
Teaching yoga to seniors: Lessons in simplicity, creativity and self-love
Four years ago, Nina* walked into my first community class and my heart sank a little. She explained that it had been years since her last yoga class but she remembered how good it made her feel and was looking for the right place to return to it. “I don’t think yoga studios and gyms are for me,” she said with a laugh. “I’m hoping this will be a good fit.” I replied that I hoped so too even as I felt a twinge of anxiety. Nina is in her sixties. She was my very first senior st