Combining trekking with yoga? There is nothing better to focus on yourself by getting in tune with the surrounding environment and strengthening your muscles after intense effort. Practicing yoga at the end of a long hike in the mountains or, why not, at the seaside means arriving at your destination reaching a state of deep and conscious well-being. These and other benefits of Yoga Trekkingan activity created in 2001 by the yoga teacher Paolo Ricci from Emilia (who registered the trademark) in which movement and stillness unite.
The benefits
If trekking increases endurance and physical strength, yoga helps develop greater awareness of one’s movements and breathing, increasing concentration and strengthening memory. These two combined activities allow you to improve self-controla quality that will prove useful in any field. The effort to connect deeply with your body and mind helps to push away problems and anxieties, allowing you to fully enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds us.
Yoga also comes to the rescue for relieve ailments that trekking can cause, such as muscular or skeletal ones. In fact, asanas (positions) have the power to restore balance and elasticity to the body, especially in the trunk area. Strengthening the abdominal muscles also thanks to diaphragmatic breathing allows you to improve your posture, with positive effects on the musculoskeletal system.
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What is needed
To go on a yoga trek you don’t need to be a professional yogi or an expert walker. The important thing is to know yourself and your limits: organize or choose to participate in an excursion based on your abilities. Bring with you, in addition to the backpack with everything you need for trekking, also a exercise mat and a light blanket to warm you during the relaxation moment. If you wish, add to the list also an inflatable pillow to use to stay comfortable during the meditation phase.
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At the Yoga Trekking School
There are several schools that organize trekking combined with yoga, first and foremost the one founded by Ricci, Le Nuvole. «The days we organize are marked by the practice of yoga and walks. Yoga takes place in three moments of the day: before breakfast and the beginning of the walk (on average 4/5 hours); during the walk, when you reach a point of particular beauty and intensity; in the evening, at the end of the stage, after rest and before dinner. In this session we also practice massage and acupressure techniques, useful for obtaining a more complete relaxation.». For those who are not afraid of great distances there is also the Nepalese school Nepal Yoga Trek.
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2024-07-03 07:55:33
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