Recovery Is Part of the Training: What Restorative Yoga Teaches Golfers

What if recovery isn't simply what happens when training stops, but an important part of the training itself? In this episode of the Yoga for Golf® Podcast, we're exploring Restorative Yoga and what this quiet, supported practice can teach golfers about recovery, stress, and the ability to shift out of performance mode. We'll also unpack some of the science behind the autonomic nervous system, breathing, relaxation, and HRV, and why "rest and digest" is a little more complicated than flipping a switch. Most importantly, we'll bring it back to golf: how the physical and mental demands of playing, practicing, training, competing, and traveling add up, and why learning to intentionally reduce those demands can be a performance skill of its own. Because the work matters. And so does what happens after the work. Recovery is part of the training. Show notes: Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Time, Judith Hanson Lasater Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation, Judith Hanson Lasater Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health, B.K.S. Iyengar Judith Hanson Lasater teachings and resources on Restorative Yoga Iyengar Yoga, resources on the use of props, supported postures, and the Iyengar tradition Research by Luciano Bernardi and colleagues on slow breathing and cardiovascular/autonomic responses Research by Andrea Zaccaro and colleagues on slow breathing, psychophysiological responses, and autonomic function Heart Rate Variability: Standards of Measurement, Physiological Interpretation, and Clinical Use, Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Research by Andrew Flatt and colleagues on HRV and athletic training/recovery YoGolf Performance® Free Golf Mobility Guide Contact me