About AcroYoga
AcroYoga blends the wisdom of yoga, the dynamic power of acrobatics, and the loving kindness of healing arts. These three lineages form the foundation of a practice that cultivates trust, playfulness, and community.
Jenny Sauer-Klein and Jason Nemer co-founded the practice in 2003, which has since touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people world-wide.
AcroYoga has 3 main elements: Solar Acrobatic Practices that cultivate trust, empowerment and joy. Lunar Healing Arts Practices that cultivate listening, loving and letting go. Yogic Practices that cultivate breathe awareness, life balance and connection.
How AcroYoga Works?
One partner (called the base) supports the other (the flyer) in a series of aerial postures. The necessary personnel can also be rounded out by a spotter, who makes sure everyone has good alignment so the flyer doesn’t fall.
The base most often lies flat on his or her back and supports most of the flyer’s weight with his or her extended legs. The legs, when properly aligned with the ankles over the hips, can support a lot of weight, so that a small person is capable of basing a larger flyer.
The base can support the flyer’s hips with their feet for backbends or their shoulders for inversions, among many other possible combinations.
Why try AcroYoga?
Yoga can be a very solitary practice. Though many seek out a common experience by attending group classes, it can still feel like you are practicing with a bubble around your yoga mat.
Partner yoga bursts that bubble, forcing an interaction. AcroYoga goes a step further by requiring cooperation and trust.
AcroYoga co-founder Jason Nemer believes that it is this desire for personal connection in the face of an increasingly cyber-based world that has made AcroYoga so popular. “This practice has created a safe way for strangers to play and support each other,” he says. “These are steps towards a more fun, peaceful world,” he adds.
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