Beach yoga is described as soothing, inspiring and invigorating by yogis and beachgoers. Many people say that yoga improves one's health.
CNN has a special edition report concerning Beach Yoga, it says there are several studies that show yoga can repress the stress response of the body. It also boosts up one's mood. What makes beach yoga even more powerful is that studies also show that the ocean has the same effect in doing yoga in a confine place. Wallace J Nichols, the author of The New York Times best-seller, "Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do," said that it is not a new discovery that spending time by the ocean lessens stress and improves creativity, however the neuroscientists and psychologists are starting to investigate the science behind it.
One famous British model Pascal Craymer practices beach yoga. Mirror UK reports that the former TOWIE babe has been spotted in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on Thursday doing beach yoga. It is reported that she had executed several adventurous yoga poses. One of those poses was resting her hands flat on the ground as she also extended one of her legs up into the air.
Asbury Park Press has interviewed a few beach yogis. Here are some of their answers why they practice yoga by the beach.
Kala said that she didn't imagine herself doing yoga, not even doing it in the beach. But what she realized was that she really felt connected with her inner spirit and had felt relaxed and refreshed. "I found solace in the idea of yoga being about finding emotional balance and harmony. "I found solace in the idea of yoga being about finding emotional balance and harmony." She added.
Devin on the other hand says that she wasn't certain on what to look forward to while doing beach yoga. But as she experienced it, she said that "I found yoga on the beach not only conducive to relaxing my stiff limbs, but also super serene."
