Yoga helps me breathe. I hold my breath a lot when I play golf. I can’t play golf without that life force. I practice my yoga breath in my pre shot routine, for focus, visualization and relaxation.
Yoga helps me reset. So you bet I do chutarunga between shots to rinse out and prepare for the next shot.
Downward dog sends blood to my brain and a new perspective. Seeing new shots and different ways to play is all about new perspective.
I go down into malasana squat in my set up to ground my legs and power through my shot.
Yoga has taught me that I can be what I want and move how I want and flow. When I played competitive golf I was so caught up in my performance and therefore ridden with anxiety and fear of failure.
Yoga has taught me to breath, move, flow and just be on the golf course. Plus, when I incorporate yoga into my range time I work up a sweat and hit maybe 45 balls with precision, dedication and devotion rather than plowing through a bucket of balls.
Yoga changed the way I play golf. And if I can breathe and have fun on the golf course, learn new perspective, let go and keep going, visualize, trust then I can do that anywhere. I took my yoga practice to the tee box today.
What does yoga have to do with anything?? Breath, movement and prayer. And perhaps that is just everything.
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