Yoga Journal Singapore — December 15, 2017

(Grace) #1
It’s early in her morning practice when Gillian Gibree takes a familiar
asana: Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). To start
waking up her arms and legs, she presses evenly through her hands and
feet. She lifts her sitting bones skyward as she relaxes her neck and finds
extension in her long spine. Her wispy blond hair falls about her face, but
what comes into view when she looks back between her ankles is not
the wall of a yoga studio. Instead, it’s where the cool, blue ocean meets
the sky. Seagulls fly in the distance, and at any moment, a dolphin may
make an appearance. Her mat? An epoxy paddleboard that gently rocks
with the Pacific’s undulating waves. Gibree shifts her weight front to back
and side to side to steady her floating Down Dog. “It’s a totally different
experience than in the studio,” says Gibree, a vinyasa yoga teacher
and professional standup paddleboard racer who first began playing
with yoga poses on her board in 2009. “You’re out in the elements and
have a total connection to nature. It’s so relaxing and meditative. It feels
amazing.”

Water-loving yogis play with balance,


focus, and core strength by taking their


practice offshore.


JOY


ride


live well
ESCAPE

december 2017 / january 2018


yogajournal.com.sg


ART CREDIT :

STYLISTS: LYN HEINEKEN & TATIANA SAUNDERS; HAIR/MAKEUP: RENEE LOIZ/AUBRI BALK; TOP: LULULEMON ATHLETICA; SHORTS:

HOTDROP; JEWELRY: DANI SCHMIDT/OCEAN LOVE DESIGN AND EDEN; BOARD: 404; PADDLE: KIALOA
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