Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Warrawoona Group of rocks, & Pilbara Craton, in Western Australia: Nobel prize laureates aging reversal extreme longevity * * * * #YogaGenetics ahead - How best @ #YogaWUaS for 95 yo+ in walkers to combine #AngelaVictorInspiredYoga #ChairYoga w #AgingReversal & #ExtremeLongevity #GeneTherapies to #ReverseMuscleWasting &re #YogaNotationsWUaS ...? * * * What are the best Chair Yoga sequences for 100 year olds taking a course in front of their computer moving away from a walker with aging reversal genetic drug therapies? Angela and Victor Inspired Yoga? * * * how old is life? 3.5 billion years or . . . ? * * * Merry, merry, and Happy, happy!

 


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"Brainstorming, what if 5 billion (out of 8 billion) of us on the planet live past 122 years of age, while #ReversingAging, & possibly forever, while all having kids in all 200 countries?  
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On Christmas Day 1984, Nobel Prize laureates Elizabeth Blackburn (left) and Carol Greider (right) discovered the first evidence for the enzyme telomerase, which affects the way our cells age. They were awarded the medicine prize, alongside Jack Szostak, in 2009. 

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In 2006, #ShinyaYamanaka succeeded in identifying a small number of genes...When activated, #SkinCells from mice could be reprogrammed to immature #StemCells, which, in turn, can grow into diff types of cells within body https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2012/yamanaka/facts/ >#RealisticVirtualEarthForGenetics~


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It's been 10 years since Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka first created iPS cells. How has the technology developed since then? goo.gl/NYGd3B 


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#YogaGenetics ahead - 

How best @ #YogaWUaS for 95 yo+ in walkers to combine #AngelaVictorInspiredYoga #ChairYoga w #AgingReversal & #ExtremeLongevity #GeneTherapies to #ReverseMuscleWasting &re #YogaNotationsWUaS ...?


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"I might be interested in developing online WUaS Yoga classes for people in all of these nation states after learning what happens on the ground there ... and for Unitarian Universalist friends like Christine Michaels too at Longwood senior center who uses a walker but who might be able to get stronger with Yoga asana AND with adding copies of genes back into her body to reverse aging at the same time and per this 66 second 60 Minutes' video interview with Harvard Professor of Genetics' George Church - " ...

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As part of a sixty-day Resilience Program focused on mental health and wellness, a #ChairYoga and #Meditation session was organized for #DefenceCivilians at #NADGoa. Renowned yoga teacher Miss Sumangali H Prahlad, a Super Randonneur and recipient of the #NariShakti Award from the Chief Minister of Goa, conducted the session. Shri Bhupendra Sharma, #INAS, General Manager, emphasized the long-term benefits of such programs in promoting a healthy lifestyle and enhancing daily well-being.
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#HarKaamDeshKeNaam
#2024YearOfNavalCivilians

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As part of a sixty-day Resilience Program focused on mental health and wellness, a #ChairYoga and #Meditation session was organized for #DefenceCivilians at #NADGoa. Renowned yoga teacher Miss Sumangali H Prahlad, a Super Randonneur and recipient of the #NariShakti Award from the Chief Minister of Goa, conducted the session. Shri Bhupendra Sharma, #INAS, General Manager, emphasized the long-term benefits of such programs in promoting a healthy lifestyle and enhancing daily well-being.
#IndianNavy
#HarKaamDeshKeNaam
#2024YearOfNavalCivilians

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#OneHealthFDA #VirtualSymposium

