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Good evening. Welcome. We have done a great deal concerning the body, mind, and soul. Young people today are wonderful; we think they are the best. They are the best, we love them, and they are healthy. However, we must not neglect our elderly. This is very, very important. I am preparing some programs and a book for elderly people. Would you like to know something? Good. So, who here is elderly? Please raise your hand. Many do not raise their hands. Tonight, we will have this program. Could one or two people bring two chairs, please? Bring two chairs, and two persons. Are there no chairs? They are coming. We should enjoy our whole life, and we sustain ourselves through yoga. In Yoga in Daily Life, we develop and offer two aspects: the physical and the spiritual. Please bring a chair to this side. Now I will call some elderly people. The eldest is good. You come, boy? Yes, very good. And one more who is older? Yes. My dear friends, those sitting on benches, tables, or chairs, you must also practice. Everyone will practice. Shall we begin? In our Yoga in Daily Life program, we encourage offering one free civic class for elderly people. If you have a vehicle, you can bring them to our ashram. This is our joy, our happiness. These elderly people are a blessing for us. They will bless us, and God will bless us. This is what we call helping people. Of course, younger people with physical problems can also come. It is very, very easy. Good. Everyone sit up straight, or in Vajrāsana. Those sitting upright, that is very good. Place your hands on your thighs. Sit straight in your chair. Now, Sarvihitāsan. Slowly bend your head forward and touch your chin to your chest. Then slowly look up, raising your head back, and try to see the ceiling. Again, look toward your knees, your stomach. And up. We do this five times. Then five times to the back. One. And two. Look up. And three. And four. Continue. If you have neck problems, you should not do this. If you have neck issues or feel dizzy, do not proceed. Young people should also practice so you will age healthily. This is number one. Keep your head straight. Now, slowly take the head to the left, to the middle, and to the right. You may have your eyes closed or open. Slowly, slowly. This is a very, very good exercise for everyone, but especially for our aged people. Very good. If you have a problem with your neck or spine, do not rotate your head. You should ask the person, "Have you had any operations or issues with your bones?" If so, they should not do it. Otherwise, as we do: first look down, then rotate slowly. Of course, you should get permission from your doctor. Do not proceed if you feel dizzy. Very good. Now we have this position. We do this slowly while sitting on a chair or on the floor. You will feel it at home; it is very, very good. Sit comfortably on the chair. You can sit on a sofa, but place your back against it, perhaps with a small pillow. Very good. Now raise your hands straight up and slowly try to bring your palms together. Many cannot; many can only manage like this, but one day they will do it. Then bring the hands back to the shoulders, and up again. This is very, very good. Now, you should have a long cloth or a rope. Take your cloth. With one foot, hold it. Good. Keep straight and slowly stretch your leg, trying to lift it up as much as you can with your hands like this. Yes. Try to get it higher. Hold there. And slowly lower it. Do this five times. You can also give this exercise to your grandmother or grandfather at home. The knee should be straight. Good. Now the other leg. Up, up... up. I know you are old, but you have to do it. Very good. Continue, five times. Good. Now, again with your cloth or shawl, bend your knee and bring it toward your stomach, toward your body. Straighten the back. One. Now try to bend forward. Of course, you may not be able to touch your knee, forehead, or nose. If you can, try to bring it as close as possible. Please remember these movements. Is somebody writing? Very good. Relax. You did both legs? Then please do the other one as well. Then, as before, we stretch. Good? We keep doing one after the other. Very good. The elderly people were doing the best. The young generation was not very good; they have to learn more. Now, take your cloth like this. Bend to the left. No, hold it here, on this side. Then go down on this side, and the other side. Slowly, slowly. Generally, this is done with a stick or walking stick. Very good. Hands down. Good. Now again, hold it at this height and twist yourself slowly like this. And to the other side. Continue. If you have a problem with your spine, please consult your doctor or physiotherapist. Continue. Very good. Now, hold this and lean. And forward. Relax. Place your hands on your thighs. Try to lean, roll your body, and slowly come up, bending as far as you can on the chair. Lean on the chair, but ensure your chair is balanced, otherwise you may fall. Roll back forward. Turn your thighs. And up. Good. Place your feet on the ground with your heels toward the chair. Raise your hands up and slowly bend forward, trying to touch your ankle joints or your toes. Keep your legs together, not apart. Slowly come up. You can interlock your thumbs so your hands don't splay out. Slowly down, and slowly up. And down, touch your leg. And up. Place your hands on your thighs. If you feel dizzy or have a neck problem, do not bend too much. Now, interlock your fingers and take your head back to the side. Bend as far as you can, and slowly come up. Again, forward and up. Hands down. Again, slowly bend and up. And up. Relax again. Again, interlock the fingers, and bend to the right side, and to the left side, and to the other side, and to the other side, and in the middle. Hands down, relax. Now, hold your chair or place your hands on it. Try to twist to the left, and then to the other side, to the right. Breathe normally. Twist to the left while exhaling, come to the middle while inhaling. For us, this is very easy because we are all practitioners. But for other people who have not practiced or had training, we offer this simply for their good health. We are not talking about religion. We do not speak about God. We just do good for your body and your mind. If someone asks you about something spiritual, you can tell them something. So, for one day, you have three to five movements. Within about 40 minutes, you do them slowly. Relax again, and relax further now. Hands up. I think we did it. Go and touch your feet, and up. Again, and down. Those who are complete