These include the patient
studying their relationship with themselves, others,
and their spiritual beliefs in a higher power. Yoga is a system
of responding only after one attends to the present
reality and develops personal responsibility and effi cacy in
facing a current challenge. The willingness to look and approach
not only physical but also emotional/psychological
barriers empowers the entire geriatric rehabilitation process.
These barriers open the way for discussion and resolution
of questions such as the following: How did this happen?
(Lifestyle-related illness/accident prevention); Can I
prevent it from happening again? (Patient education); But I
never have… (Old paradigms/fears); Who will help me? Why
bother? and, What good am I? (Social/pastoral support).