Is sitting really the new smoking?

I have heard this phrase several times recently and I hope not, because there are so many ways to sit that are comfortable and beneficial! (Not to mention, many people are confined to sitting due to mobility challenges.)

Of course, sitting on a yoga mat or on the earth and doing gentle stretches and breathing is healing, as well as all the subtleties of how and who you sit with! An animal, a loved one, listening to beautiful music, smelling healing scents and more.

That said, due to our high tech age, sitting still may be the new smoking, so when and if possible do less of it, and more dancing, swimming, walking, yoga, working out, martial arts, etc.

If you must sit, and for those who have no choice, do some seated stretches along with coordinated breathing. Chair yoga is increasingly popular. Judy Kyle, former Murrieta Hot Springs yoga instructor offers a great chair yoga class in Murrieta, Ca, in which she incorporates stretchy bands and other props.