Yoga for healthy aging : a guide to lifelong well-being

by Baxter Bell

Other authorsNina Zolotow (Author)

Paperback, 2017

Publication

Imprint: Boulder : Shambhala, 2017. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Baxter Bell and Nina Zolotow. OCLC Number: 973142984. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, indixes.

Call number

Yoga / Bell

Barcode

BK-07887

ISBN

9781611803853

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Contemplative Practices

CSS Library Notes

Description: "Everyone would like to age as strength and grace as possible and now numerous studies confirm what many yoga practitioners have known for a long time: yoga practice has a remarkable impact on physical and mental health--and spiritual well-being--as you grow older. Yoga for Healthy Aging is the most accessible and usable guide available on how yoga can address concerns related to strength, flexibility, balance, agility, cardiovascular health, brain health, and stress management, among other issues. The authors--both popular and respected yoga teachers (one of whom is a family physician) provide readers with a yoga toolbox for healthy aging that includes poses, breathing practices, meditation, and yoga philosophy. They then offer you a safe, real-world yoga program to suit your particular needs. These short yoga practices were developed in consultation with scientific and medical experts on aging, and allow you to focus on maintaining overall physical health and/or addressing target problem areas, such as digestion, cardiovascular health, or anxiety. The authors conclude with instructions for practicing several different forms of conscious relaxation and meditation, all of which will set you up for a lifetime of emotional and spiritual well-being. This book includes over 200 instructional photos" -- from publisher

Table of Contents: Part one: How to practice yoga for healthy aging --
What is yoga for healthy aging? --
Preparing to practice --
Yoga for strength --
Yoga for flexibility --
Yoga for balance --
Yoga for agility --
Heart and cardiovascular system health --
Brain and nervous system health --
Stress management --
Cultivating equanimity --
Yoga philosophy --
Part two: Essential yoga poses and vinyasas --
Appendix: Contraindications for medical conditions.

FY2018 /

Library's review

Yoga for Healthy Aging is a thorough and well-organized guide for incorporating yoga practices into daily life to increase our “health span” — that portion of our life span when we are generally healthy and free from serious or chronic illness. Compiled and written by two yoga teachers, the

“yoga toolbox” provided in this book includes concepts and techniques that foster physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, including yoga poses (asanas), meditation, breath practices (pranayama) and yoga philosophy.

Asana sequences are illustrated and grouped according to specific aims, such as building strength, increasing flexibility, improving balance and increasing agility. A chapter each is devoted to practices that support cardiovascular health, brain and nervous system health, and stress management, and include asana sequences and lifestyle choices that support health in each of these areas. A chapter entitled “Cultivating Equanimity” provides basic instructions on meditation practice, as well as instruction on a number of pranayama or breath practices. A short chapter providing an overview of yoga philosophy is followed by a comprehensive illustrated catalogue of the essential yoga poses that make up the various sequences recommended in earlier chapters, with detailed instructions for each version of each pose.

This book is a terrific resource for anyone interested in cultivating a beginning yoga practice or enhancing a current practice, especially if the desire is to practice safely and effectively at home.

Library volunteer Sally S.

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Physical description

ix, 321 p.; 28 inches

Description

"Everyone would like to age as heathfully as possible and now numerous studies confirm what many yoga practitioners have known for a long time: yoga practice has a remarkable impact on physical and mental health--and spiritual well-being--as you grow older. Yoga for Healthy Aging is the most accessible and usable guide available on how yoga can address concerns related to strength, flexibility, balance, agility, cardiovascular health, brain health, and stress management, among other issues. The authors--both popular and respected yoga teachers (one of whom is a family physician) provide readers with a yoga toolbox for healthy aging that includes poses, breathing practices, meditation, and yoga philosophy. They then offer you a safe, real-world yoga program to suit your particular needs. These short yoga practices were developed in consultation with scientific and medical experts on aging, and allow you to focus on maintaining overall physical health and/or addressing target problem areas, such as digestion, cardiovascular health, or anxiety. The authors conclude with instructions for practicing several different forms of conscious relaxation and meditation, all of which will set you up for a lifetime of emotional and spiritual well-being. This book includes over 200 instructional photos"--… (more)