“When we smile, the muscles around our mouth are stretched and relaxed, just like doing yoga. Smiling is mouth yoga. We release the tension from our face as we smile. Others who run into us notice it, even strangers, and are likely to smile back. It is a wonderful chain reaction that we can initiate, touching the joy in anyone we encounter. Smiling is an ambassador of goodwill.” MotivationalRunningFacesJoyWonderfulMouthsYogaStrangerReactionsChainsReleaseTensionEncountersMusclesTouchingRelaxedGoodwillAmbassadorsInitiateChain Reactions Author:Nhat Hanh
“I'm a big guy so I have to keep my muscles loose. So I do a lot of stretching before the game. I'll do about 10-15 minutes of yoga just to loosen up my body, get warm and get ready to play.” PlayBodyBigsGuyGamesMinutesReadyYogaWarmMusclesStretchingBig Guys Author:DeAndre Jordan
“I try to do yoga when I can to make sure that I'm flexible and that I'm not going to tear any muscle or pull anything.” TryingI CanTearsYogaMusclesFlexible Author:Jaimie Alexander
“Yoga changed my body 100 percent. It tones everything and leans you out. Dancer's pose is amazing. It works every muscle!” BodyChangedPercentYogaToneMusclesDancer Author:Nina Dobrev
“My exercise varies from yoga to Pilates. The yoga provides me with achieving my balance and mental relaxation, whereas the Pilates allow me to work my inner core through stretching and keeping my muscles toned.” AchieveBalanceExerciseYogaCoreMusclesRelaxationVaryStretchingPilates Author:Erin Heatherton
“I run about four days per week and do some sort of hike or yoga/stretching on the other three. Kind of self-propelling my body and muscles forward in my own controlled chaos helps me find the ground a little bit easier on the daily.” KindLittlesSelfHelpingBodyRunningThreeBitsMy OwnFourWeekEasierLittle BitYogaChaosMusclesHelp MeControlledStretchingControlled Chaos Author:Madi Diaz
“In yoga practice, over time you use fewer muscles more efficiently. Expansion does require energy, but it should not require a great deal of effort.” ShouldDoeUseEnergyDealsEffortPracticeYogaMusclesFewerExpansionYoga Practice Author:Brenda Strong
“I don't want to have strong arms, like you get from Pilates or yoga. But dancing arms become your best accessory. And it's great for your core muscles.” WantStrongLike YouArmsYogaDancingCoreMusclesAccessoriesPilatesStrong Arms Author:Natalia Vodianova
“What I rediscovered was the therapeutic nature of singing lessons. They're like doing yoga but for [the] inside of your body. You open up and use muscles that you don't think of as malleable.” ThinkingUseBodyLessonsSingingYogaYour BodyMusclesTherapeutic Author:Stephen Colbert