Yoga and Vacation

Yoga and Vacation
 
Your teacher has left town, it’s hot and you’re on vacation.
 
Good reasons to skip your practice?
Think again  - do you want to remain youthful and if so , then your back has to stay flexible.
 
The body needs to move forward and backwards, sideways and around as in a twist as much as possible. Practice begets a routine and the routine becomes a habit – just like brushing your teeth. This routine of yoga keeps you connected to your breath which connects the dots in your mind and body in order to have calm in your life, less stress day to day.
 
“I would argue that a 20-something person who is in their prime of life and reasonably good shape needs less yoga to sustain their practice than someone in their 50s or 60s,” One study analyzing the effects of yoga on women over 50 found that practicing asanas (yoga postures) even once a week led to an increase in the mobility of spinal joints and flexibility of the hamstring muscles.”
(Greatest)
 
How to find time  while on vacation:

1. If you are at the beach – wake early for a swim or walk and before or after do a few simple stretches. Yoga at the water's edge is amazing.
2. Before bed on a mat or on the bed – stretch.
3. If you are flying – get up and do Down dog against a wall (bathroom door) or hang your head over in hanging leaf pose. Even in small spaces you can manage a shoulder roll or knees to the chest.
4. Staying with friends or family – invite them to join you and they will thank you for 10 minutes of needed yoga asana.
5. Look for a yoga class or workshop nearby - branch out and try a new form.
6. Don’t push for an hour everyday to do yoga if that does not work for you. However, do something. There is a good app from Sequence.org to carry around on your phone.

 
 
“Loren Fishman, M.D., a back pain specialist who studied yoga and uses it in his rehabilitative practice, believes that even one minute spent in practice can be enough to reset someone's outlook….”
(Greatest)
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