Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan
This Yoga for Seniors Lesson Plan (30 to 45 minute class) was created using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.
It’s available as a convenient PDF download and an easy-to-follow video stream, it’s designed to bring gentle, accessible yoga practices right to your fingertips.
Below are the aims and objectives for this yoga for seniors lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan: Aims & Objectives
Here are the aims and objectives for this yoga lesson plan.
Theme:
Yoga For Seniors: Embrace Healing & Building Resilience
Aims:
To enhance overall physical well-being and promote relaxation through a gentle yoga practice tailored for seniors.
To foster a mindful and compassionate approach to managing physical limitations and aging.
Objectives:
Improve Flexibility: Use poses like Easy Side Bend Pose and Ear to Shoulder Pose to increase range of motion and reduce stiffness.
Enhance Balance and Stability: Incorporate Single Leg Stand Pose to build balance and prevent falls.
Strengthen Key Muscle Groups: Engage in Warrior II Pose and Mountain Palm Lock Pose to develop strength in the legs and core.
Promote Relaxation: End with Savasana to encourage full-body relaxation and stress relief.
Support Joint Health: Perform gentle movements like Shoulder Rotations Pose to maintain joint flexibility and reduce tension.
Below is the free download for the short version of the yoga for seniors lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors: Short Lesson Plan
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan: Short Version
Here is the free download for the short version of this yoga lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan (short plan)
Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a short version of the lesson plan. The short version is perfect for taking into class with you. It’s short and sweet.
Below is the free download for the long version of this yoga lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors: Long Lesson Plan
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan: Long Version
Here is the free download for the long version of this yoga lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan (long plan)
Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a long version of the lesson plan. The long version has everything you need to practice the lesson plan before getting to class. You can take it to class with you (but you may prefer to take the short version). The long version is a great handout to give to your students, especially your one-to-one students. It immediately shows your professionalism and increases your expertise in the eyes of your students.
Below is the free stream for the streamed version of this yoga lesson plan.
Yoga For Seniors: Streamed Lesson Plan
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan: Stream Version
Here is the free stream for the stream version of this yoga lesson plan.
Stream Lesson Plan
Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan (stream plan)
Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a video stream version of the lesson plan. You’ll be able to provide the streams to students as a URL, so they can practice from home.
The 18 Yoga Poses Included Within The Yoga For Seniors Lesson Plan
The 18 poses included within the lesson plan
Below are the yoga poses in this yoga for seniors lesson plan for seniors. Click on the links for a pose video, follow up poses, preparation poses and teaching tips
The 18 Poses:
- Chin To Chest Pose
- Easy Head Turn Pose
- Ear To Shoulder Pose
- Easy Twist Pose
- Easy Side Bend Pose
- Shoulder Rotations Pose
- Single Leg Stand Pose
- Mountain Palm Lock Pose
- Half Way Lift Pose
- Chair Arms Behind Pose
- Standing Fold Knees Bent II Pose
- Downward Facing Dog With Knees Bent Pose
- Gentle Lunge Pose
- Warrior II Pose
- Standing Backbend Pose
- Standing Crescent Pose
- Knees To Chest Pose
- Savasana On Bolster I Pose
8 Yoga For Seniors FAQs
Yoga For Seniors FAQs
Whenever I teach a yoga class theme (e.g. Yoga For Seniors), I like to imagine a student will ask me a bunch of questions. So, I study up on the subject and come up with several FAQs.
Once I’ve completed my FAQs, I use this simple visualisation technique to remember them.
I read one FAQ, close my eyes and answer it the best I can. I then open my eyes to see how much detail I got right. If I missed anything, I repeat the process until I get it right.
This visualisation gives me huge confidence!
There’s nothing like diligent preparation to give you confidence when going into a one-to-one session with a client, or teaching a yoga class. I always tell my students that I’m not a doctor, and if they have any concerns they should consult their doctor.
Here are the FAQs I came up with for a yoga for seniors class…
“Can Yoga increase my strength?”
Yes.
Elderly people will be better able to continue with hobbies and daily activities independently for many more years to come. If they are unlucky enough to suffer a fall or injury, a strong body will be able to withstand this better and sustain fewer injuries.
“Can Yoga combat stress and fatigue?”
Yes.
Studies have shown that yoga can be extremely helpful when it comes to combating stress, fatigue and pain.
Yoga poses increase core strength and balance, which reduces the risk of fall-related injuries. Yoga can help seniors feel younger and stronger.
Adults lose about a half-pound (200 grams) of muscle per year for each year they’re not regularly engaged in resistance training.
“Can Yoga keep my bones & muscles strong?”
Yes.
Yoga is ideal strength and resistance training for seniors to help keep bones and muscles strong.
“Can Yoga increase my flexibility?”
Yes.
Yoga can help those with mobility issues to undertake activities that they have perhaps been unable to do, such as reaching down to tie shoelaces or pick things up.
“Can Yoga increase my coordination?”
Yes. Yoga helps with proprioception.
Proprioception is the skill of knowing where your body is in space and coordinating your movements accurately. This is particularly important for elderly people and can prevent falls and for people with disabilities or conditions such as MS.
“Can Yoga improve my mental clarity?”
Yes. Yoga can lessen the impact of chronic illnesses and pain.
For elderly people, it may also help them cope with feelings of isolation, if this is a problem. Being calmer and more relaxed inevitably leads to a greater feeling of happiness and well-being.
“Can Yoga help with loneliness?”
Yes.
Joining yoga classes for those with mobility issues and the elderly will also give them a venue to socialise and make friends.
“Can Yoga help me cope with & manage pain?”
Yes.
Yoga includes breath work, which can help people not only with stress management but also with coping and managing pain.
Through Hatha yoga, chair yoga (Chakra Chair Yoga Card Deck), meditation and paying attention to your breath (Blissful Breathing Card Deck), you can help your body and mind to cope with the pain of an illness or condition.
Phew! That’s all the FAQs.
Hope you found the yoga for seniors lesson plan useful.
Oh, I almost forgot…
If you teach yoga to seniors, you’re going to love my Chakra Chair Yoga Card Deck: 52 Cards For Mind-Body Unity.
