Friday, May 10, 2002


since i still run into people who tell me that "yoga is for wimps," i have written about all the tough guys who do yoga. . .

but some not-so-tough guys do yoga for the benefits of concentration and co-ordination. in this camp clearly falls the new world snooker champion, the charming but clearly somewhat goofy brit, peter ebdon.

he studied latin and greek before embarking on his career as a professional billiards player. and he's so devoted to the calm yoga gives him that he took a yoga class just before the championship final.

apparently concentration is key in snooker. ebdon attributed his success to his devotion to the "psychological side of the game," while his defeated opponent, stephen hendry, admitted that he lost due to the fact that "my concentration wasn’t there. . ." it's interesting to note that hendry has been champion 7 times previously!

i often talk about the physical side of yoga, but it's clear we shouldn't give short shrift to the mental benefits. . .laugh if you like, but that yogic snooker championship offered a fat purse of GBP 260,000 or US$ 379,724!

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