For anyone who has longed to try yoga but felt apprehensive about the intimidating poses often showcased, chair yoga provides a welcoming way to start. In a recent session, we uncovered basic movements and breathing exercises perfect for those new to yoga. Grab a chair and begin your journey with these simple, restorative activities.

In each yoga practice, breathing forms the cornerstone of relaxation and focus. Begin in a seated position by practicing the three-part breath. Place your hands on your belly to feel your navel shifting as you inhale, expanding outwards, and exhale as it retracts. Enhance this with a public ribcage extension and a heartwarming focus. Incorporate this breathing pattern throughout your practice to maintain calm and concentration.

• Belly, rib, and chest expansion

Combat stress and tension with targeted shoulder shrugs and neck rotations. Throughout these exercises, ensure your posture is upright and your shoulders are relaxed. Lift, then allow the shoulders to drop naturally—observing tension dissipate with each exhale.

Engage by turning your head gently left and right, mindful of seamless breath-to-movement flow. Transition smoothly into lateral neck stretches by leaning your head towards each shoulder, feeling the progressive stretch relax tensions present down to your fingertips.

Extend your sessions with gentle leg and ankle movements to cultivate full-body coherence and flexibility. By clasping your hands beneath your leg, stretch through rotating ankles followed by hamstring and calf elongations. These exercises promote joint mobility, key in maintaining long-term physical vitality.

Start with ankle rotations and progress to seated leg extensions. With feet grounded, alternate your heel and toe lifts to invigorate foot tendons and achieve calf muscle elasticity.

Conclude the practice with seated twists to invigorate and detoxify internal organs. Progressively rotate to cleanly lengthen from your incapacitated base-to-spine upwards on inhalation, amplifying twist depth with exhalation. Use each progression as nourishment, alleviating any digestive strain and rejuvenating your core vitality.

Finally, hold a moment of mindfulness, reflecting on your practice's impact ending with a gesture of gratitude—namaste.

“Thank you for joining me for this accessible yoga practice. Find your rejuvenation in gentle motion.”

This routine offers a perfect intro to mindful movement disciplines while providing potent impacts for body and mind.