Tag: Sage Yoga for Athletes
Watch: Yoga for Athletes Teachers’ Lounge: Standing Poses
Every summer, I offer Teaching Yoga to Athletes at my home studio, the Carrboro Yoga Company. (Registration is already up for the 2017 edition, which runs July 17–21.) I record our practices, so that both the students in them and anyone interested can watch it later. Stream them or download them at YogaVibes, where you’ll also find…
Newly Certified: Christina Roberts
Meet Christina Roberts, the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. Christina is a health coach, yoga teacher, and dedicated runner about to qualify for the Boston Marathon (I just know it—read her running blog here!). Christina lives in the Lehigh Valley, where she teaches both endurance athletes and teams. You can find her weekly Prehab…
Listen: Yogahealer Podcast Interview
I had a fun chat with Cate from yogahealer.com about balance and yoga for athletes. You can listen to it here. Topics include: Balance Which sports increase Dharana vs. Diyana Sthira and Sukha in designing your exercise Are endurance athletes overdoing it? How to optimize your recovery time and prevent injury The 70% rule with…
Newly Certified: Jeanine Encizo
Meet Jeanine Encizo, the most recent certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher! Jeanine came to yoga as a longtime runner, competitive in both cross-country and track. Like many of us, she found the yoga asana practice to be a lovely complement to the miles she was putting in. Her clear teaching reflects her experience and…
Highest Recommendation: Yoga for Athletes and Active People Video with Steve
Steve Krojniewski—Krojo to his friends, and everyone is a friend to Steve—is a certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher and one of my senior assistants. Steve, who works with several University of Notre Dame teams, has produced a beautiful set of videos for athletes, active people, and everyone, available here and at his website, My True Balance…
Newly Certified: Jo Marchi
Meet Jo Marchi, who has just finished her certification in Sage Yoga for Athletes! (Start yours at sageyogateachertraining.com.) We had the great pleasure of Jo’s company in Carrboro last summer for the five-day Teaching Yoga to Athletes intensive. Not only did everyone benefit from her upbeat positive energy and enthusiasm, we were able to pick her…
Scheduled: Yoga for Athletes Weekend, Shreveport
Friends in northern Louisiana and environs: please join me at Breathe Yoga Shreveport for one or all of these sessions in February! Friday, 2/26, 6:00–8:00 p.m.: Yoga for All Athletes: Sage will lead us through an all level, all sports practice. Saturday, 2/27, 9:00–11:30 a.m.: Teaching Yoga to Athletes: Explore the basics of teaching yoga to athletes. Saturday 2/27, 1:00–3:00…
Newly Certified: Briana Roehling
Meet Briana Roehling, newly certified in Sage Yoga for Athletes. Briana and I are birds of a feather—like me, she has coaching certifications from USA Triathlon, Road Runner’s Club of America, and Spinning, and has competed in running races and triathlons of every distance; she’s also a personal trainer. While her strength is obvious, I…
Dancing Dogs Yoga Greensboro Practice Notes
On State Street in Greensboro, NC, Libby Ramsey has built a beautiful studio. Dancing Dogs Greensboro has just moved to a bigger space, and it couldn’t be any prettier, any more welcoming, or home to any better crew than those who came to my workshop yesterday. Thanks, y’all! As promised, here are our practice notes. Warmup…
Newly Certified: Lauren Reese
I’m very excited to introduce Lauren Reese to you as the latest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. When you have the chance to study with her—or just to be in her sweet company—you’ll understand why. With her mother, Lauren co-owns Breathe Yoga Atlanta. I first met her in person at Wanderlust 108 in Atlanta…
Read: Match Your Practice to Your Season
Periodizing your yoga practice is especially important as you age—it takes us masters athletes longer to recover between hard workouts. Here’s an overview I wrote for Yoga for Aging Athletes. If you compete in a sport, your training follows a cycle that should build in progressive stages to your peak competitions, then allow for downtime before…
Newly Certified: Jenni Tarma
This is Jenni Tarma, holder of the record for Highest Word Count in Teaching Yoga to Athletes Homework. Each of her assignments as she moved through the certification process included several pages of precise, complete, well researched information. She’s both a natural teacher and a natural writer—you might remember that one of her homework assignments…