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‘Taking yoga to new heights’: Astronaut performs yoga at International Space Station
indianexpress.com/ ^ | September 29, 2022 9:42:46 am

Posted on 09/29/2022 8:29:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin

However, have you ever wondered what it’s like to do yoga in space? Samantha Cristoforetti, a European Space Agency astronaut, has the answer as she posted a video of performing yoga at the International Space Station (ISS).

Cristoforetti is seen doing yoga by following an instructor of Cosmic Kids, a platform for mindfulness for kids. Wearing elastic bands for assistance in zero gravity, she is seen doing an ‘eagle pose’ by criss-crossing her legs and trying to balance herself by bending a bit.

In August, Cristoforetti had shared a video of weightlifting aboard the ISS. She shared how astronauts exercise in space by doing deadlifts and squats. Cristoforetti was born in Italy in 1977. She is a former Italian air force pilot and engineer.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cristoforetti; spacestation; yoga

1 posted on 09/29/2022 8:29:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

How can you do a Downward Dog when there is no down?


2 posted on 09/29/2022 8:44:46 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The government sees you as either livestock or pet. If things get bad they will eat their pets too.)
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To: BenLurkin

Modern astronauts are an embarrassment.


3 posted on 09/29/2022 9:36:40 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: BenLurkin

This should be a fun thread.


4 posted on 09/29/2022 9:48:24 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: BenLurkin

Guilty.


5 posted on 09/29/2022 10:45:45 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: BenLurkin

Invented in Scandinavia, now in space.


6 posted on 09/29/2022 10:57:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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