Biker Yoga / Motorcycle Yoga
by Steve
Friday, January 04, 2008
Kathy Lee KappmeierOne of the problems of riding motorcycles is that our minds tend to wander, and our free spirits become imprisoned by a stiff and tired body. At least, that's what Kathy Lee Kappmeier says anyways.
Kathy Lee is the founder of YogaWell, a Yoga class based in San Diego, CA, where she and some of her biker friends find new ways to strike Yoga exercises on their motorcycles.
In fact, Kathy Lee goes on to describe herself as a "goddess of Biker Yoga", having grown up with yoga and motorcycles, and finding the thunder of a v-twin engine as a "healing mantra". She does Iron Butt rides on her Indian Scout, and likes to get in some spiritual healing at gas stops.
gas station yogaKathy Lee has produced a Biker Yoga Goddess Calendar containing photos of her two-wheeling female yoga friends demonstrating classic Yoga poses with their bikes. She also has a smaller refrigerator magnet version.
In addition, the Yoga Biker Goddess herself is working a book that will feature "real bikers" and how they benefit from the art and therapy of yoga.
Biker Yoga ClassIf you think the art of Yoga is something you'd like to mix into your motorcycling passion, you can follow Kathy Lee's writings from her MySpace site...
http://myspace.com/bikeryogaladyYou can visit YogaWell's website at...
http://www.yogawell.com
I'm not usually a yoga fan, and don't go in for all the goddess talk, but a good stretch mid-ride makes a world of difference. Having a few new stretch moves to stretch a few new places would probably help too. Doubt I'll buy a DVD about it.
