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• Friday Q&A: Vaginal Prolapse

  

  Q: I have a vaginal prolapse and my surgery in 3 months time will possibly include a vaginal hysterectomy. I am 75 and an Iyengar teacher. Please could the... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Healthy Aging Summer Intensive: Register Now!

  

  by NinaPeople often write to us asking how they can study with us. Well, finally, now you can! In August 2015, Baxter and I will be offering our very first... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balance, Strokes, and Brain Health

  

  by RamBefore reading this article, please attempt this exercise: Start with bare feet. Grab a pair of socks. From standing, bend one knee and raise that leg... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Upward Plank Pose (Purvottanasana)

  

  by BaxterThis pose is unique in a couple of ways. First, it lengthens the front of your body, (referred to as the “east” side in yoga, since it would face the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Ahimsa (Non-Violence) and Healthy Aging

  

  In honor of Martin Luther King, the American civil rights leader who was inspired by the social activism of great yogi Mohandas K. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: What Yoga for Healthy Aging Is, And What It is Not

  

  Branches at Sunset by Melina MezaQ: Thinking about it now, I decided that the “active engagement” part of our yoga for healthy aging attitude really is tapas,... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Another Word for Stubborn? Tapas, Maybe?

  

  by NinaLeaf in a Grid by Melina MezaBaxter and I had an interesting discussion yesterday about what “yoga for healthy aging” means. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Help Wanted!

  

  by NinaWriting by Zhang Xiaogang* Yes, we’re looking for some new people to contribute articles to our blog. As you may have noticed, a few of our regulars... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Sequence: Challenging Balance Practice

  

  by BaxterLast May I offered up an Easy Balance Practice for you to play with in your home practice. Since then, I have continued to study the subject of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Karma Yoga, Non-Attachment, and Truthfulness

  

  by NinaAt Home with BusterI had sad news on Friday, January 9: Tama Blough, the woman with terminal cancer for whom I was fund raising—and who happened to be on... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: After A Partial Hysterectomy

  

  Q: I have a student who's had a partial hysterectomy. As she described it, to prevent the organs from pressing on her perineum the surgeon used a mesh "ligament... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Sequence: Easy Supported Inverted Poses

  

  by NinaIn my post yesterday Depression May Be Caused by Inflammation, I extolled the value of supported inverted poses for reducing stress, especially for peopl... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Depression May Be Caused by Inflammation

  

  by NinaBurning House by Marc Chagall* “Inflammation is our immune system’s natural response to injuries, infections, or foreign compounds. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Foot Pain

  

  by BaxterStudy of Hands and Feet for the Golden Age by IngresAs I was preparing for an upcoming workshop on Yoga for Healthy Feet at Mountain Yoga in Oakland,... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Altruism (Karma Yoga), a Wonderful Way to Start the New Year!

  

  by RamThe Rescue by Pablo Picasso*The underlying principle of the Yoga philosophy is the well-being of an individual at the level of body and mind and helping a... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• A Vacation for the Blog

  

  Monarchs by Melina MezaDear Readers, The Yoga for Healthy Aging staff has decided to take a two-week break during this holiday season. We’re going to spend... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Psoriasis and Yoga

  

  Q: I'm personally concerned by psoriasis if you can write something about this it would be really great.A: Psoriasis, probably due to so many TV ads about... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga Nidra, Satyananda Saraswati, and Sexual Abuse

  

  by Nina The Blow to the Heart by Rene Magritte*“The notion of leading people into a vulnerable, trance-like state by using a technique that was invented by an... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• News on Balance, Falling, and Yoga

  

  by BaxterIn preparation for my Yoga U Online webinar Yoga for Core Integrity and Balance that started last Tuesday and finishes this Thursday, December 18, 2014... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Cancer: An Interview with Cheryl Fenner Brown

  

  by NinaCheryl Fenner Brown by Melina MezaIt's a bit dangerous when I actually leave the house and attend a yoga event of some sort. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING