The 5 Stages of Starting Yoga as an Older Adult
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth Kubler Ross. As you may know, in her book, On Death and Dying, Elizabeth described the 5 stages of grief: anger, denial, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance. Read More
A Lady Under Stay-at-Home Order Looks to A Gentleman in Moscow for Inspiration
Most everyone around the world has dealt with new limitations on their ability to move about their community. I’m aware of two countries that do not allow anyone to leave their home…
Read More5 Reasons Live Online Yoga Lessons Are Awesome for Seniors, Especially in Challenging Times
The coronavirus has shaken us up. Even if you never get it, and don’t know anyone who has, the virus and our reactions to it have changed us individually and collectively…
Read MorePure Bliss! 28-Min Yoga for Seniors Class with Focus on Balance (Part 7/8)
For millions of us women over 60, nothing is as frightening as the thought of falling. The risk of losing our independence to a serious fall has led many of us to reduce or abandon activities we once loved…
Read MoreUnconvinced About the Benefits of Yoga for Senior Women? Try a Different Approach!
All my friends were doing it, but I thought yoga was… stupid. It looked like a bunch of women wishing they could get into shape but refusing to put forth the necessary effort…
Read MoreYoga for Seniors Flow: Invigorate Your Body and Find More Energy (33-Minute Practice, FREE)
Welcome to Practice 3 of Sixty and Me’s Gentle Yoga Flows videos – and another opportunity to relieve a lifetime’s worth of accumulated stress and tension. Like all our free Gentle Yoga for Seniors and Chair Yoga for Seniors workouts…
Read MoreYoga for Older Adults: Give Your Hips Some Love! (Part 5/8): FULL 37-Min Practice
Your life hasn’t stopped moving now that you’re over 60, and neither should you. But what if stiff, achy hips are preventing you from stooping to grandchild height, bending to tie your shoes…
Read MoreGet Moving Again! Yoga for Seniors Practice w/ Focus on Spinal Health (Part 4/8)
In the second of Sixty and Me’s free Gentle Yoga for Seniors video series, yoga and biodynamic energetics guru Cat Kabira focuses on our neck and shoulders. In the third, our lower backs took their turn. Now, it’s our spines’ time to shine!
Read MoreRelaxing Yoga for Seniors Practice: Focus on Lower Back (Part 3/8): FULL 37-Min Class
For many of us older women with a fondness for 1940s music, this Andrews Sisters/ Bing Crosby refrain from South America, Take It Away says it all. Our spines simply aren’t what they used to be!
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