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One Health - Optimal Public Health Outcomes for Humans and Animals in Our Shared Environment
November 3, 2024, was One Health Day, bringing attention to the pressing need for collaborative solutions for interdependent human, animal, and environmental health concerns. I’d like to catch up with you today about a component of the FDA’s mission to collaborate across disciplines and sectors to promote the health of humans and animals; and taking into account agricultural and environmental issues, using science, technology, and innovation to better understand and define policies that involve these intersections.
For a long time, the FDA has used collaborations across scientific disciplines and across sectors to help support the development and regulation of products intended for human and animal health, for surveillance and to advance food safety. These approaches have also proved necessary to advance cross-cutting issues such as strengthening supply chains and addressing health misinformation. However, the continuous stream of complex issues, including outbreaks of COVID and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, as well as produce safety issues, a spike in mosquito, tick and midge borne diseases, and the ongoing concern with antimicrobial resistance, have highlighted the need to advance this work.
These complex issues, which often involve multiple federal, state and/or local agencies as well as private industry, are hard to address for several reasons. The components of the government addressing human, animal and environmental health have different and intersecting authorities and responsibilities. It can be unclear which part of the government has the authority and the responsibility to primarily address an emerging crisis, particularly when roles and authorities overlap, and sometimes conflict. This requires additional discussion and time to provide coordinated responses and advice. Incidents may be emerging or far reaching, where pressing and important decisions may have to be made with substantial uncertainty because of relatively smaller and incomplete bodies of knowledge. The cause is often distant from the effect and multifactorial, a sector may need to act with immediate costs and minimal immediate reward in order to prevent damage to another sector.
The H5N1 outbreak in cattle has exemplified the fact that One Health success requires a scientific infrastructure that cuts across multiple disciplines that have significant differences in culture and focus in addition to collaboration across government. Additionally, it is clear that standing human relationships across these sectors are crucial so that we are ready when a crisis occurs.
Center for Veterinary Medicine Symposium: “Paws, Claws, Hooves, Fins, and Feet—Advancements through a One Health Approach”
As a part of our One Health strategy, the agency is developing and hosting a publicly-available One Health Symposium, “FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Symposium: Paws, Claws, Hooves, Fins, and Feet—Advancements through a One Health Approach” on November 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The goal of the virtual symposium is to highlight CVM’s role in protecting human and animal health and to share information on the agency’s One Health approach to:
Animal drug safety surveillance;
Animal drug development for minor species, such as honeybees, and minor uses in major species, like cattle, dogs, and horses;
Animal cells, tissues, and cell- and tissue-based products, which are products made from, or that come from cells or tissues that are implanted, transplanted, infused, transferred, or given to an animal, like animal stem cells, and tissues such as blood or platelet-rich plasma; and
Novel food ingredients that function in the gut of an animal to affect qualities like feed efficiency, waste output, and the reduction of pathogens in food products made from the animal.
This public symposium is the first time that CVM has produced a One Health educational event open to external parties and offering continuing education credit.
The FDA does not walk the path to addressing these challenges alone. We benefit from a network of partners with differing missions, perspectives, expertise and authorities. Given the stakes of emerging health threats like H5N1 in dairy cattle and dairy workers, it is critical we work to more consistently put One Health approaches into practice in real world responses. Respect for the needs and perspectives of all involved and early agreement on hoped-for outcomes is needed to help resolve barriers to adopting these approaches to protect the health of humans, animals and the environment.
Catch up with you next time.
This article originally appeared on the FDA's website at:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/one-health-optimal-public-health-outcomes-humans-and-animals-our-shared-environment

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One Health - Optimal Public Health Outcomes for Humans and Animals in Our Shared Environment
November 3, 2024, was One Health Day, bringing attention to the pressing need for collaborative solutions for interdependent human, animal, and environmental health concerns. I’d like to catch up with you today about a component of the FDA’s mission to collaborate across disciplines and sectors to promote the health of humans and animals; and taking into account agricultural and environmental issues, using science, technology, and innovation to better understand and define policies that involve these intersections.
For a long time, the FDA has used collaborations across scientific disciplines and across sectors to help support the development and regulation of products intended for human and animal health, for surveillance and to advance food safety. These approaches have also proved necessary to advance cross-cutting issues such as strengthening supply chains and addressing health misinformation. However, the continuous stream of complex issues, including outbreaks of COVID and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, as well as produce safety issues, a spike in mosquito, tick and midge borne diseases, and the ongoing concern with antimicrobial resistance, have highlighted the need to advance this work.
These complex issues, which often involve multiple federal, state and/or local agencies as well as private industry, are hard to address for several reasons. The components of the government addressing human, animal and environmental health have different and intersecting authorities and responsibilities. It can be unclear which part of the government has the authority and the responsibility to primarily address an emerging crisis, particularly when roles and authorities overlap, and sometimes conflict. This requires additional discussion and time to provide coordinated responses and advice. Incidents may be emerging or far reaching, where pressing and important decisions may have to be made with substantial uncertainty because of relatively smaller and incomplete bodies of knowledge. The cause is often distant from the effect and multifactorial, a sector may need to act with immediate costs and minimal immediate reward in order to prevent damage to another sector.
The H5N1 outbreak in cattle has exemplified the fact that One Health success requires a scientific infrastructure that cuts across multiple disciplines that have significant differences in culture and focus in addition to collaboration across government. Additionally, it is clear that standing human relationships across these sectors are crucial so that we are ready when a crisis occurs.

