SUP yoga on floating stand up paddle board

SUP Yoga on the Floating Stand Up Paddle Board

03/02/2015

Yoga is one of the most famous relaxation exercises worldwide. Hardly any method is better suited for stress reduction. Most of the exercises are done on a yoga mat. There are also some very special variants that have been swimming for some years now. So you can relax on the water driving. The new trend is called SUP yoga.

Positive health effects
For years, yoga has also been a popular method in Western countries to escape the stress of everyday life. It is not only a great way to relax, but also to do good for your physical health. For example, yoga is often recommended for back pain or for headaches and neck tension. Yoga improves concentration and can boost the immune system. In addition, studies have shown positive effects of yoga in the treatment of diseases such as breast cancer. It is differentiated between different methods, the best known form is probably the hatha yoga. A still very young form is SUP yoga. The „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“ (FAZ) reports about that „Stand-up paddle yoga“ in a recent article.

„Water sports trend 2015“
The newspaper writes about the 33-year-old US American Dashama Gordon, which is well known in yoga circles. According to the FAZ, the yoga teacher, health expert, fire dancer, author and multimedia producer residing in Florida was the ambassador of a surfboard manufacturer at the boat show in Düsseldorf and presented to the astonished audience what was going on „the watersport trend 2015“ was announced: SUP-Yoga. This is the practice of yoga on special „Stand-up paddling“-Boards, so boards for stand-up paddlers. These inflatable boards can also be used for conventional stand-up paddling and bathing.

Yoga boards should be wide enough
So that it does not wobble too much in yoga, the width should be at least about 80 centimeters. As the FAZ writes, presented the Thai manufacturer „Starboard“, which, as one of the largest suppliers in the world, now has more than 60 SUP models in its range, in Düsseldorf three inflatable yoga boards of the series „Astro“. Their lengths range from 3.05 to 3.40 meters and the widths from 82 to 89 centimeters. They are priced between 959 euros and 1,399 euros (including backpack and pump). Features that feature SUP yoga boards are a comfortable top with a grippy, soft EVA plastic pad and a paddle holder. The latter is helpful so that paddle does not have to be constantly recaptured. In addition, the handles are attached to the edge, so they do not interfere with the yoga.

Yoga on the water has its special charm
According to the newspaper, Dashama says yoga in nature has its own special appeal on the water. Since the movements in addition to compensate for the movements of the board, more muscle work is needed. The US-American has been promoting her cause since 2009. As was admitted in Düsseldorf, SUP-Yoga is still in its infancy in Germany. But there are providers, such as the „Namaste Yoga Studio“ in the Bavarian Herrsching that in cooperation with other Paddleboard Yoga offer: On their website they write about the origins of the new yoga form: „SUP also Stand Up Paddle Surfing originally goes back to Polynesian fishermen who moved in their canoes standing in front of Tahiti on the sea. A long time later, SUP was a comfortable way of surfing for surfing instructors in Hawaii to get from the shore to the breakwater reefs and back faster by using a paddle. In the meantime, Stand UP Paddling has become an absolute trend sport.“ (Ad)