If you’re looking for a way to relax and live a healthier life, yoga is wonderful for both of those things. Not only is yoga very calming, it also helps improve your flexibility, balance, and strength. It can be extremely beneficial to gardeners, who have to spend a lot of time in uncomfortable and damaging positions to care for their plants.
You can do yoga at any time inside, but when the weather’s nice it’s an incredible experience to perform yoga exercises in the fresh air and surrounded by the scent of flowers. When you’re designing your yard or garden, it’s easy to include a space for yoga that’s large enough to fit your mat and maybe another mat for a friend. Just make sure you choose a relatively flat area of your yard so that you can perform the exercises safely.
Two things should dictate the design of your yoga area: privacy and serenity. After all, it’s difficult to relax if you feel like people can come by and watch you attempt some of the more challenging poses, and you want this to be as calming a place as possible. If you don’t have or want a fence around your yard, consider shielding your yoga area with some tall plants.
It can also help to bring some Asian design influence into a yoga space. The Asian garden design suggests three levels of plants, rocks and/or water to represent heaven, man and earth, and a Japanese sand and rock garden is a great addition. Also consider choosing soothing fragrant plants near the area.
Waterfalls, fountains and ponds are always soothing. You can add a waterfall or fountain to your pool area or build a small serenity fountain on your patio deck. A small pond bordered by a shade tree with an aerator recirculating the water creates a relaxing place for yoga.
At Marvin Gardens you can find some soothing and beautiful garden accessories to create your yoga haven. Visit us today to see what we have in stock!
