Yoga Gypsies want to take you out on the water

 

A new group of gypsies wants to help you travel without leaving South King County. Unless you want to, the boundaries are few and far between. Yoga Gypsies is a new yoga company with a short but concise slogan. Live Simply, Breathe Deeply, Travel Lightly.

Yoga Gypsies was founded in 2012 by Dawn Jex and her partner Barry Warburton. It is a small locally owned business whose purpose is to bring health and well-being to the community.
Jex specializes in stand up paddleboard (SUP) Yoga. It is performed on a board (much like a surf board) on the water. Practitioners will practice different yoga poses on specially designed stand up paddle boards.

“We are passionate about living a full fun life and we love to share our ideas of play with everyone we meet. We try to bring encouragement and support to our community through our Facebook page,” said Jex. “We take our yoga with us where ever we go because yoga doesn't have to be all seriousness....it's ok to have fun and play too.”
SUP Yoga is said to have originated in Hawaii and although it is a fairly new sport, it has become increasingly popular in the United States. The sport combines hatha yoga and vinyasa yoga poses with surfing.
“SUP Yoga is not new. It is popular in warmer climates year round but only practiced here when the weather is warm,” said Jex. “SUP Yoga is different in that it is performed on the water which makes your ...more