Wear comfortable clothes. Bring a yoga mat or a rug. Take elevator to Eagles Nes

This is a beginner to intermediate level yoga class which focuses on body movement, breath, and focused concentration. Repeating these moves over time effects a gradual and beneficial change to mental and physical health.

Movements are designed with bikers in mind, but they are beneficial for everyone.

Forty million people in the US now practice yoga, and over the last 12 years, this number has doubled every four years. Something is going on . . . why don't you check it out to see for yourself.

Common Benefits of Yoga

Application to Motorcycling

Increased strength and muscle tone through weight bearing and balancing postures.

For large bikes and long tours, building strength for long days on the road.

Improved balance by practicing one-leg standing postures.

Better control in tight U turns and backing.

Increased mental focus and coordination, clarity of thought developed by balance and silence in yoga practice.

The difference between life and death on the bike is directly related to mental focus and clarity.

Improved sleep after a hard yoga practice.

No dozing during the day. Better sleep will lead to increased energy on the road.

Improved posture.

Back pain can be a thing of the past.

Boost immune system by massage of internal organs through poses of constriction and release.

Internal organs take a pounding on the bike, and yoga’s corrective is the massage of internal organs by postures.

Improved flexibility by bending and stretching.

Pick up what you drop with no problem or pain.

Improved adaptability to stress by postures that place stress on the body and the teacher’s admonitions to relax and breathe in the midst of stress.

Keep calm on the road – the first lesson we learn in Drivers Ed.