Aerial Yoga Basic Training
with Janneke van Amelsvoort
What can be more delicious than combining the effortlessness of the hammocks and gravity and the principles yoga?
Save these dates if you are interested in going deeper into Aerial Yoga and to learn to teach this beautiful art and practice.
Our 6-day Aerial Yoga Basic Training is designed to provide you with a comprehensive foundation in aerial yoga, equipping you with the skills to teach or deepen your personal practice. This course is structured into three distinct modules, each focusing on different aspects of aerial yoga.
You’ll master the principles and benefits of aerial yoga, discovering how it can deeply impact both your body and mind.
As you explore this practice, you’ll enhance your physical well-being through mindful movement, learning to slow down and relax with the support of the hammock.
Whether you’re expanding your own yoga practice or looking to enrich the experience for your clients, this course will broaden your teaching skills with specialized aerial techniques, empowering you to guide others with confidence and expertise.
Join us, and let’s elevate your practice together
Contents of this 6-day basic training will include 3 modules covering these topics:
1. Fundamentals
Introduction to Aerial Hammocks
Core Principles, Benefits, and Health Considerations
Exploring High vs. Low Hammock Practices
Begin Teaching or Deepen Your Personal Experience
Discover the Transformative Power of the Hammock
2. Asana 1
High Hammock Poses (Hip Height)
Teaching Techniques & Safe Guidance in Poses
Equipment Safety & Studio Setup
Anatomy Essentials
Injury Prevention & Modifications
3. Relax and recharge
Low Hammock Poses (Just Above the Floor)
Understanding Stress & How the Hammock Helps Release It
Teaching Methodology (Entering, Exiting, and Adjusting Poses)
Class Structure & Sequencing
Objective of this training:
Master the principles and benefits of aerial yoga
Discover the therapeutic impact of aerial practices
Enhance physical well-being through mindful movement
Learn to use aerial hammocks to slow down and relax
Foster personal growth and conscious exercise habits
Expand your yoga knowledge for yourself and your clients
Broaden your teaching skills with specialized aerial techniques
After completing the Aerial Yoga – Basic Training, we want you to feel safe in the cloth to teach or for personal deepening. This training is therefore suitable for everyone!
Dates: 2 weekends: Fri through Sun
17-18-19 January & 7-8-9 Feb 2025
Time: 11:30 - 18:30
Location: Studio FLY | Croeselaan 209 | Utrecht
Price* €950
*This training is exempt from VAT (BTW) because we are CRKBO registered.
What is Aerial Yoga?
Aerial yoga is one of the youngest forms of yoga, nevertheless there are millions of people practicing Aerial Yoga every day worldwide. Its a beautiful way of exercise from which you can benefit on many different levels.
The possibilities are endless. The hammock acts like a dance partner: it offers support and resistance; it allows you to let go with gravity or work your muscles against gravity. You can do passive postures or very active. Learn to flow up-side-down, backbend, flow into standing postures or let yourself melt into the hammock in savasana. The hammock lets you feel where there is tension in your body. By making this transparent, the tension ebbs away and complex challenges become transparent. A solid foundation is laid by means of beautiful exercises and personal guidance, striving for lasting results.
What is less known about aerial yoga are the therapeutic benefits that it offers. It offers a unique way to introduce both relaxation and comfort in an intimate and cocooned way. For people on a spectrum, with PTSD or trauma, people are finding working with yin and restorative approaches very effective. And it makes people happy. Benefits include:
Build resilience
Increase flexibility & helps mobility
Become more strong & powerful
More relaxed & reduces stress
Growing self-confidence
Detox your body
Improve blood circulation
Smile & laugh more
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