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Aerial yoga is a fun and challenging twist on classic yoga movements. Designed for a deeper impact on your joints, spine, and your whole body; stretching and relaxing get mixed with intricate acrobatic movements that will make you sweat but also make you stronger.
Located in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, YogaONE is a yoga academy that offers several kinds of yoga sessions combined with other disciplines to amp up the benefits of this millenary exercise.
One of their newest classes is called AerialFlow/ AntiGravity. This specific class was created by AntiGravity founder Christopher Harrison and it’s totally exclusive to the YogaONE studio.
The class consists of a yoga studio in which aerial fabrics and large gold and silver silk hammocks are hung from the ceiling and are used as a tool to change the dynamic of the class.
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Now, you may think that doing yoga movements hanging from a silk hammock sounds like a recipe for disaster, especially if you know nothing about yoga or acrobatics. The good news is that YogaONE offers beginner and intermediate classes made for people to follow their own rhythm, as well as having trainers that are aware of everyone’s fitness conditions and abilities.
Their professional staff has been trained by Christopher Harrison himself and knows how to conduct the class paying special attention to everyone. The silk hammocks are also very safe, as each one can hold up to 1,500 kg.
The class starts with basic stretching and warming up, and slowly builds up difficulty as everyone engages more with their hammock and gains the confidence to literally hang from them. So yes, even if you’re a beginner, you will be able to perform all sorts of yoga poses and movements while hanging in the air!
Defying gravity is one of the core beliefs and purposes of this class, as having you hanging in the hammock will make your body perform a greater effort to support the pose, hence making this a very intense training that will involve your whole body.
Benefits of aerial yoga / AerialFlow
1- Boost circulation
By making you move and hold certain poses, your circulation will work faster as your heart starts beating faster!
2- Decompresses the spine and aligns the body
This kind of yoga variation is especially recommended for people who have suffered from spine pain or discomfort, as the pressure of carrying your body will shift to other parts while you’re hanging in the air. This type of yoga is also very gentle on your joints for the same reason.
3- Increases balance and body awareness
By doing several different poses while also holding yourself up, you will be aware of how much strength and precision you need in certain parts of your body that you normally don’t think about.
4- Strengthens your abdominal muscles
You normally won’t think about your abs while doing yoga, but with this specific kind you will be relying a lot on your abdominal muscles, especially when you’re hanging and holding up the rest of your body. The biggest pro is that you usually don’t feel the burn on your abs while exercising, as your mind is entirely focused on the session.
5- It’s a great exercise for mental strength
There’s a huge mental health component behind yoga, as most people use it to deal with anxiety, meditate and control their respiratory rhythm. By amping up the difficulty and adding a new tool to control; your mind will shift entirely into the session, and your stress levels will drop after you’re done.
Aerial flow could definitely become your new favorite class if you give it a try! Especially because this class is designed to be gentle and slowly work your strength and balance. Enjoy all of the benefits of this new variation of yoga in one of the most beautiful places of all Abu Dhabi.
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