Chair Yoga: CHAIR VS. CHAIR

About This Class

In this inventive chair yoga session, Dan Ward turns the chair into a multi-purpose tool for a full-body workout that goes far beyond seated stretching. The class opens on the floor with side-plank variations using the chair for leg support, then moves through a chest-opening reverse tabletop with legs elevated on the chair. Standing work includes lunge variations stepping onto the chair seat, chair pose facing the chair, a block-assisted standing split-like stretch (gas pedal pose), warrior two, and a challenging one-legged balance (standing splits variation). The class also incorporates a kneeling-on-chair crescent-lunge backbend that transitions into a restful pigeon pose variation using the chair back, side-angle/triangle-inspired twists in warrior stance, a toe balance (tiptoe squat), and a standing forward fold. The session closes seated with a grounding foot-awareness exercise and a mindful bow. Props include both the chair and a block, and the instructor explicitly advises skipping the kneeling-on-chair pose if the knee is compromised.