The New Yoga for People Over 50 A Comprehensive Guide for Midlife & Older Beginners by Francina, YOGA
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title:
The New Yoga for People Over 50 : A Comprehensive
Guide for Midlife and Older Beginners
author:
Francina, Suza.
publisher:
Health Communications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin:
print isbn13:
9781558744530
ebook isbn13:
9780585107509
language:
English
subject
Yoga, Hatha, Middle aged persons--Health and hygiene,
Aged--Health and hygiene.
publication date:
1997
lcc:
RA781.7.F7 1997eb
ddc:
613.7/046
subject:
Yoga, Hatha, Middle aged persons--Health and hygiene,
Aged--Health and hygiene.
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"Yoga has benefited the lives of people for millennia. Its power to promote human health has now been verified
scientifically. In this book, Suza Francina shows how anyone can reap the healing benefits of this ancient yet
modern therapy."
Larry Dossey, M.D.
author,
Be Careful What You Pray For, Prayer is Good Medicine
and
Healing Works
executive editor,
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
"Few people are as qualified as Suza Francina to write about the life-enhancing benefits of yoga for those over
50. Ms. Francina's book confirms my own experience as well as inspires me to continue yoga with enthusiasm
and confidence. What better gift can we give ourselves than the ability to move, breath and enjoy life, whatever
our age."
Judith H. Lasater, Ph.D.
physical therapist, author,
Relax & Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times
"This is the book we've been waiting for! At last, we latecomers to yoga have a commonsense guide that
initiates us in a way that is eminently "do-able." We're recommending it to our patients as a means of freeing
both mind and body from the inner tension and outward rigidity that foster anxiety and depression."
John E. Nelson, M.D., and Andrea Nelson, Psy.D.
editors,
Sacred Sorrows, Embracing and Transforming Depression
"The
New Yoga for People Over 50
will be my constant companion. In this crazy world that loves control,
where most people are trying desperately just to cope,
The New Yoga for People Over 50
gives me the energy
and flexibility to swim the laps, work at home and in the garden, be a grandma and laugh with my friends and
family."
Malchia Olshan
swim champion, National Masters and Senior Olympics
"Studying with Vanda Scaravelli through her late 70s and 80s gave me a remarkable vision of aging. I hope
Suza Francina's new book, filled with success stories about older teachers and students, will inspire many
people of all ages to embark on the wonderful path of growth and transformation we call yoga."
Ester Myers
author,
Yoga and You: Energizing and Relaxing Yoga for New and Experienced Students
"Master Iyengar yoga instructor Suza Francina has distilled a lifetime of teaching into a practical handbook that
anyone can use to improve their health. I've strengthened my back muscles and increased my flexibility using
her methods. I recommend this book to all, especially those who want to improve the quality of their life and
health in midlife and beyond."
George Jaidar
author,
The Soul: An Owner's Manual, Discovering the Life of Fullness
"I loved the people in this book! Their stories show how yoga can expand an older person's world, help them to
improve their posture and health and bring them joy. They are an inspiration."
Noreen Morris, R.N., S.C.M.
Hospice Nurse and Yoga Student
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"
The New Yoga for People Over 50
presents delightful vignettes of real people who have used yoga to improve
the quality of their lives. I wholeheartedly agree with Suza Francina that youthfulness, strength and flexibility
are not prerequisites to yoga practice, but are its benefits. Most important, her book makes them available to
students of all ages."
Mary Pullig Shatz, M.D.
author,
Back Care Basics: A Doctor's Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief
"After dedicating myself to walking for health, fitness and peace of mind for over twelve years, I realized in my
mid-forties that it simply was not enough. My body had aches and pains and stiffness, and I knew I needed to
pay attention to stretching. Suza's book came into my life when I needed the inspiration of stories of people
much older than me who were more flexible and dynamic physically than I was when I was twenty!"
Maggie Spilner
walking editor,
Prevention Magazine
coauthor,
Prevention's Practical Encyclopedia of Walking for Health
"Suza Francina presents yoga in an intelligent, dignified and accessible form. I recommend her new book to
anyone interested in health, vigor and quality of life."
Dean Ornish, M.D.
author,
Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease
"I began studying yoga at 50. In a year it changed the shape of my body and flexibility of my spine. I now
recommend yoga to all my patients. People over 50 often say they expect to have aches and pains.
The New
Yoga for People Over 50
dispels that myth! Patients who are practicing yoga are rarely in acute back pain.
Their adjustments hold longer. Yoga really enhances chiropractic care."
Jane Chalmers, D.C., F.I.A.C.A.
"Having just read Suza Francina's book, I felt yoga might be a good place to start my quest for a lifestyle that
would allow me to be independent as long as possible. So at the age of 72, and having just lost my beloved
husband of 49 years, I tried yoga for the first time in my life. That decision turned out to be one of the best I've
ever made. The physical effort, the weight-bearing exercise, the feeling of accomplishment combined to give
me a tremendous boost in self-esteem. This book helped point me in the direction I want to go!"
Helen McKeown
72-year-old yoga student
"This book offers a wealth of information to help alleviate the problems associated with aging. The stories from
older practitioners and teachers B.K.S. Iyengar, Indra Devi and Eric Small are especially uplifting and
inspiring."
Donald Moyer
director, The Yoga Room, Berkeley, California
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The New Yoga for People Over 50
A Comprehensive Guide for Midlife and Older Beginners
Suza Francina
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Deerfield Beach, Florida
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