Product Description
Iyengar yoga expert Suza Francina describes and illustrates how older beginners can adapt the practice of yoga to their special needs. Through photos of older teachers and students, this comprehensive guide demonstrates how to progress from gentle floor and chair stretching exercises to vital weight-bearing, standing and inverted postures.

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"No segment of our population can benefit more from yoga than people over 50," says author Suza Francina, Iyengar yoga instructor and director of the Ojai Yoga Center, where she specializes in classes for people over 50. The New Yoga for People over 50 shows how to adapt traditional postures to suit any age or fitness level with step-by-step instructions aimed at the older beginner. Photographs, quotes, and personal stories of yoga teachers and students--many in their 70s and older--add inspiration. One key to modifying postures for older, stiffer bodies is the use of props that provide support to let the yoga student get into strenuous postures and hold them longer without pain or fatigue. The book illustrates how to adapt many postures with the aid of chairs, walls, wall ropes, bolsters, back-bending benches, and straps. Yoga decreases stiffness and inertia, and enhances health, energy, flexibility, posture, breathing, independence, and balance (physical and emotional). Francina explains how yoga may prevent the shortening and rounding of the spine and ward off osteoporosis. This book is an excellent companion to a yoga class or an inspiration to begin one. --Joan Price

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 41 reviews)

Fantastic by Sweetbriar (United States)

5 Stars
August 04, 2009
I am a yogini at almost 60 and can also attest to the benefits of yoga. I think this book is marvelous and I plan on recommending it to many of my friends. My teacher is Iyengar based and I marvel in class as I see new students progress under her care with necessary props to ensure a safe and modified posture. This is stressed throughout the book. This is a book that gives HOPE. Hooray!!!!

respect your body! by Jose C. Amram (altamonte spgs, fl United States)

1 Stars
June 09, 2008
The cover picture alone should be enough to avoid picking up, let alone buying this book. Yoga specially for us 'older bodies' should be gentle and challenging, not impossible!

Still Trying! by B. Gallo

4 Stars
December 21, 2007
I bought this book to add some new challenges to my novice yoga routine. I would like to be able to say that I have actually added them, but I have not. The information was good and the pictures helpful.

Older people people doing incredible poses, Discouraging! by ROSE (TEXAS)

1 Stars
September 22, 2007
I thought it would be a beginner's guide but I guess the astounding photographs of older people doing incredible poses was meant to inspire. It didn't help me get started!

A book for all ages by Nell

5 Stars
July 30, 2007
This book would be helpful for anyone (of any age), it is very readable and understandable. Buy it and you (too) will be pleased

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