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Balance and Coordination equal Brain Power
I love it when people send me news articles, video links or share an interesting tidbit about health, wellness, exercise, and especially anything about Yoga and Aging. Those are the topics that spark my interest because I am keen to understand how we can have vibrant...
Bone Strength: How Yoga Builds It!
As a Chair Yoga Teacher, I hear a lot of stories from my students about their health. One of the topics I love the most are the "near fall" stories. You know the ones where you almost trip, but catch yourself. Or if a fall occurs, no damage is done. Janet, a...
Is Yoga an Aerobic Exercise? You’ll be Surprised
Time to kickstart an exercise program? But, what kind of exercise is beneficial for the health needs of the 50+ population? Is it weights and muscle strengthening? Is it stretching and toning? Or is it stimulating aerobics? "While stretching and weight training are...
Why Grandmas Love Yoga!
I am studying yoga with Cyndi S. At yoga devotion. I was diagnosed with COPD about 15 years ago, after yoga devotion my COPD has improved because of breathing focus, and gaining strength in my lungs. When I had my last function tests, they came back much improved. ...
A Tip for a Tweaky Knee – Try This!
"How long have you been practicing Yoga?" I was recently asked. That was a hard question for me to answer. Reason being is that I have always, always been one who did stretches every night before I went to bed. I found it really helped me to unwind from the day and to...
Insomnia? Try This Sleep Well Yoga Sequence
Tossing and turning during the night? Getting up every few hours to go to the bathroom? Why is it that sleep seems so elusive after we hit the age of 50 or so? Some say it's hormones, but my guess is that our busy minds won't let us rest and our tight muscles won't...
Aging Health and Your Personality: A Story of Two Cousins
An Excerpt from a Chair Yoga Teacher from her Final Chair Yoga Teacher Training "Aging Observation" Assignment I chose to share my Aging Observation about two cousins because, although they came from very similar backgrounds, they chose to get old in very different...
When It Hurts to Move! It could be your Fascia!
I taught Lunchtime Yoga at a local corporation for many years and every time I came I had to check in at the security desk to get my badge. I got to know the Security Officer quite well and one day I asked her if I would ever see her in my Yoga class. She quickly...
Why Core Strengthening Helps with Organ Prolapse as we Age
"My doctor says I don't need surgery any longer!" Those words came from one of my 70-something year old Chair Yoga students recently. She was beaming from ear to ear. Guess what the proposed surgery was?..... prolapse repair. Shhhh... most people don't want to talk...
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