Simple effective movements to lower blood pressure, better joint mobility, build bones, improve circulation, ease stress & back pain, lessen stress & sleep better.
Chair Tai Chi is a 45 minute class, consisting of a blend of Yang Style Tai Chi forms (singled out for adaptability in a seated position), Shaolin muscle and sinew exercises, qigong (“chee-kung”) detoxing techniques, hand/finger/eye exercises, acupressure point stimulation, and guided rest & relaxation & gratitude practice.
Benefits: Chronic pain reduction, improved strength and flexibility, range of motion, posture, blood pressure, sleep, digestion, and immunity. Relieves stress, anxiety, and aids in overall well-being. Chair Tai Chi is a unique therapeutic modality being offered in the online Veterans Yoga Project studio.
Special Instructions. Please have on hand a sturdy chair.
00:00 Welcome, grab a chair
00:45 – Bow, Greeting
01:00 – Breathing
02:37 – Atlas Point Rotation
03:40 – Swimming Dragon
04:40 – Spread the Feathers
06:36 – Spinning Hands
07:21 – Cupping Swing Arms & Tap Back
08:07 – Wild Goose Qigong Arms
08:39 – Stir Arms
10:30 – Kyan Yin Paints the Rainbow
12:30 – Shrug Shoulders, Alternate Shoulder Rolls
13:00 – Heel Flex & Pt, Calf Pumps
15:27 – Foot Rotations
17:08 – Knee Strengthener Series
20:00 – Stomp & Shake Feet
20:14 – Spinal Cord Breathing
21:22 – Blood Pressure Technique
24:30 – Sweep and Reach
25:00 – Figure 8 Movement
25:45 – Foot Patterning
27:27 – Stomp, Rub Legs
28:00 – Swallow Flies to the Nest
30:00 – Monk Carries the Flag
31:26 – Parry
33:00 – Finger Movement Series
35:45 – Water Pump – Lymphatic Movements
36:46 – Thymus Thump
37:25 Big 6 Lymphatic #big6
41:15 – Grounding, Breathing, Relaxing
42:00 Gratitude
43:00 Thank you
// V I D E O S
• Gentle Yoga for Easing Back Challenges Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLintB64DjXP45x9kR3yXzfmx43wWsmGAo
• Seated Chair Tai Chi Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLintB64DjXP5asuiOXLAnKkri8BCR23UJ
• Hand and Finger Exercises to lessen stiffness & pain – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLintB64DjXP475yRZAF_LAqRTzI6sxq2m
// F O L L O W
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**I understand that the Online exercise virtual program involves physical activity which carries with it certain inherent risks. As a participant, I agree to assume all risk associated with this program and fully waive and release the Gail Pickens-Barger, its administrators, representatives and executors, past and present representatives and successors, and other persons from any and all claims, liability, or causes of action arising out of injury to me while participating. In addition, I take full responsibility for consulting a physician. I attest that, if I am pregnant, disabled in any way, or have recently suffered an illness, injury, or impairment, I should have or did consult a physician prior to participating in the Online Exericse Physical Activity Program.
Gail Pickens-Barger is an Ambassador for the Veteran Yoga Project, an instructor for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a Certified Gentle Yoga for Low Back Care Yoga Instructor, a Chair Tai Chi Teacher and a retired computer scientist living in South East Texas.
Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis
Chair Tai Chi for Multiple Sclerosis
* Yoga Vista Academy Listing: https://yogavistaacademy.com/teachers/gail-pickens-barger/
* Veterans Yoga Project Online Classes: https://www.veteransyogaproject.org/vyp-classes
* Yoga Alliance Listing: https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=13584
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