What I learned from Simon, Gary & Sachin Tendulkar…

Three different people who all taught me, by example, the same thing: This distillation of wisdom and attitude is the principle for success.  Sachin Tendulkar recently retired from cricket. Considered the greatest batting talent ever and virtually worshiped as a...

Freediver John Daines on holding your breath

          No doubt by now you have seen the trailer for Narcose, a beautifully shot film by talented Julie Gautier with husband Guillaume Néry, world champion freediver. South Africa has their own talented husband and wife team, John and...

One on One with Nico PfitZENmaier

Nico PfitZENmaier is an elite mountain biker and a truly passionate athlete. He gives a whole lot of credit to yoga, we met up with him and here is what he had to say. YFS: How has yoga helped you in your cycling NP: I have been practicing yoga for 6 years. It is...

Marathon Des Sables

I have a friend who ran the Marathon Des Sables, a passionate yogi. In his words (referring to yoga and being barefoot): ‘nothing can prepare you better for the toughest footrace on Earth – mentally and physically.’ I remember one story he told in particular: In the...