Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling - Paperback

by Kelli Refer (Author)

Connect with your body, calm your mind, and enjoy getting around by bicycle.

If you're a bicyclist who's curious about yoga (or just about why your hips feel so tight after a long ride), a yoga practitioner who's curious about cycling, or a full-fledged bicycling yogi, you'll enjoy this illuminating book. In a friendly, accessible voice, Refer integrates yogic techniques and philosophy with everyday bicycling. Inspired by Refer's years of learning and teaching yoga, and the many miles she's traveled up and down the hills of Seattle, Pedal, Stretch, Breathe is a remarkable resource. Sections of the book include: How to breathe your way up the steepest hills (and the science behind bike paths and air quality), a flow chart of stretches to ease your achy knees and sore back, a guide to your and your bicycle's chakras that will charm any skeptic's heart, learning to get over road rage, and so much more

Author Biography

Kelli has always loved movement in its many forms, from riding a bike to dance. Her childhood love of bike riding was rekindled as an adult in 2008, when she turned in to a full time bike commuter. She has been an avid practitioner of yoga since 2005 and has been teaching since 2009 after she earned her 200hr RYT certificate. She lives in Seattle, Washington where she works in bicycle advocacy and pursues her interestes in bike touring and botany whenever she can.