Relax With A Yoga Holiday

I am a huge believer in yoga and its benefits. I think it is a great way to keep both the mind and the body healthy and improves mental wellbeing. It is gentle exercise compared to some other options, yet can do you so much good and should be encouraged as part of your 5 a day!

It's at this point I should admit I have never practised yoga. Not once. A chiropractor suggested I try a couple of positions a while ago and recommended it be something I take up but for whatever reason, I know not why, I have never been to a class.

So I am considering going on a yoga holiday to kick start what I hope will be a long and rewarding relationship with this ancient discipline. Holidays you see, I can do. I love the sunshine, the first night in a new, temporary home and the initial forays into an unknown town or village. But I get bored quickly, easily and often with no remedy. So a yoga holiday sounds perfect to me with the chance to add a bit of structure to my day that regular lessons provide.

Yoga holidays can be found all over the globe and for all different types of yoga. I know a bit about about Hatha, Sivananda and Bikram yoga and will probably go for one of these though I don't really mind as it's all new to me and I am sure I'll get a lot out of whichever I choose.

I would really like to go back to Thailand and take my yoga holiday there but am considering Fuerteventura, Spain or Italy too - the destinations look amazing! I am hoping that I come back refreshed and rejuvenated from being on holiday but also having been introduced to an activity that I can really feel the benefits of and carry on back home.

The final decision is who to take with me on my holiday course... at the moment I think I might just go alone and take a singles holiday to make the most of my time off and my first date with yoga.