As baby boomers pass age 50, problems with knees, ankles, and backs are leading them into lower-impact forms of fitness. The stress of career and later-in-life children also have them seeking new ways to relax. Combine these pressures and it is no surprise that yoga is increasing in popularity among the 50-plus crowd. Tailored specifically for this burgeoning population, 50+ Yoga offers a straightforward approach that makes it easy to learn yoga at any age.

A graduate of the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco, Richard Rosen has been teaching yoga since 1987. He is deputy director of the Yoga Research and Education Center in Santa Rosa, CA, and the senior editor of the center's International Journal of Yoga Therapy. A contributing editor at Yoga Journal and the author of The Yoga of Breath, he lives in Berkeley, CA.