Tag Archive ‘seniors’

 

sacredhands on Nov 26th, 2007Asanas or Yoga Technigues For the Elderly

Ever heard of asanas for the elderly, including Pranayama, Meditation, Tadasana, Trikonasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Vajrasana, Sarpasana, Vipareeta Karani and Savasana? I sure haven’t, but if you’re into yoga, that means someone has figured out a series of posture positions that make old age a little easier through proper exercise.

sacredhands on Oct 1st, 2007Hospice Patients Now Function as Pharmaceutical Lab Rats

When death is just around the cemetery door it doesn’t really matter how much money you might have, or how big your house is, or whether you know important people. All that matters is your health. Those who wind up in a hospice are discovering that their desperate need to stay alive is fertile ground [...]

sacredhands on Sep 27th, 2007Average NPR Listener is 53 Whipper Snappers AOL

With everyone giving up on reading newspapers in print, and most younger people gobbling up most of their information online, what’s a poor NPR radio station to do in order to attract younger listeners? Here’s a fact: “the median age of people listening to NPR’s newsmagazine programs is 53.”
Wow! I never would have guessed [...]