Dahn Yoga Classes Taught by Volunteers Thrill Seniors
March 29th, 2008
Seniors face the life challenges of declining physical health, mental capacity and even social communication — all prime factors in making life worth living. But an increasing number of seniors in the Honolulu area are happily discovering that these declines can be softened and life quality enhanced by regular and gentle yoga exercises.
Among Honolulu-area seniors, the retired Yashimas — Sue, 59, and Wallace, 74 — are contributing to a “yoga boom.” The Yashimas are recognized volunteers of the Dahn Foundation, which shares Dahn Yoga body-brain fitness expertise with the community.
Each week, this couple jointly teaches 270 elderly, ages 55 to 92, at five senior centers throughout the Honolulu area. The classes consist of 95% women. (Men say that they are too shy to take a class with so many women.) With most facilities provided by the Honolulu City and County’s Board of Parks and Recreation, the Yashimas teach two one-hour classes, four mornings a week.
Here is what the seniors get from Sue and Wallace’s yoga classes:
1. Feeling good about themselves.
2. A comprehensive physical workout.
For more information, visit dahnfoundation.org
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