When at Helsinki Airport, stop in at Yoga Gate

“Yoga Gate” was recently launched at Helsinki Airport and is open round-the-clock near gate 30. Here, passengers may take part in instructed yoga classes or by using instructions provided in the space. Yoga mats are also provided, and “Jet Lag Yoga” instructed classes were recently held here. It is part of Helsinki Airport’s preparation to serve 20 million passengers annually in 2020. Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Burlington International Airport Vermont—all in the USA – already offer yoga facilities.

No-charge San Francisco International Airport’s “Yoga Room” is described as a “space devoted to relaxation, self-reflection and practicing yoga.” No-charge Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s “Yoga Studio” is fully equipped with yoga mats and urges passengers to “take a minute to relax and stretch between flights.” Burlington International Airport’s yoga space invites passengers to “stretch out and relax before or between flights and enjoy a calm, quiet space,” and it has a “family bathroom with a shower.” The free “Yoga Room” at Chicago O’Hare International Airport “provides a space for yoga practice as well as a place to relax or meditate.” There are reportedly plans to open a similar facility at Chicago Midway International Airport in the near future.

According to USA’s National Institutes of Health, yoga may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress. According to an estimate, about 21 million Americans, including many celebrities, now practice yoga. Yoga is considered a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilized by all. It is “a living fossil” whose traces go back to around 2,000 BCE (also known as BC) to Indus Valley civilization, and was a mental and physical discipline handed down from one guru to the next for everybody to share and benefit from.