I just stumbled over an article titled "Iyengar, the ideal yoga for athletes?" It's not the best written piece in the world, but it does touch upon a form of yoga that for five years I've been thinking is the yoga equivalent of ABK windsurfing clinics. It is precise, it is about results, you'll never master it, and its wonderful (I'd like to drag Andy Brandt to a class!) I first took an interest in yoga six years ago, when I learned that the Wolf regularly practiced (the Wolf who turns the big Seven Oh this summer and will still be on the water every day he can get, 12 months of the year.) Then I met Gary from Rochester (we were windsurfing at Canadian Hole in Hatteras) who had recovered from the same shoulder surgeries that I had. We had the exact same recovery stories in terms of diligent physical therapy and lots of ice packs. But he also swore by Iyengar Yoga, and after figuring out that I lived 15 minutes from an Iyengar center in NYC, he more or less insisted that I go to an introductory class.
I've never looked back.
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