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Photographer: Gracie Jeffus, Nursing Sophomore [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiQ2F0ZWdvcmllczogIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiLCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicHJvamVjdF9jYXRlZ29yeSIsImVuYWJsZV9odG1sIjoib2ZmIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=”Gracie Jeffus” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The picture I have attached is of Dr. Birken and Elizabeth performing a yoga pose that goes by the name \u201cWarrior 2.\u201d When telling them I wanted to photograph them, I made it clear I wanted them to choose something they love doing together daily. It was no shock to me when they decided on an exercise based activity. They told me how they love choosing a time throughout each day to spend 30 minutes to an hour doing yoga in their upstairs game room. After Covid struck and they no longer could attend their local yoga studio, they found that they could still continue their favorite hobby by watching youtube videos that yoga instructors share online. Looking at this picture you may just see two people standing in a funny position. But to Dr. Birken and Elizabeth this is a picture of successful aging, and special time they get to spend with each other. I asked each of them to provide a statement about what they love about yoga. Dr Birken said \u201cAt the age of 70, and an active exercise enthusiast, I do yoga for fitness, flexibility, core strength, and balance. When my gym closed at the start of the pandemic, I found online and streaming classes accessible and comprehensive. Also, doing yoga with my wife is another pleasant way for our social interaction as well as sharing our commitment to fitness.\u201d His wife Elizabeth followed with this statement, \u201cThere are many benefits to Yoga, as well as many different forms of yoga for all ages and fitness levels. I like to continue healthy aging by opening up the joints daily, deep breathing, balancing and strengthening daily. Excellent for the core, and keeps a person’s heart healthy.\u201d These statements are both perfect examples of what one can accomplish no matter the age! [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photographer: Gracie Jeffus, Nursing SophomorePictured: Dr. Rand Birken, and Elizabeth BirkenThe picture I have attached is of Dr. Birken and Elizabeth performing a yoga pose that goes by the name […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18066,"featured_media":1004894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[200996,540,195108],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1004891","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-200996","project_category-color","project_category-winner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1004891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18066"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1004891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1005980,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1004891\/revisions\/1005980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1004894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=1004891"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=1004891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Pictured: Dr. Rand Birken, and Elizabeth Birken<\/span><\/p>\n
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