Aerial Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra

Aerial yoga offers another route by which to explore and experience the joys of yoga.  

Initially used by BKS Iyengar in the form of ropes and slings suspended from walls and ceiling beams,  aerial yoga has evolved into the form we now know which uses a fabric hammock offering a more comfortable experience in which you can derive many of the same benefits Iyengar realised.  

The hammock is a supportive prop making it the perfect tool for yin and restorative style yoga.  As we slow down and surrender tangled, taut tissues and physical tension melts away encouraged by the traction offered in both the wall and ceiling suspended slings.  Targetting the deeper, denser tissues of the body yin poses using the hammock can help to increase range of motion.  Longer holds allow for interospection and awareness of the mind's chatter creating mental balance and peace.

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