The NEW Yoga for Osteoporosis

The Complete Fracture Prevention Blueprint

Turn the Challenge of Thinning Bones into a
Catalyst for Greater Health, Well-being and Energy

Groundbreaking Online Course for Yoga Practitioners,
Yoga Teachers, Fitness Trainers, and Physical Therapists

For millions of women, the quest to combat the thinning bones of osteoporosis can be a haunting specter. A diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia can have debilitating consequences, not just for a woman's long-term health outlook, but for her mental and emotional well-being as well.

A growing body of research points to numerous ways to prevent fractures and avoid age-related frailty. Many of these approaches aren't just alternative ways to preventing osteoporotic fractures, they are essential components of a balanced program to ensure long-term, healthy aging.

Yoga for Osteoporosis is one emerging approach that is showing promise as a way to counteract thinning bones, without undesirable side effects. Preliminary studies indicate that practiced in the right way, yoga can indeed help build bone mass.

Yoga Teachers! Option to Join Us for an Online Course and 75-Hour Certification Program:

The Complete Bone Health Blueprint

A Multimodal Yoga Approach to Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention

We are pleased to invite you to join us for an in-depth, groundbreaking NEW online course with yoga therapists Lynn Crimando, Eva Norlyk Smith, and Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman (authors of Yoga for Osteoporosis and pioneers in the field of osteoporosis prevention and natural approaches to successful aging).

The benefits of yoga for preventing fractures are multi-faceted. Rather than focusing on just one aspect of fracture prevention, a yoga practice carefully tailored for osteoporosis covers all the different aspects of fracture prevention to create a balanced routine that addresses not just thinning bones but also the factors that predispose us to loss of mobility and increasing frailty with age.

The message of yoga is that we CAN turn the challenge of thinning bones into a powerful catalyst for creating greater levels of health, well-being and energy as we get older.

The recipe for preventing osteoporosis-related fractures and frailty is, in essence, also the recipe for successful aging: It is the key to enjoying optimal health and well-being all through life.

In this groundbreaking online course, learn about recent cutting-edge developments in the field of osteoporosis prevention and treatment.

Get up to date on exciting new findings on what it takes to prevent fractures and the specifics of how to target a yoga and exercise practice to address the main risk factors for osteoporotic fractures.

The work of Dr. Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall has been featured in The New York Times, CNN.com, and the Huff Post. This is a unique opportunity to study with leading pioneers in the therapeutic use of yoga for successful aging.

What You'll Learn

How and why osteoporosis develops and the best ways to prevent it.
How to interpret DEXA scan numbers and the limitations of current diagnostic approaches.
Why preventing fractures and preventing frailty as we get older involves more than simply focusing on low bone mass, and how yoga helps.
The different ways yoga can help curb fracture risk and the best ways to practice yoga to address a range of risk factors for fractures.
What yoga offers in addition to conventional exercise approaches.
The different types of strength-building and how to integrate them into your yoga practice.
How to target strength-building to prevent the most common types of fractures, including vertebral fractures, hip fractures, and more.
What yoga teachers need to know when teaching yoga for osteoporosis to aging boomers (Yoga Teaching Track).
Key precautions for practicing yoga for osteoporosis and any other type of exercise.
The essential movements you must do every single day to keep your posture and spine strong to help prevent vertebral fractures.

Meet the Faculty

Ellen Saltonstall

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT

Yoga instructor and body therapist based in New York with 45+ years of experience in yoga and meditation. She developed Bodymind Ballwork, a self-massage technique, and co-authored Yoga for Arthritis (2008) and Yoga for Osteoporosis (2010) with Dr. Loren Fishman. Author of Anatomy & Yoga (2016), The Bodymind Ballwork Method (2018), and Empowered Aging (2024). She teaches nationally and internationally, specializing in anatomy and therapeutics

Loren Fishman

MD, Yoga Therapist

Physician and author of ten books, including Yoga for Osteoporosis and Healing Yoga. After studying with B.K.S. Iyengar in 1973, he integrated yoga into his medical career.

Dr. Fishman has written over 90 academic works, with research featured in Jane Brody and Spine. He is a past president of the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and currently serves as Associate Editor of Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, with a private practice in Manhattan.

Lynn Crimando

C-IAYT, Yoga Therapist

Teaching mentor for YogaUOnline’s Wellness Educator Program.

Yoga teacher, board-certified Health and Wellness Coach, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer, and Corrective Exercise Specialist.

Eva Norlyk-Smith

Ph.D., E-RYT 200, RYT 500

Co-founder of YogaUOnline and creator of the Healthy Back, Healthy Body program.

Eva specializes in therapeutic yoga to restore posture, balance, and core integrity. Trained in health psychology and yoga therapy, she combines bodywork principles with yoga to restore strength and balance at any age.

Guest Teachers

Judith Hanson Lasater

Restorative Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Kinesiology

Physical therapist and yoga teacher since 1971 with a doctorate in East-West psychology. President of California Yoga Teachers Association, serving on advisory boards of Yoga Journal and Yoga Research and Education Center.

