After a weekend ski vacation spent riding the slopes at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, I woke up stiff and sore this morning. An evening yoga class is definitely on my agenda today. That got me thinking of how pleasant it would be to combine a ski weekend with a yoga retreat. Instead of heading back to my Flagstaff hotel and hitting the sheets after a day of skiing, I could unwind with an evening session of downward dog and namaste.
Well, it turns out that I am not the only one with that idea. There are a number of outfitters that have created ski and yoga retreats in some of the West’s most scenic spots. Here are a couple of groups to check out if carving and chaturanga sound like an appealing combination:
Big Sky Yoga Retreats: Montana’s expansive Big Sky Country is the perfect place to immerse yourself in a combination of outdoor fitness and yoga. Big Sky Yoga Retreats, proposing to put a little “yeehaw” in your Namaste, offers a variety of packages throughout the season to help you discover the peace that comes from practicing yoga and being connected to nature. As they put it, there is a lot of space in Montana – space for your body to strengthen and relax, for your mind to free itself of harried urban mindsets, and for your creativity to blossom. (more…)