Hi, Ben: I lie on a heating pad for 5–10 minutes (Milo’s heat detecter finds me and he lies on top) and then I do floor yoga only. Those people in the Wellness Centers’ ads are contortionists and not normal folks.
I do my yoga based on techniques I learned at Physical Therapy after I injured lower back. The warm-up, which is actually warming up, helps. But I don’t live in the AZ desert, do I?
As far as being distracting, Tai Chi can fill up your remaining years on this mortal coil. There are endless postures and endless subtle nuanced motions.