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Exercise method said to help with injury recovery, prevention
Harmony Yoga LLC owner Alison Rubin says practicing yoga in the advanced years of life can have lasting benefits in both injury prevention and recovery.
Rubin, who was born in Great Britain and emigrated to the U.S. in 1972, owns and operates Harmony Yoga on the lower South Hill, at 1717 W. Sixth. The business operates in 1,400-square feet of leased space and has been located there since 2002.
Prior to that, she had been operating as Life Dance Yoga in a variety of spaces since she moved to Spokane from Los Angeles in 1983.
Now, at 63, Rubin says practicing yoga has probably become more important than ever for her body.
"I've had cancer, had a hysterectomy, and no shortage of injuries to go along," says Rubin with her British accent.
"Yoga can bring back your mobility and agility. We don't value being able to bend down to a knee and tying a shoelace until we can't do it anymore," she says. "You don't have to lose range of movement just because you're getting older."
Rubin teaches yoga instruction to students of all ages ranging from beginners to advanced students. Harmony Yoga offers a dozen different yoga classes, some of which include restorative yoga, designed to help improve the central nervous system, and power vinyasa, used for building the cardiovascular system...