Join our Chair Yoga!

Chair Yoga is adaptive for all! It can also be challenging in different ways that may be unexpected!

Chair yoga can be solely practiced within a chair. However, our yoga practice will also use a chair as a prop to help with balance and strength building and stamina or help with transitioning in and out of postures. Using chairs as supportive tools in standing postures can help provide ease and accessibility to postures that may otherwise be intimidating or inaccessible. Some standing sequences may be more accessible than seated ones.

Chair yoga is an accessible and beneficial form of exercise that offers a wide range of advantages for people of various ages and abilities. Here are some key reasons to explore chair yoga:

1. Accessibility
Ideal for All Ages and Abilities: Chair yoga is perfect for seniors, individuals with physical limitations, or those recovering from injury, as it offers a way to enjoy the benefits of yoga without needing to get on the floor.
Accommodates Mobility Issues: People with joint pain, arthritis, or limited flexibility can perform many yoga poses from a seated position, making it easier to participate in yoga without risking injury.

2. Improved Flexibility
Stretching: Even from a chair, you can perform stretches that increase flexibility in your arms, legs, neck, and back.
Gentle Movements: Chair yoga allows you to move your body in a controlled, gradual way, which can help lengthen muscles and improve overall mobility.

3. Reduced Stress and Anxiety
Relaxation Techniques: Breathing exercises and mindfulness practices commonly used in yoga can help reduce stress, lower heart rate, and promote a sense of calm.
Focus and Balance: Chair yoga encourages mindful movement and focus on breath, which helps in reducing anxiety and creating mental clarity.

4. Enhanced Strength and Muscle Tone
Strengthening Muscles: Regular practice of chair yoga helps to tone muscles, especially in the core, arms, and legs, through seated poses that target various muscle groups.
Low Impact: The low-impact nature of chair yoga makes it suitable for people with conditions that make more intense exercises difficult or painful.

5. Improved Posture
Postural Alignment: Many chair yoga poses focus on strengthening the muscles around the spine and promoting good posture, which can alleviate back and neck pain.
Better Body Awareness: It helps increase body awareness, which can be helpful for maintaining better posture throughout daily activities.

6. Increased Circulation
Blood Flow: Chair yoga can encourage better blood circulation, which is particularly beneficial for people who spend long periods sitting or have circulatory issues.
Lymphatic Drainage: Some movements in chair yoga can help stimulate the lymphatic system, promoting detoxification and immune function.

7. Boosted Mental Health
Mind-Body Connection: Like traditional yoga, chair yoga encourages a deeper connection between mind and body, which can lead to improved mental clarity, reduced mental fatigue, and better emotional balance.
Increased Energy: Many chair yoga practices involve deep breathing, which increases oxygen flow to the brain and helps to enhance energy levels.

8. Improved Balance and Coordination
Stability: Chair yoga poses can improve balance and coordination by engaging muscles that help with stability, which is especially helpful for older adults or anyone with balance concerns.
Building Confidence: As strength and stability improve, confidence in daily movements and activities may also increase.

9. Convenient and Easy to Practice
No Special Equipment Needed: You can practice chair yoga anywhere with just a sturdy chair, making it easy to incorporate into daily routines at home, work, or even in a travel setting.

10. Social and Group Benefits
Community Connection: Chair yoga is often practiced in group settings, making it a great way to meet others, connect with a community, and encourage a social aspect to well-being.
Supportive Environment: The environment is typically non-competitive and supportive, which encourages participation regardless of skill level.

11. Recovery and Rehabilitation
Aid in Recovery: For those recovering from surgery, injury, or chronic conditions, chair yoga can be a gentle way to rebuild strength, regain mobility, and prevent further injury.
Pain Management: Many people find relief from chronic pain (e.g., back pain, joint pain) by using chair yoga as part of their rehabilitation.

12. Encourages Mindfulness
Focus on Breath: Like other forms of yoga, chair yoga emphasizes mindful breathing, which can improve focus and help individuals stay present during their practice.
Holistic Well-being: The emphasis on mindfulness and holistic health can encourage a more balanced approach to physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Chair yoga offers a gentle yet effective way to enhance physical health, mental well-being, and quality of life, regardless of age or fitness level.

The use of a chair deepens our connection with our bodies and hearts. Chair yoga can be explored in a variety of ways, that’s what makes it so fun and accessible. There is endless room for exploration and change.
We will also use other props to go along with the chair, such as blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets. Breathwork and relaxation techniques are also incorporated.

Guided by Ellie who is trained in adaptive yoga, these practices offer none-judgmental, supportive and inclusive space for you to explore on all levels.

