What is AcroYoga (Partner Yoga)?
Acrobatic Yoga, or AcroYoga, is a form of partner yoga where one person lies on their back in an L-shape and lifts the other person up on their feet. If you’ve ever flown a child in an “airplane” by picking them up with your feet and swooping them around – that is AcroYoga. This form of partner yoga is used all over the world to deepen relationship bonds, work through PTSD, strengthen the body, and expand ones personal practice.
Benefit 1: Improve Communication
AcroYoga is an excellent relationship tool as it helps improve communication techniques. AcroYoga encourages people to talk through their process, fine tune their connection with their body, and communicate with others. Without constant communication, both physical and verbal, the partner side of AcroYoga doesn’t work.
To improve physically, one must improve verbally.
The AcroYoga community also provides the opportunity to play with a diversity of different people. This allows an individual to learn how to communicate through interactions with different communication styles and practices.
Benefit 2: Mental & Emotional Growth
I am not a licensed mental or physical health professional, so please take my statements here as opinion supported by experience and anecdotal evidence. It is my strong belief that AcroYoga is helpful for recovering from physical trauma and interpersonal roadblocks that come along with certain forms of PTSD.
This is because AcroYoga strengthens inward awareness and outward communication.
It also helps practice safe touching and mind body awareness.
Benefit 3: Physical Health
When you do AcroYoga you become stronger and more flexible. As a base your hamstrings are stretched, your legs worked, and your adductors challenged. As a flyer your core and back get a heady dose of power in the beginner moves, and only get stronger as you advance.
AcroYoga is a full body workout that takes you by surprise.
You don’t realize how much you’re physically working until you’re done with a laughter filled session and suddenly you’re sore.
AcroYoga is an accessible and fun exercise for anyone of any size.
Why is AcroYoga called Play?
AcroYoga is called play because it is playful. No matter how serious you are, once you end up upside down on someone else’s feet there is an unmistakable element of hilarity.
AcroYoga is extremely fun to do with children. You have to be a bit more careful as they tend to move in unexpected directions, but it is a fantastic family activity and even better for a kids party.
Where can I learn AcroYoga?
There are classes and free jams in your area! Go to Acromaps.com to find one that is close to you. If you’re in the Los Angeles or Orange County area and are looking for a class or private tutor, check out AcroYogiCody , an amazing teacher based in Los Angeles who travels around the country.
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