about Suza Francina

about Suza Francina Suza Francina is the author of The New Yoga for Healthy Aging: Living Longer, Living Stronger and Loving Every Day (Health Communications, Inc. 2007), Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause: A Guide to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Health at Midlife and Beyond (HCI, 2003) and The New Yoga for People Over 50: A Comprehensive Guide for Midlife and Older Beginners (HCI, 1997) . She is a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco, a certified Iyengar yoga instructor, a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She has over thirty years of experience in the fields of yoga and exercise therapy and is a consultant for research studies about yoga.

Suza’s interest in yoga and health began many years ago when she worked as a home health care provider for elderly and convalescing people. This gave her the opportunity to observe firsthand the mental and physical changes that often occur in the later years of life.

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The New Yoga for Healthy Aging:
Living Longer, Living Stronger and Loving Every Day

The New Yoga for Healthy Aging : Living Longer, Living Stronger and Loving Every Day by Suza FrancinaA step-by-step guide for the millions of baby boomers who want one simple practice for feeling and looking great—yoga! One in five Americans is now moving toward the age bracket of "sixty and beyond," and while many are calling sixty the "new forty," this milestone is the perfect time to take stock in good health. One form of exercise that is proven to prevent or alleviate a host of physical and mental ailments for the last 5,000 years is yoga.

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