Is your household on overload? Check out our yoga in the moonlight as a way to destress!

Is your family on overload? Mine certainly is. With 3 active boys on the go constantly our household is a constant whirlwind with no end in sight. Fortunately for me we actually had a night off from events in the middle of the week and I took the opportunity to talk my boys into doing a yoga practice with me under the stars.

I have been an avid yogi for the past 4 years and practicing yoga has certainly helped open my heart and change the way my body feels. My kids have a lot of pressure on their bodies from the constant sports and other activities that they participate in. Yoga helps take the stress off their joints and also helps to quiet down their minds after their day has been so busy. It is amazing what some deep and quiet breathing can do to change your child as they are able to calm down their bodies by adding some simple stretches with their breath.

In the picture my son and I are practicing Trikonasana which is translated as "triangle pose". The benefits of triangle pose is it allows you to stretch your torso fully while extending out towards your stationary leg and elongates your waist and works your core. You are so busy concentrating on getting into the pose that when you get there the stretch feels so amazing as your heart opens to the side. There is nothing better than practicing yoga with someone you love under a beautiful moon.

Favorite song to practice yoga: Into the mystic: Van Morrison and Breath by Faith Hill
Namaste.. Jill
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