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Yoga Sequences, Cycle 2 – Sport Specific Flows: Week 12, Day 3

This cycle of yoga sequences is designed with athletes in mind. Each week's practice focuses on a different sport, with short flows for recovery and longer practices to go deeper into poses.

Mindith Rahmat

Written by Last updated on Oct 20, 2021

Welcome to the new Yoga sequence workout. Here you will find different cycles and sequences programmed by an expert yoga teacher. These yoga sequences provide a blueprint or yoga map for teachers and students.

This cycle of the Yoga Sequences workout will focus on Sport Specific yoga sequences. Each sport in this program will have two sequences per week. The short sequences will range between 15- 30 minutes and can be added on to the end of a sport session, workout, or short rest day. The longer sequences, ranging from 75-90 minutes, are great for rest and recovery days and will include a deeper practice with standing poses and seated poses.

The sequences will be posted on Tuesday and Thursday, with a meditation once a week on Sundays.

Week 12, Day 3

“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” 

~ Hans Selye ~

To begin, find a comfortable posture for meditation.

It may be helpful to set a timer for 5-10 minutes for this practice.
Place your hands on your knees, with your palms facing up.
Scan your body for any areas of tension or tightness. Pay special attention to any tightness in your neck, mouth, and jaw area.
Begin to feel your body and mind relax as you deepen your breath.
Visualize a dial in your mind. On this dial you see a stress indicator. Imagine that with each breath you exhale you slowly turn the dial from high stress to a more Zen-like state of mind.
With each breath feel a sense of serenity flow through the body.
Allow each breath to turn the dial in small increments, finding a sense of relaxation with each breath.
Stay here with this meditation for 10-15 minutes.
Mindith Rahmat

About Mindith Rahmat

Mindith is a born mover. She has spent her life exploring various athletic disciplines, starting with ballet and modern dance from an early age. She went on to become a E-RYT 500 certified yoga therapist and teacher and discovered CrossFit after the birth of her daughter.

Mindith coached CrossFit at a number of boxes near her home in Southern California, which lead to her involvement in Russian kettlebells and Olympic weightlifting. She has coached a wide variety of populations and cares deeply for women’s health, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum fitness. She is currently studying the principles of Natural Movement and Kettlebell Sport, and is working to complete an additional teacher training in the Taoist art of Yin Yoga with Master Paulie Zink.

Mindith founded Breaking Muscle in 2011. Over 5 million people a month have visited the site, hundreds of thousands of them follow Breaking Muscle on social media, nearly 2,000 coaches have written or appeared on its pages, and there are thousands of free, fully-formed training plans freely available. Breaking Muscle has won numerous awards in the industry and is recognized for pioneering new approaches to fitness and coaching techniques. In 2021, Breaking Muscle was acquired by Barbend. Mindith continues to devote time to her kids, pursue her doctorate in psychology, do research, and teach.

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