
I tend to be a nervous sort, particularly when faced with remembering a cones pattern at a show, or concentrating on a training exercise, or even anticipating those ‘monsters’ that may jump out of the hedgerow on a pleasure drive. I think we all have a little bit of that in us, some more than others. I have to laugh at myself sometimes when I take a moment to observe how my stress is affecting me physically: my shoulders have crept up to my ears, my knees are clenched like a vise grip (with the unfortunate result of my heels coming off the floorboard), and my hands gravitate upward until I resemble something of a squirrel holding tightly to an acorn. Not a pretty sight, and certainly no way to start a dressage test!
I knew there had to be a way to help myself relax, and that’s where yoga came in. Having practiced Kripalu Yoga for more than 40 years, I realized that the.......
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