Center for Veterinary Medicine Symposium: “Paws, Claws, Hooves, Fins, and Feet—Advancements through a One Health Approach”

As a part of our One Health strategy, the agency is developing and hosting a publicly-available One Health Symposium, “” on November 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The goal of the virtual symposium is to highlight CVM’s role in protecting human and animal health and to share information on the agency’s One Health approach to:
  • Animal drug safety surveillance;
  • Animal drug development for minor species, such as honeybees, and minor uses in major species, like cattle, dogs, and horses;
  • Animal cells, tissues, and cell- and tissue-based products, which are products made from, or that come from cells or tissues that are implanted, transplanted, infused, transferred, or given to an animal, like animal stem cells, and tissues such as blood or platelet-rich plasma; and
  • Novel food ingredients that function in the gut of an animal to affect qualities like feed efficiency, waste output, and the reduction of pathogens in food products made from the animal.
This public symposium is the first time that CVM has produced a One Health educational event open to external parties and offering continuing education credit.
The FDA does not walk the path to addressing these challenges alone. We benefit from a network of partners with differing missions, perspectives, expertise and authorities. Given the stakes of emerging health threats like H5N1 in dairy cattle and dairy workers, it is critical we work to more consistently put One Health approaches into practice in real world responses. Respect for the needs and perspectives of all involved and early agreement on hoped-for outcomes is needed to help resolve barriers to adopting these approaches to protect the health of humans, animals and the environment.
Catch up with you next time.








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What are the best Chair Yoga sequences for 100 year olds taking a course in front of their computer moving away from a walker with aging reversal genetic drug therapies?
Angela and Victor Inspired Yoga?




What are the best Chair Yoga sequences for 100 year olds taking a course in front of their computer moving away from a walker with aging reversal genetic drug therapies?
Angela and Victor Inspired Yoga?




Infographic: Top 10 Chair Yoga Positions for Seniors

Infographic: top 10 chair yoga positions for seniors

As we age, we need to adjust our habits and lifestyles to thrive. Joint pain, achy muscles, fatigue, and other common age-related ailments can make exercise more difficult. These concerns often drive seniors to an inactive or sedentary lifestyle, which only makes things worse. Fortunately, chair yoga is an accessible and affordable style of exercise with incredible benefits for older adults.

Is Chair Yoga Good for You?

For seniors, regular exercise is one of the best ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Unlike high-impact exercise like running, lifting weights, and plyometrics, chair yoga is easy on your joints, and may serve as a gateway to other forms of exercise. Chair yoga is a beneficial form of yoga for any fitness level, from active seniors to those recovering from an injury.

Chair yoga has the following benefits for older adults:

  • Low impact on joints
  • Improves flexibility
  • Stress reduction
  • Improves pain management
  • Improves circulation
  • Combats depression and anxiety
  • Improves balance
  • Promotes independence and wellbeing

What Do I Need for Chair Yoga?

Though chair yoga is a low-risk and low-impact form of exercise, you should make sure you have the right equipment to prevent injuries and to get the most out of your workout. Some essential chair yoga equipment includes:

  • An armless, stable chair (no wobbling!)
  • A flat, level surface for your chair
  • Flexible, comfortable clothing that isn’t too tight or baggy
  • Space to fully extend your limbs
  • An experienced instructor or friend for safety

View our infographic below for some fun, easy, and healthy chair yoga positions. If you are new to chair yoga or concerned about your readiness for exercise, please consult with a physician or chair yoga expert before jumping right in. Try these positions with a friend or expert if you’re new, or alone if you’re confident in your abilities.

Seniors Chair Yoga Infographic

 

A Closer Look at These Chair Yoga Exercises:

Unless you have some experience with chair yoga, you probably need more than a graphic to perform the exercises above. Proper technique is important for your personal safety, and to make sure you’re getting the most out of these exercises. Read more about the exercises below for a closer look at these essential chair yoga poses.

