Sage's work on yoga for athletes
Sage's upcoming programs
on yoga for athletes
Yoga for Athletes Workshop
Flatiron Athletic Club
Boulder, CO
July 18, 2009, 2–5 p.m.
Yoga for Athletes CEU Workshop
Olympic Training Center
Colorado Springs, CO
July 19, 2009, 1–5 p.m.
Teaching Yoga to Athletes
Carrboro (NC) Yoga Company
September 18–20, 2009
Yoga and Running Retreat
ZAP Fitness, Blowing Rock, NC
October 23–25, 2009
Yoga for Athletes Weekend
Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA
February 5–7, 2010
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My classes, workshops, and clinics draw athletes (and nonathletes) of all sports and levels, though many of my students are endurance athletes. I know that many athletes are turned off of yoga because it seems too easy (and becomes boring), too hard (and thus painful and intimidating), or out of sync with their training (leading to fears that you’re undermining your hard work). My goal is to create an environment that is easy enough, challenging enough, and can be modified to suit students’ needs. Yoga for athletes isn’t necessarily athletic yoga—the intensity of the yoga must be in inverse proportion to the intensity of the athlete’s training.
In my three regular weekly yoga classes in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, NC, we explore a theme (and the same sequences in all three classes each week) of interest to athletes. Examples include finding mountain-pose alignment, opening the hips with revolving poses, working with momentum, or being efficient. Such themes are also the focus of the workshops I lead across the country. Past workshops include Yoga for Athletes at YogaWorks Downtown, New York City, February 2008; Circle Yoga, Washington, DC, October 2008; and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, February 2009.
Read what my students have to say about my teaching. You can find a calendar of my regular classes and details on my workshops at left. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please let me know; we can schedule a private lesson, a clinic, or a workshop.
You can also connect with me online at YogaTag and Facebook. I post my lesson plans to Twitter each Monday afternoon. If you’re looking for a teacher near you, please visit this page on yoga for athletes.
Talking about sports nutrition in a yoga context
Leading an indoor cycling class