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Specialist Yoga Therapy for Care Home residents and their Families
“Supporting comfort, connection and quality of life at every stage of later life”
Every stage of later life brings its own challenges and opportunities. Whether someone is adjusting to life in a care home, living with dementia or Parkinson’s, managing long-term illness, or becoming increasingly frail, everyone deserves opportunities to experience comfort, dignity, connection and moments of joy.
Specialist Yoga Therapy offers a gentle, personalised approach that supports both physical and emotional wellbeing. Sessions are carefully tailored and adapted to each resident’s abilities and needs, helping them feel calmer, more comfortable and more connected with themselves and the people they love. Family members are also warmly invited to take part, creating opportunities to share meaningful experiences together, strengthen relationships and make lasting memories.
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga therapy is an evidence-informed therapeutic approach that combines gentle adapted movement, breathing techniques, sound, relation practices and mindfulness that enhances overall wellbeing.
Yoga therapy is about supporting quality of life, not achieving posture, its about enhancing comfort, supporting emotional wellbeing and helping people experience the best quality of life, whatever their circumstances.
Examples of How Yoga Therapy Has Helped Care Home Residents*
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Sheila has loved yoga therapy for relieving her arthritis, helping her maintain some flexibility and grip strength in her hands.
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After a hip operation, Maya found a bed-based yoga therapy practice extremely beneficial for joint flexibility and overall relaxation.
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Breathing and relaxation techniques really helped Audrey with her sleep and also to remain calm when she had to go into hospital.
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A series of dynamic hand movements eased Dennis’s tremors from Parkinson's, and he was motivated to continue doing them daily on his own.
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Care staff reported that yoga therapy sessions helped alleviate Nina’s dementia symptoms, reducing agitation and allowing her to sleep better at night.
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After a couple of one-to-one sessions, Valerie – who spent most of her time alone – had the confidence and energy to join other residents in group yoga sessions.
*names changed for confidentiality
Supporting Families through connection
One of the greatest challenges families often face is knowing how to connect whe words become difficult or health changes. Yoga therapy offers gentle ways of being together that don’t rely on conversation. Family members or close friends are encouraged to join sessions where appropriate, sharing simple experiences such as: breathing together; gentle movement; hand massage and compassionate touch; humming or singing familiar songs; guided relation; or mindful presence. These shared experiences can reduce anxiety for both residents and family members, encourage co-regulation, strengthen emotional bonds and create meaningful moments together.