Trained with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and the US, Judith trains yoga teachers in kinesiology and therapeutics internationally. Her expertise in observing and correcting biomechanical issues that undermine balance, mobility, and structural health contributes to postural alignment training for addressing mobility loss, impaired balance, and fracture risk.

Melina Meza

E-RYT 500

Melina Meza has been sharing her knowledge of Hatha Yoga, Ayurveda, and whole foods nutrition for over 20 years. She pioneered Seasonal Vinyasa and is author of the Art of Sequencing books, including Asana Modifications. Co-Director of teacher training at 8 Limbs Yoga Centers, she facilitates workshops and retreats internationally.

Her contribution to this course focuses on stability, balance, and core strength for improved posture and reduced fall risk.

What's in the Course?

CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS

TRACK 1

FOUNDATIONS COURSE

Essentials of Practicing
Yoga for Osteoporosis

15+ hours of recorded videos with
Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman

TRACK 2

THE NEW SCIENCE OF
STRENGTH BUILDING

EVERYTHING IN TRACK 1 PLUS
Live Lectures and Practices

with Lynn Crimando, Melina Meza and Eva Norlyk Smith

35+ hours

TRACK 3

OSTEOPOROSIS YOGA
TEACHING CERTIFICATION

EVERYTHING IN TRACK 2 PLUS
Yoga Teaching Weekend Workshop and Yoga Teacher Mentoring

with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando

75+ hours

What's Included in Each Track?

TRACK ONE - FOUNDATIONS

Wonder how to gain the benefits of yoga for osteoporosis, while still staying safe in your practice?

The Foundations Track gives you the essential knowledge you need to learn how to target your yoga practice to incorporate fracture prevention approaches.

This track includes 15 hours of recorded online lectures and yoga practices with Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman. It is based on the teaching techniques for osteoporosis developed and tested by Ellen Saltonstall over three decades of teaching.

BONUS!

The Vertebral Fracture Cascade

Keys to Preventing Vertebral Fractures

Vertebral compression fractures to many are one of the most disturbing aspects of osteoporosis since they can happen spontaneously with something as simple as a sneeze. In this Bonus course, learn about the factors that predispose you to vertebral fractures and how to stack the odds against them.

TRACK TWO: PREMIUM

The Complete Bone Health Blueprint:

A Multimodal Yoga Approach to Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention

35+ Hours Online and Live Study! This Track includes all the material in the Yoga for Osteoporosis Foundations Course PLUS:

Resistance training is one of the most effective ways to build bone mass. But while resistance training is a key component of fracture prevention, there are other important risk factors for fractures that need to be addressed for effective fracture prevention.

In the Premium course, learn how to build a balanced approach to yoga practice and teaching that will enable you to address a wide range of risk factors for osteoporotic fractures.

For example, did you know that:

--> Most fractures - osteoporotic or not - are caused by a fall? More than 90% of hip fractures, for example, are associated with falls, and most of these fractures occur in persons more than 70 years of age.

--> Poor posture can increase the risk of fractures. In fact, research shows that hyperkyphotic posture—the forward curvature of the thoracic spine often called "dowager's hump"—represents an independent risk factor for future osteoporotic fractures.

--> Loss of neuromuscular control can increase fall and fracture risk. Proprioceptive function—the body's ability to sense position and movement—declines with aging. This affects joint biomechanics and neuromuscular control, resulting in impaired balance and increased risk of falls and fractures.

--> Chronic loss of breathing capacity can affect bone metabolism, adding another often overlooked risk factor for impaired bone health and faster loss of bone mass density.

As part of Track 2, learn how to integrate a multi-component, progressive loading and strength-training into your yoga practice for a multidimensional approach to lowering fracture risk.

Also learn how to find the important balance, so you can keep making. progress without risking injury.

Maximize the Benefits of Your Yoga Practice! This track includes eight 90-minute live immersion practices with Lynn Crimando and guest teacher Melina Meza - as well as workshops with Lynn Crimando and Eva Norlyk Smith on the latest findings in our knowledge on fracture prevention and how to integrate this into your yoga practice.

Which are the latest scientific findings on ways to optimize bone building?
How can we incorporate these findings into our daily yoga and/or exercise routine?
How can we integrate strength-building safely into a daily yoga practice while also addressing additional risk factors for fractures?
How can we prepare the body to build up to the added demands on our physical frame needed to strengthen muscles and stimulate bone growth?
How can we structure our yoga practice to enhance coordination, mobility and balance to prevent fractures and retain full mobility as we get older?

COURSE CALENDAR

Schedule of Live Events for Course Participants in Track 2 and 3

*Join us live or watch the recordings!

View Full Calendar Here

Practice Series with Lynn Crimando:

The New Science of Bone Building and Fracture Prevention

Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23 & 30
1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT

What does it actually take to keep your bones strong as you age — and how can yoga help? The answer is more fascinating, and more empowering, than most people realize. In this groundbreaking practice series, yoga therapist Lynn Crimando brings together the latest research on how bones are built, maintained, and protected, and translates it into a progressive, practical yoga practice you can do for the rest of your life.