Meditation is a healing practice on every level, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It gives us a deep purpose and sense of happiness and gratitude.
Meditation is an accumulative practice, the more you practice the easier it is to be in the present moment while maintaining a calm, and peaceful mind.
In this class, we will learn different meditation techniques, breathing techniques, and hand mudras.
With the meditation tools that you will learn, you can apply them into your everyday life.
Meditation is not only practiced by spiritual beings but has evolved over the years in medical science, and sports psychology.
All are welcome! Come and enjoy some very special meditation time together, in the lovely Align Holistic Studio.
Sifu Kim

Why Strength Train?
Strength training offers much more than just stronger muscles!! It boost metabolism, supports body composition goals, improves mood, regulates blood sugars and keeps our bones healthy and strong!!
Join Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Shannon for our fun and interactive Total Body Reset class! This class has it all- upper and lower body components, core exercises, low intensity cardio and so much more! You will work every part of the body, all while focusing on building lean muscle and improving mobility and bone density!! This class is a great way to get an all-encompassing workout in 60 minutes and is designed for all fitness levels! Everyone is welcome!

Join us for some divine gentle yoga as we move through a series of guided poses with breathe.
This gentle yoga class with Kim encourages mindful intention, flexibility, mobility, balance and relaxation. You will leave class feeling in harmony with your surroundings 💗 and yourself.

Chi Gong, involves gentle, flowing movements with breath, helping improve mobility, posture, balance, and strength. It's active movements help optimize and maintain positive chi within the energetic body. Chi gong improves one's health and well-being physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Along with practicing healing Chi Gong excercises, you will have the pleasure of tapping areas of the body that encourage chi flow within the organs, and meridians (multiple pathways within the body).
The end of class will be dedicate to a short seated/lying meditation.
With Sifu Kim’s healing teachings you will leave class feeling renewed, replenished, restored and most of all in the Zen zone.

Evening Yoga can incorporate a combination of organic movements & stretches to tap into the body
and release pent up energy of the day, restorative yoga to calm the nervous system and Yoga Nidra to induce a deep restful sleep.

Space is held for you to connect with the present moment, tapping into your deepest heartfelt needs and a felt sense of real rest and wellbeing.
Each class is designed to help you drop in, to leave you feeling deeply relaxed, peaceful and ready for good quality sleep😴.
Come find the magic✨

Greet the Sun and Yourself!
Morning Rise Yoga is a great way to wake up the body and mind, creating space for a balanced and nourished state of being and honoring the present day. Morning Rise yoga can set the tone for a more centered and gentle awareness moving through the day with a deeper sense of revitalization, self care, mind-body connection and kindness. Morning Rise yoga classes can include yin yoga, Hatha stretch, and flow movement, which can incorporate Sun Salutations to honor our own inner sunshine as well as our relationship with the Sun energy. Dynamic stretches and breathwork (Pranayama) are incorporated as well.

Benefits can include but are not limited to: reduced stress and anxiety, calming nervous system, feeling more present and grounded, tapping into our gratitude, awareness of the mind, improved range of motion, improved circulation, a body that feels more open, whole being experiencing homeostasis. A variety of props may be used during class. All are welcome and supported☀️

Join us for a 50 minute small group strength training session that will leave you feeling strong, refreshed and revitalized!

Our small group sessions offer a range of benefits to help you safely reach your fitness goals:

Improved Strength: Progressive strength training helps you build and tone muscles, increasing overall body strength and endurance.

Better Metabolism: Consistent strength training boosts your metabolic rate, helping you burn more calories even at rest and promoting healthier body composition.

Increased Bone Density: Weight-bearing exercises are proven to enhance bone health, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures as you age.

Enhanced Joint Health: Strength training can improve joint stability and reduce the risk of injury, promoting better mobility and flexibility.

Boosted Confidence: As you see your strength and endurance improve, you'll gain more confidence in your physical abilities, both in and out of the studio.

Personalized Attention: With a small group setting, each session is tailored to your specific needs and goals, ensuring you receive expert guidance and feedback.

Community Support: Working out in a small group fosters camaraderie, motivation, and accountability, helping you stay consistent and committed to your fitness journey.

Sustainable Progress: Our approach focuses on gradual progression, making it easier to track your progress over time and avoid burnout or injury.

These sessions provide a well-rounded approach to fitness that supports both your physical and mental well-being.

Tai chi is a gentle, low-impact form of exercise in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, slow flowing movements with breathe. Tai Chi resonates on multiple levels: physically, psychologically, socially, philosophically and on a spiritual level. It is this multilevel combination that has been shown to improve complex chronic diseases that involve many systems throughout the body including the nervous, respiratory, endocrine, and immune systems which all interact with the cardiovascular system affecting how well the heart functions. Practicing tai chi encourages energy flow within the meridians, unblocking any stuck, stagnant chi in the mind and body.
With Sifu Kim’s insightful teachings, you will leave the class, feeling a sense of peace and harmony within.
😊 “Happy Chi” 😊

Join us for this slow-paced class which moves through a series of gentle movements connecting your breath to your body, improving relaxation, flexibility and recovery. This class offers comfort to stiff achy muscles, improves joint mobility and most of all restores a sense of harmony and balance between the mind and body 💗

Jumpstart your weekend with this fun and interactive class that is designed for all fitness levels! Strength and Stability for Everyone offers a combination of low intensity cardiovascular training with core stability, strength and resistance training and is designed for all levels of fitness including beginners. We will use a wide variety of equipment in many different class formats such as circuit, tempo, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, and many more!

Designed for all fitness levels!! All are welcome!!