The Sports Club/LA San Francisco has a magnificent new rack of kettlebells ranging from 10lbs to 80lbs. Kettlebells are without a doubt one of the single most versatile tools we can use use both for the diversity of techniques you can practice as well as the variety of qualities it can be used to develop. Another dimension is offered when you practice like a yogi. I offer you three tips for creating kettelbell-focused movements that are mindful and meaningful.

1. Set and know your intention each pre-kettelbell moment by asking a question - what is going to get me through this round? Then commit and take action.
2. Find your steady rhythm and find your breath. Increase speed until your breath starts to run away from you. Then play the edge.
3. Focus on the transition at the moment your round or exercise is complete. Hardly anyone pays attention to  the transition out of an exercise and into recovery, yet this is the very moment not to be missed. This moment offers you the opportunity to uncover the meaning behind the drill.

Epic trainers are huge fans of yoga. In fact, Epic is about bringing the lessons an inspired Yoga practice offers the world to a new order of movement. In fact, conscious movement is critical for personal and collective transformation and when we get past much of the mainstream fitness marketing, we find that in order to make a real change in our body and mind, it helps when we really pay attention to what we are doing and why we are doing it. Yoga teaches about intention for movement and the skills for really noticing to our experience. In a nutshell, this means that as we learn to honor our bodies, nurture our spirits, and deepen our relationship with our self and everything we’re connected to, we help to heal the world as well as ourselves.

Yogis of all kinds see something for themselves in The Epic Workout that radically compliments their Yoga practice. Some appreciate the mindful anaerobic activity that highlights a new form of breath to focus on. Some appreciate exploring infinite variations of human movement. Others comment on the aspect of Epic that asks each participant to own their body, mind, and life through the practice. We invite you to join in their story and enhance your practice as well. As you explore, write to us and let us know how you’re doing.

Namaste.