 

Make it harder the block we squeeze 

In downward dog we get to choose 

The intent and purpose we won’t lose 

Therefore seated upon the chair 

Legs tense, arms pushing in the air 

The chair placement under hands

To support us when we decide to stand 

Accessibility here is always key 

When we shift into warrior three 

So let’s take time to explore 

Chair yoga will leave you wanting more

Balance a block on the palm of hand

Rotation with block

Tree pose with foot on block

Forward fold with block

Seated Downward facing dog