Practice Series with Melina Meza:

Yoga with Weights: Building Strength for Bone Health and Metabolic Resilience

Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 & 29
4 pm EDT / 1 pm PDT

In this four-part class series on Building Strength for Metabolic Resilience, renowned yoga teacher Melina Meza will help you discover the benefits of a yogic approach to strength training for healthy aging.

We’ll use functional, whole-body movements that support daily life, with joint-friendly resistance woven seamlessly into familiar yoga shapes. Strength, mobility, balance, and breath come together in a way that feels integrated rather than effortful.

Weekend Intensive with Lynn, Ellen & Eva:

The New Yoga for Osteoporosis

July 11 & 12
10:30 am - 5:30 pm EDT / 7:30 am - 2:30 pm PDT

In this online weekend immersion, you will learn how to structure and teach a 6-Session course on Yoga for Osteoporosis, which creates the progression of learning the students need and are looking for.

Learn a system that empowers you to work more effectively in your yoga practice to prevent osteoporotic fractures and help your students do the same.

Mentoring Session with Lynn Crimando:

How Do We Build Bones: Romancing Your Body's Hidden Wisdom

July 20, August 3 & 17
1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT

Drawing on cutting-edge research, this session explores the mechanics of how to stimulate bone building and how to integrate the
6 essential keys to effective bone health and fracture prevention into a yoga practice.

Practice Series with Lynn Crimando:

Yoga for Core Integrity and Fall Prevention

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19 & 26
1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT

Falls are the leading cause of fractures — and a strong, stable core is one of your most powerful tools for preventing them. In this focused practice series, renowned yoga therapist Lynn Crimando guides you through a carefully structured progression of practices designed to build the deep core strength and body awareness that protect you every time you move through the world.

Bonus Workshop with Judith Hanson Lasater:

Living Your Yoga:
How Not to Be Present: Understanding the Power of Consciousness

August 11 & 13
4 pm EDT / 1 pm PDT

We have all heard the spiritual teaching “that we need to be present” to live a full and kind life. And we believe this teaching is important and powerful.

But in this two-part course, we will take a unique approach to the idea of being present.

Instead of focusing on presence, we will broaden our focus to what might interfere with our ability to stay in the present moment all day long.

Track 3: Yoga for Osteoporosis:
75-Hour Teacher Certification

Exclusive Content for Members of Track 3!

Want to Learn How to Teach the NEW Yoga for Osteoporosis? Join Our 75-Hour Certification Track!

In Addition to All the Sessions Above, Work with Expert Teachers Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando to Get Individualized Practice and Teaching Feedback

15-Hour Intensive with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando:

Yoga for Osteoporosis:

Learn How to Teach a 6-Session Course on Yoga for Osteoporosis

Are you a yoga teacher wanting to specialize in the most effective and safe teaching methodology for osteoporosis?

Then Track 3 is for you! Learn the key principles for sequencing and practice to safely teach yoga for students with osteoporosis.

In this intensive with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando learn to teach yoga safely to students with osteoporosis.

And, learn how to teach a 6-session course on Yoga for Osteoporosis using the time-tested principles developed by Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando over decades of teaching and practice.

Yoga Teaching Immersion with Lynn Crimando

Multidimensional Fracture Prevention, Session I:

Building Unshakeable Movement Resilience for Life

Move beyond outdated "bone density only" thinking and learn the principles for teaching a comprehensive, research-backed approach to osteoporosis prevention that addresses the full spectrum of fracture risk factors.

Learn how to master the integration of weight-bearing impact exercises, progressive resistance training, dynamic balance enhancement, postural strengthening, and fascial resilience work—all within intelligently sequenced yoga practices.

Yoga Teaching Immersion

with Lynn Crimando

Multidimensional Fracture Prevention, Session II:

Building Unshakeable Movement Resilience for Life

4-Part Livestream Practice Series with Guest Teacher Melina Meza!

Yoga with Weights:
Building Strength for Bone Health and Metabolic Resilience

Mentoring Session with Lynn Crimando and Eva Norlyk Smith:

The Enigma of Vertebral Fractures:

Unlocking Natural Prevention Strategies Through Movement

Vertebral fractures are the only type of fracture that occur spontaneously, often without a fall or impact. What exactly predisposes you to vertebral fractures, and what can you do to help prevent them?

Join us for Lynn and Eva for a crucial mentoring session where we unravel the enigma of vertebral fractures and explore evidence-based, natural prevention strategies that go far beyond traditional medical approaches. Learn movement strategies that can help make a difference.

Mentoring Session with Lynn Crimando and Eva Norlyk Smith:

Breaking Free from the Frailty Cycle:

Building Unshakeable Movement Resilience for Life

The frailty cycle is a downward spiral that traps millions of aging adults. Decreased strength, injury or joint issues lead to reduced activity, which in turn leads to further weakness, poor balance, and increased fracture risk.

But what if you could stop this cycle before it starts? Or, if you are already concerned about loss of mobility and strength, what can you do to break the cycle before it develops into full-fledged frailty?

Join Eva Norlyk Smith and Lynn Crimando for this transformative mentoring session where we explore how to use the new essentials of movement science to help build or restore movement resilience.