Rooftop yoga: A fresh angle on a new city
LONDON - From L.A. to Paris, there’s no shortage of rooftop yoga classes. But some are more spectacular than others. How about atop The Shard -- London’s 87-story glass encased tower offering panoramic views of the city?
In London, residents and travelers can enjoy pop-up yoga classes in the coolest of locations. It’s a chance for nonyogis to keep up with their fitness regime and experience the city simultaneously, says Fat Buddha Yoga founder Jessica Skye. The brand operates by running regular weekly classes at different places, like Shoreditch hipster haunt Queen of Hoxton, and at Google Campus -- tucked away behind the high-rise towers of Old Street’s technology district. Newcomers to London need look no further than the Shangri-La Hotel inside The Shard -- the UK’s tallest building at 309 meters (1,016 feet). “I wanted to get away from the lotus flower, hippy dippy vibes of yoga,” says 28-year-old Skye. “I just wanted something that was a little bit more tongue in cheek.” Skye, herself a “nonyogi,” developed a passion for it after a moped accident on the first day of a two-month trip to Bali left her confined to beach deckchairs. “I’ve always been someone that needs to move around,” explains Skye, “And someone that needs to work out so I found a yoga class and on a whim just tried it.”
(CNN.COM)