Tag: Books
Recovery Matters
One of my yoga students asked me an interesting question after class Thursday evening. She’s taken up breakdancing (it’s a natural fit with yoga!) and is finding her forearms aren’t recovering well. “Is it possible,” she asked, “to have shin splints in your arms?” Indeed it is, and as another of my breakdancing yoginis added…
Sample: The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery
My new book, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, will be on bookshelves in the next few weeks. (You can preorder it on Amazon now.) The book is a treatise on rest: what to do when you aren’t training so that you can support your hard work and reach peak performance on race day. Recovery is…
Holiday Gift Ideas
If, like me, you are just thinking about holiday shopping, I submit a few ideas for yoga-themed gifts for the athletes (or anyone) on your list. My ProductsMy books and DVDs can help your friends begin or deepen their yoga practices. The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga will even fit into a stocking! You can find…
Speaking with Intention
In spare moments over the last month, I’ve worked my way through Nick Morgan’s book Trust Me, on public speaking. It’s full of interesting information about the interaction between the verbal and the nonverbal conversation. Morgan explains that the nonverbal conversation dominates; if there’s a conflict between body language and spoken language, the audience will…