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Teaching Yoga to Seniors: Essential Considerations to Enhance Safety and Reduce Risk in a Uniquely Vulnerable Age Group

Carol Krucoff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:09:37 +0000

Seniors age 65 and older represent the fastest-growing sector of the population and, like many Americans, are increasingly drawn to yoga. This presents both an extraordinary opportunity and a serious challenge for yoga instructors who must be both a resource and guardians of safety for this uniquely vulnerable group. A typical class of seniors is likely to represent the most diverse mix of abilities of any age group. While some may be exceedingly healthy, most ﬁt the proﬁle of the average older adult in America, 80% of whom have at least one chronic health condition and 50% of whom have at least two. Objectives: This article discusses the Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors program, offered since 2007 at Duke Integrative Medicine to ﬁll a critical need to help yoga instructors work safely and effectively with the increasing number of older adults coming to yoga classes, and explores three areas that pose the greatest risk of compromise to older adult students: sedentary lifestyle, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. To provide a skillful framework for teaching yoga to seniors, we have developed speciﬁc Principles of Practice that integrate the knowledge gained from Western medicine with yogic teachings. Download the Full Research Article

Third Annual Symposium for Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR) March 5-8, 2009 Los Angeles, CA

Carol Krucoff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:11:28 +0000

Dear Friends,

The International Association of Yoga Therapists (www.iayt.org) is presenting the third annual Symposium for Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR); the premier professional forum in the field of Yoga therapy is designed for experienced yoga teachers, yoga therapists and those involved with health care and Yoga research. SYTAR 2009 is geared for yoga professionals to learn, meet, discuss and practice among peers. Up to 22 continuing education units from Yoga Alliance serve to enhance this event. As well, SYTAR 2009 will have CEUs available for other related fields.

I am delighted to be the part of the distinguished faculty including over 30 luminaries in the field of yoga therapy. I know you will be as enthusiastic about the program as I am. Please visit the SYTAR website and register before Dec 1, 2008 to qualify for the early bird registration discount.

Also I would like to encourage you to consider submitting abstracts of your work and/or research in yoga therapy for presentation any one of the seven Thursday afternoon workshops.

Please contact Yoga Developments in Los Angeles at 310 821 8441 OR EMAIL INFO@SYTAR.ORG with any questions or comments. I look forward to seeing you at the SYTAR 2009.

FOR COMPLETE SYTAR INFORMATION INCLUDING ON LINE REGISTRATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.SYTAR.ORG