Stuck in a rut with your yoga routine? You can find your Zen in the snow, the brewery or even in a hammock. Here are sixteen of the biggest Yoga trends.
1. Snowga
Wrap up warm and take your yoga practice outside this winter with Snowga, which as the name suggests is yoga in the snow. This yoga trend might be the perfect way to relax after a day’s mountain hiking or skiing. However, after a session outside, you might need to snuggle up by the fire, soak in a hot bath or take a sauna to warm up! Let it snow. Let it snow!
2. Brewga
If getting in the spirit of Frozen is not for you, perhaps a brewery might be your erm…cup of tea? Imagine the warm malty scents and the bubbling vats while you breathe deeply into a few relaxing yoga poses. You can also combine yoga with happy hour for one great night at brewga.
3. Doga or Meowga
If you have a fur baby, you might want to give doga or meowga a try. Practicing yoga with your pet can be a deeply healing experience. In addition, it can also enhance the bond between you and your pet. The practice uses the dog or cat in poses, as a prop, or even a weight. Obviously, only try this yoga trend if your pet seems to enjoy the idea!
4. Rage Yoga
If you can’t see yourself as a traditional yogi, or you just want to let off steam, then rage yoga could be for you. The classes take place in a pub and are completed in a spirit of fun and irreverence. Rage Yoga promises a stress-busting Vinyasa yoga class that is full of laughter with more swearing than mantras. Plus, it often includes an after class pint.
5. Voga
The voga trend combines 80’s aerobics with yoga to create an exhilarating workout. Voga provides a fast and fun session. Just remember to pack your neon legwarmers.
6. Mass Meditation
The Big Quiet is bringing mass meditation events to various cities. With mass meditation you can experience the oneness of meditating with hundreds, even thousands, or like-minded people.
7.Restorative Yoga
Learning to slow down and make time for restful and restorative activities is something many of us have been thinking about recently. Restorative yoga offers a therapeutic approach to asana, minus the rigorous practice of Vinyasa. If you feel the need to spend more time wrapped up in blankets while in a restful pose then this could be the perfect yoga form for you. Allowing our bodies and minds to relax deeply can allow healing and the restoration of our bodies on a cellular level.
8. Hot Barre Yoga
Most barre-based classes use a combination of postures inspired by ballet and other disciplines like yoga and pilates. The barre is used as a prop to balance while doing exercises that focus on isometric strength training. As a new twist for this year is barre yoga taking place in a room with temperatures averaging around 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Yoga Pole Dancing
Yoga Pole focuses on teaching inversions like headstands, handstands, and forearm stands by using the pole to help practitioners hold steady. The pole provides support and allows practitioners to enter more challenging poses.
10. Sound Healing
Sound healing uses bowls made of crystal or brass played by circling the outside rim, giving off a vibration. Workshops usuing sound yoga are offered at many yoga studios. You may also find that your teacher plays the bowl at the end of standard classes, too.
So, if you have found yourself in a yoga rut this year, consider trying out one of these yoga trends to add some fresh activities to your practice.
Let us know if you have tried any of these yoga trends in the comments section below.
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