So some NBA teams have yoga instructors, and (shocking!) apparently, a lot of teams have had instructors for years! Question is, would NBA players be open to their softer, sensitive side? Somewhat hard to believe. Here is an excerpt from an article about it:...
>>>So some NBA teams have yoga instructors, and (shocking!) apparently, a lot of teams have had instructors for years! Question is, would NBA players be open to their softer, sensitive side? Somewhat hard to believe. Here is an excerpt from an article about it:
"That there is even one NBA team which has a yoga instructor on the payroll is fairly surprising. Yoga has a fundamental association with nature and soft music and showing one’s sensitive side. That doesn’t jive with an NBA environment that is filled with aggressiveness, even ruthlessness. “Soft” doesn’t work; NBA players can read through someone trying to tap into their inner self.
“You can’t talk about the sun and opening your heart,” Katich said. “[The players] are going to shut you off, and they’re going to laugh at you.”"
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http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2011/02/yoga-in-the-nba/
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/NBA-players-love-yoga-without-growing-ponytails?urn=nba-318667