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Transition Yoga offers a variety of thematic classes, with aging bodies and minds leading the way. Your private lessons may incorporate one focused theme or several themes combined. We continually assess your abilities, needs, and room for growth each day we practice together. By design, Transition Yoga works within your comfort to improve your quality of life.
The spine is home to our central nervous system and so important to the whole body and brain. As we age we feel the effects of gravity, and the habits of poor sleep or posture. Yoga for the backbone includes gentle twists, lateral bends, supported forward bends, and back bends to open up space between the vertebrae. We also work on building core strength to support spinal health.
One of the most important tools for preventing osteoporosis is weight bearing exercise. Harvard Medical School reports that a consistent yoga practice for as little as 12 minutes daily can increase bone density and help to prevent falls. Transition Yoga can guide you safely through yoga asanas such as warrior pose, chair pose, bridge pose, and tree pose, which are ideal for bone health and balance. I’ll work with you to establish a regular routine in your daily schedule. Once you get started, you’ll never want to stop.
Macular degeneration and other eye conditions can, unfortunately, be worsened by some yogic postures like inversions. Transition Yoga draws on yogic traditions and modern functional integration to design subtle and supportive movements for eye health. Vision goes beyond seeing clearly. It’s key to balance, attention, and eye contact. In that sense, eye yoga can help prevent falls, improve cognitive function, and foster social connections. Give your eyes a little love.
You might think it’s impossible to practice yoga because you can’t get down to a mat on the floor and, if you do, getting back up off the floor is another hurdle. With advanced age or illness, it can be hard just to get up out of our chairs or onto the toilet without the help of a safety rail or caregiver. This is why Transition Yoga has practices focused on getting up and getting down. We’ll work on core muscle strength and balance to practice safe ways to get up and down independently.
Yoga Instructor
Erika began practicing yoga in the 1990s. She’s a certified yoga teacher, with 300+ hours of training from Yoga Therapy Toronto. She specializes in yoga for positive aging and end of life care.
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