About Aerial Yoga

What is Aerial Yoga?

The Aerial Yoga swing or hammock, is a simple piece of material - low hanging, wide aerial fabric - suspended from a ceiling or framework. Aerial Yoga draws from the alignment and techniques of yoga, and by supporting your body weight on the Aerial Sling, it helps to access these postures and deep stretches in a more relaxed way.

One of the primary features of using a Yoga Hammock is its ability to decompress the spine and mitigate joint stress as you practice stretches and positions with the support of the sling. Aerial Yoga lengthens your spine when you hang freely. These kinds of inversions create space in between each vertebrae and release stress and tension from the lower back. The ‘weightless’ aspect of these classes assist in allowing you to access a wider range of movement, moving through poses that could otherwise be restricted.

Aerial Yoga also has benefits for internal body functions. For instance, the circulatory,respiratory and digestive systems are reactivated through blood circulation. By improving blood flow to the thyroid and pituitary glands, “happy hormones” may be boosted (i.e. serotonin, endorphins, oxytocin, dopamine).

Using the hammock not only gently restores and repairs the muscular and structural system, but helps the nervous system as well. Aerial Yoga is suitable for all levels.