Slowly extend legs, one at a time, up the wall. Engage your core as you pull one knee to the chest and repeat the other side. Walk your feet in until your shoulders are slightly beyond your elbows. Clasp your hands around your head, tuck your toes and lift your knees off the ground so that your pelvis is elevated and legs are straight. Practice against a wall, ensuring adequate cushioning under the head.īegin on all fours facing the wall before placing your forearms and crown of your head on the floor. This advanced inversion is a great confidence booster when you nail it. Only for advanced inverters (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) ‘When hanging upside down, the spine is restored to its natural position and lengthens, which reduces strain on your back and eases tension in the hip joints.’Īnd while you’re getting physically high, aerial yoga can provide an emotional uplift too.ĭaria believes it’s a great stress reliever and guaranteed mood enhancer, plus ‘having fun is a great way to stay motivated while training in a new and exciting way,’ she says.

‘Being suspended in the air releases tension in your body and allows you to perform new moves.

‘When performing aerial yoga you are forced to use every muscle,’ she explains. ‘Learn safe ways in and out of the poses, and remember to breathe.’įancy taking it up a level – as in, to the ceiling?Īriel yoga cranks up the benefits of inversions to 11.ĭaria Ivanova, instructor and founder of Kensington’s Repose studio, which specialises in anti-gravity yoga, believes this type of exercise not only improves the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, but offers superior tension relief and a full body workout.

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