Cat Sawai, Center Manager, Kaimuki Body&Brain in collaboration with Michela Mangiaracina | Dec 2, 2018 | Dec 2018 Jan 2019, Health
Our daily lives are filled with so many distractions that it’s easy to feel scattered and stressed. When you are chronically stressed it becomes harder to function properly, increasing your stress even more and often inviting disease. To help manage their stress, many people have turned to yoga and mind-body training because its healthy effects on body and mind are now widely recognized.
Denise Grayzell and Celesdina Reyes, Yoga Instructors, YMCA of Honolulu | May 19, 2018 | Health, June - July 2018
At the YMCA of Honolulu, our programs and services are tailored to meet all ages, abilities and goals — and so are our yoga classes! All health and fitness facility Y Branches offer a range of yoga classes for kūpuna, from ones that will bring on a light sweat to others that will give you a soothing stretch while seated on a chair.
Yuet-Mui Kong, Program Coordinator Lanakila Multi Purpose Senior Center | Apr 1, 2016 | April - May 2016, Articles, Cover Story
Weekday mornings, as the sun rises in Kalihi, seniors congregate at Lanakila Multi Purpose Senior Center to play, learn and serve their community. Dispel the idea of loneliness or aimless activities to pass the time away. Members of Lanakila Center engage in...
Tom Yoneyama | Apr 1, 2013 | April - May 2013, Articles, Cover Story
For generations, the Y has provided a place of wellness and community bonding for Oahu residents from across the island’s economic, social and age groups. In keeping with this tradition, the Y is now making a name for itself among local seniors. With similar...
Ritabelle Fernandes, MD | Aug 1, 2011 | Articles, August - September 2011, Health
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints. Osteoarthritis is the commonest form of arthritis. It is also known as degenerative joint disease. According to the Arthritis Foundation, this chronic disease affects more than 27 million Americans. More than half the...