I'm new to pickup but not to Yoga. Seeing a lot of parallels as I learn more about this. Taken a lot from this community so wanted to add this for anyone who hasn't considered this before.

1) Breathing

Yeah yeah, you do it all the time, but gaining control of your breath can help you overcome AA. Ever feel like you approached and the anxiety took over? Were you breathing? Probably not. Yoga teaches you to use your breath to maintain control over your emotions and physical behavior. This has helped me more in professional contexts than pickup (to date). I've been presenting in front of dozens of people and felt 'the fear' coming on, only to re-gain control by focusing inward - simply on my breathing. Then - you kill it.

2) Body Language

Yoga is all about alignment. Shoulders back, spine long, chest forward. Throughout all the poses. After you practice yoga for a while, you just 'walk' differently. That whole "imagine a string pulling your head" thing doesn't even need to be thought about. It's just how you stand and walk. Since I got out of my LTR 2 months ago women have just been talking to me more, and last weekend a WW's girlfriend asked me "how did you go from 5 years w/ 'ex' to this?". I told her security. But it's my body language that conveyed it, not what I was saying.

3) Exercise

I'm not really a gym rat. It just gets boring. I've been implementing 2 weight work outs a week with my standing 2-3 yoga classes and I am shaping up quickly. And it's fun - my body never really knows what to expect. Throw in a few days a week of x-training / running and you'll see results fast.

4) Practice... not the Yoga kind.

Women are really hot in Yoga classes. And they don't wear any clothes. They aren't going there to pick up, and they are covered in sweat after the class, but I've been able to successfully open a few just by standing next to them in practice. Not a lot of guys do Yoga... capitalize on it.

5) Inner Game

How do you build confidence? By defeating your inner demons. We've all got them. We all ignore them, it's easy to - especially if you're successful in your career. Yoga is half work out, half meditation, and that shit comes out in your practice. When you've been standing on one leg for 5 minutes and you keep falling you realize the same shit keeps going through your head. Make a mental note to journal on that later. By actually working through your shit it will no longer control you - you'll begin controlling it. Then your best self starts shining through.

If you haven't tried yoga, give it a go.