“Christine is an excellent yoga teacher. She is very enthusiastic. Since I started taking Christine’s chair yoga classes, I have increased flexibility, improved balance, and have a better understanding of yoga positions, practices and terminology. I always look forward to attending her yoga classes.”
“Presence in Movement is how I would describe my experience in Christine’s chair yoga. As Christine guides us to allow flow into each energy center(chakra) of the body through presence; I am personally experiencing an opening for expansion and healing in those specific energies associated with the area of the body connected to that energy. I’m learning that exercise is more than just movement; and yes, you do get this with chair yoga; but it’s also a beautiful awareness of presence at the same time that Christine guides us into. I highly recommend this class to all ages and levels of conditioning. ”
CHAIR YOGA FOR EVERYBODY
New session started
on June 27th, 2024
THURSDAYS: 9:30-10:40am EST
(every Thursday except July 4th)
IN-PERSON at:
Christ the King,
4109 Big Bethel, Yorktown, VA
OR ON ZOOM
OR CLASS RECORDINGS
COST:
10-week session: $100
OR pay per class: Single class: $15
“Chair Yoga has helped me to keep moving. I am 94 years old and need all the balance I can get.”
“Christine’s chair yoga class is the first yoga class I ever took. Because of her wonderful class, I branched out to other classes but hers is the measure by which I judge all other classes and the one I try not to miss. My goal for starting yoga was to improve my flexibility and balance. Now at age 74, my life has significantly improved both physically and mentally. I feel more energetic and flexible. I am more serene. I have made new friends which is more difficult as you age. But, it’s not only the class but the instructor that is so important. I am thankful for Christine for being who she is, for her knowledge and her great sense of humor. Although I enjoy substitute teachers, I am always so glad when she returns. She and her class are a gem.”
“I am 76 years old which proves there is no age limit on yoga and have been taking Christine’s Chair class for 3 1/2 years and enjoy every minute of it. Christine’s class has a flow which helps with the moves. My strength, balance, breathing and relaxation are so much better.”
It is my mission to make yoga available to EVERY BODY and I created my unique Chair Yoga Flow over 14 years ago when I realized that the mat yoga I had been trained in was not available to everybody.
I have since taught thousands of Chair Yoga classes and trained hundreds of Chair Yoga teachers -and I love it!!!
Chair Yoga makes yoga accessible to everybody: people with limited mobility, senior citizens, as well as practitioners recovering from injuries or surgeries.
I also have mat students who choose to practice chair yoga, because they love the sense of PRESENCE of this practice, and the way it protects their back.
Chair yoga literally has got your back!
While seated on chairs, students can do versions of twists, hip stretches, forward bends and back bends. The chair replaces the yoga mat and becomes an extension of their body allowing them to work the joints and muscles to increase flexibility, strength, balance, circulation and well-being.
It goes beyond typical exercises in that it encourages quiet reflection, proper breathing and reduction of stress. The benefits of this practice are remarkable. Students report reduced blood pressure, faster recovery from injury or surgery, better posture, better sleep, increased strength and mobility and improved posture.
“It improves my golf swing and balance.”
“I have been attending chair yoga classes for years in my hometown of Vancouver and attended Christine’s chair class while visiting Virginia. She made everyone feel welcome. the entire session was gentle and respectful. She explained each of the poses carefully, and kept a close eye on how we were doing, reminding us to breathe especially during the difficult ones. Chair yoga provides us with excellent ways of improving our breathing, balancing skills , strength and flexibility. I love chair yoga and I loved my class with Christine. She is a wonderful instructor..”
“I feel fortunate to be participating in Christine’s Chair Yoga class. Along with helping my mobility, I am enjoying her enlightenment thoughts. Being a stressed out person, I found her “going through the gate” visualization very helpful. Whenever I am stressed, I walk through the gate to be calmed down by the beautiful ocean and my beautiful garden. Then I go back out and close the gate behind me and I feel calmed down and ready to enter back into reality and bustle of life.”
“Last summer, I had the pleasure to visit Virginia and discover yoga, thanks to Christine. At first, I must confess I was a little worried since I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and have never practiced yoga before. Most of the classes I had with Christine were Chair Yoga. They took place in a very relaxing atmosphere, among friendly people, and I enjoyed listening to Christine’s soft voice, giving clear and precise instructions, adding amusing anecdotes from time to time. I also thought the chair poses, which were gentle and, to my surprise, rather easy to perform, were adapted to my mobility issues, and that they surely would help to improve my flexibility. I particularly liked the breathing exercises. After the classes, I felt a real sense of well-being, and I have no doubt this type of yoga was beneficial to me. I would recommend it to anyone with arthritis. When I came back to France, I looked for Chair Yoga classes which, unfortunately, I have not found yet (apart from online lessons). Thank you Christine for making me discover yoga!”
“Christine’s Chair Yoga class is very relaxing and customized for all levels of strength and mobility with modified strength exercises.”
“Over the past ten years, I have come to practice Chair Yoga or Chair Flow several times each week.
My teacher and mentor has been Christine Griggs, who continues as teacher and friend.
From my work with Chair Yoga, I have been able to branch out and take her class in Meditation.
Both of these practices have enriched my life and made my life a whole lot better: my whole well being, my spiritual health, and much more. It seems important to me to continue this, now that I am in my 83rd year. Thank you for Chair Yoga.”