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HEALTH & FITNESS
By Isadora Pennington
and Jordana Klein
Speculated to have origins
dating back to pre-Vedic India,
yoga is a practice of physical,
mental and emotional discipline.
It offers health benefits that have
been reported to change lives.
In a 2006 study conducted by
the Department of Neurology and
Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon
Health and Science University,
scientists determined a link
between the practice of yoga and
increased quality of life for seniors.
The many different styles of
yoga allow people to find what
works best for them. Stretches and
poses are low-impact, and routines
can be adjusted to suit each
person’s abilities.
Local yoga studios and
instructors offer everything from
relaxed one-on-one sessions of
restorative yoga to
invigorating hot yoga
classes.
Aurelio Larsen, 83
years old, has been
involved in family
sessions with local
yoga instructor Erin
Trapaga for the past
three years. “It’s
fun,” Larsen said
after completing her
morning routine.
Her weekly
sessions are usually
held on the front
porch of her
Candler Park home.
Sometimes she meets up with
her daughter Dawn Caldwell for
their classes.
Initially, it was Caldwell who
was getting private lessons,
but her mother also wanted to
participate. “I think she’s a lot
PHOTOS BY ISADORA PENNINGTON
Yoga instructor Erin Trapaga (left) instructs Aurelio Larsen
(right) and her daughter, Dawn Caldwell (center).
more limber than she would have
been without yoga,” Caldwell said.
“And Erin can teach anyone,” she
said with a laugh.
Trapaga teaches yoga at places
such as Fernbank Museum and
Decatur Yoga & Pilates, and she
has volunteered with the Central
Presbyterian Men’s Shelter, as
well as offering private lessons
for families.
“I like to go really slow,” Trapaga
said. “We go very gradually into
poses, and then we deepen them
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