How adaptive yoga encourages people of all abilities to keep moving

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Aging Untold) — Maybe you’re a little intimidated to try yoga because you worry you won’t be flexible or strong enough to hold the poses.

A special class called adaptive yoga considers all bodies, abilities and backgrounds.

The practice allows poses to be changed to address someone’s specific needs.

Reporter Kari Beal explores how the benefits of adaptive yoga go well beyond the physical.

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