It feels good. I’m 53. It’s hard to think of myself as “older,” although my teenage son points it out to me all the time. I have been practicing yoga for almost my entire adult life, and I can tell you, some things get better with age. While my practice today doesn’t look like it
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And sadly, we can’t control much There’s a lot of anxiety floating around these days as the world seems to be coming unglued. Anxiety comes from focusing on things over which you have no control, and sadly, that is most things. You can’t control the weather, the traffic, or what other people do or say.
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It all comes from your core If you are an active person, and if you are reading this, you probably are, you most likely want to stay active for as long as possible. Unfortunately, as you age, your body requires more maintenance to do all the things you are used to doing. The repetitive movements
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Societal messages vs being kind to yourself Have you ever thought about the relationship you have with food? Yes, food is required for survival, but eating can have so many positive and negative attributes, based on the fat-shaming culture we live in, and our thoughts about food. If you’ve ever used food to numb your
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#2 in this series. Ask your yoga questions and I will answer them! Plank pose/Phalakasana is one of my favorite yoga poses for so many reasons. For a relatively simple pose, there is a lot going on. You use your entire body simultaneously, and it’s an incredibly strengthening pose for the core, upper and lower
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