1. Overhead Stretch

Begin in a seated position, facing forward with your arms down by your sides. Take a long, deep breath in and slowly stretch your arms upward to the ceiling. Hold this position for a moment, and bring your arms back downward with a long exhale. Throughout this exercise, make sure your core is engaged and your back is as straight as possible.

2. Neck Stretch

Sit up straight in your chair, and do not let your back touch the back of your chair. Extend your neck slowly upward so you feel the crown of your head rising towards the ceiling. While holding the base of your chair with your right hand, slowly reach upwards with your left hand to hold your left temple. Take a deep breath, and upon exhalation, gently dip your left ear towards your left shoulder without bending your back or raising your right shoulder. Take several slow breaths in and out in this position, before alternating this stretch to the opposite side.

3. Reverse arm hold

Begin this pose in a seated position with your back straight and apart from the back of the chair. While you inhale deeply, reach your arms straight out to your sides at a low and wide angle. Exhale slowly and reach your hands behind your back, bending your elbows slightly. Arch your back slightly to feel the stretch in your shoulders, and take several breaths in and out.

4. Chair pigeon

Sit upright with your back away from the back of the chair and facing forward. Gently raise your left ankle to rest on top of your right knee or thigh. If you have trouble bringing your ankle to your knee, feel free to use your hand to assist. Inhale deeply, flex your left foot slightly, and bend forward upon exhale. After several deep breaths in the forward position, return to sitting up straight. Gently switch sides, so your right ankle is resting upon your left thigh or knee, and repeat the above steps.

5. Seated forward bend

Begin this exercise sitting up straight with your knees touching and your feet on the floor. Take a deep breath in. Upon exhaling, slowly bend forward, feeling your back extend one vertebrae at a time. Lean forward as far as you can without feeling strain or discomfort. Hold this position for several deep breaths before returning to an upright position.

 

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6. Eagle arms

Sit upright in your chair and stretch your arms straight out in front of you. Cross your left arm over your right arm, and bend your elbows to bring your forearms together. Interlace your fingers and raise your elbows slightly, arching your back a bit. Hold this position for several deep breaths. Upon completion, switch to your right arm over your left arm.

7. Chair warrior

Begin this pose facing forward with your arms down by your side at a wide and low angle, or with one leg across the chair with your torso turned forward (if you’re flexible enough for this position). Take a deep breath and slowly raise your arms straight above your head. Hold this pose for several breaths before lowering your arms back down to your sides. If you began this pose with your leg across the chair, switch to the opposite leg across the chair and perform this pose again.

8. Cat-cow stretch

Sit at the edge of your chair with your back as straight as it can be and your core muscles engaged. Inhale and gently arch your back as far as is comfortable for the “cow” portion of the stretch, holding the position for three to five breaths. Then bring your back to its original position, and invert the stretch for the “cat” position. Your shoulders will be directly above your hips, but your back will curve into a forward arch. Hold this position for several breaths before returning to your original seated position.

9. Chair spinal twist

Begin this pose sitting sideways in your chair, with your knees over the right side of the chair and the back of the chair next to your right arm. Make sure your back is straight, and your body is apart from the back of the chair. Hold the back of the chair with both hands, inhale deeply, and slowly turn your body toward the back of the chair while exhaling. Hold this position for several breaths before returning to the original position. After this pose is complete, switch to the other side of the chair, so your knees are over the left side of the chair and the back of the chair is next to your left arm.

10. Seated mountain

Start this pose sitting on the front half of your chair with a straight back and an engaged core. Bend your knees at 90-degree angles with your knees above your ankles and a small space between your knees. Inhale slowly and roll your shoulders downward upon exhaling. Activate your abdominal muscles and hold your arms down at your sides. Hold the pose for several deep breaths.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors: 10 Poses and Tips to Get You Started



Key takeaways:

  • Yoga is an effective and low-impact exercise that can build strength, increase flexibility, and enhance mental health.

  • Chair yoga is a viable option for older adults with limited mobility.

  • Using a chair to perform traditional yoga poses can support your body, and protect against falls and injury while you get stronger.

Woman doing chair yoga eagle pose on green background.GoodRx Health

Staying active as you get older has many benefits for your body and mind. Physical activity lowers your risk of disease, lessens pain, improves mood, and enhances cognitive function.

