Yoga gives active people vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and focus. In this one-of-a-kind book, the authors explain how common activities for aging active people (running, swimming, golf, gardening, travel, caring for grandchildren) can be better supported with yoga. Inside you’ll find easy, doable poses and routines that help keep older people fit and injury-free. Other key topics include: ·Core and leg strength for and healthy aging, needed for autonomous living and ·A practical approach to · and how it translates to staying safer during activity and ·Ways to incorporate yoga in to receive benefits with minimal time commitment ·Meditation, mindfulness, breathing practices, and the physical practice of yoga can help with both and relaxation Each sequence is introduced with a brief overview of the benefits of the movements along with modifications and options suited to individual requirements. From the practical to the philosophical, is a user-friendly handbook for staying active and healthy in a changing body over the course of a long life.