Meditation and Yoga Midlife and Beyond by Susan Kramer

Meditation and Yoga Midlife and Beyond for Physical Balance and Harmony

by Susan Helene Kramer

Description: Description: Description: Meditation and Yoga Midlife and Beyond for Physical Balance and Harmony by Susan Helene Kramer The first half of the book details 30 sitting and standing poses that help the physical body maintain or regain motion balance and remain supple. They are adapted from standard yoga poses to be suitable for midlife and on.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states in its report, 2008, Physical Activity Guideline for Americans in Chapter 5: Active Older Adults: "Older adults should do exercises that maintain or improve balance if they are at risk of falling."

10 meditation techniques follow to give you a choice in various circumstances and include a meditation breathing technique, how to use a mala and mantra, sitting, walking and stress reduction meditations, and meditation for spiritual healing, developing intuition and memory skills. Yoga philosophy follows and includes a variety of virtues, any of which could be picked and used as a single practice.

Illustrated with photos of all the poses..

Helen Wharton, BellaOnline editor, reviewed this and here are her comments included with permission:

"...your book is a beautiful gift that has come to me to read at a time when I need it most. I have been wanting to try yoga for many years, but can't bring myself to go to a class with strangers. And, I'm 57 and starting to experience problems with loss of balance. Just not as young and steady as I used to be. So THANK-YOU for the yoga instruction. The poses seem to be ones that I can do at home. But, I think the most beautiful part of your book is the meditation and virtues. Meditation is also something that I have been wanting to do, but again, just can't get motivated to add another thing to my list of things to do. Your book is the perfect example of "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Thank-you so much for asking me to read it, you have changed my life."

Below right: To help establish balance, a gray vertical bar is overlaid in illustrations of off-center poses. The line begins at the top: ear over shoulder, over hip, over foot just in front of lower leg bone when feet are together, and weight between feet in open positions as in this Gentle Lion Pose –
Description: Description: Description: Gentle Lion Pose, photo credit Susan Helene Kramer

Details
108 pages; perfect bound; 8.5 by 11 inch paperback
Copyright 2010 Susan Kramer
ISBN: 978-0-557-59183-1
Santa Barbara, California USA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lulu.com Press Publisher
Paperback Available at Lulu Press
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About the author - Susan Kramer has been teaching meditation, yoga, dance and academics kinesthetically as a dance specialist since 1965 and maintains a large educational web site at susankramer.com.

Susan Kramer Book List

Adaptive Dance and Rhythms
Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced
Kinesthetic Math and Language Lessons
Meditation for all Kids
God Speaks through the Holy Spirit
Meditation for Teens and Adults
Free to Move, Learning Kinesthetically
Meditation and Yoga Midlife and Beyond
Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids
Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Yoga for all Kids
How to Sew Cloth Dolls and Costumes
Fundamentele bewegingen voor kinderen met dansjes, meditaties en yoga