Chair Yoga For Seniors: Back Vinyasa

A 'vinyasa' flow or sequence is a series of movements timed to the rhythmic flow of your breathing. In Yoga, the connection between the mind and the body has always been found through following ones breath – this is basic Hatha Yoga, nothing new. However, the term 'vinyasa' has, in the last ten years, made its way West, and the word is new in our culture.

A Back Vinyasa can be practiced in the static Yoga pose fashion, or it may be practiced in the dynamic repetitive movement fashion – timed to ones breathing – as a therapeutic movement for long-term clinical depression.

The connection between a dynamic Back Vinyasa and long-term clinical depression lies in the 'vinyasa' movement which uses and exercises the Cerebellar and Limbic systems. The Cerebellar is the seat of your motor nerve activity, and the Limbic is the seat of your emotions. Often, those who suffer from long-term clinical depression lose their motor nerve activity, especially the ability to walk. In this way, a dynamic Yoga movement, rather than a static pose, can be an effective element in ones treatment of depression. (MORE)

Source: Helium