beginners, older, or have too much weight may only manage like this. It takes time. It will come. In one month, you will see improvement in this person's health, relaxation, and happiness. This takes about one hour to one hour and fifteen minutes. We will continue with other exercises. We shall do this once a week for elderly people. Then prāṇāyāma will also come. You need to have a stick. Practice for about two minutes constantly with the left nostril, then rest. Or five minutes, then a little rest, then five minutes. Five minutes left nostril, then rest. Then with the right nostril, then rest. After these ten minutes or so, learn to inhale long. Only inhale and exhale. Inhale, exhale. Inhale and exhale. Inhale and exhale. After five minutes with closed eyes, relax on the chair. Place your hands on your thighs, completely relaxed. Inhale, exhale, relax the body. Feel yourself comfortable for 5-10 minutes. Then, after asking if they feel any discomfort, we can make adjustments. That is all. We will have a program and create a nice booklet. You can practice sitting on a chair or sofa. If you can lie down and are capable of standing up again, that is different. But if they can stand from the chair and lie down, we can give them a form of yoga nidrā. So, prāṇāyāma, movements, relaxation—everything. Do you have any questions? You can also suggest some movements. We have to make our Yoga in Daily Life book. So, you didn't like... Thank you. We must always give feedback. When Swamijī is speaking, before and after, we should not just sit silently. That is not good. We should give feedback. Otherwise, you are just sitting... oh God! So we have to give a name to this book. I will think of one. "Old to Young." Good idea? No? All too young, my God. That would be... There will be many, many people. There will be recovery and everything. We also have to suggest some diet if they want, so we will include dietary advice. It will be good. Now you can think it over. Before going to sleep, and tomorrow we will continue. We will go ahead throughout the whole world because we have Yoga in Daily Life in many, many countries. In China, we have three centers, and people like Yoga in Daily Life very, very much. In many countries, we must motivate people. Secondly, nowadays—I think I spoke about this yesterday—people become lonely, very lonely. They have no motivation. When they come to our yoga classes, they will be with each other; they will speak. We shall make a nice life for our elderly. Whom we call parents—all are our parents. There might be an old woman with no children and nobody there. We shall feel she is like our mother. We will also ask them or organize something from their countries, some singing, create festivals or something like that. We will do it. So, from the old to the young, we can. Do you have any questions or ideas? They are happy coming to our senior classes; it is a perfect idea. Of course, you can have it not only in the evening. It is best done in the daytime before noon, from 10 to 11:30. We can do this any day, Sunday included. We have yoga teachers, and we should dedicate them. Śrīpān Bhagavān Devādidev Deveśvar Mahādev. You see, we make from old to young. Look at this boy. There is one, our Gurudev, our Gurujī, Madhvanājī. He has written so many beautiful, beautiful bhajans. You know there is the god Hanumān. For those who don't know, we call him the monkey god. Who doesn't know? Hanuman, the monkey god. Only one? Two? Oh, my God. Okay. That is a great story. He was not a monkey. He was in the mountains, and it is a very great, holy story. He was God Rāma's disciple, very strong. Similarly, our Gurudev has written one "Glory of Gurudeva." Like we have this Jyot... Jyot. "Satguru Jotā Se Jotā Jagā, Satguru Jotā Se Jotā Jagā." This was the other glory, and now we have called it Satguru Chalīsā. Like Hanuman Chalīsā—Chalīsā means forty verses of glory. So, Satguru Chalīsā, the forty glories of the Gurudev. It contains blessings and many things. It is very nicely translated into English, in very, very good English. Many cannot understand it, so we shall make it a little softer. But it will be very nice. Thank you. Well, there is a question about skin problems in children, or elderly people, or old people. Old and elderly are different, and young people also. Let's say for all. There is a truly best remedy, called neem in India. We have neem powder here. You should put one spoon, or as much as you need if you have skin problems, in a little cold water overnight. Then apply it on the skin. On any bad days, wait for it to dry, and when it dries, it falls off. That's okay. Number one. Number two: use neem soap. It is very, very good for the skin. If there are more problems, you should obtain bark from the neem tree's stem. Many people bring and use it, and it is very, very good. You must powder it very finely and put it in cold water—normal temperature. Make a paste and apply it. It is truly best for the skin. It works not only on the skin but also in the blood; it goes into the blood. For a child, taking half a capsule of the powder daily for one or two weeks, then stop. Do not take the capsule longer. That is very, very, very good. This has happened to many people; they got it and it was very good. Keep on practicing yoga in your life. We have many, many things. We have not only these āsanas, prāṇāyāmas, relaxation, and yoga nidrā, but there is something more. That is one specialty in our whole world: Yoga in Daily Life is complete. Many do not follow the spiritual path and purities, and the teaching of the great sense. Now yoga has become worldwide, but many have no knowledge about yoga. Only āsanas and prāṇāyāma, and that's all. That is nothing. We have to come to the roots of yoga, and that is within you. Yesterday I spoke at length about this: you are the king of your country. All is ours. All creatures and everything within this country—any country—are your people, your creatures, including all the trees and vegetation. Everything is within us. You are the king of your country, but do not be the slave of them. If you are their slave, you will be lost, because there are also negative forces inside, and they attack us all the time. In our body, we have illness and we have health. Our illnesses attack us. Sometimes they are so strong they try to kill you or destroy you. They will take you out of it. This is our kingdom. In this kingdom, you have all that is yours, but you are the highest. That is our ātmā, soul. Also, yesterday we had this prayer. We sang a song a little bit: "Chara Charkī Ātmā Prabhu Chara Charkī."