Posted March 30, 2016 8:00 pm by Comments

By Sara Tipton

From bakasana to bang

I used to make fun of people who did yoga. I thought it was nothing more than glorified stretching. My first yoga class was easy. (I’m a former gymnast who’s stayed in good shape by staying active.) So I turned it up a notch and started doing more advanced yoga. Vinyasa yoga coordinates all your movements with your breath. It requires steady calm breathing while doing even the most difficult of poses. It’s also a boon to anyone who wants to improve their shooting . . .

Breathing has a dramatic impact on sight alignment — especially long distance target shooting. Breathing in raises your sight picture, breathing out lowers it. By controlling your breathing, by being aware of your breathing, you can shoot when your sight picture is rock steady. During a natural — or forced — respiratory pause.

Yoga teaches you to be supremely aware of your breathing. It teaches you to control your breathing — even when your muscles are under stress. Such as when you’re trying to show your friends that you can hit a target in the middle when it’s a long way away. Or hunting, when you’re excited. Or …Read the Rest

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