With an ever increasing senior population, yoga for seniors is growing in popularity year after year. Yoga is an exceptional way for seniors to stay active and in shape. In addition to all of the usual benefits that are derived from the many other forms of yoga, for a senior citizen it can be an invaluable way for them to reconnect with their own bodies. The ageing process can often be daunting as individuals lose their balance and flexibility and begin to feel trapped inside a body that they no longer recognise as the one that has carried them so ably for the majority of their lives. Through a regular yoga practice seniors can be reminded that it is still important for them to stay in shape and they can regain a degree of their strength and flexibility and help to halt the process of muscle atrophy that becomes noticeably in your later years. Poses can be heavily adapted with the use of props and many poses can be chair based where necessary.
In addition to all of the benefits of traditional forms of yoga additional benefits senior yoga include:
