Vanaprastha ashrama
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third stage of life from 50-75 years; retirement from worldly life in order to practise sadhana in relative seclusion ...
Vanaprastha: The third ashrama, or stage of life in Classical India.
Vanaprastha is from 42 to about 63. This is an important transition period, as the householder is leaving the responsibilities of raising children and moving back to spiritual study.
Vanaprastha ashrama should make way for sannyasa ashrama. Sannyasa is necessary because it provides an opportunity to give your desires a new direction. It is a turning point.
vanaprastha (asrama) [the third of the four asramas]: the forest stage; the period of the recluse or forest-dweller.
vanara [monkey, ape].
Sannyasa is a consummating process in the development of life through the preceding stages of Brahmacharya, Grihastha and Vanaprastha, ...
[5] Before adopting the life of a pious renunciant (vanaprastha) in 1950,[6] he was married with children and owned a small pharmaceutical business.
This Asana removes all the diseases. It is one of the best Asanas, which can be equally practiced by a Brahmachari, a Grihasthi (householder), a Vanaprastha (retired) and also a Sannyasi (recluse).
BADDHA-PADMASANA ...
Chatus Ashrama (ashrama dharma): The four stages of life in the Vedic tradition, including brahmacari (student/disciple), grhastha (householder), vanaprastha (forest dweller), and sannyasi (renunciate).
 See also: Brahma, Ananda, Spirit, Acharya, Spiritual
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