Washington DC ice hockey team offering free “Playoff Stress” yoga classes to fans

Jul 3rd, 2017
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The 2016-17 Presidents’ Trophy winners Washington DC based professional ice hockey team Washington Capitals (Caps) is offering free yoga sessions held in the morning of each Caps game day in upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs April 12 to 26.

Called “Playoff Stress Yoga”, Caps team yoga instructor Kelly Moore will host these yoga sessions on the rooftop of Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington (Virginia). These one-hour chateau gonflable workouts begin at 06:30 am, which are open to the public on a first come first serve basis but the participants have to complete an RSVP form. First class will be held on April 13, when Caps head into their first round matchup with Toronto Maple Leafs, and the last seventh class will be held on April 25.

According to an NHL.COM newsitem: The Stanley Cup Playoffs can really stress out a fan base.  Meanwhile, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today; commended Caps for offering free classes for the fans and including yoga as part of the team training; and urged all the US sports teams to explore various benefits yoga offered.

Yoga, referred as “a living fossil”, was a mental and physical discipline, for everybody to share and benefit from, whose traces went back to around 2,000 BCE to Indus Valley civilization…(more)

 

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