Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2014
The Power of Yoga For Sport Performance
Dominteanuteodora
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Why this ancient discipline has become the latest cross–training tool to enhance athletic performance and reduce the risc of injury. The practice of yoga was first developed in India and has evolved over thousands of years. Yoga disciples use poses, or asanas, to prepare their bodies for meditation practice–much as an athlete would prepare for a sports competition. The poses also serve as a means to alter one’s consciousness and mental focus in the spiritual quest for “enlightenment”. This spiritually transformative process is, in fact, the overriding purpose of the practice of hatha yoga. In essence, yoga is designed to ing body, mind and spirit into balance
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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DominteanuTeodora The Power of Yoga For Sport Performance Indian Journal of Applied Research, Volume.4, Issue.5, May-2014
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