Yoga for Healthy Aging and Better Balance
Balance is an essential life skill, yoga for seniors can help with better balance and healthy aging.
If your balance has ever been compromised, you know how debilitating it can be. As we age, our ability to balance begins to decline. But balance is a skill you can improve no matter your age. Our bodies are very efficient, they prioritize the movements and skills we use and let go of those that we use less frequently. If there is a skill you wish to retain as you age - including balance - you must continue to use it.
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What is somatic movement?
Somatic movement, also sometimes called somatic education, is the lineage of gentle movement practices that began with Moshe Feldenkrais’s Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons. I think of somatic movement as neuromuscular repatterning.
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Yoga for Seniors: Essential Tips and Benefits for Older Adults
Laura was in her late 60s when, during an office visit to her primary care physician, she mentioned her new chronic hip pain. Her doctor made a surprising recommendation: “Do you do yoga?” Laura responded that no, she didn’t, but she had friends who were attending a weekly yoga class in her local community. Her doctor gently encouraged her to try, noting that yoga for seniors, along with simple hip mobility exercises, can often bring relief and improve ease of movement.
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