Connecting mind and body: Is yoga the key to sporting success?

More and more sports stars are seeing the benefits of yoga, reports Clodagh Finn. 

PROFESSIONAL golfer Padraig Harrington does it; rugby great Paul O’Connell does it; GAA All-Star Michael Darragh MacAuley does it.

In fact, the entire Dublin GAA senior squad are advocates of yoga, along with the members of the Connacht senior rugby squad – and many more besides.