05/24/2026
This photo was taken just a few months before my mom passed away.
My parents were staying with me for a few days, and I talked them into doing a little chair/couch yoga in my living room because I wanted to help them gently move their bodies a little.
They both had mobility challenges, and this was my dad’s first yoga class ever.
So when someone tells me, “I can’t do yoga,” I often show them this picture.
Yoga does not have to mean twisting yourself into a pretzel or doing something strenuous.
Yoga can be done in a chair. On a couch. With props. At home. Online. At your own pace.
The physical poses are only one part of yoga.
Yoga also includes breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, self-awareness, and connection.
You don’t have to fit yourself into yoga.
You just need to find the version of yoga that meets you where you are.
