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March 10, 2012

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There's No Place Like Kyoto, Japan Retreat
May 21st, 2012

Don't miss out on this amazing retreat in Kyoto, Japan! This small-group tour, created and led by former Kyoto resident Carrie Meyer, integrates an optional once-daily yoga practice with excursions to several world-class sights and remarkably ambient places in Kyoto. Carrie is a well-seasoned, registered yoga instructor who distills and integrates her original training influences in 1999 of Classical Ashtanga and Iyengar-style yoga with Vinyasa flow.

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Hatha Yoga Poses for Travel: Forward Fold

July 02, 2010

Standing forward fold, or uttanasana in Sanskrit, is one of the hatha yoga poses that exudes complete surrender. While traveling, whether it be a vacation, work trip, or yoga travel retreat, moving from one place to another causes both physical and mental stress.

Physically, the muscles of the back, hips, and legs begin to tighten as they are likely being held stagnant over extended periods of time either sitting in a small place or standing. Mentally, your mind starts to gather stressors in the form of timetables and the to-do list you’ve planned for yourself upon arrival at your destination. These stressors will form into long-term mental formations (samskaras) that will continue to haunt you if not processed.

Yoga Travel Tip – Yoga in Your Hotel Room

May 19, 2010

Yoga travel brings you the next in the series of yoga travel tips: yoga in your hotel room. Yoga can be an effective remedy for the stresses of long distance travel. After a long flight or drive, the body begins to tighten up which can result in discomfort. The mind starts to get tired and exhausted, perhaps from looking at too many useless Skymall products or solving sudoku puzzles. Upon landing and reaching your hotel room, take some time to reverse the effects of travel. The physical and mental benefits of yoga will help to ground and relax you, getting you ready for a sound nights sleep.

Whether you’re on a business trip or a travel vacation, make sure to do a little yoga in your hotel room. It’s not the same as a yoga studio, but with a few tricks, you can come close. Follow this simple 15 minute routine made of basic hatha yoga poses that can be done in your hotel room to reconnect with yourself after a long journey.

Start off with mountain pose, tadasana. Long distance travel, especially by plane, can tend to energetically un-ground you. Reestablish your connection with the earth in mountain pose. With your feet hip-width apart, toes facing forward, press into the ground with your feet as your grow tall. Engage your core as you drop your tailbone towards the earth. Roll your shoulders down your back and extend the top of your head towards the ceiling. Now close your eyes. Notice the foundation and stability of this posture. Notice your breath and the calming effect it has. Hold this posture for two minutes.

Hatha Yoga Poses for Travel: Hip Openers

May 04, 2010

The hips are an extremely important area of the body. This region forms the intersection between the lower body and the spine, thus requiring both mobility and stability. Often neglected, especially in a society of long-duration sitting sessions, the hips tend to get very tight. If you notice yourself getting sore and tight after a long day at the office, just imagine how you’d feel after a plane trip across the world. In this article, Yoga Travel discusses the benefits of a family of Hatha yoga poses: hip openers.

The hips, like any other muscle, get tight from being stagnant. Travel logistics such as long flights or train rides can be a nightmare for the hips. When you’re sitting, your hips are flexed, meaning that an angle is formed between the torso and thighs. This causes the hip flexor muscles (found on the front of the pelvis) to shorten and tighten, tipping the pelvic bowl and resulting in lower back pain. Read more…

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Hatha Yoga Poses for Travel: Twists

April 15, 2010

Road trips and 18+ hour plane rides can leave you feeling physically and emotionally drained. Anytime you are stationary for such a long period of time, muscles start to lock up and shorten, causing tightness. Whether its a trip home from work in rush hour or a plane ride to Bali on your next yoga travel adventure, remember to turn to yoga for relief. In this article, we visit the benefits of a family of Hatha yoga poses, the twist.

The musculoskeletal benefits of twists are profound. Twisting poses realign the spine and create more space in the intervertebral disks. Sitting in a chair for an extended period of time has the effect of compressing the spine due to gravity. Twists are effective at reversing this process.

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