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No one really chooses to age, but unfortunately it just comes with the passage of time.  As we age, it often becomes difficult or even painful to move, and we tend to slow down or sometimes even stop moving altogether.  If we stop moving, the body loses strength, and we feel even more stiffness and pain.  It's a vicious cycle.  To stay active and vibrant, it's imperative to keep moving. Yoga offers a great way for seniors to tune into their bodies and to learn effective and gentle ways to keep moving and to heal.

Why are many people around the country and the world doing yoga these days?  Simply because it makes them feel better - and not only physically, but mentally and energetically as well.  Yoga, from the Sanskrit root word "Yuj" means "union."  Yoga returns us to wholeness, bringing together body, mind and spirit.

Not only will yoga make you stronger and more flexible.  With regular practice it can greatly improve your balance and make you feel more alive! Your posture will improve as you gently move your body and spine, drawing fresh oxygenated blood and nutrients to the spine, muscles, limbs and brain.  Yoga will lower blood pressure and heart rate. Yoga can even help release chronic tension and pain.  (That's why I personally started doing yoga.)

Breathing is an autonomic response, and most people assume they already know how to breathe. Unfortunately, many people are not breathing effectively.  By learning full yogic breathing, you will stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, the opposite of the "fight or flight" sympathetic nervous system.  Conscious, effective breathing relaxes the body, calms the mind, helps decrease stress, anxiety and depression, and lowers blood pressure and heart rate.

I love teaching yoga to seniors.  My "Elders" are very important to me and to my community.  Keeping them moving and strong is my personal goal.  Ask yourself:  Would you like to age with more grace, less pain and more energy? Would you like to feel more relaxed and balanced, both physically and mentally?  Then why not try a gentle yoga class.