I’ve been doing a lot of yoga in 2023 — the rare New Year’s resolution I’ve actually kept up with! And with all this increased time on the mat, I’ve started noticing, in the middle of my downward dogs, “Huh. This is a lot like what we do in L&D.”

So here are four lessons that L&D can learn from yoga (or, more accurately, four elements of yoga that align with best practices in L&D).