Aerial Yoga

Aerial Gentle Stretch:

Have you always wanted to try Aerial Yoga, but going upside down or climbing are not for you?  Then, you may want to try this more relaxing class.  Enjoy some gentle yoga poses that don’t go upside down.  Lay or sit softly in the luxurious fabric for full body stretches and relaxation.  Stretch your legs with one leg on the floor and the other in the fabric.  Melt away your daily stress.

Aerial Yoga:

Before the class begins, the aerial fabric height is custom positioned by the teacher to be at each student’s individual hip level height.  So, the fabric is never m

ore than about 3 feet above the floor.  Inversions are always optional.  Variations will be shown for poses.  The fabric hammock is a wonderful prop, much like a strap or block, assisting in body alignment, opening awareness, deepening stretches, and creating spinal decompression.  When the spine is more open, pain may be reduced.  As the class moves along, students may choose to remain safely and comfortably in a pose they enjoy.  They may find it relaxing to simply lounge in the fabric, or just want to enjoy a certain stretch longer.  This is encouraged to fulfill each person’s aerial class experience.

Kids Aerial Yoga:

8 years old and up

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN YOGA MAT.

In this class kids explore coordination, strength, flexibility, and creativity.  Before the class begins, the aerial fabric height is custom positioned by the teacher to be at each student’s individual hip level height.  So, the fabric height is safe for each child; and is not that high above the floor.  Inversions are always optional.  Variations will be shown for poses.  As the class moves along, students may choose to remain safely and comfortably in a pose they enjoy.  They may find it relaxing to simply lounge in the fabric, or just want to enjoy a certain stretch longer.  Thick foam gymnastics mats are provided for extra cushion and safety in all Kids Aerial classes.  Please always bring your own basic yoga mat to place on top of the provided thicker mat for cleanliness and personal comfort.

Aerial Yoga is a practice that fuses together the two traditional art forms of yoga and aerial dance. For centuries people have found freedom while flowing through yoga postures as well as dancing in the skies. This allows practitioners to sink into their practice more quickly, to deepen stretches, to find proper alignment naturally, and to reap the benefits of inversions without strain on the joints of the body.

Aerial Yoga is the uniquely enhanced practice of traditional hatha yoga using a soft fabric hammock.
Each fabric hammock supports up to 2000 lbs, and is safely suspended a few feet 
off the floor. The fabric hammock is a wonderful prop, much like a strap or block, assisting in body alignment, opening awareness, deepening stretches, and creating spinal decompression.

Reducing spinal decompression may help eliminate nerve compression, bringing nutrients and water into the spine and other areas of the body.

Since inter-vertebral discs have poor circulation, they depend upon receiving their nutrition through the vertebrae end disks above and below. When the spine has more space, it is less compressed and chronic back pain may become less. With the weight of the body partially or fully supported, we can explore and create more space in our bodies as intended in yoga practice. Without the compression of the joints and spine we can achieve proper posture and alignment through relaxation rather than effort, therefore finding a more balanced expression of each pose.

 

Aerial Yoga Class Things to Know

    • Instructor supervision required to get on and move around on a hammock for safety reasons.
    • Do not wear clothes with buttons or zippers. Bring or wear a long sleeved shirt or a tight jacket to layer over for more comfort with fabric friction.
    • Wear deodorant and have clean skin.
    • Remove all jewelry, watches, and hair clips (place small personal items in small mesh bags provided).
    • Do not wear strong smelling perfumes or colognes (If you test any of our essential oil sprays in the studio on your body, wash your hands after. The oils will ruin our aerial hammock fabric).
    • Do not use any essential oil sprays during class or in savasana. Only use candles or night lights.
    • Only one person per hammock (max 300lbs).

 

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