Category: Training and Racing
Yoga for Athletes Teachers: Know Your Scope of Practice
Often, yoga teachers hesitate to work with athletes because they aren’t clear on their scope of practice. Here’s what you need to know.
Listen: Yoga for Runners on Another Mother Runner Podcast
I had a great convo about yoga for runners with my friends at Another Mother Runner. Listen to hear the value of letting go of “doing-and-action” mode, how the athletic mindset tempers runners’ approach to yoga, how your practice should change during a training cycle, and four poses for runners to do daily.
Listen: J Brown Yoga Talks Podcast
Having two new books publish in the course of seven days this spring was . . . exciting. Slightly exhausting. Intellectually stimulating, for sure, especially when I had the opportunity to talk about both books in the same conversation. That has happened a few times, but most recently in a fantastic discussion with J Brown,…
Last Call: Teaching Yoga to Athletes, July 8–12
Learn to help athletes—and people in general—by applying the principles of exercise physiology alongside yoga philosophy in Teaching Yoga to Athletes.
Read: Best Hamstring Stretches for Runners
You don’t need a ton of flexibility to run well. Unless you run hurdles or steeple, you need just enough to move through the range of motion of your stride. But you might ENJOY stretches, and that’s a great reason to do these seven!
Are You Thinking About Yoga for Athletes All Wrong?
Many teachers and students think yoga for athletes is athletic yoga. Here’s why they are wrong—and how to fix it in a single yoga training!
Watch: Book Talk on Balance
In this book talk I presented at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, I spoke on the subjects of my two recent books: The Art of Yoga Sequencing and The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery. Both are about finding balance—especially the balance between making things happen and letting things happen.
Listen: Another Mother Runner Podcast on Recovery
I had a great time chatting with Sarah and Tish of the Another Mother Runner podcast about all things recovery! The episode is live today wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here.
Books to Help You Up Your Game—and Destress
Can reading a personal finance book really make you a better athlete? Absolutely! As I explain in The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, your best tools for peak performance are sleep, nutrition, and stress management. Less stress, better recovery. And one smart way to reduce your stress is to get a handle on your money—and your…
Free Session on Athletic Recovery
Athletes, tired people, yoga teachers: join me Thursday, 2/22, at 6 p.m. Eastern for a FREE practical session on recovery! It’s part of the Endurance Event, which has a great lineup of superstar speakers. I’ll be joining to bring the event to a close by talking about how NOT to work out—and guiding you through…
Ice Baths Are Hazing
Ice baths are hazing. And they may not be doing what you mean them to.
Recover Like a Pro
With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, we’re about to hear a lot about how to recover from a hangover. But that’s for amateurs! The pros know how to value the fundamentals to maximize performance and recover better every single day. I want to help you recover like a pro so you can perform at…