Why an Specific age Yoga Class?

The main intention is to reassure you that it is a practice with the options adapted to your body and for your physical abilities – whatever they are!

What is an adapted class?

Starting or re-starting yoga (or any other physical activity) later involves adjustments and the practice itself changes as we start to age – for the better! Even though we can “keep up” with the more dynamic or difficult classes, that doesn’t mean it’s the most beneficial thing for us to do every day, regardless of our age.

L’objectif de cette pratique est de vous permettre de raviver votre « sens intérieur » de se ressourcer et d’apprendre à écouter votre corps plutôt que de vous demander de suivre un alignement des postures strict. De plus, au fur et à mesure que vous avancez dans la pratique, vous pouvez également gain flexibility, strength, balance, agility, self-confidence, among other benefits that you will discover in your own journey.

As a yoga practitioner in the group of adults over 50s, we recognize that there is no “wrong” posture and that everyone inhabits a different “body” with their own intelligence. We learn to honor our limitations and work with our abilities without judgment.

If you are keen to discover Yoga or if you haven’t practiced for a while, now is the perfect time to start! Remember, it is never too late.

How does a class go?

It is not very different than a regular Yoga class.

Yoga classes for “adults over 50” offer a variety of asanas/postures and no two classes are ever the same. these are the elements of a complete class:

• centering and breathing (pranayama)
• warming and awakening the body (from simple movements to Surya Namaskara, sun salutations)
• moving progressively from simple to more “challenging”*postures through smooth transitions
• self exploration: taking a look at your own feelings, confront your inner critic
• deep relaxation
• meditation

*Les postures de yoga peuvent être modifiées pour s’adapter à votre niveau de confort et à vos capacités physiques. L’utilisation d’accessoires (chaise, blocs, sangles, mur…) vous permet de prendre des postures que vous ne pourriez pas prendre autrement, et ainsi en bénéficier de tous ses bienfaits. It’s not a question of performance, it is about your body, you, and your needs at the time.