Think you’re too old for yoga? Then read this inspiring story about 87 year old Ann Husch, who practices yoga every day and teaches three yoga classes a week:

From the St. Louis Post:
At 87, no worries: Yoga helps keep her going

What an amazing woman! In the article Ann shares her philosophy about yoga: “With yoga, you learn that life is not for worrying. Life is for learning to live.” I hope that at 87 I will still be doing yoga, with the same wisdom that Ann seems to have.

Yoga has physical and mental benefits that can be accessed at any age, and the practice changes with you as you follow the winding road of life. If you’re interested in reading more about the health benefits of yoga for seniors there’s a really good article at the American Senior Fitness Association web site.

I came across a quote by Richard Freeman earlier this week that really reminds me that the practice and philosophy of yoga is available to everyone, regardless of age and physical ability. I think Ann would completely agree with Freeman:

Yoga is freedom. It’s freedom from the fear of not knowing who you are. It’s freedom from having to present a face that isn’t your true face. It’s freedom from pretending to believe in something that you really don’t know to be true. It’s the return to the present moment, to the natural mind, to the state of complete happiness.

~ Richard Freeman

How can anyone be too old or too young to practice this state of mind?