How to Use a Yoga Chair - General

Now you have your yoga mat, what other props might come in handy? If you’re practising shoulderstand you’ll need four blankets and a belt. You’ll also use two bricks for everything from standing poses to forearm balance and dog pose.

• April 20th, 2023
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The intelligent use of props helps us gain access to poses that otherwise might be too challenging. It can teach us the correct shape and alignment to aim for. The mark of a well-equipped yoga practice space is a chair, and if you’re going to have one of these you may as well have two! The yoga chair is invaluable for making all kinds of poses accessible by allowing us to stay in the pose longer. The chair was originally introduced to yoga practice by Mr BKS Iyengar. It’s use has become an art form in itself, inspiring many books and DVDs. Seniors or people who have trouble standing can access many of yoga’s benefits using the chair. It’s also useful for teenagers and stiffer people coming to yoga for the first time.

Whole yoga classes are taught on the chair, you’d be surprised how hard you can work sitting on a chair! For a beginning yoga student use a chair for twists, backbends, forward bends and inversions. More advanced practitioners use the chair for deeper backbending. Like the rest of your yoga equipment, a yoga chair is something you will continue to find more uses for as your practice develops.

Further resources

How to use a Yoga Chair – Simple Twists
Guide to using a Yoga Chair – Asana Examples
Yoga Chair Sequence – Gentle Practice (1hr)

Our iYogaprops Chair and Benger an original iYogaprops design, manufactured to our specifications just for yoga practice.

The iYoga chair & Benger is a unique combination of yoga chair and backbender. Use the removable backbend extension “Benger” for supported Viparita Dandasana or on it’s own.

For further reading try our wonderful book Extended Chair for Yoga by Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Eyal Shifroni. A practical guide that will teach you everything you need to know about using a chair. Ideal for those seeking to improve their practice of yoga!

Suitable for beginners and advanced students.