Summer Yoga

The hot summer months are here and you might be thinking: “It is just too hot to practice during the summer months. I will be back in September.” Are you ready to give up yoga for the summer? Don’t!

Three good reasons to keep up yoga this summer:

You need the energy boost yoga gives you in the summer! Heat and humidity can make you feel sluggish. Just thinking about getting in the car and drive to the studio might seem too difficult. In reality, you will walk out of the yoga class energized so it is totally worth the extra effort to get to class. You might want to take early morning or late evening classes during summer if your schedule can accommodate these times.

Don’t give up on “me” time! Especially if you have kids, your summer can get even more stressful now that the kids are out of school. Organizing activities, carpooling, managing higher expectations…. And who is at the end of all the lists you produce? You! Keep your yoga class once or twice a week sacred.

Keep up good habits! Don’t give up on your good habits even though this might be the easiest solution to manage your busy summer schedule. If you do, it might happen that by the time September comes around, it will be very difficult to get back into the habit of yoga classes. You worked hard to establish this good habit in your life, don’t let it disappear this summer!

One most important thing to remember:  Staying hydrated is important every day of the year but when it’s unbearably hot outside, it is a must! Try the many different types of yoga tees to help you well-hydrated this summer.

Have you ever tried fruit infused water? You are in for a treat! Fruit flavored water is so easy to prepare.

One version we make all the time is Strawberry-Lemon water. Clean and hull the strawberries, slice them up thinly (so you get more flavor quicker). Make sure the lemons are organic as you don’t want your water infused with chemicals used to preserve the lemons. Slice the lemon, too. Fill a water pitcher with the fruit mix, then add cold filtered water. Leave it at least for an hour or longer to get a wonderful fruit flavored water. Of course you can add ice, too to the water. In Ayurveda drinking iced drinks is not recommended so you might want to leave out the ice cubes.

Would you like to try out other infused water recipes? Here is a great collection of recipes for you to check out: http://www.buzzfeed.com/melissaharrison/fruit-infused-waters

Clayton Yoga June promotion: In June you will get a free yoga class when you purchase any of our class cards (except for the single yoga class purchase). You are free to keep it and enjoy an extra class at the Studio with our compliments… Or gift the free class to a friend, family member or colleague. Please note, all free classes expire July 31th, 2014.

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