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Slow moving training with yoga.

I like intensity when I train.

Lifting heavy, running sprints, playing ultimate frisbee.

I keep it brief, and the foundation is always a lot of slow movement throughout the day.

Easy runs, long walks or hikes, rarely sitting, but I go hard when I work out. What if you were to go slow on purpose?

Entire schools of physical culture are founded upon slow, deliberate movements.

They're difficult in a different way. They require patience and

fortitude. Take yoga. Yoga is a loaded word. It's at once religious practice, spiritual tradition,

a way of honing mind, body, and spirit. It's diet, medicine, and meditation. The history of yoga is

hard to parse. Different sources give different historical timelines. What's obvious is that there's no

one yoga. So what I'll talk about is how most of us typically conceive of it, stretching with a

spiritual veneer. This is probably the most

common form of slow physical training practiced worldwide. My wife's done it for decades,

and I've joined in on more than a few classes with her. It's not my favorite thing. I don't seek it out

on a regular basis, but it is a great workout,

and I always come away in a different headspace than when I started.

The benefits of yoga are pretty well established.

I'll discuss six of them here.

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