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Article Tags: Yoga, Fitness, First, Chair, Fit, Seniors, Center, Senior, Chair Yoga, Health Healthy Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/your-first-chair-yoga-class-in-a-senior-center-10368.html About the Author:
Paul Jerard is the director of Yoga teacher training at Aura in RI. He's a master instructor of martial arts and Yoga. He teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness. He wrote: Is Running a Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students wanting to be a Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
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