Sports & Yoga with Manduka

Explore yoga classes, poses, and insights led by Manduka’s community of yoga teachers and athletes, designed to enhance performance, prevent injuries, and support recovery.

May 28, 2026

Yoga for Football Players: Supporting Recovery, Focus, and Longevity in the Game

Posted in: football

football
Person in black outfit doing a side stretch yoga pose on a red mat in a room with floral wallpaper and wooden floor.

Yoga for Football Players: Supporting Recovery, Focus, and Longevity in the Game

After a career ending injury, yoga helped Sharon Heidaripour reconnect with herself and rediscover his...

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martial arts
Where Yoga Meets Aikido: Building Strength, Balance, and Flow

Where Yoga Meets Aikido: Building Strength, Balance, and Flow

Yoga and aikido may come from different traditions, but both share principles of breath, balance,...

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ice sports
Yoga for Hockey Players: Performance, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Yoga for Hockey Players: Performance, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Hockey is demanding, repetitive, and relentless on the body. Yoga instructor and lifelong hockey player...

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softball
Yoga for Athletes: Performance, Recovery, and the Mental Game

Yoga for Athletes: Performance, Recovery, and the Mental Game

Most athletes have their physical training locked in. But yoga might be the piece that's...

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snow sports
A skier performs a mid-air trick over a snowy slope, surrounded by frost-covered trees in a winter wonderland.

Freestyle Skiing and Yoga: Finding Balance Between Power and Presence with Hedvig Wessel

Freestyle skiing demands intensity, strength, and focus. For Olympic skier Hedvig, yoga became a daily...

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basketball
A person sits cross-legged on a blue yoga mat, holding a basketball, surrounded by plants and yoga equipment in a serene space.

Yoga for Basketball Players: Injury Prevention, Recovery, and Mental Focus

Explore how yoga supports basketball players with recovery, flexibility, injury prevention, and mental focus. Learn...

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hiking
A woman performs a challenging yoga pose on a large rock, surrounded by lush green mountains and misty weather.

Essential Yoga for Hikers: Stretches and Flows for Before and After Your Hike

Yoga and hiking are a natural match—one strengthens and supports the other. Emily shares essential...

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tennis
A tennis player in a white dress serves on a court, with a green landscape and blue sky in the background during sunset.

The Perfect Match: How Yoga Supports Tennis Players On and Off the Court

Yoga and tennis may move at different speeds, but together they create balance between power...

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strength training
A woman performs the cobra yoga pose on a wooden floor, wearing a black sports bra and leggings, with a light-colored wall behind her.

From Reps to Reflection: Zizi on Merging Strength Training and Yoga

Zizi de Winter discovered that strength training and yoga don’t just complement each other—they elevate...

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surfing
Still Surfing: Gerry Lopez on Yoga and Longevity

Still Surfing: Gerry Lopez on Yoga and Longevity

Gerry’s lifelong commitment to presence, movement, and mindful living continues to shape his journey and...

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surfing
15 Minute Yoga Sequence for Surfers

15 Minute Yoga Sequence for Surfers

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running
Yoga For Tight Hamstrings

Yoga For Tight Hamstrings

Hamstring tightness and soreness is probably the number one complaint heard in yoga classes. Our...

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