How To Sit in a Chair

Posted on 05/28/2013 by Annette Wertman
  • Use a sturdy chair (preferably with NO arms)
  • Sit at the front edge of the chair (take a tushy walk)
  • Sit tall, straighten your back to lengthen your spine (the highway of the body)
  • Pull in the belly button a little (belly to spine)
  • Engage your pelvic core (kegel exercises)
  • Plant your feet firmly on the floor (use prop if needed) press down on the heels and the toes and the ball of the foot (feeling grounded)
  • Feet should be hip width apart (No. 11 shape, railway tracks)
  • Head in the center of the shoulders, chin parallel to the floor
  • Shoulders relaxed, but open (SBD – shoulders back and down!)
  • Tongue gently behind the top teeth, relaxed jaw
  • Focused, soft eyes
  • Set the gaze
  • Relaxed and happy face (lifting up the corners of the mouth)

About Annette Wertman

I am a certified yoga instructor and registered music therapist. I have over 40 years of experience working with children and adults of all abilities and challenges. I am now located in beautiful Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island. I offer Fanny Bay Yoga, Chair Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga series at the Fanny Bay Hall and in my front yard (Yoga in the Yard). As a Baby Boomer, I am passionate about growing older. After all “You are only old once!” I believe that yoga provides this opportunity. “Through the practice of yoga, the body, mind and soul connect to live each day to its fullest potential”. Join me….and yoga your way to better health!
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