"More than a third of Americans who practice yoga are age 50 and older," according to research by yoga therapist Carol Krucoff. Some have been doing yoga for decades. In fact, many seniors continue to ...

If you want the benefits of yoga but are little unsure about your mobility or balance, chair yoga for seniors may be the ideal ergonomic workout for you. You don't have to worry about balancing on one ...

When people grow old, they tend to face balance issues and fall often. Improving strength and staying fit is also needed to carry out daily activities with ease. Walking, a low-impact exercise, may ...

For some, the road to enlightenment begins with sitting down. Taking a seat is a first step for participants of chair yoga, a low-impact, high-benefit variation of the physical, spiritual and mental ...

A chair appears to be getting some people off the couch. Many senior citizens and people with disabilities are finding chair yoga as a welcome and non-daunting alternative exercise method. The system, ...

Any good yoga class has its share of challenges. For people of a certain age, getting down on the floor can be a big one — not to mention getting up again. Enter chair yoga. The practice — which ...

While teaching a chair yoga class at the Liberty branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Mary Brown reminded students that they should listen to their bodies and never do a move that ...

A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities. The yoga mat is replaced by the chair. Sometimes two. Instructor Lakshmi Voelker-Binder says her students can duplicate any ...

The Brattleboro Senior Center offers Chair Yoga with Martina on Mondays and Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Gibson-Aiken Center on Main Street. The fee is ...