Dementia and Alzheimer’s: How Yoga Can Help
Watching the slow decline of someone with dementia is heartbreaking. While there is no cure, yoga and meditation are valuable tools for treating individuals diagnosed with dementia as well as reducing your risk for developing this disease.
Slow-Lane Yoga
In a fast-paced world, there is value to slowing down and enjoying the scenery. The same is true of our yoga practice.
Yoga and Our Aging Brains
Our brains, like the rest of our bodies, change as we grow older. Happily, research increasingly reveals how yoga serves to bolster parts of the brain most affected by aging.
7 Secrets to Aging Gracefully
With age comes wisdom and grace. As a yoga therapist, I’ve worked with many people in their 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s. Most come with health concerns. But overwhelmingly, they come with a desire to age gracefully. Along the way, I’ve learned a great deal from these “graceful agers” about the keys to growing older with vitality and strength, both of body and mind. Here are seven lessons I’ve learned: