Dr Loren Fishman is a Manhattan-based physiatrist and yogi who has designed a series of yoga poses that help improve bone density. He has run several clinical trials comparing his yoga method to osteoporosis drugs with impressively positive results. I am trained and certified in his method (and, as a person who has osteoporosis herself, am a dedicated practitioner of the poses!) and recently offered a workshop to to a large and enthusiastic group from Health Advocates for Older People. I would like to offer a similar workshop to you.
There will be two sessions: in the first one, I will be presenting information about osteoporosis and bone density and will then demonstrate the poses. The second one is a practice session in which I will demonstrate the poses again but will then watch you so that I can offer corrections, suggestions, and modifications. The presentation will be recorded, and I will also make available a video of me doing the poses.
The workshop that I taught to Health Advocates members was tailored to older people who often have difficulty getting down onto a mat or doing some of the more intense stretching poses, so I modified the poses, making extensive use of props – wall, chair, and a strap. In this workshop, I will demonstrate the full poses but also offer modifications, including use of props, so that you can practice whichever poses make sense for your body.
I am offering this workshop on Zoom on May 21 at 4PM ET. The follow-up practice session will be held on May 28 at 4PM ET. The cost for both sessions and for the recordings is $50 (see my “shop” page for details on how to pay). If you can’t attend live, you can still access the recordings. Please let me know by May 2 if you will be attending.