Monday, October 25, 2004


test, test, test

long-time readers may recall that every now and then i'd post sports news, of the latest popular pro athlete to take up yoga.

so i'm stoked today to note that australia's cricket test team is now apparently including yoga in its program, for at least some members. this one went off to spend a day with b.k.s iyengar.

thus cricket joins the list of other sports you might not think about in terms of yoga benefits -- like free-diving, poker and snooker. many people were surprised at that post, that the world snooker champion credited his victory to his yoga practice!

the football, rugby, soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, and swimming; yeah we could see how yoga would be really beneficial. at this point i'm not sure there's a sporting activity that yoga doesn't help.

speaking of yoga, some people have asked me why i had nothing to say about the huge yoga conference in nyc this past weekend. well, i didn't go.

i didn't go because frankly, it depresses me. i would have loved to see great teachers like erich schiffmann.

but honestly, not only is the thing waaay too expensive, i just couldn't endure the tacky yoga merchandising. the bumper stickers. the spangly t-shirts.

the latest fusion yoga-strip-aerobics class. . . forgive me. there are just some things i can't yet do.

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