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 ...

Chair yoga improves flexibility and is easier on the knees and back. It may improve mood in older adults, too. Seated mountain pose helps with core strength and posture. Seated twists can help with ...

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that’s done either sitting on a chair or using the chair for support while standing. It adapts traditional yoga poses so they’re accessible to people who may have ...

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 ...

Finding the right class and instructor key to taking yoga as a senior. THE NEWS TRIBUNE The elegant, silver-haired woman poked her head tentatively into my classroom as students were setting up their ...

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 ...

Restorative yoga is a style of yoga that encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, ...

Yoga is a mind and body activity that pushes you through a cycle of poses to improve your flexibility, strength, and balance. Yoga is a great way to get physical exercise in a low-impact way. This ...

"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 ...