Its vacay time!! Is it? Are you feeling confident about your plans and ready to leave for your Yoga trip? Make your vacation stress-free by considering our travel tips to get away from the trivial matters for a relaxing holiday.
You must be thinking about how a vacation can be a stressful activity for people. Let’s go through a few of the problems which are highly common amongst the travelers; VISA clearance, last-minute confirmation for hotel bookings, flight tickets, budgeting, packing the right stuff, money exchange issues, and so on. If you are going for a foreign or a domestic trip, then consider the following points especially if your plan is impromptu or a spontaneous step.
Steps to planning a stress-free Yoga trip
- Do not check your work mails
If you are going to relax and rejuvenate in a new city by keeping your identity and chaos behind, then the first thing you need to remember before taking the flight is to keep your work mail out of your reach. Work hard, but play harder, so that you don’t forget to live a life that is knocking at your doors. - Have a Plan B
Plan your travel! It is the most important step you need to follow up. Decide what you are going to do on each day of your stay and then have a Plan B, because in case things don’t work out for you as planned, the trip must continue to be amazing. For example, if the Zoo is towards the countryside and the adventure rides are closer to you, then skip the zoo and hop on to the adventure island instead. - Hire a Travel Agent
Why take all the pressure of finding a good Yoga center to transform your lives, when you can hand over your work to a third person who will take care of your budget, to find a good Yoga center or your hotel and flight bookings, and even the transport facilities. This step will make your life much easier and stress-free as the agent is responsible to make your trip worthy and memorable. You will also get plenty of suggestions if you want to customize your trip according to your interests. - Don’t aim at Maximum Sightseeing
Many travelers do this mistake of ‘planning more than they should’ because of the excitement and thrill. What they forget is that if you keep traveling a lot to visit all the places in your checklist, then chances are that you will be more stressed than relaxed during your trip. So, pick a few places but enjoy a little more. Have more conversations, make more memories, converse with the locals, try the cuisines and make your day count. - Have a flexible Itinerary
We understand that you are going for a Yoga trip but a stress-free vacation means that you ought to be more experimental, more daring when the priority is to have fun and revitalize in the vacation. Try not to get too caught up with the idea of following the planned itinerary if your heart wants to explore a different side of the city. - Keep both hard and soft copy of your Documents
Other than the passport, there are other identity proof documents too which need to be on your ‘carrying list’. You never know what situation you might face especially if you are in a different country, so why risk your Yoga vacation, rather keep your documents handy or in your email (scanned copies) so that you can dodge any emergency and proceed stress-free. - Do relevant Research
Before you enter any unknown city, let your excitement flow in the right direction and know a little bit about the city, the excursion activities, the laws, and specified rules, the requirements to enter the city, the distance of the airport from the center, how to reach there, and so on. - Pack Light
If you are a traveler already, you would know the perks of carrying light luggage. Avoid overpacking or inescapable struggles while traveling because keeping clothes is easy but carrying them is not. Be comfortable on your trip, not exhausted! - Purpose of the Trip
Decide the purpose of your vacation, in this case, if it is Yoga, then hunting an ambient place which matches your vibe and allows you to sprout inner-wisdom with their busy curriculum and a disciplined daily schedule. Then you can grab on to the opportunity and dwell into the process of inner-transformation. Make yourself physically and mentally fit with the Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga asanas, Meditation Retreat, Ayurveda Retreat, Yoga Retreat or a Yoga Teacher Training program during this trip! - Let your friends/partner know what you want to do
A vacation is all about what your heart says and not the mind! If you have a planned budget, then enjoy the freedom of the place and let your companions know what you want to do in the days to come. Use your days to make every moment count, if your heart speaks Yoga then pick your desired beach and do some Pranayama exercises in the laps of nature. Let all that unnecessary stress take off from your life, and let the tranquility reside.
Stress seems to be everywhere we go. But with these tips in mind, you can certainly let go off that nagging stress and feel free and wild while on your yoga trip. Bon Voyage!!!
