YOGA FOR HEALTHY LIVING PODCAST
featuring Baxter Bell in conversation with host Kennan Rossi. LISTEN |
"Good information wrapped in fun energy and wisdom" ~ Y4HA student
Dr. Baxter Bell brings together the best of modern science and traditional yoga to help us age well as we live long in his four brand new Yoga for Healthy Aging workshops. In this exciting new quartet Baxter shares ground-breaking new research on the physical, cognitive, emotional and social contributors to achieving a longer healthspan and yoga practices to help. Learn how practicing yoga can awaken us to new, bright possibilities for longer, more vital lives.
Presented as part of We Are The Forest Dwellers: a Fall Celebration of Life in the Third Season. |
Breaking the Aging Code
through Yoga SAT, SEPT 07 2-4PM Negative attitudes about aging are rampant in our culture, and have been found to negatively impact both the length and quality of our lives. Together we can turn these harmful beliefs around! In this workshop we will learn how a positive perspective on aging can have multiple health benefits, such as lowering the rates of Alzheimer’s and adding healthy, active years to our lives. Together we will engage the power of yoga through poses, breath work and awareness practices to unearth negative attitudes and change them into positive forces for better health. Let's break the aging code and live better as we live longer! |
Beyond 10K Steps:
Four Key Movement Skills SUN, OCT 13 1:30-3:30PM Walking is a great, but 10K steps may be an overstep. New findings suggest we may benefit from pulling back on walking and adding other movement modalities to our days. In this workshop we will re-evaluate how much to walk and how to walk better. How not all sitting is "the new smoking," and how to sit better. We will learn about the Active Grandparent Advantage (AGA) and how a regular yoga practice supports its recommendations. Our session will culminate with a pleasurable, well-rounded yoga practice based on "Yoga for Healthy Aging's 4 Movement Skills" designed to support us age well as we live long. |
The New Stress Management
SAT, NOV 16 2-4PM Politics. Natural Disasters. Health crisis. Now is a stressful time for most. Fortunately we have yoga to help — and now, exciting innovations to add to our stress reduction toolbox! In this workshop we will hear the most current findings on stress, explore alternative responses to "fight, flight or freeze," and try the latest techniques recommended for reducing chronic and acute stress. Our afternoon will include a yoga practice that incorporates new approaches to stress reduction for greater stress resilience now and into the future. |
The Crucial Connection
Wellness thru Community SAT, DEC 07 2-4PM U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murty, MD has declared loneliness a national health crisis. Longevity studies like the Blue Zone point to social interaction as being as critical as diet and exercise. Buddhist master Thich Naht Hahn says "no sangha, no meditation." The need for connection is clear, yet often dismissed. In this workshop we will look at new findings on isolation, how to find a greater sense of community, and the very real health benefits of connection — such as the release of useful hormones when hugging! Our workshop will conclude with a yoga practice that is rooted in community and nourished by human connection for health and happiness. |
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BAXTER BELL, M.D. practiced Family Medicine for many years, and is now a medical acupuncturist, yoga teacher and co-author of the book "Yoga for Healthy Aging: A guide to Lifelong Well-being" Baxter has been on the staff of Mountain Yoga for over 20 years. In addition, he teaches workshops and teacher trainings across the country in the subjects of yoga anatomy, yoga therapeutics and yoga for healthy aging, For more on Baxter visit his website. |