Building Unity Farm - Thanksgiving on the Farm

Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to reflect on the past year, be grateful for the good things that happen every day, and consider the journey we're all on, which is hopefully headed in a positive direction.On a farm, this day of thanks is very personal.    As with last year, the foods we prepared were either grown at Unity Farm or at a farm within one mile of our dining table.   There was one exception - the cranberries...[Readmore]

Pre-Thanksgiving Giving Thanks

by BaxterLanterns by Melina MezaSo, it’s one day from the annual gathering of families and friends that we in the USA call Thanksgiving, and it occurs to me that I haven’t yet thanked the staff here at Yoga for Healthy Aging, all of whom do their work for you as a labor of love.I am so grateful for the staff of YFHA! We have grown in the past two-plus years to an impressive eight people who regularly contribute to the posts that you read each week....[Readmore]

Rethinking Certification

As stakeholders in payer, provider, and government communities debate the optimal timing of ICD10, Meaningful Use Stage 2, ACA, and HIPAA Omnibus rule deadlines, it's becoming increasingly clear that many hospitals which attested in 2011 and 2012 will not have their 2014 edition certified software installed, training completed, and workflow re-engineered in time for the Stage 2 attestation deadlines. Now that we have experience with two stages of...[Readmore]

Memory Loss—Meditation to the Rescue

by RamYellow Leaves by Melina MezaAlzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive neuro-degenerative disease that is characterized by severe memory loss, unusual behavior, personality changes and a decline in thinking abilities. Death of neurons in key parts of the brain harms memory, thinking, and behavior. Neuronal death in the hippocampus area of the brain triggers short-term memory failure, and often the person's ability to do familiar...[Readmore]

Bhramari Pranayama with Mudras

by TimothyRecently in a post (Pranayama for Everyone), I wrote about the "buzzing bee breath," Bhramari. I taught a simplified version so that people could get used to it, and feel this practice's almost immediately palpable soothing effects. A reader wrote in with a question about the mudra (in this case meaning a hand position) often taught as part of the practice. So today, I'll teach two more advanced versions of Bhramari, in which the hands...[Readmore]

Friday Q&A: Kyphosis (Dowager's Hump)

Q: I teach chair yoga for older people. Several of my students have pretty bad kyphosis, a rounded curve in the upper back. They are not yet into a dowager's hump but they are on the way. When we do down dog with a chair, their upper backs are very humped. If I have them try to do cat/cow stretches with hands on the chair seat, their upper backs barely move. I have suggested that they try to lie on their backs with a small blanket roll under the...[Readmore]

Meeting Death at the Front Door

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