Private Aerial Yoga Fundamentals

 Welcome to your Private Aerial Yoga Session, with Geraldine and Friends for  exhilarating  session on  at The ENERGYBODi Studios, One Daisy Bank, Bacup, OL13 8AL.

Aerial Yoga uses a silk hammock to support and elevate you, literally and figuratively and here  are just a few of the benefits:

• Enhanced Flexibility and Strength: The hammock allows for deeper stretches and supports you in challenging poses, building both flexibility and muscle strength.
• Spinal Decompression: Hanging upside down helps decompress the spine, relieving pressure and promoting better alignment.
• Improved Balance and Coordination: Navigating poses in the hammock enhances your balance and coordination, vital skills both on and off the mat.
• Stress Relief: The unique combination of movement and suspension provides a calming effect, reducing stress and promoting mental clarity.

You can be fully supported by the silks—even lying down entirely, like in a hammock—or wrap the silks around particular body parts, keeping other parts on the floor. Hanging fully or suspending individual body parts is believed to create traction and open your body more gently and intuitively than when you’re on the floor. The silks and ropes can also be helpful for balance. While many aerial yoga classes have an acrobatic element, a growing number of classes and teachers are also using the aerial silks much more therapeutically.

Heather Parsons, owner of The ENERGYBODi Sensation, a Rossendale-based studio offering a wide range of somatic classes, is a huge proponent of using the aerial silks in a more therapeutic way. As she says, “The versatility and support of the fabric allow people to access new movements. It can also reduce the load on wrists and knees, which can sometimes limit mobility in a floor-based practice.” Please make sure you complete our health waiver and let us know of any health concerns that may impact your practice of Aerial Yoga. 

Despite its modern popularity the roots of Aerial Yoga can be traced back to Iyengar Yoga. 

The practice of yoga with props is largely credited to B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014), who developed the Iyengar type of yoga. In addition to using the blocks, straps, blankets, and rope walls you may see at many studios, Iyengar would hang his students from the ceiling in yoga swings. The original swings were not like the colorful silk hammocks we see today. They were often made solely of ropes and would be padded with yoga mats or blankets. However this can help us understand the therapeutic benefits.  Yoga has also been influenced by gymnasts and dancers and the same is true of Aerial Yoga. 

At The ENERGYBODi Sensation, we believe fitness is more than just a workout; it’s an experience. Our sessions are designed to foster a sense of community, build self-confidence, build trust and self belief

Event Details

• Date: Monday 19th August
• Time: 11.15am- 13.15pm
• Location: One Daisy Bank, Bacup, OL13 8AL
• Duration: 120 minutes
• Cost : £20 per person. minimum 4 people , maximum 6 people.    Please bring cash with you on the day. 

Looking forwards to meeting you

Heather Parsons