Question

I love Strala’s emphasis on doing everything with ease. It feels so good! But, I’m an athlete, always have been. Will yoga be enough for me to stay in shape? Or do I need to balance with some more intense exercise?

Answer

Good question.  One way to answer it is, experiment!  Just stick with your yoga for a month.  Then see how you feel when you go for a run or get on a (real) bike.  Then try the other way. Hit the gym, machines, put in some time on the motionless bike.  See how that goes for you.

You might find the results surprising.  Here are some guidelines for athletes, and everyone, to keep in mind

1) You’ll be a better athlete by sensitizing than by struggling

2) You’ll be in better health practicing ease than practicing aggression

3) You’ll be more fit and more happy practicing Strala than pounding away in a mantra-yelling motionless bike-a-thon

Accumulation of stress cuts your speed, strength, and endurance. It also leads to all kinds of illness.

Whatever you do, practice ease, and do what you like!

-Mike

About Strala Yoga Training

Strala combines the movement and healing wisdom of tai chi with the form vocabularies of yoga, tai chi, qigong, and Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine, to help people release stress, move easily through challenge, and live radiantly inspiring lives.

It begins with a mindset, that says our best way to get where we’re going is to feel good along the way. It also works miracles for whole health, helping us to find ease in our bodies and minds, and create the right conditions both for healing and optimal performance.

In our Strala Training Courses, you learn to shape your destiny on every level that counts, from your psychology, chemistry and neurology, to your chromosomes and even gene expression. The unique set of skills you develop – for connecting with yourself and others, unblocking your energy, healing what needs healing and accomplishing challenge with ease – uncovers your ability to create the life you want, and be an inspiring leader to the people around you.

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