• Home
    • Contact us
    • Teachers
    • Blog
  • Book Classes
    • Book Classes/schedule
    • Gift Certificates
    • For New Students >
      • New Student Packages
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Description of Classes
  • Seminars
    • Workshops
    • Spiritual Studies
  • Private Sessions
  • TRE
  • Retreats
    • TRE Retreat at the Sault Haus
  • Retreat in the Berkshires
  • Trainings/Immersions
    • Spiritual Mentoring
    • Boundaries & Balance: Honoring Sensitivity in Your Yoga Practice
    • 50 hr Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training >
      • Frequently Asked Questions about Teacher Training
      • More About Yoga Teacher Training
  • yoga supplies and videos
    • Yoga Supplies and Gifts
    • Free Downloads
    • Class videos
  • Officiant Services
  • More About Yoga Loka
    • About Yoga Loka
    • Yoga Loka In the News
    • Testimonials
    • Photo Gallery
  • Suggested Reading List
  • Articles of interest
    • Medical research and Yoga
    • Articles on Yoga
    • 75 Health Conditions Benefited by Yoga by Timothy McCall, MD
  • Links to recommended local practitioners
  • Specialized Classes
  • Privacy Policy
  • Donation suggestions
  • Category
YOGA LOKA
  • Home
    • Contact us
    • Teachers
    • Blog
  • Book Classes
    • Book Classes/schedule
    • Gift Certificates
    • For New Students >
      • New Student Packages
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Description of Classes
  • Seminars
    • Workshops
    • Spiritual Studies
  • Private Sessions
  • TRE
  • Retreats
    • TRE Retreat at the Sault Haus
  • Retreat in the Berkshires
  • Trainings/Immersions
    • Spiritual Mentoring
    • Boundaries & Balance: Honoring Sensitivity in Your Yoga Practice
    • 50 hr Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training >
      • Frequently Asked Questions about Teacher Training
      • More About Yoga Teacher Training
  • yoga supplies and videos
    • Yoga Supplies and Gifts
    • Free Downloads
    • Class videos
  • Officiant Services
  • More About Yoga Loka
    • About Yoga Loka
    • Yoga Loka In the News
    • Testimonials
    • Photo Gallery
  • Suggested Reading List
  • Articles of interest
    • Medical research and Yoga
    • Articles on Yoga
    • 75 Health Conditions Benefited by Yoga by Timothy McCall, MD
  • Links to recommended local practitioners
  • Specialized Classes
  • Privacy Policy
  • Donation suggestions
  • Category

BLOG​

It is never too late to start!

2/15/2023

0 Comments

 
It’s never too late to benefit from a yoga practice, and you’re never too old to start. Check out this NY Times article which gives you an insight to someone whose journey began in his 60s.

There are so many misconceptions and misrepresentations of yoga practice out there! It’s actually a bit scary and quite frustrating when I consider how many people might be turned off by the practice based on what they see on commercials, social media and TV. 

I have worked with many people in their 60s, 70s and even 80s who decided it was time to begin. We all begin where we are, which is one of the beautiful things about the practice. Keep in mind that the practice of yoga is vast- it is not just about doing poses.  This is one of the unfortunate misconceptions being thrust on the public. I came to yoga based on the physical poses (asanas) and that got me interested in all the other stuff, and here we are 30-ish years later, and I am still learning and practicing. It’s true that when I speak with friends close to my middle age who do not practice yoga, I realize how beneficial the practice has been to my physical body. But emphatically: asana not my primary concern, even though that is where I started.  

Happily, yoga can help us grow old gracefully.  I say happily because we are all going to grow old, and its kind of cool to be able be getting older and not freak out about it, or try to halt time, or rewind it. It is crazy to think that so many of the messages we get from our society are aimed at trying to turn around or halt what is an inevitable part of life. This is one of the reasons I so love working with older people who want to start yoga. Someone who shows up later in life understands it's time to get on with it, and why not do it with grace and contentment. 

It really is never too late, and it will always be beneficial.  There is still so much of life we can live, so much of our own selves we can discover, and so many treasures we can pass on to the younger generations.  
​
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Amarjyothi

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    October 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014

    Categories

    All
    Guru
    Neem-karoli-baba
    Rama
    Ram Das
    Swami Muktananda
    Vashista Asana

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
    • Contact us
    • Teachers
    • Blog
  • Book Classes
    • Book Classes/schedule
    • Gift Certificates
    • For New Students >
      • New Student Packages
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Description of Classes
  • Seminars
    • Workshops
    • Spiritual Studies
  • Private Sessions
  • TRE
  • Retreats
    • TRE Retreat at the Sault Haus
  • Retreat in the Berkshires
  • Trainings/Immersions
    • Spiritual Mentoring
    • Boundaries & Balance: Honoring Sensitivity in Your Yoga Practice
    • 50 hr Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training >
      • Frequently Asked Questions about Teacher Training
      • More About Yoga Teacher Training
  • yoga supplies and videos
    • Yoga Supplies and Gifts
    • Free Downloads
    • Class videos
  • Officiant Services
  • More About Yoga Loka
    • About Yoga Loka
    • Yoga Loka In the News
    • Testimonials
    • Photo Gallery
  • Suggested Reading List
  • Articles of interest
    • Medical research and Yoga
    • Articles on Yoga
    • 75 Health Conditions Benefited by Yoga by Timothy McCall, MD
  • Links to recommended local practitioners
  • Specialized Classes
  • Privacy Policy
  • Donation suggestions
  • Category