Living a healthy and happy life into your 70s, 80s, 90s, and beyond isn't an impossible dream. It happens all around the world and can happen for you too, regardless of your age. Naturally, you don't want to simply live to be 100! You want to be healthy, happy, riding your bike, gardening, cooking, playing with your grandkids, and actively enjoying every moment of this precious human life.
Most of us don't start thinking about longevity until we get into our 50s or so, or until we deal with injury or illness. Yoga and Longevity: 8 Secrets for a Long, Healthy, and Happy Life with Beryl Bender is designed for all people of all ages because we all want to live a long healthy life, and it's never too early to start moving in that direction. In fact, the earlier we start, the easier and more effective these practices are. The well-researched and documented commonalities of the world's longest lived and happiest people include spending time outdoors in nature, moving naturally, meditating, practicing yoga, connecting with your community, downshifting, finding your dharma, eating well, and much more.
Beryl Bender, author and activist, graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in English and philosophy and has been an avid student of classical yoga since 1971. She traveled to India in 1974 with her Jain teacher, Munishree Chitrabhanu, to further her studies of Eastern wisdom traditions.
She is the founder and director of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute, a prestigious Yoga Alliance nationally recognized school that has been training yoga and meditation teachers since 1980, and is now a "virtual" school with ongoing training and global participation.
Beryl is also the co-founder and board chair of the Give Back Yoga Foundation and the best-selling author of many books on yoga, including Beyond Power Yoga and Yoga for Warriors. Her current online yoga studio, Just This, is a refuge for yogis seeking community and connection.
You’ll learn:
With unlimited course access, you can take it at your own pace
The goal of this training is to show you how a yoga lifestyle and the commonalities of longevity combine into a tried-and-true package to add years to your life
For Yoga Teachers
This course is for anyone who is interested in exploring practices for longevity. All ages are encouraged to join in!
No. All that’s required is curiosity and a desire to learn.
Yes. As in any learning environment, you are encouraged to identify your unique learning goals and work in a way that honors and respects your ability and intention.
If possible, it will be helpful to have yoga blocks, a blanket, and a bolster or pillow available. You may also want access to an outdoor space for walking meditation.
Yes, this course is eligible for eight Continuing Education hours with Yoga Alliance, but in order to receive them you will need to complete all sessions.
No. You must create an account to access the course materials but you do not need to pay for a membership.
No. Each section also includes practices that will consist of breathwork, meditation, journaling, or asana.
No, all content is prerecorded and self-paced!
Yes. The entire course will be available in perpetuity.
The course is eight hours, but the total time to complete it may be longer due to its self-paced nature. There is no deadline for completion.