INTRODUCTION
• Popularly known as Anti-Gravity Yoga. • It is combination of traditional yoga, Pilates, and acrobatics. • This yoga is beneficial for people who have back pains or who spend a lot of time in the same position. • It is also beneficial in stretching your body, improving circulation and digestion, lifting your mood. • It strengthens your core, arms, and leg muscles so that you can support your body in the air.
Short History
• This is originated from New York by Christopher Harrison since 2007 who was a dancer and had knowledge about acrobatics. • Christopher is also a former dancer and gymnast. Since 2007. • Aerial yoga was first originated in 1990 when the New York Marathon had hired Christopher to perform for their closing performance. • Harrison created a fitness routine using the techniques for his performance and officially created aerial yoga practice in 2007.
How to Practice
• Aerial Yoga, students keep the hammock close to the ground so that it can act as a swing for supporting their hips when they do backward or forward bends. • The hammock is usually kept close to the ground, about a meter away from the floor. • Aerial yoga is usually ideal for people who find it hard to practice yoga postures on the ground
pros • Due to the practice of yoga postures, while being suspended on the hammock, you can easily execute the posture without compressing your spine or putting pressure on your joint muscles. • It can heal chronic back pain too • It helps you in building your core muscles • It makes you feel weightless and as if you were flying which can be a lot of fun • Inversion is easier with this yoga form. As a result, your head gets a lot of blood rush which is beneficial for your thyroid and pituitary glands.
Cons • People suffering from high/low blood pressure, heart diseases, arthritis, glaucoma, etc. should avoid practicing this yoga form. • It could make you dizzy if you hang upside down for a long time. • You might feel scared of heights and might stumble too much if you aren’t good at balancing.
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