Yoga is an effective and accessible exercise for people of all ages. It is low-impact, and combines strengthening and stretching movements with breathing exercises. That’s good news, especially as the global population continues to age.

But 35% of adults over the age of 70 experience mobility issues that can make a traditional yoga practice out of reach. Fortunately, you can perform many yoga poses using a chair for support and reap just as many benefits.

What is chair yoga?

Chair yoga is a modified form of yoga that allows you to practice traditional yoga poses while sitting on or standing with the support of a chair. These modifications make yoga more accessible and more gentle for people with limited mobility or balance. Like traditional yoga, chair yoga helps build flexibility, strength, and balance. And it can also promote relaxation through breath. Almost any type of yoga pose — from twists to backbends — can be modified using a chair. This allows people of all abilities to reap the benefits of yoga. 

Chair yoga benefits

Chair yoga is a safe and accessible version of traditional yoga for older adults or anyone with mobility challenges.

Chair yoga can:

  • Offer a low-impact workout: Low-impact exercise is easier on the body. And it’s a good exercise option if you have age-related changes in your joints and muscles. You can still get a good workout without injuring yourself or exacerbating old injuries.

  • Boost muscle strength: Pumping iron isn’t the only way to build muscle. This 2016 study shows that yoga is as good as traditional strength training for improving functional fitness. Keep your muscles engaged throughout chair yoga poses. Slowly work your way up to more challenging poses to build strength.

  • Enhance flexibility and joint health: Yoga is one of the best exercises to keep your muscles flexible and your joints mobile as you age. Maintaining flexibility and mobility helps you stay independent and prevents life-threatening falls.

  • Improve balance: Poor balance is one of the main reasons for falls in older adults. You can use chair yoga to build a foundation of balance. For example, you can progress by performing the seated yoga poses (as shown below) while standing with the support of a chair. This is one way to slowly improve your balance.

  • Provide a mood boost: As a mind-body exercise, yoga is well-known for its ability to enhance mood. Yoga offers stress relief, and improves mental and emotional well-being. It also helps with sleep, which is crucial to maintaining a positive mood.

  • Help with chronic conditions: Yoga may be an effective supplement to regular medical treatment. It can help treat chronic conditions like heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a 2015 research review.

  • Relieve aches and pains: The stretching and strengthening movements of yoga have been shown to improve symptoms of fibromyalgia, low back pain, and neck pain.

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10 chair yoga exercises

While traditional yoga combines standing and seated poses, chair yoga helps make the poses more accessible. If you are able to stand, you can use a chair for support during standing yoga poses. You can combine those with the following seated poses that fully support your body. 

Remember to talk to your primary care provider first, and stick with postures that are right for your body and abilities in the present moment.

1. Chair cat-cow

Woman doing chair yoga cat-cow pose on green background.GoodRx Health

Cat-cow is a dynamic yoga pose that involves alternating between arcing and rounding the entire spine. It helps to stretch and build mobility in the upper, middle, and lower back. And it enhances flexibility and relieves tension in the spine. 

  • Step 1: Sit with your feet flat on the floor and sit up tall. Place your hands on your thighs just above your knees.

  • Step 2: Inhale and arch your spine. Allow your belly to stretch as you move your chest up and roll your shoulders back.

  • Step 3: Gently tilt your head back to look up at the ceiling (if that is OK for your neck).

  • Step 4: Exhale as you round your entire back like a cat, to reverse the position of your spine. Gently tuck your chin and tailbone to help with this movement.

  • Step 5: Let your breath guide you, as you continue to alternate between the two positions for several breaths.

2. Chair spinal twist

Moving gif of woman doing chair yoga spinal twist on green background.GoodRx Health

Twisting postures like this seated twist help to build flexibility in the back, improve digestion, and bring fresh oxygenated blood to internal organs. 

  • Step 1: Sit tall on your chair with your feet flat on the floor. Place your hands at your sides.

  • Step 2: Put your left hand on the outside of your right thigh just above your knee.

  • Step 3: Exhale and slowly rotate your torso to the right. Allow your chest, shoulders, and head to turn, but keep your hips stationary.

  • Step 4: Hold here for several slow breaths, as you continue to twist deeper into the pose.

  • Step 5: Return to center. Then, repeat the twist in the opposite direction.

