Yoga for Longevity: Mobility, Mindfulness, and Vibrant Health7 Apr

This Hidden Stressor Could Be Affecting Your Health | Ep. 36

Longevity isn’t just about what you eat or how often you move. There’s another factor shaping your health that often goes unnoticed: social connection.

In this episode, Mikah Horn explores how loneliness impacts the body in real, measurable ways, from cardiovascular health to inflammation, and why it deserves a place in the conversation about aging well. Through the lens of the bio-psychosocial (and spiritual) model, this episode expands what it means to care for your health.

You’ll also be guided through a simple, accessible loving kindness practice, a powerful way to support your nervous system, cultivate connection, and shift your internal state, even in small everyday moments.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How loneliness functions as a physiological stressor in the body
The link between social connection and conditions like heart disease and inflammation
What the bio-psychosocial-spiritual model reveals about whole-person health
Why feeling connected matters just as much as exercise, sleep, and nutrition
A simple loving kindness practice you can use to cultivate connection and calm
How yoga supports both internal and external connection in practical ways
Small, meaningful shifts that can improve your sense of belonging and wellbeing

👉 Your Next Step

Explore the 5-minute Loving Kindness Meditation on YouTube to get started with this practice.

Curious about a more supportive and connected approach to movement? Try the Lifelong Yoga Online membership with a free 7-day trial and experience classes designed to meet you where you are.

💌 Stay Connected

Facebook: Lifelong Yoga with Mikah

Instagram: @lifelong.yoga

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How Often Should You Actually Do Yoga After 50? | Ep. 53

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4 Aug 19min

Yoga Snacks: The Science Behind Why 2 Minutes Actually Counts | Ep. 52

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28 Juli 13min

Want to Age Well? Start With Your Breath | Ep. 51

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21 Juli 15min

This One's For You If You Have Osteoporosis | Ep. 50

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14 Juli 8min

Yoga for a Healthy Brain As You Age | Ep. 49

The word that's right on the tip of your tongue. Walking into a room and forgetting why you came in. The little "senior moments" that make you wonder what's ahead. If you're over 60 and you've wondere...

7 Juli 14min

3 Practices to Live with More Intention (That Don't Include Yoga Poses) | Ep. 48

What if you can't control the middle of your day, but the two moments that frame it, the very start and the very end, are entirely yours?In this personal episode, Mikah Horn steps off the mat to share...

30 Juni 11min

Yoga Poses to Avoid with Osteoporosis (And Why That's the Wrong Question) | Ep. 47

If you've recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, you've probably wondered which yoga poses you're supposed to avoid. This episode gives you the answer, and then something more useful...

23 Juni 15min