I stumbled across an article about how Sting does yoga to emphasize the creative life and human rights. It was cool to read about how passionate they are about doing yoga. They have a house out in Tuscany where they invite friends for a week and put on yoga retreats!
It all started when Sting's guitarist recommended yoga to him. He of course invited a yoga teacher into his home to have his first private lesson when his dog peed on the yoga teacher's satchel. The yoga teacher just smiled about it and Sting instantly knew that he had a kind heart. Sting loved yoga so much that he invited the yoga teacher, Danny, to stay with them for a couple of weeks and teach them classes every morning. Sounds like a pretty sweet job!
Now, Sting does about 60-90 minutes of yoga every day before breakfast. When he was younger, he prefered more aggressive exercise such as running and thought he would get bored with yoga. however, he discovered how much physical and mental effort yoga required and became hooked. His wife, Styler focuses more on the meditation aspect of it. While she only physically practices a couple of times a week, she meditates every day when she wakes up and before she goes to sleep.
Once, Styler told her instructor that she couldn't do yoga that day because her body was stiffed. She laughed when he told her "Bad Woman! Your body isn't stiff! Your mind is stiff." That made me laugh because it is so true. Yoga is about keeping an open mind and trying new things to push your body even if they can be challenging. The times that your body is stiff are the times you need yoga the most!
http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/3006
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