ELDER Mat Yoga

Steady, spacious, and smooth practice

Tuesdays at 10:15am PST / 1:15pm EST

Class duration: 60 minutes

Single Class: $25 | Monthly Membership: $55

Class details

The practice offers 60 minutes of conscious breathing and mindful movement designed to leave you feeling grounded and energized. Work at your level. We use yoga asana (postures) and pranayama (breath techniques) to cultivate your breath capacity, physical & mental flexibility, mobility, strength, and balance. Asana practice includes floor work, standing, balancing and seated postures. The practice is primarily on your mat and we use a chair as a prop to both assist and challenge our range of motion and strength. Getting on and off the floor is essential for taking this class.

*Note!: If you miss the live session you registered for, don’t worry! Your monthly membership gives you access to the current class on-demand library so you can practice with the recording at your convenience.

More ELDER Offerings

ELDER Chair Yoga & Lymph Flow

Our chair yoga class offers a movement practice for all abilities. Designed to stimulate the immune system and improve overall wellness, the entire class can be done seated or standing.

All Access Family Membership

This inclusive membership is designed for multi-generational families. Invite your spouse, and the elders in your life to find the live and recorded classes that are right for them.

  • “Fran is a master of exquisitely clear precise instruction with sprinklings of humor, imagery, and “cues” to guide participants. For me, Fran’s class produces a subtle but definite euphoria and sense of vitality: it’s breath, it’s movement, its mindfulness/meditation, it’s massage, it’s immune/lymphatic activation, it’s like a physical therapy/Pilates session, it’s building, it’s release, it’s therapeutic, it’s exploration, it’s fun—and Fran makes it all accessible and provides a clear path for continuous improvement.“

    — Paul Keown, MD / Ophthalmologist, Seattle, WA

  • “A class with Fran is the highlight of my day. Not only does she come with the highest level of training in Yoga teaching, but she is also certified in many other health and wellness fields, including as a personal trainer, a group exercise instructor, and a Healthy Steps (Lebed Method) instructor. She teaches us to meet high, but realistic, goals of performance, but her expectations are tempered with a caring interest in each individual’s own way forward. She models excellence in formal yoga poses, personal growth, and the mindful attention to detail we all strive for. More than that, she communicates a personal philosophy of respect, regard, and even love for her work and her students.“

    — Louise Lowry, Former high school teacher and high school principal, Mirabella Seattle Retirement Community

  • “If you are looking for a compassionate, expert yoga teacher, you need to check out a class by my favorite yoga instructor Frances Kao. Even during Covid times with all her classes on zoom, she was able to personalize the yoga experience for each participant. In-person, she does not just teach the class, she actively provides assistance and pose corrections in a helpful manner. She always teaches at a level that meets my abilities and encourages me to improve. Yoga is the fountain of youth and as a senior, Fran has kept me young with her teaching and joy. “

    — Leslie Klein, Seattle, WA

  • “We have all heard that "the head bone is connected to the tail bone." Fran makes it real by involving your full body in a gentle Yoga practice that leaves you completely relaxed and also more aware of how your body and mind can work toward your own goals. I appreciate the way Fran talks through the poses in terms of the biomechanics of our bodies, extraordinarily helpful in applying what we learn off the yoga mat in everyday life. Try it. You’ll like it!“

    — Helen, Seattle WA

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