to practice kindness towards the body/mind during tough times,” says Carson. For seniors, yoga is an excellent way to


foster better fl exibility, even in the pres- ence of osteoarthritis. Studies conducted by Dr. Sharon Kolasinski, of the University of Pennsylvania, found that Iyengar yoga reduced joint stiff ness and pain reduction during an eight-week period in people with knee osteoarthritis. Chair yoga, though popular with seniors, can introduce unnecessary risk if not tailored appropri- ately for those with osteoporosis, Carson cautions. “It’s important for older adults to fi nd classes taught by appropriately trained instructors. Inappropriate chair sitting itself can compromise bone health, so teachers trained in spinal health and planes of action are recommended.” No matter the level of an individual’s


agility, improved fl exibility is a boon, especially when it goes beyond the physical to embrace mental and spiritual aspects. Abbott remarks, “Yoga has taught me not only how to move and relate to my body, but how to gracefully adjust to change and the challenges of life.”


Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer and authors books related to the fi elds of alterna- tive health and spirituality. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com.


Learn More Where to


Yoga for Every Body: Basics for Align- ment and Flexibility, Diane Finlayson DVD, Tinyurl.com/Yoga-Align-Flex


Curvy Yoga YouTube videos, include 15-minute morning wake-ups with Anna Guest-Jelley, YouTube.com/user/ CurvyYoga/featured


Power Yoga for Flexibility, Rodney Yee DVD, Gaia.com/person/rodney-yee


Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibil- ity and Pain Relief, a book by Kimberly Carson, MindfulYogaWorks.com/ products


featured studios


Whether it’s mindfulness or fitness that you crave, check out the featured studios this month and be sure to peruse the Natural Awakenings calendar on pages 26-28 for locally led classes and events provided by these studios.


LAURIE HEBERT AERIAL YOGA & MINDFULNESS Sessions: Big Sky Pediatric Therapy 9433 Bee Caves Rd, Ste 101, Austin 225-772-5530 LHAerialYoga@gmail.com


Private aerial yoga and mindfulness sessions for kids ages 4 and up, instruct- ed by Laurie Hebert, an oc- cupational therapist trained through Yogapeutics. Aerial yoga is a superFLY way to address motor skills and confi dence! Mindfulness lessons include growth


mindset, gratitude, mindful breathing, affi rmations and more. Your child will also experience a multi- sensory guided-imagery meditation. By appoint- ment only.


MORE YOGA, OILS AND MINDFUL LIVING Carrie Ann Paulo 188 Hwy 21 E, Bastrop 512-766-4033 MoreYogaTX.com


Developing a yoga practice can bring you more of what you want in your life! Carrie comes to teaching yoga as a career educator and practic- es modeling awareness tech- niques through all limbs of yoga. Classes in the Back- yard at Nature’s Divine are accessible, serene and best


of all, outdoors, where energy can fl ow freely, and we can fi nd our grounding.


PURE ACTION YOGA RESEARCH CONFERENCE 506 Oakland Ave, Unit B, Austin 512-308-3338 PureAction.org


Our goal is to have yoga used as ther- apy in national and global health- care systems. The Yoga Research Conference is a


chance to hear the latest yoga therapy research and interact with like-minded health professionals. Learn about benefi ts of heat and plasma volume, breath physiology, vinyasa yoga and much more. Specifi c talks on opioid use, Alzheimer’s, autism and more. See ad, page 16.


PURE YOGA TEXAS Multiple Locations (South, Downtown, North, Cedar Park) 888-245-0726 PureYogaTexas.com


Get fi t. Get healthy. Be PUREly happy. No fl exibility re- quired! Classes ideal for beginner to ad- vanced. Free Day of Yoga, Sept. 3, free classes all day! Class


off erings: Original Hot Yoga – Hot 26+2 (90 min. & 60 min.), Inferno Hot Pilates, Yoga Flow, Yin Yoga, HIIT Fusion and Yoga Therapy. For a special deal, see directory listing, page 30.


SANCTUARY YOGA Audrey Fouss 1006 S 8th St, Austin 512-579-6622 SanctuaryYogaAustin.com


Sanctuary Yoga Austin is a nonprofi t South Austin yoga studio that off ers an intimate space devoted to the deepening and uplift- ing of humanity.


Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.


~Patanjali September 2018 11


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