Vitality In Motion ™

🧘‍♀️🌟 Celebrating International Day of Yoga! 🌟🧘‍♂️ At Vitality in Motion, we believe taking yoga can offer powerful benefits for seniors. Yoga promotes healthy aging by reducing anxiety and depression, improving mobility, reducing the risk of falls, and supporting cognitive health. Our adaptive yoga classes are designed to be inclusive and accessible for older adults, done from a chair, no mats required. Celebrate with us by embracing the benefits of yoga for a healthier, more vibrant life! . Our team consists of incredible, 200-hour certified yoga instructors. Pictured is one of them. Our beloved, @imayogagirl . 👏 . #vitalityInmotion #adaptiveyoga #internationaldayofyoga #healthyaging

Reach higher and hold yourself proud. Aging is a part of life, but it doesn’t mean you can’t keep moving, stretching, learning, challenging your body and brain to attain new skills- like dancing! 💃🕺🪩 Our incredible professional dance instructors will be there for you every step of the way👏 . . . #accessibledance #wheelchairexercise #adaptivedance #adaptivedanceclasses #wheelchairballet #senioractivity #seniorfitnessinstructor #chairworkout #chairdance #seniorlove #chairballet #chairworkout #chairfitnessworkout #activitydirector #activityideas #seniorwellness #seniorfun #2024calendar #lifeenrichmentdirector #agegracefully #livewithvitality #kansascityseniors #stlouisseniors #phoenixseniors #arizonaseniorliving

We get asked all the time when we are going to have virtual “Balance Barre” classes with the library again. Wait no longer, our “Gentle Ballet” series is starting this Wednesday! this class is very similar offering a gentle and low impact ballet classic experience for adults with no dance background looking to to experience the beauty and benefits of this art form to improve balance, posture, flexibility, and strength. You can join right from the comfort of holding onto a chair or countertop. It is an inclusive and welcoming virtual class. We are so excited to host with the @stlouiscountylibrary . Our first class is this Wednesday at 10 AM, but you must register to receive the link to join! Did we mention it’s free!? . . . #communityhealth #seniorhealth #accessiblearts #accessibledance #balletforeverybody #vitalityinmotion #vitalityballet

We are so excited to welcome our new Marketing and Business Development Intern, Samaria Coleman! Born and raised in Saint Louis, Samaria is pursuing her bachelor’s degree at @washu with a double major in dance and psychology. She is a trained peer counselor, acapella enthusiast, and lifelong dancer, passionate about increasing the accessibility of dance and mental healthcare in vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. Each summer we try and bring on a student in the region who has a special interest in the work we doing merging the arts meets healthcare. Vitality in Motion family please give a warm welcome to our awesome Summer 2024 intern, Samaria! #intern #summerinternship #behindthescenes #washu

Still glowing after our presentation last week at the The 33rd Annual Aging with Developmental Disabilities Conference. Did you know Vitality In Motion has a strong mission to help get adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds moving for healthier quality of life for all. When we can inspire older adults to dance, right from their seat, or standing, to music that brings smiles and energy. Science supports dancing for better physical and cognitive health for older adults. @aaddstl . . . #accessibledance #wheelchairexercise #adaptivedance #adaptivedanceclasses #wheelchairballet #senioractivity #seniorfitnessinstructor #chairworkout #chairdance #seniorlove #chairballet #chairworkout #chairfitnessworkout #activitydirector #activityideas

We are excited to be a part of the 33rd Annual Aging with Developmental Disabilities conference with the @aaddstl today! For anyone attending the conference, please drop into our session starting at 1:15 PM and say hi!👋 Hate to give a spoiler, but be ready to dance everyone!💃🤫🕺 . . . #accessibledance #chairdance #aadd #adaptivedance #adaptivedanceclasses #wheelchairballet #senioractivity #seniorfitnessinstructor #chairworkout #chairdance #seniorlove #chairballet #chairworkout #chairfitnessworkout

So inspired by Miss Ruth who just turned 100! She has been taking our chair dance exercise classes every week for years with Lisa @ladancecenter and walks three miles a day. How’s that for a true testimony to the power of moving (and having fun) to keep young! 🎈👯 #100yearsold #inspiredaging #seniordancer #motionislotion #vitalityinmotion #keepmoving

Big congratulations to @stlouisballet who completed a fantastic run of the full length ballet The Sleeping Beauty WITH three of our @vitality_in_motion instructors in every performance. We are so proud of our instructors who are sharing their passion and gift of dance on stage and off. Bravo to all! 👏

These dancing queens at @towergrovemanor were loving class chair dance class today with our new professional dance instructor, Susan! Super fun, great workout and some of those aches and pains some of the participants shared with us before class were reported to feel better by the end of class. Win! 🥳💪

Happy to support our friends at the @arthritisfoundation in leading the opening warmup at today’s Walk to Cure Arthritis. We know motion is lotion and dancing is the most FUN way to get the body moving! 🕺💃💪 #walktocurearthritis #arthritisawareness #motionislotion #keepmoving #danceforeveryone #seniorfit #givesback

Congratulations to our @apdaparkinsons St. Louis/Chesterfield class who performed their latest piece with their @vitality_in_motion instructor @kate.bircher today! Thank you @kmovnews4 for sticking by to see our amazing group in action 🕺💃

Did you know that we have over 30 professional dance instructors on our team leading hundreds of monthly chair accessible dance classes for seniors. Meet one of them here! Hello Larisa! 👋 @parc_provence_ . . Larisa Petro is a current student of @lindenwooduniversity @lindenwooddance where she is working towards her BFA in Dance with a specializing in contemporary and a minor in psychology. She has performed in numerous Lindenwood concerts where she’s been selected for roles year over year. She was a part of her high school competition team and competed in Orlando for UDA and DTU Nationals. She is deeply passionate about movement therapy and helping others.