Seek the Sun Chair Yoga
Class overview
Classes are 30 to 40 minutes long and designed for the resident to participate in a wheelchair or sturdy chair. Everything is modified so that the resident is capable of doing the movements he or she feels is best for their mobility. Every session concludes with aromatherapy and guided meditation. Classes are $60-$75 an hour based on location.
Classes can be taught at
-assisted living facilities
-long term care
-memory care
-private in home sessions
-corporate team building events/sessions
-church groups
Have you ever wanted to teach yoga yourself? Give back to your community? Work with the elderly? Then contact Kira about becoming a chair yoga instructor! She has developed her own unique curriculum that will allow you to have your own chair yoga business after just 4 classes!
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Meet the Team
Kira Shemesh
Founder/Instructor
Kira has worked with the elderly population for the past 20 years in many different capacities. She has a bachelor's degree from Ball State University and a minor in education. She is also a certified activity director and dementia professional, massage therapist and Music and Memory specialist. She is certified in chair yoga by Lakshmi Noelker Chair Yoga which is the same training given to those at the Mayo Clinic and the NYC Department of
Education. She is also certified in aromatherapy including chakra aromatherapy.
Melissa Hampshire
Instructor
Melissa, E-RYT 200, RYT 300, PYT, YACEP, discovered Yoga about 20 years ago as a way to mindfully move with her own young children. After years as an athlete, staying active was a priority and something to model for a healthy lifestyle. After finding adult classes, Yoga became a way to destress from a career working with children with disabilities at the elementary school level. When Melissa delved deeper into the roots of the practice, she decided to study in a 200 hour program. Obtaining her 200 hr certification in 2013 was just the beginning of a life long journey. She has since obtained a certification from Love Your Brain to teach classes to individuals that have sustained a traumatic brain injury, completed a 300 hour Yoga teacher training in 2022, and completed a prenatal Yoga teacher training in 2024. She has been teaching Yoga classes for over 12 years in various settings and has helped facilitate a Yoga Teacher Training for almost 10 years. After 46 years in central Ohio, Melissa and her husband relocated to Indianapolis in 2023 for his job. Melissa enjoys practicing Yoga and Pilates, weight training, hiking, disc golf, reading, cooking and baking, volunteering, traveling, and discovering new hobbies as recent empty nesters with their dog Oliver.
Meytal Ashkenazi
Instructor
Meytal is a certified yoga instructor who has been passionate about yoga for over 20 years. She enjoys sharing her love of yoga with children as well as adults.
Anna Smith
NASM-CPT, NASM-CWC, BCS, FNS, CES
Instructor
Anna is also a Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Behavior Change Specialist, Youth Exercise Specialist, Senior Exercise Specialist and a Fitness Nutrition Specialist. Her specialty is working with women looking to improve their wellness. She loves helping her clients find their inner power and strength.
Tonya Olsen
Instructor
Tonya is passionate about yoga. She has been a certified yoga instructor for 6 years and has been practicing yoga for 25 years. She is certified in many areas of yoga and continues her education in yoga.
Marianne Samuel
Instructor
Marianne has worked with the geriatric population as a speech language pathologist for almost 20 years. She has practiced yoga in different capacities for almost the same amount of time! She uses her knowledge of communication and cognition to tailor her classes to each individual's unique needs.