Happy New Year!! When it comes to working out, those of us with busy travel schedules need something we can take with us!! One thing that always works for me, and especially when I travel, is yoga. All you need is a little space and you can practice it anywhere in the world.
I've just returned from an amazing adventure traveling all over Thailand and Cambodia. Needless to say, I found some of the most amazing places to practice yoga and I wanted to share them with you!! I'll also include the pose benefits.
You can follow me on Twitter and Instagram for more photos of the trip @loririscher, and remember health and fitness is not a choice, it's a lifestyle. Here's to a great and healthy 2013!!
- strengthens core
- spine and hip flexors
- stimulates kidney and thyroid function
- digestion
- relieves stress

Benefits:
- Stretches the chest and lungs
- Strengthens the arms and wrists, legs, buttocks, abdomen and spine
- Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary glands
- Increases energy, and counteracts depression
- Therapeutic for asthma, back pain, infertility and osteoporosis

Benefits:
- Stretches the inner groin and back torso
- Strengthens the arms and wrists
- Tones the belly
- Improves sense of balance

Benefits:
- Strengthens thighs, calves, ankles and spine
- Stretches the groin and inner thighs, chest and shoulders
- Improves sense of balance
- Relieves sciatica and reduces flat feet

Benefits:
- *Helps stretch the lower back, abdomen and chest.
- *Makes the rib cage supple and flexible.
- *Massages, loosens and strengthens the waist, and brings balance in the body posture.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Benefits:
- Strengthens the arms, belly and legs
- Stretches and strengthens the wrists
- Stretches the backs of the legs (in the full version as seen in the photo below)
- Improves sense of balance








