Yoga & Medtion , it does a body good

Yep, thats what it's like every time...only it's me and the wife, I don't know who those crazy cats are! Not really, just like anything else you have highs, as you can see, and lows. Somtimes you don't 'get it' sometimes you don't want to come back. It's just like falling off a bike, right?
As you know the wife is a teacher of Yoga which is convenient if your a student of yoga. I love to practice whats called Yin Yoga which is basically a slow stretch through the different asanas or poses without the intense workout.  When I practice Yoga it is outcome based and the outcome I want is to stretch the muscles which are in those deep, hard to reach places.
Yoga gives my muscles the snap I need in the ride or workout while keeping my whole body aligned and elastic therefore making me a more resilient rider.  Hey, it's tough work to have a strong and flexible body, but in the long run all the hard work has it's payoff in the moment you call on those tired muscles to push farther and harder. Don't get me wrong, a massage is a great thing and a skilled practitioner can get to a sore muscle and bring relief but it cannot do what Yoga does for you and that is knowing the potential of your body more intimately. This knowledge will give you the confidence that whenever you need to dig deep for that outcome you want you have all the tools to do so.
On other hand meditation is to bring balance and peace to your more subtle bodies. The subtle bodies I'm referring to are your nervous system, heart, breath and chi or energy circulation...I just lost some of you didn't I. The nervous system is chemical/electric power that we generate and therefore can be imbalanced by fields of energy around us or our own bad days. The heart radiates energy and keeps time or rhythm for our whole body to DANCE to. The breath must be in harmony with the previous two subtle bodies in order to do it's part in the in the flow of oxygen which brings life and carries away death without our control. Lastly the energy that  harmonizes everything is that spirit inside all living things on a soul level, chi. Having each system at peace and in harmony is like getting high octane fuel in that Ferrari of ours.There are books that exhaust these subjects and more but I'm not trying to be definitive I just want to bring your attention to what can unlock mine and your potential.
Again, greater peace, greater harmony and greater personal knowledge also brings greater strength and greater abilities to your ride. I don't know why so much is stressed in every area of athleticism and nothing said about improving your inner strength and making you a complete athlete. And the cost? A few hours a week and it can be part of the training so it's not like it's taking away from your personal time.
I will never be a pro anything at the age of 51, but I will compete in events, mostly called life, and I will need to give more than I think I have and at that time I know where I can find that little something-something.  If you need a good Yoga teacher I personally know one, the wife. If you want to try meditation and see what all the fuss is about, write because there are alot of not so straight shooters out there and going off the road or down the wrong road is as bad as never getting to the starting line.
As usual, if I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying.Peace.