My goal was to paddle every river and lake. I would paddle from one side of the lake to the ot her, in some cases these distances were expansive, so I wo uld stop and stretch.
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skrit and is he word yoga is derived from San The union of translated to mean yoke or union. ression. Yoga yoga and water seems a natural prog the body and mind cultivates peace and harmony within the body. Water not while water is a vital component for source of health and only hydrates the body but is a great P Yoga) has been wellness. Stand Up Paddle Yoga (SU last couple of years. sweeping across the globe for the and yoga together, It provides all the benefits of water and core strength. while increasing stability, flexibility, dleboard increases Practicing yoga on a stand up pad mple, when doing awareness of weight transfer. For exa up paddle board, an Downward-Facing Dog on a stand are exerting too individual will suddenly notice if they body, because the much force through one side of the ance an individual’s board will react. SUP Yoga can enh the board responds yoga practice, because unlike a mat ner. Bringing yoga to the movement of the yoga practitio and soul. onto the water rejuvenates the mind and started stand ona Ariz in ed I was born and rais to paddle every river up paddling in 2008. My goal was side of the lake to and lake. I would paddle from one es were expansive, the other, in some cases these distanc bringing my yoga so I would stop and stretch. I started paddling. Later, practice onto the water as a break from WW W.YOGAD I GEST. CO M
I had a friend who was a photographer who needed to take pictures of something innovative for a school project. I thought stand up paddle yoga would be an ideal photographic concept. During the photoshoot, a man who was observing asked if I offered any classes on the water. He had never seen stand up paddle yoga before. After, I received my 200hr yoga certification I began offering free stand up paddle yoga classes at different lakes in Arizona. I began wondering if anyone else was experimenting with this new form of movement? I searched the internet for SUP Yoga businesses and ran across others who had the same idea. I decided to create a social media global community that would facilitate networking and provide a resource for those of us combining our paddling and yoga practices. NamasteSUP was created on facebook with a total of twelve family and friends in 2008. The site now has over 5,000 members. Certifications for teaching began to be posted on the internet and I was fortunate to meet , Richelle Melde who hired me to teach SUP Yoga classes for her fitness gym. I was certified in Stand Up Paddling in California through Surftech SUPcore Academy with Noelle Kozak and Suzanne Yeo. SUP yoga not only had become popular in Arizona, but it had become a global phenomenon.
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