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As we get older, our social circles diminish, and we find ourselves with fewer and fewer people to turn to. Imagine realising one day that all your friends and family have gone from your life ...
Free Zoom Chair Yoga for those 75 and over
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Summary
Weekly free zoom chair yoga with qualified instructor Bryony.Detailed description
Chair yoga for individuals aged 75 and over is a modified form of yoga designed to be accessible and safe for older adults with limited mobility or balance concerns. It involves gentle stretches, seated poses, and breathing exercises performed while sitting on or using a chair for support. Chair yoga is particularly beneficial for enhancing balance, promoting relaxation, and maintaining physical and mental wellbeing in older adults.
Our online zoom chair yoga is run with qualified and experienced yoga instructor Bryony, run every Wednesday at 11am.
You must be able to access Zoom via a link sent each week through emails. This can be a trusted friend or family members email/zoom account if you do not have access to your own or can help with getting you onto Zoom.
There is no charge for attending and you're welcome to attend a session to see how you like it with no expectation to continue attending.
About Re-engage
Re-engage is making life less lonely for thousands of older people every year. Older people tell us that our volunteer-led activities make them happier and more able to trust others.
Our tea parties are monthly social groups open to people aged 75 and over, and give older people regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages.
"Something to look forward to each month"
Call companions is our telephone befriending service ensuring older people stay connected to the outside world. Call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who’s socially isolated and would like a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer.
”Before this, I used to feel so lonely”
Our activity groups give people 75 and over the chance to do gentle exercise as they make connections with other people. Our activity groups in Birmingham, Bristol and the South West, London, Manchester, the Scottish Borders, Wales, and West Yorkshire, take place both face to face and online.
"Friendly, kind, helpful, happy people to mix with"
The period around Christmas can be difficult for anyone on their own. During December, our Christmas call companions service offers lonely or isolated older people a weekly chat over the telephone with a friendly volunteer.
All our services are free to older people.