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Yoga for Seniors

Yoga for seniors is a great way to reduce stress, sleep better and remove everyday aches and pains. But, where should you start? Should you try chair yoga? Should you buy a gentle yoga DVD? Or, should you perhaps find a local yoga class in your city? This section will help you get started on your yoga journey.

4 years ago

5 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…

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4 years ago

Standing on One Leg to Improve Your Balance? 3 Ways to Get More from Your Balance Exercises

Do you sometimes try to stand on one leg while brushing your teeth or waiting for the kettle to boil? As a woman over 60 you know it’s good for your balance, and it does seem to get easier if you do it regularly…

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4 years ago

The Second Chakra: Connection, Flow, Movement, and Feelings

The seven Chakras provide us with a wonderful road map for how to age gracefully. Our second chakra is Svadhisthana. The color is orange, the element is water, the energy is connection…

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4 years ago

How Can Chakras Help You Thrive After 60? The First Chakra – I AM

The word “Chakra” comes from Sanskrit, translating in English to “wheel” or “disk.” The Chakras are the seven main spiritual moving energy centers within our bodies that combine the emotional…

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4 years ago

Pure 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…

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5 years ago

Unconvinced 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…

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5 years ago

Wow! FREE Gentle Yoga for Seniors and Beginners: Open Up and See What Your Body Can Do

A downward dog, a curling cat, an arching cow and a lying-down locust. What do the members of this unlikely menagerie have in common? They’re all poses you’ll encounter in the fourth and final installment of Sixty and Me’s free Gentle Yoga Flows…

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5 years ago

Yoga 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…

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5 years ago

Full 37-Minute Gentle Yoga for Older Adults: Relax and Release the Tension in Your Body

Have you already discovered Practice 1 of sixty and Me’s Gentle Yoga Flows video workouts? Or simply someone who’s comfortable with our gentle yoga flow concept and looking for a fun…

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5 years ago

Gentle Yoga for Seniors: Warm Up and Reconnect with Your Body (37-Minute Practice)

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re an older woman who hasn’t surrendered to the notion that life after 60 means an inevitable decline in your flexibility and strength…

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