"YOGA FOR TRAINING Yoga will make you a better athlete, not physically but mentally. How is yoga beautiful for athletes? If you never do touch your toes, gaining flexibility and whole-body strength will improve your form, efficiency, and power, if you never assume a single yoga posture, Yoga"" s approach to concentration and awareness of breath will improve your mental focus and mental endurance - the intangibles that become so important at the end of a long training session or race or swimming or cycling. The practice of yoga asana(the physical poses) and pranayama ( breath exercises) and yoga's mental and physical approach will teach you how to Integrate the body, the breath, and the mind to stay focused and calm even in the face of intensity _ a skill that will serve you in every aspect of your life, be it training, racing, work, relationships."