Stand-Up Paddle Boarding - In the Hawaiian language Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and reemerged as a way for surfing instructors to manage their large groups of students, today it is practiced by people all over the world, on oceans, lakes and rivers as a way to connect with the water, community and self. Done standing up on a large surfboard with a long paddle, paddle boarding is a fun way to get a full body workout while exploring and experiencing the calming beauty of water.

Benefits - Paddle Boarding tones and strengthens your core, arms, legs, and aligns your whole body from the soles of your feet up. Paddle boarding relieves stress, promotes balance, and the connection and interactions with nature increase your mental and over all well-being.

Yoga - The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which means yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method joining the individual self with the Universal Spirit. Physical and mental exercises are designed to help achieve this goal. On the physical level, yoga postures are designed to tone, strengthen, and align the body. These postures are performed to make the spine supple and healthy and to promote blood flow to all the organs, glands, and tissues, keeping all the bodily systems healthy. On the mental level, yoga uses breathing techniques and meditation to quiet, clarify, and discipline the mind. Developing a Yoga practice sets a strong foundation for all of the activities in your life. It’s about developing a relationship with yourself and taking responsibility for your health. Whatever your reasons for beginning Yoga, you’ll feel better, you’ll look better and you will respond to the world around you more effectively.

Benefits of Yoga - The benefits of yoga are extensive. Not only does yoga affect the physical aspect of the body, it addresses the mind and spirit as well. Physical Benefits of yoga include stress relief, pain prevention, flexibility, increased strength, muscle tone, improved circulation, better breathing, cardiovascular conditioning and weight management. Mental Benefits include mental calmness, stress reduction, body awareness, inner peace and focus on the present.