Yoga on the go: making space and time in your head

A mat, a laptop, internet, and
yoga on the go! (c) OSJ

As a nomad, I've found it difficult to give myself the time and space to practice yoga. I recognize it's more of an issue of not being able to keep with habits while on the road (everything changes all the time! you don't know how tomorrow will look like!) than actually finding a physical space or some free minutes.

I got inspired by my friend Julia, who always makes a priority to create the time for her Qigong. I remember her telling me how she went a nearby park to practice.

Far from any yoga class, but thanks to internet and an My Yoga Online service provider, I decided to take advantage of the lovely settings and mellow Fall weather, plopped my mat on the patio, and had a literal sun salutation yoga session.

You can see the yoga class  here:

ROCK as ONE

You can check previous attempts to do yoga while on the road or, actually, on the sea.  

Yoga on the go: reality check

I bow to you, mighty sea. (c) OSJ

The northern Atlantic is known for its bad temper and rough waters, infamous for making sick even the most experienced sailors. I had to soon leave the standing tree poses for other with a lower center of gravity. Child pose practiced with your head overboard comes also very handy when you have to constantly puke. For all of you with romantic notions of life on a boat: beware!

Extreme yoga: Yoga on the boat

Probando el equilibrio entre viento y olas.

Lack of exercise on the boat is a concern. At every possible opportunity we go to shore to stretch our legs. And everybody except me gets to do some rowing and swimming as well (I suck at rowing and it's too cold for me to swim). So, I've decided to incorporate "ultimate yoga" on the exercise menu of the week.

I'll be posting a "yoga pose of the week" (check more yoga on the boat here), I hope. See how that works out.


* Update: It didn't work out at all! I'm a master procrastinator when it comes to exercise, and with million activities while on the road, exercise is the first thing to 'be forgotten'. It seems I'm not the only one procrastinating. The key is to go back to it as soon as you can... and I keep trying.

** Eventually I managed to get things back in track. Apparently, the switch to make it happen is in your head.