Yoga For Dementia

20/10/2025

There are lots of great suggestions for lifestyle changes in my Yoga for Dementia book! It’s available from all good bookshops and Amazon!

A groundbreaking 2024 Harvard study has given new hope to millions facing Alzheimer’s disease. For 20 weeks, 50 participants with early-stage Alzheimer’s adopted a plant-based diet, exercised regularly, improved sleep, and practiced stress reduction no drugs involved. By the end, many showed measurable cognitive improvements, even regaining the ability to remember names and hold conversations.

Researchers believe these results stem from improving blood flow, sleep quality, and correcting nutritional deficiencies like low vitamin B12, D, and glutathione all crucial for brain health. According to Dr. Rudolph Tanzi of Harvard Medical School, the speed and scale of improvement were “unexpected and deeply encouraging.”

While more research is needed, this study suggests something revolutionary: Alzheimer’s may not be an irreversible decline at least not in its earliest stages. Sometimes, the most powerful medicine comes from the way we eat, move, and live.

28/09/2025

This great study shows that cycling and improving our midlife fitness can help reduce or delay significantly the risk of dementia 🙏

It does more for your memory than you think

16/08/2025

“Did you know mindfulness isn’t just a buzzword? Research shows that mindfulness-based interventions can actually reduce anxiety, depression, and stress in people with dementia. That’s a big deal — because emotional wellbeing impacts memory and quality of life. For families and caregivers, this means that introducing a simple breathing practice or guided meditation could bring real relief. It’s not about perfection, it’s about presence — and being here, together, matters.”

09/08/2025

Mindfulness in Dementia Care 🧠✨
A few minutes of mindful breathing can calm stress, lift mood, and create moments of peace — for both caregivers and those living with dementia. No cost. No equipment. Just presence. 💙

For simple mindfulness practices you can start at home, check out my book Yoga for Dementia. 📖🧘‍♀️

05/08/2025

What if memory loss wasn’t inevitable? This study found real memory improvements with yoga.

03/08/2025

Your brain can change — even as you age. Yoga supports neuroplasticity and slows cognitive decline.

26/07/2025

What if memory loss wasn’t inevitable? This study found real memory improvements with yoga.

25/07/2025

Sometimes healing starts with just one breath.

05/06/2025

Dance is a fantastic way to stay young 😀

27/05/2024

In the previous post Dr Gupta mentions that your body composition has an effect on your risk of developing dementia in later life. So it’s always good to work on buliding strength and muscle … particularly for women after 40 and 50. If you are worried that you haven’t done it before here is an inspiring story about Marlene who didn’t start till her late 50s and now does competitions!

After two divorces and an eating disorder, Marlene Flowers knew a change was needed. Her son suggested she start building her strength and she soon found her self-confidence growing ...

26/05/2024

This is an interesting article and link. When Dr Gupta saw the specialist one of the preventative recommendations was improving foot strength and flexibility which is something I include in my yoga for dementia book. He also talks about the importance of spinal strength and health which we also cover in yoga.

21/05/2024

What an inspiring story. Nina shows how important it is to find a passion when you are older to keep those neurons firing together. It’s all about healthy activities that challenge us physically and mentally :-)