Beach yoga in Kijkduin

Throughout the summer, you can enjoy yoga classes on the beaches of Kijkduin. Feel free to participate and try out different yoga positions with sand between your toes, sunshine on your face, salty air in your nostrils and the sound of breaking waves in the background.

Yoga on the beach

This physical and mental discipline which originated in India is very popular at the seaside and helps you to relax even more. Students become more conscious of their environment and are able to fully unwind from their daily lives.

Carla Groen and her husband Henk van Zeijl were the first people to teach yoga on the beaches of The Hague. This summer up to 40 people can participate in their lessons. You can choose between hatha yoga (relaxing) or power yoga (dynamic).

Yoga for kids

To keep the children entertained while their parents are exercising, Carla offers separate classes for ten children at a time aged 4 to 12 years. The classes for adults or children are given simultaneously on Saturdays. All yoga positions are given animal names that the children call out.

Registration

Classes take place from May to September occasionally on Fridays, Saturdays from 10.30 to 11:30 hrs. and sometimes on Sundays, provided the temperature is above 18°C and it's not raining. It's best to sign up for the mailing list.

You can register on the spot at the Gotcha beach club in Kijkduin. One lesson costs € 8 and includes coffee or tea. More detailed information is available on www.yogazee.carlagroen.nl.

Other yoga on the beach

Other places in The Hague also offer yoga on the beach. On the Zuiderstrand near Strandpaviljoen Zuid (Strandslag 11), you can choose various lessons during the week from 9.30 to 10.45 hrs. For more information, visit www.yogajuf.nl. These lessons cost € 10.

Starting Tuesday, 2 June certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor Yolanthe Smit will start her summer yoga sessions on the beach near Strandpaviljoen De Kwartel (Strandslag 9). She will lead classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10.00 to 11.00 hrs. During the last week of May, she will offer free demonstration classes on Thursday and Saturday at 10.00 hrs. For more information, call 06 42 90 54 84 or email yolanthe.smit@gmail.com.

At Beachclub Friends (Strandslag 7) in Kijkduin, you can take yoga every Saturday from 9.30 to 10:30 hrs. from May to September. For more information, visit www.vionte.nl. When it rains, classes take place inside the beach pavilion. These lesson costs € 8.50.

Sterrekind offers beach yoga for children on Zuiderstrand near La Cantina. Visit the Centrum Sterrekind website for more details.