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The breathing people consider starting a fitness program techniques become part of a healthy living and general resolutions to improve one’s system. some techniques induce calmness life. But now is the best time to weave ex - and relaxation; others energize and have ercise and measures for better living into balancing effects. “deep, correct breath - our lives, especially as we enter the holi - ing helps energize and oxygenate the en - tire system,” she explains. day seasons of eating more than usual. posture can be done on or off your horse to “Meditation may be the most produc - cathy Woods’ Yoga For Riders is an in - keep shoulders and shoulder blades re - tive downtime you ever spend,” she rec - spiring way to embrace the practice of from can help us understand the truth of laxed and tension-free, and can relieve ommends. “Meditation can help put things yoga. as Woods explains, yoga is not only our existence and our purpose. From right upper back tightness. into proper perspective as you gain peace about the poses, it encompasses every part thought spontaneously comes right action . Here’s how the eagle arms exercise and clarity, enriching your life on many of you. “yogic tradition was founded thou - From her general introduction into what works. Begin by extending your arms out levels.” sands of years ago as a path to self-real - yoga is and what it can do for us, she ex - in front of you. Then place one arm on top in the final chapters she has advice for ization, enlightenment, and conscious plores the attributes that make a good rider of the other, crossing at the elbows and in - creating your own personal practice and living. clearly there are physical benefits and how yoga can help us be more aware tertwining by bending at the elbows. you incorporating yoga to improve your daily to yoga stretches, such as improved riders, leading to better judgment and im - may or may not be able to touch hands, but life as well as your horsemanship and rid - strength, balance, and flexibility. True proving focus. stay crossed at the elbows. remain sta - ing. “once you recognize that yoga is a yoga can enrich your life in many ways: awareness of the life force energy that tionary in the posture for several deep metaphor for living, your world and con - you become more aware, senses are flows through all life can help us improve breaths. The arm on top is getting the sciousness can expand exponentially. as heightened, the mind is sharper, and yoga communication with horses, since they de - deeper shoulder stretch. do both sides, personal self-awareness rises, you auto - brings an overall integration of the body, tect energy all the time – that’s how they taking turns which arm is on top. When matically begin to deepen you connection mind, and spirit.” survive and communicate. “you can’t lie you release and unwind your arms, notice with yourself and the world around you.” she draws the connections between to a horse or a highly attuned person!” how the shoulder and shoulder blade you The result is a book that helps us become yoga practice and horse whisperers: “What Woods emphasizes. “When you are energy just stretched (the arm that was on top) more aware and conscious riders, while adept natural horsemen do is yogic in aware, you hone into right timing, learn to feels different from the other. gently correcting our imbalances, result - essence. They read body language, energy, detect the ambiance of a situation and you can incorporate a little movement ing in a richer, more rewarding, more joy - pauses, expressions, actions, reactions, adapt accordingly.” in our connections to deepen the experience if you’d like: ex - ful horsemanship experience. and act on them. They operate from a with horses and others, she says, “if we hale as you lift your intertwined arms up, rebecca didier, Managing editor of place of inner knowing and intuition.” practiced compassion and understanding keeping them crossed at the elbows (this Trafalgar square Books, shared a sample yoga helps us break through the illusion more (which true yoga and meditation can will dictate how high to raise them), and exercise from Woods’ book in an october of separateness, experiencing union with help us do), we’d find it easier to bond.” inhale as you lower them. do this up-and- 2, 2020 Horse Network article: “release all aspects of ourselves, union with a From here she moves into a section on down movement with the breath several shoulder and arm Tightness with this higher power, and union with all of cre - practical instruction for the yoga postures times.