So much of aging is collapsing on oneself, compacting–shoulders hunching or rolling forward, a collapsing of the chest, the spine compacting and shortening–a curling inward.
Yoga and meditation expand and uplift our being–opening the shoulders and broadening and opening the chest, elongating the spine–expanding outward.
While yoga and meditation may not be antidotes to aging, they certainly can help counterbalance the “normal” tendencies.
Even in illness, they can make things a lot less rough.
No panacea, no fountain of youth, no miracle cure for the inevitable–but certainly experience-enhancing!
The Every Day Yogi 