Category: #chairyoga

Balanced Rock at Big Bend National Park

The Balanced Rock at Big Bend National Park. Well worth the trek!

Balanced Rock at Big Bend National Park.

Bit of a hike with walking sticks.

Had a bit of hip/back pain, but well worth the journey. Of course, going up was easier than coming down!

During spring break a few years back, we booked so late, we had to stay in Marfa, Texas. Which turned out to be delightful! 

I told everyone to grab a chair. We are doing seated warrior II yoga posture. Great for bone building, increasing range of motion in both arms, hips, plus with intention, strengthening shoulders and upper back muscles.

What journeys are you doing for self-discovery, and self-help? Why not try a yoga class? I teach an in-person class on Fridays at LakeSide Event Center in Beaumont Texas. Pretty nice price point too. Only $4 if you are a non-resident of Beaumont. I have several of my students follow me from Jefferson Mid-County come to this class.

A wonderful facility. Clean, and spacious, with a skate park, and a neat lake to stroll around.

Plus the beginners class I teach is an adaptive yoga class. If you need to stay seated, I give you all the poses seated on the chair or standing behind a chair. I also teach you how to get down to the floor with the chair, and get back up off the floor with the chair. This class is geared towards beginners.

I occasionally either at the beginning of class or afterward do an indoor walking short workout, that folks seem to like. And if you laugh at my jokes, we sometimes do a seated cardio dance fitness routine. Y’all just need to check it out!

#balancedrock #stonegate #bigbendnationalpark

Benefits of a Green Chair Yoga

Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail
Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail. Down Dog bending knees, then straightening, Pyramid/Warrior I Legs, Plank, Lunge, Up dog, Roll back to Down Dog, then Revolved Balanced Twist. Variety of yoga poses using the chair as yoga gear.

Green Chair Yoga with Gail. Adapting yoga poses to the chair, so that if you are unable to get up and off the floor, you can still do a great yoga practice. 

Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail
Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail
Chair Yoga in the park. Green with benefits of regular yoga class, done seated or using the chair as a prop.
Chair Yoga in the park. Green with benefits of regular yoga class, done seated or using the chair as a prop.
Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail
Adaptive Chair Yoga. Chair yoga is for anyone who has ever hesitated to try yoga because of the challenge of getting down onto the floor or doing standing poses. Yoga with Gail
Next Online Free Yoga class – Click to get a “free” mindbody account from Veterans Yoga Project, then “book” my class on Wednesdays at 1 PM Central Time. Video Library access available

Inspirational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

May you be happy.
May you be peaceful.
May you be free from suffering.

May no harm come to you.
May no problems come to you.
May you always meet with success.

May you have the wisdom, courage and understanding to meet and overcome the inevitable difficulties in life.
Art is so immersive and inspirational. Check out the new museum in Houston, Texas
Pod at Lotus Festival
There is no past.
Come back to this moment.
Right Here Right Now
b r e a t h e
Meditate on what is
Just be present
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Today you are completely,
100%, indefatigably (look it up)
focussed on your breath. Imagine the feeling . . . by the seashore, in the woods, on a mountaintop breathing in the crystal clear air.
Delighting in a long slow breathe,
“drinking in” the Divine
all day long . . .

while enjoying the scenery (your life). I am now breathing fully and freely.
I am now breathing fully and freely.
I am now breathing fully and freely.
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Be Present with Every Person You Meet Today.

Salute to the Sun. Sun Salutations in Nederland Beaumont Texas. Yoga for Beginners

Salute to the Sun. Sun Salutations in Nederland Beaumont Texas. Yoga for Beginners

Salute to the Sun Yoga Flow sequence. Yoga Teacher Gail Pickens-Barger suggests keeping your yoga poses between the easy and the ouch! Over 19 years of teaching experience. Please print out for your future reference. Call Gail at 409-727-3177 on your yoga questions.

I was a presenter in a local health fair, and this was one of my poster sessions. Using the YogaFit Kids Cards, I am demonstrating the Salute to the Sun yoga sequence. Very common sequence that you will see in group yoga classes. Not all instructors teach the sequence in this manner. Available for demonstrations for clubs and organizations. Call Gail Pickens-Barger at 409-727-3177, leave voice message if I an unable to take your call.

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The sequence of poses for the salute to the sun with additionally demonstrating Warrior I, Reverse Warrior and Side Angle Pose.  All done at the Beginner Level to help you toward your wellness goals.  Even on the chair, there are Advance, Intermediate and Beginning versions of poses.

Call Gail Pickens-Barger, Yoga Teacher.

If you don’t like my classes, or the fit isn’t just right, I will find you a class or teacher to help you on your path to your wellness goals.  409-727-3177.  Please leave a voice message, if I am unable to immediately get to your telephone call.  Thank you!

 

YogaKiddos – Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? With Yoga Teacher, Gail Pickens-Barger

Gail reads – “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” to her YogaKiddos through zoom, shared screen on Facebook Live on YogaKiddos Facebook Page.

Whew! Now that was a mouthful!

The Veterans Yoga Project people shared with us the procedure for doing a Zoom meeting, that could link up to your Facebook Live.

I typically read children’s books to my YogaKiddos at Wesley UMC Mothers Day Out Program. So how could I still do that, have the kids look at me at the same time, read the book, and do that on Facebook Live?

Hmmm, so I searched teachers sharing homework assignments, and being on camera at the same time.

Turns out, they use their iPhone as a document camera through the app Epoccam by Kinoni. Purchase the one without ads, and then download the drivers from Kinoni.

Then get your tripod, your book, your app linked to the same wifi as your laptop/desktop.

Do some manipulation of your account settings in Zoom, to allow Facebook Livestreaming.

Then Load the iphone app, get your camera angles to where you can read the book.

Start a Zoom meeting, Share your screen, pick Iphone screen, and wal lah!

My book, and me in the upper left hand corner, reading and doing kids Yoga poses!

Do the “more” button on Zoom, to broadcast to Facebook Live! Pick your page, and who is posting and you are set!

I then downloaded the video afterwards, and edited out the minute and a half off the front of the video in Youtube. Posted up on youtube, saved as a pinterest link, and posted and reposted on my facebook page.

I Know Clear as MUD!