Specialist Adapted Yoga For Care Homes
14 years teaching yoga | 2.5 years teaching consistently in care homes
I provide accessible, engaging yoga sessions specifically adapted for older adults and people living with changing mobility, chronic illness and varying physical abilities.
My approach is simple: everyone should be able to experience the benefits of yoga, whatever their ability.
Typically, my chair yoga classes are 30 minutes, long enough to feel a benefit, but short enough to keep the interest of the residents. My classes are different every week and include:
- Gentle movement & mobility
- Breathing & relaxation
- Concentration & coordination
- Confidence & wellbeing
If you are looking for someone who understands older people, their physical limitations and actually knows how to teach yoga in a care-home environment, then please get in contact with me to discuss your requirements.
Personalised Chair Yoga
If you have limited mobility, you may like to know that you can still do yoga.
I offer chair yoga for those who may find it difficult to stand. Sometimes this might be age-related, restricted movement that has been caused by an injury or maybe you are recovering from surgery or suffering from a chronic illness.
Chair yoga makes it possible for many people to stretch and gently rehabilitate with very little impact and strain on the body. It is also very calming to the mind
The sessions are tailored to you and can be between one hour and 30 minutes long. The lessons can be held at your home or online via Zoom.
The cost per session will be dependent on your requirements (location and duration). If you would like to dicuss further, please get in touch.
My work with Versus Arthritis
I was approached by the National charity, Versus Arthritis, to deliver a 12 week online chair yoga programme to those suffering with arthritis.
Through the funding that they raised, I was able to deliver lessons twice a week via Zoom to those living in Hereford or Worcestershire. It was supportive and liberating knowing that everyone understood how your ‘bones’ might be feeling on a given day. It became a place where you felt accepted among new friends of like-mind and body.
I have suffered since my mid 30s with Psoriatic Arthritis. I believe in empowering people to move and to show by way of example that you can do it!
Complementary Care
A complement to chair yoga is PEMF which stands for Pulsed Electromagnetic Field or Frequency that I offer from my home in Redditch. If you are suffering from pain or injury, you might like to learn more about it here as well as watch the short testimonial videos on the page. A 30 minute appointment typically costs £30.