Things You Didn’t Know About Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga is the yoga of balance “sun” (ha) and “moon” (tha). Hatha practices are designed to align and calm your body, mind, and spirit to prepare your body to sit comfortably for meditation practice. The Balinese constantly seeking balance and harmony in their lives. Taking care of what’s inside, by meditating. Some of the world’s best spiritual teachers can be found at your yoga retreat in Canggu, Bali. Still wondering why you should practice Hatha yoga in Bali?

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  • Fancy names for the same thing.
    In Hatha yoga you hold each pose through several breaths. Hatha is a general category that includes most yoga styles, which helps bring peace to the mind and body, preparing the body for deeper spiritual practices. At our yoga retreat in Canggu, Pelan Pelan Bali, we practice Hatha yoga variations at least three times a week and one time a week our very experienced Balinese teacher will guide you through a meditation.
  • Yoga makes you a better lover.
    There’s something incredibly sexy about someone who is flexible and agile. Hatha yoga practice will help you gain flexibility and agility. When you practice Hatha yoga a few times a week during your yoga retreat in Bali, you will feel your flexibility growing little by little every day.
  • Patience
    Many use the practice of Hatha yoga to help recover from fast everyday life because there is no rushing in yoga. During your yoga practice, you have to be present and listen attentively to your body and breath. If you can apply this mindful, patient pace to you daily life after you returned from Pelan Bali, you will feel like a better person.
  • Active body quiet mind
    Learning how to breathe properly is really important in your yoga practice. It’ll calm you down when you’re stressed, it will help you to relax your body, and make you more focused.
  • Yoga and surfing go together.
    The main focus at Pelan Bali, surf and yoga retreat in Canggu is surfing in combination with yoga practice. Over time it became more clear that the combination of surfing and yoga is perfect. In yoga, we learn to focus and clear your mind, let that be exactly what we need in surfing.

So, if you’re already involved in one of the two, yoga or surfing, there’s no reason not to give the other a try! Combine your yoga retreat with surfing with our Get It All Package.

Our yoga retreat in Canggu is a perfect place to practice Hatha yoga in Bali. Pelan Bali is in a quiet area outside Canggu, where our little Yoga Shala is based next to the river.

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