Desert Island Yoga Poses

by Nina The other day I got an email from the manager of a web site for men (which shall remain nameless for now) asking me to recommend 3 t...

How Much Physical Activity is Enough?

by Nina The Walk by Vincent van Gough After reading all those posts by Ram and me ( Sitting is the New Smoking , The Ill Effects of Prolonge...

Sitting is the New Smoking

by Nina Woman Smoking by Kitagawa Utamaro “Being out of shape could be more harmful to health and longevity than most people expect, accordi...

Free-cycling vs. Recycling Books on Aging

by Nina In my neighborhood, we’re big into free-cycling. For those of you who don’t know what that means, for us in Berkeley free-cycling me...

How Yoga Fosters Respiratory System Health

by Nina Big Sur Clouds by Melina Meza In our post 6 Strategies for Using Yoga to Help with Medical Problems , Baxter and I identified six ba...

Contentment, Happiness, and My Family

by Nina   “I know what house my house will be. It will be just right for me. And a house just right for me must have a fireplace inside, dai...

Easy Peasy Way to Keep Your Back Happy and Healthy

by Nina The last few days I've been staying with a friend (a man in his sixties) who doesn’t do yoga, but who is very physically active ...

What to Do When You're Stressed or Angry (or Both)

by Nina On Peralta Avenue by Nina Zolotow I have been kind of stressed out lately. Not sleeping well and that kind of stuff. That’s pretty n...

Techniques for Improving Balance

by Nina Shawn Brow Age 57 For those of you who are new to yoga—and to balance poses—we’re recommending a few basic techniques and prin...