Category: #chairyoga

May the Force, er, um, May the Fall Prevention Chair Yoga Classes, keep you upright!

May the Force, er, um… May the Fall Prevention Chair Yoga Classes, keep you upright!

The month of May had FIVE Fridays on the calendar, and as such there was a lot of Chair Yoga for Fall Preventions classes up on Veterans Yoga Project online studio.

I record the classes (just on me), and provide these for my folks to do more than once a week, or they register and get a follow up email link with the video. I have about 6-8 students who regularly register, but can’t come to the specific time frame, but they love the videos.

I’m also learning to do YouTube SEO, Search Engine Optimization, to get these “said” videos a bit of traction on the #2 Search Engine out there… YouTube!

Here is May’s Chair Yoga Classes. I still have a bit to learn (well a LOT) on YouTube SEO, to bear with me folks. Any insider pointers would be nice to know too!

MAKE NOTE. Two chairs, yoga block and strap make this a great class. A wall and one chair work too! Some folks use a theraband, but I like the cloth straps for better muscle building. P.S. There is an opportunity to do homework too!

May 1, 2025
Chair Yoga Fall Prevention. This video contains hand and finger mobility, plus hand tapping in addition to our traditional working toward homework assignments
https://youtu.be/7_S_fF37gGg

May 9, 2025
Chair Yoga Fall Prevention. Discover simple, effective yoga movements designed to improve balance, build strength, and prevent falls — especially for seniors and older adults. In this short class, we’ll guide you through essential poses and gentle stretches proven to enhance stability and confidence in everyday movement.
https://youtu.be/h56D_Ior52k

May 16, 2025
Chair Yoga Fall Prevention. This class has a longer rotation of conciousness or otherwise known as a body scan, for lessening anxiety, reducing the monkey mind, easing pain in the body sequence.

May 23, 2025
Chair Yoga Fall Prevention. This class features a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Technique for lessening pain in targeted areas. See the table to contents for specific exercises. This class also has the targetted three homework assignments.
https://youtu.be/dpKWjM4v26E

May 30, 2025
Chair Yoga Fall Prevention. In this class there is an additional joint freeing sequence to allow you to work towards a deeper squat.
https://youtu.be/MPla5bqFZgI

Active Aging – Active Older Adult

Wow – Active Aging – Active Older Adult – Yoga – Chair Yoga – Chair Tai Chi – Chair Yoga Dance

Gentle Yoga for Low Back Care with Gail Pickens-Barger
Gentle Yoga for Low Back Care with Gail Pickens-Barger

Yoga classes geared for those actively aging!

Seated Chair Yoga. Using gear such as yoga straps, blocks, chairs and mats to build bones by actively engaging large muscle groups.

Lessen stiffness & knee pain with guided Chair Tai Chi Classes with Gail

In-Person Classes: Wednesdays – Chair Tai Chi with a splash of Yoga at Lakeside Center, 150 Magnolia Street, Beaumont, Texas. $4 for non-residents of Beaumont, free for Beaumont residents. Class starts at 11:00 AM. Come a bit early to grab a chair, or have one of us get you a chair.

Fridays – Yoga – may be done entirely seated, or on the yoga mat, or standing behind the chair for support. Lakeside Center, 150 Magnolia Street, Beaumont, Texas. $4 for non-residents of Beaumont, free for Beaumont residents. Class starts at 10:30 AM. Come a bit early to place down your yoga mat, grab a chair, yoga strap and block. Please bring your own personal yoga mat. All other gear provided.

Online Classes: Wednesdays at 1 PM Central Time (think Texas). Held on Veterans Yoga Project Online yoga studio. Free. All are welcomed. https://veteransyogaproject.org/vyp-classes to create an account and then book a class. There’s also an app for that. Download from Apple or Andriod onto your phone. Create and account, book a class! Come a bit early to class to say “Hi” before we get started.

The online class can also be done either seated on the chair, or on the yoga mat. I do have some folks who do the class on the couch or their bed. This class is geared to lessen back pain.

How Yoga Can Help Veterans
How Yoga Can Help Veterans
Low Back Care Yoga on Veterans Yoga Project Online Yoga Studio with Gail P-B.
Low Back Care Yoga on Veterans Yoga Project Online Yoga Studio with Gail P-B. Wednesdays Classes are now at 1 PM Central TIme.

Celebrating teaching for 24 years!

Hey y’all, this is the 24th year for me to teach some type of yoga on this planet Earth!

Seated Chair Tai Chi with Gail Pickens-Barger
Seated Chair Tai Chi with Gail Pickens-Barger

I’m celebrating by providing a free online zoom class of Seated Chair Tai Chi!

February 7th, 2024 at 11 AM Central Time.

Here’s the registration link. Love to see you in class for this new fitness class that I currently teach!

Chair Tai Chi registration link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdu6uqjgqE9weVSeTXO2DIRV8z_gINoLr

Chair Tai Chi with Gail PB. Free online zoom class on February 7, 2024 to celebrate my 24th year of teaching!
Chair Tai Chi with Gail PB. Can ya dig it?

Chair Yoga with a splash of Chair Tai Chi

Wednesdays. 10:30 AM CDT. 45-minute class. In-person. Lakeside Center. 150 Magnolia Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701. Register, come early. Beaumont residents free. $4 daily fee for non-Beaumont Residents.

Chair Yoga with a splash of Chair Tai Chi
Chair Yoga with a splash of Chair Tai Chi

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