Relax Into Yoga

Safe and Simple Practices for Seniors and People with Health Challenges

Movement, awareness, and relaxation practices are essential tools of self-care for maintaining health, ease and dignity throughout our lifespan. However, for older adults and people with health challenges, safety is paramount and the particular requirements for this population are often not clearly understood within the yoga community.

Based on the pioneering Yoga for Seniors teacher training—offered at Duke Integrative Medicine and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff’s careful approach is informed by their own extensive experience working with seniors in medical settings as well as important movement guidelines endorsed by the scientific research community. This has enabled them to create safe, effective and enjoyable practices that are accessible to virtually anyone who can breathe.

The Relax Into Yoga for Seniors DVD provides the following benefits:

• Maintain or increase strength and mobility
• Promote balance, flexibility and confidence
• Develop relaxation skills for mind and body
• Provide accessible practices for people of all ages, fitness and mobility levels

Highlights include:

• Seated Sequence: Poses are done seated in a chair
• Seated and Standing Sequence: Standing poses are done near a sturdy chair
• Up and Down Sequence: Poses are done lying down, seated in a chair and standing
• Bed-Based Sequence: All postures are done lying down
• Relaxation Sequence: Seated practice to calm your nervous system
• Core-Strengthening: Postures to strengthen the abdomen and back
• Balance-Building: Standing postures to promote strength and stability

Special features:

• Large English Subtitle option for all material
• Bonus MP3s for portable practice