Category: Training and Racing
Listen: Running on Om Podcast
I had a great chat last week with Julia of the Running on Om podcast. She’s a great interviewer who asked probing questions that ranged from the complex (Which one of the eight limbs of yoga informs a problem you’re working on right now?) to the simple (Mountains or beach?). You can hear the whole…
Watch: Yoga for Athletes: Strength and Flexibility
In my latest online yoga for athletes class at YogaVibes, we seek a balance between strength and flexibility and between work and rest. Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for athletes and everyone, we balance strength and flexibility in the spine and in the hips. Start with a sequence to loosen your back,…
Merge 25K: Yoga
I’m having great fun helping my neighbors at Merge Records and bull City Running with planning and training for their upcoming Merge 25K on March 22. It’s going to be a unique and fun race with a wonderful postrace party! Here’s a post from me they ran on their blog yesterday. In my books on…
REI/prAna Tour Practice Notes
I’m one week in to a six-week tour of teaching Yoga for Athletes at REI stores. Last week, I visited Berkeley, Portland, and Seattle; this coming week, it’s Boulder, Denver, and Salt Lake City. The full tour schedule is here. If you’re on the wait list for a clinic, or find yourself nearby and interested,…
Watch: Yoga for Athletes Short Practice: Spine and Hips
Need a short work-it-out yoga practice? My latest short video for YogaVibes will move your spine in every direction while loosening shoulders, hips, calves, and feet: Spine and Hips: Yoga for Athletes Short Practice Yoga Class Description In this brief floor sequence, you’ll warm up your spine by moving it in every direction. Along the…
Watch: REI/prAna Yoga for Athletes Preview
Here’s a beautiful video prAna made to promote my upcoming REI Yoga for Athletes tour. Full tour schedule is here. While most of the clinics are full, I really hope we’ll get the chance to connect. If you’ve been shut out, use the code sagefreemonth to try my classes at YogaVibes! Look closely for teacher/student footage featuring…
Watch: Visualize Pigeons at YogaVibes
My latest online yoga for athletes class at YogaVibes offers a wide range of options, so you can find your way toward the benefits of pigeon pose—deep release through glutes and piriformis—whether you just ran a marathon or just decided to try yoga. Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for athletes and…
Extreme Last Minute Gifts
Are you the type to do your holiday shopping at the drugstore as dusk approaches on Christmas Eve? Here are a few extremely last-minute ideas from the intersection of yoga and endurance sports: Epsom salts, combined with a copy of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery (also available in German, Japanese, and Spanish). While the salts themselves may or…
Watch: Balance the Hips
Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, my latest class, Balance the Hips, is online at YogaVibes. It’s yoga for athletes and everyone, and it’s totally portable—stream it on your phone, tablet, laptop, or Roku, and invite the whole family to join in! Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for athletes and anyone,…
Watch: Yoga for Cyclists and Chair Sitters
My latest for Yoga Vibes targets folks who sit on/in a bike saddle, desk chair, or car seat for much of the day. Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for cyclists (and chair sitters), we work gently to open the front of the body and strengthen the back. Enjoy a focus on hips…
Yoga for Runners, Paragon Sports
Last week, I visited the legendary, still-family-owned Paragon Sports near Union Square in New York City for a yoga for runners class, thanks to my sponsor prAna. It was a beautifully produced event, start to finish, and there were even sandwiches! A lovely, lively community of runners congregates at Paragon, and I felt honored to…
Listen: Another Mother Runner Podcast on Racing Wisely
It’s always a fun conversation on Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell’s Another Mother Runner podcast. I joined them to discuss Racing Wisely, intention and goals, and smart pacing. I suggested they need to be lazy and stubborn; in exchange, they somehow pegged me as Shirley from Laverne and Shirley. Maybe worse things could happen—Shirley had…