Say goodbye to the dull mat, embrace these fun yoga techniques

If your yoga routine is getting a little boring and you are looking for something new, then try paddleboard yoga. It is the art of performing yoga while stand up paddle surfing (SUP) while the board is in calm water, such as a lake. The gentle sound of water lapping while on a paddleboard will help you relax and key you into the most important aspect of yoga — breath control. Standing up on a paddle board gives you a unique perspective of both the water and the horizon. It’s as close as you can get to walking on water, and the possibility of falling helps practitioners really focus their balance and their poses.

It’s addictive and adorable at the same time! Pet yoga is becoming mainstream as people understand the benefits of combining mindful workout poses with the serenity and comfort of animals. You can do yoga with pets like dogs, cats, birds and goats. Through pet yoga, owners can learn pet-massage techniques and modify a variety of asanas with their pets. Bigger dogs aids as a yoga bolster and smaller ones aid as a weight. Pet yoga is one of the best ways to increase the bond between you and your furry friend and decreases anxiety and relieves stress.

This combines the best of both yoga and ballet to create toned, lean muscles. By integrating the finest of these schools of techniques, you get the benefits of the strengthening and toning exercises of ballet repetitions while still flowing through the beneficial vinyasa yoga sequence. Ballet yoga helps a person feel lighter, fitter and releases tension. 

It is the natural way to make your face look younger by toning the facial muscles. Facial yoga helps make your jawbone more prominent, enhances the cheekbones and shreds the excess fat in your face. So if you’re conscious about your double chin, chubby cheeks or wrinkles, you can try simple facial exercises in your spare time. Since the facial muscles are smaller when compared to other muscles, they will respond quickly. There are approximately 43 muscles in a person’s face, and exercising them helps release facial tension, neck and eye strain.

Aqua yoga: A gentle and very low-impact aquatic activity that takes the principles and movements of yoga and adapts them to the water environment.

Aerial yoga:  A type of modern yoga combining traditional yoga poses, pilates, and dance with the use of a special kind of hammock.