Blissed-out Yoga
Exercise in disguise
AERIAL YOGA at the Red Brick Building, Glastonbury
Fridays, Saturdays 9am. Tuesdays 6pm
My super-popular aerial yoga, is exercise in disguise for fairies in training! If you have some level of fitness and were the type of child who loved the climbing frame or swing in the garden, this could be the class for you. Aerial yoga is wonderful for increasing strength and flexibility throughout the whole body.Email me for more details - send the contact form and check out my class trailer.
As a yoga teacher, every class I lead is an opportunity to witness the transformative power of the practice. But it wasn't until I introduced aerial yoga into my repertoire that I truly began to understand the profound impact it could have on my students—and on myself.
Although a lifelong yoga practitioner (yoga literally helps me enjoy being on the planet!), and a teacher from 2012, it wasn’t until 2018 that I started to teach aerial yoga. I was such a big fan of aerial, but had saved it for myself unaware of how popular it would become. Blending elements of traditional yoga, conditioning exercises and with the exhilaration of suspended movement I hoped my students would enjoy it too.
From the moment they lifted themselves off the ground, supported by the gentle embrace of the fabric, I could sense a shift in the energy of the room. With each pose, each graceful movement, my students seemed to tap into a sense of freedom and possibility they had never experienced before. As they hung upside down, defying gravity and their own preconceived limitations, I could and continue to see their confidence soar.
One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching aerial yoga has been witnessing the personal transformations of my students. From the timid beginner who hesitated to even step foot in the hammock, to the seasoned yogi who found new depths of strength and flexibility, each individual has embarks on their own unique journey of self-discovery.
For some, aerial yoga has been a source of physical strengthening, not only by being able to develop core strength in such an effective way, but really helping with upper body strength and there are amazing exercises for legs, so the whole body receives a real workout. It is the perfect complement to a regular floor practice. For others, it has been a means of overcoming fear and self-doubt, as they learn to trust in their own abilities and attempt poses they remember from when they were at school on the climbing apparatus. And for many, it is a sanctuary—a place to escape the stresses of daily life and reconnect with themselves on a deeper level.
But perhaps one of the sweetest things that happens in an aerial yoga class is the development of community and connection. As the class moves and breathes together, supporting each other through challenging poses and celebrating each other's victories, a sense of unity emerges and we hit the bliss point. In a world that often feels fragmented and disconnected, this shared experience of vulnerability and strength is empowering, transformative and fun.Of course, aerial yoga is not without its challenges. It requires patience, perseverance, and a willingness to step outside of one's comfort zone. But it is precisely these obstacles that make the practice so rewarding. Each time my students conquer a new pose or push past their fears, they emerge stronger, more resilient, and have really stretched their awareness through their bodies.
As a yoga teacher, there is nothing more fulfilling than witnessing the profound transformations that unfold within my students' hearts, minds and lives. Through the practice of aerial yoga, they discover newfound strength, courage, and self-awareness. And as we continue to journey together, suspended from beam or ceiling, I am reminded that the greatest transformations often occur when we least expect them.
New Studio in Lyme Regis - coming soon!
I feel blessed that I am teaching 3 aerial sessions weekly in Glastonbury and that I am soon to opening my own Blissed-out Yoga Studio in Lyme Regis. Let’s hope the word about Blissed-out Yoga is getting out and Lyme Regis will soon be catching the Aerial Yoga bug. As well as weekly sessions, there will be floor classes - Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, breath work and aerial sound bath sessions - this is a wonderful session, where you workout and thoroughly deserve the blissful cocooning aerial sound bath for the second half of the 2 hour session.
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training
And for those teachers wish to add Aerial Yoga to their repertoire, I run a non-residential 25-hour Aerial teacher training program CPD for yoga teachers or other body workers,. The next one is taking place in August in Lyme Regis, Dorset. A comprehensive training, taking you through the Blissed-out Yoga method. Check out my website: www.blissedoutyoga.co.uk or email: [email protected].
