HERE ARE 5 MAIN REASONS WHY I BELIEVE YOGA CAN HELP YOU GROW AS AN ATHLETE, REACH YOUR GOALS, AND CONTINUE TO EXCEL BEYOND YOUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS. 1. YOGA improves your range of motion and general mobility: Are your heels coming off the ground in your overhead squat? Is it impossible for you to do a handstand because your shoulders are so tight? How are your pistols? Can you get down there? Practicing basic yoga poses like downward facing dog, warrior two, and pigeon (just

Yoga isn’t about your lifestyle, your beliefs, your weight, your diet, your flexibility, or how spiritual or enlightened you are—yoga is just about showing up and doing your YOGA on your mat. Yoga doesn’t care what your hair looks like. Yoga doesn’t care if you are vegetarian, or if you eat meat. Yoga doesn’t care when the last time you practiced was—yesterday, six months ago, never. Yoga doesn’t care what kind of mat you have, brand new or eating away at itself. Yoga doesn’t

yoga is about showing up on your mat constantly not knowing what is going to happen and being okay with that. It’s about rehabilitating yourself and not being the “expert” when they say you are too injured or too old. It’s about believing that you can do anything even if it’s the most scariest impossible thing yo u could ever dream of. It’s about uncovering who you really are. It’s about being kind to yourself so that you can then be nice to others. YOGA is about discovering

I’ve learned from experience that it’s possible to take hundreds of yoga classes and still be ignorant to yoga’s fundamental theory and principles. When I went through my teacher training course back in Himalayas mountains, I was shocked to realize that I actually had no idea what YOGA really was about. Whether you're a beginner or have an established practice, here are the principles NO student should miss: 1. Practice YOGA on an empty stomach: You should wait at least 3 hou