3. Chair eagle

Moving gif of woman doing chair yoga eagle pose on green background.GoodRx Health

In traditional yoga practice, eagle is usually a balancing pose. Sitting removes the balance element, but this modification still provides a deep stretch through the upper back, shoulders, and hips.

  • Step 1: Sit tall on your chair with your feet flat on the floor.

  • Step 2: Stretch your arms out in front of your body at shoulder height, then bend both elbows to a 90-degree angle. To begin wrapping your arms, cross your elbows so that your right elbow sits on top of your left. Continue wrapping your forearms by rotating your wrists and pressing your palms together. If this is too big of a stretch, you can grab opposite shoulders instead.

  • Step 3: Cross your right leg over your left. Then, wrap your right foot around the back of your left calf, or as far as you can.

  • Step 4: Hold here for several slow breaths to stretch your hips, back, and shoulders. Squeeze your thighs together, and lengthen your fingers toward the ceiling to deepen the stretch.

  • Step 5: Release, and come back to the starting position. Switch the cross of your arms and legs, and repeat on the other side.

4. Chair forward fold

Woman doing chair yoga forward fold on green background.GoodRx Health

Forward folding poses stretch your entire back body. They are also a type of inversion pose because your head is below your heart. Inversions promote healthy circulation.

  • Step 1: Sit up tall with your feet flat.

  • Step 2: Inhale and bring your arms up over your head, parallel to each other.

  • Step 3: Exhale as you fold forward. As you bend, keep your spine straight and move from your hips rather than rounding your back.

  • Step 4: Come down as far as you can without any low back pain. Rest your fingers on the floor or your shins, and allow your head and neck to relax.

  • Step 5: Hold for several breaths. Then, slowly curl your spine up one vertebrae at a time to your starting position.

5. Chair pigeon

Woman doing chair yoga pigeon pose on green background.GoodRx Health

This seated version of the traditional floor pose targets the glutes and hip flexors and improves range of motion in the hips.

  • Step 1: Sit with your spine tall and your feet flat. Place your right foot on your left thigh, just above the knee. Keep your foot flexed and allow your right knee to open out to the side as far as is comfortable.

  • Step 2: Place your hands on your right shin. Stay here, or fold at your hip crease to deepen the stretch.

  • Step 3: Hold for several breaths. Then, return to the starting position.

  • Step 4: Repeat the posture on the opposite side.

6. Chair warrior 2

Moving gif of woman doing chair yoga warrior 2 pose on green background.GoodRx Health

This modified version of the foundational warrior pose gently strengthens the legs and arms, opens the hips and chest, and builds balance and focus. 

  • Step 1: Sit toward the edge of your chair with a tall spine and your feet on the floor.

  • Step 2: Step your right foot out to the right. Point your toes to the right side, and keep your foot flat. Keep your knee bent and aligned with your toes. Then, move your left leg out to the opposite side, stretching your leg long. Turn your left toes slightly in toward the right.

  • Step 3: Inhale and extend your arms out to your sides and parallel to the floor. Keep your hips and shoulders facing forward, and rotate your trunk and head to the right. Lengthen your spine. Hold this pose and continue to breathe slowly for several rounds.

  • Step 4: Keep both feet flat throughout the pose. Keep your arms and legs engaged and your spine erect. 

  • Step 5: Return to center and switch sides.

To deepen the stretch on either side, grasp the chair seat between your legs and extend and rotate your back leg. Your inner thigh will rest on the seat.

7. Chair reverse warrior

Moving gif of woman doing chair yoga reverse warrior pose on green background.GoodRx Health

Follow warrior 2 with this gentle backbend that stretches the sides of your body, and the front of your hip on the back leg.

  • Step 1: Start with your arms outstretched in chair warrior 2 to the right. Inhale while tilting your left arm down to your back leg and your right arm up above your head. Breathe in and out while stretching the sides of your torso.

  • Step 2: Keep your neck long and your core muscles contracted.

  • Step 3: Repeat on the other side.

8. Chair camel pose

Woman doing chair yoga camel pose on green background.GoodRx Health

Camel is a backbending posture that stretches the front of your body, including your abdominals and chest. It also strengthens the back muscles. 

  • Step 1: Sit in your chair facing forward. 

  • Step 2: Scoot your hips forward so you are sitting near the edge of your chair. For stability, keep your feet under your knees and not behind them.

