Skip the traditional sticky yoga mat in favor of a beach towel this summer.
Beach yoga – doing a yoga flow with the sand under your toes and the soothing sight and sound of ocean waves nearby – is a Jersey shore mainstay for locals and vacationers alike.
Last year, yoga studios spaced out their towels and increased safety measures to make sure their outdoor classes were COVID safe. This year, many are still requiring registration to make sure classes don t get overcrowded.
But if we ve learned anything last year, it s that being outside with a gentle breeze is one of the safest ways to exercise during a pandemic – and that there s no such thing as too much self-care.
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Mama Sanovia Muhammad’s name came up again and again as a respected elder in the community of Black women yoga teachers and practitioners.
Originally from Birmingham, she went to New York at age 16, then returned 20 years later. In 2009, after her retirement from a 30-year labor and delivery nursing career, she became certified as a yoga teacher. Also, she wrote a book called A Journey to Forgiveness, about how yoga helped her through the traumatic experience of losing her mother to violence.
Message: “Yoga covers so many different things. It’s not just about posture it’s also about breath, meditation, prayer, posture and going inward. Yoga has a space for every body and all people.”