Find A Good SUP Yoga Class

By Maria Hill


Stand up paddle boards have a great deal to offer people in the many different ways people can use this wonderful water sports equipment. SUP yoga is what people who are truly serious about this call this art. This is just one of the many fun things that people can do on a stand-up paddle board.

There are a number of different places where you can practice this form of exercise that is not only great for the body, it is also massively beneficial for your mind. Ocean bays and calms lakes are usually idea if you are going for the serene ambiance. Sometimes even a river can be suitable as long as it doesn't flow too swiftly.

Most of us do not have time to spend hours and hours out on the board trying to just get good enough to do what you need to do. Luckily, this is a sport that does not necessitate that level of high commitment. Even if you are just a beginner, you will have no trouble at all getting into this.

It is interesting to know how this sport originated because it sheds a little light on where some the techniques that are applied today originally came from. It was back in the 1940s when the practice of standing up on their boards was practiced by the surfers of Waikiki. They did this as they navigated their way over the ever changing waves of the ocean using one large paddle.

The setting of floating on the calm water holds its unique advantages for those doing these health promoting stretches. It is a unique advantage that being able to stand up on a floating paddle board provides. This is a huge reason why so many people love doing this and make sure to do it as much as possible.

As long as the waters you are in are nice and calm, you will be able to enjoy the benefits of the Ardha Matsyendrasana pose. The meaning of this name is Half Lord of the Fishes. This is one of the many sitting poses, and they offer some unique opportunities that can be very beneficial for the body.

Most anyone who has been doing this for a while will be able to tell you all about Dhanurasana, more commonly called the bow pose. A big part of this one is the balance. You will find that when you are in the gorgeous setting that you are in, you will want to open your chest right on up.

In most of the classes you will come across, you will see the downward facing dog pose is a commonly used one because it is one that beginners can do and a lot of newcomers will be already familiar with. Even people who have never practiced this exercise on a paddle board might find it familiar. The traditional name for this one is Adho Mukha Svanasana.




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