When my grandmother first joined a yoga class, she was skeptical. At 70, she worried that her stiff joints and slower pace might make yoga too difficult. But her experience was transformative. She ...

Chair yoga can be useful for older adults who have difficulty with balance or want to improve their strength while minimizing the risk of falls. Chairs can provide stability or make an exercise easier ...

These low-impact yoga poses are friendly for seniors and beginners, which can help you start your yoga journey: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, arms at your sides. Engage your thighs, lift ...

As we journey through life, the aging process brings with it a multitude of changes – physically, mentally and emotionally. While some of these changes are inevitable, the practice of yoga offers a ...

While not a cure-all, yoga offers countless health benefits to seniors. Credit...Thea Traff for The New York Times Supported by By Amanda Loudin In his mid-60s, Lawrence Nees noticed a few aches and ...

Lenore Cangeloso is a board-certified acupuncturist and herbal medicine practitioner based in Oregon. She graduated with honors from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2016 and obtained her ...

For some, the road to enlightenment begins with sitting down. Taking a seat is a first step for participants of chair yoga, a low-impact, high-benefit variation of the physical, spiritual and mental ...

"More than a third of Americans who practice yoga are age 50 and older," according to research by yoga therapist Carol Krucoff. Some have been doing yoga for decades. In fact, many seniors continue to ...

These 11 easy yoga poses are ideal for both beginners and seniors, offering benefits such as improved flexibility, better balance, and reduced stress. Yoga offers a wonderful way to enhance both ...

Yoga is all the rave these days. There seems to be a flow for almost everything like anxiety, tight joints, stressful days, and prenatal for expecting mothers. Yoga has so many health benefits for ...