Teaming Up With the Celtics

Written By Ali Cook
Dana Barros and “Lucky” the Celics mascot sit in for a conversation about mindfulness.

Dana Barros and “Lucky” the Celics mascot sit in for a conversation about mindfulness.

I've dedicated the last ten years to teaching yoga and mindfulness to promote wellness.

I love teaching outside the studio and bringing these practices to non-traditional venues. I recently got a request to teach in the most non-traditional venue yet: an NBA practice court!

I teamed up with the Boston Celtics Foundation for Scoring in Transition, a program to help veterans transition back to civilian life.

As part of the program, I led a workshop on yoga and meditation for stress management and was joined by NBA All Star Dana Baros. Our goal was to provide an overview of the mind-body connection and provide mindfulness tools that could be useful in real world settings.

30 veterans and Jonas Jerebko follow along for a yoga class on the Celtics practice court in Waltham.

30 veterans and Jonas Jerebko follow along for a yoga class on the Celtics practice court in Waltham.

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