Chair Yoga

This is the BEST EVER for fibromyalgia – worth 10 stars!
Update 1-23-13 – I still use this program almost daily 19 months later and plan to the rest of my life. The length of the program, the moves included and the measured deep breathing throughout are exactly what I need to keep going. I’ve tried about every other senior yoga program there is and don’t like any of them except for John Schorletzer (sp?) Ageless Yoga which I sometimes alternate with – his really isn’t yoga but a gentle exercise program that increases mobility which I also need. Anne’s is true healing Iyengar yoga and I don’t think you can find anything better. :o)My review from 8-2-11 not long after I started it: I highly recommend this program by Anne Burnell for anyone with fibromyalgia. It is not advertised for FMS, but it should be – it has worked an absolute miracle on me. I’ve tried a couple of other DVDs and both made the pain much worse. 19 years of “fibro-fog” disappeared during the very first session 7 weeks ago, and hasn’t returned. Headaches and chest pains (anyone with FMS will know what I’m talking about) were gone after two sessions, crippling back pain was nearly gone by two weeks. I could also bend over to pick up something out of the floor with no pain for the first time in 8 years. Amazing improvements in flexibility and energy level allow me to spend some time on enjoyable craft projects now instead of spending all my time on the sofa taking non-restorative naps. It doesn’t cure FMS, but it keeps the symptoms at bay temporarily if I faithfully do it first thing in the morning. Certain activities can cause flareups of back pain and fatigue as before, but not as severe, and the next session will usually settle it back down.This is true healing yoga on a simplified scale. I don’t understand how something that looks so easy can have any affect on your well-being, but it definitely does. Soothing music and a beginning relaxation session get your body and mind ready for the exercises. Easy gentle moves all while seated in a chair with emphasis on deep breathing gets oxygen to all the muscles that are being stretched and creates the miracle :o) And the time flies by – total of 40 minutes including the ending relaxation, but it seems more like only 5 minutes have passed so don’t be afraid it will take too long and that you will get bored. It’s the best 40 minutes I could ever spend. I haven’t gone past the basic session yet but hope to soon start making use of Anne’s other DVD set for seniors, called Stretch & Strength, on alternate days. I had so much improvement in the first couple of weeks I have since bought 8 DVDs as gifts for family and friends that I thought might get some benefit from it. Before receiving this DVD, I thought the rest of my life would be spent on the sofa. Thank you Anne for saving my life! Namaste!

Breaks the monotony of daily aerobics
As an activity director with a background in Occupational Therapy, I can really appreciate this DVD for seniors. This was purchased to break the monotony of daily aerobics and it works. So far the residents in our facility feel that it is definitely tough, however they are working through it. Anne Pringle Burnell does a great job with step by step descriptions of what needs to be done during the poses and her voice is soothing. The other instructor we can do without. The technical yoga jargon for this population is so unnecessary. I don’t know many seniors with arthritis in their joints that can do the pose he was doing with his arms, HECK I can’t even do it. Anyway, thanks for putting this together for what is a great cause (our seniors).Kenya Smith, Activity Director

Enjoy the workout easy to follow instructions

If you have mobility problems this yoga video is for you. Have wanted to do yoga for a while but was unable to do it because of mobility issues due to surgeries on my feet which make it very hard to get up off the floor and put a lot of pressure on my feet.The surgeries also affected my balance if trying to balance on 1 foot. This video allows you to get the stretching benefits of yoga in a sitting position. Definately worth a try .

I was very hesitant to try yoga (I’m 62), but I saw this dvd and thought I’d give it a whirl!! It’s easy to follow … as with anything new, it takes a bit to get used to the terminology and moves, but well worth it …. The only mistake I made, was I did it for 7 days in a row and exerted myself wayyyyy too hard so I had a lot of muscle pain for 3/4 days …. learned my lesson, and now I try to enjoy the stretches!!!Wendy