Tennis and Yoga… A Perfect SET and MATCH!

What? Tennis and Yoga? No way…What do they have to do with each other? This is the question raised on the first day of introducing Yoga for the Tennis Juniors at Courtside in December 07! After few weeks of practicing Yoga for 20-30 minutes before the Tennis clinic on Fridays, juniors are asking a different question. Are we doing Yoga today? It feels soooo good!

Dear friends, welcome to this first short article on why Tennis and Yoga are a perfect set and match for each other! Yoga is an ancient science for optimizing the functions of our bodies and minds inside out(!) so they are stronger, yet softer, suppler, and more efficient. Yoga through Postures, Breathing Techniques, Relaxation, and Meditation techniques can prepare the juniors (and ALL ages as well!) to prevent injuries; improve the physical and mental conditioning to sustain the demands of competitive world of Tennis and Studies alike and more importantly, make everyone a better sports person!

Tennis is a great and fun sport that demands physical and mental fitness to be a better player! Today, Tennis needs Yoga more than ever to help ALL manage the stress of the competitive world of sports without going crazy, and without losing the enjoyment and fun!

Well, let me end with spelling TENNIS from Yoga point of view! Bottom-line: Yoga is a fun and important tool that can help the courtsiders to help improve Temperament, conserve Energy, handle Nerves, Nurture sportsmanship, become Intelligent on the court and off the court, and of course improve Stamina with strong, flexible muscles and don’t forget your lungs!

Thanks for reading!

     Coach P. (Prashant Joshi)
     Co-Founder, Gurukul Yoga Holistic Center, Bridgewater, NJ 08807