Danica Patrick is cleansing the mind and body in a new yoga photo.

On Tuesday, the racecar driver took to Instagram to post a photo of herself in pigeon pose as she's on a knee with her other leg bent backwards. In a turquoise tank top and black shorts, Patrick is pulling off this pose quite nicely.

In the caption, Patrick dished on how much she enjoys yoga and all the benefits that come along with it.

"My motivation for yoga is largely trying to make my foot touch anything new when it's behind me, that's my competitiveness and ego pushing me," she wrote. "But the more I do it the more I find myself slowing down and trying to follow my breath and relaxing into myself and much deeper poses. It's such a balancing act to do yoga, pushing and pulling but not forcing and causing restraint in the muscles and mind."

Patrick finished her post by wishing her followers a Happy World Yoga Day.

When it comes to healthy living, Patrick has always done what she could to make sure she's staying positive and happy. And when it comes to a healthy lifestyle, it's good to have social media to share based on what she previously told Enstarz.

"I have been eating healthy and working out since I was a teenager," she said. "But with the day and age of social media, it makes it a lot easier to show people how into it you are...whether it be working out or something that I cooked at home. There's definitely downfalls to it and everyone can have an opinion and you might just read it, which isn't always positive. But on the other side of it, there are so many great people and you get to show that other side of your personality."

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