Chair Yoga

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practised while seated, accessible to people with mobility limitations or anyone looking for a more supportive practice. Sessions begin with a seated warm up and move on to stretches for the legs, neck and torso, working on flexibility and core strength, with a good deal of laughter and encouragement. Classes run in six week blocks at St George's Church on Causeyside Street, where the council car park to the rear gives a first hour free. The Monday class runs from 1.15pm until 2pm and is the less challenging of the two, and members are asked to arrive in the ten minutes beforehand because the hall doors are locked once it starts. The Wednesday class, in the early afternoon, is currently full, though names can go on a waiting list, and twenty people are needed for a block to run.