  • Step 3: Inhale, and bring your arms out and around your back, placing your hands in the small of your back. Your fingers should be facing down toward the seat of your chair.

  • Step 4: Exhale, then inhale again and push your chest out and up to the ceiling. Allow your back to arch, and drop your head back slightly.

  • Step 5: Keep your neck long and hold this pose while taking several slow, deep breaths. Slowly straighten your spine, and come back to your starting position.

9. Chair horse pose

Woman doing chair yoga horse pose on green background.GoodRx Health

Seated horse pose provides a deep stretch for the groin muscles. Adding side-to-side dynamic movement also builds mobility in the hips and upper body.

  • Step 1: Sit down in your chair and open your legs wide. Keep your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.

  • Step 2: Lean forward slightly, and place your palms on your thighs just above your knees. Use your hands to push your knees farther apart until you feel the stretch in your groin.

  • Step 3: On an exhale, press your palms into your thighs and twist your torso to the right. Drop your left shoulder down for a deeper stretch on the left side.

  • Step 4: Inhale and come back to center.

  • Step 5: Exhale as you repeat the move to the other side. Continue to move back and forth with your breath, for several rounds.

10. Chair King Arthur’s pose

Woman doing chair yoga King Arthur's pose on green background.GoodRx Health

King Arthur’s pose provides a deep stretch for the quadriceps and hip flexor muscles. It’s a particularly good move to counteract the effects of sitting all day.

  • Step 1: Sit in your chair facing forward, with your feet flat on the floor. Slide your hips forward so your tailbone is in the middle of the seat.

  • Step 2: Reach down with your right hand to grasp your right ankle. Lift your ankle up toward your hip, while letting your knee drop toward the ground.

  • Step 3: Keep your torso tall, and breathe deeply as you gently stretch the front of your thigh.

  • Step 4: Hold for several breaths, then release the foot. Come back to your starting position, and switch sides. 

Tips for your first chair yoga class

If you’ve never tried yoga before, it can be pretty intimidating. But the answers to these commonly asked questions can help you feel confident and get started with chair yoga. 

What should you wear when doing yoga?

You don’t need any special clothing to do yoga. Just wear comfortable, stretchy clothes that are easy to move in.

What equipment do you need to practice chair yoga?

All you need is a chair. Make sure it’s sturdy, without wheels, and has a standard seat height of about 18 inches. When you’re sitting down, your feet should be flat on the floor and your knees should be at a 90-degree angle. A metal folding chair with a cushioned seat is a great option if you have one. If you have a yoga mat, you can set it up underneath the chair for extra stability and grip.

How often should you practice chair yoga?

There’s no definite answer for how often you should practice yoga. As little as once a week is enough to gain some benefits, according to a 2021 study.

But the American College of Sports Medicine recommends doing flexibility exercises 2 to 3 days per week. A regular chair yoga practice can also fulfill the CDC’s recommendation for older adults to do balance activities 3 or more days per week.

Are there any health risks from chair yoga for older adults?

Like any activity, chair yoga can cause injury if it’s not done safely or using proper technique. Start out slowly, and take your first few classes with a teacher who can show you the correct technique. An experienced teacher will also help you find poses that fit your current abilities. It's also a good idea to check in with your primary care provider before starting an exercise program.

The bottom line

Yoga is scientifically proven to help people of all ages build strength and flexibility and improve mental health. Chair yoga is an excellent alternative to a traditional yoga practice for older adults who have limited mobility. You can perform many yoga poses in a seated position using the chair to support your body. Start slowly, and gradually raise the challenge as you get stronger and more flexible.






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According to current scientific understanding, life on Earth is estimated to be around 3.5 billion years old based on the oldest fossil evidence found in rocks from that period; these fossils are believed to be microscopic organisms, like bacteria, preserved in the rocks of Western Australia. 

Key points about the age of life on Earth:

Fossil evidence: The oldest known fossils, which are considered strong evidence for early life, date back 3.5 billion years. 

Location of fossils: These ancient fossils are found in the Warrawoona Group of rocks in Western Australia. 

Microbial life: The earliest life forms were likely single-celled microorganisms. 



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3.4 billion year-old stromatolites from the Warrawoona Group, Western Australia. While the origin of Precambrian stromatolites is a heavily debated topic in geobiology, stromatolites from Warrawoona are hypothesized to have been formed by ancient communities of microbes.

