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Chair Yoga 08


 "A brief message to let you know that I am making full use of your DVD and set aside at least one half hour each evening and follow your instructions very carefully.  So far I have not been able to set up a class for the people here due to space problem. However it is in the plan of things andI am confident it will eventually get going.  So once again many thanks for all your help. Hope all goes well for yourself no doubt keeping up the good work." 87 year old resident in sheltered housing keen to use a DVD of the Chair Yoga practice within her community.

"Finally we have been allocated a room on Wednesday  each week and have started the exercise program using your DVD..  The group is small and it works well as the room is small also but all the more intimate for that.  Those attending are very pleased for the moment we only do one half hour weekly followed by a period of Meditation and sharing, which is really good.  So thanks again for your generosity in providing us with the DVD.  Hope all goes well for yourself and wishing your every blessing on your efforts to keep us all mobile." News update from resident now 88.

"No money could pay for the benefit these classes have been for me. I have got back the use of my hand. I can do everything with it again. I am so grateful."

"I never thought I'd be able to live safely independently again - but I've learned so much in these classes and got so much stronger. Thank you."

"I have not been able to use this thumb ever since I caught it in the car door. I've been working on those hand exercises several times a day and would you believe I can not only use it again but I can even begin to feel it again - even the numbness is leaving me."

"I had given up on myself after the stroke - but you have given me back my strength."

"I feel like I 'm 21 again!"

"I can walk down to the pub again - I don't drink but I did miss all the action, and I always get alift back home."

"I can sleep through the night again! I have not been able to do that for years - I just worked away at home on the bit I knew I could remember right and all the pins and needles have left my hands!"

"I can't believe how much action they do or how hard the workout is - how do you do it?" Nurse.

"They really enjoy it - they would not come down from their rooms if they did not" Nurse.

Adrienne teaches gentle exercise  in Community Units for the Older Person several times a week  and in her own yoga studio. The clients are often in their 80's or 90's  living independantly or in residental care.  She is available to give one off workshops to groups such as Active Retired. For more information on what informs her approach see her lecture on Yoga during the Golden Years

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