Growing Young by Martha Zaraska

What to do to live long? From fountain-searching Ponce de Leon to pill-popping Silicon valley techies humanity has been trying to pinpoint the answer for centuries, often fixating on all the wrong things: miracle diets, miracle foods, miracle supplements. We skip gluten and invest in exercise gadgets. We swallow vitamins. We obsess about BMI. Yet even though healthy nutrition and physical activity are indeed important for health, there are things that can weight on our centenarian potential even more, things that we all too often sacrifice while we chase fad diets and the newest cardio workouts. Friendships. Purpose in life. Empathy. Kindness. Science shows that these "soft" health drivers are often more powerful than diet and exercise.

Book Description: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/.../growi.../9780525610182

We'll begin with a 45-minute gentle yoga and breathwork class. After class, we'll have a lively discussion to share our thoughts about the book.

This event is free and will be outside. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket to sit on and your ideas and thoughts to share with the group.