Yoga for 50+: Modified Poses and Techniques for a Safe Practice

Useful book with some new information on how to teach yoga not only to people 50+ but for those with physical challenges.

I have been teaching yoga to an older group and this has helped me teach them safely with props, and keep them interested in learning new techniques without fear.

For a 58 year old woman who takes Yoga classes with much younger people, this is a wonderful book that gives me alternative moves and use of props for this older body.

I suppose it's my fault, what I really needed was 'yoga for 70+' to help me with the Gentle Yoga class I teach. This book doesn't really address the age-related concerns I run into with my older students, like how to work around hip replacements and osteoporosis, what to substitute for inversions when a student has glaucoma, etc. But, like I said, my students are well over age 50 (I'm nearly 50 myself) so it's my fault for expecting too much. The poses and prop variations it teaches are what I use in all my classes for less-flexible students of all ages. From that perspective, though, it's a fine book with clear instruction & illustration.

This modest looking book by Richard Rosen, a master yogi over 50, offers lots of practical tips for older beginners and their teachers. I especially recommend this book to younger yogis who are looking for ways to teach yoga safely to their parents and grandparents. Add this book to your yoga library to keep the yoga fire stoked over the long haul! --Suza Francina, author, The New Yoga for People Over 50 and Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause.