Drunk Yoga: is it possible to combine a love of wine and classes in the hall

The concept of yoga is constantly reinvented. The comprehension of the spirit through the body - a trend practices, and, like all popular, it gets a new form, to attract as many fans as possible. One of the most remarkable mass movements in yoga in recent years - a beer or wine. Combine search of inner harmony with hedonism - a very tempting idea, because it allows you to improve yourself, without giving up the pleasures of life. Heroine understands what a drunken yoga and is there any sense in it.

Eli Walker came up with tartaric yoga

The American yoga instructor Eli Walker first introduced the concept of a drunken yoga in 2017 in one of Manhattan's neighborhoods. The very idea was born at a bar called Grey Lady. Boss Eli learned that she became an instructor, and jokingly offered to teach him yoga, saying that he can not even get to the toes. Then he added: "I think I can do it, if I drink." So Eli Walker came up to combine alcohol with yoga.

While yoga classes are held only drunk in New York. Eli is working to create their own classes in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles.

We invite our students so that they can relax and have fun with friends. It's all about having fun and creating a space where we can "feel uplifted" by encouraging "games for yoga," which I invented. To make a drunken yoga accessible to everyone, Eli Walker has released a book "Drunk Yoga: 50 Wine & Yoga Poses to Lift Your Spirit". In her 50 yoga poses with detailed instructions. Each explanation is bound to have advice on how to do the exercise and do not spill the wine of his drink - spilling a drink can only be inside.

It is possible to combine the practice of Ayurvedic alcohol

The main idea of ​​Eli Walker - Yoga does not have to be difficult. The essence of its activities is not to transform the practice in the party, and to combine the benefits of exercise and the use of wine.

Yoga - is, in its essence, the universal practice that teaches the art of cultivating joy through the association - whether the union of breath, body, mind and spirit, or an association of people coming together in the community to support our collective joy.

Classes in the form of a game to help you better focus - you have to balance a glass of fluid in the arms and occasionally reach up to the glass to make a sip. In fact, it can be any drink, but Eli insists on wine. According to the instructor, it is useful to most cocktails, also gives a sense of calm and sophistication, which is organically combined with yoga.

Walker wants his book to inspire those who have never practiced yoga, come to the mat and teach advanced yogis do not take themselves too seriously or practice.

The basic rules of drunken yoga

Of course, on high doses of alcohol can be no question - it will affect the coordination, and the physical state as a whole. For one session is enough wine glasses - no aperitif before practice.

Another tip, which gives Eli - to choose a glass of toughened glass to avoid injury.

It is especially important to drink enough water before and after class, however, this rule is valid for any situation in which drinking is involved.

Walker recommends practicing simple exercises: posture of the child, pose mountains and other simple asanas. To keep the balance, breathe properly and relax at the same time, you need a lot of attention and the ability to be present in the moment.

The purpose of drunken yoga and its main charm is that you do not need much to strain - move quickly and do not push themselves. And although the benefits to the body from these exercises - a moot point, for the soul benefit is obvious: it is difficult not to love yourself after a glass of wine and a fun stretch.

How do you feel about the idea to combine alcohol and physical activity?