WELLNESS

Respect and honor what your body needs

Part of vacation is eating and drinking unabashedly, right? Wrong. For me, I know I have stomach issues and I know I can’t drink very much alcohol. I know that travel already makes my digestion system go out of whack so I need to be cautious about what I consume

Asana is optional.

Honor what your body asks for, don’t feel pressured to eat or drink that thing you don’t feel like eating or drinking. Don’t do anything with your body that doesn’t make you feel comfortable. Listen to your gut, it’s usually right!

 Vacation time is supposed to be an opportunity to hang loose and relax! If you want a strict yoga holiday making it all about yoga class we can book that. It is a wonderful opportunity to practice the non-physical part of yoga which tends to be the hardest part anyway.

I suggest honoring the first limb of yoga and conducting yourself accordingly. This includes being mindful and respectful of the people around you.

Be present

This one’s difficult because you want to make sure you see everything and you’re constantly thinking about what comes next. What are we going to see tomorrow? What about the day after? And the day after? But you must put those thoughts aside in order to enjoy the current moment.

If you find yourself jumping ahead, remind yourself to take it one step at a time. Remind yourself that you HAVE the time, you’re on vacation! Take in your environment using all your senses, then turn those senses inward to understand what your body feels. Take the time to tune in to yourself. We’re so busy checking off our task list that we forget to do that sometimes. If you find yourself going down that path REMIND YOURSELF OF THE REASONS YOU CHOOSE THIS VACATION

Reflect on life

If you’re on vacation, chances are you’re going to see beautiful vistas and awe-inspiring nature. Take that moment to reflect and meditate on life. Yogis believe that if you meditate long enough on something, the universe will expose its secrets to you.

On my trip In Vietnam I was on a 4 hr ride to Madagui