Alignment and me

My first ‘alignment based’ Yoga practice was in India with one of the Mr Iyengar’s students. Iyengar Yoga for those who havent tried it, is based on the work of the charismatic BKS Iyengar who specialised in rigorous and hyper detailed asana work. He...

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...

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...