The Graceful Aging Series
Free Mini-Course
Yogini Strong
Body-weight training and asana for women in midlife and beyond. Build muscle, protect bone, and move with confidence.
Free · Instant AccessMary Richards · Lizzie Lasater
Yoga is not enough.
You've been practicing for years, maybe decades. And your yoga practice has given you so much: mobility, presence, a relationship with your body that most people never find.
But here is what it probably has not given you: strength. But for women in midlife and beyond, strength is not optional. Muscle mass declines every decade. Balance deteriorates. The risk of falling and fracturing rises. Flexibility alone will not save you.
Yogini Strong is a free body-weight training sequence designed by yoga therapist Mary Richards to build the muscle and functional strength that your yoga practice was never designed to provide.
What you will learn:
- How to load bones and build muscle with body-weight training
- A complete sequence: lunges, squats, planks, hip thrusts, and more
- How to use a chair, wall, and resistance band safely
- Why nervous system downregulation after strength training matters. Guided Savasana included.
- How to teach this sequence to your own students
Meet Your Teachers:
Mary Richards
Mary Richards is a yoga therapist, educator, and author of Teach People, Not Poses, known for her intelligent, anatomy-informed approach to practice. She blends science and humor with practical wisdom, helping students experience strength, mobility, and self-awareness through functional movement. Her teaching combines precision and curiosity, inviting you to explore how your body works best.
Lizzie Lasater
Lizzie Lasater is a designer, educator, and second-generation yoga teacher who hosts this Graceful Aging Series. With a master’s degree from Columbia University and twenty years of teaching, she blends design and yoga to create inspiring learning experiences. Lizzie lives in Salzburg with her husband and twin boys, teaching online and writing about creativity, embodiment, and practical self-care.
Mary’s teaching changes how you see the body and your practice.
But don’t take our word for it. Read what students say in their 5-star reviews:
The Chair IS Challenging
debbie
If you want to learn how to craft a thoughtful strength-building chair yoga sequence, this is the course for you!
If you want to learn how to craft a thoughtful strength-building chair yoga sequence, this is the course for you!
Read LessChairography!
Maureen
An eye-opening understanding of chair yoga and anatomy in asana.
An eye-opening understanding of chair yoga and anatomy in asana.
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Judy
I never knew chair yoga could be so engaging and challenging. Spot on explanations from Mary and Lizzie are a big plus!
I never knew chair yoga could be so engaging and challenging. Spot on explanations from Mary and Lizzie are a big plus!
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sarah
This was so good. Lizzie asked all the questions I had and Mary was a superb instructor - as always.
This was so good. Lizzie asked all the questions I had and Mary was a superb instructor - as always.
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Barbara
Excellent and useful information (progressions/modifications) which I will be introducing to my Chair Yoga Class tomorrow!
Excellent and useful information (progressions/modifications) which I will be introducing to my Chair Yoga Class tomorrow!
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catherine
I greatly benefitted from these teachings, and so will my students.
I greatly benefitted from these teachings, and so will my students.
Read LessA Revelation!
Daniela
This course helped me overcome a very difficult time. An instrument to keep always at hand.
This course helped me overcome a very difficult time. An instrument to keep always at hand.
Read LessShifted My Perspective
ankur
This course open up a whole new perspective of how and why rest can change way we operate in the world.
This course open up a whole new perspective of how and why rest can change way we operate in the world.
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Lori
Accessible, well paced, and incredibly informative. I look forward to more!
Accessible, well paced, and incredibly informative. I look forward to more!
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