Yoga
Beachfront yoga is the perfect place to practice. Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned yogi, your experience practicing yoga at Santo Tomas will be enriching, exhilarating and liberating. Beachfront yoga is the perfect place to practice.
Yoga Classes
Our certified instructor and Co-Director of Santo Tomas Retreats, Erin Lowe, www.santotomasretreats.com travels to Santo Tomas from Phoenix on certain occasions/dates (while not hosting retreats) to offer classes to our wonderful residents and guests. All classes need to be booked in advance!
Santo Tomas Retreats
Santo Tomas, is where Santo Tomas Retreats began over 6 years ago. These beach front retreats are designed to refresh and rejuvenate in a unique and stunning sanctuary surrounded by the beautiful Sea of Cortez, a pristine sandy beach, rolling sand dunes and the lush Sonoran Desert. Come to unwind and learn, to find strength and balance, and to join with others in a quest for well-being. Leave connected, refreshed and inspired.
These retreats includes daily yoga, paddle boarding, vegan cuisine for all meals, horseback riding, beach bonfires and one 60 minute massage. Visit this website for more information and for booking http://www.santotomasretreats.com
5 Reasons Yoga is Awesome…Especially on the Beach
Yoga comes with numerous benefits. Here are 5 of them…
Improves your mood and relieves stress
Working on your breathing techniques during meditation and yoga boosts oxygen levels to the brain. This leaves you feeling more enthusiastic and content with life. Some yoga methods use certain meditation techniques that focus on quieting the brain. This relieves stress and leaves you feeling relaxed. Imagine how much more true this will be when your view is the sun setting or rising on the sea.
Lowers risk of injury
Common exercise such as running involves forceful movements and high impact. This could result in injuries and muscle tension. Such strenuous exercises will often engage opposing muscle groups, causing an uncomfortable imbalance. Yoga, on the other hand, allows you to combine intense and low-impact activities, leaving your muscles more relaxed.
Helps your breathing and blood pressure
A sigh of relief! Consistent yoga practice increases your lung capacity. This is because of the deep breathing that is usually involved in the meditation. It improves your breathing while increasing your endurance and stamina. Also, calming yoga slows down the heart rate which lowers the blood pressure. It has also been credited with lowering cholesterol and improving the immune system
Helps you lose weight
Yoga helps your body and mind relax. This allows your body to lose weight naturally. Who doesn’t want that?!
It improves your posture
By practicing yoga, your flexibility improves and so does the muscle strength and tone. As such, your posture can greatly improve as you continue to practice it. Your back and abdominal muscles can now support your weight. It enables you to sit and stand in a manner that decreases nagging aches and pains.
