I have been practicing yoga for more than a decade - before that I worked out at the gym, ran half marathons, swam two miles in the ocean every day - so I get the active lifestyle. Doing asana work wasn’t hard for me - sitting still was. It was a what I needed most. Sometimes we run away - literally - from ourselves. Challenge is great when it comes by way of the physical body, but when you meet the challenge of calming your mind, a whole new world will open up for you.
I second that. Tension comes from fretting about the future or living in the past. Just try to focus on something really small here and now - the sun on your skin or your breath or the iris of someone’s eyes. That smaller focus will grow until you can take in more at a time and still be present.
All the same, I think we all have to face our “dark side” or our shadow self. Genpo Roshi talks about this as well as Bill Harris, and Carolyn Myss, Freud, Jung, the list goes on – too many of us think that being spiritual means we never get mad or sad, or that just because we meditate we are more enlightened. Its all an ever-unfolding process.
[QUOTE=YogiAdam;50083]Yeah, I agree that I’m attached. Everyone is, to something. Even if it’s to the idea of non-attachment. I’d like to see most of the people on this forum who claim to be unattached and “super-spiritual”, to put their money where their mouth is, and un-attach themselves from this forum for a year lol[/QUOTE]
I don’t think it’s necessarily attachment. Attachment has negative connotations. The positive side of [I]rajas[/I] is intensity, strength of will, one-pointedness, and self-discipline. All people who achieve great things have these qualities.
I like Bluelotus’ idea. I used to do that meditation when I practiced Tibetan Buddhism. It did help with focus, I think.
[QUOTE=YogiAdam;50004]I do Mixed Martial Arts and train as hard as I can. When I say 'as hard as I can', I mean as hard as I think I can, but I want more heart for the sport. I want to be able to keep fighting when I gassed, injured and nearly dead. I want to be able to push harder for longer and build a 'never say die' mentality.
I'm sure I'm heading in the right direction, but was wondering if there are any meditation techniques, or asanas that build the heart. or advice for developing my warrior within. Thanks[/QUOTE]
If you focus on the following picture, you'll get a "Never say die" mentality. Make the mouse your guru and pray day and night to have a heart as courageous as that! 
Hope the upload of the image works ok.