Autor: Kathy Arthurson

Associate Professor Kathy Arthurson is an award-winning social scientist, writer and researcher. She teaches mindfulness and life skills to students at Flinders University, along with supervising medical students on Advanced Studies research projects on different aspects of yoga and health. In YOGA YEARS Kathy turns her attention to the life stories of nine yoga teachers (aged from 66 to 95) in Australia and New Zealand who are living life to the full and embracing their „longevity bonus“. She is knowledgeable and passionate about the benefits of yoga for health and wellbeing, having practised and taught yoga for over twenty years (kathyarthursonyoga.com) – and is the past South Australian Representative for Yoga Australia (the national peak body for yoga in Australia). She is currently an adviser to the board of Yogazeit a registered charity and not for profit organisation empowering youth and seniors through yoga and mindfulness