How Yoga Helps Medical Conditions: Symptom Improvement

by Baxter (with Nina)Painted Composition Design for Medicineby Gustav KlimtLast week in my post How Yoga Helps with Medical Conditions: Prevention, I discussed how to use yoga for prevention. Today I�m going to focus on how you can use yoga to improve symptoms. To put it simply,...

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Desert Island Yoga Poses

by NinaThe other day I got an email from the manager of a web site for men (which shall remain nameless for now) asking me to recommend 3 to 5 poses that I thought men should practice every day. At first, I rebelled at the thought. As you know, we at Yoga for Healthy Aging recommend...

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Cannabinoids, Alzheimer's Disease, and Yoga

by RamThere�s some good news for people with Alzheimer�s disease (AD) and for those who are potential carriers of this disease! Researchers from the Salk Institute discovered that marijuana harbors several potent active compounds that clear the toxic amyloid protein that accumulates...

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How Much Physical Activity is Enough?

by NinaThe Walk by Vincent van GoughAfter reading all those posts by Ram and me (Sitting is the New Smoking, The Ill Effects of Prolonged Sitting (Part 2), The Ill Effects of Prolonged Sitting (Part 1)) about the dangers of being sedentary and/or inactive, you might be wondering...

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Video of the Week: Dynamic Powerful Pose (Utkatasana)

This dynamic pose strengthens your legs, hip, back, and arms, at the same time it opens your chest and shoulders.Subscribe to Yoga for Healthy Aging by Email � Follow Yoga for Healthy Aging on Facebook � Join this site with Google Friend Conn...

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How Yoga Helps with Medical Conditions: Prevention

by Baxter (with Nina)Hygieia by Gustav KlimtIn our post 5 Ways Yoga Can Affect Your Health from a while back, I identified six ways that yoga helps with your health. And although that way of framing how yoga supports good health is still accurate, Nina and I recently realized...

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Sitting is the New Smoking

by NinaWoman Smoking by Kitagawa Utamaro�Being out of shape could be more harmful to health and longevity than most people expect, according to a new, long-term study of middle-aged men. The study finds that poor physical fitness may be second only to smoking as a risk factor...

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Featured Pose: Warrior 3 (Virabradrasana 3)

by Baxter and Nina Warrior 3 challenges your balance very differently than many other balance poses, as you need to resist gravity to keep your body parallel with the floor. Balancing in Warrior 3 is not only a bit more difficult, but it also takes more strength and energy to...

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Free-cycling vs. Recycling Books on Aging

by NinaIn my neighborhood, we�re big into free-cycling. For those of you who don�t know what that means, for us in Berkeley free-cycling means putting things you no longer want or can�t use�clothes, household goods, knickknacks, books, CDs, furniture, etc.�on the sidewalk so...

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Video of the Week: Dynamic Standing Forward Bend (Forward Fold)

This mini vinyasa combines Mountain Pose, Arms Overhead Pose, and Standing Forward Bend (aka Forward Fold). This sequence warms up your spine as it stretches and strengthens your legs and shoulders. Before practicing, watch it once through to see both arm variations.Subscribe to Yoga for Healthy Aging by Email � Follow Yoga for Healthy Aging on...

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Help Wanted: Shari Ser Needs an Assistant!

by NinaFrequent contributor to our blog, Shari Ser, who is both a physical therapist and a long-time yoga teacher, needs an assistant for her Yoga for Health class at the Berkeley Yoga Room, on Tuesdays, 3�4:15 pm. Her teaching partner, Bonnie Maeda, had to take a leave of...

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How Yoga Fosters Respiratory System Health

by NinaBig Sur Clouds by Melina MezaIn our post 6 Strategies for Using Yoga to Help with Medical Problems, Baxter and I identified six basic strategies that you can use on their own or in combination to address a wide variety of medical conditions. Today I�m going to conclude...

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