Community Group Assignment Analysis

The topic for our community group assignment was chair yoga. Based on the research articles we have gathered, there were many physical and psychological benefits for the older adult population to practice yoga. These benefits included increasing strength and balance, as well as decreasing stress and depression for older adults. Interestingly, when we asked the elderly participants at Seashore Gardens about their knowledge on the topic, many of the participants only knew about the term ‘yoga’ but had little to no knowledge on the practice of yoga.
Working together with my group members for this assignment has been an interesting experience because our working style and personality was so diverse. At the beginning of the project, we each share our strengths and weakness on how to contribute to the assignment. While everyone was tasked to find journal articles on the effects yoga had on older adults and contributing to the treatment plan, we were each given an additional task based on our strengths. For instance, from a strength-based perspective, I am quite proficient and creative using Microsoft Word to develop …show more content…
To ensure a successful session, we have brought all the necessary tools to conduct our activities, such as speakers and beach balls. However, not everything went accordingly to plan despite due to unforeseen circumstances. For instance, we have planned to facilitate chair yoga in a quiet room with a medium-sized open area for wheelchairs to equally distance participants. Instead, we were requested to perform our activity in the hallway near a nursing station. Due to many participants stationed at a corner, we have also obstructed one of the paths in the hallway. Throughout the session, individuals not involved in the activity became a distraction as they started to converse at the nursing