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Life is fundamentally chemistry

The first life arose from abiotic chemical reactions. When this happened, how it happened, and even what planet it happened on are uncertain. However, life follows the rules of and arose from lifeless chemistry and physics. It is constrained by principles such as thermodynamics. This is an important concept in the field because it represents the epitome of the interconnectedness, if not sameness, of life and Earth.

While often delegated to the field of astrobiology, attempts to understand how and when life arose are relevant to geobiology as well

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Reexamination of the Warrawoona Group Fossils (Towers Formation, Western Australia, 3.3 to 3.5 Ga): Analogs of Mars Meteorite Fossils?



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Abstract This study, using the Microscopic Imager (MI) of NASA Rover Exploration Mission's (REM) ‘Opportunity’, aims to explain the origin of laminated sediments lying at Meridiani Planum of Mars, and of the strange spherules, known as blueberries, about which several hypotheses have been formulated. To this purpose, images of the sedimentary textures of layers and fragments captured by REM have been analysed; sediments that NASA has already established as ‘pertinent to water presence’. Our study shows that such laminated sediments and the spherules they contain could be organosedimentary structures, probably produced by microorganisms. The laminated structures are characterized by a sequence of a thin pair of layers, which have the features of skeletal/agglutinated laminae and whose basic constituents are made by a partition of septa and vacuoles radially arranged around a central one. The growth of these supposed organosedimentary masses is based on the ‘built flexibility’ of such a basal element; it may be a coalescing microfossil formed by progressive film accretion (calcimicrobe), in a variety of geometrical gross forms, such as a repeated couplet sequence of laminae or domal mass and large composite polycentric spherule, both in elevation. The acquired structural and textural data seem to be consistent with the existence of life on Mars and could explain an origin of sediments at Meridiani Planum similar to that of terrestrial stromatolites. The Martian deposits, probably produced by cyanobacterial activity, and the embedded blueberries could represent a recurrent and multiform product of colonies with sheath forms, resembling in shape those of the fossil genus Archaeosphaeroides (stromatolites of Fig Tree, South Africa).





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Figure 1. The filament Eoleptonema? extends from the top to the bottom of the micrograph. Paralleling the filament are coccus-shaped micr oorganisms. 




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A sample of Dresser Formation stromatolite, showing a complex layered structure formed of hematite, barite, and quartz, and a domed upper surface. (Image credit: Keyron Hickman-Lewis)

Layered rocks in Western Australia are some of Earth's earliest known life, according to a new study. 

The fossils in question are stromatolites, layered rocks that are formed by the excretions of photosynthetic microbes. The oldest stromatolites that scientists agree were made by living organisms date back 3.43 billion years, but there are older specimens, too. In the Dresser Formation of Western Australia, stromatolites dating back 3.48 billion years have been found. 

However, billions of years have wiped away traces of organic matter in these older stromatolites, raising questions about whether they were really formed by microbes or whether they might have been made by other geological processes. 




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Early Archean (3.3-Billion to 3.5-Billion-Year-Old) Microfossils from Warrawoona Group, Australia

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According to current scientific understanding, the first evidence of life on Earth, in the form of stromatolites, appeared around 3.5 billion years ago. These ancient fossils are found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and are considered the earliest known life forms on the planet. 

Key points about stromatolites:

What they are:

Stromatolites are layered rock structures created by colonies of microscopic organisms, primarily cyanobacteria, that trap sediment and minerals as they grow, forming distinct layers. 

Significance:

Because of their age, stromatolites provide crucial evidence about early life on Earth and the evolution of photosynthesis. 

Where they are found:

The oldest known stromatolite fossils are found in the Dresser Formation of the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. 



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Early Life on Earth – Animal Origins

Evidence of microbes was also preserved in the hard structures (“stromatolites”) they made, which date to 3.5 billion years ago. S...

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Stromatolites and other early life - Department of Mines and Petroleum

the world's oldest known examples of fossil stromatolites (3.45 billion years old), found near Marble Bar in the Pilbara. one of t...

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Stromatolites: The Earth's oldest living lifeforms - BBC

Jan 18, 2021 — Fossils of the earliest known stromatolites, about 3.5 billion years old, are found about 1,000km north, near Marble B...

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