LeBron James Does Yoga

My husband is a basketball nut.  During the NBA Championship Tournament two years ago, I learned that I was easier to become a fan then to resist.  It is March Madness again, the college tounament, and with the ability to have games online and on the televevision, sometimes I feel like I live in a sports bar.  But when you start to know the players and their stories, the emotional connection draws you in.

I had heard that LeBron James of the Clevland Caveilers did yoga, but this story released this morning sealed it.  Some exerpts:

"Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind, and it's a technique that has really helped me," James said. "You do have to focus because there's some positions that can really hurt you at times if you aren't focused and breathing right."

Two weeks ago, for example, he flipped backward over his neck chasing a loose ball in Phoenix. It looked like he might have hurt himself doing it, but in reality it was sort of like the Salamba Sarvangasana, or shoulder stand, he'd worked on a day before.

"It is something that really can help your balance," James said. "I had some lower back problems a few years ago, and once I started to do the yoga, it has helped them go away for now. Of course, we can stretch, but stretching only goes so far."

"I've been blessed with a lot of physical talent and a strong body," James said. "I have focused on working hard to maximize those gifts."

Say OM as you fly up for that tomahawk jam!