Having recently passed through that strange doorway into my 65th year, I’ve noticed these challenging changes, both small and large, showing up more often. I imagine many of you are living with similar experiences with each passing month and year. Aging is inevitable, as the Buddha reminded us millennia ago. So, what do we do when those moments arrive uninvited at our doorstep? Here are a few of my current musings...

I was recently at a music retreat with about 120 other adults between the ages of 15-85. Perhaps the most common topic that came up was the observation of diminishing ability to balance well with advancing age, and the increasing trips and falls that accompanied this change. I couldn’t help but wonder how yoga might impact this issue of worsening balance, increasing falls and fear of falling in my fellow musicians...

As someone who has been interested in how to support healing in those with both acute and chronic back pain- , for more than 35 years, first in my capacity as a family doctor in the 80s and 90s, and more recently as a yoga instructor, yoga therapist and medical acupuncturist- this topic of "Worst Habits and the Best Treatments for Back Pain: is of great interest to me!

It’s so strange to realize you've been visiting a place for more than 25 years! But it indicates that there must be something special...