How to Get My Parents to Do Yoga?
If you have aging parents, you may have surmised that a gentle yoga practice would be extremely beneficial for them. It is true that yoga has been used to cure ailments as diverse as Hypertension to Diabetes, Osteoarthritis to Obesity and Parkinson’s disease to Asthma. Yoga can help to rehabilitate injuries and keep people feeling young and vital, decrease the probability of injuries from falling and even cheer someone up who often is in a glum state of mind. So, you may be wondering, just how do I get my parents to do yoga?
- Start by going to class with them, even if it is below your normal ‘level.’ You will inspire them by going along, and they will probably enjoy your company.
- Surprise them with a one-month long membership at a yoga gym that you have previously researched and know will take beginning and elderly students. Give them this gift for Christmas, a birthday or even an anniversary present. Have someone form the yoga studio call them and tell them they are very excited for them to get started if they haven’t gone in to use the membership a few days after receiving it.
- Be patient. Don’t force, suggest. Tell them how much fun you are having and even offer to teach them what you have learned in the privacy of their own home.
- Tell them that you love them and you are concerned about their health. Tell them that there are lots of studies about the efficacy of yoga as a means to rehabilitating many diseases and injuries. Show them peer-reviewed medical journal articles if they are skeptical. Here are just a few of thousands available on the Internet:
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