Joe Bentley
After wrestling competitively both nationally and internationally for over a decade, my body finally told me I was acting foolishly. Luckily, I ended up with a yoga mat as a gift in my final year of competition, leading me off the wrestling mat, and onto a yoga mat. Now my body still tells me I act like a fool, but only after hard nights of karaoke. Man, singing "Twist and Shout" can hurt the throat!
The thing I love most about yoga is the softening of the eyes that blossoms by the end of a practice. Wrestling hardens eyes, yoga softens them. A wise old sage once said "life is rough...smooth it out".
Actually, come to think of it, that was on a vintage shirt I once saw.
But it still applies; life can be rough. So why not step onto the mat and smooth it out? Slow down, take a breath, and see what your body is willing to tell you!
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