Finding Yoga at 50+

Despite having been active my whole life (dance, snowboarding, hiking, and the occasional gym membership), I realized as I was turning 50 in 2016 that a lot of things hurt. In the midst of focusing on “working out” I’d never really been introduced to real stretching and balance work. My brief encounter with yoga years ago had only seemed to reinforce what I feared: that it’s for people who are already in shape and can afford $150 stretchy pants.

Imagine my surprise when my chiropractor suggested I try yoga, explaining that he could keep aligning me, but until some areas of my body were strengthened and others stretched and I made an effort to keep them that way, he would be a permanent part of my life.

I was a bit of a mess: menopausal hot flashes and waking up every 1–2 hours, unable to lift my right arm over my head due to an old car accident injury, tingling fingers and hands, pretty much constant back, wrist, and elbow pain, and struggling to deal with mental stress. Let’s just say I was nowhere near…

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By Heidi Drake; All Rights Reserved @2019