The Youthful Older Yogi
Yogi Host and founder of SHARE YOGA, MJ Waddell, explores staying youthful in mind and body after 50. An E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, practitioner and educator for over 25 years, she advocates for movement, creativity and not missing the best years ahead. Real conversations with wellness pros and older yogis who still Down-Dog and dig it!
Two episodes a month.
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- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Teaching After 50
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Yoga Teaching After 50: The Tech, the Truth, and Why I Keep Going
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Back in the 80s, I was teaching aerobics in the Jane Fonda …
Is Breath Boring?
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Breathing—it’s something we do all day, every day, without thinking. But what happens when we do think about it? Turns out, the benefits …
Welcome Yourself Back
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Have you ever stepped away from your yoga practice—or any passion or routine—because of injury, illness, or just… life?
Me too.
After livi…
Time to Nurture and Nourish
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🎙️ In this episode, MJ invites you to hit pause on your go-go-go life and say yes to something deeply restorative: the Nurture & Nourish …
The Hip Chronicles--Episode # 5: Hip,Hip Hooray!
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🎙️ This episode is the big one—Surgery Day.
In Hip, Hip Hooray, I take you behind the curtain (literally) of the operating room and share …
The Hip Chronicles--Episode #4: From Om to OMG: Pre-Surgery Chronicle
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When you hit play on this, I’ll be two days post-op, resting with two brand new hips (and probably packed in ice and filled with a relaxe…
The Hip Chronicles --Episode #3: The Flexible Mayor: Yoga, Hips and Healing
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In this episode, I sit down with Julie Domaratz — Mayor of Fairport, NY, fellow yogi, and proud owner of two titanium hips.
Nine years ag…
The Hip Chronicles Episode: Episode #2 No Pain, No Clue: The Silent Hip Saga
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🎙️In this keep-it-real episode of The Hip Chronicles, I sit down with my friend and hip hero Wendy Lopez-Swiatek, who just recently had h…
The Hip Chronicles--Episode #1 Before the New Hips
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Episode 1: Before the New Hip – Hopes, Fears, and Weird Reactions
Welcome to the very first episode of The Hip Chronicles — where I’m docu…
Teaching with Confidence
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Ever had a student quietly confess something right before class—“I just had surgery”… “I’ve never done yoga before”… “I can’t get up and …
Yoga Guilt
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Ever felt like you're not yoga-ing hard enough? Like maybe you should be practicing more, eating differently, meditating daily, or have r…
The Power of Props
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Props aren’t crutches—they’re assistants. And guess what? Everyone needs an assistant sometimes. In this episode, I dive into the power o…
The Posture of Podcasting with Adrianne Jerrett
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In this episode, I sit down with yoga educator and fellow podcaster Adrianne Jerrett, host of All Mats Taken, a podcast that brings toget…
Peak Flow with Lucinda Snyder
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In this episode, I sit down with Lucinda Synder, the inspiring founder of Peak Flow. Lucinda helps college athletes tap into the super po…
Slow Shifting with Rita Smith
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In this episode, we sit down with Rita Smith, a yoga instructor, holistic health coach, and cardiac rehab exercise specialist, to explore…
YOU DESERVE A RETREAT with MJ WADDELL & TERRI ORR
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In this episode MJ Waddell and Terri Orr invite you to join them on their NURTURE & NOURISH RETREAT.
A five-day, four night relaxing ad…
Beginnings and Endings with MJ Waddell
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FURRY YOGA
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Breath is Beautiful with MJ Waddell
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In this episode MJ shares tips and resources when you're dealing with a respiratory illness and it's hard to take a deep breath.
Yoga is t…
Teaching During Turmoil with MJ Waddell
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In this episode MJ shares times she's had to teach yoga when that's the last thing she wanted to do.
She explores the questions: How do w…