How can older beginners safely start practicing yoga at home?
A.There are four simple poses that I tell all my students to practice at home. The first pose is to stand every day in bare feet with the back of your body against a wall. Standing in good posture near a wall will help remind you to open your chest and lengthen your spine. In yoga this is called Mountain Pose where we learn to stand steady on our feet. Second, sit on the floor in a comfortable cross-legged position every day. This will help keep your hips flexible and assure that you do not loose the ability to get down and back up from the floor. Third, relax with your legs up on the wall for at least ten minutes everyday. This is known as yoga’s great rejuvenator and is very beneficial for the heart and balancing your blood pressure. It also relieves swelling in the legs. And fourth, lie down on the floor every day for at least ten minutes with a folded blanket under your head and a pillow under your knees. This will relieve stress and passively stretch the chest muscles and help kee
