Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Kathy Cook demonstrate a Yoga pose

Iyengar Yoga for Beginners: 20-Minute Chair Practice

This beginner’s practice with the chair is designed to provide you with added support and stability. The chair acts as an extension of your body, allowing you to find balance and alignment in each posture more easily. By using the chair, you can hold the poses for longer durations in an anatomically correct way, which not only helps to lengthen and create space along the spinal column but also encourages a deeper release with each breath.

This approach is particularly beneficial for beginners, as it builds confidence and body awareness, allowing you to experience each posture more fully without overexerting. As you settle into these supported poses, focus on your breathing to gradually release tension and cultivate a sense of calm and ease.

Enjoy this practice and let the chair be a helpful tool in your journey towards better alignment, balance, and inner peace.

This sequence includes:

Asana practice using the chair

Uttita Trikonasana

Virahabrasana 11

Uttita Parsvakonasana

Vieahabdrasana 1

Ardha Chandrasana

Prassarita Padottasana

Savasana