Chair Yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be donewhile seated in a chair.It is usually taught as a way to achieve physical and mental fitness, not as a way oflife, as are most other yoga classes.These modifications make yoga accessible to people who cannot stand or lack themobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions.Many of the basic body mechanics of the individual postures are retained, no matterthe stance of the practitioner.