Mehrasa afradi - Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Improving living conditions and increasing life expectancy has led to the phenomenon of aging in most societies, and the United Nations has introduced an "active aging" program for the elderly. Each of these requires its own social, health, cultural and economic arrangements, and as the world population grows older and creates new problems with it. Yoga helps to slow down the aging process of the brain. Yoga practice It has neuroplastic effects on the brain thatcan lead to other health benefits such as better mood and cognition. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were measured through "Cronbach's alpha", Cronbach's alpha obtained above (0.85) showed a high correlation of questions.

Elderly,Yoga,neuroplastic