Yoga After 50 For Dummies

Contents at a Glance
Introduction 1
Part 1: The Age of Yoga 5
CHAPTER 1: Yoga Over 50 Is Just Smart 7
CHAPTER 2: Preparing to Practice 23
CHAPTER 3:	 Breathing through Your Yoga Poses 35
Part 2: Yoga on the Mat 47
CHAPTER 4: Twenty Great Postures for the 50-Plus Yogi 49
CHAPTER 5: Meditation for the 50-Plus Mind 71
Part 3: Yoga in Your Everyday Life 83
CHAPTER 6: Yoga, Your Food, and Your Weight 85
CHAPTER 7: Connecting Yoga and the Power of the Mind 101
CHAPTER 8: Bedtime Yoga 109
Part 4: Adapting Your Practice to Common 50-Plus
Conditions 123
CHAPTER 9: Keeping Your Balance 125
CHAPTER 10: Love Your Lower Back 135
CHAPTER 11: Tending to Headaches, Asthma, and Your Upper Back 149
CHAPTER 12: Dealing with Needy Knees 165
CHAPTER 13: Handling Hopeful Hips and Hamstrings 177
CHAPTER 14: Dealing with Joint Replacements 187
CHAPTER 15: Boning Up on Osteoporosis 195
CHAPTER 16: Handling Arthritis 211
CHAPTER 17: Understanding Menopause and Andropause 229
CHAPTER 18: Helping the Pelvic Floor 243
Part 5: Routines for Home 249
CHAPTER 19: Five-Minute Routines for Home 251
CHAPTER 20: Fifteen-Minute Routines for Home 261
CHAPTER 21: Thirty-Minute Routines for Home 281
Part 6: The Part of Tens 313
CHAPTER 22: Ten Tips for Your Yoga Practice: On the Mat 315
CHAPTER 23:	Ten Tips for Your Yoga Practice: Off the Mat 319
Index 323