Deeply Moving with Elena Cheung

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Yoga teacher Elena Cheung believes that if you're alive and have a body, you're an athlete.

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0:00.0	It's really important to remember that the definition of athlete really can vary a lot,
0:04.8	right?
0:05.8	Like if you're alive and you have a body, you're an athlete.
0:07.8	Even if you don't necessarily think of yourself in those terms, we all use our bodies to run
0:12.1	around to play with our kids, like throw frisbees to shop, put your kid into the lake on a sunny
0:16.6	Saturday.
0:17.6	It's like, we do all sorts of stuff.
0:23.6	You don't have to be a professional athlete to know that sometimes tight muscles intention
0:28.7	mean your body needs some extra care.
0:31.7	Yogan's instructor, Elena Chung, specializes in working with professional athletes, guys
0:36.7	like quarterback, Brussels Wilson, but she also works with us, everyday people who like
0:42.7	to get outside and move.
0:45.3	Elena's practice focuses on how mindful movement influences our nervous system.
0:51.1	Her unique philosophy is featured in REI's new YouTube series, Deeply Moving.
0:57.5	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is Wild Ideas Worth Living.
1:07.5	In her new YouTube series, Elena uses her quirky humor and her deep knowledge to share
1:13.0	her passion for the mind-body connection.
1:16.3	That passion is what pushed her to become a yoga teacher in her early 20s.
1:20.8	She saw that yoga can benefit athletes in unexpected ways.
1:24.9	She can help with relaxation and recovery and even refining certain motor skills and
1:30.3	increasing our mobility.
1:32.4	It's remarkable that Elena has embarked on a career working with athletes considering
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